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grandmaster-anne · 1 year

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Coronation Music at Westminster Abbey

The Royal Family | Published 18 February 2023

Twelve newly commissioned pieces of music will be performed at The Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6 May 2023, showcasing musical talent from across the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.

A range of musical styles and performers blend tradition, heritage and ceremony with new musical voices of today, reflecting The King’s life-long love and support of music and the arts.

His Majesty The King has personally commissioned the new music and shaped and selected the musical programme for the Service.

Andrew Nethsingha, Organist and Master of the Choristers, Westminster Abbey, will be overseeing all musical arrangements and directing the music during the Service.

Sir Antonio Pappano, Music Director for the Royal Opera House, will be conducting the Coronation Orchestra which comprises a bespoke collection of musicians drawn from orchestras of The former Prince of Wales’ Patronages including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Six orchestral commissions, five choral commissions and one organ commission, have been specially composed for the occasion by world-renowned British composers whose work includes Classical, Sacred, Film, Television and Musical Theatre. Commissioned works include a new Coronation Anthem by Andrew Lloyd Webber, a Coronation March by Patrick Doyle, a new commission for solo organ embracing musical themes from countries across the Commonwealth by Iain Farrington plus new works by Sarah Class, Nigel Hess, Paul Mealor, Tarik O'Regan, Roxanna Panufnik, Shirley J. Thompson, Judith Weir, Roderick Williams, and Debbie Wiseman.

Soloists will include bass-baritone, Sir Bryn Terfel; soprano, Pretty Yende and baritone, Roderick Williams. The organ will be played by Sub-Organist, Westminster Abbey, Peter Holder, and Assistant Organist, Westminster Abbey, Matthew Jorysz.

The official Royal Harpist Alis Huws will perform as part of the Coronation Orchestra in recognition of The King’s long-standing and deeply held relationship and affiliation with Wales. One of the liturgical sections of the ceremony will also be performed in Welsh.

At the request of His Majesty, in tribute to his late father His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Greek Orthodox music will also feature in the Service performed by the Byzantine Chant Ensemble.

The Service will be sung by The Choir of Westminster Abbey and The Choir of His Majesty’s Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace, together with girl choristers from the Chapel Choir of Methodist College, Belfast and from Truro Cathedral Choir. The Ascension Choir, a handpicked gospel choir will also perform as part of the Service and The King’s Scholars of Westminster School will proclaim the traditional ‘Vivat’ acclamations.

Fanfares will be played by The State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry and The Fanfare Trumpeters of the Royal Air Force.

Sir John Eliot Gardiner will conduct The Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque soloists in a pre-Service programme of choral music. A small group of singers from The Monteverdi Choir will also join the main choral forces for the Service.

Music by the likes of William Byrd (1543–1623), George Frideric Handel (1685–1759), Sir Edward Elgar (1857–1934), Sir Henry Walford Davies (1869–1941), Sir William Walton (1902–1983), Sir Hubert Parry (1848–1918) and Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) has historically featured in the Service over the past four centuries and will be included in the programme along with the music of one of Britain’s most loved and celebrated living composers, Sir Karl Jenkins.

#coronation news #king charles iii #queen camilla #british royal family

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scotianostra · 1 month

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Happy Birthday Scotland’s most successful Olympian, Sir Chris Hoy.

Born in Edinburgh on March 23rd 1975,the 1982 film E.T the Extra Terrestrial inspired Chris Hoy to cycle. He was then a mere six year old boy. Between the age of seven and fourteen, Chris Hoy raced for BMX and was ranked two in Britain, ninth in the World and seventh in Europe. He then received a scholarship from Kwik-Fit and Slazenger to compete in the United States and in Europe.

Chris Hoy was also into rowing and rugby as a student. The first cycling club that he ever joined was Dunedin Cycling Club in 1992. Chris then started focusing on only track cycling from the year 1994 joining the City of Edinburgh Racing Club, his main events included the Team Sprint and the one kilometre Time Trial. It was Team Sprint that brought him his very first World Championship medal. His team came second in 1999. The first World Title for his team came in the year 2002 at Copenhagen in the Ballerup Velodrome. He also won the one kilometre time trial that same very year beating Arnaud Tournant. He was World champion in the years 2004, 2006 and 2007.

Chris won his first Olympic gold medal in Athens 2004 in the Kilo – an event that was dropped from the programme for Beijing 2008. Chris took this in his stride and switched his focus to three other track sprint events – the Keirin, Sprint and Team Sprint. He went on to win a gold medal in all three at the Beijing Olympics, cementing his name in the history books.

Following his historic hat-trick of gold medals at the Beijing Olympics, Chris was voted 2008 BBC Sports Personality of the Year. He was also awarded a Knighthood in the 2009 New Year Honours list, capping an extraordinary year. At the 2012 Olympics in London, Chris won his fifth and sixth gold medals – in the Keirin and Team Sprint – becoming OUR most successful Olympic athlete of all time with six gold medals and one silver.

In all he won 11 Gold medals, 6 Silver and 6 Bronze in World Championships, 6 Golds and a Silver at Olympics, and 2 Gold and 2 Bronze at Commonwealth games.

Chris retired from competitive cycling in 2013 he was the first Briton since 1908 to win three gold medals in a single Olympic Games, and one of the most successful Olympic cyclists of all time.

Following his retirement, Chris remains passionate about bikes and has successfully made the transition into the business world following the launch of his bike range HOY Bikes, cycling accessories and clothing. He has published a series of children’s books – Flying Fergus – and is currently working on a second series.

