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Richard Wagner was the father of which other famous composer? | Richard Wagner - Conductor, Composer - Biography.com Richard Wagner Richard Wagner is best known for creating several complex operas, including Tristan and Isolde and Ring Cycle, as well as for his anti-semitic writings. IN THESE GROUPS Richard Wagner - Mini Biography (TV-14; 3:50) Richard Wagner wrote his first opera, "The Fairies," at the age of 21. He used all elements of theater, from music to lighting, to create "total art work." Synopsis Born in Germany on May 22, 1813, Richard Wagner went on to become one of the world's most influential—and controversial—composers. He is famous for both his epic operas, including the four-part, 18-hour Ring Cycle, as well as for his anti-semitic writings, which, posthumously, made him a favorite of Adolf Hitler. There is evidence that Wagner's music was played at the Dachau concentration camp to "re-educate" the prisoners. Wagner had a tumultuous love life, which involved several scandalous affairs. He died of a heart attack in Venice on February 13, 1883. Early Life Wilhelm Richard Wagner was born on May 22, 1813, in Leipzig, Germany, and went on to become one of the world's most influential—and controversial—composers. Richard Wagner was famous for both his complex operas, such as the four-part, 18-hour Ring Cycle, as well as for his anti-semitic writings, which, posthumously, made him a favorite of Adolf Hitler. There is evidence that Wagner's music was played at the Dachau concentration camp to "re-educate" the prisoners. Wagner's parentage is uncertain: He is either the son of police actuary Friedrich Wagner, who died soon after Richard was born, or the son of the man he called his stepfather, the painter, actor and poet Ludwig Geyer (whom his mother married in August 1814). As a young boy, Wagner attended school in Dresden, Germany. He did not show aptitude in music and, in fact, his teacher said he would "torture the piano in a most abominable fashion." But he was ambitious from a young age. When he was 11 years old, he wrote his first drama. By age 16, he was writing musical compositions. Young Wagner was so confident that some people considered him conceited. The New York Times would later write in its obituary of the famous composer, "In the face of mortifying failures and discouragements, he apparently never lost confidence in himself." Acclaimed Works Wagner attended Leipzig University in 1831, and his first symphony was performed in 1833. He was inspired by Ludwig van Beethoven and, in particular, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, which Wagner called "that mystic source of my highest ecstasies." The following year, in 1834, Wagner joined the Würzburg Theater as chorus master, and wrote the text and music of his first opera, Die Feen (The Fairies), which was not staged. In 1836, Wagner married the singer and actress Minna Planer. The couple soon moved to Königsberg, where Wagner took the position of musical director at the Magdeburg Theatre. There, also in 1836, Das Liebesverbot was produced, with Wagner writing both the lyrics and the music. He called his concept "Gesamtunkstwerk" (total work of art)—a method, which he frequently used, of weaving German myths with larger themes about love and redemption. After moving to Riga, Russia, in 1837, Wagner became the first musical director of the theater and began work on his next opera, Rienzi. Before finishing Rienzi, Wagner and Minna left Riga, fleeing creditors, in 1839. They hopped on a ship to London and then made their way to Paris, where Wagner was forced to take whatever work he could find, including writing vaudeville music for small theaters. Wagner was part of the quasi-revolutionary "Young Germany" movement, and his leftist politics were reflected in Rienzi; unable to produce Rienzi in Paris, he sent the score to the Court Theatre in Dresden, Germany, where it was accepted. In 1842, Wagner's Rienzi, a political opera set in imperial Rome, premiered in Dresden to great acclaim. The following year, The Flying Dutchman was produced to critical acclaim. Considered a great talent by this time, Wagner was given t | Wagner: The Genius Who Composed Tristan and Isolde Wagner: The Genius Who Composed Tristan and Isolde by DavidPaulWagner Richard Wagner was a great German composer of the 19th century. He wrote a number of magnificent operas, such as "Tannhauser", "Lohengrin" and "Tristan and Isolde". Long before the word "multimedia" was invented, Richard Wagner created amazing operas which involved and united all the musical, poetic and scenic arts. These operas gripped the attention of the 19th century public and are still pulling in the crowds in the 21st century. Let us look at Richard Wagner and some of his operas. Life of Richard Wagner Early Years Richard Wagner was born in Leipzig. After postings with small orchestras in towns such as Konigsberg and Riga, and an unsuccessful marriage, he lived in Paris from 1839 to 1842, working as a journalist and doing hack work on operatic arrangements and unsuccessfully trying to get interest in operas which he was writing. In 1842 he was appointed opera conductor with the Dresden Opera House and tasted his first success with the performance of his opera, Rienzi (1842). This, however, was followed by performances of his operas, The Flying Dutchman (1843) and Tannhauser (1845), which were failures. Exile Wagner became involved in revolutionary politics and, when the 1848 revolution failed, he had to flee Saxony and take refuge in Paris and then in Switzerland. It was not until 1861 that he was given permission to return. In this period of exile his writing and staging of operas continued. In 1850 he staged his opera Lohengrin in Weimar through the help of his friend, Franz Liszt. In 1852 he began work on the Ring of the Nibelungs cycle of operas (writing both words and music himself). He then completed the first two acts of the opera, Siegfried (1857). Ludwig II to the Rescue His exile over, Wagner was free but impecunious. He had to flee Vienna to escape his creditors. In 1864 he was rescued by the recognition and support of the eccentric king Ludwig II of Bavaria, who provided him with the facilities to stage his opera, Tristan and Isolde in Munich in 1865 and then The Mastersingers (1868). Bayreuth Ludwig's support also enabled Wagner to set up the Festival Theater in Bayreuth. This theater was designed especially to permit the performance of Wagner's Ring cycle, being large in size and equipped with mechanical apparatus to allow gorgeous scenic effects and transformations and other special effects (such as flights through the air) which were called for by Wagner's operas. The theater had the orchestra hidden away in a recessed pit (leaving a "mystic gulf" between the spectators and the stage) and had a superior sound (better acoustics) and feel to older, traditionally-designed opera houses. The Theater opened in 1874 with a performance of the Ring cycle. Wagner's last opera, Parsifal, was also staged there in 1882. Wagner died in Venice, of a sudden heart attack, in 1883. After his death, Wagner's second wife, Cosima, who was the daughter of Liszt, carried on the tradition of annual performances of Wagnerian operas and this tradition continues to this day. "The Ride of the Valkyries" theme in Richard Wagner's opera "The Valkyries" Exciting! |
Which popular pub name comes from the title of John Manners? | Events and Attractions : Where do pub names come from? - The AA Traffic News Where do pub names come from? Ever since people began naming pubs back around the 12th century, debates over derivations could drive you to drink... Take The Old Bull & Bush, a name made famous in the 1920s music-hall song by Florrie Forde with its "Down at the Old Bull & Bush" singalong chorus. One side say it just joins two words with deep roots in the naming game: Bull indicating a place that was once a farmhouse, Bush as the English take on the vine leaves traditionally hung outside Roman drinking dens. Oh no, say others: the name is an English corruption of 'Boulogne Bouche' - the mouth of Boulogne being a reference to the city harbour where Henry VIII scored a victory over the French by way of distraction from his marital difficulties. As far as the venerable Hampstead boozer celebrated in the song is concerned the first explanation looks sounder, since it sits on the site of a 17th century farmhouse that began selling ale in the 1720s before becoming a beacon for Cockneys on a day out to the Heath. Similar arguments swirl round other names. To romantics, Bag O'Nails is a corruption of Bacchanals (a suitably boozy possibility, for sure) though others scoff at the idea and say it's just a reference to olde days when a lot of drinkers were workmen who needed bags of nails when not needing beer. Or how about Elephant & Castle? Does it really refer to 'La Infante de Castile' - a nod to various Spanish princesses who played a part in English history, such as Catherine of Aragon or Maria, daughter of Philip III? Or is it inspired by a fabulous vision apparently spotted on London Bridge of an elephant with a castle on its back in the clouds (possibly after a few drinks)? More prosaically, it could have something to do with the elephant and castle on the arms of the Worshipful Company of Cutlers, a venerable London trading guild. Another thorny thicket of derivations revolves around the various pubs called The Case is Altered. Some credit the name to 19th century British soldiers returning from fighting in Spain with various misunderstood Spanish phrases - Casa Alta (high house), Casa Altera ("alternative/second house") or even a euphemism for a brothel (based on something like Casa Salterinas, a house of 'dancers'). More likely, though, it is just a legal reference, via a phrase coined by 16th century lawyer Edmund Plowden when new evidence arose in court. When Ben Jonson used it as the title for a 1590s comedy, perhaps pubs with a legal wrangle in their history were inspired to take it up. In the meantime, why would quite a few pubs call themselves The Goat & Compass? Rather than anything weird involving an animal with an interest in magnetic North, fans of English corruptions suggest it's a take on the phrase "God Encompasses" or "God encompasseth us" from a more religious era. Pah!, say the prosaic set. It's just another coat-of-arms reference, this time to the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers, who in olden days made shoes from goat skin. Religious notions Religion does, however, clearly underpin some other classic pub names. Some are linked to the Crusades, such as Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem, a name most famously borne by a 12th century Nottingham inn popular with soldiers en route to the Holy Land. Other variations on this theme include The Saracen's Head and Lamb & Flag (the lamb represents Christ with the flag the sign of the Crusaders). Religious connections also survive in two names that might at first seem nautical - The Ship (symbolising the Ark) and The Anchor (the Christian faith) - hence also The Hope & Anchor. Add to those, The Crossed Keys - emblem of St. Peter. Royalty links Royalty has inspired several names. The Red Lion - second only to The Crown in the name stakes - refers to the gaudy big cat on various coats-of-arms, notably James I (VI of Scotland) whose red lion symbol was displayed on many buildings after he unified the thrones of England and Scotland in 1603. The White Hart, meanwhile, isn't an homage to an albino dee | Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: November 2015 Macclesfield Pub Quiz League Set by The Park Tavern and the Brewers Q1 Great Britain is to appear in the Tennis Davis Cup final in which Belgian city? Ghent Q2 Once storms Abigail, Barney, Clodagh, Desmond and Eva have passed the UK, which will be next? Frank The current Ebola outbreak started in which African country? Guinea (Dec 2013) Where would you find Connexus and Versatile? On TV program The Apprentice (Teams names in the current TV series) Q5 Which actor has appeared as James Bond in exactly 2 official Bond films? Timothy Dalton (The Living Daylights, License to kill) Q6 According to Collins English Dictionary what has been chosen as the word of the year 2015? Binge-watch Q7 What is the tag line of the upcoming Star Wars film episode 7 of the series? The Force Awakens Who replaced Nick Hewer in the TV program The Apprentice? Claude Littner Q9 Which RAF base was in the news in October, owing to the arrival of ~140 migrants by boat? RAF Akrotiri (Cyprus) Q10 There is one remaining hovercraft service operating in the UK, from which city does it operate? Portsmouth (Southsea -> Ryde on the Isle of Wight) Q11 Baroness Dido Harding of Winscombe has been in the news recently, as the CEO of which company? Talk Talk Q12 Which British airline is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, flying its inaugural flight on November 10th 1995? EasyJet The Schengen Treaty takes its name from a village in which country? Luxembourg MP can stand for two things on an ordnance survey Map, name either? Mile Post or Mooring Post Q15 On a marine map what does HWM stand for? High Water Mark Which country is to host the next Winter Olympics in 2018? South Korea Who did Seb Coe succeed as head of the IAAF? Lamine Diack What is the third largest object in the solar system? Saturn (Sun, Jupiter, Saturn) Which man made object is furthest from Earth? Voyager 1 (allow Voyager) Q20 For his part in which 1953 film did Frank Sinatra receive a Best Supporting Actor Oscar? From Here to Eternity Which current world leader is sometimes known as Bibi? Benjamin Netanyahu Q22 Who has been recently sworn in as Canada's 23rd Prime Minister after winning a surprise majority? Justin Trudeau What is the longest motorway in the UK? M6 What is the longest A road in the UK? A1 Who is the shadow chancellor? John McDonnell Which building was built in 1093 to house the shrine of St Cuthbert? Durham Cathedral In which building would you find the famous Cosmati Pavement? Westminster Cathedral Who hosts 'Modern Life is Goodish'? Dave Gorman Frankie Fredericks represented which African country in athletics? Namibia Who hosts 'As yet untitled'? Alan Davies Who will be the new host of QI succeeding Stephen Fry? Sandi Toksvig What is the word used to describe an animal/plant that is both male and female? Hermaphrodite With which artistic medium would you associate Ansel Adams? Photography Which city is normally accepted as being the ancient capital of Wessex? Winchester Which group recorded the track 'Unfinished Symphony'? Massive Attack Which school featured in UK TV's 'Please Sir'? Fenn Street Q37 80s band Heaven 17 got their name from a well-known novel originally published in 1962. Name it? A Clockwork Orange - (by Anthony Burgess) Q38 Steely Dan got their name from which notorious novel originally published in 1959? The Naked Lunch (by William Burroughs) Q39 Wladimir Klitschko is a champion boxer from which country? Ukraine The 'Rockhampton Rocket' was a nickname given to which famous sportsman? Rod Laver Which British astronaut is going to the international space station in December? Tim Peake How many cantons make up Switzerland? 26 (accept 25 to 27) Q43 Which city was the imperial capital of Japan before Tokyo? Kyoto Saloth Sar born 19 May 1925 is better known by what name? Pol Pot What was discovered in 1799 by Pierre-François Bouchard a Napoleonic soldier? The Rosetta Stone 'I told you I was ill' are the words carved into whose gravestone? Spike Milligan Q47 What did Newcastle chemist William Owen invent in 1927 for those |
Which film about figure skaters starred Jon Heder and Will Ferrell? | Blades of Glory (2007) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error In 2002, two rival Olympic ice skaters were stripped of their gold medals and permanently banned from men's single competition. Presently, however, they've found a loophole that will allow them to qualify as a pairs team. Directors: From $9.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. a list of 30 titles created 11 Jul 2011 a list of 37 titles created 17 Nov 2012 a list of 46 titles created 06 Dec 2014 a list of 25 titles created 07 Aug 2015 a list of 41 titles created 9 months ago Title: Blades of Glory (2007) 6.3/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 3 wins & 10 nominations. See more awards » Videos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.6/10 X #1 NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby stays atop the heap thanks to a pact with his best friend and teammate, Cal Naughton, Jr. But when a French Formula One driver, makes his way up the ladder, Ricky Bobby's talent and devotion are put to the test. Director: Adam McKay Ron Burgundy is San Diego's top-rated newsman in the male-dominated broadcasting of the 1970s, but that's all about to change for Ron and his cronies when an ambitious woman is hired as a new anchor. Director: Adam McKay Two aimless middle-aged losers still living at home are forced against their will to become roommates when their parents marry. Director: Adam McKay A group of misfits enter a Las Vegas dodgeball tournament in order to save their cherished local gym from the onslaught of a corporate health fitness chain. Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber With the '70s behind him, San Diego's top-rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York's first 24-hour news channel by storm. Director: Adam McKay Jackie Moon, the owner-coach-player of the American Basketball Association's Flint Michigan Tropics, rallies his teammates to make their NBA dreams come true Director: Kent Alterman Two mismatched New York City detectives seize an opportunity to step up like the city's top cops whom they idolize -- only things don't quite go as planned. Director: Adam McKay John Beckwith and Jeremy Grey, a pair of committed womanizers who sneak into weddings to take advantage of the romantic tinge in the air, find themselves at odds with one another when John meets and falls for Claire Cleary. Director: David Dobkin At the end of his career, a clueless fashion model is brainwashed to kill the Prime Minister of Malaysia. Director: Ben Stiller Three friends attempt to recapture their glory days by opening up a fraternity near their alma mater. Director: Todd Phillips A rejected hockey player puts his skills to the golf course to save his grandmother's house. Director: Dennis Dugan Goaded by his buddies, a nerdy guy who's never "done the deed" only finds the pressure mounting when he meets a single mother. Director: Judd Apatow Edit Storyline When rivalry between the world's best men's figure skaters - sex addicted, improvisational Chazz Michael Michaels and germophobic, precise Jimmy MacElroy - breaks into a fight on the awards platform, they're banned from the event for life. Three years later, desire for a gold medal and a careful reading of the rules lead them to compete as skating's first male-male pair. Can they overcome mutual dislike, limited time to prepare, their coach's secret past, and the dirty tricks of their main opponents, the Van Waldenberg siblings? The key to victory or defeat may lie in the attraction of the virginal Jimmy toward Katie, the Van Waldenbergs' little sister. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com> C | High Fidelity Movie Review & Film Summary (2000) | Roger Ebert Tweet In its unforced, whimsical, quirky, obsessive way, "High Fidelity" is a comedy about real people in real lives. The movie looks like it was easy to make--but it must not have been because movies this wry and likable hardly ever get made. Usually a clunky plot gets in the way, or the filmmakers are afraid to let their characters seem too smart. Watching "High Fidelity," I had the feeling I could walk out of the theater and meet the same people on the street--and want to, which is an even higher compliment. Advertisement John Cusack stars as Rob, who owns a used-record store in Chicago and has just broken up with Laura, his latest girlfriend. He breaks up a lot. Still hurting, he makes a list of the top five girls he has broken up with and cackles that Laura didn't make it. Later he stands forlornly on a bridge overlooking the Chicago River and makes lists of the top five reasons that he misses her. The key design elements in Rob's apartment are the lumber bookshelves for his alphabetized vinyl albums. He has two guys working for him in his store. Each was hired for three days a week, but both come in six days a week, maybe because they have no place else to go. These guys are the shy, sideways Dick ( Todd Louiso ) and the ultra-confident Barry ( Jack Black ). They are both experts on everything, brains stocked with info-nuggets about popular culture. Advertisement Rob is the movie's narrator, guiding us through his world, talking directly to the camera, soliloquizing on his plight--which is that he seems unable to connect permanently with a girl, maybe because his attention is elsewhere. But on what? He isn't obsessed with his business, he isn't as crazy about music as Dick and Barry, and he isn't thinking about his next girl--he's usually moping about the last one. He seems stuck in the role of rejected lover and never likes a girl quite as much when she's with him as after she's left. Laura ( Iben Hjejle ) was kind of special. Now she has taken up with an unbearably supercilious ponytailed brainiac named Ian ( Tim Robbins ), who comes into the store to "talk things over" and inspires fantasies in which Rob, Dick and Barry dream of kicking him senseless. "Conflict resolution is my job," he offers helpfully. Whether Ian is nice or not is of no consequence to Rob; he simply wants Laura back. The story unspools in an unforced way. Barry and Dick involve Rob in elaborate debates about music minutiae. They take him to a nightclub to hear a new singer ( Lisa Bonet ). Rob gets advice from Laura's best friend ( Joan Cusack ), who likes him but is fed up with his emotional dithering. Rob seeks out former girlfriends like Charlie ( Catherine Zeta-Jones ), who tells him why she left him in more detail than he really wants to hear. Rob decides that his ideal girl would be a singer who would "write songs at home and ask me what I thought of them--and maybe even include one of our private little jokes in the liner notes." "High Fidelity" is based on a 1995 novel by Nick Hornby , a London-based writer, and is directed by Stephen Frears , also British. Frears and his screenwriters (D.V. Devincentis, Steve Pink , Cusack and Scott Rosenberg ) have transplanted the story to Chicago so successfully that it feels like it grew organically out of the funky soil of Lincoln Avenue and North Halsted, Old Town and New Town, Rogers Park and Hyde Park, and Wicker Park, where it was shot--those neighborhoods where the workers in the alternative-lifestyle industry live, love and labor. Advertisement This is a film about--and also for--not only obsessed clerks in record stores, but the video store clerks who have seen all the movies, and the bookstore employees who have read all the books. 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What name is given to the chimneys of volcanic waste that have been found in the Pacific Ocean? | Deep sea vent - MicrobeWiki Deep sea vent This student page has not been curated. Hydrothermal circulation and chemical exchange between the ocean crust and seawater.[ [1] ] Contents 5 References Description of Niche Hydrothermal vents, also known as deepwater seeps, deep-sea springs, and deep sea vents are the aftermath of a volcanic eruption due to shifting of the plates that form the Earth’s crust . The shifting causes cracks to form when the earth’s plates are pulled apart along the Mid-Ocean Ridges[ [6] ]. This allows water to seep directly into the cracks and become heated by the magma chambers up to around 400oC. Typical to these sites are the columnar chimneys, black smokers, and white smokers that are formed due to the high pressure at this depth and the temperature of the trapped water. The hot water is forced out of the cracks dissolving minerals and chemicals from the rocks, which forms a chemical plume (Jones, M.). Deep sea vent "Black Smoker". [ [2] ] Within a year, what flow through these now mature sulfide chimneys are high-temperature fluids. The chimneys form to a height of 10 to 20 meters. The black smokers emit fluids at 400oC or above causing it to emit chemicals such as sulfide, iron, copper and zinc. When the chemicals and the hot water interact with the low pH of the surrounding water, black precipitation occurs, giving black smokers its name. The white smokers emit fluids at 100-300oC in temperature. At the lower temperatures, the silica, anhydrite, and barite precipitate as white particles instead of black (Van Dover, C.).Hydrothermal-vent fields range from several hundred to several million square meters. It is also because of the larger range of the vent fields that allows for the low-temperature diffuse flows. It is the warm-water diffuse that allows for the sustainability of productive populations and organisms. Although some hydrothermal vent organisms have adapted to the high temperatures, it is the chemistry of the fluids, which takes place because of the high temperature, that sustains the chemosynthetic basis of life at hydrothermal vent ecosystems (Van Dover, C.). Where located? Many of these hydrothermal vents are found along the Juan de Fuca, East Pacific Rise, Gorda, Galapagos, Hawaiian and Explorer Ridges, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Mariana Trough, Okinawa Trough, Izu-Ogazawara Arc, and Central and Southeast Indian Ridges (Desbruyeres, D., Segonzac, M., and Bright, M.)[ [7] ]. The depth of the locations of these hydrothermal vents varies from 2000 meters found on the Galapagos Ridge, to 7,700 meters found on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge [ [8] ]. Influence by Adjacent Communities Due to the spread of smoker activity, neighboring deep sea communities may be affected by the high temperature and chemical toxicity of its fluid. If the neighboring communities have not adapted to the high temperatures there is a very likely chance they won’t survive. Examples of dead clam communities have been found at various sites close by these hydrothermal vents (Ernst et al., 1982). Studies have also shown that once hydrothermal vent activity occurs, many predators tend to die due to toxicity and temperature changes. Since most predators feed off of small gastropods and sessile invertebrates including vestimentiferan worms and mussels, the loss of these predators causes an increased presence of benthic invertebrates, mobile gastropods, and amphipod crustaceans that would normally survive in smaller communities (Micheli et al., 2002). Conditions under which the environment changes Depending on its activity, smoker vents can increase in size and spread from 5-9 cm per year or as fast as 9-16 cm per year (Jones, M.). The activity can be affected by the rock composition, sediments available, permeability of the ocean crust, amount of time between separation of vapor and liquid after exposure to high temperatures, time elapsed since last activity, and how deep the heat source which can cause a shift in its environment. Also, hydrothermal deposits are found in increasing amounts towards the north as a result of increas | Community group cleans up Chicago industrial district What a Long, Strange Trip It Has Been On August 31, 1986, the cargo ship Khian Sea loaded 14,000 tons (28 million pounds) of toxic incinerator ash from Philadelphia and set off on an odyssey that symbolizes a predicament we all share: what to do with our refuse. Starting in the 1970s, Philadelphia burned most of its municipal garbage and sent the resulting incinerator ash to a landfill in New Jersey. In 1984, when New Jersey learned that the ash contained enough arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, dioxin, and other toxins to be classified as hazardous waste, it refused to accept any more. When six other states also rejected incinerator ash shipments, Philadelphia was in a predicament. What would they do with 180,000 tons of the stuff every year? The answer was to send it offshore to countries with less stringent environmental standards. A local contractor offered to transport it to the Caribbean. The Khian Sea was to be the first of those shipments. When the Khian Sea tried to unload its cargo in the Bahamas, however, it was turned away. Over the next 14 months, the ship also was refused entry by the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Panama, Bermuda, Guinea Bissau (in West Africa), and the Netherlands Antilles. Finally in late, 1987, the Haitian government issued a permit for "fertilizer" import, and the crew dumped 4000 tons of ash on the beach near the city of Gonaives. Alerted by the environmental group, Greenpeace, that the ash wasn't really fertilizer, Haitian officials canceled the permit and ordered everything returned to the ship, but the Khian Sea slipped away in the night, leaving behind a large pile of loose ash. Some of the waste has been moved inland and buried, but much of it remains on the beach, slowly being scattered by the wind and washed into the sea. After it left Haiti, the Khian Sea visited Senegal, Morocco, Yugoslavia, Sri Lanka, and Singapore looking for a place to dump its toxic load. As it wandered the oceans looking for a port, the ship changed its name from Khian Sea to Felicia to Pelacano. Its registration was transferred from Liberia to the Bahamas to Honduras in an attempt to hide its true identity, but nobody wanted it or its contents. Like Coleridge's ancient mariner, it seemed cursed to roam the oceans forever. Two years, three names, four continents, and 11 countries later, the troublesome cargo was still on board. Then, somewhere in the Indian Ocean between Singapore and Sri Lanka all the ash disappeared. When questioned about this, the crew had no comment except that it was all gone. Everyone assumes, of course, that once out of sight of the land, it was just dumped overboard. If this were just an isolated incident, perhaps it wouldn't matter much. However, some 3 million tons of hazardous and toxic waste goes to sea every year looking for a dumping site. A 1998 report by the United Nations Human Rights Commission listed the United States as a major exporter of toxic waste. In 1989-at least in part due to the misadventures of the Khian Sea-33 countries met in Basel, Switzerland, and agreed to limit international shipment of toxic waste, especially from the richer countries of the world to the poorer ones. Eventually 118 countries-not including the United States-ratified the Basel Convention. In 1995, the United States announced it would ratify the Convention but reserved the right to ship "recyclable" materials to whomever will take them. Since almost everything potentially can be recycled into something, that hardly puts any limits at all on what we send offshore. The latest development in the saga of the Khian Sea, is that Haiti has asked Philadelphia to help pay for cleanup of the ash still sitting on the beach. Eastern Environmental Services, one of whose principal owners was responsible for dumping the load in Haiti 12 years ago, has agreed to retrieve what's left and bury it in a landfill in Penns |
Which is a traditional topping for lasagne? | Classic Italian Lasagna Recipe : Giada De Laurentiis : Food Network Lasagna Recipes 3.9 413 I dont understand why people are having problems following the recipe instructions. Maybe they are missing something and that's why they arent happy with the results.it is time consuming so if you're looking for a quick recipe this one is not for you. I have made this recipe many times (by request) and it is delicious. I omit the ground beef and make it vegetarian. Judy M. 2016-12-21T17:36:19Z item not reviewed by moderator and published The sauce was horrible. No flavor at all. I guess 4 cups of milk can really drown out the flavor of tomato sauce. I added more spices, more onion and garlic and another can of diced tomatoes. I have to say the next time I spend all this time and money to make Lasagna I will be using my marinara sauce, NOT flour and milk. Jealith 2016-09-28T17:33:13Z item not reviewed by moderator and published Very disappointing recipe!! I read the reviews that said this tends to be bland, and was very careful to season at every step, yet this is the most lack luster lasagna I have ever had. Definitely not worth the time and effort. Melissa O. 2016-09-19T01:29:00Z item not reviewed by moderator and published Just a couple of suggestions. . I follow my moms receipe. She made a very traditional lasagna with each layer consisting of meatballs , the ricotta mixture ,mozzarella ,parmigana and marinara sauce.If you like a firm lasagna they way I do make sure you are using enough lasagna noodles to completely cover each layer overlaping them . Don't use too much sauce or it will be soupy. Also we don't just brown up chopped meat . It reminds me of taco meat. We always made meatballs which were browned and cooked in the gravy. ( yes we call it gravy!) . Then cut them up for the lasagna. Much better flavor and consitency. You can certainly adapt this to include the spinach and white sauce. It is very important to well salt ( including the noodles .If using no bake noodle soak them first in salted water) and season everything though. Also used Alfredo sauce ( although I did not mix it in with the red sauce.) instead of béchamel which does not have much taste.I made this the other day and it was excellent. ninalcw 2016-09-05T20:08:39Z item not reviewed by moderator and published This is something my family loves me to make. And I love to make it. Stacy Barager 2015-12-06T04:49:46Z item not reviewed by moderator and published Love this! Anonymous 2015-11-06T19:24:15Z item not reviewed by moderator and published I made this lasagna and it was so delicious! The bechamel sauce made a difference, rich and flavorful. This will now be one of my party dish, so easy to make. Next time, I'm going to use Italian sausage instead of a regular ground meat. Thanks Giada!<br /> Cristina Z. 2015-09-09T19:30:33Z item not reviewed by moderator and published This was by far the worse lasagna recipe I ever made. First, what lasagna recipe doesn't call for oregano? Second very time consuming regardless of what the posted time is. I had 2 twenty year olds eating it (who will eat anything) ask me not to save the leftovers. Very disappointed. Spent a lot of time and money on this for a total fail. lordsusan829 2015-08-03T15:47:49Z item not reviewed by moderator and published This is an excellent dish. I made no changes the first time I made it, and it was grand. I was a bit rushed the second time, so I used high quality (Paul Newman's) tomato sauce instead of making my own. I really couldn't tell much difference between the two, but you can better control the salt and sugar content if you make your own. This is really good - tastes like a high end Italian restaurant's fare. Debbie Crane 2015-01-25T17:36:06Z item not reviewed by moderator and published I would recommend halving the bechemel recipe. this is probably what is making other peoples lasagna too bland SuperPowderpig . 2014-12-15T00:01:07Z item not reviewed by moderator and published How this a one-pot meal when you use more than one? Maria Gorman 2014-11-20T02:41:21Z item not revi | 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? 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If something is soporific, what would it make you want to do? | Soporific | Define Soporific at Dictionary.com soporific [sop-uh-rif-ik, soh-puh-] /ˌsɒp əˈrɪf ɪk, ˌsoʊ pə-/ Spell causing or tending to cause sleep. 2. pertaining to or characterized by sleep or sleepiness; sleepy; drowsy. noun something that causes sleep, as a medicine or drug. Origin of soporific 1655-65; < Latin sopor sopor + -i- + -fic ; compare French soporifique Related forms Examples from the Web for soporific Expand Rick Santorum’s Beltway Curse Is Hurting His 2012 Campaign Howard Kurtz February 23, 2012 Innocuous, soporific white guys like Rob Portman and T-Paw became the horses to bet on. Weed Reads: The 10 Best Books on Pot Roger Roffman April 26, 2014 The premise is this: turkey is chock-full of a soporific essential amino acid, tryptophan, one of the 22 essential amino acids. Eat Turkey All You Want! It’s Not Going to Put You to Sleep Kent Sepkowitz November 21, 2012 Historical Examples But it is inebriant, and not soporific; and its secondary sedative action on the heart is more powerful than that of Opium. In Apple-Blossom Time Clara Louise Burnham From which it appears evident that the actual words used as a soporific allow considerable latitude of choice. Spirit and Music H. Ernest Hunt The soporific, thwarted in its effect for a moment, redoubled its power over him. British Dictionary definitions for soporific Expand a drug or other agent that induces sleep Derived Forms Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for soporific Expand adj. "tending to produce sleep," 1680s, from French soporifique (17c.), formed in French from Latin sopor (genitive soporis) "deep sleep" (see sopor ). As a noun from 1722. Earlier as an adjective was soporiferous (1580s as "characterized by excessive sleep," c.1600 as "soporific"). Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper | If music be the food of love, play on - eNotes Shakespeare Quotes If music be the food of love, play on Duke Orsino: If music be the food of love, play on, Give me excess of it; that surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die. Read on Owl Eyes This eText is now on Owl Eyes. Clicking this link will open a new window. Duke Orsino of Illyria, presiding over the merry, mixed-up world of Twelfth Night, opens the play with these festive sentiments, soured though they be by the affected airs of the melancholic lover. He has convinced himself that he's insanely in love with a wealthy and resistant lady, who is in mourning for her brother and only annoyed by Orsino's inappropriate attentions. The duke's idea of a cure for his disease is to stuff himself sick with his own passions. Orsino's brand of self-indulgent pouting comes in for much ribbing here and elsewhere in Shakespeare, most vividly in As You Like It and Much Ado about Nothing. For melancholic poseurs like Orsino, who are actually expected to make spectacles of themselves, affecting gestures are more important than sincere emotions. |
