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Rudolf Hess

2008-01-19T20:20:57Z

DavidSullivan:

'''Rudolf Hess''' (1894 - 1987) was a high-ranking [[Nazi]] official. Hess was born in [[Alexandria]], [[Egypt]]; his father was a German wholesale merchant. When he was young, his family moved to Germany, where he fought in [[World War I]] and was wounded twice. In 1920 he heard [[Hitler]] speak, and becoame an instant follower. He soon became Hitler's personal secretary and close associate. In 1923 he participated in the Munich [[Beer Hall Putsch]], after which he was arrested and imprisoned. While incarcerated at Landsberg Fortress Prison, Hitler dictated ''[[Mein Kampf]]'' to Hess.

After the Nazis assumed power in Germany, Hess was made Deputy Führer (a largely ceremonial position) and was placed in charge of the Party organization. Hess, however, lacked the intelligence and leadership of other prominent Nazis, and his influence waned in proportion to men such as [[Goering]], [[Himmler]], and [[Goebbels]]. He also took a keen interest in the supernatural, believing in [[astrology]] and evil spirits.

In the Spring of 1941, in the midst of [[World War II]], Hess conceived a secret plan to travel of Britain in an effort ot negotiate peace with Germany, lacking any authority to do so. In May, he made a solo flight to [[Scotland]], hoping to secure a meeting with the Duke of Hamilton, and, through him, [[Churchill]] and [[George VI|the King]]. The British authorities arrested Hess, and Hitler condemned him as a traitor. Hess remained in prison at the [[Tower of London]] throughout the war, and was one of the principal defendants at the [[Nuremberg Trials]] in 1946. Though there were questions about his sanity during the trial, he was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for life. He served his sentence in [[Spandau Prison]] in [[Berlin]]. By the time of his death by [[suicide]] in 1987, he was the prison's sole inmate.

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London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

2008-01-19T20:18:09Z

DavidSullivan: New page: The '''London Borough of Richmond upon Thames''' was formed in 1965, in that year's major reorganisation of local government in London, by the merger of the municipal boroughs of Richmond ...

The '''London Borough of Richmond upon Thames''' was formed in 1965, in that year's major reorganisation of local government in London, by the merger of the municipal boroughs of Richmond and Barnes (both previously in [[Surrey]]) with the municipal borough of [[Twickenham]] (previously in [[Middlesex]]). The new borough was the only one of 32 in the newly-formed county of [[Greater London]] to lie on both the north and south banks of the [[River Thames]]. It is one of the most prosperous areas of the capital, and enjoys ample open space, including three Royal Parks: Richmond Park, Bushy Park and [[Hampton Court]] Park.

[[Category:United Kingdom Towns and Cities]]

Talk:St. Helens

2008-01-19T20:07:40Z

DavidSullivan: Thanks!

St. Helens

2008-01-19T20:06:51Z

DavidSullivan:

[[St. Helens]] is a large town on [[Merseyside]], [[England]]. It was an insignificant village on the South Lancashire Coalfield until the mid-eighteenth century, but the construction of a [[turnpike]] road to St Helens in 1746 and the opening of the Sankey Navigation, the first modern canal in [[Britain]], in 1762, made it an ideal site for industrial development. Its location on a coalfield, and close to the [[salt]] deposits of [[Cheshire]], allowed economical manufacture of chemicals and glass, and many large companies were set up in the growing town. St. Helens became a municipal borough in 1868. Just over a century later, in 1974, it was transferred from the traditional county of [[Lancashire]] to the newly formed metropolitan county of Merseyside, and its boundaries were enlarged to take in the surrounding towns of Newton-le-Willows, Haydock (famous for its racecourse, Haydock Park) and Billinge. The enlarged borough has a population of around 180,000 people, and retains a significant glass industry. It is also the home of [[St. Helens RFC]], one of the strongest [[Rugby League]] teams in Britain.

== Sources ==
http://www.sthelenshistory.net/site.do?id=28

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Talk:St. Helens RFC

2008-01-19T19:33:19Z

DavidSullivan: Slight problem

Might this be given a new title - St Helens RFC - to free up the name for a description of the town? [[User:DavidSullivan|DavidSullivan]] 14:20, 19 January 2008 (EST)
:Good call. Done. [[Image:User Fox.png|10px]] [[User:Fox|Fox]] <small>([[User talk:Fox|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Fox|contribs]])</small> 14:22, 19 January 2008 (EST)
::Cheers, Fox. Now, I suppose, honour demands... [[User:DavidSullivan|DavidSullivan]] 14:29, 19 January 2008 (EST)
:::Slight problem. Trying to create the page 'St. Helens', I get redirected straight to the rugby club. Can you help? [[User:DavidSullivan|DavidSullivan]] 14:33, 19 January 2008 (EST)

Talk:St. Helens RFC

2008-01-19T19:29:44Z

DavidSullivan:

Talk:St. Helens RFC

2008-01-19T19:20:48Z

DavidSullivan: New page: Might this be given a new title - St Helens RFC - to free up the name for a description of the town? ~~~~

Might this be given a new title - St Helens RFC - to free up the name for a description of the town? [[User:DavidSullivan|DavidSullivan]] 14:20, 19 January 2008 (EST)

River Humber

2008-01-19T13:46:34Z

DavidSullivan:

The '''River Humber''' is a major river in eastern [[England]]; it forms the boundary between [[Yorkshire]] and [[Lincolnshire]] and its broad estuary provides access to the ports of [[Grimsby]], [[Immingham]] and [[Kingston upon Hull]] (Hull).

