Celebrate British Day 'by drinking and watching television' Sep 15, 2008
It also includes morris dancing, fireworks, a Live Aid-style concert, wearing cultural dress and remembering war veterans and national figures such as Sir Winston Churchill. People are also encouraged to consider street parties, regional food and watching a speech by the Queen, with all events to be held "cheaply, so people get involved". (Telegraph.co.uk)
Battling mums who refused to concede Sep 15, 2008
"But it is not quite over yet. The campaign group is still waiting anxiously for the new maternity services plan the PCT has been told it must produce within three weeks.Any money left from the campaign funds is eventually likely to go to the Friends of the Eastbourne Hospitals, subject to a Save the DGH campaign vote.Liz Walke will next week be nominated by Conservative Eastbourne borough councillor Sandie Howlett for the Freedom of the Borough. Her name would join an exclusive list including... (Bexhill Observer)
Letter: Columnist misrepresents those who choose to drink Sep 8, 2008
For another historical example, take Sir Winston Churchill. As a routine, he would drink several iced whiskey and sodas before dinner, champagne with dinner, and brandy late into the night. (Daily Collegian, PA)
MPs 'to call for cap on migrants' Sep 7, 2008
Mid-Sussex MP Mr Soames, a grandson of Sir Winston Churchill, served as Armed Forces minister from 1994 to 1997. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- UK)
Sarah Palin strides out as Republicans Sep 4, 2008
Win a VIP trip to sample the best new emerging fashion talent. Navigation - link to other main sections from here. (Times Online)
Still ringing in our ears Aug 31, 2008
Great orators included British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill who immortalised the sacrifice of his countrys air force in World War IIs Battle of Britain with Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few and his US counterpart President Franklin Delano Roosevelt whose presidency had commenced in 1933 with an inauguration address urging his people to rise out of the Great Depression. the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Sir Winston Churchill: The British ... Aug 30, 2008
Sir Winston Churchill: The British Bulldog: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill ... Sir Winston Churchill: The British Bulldog ... Sir Winston Churchill: The British Bulldog. (Suite101.com)
Dog track hosts last planned race Aug 17, 2008
In addition to its regular fans, it has hosted public figures such as Sir Winston Churchill and actors Lana Turner, Vinnie Jones and Brad Pitt. But Mr Chandler's grandson Charles said operations had become "unsustainable". (BBC News -- UK)
Track's swansong Aug 15, 2008
Sir Winston Churchill addressed 20,000 people at the stadium in 1945, two days before the country went to the polls, "draped in red, white and blue" with the "setting sun spotlighting the platform," according to a Times extract. Whether Mr Holloway's rally will have a better outcome than Churchill's is anyone's bet. (BBC News -- UK)
David Cameron now looks like PM-in-waiting Aug 14, 2008
In the words of our greatest leader Sir Winston Churchill GO, IN THE OF GOD, GO Posted by adolf on August 14, 2008 6:17 AM. Rubbish. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Latest Ted Bell Book Comes in the Nick of Time Aug 8, 2008
Bells colorful tale includes cameos by other historical figures, including Sir Winston Churchill. Much of its energy and momentum derive from its realistic portrayal of pivotal moments in history. (Newsmax)
Thatcher state funeral undecided Aug 2, 2008
If granted, it would make Lady Thatcher the first premier since Sir Winston Churchill to be given the honour ... The last state funeral was awarded to Britain's wartime leader Sir Winston Churchill in 1965. (BBC News)
Society deserves a cut from the rich Jul 26, 2008
Sir Winston Churchill called them "a certain corrective against the development of a race of idle rich", and some of America's wealthiest men, including Warren Buffet and William Gates Senior, the father of the Microsoft Corporation founder Bill Gates, are strong supporters. Bill Gates senior, the author of Wealth And Our Commonwealth: Why America Should Tax Accumulated Fortunes, says the wealthy owe a special debt to societies that have fostered their enterprise. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Code centre 'in financial crisis' Jul 25, 2008
But Colossus, which was destroyed on the order of Sir Winston Churchill after the war, is widely recognised as the first modern programmable computer. Simon Greenish, director of Bletchley Park Trust, said: "The site is unique and one of the most important remaining from World War II. "We have exciting plans to develop the park and save it for future generations. (BBC News -- Science)
Once Again It Is an Election Year: Politics, Promises and Deceit Jul 3, 2008
