"Carbuncle Awards The Carbuncle Awards are architecture prizes, given by the Scottish magazine ""Urban Realm"", formerly ""Prospect"", presented to buildings and areas in Scotland intermittently since 2000. They were established following a discussion about why policy initiatives to improve the quality of the built environment seemed to be having so little impact beyond the centres of Scotland’s key cities. The name of the awards is derived from a comment by Prince Charles, an outspoken critic of modern architecture, who in 1984 described Ahrends Burton Koralek's proposed extension of London's National Gallery as a ""monstrous carbuncle on the face of a"
"the 2013 Carbuncle Cup, an annual award by ""Building Design"" for ""the ugliest building in the United Kingdom completed in the last 12 months. It is described as ""a deeply unimaginative and impoverished design which would lower the spirits whatever its setting, but on the edge of one of central England's most important and ancient landscapes, it is an outrage."" In July 2013, an independent inquiry into the student blocks and how the University was allowed to obscure historic views of Oxford was announced. The level of consultation and the relationship between Oxford city planners and Oxford University have been"
"for the brewery. Robbie Earle was also fired from his roles as ITV Sport pundit and ambassador for England's bid for the 2018 World Cup, when it was claimed by FIFA that he had sold tickets meant for family and friends on to Bavaria. Prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, South African budget airline Kulula ran an advertisement that played upon the fact that they were not an official sponsor of the tournament: it described themselves as ""Unofficial National Carrier of the You-Know-What,"" and contained images of stadiums, balls, vuvuzelas and national flags. The ad was pulled following a"
"The Kay campaign was described as an ""advertising phenomenon"", and introduced the phrase ""Ave it!"" into the public consciousness. Between 2002 and 2004 the Kay advertisements won over fifty advertising and marketing awards, making it the sixth most awarded advertising campaign in the world. Despite the success of the Kay campaign, the perceived ""laddishness"" of the advertisements were criticised by rival brewer Interbrew as hindering sales of beer among women. John Smith's is a major sponsor of horse racing in the United Kingdom. It has sponsored the Northumberland Plate since 2003, and more than 90 ""No Nonsense"" race days are"
"architects and practices. Previous winners have included Coffey Architects, Jonathan Hendry, Serie Architects, David Kohn Architects, Hackett Hall McKnight, Carmody Groarke, Nord and Lynch Architects. ""BD"" publishes an annual ranking of the world's biggest architecture practices known as the World Architecture 100. The listing is distributed to the top FTSE 100 companies as well as ""BD"" subscribers and is available to buy online. The Carbuncle Cup is ""BD""'s annual prize for the worst new architecture in the UK. It has been running since 2006, when it was launched as a humorous counterpart to the Stirling Prize. A shortlist is announced"
"at the News on the Block Property Management Awards on 5 December 2011. In August 2010, Strata SE1 was awarded the 2010 Carbuncle Cup. The yearly award, organized by ""Building Design"" magazine, selects one building from a shortlist of 30, nominated by readers. It recognises ""the ugliest building in the United Kingdom completed in the last 12 months"". On 2 April 2012, the building appeared in a list of the world's 21 ugliest buildings on the ""Daily Telegraph""'s website. In March 2014, an Ipsos MORI poll for New London Architecture of 500 members of the public aged 16–64 declared Strata"
"an ""eccentric sporting tournament"". Unlike many sporting events, it is a tongue in cheek event, with dress sense as important as the overall winner. Many of the events are seen as a sarcastic take on British society. One such example is the ""Tea Pursuit"", where competitors ride around a course carrying a cup of tea from one rider to the next. Bourne & Hollingsworth Group opened their second London-based bar in May 2009. The Swan & Edgar was located close to Marylebone station and was admired for its unique character. The bar within the building was built entirely of books,"
"sponsor of team. National confidence in the team reached an all-time low. Jamie Carragher and Emile Heskey both retired from international football and several other key figures from the squad were dropped from selection for a friendly match against Hungary on 11 August 2010. Nearly half the seats were empty at Wembley for the match but despite fears that the players would be verbally abused by the supporters throughout the game, that didn't materialise. England put in another rather below-par performance, but still won 2–1. Minutes before kick-off, Capello told ITV Sport that he was considering not choosing experienced player"
