A Matter of Chance is a short story by Vladimir Nabokov written in Russian under his pen name Vladimir Sirin in Berlin in 1924. It was rejected by the newspaper Rul and first published by the emigre magazine Segodnya in Riga. In 1974 it became part of a collection of thirteen stories called Tyrants Destroyed and Other Stories published by McGraw-Hill.
Plot summary
A Russian émigré, Aleksey Luzhin is working as a dining car attendant on the Berlin-Paris express. In a state of terminal despair, he dreams of a lost St. Petersburg and a lost wife Lena. He has become a cocaine addict, and he plans to commit suicide by putting his head between the buffers of two coupling carriages.
Unknown to him, his wife gets on the train to join him in Paris and meets an elderly princess who is a family friend of her husband. Luzhin just fails to put out the dining car reservation slips (and thus recognise his wife’s name), and he cannot remember who the princess is when he sees her. His wife just fails to enter the dining car and loses her wedding ring instead. When the dining car is disconnected for cleaning Luzhin just fails to discover the ring, descends from the carriage to commit his fatal act, and is run down instead by a passing express.
Kenya (/ˈkɛnjə/; locally[ˈkɛɲa]), officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in Africa and a founding member of the East African Community (EAC). Its capital and largest city is Nairobi. Kenya's territory lies on the equator and overlies the East African Rift covering a diverse and expansive terrain that extends roughly from Lake Victoria to Lake Turkana (formerly called Lake Rudolf) and further south-east to the Indian Ocean. It is bordered by Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, South Sudan to the north-west, Ethiopia to the north and Somalia to the north-east. Kenya covers 581,309km2 (224,445sqmi), and had a population of approximately 45 million people in July 2014.
Kenya has a warm and humid tropical climate on its Indian Ocean coastline. The climate is cooler in the savannah grasslands around the capital city, Nairobi, and especially closer to Mount Kenya, which has snow permanently on its peaks. Further inland, in the Nyanza region, there is a hot and dry climate which becomes humid around Lake Victoria, the largest tropical fresh-water lake in the world. This gives way to temperate and forested hilly areas in the neighboring western region. The north-eastern regions along the border with Somalia and Ethiopia are arid and semi-arid areas with near-desert landscapes. Kenya is known for its safaris, diverse climate and geography, and expansive wildlife reserves and national parks such as the East and West Tsavo National Park, the Maasai Mara, Lake Nakuru National Park, and Aberdares National Park. Kenya has several world heritage sites such as Lamu and numerous beaches, including in Diani, Bamburi and Kilifi, where international yachting competitions are held every year.
The Commonwealth realm of Kenya, officially known as "Kenya", was a predecessor to the modern-day Republic of Kenya. It existed between 12 December 1963 and 12 December 1964.
When British rule ended in 1963, the Kenya Colony was given independence as a Commonwealth realm in which form the state existed until the proclamation of the Republic of Kenya came into existence on 12 December 1964. During this time, the British monarch (Elizabeth II) remained head of state. Kenya shared the Sovereign with the other Commonwealth realms. The monarch's constitutional roles were mostly delegated to the Governor-General of Kenya:
The royal succession was governed by the English Act of Settlement of 1701.
Jomo Kenyatta held office as prime minister (and head of government). Despite being head of state of Kenya throughout this period; Queen Elizabeth II never visited Kenya in her capacity as 'Queen of Kenya', though she did visit:
Jonathan "Jonti" Picking (born 17 May 1975), otherwise known as Weebl or Mr. Weebl, is a BritishInternet personality and flash animator and is the creator of Weebl's Stuff.
His movies are known for repetitive melodies and surreal dialogue; The majority feature a catchy tune with silly lyrics, which is paired with a looping flash animation. He does most of the voices in his animations himself, and several feature himself in live action, including "Haricots Verts", "Chutney", "Boogie", "CAMRA", "Stockmarket", "We Are Mature", "Tangerine" the Weebl and Bob episodes "DJ" and "Safety", the fourth On The Moon episode, and "Jazzmas". He has also worked with other animators on YouTube, such as Edd Gould in the video "Nuts [Weebl]".