"Which was the person credited with saying ""The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits""?" | The Difference Between Stupidity and Genius Is That Genius Has Its Limits | Quote Investigator The Difference Between Stupidity and Genius Is That Genius Has Its Limits Albert Einstein? Alexandre Dumas, fils? Elbert Hubbard? Brooks F. Beebe? Anonymous? Dear Quote Investigator: The following funny saying is usually attributed to Albert Einstein: The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits. Yet, no one provides any justification for crediting the brilliant scientist with this jest. Is this another fake Einstein quote? Quote Investigator: There is no substantive evidence that Einstein made this statement. Indeed, it is listed in a section called “Probably Not By Einstein” within the comprehensive reference “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein” from Princeton University Press. 1 A precursor statement written in French appeared in volume 2 of the “Grand Dictionnaire Universel du XIXe Siècle” (Great Universal Dictionary of the Nineteenth Century) within an entry for “Bêtise” (Stupidity). This volume was published circa 1865, and the quotation was credited to Alexandre Dumas: 2 Une chose qui m’humilie profondément est de voir que le génie humain a des limites, quand la bêtise humaine n’en a pas. (Alex. Dum.) One possible translation into English is the following: One thing that humbles me deeply is to see that human genius has its limits while human stupidity does not. The attribution “Alex. Dum.” was probably a reference to Alexandre Dumas, fils, who was a dramatist known for the work “The Lady of the Camellias”, widely referred to as “Camille”. He shared his name with his father, Alexandre Dumas, père, who was the author of the popular novels “The Count of Monte Cristo” and “The Three Musketeers”. Another statement written in French appeared in the journal of a scholarly association in 1886. The words were placed between quotation marks to indicate that the joke was already in circulation, and no specific attribution was given. 3 « Le génie humain a des bornes, Mais la sottise n’en a pas. » One possible translation into English is the following: “Human genius has its limits, but stupidity does not.” The earliest evidence in English located by QI was published in a periodical called “The Travelers’ Record” in 1890 which acknowledged a French newspaper. The saying was included in a list titled “Some of Dumas’s Maxims”. Here were three items from the list. Boldface has been added to excerpts: 4 Some of Dumas’s Maxims [L’Echo de Paris, translated in the Transatlantic] Let all your alms-giving be anonymous. It has the double advantage of suppressing at the same time ingratitude and abuse. God made fools in order that life might be more tolerable to people of wit. What distresses me is to see that human genius has limits and human stupidity none. The saying has been circulating and evolving in English for more than one hundred years. An instance was attributed to Albert Einstein by 1994; however, Einstein died in 1955, so this citation has little probative value. Here are additional selected citations in chronological order. In 1891 “The Phrenological Journal” published a set of remarks under the title “Wisdom” which included an instance of the expression credited to “A. Dumas, fils”; hence, the son of Alexandre Dumas, père, was specifically identified: 5 What distresses me is to see that human genius has limitations, and human stupidity has none.—A. Dumas, fils. In 1899 an instance was printed in “The Bloomfield News” of Indiana without an ascription: 6 We made use of the following item some years ago in the columns of the NEWS: “How despairing it is to see that human genius has limitations, while human stupidity has none.” ‘Tis good philosophy yet. In 1903 an instance appeared in a magazine called “The School Arts Book”, and a French origin was suggested: 7 Even the best of teachers, I fancy, has to console himself occasionally with the cheerful observation of the French, “While human genius has limits, human stupidity has none.” In 1906 the writer and publisher Elbert Hubbard placed a version using the w | Visionaries of the century - prasanasahoo Visionaries of the century I have listed few among the many visionaries over the age whose path breaking discovery still astounding our every day life.................... 1. Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) was an Italian polymath , regarded as the epitome of the " Renaissance Man ", displaying skills in numerous diverse areas of study. Whilst most famous for his paintings such as the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper , Leonardo is also renowned in the fields of civil engineering , Physics, chemistry , geology , geometry , hydrodynamics , mathematics , mechanical, engineering , optics , pyrotechnics , and zoology . While the full extent of his scientific studies has only become recognized in the last 150 years, he was, during his lifetime, employed for his engineering and skill of invention. Many of his designs, such as the movable dikes to protect Venice from invasion, proved too costly or impractical. Some of his smaller inventions entered the world of manufacturing unheralded. As an engineer, Leonardo conceived ideas vastly ahead of his own time, conceptually inventing a helicopter, a tank, the use of concentrated solar power , a calculator , a rudimentary theory of plate tectonics and the double hull . In practice, he greatly advanced the state of knowledge in the fields of anatomy, astronomy, civil engineering, optics, and the study of water (hydrodynamics). Leonardo's most famous drawing, the Vitruvian Man , is a study of the proportions of the human body, linking art and science in a single work that has come to represent Renaissance Humanism . 2. Gregor Johann Mendel (July 20, 1822 – January 6, 1884) was a German speaking Silesian, scientist and Augustinian friar who gained posthumous fame as the founder of the new science of genetics. Mendel demonstrated that the inheritance of certain traits in pea plants follows particular patterns, now referred to as the laws of Medelian inheritance. The profound significance of Mendel's work was not recognized until the turn of the 20th century, when the independent rediscovery of these laws initiated the modern science of genetics. 3. Crick, Francis Harry Compton (Northampton, England, June 8, 1916 - ). British biophysicist and crystallographer. Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, along with James Watson and Maurice Wilkins, for their determination of the molecular structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). Francis Crick's research originally concentrated on X - ray diffraction studies of proteins under the direction of William Lawrence Bragg (Nobel Prize for Physics in 1915). With three other scientists, Maurice Wilkins and the late Dr. Rosalyn Franklin at King's College, London, together with James Watson, he was responsible in 1953 for the discovery of the molecular structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the biological structure which makes possible the transmission of inherited characteristics. In the course of two years of enthusiastic collaboration, he and Crick showed that it was possible to describe genes in molecular terms. These results were largely due to the research led by Avery before 1950, which showed that the genetic material of phages was DNA, as well as to the work of Todd, which established that DNA was made up of a chain of deoxyribose sugars held together by phosphate bonds and linked to organic bases. 4. Planck, Max Karl Ernst Ludwig (Kiel, Germany, April 23, 1858 - Göttingen, Germany, October 3, 1947 ). Max Planck, a theoretical physicist, can be considered as the father of quantum physics. Just like Albert Einstein, he had "to be patient" before obtaining the honour of the Nobel Prize because his ideas were not very "classical", disturbing for the science of this period, but very relevant for a revival of physics which took off at the beginning of the 20th century. He received his prize on the occasion of the ceremony in 1919. Since 1896 he had continued Wilhelm Wien's proposals on the distribution of radiations emitted by black |
What species is General Sherman, the world's heaviest single-trunk tree? | General Sherman Giant Sequoia Tree Images, General Sherman Giant Sequoia Tree Photos Pictures Photography - Golden State Images Stock Photos General Sherman Giant Sequoia Tree Images :: General Sherman Giant Sequoia Tree Photos Pictures Photography Professional Stock Photography General Sherman Giant Sequoia Tree - Sequoia National Park The General Sherman Sequoia tree is the largest tree in the world and is generally considered the largest living thing in the world. Its over 275 feet tall and has a circumference at its base of over 102 feet. Its weight is estimated to exceed 6100 tons. species: Sequoiadendron giganteum General Sherman Giant Sequoia Tree - Sequoia National Park Park visitors are dwarfed by the trunk of the General Sherman tree. species: Sequoiadendron giganteum General Sherman Giant Sequoia Tree - Sequoia National Park species: Sequoiadendron giganteum photo-id: SEQ-149 request pricing General Sherman Giant Sequoia Tree - Sequoia National Park The General Sherman Sequoia tree is the largest tree in the world and is generally considered the largest living thing in the world. Its over 275 feet tall and has a circumference at its base of over 102 feet. Its weight is estimated to exceed 6100 tons. species: Sequoiadendron giganteum photo-id: SEQ-016 request pricing General Sherman Giant Sequoia Tree - Sequoia National Park The General Sherman Sequoia tree is the largest tree in the world and is generally considered the largest living thing in the world. Its over 275 feet tall and has a circumference at its base of over 102 feet. Its weight is estimated to exceed 6100 tons. species: Sequoiadendron giganteum General Sherman Giant Sequoia Tree - Sequoia National Park Park visitors are dwarfed by the trunk of the General Sherman tree. species: Sequoiadendron giganteum photo-id: SEQ-029 request pricing General Sherman Giant Sequoia Tree - Sequoia National Park Although hard to believe its said that the General Sherman adds enough new wood each year to produce the equivalent of another sixty foot tall tree. species: Sequoiadendron giganteum General Sherman Giant Sequoia Tree - Sequoia National Park species: Sequoiadendron giganteum | Which Cherry Tree Did Washington Chop? - latimes Which Cherry Tree Did Washington Chop? February 10, 2001 |From ASSOCIATED PRESS George Washington's birthday (Feb. 22) is a proper time to think about cherry trees. According to legend, the young president-to-be cut down a cherry tree, then admitted the act to his father because he couldn't tell a lie. Rather than question the historical truth of the story, though, let's question just what kind of cherry tree was involved. Sweet cherry trees were among those ordered from Europe by the Massachusetts colony in 1629. Plantings spread, and trees became so abundant that in 1749, naturalist Peter Kalm wrote that "all travellers are allowed to pluck ripe fruit in any garden which they pass by, provided they do not break any branches." Perhaps Washington planted a few sweet cherry trees at his farmstead along the shores of the Rappahannock River. The felled tree also might have been a tart cherry. Although native to Europe's Caucasus Mountains, colonists in Massachusetts planted them. The tree might have made its way in the nursery trade south to Virginia a hundred years later. One thing is certain: the famous cherry tree could not have been one of the ornamental types commonly planted these days. These non-fruit-bearing cherries originated in the Orient and were introduced into America beginning in the 19th century. The most famous is the Yoshino cherry, which fringes the tidal basin in Washington. Others include the Higan cherry, the Sargent cherry, and, the most widely planted today, the Japanese flowering cherry. Besides exotic introductions, the eastern U.S. seaboard abounded with wild cherries in Washington's time, as it does today. Our native pin cherry is not much more than a bush, so it hardly would have a trunk worthy of legend. Washington's father would not have minded his cutting down a chokecherry either, because the tree is small and has unpalatable fruit. Colonists did eat the fruit of our native black cherry or, more often, concoct it with rum from the West Indies to make a cherry liqueur. But the best part of the black cherry is its wood, a hardwood, which with some sanding and then oil or varnish, takes on a finish that is soft brown with a hint of red. Now, just suppose George Washington had chopped down one of the black cherry trees. Rather than performing an act of mischief, our future president might have had some loftier purpose in mind. (The story, incidentally, was recorded by Mason Locke Weems in his early 19th-century book about the life of George Washington.) MORE: |
What popular 20thC movie franchise predicted life and technology at 21 Oct 2015? | Back to the Future Day October 21, 2015 live: Is your day turning out like the film predicted? - Telegraph End of Back To The Future Day Latest Back to the Future Day filled with nostalgia - and jokes When Marty McFly travelled to the future in the 1989 "Back to the Future" sequel - to October 21, 2015, to be precise - he was greeted by flying cars, self-tying sneakers and hovering skateboards . The futuristic items were from a distant world for the time-travelling teenager on a journey from 1985 to 2015 to save his children. Michael J Fox in Back to the Future (1985) Photo: REX But that day finally arrived on Wednesday, dubbed "Back to the Future Day" as fans of the blockbuster trilogy around the world celebrated the movie milestone. Marty McFly rides a hoverboard in Back to the Future II Social media sites were ablaze with talk about the sci-fi adventure, cinemas held special screenings of the film and companies jumped in on the hype with savvy adverts . US President Barack Obama tweeted: Happy Back to the Future Day, @RealMikeFox ! Ever think about the fact that we live in the future we dreamed of then? That's heavy, man. — President Obama (@POTUS) October 21, 2015 At the Houston, Texas headquarters of DeLorean cars, whose gull-winged DMC-12 model was adapted in the film into a time machine, crowds gathered to mark the anniversary. Doc Brown is seen holding a tablet in Back to the Future II "A lot of people are getting their cameras out and taking pictures," DeLorean Motor Co CEO Stephen Wynne told reporters. "When we opened... at 8 o'clock this morning, a woman ran in and she was dressed as Marty McFly and everybody goes, 'whoa'!" In Canada, a playful recall announcement on the official Health Canada website said that "a certain DMC-12 car converted into a time machine, a defect in the flux capacitor could lead to inability to travel through time. Doc Brown will affect repairs." One short scene has US baseball fans abuzz. A holographic news board informs Marty McFly that the long-suffering Chicago Cubs have won the 2015 World Series. The Cubs actually made it to the Major League Baseball playoffs this year, and it seemed like the scene might be prescient. But now the Cubs are one loss away from being eliminated from contention by the New York Mets, which would continue the Cubs' 107-year championship drought. In Back to the Future Part II, hero Marty McFly travels from his present-day 1985 to 30 years in the future - October 21, 2015 - to prevent his children from making decisions that would jeopardize his family. In a commercial for Toyota, Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, who played the much-loved McFly and Dr Emmett "Doc" Brown, reunite on screen to discuss which predictions "Back to the Future Part II" got right . Back To The Future's Michael J. Fox & Christopher Lloyd Reunite In New Toyota Commercial Photo: Toyota While the so-called hover boards have yet to make their commercial debut, other gadgets such as wearable eye glass screens and video calls have turned out closer to the mark. "We've got 3D movies," Lloyd says as the two actors sit in a diner. "We've got fingerprint technology," Fox answers. Marty is given a pair of self-tying shoes in Back to the Future II Photo: universal Pictures Pepsi unveiled a limited run of "Pepsi Perfect", the soda McFly drinks in the film, while Nike, whose power-laced shoes the character wore, tweeted Fox on Tuesday saying "See you tomorrow", leaving fans speculating over the message. Some fans had hoped for a revival of the franchise at a time when others movies are getting reboots. But earlier this week, one of the films' executive producers said a fourth instalment was unlikely. 00.29 - How the day played out. Was it as predicted in 1985? Back to the Future Day is over. The exact time Marty and Doc Brown travel forward to from 1985 - has been and gone. This time round. 00.08 Driver in silver DeLorean stopped doing 88mph Michigan state police join in fun of Back to the Future Day, claiming they stopped two speeding drivers called Dr Emmett Brown and Marty McFly going | Free Flashcards about GK 9 Which science-fiction writer coined the term "cyberspace"? William Gibson What is a male swan known as? Cob What is a female swan known as? Pen Which giant screen film projection system, which gives an enhanced visual impact, has its origins in Montreal's Expo 67? IMAX Which actress was born Lucille Fay LeSueur in San Antonio, Texas, in 1908? Joan Crawford Which military leader poisoned himself in Bithynia in Asia Minor in around 182BCE? 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Birds The address of which constituent college of the University of London is: Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE? London School of Economics Extending from 500 to 10,000 kilometres above the earth’s surface, what is the uppermost layer of the earth’s atmosphere called – beyond which there is only outer space? Exosphere Which species of cat, with scientific name Acinonyx jubatus, is found in much of Africa, can be known as the hunting leopard, and is unusual among cats in having claws which are not fully retractable? Cheetah At the Academy Awards held in February 2015, Ida became the first film from which nation to win the award for Best Foreign Language Film? Poland What shrub gave its name to the revolution which saw Zine El Abidine Ben Ali overthrown as President of Tunisia in 2011? Jasmine Which musical features numbers including "Gee, Officer Krupke" and "I Feel Pretty"? 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Speed skating Who won a total of 29 medals in the Olympics and World Championships in the period between 1991 and 1999, making him the most successful cross-country skier in history? Bjorn Daehlie Which Dutch city is the home of Rabobank? Utrecht The bulk of the Great Pyramids at Giza are constructed in which stone? Limestone Which Theban king reunited Egypt after the First Intermediate Period and started the Middle Kingdom? Mentuhotep II Which group of "foreign princes" ruled a part of Northern Egypt during the latter Middle Kingdom at the Second Intermediate Period, from their capital at Avaris? Hyksos Which Egyptian deity was god of the afterlife, the underworld and the dead? Osiris What two-word term indicated the "life-force" in Ancient Egypt that would be reunited with the soul by the process of mummification? Ka Hatshepshut was the widow of which Egyptian king who preceded her as ruler? Tuthmosis II In which century was Tutankhamun's rule of Egypt? F |
What is the relationship between Ukrainians Vitali Klitschko and Wladimir Klitschko, who have dominated the IBF, WBO, WBC and IBO world heavyweight championships since 1999? | Wladimir Klitschko | Boxing Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Reach: 206 cm Boxing career information Wladimir Klitschko [1] ( Ukrainian : Володи́мир Володи́мирович Кличко́ [Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Klychko]; born 25 March 1976) is a Ukrainian heavyweight professional boxer . Klitschko is the WBA (Super) , IBF , WBO , IBO and The Ring Heavyweight Champion. His older brother Vitali Klitschko is the WBC Heavyweight Champion as of 2013. Klitschko is the longest reigning IBF, WBO & IBO Heavyweight Champion in history with the most title defenses for those organizations. Overall, he is the 4th longest reigning Heavyweight Champion of all time with the 3rd most consecutive title defenses at 14. As of December 2012, Boxrec rates Klitschko as the number 3 pound-for-pound in the world. Ring Magazine currently rates Klitschko as the number seven pound-for-pound boxer in the world. Since 2005, Klitschko has been the dominant force in the heavyweight division, defeating a majority of the top heavyweights in the rankings. When Klitschko won the IBF title against Chris Byrd there were four separate Heavyweight Champions. Since then, he has unified the IBF, IBO, WBO & WBA belts and defeated the WBA Champion in recess. Following his win over Ruslan Chagaev , Klitschko was awarded the vacant Ring Magazine Heavyweight title. Contents Edit Klitschko was born in Semipalatinsk , Kazakh SSR (now Semey, Kazakhstan ). [2] [3] [4] Though a celebrity in his former adopted home of Germany , he moved with his older brother Vitali to Beverly Hills , California , USA , in 2004. Their father, Vladimir Rodionovich Klitschko (1947–2011), was a Soviet Air Force major general and a military attaché of Ukraine in Germany. He was also one of the commanders in charge of cleaning up the effects of the Chernobyl disaster in 1986 and was afterward diagnosed with cancer. Their mother is Nadezhda Ulyanovna. [5] In the summer of 1996, Klitschko finished Pereyaslav-Khmelnitsky Pedagogical Institute (Ukraine) and was accepted in the postgraduate study program of Kiev University . On 18 January 2001, in a conference hall of Kyiv University of physical science and sports, Klitschko presented his doctoral dissertation and was awarded a PhD in Sports Science . Klitschko speaks four languages: Ukrainian , Russian, German and English. At the beginning of his professional career, he began using the German transliteration of his name, Wladimir.[ citation needed ] Amateur career Edit In the early 1990s, Klitschko was coached in Poland 's Gwardia Warszawa boxing club, where, according to Jerzy Kulej , "He and his brother used to demolish our boys." [6] In 1993, Klitschko won the Junior European Championships as a heavyweight . In 1994, he received 2nd place at the Junior World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey . In 1995, he won the gold medal at the Military Championships in Ariccia , Italy , defeating Luan Krasniqi , who he had lost to in the third round of the World Championships in Berlin, Germany earlier that year. In 1996, he captured 2nd place as a Super Heavyweight at the European Championships in Vejle, Denmark . He had an amateur record of 134–6. Known as "The Steel Hammer," Klitschko first achieved world attention at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , Georgia. He defeated Paea Wolfgramm to win the Super-Heavyweight gold medal . He is now announced as "Dr. Steel Hammer," a name more in the vein of his brother, Vitali, who goes by "Dr. Ironfist." Professional career Edit Klitschko turned professional with Universum Box-Promotion in Hamburg under the tutelage of Fritz Sdunek . After building an undefeated record of 24–0, he suffered his first loss to journeyman Ross Puritty , who entered the bout with a record of 24–13–1. Wladimir Klitschko's coach, Fritz Sdunek, jumped into the ring and stopped the fight. On 18 March 2000, Wladimir fought Paea Wolfgramm , whom he fought previously in the 1996 Super Heavyweight Olympic Finals. In their professional rematch, Klitschko knocked Wolfgramm out in the first round. Klitschko vs. Byrd Edit On 14 October 2000, in Cologne , Germ | Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin - Celebrity Genealogy Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin Leningrad USSR, Saint Petersburgh, Russian Federation Immediate Family: Oct 7 1952 - Saint-Pétersbourg RUSSIE Parents: Vladimir Spiridonovitch Poutine, Maria Ivanovna Poutine (née Chelomova) Siblings: Lioudmila Alexandrovna Poutine (née Shkrebneva) Children: Oct 7 1952 - Oblast de Léningrad, Russie Parents: Vladimir Spiridonovitch Poutine, Maria Poutine (née Ivanovna) Siblings: Oct 7 1952 - Saint Petersburg Parents: Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin, Maria Ivanovna Shelomova Siblings: Official Website , Blog Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin Влади́мир Влади́мирович Пу́тин; born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician who is the current President of the Russian Federation, holding the office since 7 May 2012. He was Prime Minister from 1999 to 2000, President from 2000 to 2008, and again Prime Minister from 2008 to 2012. During his second term as Prime Minister, he was the Chairman of the United Russia Party, the ruling party. Putin brought peace and progress to Russia, when he ended the crisis of 1990s and restored the territorial integrity of Russia and established a strong "power vertical". Putin often supports an outdoor, sporting, tough guy image in the media, demonstrating his physical capabilities and taking part in unusual or dangerous acts, such as extreme sports and interaction with wild animals. A judoka, samboist and karateka, several times Champion of Leningrad in judo and sambo in his youth, Putin has played a major role in development of sport in Russia, notably, helping the city of Sochi to win the bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics. I looked the man in the eye. I found him to be very straightforward and trustworthy. We had a very good dialogue. I was able to get a sense of his soul; a man deeply committed to his country and the best interests of his country. And I appreciated so very much the frank dialogue. President George W. Bush re President Vladimir Putin. (16 June 2001) Stay tuned . . . BIOGRAPHY Vladimir Putin was born on October 7, 1952, in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR (now Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation), to parents Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin (1911–1999) and Maria Ivanovna Putina (1911–1998). His mother was a factory worker, and his father was a conscript in the Soviet Navy, where he served in the submarine fleet in the early 1930s. Two elder brothers were born in the mid-1930s; one died within a few months of birth, while the second succumbed to diphtheria during the siege of Leningrad. His paternal grandfather, Spiridon Ivanovich Putin (1879–1965), was employed at Vladimir Lenin's dacha at Gorki as a chef, and after Lenin's death in 1924, he continued to work for Lenin's wife, Nadezhda Krupskaya. He would later work for Joseph Stalin when the Soviet leader visited one of his dachas in the Moscow region. Spiridon later was employed at a dacha belonging to the Moscow City Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, at which the young Putin would visit him. In the early 1980s Putin met and married his wife, Lyudmila, a former teacher of French and English. In 1984 he was selected to attend the prestigious Red Banner Institute of Intelligence, where he mastered German and also learned English in preparation for an international assignment, which he had coveted for some time. In 1985 the KGB sent him to Dresden, East Germany, where he lived undercover as Mr. Adamov, the director of the Soviet-German House of Friendship, a social and cultural club in Leipzig. According to Wines, he spoke so fluently that he could easily mimic regional dialects. Putin appeared to genuinely enjoy socializing with Germans, unlike many other KGB agents, and respected the German trait of discipline. What Putin did in East Germany has been a matter of some speculation. Wines wrote, "Officially - and perhaps actually - his task was to track the political leanings of East Germans and their contacts with the West." John Lloyd stated in the New York Times Magazine, "His real task was to recruit agents to supply technical and economic informati |
Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner starred in what TV series, first broadcast from 1966 to 1969? | Leonard Nimoy - Biography - IMDb Leonard Nimoy Biography Showing all 129 items Jump to: Overview (5) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (2) | Trade Mark (2) | Trivia (72) | Personal Quotes (45) | Salary (2) Overview (5) 6' (1.83 m) Mini Bio (1) Leonard Simon Nimoy was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Dora (Spinner) and Max Nimoy, who owned a barbershop. His parents were Ukrainian Jewish immigrants. Raised in a tenement and acting in community theaters since age eight, Nimoy did not make his Hollywood debut until he was 20, with a bit part in Queen for a Day (1951) and another as a ballplayer in the perennial Rhubarb (1951). After two years in the United States Army, he was still getting small, often uncredited parts, like an Army telex operator in Them! (1954). His part as Narab, a Martian finally friendly to Earth, in the closing scene in the corny Republic serial Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952), somewhat foreshadowed the role which would make him a household name: Mr. Spock, the half-human/half-Vulcan science officer on Star Trek (1966) one of television's all-time most successful series. His performance won him three Emmy nominations and launched his career as a writer and director, notably of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), the story of a humpback whale rescue that proved the most successful of the Star Trek movies. Stage credits have included "Fiddler on the Roof", "Oliver", "Camelot" and "Equus". He has hosted the well-known television series In Search of... (1976) and Ancient Mysteries (1994), authored several volumes of poetry and guest-starred on two episodes of The Simpsons (1989). In the latter years of his career, he played Mustafa Mond in NBC's telling of Aldous Huxley 's Brave New World (1998), voiced Sentinel Prime in the blockbuster Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011), and played Spock again in two new Star Trek films, Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). Leonard Nimoy died on February 27, 2015 in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 83. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu> Spouse (2) ( 21 February 1954 - 1987) (divorced) (2 children) Trade Mark (2) Mr. Spock on Star Trek (1966) and eight of the Star Trek films Trivia (72) Had a pet store in Canoga Park, California during the 1960s. His father had a barber shop in Boston, where one of the more popular haircuts given was the "Spock cut". Was William Shatner 's best man at his third wedding to Nerine Kidd . Received his Master's degree in Education from Antioch University in Yellow Springs, Ohio (1977). He later received an honorary doctorate from the university in fall 2000. Attended and graduated from Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts (1953). He later received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from the university in May 2012. Stated at a 1993 convention in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that he has contracted out his signature, and can only sign items the company he has a contract with authorizes, and therefore does not sign for fans, otherwise he could be sued for breach of contract. The "Vulcan nerve pinch" concept on Star Trek (1966) was invented by Nimoy when he and the series' writers were trying to figure out how an unarmed Spock could overpower an adversary without resorting to violence. When Richard Widmark left, Nimoy became the Friday night host for "The Mutual Radio Theater" on Mutual Radio (1980). Served in the United States Army, under the service number ER-11-229-770, from December 3, 1953 - November 23, 1955. Received an honorable discharge with the rank of Staff Sergeant (SSG). Hit #121 on the Billboard Singles Chart in 1967 with "Visit to a Sad Planet" (Dot 17038). Lent his famous voice to the introduction at the Mugar Omni Theater (The Museum of Science, Boston). Because of his schedule, part two of the Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) two-part episode "Unification" was filmed before part one. Was an accomplished photographer (specializing in black and white images) and had given exhibitions of his works. Has tw | Star Trek (TV Series 1966–1969) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the Starship Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets. Creator: When a temporarily insane Dr. McCoy accidentally changes history and destroys his time, Kirk and Spock follow him to prevent the disaster, but the price to do so is high. 9.3 A transporter accident places Capt. Kirk's landing party in an alternate universe, where the Federation is a barbarically brutal empire. 9.2 The Enterprise must decide on its response when a Romulan ship makes a destructively hostile armed probe of Federation territory. 9.0 a list of 47 titles created 02 Jan 2013 a list of 45 titles created 10 Apr 2013 a list of 31 titles created 28 Nov 2013 a list of 35 images created 20 Nov 2014 a list of 22 titles created 1 month ago Search for " Star Trek " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Title: Star Trek (1966–1969) 8.4/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 13 Primetime Emmys. Another 8 wins & 18 nominations. See more awards » Videos Set decades after Captain Kirk's five-year mission, a new generation of Starfleet officers set off in a new Enterprise on their own mission to go where no one has gone before. Stars: Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes In the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, the Federation space station Deep Space Nine guards the opening of a stable wormhole to the far side of the galaxy. Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Cirroc Lofton Pulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the Federation is 75 years away at maximum warp speed, a Starfleet ship must cooperate with Maquis rebels to find a way home. Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson A century before Captain Kirk's five-year mission, Jonathan Archer captains the United Earth ship Enterprise during the early years of Starfleet, leading up to the Earth-Romulan War and the formation of the Federation. Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock With the assistance of the Enterprise crew, Admiral Kirk must stop an old nemesis, Khan Noonien Singh, from using the life-generating Genesis Device as the ultimate weapon. Director: Nicholas Meyer When an alien spacecraft of enormous power is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral Kirk resumes command of the Starship Enterprise in order to intercept, examine and hopefully stop the intruder. Director: Robert Wise Admiral Kirk and his bridge crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned Enterprise to return to the restricted Genesis planet to recover Spock's body. Director: Leonard Nimoy On the eve of retirement, Kirk and McCoy are charged with assassinating the Klingon High Chancellor and imprisoned. The Enterprise crew must help them escape to thwart a conspiracy aimed at sabotaging the last best hope for peace. Director: Nicholas Meyer To save Earth from an alien probe, Admiral James T. Kirk and his fugitive crew go back in time to San Francisco in 1986 to retrieve the only beings who can communicate with it: humpback whales. Director: Leonard Nimoy Captain Picard, with the help of long presumed dead Captain Kirk, must stop a madman willing to murder on a planetary scale in order to enter an energy ribbon. Director: David Carson Captain Kirk and his crew must deal with Mr. Spock's long-lost half-brother who hijacks the Enterprise for an obsessive search for God at the center of the galaxy. Director: William Shatner The Borg travel back in time intended on preventing Earth's first contact with an alien species. Captain Picard and his crew pursue them to ensure that Zefram Cochrane makes his maiden flight reaching warp speed. Director: Jonathan Frakes Edit Storyline The adventures of the USS Enterprise, representing the United |
Which left-handed golfer won the US Masters three times, in 2004, 2006, and 2010? | Golf Today's A to Z of Golf: Left-handers - how many have won major championships? A-Z of Golf Left-handers - how many have won major championships? Only four champions, with seven championships between them: Sir Bob Charles, Mike Weir, Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson. Year 278 ³ ¹ Charles defeated Phil Rodgers in a 36 hole playoff 140 to 148 ² Weir defeated Len Mattiace 5 to 6 at the first hole of a sudden-death playoff ³ Watson defeated Louis Oosthuizen 4-4 to 4-5 in a sudden death playoff Until very recently, left-handed golfers - and especially good ones - were a rarity. The reasons usually given are a lack of left-handed equipment, overwhelmingly right-handed coaches, and the fact that it actually makes more sense to play right-handed if your leading (ie stronger) hand is the left. Bob Charles was the first left-hander to win a major championship The first left-hander to take a major title was Bob Charles (Sir Robert Charles since his 1999 knighthood) of New Zealand, who won the Open Championship in 1963 at Royal Lytham & St Annes in an 18 hole playoff with American Phil Rogers. It would be 40 years before the next left-hander claimed a major, in the person of Canadian Mike Weir at the 2003 Masters, also won in a sudden -death playoff with American Len Mattiace. Hot on his heels, Phil Mickelson (known affectionately as 'Lefty') took the 2004 Masters, the 2005 PGA, the 2006 Masters and the 2010 Masters, all of them outright, beating respectively Ernie Els, Thomas Bjørn and Steve Elkington, Tim Clark, and in 2010 Lee Westwood into second place. Perhaps reinforcing the point that the leading hand should be the stronger hand, both Mickelson and Weir are right-handed for everything except golf. Most recently, Bubba Watson won the 2012 Masters in a playoff against Louis Oosthuizen, meaning that five of the seven major victories by left-handers have come at Augusta National. April 2012 | 1. How many different scoring areas are there on a standard dart board? - Jade Wright - Liverpool Echo 1. How many different scoring areas are there on a standard dart board? 2. Which New York bridge, completed in 1883, was designed by John Augustus Roebling? Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email 2. Which New York bridge, completed in 1883, was designed by John Augustus Roebling? 3. Taphephobia is the fear of what? 4. Concord is the capital of which American state? 5. Lentigines is the medical term for what? 6. Which Saint’s day is on March 1? 7. Which famous author once said: Work is the curse of the drinking classes? 8. Which line on the London Underground was opened in 1977 and was originally planned to be called Fleet? 9. In what year did Disneyland open? 10. Which TV police series began as a one off programme called Woodentop? 11. Who had a top 10 hit in 1998 called I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing? 12. How many legs does an ant have? 13. Which country is San Marino surrounded by? 14. Which waterway divides the Isle of Wight from the English mainland? 15. Which is bigger – one litre or two pints? 16. What type of creature is a motmot? 17. What was the subject of the 1992 Maastricht Treaty? 18. Who duetted with Michael Jackson on The Girl Is Mine? 19. How many inches are there in a yard? 20. Who wrote a book of children’s poems called Old Possum’s Book Of Practical Cats? 21. Who was the first man to fly the Atlantic solo? 22. What was the name of the first feature film in which the dog Lassie appeared? 23. Who won this year’s Badminton Horse Trials. 24. In which year did the Great Wall Street Crash occur? 25. Dustin Hoffman’s first major role was in which 1967 film? 26. From which football club did Arsenal sign midfielder Cesc Fabregas? 27. Which football team is nicknamed the Rams? 28. What colour are the five Olympic rings? 29. Which rugby union team won the 2007 EDF energy cup? 30. Who won the Golden Boot at the 1986 football World Cup? 1. 82; 2. Brooklyn Bridge; 3. The fear of being buried alive; 4. New Hampshire; 5. Freckles; 6. St David’s; 7. Oscar Wilde; 8. Jubilee; 9. 1955; 10. The Bill; 11. Aerosmith; 12. 6; 13. Italy; 14. The Solent; 15. Two pints; 16. A bird; 17. The unification of Europe; 18. Paul McCartney; 19. 36; 20. T. S. Elliot; 21. Charles Lindbergh; 22. Lassie Come Home; 23. Nicolas Touzaint; 24. 1929; 25. The Graduate; 26. Barcelona; 27. Derby County; 28. Blue, Yellow, Black, Green & Red; 29. Leicester tigers; 30. Gary Lineker Like us on Facebook |