The Humber is formed by the confluence of the [[River Ouse]] (or [[Yorkshire Ouse]]) and the [[River Trent]] at Trent Falls. The consequent very broad waterway flows past Hull before entering the [[North Sea]] at Spurn Head. Upstream of Hull, the river is crossed by its only bridge, the [[Humber Bridge]] opened in 1981.

The Humber gave its name to the early medieval Kingdom of [[Northumbria]], which at its peak stretched from the Humber to the [[Firth of Forth]] in present-day [[Scotland]]. The name meant 'north of the Humber'. As the kingdom declined, it lost large areas of territory until the last fragment of the earls (no longer were they kings) of Northumbria lay between the rivers Tyne and Tweed, in the form of the modern county of [[Northumberland]], which at its nearest point is more than a hundred miles from the river after which it is named.

[[Category:Rivers]]
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River Humber

2008-01-19T13:46:16Z

DavidSullivan:

The '''River Humber''' is a major river in eastern [[England]]; it forms the boundary between [[Yorkshire]] and [[Lincolnshire]] and its broad estuary provides access to the ports of [[Grimsby]], [[Immingham]] and [[Kingston upon Hull]] (Hull).

The Humber is formed by the confluence of the [[River Ouse]] (or {{Yorkshire Ouse]]) and the [[River Trent]] at Trent Falls. The consequent very broad waterway flows past Hull before entering the [[North Sea]] at Spurn Head. Upstream of Hull, the river is crossed by its only bridge, the [[Humber Bridge]] opened in 1981.

The Humber gave its name to the early medieval Kingdom of [[Northumbria]], which at its peak stretched from the Humber to the [[Firth of Forth]] in present-day [[Scotland]]. The name meant 'north of the Humber'. As the kingdom declined, it lost large areas of territory until the last fragment of the earls (no longer were they kings) of Northumbria lay between the rivers Tyne and Tweed, in the form of the modern county of [[Northumberland]], which at its nearest point is more than a hundred miles from the river after which it is named.

[[Category:Rivers]]
[[Category:United Kingdom]]

River Humber

2008-01-19T13:46:03Z

DavidSullivan: New page: The '''River Humber''' is a major river in eastern England; it forms the boundary between Yorkshire and Lincolnshire and its broad estuary provides access to the ports of [[Gri...

The '''River Humber''' is a major river in eastern [[England]]; it forms the boundary between [[Yorkshire]] and [[Lincolnshire]] and its broad estuary provides access to the ports of [[Grimsby]], [[Immingham]] and [[Kingston upon Hull]] (Hull).

The Humber is formed by the confluence of the [[River Ouse]] (or {{Yorkshire Ouse]]) and the [[River Trent]] at Trent Falls. The consequent very broad waterway flows past Hull before entering the [[North Sea]] at Spurn Head. Upstream of Hull, the river is crossed by its only bridge, the [[Humber Bridge]] opened in 1981.

The Humber gave its name to the early medieval Kingdom of [[Northumbria]], which at its peak stretched from the Humber to the [[Firth of Forth]] in present-day [[Scotland]]. The name meant 'north of the Humber'. As the kingdom declined, it lost large areas of territory until the last fragment of the earls (no longer were they kings) of Northumbria lay between the rivers Tyne and Tweed, in the form of the modern county of [[Northumberland]], which at its nearest point is more than a hundred miles from the river after which it is named.

[Category:Rivers]]
[[Category:United Kingdom]]

Humberside

2008-01-19T13:37:45Z

DavidSullivan:

'''Humberside''' was a former county of [[England]] created in 1974 and dissolved in 1996; it incorporated territory taken from [[Lincolnshire]] south of the [[River Humber]] and [[Yorkshire]] north of the river. The county town was [[Beverley]].

The new county was never able to attract the loyalty or affection of its inhabitants (who had strong ties to their respective former counties) and even the opening of the [[Humber Bridge]] in 1981 - the main link between the northern and southern parts of the county - failed to bind it closer together. In 1996 the county was abolished and its territory divided between the new unitary authorities of [[Kingston upon Hull]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], [[North Lincolnshire]] and [[North East Lincolnshire]]. The name Humberside, and its operational boundaries, are still used by organisations such as Humberside Police.

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Humber Bridge

2008-01-19T13:36:53Z

DavidSullivan:

When built, between 1973 and 1981, the '''Humber Bridge''' was the longest single-span suspension bridge in the world. It crosses the River [[Humber]] between [[East Yorkshire]] and [[North Lincolnshire]], but carries little traffic and is mockingly known (to those on the Yorkshire side) as the 'bridge to nowhere'. Its construction had the political underpinning of a wish to unite the two banks of the Humber in a new county - [[Humberside]] - which was instituted in 1974 but lasted barely two decades before its abolition.

[[Category:Bridges]]

Humberside

2008-01-19T13:35:25Z

DavidSullivan: New page: '''Humberside''' was a former county of England created in 1974 and dissolved in 1996; it incorporated territory taken from Lincolnshire south of the River Humber and [[Yorkshi...