Picking is a trained sound engineer and artist, and has also worked on 3D visual effects for the movie Resident Evil. In 2003, he made several advertisements for Anchor Butter in the style of his Weebl and Bob animations, but featuring cows. These were broadcast in the UK. The television program Totally Viral on UKTV G2, consisting of video clips and cartoons from the internet, has an animated title sequence and links made by Jonti. Jonti set up his own production company called Sumo Dojo, which he has since left to set up Weebl's Stuff Limited, also known as Weebl Ltd. Picking married Sarah Darling (a radio presenter on the station Xfm) on 31 March 2007. On 23 December 2008, Picking announced his wife's pregnancy on the official Weebl's Stuff forums. On 13 July 2009, Picking's wife gave birth to a baby girl.
Blac Chyna Can’t Run From The Truth & ATL Housewife Kenya Moore Is Way Too Fly | Wild 'N Out
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5 REASONS GEORGE KINOTI WILL SINK WILLIAM RUTTO'S Kenya Kwanza GOVERNMENT
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Mr. Nice is a household name but his absence in the entertainment scene was a concern to many. Speaking on Chat with Lily, we met him at his studio in Mlolongo where he shared the reason why he decided to flee from Tanzania and settle in Kenya. He went through so many hardships and wanted a fresh start. He’s now settled here, married and in business.
His studio is a space where he welcomes artists we to record music and he said money is the last thing in his mind, all he wants to help artists get to where he is in his career.
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5 Reasons Why George Kinoti Will Sink William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza Government Down
Lee Makwiny is a Youtube Channel focusing on Kenyan Politics, Breaking news, ...
5 Reasons Why George Kinoti Will Sink William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza Government Down
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5 Reasons Why George Kinoti Will Sink William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza Government Down
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Mr. Nice is a household name but his absence in the entertainment scene was a concern to many. Speaking on Chat with Lily, we met him at his studio in Mlolongo ...
Mr. Nice is a household name but his absence in the entertainment scene was a concern to many. Speaking on Chat with Lily, we met him at his studio in Mlolongo where he shared the reason why he decided to flee from Tanzania and settle in Kenya. He went through so many hardships and wanted a fresh start. He’s now settled here, married and in business.
His studio is a space where he welcomes artists we to record music and he said money is the last thing in his mind, all he wants to help artists get to where he is in his career.
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Mr. Nice is a household name but his absence in the entertainment scene was a concern to many. Speaking on Chat with Lily, we met him at his studio in Mlolongo where he shared the reason why he decided to flee from Tanzania and settle in Kenya. He went through so many hardships and wanted a fresh start. He’s now settled here, married and in business.
His studio is a space where he welcomes artists we to record music and he said money is the last thing in his mind, all he wants to help artists get to where he is in his career.
______
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Mr. Nice is a household name but his absence in the entertainment scene was a concern to many. Speaking on Chat with Lily, we met him at his studio in Mlolongo where he shared the reason why he decided to flee from Tanzania and settle in Kenya. He went through so many hardships and wanted a fresh start. He’s now settled here, married and in business.
His studio is a space where he welcomes artists we to record music and he said money is the last thing in his mind, all he wants to help artists get to where he is in his career.
______
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A Matter of Chance is a short story by Vladimir Nabokov written in Russian under his pen name Vladimir Sirin in Berlin in 1924. It was rejected by the newspaper Rul and first published by the emigre magazine Segodnya in Riga. In 1974 it became part of a collection of thirteen stories called Tyrants Destroyed and Other Stories published by McGraw-Hill.
Plot summary
A Russian émigré, Aleksey Luzhin is working as a dining car attendant on the Berlin-Paris express. In a state of terminal despair, he dreams of a lost St. Petersburg and a lost wife Lena. He has become a cocaine addict, and he plans to commit suicide by putting his head between the buffers of two coupling carriages.
Unknown to him, his wife gets on the train to join him in Paris and meets an elderly princess who is a family friend of her husband. Luzhin just fails to put out the dining car reservation slips (and thus recognise his wife’s name), and he cannot remember who the princess is when he sees her. His wife just fails to enter the dining car and loses her wedding ring instead. When the dining car is disconnected for cleaning Luzhin just fails to discover the ring, descends from the carriage to commit his fatal act, and is run down instead by a passing express.
When he supported my stance It got confused with romance I gave another boy a chance We both know what we did wrong When I woke up he was gone I saved his number in my phone There's really nothing more to say I can't remember anything And you continued to call Forgivin' it all But now I really want to talk The situation has changed The situation became A mirror of the last refrain There's really nothing more to say Who remembers anyway?