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A host of stars have sadly passed away in 2017, with the deaths of stars and celebrities from the world of TV, radio, music, sport and film.
In January, we lost two big names in the acting world, with the passing of Sir John Hurt and Gordon Kaye, star of TV sitcom Allo Allo, followed by the sudden death of former England manager Graham Taylor.
TV presenters Sir Bruce Forsyth, John Noakes and Keith Chegwin have all passed away this year.
And in the world of music, Chris Cornell, Chester Bennington, Fats Domino and Tom Petty have been among the big names lost.
Other well-known names who passed away in 2017 have included Playboy Hugh Hefner and former 'It' girl Tara Palmer Tomkinson.
Here's a look at the big names we lost in 2017, compiled by Wales Online.
Sir John Hurt
The actor John Hurt died aged 77 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
He played roles in a number of blockbuster films, including Elephant Man, Alien and Harry Potter.
He also appears in the biopic Jackie, about the widow of John F Kennedy, which is currently in cinemas.
Mary Tyler Moore
American actress Mary Tyler Moore died at the age of 80.
Moore shot to stardom as a suburban housewife in 1960s comedy The Dick Van Dyke Show. She went on to play the role as Mary Richards on 'The Mary Tyler Moore' show from 1970 to 1977.
The TV icon had a long battle with diabetes.
Gorden Kaye
'Allo 'Allo! star Gorden Kaye passed away aged 75 in a care home.
The actor - who is best known for his role as Rene Artois, pictured above, in the British TV comedy - left behind an impressive legacy and career.
He appeared in all 84 episodes of the show for a decade until 1992, and reprised the role 1,200 times in the stage adaptation.
Former England , Watford and Aston Villa manager Graham Taylor died of a heart attack at the age of 72.
A family statement said: "With the greatest sadness, we have to announce that Graham passed away at his home early this morning of a suspected heart attack."
Miguel Ferrer
US actor Miguel Ferrer died aged 61 after battling cancer.
The star - a cousin of George Clooney - was most famous for his roles in RoboCop and Twin Peaks. More recently, he appeared in NCIS: Los Angeles.
Ferrer was also a voice actor in a slew of animated shows and films such as Adventure Time and a number of DC Comics superhero features.
Graham Taylor
Former England , Watford and Aston Villa manager Graham Taylor died of a heart attack at the age of 72.
A family statement said: "With the greatest sadness, we have to announce that Graham passed away at his home early this morning of a suspected heart attack."
Geoff Nicholls
Former Black Sabbath musician Geoff Nicholls died aged 68 after a battle with lung cancer.
Bandmate Tony Iommi revealed the keyboardist had passed away in an emotional Facebook post.
Tony wrote: "I'm so saddened to hear the loss of one of my dearest and closest friends Geoff Nicholls. He's been suffering for a while now with lung cancer and he lost his battle this morning.
"Geoff and I have always been very close and he has been a real true friend to me and supported me all the way for nearly 40 years. I will miss him dearly and he will live in my heart until we meet again. Rest In Peace my dear friend. Tony."
Bill Paxton
Star of Aliens and Titanic, American actor Bill Paxton died due to surgical complications.
Hailing from Texas, Paxton appeared in a number of Hollywood hits including The Terminator, Twister, Predator 2 and a number of other high-profile films.
In a statement his family said: "It is with heavy hearts we share the news that Bill Paxton has passed away due to complications from surgery.
"Bill's passion for the arts was felt by all who knew him, and his warmth and tireless energy were undeniable."
Neil Fingleton
Britain and the EU's tallest man Neil Fingleton died, reportedly of heart failure.
The County Durham native was best-known for his portrayal of Mag the Mighty in HBO's Game of Thrones and as Doctor Who villain the Fischer King.
Moving to the US to pursue a career in basketball, Fingleton eventually found his calling in the acting industry.
Peter Skellern
Former pop star Peter Skellern died following a battle with brain cancer.
The singer, who had a hit in the 1970s with You're A Lady, was 69.
His family said: "Peter's creativity in art, comedy and music stand as his legacy to love and laughter.
"The love he brought to us will continue to be shared with everyone through his music.
"We will miss him with all our hearts."
Skellern was ordained as a priest and a deacon on the same day last year after being given special dispensation by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby.
Sara Coward
Archers icon Sara Coward died at the age of 69 after a battle with cancer.
Editor of the Radio 4 show, Huw Kennair-Jones, paid tribute to the actress, saying everyone who worked with her is "very sad" after hearing the news.
"Sara was a gifted actress with a unique voice," he went on.
"Even when she was navigating the tribulations of Caroline Sterling's love life, Sara's deft wit and clever characterisation meant Caroline was never solely defined by her relationships but always as a fully rounded, intriguing woman of substance.
"We will all miss her both professionally and personally."
Warren Frost
Twin Peaks star Warren Frost died aged 91.
The World War II veteran turned actor was known for his portrayal of Dr Will 'Doc' Hayward in the cult 1990s TV series, which was co-created by his son, Mark Frost.
His family confirmed he passed away at his home in Middlebury, Vermont after a long illness.
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson died aged just 45.
The former "it girl", who appeared in the first series of I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here and was a close friend of the Royal Family. She had been diagnosed with a growth on her pituitary gland.
Alan Simpson
Sitcom writing icon Alan Simpson, one half of the much-loved Galton and Simpson duo, died at the age of 87.
Scriptwriter Simpson, famed for his writing partnership with Ray Galton, was behind classics such as Steptoe and Son and Hancock's Half Hour.
"Having had the privilege of working with Alan and Ray for over 50 years, the last 40 as agent, business manager and friend, and latterly as Alan's companion and carer, I am deeply saddened to lose Alan after a brave battle with lung disease," said manager Tessa Le Bars.
Al Jarreau
Al Jarreau died at the age of 76.
The acclaimed vocalist from Milwaukee boasted a 42-year career in the music industry, with hits including Breakin' Away, Boogie Down and Never Givin' Up.
Jarreau continued touring and performing until the month before his death.
He remains the only artist to have won a Grammy award in the jazz, pop and R&B categories.
Richard Hatch
Richard Hatch, the star of the original Battlestar Galactica series, passed away aged 71 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Hatch played Captain Apollo in the original Battlestar series, which aired from 1978-79, a role that earned him a Golden Globe nomination for best actor in a television series - drama.
He also had a role in the 2003 reimagined series, playing Tom Zarek.
Joost van der Westhuizen
The former scrum-half lost his six-year battle with motor neurone disease, aged just 45.
The 1995 World Cup-winner earned 89 caps for his country and once held the Springbok record for tries scored with 38.
Paying tribute to his former opposite number, Wales' Rob Howley said: "It is devastating to hear of the passing of Joost.
"We all know his qualities on the pitch, he was a fantastic rugby player and for me was the best nine I played against. He had the ability to score tries from five or 70 yards, he was that good.
"I will never forget our game in Cardiff against South Africa in 1996. Joost scored three tries and was the difference between the two sides."
Colin Dexter
The author of Inspector Morse, Colin Dexter, died peacefully in his Oxford home at the age of 86.
An alumni of Cambridge University, Dexter wrote the series between 1975 and 1999, which were later adapted by ITV Studios between 1987 and 2000.
The TV series was so popular that a sequel series, Lewis, and a prequel series, Endeavour, were made.
Joni Sledge
Star of Sister Sledge, Joni, passed away at the age of 60. The band, best-known for their hit We Are Family, expressed considerable grief at her passing.
In a statement they said: "On yesterday, numbness fell upon our family. We welcome your prayers as we weep the loss of our sister, mother, aunt, niece and cousin Joni Sledge.
"We thank you for privacy as we hurt for her presence, but also for embracing her radiance and the sincerity with which she loved life."
Chuck Berry
Musical icon Chuck Berry died at the age of 90.
The rock n' roll legend - known as the father of that movement - had been producing music since the 1950s and wrote pioneering tracks such as Johnny B Goode.
His first No.1 came in 1972 with My Ding-a-Ling.
He was the great-grandchild of African-American slaves, and his parents, Martha and Henry Berry, migrated from the South during World War I to St Louis in search of work.
John Forgeham
Best known for his work in Footballers' Wives, in which he played Frank Laslett, John Forgeham passed away aged 75.
He also had a role in The Italian Job and graduated from the Royal Academy of Drama in 1964.
His friend, the scriptwriter Simon Golding, paid tribute to John, tweeting: "So very sad to hear today the loss of my good friend, actor John Forgeham. A larger-than-life character & such a powerful actor. RIP John x."
Tim Pigott-Smith
Tim Pigott-Smith died at home on April 7, aged 70.
The British actor, best known for his role in the BAFTA-winning The Jewel in the Crown TV series, was described as "one of the greatest actors of his generation" by his agent.
