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.)
3 comments:
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.
Only 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)
Q2) 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.
1. 1970
2. the UK
3. King
4. capital city
5. Pacific
Nose flute? That's ... interesting! :)
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