Sir Winston Churchill, one time Prime Minister of Britain, summed it up when he was asked that if a young person wants to become a politician what qualities he must possess. He replied that he must be able to foretell what will happen tomorrow, next week, next month and next year and should have the ability afterwards to explain to the people why it did not happen, why his predictions failed. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
‘It’s courage that counts’: HTC graduates 36 in Class of ’08 Jun 29, 2008
A native of England and a U.S. citizen who has lived in Jewett for the past 20 years, Williams closed with a quote from Sir Winston Churchill. Success is never final. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Stone doesn't equate with life Jun 28, 2008
9, 1884), the adventurous mother of Sir Winston Churchill, and William George Fargo (May 20, 1818), founder of the Wells-Fargo Company and later mayor of Buffalo, N.Y. and President of the American Express company. In the family history it states, "he received the best education attainable in that day, being sent by his father to Johnstown Academy for the Polish. In 1820 he came in possession of the "Old Homestead," about 300 acres of land, and heavily stocked with horses, sheep and cattle, and... (Niles Star, MI)
Holiday Briton dies as 'food bug' strikes four-star Italian hotel Jun 25, 2008
The hotel was a favourite destination of Sir Winston Churchill, who would sit and paint the views of the lake. Health officials spent yesterday taking samples from the kitchens and these were sent away for analysis, with sources saying the most likely cause was salmonela poisoning. (Daily Mail)
Author reveals Gandhi’s, Churchill’s human side Jun 22, 2008
Every time the history of the 20th century has been written, the places of Sir Winston Churchill and Mohandas Gandhi are secure. Each is remembered as a man of great courage, and rightfully so: They were giants who resisted tyranny with defiance, who shaped nations with their indomitable wills. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Gordon Brown to 'crusade' against fuel cost Jun 14, 2008
The cabinet and GB must wake up each morning thinking "What shall we do today to be seeing to be doing something?" Lets see, "Housing? Oh yes We must build 3m homes" Ummm "Expensive mortgages? Lets have a pow wow with the banks so they can stick two fingers up at us" "Oil? etc etcJonathan, Coventry, The man is a fool if he thinks we believe in anything he says or does. He is laughing all the way to the "bank" at the moment with the extra fuel duty we are all paying. The price of oil per barrel... (Times Online)
VIDEO from Medialink and Tanqueray: Ten Out of Ten! World's Best Bartenders Host Glamourous Martini Masterclass Jun 11, 2008
Martinis have been associated with some of the world's greatest figures in all walks of life -- from British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill (said to favour an ultra-dry version in which he poured gin into a glass and "looked at the bottle of vermouth across the room") through US General George S. Patton, who suggested merely pointing the vermouth bottle in the direction of Italy. The whole extravaganza will be topped off by a spectacular party in London's buzzing Covent Garden. (PR Newswire)
Pride festival hits the streets Jun 10, 2008
New photos from Jack James and Sir Winston Churchill high school graduation celebrations. . (Calgary Herald)
Fraser Institute Releases Popular School Report Card Comparing Performance of Alberta High Schools Jun 8, 2008
9 12 9 Sir Winston Churchill Calgary 8. 5 8. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Send a message -- vote the rascals out Jun 6, 2008
One quote mistakenly attributed to Sir Winston Churchill goes like this: "If you are young and not a liberal, you have no heart; if you are old and not a conservative, you have no brain.". Vote them out every time -- locally, statewide and nationally -- and we will be the better for it. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Calgary slaughter impels city cop Jun 1, 2008
Gareth Scott shows the flag in Sir Winston Churchill Square yesterday after completing a 90-km run against domestic violence. (Jason Franson, Sun Media). (Edmonton Sun)
Graduates rooted in knowledge that God is integral to America May 26, 2008
One of my all time heroes, Sir Winston Churchill (who stood alone against the forces of darkness under Hitler during WWII), spoke to a group of graduating students late in his life and gave them the following words of wisdom: Never, never, never, never, quit. As I know your minds are rightfully preoccupied with other matters (like enjoying your summer if you are anything like I was over 22 years ago. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
A ridiculous claim against Hillary May 25, 2008
Cousin to Sir Winston Churchill ... Cousin to Sir Winston Churchill. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
History in the making for Hezbollah May 23, 2008