Jonathan Demme
Jonathan Demme, the director of huge films including Silence Of The Lambs, Philadelphia and Rachel Getting Married, passed away at the age of 73.
A source close to his family revealed to IndieWire that his cause of death was esophageal cancer and complications from heart disease.
He had originally been treated for his cancer in 2010 but it returned in 2015, with his condition declining in recent weeks.
Jonathan leaves behind his wife Joanne Howard and his three children, Ramona, Brooklyn and Jos.
David Parry-Jones
The veteran Welsh broadcaster, who once presented the BBC Wales flagship news programme Wales Today, died at the age of 83 following a battle with dementia.
Born in Pontypridd, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2009 and his wife, broadcaster Beti George, fronted a TV programme just weeks before he passed away on caring for someone with the disease.
Erin Moran
Erin Moran, best known for playing Joanie Cunningham on Happy Days, died on April 22.
According to TMZ, the actress was found unresponsive on Saturday afternoon by authorities in Indiana.
Henry Winkler, who starred opposite Moran as The Fonz in the iconic series, tweeted: "Oh Erin... now you will finally have the peace you wanted so badly here on earth. Rest In It serenely now... too soon."
While Ron Howard shared: "Such sad sad news. RIP Erin. I'll always choose to remember you on our show making scenes better, getting laughs and lighting up tv screens."
Michael Bogdanov
Neath-born theatre director Michael Bogdanov died while on holiday in the Greek island of Paros.
The 78-year-old had directed plays across the world including with the Royal Shakespeare Company, The Royal Opera House, Sydney Opera House, Broadway and the West End, and was chief executive of Germany's largest national theatre, the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg, from 1989 to 1992.
Don Rickles
American stand-up comedian and Hollywood star Don Rickles died aged 90.
The actor and funny-man passed away in the early hours at his home in Los Angeles as a result of kidney failure, his publicist Paul Shefrin confirmed.
The Toy Story star - who voiced the character Mr Potato Head - passed away with his wife of 52 years, Barbara, at his side.
John Noakes
Blue Peter's John Noakes died aged 83.
John was Blue Peter's longest-serving presenter. He joined the hit children's show on 30th December 1956 and left the programme after 12 years on 26th June 1978.
He is considered by many to have been the most successful and memorable Blue Peter presenter in its entire history.
He was known for his daredevil stunts and looked after Blue Peter dog Shep.
Moray Watson
Moray Watson passed away at the age of 88.
The actor is best known for playing the Brigadier in The Darling Buds of May in the early 1990s.
He appeared in several films including The Grass Is Greener in which he played opposite Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum and Jean Simmons.
He also played Elizabeth Bennet's dad in the 1980 film version of Pride and Prejudice.
Rhodri Morgan
The former First Minister of Wales collapsed and died while cycling near his home. He was 77.
Described as "the Father of Wales", Mr Morgan spent more than 30 years in politics and led the country as First Minister for almost 10 years from 2000.
His funeral service was held at the Senedd where hundreds paid their respects.
Gregg Allman
Rocker Gregg Allman , who founded The Allman Brothers Band with his late brother, Duane, died at the age of 69.
Gregg's career saw him awarded several Grammys, as well as be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.
He was also named the 70th greatest singer of all time by Rolling Stone.
The singer-songwriter married Cher in 1975, but they divorced just four years later.
Sir Roger Moore
Sir Roger Moore died aged 89 after a short battle with cancer.
A statement was released on the James Bond star's Twitter account by his family.
It read: "With the heaviest of hearts, we must share the awful news that our father, Sir Roger Moore, passed away today. We are all devastated."
He died in Switzerland after a short battle with cancer.
The London-born star is best known for playing famous secret agent 007.
Chris Cornell
Soundgarden and Audioslave rocker Chris Cornell died aged 52.
His rep Brian Bumbery called the death "sudden and unexpected" and said his wife and family were shocked.
As the lead singer for Seattle-based Soundgarden, Cornell helped inspire the 90s grunge rock movement.
He was also a Grammy award-winning, Golden Globe-nominated singer, songwriter, guitarist, composer and lyricist.
He later became involved in philanthropy and started the Chris and Vicky Cornell Foundation to support children facing challenges including homelessness, poverty, abuse and neglect.
Michael Parks
Twin Peaks and Kill Bill II actor Michael Parks passed away aged 77.
Writer and close friend Kevin Smith announced the news to legions of fans over Twitter.
He played French-Canadian drug runner Jean Renault in the ABC television series Twin Peaks and on the official Kill Bill website it proclaims that he is "frequently cited by longtime fan Quentin Tarantino as the world's greatest living actor."
Parks leaves behind one son, James, and his wife Oriana.
Geoffrey Bayldon
British actor Geoffrey Bayldon died at the age of 93.
The Leeds-born actor was the star of many British TV series, including children's show Catweazle and the BBC's Watch, in which he played Magic Grandad in 1995.
But it was his role as the Crowman in Worzel Gummidge that put Geoffrey's name on the map, as the programme ran from 1979 until 1981.
Robert Miles
Trance DJ and producer Robert Miles passed away aged 47.
The Swiss-born star, who was most famous for his 90s smash-hit Children, died from an unreported illness.
Miles, real-name Robert Concina, scored a number one hit in six countries with his iconic floor-filler before moving on to more experimental sounds; eventually setting up Open Lab (a Balearic radio station).
Barry Norman
Barry Norman, the famous film critic, died at the age of 83.
Norman, who was also known for TV presenting and writing, leaves behind his two daughters, Samantha and Emma.
In a statement they called him "remarkable", adding: "He had a great life, a wonderful marriage and an enviable career."
Norman hosted BBC One's "Film…" show between 1972 and 1998 - its longest running host - as well as writing for the Daily Mail and the Guardian.
Michael Bond
The revered creator of Paddington Bear, Michael Bond passed away at the age of 91.
According to his publisher, HarperCollins, Bond died after a short illness.
Ann-Janine Murtagh, executive publisher there, said: "I feel privileged to have been Michael Bond's publisher - he was a true gentleman, a bon viveur, the most entertaining company and the most enchanting of writers.
"He will be forever remembered for his creation of the iconic Paddington, with his duffle coat and wellington boots, which touched my own heart as a child and will live on in the hearts of future generations.
Peter Sallis
Actor Peter Sallis , who starred in Last of the Summer Wine, died aged 96.
Sallis played Norman Clegg in the long-running BBC comedy from 1973 until 2010.
He was also well known for voicing the character of Wallace in Nick Park's Wallace and Gromit series.
"My thoughts and love are with his wife, Sue, and his children Karen and Anthony."
Adam West
Adam West , who played Batman in the iconic 60s TV show, passed away aged 88 after a short battle with leukaemia.
The actor portrayed the Caped Crusader on the small screen from 1966 to 1968. In later years, West also regularly appeared on animated comedy Family Guy, voicing a fictional version of himself.
More recently, Adam reprised his Batman role in animated movie Return of the Caped Crusaders and video game Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham.
Roy Barraclough
Roy Barraclough, star of Coronation Street , passed away aged 81.
Best known for playing Eric Gilroy in the ITV series for 22 years, Barraclough died after a short illness according to his agent.
As well as Coronation Street, Barraclough appeared in Casualty, Last Of The Summer Wine, Last Tango In Halifax and appeared in the BBC's one-off tribute to Are You Being Served? as Mr Grainger.
Commenting on his death, Gavin Barker Associates said in a statement: "Our client Roy Barraclough has passed away today aged 81 after a short illness."
Lyn James
Lyn James, best known for her long-running role as Helen Gordon in The Young Doctors, died aged 87.
Born Margaret James in the Rhondda Valley, she rose to fame appearing as a receptionist in the Australian soap from its inception in the 1970s until it ended seven years later.
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Deborah Watling
Doctor Who actress Deborah Watling, prictured above with her father, passed away six weeks after being diagnosed with lung cancer.
Watling began her acting career aged just nine but her big TV break came when she landed the role of companion in Doctor Who, alongside the 2nd Doctor Patrick Troughton.
Chester Bennington
Linkin Park's Chester Bennington died aged 41. He was found dead in Palos Verdes Estates in Los Angeles.
Linkin Park were one of the seminal bands of the Noughties rap-metal movement, with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, considered to be a metal masterpiece.
The band were in the middle of a world tour for their latest studio effort, One More Light, and had just wrapped up a European leg.
Martin Landau
Actor Martin Landau passed away aged 89.
The Oscar-winner died of "unexpected complications" during a brief spell in a Los Angeles hospital, his publicist Dick Guttman said.
Landau's career began in the 1950s when he landed a supporting role in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest. He then went on to become a series regular in Mission: Impossible.
