The Latin term was used for “record of the death of a person”, although the literal meaning is “pertaining to death”. Our word “obituary” comes from the Latin “obituaris”. “The City”, as it is commonly called, has its own Mayor of the City of London (the Mayor of London is someone else), and it’s own City of London Police Force (the London Metropolitan Police are the police usually seen on the streets, a different force). Famously, the City of London is a one-square-mile area at the center of the metropolis, the area that marked old medieval London. The name “Londinium” may have existed prior to the arrival of the Romans, and no one seems too sure of its origins. London has been a major settlement for over 2,000 years and was founded as a town by the Romans who named it Londinium. London is the largest metropolitan area in the whole of the European Union (and one of my favorite cities in the world). There is a pair of letters N (en) in the word “London”. It is likely that the character Mickey Goldmill is based on Marciano’s real-life trainer Charley Goldman. The character Rocky Balboa is based on real-life boxer Rocky Marciano. In the “Rocky” series of movies, Rocky Balboa (played by Sylvester Stallone) is trained by Mickey Goldmill (played by Burgess Meredith). The term “drib” arose in Scotland in the 18th century, and might possibly come from the verb “to dribble”. 35 Small amount : DRIBĪ drib is a negligible amount, as in “dribs and drabs”. Aldo is Mario’s identical twin brother, but there is no resemblance after the reconstructive surgery necessitated by the accident. Aldo also raced cars, but quit after a crash in 1969 that severely damaged his face. John and Adam are sons of Mario’s brother Aldo Andretti. Both of Mario’s sons, Michael and Jeff are successful auto racers, as well as Mario’s nephews, John and Adam Andretti. Mario Andretti is a retired Italian American racing driver who was named US Driver of the Year in 1967, 19. I am no Stoppard fan … 28 AP co-Driver of the Century Mario : ANDRETTI I also saw the 2012 film adaptation with a screenplay by Tom Stoppard and found that to be far from excellent, awful in fact. I have to admit to not having read Leo Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina”, but I did see the excellent 1977 British television adaptation starring Nicola Pagett. When lying on one’s stomach, one is said to be prone. When lying on one’s back, one is said to be in a supine position. 18 Stretched out like a sharpshooter : PRONE In turn the buckeye tree gets its name from the appearance of its fruit, a dark nut with a light patch thought to resemble a “buck’s eye”. The athletic teams of OSU are called the Buckeyes, named after the state tree of Ohio. Ohio State University (OSU) in Columbus was founded back in 1870 as the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College. Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Acrossġ7 Big Ten school with eight national football titles : OHIO STATE
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