Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: John Leslie


Related Topics
TVB

In the News (Tue 17 Nov 09)

  
  john leslie bishop of ross
JOHN LESLIE was born on the 29th September 1527 in Morayshire Scotland and died at the Monastery of St Augustine near Brussels on the 31st May 1596.
John Leslie was sent to Paris, by the Earls of Huntly and Athole to bring her back to Scotland, and he became her trusted advisor, holding judicial office, a privy councillorship and from 1566 the Bishopric of Ross.
John Leslie was engaged in many schemes to return Mary to the throne, one of which was to depose Elizabeth in 1571with the help of Spanish troops, and another to marry Mary to the catholic, Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk.
www.clanleslie.org /johnleslie_bishopofross.html   (500 words)

  
 John Leslie (television presenter) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Leslie (born John Leslie Stott in Edinburgh on February 22, 1965) is a British television presenter, best known as a presenter of Blue Peter.
Leslie's first television job was a presenter on Yorkshire TV's The Music Box which he presented until the shows demise in 1987.
On the court steps after his clearing, Leslie said "that he had been to hell and back" and that he had "maintained [his] innocence throughout." The prosecution said that Leslie should leave the court "without a stain on his character".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Leslie_(television_presenter)   (435 words)

  
 John Leslie
John Leslie's parents are angry at Ulrika for not putting their son in the clear when all the allegations were being flung at him.
John Leslie (37) is the former fiancé of Catherine Zeta-Jones and was the first Scottish presenter on Blue Peter in 1989.
John Leslie was the fiancé of Catherine Zeta Jones for a year and since then he has yet to meet the right woman.
www.myvillage.co.uk /pages/celebs-johnleslie.htm?domain=myedinburgh   (2703 words)

  
 Leslie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Leslie's abilities were quickly noticed by the Principal of the University who arranged a scholarship to enable Leslie to continue his studies.
After Leslie's election the Edinburgh moderates, determined to oust Leslie, took the affair to the general assembly of the Church of Scotland, its highest forum, which decided in May 1805 by the narrow majority of 96 to 84 that the affair be dropped and Leslie be left undeposed from his mathematics chair.
Leslie, who owned a townhouse in Edinburgh with fine library and beautiful paintings, purchased in addition an estate at Coates which is east of Largo, set back from the Fife coast but with a fine view over the Firth of Forth.
www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk /history/Mathematicians/Leslie.html   (1666 words)

  
 Art Giverny: John Leslie Breck   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
John Leslie Breck was an early exponent of the "new painting", avant-garde style, of Impressionism.
Johns brother, Edward Breck, wrote of Johns experience in Giverny, in an article of March 8, 1895 in the Boston Evening Transcript.
He describes the summer of 1887, when John, Edward, their mother, as well as Theodore Robinson, Theodore Wendel, and Blair Bruce were the original American colony in Giverny.
www.art-giverny.com /ART_GIVERNY_John_Leslie_Breck.htm   (384 words)

  
 NEWS.scotsman.com - Ulrika Jonsson - He has turned his career round, but can John Leslie survive rape allegation?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
JOHN Leslie has been linked to the rape allegation at a time when his reputation as a TV presenter had finally showed signs of eclipsing his renown as a voracious womaniser.
Leslie, 37, was born and raised in Edinburgh, where his father, Leslie Stott, was a biscuit salesman and his mother, Lexia, a social worker.
Leslie remains an enthusiastic fan of Hibernian Football Club - he had hoped to play for them as a goalkeeper when he was younger - and he is a regular visitor to Edinburgh and also Glasgow, where he used to have a home while working for Scottish Television on Wheel of Fortune.
alag3.mfa.kfki.hu /dcsabas/movie/c_z_j/news/20021024i.htm   (1696 words)

