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[19] [20] The fifth-floor north-side terrace had several trees and a fountain, while the fourth-floor south-side terrace has little more than a few granite benches. [19] Above the main entrance is a logo with 34-inch-high (86 cm) brass capital letters in Stymie Extra Bold font, [21] which reads "Trump Tower". [22]
Christmas controversies. A 1931 edition of the Soviet magazine Bezbozhnik, published by the League of Militant Atheists, depicting an Orthodox Christian priest being forbidden to take home a tree for the celebration of Christmastide, which was banned under the Marxist–Leninist doctrine of state atheism [ 1] Christmas is the celebration of the ...
Ray-Ban is a brand of luxury sunglasses and eyeglasses created in 1936 by Bausch & Lomb. The brand is best known for its Wayfarer and Aviator lines of sunglasses. In 1999, Bausch & Lomb sold the brand to Italian eyewear conglomerate Luxottica Group for a reported $640 million.
Don Cornell 's 1954 song "Hold My Hand" was banned from airplay due to religious references. [ 5] Bob Dylan 's song "Baby, Let Me Follow You Down" was banned in 1962, as it included the phrase, "God-almighty world". [ 5] Satire was another possible reason for banning: in 1953, ten of the twelve tracks on humorist Tom Lehrer 's album Songs by ...
[51] [52] The ban lasted until 1994, and denied the UK news media the right to broadcast the voices, though not the words, of all Irish republican and loyalist paramilitaries, while the ban was targeted primarily at Sinn Féin. [53] Government intimidation and laws before the ban had already resulted in forms of self-censorship. [51]
A vintage aluminum Christmas tree. An aluminum Christmas tree is a type of artificial Christmas tree that was popular in the United States from 1958 until about the mid-1960s. As its name suggests, the tree is made of aluminum, featuring foil needles and illumination from below via a rotating color wheel . The aluminum Christmas tree was used ...
The Trafalgar Square Christmas tree is typically a 50- to 60-year-old Norway spruce, generally over 20 metres tall. [ 2] The tree is cut in Norway some time in November during a ceremony attended by the British Ambassador to Norway, Mayor of Oslo, and Lord Mayor of Westminster. [ 2] After the tree is cut, it is shipped to the UK by boat across ...
Britain and Ireland have few endemic trees, most being micro-species of Whitebeam. But there are some interesting endemic trees nevertheless. Plot's Elm [2] – English Midlands only. Apomictic Whitebeams endemic to the British Isles: Sorbus arranensis – Isle of Arran only. Arran Service Tree – Isle of Arran only. Sorbus pseudomeinichii ...