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  10 (number) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ten is a composite number, its proper divisors being 1, 2 and 5.
The number of carbon atoms in decane, a hydrocarbon.
The number of spacetime dimensions in superstring theory.
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 10 Downing Street - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Numbers 10 and 11 were originally townhouses in which government ministers lived, with servants, but they ceased to be used as such in the 1940s.
Number 10 has been the residence of the First Lord ever since it was given to Sir Robert Walpole (often wrongly titled the first 'prime minister of Great Britain' [that was Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman in 1905]) by King George II on behalf of the nation and the Crown.
The mortar shell exploded in the back garden of 10 Downing Street, blowing in all the windows of the cabinet room, whilst then Prime Minster John Major was leading a session of the Cabinet.
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 Encyclopedia: 10 Downing Street
Downing Street Downing Street is the famous street in central London which contains the buildings that have been, for over two hundred years, the official residences of two of the most senior British cabinet ministers, the First Lord of the Treasury, an office held by the Prime Minister of the...
Leinster House Henrietta Street In the United Kingdom, Ireland and in some other countries, a townhouse was a residence of a peer or member of the aristocracy in the capital or major city.
George II (George Augustus) (10 November 1683–25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Archtreasurer and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death.
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 i-uk.com South Africa Feature Archive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
At the turn of the century, Number 10 was transformed into a modern, grand residence and at the outbreak of World War One, its Cabinet Room became the nation's nerve-centre.  Later, when peace was finally declared on 11 November 1918, crowds thronged there and Lloyd George acknowledged them from the windows.
Keeping Downing Street, the Prime Minister and the War Cabinet safe became a top priority and steel reinforcement was added to the Garden Rooms and heavy metal shutters were fixed over windows.
A reinforced shelter was built under Number 10, for use by those working in the house and even George VI sought shelter there when he dined with Churchill.
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 Architecture of Number 10 Downing Street - London (Westminster), England
Number 10 is connected to another building, which used to be a standalone mansion.
The Downing Street location gets its name from Sir George Downing, a civil servant who built the street on the site of the demolished Axe Brewery.
However, it wasn't until 1732 that King George II designated Number 10 the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, who is also the Prime Minister.
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 10 (number) - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Prefixes for 10 include deca- (Greek) and deci- (Latin).
Any integer written in the decimal system can be multiplied by ten by adding a zero to the end (eg 855 * 10 = 8550).
In the movie 10 (movie)10 Bo Derek is supposedly a "10" on that scale.
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 Downing Street London England
Downing Street is a rather unimpressive little side street off Whitehall.
Number 10 Downing Street is the official residence of the Prime Minister, and it is here that much of the inner circle of the Cabinet meet to decide teh fate of those staring through the gates outside.
Number 11 Downing Street is the official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, though usually it isn't quite so much in the news as it's neighbour, except on budget day when the Chancellor emerges carryng the traditional battered red attache case containing the bad news.
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 A Year Ago: Downing Street struck by Russian virus - Printer friendly - ZDNet UK News
Number 10 Downing Street was last week infiltrated by a nonsensical Russian computer virus, according to press reports.
The virus was reportedly sent to the department within Number 10 that is responsible for spreading information about the threat of the millennium bug.
A spokesman for Number 10 was unable to say whether the virus had been successfully thwarted, or if Downing Street was still suffering from inexplicable bouts of Russian wisdom.
www.zdnet.co.uk /print?TYPE=story&AT=2085559-39020645t-10000019c   (259 words)

  
 The Muse of the Monarchy
Ten Downing Street is the famous address of the Prime Minister's residence.
In 1654 Sir George Downing, one of the first graduates of Harvard University and a Chief of Intelligence under Cromwell (a good job for a spy and a trader), took crown interest in the land.
Number 10 suffered the same fate when George Grenville left his post as well.
www.etoile.co.uk /Muse/020314.html   (863 words)

  
 The Black Commentator - Downing Street Minutes Investigation - Issue 146 - July 14 2005
Number 10 Downing Street is, of course, the residence of the Prime Minister of England, Tony Blair.
Eight percent of the members of both houses of Congress (43 of 535) are fl, one percent of senators (1 of 100), and 10 percent of House members (42 of 435).
When Congressman Conyers held a hearing on the Downing Street Minutes on June 16, nearly half of the 35 Congress Members who squeezed into the small room in the basement of the Capitol - the only room the Republicans had allowed - were fl.
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 United Kingdom
A great number of world-changing inventions or discoveries were made by British people, including: Michael Faraday, Frank Whittle, Charles Babbage, Robert Baden-Powell, Alexander Fleming, John Logie Baird, William Caxton, Richard Trevithick, Humphry Davy, Robert Watson-Watt, Henry Bessemer, Tim Berners-Lee and others.
A great number of the world's major sports originated in the United Kingdom, including: football, golf, boxing, rugby, cricket, snooker, billiards, badminton and curling.
Britain also supports a number of major orchestras including the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philharmonia, the London Symphony Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
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 Virtual tour of 10 Downing Street
Number 10 Downing Street is the very heart of the British Government.
It is the residence and office of the "First Lord of the Treasury", a title traditionally held by the Prime Minister.
Number 10 has impressed its distinguished visitors with its display of some of the best of British Art.
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 Lowest-paid nurses may get 10pc rise
Downing Street foreshadowed a stream of initiatives, including measures to tackle the NHS winter crisis, but denied that the Government was embarking on a relaunch after its worst three weeks.
The Prime Minister, back in Downing Street after his visit to South Africa and holiday in the Seychelles, summoned Frank Dobson, the Health Secretary, to No 10 to discuss the hospital crisis caused by the flu outbreak and other winter illnesses.
Downing Street promised more policy announcements for the rest of the week, including a "beat the burglar" campaign today; new measures to help the unemployed back to work and a clean air initiative tomorrow; and on Thursday Mr Blair will make a major speech outlining his "third way" philosophy.
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 10 Downing Street
Number 10 Downing Street has been the London office and home of the British Prime Minister since 1735.
Compared to the residences of many other of the worlds leading politicans, 10 Downing Street is surprisingly modest in appearance.
Nonetheless, Number 10 does have probably the most distinctive fl door in the world and is part of the iconography of British tradition and political power.
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 Learn more about United Kingdom in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
There are also a number of different dependencies belonging to the United Kingdom, see Crown colony.
Britain has been described as a land without music, but it supports a number of major orchestras including the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philharmonia, the London Symphony Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and its several music colleges have helped to teach many well known musicians.
Because of its location and other economic factors London is one of the most important cities for music in the world, and has several important concert halls and is also home to the Royal Opera House, one of the world's leading opera houses.
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 Panormania - 10 Downing Street - 360 Virtual Tours - Panoramic Photography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Panormania was approached by the government to photograph and produce an interactive virtual reality tour of number 10 Downing Street.
Panormania photographed many of the rooms and features inside number 10 Downing Street to give visitors a unique insight into this symbol of the British Nation.
Within number 10, visitors can see behind the scenes and view close up some of the special features in the house.
www.panormania.com /case_studies/10_downing_street.html   (317 words)

