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Who had their first UK number one hit in May 1999 with Swear It Again? | Official Charts Flashback 1999: Westlife – Swear It Again 25 April 2014 Official Charts Flashback 1999: Westlife – Swear It Again It was the first of an incredible 14 Number 1s for the likely lads from Ireland, and it topped the charts 15 years ago today. Google + It was the first of an incredible 14 Number 1s for the likely lads from Ireland, and it topped the charts 15 years ago today. 1999 was a time when pop ruled supreme and its hottest stars were boybands, and ones with an Irish connection were usually the hottest of them all. When it came to chart success, Boyzone were the boyband to beat, but as their time was coming to an end – for the next few years at least – it was an opportunity for five fresh faces, each topped by perfect ‘90s hair, to step up. Westlife – originally Westside, but had to have a rethink because of an existing US group – were Shane Filan, Mark Feehily, Kian Egan, Nicky Byrne and Brian (which he changed to Bryan, before going back to Brian) McFadden. In the age-old spirit of boybands lending a hand to young pretenders, the five lads were introduced to the world as being managed by Boyzone’s Ronan Keating. Behind the scenes, however, it was management supremo and future X Factor legend Louis Walsh who was looking after their interests. Their first single, Swear It Again, was an instant hit, debuting at the top this week in 1999. Watch out for the infamous key change: Swear It Again was first in a run of seven consecutive Number 1s, including 1999’s Official Christmas Number 1 I Have A Dream/Seasons In The Sun and a cover of Phil Collins’ hit Against All Odds featuring none other than Mariah Carey in 2000. It really, really happened. We saw it with our own eyes. The group has 14 chart-toppers on the Official Singles Chart, the last being The Rose in 2006. Swear It Again has sold 375,000 copies, making it their 7th bestselling single in the UK. Their biggest is 2001’s Comic Relief single Uptown Girl – originally a 1983 Number 1 for Billy Joel – which has shifted over 785,000 copies. Over on the Official Albums Chart, they’ve had seven Number 1s, with six albums selling over a million copies. Their bestselling album in the UK is the first volume of greatest Hits, Unbreakable, from 2001. It’s notched up over 1.8 million sales. Chart Fact: 12 of Westlife’s Number 1s featured all five of them. After Brian left in 2004, they had only two more chart-toppers. Check out Billy's original chart-topping rendition of Uptown Girl before we rake over the rest of the Top 5 this week in 1999. 2: Fatboy Slim – Right Here, Right Now Fresh from his first ever chart-topper (as Fatboy Slim, at least) with Praise You, Norman Cook continued his reign as the king of '90s DJs with this much-sampled smash. Thanks to Westlife, it wouldn’t advance any farther than runner-up position, but it scored him a fourth Top 10 hit. He’d go on to have three more, with the latest being the super-noisy anthem to all party-lovers Eat Sleep Rave Repeat FT Rivastarr and Beardyman, which hit Number 3 in late 2013. Right Here, Right Now has sold 372,000 copies in the UK – over 16,000 of those just last year! 3: Martine McCutcheon – Perfect Moment As EastEnders’ favourite tragic barmaid Tiffany, Martine McCutcheon captured the hearts of millions. As a pop singer, she managed to sell them a few records too! After two weeks at Number 1 with this, her debut solo single, Martine slipped two places. But, unlike the time her soap character took a tumble in front of a car on Albert Square, there was plenty of life left in Martine and she went on to have four more Top 10 hits. Perfect Moment managed to shift over 610,000 copies. 4: Texas – In Our Lifetime While Martine was just starting out, Scottish pop rock band Texas were celebrating a decade in the biz, with their seventh Top 10 hit. Fronted by straight-talking Sharleen Spiteri, the band were regular guests on the huge TV shows of the day, like Chris Evans’ iconic ladfest TFI Friday. Six more Top 10 hits followed, with Sleep being the last in 2006. In Our Lifetime never advanced on Number 4, and | Sandie Shaw’s Biography — Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and photos at Last.fm Listeners Biography Sandie Shaw (real name Sandra Ann Goodrich) (born February 26, 1947) was the most successful British girl singer of the 1960s. With her hair, slender frame, model cheekbones and outfits, she has been described as the ultimate working-class 'it' girl. Raised in Dagenham, Essex, UK, the Ford plant IBM operator dreamed of becoming a singer. She began her recording career in 1964 at just 17-years-old having been discovered by popular singer Adam Faith . She was spotted by Adam Faith after she appeared way down on the bill at a concert featuring himself and his group The Roulettes and The Hollies (she had gained a place in the concert having come second in a talent contest). After the show she was taken backstage to meet The Hollies and The Roulettes, and ended up being dragged to Faith's dressing room to do an impromptu rendition of "Everybody Loves A Lover." Faith was so impressed that he introduced her to his manager Eve Taylor, a former Variety manager. Within a fortnight the youngster had a record deal with Pye Records and a new stage name. Taylor signed songwriter Chris Andrews to Shaw and he wrote her first single "As Long As You're Happy Baby." However it was the second single that was to make her a household name after Eve Taylor discovered "(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me" on a song-hunting trip to America. The song had been written by legendary songwriting team Burt Bacharach and Hal David and had been a minor US hit for Lou Johnston. Shaw's version became a massive hit, spending three weeks at Number One in the UK singles chart in the autumn of 1964. This was followed by a string of classic pop hit singles written by Chris Andrews including "Girl Don't Come," "I'll Stop At Nothing," "Long Live Love" (Shaw's second UK Number One), "Message Understood," "Tomorrow" and "Nothing Comes Easy," all of which made the Top 20. The star was also a regular on popular programmes like Top Of The Pops, Ready Steady Go and Thank Your Lucky Stars. Shaw also recorded most of her hit singles in Italian, French, German and Spanish, boosting her popularity on the continent. She was also hugely popular across South America, had even performed behind the Iron Curtain and sung at some concerts in pre-revolutionary Iran. Problems with work permits prevented Shaw from breaking America, although she has developed quite a collection of avid fans there! Her trademark was to perform in bare feet because, in her own words, "I feel more relaxed, more able to get the mood of a song." The singles were produced by Eve Taylor, Andrews and herself (though she was never credited) with help from Pye arranger Ken Woodman. Although it was mainly her singles that brought her success and popularity, Shaw also released several original albums in the 60s - Sandie, Me, Love Me, Please Love Me, The Sandie Shaw Supplement and Reviewing The Situation. These albums generally consisted of Chris Andrews-penned songs mixed with cover versions of songs made popular by other artists. By 1967 Shaw's record sales were lower than they had previously been and her manager decided to go for a more cabaret appeal and, against her will (as she felt it would destroy her credibility), Shaw was put forward to represent the UK in that year's Eurovision Song Contest. She performed five songs on The Rolf Harris Show and the public voted that the song that should represent the country was the Bill Martin/Phil Coulter composition "Puppet On A String" (a song she hated!). The song won the contest hands down (making Sandie Shaw the first person to win the contest for the UK) and gave her another smash hit (her third UK number one single - a record for a female at the time). "Puppet On A String" was also another massive worldwide hit, and was the biggest selling single of the year in Germany. 1967 also saw Shaw marry fashion designer Jeff Banks with whom she would later have a daughter, Gracie, born in 1971. Fashion had become another of Shaw's trademarks, and i |
In which county of England would you find BERKELEY CASTLE ? | Berkeley Castle. A great day out in Gloucestershire Welcome The Berkeley family welcome you to Berkeley Castle, their ancient fortress home where they have lived since their ancestor, Robert Fitzharding, completed the Keep in the late 12th Century. The history played out within Berkeley Castle’s walls make it one of the most remarkable buildings in Britain and the family hope that you will visit them to experience its special atmosphere. Latest News ACCOMMODATION ON THE BERKELEY ESTATE We are delighted to bring you two wonderful properties on the Berkeley Estate now available for private hire... whether you are planning a family holiday, romantic break or a long overdue catch up with friends! Brook House is a large townhouse sleeping 20 guests with views across to St Mary's Church, Berkeley Castle & the river severn. It has 9 bedrooms, 5 of which are en-suite, as well as a comfortable open plan living, kitchen, dining space with a table to seat 20. For a summer break the patio is perfect for day time sun lounging and outdoor BBQ's or on a winters day snuggle up in front of a film in the cosy Snug. Blossom Cottage is a quintessential cosy English cottage sleeping two guests. It is just a short walk from the local amenities of Berkeley town and perfectly placed to explore the Gloucestershire countryside. After a day of exploring, unwind in the white rolltop bath or snuggle up with a steaming coffee from the coffee machine! To find out more about these two lovely properties please see our accommodation page here . | Conor Byrne: 21 September 1327: The Death of Edward II? 21 September 1327: The Death of Edward II? Above: Edward II's tomb effigy at Gloucester Cathedral. Edward II, king of England from 1307, allegedly died at Berkeley Castle twenty years later, on 21 September 1327. As biographer Harold F. Hutchinson explains in his 1971 study of the king: 'The true story of the manner of Edward's death can never be known for certain'. The former king had been deposed in January 1327 and succeeded by his fourteen-year old son Edward, known as Edward III. His father's reign had, in the words of Natalie Fryde, been 'disastrous'. Edward's wife, Isabella of France, had invaded the country in September 1326 having initially departed to be involved in peace negotiations with the French king. Outraged by the power wielded by her husband's favourites, the Despensers, who had sequestrated her estates and virtually imprisoned herself and her servants, Isabella returned to England alongside her ally - and possibly lover - Roger Mortimer, later earl of March, and a host of supporters. City after city in England supported her, including London, which became her most imposing stronghold. Edward II was taken to Kenilworth Castle, where the bishop of Hereford demanded that he abdicate, charging the king with, amongst other things, being personally incapable of governing; of allowing himself to be led and governed by others; of devoting himself to unsuitable occupations while neglecting the government of his kingdom; of forfeiting the king of France's friendship, and losing the kingdom of Scotland and lands and lordships in Ireland and Gascony; and of exhibiting pride, cruelty, and covetousness. Edward remained virtually imprisoned at Kenilworth until 2 April 1327, when he was transferred to the custody of Thomas Berkeley and John Maltravers, following a plot led by the Dominican John Stoke to free him. In July, a further conspiracy to release him occurred, and on 14 September, Sir Rhys ap Gruffudd's plot to liberate him was uncovered. A week later, at the parliament at Lincoln, it was announced that the former king had died 'a natural death' at Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire. His corpse was moved to Gloucester for public display a month later, and on 20 December he was buried in St Peter's Abbey, Gloucester, in the presence of his son and his widow. A splendid tomb was erected by Edward III in his father's memory. Above: Berkeley Castle, where Edward II allegedly died in 1327. Historians traditionally accepted that Edward II died at Berkeley Castle on 21 September 1327. Hutchinson, for instance, noted that although a mystery surrounded his end, 'the only fact which seems well established is that Edward of Caernarvon was murdered, if not to the instructions of, at least with the connivance of Mortimer, and probably also of Isabella [Edward's wife]'. But as Natalie Fryde correctly noted in her 1979 study of the last years of his reign, 'if we separate contemporary evidence about his [Edward's] fate from the legend which has accrued around it, we are certainly left with more mystery than certainty'. It is essential to bear in mind this point - legend has replaced concrete historical fact regarding Edward II's end. An obvious example of this is the lingering popularity of the notion that Edward died by having a red hot poker thrust into his anus, allegedly a gruesome parody of his enjoyment of homosexual sex. The chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker (died c. 1360), reported this, as did the Brut chronicle, composed in the 1340s. But both Ian Mortimer and Kathryn Warner have disputed the 'anal rape' narrative of the king's death, arguing instead that it reflected beliefs that he was the passive partner in male-male sexual relations. There is, in short, no compelling evidence for the red hot poker story. As Hutchinson incredulously noted, Baker 'asks his readers to believe that Edward's murderers were so inept, and the castle walls so thin, that townsfolk outside the castle were able to hear the king's dying shrieks'. He dismisses Baker's claims as being 'lur |
The photocopying technology called Xerography is named from Greek 'xero' meaning? | Name origin of Xerox and their famous copy machine - High Names agency If you want to get high - start with the name. Name origin of Xerox and their famous copy machine 01.30.13 Posted in Naming blog by christa There are plenty of machines in each office nowadays – laptops, desk computers, lamps, printers, faxes, tablets, photocopiers, smart phones. All of these are suited for our needs and easy to work with, but the technology behind them is sometimes unknown. This naming article is about one of the most common office machine brands – Xerox . The company is famous for their products in the area of office technology – printing presses, photocopiers, multifunctional systems and related services and supplies. But for the readers of some countries the word xerox is just a synonym for a copy machine (just as pampers became a synonym for changeable diapers). But what does the brand name actually mean? It is well-known that letters like x, y, j and others add a certain tone to a word that make is memorable and leaves a trace in our mind long after being heard. Obviously, Xerox have done a pretty good job securing two of the five letters in their brand name to be memorable when pronounced. However, the name is not just a random combination of letters, but derives from a complex Greek word which is connected to the company’s main field of expertise. When The Haloid Photographic Company was founded in 1906, no one expected the company to grow as one of the biggest international document management corporations. Electrophotography as a technology was invented by Chester Carlson and later developed by The Haloid company. Together they introduced a new technology, called xerography – meaning ‘dry writing’ from Greek [ξηρός (xeros) – “dry” and γραφία (graphia) – “writing”]. This served to emphasize the difference between this new reproducing technique and the old one, cyanotype , which used liquid chemicals. The success of the first dry plain paper photocopier (Xerox 914) was so huge that the company changes its name to Haloid Xerox in 1958. The name was chosen based on the unique dry printing technique, and shortened to follow the model set by the other big company at the time – Kodak. Three years later, another renaming occurred and the company was called simply Xerox. Experimenting with new automated copy machines and smaller sizes, fitting on a desk, Xerox grew to be one of the most famous brands in this business. So successful, that the company name became a noun for the general technology and the machines using it. You can read more about the history of photocopying here . | Log In - New York Times Log In Don't have an account? Sign up here » In order to access our Web site, your Web browser must accept cookies from NYTimes.com. More information » |
Who did England play in the opening game of the 2015 Rugby World Cup? | Rugby World Cup: England primed for action and ready for opening night | Sport | The Guardian Rugby World Cup 2015 Rugby World Cup: England primed for action and ready for opening night Home side will wear red and use the visiting dressing room against Fiji but everything else is as normal A rugby fan gets into the spirit of the occasion outside Twickenham Stadium on the eve of the World Cup’s opening match between England and Fiji. Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images Friday 18 September 2015 03.41 EDT First published on Thursday 17 September 2015 17.00 EDT Share on Messenger Close Not for a decade have England kicked off a Rugby World Cup feeling so inwardly upbeat. Jonny Wilkinson was already in the casualty ward before their opening game in France eight years ago and their display against the United States in Lille was correspondingly grim. They were only slightly better against Argentina in Dunedin during 2011 , a tight 13-9 victory being swiftly overtaken by livelier off-field developments. This time there is a completely different mood. Aside from the odd shower which has been forecast for the opening ceremony – a 20-minute show entitled ‘Breaking New Ground’ directed by the choreographer Kim Gavin – everything else is set fair. Tom Wood, their combative flanker, is one of many who cannot wait for the clock to tick round to 8pm. “I feel ready and prepared and feel I can speak for the whole team,” he said, adamant the home side can “step up another gear” again compared with their final warm-up outing against Ireland . And why not? As Graham Rowntree, England’s forwards coach, repeatedly stressed, this is the time of his players’ lives: a home World Cup, no nagging injury worries, a country on the edge of its collective seat. There comes a point when self-doubt is replaced by total conviction and Chris Robshaw’s side appear to be there already. Wood stopped short of suggesting England are nailed-on to lift the Webb Ellis Cup but his quiet optimism was striking. “There are some great teams out there and I can’t promise you success but all I can say is we’ve left no stone unturned in terms of our preparation. I feel prepared and I hope the lessons learned from our Six Nations campaigns will stand us in good stead.” He was harking back, not for the first time, to England’s spectacular failure to land a grand slam in Cardiff in 2013, the last time they approached a game awash with so much hype. “I’d definitely say losing in the Millennium Stadium was a turning point for us. The occasion caught us off guard that day.” England have still not claimed any titles but their resilience in the face of the kind of challenge now facing them is stiffer than it was. Pinterest England ready to face Fiji in Rugby World Cup opener That, at any rate, is Rowntree’s firm belief. England have clearly tired of talking up Fiji’s running threats and wonder if it is not the visitors – clad in white and occupying the home dressing-room – who could be overwhelmed by the scale of the event. “There’s a lot of talk about this word upset,” Rowntree said. “But we’re in good shape. I don’t spend a lot of time drawing parallels with the previous tournament but I am exceptionally happy with where we are at this moment. The guys are on their own turf, in front of their families and friends, with 15 million people potentially watching on television and 50 million countrywide supporting them. My question to you is: ‘Which team is the pressure on?’” Seven successive wins at Twickenham have also helped to foster a certain belief, even if England’s red jerseys and alternative dressing-room arrangements give this fixture a slightly different twist. Rowntree is having flashbacks to London 2012 – “You can feel it walking around … it reminds me of the Olympics” – and Wood feels similarly. “Stuart [Lancaster] has talked a lot about being on the front foot in terms of English identity – we know what that can do for us and we want to try to harness it. We know what it did for the British athletes at the Olympics and we want some of that. We have to go out and g | Record Rugby World Cup attendance at Wembley Stadium Crowd pleaser Record Rugby World Cup attendance at Wembley Stadium The 89,019 fans who watched the New Zealand-Argentina clash beat the mark set at the RWC 2003 final in Sydney 20/09/2015 17:23 Issued on behalf of England Rugby 2015 89,019 fans attended Wembley Stadium and broke the record for the biggest ever crowd at a Rugby World Cup match Previous record was 82,957 at the Rugby World Cup 2003 Final Opening weekend has engaged the nation with full venues and great Rugby Tickets for some great matches featuring England at Manchester City Stadium, New Zealand at the Olympic Stadium and Australia at the Millennium Stadium are still on sale via tickets.rugbyworldcup.com Rugby World Cup 2015 entered the record books on Sunday when 89,019 fans attended Wembley Stadium for New Zealand v Argentina and broke the record for the biggest ever crowd at a Rugby World Cup match. The previous record of 82,957 at the Rugby World Cup 2003 Final was broken by Match 8 in one of England's most iconic sporting venues where the winners of Rugby World Cup 2011, New Zealand, took on Argentina in a thrilling match. England Rugby 2015 Managing Director, Stephen Brown, said: "We are delighted to see such a fantastic crowd at Wembley Stadium this afternoon and secure a record Rugby World Cup match attendance with over 89,000 fans enjoying New Zealand v Argentina. The opening weekend has been a true celebration of Rugby with full venues, exciting Rugby and a real buzz in and around the Host Cities with over 100,00 people enjoying our official Fanzones and we're looking forward to more of the same over the coming weeks.” World Rugby Chairman, Bernard Lapasset, added: "This has been a weekend where Rugby has captivated and inspired a nation and a new generation of fans and players and what better way to cap it than with a Rugby World Cup record crowd. Great people make great events and the stars of this Tournament so far, alongside the players, have been the wonderful fans, the 21st Rugby World Cup team.” Rugby World Cup 2015 has already become the biggest Tournament to date selling over 2.35 million tickets, crossing the 2.25 million tickets sold in France 2007. Fans can still be part of the Tournament however with some great matches including England at Manchester City Stadium, New Zealand at the Olympic Stadium and Australia at the Millennium Stadium via tickets.rugbyworldcup.com. |
Who wrote 'Harry's Game', 'The Glory Boys' and 'Holding The Zero'? | Gerald Seymour – The Art of Danger 1 2 3 … 6 Next Posts» This site is 100% unofficial! Please note that this website is 100% unofficial. It is not affiliated with Gerald Seymour, his agents or his publishers. I'm just a fan who has been enjoying the books since 1987. Having said that the nice folk at Hodder do send me advance copies of each new book for my reading enjoyment. And long may that continue. - Jack | Happy Birthday Michael Caine: His 10 Most Memorable Performances Happy Birthday Michael Caine: His 10 Most Memorable Performances March 14, 2013 – 2:30 PM – 0 Comments She Rocks Awards to Honor Ronnie Spector Zulu, 1964 Zulu was Michael Caine's first starring role. He got the role despite filming the worst screen test anyone had ever seen. But the director, Cy Enfield, said it was either Caine or the whole production crew would have to leave South Africa as there were no other options. The film depicts the Battle of Rorke's Drift between the British Army and the Zulus in January 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War. 1 of 10 Alfie, 1966 Caine was nominated for a Golden Globe and Academy Award for his role as womanizing Alfie in Lewis Gilbert 1966 British film. 2 of 10 The Italian Job, 1969 Caine plays Charlie Croker in this comic caper movie about a plan to steal a gold shipment from the streets of Turin by creating a traffic jam. 3 of 10 The Man Who Would Be King, 1975 The film adapatation of Rudyard Kipling's short story also starred Sean Connery and is about two British soldiers who resign from the army in India and set themselves up as deities in Kafiristan. The film was nominated for four Oscars. 4 of 10 Educating Rita, 1983 Caine received a Golden Globe for best actor for his portrayal of as Frank Bryant, a bored university professor who meets Rita, a hairdresser, who takes his course. In 2007 Caine said that Educating Rita was "the last good picture [he] made before [he] mentally retired." 5 of 10 Little Voice, 1998 Then we jump to the late 90s to Caine's comeback as Ray Say, a Northern seaside town-dwelling talent scout in the film adaptation of the West End hit Little Voice. 6 of 10 The Cider House Rules, 1999 Caine plays abortionist Dr Wilbur Larch, in the film adaptation of John Irving's novel. He won his second Oscar for this role. 7 of 10 The Quiet American, 2002 Caine received another Oscar nomination for his role in Philip Noyce's The Quiet American, where he played an ageing journalist in 1950s Vietnam. 8 of 10 Harry Brown, 2009 This film follows Harry Brown, a widowed Royal Marines veteran, who had served in Northern Ireland, living in a housing estate that is rapidly descending into youth crime. 9 of 10 Batman Trilogy 2008-2012 Michael Caine plays Batman's butler Alfred in the trilogy. Caine said he was hesitent before he read the script "I immediately thought I'll be spending the entire series saying, 'Dinner is served' and 'Would you like a coffee?'". 10 of 10 |
Who scored the first televised maximum snooker break, in 1982? | The First Televised Maximum (147 Break by Steve Davis in 1982) | Snooker Videos | PubSnooker.com The First Televised Maximum (147 Break by Steve Davis in 1982) The First Televised Maximum (147 Break by Steve Davis in 1982) Steve Davis made the first televised 147 break (Maximum) on 11th Jan 1982 in the Lada Classic against John Spencer. The Nugget (also known as the Ginger Magician) went on to dominate the 1980s and become one of the greatest ever snooker players and was still an elite player in 2010, but he never made another 147. In the 80s there were only 8 maximum breaks, in 1999 alone there were 10 147-breaks (the most in any year) with most years seeing 2-10 maximums these days. As of the end of 2010, Ronnie O'Sullivan has the most maximums with 10 to his name. The Fastest Ever 147 by Ronnie "The Rocket" O'Sullivan Watch Ronnie "The Rocket" O'Sullivan hit the fastest ever maximum break (147) in only 5mins 20secs! That's a perfect break, 15 reds with 15 backs followed by the yellow, green, brown, blue, pink and black in the time it takes Ebdon to pick up his cue! This... Jimmy White showing off his cue power with extreme screw as he wins his 1984 Masters semi-final match - back when snooker was watched by tens of millions in the UK. The 1985 World Snooker Championship Final Reviewed The 1985 World Snooker Championship Final between Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor is the most thrilling and the most epic of epic matches ever. Hear Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor talk you through the closing moments of the greatest snooker final in history.... The 1985 World Snooker Championship Final Frame (Part 1) Watch the final frame of the 1985 World Snooker Championship final between Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor. Watch and feel the tension and atmosphere grow to levels never seen before in a snooker match as the epic final goes to the wire, the final black in t... Watch the final frame of the 1985 World Snooker Championship final between Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor. This is it, the final few balls causing more problems then ever before in a final, and Dennis Taylor's unforgettable celebrations. The First Televised Maximum (147 Break by Steve Davis in 1982) Steve Davis made the first televised 147 break (Maximum) on 11th Jan 1982 in the Lada Classic against John Spencer. The Nugget (also known as the Ginger Magician) went on to dominate the 1980s and become one of the greatest ever snooker players and was sti... The First World Championships Maximum (147 Break by Cliff Thorburn in 1983) Cliff Thorburn made the first World Snooker Championships 147 break (Maximum) on 23rd April 1983 against Terry Griffiths. The Canadian's maximum took over 30 minutes to complete, maybe the slowest in history, and was famous for the fluked red that started... Maximum Break (147 Break by Jimmy White in 1992) Jimmy White made this 147 maximum in the World Snooker Championships on 22nd April 1992 against Tony Drago. This was The Whirlwind's only maximum in his long and unfortunate career. Jimmy, known as the people's champion, had bad fortune in the World Champi... Maximum Break (147 Break by Stephen Hendry in 1997) Stephen Hendry made this 147 maximum break in the Charity Challenge on 5th January 1997 against Ronnie O'Sullivan. This 147 was remarkable as it was in the deciding frame in the final of the championship. If that wasn't enough, Hendry was leading 8-2 in th... | Big Break - Show News, Reviews, Recaps and Photos - TV.com EDIT Big Break is a British game show based around the game of snooker, it is presented by comedian Jim Davidson and former snooker player John Virgo. There are three contestants participating, each joined by a professional snooker player chosen at random. The contestant would answer the questions and the pro player would take care of the elements occurring on the snooker table. The following are the rounds in Big Break: Red Hot Each contestant starts with ten seconds on their clock, they are then given three questions, for each one they get right ten seconds is added to their clock. The snooker player then has to pot as many of the 10 red balls in the time won by the contestants. The lowest scoring team is eliminated. Virgo's Trick Shot The contestant eliminated in Red Hot is given the chance to win a consolation prize, they have to recreate a trick shot performed by John Virgo. Pocket Money The snooker player would play by traditional snooker rules for ninety seconds. For every ball they potted it would be worth money for their contestant, the values in pounds were ten times the points in snooker (so the reds are worth £10, the yellow is £20 and so on). If the player missed a ball the contestant would have to answer a question before play is resumed, the category of the question is determined by which ball is missed. The lowest scoring team is eliminated. Categories: |
Which country will host the 2014 winter Olympics? | The 14 most fascinating facts about the final 2014 Winter Olympics medal count | For The Win The 14 most fascinating facts about the final 2014 Winter Olympics medal count The 14 most fascinating facts about the final 2014 Winter Olympics medal count By Chris Chase February 23, 2014 10:19 am Follow @firechrischase 210k shares Follow @firechrischase (USA TODAY Sports Images) The competition ended Sunday at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Which nation ruled the medal count? How did the United States fare? Which athletes went home with the biggest haul? And just how dominant was the Dutch speedskating team? For The Win answers those questions, and many more, with the 14 most interesting facts about the final Winter Olympics medal count. 1. Russia ruled Russia (USA TODAY Sports Images) No matter the metric, the host nation won a decisive medal-count victory . Russia won 13 gold medals in Sochi, two more than runner-up Norway. Overall, Russian athletes won 33 medals, five more than the United States’ 28. It’s the first time the host nation swept both medal counts since Norway did it at the 1952 Winter Games in Oslo. 2. United States is king of the bronze USA TODAY Sports It didn’t look good for the United States. No medals in individual figure skating for the first time since 1936. No medals in speedskating for the first time since 1984. The four most identifiable Winter Olympians — Shaun White, Bode Miller, Lindsey Vonn, Shani Davis — won a total of one bronze medal. (In Vonn’s defense, she wasn’t competing in Sochi due to injury.) The women’s hockey team blew a late 2-0 lead in the gold-medal game and the men’s team was outscored 6-0 in the medal rounds. Still, it wasn’t all bad. American athletes won 28 medals, good for second on the overall medal count. (That was nine fewer medals than the U.S. won in Vancouver, however.) Team USA’s 12 bronze medals were the most for any nation. It’s the third time in the past four Winter Olympics the Americans have won that tally. 3. Dutch (speedskating) masters (USA TODAY Sports Images) The speedskating team from The Netherlands won 23 medals (eight gold, seven silver, eight bronze). Among the remarkable aspects of that achievement: a. The Dutch speedskating team alone would have finished sixth on the overall medal count. b. While the Dutch won 23 medals on the oval, all other nations won 13 medals combined. c. Since 1998, no other country has won more golds in speedskating than the Dutch won in Sochi. (The U.S. and Germany had seven each.) d. They did this all with just 41 athletes in Sochi. Canada earned one more medal with 180 more athletes. e. The Netherlands only won one more medal in the Olympics. It came in short-track speedskating, of course. 4. The rise and fall of Germany (USA TODAY Sports Images) For the early days of the Winter Games, Germany led the gold-medal count, thanks to a dominating performance in luge. (German lugers won all four golds in the luge events.) But once luge ended, it was all downhill from there, as Germany ended up finishing sixth in both medal counts. That’s the worst performance for any post-Berlin Wall German team and the worst for a main German Olympic squad in 46 years. 5. The Dutch did the most with the least The Dutch team at the Opening Ceremony. (AP) We’ve listed the medal count by golds, total medals and per-capita rates . So how about medals per athlete in Sochi? Winning 10 medals with 100 athletes is more impressive than winning 12 medals with 200 athletes, right? It’s no surprise the Netherlands leads this total, with 24 medals from 41 athletes equaling one medal for every 1.7 competitors. Belarus was second (six medals for 24 competitors; 1 for 4), followed by Norway (every 5.15 athletes), France (7) and Russia (7.03). The worst medal-per-athlete rate was Slovakia, which won a single medal for its 62 athletes. Croatia was the smallest delegation to medal, winning one with just 11 athletes. The biggest delegations not to medal in Sochi? Romania and Estonia were shutout with 24 athletes each. 6. Belarus comes out of nowhere Belarus won more m | Lizzy Yarnold wins Sochi 2014 gold for Great Britain - BBC Sport BBC Sport Lizzy Yarnold wins Sochi 2014 gold for Great Britain By Nick Hope BBC Olympic sports reporter in Sochi 14 Feb 2014 From the section Winter Olympics Share this page Read more about sharing. Lizzy Yarnold won Great Britain's first gold medal of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics after dominating the women's skeleton from start to finish. Yarnold, 25, produced a solid final run to finish 0.97 seconds ahead of Noelle Pikus-Pace of United States. Britain's Winter Olympic gold medallists 1924: Men (curling) 1952: Jeannette Altwegg (figure skating) 1964: Tony Nash & Robin Dixon (two-man bobsleigh) 1976: John Curry (figure skating) 1980: Robin Cousins (figure skating) 1984: Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean (figure skating) 2002: Women (curling) 2014: Lizzy Yarnold (skeleton) * Madge Syers won figure skating gold at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London Britain claimed the skeleton title for the second successive Winter Olympics after Amy Williams won gold at the 2010 Vancouver Games. It is Britain's second medal in Sochi and 10th gold in Winter Games history. Britain's reigning world champion Shelley Rudman, who won silver at the 2006 Olympics, finished 16th. Yarnold led after every round of the competition and held a 0.44 second advantage after the first two runs on Thursday. She extended that to 0.78 secs after setting a new track record in Friday's third run before finishing in a total of three minutes, 52.89 seconds, ahead of Pikus-Pace and bronze medallist Elena Nikitina of Russia. "I'm just so chuffed I'm Olympic champion," Yarnold told BBC Sport. "My fourth run I was totally relaxed and enjoyed it. It was a bit of a messy one but I'm just so thrilled I got myself here after five years hard work. "As an athlete you do so much hard work, but it's worth it for days like this." UK Sport set Team GB the challenge of securing three medals in Sochi, whilst predicting they could claim up to seven. After Jenny Jones won snowboard slopestyle bronze on Sunday, Great Britain is now edging closer to their minimum target. Yarnold's success means British Skeleton maintained its proud tradition of securing a medal in each of the six Olympic Games the sport has featured in, dating back to 1928. She grew up in Kent and competed in heptathlon events as a child, having been inspired to take up the sport by watching Denise Lewis win Olympic gold at the Sydney 2000 Games. Analysis "Lizzy Yarnold is unique. She has something different within her psychologically. Within five years of starting she has become an Olympic champion, and that is pretty much unheard of in any sport. "She experienced intensive teaching in the first year, doing hundreds of run with great equipment and coaching. You have to be taught how to slide, then you are developed from there as quickly as possible into a champion." Yarnold took up skeleton in 2008 after being recruited through UK Sport-backed talented identification programme 'Girls4Gold'. Last month she won the overall Skeleton World Cup title after setting a British record of seven podium finishes in a season. Her medal will be presented at a ceremony at the Olympic Park at 16:30 GMT on Saturday. Pikus-Pace, 31, who was fourth at the Vancouver Games and now plans to retire from the sport, revealed that she suffered a black-out on the course last Wednesday. The mother-of-two lost consciousness and had to go for an MRI scan last Friday, missing several training sessions in the process. "I couldn't hear or see when I got to the bottom and it was a bit scary," she said. "But I don't want to take anything away from Lizzy's win. I was fine today and she was brilliant." |
Dec 13, 1953 saw the birth of Ben Bernanke, Harvard grad with a PhD from MIT. What governmental position does he hold? | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Open Access articles | Open Access journals | Conference Proceedings | Editors | Authors | Reviewers | scientific events Massachusetts Institute of Technology It has been suggested that MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences be merged into this article. ( Discuss ) Proposed since May 2015. Urban, Script error: No such module "convert". [5] Newspaper Red, Gray and Light Gray [6] MIT Logo The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts . Founded in 1861 in response to the increasing industrialization of the United States , MIT adopted a European polytechnic university model and stressed laboratory instruction in applied science and engineering. Researchers worked on computers , radar , and inertial guidance during World War II and the Cold War . Post-war defense research contributed to the rapid expansion of the faculty and campus under James Killian . The current Script error: No such module "convert". campus opened in 1916 and extends over Script error: No such module "convert". along the northern bank of the Charles River basin . MIT, with five schools and one college which contain a total of 32 departments, is traditionally known for its research and education in the physical sciences and engineering , and more recently in biology , economics , linguistics , and management as well. The "Engineers" sponsor 31 sports, most teams of which compete in the NCAA Division III 's New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference ; the Division I rowing programs compete as part of the EARC and EAWRC . MIT is often cited as among the world's top universities. [9] [10] [11] [12] As of 2014 [update] , 81 Nobel laureates , 52 National Medal of Science recipients, 45 Rhodes Scholars , 38 MacArthur Fellows , and 2 Fields Medalists have been affiliated with MIT. MIT has a strong entrepreneurial culture and the aggregated revenues of companies founded by MIT alumni would rank as the eleventh-largest economy in the world. [13] Contents Original Rogers Building , Back Bay, Boston , 19th century (photo by E.L. Allen) In 1859, a proposal was submitted to the Massachusetts General Court to use newly filled lands in Back Bay , Boston for a "Conservatory of Art and Science", but the proposal failed. [15] [16] A proposal by William Barton Rogers a charter for the incorporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, signed by the governor of Massachusetts on April 10, 1861. [17] Rogers, a professor from the University of Virginia, wanted to establish an institution to address rapid scientific and technological advances. [18] [19] He did not wish to found a professional school , but a combination with elements of both professional and liberal education , [20] proposing that: "The true and only practicable object of a polytechnic school is, as I conceive, the teaching, not of the minute details and manipulations of the arts, which can be done only in the workshop, but the inculcation of those scientific principles which form the basis and explanation of them, and along with this, a full and methodical review of all their leading processes and operations in connection with physical laws." [21] The Rogers Plan reflected the German research university model , emphasizing an independent faculty engaged in research, as well as instruction oriented around seminars and laboratories. [22] [23] Early developments File:МИТ кампус 1905.jpg A 1905 map of MIT's Boston campus. Two days after the charter was issued, the first battle of the Civil War broke out. After a long delay through the war years, MIT's first classes were held in the Mercantile Building in Boston in 1865. [24] The new institute had a mission that matched the intent of the 1862 Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act to fund institutions "to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes", and was a land-grant school. [25] [a] In 1866, the proceeds from land sales went toward new buildings in the Back Bay. [26] MIT was informally called "Bosto | TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates Careers Quotes delayed at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Interactive Data . ETF and Mutual Fund data provided by Morningstar, Inc. Dow Jones Terms & Conditions: http://www.djindexes.com/mdsidx/html/tandc/indexestandcs.html . S&P Index data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. Terms & Conditions . Powered and implemented by Interactive Data Managed Solutions . 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Which road tunnel, the world?s longest between 1965 and 1978, links France and Italy? | Man-made marvels - the world's longest road tunnels - Road Traffic Technology Mont Blanc Tunnel is 11.61km-long, standing as the eighth longest road tunnel in the world. Man-made marvels - the world's longest road tunnels Norway, which is considered the world's leader in tunnelling, has a whopping 900 tunnels, including the world's longest road tunnel. Roadtraffic-technology.com profiles the 10 longest road tunnels in the world. Laerdal Tunnel, Norway The 24.5km Laerdal tunnel in Norway is the world's longest road tunnel. The single tube tunnel with two-way traffic stretches between the county of Aurland and the Laerdal valley. It took about five years and more than a billion kroner (approximately $114m) to construct. Norway has some of the most difficult mountainous terrain in the world, as well as many narrow road passages that have many fjord crossings. The Norwegian Parliament therefore chose to build a tunnel rather than invest in road refurbishments given the risky terrain. Building the world's longest tunnel created a myriad of design and construction challenges. Precise drilling was achieved with the use of navigation satellites and computer-controlled drilling jumbos. A staggering 2.5 million cubic metres of rock was excavated from the tunnel. A 2.1km long access tunnel had to be built in a side valley named Tynjadal in order to avoid damage to the surrounding landscape and a group of psychologists were used to help incorporate elements inside the tunnel, to improve passenger journeys Zhongnanshan Tunnel, China The Zhongnanshan tunnel passing through the Qinling mountains in Shaanxi province of China is currently the second longest road tunnel in the world. The 18.02km long tunnel is currently the world's longest twin-tube tunnel. It was opened in January 2007 after nearly five years of construction. The tunnel is built on a north-south highway connecting Baotou to Beihai, and it cost $410m. The two tubes of the tunnel allow four lanes of vehicle traffic at a maximum speed of 80km/h. They were bored using conventional methods of drilling and blasting through the gneiss and granite rocks. Each of the six metre high tubes has coloured and patterned lighting to keep drivers alert. Artificial plants and pictures of clouds projected over the roof of the tube interiors make journeys through the tunnel pleasant, while also reducing eye strain. St. Gotthard Tunnel, Switzerland The St. Gotthard tunnel is a Swiss marvel stretching across 16.94km. The road tunnel took ten years to complete, from 1970 to 1980. It is part of the A2 motorway and contains a single bore with one lane in each direction. It currently ranks as the world's third longest road tunnel. The tunnel currently carries more than 17,000 vehicles per day through the Gotthard mountains. Being a single tube, it has been witnessing heavy traffic jams at the north and south ends of the tunnel. Incidences of fatal accidents, involving especially trucks, have been of increasing concern. The Switzerland Government has decided to develop a second road tunnel through the Gotthard mountain range in order to reduce the traffic congestion through the existing tunnel. It will, however, not come into use before 2027. Arlberg Road Tunnel, Austria The 13.97km long Arlberg road tunnel in Austria ranks as the world's fourth longest tunnel. It is part of the Arlberg highway (S16 Arlbergschnellstraße in German) and crosses the Arlberg mountain ranges. It connects the Tyrol province located in the east with Austria's westernmost province, Vorarlberg. It took four years to construct and was officially opened to traffic in 1978. The tunnel is currently used by more than 8,000 vehicles per day and is the safest means of transportation along the route during winter. It has eight escape routes and is monitored continuously through more than 40 video cameras. A major renovation and safety upgrade is on the cards to replace outdated equipment and further improve the safety standards. The €136m ($183m) upgrade will be carried out from 2014 to 2017. In addition to replacing the existing | Jacques Cartier | Exploration | France Jacques Cartier You're Reading a Free Preview Pages 7 to 102 are not shown in this preview. You're Reading a Free Preview Pages 106 to 110 are not shown in this preview. This action might not be possible to undo. Are you sure you want to continue? CANCEL We've moved you to where you read on your other device. Get the full title to continue Get the full title to continue reading from where you left off, or restart the preview. Restart preview |
Which alliteratively-named politician served as Lyndon B. Johnson's Vice-President between 1965 and 1969? | Lyndon B. Johnson | Vietnam War Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [1] [2] Lyndon Johnson in 1915 Lyndon Baines Johnson was born in Stonewall, Texas , in a small farmhouse on the Pedernales River , the oldest of five children. His parents, Samuel Ealy Johnson, Jr. , and Rebekah Baines, had three girls and two boys: Johnson and his brother, Sam Houston Johnson (1914–78), and sisters Rebekah (1910–78), Josefa (1912–61), and Lucia (1916–97). The nearby small town of Johnson City, Texas , was named after LBJ's father's cousin, James Polk Johnson, whose forebears had moved west from Oglethorpe County, Georgia . Johnson had English, Ulster Scot , and German ancestry. [7 ] Johnson was maternally descended from a pioneer Baptist clergyman, George Washington Baines , who pastored eight churches in Texas, as well as others in Arkansas and Louisiana . Baines was also the president of Baylor University during the American Civil War . George Baines was the grandfather of Johnson's mother, Rebekah Baines Johnson (1881–1958). Johnson's grandfather, Samuel Ealy Johnson, Sr. , was raised as a Baptist. Subsequently, in his early adulthood, he became a member of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) . In his later years the grandfather became a Christadelphian ; Johnson's father also joined the Christadelphian Church toward the end of his life. [8 ] Later, as a politician, Johnson was influenced in his positive attitude toward Jews by the religious beliefs that his family, especially his grandfather, had shared with him (see Operation Texas ). [9 ] Johnson's favorite Bible verse came from the King James Version of Isaiah 1:18. "Come now, and let us reason together..." [10 ] In school, Johnson was an awkward, talkative youth and was elected president of his 11th-grade class. He graduated from Johnson City High School (1924), having participated in public speaking, debate, and baseball. [11 ] [12 ] In 1926, Johnson enrolled in Southwest Texas State Teachers' College (now Texas State University ). He worked his way through school, participated in debate and campus politics, and edited the school newspaper called The College Star, now known as The University Star . [13 ] The college years refined his skills of persuasion and political organization. For nine months, from 1928 to 1929, Johnson paused his studies to teach Mexican-American children at the segregated Welhausen School in Cotulla , some 90 miles (140 km) south of San Antonio in La Salle County . The job helped him save money to complete his education, and he graduated in 1930. He then taught in Pearsall High School in Pearsall, Texas , and afterwards took a position as teacher of public speaking at Sam Houston High School in Houston . [14 ] When he returned to San Marcos in 1965, after having signed the Higher Education Act of 1965 , Johnson looked back: "I shall never forget the faces of the boys and the girls in that little Welhausen Mexican School, and I remember even yet the pain of realizing and knowing then that college was closed to practically every one of those children because they were too poor. And I think it was then that I made up my mind that this nation could never rest while the door to knowledge remained closed to any American." [15 ] Early political career[ edit ] Edit [3] [4] Richard Kleberg, Congressman from Texas, on whose staff Johnson served. Johnson briefly taught public speaking and debate in a Houston high school, then entered politics. Johnson's father had served six terms in the Texas legislature and was a close friend of one of Texas's rising political figures, Congressman Sam Rayburn . In 1930, Johnson campaigned for Texas State Senator Welly Hopkins in his run for Congress. Hopkins recommended him to Congressman Richard M. Kleberg , who appointed Johnson as Kleberg's legislative secretary. Johnson was elected speaker of the "Little Congress," a group of Congressional aides, where he cultivated Congressmen, newspapermen and lobbyists. Johnson's friends soon included aides to President Franklin D. Roosevelt , as w | TRIVIA - TV AND THE MOVIES TRIVIA - TV AND THE MOVIES What TV show lost Jim Carrey when he stepped into the movies? In Living Color. Who plays a paleontologist on Friends? David Schwimmer. What aging pop icon forgot the lyrics to We Can Work It Out on MTV Unplugged? Paul McCartney. What segment of the TV industry receives ACE Awards? Paul McCartney. What classic quiz show was originally titled Occupation Unknown? What's My Line? What 1966 TV show theme by Lalo Schifrin made a comeback in a 1996 blockbuster move? Mission: Impossible. Consumer News and Business Channel. How many fingers does Homer Simpson have? Eight. 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"The musical ""Oliver!"" is associated with which geographical area?" | Chapter 6: Louis Armstrong and the First Great Soloists | Jazz: W. W. Norton StudySpace Jazz: W. W. Norton StudySpace Louis Armstrong and the First Great Soloists Chapter Outline This chapter considers the landmark career of jazz revolutionary and pop icon Louis Armstrong and his effect on creating jazz as a solo art. We begin with the arc of Armstrong's career from New Orleans to Chicago and New York, detailing his interactions with the music of his hometown (King Oliver), the new big-band dance music (Fletcher Henderson), and the classic blues (Bessie Smith). We then move back to Chicago and Armstrong's landmark Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings (1926-28), which bridged older, New Orleans-style collective improvisation with the new emphasis on soloing, often aided by pianist Earl Hines. Armstrong influenced two important soloists: Bix Beiderbecke, who represents the pinnacle of young white interest in jazz, and Coleman Hawkins, whose canny understanding of Armstrong's achievements launched a lengthy career. We conclude with a discussion of Armstrong's later career as a mainstream entertainer, singing popular songs with his own, large dance orchestra (1930s) or his small New Orleans group (1947-71). Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) He is the most important figure in the history of jazz. He transformed a social music into art and a place where a musician, regardless of race or geography, could find a voice. He was a central influence as an instrumentalist and as a vocalist. He was also very popular at a time when jazz was considered primitive and degenerate. Primary Innovations Proved that improvised music could have the weight and durability of written music Blues: established it as jazz's harmonic foundation when most saw it as a mere fashion Improvisation: established jazz as music that prizes individual expression, above and beyond technique Singing: introduced a jazz vocal style using scat, loose phrasing with lyrics, which influenced later vocal stars such as Bing Crosby and Billie Holliday Repertory: created masterworks based on Tin Pan Alley songs, not just original New Orleans themes, showing that jazz could expand musically and commercially Rhythm: introduced swing These five contributions were introduced in ways defying conventional ideas about art and put American music on a par with European and Russian music. Early Years Although he came from bleak beginnings, he had a long and fruitful career in music and later in movies. He did not simply peak during the 1920s. He helped spearhead swing and persevered through bop and fusion even though he disliked them. Born to an unwed teenager in 1902 in a devastated New Orleans area. When his mother showed him her hometown in the country, Armstrong saw a different kind of life. At age seven, he was working two jobs. He received his first cornet from the immigrant Jewish family that owned one of the businesses that Louis worked for. In 1913 he was arrested for shooting blanks and sent to the New Orleans Colored Waif's Home for 18 months, where he received rudimentary musical instruction; he was made leader of the band before he left. After discharge, Louis took lessons from Joe Oliver. Riverboat Years In 1918 he started playing in saloons and parades, often with his own trio (with bass and drums), playing mostly blues. When Oliver left for Chicago, he suggested that Armstrong take his place in the band with co-leader Kid Ory. Later that year he started working on Mississippi riverboat excursions. He spent three years with the Streckfus Steamboat Line under the musical leadership of Fate Marable, who played the calliope. During this time Armstrong: Became a better music reader; learned to adapt New Orleans music to written arrangements Learned songs beyond the New Orleans repertory Experienced a new kind of audience (white) Acclimatized to the life of a traveling musician With Oliver in Chicago Marable did not let Armstrong sing, so he quit in 1921 to return to Ory's band. He became well known in the area. Ethel Waters, while traveling with her pianist Fletcher Henderson, at | Music history Final 08/09 Flashcards The collective changing of a song Term The appalachian music tradition gets most of its Celtic music tradition from what countries? 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The first sales of blues music on records opened an entirely new market of black music for black consumers. What was this market called by the r |
"Who first said or wrote,""To err is human, to forgivedivine""?" | Quote by Alexander Pope: “To err is human, to forgive, divine.” “To err is human, to forgive, divine.” Read more quotes from Alexander Pope Share this quote: Friends Who Liked This Quote To see what your friends thought of this quote, please sign up! 2491 likes | "Masterminds" - Manchester Evening News, November 7, 2015 | Online Research Library: Questia Read preview Article excerpt 1. Playboy Russia covergirl Maria Kozhevnikova, boxer Nikolai Valuyev, and tennis player Marat Safin shared which honour in December 2011? 2. What William S Burroughs 1961 book popularised the rock music term 'heavy metal', and provided the names for at least two rock bands of the 1970s? 3. What main religion celebrates festivals including Nuakhai, Yatra (or Zatra/Jatra), Pongal, Holi and Shigmo? 4. Which country experienced the Velvet Revolution in Nov-Dec 1989? 5. According to the UK General Teaching Council how many of the 28,000 newly qualified teachers in 2010 had a computerrelated degree: 3; 30; 300 or 3,000? 6. Spell the word: Remanisence; Reminissense; Remeniscence; or Reminiscence? 7. What ancient Sanskrit word loosely meaning 'region' commonly now refers to people (and culture, products, etc) of Indian sub-continent origins? 8. Whom did Forbes Magazine list as the most powerful woman in the Southern Hemisphere in 2011? 9. Unrelated, what is a set of slats and a museum? 10. What ship, whose name means thunderbolt, was Nelson's flagship 1799-1801, and later a training ship for boys? 26 11. The Showa period of Japan coincided with what Emperor's reign? 12. Michael Morpurgo, author of the children's book War Horse, on In state Luther which the 2012 Spielberg film (of the same name) is based, held what UK position from 2003-5? 13. What fashionable Mediterranean resort hosted the G20 international economics conference at the height of the Greek Euro membership crisis? 27 14. How many cubic metres is the space in a room four metres square and three metres high? 15. Which politician bowled faster than Dennis Lillee and Andy Roberts? 16. What element is also known as hydrargyrum? David shows around 17. Whose father wrote and sang the popular Secret Lemonade Drinker song in the award-winning British 1970s-80s R Whites Lemonade TV advert ? … Subscribe to Questia and enjoy: Full access to this article and over 10 million more from academic journals, magazines, and newspapers Over 83,000 books Access to powerful writing and research tools Article details Newspapers Encyclopedia Subscribe to Questia and enjoy: Full access to this article and over 10 million more from academic journals, magazines, and newspapers Over 83,000 books Access to powerful writing and research tools Article details |
Within a year either way when was the radio programme 'The Archers' first broadcast throughout the UK? | BBC News Interpretation Translation BBC News This article is about the organisation within the BBC. For the television channel, see BBC News (TV channel) . For other uses, see BBC News (disambiguation). BBC News Specific services for United Kingdom and rest of world Key people www.bbc.co.uk/news BBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC ) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online news coverage. [1] [2] The service maintains 44 foreign news bureaux and has correspondents in almost all of the world's 240 countries. Since 2004, the Director of BBC News has been Helen Boaden . The department's annual budget is £350 million; it has 3,500 staff, 2,000 of whom are journalists. [1] Through the BBC English Regions , BBC News has regional centres across England as well as national news centres in Northern Ireland , Scotland , and Wales . All regions and nations produce their own local news programmes and other current affairs and sport programmes. Radio and television operations are broadcast from BBC Television Centre in West London, though they will move to the newly refurbished Broadcasting House in Central London in 2012. Television Centre houses all domestic, global, and online news divisions within one main newsroom. Parliamentary coverage is produced and broadcast from studios in Millbank in London. [3] The BBC is a quasi-autonomous corporation authorised by Royal Charter , making it formally independent of government, and required to report impartially. It has been accused of political bias from across the political spectrum. Internationally, the BBC has been banned from reporting from within some countries which accuse the corporation of working to destabilise their governments. In 2004, the BBC celebrated 50 years of television news broadcasts. BBC News journalists, cameramen, and programmes have won awards over the years for reporting, particularly from the Royal Television Society . The BBC founded the BBC College of Journalism in 2005 as a part of the BBC Academy, following recommendations made after the Hutton Report. [4] Contents History The early years The British Broadcasting Company broadcast its first radio bulletin from radio station 2LO on 14 November 1922. [5] Televised bulletins began on 5 July 1954, broadcast from leased studios within Alexandra Palace in London. [6] However, Gaumont British and Movietone cinema newsreels had been broadcast on the TV service since 1936 - with the BBC producing its own equivalent Television Newsreel programme from January 1948. A weekly Children's Newsreel was inaugurated on 23 April 1950, to around 350,000 receivers. [7] The public's interest in television and live events was stimulated by Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953. It is estimated that up to 27 million people [8] viewed the programme in the UK, overtaking radio's audience of 12 million for the first time. [9] Those live pictures were fed from 21 cameras in central London to Alexandra Palace for transmission, and then on to other UK transmitters opened in time for the event. [10] That year, there were around two million TV Licences held in the UK , rising to over three million the following year and four and a half million by 1955. 1950s Television news, although physically separate from its radio counterpart, was still firmly under its control– correspondents provided reports for both outlets–and that first bulletin, shown on 5 July 1954 on the then BBC television service and presented by Richard Baker , involved his providing narration off-screen while stills were shown. [11] This was then followed by the customary Television Newsreel with a recorded commentary by John Snagge (and on other occasions by Andrew Timothy ). It was revealed that this had been due to producers fearing a newsreader with visible facial movements would distract the viewer from the story. On-screen newsreaders were finally | Keith Fordyce: Unflappable host of ‘Ready Steady Go!’ | The Independent Monday 28 March 2011 23:00 BST Click to follow The Independent Online The easy-going and avuncular Keith Fordyce was the highly reliable host of the chaotic live, beat music programme, Ready Steady Go!, which started in 1963. Part of its attraction was the potential for things going wrong and Fordyce was the ideal person to restore order. Keith Fordyce Marriott – he was to drop his surname as a professional broadcaster – was born in Lincoln on in 1928 and went to The Lincoln School. His father encouraged his sporting prowess and in 1946, he won the Lincolnshire Junior Tennis Championship. In the forces, he worked as an announcer and producer for the Forces Broadcasting Service, where his commanding officer was another radio personality, Cliff Michelmore. Fordyce gained a wide experience in presenting record programmes, which he put to good use in civilian life. After the forces, Fordyce studied for a law degree at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and he was the president of the University Law Society during 1951-52. Fordyce founded and edited the university's sports magazine, Light Blue. On obtaining his degree, he worked as a football commentator for BBC TV, his first broadcast being on the Leyton v Hereford match on 22 November 1952. A comment on the BBC's files says that "his voice lacked crispness". Fordyce presented a flagship programme, Housewives' Choice, for a week in August 1955, and this time the assessment was "Professionally-modulated, virile voice and not too smooth; but no strong character, no indication of extra entertainment potential." Also in 1955, Fordyce fought a municipal election for the Conservatives and won a seat on Wimbledon Council, but he was to move to Radio Luxembourg as a staff announcer. He presented their weekly Top Twenty programme and stayed with the station for three years. As a journalist, he wrote for New Musical Express and two records by unknowns that he correctly tipped for No 1 were "Diana" by Paul Anka in 1957 and "When" by the Kalin Twins the following year. In 1960, he compèred Jack Good's ITV show Wham! which featuredBilly Fury, Little Tony and Dickie Pride. That was short-lived but he became the original host for Thank Your Lucky Stars and the Sunday morning radio show, Easy Beat. By and large, hedidn't comment on the music, but on one memorable Thank Your Lucky Stars, he said that the British singers, Craig Douglas, Mark Wynter and Jimmy Justice were all better than Ricky Nelson. In April 1963 he interviewed the Beatles on the BBC's Pop Inn and he had many contacts with them during the 1960s. He hosted the Granada TV tribute to them, The Music Of Lennon And McCartney, in 1966. Over the years, he remained the true professional and refused to tell background stories. In August 1963 Fordyce hosted the first edition of Ready Steady Go! for Associated Rediffusion and it was thought that his know-how would help the inexperience of Cathy McGowan and Michael Aldred. The chaos was all too real, especially on one programme where Marianne Faithfull was to walk down a spiral staircase lip syncing to "Blowin' In The Wind", but the wrong record was cued – the Kinks' "All Day And All Of The Night". The cameras switched to Fordyce to save the day. Among his more embarrassing duties was to preside over a weekly mime competition. Still, he preferred Ready Steady Go! to being the straight man for Groucho Marx in his only UK television series. "Keith Fordyce may have been much more experienced than Cathy McGowan and Michael Aldred," says Billy Hatton of the hit-making Liverpool band, the Fourmost, "but at times you didn't think so. When he interviewed the Beach Boys, he asked them if surfing was a music or a sport and they looked at each other as if to say, 'Who is this guy?' It was a difficult show to manage and the audience could be unruly. When we were singing 'Baby I Need Your Loving', a girl grabbed my balls. Fortunately the camera was on my face but you could see the sudden change in my expression." Through the 1960s and |
