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The Liberia YMCA was founded in 1881 by Bishop Samuel D. Ferguson, while on assignment in Harper, Maryland County. Bishop Ferguson, an Episcopalian Bishop was from the USA. The organization which first started as a church— based organization later began to spread its branches to other parts of Liberia especially the coastal counties, Montserrado, Grand Cape Mount, Sinoe and Grand Bassa Counties.
In 1926, the YMCA was extended to Monrovia, the capital city. Based on the request by the Liberia YMCA, the US YMCA sent to Liberia the first Fraternal Secretary, Mr. David N. Howell.
Mr. Howell arrived in Liberia with his family on Thanksgiving day. Under his 27-year leadership, the Liberia YMCA became a member of the World Alliance of the YMCAs in 1954 and the National Headquarters first modern in-door gymnasium was built.
After Mr. Howell's leadership, the YMCA experienced tremendous growth with other organizations asking for partnership with the Liberia YMCA.
Seeing the need to steer its own affairs, the YMCA took on Mr. Joseph A. Kelley as the first Liberian YMCA Secretary General. After a long period of service to the Liberian people, the YMCA celebrated its centennial anniversary on August 9, 1991 at the Providence Baptist Church in Monrovia.
Mr. Charles D. Sherman of Liberia became the first black president of the World Alliance of the YMCAs.
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The YMCA of Liberia seeks to unite and empower young people through self-development and service to their community as an extension of the Kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
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The Inhumans are a race of super-humans in Marvel Comics. This race was created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee and first appeared in Fantastic Four #45 (cover dated: December 1965). They are a strain of humanity that began with genetic manipulation by visitors to Earth from an alien civilization (the Kree) long ago in human prehistory. Exposure to the mutagenic Terrigen Mist (a process known as Terrigenesis) reveal if a person is an Inhuman.
Little more than a B-list character group, the Inhumans are in ascendancy in the Marvel Universe, especially during the last three years. In 2013, Marvel even launched a new comic book series, entitled Inhuman. The launch of the "All-New, All-Different Marvel" comes with the Inhumans continuing to rise to prominence. The latest Inhuman comic book series is All-New Inhumans. This series is written by James Asmus and Charles Soule; drawn by Stefano Caselli, colored by Andres Mossa; and lettered by Clayton Cowles.
Once upon a time, I was enthralled by the X-Men's story of a small band of outcasts fighting to save a world that feared and hated them. The racism, bigotry, and prejudice that the X-Men faced seemed genuine, and writer Chris Claremont hit upon something that spoke to readers with such honesty and a sense of verisimilitude. I practically counted the days until each issue of Uncanny X-Men hit the shelves of the local newsstand, was place in a spinner rack at a local drugstore or supermarket, or was placed on the new release table at the closest comic book store.
That was before Marvel Comics started publishing multiple X-Men related titles and even more miniseries, one-shots, specials, etc. After that, the X-Men seemed like nothing more than a weekly prank that Marvel Comics pulled on its loyal customers.
All-New Inhumans #1 recaptures the best of that X-Men spirit of an outsider group under siege. The hatred against the Inhumans is potent, and writers James Asmus and Charles Soule depict the haters as desperate humans who are more fearful than evil. The language of distrust from the politicians in the back-up story is honestly composed. And because we need that, the main story offers engaging fight comics and Inhuman soap opera.
The art by the team of Stefano Caselli and Andres Mossa and the art by Nico Leon in the back-up are both high-quality, befitting of what is apparently going to be an important comic book in Marvel's line. I eagerly look forward to more, and I heartily recommend this comic book.


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An Oriental grocery store and takeaway has made the switch to an electric bike.
Oriental Food on Junction Road made the switch with the help of a £200 Scooter Switch grant from ZEN. The delivery riders were able to test the bike out in advance through a free trial. Thanks to the grant, the shop has transferred some of its 20-30 deliveries a week onto the zero emission electric bicycle.
In addition to the e-bike, Oriental Food has one petrol scooter. The shop plan to trade it in for an electric scooter later this year; further reducing pollution and avoiding the high maintenance costs that come with running a petrol bike.