  
 John Leslie Tonks
Leslie was born on the 20th of June 1928 and Margaret was born on the 27th of June 1930.
I have been told that John was married and had three children in England, and that one of those children may have fallen down a flight of stairs, and died of a broken neck.
John's next relationship was with Tessie Manuel born the 8th of March 1954, they had a sone together, John Ashley born on the 19th of May 1991.
www.genforum.genealogy.com /tonks/messages/176.html   (469 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: John Leslie
He was of the ancient House of Leslie of Balquhain, but apparently illegitimate, as in July, 1538, a dispensation was granted to him to take orders, notwithstanding this defect.
He also held the office of judge or lord of session, and was co-editor of the "Actis and Constitutiounis of the Realme of Scotland from the Reigne of James I", the work of a commission appointed by the queen, at his suggestion, to revise and publish the laws of the kingdom.
On Mary's escape from Lochleven in 1568, she was joined by Leslie, who never wavered in his fidelity to her cause; and he was her principal commissioner at the abortive conference with Queen Elizabeth's commissioners at York.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/09191b.htm   (582 words)

  
 John Leslie (television presenter) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
John Leslie - John Leslie Stott - (born February 1965) is a British television presenter, best known as a presenter of Blue Peter.
In October 2002, Ulrika Jonsson said in her autobiography that a famous television personality had raped her.
Amid rife media speculation, Matthew Wright, a columnist for the tabloid Daily Mirror, said on his TV show, The Wright Stuff that Leslie was the man behind the allegations.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/John_Leslie_%28television_presenter%29   (460 words)

  
 John Leslie News Headlines
John Leslie is blaming his drug problems on being bullied as a child.
John Leslie is to make his first prime time appearane on television since he was axed from ITV's This Morning over sex and drugs allegations.
John Leslie's ex-lover has told how she dumped the former TV star because of his constant demands for sex.
www.mycelebritynews.co.uk /John-Leslie-Celebrity-News-107.html   (775 words)

  
 AAS Biographical Memoirs - Leslie Harold Martin 1900-1983   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Leslie Harold Martin was born on 21 December 1900 at Footscray, in Melbourne, the son of Henry Richard and Ettie Emily Martin (née Tutty).
Sir Leslie is therefore doubly welcome to our honorary graduate roll for which he is at once an eminent scientist and a citizen who has given distinguished service in the defence structure of the Commonwealth...
The appointment of Sir Leslie Martin, a distinguished academic and tertiary education administrator, and the strong emphasis on independent research and post-graduate studies, were of immense importance in enabling the new faculty to function well and to be quickly accepted as part of the Australian university community.
www.asap.unimelb.edu.au /bsparcs/aasmemoirs/martin.htm   (8406 words)

  
 Freeserve Rugby in association with Planet-Rugby   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Former Scotland captain John Leslie has announced his retirement from rugby, stating that Friday's match for Otago against Auckland in New Zealand's NPC will be his last.
Leslie will still be involved in rugby in Otago as he plans to start coaching at under-21 level initially.
Leslie, son of All Black Andy and brother of former Scotland flanker Martin, made his debut for Scotland in 1998 against South Africa, and won the last cap against Wales in 2002.
fs.planet-rugby.com /TOURNAMENTS/NPC/Tournament_News/story_38792.shtml   (326 words)

  
 Scotsman.com News - John Leslie
JOHN LESLIE is planning a TV comeback with a show in which he claims bullying as a child led to his drug abuse.
JOHN Leslie, the former TV presenter, revealed yesterday he is writing a book about what he calls his "year of hell".
JOHN LESLIE is set to write a book telling his side of the story over his "year of hell".
news.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=618&format=rss   (362 words)

  
 Mirror.co.uk - News - All News Archive - ULRIKA RAPE CLAIM: JOHN LESLIE NAMED   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
THIS Morning TV host John Leslie was yesterday identified as the man accused by Ulrika Jonsson of date rape.
Leslie, 37, faces a police probe over a second claim of rape by a woman of 30, it was revealed yesterday.
Earlier it was disclosed that a woman of 30 alleged to City of London police she was raped by Leslie in South West London in 1998.
www.mirror.co.uk /news/allnews/page.cfm?objectid=12307287&method=full&siteid=50143   (970 words)

