A 2006 report by Alexander Stubb MEP highlighted that by only using English, French and German costs could be reduced from €118,000 per day (for 21 languages then –  Romanian, Bulgarian and Croatian having not yet been included) to €8,900 per day.

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# In European Parliament, debate – in 21 languages – can be pricey

Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

Tis true, what the English bard wrote: A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

But it might also be more expensive – at least, if the European Parliament has anything to say about it.

With 21 official languages, the right of Europe's representatives to debate the finer points of horticultural gems – or anything else – in their mother tongue can cost EU taxpayers as much as 118,000 euros per day.

That seemed a bit excessive, and Finnish go-getter Alexander Stubb was intent on doing something about it.

So a year ago the 30-something parliamentarian – whose website (offered in five languages) features him doing push-ups in a T-shirt and jeans – set out to investigate how the Strasbourg, France-based lawmaking body could cut down on costs.

Little did he expect to hit such philosophical resistance.

"I've always been aware that language is a sensitive issue," says Mr. Stubb, whose first report on the issue met severe criticism.

"But it smacked me really hard how fundamental the question really is."

His final, toned-down report – passed unanimously last week by Parliament – took pains to emphasize the importance of multilingualism as a form of cultural diversity, a value Stubb readily supports.

But it also noted that interpretation costs for parliament could be reduced to 8,900 euros per day if only three languages were used.

That tantalizing savings may never happen, however, says Stubb, because refraining from speaking one's native language is seen by many as devaluing it.

He knows a Spanish member of Parliament, for example, who speaks English and French fluently but uses only Spanish in parliamentary sessions.

There would be "public slaughter in the Spanish media, and second, a letter and a warning from his party headquarters" if he were to use any other language, Stubb explains.

Perhaps none are more keen to preserve their language's status than the French, whose austere Académie Française has stood sentry at the gate of linguistic purity for centuries.

But language is not merely a matter of nationalistic tendencies, says Gérard Salem, a professor at the University of Paris X in Nanterre.

"The question of language is political, ideological, and economic," says Professor Salem, just returning from a scientific conference in Geneva where he felt at a disadvantage having to present in English.

But not only does the language of his British and American colleagues dominate his field; their modes of thinking and reasoning do, too.

That can negatively impact the career tracks of researchers such as himself, who work from a different frame of reference.

"It's a question of power being at stake."

Stubb has also found that the language he is speaking affects how he is received.

"[W]hen I'm speaking English, people actually listen.

I don't see many eyes glossing over," says the Finn.

But if all parliamentarians were to communicate in English, it could deprive the EU body of some rare humorous moments.

"There's one legendary story," says Stubb, "that a minister was speaking his mother tongue (Finnish) and telling a joke.

The interpreter in the booth said, "The minister is telling a joke right now and I don't understand it, but I'd really appreciate it if you could laugh ... now."

Those cues can backfire sometimes though, he says, given the slight delay in the (nearly) simultaneous interpretation.

The worst, says Stubb, "is when you tell a joke and then you say, 'and now more seriously ...' and everyone starts to laugh."

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Usually a language is translated from a foreign tongue into a translator's native tongue. Due to the large number of languages, some being minor ones, since 1995 interpreting is sometimes done the opposite way, out of an interpreter's native tongue (the "retour" system). In addition, a speech in a minor language may be interpreted through a third language for lack of interpreters ("relay" interpreting) –  for example, when interpreting out of Estonian into Maltese. Due to the complexity of the issues, interpretation is not word for word. Instead, interpreters have to convey the political meaning of a speech, regardless of their own views. This requires detailed understanding of the politics and terms of the Parliament, involving a great deal of preparation beforehand (e.g. reading the documents in question). Difficulty can often arise when MEPs use profanities, jokes and word play or speak too fast. While some see speaking their native language as an important part of their identity, and can speak more fluently in debates, interpretation and its cost has been criticised by some.


Following the play-off final financial problems began to emerge with Xia struggling to move money out of China to maintain basic football operations.

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# Aston Villa plunged into financial crisis as £4.2m tax bill leads to threat of administration

Aston Villa are under pressure to repay the bill within seven days

Aston Villa have been plunged into turmoil after being hit with a £4.2m tax bill by HMRC, while the Championship club have also suspended chief executive Keith Wyness.

Villa are under pressure to make the payment within seven days or face a winding-up order, while the prospect of administration cannot be completely discounted as the club count the cost of missing out on promotion.

It is understood Villa were late making the regular tax payment last Friday and though club sources insist the issue will be resolved this week, the West Midlanders are now gripped in a financial crisis.

Dr Tony Xia, the owner and chairman, is alleged to be struggling with cash-flow issues in China, which restricts the distribution of money leaving the country.

There is no suggestion that Xia is struggling financially.

Xia told Villa insiders on Monday that the club is not for sale, yet Steve Bruce's failure to beat Fulham in the Championship play-off final was always likely to have severe ramifications.

Xia held crisis talks with Wyness on Tuesday morning and opted to suspend the former Everton chief executive with immediate effect.

Chief executive Keith Wyness has been suspended

Wyness was recruited by Xia when he completed his £76m takeover in 2016, but is the first casualty of the play-off final defeat.

His departure is not linked to the unpaid tax bill.

On Tuesday night it emerged that former Chelsea executive Trevor Birch, who has also worked at Everton and Derby, is now assisting Villa in a bid to help ease their financial worries.

Villa's statement read: "Aston Villa Football Club can confirm that chief executive, Keith Wyness, has been suspended by the club with immediate effect.

"Owner and chairman, Dr Tony Xia will assume the role until further notice.

"There will be no further comment from the club at this time."

As reported by Telegraph Sport on the day of the Wembley final, defeat was always going to leave Villa facing the threat of breaking Financial Fair Play rules.

Villa could now look into options such as selling their Recon Training Complex to provide sorely needed cash flow in the short-term, though that would be a last resort.

The future of homegrown attacker Jack Grealish, rated at over £30million, will also be thrown into further doubt as the club pursue funds.

Villa could look to offload Jack Grealish

Bruce's future as manager is now increasingly uncertain and he may opt to walk out if the club's finances remain so dire.

Last week Xia admitted Villa were facing "severe" FFP challenges.

He said: "We have been heavily investing for the past two seasons.

However, the loss on Saturday means that we need to change a lot of things.

"No-one wanted to see the club have to go through this, but I believe that only changes can help the club to progress towards the positive direction and this requires the joint efforts of everyone associated with this great football club.