In June 2016, Chris added to his record list of achievements when he finished the world’s most demanding motorsport endurance race, the Le Mans 24 Hours, on his debut. Last year he had a miracle escape after crashing a racing car at more than 100mph at Silverstone race track.

Chris has become a polished public speaker and media presenter, and he was a key part of the BBC TV’s commentary and punditry team covering the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Hoy has been Ambassador for SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health) since 2009. In that time he has devoted many hours to raising awareness of and funds for the mental health cause.In December 2016 and December 2017, Hoy supported the Scottish Social Enterprise Social Bite by sleeping out at their Sleep in the Park events to end homelessness in Scotland..

Last year Chris revealed he was diagnosed with cancer, although he never said what type, he is upbeat regarding it in February he said;

"I'm optimistic, positive and surrounded by love for which I'm truly grateful. As you might imagine, the last few months have been incredibly difficult. However, I currently feel fine.

"It's an exciting year of work ahead, not least with the Paris Olympics in July. I can't wait to get stuck in, have fun and share it with you all."

#scotland #scottish #history #olympian #cyclist #sportsman #happy birthday

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world-of-wales · 1 year

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─ •✧ WILLIAM'S YEAR IN REVIEW : MARCH ✧• ─

1 March - William and Catherine carried out engagements in Wales to mark St. David's Day. They started their day out by visiting Pant Farm in Llanvetherine before being received by Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Gwent (Brigadier Robert Aitken). They later visited Abergavenny Market and Hwb Torfaen in Blaenavon. Subsequently William and Catherine planted a tree for The Queen's Green Canopy at Blaenavon World Heritage Centre.

2 March - William held a Meeting for the Earthshot Prize.

8 March - He received Mr. Alastair Martin (Secretary of the Duchy of Cornwall).

9 March - William and Catherine received the Lord Hague of Richmond (Chairman). Later in the afternoon they visited the Ukrainian Cultural Centre in London where they were recieved by the Ambassador of Ukraine (His Excellency Mr. Vadym Prystaiko).

11 March - William received received the High Commissioners of Belize, Jamaica and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas (Her Excellency Mrs. Therese Rath, His Excellency Mr. Seth George Ramocan, His Excellency Mr. Ellison Greenslade) at Kensington Palace.

14 March - William and Catherine attended the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey. William later appeared in a video segment during the BAFTA Film Awards.

16 March - William attended a Trustees' Meeting for the Royal Foundation via video link.

17 March - William and Catherine attended the 1st Battalion Irish Guards' St. Patrick's Day Parade in Aldershot.

19 March - William and Catherine kicked off their Platinum Jubilee Tour of the Caribbean as they arrived at the Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport in Belize where they were recieved by the Governor-General of Belize (Her Excellency Ms. Froyla Tzalam). They later met the Hon. Juan Antonio Briceño (Prime Minister of Belize) and Mrs. Rossana Briceño at the Laing Building in Belize City.

20 March - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Che'il Mayan Chocolate Factory in Stann Creek. They later attended a festival of Garifuna culture and met marine conservation experts in Hopkins. William and Catherine also spent time diving at South Water Caye above the Belize Barrier Reef.

21 March - They visited Caracol Natural Monument Reservation and attended a training session of the British Army Training Support Unit Belize (BATSUB) in the Chiquibul Forest. Afterwards William held an Investiture at the San Ignacio Hotel. The Duke and Duchess attended a Reception to mark The Queen's Platinum Jubilee at Cahal Pech ruins where they were received by the Governor-General of Belize (Her Excellency Ms. Froyla Tzalam).

22 March - William and Catherine released photographs and videos of them scuba diving over the Belize Barrier Reef before departing Belize. They arrived in Jamaica for the next leg of their tour and were received by the British High Commissioner to Jamaica (Her Excellency Ms. Judith Slater) and Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (Representative of the Prime Minister of Jamaica) at Kingston Norman Manley International Airport upon arrival. Afterwards they met Governor-General of Jamaica and Lady Allen at King's House and attended a Sports and Cultural Event at Trench Town Culture Yard.

23 March - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met the Hon. Andrew Holness MP (Prime Minister of Jamaica) at 1 Devon Road, Kingston. Afterwards they visited Shortwood Teachers' College and Spanish Town Hospital. Subsequently, Willliam and Catherine visited the Caribbean Military Technical Training Institute before attending a Reception Dinner to mark the Platinum Jubilee hosted by the Governor-General of Jamaica (the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen) at King's House.

24 March - William and Catherine attended the Commissioning Parade for the inaugural Initial Officer Training Programme at the Caribbean Military Academy before departing Norman Manley International Airport for the Bahamas where upon arrival at Lynden Pindling International Airport in Belize City they were recieved by the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas (Sir Cornelius Smith). Afterwards The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met the Rt. Hon. Philip Davis, MP (Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas) and Mrs. Davis at Sir Cecil Wallace Whitfield Centre in Nassau.

25 March - William and Catherine visited Sybil Strachan School and attended a Celebration for key workers for their work during the pandemic, at the Garden of Remembrance. They subsequently visited Parliament Square and took part in a Platinum Jubilee Sailing Regatta at Montagu Beach in the afternoon. Afterwards they attended a Reception at the Baha Mar Hotel hosted by the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas (Sir Cornelius Smith) to mark The Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

26 March - On their final day while on tour of the Caribbean, William and Catherine visited Daystar Church in Abaco. Afterwards they unveiled a Memorial at Memorial Garden, Abaco to commemorate those who lost their lives in Hurricane Dorian before visiting a beach area in Abaco to meet local stall holders. William and Catherine then visited Grand Bahama Children's Home and Coral Vita (Winners, 2021 Earthshot Prize to Preserve our Oceans) in Grand Bahamas for their final two stops on their tour. In the evening they departed Lynden Pindling International Airport for the United Kingdom in the evening.

