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Greatest Leaders of All Time
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1Alexander the Great
only death stopped him to conquer almost a half of the world
He is Greek Emperor, if he knew that America exists, it would be his now. A true Emperor...
The only military leader who never experienced defeat...
[Newest]At the age of 27 he was the emperor of all known world.
2Gengis Khan
He once ruled over the largest, ever, empire in world history.
One of the greatest leaders he was almost unstopable.
3Prophet Muhammad
Established a new religion. In a single lifetime he built an empire that would threaten Europe throughout the middle ages. A social code which lasts to this day.
Started one of the most successful religions in the world which moulded some of the greatest empires in the middle, classical and industrial eras. Made a role-model to over a 1.6 billion and established a great advancement in science and culture.
The prophet Muhammad was without a doubt one of the best examples of mankind, if not the best. It is sad in this day and age, that there are many foul people who always attack the prophet Muhammad, and insult and mock him, and throwing lies against him.. He did not establish new religion, he ensured the previous prophets and completed the one and only religion of Allah (SWT).
[Newest]Sure he was.. The best person and the best role model
This guy is an unknown however he will be up there with greatest of leaders in years to come. Give it 25 years and he will be sitting in the top half of this list.
He is the one who showed way of peace after lord Buddha!
A great Emperor of all time. A Real Lion.
His Civil Code was acceleration towards the end of feudalism.
Any man who can piont a canon though the popes bedroom window and get away with it merits my respect
The last great constructive genius and nation-builder that the Hindu race has produced… He was truly an original explorer, the maker of a new road in medieval Indian history with no example of guide before him.
Greatest Maratha Leader.. The true greatest Maratha king... The empire of Maharashtra.. Shiv chhatrapati
The Great Leader, who respected all religions but not spared any one's wrong doing
[Newest]Nation builder, epoch maker
7Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Transformed a weak, aging Ottoman Empire into a modern, secular, and democratic Republic of Turkey. Also, he was a great military leader, leading Turkish forces to victory against the British at Gallipoli and against foreign occupation after WWI.
All other leaders know at their time mustafa kemal is greater then they
8Julius Caesar
Victorious against the odds in the Gallic wars, becomes the first roman to lead an invasion of Britain, disposed a pharaoh, defeats one of the great military strategists in history to win a civil war and become the most powerful man in the Western world, his assassination by a descendant of one of the founders of the republic leads to the death of the republic, and birth of an empire that has left many present influences on the world especially Europe, there's even a month named after him a man that stands amongst gods, Julius Caesar is Nietzsches uberman.
50, 000 Romans defeating 200, 000 Gauls? Must I say more? He lead his army from the front wearing a red sash while riding a white horse in every battle and was never defeated. Enough said. Hands down.
9Jesus Christ
The savior of the whole world. In Him was life, and the life was and is the light of mankind. The one that conquer darkness and death.
Even if you do not share the faith that he is the Savior. He is easily the most influential person in human history. Entire civilizations and ideologies founded upon his teachings. All based on Love.
Our lord and savior he is unmatched
[Newest]If god is so powerful why dose he not make peace right now.
10B. R. Ambedkar
Greatest person who made the change in the India, made India proud by giving one of the finest constitution which make India a great Republic.
Scripture of INDIAN CONSTITUTION.
God wants to change in peoples
[Newest]He is not one of the great, he is the great
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The great son of India give her recognition in the world. Country of Buddha, the Land of piece spread message of non violence.
12Abraham Lincoln
Sorry for my bad spelling. He freed the slaves and had a big part in ending slavery. Which was a very honerable thing to do.
The greatest leader of all time. Hands down.
The creator of the western world. His reforms were revolutionary and he brought Rome to a gold age.
Successor of Julius Caesar, and with Marc Antony, ruled over a vast empire.
First actual emperor of Rome and created the Roman Empire he also did it because of Vergil when he made The Aeneid. It help him change the roman republic to an empire.
14Mahatma Gandhi
He is one of the main faces behind india's independence who believed in non violence till his last breath.
The greatest son of modern india who was the only person in which all the indians believed. The propogator of truth and non violence. Arguably (many would argue but will fail) the most loved and respected leaderin the history of mankind.
15King David
King David ruled Israel at a pivotal period, he established the golden era of Israel
16Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela is the Greatest leader of all time! Forgiving his enemy on release from prison after 27 yrs, encouraging and leading the quest for reconciliation not only in South Africa but all over the world. So it is obvious that it is him that ruled over the greatest empire of all time. He conquered the world without a single shot! Even his enemies bowed to him. His principles cut across all and every kind of boundary.
17Attila the Hun
In his time the Hunnic Empire had the half of Europe
18George Washington
He is one of the 100 Most Influential Person in history. Maybe he is better than every USA leaders now...
19Narendra Modi
20Barack Obama
22Subhash Chandra Bose
The greatest leader in india
24Vladimir Lenin
He established the first socialist state in the world, ending the sphere of bourgouise...
25Cyrus the Great
Just look it up. How could anyone believe him not the best.
He is great leader of ancient world
26Marcus Aurelius
27Elizabeth II
28Thomas Jefferson
29Chandragupta Maurya
The great Mauryan Emperor. Founder of the Mauryan empire. He was the son-in-law of Selukos Nikator, general of Alexander, the Great.
30Leonidas I
Another great emperor. He spread mauryan empire by defeating 16 kings and added their land to his empire.
32David Cameron
33Richard I of England
34Dasaratha Maurya
35Shinzo Abe
36Jesse James
37Teddy Roosevelt
He is the best by far only Saladin can match!
He also killed many Christians.
39Otto von Bismarck
One of the greatest, if not the greatest, politicians of all time. He turned Germany from a big mess of squabbling states into the mightiest nation in Europe, the German Empire. He was unbelievable at the art of politics, deftly using whatever means to expand Prussia's power. His policy of realpolitik is still studied and used throughout the world.
41Xi Jinping
42Winston Churchill
I ain't British but I can say he is my hero
43Mehmed the Conqueror
44Tony Abbot
45Balaji Baji Rao
46Ramses II
47Crazy Horse
49Vladmir Putin
51Guru Gobind Singh
53Al Capone
Capone led one of the biggest criminal underworld operations of his time.