"No matter what the changes will be, I sincerely hope that everyone can unite and overcome the challenges together.

"Our goal has not changed and as long as we believe, regardless of how tough the process will be, I am sure we will succeed in the end."

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History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present)

In June 2016, Chinese businessman Tony Xia bought the club for £76 million. Roberto Di Matteo was appointed as the club's new manager before the new season in the Championship. He was sacked after 12 games with the club in 19th place having only won one match against Rotherham. He was replaced by former Birmingham City manager Steve Bruce, however Bruce could only lead the club to 13th in the table that season.
 In the 2017–18 season Bruce led Villa to a fourth place after their best winning sequence since 1990, including winning seven games in a row. Having qualified for the play-offs and beating Middlesbrough in the semi-final they ultimately lost 1–0 to Fulham in the 2018 EFL Championship play-off Final at Wembley Stadium.


In May 2018, he was named in Tite’s final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

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Manchester City quartet Ederson, Danilo, Fernandinho and Gabriel Jesus are among the Premier League-based players named in the squad.

They are joined by Liverpool's Roberto Firmino and Chelsea's Willian.

PSG right-back Dani Alves was last week ruled out because of a knee injury.

Brazil are in Group E with Costa Rica, Serbia and Switzerland, and play their first match on Sunday, 17 June.

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Jesus was part of the Brazil under-20 team that finished as runners-up at the 2015 U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. He scored their first goal of the tournament in a 4–2 win over Nigeria in New Plymouth, and converted as they advanced past Uruguay and Portugal on penalties.
 In 2016, he was chosen in Dunga's provisional 40-man squad for the Copa América Centenario in the United States, and was considered as a replacement for the injured Douglas Costa in the final selection but missed out through the lack of a U.S. visa. Later that year, he was one of five forwards named in the squad for the team's hosting of the Olympic tournament. He scored twice against Danish keeper Jeppe Højbjerg in their final group game against Denmark, an eventual 4–0 win, and in the semi-final against Honduras he added two more in a 6–0 victory. Jesus won the Olympics with his team against Germany in a penalty shootout, scoring one of the penalties.
 Jesus made his debut for the senior team on 1 September 2016, in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification game against Ecuador in Quito. He started the match and scored twice, as Brazil won 3–0. Jesus was Brazil's highest scorer in the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers, with 7 goals in 10 matches.


On February 22, 2018, Bell Media sold international rights to the format to Sony Pictures Television; the company began to sell the first season of the Canadian version, and develop a British version through its production house Electric Ray.

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In an interview with the "Toronto Star", Borchetta contrasted "The Launch" to other reality music competition series such as "American Idol" (where he mentored during its fourteenth season) and "The Voice", by emphasizing its focus on a song itself rather than just performers. He explained that "going 20-plus weeks seeing who gets voted in as the winner, then trying to figure out the song and producer, it just felt like we can do a better job with that much attention and that many sets of ears and eyes paying attention to the show."
 Borchetta added that record producers had "a lot of great songs that just haven't had the right opportunity", such as Stephan Moccio, who supplied a song he had worked on whilst working on the soundtrack for "Fifty Shades of Grey". Bell Media president and former Universal Music Canada head Randy Lennox (who has previously worked with Borchetta) described the pace of the format, where producers are given 48 hours to work with the two candidate musicians to record their debut single, as being "star-making machinery meets Kiefer Sutherland "24"". The winners' songs receive additional production work in between the completion of episode production and their public release.
 Over 10,000 applications were received for the first season; Borchetta explained that Canada had a large pool of untapped musical talent because there were no "opportunities" to kickstart their careers (unlike the U.S., whose talent had, in his opinion,  been "gone through over and over again" by competing programs), and noted that there was a sense of pride over domestic artists. He emphasized that the series "isn't about somebody that has never performed before getting a record deal; this is about an artist who's ready and just needs this big break. This is the big break." Bell Media's vertical integration is leveraged as an aspect of the series; the winning songs are featured on Bell Media Radio stations and the division's iHeartRadio service, and the series is also covered as part of other CTV programs.


England won the game by scoring 74 points, and Australia came second with 69 points.

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# ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Opening Ceremony Highlights: Team captains meet the Queen as opening party concludes

#### Date: Wednesday, 29 May, 2019 22:43 IST

England pip arch-rivals Australia in this event, and perhaps Eoin Morgan and company will hope to keep the party going once the main event starts Tomorrow.

### Next up, we have a 60-second challenge taking place between the various 'teams', with each side represented by two guest figures.

Former India leg-spinner Anil Kumble and Bollywood actor Farhan Akhtar are representing India at the event, which also involves legends of the game such as Viv Richards, Jacques Kallis, Brett Lee, Kevin Pietersen among others.

The challenge will be to score as many runs as possible in sixty seconds.

Former Australia batsman David Boon is the umpire for this little game.

The event will begin with the team captains arriving on the stage.

### Hello and welcome to Firstpost's coverage of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Opening Ceremony!The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Opening Party is set to take place on the iconic London Mall on the evening of 29 May ahead of the opening fixture between hosts England and South Africa at The Oval on 30 May, and will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network.

##### And that brings us to the conclusion of the Cricket World Cup 2019 Opening Party, with the opening match of the tournament between England and South Africa now less than 24 hours away.

We certainly can't wait for the much-awaited mega-event to kick off on the field.

Do follow our live coverage of the match that takes place at the Oval tomorrow.

For now, it's time for us to bid you all good night!

##### The captains had earlier met the Queen and Prince Harry at the Buckingham Palace ahead of the 2019 World Cup opening ceremony.

This afternoon, The Queen and The Duke of Sussex met @cricketworldcup team captains at Buckingham Palace ahead of the start of the tournament tomorrow.

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) May 29, 2019

##### Next up, we have a rendition of the official ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 theme song, titled 'Stand By', a collaboration between LORYN and Rudimental.

SOme of the fondest memories of my career is playing in a World Cup, so to win it in 2015 is very special.

Last three or four months has been outstanding, so they're in for a terrific tournament," says Michael Clarke, after putting the World Cup trophy on the stage in front of the Buckingham Palace.

##### Next up, we have 2015 World Cup-winning captain Michael Clarke bringing forth the trophy alongwith former England spinner Graeme Swann.

##### "We now see more and more women take part in cricket.

I think women should take part more in sport.

I have been a big fan of cricket since my childhood.

I think this sport connects different people from different cultures.

We're all here to celebrate cricket," says Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousufzai, who earlier represented Pakistan in the 60-Second Challenge.

