Tortola
Tortola /tɔrˈtoʊlə/ is the largest and most populated of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands that form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. Local tradition recounts that Christopher Columbus named it Tortola, meaning land of the Turtle Dove. Columbus named the island Santa Ana. The later Dutch settled and called it Ter Tholen, after a coastal island forming part of the west coast of the Netherlands. When the British took over, they altered the name to its present-day Tortola.
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The British Virgin Islands (BVI), officially simply Virgin Islands, are a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, to the east of Puerto Rico. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles.
The British Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada, and Jost Van Dyke, along with over 50 other smaller islands and cays. About 15 of the islands are inhabited. The capital, Road Town, is on Tortola, the largest island, which is about 20 km (12 mi) long and 5 km (3 mi) wide. The islands had a population of about 28,000 at the 2010 Census, of whom approximately 23,500 lived on Tortola. For the islands, the latest United Nations estimate (2016) is 30,661.British Virgin Islanders are British Overseas Territories citizens and since 2002 are British citizens as well. Although the territory is not part of the European Union and not directly subject to EU law, British Virgin Islanders are deemed to be citizens of the EU by virtue of their British citizenship.
Sex and the Somme (18 June 2014)
Dr Clare Makepeace, UCL History
Tommies queued in their hundreds to visit brothels in the First World War. Dr Clare Makepeace explores this little-discussed aspect of the war. She uncovers soldiers' reasons for visiting brothels, their reactions to them and the prostitutes, and how they dealt with the potential consequences: venereal disease. The findings give us fresh insight into what it meant to be a British man at war.
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- Socrates
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Oxford ( OKS-fərd) is a city in the South East region of England and the county town of Oxfordshire. With an estimated 2016 population of 170,350, it is the 52nd largest city in the United Kingdom, and one of the fastest growing and most ethnically diverse. The city is 51 miles (82 km) from London, 61 miles (98 km) from Bristol, 59 miles (95 km) from Southampton, 57 miles (92 km) from Birmingham and 24 miles (39 km) from Reading.
The city is known worldwide as the home of the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Buildings in Oxford demonstrate notable examples of every English architectural period since the late Saxon period. Oxford is known as the city of dreaming spires, a term coined by poet Matthew Arnold. Oxford has a broad economic base. Its industries include motor manufacturing, education, publishing and a large number of information technology and science-based businesses, some being academic offshoots.
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00:01:10 1 History
00:01:19 1.1 Medieval
00:05:43 1.1.1 University of Oxford
00:07:43 1.2 Early modern
00:07:51 1.2.1 English Civil War
00:08:32 1.3 Late modern
00:10:14 1.4 20th and 21st centuries
00:13:52 2 Geography
00:14:01 2.1 Physical
00:14:09 2.1.1 Location
00:15:13 2.1.2 Climate
00:16:16 2.2 Human
00:16:32 2.2.1 Suburbs
00:17:26 2.2.2 Green belt
00:18:18 3 Economy
00:18:35 3.1 Car production
00:18:59 3.2 Publishing
00:19:25 3.3 Science and technology
00:20:11 3.4 Education
00:20:37 3.5 Brewing
00:22:46 3.6 Bellfounding
00:23:02 4 Shopping
00:24:06 5 Landmarks
00:24:40 5.1 University of Oxford
00:25:22 5.2 The city centre
00:27:13 5.3 The Bodleian Library
00:28:12 5.4 Museums and galleries
00:30:57 5.5 Other attractions
00:31:31 5.6 Parks and nature walks
00:32:14 6 Transport
00:32:22 6.1 Air
00:32:46 6.2 Buses
00:35:00 6.3 Coach
00:35:46 6.4 Cycling
00:36:00 6.5 Rail
00:39:17 6.6 Rail–airport links
00:39:39 6.7 River and canal
00:40:30 6.8 Roads
00:41:17 6.8.1 A roads
00:42:38 6.8.2 Motorway
00:43:20 7 Education
00:43:29 7.1 Schools
00:43:37 7.2 Universities and colleges
00:44:04 8 Media
00:45:43 9 Culture
00:45:52 9.1 Theatres and cinemas
00:46:38 9.2 Literature and film
00:50:50 9.3 Music
00:52:33 10 Sport
00:52:42 10.1 Football
00:54:32 10.2 Rugby league
00:55:03 10.3 Rugby union
00:55:59 10.4 Speedway and greyhound racing
00:56:52 10.5 Hockey
00:57:25 10.6 Ice hockey
00:58:03 10.7 American football
00:58:27 10.8 Cricket
00:58:51 10.9 Rowing
00:59:20 10.10 Other sports
00:59:46 11 Twin towns
01:00:10 12 Gallery
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- Socrates
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Oxford ( OKS-fərd) is a city in south central England and the county town of Oxfordshire. With an estimated 2016 population of 170,350, it is the 52nd largest city in the United Kingdom, and one of the fastest growing and most ethnically diverse. The city is 51 miles (82 km) from London, 61 miles (98 km) from Bristol, 59 miles (95 km) from Southampton, 57 miles (92 km) from Birmingham and 24 miles (39 km) from Reading.