Bootlegger, gangster, mob boss and he was untouchable since he bought off the judges, police and jurys.
He was quite the gangster back in his day and he was the leader of his $100 million+ empire. He was responsible for the St. Valentines Day Massacre in the late 20s/early 30s.
55Suleiman the Magnificent
58Catherine the Great
59Dilma Rousseff
61Margaret Thatcher
62Deng Xiaoping
63T. E. Lawrence
64Tariq ibn Ziyad
65Pancho Villa
66Angela Merkel
67Isabella I of Castile
68Elizabeth I
69Franjo Tuđman
70Jiang Zemin
72Muammar Gaddafi
Unfortuanatley, imperialist US propaganda has tarnished this great man's image somewhat, but he remains one of the greatest leadwers in history. He came from extremely poor beginnings, was able to depose a corrupt bourgouise monarchy, raised the standards of living for his people by nationalizing oil, and helped spread democracy across the Middle East.
Those are the FACTS, not WESTERN IMPERIALIST PROPAGANDA.
His Green Book changed my life, and showed me the true genius of a man, a man who, despite being now unfortuantley departed, all opponents of tyranny, all promoters of freedom, all opponents of capitalism, should hold highly in their hearts.
Those are the FACTS, not WESTERN IMPERIALIST PROPAGANDA.
His Green Book changed my life, and showed me the true genius of a man, a man who, despite being now unfortuantley departed, all opponents of tyranny, all promoters of freedom, all opponents of capitalism, should hold highly in their hearts.
74Franklin Roosevelt
75Nawaz Sharif
He helped the education of eourope when Rome fell and if it wasn't for him education and religion would not be like it is right now and would be like the Middle East he was also a great military leader.
77Queen Elizabeth I
How is this man not first? SALADIN IS GREAT! He is magnificent, noble and so humble. He reclaimed Jerusalem and even Richard Lionheart himself could not reclaim the land. This man united ALL Muslims and Arabs.
Saviour of the Muslems. He deserves to be in the top ten
79Adolf Hitler
"Hitler will emerge from the hatred that surrounds him now as one of the most significant figures who ever lived... He had a mystery about him in the way that he lived and in the manner of his death that will live and grow after him. He had in him the stuff of which legends are made. "
- John F. Kennedy,
President of the
United States of America
- John F. Kennedy,
President of the
United States of America
He may have been a evil person, but you don't need to be a "good guy" to be a good leader. He inspired Germany to rebuild, and that they would be powerful. He didn't succeed, but he did try is best. If he wasn't Jew hating and got rid of all his evil, he would be one of the best people in the world.
Look back in history at Nazi Germany and think to yourself how that could happen to an entire country. Unfortunately the term 'leader' has a positive connotation to it, but if you can set that aside and look at it as a neutral word, Hitler really was one of the greatest. 'Evil genius' would be an appropriate term (although possibly more insane than evil).
80Xerxes I
At its greatest extent, His empire covered all of Asia, half of Europe, and most of North Africa.
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Ah, the fallacy of the Clinton-era tax rates
As the "fiscal cliff" gets closer, Democrats are continuing their argument that a higher tax rate on the wealthy will bring back the good old days under President Clinton. As I outlined yesterday afternoon for the Tea Party Patriots, however, this comparison has a number of major flaws and fallacies:
First, the simple fact is that President Clinton spent much less than President Obama. While the Fiscal Year 2012 numbers are not out yet, some perspective is available: the federal budget went up by 60% in inflation-adjusted 2010 dollars between 2001 (the last year of a Clinton budget) and 2010.
As Michael Medved noted: on November 24, raising taxes only on the wealthy wouldn't institute the same tax system as seen in the 1990s — the left often fails to point out that most of the much-maligned Bush tax cuts went to those making under $250,000 annually. So if President Obama wants the same tax rates that allegedly helped give us surpluses in the 1990s, he should be willing to raise tax rates on all Americans.
Third, the Clinton-era economy ended with a recession in 2000 and a deficit of over $100 billion, meaning the land of milk and honey ended rather nastily. Of course, proponents of big government never talk about these two facts.
The technology boom fueled the good economy under Bill Clinton (and, of course, a Republican Congress), something Washington never could have envisioned or launched. Much like the housing boom that crashed a few years later, though, that boom ended in a recession. So if Clinton is going to get undeserved credit for the technology boom, he should get undeserved blame for the recession.
Fifth, Clinton vetoed welfare reform twice, before being overridden by his Republican colleagues in Congress. Which means one of the major deficit reduction laws under President Clinton was opposed by Clinton.
Sixth, the major liberal policy pushed by President Clinton — HillaryCare — never became law. After the GOP takeover of the House and Senate, Clinton became a very moderate President. So for Bill Clinton to travel the country talking about his success as President, and how those successes would be relevant in today's world with the very liberal current resident of the White House, is very intellectually dishonest.
Seventh, many proponents of centralized control of our lives say the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act was a major cause of the 2008 financial crash, as it deregulated many aspects of the financial industry. Assuming for the moment that these people are correct, Gramm-Leach-Bliley was signed into law by Bill Clinton (and voted for by Vice President Joe Biden, then a Senator) and backed by Clinton staffer (and future Obama staffer) Lawrence Summers.
The fact is that Bill Clinton was a liberal President forced to be moderate, so using him as a standard is to use one of the least principle-bound Presidents America has had in quite some time. Using him as a standard also ignores the basic facts surrounding his Presidency's tax rates, and the good economy that took place despite them.
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New Zealand's hopes of claiming a first Test win on Australian soil since 1985 soared on Saturday as the tourists grabbed a 153-run lead at the end of a dramatic second day's play in the second Test in Hobart.
After skittling Australia for 136, New Zealand made 139 for three in their second innings with skipper Ross Taylor set to resume on Sunday on 42 alongside Kane Williamson (34).
With the lively greentop pitch ruthlessly punishing batting errors and rewarding good bowling, 23 wickets had fallen in just over five sessions of the Test and the first-innings 56 from New Zealand's Dean Brownlie was the only batting tally of note.