DAMASCUS - British statesman Sir Winston Churchill once said, "History will be kind to me for I intend to write it." On another occasion, he said, "Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed.". These two quotes came to my mind, as I imagined Hasan Nasrallah, the secretary general of Hezbollah, seated somewhere in Beirut, watching his allies and opponents hammer out a deal in Doha - to his favor - on Wednesday. (Asia Times Online)
Thrombolytic Therapy and Primary PCI May 22, 2008
Sir Winston Churchill once said, "It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what is required." Such a sentiment underlies the premise of facilitated percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), a therapeutic strategy of pharmacologic thrombolysis before mechanical intervention for the treatment of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Despite our best efforts to provide timely primary PCI to improve myocardial salvage, patient-related delays to presentation, the necessity... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Building the FlowerClass Corvette May 17, 2008
British Naval engineer William Reed designed the ship after a whaling boat, said , and England s PM Sir Winston Churchill dubbed it the Corvette. Built in civilian shipyards along the St. Lawrence River, the Great Lakes and both Pacific and Atlantic coasts, the Corvette went into mass-production. (Suite101.com)
Another former British PM follows Churchill's footsteps to Westminster campus (8) May 10, 2008
Standing behind the podium that Sir Winston Churchill used to give his famous Iron Curtain speech, and in front of a large picture of the famous Briton, Sir John Major spoke about why he was in Fulton. I first read his Westminster College speech nearly 50 years ago, and it's the first opportunity I've had to come here, and it coincides with an opportunity to speak in St. Louis this evening, Major said. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Best Buy's Robert Willett calls on his experience May 10, 2008
"What the two companies are looking to create through putting Carphone Warehouse's 2,400 stores and Best Buy's cash into the joint venture is a retailer that can sell, install and connect electrical goods, and then support the customer.A roll-out of Best Buy's mega-store format in the UK, selling everything from computers to dishwashers to mobile phones, will be followed by mainland Europe - though Willett isn't saying which country the new partnership will target first.It seems that the... (Telegraph.co.uk)
Try to be a Faithful Follower of Jesus May 10, 2008
Sir Winston Churchill said, If we open a quarrel between the past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future. One of the key words in the New Testament is NEW - new birth, new life, new wine, new branches, new fruit, new teaching. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Royal Knight: William Honoured By The Queen Apr 23, 2008
Recent famous knights include Sir Winston Churchill, Lord Montgomery and, more recently Baroness Thatcher. The Queen opened the order to women in 1987. (Sky News)
Oil patch pick tops field at first-quarter turn Apr 1, 2008
Bringing up the rear at the first-quarter turn is a team of Grade 10 students from Calgary's Sir Winston Churchill High School, winners of Wilfrid Laurier University's national stock-picking competition for high-school students ... Calgary's Sir Winston Churchill high school winners from left: Rohit Dhawan, Jacob George and Rikesh Parekh. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Is English football really the best in Europe? Apr 1, 2008
"Italians lose wars as if they were football matches, and football matches as if they were wars", said Sir Winston Churchill. On matters of war and politics, he was most certainly an expert. (Guardian Unlimited -- Sport)
London Top Five River Attractions Mar 28, 2008
London's great cathedral where important occasions like the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer and the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill took place. Designed by Sir Christopher Wren, it took 35 years to build and was finished in 1710. (Suite101.com)
Celebrity link! Obama related to Clinton? Mar 26, 2008
Other far-reaching Obama relations include Gerald Ford, Lyndon Johnson, Harry S. Truman and James Madison, as well as Vice President Dick Cheney and Sir Winston Churchill. Republican candidate John McCain's family tree proved tougher to trace, as records on his relatives were not as extensive as either Obama or Clinton's, researchers said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Political Grapevine Mar 21, 2008
In a survey of 1,400 British schoolchildren, one in three believes that Sir Winston Churchill was the first man to walk on the moon. Perhaps more worrying is that three-quarters of those surveyed could not identify the moon in the night's sky. (Fox News)
Winston Churchill walked on moon, say pupils Mar 21, 2008