##### "Long may the England badge continue to flourish over the next few weeks.

No fear of failure is outstanding," says former England batsman Kevin Pietersen.

##### And we have reached the conclusion of the 60-second challenge event, with England moving to the top of the ladder with 74 points!

Both Kumble and Akhtar got bowled quite a few times, and ended up getting a score of just 19, the lowest so far.

Let's find out as England walk out to bat.

Next up we have the Indians, represented by Kumble and Akhtar,

##### 32 is all that the Black Caps can muster, less than half of their trans-tasman rivals.

Next up, the Proteas, with Kallis and Steve Pienaar walking out to bat.

That's Australia's score, and the defending world champions are also the leaders in the 60-second challenge at the moment.

Next up is New Zealand, with former bowler James Franklin one of the two batsmen representing the Black Caps here.

##### Afghanistan's score of 52 is still the score to beat.

Australia are up next, with pace legend Brett Lee hoping to deposit the ball into the crowd on a few occasions.

##### Not a bad score for the Pakistanis, with 38 runs being collected by Azhar and Malala.

"Im sure we'll get on top," says former India leggie Anil Kumble on his team's chances.

Bangladesh, with Abdur Razzaq among those representing the side, score 22 runs, the lowest among the sides so far in the event.

Next up is Pakistan, represented by Azhar Ali and Malala Yousufzai.

##### West Indies notch up a score of 47, which included quite a few big hits from sprinter Yohan Blake as well as the batting legend Richards.

The Sri Lankans, with Mahela Jayawardene out there batting for his side, have scored 43 runs.

West Indies, represented by Viv Richards and Yohan Blake, are next.

##### Afghanistan is the first side to take part in this little event, and they have scored a total of 52 runs.

The challenge will be to score as many runs as possible in sixty seconds.

Former Australia batsman David Boon is the umpire for this little game.

##### A legend is in attendance at the opening ceremony in London.

Look who's arrived at the #CWC19 Opening Party

— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) May 29, 2019

That's a thing of pressure and a thing of pride as well.

We'll look to utilise the crowd advantage," says India skipper Virat Kohli at the event.

Tomorrow's obviously a very exciting day.

Hoep to be good hosts," says England captain Eoin Morgan at the opening ceremony.

##### Aaaaand we're underway with the opening ceremony, with former England cricketer Andrew Flintoff among those conducting the event at Sri Lanka.

The event will begin with the team captains arriving on the stage.

##### England favourites to win World Cup ahead of India, says Sunil GavaskarSunil

Gavaskar says Eoin Morgan's England will be the team to beat at the World Cup, with home advantage giving them a vital edge over India.

##### The crowd's starting to build up at the venue where the opening ceremony is set to take place in a few minutes' time.

The fans are readying themselves for the start of the #CWC19 Opening Party!

##### Hosts England have been widely considered favourites by a number of experts, as well as fans, and many believe the current side led by Eoin Morgan has the best chance to end the men's team's hoodoo as far as the prestigious event is concerned.

Skipper Eoin Morgan believes winning the World Cup on home soil would mean a huge amount for sport in England.

##### The 2019 World Cup is less than a day away from kickoff now, and the release and promotion of the official theme song for the tournament is one of the indicators of the event knocking at our doorstep.

Telford Vice previews the tournament, looking at some of the off-field factors to keep in mind as we head into the cricketing carnival that is set to take place over the course of more than a month.

Hello and welcome to Firstpost's coverage of

The 12 edition of the cricket World Cup would kickoff on Thursday (30 May) with hosts England taking on South Africa at the Kennington Oval in London.

But the biggest tournament in the sport is all set for an official launch on Wednesday (29 May), a day ahead of the inaugural match.

The official launch which is also being called the opening party which will take place at The Mall, in front of Buckingham Palace in central London.

4,000 fans are expected to attend the event, which will also be broadcast live across the globe.

Tickets for the event were allocated through a ballot system, which is now shut.

What to expect from the opening ceremony?

Steve Elworthy, managing director of World Cup 2019 said: "The Opening Party will capture the very essence of what makes this tournament so special and will be hugely exciting for the fans that are lucky enough to attend but also across broadcast we will show the world what they have to look forward to over the next 45 days of cricket action.

"The Mall, with Buckingham Palace in the background, is synonymous with some of the biggest events held in the UK and is instantly recognisable to everyone around the globe.

It will be a fitting celebration of a World Cup, cricket and sport with diversity at its core."

According to reports, while the opening ceremony will be attended by numerous legends of the game, ICC has decided to keep the captains away from the event in order to keep them fresh for the tournament.

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He also has three siblings: Wade, Shane and Bailey.

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# Devils Have a Piano Man Who Plays Right Wing

ImageBeau Bennett, skating for the Devils in February, has "Faithfully" by Journey, "Right Now" by Van Halen and "Apologize" by OneRepublic in his repertoire.CreditCreditJulio Cortez/Associated Press

NEWARK — Before a road game against the Minnesota Wild in January, the Devils had a meal at the team hotel.

On his way out, forward Beau Bennett spotted an open piano in the lobby, which to him was as attractive as an open net at a hockey rink.

Bennett sat down and began playing, and Devils Coach John Hynes and his staff stopped to listen.

Hynes had also coached Bennett in the minor leagues, in the Penguins organization, but he had no idea that Bennett was adept at piano.

"I don't remember what he played, but I do remember it was pretty good."

Bennett, 25, whose musical tastes lean more toward alternative rock than classical, might not be in position to play hockey — and the piano — were it not for a pledge he made to his parents years ago.

Bennett grew up in Gardena, Calif., south of Los Angeles.

He and his three siblings — Wade, 26; Shane, 22; and Bailey, 18 — have all played hockey, but not before they promised their parents, Kirk and Louanna, that they would also take up a more artistic hobby.

"We could tell they were athletes," Kirk Bennett said recently, "but we wanted them to be well rounded."

Wade, a former defenseman, played drums, piano and guitar because, Beau said, "he had problems sticking with something."

Shane, a forward on the University of Denver's club hockey team and the sibling Beau calls "the science nerd," became a voracious reader.

Bailey, a forward for a junior women's team in New Hampshire, picked dance and the piano.

"It was funny that we all kind of chose different things," Bennett said.

Bennett, who started in roller hockey, took up piano at age 8 in exchange for playing ice hockey and admits to being less than enthusiastic about taking lessons.

But he stuck with them until he was 13, by which time he could read music and teach himself songs.

That could have been the end of the story, but Bennett liked playing piano.