  
 John Leslie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Leslie har altid nægtet at opgive sit fødselsår, men vi ved i dag, at han er født i 1945 i Ohio.
Siden midten af firserne har John Leslie i højere grad markeret sig som en af genrens mest ambitiøse instruktører, intenst interesseret i filmenes æstetik og formsprog.
John Leslie er i dag lykkeligt gift, bor i San Francisco, nyder ry som gourmet og bruger helst sin fritid på at male, lave mad, spille musik og passe sin have.
www.canal.dk /john_leslie.htm   (349 words)

  
 BBC - I Love Blue Peter - John Leslie presenter biography
Born John Leslie Stott, John was headed for a career in music technology until a television producer told him he would look good on screen.
There was also no rest for John on his last show - he was set John's Final Challenge which involved him abseiling down Television Centre, then completing a velcro and wheelbarrow obstacle course, followed by trampolining and conducting an orchestra in the studio.
In 2003 John was cleared of the one charge brought against him.
www.bbc.co.uk /cult/ilove/tv/bluepeter/presenters/leslie.shtml   (271 words)

  
 John Leslie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
John Leslie has won more awards than any other current or past porn stud.
John Leslie moved behind the cameras in the mid-80's, one of the first men to make the now-common transition from star to director.
John continues to place his mark on the industry by releasing award-winning features for his own company, John Leslie Productions.
www.ideel.biz /john_leslie.htm   (81 words)

  
 Leslie, John on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Leslie Cheung: actor-singer Leslie Cheung did something harder than coming out in Hollywood--he came out in Hong Kong.
Jehovah's Winesesse Leslie Donigan holds her Bible and she goes door-to-door in Kansas City, Missouri, April 20, 2002.
Johnsie Floyd, 8, came to the Employment Security Division office with her mother Leslie Hayes as they and Larry Adams wait to be called to fill out their claims.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/L/Leslie.asp   (820 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | Leslie looks to the future   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Lawyers for TV presenter John Leslie are considering their next move after he was cleared of two sex assault charges against him.
Mr Leslie's representatives added he is considering a £1m deal to front his own one-hour daily talk show on Sky One, although the channel has not confirmed this.
Mr Leslie was arrested on 5 December last year by detectives from Scotland Yard's Special Inquiry Team after voluntarily going to police when allegations of sexual assault were made.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/3115405.stm   (896 words)

  
 John Leslie Breck Online
John Leslie Breck in Commercial Galleries and Auction Houses
John Leslie Breck in the Art Renewal Center
All images and text on this John Leslie Breck page are copyright 1999-2005 by John Malyon/Artcyclopedia, unless otherwise noted.
www.artcyclopedia.com /artists/breck_john_leslie.html   (119 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | Leslie sex charges dropped
On the steps of the court, his voice cracking with emotion, Mr Leslie, 38, said he and his family "had been to hell and back", but he had always believed he would be cleared.
Pressed by Mr Leslie's lawyer as to the nature of the "further material" that had led to the charges being dropped, Mr Horwell said it would be "misleading and confusing" to disclose it.
Mr Leslie - who has been offered a £1m deal to front his own talk show on Sky - was arrested on 5 December last year by detectives from Scotland Yard's Special Inquiry Team after voluntarily going to police when allegations of sexual assault were made.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/3112347.stm   (616 words)

  
 John Leslie - UKGameshows
John Leslie Stott was born in Edinburgh in 1965.
Although he was cleared of all formal charges in 2003, Leslie was sacked from his then job, co-presenting This Morning with Fern Britton.
Ironically, while his career took something of a dive, his girlfriend (nurse Abi Titmuss, pictured with Leslie in the press throughout the allegations and subsequent police investigations) carved out a role for herself as an It Girl and sex kitten.
www.ukgameshows.com /index.php/John_Leslie   (227 words)

  
 John Leslie (Physiker) - Wikipedia
Er konnte nachweisen, dass die schwarze Oberfläche den Wärmestrom am besten leitet.
Diese Apparatur ist auch unter dem Namen "Leslies Würfel" bekannt.
1805 wurde Leslie Mathematikprofessor an der University of Edinburgh.
de.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Leslie_%28Physiker%29   (179 words)