He was also known for his role on sci-fi show Space: 1999 during the 1970s, and portraying horror actor Bela Lugosi in the Tim Burton movie Ed Wood.
Bradley Lowery
Little Bradley Lowery won the hearts of football fans around the world as he battled neuroblastoma – a rare type of cancer.
But the Sunderland fan lost the fight in July aged just six.
During a number of appearances as mascot, Bradley struck up a close friendship with the then-Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe and the pair led out England for a World Cup qualifier at Wembley in March.
Harvey Atkin
Hollywood legend Harvey Atkin passed away aged 74.
The Canadian actor was best known for his role as sergeant captain Ronald Coleman on award-winning series Cagney and Lacey.
Atkin's breakout role was starring opposite Bill Murray in 1979 comedy Meatballs. He also starred in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit as Judge Ridenour.
Carol Lee Scott
Carol Lee Scott, best known as her character Grotbags and pictured above in panto with Windsor Davies, died at the age of 74 after a battle with cancer.
She first appeared as Grotbags the witch in Emu's World in January 1982, and starred alongside various companions including cowardly crocodile Croc, mechanical butler Robot Redford, and fawning manservant Grovel, and would often sing.
In 1991, she was the voice of Grotbags in the cartoon series Rod 'n' Emu, and she was also given her own spin-off series of Grotbags which ran for 29 episodes across three series.
John Heard
The actor who was best known for playing Kevin's dad Peter McCallister in the Home Alone movies was found dead in a Californian hotel room. He had suffered a heart attack.
The 72-year-old was also nominated for an Emmy for his guest appearance in The Sopranos.
Hywel Bennett
The Welsh actor, who was born in Garnant, Carmarthenshire, passed away in July at the age of 73.
More recently seen in Eastenders, he shot to fame during the 70s in TV sitcom Shelley which attracted up to 18 million viewers a week.
Originally broadcast between 1979 and 1984, he played James Shelley, an intelligent unemployed layabout with a degree.
Initially running for six series, viewers loved the sarcasm of the character and it made Bennett a household name.
Sam Shepard
Actor Sam Shepard died on July 30 aged 73 at his home in Kentucky,
He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play Buried Child and was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance in The Right Stuff as pilot Chuck Yeager.
Robert Hardy
Actor Robert Hardy, star of All Creatures Great and Small and Harry Potter, sadly passed away on August 3 aged 91.
A graduate from Oxford University, Hardy was best known for his role as senior veterinarian Siegried Farnon in All Creatures Great and Small and also appeared in Inspector Morse, Manhunt and Edward the Seventh.
Glen Campbell
The country music legend died aged 81 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's.
The Rhinestone Cowboy singer was a self-taught prodigy, who rose from a poor rural childhood to release over 70 albums and sell 45 million records.
He was credited with paving the way for other country crossover artists such as Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers.
Jerry Lewis
The American comedian, actor, singer, producer and director was known for his slapstick humour in film, television, stage and radio. From 1946 to 1956, he and Dean Martin were partners as the hit popular comedy duo of Martin and Lewis.
From then on, he became a solo star in films, television shows, concerts, album recordings and musicals.
Bruce Forsyth
Legendary entertainer and face of dance show Strictly Come Dancing , Bruce Forsyth died at the age of 89.
Bruce is recognised by the Guinness World Records as having the longest television career for a male entertainer.
He shot to fame in the mid-1950s on ITV series Sunday Night at the London Palladium, before hosting shows like The Generation Game, Play Your Cards Right, The Price Is Right and You Bet!
The star also co-presented Strictly Come Dancing from 2004 to 2013, and was well known for his catchphrase "Nice to see you, to see you nice" – which went on to be voted the most popular UK.
Liz Dawn
The cast of Coronation Street paid tribute to Liz Dawn following her death aged 77.
The actress became a fan favourite playing Corrie's Vera Duckworth for more than 30 years.
Dawn first appeared in Coronation Street in 1974 before her character moved into number nine along with husband Jack, played by the late Bill Tarmey.
After being diagnosed with emphysema, Dawn was written out of the soap in 2008 when Vera died in her sleep.
Two years later, she made a moving comeback as the much-loved Corrie resident.
Just before he passed away, Jack saw a vision of the wife who had spent years nagging him and they shared a last dance together.
In 2012, Tarmey died in Spain and Dawn described him as a "lovely man and a true gentleman".
William G Stewart
Former Fifteen To One host William G Stewart passed away on September 21 after a brief illness.
A producer and director, Stewart became a household name when he presented the general knowledge quiz which ran from 1988 until 2003.
Tony Booth
Tony Booth was an actor who found new fame when his daughter's husband became prime minister.
To television viewers in the 1960s he was "Scouse git" Mike, the long-haired left-wing son-in-law of right-wing Cockney Alf Garnett in Till Death Us Do Part.
Later in life he became better known for his real-life role as father-in-law of Tony Blair - grey-haired now but still left-wing and, as such, an occasional thorn in the PM's side.
Hugh Hefner
The founder of Playboy died at the age of 91.
A spokesman said he died "peacefully" from "natural causes" at his home The Playboy Mansion in Hollywood "surrounded by loved ones."
Hefner launched Playboy magazine in 1953 and the X-rated brand spawned TV and film companies and the famous mansion where he lived alongside dozens of his 'Bunnies'.
Always presiding over his realm in silk pajamas and a smoking jacket while puffing on a pipe, Hefner had three wives and claimed to have slept with more than 1,000 women in his lifetime.
He is survived by his 31-year-old wife Crystal, four children, Christie, who served as CEO of Playboy Enterprise for more than 20 years, David, Marston and Cooper, who currently serves as Chief Creative Officer at the company.
Alan Thompson
Described by his many fans at the "champion of the Welsh music scene", radio presenter Alan Thompson died after a short illness.
Aged just 54, the popular radio show saw him present classic songs and explore the stories behind them with special guests.
Close friend Rob Brydon led the heartfelt tributes at his funeral in Cardiff – saying there was "no one else" like his long-time friend.
Jake LaMotta
The boxing legend who was the inspiration behind Hollywood blockbuster Raging Bull died at the age of 95.
He took part in 106 matches in his professional career, winning 83 of them - and had a professional rivalry with Sugar Ray Robinson in the ring.
As well as becoming a World Middleweight Champion, he also forged a career as a stand-up comedian.
Tom Petty
The legendary rocker died at age 66, after suffering a heart attack.
Before kicking off his 40th anniversary tour with the Heartbreakers earlier this year, Petty — who took home three Grammys and received 18 total nominations over his lengthy career — told Rolling Stone magazine it would likely be his "last big one."
Gord Downie
The lead singer for Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, died after a battle with brain cancer. He was 53.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a tearful tribute following his death saying: "For almost five decades, Gord Downie uncovered and told the stories of Canada. He was the frontman of one of Canada's most iconic bands, a rock star, artist, and poet whose evocative lyrics came to define a country."
Rosemary Leach
The Room With A View actress died after a short illness aged 81.
She forged a long career on stage and screen and won an Olivier Award for her performance in the play 84 Charing Cross Road.
The British actress played Mrs Honeychurch, the mother of Helena Bonham Carter's character, in the 1985 Oscar-winning film A Room With A View.
She played Mrs MacLaine in the 1973 film That'll Be The Day, starring David Essex and Ringo Starr.
She also appeared as Grace in episodes of the hit BBC sitcom My Family.
Fats Domino
Fats Domino was a rock 'n' roll pioneer whose steady, pounding piano and easy baritone helped change popular music
He died at the age of 89.
He sold more than 110 million records, including 22 million singles with hits including Blueberry Hill, Ain't That A Shame and other rock 'n' roll standards.
Sean Hughes
He won the prestigious Perrier comedy award in 1990 and was a team captain on BBC TV's music quiz Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
He also became a popular author with Sean's Book, a collection of short stories, poems and journalism, and the dark revenge thriller The Detainees.
Hughes began to take dramatic roles too, starring alongside Peter Davison in the crime series The Last Detective, and playing the jester Touchstone in a 2005 West End production of As You Like It alongside Helen McCrory and Sienna Miller.
He also made a dozen appearances on Coronation Street as a married man who tried and failed to woo Eileen Grimshaw.
Antonio Carluccio
The celebrity chef and restaurateur died at the age of 80.
Carluccio was known for his Italian restaurant chain Carluccio's - which was founded in 1999 and includes two branches in Cardiff - and for appearing in TV programmes, including BBC Two series The Two Greedy Italians along with chef Gennaro Contaldo.
He received the Commendatore, the equivalent of a British knighthood, from the Italian government in 1998 for services to Italy. In 2007, he received an OBE from the Queen for his services to the catering industry.