He still plays when he can, even though he does not have a keyboard in his Jersey City apartment.

His repertory includes "Faithfully" by Journey, "Right Now" by Van Halen and "Apologize" by OneRepublic, which he said was "my go-to if I want to sit down and really play for people."

Bennett, a 6-foot-2, 195-pound right wing, played as a teenager for the Los Angeles Junior Kings and the Penticton Vees, a junior A team in British Columbia, where he scored 41 goals in 56 games.

He then played at the University of Denver for two seasons.

By then, Bennett had been selected in the first round, No. 20 overall, by the Penguins in the 2010 N.H.L. draft at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, becoming the highest drafted California high school player ever.

Devils General Manager Ray Shero, who was with Pittsburgh at the time, said he was impressed that Bennett had played well at Penticton, a long way from home.

"It was, and still is, a real strong club up there," Shero said.

"And he could have stayed in California."

He added: "I think he really followed his passion.

He's a real byproduct of his upbringing — a well-rounded kid, a well-read kid."

Although Bennett missed most of his sophomore season at Denver with a wrist injury, he signed with the Penguins and made his N.H.L. debut in February 2013.

He played parts of four seasons in Pittsburgh and had a small role in helping the Penguins win the Stanley Cup in 2016.

Bennett has three goals and eight assists in 49 games for the Devils this season after being acquired by Shero for a third-round draft choice last summer.

"He was deserving of the opportunity," Shero said.

He got into one playoff game for them last year, but he worked hard, staying every day after practice with the other guys."

Bennett was sidelined by two injuries this season, missing nine games with what the Devils called a lower-body injury and three games with a lacerated right leg.

Shero said he was happy with what Bennett had done while healthy, but added that injuries had disrupted his season.

To an extent, Bennett's piano playing has also been disrupted.

When he moved to Jersey City, he did not have the upright keyboard his parents had bought him.

Through a mix-up, the instrument, in storage in Pittsburgh, had been resold.

His apartment, however, is too small for a piano, and his contract with the Devils is for just one year.

"Any time when we're on the road, and there's one in the lobby, I sit down and make sure I remember how to play," Bennett said.

"I don't play as much as I used to — based on not having a piano."

He added: "It's something that's fun when you're good at it, but it can be just a struggle.

If you're not good at surfing, it's not fun.

Once I got to 13, and I was able to read music and teach myself — I have a very good memory, so I can play without reading music.

But now I realize why my parents wanted me to do it — just to be more well rounded."

Playing the piano is a nice way to escape a disappointing Devils season, and it does help him play hockey.

"You can soften up your hands," Bennett said.

"It's hand-eye coordination, where you're trying to look up but also see your fingers touch the rake."

When he is finally able buy a house, he plans to include a room for a piano.

Asked if he plans to turn the piano into a career — or even play for tips at a local bar — Bennett said: "Oh, no.

I hated it at the time going to lessons."

But then he paused and smiled, thinking about his parents' deal.

"I'll probably do the same thing for my kids," he said.

"They'll probably hate me for it, but they're going to thank me later in life."

A version of this article appears in print on , Section B, Page 10 of the New York edition with the headline: Devils Have Piano Man Who Plays Right Wing.

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NASA scientists, among many other researchers, say that Earth is warming at a pace unprecedented in 1,000 years.

The past three years were the hottest on record, and in 2017, temperatures have already reached their highest levels in history in some areas, from California to Vietnam.

By the 2050s, New York City could see up to seven heat waves per year, with maximum temperatures at or above 90 degrees Fahrenheit for about 60 days — twice what the city currently experiences.

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However, after recording a new album with the band, Nelson left in July 2009 and was replaced for future tour dates by Bush.

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# ANTHRAX Splits With Singer DAN NELSON; JOHN BUSH To Fill In For U.K.'s SONISPHERE

ANTHRAX's manager, Izvor Zivkovic of Split Media, has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET:

"As announced last week, thrash legends ANTHRAX regretfully cancelled the first three dates on the second leg of their European tour due to new vocalist Dan Nelson's unexpected illness.

An additional seven European dates are also cancelled, those scheduled from July 22 to July 30.

"ANTHRAX is thrilled to announce that they will play the August 1 Sonisphere festival in Knebworth, England, with their good friend John Bush [ANTHRAX's singer from 1992 to 2005] joining them for a very special one-off performance.

"The members of ANTHRAX have confirmed the departure of vocalist Dan Nelson.

In light of this development, ANTHRAX's slot on the U.S. SLIPKNOT dates set for August and September, has also been cancelled.

ANTHRAX is already actively considering lead singer candidates, and looks forward to hitting the road before the end of the year."

*UPDATE: According to ANTHRAX's management, the band's new album, "Worship Music", which was previously due in Europe on October 23 via Nuclear Blast Records, will now be "pushed back to a later date."

It is not presently clear if Dan Nelson's tracks will be erased from the CD, which was recently mixed at a New Orleans studio by Dave Fortman (a former member of UGLY KID JOE who has also worked with artists such as MUDVAYNE, EVANESCENCE).***

ANTHRAX (with John Bush) performing in Chicago in February 2005:

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Her Painting was influenced by the Buddhistischen Thangka Technik, according to her statement.

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Nomin Bold is a rising artist in Mongolia.

Trained in the traditional Mongol Zurag painting style, Nomin has become well known for her work mixing Buddhist imagery, which she uses as motifs and symbols of past traditions, and modernism.

Through her paintings, Nomin raises awareness on the cultural identity crisis and hopes to ignite a reflection on the importance of keeping tradition alive in the modern world.

Victoria Adelaide: Why did you start painting?

Nomin Bold: I've loved drawing since my childhood, so my parents encouraged me to become a painter.

This is what I love to do and I've never looked back.

"EARTH" (soil) 2019 – acrylic, canvas (245x145cm) | Painting by Nomin Bold.

You belong to the new generation of Mongol Zurag artists.

The Mongol Zurag style was pioneered in the aftermath of the 1921 Revolution when the social situation changed in Mongolia.

Consequently, it was impossible to recover the Buddhist thangka drawing techniques and to reconsider and show interest in past history as well.

Thus, artists were challenged to experiment in a restricted extent by themselves.

They practiced Western drawing techniques, then created many pieces of line drawings and became the main artists of their time.

However, those works were disregarded because they were judged as childish, poor, lacking in perspective, and shameful compared to Western paintings.

Today, it is recognized more explicitly that there is a strong truth, which is briefly stated in the Mongolian drawing style declaration: "Nomads represent the truth that will remain in the heart, instead of the truth observed by [the] eyes."