27 March - William and Catherine arrived at the Royal Air Force Brize Norton from the Bahamas after wrapping up their Caribbean tour.

29 March - William attended the Service of Thanksgiving for The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey along with Catherine and their eldest children Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

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atomicdela-au · 6 months

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Hey y’all! I’m back again with yet another post. This time we are finally getting to backstory related things

(Spoiler warning if you don’t want the story spoiled for you, this is for the sake of the people who want the spoilers lol)

(ALSO also I’m posting/working on this while I’m on my final day of my first filming production for one of my college courses :’D)

These are all in alphabetical order. (Also this is kinda of a long read)

Adam Murray - What I got for his backstory so far is first of all, he grew up in the Post War fallout years. He was born on January 18th, 1988. Adam grew up and lives in New Wisconsin, (Or the Great Midwestern Commonwealth) with both of his parents Jude and Lynn Murray. But when Adam Murray disappeared around the age of 3-4 years old mysteriously they both died.

The reasoning for Adam’s disappearance was because the USDOTP (United States of Temporal Phenomena) took Adam for experimenting. He was the seventh human to be conducted underneath what is known as the “Alternate DNA” experiments where he was injected with…well, alternate DNA. This was back in 1992, and Adam didn’t escape until a year later in 1993. He was saved by Cesar Torres, who was also being experimented.

During the Experimentation, Adam was classified under the term “Doppelganger” but the USDOTP didn’t know that Adam retained all of his human form, except on the inside. For example when Adam gets his emotions to the better of him he might turn into his alternate form. Sometimes when this happens, pain shoots throughout his entire body on the inside.

After Adam was returned by the scout Thatcher Davis, he then became an orphan raised by the Marshall family, and that is where he met Jonah Marshall and Mervin Marshall.

Years later in 2006, at just 18 years old Adam then joined the solider organization called the “Bythorne Nuclear Society” to become a soldier to defend New Mandela County and the surrounding counties (this includes New Bythorne County) during the Commonwealth War. Same thing happens with Jonah.

This is the basic outline of what Adam’s story is within this AU.

Cesar Torres - Cesar Torres was a childhood friend of Mark Heathcliff. When the bombs dropped in America in 1981, Cesar was six-seven years old. He managed to survive with his mother and father, Sebastian and Milena Torres. The family of three adopted Mark and Sarah Heathcliff in 1990 to raise them since both of their parents have died.

When Cesar was around seventeen years old, he, like Adam suddenly disappeared. He was missing for about a year when he finally came back in 1993. Apparently, he too was one of the few human experiments that was conducted by the USDOTP. Cesar was only one of the few that managed to pull through and still look human but had some alternate characteristics. Like Adam, he was also classified as a “Doppelganger”.

He was the fifth human being to be conducted underneath these tests.

During the last half of Part 1 of Atomicdela (Yes there are two parts) Cesar unfortunately would succumb to his mental break from becoming an alternate and dealing with his experimental trauma and would result into sho**ing himself.

David Lee (Or Dave Lee) - David was born in 1967 and was around 14 years old when the nuclear war occurred. David was also a close friend to Thatcher growing up.

After the bombs dropped in 1981, David tried to live through his life as the best he could, but he knew life was never going to be the same. Before the bombs were dropped in the same year, David’s parents opened a business called MandelaTECH. Of course, since the war didn’t give a chance for the business to run, MandelaTECH didn’t become a successful business.

It wasn’t until around the year 2000 (Which was around 3 years after the Commonwealth War started) 33 year old David Lee started to bring back the company with technology that could be some use in the war itself.

One of these technologies would be known as Axntrons. They would be these robots that are built to defend as well as soldiers. They were made to bring down human causalities that were happening during the war. Once Axntrons were invented, they were shipped to New Mandela and Bythorne Counties.

David continues to work at MandelaTECH with the help Evelin Miller (Like how the original canon was)

Evelin Miller - Like Adam, Evelin grew up after the Nuclear War. She was born back in 1990. Before the Commonwealth War started in 1997, Evelin met Adam for the first time at 7 years old. Meanwhile, Adam was only 9. This would be the only time Adam and Evelin meet since they were both stationary at home due to the raging war that broke out at the time.

Around the year of 2007, Evelin signed up to work for David Lee at Mandela Tech to help him out with the Axntron production. This was also roughly around the same time Adam signed up to be a solider at the age of 18, and Evelin ran into him again at the age of 16. Eventually Evelin and Adam developed a relationship together and Evelin became Adam’s girlfriend.

Their relationship is considered long distance since Adam is fighting the Commonwealth War, and Evelin is behind the front lines, working as an assistant technician. The two lovers often send letters to each other, and continue to do so.

James Heathcliff - This is the first fanmade character that I am mentioning in this post. I don’t have much about him but in this AU he is the father of Mark and Sarah Heathcliff. Before the bombs fell, he used to work as a pastor for a local church in Mandela County. He once knew another Father or Pastor that used to work alongside him known as Gabriel Jackson. Unfortunately, James died in 1990 due to radiation sickness.

