Donington-le-heath Manor House Historical re-enactments occur throughout the summer months in the UK and many of these gatherings are on a grand scale and enjoyed by thousands of people, but I prefer the smaller occasions because you can mingle with the participants and talk to them when they are “in character”. One such […]
William Shakespeare – Hamlet rejection letter
Dear William Shakespeare: Thank you so much for letting us see the draft of your play ‘Hamlet’. Sadly, on this occasion we can’t accept the play. However, we will give you some feedback and wish you well in placing your work with another publisher. Firstly, we feel that the play is simply too […]
Liverpool 2008 – Capital of Culture – July Events
Chinese Dub A performance of Chinese Dub takes place on5th July at the Carling Academy. It is a dynamic partnership between acclaimed musician, Jah Wobble, and the oldest Chinese orchestra in Europe, the Pagoda Chinese Youth orchestra. This production aims to breathe new life into the way Chinese music is perceived and will be […]
The Lockerbie Bombing – Flight 103
Pan Am Flight 103 On December 21st, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 flying from London Heathrow Airport to JFK Airport in New York was destroyed by a bomb. The debris landed in and around the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing all 259 passengers and 11 more citizens on the ground. Robert Fisk – […]
Alvaro de Soto
Alvaro de Soto Alvaro de Soto is a Peruvian diplomat who first joined the United Nations staff as a special adviser to then Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar in 1982. He first came to prominence when he headed the negotiations in 1990 and 1991 that ended the civil war in El Salvador. Burma […]
Yemen: The Dubai of Ancient Times
Dam and Skyscraper Construction in the Past Was ahead of its Time Yemen – A brief history North Yemen became independent of the Ottoman Empire at the end of WWI and became a republic in 1962. In 1967 the British withdrew from the Aden area, which they had occupied since 1839, and this […]
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