This is where the spirit of Mongolian drawing style lies.

Perhaps because art was perceived from different perspectives, the essence of Mongolian-style drawings was identified only when modernism was introduced to European art.

The singularity that makes Mongolian-style drawings so spectacular is their ability to make everything possible by representing any time and space on one canvas.

Ulaanbaatar, the city in which you live, has changed a lot over the past few years.

How do you feel about all those changes?

NB: Change and evolution are always welcome.

But when it's happening too drastically, as it is in this case, it makes life chaotic, uncomfortable, and this is not something I enjoy very much, I have to say…

VA: Female figures have an important place in your art.

NB: Female figures play an important role in what I do because I do not know men better than women.

Some say that in Mongolia, women and men have equal status.

However, I think the different genders cannot have equal status.

A man can never be like a woman and a woman can never be like a man.

Genders have been assigned to humans for a specific purpose, following the natural order.

VA: Combining tradition and modernism seems to be your trademark…

NB: I picture it through my work because globalization is an inevitable aspect of human society.

We may not like it—we may protest, object—but, in the end, it's impossible to stop it.

It is definitely the responsibility of every nation to preserve its traditions and heritage.

VA: What would you like viewers to reflect on when viewing some of your work?

My goal, and what I'd like to point out to people, is that they must respect the earth and Mother Nature.

I really would love for people to become more conscious about the need to take care of nature and our planet.

It is never too late to do the right thing; we can start now.

VA: Do you think art will always be used as a source of reflection?

NB: Not everyone is gifted with artistic abilities or a creative mind.

So, when we are, our art must be original to first catch people's attention then, later on, people will start becoming interested in its meaning.

VA: What is your creative process and how long does it take you to finalize a piece?

The longest piece I've ever had to do took more than a year to be completed.

I was working on it occasionally when I had the time.

It's important to keep in mind that every piece of art has its own processing rhythm.

NB: At the moment, I'm working on a piece called Love.

VA: What would you do if you were not an artist?

NB: I've asked myself that question a few times and I've never found the answer.

So, I suppose I must be involved in something that is so extraordinary, so precious to me, so great, that it makes it impossible for me to envision myself doing something different.

##### ...every piece of art has its own processing rhythm.

It's on a pulse and creates itself at its own pace.``

Nomin Bold (Mongolian: Болдын Номин; * 1982 in Ulaanbaatar) is a Mongolian painter. She is part of a new Generation of artists which uses the Mongol zurag. Nomin Bold was at the Mongol-Zurag-Class at the Art University in Ulan-Bator.


Students are known to give speeches at Ivy Day to commemorate their time and work at the college.

(meta data) TITLE: Penn History-ICA Ivy Stone Brochure

Since June 7, 1873, every class graduating from the University of

Pennsylvania has placed at least one Ivy Day stone somewhere on the

Each class's stone is unveiled during a ceremony, held

a few days before Commencement, in which a sprig of ivy is planted, a

tradition whose origins are lost in the early history of Penn.

tradition, currently called Ivy Day, seems to have started as a modest

ceremony involving speeches and the planting of ivy by the graduating

class to commemorate its time at the university

these ceremonies paid tribute to the past and to lessons learned, while

hundred fifty-five Ivy Day stones embody the past and present as well as

by forming a visible, tangible continuum

continuing and ever-growing exhibition of one history of the university

that can be seen in the stones' content, design, and placement.

A typical Ivy Day stone is a piece of carved stone, approximately

one-by-two feet, placed slightly below eye level at a campus site chosen

Some are simple, with just the text Ivy Day, the

while others have designs that include intricate

carving, inscriptions, and Penn symbols.

the year of the class that placed it, and virtually all have some ivy

motif, to symbolize the planting of the ivy sprig at the stone's

The university's move from Center City to the new campus in West

Philadelphia, and the completion of College Hall, inspired the class of

1873 to make a permanently identifiable addition to the ivy-planting

This memorial on the north side of College Hall is the first

A passage from The University Record of 1873 gives an

explanation and description of the event:

The first class to graduate from her new abode, and associated with her in

old and new life, it seems peculiarly fitting that '73 should leave some

memorial to bear witness in the future to her devotion to the University.

With this idea in view, it was resolved early in the year to revive the

picturesque custom of planting an ivy upon graduation.

difficulty, the best spot about the building, on the front with northern

], was obtained, and, with a piece of ivy from

Kenilworth [Castle in Scotland], kindly supplied by Prof. Jackson, we

The situation of this highly interesting but at present insignificant

plant was further designated by a neat marble slab, in the form of a

shield, fixed in the wall directly above it, which bore the inscription:

"Ivy planted by the class of '73, June 7th, 1873...

The remark was frequently made that this festivity should be repeated in

succeeding years, and we cannot doubt that such a course would conduce to

the pleasure of all parties concerned, as well as redound to the

Not to be outdone, the class of 1874 placed a similar memorial on College

Hall next to the 1873 stone, and also gave a name to the occasion, Ivy

class of '74, June 13th, 1874, Nunc est laborandum [Now it is necessary to

This appears to be the first evidence of the event being called

The 1875 stone contributed an innovation of its own: although

its text is similar to the previous stones, the 1875 stone is carved not

the iconography of the Ivy Day stone; by symbolizing the act of planting

ivy, the stone itself--its appearance and placement--became the focus of

In fact, some later stones (e.g., 1889 and 1986) are far from ivy.

planting aspect diminished in importance, another took its place-that of a

memorial embodying and marking the ephemeral ceremony.

The next thirteen graduating classes all placed their stones on the front

Some of these stones (e.g., 1883, 1894, and 1910, and

the two of the fractious class of 1885) were remarkably designed, yet it

became clear that design alone could not call attention to a stone when it

and 1895 classes made a new contribution to the

Ivy Day stone tradition, choosing to place their stones on the two new

centers of undergraduate life-the University Library (later Furness

Building) and Houston Hall, respectively

placement as well as design could be a way for a class to demonstrate its

In most subsequent stones, placement has superceded

design as the primary means of showing these interests

these decisions of placement and design were made by the students

Currently, the Senior Class Board serves as a jury for the

design selection and, by informal consensus of its class, finds the

The issue of placement is important: placement allows the juxtaposition of

stones from different eras to show both similarities and differences among

classes. The placement of stones between 1911 and 1922 on the dormitories

in the Quadrangle demonstrates that undergraduate life during this time

included not only the intellectual pursuits of College Hall and Furness

Building but also the growing social aspect of university life.

trend first can be seen with the 1895 stone on

Houston Hall, the first student union in the United States, and the 1902 stone on Bodine Dormitory in the Quadrangle,

one of the first completed dormitories at Penn

stones are not placed can be just as telling as where they are: the

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania has never held much

significance for undergraduates; it has no Ivy Day stones, even though it

is situated near many buildings with stones.