'''Humberside''' was a former county of [[England]] created in 1974 and dissolved in 1996; it incorporated territory taken from [[Lincolnshire]] south of the [[River Humber]] and [[Yorkshire]] north of the river. The county town was [[Beverley]].

The new county was never able to attract the loyalty or affection of its inhabitants (who had strong ties to their respective former counties) and even the opening of the [[Humber Bridge]] in [date] - the main link between the northern and southern parts of the county - failed to bind it closer together. In 1996 the county was abolished and its territory divided between the new unitary authorities of [[Kingston upon Hull]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], [[North Lincolnshire]] and [[North East Lincolnshire]]. The name Humberside, and its operational boundaries, are still used by organisations such as Humberside Police.

[[Category:United Kingdom Counties]]

Guinea-Bissau

2008-01-18T19:54:33Z

DavidSullivan: New page: '''Guinea-Bissau''' (''Republica de Guine-Bissau'') is a nation of west Africa. It has borders with Senegal and Guinea, and a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. It has an area of 13,...

'''Guinea-Bissau''' (''Republica de Guine-Bissau'') is a nation of west [[Africa]]. It has borders with Senegal and Guinea, and a coastline on the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. It has an area of 13,948 square miles (36,125 sq km) and a population of about 1.5 million. The capital city is Bissau, and the official language is [[Portugese]]. Formerly a Portugese colony, Guinea-Bissau achieved independence on 24 September 1974.

[[Category:African Countries]]

Tributary

2008-01-18T19:47:58Z

DavidSullivan: New page: In geography, a '''tributary''' is a river that flows into a larger river. Category:Geography Category:Rivers

In [[geography]], a '''tributary''' is a river that flows into a larger river.

[[Category:Geography]]
[[Category:Rivers]]

Alfred Hitchcock

2008-01-18T19:44:43Z

DavidSullivan: Extraordinary how much top class stuff he made

'''Alfred Hitchcock''' (1899-1980) was a [[British]] film director known as 'the Master of Suspense' for his prolific output of popular, yet critically well-received, thrillers. He made more than fifty feature-length films, including ''The 39 Steps'', ''Rebecca'', ''Dial M for Murder'', ''Rear Window'', ''Vertigo'', ''North by Northwest'', ''Psycho'' and ''The Birds''.

[[Category:Cinema]]

Home Secretary

2008-01-18T19:33:38Z

DavidSullivan: New page: The '''Home Secretary''' or '''Secretary of State for the Home Department''' occupies a post in the British government similar to that of ministers of the interior in other countries: he o...

The '''Home Secretary''' or '''Secretary of State for the Home Department''' occupies a post in the British government similar to that of ministers of the interior in other countries: he or she, as head of the [[Home Office]], is responsible for national security and policing, prisons, immigration policy and citizenship. Until the creation of a separate Ministry of Justice in 2007, the Home Secretary also had responsibility for judicial matters. In British politics, the Home Office is regarded as a 'poisoned chalice': much can go wrong, often at very short notice, while Home Secretaries receive little popular credit when things run smoothly.

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[[Category:Politics]]

William Wilberforce

2008-01-18T19:24:06Z

DavidSullivan:

'''William Wilberforce''' (1759-1833) was born in [[Kingston upon Hull]], [[England]]. He was a politician who became a [[Christian]] [[philanthropist]], [[abolitionist]], and the leader of the campaign against the [[Slave Trade]]. A devout [[Anglican]], Wilberforce used Christian morals to argue against slavery. There is a historically black college in Ohio named Wilberforce University after him.

The 2007 movie ''[[Amazing Grace (movie)|Amazing Grace]]'' depicts his life.

''The following is an excerpt from'' <ref>http://www.amazinggrace.org.au The Man & The Story Behind Amazing Grace</ref> – ''By Peter Rahme''

An early work of [[John Newton]], a personal testimony entitled ''Authentic Narrative'', continued to challenge more hearts for God and change many lives for good. According to [[John Wesley]], who read this book more than once, it had ''something very extraordinary therein''.

John’s newly published ''Cardiphonia'' (1781), and the necessarily controversial ''Thoughts on the African Slave Trade'', also inspired and challenged many.

The latter helped equip and highly empowered his dear friend and beloved disciple, William Wilberforce M.P., a pro-active Christian leader and a productive, concerned parliamentarian, who after 20 years of faithful campaigning to abolish slavery, finally succeeded in 1807 in passing an act of parliament in all British colonies.

