Other arduous duties that the class frequently undertook were the regular turns on the Settle to Carlisle route, which has some of the steepest gradients and harshest working conditions of any British mainline.

They also present annually a lifetime achievement award, whose past recipients are Ellen Glasgow ( 1998 ), Edgar Allan Poe ( 1999 ), Anne Spencer ( 2000 ), Booker T. Washington ( 2001 ), Mary Lee Settle ( 2002 ), Louis D. Rubin Jr. ( 2003 ), George Garrett ( 2004 ), Merrill D. Peterson ( 2005 ), William Styron ( 2006 ), Tom Wolfe ( 2007 ), Rita Dove ( 2008 ), John Grisham ( 2009 ), Lee Smith ( 2010 ), and Earl Hamner, Jr. ( 2011 ).

* David Settle Reid was born in Reidsville, a two-term Democratic governor of the U. S. state of North Carolina from 1851 to 1854, and a U. S. Senator from December 1854 to March 1859.

David Settle Reid ( April 19, 1813 – June 19, 1891 ) was the 32nd Governor of the U. S. state of North Carolina from 1851 to 1854 and a U. S. Senator from December 1854 to March 1859.

Carnes also sang " Nobody Knows ", written by Mike Settle, which was featured in the end credits of the 1971 film, Vanishing Point.

* Musiq Soulchild covered Rushen's " Settle For My Love ", as a duet with sibling group Aaries on 2000 debut album Aijuswanaseing.

Bentley's studio albums have accounted for eighteen singles on the country singles charts, of which ten have reached No. 1: his debut single " What Was I Thinkin '", as well as " Come a Little Closer ", " Settle for a Slowdown ", " Every Mile a Memory ", " Free and Easy ( Down the Road I Go )", " Feel That Fire ", " Sideways ", " Am I the Only One ", " Home ", and " 5-1-5-0 ".

Volume 1, released on July 9, 2007, featured a 40-mile section of the MTA-owned Metro North Harlem Line, Volume 2 featured Metropolis, using the Modula City system by the developer Trainzland, and Volume 3 featured the Settle-Carlisle railway line between Leeds & Settle.

The miniseries begins in the 1820s and is told mainly through the third person narration of Jacob Wheeler ( Matthew Settle ) and Loved By the Buffalo ( Joseph M. Marshall III ), although episodes outside the direct observation of both protagonists are also shown.

The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must is a nonfiction science book by Robert Zubrin, first published in 1996, and revised and updated in 2011.

As in the three book Dunciad, Settle shows the happy triumph of Dulness on the stage, but the lines are compressed and take on a new parodic context:

The Settle – Carlisle Line ( S & C ) is a long main railway line in northern England.

It is also known as the Settle and Carlisle.

" The books were bound for Settle by an unknown binder, whose work is remarkable for being " the only instance in which a particular binder has consistently ornamented a large series of bindings with heraldic designs " outside of Royal binders.

Settle is one of the ' dunces ' in Alexander Pope's The Dunciad, handing over his authority to Lewis Theobald and in the 1742 edition Colley Cibber.

A monument is also to be found in St Akelda's church in Giggleswick, near his birthplace in Settle.

Settle is a small market town and civil parish within the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England.

Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is served by the Settle railway station, which is located near the town centre, and Giggleswick railway station which is a mile away.

The main road running through Settle is the B6480, which links to the A65, connecting Settle to Skipton and Kendal.

Settle is thought to have Anglian 7th century origins, its name being the Angle word for settlement.

Settle is served by a town council made up of 11 councillors.

Settle is in the Settle and Ribblebank ward of Craven District council.

The River Ribble provided power for its former cotton mills, and is now being harnessed by Settle Hydro, a micro hydroelectric scheme, to provide 50 kW of power to the National Grid.

The Square is surrounded by local businesses, most of which are family-owned, with some offering items for sale unique to the Settle area.

Settle Middle School is to close in September 2012 as part of money-saving measures taken by North Yorkshire County Council.

* Reverend Benjamin Waugh ( 20 February 1839 – 11 March 1908 ) the founder of the NSPCC is also commemorated by a plaque on a what is now the Lloyds TSB in Settle town square.

Ed Rush is the recording name of Ben Settle, a jungle / techstep / neurofunk DJ who often produces tracks in collaboration with Optical.

Settle is a market town serving a cluster of villages, of which Arncliffe is reputed to be the prettiest.

Ingleborough is situated in the south-western corner of the Yorkshire Dales, being at the highest point of a large triangle of land with corners at Ingleton, Ribblehead and Settle.

Settle, was partially inspired by Beavis and Butt-Head.

The group said that Settle was influenced by the episode titled " Ball Breakers ," in which Beavis and Butt-Head loaded a bowling ball with explosives and dropped it from a rooftop.

Later it was revealed by both prosecutors and the defendant as well, that Settle did not have cable TV and did not watch the show.

* The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must ( 1996 ), with Richard Wagner.

* January 1 – Elkanah Settle, English writer ( d. 1724 )

* February 12 – Elkanah Settle, English writer ( b. 1648 )

A tragedy by Elkanah Settle, Cambyses, King of Persia, was produced in 1667.

* Settle arguments and disputes between members – not through fighting but rather peaceful and diplomatic negotiation.

Settle Hydro and Torrs Hydro are two reverse screw micro hydro schemes operating in England.

Reuben Reid of the Hogan ’ s Creek area moved his family, including wife, Elizabeth Williams Settle, and son, David Settle Reid, to a farm on the ridge between Wolf Island and Little Troublesome creeks in May 1814.

His uncle was Congressman Thomas Settle.

* Muriel Aked Actress, born 9 November 1887 in Bingley, died 21 March 1955 in Settle.

A History of Todmorden, Smith Settle Ltd, 1996.

Harvey, a former employee at Huddersfield railway station, was instrumental in the creation of the protest train against the intended closure of the Settle to Carlisle rail line.

On December 21, 2010, Knight released the single " Settle " on iTunes and Amazon.

" Settle Down " peaked at # 34 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Northern Spirit had introduced a daily Leeds to Glasgow Central via the Settle & Carlisle and West Coast Main Lines in September 1999.

Also in 2009, the town of Settle in North Yorkshire established the Gallery on the Green in a K6, which had been adopted by the Parish Council.

" SEIU Agrees to Pay Nearly $ 4 Million to Settle Dispute With AFL-CIO Over Dues.