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  London XI - tScholars.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The London XI was an association football representative team, specially created to take part in a Europe-wide competition, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, the precursor of today's UEFA Cup.
The London XI, managed by Joseph Mears, reached the final of the cup, after coming top of a group that included special XI teams from Basel and Frankfurt, and then beating Lausanne Sports.
The London XI only competed in the 1955-58 tournament, all future Inter-Cities Fairs Cups involving a London team were contested by individual clubs from London instead.
www.tscholars.com /encyclopedia/London_XI   (740 words)

  
 §32. Jack London. XI. The Later Novel: Howells. Vol. 17. Later National Literature, Part II. The Cambridge History ...
Much the same thing may be said of Jack London (1876–1916), one or two of whose novels will likely outlast his short stories, 35 important as they were in his best days, and close kin as his stories and novels are in subjects, style, and temper.
Martin Eden (1909), also autobiographical, though assumed names appear in it, recounts the terrific labours by which in three years London made himself from a common sailor into a popular author.
The Sea-Wolf (1904) reveals at its fullest his appetite for cold ferocity in its record of the words and deeds of Wolf Larsen, a Nietzschean, Herculean, Satanic ship captain, whose incredible strength terminates credibly in sudden paralysis and impotence.
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 BBC - London - Your London - The Republic of London
He said: "The People's Republic of London, with the population of about eight million, would be the eighth richest country in the world, with one of the most modern and dynamic economies, and would save billions every year as funds stopped flowing out to the regions.
London is only the place it is now because of successive governments focusing investment on the capital to the detriment of the rest of the country.
London has today, not just because its localtion, not just people who is living there, can't be the one who thinks to be independent.london was born in Great Britain, so it belongs to where it was...
www.bbc.co.uk /london/yourlondon/london_republic.shtml   (726 words)

  
 3am REGULARS: FAT MAN ON THE LEFT
London's harsh childhood was spent in the slums of Oakland and environs, and sometimes on farms.
London's influence on later 20th-century writers as diverse as Hemingway and Kerouac was pronounced.
London had lived in Piano's house in Oakland as well ­- the Piano house there was adorned with a profusion of bas-reliefs of satyrs and nymphs, as well as nudes on pedestals.
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 London XI - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The London XI, managed by Chelsea chairman Joe Mears, reached the final of the cup, after coming top of a group that included special XI teams from Basel and Frankfurt, and then beating Lausanne Sports.
London lost 8-2 on aggregate over two legs to CF Barcelona.
London XI 3-2 Frankfurt XI – October 26, 1955 at Wembley Stadium
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/London_XI   (629 words)

  
 Replay 5 March 1958 Independent on Sunday, The - Find Articles
The Londoners, whose players had been drawn from five different clubs, had no answer to the clever interplay of the Barcelona midfielders in particular, with Basora and Martinez gaining a degree of dominance.
London went on the attack, knowing they had to chase the game, and Blanchflower played his part beautifully, prompting his forwards in a grand manner.
Kelsey, in the London goal, was often the only man in his half of the field as the hosts tried valiantly not only to get the equaliser but also another goal that would give them a chance in the return leg.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_200211/ai_n12669351   (897 words)

  
 Londonist: Tartan Army Descend on Smithfield
BBC: Games 'unlikely to boost tourism' Apparently, people won't come because London will be percieved as "full, disrupted, congested and over-priced." And that differs from the norm...
So beloved is his memory, and the cause that he fought for, that flowers can nearly always be found at his memorial stone on West Smithfield.
London has seen its fair share of grisly deaths over the centuries, but few approach the fate of Wallace.
www.londonist.com /archives/2005/08/william_wallace.php   (621 words)

