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Rummikub

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Rummikub

Rummikub -‘Brings People Together’.

  • Rummikub is also known as the Original Rummikub; Rummy-O; Rummy Cube; Rummy King; Rummy-Q; Tile Rummy; and Rummy Tile.
  • To win Rummikub one must use up all of his/her tiles by putting out runs or groups, or adding on to other player’s sets.
  • Rummikub contains 106 tiles numbered from 1 to 13, that are in four different colours that are generally red, black, yellow or orange and blue, and two jokers.
  • Rummikub was invented by Jewish Ephraim Hertzano, a Romanian, who moved to Israel, and made handmade sets and sold door to door.
  • Israel, Middle East, is the biggest manufacturer of Rummikub and exports the most sets.

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  • It is estimated that 50 million Rummikub games have been sold since its creation in the 1930s and has been sold in 54 countries and translated into 26 languages.
  • Rummikub is actually a mix of the games Mah-Jong, Dominoes, Chess and Rummy.
  • Holland has won the most W0rld Rummikub Championships, winning the championships three times.
  • There are 13 editions of Rummikub put out by Lemada Light Industries, the manufacturers of Rummikub, and Rummikub is distributed by many well known game companies including Hasbro, Crown and Andrews, Ravensburger and Tomy.
  • Rummikub has been for popular game for over 50 years and has won six ‘game of the year’ awards during that time.
Bibliography:
History of Rummikub, 2011, Rummikub, <http://www.rummikub.com/>

Julie Andrews

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Julie Andrews

She is a legend.

  • Julie Andrews’ full name is Dame Julie Elizabeth Andrews.
  • Julie Andrews is an actress, singer, director, dancer and author.
  • Julie Andrews was born on the 1 October, 1935, in Surrey, England.
  • Julie Andrews was named a dame, by Queen Elizabeth II, in 2000, for services to the performing arts.
  • Julie Andrews’ voice was damaged in 1997 due to a throat operation, and she never regained her incredible four octave singing voice, and as a result, she has participated in very few singing performances ever since.

 

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Julie Andrews
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  • Julie Andrews married Tony Walton, and later Blake Edwards, and had five children, two of them orphans adopted from Vietnam, and two of them step children from Edwards’ previous marriage.
  • Julie Andrews started performing on stage with her parents in 1945, and within two years she was singing solo.
  • Julie Andrews is best known for her work as an actress in the musical Disney film ‘Mary Poppins’ (1964), portraying the main character, Mary Poppins; and as Maria von Trapp, in the 20th Century Fox film, the ‘Sound of Music’ (1965).
  • Julie Andrews has won over 25 awards, and been nominated for many, including 16 for Best Actress.
  • Julie Andrews has written many children’s books, some of which have become  New York Times bestsellers.
Bibliography:
Julie Andrews, 2013, Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Andrews>

Toy Story

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Toy Story

‘To Infinity and Beyond’ – Buzz Lightyear.

  • Toy Story is a computer animated movie produced by Pixar and Walt Disney.
  • Toy Story was released on 22 November 1995 and re-released as a 3D movie on 2 October 2009.
  • Toy Story is about a group of toys that have typical human behaviours, and pretend to be ‘dead’ toys when humans are present; the main characters being Woody, the pull string doll, and Buzz Lightyear, a space action figure.
  • The Toy Story film idea originated from the very successful, animated ‘Tin Toy’, a short film (five minutes) that was made to test new computer animating software in 1988.
  • There are two sequels to Toy Story – Toy Story 2 produced in 1999 and Toy Story 3 in 2010.

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  • The original Toy Story script was rehashed numerous times, and was very different to the released movie.
  • Toy Story was the first, completely computer animated, full length film.
  • Toy Story gained more than $350 million at the box office, with nearly $30 million on the weekend of its release.
  • Production of Toy Story came to a halt in November 1993, and was nearly cancelled due to issues with its story line.
  • Toy Story received numerous awards, including the Academy Special Achievement Award.
Bibliography:
Toy Story, 2013, Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Story>

C.S. Lewis

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C.S. Lewis

Read any of his works?

  • The full name of C.S. Lewis is Clive Staples Lewis.
  • C.S. Lewis was born on the 29 November 1898 in Belfast, Ireland and died on the 22 November 1963 at Oxford, England.
  • C.S. Lewis’ main writings were Christian apologetics (defending the Christian faith), and fantasy and children’s fictional literature.
  • C.S. Lewis was known as ‘Jack’ to his friends and family, after the loved “Jacksie”, a neighbourhood dog, which died when Lewis was four years old.
  • C.S. Lewis became an atheist when he was 15, and became a strong Christian at age 32, influenced by his close friend J.R.R. Tolkien and the writings of G. K. Chesterton.
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  • C.S. Lewis was a tutor at the Oxford University from 1925 to 1954.
  • C.S. Lewis married the American writer, Joy Davidman, in 1956, who died four years later.
  • C.S. Lewis shared ideas with J.R.R. Tolkien, and was part of a group called the Inklings, who discussed literature.
  • C.S. Lewis has written at least thirty books, and some have been translated into 30 languages and millions of copies have been sold.
  • C.S. Lewis is best known for his “Chronicles of Narnia” series, a set of fantasy books written for children.
Bibliography:
About C.S. Lewis, 2008 Harper One, <http://www.cslewis.com/about.aspx>

Playing Cards

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Playing Cards

Shuffle, deal, shuffle, deal.

  • Playing cards are generally small enough to fit in your hand and have a thin plastic coating on thin cardboard and are used in card games.
  • Beside games, playing cards are sometimes used in magic tricks, cardistry or card structures.
  • A complete set of playing cards is called a ‘pack’ or a ‘deck’, and a bunch of cards in one’s  hand is called a ‘hand’.
  • The front of playing cards have a picture or a number, and the back of the cards have a pattern that is the same on every other card in the deck.
  • Playing cards were invented in the 800’s in Ancient China.

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  • Playing cards were brought to England in the 1300s with suits such as swords and coins.
  • Playing cards were originally hand made and hand printed or painted.
  • A deck of playing cards consists of 52 cards, and is said to be symbolic of the 52 weeks in a year.
  • Modern playing card suits are typically French, and are clubs, diamonds, hearts and spades.
  • Playing card sizes are generally B8 paper size or 63 by 88 mm (2.5 by 3.5 inches).
Bibliograpy:
Playing cards, 2013 Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playing_card>

James Morrison (Musician)

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James Morrison (Musician)

Aussie jazzer.

  • James Morrison is a jazz musician that plays multiple instruments, most notably the trumpet.
  • James Morrison was born on the 11 November 1962.
  • James Morrison was born in Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia.
  • James Morrison has been seen playing a clarinet, trombone, flugelhorn, bass trumpet, tuba, double bass, euphonium, piano, saxophone and trumpet.
  • James Morrison was chosen as artistic director of the Queensland Music Festival in 2012, for 2013 and 2015.

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  • James Morrison’s father is a church minister, his older brother is a jazz drummer, his sister is a trumpeter, and his mother is a pianist and alto saxophone player.
  • James Morrison has designed his own instruments, most notably a trumpet called ‘The Raven’ which has rotary valves.
  • James Morrison built his own recording studio in Sydney.
  • James Morrison once played the wrong Spanish anthem at the Davis Cup in Australia.
  • James Morrison has presented the jazz music on Qantas Airlines inflight radio, and has presented the television show, Top Gear Australia.
Bibliography:
James Morrison, 2013 Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Morrison_(musician)>
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