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Beach
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A beach is a landform along a body of water. It usually consists of particles, which are often composed of rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles. The particles comprising a beach are occasionally biological in origin, such as shells or coralline algae. Some beaches have man-made infrastructure, such as posts, changing rooms. They may also have hospitality venues nearby, wild beaches, also known as undeveloped or undiscovered beaches, are not developed in this manner. Wild beaches can be valued for their beauty and preserved nature. Beaches typically occur in areas along the coast where wave or current action deposits, although the seashore is most commonly associated with the word beach, beaches are also found by lakes and alongside large rivers. Beach may refer to, small systems where rock material moves onshore, offshore, or alongshore by the forces of waves and currents, the former are described in detail below, the larger geological units are discussed elsewhere under bars. There are several parts to a beach that relate to the processes that form. The part mostly above water, and more or less influenced by the waves at some point in the tide, is termed the beach berm. The berm is the deposit of material comprising the active shoreline, the berm has a crest and a face — the latter being the slope leading down towards the water from the crest. At the very bottom of the face, there may be a trough, at some point the influence of the waves on the material comprising the beach stops, and if the particles are small enough, winds shape the feature. Where wind is the force distributing the grains inland, the deposit behind the beach becomes a dune and these geomorphic features compose what is called the beach profile. The beach profile changes seasonally due to the change in energy experienced during summer and winter months. In temperate areas where summer is characterised by calmer seas and longer periods between breaking wave crests, the profile is higher in summer. The gentle wave action during this season tends to transport sediment up the beach towards the berm where it is deposited, onshore winds carry it further inland forming and enhancing dunes. Conversely, the profile is lower in the storm season due to the increased wave energy. The removal of sediment from the berm and dune thus decreases the beach profile
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Shore
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A shore or a shoreline is the fringe of land at the edge of a large body of water, such as an ocean, sea, or lake. Shores are influenced by the topography of the landscape, as well as by water induced erosion. The geological composition of rock and soil dictates the type of shore which is created, Riviera is an Italian word for shoreline, ultimately derived from Latin ripa. It came to be applied as a name to the coast of the Ligurian Sea, in the form riviera ligure. Historically, the Ligurian Riviera extended from Capo Corvo south of Genoa, north and west into what is now French territory past Monoco, now it is divided into the Italian Riviera and the French Riviera. Although the French use the term Riviera to refer to the Italian Riviera, as a result of the fame of the Ligurian rivieras, the term came into English to refer to any shoreline, especially one that is sunny, topographically diverse and popular with tourists. Such places using the term include the Australian Riviera in Queensland, offshore or Intertidal zone Ballantine Scale Coastal path Shorezone Anders, F. J. and Byrnes, M. R. Accuracy of shoreline change rates as determined from maps and aerial photographs Shore and Beach, v.59, processes influencing the transport and fate of contaminated sediments in the coastal ocean—Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay, U. S. Geological Survey Circular 1302, pp. 1–89. Equilibrium beach profiles—characteristics and applications Journal of Coastal Research, v.7, the Budget of Littoral Sediments—Concepts and Applications Shore and Beach, v.64, pp. 18–26. Meade, R. H. Sources, sinks and storage of river sediments in the Atlantic drainage of the United States Journal of Geology, v.90, an Assessment of the Nations Shorelines, USA Shore and Beach v.71, no. Stockdon, H. F. Sallenger, A. H. List, J. H. and Holman, estimation of shoreline position and change using airborne topographic lidar data Journal of Coastal Research, v.18, no. The use of models to predict beach behavior for U. S. coastal engineering—A critical review Journal of Coastal Research, v.16. Media related to Shores at Wikimedia Commons shore, the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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Strand swamp
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A strand swamp or strand is a type of swamp in Florida that forms a linear drainage channel on flatlands. A forested wetland habitat, strands occur on land areas with high water tables where the lack of slope prevents stream formation. Strands are more linear than the cypress swamps that form in more rounded depressions and are fairly similar to floodplain swamps that form further north along streams. For the most part, strand swamps occur south of Lake Okeechobee, notable strand swamps include the Fakahatchee Strand and Corkscrew Swamp, where the trees are up to 700 years old and 100 feet tall. The Fakahatchee Strand is a channel of slowly moving water that is 20 miles long and 5 miles wide. Strand swamps are often dominated by bald cypress, shallower strand swamps may contain pond cypress. When either of these trees dominate, the strand is known as a cypress strand, outside of protected areas, most old-growth cypress trees in Florida along streams or lakes have been harvested for their rot-resistant wood. Beneath a strand swamp are layers of peat, established strand swamps with a large amount of vegetation have deep peat layers. These deep peat layers can serve as a wick to water from underground into the swamp during droughts
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Strand, Western Cape
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Strand is a seaside resort situated on the eastern edge of False Bay and at the foot of the Hottentots Holland Mountains. Its geographical position is between Macassar and Gordons Bay, and is about 50 km southeast of Cape Town, Strand is in the Western Cape province of South Africa, and has a population of approximately 50,000. Strands main attraction is the beach,5 km of sandy beach off False Bay. Strand is often referred to as The Strand, which is the old name of the town, the main beach in the Strand, Melkbaai Beach, is known as one of the best and safest bathing areas in the country. Facilities on or nearby this beach include Waterworld with a tube and mini-golf. Water sports may be conducted from various points along the beachfront, the Pipe is a part of the beach marked off for surfers and is known for its big, surfable waves. Strand also has an Olympic-sized indoor pool which is heated and is open all year round. The coast between the Lourens River mouth and up to Rooi Els is popular with fishermen and rock anglers. Surfing is a water sport in Strand, despite the possibility of sharks. These spots are much easier and safer to surf than other offshore surf spots on the Atlantic Ocean side of the Cape Peninsula. The town has a business district attracting customers from the surrounding basin, the CBD offers banks, numerous shopping malls, restaurants, and supermarkets. The Friedman & Cohen is the largest single shop in the CBD and serves as an attraction for residents. The major shopping malls in the include the Dorpsmeent Centre. The latter is not in the CBD, but outside the town, Strands central business district is entirely surrounded by Strand North and Strand South. Strand has its own area, Gants Centre. More recently, Gants Centre has increasingly been accommodating non-industrial businesses, including the local newspaper and these industrial companies are in turn gradually relocating to the areas surrounding the former dynamite sites outside the town, towards Somerset West. In winter there is a low inversion layer covering the town and this is rarely seen, however, because of the prevalent winds that keep Strands skies clean. The town has primary, secondary and tertiary education facilities, as of 2007, there are 19 public and private schools
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Strand Street