Jonah Marshall - Like Evelin and Adam, Jonah grew up in the post nuclear war world. Jonah is about a month younger than Adam, with him being born on February 7th, 1988. Jonah grew up with Adam since he was just 4 years old. Jonah at age 18 would then enroll in the solider organization called the “Bythorne Nuclear Society” with Adam to defend New Bythrone and New Mandela Counties. Jonah joined because his father Mervin would become a general of this organization as well.

Jonah and Adam became very close growing up, and they haven’t been separated ever since. They even call themselves brothers, even though Adam doesn’t want to admit it.

Jude Murray - Jude of course is the father of Adam. He adored his son and was a kind man. Jude was born in 1957, and he was only 24 when the bombs fell in America. He studied at college to be a Lawyer like his friend Mervin Marshall. But of course, he wasn’t successful.

Before Adam went missing, there was a feud between Jude and Lynn (Adam’s Mother). The feud started to happen after when Adam was born into the post nuclear world, and both parents were starting to stress out due to the fact that their own child has to live in this depressing world.

This caused the two parents to split apart for a time. It wasn’t until Adam finally went missing that the two parents got back together to try and find him their missing son. Unfortunately they couldn’t find any leads.

During one particular night, Jude found Lynn had hu*g herself by a nuce of a rope. Jude overwhelmed and shocked that he lost his wife, he took his own life as well by sho**ing himself. Jude and Lynn’s bodies were found by a solider Scout named Thatcher Davis.

Kimberly Marshall - This is the second fan made character that am mentioning for this AU. Kimblerly is the mother of Jonah Marshall, and the wife of Mervin Marshall. Before the bombs fell, she was a store clerk in Bythrone County. During the post bomb years she eventually had Jonah in 1988 and took care of him and Mervin. But then she unfortunately died from a sudden alternate attack that caused her to get radiation, and sadly pass away while she was trying to protect her son.

Lynn Murray - Lynn is the mother of Adam (Obviously). She of course adored her son as much as Jude did. After Adam was born and during the feud that Lynn and Jude had over the stress of how to raise their child, Lynn always stuck with Adam, even when Jude spilt away for a while.

But it wasn’t until one day Lynn found her son missing, she would ask Jude for help. This would be the last time Lynn would ever speak to Jude. Overwhelmed of not finding her son, Lynn ki**ed herself. Jude would find her dead a day later, and he too got overwhelmed by her death. But instead doing same that Lynn took herself out, he shot himself with his own gun.

Mark Heathcliff - Mark is the central character we begin with when we enter the first part of Atomicdela. He is the centered character during the first arc, like how he is in the original canon. His birthday is July 24th, 1974.

When the nuclear bombs were dropped in 1981 the young boy was just six-seven years old. His parents, James and Michelle Heathcliff managed to get themselves and their son safe.

In the year of 1989 Mark’s younger sister Sarah Heathcliff was born into the world. Sadly, Mark’s mother, Michelle died while giving labor to Sarah, so that left his father, James to raise the two children. But in the year 1990 James had succumbed to radiation sickness and unfortunately passed away and unfortunately left his two children.

In that intermediate time without parents, Mark’s best friend Cesar Torres offered to help. Meanwhile with Cesars parents, Sebastian and Milena Torres adopted the Heathcliff children, but didn’t change their last names in honor of Mark’s parents.

Mark also grew up religious and believed in Christianity and continued to do so for the rest of his life. Mark would eventually become a general for the BNS (Bythorne Nuclear Society) in motivation to protect his sister. Also during this time, Mark tries to figure out what drove his old friend Cesar Torres to off himself.

Mervin Marshall - Mervin is the father of Jonah Marshall and the adoptive father of Adam Murray. He was married to Jonah’s mother, who was Kimberly. But as we know, Kimberly unfortunately died from radiation.

Before the bombs fell, Mervin was studying to become a Lawyer.

Years later, Mervin would eventually become a General near the beginning of the Commonwealth war in 1997. He would then learn his son Jonah would become a solider in the organization known as the “Bythorne Nuclear Society”.

Michelle Heathcliff - There isn’t much development on Michelle, other than her being the mother of Mark and Sarah Heathcliff before the bombs were dropped, she used to work at a Dry Cleaners. She sadly died during child labor in 1989 when her daughter Sarah was born.

Milena Torres - Milena is the mother of Cesar and the adoptive mother of Sarah and Mark Heathcliff. This is the mother of Cesar Torres. Before the bombs fell, Milena Torres worked as a Nurse at a hospital.

Ruth Weaver - Ruth was born around 1968. She was around 13-14 years old when the bombs were dropped. She wanted to become a police officer. But with happened with the nuclear war, the dream was crushed. In 1988, Ruth signed up to be a wasteland scout. This is where she meets Thatcher Davis, who would become her friend and scouting partner. Both of them eventually signed up to the same solider program in 1997 to become Lieutenants in the New Mandela County regiment.

Sarah Heathcliff - Sarah is the younger sister of Mark by about fifteen years. She grew up in a tough and rough nuclear fallout environment. Since she was only an infant when her biological parents passed away, she was raised by the Torres family. Sebastian and Milena Torres turned out to be the father and mother figures in Sarah’s life rather than what Mark grew up with.

Sarah would become the founder of the Bythorne Nuclear Society (Or the BNS) where it’s a small group in a neighboring county near Mandela called Bythrone County. The BNS was created in 2006 when Sarah was just seventeen years old. Like her brother, Sarah grew up religious as well. Her brother Mark would eventually join her organization too.