Keith Barron
Former Duty Free star Keith Barron died at the age of 83 after a short illness.
The actor and comic also starred in Dennis Potter's The Nigel Barton Plays and 1975 Hollywood film The Land That Time Forgot.
Barron enjoyed a "long and varied career", the statement said, adding that the actor is survived by his wife of 58 years and his son, James, also an actor.
Malcolm Young
AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young was hailed by his band as a "visionary" after his death in November at the age of 64.
In 2014 it was announced that the Scottish-born founding member was suffering from dementia and would not be playing with the rock band anymore.
Announcing his death on the band's website said: "He was the driving force behind the band. As a guitarist, songwriter and visionary he was a perfectionist and a unique man.
"He always stuck to his guns and did and said exactly what he wanted."
Jana Novotna
The former Wimbledon champion died from cancer aged 49.
The Czech player, who won the 1998 singles title at SW19, was surrounded by her family in her native Czech Republic when she died.
At the peak of her powers in the 1990s, Novotna features in one of the most enduring images in the long history of Wimbledon after famously being consoled by the Duchess of Kent after losing the 1993 final to Steffi Graf.
Rodney Bewes
The Likely Lads star died aged 79, a week before his 80th birthday.
The actor - best known for his role as Bob Ferris in the 60s BBC sitcom and its 70s sequel, Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? - died on Tuesday morning.
His agent Michelle Braidman described him as a "true one-off".
David Cassidy
Former teen heartthrob David Cassidy died at the age of 67.
The actor and singer shot to fame in hit sitcom The Partridge Family, and was a massive heartthrob in the 1970s.
His family said he had passed away "with joy in his heart" and "free from the pain that had gripped him for so long".
Shashi Kapoor
The leading Bollywood actor and producer (left) from the 1970s and 1980s, died after a long illness.
Kapoor, who was 79, acted in more than 100 Hindi films and was also a key theatre personality.
He appeared as well in British and American films produced by Merchant Ivory productions, run by Ismail Merchant and James Ivory.
His English-language movies included The Householder in 1963, Shakespeare Wallah in 1965, Bombay Talkie in 1970 and Heat And Dust, in which he co-starred with his wife, British actress Jennifer Kendal, in 1982.
Christine Keeler
The former showgirl was at the heart of the Profumo affair which rocked the Establishment in the 1960s. She died at the age of 75.
Her son Seymour Platt said she died after having suffered from a lung disease for the last few years.
In a poignant statement he said: "As many of you know my mother, Christine Keeler, fought many fights in her eventful life, some fights she lost but some she won.
"She earned her place in British history but at a huge personal price."
Johnny Hallyday
The French music icon who packed stadiums and was the country's top rock star for decades died aged 74.
He was so famous in France, it was the president Emmanuel Macron who announced the death, saying "we all have something of Johnny Hallyday in us".
Mr Hallyday had long suffered from lung cancer.
His glitzy stage aura was clearly fashioned around stars like Elvis Presley and his musical inspiration came from the likes of Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly.
Yet his stardom largely ended at the French-speaking world.
Keith Chegwin
The veteran television presenter Keith Chegwin died aged 60 following a long illness.
His family announced his death saying: "We are heartbroken to share the news that Keith Chegwin sadly passed away following a long-term battle with a progressive lung condition, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, which rapidly worsened towards the end of this year.
"Keith died peacefully at home shortly after midnight on the 11th of December. His wife Maria, his daughter Rose and his son Ted were by his side."


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September 29-30, 2012 - SMAC in the News
Survey to test waters of voting public
Per Peterson
The Southwest Amateur Sports Commission is looking to the Southwest Marketing Advisory Center as a means to get its finger on the pulse of the community and the region when it comes to the proposed $12.9 million regional amateur sports facility and MERIT Center expansion.
The advisory center has put together an online survey to both gauge area residents' knowledge, thoughts and opinions on the sports facility and MERIT Center and educate the public as well as the November vote on a local sales tax option draws near.
"The survey is designed to do both," said Michael Rich, executive director of Southwest Marketing Advisory Center. "What are your views on this? Were you aware of this, aware of that? We did it several years ago on the school bonding issue that had lost by 70 percent. We went out and studied the community and found out where the hot buttons were and basically educated around those areas that weren't fully understood. It passed by 70 percent the next time it ran. If you understand how people think you can do a better job of getting your point across."
Of course, the hot button issue this time around has nothing to do with property taxes as it did with the school, rather it's a sales tax option. A .5 percent local sales tax and a 1.5 percent hospitality (food, beverage, lodging) tax will both go to a public vote in November and if passed would be put toward both projects.
The local sales tax does not apply to sales of motor vehicles; however, a $20 excise tax of vehicles would apply to the sales of vehicles made by dealers in Marshall if the vote passes. Food and beverage sold on the premises by restaurants and places of refreshment in the city of Marshall. Groceries bought for cooking are not included in the tax.
Rich said the survey, which goes live Monday, should clear up lingering confusing surrounding the upcoming vote.
"The question has come up, 'If I vote for both of them does that mean the sales tax doubles? No, it doesn't," he said. "The sales tax will still be one-half percent and one-and-a-half percent on restaurants and lodging. The taxes do not double if you vote for both of those taxes expire once those facilities are paid for."
The taxes would help pay for the construction and operating expenses of the sports center, including two sheets of ice and outdoor baseball and soccer fields, as well as a driving track at the MERIT Center that could be used for a variety of training purposes.
The SMASC is touting the proposed sports center as a future home for athletic events, trade shows, expos and other events and said the expansion of the MERIT Center will bring 4,800 trainees annually.
Questions on the survey range from the general - how familiar people are with the sports complex proposal and the MERIT Center - to those designed to garner the public's feelings toward both projects and if people understand the potential benefits that would occur if the projects move forward.
"Most people are against sales tax increases in general terms," Rich said, "but if they understand the growth and development in Marshall as a result of additional people coming into the city of sporting events and training on the MERIT side of it, it will give them an understanding they will have a better quality of life.'
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Sonny Kay is a visual artist/musician currently residing in Los Angeles, California. Kay was born in London, England on March 13, 1972 and raised in various locations including the UK, Barcelona (Spain), and Johannesburg (South Africa). His family relocated to Los Angeles in 1979, and to Colorado in 1987. He is the son of "Spaghetti Western" film director, Gilbert Lee Kay (aka José Briz).
In 1993, Sonny founded the independent record label Gold Standard Laboratories, known also as GSL, while attending the University of Colorado at Boulder. During that time he was a member of the hardcore punk band Angel Hair (Gravity Records). In 1996, Kay (and GSL) relocated to Berkeley, California. By this time, he was vocalist with the "futuristic" post-punk band, The VSS. Kay founded the independent music distributor, Bottlenekk Distribution, in 1996 which resulted in a rapid acceleration in releases and notoriety for GSL. The label soon became synonymous with bands such as The Locust, !!!, and The Mars Volta. Kay moved to San Diego in 2001 and to Los Angeles in 2003. Between 2003 and 2006 he was vocalist for the post-hardcore/punk band Year Future.
After GSL ceased operations in October 2007, Kay began devoting his time mostly to art and graphic design. In 2008 he became creative director of Rodriguez Lopez Productions, a record label based in Los Angeles dedicated to releasing the works of guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López and various other artists related to The Mars Volta. His photo-realistic collage art and/or graphic design has adorned album and CD sleeves for bands including Omar Rodríguez-López (for whom he's designed well over 20 albums), The Mars Volta, RX Bandits, Red Sparowes, Thavius Beck, The Locust, Gogogo Airheart, DJ Nobody, The Glitch Mob, Female Demand, and others. In November 2010, Kay and painter Jeff Jordan presented a joint show of their work in Los Angeles, entitled Parallel Universes.
Kay was also a member of the bands Savalas (1991–1992), Subpoena the Past (1997–1999), and Optional Body (2008). He is credited with backing vocals on early releases by the San Diego grindcore band, Cattle Decapitation.
In 2007, Kay appeared in the as-yet-unreleased feature film, The Sentimental Engine Slayer, written and directed by Omar Rodriguez Lopez. Kay's IMDB page also credits him with production design and title design for the film.
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Chapter VIII - Private And Confidential
Miss Rebecca Sharp to Miss Amelia Sedley, Russell Square, London. (Free.--Pitt Crawley.)
My dearest, sweetest Amelia,
With what mingled joy and sorrow do I take up the pen to write to my dearest friend! Oh, what a change between to-day and yesterday! Now I am friendless and alone; yesterday I was at home, in the sweet company of a sister, whom I shall ever, ever cherish!
