Okay 2nd post! This is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland General election in 1980. The Regional elections of the Homeland area with the Dominions and Colony's all having seperate parliaments under the Imperial Federation. More Information in the comments.
Canary Wharf, London. This area was once one of the busiest docks in the world before closing in 1980. Now it's one of the main financial centres of the United Kingdom [Building]
Northern UFO News edited by Jenny Randles: In December 2017 Issue 189 read "HOT BIKE" (6 June 1977 event, Barnard Castle, Durham, England, United Kingdom (UK)), plus a 1980s case in Cotherstone, UK. In November 2017 Issue 188 read "The Sky and Sea Went on Forever" (October 1928 event,Atlantic Ocean) ozfactorbooks.com/norther…
[1988] An Ocean Apart - Adam Curtis documentary presented by David Dimbleby. The series explores the relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States from World War I to the 1980s. youtube.com/watch?v=Oq8KH…
Official handover ceremony of first British Airways Concorde in the Heathrow Airport. London, United Kingdom. January 15, 1976. [1023x681]
Novavax Files for Authorization of its COVID-19 Vaccine in the United Kingdom ir.novavax.com/2021-10-27…
There are 40,194 movie theatres in the United States, along with 2992 in Canada. The United Kingdom sits at 3596 and Australia 1980. China's at 36,112 and India has 10,189. chartsbin.com/view/32k
The 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in the USSR. [Union of Soviet Socialist Republics] Led by the United States, 66 countries boycotted the games entirely, because of the Soviet–Afghan War. reddit.com/gallery/qbyqgk
"Ball lightning" by Christine Muir -- "My husband Tommy came in and was about to light the gas light . . . when a whirling ball of light, golden orange in colour, and about a foot in diameter, moving very fast, shot in . . ." [Scotland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland] web.archive.org/web/20150…
What will happen to the flags of Australia and New Zealand if United Kingdom decides to get rid of their monarch? Will they retain the union jack in their flags?
[Repost] [Academic] I'm conducting a dissertation on the influence of Politics in music. (United Kingdom) surveymonkey.co.uk/r/HCHG…
In light of Trump’s approaching visit to the United Kingdom, a social media campaign launched in May asked Brits to make the 2004 Green Day hit “American Idiot” the No. 1 song on the singles music charts when he arrives later this week. It appears to be working.
SAS Team 1 ready to attack the Iranian Embassy 16 Princes Gate, South Kensington, London, United Kingdom on May 5, 1980 [620 × 388] /u/APictureFromThisDay
Gentle Giant -- The House, the Street, the Room [progrock, classicprogressiverock, steveadamsfm] (1971) Gentle Giant were a British progressive rock band founded in London, United Kingdom active between 1970 and 1980. /t youtube.com/watch?v=gcV_l…
TIL that of the top 10 best-selling music artists of all time, 1 originates neither from the United Kingdom nor the United States. If the list is expanded to include the top 50, this subset increases to just 6. en.wikipedia.org/w/index.…
Crass - Bloody Revolutions, 1980, United Kingdom youtube.com/watch?v=QMoQY…
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom with her nephew, Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (later Kaiser Wilhelm II), 1864.
The United Kingdom of Saxony-Poland after the Austrian victory in the Third Silesian War
What Are the Great Music Cities In The United Kingdom?
Which groups and genres have come out of these cities in the U.K.?
People who grew up in the 1980s, do you remember your reaction when Michael Jackson's skin got lighter and lighter seemingly after every chart-topping hit and music video?
Charles de Gaulle inspecting Free French Navy sailors in the United Kingdom, 1941.
After three in-game years that saw me eliminate four factions and beat seven, I have finally united Spain under the Crown of Castille to form the Kingdom of Iberia! Next: Europe. (The mod is Medieval Conquests, for those interested.)
[US] Purple Rain (1984) A young musician (Prince), tormented by an abusive situation at home, must contend with a rival singer, a burgeoning romance, and his own dissatisfied band as his star begins to rise. The music is amazing and the soundtrack is considered one of the best albums of the 1980s. netflix.com/title/7000287…
Donald Trump, an American businessman and current president of the United States, has been accused of rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment, including non-consensual kissing or groping, by at least 23 women since the 1980s en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don…
News channels when Boris Johnson visits the Queen of the United Kingdom...