From Greek for gadfly, what is the sex hormonal substance which maintains/develops human female body characteristics? | Dictionary of Sexology DICTIONARY OF SEXOLOGY G. F. Pranzarone, Ph.D. Department of Psychology, Roanoke College, pranzaro@roanoke.edu The following entries represent the initial version (v. 1.0) of an online dictionary of terms for phenomena in sexuality, gender, and reproduction. Most all of these terms appear in scientific and academic reference sources in the areas of psychology, medicine, genetics, sociology, anthropology and biology. Many of these terms were coined by and first used in the writings of sexologist and psychoendocrinologist Dr. John Money, Professor emeritus in Medical Pediatrics of the Johns Hopkins Hospital Medical School and now head of the Johns Hopkins University Psychohormonal Research Unit. Consequently, the foundation of the present sexological glossary/dictionary is taken from the extensive glossaries contained in the following books by John Money: John Money (1986). Lovemaps: Clinical Concepts of Sexual/Erotic Health and Pathology, Paraphilia, and Gender Transposition of Childhood, Adolescence, and Maturity. Irvington Publishers; ISBN: 0829015892. John Money and Margaret Lamacz (Contributor) (1989). Vandalized Lovemaps: Paraphilic Outcome of Seven Cases in Pediatric Sexology. Prometheus Books; ISBN: 087975513X. John Money (1990). Gay, Straight, and In-Between: The Sexology of Exotic Orientation. Oxford University Press (Trade); ISBN: 0195063317. This glossary/dictionary follows the conventions established by the exigency/lovemap theory formulated by John Money as expressed in his writings. See also the online John Money Bibliography in Sexology. These words form the basis for a developing standardized language for communication within the emerging interdisciplinary science of sexology. The empirically based (describing what is) science of sexology is different from the less than objective perspective of sexosophy (hoping to find what should be the case based on a philosophical or religious position). See definitions in the glossary below. Rationale: The most popular sites on the Internet, and the busiest BBSs, are those which deal with aspects of sex, sexuality, gender, or reproduction. These four terms include all aspects of attraction, dating and match-making services, romance, and eroticism, at one end of the social acceptability spectrum, all the way to the extremes of some of the postings on the alt.sex usenet and the downloadable sexually explicit graphics. What is missing in all of this Internet traffic has been a standard language of communication about phenomena in sexuality, gender, and reproduction that uses terms that are precise, unambiguous, and judgment free. For example, there is the story of a young woman being examined by a physician who found her to be pregnant. She asked her patient "When I asked you earlier if you were 'sexually active' you said 'No.' But I find that you are pregnant. How can this be?" The patient answered "But Doctor, it's true. I'm not active. I just lie there." Whether this story is true or not, sexist or not, is beside the point. The point is that we all use words and terms to describe what for most of us is a difficulty topic of conversation. A brief browsing of the "sex" sites on the Internet reveals that the same words or terms can be used with a wide range of meanings and nuances. Nuance is great for romantic poetry but not for a science of sex, gender and reproduction. Contents of the Sexological Glossary/Dictionary: 1) Terms describing recognized psychiatric and medical sexological syndromes 2) Terms for genetic and endocrine conditions of sexological significance 3) Terms referring to attraction, love and pairbonding 4) Terms for paraphilia (conditions otherwise known in the vernacular as "kinky sex") 5) Terms from anthropology describing special populations or | Do I Know This ? Do I Know This ? Updated May 17, 2013, 12:23 AM Have you ever wondered who's got the most number of top singles in U.K ? Have you ever wondered which company is the world's top Global Brand ? Have you ever wondered which country has got the most or the highest number of Netizens ? 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Edward Heath was MP for which constituency? | Edward Heath | PolUKWiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Ted (or "Teddy" as he was known as a young man) Heath was born the son of a carpenter and a maid from Broadstairs in Kent, England. His father was later a successful small businessman. He was educated at Chatham House Grammar School in Ramsgate, and also at The King's School, Canterbury for the Sixth form, where he was head boy, and in 1935 with the aid of a county scholarship he went up to study at Balliol College, Oxford. A talented musician, he won the college's Organ scholarship in his first term (he had previously tried for the organ scholarships at St Catharine's College, Cambridge and Keble College, Oxford), which enabled him to stay at the University for a fourth year; he eventually graduated, with a second in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics in 1939. While at university Heath became active in Conservative politics. However, on the key political issue of the day, foreign policy, he opposed the Conservative-dominated government of the day ever more openly. His first Paper Speech (i.e. a major speech listed on the order paper along with the visiting guest speakers) at the Oxford Union, in Michaelmas 1936, was in opposition to the appeasement of Germany by returning her colonies, confiscated after the First World War. In June 1937 he was elected President of the Oxford University Conservative Association as a pro-Spanish Republic candidate, in opposition to the pro-Franco John Stokes (later a Conservative MP). In 1937-8 he was also chairman of the national Federation of University Conservative Associations, and in the same year (his third at University) he was Secretary then Librarian of the Oxford Union. At the end of the year, however, he was defeated for the Presidency of the Oxford Union by another Balliol candidate, Alan Wood, on the issue of whether the Chamberlain government should give way to a left-wing Popular Front. On this occasion Heath supported the government. Political Career Edit He was Editor of the Church Times and later a banker at Brown, Shipley & Co. until his election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bexley in the February 1950 general election. In the election he defeated an old contemporary from the Oxford Union, Ashley Bramall, with a majority of 133 votes. Heath made his maiden speech in the House of Commons on 26 June 1950, in which he appealed to the Labour Government to participate in the Schuman Plan. In February 1951, Heath was appointed as an Opposition Whip by Winston Churchill. He remained in the Whip's Office after the Conservatives won the 1951 general election, rising rapidly to Joint Deputy Chief Whip, Deputy Chief Whip and, in December 1955, Government Chief Whip under Anthony Eden. Because of the convention that Whips do not speak in Parliament, Heath managed to keep out of the controversy over the Suez Crisis. After the Conservative Party lost the general election of 1964, the defeated Douglas-Home changed the party leadership rules to allow for an MP ballot vote, and then resigned. The following year Heath - who was Shadow Chancellor at the time, and had recently won favourable publicity for leading the fight against Labour's Finance Bill - unexpectedly won the party's leadership contest, gaining 150 votes to Reginald Maudling's 133 and Enoch Powell's 15. Heath became the Tories' youngest leader and retained office after the party's defeat in the general election of 1966. Heath sacked Enoch Powell from the Shadow Cabinet after Powell made his Rivers of Blood speech on 20 April 1968. Heath never spoke to him again. Powell hadn't notified Conservative Central Office of his intentions to deliver the speech, and this was put forward as one reason for his dismissal. As Prime Minister Edit As with all British governments in the 1970s, Heath's time in office was difficult. The government suffered an early blow with the death of Chancellor of the Exchequer Iain Macleod on 20 July 1970; his replacement Anthony Barber was a much less strong political personality. Heath's planned economic policy changes (including a significan | Ministers Ministers Ministers The Rt Hon Theresa May MP On May 12th 2010, the Prime Minister appointed The Rt Hon Theresa May MP as Minister for Women and Equalities in addition to her appointment as Home Secretary. Ms May has been the Member of Parliament for Maidenhead since May 1997. She lives in her constituency and is an active local campaigner. She has been a keen advocate of positive action to recruit more women Conservatives to winnable seats and was a key architect of the ‘A list’ of preferred candidates. A member of the shadow cabinet since 1999, and a Privy Counsellor since 2003, she has held a number of positions within Parliament since 1997. Her roles in the shadow Cabinet have included: secretary of state for education and employment, secretary of state for transport, local government and the regions, secretary of state for the family (culture, media and sport), and shadow leader of the House of Commons (2005-09). From 2002 to 2003, she was the first woman chairman of the Conservative Party. The newly appointed Home Secretary most recently held the position of Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and the Shadow Minister for Women. Theresa has been involved in politics at all levels for many years. She was a councillor in the London borough of Merton from 1986 to 1994. She worked in the City before becoming an MP, starting her career at the Bank of England before moving on to hold posts at the Association for Payment Clearing. Lynne Featherstone MP On May 14th 2010, the Prime Minister appointed Lynne Featherstone MP as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities). Lynne Featherstone was elected as Member of Parliament for Hornsey and Wood Green in 2005. She is an active local campaigner and has lived in the constituency for over 30 years. She served as the Liberal Democrats’ spokesperson for Home Affairs (2005-06), London (2006-07) and international development spokesperson (2006-07), before moving on to be their youth and equalities spokesperson from 2008. Prior to that, she was elected to Haringey Council in 1998 (a position she would hold until 2006), and in 2000 she was elected to the London Assembly, where she chaired the transport committee and served on the health and standards committees and the Metropolitan Police Authority. Before becoming involved in politics, Lynne ran her own design company, and was a strategic design consultant. In her spare time, she has volunteered at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, North London. |
Which battle does Anzac Day specifically commemorate? | Anzac Day: Commemorate or celebrate? - BBC News BBC News Anzac Day: Commemorate or celebrate? 20 April 2015 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption In New Zealand, Anzac Day tends to be commemorated in a reflective fashion Anzac Day, 25 April, is probably Australia's most important national occasion. It marks the anniversary of the first campaign that led to major casualties for Australian and New Zealand forces during World War One and commemorates all the conflicts that followed. This year marks the centenary of that first bloody battle on the shores of Gallipoli. It will be remembered across the country and in Turkey with special ceremonies and exhibitions. In this second feature in our series on Gallipoli, Megan Lane for BBC News looks at how New Zealand commemorates its role in the battle. It can be revealing to ask children born 90 years after the World War One campaign fought by the Australia and New Zealand Army Corps (Anzac) what they think the initials stand for. "Appreciation New Zealand Australia Co-operation," suggested one pupil in a straw poll of 10-year-old primary school students in New Zealand's Wellington and Australia's Melbourne - a pleasingly wrong answer that said much about Anzac Day in the 21st Century. Co-operation was a popular choice for the New Zealand 10-year-olds, while the Australians were more likely to opt for "crew" - a modern, matey version of "corps". Co-operation and crew. Wrong but also right. Image copyright AAP Image caption Around 8,500 Australians and nearly 3,000 New Zealanders died at Gallipoli, as well as 87,000 Turks On 25 April 1915, soldiers from Australia and New Zealand landed at Gallipoli Cove, part of an Allied effort to capture the peninsula from the Ottoman Empire. Collectively termed Anzacs by a military clerk keen to fit the name on a rubber stamp, the acronym stuck. After an eight-month campaign, the Allies retreated in defeat after heavy losses on both sides. More than 87,000 Turks died, along with an estimated 44,000 men from the British Empire and France, including 8,500 Australians and nearly 3,000 New Zealanders - one in four of the Kiwis sent to Gallipoli. The first Anzac commemorations were held in 1916. A century later, these have morphed into big-budget productions in Australia, New Zealand and Turkey. While part of the international trend for war commemoration, Anzac Day has become more of a national day than Australia Day, says Prof Mark McKenna of the University of Sydney. By contrast, New Zealand regards Anzac Day as one of - not the - defining experience. Its national day marks the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi between Maori chiefs and the British Crown. "Australia went through a long debate in the 1980s and 1990s about its legacy of colonialism and dispossession [of local indigenous people]," says Prof McKenna. "Anzac Day was a less complicated alternative as it involved the 'honourable deaths' of Australians." Glyn Harper, professor of war studies at New Zealand's Massey University, agrees. "I don't think New Zealand's myths around Gallipoli are as strong as in Australia, where the term 'Anzac' has become almost sacred." He points to the contrasting moods on Anzac Day. "In New Zealand, the emphasis is on the dawn service. It's a time of reflection on the cost of war and how it shaped the country." "In Australia, the dawn service is important but the focus is on the 11am military parade. People clap and cheer as the military units go past. It starts with reflection but later it becomes something to celebrate." Image copyright AAP Image caption Australia tends to focus on its morning military parade to mark Anzac Day Why is there so much emphasis on this campaign? As interest in family history and war tourism has grown, so too has Anzac Day's popularity, says Charles Ferrall, an Australian expatriate at Victoria University of Wellington and co-editor of the book How We Remember: New Zealanders and the First World War. Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The sense of 'mateship' in the face of adversity has been the lasting legacy of the | 1666 - Historical Events - On This Day On This Day Feb 16 Netherlands & Brandenburg sign treaty Apr 18 Peace of Kleef: Netherlands & bishop Von Galen of Munster Jun 4 Battle at Dunkirk: English vs Dutch fleet Jun 11 -14] Vierdaagse Sea battle (Ruyter-Monk vs Prince Ruprecht) Aug 4 Hurricane hits Guadeloupe, Martinique & St Christopher; thousands die Aug 4 Sea battle between Netherlands & England Aug 5 English fleet beats Dutch under Michiel de Ruyter Aug 9 Rear Admiral Robert Holmes leads a raid on the Dutch island of Terschelling, destroying 150 merchant ships in the Vlie estuary, and pillaging the town of West-Terschelling, an act later known as "Holmes's Bonfire". Sep 2 Great Fire of London begins at 2am in Pudding Lane, 80% of London is destroyed Sep 5 Great Fire of London ends, leaving 13,200 houses destroyed and 8 dead Sep 6 After St Paul's Cathedral and much of the city had been burned down over four days, the Great Fire of London is finally extinguished. Sep 16 "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi becomes Islamiet Oct 25 Brandenburg/Brunswick/Denmark/Neth form anti-French Quadruple Alliance Nov 14 Samuel Pepys reports on 1st blood transfusion (between dogs) Dec 30 Abraham Crijnssen departs to Suriname |
Ewart was the middle name of which British Prime Minister? | Behind the Name: User Comments for the name Ewart Key: Meaning/History Usage Pronunciation Famous Bearer Personal Impression Other Comments are left by users of this website. They are not checked for accuracy. The middle name of British Prime Minister William Gladstone (1809-1898) William Ewart Gladstone. | William Ewart Gladstone | prime minister of United Kingdom | Britannica.com prime minister of United Kingdom Written By: Prime minister of United Kingdom born William Ewart Gladstone, (born December 29, 1809, Liverpool , England —died May 19, 1898, Hawarden , Flintshire, Wales ), statesman and four-time prime minister of Great Britain (1868–74, 1880–85, 1886, 1892–94). William E. Gladstone. Culver Pictures Early life Gladstone was of purely Scottish descent. His father, John, made himself a merchant prince and was a member of Parliament (1818–27). Gladstone was sent to Eton, where he did not particularly distinguish himself. At Christ Church, Oxford, in 1831 he secured first classes in classics and mathematics. He originally intended to take orders in the Church of England , but his father dissuaded him. He mistrusted parliamentary reform; his speech against it in May 1831 at the Oxford Union, of which he had been president, made a strong impression. One of his Christ Church friends, the son of the Duke of Newcastle, persuaded the Duke to support Gladstone as candidate for Parliament for Newark in the general election of December 1832; and the “Grand Old Man” of Liberalism thus began his parliamentary career as a Tory member. His maiden speech on June 3, 1833, made a decided mark. He held minor office in Sir Robert Peel’s short government of 1834–35, first at the treasury, then as undersecretary for the colonies. United Kingdom: Gladstone and Disraeli In July 1839 he married Catherine, the daughter of Sir Stephen Glynne of Hawarden, near Chester. A woman of lively wit, complete discretion, and exceptional charm, she was utterly devoted to her husband, to whom she bore eight children. This marriage gave him a secure base of personal happiness for the rest of his life. It also established him in the aristocratic governing class of the time. The influence of Peel Gladstone’s early parliamentary performances were strongly Tory; but time after time contact with the effects of Tory policy forced him to take a more liberal view. His conversion from conservatism to liberalism took place in prolonged stages, over a generation. Peel made Gladstone vice president of the Board of Trade , and Gladstone’s application astonished even hardworking colleagues. He embarked on a major simplification of the tariff and became a more thoroughgoing free trader than Peel. In 1843 he entered the Cabinet as president of the Board of Trade. His Railway Act of 1844 set up minimum requirements for railroad companies and provided for eventual state purchase of railway lines. Gladstone also much improved working conditions for London dock workers. Early in 1845, when the Cabinet proposed to increase a state grant to the Irish Roman Catholic college at Maynooth, Gladstone resigned—not because he did not approve of the increase but because it went against views he had published seven years before. Later in 1845 he rejoined the Cabinet as secretary of state for the colonies, until the government fell in 1846. While at the Colonial Office, he was led nearer to Liberalism by being forced to consider the claims of English-speaking colonists to govern themselves. Private preoccupations Ringling Bros. Folds Its Tent The Glynne family estates were deeply involved in the financial panic of 1847. For several years Gladstone was concerned with extricating them. He began charitable work, which was open to a great deal of misinterpretation; he often tried to persuade prostitutes to enter a “rescue” home that he and his wife maintained or in some other way to take up a different way of life. Several of Gladstone’s closest Oxford friends were among the many Anglicans who converted to Roman Catholicism under the impact of the Oxford Movement. Gladstone had moved to a High Anglican position in Italy just after leaving Oxford. The suspicion that he was Catholic was used against him by his adversaries, of whom he had many in the University of Oxford , for which he was elected MP in August 1847. He scandalized many of his new constituents at once by voting for the admissio |
In the 1920's and 1930's which sport was dominated by 'The Four Musketeers' ? | Tennis - 2 | Britannica.com Tennis game in which two opposing players (singles) or pairs of players (doubles) use tautly strung rackets to hit a ball of specified size, weight, and bounce over a net on a rectangular court. Displaying 1 - 77 of 77 results Agassi, Andre American professional tennis player who won eight Grand Slam titles, as well as the “career Grand Slam” for winning each of the four major tennis tournaments— Wimbledon, the Australian Open, the French Open, and the U.S. Open —at least once. By age 2... Ashe, Arthur American tennis player, the first black winner of a major men’s singles championship. Ashe began to play tennis at the age of seven in a neighbourhood park. He was coached by Walter Johnson of Lynchburg, Virginia, who had coached tennis champion Althea... Austin, Henry Wilfred British tennis player who was one of the world’s highest-ranked players in the 1930s, twice a finalist at the All-England (Wimbledon) Championships (1932 and 1938), and a pivotal member of the British team that won four consecutive Davis Cups (1933–36),... Australian Open one of the world’s major tennis championships (the first of the four annual Grand Slam events), held at the National Tennis Centre at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. Started by the Lawn Tennis Association of Australasia (later, of Australia),... Becker, Boris German tennis player who, on July 7, 1985, became the youngest champion in the history of the men’s singles at Wimbledon. At the same time, he became the only unseeded player and the only German ever to win the title, as well as the youngest person ever... Betz Addie, Pauline American tennis player who won five Grand Slam singles titles, including the U.S. national championship (now the U.S. Open) four times (1942–44, 1946) and the All-England (Wimbledon) once (1946), as well as the French Open mixed doubles title (1946).... Bhupathi, Mahesh Indian tennis player who was one of the most dominant doubles players in the sport’s history. He won four men’s doubles and eight mixed doubles Grand Slam titles. Bhupathi started playing tennis at a young age, encouraged by his father, who also trained... Borg, Björn Swedish tennis player who was one of the finest competitors of the modern era. He was the first man to win the Wimbledon singles championship five successive times (1976–80) since Laurie Doherty (1902–06). He won the French Open men’s singles championship... Borotra, Jean prominent French tennis player of the 1920s. In 1927, as one of the Four Musketeers (the others being René Lacoste, Henri Cochet, and Jacques Brugnon), he helped France win the Davis Cup for the first time. Nicknamed “the Bounding Basque” because of... Bromwich, John Australian tennis player who, despite having his career interrupted by World War II military service, won two Australian Open singles titles (1937 and 1946); 13 Grand Slam doubles titles, including three at the U.S. championships, two at the All-England... Brugnon, Jacques French tennis champion, one of the world’s greatest doubles players, who formed a part of the “ Four Musketeers” (the others were Jean Borotra, Henri Cochet, and René Lacoste) in the 1920s and early ’30s. Brugnon won the French singles championship in... Budge, Don American tennis player who was the first to win the Grand Slam—i.e., the four major singles championships, Australia, France, Great Britain, and the United States—in one year (1938). Budge was active in sports as a boy but was not particularly interested... Bueno, Maria Ester Audion amateur tennis player who won 17 Wimbledon and United States (Forest Hills, N.Y., and Brookline, Mass.) championships from 1958 through 1968. Bueno began playing tennis at about the age of six and won her first tournament at São Paulo at the age of 12... Capriati, Jennifer American tennis player who first achieved success as a teenage prodigy. Capriati was born in New York City and lived in Spain until age four, when her family moved to Florida so that she could pursue a tennis career. She quickly attracted attention with... Chambers, Dorothea Lambert B | History of the West Indian cricket team History of the West Indian cricket team South Africa 1971 to 1981 International cricket in 2005 Test cricket records First-class cricket records The history of the West Indian cricket team begins in the 1890s, when the first representative sides were selected to play visiting English sides. Administered by the West Indies Cricket Board ("WICB"), and known colloquially as The Windies, the West Indies cricket team represents a sporting confederation of English-speaking Caribbean countries. The WICB joined the sport's international ruling body, the Imperial Cricket Council, in 1926, and played their first official international match, which in cricket is called a Test, in 1928. Although blessed with some great players in their early days as a Test nation, their successes remained sporadic until the 1960s, by which time the side had changed from a white-dominated to a black-dominated side. By the 1970s, the West Indies had a side recognised as unofficial world champions, a title they retained throughout the 1980s. During these glory years, the Windies were noted for their four-man fast bowling attack, backed up by some of the best batsmen in the world. The 1980s saw them set a then-record streak of 11 consecutive Test victories in 1984 and inflict two 5–0 "blackwashes" against the old enemy of England. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, however, West Indian cricket declined, in part due to the rise in popularity of basketball , athletics and soccer in West Indian countries, and the team today is struggling to regain its past glory. In their early days in the 1930s, the side represented the British colonies of the West Indies Federation plus British Guyana. The current side represents the now independent states of Antigua and Barbuda , Barbados , Dominica , Grenada , Guyana , Jamaica , Saint Kitts and Nevis , Saint Lucia , Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago , and the British dependencies of Anguilla and Montserrat . National teams also exist for the various different islands, which, as they are all separate countries, very much keep their local identities and support their local favourites. These national teams take part in the West Indian first-class competition, the Carib Beer Cup (earlier known as the Busta Cup, Shell Shield and various other names). It is also common for other international teams to play the island teams for warm-up games before they take on the combined West Indies team. Early tours The first international cricket played in the West Indies was between local, often predominantly white, sides and English tourists – the Middlesex player Slade Lucas toured Jamaica with a team in 1894-95, and two years later Arthur Priestley took a team to Barbados, Trinidad, and Jamaica, which included, for the first time, a match against a side styled "All West Indies", which the West Indians won. Lord Hawke's English team, including several English Test players, toured around the same time, playing Trinidad, Barbados and British Guiana (now Guyana). Then in 1900 the white Trinidadian Aucher Warner, the brother of future England captain Pelham Warner, led a touring side to England, but none of the matches on this tour were given first-class status. Two winters later, in 1901– 2, the Hampshire wicketkeeper Richard Bennett's XI went to the West Indies, and played three games against teams styled as the "West Indies", which the hosts won 2–1. In 1904– 5, Lord Brackley's XI toured the Caribbean – winning both its games against "West Indies". The tours to England continued in 1906 when Harold Austin led a West Indian side to England. His side played a number of county teams, and drew their game against an "England XI". However, that England XI only included one contemporary Test player – wicketkeeper Dick Lilley – and he had not been on England's most recent tour, their 1905–6 tour of South Africa. The Marylebone Cricket Club, which had taken over responsibility for arranging all official overseas England tours, visited Jamaica in 1910– 11, but after that there was no i |
"Paula Dobriansky, the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs, coined the phrase ""Cedar Revolution"" to describe events in 2005 in which country?" | Libyan Scenario For Syria: Towards A US-NATO 'Humanitarian Intervention' directed against Syria? >> Four Winds 10 - Truth Winds ANOTHER HIDDEN SECRET IN OBAMACARE 'RFID CHIP IMPLANTS' Rick Rozoff On April 29 the White House issued an executive order to enforce new and more stringent sanctions against Syria and appealed to European North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies to follow suit. In a letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives President Barack Obama wrote, "I have determined that the Government of Syria’s human rights abuses....constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States, and warrant the imposition of additional sanctions.” His order targeted among others Syrian President Bashar Assad's brother Mahir and cousin Atif Najib and also included - in an indication that broader objectives are also being pursued however tenuous, even farfetched, the link - the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, with the presidential demarche contending: "Despite the Government of Iran’s public rhetoric claiming revolutionary solidarity with people throughout the region, Iran’s actions in support of the Syrian regime place it in stark opposition to the will of the Syrian people." Immediately afterward a White House official threatened that President Assad himself could be sanctioned next. On February 25 Obama issued a comparable - in fact an almost identical - order against Libya, only ten days after anti-government protests began in the nation and three weeks before U.S. cruise missiles and bombs landed on its soil. Employing a standard template in which only proper and place names need be changed, the earlier version stated: "I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, find that Colonel Muammar Qadhafi, his government, and close associates have taken extreme measures against the people of Libya...The foregoing circumstances...pose a serious risk to its stability, thereby constituting an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States, and I hereby declare a national emergency to deal with that threat." [1] One cannot help be reminded of the couplet of Percy Bysshe Shelley: My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings: Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair! Washington seized $32 billion dollars worth of Libyan assets in the U.S., with special emphasis placed on those belonging to "any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State...to be a senior official of the Government" or "to be a child of Colonel Muammar Qadhafi." Twenty-two days later bombing missions and missile attacks were unleashed against Libya, initially under U.S. Africa Command's Operation Odyssey Dawn and since March 31 through NATO's Operation Unified Protector, which are continuing into their seventh week. Libya and Syria are the only two Mediterranean nations and the sole remaining Arab states that are not subordinated to U.S. and NATO designs for control of the Mediterranean Sea Basin and the Middle East. Neither has participated in NATO's almost ten-year-old Operation Active Endeavor naval patrols and exercises in the Mediterranean Sea and neither is a member of NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue military partnership which includes most regional countries: Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Mauritania. Lebanon is subject to a naval and internal (that is, on its border with Syria) blockade run overwhelmingly by NATO nations under the post-2006 expanded United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon mission. Jordan and Morocco are supporting the NATO war against Libya and members of another NATO partnership program - the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative - Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, are supplying fighter-bombers for combat missions over Libya. Fellow Istanbul Cooperation Initiative partner Kuwait announced on April 24 that it will grant $180 million to pay the salaries of employees of the rebel Transitional National Council in Libya. 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Which Irish born writer wrote 'A Woman Of No Importance'? | Oscar Wilde - Biography - IMDb Oscar Wilde Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trivia (9) | Personal Quotes (51) Overview (4) 30 November 1900 , Paris, France (acute meningitis, following an ear infection) Birth Name Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde Height 6' 3" (1.91 m) Mini Bio (1) A gifted poet, playwright and wit, Oscar Wilde was a phenomenon in 19th-century England. He was illustrious for preaching the importance of style in life and art, and of attacking Victorian narrow-mindedness. Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1854. He studied at Trinity College in Dublin before leaving the country to study at Oxford University in England when he was in his early 20s. His prodigious literary talent was recognized when he received the Newdegate Prize for his outstanding poem "Ravenna". After leaving college his first volume of poetry, "Patience", was published in 1881, followed by a play, "The Duchess of Padua", two years later. It was around this time that Wilde sparked a sensation. On his arrival to America he stirred the nation with his flamboyant personality: wearing long silk stockings--an unusual mode of dress--long, flowing hair that gave the impression to many of an effeminate and a general air of wittiness, sophistication and eccentricity. He was an instant celebrity, but his works did not find recognition until the publication of "The Happy Prince and Other Tales" in 1888. His other noted work was his only novel, was "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1890), which caused controversy as the book evidently attacked the hypocrisy of England. It was later used as incriminating evidence at Wilde's trial, on the basis of its obvious homosexual content. Wilde was a married man with children, but his private life was as a homosexual. He had an affair with a young snobbish aristocrat named Lord Alfred Douglas. Douglas' father, the Marquess of Queensberry, did not approve of his son's relationship with the distinguished writer, and when he accused Wilde of sodomy, Wilde sued the Marquess in court. However, his case was dismissed when his homosexuality--which at the time was outlawed in England--was exposed. He was sentenced to two years hard labor in prison. On his release he was a penniless, dejected man and soon died in Paris. He was 46. Wilde is immortalized through his works, and the stories he wrote for children, such as "The Happy Prince" and "The Selfish Giant", are still vibrant in the imagination of the public, especially "The Picture of Dorian Gray", the story of a young handsome man who sells his soul to a picture to have eternal youth and beauty, only to face the hideousness of his own portrait as it ages, which entails his evil nature and degradation. The book has been interpreted on stage, films and television. In 1997 Stephen Fry played the lead in Wilde (1997) and Jude Law as Lord Alfred Douglas. ( 29 May 1884 - 7 April 1898) (her death) (2 children) Trivia (9) Oscar was the great-nephew of author Charles Maturin, an Irish clergyman and author whose gothic novel "Melmoth the Wanderer" inspired Oscar's pseudonym 'Sebastian Melmoth', which he lived under for three years from his release from prison to his death. Sons: Cyril, born in June 1885, who died in World War I, and Vyvyan, born in November 1886. Vyvyan became a writer using the surname Holland, and his own grandson, Merlin Holland , has written two books about his grandfather, "Wilde Album" and "After Oscar: The Color of his Legacy." Merlin's son Lucien is a classics major at Oxford, just like Oscar Wilde. Appears on the sleeve of The Beatles ' "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album. Separated from his wife not long after their second child was born. Was a homosexual. Tried and convicted, alongside Alfred Taylor, a procurer of young men, in 1895 for indecent acts, as homosexuality was then outlawed in the UK. All of his possessions and property were confiscated following the ruling, which resulted in prison for the playwright. Moved to Paris after he finished his sentence and lived as a pauper, writing his autob | Untitled Page National Capitol: The Washington Monument is dedicated. Government Grover Cleveland (1837-1906) is inaugurated as the 22nd President of the United Staes and Thomas A. Hendricks (1819-1885) in inaugurated as the nation's 21st Vice President. Government President Cleveland (1837-1906) proposes the suspension of the minting of silver dollars, fearing that silver is undermining the nation’s gold reserves. War Indian Wars: Apache Indians leave their reservation in Arizona and continue their war against Whites under Geronimo. Science In memory of ornithologist James Audubon (1785-1851), the National Audubon Society is founded in the United States to study bird species. Science Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911) establishes the uniqueness of fingerprints. Medicine The first appendectomy in the United States is performed in Davenport Iowa, by Dr. William Grant. Medicine Vaccines: Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) administers the first anti-rabies vaccine to a nine-year-old schoolboy. Inventions The first motorcycle is patented, built by Gottlief Daimler in Germany. Inventions Karl Benz (1824-1929) builds the world's first gasoline-powered vehicle. It has a traveling speed of nine miles per hour. Inventions The first modern bicycle is built. Bikes are a craze in America and Europe until the end of the century. Inventions The dictaphone, the electric transformer, the electric drill, and the thermos bottle are invented. Inventions African American Inventors: Women’s Firsts: Sarah E. Goode becomes the first African-American woman to receive a patent, for a bed that folds up into a cabinet. Education Children’s Books: Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924), writes "Little Lord Fauntleroy." Education Children's Books: Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) publishes "A Child’s Garden of Verses." Education The Bryn Mawr School for Girls in Baltimore, later joined by Bryn Mawr College for Women near Philadelphia, is founded. Arts and Letters "The Mikado," the comic operetta by William S. Gilbert (1836-1911) and Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900), premieres at the Savoy Theatre, London. Arts and Letters American Theatre: Theatrical lighting with electricity is made available to theatrical productions. Truman, Bess Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman (1885-1982), wife of Harry S. Truman, is born in Independence, Missouri, on February 13. Grant, Julia Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), 18th President of the United States, dies July 23 in Mount McGregor, New York. Economics The first commercially operated electrical streetcar begins operation in Baltimore. Economics Railroad History: The Santa Fe Railroad is completed. Daily Life History of Toys: Crayola Crayons: Edwin Binney (1866-1934) and cousin, C. Harold Smith, begin the partnership of Binney & Smith in Peekskill, N.Y. Early products include red oxide pigments for painting red barns and carbon black for car tires. Daily Life Special delivery mail service begins in the United States. Daily Life Newspapers: Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman (1867-1922), writing as Nelly Bly, becomes a reporter for the Pittsburgh Dispatch, reporting on poor working conditions in factories, problems of working girls, slums, divorce, and political corruption. Sports Golf: Golf is introduced to the U.S. from Scotland by John M. Fox of Philadelphia. Sports A weight-lifting strongman is reported to have lifted 3,239 pounds with a harness. Popular Culture H. Rider Haggard (1856-1925) writes the adventure novel, "King Solomon’s Mines." Popular Culture "A Thousand and One Nights" is translated by Richard Burton (1821-1890); it includes the stories of “Sindbad the Sailor,” “Aladdin and the Magic Lamp,” and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.” Religion The U.S. Salvation Army is officially organized. Religion The Mormons divide into polygamous and monogamous factions. 1886 The U.S. Forestry Service is established as part of the Dept. of Agriculture. Government A new Presidential Succession Act is passed providing the presidential succession to go to the Vice President, and then to Cabinet officers in the order that their departments were |