Which American President was in office 1869-1877? | Ulysses S. Grant | whitehouse.gov Air Force One Ulysses S. Grant In 1865, as commanding general, Ulysses S. Grant led the Union Armies to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War. As an American hero, Grant was later elected the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877), working to implement Congressional Reconstruction and to remove the vestiges of slavery. Late in the administration of Andrew Johnson, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant quarreled with the President and aligned himself with the Radical Republicans. He was, as the symbol of Union victory during the Civil War, their logical candidate for President in 1868. When he was elected, the American people hoped for an end to turmoil. Grant provided neither vigor nor reform. Looking to Congress for direction, he seemed bewildered. One visitor to the White House noted "a puzzled pathos, as of a man with a problem before him of which he does not understand the terms." Born in 1822, Grant was the son of an Ohio tanner. He went to West Point rather against his will and graduated in the middle of his class. In the Mexican War he fought under Gen. Zachary Taylor. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Grant was working in his father's leather store in Galena, Illinois. He was appointed by the Governor to command an unruly volunteer regiment. Grant whipped it into shape and by September 1861 he had risen to the rank of brigadier general of volunteers. He sought to win control of the Mississippi Valley. In February 1862 he took Fort Henry and attacked Fort Donelson. When the Confederate commander asked for terms, Grant replied, "No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted." The Confederates surrendered, and President Lincoln promoted Grant to major general of volunteers. At Shiloh in April, Grant fought one of the bloodiest battles in the West and came out less well. President Lincoln fended off demands for his removal by saying, "I can't spare this man--he fights." For his next major objective, Grant maneuvered and fought skillfully to win Vicksburg, the key city on the Mississippi, and thus cut the Confederacy in two. Then he broke the Confederate hold on Chattanooga. Lincoln appointed him General-in-Chief in March 1864. Grant directed Sherman to drive through the South while he himself, with the Army of the Potomac, pinned down Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Finally, on April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Court House, Lee surrendered. Grant wrote out magnanimous terms of surrender that would prevent treason trials. As President, Grant presided over the Government much as he had run the Army. Indeed he brought part of his Army staff to the White House. Although a man of scrupulous honesty, Grant as President accepted handsome presents from admirers. Worse, he allowed himself to be seen with two speculators, Jay Gould and James Fisk. When Grant realized their scheme to corner the market in gold, he authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to sell enough gold to wreck their plans, but the speculation had already wrought havoc with business. During his campaign for re-election in 1872, Grant was attacked by Liberal Republican reformers. He called them "narrow-headed men," their eyes so close together that "they can look out of the same gimlet hole without winking." The General's friends in the Republican Party came to be known proudly as "the Old Guard." Grant allowed Radical Reconstruction to run its course in the South, bolstering it at times with military force. After retiring from the Presidency, Grant became a partner in a financial firm, which went bankrupt. About that time he learned that he had cancer of the throat. He started writing his recollections to pay off his debts and provide for his family, racing against death to produce a memoir that ultimately earned nearly $450,000. Soon after completing the last page, in 1885, he died. The Presidential biographies on WhiteHouse.gov are from “The Presidents of the United States of America,” by Frank Freidel and Hugh Sidey. Copyright 2006 by the White House Historical Association | The Only State... Quiz Extra Trivia ...whose current State Capitol building predates the revolution? The Maryland State House, built in 1772, has a unique wooden dome which was constructed without nails. ...to produce two US Presidents whose sons also became Presidents? Coincidentally, both sons shared their Father's names--John Quincy Adams and George Walker Bush. ...to host a Confederate President's inauguration? Jefferson Davis took his oath of office at the Alabama State Capitol building in 1861. ...whose official state seal is not circular? Connecticut's seal, depicting three grapevines and the state motto, is oval-shaped. ...to have two Federal Reserve Banks? The Federal bank in Kansas City covers the Great Plains region, while the bank in St. Louis covers part of the Central US. ...in which the Northern half is in a different time zone than the Southern half? Northern Idaho is on Pacific Time, while Southern Idaho is on Mountain Time. ...to have multiple native sons immortalized atop Mount Rushmore? George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were both born in Virginia, as were six other Presidents. ...that has 'parishes' instead of counties? Louisiana's unique use of the word 'parish' is a holdover from its days as a French Colony. ...with a community-owned major league professional sports team? The NFL's Green Bay Packers are owned by a large group of stockholders mostly residing in Wisconsin. ...whose median age is under 30 years old? The Mormon Church's encouragement of large families may explain why Utah's median age is only 28.8 years. ...to lie entirely above 1,000 meters elevation? Colorado's lowest point, at the border with Kansas, is higher than Pennsylvania's tallest summit. ...where prostitution is legal? However, not all counties have legalized it--including the counties Las Vegas and Reno are in. ...with a state capital of over a million people? The next biggest state capital, Indianapolis, has half a million fewer citizens. ...to be named after an American? Perhaps only George Washington had the gravitas to merit such an honor; a state of Franklin was attempted but failed to be approved. ...whose three largest cities begin with the same letter? The largest city in Ohio is Columbus, followed by Cleveland and then Cincinnati. ...to host three modern Olympic Games? Besides the two Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. ...never to cast an electoral vote for Ronald Reagan? Minnesota was the only state to spurn the GOP in 1984, remaining loyal to Minnesotan Walter Mondale. ...whose name has no letters in common with that of its capital? This may not be the most interesting 'Only' stat about South Dakota, but it's the only one I could find... ...to border the Canadian province of New Brunswick? Maine has one border with New Hampshire, but is otherwise surrounded by Canadian provinces. ...with a modern city founded by European colonists prior to 1600? St. Augustine, founded in 1565, was originally the capital of Spanish Florida. ...to have a Unicameral Legislature? Nebraska's legislature, nicknamed 'The Unicameral' by residents, is also uniquely unaffiliated with any political party. ...whose legal right to statehood was brought before the Supreme Court? Virginia v. West Virginia, in which Virgina strove to regain counties that had seceded during the Civil War, was decided in favor of the Defendant. ...to have territory in the Eastern Hemisphere? This means that Alaska is technically the northernmost, westernmost, and easternmost State. ...to have a state-owned bank? The Bank of North Dakota was founded in 1919, and receives funds from state agencies. ...whose official State Motto is in Spanish? Montana's state motto is 'Oro y Plata,' or 'Gold and Silver,' in tribute to the state's mining industry. Exceptional Quality ...to border more than two Great Lakes? In fact, Michigan borders four Great Lakes--all except for Lake Ontario. ...with an automobile on its commemorative State Quarter? The auto, an 'Indycar,' is a reference to the famed Indianapolis Motor Spe |
In Rudyard Kipling's story, what was 'Rikki Tikki Tavi'? | Rikki-tikki-tavi Rikki-tikki-tavi from The Jungle Books, Volume two by Rudyard Kipling At the hole where he went in Red-Eye called to Wrinkle-Skin. Hear what little Red-Eye saith: ``Nag, come up and dance with death!'' Eye to eye and head to head, (Keep the measure, Nag.) This shall end when one is dead; (At thy pleasure, Nag.) Turn for turn and twist for twist- (Run and hide thee, Nag.) Hah! The hooded Death has missed! (Woe betide thee, Nag!) This is the story of the great war that Rikki-tikki-tavi fought single-handed, through the bath-rooms of the big bungalow in Segowlee cantonment. Darzee, the tailor-bird, helped him, and Chuchundra, the musk-rat, who never comes out into the middle of the floor, but always creeps round by the wall, gave him advice; but Rikki-tikki did the real fighting. He was a mongoose, rather like a little cat in his fur and his tail, but quite like a weasel in his head and his habits. His eyes and the end of his restless nose were pink; he could scratch himself anywhere he pleased, with any leg, front or back, that he chose to use; he could fluff up his tail till it looked like a bottle-brush, and his war-cry, as he scuttled through the long grass, was: ``Rikk-tikk-tikki-tikki-tchk!'' One day, a high summer flood washed him out of the burrow where he lived with his father and mother, and carried him, kicking and clucking, down a roadside ditch. He found a little wisp of grass floating there, and clung to it till he lost his senses. When he revived, he was lying in the hot sun on the middle of a garden path, very draggled indeed, and a small boy was saying: ``Here's a dead mongoose. Let's have a funeral.'' ``No,'' said his mother; ``let's take him in and dry him. Perhaps he isn't really dead.'' They took him into the house, and a big man picked him up between his finger and thumb, and said he was not dead but half choked; so they wrapped him in cotton-wool, and warmed him, and he opened his eyes and sneezed. ``Now,'' said the big man (he was an Englishman who had just moved into the bungalow); ``don't frighten him, and we'll see what he'll do.'' It is the hardest thing in the world to frighten a mongoose, because he is eaten up from nose to tail with curiosity. The motto of all the mongoose family is ``Run and find out''; and Rikki-tikki was a true mongoose. He looked at the cotton-wool, decided that it was not good to eat, ran all around the table, sat up and put his fur in order, scratched himself, and jumped on the small boy's shoulder. ``Don't be frightened, Teddy,'' said his father. ``That's his way of making friends.'' ``Ouch! He's tickling under my chin,'' said Teddy. Rikki-tikki looked down between the boy's collar and neck, snuffed at his ear, and climbed down to the floor, where he sat rubbing his nose. ``Good gracious,'' said Teddy's mother, ``and that's a wild creature! I suppose he's so tame because we've been kind to him.'' ``All mongooses are like that,'' said her husband. ``If Teddy doesn't pick him up by the tail, or try to put him in a cage, he'll run in and out of the house all day long. Let's give him something to eat.'' They gave him a little piece of raw meat. Rikki-tikki liked it immensely, and when it was finished he went out into the verandah and sat in the sunshine and fluffed up his fur to make it dry to the roots. Then he felt better. ``There are more things to find out about in this house,'' he said to himself, ``than all my family could find out in all their lives. I shall certainly stay and find out.'' He spent all that day roaming over the house. He nearly drowned himself in the bath-tubs, put his nose into the ink on a writing table, and burnt it on the end of the big man's cigar, for he climbed up in the big man's lap to see how writing was done. At nightfall he ran into Teddy's nursery to watch how kerosene-lamps were lighted, and when Teddy went to bed Rikki-tikki climbed up too; but he was a restless companion, because he had to get up and attend to every noise all through the night, and find out what made it. Teddy's mother and father ca | TOPSY TURVY | Strand Theatre TOPSY TURVY Presented by the Saltwater Film Society A special introduction to Gilbert and Sullivan by the Saltwater Film Society at 1pm will precede the screening of this acclaimed film. From 1871 to 1896, Gilbert and Sullivan wrote 14 operettas that ruled the London theater and have influenced musical theater to this day. Director Mike Leigh brings the world of Gilbert and Sullivan to life in the dramatization of the staging of the legendary comic opera, THE MIKADO. Taking place during the 15-month period between the disappointing first night of PRINCESS IDA and the premiere of the MIKADO, Jim Broadbent and Allan Corduner brilliantly portray the world-famous Victorian librettist William Schwenk Gilbert, and the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan who must overcome their differences to launch a major production. TOPSY TURVY is a lushly produced epic with bravura performances and an Oscar for costume design and makeup. Jim Broadbent won Best Actor at the 1999 Venice Film Festival. Members of the operetta's cast includes Shirley Henderson, Dorothy Atkinson, Martin Savage, Timothy Spall, and Kevin McKidd. Noted for intimate character studies created in collaboration with his actors, director Mike Leigh has made his only period film using his unique production style of hiring and working with the actors first, and then writing the script. The result is a very detailed film with actors who truly understand the characters they are playing. The dialogue is consistently elegant and funny. "This is not grand opera in Milan. It is merely low burlesque in a small theatre on the banks of the River Thames," the task master Gilbert tells a stubborn actor. Directed by Mike Leigh |
Who was the first British monarch to abdicate? | Why the Queen is never going to abdicate - Telegraph Queen Elizabeth II Why the Queen is never going to abdicate The House of Windsor won’t follow Queen Beatrix’s example in the Netherlands. Our monarch believes the job is God-given and for life Firm favourite: it is really the popular respect that keeps the Queen on the throne Photo: Geoff Pugh By Harry Mount Comments Prince Charles must sometimes wish he could go Dutch. Aged only 74, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands has just chosen to hand over the throne to her 45-year-old son, Prince Willem-Alexander. Meanwhile, our 86-year-old Queen shows no signs of passing on the top job to her 64-year-old heir, the oldest ever Prince of Wales. Is there any chance our Queen will follow Dutch precedent? Not an earthly, is the consensus among royal insiders. “She won’t abdicate,” says Sarah Bradford, author of Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Our Times. “That’s not what she does, or what the British monarchy does. There’s no tradition of abdication here – it goes against the informal rules of our constitutional set-up. But it is what the Netherlands Royal Family does.” Queen Beatrix is the third Dutch queen in a row to hand over power voluntarily. In 1948, the 68-year-old Queen Wilhelmina, Beatrix’s grandmother, abdicated due to ill health, after 58 years on the throne. Her daughter, Queen Juliana, reigned for 32 years until she was 71, when she handed on the throne to her daughter. Abdication is fast becoming a tradition in Holland. But it’s a tradition that’s in no danger of catching on over here. Related Articles Coronation robes to form centrepiece of Buckingham Palace summer opening 24 Jan 2013 “The links between the British and the Dutch royal families are strong – Queen Beatrix’s grandmother, Queen Wilhelmina, was evacuated to Britain during the Second World War,” says Bradford. “But that doesn’t mean they share the same attitudes. In fact, when you got a Dutch king coming over here, like William III, he stuck to the English ways and didn’t abdicate.” Britain hasn’t just had a monarchy that’s lasted more than a millennium, it’s also had monarchs who keep ruling right to the end. That might be a sticky end – whether it’s Charles I losing his head in 1649; or William Rufus, with an arrow through his lung in the New Forest in 1100; or Richard III, killed on Bosworth battlefield in 1485 and thought to be buried beneath a municipal car park in Leicester. British monarchs are allowed to go mad, like George III. They can turn hermit, like Queen Victoria, dubbed the Widow of Windsor after her self-enforced seclusion in Windsor Castle on Prince Albert’s death. But one thing runs through their blue bloodline – they keep hanging on, until death parts them from the throne. “I do feel sorry for the Prince of Wales, waiting and waiting, while his mother looks better and better,” says Bradford. “She’s not staying on because of any concern about his abilities as a king. The Queen simply feels she must do her duty, and she’s never even contemplated abdication.” Ironically, one of the factors that keeps the Queen resolutely in harness is the only voluntary abdication in British history: that of her uncle, Edward VIII, in 1936. The crisis rocked the country, the monarchy, the Church of England and the Queen’s personal life. It was because of an abdication that the Queen went from being a 10-year-old girl, with a relatively small chance of inheriting the throne, to becoming the most famous woman in the world. It was because of an abdication and the pressures of office – or so the Queen Mother thought – that her gentle-spirited husband, George VI, died at the premature age of 56. You can see why the Queen doesn’t much like the A word. The British taste for long-term monarchs is unusual, not just in Holland, but across the Continent, too. Jean, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, now 92, also abdicated in favour of his son, Henri, in 2000. In fact, they’ve been pretty keen on getting rid of monarchs altogether across the Channel. France’s last monarch, Napoleon III, was deposed in 1870; Portugal’s we | Timeline: The English Civil War, 1642-46 The Triennial Act passed, guaranteeing that Parliament will be called at least once every three years. Mar 22 Opening of the trial of the Earl of Strafford. May 03 The House of Commons draws up the Protestation Oath against popery. May 05 John Pym reveals details of the "First Army Plot": an alleged conspiracy by Royalist officers to coerce Parliament. May 10 The King reluctantly assents to the act of attainder against the Earl of Strafford. May 12 Execution of the Earl of Strafford. Jul 05 Parliament abolishes the courts of High Commission and Star Chamber; the Council of Wales and the North abolished; powers of the Privy Council suppressed. Sep 01 The House of Commons passes a resolution for the destruction of altar rails, crucifixes and other 'innovations' introduced under the Laudian reforms. Oct 23 News of the Irish Uprising reaches London. Dec 01 The Grand Remonstrance presented to King Charles at Hampton Court. Dec 27-9 Riots at Westminster against bishops and papists. Popular support for Parliament forces the King and royal family to leave London. Feb 12 The King refuses to surrender control of the militia to Parliament. Mar 5 Parliament passes the Militia Ordinance , despite the King's objections. Mar 19 King Charles sets up his court at York. Apr 23 Sir John Hotham prevents the King and his entourage from entering Hull , the site of England's main northern arsenal. Jun 01 The Nineteen Propositions passed by Parliament, requiring the King to give up control of the militia and the right to appoint ministers. Jun 06 The King issues the first Commissions of Array . Jun 18 The King rejects the Nineteen Propositions. Jul 02 The fleet declares for Parliament and accepts the Earl of Warwick as its Admiral. Jul 04 Parliament appoints the Committee of Safety . Jul 10 The first military action of the English Civil War takes place when a Royalist raiding party approaches Hull to burn down buildings outside the town walls, but is driven away by gunfire from the defenders. Jul 12 Parliament resolves to raise an army. The Earl of Essex commissioned Captain-General. Aug 21 Prince Rupert and Prince Maurice join the King. Aug 22 King Charles raises the royal standard at Nottingham Castle. King and Parliament now at war. Sep 07 Sir William Waller captures Portsmouth for Parliament. Sep 09 The Earl of Essex marches from London against the King. Sep 23 Action at Powick Bridge near Worcester: Prince Rupert routs Essex's advance guard. Oct 23 Battle of Edgehill : the Earl of Essex fails to prevent the Royalists advancing on London. Nov 13 Royalist advance on London halted at Turnham Green . Nov 29 The King's army withdraws to Oxford which remains the Royalist capital for the rest of the war. Battle of Braddock Down : Sir Ralph Hopton defeats Colonel Ruthven and secures Cornwall for the King. Feb 01 Treaty negotiations open at Oxford. Mar 27 Parliament issues it first ordinance for sequestration (confiscation of Royalist estates). Apr 14 Oxford treaty negotiations break down. Apr 14 The Earl of Essex besieges Reading . Jun 30 Battle of Adwalton Moor : The Earl of Newcastle defeats Lord Fairfax to secure most of Yorkshire for the King. Jul 01 The Westminster Assembly meets to discuss reform of the Anglican church. Jul 13 Battle of Roundway Down : Sir William Waller's Western Association army destroyed. Jul 26 Bristol falls to Prince Rupert. Aug 10 The King's army besieges Gloucester . Sep 02 The Scottish invasion : the Army of the Covenant crosses the River Tweed and marches into England. Jan 22 King Charles formally opens the Oxford Parliament . Feb 16 The Committee for Both Kingdoms formed to co-ordinate the Parliamentarian and Scottish armies. Mar 12 The trial of Archbishop Laud opens in London. Mar 21 Prince Rupert relieves the siege of Newark . Mar 29 Sir William Waller defeats Lord Forth and Lord Hopton at the battle of Cheriton ; Parliament's first decisive victory of the war. Apr 20 Allied Parliamentarian and Scottish armies besiege York . May 16 Prince Rupert marches for |
The head and the abdomen are two of the three part of an insect's body - what is the third? | Insect body parts - Insect anatomy You are here: Home › Insects › Insect bodyparts Insect bodyparts The most visible parts of the body of an adult insect are: the head , the antennae , the mouthparts , the thorax , the wings , the legs , and the abdomen . To learn more about the anatomy, click on the different body parts of this insect !! Head The head is the anterior of the three body regions of an adult insect. It bears the eyes (usually a pair of compound eyes), the antennae and the mouthparts . Thorax The thorax is the middle of the three body regions of an adult insect. It is composed of 3 segments. It bears 3 pairs of legs (one on each segment) and usually 2 pairs of wings . Some insects have only 1 pair of wings. Abdomen The abdomen is the posterior of the three body regions of an adult insect. It is composed of 11 segments. The abdomen bears the external genitalia of the insect. In female insects these consist of an ovipositor. Wings Most adult insects have 2 pairs of wings, but some (for example flies) have only 1 pair of wings. Usually the wings are membranous but in some insects they can be leathery or hard. Sometimes the wings bear hairs or small scales. Legs Adult insects have 6 legs. Each of the segments of the thorax bears 1 pair of legs. The legs are segmented. Often the last segment of the leg bears a small claw. In some insects, the legs are specially adapted for jumping. Antennae The head of most adult insects bears a pair of antennae. Insects use the antennae to detect odours or they use them as tactile (touch) organs. Antennae of different insects are very variable in form and size. Mouthparts The mouthparts of adult insects can be of different types. In many species they are of the chewing type, for example in grasshoppers and beetles. Others have sucking mouthparts for example shaped like stylets in bugs and aphids or shaped like a coiled tongue in butterflies and moths. The different types of mouthparts determine how the insect feeds. Note: Many school children and school teachers visit this page to learn about insects. If your school has a website, please link to this page. If you have ideas for similar pages, please send me a message. Siteseeing | Introduction to Entomology | EnvironmentalScience.org Entomology 101: Study of Insects What is Entomology? Entomology is now a well-established degree and with the scope of the environmental sciences continuing to expand, the evidence that we can acquire from it is expected to continue to have the broadest possible appeal. Though classed as a subsection of zoology, it is a deep enough subject to require specific undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications. Entomology usually comes under the control of biology or agriculture departments, and most universities in the world offer courses in entomology. At least one college in each US state offers it as an undergraduate program. Students wishing to take advanced degrees and PhD programmes have a lot of choice; most research roles will require at least a Master's level degree - if not a Doctorate. Most entomologists go on to work in agriculture and conservation, in ecology and land management (national parks for example). Put simply, entomology is a branch of zoology (the study of animals) that studies insects and how they interact with their environment, other species and humans (1). The word originates - as most scientific classifications do - with a Greek word: entom, meaning “notched”. An animal is an insect when it has segmented body parts. Insects are quite remarkable creatures and we have identified in the region of 1 million species with estimates of the number of unidentified species ranging from 5 million to 8 million (2). Insects exist all over the world and survive in some of the harshest environments on earth; it is believed that they - in terms of numbers - outnumber all other animal species combined (3). What is an Insect? It may seem like a simple question, but there is some confusion over what is and what is not an insect. There are certain criteria by which we define which creatures are insects. For starters, they must have an exoskeleton - this is common to all arthropods. In order for the arthropod to be an insect, the specimen must have six legs - this is generally what separates them from other arthropods. They also have three distinct body parts broken down into the head, abdomen and thorax. They may or may not have wings, or antennae, or both (4) and they may live on land, in the air or in bodies of water (though there are not many marine species as these environments are dominated by other types of arthropods). Most insects have compound eyes that are large relative to their bodies, though some are eyeless (5) and many have ocelli (sensors that fulfill some functions of eyes in other species) (6, p14-15). Combined, the compound eyes, antennae and ocelli perform most sensory functions of the insect. Sensory hairs on the bodies of many insects tell them the direction the wind is blowing, so if they smell food, they know what direction to fly or crawl to find it. "Not all insects have ocelli - in fact, this is a distinguishing character at the taxonomic level of orders. Some type of beetles for example such as the subfamily Omaliinae of the Staphylinidae do have ocelli while most beetle types do not. Beetles about 40% of all named insect species." Robert E. Nelson, Professor of Geology, Colby College Learn more about how to become an entomologist . A History of Entomology Humans have always been interested in insects for one reason or another; ancient cultures have examined, farmed and even venerated them. Ancient Egyptians worshipped a large species of dung beetle, or Scarab, that would gather balls of dung and bury them. The female would lay eggs on the dung, and then weeks or months later, new beetles would emerge from the ground - seemingly reborn from nothing and thus representing the renewal of life. Even before this, some of the earliest cave art depicts bees - one famous example at Cuevas de la Araña en Bicorp in eastern Spain shows a human figure surrounded by bees (7), while he or she (the figure is androgynous) gathers honey from a hive. Many Roman writers discussed insects and Aristotle and Pliny the Elder both had a strong fascination in w |
What was the name of the IRA hunger striker who died in 1981 after refusing to eat for 66 days? | BBC ON THIS DAY | 5 | 1981: Bobby Sands dies in prison 1981: Bobby Sands dies in prison Hunger striker Bobby Sands has died in prison 66 days after first refusing to eat. The 27-year-old republican spent the last days of his life on a water bed to protect his fragile bones. He had been in a coma for 48 hours before being pronounced dead by medical staff at the Maze prison in Northern Ireland. I regret this needless and pointless death Humphrey Atkins Secretary for State for Northern Ireland Sands' parents, brother and sister were at his bedside when he died. This was the second time Sands had been on hunger strike, the first was in 1980 when a number of prisoners in the Maze prison were demanding political status for republican prisoners. Mr Humphrey Atkins, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland issued a statement shortly after the death. He said: "I regret this needless and pointless death. "Too many have died by violence in Northern Ireland. In this case it was self-inflicted. "We should not forget the many others who have died. "It is my profound hope and prayer that the people of Northern Ireland will recognise the futility of violence and turn their faces away from it." Three other republican prisoners at the Maze prison remain on hunger strike. There is grave concern for 25-year-old convicted murderer Francis Hughes, who began his strike 15 days after Sands. Bobby Sands, who had served five years of a 14-year sentence for possessing a gun, began his hunger strike on 1 March. He had softened his stance since the first strike and this time was making five main demands: that republican prisoners be allowed to wear their own clothes, that they be given free association time, visits and mail, that they should not to have to carry out penal work and should be given back lost remission. The Provisional IRA is now expected to launch a campaign of violence and destruction in response to Sands' death. | Ireland, Republic of: History Ireland, Republic of History After the establishment by treaty with Great Britain of the Irish Free State (Jan., 1922), civil war broke out between supporters of the treaty and opponents, who refused to accept the partition of Ireland and the retention of any ties with Britain. The antitreaty forces, embodied in the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and led by Eamon De Valera , were defeated, although the IRA continued as a secret terrorist organization. William Cosgrave became the first prime minister. De Valera and his followers, the Fianna Fáil party, agreed to take the oath of allegiance to the British crown and entered the Dáil in 1927. In 1932, De Valera became prime minister, and under his administration a new constitution was promulgated (1937), establishing the sovereign nation of Ireland, or Eire, within the Commonwealth of Nations. De Valera's policies aimed at the political and economic independence and union of all of Ireland. The loyalty oath to the crown was abolished, and certain economic provisions of the 1921 treaty with England were repudiated, leading to an "economic war" (1932–38) with Britain. During World War II, Eire remained neutral and vigorously protested Allied military activity in Northern Ireland. The British were denied the use of Irish ports, and German and Japanese agents were allowed to operate in the country. Some 60,000 Irish citizens, however, volunteered to serve with the British armed forces, including some 7,000 who deserted from the Irish army. The people of Eire suffered relatively little hardship during the war and even profited from increased food exports. The postwar period brought a sharp rise in the cost of living and a decline in population, due in great part to steady emigration to Northern Ireland, Great Britain, and other countries. In 1948, Prime Minister Costello demanded total independence from Great Britain and reunification with the six counties of Northern Ireland. The Republic of Ireland was proclaimed on Apr. 18, 1949. The country withdrew from the Commonwealth and formally claimed jurisdiction over the Ulster counties. It was admitted to the United Nations in 1955. Nothing came of the claim to Ulster, and during the 1950s and 60s the republic and Northern Ireland improved their economic relations. The later decade also saw an all-time low in Irish population, 2.82 million in 1961. In the late 1960s the problem of Northern Ireland flared up again in bitter fighting between the Protestant majority and Catholic minority there, aggravated by the actions of the IRA, which was headquartered in the republic. In 1973, Erskine H. Childers succeeded De Valera as president of Ireland, and Liam Cosgrave , at the head of a Fine Gael–Labor coalition, replaced Jack Lynch , of Fianna Fáil, as prime minister. In the same year the republic joined the European Community (now the European Union ). Childers died in 1974 and was succeeded by Cearbhal O. Dalaigh. Lynch led Fianna Fáil back into office in 1977; in 1979 fellow party member Charles Haughey replaced Lynch as prime minister. In 1981 a Fine Gael–Labor coalition headed by Garret FitzGerald defeated Fianna Fáil on an economic platform. Although ousted in 1982, the coalition was governing again six months later. Beginning in the late 1970s the republic's political situation was more fluid than it had been; there were several general elections and a variety of party schisms. In 1987, Haughey again became prime minister. As unemployment soared, especially among young people, outmigration increased, reaching a peak of 44,000 in 1989. During the 1990s, the economy grew significantly, buoyed by EU subsidies and new foreign investment. By the end of the decade, unemployment was below the EU average, although pockets of poverty persisted. In late 1994, after the IRA and Protestant militias agreed to a cease-fire, efforts were begun to negotiate a settlement of the the Northern Ireland issue. Despite some setbacks, agreements were reached in Apr., 1998, and approved by voters in both the Irish Republic and Nort |
What song by The Doors that has a strong reference to the Oedipus complex got them fired from the Whisky a Go Go nightclub in West Hollywood? | THE DOORS The Doors reviews ZowieZiggy PROG REVIEWER The Doors is one of the most influent band of the sixties. Jim is one of the best songwriter of the decade. An enormous personality like there are no such more nowadays. The sound of Ray's keyboard will set the pace for the whole psychedelia of the band. The line-up will remain the same troughout their (short) career. Densmore on the drums and Krieger on the lead guitar. I first heard of them quite late actually (it was with "The End" in the movie "Apocalypse Now" in 1979). I own their entire official catalogue as well as about thirteen non-offical recordings (boots). On this first effort, the band has already reached his full maturity. The whole Doors "sound" is here. Manzarek hitting his keyboard so specially : one can recognize its typical sound almost instantly. Krieger being very sober on this album (I'm talking in terms of music because I donot know precisely if soberty was a common thing in those days...). Jim is of course already the gigantic leader we all know. As everybody, I can only be sadly sorry that he passed away way too soon (I incidently went to pay him a visit at the cementary of Le P�re Lachaise in Paris last June (2006). A very, very emotional journey for me. This album is extremely important not only for the Doors, but for rock music in general. One weak track only : "Wiskey Bar". On the more commercial side "I Looked at You" must have been a solid base of inspiration for Syd while writing the first Floyd hits "Arnold Layne", "See Emily Play" and "Matilda Mother". The dark "End Of The Night" is an intruiging song : "Some are born to sweet delight, Some are born to the endless night". The bluesy "Back Door Man" is another good song of the album. "Light My Fire" is an extraordinay psychedelic number with a fantastic keyboard section. Quite sexually oriented the song is rather dynamic and lenghty (over seven minutes) for the era. I guess this type of songs made it all possible for a band like the Floyd. The opener "Break On Through" is gorgeous and quite rocking. I would place "Take as It Comes" on the same level (although is is not well-known). Now : "The End" : this is the Doors absolute masterpiece and one of the most important song ever written. It is said that it was showing the suicidal attitude from Jim (right or wrong, I don't know). It is almost twelve minutes of pure psyche with very dark and provocative lyrics (also sexually oriented at times, Jim wanting to f... his mother and kill his father. Sic.). This song is FABULOUS. I hear it frequently and I am never tired of it. The Doors were also approached to play at Woodstock. But since the organizers were willing to present this event as a Music and Art Festival to the local authorites they were afraid that the name of "The Doors" would ruined their efforts. They were also scrared that their performance would lead to substantial disorder. I guess they were not wrong. Five stars for this essential album of rock history. Prog-jester PROG REVIEWER Well, the influental and ground-breaking with classics listened to bits ("Light my Fire" and "The End"), rough and rocky, but not that perfect as "L.A.Woman".Try to concentrate on lesser-known songs as " Twentieth Century Fox", "I Looked at You " and "Take It As It Comes " , and you'll understand why I gave it 4 stars. Except everyone's favourities I can point mines - " Soul Kitchen" , "Crystal Ship", "Back Door Man" and "End of The Night". 4,5 in my book - essential and highly recommended after all. BTW, there's an Ukrainian band ESTHETIC EDUCATION reminding a lot of DOORS but with more modern sound...I plan to add them here ;-) Deepslumber Finally, somebody put The Doors here! This is one of the most perfect, and one of the most influential albums ever. From the start we have Break On Through. Who doesn't know that song? Soul Kitchen is a masterpiece of american psychedelic rock.The End - I have no words for that one. One of the first track recorded to have over 10 minutes. A theatrical and epic piece of music. This number is a true essence of psych | This Day in Music, November 29: L'Angelo Misterioso | TMR This Day in Music, November 29: L'Angelo Misterioso November 29, 2011 By Neil Cossar , Contributor On this day in 2001, former Beatles guitarist George Harrison died in Los Angeles of lung cancer, aged 58. Following the breakup of The Beatles, Harrison had a successful career as a solo artist and later as part of the Traveling Wilburys. George was the youngest member of The Beatles (16 when he joined), and went on to release the acclaimed triple album, All Things Must Pass, in 1970, from which came the worldwide No.1 single “My Sweet Lord.” This was a sad day, the second Beatle to leave us and at just 58. Who'd of thought that by the turn of the century, we would've lost two Beatles? First John and now George. I'm sure, like myself growing up with the Fabs, you just thought they would be around forever. There is so much to say about Harrison; he achieved so much in his post-Beatle life. George was the mastermind behind the first major musical live fundraiser with The Concert For Bangladesh. Many critics say that his 1970 triple album All Things Must Pass is the finest solo Beatles effort. It is a great body of work which, with the release of the worldwide hit "My Sweet Lord," well and truly established Harrison as an equal to Lennon and McCartney. By the end of The Beatles, George had accumulated hundreds of songs, many of which found a home on All Things Must Pass. He went on to make another eight solo albums during his career. Harrison had formed a close friendship with Eric Clapton in the late 1960s, and they co-wrote the song "Badge" which was released on Cream's Goodbye album in 1969. Harrison also played rhythm guitar on the song. For contractual reasons, Harrison was required to use the pseudonym "L'Angelo Misterioso," meaning "The Mysterious Angel" in Italian. George became an accomplished gardener; he restored the English manor house and grounds of Friar Park, his home in Henley-on-Thames. Several Harrison videos were filmed on the grounds, including "Crackerbox Palace. In addition, the grounds served as the background for the cover of All Things Must Pass. He employed a staff of ten workers to maintain the 36-acre (150,000 m2) garden, and both of his older brothers worked on Friar Park as well. Harrison took great solace working in the garden and grew to consider himself more a gardener than a musician; his autobiography is dedicated "to gardeners everywhere." George had standout tracks on every Beatles album from Revolver through to Abbey Road: "Taxman," "Within You Without You," "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," "Here Comes the Sun," and "Something" (which is the second-most covered Beatles' song after "Yesterday"). Harrison was quoted as saying that his favourite cover of the song was James Brown's, and he kept Brown's version in his personal jukebox. Olivia Harrison said of her late husband, "There was a quote by the Indian poet Tagore that George read to me one day that said, 'Blessed is he whose fame does not outshine his truth.' And I think it's safe to say, that, despite his immense fame, his truth will never be out-shined or forgotten." Eric Clapton said of Harrison, "He was just a magical guy. He would show up with his guitar and come in and you'd start playing. He started to sing, would start to sing 'Here Comes the Sun.'" I could be wrong, but in another world, where John Lennon wasn't murdered and George didn't die, would The Beatles have ever got back together? Lennon and McCartney had become friends again, but George was still the dark horse. You know the multi-million dollar offers would've been on the table, but you know what? I don't think George would've done it. And I think that would've been the right decision. Let it be, as all things must pass. Share this story |
What was the main American tank of World War II? | Tanks in World War II | Military Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Tanks in World War II 204,343pages on Tank Tanks were an important weapons system in World War II . Although tanks were the subject of widespread research in the inter-war years , production was limited to relatively small numbers in a few countries. However, during World War II most armies employed tanks, and production levels reached thousands each month. Tank usage, doctrine and production varied widely among the combatant nations. By war's end, some consensus was emerging regarding tank doctrine and design. Contents Edit The tank was invented by the British in World War I , with nearly simultaneous development in France. Tanks of the first World War reflected the novelty of the idea and the primitive state of the automotive industry. World War I tanks moved at a walking pace, were relatively unreliable, and were employed according to doctrines still being worked out at war's end. The doctrine of armored warfare changed radically in the inter-war years as armies sought ways to avoid the deadlock imposed by modern firepower and looked for the means to restore offensive power on the battlefield. Initially, tanks had been used for close support of infantry, but as modern mechanized doctrine was developed by several Armies, tanks became an essential part of the combined-arms team. In addition to infantry support, tanks fulfilled traditional cavalry roles, provided mobile artillery support, and adopted combat engineering roles. Tank design gradually improved in the inter-war period also. Reflecting the growth of the automotive industry, tanks improved their engines, transmissions, and track systems. By the beginning of the war, tanks were available that could travel hundreds of miles on their tracks with a limited number of breakdowns. During the war, much more rapid changes in design took place. In particular, the gun-vs-armor race of the war led to rapid increases in firepower and armor thickness and design. A German Tiger I tank in combat during the Battle of Kursk in 1943 Major themes Edit The United Kingdom, the United States, the USSR, France and Italy produced significant numbers of tanks before and during World War II. The early tanks of Germany were inferior to many of their opponent's tanks in the areas of armour and firepower. However, it was in their tactical employment that German tanks dominated all rivals early in the war. German doctrine stressed the use of rapid movement, mission-type orders and combined-arms tactics involving mobile infantry and air support; this doctrine was popularly called Blitzkrieg . This doctrine required the Germans to equip their tanks with radios, which provided unmatched command and control for flexible employment. In contrast, for example, almost 80 percent of French tanks lacked radios, [1] essentially because their battle doctrine was based on a more slow-paced, deliberate conformance to planned movements. This required fewer radios at all levels. French tanks generally outclassed German tanks in firepower and armour in the 1940 campaign , but their poor command and control doctrine negated these advantages. By 1943, two-way radio was nearly universal. A trend towards heavier tanks was unmistakable as the war proceeded. In 1939, most tanks had maximum armour of 30 mm or less, with guns no heavier than 37–47 mm. Medium tanks of 1939 weighed around 20 tonnes. By 1945, typical medium tanks had maximum armour over 60 mm thick, with guns in the 75–85 mm range and weights of 30 to 45 tonnes. Light tanks, which dominated most armies early in the war, gradually faded out of front line service. Turrets , which had always been considered, but were not previously a universal feature on tanks, were recognised as essential. It was appreciated that if the tank's gun was to be used to engage both 'soft' (unarmored) and armoured targets, then it needed to be as large and powerful as possible, making one large gun with an all-round field of fire vital. Also, mounting the gun in a turret ensured that the tank could fire from hull | M*A*S*H (Series) - TV Tropes After-Action Healing Drama : The essence of the unit. After Show : The show's spin-off AfterMASH is the trope namer. All Are Equal in Death : The episode "Follies of the Living - Concerns of the Dead" is told from the POV of a dead soldier. At the end of the episode he walks down the road toward the afterlife along with all the other dead - U.S. soldiers of various ranks, North Korean soldiers, civilians, etc. The Alleged Boss : Lt. Col. Henry Blake was supposed to be in charge of the 4077th but outside of the Operating Room most of his time was spent boozing, recreating, or philandering. His Hyper-Competent Sidekick , Radar, was well understood to be the person actually running the camp. Also, the dueling doctor factions who were supposed to be Henry's subordinates were frequently overstepping or walking all over him in order to carry out their zany schemes. Blake's replacement, Col. Potter, was able to command a lot more respect and thus appear (and be) more in charge. Henry was a bit of a mix between varieties 1 and 4 of this trope: He was a genuinely nice guy most of the time, and meant well, but had no idea how to run things, and would openly defer to his subordinates whenever any administrative decision had to be made. He was very competent and authoritative as a doctor, however, and several of his subordinates felt true affection and comradeship towards him, knowing that he was trying his best. Aluminum Christmas Trees : Spearchucker Jones. There were, in fact, black doctors in Korea, and Spearchucker was based on a doctor Richard Hooker heard about at the 8055. Too bad the executives didn't look into it first. Ambiguously Jewish : Sidney Freedman Anachronism Stew : Although the show tends to be good about actual history, there are times that the research breaks down. In one episode, both Godzilla and The Blob (1958) are referenced. Neither of those movies were released during the Korean War (Gojira: 1954/Godzilla, King of the Monsters: 1955, The Blob: 1958). Another borderline case of this is with The Moon Is Blue : The movie was released on July 8, 1953 and was still in first-run release in the US by the time the war "ended" on July 27, 1953. While it's within the realm of possibility that the unit could have seen it, it seems highly unlikely given two reasons: The episode revolved around the MASH wanting to see the movie to see what all the fuss was about, which most likely wouldn't have happened till the film was very close to release or already released; and transit times for movies to the Korean Front. If by plane, it might be plausible. In the episode "Der Tag," Radar is shown sleeping with a copy of The Avengers comic book on his chest, with the 1970s logo. One shot later, it switches to another issue of the same comic with the '60s logo. Either way, the Avengers weren't around during the Korean War (in fact, none of the major characters from the Marvel Universe had even been created, other than Captain America ). The "points" system referenced in some episodes was no longer current for rotation of personnel, nor was it ever used for surgeons. BJ's latter-seasons hairstyle was much longer than what any professional man in the 1950s, military or civilian, would have worn. (This may be excusable, since the whole point was that BJ was rebelling against the Army.) Several times, Korean soldiers are shown with AK-47-type rifles ( actually stand-ins ) before any communist nation even issued them yet. In one episode Klinger hands out Hershey bars with UPC symbols on the back wrapper to recovering patients. A pinball machine from the 1970s appears in the Officers' Club, along with a poster on the wall with an illustration of a Vietnam-era helicopter. In one episode Henry uses a bullhorn that wasn't invented until after the war. In "Officer of the Day," Flagg appears wearing the branch insignia for military intelligence. This insignia wasn't used by the Army until 1962. Medics are always shown wearing helmets with the Red Cross painted on the front. This practice was stopped in early 19 |
What is Japan's second-largest island | The Four Largest Islands of Japan | USA Today The Four Largest Islands of Japan Osaka, in Honshu, circa 1830 (Photo: Photos.com/Photos.com/Getty Images ) How to Go to Japan for Vacation The Japanese archipelago consists of thousands of islands, but the Japan of world maps -- the bow-shaped country in the Pacific curling around the east coast of continental Asia -- is made up of four main islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku. Honshu is the largest, roughly the size of Minnesota, followed by Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku. Each island offers something a little different for the tourist, but the four are unified by Japan's technology and hospitality. Honshu When you look at a map of Japan, you can see the divides between its four main land masses. Honshu is central, with Tokyo in the central part of the island. The main island is also home Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and Nagoya, and the majority of Japan's population lives here. Most international flights to Japan arrive through Tokyo or Osaka, so Honshu is the most frequently visited island, partly by default. Its large cities take some getting used to for the traveler, but with great reward. Starting a Honshu trip in Osaka makes sense, as Kobe, Kyoto and the spectacular Nara are only an hour away by train, some high-speed, some commuter. All major cities in Honshu are connected by rail, though flying on the longer trips -- Hiroshima to Tokyo, for example -- might be more economical. Hokkaido Hokkaido is the dot on the Japanese "j," the second-largest and northernmost island. Hokkaido's largest city is Sapporo, where the well known Japanese beer of the same name comes from, and most Hokkaido vacations begin here. The island is known for its natural landscape, with an abundance of national parks and festivals celebrating its earthly beauty. Hokkaido's Winter Festival brings visitors from around the world and around Japan to the region each year, and the Hokkaido's mountains draw skiers and snowboarders to their deep, pristine powder. Kyushu Kyushu is Japan's third-largest island and the southernmost of the main four. Despite being separated by a small gulf from Honshu, Kyushu is well-connected by rail and bus service to Honshu. Kyushu's largest city is Fukuoka, the fourth-largest city in Japan, an industrial metropolis on the northern edge of Kyushu. While Fukuoka is the central hub of the island, it's by no means the most interesting city. Nagasaki is smaller, but quaint, with old stone streets, trolleys, shopping and museums. Kumamoto, two hours south of Fukuoka, is an old fortress city, with one of Japan's oldest and best-maintained feudal castles and walls evoking the Japan of the nation's nightly historical dramas. Shikoku The smallest of Japan's four main islands, Shikoku has a bit of a little-sibling complex. It doesn't boast mountains as big as those in northern Honshu or Hokkaido, and it doesn't have the same near-tropical climate as southern Kyushu. So Shikoku is modest, offering tourists a tamer version of the busier tourist regions of Japan. Its natural scenery is its key draw, with smallish mountains under 6,000 feet that appeal to outdoors enthusiasts in moderate physical shape. Each year, Shikoku is home to a Buddhist pilgrimage, as pilgrims, mostly from around Japan, come to circumnavigate the island. In the past, pilgrims walked clockwise around the island and some disappeared forever in the mountainside forests; now, motorways and cell phones make disappearing almost impossible, but the festival remains strongly rooted in the Shikoku consciousness. References | V-J Day - World War II - HISTORY.com Google From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan’s devastating surprise aerial attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu, Hawaii , on December 7, 1941, capped a decade of deteriorating relations between Japan and the United States and led to an immediate U.S. declaration of war the following day. Japan’s ally Germany, led by Adolf Hitler , then declared war on the United States, turning the war raging in Europe into a truly global conflict. Over the next three years, superior technology and productivity allowed the Allies to wage an increasingly one-sided war against Japan in the Pacific, inflicting enormous casualties while suffering relatively few. By 1945, in an attempt to break Japanese resistance before a land invasion became necessary, the Allies were consistently bombarding Japan from air and sea, dropping some 100,000 tons of explosives on more than 60 Japanese cities and towns between March and July 1945 alone. Did You Know? Rhode Island is the only state with a holiday dedicated to V-J Day (its official name is Victory Day); it is celebrated on the second Monday in August. V-J Day parades are held in several other locations across the United States, including Seymour, Indiana; Moosup, Connecticut; and Arma, Kansas. The Potsdam Declaration, issued by Allied leaders on July 26, 1945, called on Japan to surrender; if it did, it was promised a peaceful government according to “the freely expressed will of the Japanese people.” If it did not, it would face “prompt and utter destruction.” The embattled Japanese government in Tokyo refused to surrender, and on August 6 the American B-29 plane Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, killing more than 70,000 people and destroying a 5-square-mile expanse of the city. Three days later, the United States dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, killing another 40,000. The following day, the Japanese government issued a statement accepting the terms of the Potsdam Declaration. In a radio address in the early afternoon of August 15 (August 14 in the United States), Emperor Hirohito urged his people to accept the surrender, blaming the use of the “new and most cruel bomb” on Hiroshima and Nagasaki for the country’s defeat. “Should we continue to fight,” Hirohito declared, “it would not only result in the ultimate collapse and obliteration of the Japanese nation but would also lead to the total extinction of human civilization.” Reaction to Japanese Surrender In Washington on August 14, President Harry S. Truman announced news of Japan’s surrender in a press conference at the White House : “This is the day we have been waiting for since Pearl Harbor. This is the day when Fascism finally dies, as we always knew it would.” Jubilant Americans declared August 14 “Victory over Japan Day,” or “V-J Day.” (May 8, 1945–when the Allies accepted Nazi Germany’s official surrender–had previously been dubbed “Victory in Europe Day,” or “V-E Day.”) Images from V-J Day celebrations around the United States and the world reflected the overwhelming sense of relief and exhilaration felt by citizens of Allied nations at the end of the long and bloody conflict. In one particularly iconic photo taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt for Life magazine, a uniformed sailor passionately kisses a nurse in the midst of a crowd of people celebrating in New York City’s Times Square. On September 2, Allied supreme commander General Douglas MacArthur , along with the Japanese foreign minister, Mamoru Shigemitsu, and the chief of staff of the Japanese army, Yoshijiro Umezu, signed the official Japanese surrender aboard the U.S. Navy battleship Missouri , effectively ending World War II . V-J Day over the Years Many V-J Day celebrations fell out of favor over the years due to concerns about their being offensive to Japan, now one of America’s closest allies, and to Japanese Americans, as well as ambivalent feelings toward the nuclear devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In 1995, the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, the administrati |
What is the most likely use for a privet shrub? | What Is Common Privet? | Garden Guides What Is Common Privet? Submit Overview Common privet (Ligustrum vulgare), sometimes called European privet, is a woody shrub traditionally used as a formal, sheared hedge plant. It has tapered oval leaves that are dark green and bears many pointed clusters of fragrant white flowers in early summer. The purplish-black fruits that follow in autumn are relished by songbirds for food, which scatter the seeds across the landscape in their droppings. This fast-growing shrub readily sprouts seedlings. Description Growing to be upright, somewhat rounded shrub with spreading branches, common privet has small oval to lance-like green leaves that are evergreen, deciduous where winters are severe. The leaves are held in pairs opposite each other on the branches. In early to midsummer the branch tips bear pointed clusters of tiny white flowers that emit a "skunky" or musky fragrance that are pollinated by bees. Following the blossoms, small oval fruits ripen to dark purple or black and persist on the branches well into winter. They are not edible, but songbirds eat them and scatter the seeds. At maturity, this large shrub can grow 12 to 15 feet tall and nearly as wide. Nativity Common privet is native to a wide expanse of southern and eastern Europe, also extending into adjacent parts of southwestern-most Asia and the coastal plains of northern Africa along the Mediterranean Sea. Here it grows in brightly lit woodland openings and in shrub thickets. Growing Requirements Plant common privet in any well-draining soil in a full sun exposure, a minimum of 8 hours of sun, to partial shade sites, such as under the dappled light under large trees. Soil should be moist for best growth. Hardiness Quite tolerant of winter cold, common privet endures the climate in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 5 through 8. In the warmer parts of Zone 4 the privet may endure if sited well, and its foliage will likely drop during the winter dormancy. This shrub grows best where summer is not long and oppressive. Uses Traditionally common privet was used extensively as a formal hedge, being clipped twice a year to create neatly shaped rows. Less formally pruned plants were regarded for use as privacy screens or in small hedgerows to make property lines. In Europe and Asia, where it is native, these uses continue. However, in the United States, the prolific production of fruits that are eaten and scattered by birds has led to weedy status for the common privet. Since the late 1990s, this fast-growing plant is rarely used in American gardens, and in many eastern states is officially listed as invasive or noxious. Keywords: Ligustrum, evergreen shrubs, hedge plants, invasive plant About this Author James Burghardt has written for The Public Garden, Docent Educator, numerous non-profit newsletters and for Learn2Grow.com's comprehensive plant database. He holds a Master's degree in Public Horticulture from the University of Delaware and studied horticulture and biology in Australia at Murdoch University and the University of Melbourne's Burnley College. | Plants - TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FOREST TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FOREST Birch, Silver Birch, Paper Birch Genus: * The White Birch is a small to medium sized deciduous tree which grows to 70 or 80 feet in height. As far as trees go it doesn't live very long, only about 140 years. Small hear-shaped leaves are found at the ends of drooping twigs and branches. The paper birch has both male and female flowers called catkins. These turn into little winged nutkins, which ripen in early August to mid September. The wings help the seeds to fly away from the parent tree so there won't be competition for food and water. You can identify this tree by its white bark which peels easily and is marked by narrow horizontal stripes. White birch trees can either have one slender stem or several stems. Moose like to browse on the young trees and will eat off the tops. This forces the tree to send up more stems. The paper birch doesn't like shade and is the first tree to grow back in places that have had a fire or where trees have been cut. Although moose and white-tailed deer will eat the leaves and tender shoots of the paper birch, it isn't their favorite food. Porcupines like to eat the bark and rabbits will eat the seedlings and young saplings. Yellow-bellied sapsuckers will peck little holes in the bark and feed on the sap. Hummingbirds and squirrels also drink the sap from the sap wells the sapsuckers made. The bark is often used as a fire starter because it burns even when its wet. Native Americans also used the bark to cover their canoes. They also used it to make baskets, baby carriers, mats, torches and moose calls. Because the wood was strong and flexible it was made into spears, bows and arrows, snowshoes and sleds. The wood is now used for building lumber to make veneer, pulpwood and ply white birch is found in Newfoundland, Labrador, Canada, and from New England to North Carolina in the United States. It prefers colder climates, however. Syrup, wine, beer, and medicinal tonics are made from the sap. White * The White Oak tree can grow from 80 to 100 feet tall ,3 to 4 feet in diameter around the trunk and can spread from 50 to 80 feet. The Oak tree grows upright and its bark is whitish gray . The life span of the Oak tree, if undisturbed is 500 to 600 years old. The Oak tree's leaves have 7 to 9 rounded points which resemble finger like lobes. In May and early June male flowers appear in slender catkins. Female flowers are not noticeable to the naked eye. The Oak tree's seeds are commonly known as they are small oval shaped nuts with a cap and they are mostly eaten by squirrels ,chipmunks and deer. Oak tree grows in many different habitats. It can grow from seacoasts to high mountain slopes. It also can grow from wet lowlands to dry mesas. When the White oak is only a seedling it produces a taproot. The taproot plunges into the ground during a drought to bring the tree water. This taproot disappears with age and then a fibrous root system with tapered laterals grows. The white Oak tree is valued for its timber products such as furniture, flooring and pallets, cabinet making, barrel making, interior finishes, and for heavy construction. The Oak tree also produces acorns which are a food source for wildlife. white Oak is the most common tree species of the Eastern United States and is definitely not endangered. the Tawny Milkcap mushroom is edible * Tawny Milkcap Mushroom can be found in most deciduous forests. On the North American continent it can be found in southern Canada and the eastern United States. It is also common in Europe. In Japan it is known as chichitake and is used to make a flavorful broth. If you are a mushroom hunter, you may like to eat the Twany Milkcap. This species is edible and is a favorite of collectors. It is best fresh because a white "milk", or sticky latex, seeps out and turns brown when the gills are cut, giving it the name TwanyMilkcap. It has a strong fish-like odor, especially when dry. Their flavor is mild, however. The Twany Milkcap's cap is 2 to 5 inches wide, and smooth with a dry, velvety feel to it |
Which Gilbert and Sullivan opera has the alternate title 'The Peer and the Peri'? | Iolanthe (The Peer and the Peri),… | Details | AllMusic google+ Description by John Palmer Billed as a "Fairy Opera," Iolanthe; or, The Peer and the Peri premiered on November 25, 1882 simultaneously at the Savoy Theater in London and the Standard Theater, New York. In London, the show ran for 398 nights, a success dwarfed by that of The Mikado less than two and a half years later. It was the first work by Gilbert and Sullivan to premiere at the Savoy, a theater built especially for their operettas. The audience at the Savoy on opening night of Iolanthe experienced the first fully electrified show on a London stage. (The Savoy had use electric light for the previous show, Patience, but could generate enough power to light only the auditorium.) The chorus of Fairies even had battery-powered stars in their hair. Gilbert originally had entitled the operetta, Perola, continuing the series of works featuring the letter "P" in their titles (Pinafore, Pirates of Penzance, Patience, and later, Princess Ida) At the last minute, Gilbert changed the name to Iolanthe, although the subtitle, The Peer and the Peri, probably satisfied his superstitious obsession. Critics have compared the quality of Iolanthe to that of Jacques Offenbach 's La Belle Hélène (1864) and Johann Strauss, Jr.'s Die Fledermaus. Perhaps the most impressive aspect of Iolanthe is its continuous dramatic impetus. Fourteen songs follow one another in rapid succession, all the while driven by a conflict between the Fairies and the Peers underpinned by Sullivan 's rhythmically intoxicating setting, culminating in the march, "Young Strephon Is the Kind of Lout." The wit of Gilbert 's dialogue and sparkle of his lyrics are matched only by the energy of Sullivan 's setting, imbued with his sense of both Mendelssohn ian grace and simple, Victorian popular song. In two acts, Iolanthe presents the convergence of two worlds. Strephon, an Arcadian shepherd, the fairy Iolanthe, Strephon's mother, and choruses of Fairies interact with earthly characters such as the Lord Chancellor and the Earls of Mountararat and Tolloller, supported by choruses of all levels of British aristocracy -- dukes, marquises, earls, viscounts and barons. Their worlds collide when Strephon interacts with members of Parliament. Fairy tale or not, Iolanthe focuses on contemporary issues, and makes reference to politicians and businesses whose significance is obscure to modern audiences . Both Peers and Peris live "on credit," and are indebted to others for their existence. Peris owe their life on Earth to higher powers and ancient myths, while Peers are in a position of privilege stemming from politics that go back hundreds of years. Sullivan 's overture to Iolanthe is one of his finest, and can be performed successfully apart from the operetta. Sullivan developed separate musical voices for the Fairies and the Parliamentarians. The Fairies, in particularly, have music that creates a sense of ethereal weightlessness and constant motion. Often, however, there is an incongruity between what they say and how they sing it, revealing that their fluidity is merely an illusion: "If you ask the special function / of our never-ceasing motion / we reply without compunction / that we haven't any notion." The choruses for the members of Parliament, however, are appropriately dignified, and the bucolic solos by Strephon, Phyllis, and Iolanthe stand in contrast to the pompous, prickly numbers for the Lord Chancellor. In Iolanthe, as in his other operettas, Sullivan 's harmonic language is not adventurous, but there are unusual moments, such as "The Nightmare Song," in which a harmonic transition depicts the rising sun. This divergence from the rest of the consummate patter-song, with its pedal-tone accompaniment, is striking. Parts/Movements No. 2, Tripping hither tripping thither No. 3, Iolanthe No. 4, Good morrow, good mother No. 5, Fare thee well attractive stranger No. 6a, Good morrow, good mother No. 6b, None shall part us No. 7, Loudly let the trumpet bray No. 8a, Entrance of Lord Ch | Gilbert & Sullivan ~ Songs List | OLDIES.com 1. H. M. S. Pinafore: We Shall Sail The Ocean Blue 2. H. M. S. Pinafore: I'm Called Little Buttercup 3. H. M. S. Pinafore: My Galant Crew, Good Morning 4. H. M. S. Pinafore: I'm The Monarch of The Sea 5. H. M. S. Pinafore: When I Was A Lad 6. H. M. S. Pinafore: Nevermind The Why and Wherefore 7. H. M. S. Pinafore: Kind Captain, I've Important Information 8. H. M. S. Pinafore: Carefully On Tip - Toe Stealing 9. H. M. S. Pinafore: For He Is An Englishman 10. The Pirates of Penzance: I Am The Very Model of A Modern Major - General 11. The Pirates of Penzance: When A Felon's Not Engaged In His Employment 12. The Pirates of Penzance: With Cat Like Tread 13. The Sorcerer: My Name Is John Wellinton Wells 14. The Gondoliers: Take A Pair of Sparkling Eyes 15. Patience: If You're Anxious To Shine 16. The Mikado: If You Want To Know Who We Are 17. The Mikado: A Wand'ring Minstrel I 18. The Mikado: Behold The Lord High Executioner 19. The Mikado: As Someday It May Happen 20. The Mikado: Three Little Maids From School Are We 21. The Mikado: The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze 22. The Mikado: Here's A How - De - Do! 23. The Mikado: From Ev'ry Kind of Man Obedience I Expect 24. The Mikado: A More Humane Mikado Never Did In Japan Exist 25. The Mikado: The Criminal Cried As He Dropp'd Him Down 26. The Mikado: The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring, Tra La 27. The Mikado: On A Tree By A River A Little Tom Tit 28. The Mikado: There Is Beauty In The Bellow of The Blast 29. The Mikado: For He's Gone and Married Yum - Yum Song previews provided courtesy of iTunes 2. Three Little Maids From School Are We 3. A Wand'ring Minstrel I 4. On A Tree By A River A Little Tom Tit 5. Behold The Lord High Executioner 6. As Someday It May Happen That A Victim Must Be Found 7. Here's A How - De - Do! 8. The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring, Tra La 9. There Is A Beauty In The Bellow of The Blast 10. For He's Gone and Married Yum - Yum 11. When I Was A Lad - Isidore Godfrey 12. I'm Called Little Buttercup - Isidore Godfrey 13. Never Mind The Why and Wherefore - Isidore Godfrey 14. We Sail The Ocean Blue - Isidore Godfrey 15. My Gallant Crew...I Am The Captain of The Pinafore - Isidore Godfrey 16. I Have A Song To Sing, O! 17. Overture 18. With Cat - Like Tread 19. Poor Wand'ring One! 20. I Am The Very Model of A Modern Major - General 21. When The Foeman Bares His Steel 22. When A Felon's Not Engaged In His Employment 23. Loudly Let The Trumpet Bray Song previews provided courtesy of iTunes 3. Tower Warders, Under Orders 4. When Our Gallant Norman Foes 5. Alas! I Waiver to and Fro 6. Is Life a Boon? 7. Here's a Man of Jollity 8. I Have a Song to Sing, O 9. How Say You Maiden 10. I've Jibe and Joke 11. 'Tis Done! I Am a Bride 12. Were I Thy Bride 13. Act I Finale 1. Night Has Spread Her Pall Once More 2. Oh! A Private Buffoon Is a Lighthearted Loon 3. Hereupon We're Both Agreed 4. Free from His Fetters Grim 5. Sranger Adventure 6. Hark! What Was That, Sir? 7. Like a Ghost His Vigil Keeping 8. Man Who Would Woo a Fair Maid 9. When a Wooer Goes A - Wooing 10. Act Ii Finale 11. Mikado: Three Little Maids from School - British Light Orchestra 12. Gondoliers: March - With Ducal Pomp - British Light Orchestra 13. Mikado / Behold! The Lord High Executioner - British Light Orchestra 14.Ruddigore: Hornpipe - British Light Orchestra 15.Gondoliers: Gavotte - British Light Orchestra 16.Utopia, Limited: Entrance of the Court - British Light Orchestra 17.Gondoliers: Dance a Cachucha - British Light Orchestra 18.Iolanthe: March - Finale Act I - British Light Orchestra 19.Iolanthe: Entrance & March of the Peers - British Light Orchestra Song previews provided courtesy of iTunes 1.Pirates of Penzance, operetta: Pour, O Pour the Pirate Sherry, The - (with Rex Smith / Kevin Kline) 2.The Pirates of Penzance, operetta: When Frederic Was a Little Lad 3.The Pirates of Penzance, operetta: Oh, Better Far to Live and Die 4.Pirates of Penzance, operetta: Oh! False One, You Have Deceived Me, The - (with Rex Smith) 5.The Pirates of Penzance, operet |
