YoungWillz 18,967 Posted May 5, 2018 How many are unique stories? Seem to be a ton (tonne for us metric boys) of birthday/China stories that just seem to overlap. Not that I care really, but same or similar stories only count for one point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,214 Posted May 5, 2018 10 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: How many are unique stories? Seem to be a ton (tonne for us metric boys) of birthday/China stories that just seem to overlap. Not that I care really, but same or similar stories only count for one point. You're right. Some of them are duplicates. I wonder if it is possible to precisely differentiate between them. They all somewhat resolve around his birthday, though I would say that there are many significant differences or "angles", as in "What does Xi Yinping say", or "What does Jean-Claude Juncker do". Or "big statue in his native town causes uproar" and so on.... And then there are the opinion pieces... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 18,967 Posted May 5, 2018 Just now, gcreptile said: You're right. Some of them are duplicates. I wonder if it is possible to precisely differentiate between them. They all somewhat resolve around his birthday, though I would say that there are many significant differences or "angles", as in "What does Xi Yinping say", or "What does Jean-Claude Juncker do". Or "big statue in his native town causes uproar" and so on.... And then there are the opinion pieces... Is it a question of sticking up every story and letting Heef do the awarding? And so another game runner passes away..... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,287 Posted May 5, 2018 Is the grave of Karl Marx just another communist plot? 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,214 Posted May 5, 2018 I wonder who was the most divisive person in history (before World War II). Karl Marx must certainly be up there. Someone could have picked Jesus of Nazareth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,011 Posted May 8, 2018 Alice Lloyd Begum Rokeya Bob Jones, Sr. Brigham Young Andrew Carnegie George Fox (the Quaker) William Smith (nurseryman from NY) Maharaja Mahesh Yogi Mikhail Lomonosov Sun Yat-sen Robert Gordon (of Scottish institution fame) John D. Rockefeller Agnes Scott Franklin Olin Edward Howard Payne Charles Kettering Mary Hardin Russell Sage Robert E. Lee Frederico Santa Maria Almost a guaranteed 20 hits a day. Sir C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,840 Posted May 13, 2018 Does this count for Jane Austen? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travelsupplement/article-5709237/Learning-dance-dress-garden-just-like-Jane-Austen.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,011 Posted May 13, 2018 Seriously....if I have to keep track I will get 20 hits a day. (All published since May 8) Begum Rokeyahttps://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/tribute/kamaludddin-ahmed-khan-keen-unconventional-relevant-1573831 Brigham Younghttp://suindependent.com/channeling-brigham-young/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900018403/is-the-foundation-of-the-salt-lake-temple-composed-of-granite-or-sandstone.htmlhttps://goodmenproject.com/ethics-values/when-dna-proof-of-your-ancestry-speaks-to-what-was-claimed-about-it-being-a-lie-rtwn/https://thebluereview.org/murder-in-desolation/https://www.lavendermagazine.com/featured-home-page/books-599/http://www.cottonwoodholladayjournal.com/2018/05/08/172882/return-farnsworth-statue-to-capitol-urges-former-ridgecrest-principal http://lmtribune.com/a_and_e/western-gourmet/article_bd65dd12-c640-52bf-8b00-c8060047626d.htmlhttp://www.newsindiatimes.com/baps-womens-conference-focuses-on-the-power-of-unity Andrew Carnegie http://www.starherald.com/news/local_news/cowboy-carnegies-exhibit-to-be-displayed-in-torrington-spots-through/article_67db7b4e-7f5e-5401-bb94-ec95d88c16bb.html http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2018/may/13/mecca-for-music-20180513/?features https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/opinion/letters/4441756-letter-editor-friends-carnegie-do-not-feel-defeated http://triblive.com/opinion/featuredcommentary/13625308-74/walter-williams-before-and-after-welfare-handouts (an iffy inclusion)https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/City-announces-plans-to-renovate-Mission-Branch-12902012.php http://ellwoodcity.org/2018/05/11/history-center-news/https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2018/05/07/26146953/dicks-drive-in-would-rather-not-pay-head-taxes-but-will-seattles-highest-earning-companies-pony-up-without-them