The use of the Ivy Day stone to reinforce and differentiate the interests

anniversary of Houston Hall, the men's class of 1945, wishing to

commemorate the still important role of the building, placed its stone

opposite the 1895 stone on the main entrance.

the 1895 stone's composition, but with important differences.

mortar board representing student life was changed to a 1945 GI helmet.

The Latin inscription taken from the 1895 stone, Vivere militare est [To

live is to campaign], took on a more somber meaning in an era of war.

This somber intention is accentuated further by the absence of an ivy

motif, something also omitted in the 1944 stone

The role of women at Penn is another aspect of university life found in

For each year between 1926 and 1961, there are two

stones, one placed by women and one by men

after Mary Alice Bennett, the first woman to receive a doctorate from

Penn) was completed, and the women's classes from 1926 to 1958 placed

Bennett Hall was to the early campus life

of women what College Hall had been to the newly relocated, male

The women's stones from 1959 to 1961 were placed on a

new center of women's life, Hill House, then a dormitory for women.

The men's and women's stones of the 1926-61 period are so similar that

their placement is the primary means of distinguishing them.

stones are located on what were at one time the centers of women's life,

while the men's stones are spread out over the campus on such then-new

edifices as the Chemistry Laboratories (1942) and 'Dietrich Hall (1952).

Additional means of distinguishing between the stones of this period are

include the date of Ivy Day and are generally vertical in orientation; the

women's stones are virtually a horizontal and do not include the date of

These differences in the women's stones subtly suggest a

complementary but discrete identity for women undergraduates during this

The subsequent, improved integration of women in

campus life can be recognized by the single 1962

stone placed on the newly completed Van Pelt Library.

stone (along with the 1964 and 1969 stones) currently resides in Physical Plant

Storage due to another aspect of university life, building and renovation.

And, in fact, from 1962 to 1975, the placement of Ivy Day stones on the

many buildings constructed or renovated in this period reflects the

consolidation and growth of the present campus.

In the 1980s, two trends became evident in the placement of stones.

was to locate stones at sites of significant events that occurred during

the just completed school year, such as the 1983 stone marking the

twenty-seven yard line at Franklin Field where Dave Schulman's field goal

won Penn its first Ivy League championship since 1959.

a renewed interest in the placement of stones to display ties to the past.

One example is the 1987 stone on Junior Balcony, the site of another

prevented the class of 1987 from celebrating its Hey Day on Junior

Balcony, so the class placed its stone there to commemorate the renovation

and also to link the class of 1987 to previous and subsequent Hey Days,

just as the stone itself links the class to previous and subsequent Ivy

Unlike moribund traditions such as the Bowl

Fight, the Ivy Day stone tradition has remained an active part of Penn

because its original purpose is as valid for each graduating class as it

was for the class of 1873 "to leave some memorial to bear witness in the

future to her devotion to the University."

the Ivy Day stones function as effective public art can: to foster a sense

by using a visual vocabulary of design, text,

Thus, each class remembers and is remembered in the

greater context of the University of Pennsylvania.

This pamphlet has been produced by ICA in celebration of the University of

Pennsylvania's 250th anniversary, May 1990.

The author wishes to thank the following people for their help and

support: the University of Pennsylvania's 250th Anniversary Celebration

Committee, Albert Moore, James Mann, Sandra Markham, Christina Moxham,

Gerald Zeigerman, Alice Norris, Frances and David Robb, Sara Yorke, Susan

Nitzberg, Joshua Lott, Joanna Sadowska, David Taylor, Julia Null, Greg

Adams, Eric Lidman, Robert Shapiro, Mary Burke, the advisory board and

staff of ICA, Director Patrick Murphy, and especially Assistant Director

Judith Tannenbaum without whom this project would never have been

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 On occasion students have featured prominent alumni on their class ivy stones or have selected to feature an engraving of a member of their graduating class. Since 1873 at the University of Pennsylvania and since 1879 at Bates College, students have unveiled class ivy stones at the annual ivy day preceding commencement. Students may also have a selective procession prior to the official commencement walk to honor each stone being placed on the buildings. On some occasions students plant ivy in front or on the side of their ivy stones. Princeton University also places class ivy stones on the walls of its buildings, a few days prior to their commencement.


In December 2017, The Walt Disney Company agreed to a 52.4-billion-dollar deal to acquire 21st Century Fox, including the film rights for "Percy Jackson & The Olympians"; it's unknown if Disney (the owners of Disney Hyperion) will continue the series or reboot it.

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NEW YORK — The Walt Disney Company announced Thursday that it will acquire the majority of assets from rival 21st Century Fox, a megamerger that aims to reset the balance of power in an industry under siege from Silicon Valley.

The merger pairs Disney, the No. 1 studio at the box office and company behind massive hits like "The Avengers" and "Star Wars" reboots, with the No. 3 studio, Fox, which has produced the "X-Men" and "Avatar" franchises as well as a range of mid-budget crowd-pleasers and critically acclaimed films.

It also brings brands such as FX, National Geographic and "The Simpsons" into the same fold as ESPN and ABC — all part of Disney's gamble that only a company of this size could effectively thwart a furious charge into the business of entertainment by well-financed technology giants like Netflix, Apple and Google.

Disney will pay $52.4 billion for Fox, which for its part will spin off Fox broadcast networks, the Fox News Channel and Fox Business Channel, the Fox studio lot in Los Angeles and several national sports channels, leaving them in the hands of 21st Century Fox chairman Rupert Murdoch and his family.

Robert Iger, the chairman and chief executive of Disney who had been discussed as a potential 2020 presidential candidate, will continue with the combined firm through 2021.

The deal takes two media and entertainments titans and, after a period of negotiating chess, essentially divides up territory between them.

Iger will lead the legacy-entertainment charge against the new competitors, while Murdoch will attempt to make gains as the business of news and live programming face challenges from digital upstarts.

Disney has watched as viewership to its one-time powerhouse ESPN and other cable channels has shrunk as consumers have cut the cord on pricey cable bills.

Instead, many consumers have opted for subscriptions to the likes of Netflix or Amazon, which offers a wide swath of video content at a fraction of the cost.