Sebastian Torres - This is the father of Cesar Torres. He acted as a father figure to Mark and Sarah Heathcliff after James Heathcliff had passed away. Before the bombs fell, Sebastian worked as a cook at a diner. (That’s all I have for him lmao)

Thatcher Davis - We finally get to Thatcher XD

His story is similar to Ruth’s. Thatcher Davis was only 13 years old when the bombs dropped. Ever since he was a young child he always wanted to be a police officer as well. Thatcher wanted to protect and help people, but the Nuclear War robbed him of that dream. During the post war years, Thatcher then eventually signed up as a Scout at age 20. This of course was when he met Ruth Weaver. She too, shared the same dream as Thatcher.

When the Commonwealth War began around the year 1997, Thatcher signed up to be a solider scout in the New Mandela County Regiment, who was allied with the Bythorne Nuclear Society. Thatcher then went on to be a lieutenant in the Regiment in the later years of the war.

Archangel Gabriel (Gabriel Jackson) - We finally get to the alternate figures. Unlike this character being technically the devil in the original canon, Gabriel was human before he was the first person to go under the experiment of the injection of alternate samples (AKA the USDOTP Experiments).

Before the experimentations he was known as Gabriel Jackson, and he served as a Father in a local church in Mandela County before and after the bombs fell.

In this AU he is referred to as the “Archangel Gabriel” because he’ll be the one the first human to bear the new wave of humanity’s progression after the bombings.

It’s basically a reference or call back to how in the bible Archangel Gabriel announced to virgin Mary that she has been chosen to bear the son of God. During and after his experimentation, Gabriel was identified as a “Unspeakable”

N (Ethan Sutton) - N, (Or in this AU his human name was Ethan Sutton) was the second human being to undergo the experiments conducted by the USDOTP. He worked at a video store before the bombs dropped. When Ethan was experimented, his test failed. Resulting into him being classified as “Flawed Impersonator” due to his failed form not having any human characteristics after the test was done. His alternate name would be known as N; or as a long name, Nemesis.

The Preacher (Amelia Phillips) - The Preacher (Or as her human name in this AU was known as Amelia Phillips) was the third human being to go under the experiment by the USDOTP. Before/after the bombs she was a Nun for a local church in Mandela County. After the experimentation, Ameila was identified as an “Flawed Impersonator” Just like Ethan Sutton (Or N).

6/Intruder (Hugo Zamora) - Hugo Zamora was the sixth human being to undergo the tests by the USDOTP. Him being the sixth is in reference to the intruder in the original canon, since he was called Six.

During his experimentation he wasn’t really given a name, but later he called himself the Intruder. Before the bombs fell, he and his twin brother Stanley (I know they are in the same person in canon but bear with me here lol) worked as real estate agents right after college.

When Hugo and Stanely were trying to escape the USDOTP facility, Hugo unfortunately lost his brother due to a gunshot wound to the head. Despite the humans who were experimented on were injected with alternate DNA, they still can die by being shot to the head. (Ooooh lore and angsty much?)

After his brother died, Hugo went on to avenge his brother, and seek out Adam Murray and Cesar because he figures they are the only experimented people alive. He adopted a cat named Jonny later as well.

Stanley Zamora (Or Stanley Zamora) - Stanley Zamora is the twin brother of Hugo Zamora (Or known as the Intruder in this AU) and was the fourth human being to go under the experiment by the USDOTP. Before the bombs dropped Stanely was a graduating college student and wanted to work as a real estate worker like his brother Hugo.

But after the bombs fell and was then conducted under the experiment, Stanely lost his human features and when he and Hugo tried to escape the facility together after Cesar Torres made a breakout, Stanely was unfortunately shot in the head and killed by a USDOTP member.

OK THATS ALL FOR NOW

Wow I managed to put this on all in one post. Hope you enjoyed with what I have so far as characters go. See you in the next one ^_^

#atomicdela au #mandela catalogue #mandela catalouge au #adam murray #cesar torres #jonah marshall #mark heathcliff #sarah heathcliff #evelin miller #ruth weaver #thatcher davis #man most of these backstories if not all of them are so sad-#god this is so angsty

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maximumwobblerbanditdonut · 7 months

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Remembering David McCallum- Scottish actor and musician.

David McCallum, who became a heartthrob in the hit series ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,’ Dies at 90 💔 So sad a fine actor a great talent and a true gentleman.

An experienced character actor, he found fame in the 1960s as the enigmatic Illya Kuryakin. The British actor who played the mysterious secret agent Illya Kuryakin alongside Robert Vaughn’s Napoleon Solo in the 1960s hit spy drama The Man From U.N.C.L.E. was a secret international counterespionage and law-enforcement agency called U.N.C.L.E. (United Network Command for Law and Enforcement). The series premiered on September 22, 1964, and completed its run on January 15, 1968. The role turned the actor into a global sex symbol.

The success of the James Bond books and films had set off a chain reaction, with secret agents proliferating on both large and small screens. Indeed, Bond creator Ian Fleming contributed some ideas when the series was being developed, according to Jon Heitland’s book, The Man From U.N.C.L.E.: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of a Television Classic (special introduction by Robert Vaughn)

David McCallum took his place among one of the most iconic casts Hollywood ever assembled, nothing in the film’s title, The Great Escape, He was playing naval officer Eric Ashley-Pitt in the 1963 Second World War epic about the mass escape of British and Commonwealth POWs from German Stalag Luft III camp, through another POW turn in Colditz (1972-1974).

David McCallum with Steve McQueen on the set of the WWII epic. The Great Escape brought him to a US audiences. (Image: Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock)

In 1975, he had the title role in a short-lived science fiction series, “The Invisible Man,” and from 1979 to 1982 he played Steel in a British sci-if chiller “Sapphire and Steel” (1979-1982). Over the years, he also appeared in guest shots in many TV shows, including “Murder, She Wrote” and “Sex and the City, a romantic comedy-drama television series filmed in New York.