  
 Number 10 Downing Street - Speakers Corner
Number 10 Downing is the center of the UK Government and is home to the Prime Minister Tony Blair.
This site is not connected in any way to the official downing street site or any of the following: the government, parliament, The Labor Party, The Conservative Party, The Liberal Democratic Party, Number 10 Downing Street, The Prime Minister, Tony Blair, Government, any political party, Westminster, Number 11 Downing Street.
Downing street site can also be found at number-10.gov.uk.
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 The Hutton Inquiry and the Future of Tony Blair's New Labour   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The ‘attack’ the Prime Minister spoke of was the report by BBC Journalist Andrew Gilligan on the alleged ‘Sexing’ up of the Iraq Dossier, produced by number 10 Downing Street.
It was then maintained, that Downing Street requested that this piece of information ‘…should be given undue prominence’ making the case for war more concrete, or the term used, in the British Press the ‘Sexing Up’ of the dossier.
The metaphor for New Labour for many, was symbolized by the ‘Sultan of Spin’, Alastair Campbell, Number 10 Downing Street’s Director of Communications.
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 PoliticsOnline - News, Tools & Strategies
Number 10 Downing Street is creating a political stir in England, both on and offline.
The "10 Out Of 10" section asks viewers what they would do if they were Prime Minister.
Despite the bickering, Number 10 Downing Street serves as a fine example of governmental outreach through the internet.
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 Ireland's OWN: History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Just after 10 am on Thursday, 7 February, as the most senior figures in the Tory War Cabinet discussed their strategy in the Gulf War, then raging, one of three IRA mortars, launched from a firing position on the corner of Horseguards Avenue and Whitehall, landed in the British Prime Minister's residence.
What was not lost on those inside Number 10 was that had the device not struck the tree it would have ploughed straight into the cabinet room, almost certainly killing the British Prime Minister and most senior members of the British government.
Two other mortars launched seconds later slightly overshot their target and crashed into Mountbatten Green, causing damage to numbers 11 and 12 Downing Street, the offices of the Treasury and Foreign Ministry.
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 onReligion.com - Number 10 Downing Street involved in church appointment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Number 10 Downing Street involved in church appointment
This article reports that Number 10 Downing Street "wields almost total control over the appointment of deans," and officials there are reportedly upset about the controversy in the church regarding homosexuality.
Number 10 Downing Street involved in church appointment
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 BBC ON THIS DAY | 30 | 1982: Animal activists bomb Downing Street
Margaret Thatcher was in 10 Downing Street when the device exploded but was not hurt in the blast.
Letters from a group called the Animal Rights Militia were in the Downing Street package but other groups promoting animal welfare have said they have never heard of this organisation.
The bomb - which was addressed to the prime minister herself - arrived at Number 10 in a padded envelope and immediately aroused suspicions.
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 BBC - Norfolk Kids - We went to 10 Downing Street
Pupils from Colby Primary School were invited to Number 10 Downing Street to promote access to education across the world.
She took us to 10 Downing Street where we met Norman Lamb and presented the two card figures.
After Downing Street, we went to the Houses Of Parliament with Norman Lamb.
www.bbc.co.uk /norfolk/kids/downing_street_visit.shtml   (425 words)

  
 The Scotsman - Top Stories - Blair opens adoption up to gay couples   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
TONY Blair is risking a political outcry by considering a change in the law which would allow unmarried couples, including gays and lesbians, to adopt children.
The Prime Minister may put down a last-minute amendment to the Adoption and Children Bill giving adoption panels the power to choose both gay and straight parents.
Mr Blair is understood to be aware that the reform will be controversial, but is prepared to put the weight of Downing Street behind it.
thescotsman.scotsman.com /index.cfm?id=489972002   (660 words)

  
 NCO at Downing Street   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
He checked I was sitting down and told me we were going to Number 10 Downing Street to play for the Prime Minister and his wife.
When we got there, we waited outside Downing Street until everyone came, and then we went through the gates.
We walked to the door of Number 10, but no one would knock the knocker, as we were all too scared.
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 ipedia.com: 10 Downing Street Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
10 Downing Street, is the most famous London street address.
It is the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, who since the beginning of the twentieth century has always been the Britis...
OJames Callaghan (1976-79) lived in his own private home, but maintained the pretence of living there for security and privacy reasons, while secretly exiting by a side door to return to his 'private' home.
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