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194. Roger Miller – King of the Road (1965)
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It was well under a year since Labour narrowly got into power in the general election, but already the Conservatives were fighting back, making big gains in the local elections on 13 May. Four days later saw tragic events at Cambrian Colliery when an explosion killed 31 miners. On 19 May, West Ham United became only the second British club in history to win a European trophy, defeating West Germany 2-0 at Wembley Stadium to take the European Cup Winners' Cup.
Toppling Ticket to Ride after three weeks was another song about travelling. Roger Miller's charming country tale of a hobo, King of the Road was a very different beast, however.
Miller was born into poverty at the height of the Great Depression in January 1936 in Fort Worth, Texas. His mother died when he was only a year old. His father was unable to support the family and so Roger went to live with an aunt and uncle on a farm outside Erick, Oklahoma. Educated in a one-room schoolhouse, Miller was an introverted dreamer, and began making up songs from a young age. He fell in love with country music, and a relative bought him a fiddle. Desperate but broke, he stole a guitar when he was 17, but turned himself in the next day. He enlisted in the army to avoid jail, and while in service he became the fiddler in the Circle A Wranglers.
Upon leaving the army he moved to Nashville and auditioned for the influential Chet Atkins. He was so nervous he sang in two different keys, so Atkins asked him to come back later. Miller went to work at a hotel, where he was soon known as 'the singing bellhop'. He met with George Jones and was introduced to music executives, but Miller chose to marry, start a family, and become a fireman. He later claimed he was only there for two fires, and slept through the second, so decided maybe music was the life for him after all. He returned to Nashville and soon found himself in demand as a songwriter, with Jim Reeves among those recording his material.
Miller signed with Decca Records in 1958, and then RCA Victor in 1960, but his waywardness increased, and despite growing success he ditched the songwriting, and his wife, and became a dedicated wild child instead. Eventually he had ambitions to become an actor, but was short of money and signed a deal with Smash Records in exchange for cash. He wrote Dang Me in four minutes, and both that and Chug-a-Lug were huge country hits and made the top ten in the Billboard chart. Miller had discovered a knack for writing simple, humorous country hits, and his career was transformed. When it came to writing King of the Road, he recalled driving one day and seeing a sign that read 'Trailers for sale or rent'.
Despite being normally wary of country music, I don't see how anyone could dislike King of the Road. At a push, you could argue that the life of a tramp is probably not half as fun as Miller's song suggests. But it's tough not to be won over by the imagery he conjures, and that weather-beaten, wry voice of his fits the character like a fingerless glove. It comes across like a not-too-distant cousin of Sixteen Tons, which had been a number 1 for Tennessee Ernie Ford ten years previous, due to the finger-clicking, dark humour and empathy for the underdog. The subject matter was also inspired by a hobo Miller met at an airport, and considering the singer-songwriter's upbringing, it's fair to say Miller identified with the tramp's way of life. He wasn't blindly romanticising such a lifestyle. I first became aware of this song thanks to REM, who disowned their cover.
The hits continued for Miller, including the wry, timely England Swings. 1967 saw his popularity wane though, and his TV series was also cancelled. In 1973 he voiced the rooster minstrel Allan-a-Dale in Disney's animated animal version of Robin Hood. Much maligned over the years for looking cheap and ripping off earlier Disney features, I won't have a bad word said about it. I saw it at a young age and will always have a soft spot for it, and that's partly down to Miller's three songs from the movie – Whistle-Stop, Oo-De-Lally and Not in Nottingham.
Miller stopped writing songs in 1978, but in the early 1980s he received an offer to write a score for a Broadway musical based on the 1884 novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He had never read the book, but when he realised it was based in rural Oklahoma, he felt inspired once more. Opening in 1985, Big River was critically-acclaimed and Miller won the Tony Award for Best Score.
As the 90s began he co-wrote and provided backing vocals to Dwight Yoakam's hit It Only Hurts When I Cry and embarked on a tour, but it was cut short the following year when he was diagnosed with lung cancer. Miller's carefree past caught up with him, and he died in October 1992 aged 56.
Written by: Roger Miller
Producer: Jerry Kennedy
Weeks at number 1: 1 (13-19 May)
Journalist Christina Lamb – 15 May
Presenter Jeremy Vine – 17 May
Every 50s Number 1
March 17, 2018 March 17, 2018 / robbarker	/ 2 Comments
The Intro
So, my first decade of number 1s is finished, 94 songs and seven months later. When I decided to review every UK number 1, I considered taking a random approach, but I decided starting right from the beginning would give me a wider knowledge of the progression of pop and pop culture in the UK. I did find the idea of kicking off with the 1950s a potentially arduous task, however. Although there are exceptions, my interest in music tends to really start in 1963 with the Beatles first album, and I know I'm not alone in feeling like that. I feared starting with the 50s would put some readers off. Also, it's the decade that's as far out of my comfort zone as I'm going to get with this mammoth blog task I've set myself.
Except maybe it isn't.
The older I get (38 currently), I feel I'm going to really struggle with the 2010s so far. Don't understand the kids of today, cannot stand autotune, etc… Anyway, I find myself getting more out of the 50s far more than I initially expected. It's still music I find myself respecting rather than enjoying, and there haven't been many I'll be downloading for future listens I have to confess, but it has been a fascinating journey, and I'm surprised at how much music changed from 1952 to 1959.
Before I finish with the decade and move on to the swinging 60s, I decided it would be nice to (kind-of) repeat the task I set myself in December. Back then I listened to every Christmas number 1 in order, in one session, and decided on a best and worst for each decade, before coming up with an overall best and worst. That blog seemed to generate a lot of interest, so I thought I'd do the same with the 50s. I decided against listening to all 94 songs in one go, that seemed a little bit much, so I decided to take it a year at a time.
Where it all began. As Al Martino's Here in My Heart was the only number 1 of 1952, I've lumped it in with 1953. It's neither the best nor worst of what followed. In general, the record-buying public will still in thrall of string-laden love songs, often melancholy, overwrought ballads, with the emphasis on how well the singer could hold a note. Form over content. Not the kind of music that floats my boat, really. It was less than ten years since World War Two, and music fans still liked to wade through syrupy songs of missing loved ones abroad. In 1953's defence, though, at least it had a healthy amount of female singers topping the charts. Once rock'n'roll takes hold, they largely disappeared bar a few exceptions. There's some strange novelty songs in there that you wouldn't think of as chart-toppers – see (How Much is) That Doggie in the Window? and the un-PC She Wears Red Feathers. Frankie Laine dominated that year.
The Best:
Kay Starr – Comes A-Long A-Love: Only three tracks in and already there were elements of a rock'n'roll sound mixed in with jazz. This took me by surprise, and it was more than welcome. Kay Starr's strong vocal mixed with a breezy tune had a vital element missing from other songs that year – fun.
The Worst:
David Whitfield with Stanley Black & His Orchestra – Answer Me: This is the decade at its least appealing to me. It's so leaden and dreary. Whitfield's vocals are too affected and operatic. The Frankie Laine version was better, but not by much, as it's a pretty poor song anyway.
Generally more of the same, but of a higher standard. Doris Day, Frank Sinatra and even Vera Lynn all make appearances, but they're not their finest works. Rosemary Clooney's jolly old knees-up about death, This Ole House is one of the highlights. A couple of instrumentals make it big, one good (Winifred Atwell's Let's Have Another Party), one not so good (Eddie Calvert's Oh Mein Papa)
Johnnie Ray – Such a Night: Mr Emotion was probably the revelation of the decade for me. Previously I only knew him for his namecheck in Come On Eileen, and that Morrissey used to wear hearing aid in tribute to him. I referred to him as the 'prototype eccentric rock'n'roll star', and his three number 1s were all unique forerunners of the music that was to follow. This one in particular must have sounded pretty racy at the time, and contained the first hint of sex, one of pop's key ingredients.
The Stargazers with Syd Dean & His Orchestra – I See the Moon: This is genuinely offensive to my ears. At the time it was considered a comedy song. Praise be that comedy has moved on from 'funny' voices. It's the audio equivalent of Colin Hunt from The Fast Show. When I first heard this I said the Stargazers sounded pissed-up and tone deaf. Nothing has happened to change my mind. Six weeks at the top of the charts?!
The year of mambo, and Bill Haley. Perez 'Prez' Prado rules the roost when it comes to the former, with his version of Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White beating Eddie Calvert's safer cover. Rosemary Clooney's Mambo Italiano may not be the real deal but it's a fun spoof. Tony Bennett makes his one and only appearance to date, and Slim Whitman's haunting Rose Marie makes a big impact.
Bill Haley & His Comets – Rock Around the Clock: Tempting as it might be to go against the grain here and pick something less predictable, I can't. Yes it must be nigh-on impossible to hear this and imagine the impact the decade's best-seller made at the time, and it sounds safe now, but it's still catchy as hell, and for me, it's all about that guitar solo.
Jimmy Young with Bob Sharples & His Music – Unchained Melody: Another one of the most famous songs of all time, but this is nowhere near as good as the Righteous Brothers version. It's not even as good as Robson & Jerome's. The blame doesn't entirely lie with poor Jimmy Young, as the production is all over the place, but he really doesn't help matters, lurching from barely trying to bellowing within seconds.
Several strong singles this year, mainly Tennessee Ernie Ford's tough ode to the working man, Sixteen Tons, and Johnnie Ray's melancholic Christmas number 1, Just Walkin' in the Rain, featuring an unforgettable whistling refrain. Elvis has arrived, but the UK has to make do with Pat Boone at the top instead with I'll Be Home. Dean Martin makes his only appearance, and Doris Day returns with signature tune Whatever Will Be, Will Be.
The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon – Why Do Fools Fall in Love: The first doo-wop song to make it to the top, the Teenagers one and only big hit was so influential on later soul and funk bands, and still sounds good to this day. Such a shame the band, and particularly Lymon, fell apart so soon.
Anne Shelton with Wally Stott & His Orchestra – Lay Down Your Arms: Shudder. I disliked this song even more the second time around. I'm all for strong women, but Shelton needs to calm down a bit. Her poor lover must be terrified. I think I'd rather be at war than with Shelton.
The year skiffle hit the top of the charts. Lonnie Donegan's three number 1 songs left an indelible mark on music, even if it took some time for its impact to become apparent. 1957 is the strongest year for number 1s to date, and rock'n'roll is now dominant. Even the most old-fashioned song, Frankie Vaughan's The Garden of Eden, sounds good. Legends such as Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly make their first appearances, and the former's cultural impact becomes apparent, with Tommy Steele and Andy Williams impersonating him, to an occasionally embarrassing degree.
Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group – Cumberland Gap: I used to think skiffle was a rather laughably quaint genre played on cheap, silly instruments. It's only by listening to what came before Lonnie Donegan that I now understand and appreciate its true effect – to me it's now almost as important as punk. The hardest part of choosing the best of 57 was picking between this and Donegan's Gamblin' Man, with it's fiery ending, but Cumberland Gap came first and sounded like nothing I'd listened to up to that point.
Guy Mitchell with Jimmy Carroll – Rock-a-Billy: Cheeky chappie Mitchell's fourth and final chart-topper is mean-spirited and has the laziest chorus of any number 1 so far. A shame, as his previous single at the start of the year, Singing the Blues, proved he could actually be a dab hand at this new pop sound.
Elvis was really on form with his second number 1 – Jailhouse Rock narrowly misses out on my favourite of this year and could have easily won in another year. Burt Bacharach and Hal David made their mark with two concurrent number 1s for Michael Holliday and Perry Como. Connie Francis finally returned a female artist to the top with a versatile selection of solid tunes – her Stupid Cupid introduced Neil Sedaka to the charts. The Everley Brothers made an excellent debut with the year's highest seller, All I Have to Do is Dream, and Hoots Mon by Lord Rockingham's XI was the finest novelty number 1 of the decade.
Jerry Lee Lewis – Great Balls of Fire: Direct, simplistic, fun, horny and mad, this just edges past Jailhouse Rock for me and got 1958 off to a great start. As far removed from some of the dreary monotony of 1953 as it's possible to get in the same decade.
Vic Damone – On the Street Where You Live: I feel bad for doing this when Vic Damone has so recently passed away, but it really does stick out like a sore thumb from the rest of 1958's list. It sounds like it belongs in 1954. Sorry, Vic. RIP.
Buddy Holly's untimely death made It Doesn't Matter Anymore the first posthumous chart-topper, and was a big influence on Adam Faith's first number 1, What Do You Want?. Elvis was away in the army, and his singles output quality began to slip with A Fool Such as I/I Need Your Love Tonight. Rock'n'roll went all dreamy and teenage-orientated, with Jerry Keller's one-hit wonder Here Comes Summer and Bobby Darin's Dream Lover, before Darin used his success to take an interesting career change. Cliff Richard made his first of many appearances, with Living Doll the year's best-seller, and Shirley Bassey made her debut at number 1. The decade ended with Emile Ford and the Checkmates' solid What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For?.
Bobby Darin – Mack the Knife: A fascinating diversion from his previous number 1, Darin resisted scaring his young fans away with this swinging celebration of a serial killer, but Atlantic Records pushed for it anyway. It's likely the fans ignored the lyrics and chose to be swept away by his cool vocals and the power and punch of the backing band. Suddenly pop was taking a dark turn, if you listened closely enough. Much covered, but probably never bettered.
Russ Conway – Side Saddle: This one totally baffled me when I wrote my blog, and while I found it slightly better the second time around, I still can't quite believe this was such a success, but context is everything, I guess. Nonetheless, it's still the weakest number 1 of the year.
