Ten National Trust walking guides let embarrassed walkers find their way to Booby’s Bay or Scrubby Bottoms without asking Ever fancied putting your foot down on Kiss Me Arse Steps or taking a ramble to Slapper’s Rock but have been too embarrassed to ask the way? Walkers searching for the best route down to Scrubby Bottoms or picking their way through The Nostrils can consult a new range of online guides to the slightly rudely named places of Britain. Ten walking guides to some of our silliest-named beauty spots are now available to download free from the National Trust, showing the way to Booby’s Bay in Cornwall and Windy Gap in Surrey. According to Paul Cavill, editor of the English Place-Name Society journal, such names are very old. “Most describe the geography or land ownership, so finding out the meaning may be useful to walkers,” he said. Often the silly names are blunt and literal: Kiss Me Arse Steps, at Lansallos, Cornwall, is inspired by the steep steps that result in the person in front of you having their backside in your face, while Slapper’s Rock, North Helford, Cornwall, is probably named after the sound of the sea hitting the rock, although “slap” in Old English also means a “slippery muddy place”. Pisser Clough near Hardcastle Crags, West Yorkshire is more complex. Clough comes from the Old English for a wooded vale, while “pisser” may stem from “pissant”, meaning insignificant and also slang for an ant. “Lowly valley” hardly does justice to the glories of the local scenery which offers tumbling streams, plentiful birdlife and the northern hairy wood ant. A final warning: the biggest hazard for those fancying these treks is Googling the names. Far safer to go straight to www.nationaltrust.org.uk/walks . Walking holidays Yorkshire Cornwall United Kingdom Europe Patrick Barkham guardian.co.uk
Continue reading …Ten National Trust walking guides let embarrassed walkers find their way to Booby’s Bay or Scrubby Bottoms without asking Ever fancied putting your foot down on Kiss Me Arse Steps or taking a ramble to Slapper’s Rock but have been too embarrassed to ask the way? Walkers searching for the best route down to Scrubby Bottoms or picking their way through The Nostrils can consult a new range of online guides to the slightly rudely named places of Britain. Ten walking guides to some of our silliest-named beauty spots are now available to download free from the National Trust, showing the way to Booby’s Bay in Cornwall and Windy Gap in Surrey. According to Paul Cavill, editor of the English Place-Name Society journal, such names are very old. “Most describe the geography or land ownership, so finding out the meaning may be useful to walkers,” he said. Often the silly names are blunt and literal: Kiss Me Arse Steps, at Lansallos, Cornwall, is inspired by the steep steps that result in the person in front of you having their backside in your face, while Slapper’s Rock, North Helford, Cornwall, is probably named after the sound of the sea hitting the rock, although “slap” in Old English also means a “slippery muddy place”. Pisser Clough near Hardcastle Crags, West Yorkshire is more complex. Clough comes from the Old English for a wooded vale, while “pisser” may stem from “pissant”, meaning insignificant and also slang for an ant. “Lowly valley” hardly does justice to the glories of the local scenery which offers tumbling streams, plentiful birdlife and the northern hairy wood ant. A final warning: the biggest hazard for those fancying these treks is Googling the names. Far safer to go straight to www.nationaltrust.org.uk/walks . Walking holidays Yorkshire Cornwall United Kingdom Europe Patrick Barkham guardian.co.uk
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Flagship Odeon Leicester Square cinema is part of private equity firm Terra Firma’s portfolio Financier Guy Hands, the boss of private equity outfit Terra Firma, is considering selling the market-leading Odeon & UCI cinema chain as he begins rebuilding a City reputation that was dented by the EMI debacle. Hands has seen his image as a master dealmaker tarnished by his firm’s disastrous acquisition of music group EMI, which was seized by Citigroup in February , leaving Hands’s company with a loss of £1.75bn. However, Hands is already giving serious consideration to his next step and is mulling the sale of Europe’s largest cinema group and one of the UK’s big three chains, after rivals expressed interest in the business. According to initial reports in the Financial Times , Bank of America Merrill Lynch is expected to run the auction if one goes ahead, but it is understood that Hands has made no definitive decision yet. Another option on the table includes refinancing the business with new debt of about £600m and holding on to the company. BC Partners, a UK buyout firm, is a leading potential buyer of the chain, which owns around 200 cinemas with a total of 1,850 screens. The majority of its portfolio is in the UK, including the flagship Odeon Leicester Square cinema which often hosts gala premieres. However, the sheer scale of the business means that a bid from rival Vue Entertainment would likely face competition hurdles. Odeon & UCI generated earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of £80m in 2009. Despite the travails of the movie business in the home entertainment market, cinemas are still viewed as an attractive investment because 3D films are giving a new boost to the market, although UK attendance slipped 2.4% last year. Odeon & UCI leads the UK by market share, with 23%, followed by Cineworld on 21% and Vue with 17%. Analysts said the neck-and-neck positioning of the businesses would make any sector consolidation a likely target of regulators. Film industry Guy Hands Private equity Dan Milmo guardian.co.uk