The friendship between these two history-makers went back a long way. Richard Cecil wrote:
<blockquote>''His mother (Wilberforce) placed him in the care of his aunt Hannah Wilberforce in [[Wimbledon]] after his father died. As she was the (half) sister of John Thornton, young Wilberforce saw quite a bit of John Newton both in London and in Olney and came to regard him as a father figure.'' (John Newton by Richard Cell P.174)</blockquote>

Their sincere friendship and strong relationship, characterized by prayer, respect, affection and trust, continued to grow and flourish as their following correspondence clearly shows:

1. Newton to Wilberforce –
<Blockquote>''My heart is with you….May the wisdom that influenced [[Joseph]] and [[Moses]], and [[Daniel]] rest upon you. Not only to guide and animate you in the line of Political Duty – but especially to keep in the habit of dependence upon God, and communion with Him…. I can honestly say, that were it practicable, I should not be unwilling to travel on foot, for the sake of spending two or three days with you.''</blockquote>

2. Wilberforce to Newton –
<blockquote>''I believe I can truly declare, that not a single day has passed in which you have not been in my thoughts,…..O dear Sir, let not your hands cease to be lifted up, lest [[Amalek]] prevail (Exodus 17:11-16) – entreat for me that I may be enabled by divine grace to resist and subdue all the numerous enemies of my salvation. My path is peculiarly steep and difficult and dangerous, but the prize is a crown of glory and celestial panoply is offered me and the God of Hosts for my ally.'' (John Newton by Richard Cell P.176-177)</blockquote>

He was the father of [[Samuel Wilberforce]], Bishop of [[Oxford]] who took part in the famous debate on [[the theory of evolution]] with [[TH Huxley]] in 1860

==References==

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[[Category:Abolitionists]]

Hull

2008-01-18T19:21:20Z

DavidSullivan:

'''Kingston upon Hull''', more familiarly known as '''Hull''', is a major port city in the county of [[East Yorkshire]] in northern [[England]] located on the estuary of the [[River Humber]] a few miles above its entrance to the [[North Sea]]. It is a major trading port and has a significant fishing fleet, and is home to the [[University of Hull]] (the new University of Lincoln, formerly the University of Humberside, also has a campus in the city). Kingston upon Hull was founded by king Edward I in 1293, the king taking over an older port, known as Wyke, and belonging to the monks of Meaux Abbey. The town lay where the smaller River Hull entered the Humber, hence its dual name. Hull rapidly outstripped rival ports on the Humber estuary (helped by the fact that some of these were being overwhelmed by rising sea levels and others by silting) to become one of England's premier ports, a stautus it has maintained to this day. In 1642 King Charles I, having raised his standard at [[Nottingham]] in an act regarded as being the opening of the [[Civil War]], travelled to Hull only to be denied entrance to the city by its military governor. [[William Wilberforce]], who led the campaign to abolish slavery in the [[British Empire]], was born in Hull and also served as the town's [[Member of Parliament]]. In 1941 the city was very badly damaged by [[German]] bombing.

[[Category:United Kingdom Towns and Cities]]

Hull

2008-01-18T19:18:51Z

DavidSullivan:

'''Kingston upon Hull''', more familiarly known as '''Hull''', is a major port city in the county of [[East Yorkshire]] in northern [[England]] located on the estuary of the [[River Humber]] a few miles above its entrance to the [[North Sea]]. It is a major trading port and has a significant fishing fleet, and is home to the [[University of Hull]] (the new University of Lincoln, formerly the University of Humberside, also has a campus in the city). Kingston upon Hull was founded by king Edward I in 1293, the king taking over an older port, known as Wyke, and belonging to the monks of Meaux Abbey. The town lay where the smaller River Hull entered the Humber, hence its dual name. Hull rapidly outstripped rival ports on the Humber estuary (helped by the fact that some of these were being overwhelmed by rising sea levels and others by silting) to become one of England's premier ports, a stautus it has maintained to this day. In 1642 King Charles I, having raised his standard at [[Nottingham]] in an act regarded as being the opening of the [[Civil War]], travelled to Hull only to be denied entrance to the city by its military governor. In 1941 the city was very badly damaged by [[German]] bombing.

[[Category:United Kingdom Towns and Cities]]

Hull

2008-01-18T19:17:41Z

DavidSullivan:

Hull

2008-01-18T19:11:33Z

DavidSullivan:

Kingston upon Hull, more familiarly known as Hull, is a major port city in the county of [[East Yorkshire]] in northern [[England]] located on the estuary of the [[River Humber]] a few miles above its entrance to the [[North Sea]]. It is a major trading port and has a significant fishing fleet, and is home to the [[University of Hull]] (the new University of Lincoln, formerly the University of Humberside, also has a campus in the city).

[[Category:United Kingdom Towns and Cities]]

Hull

2008-01-18T19:06:36Z

DavidSullivan: New page: For Kingston upon Hull, see Hull Category:United Kingdom Towns and Cities

For Kingston upon Hull, see [[Hull]]

[[Category:United Kingdom Towns and Cities]]

Hedonism

2008-01-18T19:02:22Z

DavidSullivan: New page: '''Hedonism''' means the pursuit of personal pleasure above all other considerations, or as the sole consideration in life.

'''Hedonism''' means the pursuit of personal pleasure above all other considerations, or as the sole consideration in life.

Kingston

2008-01-18T18:59:38Z

DavidSullivan:

Kingston is a name shared by a number of cities and towns around the world.

[[Kingston, Jamaica]]

[[Kingston upon Hull]], England

[[Kingston upon Thames]], England

[[Category:Disambiguation Pages]]

Kingston

2008-01-18T18:59:01Z

DavidSullivan: New page: Kingston is a name shared by a number of cities and towns around the world. Kingston, Jamaica Kingston upon Hull, England Kingston upon Thames, England [[Category:Disambigu...