What is Billy Ocean's real name? | Billy Ocean - Biography - IMDb Billy Ocean Jump to: Overview (2) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) Overview (2) Leslie Sebastian Charles Mini Bio (1) Billy Ocean was born on January 21, 1950 in Trinidad, British West Indies as Leslie Sebastian Charles. He has been married to Judy Bayne since October 1982. They have three children. Spouse (1) | Billy Idol music - Listen Free on Jango || Pictures, Videos, Albums, Bio, Fans Biography Read More William Michael Albert Broad (born 30 November 1955), better known by his stage name Billy Idol, is an English rock musician. He first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X. He then embarked on a successful solo career, aided by a series of stylish music videos, making him one of the first MTV stars. Idol continues to tour with guitarist Steve Stevens and has a worldwide fan base.... Biography from Wikipedia |
Which lady physicist was part of the team that discovered nuclear fission for which her colleague Otto Hahn won the Nobel and is often mentioned as the most glaring example of womens scientific achievement overlooked by the Nobel committee? | 1000+ images about Delicate Particle Logic on Pinterest | Left out, Otto hahn and Organic chemistry Forward Lise Meitner was a physicist who was part of the team that discovered nuclear fission. Her colleague, Otto Hahn, was awarded the Nobel Prize and many believe Meitner is one of the most glaring examples of women's scientific achievement overlooked by the Nobel committee. When she was invited to join the Manhattan Project her response was "I will have nothing to do with a bomb!" See More | a biography of the day-rosalind franklin (biophysicist, x-ray crystallographer, DNA photographer) - Democratic Underground a biography of the day-rosalind franklin (biophysicist, x-ray crystallographer, DNA photographer) Rosalind Franklin Died 16 April 1958 (aged 37) Chelsea, London Institutions British Coal Utilisation Research Association Laboratoire central des services chimiques de l'�tat King's College London Alma mater Newnham College, Cambridge Known for Fine structure of coal and graphite, Structure of DNA, structure of viruses Rosalind Elsie Franklin (25 July 1920 � 16 April 1958) was a British biophysicist and X-ray crystallographer who made critical contributions to the understanding of the fine molecular structures of DNA, RNA, viruses, coal, and graphite. Her DNA work achieved the most fame because DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) plays an essential role in cell metabolism and genetics, and the discovery of its structure helped her co-workers understand how genetic information is passed from parents to their offspring. Franklin is best known for her work on the X-ray diffraction images of DNA which led to the discovery of the DNA double helix. Her data, according to Francis Crick, were "the data we actually used" to formulate Crick and Watson's 1953 hypothesis regarding the structure of DNA. Franklin's images of X-ray diffraction confirming the helical structure of DNA were shown to Watson without her approval or knowledge. This image and her accurate interpretation of the data provided valuable insight into the DNA structure, but Franklin's scientific contributions to the discovery of the double helix are often overlooked. Unpublished drafts of her papers (written just as she was arranging to leave King's College London) show that she had independently determined the overall B-form of the DNA helix and the location of the phosphate groups on the outside of the structure. Moreover, it was a report of Franklin's that convinced Crick and Watson that the backbones had to be on the outside, which was crucial since before this both they and Linus Pauling had independently generated non-illuminating models with the chains inside and the bases pointing outwards. However, her work was published third, in the series of three DNA Nature articles, led by the paper of Watson and Crick which only hinted at her contribution to their hypothesis. After finishing her portion of the work on DNA, Franklin led pioneering work on the tobacco mosaic virus and the polio virus. She died in 1958 at the age of 37 of ovarian cancer. . . . . |
What is the surname of the only Russian F1 driver in the 2010 season? | From Sergey Zlobin to Sochi - Russia’s route to the F1 grid From Sergey Zlobin to Sochi - Russia’s route to the F1 grid Share Recent years have seen a rapid rise in Formula One interest in Russia, with the debut - and growing success - of both teams and drivers from the country. Proof of that interest was realised in Sochi last season with the very first Grand Prix on Russian soil. On the eve of this year’s race, we chart the milestone’s that paved the way… September 2002 - Zlobin first in at Minardi Info Close Hard to believe, but before little known racer Sergey Zlobin climbed aboard a Minardi PS01 in Fiorano testing in September 2002, no Russian had ever driven an F1 car in anger. Zlobin, now 45 and racing successfully in the World Endurance Series, took part in four further tests with the Italian team, but sadly a deal to make him Russia’s first F1 driver never came off. March 2006 - MF1 race into the history books Info Close After 15 seasons, the Jordan team name disappeared for good in 2006 following a takeover by Russian-born businessman Alex Shnaider and his Midland Group. Christened MF1 Racing in deference to their new owners, the Silverstone-based squad thus became the first Russian-registered F1 team, making their debut in Bahrain with Tiago Montiero and Christijan Albers at the wheel. March 2010 - the new Russian premier Info Close The next wave of Russian F1 interest was sparked by Vitaly Petrov, who in 2010 - some 60 years after the first world championship race - became the first man from his country to start a Grand Prix. Driving for Renault, the GP2 graduate qualified 17th on his Bahrain debut, before making an early exit with suspension issues. April 2010 - Vyborg Rocket races into the points Info Close Four races into his maiden season and Petrov became the first Russian to score F1 points when he came home seventh in China after late passes on Michael Schumacher and Mark Webber. It would be the first of five top-ten finishes for the man dubbed the ‘Vyborg Rocket’ in a solid rookie campaign. May 2010 - Petrov tames Turkey Info Close Three races after securing his first points, Petrov notched up another milestone as he captured the first (and only) fastest lap of his F1 career at Turkey’s testing Istanbul Park. More than five years later, it remains the only one recorded by a Russian driver. October 2010 - Sochi calling Info Close Hot on the heels of Petrov’s success, a deal was signed between Russian promoters and the Formula One group to stage the country’s first ever Grand Prix. The venue selected? The Black Sea resort of Sochi, host city of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. March 2011 - Petrov podium the perfect medicine Info Close Petrov’s second F1 season got off to a bang as he captured his - and his country’s - first top-three finish with a hugely impressive drive to third place in Australia. With his Renault team still reeling from Robert Kubica’s horrific pre-season rally crash, the result also provided a major morale boost. March 2012 - Marussia make their mark… Having acquired a significant stake in Virgin Racing at the tail end of 2010, Russian sportscar manufacturer Marussia fully rebranded the squad for 2012, thus becoming history’s second Russian-registered F1 team when they took the grid in Australia. November 2013 - a new star on the scene Info Close Petrov departed F1 racing at the end of 2012, but Russia didn’t have to wait long for a new hero. Fresh from sealing the 2013 GP3 crown - and a Toro Rosso race seat for the following year - 19-year-old Daniil Kvyat made his Grand Prix weekend debut in the United States, taking part in FP1 in place of Jean-Eric Vergne. March 2014 - Kvyat proves a teen sensation Info Close Not content with being among the youngest F1 racers in history, at the 2014 Australian Grand Prix Kvyat - still 19 - became its youngest ever points-scorer after bringing his Toro Rosso home in a creditable ninth place. The Russian’s record has since been claimed by another of Toro Rosso’s rapid rookies, current driver Max Verstappen. May 2014 - Bianchi hits Monaco jackpot | | Middle East , Bahrain , Denmark Anti-government protesters have held several "days of rage" in the run-up to the racing event [Reuters] Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel has won the Grand Prix in Bahrain while rage boiled beyond the track among protesters who say the ruling family that crushed Arab Spring demonstrations last year should not have hosted the race. High security kept trouble well away from the track on Sunday, where Red Bull's 24-year-old driver had started in pole position, before securing the twenty-second triumph of his career, in a race that passed without incident. As the race came to an end, protesters called for afternoon protests in the capital Manama's Pearl roundabout, the site of last year's unrest targeting the ruling al-Khalifa family. Similar protests were held outside the London offices of Formula One chief, Bernie Ecclestone, with demonstrators chanting "down, down Bernie" and "shame on you Bernie". Inside the circuit, however, Al Jazeera's correspondent in Manama said the crowd in the stands were largely foreign expatriates. "It seems like Bahrainis themselves are choosing to stay away from their Grand Prix" said our correspondent, who cannot be named for security reasons. Initial reports say attendance at the 45,000 capacity track had fallen through the floor. Protests Online reports say 10 female activists were able to make it into the circuit area itself before being arrested by police on site. There were also reports of arrests of foreign journalists - two Japanese journalists covering protests, Colin Freeman, chief foreign correspondent for the Sunday Telegraph, along with his fixer, and a news team from Britain's Channel 4 news. Live Box 2011121613259449703 Freeman's fixer, Mohammed Hassan, who had been detained for the second time in as many days, took to his twitter account following his release to send a message to the nation's Interior Ministry. "I'm offering my service for free as a way to express my refusal for @moi_Bahrain continuous abuse, tell any jorno in need of help", said Hassan using the shorthand that has become synonymous with the popular micro-blogging service. Opposition activist, Ala'a Shehabi, who had met with Ecclestone in London prior to this weekend's race has also been detained. Protesters have also been calling for the release of detained Abdul Hadi al-Khawaja, who is on the 74th day of a hunger strike. At a candlelight vigil in the village of Shakhurah, demonstrators were reported to be carrying pictures of al-Khawaja with them. Khawaja's deteriorating health has raised fears that he may die in custody, but Bahrain's interior ministry said on Sunday that he was in "good health" and would meet Denmark's ambassador later in the day. Khawaja is a dual citizen of Bahrain and Denmark. Political problems Kalil al-Marzooq, a spokesman for al-Wefaq, the country's main opposition bloc, told Al Jazeera that Bahrainis felt the race was "not a big question". "We have political problems. Especially the opposition itself ... [is] neutral about this event. We have people being killed. We have demands to return the power to the people rather than concentrating it on to the hands of the rulers," he said. Speaking to Al Jazeera, Mansoor al Jamri, editor of the independent Al Wasat newspaper in Bahrain, said Sunday's race will be a "milestone in the history of the events that we have been going through since last year", but that the problem in Bahrain is not a matter of security. Instead, Jamri says "the problem is about political demands ... stopping the divisive policies, the discrimination" in the Gulf kingdom. King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, who was at the race, said that he wanted "to make clear my personal commitment to reform and reconciliation in our great country. The door is always open for sincere dialogue amongst all our people". As the race got under way, security was tight in Manama, and its surrounding areas, with reports indicating that anti-government protests overnight have resulted in fresh clashes. Our correspondent said "the highway on the way do |
Which US soap actress's real name is Patsy Mclenny? | Morgan Fairchild - Biography - IMDb Morgan Fairchild Biography Showing all 29 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trade Mark (4) | Trivia (17) | Personal Quotes (2) Overview (4) 5' 4" (1.63 m) Mini Bio (1) This elegant lady defined the television version of the rich, sophisticated businesswoman who knows what she wants, and will do whatever it takes to get it. She was born Patsy Ann McClenny on February 3, 1950 in Dallas, Texas. She began acting as a child, when her mother enrolled her in drama lessons after she was too shy to give a book report in class. From the age of 10, she performed in children's plays. Later, she would do dinner theater and stock productions in Dallas. She chose Morgan as a stage name. In 1973, Morgan decided to pursue a career in television; just 6 weeks after moving to New York, she landed the key role of Jennifer in the daytime soap opera Search for Tomorrow (1951); she stayed on until 1977. Morgan moved to Los Angeles, where she originated the role of Jenna Wade on the wildly popular nighttime soap opera Dallas (1978) (Jenna was later portrayed by Priscilla Presley ). Morgan made numerous guest appearances on television series. She played Constance (Weldon) Carlyle in Flamingo Road (1980), and she was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress; that was her breakout series that propelled her to stardom. Morgan continued to perform in live theater, her acclaimed portrayal of Skye in the off-Broadway comedy "Geniuses" helped make it one of the "Top Ten Plays" of the year according to Time Magazine and the New York Times. Other stage appearances have included productions of "Goodbye Charlie" and "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." On television, she played the naughty Racine in the soap opera Paper Dolls (1984) in 1984. Later, she starred in the soap opera Falcon Crest (1981) from 1985-86, having made a niche for herself playing ambitious beauties. Morgan received an Emmy nomination for a special episode of Murphy Brown (1988). Morgan has shared some of her beauty secrets by authoring the book "Super Looks" which is a complete guide that includes makeup, exercise, and diet tips. Morgan is a member of the Entertainment Industry AIDS Task Force. She is an active speaker on environmental issues and helped found the Environmental Communications Office, which encourages entertainment industry professionals to become better educated and more active on environmental issues. Morgan is a collector of movie memorabilia (particularly anything about Marilyn Monroe ) and antique clothing. 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Which organisation's badge bears the inscription 'Blood And Fire'? | BBC - Religions - Christianity: Salvation Army Salvation Army Last updated 2009-07-30 About the quasi-military Protestant Christian group known as the Salvation Army, its organisation, charity work and famous connection with music. On this page Introduction Introduction The Salvation Army is a Protestant denomination of the Christian Church with over 1.6 million members in 109 countries. In the UK there are over 800 Salvation Army parishes (known as corps), over 1,500 ordained ministers (known as officers) and 54,000 members (including senior soldiers, adherents and junior soldiers). Salvation Army officers wear a military-style uniform, though some officers may wear a more informal uniform when undertaking certain duties. Members of the church often choose to wear a uniform, but are not required to do so. Salvation Army halls are registered as places of worship. Salvation Army officers are ordained ministers of religion, and can conduct weddings and funerals. The Salvation Army is famous for its work with people who have fallen on hard times: it offers help to the elderly, the young, offenders, drug addicts and blind and disabled people; it provides food and shelter for the homeless and operates food distribution centres. The Salvation Army was founded in 1865, in the East End of London, by William Booth. Booth was an evangelist who wanted to offer practical help to the poor and destitute as well as preaching the Gospel to them. It was originally called the Christian Mission, but changed its name to the Salvation Army in 1878. In brief The Salvation Army is an evangelical Protestant denomination of the universal Christian Church It is a 'holiness' movement Its message is based on the Bible Its ministry is motivated by the love of God Its mission is: to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to meet human needs in His name without discrimination Its theology is mainstream Protestant It is famous for: its family member tracing service its quasi-military structure the uniform worn by members its music It was founded in 1865 in London, England, by William Booth The name Salvation Army dates from 1878 Statistics 1.6 million members (including senior soldiers, adherents and junior soldiers) Found in 109 countries 15,339 corps (parishes or church units) 17,346 full time ministers (officers) 1,000 schools and 250 hospitals and clinics worldwide, in impoverished areas 2,500 bands - both brass ensembles and other styles of music UK Over 54,000 members (including senior soldiers, adherents and junior soldiers) Over 800 corps (parishes or church units) Over 1500 full time ministers (officers) Salvation Army officers with Lorraine Kelly and Philip Schofield launching the annual Pass the Parcel Christmas Toy Appeal © Odds and ends "Strawberry Fields Forever" in the Beatles 1966 song by that name, is John Lennon's nostalgic reference to a Salvation Army orphanage called Strawberry Field in Woolton, England. Lennon is said to have played with childhood friends in the trees behind the orphanage when he was a boy. The phrase 'on the wagon' was coined by men and women receiving the services of The Salvation Army. Former National Commander Evangeline Booth - founder William Booth's daughter - drove a hay wagon through the streets of New York to encourage alcoholics on board for a ride back to The Salvation Army. Hence, alcoholics in recovery were said to be on the wagon. History William Booth The Salvation Army was formed in England in 1865 by William Booth, a former Methodist minister. Booth had his first real religious experiences with the Wesleyan Methodists in his early teens. He was converted to Christianity in 1844, and gave his first sermons at the age of seventeen in Nottingham in 1846. By the 1850s he was working as an evangelist amongst the poor and uneducated. Booth was something of a maverick and didn't fit easily in the ranks of existing religious institutions. After falling out with several churches he decided to strike out alone and launched the 'Christian Mission to the Heathen of our Own Country' in 1865 from a tent in Whitec | Torchwood Institute : definition of Torchwood Institute and synonyms of Torchwood Institute (English) http://www.torchwood.org.uk/ The Torchwood Institute (usually referred to simply as Torchwood) is a fictional secret organization from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and its spin-off series Torchwood . It was established in 1879 by Queen Victoria after the events of " Tooth and Claw ". Its prime directive is to defend the earth against extraterrestrial threats. It is later revealed in " Army of Ghosts " that the Torchwood Institute has begun to use their findings to restore the British Empire to its former glory. To those ends, the organization started to acquire and reverse engineer alien technology. According to one base director, Yvonne Hartman , its nationalist attitude includes refusing to use metric units. [2] While described as "beyond the UN", [1] the Torchwood Institute is seen to cooperate with UNIT (the Unified Intelligence Taskforce, formerly known as the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce) to some extent. [6] There appears to have been some rapport with the Prime Minister , [6] although it is noted by Harriet Jones in " The Christmas Invasion " that she is not meant to know of Torchwood. [7] Those who have come in contact with Torchwood primarily believe it to be a special forces team. [1] [8] They appear to maintain this illusion by using false witnesses, [9] or by sectioning any journalists who threaten to expose the truth, [10] and via the use of memory altering drugs . [1] Following a major incident which led to the destruction of Torchwood One, [11] Jack Harkness rebuilds Torchwood to become less confrontational and more secretive in honour of the Doctor . [12] Contents See also: Torchwood#Overview and Story arcs in Doctor Who#Torchwood The phrase "Torchwood", an anagram of "Doctor Who", was used as the codename for the new 2005 series of Doctor Who while filming its first few episodes and on the ' rushes ' tapes to ensure that they would not be intercepted. [13] At the end of the first series , Russell T Davies confirmed that the arc word for Series 2 would be an anagram which had been used before (the "Old Earth Torchwood Institute" had been mentioned in the episode " Bad Wolf "). [14] The Torchwood arc ran the length of the second series, either mentioned just in passing (" Rise of the Cybermen ", " The Idiot's Lantern ", " Fear Her ", " Love & Monsters '), or providing backstory about the Institute: its inception in 1879 (" Tooth and Claw "), its access to alien technology (" The Christmas Invasion "), and an expedition to a planet orbiting a black hole (" The Impossible Planet "/" The Satan Pit "), until the first contemporary appearance in " Army of Ghosts "/" Doomsday ". Following the conclusion of the Torchwood arc, ancillary media and the Torchwood spin-off itself would contribute towards defining and expanding upon the Institute's fictional history. Fictional history 1879–2006 The Institute was founded by Queen Victoria in 1879, following the events of the Doctor Who episode " Tooth and Claw ". [15] While staying at Torchwood House, the Scottish estate of Sir Robert MacLeish, the Queen ( Pauline Collins ) was attacked by a werewolf , in reality an alien intelligence that planned to infect her with its consciousness by biting her. The werewolf was ultimately dispatched, thanks to the efforts of the Tenth Doctor ( David Tennant ) and the sacrifice of Sir Robert. Having discovered that "Great Britain had enemies beyond imagination," Victoria decided to establish the Torchwood Institute in memory of Sir Robert. She also decided that the Doctor was dangerous, and declared that if he ever returned, Torchwood would be waiting. The Doctor's name was written into the Torchwood Foundation's charter as an enemy of the Crown. Her Majesty also states in the Torchwood Charter 31 December 1879 that "Torchwood is also to administer to the Government thereof in our name, and generally to act in our name and on our behalf, subject to such orders and regulations as Torchwood sha |
In musical terms, what is the opposite of forte? | Forte - definition of forte by The Free Dictionary Forte - definition of forte by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/forte (fôr′tā′, fôrt) n. 1. Something in which a person excels: "His forte was in defusing negative rumors before they ever exploded into news accounts" (Jane Mayer). 2. The strong part of a sword blade, between the middle and the hilt. [French fort, from Old French, strong, from Latin fortis; see fort.] Usage Note: Forte, meaning "something in which a person excels" can be pronounced with one syllable, like the French word from which it is derived. It can also be pronounced with two syllables (fôr′tā′), which is probably the most common pronunciation in American English and was the choice of 74 percent of the Usage Panel in our 1996 survey. Some people dislike this two-syllable pronunciation, arguing that it properly belongs to the music term forte, which is derived from Italian. for·te 2 In a loud, forceful manner. Used chiefly as a direction. n. A note, passage, or chord played forte. [Italian, strong, forte, from Latin fortis; see bhergh-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] forte n 1. something at which a person excels; strong point: cooking is my forte. 2. (Fencing) fencing the stronger section of a sword blade, between the hilt and the middle. Compare foible [C17: from French fort, from fort (adj) strong, from Latin fortis] forte (Music, other) loud or loudly. Symbol: f n (Music, other) a loud passage in music [C18: from Italian, from Latin fortis strong] forte1 (fɔrt, foʊrt or, for 1, ˈfɔr teɪ) n. 1. a strong point, as of a person; an ability or role in which one excels; specialty. 2. the part of a sword or foil blade between the hilt and the middle. [1640–50; earlier fort < Middle French (see fort )] pron: In the sense of a person's strong point (She draws well, but sculpture is her forte), the older, historical pronunciation of forte is with one syllable: (fôrt) or (fōrt). Perhaps owing to confusion with the musical term forte, borrowed from Italian, a two-syllable pronunciation (fôr′tā) is increasingly heard, esp. from educated speakers, and is now also considered standard. for•te2 1. loud; with force (opposed to piano ). adv. 3. a passage that is loud and forcible, or is intended to be so. [1715–25; < Italian < Latin fortis strong] forte green fingers , green thumb - a special ability to make plants grow 2. fortissimo loudness , intensity , volume - the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction); "the kids played their music at full volume" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner 3. forte - the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible part , portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" sword , steel , blade , brand - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard Adj. 1. piano , soft - used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition" Adv. piano , softly - used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly forte [ˈfɔːtɪ] (US) [fɔːt] N (= strong point) → fuerte m (Mus) → forte m forte [ˈfɔːrteɪ ˈfɔːrti] n → (point m) fort m forte n (= strong point) → Stärke f, → starke Seite forte adj (= played loudly) → laut or forte gespielt ; (= sung loudly) → laut or forte gesungen forte [ˈfɔːtɪ] n → forte m Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: hard References in classic literature ? Haley 's a puttin' us in a way of a good job, I reckon; just hold still--these yer arrangements is my forte. View in context Know, that in the course of your future life you will often find yourself elected the involuntary confidant of your acquaintances' secrets: people will instinctively find out, as I have done, that it is not your forte to tell of yourself, but to listen while others talk of th | piano | musical instrument | Britannica.com musical instrument upright piano Piano, also called pianoforte, French piano or pianoforte, German Klavier, a keyboard musical instrument having wire strings that sound when struck by felt-covered hammers operated from a keyboard. The standard modern piano contains 88 keys and has a compass of seven full octaves plus a few keys. Listen: “Fantaisie-Impromptu” Excerpt from Fantaisie-Impromptu (1835) for piano, by … The vibration of the strings is transmitted to a soundboard by means of a bridge over which the strings are stretched; the soundboard amplifies the sound and affects its tone quality. The hammers that strike the strings are affixed to a mechanism resting on the far ends of the keys; hammer and mechanism compose the “action.” The function of the mechanism is to accelerate the motion of the hammer, catch it as it rebounds from the strings, and hold it in position for the next attack. Modern hammers are covered with felt; earlier, leather was used. The modern piano has a cast-iron frame capable of withstanding the tremendous tension of the strings; early pianos had wood frames and thus could only be lightly strung. Modern pianos are therefore much louder than were those of the 18th century, an increase in loudness necessitated in part by the size of 19th-century concert halls. Of the three pedals found on most pianos, the damper pedal on the right lifts all the felt dampers above the strings, allowing them all to vibrate freely; the left pedal shifts the keyboard and action sideways to enable the hammer to strike only one of the two or three unison strings of each tenor and treble key (the bass notes are only single-strung); and the middle pedal (generally available on grand pianos but also found on some upright pianos) usually holds up the dampers only of those keys depressed when the pedal is depressed. Overview of how concert pianos are made. Contunico © ZDF Enterprises GmbH, Mainz Similar Topics Listen: “Piano Sonata No. 7” An excerpt from Sergey Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 7. Credit for priority of invention has been much disputed, but there is little doubt that it belongs to Bartolomeo Cristofori , who devised his gravecembalo col piano e forte (“harpsichord with soft and loud”) in Florence in approximately 1709. This was not the first instrument using keyboard striking action; examples of the piano principle existed as early as about 1440. Cristofori had arrived at all the essentials of the modern piano action by 1726, and it is from Cristofori’s piano that the modern piano stems. keyboard instrument: The piano The piano, made in a variety of forms, was widely popular in the mid-18th century. Preferring a lighter, less-expensive instrument with a softer touch, German piano makers perfected the square piano . When Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Muzio Clementi began to write for the piano, a distinctively pianistic style of playing and composing developed. From that point on, the piano became the preferred medium for salon music , chamber music , concerti , and song accompaniments. Square piano by Johann Christoph Zumpe, 1767; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London Courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London By roughly 1860 the upright piano had virtually replaced the square piano for home use. Early upright pianos were made according to the design of upright harpsichords with the strings rising from keyboard level. They were consequently very tall, and many were made in elegant shapes. But by taking the strings down to floor level, John Isaac Hawkins made the upright shorter and more suitable for small rooms. “Giraffe-style” piano, an upright piano in Biedermeier style, by Gebroeders Muller, … Courtesy of the Centraal Museum, Utrecht, The Netherlands |