Forceful attack
Early in the day it looked like Australia might even struggle to beat the 47 they made against South Africa last month as the New Zealand bowlers ripped through their top and middle orders.
Chris Martin celebrated his 37th birthday with 3-46, Doug Bracewell grabbed 3-20 and debutant Trent Boult 3-29 as the New Zealand quicks made the most of the movement offered by the wicket and gave the Black Caps a real chance of winning their first Test in Australia in 26 years.
A stand of 56 for the eighth wicket from Peter Siddle (36) and James Pattinson (17), however, rescued the Australians from 75 for seven and ensured they would at least better their lowest score of 103 against New Zealand.
The hosts, who won the first Test in Brisbane by nine wickets, had resumed on 12-1 looking to build a big score but ended up scratching for runs as wickets fell with metronomic regularity.
Opener David Warner was the first to go for 15, driving at a full Martin delivery but only managing to edge the ball to Taylor in the slips.
Australia first innings (overnight 12-1)D Warner c Taylor b Martin 15 P Hughes c Guptill b Martin 4 U Khawaja c Young b Martin 7 R Ponting lbw b Southee 5 M Clarke b Bracewell 22 M Hussey c Young b Boult 8 B Haddin c McCullum b Bracewell 5 P Siddle c Guptill b Bracewell 36 J Pattinson c Williamson b Boult 17 M Starc lbw b Boult 4 N Lyon not out 1 Extras 12Total (all out, 51 overs) 136Fall of wicket: 1-7 2-24 3-31 4-35 5-58 6-69 7-75 8-1319-131New Zealand second innings M Guptill c Haddin b Siddle 16 B McCullum c Hughes b Pattinson 12 J Ryder st Haddin b Hussey 16 R Taylor not out 42 K Williamson not out 34 Extras 19Total (for three wickets, 44 overs) 139 Fall of wickets: 1-36 2-36 3-73
Local favourite Ricky Ponting had accumulated five runs before Tim Southee trapped him lbw, a decision so clear the former Australia captain was walking back to the pavilion before the umpire's finger was raised.
Martin claimed his second wicket of the morning when Usman Khawaja, who had made seven off 51 balls, got a nick to an outswinger and wicketkeeper Reece Young took the catch.
Boult snared his first Test wicket to account for Mike Hussey, caught by Young for eight, before wicketkeeper Brad Haddin smacked the ball to Brendon McCullum at mid-off from the bowling of Doug Bracewell for five.
Skipper out
Australian skipper Michael Clarke, who hit a century in the first Test, had grafted hard for 22 when he became Bracewell's second victim, leaving an inswinger only to see the ball knock his off-stump out of the ground.
Sensible batting from Siddle and Pattinson allowed Australia to inch towards New Zealand's first innings total of 150 before they were removed in successive overs.
Siddle got an edge to a Bracewell delivery and was caught in the slips by Martin Guptill before Kane Williamson took a beautiful low catch at gully to remove Pattinson off left-armer Boult.
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Douglas McClarty
Born In Northern Ireland. I live near the beautiful Causeway Coast. On a clear Day I can see the Scottish Islands, Isla, Mull, both my parents where born in Scotland, met and married in Northern Ireland. They had eleven children, six girls and five boys. I used to write poems when I was a primary school and now at the age of 65 I decided to exercise the brain cells and decided to write poetry. ... more »
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Away With The Fairies
If you put an ear to this ancient ground You might just hear a mystical sound
Going Home
A road stretches and seems endless For those who never wander far In life how many steps will they take For some, like going to the moon
To Old To Dream
McDermott's second hand furniture store Was on the Bedsford Road Coleraine
A Child Of The Troubles.
I was a child of the troubles Got to know about bombs and bullets Empty parked cars were avoided If you were a child of the troubles
Everlasting Beauty.
When the beauty of the body begins to fade When we cross the line from young to old When the jet black hair has turned to grey When reading the obituary's takes up your day
Bad Memories
Yesterday's pain can hunt us still Bitter memories, lurking deep Waiting to disturb sweet dreams While you struggle to sleep
The Perfect Holiday
Can, t wait to get away Got the tickets ready to go Got the case packed full Leaving the torrential rain
The Betrayal
A great betrayal in life is when your doctor dies before you Years of advise binned The pills to keep me around
Four Bunnies
I have no fear of them Yet they fear me Even though they sit under my tree
Cape Verde Islands
Escape from northern Emerald's icy grip See Teide slipping away from this ship Sailing south to Islands sunny and green. Where dreams ended for unsuspecting souls
Gone Fishing
A ten pence fishing line and hook was essential A pot of juicy black head worms too As my brothers friends and me set
Where Have All The Shops Gone
Where have all the shops gone. So many doors have closed On so many others dreams Life quickly changing, before our eyes
My Love From Cushendun
The winds blow down from Orra As I walk upland from Cushendun The Antrim hills now white with snow Make this treacherous journey slow
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The Clean to Tour With Times New Viking
By Jenn Pelly on February 23, 2012 at 10:20 a.m. EST
Following a string of Flying Nun 30th anniversary shows late last year, seminal New Zealand indie pop band the Clean have announced a string of U.S. tour dates for May and June. Merge labelmates Times New Viking will open many of the shows. The Clean's last album, 2009's Mister Pop, was its first in eight years.
Stream New Albums From Times New Viking, About Group, Pantha Du Prince, Thao & Mirah
By Tom Breihan on April 18, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. EDT
Dancer Equired is the new album from lo-fi Ohio bashers Times New Viking, and Merge will release it in the U.S. on April 26. (It's also coming in Europe from Wichita, in Australia from Pop Frenzy, and in Japan from Big Nothing.) Right now, you can stream the entire album over at NPR.
There's a whole pile of new albums streaming online right now, and we've got a bunch of them listed out below.