Cape of Good Hope

2008-01-18T18:55:18Z

DavidSullivan:

The '''Cape of Good Hope''' is a headland close to [[Cape Town]] in [[South Africa]]. It gave its name to the [[Cape Colony]] and Cape Town itself. It is not, however, the southernmost point of the [[continent]] of [[Africa]]: that is [[Cape Agulhas]], 90 miles to its east. The first European explorer to reach the Cape was Bartolomeu Dias, in 1488. He named it ''Cabo des Tormentas'' (Cape of Storms); King John II of [[Portugal]] gave it its more prepossessing current name.

[[Category:Africa]]

Cape of Good Hope

2008-01-18T18:50:35Z

DavidSullivan: New page: The Cape of Good Hope is a headland close to Cape Town in South Africa. Category:Africa

The Cape of Good Hope is a headland close to [[Cape Town]] in [[South Africa]].

[[Category:Africa]]

Twickenham

2008-01-18T18:46:18Z

DavidSullivan:

'''Twickenham''' is a district of west [[London]] on the north bank of the [[River Thames]]. Part of the former county of [[Middlesex]], it is a place of some antiquity and its name is first known to have been recorded - as ''Tuican hom'' - in AD 704. However, settlement in the area goes back considerably further, and prehistoric finds have been made in the town.

Twickenham achieved note in the eighteenth century as it was a favoured residential area, close to London but possessing attractive riverside scenery. Among the many 18th and 19th century notables who lived at Twickenham are Sir [[Godfrey Kneller]], [[Horace Walpole]], [[Alexander Pope]], [[Henry Fielding]], and [[Charles Dickens]]. [[Louis Philippe]] and other members of the exiled French royal family lived at Orleans House in Twickenham, and Maria FitzhHerbert, the [[morganatic]] wife of King [[George IV]], lived at nearby Marble Hill House.

In the later 19th century Twickenham began to lose its village status and take on the attributes of a London suburb. It was linked to central London by train in 1848, and gained an electric tram (streetcar) service at the turn of the 20th century. In 1894 it became an [[urban district]] and in 1926 a municipal borough, which in 1937 incorporated the neighbouring districts of [[Teddington]], [[Hampton]] and Hampton Wick, giving the enlarged borough a population of more than 100,000. In 1965 Twickenham merged with the boroughs of [[Richmond]] and [[Barnes]] to form the new London Borough of Richmond upon Thames; the administrative centre of the borough is Twickenham.

Twickenham is probably best-known for its large [[Rugby|Rugby Union]] stadium, first used in 1909 and considerably enlarged in the last 15 years.

== Other Twickenhams ==

The [[United States]] city of [[Huntsville, Alabama]] was originally named Twickenham. There is also a small settlement named Twickenham on the John Day River in Wheeler County, [[Oregon]], [[USA]].

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Commonwealth Games

2008-01-18T18:40:22Z

DavidSullivan:

The '''Commonwealth Games''' is a sports tournament similar to the [[Olympic Games]], open to nations and territories of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. The games - then known as the British Empire Games - were first held in 1930, at [[Hamilton]], [[Canada]]. Between 1954 and 1966 they were known as the British Empire and Commonwealth Games and from 1970 to 1974 as the British Commonwealth Games. In 1978 the current name was adopted.

Host cities have been (or will be):

1930: [[Hamilton]], [[Canada]]

1934: [[London]], [[England]]

1938: [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]

1942: not held

1946: not held

1950: [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]

1954: [[Vancouver]], [[Canada]]

1958: [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]]

1962: [[Perth]], [[Australia]]

1966: [[Kingston]], [[Jamaica]]

1970: [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]]

1974: [[Christchurch]], [[New Zealand]]

1978: [[Edmonton]], [[Canada]]

1982: [[Brisbane]], [[Australia]]

1986: [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]]

1990: [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]

1994: [[Victoria]], [[Canada]]

1998: [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]]

2002: [[Manchester]], [[England]]

2006: [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]

2010: [[Delhi]], [[India]]

2014: [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]

== Sources ==

http://www.thecgf.com/home.asp

[[Category:Sport]]

Commonwealth Games

2008-01-18T18:36:31Z

DavidSullivan:

Commonwealth Games

2008-01-18T18:35:47Z

DavidSullivan: New page: The '''Commonwealth Games''' is a sports tournament similar to the Olympic Games, open to nations and territories of the Commonwealth of Nations. The games - then known as the Brit...

The '''Commonwealth Games''' is a sports tournament similar to the [[Olympic Games]], open to nations and territories of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. The games - then known as the British Empire Games - were first held in 1930, at [[Hamilton]], [[Canada]]. Between 1954 and 1966 they were known as the British Empire and Commonwealth Games and from 1970 to 1974 as the British Commonwealth Games. In 1978 the current name was adopted.