(Amazon's chief executive, Jeffrey P. Bezos, owns The Washington Post.)

The conglomerate is building up an arsenal of programming in the hope of fending off those firms' forays into the content market.

With enough material, it hopes, it can develop a streaming service that will win over customers who've cut the cord on its products.

"We're excited about this extraordinary opportunity to significantly increase our portfolio of well-loved franchises and branded content to greatly enhance our growing direct-to-consumer offerings," Iger said in a statement Thursday morning.

Murdoch, meanwhile, is confronting similar challenges in the news business.

Fox News and Fox Business come as part of most basic cable bundles and are susceptible to the same cord-cutting challenges.

The thorn in his side are free platforms like Facebook, which have become increasingly central to how many Americans consume news.

A focused news company with its own scale, Murdoch hopes, can help defeat these rivals — potentially one reason Murdoch is reportedly interested in buying CNN.

"The new Fox will draw upon the powerful live news and sports businesses of Fox, as well as the strength of our broadcast network," Murdoch said in a statement.

The new Fox will own 25 percent of the newly combined entity, but it's not yet clear what representation the Murdochs will have in the new company.

One of Rupert Murdoch's sons, James, is chief executive of 21st century Fox, and it's common for studio heads to remain after acquisitions.

Iger on Thursday said he "look[s] forward to talking to him about it" in the coming months, referring to James.

As part of the all-stock deal, Disney will also acquire Fox's 30 percent stake in Hulu, a group of U.S. cable stations, several powerhouse international satellite channels such as Star India and Sky Italia, and a host of U.S. regional sports outlets.

The deal takes Murdoch out of much of the scripted television game and all of the film business, ending a Hollywood association that began more than three decades ago when Murdoch bought Twentieth Century Fox from industrialist Marvin Davis and crested as recently as 2014 when Fox led all studios by market share for the first time this century.

Lachlan Murdoch, Rupert's son and the executive co-chair of 21st Century Fox, noted that "while the merged business is about scale, the new Fox is about returning to our roots as a lean and aggressive brand."

The family said there had not been talk yet of recombining with the print media-driven News Corp., owner of the Wall Street Journal and other publication.

"If we do, it's well into the future," Rupert Murdoch said.

But close observers said Murdoch wants to remain involved in entertainment and simply saw a Disney combination as the best way forward.

"Rupert doesn't see this as much as selling as he does buying," the Los Angeles-based investment banker Lloyd Greif said in an email to The Post.

"He's buying Bob Iger and his Midas touch when it comes to filmed content," Greif said.

Greif added, "It's a vote of confidence by Rupert in Iger and his management team over his own.

He sees troubled waters ahead and wants the best ship and crew to navigate them."

For Iger, Thursday's deal amounts to another success after earlier efforts to buy Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm.

But Fox will provide the greatest integration challenge yet, with many of the newly acquired company's divisions overlapping with Disney's existing operations.

And greater scale, while valuable in negotiating traditional distributor deals with cable operators and movie theaters, is no guarantee of direct-to-consumer success.

Wall Street was bullish on the announcement, sending Disney's stock up nearly three and Fox almost seven percent.

Regulators and shareholders must still approve the Disney-Fox deal, but most analysts do not expect it to face problems.

In a very different scenario, the Justice Department is currently suing AT&T to stop its acquisition of Time Warner, noting concerns about the marriage of a distributor and content provider.

A few experts dissented, though, and said the sheer volume of creative assets could give regulators pause.

"The scrutiny could be very close and the new antitrust leadership is unpredictable at this point, as witnessed by Time Warner-ATT," said Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond law school.

"I expect DOJ and Congress will be most interested in what this combination will mean for consumers and whether it concentrates too much power in the new entity."

Combined, the new Disney could boast as much as $75 billion in revenue, with nearly a third coming from Fox assets.

On the Disney call, Iger said that he envisions Disney's new service, set for 2019, coexisting with Hulu, the former in a "family vein" and latter as "adult-oriented."

Analysts, however, have questioned what the long-term future of Hulu will hold now that Disney owns a controlling 60 percent stake (Comcast Universal has 30 percent and Time Warner 10 percent).

Would executives shelve the service and shift their resources to Disney's proprietary platform?

Or would they actually try to maintain both Hulu and a separate streaming service?

"I think it's going to be tough — I don't understand how you would segment it," said Aaron Shapiro, the founder of Huge, a digital marketing agency that has done work for Hulu.

He said he eventually saw one Disney entry point for consumers, under one brand, whatever it was called.

"I think they need to put all their eggs in one basket and go for it," he said, noting the challenge of attracting many of the 100 million Netflix subscribers.

The Disney acquisition hints at a further industry consolidation, analysts say, that could see Viacom, CBS, Lionsgate and Sony seek large buyers too, and leave just a few large legacy conglomerates such as Disney-Fox, Comcast Universal and a potential AT&T Time Warner.

Insiders said they believe Disney will be a test for other content providers as they seek to launch direct-to-consumer businesses — if the world's largest media conglomerate is unable to successfully do so, it might make them reconsider whether they should even try.

The news provides a bookend of sorts to a 1995 merger that also saw Disney combine with a television giant — Capital Cities/ABC — setting off a wave of entertainment-industry consolidation.

Coincidentally, it was that deal that brought Iger into the Disney fold: he was the president of Capital Cities/ABC at the time.

In the call, Iger alluded to that past, saying he was a "product" of that merger, which in turn makes him "respect and appreciate the talent" that comes with the Fox acquisition.

Disney's potential Fox acquisition shows radically different responses to Hollywood's Silicon Valley threat

Fox had a massive day at the Golden Globes.

Steven Zeitchik covers the business of entertainment for The Washington Post, examining the industry's trends, challenges, issues and ideas.

Before joining The Post, he covered entertainment for the Los Angeles Times for eight years.

He also did reporting tours for The Times in places including Ukraine, Egypt, Germany and the Bill Cosby trial.

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 "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" (also known as "Percy Jackson") is a feature film series based on the novel series of the same name by the author Rick Riordan. The series is distributed by 20th Century Fox, produced by 1492 Pictures and currently consists of two installments. The first film, "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" (2010), was directed by Chris Columbus, and was released on February 12, 2010. The second installment, "Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters", was originally intended to be released in March 2013 but was instead pushed back to August 7, 2013, and was directed by Thor Freudenthal. The series has grossed nearly $430 million at the worldwide box office.
 The films follow the adventures of demigod Percy Jackson and his comrades at the demigod training ground of Camp Half-Blood. In the first film, Percy must go on a quest to save his mother from the underworld and prove his innocence when he is accused of stealing lightning from Zeus. The second film revolves around Percy’s escapade as he must retrieve the legendary golden fleece from the sea of monsters, or the Bermuda triangle, which is the only thing that will save the camp from the forces of darkness.