Which is the only US state to have only one syllable in its name? | How Many US States Have One Syllable? How Many US States Have One Syllable? Tweet Only one U.S. state has one syllable — Maine. It's also the only state to border only one other state — New Hampshire. No one is really sure where Maine's name came from. Some surmise that it was named after an ancient French province — the Province of Maine; others believe it was a derivation of the world "mainland." The word "Maine" was first officially used in 1665 in a request by the King's Commissioners that "The Province of Maine" be used in official documents. More Syllabic Facts: Only five countries in the world have one syllable: Chad, France, Spain, Greece, Laos, though Wales might make six depending on how you pronounce it (Way-als). The most syllables in a state's name is five. Three states share this trait: Louisiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Three states have only four letters in their name: Ohio, Iowa and Utah. Screeched and strengths are the longest one-syllable words in the English language. Follow wiseGEEK: | Free Flashcards about GK 6 Which horse was involved in the 1913 incident that killed Emily Davison? Anmer What is the meaning of "discursive"? digressing from subject to subject What was the German 'Jugendstil' known as in Britain and the USA? Art Nouveau The artists Odilon Redon and Fernand Khnopff were most closely associated with which artistic movement? Symbolism What nationality was artist Fernand Khnopff? Belgian What is the meaning of 'post hoc, ergo propter hoc'? "After which, therefore because of which" In which year did BBC Radio 2, in the guise of the BBC Light Programme, start broadcasting? 1945 What radio programme used the signature tune "At The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal" by Bryan Fahey? Pick of The Pops Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain, was which Roman writer's father-in-law? Tacitus Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain, was recalled in disgrace by which Emperor? Domitian Which Iron Age tribe had a capital at Emain Macha in Ulster? Ulaid Who had a 1955 Number 1 with "Softly, Softly"? Ruby Murray Who had UK hits with "Be My Love" and "Because You're Mine"? Mario Lanza Who took "Rose Marie" to No 1 spot in the UK IN 1954? Slim Whitman In 1955 Jimmy Young had a No 1 single with "The Man From..." - where? Laramie Which singer was the indirect cause of 1944's Columbus Day Riot? Frank Sinatra In which year did "Rock Around The Clock" hit No 1 in both the UK and the US? 1955 Both "boogie-woogie" and "rock and roll" supposedly got their names from what? Euphemisms for sex Who coined the term "Rhythm and Blues"? Jerry Wexler Which Cleveland DJ is usually credited with coining the term "rock n roll" to apply to the music of that style? Alan Freed Which band were originally called "The Rambling Yodeller And The Sandmen"? Bill Haley & The Comets Who had a 1950s hit with "Be-Bop-A Lula"? Gene Vincent and The Blue Caps Which chemical elements occupy positions 89-103 on the Periodic Table? Actinides What name is given to a 3D co-ordinate system with three planes, x, y, and Z? Cartesian What are the names given to the three sides of a right-angled triangle? Hypotenuse, Base, Altitude If theta represents the angle opposite the altitude in a right angled triangle, a is the altitude, b the base and c is the hypotenuse, what is sinθ equal to? a/c If theta represents the angle opposite the altitude in a right angled triangle, a is the altitude, b the base and c is the hypotenuse, what is cosθ equal to? b/c If theta represents the angle opposite the altitude in a right angled triangle, a is the altitude, b the base and c is the hypotenuse, what is tanθ equal to? a/b (or sinθ/cosθ) What is the meaning of sin(squared)θ? sinθsinθ An object that has both magnitude and direction in space Which letters are traditionally used for the three base vectors? i, j, k Who had a 1962 Number 1 with "Wonderful Land"? The Shadows Which artistic group was founded in 1911 by Kandinsky and Marc? Der Blaue Reiter Artist Franz Marc was born in wRhich country? Germany Who painted "Luxe, Calme et Volupte"? Matisse Who is generally held to be the originator of the Suprematist art movement? Malevich The artists Boccioni, Carra and Severeni, all Italians, belonged to which movement? Futurism What was the real name of The Big Bopper, who died in a plane crash along with Buddy Holly? JP Richardson What was the stage name of the singer Rosemary Brown? Dana Which country singer got to No. 1 in the UK with "Coward Of The County"? Kenny Rogers Who composed "The Stars And Stripes Forever"? John Phillip Sousa Who composed the waltz "Tales From The Vienna Woods"? Johann Strauss Robert-Francois Damiens attempted to assassinate (and failed, although he did wound) which king? Louis XV of France When was the Seven Years' War? 1756-63 Whose final work was 1804's "Opus Postumum"? Kant The Pregolya River, which features in Euler's 'Seven Bridges'problem, runs through which city? Kaliningrad Who wrote 1848's "The Principles Of Political Economy"? 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In golf, if you get an eagle on a par-5 hole, how many shots did you take? | Meaning of Golf Words - Par, Bogey, Birdie, Eagle, Albatross - Scottish Golf History Bogey to Blow-Up There is quite a history behind the golfing terms bogey, par, birdie, eagle and albatross. Bogey and par were central to the development of handicapping, pioneered by the LGU . The modern meaning of three of the terms - bogey, birdie and eagle - comes from their use in USA. Bogey Par Birdie Eagle Albatross Bogey "Bogey" was the first stroke system, developed in England at the end of the 19th Century. The full history is given in Robert Browning's History of Golf 1955 . In 1890 Mr Hugh Rotherham Secretary of the Coventry Golf Club conceived the idea of standardising the number of shots at each hole that a good golfer should take, which he called the 'ground score.' Great Yarmouth where term Bogey was first coined Dr Browne, Secretary of the Great Yarmouth Club, adopted the idea, and, with the assent of the club's golfers, this style of competition was introduced there for use in match play. During one competition Mr CA Wellman (possibly Major Charles Wellman) exclaimed to Dr Browne that, "This player of yours is a regular Bogey man". This was probably a reference to the eponymous subject of an Edwardian music hall song "Hush! Hush! Hush! Here Comes the Bogey Man", which was popular at that time. So at Yarmouth and elsewhere the ground score became known as the bogey score. A 'bogle' was a Scottish goblin as far back as the 16th Century and a Bogey-man was a widely used term for a goblin or devil. Golfers of the time considered they were playing a Mister Bogey when measuring themselves against the bogey score. This allowed the introduction of bogey competitions, which we would call handicap competitions or stablefords. On 2nd January 1892, The Field reported that 'a novelty was introduced in the shape of a bogey tournament for a prize. ... Fourteen couples started but the bogey defeated them all.' In 1892, Colonel Seely-Vidal, the Hon Secretary of the United Servic es Club at Gosport, also worked out the 'bogey' for his course. The United Club was a services club and all the members had a military rank. They could not measure themselves against a 'Mister' Bogey or have him as a member, so 'he' was given the honorary rank of Colonel. Thus the term 'Colonel Bogey' was born. Later, in the middle of 20th century, bogey was used as the term of one above par. Par Par is derived from the stock exchange term that a stock may be above or below its normal or 'par' figure. In 1870, Mr AH Doleman, a golf writer, asked the golf professionals David Strath and James Anderson, what score would win 'The Belt', then the winning trophy for 'The Open', at Prestwick, where it was first held annually from 1861 to 1870. Strath and Anderson said that perfect play should produce a score of 49 for Prestwick's twelve holes. Mr Doleman called this 'par' for Prestwick and subsequently Young Tom Morris won with a score of two strokes 'over par' for the three rounds of 36 holes. Tom Morris Jnr Youngest Open Winner Although the first noted use of the word "par" in golf was in Britain and predates the bogey, today's rating system does not and the par standard was not further developed until later. It was the Ladies Golf Association, who, from 1893, began to develop a national handicapping system for women . It was largely in place by the end of the Century. The Men's association, founded in 1894, followed suit a few year's later. In 1911, the United States Golf Association (Men) of the day laid down the following very modern distances for determining par: Up to 225 yards Over 601 yards Par 6 As golf developed, scores were coming down, but many old British courses did not adjust their courses or their bogey scores, which meant good golfers and all the professionals were achieving lower than a bogey score. This meant the US had an up-to-date national standard of distances for holes, while the British bogey ratings were determined by each club and were no longer appropriate for professionals. The Americans began referring to one over par as a bogey, much | Index-a Don't Forget To Hit <ESC> before going to a different page. Let's play a game of 30 questions. No, not that old standard of 20 questions, but one with an extra 10 questions added in and one that uses numeric answers (from 1 to 30). If you get stumped, go on to the next one. Perhaps the answer you need will be one of those left over when you complete all the questions you're sure of. Each answer is a number. The answers are the numbers 1-30. Each number appears only once. (Obviously) the questions are not in the right order.. 1. Aside from an extra 385 yards, how many miles is a marathon race? 2. If 27 solid cubes are formed into one big 3x3x3 cube how many individual cubes, at most, are visible from any single angle? 3. In the movie Spinal Tap what number is: "Well, it is one louder.."? 4. 'Via Dolorosa' is the (how many) Stations of the Cross, the Christian ritual tracing the key stages of the death of Jesus, beginning with his condemnation and ending with his being laid in the tomb? 5. How many dots are on a (standard 1-6) die? 6. The Russian 'Crimea Highway' trunk road from Moscow to the Crimea in Ukraine is the M (what)? 7. What number, between two hyphens, is used by journalists, etc., to mark the end of a newspaper or broadcast story? 8. How many unique dominoes are in a standard 'double six' set? 9. What number turned on its side (rotated 90 degrees) is the symbol for infinity? 10. The Marvel Comics superhero team led by Mr Fantastic was the Fanstastic (what)? 11. What is the larger number of the binary system? 12. Japanese haiku poems loosely comprise how many syllables? 13. The Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn are respectively (what number)-and-half degrees north and south of the Equator? 14. What number is Hurricane on the Beaufort Scale? 15. Greek deka, and Latin decem, are what number? 16. Conventionally how many books are in the Bible's New Testament? 17. How many legs (or arms) are most usually on a starfish? 18. A lunar month is an average (how many) days plus 12 hours, 44 minutes and 3 seconds? 19. 'Roaring' refers to what pluralised number in describing a 1900s decade of western world prosperity? 20. Traditionally what number of years anniversary is symbolized by silver? 21. What is generally stated to be the number of major joints in the human body? 22. What number is the French coded slang 'vingt-deux!', which warns that police are coming? 23. What is the only number that equals twice the sum of its digits (digit means numerical symbol)? 24. The early/mid-1900s American vaudeville comedy act was called the (how many) Stooges? 25. Any line of three numbers in the 'magic square' (a 3 x 3 grid of the numbers 1-9) adds up to what? 26. What is the international SPI resin/polymer identification coding system number (typically shown within a recycling triangle symbol) for polystyrene? 27. Traditionally the diameter of the 45rpm gramophone record is (how many) inches? 28. Pure gold is (how many)-carat? 29. The expression 'On cloud (what)' refers to being blissfully happy? 30. Each player begins with (how many) pieces in a game of chess? Daniel David "Danny" Kirwan (born 13 May 1950) is a British musician whose greatest success came with his role as guitarist, singer and songwriter with the blues-rock band Fleetwood Mac between 1968 and 1972. Kirwan's first recorded work with the band was on the huge instrumental hit single "Albatross". Green later stated that, "I would never have done "Albatross" if it wasn't for Danny. I would never have had a number one hit record." The B-side of the single was Kirwan's first published tune, the instrumental "Jigsaw Puzzle Blues". This was an old clarinet piece, written by Joe Venuti and Adrian Rollini, and recorded by the Joe Venuti / Eddie Lang Blue Five in 1933. Kirwan had adapted the piece for himself and Green to play on |
Sound, hearing, and non-electric musical instruments from the Greeks? | Ancient Sound Healing Ancient Sound Healing Ancient Sound Healing By Annaliese and John Stuart Reid Most ancient cultures used the seemingly magical power of sound to heal. Sound healing had almost disappeared in the west until the 1930s when acoustic researchers discovered ultrasound and its medical properties. With this discovery, research burgeoned and today the ancient art of sound healing is rapidly developing into a new science. (For information on sound healing in modern times please see our article 'Rediscovering the Art & Science of Sound Healing.') Aboriginal Sound Healing The Aboriginal people of Australia are the first known culture to heal with sound. Their ‘yidaki' (modern name, didgeridoo) has been used as a healing tool for at least 40,000 years. The Aborigines healed broken bones, muscle tears and illnesses of every kind using their enigmatic musical instrument. Interestingly, the sounds emitted by the yidaki are in alignment with modern sound healing technology. It is becoming apparent that the wisdom of the ancients was based on ‘sound' principles. The most ancient of all sound healing instruments—the Yidaki Sound Healing in Ancient Egypt The Egyptian culture extends back to 4000 BC and they have a long tradition of vowel sound chant. A Greek traveler, Demetrius, circa 200 B.C., wrote that the Egyptians used vowel sounds in their rituals: ‘In Egypt, when priests sing hymns to the Gods they sing the seven vowels in due succession and the sound has such euphony that men listen to it instead of the flute and the lyre.' A hypothetical sound healing ritual in the King's Chamber (The recipient is lying in the sarcophagus) The Corpus Hermeticum also contains a reference to the Egyptian's use of sound as distinct from words. This book was probably redacted in the 1st century AD but it is believed to be much older, possible as early as 1400 BC: In a letter from Asklepios to King Amman [he says]: ‘As for us, we do not use simple words but sounds all filled with power.' The Egyptians believed that vowel sounds were sacred, so much so that their written hieroglyphic language contains no vowels. We can, therefore, safely assume that vowel sound chant carried a powerful significance for their priests. Egyptian priestesses used sistra, a type of musical rattle instrument with metal discs that creates not only a pleasant jangling sound but, as we now know, also generates copious amounts of ultrasound. Ultrasound is an effective healing modality and is used today in hospitals and clinics so it is entirely possible that ceremonies in which many sistra were used were not merely employed to enhance the musical soundscape but were intended to enhance the healing effect. In the wall scene below, from a building erected by Queen Hatshepsut, three priestesses play sistra, accompanying a harpist, another instrument known to have healing qualities. The healing chapel at Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, was dedicated to Amenhotep-son-of-Hapu, a deified healing saint closely associated with Imhotep—who is largely recognized under the title of 'physician.' Imhotep's repute was so great that 1,500 years after his death the Greeks identified him with their healing god Asclepius. These two deified men—Amenhotep-son-of-Hapu and Imhotep—were usually worshipped together in the same Egyptian healing temples. John Stuart Reid's acoustics research in the pyramids has provided strong evidence that the Egyptians designed their chapels and burial chambers to be reverberant in order to enhance sonic-based ceremonies. Reid underwent a significant healing of his lower back during his experiments in the King's Chamber that he attributes to the resonant properties of the sarcophagus. He conjectures that the acoustic resonance was deliberately contrived by the Egyptian architects and thinks it very likely that they were aware of the healing properties of sound long before the Greeks. Sound Healing in Ancient Greece The Greek, Pythagoras (circa 500 BC) was, in a very real sense, the father of music therapy. The Pythagoras Mystery School, based on the island | Instrument List - MusicBrainz Instrument List ( a type of harmonica/accordion hybrid ) — a type of Harmonica/Accordion hybrid, the bellows for the accordion bit with buttons/keys receive their air though the user blowing into the instrument like an harmonica an electric piano with reeds ) — an electromechanical piano with stainless steel reeds and amplified pick-up ( oboe-like double-reed from South-America ) — a relative of the shawm, it was introduced to central and south-america by the spanish in the sixteenth and seventeenth century. ( free reed aerophone with pitching pipes. ) — free reed melodica like instrument that is worn like an accordion, with differenting length pipes which control the pitch dizi — The dizi is a Chinese transverse flute typically made of bamboo. In Chinese, it is sometimes just called 笛 (di), but in Japanese 笛 (fue) is a more generic word referring to a whole class of flutes rather than this specific instrument. ( also known as Cor anglais ) — neither a horn nor english, it is a transposing member of the oboe family, pitched at F fipple flute from Härjedalen, sweden ) — six holed fipple flute used traditionally in pastoral settings like its cousin the spilåpipa. k'lông pút — The k'lông pút is an instrument from the central highlands of Vietnam played by ethnic groups such as the Xơ Đăng and the Bahnar. It consists of a number of different sized bamboo tubes laid horizontally which are played by the musician clapping their slightly cupped hands in front of the tubes in order to push air into the tubes. khene — The khene is a mouth organ from Laos and north-east Thailand which is also used by some ethnic minority groups in Vietnam. It typically consists of 14 bamboo pipes arranged into two rows which are connected to a small, hollowed-out hardwood windchest. ( Māori traditional small, ductless and notchless flute ) — A small, ductless and notchless flute, made of wood or bone. part of the traditional Māori instruments Taonga pūoro ( Māori traditional small vessel flute ) — A small vessel flute like the ocarina or xun. Made of wood, soapstone or bone and shaped like a whale's tooth. part of the traditional Māori instruments Taonga pūoro nose whistle — The nose whistle (also known as the Humanatone) is a simple instrument played with the nose. The stream of air is directed over an edge in the instrument and the frequency of the notes produced is controlled by the volume of air. ( Māori traditional hardwood flute ) — A longer version of the kōauau, made of hardwoods such as mānuka, mataī, or black maire. Like the pūtorino, it has 2 voices, the male (trumpet) and female (flute). ( Māori traditional trumpet made of wood. ) — A traditional Maori trumpet made of wood. A war and announcement trumpet. part of the traditional Māori instruments Taonga pūoro ( Māori traditional long flute ) — A long flute with a notched open top and a single finger hole near the end. part of the traditional Māori instruments Taonga pūoro ( Māori traditional conch shell trumpet ) — A traditional conch shell trumpet, used for signalling to ceremonial and ritual use. part of the traditional Māori instruments Taonga pūoro ( Māori traditional wide ranged flute. ) — A flute with a wide range, made of wood, tapered at each end. part of the traditional Māori instruments Taonga pūoro ( Māori traditional swung bird lure. ) — A hollowed out gourd with drilled holes, swung around creating a whistling, chattering sound that attracted birds. part of the traditional Māori instruments Taonga pūoro ( Māori traditional bullroarer like instrument. ) — A blade-like piece of bone, wood or stone, swung on a long cord producing a loud, deep whirling that can be heard from a distance. suikinkutsu — A suikinkutsu is a type of Japanese garden ornament which uses dripping water to create music. Although it is also known as a Japanese water zither, it is named after the sound the koto (a Japanese zither) makes and is not actually a string instrument. |
The Suez Canal has its southern terminus at Port Tawfik, Suez. Where is its northern terminus? | Suez: Choke Hold On World Shipping - Business Insider Suez: Choke Hold On World Shipping Feb. 9, 2011, 4:00 AM 1,372 print The Suez Canal is one of the most important maritime passages in the global shipping world. It provides a short cut around the tip of Africa, saving weeks of travel time for large commercial shippers. It was opened to traffic between Asia and the Mediterranean Sea in 1869. And, it is a potential choke point! The canal is a free flowing body of water, with no built in locks. The north terminus is in Port Said and the southern terminus is Port Tawfik in Suez. Today the canal is 120 miles long and 79 ft deep with a width of 673 ft, as of 2010. The SuezMax ships must be built to the following specs, 66 ft of draft, with a width of 164 ft and max height of 223 ft above water, with a max deadweight of 240,000 tons. The canal is the primary choke point between trade in Asia and Europe. It was shut down from 1967-1975. During those 8 years, all shipping was routed around Africa, or moved overland. While 1975 seems like a long time ago, there is no reason to believe that the Suez will always stay open. It already has a history of long closures. The employees of the Suez Canal Company have started a sit-in strike. The strike is starting with 6000 employees in the port cities of Suez, Port Said and Ismailia. The strikers plan on sitting down on site, after their shift is over. While their demands are typical of any organized worker, the ongoing revolution with a strike at the Suez Canal ratchets up the travel risk for any planned commercial traffic planning on using the Suez Canal going forward. Bloomberg is reporting the strikers to be of subsidies of the Suez Company, allowing operations to continue normally during the strike. Egypt’s Suez Canal shipping traffic is operating normally, Mohamed Motair, director of companies at the Suez Canal Authority, said by telephone today. Reuters is also reporting that the works in question do not have a direct effect on the canal operations. “The strike by companies will not affect the operation of the Suez Canal and movement of ships. These companies work in areas far from the canal zone and movement of ships,” the official told Reuters. The canal currently handles the heavy tanker traffic between Europe and the Middle East. This traffic is two way, with nations like Iran exporting crude oil, but importing up to 40% of their gasoline needs. This two way traffic uses the canal to transship the products. The canal is estimated to handle up to 2.5 million barrels of oil per day via large crude tankers transshipping the canal each day. There is also an estimated 2.4 million barrels of crude capacity that is available using the facilities to unloaded/loaded at the northern or southern ports. This second flow of products is delivered to the ports via tankers that are too large to use the canal. Additionally, some ships will unload a portion of their cargo, and have it transshipped to the other end of the canal via the pipeline. This allows ships to still use the canal, and carry an overall load that is larger than the canal max would allow. The canal is reported to handle around 8% of the world’s GDP. While a closure would slow down the flow of goods, it would not cause a drop in global GDP that large. The US is reported to have about 3% of its GDP transship the canal. While the global macro implications are large, the geopolitical risks are higher. A closure of the canal, such that the US Navy was unable to pass through it would cause a change in the US forward deployment of forces. The US Navy uses the Med as a safe location to park additional carriers, rushing them into the Red Sea as needed, to surge air assets during Gulf wars. While the US has plenty of naval assets in the region, the closure of the canal would directly impact the US ability to surge assets as needed. This would have obvious implications during an event that included hostilities in the region between nation-states. The revolution in Egypt appears to be gaining strength. The canal i | Account Suspended Account Suspended This Account has been suspended. Contact your hosting provider for more information. |
"In comics who was ""The pilot of the future""?" | British comics superhero Dan Dare set for take off again | Books | The Guardian British comics superhero Dan Dare set for take off again ‘Pilot of the future’ marks 65th anniversary with publication of classic stories from the cult comic strip A hero for the future … a Dan Dare strip from 1977. Photograph: Rebellion Thursday 30 October 2014 13.23 EDT Last modified on Thursday 30 October 2014 20.49 EDT Close This article is 2 years old Dan Dare, the quintessentially British comic strip hero, will turn 65 next year, and comics publisher 2000 AD is planning to mark the occasion with the release of some never-before-reprinted stories from the 1970s charting the adventures of the “pilot of the future”. Dare and his trademark wavy eyebrows first appeared in the pages of the Eagle comic in 1950 , created by Frank Hampson. Dare would go on to battle evil in space – and his nemesis the Mekon – in the pages of the children’s comic until it was put on hold in 1969. Eight years later, he was brought out of suspended animation to appear again in the first issue of 2000 AD’s weekly comic, with the strip illustrated by Italian artist Massimo Belardinelli, and later by Dave Gibbons, who would go on to collaborate with Alan Moore on Watchmen. The Dan Dare strip ran until 1979. Pinterest Old-fashioned hero… Dan Dare in Servant of Evil, issue 175. Photograph: Rebellion “Dan is still, to this day, seen as something of an old-fashioned hero – the original strips in the Eagle were formed from a very British idea about space exploration and the future, very different to the ‘wild new frontier’ of most American fiction,” said Michael Molcher, from 2000 AD’s parent company, Rebellion. “So that’s why 2000 AD’s Dan Dare is important – his popularity in 2000 AD not only helped kickstart the 1980s revival of Eagle, but also showed the character could adapt to a new age.” The release of George Lucas’s first Star Wars movie in 1977 revolutionised popular science fiction, Molcher added, making Dan Dare an “odd choice” for the first issue of 2000 AD, but he turned out to be “the perfect character to bring back”. Pinterest Dan Dare in Servant of Evil! Rebellion: ‘The perfect character to bring back.’ Photograph: Rebellion “From uniting slave races against the oppressive Star Slayers to being left adrift in space and then indoctrinated into the Mekon’s army, transplanting him into alien surroundings meant the strip could have a darker edge than before,” Molcher continued. The stiff-upper-lip, Boys’ Own Adventure feel of the original stories was left behind “in favour of stories full of dangers even the Mekon was afraid of. At the time, this was a radical departure, and many of his older fans didn’t take too kindly to it.” Dare has been reinvented many times since, with takes on the hero contributed by such people as Grant Morrison, Garth Ennis and others. The first of the two-volume series will be published next autumn, featuring five main stories comprised of a total of 47 episodes, with an additional six standalone stories. It will include rare art by Gibbons and is, said Rebellion, “the last, great unreprinted story from 2000 AD’s first issue”. | Marvel Premiere (série VO) - Comics VF Comics VF Creative team Writer(s) Marvel Premiere is an American comic book anthology series published by American company Marvel Comics . It ran for 61 issues from April 1972 to August 1981. [1] Contents Publication history[ edit ] The series introduced new characters and reintroduced characters who no longer had their own titles. Writer Roy Thomas and penciler Gil Kane revamped Him as the allegorical Messiah Adam Warlock in Marvel Premiere #1 (April 1972). [2] Doctor Strange took over the series with issue #3 [3] and writer Steve Englehart and artist Frank Brunner began a run on the character with issue #9. [4] The two killed Dr. Strange's mentor, the Ancient One , and Strange became the new Sorcerer Supreme. Englehart and Brunner created a multi-issue storyline in which a sorcerer named Sise-Neg ("Genesis" spelled backward) goes back through history, collecting all magical energies, until he reaches the beginning of the universe, becomes all-powerful and creates it anew, leaving Strange to wonder whether this was, paradoxically, the original creation. Stan Lee , seeing the issue after publication, ordered Englehart and Brunner to print a retraction saying this was not God but "a" god, so as to avoid offending religious readers. The writer and artist concocted a fake letter from a fictitious minister praising the story, and mailed it to Marvel from Texas; Marvel unwittingly printed the letter, and dropped the retraction order. [5] In 2010, Comics Bulletin ranked Englehart and Brunner's run on the "Doctor Strange" feature ninth on its list of the "Top 10 1970s Marvels". [6] Iron Fist first appeared in issue #15, written by Roy Thomas and drawn by Gil Kane. [7] Other introductions include the Legion of Monsters, the Liberty Legion , [8] Woodgod , the 3-D Man , [9] and the second Ant-Man ( Scott Lang ). [10] The series also featured the first comic book appearance of rock musician Alice Cooper . [11] Later in the title's run, Marvel Premiere was used to finish stories of characters who had lost their own series including the Man-Wolf in issues #45–46 [12] [13] and the Black Panther in issues #51–53. [14] [15] [16] [17] #1–2 - Adam Warlock (moved to his own series) #3–14 - Doctor Strange (moved to his own (second) series) #15–25 - Iron Fist (moved to his own series) Collected editions[ edit ] Marvel Masterworks Warlock Vol. 1 includes Marvel Premiere #1–2, 288 pages, February 2007, ISBN 978-0785124115 Essential Doctor Strange Vol. 2 includes Marvel Premiere #3–14, 608 pages, December 2007, ISBN 978-0785116684 Essential Iron Fist Vol. 1 includes Marvel Premiere #15–25, 584 pages, October 2004, ISBN 978-0785115465 Essential Marvel Horror Vol 1 includes Marvel Premiere #27, 648 pages, October 2006, ISBN 978-0785121961 Essential Werewolf by Night Vol. 2 includes Marvel Premiere #28, 576 pages, November 2007, ISBN 978-0785127253 Invaders Classic Vol. 1 includes Marvel Premiere #29–30, 248 pages, July 2007, ISBN 978-0785127062 The Chronicles Of Solomon Kane includes Marvel Premiere #33–34, 200 pages, December 2009, ISBN 978-1595824103 Weirdworld includes Marvel Premiere #38, 312 pages, April 2015, ISBN 978-0785162889 Dominic Fortune: It Can Happen Here and Now includes Marvel Premiere #56, 184 pages, February 2010, ISBN 978-0785140429 See also[ edit ] Marvel Premiere Classic — a line of hardcovers collecting "classic" (pre-2000) storylines in the Marvel and related Universes. ^ Marvel Premiere at the Grand Comics Database ^ Sanderson, Peter ; Gilbert, Laura, ed. (2008). "1970s". Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley . p. 155. ISBN 978-0756641238 . Roy Thomas and artist Gil Kane allowed 'Him' to meet another [Stan] Lee-[Jack] Kirby character, the godlike High Evolutionary. ^ Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 156: "Dr. Strange began a new series of solo adventures. He got off to an impressive start with this story scripted by Stan Lee and illustrated by Barry Windsor-Smith." ^ Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 160 ^ Cronin, Brian |
In which year was the tax on betting abolished in the Britain? | Abolition of betting tax fuels boom in gambling | The Independent Abolition of betting tax fuels boom in gambling Friday 2 December 2005 00:00 BST Click to follow The Independent Online Betting is likely to treble in the decade, creating a financial bonanza for bookmakers, an academic study shows. University researchers say Labour's abolition of betting tax four years ago has provided the perfect conditions for a gambling boom. Gambling will soar from £6.9bn in 1999 to £11.8bn in 2009, says the Leisure Industries Research Centre of Sheffield Hallam University. In that time, betting on everything from horse-racing to share prices is expected to rise from £1.6bn billion to £4.3bn. As restrictions on the number of casinos are relaxed, there will be strong rises in spending on fruit machines, poker, blackjack and roulette. The study will also raise concerns about more gambling addicts. Some have appeared in recent court cases, including Graham Price, a financial consultant who stole £10m from clients and a bank to bet on horses. The Sheffield Hallam team, who analysed figures from official bodies, made a range of predictions about how Britons will spend their leisure time from now until the end of the decade. They forecast that alcohol consumption will rise and pub groups will experience sharp rises in share price because of the licensing reforms, which came into force last month. They estimate that 15 per cent more spirits will be drunk. The academics also said the market for sports equipment and participation will grow by 27 per cent between 2004 and 2009 on the back of the 2006 Football World Cup and the 2012 London Olympics. Spending at cinemas will rise by 3 per cent a year above inflation to £6.8bn by 2009. And the rising popularity of restaurants will continue, with eating out growing faster than inflation. But spending on reading will decline. The researchers say gambling has been electrified by the abolition of betting tax in 2001 and the rise of internet and spread betting. Before that, gambling had declined by up to 5 per cent a year between 1999 and 2001. After the abolition of duty - in exchange for a tax on the bookmakers' profits - gambling has risen every year. Last year there was a 12 per cent spike. The second-biggest sector of gambling, gaming machines, including fruit machines inside and outside casinos, is expected to rise by about 50 per cent in the next four years to £3.3bn. Lotteries, the third biggest sector, will nudge up to £2.5bn. Money gambled in casinos on traditional games such as roulette or poker will increase by 25 per cent to £878m. The number of casinos in Britain has risen from 114 four years ago to 137 this year. There are applications before the Gambling Commission for 39 more casinos. Under the new regime, the 2005 Gambling Act, ministers will approve at least one super-casino of 5,000square metres, a further eight medium-size casinos and eight smaller casinos by 2010. Income from bingo is forecast to rise from £570m last year to £679m by 2009. The only the area predicted to decline, the pools, will slump by about a quarter to £62m a year in 2009. Themis Kokolakakis, principal research fellow at Sheffield Hallam University, said that the abolition of tax was the turning point. "That is the exact moment when the fortunes of the industry changed," he said. The next year William Hill's profits surged from £32m to £170m, a rise of 527 per cent, he said. The study suggests alcohol consumption will rise by 6 per cent between 2004 and 2009. Wine and beer will show modest growth but spirits' growth will reflect the rise of cocktails and ready-to-drink products. Experts say 24-hour drinking will increase bingeing and worsen public order. But the Government believes relaxing the old rules will encourage a more sensible, continental-style drinking culture. Mr Kokolakakis said: "I expect the share prices are going to increase for the alcohol companies. We may see a huge increase over a year for pub groups such as Punch Taverns and Enterprise Inns. They are going to see a lot of dividends from this | BBC ON THIS DAY | 18 | 1956: Macmillan unveils premium bond scheme About This Site | Text Only 1956: Macmillan unveils premium bond scheme The British Chancellor Harold Macmillan has unveiled plans for a new state saving scheme offering cash prizes instead of interest. The premium bond would be "something completely new for the saver in Great Britain," he told MPs. The scheme is part of what he called his "savings budget" aimed at getting more people to save money by offering a top prize of �1,000. However the proposal is likely to draw criticism from some who regard the scheme as a form of gambling and therefore oppose the idea on moral grounds. Small fortune Mr Macmillan tried to head off the critics by declaring: "This is not a pool or a lottery, where you spend your money." The investor would be saving their money and the government would guarantee to buy the bonds back at the original price at any time. There was laughter as he insisted the premium bonds would bring in new savers tempted by the possibility of winning a small fortune. But Labour spokesman Harold Wilson urged the chancellor to take the sale of premium bonds out of his financial proposals and allow MPs to examine the idea in more detail as part of the government's bill on gambling and betting. The Rev J Clark Gibson, secretary of the Churches' Committee on Gambling said he understood the chancellor's aim but rejected the plan. "As the prizes are distributed by chance the deal therefore becomes a gamble, because the gains of the few are at the loss of the whole body of investors, whether they want to gamble or not," he said. The bonds will cost �1 each and holders will have a chance of winning a prize in a quarterly draw. The government will pay out the equivalent in prizes of 4% interest on the total number of bonds. Lord Mackintosh of Halifax, chairman of the National Savings Committee, said he hoped the premium bond, with its tax-free prizes, would bring "millions of people who had so far not found the conventional forms of savings attractive" into the fold. It seems likely the new bonds will be sold over the counter at post offices and possibly banks. Sweden has had state lotteries since 1896. The last one was held in 1955 to raise funds for the State Opera. Finland and Greece have also had similar schemes. |
The most immediate sea to the east of Drake Passage, south of South America, is what? | Southern Ocean, Antarctica, Drake Passage, Antarctic Peninsula, Underwater Photography, Stock Images, Screensavers, Screen Savers, Eco-Photo Explorers, EcoPhoto, Eco Photo Exploring the Southern Ocean The fourth largest ocean in the world Antarctica, the coldest, windiest, and driest continent at the bottom of the world is surrounded by icy water on all sides. The waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans swirl around this land mass in a wind driven fury. These ocean waters are isolated from a body of water known as the Southern Ocean by an oceanographic phenomenon called the Antarctic Convergence. The Southern Ocean extends from the coast of Antarctica north to 60 degrees south latitude which coincides with the Antarctic Treaty Limit. The Southern Ocean is an important element of the biology of the continent and of the climate. Indeed, this body of water affects the meteorological patterns of the entire globe. Most visitors to Antarctica journey across a narrow stretch of water separating South America and the Antarctic Peninsula known as the Drake Passage. Others cross from points in Australia and South Africa. Those who journey south will pass through the “roaring forties” and then the “furious fifties”, colorful monikers for longitudinal lines indicating the southern progress towards the ice kingdom of Antarctica. After voyaging through the “screaming sixties”, the continent becomes visible. These ominous terms come from the sailors who have made these difficult journeys in the past. The waters of this ocean are turbulent. Persistent westerly winds generate strong swells and, sometimes, mountainous seas. Lucky passengers experience relatively calm seas, when the passage is known as the “Drake Lake”. Others pay “The Drake Tax” and experience the “Drake Shake”. View the Current Wave Height and Direction (South Atlantic Region) The Southern Ocean is the fourth largest ocean (after the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, and Indian Ocean, but larger than the Arctic Ocean), with an area roughly 13.7 million square miles. Technically, the Southern Ocean begins at the Antarctic Convergence and extends to the coasts of the continent. The Antarctic Convergence is marked by a noticeable decline in water temperatures. The change is sudden and can amount to a 3-5 degree Fahrenheit drop. The waters below the convergence differ in temperature, density and salinity. The exact location of the convergence varies slightly throughout the year. When crossing the convergence there is little surface indication of the event…the waters aren’t rougher and there is no obvious change in appearance. Usually the engineers of the vessel will detect the temperature drop and announce the crossing based on that observation. One important feature of the Southern Ocean is the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. This is the world’s biggest ocean current, flowing eastward at an astonishing rate of 153 million cubic meters per second. This is roughly a thousand times the flow of the Amazon. Like all the Earth’s oceans, the Southern Ocean is made up of separate water masses or layers. These masses flow in different directions based on surface conditions (usually wind driven) and gravitational forces. In the Southern Ocean there are two distinct surface currents, pushed by strong prevailing winds in opposite directions. Beneath the surface run counter currents generated by the Earth’s rotation and gravitational forces. These sub-surface currents carry cold, Antarctic waters northward and bring warm subtropical waters southward to replace them. Between latitudes 50 and 60s, successive cyclonic storms produce strong winds resulting in the West Wind Drift. This current moves eastward at around 2.2 miles per hour. The northern boundary of this current spreads northward with cold Antarctic water, mixing with relatively warm sub-tropical waters. This mixing zone is t | Sir Francis Drake facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Sir Francis Drake COPYRIGHT 2004 The Gale Group Inc. Sir Francis Drake The English navigator Sir Francis Drake (ca. 1541-1596) was the first of his countrymen to circumnavigate the globe. His daring exploits at sea helped to establish England's naval supremacy over Spain and other European nations. Francis Drake, the eldest son of a yeoman farmer, was born near Tavistock, Devonshire. His father later became a Calvinist lay preacher and raised his children as staunch Protestants. Young Drake received some education; he learned the rudiments of navigation and seaman-ship early and did some sailing near his home. The Drakes were related to the Hawkins family of Plymouth, well-to-do seamen and shipowners. The Hawkins connection got Drake a place on a 1566 slave-trading expedition to the Cape Verde Islands and the Spanish Main. First Command In 1567 John Hawkins made Drake an officer in a larger slave-trading expedition. Drake ultimately received command of one of Hawkins's ships, the Judith, and accompanied his relative to Africa, Rio de la Hacha, and Santa Marta, where Hawkins disposed of the slaves. The English were caught, however, in the harbor of San Juan de Ulúa by a Spanish fleet that opened fire without warning and destroyed most of their ships. Only Drake's Judith and Hawkins's small vessel escaped to England. Embittered by this, Drake resolved to devote his life to war against Spain. Elizabeth I of England and Philip II of Spain were not at war then, but grievances were steadily mounting. The Queen declined to offend Philip and would not allow Hawkins to go to sea again immediately, but she had no objections to a voyage by the obscure Drake. In 1569 Drake had married Mary Newman of Plymouth, but finding domesticity dull, he departed in 1570 for the Spanish Main with a small crew aboard the 25-ton Susan. He hoped to learn how the Spaniards arranged for shipping Peruvian treasure home, and he felt that the ports of Panama City and Nombre de Dios on the Isthmus of Panama were the key. His 1570 voyage was largely one of reconnaissance during which he made friends with the Cimaroons, who were escaped slaves dwelling out of Spanish reach on the Isthmus and stood ready to help him. During a 1571 expedition he captured Nombre de Dios with Cimaroon help but lost it immediately when, wounded, he had to be carried to safety. After depredations off Cartagena, he intercepted a Spanish gold train near Nombre de Dios and returned to England with the bounty. His arrival embarrassed the Queen, who still hoped for peace with Spain, and Drake evidently received a broad hint to leave the country temporarily. He is known to have served in Ireland with the Earl of Essex, who was trying to crush a rebellion in Ulster. By 1576 relations with Spain had worsened, and Drake returned to England, where a new expedition was being planned in which Elizabeth had a financial share. Drake's main instructions were to sail through the Strait of Magellan and probe for the shores of Terra Australis Incognita, the great southern continent that many thought began with Tierra del Fuego. Drake received five ships, the largest being the Pelican (later named the Golden Hind), and a crew of about 160. Adventures on the Golden Hind The fleet left Plymouth in December 1577 for the southern Atlantic, stopping at Port San Julián for the Southern Hemisphere winter. Ferdinand Magellan had once crushed a mutiny there, and Drake did the same. He tried and executed Thomas Doughty, an aristocratic member of the expedition, who had intrigued against him in an attempt to foment a rebellion. When Drake passed through the strait and entered the Pacific, only the Golden Hind remained; the other ships had been lost or had parted company. Contrary winds forced him southward, and he perhaps sighted Cape Horn; in any event, he realized that the two oceans came together and that Terra Australis would not be found there. He traveled along the coasts of Chile and Peru, capturing and destroying Spanis |
In the 20th century Henri Cartier-Bresson achieved fame in what area of activity? | Ansel Adams: Landscape Photographer of American West: Biography portraits of celebrities, as well as his controversial Portfolio X series of explicit photographs. Biography One of America's greatest photographers , Ansel Easton Adams is best known for his black and white landscape photographs of the American West and specifically, the Yosemite National Park. In addition to being a pioneer of documentary photography , he is credited with developing the Zone System, a photographic development system which added depth and character to his work. Along with other creative photographers like Imogen Cunningham and Edward Weston, Adams founded Group F/64, which in turn led to the creation of the Museum of Modern Art's department of photographic art. Many of his landscape photos are instantly recognisable and have been reprinted on calendars, posters and books. Among the most famous examples of his lens-based images are The Tetons and the Snake River (1942) and Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico (1941). Although the lack of a human presence in his photographs may have contributed to their popularity, it failed to satisfy everyone. The famous French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) commented at the time of the Second World War: "The world is falling to pieces around us and all Adams photographs is rocks and trees." He was made a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1966. John Goto (1916-94) British photographer and junk artist, Professor of Fine Art at University of Derby in England, noted for his montage colour photography. His photo digital art has been exhibited at solo exhibitions at the Tate, the National Portrait Gallery, and the Photographers' Gallery in London. For a guide to traditional and contemporary categories, see: Types of Art . Early Life Adams was born in 1902 in San Francisco; his father was a successful business man. One of his earliest memories was watching the fires which ravaged the city after the infamous 1906 earthquake. The impact of the shock knocked 4 year old Adams into a wall, breaking his nose; it would remain crooked for life. Adams was educated in private schools until the age of 12, after which he was tutored at home for a few years. In 1915 Adams visited the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, where his father insisted he spend time studying the arts, including painting, sculpture and photography. Adams earliest ambition was to become a concert pianist, but after a family trip to Yosemite National Park in 1916, and taking some amateur pictures, he leaned towards photography. The Yosemite National Park was the first designated nature protection area in America. It was here that a young Adams with his Kodak Brownie box, took his first pictures and stated that a 'new era began for me'. In the winter of the same year, he worked part time with a San Francisco photo finisher and learned the basic techniques of dark room photo-development. He became an avid reader of creative photography magazines, and attended camera classes and art exhibitions. Travelling with his uncle, Adams explored the Sierra Nevada Mountain range, and developed the skills and stamina to photograph nature at high altitudes. It was during this period that Adams developed a love of the natural wilderness and became a committed Conservationist. He joined the Sierra Club, becoming a lifelong member, dedicated to the preservation of the natural wonders of the mountain ranges. For a short account of the early evolution of the camera, please see: the History of Photography (c.1800-1900). For more about pioneer camera artists, see: 19th-Century Photographers . Early Career In the 1920s Adams often visited the studio of Harry and Anne Best, where | 2001 KO Final February, which ex-PM was awarded an earldom on his 90th birthday ? Harold Macmillan B1 A member of the House of Lords and an ex-MP, who celebrated his 100th birthday in November 1984 ? Mannie Shinwell Which government department banned trades unions causing a national outcry ? GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters) Outside which foreign government building was policewoman Yvonne Fletcher shot and fatally wounded ? Libyan People's Bureau or Libyan Embassy A3 In the course of a violent argument in April, which recording artist was shot and killed by his father ? Marvin Gaye In October, who was killed by members of her own bodyguard ? Indira Ghandi A4 In March the British government announced its approval of the sale of which shipyard on the lower Clyde to Trafalgar House ? Scott Lithgow B4 In October which bank, a bullion dealer, was rescued from debts of around �250 million by a Bank of England buy-out ? Johnson Matthey Subject: �One Word Cinema� Answers A1 A 1992 Oscar winning Clint Eastwood film in which a former hired killer turned unsuccessful farmer returns to his old ways in pursuit of a $1,000 reward ? Unforgiven B1 A 1972 John Boorman film in which a leading character, played by Ned Beatty, is raped by a �Hillbilly� ? Deliverance A2 A 1929 film, Hitchcock�s first talkie, in which a Scotland Yard Inspector is placed in a difficult position when he discovers his girlfriend has committed a murder ? Blackmail B2 Set in Rio, a 1946 Hitchcock film with Cary Grant & Ingrid Bergman in which a woman marries a Nazi renegade to help the US Government ? Notorious A3 A 1916 film by D.W. Griffith starring Lillian Gish in one of four intercut stories including Balshazzar�s Feast and the St Bartholomew�s Day Massacre ? Intolerance B3 A 1967 camped-up version of Faust in which a short order cook is saved from suicide by Mr Spiggott - who offers him 7 wishes in exchange for his soul ? Bedazzled A4 A 1924 Erich von Stroheim film in which an ex-miner turned dentist kills his avaricious wife and her lover ? Greed B4 Set in the mid 19th century, a 1999 film starring Guy Pearce & Robert Carlyle in which a cannibalistic officer commands an isolated army outpost ? Ravenous Answers A1 The liqueur Cura�ao (say �Koor-a-sow�) is traditionally flavoured with sugar & which fruit ? Orange B1 Which spirit takes its name from a place near Guadalajara (say �Gwadlahara�) where the conquistadors first developed it from a variety of Aztec drink ? Tequila A2 With a peculiar but agreeable taste, which coarse & potent liquor is made in the East Indies from a variety of sources, including fermented rice & coconut juice ? Arrack B2 Used to season food & fruit as well as alcoholic drinks, which flavouring is prepared with oil distilled from the aromatic bark of two S. American trees blended with herbs, and bears the former name of a port in Venezuela ? Angostura (now called Cuidad Bolivar) A3 Derived from a town in north east Hungary, what name is shared by a grape variety and a golden-yellow coloured, sweet, aromatic wine ? Tokay (from Tokaj) Subject: Wordgame �No� as in �Note� Answers � a spout on a hose etc. from which a jet issues ? Nozzel � a small round piece of meat or a chocolate made with hazelnuts ? Noisette � something or someone absolutely un |
Who has been nominated for the Oscar awards of best actress or supporting actress a record fourteen times, between 1979 and 2006, winning each award just once? | OSCARS LISTS: RECORDS AND CURIOSITIES The Winners List The 1987 Chinese/Italian co-production THE LAST EMPEROR by Bernardo Bertolucci is the only film produced outside of America or Britain to have received the ultimate award for Best Motion Picture. However it was not a foreign language film, and so was not nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. In 1998 ROBERTO BEGNINI (who won Best Actor and Best Foreign Film awards as the writer/director/star of "Life is Beautiful") became only the second person to have won an Oscar for acting in a foreign language film. SOPHIA LOREN, who presented Begnini with the award for Best Foreign Film, was the first: she won Best Actress in 1961 for her performance in "Two Women". Since then, MARION COTILLARD has become the third foreign language recipent, winning Best Actress for the 2007 French film "La Vie En Rose". Only six films have won both an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film and other Academy Awards as well: The 1963 winner, Fellini's "8½" (Italian) also won an Oscar for Best Costume Design; "A MAN AND A WOMAN" (French, 1966) also won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar; Costa-Gavras's "Z" (French/Algerian) in 1969 also won for Film Editing; and Ingmar Bergman's "FANNY AND ALEXANDER" (Sweden, 1983) won 3 further Oscars for Cinematography, for Art Direction and for Costume Design. 1998's winner, "LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL" (Italian) also received the Best Actor award for Roberto Benigni and a music award for Best Original Dramatic Score. And most recently, Ang Lee's "CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON" (Taiwan, 2000) won 3 further Oscars for Cinematography, for Art Direction & Set Design, and for Original Music Score. DIRECTORS The Winners List JOHN FORD holds the record for most "Best Directing" awards - four in total, from five nominations, from 1935 (for "The Informer"), 1940 ("The Grapes Of Wrath"), 1941 ("How Green Was My Valley") and 1952 (for "The Quiet Man"). Intriguingly for the architect of the cinematic American west, none are Westerns - "Stagecoach" (1939), his only other directing nomination, failed to win him an award and "The Searchers" (1952) was passed over completely. As for other directorial achievers, only FRANK CAPRA and WILLIAM WYLER stand close with three awards each, although Wyler's three (for "Mrs Miniver" (1942), "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946) and the epic 1959 "Ben-Hur") came from 14 nominations - the most nominations ever achieved by a film director. JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ deserves a special mention for his efforts in Directing for 1949. He achieved Best Director in that year for "A Letter To Three Wives", but the film itself failed to achieve Best Picture - instead that honour went to "All The King's Men"... also directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz! MANKIEWICZ also went on to achieve a rare "follow-on" Oscar in the next year (1950) for directing "All About Eve", something that has otherwise only happened to JOHN FORD (in 1941 and 1942 for "The Grapes Of Wrath" and "How Green Was My Valley"). ALFRED HITCHCOCK (the renowned "Master of Suspense") never won a single award for Best Director - not even when his film "Rebecca" (1940) was voted Best Motion Picture... Among the film profession, many (who ultimately also do the voting) found the Master difficult to work with... Another maverick, STANLEY KUBRICK (who died in 1999 and was responsible for such films as "Spartacus", "Paths Of Glory", "Dr.Strangelove", "A Clockwork Orange", "2001: A Space Oddysey" and "The Shining") never won a Best Director's award. Nor did did the influential but independent film-maker ROBERT ALTMAN (whose films included "Mash", "Nashville" and "Gosford Park"). And none of their films achieved Best Motion Picture either. Even MARTIN SCORSESE (whom many film critics call "the greatest American director alive today"...) spent many years in the "Oscar" wilderness until securing the 2006 "double" of Best Director and Best Film with "The Departed" (a film which curiously failed to attract any Best Actor/Actress nominations, let alone awards). | Academy Awards Best Actor The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) ); two were consecutive nominations (from 1930/31-1931/32) Tom Hanks (5) - with two wins (Philadelphia (1993), Forrest Gump (1994)); two were consecutive nominations (from 1993-1994) Sean Penn (5) - with two wins (Mystic River (2003) and Milk (2008)); nominations were from 1995-2008 The Most Best Actor Nominations: Actors with the highest number of Best Actor acting nominations (in parentheses) include: Spencer Tracy (9) - with two wins Laurence Olivier (9) - with one win (Hamlet (1948)); two were consecutive nominations (from 1939-1940) Jack Nicholson (8) - with two wins Paul Newman (8) - with one win (The Color of Money (1986)); two were consecutive nominations (from 1981-1982) Peter O'Toole (8) - with no wins; two were consecutive nominations (from 1968-1969); nominations from 1962-2006 Marlon Brando (7) - with two wins Dustin Hoffman (7) - with two wins Jack Lemmon (7) - with one win (Save the Tiger (1973)); two were consecutive nominations (from 1959-1960, and from 1979-1980) Paul Muni (6) - with one win (The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)); three were consecutive nominations (from 1935-1937) Richard Burton (6) - with no wins; three were consecutive nominations (from 1964-1966) Gary Cooper (5) - with two wins Tom Hanks (5) - with two wins Fredric March (5) - with two wins Sean Penn (5) - with two wins Daniel Day-Lewis (5) - with three wins James Stewart (5) - with one win ( Anthony Hopkins (3) - with one win ( The Silence of the Lambs (1991) ); nominations from 1991-1995 Russell Crowe (3) - with one win (Gladiator (2000)); three were consecutive nominations (from 1999-2001) Jeff Bridges (3) - with one win (Crazy Heart (2009)); nominations from 1984-2010 George Clooney (3) - with no wins; nominations from 2007-2011 Consecutive Best Actor-Winning Performers: There are only two actresses (Luise Rainer and Katharine Hepburn) who have received two consecutive Best Actress awards, as there are only two actors who have received two consecutive Best Actor statuette wins: Spencer Tracy (Captains Courageous (1937) and Boys Town (1938)) Tom Hanks (Philadelphia (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994)) [Note: Jason Robards won two consecutive Best Supporting Actor Oscars in 1976 and 1977.] Winners of Both a Lead and Supporting Actor Oscar: In 1997, Jack Nicholson tied Walter Brennan for the most wins (3) for a male performer (Brennan has three Best Supporting Actor trophies, Nicholson has two for Best Actor and one for Best Supporting Actor). The only stars to win both a Best Actor and a Best Supporting Actor (BSA) Oscar are the following: Jack Nicholson (BA for Gene Hackman (BA for The French Connection (1971) , BSA for Unforgiven (1992) ) Kevin Spacey (BA for American Beauty (1999), BSA for The Usual Suspects (1995)) Denzel Washington (BA for Training Day (2001), BSA for Glory (1989)) The Only Best Actor Tie: In the Best Actor category, an unusual tie (the only occurrence among male acting performances) occurred in 1931/32 between Wallace Beery and Fredric March, for their respective performances in The Champ (1931/32) and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931/32). The Most Best Actor Oscar Nominations - Without Winning: Peter O'Toole is the only star with eight Best Actor Oscar nominations without a single win. His record extends 44 years, from 1962 to 2006. Richard Burton was nominated seven times (and never won), although his first nomination was as Best Supporting Actor for My Cousin Rachel (1952) -- his last six nominations were as Best Actor. Oscar-Winning Actor Roles and Trends: Biographies of remarkable, real-life individuals (military figures or soldiers, law-and-order enforcers, historical figures) and portrayals of the mentally ill are heavily represented among male Oscar winners, particularly in the acting awards. It helps an |
What is the musical term for a playing technique that involves plucking the strings of an instrument? | String Music Terms | Musical Terms | String Instrument Music Terms Search Glossary of String Music Terms Welcome to our Glossary of String Music Terms where you can get the basic knowledge of terms used in the string music profession. These string music terms are the names of instruments: Violin: The violin or “fiddle” is a string instrument which is played with a bow. It is the smallest member of the string family of orchestra instruments. The violin has 4 strings. The names of the strings are E, A, D and G. The violin is very similar to the viola, but the violin has plays higher pitches. The violin comes in fractional sizes 1/64 to 3/4 and of course the 4/4 size violin. Shop for Violins under $1000. Shop for Violins over $1000. Viola: The viola is a little bit bigger then the violin. The viola string instrument is measured by inches no fractions like the violin. The viola is available in 14″ – 17.5″ but if you need a smaller viola, it is possible to put viola strings on a violin. The viola has four strings which are A, D, G and C. Shop for Violas under $1000. Shop for Violas over $1000. Cello: The cello is much larger then the violin or viola. It is played sitting down but is still a bowed string instrument. The strings on the cello are A, D, G and C but sound one octave lower then the Viola. Cellos are available is 1/10 – 4/4 sizes. Shop for Cellos under $4000. Shop for cellos over $4000. Bass: The Bass is the largest instrument in the string family. It is played standing or sitting on a tall stool. The bass is also commonly called the string bass, double bass, stand up bass or acoustic bass. The strings on the bass are G, D, A and E. Basses are available in 1/8 – 4/4 sizes. Shop for Basses. These String Music Terms are parts and accessories for string instruments: Bow: A violin bow, viola bow, cello bow or bass bow is made of wood and have horse hairs which pull the strings to make a sound. There is rosin that is applied to the horse hairs to make them sticky enough to grab the string. Shop for Bows. Rosin: Rosin is made of tree sap which has been cooked into a solid so that it may be rubbed on the hairs of a bow. Shop for Rosin. End Pin: The Cello End Pin or Bass End Pin is a metal rod that comes out of the bottom of a cello or bass to support the instrument. It rests on the floor allowing the cello or bass to be suspended and easier to play. When the Cello or Bass is put away the end pin conveniently slides into the body of the instrument for storage. Violins and Violas do not have end pins. Fittings: The fittings of a string instrument include the Pegs, Bridge, Tail Piece, Chin Rest (on violins and violas), or End Pin (on cellos and basses). A string instrument that comes “set up” with have all of these parts included. Chin Rest: A Violin Chin Rest or Viol Chin Rest is an accessory that usually comes as part of the fittings of the violin or violin. The chin rest helps the violinist hold the violin in place on the shoulder by using just the head and not the hands. The name chin rest is actually a misnomer because the JAW is the body part that goes in the chin rest not the CHIN. WE should call it the JAW REST. 😉 Shoulder Rest: A violin or viola shoulder rest is used to help support the violin or viola on the musicians shoulder. The added support helps in holding the violin or viola without the hands. Cellists do not need shoulder rests. There are many different shoulder rest options available. Shop for Shoulder rests . Rock Stop: A Cello Rock Stop or Bass Rock Stop is a type of end pin anchor that goes on the floor to keep the end pin from slipping. Violinists and Violists do not need Rock stops. There are many different rock stop options available. Shop for Rock Stops. These String Music Terms are techniques that string players use: Vibrato: Vibrato is an expression that string players (like vocalists) can add to music. The pitch is fluctuated rapidly but subtly. Vibrato can be used to add warmth and character to all types of music. Accent: An accent in sheet music looks lik | Learn and talk about Washboard (musical instrument), American musical instruments, Cajun musical instruments, Improvised musical instruments, Scraped idiophones This article is about the musical percussion instrument. For the tool used to wash clothing, see Washboard (laundry) . For other uses, see Washboard (disambiguation) . Washboard player accompanying piano The washboard and frottoir (from Cajun French "frotter", to rub) are used as a percussion instrument , employing the ribbed metal surface of the cleaning device as a rhythm instrument. As traditionally used in jazz , zydeco , skiffle , jug band , and old-time music , the washboard remained in its wooden frame and is played primarily by tapping, but also scraping the washboard with thimbles. Often the washboard has additional traps, such as a wood block , a cowbell , and even small cymbals . Conversely, the frottoir (zydeco rubboard) dispenses with the frame and consists simply of the metal ribbing hung around the neck. It is played primarily with spoon handles or bottle openers in a combination of strumming, scratching, tapping and rolling. The frottoir or vest frottoir is played as a stroked percussion instrument, often in a band with a drummer , while the washboard generally is a replacement for drums. In Zydeco bands, the frottoir is usually played with bottle openers, to make a louder sound. It tends to play counter-rhythms to the drummer. In a jug band, the washboard can also be stroked with a single whisk broom and functions as the drums for the band, playing only on the back-beat for most songs, a substitute for a snare drum . In a four-beat measure, the washboard will stroke on the 2-beat and the 4-beat. Its best sound is achieved using a single steel-wire snare-brush or whisk broom. However, in a jazz setting, the washboard can also be played with thimbles on all fingers, tapping out much more complex rhythms, as in The Washboard Rhythm Kings , a full-sized band, and Newman Taylor Baker . Busking on a washboard. There are three general ways of deploying the washboard for use as an instrument. The first, mainly used by American players like Washboard Chaz of the Washboard Chaz Blues Trio and Ralf Reynolds of the Reynolds Brothers Rhythm Rascals, is to drape it vertically down the chest. The second, used by European players like David Langlois of the Blue Vipers of Brooklyn and Stephane Seva of Paris Washboard, is to hold it horizontally across the lap, or, for more complex setups, to mount it horizontally on a purpose-built stand. The third (and least common) method, used by Washboard Sam and Deryck Guyler , is to hold it in a perpendicular orientation between the legs while seated, so that both sides of the board might be played at the same time. There is a Polish traditional jazz festival and music award named " Złota Tarka " (Golden Washboard). Washboards, called " zatulas ", are also occasionally used in Ukrainian folk music. Contents History[ edit ] The washboard as a percussion instrument ultimately derives from the practice of hamboning as practiced in West Africa and brought to the new world by African slaves. This led to the development of Jug bands which used jugs , spoons , and washboards to provide the rhythm. [1] Jug bands became popular in the 1920s. The frottoir, also called a Zydeco rub-board, is a mid-20th century invention designed specifically for Zydeco music. It is one of the few musical instruments invented entirely in the United States and represents a distillation of the washboard into essential elements ( percussive surface with shoulder straps). It was designed in 1946 by Clifton Chenier and fashioned by Willie Landry, a friend and metalworker at the Texaco refinery in Port Arthur, Texas. Clifton's brother Cleveland Chenier famously played this newly designed rubboard using bottle openers. Likewise, Willie's son, Tee Don Landry, continues the traditional hand manufacturing of rubboards in his small shop in Sunset, Louisiana , between Lafayette and Opelousas. [2] In 2010 Saint Blues Guitar Workshop launched an electric washboard p |