"two years previously, calling it a ""circus"" and giving praise to new England manager Fabio Capello's more disciplined regime, and after England had qualified for the 2010 World Cup by beating Croatia 5–1, Capello made his first public comment on the WAGs by making it clear that the England players will only be able to see their wives and partners the day after a match, stating that ""We are there to play, not for a holiday"". As it happened, the England team were knocked out of that tournament at an even earlier stage. In the Estelle song ""American Boy"", Kanye"
"Morden Common and continues to believe that it is wrong to expose animals to the risk of injury or death for human entertainment. The Waterloo Cup became a centrepiece of the campaign against coursing in the UK. In opposition, coursing has long enjoyed the fame of being known as ""the noblest of field sports"" precisely because the death of the hare is not the aim of the sport. Under most regulated forms of coursing only two hounds pursue the hare, the dogs competing against each other for a short time, and allowing the hare a significant chance of escape. Until"
"with rape in prison. The campaign is still underway with no reported complaints to the advertising standards authorities. The sponsorship of sporting events and sportspeople is banned in many countries. For example, the primary club competition in European rugby union, the Heineken Cup, is called the ""H Cup"" in France because of that country's restrictions on alcohol advertising. However, such sponsorship is still common in other areas, such as the United States, although such sponsorship is controversial as children are often a target audience for major professional sports leagues. Alcohol advertising is common in motor racing competitions, and is particularly"
"a UK-based, tobacco industry-financed lobby opposing government regulation of tobacco and ASH. In February 2010, in a feature for Radio 4's Woman's Hour, he said that he had given up smoking. He has been involved in fundraising for the Conservative Party and supports British withdrawal from the European Union. In 2003, Worrall Thompson funded the Antony Worrall Thompson Trophy – a charity football cup played by 8 semi-professional teams in the summer, pre-season. However, due to Worrall Thompson's financial issues, the trophy lasted initially one year with the 2003-2004 final being contested between Altrincham F.C. and Northwich Victoria F.C.. Altrincham"
"nominated for the annual Carbuncle Cup, given to the ""ugliest building in the UK completed in the last 12 months."" The Carbuncle Cup is given by ""Building Design"" magazine, based on nominations from the public. The nominator of the Burns Monument Centre described it as a ""forced, clumpy monstrosity with pointlessly random rooves"". Burns Monument, Kilmarnock The Burns Monument in Kay Park, Kilmarnock, Scotland, commemorates the poet Robert Burns (1759-1796). It is located at an elevated position within Kay Park, to the east of Kilmarnock Town Centre. The monument was opened in 1879, and is a category B listed building."
"""by the people behind a viciously intolerant campaign of liberal bigotry"". In January 2010, ""The Mail on Sunday"" and ""The Observer"" drew attention to allegedly racist and misogynist comments posted under the username ""monkeymfc""—a name Liddle has used—on Millwall Online, a fan club web forum with no official connection to Millwall Football Club. Liddle at first attributed some of the comments to opposition fans logging in under his name to embarrass him. He later admitted he had written some of the posts that were being criticised, including one in support of the BNP excluding Black and Asian people from the"
"with a squad of this quality he failed to qualify from what seemed a reasonably straightforward group ..."". McClaren was dismissed the day following the defeat to Croatia, and was replaced in December 2007 by Italian Fabio Capello. The defeat to Croatia is remembered in the sports press for the infamous moniker “Wally with the Brolly”, a reference to McLaren’s pitchside presence under an umbrella in a match played in heavy rain. Capello led England to qualification for the 2010 World Cup, winning nine of the team's ten qualifying matches. However, the team's performance in the tournament proper was less"
"Sydney Cricket Ground and the Gabba during the late 1990s and, despite public criticism and being banned at some locations, persists at international cricket fixtures within Australia to this day. The custom made international headlines during the 2006-07 Ashes series played between England and Australia when an Australian fan advertised on UK websites for an English beer wench to serve beer to Australian cricket fans during the at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Beer wench Beer wench is a colloquial expression used in Australia to identify a young woman employed on a casual basis to attend cricket matches and serve alcoholic"
"from European competition. The ban was lifted in 1990 for all teams except Liverpool (which had taken part in the Heysel event). Liverpool returned to European competition the following year. England is home to the Premier League which has become one of the best leagues in the world, attracting viewers from various countries around the globe. The Champions League final in 2010 was the first final in six years that did not feature an English team. In 2007, 2008 and 2009, three out of the four teams in the semi-finals were English. In May 2008 Manchester United and Chelsea played"
