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Last Orderrrrs!  Speaker John Bercow's career in numbers By Ed Lowther & Will Dahlgreen BBC Data Journalists Commons speaker contest 2019 John Bercow is standing down as Commons Speaker on Thursday after 10 years in the job. His idiosyncratic turn of phrase and distinctive bellow - as he tries to silence the wall of sound emanating from MPs - has made him something of a cult figure on social media. His catchphrase, in fact the traditional cry of Commons speakers through the centuries, is "Order!", often elongated and twisted into an extraordinary sound that is all his own. To mark his retirement, the BBC has analysed 100 years of Hansard - the official Parliamentary record - to discover just how different he was to any previous occupant of the chair. The first thing we discovered is that he has said "Order!" nearly 14,000 times. But that is just the beginning of the Bercow story in statistics. He's not called...

Sean Scully - CAC Malaga 2019.

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Sean Scully - Eleuthera. CAC Malaga 2019 photo: Philip Magee l-r: roger cummiskey, sean scully, una marie boyce, nuala savage at the CAC Malaga Oct 2019.

Kilfenora, The Burren, Co Clare

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Post Code V95 AC94. Kilfenora Wikipedia Kilfenora (Irish: Cill Fhionnúrach, meaning "Church of the Fertile Hillside" or "Church of the White Brow", is a village and a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It is situated south of the karst limestone region known as the Burren. Since medieval times when it was the episcopal see of the Bishop of Kilfenora, it has been known as the "City of the Crosses" for its seven (now five) high crosses. The village had around 220 inhabitants in 2011. Much of the TV show Father Ted (1995–98) was filmed there. Kilfenora Cill Fhionnúrach Village St. Fachtna's Catholic church and the "West Cross" in the mist Kilfenora is located in County Clare, Ireland. Coordinates: 52°59′25″N 9°13′0″W Elevation: 20 m (70 ft) Population (2011): • Urban 222 . Kilfenora Abbey, cathedral and crosses; Kilfenora church at Kilcarragh A plaque on the Kilfenora village hall commemorating "Ted Fes...

Robert Boyd

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Art Kilfenora                                                     Kilfenora Aran HandKnits by Leorie . Aran Handknit For 8 year old Aran Handknit For 8 year old. Aran Handknit By Leorie - Ladies Cardigan. Aran Handknit By Leorie - Ladies Cardigan. Handknit By Leorie -  100% wool.  Circular walk Kilfenora and back 10K. Kilcarragh                                   Local Flora and Fauna. Wild flower and weeds along the roadside. Weed maybe Wild flowers by roadside Gorse bush Wild flowers by the roadside Hello Neddy Dolores Gorse Lickeen Lough freshwater lake Michael D Tea Cosy.   Fun figures. HandKnits by Leorie. Acrylic ...

Young Picasso Exhibition on Screen

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I viewed this cinema presentation at the Pavilion Theatre today. The show was a one time only film at this venue in the intimate surroundings of the Pavilion Theatre in Dunlaoghaire Co Dublin. Picasso's life and work is traced From birth in Malaga to school in La Coruna in northern Spain. Through Barcelona and eventually Paris covering his blue and pink period images and finishing with Les Damoiselle de Avignon. See trailer here. Enjoy. In three languages English, French and Spanish, with subtitles in English.

Waiting for Godot by Roger Cummiskey

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Title:   Waiting For Godot Artist:  Roger Cummiskey Medium:  Painting - Watercolor On Paper Description: I made this original painting to reflect the World famous play by Samuel Beckett, " Waiting for Godot ". Beckett specified the scenery as a tree, a country lane. The two characters in this painting are Vladimir (Didi) and Estragon (Gogo). They are waiting for a guy named Godot who never arrives. Act I The play opens on an outdoor scene of two bedraggled companions: the philosophical Vladimir and the weary Estragon who, at the moment, cannot remove his boots from his aching feet, finally muttering, "Nothing to be done. Vladimir takes up the thought loftily, while Estragon vaguely recalls having been beaten the night before. Finally, his boots come off, while the pair ramble and bicker pointlessly. When Estragon suddenly decides to leave, Vladimir reminds him that they must stay and wait for an unspecified person called Godot—a segment ...

Andalucia day is 28th February.

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2019 A man goes to the local Local Council to apply for a job. The interviewer asks him, "Have you been in the armed services?" "Yes," he says, "I was in Bosnia for three years." The interviewer says, "That will give you extra points toward employment." He then asks, "Are you disabled in any way?" The guy says "Yes 100%... a mortar round exploded near me and blew my testicles off." The interviewer tells the guy, "OK. I can hire you right now. The hours are from 8:00 AM. to 4:00 PM. You can start tomorrow. Come in at 10:00 AM." The guy is puzzled and says, "If the hours are from 8:00am to 4:00pm then why do you want me to come in at 10:00am?" "This is a council job," the interviewer replies, "for the first two hours we sit around scratching our balls.......no point in you coming in for that." Thursday 28 February 2019 ANDALUCIA'S DAY FREE ADMISSION ...