The city is known worldwide as the home of the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Buildings in Oxford demonstrate notable examples of every English architectural period since the late Saxon period. Oxford is known as the city of dreaming spires, a term coined by poet Matthew Arnold. Oxford has a broad economic base. Its industries include motor manufacturing, education, publishing and a large number of information technology and science-based businesses, some being academic offshoots.
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00:01:40 1 History
00:01:50 1.1 Medieval
00:07:45 1.1.1 University of Oxford
00:10:26 1.2 Early modern
00:10:35 1.2.1 English Civil War
00:11:29 1.3 Late modern
00:13:40 1.4 20th and 21st centuries
00:18:34 2 Geography
00:18:44 2.1 Physical
00:18:52 2.1.1 Location
00:20:17 2.1.2 Climate
00:21:42 2.2 Human
00:22:00 2.2.1 Suburbs
00:23:11 2.2.2 Green belt
00:24:37 3 Economy
00:24:58 3.1 Car production
00:25:27 3.2 Publishing
00:25:59 3.3 Science and technology
00:27:00 3.4 Education
00:27:32 3.5 Brewing
00:30:26 3.6 Bellfounding
00:30:45 4 Shopping
00:32:08 5 Landmarks
00:32:50 5.1 University of Oxford
00:33:45 5.2 The city centre
00:36:11 5.3 The Bodleian Library
00:37:27 5.4 Museums and galleries
00:41:11 5.5 Other attractions
00:41:54 5.6 Parks and nature walks
00:42:50 6 Transport
00:43:00 6.1 Air
00:43:29 6.2 Buses
00:46:32 6.3 Coach
00:47:30 6.4 Cycling
00:47:48 6.5 Rail
00:52:16 6.6 Rail–airport links
00:52:46 6.7 River and canal
00:53:52 6.8 Roads
00:55:04 6.8.1 A roads
00:56:51 6.8.2 Motorway
00:57:47 7 Education
00:57:56 7.1 Schools
00:58:05 7.2 Universities and colleges
00:58:39 8 Media
01:00:51 9 Culture
01:01:00 9.1 Theatres and cinemas
01:02:00 9.2 Literature and film
01:07:39 9.3 Music
01:09:54 10 Sport
01:10:04 10.1 Football
01:12:30 10.2 Rugby league
01:13:11 10.3 Rugby union
01:14:22 10.4 Speedway and greyhound racing
01:15:31 10.5 Hockey
01:16:14 10.6 Ice hockey
01:17:02 10.7 American football
01:17:31 10.8 Cricket
01:18:00 10.9 Rowing
01:18:36 10.10 Other sports
01:19:09 11 Twin towns
01:19:41 12 Gallery
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Oxford ( OKS-fərd) is a university city in south central England and the county town of Oxfordshire. With a population of approximately 155,000, it is the 52nd largest city in the United Kingdom, with one of the fastest growing populations in the UK, and it remains the most ethnically diverse area in Oxfordshire county. The city is 51 miles (82 km) from London, 61 miles (98 km) from Bristol, 59 miles (95 km) from Southampton, 57 miles (92 km) from Birmingham and 24 miles (39 km) from Reading.