https://businessmirror.com.ph/a-sonny-disposition/https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/05/11/add-disaster-response-to-the-big-four-agenda_c1756882 https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/138/community-news/118619/mayfield-mustangs-u7s-receive-new-kit-thanks-to-sponsorshttp://www.thepost.on.ca/2018/05/09/west-grey-council-briefs George Foxhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/07/debate-on-god-language-doesnt-mean-all-quakers-are-losing-faithhttps://www.christiantoday.com/uk/quakers-to-rewrite-their-rulebook-but-are-not-about-to-drop-god/129044.htm William Smithhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/edwin-burrows-pulitzer-prize-winning-historian-of-new-york-city-dies-at-74/2018/05/07/1bbfc79c-51fd-11e8-abd8-265bd07a9859_story.html?noredirect=on (someone else's obit!) There's 22 I even deleted the iffy one. I'm worn out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,214 Posted May 13, 2018 10 minutes ago, Sir Creep said: Seriously....if I have to keep track I will get 20 hits a day. (All published since May 8) Begum Rokeyahttps://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/tribute/kamaludddin-ahmed-khan-keen-unconventional-relevant-1573831 Brigham Younghttp://suindependent.com/channeling-brigham-young/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900018403/is-the-foundation-of-the-salt-lake-temple-composed-of-granite-or-sandstone.htmlhttps://goodmenproject.com/ethics-values/when-dna-proof-of-your-ancestry-speaks-to-what-was-claimed-about-it-being-a-lie-rtwn/https://thebluereview.org/murder-in-desolation/https://www.lavendermagazine.com/featured-home-page/books-599/http://www.cottonwoodholladayjournal.com/2018/05/08/172882/return-farnsworth-statue-to-capitol-urges-former-ridgecrest-principal http://lmtribune.com/a_and_e/western-gourmet/article_bd65dd12-c640-52bf-8b00-c8060047626d.htmlhttp://www.newsindiatimes.com/baps-womens-conference-focuses-on-the-power-of-unity Andrew Carnegie http://www.starherald.com/news/local_news/cowboy-carnegies-exhibit-to-be-displayed-in-torrington-spots-through/article_67db7b4e-7f5e-5401-bb94-ec95d88c16bb.html http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2018/may/13/mecca-for-music-20180513/?features https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/opinion/letters/4441756-letter-editor-friends-carnegie-do-not-feel-defeated http://triblive.com/opinion/featuredcommentary/13625308-74/walter-williams-before-and-after-welfare-handouts (an iffy inclusion)https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/City-announces-plans-to-renovate-Mission-Branch-12902012.php http://ellwoodcity.org/2018/05/11/history-center-news/https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2018/05/07/26146953/dicks-drive-in-would-rather-not-pay-head-taxes-but-will-seattles-highest-earning-companies-pony-up-without-them https://businessmirror.com.ph/a-sonny-disposition/https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/05/11/add-disaster-response-to-the-big-four-agenda_c1756882 https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/138/community-news/118619/mayfield-mustangs-u7s-receive-new-kit-thanks-to-sponsorshttp://www.thepost.on.ca/2018/05/09/west-grey-council-briefs George Foxhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/07/debate-on-god-language-doesnt-mean-all-quakers-are-losing-faithhttps://www.christiantoday.com/uk/quakers-to-rewrite-their-rulebook-but-are-not-about-to-drop-god/129044.htm William Smithhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/edwin-burrows-pulitzer-prize-winning-historian-of-new-york-city-dies-at-74/2018/05/07/1bbfc79c-51fd-11e8-abd8-265bd07a9859_story.html?noredirect=on (someone else's obit!) There's 22 I even deleted the iffy one. I'm worn out. But now you also have to delete the regional newspapers (like ellwoodcity.org) and non-newspapers (like lavendermagazine). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,840 Posted June 26, 2018 Emmeline Pankhurst https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/emmeline-pankhurst-legacy-womens-rights-12672394 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,214 Posted July 20, 2018 Nicholas, Alexandra, Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia and Alexej Romanov. And Nicholas brother Michael: http://time.com/5340985/romanov-century-dna-myths/ Same as above, but notice, Prince Andrew Romanov, still alive at 95: https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2018/07/16/the-romanovs-art-of-survival/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Andrew_Romanov Other Romanov articles yielding a varying number of