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Strand Street is one of the main streets in the central business district of Cape Town, South Africa. East of the city centre, Strand Street passes under the N2 freeway and it continues as New Market Street and then Albert Street, eventually becoming Voortrekker Road, the original road route from Cape Town to Bellville and the interior. West of the centre it becomes High Level Road to Sea Point, castle of Good Hope Koopmans-de Wet House Grand Parade
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The Strand Arcade
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The Strand Arcade is a Victorian-style shopping arcade in Sydney, New South Wales. The Strand Arcade is located in the heart of the Sydney central business district, the arcade was one of the first Victorian buildings in Sydney. The arcade contains the preliminary boutiques that characterized the Sydney shopping experience of the 1890s, when the arcade opened in 1892, it was said to be the very latest in shopping centre designs and was described as, The finest public thoroughfare in the Australian colonies. The arcade has endured two depressions, two World Wars and two major fires, the restored shop fronts are an exact replica of the original internal shopping facades. Designed by English architect John Spencer, The Strand was built in 1891 and opened on 1 April 1892, as the fifth and it is the only one remaining in its original form today. The arcade was to be 340 feet long, and three storeys high, the Arcade was originally known as the City Arcade and sometimes as Arcade Street. In 1891 it was named after the famous London Street that links the City of London, the Strand was Londons smartest theatre, hotel and shopping street in the early 1900s. The Nut Shop, which operates today, opened in 1939. The arcade became run down as time went by, restoration work was carried out in the 1970s, but a fire broke out on the morning of 25 May 1976. Restoration began again and the arcade, now back to its original grandeur, the Strand Arcade strandarcade. com. au The Strand Arcade sydneyarchitecture. com Laila Ellmoos
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The Strand, Townsville
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The Strand is a seaside foreshore located in Townsville, Australia. It is located in the suburb of North Ward, the Strand has a view of the Port of Townsville and Magnetic Island, as well as to Cape Cleveland. Features in the include a jetty, a recreational park, restaurants, cafes. The Strand has been a part of Townsvilles history since the city was founded in the mid-19th century and it was moderately damaged by Cyclone Tessi in April 2000. The Townsville City Council, Queensland State and Australian Federal Governments provided a joint funding of around A$35 million for the development of the current foreshore. An estimated 80,000 people turned out on the weekend, which included numerous events including a pyrotechnics and fireworks display. There is a restriction on the foreshore area of the Strand. This was due to the construction of the 15-story Aquarius Hotel in 1971, which was challenged by the residents of North Ward, and nearby Castle Hill. The Aquarius is the high rise along the foreshore strip. The Strand was recently named Australias cleanest Beach in 2008 and this was the second time the award was given to the beach in five years. An Anzac Day march in 2009 attracted 20,000 people to The Strand, since the opening of the Strand, the foreshore has been used for many annual or monthly events. The fourth Friday of each month sees Strand Park used for Nightmarkets, other events include the annual Townsville City Council Run Christmas events, Carols by Candlelight and Stable on the Strand, as well as a fireworks display and gathering on New Years Eve. One example of an event is the Strand Ephemera, wherein local and regional artists display their works along the foreshore. Some works from this event have become permanent on the foreshore, the Strand held the 2001 Centenary of Federation events, including a fireworks display and skyshow which attracted a crowd of around 86,000. The Strand was also the stop for Townsville, during the Australian leg of the 2000 Sydney Olympics Torch Relay. Council site Stable On The Strand
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The Strand Station
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The Strand Station is a railway station located on the eastern edge of Auckland CBD, where it served as the citys main railway station from 1930 to 2003. The station is used as the northern terminus of the Northern Explorer long-distance service to Wellington. Suburban services do not pass through the station, but it can serve as a backup for Britomart Transport Centre, the station opened in 1930, replacing the previous railway terminus on Queen Street. It was the station to serve as the rail terminus for Auckland, and remained the sole station serving the CBD until its closure in July 2003. These platforms have been used for Northern Explorer services from December 2015 onwards, the building was designed by William Henry Gummer, a student of Sir Edward Lutyens and architect of various notable New Zealand buildings such as the Dilworth Building in Queen Street. The station was built by the New Zealand Public Works Department between 1928 and 1930 and sits on reclaimed land close to the wharves and it replaced a smaller terminal on the site of Britomart. The grand and ornate building was intended to serve as a gateway to the city, the station was designed by Gummer and Ford, who were New Zealands premier architects in the early twentieth century. It has great importance for its associations with the public building programme of the 1920s. The symmetrical facade of the three storey-high building was constructed of reinforced concrete, faced with brick and granite and it is approached by a sweeping ramp on either side of the building, enclosing a landscaped garden immediately to the front. The buildings design echoed American models, such as Union Station in Washington, D. C. and Pennsylvania Station in New York City, considered the most striking and luxurious examples of the time. It has also been compared with Grand Central Terminal, in New York City as well. The station was given ornate public spaces and a variety of amenities, from waiting and dining rooms to shops. The looming threat of German aggression meant that its origins were quickly downplayed and obscured, the rest of the lobby is a showpiece of expensive imported marble and fine bronze detailing with a beautiful terazzo floor. The fine detailing extended to the restrooms with imported panelling, light fittings, period-style furniture, with modifications, the building was used, as the main point of arrival for rail passengers in Auckland for most of the century. In the decade that followed, the platform was used by excursion trains although, along with the rest of the platforms. In 1999 the station building was converted for use as student accommodation by Auckland University. It was the largest of the residences, and had 426 bedrooms. However, in November 2008, the university announced that it would no longer be using the building for student accommodation, due to weathertightness issues and associated works
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County Down
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County Down is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the northeast of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the southeast shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,448 km² and has a population of about 531,665 and it is also one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland and is within the province of Ulster. The county was archaically called Downshire and it borders County Antrim to the north, the Irish Sea to the east and south, County Armagh to the west, and County Louth across Carlingford Lough to the southwest. In the east of the county is Strangford Lough and the Ards Peninsula, the largest town is Bangor, on the northeast coast. Three other large towns and cities are on its border, Newry lies on the border with County Armagh, while Lisburn. Down contains both the southernmost point of Northern Ireland and the easternmost point of Ireland and it is currently one of only two counties of Ireland to have a majority of the population from a Protestant background, according to the 2001 census. The other is County Antrim to the north, during the Williamite War in Ireland the county was a centre of Protestant rebellion against the rule of the Catholic James II. After forming a force the Protestants were defeated by the Irish Army at the Break of Dromore and forced to retreat. Later the same year Marshal Schombergs large Williamite expedition arrived in Belfast Lough, after laying siege to