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The United States ConnexionBritain's connexion with North America began early in the seventeenth century, when groups of people, almost all from Britain, went off to make new homes for themselves along the Atlantic coast.
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CurryIt may be ordered in an Indian restaurant, bought as a ready-made meal from the supermarket, or prepared in the kitchen at home, but however it comes, the most popular dish in the UK today is curry.
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Ethnic FoodsAcross the UK, although a small country, there exists a tremendous regional variety of food and drink. Many regions have their own speciality dishes, or are famed for their local produce.
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CheesemakingLowry's home county of Lancashire is famous for one of the great British cheeses.
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FootballThe London Marathon is certainly an event which attracts the crowds. So too do football matches. More than 42 million fans go to the main English and Scottish League matches during the season and millions more watch on television at home or in the pub.
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The London MarathonThousands of runners, professionals and amateurs alike, are tested to the limits of their endurance in the London Marathon - one of the greatest events of its kind in the world.
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Tate St IvesArtists have always been attracted to the seaside, captivated by the light and colours of its wonderful seascapes.
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Amusement ArcadesWhile a trip to the seaside can be great fun, one of the downsides is the unpredictability of the British weather.
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The Working of Local Government (Part5)The most obvious effect of the new tax is that people living in houses of high value are likely to pay less than before, while people in less valuable houses pay more.
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The Working of Local Government (Part4)Most local expenditure goes on services which councils are required by law to provide, though they provide other services too.
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The Working of Local Government (Part3)The local authorities appoint their own staffs. At the middle and higher levels of the local government service the local government officers are usually ready to move from one place to another...
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The Working of Local Government (Part2)Every local council has its presiding officer, chosen by the whole council for one year only. In metropolitan and London boroughs the presiding officer has the title Mayor or Lord Mayor...
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The Working of Local Government (Part1)Local councillors are elected for four-year terms, and in May of every year some local elections take place.
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The New Program, part 2 of 2Later, we sat on the porch of the village-council leader, again with many people standing around, and I smoked my corncob pipe while they smoked hookahs water pipes.
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The New Program, part 1 of 2A first step in the new program was to select and train as village-level workers young people born and reared in the village'"if possible, those with high-school educations.
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The PubTea has always been a popular drink in the UK. So too has beer and what better place to 'sup' a traditional British pint than in a public house or 'pub'.
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An English Missionary Describes a Massacre, Part 2February 6, 1838 A dreadful day in the annals of the mission. I shudder to give an account of it.
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An English Missionary Describes a Massacre, Part 1The passage which follows is taken from the diary of an English missionary, the Reverend Francis Owen.