What does ‘Au’ represent in the Periodic Table? | Gold»the essentials [WebElements Periodic Table] Element News Gold: the essentials Most metals are metallic grey or silvery white whereas gold is characteristically a metallic yellow colour, in other words gold-coloured. Caesium is also gold coloured. The gold colour seems related to relativistic effects of the outermost gold orbitals. Small amounts of other metals alloyed with gold change the colour as well as mechanical properties such as hardness. White gold for jewellery is formed by mixing palladium, silver, or nickel with gold, although the result is green gold with certain proportions of silver. White gold is commonly used for wedding rings in the USA. Addition of some copper gives "rose gold", a soft pink colour. Remarkably other colours such as purple (a gold:aluminium alloy), blue (a gold:indium alloy) and even black (a gold:cobalt alloy) may be formed. Gold is usually alloyed in jewellery to give it more strength, and the term carat describes the amount of gold present (24 carats is pure gold). It is estimated that all the gold in the world, so far refined, could be placed in a single cube 60 ft. on a side. It is metallic, with a yellow colour when in a mass, but when finely divided it may be black, ruby, or purple. CAS Registry ID : 7440-57-5 It is the most malleable and ductile metal; 1 ounce (28 g) of gold can be beaten out to 300 square feet. It is a soft metal and is usually alloyed to give it more strength. It is a good conductor of heat and electricity, and is unaffected by air and most reagents. Gold is readily available commercially and its price changes day by day and is one of the most widely tracked commercial prices. The most common gold compounds are auric chloride (AuCl3) and chlorauric acid (HAuCl4). A mixture of one part nitric acid with three of hydrochloric acid is called aqua regia (because it dissolved gold, the King of Metals). It is unaffected by air and most reagents. It is found free in nature and associated with quartz, pyrite and other minerals. Two thirds of the world's supply comes from South Africa, and 2/3 of USA production is from South Dakota and Nevada. Gold is found in sea water, but no effective economic process has been designed (yet) to extract it from this source. Gold Assay It is critical from the public's perspective that there is confidence in the claimed purity of any particular item made from precious metals. This confidence is provided by an 'assay' (test and assess) of the precious metal content of that item. It is impossible to tell the precious metal content of any item simply by looking at it. Precious metals such as old, silver, and platinum are too soft to use alone for making jewellery, cutlery and other goods. Quite properly they must be alloyed with base metals (which happen to be cheap) for manufacturing. The assay protects the consumer by ensuring sure that not too much base metal was used. It also safeguards responsible manufacturers by providing an independent assessment of quality and content that in which the public has confidence. There has been an "Assay Office" at Sheffield in England since 1773 when local silversmiths won the right from Parliament to assay silver in Sheffield. The 1773 Act of Parliament appointed 30 local men as 'Guardians of the Standard of Wrought Plate in the Town of Sheffield' to supervise the work of the Office. In 1773 Sheffield already had an established tradition of fine silverware production and the number of Guardians who were also silversmiths was restricted to just ten to ensure that the Assay Office offered an independent and impartial service. This safeguard was to ensure the Office was run for the benefit of the consumer as well as the manufacturer. Once a piece was assayed, it was marked using a "hallmark", making the hallmark perhaps the oldest mark of consumer protection. The first UK Assay Office was and is based at Goldsmiths' Hall in London. It founded around 1300, and is from where the term "hallmarking" originates, meaning "marked in Goldsmiths' Hall". While there are assay offices in the USA, there is no h | Definition Atom The atom is a basic unit of matter consisting of a dense, central nucleus surrounded by a cloud of negatively charged electrons. The atomic nucleus contains a mix of positively charged protons and electrically neutral neutrons (except in the case of Hydrogen-1, which is the only stable isotope with no neutron). The electrons of an atom are bound to the nucleus by the electromagnetic force. Likewise, a group of atoms can remain bound to each other, forming a molecule. An atom containing an equal number of protons and electrons is electrically neutral, otherwise it has a positive or negative charge and is an ion. An atom is classified according to the number of protons and neutrons in its nucleus: the number of protons determines the chemical element, and the number of neutrons determine the isotope of the element. The name atom comes from the Greek ἄτομος/átomos, α-τεμνω, which means uncuttable, something that cannot be divided further. The concept of an atom as an indivisible component of matter was first proposed by early Indian and Greek philosophers. In the 17th and 18th centuries, chemists provided a physical basis for this idea by showing that certain substances could not be further broken down by chemical methods. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, physicists discovered subatomic components and structure inside the atom, thereby demonstrating that the 'atom' was not indivisible. The principles of quantum mechanics were used to successfully model the atom.[1][2] Relative to everyday experience, atoms are minuscule objects with proportionately tiny masses. Atoms can only be observed individually using special instruments such as the scanning tunneling microscope. Over 99.9% of an atom's mass is concentrated in the nucleus,[note 1] with protons and neutrons having roughly equal mass. Each element has at least one isotope with unstable nuclei that can undergo radioactive decay. This can result in a transmutation that changes the number of protons or neutrons in a nucleus.[3] Electrons that are bound to atoms possess a set of stable energy levels, or orbitals, and can undergo transitions between them by absorbing or emitting photons that match the energy differences between the levels. The electrons determine the chemical properties of an element, and strongly influence an atom's magnetic properties. Source: WikepediA |
Butch the dog, Kipper the cat and Ramsbottom the snake were friends of which TV puppet? | Ramsbottom | Sooty Database Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Share Ramsbottom is a snake with a Yorkshire accent. He sometimes hangs around with Butch . In the latest series of Sooty, he attended the imaginary wedding of Sooty and Soo and judged a dancing competition with Butch and Dame Helena Pearsona. Contents | Rainbow's Bungle Paul Cullinan who wore bear costume auditions on BBC's The Voice | Daily Mail Online comments Paul Cullinan, the voice behind Bungle, will appear on The Voice on Saturday One of the characters from cult children's show Rainbow has made an unexpected TV comeback on BBC talent show The Voice. Child's entertainer Paul Cullinan played large furry bear Bungle in the classic ITV series, alongside much-loved puppets Zippy and George. But on Saturday, Bungle's alter-ego will reappear on TV for the first time in almost 25 years - as a contestant on the singing show. However, when he reveals to judges that he has previously starred on Rainbow, just one of the four knew what he was talking about. It falls to Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson to explain to his fellow judges - will.i.am, Rita Ora and Sir Tom Jones - that he was 'a slightly camp bear called Bungle'. During the audition, due to air on Saturday, Ricky adds: 'There was a guy called Geoffrey who lived in a house with a pink hippo, a thing, I don't know what he was, called Zippy, with a zip for a mouth.' Neither Rita, 24, nor Sir Tom Jones, 74, know anything about the programme. 'I haven't seen it, obviously I had a rubbish childhood,' said the former. will.i.am then grabs his iPad and finds the Rainbow theme tune, encouraging the studio audience to sing along. Cullinan, 48, was the last of three actors to play Bungle in the hit show, which ran from 1972 to 1992. Geoffrey Hayes, now 74, struggled to find work after the show ended and took a job as a shelf stacker before becoming a taxi driver. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share This year, UKIP's deputy leader Paul Nuttall was also forced to deny that he starred as Bungle in Rainbow after an internet prank. The fourth series of The Voice starts on BBC1 on Saturday. Bungle, Zippy, George and Geoffrey Hayes star in the vintage children's programme, Rainbow Of the four new judges, only Ricky Wilson recognised the children's programme. American will.i.am (left) was understandably in the dark, while Rits Ora, 24, and Sir Tom Jones (right), said they didn't remember it WHERE ARE THEY NOW: WHAT'S HAPPENED TO BUNGLE, ZIPPY & GEORGE? David Cook (presenter) Cook, 74, presented the first and second series of Rainbow. He went on to write two novels about a boy with learning disabilities called Walter. A radio play in 2009 saw Walter become a pensioner. Geoffrey Hayes (presenter) Hayes, 72, who joined Rainbow in the third series, found it difficult to find work after the show was dropped by ITV in 1992 - and even stacked supermarket shelves, before becoming a taxi driver. John Leeson (Bungle) Leeson is best known for voicing K-9 in Doctor Who in the 1970s and 1980s. He has since voiced the character again in various spin-offs, and has also served as a magistrate. He is now 71. With Bungle: David Cook, who is now aged 74, presented the first and second series of Rainbow Rainbow stars: Geoffrey Hayes (left, a presenter from series three) and John Leeson (right, Bungle) Stanley Bates (Bungle) Bates, who played Bungle from 1973 to 1988, was bound over to keep the peace by magistrates in 2001 after appearing on a charge of assaulting a mother in a 'road rage' incident. At the time of the court case he was said to have become a self-employed lighting manufacturer. He is now 73. Malcolm Lord (Bungle) Lord, 59, who worked on Rainbow from 1980 to 1989, has recently performed on stage in Aladdin, Dick Whittington and Calendar Girls. He is actively involved in his local community in Shropshire. Stanley Bates (left) was Bungle between 1973 and 1988, while the late Peter Hawkins (right) was Zippy George and Zippy: Roy Skelton, who died in 2011 aged 79, also wrote many of the scripts for Rainbow Peter Hawkins (Zippy) Policeman's son Hawkins, who also voiced the Daleks in Doctor Who, died aged 82 in July 2006 – but was perhaps most well-known for his gibberish language in Bill and Ben the Flowerpot Men. Roy Skelton (Zippy and George) Skelton also voiced the Daleks in Doctor Who from 1967 to 1988, as well as the Cybermen |
Who wrote One Foot In The Grave | Richard Wilson to play Victor Meldrew again - News - British Comedy Guide Richard Wilson to play Victor Meldrew again Richard Wilson to play Victor Meldrew again Thursday 17th September 2015, 10:47am Richard Wilson has revealed he is to play his iconic character Victor Meldrew again. The actor is stepping back into the shoes of the grumpy pensioner for one-night only, as part of a one-man show he is putting on. He will perform an extract from a One Foot In The Grave TV script as part of An Evening With Richard Wilson. The show takes place at The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield on the 23rd October. Speaking to The Mirror , he said: "I am bringing Victor back for a night. I am going to do 20 minutes of Victor because the guy who wrote One Foot In The Grave wrote an episode of Victor by himself and it was a brilliant episode." One Foot In The Grave , which is regularly named as one of Britain's best sitcoms, was created by David Renwick . It ran on the BBC for six series between 1990 and 1995 , with some episodes clocking up over 15 million viewers. Wilson, who was most recently seen in Danny And The Human Zoo , says he has no plans to stop acting. "I am into my 80th year. I have no plans to retire as I still want to [work]. If I did I would be bored and I would get slouchy and give up." However, he added: "I have to think about death. We don't talk about death enough. We should talk about it more. I have done a will but only recently. I have made a will in the last five years. I should have done it earlier. It makes life easier and makes people realise that they don't have to worry about my funeral plans. One thinks about it a bit more when you come into your 80th year. But I have not planned my funeral. I just want people to have a good time." Talking about An Evening With Richard Wilson, the venue confirms: "Victor Meldrew is back! For one night only, Richard Wilson will delight audiences by reprising his role as Victor Meldrew, performing hilarious scenes from One Foot In The Grave . "Join Victor as he battles with the irritations of life, with plenty of laugh-out-loud exasperation along the way. This is an event not to be missed! "Richard will also talk about his life and work and the highs and lows of playing Meldrew, as well as answering questions on his extensive television and theatre career." Tickets for the show are on sale now from the Venue website | Harry Nilsson - IMDb IMDb Soundtrack | Music Department | Composer Harry Nilsson was born on June 15, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA as Harry Edward Nilsson III. He was married to Una M. O'Keeffe, Diane Clatworthy and Sandra McTaggart. He died on January 15, 1994 in Agoura Hills, California, USA. 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What is the name of the wind that brings heavy seasonal rain to Southern Asia | monsoon - National Geographic Society monsoon The rice paddies of Southeast Asia depend on the seasonal monsoon. Photograph by James P. Blair Monsoon Zone The Monsoon Zone is a belt of low-pressure air currents that circle the Earth at the Equator. The Monsoon Zone is also known as the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). The Monsoon Zone is usually warm and experiences mild winds. At sea, the Monsoon Zone is known as the Doldrums due to its lack of winds. Monsoon Cup The Monsoon Cup is an international yachting race held every year in the state of Terengganu, Malaysia. The race is held during monsoon season, making it a challenging race for sailors. A monsoon is a seasonal change in the direction of the prevailing, or strongest, winds of a region. Monsoons cause wet and dry seasons throughout much of the tropics . Monsoons are most often associated with the Indian Ocean. Monsoons always blow from cold to warm regions. The summer monsoon and the winter monsoon determine the climate for most of India and Southeast Asia. Summer Monsoon The summer monsoon is associated with heavy rainfall . It usually happens between April and September. As winter ends, warm, moist air from the southwest Indian Ocean blows toward countries like India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. The summer monsoon brings a humid climate and torrential rainfall to these areas. India and Southeast Asia depend on the summer monsoon. Agriculture , for example, relies on the yearly rain. Many areas in these countries do not have large irrigation systems surrounding lakes, rivers, or snowmelt areas. Aquifer s, or supplies of underground water, are shallow. The summer monsoon fills well s and aquifers for the rest of the year. Rice and tea are some crop s that rely on the summer monsoon. Dairy farms, which help make India the largest milk producer in the world, also depend on the monsoon rains to keep cows healthy and well-fed. Industry in India and Southeast Asia also relies on the summer monsoon. A great deal of electricity in the region is produced by hydroelectric power plants, which are driven by water collected during the monsoons. Electricity powers hospitals, schools, and businesses that help the economies of these areas develop. When the summer monsoon is late or weak, the regions economy suffers. Fewer people can grow their own food, and large agribusinesses do not have produce to sell. Governments must import food. Electricity becomes more expensive, sometimes limiting development to large businesses and wealthy individuals. The summer monsoon has been called Indias true finance minister . Heavy summer monsoons can cause great damage. Residents of such urban area s as Mumbai, India, are used to the streets flooding with almost half a meter (1.5 feet) of water every summer. However, when the summer monsoon is stronger than expected, floods can devastate the region. In cities like Mumbai, entire neighborhood s can be drown ed. In rural areas, mudslide s can bury villages and destroy crops. In 2005, a strong monsoon devastated western India. As the summer monsoon blew in from the southwest, it first hit the state of Gujarat. More than 100 people died. Then, the monsoon rains hit the state of Maharashtra. Flooding in Maharashtra killed more than 1,000 people. On July 26, 2005, the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra, received almost a meter (39.1 inches) of rain. Winter Monsoon The Indian Oceans winter monsoon, which lasts from October to April, is less well-known than its rainy summer equivalent. The dry winter monsoon blows from the northeast. These winds start in the air above Mongolia and northwestern China. Winter monsoons are less powerful than summer monsoons in Southeast Asia, in part because the Himalaya Mountains prevent much of the wind and moisture of the monsoons from reaching the coast. The Himalayas also prevent much of the cool air from reaching places like southern India and Sri Lanka, keeping them warm all year. Winter monsoons are sometimes associated with drought s. Not all winter monsoons are dry, however. Unlike the western part of S | Southeast Asia travel guide - Wikitravel Cities[ edit ] These are nine of the most prominent cities in Southeast Asia: Bangkok — huge, bustling and cosmopolitan capital of Thailand with endless possibilities for nightlife, shopping and culture Jakarta — capital of Indonesia and the largest city in Southeast Asia. A diverse city, from the old houses of Batavia to modern megamalls. Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) — bustling metropolis and Vietnam 's largest city and southern economic centre Kuala Lumpur — the capital of Malaysia , grown from a small sleepy tin-mining village to a large and diverse metropolis with tons of shopping and nightlife Luang Prabang — UNESCO World Heritage City : most popular tourist destination in Laos : temples, colonial era architecture, vibrant night markets and an all-around laid-back vibe Manila — hectic and friendly capital of the Philippines Phnom Penh — rapidly developing capital of Cambodia , striving to reclaim "The Pearl of Asia" title it had before 1970 Singapore — modern, affluent city-state with a medley of Chinese, Indian and Malay influences Yangon (formerly the capital of Myanmar , Rangoon) — pagodas and fading colonial architecture, rapidly emerging from repression and poverty Other destinations[ edit ] We can not list every major non-city destination in Southeast Asia, so here is just a representative sample of ten of the more significant destinations outside of major cities: Angkor Archaeological Park — magnificent remains of several capitals of the Khmer Empire Bali — unique Hindu culture, beaches and mountains on the Island of the Gods Boracay — long white sand beaches and bustling nightlife Borobudur — one of the largest Buddhist temples in the world Rice terraces in Banaue , Philippines Tourism destination, the crater of Mount Bromo in East Java , Indonesia Southeast Asia is one of the world's most popular tourist destinations, and for a reason: a tropical climate, warm (or hot!) all year around, rich culture, gorgeous beaches, wonderful food and last but not least, low prices. While its history and modern-day politics are complex, most of it is also quite safe for the traveller and easy to travel around in. History[ edit ] Pre-historic Southeast Asia was largely underpopulated. A process of immigration from India across the Bay of Bengal is referred to as the process of Indianization. Exactly how and when it happened is contested; however, the population of the mainland region largely happened through immigration from India . The Sanskrit script still used as the basis for modern Thai, Lao, Burmese and Khmer has its roots from this process. On the other hand, population of the archipelegos of East Timor, Indonesia and the Philippines, as well as Malaysia on the mainland is thought to have come about though immigration from Taiwan . Pre-colonial period[ edit ] Before the arrival of European invaders and colonists, Southeast Asia was home to several powerful kingdoms. Some of the more notable ones were the Funan and the Khmer Empire in northern Southeast Asia, as well as the Srivijaya, the Majapahit Kingdom and the Melaka Sultanate in the Malay Archipelago. European colonial era[ edit ] Southeast Asian history is very diverse and often tumultuous, and has to an important extent been shaped by European colonialism. The very term Southeast Asia was invented by American Naval strategists around 1940. Southeast Asia was prior to WWII referred to with reference to the colonial powers; farther India for Burma and Thailand , with reference to the main British colony of India, although Thailand was never formally colonized; Indochina referred to the French colonies of Cambodia , Vietnam and Laos , while Indonesia and parts of maritime Southeast Asia was referred to as the Dutch East Indies. Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore were known as British Malaya, while Sabah was known as British North Borneo. Sarawak , on the other hand was known as the Kingdom of Sarawak and ruled by a British family known as the White Rajahs. Brunei was also made into a British protectorate, with the |
What term is applied to the fusion of Roman, Greek and Persian cultures that reached its peak after the 4th century AD during the reign of Justinian, and is seen in mosaics, frescoes, metal work, ivory carving and silk weaving? | Archaeology Wordsmith Archaeology Wordsmith class CATEGORY: typology; technique DEFINITION: A general group of artifacts, like hand axes" which can be broken down into specific types like "ovates" etc." classic example CATEGORY: artifact DEFINITION: A subjective term used to refer to a specific point specimen which represents the truest form of a particular point type or blade. classic orders of architecture SYNONYMS OR RELATED TERMS: order of architecture CATEGORY: structure DEFINITION: The Grecian Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian and the Roman Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite orders as defined by the particular type of column and entablature in one basic unit. A column consists of a shaft together with its base and its capital. The column supports a section of an entablature, which constitutes the upper horizontal part of a classical building and is itself composed of (from bottom to top) an architrave, frieze, and cornice. The form of the capital is the most distinguishing characteristic of a particular order. The five major orders are: Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Composite. classic, Classic, Classical SYNONYMS OR RELATED TERMS: Classical Age, Classic Period CATEGORY: culture; chronology DEFINITION: A general term referring to the period of time when a culture or civilization reaches its highest point of complexity and achievement. In a broader sense, the term often describes the whole period of Greek and Roman antiquity with the following breakdown: Early Classical Period 500-450 BC, High Classical Period 450-400 BC, and Late Classical 400-323 BC. Specifically, the term describes, in New World chronology, the period between the Formative ( Pre-Classic) and the Post-Classic, which was characterized by the emergence of city-states. During the Classic stage, civilized life in pre-Columbian America reached its fullest flowering, with large temple centers, advanced art styles, writing, etc. It was originally coined for the Maya civilization, initially defined by the earliest and most recent Long Count dates found on Maya stelae, 300-900 AD. A division between Early and Late Classic was arbitrarily set at 600 AD, but since in some areas, e.g. Teothihuacan, great civilizations had already collapsed, some scholars regard this date as marking the end of the Classic Period. By extension, the word came to be used for other Mexican cultures with a similar level of excellence ( Teotihuacán, Monte Albán, El Tajín). In these areas the cultural climax was roughly contemporary with that of the Maya, and the term Classic took on a chronological meaning as well. The full Maya artistic, architectural, and calendric-hieroglyphic traditions took place during the Early Classic. Tikal, Uaxactún, and Copán all attained their glory then. In the Late Classic, between 600-900 AD, ceremonial centers in the Maya Lowlands grew in number, as did the making of the inscribed, dated stelae and monuments. The breakdown of the Classic Period civilizations began with the destruction of the city of Teotihuacán in about 700 AD. Some date the Classic period to 300-900 AD. classical SYNONYMS OR RELATED TERMS: Classic, Classical CATEGORY: artifact DEFINITION: A general term referring to the period of time when a culture or civilization reaches its highest point of complexity and achievement. In a broader sense, the term often describes the whole period of Greek and Roman antiquity with the following breakdown: Early Classical period 500-450 BC, High Classical period 450-400 BC, and Late Classical 400-323 BC. Specifically, the term describes, in New World chronology, the period between the Formative ( Pre-Classic) and the Post-Classic, which was characterized by the emergence of city-states. During the Classic stage, civilized life in pre-Columbian America reached its fullest flowering, with large temple centers, advanced art styles, writing, etc. It was originally coined for the Maya civilization, initially defined by the earliest and most Recent Long Count dates found on Maya stelae, 300-900 AD. A division between Early and Late Classic | metalwork | Britannica.com Metalwork Written By: silverwork Metalwork, useful and decorative objects fashioned of various metals, including copper , iron , silver , bronze , lead , gold , and brass. The earliest man-made objects were of stone, wood , bone , and earth. It was only later that humans learned to extract metals from the earth and to hammer them into objects. Metalwork includes vessels, utensils, ceremonial and ritualistic objects, decorative objects, architectural ornamentation, personal ornament, sculpture, and weapons. General processes and techniques Many of the technical processes in use today are essentially the same as those employed in ancient times. The early metalworker was familiar, for example, with hammering , embossing, chasing, inlaying, gilding , wiredrawing, and the application of niello, enamel, and gems. Hammering and casting All decorative metalwork was originally executed with the hammer. The several parts of each article were hammered out separately and then were put together by means of rivets, or they were pinned on a solid core (for soldering had not yet been invented). In addition, plates of hammered copper could be shaped into statues, the separate pieces being joined together with copper rivets. A life-size Egyptian statue of the pharaoh Pepi I in the Egyptian museum, Cairo, is an outstanding example of such work. After about 2500 bce, the two standard methods of fabricating metal—hammering and casting—were developed side by side. The lost-wax , or cire perdue (casting with a wax mold), process was being employed in Egypt by about 2500 bce, the Egyptians probably having learned the technique from Sumerian craftsmen (see sculpture ). Long after the method of casting statues in molds with cores had superseded the primitive and tedious rivetting process, the hammer continued as the main instrument for producing art works in precious metals. Everything attributable to Assyrian , Etruscan , and Greek goldsmiths was wrought by the hammer and the punch. Embossing, or repoussé metalwork: Non-Western metalwork Embossing (or repoussé) is the art of raising ornament in relief from the reverse side. The design is first drawn on the surface of the metal and the motifs outlined with a tracer, which transfers the essential parts of the drawing to the back of the plate. The plate is then embedded face down in an asphalt block and the portions to be raised are hammered down into the yielding asphalt. Next the plate is removed and re-embedded with the face uppermost. The hammering is continued, this time forcing the background of the design into the asphalt. By a series of these processes of hammering and re-embedding, followed finally by chasing, the metal attains its finished appearance. There are three essential types of tools —for tracing, for bossing, and for chasing—as well as a specialized tool, a snarling iron or spring bar, which is used to reach otherwise inaccessible areas. Ornament in relief is also produced by mechanical means. A thin, pliable sheet of metal may be pressed into molds, between dies, or over stamps. All of these methods have been known from antiquity. Chasing doorstop Chasing is accomplished with hammer and punches on the face of the metal. These punches are so shaped that they are capable of producing any effect—either in intaglio (incising beneath the surface of the metal) or in relief—that the metalworker may require. The design is traced on the surface, and the relief may be obtained by beating down the adjacent areas to form the background. Such chased relief work sometimes simulates embossed work, but in the latter process the design is bossed up from the back. The detailed finish of embossed work is accomplished by chasing; the term is applied also to the touching up and finishing of cast work with hand-held punches. Engraving To engrave is to cut or incise a line. Engraving is always done with a cutting tool, generally by pressure from the hand. It detaches material in cutting. When pressure is applied with a hammer, the process is called carving. Inlaying Art & Ar |
Which former Liverpool player (1967-1979) managed Rotherham in 1981/82? | Emlyn Hughes : Wikis (The Full Wiki) The Full Wiki More info on Emlyn Hughes Wikis Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Related top topics Top rankings for Emlyn Hughes 41st From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Emlyn Hughes 9 November 2004 (aged 57) Place of death 1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals) Emlyn Walter Hughes, OBE (28 August 1947 – 9 November 2004) was an English footballer who captained both the English national side and the much-decorated Liverpool F.C. side of the 1970s. Contents 10 References From Blackpool to Liverpool Hughes, the son of a Welsh rugby league player, began his footballing life as a marauding midfield player at local club Barrow , and then joined Blackpool , who were then a top-flight side. He made his debut for Blackpool in 1964 and played alongside the likes of Jimmy Armfield and Alan Ball . Hughes was then an inside forward, but Blackpool turned him into a left-half, and as such he made his debut for them in the 1965-66 season. In February 1967, after just 28 appearances for Blackpool, he signed for Liverpool in the February for £ 65,000. Manager Bill Shankly was stopped in his car by the police as he drove Hughes to Liverpool for the first time and said: "Don't you know who I've got in this car? The captain of England!" The policeman peered through the window and said that he didn't recognise the man, to which Shankly replied: "No, but you will!" In the future Hughes did indeed go on to captain his country. Hughes made his Reds debut in the 2-1 league win over Stoke City at Anfield on 4 March 1967, he scored his first goal in the 6-0 thrashing of Newcastle United , again, at Anfield on the 26 August the same year. Hughes settled into the midfield at Liverpool during a transitional period for the club, earning the nickname Crazy Horse after an illegal rugby tackle on Newcastle United winger Albert Bennett. Liverpool didn't win any honours in his first four seasons there but Hughes was seen as a demonstration of the future which Shankly had in mind. His versatility was noticed too - he filled in at left back and central defence , a trait which was spotted by England coach Alf Ramsey in 1969. Ramsey gave Hughes his debut on the 5 November of that year, playing him at left back in a friendly against Holland in the Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam . England won 1-0. He played in the next game in the same position. Hughes scored his only international goal against Wales ; the opening goal of a 3-0 Home International victory at Ninian Park in 1972. A watershed year For Hughes, 1970 was an important year in his career. After Liverpool were humiliated by lowly Watford in the quarter finals of the FA Cup , Shankly made a decision to clear out much of the aging playing staff which had won two League Championship titles, an FA Cup and reached a European Cup Winners Cup final and recruit new, younger blood to take Liverpool back to the helm of the English game. Hughes, still not 23, survived the cull - as did the likes of Ian Callaghan and Tommy Smith - and a batch of fresh faces which would shape Liverpool's success in the 1970s began to arrive. Meanwhile, England were about to fly to Mexico and defend the World Cup won four years earlier. Hughes had six caps by the time Ramsey included him in his provisional squad of 27 which flew to South America for altitude -acclimatising friendly games against Colombia and Ecuador . Hughes featured in neither game, but was selected in the final squad of 22. He was the youngest selected by Ramsey, and the only Liverpool player in the squad. Hughes was one of only two outfield players (along with Nobby Stiles ) who didn't feature in any game as England progressed to the quarter finals where they were defeated by West Germany . Question marks were raised about Ramsey's substitution decisions during the game, with much attention paid to t | Former FA chief executive Mark Palios in talks to buy Tranmere Rovers - Liverpool Echo Former FA chief executive Mark Palios in talks to buy Tranmere Rovers Discussions are taking place with owner Peter Johnson about Palios taking a 90% stake at Prenton Park Share Former FA Chief Mark Palios is said to be in negotiations to take over Tranmere Rovers (Photo: Bradley Ormesher) Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email Mark Palios, a former Tranmere player and a former chief executive of the Football Association, is in talks to buy the financially troubled Wirral club. The ECHO understands Palios is currently in takeover negotiations with Rovers owner Peter Johnson about purchasing his 90% stake at Prenton Park. Birkenhead born Palios, 61, who now lives in Hertfordshire, is looking to gain control of his hometown club as an individual, rather than as a head of a consortium. Tranmere would make no official comment on the issue. However, Palios was at Prenton Park last month, attending the pre-season friendly between Rovers and Everton. Palios built up his wealth from a successful career in business and finance. He is an award-winning specialist in turning around struggling businesses, a description which fits Tranmere’s current predicament. Rovers are about to start the new League Two season, which kicks off next weekend, under a financial cloud. The club introduced a range of cutbacks in a restructuring plan which followed relegation to the Football League basement division in May and the failure of takeover talks with other potential buyers last season. They owe more than £5m in historical debt to Johnson, the Birkenhead born businessman who bought Tranmere out of administration in 1987. They also owe £2m to the Allied Irish Bank. Johnson is understood to have pumped a further £1m into the club last season to pay the bills as Rovers struggled to cope with falling revenues and rising costs on day-to-day operations. A number of staff were made redundant and new manager, Rob Edwards, will be operating this season with one of the smallest budgets in League Two. Palios has an attractive CV as a potential buyer of Tranmere . The former professional footballer played more than 260 games for Rovers in two spells, between 1973 and 1980 and then from 1982 to 1984. Mark Palios at Tranmere Rovers in the late 1970s He is remembered by older Rovers fans for a man-to-man marking job on Alan Ball which helped Tranmere secure a famous 1-0 win over Arsenal in the League Cup at Highbury in 1973. While Palios was serving as an industrious midfielder for Tranmere and Crewe Alexandra, where he spent two years, both clubs allowed him to pursue a parallel career in accountancy. He developed a career as a chartered accountant with Arthur Young and later became a senior partner in Price Waterhouse Coopers, specialising in business turnaround. He was voted Turnaround Financier of the Year by the Turnaround Finance Group in 2003. Later the same year Palios accepted the post of chief executive at the FA. Palios was with English football’s governing body for just over a year, during which time he resolved the finances of the new Wembley Stadium and help to stabilise the FA’s financial position. However, he resigned in August 2004 following media revelations about his brief relationship with Faria Alam, an FA secretary also had an affair with Sven Goran Eriksson, the England manager at the time. Palios was a single man at the time and maintained he had done nothing wrong but stepped down to protect his five children from the glare of publicity. Palios was reportedly regarded by some FA insiders as the best chief executive officer the organisation had recruited in many years. He returned to work as a consultant in business turnaround and in recent years has appeared on TV as a commentator on football and finance issues. Johnson was close to agreeing the sale of Tranmere last season with Wirral born property developer Michael Wilde. The 73-year-old called off t |
Ryan Tubridy took over which Irish (and world's longest running) TV chat show? | Ryan Tubridy set to take over 'The Late Late Show' from Pat Kenny | IrishCentral.com Ryan Tubridy set to take over 'The Late Late Show' from Pat Kenny KENNETH HAYNES SHARES / Ryan Tubridy is set to win the hottest seat in Irish Television as host of "The Late Late Show," the world’s longest running show. The 35-year-old will take over from Pat Kenny, who is stepping down at the end of this season. Speculation about who would take over the reins of Ireland's national broadcaster RTE’s signature show has been intense, with Tubridy, current affairs television presenter Miriam O’Callaghan and radio presenter Joe Duffy the favorites for the job. RTE have decided to err on the side of youth and Tubridy will take over the show, which first aired on July 6 1962. Irish Broadcasting legend Gay Byrne fronted the show for 35 years, stepping down in 1999 when Kenny took over. The latter announced on air this year that it was time for him to vacate the prime time Friday night slot and since then rumors have been flying around as to who would replace him. O'Callaghan was touted as a shoo-in, but it is the separated father-of-two who presents "The Tubridy Show" on Saturday nights who will assume the moust sought after gig in Irish TV. 0 | 1. If Mercury is 1, and Venus is 2, what is 6? - Jade Wright - Liverpool Echo 1. If Mercury is 1, and Venus is 2, what is 6? 2. If William Hartnell is 1, and Patrick Troughton is 2, who is 4? Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email 2. If William Hartnell is 1, and Patrick Troughton is 2, who is 4? 3. If Alpha is 1, and Beta is 2, what is 6? 4. If Tony Blackburn won in 2002, Phil Tuffnell won in 2003, and Kerry Katona won in 2004, who won in 2007? 5. If David Lloyd George is 1, Andrew Bonal Law is 2, and Stanley Baldwin is 3, who is 4? 6. If Liverpool won in 2006, and Chelsea won in 2007, who won in 2008? 7. How many pints does a 10- gallon hat hold? 8. Who was murdered by Fitzurse, de Tracy, de Morville and Le Breton? 9. Who presents Location, Location, Location with Phil Spencer? 10. From what ancient activity does the word ‘crestfallen’ come? 11. What non-mechanical sport achieves the highest speeds? 12. What major city is on an island in the St Lawrence river? 13. Who succeeded Alf Ramsey to become caretaker manger for the English national football team in 1974? 14. What did Britain’s roads first acquire in 1914? 15. Which former Liverpool player held the record for the fastest hat-trick, scoring 3 goals in less than 5 minutes? 16. Myleen Klass (pictured) now presents 10 Years Younger on Channel 4, but what was the name of the pop band that gave her success in 2001? 17. Who was the presenter of Out Of Town in the 1960s who went on to appear on the children’s TV programme How? 18. Whose autobiography is called Dear Fatty? 19. Who were Tom and Barbara’s neighbours in The Good Life? 20. In Cockney rhyming slang what are your ‘Daisy Roots’? 21. What is the surname of the twin brothers who compiled the Guinness Book of Records together between 1955 and 1975? 22. Which actor played Columbo? 23. Does the Bactrian camel have one hump, or two? 24. Where is the world's largest four-faced chiming clock? 25. Concerned about the impact of uncontrolled development and industrialisation, what National Charity was founded in 1895 by three Victorian philanthropists, Miss Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley? 26. What famous make of motorcycle was Lawrence of Arabia riding when he was tragically killed in Dorset in 1936? 27. What colour of flag should a ship fly to show it is in quarantine? 28. Purple Brittlegill, Velvet Shank and Orange Milkcap are three types of what? 29. What is the name of the flats where the Trotters lived in Only Fools And Horses? 30. In computing, what does the abbreviation USB stand for? ANSWERS: 1. Saturn; 2. Tom Baker (Doctor Who actors); 3. Zeta; 4. Christopher Biggins. (I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here. Joe Pasquale 04, Carol Thatcher 05, Matt Willis 06, and Joe Swash 08); 5. Ramsay MacDonald (Prime Ministers post WW1); 6. Portsmouth (FA Cup); 7. 6; 8. Thomas Becket; 9. Kirstie Allsopp; 10. Cockfighting; 11. Sky-diving; 12. Montreal; 13. Joe Mercer; 14. White Lines; 15. Robbie Fowler; 16. Hearsay; 17. Jack Hargreaves; 18. Dawn French; 19. Margo and Jerry Leadbetter; 20. Boots; 21. McWhirter (Ross and Norris); 22. Peter Falk; 23. Two; 24. The Clock Tower on the Palace of Westminster in London (Big Ben is the nickname for the bell); 25. The National Trust; 26. Brough Superior; 27. Yellow; 28. Fungi; 29. Nelson Mandela House; 30. Universal Serial Bus Like us on Facebook |
Which British composer based an opera on Henry James novella ‘The Turn of the Screw’? | The Turn of the Screw - Israel Opera More Photos » The Turn of the Screw - Israel Opera A new production of this mesmerizing opera by 20th century British composer Benjamin Britten, based on a novella by Henry James, about two children growing up in a picturesque British manor house haunted by ghosts. Date & Time: | Listen to The Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten - Listening Library - The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Benjamin Britten Benjamin Britten revitalized English opera with Peter Grimes, a haunting drama from 1945. With a commission to create a new opera for the Venice Biennale in 1954, Britten once again explored the dark corners of the human psyche, real and imagined, with The Turn of the Screw. His story, adapted for the stage by Myfanwy Piper, came from an 1898 novella by Henry James. Britten developed the mysterious ghost story into a lean, incisive chamber opera, with five characters (including a split role for the tenor, who sings the Prologue as well as the role of Quint; Britten’s partner, Peter Pears, was the original tenor) and a bright-hued ensemble of individual woodwinds and strings, plus percussion, harp, piano, and celesta. Britten conducted the first performance himself in Venice’s famed Teatro La Fenice. The opera begins with a sung Prologue (tenor), accompanied only by piano in the halting manner of an old-fashioned recitative. The Prologue fills in the back story: A governess (soprano) is hired to care for two children by an uncle, the sole relative, who wants no part in their upbringing. He stipulates that the governess is never to bother him, and she agrees to take full responsibility. As Act I begins, the piano outlines a pungent motive constructed as a twelve-tone row, a theme that supports the fifteen “variations” that comprise the rest of the opera. The governess travels to the country house over nervous drum beats in The Journey, but her fears ease in The Welcome, once she meets the elderly housekeeper (soprano) and the two children, Miles (boy soprano) and Flora (soprano). The governess shakes off the first sign of trouble in The Letter, when she learns that Miles has been expelled from his school. More disconcerting is the sight of a spectral man on The Tower, unsettling the pastoral calm. The children lift the mood with a rendition of the nursery rhyme “Tom, Tom, the Piper’s Son,” but the governess sees the ghostly man again in The Window. She asks the housekeeper about the man, and based on her description determines that it must be Peter Quint (tenor), the deceased valet of the absent uncle. The housekeeper explains the dark history of Quint and his inappropriate attention lavished upon the boy Miles. (This theme of predatory, romanticized relationships with young men also arises in the operas Peter Grimes, Billy Budd, and Death in Venice, and Britten’s biographers have shed light on the composer’s own tortured fascination with boys.) Quint, we learn, also carried on with the former governess, who died after leaving the house; Quint himself died from an inexplicable head injury. The Lesson brings back the spirited energy of the children, and the governess’s commitment to protect and care for them. But Miles’s singing in Latin turns into a hypnotic and suggestive chant: “Malo, malo, malo, I would rather be, malo, malo, malo, in an apple tree, malo, malo, malo, than a naughty boy, malo, malo, malo in adversity.” The rhyme is a punning device for a Latin student to keep straight various meanings of “malo/malus/malum”—either the verb “I wish,” the adjectives “naughty” or “evil,” or the nouns “apple” or “apple tree”—but the subtext of a “naughty boy” has deeper meaning in context of the earlier revelations about Quint, and Miles’s expulsion from school. The strangeness of the children continues at The Lake. After Flora names the seas and oceans, ending on the Dead Sea, the governess sees across the lake the ghost of a woman, the former governess, Miss Jessel (soprano). Act I climaxes At Night, when the children rendezvous in the woods with the ghosts of Quint and Jessel. The spirits leave after the governess and housekeeper intervene, and the scene ends with Miles repeating, “I am bad.” Act II begins with Colloquy and Soliloquy. An instrumental introduction sets up the ghoulish tone of an argument between Quint and Jessel; elsewhere the governess cowers at the evil she feels in the house. While |
In the 1971 David Hockney painting 'Mr and Mrs Clarke and Percy', who or what is Percy? | Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy by David Hockney | my daily art display my daily art display Posted on June 9, 2011 by jonathan5485 Mr and Mrs Clark by David Hockney (1970-1971) I am, as you probably know by now, fascinated by interpretation and symbolism of paintings. It fascinates me to read what art experts say about the meaning of certain aspects of a painting and of course in the majority of works the artist has died many years if not centuries ago. This of course gives the experts and critics alike, free rein to interpret what the artist was thinking as he or she put brush to canvas without fear of the artist publicly announcing that their views are nonsense. I guess in some small, and on isolated occasions, I have dipped my toe into the waters of interpretation and pontificated on what I believed the artist was thinking and meaning by his painting, knowing full well that the artist wouldn’t add a comment to my blog telling me I didn’t know what I was talking about! Today I need to tread carefully with my discussion of My Daily Art Display featured painting as the artist is still alive and although I doubt very much he will be reading this, I don’t want to be belittled by adverse comments from the great man. My featured painting today is entitled Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy by David Hockney. Hockney painted this between 1970 and 1971 and it is of the English fashion designer, Ossie Clark, and the textile designer and his then wife Celia Birtwell. It was painted just after the couple’s wedding at which Hockney, a long term friend of the groom, was the best man. It was a time when we had just emerged from the Swinging Sixties. She also worked from home designing textiles for Ossie Clark, who would use his skill in cutting and understanding of form, and so together with her knowledge of fabrics and textures they produced haute couture for the emerging ‘sixties culture. Celia Birtwell acted as Hockney’s muse and model for some time after this painting. Here before us we have a double-portrait which harks back to a couple of double-portraits I have featured earlier in My Daily Art Display, such as The Arnolfini Portrait by van Eyck (Nov 27th 2010) and Mr and Mrs Andrews by Gainsborough (May 2nd 2011). However, unlike those paintings, today double-portrait is not awash with symbolism but we still have a chance to interpret what we see. Ossie Clark, who looks out at us with a somewhat anxious and questioning glance, is seated, slightly slumped in a tubular chair in a very relaxed posture and standing across from him his Celia Birtwell. The mere fact that she stands and he is seated could allude to her dominance in the partnership. They are set apart by the vertical separation of the room’s full length casement window through which we can see a small balustraded balcony. I wonder if the fact that they are set so much apart was a reference to their independent careers and lives. The setting itself, although not devoid of accoutrements, is quite minimalistic and informal, which is the complete opposite to the way nineteenth century family rooms were depicted in family portraits of that time. Then it was important that the artist made the viewer aware of the wealth of the people depicted and who often had commissioned the work. Ornate furniture with rich tapestries and sumptuous clothing were the standard trappings of such works of art and we were left in no doubt with regards the class and wealth of the people depicted. In this painting, despite its lack of ostentatious wealth, we are aware that this is not a room of the poor. The room, through its muted and plain colouring, gives it a cool feeling but amidst the cooler shades we do have the red in her dress and the blue of his jumper which stand out. The book with the yellow cover makes an admirable contrast to the pale blue of the table. On the floor sits a white plastic 60’s telephone. On the lap of Ossie Clark is the white cat which according to the painting’s title is called Percy. Actually, although the couple had a cat called Percy, this was their other | British art | Art Blart Exhibition dates: 22nd October 2016 – 4th December 2016 There was hardly standing room at the opening of Beyond Eden: Polixeni Papapetrou at Monash Gallery of Art, Melbourne. As for car parking, I had to park the car on the grass out the back of the gallery it was so full. Inside, it was great to see Poli and the appreciative crowd really enjoyed her work. It was the usual fair from the exhibition Glamour stakes: Martin Parr, a whirl of movement, colour, intensity – in the frenetic construction of the picture plane; in the feverish nature of encounter between camera and subject – and obnoxious detail in photographs from the series Luxury (2003 – 2009). Low depth of field, flash photography, fabulous hats, and vibrant colours feature in images that ‘document leisure and consumption and highlight the unintentional, awkward and often ugly sides of beauty, fashion and wealth’. Sadly, after a time it all becomes a bit too predictable and repetitive. The pick of the bunch in the exhibition Dutch masters of light: Hendrik Kerstens & Erwin Olaf was the work of Hendrik Kerstens. Simple, elegant portrait compositions that feature, and subvert, the aesthetics of 17th-century Dutch master paintings. I love the humour and disruption in the a/historical account, “the différance [which] simultaneously contains within its neo-graphism the activities of differing and deferring, a distancing acted out temporally as well as spatially.” (Geoffrey Batchen) Marcus . Many thankx to Monash Gallery of Art for allowing me to publish the photographs in the posting. Please click on the photographs for a larger version of the image. Installation view of Beyond Eden: Polixeni Papapetrou at Monash Gallery of Art, Melbourne, featuring three images from the series It’s all about me (2016) © Marcus Bunyan, the artist and the Monash Gallery of Art Polixeni Papapetrou (born Australia 1960) It’s all about me (installation view) 2016 From the series It’s all about me Pigment ink-jet print © Marcus Bunyan, the artist and the Monash Gallery of Art Polixeni Papapetrou (born Australia 1960) Ask me again when I’m drunk (installation view) 2016 From the series It’s all about me Pigment ink-jet print © Marcus Bunyan, the artist and the Monash Gallery of Art It’s all about me comprises five photographs of the artist’s daughter wearing doll-like masks and sporting a series of T-shirts bearing sassy slogans. As in much of Papapetrou’s work, the aesthetic of role-playing is used to suggest an awkward relationship between social appearances and an authentic self. These works specifically explore the complex world that contemporary teenage live in and the way identities are created and manipulated through fashion, social media and the internet. In this respect, the gauche quality of the photographs reflects the awkward self-importance of teenagers reaching for adulthood. Installation views of Beyond Eden: Polixeni Papapetrou at Monash Gallery of Art, Melbourne, featuring photographs from the series Eden (2016) © Marcus Bunyan, the artist and the Monash Gallery of Art Polixeni Papapetrou (seated) surrounded by friends, family and well wishers at the opening of her exhibition Beyond Eden: Polixeni Papapetrou at Monash Gallery of Art, Melbourne © Marcus Bunyan, the artist and the Monash Gallery of Art Polixeni Papapetrou (born Australia 1960) Flora Courtesy of the artist and STILLS Gallery, Sydney In Roman mythology, Flora (Latin: Flōra) was a Sabine-derived goddess of flowers and of the season of spring – a symbol for nature and flowers (especially the may-flower). While she was otherwise a relatively minor figure in Roman mythology, being one among several fertility goddesses, her association with the spring gave her particular importance at the coming of springtime, as did her role as goddess of youth. Her name is derived from the Latin word “flos” which means “flower”. In modern English, “Flora” also means the plants of a particular region or period. Polixeni Papapetrou (born Australia 1960) Blinded Courtesy of the |
In which US state is the volcano, Mount St. Helens? | USGS: Volcano Hazards Program CVO Mount St. Helens Summary Quick Facts Prior to 1980, Mount St. Helens had the shape of a conical, youthful volcano sometimes referred to as the Mount Fuji of America. During the 1980 eruption the upper 400 m (1,300 ft) of the summit was removed by a huge debris avalanche , leaving a 2 x 3.5 km (1.2 x 2.2 mi) horseshoe-shaped crater now partially filled by a lava dome and a glacier . It is primarily an explosive dacite volcano with a complex magmatic system. Mount St. Helens was formed during four eruptive stages beginning about 275,000 years ago and has been the most active volcano in the Cascade Range during the Holocene . Prior to about 12,800 years ago, tephra , lava domes , and pyroclastic flows were erupted, forming the older St. Helens edifice , but a few lava flows extended beyond the base of the volcano. The bulk of the modern edifice (above the 1980 crater floor) was constructed during the last 3,000 years, when the volcano erupted a wide variety of products from summit and flank vents . Historical eruptions in the 19th century originated from the Goat Rocks area on the north flank, and were witnessed by early settlers. New unpublished data on the timing for Mount St. Helens eruptive activity have been analyzed, which improves some of the eruption dates cited in published literature. This website contains the most up to date information. Location: Washington, Skamania County | Global Volcanism Program | Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report New Activity Highlights Acronyms & Abbreviations Activity for the week of 4 January-10 January 2017 The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report is a cooperative project between the Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Program and the US Geological Survey's Volcano Hazards Program. Updated by 2300 UTC every Wednesday, notices of volcanic activity posted on these pages are preliminary and subject to change as events are studied in more detail. This is not a comprehensive list of all of Earth's volcanoes erupting during the week, but rather a summary of activity at volcanoes that meet criteria discussed in detail in the "Criteria and Disclaimers" section. Carefully reviewed, detailed reports on various volcanoes are published monthly in the Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network. Name New Britain (Papua New Guinea) Ongoing New Activity/Unrest Bezymianny | Central Kamchatka (Russia) | 55.972°N, 160.595°E | Elevation 2882 m KVERT reported strong gas-and-steam emissions at Bezymianny during 31 December 2016-6 January 2017 and a daily thermal anomaly over the volcano. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange. Source: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) Bogoslof | Fox Islands (USA) | 53.93°N, 168.03°W | Elevation 150 m AVO reported that a five-minute-long seismic signal detected by sensors on islands near Bogoslof began at 2118 on 3 January along with a series of lightning strikes identified by the World Wide Lightning Location Network. An ash cloud identified in satellite data rose as high as 10 km (33,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted N. AVO raised the Aviation Color Code (ACC) to Red and the Volcano Alert Level (VAL) to Warning. No other indications of activity were noted for the next few days, the ACC and the VAL were lowered to Orange and Watch, respectively, on 5 January. Later that day, at 1324, seismicity again escalated, and lightning strikes indicated another significant and short-lived (five minutes) explosion. The ash plume was visible on satellite images and observed by pilots, and had risen to an estimated altitude of 10.7 km (35,000 ft) a.s.l., detached, and drifted NNW. The ACC was raised to Red and the VAL was raised to Warning, but were again lowered one level the next day. Seismic and infrasound data from neighboring islands indicated another explosive event, beginning at 2230 on 8 January. Seismic data suggested two strong pulses, during 2233-2234 and at 2256, consistent with two distinct volcanic clouds observed in satellite images. The second cloud was larger, rising to an altitude of 10.7 km (35,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifting NW. The ACC was raised to Red and the VAL was raised to Warning, but were again lowered one level to Orange and Watch, respectively, the next day. Source: US Geological Survey Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) Ebeko | Paramushir Island (Russia) | 50.686°N, 156.014°E | Elevation 1103 m KVERT reported that gas-and-steam plumes sometimes containing minor amounts of ash were emitted from Ebeko during 30 December 2016-6 January 2017. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale). Source: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) Klyuchevskoy | Central Kamchatka (Russia) | 56.056°N, 160.642°E | Elevation 4754 m KVERT reported that during 2-6 January daily satellite images showed a thermal anomaly over Klyuchevskoy. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale). Source: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) Sabancaya | Peru | 15.78°S, 71.85°W | Elevation 5967 m Based on webcam and satellite views, the Buenos Aires VAAC reported that during 3-10 January intermittent ash puffs from Sabancaya likely rose as high as 9.1 km (30,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted WSW, W, N, and NE; weather clouds sometimes obscured satellite and webcam views, and the webcam was not operational during 5-6 January. |
In which soap did the character Annalise Hartman appear | Annalise Hartman : definition of Annalise Hartman and synonyms of Annalise Hartman (English) Joanna Hartman Annalise Kratz (née Hartman) is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours , played by Kimberley Davies . She debuted on-screen in the episode airing on 15 January 1993 and departed on 31 January 1996, and a brief return in July 2005. Annalise has often been portrayed as having a conniving persona. Her notable storylines have included a cancer scare, surviving a plane crash and being jilted at the altar on her wedding day. The character has been noted for her many relationships, which also saw her dubbed by media sources as a "man-magnet" and a " blonde bombshell ." Contents 5 References Casting Neighbours producers spotted Davies when she was out one night with her then boyfriend, Scott Michaelson (who played Brad Willis ). They believed she would be perfect for a role in the show and offered her the part of Annalise. [1] In 1996 Davies decided to quit the serial to pursue other projects. [2] In 2005 Davies was approached by producers to return for the 20th anniversary. Davies was initially unsure about returning, citing recently having had a baby, but she later made the decision to return, stating: "Then I thought back over my whole time there and remembered what a fun, positive experience it was. So I decided why not, it’ll be great to see everyone again." [3] Characterisation In her early days Annalise had manipulative tendencies and was used to getting what she wanted. [3] In 2005 upon Annalise's return Davies spoke of how Annalise's personality has progressed stating: "Annalise is more settled, she’s still got her conniving ways about her and knows how to be a bitch. But she’s happy in her personal life – she’s married to Sam and very much in love with him, and very happy in her career. She’s now working for the BBC and is making a documentary about Ramsay Street – that’s why she’s back." [3] Annalise's "not so nice" attitude resulted in viewers being unpleasant to Davies. [4] Storylines Annalise arrives at Number 24 Ramsay Street when her friend Beth Brennan ( Natalie Imbruglia ) introduces her to her landlord, Lou Carpenter ( Tom Oliver ) introduces her as a prospective tenant. Lou is instantly taken with Annalise and invites her to move in with him, Beth and Cameron Hudson ( Benjamin Grant Mitchell ). Lou and Annalise begin a relationship and when Annalise's mother Fiona (Suzanne Dudley) arrives, she informs Lou that her daughter is only 17 years old. Lou and Annalise break up after Annalise is seen kissing another man. Fiona then encourages Annalise to return to High School and finish Year 12. Annalise tries to seduce her teacher Wayne Duncan (Jonathon Sammy-Lee) but he rejects her. Scorned, Annalise invents a lie that Wayne had sexually harassed her. She only admits the truth when it looks like Wayne will be fired and apologises to him. After dropping out of School, Annalise takes a job at Lassiter's as a chambermaid and later a barmaid at the local pub, The Waterhole. She has a clash of personalities with her employer Gaby Willis ( Rachel Blakely ) and they begin a lengthy feud. Annalise later learns Fiona has fled town after conning Jim Robinson ( Alan Dale ) out of his money, following his death and is disgusted with her. Helen Daniels ( Anne Haddy ), Jim's mother-in-law invites Annalise to live with her and Wayne at Number 26. Annalise helps Helen through her grief over Jim. When Annalise fails to report a gas leak which results in the pub exploding, she admits the truth to Philip Martin ( Ian Rawlings ) who later fires her. Cathy Alessi ( Elspeth Ballantyne ) then hires her to work in the Coffee Shop. Mark Gottlieb ( Bruce Samazan ) arrives as the new head chef at Lassiter's and Annalise and Gaby compete for his affections. 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'Thumbelina', a tiny girl not half as big as a thumb, was grown from a beggar's gift to a peasant woman. What was the gift? | Children Stories - Little Thumbelina Little Thumbelina THERE was once a woman who wished very much to have a little child. She went to a fairy and said: "I should so very much like to have a little child. Can you tell me where I can find one?" "Oh, that can be easily managed," said the fairy. "Here is a barleycorn; it is not exactly of the same sort as those which grow in the farmers' fields, and which the chickens eat. Put it into a flowerpot and see what will happen." "Thank you," said the woman; and she gave the fairy twelve shillings, which was the price of the barleycorn. Then she went home and planted it, and there grew up a large, handsome flower, somewhat like a tulip in appearance, but with its leaves tightly closed, as if it were still a bud. "It is a beautiful flower," said the woman, and she kissed the red and golden-colored petals; and as she did so the flower opened, and she could see that it was a real tulip. But within the flower, upon the green velvet stamens, sat a very delicate and graceful little maiden. She was scarcely half as long as a thumb, and they gave her the name of Little Thumb, or Thumbelina, because she was so small. A walnut shell, elegantly polished, served her for a cradle; her bed was formed of blue violet leaves, with a rose leaf for a counterpane. Here she slept at night, but during the day she amused herself on a table, where the peasant wife had placed a plate full of water. Round this plate were wreaths of flowers with their stems in the water, and upon it floated a large tulip leaf, which served the little one for a boat. Here she sat and rowed herself from side to side, with two oars made of white horsehair. It was a very pretty sight. Thumbelina could also sing so softly and sweetly that nothing like her singing had ever before been heard. One night, while she lay in her pretty bed, a large, ugly, wet toad crept through a broken pane of glass in the window and leaped right upon the table where she lay sleeping under her rose-leaf quilt. "What a pretty little wife this would make for my son," said the toad, and she took up the walnut shell in which Thumbelina lay asleep, and jumped through the window with it, into the garden. In the swampy margin of a broad stream in the garden lived the toad with her son. He was uglier even than his mother; and when he saw the pretty little maiden in her elegant bed, he could only cry "Croak, croak, croak." "Don't speak so loud, or she will wake," said the toad, "and then she might run away, for she is as light as swan's-down. We will place her on one of the water-lily leaves out in the stream; it will be like an island to her, she is so light and small, and then she cannot escape; and while she is there we will make haste and prepare the stateroom under the marsh, in which you are to live when you are married." Far out in the stream grew a number of water lilies with broad green leaves which seemed to float on the top of the water. The largest of these leaves appeared farther off than the rest, and the old toad swam out to it with the walnut shell, in which Thumbelina still lay asleep. The tiny creature woke very early in the morning and began to cry bitterly when she found where she was, for she could see nothing but water on every side of the large green leaf, and no way of reaching the land. Meanwhile the old toad was very busy under the marsh, decking her room with rushes and yellow wildflowers, to make it look pretty for her new daughter-in-law. Then she swam out with her ugly son to the leaf on which she had placed poor Thumbelina. She wanted to bring the pretty bed, that she might put it in the bridal chamber to be ready for her. The old toad bowed low to her in the water and said, "Here is my son; he will be your husband, and you will live happily together in the marsh by the stream." "Croak, croak, croak," was all her son could say for himself. So the toad took up the elegant little bed and swam away with it, leaving Thumbelina all alone on the green leaf, where she sat and wept. She could not bear to think of living with the old toa | Ravel's Mother Goose Suite - Delicate Childhood Stories Ravel's Mother Goose Suite Delicate Childhood Stories The Ravel Mother Goose suite (Ma Mere l'Oye) is a charmingly delicate and imaginative little suite of fairytale pieces. At first a four-hand piano suite, Maurice Ravel's orchestral ballet version made it well-known and popular. Although it's whimsical, the music also has a hint of sadness throughout, which I think hints at Ravel's attachment to childhood. I really like the cozy feeling of the suite. It's full of the warmth of childhood fantasies, and of course has Ravel's twin signatures of a luxurious sound and elegance. Ravel first wrote the Mother Goose Suite in 1908 for two children whose parents he was friends with, in a four-hand suite for solo piano. The children, Mimi and Jean Godebski, were extremely fond of him since he told them fairytales, some of which he made up on the spot! The Movements The original five movements of the suite each illustrate fairytales, most of them written by French authors... Sleeping Beauty's Pavane (Slow). This movement describes a procession of mourning for Sleeping Beauty. In the original piano version it was quite a simple piece, but in the orchestral version Ravel uses this simplicity to create a very delicate and moving scene. Little Tom Thumb (Moderate speed). A rather sad little story, in which Tom Thumb leaves a trail of breadcrumbs to find his way back through the forest. But the birds eat the crumbs, leaving Tom lost. Ravel's music has a limping and ungainly rhythm, imitating Tom Thumb wandering around in circles in the forest. Laideronnette ("Little Ugly Girl"), Empress of the Pagodas (March). This is my favorite movement. Inspired by the Orient, this piece describes how little statues on pagodas come to life and play music as their Empress enters the water to bathe. The music is dazzling and glorious, full of oriental harmonies and exciting colors. The conversations of Beauty and the Beast (Waltz). A charming little waltz, full of the nostalgia of awkward love. Beauty sees through the Beast's horrible appearance to his kindness and courage, and eventually he transforms into a handsome prince. The Fairy Garden (Slowly and solemnly). A poetically magical happy ending, but still with a slight tinge of sadness. The orchestral version is much more powerful, since Ravel finally turns to the string section, and gives them the main sweeping and flowering melody. Three years later arranged it for orchestra, and then in 1912 he went even further and transformed it into a ballet. Ravel fleshed out the music for the ballet version, adding in a prelude, a final section, swapping the movements around a bit, and putting in little interludes to connect everything. Since Ravel's sense of sound was so fine and precise, the orchestral versions don't sound like boring rehashes of the piano music. To me they're like re-imaginations of the piano music, inspired by original but with a magical flourish of orchestral color. Ravel's orchestration of the Mother Goose suite actually more depth to the pieces. For instance in the "Beauty and the Beast" movement we get an idea of Beauty's perfect princess character through the low flute and floating strings. In the ballet version, there's one musical theme which ties the whole work together. It's taken from the very end of the piano version - but Ravel starts the ballet version with it: After this "once-upon-a-time" theme starts off the ballet, we gradually hear distant horn sounds and other orchestral images. Each time the little motif appears between the separate movements, it's like we're hearing Ravel say to the children "which story would you like to hear?". This is a great touch! In the finale, this little theme returns triumphantly to celebrate the storyteller's art and the happy ending of this musical storybook... Ravel's music here is, like usual, injected with a lushness and refinement which makes it sound slightly jazz-like. Fittingly, the orchestrated version has no heavy brass intruments (bye bye tubas and trombones!), to keep the |