The Best 50s Number 1 Ever is…
Jerry Lee Lewis – Great Balls of Fire: Deciding on the best single proved to be much tougher than I first thought. It was very difficult to decide between this and Cumberland Gap, and Mack the Knife wasn't far behind, either. Both songs shook up the music world, but in different ways. The winner is so ensconced in popular culture, it's hard to imagine how it must have sounded as new, whereas I came in to Cumberland Gap completely fresh. If this decision was based on which single is most important, I'd have to award it to Cumberland Gap, as the influence of skiffle was so important on the following decade. It proved you didn't have to have the voice of an opera singer to be at number 1, you didn't have to have an orchestra backing you, and you didn't even have to play expensive instruments. You could just make an all-mighty racket.
However, as impressed as I was by it, in the end this decision should also be based on personal enjoyment, as well as influence, mass appeal, inventiveness… and Great Balls of Fire has all of these. And despite me knowing it so well, it still managed to sound new and exciting, even after all this time. Plus, as great as Cumberland Gap sounds compared to most of the competition, in a way I had heard it before with the very similar and better known Rock Island Line. So congratulations, Jerry Lee Lewis. Despite being one of pop music's first controversial figures, and therefore your brief period in the charts, you've managed to top Elvis and many other 50s legends, and Great Balls of Fire is one hell of a tune. You ripped up the rulebook when it came to the piano, and you showed the way pop was heading when it came to showmanship on the stage. And your best work was later used to sell cheese. But that's record companies for you.
The Worst 50s Number 1 Ever is…
The Stargazers with Syd Dean & His Orchestra – I See the Moon: No contest. Reviewing every number 1 of the 50s was at times trying, and I knew it would be, but nothing prepared me for this. Don't get me wrong, unlike many 'serious music' obsessives, there is a small place in my heart for comedy and novelty songs as genres, if they're done right. And as I said above, context is everything. But I See the Moon is genuinely painful to listen to. I don't get the joke, unless the joke is 'Listen to how awful we sound', in which case, the joke isn't funny. In a decade with so number 1s that would be unimaginable now, I See the Moon is beyond comprehension to my poor ears.
The Outro
While I'm keen to get onto the number 1s of the 60s, and I originally saw reviewing the 50s tracks as a necessary evil in order to make it to the next batch, I am sorry to see it go. I've learnt a lot, about the social history as well as the music of the time, and it's been a fascinating look at pop's baby steps. Next, the decade of the Beatles, the Stones, Swinging London, the return of Labour to government, psychedelia, colour TV, British pop dominating at home and abroad… I can't wait and I hope you can't too.
Blogs on every 50s number 1 are available to view via the Archive section.
41. Tennessee Ernie Ford with Orchestra conducted by Jack Fascinato – Sixteen Tons (1956)
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As 1956 began, it became apparent that the Prime Minister Anthony Eden had plunged in the polls, which seemed surprising following the Conservatives' solid victory in the election the previous year. Whether Labour had received a bounce off the back of electing their new leader, Hugh Gaitskell, remained to be seen. On 24 January, plans were announced for the building of thousands of new homes in the Barbican area of London, which had been devastated by Luftwaffe bombings in World War Two. In the charts, interest in Dickie Valentine's Christmas Alphabet understandably died down after the holidays, and the first new number one of the year was Rock Around the Clock, enjoying its second run at the top, before being usurped by a truly unique single.
Sixteen Tons had originally been written and recorded by country singer-songwriter Merle Travis back in 1946. Travis's songs often spoke of the hardships of workers in the US as he came from a mining family in Kentucky. His brother once wrote him a letter with the line 'You load sixteen tons and what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt'. His father was also fond of saying 'I can't afford to die. I owe my soul to the company store.'. Back then, miners were paid with credit vouchers that they could use to buy goods at the company store. Travis had the beginnings of a very catchy chorus . He came up with a song whose humour is as black as the dirt in the miners' fingernails, and Tennessee Ernie Ford was listening. Ten years later, his cover became his second UK number 1 single in less than a year.
Sixteen Tons is so much better than Give Me Your Word. His previous number 1 was a mediocre ballad that anyone could have recorded. It's hard to think who could perform Sixteen Tons as well as Ford. Featuring a sparse arrangement that features his deep, booming voice and finger-clicking to begin with, followed by a clarinet backing him up, Ford speaks not only for US workers, but any slave to the man. In the gloomy winter months of 1956, no doubt UK miners could find solace in such a song. Although the mining references root the song firmly in the past, anyone who finds themselves slaving away just to get by can identify. And it helps that it's as catchy as hell.
Selling millions upon millions, Sixteen Tons became Ford's signature song, and earned him his own TV show, which ran for five years. Unfortunately, he and his first wife Betty had alcohol problems, and while he managed during his career peak, by the 70s his love of whiskey was taking its toll. Betty died in 1989 but even this couldn't curtail his drinking. He died of liver failure on 17 October 1991 – 36 years to the day of the first release of Sixteen Tons. However, he left behind the definitive version of a song that truly resonates.
Written by: Merle Travis
Producer: Lee Gillette
Weeks at number 1: 2 (20 January-16 February)
Sex Pistols Singer John Lydon – 31 January
Actor Philip Franks – 2 January
New Order bassist Peter Hook – 13 February
Deaths:
Author AA Milne – 31 January
37. Jimmy Young with Bob Sharples & His Music – The Man from Laramie (1955)
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As well as the mambo craze of 1955, Britain was also in love with cowboys and country and western music. Slim Whitman had ruled the roost with Rose Marie for 11 weeks, and the first 'official' country song hit number one earlier that year – Tennessee Ernie Ford's Give Me your Word (although, as I said here, it's not really a country song, and you could argue that Frankie Laine's Hey Joe should earn that honour). That summer had seen the release of Western movie The Man from Laramie, starring James Stewart in the title role, as a stranger who causes ructions by working for the rival of a cattle baron. Lester Lee and Ned Washington had written the theme, and Al Martino (forever immortalised as the first UK number one artist with Here in My Heart) performed the US version. Martino only just scraped into the top 20 in the US, but Jimmy Young, riding high off his previous number 1 with Unchained Melody, became the first homegrown artist to have two consecutive number 1s.
Thankfully, Young pulls off The Man from Laramie, unlike his weird uneven Unchained Melody. It's a jolly, rickety old number, and I suppose it's kind of catchy, but I have no desire to ever hear it again. Basically, the Man is amazing and Young tells us all the ways in which this is true. His voice is better suited to this, but he's still bellowing, and the worst bit is the cringeworthy way he changes his voice to sing with a layer of smarm:
'He had a flair for ladies
Now the ladies loved his air of mystery'
Poor Jimmy Young. I am hard on him I suppose, but the fact he's so fondly remembered for his career as a DJ rather than his music suggests he was right to switch careers. He became a DJ that year on Housewive's Choice, but sensing the music climate was changing following Elvis's success, he decided to go full-time, working for Radio Luxembourg and the BBC. In 1967 he was one of the original band of DJs on the fledgling Radio 1. Considered too 'square' by some of the station's bosses, he proved them wrong and his morning show proved very popular. He switched to Radio 2 for the lunchtime show in 1973, and stayed with the station, becoming a national institution, loved for his charm and relaxed style. He was just as nice in person as on the air, by all accounts, and was mourned by millions when he died peacefully in his sleep in November 2016, aged 95.
Written by: Lester Lee & Ned Washington
Producer: Dick Rowe
Weeks at number 1: 4 (14 October-10 November)
Presenter Timmy Mallett – 18 October
Songwriter Harry Parr-Davies – 14 October
36. Slim Whitman – Rose Marie (1955)
October 5, 2017 April 7, 2018 / robbarker	/ 4 Comments
Remember how I said I seemed to have a problem with pop's longest-running number 1 singles? Well here's one now. Influential country-western singer, guitarist and yodeller Slim Whitman's Rose Marie, which enjoyed a massive 11-week-long reign in 1955. It stood as the longest-running continuous number 1 until 1991, when Bryan Adams overtook with 16 weeks at the top in 1991 with (Everything I Do) I Do It For You.
Born Otis Dewey Whitman Jr in Tampa, Florida, Slim grew up loving the country songs of Jimmie Rodgers. During World War Two he entertained fellow soldiers with his singing. He was so entertaining, his captain blocked a transfer to another ship. This was a massive stroke of luck as everybody on that ship was killed when it sank. He taught himself to play the guitar with his left hand, despite being right-handed, after losing a finger in an accident. This later had an effect on a young Paul McCartney, who was left-handed and decided to retune his guitar just as Whitman had. George Harrison was also taking note, and once said the first person he ever saw with a guitar was Whitman. The instrument was beginning to become fashionable, thanks in part to Slim. Elvis's future manager, 'Colonel' Tom Parker, had heard Whitman on the radio and took him under his wing, and his first single came out in 1948. A young Elvis Presley even supported him.
Whitman had become very popular by 1955, even more famous in the UK than the US. He avoided standard country fare about drinking and having no money, and became known for his more romantic material. His yodelling became his trademark, and it may sound surprising but even Michael Jackson listed him as one of his ten favourite vocal performers. Rose Marie had been released as a single in 1954. It was taken from the 1924 opera of the same name, with music by Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart, and the lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II. Eventually it toppled Alma Cogan's Dreamboat, and it reigned supreme from July to October.
When I say I have a problem with Rose Marie, I'm perhaps being harsh. It's not bad, especially by the standards of the time. At first I was baffled by its success. As I explained when reviewing Tennessee Ernie Ford's Give Me Your Word, I'm not a country fan. I found myself more amused by Whitman's voice than anything. I'm not averse to a bit of yodelling either (see Focus or Mr Trololo), but I just could not see the appeal. Unlike most of the other songs so far though, I went back to it a few times, and it has grown on me. Lew Chudd's production is effectively haunting, and the lyrics pack more depth into them than the usual hits of the time (of course, it was written 30 years earlier, so that explains that). It's a love song, but Whitman is powerless against his emotions:
'Oh Rose Marie, I love you
I´m always dreaming of you
No matter what I do, I can't forget you
Sometimes I wish that I never met you'
Nonetheless, Whitman has given up. He belongs to her now.
'Of all the queens that ever lived, I choose you
To rule me, my Rose Marie'
So, yes, fair play to Whitman. But… 11 weeks at number 1? A world record for 36 years? Really? Having said that, when you've the likes of Jimmy Young as your competition, perhaps it's understandable (sorry Jimmy). Whitman enjoyed success for the rest of his long life, with peaks and troughs, but always remembered fondly. He died surrounded by his family in 2013 at the age of 90.
There were a few noteworthy events in Britain during the 11-week-run of Rose Marie. The Guinness Book of Records was first published on 27 August. On 4 September, BBC newsreaders were seen on television reading reports for the first time. The two in question were Richard Baker and Kenneth Kendall, who became celebrities themselves in time. Ten days later, Airfix produced their first scale model aircraft kit. 22 September saw the start of ITV, in London only. The first advert shown is for Gibbs' SR toothpaste. And most important of all, on 26 September, Clarence Birdseye started selling fish fingers in the UK. Mind-blowing.
Written by: Rudolf Friml, Herbert Stothart, Otto Harbach & Oscar Hammerstein II
Producer: Lew Chudd
Weeks at number 1: 11 (29 July-13 October)
Actress Gillian Taylforth – 14 August
The Jam bassist Bruce Foxton – 1 September
Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones – 3 September
Children's television presenter Janet Ellis – 16 September
Actor David Haig – 20 September
Human League singer Phil Oakey – 2 October
Athlete Steve Ovett – 9 October
Politician Leo Amery – 16 September
30. Tennessee Ernie Ford with Orchestra conducted by Billy May – Give Me Your Word (1955)
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On 30 November 1954, Winston Churchill became the first, and to date, only UK Prime Minister to still be in the job at 80 years old. However, ill health was taking its toll. He had suffered two strokes and was aware he was slowing down physically and mentally. On 5 April 1955, he announced his retirement. Another sign that the country was moving on from World War Two. The following day, his deputy for 15 years, Anthony Eden, became the Prime Minister. Highly regarded as a man of peace, world events would soon tarnish his reputation and have a lasting impact on his legacy.
Meanwhile, in the UK top 20, a very dull song had been holding on to the top spot for some time. Give Me Your Word, by Tennessee Ernie Ford, became number 1 on 11 March. It was written by bandleader George Wyle and lyricist Irving Taylor. It is considered the first country song to top the charts, although it isn't really. All the ingredients of 1950s romantic, overwrought ballads are present and correct. The only thing remotely 'country' about it is the drawl of Tennessee Ernie Ford.
Ford had added 'Tennessee' to his name when he became a radio disc jockey during the 1940s, and taken on the character of a wild, crazy hillbilly. Soon he was releasing singles, and doing very well. The Shotgun Boogie was fast-paced boogie-woogie. He also recorded slower-paced duets with the likes of jazz singer Kay Starr, who had been number 1 in 1953 with Comes A-Long A-Love.
How did Give Me Your Word achieve the same feat? Let alone, for seven weeks? This is a mystery, lost in the midsts of time. I'm not much of a country fan, so I may be biased, but like I said above, this isn't much of a country song. It had been a B-side originally, to River of No Return in 1954. That's where by rights it should have stayed. It's no How Soon Is Now? by the Smiths, for example, where the sheer brilliance of the tune demands it to be promoted from the flip side. To be fair to Ford, he made up for this bland, soppy rubbish when Sixteen Tons became his second number 1 in January 1956.
Written by: George Wyle & Irving Taylor
Weeks at number 1: 7 (11 March-29 April) *BEST-SELLING SINGLE OF THE YEAR*
Poet John Burnside – 19 March
DJ Janice Long – 5 April
Bacteriologist Sir Alexander Fleming – 11 March

