Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.

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• Nothing in the world can take the place of
  persistence.  Talent will not nothing is more
  common than unsuccessful men with talent.  Genius
  will not unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. 
  Education will not the world is full of educated
  derelicts.  Persistence and determination alone
  are omnipotent.  The slogan 'press on' has solved
  and always will solve the problems of the human
  race. - Calvin Coolidge
• (http//www.insightquotes.com/subject_index_frames
  _page.htm)

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The Effects of the Blitz
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Butterfly Bomb

• There is the butterfly bomb- a small, hinged mine
  that armies usually scatter from airplanes. Often
  mistaken for toys, these bombs have maimed
  countless curious children.
• (http//www.pbs.org/saf/1201/features/landmines.ht
  m)

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Another Bomb

• Perhaps even more deadly is the so-called
  "Bounding Betty," which when tripped leaps three
  feet into the air, hurling metal shrapnel over a
  six-foot radius.
• (http//www.pbs.org/saf/1201/features/landmines.ht
  m)

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Ian Abercrombie

• To accomplish great things, we must dream as
  well as act. Anatole France (1844 - 1924)
• (http//www.quotationspage.com/subjects/dreams/)

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Bomb Shelters

• Ian gave some of his earliest performances as a
  child in bomb shelters during the London Blitz.

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Ians career

• He was drafted in the Army and stationed in
  Germany, where he directed a play. (Separate
  Tables)
• He has had various roles, some international,
  including theater, TV and movies.

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Where to find Ian

• Ian can occasionally be found at the Birds of
  Prey Online forum as themaninblack
• (www.birdsofpreyonline.com/forum)