  
 Remarks on the Doomsday Argument
As Leslie realises, for the purpose of the DA, it is necessary to place restrictions on which reference classes are permissible; otherwise they could be both too wide and too narrow.
I therefore conclude that, contrary to what Leslie and Carter assert, it is essential that the reference class not be improperly restricted by means of overt or covert reference to the subject applying the DA.
It should be mentioned that Leslie believes that the conclusion of the DA is much weakened by the indeterminism of the world, made plausible by quantum physics.
www.anthropic-principle.com /preprints/inv/investigations.html   (10030 words)

  
 John Leslie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
John Leslie has won more awards than any other current or past porno stud.
John was one of the most popular male performers of the late 70's and throughout the 1980's, always turning in sensual and erotic work.
He continues to place his mark on the industry by releasing award-winning features for his own company, John Leslie Productions.
www.hcmale.com /John_Leslie/john_leslie.htm   (81 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | England | Southern Counties | John Leslie to star in stage play
John Leslie is to return to the limelight as a stage actor in a touring production of Pride and Prejudice, it has been revealed.
Leslie will be playing the caddish Mr Wickham rather than hero Mr Darcy.
Leslie would be "on a reasonable salary", she added.
news.bbc.co.uk /go/click/rss/1.0/-/1/hi/england/southern_counties/3603366.stm   (296 words)

  
 Abi Titmuss: John Leslie's girlfriend 'to front porn channel'
John Leslie's girlfriend Abi Titmuss has reportedly signed a £150,000 deal to front a porn channel.
Abi had been working as a roving reporter for Richard and Judy, but was dropped by the Channel 4 show earlier this month after revelations about her private life.
The 27-year-old has denied allegations she was involved in group sex sessions involving US ex-basketball player Jason Blayde, but admitted having sex with another woman to entertain Leslie and letting him video her with another man.
www.femalefirst.co.uk /celebrity/abi-titmuss-porn.php   (208 words)

  
 Overview of John Leslie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Born in Edinburgh and brought up in the Blackford district of the city, Leslie was educated at James Gillespie's High School.
Leslie gained a reputation for enjoying the celebrity party scene and dated actress Catherine Zeta Jones, who went on to become a Hollywood star and marry actor Michael Douglas.
In 2002, Leslie was sacked as co-presenter of Granada Television's This Morning following allegations of sexual assault and drug-taking.
www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/people/famousfirst1458.html   (156 words)

  
 John Leslie (physicist) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
John Leslie (physicist) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Sir John Leslie (April 10, 1766 - November 3, 1832) was a (The dialect of English used in Scotland) Scottish (A person skilled in mathematics) mathematician and (A scientist trained in physics) physicist best remembered for his research into (A form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature) heat
In 1804, he experimented with radiant heat using a (Click link for more info and facts about cubical) cubical vessel filled with boiling water.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/J/Jo/John_Leslie_(physicist).htm   (206 words)

  
 Abi Titmuss: Former Lover John Leslie quits telly to work as a property developer.
John Leslie quits telly to work as a property developer
SHAMED John Leslie says he is quitting telly to work as a property developer.
Leslie’s career hit the buffers after he was accused of a sex assault, then cleared last year.
www.femalefirst.co.uk /celebrity/abi-titmuss-former-lover.php   (226 words)

  
 Sir Leslie Martin ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
A marvel of artistry and engineering, the sculpture is an elegant, airy structure of welded, sandblasted stainless-steel tubes, bound at the joints by thick...
A Painting and A Sculpture, Martin Creed and John Nixon, curated by Nicholas Chambers AND A Painting and A Photograph, Reuben Keehan and Darren Sylvester, curated by Nicholas Chambers
A Painting and A Sculpture is one of a series of exhibitions Chambers has developed, wherein very established artists are approached with a view to exhibiting their work not in a museum or biennial but in a more local context such as artist-r...
www.wwar.com /masters/m/martin-sir_leslie.html   (1218 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.