4th June, 2020.
It’s officially the case: things are happening.
Radio Four’s Today programme has just told me that TV series, Chernobyl, has bee nominated for a BAFTA.
It’s also nice to know something I’ve seen is up for a gong …
~≈†≈~
Something that isn’t so nice?
You’ll notice that police car, there?
I noticed it, heading to Brentwood High Street, yesterday.
That was the third one I saw parked in the area, over the space of ten minutes.
Coming back from the High Street, I was able to confirm what the bus driver had told me, on the way up.
There was armed policemen, there: with machine guns.
That’s not something I wanted to see in my town.
~≈†≈~
Let’s move on, shall we?
Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?
Q1) Tonga achieved independence on 4th June: in which year?
Q2) From which European country?
Q3) Tupou 6th is Tonga’s current what: Roman Catholic cardinal, King or bishop?
Q4) Nukuʻalofa is Tonga’s what: capital city, Parliament or stock market?
Q5) Finally … ? Tonga is in which ocean: the Atlantic, Pacific or the Indian?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) Today is the 3rd day of the month. Is the number 3, odd or even?A1) Odd.
Q2) Is 3 a prime number?A2) Yes.
Q3) 3 to the power of 3 (3³) equals what? (3³=?)A3) Twenty-seven. (27)
Q4) Three of the five Platonic solids have triangular faces. Name one of them.
Q5) A triangle has three sides. How many vertices — points — does a triangle have?A5) Three. (3)
Q6) Which Swiss chocolate bar is triangular?A6) Toblerone.
Q7) The Tripitaka — the Three Baskets — is the sacred texts of which religion: Jainism, Sikhism or Buddhism?A7) Buddhism.
Q8) There are three Synoptic Gospels in the Bible: name one of them.A8) The Gospels of Matthew, Mark or Luke.
Q9) D’Anna Biers — Number Three — is played by Lucy Lawless. In which sci-fi TV series?
Q10) Finally … ? Three was a 1979 EP — and début release — from which Irish rock band?
Here’s a thought …
“Tonga, officially Kingdom of Tonga, Tongan Fakatu‘i ‘o Tonga, also called Friendly Islands, is a country in the southwestern […] Ocean.”From the Encyclopedia Britannica entry on Tonga.
And some Tongan Nose Flute Music …
Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.
Have a good day.
* The ending of episode two shows us a small group of engineers being sent into the reactor’s basement: they have to open a sluice gate, which will makel one area accessible and help cool others. It’s a suicide mission. The men are going to a grim death from radiation poisoning. It’s the most horrifying scene I’ve ever seen on a TV show … …
† Yes, I got it, Olga! I hope the radio show went well! I also saw The Exterminating Angel get a mention: I’ll have to look that up. That, and The Maltese Falcon! Sounds like everyone’s protesting.
‡ Yeah, you’re right, Debbi: United States v. Microsoft Corp, the 2001 case. From what I understand, and can remember? The case found them guilty of monopolistic practises: and of making
Internet Explorer so tightly integrated into Windows that users couldn’t remove it … or easily use/install other browsers. There was a similar EU case, in 2007: if I’ve understood that one correctly, it meant MS had to offer alternatives to Internet Explorer on initial setup, and could not ship Windows with Windows Media Player.
I believe the EU also investigated Microsoft’s support for the Open Document format, used by many open source productivity apps. If I’ve understood it? Some of what a OS does is support things that apps are doing. (The format’s supported by the UN’s International Standards Office: unlike Microsoft’s
.doc format. That was about the same time Apple introduced .odt support into TextEdit.)
Ah yes the lawless west side of Brentwood. It is full of drug dealers. The police station there was abandoned and relocated to the middle of the town.
ReplyDeleteOnly sounds I have been hearing have been chainsaws coppicing tree in the woodland near me and early this morning the sound of a Mowing machine cutting back the brambles,bracken and other green growth on the sides of the footpath through the strip of woodland near me. As I returned from the papershop they wee using a blower to remove it from the footpaths.
A1 1970
A2 United Kingdom
A3 King
A4 capital city
A5 Pacific Ocean (As on the Eggheads quiz-show when presented with a choice of 3 oceans always go for the largest)
Q1) 1970 (It being a protectorate and having their own king or queen, is it supposed to be independence? I guess a tricky question)
ReplyDeleteQ2) Great Britain
Q3) King
Q4) Capital
Q5) Pacific
Tonga sounds utterly fascinating. I'm reading a book called 'Humankind' and it talks about Easter Island, and it is mindblowing, to be sure. I'm not sure when the news item I prepared is going on air (I think today), but I had more material than time, as usual. It's going to be interesting, as all the speakers had interesting things to say and they were true characters. Take care!
I believe the EU has considered regulating other tech companies, like Google, Facebook, and Amazon, to name a few.
ReplyDelete1. 1970
2. the UK
3. King
4. capital city
5. Pacific
Nose flute? That's ... interesting! :)