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The Great Big Thread of Jokes
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Token Left Leaning Idealist Libertarian
E. Pluribus Unum.
Re: The Great Big Thread of Jokes
I thought it was going to be " Ikea's expanding their business model."
aikorob
I would like to share a personal experience with my friends about drinking
and driving. This might save you the cost and embarrassment of being
arrested for DUI.
As you know, people have been known to have unexpected brushes with the
authorities from time to time, often on the way home after a "social
session" with family or friends. Well, this year, it happened to me. I was
out for the evening to a party and had more than several margaritas coupled
with a bottle of rather nice red wine. It was held at a great Mexican
restaurant.
Although relaxed, I still had the common sense to know I was slightly over
the limit. That's when I did something I've never done before...I took a
taxi home. On the way home there was a police roadblock, but since it was a
taxi they waved it past and I arrived home safely without incident. These
roadblocks can be anywhere and I realized how lucky I was to have chosen to
take a taxi. This was a real surprise to me, because I had never driven a
taxi before. I don't even know where I got it, and now that it's in my
garage I don't know what to do with it.
So, anyway, if you want to borrow it give me a call.
From The Codex Kalachnikova: "He who would have you surrender your arms does so because he wishes to do something you could prevent by their usage."
« Reply #1277 on: August 13, 2017, 07:02:14 pm »
I wonder if my insurance covers this medication?
« Last Edit: August 13, 2017, 08:15:26 pm by aikorob »
My wife and I went to the auction mart at Tralee the other week and one of the first exhibits we stopped at was the breeding bulls. We went up to the first pen and there was a sign attached that said,
'THIS BULL MATED 50 TIMES LAST YEAR'
My wife playfully nudged me in the ribs ......smiled and said, 'He mated 50 times last year, that's almost once a week.'
We walked to the second pen which had a sign attached that said,
''THIS BULL MATED 150 TIMES LAST YEAR'
My wife gave me a healthy jab and said, 'WOW~~That's more than twice a week ! ...........You could learn a lot from him.'
We walked to the third pen and it had a sign attached that said, in capital letters,
'THIS BULL MATED 365 TIMES LAST YEAR
'My wife was so excited that her elbow nearly broke my ribs, and said,
'That's once a day ..You could REALLY learn something from this one.'
I looked at her and said,
'Go over and ask him if every time was with the same old cow.'
My condition has been upgraded from critical to stable and I should eventually make a full recovery.
First Shirt
Retired zoomie intel geek
The old "That's when the fight started" , right?
The wife came into the den, and asked me what was on TV. I said "Dust." That's when the fight started.
For our anniversary, she said "Take me someplace I've never been." So I took her to the kitchen. TWTFS.
For her birthday, she said she wanted something shiny, that could go from 0 to 200 in 4 seconds. So I bought her a scale. TWTFS.
The other day, on my way to work, I rear-ended another car. The other driver got out, and he was a dwarf! He came stomping back, and said "I am NOT happy!" I said "Well, which one are you, then?" TWTFS.
"Stand your ground! Don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here!" Capt. John Parker
An Irishman walks into his house with a sheep on a leash. He says "This is the pig I sleep with when you have a headache."
His wife says "You're an idiot, that's not a pig, that's a sheep!"
He says "I was talking to the sheep."
Quote from: First Shirt on September 20, 2017, 10:11:05 am
And TWTFS
A team of archaeologists were working in Jerusalem when they found a slab of rock with five figures carved on it. In order the figures were:
1) A Woman. 2) A Donkey. 3) A Shovel. 4) A Fish. 5) A Star of David.
After months of studying the rock and figures on it, the leader took the rock and went on a lecture tour. He said the carvings were several thousands of years old but even so they revealed a lot about the people of that time.
1) The woman being placed first in the line of figures indicated that women were held in very high esteem. It was most likely a family oriented culture.
2) The donkey indicated they had domesticated animals. They probably used the donkey to till the fields.
3) The shovel shows they were highly intelligent as they knew how to make tools.
4) The fish shows they knew how to augment the crops they raised by also reaping from the sea.
5) The Star of David of course indicates they were a very religious group of people.
A little old man in the front row finally got the attention of the speaker. When acknowledged he said "I'm sorry to harm your conclusions, but you were reading it left to right. In Hebrew we read from right to left. That way it reads:
"Holy mackerel dig the ass on that woman!"
Raptor's made me laugh .
Quote from: MTK20 on September 20, 2017, 05:18:00 pm
In a similar vein;
A wealthy woman once commissioned a mural to be painted in her lavish mansion. She gave the artist free rein, telling him that she wanted him to paint something that depicted a great man's thoughts at a particular moment in history.
Several months went by, and finally, he told her it was ready. She scheduled a gala event for the great unveiling, and with all her friends there, the artist dropped the canvas that covered his great work.
It showed a fish with a halo, and a group of Native Americans in various positions of sexual activity.
The lady was furious! "I asked for a great man's thoughts at a particular moment in history, and you give me this? What is this garbage?"
He calmly replied, "It was General Custer's last thought: Holy Mackeral, Look at all them f**kin' Indians!"
Mrs. c even cracked up at that one.
Lol I like those last two.
I perused my jokes and only found a couple suitable for this forum
What do you get when you insert human DNA into a goat?
Banned from the petting zoo.
Quote from: First Shirt on September 20, 2017, 06:28:54 pm
Quote from: Grant on September 20, 2017, 06:50:07 pm
I wouldn't take you as being the 'dirty joke' type, Grant .
That, or a leadership position in the taliban.
I told this one to the plant manager. Before I started, I said "You aren't Catholic, are you?" He said "Yes, I am!" I said, "Good, then I won't have to explain it to you."
A young man goes to confession, and says "Bless me Father, for I have sinned. Since my last confession, I've had intimate relations with a young lady."
The priest asks "Was is Alice Goblonski?"
The young man replies, "No, Father!"
"Was it Jennifer Murphy?"
"No, Father!"
"Was it Angela Donotelli?"
Finally, the priest says "Well, say 10 Our Fathers, and 10 Hail Marys. Go, and sin no more."
As the young man comes out of the church after his penance, he's met by a friend, who asks "Well, what did you get?"
The young man replied, "I got 10 Our Fathers, 10 Hail Marys, and three really good leads!"
I approve!
One more religious joke, then I'm going to quit before Father Donnelly kicks my butt!
And old man, at least 80 and leaning on a cane goes into St. Bernadette's, goes into the confessional, and says "Bless me Father, for I have sinned."
The priest says "How have you sinned, my son?"
The old man says "There's a young lady down the street, she's 28, she's gorgeous, and we get together two or three times a week, and make mad, passionate love for hours! We've been doing this for a couple of months, and it just keeps getting better!"
Concerned, the priest asks "Well, how long has it been since your last confession?"
The old man replies "I've never been to confession, Father. I'm not Catholic."
The priest, outraged, says "If you aren't Catholic, why are you telling me this?"
The old man laughs, and says "Are you kidding, Father? I'm telling EVERYBODY this!"
My ex-Catholic mother told me that one, only the confessor was an altar boy, the punishment was three Hail Mary's and being barred from performing his duties for the next four weeks, and the punchline was "A month off and three great leads!"
Ya gotta be Catholic to come up with the good Catholic jokes. Just like you've got to be Polish to know all the good Polish jokes. Or Irish, etc.
In the same way Catholics come up with catholic jokes, Polish for Pollock jokes,etc. I (being 1/8th jew) have horrific jew jokes as my specialty. Any of you other holes tell them you're being racist
That said I still am unsure if I can post them here.....
I'll start out with a better one:
Q: You always heard there's safety in numbers?
A: Tell that to Six Million Jews.
FWIW I ran these by my wife and she said I needed to post a disclaimer that she thought ALL of them were terrible and vetoed like two dozen. Her vote was for this clean one:
Q: Why did Moses and the Jews wander 40 years in the desert?
A: Someone dropped a quarter.
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Science coverage of climate change can change minds – briefly
By Isabel 21/07/2022 Climate change, News
Science reporting on climate change does lead Americans to adopt more accurate beliefs and support government action on the issue – but these gains are fragile, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that these accurate beliefs fade quickly and can erode when people are exposed to coverage skeptical of climate change.
"It is not the case that the American public does not respond to scientifically informed reporting when they are exposed to it," said Thomas Wood, associate professor of political science at The Ohio State University.
"But even factually accurate science reporting recedes from people's frame of reference very quickly."
The study was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Wood conducted the study with Brendan Nyhan of Dartmouth College and Ethan Porter of George Washington University.
Results showed that accurate science reporting didn't persuade only Democrats – Republicans and people who initially rejected human-caused climate change also had their opinions shifted by reading accurate articles.
The study involved 2,898 online participants who participated in four waves of the experiment during the fall of 2020.
In the first wave, they all read authentic articles in the popular media that provided information reflecting the scientific consensus on climate change.
In the second and third waves of the experiment, they read either another scientific article, an opinion article that was skeptical of climate science, an article that discussed the partisan debate over climate change, or an article on an unrelated subject.
In the fourth wave, the participants simply were asked their beliefs about the science of climate change and their policy attitudes.
To rate participants' scientific understanding, the researchers asked after each wave if they believed (correctly) that climate change is happening and has a human cause. To measure their attitudes, researchers asked participants if they favored government action on climate change and if they favored renewable energy.
Wood said it was significant that accurate reporting had positive effects on all groups, including Republicans and those who originally rejected climate change. But it was even more encouraging that it affected attitudes.
"Not only did science reporting change people's factual understanding, it also moved their political preferences," he said.
"It made them think that climate change was a pressing government concern that government should do more about."
But the positive effects on people's beliefs were short-lived, results showed. These effects largely disappeared in later waves of the study.
In addition, opinion stories that were skeptical of the scientific consensus on climate change reversed the accuracy gains generated by science coverage.
Articles featuring partisan conflict had no measurable effects on people's beliefs and attitudes.
Overall, the results suggest that the media play a key role in Americans' beliefs and attitudes about scientific issues like climate change.
"It was striking to us how amenable the subjects in our study were to what they read about climate change in our study. But what they learned faded very quickly," Wood said.
The results of the study conflict with the media imperative to only report on what is new.
"What we found suggests that people need to hear the same accurate messages about climate change again and again. If they only hear it once, it recedes very quickly," Wood said.
"The news media isn't designed to act that way."
This research is supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
Read the paper: PNAS
Article source: The Ohio State University
Author: Jeff Grabmeier
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Міхіель де Рюйтер ( на прізвисько «Дідусь»; 24 березня 1607 — 29 квітня 1676;) — видатний голландський адмірал, герцог.