Times New Viking Plot Tour
By Larry Fitzmaurice on April 6, 2011 at 5:10 p.m. EDT
Times New Viking: Ever Falling in Love
Dancer Equired, the latest LP from Ohio shit-fi indie rock scrappers Times New Viking, drops April 26 in the U.S. on Merge (it'll be released in Europe from Wichita, Pop Frenzy in Australia, and Big Nothing in Japan). Above, you can take a listen to a cut from that LP, the grammatically tricky "Ever Falling in Love" (click the titles to check out album tracks "No Room to Live" and "Fuck Her Tears", too). Exactly a month after the record drops, the trio hit the road to rupture eardrums across North America. Dates below:
Times New Viking Sign to Merge, Reveal New LP
By Larry Fitzmaurice on January 19, 2011 at 3:05 p.m. EST
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Times New Viking: No Room to Live
Ohio shit-fi indie rock heroes Times New Viking have signed with Merge Records, who will release their new album, Dancer Equired, on April 25 in the U.S. (Wichita will release it in Europe, Pop Frenzy in Australia, and Big Nothing in Japan.) It's the follow-up to 2009's Matador LP Born Again Revisited.
The first single from the record will be "No Room to Live", which previously appeared on a tour-only 7" during the band's jaunt with Guided by Voices last year. You can take a listen to the song above, and check out its video (directed by Brandon Reichard and Pelham Johnston) below.
Watch: Yo La Tengo Cover Times New Viking Live
By Ryan Dombal on September 13, 2010 at 5:20 p.m. EDT
Photo by Steve Gullick
On September 11, Yo La Tengo played Dorset, England's End of the Road Festival and pulled out a somber cover of one-time tour mates (and current Matador label mates) Times New Viking's "Move to California". Bobby Beattie caught the performance on video.
Based on the dude holding the lyrics in front of Ira and Georgia, we're guessing this wasn't super rehearsed, but hey. Watch the live cover below along with the original:
Yo La Tengo, Times New Viking Tour
By Tom Breihan on December 16, 2009 at 5:25 p.m. EST
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Hoboken indie overlords Yo La Tengo and Columbus skree-poppers Times New Viking have a few things in common. Both bands include three people (two men, one woman), both are signed to Matador, both know their way around a catchy melody, and when Yo La Tengo are in certain moods, both are besotted with nauseous levels of feedback. In the past, the two bands have also shared stages.
The two bands will team up once again next month to cut a swath through Middle America, as the Matablog reveals. Late in January, both bands will start out in Michigan and work their way south to Texas. And when that trek ends, Yo La Tengo will jet off to New Zealand and Australia before hitting Spain and Portugal. That is certainly one way to escape a Hoboken winter. Dates below.
Premiere: Times New Viking: "No Time, No Hope" Video
By Ryan Dombal on September 22, 2009 at 10:35 a.m. EDT
Times New Viking mess around in front of a green screen and in a non-green-screened park in this clip courtesy of directors Pelham Johnston and Brandon Reichart. "No Time, No Hope" is from the Ohio band's new album Born Again Revisited, out today on Matador. Watch it below or over at Pitchfork.tv:
Times New Viking Return With New LP
By Tom Breihan on July 7, 2009 at 11:10 a.m. EDT
Early last year, the Ohio trio Times New Viking released Rip It Off, their third album, which buried very serious punk rock hooks under layer upon layer of nauseous feedback and tape hiss. Given the avalanche of lo-fi bands that have come down the pike since then, TNV are kind of trendsetters. But all those new jack mic-mufflers better protect their necks. Times New Viking are coming back.
All-Star Tracklist for Merge Covers Comp Announced
By Tom Breihan on March 6, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. EST
The North Carolina indie institution Merge Records turns 20 this year, and they're celebrating their anniversary in grand style. As you know, they're putting out a sweet subscription-only box set featuring contributions from all kinds of special guests. And, as we reported in January, the label will host a huge five-day music festival this summer. Their SCORE! series is already sending exclusive compilations to everyone who had the foresight to sign up (they aren't taking any more subscribers, sorry).
And now the label has announced the tracklist for SCORE! 20 Years of Merge Records: The Covers , its compilation of non-Merge bands covering classics from the label's back catalog. Holy shit, this thing is nuts!
The tracklist is full of heavy hitters: the Shins, Broken Social Scene, Death Cab, the National, Broken Social Scene. And the different bands' choices of cover material makes a pretty fascinating study. Like, it's not too surprising that 69 Love Songs , the Magnetic Fields' mammoth collection of classic-sounding, alternate-reality hits, would figure heavily. It is pretty surprising, however, to see that Bright Eyes (who sort of is a Merge artist these days) would try his hand at "Papa Was a Rodeo", Stephin Merritt's semi-ironic cowboy lament. Likewise, it's crazy to see Swedish indie pop heartthrob Jens Lekman and eternally poised Everything But the Girl frontwoman Tracey Thorn teaming up for anything , let alone a version of the Magnetic Fields' "Yeah! Oh, Yeah!"
That's just the tip of the iceberg, though. The biggest eye-popper on this whole thing might be Ryan Adams' cover of label bosses Superchunk's "Like a Fool"; nice to know that guy hasn't thrown out his record collection. Times New Viking's take on the Arcade Fire's "Neighborhood #1" should be noisily cathartic. Barbara Manning, meanwhile, tries out Portastatic's "Through With People", and it's tough to even fathom what level of gorgeosity we'll be dealing with there. And it's nice to see the unjustly slept-on late-90s downbeat lo- fi shambler East River Pipe getting some love; both the Mountain Goats and Okkervil River pay tribute.
This compilation will be one of two SCORE! items that the general public will be able to buy. The other one, a remix compilation-- featuring Battles, Four Tet, Jason Forrest, Caribou, Junior Boys, Trey Told 'Em, Barbara Morgenstern, John McEntire (Tortoise, the Sea and Cake), Mark Robinson (Unrest, Teenbeat Records), and Hands Off Cuba-- will be announced later. The Covers is up for preorder on Merge's site starting today. SCORE! subscribers will get it in their March mailing, and the rest of us can buy it on April 7.
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When Ford introduced the all-new Explorer last year, it didn't just do a slight refresh of the existing model. Instead, Ford created an entirely new vehicle unlike any Explorer before it. For 2013, the Explorer continues to attract new buyers swayed by its sleek, almost Land Rover-like good looks, cutting-edge technology and efficient engine choices, including the first turbocharged 4-cylinder engine ever to grace an Explorer engine bay. With seating for seven, the Explorer is definitely family-friendly and, thanks to an advanced multi-setting 4-wheel-drive system, the family can now venture confidently off-road (something the old Explorer wasn't very good at). Ironically, the one vehicle that stands to lose market share to the Explorer is its own sibling, the Ford Flex.