I will not tell you in what tears and sadness I passed the fatal night in which I separated from you. You went on Tuesday to joy and happiness, with your mother and your devoted young soldier by your side; and I thought of you all night, dancing at the Perkins's, the prettiest, I am sure, of all the young ladies at the Ball. I was brought by the groom in the old carriage to Sir Pitt Crawley's town house, where, after John the groom had behaved most rudely and insolently to me (alas! 'twas safe to insult poverty and misfortune!), I was given over to Sir P.'s care, and made to pass the night in an old gloomy bed, and by the side of a horrid gloomy old charwoman, who keeps the house. I did not sleep one single wink the whole night.
Sir Pitt is not what we silly girls, when we used to read Cecilia at Chiswick, imagined a baronet must have been. Anything, indeed, less like Lord Orville cannot be imagined. Fancy an old, stumpy, short, vulgar, and very dirty man, in old clothes and shabby old gaiters, who smokes a horrid pipe, and cooks his own horrid supper in a saucepan. He speaks with a country accent, and swore a great deal at the old charwoman, at the hackney coachman who drove us to the inn where the coach went from, and on which I made the journey outside for the greater part of the way.
I was awakened at daybreak by the charwoman, and having arrived at the inn, was at first placed inside the coach. But, when we got to a place called Leakington, where the rain began to fall very heavily--will you believe it?--I was forced to come outside; for Sir Pitt is a proprietor of the coach, and as a passenger came at Mudbury, who wanted an inside place, I was obliged to go outside in the rain, where, however, a young gentleman from Cambridge College sheltered me very kindly in one of his several great coats.
This gentleman and the guard seemed to know Sir Pitt very well, and laughed at him a great deal. They both agreed in calling him an old screw; which means a very stingy, avaricious person. He never gives any money to anybody, they said (and this meanness I hate); and the young gentleman made me remark that we drove very slow for the last two stages on the road, because Sir Pitt was on the box, and because he is proprietor of the horses for this part of the journey. "But won't I flog 'em on to Squashmore, when I take the ribbons?" said the young Cantab. "And sarve 'em right, Master Jack," said the guard. When I comprehended the meaning of this phrase, and that Master Jack intended to drive the rest of the way, and revenge himself on Sir Pitt's horses, of course I laughed too.
A carriage and four splendid horses, covered with armorial bearings, however, awaited us at Mudbury, four miles from Queen's Crawley, and we made our entrance to the baronet's park in state. There is a fine avenue of a mile long leading to the house, and the woman at the lodge-gate (over the pillars of which are a serpent and a dove, the supporters of the Crawley arms), made us a number of curtsies as she flung open the old iron carved doors, which are something like those at odious Chiswick.
"There's an avenue," said Sir Pitt, "a mile long. There's six thousand pound of timber in them there trees. Do you call that nothing?" He pronounced avenue--EVENUE, and nothing--nothink, so droll; and he had a Mr. Hodson, his hind from Mudbury, into the carriage with him, and they talked about distraining, and selling up, and draining and subsoiling, and a great deal about tenants and farming--much more than I could understand. Sam Miles had been caught poaching, and Peter Bailey had gone to the workhouse at last. "Serve him right," said Sir Pitt; "him and his family has been cheating me on that farm these hundred and fifty years." Some old tenant, I suppose, who could not pay his rent. Sir Pitt might have said "he and his family," to be sure; but rich baronets do not need to be careful about grammar, as poor governesses must be.
As we passed, I remarked a beautiful church-spire rising above some old elms in the park; and before them, in the midst of a lawn, and some outhouses, an old red house with tall chimneys covered with ivy, and the windows shining in the sun. "Is that your church, sir?" I said.
"Yes, hang it," (said Sir Pitt, only he used, dear, A much WICKEDER word); "how's Buty, Hodson? Buty's my brother Bute, my dear--my brother the parson. Buty and the Beast I call him, ha, ha!"
Hodson laughed too, and then looking more grave and nodding his head, said, "I'm afraid he's better, Sir Pitt. He was out on his pony yesterday, looking at our corn."
"Looking after his tithes, hang'un (only he used the same wicked word). Will brandy and water never kill him? He's as tough as old whatdyecallum--old Methusalem."
Mr. Hodson laughed again. "The young men is home from college. They've whopped John Scroggins till he's well nigh dead."
"Whop my second keeper!" roared out Sir Pitt.
"He was on the parson's ground, sir," replied Mr. Hodson; and Sir Pitt in a fury swore that if he ever caught 'em poaching on his ground, he'd transport 'em, by the lord he would. However, he said, "I've sold the presentation of the living, Hodson; none of that breed shall get it, I war'nt"; and Mr. Hodson said he was quite right: and I have no doubt from this that the two brothers are at variance--as brothers often are, and sisters too. Don't you remember the two Miss Scratchleys at Chiswick, how they used always to fight and quarrel--and Mary Box, how she was always thumping Louisa?
Presently, seeing two little boys gathering sticks in the wood, Mr. Hodson jumped out of the carriage, at Sir Pitt's order, and rushed upon them with his whip. "Pitch into 'em, Hodson," roared the baronet; "flog their little souls out, and bring 'em up to the house, the vagabonds; I'll commit 'em as sure as my name's Pitt." And presently we heard Mr. Hodson's whip cracking on the shoulders of the poor little blubbering wretches, and Sir Pitt, seeing that the malefactors were in custody, drove on to the hall.
All the servants were ready to meet us, and . . .
Here, my dear, I was interrupted last night by a dreadful thumping at my door: and who do you think it was? Sir Pitt Crawley in his night-cap and dressing-gown, such a figure! As I shrank away from such a visitor, he came forward and seized my candle. "No candles after eleven o'clock, Miss Becky," said he. "Go to bed in the dark, you pretty little hussy" (that is what he called me), "and unless you wish me to come for the candle every night, mind and be in bed at eleven." And with this, he and Mr. Horrocks the butler went off laughing. You may be sure I shall not encourage any more of their visits. They let loose two immense bloodhounds at night, which all last night were yelling and howling at the moon. "I call the dog Gorer," said Sir Pitt; "he's killed a man that dog has, and is master of a bull, and the mother I used to call Flora; but now I calls her Aroarer, for she's too old to bite. Haw, haw!"
Before the house of Queen's Crawley, which is an odious old- fashioned red brick mansion, with tall chimneys and gables of the style of Queen Bess, there is a terrace flanked by the family dove and serpent, and on which the great hall-door opens. And oh, my dear, the great hall I am sure is as big and as glum as the great hall in the dear castle of Udolpho. It has a large fireplace, in which we might put half Miss Pinkerton's school, and the grate is big enough to roast an ox at the very least. Round the room hang I don't know how many generations of Crawleys, some with beards and ruffs, some with huge wigs and toes turned out, some dressed in long straight stays and gowns that look as stiff as towers, and some with long ringlets, and oh, my dear! scarcely any stays at all. At one end of the hall is the great staircase all in black oak, as dismal as may be, and on either side are tall doors with stags' heads over them, leading to the billiard-room and the library, and the great yellow saloon and the morning-rooms. I think there are at least twenty bedrooms on the first floor; one of them has the bed in which Queen Elizabeth slept; and I have been taken by my new pupils through all these fine apartments this morning. They are not rendered less gloomy, I promise you, by having the shutters always shut; and there is scarce one of the apartments, but when the light was let into it, I expected to see a ghost in the room. We have a schoolroom on the second floor, with my bedroom leading into it on one side, and that of the young ladies on the other. Then there are Mr. Pitt's apartments--Mr. Crawley, he is called--the eldest son, and Mr. Rawdon Crawley's rooms--he is an officer like somebody, and away with his regiment. There is no want of room I assure you. You might lodge all the people in Russell Square in the house, I think, and have space to spare.
Half an hour after our arrival, the great dinner-bell was rung, and I came down with my two pupils (they are very thin insignificant little chits of ten and eight years old). I came down in your dear muslin gown (about which that odious Mrs. Pinner was so rude, because you gave it me); for I am to be treated as one of the family, except on company days, when the young ladies and I are to dine upstairs.
Well, the great dinner-bell rang, and we all assembled in the little drawing-room where my Lady Crawley sits. She is the second Lady Crawley, and mother of the young ladies. She was an ironmonger's daughter, and her marriage was thought a great match. She looks as if she had been handsome once, and her eyes are always weeping for the loss of her beauty. She is pale and meagre and high-shouldered, and has not a word to say for herself, evidently. Her stepson Mr. Crawley, was likewise in the room. He was in full dress, as pompous as an undertaker. He is pale, thin, ugly, silent; he has thin legs, no chest, hay-coloured whiskers, and straw-coloured hair. He is the very picture of his sainted mother over the mantelpiece--Griselda of the noble house of Binkie.