The Commercial is one of at least 5,000 pubs which were built or rebuilt by breweries in England during the inter-war years.

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Biggin Hall Hotel, Coventry - now Grade II listed

They may not have a historical pedigree stretching back centuries, but 20 pubs across England built between World War One and World War Two have just been deemed important enough to be granted listed status.

In his 1946 essay Moon Under Water, writer George Orwell described his ideal fictional pub.

He wrote that it would be "uncompromisingly Victorian" - offering "no glass-topped tables or other modern miseries... no sham roof-beams, inglenooks or plastic panels masquerading as oak".

The latest list of pubs to be granted listed status may not have been to Orwell's taste.

Certainly, there's a decent sprinkling of mock Tudor beams.

Built in 1935, The Daylight Inn at Petts Wood in south-east London was named after a local resident - William Willett - who campaigned for daylight saving.

The mock Tudor look was very popular at the time - adorning the exteriors of three-bed bay-windowed semis and parades of shops.

When this next photograph was taken The Daylight Inn was only a few years old.

At least 5,000 pubs were built in England during the inter-war years.

This is the lounge bar at The Berkeley Hotel, Scunthorpe.

The pub actually opened just after the start of World War Two, in 1940.

Historic England, which recommended that the government list these pubs, describes The Berkeley as a fine example of a "roadhouse" inn - with a large car park to attract passing customers.

The 1920s and 30s saw the growth of the "improved" pub movement.

Breweries were eager to widen their customer bases, and cut the perceived links that many establishments had with drunkenness and debauchery - a hangover from the Victorian era.

When it was rebuilt in 1929 - in addition to the curved wooden bar pictured below - the Duke William in Stoke-on-Trent featured ladies' toilets for the first time.

Improved pubs were generally built on a bigger scale - and often tried to offer activities beyond drinking.

At Alum Rock in Birmingham, the Brookhill Tavern had a large garden to try to attract families.

The Mitchells and Butlers Brewery - which was built in 1927 - was at the forefront of the improved pub movement in the Midlands.

Staying in Birmingham, and with mock Tudor in spades, the Black Horse was built in 1929 by Davenports Brewery.

Situated on the busy A38 south of the city centre, it has a grand black-and-white frontage.

Davenports tried to offer customers a real sense of occasion and escapism.

It was already listed, but has now been upgraded from Grade II to Grade II*.

The White Hart at Grays in Essex was built in 1938 by Charringtons Brewery - one of the most prolific improved pub builders of the time.

Inside the White Hart there is an impressive oak bar that stretches through five rooms.

The image below shows The Wheatsheaf, at Sutton Leach near St Helens on Merseyside.

On day the pub opened in 1938 - according to local Frank Baumber - a big crowd of people had gathered to collect a promised pint of free beer.

But they were met by campaigners warning them against entering the "house of the devil".

In Norwich, the Gatehouse - pictured below - was built in 1934 in the Arts and Crafts style.

There is a chequered pattern on its curved wall - made of flints alternating with pressed concrete blocks.

The building has changed little over the years - the chequered pattern is still there today.

Inside the Gatehouse, the bar has the feeling of a small-scale baronial hall.

Many pubs in the inter-war years were designed in what became known as Brewer's Tudor-style - intended to evoke romantic notions of "merrie England".

This wood-panelled inglenook fireplace is in the bar of the Biggin Hall Hotel in Coventry.

At Brixton in south London, The Duke of Edinburgh was built in 1936 by the Truman Brewery.

Compared with the mock Tudor style, it has a relatively plain, red-brick facade.

North of the Thames in Hoxton, the fairly plain 1935 exterior of The Stag's Head belies the beautiful surviving features inside.

With its curving roof, The Rose and Crown at Stoke Newington in London was built in 1930.

It is one of only a few pubs to still have a special ceiling made of Vitrolite - an opaque pigmented glass used to try to defy the notion that pubs were dingy.

Just a mile or so away, The Royal Oak has the famous Columbia Road Flower Market on its doorstep - and it too has a Vitrolite ceiling.

Built in 1923, it was used as a backdrop in BBC TV comedy series Goodnight Sweetheart - and played a starring role in the British gangster film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

The Golden Heart at Spitalfields in east London was built in 1936 - just down the road from Truman's Black Eagle Brewery on Brick Lane.

Emblazoned with a rare Truman's neon-lit sign, the pub became associated with the artistic vibrancy of the area in the 1980s and 90s.

It was the chosen local of artists such as Tracey Emin and Sarah Lucas.

All the pubs featured have been listed at Grade II - except the Black Horse, Birmingham, which has been upgraded from Grade II to Grade II*.

There are now 93 listed pubs in England built during the inter-war years.

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The rural environs of pub in the latter part of the 19th Century, are indicated by a Sporting Life report in March 1889 of The Surrey Fox Terrier and Rabbit Coursing Club adjourning to The Commercial Hotel, Herne Hill, ""where the stakes were paid over, and with musical evening"".
 A case of counterfeit coinage is reported in September 1908 concerning Joseph Coombs, general dealer, who in company with his friend Boon, entered The Commercial Hotel, Herne Hill, where Boon put down a bad florin payment for drinks, which was immediately recognised by David Torr, a barman at the house, as counterfeit.
 A 1912 photograph from the Lambeth Council Archives shows the name 'W. Colmer' displayed above the entrance to The Commercial Hotel, and a sign proclaiming ""Bass on draught and in bottles"". At the Lambeth Police Court on 19 December 1918, William Colmer, licensee of the Commercial Hotel, was summoned for refusing to sell certain whisky to a person duly authorised by the Lambeth Food Control Committee. On a second summons the defendant was proceeded against for serving whisky without having a label on the bottle from which it was served, stating the strength and maximum price.
 A 1921 photograph taken looking down Railton Road, with Herne Hill railway station on the right, shows a large sign advertising bottled Worthington beer on the side of The Commercial pub.
 In 1936, the pub is shown in the Burton upon Trent Bass Museum archive, as being a Licensed House of Wenlock Brewery Co. Ltd of Shoreditch. The current frontage and historic interior of the pub dates from its enlargement in 1938 to incorporate number 210 Railton Road.