Життєпис

Молоді роки
Народився у м. Флісінген (Зеландія, Нідерланди) у бідній родині Адріана Мікельзуна та Агди Янсдотер. Пізніше взяв собі прізвище Рюйтер. Місце народження обумовило й напрямок діяльності. Зеландія — це здебільшого острова, її мешканці займалися рибальства, каперством. У 1618 році Рюйтер стає юнгою на кораблі. Наполегливість, хист до морської справи дозволили йому отримати авторитет й незабаром стати шкіпером. Проте, Рюйтер мав дуже слабку шкільну освіту. У 1635 році стає капітаном корабля. В цей час він служить на торговельному флоті, наполегливо навчається, розширює свої знання у морській справі. У 1630—1636 рр. взяв участь в експедиціях Яна Майєна.

У 1637—1641 роках займався рейдерством біля Дюнкерка, захищає торговельні флотилії Нідерландів проти каперів. У 1641 році стає контр-адміралом. В цього ж році Рюйтер взяв участь у війні з Іспанією. Восени Рюйтер брав участь у поході голландського флоту на чолі із адміралом Гізельсом, метою якого було захопити Срібний флот Іспанії, що повертався з Америки. 3 листопада 1642 року відбувся вирішальний бій при Сен-Вісенті. Саме завдяки діям Рюйтера голландський флот було врятовано.

Після цього Рюйтер у 1642—1650 роках успішно діє проти піратів із Марокко, водить торговельні кораблі до Африки, зокрема у Гвінейську затоку.

Перша англо-голландська війна
З початком війни у 1652 році Рюйтера призивають на службу. Брав участь в усіх битвах цієї війни під орудою голландського адмірала Мартіна Тромпа та Вітте де Вітта — при Кентіш-нок (8 жовтня 1652 року), банки Оутер Габбард (15 червня 1653 року), Шевінгені (8-10 серпня). При цьому виявив неабиякий хист до військово-морської справи, завжди був дуже активним у бою. Єдиним самостійним боєм, який вів Рюйтер, була битва 26 серпня 1652 року при Плімуті. Маючи 26 кораблів Рюйтер напав на англійського адмірала Г.Ейск'ю, який мав 40 кораблів, й розбив його. 2 березня 1654 року стає віце-адміралом.

Дії до 1665 року
Після закінчення війни з Англією брав участь у поході проти Варварійського берегу, зокрема у блокаді піратської республіки Сале (1655—1656).

Взяв участь у дансько-шведській війні 1658—1660 років. Він був старшим флагманом у голландському флоті на чолі із Вассенаером ван Обдамом. Голландській флот було спрямовано на допомогу Данії проти шведського короля Карла X. У 1659 році голландці завдали поразку шведському флоту біля Ангольта. Після повернення ван Обдама до Нідерландів керувати голландською ескадрою став Михайло Рюйтер. Він зміг розбити шведські частини на о. Фюнен, захопивши Кієртемюнде. 25 листопада розбив шведського генерала Зальубаха й захопив фортецю Ніборг. Після цього діяв біля Копенгагена, захищаючи місто з моря.

Після закінчення дансько-шведської війни у 1660 році Рюйтер повернувся до Нідерландів. У 1661—1665 році він діяв на чолі ескадри у Середземному морі

Друга англо-голландська війна
Коли розпочалася нова війна з Англією Рюйтер перебував у Середземному морі. Тут він отримав наказ провести купецькі судна до Голландії. Михайло де Рюйтер зумів обдурити англійський флот, обігнути Шотландію й прибути до Бергена (Норвегія). Тут він залишив торговельний караван, а сам з військовими кораблями попрямував до Нідерландів й 6 серпня прибув до міста Емс. 18 серпня Рюйтер став на чолі флоту, який перед сим зазнав поразки при Лоустофті. Адмірал зумів провести торговельні судна від норвезьких берегів до Голландії.

У боротьбі з Англією Рюйтер обрав вичикувальну тактику. Маючи значно слабкіший флот він не дозволяв себе атакувати у незручний момент. Водночас планував раптово завдати удару по супротивнику. Так Рюйтер блокував річку Темзу від Гарвича до Доунса. Проте внаслідок хвороби серед команд кораблів повернувся до Голландії.

11-14 червня 1666 року відбувся бій у протоці Ла-Манш між Рюйтером та англійськими адміралами Монком та принцом Рупертом. В перший день співвідношення кораблів було 84 голландських проти 58 англійських, на четвертий день битви співвідношення було 64 голландських кораблі проти 60 англійських. При цьому англійський флот значно переважав флот Рюйтера за кількістю та потужністю гармат. Але Рюйтеру вдалося завдати поразки англійцями, які втратили 20 суден, 5000 вбитих та 3000 полонених, втрати Рюйтера були — 6 кораблів, 2500 вбитих.

4 серпня 1666 року при північному Фореленді відбулася нова битва між флотом Рюйтера та Монка й Руперта. У вирішальний момент більшість голландського флоту втекло. Рюйтер з 20 кораблями був вимушений не дати розбити голландський флот. У англійців було 90 кораблів. бій тривав до 5 серпня. Рюйтер втратив 2 корабля та 1000 моряків, англійці — 1 корабель та 300 осіб. Попри це вже 5 вересня цього ж року Рюйтер вийшов у море з 80 кораблями.

