Who Am I?

Today we have another ' Who Am I' puzzle for you to solve.' The usual 10 clues are set out below, which famous person do they lead you to?

01 I was born 28 November 1953.
02 My place of birth was Hendon, London.
03 I was educated in Kirkaldy, then Loretto School, Musselburgh.
04 I later attended Aberdeen University.
05 I was a supporter of the International Marxist Group.
06 In 1978 I became a solicitor.
07 I entered parliament at the 1987 General Election in Edinburgh Central.
08 In 1996 I became Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
09 My wife's name is Margaret Vaughan.
10 I have a son Calum and a daughter Anna.

Can You Believe Your Eyes

Have a look at this increible video of German engineer Bruno Kammerl testing out his longest and most exciting waterslide in the world, the Megawoosh:


http://www.megawoosh.com/

Well! Can you believe your eyes? Unfortunately not. Whilst this may be an incredible and exciting video, the truth is, it is a fake. The sequences wer filmed separately and cobbled together to create what looks like a genuine video clip. There is an old saying that says; "Believe nothing you hear and only half of what you see." What a wise old adage that is!

Animal Crackers

Looking Back - Martin Luther King

On this day in 1963, The fight for racial equality in the United states moved a step closer to victory as Martin Luther king spoke of his dream for freedom in an address to thousands of Americans.
Reverend King was greeted with rapturous applause as he delivered his heart-felt words to a 250,000 strong crowd of civil rights protesters at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC.

He spoke of the need "to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice."

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character."

Martin Luther King

He promised that the struggle for equality would continue until "justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream."

Reverend King, who had worked tirelessly for an end to to racial discrimination through non-violent means, spoke repeatedly of his dream for equality.

"I have a dream that one day every valley shall be engulfed, every hill shall be exalted and every mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plains and the crooked places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together."

Dr King who is president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) first came to prominence in 1955 when he led a 382-day bus boycott in an attempt to end segregation on city buses.Since then he has endured numerous arrests, violent harassment and a bomb attack on his home. But his struggle continued and it was believed his speech would have a lasting impact on all who heard it.

The Rev. Martin Luther King spearheaded the campaign against segregation and racial discrimination in the United States. But his crusade was cut dramatically short, when he was assassinated on 4 April 1968 in the southern US city of Memphis, Tennessee, aged 39. He was shot in the neck by a rifle bullet as he stood on a balcony from where he was to lead a march of sanitation workers protesting against low wages and poor working conditions. James Earl Ray was convicted of his murder and sentenced to 99 years in prison. But he later retracted his confession and said he had been only a minor player in a conspiracy. However, his appeals for a new trial were rejected and he died in prison in 1998.

Bear With Me While I Get Outa Here

A bear was discovered stranded in a skateboarding

park in the Colorado town of Snowmass. Park staff

believe it stumbled in overnight and was unable to

climb the steep sloping concrete walls to escape.

Staff from the Parks and Recreation Department

placed a ladder for it to use - which it did eventually.

Bear sightings have been common in Colorado
mountains during this summer.

The bear wandered off, and no injuries to people
or bear were reported.
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