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By Candy on Tuesday, March 17, 2015
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 108,000overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "Very roomy and spacious"
Cons: "Gets 15 mpg on average day to day driving.."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"I'd love to sell this Expedition EL. It has been an excellent SUV. Clean and never smoked in. It still looks new. Drives and rides good. Just want something new. Kids are now driving their own vehicles and don't need something so big to haul them in."
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By SunshineHillbilly on Thursday, March 05, 2015
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 126,000overall rating 9 of 10rating details
Pros: "Size, comfort, safety, dependability."
Cons: "Small design issues, expensive to buy."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 9
"This is my 5th Expedition, I would drive them forever if I could. I had to give up my 1998 Expedition last year, it broke my heart. It was the best vehicle I ever owned. The overall quality of the 2008 falls somewhere in the middle of the 5 Expeditions I have owned. Like all of them, it is a great vehicle, but it probably will be my last one, I can't afford to buy another."
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By Charlie on Thursday, March 05, 2015
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 60,000overall rating 5 of 10rating details
Pros: "Great cargo space"
Cons: "Reliability"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 3
"This is the 4th Expedition I've owned. All was fine until it got over 50,000 miles when things started going down hill- seal in transmission, running boards not retracting, rear wiper motor going. Never had such problems with my other Expeditions."
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By Long Legs on Thursday, February 19, 2015
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 45,000overall rating 8 of 10rating details
Pros: "Lots of cup holders & USB ports."
Cons: "Suspension not good on rough roads."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 8
"Reliable SUV with little repairs in last three years of owning my Expedition. Third-row seats are comfortable with plenty of space to haul items when needed. Automatic third-row seats are very handy instead of manual. Only issue has been Instrument panel lacks lighting during day-time. When sun shines on it, panel is really difficult to see info that is on display. Radio system is great, and satellite plus hands-free phone system works well. Navigation maps are a really nice feature, too."
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By George on Tuesday, January 20, 2015
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 43,000overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "Wish I'd added heated steering wheel & AWD"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"Excellent machine -- too large for our garage. Love the 20" wheel height, outstanding 360 visibility. Need a work horse, this is one.............. City 14mpg. Hwy 22mpg............"
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I own this car - My approximate mileage is 80,000overall rating 9 of 10rating details
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"Really enjoy the extra cargo room. I have 4 kids, all in car seats, and the space is great! Great engine, performance, and value in my book."
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I suspect that we could persuade those caches to flush to RAM, simply by exhausting the number of possible lines for that address - if the cache is set-associative. Of course modern processors have multiple levels of cache, so that makes it harder.
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Hi AC,
This is sort of self-contradictory, so I don't really need to respond to it directly. I just want to point one thing out. I can't afford to work for any company as less than a C-level employee. It would be a salary cut from my current business.
Not to mention that I'd not like it.
Comment: Re:That's Easy, Jomo! (Score 1) 255
An AC talking about balls. Pathetic.
Right. I didn't even bother responding to the taunts.
Coward really means coward. I am sorry for the folks who are afraid that their employer will take a dislike of what they post, but for them we have handles.
Comment: Re:That's Easy, Jomo! (Score 2, Insightful) 255
I can't say I'm happy about what's happened to Debian. Having Ubuntu as a commercial derivative really has been the kiss of death for it, not that there were not other problems. It strikes me that the kernel team has done better for its lack of a constitution and elections, and Linus' ability to tell someone to screw off. I even got to tell him to screw off when he was dumping on 'Tridge over Bitkeeper. Somehow, that stuff works.
IMO, don't create a happy inclusive project team full of respect for each other. Hand-pick the geniuses and let them fight. You get better code in the end.
This actually has something to do with why so many people hate Systemd. It turns out that Systemd is professional-quality work done by competent salaried engineers. Our problem with it is that we're used to beautiful code made by geniuses. Going all of the way back to DMR.
Comment: Re:That's Easy, Jomo! (Score 1) 255
It really does look like Jomo did post this article, and it refers to another article of his.
What isn't to like about Ubuntu is that it's a commercial project with a significant unpaid staff. Once in a while I make a point of telling the unpaid staff that there really are better ways that they could be helping Free Software.
Comment: Re:That's Easy, Jomo! (Score 4, Interesting) 255
It's just that I object folks who would be good community contributors being lured into being unpaid employees instead.
Say how do feel about idiots working for corporations contractually enmeshed with the US military-industrial-surveillance complex. Why no spittle-laced hate for them?
The GNU Radio project was funded in part by a United States intelligence agency. They paid good money and the result is under GPL. What's not to like?
Comment: That's Easy, Jomo! (Score 1) 255
Keep all of the idiots that want to work for a millionare for nothing. Fire the others.
Anyone with sense has by now joined a non-profit project.
Comment: Re:Multiprocessing (Score 2) 180
Compare-and-exchange and mfence would be doing cache flush all of the way to RAM and global cache line invalidation, wouldn't they? So, they can potentially be used to hammer too.
Comment: Multiprocessing (Score 2) 180
Multi-threaded programs really do need those cache flushes to implement their interprocessor communications, don't they? It seems to me that they would be the ones most likely to hit this problem.
Comment: Re: ECC Memory (Score 4, Insightful) 180
It has yet to be established whether hammer techniques can result in a correct data+ECC pattern. If so, it should be possible to permute the memory in a way that defeats this, either on the memory module or the memory controller.
That would make a good research paper for someone.
Comment: Re: ECC Memory (Score 2) 180
Yes, you beat me to it. A correctly-configured ECC motherboard with real ECC memory would defeat this. Watch out for fake ECC memory that just simulates the correction bits.
Once memory starts being vulnerable to row interference, having a machine without ECC becomes much more dangerous, regardless of this exploit.
Comment: Re: Many are leaving ham radio too (Score 1) 135
You have the Part 15 and ISM services for that. You really can buy a microwave link that's metropolitan-distance and legal to use.