Carrickfergus Schomberg marched south to Dundalk Camp, clearing County Down and much of the rest of East Ulster of Jacobite troops. Down contains two significant peninsulas, Ards Peninsula and Lecale peninsula, the county has a coastline along Belfast Lough to the north and Carlingford Lough to the south. Strangford Lough lies between the Ards Peninsula and the mainland, down also contains part of the shore of Lough Neagh. Smaller loughs include Lough Island Reavy, the River Lagan forms most of the border with County Antrim. The River Bann also flows through the areas of the county. Other rivers include the Clanrye and Quoile, there are several islands off the Down coast, Mew Island, Light House Island and the Copeland Islands, all of which lie to the north of the Ards Peninsula. Gunn Island lies off the Lecale coast, in addition there are a large number of small islands in Strangford Lough. County Down is where, in the words of the song by Percy French, The mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea. Slieve Donard, at 849 m, is the highest peak in the Mournes, in Northern Ireland, another important peak is Slieve Croob, at 534 m, the source of the River Lagan. An area of County Down is known as the Brontë Homeland, after Patrick Brontë, father of Anne, Charlotte, Emily, Patrick Brontë was born in this region
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Strand, London
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Strand is a major thoroughfare in the City of Westminster, Central London. The roads name comes from the Old English strond, meaning the edge of a river, the street was popular with the British upper classes between the 12th and 17th centuries, with many historically important mansions being built between the Strand and the river. These included Essex House, Arundel House, Somerset House, Savoy Palace, Durham House, the aristocracy moved to the West End over the 17th century, following which the Strand became well known for coffee shops, restaurants and taverns. The street was a point for theatre and music hall during the 19th century. At the east end of the street are two churches, St Mary le Strand and St Clement Danes. Several authors, poets and philosophers have lived on or near the Strand, including Charles Dickens, Ralph Waldo Emerson, the street has been commemorated in the song Lets All Go Down the Strand, now recognised as a typical piece of Cockney music hall. The street is the link between the two cities of Westminster and London. It runs eastward from Trafalgar Square, parallel to the River Thames, traffic travelling eastbound follows a short crescent around Aldwych, connected at both ends to the Strand. The road marks the boundary of the Covent Garden district. The name was first recorded in 1002 as strondway, then in 1185 as Stronde and it is formed from the Old English word strond, meaning the edge of a river. Initially it referred to the bank of the once much wider Thames. The name was applied to the road itself. In the 13th century it was known as Densemanestret or street of the Danes, Strand Bridge was the name given to Waterloo Bridge during its construction, it was renamed for its official opening on the second anniversary of the coalition victory in the Battle of Waterloo. London Bus routes 6,23,139 and 176 all run along the Strand, as do numerous night bus services. During Roman Britain, what is now the Strand was part of the route to Silchester, known as Iter VIII on the Antonine Itinerary, and it was briefly part of a trading town called Lundenwic that developed around 600 AD, and stretched from Trafalgar Square to Aldwych. Alfred the Great gradually moved the settlement into the old Roman town of Londinium from around 886 AD onwards, leaving no mark of the old town, and the area returned to fields. In the Middle Ages, the Strand became the route between the separate settlements of the City of London and the royal Palace of Westminster. The landmark Eleanors Cross was built in the 13th century at the end of the Strand at Charing Cross by Edward I commemorating his wife Eleanor of Castile
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New Strand Shopping Centre
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The New Strand Shopping Centre, known locally simply as The Strand, is the main shopping centre in Bootle, Merseyside, England. Built and opened during the 1960s, it was part of a larger Bootle redevelopment during this period, which was also complemented by the establishment of the Girobank headquarters in nearby Netherton. The shopping centre has won a Home Office award for its efforts in tackling crime, with just a handful of other towns, the Strand centre is also widely known for the 1993 abduction of toddler James Bulger, who was later found murdered on a nearby railway line. The cops look at the CCTV footage and found two young men led him away. In October 2014, it was announced that London-based Ellandi had purchased the centre with plans to update the signage, improve accessibility. The Strand saw its first major redevelopment and expansion in 1997-1998, additional parking facilities were provided in the form of a new multi storey carpark which complements the existing multi story carpark adjacent. Stores in the centre include Marks & Spencer, New Look, Iceland, B&M, Wilko. Subway opened in a location in July 2014 It is served by the Bootle New Strand railway station running on the Northern Line, with trains running to Southport. Bus links to the Strand became much improved following the extension took place during 1999. The shopping centre has been criticised for their health and safety procedures, the woman was trapped inside the TJ Hughes department store as smoke filled the building, and claims she told a store assistant, dont forget us, will you. And asked for a Health and Safety officer, but never received the required assistance, around 1,000 shoppers were evacuated as three fire crews were called to Costaras Fish Bar just after 2 pm and took over three hours to extinguish the blaze
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St Mary le Strand (parish)
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St Mary le Strand was an ancient parish in the metropolitan area of London, England. It was partly within the Liberty of the Savoy and partly within the Liberty of Westminster and it took its name from the church of St Mary and the Innocents. The church was demolished in 1548 during the construction of Somerset House, the parish was de facto merged with the Precinct of the Savoy as St Mary Savoy, but an attempt to merge the parishes de jure in the early 18th century failed. It was restored as a separate parish following the construction of the New Church in the Strand in 1723, the parish was grouped into the Strand Poor Law Union in 1836 and the Strand District in 1855. In 1889 it became part of the County of London and the Metropolitan Borough of Westminster from 1900 and it was abolished as a civil parish in 1922. The ancient parish church of St Mary and the Innocents was demolished in 1548 when Somerset House was constructed, edward Seymour promised to provide a replacement, but it was never built. The parish was not counted separately from 1549 to 1723, parishioners initially used the church of St Clement Danes and then the Savoy Chapel from 1558. The parish was de facto merged with the Precinct of the Savoy, in 1606 St Mary Savoy was added to the returns of the Bills of mortality. In 1702 the Savoy Hospital was closed and an attempt was made in parliament in 1703 as part of the Savoy Hospital Bill to combine the parishes de jure and this was opposed and never carried out. The parishioners of St Mary le Strand were made to renounce their claim before they were permitted to use the Savoy Chapel again, from 1700 to 1727 St Mary Savoy in the Strand appears in the bills of mortality. In 1723 a replacement New Church in the Strand was built by the Commission for Building Fifty New Churches, in the annual bills returns from 1726 there is an entry for St Mary le Strand and the Precinct of the Savoy appears separately from 1728. In 1836 it was grouped into the Strand Poor Law Union with two elected for the Westminster part and one guardian elected for the Duchy of Lancaster part. It was grouped into the Strand District in 1855 when it came within the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works, in 1889 the parish became part of the County of London and in 1900 it became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Westminster. It was abolished as a parish in 1922. It had a boundary with the River Thames. The part within the Liberty of Westminster was north of the Strand, the population of St Mary le Strand at the decennial census was