Деякий час Михайло де Рюйтер знаходився біля голландських берегів, очікуючи гарної нагоди для атаки. Скориставшись тим, що флот Англії внаслідок помилок керівництва виявився розпорошеним Рюйтер раптово підійшов до англійських берегів й піднявся Темзою 17 червня 1667 року з 84 судами. Він захопив фортецю Ширнес та піднявся до Чатама, винищуючи запаси, арсенали. кораблі. Це викликало неабияку паніку у Лондоні. після цього вмілими діями Рюйтер продовжував блокувати Темзу до Грейвсенда.

Саме успішні дії Михайло де Рюйтера стали причиною вигідного договору для Нідерландів, який незабаром було укладено з Англією.

Після закінчення війни Рюйтер знову повернувся у комерційний флот, де перебував до початку нової війни з Англією у 1672 році. Перед цим у 1671 році він став адміралом.

Третя англо-голландська війна
У 1671 році Нідерланди стикнулися із складною ситуацією — проти неї утворилася могутня коаліція Англії, Франції, Мюнстера, Кельна. Рюйтер разом з керівником Нідерландів Яном де Віттом почали готувати флот для боротьби. В розпал цих подій відбувся заколот у республіці — владу на себе перебрав Вільгельм Оранський, а де Вітт загинув. Спочатку до Рюйтера ставилися вороже, з огляду на його товариські стосунки з Яном де Віттом. Проте у 1672 році Михайло Рюйтер очолив голландський флот. Вже 7 червня 1672 року він здобув блискучу перемогу над англійським флотом на чолі із принцом Йоркським. Рюйтер мав 61 корабель з 4500 гармат й 2100 вояків, принц Йоркський мав 61 корабель з 5100 гарматами й 33 тисячі вояків. Внаслідок успішних дій голландці втратили 2 корабля й 2000 осіб, Англія втратила 4 корабля та 2500 осіб. Значення цієї перемоги було велике — Рюйтер не дозволив здійснити великий десант на голландське узбережжя.

Після цього Рюйтер на чолі флоту перебував у безпеці на рейдах Шуневельда та Геде. Водночас допоміг прийти великому конвою з Ост-Індії.

Дії було продовжено у 1673 році. Спочатку Рюйтер знову намагався блокувати гирло Темзи, але вже 10 травня вимушений був повернутися до Голландії. 7 червня при Шуневельді англійський флот атакував голландців. Очолював англійців принц Руперт, який мав 90 кораблів, у Рюйтера було 78 кораблів (проте значно слабкіші). Відбувся запеклий бій, але англійці не зуміли розбити флот Нідерландів. Рюйтер не здобув вирішальної перемоги. разом з тим втрати англійців серед команд кораблів були значними (близько 1000 осіб). Й цього разу голландський адмірал не дозволив здійснити десант супротивника.

Після цих подій сторони готувалися до вирішальної битви. Вона відбулася 21 серпня 1673 року при о. Тексель. Англо-французький флот мав 95 кораблів, у Рюйтера було 70. У жорстокій битві Рюйтер здобув остаточну перемогу. Завдяки цього голландці здобули панування на морі. Англійці вже не намагалися атакувати голландський флот або здійснювати десант. Незабаром з Англією було укладено мирний договір. В цього ж році Михайло де Рюйтер отримав найвище звання — лейтенант-генерал-адмірала Голландії та Західної Фрісландії.

Війна з Францією
Разом з тим тривала війна з Францією. 24 травня 1674 року з 66 кораблями Рюйтер здійснив експедицію у Вест-Індію. На мету було захоплення о. Мартиніки. Цього разу похід виявився невдалим — забракло військових сил для захоплення французької фортеці Фор-де-Франс, почалися хвороби серед команди. Внаслідок цього Рюйтер повернувся до Нідерландів.

В цей час Іспанія запропонувала об'єднати зусилля проти Франції. Голландцям було обіцяно утримувати за іспанський кошт голландську ескадру для боротьби з французами. Керівництвом Нідерландів було вирішено спрямувати на поміч Іспанії ескадру з 18 кораблів на чолі із Рюйтером. останній намагався довести, що з такими силами йому буде важко протидіяти французькому флоту, але його звинуватили у боягузості. Михайло Рюйтер рушив у Середземне море — у вересні 1675 року він прибув до Кадіса, а вже у грудні був біля Сицилії, де з'єднався з іспанським флотом з 24 кораблів. Головним завданням Рюйтера стало не дозволити французам здійснити переправу військ на Сицилію. 8 січня 1676 року відбулася битва між Рюйтером та Дюкеном, який очолював французьку ескадру. Бій був біля о. Стромболі. Голландці втрати близько 80 осіб, французи — більш ніж 400. Проте Рюйтер не зумів розбити французів й завадити переправити війська на Сицилію. В першу чергу це було пов'язано з діями керівництва іспанського флоту, яке не зовсім підкорялася наказам Рюйтера й не дотримувалося плана на битву. Разом з тим Іспанія оцінила це як успіх. Рюйтеру надали звання герцога та щорічну пенсію у 2000 гульденів.

22 квітня 1676 року відбулася нова битва при Агості. Рюйтер рішуче атакував супротивника, але не був підтриманий іспанцями. У розпалі бою був смертельно поранений і 29 квітня помер у Сіракузах.

Похований у Амстердамі.

Характеристика Рюйтера
Був видатним організатором та новатором у військово-морській справі. Саме йому Нідерланди завдячують створенням регулярного військово-морського флоту.

Основні правила:
 правильно оцінити ворога;
 спільність дій усіх сил;
 зібрати свої сили проти тієї частини супротивника, яка найменше чекає атаки й не має можливість отримати допомогу;
 шукати кінцевої перемоги у ближньому бою.

Він багато уваги приділяв морській розвідці. Були створені спеціальні команди, зі складу флоту виділялися швидкі кораблі для здійснення розвідувальної діяльності.

Вважав необхідним правильно тактично оцінювати момент й діяти відповідно до нього, не зв'язувати себе загальноприйнятними правилами. Водночас суворими заходами зміцнював дисципліну на флоту. При цьому досить гуманно та по-людськи ставився як до офіцерів, так і до моряків. Мав у них велику любов та шану.

Першим поділив голландський флот на авангард, ар'єргард і центр. Використовував уступи в бік супротивника. Наказував чітко триматися цим частинам разом, не створюючи великих інтервалів. Значну увагу приділяв вишколу своїх команд. У мирний час проводив не тільки теоретичні навчання, а й здійснював практичне маневрування. Крім того, розуміючи слабкість голландських кораблів він особливу увагу приділяв підготовці моряків з гарматної стрільби.

Дуже добре розумів психологію моряків й використовував її для одержання перемоги. Так під час війн з Англією він розміщав на кожному з кораблів деякі групи моряків, що перебували колись у полоні в Англії. Їх розповіді про жорстоке ставлення англійців до полонених спричиняло бажання усієї команди корабля битися до останнього, щоб не потрапити у полон. Водночас він гарно поводився з полоненими англійцями, тому під час боїв з Рюйтером англійські моряки не боялися голландського полону.

Першим став приділяти увагу санітарному стану команд, питанням гігієни. Для цього на кожному кораблі організував спеціальні служби.

Був гуманною людиною. Під час боїв біля англійського узбережжя забороняв завдавати шкоду цивільним громадянам.

Родина
Перша дружина — Майке Велдерс

Діти:
 донька (1631)

Друга дружина — Нетли Енгелс, донька бюргера

Діти:
 Адріен (1637-д\н)
 Нетли (1639-д/н)
 Аелкен (1642-д\н)
 Енгел (1649—1683), майбутній віце-адмірал

Третя дружина — Ганна ван Гельдер.

Див. також
 12150 Де Ройтер — астероїд, який названо на його честь.

Посилання

Джерела
 R. Prud'homme van Reine, Rechterhand van Nederland. Biografie van Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, (Amsterdam 1996)

Персоналії за алфавітом
Адмірали Нідерландів
Люди, на честь яких названо астероїд
Люди на банкнотах
Військово-морська історія
Загинули в бою
Герцоги
Золота доба Голландії