Queen receives BJ
The United Kingdom enters full lockdown. Gathering of more than 2 banned. Only allowed to go outside one a day for exercise. All shops that sell ‘non-essential’ items shut. Police can use force to disband gatherings. news.sky.com/story/corona…
China tells UK to back off after minister's call for Hong Kong probe. Beijing on Saturday told the United Kingdom to stay out of China’s internal affairs after Britain’s foreign minister called for an independent investigation into the recent protests in its former colony Hong Kong. nationalpost.com/pmn/news…
Pres. Trump announces suspension of "all travel from Europe to the United States for the next 30 days. The new rules will go into effect Friday at midnight. "The restrictions will "not apply to the United Kingdom," Trump added twitter.com/ABC/status/12…
Results of the United Kingdom All-Time Ranking
After adding up the points, the result is a victory for the 1967 entry, Sandie Shaw's "Puppet on a String". It received one top mark.
Here are the full results. Songs that received a top mark will have the number in parentheses. Songs that received a null points will have the number in bold.
| Rank | Year | Artist | Song | Total Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1967 (1) | Sandie Shaw | Puppet on a String | 267 |
| 2 | 1959 (1) | Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson | Sing Little Birdie | 264 |
| 3 | 1973 (2) | Cliff Richard | Power to All Our Friends | 257 |
| 4 | 1969 | Lulu | Boom Bang-a-Bang | 246 |
| 5 | 1968 | Cliff Richard | Congratulations | 240 |
| 6 | 1970 | Mary Hopkin | Knock Knock, Who's There? | 238 |
| 7 | 1993 (1) | Sonia | Better the Devil You Know | 233 |
| 8 | 1988 | Scott Fitzgerald | Go | 232 |
| 9 | 1976 | Brotherhood of Man | Save Your Kisses for Me | 227 |
| 10 | 1997 | Katrina and the Waves | Love Shine a Light | 225 |
| 11 | 1972 | The New Seekers | Beg, Steal, or Borrow | 222 |
| 12 | 2002 | Jesicca Garlick | Come Back | 215 |
| 13 | 1977 | Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran | Rock Bottom | 199 |
| 14 | 1989 | Live Report | Why do I always get it wrong? | 199 |
| 15 | 1960 | Bryan Johnson | Looking High, High, High | 199 |
| 16 | 1961 | The Allisons | Are you sure? | 195 |
| 17 | 2009 | Jade Ewen | It's my time | 190 |
| 18 | 1962 | Ronnie Carroll | Ring-a-Ding Girl | 181 |
| 19 | 1998 | Imaani | Where are you | 177 |
| 20 | 1981 | Bucks Fizz | Making Your Mind Up | 175 |
| 21 | 1975 | The Shadows | Let Me Be The One | 174 |
| 22 | 2011 | Blue | I Can | 173 |
| 23 | 1994 | Frances Ruffelle | Lonely Symphony | 169 |
| 24 | 1992 | Michael Ball | One Step Out of Time | 169 |
| 25 | 1963 | Ronnie Carroll | Say Wonderful Things | 166 |
| 26 | 1985 | Vikki Watson | Love is... | 165 |
| 27 | 2013 | Bonnie Tyler | Believe in Me | 163 |
| 28 | 1971 | Clodagh Rodgers | Jack in the Box | 159 |
| 29 | 1964 | Matt Monro | I Love the Little Things | 150 |
| 30 | 1990 | Emma Booth | Give a Little Love Back to the World | 147 |
| 31 | 1996 | Gina G | Ooh, ah, Just a Little Bit... | 141 |
| 32 | 1974 | Olivia Newton-John | Long Live Love | 132 |
| 33 | 1983 | Sweet Dreams | I'm Never Giving Up | 131 |
| 34 | 1980 | Prima Donna | Love Enough for Two | 130 |
| 35 | 1991 | Samantha Janus | A Message to Your Heart | 125 |
| 36 | 2014 | Molly | Children of the Universe | 122 |
| 37 | 1965 (1) | Kathy Kirby | I belong | 119 |
| 38 | 2004 | James Fox | Hold on to Our Love | 115 |
| 39 | 1984 | Belle and the Devotions | Love Games | 112 |
| 40 | 2012 | Engelbert Humperdinck | Love Will Set You Free | 105 |
| 41 | 1986 | Ryder | Runner in the Night | 105 |
| 42 | 1978 | CoCo | Bad Old Days | 94 |
| 43 | 1979 | Black Lace | Mary Ann | 89 |
| 44 | 2005 | Javine | Touch my Fire | 88 |
| 45 | 1999 | Precious | Say it Again | 83 |
| 46 | 2000 | Nicki French | Don't Play that Song Again | 78 |
| 47 | 1987 | Rikki | Only the Light | 77 |
| 48 | 2010 (1) | Josh Dubovie | That Sounds Good to Me | 76 |
| 49 | 2008 | Andy Abraham | Even If | 71 |
| 50 | 1966 |
The red paint showing through from when Ireland was part of the United Kingdom, almost 100 years ago.