Later, in the 2000s as an eccentric medical examiner on “N.C.I.S.” he reached a new audience as Dr Donald "Ducky" Mallard, the medical examiner in US TV drama NCIS. McCallum was known for playing a pathologist on the hit CBS TV programme NCIS, which went on to generate several spinoff series, for twenty years. NCIS is the third-longest-running scripted, non-animated primetime television series in the U.S that is currently on air.

He was a true Renaissance man — he was fascinated by science and culture and would turn those passions into knowledge. For example, he was capable of conducting a symphony orchestra and (if needed) could perform an autopsy, based on his decades-long studies for his role on NCIS.

The Scottish-born actor died in New York on Monday 25th September 2023. He lived in Manhattan. David Keith McCallum was born on 19th September 1933 in the Maryhill (Scots: Maryhull - Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc Màiri) area of Glasgow, to a father who was the first violinist for the London Philharmonic and a mother who was a cellist.

David won a scholarship to the University College School in north London and took up the oboe with a view to a classical music career. Thus he originally pursued a career in music, training on the oboe and studying for a time at the Royal Academy of Music, though he soon left and enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. After RADA he started performing with repertory theatre companies.

David McCallum was drafted into the British military in 1951 and served two years, including 10 months in what was a small-arms expert. Not long after his discharge, he signed with the Rank Organization, a British production company, and began acting both in movies and on television.

David McCallum a classically trained musician, created arrangements of popular songs of the day alongside a few original pieces and made four albums with forward-thinking producer and composer David Axelrod. Those groovy productions have been sampled a lot by trip-hop artists and more. In particular, “The Edge” from 1967’s

“The Edge” from 1967’s Music: For those who might have heard this song sampled elsewhere, you could have heard it in various places. From Masta Ace (“No Regrets”) to John Legend (“Actions”) his original was used in Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver, the 2017 film starring Ansel Elgort.

Check out the video below and listen for that familiar intro:

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David McCallum - From The Man from U.N.C.L.E. to NCIS, and all performances in between, he was a multifaceted talent during 7 decades and 100 films and TV shows a True Legend.

R.I.P David 💔

1933-2023

#DavidMcCallum #Scottishactor #Britishactor #U.N.C.L.E. #IllyaKuryakin #TheGreatEscape #navalofficer #EricAshley #NCIS #secretagent #Edge #music #Ducky #DoctorMallard #actor #talent #gentleman #Legend #ripdavidmccallum

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thepastisalreadywritten · 2 years

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Exclusive: See rare photos of Queen Elizabeth II from National Geographic's archives

From ancient ceremonies to American football games, these 20 rarely or never-before-published images from our photographers span the monarch's storied life.

By: Erin Blakemore

9 September 2022

Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor sat on an ancient throne, her eyes downcast.

Moments before, the 27-year-old woman had been clad in white. Now she was Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and its Commonwealth realms—shoulders wrapped in golden cloth, hands clasping jeweled scepters, and head heavy with a crown.

Cries of “God Save The Queen!” echoed throughout Westminster Abbey as silver trumpets blared.

At the June 1953 coronation, no one could have guessed Queen Elizabeth’s reign would last a record-breaking 70 years.

But the significance of the elaborate ceremony was not lost on veteran photographer James Jarché.

Using a Leica camera loaded with Kodachrome film, he documented every moment of the age-old ritual, then rushed the undeveloped images to the National Geographic Society’s Washington, D.C. headquarters via special air courier.

The results galvanized National Geographic editors, who dropped other coverage in their September 1953 issue to make room for the stunning color photos, alongside classic Nat Geo takes on everything from the bunting that filled a still war-scarred London to the British-bred silkworms responsible for the queen’s sumptuous regalia.

Letters poured in from around the world, begging for extra copies as keepsakes and gifts.

"It was the greatest color story of a lifetime,” photo editor Kip Ross told Jarché.

And National Geographic was there to capture every step of her lifetime.

Its world-class photographers documented the demure new queen, chronicled the official appearances of the self-possessed public figure, and offered rare glimpses of the private life Elizabeth guarded so carefully.

Fashions, borders, communication, public mores—all experienced seismic shifts during Elizabeth’s years as queen.

Here is Elizabeth II as National Geographic saw her: gracious, determined, curious, confident, and long-lived.

#Queen Elizabeth II #Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor #British Royal Family #God Save The Queen #James Jarché #National Geographic #National Geographic Society

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thetruearchmagos · 8 months

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I just watched an excellent, very brief, video essay on the film techniques of Sergei Eisenstein, and it's given me some ideas. [Now there's a sentence I never though I'd say.] I've had a few scattered ideas here and there about media and culture in the 12 Worlds and the United Commonwealth specifically, but I think I'd like to really, rigorously define some of the trends and movements that have made themselves emblamatic of that side of the World.

#my writing #writeblr #my wips #worldbuilding #One day #hopefully. It does seem fun

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wikiuntamed · 1 month

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Top 5 @Wikipedia pages from yesterday: Monday, 18th March 2024

Welcome, ようこそ (yōkoso), nuqneH, witamy 🤗 What were the top pages visited on @Wikipedia (18th March 2024) 🏆🌟🔥?

1️⃣: 2024 Russian presidential election "Presidential elections were held in Russia from 15 to 17 March 2024. It was the eighth presidential election in the country. The incumbent president Vladimir Putin claimed victory with 87% of the vote, the highest percentage of victory in a presidential election in post-Soviet Russia, gaining a..."