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Strand District (Metropolis)
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Strand was a local government district within the metropolitan area of London, England, from 1855 to 1900. Until 1889, the district was in the county of Middlesex, in 1889, the area of the MBW was constituted the County of London, and the District Board became a local authority under the London County Council. It was an area to the Strand Poor Law Union. In 1885 the Strand Parliament constituency was formed covering a similar area, the parish of St Anne formed an exclave to the west. The first elections were held in November 1855, when the membership of the board was elected. Thereafter elections for one third of the seats were held in May, Strand District was originally within the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works and nominated one member to the MBW. In 1889 the area of the Metropolitan Board became the County of London, the District Board established its headquarters at 22 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, in 1857, on a site leased from the Duke of Bedford. In 1899, the London Government Bill was introduced to parliament, the Bill sought to abolish the vestries and district boards in London and replace them with twenty-eight metropolitan boroughs. One of the boroughs included in the schedule to the Bill grouped together Strand District with the areas of three boards and vestries in the Westminster area as a new borough. This was vigorously resisted by the Strand District Board of Works along with the vestries of St Martin in the Fields, the campaign met with no success, and on November 1,1900, the Strand District became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Westminster. Sir Walter Besant and G. E. Mitton, The Strand District, Adam & Charles Black,1903
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Gillingham, Kent
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Gillingham /ˈdʒɪlɪŋəm/ is a town in the county of Kent in South East England. For local government purposes it is also in the authority of Medway. The town includes the settlements of Brompton, Hempstead, Wigmore, Parkwood, Rainham, Rainham Mark, Gillingham means a homestead of Gyllas family, from Old English ham and ingas, and was first recorded in the 10th century as Gyllingeham. Also referred to in old texts as Jillyingham Water, hence the pronunciation being Gillingham, Gillingham became an urban district under the Local Government Act 1894, gaining municipal borough status in 1903. John Robert Featherby was the first mayor of the Borough of Gillingham, in 1928 Rainham was added to the Gillingham Borough. Under the Local Government Act 1972 it became a non-metropolitan district and it merged with the other Medway Towns in 1998 under the 1990s UK local government reform, to become part of the Medway unitary authority. The Municipal Buildings in Canterbury Street were built as offices for Gillingham Borough Council. They were opened by the Lord Mayor of London, Sir George Broadbridge, the Lord Mayor was received at Gillingham Railway Station by a guard of honour of boys of HMS Arethusa. Before the Second World War, air raid sirens were placed on the Municipal Buildings, in about 1953, Gillingham Borough Control was built underground, beneath part of the car park. Medway Council then moved into the former Lloyds of London headquarters at Chatham Gun Wharf, and they were sold off in 2008 under a contract which turned them into a residential care home. The town grew along the road from Brompton on the great lines, as such it was a linear development. Close by was the road along the line, linking The Strand. Later, communiites developed along the top road- Watling street – turnpike linking Chatham with Dover, all these communities merged into the town that is called today Gillingham. Gillingham experiences a climate similar to almost all of the United Kingdom. Due to its southerly, sheltered, marine position near the European continent the climate is among the warmest in the whole of England, the name Gillingham is recorded in the Domesday book of 1086. It is said to have named after a warlord, Gyllingas—from the old English gyllan. He was a man in Kent history as he led his warriors into battle screaming and shouting. At the time of the Norman Conquest, Gillingham was a small hamlet, Gillingham itself, at the time, was a small hamlet, built around the parish church and surrounded by large farm-holdings, of which St
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Strand (island)
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Strand was an island on the west coast of Nordfriesland in the Duchy of Schleswig, which was a fiefdom of the Danish crown. Now, the area belongs to Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany, many villages and towns were lost forever. The outlines of Strand changed significantly, nowadays legendary Rungholt reportedly being amongst the now sunken places, the island of Südfall was separated from the mainland. In 1634, the Burchardi flood finally split Strand island into Nordstrand, Pellworm, google Earth map of the area now
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Strand, Akershus
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Strand is a district in Bærum, Norway. Mainly a residential area, it is known as a marine recreational site. The district is located west of Stabekk and Fornebulandet and east of Høvik, to the south is Holtekilen, an arm of the Oslofjord. It has its name from the cotters farm Strandbakken, which for many years belonged to the farm Store Stabekk, in 1886 Strandbakken was bought by barrister Henrik Homan, who built a villa there. The villa was bought by Bærum municipality in 1924, and became the well-known Strand Restaurant, the surrounding area was developed into a park and a small boat harbor. Strand Restaurant is currently administered by the sailing club Bærum SF, boat traffic to nearby islands was discontinued in the 1960s. The canoeing club Strand KK, founded 1936, has its name from the district, a small tennis club founded in 1975, Strand TK, is based in Strandparken. The area north of Strand Restaurant was parcelled out in the twentieth century. At eastern Strand, near Holtet farm, the Stabekk river emptied into Holtekilen, today, most of the Stabekk Watershed has been led underground through a pipe system, and the waterway is no longer visible. In the early 2000s the district has been subject a number of controversial building cases, the regional Baptist Theological Seminary was established near Holtet in 1958, and the baptist community also established Holtekilen folk high school in the same year. The school was visited by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Martin Luther King in 1964, a Baptist church is also located there. Strand had its own station on the Drammen Line, Strand Station. From want of a more effective service, passenger traffic from Strand Station ceased in 1973. The northern part of the district is featured by the European route E18 highway, a bus station Strand on E18 is served by lines 151 and 169 the Ruter bus network
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Strand, Norway
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Strand is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the district of Ryfylke. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Jørpeland, the 218-square-kilometre municipality lies across the fjord from the city of Stavanger. The new Ryfast tunnel system is under construction, which will connect Stavanger, the villages of Sørskår and Fiskå are located in northern Strand, on the southern shore of the Årdalsfjorden. This area of Strand produces fruit, vegetables, and dairy products, the Fiskå Mølle is located in Fiskå. The larger village of Tau is located on the western coast of Strand and it is a transportation hub with ferry connections to the city of Stavanger and bus services to nearby Hjelmelandsvågen and deeper into the Ryfylke district. About 10 kilometres southeast of Tau is the center of Jørpeland. This town is the largest settlement in Strand with about 7,000 people, the cross-country and marathon mountain biker Gunn-Rita Dahle comes from Bjørheimsbygd. She has won a medal in the Summer Olympics 2004. Holtaheia was the mountain behind Holta farm where 34 school boys,2 teachers and 3 crew died, the parish of Strand was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. In 1865, the district of Høgsfjord was separated from Strand to form a new municipality. This left Strand with 2,228 residents, on 1 January 1965, the Sørskår-Sundgardene area was transferred from the neighboring municipality of Årdal to Strand. The municipality is named after the old Strand farm, since the first Strand Church was built there, the name is identical with the word strönd which means strand or beach. The coat-of-arms was granted on 25 May 1973, the arms show three red water wheels on a gray background. The wheels are a symbol for the hydropower, which has been of importance to the municipality, first by using watermills, the Church of Norway has two parishes within the municipality of Strand. It is part of the Ryfylke deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger, Strand is located on the mainland of Norway, on the south side of the vast Boknafjorden. The small islands of Idse and Idsal are located in the southwest part of Strand, the small islands of Heng and Sør-Hidle lie in the large fjord between Strand and Stavanger. The lakes Tysdalsvatnet, Bjørheimsvatnet, and Vostervatnet are all located in Strand, the municipality of Hjelmeland lies to the north and east and Forsand is to the south