Who played the title role in the 1977 film ‘Annie Hall’? | Annie Hall (1977) Pages: ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) Background Annie Hall (1977), from director-actor-co-writer Woody Allen, is a quintessential masterpiece of priceless, witty and quotable one-liners within a matured, focused and thoughtful film. It is a bittersweet romantic comedy of modern contemporary love and urban relationships (a great successor to classic Hollywood films such as The Awful Truth (1937) and The Philadelphia Story (1940) ), that explores the interaction of past and present, and the rise and fall of Allen's own challenging, ambivalent New York romance with his opposite - an equally-insecure, shy, flighty Midwestern WASP female (who blossoms out in a Pygmalion-like story). Annie Hall clearly has semi-autobiographical elements - it is the free-wheeling, stream-of-consciousness story of an inept, angst-ridden, pessimistic, Brooklyn-born and Jewish stand-up comedian - much like Allen himself (who started out as a joke writer for The Tonight Show) - who experiences crises related to his relationships and family. His unstable love affair with aspiring singer Annie Hall begins to disintegrate when she moves to Los Angeles and discovers herself - and a new life. [A real-life relationship and breakup did occur in early 1970 between Allen and co-star Keaton. Keaton's birth name was Diane Hall, her nickname was Annie, and she did have a Grammy Hall. And Woody Allen played a similar role as mentor to Diane Keaton (about New York life, politics, philosophy, and books), as did best friend Tony Roberts to Allen.] This breakthrough film came after Allen's five earlier light-hearted comedies (from 1969-1975) that were take-offs of various film genres or books, often similar to episodic Marx Brothers' films: Allen's Previous Films The Story After the silent opening credits (influenced by director Martin Ritt's film The Front (1976), starring Woody Allen), the opening scene has the main character (indistinguishable from Woody Allen himself, dressed in a tweed jacket, red plaid shirt, and his black-framed spectacles) speaking intimately and directly to the audience viewer in a full, stark closeup. He tells two key Jewish jokes in a stand-up, vaudeville-style monologue. In his first joke, he satirizes his own feelings about life and its miserable shortcomings: Two elderly women are at a Catskill Mountain resort. And one of 'em says: 'Boy, the food at this place is really terrible.' The other one says: 'Yeah, I know. And such small portions.' Well, that's essentially how I feel about life. Full of loneliness and misery and suffering and unhappiness, and it's all over much too quickly. His second joke pays tribute to key individuals in his life - Groucho Marx and Sigmund Freud. From Groucho Marx, the comedian learned comedy. From Freud's writings on wit and jokes, the 'pleasure mechanism', neuroses, dreams, and psychopathology [the content of the film, in fact!], he delved into his unconscious: The other important joke for me is one that's usually attributed to Groucho Marx but I think it appears originally in Freud's Wit and Its Relation to the Unconscious - and it goes like this. I'm paraphrasing. I would never want to belong to any club that would have someone like me for a member. That's the key joke of my adult life, in terms of my relationships with women. The malcontented comic, later identified as Alvy Singer (Woody Allen) [the name bears some resemblance to the hedonistic, Cockney title character in Alfie (1966) - a similar film about the lead character's love life and his problems with commitment], has just turned forty (and already experienced two failures in his previous marriages to intellectual Jewish women) and is in the middle of a mid-life crisis, with aging bringing on signs of slight balding: "I think I'm gonna get better as I get older." He hopes to become the "baldi | The Shining (film) | Stephen King Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Box office $44.4 million The Shining is a 1980 horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on the book with the same title . Contents [ show ] Plot Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) arrives at the Overlook Hotel to interview for the open position of winter caretaker. The hotel itself is built on the site of an Indian burial ground and becomes completely snowbound during the long winters. Manager Stuart Ullman (Barry Nelson) warns him that a previous caretaker got cabin fever and killed his family and himself. Jack’s son, Danny (Danny Lloyd), has ESP and has had a terrifying premonition about the hotel. Jack's wife, Wendy (Shelley Duvall), tells a visiting doctor about Danny's imaginary friend Tony and that Jack had given up drinking because he had physically abused Danny after a binge. The family arrives at the hotel on closing day and is given a tour. The elderly African-American chef Dick Hallorann (Scatman Crothers) surprises Danny by speaking with him telepathically and offering him some ice cream. He explains to Danny that he and his grandmother shared the gift, which he calls "shining." Danny asks if there is anything to be afraid of in the hotel, particularly Room 237 . Hallorann tells Danny that the hotel itself has a "shine" to it along with many memories, not all of which are good. He strictly warns Danny to avoid room 237. A month passes and Jack's writing project is going nowhere. Meanwhile, Danny and Wendy have fun and go in the hotel's hedge maze; Jack discovers a model of this maze, showing Wendy and Danny inside it, in one of the hotel lounges. Wendy is concerned about the phone lines being out due to the heavy snowfall and Danny has more frightening visions. As time passes, Jack slowly starts acting strange and frustrated, often prone to violent outbursts. Danny’s curiosity about Room 237 finally gets the better of him when he sees the room has been opened. Later, Danny shows up injured and visibly traumatized, causing Wendy to think that Jack has been abusing Danny. Jack wanders into the hotel’s Gold Room where he meets a ghostly bartender named Lloyd (Joe Turkel) who serves him bourbon on the rocks. Jack complains to the bartender about his relationship with Wendy. Afterward, Wendy shows up and apologizes for accusing Jack, explaining that Danny told her a "crazy woman in one of the rooms" was responsible for his injuries. Jack investigates Room 237 and encounters a ghost named Lorraine as a young naked woman in the bathroom, having a bath who comes out and kisses him. During that kiss, she then morphed into a rather old rotting woman who chases Jack out, cackling at his infidelity. Jack tells Wendy he saw nothing. Wendy and Jack argue about whether Danny should be removed from the hotel and Jack returns to the Gold Room, now filled with ghosts having a costume party. Here, he meets who he believes is the ghost of the previous caretaker, Grady (Philip Stone), who tells Jack that he has to "correct" his wife and child. Later, Jack sabotages the hotel's two-way radio and the Snowcat, cutting off communication and access to the outside world. Meanwhile, in Florida, Hallorann gets a premonition that something is wrong at the hotel and takes a flight back to Colorado to investigate. Danny starts calling out the word "redrum" frantically and goes into a trance, now referring to himself as "Tony." Wendy discovers Jack's typewriter and that he has been typing endless pages of a repetitive manuscript "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" formatted in various styles. Horrified, she confronts Jack, but he attacks her before she knocks him unconscious with a baseball bat and locks him in a kitchen pantry. Jack converses through the door with Grady, who then unlocks the door, releasing him. Danny has written "REDRUM" in lipstick on the door of Wendy’s bedroom, which is "MURDER" spelled backwards as seen from a mirror. At that moment, Jack, armed with a fire axe, begins to chop through the door leading to his family's living quarters. In a frant |
What agent is normally used to make jam set? | 7 Tips to Make Sure Your Jam Sets Up | The Kitchn 7 Tips to Make Sure Your Jam Sets Up 7 Tips to Make Sure Your Jam Sets Up Email I am an equal opportunity jam eater. I am just as happy with the loose, sloshy batches as I am the ones that have a firmer consistency. I love to use the runny varieties to flavor plain yogurt or as a sweetener for green smoothies. The slightly overset batches are perfect for serving with cheese plates or as the filling in a thumbprint cookie. However, if your jams never quite hit the set mark and you’re getting frustrated, here are a few tips and tricks for getting a better final consistency. Understand pectin. Pectin is the fiber that holds up the cell walls of fruits and vegetables. It exists in all produce, but some things have more of it than others. High pectin fruits like blueberries, apples, and cranberries don’t need any additional pectin and can be used in combination with other fruits to boost their pectin. If you’re working with low pectin fruit like strawberries or pears, there’s no shame in using some commercial pectin, as it will give the sugar more fiber with which to bond. Use a candy thermometer. When you’re making jam with traditional amounts of sugar, you’re aiming to cook it to 220°F. That’s the temperature at which sugar forms a gel and can bond with the pectin (whether it naturally occurring in the fruit or you’ve added it). Monitoring the temperature can give you confirmation that you’re on the right track. Watch the way the jam drips. Swirl your spatula through your cooking jam, hold it up over the pot, and watch how it falls. If the jam runs right off the spoon and looks thin and runny, it’s not done yet. However, if it forms thick droplets that hang heavily off the bowl of the utensil, but don’t immediately fall off, it is either nearing completion or is done. Use the freezer test. At the beginning of cooking, put two or three small plates or bowls in the freezer. As you begin to approach the end of cooking, pull one out and put a small dollop of jam into the middle of the dish. Tuck it back into the freezer for two or three minutes (take your jam off the heat during this time, because if it the test tells you it’s done, you will have just spent three minutes overcooking your jam). When the time is up, pull the dish out of the freezer and gently nudge the dollop of jam with the tip of your finger. If it has formed a skin on top that wrinkles a bit when pushed, it is done. If it is still quite liquid and your finger runs right through it, it’s not done yet. Watch and listen. I realize it might sound a little zen-like, but I’ve gotten to the point where I truly believe that most batches of jam will tell you when they’re done. I find that the cooking noise takes on a frenzied quality that sounds more like a sizzle than a gentle boil. The look of the boil also changes towards the end. Foam subsides, jam starts to gather more thickly on the sides of the pot, and it begins to splatter more violently. Use a low or no sugar pectin. One of the reasons that people often wind up with runny jam is that they couldn’t bear to use the amount of sugar necessary to get a conventionally sweetened batch to set. If you’re trying to lower your sugar consumption but still want jam, try Pomona’s Pectin. It allows you to make a spreadable jam that’s sweetened with a small amount of sugar, honey, Stevia or other alternative sweetener. Give it time. Jam can take up to a week to achieve its finished set. Don’t declare it a failure ten minutes out of the canner. Patience pays. Visit Marisa online & check out her | Best Tom Collins Recipe - How to Make a Tom Collins Directions Combine the ingredients in a Collins glass 3/4 full of cracked ice. Stir briefly, top with club soda or seltzer, garnish with lemon circle, and serve with stirring rod. As for those cousins: To make a Gin Fizz, shake the gin, sugar, and lemon juice well with cracked ice, pour into a chilled Collins glass—no ice—and fizz to the top. To make a Gin Rickey, squeeze half a (well-washed) lime into a Collins glass full of ice, tip in 1 teaspoon superfine sugar, stir, pour in 2 ounces London dry gin, throw in the squeezed-out lime half, and top with bubbly water of choice. You may, if you wish, also add a dash of grenadine for color. The Collins treatment works well with other liquors: common are the Whiskey Collins or John Collins, which is self-explanatory, and the Rum Collins (light rum) or Charlie Collins (Jamaican rum), which are usually made with lime juice instead of lemon and to which a couple dashes of Angostura bitters are often added. See also the Brandy Fizz. The Wondrich Take: Along with its kissin' cousins, the Gin Rickey and the Gin Fizz, this classic formula hasn't been getting much exercise of late. Maybe the nasty tang of bottled Collins/Sour mix has poisoned virgin taste buds, depriving it of the young addicts a cocktail needs to survive. Or maybe it's just a sign of the swath tonic water has cut through summer drinks since its introduction back in the '30s. In any case, the Tom Collins has on its side tradition—it turns up in the 1877 Bon Vivant's Companion, by Jerry Thomas, the George Washington of American mixology—and simple elegance. Few drinks are as refreshing on a summer afternoon. And the name? Step one: A certain John Collins, a waiter at Limmer's Old House on London's Hanover Square, gets his name hitched to a drink with lemon, sugar, soda, and Holland gin. Step two: Some bright spark makes same with Old Tom gin and changes the name accordingly. (Strict constructionists with access to an exceptionally good liquor store may have theirs this way, making sure to cut back on the sugar. Let us know how they turn out). More recipes like this |
Morocco leather is made from the skin of which animals? | Traditional Moroccan Leather Tanneries – Fez | Moroccan Bling Traditional Moroccan Leather Tanneries – Fez Posted on 28/07/2012 by jessiculture Within Moroccos’ artisanal economy leather is the country’s largrest export to partners like Spain, France and India.and exports up to 100 million slippers annually. Much of the leather production is carried out in factories to keep up with export standards however Moroccos ancient tanneries are still very much in working execution. Fez, is the heart of where it all began centuries ago. The city of Fez was founded in the 9th century and is now home to over one million people. . In 1981 the Old Medina was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Old Medina is specifically home to three ancient leather tanneries, the largest being the Chouara Tannery, which has been washing, treating, smoothing, and coloring animal skins into soft, leather goods for over a thousand years. Ground level at the liming process – Chouara Tanneries, Fez. 2012 The start of the tanning process begins with the collection and sorting of the raw animal skins. The types of animal skins used are sheep skin, goat skin, camel skin, and cow skin with the best quality leather coming from goat and camel skins. These skins are soaked for two to three days in large specialty vats that contain a mixture of cow urine, quicklime, water, and salt. This mixture will loosen excess fat, flesh, and hair that remain on the skins. Once the soaking duration is done, tanners then scrap away excess hair fibers and fat in order to prepare the skins for dyeing. Once the skins have been cleaned, they are laid out to dry on the surrounding rooftop terraces. Dried, the skins are taken to a different set of vats where they are washed and soaked in a mixture of water and pigeon poop in order to make the skins supple and soft. Pigeon poop contains ammonia that acts as softening agents that allows for the skins to become so malleable and to some exten the animal hair loosens. The tanner then uses his bare feet to knead the skins for up to three hours to achieve the desired softness. At this point, once the leather has reached its desired softness, the skins are moved to a select set of vats for the tanning (or dyeing) process. Within the Old Medina, the tanneries continue to use natural vegetable dyes, such as poppy flower (red), indigo (blue), henna (orange), cedar wood (brown), mint (green), and saffron (yellow). Other materials used for dyeing include pomegranate powder, which is rubbed on the skins to turn them yellow, and olive oil, which will make them shiny. However it is not stated by tanners or tannery shop workers but one suspects that chemical products are also used today for a better quality and longer lasting color, along with a less pungent odor. Tanners softening tools. When fully dried, the edges of the finished skins are cut and used as fillers for other products. The leather is then sold to other craftsmen who make the famous Moroccan slippers, known as babouches, as well as wallets, handbags, furniture and other leather accessories. Many of these products are making their way into the European markets are suddenly becoming a sought after commodity. The life of a tanner is not an easy one. Not only is it considered to be one of the hardest and dirtiest professions within Fez, it is also incredible labor intensive. The art of tanning is run and carried out by men. Many of the families and workers live around the tanneries and their skills are passed down from generation to generation through the male lineage though a tradition less and less evident as schooling becomes obligatory and horizons broaden. In response to this and to keep traditional skills alive a new artisanal school has been set up on the edge of Fez medina to see traditional handicrafts through to the future via Morocco s youth. Since the tanneries are one of the main perpetrators contributing to river pollution, Aziza Chaouni and LA-based urban planner Takako Tajima, are proposing to move the tanneries that exist in the Old Medina closer to the | Bezzerwizzer at Paint Branch High School - StudyBlue StudyBlue Which geometric shape does Frank Llyod Wright's Guggenheim Museum in New York echo? A spiral Which painter liked to present himself as the "Man in the Bowler Hat"? Rene Magritte Which IT company is also known by the abbreviation "HP"? Hewlett Packard Which American university is known by the abbreviation "M.I.T."? Massachusetts Institute of Technology What American fashion icon enjoys the sweet smell of success with his Double Black cologne? Ralph Lauren Whon won the Oscar for Best Actor in "The Godfather" in 1972? Marlon Brando Which traditional French dish consists of eggplant, garlic, peppers, tomatoes, zucchini and onions? Ratatouille Which is the largest city in New Zealand? Auckland In 1960, which Asian country saw a woman elected as head of the government for the first time: Ceylon, Malaya or India? Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) What is the word for illnesses in which physical symptoms are traced back to mental causes? Psychosomatic How many people take part in a tete-a-tete? Two Who, in 1841, wrote about "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"? Edgar Allen Poe Who sang the title song to the James Bond film "Goldfinger"? Shirley Bassey Which species of deer is the most common across the world? Elk (moose) Who was elected President of Poland in 1990? Lech Walesa Which planet is also known as the "evening star"? Venus In a battle of the "hot-heads," who did Jimmy Connors defeat in 1982 in the Wimbledon tennis finals? John McEnroe Which videotape format prevailed in the face of competition from Betamax and Video2000? VHS Which President proclaimed Thanksgiving Day a national holiday? Abraham Lincoln Who was the murder victim at the center of the plot in TV's "Twin Peaks"? Laura Palmer Renaissance architecture emerged from which country? Italy How many people can be seen in da Vinci's painting of "The Last Supper"? Thirteen Which drink did pharmacist John S. Pemberton invent in 1886? Coca Cola Which term, used in sociology denotes the adaption of a minority to the culture and lifestyle of the majority? Assimilation What do the letters of the American fashion label "DKNY" stand for? Donna Karan New York Who played the role of Baron von Trapp in 1965's "The Sound of Music"? Christopher Plummer Which nation brought chocolate to Europe from rainforests of Mexico and Central America? Spain In which country is the Gibson Desert? Australia What was the code name for Allied Invasion of Normandy on D-Day? Operation Overlord What substance gives blood its red color? Hemoglobin Which science deals with the origin, history and meaning of words? Etymology Which generation did Douglas Coupland portray in his 1991 novel? Generation X Which duo sang "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" in 1965? The Righteous Brothers Which bird has the largest wing span? The (wandering) albatross Bill Clinton was governor of which U.S. state before becoming president? Arkansas How is the number 1,500 written in Roman numerals? MD In swimming, how many strokes are there in an Individual Medley? Four Which country launched MIR space station in 1986? Soviet Union How many points does the Jewish Star of David have? Six In which city did the TV series "Frasier" take place? Seattle What is a column or monument made of a single block of stone? Monolith Which male entertainment group, originally Los Angeles, is known for its striptease routine? The Chippendales Which copmany was co-founded in 1975 by Paul Allen? 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What was Clive Sinclair's personal transport vehicle called? | January 10, 1985: The C5, Clive Sinclair's battery-powered tricycle, hits the road - BT January 10, 1985: The C5, Clive Sinclair's battery-powered tricycle, hits the road The Sinclair C5 was hailed by its creator as the future of personal transport but at £399, the lightweight trike didn't have many takers. Share this Print this story The Sinclair C5, a battery-operated electric tricycle invented by computing tycoon Sir Clive Sinclair, was launched on this day in 1985. Advertised as “a new power in personal transport”, the C5 was expected to revolutionise the electric vehicle market by the man who had created the ZX Spectrum, the best-selling British computer of all time. It was driven in the sitting position, with legs outstretched, and controlled by a handlebar located between the knees. Designed for short journeys around town, its electric motor could manage a top speed of 15mph. Sinclair had envisaged the C5, which retailed at £399, as appealing to both drivers and cyclists, but it soon became apparent that its shortcomings pleased neither group. Standing only 2ft 6ins high, the vehicles suffered from poor visibility on the road, and their 12-volt battery offered a range of just 20 miles. Drivers were also uncovered and open to the elements. It also raised a number of safety concerns: the body was lightweight and offered little protection in a crash, and drivers were not required to have a licence or even wear a helmet. The British Safety Council issued a highly critical report on the vehicle. Sinclair’s expectations were soon shown to be wildly over-optimistic. By the end of July, only 5,000 had been sold. Production was halted the following month, with most of the other 7,000 of the tricycles built remaining unsold. Did you ever own or drive a Sinclair C5? Could you see yourself using one today? Let us know in the Comments section below. The Sinclair C5 – Did you know? Sir Clive Sinclair was a well-established and highly-successful inventor and businessman, having created and sold the world’s first pocket calculator as well as the hugely successful ZX range of home computers. He first made enquiries about the possibility of electronic personal vehicles while still at school and working in a holiday job at an electronics company. He started his first company, Sinclair Radionics, in 1961, five days before his twenty-first birthday, Sinclair launched his first kit computer, the ZX80, in February 1980, and the ZX Spectrum was introduced the following April. Sinclair was knighted in 1983, and sold the computer arm of his business to Amstrad for £5 million in 1985. Final design modifications on the C5 were carried out by 23-year-old Gus Desbarats, who had won a Sinclair-sponsored electric vehicle design competition at the Royal College of Art. One of his modifications was to add a small luggage compartment. The contract to assemble the C5 was given to the Hoover Company, who carried out manufacture at their washing machine factory in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales – leading to the spurious rumour that the vehicle was powered by a washing machine motor. Despite safety concerns and questions over its usefulness, the C5 was actually praised for its handling and control, being called "stable, comfortable and easy to handle" and “very easy to master” in the British press. The company created by Sinclair to manufacture and sell the C5 was placed in receivership in October 1985 and liquidated the following month. Share this | Doctor Who | Tardis | Fandom powered by Wikia Doctor Who in five languages - BBC Worldwide Showcase You may wish to consult Doctor Who (disambiguation) for other, similarly-named pages. Doctor Who is both a television show and a global multimedia franchise created and controlled by the BBC ( British Broadcasting Corporation ). It centres on a time traveller called " the Doctor ", who comes from a race of beings known as Time Lords . He travels through space and time in a time machine he calls the TARDIS . This ship — which looks like a small, London police box on the outside — has nearly infinite dimensions on the inside . It has become such an iconic shape in British culture that it is currently the intellectual property of the BBC rather than its actual makers, the Metropolitan Police Service . Since Doctor Who's revival in 2005, its production has been primarily based in Wales by BBC Wales , with its soundtrack regularly performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales since 2006. In order to accommodate cast changes, the narrative allows the Doctor to regenerate into an essentially new person on occasion. The cast is rounded out by one or more " companions ", often females. On average, the main cast completely changes once every three or four years — a significant factor in the longevity of the programme. It has had two — some argue three — major production periods. The original run of the programme was from 1963 to 1989, and is often called the "classic series" or "classic Doctor Who". A failed revival, in the form of a Universal -BBC co-production, came in 1996 — but the resulting one-off tele movie is often considered a part of the classic series. The current form of the programme — sometimes called the "new series" — has been produced by BBC Wales and aired on BBC One since 2005. Though the classic series is fondly remembered by fans of a certain age, the new series has been far more consistently popular with the British public,[ source needed ] and is usually the highest-rated scripted drama — outside of perennially popular soap operas — in the weeks that it is on the air. The franchise spawned by the main television programmes includes dozens of distinct ranges of spinoffs in televised, audio and print media. Contents Edit Several individuals share credit for establishing Doctor Who in 1963 , but it is generally accepted that the original impetus for the series, as well as the establishment of certain aspects, such as the concept of the TARDIS , the basic character of the Doctor and the title Doctor Who itself belong to Canadian -born Sydney Newman , who is also credited with creating another iconic series, The Avengers . Others involved in piecing together the puzzle that became the series include Head of Serials Donald Wilson , writer C. E. Webber , script editor David Whitaker and the show's first producer , Verity Lambert , the first woman to hold such a position at the BBC . Junkyard set and police box for An Unearthly Child . Two other notable participants in the birth of the series were Anthony Coburn and Waris Hussein , the writer and director , respectively, of the first four-part serial, An Unearthly Child , the first episode of which aired on 23 November 1963 . The version of the first episode that was broadcast was in fact the second mounting of that episode; an earlier version (called The Pilot Episode by fans), was taped some weeks before, but rejected for several issues. The BBC allowed a second mounting of the pilot to proceed. The first episode aired the day after the assassination of John F. Kennedy , and had to be rebroadcast a week later when power failures disrupted the first broadcast. Also important to creating the atmosphere of the early series were composers Ron Grainer and Delia Derbyshire . Grainer wrote the basic melody of the Doctor Who theme , and Derbyshire, with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop , transformed it into a pioneering piece of electronica music. There have been several arrangements used of the theme, but the basic melody has remained unchanged throughout the show's histo |
Of what is 'gingko' an example? | Ginkgo Biloba Supplement Information From WebMD For thousands of years, leaves from the Ginkgo biloba tree have been a common treatment in Chinese medicine. In the U.S., many take ginkgo supplements in the belief that they will improve memory and sharpen thinking. Why do people take ginkgo? Ginkgo improves blood flow to the brain and acts as an antioxidant . These effects may translate into some benefits for certain medical problems, but the results have been mixed. Some studies have found that in healthy people, ginkgo might modestly boost memory and cognitive speed. Other studies have not found a benefit. Several ginkgo studies have shown that it can help with memory problems caused by dementia or Alzheimer ’s disease. It seems to help prevent the progression of dementia symptoms , especially if the dementia is thought to be the result of atherosclerotic vascular disease. It does not seem to prevent dementia or Alzheimer ’s, however. There's good evidence that ginkgo might ease leg pain caused by clogged arteries . It might also help with some other circulation problems. In addition, ginkgo may relieve PMS symptoms, like breast tenderness and mood changes. Researchers have studied ginkgo for many other conditions, including ADHD , depression and other psychological conditions, multiple sclerosis , and tinnitus from a vascular origin. Some people are also using ginkgo to prevent high altitude sickness, though studies have not yet established that it’s effective for that. Many uses of ginkgo show promise, but more research needs to be done. How much ginkgo should you take? There is no standard dose of ginkgo biloba supplements . However, in medical studies, almost all clinical trials have used a standardized extract of ginkgo, standardized to 24% flavone glycosides and 6% terpene lactones. A common dose in people with dementia is 40 milligrams of that extract three times daily. For improving cognitive function in healthy people, studies have used between 120 milligrams to 600 milligrams of the extract daily. No matter why you're using ginkgo, experts suggest starting at a low dose (120 miligrams daily) and increasing gradually. Get advice from your doctor. Continued Can you get ginkgo naturally from foods? The only source of ginkgo is the ginkgo tree. Most ginkgo supplements are derived from the leaves. Ginkgo seeds can be dangerous, especially when raw. What are the risks of taking ginkgo? Side effects. Ginkgo leaf supplements are generally safe. In some people, they can cause headache , dizziness , heart palpitations , nausea , gas, and diarrhea . Allergies to ginkgo can trigger rashes or more serious effects. Risks. If you have a bleeding disorder, or are planning surgery, talk to your doctor before using ginkgo. Don't take ginkgo if you have any medical conditions -- especially diabetes , epilepsy , or fertility problems -- unless your doctor recommends it. Do not eat untreated parts of the ginkgo plant. Uncooked ginkgo seeds can cause seizures and death. Interactions. If you take any medicines or supplements regularly, talk to your doctor before you start using ginkgo supplements. They could interact with blood thinners , aspirin , NSAID painkillers, anti-platelet drugs, anticonvulsants, antidepressants , diabetes medicines, drugs that affect the liver and supplements like garlic, saw palmetto, St. Johns wort, and yohimbe . Ginkgo might reduce the effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT.) Given the potential risks, ginkgo is not recommended for children or for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding . WebMD Medical Reference Reviewed by David T. Derrer, MD on December 07, 2014 Sources | antelope | mammal | Britannica.com Antelope springbok Antelope, any of numerous Old World grazing and browsing hoofed mammals belonging to the family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla ). Antelopes account for over two-thirds of the approximately 135 species of hollow-horned ruminants (cud chewers) in the family Bovidae, which also includes cattle , sheep , and goats . One antelope, the Indian blackbuck , bears the Latin name Antilope cervicapra; nevertheless, antelope is not a taxonomic name but a catchall term for an astonishing variety of ruminating ungulates ranging in size from the diminutive royal antelope (2 kg [4 pounds]) to the giant eland (800 kg [1,800 pounds]). (The North American pronghorn antelope looks and acts much like a gazelle but belongs in a separate family, the Antilocapridae.) Africa, with some 71 species, is the continent of antelopes. Only 14 species inhabit the entire continent of Asia, and all but three of them are members of the gazelle tribe (Antilopini). Seven different kinds of antelopes: the gerenuk (Litocranius walleri), the impala … Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Appearance and behaviour As in all of Bovidae, all male antelopes have horns , which range from the short spikes of duikers to the corkscrew horns (more than 160 cm [63 inches] long) of the greater kudu . Two-thirds of female antelopes bear horns; they are invariably thinner and usually shorter than those of the male. In gregarious species in which both sexes regularly associate in mixed herds, the horns are similarly shaped, and in female oryxes and elands they are often longer. Zebra duiker (Cephalophus zebra). artiodactyl: Antelopes have adapted to many different ecological niches and so vary in their size, shape, locomotion, diet, social organization, and antipredator strategy. Despite the diversity of adaptations , one important generalization can be made: there is a marked difference between antelopes of closed habitats and those of open habitats. The former (e.g., duikers, reedbucks , and bushbucks ) are mostly small to medium-sized animals adapted for movement through undergrowth, with overdeveloped hindquarters, a rounded back, and short legs. This conformation is adapted to quick starts and a bounding, dodging run, which is how cover-dependent antelopes whose first line of defense is concealment try to escape predators that chance to find them. Their coloration is camouflaging. They are solitary, living alone or in mated pairs on home ranges defended as territories, and they are browsers of foliage rather than grazers of grass. By contrast, antelopes of open habitats are mostly medium to large grass eaters. They are built for speed, having level backs with long, equally developed limbs (or with higher shoulders, as in the hartebeest tribe). Their coloration is revealing. They have a gregarious social organization and a mating system based on male territoriality (except in the kudu tribe). Bohor reedbucks (Redunca redunca). Ringling Bros. Folds Its Tent Taxonomists assign antelopes to three subfamilies and 10 tribes that differ from one another as much as cattle (tribe Bovini) differ from sheep and goats (tribe Caprini). Yet antelopes are linked to both cattle and goats: the spiral-horned antelopes (tribe Tragelaphini, which includes the oxlike eland), are placed in the subfamily Bovinae together with cattle and the tribe Boselaphini, which includes the big nilgai and the little four-horned antelope. Although gazelles and their allies (including the blackbuck) are placed in a different subfamily (Antilopinae) from sheep and goats (Caprinae), several Asian bovids that look and behave like antelopes have been shown by DNA evidence to be caprines, notably the chiru , or Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsoni), while three species, the Mongolian gazelle, the Tibetan gazelle, and Przewalski’s gazelle, were placed in the genus Procapra for their caprine affinities . Common eland (Taurotragus oryx). antelope - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up) The term antelope is zoologically somewhat imprecise. It refers to a variety of cud-chewi |
In which city was US president John F Kennedy assassinated on 22 November 1963? | November 22, 1963: Death of the President - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum November 22, 1963: Death of the President November 22, 1963: Death of the President Shortly after noon on November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. By the fall of 1963, President John F. Kennedy and his political advisers were preparing for the next presidential campaign. Although he had not formally announced his candidacy, it was clear that President Kennedy was going to run and he seemed confident about his chances for re-election. At the end of September, the president traveled west, speaking in nine different states in less than a week. The trip was meant to put a spotlight on natural resources and conservation efforts. But JFK also used it to sound out themes—such as education, national security, and world peace—for his run in 1964. Campaigning in Texas A month later, the president addressed Democratic gatherings in Boston and Philadelphia. Then, on November 12, he held the first important political planning session for the upcoming election year. At the meeting, JFK stressed the importance of winning Florida and Texas and talked about his plans to visit both states in the next two weeks. Mrs. Kennedy would accompany him on the swing through Texas, which would be her first extended public appearance since the loss of their baby, Patrick, in August. On November 21, the president and first lady departed on Air Force One for the two-day, five-city tour of Texas. President Kennedy was aware that a feud among party leaders in Texas could jeopardize his chances of carrying the state in 1964, and one of his aims for the trip was to bring Democrats together. He also knew that a relatively small but vocal group of extremists was contributing to the political tensions in Texas and would likely make its presence felt—particularly in Dallas, where US Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson had been physically attacked a month earlier after making a speech there. Nonetheless, JFK seemed to relish the prospect of leaving Washington, getting out among the people and into the political fray. The first stop was San Antonio. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Governor John B. Connally, and Senator Ralph W. Yarborough led the welcoming party. They accompanied the president to Brooks Air Force Base for the dedication of the Aerospace Medical Health Center. Continuing on to Houston, he addressed a Latin American citizens' organization and spoke at a testimonial dinner for Congressman Albert Thomas before ending the day in Fort Worth. Morning in Fort Worth A light rain was falling on Friday morning, November 22, but a crowd of several thousand stood in the parking lot outside the Texas Hotel where the Kennedys had spent the night. A platform was set up and the president, wearing no protection against the weather, came out to make some brief remarks. "There are no faint hearts in Fort Worth," he began, "and I appreciate your being here this morning. Mrs. Kennedy is organizing herself. It takes longer, but, of course, she looks better than we do when she does it." He went on to talk about the nation's need for being "second to none" in defense and in space, for continued growth in the economy and "the willingness of citizens of the United States to assume the burdens of leadership." The warmth of the audience response was palpable as the president reached out to shake hands amidst a sea of smiling faces. Back inside the hotel the president spoke at a breakfast of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, focusing on military preparedness. "We are still the keystone in the arch of freedom," he said. "We will continue to do…our duty, and the people of Texas will be in the lead." On to Dallas The presidential party left the hotel and went by motorcade to Carswell Air Force Base for the thirteen-minute flight to Dallas. Arriving at Love Field, President and Mrs. Kennedy disembarked and immediately walked toward a fence where a crowd of well-wishers had gathe | Jack Ruby kills Lee Harvey Oswald - Nov 24, 1963 - HISTORY.com Jack Ruby kills Lee Harvey Oswald Share this: Jack Ruby kills Lee Harvey Oswald Author Jack Ruby kills Lee Harvey Oswald URL Publisher A+E Networks At 12:20 p.m., in the basement of the Dallas police station, Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy, is shot to death by Jack Ruby, a Dallas nightclub owner. On November 22, President Kennedy was fatally shot while riding in an open-car motorcade through the streets of downtown Dallas. Less than an hour after the shooting, Lee Harvey Oswald killed a policeman who questioned him on the street. Thirty minutes after that, he was arrested in a movie theater by police. Oswald was formally arraigned on November 23 for the murders of President Kennedy and Officer J.D. Tippit. On November 24, Oswald was brought to the basement of the Dallas police headquarters on his way to a more secure county jail. A crowd of police and press with live television cameras rolling gathered to witness his departure. As Oswald came into the room, Jack Ruby emerged from the crowd and fatally wounded him with a single shot from a concealed .38 revolver. Ruby, who was immediately detained, claimed that rage at Kennedy’s murder was the motive for his action. Some called him a hero, but he was nonetheless charged with first-degree murder. Jack Ruby, originally known as Jacob Rubenstein, operated strip joints and dance halls in Dallas and had minor connections to organized crime. He also had a relationship with a number of Dallas policemen, which amounted to various favors in exchange for leniency in their monitoring of his establishments. He features prominently in Kennedy-assassination theories, and many believe he killed Oswald to keep him from revealing a larger conspiracy. In his trial, Ruby denied the allegation and pleaded innocent on the grounds that his great grief over Kennedy’s murder had caused him to suffer “psychomotor epilepsy” and shoot Oswald unconsciously. The jury found him guilty of the “murder with malice” of Oswald and sentenced him to die. In October 1966, the Texas Court of Appeals reversed the decision on the grounds of improper admission of testimony and the fact that Ruby could not have received a fair trial in Dallas at the time. In January 1967, while awaiting a new trial, to be held in Wichita Falls, Ruby died of lung cancer in a Dallas hospital. The official Warren Commission report of 1964 concluded that neither Oswald nor Ruby were part of a larger conspiracy, either domestic or international, to assassinate President Kennedy. Despite its seemingly firm conclusions, the report failed to silence conspiracy theories surrounding the event, and in 1978 the House Select Committee on Assassinations concluded in a preliminary report that Kennedy was “probably assassinated as a result of a conspiracy” that may have involved multiple shooters and organized crime. The committee’s findings, as with those of the Warren Commission, continue to be widely disputed. Related Videos |