Continue reading …Flagship Odeon Leicester Square cinema is part of private equity firm Terra Firma’s portfolio Financier Guy Hands, the boss of private equity outfit Terra Firma, is considering selling the market-leading Odeon & UCI cinema chain as he begins rebuilding a City reputation that was dented by the EMI debacle. Hands has seen his image as a master dealmaker tarnished by his firm’s disastrous acquisition of music group EMI, which was seized by Citigroup in February , leaving Hands’s company with a loss of £1.75bn. However, Hands is already giving serious consideration to his next step and is mulling the sale of Europe’s largest cinema group and one of the UK’s big three chains, after rivals expressed interest in the business. According to initial reports in the Financial Times , Bank of America Merrill Lynch is expected to run the auction if one goes ahead, but it is understood that Hands has made no definitive decision yet. Another option on the table includes refinancing the business with new debt of about £600m and holding on to the company. BC Partners, a UK buyout firm, is a leading potential buyer of the chain, which owns around 200 cinemas with a total of 1,850 screens. The majority of its portfolio is in the UK, including the flagship Odeon Leicester Square cinema which often hosts gala premieres. However, the sheer scale of the business means that a bid from rival Vue Entertainment would likely face competition hurdles. Odeon & UCI generated earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of £80m in 2009. Despite the travails of the movie business in the home entertainment market, cinemas are still viewed as an attractive investment because 3D films are giving a new boost to the market, although UK attendance slipped 2.4% last year. Odeon & UCI leads the UK by market share, with 23%, followed by Cineworld on 21% and Vue with 17%. Analysts said the neck-and-neck positioning of the businesses would make any sector consolidation a likely target of regulators. Film industry Guy Hands Private equity Dan Milmo guardian.co.uk
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A few weeks ago, it looked like robots would play a relatively small role in recovery efforts following the earthquake and subsequent nuclear crisis in Japan, but as concern grows over radiation leaks, robotics companies are positioning their mechanical offspring to do jobs deemed unsafe for humans. We’ve already heard of Aldebaran’s plans for a fleet of rescue bots, and now QinetiQ and iRobot are lending automated assistance to the cause. QinetiQ plans to send in a set of Robotic Applique Kits — used to convert Bobcat loaders into unmanned vehicles — along with sensor machines like the TALON and Dragon. Meanwhile, iRobot’s enlisted two each of its PackBots and Warriors to help aid in recovery — the former is used by the US military for bomb disposal. Both companies have already deployed teams to Japan for training. iRobot, QinetiQ machines to assist in Japan relief effort originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 01 Apr 2011 03:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Bones Season 5 Episode 2 The Bond in the Boot Bones Season 5 Episode 4 Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Bones Season 6 Episode 6 The Shallow in the Deep Bones Actress Emily Deschanel Is Pregnant! – Moms & Babies … She and husband David Hornsby are expecting their first child. Emily Deschanel : Baby On the Way! | Celebrity-gossip.net Actress Emily Deschanel of “Bones” stardom is pregnant with David Hornsby’s baby. Emily Deschanel , David Hornsby expecting first child – Pop2it – Zap2it Baby makes three for “Bones” star Emily Deschanel and hubby David Hornsby. Emily Deschanel pregnant | Emily Deschanel baby | David Hornsby … Emily Deschanel is going to be a mom! The Bones star and her husband David Hornsby are expecting their first child. 'Bones' star Emily Deschanel is pregnant | Ministry of Gossip … Emily Deschanel and husband David Hornsby are pregnant, expecting their first child sometime later this year. Emily Deschanel stars in “Bones” and David Hornsby stars in “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia.” ChangShippey768 says: please say this is bullshit – http://tinyurl.com/4d757h7 Emily Deschanel #honestly
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Transformers 3 Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Los tres mosqueteros en 3D Os Três Mosqueteiros Trailer[HD] Oops! Milla Jovovich Exposes Nipple in Sheer Dress – Style … The actress walked the red carpet in a sheer Valentino frock. Milla Jovovich In Valentino & Melanie Chisholm In YSL – Gorby 80 … Milla Jovovich and Melanie Chisholm opted for very different looks on the red carpet when they arrived at the Gorby 80 Gala At The Royal Albert Hall in London last night. Milla wore a Valentino Red black lace and nude sleeveless dress … Sharon Stone, Dita Von Teese & Milla Jovovich : Who Was Wednesday … Wednesday night was a rather well-clad one, if we do say so ourselves. Milla Jovovich Nip-Slip at Royal Albert Hall | Celebrity pictures … Model-actress Milla Jovovich suffered a embarrassing wardrobe malfunction as she was walking the red carpet for the gala to celebrate former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev’s 80th birthday. … Milla Jovovich's Nipple Will Not Be Silenced… « HitDanBack Here’s an awesome picture of model-turned-actress, Milla Jovovich attending some sort of fancy, fashiony event two nights ago with her nipple sticking out of the top of her gown, like someone hit it with a hammer… … ladybritneygaga says: Magicappsuk: Oops! Milla Jovovich Exposes Nipple in Sheer Dress: Milla Jovovich turned heads on the red carpet W… http://bit.ly/gO5fXx