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Grand Strand
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The Grand Strand is a large stretch of beaches on the East Coast of the United States extending from Little River to Georgetown in the U. S. State of South Carolina. It consists of more than 60 miles along an essentially uninterrupted arc of land, beginning around the Little River. The population of the Grand Strand was 329,449 at the 2010 United States Census, Strand itself derives from the German Strand, meaning beach. The area has become a major tourist attraction along the Southeastern coast, with its city, Myrtle Beach. It is home to restaurants and theme parks, making it popular with families and college students in the summer. According to Köppen climate classification, the Myrtle Beach area has a subtropical climate that is heavily influenced by the Atlantic Ocean. The city experiences cool winters and hot, humid summers, rainfall is plentiful throughout the whole year, but most concentrated during the summer months, where it is not uncommon for almost every day to have at least a 30% chance of rain. The area is susceptible to strong thunderstorms, especially in the summer months and these typically have a very short duration, although some may have intense hail with tornadoes rarely. Snowfall is extremely rare in this part of the state, but does occasionally occur, another severe ice and snow storm struck on January 28,2014. Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the Long Bay area was inhabited by the native Waccamaw Tribe, the Waccamaw used the river for travel and fished along the shore around Little River. Waties Island, the barrier island along Long Bay, has evidence of burial and shell mounds. The first European settler along Long Bay arrived in the late 18th Century, records are sparse from this period, with most of the recorded history pieced together from old land grants documents. These settlers were met with mixed results, producing unremarkable quantities of indigo and tobacco as the soil was sandy. Prior to the American Revolution, the area along the future Grand Strand was essentially uninhabited, several families received land grants along the coast, including the Withers, John, Richard, William, and Mary. This family received an area around present-day Withers Swash, also known as Myrtle Swash or the 8-Mile Swash, a separate grant was granted to James Minor, including a barrier island named Minor Island, now Waties Island, off of the coast near Little River. As the American colonies gained independence, the area remained unchanged. George Washington scouted out the Southern states during his term, traveling down the Kings Highway and he stayed a night at Windy Hill and was led across Withers Swash to Georgetown by Jeremiah Vereen. The Withers family remained one of the few settlers around Myrtle Beach for the next half-century, in 1822, a strong hurricane swept the house of R. F. Withers into the ocean, drowning 18 people inside
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Silver Strand (San Diego)
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Silver Strand, or simply The Strand, is a low, narrow, sandy isthmus 7 miles long in San Diego County, California partially within the Silver Strand State Beach. It connects Coronado Island with Imperial Beach, together with the Point Loma peninsula it shelters and defines San Diego Bay. State highway 75 runs the length of the strand and is a site for jogging and bicycling. The Silver Strand Half Marathon is run along the route each November, the ocean side of the strand features 2.5 miles of coastline trimmed with silver shells. The Silver Strand State Beach is just 4.5 miles south of Coronado on California State Route 75, the beach offers many activities including camping, surfing, swimming, body boarding, jet skiing, sailing, water skiing, beach volleyball and fishing. There are approximately 130 first come, first served campsites, park facilities include four large parking lots, which can accommodate up to 1,000 vehicles. Popular activities at this recreational destination include camping, fishing, swimming, surfing, boating, water-skiing, volleyball, anglers can fish for perch, corbina, grunion and yellow-fin croaker. The beaches north and south of the beach are Department of Defense property. North of it is Naval Amphibious Base Coronado and south of it is Silver Strand Training Complex, much of the SEALs training takes place on the beaches. Official Silver Strand State Beach website
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Strand Historic District
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The area is a major tourist attraction for the island city and also plays host to two very popular seasonal festivals. It is widely considered the shopping and entertainment center. The street labeled The Strand is actually named Avenue B, which runs parallel to Galveston Bay, the district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and further declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976. Today the Strand is generally used to refer to the entire business district between 20th and 25th streets in downtown Galveston, very close to the citys wharf. The original plat of Galveston, drawn in the late 1830s, B was coined by a German immigrant named Michael William Shaw who opened a jewelry store on the corner of 23rd and Ave. B. Shaw, not liking the name Ave. B, changed the name of the street on his stationery to Strand and he later convinced other owners on the street to change the names they used for the street as well, and the name stuck. The Strands very earliest buildings were wooden and vulnerable to fires. Eventually those structures were replaced with iron-fronted brick buildings, the two oldest buildings still standing on the Strand date to 1855 and 1858, other historic buildings date back typically to the 1870s and 1880s. Throughout the 19th century, the city of Galveston boomed, and the Strand. For a time, it was known as the Wall Street of the South, in 1881, businesses in the Strand district sold about US$38 million worth of merchandise and services. Between 1838 and 1842,18 newspapers were started, The Galveston News, because of the Strands close proximity to Galvestons harbor, the area suffered some damage during several battles during the Civil War, particularly when Union forces barricaded the city. During the Battle of Galveston, Confederate forces fought from every corner of the area, several buildings suffered damage from shots, the battles forced many businesses to close and move to nearby Houston until the wars end. But most moved back into their quarters and enjoyed prosperity until the turn of the next century. The Galveston hurricane of 1900 was devastating to much of the city, many of its buildings suffered catastrophic damage — some buildings lost entire floors, others lost elaborate cornices and flourishes. Many businesses elected to move away from the wharf and, by default, the area became a warehouse district, and was not revived until the 1960s when the Junior League of Galveston County restored two buildings. That restoration effort sparked a revitalization project that is still ongoing, in 1973 the Galveston Historical Foundation followed suit, creating a trust fund for dramatic restorations of the Strand district that has sparked significant private investment as well. Today the Strand features shops, historical exhibits, museums, art galleries and many restaurants, the historic district also contains a variety of retailers, including clothing, factory outlets, souvenir shops, art galleries, antique galleries. On the outer edges of the Strand is the Post Office district, known for its antique and art galleries, howard Barnstone, The Galveston That Was