Host cities have been (or will be):

1930: [[Hamilton]], [[Canada]]

1934: [[London]], [[England]]

1938: [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]

1942: not held

1946: not held

1950: [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]

1954: [[Vancouver]], [[Canada]]

1958: [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]]

1962: [[Perth]], [[Australia]]

1966: [[Kingston]], [[Jamaica]]

1970: [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]]

1974: [[Christchurch]], [[New Zealand]]

1978: [[Edmonton]], [[Canada]]

1982: [[Brisbane]], [[Australia]]

1986: {{Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]]

1990: [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]

1994: [[Victoria]], [[Canada]]

1998: [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]]

2002: [[Manchester]], [[England]]

2006: [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]

2010: [[Delhi]], [[India]]

2014: [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]

[[Category:Sport]]

West Midlands

2008-01-18T18:18:58Z

DavidSullivan:

West Midlands is a metropolitan county of central [[England]], formed in 1974 from parts of [[Warwickshire]], [[Worcestershire]] and [[Staffordshire]]; it has a population of 2.6 million. Its name is confusing as the term 'west Midlands' is also applied to a much larger area encompassing the western counties of the [[English Midlands]]. The county of West Midlands includes the cities of [[Birmingham]], [[Coventry]] and [[Wolverhampton]] and the districts of [[Sandwell]], [[Dudley]], [[Walsall]] and [[Solihull]]. Wolverhampton, Sandwell, Dudley and Walsall are collectively known as the [[Black Country]], recalling the smokey atmosphere and blackened stonework of the area when it was a major centre for metal-working industries.

[[Category:United Kingdom Counties]]

Suffolk

2008-01-18T18:18:19Z

DavidSullivan: cat

'''Suffolk''' is a county of [[East Anglia]] in eastern [[England]]; principal towns are [[Ipswich]], [[Bury St Edmunds]], [[Newmarket]] and the ports of [[Felixstowe]] and [[Lowestoft]]. It is largely agricultural, although some fishing takes place from its coastal ports and Lowestoft is a service centre for the natural gas fields of the southern [[North Sea]]. The county is unusual in England for having neither a university nor any miles of [[motorway]]. Lowestoft Ness is the easternmost point of the [[United Kingdom]].

[[Category:United Kingdom Counties]]

Suffolk

2008-01-18T18:17:05Z

DavidSullivan: New page: '''Suffolk''' is a county of East Anglia in eastern England; principal towns are Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket and the ports of Felixstowe and Lowestoft. ...

Edward Elgar

2008-01-18T18:11:59Z

DavidSullivan: New page: '''Sir Edward Elgar''' (1857-1934), born near Worcester, was an English composer famous for ''The Dream of Gerontius'' and his ''Pomp and Circumstance'' marches, including the music to...

'''Sir Edward Elgar''' (1857-1934), born near [[Worcester]], was an English composer famous for ''The Dream of Gerontius'' and his ''Pomp and Circumstance'' marches, including the music to the British patriotic song ''Land of Hope and Glory''.

[[Category:Composers]]

Leicester

2008-01-18T17:37:04Z

DavidSullivan:

'''Leicester''' is a city and is the county town of [[Leicestershire]], [[England]] through which the River Soar flows. Most of the city centre was built in [[Victorian]] times, including the railway station. The station is a regional interchange.

Leicester, [[Nottingham]] and [[Derby]] are served by [[Nottingham East Midlands Airport]].

Engineering and the manufacture of textiles and clothing are important to the city’s economy.

The National Space Centre is based in the city and is linked to the University of Leicester.

Leicester has one of the largest ethnic minority populations in the United Kingdom at about 37%.

Leicester City Football Club play in the English Championship League ([[soccer]]).

Its population is 441,000 (2004).

[[Category:United Kingdom Towns and Cities]]

Coventry

2008-01-18T17:26:34Z

DavidSullivan: How could I forget to mention Coventry Cathedral...

Coventry is a city in [[West Midlands]], in central [[England]]; it is a centre for automobile manufacture and light engineering, and has a population (2001) of 300,848.

Coventry has its origins in a medieval market town (and was the location of the legendary ride of [[Lady Godiva]]), and in the 19th century specialised in ribbon manufacture. In the late 19th and early 20th century it began to specialise in the manufacture firstly of bicycles, and subsequently of motor bicycles and early motor cars. Following the [[First World War]], rapid expansion of the motor industry and associated engineering works caused Coventry to become the fastest growing city in England. This concentration of strategic industries caused it to become a prime target for [[German]] aerial bombing in the [[Second World War]] and on 14-15 November 1940 the city centre was devasted, and 554 people killed by an intense German raid.

Following the war, the city centre was redeveloped in an uncompromisingly modernist fashion. A ring road was built around the centre and the intricate pattern of medieval streets was replaced by one of shopping precincts and open spaces, with segregation of pedestrians and vehicles. The principal building in the new centre is the Cathedral of St Michael the Archangel, designed by Sir [[Basil Spence]], and attached to ruins of the old cathedral destroyed in the 1940 bombing.

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Tuvalu

2008-01-18T13:29:34Z

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Tuvalu is an island nation of the South [[Pacific Ocean]]. Formerly known as the Ellice Islands (part of the British territory of the [[Gilbert and Ellice Islands]]), it gained independence in 1978. Tuvalu has an area of 10 square miles (26 sq km) and a population of around 10,000. The capital is Funafuti.

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Tuvalu

2008-01-18T13:29:14Z

DavidSullivan:

Tuvalu is an island nation of the [[South Pacific]]. Formerly known as the Ellice Islands (part of the British territory of the [[Gilbert and Ellice Islands]]), it gained independence in 1978. Tuvalu has an area of 10 square miles (26 sq km) and a population of around 10,000. The capital is Funafuti.