Image licensed under CC0? by GlebRyabov

2️⃣: Saint Patrick's Day "Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, lit. 'the Day of the Festival of Patrick'), is a religious and cultural holiday held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (c. 385 – c. 461), the foremost patron saint of Ireland. Saint Patrick's Day was..."

Image licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0? by Andreas F. Borchert

3️⃣: Dune: Part Two "Dune: Part Two is a 2024 American epic science fiction film directed and produced by Denis Villeneuve, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jon Spaihts. The sequel to Dune (2021), it is the second of a two-part adaptation of the 1965 novel Dune by Frank Herbert. It follows Paul Atreides as he unites..."

4️⃣: Cleopatra "Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (Koinē Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Θεά Φιλοπάτωρ lit. Cleopatra "father-loving goddess"; 70/69 BC – 10 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler. A member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, she was a descendant of its founder..."

Image by Louis le Grand

5️⃣: Charles III "Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms.Charles was born in Buckingham Palace during the reign of his maternal grandfather, King George VI, and became heir apparent when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II,..."

Image by White House

#TopWikiPages #WikiUntamed #WhatDoesWikiSay #WhatWeLookedAt

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wargamerjake · 5 months

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A Wargamer's Diary | Playing the Philippines in Hearts of Iron IV

Good morning! Good afternoon! Good evening!

Today's entry is my take on playing the Philippines in Hearts of Iron IV.

Hearts of Iron IV is one of my favorite video games, focusing on World War II. And what I learned from the game, and what I do like the most, is "you can do whatever you want." It's more like an alternate history, like the setting in the novel "The Man in the High Castle." The game was released by Paradox Interactive in 2016, on the 72nd anniversary of D-Day landings. And most reviews were mostly "very positive."

You know, there are ways of understanding the war, from reading books to watching documentaries. For me, if you really want to understand about the Second World War but you don't want to watch documentaries, read history books, or visit World War II memorials, I think this is the best game you can ever play with.

I bought Hearts of Iron IV way back 2020, during the onset of COVID-19 pandemic, at a discounted price. And later on, I bought downloadable contents like Together for Victory, Waking the Tiger, Death or Dishonor, and the like. And playing this game the first time was very difficult, especially when you don't know anything about how to play. The major countries (like the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain) were somewhat easy to play, while the minor countries are very challenging as they are trying to keep up with the major powers.

And the Philippines is no exception.

Some of us Filipinos know about World War II by the book, or through posts in various social media. We remember the war through movies like "The Great Raid" or "Panaghoy sa Suba" featuring Cesar Montano, "Manila, Open City" directed by Eddie Romero, or the 1980 film "Aguila" featuring Fernando Poe Jr.

In Hearts of Iron IV, it's a different story. It is about how you play the Philippines beautifully, how can the country survive the war, without being conquered by the Japanese. We know the population is 16 million people in 1936; a Commonwealth, more of a puppet of the United States; the type of government was democratic and conservative; and the leader was Manuel Luis Quezon.

The Philippines is in a very complicated position, given that it is the puppet of the United States, it is positioned south of Japan. And Japan has a war goal on the Philippines, using it's focus tree. So there are ways of surviving the country without being conquered by the Japanese: whether you break away from the Americans by civil war and ally with Japan, which in vanilla version they wouldn't dare kick us out of their faction; or ally yourself with Germany which still the Japanese will go to war with them as well; or go through with the "increase autonomy" which is a painstaking effort and take years to become a free country.

@kenelogue

#world war 2 #history #hearts of iron 4 #gaming #videogame #video games #games #pc games #game review #diary #diary entry

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brookstonalmanac · 6 months

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Events 10.14 (before 1950)

1066 – The Norman conquest of England begins with the Battle of Hastings. 1322 – Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at the Battle of Old Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence. 1586 – Mary, Queen of Scots, goes on trial for conspiracy against Queen Elizabeth I of England. 1656 – The General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony enacts the first punitive legislation against the Religious Society of Friends. 1758 – Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great suffers a rare defeat at the Battle of Hochkirch. 1773 – The first recorded ministry of education, the Commission of National Education, is formed in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. 1774 – American Revolution: The First Continental Congress denounces the British Parliament's Intolerable Acts and demands British concessions. 1791 – The revolutionary group the United Irishmen is formed in Belfast, Ireland leading to the Irish Rebellion of 1798. 1805 – War of the Third Coalition: A French corps defeats an Austrian attempt to escape encirclement at Ulm. 1806 – War of the Fourth Coalition: Napoleon decisively defeats Prussia at the Battle of Jena–Auerstedt. 1808 – The Republic of Ragusa is annexed by France. 1843 – Irish nationalist Daniel O'Connell is arrested by the British on charges of criminal conspiracy. 1863 – American Civil War: Confederate troops under the command of A. P. Hill fail to drive the Union Army completely out of Virginia. 1884 – George Eastman receives a U.S. Government patent on his new paper-strip photographic film. 1888 – Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene. 1898 – The steam ship SS Mohegan sinks near the Lizard peninsula, Cornwall, killing 106. 1908 – The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2–0, clinching the 1908 World Series; this would be their last until winning the 2016 World Series. 1910 – English aviator Claude Grahame-White lands his aircraft on Executive Avenue near the White House in Washington, D.C. 1912 – Former president Theodore Roosevelt is shot and mildly wounded by John Flammang Schrank. With the fresh wound in his chest, and the bullet still within it, Roosevelt delivers his scheduled speech. 1913 – Senghenydd colliery disaster, the United Kingdom's worst coal mining accident, claims the lives of 439 miners. 1915 – World War I: Bulgaria joins the Central Powers. 1920 – Finland and Soviet Russia sign the Treaty of Tartu, exchanging some territories. 1923 – After the Irish Civil War the 1923 Irish hunger strikes were undertaken by thousands of Irish republican prisoners protesting the continuation of their internment without trial. 1930 – The former and first President of Finland, K. J. Ståhlberg, and his wife, Ester Ståhlberg, are kidnapped from their home by members of the far-right Lapua Movement. 1933 – Germany withdraws from the League of Nations and World Disarmament Conference. 1939 – World War II: The German submarine U-47 sinks the British battleship HMS Royal Oak within her harbour at Scapa Flow, Scotland. 1940 – World War II: The Balham underground station disaster kills sixty-six people during the London Blitz. 1943 – World War II: Prisoners at Sobibor extermination camp covertly assassinate most of the on-duty SS officers and then stage a mass breakout. 1943 – World War II: The United States Eighth Air Force loses 60 of 291 B-17 Flying Fortresses during the Second Raid on Schweinfurt. 1943 – World War II: The Second Philippine Republic, a puppet state of Japan, is inaugurated with José P. Laurel as its president. 1947 – Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to exceed the speed of sound. 1949 – The Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders in the United States convicts eleven defendants of conspiring to advocate the violent overthrow of the federal government.