We lost much of our 440 capability to PAVE PAWS in California. Remember, Amateur Radio is not the primary service on many bands. The military is on 440.
Comment: Re:Many are leaving ham radio too (Score 1) 135
If you want that nearly infinite microwave spectrum, you have the Part 15 and ISM services. Absolutely nothing is stopping you. Power is not the issue with those frequencies, it's line of sight and Fresnel zones.
No, I absolutely do not have to prefix my words with anything. You do that by posting as an anonymous coward. I use my real name to indicate that I stand behind my words.


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Common sense needed on school safety
The horrific school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, sparked a continent-wide discussion about school safety. This renewed interest in security is understandable — everyone wants students to be safe at school. Unfortunately, common sense seems to be in short supply as many proposed measures are not particularly helpful.
For example, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty reacted to the Newtown massacre with a hasty pledge to implement a "locked-door policy" in all elementary schools. Along with requiring schools to lock their front doors when classes are in session, McGuinty's government will spend $10 million to make sure all schools come equipped with security cameras, buzzers, and locking doors.
Turning schools into miniature fortresses, however, will not guarantee student safety. The front doors at Sandy Hook Elementary were already locked — the killer simply shot through the front door and forced his way into the building. Short of turning every school into Fort Knox, it is nearly impossible to keep out a madman intent on inflicting damage.
Any public place, whether a movie theatre, shopping mall, church, or school is a possible target for someone determined to harm as many people as possible. No amount of planning can make any of these locations absolutely secure against intruders. The public needs to guard against politicians overreacting to tragedies that, fortunately, remain extremely rare, particularly in Canada. The last thing we need is to turn our schools into virtual garrisons.
There are more immediate safety concerns. Rather than obsessing about the remote possibility of deranged gunmen entering schools, administrators should instead focus their attention on student discipline. Cracking down on bullying, maintaining orderly classrooms, and preventing physical altercations in the hallways are the types of things on which all school administrators should focus, which would have impact on safety. Students have the right to a safe and orderly learning environment.
Sadly, when it comes to student discipline, schools often veer into one of two extremes, neither of which is particularly helpful. At one end, some school districts implement draconian zero-tolerance policies that remove all discretion from students, teachers and principals. While zero-tolerance policies may look good on paper, they often lead to absurd disciplinary actions.
For example, a public school in Maryland recently suspended a six-year-old boy for pointing his finger at another student and saying "Pow." It is unlikely that his fellow students feel much safer knowing their school is cracking down on dangerous finger guns!
Other zero-tolerance absurdities abound in the public school system. Students have been suspended for things ranging from bringing a butter knife to school to drawing a picture of a gun. In 2009, a six-year-old boy in Delaware was even ordered to attend reform school for 45 days for bringing a camping utensil to school. These incidents demonstrate how zero-tolerance removes the ability of teachers and principals to use their professional judgment and leads to ridiculous decisions that make a mockery of the rules.
At the opposite extreme, some schools bend over backwards to accommodate troublemakers, even those who persistently disrupt the learning environment of others. Progressive educators often place so much emphasis on keeping troublemakers with their peers that they refuse to punish students who repeatedly disregard the most basic rules.
Alfie Kohn, a regular speaker at teacher professional development sessions, is a key proponent of this soft approach. In Kohn's view, schools should be fully egalitarian communities where rewards and punishments for students are nonexistent. According to Kohn, behaviour problems in schools disappear when teachers provide students with engaging lessons.
However, Kohn's permissive idealism is based on a hopelessly naive understanding of human nature. Some students intentionally choose to disrupt class, bully their classmates, and destroy property, regardless of the quality of instruction they receive. Teachers who fail to enforce clear boundaries from the outset often end up with unruly classrooms.
In order to provide safer settings and more stable learning environments, schools must avoid the equally misguided extremes of zero tolerance policies and permissive idealism. Rather, school administrators should set and enforce clear standards of behaviour for all students, and do so in a way that allows teachers to use their professional judgment. Rules need to be carefully designed, clearly explained, and consistently enforced.
While no school can devise a foolproof plan to protect against every outside violent attack, all schools can and should establish effectively safe and orderly environment learning for their students. When it comes to school discipline, common sense is needed now more than ever.
Michael Zwaagstra is a research fellow with the Frontier Centre, a Manitoba high school teacher, and co-author of the book, What's Wrong With Our Schools and How We Can Fix Them.
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Stocks slid into home plate with a late rally that bumped the Dow up nearly 170 points as oil flirted with $100 a barrel and the market was abuzz with speculation that a resolution for Lehman Brothers could happen within days.
Stocks swung between positive and negative territory as investors grappled for a direction with oil flirting with $100 a barrel and the market abuzz with speculation that a resolution for Lehman Brothers could happen within days.
Stocks swung between positive and negative territory as investors grappled for a direction with oil bouncing higher after its brush with $100 a barrel and the market abuzz with speculation that a resolution for Lehman Brothers could happen within days.
Stocks tumbled out of the gate Thursday as buzz about Lehman Brothers stirred jitters about the health of the banking sector.
Stock index futures pointed to a lower open for Wall Street on Thursday, as fears over the health of the banking sector returned to the market.
Government data is expected to show that the number of newly laid-off people filing jobless benefit claims dipped slightly last week but remains at elevated levels due to the sluggish economy.
Stocks closed with modest gains after rallying earlier on a drop in oil prices, but investors continued to worry about financial shares.
Stocks turned higher after investors speculating that Lehman Brothers might survive its capital crunch stepped in to turn the company's stock higher in whipsaw trading.
Almost every day I get an e-mail from someone that says something along these lines: Why doesn't GM build better quality cars?
Stocks skidded Tuesday as worries about the housing and financial sectors came back with a vengeance. Lehman plunged 45 percent, dragging the S&P to its worst percentage decline since early 2007.
Yahoo and Google's advertising partnership announced in June is a big deal, in fact the promise that it would increase Yahoo revenues was one reason used in defending against Microsoft's proposed takeover.