"This is the new governess, Mr. Crawley," said Lady Crawley, coming forward and taking my hand. "Miss Sharp."
"O!" said Mr. Crawley, and pushed his head once forward and began again to read a great pamphlet with which he was busy.
"I hope you will be kind to my girls," said Lady Crawley, with her pink eyes always full of tears.
"Law, Ma, of course she will," said the eldest: and I saw at a glance that I need not be afraid of that woman. "My lady is served," says the butler in black, in an immense white shirt-frill, that looked as if it had been one of the Queen Elizabeth's ruffs depicted in the hall; and so, taking Mr. Crawley's arm, she led the way to the dining-room, whither I followed with my little pupils in each hand.
Sir Pitt was already in the room with a silver jug. He had just been to the cellar, and was in full dress too; that is, he had taken his gaiters off, and showed his little dumpy legs in black worsted stockings. The sideboard was covered with glistening old plate--old cups, both gold and silver; old salvers and cruet-stands, like Rundell and Bridge's shop. Everything on the table was in silver too, and two footmen, with red hair and canary-coloured liveries, stood on either side of the sideboard.
Mr. Crawley said a long grace, and Sir Pitt said amen, and the great silver dish-covers were removed.
"What have we for dinner, Betsy?' said the Baronet.
"Mutton broth, I believe, Sir Pitt," answered Lady Crawley.
"Mouton aux navets," added the butler gravely (pronounce, if you please, moutongonavvy); "and the soup is potage de mouton a l'Ecossaise. The side-dishes contain pommes de terre au naturel, and choufleur a l'eau."
"Mutton's mutton," said the Baronet, "and a devilish good thing. What SHIP was it, Horrocks, and when did you kill?" "One of the black-faced Scotch, Sir Pitt: we killed on Thursday.
"Who took any?"
"Steel, of Mudbury, took the saddle and two legs, Sir Pitt; but he says the last was too young and confounded woolly, Sir Pitt."
"Will you take some potage, Miss ah--Miss Blunt? said Mr. Crawley.
"Capital Scotch broth, my dear," said Sir Pitt, "though they call it by a French name."
"I believe it is the custom, sir, in decent society," said Mr. Crawley, haughtily, "to call the dish as I have called it"; and it was served to us on silver soup plates by the footmen in the canary coats, with the mouton aux navets. Then "ale and water" were brought, and served to us young ladies in wine- glasses. I am not a judge of ale, but I can say with a clear conscience I prefer water.
While we were enjoying our repast, Sir Pitt took occasion to ask what had become of the shoulders of the mutton.
"I believe they were eaten in the servants' hall," said my lady, humbly.
"They was, my lady," said Horrocks, "and precious little else we get there neither."
Sir Pitt burst into a horse-laugh, and continued his conversation with Mr. Horrocks. "That there little black pig of the Kent sow's breed must be uncommon fat now."
"It's not quite busting, Sir Pitt," said the butler with the gravest air, at which Sir Pitt, and with him the young ladies, this time, began to laugh violently.
"Miss Crawley, Miss Rose Crawley," said Mr. Crawley, "your laughter strikes me as being exceedingly out of place."
"Never mind, my lord," said the Baronet, "we'll try the porker on Saturday. Kill un on Saturday morning, John Horrocks. Miss Sharp adores pork, don't you, Miss Sharp?"
And I think this is all the conversation that I remember at dinner. When the repast was concluded a jug of hot water was placed before Sir Pitt, with a case-bottle containing, I believe, rum. Mr. Horrocks served myself and my pupils with three little glasses of wine, and a bumper was poured out for my lady. When we retired, she took from her work-drawer an enormous interminable piece of knitting; the young ladies began to play at cribbage with a dirty pack of cards. We had but one candle lighted, but it was in a magnificent old silver candlestick, and after a very few questions from my lady, I had my choice of amusement between a volume of sermons, and a pamphlet on the corn-laws, which Mr. Crawley had been reading before dinner.
So we sat for an hour until steps were heard.
"Put away the cards, girls," cried my lady, in a great tremor; "put down Mr. Crawley's books, Miss Sharp"; and these orders had been scarcely obeyed, when Mr. Crawley entered the room.
"We will resume yesterday's discourse, young ladies," said he, "and you shall each read a page by turns; so that Miss a--Miss Short may have an opportunity of hearing you"; and the poor girls began to spell a long dismal sermon delivered at Bethesda Chapel, Liverpool, on behalf of the mission for the Chickasaw Indians. Was it not a charming evening?
At ten the servants were told to call Sir Pitt and the household to prayers. Sir Pitt came in first, very much flushed, and rather unsteady in his gait; and after him the butler, the canaries, Mr. Crawley's man, three other men, smelling very much of the stable, and four women, one of whom, I remarked, was very much overdressed, and who flung me a look of great scorn as she plumped down on her knees.
After Mr. Crawley had done haranguing and expounding, we received our candles, and then we went to bed; and then I was disturbed in my writing, as I have described to my dearest sweetest Amelia.
Good night. A thousand, thousand, thousand kisses!
Saturday.--This morning, at five, I heard the shrieking of the little black pig. Rose and Violet introduced me to it yesterday; and to the stables, and to the kennel, and to the gardener, who was picking fruit to send to market, and from whom they begged hard a bunch of hot-house grapes; but he said that Sir Pitt had numbered every "Man Jack" of them, and it would be as much as his place was worth to give any away. The darling girls caught a colt in a paddock, and asked me if I would ride, and began to ride themselves, when the groom, coming with horrid oaths, drove them away.
Lady Crawley is always knitting the worsted. Sir Pitt is always tipsy, every night; and, I believe, sits with Horrocks, the butler. Mr. Crawley always reads sermons in the evening, and in the morning is locked up in his study, or else rides to Mudbury, on county business, or to Squashmore, where he preaches, on Wednesdays and Fridays, to the tenants there.
A hundred thousand grateful loves to your dear papa and mamma. Is your poor brother recovered of his rack-punch? Oh, dear! Oh, dear! How men should beware of wicked punch!
Ever and ever thine own Rebecca
Everything considered, I think it is quite as well for our dear Amelia Sedley, in Russell Square, that Miss Sharp and she are parted. Rebecca is a droll funny creature, to be sure; and those descriptions of the poor lady weeping for the loss of her beauty, and the gentleman "with hay-coloured whiskers and straw-coloured hair," are very smart, doubtless, and show a great knowledge of the world. That she might, when on her knees, have been thinking of something better than Miss Horrocks's ribbons, has possibly struck both of us. But my kind reader will please to remember that this history has "Vanity Fair" for a title, and that Vanity Fair is a very vain, wicked, foolish place, full of all sorts of humbugs and falsenesses and pretensions. And while the moralist, who is holding forth on the cover ( an accurate portrait of your humble servant), professes to wear neither gown nor bands, but only the very same long-eared livery in which his congregation is arrayed: yet, look you, one is bound to speak the truth as far as one knows it, whether one mounts a cap and bells or a shovel hat; and a deal of disagreeable matter must come out in the course of such an undertaking.
I have heard a brother of the story-telling trade, at Naples, preaching to a pack of good-for-nothing honest lazy fellows by the sea-shore, work himself up into such a rage and passion with some of the villains whose wicked deeds he was describing and inventing, that the audience could not resist it; and they and the poet together would burst out into a roar of oaths and execrations against the fictitious monster of the tale, so that the hat went round, and the bajocchi tumbled into it, in the midst of a perfect storm of sympathy.
At the little Paris theatres, on the other hand, you will not only hear the people yelling out "Ah gredin! Ah monstre:" and cursing the tyrant of the play from the boxes; but the actors themselves positively refuse to play the wicked parts, such as those of infames Anglais, brutal Cossacks, and what not, and prefer to appear at a smaller salary, in their real characters as loyal Frenchmen. I set the two stories one against the other, so that you may see that it is not from mere mercenary motives that the present performer is desirous to show up and trounce his villains; but because he has a sincere hatred of them, which he cannot keep down, and which must find a vent in suitable abuse and bad language.
I warn my "kyind friends," then, that I am going to tell a story of harrowing villainy and complicated--but, as I trust, intensely interesting--crime. My rascals are no milk-and-water rascals, I promise you. When we come to the proper places we won't spare fine language--No, no! But when we are going over the quiet country we must perforce be calm. A tempest in a slop-basin is absurd. We will reserve that sort of thing for the mighty ocean and the lonely midnight. The present Chapter is very mild. Others--But we will not anticipate those.
And, as we bring our characters forward, I will ask leave, as a man and a brother, not only to introduce them, but occasionally to step down from the platform, and talk about them: if they are good and kindly, to love them and shake them by the hand: if they are silly, to laugh at them confidentially in the reader's sleeve: if they are wicked and heartless, to abuse them in the strongest terms which politeness admits of.