"was heavily criticised by the Australian public because it was seen as an inferior copy of the original and tried to make use of a potential resurgence of John Farnham due to the singer being mentioned in Cold Play concerts at the time. In January 2009, a new advert for Cadbury Dairy Milk was launched featuring dancing eyebrows. September 2009, saw the move to Fairtrade cocoa beans in Cadbury's Dairy Milk, and a new record label based on Gorilla's campaign (""A Glass and a Half"") saw the advert/song ""Zingolo"". Gorilla (advertisement) Gorilla is a British advertising campaign launched by Cadbury"
"only used in the South. The campaign won a large number of advertising industry awards, and was featured on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. After Rollings died in 1986 the campaign was continued with Arkwright's successor, Barraclough, until 1991. Despite its success, the campaign was not without detractors, with Deyan Sudjic describing it in ""The Times"" as a ""spurious ... tripe-and-whippets campaign"". From 1992 until 1997, comedian Jack Dee starred in the ""No Nonsense"" campaign, created by DDB. The Dee campaign was widely credited with helping John Smith's rise from sixteenth to fourth highest selling beer in the UK"
"has long been scorned by experts in the field, for a variety of reasons. It is regarded by many as a publicity stunt. Marvin Minsky scathingly offered a ""prize"" to anyone who could stop the competition. Loebner responded by jokingly observing that Minsky's offering a prize to stop the competition effectively made him a co-sponsor. The rules of the competition have encouraged poorly qualified judges to make rapid judgements. Interactions between judges and competitors was originally very brief, for example effectively 2.5 mins of questioning, which permitted only a few questions. Questioning was initially restricted to ""whimsical conversation"", a domain"
"web TV show, ""The Stupid Show"", which aimed to ""make sense of humankind's most important get-together"". In September 2009, Armstrong founded the climate campaign which aims to help all sectors of society to aim for a 10% cut 10% in their carbon emissions in 12 months. The campaign has amassed huge cross-societal support including household names such as Adidas, Microsoft, and Tottenham Hotspur F.C.. The campaign launched globally in 2010 and is now active in over 50 countries. In October 2010, a short film, written by Richard Curtis, entitled ""No Pressure"" was released by the in Britain to spread awareness"
"by Bacon and Quarmby and to receive management advice from Marot. Response to the competition was mixed. The public relations and communications company GCI London were shortlisted for their role in Pringles Unsung in the Consumer Award category at the 2007 PRCA Awards, but lost out to Nelson Bostock Communications for ""An Extremis Success"". Adam Webb of ""The Guardian"" described the competition as a ""nadir"" of music competitions, and that a band's associating with it was ""liable to kill the most credible career"". Pringles Unsung Pringles Unsung was a music competition in the United Kingdom that ran once from 2006"
"programme he spelt out the word ""cunt"" whilst live on air as part of an anecdote. In September 2010, Bywater stirred more controversy in regards of a provocative art installation in the player's garden in Sutton on the Hill, Derbyshire. The installation – a horse box with mattresses and a sex doll strapped to it with graffiti sprayed on the side – brought complaints from neighbours, who described the piece as ""very ugly"" and an ""eyesore"". Bywater, who claimed that art was his latest hobby and the installation was his masterpiece, issued a statement via Derby County stating ""I would"
"televised solely by the BBC. 2010 Challenge Cup The 2010 Challenge Cup (also known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 109th staging of the most competitive European rugby league tournament at club level and was open to teams from England, Wales, Scotland, France and Russia. It began its preliminary stages on 2 January 2010. Warrington Wolves successfully defended their title after beating Leeds Rhinos 30 - 6 in the final. The draw for the preliminary round was divided into two pools, separating amateur teams from university, police, Armed Services and regional champion teams. Lee Briers and"
"national headlines. The bride had initially thought Jeremy was a traditional lucky chimney sweep. Clarkson was covered in an unusually heavy amount of soot due to the fact that, in addition to being exposed as normal during his stint as fireman shovelling coal, the presence of overhead wires and electrical equipment in the locomotive cab prevented use of damping hoses. The decision of Jeremy Clarkson to choose to take the train for the race surprised many people, who expected him to take the Jaguar. Known for his loathing of trains and public transport, the BBC described his decision to choose"
