Game classification

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Games may be classified and sub-classified according to many different criteria. Each scheme has its own advantages and disadvantages. What sort of challenge / skill is involved (e.g. abstract calculation, anagramming, luck, bluffing, verbalizing, coordination, speed, etc.)? This leads to … Read More

City of London

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Administrative area: Greater London Status: Sui generis; city and ceremonial county Administrative headquarters: Guildhall Roman settlement: c. 47 AD (Londinium) Wessex resettlement: 886 AD (Lundenburh) Subdivisions: 25 wards Government • Local authority: City of London Corporation • Lord Mayor: Fiona … Read More

Port of London

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Type: Commercial port Construction: Roman Draught: 14.5 m in Stanford-le-Hope Tonnage: 350,000 tonnes Length: 150 km Traffic: 48.7 Mt (2011) and 1.93 million TEUs (2011), 12,500 ships Activities: hydrocarbons, chemicals, tea, tobacco, oilseeds, raw materials, rare metals Area: 1600 ha … Read More

Fallen Astronaut

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Artist: Paul Van Hoeydonck Year: 1971 Type: aluminium Dimensions: 8.5 cm (3.3 in) Location: Moon, Hadley Rille Fallen Astronaut is a small aluminum sculpture representing a stylized astronaut in a space suit. This statue, which measures about 8.5 cm high, … Read More

London Stock Exchange

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Type: Stock Exchange Location: London, United Kingdom Founded: 1801; 213 years ago Key people: Christopher S. Gibson-Smith (Chairman), Xavier Rolet (CEO) Currency: GBP No. of listings: 2,864 (as of December 2011) Market cap: US$3.2 trillion (Dec 2011) Volume: US$1.7 trillion (Dec 2009) Indexes: FTSE 100 Index, … Read More

Mass Media in London

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(Reuters‘s headquarters in Canary Wharf.) London is one of the leading communication centers in the world with the presence of a large number of communications companies. Most major British media and all major national television networks, including BBC News, the … Read More

Music in London

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(The Royal Albert Hall hosts many concerts.) London is one of the world capitals of classical and pop/rock music. The city is the seat of one of the four major record companies, EMI Group, and countless musicians, bands, orchestras and … Read More

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