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P.G. Wodehouse

2007-05-06T16:07:04Z

Bloemfontein: New page: Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (1881-1975) was an English humorous writer. He is best known for two series of novels and short stories: those based upon the clueless man-about-town [[Berti...

Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (1881-1975) was an English humorous writer. He is best known for two series of novels and short stories: those based upon the clueless man-about-town [[Bertie Wooster]] and his capable manservant, [[Jeeves]]; and those based on life at the idyllic Blandings Castle, home of the Earl of Emsworth and his prize-winning pig, the Empress of Blandings.

Lismore

2007-05-06T15:46:18Z

Bloemfontein: named after Scottish island

Lismore is a rural township in the Northern Rivers, New South Wales, Australia. As a regional centre, the small city is well known in the history of the area, primarily in retrospect of colonisation. It was originally established as a cedar wood logging community but in recent years has taken on a more basic role due to severe decline in cedar harvesting.

Often refered to in the analogy of a 'basin' or 'toilet bowel', Lismore's valley-like structure has made it prone to constant flooding from an adjacent river, the Wilson. It is this proverbial plumbing structure that has often ensued chaos throughout the city and surrounds, constituting large floods such as the 1974 disaster. In recent years, a wall has been developed and proven a successful flood averter.

Significant problems have been created through this unnatural aversion of the river ecosystem, resulting in waste build-up within the city itself, which was used to being 'flushed' as the proverbial toilet it is. It has been suggested there may be greater rammifications to this disruption of the natural river ecosystem. Many Christian groups from the area have argued that stopping this flood is a direct violation of God's will, and in doing so would parallel defying such events as The Great Flood of biblical times. Environmentally, this is a serious issue, as the waste is left to build up in the basin and pollute en masse. Many citizens of the city have become increasingly concerned about this issue, and the New South Wales state government has inducted an investigation into the alleged 'flushing rights' of the city and it's plumbing systems, as well as the controversial wall.

It is to this end, the native 'Lismorians' have been alienated from general rural society of the Northern Rivers, and often alluded to as lower class citizens of the region. It is because of this that many pity organisations have been established to assist those in need from this area, and to protect from the descriminatory references of 'Toilet Dwellers' or 'Inhabiters of the Hole'.

Lismore is named after the small island of Lismore in the Firth of Lorne, [[Scotland]], linked by ferry to the port and resort of [[Oban]].

[[Category:Australia]]

Sunday roast

2007-05-06T15:44:41Z

Bloemfontein: New page: A Sunday Roast, also known as a 'roast dinner' of 'roast with all the trimmings', is a popular dish in the United Kingdom; indeed, where the meat to be roasted in beef, it is considered th...

A Sunday Roast, also known as a 'roast dinner' of 'roast with all the trimmings', is a popular dish in the United Kingdom; indeed, where the meat to be roasted in beef, it is considered the [[national dish]] of [[England]].

A Sunday roast consists of a joint of roasted meat - beef, lamb, pork; or a roast chicken or turkey - served with 'the trimmings':roast or boiled potatoes, peas, carrots, green vegetables (cabbage is a popular choice, or sprouts in winter) and gravy. Specific accompaniments are served according to the type of meat chosen: horseradish sauce with pork; mint sauce with lamb; apple sauce and stuffing with pork (which should also be accompanied by ''crackling'' - crispy baked pork rind); stuffing and cranvberry sauce with chicken and turkey.

Sunday roasts are a welcome opportunity for families to get together, and are also popular at other celebratory occasions (not necessarily on a Sunday). Political luncheons often feature the humorously-named 'ruber chicken' roast. Medieval themed restaurants often put on a spit roast - a joint of meatcooked by slow rotation on a spit over an open fire. By tradition, spit roasts are popular with professional footballers to celebrate a good victory.

Nave

2007-05-06T15:22:39Z

Bloemfontein: Spelling corrected.

The nave is the open, central space in a church, typically separated from side aisles by columns. The worshippers usually sit and stand in the nave during a religious celebration.

Apse

2007-05-06T15:22:05Z

Bloemfontein: Altar is in the sanctuary. Apse is behind.

An apse is a religious place behind an altar, that is semicircular or polygonal in shape and serves as the termination of the choir or [[nave]] of a church.

Moscow

2007-05-06T15:15:50Z

Bloemfontein:

'''Moscow''' is the [[capital]] of [[Russia]] and formerly of the [[Soviet Union]].

Alternatively, Moscow is a city in [[Idaho]] across the border from Pullman, Washington, in the rolling Palouse hill country.

[[Category:Capital Cities]]

Volgograd

2007-05-06T15:14:38Z

Bloemfontein:

'''Stalingrad''' is the former name of [[Volgograd]] in [[Russia]], named after [[Joseph Stalin]], and originally called Tsaritsyn..

The [[battle of Stalingrad]] was fought between [[Germany]] and the [[Soviet Union]] in [[World War II]], in 1942-43. The German 6th Army under General von Paulus managed to occupy 90% of the city, but was surrounded and destroyed by Soviet armies after Hitler forbade an attempt to break out (and promoted von Paulus to Field Marshal on the grounds that no German Field Marshal had ever surrendered in the field). It is considered the turning point of the war.

[[Category:Cities]]