Derek Redmond, the 400-meter record holder from Great Britain, delivered one of the most inspiring moments in athletic history at the Barcelona games in 2012. Track pits athletes against each other in the oldest of sports: running. Long-distance runners learn how to pace their gaits, while sp...
The club has a rich history; the founder and First President was wounded in the Battle of Waterloo and – and here I’m missing the detail – there is some connection with the Entente Cordiale signed between Britain and France in 1904. The walls are lined with prints and pictures from war...
oranges, reds, purples and pinks – pulled me in as did the emotion and humanity in many of the pictures; the tender face of Mary, baby Jesus reaching up to pull aside the veil from his mother’s face and, my favourite, a picture of Jesus as a boy being told off by his parents ...
If you wish to join in a special moment of remembrance the British Legion is inviting you to participate in a shared moment of reflection by turning off your lights from 10pm to 11pm, leaving on a single light or candle, to mark the 100th anniversary of when Great Britain entered the ...
(mainly Britain). A few traveled to the Falklands in order to take on a two-year assignment. While a few will likely return, others are there to stay. I was fascinated by the mix of old and new in the department HQ, as it was much like the department where I spent my thirty-year...
A.soldiers' clothes in Britain B.the history of Scotland C.a special kind of skirt D.Scottish families 2.Which of the following is true according to the passage? A.The English soldiers were the first to wear kilts. B.It was hard then to tell the Scottish soldiers from the English ones...
Native Americans chewing animal hides during their spare time, and farmers in Britain chewing on smoked pork, but there is no solid linguistic evidence proving any of these theories. As Richard Lederer put it, "What seems clear is that chewing the fat, like shooting the breeze, provides little...
At all. Both in person and via text calls. I dread and become pissy each time he's nearby, just his presence makes me want to jump in a hole and stay there for eternity. And he's not the smartest cookie in the jar when it comes to tech, so he comes to me for help (instead ...
By The Foundation for a Better LifeThe name Jeanne Baret is hardly a household name. She was born in rural France in the mid 1700s and her family teetered on the edge of poverty. But Jeanne was an unusual woman -- curious, intelligent, and determined to leave her small village to see...
AbigailElise Howard= I quite like this one because it’s French (but can also be used in English) for promised to God and is short for Elizabeth. NathanialRiley Howard Jonah — Howard? As you can tell, we have already decided Abigail will be the first name if it’s a girl, and we...