In 1960 an international agreement defined the metre in terms of the wavelength of the light from which gas, when burnt? | Base unit definitions: Meter Unit of length (meter) Abbreviations : CGPM, CIPM, BIPM The origins of the meter go back to at least the 18th century. At that time, there were two competing approaches to the definition of a standard unit of length. Some suggested defining the meter as the length of a pendulum having a half-period of one second; others suggested defining the meter as one ten-millionth of the length of the earth's meridian along a quadrant (one fourth the circumference of the earth). In 1791, soon after the French Revolution, the French Academy of Sciences chose the meridian definition over the pendulum definition because the force of gravity varies slightly over the surface of the earth, affecting the period of the pendulum. Thus, the meter was intended to equal 10-7 or one ten-millionth of the length of the meridian through Paris from pole to the equator. However, the first prototype was short by 0.2 millimeters because researchers miscalculated the flattening of the earth due to its rotation. Still this length became the standard. (The engraving at the right shows the casting of the platinum-iridium alloy called the "1874 Alloy.") In 1889, a new international prototype was made of an alloy of platinum with 10 percent iridium, to within 0.0001, that was to be measured at the melting point of ice. In 1927, the meter was more precisely defined as the distance, at 0°, between the axes of the two central lines marked on the bar of platinum-iridium kept at the BIPM, and declared Prototype of the meter by the 1st CGPM, this bar being subject to standard atmospheric pressure and supported on two cylinders of at least one centimeter diameter, symmetrically placed in the same horizontal plane at a distance of 571 mm from each other. The 1889 definition of the meter, based upon the artifact international prototype of platinum-iridium, was replaced by the CGPM in 1960 using a definition based upon a wavelength of krypton-86 radiation. This definition was adopted in order to reduce the uncertainty with which the meter may be realized. In turn, to further reduce the uncertainty, in 1983 the CGPM replaced this latter definition by the following definition: The meter is the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1/299 792 458 of a second. Note that the effect of this definition is to fix the speed of light in vacuum at exactly 299 792 458 m·s-1. The original international prototype of the meter, which was sanctioned by the 1st CGPM in 1889, is still kept at the BIPM under the conditions specified in 1889. | SI Units Explained - The candela Go to the SI Units Explained Page How much brighter is a flashlight (torch) than a candle? Clearly it depends on how powerful the flashlight is, but there are other factors too. For example, the candle spreads its light in all directions whereas the flashlight is highly directional. This makes direct comparisons a little tricky, but not impossible. This is where the SI quantity of luminous intensity is useful. It has the SI unit candela and the symbol cd. The cendela (cd) How many candles are as bright as a flashlight? The next SI Unit is the kilogram (kg) . One of the extraordinary things about the kilogram is that it’s a real object, hidden in a nuclear bomb-proof bunker outside Paris. Other SI units are available from the menus at the top of the page. For much of history the candle was used as a measure of the intensity of light. This made sense in a world without light bulbs or other forms of artificial light, even if each country tended to use a slightly different kind of candle as its "standard". Things started to get complicated not just with the invention of light bulbs, but also with a greater understanding of the different colours of light. For example, the Sun's light is composed of all of the different colours mixed together, but, as seen from space, is faintly yellow in colour, meaning that it shines slightly more brightly in yellow than the other colour components. For these and other reasons a better definition of luminous intensity was needed. The modern SI quantity of luminous intensity takes into account the colour of the light and its direction. It is based on a frequency (light colour) of 540 x 1012 cycles per second ( hertz ), which is roughly yellowish-green and is a colour that the human eye is highly sensitive to. Now the surprisingly easy bit. One candela is almost exactly equivalent to one candlepower (I did say it was easy!). So why is comparing a candle and flashlight tricky? To answer this we need to consider how the light spreads out from its source as well as taking into account a derived quantity called lumens . Candlepower and candela are both measurements of light at source, but neither tells us how powerful the light is some distance away from the source. Instead, we measure the amount of light illuminating a surface area, which is called, naturally enough, the illuminance. The result is measured in lumens, with 1 lumen = 1 candela x steradian. For our purposes here we can think of the the latter term as an area, as the following example illustrates: Imagine a transparent 1 metre radius sphere surrounding a candle. Its surface area will be given by 4 pi r2, so the surface area of our sphere is: Seen from space the Sun is yellow in colour 4 pi 12 = 12.57 m2 The amount of energy passing through 1 square metre of the transparent sphere is 1 lumen, and so it follows that 1 candlepower is 12.57 lumens. Many bulbs are now rated by the amount of illumination given at a distance. In SI units the standard is 1 lumen per square metre and called 1 lux. Now let's return to flashlights, most of which are designed to be highly directional. If we have a 1 candela (i.e. candlepower) flashlight which just happens to have a beam that illuminates 1 square metre from 1 metre distance then that square metre will have an illumination of 12.57 lumens, as compared with 1 lumen for the candle. This is why it's not straightforward to compare the output of a flashlight with a candle. In short, when we want to measure how powerful a light source is we need to consider its nature or purpose - a half candlepower flashlight will be more useful than a candle for finding something in the distance at night. In this case the candle has more candlepower (i.e. a high candela rating) at its source, but the flashlight's light is focused and so more useful. Finally, to put things into perspective, it's worth noting that a full moon on a clear night results in the Earth being illuminated by about a quarter of 1 lux at the Earth's surface. In comparison a typical living room will hav |
Which Scottish battle took place in 1314? | BBC - Scotland's History - The Battle of Bannockburn Scotland's History Articles The Battle of Bannockburn, 1314 The Battle of Bannockburn, 1314 The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish to download the Adobe Flash player . Bannockburn. If there is a fact every Scot knows, it is who won the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314; although it did not bring outright victory in the war, which lay 14 years in the future and would only be won at the negotiating table. The victory was a combination of Bruce's demand of 1313: that all of the remaining Balliol supporters acknowledge his kingship or forfeit their estates, and the imminent surrender of the English garrison encircled in Stirling castle – which spurred Edward II to invade Scotland. He mobilised a massive military machine: summoning 2,000 horse and 25,000 infantry from England, Ireland and Wales. Although probably only half the infantry turned up, it was by far the largest English army ever to invade Scotland. The Scots common army numbered around 6000, with a small contingent on horseback. It was divided into three "divisions" or schiltroms (massive spear formations), led by King Robert Bruce, his brother, Edward, and his nephew, Sir Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray. After eight years of successful guerrilla warfare and plundering the north of England for booty, the Scots had created an experienced battle-hardened army. In June 1314, Edward II crossed the border only to find the road to Stirling blocked by the Scots army. Bruce had carefully chosen his ground to the south of the castle, where the road ran through the New Park, a royal hunting park. To his east lay the natural obstacles of the Bannock and Pelstream burns, along with soft, boggy ground. It seems Bruce planned only to risk a defensive encounter, digging pots (small hidden pits designed to break up a cavalry charge) along the roadway, and keeping the Torwood behind him for easier withdrawal. The battle opened with one of the most celebrated individual contests in Scottish history. Sighting a group of Scots withdrawing into the wood, the English vanguard, made up of heavy cavalry, charged. As they clashed with the Scots, an English knight, Sir Henry de Bohun, spotted Robert Bruce. If de Bohun had killed or captured Bruce, he would have become a chivalric hero. So, spurring his warhorse to the charge, he lowered his lance and bared down on the king. Bruce, an experienced warrior, didn't panic, but mounted "ane palfray, litil and joly" and met the charge. Dodging the lance, he brought his battle axe down on de Bohun's helmet, striking him dead. Elated, the Scots forced the English cavalry to withdraw. Two of Edward's experienced commanders, Sir Henry Beaumont and Sir Robert Clifford, attempted to outflank the Scots and cut off their escape route – very nearly surprising the Scots. At the last moment, however, Thomas Randolph's schiltrom dashed out of the wood and caught the English cavalry by surprise. A ferocious melee ensued. Without archers the cavalry found they were unable to get through the dense thicket of Scots spearmen, even resorting to throwing their swords and maces at them, until the Scots pushed them back and forced them into flight. The Scots had won the first day. Their morale was high and Bruce's new tactic of using the schiltroms offensively rather than statically, as Wallace had used them at Falkirk, appeared to be working. Yet Bruce must have been contemplating a strategic withdrawal before the set piece battle that would inevitably follow in the morning. For the English the setbacks of the first day were disappointing. Fearing Bruce might mount a night attack, they encamped in the Carse of Balquhiderock. The following day they still hoped to draw Bruce into a full-scale, set-piece battle where their decisive Welsh longbowmen could be brought to bear rather than let Bruce return to guerrilla warfare. At this critical moment, Sir Alexander Seton, a Scots noble in the English army, defected to Bruce bringing him vital intelli | A Short History of England, Ireland and Scotland, by Mary Platt Parmele search engine by freefind A Short History of England, Ireland and Scotland, by Mary Platt Parmele The Project Gutenberg EBook of A Short History of England, Ireland and Scotland, by Mary Platt Parmele This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: A Short History of England, Ireland and Scotland Author: Mary Platt Parmele Release Date: September 18, 2010 [EBook #33755] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A SHORT HISTORY OF ENGLAND *** Produced by Al Haines Magna Charta, 1215: King John submits to the Barons, and signs the Great Charter of British Liberties. A SHORT HISTORY OF COPYRIGHT, 1898, 1900, 1906, BY CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS PREFACE Will the readers of this little work please bear in mind the difficulties which must attend the painting of a very large picture, with multitudinous characters and details, upon a very small canvas! This book is mainly an attempt to trace to their sources some of the currents which enter into the life of Great Britain to-day, and to indicate the starting-points of some among the various threads—legislative, judicial, social, etc.—which are gathered into the imposing strand of English civilization in this closing nineteenth century. The reader will please observe that there seem to have been two things most closely interwoven with the life of England—RELIGION and MONEY have been the great evolutionary factors in her development. It has been, first, the resistance of the people to the extortions of money by the ruling class, and second, the violating of their religious instincts, which has made nearly all that is vital in English history. The lines upon which the government has developed to its present constitutional form are chiefly lines of resistance to oppressive enactments in these two matters. The dynastic and military history of England, although picturesque and interesting, is really only a narrative of the external causes which have impeded the nation's growth toward its ideal of "the greatest possible good to the greatest possible number." The historic development of Ireland and Scotland, and the events which have brought these two countries into organic union with England are, of necessity, very briefly related. M. P. P. CHAPTER I PAGE Ancient Britain—Cæsar's Invasion—Britain a Roman Province—Boadicea—Lyndin or London—Roman Legions Withdrawn—Angles and Saxons—Cerdic—Teutonic Invasion—English Kingdoms Consolidated CHAPTER III. "Gilds" and Boroughs—William II.—Crusades—Henry I.—Henry II.—Becket's Death—Richard I.—John—Magna Charta CHAPTER IV. Henry III.—Roger Bacon—First True Parliament—Edward I.—Conquest of Wales—of Scotland—Edward II.—Edward III.—Battle of Crécy—Richard II.—Wickliffe CHAPTER V. House of Lancaster—Henry IV.—Henry V.—Agincourt—Battle of Orleans—Wars of the Roses—House of York—Edward IV.—Richard III.—Henry VII.—Printing Introduced CHAPTER VII. Elizabeth—East India Company Chartered—Colonization of Virginia—Flodden Field—Birth of Mary Stuart—Mary Stuart's Death—Spanish Armada—Francis Bacon CHAPTER VIII. James I.—First New England Colony—Gunpowder Plot—Translation of Bible—Charles I.—Archbishop Laud—John Hampden—Petition of Right—Massachusetts Chartered—Earl Strafford—Star Chamber CHAPTER IX. Long Parliament—Death of Strafford and Laud—Oliver Cromwell—Death of Charles I.—Long Parliament Dispersed—Charles II CHAPTER X. Act of Habeas Corpus—Death of Charles II.—Milton—Bunyan—James II.—William and Mary—Battle of the Boyne CHAPTER XI. Anne—Marlborough—Battle of Blenheim—House of Hanover—George I.—George II.—Walpole—British Dominion in India—Battle of Quebec—John Wesley CHAPTER XII. George III.—Stamp Act—Tax on Tea—American Independence Acknowledged—Impeachment of Hasti |
'Simon Tappertit' appears in which novel by Charles Dickens? | An Analysis of Simon Tappertit From Barnaby Rudge An Analysis of Simon Tappertit From Barnaby Rudge An Analysis of Simon Tappertit From Barnaby Rudge 0 The self-important apprentice Simon (Sim) Tappertit plays a significant role in Charles Dickens's story. Barnaby Rudge (1841) is an historical novel which concerns itself with the Gordon Riots of 1780. The posturing Sim Tappertit is a central figure within the riots, narrowly escaping the hangman's noose for his actions. The following analysis explores Sim's involvement in the narrative and briefly looks at two possible real-life prototypes for his character. The excerpts are from the Oxford World's Classics 2003 edition of the text. Dickens characterizes Sim as ambitious and conceited. Of slender build and diminutive stature, Sim is inordinately proud of his legs, being "enraptured to a degree amounting to enthusiasm" (p.43) in regards to them. He works as an apprentice to the locksmith Gabriel Varden, of whom he harbours a deep-seated contempt, and considers himself intended for greater things. He is also in love with Dolly, Gabriel's daughter, an infatuation he shares with his rival for her affections Joe Willet. Sim's ambitions appear to be partially fulfilled at the beginning of the riots. With a few select members from the 'Brotherhood of United Bulldogs' he heads one of the divisions on their way to Parliament, going by London Bridge to meet up with Lord George Gordon and the other anti-Catholic protestors. When returning to Varden's house - begrimed and dishevelled from the initial rioting - Sim's conceit is in evidence when boasting of his exploits. He describes the experience as "my glory", stating that he "was conspicuous, and prominent" (p.408), among the crowd. Dickens explores Sim's ardent desire for Dolly and rivalry with Joe Willet on several occasions. The author describes Dolly's lips as being "within Sim's reach from day to day, and yet so far off" (p.45). On overhearing Joe telling Dolly that he intends to depart for America, Sim privately exclaims to himself: "Tremble, Willet, and despair. She's mine!" (p.256). When presenting himself to Dolly, while he is holding her hostage, she responds by telling him "that he was a dreadful little wretch, and always had been" (p.477). Dolly is rescued by Joe and Sim's precious legs are crushed during the riots. Rejected by his one true love, he later spends time in hospital and then prison. After that Sim is released, and, having acquired a pair of wooden legs, he returns to Gabriel Varden's shop, humbled and humiliated, and is set up in business as a bootblack. Dickens looked to real-life individuals for inspiration in regards to a number of characters in Barnaby Rudge. Two possible models for Sim Tappertit are Thomas Taplin and Edward Oxford. The former was a coach master who was hanged for his part in the Gordon Riots while the latter was a madman who attempted to assassinate Queen Victoria. Taplin's role in the riots was reminiscent of Sim's, in that he was one of the mob leaders. He enjoyed a temporary authority as a 'captain rioter' and was executed for extorting money from a Mr. Mahon. Taplin had confronted this man on horseback accompanied by several followers. Despite a plea of insanity he was hanged at Bow Street. Two thirds of the rioters tried were gainfully employed; several were apprentices like Sim Tappertit. Edward Oxford was apprehended for attempting to shoot Queen Victoria in June 1840 while the Queen was out riding with her husband, Prince Albert. Oxford was a 17 year old bar-boy at the time of his arrest. Judged insane at the Old Bailey, he was acquitted of high treason and sentenced to Bethlem Royal Hospital. Oxford was released many years later on condition that he leave the country. He emigrated to Australia and the date of his death is unknown. Dickens followed the Oxford case assiduously, discussing it in correspondence with friends. Critics acknowledge that Dickens's views on Edward Oxford as a stunted, deluded and grotesque individual have certain parallels with his characterization of | Christmas Books: A Christmas Carol, The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Battle of Life, The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain by Charles Dickens — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists About Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and sho Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity. Born in Portsmouth, Dickens left school to work in a factory when his father was incarcerated in a debtors' prison. Despite his lack of formal education, he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education, and other social reforms. Dickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age. His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are also frequently adapted, and, like many of his novels, evoke images of early Victorian London. His 1859 novel, A Tale of Two Cities, set in London and Paris, is his best-known work of historical fiction. Dickens's creative genius has been praised by fellow writers—from Leo Tolstoy to George Orwell and G. K. Chesterton—for its realism, comedy, prose style, unique characterisations, and social criticism. On the other hand, Oscar Wilde, Henry James, and Virginia Woolf complained of a lack of psychological depth, loose writing, and a vein of saccharine sentimentalism. The term Dickensian is used to describe something that is reminiscent of Dickens and his writings, such as poor social conditions or comically repulsive characters. On 8 June 1870, Dickens suffered another stroke at his home after a full day's work on Edwin Drood. He never regained consciousness, and the next day, five years to the day after the Staplehurst rail crash, he died at Gad's Hill Place. Contrary to his wish to be buried at Rochester Cathedral "in an inexpensive, unostentatious, and strictly private manner," he was laid to rest in the Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey. A printed epitaph circulated at the time of the funeral reads: "To the Memory of Charles Dickens (England's most popular author) who died at his residence, Higham, near Rochester, Kent, 9 June 1870, aged 58 years. He was a sympathiser with the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed; and by his death, one of England's greatest writers is lost to the world." His last words were: "On the ground", in response to his sister-in-law Georgina's request that he lie down. |
Basement, Splash, Upstairs and Robin Hood are all terms used in which game? | Darts | Dart Games | Dart Rules Glossary Of Dart Terms & Phrases ANNIE'S ROOM: The number 1. ARROWS: Darts. BABY TON: A score of 95, usually by scoring five 19's. BAG O' NUTS:A score of 45. BARREL: The part of a dart you grip, right behind the point. BASEMENT: The double-3. BREAKFAST: A score of single-5, single-20, single-1 in a game of x01. This was based on the typical price of a bed-and-breakfast, 26 pence. BUCKET OF NAILS: Landing all three darts in the 1's. BUCKSHOT: When you're darts land wildly all over the board. BULL: The center of the board. BULLSEYE: The center of the board. BUST: Hitting more than you needed in an x01 game, and the darts don't count. C: In a Cricket game this refers to high scores base on the number of darts scored. For example a triple-20, single-20, single-20 would be called a C-5 because "5 darts" were scored with three darts. CHUCKER: A player who just "chucks" the darts at the board, doesn't aim or care. CIRCLE IT: When a player scores a single digit (less than 10) with three darts, his team-mates would shout out "Circle it!" to the scorekeeper to highlight the terrible throw. CLOCK: The dart board. CORK: The center of the board. This comes from the cork in the end of a keg where it is tapped. The ends of kegs were used for targets in the begining of darts. DIDDLE FOR MIDDLE: A throw to see who gets one dart closer to the bullseye to determine who shoots first in the game. DOUBLE: The thin outer ring of the board, it usually counts for two times the number hit. DOUBLE IN: A double is needed to start the game. DOUBLE OUT: A double is needed to win the game. DOUBLE TOP: The double-20. DOUBLE TROUBLE: Not being able to hit the double needed to win the game. DOWNSTAIRS: The lower portion of the board, usually in refernce to the 19's in a game of x01. EASY IN: A game that requires no special shot to begin scoring. FEATHERS: The "wings" at the end of a dart that make it fly straight. Also known as flights. FEATHERS: The number 33. FLIGHTS: The "wings" at the end of a dart that make it fly straith. Also known as feathers. HAT TRICK: A score of three bullseyes. HOCKEY: The line you you stand behind and throw the darts from. ISLAND: The actual playable area of a dart board (inside the doubles ring). If you miss, your "Off the island". LEG: One game of a match. MAD HOUSE: The double-one, because it can drive you crazy trying to hit one in a game of x01. MIDDLE FOR MIDDLE: A throw to see who gets one dart closer to the bullseye to determine who shoots first in the game. MONGER: A person who deliberately scores many more points than needed to win the game. MUGS AWAY: Loser of the previous game goes first in the next game. MURPHY: A score of single-5, single-20, single-1 in a game of x01. Based on Murphy's Law. OCHE: The line you you stand behind and throw the darts from. POINT MONGER: A person who deliberately scores many more points than needed to win the game. POPCORN: When the darts land so close to each other, they knock their flights out. RIGHT CHURCH, WRONG PEW or RIGHT HOUSE, WRONG BED: When you a double or triple, but the wrong number. ROBIN HOOD: When you shoot a dart into the shaft of another. SHAFT: The part of a dart behind the barrel when the flights are mounted. SHANGHAI: A score of a single, double and triple in the same number. In some games this is an automatic win. This is also the name of a game. SHUT OUT: When you lose a game without ever scoring in it. SKUNKED: When you lose a game without ever scoring in it. SLOP: Darts that score, but not where you wanted them. SPIDER: The metal web that divede the dart board. SPLASH: Darts that score, but not where you wanted them. STRAIGHT IN: A game that requires no special shot to begin scoring. THREE IN A BED: Three darts in the same number. THROW LINE: The line you you stand behind and throw the darts from. TOE LINE: The line you you stand behind and throw the darts from. TON: A score of 100 in a game of x01. Scores over 100 would be called a "ton-whatever" for example, a ton-thirty would be a score of 130. triple: The thin inn | Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: October 2014 Macclesfield Pub Quiz League & Harrington ‘B’ What well-known product was invented in 1886 by John Pemberton, who at that time was addicted to morphine and was looking to find a less harmful substitute? Coca-Cola The entrepreneur Donald F Duncan introduced which toy in 1929, often thought to be based on a weapon used by 16th Century Filipino hunters? Yo-Yo Who was the Greek God of time? Chronos Which English King was the son of Edward, The Black Prince Richard II Who succeeded Richard II as King in 1399? Henry IV What name is given to the notorious tidal current in the Lofoten islands off Norway? Maelstrom Which hit song from July 1979 was inspired by the doings of one Brenda Spencer on 29th January that year? I Don’t Like Mondays (by The Boomtown Rats) Which motor manufacturer produces the model which has the best-selling car name of all time (the model has undergone at least eleven redesigns from 1966 to date)? Toyota (the Corolla is the model in question) What was Fanny Cradock’s real Christian name? Phyllis (Born as Phyllis Nan Sortain Pechey) What is the collective name for the handmaidens of Odin who choose those who may die in battle and those who may live? Valkyries Illustrated on its logo, the product Marmite is named after a French word for what? Cooking Pot Which Nintendo game first introduced the character of Mario? Donkey Kong (in 1981…pre-dating Super Mario Bros. by 4 years) Which song was the Labour Party’s theme in its Election campaign of 1997? Things can only get better (by D:Ream) Who is the only woman to have been French Prime Minister? Edith Cresson Who designed the first Blue Peter badge as well as the “Ship” logo used by the programme? Tony Hart Born in Ulverston in 1890, by what name was Arthur Stanley Jefferson better known? Stan Laurel Of which actress did Groucho Marx say “I knew her before she became a virgin”? Doris Day Who wrote and composed the Opera ‘Oedipus Rex’? Stravinsky Who was the first “First Minister of Scotland”? Donald Dewar Who was the first Secretary General of The United Nations? Trygve Lie Against the people of which city did the Romans fight the Punic Wars? Carthage Josip Broz was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman, serving in various roles from 1943 until his death in 1980. By what name is he better known? Tito Which famous Independent day and Boarding School in Derbyshire was founded by Sir John Port in 1557? Repton School Buddy Holly had a posthumous hit with the song "It doesn’t matter any more". Which singer / songwriter of the time wrote it? Paul Anka An alibi is a form of defence used in criminal proceedings where the accused attempts to prove their innocence. What does the Latin word alibi literally mean? Elsewhere (The accused attempts to prove they were somewhere else at the time of the offence) Who said in a speech in 1968 “As I look ahead, I am filled with foreboding. Like the Roman, I seem to see 'the River Tiber foaming with much blood'”? Enoch Powell In a famous 1871 poem, the wedding feast consisted of “mince and quince eaten with a runcible spoon“. Name either of the parties supposedly getting married. Owl or Pussycat (in the Edward Lear poem) Who was the last King of France before the First French Republic was established in 1792? Louis XVI (the Sixteenth) Which modern Japanese martial art is descended from swordsmanship and uses a weapon called a Shinai Kendo Who wrote the book ‘Whisky Galore’? Compton Mackenzie Which fictional pirate captain went to his death murmuring the words ‘Floreat Etona’? Captain Hook In which London restaurant did Boris Becker have his famously brief, but expensive, 'affair' in a broom cupboard with model Angela Ermakova? Nobu Who was the US President throughout the period of World War I? Woodrow Wilson Who was the UK Prime Minister at the outbreak of World War I? Asquith Gruinard Island is an uninhabited Scottish island which was used as the scene for experiments on which bacterium during the 20th century? Anthrax Jihad is an Islamic term referring to a religious duty of Muslims. Wha |
In Roman mythology who was the god of gates, doors and entrances? | Janus *** Who was Janus? Janus was the Roman god of doors, choices, beginnings and endings. He had two faces on his head. One facing forwards and one facing backwards. The Romans prayed to him for advice, especially in respect of new enterprises. He also represented time, because he could see into the past with one face and into the future with the other. The festival of Agonalia was celebrated in honor of the god Janus four times during the year, 17 March, 21 May, 11 December, and 9 January. On these days, the symbolic head of the Roman state religion (rex sacrorum) would enter the Forum, and sacrifice a ram to the god. The role of Janus was as the porter of heaven. He opened the year in Januarius (January), the first month being named after him. He was the guardian god of gates and doors, on which account he was commonly represented with two heads, looking at those who wished to gain entrance and those who wanted to exit. Janus possessed no temples in Rome, but all the gates of cities were dedicated to him. Close to the Forum stood the so-called 'temple' of Janus, which was merely an arched passage that could be closed by massive gates. The gates were always open in time of war, as it was believed that the god had then taken his departure with the Roman army, over whose welfare he personally presided. The Romans were engaged in so many wars that the gates of this sanctuary were only closed three times during 700 years, indicating peace. The gates were shut only once between the reign of Numa Pompilius (who reigned 715�673 BC) and twice in of the Emperor Augustus who reigned until 14 AD. Facts about Janus The following facts and profile provides a fast overview of Janus: Janus Profile & Fact File Roman Name: Janus Role & Function: The function of Janus is described as being the god of doors, choices, beginnings and endings. He was the God of Choices and the God of Doorways and Gates Status: Minor Roman god Symbols: Keys, a rod and scepter Gender: Male Greek Counterpart: There was no Greek counterpart of Janus Name of Consorts: Camese, Jana and Juturna Name of Father: Some say the god Apollo Name of Mother: Unknown Names of Children: The river god Tiberinus (after whom the river Tiber was named). and Fontus the God of Springs Facts about Janus in Roman Mythology and History Discover interesting information and facts about the Roman god of doors, beginnings and endings. The facts about Janus provides a list detailing fascinating additional info to increase your knowledge about Janus in Roman Mythology and history. History and Mythical Facts about Janus Fact 1 about Janus: The most famous 'temple' to Janus in Rome, on the Argiletum, is called the Ianus Geminus 'Twin Janus'. Fact 2 about Janus: He was usually depicted with two faces and in his special function as door-keeper of heaven he was portrayed standing erect, bearing a key in one hand, and a rod or sceptre in the other Fact 3 about Janus: Offerings to him include a ram (on the Agonalia), incense, wine, barley and cakes Fact 4 about Janus: Any rite or religious act first required the invocation of Janus, with a corresponding invocation to Vesta at the end of the rite (Janus primus and Vesta extrema). Fact 5 about Janus: During the Titan war, he joined the Titans against the Olympians Fact 6 about Janus: Deference was also paid to him at the most important beginnings in the life of an individual such as birth and marriage. Fact 7 about Janus: The god Saturn bestowed his ability to see into the future and past. Fact 8 about Janus: His name comes from the Latin word ianua, meaning �door.� Fact 9 about Janus: The Roman god appeared on some of the earliest coins of the Roman Republic, appearing about 240 B.C. during the Pyrrhic War. Fact 10 about Janus: Every meal was begun with a request for his blessing, and public ceremonies began with a libation drunk to the god of beginnings Janus - Roman gods & Roman Religion Janus, the Roman god of doors, beginnings and endings, was one of the vast number of gods and goddesses worshipped by the Ancient Romans. The legends a | ZEUS MYTHS 4 LOVES - Greek Mythology Roman Name Jupiter Europa and Zeus as bull, Paestan red-figure calyx krater C4th B.C., The J. Paul Getty Museum ZEUS was the king of the gods, and god of the sky, weather, fate and law. This page describes three of Zeus' mortal liaisons--Danae who was impregnated by the god in the form of a golden shower, Antiope who was seduced by the god in the guise of a satyr, and Kallisto who was deceived by Zeus disguised as the maiden Artemis. (1) MORTAL LOVES (WOMEN) ALKMENE (Alcmena) A lady of Thebes in Boiotia (central Greece) who was seduced by Zeus in the form of her own husband. She bore twins: Herakles by Zeus and Likymnios by her husband Amphitryon. ANTIOPE A lady of Thebes in Boiotia (central Greece) who was seduced by Zeus in the shape of Satyros. She bore him twin sons Amphion and Zethos which were exposed at birth. DANAE A princess of Argos (central Greece) who was imprisoned by her father in a bronze tower. Zeus seduced her in the form of a golden shower, and she gave birth to a son, the hero Perseus. DIA A queen of the Lapith tribe of Thessalia (northern Greece), wife of King Ixion. According to some, she was seduced by Zeus, and bore him a son Peirithoos (but others say, the father was her husband Ixion). [see Family ] ELARE (Elara) A princess of Orkhomenos (central Greece) who was loved by Zeus. In fear of the wrath of Hera, he hid her beneath the earth, where she gave birth to a son the Gigante Tityos. EUROPA A princess of Phoinikia (Phoenicia) (West Asia) who was abducted to Krete )in the Greek Aegean) by Zeus in the form of a bull. She bore him three sons: Minos, Sarpedon and Rhadamanthys. EURYMEDOUSA (Eurymedusa) A princess of Phthiotis (northern Greece) who was seduced by Zeus in the form of an ant. Their son was named Myrmidon (Ant-Man). KALLISTO (Callisto) A princess of Arkadia (southern Greece) who was seduced by Zeus in the guise of the goddess Artemis. She was transformed into a bear by a wrathful goddess into a bear and in this form bare a son named Arkas. KALYKE (Calyce) A queen of Elis (southern Greece), the wife of King Aithlios. She was the mother by Zeus (or by her husband Aithlios) of Endymion. [see Family ] KASSIOPEIA (Cassiopeia) A lady of the island Krete (Greek Aegean) who bore Zeus a son named Atymnios. [see Family ] LAMIA A queen of Libya (North Africa) who was loved by Zeus. When the jealous Hera stole her children by the god--Herophile and Akhilleus--she was driven mad with grief. LAODAMEIA A princess of Lykia (Asia Minor) who was loved by Zeus and bore him a son, Sarpedon. [see Family ] LEDA A queen of Lakedaimonia (southern Greece) who was seduced by Zeus in the form of swan. She laid an egg from which were hatched the Dioskouroi twins--one Polydeukes was the son of Zeus, the other Kastor the son of her husband Tyndareus. According to some, she was also the mother of egg-hatched Helene (though others say this egg was given her by the goddess Nemesis). LYSITHOE A woman who bore Zeus a son named Herakles (a man with the same name as the famous hero). [see Family ] NIOBE A princess of Argolis (southern Greece). She was the very first mortal woman loved by Zeus, and bore him two sons: Argos and Pelasgos (though according to others Pelasgos was a son of Poseidon or Earth-Born). OLYMPIAS An historical queen of Makedonia, the mother of Alexander the Great. According to legend, her son was fathered by the god Zeus. PANDORA A princess of the Hellenes, one of the daughters of King Deukalion, surviver of the Great Deluge. She was loved by Zeus and bore him sons Latinos and Graikos. [see Family ] PROTOGENEIA A princess of the Hellenes, one of the daughters of King Deukalion, surviver of the Great Deluge. She was loved by Zeus and bore him a son Aithlios. [see Family ] PYRRHA The wife of King Deukalion of the Hellenes, who with her husband survived the Great Deluge. According to some, her first born son, Hellen, was fathered by Zeus rather than Deukalion. [see Family ] PHTHIA A girl from Aegion in Akhaia (southern Greece). Zeus seduced her in the guise of a pigeon |
How many teams participated in the 2010 World Cup? | 2010 FIFA World Cup Participating Teams � Football World Cup 2010 Teams & Squads Football » FIFA World Cup » 2010 FIFA World Cup Teams 2010 FIFA World Cup Teams FIFA World Cup 2010, which is going to be held in South Africa, is surely going to be one of the most eventful tournaments of the year. As many as 32 teams representing different countries across the world will compete against each other, to grab the much coveted trophy, in the 19th edition of the prestigious international football tournament, which is scheduled to be held from June 11, 2010 to July 11, 2010. While Italy, the defending champions, will play to retain the Cup, rest of the teams that includes Brazil (five-time world champions), Germany (three time FIFA World Cup winners) are also all set to provide a cut-throat competition, in the tournament. The next 30 odd days are going to be as exciting as it gets with all the top 32 teams fighting it out for the best. The non-stop action will keep all the football lovers on the edge of their seats and they will surely get the best of football. So, be there...South Africa 2010!!! | 1980 Summer Olympics : definition of 1980 Summer Olympics and synonyms of 1980 Summer Olympics (English) Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium Badge, released in the USSR The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union . In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn , and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament were held in Leningrad , Kiev , and Minsk . The 1980 Games were the first to be staged in Eastern Europe. The United States and a number of other countries boycotted the games because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan , though some athletes from some of the boycotting countries participated in the games, under the Olympic Flag . This prompted the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics . Some of the later events of the games were also nearly mired by the death and unauthorized mass funeral of the immensely popular and beloved singer-songwriter Vladimir Vysotsky . [2] Contents Overview Olympic Village as it appeared in February 2004 Although approximately half of the 24 countries that boycotted the 1976 Summer Olympics (over the apartheid issue in South Africa) participated in these games, the 1980 Summer Olympics were disrupted by another, even larger, boycott led by the United States in protest of the 1979 Soviet war in Afghanistan . [5] Many of the boycotting nations participated instead in the Liberty Bell Classic (also known as the "Olympic Boycott Games") in Philadelphia . Eighty nations participated – the smallest number since 1956 . However, the nations that did compete had won 71% of the medals, including 71% of the gold medals, at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. As a form of protest against the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan, fifteen countries marched in the Opening Ceremony with the Olympic Flag instead of with their national flags, and the Olympic Flag and Olympic Hymn were used at Medal Ceremonies when athletes from these countries won medals. Competitors from one country – New Zealand – competed under their association flag, the flag of the New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association [6] Some of the teams who marched under other than their national flags were depleted by boycotts by individual athletes, and others did not march. Italy won four times as many gold medals as it did in Montreal and France multiplied its gold medal results by three. Romania won more gold medals than it had at any previous Olympics. In terms of total medals, this was Ireland's most successful Olympics since Melbourne 1956 . The same was true for Great Britain. " Third World " athletes qualified for more events and took more medals than at any previous Olympics. 21% of the competitors were female – a higher percentage than at any previous Olympics. There were 203 events – more than at any previous Olympics. 36 World records, 39 European records and 74 Olympic records were set. In total this was more records than were set at Montreal. New Olympic records were set 241 times over the course of the competitions and world records were beaten 97 times. Prince Alexandre de Merode of Belgium, Chairman of the IOC Medical Commission, stated: "There were 9,292 drug tests. None positive". Four Olympic records set in 1980 still stood as of 2008 [update] – East German women 4×100 metre relay 41.6 seconds; Shot Put Ilona Slupianek of East Germany 22.41 metres; Soviet Nadezhda Olizarenko 800 metres, 1:53.43; Modern Pentathlon Soviet Anatoli Starostin 5568 points. The impact of the boycott was mixed. Some events, like field hockey and equestrian sports, were hard hit. Others like boxing, judo, rowing, swimming, track and field and weightlifting actually had more participants than in 1976. Eight nations appeared for the first time at an Olympics – Angola , Botswana , Laos , Nicaragua , Seychelles , Mozambique and Cyprus . Zimbabwe also made its first appearance under that name; it had previously competed as Rhodesia . Athletes from 25 countries |
What is the capital of Texas? | The Capitals of Texas | Texas Almanac The Capitals of Texas Timeline of Texas History Many different locations have served as capitals of the area that is now Texas, including a number that served only briefly. The National Capitals of Texas Capitals of the six nations that have ruled Texas have been: Spain: Valladolid (before 1551) and Madrid; France: Paris; Mexico: Mexico City, D.F.; Republic of Texas: San Felipe de Austin, Washington-on-the-Brazos, Harrisburg, Galveston Island, Velasco, Columbia, Houston and Austin; United States: Washington, D.C.; Confederate States of America: Montgomery, Ala., and Richmond, Va. A replica of the 1836 capitol in West Columbia. The Administrative Headquarters The administrative headquarters for Texas shifted many times from the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century to the end of the Civil War. Spanish Provincial Capitals In 1686, Monclova, Coahuila, Mex., became the first provincial capital for the area that became Texas. While Texas was associated with Spain and the Republic of Mexico, its government was administered largely from Coahuila, which alternately had Monclova and Saltillo as its provincial capital. In 1721-22 Marqués de Aguayo, governor of Coahuila including Texas, led an expedition north of the Rio Grande and established the presidio of Los Adaes a short distance east of the Sabine River on the site of present-day Robeline, La. Los Adaes became the capital of Texas and remained so for half a century. The seat of government was moved to San Antonio in 1772, where it remained until 1824. For two short periods during this time, the administrators of Coahuila y Texas conducted business from La Casa Piedra (today commonly called the Old Stone Fort) in Nacogdoches: Manuel Antonio Cordero y Bustamante in 1806 and Manuel María de Salcedo for three months in 1810. Mexican Provincial Headquarters After Mexico became independent of Spain in 1821, Texas was again united with Coahuila, of which Saltillo was then the capital. The first state congress convened there Aug. 15, 1824. The capital of Coahuila-Texas was moved to Monclova, March 9, 1833. A heated controversy between Saltillo and Monclova ensued. When the issue was placed before President Santa Anna, he favored Monclova. The capital of the first Anglo-American colony in Texas was San Felipe de Austin. The conventions of 1832 and 1833, as well as the Consultation of 1835 met at San Felipe, which continued to be the official headquarters until March 1, 1836. Capitals of the Republic of Texas The provisional government of the Republic of Texas met at Washington-on-the-Brazos March 1, 1836. This convention, in which all powers of sovereignty were claimed and exercised, adopted the Declaration of Independence on March 2. They also wrote a constitution and inaugurated executive officers. Because of the movement of Santa Anna's troops, President Burnet selected Harrisburg on Buffalo Bayou as the temporary capital. As Mexican troops moved eastward after their victory at the Alamo, President Burnet and part of his cabinet boarded the steamboat Cayuga at Harrisburg on April 15, 1836, making it the de facto capital of the Republic until the Texas officials went ashore at Galveston on April 26. The capital then moved to Velasco until October. In October 1836, Columbia (today's West Columbia) became the first capital of an elected government of the Republic of Texas. President Houston, on Dec. 15, 1836, ordered the seat of government removed to Houston. The government began operating from Houston on April 19, 1837. In 1839, the Capital Commission selected the "site of the town of Waterloo, on the north bank of the Colorado" as the permanent capital. This was confirmed by the Texas Congress Jan. 19, 1839, and the place was renamed Austin in honor of Stephen F. Austin. President Mirabeau B. Lamar and his cabinet moved there October 17, 1839. When Mexican troops threatened San Antonio in March 1842, President Sam Houston ordered the government moved to Houston. Officials moved to Washington-on-the-Brazos, in September, and Houston sent | The most famous rifle of Texas! Recreating Colonel Crockett's rifle at the battle of the Alamo. - Free Online Library The most famous rifle of Texas! Recreating Colonel Crockett's rifle at the battle of the Alamo. <a href="https://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+most+famous+rifle+of+Texas!+Recreating+Colonel+Crockett%27s+rifle...-a0110470560</a> Citations: MLA style: "The most famous rifle of Texas! Recreating Colonel Crockett's rifle at the battle of the Alamo.." The Free Library. 2004 Publishers' Development Corporation 18 Jan. 2017 https://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+most+famous+rifle+of+Texas!+Recreating+Colonel+Crockett%27s+rifle...-a0110470560 Chicago style: The Free Library. S.v. The most famous rifle of Texas! Recreating Colonel Crockett's rifle at the battle of the Alamo.." Retrieved Jan 18 2017 from https://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+most+famous+rifle+of+Texas!+Recreating+Colonel+Crockett%27s+rifle...-a0110470560 APA style: The most famous rifle of Texas! Recreating Colonel Crockett's rifle at the battle of the Alamo.. (n.d.) >The Free Library. (2014). Retrieved Jan 18 2017 from https://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+most+famous+rifle+of+Texas!+Recreating+Colonel+Crockett%27s+rifle...-a0110470560 Mystery surrounds the most famous rifle of Texas--the one Colonel David Crockett used in combat at the battle of the Alamo. The guns Crockett fired during the siege of the Alamo, or which rifle finally fell from his hand when the Mexican infantry surprised the outnumbered Texans in a pre-dawn assault against the north-east fortress wall may never be known with certainty. Known Crockett Rifles His first rifle, a .48-caliber flintlock, hasn't been outside Tennessee since 1806, and now resides in the pioneer collection at the East Tennessee Historical Society Museum in Knoxville. For much appreciated service in the Tennessee State Assembly, Crockett's Lawrence County constituents presented him with a .40-caliber flintlock crafted by James Graham around 1822. Calling this rifle "Old Betsy", Crockett used it to kill 125 bears between 1825 and 1834. When he departed for Texas in 1835, Davy left "Old Betsy" with his son, John Wesley. Today, it resides in the Alamo Museum collection in San Antonio. "Pretty Betsy," a rifle presented to Crockett in 1834 by the Whigs of Philadelphia, is located at Nashville, Tenn. None of these rifles took part in the Alamo fighting in the closing weeks of Crockett's life. Historical documents record Davy Crockett sold two dries to Colonel Neal of the Texas Army in January 1836, and that he had not been paid for the rifles when the Alamo fell in March 1836. After subsequent entreaties by his daughter, the Texas government finally paid Crockett's estate for these two rifles. Unfortunately, no specific details exist about the rifles Crockett sold to the Texas Army. Echo Of A Craftsman In San Antonio's Alamo museum, visitors can view an old flintlock rifle with brass patchbox and barrel markings strongly suggesting a specific 19th century gunsmith, Jacob Dickert, as being the maker of the rifle. This display rifle, according to the museum curator, was re-constructed in the 1920s by a local gunsmith using various parts donated by many Texans, and reported to come from rifles once used at the Alamo. This rifle makes a powerful statement that Dickert rifles were used by at least one of the Alamo's defenders. As historian and master gun maker Mike Branson explains, original siege reports from Mexican officers at the Alamo record the presence of a tall, slender man wearing fringed leather clothing and a hat made from an animal skin, whose long-barreled rifle proved deadly at 100 and 250 yards. All historians agree Davy Crockett died at the battle of the Alamo, but actual facts are hard to pin down. Some hold the sharp-shooting frontiersman fell in battle, surrounded by piles of slain Mexican soldiers. Others argue Crockett realized the futility of continued resistance early in the crisp, smoke-filled dawn of March 6, 1836 and surrendered, only to be summarily executed at General Santa Anna's order later that same |
Who was British Poet Laureate 1850 to 1892, the longest tenure of any British laureate? | Poets Laureate of Great Britain Poets Laureate of Great Britain Poets Laureate of Great Britain by J. Zimmerman Several of the other Laureates were famous poets, particularly Ted Hughes , Robert Southey , John Masefield , Sir John Betjeman , Cecil Day-Lewis , and the current Laureate, Andrew Motion . History and responsibilities. In Great Britain, the Poet Laureate is: The realm's official poet. A member of the royal household. Charged with writing verses for court and national occasions (such as for a Royal Wedding or the New Year). Awarded the position for life. Chosen by the British reigning monarch, from a list of nominees that the Prime Minister compiles after a poet laureate dies. Shortly after the 1668, the position became the Poet Laureate of Great Britain in 1707, when The Act of Union created "Great Britain" as the political name of England, Scotland, and Wales. The name Laureate derives from the Latin laureatus ("crowned with laurel"). It comes from an ancient Roman tradition of honoring a person (especially a poet) who has shown excellence of achievement. The honor is signified by presenting the person with a wreath of laurel leaves. FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) on the Poets Laureate of Great Britain. What does "Laureate" mean? Answer . Who was the best? Most frequently this is said to be Tennyson . John Dryden (1631-1700). Laureate 1668-88. Appointed in 1668 by King Charles II, who gave John Dryden a formal royal warrant that awarded him the official titles of Poet Laureate and Historiographer Royal. This role continued under King James II. As a powerful satirist, Dryden was a strong advocate and spokesman for his monarch, and "the best poet, dramatist, translator and critic of the age" [ Levin in Verses of the Poets Laureate] In 1689, sacked [or fired] by William III for failing to take an oath of allegiance. Thomas Shadwell (1643?-1692). Laureate 1689-92. The successful dramatist Thomas Shadwell was chosen in large part because he was a Protestant Whig, essential to replace the Catholic Dryden. met an inglorious end in 1693, A weak poet, a heavy drinker, and an opium user, Shadwell died from an overdose of opium, which he took in part to relieve his gout. He was said to have found the laureateship unimportant. Disrespected by John Dryden , among others, for his poetry as well as for his politics. Shadwell wrote a yearly ode on the monarch's birthday, and introduced the tradition of writing a New Year ode; his odes are crashingly uninspired and mechanistic, as if written by an unusually dimwitted computer program. Nahum Tate (1652-1715). Laureate 1692-1715. Born in Dublin, Tate was awarded the Poet Laureate position (and its £100 per year) but the post of Historiographer Royal (and its annual £200) became a separate assignment. Tate is most known today for his authorship of the widely loved Christmas carol "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night". He is notorious for his (creative?) revision of Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear, giving it a happy ending. In response to public events, Tate wrote poems for victories against the French (1704), the Act of Union between the Parliaments of England and Scotland (1707), and the signing of the Peace of Utrecht with France (1713). Nicholas Rowe (1674-1718). Laureate 1715-18. Nicholas Rowe was celebrated as a dramatist rather than as a poet. The Poet Laureate's role was now general praise of the sovereign, rather than political and historical. In addition to the annual New Year ode, the Laureate acquired the duty of writing a birthday ode to the monarch, a practice which was to last over 100 years. Laurence Eusden (1688-1730). Eusden never published a book of poetry. His work is mediocre. Colley Cibber (1671-1757). The poetry of dramatist Colley Cibber was conscientious but not inspired. William Whitehead (1715-85). Laureate 1757-85. [The appointment was first offered to and declined by Thomas Gray.] William Whitehead (a respectable though perhaps dull dramatist) was good humored and amiable. For example, h | The village of Stoke Poges has erected quite a memorial to Gray in honor of the poem Thomas Gray (1716-1771) Thomas Gray was one of the most important poets of the eighteenth century. This scholar and poet was the most famous for his poem "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard." Thomas Gray was born on December 26, 1716 in London. He was the only child in his family of eight to survive infancy. His father was Philip Gray, a scrivener and exchange broker who treated his wife with extreme cruelty. As a result, Dorothy Antrobus Gray left him several times. It was Gray's mother who saw to her son's education, running a millinery business to earn money for Gray's education. At the age of eight, he was sent to Eton College where her brothers, Robert and William Antrobus, were teaching. (Eton College is neither public nor a college but a prep school for wealthy boys who expected to go to Cambridge or Oxford.) Eton gave him companionship with other boys, especially with ones who had the same interests, such as books and poetry, as he did. It was here where he and his three friends�Horace Walpole, later the architect of Strawberry Hill and inventor of the Gothic novel as well as the son of England's prime minister; Thomas Ashton; and Richard West, son of Ireland's lord chancellor and grandson of the famous Bishop Burnet--formed the �Quadruple Alliance� which would play an important part in his adult life, and many scholars now believe that it was in this environment that he first realized he was gay. In 1734 he entered Peterhouse College, Cambridge University, where he studied for four years. He decided not to take a degree; instead, he decided to go on and study law at the Inner Temple in London. He made a Grand Tour of the continent with Walpole (who paid all the expenses) in 1739. The two had a falling out, for reasons that are not known, and Gray concluded the tour alone and returned to London in September 1741. He was not reconciled with Walpole until 1745. After Gray's return from the Continental tour, his father died. His mother, aunt, and he moved to the village of Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire. When his best friend, Richard West, died of tuberculosis at the age of 24 in 1742, Gray wrote his first important English poems: the "Ode on Spring," "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College," "Hymn to Adversity." (See �Sonnet on the Death of Mr. Richard West,� Longman p. 2682). Here too he began his greatest masterpiece, "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard." It was these poems that solidified his reputation although the total published work in his lifetime was very small-- a little less than 1,000 lines, but those are considered to be perfect technical accomplishments. In October of 1742, Gray returned to Peterhouse College, Cambridge, as a Fellow-commoner (a student not pursuing a degree). In December of 1743, he took the degree of Bachelor of Civil Law (LL.B.) at Cambridge but never practiced. He remained at Cambridge, and tolerated it only because it had libraries to study Greek. He wrote and rewrote but was never satisfied; as a result, he left most of his work unfinished. The Internet Public Library notes that Gray wrote poetry in unpredictable bursts of activity. He said, "Whenever the humour takes me, I will write, because I like it; and because I like myself better when I do. If I do not write much, it is because I cannot." Gray was always reluctant to publish his works; had Walpole not printed some of them privately, many of the greatest poems in English literature would never have seen publication. His travel writings, however, became very popular and were very influential on Austen and the Romantics. He was often with his mother and aunt at Stoke Poges. He traveled a great deal to London and to other parts of England, Scotland and Wales after his mother's death on March 11, 1753. On her tomb, he wrote that she was "the tender careful mother of many children: one of whom had the misfortune to survive her." When the British Museum (now the British Library) was opened to the public in 1759, he spent two years working |
Who played the architect in The Towering Inferno | The Towering Inferno Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 65 out of 79 people found the following review useful: Did someone leave a cigarette burning? from United States 2 February 2004 Having struck box office gold two years earlier with The Poseidon Adventure, Irwin Allen aided by the combined financing of Fox and Warner Bros., decided to do himself one better with The Towering Inferno. No expense was spared, as evidenced by Allen securing the services of two of the top box office draws available in Paul Newman and Steve McQueen. Next, he hedged his bet with a supporting cast that ran the gamut from William Holden, Fred Astaire and Faye Dunaway to soap actress Susan Flannery and football star O.J. Simpson. Add a lot of fire, a lot of smoke, a lot of flaming and charred humans and you have the makings of a box office bonanza. It's amazing that the budget was held down to a mere $14 million dollars even in 1974 dollars. Did it work? The film grossed $116 million dollars which was quite a princely sum in those days so the answer to that as far as Allen, Fox, and Warner Bros. is concerned would be yes. Newman plays architect Doug Roberts who has been away in the jungle somewhere but is returning home just in time for the grand opening of the tallest building ever to grace California that he just happened to have designed. Doug is also returning home to his mistress played by Faye Dunaway to persuade her to join him on his next project. The head of the company building the tower is James Duncan(William Holden) whom has left a lot of the details of the construction of the tower to his no good son-in-law, Roger Simmons(Richard Chamberlain). That turns out to be bad news for everyone unfortunate to find themselves in The Tower. After some of the wiring in the building begins to have a major meltdown, Doug investigates to find that Roger has cut so many corners it could lead to a major catastrophe. Was there any doubt? Despite the abundance of headlining actors in Towering Inferno, the true star of the film is the disaster itself, just as it is in any of these concoctions. Allen directed the action sequences with John Guillerman handling the rest of the chores. Allen does himself proud. Although we know of course that The Tower is not truly as tall as the filmmakers would have us believe, it's not obvious enough to detract from the film. It doesn't matter though, as most of the action takes place inside the building or near the suite at the top where most of our stars end up trapped. Of course this being a disaster film, we do get the privilege of watching flaming bodies fall over a hundred stories, be it it outside or down an elevator shaft. Allen also does well at piling on the suspense and keeps you on edge for long moments, with such things as a long climb up a flaming stare well and a long decent down a scenic elevator that will have you wringing your hands. The fire sequences are all well staged as you can almost feel the flames leaping through the screen and smell the smoke circling around the room. The problem with most disaster films is that with the good, there is generally some bad and Inferno is no exception. Some of the dialog in this film is truly horrendous. Example: Duncan: How bad is it? Halloran: It's a fire. All fires are bad James Duncan: Give me the architect that designed you, and who needs Doug Roberts? Susan: I do. In one truly silly moment, after Dan Bigelow(Robert Wagner) and his secretary Lorrie (Susan Flannery)have just finished love making, the fire has engulfed the room next to theirs. Lorrie, being the ever observant secretary and mistress sniffs and delivers this line: "Did someone leave a cigarette burning?" The best of the actors is easily Steve McQueen. As Chief Michael O'Hallorhan who is called to put the fire out, he seems to relish has role as a fire department head. Paul Newman on the other hand is a mixed bag. When he's playing his scenes with McQueen, Holden, Dunaway, or Chamberlain, he's OK. In other scenes, especially when the fire initially breaks out, he appears sti | Errol Flynn - Filmbug Errol Flynn Errol Flynn Errol Flynn, stage name of Leslie Thompson, (June 20, 1909 - October 14, 1959) was an actor. Born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Although he hadn't really planned on an acting career, Flynn become a star with his very first film, Captain Blood, in 1935. He was typecast as a swashbuckler and made several including The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), The Sea Hawk (1940) (like Captain Blood, based on a novel by Rafael Sabatini), and The Adventures of Don Juan (1949). He also played opposite Olivia de Havilland in the western movie Dodge City (1939). During the shooting of The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), Flynn and co-star Bette Davis had some legendary off-screen fights. His reputation as a womanizer led to the expression "In like Flynn." He was well known for having wild parties and eventually his own reputation had him brought up on a statutory rape charge. He was cleared of the crime, but he suffered both personally and in his career. By the mid 1950s, he was something of a self-parody but still won some acclaim as a drunken ne'er-do-well in The Sun Also Rises, (1957). His autobiography, My Wicked, Wicked Ways, was published just months after his death and contains humorous anecdotes about Hollywood. Flynn wanted to call the book In Like Me, but his publishers refused. Note: This profile was written in or before 2003. Errol Flynn Facts |
Mahe, Praslin and Silhouette are part of which island group? | Seychelles Islands: Mahé, Praslin, La Digue, Silhouette | Indian Ocean Seychelles Islands Seychelles Islands Mahé Mahé is the main island of Seychelles in an archipelago of 115 islands. Even if each island and islets come with their very own characteristics and uniqueness, Mahé stands as the most complete island of Seychelles . Mahé is Seychelles’ largest island hosting the main business and administrative center in the capital city Victoria. Mahé is home to majority of Seychelles’ multiethnic population which is estimated to be around 90,000 persons. With its international airport, Mahé is the gateway to the Seychelles archipelago. If you are coming to Seychelles you definitely have to visit Mahé and its historical city Victoria. The island is a connecting point to all other smaller surrounding islands. Being the largest island, Mahé has a wide range of beaches to enjoy from. Just the island of Mahé comprises of more than fifty breathtaking beaches. From popular to pristine beaches, Mahé can give full satisfaction to the traveler, unique holidays. Mahe Island Praslin The island of Praslin lies 44km to the northeast of Mahé. The island is the second largest island of Seychelles in terms of area (38km²) and population. The island has an estimated population of around 6,500 people. Praslin is relatively a small island and it takes approximately two hours to make a leisure car trip around the island. Despite being small, Praslin has inherited from luxurious nature and spectacular beaches. Praslin is also home to the world known “Mai Valley”, a rich nature park which naturally grows the rarest endemic species of Seychelles. The site was designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and is the main attraction of the Seychelles. Like Mahé, Praslin has got some stunning beaches and places of natural beauty. Anse Lazio is one of the many beaches of the island. The beach is located in the northwest of Praslin and is considered to be the best beach of Praslin and one of the top of Seychelles. Praslin La Digue Lying in between the east of Praslin and the west of Felicite Island, La Digue is measured by many to be the best beach on earth. In fact, according to CNN, two of La Digue’s beaches (Grand Anse and Anse Source d’Argent) were in the top five of the world’s most beautiful beaches. In terms of size, this is the fourth largest island of the Seychelles after, Mahé, Praslin and Silhouette Island. With an area of 10km², the island is rather small making it easy to walk or travel around by bicycle. There are no cars on the island, some traditional oxcarts will get you through instead! The island of La Digue has one of the world’s prettiest population with approximately 2,000 inhabitants. There is no airport on La Digue and most of its population live in the west coast villages of La Passe, which links Mahé, Praslin and other islands by ferry. Everyone in Seychelles will tell you that no visit to Seychelles is complete without visiting La Digue and its splendid granitic rock elevation and heavenly beaches. The island has its own lodge and hotel to welcome its visitors. Anse Source D’Argent- La Digue North Island North island of Seychelles is a true barefoot paradise! This small granitic island lies 5 km to the north of Silhouette. Along with Mahé and Praslin, North Island forms part of the inner islands of Seychelles. The particularity of North Island is that it has been developed as a private resort with just 11 villas for its guests. The island is 2km² large and has four wonderful beaches, East beach, West beach, Honeymoon cove and Dive beach. Symbolic of the Seychelles archipelago, the island is a small piece of heaven in the Indian Ocean, it has been very well preserved and drives more towards the eco-tourism market. The island came popular after a royal visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge who selected the site for their honeymoon. Fregate Island Fregate Island or sometimes referred to as Frigate Island is a small island located to the east of Mahé. Fregate also forms part of the inner granitic islands of the Seychelles bu | Their Greatest Hits: The Record - Bee Gees | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic Their Greatest Hits: The Record AllMusic Rating google+ AllMusic Review by Jose F. Promis Their Greatest Hits: The Record stands as the best Bee Gees hits package available, assembling both vital European and American hits from their early-'60s period all the way through to 2001. Disc one includes their major '60s and early-'70s hits, up to "You Should Be Dancing." Included are their major American hits, such as "New York Mining Disaster 1941," "Massachusetts," "To Love Somebody," "Lonely Days," "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart," "Jive Talkin'," "Nights on Broadway," and "Words," as well as major European hits, such as "World" and the gorgeous "Don't Forget to Remember." Also included on disc one is the former B-side "If I Can't Have You" (popularized, of course, by Yvonne Elliman). Disc two continues the formula, beginning with the cultural phenomenon that was "Stayin' Alive" and continuing with "How Deep Is Your Love," "Night Fever," "Too Much Heaven," "Tragedy," and "Love You Inside and Out." Disc two also includes Barry Gibb's hit duet with Barbra Streisand, "Guilty," as well as major European hits such as "You Win Again" and "For Whom the Bell Tolls," and later American hits such as "One," "Alone," and their superb 2001 single "This Is Where I Came In." As a bonus treat, the album includes four newly recorded versions of Bee Gees songs which became hits for other artists. These include "Emotion," which was popularized by Samantha Sang and later Destiny's Child; "Heartbreaker," which was a comeback smash for Dionne Warwick; the chart-topping "Islands in the Stream," which was a hit for Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton; and "Immortality," a European hit for Celine Dion. A wonderful, stellar collection through and through from one of the rock era's biggest, brightest, most influential, and most exciting acts. As a final note, the European version of this collection includes two songs which were annoyingly left off the American version: "Jumbo" and "My World." Track Listing - Disc 1 |