Otherwise you might fancy it was I who was sneering at the practice of devotion, which Miss Sharp finds so ridiculous; that it was I who laughed good-humouredly at the reeling old Silenus of a baronet-- whereas the laughter comes from one who has no reverence except for prosperity, and no eye for anything beyond success. Such people there are living and flourishing in the world--Faithless, Hopeless, Charityless: let us have at them, dear friends, with might and main. Some there are, and very successful too, mere quacks and fools: and it was to combat and expose such as those, no doubt, that Laughter was made.


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Clikpic - Legal terms and conditions
1 General
1.1 This page, together with the documents referred to on it sets out the terms of use on which you may make use of our website www.clikpic.com ("Clikpic site"), whether as a guest or a registered member. Please read these terms of use carefully before you start to use the Clikpic site. By using the Clikpic site and by registering as a member, you accept these terms of use and you agree to be bound by them. If you do not agree to these terms of use, please refrain from using the Clikpic site.
1.2 The Clikpic site is operated by Clik.com Websites Limited ("Clikpic"). We are registered in England and Wales under company number 4978170 and have our registered office at 168 Arthur Road, London, SW19 8AQ.
2 Accessing The Clikpic Site
2.1 Access to the Clikpic site is permitted on a temporary basis, and we reserve the right to withdraw or amend the service we provide on the Clikpic site without notice.
2.2 Clikpic will take all reasonable endeavours to ensure that any materials you post on the Clikpic site are available for others to view on the internet. However, due to the nature of the internet, we cannot guarantee uptime on the Clikpic site.
2.3 Clikpic will not be liable if for any reason the Clikpic site is unavailable at any time or for any downtime of the Clikpic site.
3 Service To Registered Members
3.1 From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Clikpic site to users who have registered with us. If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any third party. We have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our opinion you have breached these terms of use, or if required to do so by a legal or regulatory authority.
3.2 As a registered member, you are responsible for ensuring that Clikpic has current and up to date details relating to your contact addresses and your registered account, and that your email system is configured so as to allow Clikpic emails and notifications to be delivered to your inbox.
3.3 Clikpic shall not be liable for any loss, damage, cost or expense suffered by you as a result of any unauthorised use of your user identification code or password, or for any unauthorised access to any password protected part of the Clikpic site, or any other unauthorised access to your content held by Clikpic.
4 Content Of Site
4.1 You warrant and guarantee that each image, text, or other materials or content ("Content") which you submit:
4.1.1 was created by you and is original to you;
4.1.2 does not infringe any other person's rights;
4.1.3 does not contain any material which is or is likely to be offensive, indecent, unlawful, obscene, sexually explicit, drug or criminal-related, defamatory, degrading or otherwise unacceptable content;
4.1.4 does not contain any falsehoods or representations that may damage Clikpic, the person featured in the image or any third party;
4.1.5 does not constitute, encourage or display any bullying, violent, abusive, discriminatory or threatening behaviour or harassment of any person; and
4.1.6 does not, and is not likely to, give rise to civil or other liability.
4.2 You further undertake and warrant that you have the consent of every person featured in the Content to allow use of their image, likeness, name, voice (and all other related personal rights) on the Clikpic site.
4.3 Clikpic shall be entitled to remove or take down any Content which it believes is in breach of these terms at any time.
4.4 For the avoidance of doubt, Clikpic shall not be liable for any third party infringement of the intellectual property rights in your Content. Clikpic will not be responsible, or liable to any third party, for the content or accuracy of any Content posted by you or any other user of our site.
4.5 If you believe that any content shown on the Clikpic site is offensive, illegal or unacceptable, or otherwise does not comply with these terms and conditions, you are encouraged to report this to Clikpic by raising a support ticket. You agree that you will not abuse this facility.
5 Domain Name Management Service
5.1 Clikpic currently offers registered users a service of purchasing domain names from third party service providers. Where you have signed up to such a service:
5.1.1 Clikpic will use its reasonable endeavours to manage the purchasing and registration of such domain name(s) on your behalf;
5.1.2 You are responsible for providing Clikpic and continuing to provide Clikpic with up to date and accurate information as and when required by Clikpic in order that Clikpic can register and manage the domain name(s) on your behalf and service your account. Clikpic shall not be liable for any failure by you to provide such information;
5.1.3 Clikpic shall not be liable to purchase or renew any domain name(s) on your behalf unless it is in receipt of cleared funds in respect of such domain name(s) purchase or renewal prior to the date of purchase or renewal;
5.1.4 You are responsible for responding to any notices sent by or on behalf of Clikpic or any domain name service provider relating to management of your domain name(s). Clikpic will not be held liable for any failure by you to provide such information if it results in your domain name(s) lapsing;
5.1.5 At any time, Clikpic may cease its service of managing domain name(s) upon written notice to the email address given by you on registration (as updated by you from time to time). In the event that Clikpic ceases managing your domain name you will be supplied with your account password and user name in order to manage your own domain name registration and renewal with third party domain name providers;
5.1.6 Upon your request, Clikpic are able to transfer domain names to a third party for the current fee published on the Clikpic site, subject to you complying with the instructions sent to your registered account.
6 Viruses, Hacking And Other Offences
6.1 You must not misuse the Clikpic site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Clikpic site, the server on which the Clikpic site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to the Clikpic site. You must not attack the Clikpic site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack.
6.2 Clikpic will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of the Clikpic site or to your downloading of any material posted on it, or on any website linked to it.
7 Liability
7.1 Except for personal injury or death caused by Clikpic's negligence or for any other liability that may not be excluded by law, Clikpic and its agents accept no liability for any loss or damage suffered by you in submitting, or from you or any third party's viewing, the Content, or any other materials on the Clikpic site.
7.2 You hereby indemnify (and shall keep indemnified) and hold harmless Clikpic, its directors, employees, agents and representatives against any claim, loss, expense, liability or damages suffered by Clikpic resulting from the use of your Content or your breach of these terms and conditions.
7.3 The material displayed on the Clikpic site is provided without any guarantees, conditions or warranties as to its accuracy. To the extent permitted by law, Clikpic hereby expressly excludes:
7.3.1 All conditions, warranties and other terms which might otherwise be implied by statute, common law or the law of equity;
7.3.2 Any liability for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage incurred by any user in connection with the Clikpic site or in connection with the use, inability to use, or results of the use of the Clikpic site, any websites linked to it and any materials posted on it, including, without limitation any liability for loss of income or revenue, loss of business, loss of profits or contracts; loss of anticipated savings, loss of data, loss of goodwill, wasted management or office time, and for any other loss or damage of any kind, however arising and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable. This does not affect Clikpic's liability for any liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
8 Intellectual Property
8.1 All intellectual property rights in the Clikpic site and in the Clikpic trademarks and and brand names belong to Clikpic or its licensors. All rights are reserved. No such content may be reproduced without Clikpic's prior written permission.
9 Links From Clikpic Site
9.1 Where the Clikpic site contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. Clikpic has no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accepts no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.
9.2 This especially applies to links to PayPal with whom Clik.com Websites Ltd has no formal relationship nor receives any commissions or payments from.
10 Variations To Terms Of Use
10.1 Clikpic may revise these terms of use at any time by amending this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we made, as they are binding on you. Some of the provisions contained in these terms of use may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on our site.
11 Jurisdiction And Governing Law
11.1 These terms and conditions are governed by English Law and any disputes arising in relation to these terms and condition shall be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
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TELUS and Google Form Strategic Alliance to Bring Digital Transformation to Key Industries, Including Communications Technology, Healthcare, and Agriculture
10-year agreement will introduce new solutions and improved customer experiences, while also driving new efficiencies for TELUS through its commitment to public cloud
Vancouver and Sunnyvale, Calif., February 9, 2021 – Google Cloud and TELUS today announced a strategic alliance to co-innovate on new services and solutions that support digital transformation within key industries, including communications technology, healthcare, agriculture, security, and connected home. The 10-year collaboration will also accelerate TELUS' IT and network modernization initiatives, enabling further operational agility and supporting improved customer experiences.
"This announcement represents an important milestone in our longstanding growth strategy, reflecting our team's unwavering commitment to innovation as we accelerate our digital transformation journey," said Darren Entwistle, President and CEO of TELUS. "Our strategic partnership with Google will propel our digital leadership across the communications technology, healthcare and agriculture sectors, whilst amplifying our Customers First priority, redefining how service is delivered in Canada and globally. As world leaders in social capitalism, our organizations will leverage the potency of our technology to create meaningful human and social outcomes, as we continue to build stronger, healthier and more sustainable communities."
