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'How can they write about anything but pain?' The writing life in Afghanistan

Edit The Guardian 02 Mar 2016
Emerging Afghan writer Fazilhaq Hashimi looks back at an upbringing surrounded by war, even in language – and reclaims his country’s past status as the land of poetry, story-telling, fables and folktales ... *** ... King Amanullah’s father-in-law, Mahmud Tarzi is known as the “Father of Afghan Journalism.” In October 1911, Tarzi founded Seraj-al-Akhbar, the first ever newspaper in Afghanistan, which published biweekly until January 1919 ... ***....

The Thomas MacDonagh papers: ‘I devoted myself too much to national work’

Edit The Irish Times 06 Feb 2016
The article below is one of a series of seven ... MacDonagh had proposed to Gifford , in October 1911, in a light-hearted “Testament of Intentions”, in which he described himself as a “bachelor of arts and artfulness, being in a state of perfect poverty and health (barring a slight cold)” ... MacDonagh married Gifford the following year ... I won’t tell you what kind of badness but you may guess,” Muriel wrote to her husband in October 1914 ... ... ....

16/07/15 - Transporter lecture on Victorian and Edwardian celebrations (Middlesbrough Borough Council)

Edit Public Technologies 06 Aug 2015
(Source. Middlesbrough Borough Council) ... 'Waving the flag for Middlesbrough ... Dr Roberts said ... "Events such as the opening of the Transporter Bridge in October 1911 were chances to celebrate, show off the town to a visiting royal dignitary and most importantly, promote Ironopolis' place as an important town with high hopes for the future.". Tosh Warwick, Tees Transporter Bridge Education, Learning and Events Officer added ... (noodl....

Health worries under control

Edit Otago Daily Times 27 Jul 2015
Both cases have been isolated at the Hospital ... W ... For the islands of Mangaia, Atiu, Mauke, Mitiaro, Aitutaki, Palmerston, Rakahanga, Penrhyn, and Pukapuka we are doing little or nothing, though in October, 1911, Dr Percival reported that the health of these islands was in such a bad condition that it would take a medical man six months on each island to rectify it before they could be visited at stated intervals ...  .   ...   ... ....

Walter Tull: from a cobbler to a soldier (The National Archives)

Edit noodls 27 Mar 2015
(Source ... After finishing his schooling he served as an apprentice printer; but in October 1908, whilst playing for the children's home football team, he was invited to join Clapton FC, a top amateur team ... The season after, in October 1911 he was sold for a 'heavy transfer fee' to Northampton Town, an ambitious Southern League side managed by Herbert Chapman, an ex-Spurs player, who had no doubt about Tull's background or ability....

Address by President Jacob Zuma on the occasion of the annual official opening of the National House of Traditional Leaders, Old Assembly Chamber, Parliament, Cape Town (The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa)

Edit noodls 06 Mar 2015
(Source. The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa). 05 March 2015. The Chairperson of the National House of Traditional Leaders, Kgosi Maubane. The Deputy Chairperson of the National House of Traditional Leaders ... Their Majesties, all our Kings present ... In his article entitled the Native Union in which he motivated for the establishment of the now African National Congress, in October 1911, Pixley ka Isaka Seme said the following.....

Three Deadly Illinois Disasters

Edit Huffington Post 02 Mar 2015
Nearly 100 years after the single biggest loss of life event in the continental United States in the 20th century, video of the disaster keeps popping up. The steamship the Eastland capsized in the Chicago River in 1915, killing 844 people ... We looked into other Illinois disasters. Check out three of them here.. 1. Eastland steamship disaster-1915 ... . ... Mine Safety and Health Administration, says The World Magazine in October 1911 reported.....

For Years, The Washington Post Tried to Interview a Cow

Edit National Journal 05 Feb 2015
In 1912, an unnamed Washington Post reporter asked Pauline Wayne, President Taft's cow, if she was milked by a stranger without her consent, as had been reported. "It is true, Miss Wayne?" the reporter asked the 1,500-pound bovine ... "He did not."   ... fabricating quotes ... "The president's cow was lost en route to the Milwaukee Dairy Show and narrowly escaped death in the Chicago stock yards," The New York Times reported in October 1911 ... ....

Winston Churchill: Journey through the life of the 'greatest Briton'

Edit The Los Angeles Times 17 Jan 2015
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of one politician's death — and extending the recognition to a whole year, across an entire nation — might seem excessive ... (Imperial War Museums) ... the Churchill War Rooms ... 0 ... October 1911. Appointed first lord of the Admiralty and sets about upgrading Britain's navy ... February 1921. Becomes British minister of Colonies, which manages Britain's possessions; remains until October 1924....

ABC still a conservative-free zone; and Kristina Keneally’s canines defend their owner

Edit The Australian 28 Nov 2014
Nancy’s (male) co-owner is a great fan of the Irish writer Brian O’Nolan (aka Flann O’Brien) — born 5 October 1911, died April Fools’ Day 1966 ... ● Herald-Sun columnist Alan Howe who criticised Guardian leftist David Marr’s appearance on the 24 October 2014 edition of The Drum ... At the heart of the Split was a [Labor] Caucus meeting held in this room on 20 October 1955....

Saint Gough’s top 10 shockers; CIA conspiracy theory gets plug in AFR: Media Watch Dog 249

Edit The Australian 31 Oct 2014
Like ending the White Australia policy and withdrawing the combat troops from Vietnam and giving women the vote (see MWD Special — 22 October 2014) ... Nancy’s (male) co-owner is a great fan of the Irish writer Brian O’Nolan (aka Flann O’Brien) — born 5 October 1911, died April Fool’s Day 1966 ... Tom Westland to Nancy –—28 October 2014 ... Gerard Henderson to Tom Westland — 31 October 2014....

I Was Attacked By A Giant Sea Lion In Antarctica

Edit Business Insider 26 Sep 2014
Flickr/ Natalie Tapson. My wife Angela was born in Africa and from the age of four was raised in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, growing up on safari. she was already living half my dream ... Surviving such an incident is certainly something to write home about and a tasty item for the press ... It was during one of our many expeditions to Antarctica ... Scott and his four companions set out for the South Pole on the 24 October 1911, never to return ... ....

The Open: Fred Daly set standard for Rory to follow, and now he can master Augusta

Edit Belfast Telegraph 21 Jul 2014
A piece of important golfing memorabilia in the lounge of my home – a Waterford crystal pen set – serves as a constant reminder of the first Irishman to win the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool, the late, great Fred Daly ... And that's where it is likely to be played in 2019 – in many ways the spiritual home of golf in Northern Ireland, not much more than a good three-iron from the house where Fred Daly was born in October 1911 ... new ... ....
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