Harry Vardon (Golfer) - On This Day

Full Name: Henry William Vardon Profession: Golfer Biography: Vardon is one of the most influential figures in the early years of professional golf. He won The British Open Championship a record 6 times in 1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911 and 1914 and also claimed US Open in 1900. Vardon's rivalry with James Braid and J.H. Taylor (both 5-time Open champions) was labelled the 'Great Triumvirate'. This created a huge increase in interest in golf as the trio dominated the sport from the 1890's to the mid-1910's.

La nouvelle vie de la gare de Delle (90)

L’activité économique et commerciale de Delle, ville frontalière de six mille habitants, est fortement tournée vers la Suisse. Le territoire a longtemps été relié d’une part à Belfort, d’autre part à la Suisse par le chemin de fer. La ligne, fermée en 1995, rouvre dix ans plus tard, mais en partie seulement : en 2006, ce sont en effet les chemins de fer fédéraux suisses (CFF) qui reprennent le tronçon, uniquement jusqu'à Delle, avec un train toutes les heures, sans continuer jusqu’à Belfort.

What do lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Britons think the British public thinks of them?

Gay and lesbian Britons tend to think the public has a favourable view of them, but bisexual and particularly transgender Britons feel less positivity from the publicA new YouGov survey shows that, among gay and lesbian Britons, 54% believe the public has a positive view of lesbian and gay people, with a further 26% believing they take a neither positive or negative view. One in five (19%) think the public have a negative view of homosexuals.

'BBTitans': Khosi rejects Miracle, talks to him about her boyfriend instead

However, after approaching Khosi for a relationship on Saturday night, he was turned down for the second time. Khosi's reason was that Miracle was always asking every girl out. "There is a difference between you and Yemi. Yemi might be a flirt, but he knows what he wants. Yemi had other female interests, but I'm his main priority. But you have been going round asking every girl out in this house,"

Bordeaux Mtropole dveloppe des espaces temporaires dinsertion (33)

Entre 1 000 et 1 500 personnes, dont environ 300 enfants, vivent dans des squats et des bidonvilles sur le territoire de la métropole bordelaise. Principalement ressortissants de pays de l’Est de l’Union européenne, ils sont souvent employés dans les travaux saisonniers de la viticulture. « Faute de pouvoir accéder à un logement, ces populations ont une présence temporaire sur le territoire, marquée par des allers-retours qui ne permettent pas aux services sociaux d’assurer leur accompagnement dans de bonnes conditions », explique Stéphane Pfeiffer, conseiller métropolitain délégué à l’innovation sociale dans l’habitat.

June 12: Nigerian heroes who cheated death fighting for democracy

This date commemorates the annulled presidential election, widely regarded as the freest and fairest in Nigeria's history. The fallout from the annulment led to widespread unrest, political turmoil, and a series of events that brought many individuals perilously close to losing their lives. Among those who narrowly escaped death during this turbulent period were key political figures, activists, journalists, and ordinary citizens who bravely stood against the military regime.

Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign Finally Release Vultures 1 Album

UPDATED: After a long series of fakeouts that have become standard operating procedure for Kanye West releases, the embattled artist and Ty Dolla $ign have finally dropped their “Vultures 1” album. Contributors to the new album apparently include Lil Durk, Bump J, Freddie Gibbs, Playboi Carti, Travis Scott, Quavo, and West’s oldest daughter, North.

Six in 10 Scots support a ban on trans conversion therapy in Scotland

After the government in Westminster promised to ban conversion therapy, where individuals seek to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity, in England and Wales, campaigners were angered by the watering-down of the proposed ban – excluding transgender people from the legislation. Earlier this year, the Scottish Parliament concluded that current legislation does not go far enough, with MSPs saying that any change to the law must cover all attempts to change someone’s gender identity or sexual orientation.

Terrorism: Massacre in Malta | TIME

Its charred doors obscenely ajar and its windows darkened by soot, the burned-out hulk of a Boeing 737 was all that remained of EgyptAir Flight 648, once bound from Athens to Cairo with 98 passengers and crewmen aboard. As investigators milled about on the tarmac of the airport at Valletta, Malta’s capital, police and rescuers sifted through the fuselage for victims, their possessions and any clue that might help explain what had happened aboard the ill-fated craft.

cinq EPCI tmoins passs au crible

Publié le 5 juillet 2011 Cohésion des territoires, Organisation territoriale, élus et institutions, Tourisme, culture, loisirs Le groupe d'experts chargé de suivre l'étude du ministère des Sports consacrée durant l'année 2011 aux équipements sportifs des territoires ruraux (lire ci-contre notre article du 9 mai 2011) a arrêté la liste des cinq EPCI qui vont faire l'objet d'un portrait de territoire. Ce choix s'est appuyé sur plusieurs critères. Tout d'abord, le groupe d'experts, composé de représentants d'élus, du mouvement sportif, des ministères des Sports et de l'Education nationale ainsi que d'universitaires, a souhaité retenir des EPCI de plus de 5.