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EATINxBABIESx sanagirl656′s webcam video March 31, 2011 03:53 PM Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na) – Drum Cover My Chemical Romance , “Common People” | The Awl Um, here are My Chemical Romance —a band that formed a decade ago, by the way, which makes everybody OLD—covering Pulp’s “Common People” at the BBC. It’s not embeddable, so click through if this is something that, for some reason, … Some Kind of Awesome – Home – [Listen] My Chemical Romance … I remember a few years back when My Chemical Romance first shot to fame and did a cover of Blur’s “Song 2″ and it was better than you would of expected. Today they popped by Fearne Cotton’s show to chat about them playing below Lady … Video: My Chemical Romance cover Pulp – News | State Magazine The Radio 1 Live Lounge slot has thrown up some odd over versions over the years but this has to be one of the least expected. We quite like it actually, Alter The Press!: My Chemical Romance BBC Radio One Live Lounge Videos My Chemical Romance BBC Radio One Live Lounge Videos. My Chemical Romance’s performance on BBC Radio One’s Live Lounge can be seen here. The band performed their new single, ‘Planetary (Go)’ and a cover of Pulp’s ‘Common People’. … My Chemical Romance covered Pulp's “Common People” – Home – The NJ … My Chemical Romance recently covered Pulp’s classic “Common People” on BCC’s Radio 1. You can stream the NJ group’s ‘punk rock’ take on the song below. My Chemical Romance are currently over on the West Coast kicking off a lengthy North … Rafael_Marini says: RT @omelete : Música Grátis | Foo Fighters, Rivers Cuomo, Simple Plan, My Chemical Romance e mais > http://ow.ly/4qJay
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New Project 3 LeYumz’s April fools! April Fools Day: Part 1: Gotcha! 5 Clever Facebook April Fools ' Jokes Tomorrow is April Fools ‘ day, which means pranksters around the globe will be jumping at the opportunity to punk their friends. Here’s the five most clever April Fools ‘ jokes to pull on Facebook. Change Your Relationship Status This one … April Fools ' Day storm brings rain, snow to Northeast | PennLive.com In the Harrisburg area, rain tonight is expected to turn into snow or a mix of rain/snow. Google: April Fools Jokes Through The Years Still in beta, so 2006: Google Romance offers 2007: Introducing TiSP, the Toilet Internet Service Provider 2008: Rickrolling the entire world 2009: Chrome 3D 2010: Google goes nuts with another 17 April Fools pranks 2011: ? … PR company offers April Fools story: 'liposuction for Africans … A PR company based in London is offering its clients an April Fools story. Fair enough, you might say – PR companies are in the business of trying to drum up attention for their clients. Except the April Fools joke is that a company is … April Fools Apps: Top Picks for Pranks and Jokes » Phone Reviews Well folk’s tomorrow happened to be a very special day, tomorrow is the 1st of April, April Fools Day, which just happens to be my birthday, yep I know how unlucky can a guys get, but I haven’t really been caught by any April Fools … Official_DreNix says: April Fools Day is Tomorrow??? Oooh shit. Ima makin some lives miserable, and ppl cry
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Miss World / Universe 2000 – 2010 (HD) MISS UNIVERSE 2007 ( Zuleyka Rivera Interview) SuperXclusivo 2/24/11 – Zuleyka Rivera ya visita la familia de Jose Juan Barea NBA: “Todo bien”, afirma Barea Zuleyka Rivera . El base reserva de los Dallas Mavericks J.J. Barea llegó nítidamente vestido y relativamente tarde a la Noche Benéfica de Casino de Jason Kidd la pasada semana. Cuando entró por la puerta, las cabezas se viraron igual … JJ Barea & Miss Universe 2006 ( Zuleyka Rivera ) | The Big Lead JJ Barea Dating Miss Universe 2006: The Dallas Mavericks backup point guard has been dating Zuleyka Rivera (aka, Miss Universe 2006) for about six months. How’d. TheProBasketballTalk: NBA Player's Wive – Zuleyka Rivera NBA Player’s Wive – Zuleyka Rivera . Zuleyka Jerris Rivera Mendoz born on October 3rd, 1987 in Cayey, Puerto Rico and lived in Salinas , Puerto Rico . She is a beauty queen who held titles as Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2006 and Miss … J.J. Barea Is A Show off. » rekotrill.com And now he’s got a good thing going with fellow Puerto Rico native Zuleyka Rivera , who is Miss Universe 2006. For competition purposes, she’s listed at 5-9. ”She has NBA League Pass now,” Barea said, smiling. “She watches our games. … 3/30/11: Jose Juan Barea Is Winning | NBA 24/7 365 Zuleyka Rivera . Listed graciously by the Mavs as 6-feet tall, but really pushing 5-10, Barea already has beaten the odds on the hardwood in his fifth NBA season. And now he’s got a good thing going with fellow Puerto Rico native Zuleyka … PaulinaTurnliy9 says: ✓ Pictures: Zuleyka Rivera Dating JJ Barea « : EveryJoe – Sports and … http://bit.ly/fw80e6
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