The Dow got a little bump at the opening bell but fell off the cliff into a triple-digit decline after pending-home sales dropped more than expected. Adding to the uncertainty in the market, Lehman Brothers fell to its lowest level in a decade amid market buzz that the brokerage is going to be unable to raise the capital it needs.
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100th Anniversary of Queen Ingrid's Birth
Sunday March 28th marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid of Sweden, the woman who would later become the Queen Consort of Denmark. Born Ingrid Victoria Sofia Louise Margareta in 1910, Princess Ingrid was the third child and only daughter of Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf (later King Gustav VI Adolf) and his first wife, Crown Princess Margaret (nee, Princess of Connaught). The newborn Princess … Continue readingPosted in Danish Royals, Swedish Royals | Tagged Anniversary, Biography, Birthday, Ingrid of Sweden | 2 Comments
Hej, Olá – Swedish State Visit to Brazil
Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia have completed a state visit to the South American nation of Brazil, the country where Queen Silvia spent her childhood. The duo were invited by Brazil's President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Arriving a few days early, the King and Queen began their visit unofficially on March 22nd at the Suape Harbour in Ipojuca and then in Recife Antigo, where they … Continue readingPosted in Swedish Royals | Tagged Brazil, Carl XVI Gustaf, Conference, President da Silva, Queen Silvia, State Visit, World Childhood Foundation | Leave a comment
Princess Victoria Celebrates Name Day
As she does each year on March 12th at noon, Crown Princess Victoria yesterday stepped out into the courtyard of the Royal Palace of Stockholm to greet the public on the occasion of her name day. Wearing a hot pink coat and black suede boots, Victoria was accompanied by her fiancé, Daniel Westling, and her mother, Queen Silvia. They stood; the Crown Princess on a raised podium, the Queen and … Continue readingPosted in Swedish Royals | Tagged Crown Princess Victoria, Name Day, Prince Daniel, Queen Silvia | 2 Comments
Royals Say Goodbye to Vancouver
The Vancouver Winter Olympic Games have finished, and the royals have all headed back home to continue with their yearly engagements. Here's how they spent their final week in Vancouver: The Dutch Royals On February 20th, the Crown Princely Family was back at the Richmond Olympic Oval for more speed skating, and more Dutch gold. Mark Tuitert came in first place in the Men's 1500m Speed Skating, while Willem-Alexander, Máxima … Continue readingPosted in Dutch Royals, Monaco Royals, Norwegian Royals, Swedish Royals | Tagged Albert II of Monaco, Carl XVI Gustaf, Harald V, International Olympic Committee, King Willem-Alexander, Olympic Games, Prince Carl Philip, Princess Charlène, Queen Máxima, Queen Silvia, Queen Sonja, Sport, Vancouver 2010 | Leave a comment
Mattel Creates Princess Victoria Barbie
Famous toy company Mattel has presented a Barbie doll based on HRH Crown Princess Victoria. The 'Victoria Barbie' shows the Princess in full gala attire, wearing one of her well-known red gala gowns and fringe tiara, complete with the Order of the Seraphim. The doll was part of a presentation at the International Toy Fair in Nuremberg, Germany, which began on February 4th. Other Barbie dolls in the presentation included … Continue readingPosted in Swedish Royals | Tagged Crown Princess Victoria, Germany | 1 Comment
New Swedish Portraits Released, Coninciding with Official Wedding Goods
Earlier this week, the official wedding series celebrating the upcoming marriage of HRH Crown Princess Victoria and Mr Daniel Westling was released at the Formex Fair in Stockholm. The series contains various items – both edible and collectable. Chocolates, cider, flower seeds, vases, cutlery and crockery, a commemorative plate, cuff links, glassware and coasters form the series which were all produced by Royal Warrant holders and feature the official colours … Continue readingPosted in Swedish Royals | Tagged Crown Princess Victoria, Portraits, Prince Daniel, Royal Souvenirs, Swedish Crown Princess Couple's Foundation, Swedish Royal Wedding 2010 | Leave a comment
Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling Visit Troops in Afghanistan
On Sunday Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and her fiance Daniel Westling paid an unannounced visit to the Swedish and Finnish troops in Afghanistan. Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reports that the spokes person of the palace, Nina Eldh told them that the visit was unannounced due to security reasons. The couple visited the militairy base Northern Light in Mazar-i-Sharif, where 500 Swedish troops are stationed. On the base the crown … Continue readingPosted in Swedish Royals | Tagged Afghanistan, Crown Princess Victoria, Military, Prince Daniel | Leave a comment
Victoria & Daniel Set Up Wedding Foundation
HRH Crown Princess Victoria and her fiancé, Daniel Westling, have set up their own wedding foundation – the 'Kronprinsessparets Bröllopsstiftelse' (Crown Princess Couple's Wedding Foundation). According to the press release issued today by the Royal Court, the foundation aims to "promote children and young people in Sweden, in order to combat exclusion and promote good health." It's initial objectives are to foster the care and upbringing of children and adolescents, … Continue readingPosted in Swedish Royals | Tagged Children, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Swedish Crown Princess Couple's Foundation, Swedish Royal Wedding 2010 | Leave a comment
Climate Exhibition in Copenhagen
On Saturday Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark attended a climate event in Copenhagen, Denmark. Crown Prince Haakon opened the Norwegian Pavilion at the climate technology exhibition "Bright Green". At "Bright Green" hundreds of companies with a focus on environmental technology exhibit. The Expo is the greatest side-event at the UN Climate Change Conference COP15. During the opening Prince Haakon … Continue readingPosted in Danish Royals, Norwegian Royals, Swedish Royals | Tagged Climate Change, Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Victoria, Working Visit | Leave a comment
Nobel Prize Awards Ceremony 2009
The awards ceremony for the 2009 Nobel Prize Awards took place at the Stockholm Concert Hall last night, Thursday December 10th. The awards were presented by HM King Carl XVI Gustaf, as he does each year. The entire Swedish Royal Family was also in attendance. Although meant to begin at 16:30 local time, the Swedish royals were running a little behind schedule, and as such, the ceremony was delayed a … Continue readingPosted in Swedish Royals | Tagged Carl XVI Gustaf, Crown Princess Victoria, Jonas Bergström, Nobel Prize, Prince Carl Philip, Princess Christina of the Netherlands, Princess Madeleine, Queen Silvia | Leave a comment
Watch the Nobel Prize Awards Ceremony Live!
