Eddy Shah (also Eddie Shah) is a Manchester-based maverick businessman, the founder of the then technologically-advanced UK newspaper Today, and current owner of the Messenger Group. He is, curiously, also the author of several novels: The Lucy Ghosts (1991), Ring of Red Roses (1992), Manchester Blue (1993), and Fallen Angels (1994). Location within the British Isles. ... Maverick can refer to: Samuel Maverick, a Texas cattleman from whom the term maverick originated. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... Reading the newspaper: Brookgreen Gardens in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. ... Today is a free English-language newspaper in Singapore published by government-owned Mediacorp Press. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events Media:January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...