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In the mid-nineteenth century, a new industry emerged, based on the refining of petroleum. The human use of petroleum is ancient, and may (for all we know) date well into pre-history. In the form found most often in nature, as thick pools of bituminous tar, this sticky, potentially flammable substance found use as a caulk,… ....
This is a view of Union Street taken by Charles Wardell in 1967. In the far distance is East Street, with the top of the street then being used as a… ....
World War II brought many poets and writers to Egypt where, in the intervals between active service or, in some cases, in the brief interludes between the fighting, they and many who had never written poetry before expressed the varied emotions they felt in verse. In 1943 some of these poems were published in Cairo in a slim volume entitled Oasis . This volume contains all the original poems plus: a selec tion of published poems by Keith Douglas, Sidney Keyes, Hamish Henderson, John Jarmain, John Pudney and many others whose poetry equally eloquently describes the Desert War and the feelings and beliefs of those who took part; a collection of hitherto unpublished poems, submitted in the hand-written or typed originals which has been passed around hand to hand in the desert; and some first-hand accounts by contributors to give the setting to the poetry. ....
December 21, 2020 Jeremy Pudney (pictured), who headed De Beers’ worldwide consumer advertising division for decades and helped turned it into a marketing colossus, died on Dec. 14. He was 82. “Jeremy was passionate about the diamond dream, De Beers, and diamond consumers the world over,” says De Beers spokesperson David Johnson. “He pioneered the global expansion of De Beers’ marketing operations in Europe, and particularly in Japan. He is perhaps best known for the launch of the diamond anniversary band and eternity ring.” Pudney was the son of poet, novelist, and children’s book writer John Pudney and Family magazine editor Crystal Herbert (later Hale). His maternal grandfather, Sir Alan “A.P.” Herbert, was a novelist, humorist, playwright, and law reform activist. ....