Notable people of Acocks Green. This page draws attention to people who have had a significant association with Acocks Green, whether it be because they were born here, went to school here, or lived or worked here. The people mentioned are in no particular order. Thanks to Mike Wood for many of the suggestions. The 10th Earl of Egmont. James Neville Marshall, V. This page also contains a not especially flattering description of Marshall by Owen.

A Briton has died following flash floods on the Portuguese island of Madeira, the Foreign Office has said. Heavy rains brought tonnes of mud and stones down the slopes of the island, flooding the streets of the regional capital, Funchal, and other towns.

Why pediatricians are advocating a hot dog redesign. This is a transcript of an interview from CNN Time. On choking prevention for children, recommending, among other things, changes in government oversight of food choking hazards, and asking food manufacturers to consider redesigning potentially dangerous food products. Have choking deaths increased significantly in recent years? But, .

Monday, 22 February 2010. Every Which Way but Loose. Every Which Way But Loose. Film, released by Warner Brothers. And directed by James Fargo. In an uncharacteristic and offbeat comedy. Role, as Philo Beddoe, a trucker and brawler roaming the American West. Two of the highest grossing Eastwood films.

Posted by Bob de Bilde. Saturday, 30 January 2010. Posted by Bob de Bilde. Thursday, 28 January 2010. Thank You blogger for acting quickly.

Something Captain Kirk should be proud of. Sony earplugs and an excellent stereo mini speaker system. All great until you try to make a call. Then you cant get a signal. Someone says that the ariel is augmented by the back cover. Now thats funny coz my phone is better without the back cover on! Sunday, 14 February 2010. Posted by Bob de Bilde. Thursday, 28 January 2010.

Man charged with Seaford waiter murder. Ahmed Remon Hayder died of head injuries. A man has been charged with murdering a waiter who was found dead in a flat in East Sussex. Mohammed Anhar, 33, of Tower Hamlets, east London, has been charged by Sussex Police with murder and aggravated burglary.

Is a distorted room that is used to create an optical illusion. Probably influenced by the writings of Hermann Helmholtz. It was invented by American ophthalmologist. In 1934, and constructed in the following year. An Ames room is constructed so that from the front it appears to be an ordinary cubic. And the true shape of the room is trapezoidal. Studies have shown that the illusion can be created without using walls and a ceiling; it is sufficient to create an ap.

8 die in Cotabato air crash. Plane goes down two minutes after takeoff. Two other civilians were injured on the ground. The plane was decades old, having been acquired from Australia in 1975. Eyewitness Edgar Campos said he noticed the plane was flying very low.