Named from Spanish, 'Land of Fire', what archipelago is the closest land mass to the Antarctic Penninsular? | List of archipelagos - StudyBlue Good to have you back! If you've signed in to StudyBlue with Facebook in the past, please do that again. List of archipelagos Canadian Arctic Archipelago ( the world's second largest )Belcher Islands The Belcher Islands are an archipelago in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. Located in Hudson Bay. Along with Flaherty Island, the other large islands are Kugong Island, Tukarak Island, and Innetalling Island.[1]Other major islands in the 1,500 island archipelago are Moore Island, Wiegand Island, Split Island, Snape Island and Mavor Island. Canadian Arctic Archipelago ( the world's second largest )The Queen Elizabeth Islands (formerly Parry Islands or Parry Archipelago) Ellesmere Island Sverdrup Islands Parry Islands Amund Ringnes Island, Axel Heiberg Island, Bathurst Island,Borden Island, Cornwall Island, Cornwallis Island, Devon Island, Eglinton Island, Ellef Ringnes Island, Mackenzie King Island, Melville Island, and Prince Patrick Island.[1] Advertisement ) Franz Josef Land, Franz Joseph Land, or Francis Joseph's Land is anarchipelago located in the far north of Russia. It is found in the Arctic Ocean north of Novaya Zemlya and east of Svalbard, and is administered by Arkhangelsk Oblast. Zemlya Aleksandry (Alexandra Land) Ostrov Rudol'fa (Prince Rudolf Island) Ostrov Kheysa / G.M.O.Imyenya Z.T.Krenkel'a. (Heiss Island) Krenkel Ostrov Greem-Bell (Graham Bell Island) Zemlya Georga (Prince George Land Lofoten (Northern Sami: Lofuohta) is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Though lying within the Arctic Circle, the archipelago experiences one of the world's largest elevated temperature anomalies relative to its high latitude. Southern tip of Hinnøya. Southern 60 % (approx.) of Austvågøy Gimsøy Flakstadøya Moskenesøya The New Siberian Islandsare an archipelago, located to the North of the East Siberian coast between the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea north of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Kotelny Island Vilkitsky Island Zhokhov Island Novaya Zemlya also known in English and in Dutch as Nova Zembla, Norwegian Gåselandet (The Goose Land)) is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean in the north of Russia and the extreme northeast of Europe at Cape Zhelaniya Novaya Zemlya consists of two major islands, separated by the narrow Matochkin Strait, and a number of smaller islands. The two main islands are Severny (northern) and Yuzhny (southern). Novaya Zemlya separates the Barents Sea from the Kara Sea. Severnaya Zemlya is an archipelago in the Russian high Arctic located off mainland Siberia's Taymyr Peninsula across the Vilkitsky Strait. This archipelago separates two marginal seas of the Arctic Ocean, the Kara Sea in the west and the Laptev Sea in the east. October Revolution, Bolshevik, Komsomolets, and Pioneer Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic, constituting the northernmost part of Norway. Located north of mainland Europe, it is about midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. Spitsbergen is the largest island, followed by Nordaustlandet and Edgeøya. Barentsøya Svenskøya Wilhelmøya The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that includes Great Britain, Ireland and over six thousand smaller islands. There are two sovereign states located on the islands: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ireland. The British Isles also include three dependencies of the British Crown: the Isle of Man and, by tradition, the Bailiwick of Jersey and the Bailiwick of Guernsey in the Channel Islands The Chausey Islands south of Jersey are not generally included the Channel Islands but occasionally described as 'French Channel Islands' in English in view of their French jurisdiction. The Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. they are considered the remnants of the Duchy of Normandy Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm (the main islands); Jethou, Brecqhou (Brechou) and Lihou. The Hebrides west coast of | Teide Volcano in the Canary Islands | Volcano Teide Teide Volcano Mount Teide is the third highest volcanic structure and most voluminous in the world after Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea in Hawaii. It is the highest peak on the Canary Islands and in the whole of Spain. The formation began 170,000 years ago following the giant collapse of the former volcanic edifice, which was even bigger than the one that stands today. That is how Las Cañadas caldera was formed. Today we can only see part of the escarpment because as the inside of Teide grew, it gradually filled the caldera with its materials. Stratovolcanoes grow because the successive lava eruptions, with increasingly viscous lava, settle one on top of another. In the last 20,000 years, most eruptions (Montaña Blanca, Pico Cabras, etc.) have taken place around the base of Teide, because it is harder for lava to spew from the very peak at such a great height. According to the beliefs of the Canary Island aboriginals (guanches), Guayota, the king of evil, the devil, lived inside Teide (hell), and he kidnapped the god Magec (god of light and sun), and took him down inside Teide. The guanches asked Achamán - their supreme god - for mercy, and he managed to defeat Guayota, rescue Magec from the bowels of Teide and plug up the crater. It is said that the whitish plug that Achamán put in place is the last cone of the volcano, crowning Teide. In the classical world, Teide was the source of great fascination. Even the Greek historian Herodotus mentioned Teide twice: “(…) Atlas is lofty and has a cylindrical form. It is said to stand so tall that one cannot see its summit on account of the clouds which in summer as well as winter envelope it, and it is called by the inhabitants a Pillar of Heaven (…)”. The other quote reads as follows: “(…) There is a hill of salt called Atlas that is round and steep and so lofty that its summit cannot be clearly discerned (…)”. In his work called "Naturalis Historia" the Roman author, Pliny the Elder, (AD 24-79) mentions the snow sighted by the expedition that King Juba II sent to the islands: “(…) Ninguaria, so named from its perpetual snow, wrapped in cloud (…)”. During the Renaissance, many historians and adventurers begin to identify and relate the Atlantic islands with the remains of Atlantis, and Teide with Mount Atlas, with the Canary Islands representing the highest parts of the sunken continent. In the era of European expansion, Teide, with its imposing height, was considered to be the highest mountain in the world, since it was used as a navigation beacon in the Atlantic Ocean by southbound Spanish, Portuguese and British seafarers. Select type of activity: |
William Rufus was the nickname of which English monarch? | William II, Rufus the Red William II, Rufus the Red 1087-1100 AD William II earned the nickname Rufus either because of his red hair or his propensity for anger. William Rufus never married and had no offspring. The manner in which William the Conqueror divided his possessions caused turmoil among his sons: his eldest son Robert received the duchy of Normandy, William Rufus acquired England, and his youngest son Henry inherited 5000 pounds of silver. The contention between the brothers may have exerted an influence on the poor light in which William Rufus was historically portrayed. Many Norman barons owned property on both sides of the English Channel and found themselves in the midst of a tremendous power play. Hesitant to declare sides, most of the barons eventually aligned with Robert due to William Rufus' cruelty and avarice. Robert, however, failed to make an appearance in England and William Rufus quelled the rebellion. He turned his sights to Normandy in 1089, bribing Norman barons for support and subsequently eroding his brother's power base. In 1096, Robert, tired of governing and quarreling with his brothers, pawned Normandy to William Rufus for 10,000 marks to finance his departure to the Holy Land on the first Crusade. Robert regained possession of the duchy after William Rufus' death in 1100. William Rufus employed all the powers of the crown to secure wealth. He manipulated feudal law to the benefit of the royal treasury: shire courts levied heavy fines, confiscation and forfeitures were harshly enforced, and exorbitant inheritance taxes were imposed. His fiscal policies included (and antagonized) the church - William Rufus had no respect for the clergy and they none for him. He bolstered the royal revenue by leaving sees open and diverting the money into his coffers. He treated the Church as nothing more than a rich corporation deserving of heavy taxing at a time when the Church was gaining in influence through the Gregorian reforms of the eleventh century. Aided by his sharp-witted minister, Ranulf Flambard, William Rufus greatly profited from clerical vacancies. The failed appointment and persecution of Anselm, Abbot of Bec, as the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1093 added fuel to the historical denigration of William II; most contemporary writings were done by monks, who cared little for the crass, blasphemous king. On August 2, 1100, William Rufus was struck in the eye by an arrow and killed while hunting. Whether the arrow was a stray shot or premeditated murder is still under debate. 1066 and All That, a satire on medieval government, remembers William II in a unique manner: "William Rufus was always very angry and red in the face and was therefore unpopular, so that his death was a Good Thing." | King William II (William Rufus) King William II (William Rufus) King William II (William Rufus) Sections References William Rufus (the Red), the second surviving son of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders , was born in about 1056. His mother gave birth to nine children. Seven of these survived: William, Robert Curthose , Richard (killed in a hunting accident in about 1074), Cecily, Agatha, Henry Beauclerk and Adela. (1) As a child he was educated by Lanfranc of Pavia , who was the abbot of Caen. According to Frank Barlow : "If, however, his parents had intended him for the church, the death of their second son, Richard... brought him back to the Conqueror's side to serve as a knight bachelor. An intimate acquaintance with the monastic life at an impressionable age could, however, have inspired in him the ribaldry and contempt for the church he was to display when king." (2) When he was a young man he obtained the name Rufus because of his ruddy complexion. "William Rufus had a red face, yellow hair, different coloured eyes... astonishing strength, though not very tall and his belly rather projecting... he had a stutter, especially when angry." (3) William Rufus in Normandy William the Conqueror had successfully invaded England in 1066. He also controlled Normandy and in 1073, along with his eldest son, Robert Curthose, conquered Maine . Robert, who was now in his early twenties, suggested that William should return to England and he should be allowed to rule Normandy. William, now in his fifties, refused with the words: "Normandy is mine by hereditary descent and I will never while I live relinquish the government". Robert was unwilling to accept this decision and joined forces with discontented elements in Brittany, Maine and Anjou. (4) Robert gained support from Roger of Clare, the son of Richard FitzGilbert and he made his base at Gerberoy . Although he was only 17 years-old, William Rufus joined his father in battle against his brother. (5) William the Conqueror's army attacked Robert in December 1078. During the battle William was wounded in the arm and was forced to flee the battlefield. William of Malmesbury claims that it was the greatest humiliation suffered by William in his whole military career. (6) William returned to Rouen and was forced to enter into negotiations with his opponents: "An influential group of senior members of the Norman aristocracy including Roger of Montgomery, Hugh of Granmesnil, and the veteran Roger of Beaumont at once strove to effect a pacification in the interests of Robert and his young associates, many of whom were the sons or younger brothers of the negotiating magnates." (7) William agreed to withdraw but in 1080 he made another attempt to regain his kingdom. According to one source, another battle was prevented by the Church: "While the two armies were in face of each other, drawn out for battle, and many hearts quailed at the fearful death, and still more fearful fate after death which awaits the reprobate, a cardinal priest of the Roman Church and some pious monks, intervened by divine inspiration, and remonstrated with the chiefs of both armies." (8) It is claimed that William's wife, Matilda of Flanders , intervened in the dispute and the two men were reconciled. Matilda had always been close to Robert and without her husband's knowledge, used to "send her son vast amounts of silver and gold". When the king discovered his wife's generosity, he threatened to blind the Breton messenger Samson used for these missions. (9) Death of William the Conqueror In later life William became very fat. King Philip I of France described him as looking like a pregnant woman. While fighting in Normandy he fell from his horse and suffered internal injuries. Ordericus Vitalis said that as he was "very corpulent" he "fell sick from the excessive heat and his great fatigues". (10) William was taken to the priory of St. Gervase. Close to death, he directed that Robert Curthose should succeed him in Normandy and William Rufus should become king of England. The decision was an acknowledgem |
An ankle length overcoat and a bird-like beak mask filled with lavender were prominently worn by what group of professionals in the days past? | The rich, Survival and Dr. who on Pinterest Forward Fourteenth century plague doctors who wore a bird-like mask were referred to as "beak doctors". Straps held the beak in front of the doctor's nose.[9] The mask had glass openings for the eyes and a curved beak shaped like a bird's. The mask had two small nose holes and was a type of respirator which contained aromatic items. See More | General Knowledge Quiz - By Zarbo84 The fictional character John Clayton is better known by what name? La Paz is the administrative capital of which South American country? Actor Charles Buchinsky was better known by what name? The medical condition ‘aphonia’ is the inability to do what? In Greek mythology, Pygmalion was the king of which Island? Who played the title role in the 1953 film ‘The Glenn Miller Story’? A third wedding anniversary is traditionally represented by which material? In the Bible, what sign did God give Noah that the earth would not be flooded again? In August 2011 NASA announced that photographic evidence had been captured of possible liquid water of which planet in our solar system? The restored tomb of which dramatist was unveiled in Paris in November 2011, after being ruined by lipstick smears left by thousands of kisses? What was the name of the hurricane which hit the East Coast of America in August 2011? On 11th March 2011 a 9.1 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit the east of which country? Convict George Joseph Smith was known as the ‘Brides in the ‘what’ murderer’? In the human body, Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis is commonly known by what name? A peregrine is what type of bird? What is the name of the highly toxic protein obtained from the pressed seeds of the castor oil plant? Which British pop musician/actor was actress Sadie Frost’s first husband? British singer Gaynor Hopkins is better known by what name? Who played Ron Kovic in the 1989 film ‘Born on the Fourth of July’? Ben Gurion International Airport is in which country? Which basketball star is kidnapped by cartoon characters in the 1996 film ‘Space Jam’? In the tv series The A Team, what does B.A. stand for in the name B.A. Baracus? In medicine, metritis is the inflammation of which part of the body? In which year was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour in the USA? In the human body, where is the atrium? The OK Corral is in which US town? In Greek mythology, Amphitrite, queen of the sea, was the wife of which god? Which British boxer bought one of the original ‘Only Fools and Horses’ Reliant Robins in 2004? Actor Roy Harold Scherer was better known by what name? Anna Gordy was the first wife of which late soul singer? Who played Heinrich Himmler in the 1976 film ‘The Eagle Has Landed’? Which is the fastest rotating planet in our solar system? Which country was invaded by Iraq in 1990? Cobalt, Cyan and Cerulean are shades of which colour? In 1936, Joseph Bowers was the first inmate to attempt an escape from which prison? In the 18th Century, the British Royal Navy ordered limes and lemons to be carried on board ships as a remedy for which disease? In which US state were the 1692 Witch Trials held? Question Who was the father of English monarch Edward VI? Vermicide is a substance used for killing which creatures? Miss Gatsby and Miss Tibbs were two elderly residents in which UK tv sitcom? Who was US actor Mickey Rooney’s first wife? The resort town of Sliema is on which Mediterranean island? In the Bible, what is the Decalogue more commonly known as? In Greek mythology, Hypnos was the god of what? Which real-life couple starred in the 1994 remake of the film ‘The Getaway’? American 1940′s murder victim Elizabeth Short was known by what posthumous nickname? British monarch Henry VIII married which of his wives in 1540? In February 1983 which US writer choked to death on the cap from a bottle of eye drops? Which US gangster was released from Alcatraz prison in November 1939? Who built the Roman wall which divided England and Scotland? In the human body, the hallux is more commonly known by what name? The liqueur Maraschino is flavoured with which fruit? Which famous US outlaw shot the cashier of a savings bank in Gallatin Missouri in 1869? Kathmandu is the capital of which country? TAP is the chief airline of which European country? In November 2002, which member of the British royal family was convicted and fined for violating the Dangerous Dogs Act? Tommy Lee plays which instrument in the band Motley Crue? The Wang River i |
By what name is Mrs Blaise Edwards better known? | Use of Mrs. vs. Ms. Use of Mrs. vs. Ms. How to Address Married Women? Which is the Right Honorific for a Married Woman to Use: Ms. or Mrs? I am married and took my husband's family name. At work so I use Ms. Ann Wells, but some of my married coworkers want to be Mrs. (Woman's Given Name)+(Family Name). I like Ms. at work because I think it's odd to state my marital status – since when they use Mr. the men don't state their marital status. But I do admit that sometimes, like when I am speaking to my kids teachers, it seems odd to be Ms. Wells. -- Ms./Mrs. Ann Wells Dear Ms./Mrs. Wells: I observe married women use various honorifics depending on the situation. Ms. (Her Given Name)+(Family Name) ... where their marital status is not pertinent but they want to specify an honorific. Using Ms. implies they are not to be automatically on a first-name basis and prefer be formally addressed in conversation as Ms. (Family Name). Many women (both married and single) use this form at work. I observe more younger women use Ms. all the time – perhaps since they've grown up with Ms. – than do older women. Mrs. (Husband's first name) (Family Name) .... in formal situations or when you are involved as a spouse/part of a couple. This definitely implies that others will call you Mrs. Surname. Widows are formally addressed as Mrs. (husband's first name) (Family Name) (unless they remarry) for the rest of their lives if they want to be. Mrs. (Her Given Name)+(Family Name) ...is often the choice of women in the context of being a Mom -- dealing with school teachers (as you do), pediatricians, etc. This form provides the given name for those with whom they would be on a first-name basis. Part of presenting your name is giving guidance to the other person as what you want to be called in conversation. [Another note about Mrs. (Her Given Name)+(Family Name): Traditional etiquette references state that using Mrs. + (Woman's Given name) + (Family name) is the form used by a divorced woman, who wants to keep using her former husband's family name, but can no longer use Mrs. (Husband's Given Name) (Family Name) because her former husband might have remarried and there would be a new Mrs. (Husband's Given Name) (Family Name). Thus, she uses her given name with Mrs. But some still married women don’t care what was ‘traditional’ in etiquette books and like to use Mrs. … thus stating their marital status and including their given name. (Woman's Given Name)+(Family Name) .... is casual. Not every situation is formal and there is nothing wrong with casual. You also use this form when signing your own name: One never gives oneself an honorific in a signature. To me -- you are all of those names at different times. You choose the one that's right for the circumstance, and if someone addressed you incorrectly just correct them. It's that easy. One of the basics of forms of address is that your name belongs to you .... and EVERYONE is entitled to be addressed as they prefer! -- Robert Hickey Use of Mrs. vs. Ms. When I Keep My Maiden Name When I Marry? My name is Hope Miller. My husband’s surname is James Clark but I did not change my name when we married. So, which is the correct way to address someone in this situation: Ms. Hope Miller or Mrs. Hope Miller? Is it acceptable to address me as Mrs. Hope Clark even though I am not legally a "Clark"? -- Hope Miller Dear Ms. Miller: You need a legal name for your taxes, passports, purchasing real estate, etc., but you can pretty much use whatever name you want to socially as long as you pay your bills! For example, an actress might have legal name, a stage name and a married name ... answer to all of them ... use each in the appropriate situation. Most frequently women who use a different surname than their husband, use in professional situations (when their marital status is not pertinent): Ms. Hope Miller Mrs. Hope Miller is a bit odd to me since Mrs. traditionally means Wife Of ... | 2001 KO Final February, which ex-PM was awarded an earldom on his 90th birthday ? Harold Macmillan B1 A member of the House of Lords and an ex-MP, who celebrated his 100th birthday in November 1984 ? Mannie Shinwell Which government department banned trades unions causing a national outcry ? GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters) Outside which foreign government building was policewoman Yvonne Fletcher shot and fatally wounded ? Libyan People's Bureau or Libyan Embassy A3 In the course of a violent argument in April, which recording artist was shot and killed by his father ? Marvin Gaye In October, who was killed by members of her own bodyguard ? Indira Ghandi A4 In March the British government announced its approval of the sale of which shipyard on the lower Clyde to Trafalgar House ? Scott Lithgow B4 In October which bank, a bullion dealer, was rescued from debts of around �250 million by a Bank of England buy-out ? Johnson Matthey Subject: �One Word Cinema� Answers A1 A 1992 Oscar winning Clint Eastwood film in which a former hired killer turned unsuccessful farmer returns to his old ways in pursuit of a $1,000 reward ? Unforgiven B1 A 1972 John Boorman film in which a leading character, played by Ned Beatty, is raped by a �Hillbilly� ? Deliverance A2 A 1929 film, Hitchcock�s first talkie, in which a Scotland Yard Inspector is placed in a difficult position when he discovers his girlfriend has committed a murder ? Blackmail B2 Set in Rio, a 1946 Hitchcock film with Cary Grant & Ingrid Bergman in which a woman marries a Nazi renegade to help the US Government ? Notorious A3 A 1916 film by D.W. Griffith starring Lillian Gish in one of four intercut stories including Balshazzar�s Feast and the St Bartholomew�s Day Massacre ? Intolerance B3 A 1967 camped-up version of Faust in which a short order cook is saved from suicide by Mr Spiggott - who offers him 7 wishes in exchange for his soul ? Bedazzled A4 A 1924 Erich von Stroheim film in which an ex-miner turned dentist kills his avaricious wife and her lover ? Greed B4 Set in the mid 19th century, a 1999 film starring Guy Pearce & Robert Carlyle in which a cannibalistic officer commands an isolated army outpost ? Ravenous Answers A1 The liqueur Cura�ao (say �Koor-a-sow�) is traditionally flavoured with sugar & which fruit ? Orange B1 Which spirit takes its name from a place near Guadalajara (say �Gwadlahara�) where the conquistadors first developed it from a variety of Aztec drink ? Tequila A2 With a peculiar but agreeable taste, which coarse & potent liquor is made in the East Indies from a variety of sources, including fermented rice & coconut juice ? Arrack B2 Used to season food & fruit as well as alcoholic drinks, which flavouring is prepared with oil distilled from the aromatic bark of two S. American trees blended with herbs, and bears the former name of a port in Venezuela ? Angostura (now called Cuidad Bolivar) A3 Derived from a town in north east Hungary, what name is shared by a grape variety and a golden-yellow coloured, sweet, aromatic wine ? Tokay (from Tokaj) Subject: Wordgame �No� as in �Note� Answers � a spout on a hose etc. from which a jet issues ? Nozzel � a small round piece of meat or a chocolate made with hazelnuts ? Noisette � something or someone absolutely un |
Who became the second-youngest Prime Minister of Canada following the 2015 General Election? | Justin Trudeau - Prime Minister, Author, Teacher - Biography.com Justin Trudeau Son of the late Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau, Justin Trudeau followed in his father's famous footsteps in 2015, winning election as Canada's prime minister. IN THESE GROUPS Teacher Synopsis Justin Trudeau spent his early years in the spotlight as the son of famed Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau . After college, Justin worked as a teacher for several years before entering politics. He was first elected to the Canadian Parliament in 2008. In 2013, Trudeau became the leader of the Liberal Party. He and his party won an impressive victory in 2015 with Trudeau becoming the country's second youngest prime minister. Early Life and Career Born on December 25, 1971, in Ottawa, Canada, Justin Trudeau was immersed in Canadian politics from the start. He is the oldest son of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau and his wife Margaret and spent his early years at 24 Sussex Drive, the prime minister's residence in Ottawa. In fact, only months after his birth, American president Richard Nixon predicted his political future during a Canadian state dinner with Trudeau's father. Nixon said, according to BBC news, "I'd like to toast to the future prime minister of Canada: To Justin Pierre Trudeau." Trudeau's parents separated in 1977. After their divorce was finalized in 1984, Pierre moved to Montreal with Justin and his younger brothers Alexandre, or "Sacha," and Michel. Justin attended the same school as his father, the Jesuit-run College Jean-de-Brebeuf. He went on to study literature at McGill University, earning his bachelor's degree in 1994. Among many jobs he took on during these years included being a nightclub bouncer in British Columbia, a snowboard and white water rafting instructor, a radio host and math teacher. Justin would go on to pursue a degree in education at the University of British Columbia. He completed his degree in 1998—the same year that tragedy struck his family. His youngest brother Michel died in an avalanche. In the wake of this loss, Justin became involved in promoting avalanche safety. In 2000, he delivered the eulogy for his father in a nationally televised service for the late prime minister. Trudeau impressed many with his eloquent speech, but he shied away from any suggestions that he'd enter politics. Instead he returned to Montreal and became the chair of the board of Katimavik, a youth service program created by his father. Trudeau also was in demand as a speaker, delivering talks across the country to youth on volunteerism. Canadian Politician After years of avoiding the political arena, Trudeau stepped into the fray in 2006 by chairing the Liberal Party's task force on youth renewal. The following year, Trudeau began his campaign for a Parliament seat representing Montreal's Papineau riding, or district, winning the post in 2008. He also appeared as legendary soldier Talbot Papineau in the historical TV movie The Great War in 2007. In addition to having acting skills, Trudeau showed himself to be a skilled boxer in 2012. He had sparred with his father growing up, and that practice paid off when he defeated conservative senator Patrick Brazeau in a charity boxing match. The charismatic, young Trudeau also proved to be a rising political force, becoming the Liberal Party's leader in 2013. Two years later, Trudeau sought Canada's highest office. He promised Canadian voters "real change" in his campaign, calling for tax increases for the wealthy and tax cuts for the middle class. He also pledged to protect abortion rights and push through the legalization of marijuana in Canada. A committed environmentalist, Trudeau also stated that he would work on the country's climate change policies. His positive campaign stood in sharp contrast to his opponent Stephen Harper's re-election efforts, which included numerous attack ads on Trudeau. Trudeau led his party to a remarkable victory in October 2015, which won the majority in Parliament, going from 36 seats to 184 seats — the largest increase in the country's his | William Lyon Mackenzie King: Biography Mackenzie King was first elected to the House of Commons in 1908. He was appointed Minister of Labour in 1910. He was defeated in the general elections of 1911 and 1917. In 1919, Mackenzie King was elected Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. He was elected as the member of parliament for Prince, PEI in a by-election in 1919. In the next general election in 1921, Mackenzie King was elected in the riding of North York in Ontario. Mackenzie King was sworn in as Prime Minister of Canada in 1921. He took the portfolio of Secretary of State for External Affairs at the same time. In the 1925 general election Mackenzie King was defeated in North York, but remained as Prime Minister with the support of the Progressive Party. He was elected in a by-election in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan in 1926. The Liberal government was faced with a customs scandal and Mackenzie King asked Governor General Byng to dissolve Parliament. Byng refused and appointed Arthur Meighen as prime minister. The Meighen government lost a non-confidence motion just a few days later and a general election was called in 1926. The Liberals returned to power, and Mackenzie King was sworn in as Prime Minister of Canada again in 1926. The Liberals were defeated by the Conservatives in the general election of 1930 and R.B. Bennett became Prime Minister. Mackenzie King held on to his seat in Prince Albert and became Leader of the Opposition . In the general election of 1935 the Liberals won a majority government . Mackenzie King was sworn in as Prime Minister of Canada, again. Canada declared war on Germany in 1939. The Liberals won another majority government in 1940. In 1945, the Liberals again won a majority government, but Mackenzie King was defeated in Prince Albert. Mackenzie King was elected in a by-election in Glengarry, Ontario later in 1945. In 1948, Mackenzie King resigned as Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and as Prime Minister of Canada, but continued to sit as a member of parliament. Louis St. Laurent took over as Leader of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister of Canada. Mackenzie King did not run in the 1949 general election. |
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What type of foodstuff are 'Shropshire Blue' and 'Limburger'? | Shropshire Blue | Murray's Cheese Shropshire Blue Close The Murray's Cut Process Every day, the expert cheese cutters at Murray’s Cheese select the perfect wheels from our caves and cut your cheese to order. Each order is cut inside of our state-of-the-art clean room. Cutting cheese at Murray’s is an art, not a science, so while your piece may be slightly over or slightly under what you ordered, you can rest assured that it was cut just for you. Wrap Process Your cheese is wrapped in our specially-produced cheese paper. The paper is lined with a breathable layer to allow the cheese to continue maturing while en route to your door. The breathable paper prevents the cheese from being suffocated, but also prevents it from drying out. State of the Art Packaging Every order is packed in a thermal lined box with reusable food-friendly gel packs. The goal is for the cheese to arrive to you cool to cold. Remember, cheese cannot be frozen. Shipping Fresh to Your Doorstep Depending on the contents of your order and the destination of your shipment, you'll be offered One Day, Two Day or Ground shipping at checkout. Since some of our cheeses can only be in transit for 1 Day, One Day shipping may be your only option. If you're ordering harder cheeses or grocery items, you may be offered 2 Day or Ground. Finally, if you're ordering very heavy items like pickles or large cheese boards, Ground may be the ONLY option offered to you. You can always call us (1-888-692-4339) with special shipping questions or concerns. The Periship Guarantee Murray’s Cheese is partnered with PeriShip, a value added logistics provider, exclusive to FedEx, and industry leader in the management of perishable shipments. Once your order leaves Murray’s, PeriShip will monitor it and keep you informed of any changes or issues. PeriShip utilizes a wide array of resolution capabilities, to manage shipments that encounter extended transit times, ensuring your cheese arrives in peak condition, even if weather or other issues intervene. If you've been to England, you've probably seen it around: the carrot-colored paste and those royal blue veins. The orange color comes from annato, a natural, vegetable food coloring found in many cheeses. Full-flavored and unpressed, this bright orange cheese has a surprisingly smooth texture. A golden, russett rind forms after each cheese is made by hand, creating a sharp, tangy cheese that stands out among its blue brethern. A peppery Pinot Noir balances out the robust flavor of this cheese lingering on the palate. Just the Facts | Account Suspended Account Suspended This Account has been suspended. Contact your hosting provider for more information. |
‘Rosey Nosey’ is a seasonal ale brewed by which Lincolnshire brewer? | Batemans - Seasonal Bottled Beers Seasonal Bottled Beers 500ml Tasting Notes: Dark amber and full of rich, fruity sultana and raisin flavours fused with crunchy pale, crystal and chocolate malts. The English Golding and Challenger hops produce a succulently spicy aroma. George Bateman and Son Ltd Salem Bridge Brewery, Wainfleet, Lincolnshire PE24 4JE Tel: 01754 880317 Our site uses cookies. To find out what cookies we use and why we use them click here. If you carry on using our site we will assume you consent to us using cookies in this way. Drink Aware Please note that alcohol can only be purchased by those aged 18years and over and at Batemans we urge all our customers to drink responsibly. For further information on suggested limits and how to drink responsibly please go to drinkaware.co.uk | Map of Border Breweries (Wrexham) - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki Map showing all locations mentioned on Wikipedia article: Border Breweries (Wrexham) Ltd was a brewery firm formerly based in Wrexham in the United Kingdom which at its peak was a significant element of the Welsh brewing industry. In its various incarnations the company operated over a 150 year period, between 1834 and 1984. History Border Breweries had its roots in a small operation at the Nag's Head public house in Wrexham, which was run by the Rowlands family between 1834 and 1874. It was subsequently acquired by Henry Aspinall - who named it the Wrexham Brewery and expanded it substantially - before being taken over by Arthur Soames, who entrusted his 21 year old son Frederick with management. Within ten years, Frederick Soames had built up the business into a major producer. Following the financial impact of the Great Depression , Border was formed by the 1931 merger of the Soames WrexhamBrewery, then in liquidation, the nearby Island Green Brewery (dating from 1856), and the Oswestry firm of Dorsett Owen. Operations were then concentrated at the Soames Brewerysite. Along with the Wrexham Lager Brewery, the new firm dominated the brewing industry in the town, which was itself the centre of the industry in North Wales thanks to its supply of suitable spring water. Border distributed a variety of products during its existence, including Border Mild (a dark mild ale ), Exhibition Ale and its well-regarded Border Bitter (marketed with slogans such as "Wine of Wales", "Thirst Come Thirst Served", and "Prince of Ales"; the writer and humourist Miles Kington , whose father was the brewery's director, commented that Border had "managed to produce damned good beer but had never come up with a good slogan"). Border Bitter had an Original Gravity of 1034, and used Fuggles, Goldings and Whitbread Goldings Variety (WGV) hops , while Border Mild had an OG of 1030. Border also bottled its own minerals . These products were sold in the firm's tied houses located throughout North and Mid Wales, Shropshire |
Which TV show starred James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, and Jamie-Lynn Sigler? | James Gandolfini Dead: Jamie-Lynn Sigler "Heartbroken" Over Death - Us Weekly Alisandra Puliti Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who played James Gandolfini's daughter Meadow on The Sopranos, tells Us Weekly she's "heartbroken" over the actor's death Credit: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic James Gandolfini's sudden death of a heart attack at age 51 on Wednesday, June 19, has left family, friends, and fans stunned and saddened. Tributes to the three-time Emmy-winning Sopranos star have been pouring in, and now his former TV daughter, Jamie-Lynn Sigler , is expressing her grief over his passing. PHOTOS: Stars we've lost in 2013 "This news has left me heartbroken," Sigler, 32, tells Us Weekly in a statement. "I can only imagine the pain his family feels at this time, and my heart goes out to them, especially Deborah, Michael, and Liliana." (The beloved star leaves behind wife Deborah and their 9-month-old daughter Liliana, as well as Michael, his 13-year-old son from a previous marriage. Gandolfini had been in Rome, Italy, when he passed suddenly late Wednesday.) PHOTOS: TV dads we love "I spent 10 years of my life studying and admiring one of the most brilliant actors, yes, but more importantly, one of the greatest men," she continues. "Jim had the ability, unbeknownst to him, to make you feel like everything would be alright if he was around. I treasure my memories with him and feel so honored that I was an up close witness to his greatness." PHOTOS: More shocking deaths in Hollywood Sigler (who most recently starred on the sitcom Guys With Kids and is now pregnant with her first child) got her big break as Meadow Soprano, the daughter of Gandolfini's mob boss Tony Soprano, on HBO's hit series The Sopranos. In the hours since the actor's death, she and other costars have spoken out about his incomparable legacy. PHOTOS: Stars' big breaks "I am shocked and devastated by Jim's passing," Edie Falco, who played wife Carmela Soprano, told Us. "He was a man of tremendous depth and sensitivity, with a kindness and generosity beyond words. I consider myself very lucky to have spent 10 years as his close colleague. My heart goes out to his family as those of us in his pretend one hold on to the memories of our intense and beautiful time together. The love between Tony and Carmela was one of the greatest I've ever known." | Desperate Housewives - Show News, Reviews, Recaps and Photos - TV.com EDIT One day, in the loveliest of suburbs, housewife and mother Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong) decided to take her own life. Now, from her elevated state of point of view, Mary Alice introduces us to the lives of her friends, neighbors andfamily members living in the idyllic Wisteria Lane, a street where the lawns are green, the houses are pretty, the people are nice... and the secrets are deadly. Her circle of girlfriends on Wisteria Lane includes: Susan Mayer (Teri Hatcher), an accident-prone hopeless romantic, always on the search of her happy ending; Lynette Scavo (Felicity Huffman), a harried mother who gave up on her successful career to become the full-time carer for her vast offspring; Bree Van de Kamp (Marcia Cross), coined "Martha Stewart-on-steroids", a perfectionist home fairy who strives to uphold an immaculate appearance; and Gabrielle Solis (Eva Longoria), a former top model turned trophy wife, who must adjust to a slightly more low-key life in the suburbs. From her unique vantage point, Mary Alice sees more now than she ever did alive, and she's planning to share all the delicious secrets that hide behind every neighbor's closed door in this seemingly perfect American suburb. Desperate Housewives stars Brenda Strong as Mary Alice Young, Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer, Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo, Marcia Cross as Bree Van de Kamp, Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis, Ricardo Antonio Chavira as Carlos Solis, James Denton as Mike Delfino, Doug Savant as Tom Scavo, Nicollette Sheridan as Edie Britt (seasons 1-5), Andrea Bowen as Julie Mayer, Kyle MacLachlan as Orson Hodge (seasons 3-6), Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey, Shawn Pyfrom as Andrew Van de Kamp, Madison De La Garza as Juanita Solis (seasons 5-8), Mark Moses as Paul Young (seasons 1-2; 7), Dana Delany as Katherine Mayfair (seasons 4-6), Kevin Rahm as Lee McDermott (seasons 4-8), Tuc Watkins as Bob Hunter (seasons 4-8), and Vanessa Williams as Renee Perry (seasons 7-8). Marc Cherry (" The Golden Girls ") was executive producer and creator. Desperate Housewives was produced by Touchstone Television and was the winner of both the 2005 and 2006 Golden Globe Award for "Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy". moreless |
And currently, at what age are taxis required to have an MOT certificate? | What is the MOT scheme? | nidirect About the MOT scheme What is the MOT scheme? MOT test checks that your vehicle meets road safety and environmental standards. It is an offence to use a vehicle of MOT test age that doesn’t have a current test certificate on a public road. When must vehicles be tested? You can check the status of your vehicle by calling DVA Enquiries on 0300 200 7861, however, as a general rule the points below indicate when your vehicle will be due a MOT test: cars and motorcycles which are four years old and over light goods vehicles from three years old trailers, large passenger carrying vehicles and heavy goods vehicles (over 3,500kgs gross weight) from one year old buses and taxis from when they are first used You can also check the current status of a vehicle at the following link: How do I apply and what does it cost? You can book a test online, by phone, in person or by post: MOT test fees MOT exemption – pre-1960 vehicles Motor cars, motorcycles and light goods vehicles manufactured or registered before 1960 are exempt from the mandatory MOT test. Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA) offers tests on a voluntary basis, but only at the request of the vehicle owner. Most voluntary tests will be for Cherished Transfers as the registration transfer scheme still requires a test certificate. Pre-1960 vehicles booked for testing will continue to be inspected in the normal way, however, MOT reminders for these vehicles will not be sent out automatically. Buses, taxis and LPCVs Buses, taxis, trailers and other vehicles must also be tested. Information on which vehicles must be tested, and when, can be found in the various test application forms. If you need further information, please contact your nearest DVA test centre. Test centre locations Goods vehicles and trailers All goods vehicles with an gross vehicle weight up to and including 3,500kgs (light goods vehicles) must be submitted for first test on the third anniversary of the date on which they were first registered and once a year thereafter. However, goods vehicles with an unladen weight exceeding 3,500kgs (heavy goods vehicles) must be tested at the end of their first year and every year thereafter. For a trailer the test is due on the first anniversary of registration and then every year afterwards. For more information on whether your goods vehicle must be tested, contact your nearest DVA test centre. Can an MOT be carried out at any time? You can apply for the MOT up to three months before a vehicle is due for test. A vehicle can be tested up to 28 days before the current vehicle test certificate is due to expire. These early days can then be added onto the certificate expiry date, so that you still get a certificate which is valid for a full year from the current date of expiry. For example, if the current certificate was due to expire on 1 April 2014, and the vehicle passed on or after 4 March 2014, the certificate would run from the date of the test until 1 April 2015. However, if a vehicle is tested more than 28 days before the current vehicle test certificate is due to expire, this time cannot be added on, and therefore you will be issued with a certificate which is valid for one year from the date of the test. If a vehicle is being tested for the first time, for example, on the fourth anniversary of its registration, it legally cannot be tested more than 28 days early. If a vehicle has originally been tested in Great Britain, the 28 day facility does not apply, and the MOT certificate will be dated from the date of test in Northern Ireland. Can I have my vehicle tested outside Northern Ireland? An official MOT vehicle test certificate issued within the United Kingdom is valid in Northern Ireland. What does a test centre look at during an MOT test? A strict routine is uniformly applied in all test centres to test the safety and roadworthiness of your vehicle. The vehicle test procedure is described in detail in the links below, including the testing criteria. The list of items that are checked at each stage of the inspection are not exhaustive | H3975 Horse-drawn vehicle, full size, hansom cab, brougham-type, and fares plate, wood / metal / leather / fabric, made in Sydney, 1880-1915, used by Mr J. Connor in Sydney until 1937 - Powerhouse Museum Collection History Notes include facts about what has happened to an object since manufacture. This could include who owned it and how it was used (provenance). It may also describe any cultural meanings with which it may have become associated. History notes In their heyday in the late nineteenth century, Sydney's hansom cabs made up over half of the city's licensed street vehicles. In 1895 Sydney had 2,180 licensed vehicles, 1,215 of which were hansom cabs. G.V. Portus provides a lively description of the vehicles in Sydney during the 1880s: "Hansom cabs did not impress me so much. They were gloomy looking things of black or dark blue, while the buses [horse buses] were always painted a brilliant yellow. There was not much to see from inside a cab except the horse's tail and hind quarters. But I can remember how exciting it was when the cabs coming back from the races at Randwick used to race each other along Botany Street, especially if the hirers had backed a winner. Also I can remember the cabs on Sunday afternoons, with blinds down and the horse trotting decorously, on the way to Coogee or Maroubra bearing a freight of flirtatious couples. This was the nearest to Tail Light Avenue that Sydney got in those days, and even then there was always the driver for chaperon, sitting above his little world and with his passengers well under his eye through the spy-hole in the roof." Sydney cabs were independently owned by their drivers. Many cabs had two drivers who alternated the day and night shifts. Cabs were regulated by the Metropolitan Transit Commissioners and fares were laid down by them in the 1890s at 1 shilling for 15 minutes at a speed of at least 6 mph (9.5 kph). Apparently the public objected to this "funeral" pace and cabs drove much faster. Licence fees cost one pound a year for the cab and 7/6d for the driver. However, the upfront cost of a "first class" turnout was 100 pounds and many drivers were virtually working for money lenders and financiers. The upkeep of a cab cost between 12 and 14 shillings a week and most cabs needed doing up every 3 months. Even in those times vandalism occurred with repairs to fittings and furnishings required such as replacing window blind tassels which had been cut off and replacing ruined carpets. As well as this the horse still needed to be fed, groomed and stabled. Many cab drivers began as horse bus drivers learning the routes prior to doing their cabbie's exam. Prospective cab drivers also needed a character endorsement form the Metropolitan Transit Commissioners. For the convenience of the public and to give the cab drivers a "fair go" Sydney cabs were allotted ranks and stands. A stand accommodated one to two cabs and was supplied from the nearest rank. The last stand was always visible from the rank and each stand was in sight of the next one. A licensed driver could take his turn on any rank, moving up to the head as the leading cab drove off to vacant stands. There were about 70 stands in the city and immediate suburbs, as well as 30 in outlying suburbs. The most profitable ranks were at the main railway terminus where up to 250 cabs an hour would be hired. Others were in St James Road and Macquarie Street north. In August 1908 the "Australasian Coachbuilder and Wheelwright" noted that in Sydney in 1888 "very few cabs were not of the old fashioned open type, but now the rubber-tyred brougham, light and easy running, with its closed doors and overhead connecting rods is the rule. It represents the highest point of cab evolution, but it looks as though it is the final challenge in its fight for the streets". Sydney's cabs began to gradually decline from the 1890s economic depression. They had competition from trams, the telephone, the bicycle, which was taken up by all classes and, from 1910, the motor taxi. This hansom cab was driven by its 73-year old owner Mr J. C |
Which Italian renaissance painter (1485-1576) had the surname Vecellio? | 1000+ images about Titian (1485-1576) on Pinterest | The father, Portrait and Self portraits Pinterest • The world’s catalog of ideas Titian (1485-1576) Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio known in English as Titian was an Italian painter, the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, near Belluno, in the Republic of Venice. Wikipedia Born: 1485, Pieve di Cadore, Italy Died: August 27, 1576, Venice, Italy Nationality: Italian Series: Danaë 34 Pins529 Followers | WebMuseum: Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1573-1610). Probably the most revolutionary artist of his time, the Italian painter Caravaggio abandoned the rules that had guided a century of artists before him. They had idealized the human and religious experience. He was born Michelangelo Merisi on Sept. 28, 1573, in Caravaggio, Italy. As an adult he would become known by the name of his birthplace. Orphaned at age 11, he was apprenticed to the painter Simone Peterzano of Milan for four years. At some time between 1588 and 1592, Caravaggio went to Rome and worked as an assistant to painters of lesser skill. About 1595 he began to sell his paintings through a dealer. The dealer brought Caravaggio to the attention of Cardinal Francesco del Monte. Through the cardinal, Caravaggio was commissioned, at age 24, to paint for the church of San Luigi dei Francesi. In its Contarelli Chapel Caravaggio's realistic naturalism first fully appeared in three scenes he created of the life of St. Matthew. The works caused public outcry, however, because of their realistic and dramatic nature. The Calling of Saint Matthew The Inspiration of Saint Matthew 1602; Oil on canvas, 9' 8 1/2" x 6' 2 1/2"; Contarelli Chapel, Church of San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome Despite violent criticism, his reputation increased and Caravaggio began to be envied. He had many encounters with the law during his stay in Rome. He was imprisoned for several assaults and for killing an opponent after a disputed score in a game of court tennis. Caravaggio fled the city and kept moving between hiding places. He reached Naples, probably early in 1607, and painted there for a time, awaiting a pardon by the pope. Here there was a in his painting style. The dark and urgent nature of his paintings at this time must have reflected Caravaggio's desperate state of mind. Early in 1608 Caravaggio went to Malta and was received as a celebrated artist. Fearful of pursuit, he continued to flee for two more years, but his paintings of this time were among the greatest of his career. After receiving a pardon from the pope, he was wrongfully arrested and imprisoned for two days. A boat that was to take him to Rome left without him, taking his belongings. Misfortune, exhaustion, and illness overtook him as he helplessly watched the boat depart. He collapsed on the beach and died a few days later on July 18, 1610. David and Goliath undated; Oil on canvas; Prado, Madrid Medusa after 1590; Oil on canvas mounted on wood; Uffizi The Fortune Teller c. 1597; Oil on canvas, 37 3/8 x 33 1/2 in; Uffizi, Florence Judith Beheading Holofernes c. 1598; Oil on canvas, 56 3/4 x 76 3/4 in; Galleria Nazionale dell'Arte Antica, Rome The Sacrifice of Isaac 1590-1610; Oil on canvas; Uffizi Supper at Emmaus c. 1600-01; Oil on canvas, 54 3/4 x 76 3/4 in; National Gallery, London The Crucifixion of Saint Peter 1600-01; Oil on canvas, 90 1/2 x 70 in; Cerasi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popola, Rome The Incredulity of Saint Thomas 1601-02; Oil on canvas, 42 1/8 x 57 1/2 in; Neues Palais, Potsdam The Deposition 1604; Pinacoteca Vaticana in Rome The Death of the Virgin 1605-06; Oil on canvas; Louvre � 19 Sep 2002, Nicolas Pioch - Top - Up - Info Thanks to the BMW Foundation, the WebMuseum mirrors , partners and contributors for their support. |
‘The curfew tolls the knell of parting day’ is the first line of which poem? | 453. Elegy written in a Country Churchyard. Thomas Gray. The Oxford Book of English Verse 453. Elegy written in a Country Churchyard THE Curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea, The plowman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me. | Fredarth | The Ramblings of an Old Man The Ramblings of an Old Man Menu Well here it is – the big one same as ever some easy some not so easy and some…… to get the answers simply run the cursor over the space after the question but only after you have tried the question Happy Christmas In what country, the world’s seventh largest by geographical area, is Christmas known as Bada Din (the big day)? India Christmas Island, in the Indian Ocean, is a territory of which country? Australia ‘Three Kings Day’ is known by what numerical name (that’s ‘name’, not ‘date’) in Britain?Twelfth Night The North Pole, said to be Santa’s home, is located in which ocean? Arctic Ocean ‘And all the bells on earth shall ring, on Christmas day in the morning…’ is from which Christmas carol? I Saw Three Ships Marzipan is made (conventionally in the western world) mainly from sugar and the flour or meal of which nut? Almond What is the technical name of Mistletoe plant genus, and also Latin for glutinous? Viscum(hence the words viscous and viscosity, referring to semi-solid/semi-liquid and thick sticky substances – derived from the sticky quality of mistletoe berries, and also an early word for birdlime, a sticky substance made from the berries, used to trap birds) Peter Auty sang Walking In The Air in what film? The Snowman Which Christmas condiment is made from fruit sometimes referred to as marshworts? Cranberry sauce Which American-born English poet, having first names Thomas Stearns, wrote the poem The Cultivation Of Christmas Trees? T S Eliot Which Christmas slogan was introduced by Clarissa Baldwin of Dogs Trust in 1978? A Dog Is For Life, Not Just For Christmas Which British monarch (born 1865, died 1936) introduced the custom of giving thousands of Christmas puddings to staff? King George V In the UK it is traditionally believed that eating a what each day of the twelve days of Christmas brings happiness the following year: Sausage; Mince pie; Carrot; or Turkey drumstick? Mince pie The fortified wine drink Sherry is named after what town? Jerez (Spain – in Spanish, sherry is called Vino de Jerez) In Coldplay’s 2010 Christmas single video, the Latin phrase Credo Elvem Etiam Vivere (seen above the stage) loosely means what (combining an ironic rock’n’roll myth, with a seasonal sentiment popularised by Greg Lakes’s 1975 Christmas hit – and for two bonus points: name the Greg Lake song, and the Coldplay 2010 Christmas single)? I Believe Elvis Lives (Greg Lake’s song – I Believe In Father Christmas; Coldplay’s 2010 Xmas single – Christmas Lights) What is the surname of the family in the 1989 film ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’? Griswold Who composed the music known as The Nutcracker Suite, for the Christmas themed ballet The Nutcracker, premiered in St Petersburg, 1892? Tchaikovsky Which southern central US state, whose capital city has the same name, was the last to recognize Christmas as an official holiday? Oklahoma In which country, the largest of its continent, is it said that finding a spider web on Christmas morning brings good luck, and so Christmas trees are decorated with artificial spider webs? Ukraine What day of the week was Christmas day in the year 2000 (in the conventional western calendar)? Monday Charles Dickens is said to have considered the names Little Larry and Puny Pete for which character? (Bonus point: in which Dickens novel did the character appear?) Tiny Tim – A Christmas Carol Under which Puritan leader did the English parliament pass a law banning Christmas in 1647? Oliver Cromwell Name the two administrative and ex-colonial regions of China for whom Christmas day (as at 2010) remains a legal public holiday, whereas in the main country it is not? Hong Kong and Macau In which European country is it said that malicious goblins called Kallikantzoroi (or Kallikantzari – singular Kallikantzoros) play troublesome pranks at Christmas? Greece (the name is thought to derive from kalos-kentauros, meaning ‘beautiful centaur’) Very loosely related to Christmas, the predatory animal ‘uncia uncia’ is better known by wha |
"On what famous statue is it written ""Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses""?" | EMMA LAZARUS; FAMOUS POEM :"THE NEW COLOSSUS" Statue of Liberty National Monument Emma Lazarus Famous Poem A poem by Emma Lazarus is graven on a tablet within the pedestal on which the statue stands. Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. "Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" History of Liberty State Park The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Photos On the New York Harbor, less than 2,000 feet from the Statue of Liberty, Liberty State Park has served a vital role in the development of New Jersey's metropolitan region and the history of the nation. During the 19th and early 20th centuries the area that is now Liberty State Park was a major waterfront industrial area with an extensive freight and passenger transportation network. This network became the lifeline of New York City and the harbor area. The heart of this transportation network was the Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal (CRRNJ), located in the northern portion of the park. The CRRNJ Terminal stands with the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island to unfold one of this nation's most dramatic stories: the immigration of northern, southern, and eastern Europeans into the United States. After being greeted by the Statue of Liberty and processed at Ellis Island, these immigrants purchased tickets and boarded trains, at the CRRNJ Terminal, that took them to their new homes throughout the United States. The Terminal served these immigrants as the gateway to the realization of their hopes and dreams of a new life in America. Today, Liberty State Park continues to serve a vital role in the New York Harbor area. As the railroads and industry declined, the land was abandoned and became a desolate dump site. With the development of Liberty State Park came a renaissance of the waterfront. Land with decaying buildings, overgrown tracks and piles of debris was transformed into a modern urban state park. The park was formerly opened on Flag Day, June 14, 1976, as New Jersey's bicentennial gift to the nation. Most of this 1,122 acre park is open space with approximately 300 acres developed for public recreation. | Music at Torrey Pines High School - StudyBlue StudyBlue Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (Achille-)Claude Debussy The Carnival of the Animals (Charles-)Camille Saint-Saëns The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Edward) Benjamin Britten Mass in Time of War (Franz) Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 104 in D major, “London” (Franz) Joseph Haydn (Franz) Joseph Haydn (commonly attributed) Leopold Mozart (now believed) St. Paul Violin Concerto in E Minor (Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn(-Bartholdy) The Child and the Enchantments (Joseph-)Maurice Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand (Joseph-)Maurice Ravel Pavane for a Dead Princess (Joseph-)Maurice Ravel (Louis-)Hector Berlioz & Léon de Wailly and Henri Auguste Barbier Ride of the Valkyries The Twilight of the Gods (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner The Ring of the Nibelung (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner Symphony for Organ and Orchestra Aaron Copland Fanfare for the Common Man Aaron Copland Take a Chance On Me ABBA And God created great whales Alan Hovhaness I Wonder What the King is Doing Tonight Alan Jay & Frederick Loewe Lerner Little Shop of Horrors In the Steppes of Central Asia Alexandr (Porfiryevich) Borodin I Don't Know How to Love Him Andrew Lloyd Webber Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Andrew Lloyd Webber The Phantom of the Opera Andrew Lloyd Webber Don't Cry for Me, Argentina Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) Tim Rice (lyrics) Te Deum Symphony No. 9, “From the New World” Antonín (Leopold) Dvorák The Contest Between Harmony and Invention Antonio Vivaldi Three Little Maids from School Arthur Sullivan (music) Arthur Sullivan (music) W(illiam) S(chwenk) Gilbert (lyrics) Savoy operas Arthur Sullivan (music) W(illiam) S(chwenk) Gilbert (lyrics) Princess Ida Arthur Sullivan (music) W(illiam) S(chwenk) Gilbert (lyrics) Iolanthe Arthur Sullivan (music) W(illiam) S(chwenk) Gilbert (lyrics) Patience Arthur Sullivan (music) W(illiam) S(chwenk) Gilbert (lyrics) Trial by Jury Arthur Sullivan (music) W(illiam) S(chwenk) Gilbert (lyrics) HMS Pinafore Arthur Sullivan (music) W(illiam) S(chwenk) Gilbert (lyrics) The Mikado Arthur Sullivan (music) W(illiam) S(chwenk) Gilbert (lyrics) The Pirates of Penzance Arthur Sullivan (music) W(illiam) S(chwenk) Gilbert (lyrics) Tabula Rasa Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta Béla (Viktor János) Bartók Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson & Tim Rice (lyrics) In the Zone Funeral March of a Marionette Charles Gounod Central Park in the Dark Charles Ives Piano Sonata No. 2, “Concord, Mass., 1840-1860” Charles Ives Three Places in New England Charles Ives Charles Strouse (music) Martin Charnin (lyrics) Voice of an Angel Claude-Michel Schönberg (music) Alain Boublil (French lyrics) and Richard Maltby Jr. (English lyrics) Les Misérables Claude-Michel Schönberg (music) Alain Boublil (lyrics) The Return of Ulysses A Rush of Blood to the Head Coldplay I Get a Kick out of You Cole (Albert) Porter Cole (Albert) Porter (music and lyrics) Kiss Me Kate Cole (Albert) Porter (music and lyrics) Bella and Sam Spewack (libretto) The Creation of the World Darius Milhaud Blue Rondo A La Turk Dave Brubeck Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond (words) Everyday Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District Dmitri (Dmitriyevich) Shostakovich Symphony No. 13, “Babi Yar” Dmitri (Dmitriyevich) Shostakovich Duncan Sheik (music) Steven Sater (book and lyrics) Undine Piano Concerto in A Minor Edvard (Hagerup) Grieg In the Hall of the Mountain King Edvard (Hagerup) Grieg Land of Hope and Glory Edward (William) Elgar Elton John (music) Tim Rice (lyrics) Encore Three Pieces in the Shape of A Pear Erik (Alfred Leslie) Satie From Under the Cork Tree Fall Out Boy The Dialogues of the Carmelites Francis Poulenc The Fair Maid of the Mill Franz (Peter) Schubert Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel Franz (Peter) Schubert On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring Frederick Delius Frederick Loewe & Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics/libretto) Camelot Frederick Loewe (music) Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics) Fauré Requiem The Daughter of the Regiment Gaetano Donizetti (music) V. de Saint-Georges and F. 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Start: Use this link to share your repeat GIF Creation Settings Separate tags with commas or press enter (max 5 tags) Quick GIF Create マイクタイソンの全盛期トレーニングがヤバすぎ！ Mike Tyson Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson is an American retired professional boxer. Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight titles at 20 years, 4 months, and 22 days old. Tyson won his first 19 professional bouts by knockout, 12 of them in the first round. He won the WBC title in 1986 after defeating Trevor Berbick by a TKO in the second round. In 1987, Tyson added the WBA and IBF titles after defeating James Smith and Tony Tucker. He was the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles, and the only heavyweight to successively unify them. In 1988, Tyson became the lineal champion when he knocked out Michael Spinks after 91 seconds. Tyson successfully defended the world heavyweight championship nine times, including victories over Larry Holmes and Frank Bruno. In 1990, he lost his titles to underdog James "Buster" Douglas, by a knockout in round 10. Attempting to regain the titles, he defeated Donovan Ruddock twice in 1991, but he pulled out of a fight with undisputed heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield due to injury. In 1992, Tyson was convicted of raping Desiree Washington and sentenced to six years in prison but was released after serving three years. After his release, he engaged in a series of comeback fights. In 1996, he won the WBC and WBA titles after defeating Frank Bruno and Bruce Seldon by knockout. With his defeat of Bruno, Tyson joined Floyd Patterson, Muhammad Ali, Tim Witherspoon, Evander Holyfield, and George Foreman as the only men in boxing history to that point to have regained a heavyweight championship after having lost it. After being stripped of the WBC title, Tyson lost his WBA crown to Evander Holyfield in November 1996 by an 11th round TKO. Their 1997 rematch ended when Tyson was disqualified for biting Holyfield's ear. Date of birth: June 30, 1966 Place of birth: Bedford-Stuyvesant Nationality: United States of America Profession: Actor, Professional Boxer |