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scotianostra · 1 year

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Happy 45th Birthday Scotland’s most successful Olympian, Chris Hoy.

In all he won 11 Gold medals, 6 Silver and 6 Bronze in World Championships, 6 Golds and a Silver at Olympics, and 2 Gold and 2 Bronze at Commonwealth games.

Chris retired from competitive cycling in 2013 he was the first Briton since 1908 to win three gold medals in a single Olympic Games, and one of the most successful Olympic cyclists of all time.

#scotland #scottish #olympic champion #cycling #gold medal winner #multi gold medal winner #history #sporting history #happy birhtday

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world-of-wales · 1 year

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─ • ✧ WILLIAM'S YEAR IN REVIEW : NOVEMBER ✧ • ─

1 NOVEMBER - William attended the 2022 Tusk Conservation Awards at Hampton Court Palace.

2 NOVEMBER - William attended the Tusk Awards Symposium. Later in the afternoon, he attended Film Africa Workshop.

3 NOVEMBER - William and Catherine visited Scarborough for the first Community Impact Day. They met the Two Ridings Community Foundation youth grant panel and beneficiaries of the funding generated to support local young people's mental health, at The Street. Subsequently, they visited the Rainbow Centre.

4 NOVEMBER - William appeared in a video announcing the finalists for the 2022 Earthshot Awards to be held in Boston.

7 NOVEMBER - William appeared in a very special episode of 'Game of 5s' along with his boyfriend Harry Kane and the child they were babysitting Declan Rice. (@duchessbitch)

8 NOVEMBER - William held an Investiture at Windsor Castle.

9 NOVEMBER - William attended a Meeting with the Duchy of Cornwall Rural Committee. Later in the evening, he attended the Child Bereavement UK Chairman's Dinner at Oswald's.

11 NOVEMBER - William received Ms. Hannah Jones (Chief Executive, The Earthshot Prize). Afterwards he received Mr. Alastair Martin (Secretary of the Duchy of Cornwall).

12 NOVEMBER - The Prince and Princess of Wales along with other members of the Royal Family attended Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall.

13 NOVEMBER - The Prince of Wales placed a joint wreath at the Cenotaph along with the Princess on the occasion of Remembrance Day as they attended the Remembrance Sunday Service.

14 NOVEMBER - William attended Service of Thanksgiving for the Earl of Home KT which was held at the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. Later he visited the England Men's World Cup team ahead of the upcoming tournament at St. George's Park.

15 NOVEMBER - William and Catherine attended a Reception following the Platinum Jubilee at Windsor Castle given by The King.

16 NOVEMBER - William was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of South Glamorgan (Mrs. Morfudd Meredith) as he visited Senedd Cymru.

17 NOVEMBER - William and Catherine attended a Reception at Coutts and Company.

18 NOVEMBER - William visited Royal Air Force Coningsby where he was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire (Mr. Toby Dennis).

21 NOVEMBER - William shot promotional material for Earthshot Awards Boston.

22 NOVEMBER - The Prince and Princess of Wales welcomed The President of South Africa on behalf of His Majesty at the Corinthia Hotel. They then travelled by car to Horse Guards for the official Guard of Honour. Following this they drove in a Carriage Procession to Buckingham Palace where an afternoon Reception was held. In the evening, William and Catherine attended the State Banquet given in the President's honour.

24 NOVEMBER - The Duke of Cornwall made his first visit to the duchy since taking over as he stopped by Newquay Orchard where he was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall (Colonel Edward Bolitho). He also appeared in a promotional video for Earthshot Awards for BBC.

29 NOVEMBER - William held a Meeting with Mr. Alastair Martin (Secretary of the Duchy of Cornwall).

30 NOVEMBER - William and Catherine kicked off their Trip to Boston as they departed from Heathrow Airport for the United States of America where upon arrival at the Boston International Airport by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Mr. Charles Baker) and Mrs. Baker. They then called upon Ms. Michelle Wu (Mayor of Boston) at Boston City Hall and subsequently attended a Welcome to Earthshot event there. In the evening they attended a NBA match between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat at TD Garden.

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