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Art & Design > Software > A Designer's Intro To Html And Css > Introduction To Html And Css
A Designer's Intro to HTML and CSS
Lesson 1 of 6
Introduction to HTML and CSS
Chris Converse
Software > A Designer's Intro To Html And Css > Introduction To Html And Css
1. Introduction to HTML and CSS
1 Introduction to HTML and CSS 06:50 2 Beginning the Project: Adding and Formatting the Content 34:30 3 Creating CSS Rules for Text Styles 24:43 4 Creating CSS Rules for Layout and Images 23:59 5 Creating Display Properties for Links 13:46 6 Introduction to CSS Media Queries and Java Script 10:10
HTML and CSS really is a way that we structure content and style and create layouts and we do all of that currently with design software and so I wanna draw some of the correlations here and explain how that works and how we can start to create some of our layouts and so the reason we wanna use HTML is because this is everywhere and it is the universal format, HTML is used in everything from websites to emails, it's used in EPUBS, your smart refrigerator is using HTML to show you content on the screen, it is just absolutely everywhere and so it's becoming more and more important as designers for us to be able to take our designs and create those layouts and again, so I wanted to draw the correlation to design software, so with HTML and CSS, HTML is responsible for the design and content and CSS does the style and structure, so in typical design software now, we are used to having things like a graphic frame and we put our content inside, in standard design tools, again like InDesign, w...
e do all that at once, we draw our text frames, we put in our text, we pick a font, we position it somewhere, we apply a color, so we're really doing content and structure, layout and style all at the same time, well, HTML does that, the structure of HTML is the same, the difference is we sort of separate those two disciplines, HTML is responsible for the structuring of the content and the content itself, CSS is responsible for styling that content and adjusting the layout and so if we take a look at what this sort of workflow looks like, we end up with HTML and CSS, the CSS informing elements of the HTML, so to get our final design over here on the right, we have our CSS, which is informing sort of the style and layout of the individual HTML elements and so again, I just wanna try to draw that correlation, so that as we're doing this, you can sort of visualize what's happening. One of the other core differences with HTML and CSS versus using tools like InDesign or Photoshop or even like After Effects is the final deliverable is the HTML and CSS file you're working on, if you're doing a design in InDesign for example, most likely, you're not giving that InDesign file away, that's not the final, producible file, that gets distributed out to the world, you export that out to PDF, you have it printed and it's the print pieces that are distributed, in the case of HTML and CSS, those are the files that get distributed, those are the ones that go out to the world and because of that and because there's so many ways to strategize your HTML and write your CSS, we haven't seen a lot of visual tools, that have been really successful in making this a completely WYSIWYG environment, so unlike InDesign, where we do it all at once, HTML and CSS separates those and we're seeing that we have to be able to understand how this works, in order to be able to send that out. Now having said that, we don't have to learn the entire HTML library or the entire CSS library, there are just a handful of tags, that you would need to learn for HTML to structure content and just a handful of elements, that you would need to develop the structure and so these items here, a lot of these came to us when HTML five hit the scene about six years ago and we got things like a header tag, an article, an aside, a figure and so these really start to help us strategize how we're gonna put our HTML together and then again, just like HTML, with CSS, we don't have to learn the entire library of possible properties, these are the things we're gonna use most for style and these look exactly like things you might see in a design application, things like letter-spacing and the font-size and the alignment of text and then similarly for CSS, we have a bunch of properties, that we use for the layout, things like width and height, whether we're positioning items or using floats of flex, and again, so these things all come together to give us the ability to create those individual layouts. Now HTML and CSS aren't their own file types, they're simply text files and so we need to edit these with text editors, so we're not gonna use a word processor like Microsoft Word, for example, we need to use a text editor, which will just edit the text of that document, so here's a lot of popular text editors, some of these are commercial and some are free, Aptana Studio, listed here at the bottom, is a complete development environment, it's completely free and it's available on the Mac and Windows platform, if you are a Creative Cloud subscriber with Adobe, you can get Dreamweaver, the 2017 version of Dreamweaver actually got a brand new code editor in it and it's got a lot of visual tools inside, so it's actually pretty powerful and Adobe's done a lot of work on that. For today, I'm gonna be using Coda two on the Mac, which is on the left-hand side here, but again, any text editor will work and text editors will give us little hints as we're typing, so we'll see things like tags come up, attributes come up, CSS properties, so as we start to type, these tools will give us little windows that'll pop up and you'll see this when we start to help you code, so as you get used to these tools, you can start to type in your content really quickly and so in addition to a text editor, of course you're gonna need a web browser, all of the most recent web browsers are HTML five compliant and so HTML browsers have been around for about five or six years, when HTML five came out and then finally if you wanna see how your design's gonna look on a mobile device, it's one thing to resize the browser, which we'll be doing today, but you also wanna take a look at this on your device, you wanna see how the compression of the images looks, you wanna see how the type looks with the different CSS styles that you pick, there's no substitute for actually looking at this on a device, so when you're working on websites, if you have a device to look at this on, that's really gonna help, that is optional though, it's also optional to have access to a web server, this is just so that you can take these files and upload them somewhere and you can have anybody in the world log into your site and check it out, but again, this is just optional, we don't actually have to have this. On the bonus material, that's part of the course, we'll include the project files, that will include all of the starter files, so we have an HTML and CSS file to start, they're mostly blank, but they're properly formatted with some of the sort of mundane text you don't wanna type every time, there's a content folder and then finally there's a final project, so the layout we're gonna be building here is also included in the project files.
Learn to take more control over your web designs by learning a few core concepts in HTML and CSS. With a handful of HTML tags, and some basic CSS properties, you'll be able to share styles with web developers, and insure the integrity of your design's translation to the browser.
And the best part is, you already know the basics! Think of HTML as "content and structure" (think pages, graphic/text boxes, text), and CSS as "style and layout" (think paragraph, character, and object styles). What's more, we'll learn to gather CSS properties directly from Adobe Photoshop or Bohemian Sketch, and apply them directly to our own CSS file.
What is HTML and CSS, exactly?
Basic HTML tags and how to write them
Choosing a text editor for HTML and CSS
Where can I put my CSS rules?
Using graphics with HTML using CSS
Gathering CSS properties from Adobe Photoshop and Bohemian Sketch
What role does JavaScript plays with HTML and CSS
Software Used: Panic Coda 2017
Chris has over 25 years of experience in graphic design, interactive and animated media, with a unique focus on both design and development.<br>
BolesMA
Awesome. So simple and very informative if you are slightly aware of HTML and CSS but aren't sure about using them to construct a page. If you have been relying on templates to build your site and dabbled with a little code to improve them....this class will take you much further. If you've relied on templates and have been frustrated by the limitations of them then this class will help you being to understand how web pages actually work. If you're wanting to take more control over your pages then this is the class to start with! Can't wait to to take his other classes. Super easy to follow and very informative!
Lu Gerard
I am completely new to web design and this video has been a great purchase. I now understand the basics very clearly. I am also happy with the way Chris talks and explains, as I am not an English native speaker and sometimes class contents might not be difficult but the speaker is. Definitely not the case. I used the subtitles and watched each video a couple of times. Highly recommend it for beginners like me!
AnissaT
I appreciated Chris' direct approach and simple explanations. I've been developing and teaching website development for 20+ years, and enjoyed his pacing and resources. This was a solid, straight-forward introduction for new designers.


Bryn's Story "I Am Beautiful"
I have done a lot with my life already at the age of age 21. I have traveled to 23 countries and have raised over $90,000 dollars for various causes. I graduated at age 17 with my International Baccalaureate diploma and took a gap year during which I lived in Tanzania and Honduras, getting my Divemaster and Instructor certifications, among other things. I have an amazing, supportive family and I have always been relatively good around people - I've even been close with my parents' friends. All of this makes me wonder if most people, especially the adults in my life, were shocked to hear that, after my junior year of college, I entered into residential treatment for depression and bulimia.
My parents have told me that they began to notice signs of depression when I was as young as age 7, however, elementary school is when I first remember feeling depressed. Although, at the time, I simply saw it as just another way in which I was weird and different. My depression became even more significant during high school, the "memories" feature on Facebook is a continual reminder of that. I was the type of person who would post so many sad, negative status updates. One time, a friend wrote on my wall how it "had been so nice to see me in a better mood the past few days". However, over time I became much quieter about my depression. Sure, I would go a while without posting anything on social media, which meant that I wasn't saying anything negative. But it was also a bad sign as I had become really into photography my sophomore year in college and loved to share my pictures. This spread to all areas of my life. I was embarrassed about my eating disorder and depression. They seemed unwarranted and I felt as if I should be happy because of the circumstances of my life. I isolated myself from my parents, my sister and the majority of my friends at school, rather than let them see how much I was struggling.
My freshman year of college I excelled academically. I enjoyed my classes but spent the remaining 20 hours of my day in my room, reading or on Netflix. Sophomore year was somewhat better socially, but then I began to struggle academically. I ended up dropping a few of my classes and my self-esteem became worse than ever. I found myself eating whenever I felt bored, sad or anxious, and gained weight because of that. Finally, that winter I began throwing up after one or two meals a day. It didn't really seem like a problem to me; it was just my version of eating healthy.
By the time I entered into treatment, my life had fallen apart. I was sleeping incredibly erratic hours, rarely if ever attending my classes, and my eating disorder had taken over my life. I was binging and purging up to 7 times a day which led to both massively increased levels of depression as well as early signs of numerous health concerns. I spent every day living in pain with the belief that my whole life would continue to feel so empty and hurtful. I had isolated myself from all but a few friends, and put on a fake, happy mask to my family. In the final weeks before asking for help I had even begun to isolate those friends closest to me, lashing out and feeling that no one could ever understand how it felt to not want to live anymore. I had begun to misuse my ADHD medication, using it solely as a means of curbing my appetite for the day. This led to more anxiety, depression and anger towards myself and those around me. I began having a reoccurring dream in which I would wander through an abandoned city, completely alone. At that point, my dreams became almost as painful as my waking moments. The only joy I found in any given day was in the few friends who knew what was going on in my life, who would come to my room and check on me multiple times. I was truly living for other people, not seeing any point in my life but not wanting to cause anyone else any pain they might feel were I to end it.
In April of this year, I realized that continuing to live with suicidal thoughts would most likely end up being fatal. I could no longer stand going to sleep each night wishing a new day would not follow, or the pain I felt any time I was forced to be alone. Finally, I called my parents while they were on vacation and asked for help. I told them I needed a residential program, and quickly. About a week later, I arrived in North Carolina for a three and a half month stay in a treatment facility. At the time of my admission, I still didn't consider myself as having an eating disorder. But after a few days of not purging, I found myself fighting such strong urges and finally realized that my bulimia was a significant problem too. I learned a lot of skills during my months in treatment. I learned how to ask for help when I needed it. I learned how to express my feelings in a way that was not as harsh as I had previously expressed emotions. I began to work on not taking things personally, instead understanding that everyone is at a different place in life. However, the most important thing I gained was the chance to rebuild my relationship with my family. I was painfully open with them about my struggles as well as my triumphs. I shared with them things that they had done that had helped me, as well as a few resentments I was holding in.
I just celebrated seven months of eating disorder sobriety and it has, hands down, been the most rewarding and challenging six months of my life. I still struggle weekly with my self-image. Some days I cannot stand the way I look and the weight I have gained in treatment; looking in a mirror is almost painful. But other days, I look in the mirror and truly think I am beautiful - which was a very rare occurrence six months ago. Perhaps the biggest blessing that has come out of this experience is that I have discovered my inner artist. Previously, I always believed that because I could not draw or paint, I wasn't "creative" and would never be an artist. However since entering into treatment I have discovered my passion for collaging, my love of spin pottery and began a photography apprenticeship to further develop my photography skills. I have found a huge therapeutic benefit in my art. It gives me a chance to be vulnerable and create visual images that represent my feelings, hopes and dreams.
I'm planning on going back to school in January and I know that it won't be easy. I will continue to see both a therapist and a nutritionist on a weekly basis and will be at risk of regression if I do not use the skills I have learned during these past six months. However, between my newfound passions for rock climbing, art and life itself, I have faith that I will be able to continue to make strides forward. You can too.
I advise anyone struggling with depression, an eating disorder or other issue would be to reach out and ask for help. It is so easy to isolate and feel that no one will care or understand, or will even judge but truly as soon as I asked for help the response I got was astounding. Reach out to family, a friend, an organization or a support group.
DEPRESSION has a way of tricking even the happiest of people into thinking that life isn't worth experiencing. Their energy is evaporated, what once was pleasurable is now less-than appealing and the physical symptoms are completely taxing. While many people consider mental illness in the abstract -- an affliction outside the realm of possibility in their own lives -- the sad reality is that these disorders are distressingly common. In fact, it affects so many people that it is often referred to as the "common cold" of mental illness. 350,000,000 people globally are affected by some form of depression and that includes 20 million Americans...that is 11% of the population.
EATING DISORDERS are real, complex, and devastating conditions that can have serious consequences for health, productivity, and relationships. They are not a fad, phase or lifestyle choice. Eating disorders are serious, potentially life-threatening conditions that affect a person's emotional and physical health. In the United States, 20 million women and 10 million men suffer from a clinically significant eating disorder...and for various reasons, most cases are likely not to be reported. By age 6, girls especially start to express concerns about their own weight or shape. 40-60% of elementary school girls (ages 6-12) are concerned about their weight or about becoming too fat. This concern endures through life.
Thank you so much, Bryn, for sharing your personal story and giving hope to millions!