Who was the wing commander who led the 'Dambusters' bomber raids in 1943? | BBC ON THIS DAY | 17 | 1943: RAF raid smashes German dams Search ON THIS DAY by date About This Site | Text Only 1943: RAF raid smashes German dams An audacious RAF bombing raid into the industrial heartland of Germany last night has wrecked three dams serving the Ruhr valley. The attack disrupted water and electricity supplies in a key area for the manufacture of Germany's war munitions. The Secretary of State for Air, Sir Archibald Sinclair, called the raid "a trenchant blow for victory". None of us had any idea what this project was; we were just given instructions to construct and modify various items. The head of this program was Dr Barnes Wallis. The mission, known as Operation Chastise, has been planned for months. The crews were specially selected for the job, and have been training in absolute secrecy. The bombs themselves were invented specifically for the task by the aircraft engineer Dr Barnes Wallis, the designer of the Wellington bomber. They were barrel-shaped, and used the principle of a "ducks and drakes" stone bouncing on the water to bypass the defences around the dams. The Lancaster bombers flown by 617 Squadron were extensively modified, and the crews trained to fly at less than 100ft (30.48m) above the water, the height required to drop the bombs successfully. The mission began yesterday evening, under the command of Wing Commander Guy Gibson. The targets were three huge water barrage dams - two on the rivers M�hne and Sorpe, and a third on the River Eder. The M�hne and Sorpe dams control about 70% of the water supplied to the Ruhr basin, and were built to prevent water shortages during the summer. Wing Commander Gibson led the attack on the M�hne dam personally. A flight lieutenant who watched what happened at the M�hne dam described the scene: "The wing commander's load was placed just right and a spout of water went up 300 feet (91.44m) into the air," he said. "A second Lancaster attacked with equal accuracy, and there was still no sign of a breach. "Then I went in and we caused a huge explosion up against the dam. It was not until another load had been dropped that the dam at last broke. "I saw the first jet very clear in the moonlight. I should say that the breach was about 50 yards (45.72m) wide." The Eder dam - the largest in Europe - was also breached in two places. Reconnaissance flights showed flood waters sweeping through the Ruhr valley, damaging factories, houses and power stations. The power station at the M�hne dam has been swept away, rivers are in full flood, and railway and road bridges have disappeared. | WWII: The World at War 1944 U.S. Army and Marines capture Rio, Namur and Kwajalein, the Marshall Islands. Soviet forces enter Estonia and Latvia. 4 Februari 1944, Admiral Chester Nimitz becomes the military governor of the Marshal Islands. From 1943 Americans submarine is good organize, their best ships are from "Gato-Class": 1500 ton, upwaterspeed 35km, radius of action 18.000km, 80 men, a good armament and superior radar. Japanese lost 5 million tonnage. Biography of Chester William Nimitz , by Jan Willem Westra. 7 Februari 1944, During the Dnjepr battle, 75.000 Germans killed from Armygroup Oekraïne (10 Divisions). 17 Februari 1944, Two American divisions land on the island Eniwetok. 21 Februari 1944, Hideki Tojo is named chief of the Japanese Army General Staff and becomes the military dictator of Japan. The Pacific War: The U.S. Navy , by Tim Lanzerdörfer. 6 March 1944, American B-24 of the US Eighth Army Air Force bombers drop 2.000 tons of bombs on Berlin, Germany. It was their first large-scale daylight raids on Berlin. They lose 1 in 10 of their aircraft, but their escorting fighters get the better of the Luftwaffe. Third Ukranian Front joins the Sovjet offensive and von Kleist's Army Group A feels the pressure of this push. The North American P-51 Mustang , P-51's Give Bombers Better Support. 8 March 1944, Battle of Imphal and Kohima begins. In northern Burma the Japanese begin their moves against the British forces in the areas around Imphal and Kohima. Operation 'U-Go' aims to destroy these units, push on through to Dimapur, cut off the Chinese and US forces, and open a route into India. The well-organised and supplied British IV Corps meets the first Japanese attacks; they know what the Japanese are planning, but are surprised by the scale of the Japanese commitment. In the Pacific a regrouped and enlarged Japanese force prepares to attack the US bridgehead in Bougainville; the US aircraft have to be flown to safety elsewhere. 8 March 1944, US Eighth Army Air Force sends some 1.800 bombers escorted by 1.100 fighters on raids to Berlin. In desperation the Germans resort to the deployment of training aircraft in their endeavours to counter this armada. 10 March 1944, In Burma the scale and pace of Japanese 33rd Division's advance causes alarm as l7th Indian Division's positions are threatened. At Witok further Japanese moves are contained, and Chindit operations farther south see Japanese communication lines hit. 12 March 1944, In Burma Allied air support have dropped more than 9.000 men plus animals and equipment into the "Broadway" stronghold (200/150 miles behind the main Japanese front in Assam) in about 6 nights. That means Spitfires are now operating from the airstrip at "Broadway" and other flights continue to complement the resourcefullnes of the ground troops; the first helicopters in the history of warfare are used to evacuate wounded soldiers. The first helicopters were bought by the American Army in 1941, but used little in the war. Japanese forces invade India. 24 March 1944, The leader of the Chindits General Orde Wingate is killed in a air crash in the Bishanpur mountains. Without his determined voice this unique section of the British Army in Burma will not enjoy the same recognition or dynamic deployment. 25 March 1944, Allied Airmens escape in Air Force Prisoner of War camps run by the Luftwaffe, called Stalag Luft, short for Stammlager or Permanent Camps for Airmen. British officers liberated from Oflag 17 in Brunswick in Germany. Colditz Museum 30 March 1944, Raid on Nuremberg : The Royal Air Force suffers its worst losses of the war in a raid on Nuremberg. A combination of bad planning, no diversionary raids, weather different from what had been predicted so than the 250-mile penultimate leg of the journey is flown in a dead straight line in clear sky result in 96 aircraft being shot down by the night-fighters from a total of 795. Cloud over the city meant that only a small proportion of the force hit the target with 2.500 tons of bombs. 2 April 1944, The first B-29 Superfortre |
What was the name of the small, green space alien that visited Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble? | The Great Gazoo | Alien Species | Fandom powered by Wikia Share The Great Gazoo is a small green humanoid alien who was exiled to Earth in prehistoric times and made friends with the local "cavemen", or primitive Humans. He was banished from his homeworld of Zatox as a punishment for creating a doomsday device, so powerful that it could possibly destroy the universe. Gazoo claims that he never intended using it, although he jokingly states that "I was the first one on my block to have one." Gazoo is only seen by his cavemen friends Fred and Barney, and their young children Pebbles and Bam-Bam. The other characters are apparently unable to see him because they don't believe in his existence. He also has the ability to do magic and float in mid-air. Behind the scenes | Mr. Tickle | Mr. Men Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia First Appearance: Physical (Speaking) He is a very friendly character who can't resist a tickle. In the app released in 2014, Mr. Rush, Mr. Chatterbox, Mr. Nosey, Mr. Busy, Mr. Silly and Mr. Rush cameo although they were all published after his book. He is one of the four orange characters. The other three being Mr. Small, Little Miss Curious, and Little Miss Calamity. In the books, he is one of the ten orange characters. The other nine being Mr. Topsy-Turvy, Mr. Clever, Mr. Cheerful, Little Miss Late, Little Miss Greedy, Little Miss Fickle, Little Miss Contrary, Little Miss Curious, and Little Miss Fun. Mr. Tickle is one character who is seen with Mr. Scatterbrain (Farms). In Circus, his legs Can Stretch As long As Mr. Tall's legs are. He hasn't been angry yet in the main scene. (But in the "Angry Heads".) He is one of the 12 characters with no visible nose. The other eleven being Mr. Small, Mr. Noisy, Mr. Strong, Little Miss Daredevil, Mr. Messy, Little Miss Chatterbox, Mr. Bounce, Mr. Happy, Mr. Bump, Mr. Tall and Little Miss Bossy. He didn't believe that Mr. Rude was a rude character (an exception was made in Dining Out ), but he was 1 out of 7 "Angry Heads" shouting "Mr. Rude!!!!" He was proud of Mr. Rude who farted for them to save the spaceship from the "Angry Aliens". His arms are accidentally tied up on a tree in Snow and with Mr. Rude in Superstore and with a gift in gifts and in the UK Opening Cinematic by Miss Naughty which she knows knots easily. In Camping, while Mr. Nervous is singing a song he tickles everybody. He has robot helpers which can tickle anyone at his command He was seen twice without his hat in Hats and Sun & Moon. In the Mr. Men show, particularly in Season 2, He is mischievous if he is hurting the Mr./Misses or makes them cry, as long as he tickles them. He may have a crush on Little Miss Naughty. In the 1995 show, he is first seen in The joke is on Little Miss Naughty. He is one of the characters where that the other mr. men and little misses (except Mr. Bump, Mr. Nervous, Mr. Lazy, Mr. Fussy, Mr. Bounce, Mr. Grumpy, Mr. Quiet, Mr. Rude, Mr. Stubborn, Miss Bossy, Miss Naughty, Miss Scary, Miss Whoops and Miss Calamity) don't mind a tickle from him. He has been seen with all characters (except Mr. Tall (but he was seen with him in the 1995 show, and is one of his best friends, being seen with him at least three notable times, four if you count Mr.Tall's story.). Out of all the characters in the Mr. Men show, he has been seen with the most, if not, the most characters. He has sung Tickle it out three times in the series (Farm, Dining Out, Arts and Crafts). He blew bubbles of Mr Nervous, Mr Grumpy and himself. In fact, one of himself tickled him. He either thinks tickling is boring unless he can stretch his arms, or his tickles don't tickle unless is arms are long. The Only time he didn't want to tickle anyone was in Night after being scared at seeing Mr. Stubborn as a werewolf. He hasn't been told to be quiet by Mr. Noisy, it is unknown if he does though. He made a cameo on an episode of Mike And Molly along with Mr. Messy as plush toys. |
Jamestown is the major seaport and capital of which island colony? | Jamestown | Define Jamestown at Dictionary.com Jamestown a village in E Virginia: first permanent English settlement in North America 1607; restored 1957. 2. a city in SW New York. 3. a city in central North Dakota. 4. a seaport in and the capital of St. Helena, in the S Atlantic Ocean. St. Helena noun 1. a British island in the S Atlantic: Napoleon's place of exile 1815–21. 47 sq. mi. (122 sq. km). 2. a British colony comprising this island, Ascension Island, and the Tristan da Cunha group. 126 sq. mi. (326 sq. km). Capital: Jamestown. Examples from the Web for Jamestown Expand Contemporary Examples The crop of men landing at Jamestown were soldiers by trade, and all were accustomed to leadership roles. Historical Examples Probably there are more of both in Virginia than at the time of the settlement of Jamestown. British Dictionary definitions for Jamestown Expand noun 1. a ruined village in E Virginia, on Jamestown Island (a peninsula in the James River): the first permanent settlement by the English in America (1607); capital of Virginia (1607–98); abandoned in 1699 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Expand Jamestown definition The first permanent English settlement in North America , founded in 1607 in Virginia . Jamestown was named for King James I of England . It was destroyed later in the seventeenth century in an uprising of Virginians against the governor. The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | 1100-1199 - StudyBlue Good to have you back! If you've signed in to StudyBlue with Facebook in the past, please do that again. 1100-1199 Which city does the statue of Jesus Christ, better known as Christ the Redeemer, overlook? Rio de Janeiro In an all-black cast, who played the role of Brick in the 2008 revival of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"? Terrence Howard Advertisement ) What term describes the purchase of securities with borrowed money using the shares themselves as collateral? Buying on Margin In the sequence of presidential succession, who is next in line after the vice president? Speaker of the House Created by Ruth Handler, which 12-inch follower of fashion has been every girl's best friend since 1959? Barbie For which film did Kathy Bates win an Oscar in 1991? Misery Which country is home of port wine? Portugal The Mediterranean island of Cyprus is geographically part of which continent? Asia Which city was hit by the second American atomic bomb in 1945? Nagasaki What does a person with mythomania tend to? 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What hormone do diabetics suffer a deficiency of? | Diabetes and HGH Diabetes and HGH By R. Drysdale | Diabetes | Rating: The term diabetes HGH is as confusing as the available information on the connection between the two. Diabetes is, of course, a well known disease. Those who suffer from diabetes have high blood sugar levels, either because they cannot produce enough insulin, (a hormone that regulates cell uptake of glucose), or because their cells have become resistant to insulin's effects. Human growth hormone (HGH) is not the same hormone; however, it does play a role in the regulation of blood sugar. The effects of human growth hormone on blood sugar levels are complex and the long term risks of abnormal HGH levels in adults, with respect to diabetes, are not well understood. To unravel the facts about the relationship between diabetes HGH and insulin, it's important to understand some basic facts. HGH is produced by the pituitary while insulin is produced by the pancreas. Among other things, HGH acts on cells in the liver to stimulate the production of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) - don't let the name confuse you: this is not insulin. IGF-I, like HGH acts on a number of cells in the body. High levels of IGF-I decrease the uptake of insulin by body cells and the metabolism of glucose in the liver. High levels of IGF-I also decrease production of HGH, which will in turn lead to decreased IGF-I. Logically, it would seem that a deficiency of human growth hormone should result in low blood sugar levels rather than high while, in diabetes HGH therapy should make things worse. As in many metabolic processes, it's just not that simple. Some sources report that hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) is a symptom of adult growth hormone deficiency, while others report that the onset of diabetes is a side effect of growth hormone therapy, even in those who have a deficiency (as opposed to people using HGH for anti aging purposes). Meanwhile, increased insulin sensitivity (increased uptake of glucose by cells) resulting in hypoglycemia is also seen in some people receiving growth hormone injections. In children, the onset of diabetes can be a side effect of HGH treatment. In most patients who have experienced the diabetes HGH treatment combination, but have not had diabetes in the past, discontinuing the hormone treatments has resulted in blood sugar levels returning to normal. Critics point out that the use of growth hormone treatment for anti aging, when no conventional deficiency exists, has only been a practice in the last decade or so. There have not been any studies carried out over a sufficiently long period of time to determine whether there are permanent effects on blood sugar regulation. One thing seems clear: until we know more, people with established blood sugar abnormalities should probably stay away from human growth hormone therapy for anti aging. R. Drysdale | What is Insulin? - Important hormone allows your body to use sugar (glucose) What is Insulin? Written by Amy Hess-Fischl MS, RD, LDN, BC-ADM, CDE Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas that allows your body to use sugar (glucose) from carbohydrates in the food that you eat for energy or to store glucose for future use. Insulin helps keeps your blood sugar level from getting too high ( hyperglycemia ) or too low (hypoglycemia). The cells in your body need sugar for energy. However, sugar cannot go into most of your cells directly. After you eat food and your blood sugar level rises, cells in your pancreas (known as beta cells) are signaled to release insulin into your bloodstream. Insulin then attaches to and signals cells to absorb sugar from the bloodstream. Insulin is often described as a “key,” which unlocks the cell to allow sugar to enter the cell and be used for energy. After you eat, cells in your pancreas are signaled to release insulin into the bloodstream. If you have more sugar in your body than it needs, insulin helps store the sugar in your liver and releases it when your blood sugar level is low or if you need more sugar, such as in between meals or during physical activity. Therefore, insulin helps balance out blood sugar levels and keeps them in a normal range. As blood sugar levels rise, the pancreas secretes more insulin. If your body does not produce enough insulin or your cells are resistant to the effects of insulin, you may develop hyperglycemia (high blood sugar), which can cause long-term complications if the blood sugar levels stay elevated for long periods of time. Insulin Treatment for Diabetes People with type 1 diabetes cannot make insulin because the beta cells in their pancreas are damaged or destroyed. Therefore, these people will need insulin injections to allow their body to process glucose and avoid complications from hyperglycemia. People with type 2 diabetes do not respond well or are resistant to insulin. They may need insulin shots to help them better process sugar and to prevent long-term complications from this disease. Persons with type 2 diabetes may first be treated with oral medications, along with diet and exercise. Since type 2 diabetes is a progressive condition, the longer someone has it, the more likely they will require insulin to maintain blood sugar levels. Various types of insulin are used to treat diabetes and include: Rapid-acting insulin: It starts working approximately 15 minutes after injection and peaks at approximately 1 hour but continues to work for two to four hours. This is usually taken before a meal and in addition to a long-acting insulin. Short-acting insulin: It starts working approximately 30 minutes after injection and peaks at approximately 2 to 3 hours but will continue to work for three to six hours. It is usually given before a meal and in addition to a long-acting insulin. Intermediate-acting insulin: It starts working approximately 2 to 4 hours after injection and peaks approximately 4 to 12 hours later and continues to work for 12-18 hours. It is usually taken twice a day and in addition to a rapid- or short-acting insulin. Long-acting insulin: It starts working after several hours after injection and works for approximately 24 hours. If necessary, it is often used in combination with rapid- or short-acting insulin. Insulin can be given by a syringe, injection pen, or an insulin pump that delivers a continuous flow of insulin. Your doctor will work with you to figure out which type of insulin is best for you depending on whether you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes, your blood sugar levels,and your lifestyle. |
What is the name of Sherlock Holmes' brother? | Sherlockian.Net: Mycroft Holmes Sherlockian.Net: The brother of the detective Introducing Mycroft Holmes I have no idea why, but the question that I receive most often by e-mail is, "What was the name of Sherlock Holmes's brother?" The answer: Mycroft. Mycroft Holmes appears as a character in two of the Holmes stories: "The Greek Interpreter" and "The Bruce-Partington Plans". Holmes tells Watson that Mycroft is "seven years my senior" (older by seven years), and brilliant in observation and deduction, but so lazy -- and fat, it turns out -- that he seldom moves from his accustomed cycle: his rooms, his office in a government building, and the Diogenes Club. In the earlier story, Holmes says vaguely that Mycroft "audits the books in some of the government departments". By the time of the later one, Watson finds out that in fact Mycroft has a position of importance and delicacy: "occasionally he is the British government . . . the most indispensable man in the country: We will suppose that a minister needs information as to a point which involves the Navy, India, Canada and the bimetallic question; he could get his separate advices from various departments upon each, but only Mycroft can focus them all, and say offhand how each factor would affect the other. Many Sherlockians have interpreted this passage, and the role played by Mycroft in bringing the Bruce-Partington scandal to his brother's attention, to mean that Mycroft was an early and important member of the British intelligence establishment. Mycroft also plays a tiny role in "The Final Problem" and is mentioned in "The Empty House". The rest of the family It is natural to wonder whether there were other brothers in the Holmes family. None are mentioned in any of the original Sherlock Holmes tales. But the 1975 film "The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother", starring Gene Wilder, is not about Mycroft; instead, Wilder presents a manic third brother, Sigi Holmes. Presumably the name is short for Sigerson, taken from the alias used by Holmes in "The Empty House". A number of Sherlockians have ventured to speculate about a brother named Sherrinford. That name is taken from Arthur Conan Doyle's original notes for A Study in Scarlet, in which the name Sherrinford is used for the consulting detective who would shortly appear in print under the name of Sherlock. And what about sisters? There is no evidence, apart from a few wistful comments in "The Copper Beeches" to the effect that "no sister of mine" should run the risk that faced Violet Hunter. | Sherlock Holmes - Movies & TV on Google Play Sherlock Holmes Item added to wishlist. Item removed from wishlist. You will receive an email when your movie becomes available. You will not be charged until it is released. ( 26,744) Synopsis When a string of brutal murders terrorizes London, it doesn't take long for legendary detective Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and his crime-solving partner, Dr. Watson (Jude Law), to find the killer, Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong). A devotee of the dark arts, Blackwood has a bigger scheme in mind, and his execution plays right into his plans. The game is afoot when Blackwood seems to rise from the grave, plunging Holmes and Watson into the world of the occult and strange technologies. My review 1 965 Jonathan F. Richards Despite a few laggard moments of slow going, Ritchie has pulled off an entertaining coup in giving us a Holmes for the 21st century by digging back to the 19th century original and adding a few bells and whistles. Peter Rainer What was the thinking behind all this? Lisa Kennedy It's all knotted together, then unraveled with brio, by Holmes and Watson. There are fisticuffs galore, fiery combustion aplenty, and, yes, my dear reader, clever deduction. J. R. Jones The very idea of handing him over to professional lad Guy Ritchie, to be played as a punch-throwing quipster by Robert Downey Jr., is so profoundly stupid one can only step back in dismay. Ty Burr Downey never winks -- heâ(TM)s too much of a pro for that -- but like the man heâ(TM)s playing, heâ(TM)s much, much smarter than the movie heâ(TM)s in. David Edelstein By now we've seen so many good, bad, and indifferent Sherlocks that it's almost a relief to get something different, however wrongheaded. And there's no such thing as too much Downey. Critic reviews Jonathan F. Richards Despite a few laggard moments of slow going, Ritchie has pulled off an entertaining coup in giving us a Holmes for the 21st century by digging back to the 19th century original and adding a few bells and whistles. Full Review Lisa Kennedy It's all knotted together, then unraveled with brio, by Holmes and Watson. There are fisticuffs galore, fiery combustion aplenty, and, yes, my dear reader, clever deduction. Full Review J. R. Jones The very idea of handing him over to professional lad Guy Ritchie, to be played as a punch-throwing quipster by Robert Downey Jr., is so profoundly stupid one can only step back in dismay. Full Review Ty Burr Downey never winks -- heâ(TM)s too much of a pro for that -- but like the man heâ(TM)s playing, heâ(TM)s much, much smarter than the movie heâ(TM)s in. Full Review David Edelstein By now we've seen so many good, bad, and indifferent Sherlocks that it's almost a relief to get something different, however wrongheaded. And there's no such thing as too much Downey. Amy Nicholson Downey Jr. plays the brainiac detective like an overheating machine -- what cools him off is a puzzle. User reviews Robert Leather December 19, 2014 Everything you might imagine would make it terrible makes it outstanding For a start, I've never rated Guy Ritchie. It's been a delivery of diminishing returns leading to Revolver. Robert Downey Jr has had more career ups and downs than most successful actors of his generation and Jude Law has had a reputation of playing the same character, relying on good looks. From the announcement of this movie it looks like a disaster waiting to happen. But something magical happened instead. Ritchie's quirks and idioms found purpose in Holmes' pre-planned fights and flashbacks. Law's deadpan straight man found a target in the intelligent, adept and useful Watson. Even the supporting cast offer great performances. Given the expectation of something more like "Lock, Stock and Two Elementary" what turned up was a revelation and I can only think the number of 5 star reviews (this included) are based upon that very "above and beyond expectation" reaction most people gave. :) Truly entertaining movie. Full Review Roberto Perdoni December 18, 2014 *Promoti |
March 24, 1989 saw one of the worst man-made ecological disasters when what oil tanker ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound Alaska? | March 24, 1989: Valdez Spill Causes Environmental Catastrophe | WIRED 1989: The Exxon Valdez runs aground in Prince William Sound, spilling nearly 11 million gallons of crude oil across 1,300 miles of Alaskan coastline. In terms of environmental damage, it ranks among the worst man-made catastrophes ever, and one whose repercussions are felt to this day. The Exxon Valdez , a single-hull oil tanker measuring nearly 1,000 feet long, was laden with 53 million gallons of crude. After clearing the Valdez Narrows, Master Joseph Hazelwood briefly resumed control of the ship from the port of Valdez harbor pilot. Then he quit the wheel house, leaving the third mate and an able seaman to handle the ship. He picked a bad time to leave the bridge. Exxon Valdez was outside the normal shipping lane in an effort to avoid icebergs. Hazelwood had obtained permission from the Coast Guard to change course, which also gave the Coast Guard shared responsibility for ensuring a safe passage. But the ship was not properly monitored and subsequently struck Bligh Reef while maneuvering toward open water just past midnight. As captain, Hazelwood was ultimately responsible for what happened. Not only did he err in leaving the bridge at a critical moment, he compounded his mistake by handing control of the ship to two men who had not completed their mandatory six hours off duty before beginning a 12-hour watch. The vessel may have also been on autopilot when it hit the reef. Worse, Hazelwood had been drinking. It remains unclear whether the alcohol impaired his judgment. He admitted during the inquiry to having had “two or three vodkas” earlier in the evening. The collision tore a gash in the vessel’s hull. Before the leak could be stopped, 10.8 million gallons of crude oil oozed into Prince William Sound and began spreading along the coast. The first cleanup crews attempted to use a combo of dispersant, surfactant and solvent to attack the oil globules, but the lack of wave action hindered that approach, which was soon abandoned. Booms and skimmers were brought in, but most arrived after the spill had moved beyond the containment phase. When they were deployed, more than 24 hours after the Exxon Valdez ran aground, the combination of thick oil and large concentrations of kelp fouled much of the machinery. High-pressure, hot-water hoses were turned on the rocks to disperse the oil. While this was effective in dispersing the oil, it also displaced or destroyed microbial organisms, upsetting the coastal marine food chain and adding to the environmental damage. Attempts to limit the spill’s spread were further hampered by a storm that hit the area three days later. Exxon, the oil giant that operated the ship, was roundly excoriated for its slow response to the crisis. When it finally did bestir itself to action, the company mounted what was then the costliest oil-spill cleanup effort in history. The damage, however, was done. In terms of volume, the Exxon Valdez spill is not even close to being the largest on record. But in terms of environmental impact , it may have been the worst. The sensitive marine habitat around Prince William Sound nestles inside jagged coastline, with many inlets and coves. This is where much of the oil collected, wreaking havoc on the rich variety of flora and fauna. The statistics are grim. Upwards of half a million seabirds were killed outright by the spill. Scientists also counted among the dead 1,000 otters, 300 harbor seals, 250 bald eagles and 22 killer whales . The number of salmon and herring eggs destroyed was put in the billions. More than 20 years on, most of the region has recovered, but not entirely. A 2007 study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimated that 26,000 gallons of crude oil still contaminates the coastline near Valdez. Some scientists believe it will be at least another decade before that stretch of the Alaskan coast returns to its natural state. As for Hazelwood, he took the full brunt of America’s collective outrage, but somehow emerged relatively unscathed. His master’s licen | BBC ON THIS DAY | 24 | 1978: Tanker Amoco Cadiz splits in two About This Site | Text Only 1978: Tanker Amoco Cadiz splits in two Violent seas have split the Amoco Cadiz super tanker wrecked off the coast of France, destroying any hopes of salvaging any remaining oil and threatening an ecological disaster. Experts hoped 30,000 to 50,000 tons of oil left in the holds could have been pumped out but this morning's split, off the north coast of Finisterre, means all the 220,000-ton cargo will have escaped into the sea. Strong tides and winds are driving the oil slick westward raising fears it will affect the Channel Islands and the western coast of the Cherbourg peninsula in France. The oil spill is now covering 800 square miles (1,287 sq km) since it ran aground on Portsall Rocks, three miles off the coast of Brittany, France, eight days ago, en route from the Gulf to Le Havre. The French Navy announced 30 ships are working to contain the oil slick. They include five Royal Navy tugs, two ships from Norway and a vessel from Holland equipped with mechanical shovels. Officers are working around the clock spraying detergent to disperse the oil slick, and helicopters have been commissioned to assist with this. Experts said the best form of removing the oil is by sucking it off the sea from another vessel but this is currently not an option as the weather and sea is too volatile. The slick is being monitored by planes using infra-red cameras and the Landsatt satellite will shortly be taking pictures of it from space. Environmental damage The Amoco Cadiz's cargo is already forming a "chocolate mousse" - a dangerous mix of oil and water that forms naturally - which will pollute all life forms it drifts across. Its damage to the environment is coupled with the long-term effect the oil slick will have on the local economy of shellfish and oyster fishermen. According to some sources bombing or burning the ship is still being discussed as an option but no decisions have been taken yet. In 1967 Britain bombed the hulk of the Torrey Canyon for several days but the wreck was destroyed only after all the oil had leaked out. |