On December 10th, the 2009 Nobel Prizes will be awarded to this year's recipients. In Norway, US President Barack Obama will be presented with the Nobel Peace Prize at 13:00 local time, in the presence of the Norwegian Royal Family. In Sweden, King Carl XVI Gustaf will present the five Nobel Prizes of Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, Literature and Economic Sciences to twelve laureates at 16:30 local time. Each ceremony may … Continue readingPosted in Norwegian Royals, Swedish Royals | Tagged Carl XVI Gustaf, Internet, Nobel Prize, President Obama | Leave a comment
A Monogram for Victoria & Daniel
Today we got to know how Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling's monogram will look. The monogram was designed by Vladimir A. Sager Lund. He works as a heraldic artist at the National Archives and began to work at the monogram last summer. The future Crown Princely Couple's monogram consists of a V which intertwine in two slightly inclined Ds, and a crown. The monogram will be used on special occasions, … Continue readingPosted in Swedish Royals | Tagged Crown Princess Victoria, Monograms, Prince Daniel, Swedish Royal Wedding 2010 | Leave a comment
"Swedish Days" in Paris
Princess Victoria of Sweden attended the 'Swedish Days' in Paris on November 30th. The event was organized by the Swedish authorities in Paris due to the rotating presidency of the European Union, which is currently held by the Scandinavian country. Victoria illuminated two Swedish christmas trees that were donated to the city of Paris. They are placed outside the Hótel de Ville. Deputy Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, the head … Continue readingPosted in Swedish Royals | Tagged Christmas, Crown Princess Victoria, European Union, France, Working Visit | Leave a comment
20th Anniversary of the United Nations' Rights of the Child Celebrated in Stockholm
Various royals flocked to Stockholm these past two days, to attend events to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the United Nations' Rights of the Child convention. A private seminar on the celebration was held at the Royal Palace of Stockholm early on Thursday November 19th, and was attended by a large group of royal women: Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria and Princess Madeleine, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, Queen Paola … Continue readingPosted in Belgian Royals, Danish Royals, Dutch Royals, Luxembourg Royals, Norwegian Royals, Spanish Royals, Swedish Royals | Tagged Children, Crown Princess Mary, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Crown Princess Victoria, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, Princess Beatrix, Princess Madeleine, Queen Paola, Queen Silvia, Queen Sofia, United Nations | Leave a comment
Book about Royal Arctic Expedition
The experiences the Scandinavian heirs made during the travel to Svalbard and Greenland will be published in a book. Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Victoria and Crown Prince Frederik have written an own chapter about the impressions they got during the journeys. In summer 2008 the 3 Scandinavian heirs visited Svalbard. They went aboard an icebreaker to get better impressions of the climate change in the Arctic. In summer 2009 … Continue readingPosted in Danish Royals, Norwegian Royals, Swedish Royals | Tagged Books, Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Victoria, International Polar Year | Leave a comment
Princess Victoria visited Kenya
Crown Princess Victoria paid a visit to Kenya from November 11th to 14th. During the first day the Princess inaugurated the Conference of Climate Change Day, that is the biggest event during the Swedish EU presidency in Kenya. Later the day she attended the opening of the Victoria Trade Council offices in Nairobi. There she took part in a colorful danshow with Maasai. Princess Victoria mainly visited Kenya to inaugurate … Continue readingPosted in Swedish Royals | Tagged Children, Climate Change, Conference, Crown Princess Victoria, Education, Kenya, Official Visit | Leave a comment
Queen Silvia in Germany Again
On November 10th Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf , his wife Silvia and Hamburg's Mayor Ole von Beust were seen during a gala in Hamburg. Sweden's Royal couple visited Germany to mark the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Swedish chamber of commerce in Germany. A video can be seen here (in German). One day later, on November 11th, Queen Silvia attended a congress of her "World Childhood Foundation" … Continue readingPosted in Swedish Royals | Tagged Awards, Carl XVI Gustaf, Children, Germany, Official Visit, Queen Silvia, World Childhood Foundation | Leave a comment
Birthdays of Count Carl Johan Bernadotte and Emanuela de Dampierre
Two Royal Nonagenarians – Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg and Emmanuelle de Dampierre, Duchess of Segovia – celebrated their respective 93rd and 96th birthdays recently. Count Carl Johan Bernadotte was born as Prince Carl Johan Arthur of Sweden, Duke of Dalarna, on October 31, 1916 as the fifth and youngest child of Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf (later King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden) and Crown Princess Margaret of Connaught. … Continue readingPosted in French Royals, Spanish Royals, Swedish Royals | Tagged Biography, Birthday, Bourbon-Parma, Count Carl Johan Bernadotte, Emmanuelle de Dampierre | Leave a comment
Royals attend F1 Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi
His Higness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan President of the UAE, rulers of the Emirtaes, the King of Spain Juan Carlos, Sweden's King Carl Gustaf, the Crown Prince of Bahrain Sheikh Salman Al Khalifa and other Sheikhs all met at the the Yas Circuit on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi to watch the Formula One Grand Prix. The winners of the race were awarded trophies by Sheikh Hazza bin … Continue readingPosted in Bahrain Royals, Spanish Royals, Swedish Royals, UAE Royals | Tagged Abu Dhabi, Carl XVI Gustaf, Grand Prix, Juan Carlos I, Prince Salman, Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, Sport | Leave a comment
Madeleine and Benedikte attend Horse Show
Princess Madeleine of Sweden and Princess Benedike of Denmark attended the International Horse show at Flyinge in Southern Sweden on Wednesday, November 4th 2009. Princess Madeleine just returned home from her month-long stay in New York. Yesterday the Princess attended a large horse show. Among the participants in the show was also Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, who competes in the World Cup in dressage. Nathalie is the daughter of Princess Benedikte … Continue readingPosted in Danish Royals, German Royals, Swedish Royals | Tagged Horses, Princess Benedikte, Princess Madeleine, Princess Nathalie, Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Sport | Leave a comment