One in three primary school pupils believe that Sir Winston Churchill was the first man to walk on the moon, according to a survey. Sir Winston (left) and Mr Armstrong were born in different centuries and different countries. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Quad bike film MP called to court Mar 20, 2008
In the film, shot by hunt saboteurs, another child was allegedly seen sitting behind the Conservative MP, a grandson of Sir Winston Churchill. Mr Soames, 60, will appear at Crawley Magistrates' Court on 16 April. (BBC News)
Foreign aid workers to pull out after women are kidnapped Feb 24, 2008
Well, Sir Winston Churchill kissed the Blarney Stone, and it worked for him, didn't it. He was, after all, one of the world's greatest orators. (Yahoo News -- Rap and Hip-Hop)
L A T E S T N E W S 2/24/08Chaminade Played Their Best Basketball of the Year Feb 24, 2008
Laie, HI- Sir Winston Churchill once said, " Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." Chaminade played one of their best games of the year tonight when they took on the Seasiders of BYU Hawaii, they lost by only 6 points, losing 78 to 72. Senior scored a team 20 points for Chaminade, she had 3 rebounds and went 5 for 7 from the free throw line. (Goswords.com)
Oxford Union blues Feb 16, 2008
The framed photos in the entryway honor luminaries from Queen Elizabeth II and Sir Winston Churchill to Robert Kennedy and Yasser Arafat who have addressed the Oxford Union. The club presidency has traditionally been a springboard to the top echelons of politics; the seat was occupied by the late Benazir Bhutto in her student days, long before she became the prime minister of Pakistan. (Sify.com, India)
Creationists carry assault on Darwinism to Europe Feb 10, 2008
LONDON - After the Sunday service in Westminster Chapel, where worshipers were exhorted to wage "the culture war" in the World War II spirit of Sir Winston Churchill, cabdriver James McLean delivered his verdict on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. "Evolution is a lie, and it's being taught in schools as fact, and it's leading our kids in the wrong direction," said McLean, chatting outside the chapel. (Boston Globe)
Revisit your past Feb 9, 2008
Sir Winston Churchill. Florence Nightingale. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Within storied Oxford club, a less than civil debate Feb 7, 2008
The framed photos in the entryway honor luminaries from Queen Elizabeth II and Sir Winston Churchill to Robert Kennedy and Yasser Arafat, who have addressed the Oxford Union. But its most recent election has degenerated into farce. (Boston Globe)
Determination fuels greatness Feb 5, 2008
- Sir Winston Churchill. We were starting to think Tiger Woods was human. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Papers investigate bugging of MP Feb 4, 2008
It reports that out of 3,000 people who took part in a general knowledge survey, a quarter thought Sir Winston Churchill was a fictional character. Others doubted the existence of Charles Dickens and Sir Walter Raleigh, the paper says. (BBC News -- UK)
Winston Churchill didn't really exist, say teens Feb 4, 2008
A fifth of British teenagers believe Sir Winston Churchill was a fictional character, while many think Sherlock Holmes, King Arthur and Eleanor Rigby were real, a survey shows ... A fifth of teens surveyed thought Sir Winston Churchill to be fictional. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Self-Catering in Dover Castle, UK Feb 2, 2008
Deep within these tunnels in 1940, Sir Winston Churchill and Vice Admiral Ramsey masterminded the evacuation of Dunkirk, working round the clock for nine days to make it a success. Original estimates were that only 45,000 soldiers could be brought back, but 388,000 troops were ferried from the beaches of Dunkirk in France to Dover in England in "The Armada of Little Ships", a rescue operation that is known simply as "Dunkirk". (Suite101.com)
Mother of slain Filipino teen appeals for witnesses Jan 29, 2008
"I want their help,'' she said. The call for witnesses came as Vancouver's Filipino community gathered Monday to pay tribute to the quiet teenager who liked to play basketball, but was struggling to come to grips with academic work at Sir Winston Churchill High School. "The death of Deward Ponte is a tragic event for the community,'' said Mildred German of The Filipino-Canadian Youth Alliance. Those who knew him said Ponte seemed to have adjusted to life in Canada, despite the difficulties that... (CBC British Columbia)
Police make arrest in teen stabbing Jan 29, 2008
Pontewas a popular Grade 10 student at Sir Winston Churchill high school. Flag flies at half-mast. (CBC British Columbia)
15-year-old fatally stabbed in Vancouver park Jan 28, 2008
A student at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School, he loved to play basketball, said a family friend who identified himself as Dan, but wouldn't give his full name. Wayne Hong, a schoolmate from Sir Winston Churchill, recalled Deward was on the school basketball team in grade 9. (Globe and Mail)
San Diego sludge clouds deal Jan 26, 2008