points: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5956753/Butchered-Bolsheviks-look-execution-Tsar-Russia-century-on.html https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6798646/prince-philip-dna-used-identity-russia-royal-family-after-murder/ (Prince Philip's DNA confirms the identity of the corpses...) https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-07-17/russian-pilgrims-mark-100th-anniversary-of-czars-execution https://www.economist.com/erasmus/2018/07/17/the-commemoration-of-an-act-of-regicide-falls-short-of-expectations https://themoscowtimes.com/articles/russia-struggles-mourn-romanovs-anniversary-62273 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/wholesale-butchery-by-bolsheviks-l09brc6ds https://www.rt.com/politics/433365-forensic-experts-confirm-romanov/ (not a unique story I guess) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/07/16/true-story-prince-philips-dna-solved-russian-romanov-murder/ (not a unique story I guess) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/07/17/let-romanov-family-rest-peace-together-says-princess-100th-anniversary/ https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/989506/russia-royal-family-found-Tsar-Nicholas-II-Crown-Prince-Alexei-abdicate https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3484167 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5962755/Pictures-Russian-Tsars-holidaying-Europe-life-exile.html https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/thousands-mark-russian-czars-murder-100-years-ag (not unique) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/07/16/russia-split-remains-last-tsar-100th-anniversary-murder/ http://www.theweek.co.uk/95065/how-were-the-tsar-and-his-family-killed-in-1918 https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/moscow-july-16-2018-afp/article24437848.ece (not unique , AP copy/paste) https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/thousands-march-for-the-last-russian-tsar/news-story/c53c72fbca17f16cd57012553d8f9e20 (not unique) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/tsar-nicholas-execution-romanovs-russian-revolution-centenary-bolsheviks-murder-assassination-a8450546.html (not unique) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,214 Posted July 20, 2018 Frederick Douglass: https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2018/07/12/youve-got-to-check-out-the-frederick-douglass-house-d-c-s-answer-to-monticello/ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/05/frederick-douglass-andrew-johnson-donald-trump https://www.newsweek.com/independence-day-14-patriotic-events-history-happened-4th-july-1007679 https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2018/02/the-mystery-behind-frederick-douglasss-birthday/553571/ https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/us/frederick-douglass-s-irish-visit-aligned-with-his-fight-for-justice-and-freedom-1.3413031 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/white-house-misspells-frederick-douglass-mlk-niece-nomination-article-1.3807342 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 17,729 Posted July 20, 2018 Oh, if we must: Dickens How Dickens helped expand Australian cricket - Australian Dickens used medical knowledge to change Victorian Britain - Guardian (1 picked of multiple papers) Dickens invented gammon - New Statesman How Dickens tried to silence buskers - Spectator New David Copperfield film - BBC Brontes Some weirdo names a rose after Emily Bronte - Argus Someone painted the Brontes - BBC Conan Doyle One of the many many, many articles linking Conan Doyle to the Oscar Slater case which is news again for some reason Faires Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde loved sleeping with women - Daily Mail Oscar Wilde faced racism, evidence finds - Belfast Telegraph Oscar Wilde's tips on how to live with debt - Telegraph Oscar Wilde's tragic life - Irish Central Arts centre to be named after Wilde in place he was jailed for being bisexual - BBC Rupert Everett talks about playing Wilde in new film Poe Poe inspired a contemporary composer. Poe's house up for sale. Shakespeare Shakespeare stood on the right side of history BBC adapting King Lear again. When Shakespeare's Globe burned down (in his lifetime) Shakey's politics Snobs and Shakespeare's identity Shakespeare's sexuality Exam board rewrites Shakespeare due to being idiots. Well, there's a start. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,214 Posted July 31, 2018 Emily Bronte's birthday: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45004689 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 18,967 Posted December 21, 2018 Did this die in 2018? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
