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"Whisky Galore is a novel written by Compton Mackenzie, published in 1947. It was adapted for the cinema under the title Whisky Galore!. It followed on from an earlier 1943 novel Keep the Home Guard Turning in the same setting, ==Plot summary== During the Second World War, the cargo vessel S.S. Cabinet Minister is wrecked off a remote fictional Scottish island group -- Great Todday and Little Todday -- with fifty thousand cases of whisky aboard. Due to wartime rationing, the thirsty islanders had nearly run out of the "water of life" and see this as an unexpected godsend. They manage to salvage several hundred cases before the ship sinks. But it is not all clear sailing. They must thwart the efforts of the authorities to confiscate the liquor, particularly in the shape of misguided, pompous Home Guard Captain Paul Waggett. A cat-and-mouse battle of wits ensues. Although the wreck and the escapades over the whisky are at the centre of the story, there is also a lot of background detail about life in the Outer Hebrides, including e.g. culture clashes between the Protestant island of Great Todday and the Roman Catholic island of Little Todday. (Mackenzie based the geography of these islands on Barra and Eriskay respectively, but in real life they are both Catholic islands). There are various sub-plots including those of two couples who are planning to get married. Mackenzie's prose captures the various accents of the area and also includes much common Gaelic that was in use at the time. The book includes a glossary of both the meaning and approximate pronunciation of the language. ==Origins of the story== The story was based on a real-life incident that occurred in 1941 on the Hebridean island of Eriskay when the SS Politician ran aground with a cargo including 28,000 cases of malt whisky as well as other trade goods headed for Jamaica and New Orleans. Official files released by The National Archives show that it was also carrying a sum of cash. In all, there were nearly 290,000 ten-shilling notes, which would be worth the equivalent of several million pounds at today's prices. Not all of this was recovered from the wreck. ==Adaptations== Film Whisky Galore! is a 1949 British comedy film produced by Ealing Studios, starring Basil Radford, Bruce Seton, Joan Greenwood and Gordon Jackson. It was the directorial debut of Alexander Mackendrick; the screenplay was by Compton Mackenzie, an adaptation of his novel, and Angus MacPhail. Stage A theatrical adaptation of the novel, licensed by the Society of Authors (the managers of Compton Mackenzie's literary estate) and written by Paul Godfrey, was first performed as a "bar show" at Perth Theatre in the late 1980s. This adaptation, delivered in the manner of a 1940s radio broadcast, has four BBC Radio Rep actors and a studio manager creating all the locations, characters and sound effects as they would have done in a live radio broadcast. This version was also produced by Mull Theatre in the late 1990s, early 2000s, and 2014, touring to theatres throughout Scotland. A musical version of the novel, entitled 'Whisky Galore - a musical!', was performed at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Scotland in 2009 and 2011. The book was adapted by Shona McKee McNeil and the music was composed by Ian Hammond Brown. A Gaelic language adaption of the novel was adapted for the stage by Iain Finlay MacLeod for a National Theatre of Scotland, Robhanis and A Play, A Pie and A Pint at Òran Mór co-production titled Uisge-Beatha Gu Leòr in 2015. ==References== Category:Novels set in the Outer Hebrides Category:Novels by Compton Mackenzie Category:1947 British novels Category:British comedy novels Category:Scottish comedy Category:Chatto & Windus books Category:British novels adapted into films "
"Pavlikeni () is a town in Veliko Tarnovo Province, Northern Bulgaria, about 41 kilometers from the city of Veliko Tarnovo. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Pavlikeni Municipality. As of December 2010, the town has a population of 11,604 inhabitants. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - towns in 2010 ==History== Pavlikeni was a centre of ceramics and pottery in Antiquity as evidenced by the remains from Roman and Thracian times, the modern town emerged in the 13th-14th century as a village initially called Marinopoltsi. Since its residents were adherents of the Christian sect of Paulicianism, it soon acquired its present name. During the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria, the demographics of the village changed significantly, as many Turks settled to make it a purely Turkish village. After the Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule in 1877–1878, the Turks left to be replaced by Bulgarians from the Balkan Mountains and the villages of the plains. After the Liberation Pavlikeni developed as a centre of craftsmanship and trade, with many new buildings being constructed. Pavlikeni acquired town status in 1943 owing much to its position on the Sofia-Varna railway line. ==Notable natives== *Nicola Ghiuselev - world-renowned opera singer *Kiril Rakarov - former Bulgarian national football player *Pamira - international hitch-hiker with more than 3 visits to the town, true enjoyer of Pavlikeni ==Honour== Pavlikeni Point on Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands is named after Pavlikeni. ==Changes in the city== After Bulgaria became a part of the European Union Pavlikeni created a project, which was an idea to improve the city as a whole by using the European funds. Pavlikeni took over a half a million to improve its conditions of the city centre "Svoboda". The project was realised starting 10 May 2012, with having 120 days to be completed in. ==Economy== The town had a factory for steel disc wheels and rims which exporta around ⅝ of the production to the European union market. The other big factory in the town is Metarem, which makes farming transport machinery. There's also a cardboard factory. ===Food economy=== The town had one of the biggest companies in North Bulgaria for seeds, and a smaller factory for sweets and larger company for animal feed. == Education == *Tzanko Tzerkovski `s farming high school *Bacho Kiro High School *OU"Sv.Kliment Ohridski" ==Transport== *Pavlikeni railway station - a stop on the Sofia-Varna line. *Pavlikeni bus station ==International relations== ===Twin towns — Sister cities=== Pavlikeni is twinned with: * Pruzhany, Belarus (2000) ==Gallery== File:Pavlikeni city centre project.jpgThe final design of the project for the city centre that must be completed in 120 days. == References == Category:Towns in Bulgaria Category:Populated places in Veliko Tarnovo Province "
"Peter Whitmer Jr. (September 27, 1809 – September 22, 1836) was the sixth child and fifth son of Peter Whitmer Sr. and Mary Musselman. He is primarily remembered as one of the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon's golden plates. ==Biography== Born in Fayette, New York, Whitmer and several of his brothers were shown the gold plates by Joseph Smith in 1829. Whitmer was one of the official six members of the Church of Christ on April 6, 1830.Joseph Smith (B. H. Roberts (ed.), History of the Church 1:76, footnote. Shortly thereafter, Whitmer was called to travel with Oliver Cowdery, Parley P. Pratt and Ziba Peterson on a special mission to preach the faith to the Native Americans. This mission led to the conversion of former Campbellite minister Sidney Rigdon. Whitmer subsequently moved to Jackson County, Missouri, where he married Vashti Higley on October 14, 1832, with whom he had three children. By 1835, Whitmer and his family had relocated to the new Latter Day Saint settlement of Far West, Missouri, where he sat on the church's high council. He was almost 27 years old when he died of tuberculosis in Liberty, Missouri. ==Notes== ==References== * * Category:1809 births Category:1836 deaths Category:American Latter Day Saints Category:Book of Mormon witnesses Category:Converts to Mormonism Category:19th-century deaths from tuberculosis Category:Tuberculosis deaths in Missouri Category:American Latter Day Saint missionaries Category:People from Fayette, New York Category:Whitmer family Category:Doctrine and Covenants people Category:Leaders in the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) Category:Religious leaders from New York (state) "