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Monday 13th March Blog

Posted on Mon 13th Mar, 2017 in: Blog

Good Morning everyone!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

It's getting warmer the closer we're getting to changing the clocks- only 13 days! Temperatures are at a warm high of 11º and low of 7º today, and highs of 12º and lows of 7º tomorrow.

Remember back in April 2016 when the National Environment Research Council (NERC) started a poll for the public to name a boat that will replace RRS Ernest Shackleton and James Clark Ross? Not remember that? Maybe you'll remember the name Boaty McBoatface. This is the poll when this name came about. Well, the boat didn't actually get named that although it was the public's favourite, and it crashed the NERC's website. The ship got named the RRS Sir David Attenborough, but a submersible was named Boaty McBoatface as a compromise. The Submersible is set for it's first voyage. It will investigate water flow and turbulence in the Orkney Passage- a 2.17 mile deep area of the southern ocean. Boaty is set to depart in Chile on the 17th of this month with the DynOPO (Dynamics of Orkney Passage Outflow) expedition.

Princess Diana's former lover James Hewitt has denied allegations of being Prince Harry's father. When asked if he was Harry's father, he simply said "No, i'm not." He was then asked why the rumours had persisted, and he replied "It sells papers. It's worse for him, probably, poor chap." In 1995 Princess Diana confessed that her and James had an affair, and in an interview with Daily Mirror 15 years ago, Hewitt told them Prince Harry was already walking by the time his affair with Diana began

Strikes are taking place today across rail networks. Expect busy commutes and less services across the North, and in some places, replacement bus services where the trains won't be running.

Today in History

13th March- 1781: Astronomer William Herschel discovers the planet Uranus. 1935: A 3,000 year old archive is found in Jerusalem, confirming biblical history. 1974: The US Senate votes 54-33 to restore the death penalty. 1982: Torvill and Dean win the Ice Dance Championship in Copenhagen.

14th March- 1743: The First American town meeting is held at Boston’s Faneuil Hall. 1900: United States currency goes on the gold standard. 1950: The FBI's '10 Most Wanted Fugitives' program begin. 1990: Mikhail Gorbachev becomes President of the Soviet Congress.

Celebrity Birthdays

13th March- TV Actress Dana Delany is 61, Actor Noel Fisher is 33, and DJ Shahid Khan (Naughty Boy) is 32.

14th March- Actor Ansel Elgort will be 23, Actor Michael Caine will be 84, and Actor Billy Crystal will be 69.

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Have a great day!

The Millhouse Team

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