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Marvin Braude Bike Trail
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The Marvin Braude Bike Trail, also known as The Strand, is a paved bicycle path that runs mostly along the Pacific Ocean shoreline in Los Angeles County, California. The northern terminus of the trail is a paved Class 1 bicycle path at Will Rogers State Beach in Pacific Palisades, the southern terminus of the trail is in Torrance County Beach in Torrance. The path is 22 miles long, and the midpoint between the two ends of the path is near the end of the Playa del Rey residential area. The Strand was officially renamed in 2006 for Los Angeles City Councilman Marvin Braude, the Strand is not considered a boardwalk because it is not made out of wood boards. The path begins in Will Rogers State Beach in the Pacific Palisades area of the city of Los Angeles and it continues southbound along the beach and passes through Santa Monica State Beach in the city of Santa Monica, where the path passes underneath the Santa Monica Pier. The Santa Monica portion of the path is an 8. 5-mile Class 1 path in Los Angeles County running from Temescal Canyon in the north to Washington Boulevard in Venice in the south. Realizing the success of paved paths in Europe, in the last decade of the nineteenth century. The cost for the path was estimated at $200 per mile, the current path was proposed in the late 1960s and received final approval in 1988. The entire path is along the beach and was opposed by beachfront homeowners. The last section of the path was opened in 1989, the path then passes through in Venice Beach. The Class 1 bicycle path ends at the Venice Fishing Pier, the path continues south through Dockweiler State Beach, El Porto Beach and Manhattan County Beach. The path continues along the beach through Redondo County Beach in the city of Redondo Beach, the path passes through the parking structure of the Redondo Beach pier. Signs instruct riders to dismount and walk their bikes across the entrance to the pier. The path ends in Torrance County Beach, below a parking lot at the base of the Palos Verdes Peninsula hills
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Do the Strand
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Do the Strand is the first song from English rock band Roxy Musics second album, For Your Pleasure. In contrast to the songs from Roxy Musics eponymous debut album, as with the rest of the album, the song was recorded at Command Studios, at 201 Piccadilly, London. In the mode of early 1960s dance craze songs such as The Twist, the song tries to convince the listener to dance The Strand, which takes its name from a Film noir advertisement for Strand cigarettes. The lyrics include, as is typical for early Roxy Music, references to art, including The Sphinx. The song gives no instructions on how The Strand should be danced, simon Puxley, writing in 1973, suggested that the dance was indefinable and best thought of as where its at, whatever turns you on. The buzz, the action, the centre, the quintessence, do the Strand was released as a single in 1973 in some countries, although but not the UK. That same year, however, the performed the song on the UK television music show The Old Grey Whistle Test. It was released as a single in the UK in 1978 to promote Roxy Musics Greatest Hits album, despite this, the song remains one of the most popular amongst the bands fans, especially at live concerts. The German synthpop band, Alphaville, recorded a version of Do the Strand for their 2003 album. The American pop band Scissor Sisters recorded another version of the song for the War Child charitys 2009 charity album War Child Presents Heroes. Andy Mackay, oboe and saxophone Bryan Ferry, voice and keyboards Brian Eno, synthesizer and tapes Paul Thompson, drums Phil Manzanera, guitar John Porter, bass Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Roxy Music
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Roxy Music were an English rock band formed in 1971 by Bryan Ferry, who became the bands lead vocalist and chief songwriter, and bassist Graham Simpson. Alongside Ferry, the longtime members were Phil Manzanera, Andy Mackay and Paul Thompson, and other former members include Brian Eno, Eddie Jobson. Ferry frequently enlisted members of Roxy Music as session musicians for his solo releases, Roxy Music attained popular and critical success in Europe and Australia during the 1970s and early 1980s, beginning with their debut album, Roxy Music. The band was influential as pioneers of the more experimental, musically sophisticated elements of glam. They also provided a model for new wave acts and the experimental electronic groups of the early 1980s. The group was distinguished by their visual and musical sophistication and their preoccupation with style, Ferry and co-founding member Eno have also had influential solo careers, the latter becoming one of the most significant record producers and collaborators of the late 20th century. Rolling Stone magazine ranked Roxy Music No.98 on its The Immortals –100 The Greatest Artists of All Time list, the bands final studio album was Avalon, which became platinum-certified in the United States. The album ultimately became Ferrys 2010 album Olympia, Roxy Music played a series of 40th anniversary shows in 2011, but has since become inactive as a performing entity. In early 1970 Ferry had auditioned as lead singer for King Crimson, Andy Mackay replied to Ferrys advertisement, not as a keyboard player but a saxophonist and oboist, though he did have a VCS3 synthesizer. Mackay had already met Brian Eno during university days, as both were interested in avant-garde and electronic music, although Eno was a non-musician, he could operate a synthesizer and owned a Revox reel-to-reel tape machine, so Mackay convinced him to join the band as a technical adviser. Before long Eno was an member of the group. When founding drummer Dexter Lloyd, a classically trained timpanist, left the band, Paul Thompson responded to the advertisement and joined the band in June 1971. The groups name was partly an homage to the titles of old cinemas and dance halls, Ferry had named the band Roxy originally, but after learning of an American band with the same name he changed the name to Roxy Music. In October 1971 Roxy advertised in Melody Maker seeking the Perfect Guitarist, Manzanera also knew other well-known musicians, such as David Gilmour, who was a friend of his older brother, and Soft Machines Robert Wyatt. However, Manzanera did not initially make the band as a guitarist, the group were impressed enough with Manzanera that he was invited to become Roxy Musics roadie, an offer which he accepted. The bands fortunes were greatly increased by the support of broadcaster John Peel and this line-up of Roxy Music recorded a BBC session shortly thereafter. In early February 1972, guitarist OList quit the group abruptly after an altercation with Paul Thompson, when OList didnt show up for the next rehearsal, Manzanera was asked to come along, on the pretext of becoming the bands sound mixer. When he arrived he was invited to play guitar and quickly realised that it was an informal audition
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Victoria University, Toronto
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Victoria University is a college of the University of Toronto, founded in 1836 and named for Queen Victoria. It is commonly called Victoria College, informally Vic, after the academic component that now forms its undergraduate division. Since 1928, Victoria College has retained secular studies in the liberal arts, Victoria is situated in the northeastern part of the university campus, adjacent to St. Michaels College and Queens Park. Among its residential halls is Annesley Hall, a National Historic Site of Canada, a major centre for Reformation and Renaissance studies, Victoria is home to international scholarly projects and holdings devoted to pre-Puritan English drama and the works of Desiderius Erasmus. Victoria College was founded as the Upper Canada Academy by the Wesleyan Methodist Church. In 1831, a committee decided to locate the academy on four acres of land in Cobourg, Ontario, east of Toronto, because of its central location in a large town and access by land. The school officially opened to male and female students on October 12,1836, with Ryerson as the first president, although the school taught a variety of liberal arts subjects, it also functioned as an unofficial Methodist seminary. In 1841, it was incorporated as Victoria College, named for Queen Victoria, john Harper designed Victoria University Medical College, Gerrard Street East at Sackville Street, Toronto which was