  
 BBC News | ENTERTAINMENT | Stunt artists bare all for London
Mr Cai and Mr Xi explained that the soft toy was dubbed Tony Bear because the Chinese cannot pronounce the letter L in Blair.
Mr Cai, 44, a graduate of the Royal College of Art, and Mr Xi, 38, who studied art at Goldsmiths College, met at art college in China before moving to Britain in the 1980s.
Mr Xi caused controversy through his early performance work, which involved running naked in minus 20 degrees through Beijing University campus.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/857328.stm   (394 words)

  
 Greater London Authority - Press Release
As part of his One London campaign, Ken Livingstone the Mayor of London, today announced that he will host a cricket match between the Mayor of London's XI and the World of London's XI on Wednesday 14th September at 3pm at The London Community Cricket Association, Plough Lane, Wallington, London Borough of Sutton SM6 8QJ.
The Mayor's XI team are made up of playing members of the London Community Cricket Association and will also include London Assembly Member Murad Qureshi.
The World of London XI will come from the players from all teams from the recent Inner City World Cup match.
www.london.gov.uk /view_press_release.jsp?releaseid=5653   (548 words)

  
 Windsor Cricket Club - Windsor CC v London Colney
Windsor arrived at London Colneys picturesque ground to be greeted by marquees and bouncy castles put up to entertain spectators for their weeklong cricket festival.
Duayne O'Bryan fell cheaply, LBW to the accurate London Colney bowlers before Rob Dawson arrived at the crease as he and Edge began to accelerate the score on the orders of the captain.
Our thanks go to London Colney for the invitation to play in their festival and the generous hospitality they showed us throughout the day.
www.stormloader.com /windsorcc/matchrep/londoncolney.htm   (475 words)

  
 THE AFRICIST BIBLIOGRAPHY
Lectures Given at the University of London on Jan. 22 and 23, 1947.
London, New York, Toronto: Published for the International African Institute by the Oxford University Press.
London: Simplain, Marshall and Co. Edinburgh: John Menziess and Co. Vol I, pp., Vol II, pp.
www2.bc.edu /~lugira/bibliographic.htm   (733 words)

  
 Victorian London - Publications - Social Investigation/Journalism - Sketches in London, by James Grant, 1838 - Chapter ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
What the number of the additions which have been thus made to our gambling establishments is, I am not able to state with certainty; that being a kind of statistical information which is not very easily to be acquired, owing to the circumstance of there being certain hells which are still conducted with comparative secrecy.
A marquee or tent suffices for the external part of the erection; and the bank, the dice, the wheel, the balls, and sundry packs of cards—not forgetting an ample supply of intoxicating liquors—are found all that is necessary, in the shape of furniture, for the interior.
With regard to the gaming-houses in London, I must say, in conclusion, that the existence of so great a number of them, and so openly, is a positive disgrace to a civilized, not to say a christian land.
www.victorianlondon.org /publications/sketchesinlondon-11.htm   (12124 words)

  
 Socialise with the Cream of Indian Society
London, UK (PRWEB via PRWeb) July 5 2006 -- A glittering Bollywood party, royal white-tie banquet and cocktail reception with the Maharana of Mewari are just some of the features on the itinerary of a stunning private royal tour of India organised by Royal Connections.
The organisation has previously run tours for those affiliated with the London Season and this is the first time they have opened the opportunity to luxury travellers wishing to mix with the cream of society in the destinations they journey to.
Royal Connections was founded by Mrs David Hallam-Peel and Mrs Jonathan Woodall, Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the London Debutante Season as a vehicle for extending the charitable work of that organisation.
www.prweb.com /releases/2006/7/prweb407041.htm   (647 words)

  
 Cricket
After all, London Saints were moving steadily to victory, chasing a total of 137 to win.
West XI's Vyas looked in good touch against Steve Keenan and Gary Burrell and had raced to 30 of his side's first 36 runs when he was bamboozled by a loopy slower full toss from Lord Lucan.
With West XI fired up, it was left to Gary Burrell and the skipper to steer the team home, but two runs short of the West's total Dave was run out to leave the home side cock-a-hoop and London Saints shell-shocked.
www.londonsaints.com /cricket.shtml   (9076 words)