"Popular (name of the Newell's Old Boys barra brava). Some members of the now main sub-group are the suspects of the murder, and the bar's owners are suspected of helping them. In the early morning of 4 July 2010 (the next day of the match between Argentina and Germany for quarter-finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup) in Cape Town, South Africa, there was a fight between some integrants of the barras bravas of Independiente and Boca Juniors. During the brawl, one member of the Boca Juniors barra brava lost consciousness after being brutally beating by the Independiente fanatics. He"
"the structure had been immediately nicknamed the 'Eyeful Tower', as well as reflecting specific Internet comments of it being 'a rollercoaster that costs £19 million a go', or that it resembled 'twisted spaghetti', 'horrific squiggles' and 'Meccano on crack'. ""The Times"" also reported the description of it being the ""Godzilla of public art"". In October 2012, ArcelorMittal Orbit was nominated and made the ""Building Design"" magazine shortlist for the Carbuncle Cup—an award for the worst British building completed in the past year, which was ultimately awarded to the Cutty Sark renovation. Jay Merrick of ""The Independent"" said that ""[Orbit's] sculptural"
"Campaign UK an organisation that campaigns for human rights and democracy in Burma. James has been noted for expressing views sympathetic to climate change scepticism. Describing religions as ""advertising agencies for a product that doesn't exist"", James is an atheist and sees this as the default and obvious position. James is able to read, with varying fluency, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian and Japanese. A tango enthusiast, he has travelled to Buenos Aires for dance lessons and has a dance floor in his house. For much of his early life, James was a heavy drinker and smoker. He recorded in"
"in the print media in reaction to Keane's comments. The 2009 film ""The Damned United"" depicts Brian Clough castigating the directors of Derby County F.C. for luxuriating in corporate hospitality suites with ""prawn sandwiches"", but failing to understand the game of football. The scene is set in 1973, but Clough's tirade in the film was probably inspired by Roy Keane's comments of 2000. Prawn sandwich brigade In England, ""prawn sandwich brigade"" is a derogatory term for the people who attend Association football matches primarily to enjoy luxury boxes and corporate hospitality, rather than support a team or enjoy the sport."
"appearances in the adverts from 1996 until 1999. Animated television advertisements starring the transgender playboy cow Graham Heffer ran from 1999 until 2002. The adverts attracted complaints from the public for allegedly promoting bestiality, homosexuality and drug-taking. Boddingtons become an official partner of the 2002 XVII Commonwealth Games held in Manchester in a deal worth at least £1 million. To mark the occasion, a special Boddingtons 5% ABV Commonwealth Ale cask ale was produced for the North West of England, and subsequently launched nationwide. The last Boddingtons television advertising campaign in 2005 was criticised for capitalising on the beer's Manchester"
"Cricket test The cricket test, also known as the Tebbit test, was a controversial phrase coined in April 1990 by the British Conservative politician Norman Tebbit in reference to the perceived lack of loyalty to the England cricket team among South Asian and Caribbean immigrants and their children. Tebbit suggested that those immigrants who support their native countries rather than England at the sport of cricket are not significantly integrated into the United Kingdom. Post-war Britain experienced mass migration from the cricket playing countries of the West Indies and South Asia. Ever since, the issue of assimilation and multiculturalism has"
"a commercial featuring anthropomorphic animals (such as a deer, a bear, peacocks, and chameleons) in swimsuits, caused outrage in the United Kingdom, for its sexually suggestive content. In the video, the animals gyrate around poles, spray the drink onto the breasts of other animals, and ride bottles which then explode. The advert had already had 45 seconds of more provocative footage cut, and was only to be shown after the 9 o'clock watershed, initially during a programme titled ""How to Look Good Naked"". Kidscape, a children's charity based in the country, criticised the advert, saying, ""Orangina is a drink which"
"advertising, public relations and media programs, trade shows and programs for the tourism industry, consumer promotions, online communications and consumer research. The organisation caused controversy in 2006 when its advertising campaign ""So where the bloody hell are you?"" gained media attention following a ban in the UK. In January 2010 Tourism Australia displayed a caged kangaroo on a street in Hollywood. The kangaroo was filmed by a concerned member of the public who was reported as saying, ""The kangaroo was there in a pen, like a 10 by 12 (foot) pen, straight on the concrete and it was really, really"