net wrote on Jan 25, 2008 10:12 AM:" This is no revelation. Nolan, CEO of Liberty, has said that sludge would be trucked in from places all over southern California, San Diego being included. Moreover, it may not even be limited to that once the plant is in operation. Word that Liberty Energys proposed waste-to-energy plant north of Niland could be run primarily off San Diego sludge throws a monkey wrench into the project, Imperial County Supervisor Gary Wyatt said. MONKEY WRENCHCome... (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Corn-based ethanol developed from wrong source Jan 23, 2008
Once when giving a Parliament speech, Sir Winston Churchill, made the candid observation that "the United States is noted for always doing the right thing, after trying everything else first." Some of us observers of U.S. history since World War II have agreed with Sir Winston on more than one or two occasions, and his often-legendary drunken wisdom on all things political still rings true for the most part. We have spoken of becoming less of a slave to the oil-rich Middle East for decade after... (The Clarion-Ledger)
Columnist lashes out at candidates (whack!) Jan 18, 2008
Someone unfriendly to the former assistant secretary of defense came up with "Wolfowitz of Arabia," which was good, but no cigar compared to Sir Winston Churchill, he of the ringing oratory ("we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender"), who was a pugnacious campaigner. "He is a modest little man with much to be modest about" still stings, even if you don't know who... (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
The battle for bragging rights begins Jan 7, 2008
The high-school team - Grade 10 students from Calgary's Sir Winston Churchill High School - are the most recent winners of Wilfrid Laurier University's national stock-picking competition for high-school students. For our contest, Team Churchill - students Rohit Dhawan, Jacob George and Rikesh Parekh, all 15 years old - have picked LDK Solar Co. Ltd., a Chinese company that trades as an American depositary receipt on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LDK.. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Celebrations greet a new year; fireworks glitch in Seattle Jan 2, 2008
A 13-minute fireworks show also went ahead in Edmonton before a crowd of several thousand people at Sir Winston Churchill Square. Vancouver's downtown party zone was flooded with police officers as Vancouver Police attempted to defuse what they say is an annual "tension-filled" New Year's Eve. (Times Colonist)
At 58, Arabella Spencer-Churchill; was family rebel Dec 24, 2007
Sir Winston Churchill, with his granddaughter Arabella, then 8, in Monte Carlo ... Although born to privilege as the daughter of Sir Winston Churchill's son Randolph, Ms. Spencer-Churchill rebelled early. (Boston Globe)
Glastonbury co-founder dies Dec 22, 2007
Arabella Spencer-Churchill, granddaughter of Sir Winston Churchill has died at her home in Somerset, her husband confirmed. Mrs Spencer-Churchill, 58, founder of the Children's World Charity, and heavily involved in the Glastonbury Festival, died after a short illness. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Churchill's descendant jailed for drugs Dec 21, 2007
A GREAT-GRANDSON of Sir Winston Churchill has been sentenced to three years' jail for being part of a multimillion-dollar party drug syndicate. Nicholas Jake Barton, 33, had pleaded guilty in Downing Centre District Court to knowingly taking part in supplying a commercial quantity of a prohibited drug. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Winston Churchill's relative jailed over drugs Dec 20, 2007
A great-grandson of Sir Winston Churchill was sentenced today to three years in an Australian prison for his role in a 5 million drug racket. Nicholas Jake Barton, 34, whose mother Arabella was the wartime leader s grand daughter, pleaded guilty in November to involvement in the scheme to manufacture thousands of ecstasy pills. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Queen Elizabeth II becomes Britain's oldest monarch Dec 20, 2007
She has outlasted 11 prime ministers -- the first was Sir Winston Churchill -- and is the first to have a premier, Tony Blair, born during her reign. Victoria will retain the record for longest-serving monarch ever for some time, though: she ruled Britain and its empire for nearly 64 years. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
UK Queen is the oldest monarch! Dec 20, 2007
She is the world's second-longest living monarch, after Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej; has outlasted 11 prime ministers -- the first was Sir Winston Churchill -- and is the first to have a premier, Tony Blair, born in her reign. Victoria will retain the record for longest-serving monarch ever for some time, though -- she ruled Britain and its empire for nearly 64 years which Elizabeth will surpass if she is still on the throne on September 9, 2015. (India Times, India)