  
 World Cup Football: London for France 1998
Despite this travesty of football justice, LondonNet has decided to honour those London players who are due to take part at France 98 but who should really be turning out for London.
We have nominated two sides of London players; one selected from those who ply their trade for London clubs and another from players born and bred in the capital.
The London Club XI look to have superior class on paper and so it proves early on as Marc Overmars rips past Gareth Southgate while the Villa man tucks into a pizza to set up an early headed goal by Norwegian beanpole Tore Andre Flo.
www.londonnet.co.uk /ln/talk/news/world-cup.html   (588 words)

  
 Quintin Publications |  British Isles CD-ROMs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
London, Published for the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple by Butterworth, 1949.
Allegations for marriage licenses issued by the Bishop of London, 1520 to [1828] Extracted by (the late) Col. Joseph Lemuel Chester...
A Judge of the Court of King's Bench in the Reigns of James I and Charles I. Edited by John Bruce, Esq., London, 1858, xx,132.
www.quintinpublications.com /cdengland.html   (2793 words)

  
 BBC - London - Sport - Your Club reports - Hampton Hill
Meanwhile the second XI travelled to Burnham to take on a side with whom they share a prickly past.
The third XI suffered in the field as they looked for their first league win at Carlisle Park.
On Sunday Hill's home fixture saw their first XI take on Chessington and early on it looked as though this particular rollercoaster of a game would go against them as, batting first, they slumped to 30/4.
www.bbc.co.uk /london/sport/cricket/hampton_hill.shtml   (756 words)

  
 London Quotes & Quotations compiled by GIGA
If the parks be "the lungs of London" we wonder what Greenwich Fair is--a periodical breaking out, we suppose--a sort of spring rash.
London is the epitome of our times, and the Rome of to-day.
O gleaming lights of London, that gem of the city's crown;
www.giga-usa.com /gigaweb1/quotes2/qutoplondonx001.htm   (321 words)

  
 Mixing Pot -> A London Site and Approved Fanlisting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Hope you enjoy your visit through this portal that is being built to provide information about one of the greatest cities of the world, London.
Here you will be able to find all sorts of data about it, and a section dedicated for its fanlisting, where you can register and make part of a big list of persons from all over the world that loves this marvellous city.
Boswell and Johnson were discussing whether or not Boswell's affection for London would wear thin should he choose to live there, as opposed to the zest he felt on his occasional visits.
www.everyblue.com /precious-things/london   (187 words)

  
 INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
The 1948 London Games were the first to be shown on home television, although very few people in Great Britain actually owned sets.
Takacs taught himself to shoot with his left hand and, ten years later, he won an Olympic gold medal in the rapid-fire pistol event.
London, Wembley Stadium, 29 July 1948, Opening Ceremony: last torch-bearer John Mark passing the Tribune of Honour, is applauded by members of the Organising Committee.
www.olympic.org /uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1948   (353 words)

  
 IBIS - Accor hotels - London hotels (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Ibis London Greenwich is located in the centre of Greenwich, close to the Maritime Museum.
The Ibis London Stratford hotel is located in the heart of East London, 2 minutes from Stratford Station, 15 minutes from the Excel Exhibition Center, London City Airport, East London University, the Dome, Tower of London, Canar...
The Ibis London Docklands Hotel is 2 minutes from Canary Wharf, 10 minutes from the Tower of London, London Bridge, the city, Greenwich and the Cutty Sark, the Dome, City Airport and Excel Centre.
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 London XI - Everything on London XI (information, latest news, articles,...)
London XI - Everything on London XI (information, latest news, articles,...)
London XI The London XI was an association football representative team, specially created to take part in a Europe-wide competition, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, the precursor of today's UEFA Cup.
Like many cities taking part, London had several strong teams; however rules stated that there could only be a single team from each city http://football.guardian.co.uk/theknowledge/story/0,13854,1496157,00.html.
www.spiritus-temporis.com /london-xi   (224 words)