In the NATO phonetic alphabet which professional sport is mentioned? | Military Alphabet - TV Tropes Military Alphabet You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share YMMV Also called a spelling alphabet or a phonetic alphabet, (not to be confused with the entirely different International Phonetic Alphabet, ) this is a system of assigning to each letter of the alphabet a word that begins with that letter. This way, if something has to be spelled over a radio, telephone, etc. there is much less chance of the wrong information being transmitted. The military, police departments and radio operators all make frequent use of this. Phone-based customer service and technical support also use it, but with more informal construction (any word will do), for the same reasons. (The formal ones specifically pick words themselves which all sound distinct from all the others with poor sound quality.) The most common alphabets are shown below, from A to Z. NATO Zebra Zebra The NATO version is near universal in the modern age, because it is also used for civil aviation throughout the whole world (for which English is the only official language). In addition, if the NATO system is being used, expect the digit 3 to be pronounced "tree"; 4 to be pronounced "fo-wer" to distinguish from "for", 5 to be pronounced "fife" so it won't be confused with "fire"; and 9 to be pronounced "niner", to keep it distinct from "nein", German for "no" (as well as from "five," as the two are indistinguishable otherwise over a distorted signal). This is used almost exclusively in modern military shows. Non-military shows which use it will usually stick to A-E, since they are more recognizable. Exclusively military shows tend to use more of the letters. Military units will sometimes use one of the letters as their designation (for example, 'Bravo Company'). Individual personnel may refer to themselves or others in the military alphabet over radios; "Echo-6-Charlie" would be someone whose pay-grade is E-6, with a last name beginning with the letter C. (Alternately, the number is code for a position withing the unit. 6 usually is the commander.) And that's without getting into the ones used in other languages... For satirical purposes, an anti phonetic alphabet can be used, for example Inspector Clouseau's "J as in jalapeno". Another set, named "Fanatic Alphabet", can be found here. Examples open/close all folders Fox Item Love Mike (Film) Flight of the Intruder uses this for a bit of a Genius Bonus : A character uses "Alpha Mike Foxtrotnote "Adios, Mother Fuckers"" to sign off after calling in an airstrike on himself because the North Vietnamese were using him as bait for rescue choppers. Hot Shots! had a very funny parody of the phonetic alphabet. Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach: Alpha Velveeta Knuckle Underwear, you are cleared for take-off. When you hit that nuclear weapons plant... drop a bomb for me! Lt. Commander Block: Uh, Sphincter Mucus Niner Ringworm, roger! The highway patrol in Super Troopers use a unique version when reading license plates over the radio. With inherently funny words like "eunuch". George Clooney's character in The Men Who Stare at Goats . "We're Oscar Mike. That's 'on the move' soldier." Approximately coincides with the popularity of Generation Kill and Modern Warfare 2. Die Hard 2 uses military alphabet when referring to the plane that is bringing General Esperanza to the United States. It is designated FM (Foreign Military) 1, though later in the film, both Colonel Stuart and Esperanza refer to it as "Foxtrot Michael 1", despite the military alphabet using the shortened name Mike for the letter M. Dr. Strangelove is a fairly early example. The B-52 is assigned to targets Yankee-Golf-Tango-three-six-zero and November-Bravo- X Ray -one-zero-eight as part of the wing's Attack Plan R for Romeo , or Robert (used by General Ripper in communication with his RAF exchange officer Mandrake, as per the British Royal Air Force's own pre-NATO phonetic alphabet). In The Incredibles , Helen identifies her plane as "India Golf Niner Niner" — a reference to The Iron Giant being relea | Card Games: Commercial Games Alpha There are 74 cards representing letters of the alphabet - 42 consonants, 32 vowels and 2 wild cards. While the consonant cards each represent a single letter, the vowel cards give a choice of two vowels and the wild cards represent any letter. Several games for these cards are offered; for example in New Word, players take turns to make the highest scoring word they can from the cards in their hand together with those left on the table from the previous play, unused table cards being discarded after each turn. ALPHAbet playing cards (archive copy) This was a 110 card pack consisting of letters A to Z in four suits (red triangle, green circle, blue star and brown square) plus four jokers and two further wild cards. Rules were included for five games involving making words, either on a layout or by collecting cards in your hand. Armory A combat game for 2-4 players, but not a CCG (trading game). Each player has a deck of 60 cards containing two warriors and an archer who are to be provided with appropriate armaments (22 cards per deck) and then protected by a guardian (5 cards). Each deck includes 30 "mystic" cards can be played to attack other players, to counter attacks and for various other purposes. The two final attack cards can be used to win the game when your three combatants are fully armed and guarded. Authors This American version of Quartet, Go Fish or Happy Families is sometimes played with standard playing-cards, but originally cards showing famous authors were used. Nowadays various other educational series - presidents, baseball players, inventors, etc. are also available. Players try to collect sets of four cards by asking other players for them. You can order Authors cards of various types from amazon.com Barons of Fyn This is a kind of board wargame, but played entirely with cards, some of which represent land. The game components are free - you can download and print out the rules the card designs from the web site, cut out the cards and play. Baseball Baseball card games are an American tradition dating back to the late 19th century (Lawson's Patent Base Ball Game was patented in 1884). More modern simulations include Sportscards Baseball , which includes a pitching deck and a batting deck which includes some cards allowing "coaching moves". The cards come in a handsome wooden box which unfolds to represent the playing field, with metal pegs for the players. An outline of the rules is given on the cards, but these are quite hard to understand unless you are familiar with the workings of the real game of Baseball. The game can be ordered by e-mail from John Carr at . The American novelist Paul Auster has also designed a baseball-based card game called Action Baseball that was published in his recent Hand to Mouth: A Chronicle of Early Failure (NY, Henry Holt, 1996). The game needs 2 packs of 96 cards each, a game board, several tokens, a scoring board. The cards are printed inside the book, and the rules are given as an appendix. Battlefields of Olympus This two-player game from Smartass Games is played with 100 cards - 50 warrior cards used for battle, 30 action cards that modify the play in various ways, 14 land trophy cards for which the players compete, and 10 Ares (God of War) cards that precipitate battles. The fighting between warriors uses an unusual mechanism in which the cards are placed top edge to top edge, and the result depends on whether the colours on the top right of one card match the colour on the top left of the other. Beat the Bookie An simple but effective game based on horse race betting - requiring judgement of probabilities and with plenty of scope for psychology and bluff. There is a pack of 44 cards, each showing a balanced set of odds on a four horse race, plus two sets of cards representing the four horses (red, green, blue, black). An odds card is turned up and one player (the bookie) decides secretly which of the four horses will win the race. Then the other players bet on the horse(s) of the choice, the winner is revealed and the bets ar |
Which British motor cycle manufacturer made the C15 | BSA Motorcycle 2nd A75 Rocket 3,A50 Star,C15 Star,DBD34 | eBay BSA Motorcycle 2nd A75 Rocket 3,A50 Star,C15 Star,DBD34 January 13, 2009 BSA Motorcycles 2nd This is one of many illustrated classic motorcycle guides I've created for the community. I hope you enjoy it. If you wish to find out more about the classic BSA motorcycle art featured in this guide please click here. For many years BSA was the giant of the British motor cycle industry and for a time also the biggest motorcycle manufacturer on earth. Beginning life in 1862 as Birmingham Small Arms, the company diversified into making bicycles in the 1880s and went on to offer their first powered two-wheeler in 1903. This guide details six classic models produced by BSA during the 1960s, from the modest single-cylinder C15 to the powerful three-cylindered A75 Rocket III. Included also is the one and only DBD34 Gold Star, a machine widely regarded as the ultimate British single and the most famous of all BSA models. BSA C15 Star The C15 motorbike, first introduced in September 1958 was, for many motorcyclists, their first taste of a "real bike". At only 280lb (127kg), the "Ceefer" offered an amazing power to weight ration; its punchy 249cc OHV engine produced 15bhp, revved freely up to its maximum 7,000rpm and yet behaved calmly at low speeds with an easy tick over. Top speed was 72mph. BSA DBD34 Gold Star The best known of all BSA motorbikes, the Gold Star was the chosen mount for any aspiring competition rider during the 1950s and early 1960s. The top of the range Clubmans models normally featured clip-on handlebars, swept-back exhaust, an Amal 1.5-in (38mm) Grand Prix carburettor and an RRT2 close ratio gearbox. BSA A50 Star As a replacement for the highly successful A7/A10 BSA models, the unit construction A50/A65 series arrived in 1962, representing a neat and tidy design with many improvements over the earlier twins. BSA A65 Lightning Clubmans The BSA Lightning Clubmans motor bike was introduced in 1964 as a special sporting version of the A65 twin. Capable of around 110mph (177kph) it was a fine machine, comparable to the equivalent Triumph or Norton models although it never achieved the same acclaim. BSA A65SS Spitfire MK4 With the arrival of the Spitfire motor cycle in 1965, BSA truly entered the sport-twin fray. A development of the twin-carb A65L. Lightning, this single-minded beast featured vibrant red paintwork, alloy wheel rims, close-ratio gears, high-compression pistons and substantially less weight. BSA A75 Rocket 3 The A75 Rocket III was launched in Britain in 1969. It featured three-cylinders, which had never before been offered on a mass produced motorcycle and radical styling with ray-gun silencers and slab-sided bodywork. Thank you for reading my guide and I hope you found it interesting! Tags: | Cars Made In Britain | AA Cars made in Britain Supporting UK manufacturing Car models to consider if you want to buy British Our automotive industry turned over more than £71 billion in 2015 and employs more than 800,000 people including 169,000 directly in manufacturing. There's very strong foreign demand for British-built cars: More than 1.6 million cars were produced here in the first 11 months of 2016 Almost four fifths (78%) was exported UK car manufacturing output in November 2016 was higher than at any time since 1999 More than half of exports were to the European Union More than 2 million engines were produced in the UK More than 70 different models are built in the UK by more than 30 manufacturers. British owned Mclaren Automotive (570S, 540C, 570GT, 650S, 675LT and P1) Made in Britain MINI – MINI, MINI Clubman and MINI Countryman, in Cowley, Oxford Honda – Civic and CR-V in Swindon Toyota – Auris, Auris hybrid and Avensis in Burnaston, Derbyshire Nissan – Juke, Qashqai, Note and Leaf and Infiniti Q30 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear Lotus – Elise, Evora and Exige in Norfolk Aston Martin – DB9, Vantage, Rapide, Vanquish, and DB11 in Gaydon, Warwickshire Bentley Motors – Continental, Flying Spur and Mulsanne in Crewe, Cheshire Rolls Royce – Ghost and Wraith in Goodwood, West Sussex Jaguar – F-Pace and XE in Solihull, and F-type, XJ, XF and XE in Castle Bromwich, Birmingham Land Rover – Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque in Halewood, Merseyside, and Range Rover, Range Rover Sport and Land Rover Defender in Solihull, West Midlands Vauxhall – Astra at Ellesmere Port and Vivaro van in Luton Ford stopped building cars in the UK in 2002 and vans (Transits) in July 2013 but continues to manufacture engines in Bridgend and Dagenham and transmissions in Halewood. 11 January 2017 |
Who commanded the Confederate forces at the Battle of Gettysburg? | Battle of Gettysburg - American Civil War - HISTORY.com Battle of Gettysburg A+E Networks Introduction The Battle of Gettysburg, fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863, is considered the most important engagement of the American Civil War. After a great victory over Union forces at Chancellorsville, General Robert E. Lee marched his Army of Northern Virginia into Pennsylvania in late June 1863. On July 1, the advancing Confederates clashed with the Union’s Army of the Potomac, commanded by General George G. Meade, at the crossroads town of Gettysburg. The next day saw even heavier fighting, as the Confederates attacked the Federals on both left and right. On July 3, Lee ordered an attack by fewer than 15,000 troops on the enemy’s center at Cemetery Ridge. The assault, known as “Pickett’s Charge,” managed to pierce the Union lines but eventually failed, at the cost of thousands of rebel casualties, and Lee was forced to withdraw his battered army toward Virginia on July 4. Google Battle of Gettysburg: Lee’s Invasion of the North In May 1863, Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia had scored a smashing victory over the Army of the Potomac at Chancellorsville. Brimming with confidence, Lee decided to go on the offensive and invade the North for a second time (the first invasion had ended at Antietam the previous fall). In addition to bringing the conflict out of Virginia and diverting northern troops from Vicksburg, where the Confederates were under siege, Lee hoped to gain recognition of the Confederacy by Britain and France and strengthen the cause of northern “Copperheads” who favored peace. Did You Know? In November 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered his most famous speech at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, eloquently transforming the Union cause into a struggle for liberty and equality--in only 272 words. On the Union side, President Abraham Lincoln had lost confidence in the Army of the Potomac’s commander, Joseph Hooker , who seemed reluctant to confront Lee’s army after the defeat at Chancellorsville. On June 28, Lincoln named Major General George Gordon Meade to succeed Hooker. Meade immediately ordered the pursuit of Lee’s army of 75,000, which by then had crossed the Potomac River into Maryland and marched on into southern Pennsylvania . Battle of Gettysburg Begins: July 1 Upon learning that the Army of the Potomac was on its way, Lee planned to assemble his army in the prosperous crossroads town of Gettysburg, 35 miles southwest of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. One of the Confederate divisions in A.P. Hill’s command approached the town in search of supplies early on July 1, only to find that two Union cavalry brigades had arrived the previous day. As the bulk of both armies headed toward Gettysburg, Confederate forces (led by Hill and Richard Ewell ) were able to drive the outnumbered Federal defenders back through town to Cemetery Hill, located a half mile to the south. Seeking to press his advantage before more Union troops could arrive, Lee gave discretionary orders to attack Cemetery Hill to Ewell, who had taken command of the Army of Northern Virginia’s Second Corps after Lee’s most trusted general, Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, was mortally wounded at Chancellorsville. Ewell declined to order the attack, considering the Federal position too strong; his reticence would earn him many unfavorable comparisons to the great Stonewall. By dusk, a Union corps under Winfield Scott Hancock had arrived and extended the defensive line along Cemetery Ridge to the hill known as Little Round Top; three more Union corps arrived overnight to strengthen its defenses. Battle of Gettysburg, Day 2: July 2 As the next day dawned, the Union Army had established strong positions from Culp’s Hill to Cemetery Ridge. Lee assessed his enemy’s positions and determined–against the advice of his defensively minded second-in-command, James Longstreet–to attack the Federals where they stood. He ordered Longstreet to lead an attack on the Union left, while Ewell’s corps would strike the right, near Cul | Battle of Shiloh | Civil War Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Fort Henry – Fort Donelson – Shiloh – Corinth The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War , fought April 6–7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee . A Union army under Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant had moved via the Tennessee River deep into Tennessee and was encamped principally at Pittsburg Landing on the west bank of the river. Confederate forces under Generals Albert Sidney Johnston and P.G.T. Beauregard launched a surprise attack on Grant there. The Confederates achieved considerable success on the first day but were ultimately defeated on the second day. On the first day of the battle, the Confederates struck with the intention of driving the Union defenders away from the river and into the swamps of Owl Creek to the west, hoping to defeat Grant's Army of the Tennessee before the anticipated arrival of Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell 's Army of the Ohio . The Confederate battle lines became confused during the fierce fighting, and Grant's men instead fell back to the northeast, in the direction of Pittsburg Landing. A position on a slightly sunken road, nicknamed the "Hornet's Nest", defended by the men of Brig. Gens. Benjamin M. Prentiss 's and W.H.L. Wallace 's divisions, provided critical time for the rest of the Union line to stabilize under the protection of numerous artillery batteries. Gen. Johnston was killed during the first day of fighting, and Beauregard, his second in command, decided against assaulting the final Union position that night. Reinforcements from Gen. Buell and from Grant's own army arrived in the evening and turned the tide the next morning, when the Union commanders launched a counterattack along the entire line. The Confederates were forced to retreat from the bloodiest battle in United States history up to that time, ending their hopes that they could block the Union advance into northern Mississippi . Contents Further information: Confederate order of battle , and Union order of battle After the losses of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in February 1862, Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston withdrew his forces into western Tennessee, northern Mississippi, and Alabama to reorganize. In early March, Union Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck , then commander of the Department of the Missouri, responded by ordering Grant to advance his Army of West Tennessee (soon to be known by its more famous name, the Army of the Tennessee ) on an invasion up the Tennessee River. Halleck then ordered Grant to remain at Fort Henry and turn field command of the expedition over to a subordinate, C.F. Smith , just nominated as a major general. Various writers assert that Halleck took this step because of professional and personal animosity toward Grant. However, Halleck shortly restored Grant to full command, perhaps influenced by an inquiry from President Abraham Lincoln . [4] By early April, Grant had five divisions at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, and a sixth nearby. Meanwhile, Halleck's command was enlarged and renamed the Department of the Mississippi. Now having command over Buell's Army of the Ohio, Halleck ordered Buell to concentrate with Grant. Buell duly commenced a march with much of his army from Nashville toward Pittsburg Landing. Halleck intended to take the field in person and lead both armies in an advance south to seize the Memphis & Charleston Railroad , a vital supply line between the Mississippi River Valley, Memphis , and Richmond . [5] Add a photo to this gallery Grant's army of 48,894 men consisted of six divisions, led by Maj. Gens. John A. McClernand and Lew Wallace , and Brig. Gens. W.H.L. Wallace (replacing C. F. Smith, disabled by a leg injury), Stephen A. Hurlbut , William T. Sherman , and Benjamin M. Prentiss . [1] By early April, all six of the divisions were encamped on the western side of the Tennessee River, Lew Wallace's at Crump's Landing and the rest farther south at Pittsburg Landing. Grant developed a reputation during the war for bein |
What's the Italian word to describe photographers looking for celebrities? | How Paparazzi Work | HowStuffWorks How Paparazzi Work John Kobal Foundation/ Getty Images One of the first and most famous paparazzi-style photos ever taken might look like a vintage version of any A-list car exit arrival gone awry -- a la Britney Spears flashing a tad too much skin while getting out of limo in 2006, sans underwear. In the black and white shot taken at night in Rome, actor Anthony Steele is lumbering toward the paparazzo, visibly intoxicated, fists tightened, teetering on one foot at a perilous angle toward the ground. Behind him, Swedish actress Anita Ekberg, his bombshell wife, is on her way out of the sedan, eyes downcast, perhaps mentally preparing to face the camera. Clearly, the couple’s marriage wasn’t as picturesque as it might’ve appeared on a film set. To the man behind the lens, Italian photographer and pioneer paparazzo Tazio Secchiaroli, the photo was career-making, renting the sacred veil between stars and the public eye. At the time, Rome was the go-to spot for celebrity sightings, since many film sets had migrated there from Hollywood in search of cheaper movie-making locations [source: Wood ]. Stars twinkled in cafes, restaurants and bars along the famous Via Veneto, attracting those first paparazzi and their blinding flash bulbs. Ava Gardner, Jayne Mansfield and Anita Ekberg were among the prized targets, with paparazzi itching to catch them acting out in some way, not at all like a put-together celebrity image [source: TIME ]. Around the time that Secchiaroli snapped the photo described above, Ekberg starred as a paparazzi-hunted starlet in Federico Fellini’s 1960 “La Dolce Vita,” the film often credited with the source of the term “paparazzo,” borrowed from the character Paparazzo, the leading man’s photographer sidekick. Related Links 5 Hollywood Scandals Since Fellini’s derisive depiction of the camera-wielding wolf pack, the paparazzi have always carried a negative reputation. Unlike Bob Willoughby, the first on-set movie photographer in the 1940s, who snapped stars during breaks in filming, the paparazzi aren’t attempting to create art. Instead, their most profitable shots are the ones that remove any distance between the famous target and the viewer, exploiting everything from stars' emotional breakdowns to their bad hair days. Perfectly coiffed Britney Spears posing on the red carpet is worthless compared to a grainy image of her staring into a salon mirror with half her head shaved, electric razor in hand. The ubiquity of paparazzi photography and the public’s ever-growing need for more images of stars going about their lives is a relatively recent phenomenon. As always, however, the group of photographers and shot callers spoon-feeding the contemporary tabloid culture remains exclusive, aggressive and money-hungry. 1 | Home :: Browse by subject :: Art :: Chapter 1 - Fellini, Painting On Film Chapter 2 - Giulietta degli spiriti: Symbolist virgins meet Decadent femmes-fatales in Art Nouveau interiors Symbolist strands embedded in Giulietta's childhood scenes Suzy's domain: Symbolist femmes fatales roaming art nouveau interiors The Master's Bedroom and the Jungian Shadow Chapter 3 - Toby Dammit: Rembrandt meets Velázquez on Screen The hanging carcass - Rembrandt to Fellini via Soutine and Bacon The bambina diavolo, or "Velázquez on film" Fellini, Picasso, and Las Meninas after Velázquez Severed head and white ball: Fellini's Jungian universe The severed head: Symbolist intertexts Toby Dammit: the creative artist as mystical initiate Chapter 4 - Fellini-Satyricon: Bruegel meets Klimt in the sewers of imperial Rome Fellini's (re)presentation of Romanità Fellini’s "Byzantium" Picasso’s Minotaur meets Encolpio in Fabrizio Clerici's labyrinths Chapter 5 - Fellini’s Casanova: Casanova meets De Chirico on Böcklin's Isle of the Dead Casanova, Fellini's version of the Golem Through the half-drawn curtain: Casanova, De Chirico and The Enigma of the Oracle The Isoletta di San Bartolo, or Isle of the Dead A bridge over the Thames: Fellini's Casanova meets Whistler’s Nocturnes Conclusion - "A new hypothesis of the truth": Painting as vehicle of the Real in Fellini's films, 1960s-70s List of Illustrations Bibliography “Beautifully, elegantly, and clearly written, Hava Aldouby’s Federico Fellini: Painting in Film, Painting on Film is an outstanding and wonderfully original work. The range and depth of the artistic knowledge Fellini had and that Aldouby chronicles completely debunks the public image Fellini himself created—that of a simple artisan and storyteller lacking in any profound intellectual qualifications. Aldouby’s explications of the intricate connections between Fellini’s intentions, his sources, and his ultimate artistic creations will change forever the way we see this multifaceted cinematic genius.” Peter Bondanella, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of French and Italian, Indiana University “With Federico Fellini: Painting in Film, Painting on Film, Hava Aldouby has undertaken the daunting challenge of adding a new chapter to the voluminous scholarship on Fellini and succeeded admirably. Highly original, compelling, and important, it will make a striking contribution to Fellini studies and to the work on transmediality.” Millicent Marcus, Department of Italian, Yale University ‘Aldouby’s work contributes to the revitalization of the classical field of inquiry about cinema and painting, addressing both scholars in the broad domain of visual studies and cinephiles looking for fresh gaze on Fellini’s oeuvre.’ Giacomo Tagliani, Annali d’Italianistica vol 32:2014 ‘This book is by far the most serious and successful attempt to date to document and interpret pictorial intertexts in Fellini’s work.’ Albert Sbragia, Quaderni d’Italianistica vol 36:01:2015 ‘With this superb book the author has offered us a paragon of inter-arts study one which provides not only a new understanding of Fellini’s creative process, but also furnishes a compelling approach to the work of other auteurs who may have devised their own unique forms of ‘painting on film’.’ Millicent Marcus, Journal of Italian Cinema & Media Studies vol 3:03:2015 ‘This impressively researched book is a welcome and important contribution to film scholarship… Aldouby’s assiduous and intricate analysis of intertextual meanings in Fellini’s films enriches our sense of the film maker.’ Faye McIntyre, University of Toronto Quarterly vol 84:03:2015 ‘A compelling and original contribution to Fellini scholarship by demonstrating the director’s astonishingly sophisticated knowledge of art history, as well as masterful manipulation of the historical and cultural hyperlinks that these works invoke.’ M. Thomas Van Order, Modern Language Review vol 111:03:2016 ‘This is a well-researched, fresh, and thought-provoking book that provides new perspectives on some of Fellini’s most fascin |
Who was Editor of the Daily Mirror from 1996 to 2004? | DAILY MIRROR SUNDAY MIRROR The Daily Mirror (informally The Mirror) is a British national daily tabloid newspaper which was founded in 1903. From 1985 to 1987, and from 1997 to 2002, the title on its masthead was simply The Mirror. It had an average daily circulation of 1,083,938 in March 2012. Its Sunday sister paper is the Sunday Mirror. The Mirror has had a number of owners. It was founded by Alfred Harmsworth, who sold it to his brother Harold Harmsworth (from 1914 Lord Rothermere) in 1913. In 1963 a restructuring of the media interests of the Harmsworth family led to the Mirror becoming a part of International Publishing Corporation. The Mirror was owned by Robert Maxwell between 1984 and 1991. The paper went through a protracted period of crisis after his death before merging with the regional newspaper group Trinity in 1999 to form Trinity Mirror. On 2 April 1996, the Daily Mirror was printed entirely on blue paper. This was done as a marketing exercise with Pepsi-Cola, who on the same day had decided to re-launch their cans with a blue design instead of the traditional red and white logo. In May 2004, the Daily Mirror published what it claimed were photos of British soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners at an unspecified location in Iraq. The decision to publish the photos, subsequently shown to be hoaxes, led to Morgan's sacking as editor on 14 May 2004. The Daily Mirror then stated that it was the subject of a "calculated and malicious hoax". The newspaper issued a statement apologising for the printing of the pictures. The paper's deputy editor, Des Kelly, took over as acting editor during the crisis. The tabloid's rival, The Sun, offered a �50,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of those accused of faking the Mirror photographs. In February 2008 both the Daily and the Sunday Mirror implied that TV presenter Kate Garraway was having an affair. She sued for libel, receiving an apology and compensation payment in April 2008. On 18 September 2008, David Anderson, a British sports journalist writing for the Mirror, repeated a claim deriving from vandalism on Wikipedia's entry for Cypriot football team AC Omonia, which asserted that their fans were called "The Zany Ones" and liked to wear hats made from discarded shoes. The claim was part of Anderson's match preview ahead of AC Omonia's game with Manchester City, which appeared in the web and print versions of the Mirror, with the nickname also quoted in subsequent editions on 19 September. The episode was featured in Private Eye. On 12 May 2011, the High Court of England and Wales granted the Attorney General permission to bring a case for contempt against The Sun and the Daily Mirror for the way they had reported on the arrest of a person of interest in the Murder of Joanna Yeates. On 29 July, the Court ruled that both newspapers had been in contempt of court, fining the Daily Mirror �50,000 and The Sun �18,000. 1995 to 2004 Front page of the Mirror 24 June 1996, with headline "ACHTUNG! SURRENDER For you Fritz, ze Euro 96 Championship is over", and accompanying contribution from the Editor "Mirror declares football war on Germany"Under the editorship of Piers Morgan (from October 1995 to May 2004) the paper saw a number of controversies. Morgan was widely criticised and forced to apologise for the headline "ACHTUNG! SURRENDER For you Fritz, ze Euro 96 Championship is over" a day before England met Germany in a semi-final of the Euro '96 football championships. In 2000, Morgan was the subject of an investigation after Suzy Jagger wrote a story in The Daily Telegraph revealing that he had bought �20,000 worth of shares in the computer company Viglen soon before the Mirror 's 'City Slickers' column tipped Viglen as a good buy. Morgan was found by the Press Complaints Commission to have breached the Code of Conduct on financial journalism, but kept his job. The 'City Slickers' columnists, Anil Bhoyrul and James Hipwell, were both found to have committed further breaches of the Code | 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. 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Beamer, Flipper and Rabbit are terms used in which sport? | A glossary of cricket terms | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo A glossary of cricket terms Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Cricket, more than most sports, is full of expressions and terms designed to bewilder the newcomer (and often even the more seasoned follower). In an attempt to unravel some of the stranger terminology, we have put together a cricket glossary. If we are missing anything - and cricket commentators have an annoying habit of inventing new words and phrases - please email us and we will see if we can help. Arm Ball A ball bowled by a slow bowler which has no spin on it and so does not turn as expected but which stays on a straight line ("goes on with the arm") The Ashes Series between England and Australia are played for The Ashes (click here for more information) Asking rate - The runs required per over for a team to win - mostly relevant in a one-dayer Ball Red for first-class and most club cricket, white for one-day matches (and, experimentally, women once used blue balls and men orange ones). It weighs 5.5 ounces ( 5 ounces for women's cricket and 4.75 ounces for junior cricket) Ball Tampering The illegal action of changing the condition of the ball by artificial means, usually scuffing the surface, picking or lifting the seam of the ball, or applying substances other than sweat or saliva Bat-Pad A fielding position close to the batsman designed to catch balls which pop up off the bat, often via the batsman's pads Batter Another word for batsman, first used as long ago as 1773. Also something you fry fish in Beamer A ball that does not bounce (usually accidently) and passes the batsman at or about head height. If aimed straight at the batsman by a fast bowler, this is a very dangerous delivery (and generally frowned on) Bend your back - The term used to signify the extra effort put in by a fast bowler to obtain some assistance from a flat pitch Belter A pitch which offers little help to bowlers and so heavily favours batsmen Blob A score of 0 (see duck ) Bodyline (also known as leg theory ) A tactic most infamously used by England in 1932-33, although one which had been around for some time before that, in which the bowler aimed at the batsman rather than the wicket with the aim of making him give a catch while attempting to defend himself. The fielding side were packed on the leg side to take catches which resulted. This is now illegal. Click here for more . Bosie An Australian term for a googly , now rarely used. Originated from the inventor of the delivery, BJT Bosanquet Bouncer A short-pitched ball which passes the batsman at chest or head height Boundary The perimeter of a cricket field, or the act of the batsman scoring a four or a six (eg "Tendulkar hammered three boundaries") Box An abdominal protector worn by batsmen and wicketkeepers. It is also an old term for a fielder in the gully region. Bump Ball A ball which is played off the bat almost instantly into the ground and is caught by a fielder. Often this has the appearance of being a clean catch Bumper See Bouncer . Bunny Also known as Rabbit . A member of the side who cannot bat and is selected as a specialist bowler or wicketkeeper, and who almost always bats at No. 11. It can also be used to describe a player who often gets out to one bowler - "Atherton was McGrath's bunny" Bunsen A term used by commentators to describe a pitch heavily favouring slow bowlers. From Cockney rhyming slang (Bunsen Burner = turner). Bye A run scored when the batsman does not touch the ball with either his bat or body. First recorded in the 1770s. Carry your bat an opening batsman who remains not out at the end of a completed innings (ie when all his team-mates are out) Charge, giving the When a batsman leaves his crease to attack the ball, usually against a slow bowler. By doing this he can convert a good-length ball into a half-volley Chest-on Used to describe a bowler who delivers the ball with his chest facing the batsman, as opposed to being side on Chinaman A ball bowled by a left-arm slow bowler that turns into the right-hand batsman, in effec | Bezzerwizzer at Paint Branch High School - StudyBlue StudyBlue Which geometric shape does Frank Llyod Wright's Guggenheim Museum in New York echo? A spiral Which painter liked to present himself as the "Man in the Bowler Hat"? Rene Magritte Which IT company is also known by the abbreviation "HP"? Hewlett Packard Which American university is known by the abbreviation "M.I.T."? Massachusetts Institute of Technology What American fashion icon enjoys the sweet smell of success with his Double Black cologne? Ralph Lauren Whon won the Oscar for Best Actor in "The Godfather" in 1972? Marlon Brando Which traditional French dish consists of eggplant, garlic, peppers, tomatoes, zucchini and onions? Ratatouille Which is the largest city in New Zealand? Auckland In 1960, which Asian country saw a woman elected as head of the government for the first time: Ceylon, Malaya or India? Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) What is the word for illnesses in which physical symptoms are traced back to mental causes? Psychosomatic How many people take part in a tete-a-tete? Two Who, in 1841, wrote about "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"? Edgar Allen Poe Who sang the title song to the James Bond film "Goldfinger"? Shirley Bassey Which species of deer is the most common across the world? Elk (moose) Who was elected President of Poland in 1990? Lech Walesa Which planet is also known as the "evening star"? Venus In a battle of the "hot-heads," who did Jimmy Connors defeat in 1982 in the Wimbledon tennis finals? John McEnroe Which videotape format prevailed in the face of competition from Betamax and Video2000? VHS Which President proclaimed Thanksgiving Day a national holiday? Abraham Lincoln Who was the murder victim at the center of the plot in TV's "Twin Peaks"? Laura Palmer Renaissance architecture emerged from which country? Italy How many people can be seen in da Vinci's painting of "The Last Supper"? Thirteen Which drink did pharmacist John S. Pemberton invent in 1886? Coca Cola Which term, used in sociology denotes the adaption of a minority to the culture and lifestyle of the majority? Assimilation What do the letters of the American fashion label "DKNY" stand for? Donna Karan New York Who played the role of Baron von Trapp in 1965's "The Sound of Music"? Christopher Plummer Which nation brought chocolate to Europe from rainforests of Mexico and Central America? Spain In which country is the Gibson Desert? Australia What was the code name for Allied Invasion of Normandy on D-Day? Operation Overlord What substance gives blood its red color? Hemoglobin Which science deals with the origin, history and meaning of words? Etymology Which generation did Douglas Coupland portray in his 1991 novel? Generation X Which duo sang "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" in 1965? The Righteous Brothers Which bird has the largest wing span? The (wandering) albatross Bill Clinton was governor of which U.S. state before becoming president? Arkansas How is the number 1,500 written in Roman numerals? MD In swimming, how many strokes are there in an Individual Medley? Four Which country launched MIR space station in 1986? Soviet Union How many points does the Jewish Star of David have? Six In which city did the TV series "Frasier" take place? 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Rowan Atkinson created which character that first appeared on British TV in 1990? | Rowan Atkinson | British actor | Britannica.com Rowan Atkinson Alternative Title: Rowan Sebastian Atkinson Rowan Atkinson Rowan Atkinson, in full Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (born January 6, 1955, Newcastle upon Tyne , England ), British actor and comedian who delighted television and film audiences with his comic creation Mr. Bean. Actor Rowan Atkinson as the title character in the television series The Amazing … © Tiger Television Productions Atkinson, the son of wealthy Durham farmers, attended Durham Cathedral Choristers’ School. At the University of Newcastle upon Tyne he studied electrical engineering; he progressed to the University of Oxford for a master’s degree. Taking to the stage to satisfy an inner urge, he began honing the facial contortions and manic comedic genius that would soon make him famous. While attending Oxford, he began working with actor Richard Curtis and composer Howard Goodall, and together they ventured to the Edinburgh Festival . There Atkinson’s classic schoolmaster sketch rocketed him to fame. In 1979 the satirical television show Not the Nine O’Clock News introduced him to millions of British viewers, and in 1981 he became the youngest person at the time to have had a one-man show in London’s West End . In 1983 the first installment of Blackadder, written by Atkinson and Curtis, slithered onto British TV screens. The show featured the twisted relationship between four incarnations of the groveling, spineless Lord Blackadder and his foully fleshed retainer, Baldrick, as they cajoled their way through history from the Crusades to the end of World War I . The series established Atkinson as one of England’s finest comic actors. It also led to the television program Mr. Bean (1990–95), which starred the rubber-faced Atkinson as a pratfalling, nearly mute buffoon , bumbling his way through everyday situations made comedic by his clumsiness and scheming. Transcending both the traditional boundaries of English humour and the verbal repartee of Blackadder, the working-class Bean attracted millions of devotees. Atkinson acknowledged the influence of French film actor Jacques Tati in the creation of the role: Tati’s recurring character Monsieur Hulot displayed a similarly wordless comic ineptitude in his films of the mid-20th century. Mr. Bean won the 1990 Montreux Festival Golden Rose, a 1991 International Emmy for best popular arts program, and a 1994 American Cable Ace Award. At its peak it was British television’s most popular comedy, drawing some 18 million viewers. In 1996 the show made the transatlantic jump to American television, and in 1997 Mr. Bean hit the big screen in the motion picture Bean. The character also inspired an animated television series in 2002. Britannica Stories | Hi-de-Hi! (TV Series 1980–1988) - IMDb (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews Based to some extent on writers, David Croft and Jimmy Perry's, own experiences as Butlins Holiday Camp entertainers in the UK during the same timescale the programme follows, "Hi-De-Hi!" epitomises the 'slapstick, postcard humour" of post-war Britain. Set in the fictitious seaside town of Crimpton-on-Sea, "Hi-De-Hi" chronicles the comedic goings on within the Maplins Holiday Camp - one of many dotted along the British coast owned by the mega-rich, but never seen (on screen) Joe Maplin. Although the actual show began in 1980 with the pilot episode and ran until 1988 when the BBC deemed it too tame for it's cutting edge comedy department, seasons 1-5 focused on 1959 while seasons 6-9 spotlighted 1960 - a time when the old style British Holiday Camp began to fall into decline. During the first 5 seasons, Jeffrey Fairbrother (played brilliantly by the late, great Simon Cadell) was the camp's entertainment manager; a well meaning, yet slightly pensive ex-university professor breaking free of his upper class background and venturing into the "real" world to head his team of entertainment staff who were in stark contrast to his own laid-back personality. From season 6 onwards, Fairbrother was replaced by Clive Dempster (played by David Griffin when Cadell quit the show at the height of it's popularity), an ex-RAF war hero who, in many ways, was similar to Cadell's character in background, but more a scoundrel than a gentleman. However, the real stars of "Hi-De-Hi" throughout the nine seasons were Ted Bovis (played superbly by Paul Shane), a stereotypical working class, ale drinking, bawdy comic - someone who could never resist an opportunity to fiddle the campers; Gladys Pugh (played by Ruth Madoc who's currently experiencing a career comeback with appearances in the hit BBC Comedy, "Little Britain"), chief Yellowcoat (what the entertainment staff were called because of their bright yellow jackets) and sports organiser - but more importantly, the one person who saved Jeffrey Fairbrother and Clive Dempster from embarrassment by covering up their inexperience in running a holiday camp; Peggy Ollerenshaw (Su Pollard), the slightly dopey, yet lovable lowly chalet maid with a burning ambition to become a Yellowcoat, and Spike Dixon (Jeffrey Holland), Ted's innocent protégé learning more about 'show business' than he hoped for. As usual with a Croft & Perry production, the assembled cast of characters were a bunch of misfits played superbly by the actors involved. Mr. Partridge (played by the late Leslie Dwyer, who was in his 70's by the time he left the show), the alcoholic child-hating children's entertainer; Fred Quilly (Felix Bowness), a former champion jockey with a dubious past; Yvonne & Barry Stuart-Hargreaves (Dianne Holland & Barry Howard), the snobbish former ballroom dancing champions who were in the twilight of their careers; and Sylvia and Betty (Nikki Kelly and Rikki Howard), the two main girl Yellowcoats who were always looking for the type of fun Joe Maplin would never allow in one of his camps. "Hi-De-Hi" typified the slapstick era of the late 50s with it's saucy and, to a certain degree, vulgar "tongue-in-cheek" humour (jokes about people sitting on toilets and anecdotes about 'women with big knockers' were the order of the day). But despite it's whiff of "Carry On" funniness, it was always so innocent and became something of recommended family viewing back in the 80's. Of course, the critics of the show remarked that the show had outstayed it's welcome by a good couple of years, but I disagree. While the early seasons focused mainly on bawdiness and slapstick humour, the latter series of "Hi-De-Hi" saw more thought put into the scripts and the main characters (especially Spike Dixon & Gladys Pugh) were able to grow with more sensitive story lines. That said, there were a few criticisms of the show. Clive Dempster was no Jeffrey Fairbrother, and the former didn't quite have the on-screen chemistry with Gladys as Jeffrey did (I personally t |