"Who said ""All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl""?" | All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl. - Charlie Chaplin - BrainyQuote All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl. Find on Amazon: Charlie Chaplin Cite this Page: Citation | William Shakespeare / Referenced By - TV Tropes The basis of an observation in Calvin and Hobbes . Calvin: "They say the world is a stage. But obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines." Hobbes: "Maybe that's why it's hard to tell if we're living in a tragedy or a farce." Calvin: "We need more special effects and dance numbers." The same line is repeatedly quoted in Idlewild. "The world is a stage, and the play is badly cast." Oscar Wilde . In Pearls Before Swine , the dumb crocodiles try to get a "smart" croc to intimidate their would-be prey, the Zebra, with words. Instead, he apologizes to Zebra: "When I look upon my crocodile bretheren, I am reminded of the words of William Shakespeare, who said, to wit, 'Here come a pair of very strange beasts, which in all tongues are called fools.'" Rush , "Limelight:" "All the world's indeed a stage / and we are merely players / performers and portrayers / each another's audience outside the gilded cage." In the same episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation that provides the Hamlet -quoting Patrick Stewart Speech below, Q begins the discussion of Shakespeare by misquoting As You Like It. Picard corrects him. Q: Hear this, Picard, and reflect: "All the galaxy's a stage." Picard: "World," not "galaxy;" "all the world's a stage." Q: Oh, you know that one. Well, if he was living now, he would have said "galaxy." "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages." Dr Henry Killinger in The Venture Bros. Very chillingly delivered. From V for Vendetta (graphic novel), V to Evey as he prepares to meet Prothero: "All the world's a stage, and everything else...is vaudeville." In Batman : Noel , as The Joker carries the unconscious Batman to his newly-dug grave, a narrator says, "Some people start hallucinating when they're about to die. In my book, if you're chasing beautiful women across rooftops and flying around with big colorful men that glow , somethin's rotten in Denmark." Beast Wars : "Tell my tale to those who ask. Tell it truly; the ill deeds along with the good, and let me be judged accordingly. The rest... is silence," says Dinobot before dying. In an earlier episode, Dinobot says: "Alas! Poor Tarantulas. I knew him, Cheetor." Dinobot was holding Tarantulas' severed spider legs though, not his severed head . Dinobot also tosses out a "To be or not to be, that is the question" when contemplating Free Will vs Fate. "How all occasions do inform against me" comes up often in Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis , they might as well be Arc Words . Polly Churchill chooses all her aliases from Shakespeare, and she falls in with a famous Shakespearean actor who constantly speaks in allusions to the Bard. The Anthony Burgess translation of Cyrano de Bergerac riffs off the "Oh that this too too solid flesh" speech as well as quoting "In thy orisons Be All My Sins Remembered ." borrows the back half of a line: Darth Vader: I have discovered Force powers never dreamt of in your philosophy. The Departed : Before an operation, Captain Queenan tells Collin that "readiness is all." Earlier, Costigan quotes Hawthorne. Dignam isn't impressed: [fart noise] "What's the matter, smartass, you don't know any fuckin' Shakespeare?" Dragon Ball Z In the FUNimation dub of one episode, Frieza says to Vegeta, " Good Night, Sweet Prince " before attempting to finish him off. Another episode's original title says, "Savior, Thy Name Is Son Gohan!!" (a parody of the line "Frailty, thy name is woman"), though the FUNimation dub renamed it as "A Great Fighter, His Name Is Gohan". Emilie Autumn : "Opheliac" quotes a big part of Hamlet in "Doubt thou the stars are fire/Doubt thou the sun doth move/Doubt truth to be a liar/But never doubt I love." But then, the song is basically a tribute to Hamlet's Ophelia, so this was to be expected. "Goodnight Sweet Ladies" takes its name from a quote from Ophelia. Five Iron Frenzy references Hamlet's famous soliloquy in t |
On which race track is the Kentucky Oaks run? | Home | 2017 Kentucky Derby & Oaks | May 5 and 6, 2017 | Tickets, Events, News © 2017 Churchill Downs Incorporated . All Rights Reserved. Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks, the “twin spires design”, and Churchill Downs Incorporated related trademarks are registered trademarks of Churchill Downs Incorporated. | Epsom Derby | Horse Racing World | Colts Classic | Derby History | Derby Past Winners Horse Racing World Epsom Derby Epsom Derby The Derby is known more internationally as the Epsom Derby, is without any doubt one of the most prestigious thoroughbred horse races in the world. It takes place each year on the first weekend in June at Epsom Racecourse in Surrey and is regarded as the major racing colts Classic of the UK’s flat season . Introduction In the Horse Racing World in the UK, the Epsom Derby is one of the five British Classic Races, the others being the 1000 Guineas, 2000 Guineas, The Oaks and the St Leger and it is the second leg of the English Triple Crown preceded by the 2,000 Guineas and followed by the St. Leger. The Epsom Derby Betting is open to three-year-old only colts and fillies, however it is rare these days for fillies to take their chances. The equivalent race for fillies only is the Oaks and for older horses the Coronation Cup, both run over the same course and distance. Most Derby contenders are prepared for the race by running in one or more of the recognised Derby Trials, however many also race in the 2000 Guineas in order to confirm their speed. Derby winners by and large will go on to compete for the big international races later in the season, races such as the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in Paris and the Breeders' Cup Classic in the United States. History The Derby is named after the 12th Earl of Derby and had its first official running in 1780 in a race won by a horse called Diomed. The first four Derby’s were over a distance of 1 mile, but this was amended in 1784 to the current distance of 1½ miles. Its latest winner was New Approach who had been second in the 2000 Guineas one month before. Sinndar, trained by John Oxx in Ireland was the last horse to win both the Epsom Derby and the Arc de Triomphe in the same year, he acheived this in 2000 in a year that also saw him win the Irish Derby. Other great winners of recent years include Lammtarra, who finished his career unbeaten in four races, he is the fastest ever recorded winner of the Derby and he also went on to the Prix de l’Arc de Triomph in the same year; Lammtarra also won the King George & Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Mill Reef was another who went on to win the Derby and the Arc in 1971, yet he was not regarded as the best horse of his day, that honour went to Brigadier Gerrard. Recent Past Winners The Epsom Derby has a Roll of Honour which is simply littered with great horses, trainers and jockeys. It is a race that demands speed, particularly in the final two furlongs, it is usually won by a horse amongst the favourites and who have had good recent form. Take a look at the past winners over the last ten years. 2008 |
In which month of the year did Bing Crosby record White Christmas? | White Christmas by Bing Crosby Songfacts White Christmas by Bing Crosby Songfacts Songfacts This 8-line song that paints a picture of holiday nostalgia was written by Irving Berlin for the 1942 movie Holiday Inn, where Bing Crosby sings it from the perspective of a New Yorker stranded in sunny California during Christmas. In the film, the song begins with this verse: The sun is shining, the grass is green The orange and palm trees sway There's never been such a day In Beverly Hills, LA But it's December the 24th And I'm longing to be up north Crosby recorded a version of the song for release as a single with the Kim Darby Singers and the John Scott Trotter Orchestra on May 29, 1942 - a few months before the movie hit theaters. At the advice of Bing's record producer Jack Kapp, this original first verse was excised as it made no sense outside of the context of the film. Now starting with the familiar, "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas," the song became a huge hit, going to #1 on the Billboard chart (measuring sales) in October, and staying in the top spot for 11 weeks, taking it through the first two weeks of 1943. Irving Berlin wrote another holiday song that Crosby also sang in the film: "Let's Start the New Year Right." This was released as the B-side of the "White Christmas" single. The song enjoyed a sales resurgence every Christmas after it was first released in 1942. It went to #1 that year in America, and again reached the top spot in 1945 and 1947. The song appeared on various Billboard charts every year until 1963 when it finally dropped off the Hot 100. A perennial seller for an entire generation, the song is by far the biggest-selling Christmas song of all time. It was the biggest-selling song of all time, going back and forth with Bill Haley's " Rock Around The Clock ," until Elton John released his tribute to Princess Diana - " Candle In The Wind ." Bing re-recorded the song on March 19, 1947, again with the John Scott Trotter Orchestra because the original masters had been worn out from all the pressings. It is this version that is most often heard today. The original Drifters with Clyde McPhatter as their lead vocalist recorded their Doo-Wop version in November 1953. It hit #2 on the R&B charts in 1954, and made the Pop charts in 1955. The deep bass-tenor voice you hear on this version was Bill Pinkney, who was an early member of the group. The Drifters version made the Hot 100 (the chart was introduced in 1958) twice alongside Crosby's version: in 1960 (Bing #26, Drifters #96) and in 1962 (Bing #38, Drifters, #88). >> Suggestion credit: Jeff - Boston, MA By 1954, this song was a holiday favorite, and that year Paramount Pictures released a movie called White Christmas to tie in with it. Crosby starred in the film along with Danny Kaye, and of course performed his famous song. This won the Academy Award for Best Song of 1942. Elvis Presley recorded this song in 1957 along with other holiday standards for his Elvis' Christmas Album. Most songwriters dream of having Elvis record their songs, but Irving Berlin spoke out against the King's cover, calling it a "profane parody of his cherished yuletide standard" and claiming that his staff was ordered to call radio stations and ask them not to play it. There's a chance that Berlin was simply drumming up publicity for his song, as there was nothing all that offensive about the Elvis version, and The Drifters had already done an R&B version. Elvis doing Christmas songs did rub some people the wrong way, but much of the controversy was manufactured, helping Elvis' Christmas Album stay at #1 for an amazing five weeks in late 1957 and early 1958. The best publicity stunt may have been the one pulled off by the Portland, Oregon radio station KEX, which refused to play the song and sparked a debate among listeners as to the merits of Presley's Christmas output. Their disc jockey Al Priddy played the song on a Sunday, and was "fired" the next day, making national news - Priddy even played the phone call of his firing on the air before he left. The station continued to | The UK Number Ones : 1950s Sheet Music Sales Week Ending SONG TITLE Notable Recording(s) + Artist Links Weeks COMMENT 7 Jan 1950 You're Breaking My Heart Ink Spots 2 They were a top close-harmony singing act of black Americans. 21 Jan 1950 Hop Scotch Polka Billy Whitlock 1 Whitlock wrote the piece with that title, but called it "Scotch Hot" on the recording! 28 Jan 1950 The Harry Lime Theme Anton Karas 4 (Returned for 3 weeks from w/e 18/2/50) Famed theme from the spy film "The Third Man", starring Orson Welles. The theme was composed by the performer. 4 Feb 1950 Dear Hearts And Gentle People 1: Dinah Shore Song was a radio favourite on the "Billy Cotton Band Show". 11 Mar 1950 Music! Music! Music! Teresa Brewer 6 First major hit for the girl from Ohio. She later did badly against UK cover versions. 22 Apr 1950 (If I Knew You Were Comin') I'd've Baked A Cake Eve Young & The Homesteaders 1 Another happy-go-lucky radio favourite which Billy Cotton helped to popularise. 29 Apr 1950 My Foolish Heart Billy Eckstine 11 He was a deep-voiced star from the 1930s, still very popular throughout the 50s. 8 Jul 1950 Bewitched (Bothered and Bewildered) 1: Doris Day Written by Rodgers & Hart. Recorded by Doris Day in 1949. 9 Sep 1950 Silver Dollar (Roll, Roll, Roll) Eve Young & The Homesteaders 7 Similar style to Eve's previous hit, got the musicians buying again. 28 Oct 1950 Goodnight Irene 1: Frank Sinatra 2: Jo Stafford 4 A version by the Gordon Jenkins Orch was at no 1 in the US for 13 weeks. 25 Nov 1950 Rudolph The Red-nosed Reindeer 1: Gene Autry Christmas song that has remained ever popular since. 6 Jan 1951 I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat Mel Blanc 3 Based on a line from the Tweetie Pie cartoons. Mel was the cartoon voice. 27 Jan 1951 Beloved, Be Faithful 1: Teddy Johnson Both of these were top British balladeers of their time. 3 Feb 1951 The Petite Waltz 1: Anne Shelton At this time, the most popular dance by far was the waltz. 17 Feb 1951 The Tennessee Waltz 1: Patti Page 2: Anita O'Day 9 The US country music star (Patti Page) battled it out in the UK with a jazz music star (Anita O'Day) a country music waltz. 21 Apr 1951 Mockin' Bird Hill Les Paul & Mary Ford 10 They were of multi-track recording and amplified electric guitars. 30 Jun 1951 With These Hands Nelson Eddy & Jo Stafford 3 Hits for Shirley Bassey in 1960 and Tom Jones in 1965. 21 Jul 1951 My Resistance Is Low Hoagy Carmichael 4 Written by the singer. Hit for Robin Sarstedt in 1976. Cole's version is now best known, but it was Young's first major success. 10 Nov 1951 Longing For You Teresa Brewer 11 Melody based on the classical piece "Waltz Dream" by Oscar Straus. 12 Jan 1952 The Loveliest Night Of The Year 1: Mario Lanza Was on the chart for a record 32 weeks before making No 1. 23 Feb 1952 There's Always Room At Our House Guy Mitchell 4 First major recording for this US singing star. 22 Mar 1952 Unforgettable Nat 'King' Cole 10 All-time Nat 'King' Cole classic. 24 May 1952 A-round The Corner Jo Stafford 3 She was the most popular American female singer in the UK at this time. 14 Jun 1952 Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart Vera Lynn 10 Immensely popular with people who remembered the war years. 23 Aug 1952 The Homing Waltz 1: Vera Lynn Successive No 1s for Vera Lynn recordings. 25 Oct 1952 Here In My Heart Al Martino 8 Became the first No 1 on the record-sales chart. 27 Dec 1952 You Belong To Me 1: Jo Stafford It was Jo Stafford's version that topped the infant records chart. 7 Feb 1953 Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes Perry Como 1 Como's version topped the record charts in UK and US. 14 Feb 1953 Broken Wings 1: Stargazers 2: Dickie Valentine 3: Art & Dottie Todd 6 These three versions were UK hits, but the Stargazers took it to No 1 in the records chart. 28 Mar 1953 (How Much Is) That Doggie In The Window 1: Patti Page Both UK record hits, but Lita Roza made it to the top. 9 May 1953 In A Golden Coach 1: Billy Cotton Band Celebrating the c |
What is the name of the fictional planet which is the homeworld of the ‘Transformers’? | List of Transformers planets | Neo Encyclopedia Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia List of Transformers planets This is a list of planets appearing in the fictional Transformers universe. Contents [ show ] Akalo Akalo (also known as Archa Nine) is the 9th planet in the Arca System. It is an organic forest planet that is populated by the Akalouthians (a technological primitive people). Andellor Andellor is a library planet for a highly-evolved society. Antilla Antilla is an ancient ringed planet which was the site of an early Autobot colonization effort. This colony was wiped out by the deadly plague known as Cosmic Rust as seen in The Transformers episode "Cosmic Rust." Antilla is also home to adorable creatures known as Antillan Bumble-Puppies. Athenia Athenia is a planet where the first Galactic Olympics take place in 2005. In 2011, it became another base of operations for the Autobots. Beest Beest is a distant planet that is inhabited by a race of anthropomorphic animals called Beastformers . There were few dissenters on this planet until the Decepticons arrived. Bhul Bhul is a planet that has at least four moons. It is home to the Stellar Cartography Archive. Centaris Seven Centaris Seven is a planet that contains plants that can secret a corrosive that is deadly to Cybertronians. Ceti Alpha Seven Ceti Alpha Seven is a planet that is filled with murky jungles and swamps. Chaar Chaar (in Japan, Jarr) appeared in The Transformers television series, debuting in The Five Faces of Darkness (Part 1) in season three. It is a small, burned-out husk of a planet located in distant space, easily mistaken for a smudge on a map. It apparently supported a civilization at one point, as abandoned structures are seen on the surface. The surface is desolate and lacks vegetation, but some native lifeforms exist, including an enormous spider . Following Unicron ’s attack on Cybertron in 2005, the Autobots reclaimed Cybertron, and the surviving Decepticons (who were without their leader Galvatron at the time) were forced to withdraw to Chaar, where they struggled to eke out an existence, relying on the meager amounts of Energon that could be acquired from other worlds. Eventually, Cyclonus set out to find Galvatron but, in his absence, the Quintessons supplied the Decepticons with Energon in return for their assistance in launching an attack against the Autobots. With the return of Galvatron, the alliance was restructured, but the ensuing attack on Cybertron ended in failure, resulting in the Decepticons again returning to Chaar, which served as their base of operations for the remainder of the series. After Earth and Cybertron, Chaar appeared in more episodes of the original television series than any other planet. Chaar was also mentioned in Transformers: Cybertron , but as an asteroid belt, not a planet. In Transformers Animated , Strika leads "Team Chaar" a team consisting of Spittor, Cyclonus, Oil Slick, and Blackout. Cheynne Cheynne is an arid desert world whose culture is similar to the Wild West of the late 19th century United States . Combatron Combatron is a planet that is devoid of life due to the ensuing conflict that happened on Combatron. It started out as a colony world that was led by King Atlas until a war erupted. Cybertron Main article: Cybertron Cybertron is a fictional planet , the homeworld of the Transformers in the various fictional incarnations of the metaseries and toyline by Hasbro . [1] In the Japanese series, the planet is referred to as "Cybertron" (first shown on Japanese Galaxy Force packaging, despite the fact that "Cybertron" is the Japanese name for "Autobot") pronounced as セイバートロン Seibātoron. [2] Cybertron is populated by mechanical life forms of variable size who can transform into all kinds of machinery. These are called Cybertronians, or Transformers. [3] Daffodil II Daffodil II is a luxurious all-natural planet. Darhos Darhos is a planet that was a veritable paradise. As time went on, certain groups began to monopolies control of the resources and money, leading to vast class split. Now Darhos’ decaden | Robert J. Sawyer Robert J. Sawyer Library Journal on Wake: "Sawyer's erudition, eclecticism, and masterly storytelling make this a choice selection." Sunday, April 4, 2010 Canadians Sawyer and Wilson face off for Hugo Award for Best Novel Toronto area-authors Robert J. Sawyer and Robert Charles Wilson are facing off once again for science-fiction's top international honour, the Hugo Award for Best Novel of the Year. Sawyer's Wake (published by Viking Canada / Ace USA / Gollancz UK) and Wilson's Julian Comstock: A Novel of 22nd Century America (Tor Books) are two of the six finalists for the Hugo, which will be awarded Sunday, September 5, 2010, at a gala ceremony as the highlight of the 68th annual World Science Fiction Convention , which is being held this year in Melbourne, Australia. Wake tells the story of Caitlin Decter, a blind 15-year-old math genius in Waterloo, Ontario, who discovers a nascent intelligence lurking on the World Wide Web. Julian Comstock is a satiric Victorian-style novel set in a post-apocalyptic Christian-fundamentalist United States. The full list of Best Novel nominees, announced April 4, 2010, in Melbourne, Australia: The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi The City & The City by China Mieville Boneshaker by Cherie Priest Wake by Robert J. Sawyer Palimpsest by Catherynne M. Valente Julian Comstock: A Novel of 22nd Century America by Robert Charles Wilson (Bacigalupi, Priest, and Valente are Americans; Mieville is British.) Sawyer shares an additional Hugo nomination this year in the category of Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form) for "No More Good Days," the pilot episode of the ABC TV series FlashForward , scripted by Brannon Braga and David S. Goyer and based on Sawyer's novel of the same name . The Hugos also honour short fiction, and in the novelette category "The Island" by Toronto's Peter Watts is a finalist. In addition, the Hugos honour work in fan categories, and three Canadians are competing there: Lloyd Penney of Toronto and James Nicoll of Kitchener for Best Fan Writer, and Taral Wayne of Toronto for Best Fan Artist. All nominees in all categories are listed here . Sawyer's Wake is also currently one of five finalists for the Aurora Award , Canada's top honour in science-fiction, for Best English Novel of the Year. Wilson's Julian Comstock is expanded from his earlier novella "Julian: A Christmas Story," which was a previous Hugo finalist. Both Sawyer and Wilson are previous winners of the Best Novel Hugo: Sawyer took the prize in 2003 for Hominids , and Wilson won in 2006 for Spin. Sawyer and Wilson known as "Rob and Bob" in science-fiction circles have faced each other on the best-novel Hugo ballot twice before: both were nominees for the award in 1999 and in 2004. This is Wilson's 6th Hugo nomination, and Sawyer now has 13. Previous Hugo Award-winning novels include Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein, Dune by Frank Herbert, The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin, Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, A Canticle for Liebowitz by Walter M. Miller, and Neuromancer by William Gibson. Watch , the sequel to Sawyer's current-finalist Wake , is being launched this Tuesday, April 6, at 7:00 p.m., at Dominion on Queen pub, 500 Queen Street West, in Toronto; the event, which kicks off Sawyer's 14-city cross-Canada book tour for Watch, is free and open to the public. Robert J. Sawyer, 49, was born in Ottawa and lives in Mississauga, Ontario. Robert Charles Wilson, 56, was born in Whittier, California, and lives in Concord, Ontario; he became a Canadian citizen last year. LINKS: Monday, March 15, 2010 Another Kuroda I revealed in this blog post that the character of Kuroda, the information theorist from my WWW trilogy consisting of Wake , Watch , and Wonder, is named for the PROBE Control telemetry specialist Kuroda from the 1972 TV series Search, which had a big influence on me. But I should note that there's another Kuroda in science fiction: the man known as "The Last Kamikaze" from the episode of that title from The Six Million Dollar Man. The Kuroda on Search was |
Milwaukee Deep is the deepest part of which Ocean? | Milwaukee Depth | deepest point, Atlantic Ocean | Britannica.com Milwaukee Depth Cayman Trench Milwaukee Depth, deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean , lying at a depth of 27,493 feet (8,380 m) about 100 miles (160 km) northwest of the island of Puerto Rico . It lies within a submarine depression called the Puerto Rico Trench , located at the southern edge of the North American Basin, between the Puerto Rico Ridge (north) and the North Antillean Arc (south); it is about 7,000 feet (2,100 m) deeper than the adjoining basin floors. The Milwaukee Depth is named after the first ship that sounded it. Its bottom is covered with mud, sand, rock, and shells. Learn More in these related articles: Atlantic Ocean body of salt water covering approximately one-fifth of Earth’s surface and separating the continents of Europe and Africa to the east from those of North and South America to the west. The ocean’s name, derived from Greek mythology, means the “Sea of Atlas.” It is second... Puerto Rico Trench submarine depression in the North Atlantic Ocean, roughly parallel to the northern coast of the island of Puerto Rico and lying about 75 miles (120 km) to the north. The Puerto Rico Trench is about 1,090 miles (1,750 km) long and 60 miles (100 km) wide. The deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean, the... Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Date Published: July 20, 1998 URL: https://www.britannica.com/place/Milwaukee-Depth Access Date: January 09, 2017 Share | The Last Ocean New Zealand | The Ross Sea is the most pristine marine ecosystem on earth.[1] Unlike most of the world's oceans it has remained free from widespread pollution, invasive species, mining and overfishing. The Ross Sea is the most productive stretch of water in the Southern Ocean and home to high concentrations of wildlife and an incredible array of animals, many found nowhere else on the planet. It is teeming with large predatory fish, whales, seals, penguins and other animals that collectively comprise the last intact marine ecosystem on Earth. As such, the Ross Sea is a living laboratory providing scientists with the last chance to understand how a healthy marine ecosystem functions. |
What sort of creature is the water moccasin? | Facts About Water Moccasin (Cottonmouth) Snakes Facts About Water Moccasin (Cottonmouth) Snakes By Jessie Szalay, Live Science Contributor | November 21, 2014 10:50pm ET MORE Cottonmouth snakes, like all pit vipers, have heat-sensing pits on their faces, between their eyes and nostrils. Credit: Rob Hainer | Shutterstock The water moccasin, North America's only venomous water snake, has a distinctive blocky, triangular head; a thick body; and a dangerous bite. Water moccasins rarely bite humans, however, and only attack when threatened. They are semiaquatic, so they're happy both swimming in water and basking on land in their native range in the southeastern United States. Both "water moccasin" and "cottonmouth" are common names for Agkistrodon piscivorus, according to Sara Viernum , a herpetologist based in Madison, Wisconsin. "The name 'cottonmouth' comes from the white coloration of the inside of the snake's mouth," she said. Other local names include black moccasin, gaper, mangrove rattler, snap jaw, stub-tail snake, swamp lion, trap jaw, water mamba and water pilot. Water moccasins are pit vipers, like copperheads and rattlesnakes. "Like all pit vipers, [they] have heat-sensing facial pits between their eyes and nostrils," Viernum said. These pits are able to detect minute differences in temperatures so that the snake can accurately strike the source of heat, which is often potential prey. Characteristics Water moccasins are relatively large, often ranging from 2 to 4 feet (61 to 122 centimeters) long, according to the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory . They have large jowls, due to their venom glands, and "cat-eye" pupils. Water moccasins have dark stripes by each nostril and pale snouts, which can be helpful in identifying features. Water moccasins' large, triangular heads are distinct from their thinner necks, unlike many other snakes that have no distinctive neck, according to the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at the University of Florida. Their thick, muscular bodies are stout for their length and are covered in keeled, or ridged, scales. Their coloration varies from dark brown or black to olive, banded brown or yellow. Their bellies are paler than their backs. Young cottonmouth snakes have striking patterns that fade with age. Credit: Leighton Photography & Imaging Shutterstock Young water moccasins look different than adults. "Juveniles and young adults have bands across their bodies and are lighter brown," Viernum said. Their patterns, which can be striking, fade or are lost as they age. Viernum described another interesting characteristic of juvenile cottonmouths. "The juveniles have bright-yellow tail tips that they use as a caudal lure to attract prey. They undulate the tail tip slowly back and forth to lure prey, such as frogs, within striking distance." Water moccasins are often confused with nonvenomous snakes, leading to the death of many harmless snakes. According to the Virginia Herpetological Society, one such species is the northern water snake (Nerodia sipedon). It looks similar, but the crossbands on the back of the snake do not widen at the ends. Another snake often mistaken for the cottonmouth is the nonvenomous brown water snake (Nerodia taxispilota), which has most of its body below the water when in motion and only the head showing when it's motionless, unlike the cottonmouth, whose entire body is on the surface of the water. Viernum offered advice on how to tell the types of snakes apart: "Nonvenomous water snakes have round pupils, whereas cottonmouths have vertical, catlike pupils. Cottonmouths also have a triangular head, and nonvenomous snakes have a more slender, elliptical head shape," she said. But these snakes can be tricky, and the head shape bears a second look because "most nonvenomous snakes can flatten out their head, which causes them to take on a more triangular appearance. "Like all pit vipers, cottonmouths have heat-sensing facial pits between their eyes and nostrils, but nonvenomous snakes lack these pits," she added. "Cottonmouths have a single row of | YouTube Undo Close "INDIAN BRAZILIAN LAMB..." The YouTube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third-party notifications of copyright infringement. Sorry about that. |
What was the trade of Bottom in a Midsummer Night's Dream | Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream NEXT Character Analysis Bottom is a weaver and one of the Athenian craftsmen who are referred to as "the Mechanicals." (These are the working-class guys slated to perform the play Pyramus and Thisbe for Theseus's wedding entertainment.) Bottom's Transformation During play rehearsal, Bottom's head is transformed (by Puck) into that of an "ass" (donkey), making him the butt of the play's biggest joke. Clueless that he's been transformed, Puck declares that his friends have run away from him in fear because they're trying to "make an ass" out of him (3.1.122). (Yep, that's a case of dramatic irony, all right. We talk more about this in " Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory .") Shakespeare probably got the idea from Apuleius's Golden Ass, a hilarious ancient Roman story about a guy who's turned into a donkey. Bottom's conversion is also key to the play's theme of transformation, a concept Shakespeare borrowed from Ovid's Metamorphoses . Bottom and Titania Of course, the joke's not just on Bottom—it's on Titania too because she's been charmed with Oberon's love juice and has a romantic relationship with an "ass." Yes, Shakespeare is making an allusion to bestiality, even though Bottom remains human from the neck down. More importantly, Shakespeare is also making an allusion to another kind of sexual relationship that was considered completely inappropriate: a relationship between a commoner and a royal, which would have been viewed as "monstrous." (This was a big no-no in Shakespeare's day.) Bottom and the "Changeling" Boy Literary critics have also pointed out that, even though his bond with Titania is primarily sexual in nature, it also resembles a mother-child relationship. Pretty freaky, right? Still, this argument actually makes a lot of sense. Under the spell of the love potion, Titania spends all her time doting on Bottom and lavishing him with her affection. In this way, Bottom becomes a kind of replacement for Titania's foster child, the little "changeling" boy Oberon has taken from her. Yeah, we know. Read our analysis of the " Changeling " for more info about mother-child bonds. Bottom and Acting Bottom is the most uproarious of the Mechanicals, ever eager to offer his advice and direction—whether it's wanted or not. In many of Shakespeare's plays, there's a fellow who seems to be a fool, but actually makes brilliant and insightful points that others can't. King Lear has such a fool , and in As You Like It, Touchstone plays this part, but Midsummer Night's Dream has in Bottom a different kind of fool: a truly foolish one. (OK, fine. He does have one perceptive comment about love and reason, but we think he makes up for it with his overwhelming silliness.) Bottom unwittingly makes an idiot of himself, expressing confidence about the wrong things and being ever-willing to explain to others as if they were the ones out of the loop. Still, Bottom's idiocy is almost endearingly innocent. It doesn't seem as though Shakespeare is being malicious by creating a working-class character who's also a bona fide twit. Instead, Bottom is an important character for opening some self-deprecating doors to wonder about the real art and artistry of the theater. Bottom is not so much Shakespeare's comment on whether working-class folks can know and understand theater, but actually, he's Shakespeare's gentle jibe at a lot of the amateur and country acting groups that were on the English theater scene. Some of the most ridiculous lines from Pyramus and Thisbe even come close to lines being performed in simple country versions and children's plays of the day. Bottom as a "Weaver" of Different Worlds Bottom is the only character who mingles freely and openly among the humans and the fairies, at least on stage anyway. (Puck moves in and out of both worlds, too, but his pranks on the human characters are done in secret.) In fact, Bottom cavorts with the fairies like it's no big deal and never really worries about the fact that Titania's love for him is completely inappropriate. At one point, | Rio Rio You're Reading a Free Preview Pages 3 to 24 are not shown in this preview. This action might not be possible to undo. Are you sure you want to continue? CANCEL We've moved you to where you read on your other device. Get the full title to continue Get the full title to continue reading from where you left off, or restart the preview. Restart preview |
Which artist designed the 'Chupa Chups' logo? | Salvador Dalí's Real Masterpiece: The Logo For Chupa Chups Lollipops | Co.Design | business + design Salvador Dalí's Real Masterpiece: The Logo For Chupa Chups Lollipops Working at a cafe table for an hour, Salvador Dalí managed to design a logo that’s sold billions. Recent posts Follow The Life Of Plastic In Photos, From The Factory To The Ocean This Company Is Challenging Apple's Design Empire With A $129 Computer William Gibson's "Neuromancer" Gets A Cover Made With--What Else?--Code Everything Is Awful So Let's All Escape To This Treehouse For Grown-Ups Belinda Lanks 03.08.12 9:22 AM Salvador Dalí, the wacky surrealist known for his signature pointy mustache and painting melting clocks, was also graphic designer behind the classic Chupa Chups—an enduringly sweet, bright rendition of a daisy. The Catalan lollipop made its first appearance in 1958, when the company founder Enric Bernat hatched the idea of placing a bonbon on a stick. He called the product "GOL," imagining the candy as a soccer ball and the open mouth a net. It didn’t go over well. So Bernat hired an ad agency that renamed his product "Chupa Chups" (from the Spanish chupar, meaning "to suck"). All that was left was the branding. In 1969 , Bernat complained about what he had while having coffee with his artist friend—none other than Salvador Dalí. You need a logo?! According to lore , the painter went to work immediately, doodling for an hour on newspapers that were laying around. Dalí's version masterfully integrated the wordmark into the daisy design, and has hardly changed since. And Phaidon points us to one subtle, extremely smart feature of the design: Acutely aware of presentation, Dalí insisted that his design be placed on top of the lolly, rather than the side, so that it could always be viewed intact. It’s proved to be one of the most enduring pieces of branding ever and one that’s still used today, four billion sales later. What would induce the famous artist to take on such a project? Dinero. The guy rarely turned it down, causing surrealist poet André Breton to nickname him "Avida Dollars"—an anagram of Dalí's name that roughly translates to "eager for cash." [Image: p4nc0np4n ] Never miss a story. | Raf Simons' biography | British Vogue By Jessica Bumpus Monday 25 July 2011 RAF SIMONS was born in Belgium in 1968 and, aside from his sub-culturally-inspired and independent aesthetic, is a designer best-known for his dramatic career change - from the world of industrial and furniture design to the world of menswear. Simons launched his label in 1995 and, ten years later, in 2005 was appointed creative director of Jil Sander - a role in which he flourished, even though it was one he had to take on without having met the label's eponymous founder first. "So I approached it in the way I thought of the brand - I loved and respected the brand, it was one of my favourites," he said. The first time he did meet Sander was at a hotdog stand. Simons graduated in Industrial Design and Furniture Design in 1991 and went on to start working as a furniture designer for various galleries, having previously interned at the design studio of Walter Van Beirendonck. Encouraged by Linda Loppa, head of the fashion department at the Antwerp Royal Academy, Simons - self-trained - became a menswear designer and launched his Raf Simons label. He designed the menswear outfits for Ruffo Research for spring/summer 1999 and autumn/winter 1999-2000. In March 2000, Simons shut down his company to take a sabbatical. Following a new deal with Belgian manufacturer, Gysemans Clothing Industry, the company was started back up again in 2001. Simons was appointed head professor of the fashion department of the University of Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria in October 2000 - a position he held until June 2005. He won the Swiss Textiles Award in November 2003. In June 2005, the new Raf by Raf Simons line launched. To coincide with the label's 10th anniversary,Raf Simons Redux, a book by Peter De Potter and Simons,was published. Simons was named creative director of Jil Sander - menswear and womenswear - in July 2005. He developed a seasonal special edition collection for Fred Perry in 2008 - a collaboration which is ongoing. Simons is inspired by the world around him, fuelled by his love for both rebellious youth cultures and traditional menswear. His look is all about modern proportions, pure construction and new shapes. He lives and works in Antwerp, Belgium. On December 13 2011, Simons was said to be finalising contracts which would see him replace John Galliano as creative director of Dior following Galliano's dismissal earlier in the year. On February 23 2012, it was announced that Simons would leave Jil Sander following the presentation of the label's autumn/winter 2012-13 women's collection. Shortly after, it was revealed that Simons would be replaced by the label's founder Jil Sander, who would return to the label having previously left in 2004. On April 9 2012, it was confirmed that Simons had taken over as the new creative director of Dior and would show his first collection during the Couture collections in July. A spokesperson for Simons confirmed following his appointment at Dior that his eponymous menswear line would continue as before, with Simons at the creative helm. "The Raf Simons brand continues with no changes," the spokesperson told us. "The spring/summer 2013 show will be presented in Paris next June." Following his appointment, Simons lauded Christian Dior forproducing such an impressive "body of work" in such a short timespan. "The shape evolution was constant, it was veryrevolutionary," he told WWD. "The impact wasimmediate." Raf Simons's Dior In Vogue By Lucy Hutchings Raf Simons To Depart Dior By Lauren Milligan |
Feta cheese is made primarily from the milk of what animal? | Feta - Cheese.com Find over 1750 specialty cheeses from 74 countries in the world's greatest cheese resource Feta Feta is undoubtedly one of the most famous Greek cheeses. In fact, Feta occupies 70% stake in Greek cheese consumption. The cheese is protected by EU legislations and only those cheeses manufactured in Macedonia, Thrace, Thessaly, Central Mainland Greece, the Peloponnese and Lesvos can be called ‘feta’. Similar cheeses produced elsewhere in the eastern Mediterranean and around the Black Sea, outside the EU, are often called ‘white cheese’. To create traditional feta, 30 percent goat's milk is mixed with sheep's milk of animals grazing on pastures in the specific appellation of origin regions. Now-a-days, many stores sell goat and cow’s milk feta as well. The firmness, texture and flavour differ from region to region, but in general, cheese from Macedonia and Thrace is mild, softer and creamier, less salty with fewer holes. Feta made in Thessaly and Central Greece has a more intense, robust flavour. Peloponnese feta is dryer in texture, full flavoured and more open. Local environment, animal breeds, cultures all have an impact on the texture, flavour and aroma of feta. On the whole, Feta is a pickled curd cheese that has a salty and tangy taste enhanced by the brine solution. The texture depends on the age which can be extremely creamy, or crumbly dry. Upon maturation of 2 months, feta is sold in blocks submerged in brine. The cheese can be used a table cheese or melted on a traditional Greek salad, spanakopita, pizza or pie. It tastes delicious with olive oil, roasted red peppers and nuts. If required, it can be washed under water to remove the extra saltiness. The salty flavour of Feta pairs well with beer, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc and Zinfandel. Made from pasteurized or unpasteurized goat 's and sheep 's milk Country of origin: Greece Region: Macedonia, Thrace, Thessaly, Central Mainland Greece, the Peloponnese and Lesvos Family: Feta Fat content (in dry matter): 16% Fat content: 21 g/100g | Account Suspended Account Suspended This Account has been suspended. Contact your hosting provider for more information. |
Desiree is a variety of what vegetable? | Desiree Seed Potatoes and Plants, Vegetable Gardening at HeirloomSolutions.com Description Introduced from The Netherlands in 1962. In our garden, this is a must each year. The best red skinned, golden fleshed potato available. Moist creamy texture, an excellent choice for a general use potato. Heirloom Solutions reserves the right to substitute a similar variety in the event of a crop failure. More Information Ready to pick in 95 to 100 days Related Items | Blue Grass Airport | Lexington, KY :: LEXINGTON SISTER CITIES DISPLAY UNVEILED BLUE GRASS AIRPORT AND LEXINGTON SISTER CITIES COMMISSION UNVEIL AIRPORT DISPLAY May 17, 2010 – Today officials from the Lexington Sister Cities Commission and Blue Grass Airport unveiled a new display honoring its four Sister Cities. Prominently located at the concourse exit at Blue Grass Airport, the display will illustrate to passengers from around the world Lexington's international affiliation with Deauville (France), County Kildare (Ireland), Shinhidaka (Japan) and Newmarket (England). "Lexington-Fayette County has a long history of reaching out to form global partnerships, so it is an important step that we highlight our Sister Cities relationships with those who go through our airport," said Councilmember and Sister Cities Commission Member Linda Gorton. The new signage includes photographs representing the culture of each Lexington Sister City. Entitled "Five Cities, One Goal: A Better World" the signage includes a prominent image of a central Kentucky Thoroughbred farm, since all five cities share a strong connection to the Thoroughbred horse. Other images represent special qualities about each of the other four cities: • The furled festive beach umbrellas of French resort Deauville, • The placid sheep of Kildare, raised both for food and their high-quality wool, • The breathtaking cherry blossoms of • Shinhidaka that bloom in the spring, and • The Newmarket Clock Tower built in 1887 to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. "Blue Grass Airport is proud to be sponsoring this display with the Lexington Sister Cities Commission," said Eric Frankl, executive director at Blue Grass Airport. "With nearly one million passengers traveling through Blue Grass Airport annually, this new display will increase passenger awareness of our global partners." A Sister City relationship is created when an American community joins with a community in another nation to develop friendly and meaningful exchanges. The Sister City program was launched by the White House in 1956 as a national concept when President Dwight D. Eisenhower called for massive exchanges between Americans and the people of other lands. Hundreds of American cities responded and Lexington was one of the first when it twinned with Deauville, France in 1957. Blue Grass Airport, the Official Airport of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, is served by seven major airlines providing convenient non-stop service to 13 major hub cities and connecting service to hundreds of destinations worldwide. 4000 Terminal Drive, Suite 206 • Lexington, KY 40510-9607 |
Which TV detective had a dog called simply “Dog”? | TV page of ULTIMATE MYSTERY/DETECTIVE WEB GUIDE A: Mystery/Detective Television Series Acapulco 27 Feb 1961-24 Apr 1961 (NBC-UA-Libra) 8 30-minute episodes, black and white, Mystery/Detective Action- Adventure; Patrick Malone and Gregg Miles, a pair of Korean war vets based in Acapulco, are bodyguards for attorney Mr.Carver. Starring:- JAMES COBURN as Gregg Miles; RALPH TAEGER as Patrick Malone; ALLISON HAYES as Chloe; TELLY SAVALAS as Mr. Carver; BOBBY TROUP as Bobby; and JASON ROBARDS, Sr. as Max Acapulco H.E.A.T 1993-94 and 1996-97 (Syndicated) 48 60-minute episodes; Espionage/Mystery/Detective Action Adventure; From a hotel base in Acapulco, our heroes from Hemisphere Emergency Action Team are the best anti-terrorist team fighting crime. They pose as photographers.Filmed in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Starring: CATHERINE OXENBERG as Ashley Hunter-Coddington (1993-94); BRENDAN KELLY as Mike Savage (1993-94); ALISON ARMITAGE as Cat-Catherine Avery Pascal; SPENCER ROCHFORT as Brett (1993-94); HOLLY FLORIA as Krissie Valentine (1993-94);MICHAEL WORTH as Tommy Chase; RANDY VASQUEZ as Marcos (1993-94); GRAHAM HEYWOOD as Arthur Small (1993-94); FABIO as Claudio (1993-94); JOHN VERNON as Mr Smith (1993-94); LYDIE DENIER as Nicole Bernard (1996-97); CHRISTA SAULS as Joanna Barnes (1996-97); Theme Music by: Michael Lloyd, Tommy Oliver, Jim Ervin; Performed by Pepper Mashay. Ace Crawford, Private Eye 15 Mar 1983-12 Apr 1983 (CBS/Conway); 7 Apr 1984-? (UK: ITV Yorkshire TV); 5 30-minute episodes; Mystery/Detective Sitcom; lucky but bumbling private detective; starring TIM CONWAY as Ace Crawford; Producers: Philip Weltman, Ron Clark; JOE REGALBUTO as Toomey; BILLY BARTY as Inch; SHERA DANESE as Luana; BILL HENDERSON as Mello; DICK CHRISTIE as Lt Fanning. Ace Crawford, Private Eye on Geocities Ace Crawford, Private Eye on about.com Ace Crawford, Private Eye on E! Online AD Police Files (Japan) (Animated) Set in "MegaTokyo" in 2027 AD, relentless technological development has resulted in the creation of Boomers, artificially intelligent androids with the potential to free mankind from physical labor. But anything that can be used can also be misused... AD Police Files: CD-ROMs Content Warning: Contains Nudity, Violence, Adult Situations. Recommended for Mature Audiences ONLY. Adam-12 21 Sep 1968-20 May 1975 (NBC/Universal/Jack Webb) 150 30-minute episodes; starring: MARTIN MILNER as Officer Pete Molloy; KENT McCORD as Officer Jim Reed; WILLIAM BOYETT as Sgt McDonald; GARY CROSBY as Officer Ed Wells; SHARON CLARIDGE as Dispatcher's Voice; WILLIAM STEVENS as Officer Jerry Walters (1968-69); JACK HOGAN as Sgt Jerry Miller (1969); MIKKI JAMISON as Jean Reed (1969); CLAUDE JOHNSON as Officer Norm Green (1970-71); FRED STROMSOE as Officer Woods (1974-75); WILLIAM ELLIOTT as Officer Grant (1974-75). New Adam-12 4 Oct 1989 (Syndicated), 52 60-minute episodes; starring Peter Parros as Officer Gus Grant, Ethan Wayne as Officer Matt Doyle, Miguel Fernandes as Santos {more cast: to be done} adam-12.com Adam-12 episode list at desiluweb.com Adam-12 at tvwav.com Adam-12 at Open Directory The Adventure of Ellery Queen 1950-52 (Dumont-ABC) black and white Creators: Frederic Dannay, Manfred Bennington Lee [see: Authors Q: Ellery Queen] Mystery/Detective drama series. Ellery Queen, a Mystery writer, keeps solving murders, while his father is an Inspector with the NYPD. December 1951: show switched from Dumont to ABC; January 1951, Lee Bowman became Ellery Queen, after the sudden death of Richard Hart. See also: Ellery Queen [1954]; The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen [1958]; Ellery Queen [1975]. Starring: RICHARD HART as Ellery Queen (1950-51); LEE BOWMAN as Ellery Queen (1951-52); FLORENZ AMES as Inspector Richard Queen. The Adventures of Fu Manchu 1956 (Syndicated) | TRIVIA - TV AND THE MOVIES TRIVIA - TV AND THE MOVIES What TV show lost Jim Carrey when he stepped into the movies? In Living Color. Who plays a paleontologist on Friends? David Schwimmer. What aging pop icon forgot the lyrics to We Can Work It Out on MTV Unplugged? Paul McCartney. What segment of the TV industry receives ACE Awards? Paul McCartney. What classic quiz show was originally titled Occupation Unknown? What's My Line? What 1966 TV show theme by Lalo Schifrin made a comeback in a 1996 blockbuster move? Mission: Impossible. Consumer News and Business Channel. How many fingers does Homer Simpson have? Eight. What sitcom character moved from a Boston barstool to a Seattle radio station? Dr. Frasier Crane. What Saturday Night Live cast member played Kap'n Karl on Pee-wee's Playhouse? Phil Hartman. What M*A*S*H principal won Emmys for acting, writing and directing? Alan Alda. What cable network drew twice its usual audience for a show called The Wonderful World of Dung? The Discovery Channel. What TV host went gold with the CD Romantic Christmas? John Tesh. What sitcom spawned the hit song I'll Be There For You? Friends. What MTV twosome are known as "The Bad Boys" in Mexico? Beavis and Butt head. What Indianapolis weatherman of the 1970s once forecast hail "the size of canned hams"? David Letterman. What kid's show's interracial cast needed riot police protection during a 1969 trip to Mississippi? Sesame Street's. What gritty 1990's TV drama series is subtitled Life on the Street? Homicide. What entertainer's wedding prompted NBC to order 10,000 tulips from Holland? Tiny Tim's. What sitcom helped John Larroquette earn three straight supporting actor Emmy Awards? Night Court. Who once observed: "This is America. You can't make a horse testify against himself"? Mr. Ed. What Marx Brother's name spelled backwards is the name of a daytime talk show host? Harpo's. Who began his radio shows with: "Good evening, Mr. ad Mrs. America and all the ships at sea, let's go to press"? Walter Winchell. What TV star said of his worldwide fame: "I didn't know I could top Knight Rider"? David Hasselhoff. What sitcom was among the top 20 most watched shows every season during its entire run, form 1984 to 1992? The Cosby Show. Who inherited Tom Snyder's CNBC talk-show slot in 1995? Charles Grodin. What was the fist sitcom to be broadcast from videotape, in 1971? All in the Family. 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Who anointed Saul as the first King of Israel? | 1 Samuel 10 ESV - Saul Anointed King - Then Samuel took a - Bible Gateway 1 Samuel 10English Standard Version (ESV) Saul Anointed King 10 Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head and kissed him and said, “Has not the Lord anointed you to be prince[ a ] over his people Israel? And you shall reign over the people of the Lord and you will save them from the hand of their surrounding enemies. And this shall be the sign to you that the Lord has anointed you to be prince[ b ] over his heritage. 2 When you depart from me today, you will meet two men by Rachel's tomb in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah, and they will say to you, ‘The donkeys that you went to seek are found, and now your father has ceased to care about the donkeys and is anxious about you, saying, “What shall I do about my son?”’ 3 Then you shall go on from there farther and come to the oak of Tabor. Three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine. 4 And they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall accept from their hand. 5 After that you shall come to Gibeath-elohim,[ c ] where there is a garrison of the Philistines. And there, as soon as you come to the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre before them, prophesying. 6 Then the Spirit of the Lord will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man. 7 Now when these signs meet you, do what your hand finds to do, for God is with you. 8 Then go down before me to Gilgal. And behold, I am coming down to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Seven days you shall wait, until I come to you and show you what you shall do.” 9 When he turned his back to leave Samuel, God gave him another heart. And all these signs came to pass that day. 10 When they came to Gibeah,[ d ] behold, a group of prophets met him, and the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he prophesied among them. 11 And when all who knew him previously saw how he prophesied with the prophets, the people said to one another, “What has come over the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?” 12 And a man of the place answered, “And who is their father?” Therefore it became a proverb, “Is Saul also among the prophets?” 13 When he had finished prophesying, he came to the high place. 14 Saul's uncle said to him and to his servant, “Where did you go?” And he said, “To seek the donkeys. And when we saw they were not to be found, we went to Samuel.” 15 And Saul's uncle said, “Please tell me what Samuel said to you.” 16 And Saul said to his uncle, “He told us plainly that the donkeys had been found.” But about the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel had spoken, he did not tell him anything. Saul Proclaimed King 17 Now Samuel called the people together to the Lord at Mizpah. 18 And he said to the people of Israel, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.’ 19 But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your calamities and your distresses, and you have said to him, ‘Set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and by your thousands.” 20 Then Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot. 21 He brought the tribe of Benjamin near by its clans, and the clan of the Matrites was taken by lot;[ e ] and Saul the son of Kish was taken by lot. But when they sought him, he could not be found. 22 So they inquired again of the Lord, “Is there a man still to come?” and the Lord said, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.” 23 Then they ran and took him from there. And when he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward. 24 And Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him whom the Lord has chosen | Bethlehem | town, West Bank | Britannica.com town, West Bank Alternative Titles: Bayt Laḥm, Bet Leḥem, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Bethlehem-Judah Related Topics Saint Jerome Bethlehem, Arabic Bayt Laḥm (“House of Meat”), Hebrew Bet Leḥem (“House of Bread”), town in the West Bank , situated in the Judaean Hills, 5 miles (8 km) south of Jerusalem . According to the Gospels (Matthew 2; Luke 2), Bethlehem was the site of the nativity of Jesus Christ . Christian theology has linked this with the belief that his birth there fulfills the Old Testament prophecy of Israel’s future ruler coming from Bethlehem Ephrathah (Micah 5:2). Some modern New Testament scholars believe parts of the Gospel accounts to be later accretions and hold that Jesus was born in Nazareth , his childhood home, but normative Christian belief has sanctified Bethlehem as Jesus’ birthplace for almost two millennia. Bethlehem, West Bank. Manger Square and the Church of the Nativity during the traditional Christmas procession in … Nasser Shiyoukhi/AP In the Bible the city is often referred to as Bethlehem Ephrathah, or Bethlehem-Judah. An ancient settlement, it is possibly mentioned in the Amarna Letters (14th-century-bce diplomatic documents found at Tell el-Amarna , Egypt), but the reading there is uncertain. Bethlehem is first mentioned in the Bible in connection with Rachel , who died on the wayside near there (Genesis 35:19). It is the setting for most of the Book of Ruth and was the presumed birthplace, and certainly the home, of Ruth’s descendant King David; there he was anointed king of Israel by the prophet Samuel (I Samuel 16). The town was fortified by Rehoboam, David’s grandson and the first king of Judah after the division of the state between Israel and Judah (II Chronicles 11). During the Jewish return to Palestine after the Babylonian Exile (516 bce and following), the town was repopulated; later a Roman garrison was there during the Second Jewish Revolt led by Bar Kokhba (135 ce). Similar Topics Janīn The site of the Nativity of Jesus was identified by St. Justin Martyr , a 2nd-century Christian apologist, as a manger in “a cave close to the village”; the cave, now under the nave of the Church of the Nativity in the heart of the town, has been continuously venerated by Christians since then. St. Helena (c. 248–c. 328), mother of the first Christian Roman emperor ( Constantine I ), had a church built over the cave; later destroyed, it was rebuilt in substantially its present form by Emperor Justinian (reigned 527–565). The Church of the Nativity is thus one of the oldest Christian churches extant . Frequent conflicts have arisen over the jurisdiction of various faiths at the sacred site, often incited by outside interests; thus, for example, the theft in 1847 of the silver star marking the exact traditional locus of the Nativity was an ostensible factor in the international crisis over the holy places that ultimately led to the Crimean War (1854–56). The church was later divided between the Greek Orthodox , Roman Catholic , and Armenian Orthodox faiths. Greek Orthodox priests and worshippers gather for a mass at the Church of the Nativity in … Kevin Frayer/AP The town has been a monastic centre for centuries; St. Jerome built a monastery there and, with the aid of Palestinian rabbis, translated the Old Testament into Latin from the original Hebrew (5th century ce). This, together with the New Testament, which he had translated from the Greek before going to Palestine, constitutes the Vulgate , the standard Latin translation of the Bible used by the Roman Catholic Church. In modern times, Bethlehem was administered as part of the British mandate of Palestine (1920–48; see Palestine: The British mandate ); after the first of the Arab-Israeli wars in 1948–49, it was in the territory annexed by Jordan in 1950 and placed in Al-Quds (Jerusalem) muḥāfaẓah (governorate). After the Six-Day War of 1967, it was part of the Israeli-occupied territory of the West Bank (see Arab-Israeli wars ). Bethlehem came under control of the Palestinian Authority in the wake |
Which is the oldest tower of the Tower of London? | Tower of London - the towers England > London > Tower of London > Tower of London towers Tower of London by Kathy McGillick The Tower of London is a combination of buildings begun during the time of William the Conqueror. Originally built as a fortress, to keep hostile Londoners at bay it was also used to sight approaching enemies on the Thames River. It has been used as a palace, a library, a mint, a treasury, a bank, an arsenal and an observatory. The most famous reputation is that of a prison. There are several towers within the Tower of London, the oldest part of the building and the most conspicuous being the White Tower [which was named during the 13th-century when Henry III had it whitewashed}. This is the central keep built by William the Conqueror and completed by his sons William Rufus and Henry I. The walls of the White Tower are 15 feet thick and it is 90 feet high. Of interest is that one of the Four Corners (turrets) contained the first royal observatory. The White Tower currently contains the Chapel of St. John, one of the few unchanged areas where the Royal Family and the court worshipped and where the knights of the Order of Bath spent their Vigil the night before the king or queen was crowned. The White tower also contains an exhibition of arms, armor and torture instruments. The Middle Tower was built in the 13th century and the archway, together with Byward Tower and Bloody Tower were defended by portcullises (spiked like gates), two of which are still there. The Bloody Tower was originally known as the Garden Tower. [The name Bloody Tower, however, is only traced back to 1571] It was here that two little princes Edward V and his brother Richard, Duke of York, were supposedly murdered in 1483 with orders from Richard Duke of Gloucester, who was subsequently crowned Richard III. Many years later, during the reign of Charles II, two sets of bones of young boys were found under a stairway (the presiding king ordered the bodies buried in Westminster Abbey) and thus the name Bloody Tower came about due to treachery and murder within its walls. In 1603 Sir Walter Raleigh became a prisoner here - the period during which he wrote his History of the World, but he was kept "prisoner" in what was considered "comfortable circumstances". He was released in 1616 and died in 1618 when James I had him beheaded. The Wakefield Tower is where Henry VI (founded Eton and Cambridge University) was brutally murdered. In 1471, during the time of the 'Wars of the Roses' - England's medieval civil war, he was stabbed to death while praying. The Wakefield Tower housed the Crown Jewels from 1879-1967 but it is now an empty tower. Important prisoners were kept in Beauchamp Tower, where the inside walls are still covered with graffiti and inscriptions carved by the prisoners. The most elaborate is a memorial to the five Dudley brothers, one of whom was Lord Guilford Dudley, husband of Lady Jane Grey - the pair was executed in 1554. The Tower Green is where two of Henry III's queens and several other people at his request were beheaded. It was a rare honor to be beheaded inside the tower; most people were executed outside on Tower Hill, so the crowds who enjoyed such events could get a better view. The Traitor's Gate was originally known as Water Gate but the name was changed when it began to be used as a landing place for traitors. This is where the prisoner boats arrived, many hoping they would be ransomed or pardoned. In more modern times, German spies were executed in the courtyards during the two World Wars, and in 1941, Hitler's deputy - Rudolph Hess, was actually imprisoned in the Tower. The Jewel House is where you'll find the Crown Jewels, a collection of gold, silver, precious stones and other royal regalia. The Chapel Royal and St. Peter ad Vincula is the oldest chapel royal in England. It is in this chapel that most of those who died on Tower Hill and six of the seven executed on Tower Green were laid to rest under flagstones without ceremony. 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Thomas Becket was murdered where? | The Murder of Thomas Becket, 1170 The Murder Of Thomas Becket, 1170 Printer Friendly Version >>> A sword's crushing blow extinguished the life of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, on a cold December evening as he struggled on the steps of his altar. The brutal event sent a tremor through Medieval Europe. Public opinion of the time and subsequent history have laid the blame for the murder at the feet of Becket's former close personal friend, King Henry II. Becket was born in 1118, in Normandy the son of an English merchant. His family was well off, his father a former Sheriff of London. Becket benefited from his family's status first by being sent to Paris for his education and from there to England where he joined the household of Theobold, the then Archbishop of Canterbury. Becket's administrative skills, his charm, intelligence and diplomacy propelled him forward. The archbishop sent him to Paris to study law and upon his return to England made him Archdeacon of Canterbury. A Medieval Mass Becket's big break came in 1154, when Theobold introduced him to the newly crowned King, Henry II. The two hit it off immediately, their similar personal chemistries forming a strong bond between them. Henry named Becket his Chancellor. Archbishop Theobold died in 1161, and Henry immediately saw the opportunity to increase his influence over the Church by naming his loyal advisor to the highest ecclesiastical post in the land. Henry petitioned the Pope who agreed. There was only one slight hindrance. Becket, busy at court, had never been ordained. No problem, Becket was first invested as a priest. The next day he was ordained a Bishop, and that afternoon, June 2, 1162, made Archbishop of Canterbury. If King Henry believed that by having "his man" in the top post of the Church, he could easily impose his will upon this powerful religious institution, he was sadly mistaken. Becket's allegiance shifted from the court to the Church inspiring him to take a stand against his king. In those days, the Church reserved the right to try felonious clerics in their own religious courts of justice and not those of the crown. Henry was determined to increase control of his realm by eliminating this custom. In 1163, a Canon accused of murder was acquitted by a church court. The public outcry demanded justice and the Canon was brought before a court of the king. Becket's protest halted this attempt but the action spurred King Henry to change the laws to extend his courts' jurisdiction over the clergy. Becket vacillated in his support of the king, finally refusing to agree to changes in the law. His stand prompted a royal summons to Henry's court at Northampton and the king's demand to know what Becket had done with the large sums of money that had passed through his hands as Chancellor. "Who will rid meddlesome priest?" Seeing the writing on the wall, Becket fled to France where he remained in exile for six years. The two former friends appeared to resolve their dispute in 1170 when King Henry and Becket met in Normandy. On November 30, Becket crossed the Channel returning to his post at Canterbury. Earlier, while in France, Becket had excomunicated the Bishops of London and Salisbury for their support of the king. Now, Becket remained steadfast in his refusal to absolve the bishops. This news threw King Henry (still in France) into a rage in which he was purported to shout: "What sluggards, what cowards have I brought up in my court, who care nothing for their allegiance to their lord. Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest." The king's exact words have been lost to history but his outrage inspired four knights to sail to England to rid the realm of this annoying prelate. They arrived at Canterbury during the afternoon of December 29 and immediately searched for the Archbishop. Becket fled to the Cathedral where a service was in progress. The knights found him at the altar, drew their swords and began hacking at their victim finally splitting his skull. The death of Becket unnerved the king. The kni | Dr. King's Assassination Home » Events » Dr. King's Assassination Dr. King's Assassination Background: On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated by a sniper's bullet while standing on the second-floor balcony of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. As news of King's death spread, violent riots broke out in African American neighborhoods in over one hundred cities across the United States. King, who was the nation's foremost civil rights leader, had returned to Memphis to lead a nonviolent march in support of the city's striking sanitation workers. On April 8, King's widow, Coretta Scott King, and the couple's four small children led a crowd estimated at forty thousand in a silent march through the streets of Memphis to honor the fallen leader and support the cause of the city's black sanitation workers. The next day, funerary rites for King were held in his hometown, Atlanta, Georgia. Following a nationally televised broadcast of his funeral service at Ebenezer Baptist Church, King's body was led three-and-a-half miles through the city's streets, with more than one hundred thousand mourners in tow, to Morehouse College where a second funeral service was performed. King's assassin, James Earl Ray, was apprehended by authorities in London, England after a two-month international manhunt. Upon his extradition to Tennessee, Ray pleaded guilty to the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr. and was given a ninety-nine year jail sentence. |