  
 London XI - BigSoccer
You missed the most important part of the original post in that there is a maximum of only 2 players from each team.
I chose the "or don't" I picked what in my opinion is the best London XI which was the purpose of the original post.
Needed a right back and apart from Carr he is the most reliable of a weak London bunch.
www.bigsoccer.com /forum/showthread.php?t=125462   (251 words)

  
 European Christian Intenet Conference (ECIC): HOME
Peter Scally, Jesuit priest and webmaster, made persuasive assertions to a Christian Conference being held in London this week, that the internet is a powerful means of promoting prayer and spirituality.
ECIC XI Jim McDonnell: The Politics of Educatio
ECIC XI Conference in London met from June 14 to 18, 2006
www.ecic.info   (154 words)

  
 LondonTown.com | Anarchist's Cricket: Space Hijackers XI vs Houses of Parliament XI London | Parliament Square | London ...
Although many of the parks in London are officially owned by the sovereign, it is the four central London parks that are usually referred to as 'Royal'.
Few Londoners realise, as they enjoy cutting the grass on their way to work, the extent to which the Royal Parks dominate the centre of London.
London truly is the best place in the world to live and work.
www.londontown.com /LondonEvents/AnarchistsCricketSpaceHijackersXIvsHousesofParliamentXI/421a9   (3868 words)

  
 History of the Christian Church, Volume V: The Middle Ages. A.D. 1049-1294.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The first edition was translated into French and Italian, and gave rise to a remarkable Latin correspondence with Clemens Villecourt, bishop of La Rochelle, which is printed in the preface to the second edition.
The bishop tried to convert Voigt to the Catholic Church, but in vain.—Sir Roger Greisly: The Life and Pontificate of Gregory VII., London, 1832, pp.
London, 1874.—S. Baring-Gould, in "The Lives of the Saints" for May 25, London, 1873.—W. Martens: Die Besetzung des päpstlichen Stuhls unter den Kaisern Heinrich III und Heinrich IV.
www.ccel.org /ccel/schaff/hcc5.ii.iii.i.html?bcb=0   (568 words)

  
 London Fields Club XI v Clapton XI at Hackney, 24 Sep 1802
London Fields Club XI v Clapton XI at Hackney, 24 Sep 1802
London Fields Club XI v Clapton XI London Fields, Hackney
Result: Clapton XI won by an innings and 45 runs
www.cricinfo.com /db/ARCHIVE/1800S/1802/ENG_LOCAL/LONDON-FLD_CLAPTON_24SEP1802.html   (32 words)

  
 Gentlemen of West London Home Page
The Gentlemen of West London XI are a cricket team from South-west London.
They were formed in 1988 by Mark Ashton, and play their home games at Victoria Park, Surbiton.
Below is the Gents side from the early 1990's, prior to their ritual thrashing by their arch-rivals, the West XI.
www.geocities.com /nickboddington/GentHome.htm   (137 words)

  
 Mitchell's West Indian Bibliography
(London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington) xi,321 pages 22 cm hb, frontis, 1 folding map, 1888 1st ed; (London) xi,321 pages hb, 1 folding map, 1967 rep. Descriptive.
(London: Ginn and Co Ltd) 52 pages pamph, col and bandw ills, charts, maps, 1968; (ibidem) 62 pages 26 cm pamph, col and bandw ills, charts, maps, 1983 2nd ed.
(London: Printed for J Mawman) xxii,vii,668 pages 27x23 cm 4to, 1808 1st ed; (London: Frank Cass, Library of WI Studies, No 26) xxix,668 pages 25 cm hb, 1971 facs ed.
www.books.ai /8th/Pot-Proc.htm   (2562 words)

  
 Zoological Citation Sources -- P
Proc.Comm.Zool.Soc.London Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.
Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.
Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the Zoological Society of London for the Year....
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