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Topic: Wonderful Parliament


In the News (Fri 17 Feb 12)

  
  Citizen Journalism | Bayosphere   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
It was especially interesting for this Englishman who is aware of the subliminal oppression in British culture of the story of "Guy Fawkes and the Gun Power Plot.
Each year in England we burn the effigy of a man who in 1605 was made the scapegoat of an attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament.
The ritualized burning is the means by which the establishment annually reminds the people of the consequences of rebellion.
bayosphere.com /aboutcitizenjournalism   (2174 words)

  
 George Berkeley [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
Between 1722 and 1728, Berkeley developed a plan to establish a seminary in Bermuda for the sons of colonists and Native Americans.
He obtained a charter for the college, private contributions, and a promise for a grant of £20,000 from the British Parliament.
As he wrote in his notebooks, "Wonderful in Locke that he could wn advanc'd in years see at all thro a mist yt had been so long a gathering & was consequently thick.
www.iep.utm.edu /b/berkeley.htm   (7594 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Crusades
Amid wonderful enthusiasm and cries of "God wills it!" all rushed towards the pontiff to pledge themselves by vow to depart for the Holy Land and receive the cross of red material to be worn on the shoulder.
In a parliament held at Paris, 24 March, 1267, he and his three sons took the cross, but, despite his example, many knights resisted the exhortations of the preacher Humbert de Romans.
On hearing the reports of the missionaries, Louis resolved to land at Tunis, whose prince he hoped to convert to Christianity.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/04543c.htm   (14213 words)

  
 The Filter^: Architecture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
I wonder whether its owners are aware of its heritage.
This is a building in thrall to the concept of the makeover and is squarely part of that culture of newness at all costs which globalised capitalism has fashioned in its own image.
London Open House Weekend is an attempt, and a brave one, to turn the private architectural wealth of the capital into a public pleasure ground of built delight.
thefilter.blogs.com /thefilter/architecture/index.html   (7176 words)

  
 Tour Montreal, Quebec to Niagara Falls Canada on relaxed 8 day tour!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Visit the Canadian Museum of Civilization, a striking architectural masterpiece set on the shore of the Ottawa River, with a panoramic view of Ottawa’s Parliament buildings.
This morning see the Ontario Parliament and the University of Toronto on a brief sightseeing tour of Toronto.
Parliament buildings, national museums, galleries and shopping are within walking distance of the hotel.
www.caravantours.com /Tours/canada-tours-quebec.html   (2291 words)

  
 Mahmood’s Den · intelligent… informative… and fun!
We woke up this morning to headlines that municipal and parliamentary elections will be held on time, sometime before December 13th, 2006, as the present parliament first sat on December 14th, 2002.
One thing I am relieved because of is the assertion that the king will not extend this lame duck of a parliament for another two years, as is his constitutional right.
The last session of this parliament will be no later than this weekend, for that we should be thankful and I say with a happy heart: good fucking riddance!
mahmood.tv   (3861 words)

  
 CJR Daily : politics
And by banning blogs, they are trying to curb terrorism?
"Who would have thought that banning blogs would be the response to the Mumbai bombs?" wonders Robert Paterson.
"Wondering how democracy is murdered in INDIA??" asks Ashwin's ThinkTank.
www.cjrdaily.org /politics   (3950 words)

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