Little Britain

Parliament of England and the following year twin Acts of Union were passed by both Parliaments to create the united Kingdom of Great Britain with effect from May 1707. - Union with Ireland (1801): the British and Irish Parliament passed the Act of Union which merged the Kingdom of Ireland and the Kingdom of Great Britain, to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Thus Ireland became part of an extended United Kingdom, ruled directly by the UK Parliament in London. - Queen Victoria's

risks this poses to many major banks, while one warned that full implementation of this proposal alone would virtually kill the Japanese banking industry. While some of the more Draconian proposals will end up on the cutting room floor, there remains little doubt that banks are going to have to increase their capital reserves. The measures already agreed that form the Basel II agreement will, on average, force banks to triple the amount of capital that they hold against their trading books. Basel II

understanding in order to contribute in the musical life in this country and internationally. Since its creation, this musical institution has formed many great, notable and prestigious composers, conductors, singers and instrumentalists and, just to give a little anecdote, the Lebanese-British pop singer and compositor Mika was formed at the Royal College of London. My role in the Royal College of Music was to perform some basic administrative tasks at the reception, like answering e-mails or trying to inform

It is little more than one hundred years since humans first set foot on Antarctica and even today few people have visited the frozen and hostile southern continent. Although nine countries have territorial claims on the continent, several of them overlapping, these political disagreements were suspended in The Antarctic Treaty of 1959. In the Treaty (covering all areas south of 60 degrees South Latitude), it was agreed that Antarctica should be used exclusively for peaceful purposes and that military

continues to accept no love from any of his family members.The Lovatt’s gardener, John, has been watching Ben for a while now, and decided to introduce himself to him. Harriet and David thought it was great that Ben was actually making a friend. Little did they know, John was going to introduce Ben to his gang. His gang now makes a huge mess in their home, and often robs stores, steals cars, and commits many other crimes. Finally, Harriet and John are alone in their big house like they were

important: you should bring a plentiful supply of business cards [which are normally exchanged at the end of a meeting] and ensure that you have the proper materials for making effective presentations. Meetings can sometimes appear rather anarchic with little apparent structure or direction. This is in keeping with Britain's proud democratic tradition that allows everyone his or her say, but it can also be misleading. Whilst teamwork is important, British business culture remains essentially hierarchical

the sophistication of technologies isn’t an important factor because it’s only permitting the production of more supplies while buyers aren’t increasing. About cultural environment, we observe the usual “playing mummy” which is a game all the little girls play with dolls and it has always been this famous cultural game for many centuries. But nowadays, to attract clients, the diversification of dolls and the process of clothes’ trends are good working keys for profits. (Example: Bratz dolls)

fittest”. In the first part, we’re going to explain the Darwin’s theories; in the second, the sliding to the Social Darwinism and in the latest, their differences and common points. Charles Robert Darwin was born in 1809 in Shrewsbury (Great Britain). He studied medicine in Edimbourg from 1825 to 1828. In 1831, he went on the Beagle’s ship in expedition to South America and to the Pacific Islands. Darwin's job as ship naturalist was to collect specimens, make observations, and keep

• 1802. Spurred by rumour of impending French settlement, the British governor sends a token landing party from Sydney to Port Dalrymple. • 1803. The first permanent European occupation, with the British settling at Sullivan's Cove. • 1822. Britain begins transporting convicts to Van Diemens Land. • 1825. The Van Diemens Land Company establishes the first notable settlement on the north-west coast at Circular Head. • 1825. Van Diemens Land becomes a semi-autonomous colony, instead of being

|….It was possible for him to go to England because Kenya is a former British colony and is part of the British Empire/Commonwealth. So | | |Kenya still has cultural and economic links/bonds or exchanges with Great Britain. | | |What is Julius like ? what kind of young man is he ? | | |At the beginning