Abeer has a BSc. degree in Civil Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology. She has 12 years of experience in municipal water and waste water services working with governmental water institutions, donor-funded development projects, and water utilities in Jordan. Her work covered different aspects ranging from governance, institutional development and management of service delivery.
She pursued her post graduate studies at the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies-Erasmus University Rotterdam and graduated in 2016 with MSc. degree in Urban Management and Development specializing in Urban Infrastructure Management and Finance.
Directly after graduation, Abeer joined IHE Delft as a PhD fellow in Citizens' Science. Her research is embedded in Project Ground Truth 2.0 – Environmental knowledge discovery of human sensed data and will focus on understanding the evolving incentives and barriers of stakeholders continued involvement in Citizens' Observatories.


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Repole buys into Donegal's Mo Donegal
'Mo will have more support than the New York Mets'
Photo: Mo Donegal galloping at Churchill Downs Thursday. Coady Photography)
DES MOINES, Iowa (Friday, April 29, 2022) -- Donegal Racing announced today that the syndicate has sold minority interest in leading Kentucky Derby contender Mo Donegal to New York entrepreneur and prominent horse owner Mike Repole.
The price and ownership stake were not disclosed.
"We couldn't be happier than we are to have Mike Repole join us as a partner in Mo Donegal's quest to win the Kentucky Derby," said Donegal Racing president Jerry Crawford. "With Donegal bringing 300 partners and friends to the Derby and Mike bringing his entourage, Mo will have more support than the New York Mets."
"Both Mike and I love working with Todd Pletcher and Irad Ortiz so this arrangement was a natural."
As his name suggests, Mo Donegal is a son of the sensational Ashford Stud stallion Uncle Mo, the unbeaten 2-year-old champion of 2011 who was campaigned by Repole and trained by Pletcher.
"I am excited to be part of Mo Donegal with Jerry Crawford and the partners of Donegal Racing," Repole said. "In my 15 years of racing, this will be the first time I am partners with someone who has a bigger entourage than my own. While having some great conversations with Jerry, this partnership made so much sense for Repole Stable. Being trained by Todd Pletcher, being ridden by Irad Ortiz and most special, being a son of my sire Uncle Mo. As a racing fan, I have been incredibly impressed by Mo Donegal, and I am so excited to watch him and his brilliance as an owner."
Mo Donegal stamped himself among last year's leading 2-year-olds with a nose victory in Aqueduct's Grade 2 Remsen Stakes at 1 1/8 miles over future Grade 1 Toyota Blue Grass winner Zandon. He returned to New York in his second start of 2022 for the Wood Memorial (G2), rallying over a speed-favoring track to prevail by head over Zandon's stablemate Early Voting.
Mo Donegal, a $250,000 Keeneland September yearling purchase, has won three of five starts, with two thirds, for earnings of $621,800. Ortiz, aboard for the Remsen and two other races, is back on the colt after a conflict had the three-time Eclipse Award-winning jockey riding at Keeneland on the day of the Wood Memorial.
Donegal, named for a town in Ireland, was founded by Crawford in 2008 with the goal of buying yearlings that develop into Kentucky Derby horses. The Iowa-based syndicate has had three Derby starters, with Grade 1 winners Paddy O'Prado (2010) and Dullahan (2012) both third. Keen Ice was seventh in the 2015 Derby but rebounded to win Saratoga's Travers Stakes (G1) over Triple Crown hero American Pharoah.
Repole is hoping that a little luck of the Irish can help him find Kentucky Derby Mojo. The Queens native's best Derby finish among six prior starters was ninth, that coming in 2018 with Vino Russo, who went on to capture the 2019 Breeders' Cup Classic.
Video: Jerry Crawford after Mo Donegal's April 22 workout
Mo Donegal winning the Wood Memorial under Joel Rosario. Coglianese Photography
Mo Donegal winning the Remsen Stakes, also at Aqueduct, under Irad Ortiz Jr. Coglianese Photography


Each of the six artifacts is a common tier item in the Tol'vir tier of archaeology.
Maybe a ref to the song "The Man who Would to Be King" from the God Metal Singer Ronnie James Dio.
This achiv is like A Penny For Your Thoughts.
Could also be a reference to Flashman and the Mountain of Light by George Mcdonald Fraser, in which Dalip Singh Sukerchakia, the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, is referred to as 'the boy who would be king'.
Considering the design for the zone Uldum where the Tol'vir reside, this could also reference a certain Pharaoh of ancient Egypt whose reign was left rather short.
It is certainly an Ancient Egyptian reference - Ninetjer was a pharaoh of the 2nd Dynasty (2890-2686bc) about who practically nothing is known.
The name is a reference to an obscure Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh of the 2nd dynasty - Ninetjer, about whom very little is known (although, he may have reigned for as much as 40 years). Time period about 2890-2686bc.
Secondly, 'The Man Who Would Be King' is a story written by Rudyard Kipling (Jungle Book, Kim, etc.) in the 1800's, it was filmed in 1975 with Michael Caine and Sean Connery in the lead roles and is highly reccomended!
Seriously, how would you ever pronounce Ninjter?
My Question is.... IS ULDAR the only place you can find Tol'vir artifacts for Archaeology?
I think its odd from a Warcraft universe perspective, that none of the artifacts mention anything about his age. It says he had a short reign over the Tol'vir, but nothing indicative that he was young.
1) Ninjter was predicted to be a great ruler of the Tol'vir, bringing a new golden age to the land of Uldum.
2) Much fanfare proceded his rise, with great ornaments and plans drawn up for use during his rule.
3) Against his fate, he somehow died before all those plans could be implemented.. Was it plague, that had ravished the land? Murder, by a jealous rival for the throne? Suicide, for fear of never living up to the immense expectaions upon him? We don't know, and probably never will.
He apparently was still greatly loved by the time of his death, if the Alchemy recipe found in one of his Canopic Jars means what I think it means. That, or he himself was an excellent alchemist in his short time.
Starts the story. There is no mention of his age, but of course the achieve is "The BOY Who Would Be King", a classical reference to the Kipling story "The MAN Who Would Be King". It would be nice to have had an arch reference to his age. Either way, obviously great things were expected of him.
Famine struck. It's possible that the previous architectural creation was still at work (kind of a "let them eat cake," "Nero fiddled while Rome burned" kind of thing), but either way, the people were obviously concerned.
Rulers can only do so much with famine, especially if they lack sufficient stores, so I think young Ninjter may have attempted another method of finding food...war.
This jar contains the petrified organs of Emperor Ninjter. He apparently died only a few years into what was hoped would be a glorious reign.
Of course, this is just supposition. The war could be unlinked to the famine; he could have died for his "let them eat cake", build my grand palace on the backs of the starving poor. But, I like the idea of a connection (especially since this isn't random life but a predetermined Blizzard plan).


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