"We are proud to partner with TELUS to help fuel a fundamental shift to digital, leveraging data and AI to create valuable insights and improve customer experiences in multiple verticals," said Thomas Kurian, CEO, Google Cloud. "We operate the cleanest cloud in the industry, and this partnership demonstrates the potential of what's possible when you combine technology and innovation with a commitment to create a more sustainable world."
As part of the partnership, TELUS and Google will collaborate on the following initiatives:
- Reimagining the future through co-innovation: Google Cloud and TELUS will generate new industry solutions and go-to-market strategies that will drive growth in adjacent industries, commencing with communications technology, healthcare, agriculture, security and automation. One of the areas of focus will be on redefining the way healthcare and agriculture solutions are delivered, increasing collaboration and efficiency between healthcare providers, providing consumers with fresher and healthier food by improving traceability, and enabling business customers to streamline their IT and network operations. Both companies will also collaborate on the evolution of entertainment and smart home technology, bringing state-of-the-art connectivity, control, and convenience to more families and businesses.
- Accelerating TELUS' digital transformation: TELUS will accelerate its public cloud adoption on Google Cloud's enterprise platform to drive greater operational efficiency of its core IT and network infrastructure. Through this partnership, Google Cloud will also become one of TELUS' partners in the delivery of 5G services and Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC), which leverages Google Cloud's managed application platform, Anthos. TELUS will utilize Google Cloud Contact Center AI to reinvent the customer experience, improving customer interactions and realizing significant savings. To increase growth opportunities, TELUS can expect enhanced agility, scalability, and reliability across its wireless and wireline services and numerous lines of business including security, agriculture and healthcare.
- Embracing sustainability and social responsibility: As recognized global leaders in corporate social responsibility, TELUS and Google Cloud will prioritize working together to improve the social, economic, environmental, and health outcomes for Canadians. TELUS and Google Cloud will strengthen their respective commitments to building a more sustainable world through technology by reducing TELUS' carbon footprint, creating value along the entire supply chain for businesses significantly impacted by COVID-19, and optimizing industry solutions for social impact through data analytics and machine learning.
TELUS and Google will continue to partner with TELUS International, a digital customer experience (CX) innovator that designs, builds and delivers next-generation solutions for global and disruptive brands, to help enterprises achieve their digital transformation goals.
About TELUS
TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is a dynamic, world-leading communications technology company spanning wireless, data, IP, voice, television, entertainment, video, and security. We leverage our global-leading technology and compassion to enable remarkable human outcomes. Our longstanding commitment to putting our customers first fuels every aspect of our business, making us a distinct leader in customer service excellence and loyalty. In 2020, TELUS was recognized as having the fastest wireless network in the world, reinforcing our commitment to provide Canadians with access to superior technology that connects us to the people, resources and information that make our lives better. TELUS Health is Canada's leader in digital health technology, improving access to health and wellness services and revolutionizing the flow of health information across the continuum of care. TELUS Agriculture provides innovative digital solutions throughout the agriculture value chain, supporting better food outcomes from improved agri-business data insights and processes. TELUS International is a leading digital customer experience innovator that delivers next-generation AI and content management solutions for global brands across the technology and games, ecommerce and FinTech, communications and media, healthcare, travel and hospitality sectors. TELUS and TELUS International operate in 25+ countries around the world.
Driven by our passionate social purpose to connect all citizens for good, our deeply meaningful and enduring philosophy to give where we live has inspired TELUS, our team members and retirees to contribute more than $820 million and 1.6 million days of service since 2000. This unprecedented generosity and unparalleled volunteerism have made TELUS the most giving company in the world.
For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com.
About Google Cloud
Google Cloud provides organizations with leading infrastructure, platform capabilities and industry solutions. We deliver enterprise-grade cloud solutions that leverage Google's cutting-edge technology to help companies operate more efficiently and adapt to changing needs, giving customers a foundation for the future. Customers in more than 150 countries turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to solve their most critical business problems.
SOURCE: Google & TELUS


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Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly roundup of the latest community-driven news, content and conversations about cloud computing and Windows Azure. This edition highlights some of the key coverage and blog posts on this week's activities at TechEd Europe in Amsterdam. Here are the highlights for this week.
Articles and Blog Posts
- 7 Takeaways from TechEd Europe, Day 1 by Sandro Villinger, ITWorld (posted June 26)
- Cloud-Based App Management Software Shown at Microsoft TechEd Europe by Kurt Mackie, Redmondmag.com (posted June 26)
- Getting Started with (Windows) Azure IaaS and the New Windows Azure Portal by John Joyner, TechRepublic (posted June 27)
- Running Java Applications on Windows Azure by Vipul Patel, developer.com (posted June 27)
- Windows Azure Websites, Web Roles and VMs: When to use which? by @brian_swan (posted June 27)
- Windows Azure Web Sites – Using WebDeploy without the New Tools by @MichaelCollier (posted June 27)
- Cloning (Windows) Azure Virtual Machines by @BrianLoesgen (posted June 26)
- 256 Windows Azure Worker Roles, Windows Kinect and a 90's Text-Based Ray-Tracer by @alansmith (posted June 25)
- Windows Azure Evolution – Deploy Web Sites (WAWS Part 3) by @shaunxu (posted June 25)
- Windows Azure – When do I use What? by @coatsy (posted June 24)
- Episode 40 of Visual Studio Toolbox: What's New in the Windows Azure June 2012 Release is Now Live (VIDEO) by Robert Green (posted June 20)
Upcoming Events and User Group Meetings
North America
- July 8-12: Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference – Toronto, Canada
- July 10: Microsoft Cloud Summit: Windows Azure and Beyond – Irving, TX
- July 18: NYC/NJ Windows Azure User Group Meeting – New York, NY
- July 26: Boston Windows Azure User Group Meeting – Boston, MA
- July 4: UK Windows Azure User Group Meeting – Manchester, UK
Recent Windows Azure Forums Discussion Threads
- VPN Question with (Windows) Azure New Virtual Network Feature – 1,556 views, 22 replies
- What's Going Wrong with My Worker Role? – 625 views, 18 replies
- Using SQL Azure BLOB for Secure Document Storage – 803 views, 9 replies
Send us articles that you'd like us to highlight, or content of your own that you'd like to share. And let us know about any local events, groups or activities that you think we should tell the rest of the Windows Azure community about. You can use the comments section below, or talk to us on Twitter @WindowsAzure.
Have a great weekend!


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Jack Wolfskin
Closed - Open from 09:00 - 21:00
Weatherproof products are our speciality. Whether in the rain, wind, snow or cold, our clothing, footwear and equipment, which adhere to application-orientated concepts, have proven their worth time and again. In recent years, Jack Wolfskin has successfully introduced numerous material and product innovations like Texapore Softshell, Texapore Air and Fibercloud.
Jack Wolfskin is one of the leading providers of functional outdoor apparel, footwear and equipment in Europe. The fundamental idea behind all Jack Wolfskin products is to combine the best possible functionality with great comfort.
It is with this belief that Jack Wolfskin has been successfully developing functional apparel, equipment and shoes for outdoor activities, travel and leisure since 1981. Whether in the mountains, the wilderness, in faraway countries or in the countryside on your doorstep, JACK WOLFSKIN offers all the products you need to make you feel right at home in the great outdoors, whatever the weather.


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How to make a pom pom
Pom poms are an easy craft to make. All you need is wool, cardboard and scissors. We've even included a pom pom disc template for small and large pom poms. And if you pop on some googly eyes your kids will have a brand new toy!
What you need:
- A ball of coloured wool (the brighter the better)
- Cardboard
- Sharp scissors
- 1 x egg cup from an egg carton
- Printable pom pom disc template
Number of players:
1 +
Use our pom pom disc template printable to trace two small pom pom discs on of your cardboard.
Cut out the discs and put them two together.
Wind your wool around the discs from the centre to the outer edge.
Keep going around and around until you've covered the disc surface entirely.
The process is easier if you're working with a shorter length of wool, as a smaller balled up amount is easier to wind around the disc.
If you run out of wool, simply grab some more, tie the ends together, and continue where you left off.
Now you will need to cut the wool in between the cardboard, at the outer edge of the disc. Only snip a bit at a time, holding it together with your other hand, until you have cut all the way around.
Now, get your ball of wool, cut off a piece about 30cm long. Use that to tie off the pom pom by pulling the string between the two cardboard discs and then tightening it around the centre. Tie your pom pom up tightly.
Now you can slide the two discs off.
Fluff up your pom pom so it's nice and round.
Voila! A gorgeous, wool pom pom.
TIP: Try mixing different coloured wool for a cute multicoloured pom pom. And if you stick on some googly eyes, your pom pom turns into a toy.


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