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Tuvalu

2008-01-18T13:28:27Z

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West Midlands

2008-01-18T13:21:04Z

DavidSullivan: New page: West Midlands is a metropolitan county of central England, formed in 1974 from parts of Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire; it has a population of 2.6 million. ...

Coventry

2008-01-18T13:08:33Z

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Greenwich Village

2008-01-18T12:53:33Z

DavidSullivan:

Greenwich Village is a district of [[New York City]] noted for its bohemian and artistic ambience.

Greenwich Village

2008-01-18T12:53:06Z

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Greenwich Village is

Harlequins

2008-01-18T12:36:37Z

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'''Harlequins Rugby League'''<ref>[http://www.quins.co.uk/default.ink?Storytype=RL Official club site]</ref> are an [[England|English]] [[rugby league]] club based in [[London]]. They are current members of the professional top-flight European competition, the [[Super League (Europe)|Engage Super League]]<ref>[http://www.superleague.co.uk Super League official web site]</ref>.

==History==
The club was founded as Fulham R.L. in 1980 as an offshoot of [[Fulham F.C.]] to provide extra revenue and provide a southern outlier to the northern-dominated Rugby League. A succesful first season saw them promoted to the First Division but they were immediately relegated. The following year they won the Second Division championship outright and were promoted but once again were relegated the following year. With mounting financial losses Fulham F.C severed their connection and the club spent a period in limbo both on and off the pitch. In 1991 they changed the ir name to '''London Crusaders''' but following their purchase by Australian club Brisbane Broncos in 1994, they were renamed '''London Broncos'''. Although not being part of the top tier when the Super League was inaugurated in 1996, the Broncos were recruited raise the profile of Rugby League in the capital. After two years they moved their home ground to Harlequin rugby union club but returned to The Valley two years later and then moved ont to Griffin Park. At the end of the 2005 season a new owner took the club back to the Harlequin's ground and the club was formally renamed Harlequin R.L.<ref>[http://www.quins.co.uk/HistoryRL.ink?storytype=RL Official history]</ref>.

Their home ground is known as "The Stoop" in [[Twickenham]]. The club's current sponsor is the Sports Café Group. The club are usually known as the 'Quins'. The Harlequins wear a home shirt similar to the rugby union club's famous multi-coloured quartered jersey of light blue, magenta, chocolate, French grey, black & light green, which is one of the most distinctive strips in the rugby world.

==Honors==

===Challenge Cup Winners Runners-Up ===

*1999

===Super League<ref>[http://www.superleague.co.uk/club.php?id=33479 Super League statistics]</ref>===

*Best position: 2nd (1997)

===Division Two Championship===

*1982-83

==Notes & references==
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Woodrow Wilson

2008-01-18T12:32:49Z

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{{President
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|seq=28
|term_start=March 4, 1913
|term_end=March 4, 1921
|party=Democratic
|vp=Thomas R. Marshall
|previous=William Howard Taft
|next=Warren G. Harding
|birth_date=December 28, 1856
|birth_place=Staunton, Virginia
|death_date=February 3, 1924
|death_place=Washington, D.C.
|spouse=Ellen Axson Wilson
|spouse2=Edith Galt Wilson
|religion=[[Presbyterian]]
}}

'''Woodrow Wilson''' (1856 - 1924) was the 28th [[President of the United States]]. He was President from 1913 to 1921. In 1917 he led the United States' entrance in to [[World War I]]. He was also the only president to have a PhD.

Woodrow Wilson was the son of a preacher who grew up in the south after the [[Civil War]]; his mother was a British woman, Janet Woodrow or [[Carlisle]]. Because of this he knew a great deal about the humiliation, economic ruin and shame that the loser of a war experiences and the hatred that grows from this. This insight helped him make a forgiving plan for peace called the [[Fourteen Points]] to end World War I. It was never adopted the way he had hoped.

"Wilson, a liberal's liberal, was a Presbyterian elder who read the [[Bible]] daily; he felt 'sorry for the men who do not read the Bible every day.' The Bible, he argued, was 'the one supreme source of revelation of the meaning of life.' Wilson was prone to make explicitly Christian claims about his nation, even excluding the word ''Judeo'' from his characterization of the nation's religious heritage. 'America was born a [[Christian]] nation,' claimed the great liberal in 1913. 'America was born to exemplify that devotion to the elements of righteousness which derived from the revelations of Holy Scripture.' "<ref>God and George W. Bush (New York: Regan Books, 2004), p. 175</ref>

Wilson also had this to say about the Bible: <blockquote>"The Bible... is the one supreme source of revelation of meaning of life, of the nature of God and the spiritual nature and need of men. It is the only guide of life which really leads the spirit in the way of peace and salvation.<ref>The Rebirth of America (1986), Arthur S. DeMoss, Pg. 37</ref></blockquote>

Woodrow Wilson has come under scrutiny in recent years for his position on segregation, most notably within for federal jobs.

