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The Program (DVD)
Chris O'Dowd, Guillaume Canet, Elaine Cassidy, Lee Pace, Jesse Plemons, …
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R35
Discovery Miles 350
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Ben Foster and Chris O'Dowd star in this sports drama about the
Lance Armstrong doping scandal which was the subject of David
Walsh's book 'Seven Deadly Sins'. Irish sports journalist David
Walsh (O'Dowd) grows suspicious of professional cyclist Lance
Armstrong (Foster)'s success, certain that he has been taking
performance-enhancing drugs. As Walsh investigates, looking for
evidence to prove his theory, Armstrong continues to deny his
consumption of banned substances. The cast also includes Lee Pace,
Dustin Hoffman and Guillaume Canet.
The third in a trilogy on the Brecon & Merthyr Railway, this
book covers the line from Merthyr to Pontsticill where it met the
line from Newport and continued to Brecon. Between Pontsticill and
Brecon the line ran through beautiful scenery with reservoirs on
the west side and the Brecon Beacons on the east with the famous
Seven Mile bank to test the ability of fireman not to stall their
engine. The book is hugely illustrated as it passes through
Pontsticill and on through Dolygaer, Pentir Rhiw, Torpantau and
Talybont on Usk, this being one of the most scenic sections of the
Western Region. Talyllyn and Brecon itself are also very well
illustrated giving an idea also of the variety of services that ran
into Brecon, not only from Newport, but from Neath, Hereford and
Mid-Wales. Passenger services to Brecon from all these places were
withdrawn in December 1962, though freight, mostly domestic coal,
services from Merthyr continued until 1964\. The area is not
without some passenger services however in the present day as the
Brecon Mountain Railway has been developed between Pant,
Pontsticill and Torpantau. This final volume of three provides
views in stark contrast to the industrial section at the south end
of the Brecon & Merthyr where it runs through the South Wales
Coalfield and the former iron producing areas of Merthyr and
Dowlais.
This book on the Brecon & Merthyr, deals with the section from
Bargoed to Pontsticill Junction, covering the line built by the
B&M to join onto the section running north from Bargoed built
by the Rhymney Railway, much dominated at the time by nearby
Dowlais Ironworks. Included is the short section from Pant to
Dowlais Central. It contains photographs of every location along
the line, including many that have not before been published. The
volume includes a fascinating account of the Pantywaun Marshalling
Yard, operative until Dowlais Ironworks ceased production, when the
B&M ran freight services to and from Pantywaun, before the many
collieries and levels in the area were closed almost overnight and
the location finally obliterated under the development of
Cwmbargoed Opencast.
Part of the West Wales Railways series, this book starts at
Clarbeston Road, covers the oil-rich town of Milford Haven, where
oil refineries were opened mostly in the 1960s in association with
the deep-water port, to accommodate super tankers from the Middle
East, though the development of other products and pipelines in the
oil world has seen the number of oil terminals there currently
reduced to one at Robeston. Neyland was the original West Wales
terminus of the GWR, after plans to develop Fishguard were delayed
until 1906, and saw several through Passenger and Parcels trains to
Paddington until 1963, when through passenger trains between
Paddington and West Wales were terminated at Swansea with a DMU
service beyond. The Neyland branch from Johnston was closed under
the Beeching cuts of 1964, involving the closure of the important
Motive Power Depot whose allocation of County Class engines is well
illustrated, though the effect of this was largely nullified by the
arrival of the diesel age.
First there is an opportunity, then there is a betrayal. Twenty
years have gone by. Much has changed but just as much remains the
same. Mark Renton returns to the only place he can ever call home.
They are waiting for him, of course: Spud, Sick Boy, and Frank
Begbie. But they are not alone. Other old friends are waiting too:
sorrow, loss, joy, vengeance, hatred, friendship, love, longing,
fear, regret, diamorphine, self-destruction and mortal danger, they
are all lined up to welcome him, ready to join the dance. Mark
Renton returns, to the chaos of life and death.
This book, as part of the South Wales Valleys series, deals with
the former Brecon & Merthyr Railway line which ran from
Bassaleg (north of Newport) to Brecon and Rhymney B&M, the
latter line being closed north of New Tredegar in 1930 due to a
landslide, one of several in that area. The most important and
lucrative traffic was of course coal from the many collieries on
the line, much bound for Newport Docks, though there was a regular
passenger service both to Brecon and New Tredegar which ran to
Rhymney B&M before 1930. At Machen the line diverted to
Caerphilly and Pontypridd again with coal and passenger services,
mostly covered by auto trains. Each location along all lines in the
area is covered in detail with copious photographs to illustrate,
and an OS Map from the start of the 20th C. to present a detailed
coverage of the area around each location. The line is still open
from Bassaleg to Machen Quarry for occasional trains of stone
traffic using modern traction and wagons.
The science of animal production has recently become headline news.
The cloning of sheep, the use of pig xenotransplants and bovine
somatotrophin, as well as mad-cow disease, are all examples of how
livestock production is related to food safety, human health,
ethics and quality of life. The relationship between intensive
developed-world animal production and third world development also
raises ethical issues. These are just some of the topics addressed
in this book, which has its origin in a special symposium held at
the VIII World Congress on Animal Production held in June 1998 in
Korea. Additional chapters have been specially commissioned for
inclusion in the book.
This book covers the railway and industrial history of the lines
that once operated in the Sirhowy valley in South Wales. Railways
and Industry in the Sirhowy Valley, is the first full history of
the railways that served this important area of Welsh industry,
covering all aspects of its rail transport and manufacturing
history. Being the latest volume in an ongoing series of books,
covering the history and development of rail transport in the South
Wales valleys. The area once boasted some very important industrial
manufacturers, including the Tredegar Iron Works and numerous other
iron smelting companies. This volume covers the industrial,
economic and social history of this fascinating area of the South
Wales valleys and the railway that once served the area.
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