The city is known worldwide as the home of the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Buildings in Oxford demonstrate notable examples of every English architectural period since the late Saxon period. Oxford is known as the City of Dreaming Spires, a term coined by poet Matthew Arnold. Oxford has a broad economic base. Its industries include motor manufacturing, education, publishing and a large number of information technology and science-based businesses, some being academic offshoots.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Wikipedia audio article
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00:03:30 1 History
00:08:53 1.1 1800 to 1900
00:12:10 1.2 1900 to present
00:15:56 2 Geography
00:18:17 2.1 Cityscape
00:18:25 2.1.1 Areas
00:18:59 2.1.1.1 Golden Triangle
00:20:26 2.1.1.2 Central
00:21:12 2.1.1.3 North Side
00:22:24 2.1.1.4 South Side
00:24:00 2.1.1.5 East End
00:24:57 2.1.1.6 West End
00:25:15 2.1.2 Ethnicities
00:26:27 2.1.3 Population densities
00:26:58 2.1.4 Images
00:27:06 2.2 Regional identity
00:28:20 2.3 Climate
00:31:41 2.3.1 Air quality
00:34:51 2.3.2 Water quality
00:36:46 3 Demographics
00:41:48 4 Economy
00:46:57 5 Arts and culture
00:47:07 5.1 Entertainment
00:53:02 5.2 Theatre
00:54:30 5.3 Literature
00:57:22 5.4 Food
00:58:00 5.5 Local dialect
00:59:39 5.6 Livability
01:04:07 6 Sports
01:05:51 6.1 Baseball
01:08:11 6.2 Football
01:11:29 6.3 Hockey
01:14:11 6.4 Basketball
01:18:24 6.5 Golf
01:19:38 6.6 Annual sports events
01:20:47 6.7 Professional wrestling
01:21:39 7 Government and politics
01:21:49 7.1 Government
01:22:53 7.2 Politics
01:25:12 7.3 Law enforcement
01:26:25 7.4 Crime
01:27:23 8 Education
01:32:11 9 Media
01:32:20 9.1 Newspapers
01:33:16 9.2 Television
01:34:57 9.3 Radio
01:36:25 9.4 Film
01:37:28 10 Utilities
01:38:02 11 Health care
01:41:59 11.1 Health discoveries
01:43:22 12 Transportation
01:44:35 12.1 Rail
01:46:15 12.2 Port
01:46:39 12.3 Expressways and highways
01:49:07 12.4 Airports
01:49:26 12.5 Public transit
01:51:33 12.5.1 Public transportation statistics
01:52:27 13 Notable people
01:52:36 14 Sister cities
01:52:51 15 See also
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Pittsburgh ( PITS-burg) is a city in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States, and is the county seat of Allegheny County. A population of about 301,048 residents live within the city limits, making it the 66th-largest city in the U.S. The metropolitan population of 2,324,743 is the largest in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the second-largest in Pennsylvania (behind Philadelphia), and the 27th-largest in the U.S.
Pittsburgh is located in the southwest of the state, at the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers. Pittsburgh is known both as the Steel City for its more than 300 steel-related businesses and as the City of Bridges for its 446 bridges. The city features 30 skyscrapers, two inclined railways, a pre-revolutionary fortification and the Point State Park at the confluence of the rivers. The city developed as a vital link of the Atlantic coast and Midwest, as the mineral-rich Allegheny Mountains made the area coveted by the French and British empires, Virginians, Whiskey Rebels, and Civil War raiders.Aside from steel, Pittsburgh has led in manufacturing of aluminum, glass, shipbuilding, petroleum, foods, sports, transportation, computing, autos, and electronics. For part of the 20th century, Pittsburgh was behind only New York City and Chicago in corporate headquarters employment; it had the most U.S. stockholders per capita. America's 1980s deindustrialization laid off area blue-collar workers and thousands of downtown white-collar workers when the longtime Pittsburgh-based world headquarters moved out. This heritage left the area with renowned museums, medical centers, parks, research centers, and a diverse cultural district.Today, Google, Apple Inc., Bosch, Facebook, Uber, Nokia, Autodesk, Microsoft and IBM are among 1,600 technology firms generating $20.7 billion in annual Pittsburgh payrolls. The area has served as the long-time federal agency headquarters for cyber defense, software engineering, robotics, energy research and the nuclear navy. The area is home to 68 colleges and universities, including research and development leaders Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. The nation's eighth-largest bank, eight Fortune 500 co ...