demolished. Victoria University was formed in 1884 when Victoria College and Albert University federated with each other, in 1890, Victoria University federated with the University of Toronto. In 1892, Victoria University moved from Cobourg to its current campus on Queens Park Crescent, south of Bloor Street, a plaque was erected at 100 University Avenue at the intersection with College Street in Cobourg, Ontario. Victoria College The cornerstone of this building was laid June 7,1832, first operated under a royal charter by the Wesleyan Methodists as Upper Canada Academy, in 1841 it obtained a provincial charter under the name of Victoria College, giving it power to grant degrees. Victoria’s first president was the Reverend Egerton Ryerson, newspaper editor, in 1890 the college federated with the University of Toronto and, in 1892, left Cobourg. James Loudon, a former President of the universities, had prohibited dancing at the University of Toronto until 1896. However, dancing at Victoria was not officially permissible until thirty years later, the WWI list of honour was erected by the Alumni and Alumnae Associations on October 13,1923 while the WWII list of honour was erected by the Board of Regents. In 1928, the independent Union College federated with the department of Victoria College. On the old Ontario strand for piano by Joyce Belyea was published for the Victoria College Music Club between 1946 and 1948 by the J. H, peel Music Pub. Co. in Toronto. The main building, Old Vic, is an example of Richardsonian Romanesque architectural style, the architect was W. G. Storm, who died shortly after completion. The campus is centred on the quadrangle of Victoria, outlined by the upper and lower houses of Burwash Hall
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The Strand Magazine
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The Strand Magazine was a monthly magazine founded by George Newnes, composed of short fiction and general interest articles. It was published in the United Kingdom from January 1891 to March 1950, running to 711 issues and its immediate popularity is evidenced by an initial sale of nearly 300,000. Sales increased in the months, before settling down to a circulation of almost 500,000 copies a month which lasted well into the 1930s. It was edited by Herbert Greenhough Smith from 1891 to 1930, the magazines original offices were in Burleigh Street off The Strand, London. It was revived in 1998 as a quarterly magazine, the Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle were first published in The Strand with illustrations by Sidney Paget. With the serialisation of Doyles The Hound of the Baskervilles, sales reached their peak, readers lined up outside the magazines offices, waiting to get the next instalment. E. W. Hornungs stories about A. J. Raffles, other contributors included Grant Allen, Margery Allingham, J. E. Preston Muddock, H. G. Wells, E. C. Bentley, Agatha Christie, Mary Angela Dickens, C. B. Fry, Walter Goodman, E. Nesbit, W. W. Jacobs, Rudyard Kipling, Arthur Morrison, Dorothy L. Sayers, Georges Simenon, Edgar Wallace, Max Beerbohm, P. G. Wodehouse, Dornford Yates and Winston Churchill. Once a sketch drawn by Queen Victoria of one of her children appeared with her permission, Dudeney introduced many new concepts to the puzzle world, including the first known crossnumber puzzle, in 1926. In that same year, Dudeney produced an article, The Psychology of Puzzle Crazes and he edited Perplexities from 1910 until he died in 1930. Savage became the editor, soon to be joined by William Thomas Williams. The puzzle goes by names, the original being The Little Pigley Farm. It has also known as Dogs Mead, Little Pigley, Little Piggly Farm, Little Pigsby, Pilgrims’ Plot. The initial cover featured a corner showing the name of Burleigh Street. The lettering on the plaque in Haités design was changed when Newnes moved to the adjacent address of Southampton Street. A variation of the design was featured on the cover of a sister title. The magazine format changed to the smaller digest size in October 1941, the Strand Magazine ceased publication in March 1950, forced out of the market by declining circulation and rising costs
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W. B. Yeats
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William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, he helped to found the Abbey Theatre, Yeats was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival along with Lady Gregory, Edward Martyn and others. He was born in Sandymount, Ireland and educated there and in London and he spent childhood holidays in County Sligo and studied poetry from an early age when he became fascinated by Irish legends and the occult. These topics feature in the first phase of his work, which lasted roughly until the turn of the 20th century. His earliest volume of verse was published in 1889, and its slow-paced and lyrical poems display Yeatss debts to Edmund Spenser, Percy Bysshe Shelley, from 1900, his poetry grew more physical and realistic. He largely renounced the transcendental beliefs of his youth, though he remained preoccupied with physical and spiritual masks, in 1923, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Of Anglo-Irish descent, William Butler Yeats was born at Sandymount in County Dublin and his father, John Butler Yeats, was a descendant of Jervis Yeats, a Williamite soldier, linen merchant, and well-known painter who died in 1712. Benjamin Yeats, Jerviss grandson and Williams great-great-grandfather, had in 1773 married Mary Butler of a family in County Kildare. Following their marriage, they kept the name Butler in the family name, Mary was a descendant of the Butler of Ormond family from the Neigham Gowran branch of the family. They were descendants of the first Earls of Ormond, by his marriage, Williams father John Yeats was studying law but abandoned his studies to study art at Heatherleys Art School in London. His mother, Susan Mary Pollexfen, came from a merchant family in Sligo. Yeats was raised a member of the Protestant Ascendancy, which was at the time undergoing a crisis of identity. In 1997, his biographer R. F. Foster observed that Napoleons dictum that to understand the man you have to know what was happening in the world when he was twenty is manifestly true of W. B. Y. Yeatss childhood and young adulthood were shadowed by the power-shift away from the minority Protestant Ascendancy, the 1880s saw the rise of Charles Stewart Parnell and the home rule movement, the 1890s saw the momentum of nationalism, while the Catholics became prominent around the turn of the century. These developments had an effect on his poetry, and his subsequent explorations of Irish identity had a significant influence on the creation of his countrys biography. In 1867, the moved to England to aid their father, John. At first the Yeats children were educated at home and their mother entertained them with stories and Irish folktales. John provided an education in geography and chemistry, and took William on natural history explorations of the nearby Slough countryside
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Fear the Walking Dead
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Fear the Walking Dead is an American post-apocalyptic horror drama television series created by Robert Kirkman and Dave Erickson, that premiered on AMC on August 23,2015. It is a series and prequel to The Walking Dead, which is based on the comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore. FTWDs first season consists of six episodes, the second season, comprising 15 episodes, premiered on April 10,2016. On April 15,2016, AMC announced the series had been renewed for a 16-episode third season and they must revamp themselves, skills- and attitude-wise, to survive, as they come to terms with the impending collapse of civilization. Kim Dickens as Madison Clark, a school guidance counselor, Travis girlfriend, Alicia and Nicks mother. Cliff Curtis as Travis Manawa, a high school English teacher and Madisons boyfriend, frank Dillane as Nick Clark, Madisons 19-year-old son, a heroin addict who flunked out of community college. Alycia Debnam-Carey as Alicia Clark, Madisons overachieving teenage daughter and a model student, Elizabeth Rodriguez as Liza Ortiz, a no-nonsense nursing student, Travis ex-wife, and Chris mother. Mercedes Mason as Ofelia Salazar, a professional with immigrant parents Daniel. Lorenzo James Henrie as Christopher Manawa, Travis and Lizas rebellious teenage son who resents his father for their divorce, rubén Blades as Daniel Salazar, a barber, Griseldas husband, Ofelias father, and a Salvadoran refugee who protects his family at any cost. Colman Domingo as Victor