Introduction

Introduction, The Introduction, Intro, or The Intro may refer to:

Introduction (House of Lords)

Introduction is a ceremony in the House of Lords whereby new members are "introduced" to the existing membership. Introductions in the Lords are more elaborate than those in the House of Commons.

Origins

Originally, the Sovereign created and invested new peers personally. The personal procedure, however, was abandoned during the seventeenth century, and in 1621 the House of Lords began the ceremony of introduction. The ceremony has evolved over the years, generally growing more complex. However, in 1998, the Select Committee on Introductions suggested several reforms, which were generally adopted.

Introduced lords

Ceremonial introductions were originally used for all new members of the House of Lords. However, in 1663, the House of Lords decided that peers who inherited a title not be introduced. This applies to hereditary peers joining the House by virtue of by-elections under the House of Lords Act 1999. However, if hereditary peers receive life peerages, they must be introduced like any other life peer, unless they sat in the Lords before the House of Lords Act 1999.

Introduction (British House of Commons)

In the British House of Commons, members of the House elected at a by-election must be formally "introduced" to the House. (Members elected at a general election are not introduced.) The ceremony in the Commons is considerably simpler than those in the House of Lords.

By-elections are generally held on Thursdays, and the introduction in the afternoon of the Tuesday after the election. The new Member enters the Chamber along with two other members acting as "supporters" and bows to the Speaker. The Member and supporters then process to the Speaker's table, where the new Member takes the Oath of Allegiance or Solemn Affirmation. Then, the Member signs the Test Roll, at the top of which the Oath is written. Finally, the Member returns to sit along with the rest of his party.

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Plenty (film)

Plenty is a 1985 British drama film directed by Fred Schepisi and starring Meryl Streep. It was adapted from David Hare's play of the same name.

Plot

Spanning nearly 20 years from the early 1940s to the 1960s, the plot focuses on Susan Traherne, an Englishwoman who is irreparably changed by her experiences as a fighter for the French Resistance during World War II when she has a one-night stand with a British intelligence agent. After the war ends, Susan returns to England and becomes determined to make a life for herself by achieving what she wishes in the post-war world which, after her time away, she finds trivial and inadequate, while acting with complete disregard for everybody around her.

Cast

Awards

Ullman and Gielgud were nominated for BAFTA Awards, and Gielgud was named Best Supporting Actor by both the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the National Society of Film Critics.

Bounty (brand)

Bounty is a paper towel product manufactured by Procter & Gamble (P&G) in the United States. It was introduced in 1965. It is used in households nationwide and is the preferred brand of most tattooers.

Sale of British rights

In 2007, P&G sold the UK rights of the product Bounty to Swedish manufacturer Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA) on the understanding that SCA would rebrand the product to their own name within a limited time period. Consequently, the product on sale as "Bounty" in the UK has become rebranded as Plenty. P&G retains all rights to the name "Bounty" and their product remains on sale under that name in the United States.

Advertising

From the 1960s to the 1990s, veteran character actress Nancy Walker appeared in a popular and long-running series of commercials in the US, in which Walker played Rosie, a waitress in a diner, using Bounty to clean up spills made by the diner's patrons and demonstrating its better absorption compared to other brands. The tagline was originally "The quick picker-upper," later changing to "the quicker picker-upper", which became a common catchphrase, and was used for the brand's tagline (with variations) long after Walker ceased appearing in Bounty ads.

Plenty (album)

Plenty is the third album from Red Box, and was released on 11 October 2010.

The Plenty Sessions

The album was also released as a "Limited Edition" which included an exclusive six track bonus CD. Subsequently, these tracks were made available as digital downloads under the name The Plenty Sessions.

Sales performance

Plenty was Cherry Red Records' best selling album for the months October to December 2010.

Audio previews

Four tracks from the album can be previewed in their entirety on the SoundCloud: Red Box - Plenty samples page.

Track listing

Cherry Red Records CD: CDBRED470

Cherry Red Records Bonus CD: CDXRED471 - "The Plenty Sessions"

Personnel

Musicians

"Stay"

"Hurricane"