They also scoured the minor leagues for selections in the Rule 5 draft ( Paul Blair from the Mets in 1962, Moe Drabowsky from the Cardinals in 1965 ) and claims off waivers ( Curt Blefary, 1965 AL Rookie of the Year, from the Yankees in 1963 ).

Blair and his sister Avril spent the summer holidays making the house habitable while he also worked on Burmese Days.

Waiting times, which have already fallen considerably under Blair ( median wait time is about 6 weeks for elective non-urgent surgery ) are also in focus.

After a period of unemployment, Major started working at the London Electricity Board ( where his successor as the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, also worked when he was young ) in 1963, and he decided to undertake a correspondence course in banking.

He is probably based on the Lt Colonel Blair Mayne who shares many characteristics as Jack O ' Hara as well as also being a WWII Era Commando

The Archers was also the model for the Russian radio soap opera Dom 7, Podyezd 4 (" House 7, Entrance 4 "), on which the former UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, once made a cameo appearance.

It is also used over the closing credits of the 2000 movie Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 but is not included on the soundtrack release.

The Fabian Window is also located within the library, having been unveiled by Tony Blair in 2003.

The castle also hosted the Northern Ireland peace talks held in September 2004 led by Tony Blair.

It has also been used by some to describe the beliefs of the British government while Thatcher was Prime Minister between May 1979 and November 1990, and beyond into the governments of John Major, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron.

Claiming that the Americans had circulated ' propaganda ' that Mullah Omar had gone into hiding, Foreign Minister Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil stated that he would like to " propose that prime minister Blair and president Bush take Kalashnikovs and come to a specified place where Omar will also appear to see who will run and who not.

Blair has its own hospital, the Memorial Community Hospital, and being the county seat, also has a courthouse located in town.

Blair is also home to the Rainbow Restaurant and Countryside Lefse Company.

He also asserted that Blair gave permission to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in 2001 to initiate what would ultimately become Operation Defensive Shield.

Occasional one-off specials are also shown, with Bremner impersonating Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and various other government figures.

Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Michael Wolf, Bono, Paulo Coelho and Tony Blair are also regular Davos attendees.

Blair is also the godfather of Gallop's son Tom,

Blair House is primarily used to house foreign heads of state visiting the president ( when foreign leaders stay there, the house flies their flag and, in effect, becomes foreign soil ), but it has also been used for domestic guests.

She also was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress but lost to Betsy Blair in Marty.

Bell also claims to be the first cartoonist to have spotted Margaret Thatcher's mad left eye, as well as the fact that Tony Blair shares this unusual feature.

" Blair also claimed that Short had put British security, particularly the security of its spies, at risk.

I'm also a big Brown fan ; he might not have that slick charm that we seem to buy into these days, as we did with Blair, which turned into a big mistake, and as we seem to be doing with Cameron.

Although the purpose of the expedition was to discover, identify and collect Mexico's birds, it has also been described as yet another honeymoon between him and Blair.

As a result of his much-publicized divorce from Blair and his later marriage to Elswyth, he was also known for his stormy relationships with women.

The party was also victorious in 2001 and 2005, making Blair Labour's longest-serving British Prime Minister.

The only airport in the islands is Vir Savarkar Airport in Port Blair, which has scheduled services to Kolkata and Chennai and Delhi, Banglore and Bhubaneswar.

In February 2006, UK Prime Minister Blair, acknowledging that the EPRDF has won the election, said he wanted to see Ethiopia resolve its internal problems and continue on a democratic path.

A minimalist approach which was equal parts Val Lewton's theory of " less is more " ( usually employing the low-budget techniques utilized on The Blair Witch Project, 1999 ) has been evident, particularly in the emergence of Asian horror movies which have been remade into successful Americanized versions, such as The Ring ( 2002 ), and The Grudge ( 2004 ).

* 19 June 1997: New Prime Minister Tony Blair visits Greenwich to announce that the Millennium Dome has been saved-on his personal say-so.

He has recently said that he considers himself neither left-wing nor right-wing and that he does not support Tony Blair or David Cameron.

Wilson's approach of maintaining close relations with the US while pursuing an independent line on Vietnam has attracted new interest in the light of the different approach taken by the Blair government vis-a-vis Britain's participation in the Iraq War ( 2003 ).

In terms of tourism, the presence of such historical monuments as Stirling Castle, the National Wallace Monument and other nearby attractions like Blair Drummond Safari Park, the key role which Stirling has played in Scottish history, as well as the scenery of the area, has bolstered Stirling's position as an important tourist destination in Scotland.

* John Prescott, as a dog called Market who Blair has had neutered, a reference to Blair's control over the left of the Labour Party.

Tsinghua has a reputation for hosting some of the most distinguished guest speakers of any university in the world, with international leaders such as Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, Henry Kissinger, Carlos Ghosn, and Henry Paulson, all recently giving lectures to the university community.

No Lieutenant Governor of Maryland has yet been elected as the Governor in future elections, or permanently succeeded to the Governor's office due to a vacancy ( which would be created by the resignation, death, or removal of the sitting Governor ), although Blair Lee III served as acting Governor from June 4, 1977 until January 15, 1979 while Governor Marvin Mandel was serving a sentence for mail fraud and racketeering ( consequently, in a modern example of Damnatio memoriae, Mandel's official gubernatorial portrait was not hung in the Maryland State House Governor's Reception Room until 1993 ).

The town has three covered bridges, including Blair Bridge, which is, 10 inches long, making it the second longest of those entirely within the state.

Tony Blair has been pictured at a gathering of the latter in the St John's gardens.

Blair has the highest proportion of Norwegian speakers ( 8. 54 % of its population ) of any settlement anywhere in the world outside of Norway.

Blair has a bank and a Dollar General store.

Blair has two Lutheran churches and one Catholic church.

In December 2007, Norwood's attorney, Blair Berk, stated " that after a more thorough and extensive investigation by authorities, the Los Angeles City Attorney has determined that Brandy Norwood should not be charged with any crime whatsoever relating to the accident back in 2006.

However, the relationship between Blair and Anderson has not been proven, and in the absence of documentation any connection to the Clifts remains in doubt.

In recent governments, generally from Margaret Thatcher, and especially in that of Tony Blair, it has been reported that many or even all major decisions have been made before cabinet meetings.

It has already held its first conference, at which Tony Blair was the keynote speaker.

* Preston Manning-largely considered to be the first guest star on Air Farce, Manning has appeared in many sketches, including a Blair Witch Project parody.