Pablo Escobar, the #1 wanted cocaine trafficker, can get into the United States in the 1980s and take a picture in front of the WH, yet I can’t get into a T14?
Interview to Duke Vin, the music selector who brought ska to the United Kingdom youtube.com/watch?v=yAdAb…
"World on the Scales", Panorama of Giant Causeway in the Evening, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom [OC] [2048x1365]
TIL Goldenrod flowers were considered a weed in the United States until the 1980s. They're made of as much as 12% rubber. Thomas Edison experimented to grow a 12 foot Goldenrod. His friend Henry Ford gifted him a model T made with Goldenrod tires. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gol…
TIL that the Edwards v Canada (the Persons Case deciding whether women could sit in the Canadian Senate) was ultimately decided in favour of the women by the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, which struck down the Supreme Court of Canada’s earlier ruling. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edw…
Michael Rice - Bigger Than Us - United Kingdom 🇬🇧 - Official Music Video - Eurovision 2019 youtube.com/watch?v=WOBhT…
TIL: In 1982, 3 men in Allentown, PA sat on a billboard for 261 days to win a house. It was to promote the station, WSAN-AM’s format change from country music to nostalgic hits. Instead of promoting the station, the contest became a story that symbolized the economic struggles of the early 1980s. philly.com/philly/enterta…
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is the biggest Switch launch of 2019 in the United Kingdom gamesindustry.biz/article…
Flag of the United Kingdom of England and Wales in the style of Sutherland (post-Brexit scenario without Scotland and Northern Ireland)
Replacing mac with windows laptop for music production and gaming around £800 (United Kingdom)
LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE
- **Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:**
- £800 United Kingdom
- **Are you open to refurbs/used?**
- Definitely.
- **How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?**
- Don't mind a short battery life but performance is the main priority as it will be used for gaming and music production.
- **How important is weight and thinness to you?**
- Preferably smaller but not essential.
- **Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.**
- N/A
- **Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.**
- Will be used for gaming. As for now the only game in mind is apex legends.
- **If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?**
- Apex legends, not really sure about the settings or fps!
- **Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?**
- None.
- Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.
- I currently have a macbook pro 13 inch with 8gb ram and i5 processor but want to get a windows laptop now due to it being hard to get certain plugins on mac and also because i would like to game on the laptop. I would prefer getting a more expensive laptop second hand rather than getting a cheaper one brand new. My main use will be using fl studio for music production and a more rare use will be gaming.
The government urged MPs to vote against an amendment to the Covert and Human Intelligence Sources Bill, which would ban covert agents participating in murder and sexual violence to prevent “public disorder” and in the “economic interest of the United Kingdom.” morningstaronline.co.uk/a…
European responses to Covid-19 accelerate the electricity system transition by a decade. Coal based power generation has fallen by 25.5% across the EU and United Kingdom in the first three months of 2020, compared to 2019, as a result of the response to Covid-19 news.cision.com/wartsila-…
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