Woodrow Wilson's most lasting political philosophy was his view that [[democracy]] should be installed around the world. As a major player in setting the terms to end World War I, he helped to break up the [[Austria-Hungary|Austrian-Hungarian Empire]] to advance his goal of installing democracy for each ethnic subpopulation. Similar independence was granted with the breakup of the [[Ottoman Empire]]. Many of these new nations were receiving self determination for the first time in centuries. Wilson's view of installing democracy worldwide has since been copied by the [[neoconservatives]]. Wilson was awarded the 1919 [[Nobel Peace Prize]] for his efforts to start the [[League of Nations]].

Wilson's image appeared on the now-withdrawn $100,000 bill.

==References==
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==Further Reading ==
* ''Woodrow Wilson and the roots of modern liberalism'' / Ronald J. Pestritto. ISBN: 0742515176

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Carlisle

2008-01-18T12:31:45Z

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'''Carlisle''' is a city in [[Cumbria]] in north-west [[England]], located close to the border with [[Scotland]]. It lies on the [[River Eden]] a little way upstream of where it flows into the [[Solway Firth]]. It is a major railway junction and the home of varied industries.

Carlisle was founded as a military post by the [[Roman]]s in the late first century AD and named ''Luguvallium''; a civilian settlement grew up around the fort and later became a tribal capital. Following the departure of the Romans it continued in existence as a city for a while as capital of an independent [[British]] kingdom.

In 1092 Carlisle Castle was established by [[William II]] (William Rufus]] to tighten his hold on [[Cumbria]], which had only recently been acquired by the English Crown from the Scots. From then on until the Union of the Crowns of England and Scotland in 1603, Carlisle was vital to English defence of the western borders.

In 1745 it was captured by the rebel forces of [[Charles Edward Stuart|Bonnie Prince Charlie]] thanks to the inability of loyal troops at [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] to cross the rough country separating the two places in time.

The mother of [[United States]] [[President]] [[Woodrow Wilson]], Janet Woodrow, was born on Lowther Street, Carlisle in 1826.

At the outbreak of the [[First World War]] major armament factories were set up in the Carlisle-[[Gretna]] area (this was considered safe fron [[German]] naval bombardment or raiding). Worried about the safety implications of drunken munitions workers, the Government in 1916 nationalised all the pubs and breweries in the area; known as the State Managment Scheme, this was only ended in 1971.

The population of Carlisle at the census of 2001 was 100,739.

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Carlisle

2008-01-18T12:29:56Z

DavidSullivan: Woodrow Wilson's ma from C.

'''Carlisle''' is a city in [[Cumbria]] in north-west [[England]], located close to the border with [[Scotland]]. It lies on the [[River Eden]] a little way upstream of where it flows into the [[Solway Firth]]. It is a major railway junction and the home of varied industries.

Carlisle was founded as a military post by the [[Roman]]s in the late first century AD and named ''Luguvallium''; a civilian settlement grew up around the fort and later became a tribal capital. Following the departure of the Romans it continued in existence as a city for a while as capital of an independent [[British]] kingdom.

In 1092 Carlisle Castle was established by [[William II]] (William Rufus]] to tighten his hold on [[Cumbria]], which had only recently been acquired by the English Crown from the Scots. From then on until the Union of the Crowns of England and Scotland in 1603, Carlisle was vital to English defence of the western borders.

In 1745 it was captured by the rebel forces of [[Charles Edward Stuart|Bonnie Prince Charlie]] thanks to the inability of loyal troops at [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] to cross the rough country separating the two places in time.

The mother of [[United States]] [[President]] [[Woodrow Wilson]] was born on Lowther Street, Carlisle.

At the outbreak of the [[First World War]] major armament factories were set up in the Carlisle-[[Gretna]] area (this was considered safe fron [[German]] naval bombardment or raiding). Worried about the safety implications of drunken munitions workers, the Government in 1916 nationalised all the pubs and breweries in the area; known as the State Managment Scheme, this was only ended in 1971.

The population of Carlisle at the census of 2001 was 100,739.

[[Category:United Kingdom Towns and Cities]]

Carlisle

2008-01-18T12:26:06Z

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'''Carlisle''' is a city in [[Cumbria]] in north-west [[England]], located close to the border with [[Scotland]]. It lies on the [[River Eden]] a little way upstream of where it flows into the [[Solway Firth]]. It is a major railway junction and the home of varied industries.

Carlisle was founded as a military post by the [[Roman]]s in the late first century AD and named ''Luguvallium''; a civilian settlement grew up around the fort and later became a tribal capital. Following the departure of the Romans it continued in existence as a city for a while as capital of an independent [[British]] kingdom.

In 1092 Carlisle Castle was established by [[William II]] (William Rufus]] to tighten his hold on [[Cumbria]], which had only recently been acquired by the English Crown from the Scots. From then on until the Union of the Crowns of England and Scotland in 1603, Carlisle was vital to English defence of the western borders.

In 1745 it was captured by the rebel forces of [[Charles Edward Stuart|Bonnie Prince Charlie]] thanks to the inability of loyal troops at [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] to cross the rough country separating the two places in time.

At the outbreak of the [[First World War]] major armament factories were set up in the Carlisle-[[Gretna]] area (this was considered safe fron [[German]] naval bombardment or raiding). Worried about the safety implications of drunken munitions workers, the Government in 1916 nationalised all the pubs and breweries in the area; known as the State Managment Scheme, this was only ended in 1971.

The population of Carlisle at the census of 2001 was 100,739.

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