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31 Jan 2012, 12:04 am
(credit) The monarch earned a special tip of the tiara a couple weeks ago, when, during a visit to the United Arab Emirates, as described by the Associated Press, 'Queen Beatrix took on the fiery leader of her country's anti-Muslim party on Thursday by dismissing as "nonsense" his criticism of her decision to wear a head scarf during a recent visit to a mosque.'(Prior January 31 posts are here, here, here, and here.) [read post]
30 Jan 2012, 3:40 am
According to the Merriam- Webster Dictionary, the term “Empress” is defined as “the wife or widow of an emperor,” or “a woman who is the sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire. [read post]
29 Jan 2012, 1:00 am
”Read on here.Also reviewed Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch (Random House), Sally Bedell Smith (here), and God's Jury: The Inquisition and the Making of the Modern World (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), by Cullen Murphy (here).A new issue of the New York Review of Books is out. [read post]
22 Jan 2012, 10:00 pm
In this case, the Royal Caribbean Monarch of the Seas scored 85. [read post]
18 Jan 2012, 3:00 am
(photo credit) Simpson Miller adds her second term as Prime Minister to a number of prior posts within the People’s National Party, including the party’s Spokesperson on Women’s Affairs.In the few weeks since her return to power, Simpson Miller has already turned heads, stating her intention to break away from the British monarch and declare Jamaica an independent republic.Notably, it is not unlike Simpson Miller to go against the political grain.In the months leading up… [read post]
17 Jan 2012, 6:59 am
Unlike the ship's master of the Monarch of the Seas, Captain Francesco Schettino's deviation was intentional and not necessary. [read post]
14 Jan 2012, 3:01 pm
Venture capital is responsible for 12.1 million private sector jobs or about 11% of total private sector jobs that collectively generate $2.9 trillion in revenue.[4 ] Private and venture capital firms are responsible for most jobs in the software, telecom and semiconductor industries.[ 5] Slavery and Principles in Opposition The Founders has a very odd notion for their time, the idea that people were born with natural rights-not granted by a monarch or a government but actually born with… [read post]
11 Jan 2012, 8:22 pm
Emergency personnel from the Monarch Fire Protection District pronounced Dunn dead at the scene. [read post]
11 Jan 2012, 12:26 pm
Wife of Royal Caribbean Crew Member on Monarch of the Seas Goes OverBoard The last two articles involve a wife of an Indian crewmember going overboard from the Monarch of the Seas. [read post]
6 Jan 2012, 11:40 am
Laura Dunn was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash by the Monarch Fire Protection District Personnel. [read post]
2 Jan 2012, 12:04 am
(credit for detail from "Capitulation of Granada," an 1882 painting by Francisco Pradilla y Ortiz that depicts the monarchs on either side) The aftermath was harsh: "in 1502 the Spanish crown ordered all Muslims forcibly converted to Christianity"; the ensuing "century saw a number of persecutions, and in 1609 the last Moors still adhering to Islam were expelled from Spain. [read post]
27 Dec 2011, 6:52 am
Wife of Royal Caribbean Crew Member on Monarch of the Seas Goes OverBoard Does anyone have information about this latest incident? [read post]
25 Dec 2011, 5:21 pm
In the last year, four Royal Caribbean cruise ships, The Oasis of the Seas, Allure of the Seas, Monarch of the Seas and Navigator of the Seas, have intercepted Cuban rafters: Royal Caribbean Intercepts Cuban Immigrants Allure of the Seas "Rescues" Migrants Fleeing Cuba Happy Fourth of July - Enjoy Your Freedom Video credit: CBS affiliate KPHO Channel 5 [read post]
25 Dec 2011, 4:14 pm
Considering that the UK actually is a theocracy (the reigning monarch is both head of state and head of the uniquely established church that the state recognizes), it's all pretty relaxed and inclusive and not worth a serious person's protest time.The UK actually is a theocracy... but a serious, completely secular person shouldn't mind it at all. [read post]
24 Dec 2011, 2:41 pm
Now it happens the ziggurat of Ur is a physical thing, but for a long time I thought "ziggurat" was some sort of monarchic title--as in "the ziggurat is enthroned on his ziggurat. [read post]
23 Dec 2011, 6:07 am
Anyone who sailed recently on the Monarch care to leave a comment? [read post]
20 Dec 2011, 6:19 am
Monarch earned a 97 on its previous inspection in July. [read post]
12 Dec 2011, 3:52 am
They were established at the end of the Second World War when it was apparent that modern states were no less capable of utter brutality than ancient despots or mediaeval monarchs (but were armed with more powerful technology). [read post]
8 Dec 2011, 1:28 pm
The press did push back the publication date (so that it would not coincide with the sixtieth anniversary of the monarch's ascension) and also permitted, apparently, Thai officials to comment on the manuscript before it was published. [read post]
2 Dec 2011, 10:39 pm
Both Gobble and Hernandez were transported by Monarch Ambulance to Mercy Hospital in Creve Coeur, Missouri for medical treatment. [read post]