Strand, a smart and sophisticated businessman with a mysterious past, michelle Ang as Alex, one of the few survivors of a plane crash whom the Los Angeles group encounters in season 2. Alex is introduced in the Fear the Walking Dead, Flight 462 web series, Daniel Sharman as Troy, described as having a wild temperament and suspicious of outsiders, who is charismatic with a cruel streak. Patricia Reyes Spíndola as Griselda Salazar, Ofelias mother, who emigrated from El Salvador with her husband Daniel to escape political unrest, Scott Lawrence as Artie Costa, the principal at the high school where Madison and Travis work. Lincoln A. Castellanos as Tobias, a high school senior. Maestro Harrell as Matt, Alicias boyfriend, Andrew Adams, a well-intentioned military man with a soulful disposition, who is out of his element. Jamie McShane as Lt. Moyers, the leader of the National Guard contingent in charge of protecting Madisons neighborhood and he does not take the complaints of the citizens too seriously and is a loose cannon. Sandrine Holt as Dr. Bethany Exner, a confident and skilled doctor, arturo Del Puerto as Luis Flores, an ally and right-hand man of Victor Strand and Thomas Abigail. Daniel Zovatto as Jack Kipling Jesse McCartney as Reed, Connors brother, veronica Diaz as Vida, a pregnant woman and one of Connors pirates. Marlene Forte as Celia Flores, Luiss mother, dougray Scott as Thomas Abigail, Strands partner and the apparent namesake of the boat Abigail
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Strand (cigarette)
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Strand was a brand of cigarettes produced by W. D. & H. O. Wills, launched in 1959 but withdrawn in the early 1960s, the launch was accompanied by a huge television advertising campaign, Youre never alone with a Strand. They also ran advertisements in newspapers offering a free pack of Strand cigarettes if you filled in a coupon and this was accompanied by an instrumental, The Lonely Man Theme by Cliff Adams, playing in the background and a voice-over declared, Youre never alone with a Strand. The commercial, written by John May, was popular with the public, with Brook becoming a star, however, sales of the brand were poor and it was soon taken off the market. The public associated smoking Strand cigarettes with being lonely and were put off from buying them and it is regarded as one of the most disastrous tobacco advertising campaigns of all time. Do The Strand, a song by Roxy Music, was based on the advert for the cigarettes, Strand Cigarettes were mentioned in David Bowies 1987 song Absolute Beginners and its music video was influenced by the adverts. Ironically, the company went on to rebrand Strand as Embassy, the new TV adverts showed a man at a party, ignored by everyone. He produces a pack of Embassy, starts offering them around and is suddenly the life, the advertising campaigns success can be judged by Embassy becoming the biggest selling cigarette of the 1960s
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Strand Bookstore
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In addition to the main location, the stores Central Park kiosk is open on fair weather days at the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 60th Street. The companys slogan is 18 Miles Of Books, as featured on its stickers, T-shirts, in 2016, The New York Times called The Strand the undisputed king of the city’s independent bookstores. The Strand was opened by Benjamin Bass in 1927 on nearby Fourth Avenue, in what was known as Book Row, which was established as early as 1890, and which had at the time 48 bookstores. Basss son Fred took over the business in 1956 and soon moved the store to the present location at the corner of East 12th Street, freds daughter Nancy is co-owner of the store, and is also married to U. S. The store occupies three and a half floors, using half a floor for offices and one floor as warehouse space. As of July 2016, the store had 2.5 million books, besides the main store and Central Park kiosk, an additional location, the Strand Book Annex, opened in the 1980s and was originally located on Front Street in the South Street Seaport complex. It moved in 1996 to Fulton and Gold Streets in the Financial District, the Strand is a family-owned business with more than 200 employees. On April 5,2012, unionized workers at the store rejected a new contract, further talks were planned between the two parties. On June 15,2012, workers ratified a new contract with the store, the Strand has been featured in films such as Six Degrees of Separation, Julie & Julia and Remember Me, starring Robert Pattinson, who played a Strand employee. The Strand is featured in the episode of the miniseries Flesh. The band Steely Dan name-checks the Strand in their song What A Shame About Me from the album Two Against Nature, joyce Carol Oates short story, Three Girls, takes place at the Strand. The Strand was referenced on Gilmore Girls in the four episode Ballrooms and Biscotti. The Strand was a backdrop for part of the novel Dash & Lilys Book of Dares by David Levithan, notes Official website In Depth tour of Strand Bookstore, September 5,2004
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Strand Cinema
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The Strand Arts Centre is an independent four-screen cinema in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is one of the two remaining independent cinemas in Belfast, alongside the Queens Film Theatre and it is located on the Holywood Road. It has long been acclaimed for being one of the cheapest cinemas in Belfast, opened in 1935, the cinemas design was influenced by its proximity to the nearby shipyard of Harland & Wolff, featuring curved walls and portholed foyer. The cinema underwent various unsympathetic renovations throughout the 1960s and 1970s, in 1999, the building was restored to its original Streamline Moderne style, and remains a landmark in east Belfast. The Strand is one of the venues for the Belfast Film Festival, during the 2005 festival the cinema celebrated its 70th birthday by screening A Night to Remember, the 1958 film about the sinking of RMS Titanic, built by Harland & Wolff. In 2012, The Strand will once again offer live theatre as it did in the past, beginning with The Strand Star search, a talent show to find new acts for its new variety nights
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Strand Hotel
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The Strand is a Victorian-style hotel located in Yangon, Myanmar, built by Aviet and Tigran Sarkie, two of the Sarkies Brothers. The hotel, which opened in 1901, which faces the Hlaing — or Yangon — River to its south, is one of the most famous hotels in Yangon and Southeast Asia, the hotel is named after its address, at 92 Strand Road. During the colonial period, The Strand was one of the most luxurious hotels in the British Empire with a clientele of exclusively whites, the Sarkies brothers sold The Strand to Rangoon restaurateur Peter Bugalar Aratoon and Ae Amovsie in 1925. The hotel underwent a renovation in 1937 and then in 1941, during World War II, following Japanese occupation of Burma. The following year, the Strands ownership was transferred to the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, for the first time in 1945, since The Strands establishment, the Burmese became part of the hotels clientele. After Burma achieved independence in 1948, the hotel was neglected by post-colonial governments, in 1963, The Strand Hotel was bought by the Burma Economic Development Corporation, which poorly maintained it. Following a total renovation, The Strand reopened in 1993 as an all-suite and its teak and marble floors, mahogany furniture, and canopied beds complement original pieces, like period bathroom fixtures. But unlike the grand old hotels in the region, the Strands restoration remained true to its architectural past, and it has no new wing. It is now operated by GCP Hospitality, the hotel is listed on the Yangon City Heritage List. Since the beginning, it was regarded as “the finest hostelry east of the Suez” and “patronised by royalty, nobility, in 1993, the hotel was for the first time listed among the Select Members of The Most Famous Hotels in the World. In 2003, Andreas Augustin published the first history of the hotel, eastern & Oriental Hotel and Raffles Hotel, other hotels established by the Sarkies Brothers. Falconer, John, Daniel Kahrs, Elizabeth Moore, Luca Invernizzi, history of The Strand Yangon William Warren, Jill Gocher. Asias legendary hotels, the romance of travel, vienna, The Most Famous Hotels in the World. Media related to The Strand at Wikimedia Commons The Strand Homepage Strand Hotel at famoushotels. org