What is the capital of The Isle of man? | Isle of Man Facts, Facts about Isle of Man Know Facts about World Countries Afghanistan Facts Where is Isle of Man? The Isle of Man, also called Mann is a British Crown Dependency, located in the middle of the northern Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. What is the capital of Isle of Man? Douglas is the capital of the Isle of Man. With a population of 26,218, it is also the largest town of the Isle of Man. Located at the mouth of the River Douglas, Douglas is the main business, financial, transport, and entertainment hub of the island. The River Douglas forms part of the town's harbor and is the main commercial port. The town is also home to the High Courts and other government buildings of the Isle of Man. How big is Isle of Man? The Isle of Man covers a total area of 221 square miles. The British Crown Dependency has an estimated population of over 80,085. Who are the political leaders of Isle of Man? The Isle of Man is a self-governing British Crown Dependency. The island is a parliamentary democracy and a Constitutional monarchy. Lord of Mann - Elizabeth II Lieutenant Governor - Adam Wood Chief Minister - Allan Bell What currency is used in Isle of Man? The pound sterling denoted by the ISO 4217 code GBP is the official currency of the Isle of Man. It is commonly called the pound, and is the official currency of the United Kingdom, its Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It is subdivided into 100 pence. What is the official language of Isle of Man? English is the official language of the Isle of Man. Manx Gaelic was also given official status in 1985. Manx is Goidelic Celtic language; it used to be spoken earlier by the majority of the population, but in recent times it is considered "critically endangered". What is the religion of Isle of Man? Christianity is the predominant religion of the Isle of Man. The diocese church is the main Christian denomination followed by the Methodist Church, Pentecostal church. The island also has a small Muslim and Jewish community. What is the economy of Isle of Man like? The Isle of Man has a low-tax economy. The island does not levy any capital gains tax, wealth tax, stamp duty, or inheritance tax. Manufacturing, offshore banking, and tourism are the key sectors of the economy. Agriculture and fishing are also important. In 2003, the gross domestic product (PPP) of the island was estimated at $2.113 billion, while the per capita was $35,000. What is the national symbol of the Isle of Man? The Tree Cassyn Vannin or "three legs of Mann" is the national symbol of the Isle of Man. The Manx triskelion dates back to the late thirteenth century and is believed to have originated in Sicily. The symbol is found in the official flag and official coat of arms of the island. | Lighthouses of Denmark: West Coast Lighthouses of Denmark: West Coast Denmark , located at the mouth of the Baltic Sea, includes the north-pointing peninsula of Jylland (Jutland) in the west and a large number of islands to the east. The capital, Copenhagen, is on the island of Sjælland. Other major Danish islands include Fyn (between Sjælland and Jylland), Lolland and Falster (south of Sjælland) and Bornholm (farther east in the Baltic). The Skaggerak is a sound separating Jylland from Norway to the northwest, while the Kattegat separates Jylland from Sweden to the northeast. This page covers lighthouses on the west coast of Jylland and on the Limfjord waterway that crosses the northern part of the peninsula. The southern part of this coast faces the North Sea, and the northern part faces Norway across the Skaggerak. The Danish word for a lighthouse is fyr. The front light of a range is the forfyr and the rear light is the bagfyr. Næs is a cape, odde a narrow promontory or isthmus, ø is an island, and havn is a harbor. In October 2011, the government placed maintenance of Danish aids to navigation under the Danish Maritime Authority (Søfartsstyrelsen). ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights . DFL numbers are from the Dansk Fyrliste. Admiralty numbers are from volume B of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 114. General Sources Official Danish light list (in .pdf format); the list also includes lights of Greenland and Faroes. Hanstholm Light, Thisted, October 2005 photo copyright Malte Werning; used by permission Bovbjerg Light, Lemvig, June 2008 Flickr Creative Commons photo by Johan Wieland Syddanmark (Southern Denmark) Region Lighthouses Note: Additional lighthouses of the Syddanmark region are listed on the Southeast Jylland and Fyn and Langeland pages. Esbjerg Lighthouses * Esbjerg Trafikhavn Sydmole (South Mole) (2) 2014 (station established 1889). Active; focal plane 8 m (26 ft); continuous green light. 5 m (17 ft) square skeletal tower with lantern and enclosed upper portion, painted green. Köhler has a photo . The original lighthouse, a 5 m (17 ft) round cast iron tower with a domed lantern, was removed and scrapped in 2014. That tower was green in the Anke/Jens photo (July 2005) and in Huelse's photo , although it was white in Trabas's photo . Google has a 2010 street view across the harbor and a satellite view . The Trafikhavn (Commercial Harbor) is one of several small basins in the harbor facilities at Esbjerg. Located at the end of the Trafikhavn South Mole; apparently accessible by walking the mole. Site open, tower closed. DFL-0075; Admiralty B1796; NGA 10792. * Esbjerg Trafikhavn Nordmole (North Mole) (1) 2014 (station established 1889). Active; focal plane 8 m (26 ft); continuous red light. 5 m (17 ft) square skeletal tower with lantern and enclosed upper portion, painted red. Köhler has a photo . The original lighthouse, a 5 m (17 ft) round cast iron tower with a domed lantern, was removed and scrapped in 2014. Trabas has an excellent closeup photo by Klaus Kern (note the south mole light in the background, painted green), Huelse also has a photo , and Google has a 2010 street view across the harbor and a satellite view . Huelse has a postcard view of a former mole lighthouse. Site open, tower closed. Located at the end of the Trafikhavn North Mole; apparently accessible by walking the mole. DFL-0074; Admiralty B1794; NGA 10788. * Esbjerg 1923. Active; focal plane 6 m (20 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, 2 s on, 2 s off, 6 s on, 2 s off. 5 m (17 ft) wood building; the light is shown through a square window. Lighthouse painted white with one red horizontal band. Huelse also has a good photo , Lemvigh has a page for the light, Köhler has a photo , and Google has a satellite view . |
Mirin is a type of wine used for flavouring the cuisine of which country? | What is Mirin? (with picture) What is Mirin? Last Modified Date: 16 December 2016 Copyright Protected: Can you see through these real-life optical illusions? Characterized by a sweet taste and a low alcohol content, mirin is a popular Japanese cooking wine. While it's most commonly used in cooking, the wine is sometimes employed as a ceremonial drink at the beginning of the new year and a few other special occasions. Its main benefit is the dash of sweetness that the alcohol provides for a number of dishes and sauces that are common to Japanese cuisine. In appearance, mirin has a golden hue that is very pleasing to the eye. In addition, the inclusion of this sweet cooking wine will also provide slight sheen when used to prepare fish and various types of meat. Using it as an ingredient for coating or covering with a sauce helps to enhance the presentation of the dish, helping the food to be as visually appealing as it is flavorful. The creation of this wine begins with use glutinous rice that is combined with distilled spirits. Manufacturers only allow the fermentation process to go so far, since the focus is on achieving the correct level of sweetness and not necessarily a given level of alcohol content. It is the sweet property of the wine that helps to lessen the overall impact of strong fish odors in a number of recipes, while still managing to enhance the flavors of other ingredients in the recipe. Ad While mirin does not have a high alcohol content, it is often found in the liquor department of supermarkets, as well as in wine and spirits shops. This is true even for the two ceremonial versions that are used to celebrate the new year, hon and shin. Because the sweet taste is very strong, a small amount of wine in a recipe will produce excellent results. Mirin is still primarily an additive in dishes that are indigenous to Japan, but more people are choosing to use it as an ingredient in other dishes as well. It is ideal for toning down strong tastes and odors with a variety of meats, which may allow it become a more common item in kitchens around the world. Ad | Wines from Hungary, Other Europe Shop for Tokay/Tokaji wine Wine of Kings and the King of Wines The most well-known and important wine in Hungary is Tokay-Aszú, truly one of the world's greatest sweet wines. Louis XIV – France's Sun King – once called the wine, "vinum regum, rex vinorum," translated as, "the wine of kings and the king of wine." Unfortunately, the king of wine suffered during Hungary's 50-year communist regime - exports of Tokay-Aszú decreased and the vineyards were nationalized with a focus on lower quality and higher quantity. When the communist government fell in 1989, the vines for making Tokay-Aszú were in a state of disrepair. With the help of investors and the creation of the Royal Tokaji Wine Company, the Hungarian vineyards and wine industry were rebuilt. Notable Facts While Tokay-Aszú is the most important and most imported of Hungarian wines, it only represents about 10% of the total wine produced. The rest of Hungary is spotted with over 20 different wine regions, most cultivating both the indigenous varieties of the country and several international varieties that arrived with the post-communism investors. In the whites, the indigenous variety of Furmint plays double duty, making still white wines and remaining the most crucial grape in the Tokay blend. Other indigenous varieties include Hárslevelú, Olaszrizling (Welschriesling) and Irsai Oliver, a newcomer that produces delicious dry whites. The international varieties of Chardonnay , Sauvignon Blanc , Riesling , and Muscat also play a role. For reds, Merlot is the most popular of the international crowd, while on the indigenous side you have Kadarka and Kékfrankos (the Hungarian name for Austria's Blaufränkisch). About Tokay-Aszú (toh-KAY ah-SOO) Tokay is the English word for Tokaji, which is the name for the wine produced in the Hungarian region of Tokaj. The region produces both dry and sweet wines, but is most famed for the rich sweet wine called Tokay Aszú. Like Sauternes and sweet German wines, Tokay Aszú is made from grapes (mainly Furmint, with some Harslevelu and occasionally a bit of Muscat) affected by the famed mold, botrytis cinerea. It is of interest to note, however, that Tokay Aszú was made centuries before the Germans or the French discovered the rich, honeyed effect of the noble rot. To make Tokay-Aszú is a process: Two sets of grapes are picked – first, the workers scan the fields, picking the Aszu grapes - those affected by botrytis. These grapes are then gently pressed to make an Aszú paste. Grapes not affected by botrytis are then picked and fermented into a high-acid base wine. Once both the paste and the still wines are complete, the two are combined. The Aszú paste is added to the base wine in amounts referred to as puttonyos (puh-TOON-yohsz). The higher the puttonyos, the sweeter the wine. Most Tokay-Aszú on the market is between 3 puttonyos and 6 puttonyos. Beyond 6 puttonyos is Tokay Aszú Essencia. Tokay Aszú Essencia is equal in sweetness to about 7 puttonyos, and is made in only the best years from the best vineyards. Sort By: |
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He plays with them as he pleases, compels them to repent their past treatment of him, and then pardons them with a calmness of superiority to which Timon could never have attained, but which is far from being that all-obliterating tenderness with which Imogen and Hermione forgive remorseful sinners. There is less charity towards the offenders in Prospero's absolution than that element of contempt which has so long and so exclusively filled Shakespeare's soul. His forgiveness, the oblivion of a scornful indifference, is not so much that of the strong man who knows his power to crush if need be, as that of the wisdom which is no longer affected by outward circumstance. Richard Garnett aptly observes, in his critical introduction to the play in the "Irving Edition," that Prospero finds it easy to forgive because, in his secret soul, he sets very little value on the dukedom he has lost, and is, therefore, roused to very little indignation by the treachery which deprived him of it. His daughter's happiness is the sole thing which greatly interests him now, and he carries his indifference to worldly matters so far that, without any outward compulsion, he breaks his magic wand and casts his books into the sea. Resuming his place among the ranks of ordinary men, he retains nothing but his inalienable treasure, of experience and reflection. I quote the following passage from Garnett on account of its remarkable correspondence with the general conception of Shakespeare's development set forth in this book. "That this Quixotic height of magnanimity should not surprise, that it should seem quite in keeping with the character, proves how deeply this character has been drawn from Shakespeare's own nature. Prospero is not Shakespeare, but the play is in a certain measure autobiographical. ... It shows us more than anything else what the discipline of life had made of Shakespeare at fifty � a fruit too fully matured to be suffered to hang much longer on the tree. 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As the story goes, in 1307, an agent of the Hapsburg duke of Austria placed a Hapsburg hat on a pole and ordered passersby to remove their caps. Tell refused and was then ordered to shoot an apple off his son's head with an arrow at 120 paces or he and his son would both be killed. Tell obliged and succeeded in hitting the apple off his son's head in a single shot. Up Next Was Isaac Newton really hit in the head with an apple? What happened next kicked off a revolution among the poor, medieval inhabitants and led to an overthrow of capricious foreign rule. The agent asked Tell why he had a second arrow in his jacket, to which Tell replied, "If the first arrow had killed my son, I would have shot the second at you, and I would not have missed." Tell was promptly detained and deported by boat, bound for a dungeon in a neighboring castle. He escaped, galvanized others in an uprising and the rest is a proud part of Swiss history. Unfortunately, many scholars doubt that Tell was actually a real person. There's no evidence that he ever existed or that anyone in Uri shot an arrow off a child's head. More likely, the tale is amalgamation of events real and imagined. While the uprising against Austria is steeped in reality, the addition of Tell's daring feat probably comes from a remarkably similar story originating in 18th-century Denmark. In it, a Viking chief boasting of his marksmanship to a king, who promptly ordered the Viking to prove it. The king placed an apple on the Viking man's son and ordered the Viking to shoot it off his head with a single arrow. The Viking did so, and when asked why he had another arrow in his vest, replied, "To kill you, sire, had I killed my son" [source: Wernick ] Even the first written account of Tell's exploits -- appearing 250 years after the supposed events occurred -- had to be revised to match other accounts of Switzerland's budding independence, adding even more weight to the fact that Tell's life may have been a tall tale after all [sources: Wernick , Britannica ]. 1 | Fun Facts, Strange Facts, and Fun Trivia Science Fun Facts and Fun Trivia New fun facts come here first to be sorted and checked for duplicates and accuracy before being assigned to one of the categories above. These are the most recent entries, but they also have the most mistakes. Hint: press your Ctl and F key at the same time to find a word Another name for a Microsoft Windows tutorial is 'Crash Course'! Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'. By partially filling saucers with vinegar and distributing the saucers around a room, you can eliminate odors. Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar were both epileptic. During World War II Canadian scientists secretly developed biological weapons which were later taken over by the USA. Anthrax was one. During World War II the U.S. government used 260 million pounds of instant coffee. During World War II, bakers in the United States were ordered to stop selling sliced bread for the duration of the war on January 18, 1943. Only whole loaves were made available to the public. It was never explained how this action helped the war effort. During World War II, the very first bomb dropped on Berlin by the Allies killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo. An artificial hand , with fingers moved by cogwheels and levers, was designed in 1551 by Frenchman Ambroise Paré. It worked so well that a handless cavalryman was able to grasp the reins of his horse. 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He was stopped at an inn when he tried to pay with a coin that carried his likeness. Louisa Adams, wife of John Quincy Adams, was the first and only foreign-born first lady. Lovebirds are small parakeets who live in pairs. Male and female lovebirds look alike, but most other male birds have brighter colors than the females. Lovers in Liberty Corner, New Jersey, should avoid satisfying their lustful urges in a parked car. If the horn accidentally sounds while they are frolicking behind the wheel, the couple can face a jail term. Luther Crowell invented the paper bag in 1867. MacDonalds fries are made with beef flavoring. mmmmmmm. Madonna suffers from garophobia (the fear of thunder). Maine is the only state in the United States whose name has one syllable. Margaret Mitchell wrote Gone with the Wind between 1926 and 1929. In her early drafts, the main character was named "Pansy O'Hara" and the O'Hara plantation we know as Tara was called "Fountenoy Hall." 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In which UK town is the 'Hat Works', the only museum of hats in the country? | Hat Works Museum - Stockport - Days Out - The AA Hat Works Museum Wellington Mill, Wellington Road South, STOCKPORT, SK3 0EU Hat Works is the UK's only museum of the hatting industry, hats and headwear. See how hats are made with a unique working collection of Victorian hatting machinery and take a tour with expert guides who will give visitors an insight into the Hatter's World. Browse an extensive collection of hats with exhibitions and events throughout the year, contact for details. Further information | 1.ŠWhat type of creature is a bonnethead? - Jade Wright - Liverpool Echo 1.ŠWhat type of creature is a bonnethead? 2.ŠThe first chamber of commerce in Britain was founded in which city in 1783? Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email 2.ŠThe first chamber of commerce in Britain was founded in which city in 1783? 3.ŠWhich country hosts the world screaming championships? 4.ŠIn astronomy what is the outermost region of a planet's atmosphere called? 5.ŠA bibliophile is a lover of what? 6.ŠIn which year did Captain Scott reach the South Pole? 7.ŠWhich British sportsman's autobiography is entitled Walking Tall? 8.ŠGeorge Williams founded what in London in 1844? 9.ŠWhich novelist wrote under the pseudonym Ellis Bell? 10.ŠSteve Martin and Goldie Hawn played an architect and waitress in which 1992 film? Š ANSWERS: 1.ŠShark; 2. Glasgow; 3. Poland; 4. Exosphere; 5. Books; 6. 1912; 7. Peter Crouch; 8. YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association); 9. Emily Bronte; 10. ŠHousesitter Like us on Facebook Most Read Most Recent |
The line 'The course of true love never did run smooth' appears in which of Shakespeare's plays? | No Fear Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Act 1, Scene 1, Page 5 A Midsummer Night’s Dream I must confess that I have heard so much And with Demetrius thought to have spoke thereof, But being overfull of self-affairs, My mind did lose it.—But, Demetrius, come. And come, Egeus. You shall go with me. I have some private schooling for you both.— For you, fair Hermia, look you arm yourself To fit your fancies to your father’s will, Or else the law of Athens yields you up (Which by no means we may extenuate) To death, or to a vow of single life.— Come, my Hippolyta. What cheer, my love?— Demetrius and Egeus, go along. I must employ you in some business Against our nuptial and confer with you Of something nearly that concerns yourselves. THESEUS I have to admit I’ve heard something about that, and meant to ask Demetrius about it, but I was too busy with personal matters and it slipped my mind.—Anyway, Demetrius and Egeus, both of you, come with me. I want to say a few things to you in private.—As for you, beautiful Hermia, get ready to do what your father wants, because otherwise the law says that you must die or become a nun, and there’s nothing I can do about that.—Come with me, Hippolyta. How are you, my love?—Demetrius and Egeus, come with us. I want you to do some things for our wedding, and I also want to discuss something that concerns you both. EGEUS With duty and desire we follow you. EGEUS We’re following you not only because it is our duty, but also because we want to. Exeunt. Manent LYSANDER and HERMIA They all exit except LYSANDER and HERMIA. LYSANDER How now, my love? Why is your cheek so pale? How chance the roses there do fade so fast? LYSANDER What’s going on, my love? Why are you so pale? Why have your rosy cheeks faded so quickly? 130 Belike for want of rain, which I could well Beteem them from the tempest of my eyes. HERMIA Probably because my cheeks' roses needed rain, which I could easily give them with all the tears in my eyes. 135 Ay me! For aught that I could ever read, Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth. But either it was different in blood— LYSANDER Oh, honey! Listen, in books they say that true love always faces obstacles. Either the lovers have different social standings— | No Fear Shakespeare: Macbeth: Characters No Fear Shakespeare Act 1, Scene 1 Macbeth A Scottish general and the thane of Glamis. (“Thane” is a Scottish title of nobility, and Glamis is a village in eastern Scotland.) Macbeth is led to wicked thoughts by the prophecies of three witches, especially after their prophecy that he will be made thane of Cawdor comes true. Macbeth is a brave soldier and a powerful man, but he is not virtuous. He is easily tempted into murder to fulfill his ambitions to the throne, and once he commits his first crime and is crowned king of Scotland, he embarks on further atrocities with increasing ease. Macbeth cannot maintain his power because his increasingly brutal actions make him hated as a tyrant. Unlike Shakespeare’s other great villains, such as Iago in Othello and Richard III in Richard III, who revel in their villainy, Macbeth is never comfortable in his role as a criminal. He shows at the beginning of the play that he knows right from wrong, and chooses to do wrong without being able to justify it to himself. Ultimately, he is unable to bear the psychic consequences of his atrocities. Lady Macbeth Macbeth’s wife, a deeply ambitious woman who lusts for power and position. Early in the play she seems to be the stronger and more ruthless of the two, as she urges her husband to kill Duncan and seize the crown. After the bloodshed begins, however, Lady Macbeth falls victim to guilt and madness to an even greater degree than her husband. Her conscience affects her to such an extent that she eventually commits suicide. At the beginning of the play, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth apparently feel quite passionately for one another, and Lady Macbeth exploits her sexual hold over Macbeth as a means to persuade him to commit murder. However, their shared alienation from the world, occasioned by their partnership in crime, does not bring them closer together, but instead seems to numb their feelings for one another. The Three Witches Three mysterious hags who plot mischief against Macbeth using charms, spells, and prophecies. Their predictions prompt him to murder Duncan, to order the deaths of Banquo and his son, and to blindly believe in his own immortality. The play leaves the witches' true nature unclear we don’t really know whether they make their own prophecies come true, or where they get their knowledge from. In some ways they resemble the mythological Fates, who impersonally wove the threads of human destiny. They clearly take a perverse delight in using their knowledge of the future to toy with and destroy human beings. Banquo The brave, noble general whose children, according to the witches' prophecy, will inherit the Scottish throne. Like Macbeth, Banquo thinks ambitious thoughts, but he does not translate those thoughts into action. In a sense, Banquo’s character stands as a rebuke to Macbeth, since he represents the path Macbeth chose not to take: a path in which ambition need not lead to betrayal and murder. Appropriately, then, it is Banquo’s ghost and not Duncan’s that haunts Macbeth. In addition to embodying Macbeth’s guilt for killing Banquo, the ghost also reminds Macbeth that he did not emulate Banquo’s reaction to the witches' prophecy. King Duncan The good king of Scotland whom Macbeth, ambitious for the crown, murders. Duncan is the model of a virtuous, benevolent ruler. His death symbolizes the destruction of an order in Scotland that ca |
"To whom is the following quotation attributed ""A woman is only a woman but a good cigar is a smoke""?" | The Cigar Quote Primer | News & Features The Cigar Quote Primer Tweet It's no surprise that some of the most memorable quotes about cigars span the decades before and after the turn of the last century, when cigar smoking in American and western Europe was at the height of its popularity. What avid cigar smoker hasn't heard Mark Twain's famous quip, "If there are no cigars in heaven, I shall not go"? Who isn't familiar with King Edward VII's proclamation, "Gentlemen, you may smoke"? And who could top Winston Churchill's declaration that "I drink a great deal. I sleep a little, and I smoke cigar after cigar. That is why I am in two-hundred-percent form"? When it comes to cigar quotations, those are just the tip of a very large iceberg. Ever since cigar smoking began to catch on with the masses in the 1870s, literary giants, politicians, entertainers and a host of other notable historical figures have been imparting their pearls of wisdom about the pastime. A number of quotes are particularly famous and beloved, with fascinating histories, even mythologies, swirling around them. Here's a look at the real scoop behind six of the most intriguing. It is fitting to begin this roundup of iconic cigar quotes with one that may (or may not) have been uttered by comedian and cigar icon Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx. The popular story is that, on Groucho's 1950s TV quiz show "You Bet Your Life," a female contestant said that the reason she had 22 kids was "because I love children, and I think that's our purpose here on earth, and I love my husband." To which Groucho supposedly replied: "I love my cigar, too, but I take it out of my mouth once in a while." A comeback this perfect had to be real. Countless people assert that they remember viewing the exchange. But was it real? The authoritative Urban Legends Reference Pages Web site, created by scholarly folklorists, sets forth evidence against the authenticity of the Groucho cigar zinger. Groucho himself said in an Esquire interview by Roger Ebert in 1972: "I got $25 from Reader's Digest last week for something I never said. I get credit all the time for things I never said. You know that line in 'You Bet Your Life'? The guy says he has seventeen kids and I say: 'I smoke a cigar, but I take it out of my mouth occasionally'? I never said that." As the Urban Legends Reference Pages points out, Groucho would have had no motive to falsely deny authorship of a celebrated bon mot. Even if a risqué remark in the 1950s might have been a source of embarrassment at that time, by 1972 and in a men's magazine, risquéness would have been a plus rather than a minus. No one has ever found the Groucho cigar quote in tapes of the "You Bet Your Life" television show, nor in surviving recordings of the radio version that preceded it. A 1950 recording of the "You Bet Your Life" radio appearance of contestants Marion and Charlotte Story, a couple with 20 children from Bakersfield, California, includes nothing resembling the line in question. The only cigar reference comes when Groucho asks Mr. Story: "With each new kid, do you go around passing out cigars?" Marion's reply is: "I stopped at about a dozen." Could "I love my cigar, too…" have been actually spoken by Groucho while taping "You Bet Your Life" but been censored out and thus not appear on any preserved broadcasts? I contacted Steve Stoliar, who served as a personal secretary and archivist to Groucho and the latter's companion, Erin Fleming, at the end of Groucho's life. Stoliar wrote me back supplying the strongest indication that there may be something to the tale after all: "I got the inside dope from Bernie Smith, the head writer of the show, when I was helping Groucho and Hector Arce assemble the elements for The Secret Word is Groucho, a 1976 book about 'You Bet Your Life.' Bernie had an astonishing memory, as well as a chart with all the contestants' names, how much they won and what the secret word was that night. Bernie told us that during the first year the show was on radio (which would've been '47—'48), Groucho had a woman named Mrs. | 'Necessity is the mother of invention' - the meaning and origin of this phrase Necessity is the mother of invention Meaning Difficult situations inspire ingenious solutions. Origin The author of this proverbial saying isn't known. It is sometimes ascribed to Plato and it does appear in translations of Plato's Republic. Those translations weren't made until much later than the phrase was in common use in English and are more likely to be the work of the translator than being a literal version of Plato's words. The proverb was known in England by the 16th century, although at that point it must have been known to very few as it was then documented in its Latin form rather than in English. Many well-known proverbs appeared first in Latin and were transcribed into English by Erasmus and others, often as training texts for latin scholars. William Horman, the headmaster of Winchester and Eton, included the Latin form 'Mater artium necessitas' in Vulgaria, a book of aphorisms for the boys of the schools to learn by heart, which he published in 1519. Roger Ascham came close to an English version of the phrase in his manual on how to use a longbow, which is by the way the first book ever written about archery, Toxophilus, 1545: "Necessitie, the inuentour of all goodnesse." George Chapman also had a 'close but no cigar' moment with his tragic play The Conspiracy and Tragedy of Charles, Duke of Byron, 1608: "The great Mother, Of all productions (grave Necessity)." The earliest actual usage of 'necessity is the mother of invention' that I can find in print is in Richard Franck's 'Northern Memoirs, calculated for the meridian of Scotland'. Originals of this text are difficult to locate, but it was republished in 1821, with a foreword by Sir Walter Scott. The frontispiece of the reprint states that the original was "writ in the year 1658". It contains this: Art imitates Nature, and Necessity is the Mother of Invention. 1658 seems the best date we have as the birth of the phrase in English. Frank Zappa gave this phrase an extra lease of life when he chose the name of his inventive jazz/rock band in 1964 - The Mothers of Invention. His use of 'mothers' clearly had a ribald meaning that Erasmus wouldn't have approved of but Zappa did at least keep the expression from dropping into 'granny phrase' obscurity. |
Which cathedral has the tallest spire in England? | Salisbury Cathedral: Breathtaking video from tallest spire - BBC News BBC News Salisbury Cathedral: Breathtaking video from tallest spire 19 December 2014 Media captionConservators filmed themselves repairing weather meter hundreds of feet up Spectacular video has been captured by conservators working at the top of Britain's tallest spire. Two men filmed themselves climbing 404ft (123m) to the capstone of Salisbury Cathedral in Wiltshire to replace a faulty weather meter. The footage shows the breathtaking views only usually experienced by the Cathedral's peregrine falcons. Clerk of Works Gary Price described it as a "heart in your mouth" experience which heightens the senses. Image copyright Ash Mills Image caption The cathedral spire is the tallest in Britain at 404ft (123m) Image copyright Ash Mills Image caption Workers use a weather door to exit the spire before scaling the final 49ft (15m) outside Image copyright Salisbury Cathedral Image caption The purpose of the work was to replace a faulty weather meter "When you climb out of the weather door it's quite wide, but the higher you go the more narrow it gets - and that is when you question if it'll take your weight, but it will," he said. "It's quite exposed because you can see all the way around you. "If there's two or three of you up there, and one of you moves, you can feel the spire slightly swaying. Not a massive amount but enough to notice that it is moving with the wind." Mr Price was joined in the work by two architectural conservators and rope access specialists. To access the top they climbed 332 steps through the cathedral's roof spaces, then a further 144ft (44m) up ladders inside the spire before climbing out of a weather door and scaling the final 49ft (15m) outside using metal hoops in the spire's masonry. The purpose of the work was to replace a faulty anemometer, which was working intermittently, and also plug a leak discovered after the September storms. Salisbury Cathedral Tallest in England since the late 16th century It took 38 years to construct the main building 250,000 visitors each year Combined force of 700 clergy, staff and volunteers A cross replaced the weather vane at the top of the spire in 1921 Mother church of the Salisbury Diocese | Westminster Abbey, London Westminster Abbey, London Westminster Palace became a World Heritage Site in 1987. Its proper name is The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster, but it is almost always referred to as Westminster Abbey. A mainly Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral, in Westminster, London, beside the Palace of Westminster. Traditionally kings and queens are crowned here, and buried here. It is neither a cathedral nor a parish church, Westminster Abbey is a “Royal Peculiar” under the jurisdiction of a Dean and Chapter, subject only to the Sovereign. A shrine was is believed to have been sited in 616 on the present site, then known as Thorney Island, after a fisherman on the River Thames saw a vision of Saint Peter. And there was a community of Benedictine monks before the first historic Abbey was built by King Edward the Confessor around 1045–1050. Apparently King Edward failed to keep a vow to go on a pilgrimage; the Pope agreed that he could redeem himself by building a church to St. Peter. It was consecrated on December 28, 1065, just after King Edward died and the coronation of his successor King Harold. This church was called the “west minster” to distinguish it from St Paul’s Cathedral (the "east minster") in the City of London. The Abbot and monks became a powerful political force in the centuries after the Norman Conquest: the Abbot enjoyed a seat in the in the House of Lords as of right. Henry III rebuilt the Abbey in the Gothic style. The work continued between 1245-1517 and was largely finished by the architect Henry Yevele in the reign of King Richard II. Henry VII added a Perpendicular style chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary in 1503. This "Lady Chapel" has a wonderful fan-vaulted roof and the work of Italian sculptor Torrigiano can be seen in Henry VII's tomb. The banners of the Knights of the Order of the Bath, surround the walls, and there is a striking Battle of Britain window by Hugh Easton at the east end. The Abbey was then seized by Henry VIII in 1534 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and closed in 1540, its royal connections saved it from the destruction suffered by most other English abbeys. The Catholic Queen Mary was restored the abbey to the Benedictines, Queen Elizabeth I removed them in 1559. In 1579, Elizabeth re-established Westminster as a "Royal Peculiar" — a church responsible directly to the sovereign, rather than to a diocesan bishop, and made it the Collegiate Church of St Peter. It suffered damage during the 1640s, when it was attacked by Puritans, but was again protected by its ties to the state during the Commonwealth period. Oliver Cromwell was given an state funeral there in 1658, but disinterred in January 1661 and posthumously hanged from a nearby gibbet. His head remaining there for many years The abbey's two western towers were built between 1722 and 1745 by Nicholas Hawksmoor. They were made from Portland stone, and were an early example of Gothic Revival design. The western towers had been unfinished from medieval times. Little remains of the original medieval stained glass. The great west window and the rose window in the north transept date from the early 18th century but the remainder of the stained glass dates from the 19th century onwards. Further rebuilding occurred in the 19th century under Sir George Gilbert Scott. Until the 19th century, Westminster was the third seat of learning in England, after Oxford and Cambridge. The first third of the King James Bible Old Testament and the last half of the New Testament were translated were translated here. The New English Bible was produced here in the 20th century. Since 1066 all English kings and queens (except Lady Jane Grey, Edward V and Edward VIII, who did not have coronations) have been crowned in the Abbey. The Archbishop of Canterbury conducts the coronation ceremony. The new king or queen sits on St Edward's Chair in order to be crowned. Although most kings |
Which are the only two planets in our solar system that have no moons? | How Many Moons Does Each Planet Have? | eNotes How Many Moons Does Each Planet Have? like 9 dislike 1 Answer Mercury and Venus have no moons. Earth, of course, has just one moon, Luna. Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. Jupiter has a total of 67 moons, including the famous “Galilean moons” Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto; Saturn has 62, of which Titan is the most massive and the most famous; Uranus has 27, all named after Shakespeare and Alexander Pope characters; and Neptune has 14, of which Triton is the most massive. Pluto, which is considered a dwarf planet, has five moons. caledon | High School Teacher | (Level 3) Senior Educator Posted on Our data has improved considerably in the last 20 years. Mercury: no moons Earth: 1 moon Mars: 2 moons, Phobos, Deimos Jupiter: 67 moons, some of which do not yet have proper names. The most famous are the Galilean moons, Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. Saturn: 62 moons, some of which do not yet have proper names. The most famous, by far, is Titan, which is significantly more massive than any other Saturnian moon. Uranus: 27 moons, all of which are named after characters in the works of Shakespeare and Alexander Pope. Five are well known; Titania, Oberon, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel Neptune: 14 moons, the most massive by far being Triton. While Pluto, Eris, Haumea, Orcus and Quaoar are considered dwarf planets, they nevertheless have moons. Pluto: 5 moons, Charon, Nix, Hydra, Kerberos, Styx Eris: 1 moon, Dysnomia Haumea: 2 moons, Hi'iaka, Namaka Orcus: 1 moon, Vanth | Knowledge Knowledge You're Reading a Free Preview Pages 4 to 21 are not shown in this preview. You're Reading a Free Preview Pages 25 to 35 are not shown in this preview. You're Reading a Free Preview Pages 39 to 115 are not shown in this preview. |
"Who were ""Lonely This Christmas"" with their No.1 hit in 1974?" | 1000+ images about Mud (Music) on Pinterest | Mud, 1950s rock and roll and Glam rock Pinterest • The world’s catalog of ideas Mud (Music) | History of The Boomtown Rats History of The Boomtown Rats 1975 Friends Garry Roberts, Simon Crowe, Johnnie Moylett, Patrick Cusack and Gerry Cott formed a band in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland. Bob Geldof was originally invited to be the band's manager, but he soon found himself nominated to take on the role of lead vocals by guitarist Garry Roberts, who originally had that job and didn't want it. Playing the guitar was difficult enough for him, without having to sing as well. Geldof's ridiculous harmonica playing impressed the others hugely and sealed his fate. The band's early influences were Dr. Feelgood, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Doors and Bob Marley, among many others. Gerry and Pete arranged the band's first gig for Hallowe'en 1975, for a fee of £60 - not bad for 1975, under the name of The Nightlife Thugs, at the Bolton Street Technical College, where they - and Johnnie, were studying Architectural Technology. Just before the band went on stage, they changed their name to The Boomtown Rats, who were a gang mentioned in Woody Guthrie’s autobiography, "Bound For Glory". The Rats were soon causing a buzz throughout the whole of Ireland. 1976 The Boomtown Rats relocated to England in search of a record deal. They turned down a million pound deal from Richard Branson’s Virgin Records, and decided instead to sign for a new label that had been set up by former Phonogram man Nigel Grange and DJ Chris Hill. The new label was called Ensign. 1977 The Boomtown Rats played their first ever UK gig on May 6th at the Lodestar Club, Ribchester, Blackburn, Lancashire. The supporting acts were Demolition, and Disco-Punk Chris Graham. Having undertaken a hectic schedule of touring including gigs with Tom Petty, and The Ramones, The Boomtown Rats debut single Looking After Number One entered the UK charts in it’s first week of release at No. 78. The NME made it their single of the week. The Rats did their first TV show, a turn on The Marc Bolan Show. Marc tragically died 2 weeks later in a motor accident. Looking After Number One peaked at No.11 in the UK charts and The Rats were invited to do their first TOTP appearance. The band had now arrived. The Rats released their debut album, the imaginatively entitled Boomtown Rats. The album reached 18 in the UK charts. The Rats released their second single Mary Of The Fourth Form from their debut album, this was a ditty about a schoolgirl, Mary Preece who Geldof had fancied. The single reached No.14 in the UK singles chart. 1978 She’s So Modern reached No.12 in the UK charts, more gigs, more tours, more exposure. Geldof was now becoming as well known for his motor-mouth as he is for his music, picking up the nickname “Bob The Gob” by the music press for his outspoken views, with quotes like "All I want out of pop music is to get rich, get famous and get laid". The fourth single Like Clockwork became the bands first top 10 single reaching No.6. The Rats second album A Tonic For The Troops produced by Robert Mutt Lange reaches No.8 in the album charts and hangs around for 44 weeks. There was more TV, a promotional trip to America and November saw The Rats reach the top, when Rat Trap knocked John Travolta & Olivia Newton John off the No.1 spot. The Boomtown Rats were so pleased with their achievement that they tore up pictures of John Travolta & Olivia Newton as The Rats began to sing on Top of The Pops! The Boomtown Rats made history as the first Irish band to have a UK No.1 hit. Rat Trap is also recognised as the first New Wave song that made No.1 in the charts. 1979 In January of this year, Geldof hears the story on the news of the Californian schoolgirl, Brenda Spencer who shot and killed her principal of the school and injured many of her school mates. When interviewed and asked why she did it, she replied “I Don’t Like Mondays”. This quote proved to be inspirational to Bob Geldof & Johnnie Fingers. The ensuing single became a smash hit world-wide, reaching the No.1 spot in 32 countries and quite rightly became an all-time classic. The Boomtown Rats undertook a world tour, taking in Amer |
The metropolitan area of Ottawa is in Quebec and which other Canadian province? | Ontario | history - geography - province, Canada | Britannica.com province, Canada Kathleen O’Day Wynne (Liberal Party) Date of admission "Ut incepit fidelis sic permanet (Loyal it began, loyal it remains)" Provincial flower Central (GMT − 6 hours) Eastern (GMT − 5 hours) Ontario, second largest province of Canada in area, after Quebec . It occupies the strip of the Canadian mainland lying between Hudson and James bays to the north and the St. Lawrence River – Great Lakes chain to the south. It is bordered to the east by the province of Quebec, to the south by the United States , and to the west by the province of Manitoba . The most populous Canadian province, Ontario is home to more than one-third of Canada’s total population. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Rideau Canal and Parliament Buildings, Ottawa. © Creatas/JupiterImages Ontario is also the nation’s wealthiest province, having a substantial share of the country’s natural resources and its most mature and diversified industrial economy. It is at once Canada’s economic pacemaker and a major force in national politics. To Canadians living outside its boundaries, its preeminent position and the influence of Toronto , the provincial capital, and Ottawa , the national capital, have constituted a not-infrequent source of regional resentment. Area 415,599 square miles (1,076,395 square km). Pop. (2011) 12,851,821. Land Relief Ontario is composed of two regions of widely different character, Northern and Southern Ontario. Northern Ontario, as usually defined, lies north of a line drawn from the confluence of the Mattawa and Ottawa rivers (at the Quebec border, east of Lake Nipissing ) southwest to the mouth of the French River, on Georgian Bay . Most of the region, which covers approximately 350,000 square miles (900,000 square km), is a part of the ancient Canadian Shield , characteristically marked with a profusion of lakes and rivers, muskeg (bogs), and densely forested rocky and rugged terrain. A low plateau, it is generally no more than 1,500 feet (460 metres) above sea level, although it contains the highest point in the province, Ishpatina Ridge, which rises to 2,274 feet (693 metres) near Lake Temagami. The region’s rich mineral deposits, its huge forest reserves, and the hydroelectric power potential of its swift rivers have made it a major source of the province’s contemporary wealth. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram Pinterest Animal life includes such large mammals as moose, woodland caribou, black bears, polar bears, deer, and wolves, as well as numerous small mammals, including porcupines, skunks, muskrats, rabbits, beavers, otters, and foxes. Among the birds are ducks, geese, grouse, hawks, owls, and finches. Environmental concerns In both regions of the province, industrialization and urbanization have created problems of pollution, the most acute of which are the polluted waters of the lower Great Lakes and the polluted air of Southern Ontario, particularly in the greater Toronto area. Air and water pollution associated with the mining and pulp and paper industries of the north also has emerged. Increasing concern has been expressed about the presence of mercury in some northern lakes and rivers, as well as about the effects of intensive livestock farming on the groundwater of southwestern Ontario and on the lower Great Lakes. Moreover, the waters of the resort region are endangered because of the high concentration of cottagers. People Population composition Until the end of the War of 1812 , Ontario was populated chiefly by aboriginal peoples and by immigrants from the United States. Among the latter were people of several different ethnic origins who had fled the American Revolution (known in Canada as United Empire Loyalists), along with Quakers and Mennonites from Pennsylvania . For the remainder of the 19th century, the majority of the immigrants were Protestants from Ireland and Great Britain, although both Irish and Scottish Catholics arrived in large numbers. The first wave of British immigration, between 1815 and 18 | Province of Quebec Canadian Provinces and Territories Province of Quebec Find basic facts on the province of Quebec, Canada, including government, parks, a map, and information for visitors to Quebec. Sign Up for Our Free Newsletters Thanks, You're in! |
Which Russian author was reprieved from execution at the last minute? | Dostoevsky reprieved at last minute - Dec 22, 1849 - HISTORY.com Dostoevsky reprieved at last minute Share this: Dostoevsky reprieved at last minute Author Dostoevsky reprieved at last minute URL Publisher A+E Networks On this day, writer Fyodor Dostoevsky is led before a firing squad and prepared for execution. He had been convicted and sentenced to death on November 16 for allegedly taking part in antigovernment activities. However, at the last moment he was reprieved and sent into exile. Dostoevsky’s father was a doctor at Moscow’s Hospital for the Poor, where he grew rich enough to by land and serfs. After his father’s death, Dostoevsky, who suffered from epilepsy, studied military engineering and became a civil servant while secretly writing novels. His first, Poor People, and his second, The Double, were both published in 1846–the first was a hit, the second a failure. On December 22, 1849, Dostoevsky was led before the firing squad but received a last-minute reprieve and was sent to a Siberian labor camp, where he worked for four years. He was released in 1854 and worked as a soldier on the Mongolian frontier. He married a widow and finally returned to Russia in 1859. The following year, he founded a magazine, and two years after that he journeyed to Europe for the first time. In 1864 and 1865, his wife and his brother died, the magazine folded, and Dostoevsky found himself deeply in debt, which he exacerbated by gambling. In 1866, he published Crime and Punishment, one of his most popular works. In 1867, he married a stenographer, and the couple fled to Europe to escape his creditors. His novel The Possessed (1872) was successful, and the couple returned to St. Petersburg. He published The Brothers Karamazov in 1880 to immediate success, but died a year later. Related Videos | Trotsky assassinated in Mexico - Aug 20, 1940 - HISTORY.com Trotsky assassinated in Mexico Publisher A+E Networks Exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is fatally wounded by an ice-ax-wielding assassin at his compound outside Mexico City. The killer–Ramón Mercader–was a Spanish communist and probable agent of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Trotsky died from his wounds the next day. Born in the Ukraine of Russian-Jewish parents in 1879, Trotsky embraced Marxism as a teenager and later dropped out of the University of Odessa to help organize the underground South Russian Workers’ Union. In 1898, he was arrested for his revolutionary activities and sent to prison. In 1900, he was exiled to Siberia. In 1902, he escaped to England using a forged passport under the name of Leon Trotsky (his original name was Lev Davidovich Bronshtein). In London, he collaborated with Bolshevik revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Lenin but later sided with the Menshevik factions that advocated a democratic approach to socialism. With the outbreak of the Russian Revolution of 1905, Trotsky returned to Russia and was again exiled to Siberia when the revolution collapsed. In 1907, he again escaped. During the next decade, he was expelled from a series of countries because of his radicalism, living in Switzerland, Paris, Spain, and New York City before returning to Russia at the outbreak of the revolution in 1917. Trotsky played a leading role in the Bolsheviks’ seizure of power, conquering most of Petrograd before Lenin’s triumphant return in November. Appointed Lenin’s secretary of foreign affairs, he negotiated with the Germans for an end to Russian involvement in World War I. In 1918, he became war commissioner and set about building up the Red Army, which succeeded in defeating anti-communist opposition in the Russian Civil War. In the early 1920s, Trotsky seemed the heir apparent of Lenin, but he lost out in the struggle of succession after Lenin fell ill in 1922. In 1924, Lenin died, and Joseph Stalin emerged as leader of the USSR. Against Stalin’s stated policies, Trotsky called for a continuing world revolution that would inevitably result in the dismantling of the increasingly bureaucratic Soviet state. He also criticized the new regime for suppressing democracy in the Communist Party and for failing to develop adequate economic planning. In response, Stalin and his supporters launched a propaganda counterattack against Trotsky. In 1925, he was removed from his post in the war commissariat. One year later, he was expelled from the Politburo and in 1927 from the Communist Party. In January 1928, Trotsky was deported by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin to Alma-Ata in remote Soviet Central Asia. He lived there in internal exile for a year before being banished from the USSR forever by Stalin. He was received by the government of Turkey and settled on the island of Prinkipo, where he worked on finishing his autobiography and history of the Russian Revolution. After four years in Turkey, Trotsky lived in France and then Norway and in 1936 was granted asylum in Mexico. Settling with his family in a suburb of Mexico City, he was found guilty of treason in absentia during Stalin’s purges of his political foes. He survived a machine gun attack carried out by Stalinist agents, but on August 20, 1940, fell prey to Ramón Mercader, a Spanish communist who had won the confidence of the Trotsky household. The Soviet government denied responsibility, and Mercader was sentenced to 20 years in prison by Mexican authorities. Related Videos |
"What is the meaning of the old English word ""coomb""?" | coomb | Definition, meaning & more | Collins Dictionary noun British a deep, narrow valley; ravine Webster’s New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition, compiled by the editors of Webster’s New World Dictionaries. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word origin of 'coomb' ME < OE cumb (in place names) < Celt base *kumbos < IE *kumb-, var. of base *keu-, bend > cup , hive Example sentences containing 'coomb' Their torches could be seen winding up the coomb in many lines. J.R.R. Tolkien THE LORD OF THE RINGS Vainly they crawled and clambered about the walls of the coomb , seeking to escape . J.R.R. Tolkien THE LORD OF THE RINGS `Not far ahead now lies Helm's Dike, an ancient trench and rampart scored across the coomb , two furlongs below Helm's Gate . J.R.R. Tolkien THE LORD OF THE RINGS | Coventry City groundshare with Northampton 'a disaster' - BBC News BBC News Coventry City groundshare with Northampton 'a disaster' 4 July 2013 Close share panel Image caption The Ricoh Arena has been Coventry City's home since 2005 A long-running rent dispute between Coventry City and the owners of the football club's stadium looks set to see the Sky Blues play home matches in Northampton next season. The deal would see Coventry - a Premier League team until 12 years ago and FA Cup winners as recently as 1987 but now in the third tier of English football - play home games 34 miles from the city. Fans have already begun to voice their anguish at the idea of their club leaving Coventry, even if only on a temporary basis. Pat Raybould has been a Coventry City supporter for about 55 years and says she has missed only one home game and one away game in that time. She is "gutted" the Sky Blues look set to share Northampton Town's Sixfields Stadium for the next three seasons but said she felt it would not be fair to the players or management to no longer attend matches. But, she said, she has "a principle" that Coventry City should play in Coventry. "I jumped one side of the fence to the other over the past few weeks. My problem is, having supported them for that long, I want to support the team," she said. Olympic venue Ms Raybould said she did not drive, but "if logistics are right", she was 99% sure she would go to Northampton. Image caption Former boss John Sillett said the people of Coventry "don't deserve" a 70-mile round trip for home games But she said she would only pay for a ticket and "won't put any extra money into the club" by buying programmes or shirts. Coventry City played at Highfield Road for 106 years - including the halcyon days of the FA Cup win and a 34-year unbroken spell in the top flight - before moving to the Ricoh Arena in 2005. The new, larger stadium, outside the city centre, also hosts concerts and was used as one of the venues for the London 2012 Olympic football. But it has never staged Premier League football, with the Sky Blues unable to regain top flight status and indeed relegated to League One a year ago. Football groundshares Charlton Athletic played at Crystal Palace's Selhurst Park and West Ham's Upton Park from 1985-92 Bristol Rovers played home games in Bath from 1986-96 Wimbledon left Plough Lane for Selhurst Park before being moved to Milton Keynes Brighton and Hove Albion played in Gillingham from 1997-99 after the Goldstone Ground was sold Fulham shared QPR's Loftus Road from 2002-04 while Craven Cottage was being redeveloped Rotherham played in Sheffield for four seasons until a new stadium opened last year Sisu, owners of the club since 2007, had been looking at options for a new stadium after being involved in a rent dispute with Ricoh owners Arena Coventry Ltd (ACL) for over a year. The club put itself into administration earlier this year after being taken to court to face an administration order from ACL over a year's unpaid rent of £1.3m. But the plan to hire Northampton's ground for home games, which still needs approval from the Football League, has come despite an offer from the stadium's owners to allow City to use the Ricoh Arena rent-free next season. Supporter Mike Grimes said he was concerned how the change would affect his mother, who has been a season ticket holder for more than 40 years. 'Terribly sad day' He said: "We have a great stadium in Coventry. Why they think this move is in any way sustainable is beyond me. "The people I feel the most sorry for are the older loyal fans who have seen us rise and then fall so ungracefully, thanks to bad leadership. The Sky Blues at the Ricoh The Sky Blues left Highfield Road, their home for 106 years, in 2005 to move into the 32,000-capacity Ricoh Arena The club avoided administration after Sisu took over the club in December 2007 April 2012 - The club are relegated to League One, the third tier of English football August 2012 - The club is given more time to repay in excess of £600,000 in rent and other bills March 2013 - |
Thomas Woodward is the real name of which male singer? | Tom Jones - Biography - IMDb Tom Jones Biography Showing all 50 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trade Mark (1) | Trivia (33) | Personal Quotes (10) Overview (4) 5' 10½" (1.79 m) Mini Bio (1) Tom Jones was born Thomas Jones Woodward in Pontypridd, South Wales, to a traditional coal-mining family, the son of Freda (Jones) and Thomas Woodward. His father was of English descent and his mother was of Welsh and English ancestry. He began singing at an early age in church and in the school choir. Left school at 16 and was married, having a son a year later. He brought in money for his family from an assortment of jobs, singing in pubs at night. By 1963, he was playing regularly with his own group in the demanding atmosphere of working mens clubs. Gordon Mills , a performer who had branched out into songwriting and management went to see him. He became his manager and landed him a record contract in 1964. They made a great team and had huge international success with their second single, a song penned by Mr Mills -- "It's Not Unusual." An avalanche of gold singles and albums followed. Mr Jones, a vocal powerhouse, has sustained his popularity for over three decades, and his recordings have spanned the spectrum of musical styles. Now lives with his wife Melinda in homes in Wales and California. - IMDb Mini Biography By: BlackKnight1(vanessawhistler@ntlworld.com Spouse (1) ( 2 March 1957 - 10 April 2016) (her death) (1 child) Trade Mark (1) Has a sister named Shelia Woodward. Had a debut UK #1 with "It's Not Unusual" in 1965. Had UK 26 Top 20 hits between 1965 and 1999. He won a Grammy as Best New Artist in 1965. Singer. His son Mark is now his manager. Son, Mark Woodward (born April 11, 1957), with wife, Linda Trenchard. Lives in Bel Air, Los Angeles. Won a Brit Award for Best Male Artist in 2000 for the first time in more than 30 years of his music career. He once performed "It's Not Unusual" live to the audience, and as he was dancing, he ripped the bottom part of his trousers!. Contrary to widespread belief, "it's Not Unusual" was not his debut single. "Chills and Fever" was released six months earlier. It later became an audience favorite. His song "Sex Bomb" was so successful, a group of girls in the Philippines was formed and named after the song. That group was very successful 3 years after the song was released. Allegedly passed out in the studio after holding the final note of "Thunderball," while recording the song from the James Bond movie of the same name. He was awarded an O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for his services to music. He was awarded Knighthood in the 2006 British New Year's Honours List for his services to music. Is a big fan of American country-music legend "Gentleman" Jim Reeves (1923-1964), once describing him in an interview as having a "wonderful smooth style". Winner of the 2003 Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution. While visiting the US, Jones met Elvis Presley in the set of Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966) and their friendship began. Later Jones and Presley met a couple of times in Las Vegas. Elvis Presley was a frequent guest at Jones' Las Vegas shows in the 1970s. In one show, Presley came to the stage, took the microphone from Jones and made some karate moves for the audience. He and Shirley Bassey are the only two Welsh artists to have sung title songs from the James Bond series of movies, as of 2007. Good friend with British pop star Robbie Williams . Ranked #61 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists. Insured his chest hairs for $7 million [February 7, 2008]. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6608 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. 2nd male vocalist to perform a James Bond film opening credits. The first was Matt Monro who sang the opening titles for the film ' From Russia With Love'. The Sunday Times List estimates his net worth at $213 million. [2009] On December 14, 2008 on Top Gear he said there was absolutely no truth to the story that his chest hair was ever insured; for any sum. His | Playing Possum - Singer/Songwriter | HDtracks - The World's Greatest-Sounding Music Downloads http://www.hdtracks.com/playing-possum-237340?___store=default 236223 Playing Possum http://s3.amazonaws.com/hdtrack_img/HX603497889716_185.jpg 24.98 USD InStock /Pop /Singer/Songwriter /Grammy Awards/Past Best New Artist /Pop/Pop 100 Carly Simon's fifth studio album. <p><strong>℗ 1975 Elektra Entertainment. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company. © 1975 Elektra Entertainment <br /> <br /> THIS ALBUM DOWNLOAD FEATURES HIGH RESOLUTION COVER ART ONLY. LINER NOTES ARE NOT AVAILABLE.</strong></p> <p><em><strong>Playing Possum</strong></em> is Carly Simon's fifth studio album originally released in 1975. Upon it's release the album made it into the top ten of the Billboard Pop chart, and featured singles "Attitude Dancing" and "Waterfall". Numerous artists were featured on this album, including Carole King on backing vocals, James Taylor on backing vocals, Dr. John on guitar and keyboards and Ringo Starr on drums.</p> <p><strong>Personnel:</strong><br />Carly Simon - vocals, guitar, piano, backing vocals<br />Jeff Baxter, Alvin Robinson - guitar<br />Dr. John - guitar, piano, keyboards<br />James Taylor - guitar, vocals, backing vocals<br />Lee Ritenour - guitar, mandolin, electric guitar<br />James Newton Howard - synthesizer, keyboards, electric piano<br />Andrew Gold - guitar, drums, tambourine<br />Sneaky Pete Kleinow - pedal steel guitar<br />Trevor Lawrence - alto saxophone<br />Leland Skylar - bass, drums<br />Billy Mernit - piano<br />Joe Mondragon, Klaus Voormann, Willie Weeks - bass<br />Derrek Van Eaton - fiddle, flute<br />Lon Van Eaton - clarinet, flute, sitar<br />Eddie Bongo - conga<br />Liza Strike - vocals<br />Carole King, Rita Coolidge, Abigale Haness, Clydie King, Ken Moore, Vini Poncia, Rodney Richmond, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard, Carolyn Willis - backing vocals<br />Irving Cottler, Russ Kunkel, Jim Gordon - drums <br />Ringo Starr, Andy Newmark - percussion, drums <br />Emil Richards, Fred Staehle - percussion<br />Tommy Morgan - harmonica<br />Richard Perry - tambourine </p> <p><strong>Production:</strong><br />Producer: Richard Perry</p> 24.98 Carly Simon Pop,Singer/Songwriter,Past Best New Artist,Pop 100 2015-05-27 /Singer/Songwriter |
Who wrote the 1914 poem Tor The Fallen'? | For the Fallen Poem by Laurence Binyon Robert Laurence Binyon, by artist William Strang. Poem by Robert Laurence Binyon (1869-1943), published in The Times newspaper on 21st September 1914. With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea. Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, Fallen in the cause of the free. Solemn the drums thrill: Death august and royal Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres. There is music in the midst of desolation And a glory that shines upon our tears. They went with songs to the battle, they were young, Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow. They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted, They fell with their faces to the foe. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. They mingle not with their laughing comrades again; They sit no more at familiar tables of home; They have no lot in our labour of the day-time; They sleep beyond England's foam. But where our desires are and our hopes profound, Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight, To the innermost heart of their own land they are known As the stars are known to the Night; As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust, Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain, As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness, To the end, to the end, they remain. Inspiration for “For the Fallen” Plaque unveiled in 2003 at Polzeath to commemorate the place where For the Fallen is believed to have been composed. Laurence Binyon composed his best known poem while sitting on the cliff-top looking out to sea from the dramatic scenery of the north Cornish coastline. A plaque marks the location at Pentire Point, north of Polzeath. However, there is also a small plaque on the East Cliff north of Portreath, further south on the same north Cornwall coast, which also claims to be the place where the poem was written. The poem was written in mid September 1914, a few weeks after the outbreak of the First World War. During these weeks the British Expeditionary Force had suffered casualties following its first encounter with the Imperial German Army at the Battle of Mons on 23rd August, its rearguard action during the retreat from Mons in late August and the Battle of Le Cateau on 26th August, and its participation with the French Army in holding up the Imperial German Army at the First Battle of the Marne between 5th and 9th September 1914. Laurence said in 1939 that the four lines of the fourth stanza came to him first. These words of the fourth stanza have become especially familiar and famous, having been adopted by the Royal British Legion as an Exhortation for ceremonies of Remembrance to commemorate fallen Servicemen and women. Laurence Binyon was too old to enlist in the military forces but he went to work for the Red Cross as a medical orderly in 1916. He lost several close friends and his brother-in-law in the war. Related Topics Daily Last Post Ceremony, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres At the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate Memorial the words of Binyon's fourth stanza are spoken as an Exhortation during the extended Last Post ceremony. | Nobel Prize for Literature: the good, the bad and the British - Telegraph Book news Nobel Prize for Literature: the good, the bad and the British As this year's recipient is set to be announced, we look back at some of the award's beloved, obscure and homegrown winners. Ernest Hemingway Photo: GETTY IMAGES The Italian playwright Dario Fo By Marie-Claire Chappet 10:55AM BST 09 Oct 2014 The 107th Nobel Prize for literature, the richest literary prize in the world, is awarded today. Over it's history, the prize has been awarded to works in over 25 different languages.There have been 10 British winners (including one British prime minister) four joint wins, 13 female recipients, one Yiddish winner and two writers who have declined the substantial prize. The award has not been without controversy, with prominent and successful writers often rejected in favour of more obscure choices and selections often tainted by political bias. The Prize has, however, celebrated some of the finest literary output of the last century. The Popular: W.B. Yeats (1923): The beloved Irish poet was awarded the prize "for his always inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation". Reflecting this, Yeats claimed that he accepted the award "less as an individual than as a representative of Irish literature." Ernest Hemingway (1954): One of the most significant writers of the twentieth-century, Hemingway was awarded his Prize in recognition of an individual work. The Old Man and the Sea (1951) was singled out as an example of his "mastery of the art of narrative." Related Articles 15 Apr 2015 Novelist Ernest Hemmingway Jean Paul Sartre (1964): Sartre was the second writer to decline a Nobel Prize, out of a habit of refusing all official honours. The first was Boris Pasternak in 1958 who initially accepted but then was forced to decline, under pressure from his native Soviet Union. Sartre refused as he felt it was wrong for a writer to turn himself into "an institution" yet was selected for having "exerted a far-reaching influence on our age". Samuel Beckett (1969): The avant-garde playwright and novelist was honoured for his writing, which "in new forms for the novel and drama - in the destitution of modern man acquires its elevation". Playwright Samuel Beckett Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1982): The magic realist novelist, and auhor of the highly acclaimed One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967), was honoured for "his novels and short stories, in which the fantastic and the realistic are combined in a richly composed world of imagination, reflecting a continent's life and conflicts". Wole Soyinka (1986): was the first African in Africa and in Diaspora to be honoured with a Nobel Prize for literature. The Nigerian writer was chosen for his works which "in a wide cultural perspective and with poetic overtones fashion the drama of existence". The Obscure: Elvyind Johnson and Harry Martinson (1974): The choice of the joint prize for these Swedish authors was an unpopular one. The Prize has long been criticised for favouring European authors, particularly authors from Sweden, as the award is granted by The Swedish Academy. The relatively unknown Johnson and Martinson, who were both Nobel Prize judges, controversially beat Graham Greene and Vladimir Nabakov to the award. Dario Fo (1997): Viewed as one of the least worthy winners, Fo was primarily a performance artist who had been censored by the Roman Catholic Church. What made his selection even more unpopular was that he succeeded over other, more established, writers: Salman Rushdie and Arthur Miller. Rushdie's rejection was widely criticised and two academy members resigned over its refusal to support the writer after a fatwa was issued against him in 1989. The selection of Fo was defended by the academy, however, who awarded the prize on the grounds that Fo: "emulates the jesters of the Middle Ages in scourging authority and upholding the dignity of the downtrodden". Italian playwright Dario Fo Elfriede Jelenik (2004): Jelenik herself believed that sh |
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