The Karnak Temple Complex, a conglomeration of ruined temples, chapels, pylons and other buildings, is near where? | Karnak | Religion-wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Karnak 3D - 4000 years of eternity align=right The complex is a vast open-air museum and the largest ancient religious site in the world. It probably is the second most visited historical site in Egypt, second only to the Giza Pyramids near Cairo. It consists of four main parts (precincts), of which only the largest, the Precinct of Amun-Re , currently is open to the general public. The term Karnak often is understood as being the Precinct of Amun-Re only, because this is the only part most visitors normally see. The three other parts, the Precinct of Mut , the Precinct of Montu, and the dismantled Temple of Amenhotep IV , are closed to the public. There also are a few smaller temples and sanctuaries located outside the enclosing walls of the four main parts, as well as several avenues of goddess and ram-headed sphinxes connecting the Precinct of Mut, the Precinct of Amun-Re, and the Luxor Temple. The Precinct of Mut is very ancient, being dedicated to an Earth and creation deity, but not yet restored. The original temple was destroyed and partially restored by Hatsheput, although another pharaoh built around it in order to change the focus or orientation of the sacred area. Many portions of it may have been carried away for use in other buildings. The key difference between Karnak and most of the other temples and sites in Egypt is the length of time over which it was developed and used. Construction of temples started in the Middle Kingdom and continued through to Ptolemaic times. Approximately thirty pharaohs contributed to the buildings, enabling it to reach a size, complexity, and diversity not seen elsewhere. Few of the individual features of Karnak are unique, but the size and number of features are overwhelming. The deities represented range from some of the earliest worshiped to those worshiped much later in the history of the Ancient Egyptian culture. Although destroyed, it also contained an early temple built by Amenhotep IV, the pharaoh who later would celebrate a near monotheistic religion he established that prompted him to move his court and religious center away from Thebes. It also contains evidence of adaptations, using buildings of the Ancient Egyptians by later cultures for their own religious purposes. One of most famous aspects of Karnak, is the Hypostyle Hall in the Precinct of Amun-Re, a hall area of 50,000 sq ft (5,000 m2) with 134 massive columns arranged in 16 rows. 122 of these columns are 10 meters tall, and the other 12 are 21 meters tall with a diameter of over three meters. The architraves on top of these columns are estimated to weigh 70 tons. These architraves may have been lifted to these heights using levers. This would be an extremely time-consuming process and also would require great balance to get to such great heights. A common alternative theory about how they were moved is that there were large ramps made of sand mud brick or stone and the stones were towed up the ramps. If they used stone for the ramps they would have been able to build the ramps with much less material. The top of the ramps presumably would have either wooden tracks or cobblestones for towing the megaliths. There is an unfinished pillar in an out of the way location that indicated how it would have been finished. Final carving was executed after the drums were put in place so that it was not damaged while being placed. [2] [3] Several experiments moving megaliths with ancient technology were made at other locations. In 2009 UCLA launched a website dedicated to virtual reality digital reconstructions of the Karnak complex and other resources. [4] History Main article: History of the Karnak Temple complex The history of the Karnak complex is largely the history of Thebes and its changing role in the culture. Religious centers varied by region and with the establishment of the current capital of the unified culture that changed several times. The city of Thebes does not appear to have been of great significance before the Eleventh Dynasty and previous temple buildi | Oil Spills and Disasters World > Disasters Oil Spills and Disasters The following list includes major oil spills since 1967. The circumstances surrounding the spill, amount of oil spilled, and the attendant environmental damage is also given. 1967 March 18, Cornwall, Eng.: Torrey Canyon ran aground, spilling 38 million gallons of crude oil off the Scilly Islands. 1976 Dec. 15, Buzzards Bay, Mass.: Argo Merchant ran aground and broke apart southeast of Nantucket Island, spilling its entire cargo of 7.7 million gallons of fuel oil. 1977 April, North Sea: blowout of well in Ekofisk oil field leaked 81 million gallons. 1978 March 16, off Portsall, France: wrecked supertanker Amoco Cadiz spilled 68 million gallons, causing widespread environmental damage over 100 mi of Brittany coast. 1979 June 3, Gulf of Mexico: exploratory oil well Ixtoc 1 blew out, spilling an estimated 140 million gallons of crude oil into the open sea. Although it is one of the largest known oil spills, it had a low environmental impact. July 19, Tobago: the Atlantic Empress and the Aegean Captain collided, spilling 46 million gallons of crude. While being towed, the Atlantic Empress spilled an additional 41 million gallons off Barbados on Aug. 2. 1980 March 30, Stavanger, Norway: floating hotel in North Sea collapsed, killing 123 oil workers. 1983 Feb. 4, Persian Gulf, Iran: Nowruz Field platform spilled 80 million gallons of oil. Aug. 6, Cape Town, South Africa: the Spanish tanker Castillo de Bellver caught fire, spilling 78 million gallons of oil off the coast. 1988 July 6, North Sea off Scotland: 166 workers killed in explosion and fire on Occidental Petroleum's Piper Alpha rig in North Sea; 64 survivors. It is the world's worst offshore oil disaster. Nov. 10, Saint John's, Newfoundland: Odyssey spilled 43 million gallons of oil. 1989 March 24, Prince William Sound, Alaska: tanker Exxon Valdez hit an undersea reef and spilled 10 million–plus gallons of oil into the water. Dec. 19, off Las Palmas, the Canary Islands: explosion in Iranian supertanker, the Kharg-5, caused 19 million gallons of crude oil to spill into Atlantic Ocean about 400 mi north of Las Palmas, forming a 100-square-mile oil slick. 1990 June 8, off Galveston, Tex.: Mega Borg released 5.1 million gallons of oil some 60 nautical miles south-southeast of Galveston as a result of an explosion and subsequent fire in the pump room. 1991 Jan. 23–27, southern Kuwait: during the Persian Gulf War, Iraq deliberately released 240–460 million gallons of crude oil into the Persian Gulf from tankers 10 mi off Kuwait. Spill had little military significance. On Jan. 27, U.S. warplanes bombed pipe systems to stop the flow of oil. April 11, Genoa, Italy: Haven spilled 42 million gallons of oil in Genoa port. May 28, Angola: ABT Summer exploded and leaked 15–78 million gallons of oil off the coast of Angola. It's not clear how much sank or burned. 1992 March 2, Fergana Valley, Uzbekistan: 88 million gallons of oil spilled from an oil well. 1993 Aug. 10, Tampa Bay, Fla.: three ships collided, the barge Bouchard B155, the freighter Balsa 37, and the barge Ocean 255. The Bouchard spilled an estimated 336,000 gallons of No. 6 fuel oil into Tampa Bay. 1994 Sept. 8, Russia: dam built to contain oil burst and spilled oil into Kolva River tributary. U.S. Energy Department estimated spill at 2 million barrels. Russian state-owned oil company claimed spill was only 102,000 barrels. 1996 Feb. 15, off Welsh coast: supertanker Sea Empress ran aground at port of Milford Haven, Wales, spewed out 70,000 tons of crude oil, and created a 25-mile slick. 1999 Dec. 12, French Atlantic coast: Maltese-registered tanker Erika broke apart and sank off Britanny, spilling 3 million gallons of heavy oil into the sea. 2000 Jan. 18, off Rio de Janeiro: ruptured pipeline owned by government oil com |
In mythology, in which country is Benzaiten the Goddess of Love and Luck? | Benzaiten, the Japanese Goddess of Love and Luck Yhi Tame your dragons! Benzaiten is the Japanese Goddess of love, beauty, eloquence and music, as well as a sea Goddess. Her husband was a wicked dragon whom She reformed, and She is often shown riding one. Dragons and their smaller relatives snakes are sacred to Her and snakes are often Her messengers. She is said to prevent earthquakes and is worshipped on islands, especially the island of Enoshima. Benzaiten is originally of Hindu origin and is associated with Sarasvati, the Indian Goddess of music and wisdom, and is sometimes shown with eight arms. Benzaiten is also linked to Kwannon or Kwan Yin , the sometimes female, sometimes male Bodhisattva of compassion in Buddhism. Benzaiten is one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune who sails on the Takara-bune, the Treasure Ship. Traditionally, a picture of the Takura-bune placed under the pillow on New Year's Eve will bring a lucky dream. Benzaiten brings luck and good fortune, persuasion and seduction. Alternate names: Benten, Benzai-tennyo. This design is available on prints. Tales | Demeter, Greek Goddess of The Bountiful Harvest Goddess of the Bountiful Harvest and the Nurturing Spirit In Greek mythology the goddess Demeter was the most generous of the great Olympian goddesses. The Greek goddess Demeter was beloved for her service to mankind in giving them the gift of the harvest, the reward for cultivation of the soil. Also known as the Roman goddess Ceres, Demeter was the goddess of the harvest and was credited with teaching humans how to grow, preserve, and prepare grain. Demeter was thought to be responsible for the fertility of the land. She was the only one of the Greek goddesses who was involved on a day-to-day basis in the lives of the common folk. While others occasionally "dabbled" in human affairs when it suited their personal interests, or came to the aid of "special" mortals they favored, the goddess Demeter was truly the nurturer of mankind. Demeter also was the only one of the Greek goddesses who could truly empathize with the human experience of suffering and grief, having experienced it fully herself. The goddess Demeter is best known for her fierce defense of her daughter, Persephone, who was also known as the child, Kore (or Cora). Persephone's father was Zeus, the mighty ruler of the Olympians. The goddess Demeter had been one of his early consorts, long before his marriage to Hera. Persephone was an obedient, cheerful girl who had a happy childhood, playing with her cousins, Artemis and Athena. Reaching adolescence, she was carefree and spirited, often dancing playfully and picking wildflowers in the meadow near her home. Persephone's youthful beauty drew the attention of Hades, the god of the underworld, and he could not help falling in love with her. One day as Persephone reached over to pick a flower, the earth opened and the arm of Hades reached up from the underworld. And so Hades abducted her, dragging her back to his kingdom. Hearing Persephone's screams, the goddess Demeter rushes to the meadow, but cannot find Persephone. Carrying a torch, Demeter traveled the world day and night, never eating or resting, searching futilely for her daughter. Poseidon, god of the sea, noticed the goddess Demeter as she traveled and pursued her with amorous intent. Then Demeter tried to fool him by changing herself into a mare and hiding herself in the middle of a herd of horses, but he was not fooled. Poseidon saw through Demeter's disguise, turned himself into a stallion, and took her at his will. When Demeter continued her journey in search of her daughter, she met an old and poor man who was gathering firewood who invited her to return to his home to eat supper with his family and to rest on her journey. When she told him that she was searching for her daughter, he wished her success and told her that he understood her suffering since his son lay dying at home. Demeter, goddess of compasion, changed her mind and went with the kindly man, stopping only once to gather some poppies by the path. Entering his humble home, Demeter went straight away to the boy's bedside and kissed the boy lovingly on the cheek. Immediately the pallor left his face and his breathing eased, as Demeter's love had restored the son to full health. Although it was the custom of the Greek goddesses and gods to become very vindictive toward anyone who failed to honor them in a dignified fashion, Demeter was such a kind goddess that she seldom utilized this privilege. One of the few times was when she stopped on her travels to quench her thirst by drinking from a spring and heard a man named Ascaelabus laughing at the sound of her gulping the fresh water. Embarrassed, and angry at the man for being so rude, Demeter turned him into a lizard. Resuming her search, she soon encountered Hecate, goddess of the crossroads, who advised her to speak with Helio, goddess of the sun . . . reasoning that, since sh |
What is the name of the heritage railway line that runs fornine miles along the border of East and West Sussex? | Rail travel in the United Kingdom travel guide - Wikitravel Historical background[ edit ] From the 1930s, streamlined locomotives of the 'A4' class such as Mallard symbolised a golden age of rail travel. Mallard is now at the National Railway Museum, York 1940s and 50s railway posters used art to entice travellers to visit resorts by train. The world's first public railway opened between Stockton and Darlington in north-east England in 1825. Passengers were originally carried in coaches pulled by horses until 1833, when they were replaced by Locomotion No. 1, the first ever steam locomotive to operate a passenger rail service. The financial success of the early pioneering railways resulted in a large number of entrepreneurs eager to capitalise in the fledgling industry, in a time known as "Railway Mania". From 1836 to 1847, about 8,000 miles of track were laid which eventually grew into a national network serving most towns and villages in Britain. Many majestic stations such as London St. Pancras, Kings Cross, Paddington and Liverpool Street were erected, showcasing the success of the companies who built them. Iconic bridges and viaducts of the Victorian era such as the Forth Bridge have come to symbolise the regions they run through. In 1923 the government decreed that the railways should be grouped into four large companies, which together were known as the '"Big Four". These were the Southern Railway (SR), the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), the London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) and the Great Western Railway (GWR). What followed is considered to be the golden age of speed records, with iconic locomotives such as the Flying Scotsman and Mallard becaming symbols of speed and modernity. Railway travel posters from the 1930s to the 1950s pioneered a style of art which enticed travellers to visit resorts by train and showcased the British rail system as an elegant yet everyday form of travel. Even today many modern train company names hark back to this era. Following the Second World War, in which most of the infrastructure was worn down by war duties or destroyed by bombing raids, all of the Big Four companies were in dire financial straits and were unable to cope with the backlog of maintenance and repairs that had built up during the war. As a result, the government nationalised all railways in 1948. The resulting state-owned British Rail ran trains for nearly fifty years during a time of change. In an attempt to stem passenger losses resulting from increased car usage, steam locomotives were replaced by diesel and electric trains, while some lines were electrified and upgraded to allow for higher speeds. The darkest era in British railway history came during the 1960s, in a time known as the "Beeching Axe". In an attempt to eliminate daily losses of £300,000, British Rail closed a large number of unprofitable lines and scrapped many passenger services. Spearheaded by a report published by civil servant Dr. Richard Beeching, nearly 4,000 miles of track and over 2,000 stations were abandoned with much of the land sold for redevelopment. British Rail rebounded in the 1970s and 1980s as it fought back against the new motorways, developing a new unified brand for its long distance express services known as InterCity. Together with electrification of the two main line routes from London to Scotland and the introduction of InterCity 125 high speed locomotives that could travel up to 125mph, British Rail saw a boom in patronage that in turn safeguarded the loss making regional routes and saved the remaining branch lines from closure. British Rail's iconic double-arrow logo and typeface, which were introduced from the 1960s, defined the look and feel of the railway in the modern era and are recognised as design classics of the period. The logo is still used to identify a station today. However, decline and neglect were still very evident throughout the system as it suffered from a lack of government investment. With the political climate of the time favouring private operation of public services, it was inevit | 444 Club | Susquehanna Greenway February 2014 Story by Rick Hiduk, courtesy of EMHR. Few activities beat the serenity that a paddle on the Susquehanna River can provide. In just three months, the ice will have cleared from the 444-mile waterway that is part of the National Park System, and paddlers and fishers will once again set in for much-anticipated recreation. For paddlers who have traversed all or most of the North Branch and main stem of the river, a newly created 444 Club pin is great way to acknowledge a journey that is often years in the making. Avid paddlers of the Susquehanna River have long marked their progress at traversing the 444 miles of the North Branch that flows through Pennsylvania and covers smaller portions of New York and Maryland. Many have highlighted completed sections of the river on maps, kept notes on journals, or recorded their journeys with photos and video clips. The new 444 Club was initiated by the Endless Mountains Heritage Region (EMHR) Water Trails Committee to acknowledge those individual's efforts as they seek the elusive benchmark. Endless Mountain Outfitters (EMO) owner and EMHR board member David Buck credits lifetime recreationists like Cindy Dunn, Rick Shumaker, Scott Arnold, and inaugural 444 member Bill Gibson for suggesting the formation of the club, as well as Judy Lorincz of Mehoopany, who completed her 444 Club personal goal of paddling the entire river a few years ago. A number of people notched some of the 444 miles last year after paddling with EMO from Great Bend, PA through Binghamton, NY to the French Azilum Historic Site in Bradford County. Dunn is one of those who thinks that the formation of the 444 Club will provide an incentive to get new paddlers on the river and bring long-time recreationists back to the waterway. "This is a great idea that makes me want to paddle the whole 444 again," she remarked, noting that her first week-long sojourn on the Susquehanna began on the North Branch. "That is where I got totally hooked on the Susquehanna," Dunn related. For Dunn and many other like her, paddling the Susquehanna River is a spiritual experience. "Look up at the Wyalusing cliffs from my canoe, I half expected to see an American Indian," she stated, The portal to pre-European settlement makes her wonder "How many Indians gazed at the river from this vantage?" and "What did the landscape look like then?" Dunn's favorite stretch of the river is the Vosburg Neck in Wyoming County, with sharp cliffs on one side and verdant forest on the other. "I never fail to hear lots of bird song when I paddle through here," she related, adding that she has seen several Eagles in the Vosburg area. The winding river is almost addictive, Dunn explains. During her sojourn through the Endless Mountains, "the views were so enticing as I paddled down each reach." She had to know what was around the next bend. It is hoped that members who receive the pins will be able to provide guidance to recreationists following in their wake as each plans to tackle new stretches of the river, which meanders along the borderline of New York and Pennsylvania before running from the Endless Mountains through Pennsylvania to the Chesapeake Bay near Havre de Grace, MD. Susquehanna Greenway |
In athletics, what name is used for the preliminary races that precede quarter-finals or semi-finals? | Rio 2016: When are the Irish in action? Rio 2016: When are the Irish in action? A comprehensive guide to when Irish athletes are competing during the Olympics Wed, Aug 3, 2016, 18:29 Irish athletes are competing across 17 different sports and disciplines at the Rio Olympics. Photograph: Getty THURSDAY, AUGUST 11th 11:30 Golf First round of men’s competition with Padraig Harrington and Seamus Power 13:00 Rowing Lightweight double sculls women’s semi-final - Sinead Jennings/Claire Lambe and Lightweight double sculls men’s semi-final - Paul/Gary O’Donovan 13:05 Badminton, women’s singles Group P, Chloe Magee v Yihan Wang (China) 13:30 Rowing women’s single sculls semi-finals which could include Sanita Puspure 14:00 Equestrian individual dressage which will include Judy Reynolds 15:00 Hockey Ireland v Canada 16:30 Boxing 69kg last-16 which could include Steven Donnelly 17:30-17:45, 23:30-23:45 Boxing 81kg last-16 which could include Joe Ward FRIDAY, AUGUST 12th 11:30 Golf second round of men’s competition with Padraig Harrington and Seamus Power 12:30 Rowing Lightweight double sculls women’s final - Sinead Jennings/Claire Lambe and Lightweight double sculls men’s final - Paul/Gary O’Donovan 14:00 Equestrian individual dressage which will include Judy Reynolds 12:10 Athletics 800 metres heats which will include Mark English 13:20 Badminton, men’s singles Group K, Scott Evans v Marc Zwiebler (Germany) 15:10 Athletics 10,000 metres final which will include Fionnualla McCormack 16:30 Athletics 20k walk which will include Alex Wright and Rob Heffernan 17:00 Sailing Ryan Seaton/Matt McGovern (49er) and Andrea Brewster/Saskia Tidey (49er FX) start campaigns 17:15 Sailing Men’s Laser race 7&8 including Finn Lynch and women’s laser radial race 7&8 including Analise Murphy 23:00 Hockey Ireland v Argentina 00:30 Athletics: Women’s 1500m heats which will include Ciara Mageen 01:05 Badminton, women’s singles Group P, Chloe Magee v Karin Schnaase (Germany) SATURDAY, AUGUST 13th 11:30 Golf third round of men’s competition with Padraig Harrington and Seamus Power 14:00 Athletics: 3,000m steeplechase heats which will include Kerry O’Flaherty, Sara Treacy and Michelle Finn 14:00 Cycling Women’s Kierin, will include Shannon McCurley 15:15 Boxing 52kg preliminaries, Brendan Irvine v Shakhobiddin Zoirov (Uzbekistan) 17:05 Sailing men’s 49er race 4-6 Ryan Seaton/Matt McGovern 17:05 Sailing women’s 49er FX race 4-6 Andrea Brewster/Saskia Tidey ADVERTISEMENT 23:55 Badminton, men’s singles Group K, Scott Evans v Ygor Oliviera (Brazil) 02:05 Athletics 800 metres semi-finals which could include Mark English SUNDAY, AUGUST 14th 11:00 Final round of men’s competition with Padraig Harrington and Seamus Power 12:00 Badminton Men’s individual starts, will include Scott Evans, Women’s individual starts, will include Chloe Magee 13:40 Rowing Women’s single sculls final whicyh could include Sanita Puspure 14:00 Hockey men’s quarter-finals which could include Ireland 14:00 Equestrian jumping individual qualifier which will include Greg Broderick 14:00 Gymnastics men’s apparatus finals could include Kieran Behan 14:00 Gymnastics women’s apparatus finals could include Ellis O’Reilly 15:00 Boxing 49kg final which could include Paddy Barnes. 15:10 Athletics women’s marathon which will include Fionnualla McCormack, Lizzie Lee and Breege Connolly 15:30 Boxing 56kg last-16, Michael Conlan 16:15 Boxing 69kg quarter-finals which could include Steven Donnelly 16:30 or 22:30 Boxing 60kg semi-finals which could inclide David Oliver Joyce 17:05 Sailing Men’s Laser race 9&10 including Finn Lynch and women’s laser radial race 9&10 including Analise Murphy 17:45-18:30 or 23:45-00:00 Boxing 81kg quarter-finals which could include Joe Ward 01:30 Athletics: Women’s 1500m semi-finals which could include Ciara Mageen MONDAY, AUGUST 15th 14:00 Gymnastics men’s apparatus finals could include Kieran Behan 14:00 Gymnastics women’s apparatus finals could include Ellis O’Reilly 14:00 Equestrian individual dressage which will include Judy Reynolds 15:00 Boxing women’s 60kg quarter-fi | Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: 22nd Feb–Cup/Plate Semi Finals 22nd Feb–Cup/Plate Semi Finals Questions set by Plough Horntails and the Dolphin 1. How many hoops are used in the standard game of Croquet? A, 6. 2. Which African kingdom was known as Basutoland before it gained independence in 1966? A. Lesotho. 3. The work "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" is the textbook of which religious movement founded in 1879? A. Christian Science. 4. What is the fruit of the Blackthorn called? A. The Sloe. 5. How many countries sit on the full United Nations Security Council? A. 15. 6. According to the book of Genesis, which land lay to the "east of Eden"? A. The Land of Nod. 7. What is the name of the southernmost point of Africa? A. Cape Agulhas (note: The Cape of Good Hope is just south of Cape Town and is NOT correct). 8. Responding to a pressing issue in year 1095, what appeal did Pope Urban II make to Kings, Nobles and Knights in a sermon at the Council of Clermont? A. Please help to regain the Holy Lands… the First Crusade. (Accept any answer relating to freeing Jerusalem from Moslems/ Mohammadens / Turks/ Saracens) 9. Who holds the post of High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union? A. Baroness Ashton (Accept Catherine Ashton). 10. Which city was awarded the 1944 Summer Olympic Games? A. London. 11. In which country did the Maoist organization the Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) operate? A. Peru. 12. Which major city’s name translates into English as Fragrant Harbour? A. Hong Kong. 13. In which country was the Granny Smith apple first grown? A. Australia (in 1868) 15. Who was the architect of Coventry Cathedral? A. Basil Spence. 16. Who opened an historic address to his people with the following, “In this grave hour, perhaps the most fateful in our history, I send to every household of my peoples, both at home and overseas, this message, spoken with the same depth of feeling for each one of you as if I were able to cross your threshold and speak to you myself.” A. King George VI (as taken from the King’s Speech) 17. Which car company makes the Alhambra model? A. Seat. 18. Which car company makes a model called the Sirion? A. Diahatsu 19. What is the Nationality of Stefaan Engels who set a World record on Saturday 5th February in Barcelona by completing a marathon every day for a year, a total of 9,569 miles? A. Belgian. 20. Who wrote Memoirs of a Fox-hunting Man and Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, as well as collections of poetry? A. Siegfried Sassoon. 21. Approximately what percentage of the planet’s surface is covered by Tropical rainforests? A. 2% (but they are home to more than 50% species on Earth). Accept any figure less than 5%. 22. What is the name of the point on the Celestial sphere directly below an observer or a given position? A. Nadir. (Note this is the opposite of zenith). 23. What is the term, of French origin, loosely translated 'into mouth', for using facial muscles and shaping the lips for the mouthpiece to play a woodwind or brass musical instrument? A. Embouchure (origin, em = into, bouche = mouth) also accept embrasure. 24. In his 2011 memoir, ‘Known and Unknown’, which US ex-politician tries to deflect blame onto others including Colin Powell and Condoleeza Rice, for Iraq War mistakes? A. Donald Rumsfeld. (The book title alludes to Rumsfeld's famous statement: "There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns - the ones we don't know we don't know..." The statement was made by Rumsfeld on February 12, 2002 at a press briefing addressing the absence of evidence linking the Iraq government with the supply of weapons of mass destruction to terrorist groups.) 25. How many vertices (corners) has a regular dodecahedron (a dodecahedron is a 3D form with 12 faces)? A. 20. 26. The Salmon River in Idaho, USA is known by what nickname, It is also the name of a 1954 film, whose title soundtrack was recorded by each of it |
Who was Louis XVI's wife? | The Mystery of Louis XVII - HistoryWiz more information about this book The fate of the “lost dauphin,” Louis XVII, has been a subject of mystery for over 200 years. Did he die in prison? Did he escape and become a famous American naturalist, or a German clockmaker, or an Episcopal minister raised by Native Americans? All of these solutions, and more, still have loyal supporters. The issue was laid to rest by DNA testing in 2000. But this is a mystery that just won’t die. There is no question that Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette died under the guillotine during the French Revolution. It is the fate of their 10 year old son, Louis Charles, who disappeared in 1795, that is the mystery. After the death of his father, Louis Charles was the uncrowned King of France, Louis XVII. He and his sister were imprisoned with their mother until July 3, 1793 when guards came in the dead of night to remove the 8-year-old Louis from her arms. Marie Antoinette resisted, clutching the child for nearly an hour, arguing and pleading. Finally she bowed to the inevitable and gave him up. As Marie Therese (Louis' sister) later recalled, "they threatened the lives of both him and me, and my mother's maternal tenderness at length forced her to this sacrifice." Louis was imprisoned alone in a small windowless room. What happened next is at the heart of the mystery. The official record states that Louis died in the Temple prison at the age of 10 on June 8, 1795 from tuberculosis. But few accepted the official verdict. Some said that he died of neglect, some that he was murdered, and others that he did not die at all, but was spirited away to safety and another child put in his place. A doctor who had been summoned to treat the dauphin died mysteriously the week before the boy's death. His widow hinted that he had refused to take part in some irregular practice on the patient. Rumors flew. At first, it was widely believed both in France and Britain that the Committee of Public Safety (the radical governing body of the revolution) had murdered the child. Later public opinion came to favor the escape theory. In 1814 the historian of the newly restored French monarchy announced that Louis Charles had escaped and was still alive. He would not reveal his location however. The most common rumor was that royalists substituted another child in his place and spirited him to America where he would be safe. The rumors did not fade with the passage of time. In 1846 authorities exhumed the mass grave where the child was buried. Only one showed evidence of tuberculosis. But he wasn't a perfect fit. The body appeared to be that of a slightly older child, in his middle to late teens. Of particular interest was the fact that the boy had already cut a wisdom tooth. In the years that followed, at least a hundred men claimed to be the ill-fated prince. The most intriguing candidate was famous naturalist John James Audubon. Although he never publicly claimed it himself, Audubon was thought by many to be the real | Charlotte Corday and the Bathtub Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat – France Revisited - Life in Paris, Travel in France History By Sarah Towle On 13 July 1793, the eve of the fourth anniversary of the sacking of the Bastille, 24-year-old noblewoman, Charlotte Corday, knocked on Jean-Paul Marat’s door for the third and final time. She’d already been turned away twice that day by Marat’s companion, Simone. But this time Charlotte arrived bearing a letter, penned in her own hand. The letter stated that she had come to name names; that she was prepared to betray to Marat the 18 Girondin “enemies of the Revolution” that he sought. Simone took the letter and shut the door with a slam, leaving Charlotte alone on the drab landing outside Marat’s Left Bank home, located just around the corner from his press. Charlotte Corday. From Evert A. Duykinck’s “A Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America, with Biographies.” New York: Johnson, Wilson, and Company, 1873. Digital image courtesy of the James Smith Noel Collection, Louisiana State University, Shreveport, LA. It was Charlotte’s last chance to retreat, but she did not. She’d written her farewell letters. She’d paid off her debts. She’d endured the long coach journey to Paris from Normandy. Charlotte had looked for Marat at the Palais Royal, considered the birthplace of the French Revolution as people could talk freely there, without fear of censorship. The home of the king’s cousin, Louis-Philippe Joseph II, duc d’Orleans, it was therefore royal property and the king’s police were forbidden to enter. Presses were even set up there to print broadsheets and journals espousing enlightenment values. And folks gathered night and day to share revolutionary ideas, out loud! Louis-Philippe Joseph, encouraging it all to happen, changed his name to Philippe Egalité. She’d pursued Marat at the National Convention as well, only to learn that he would not likely ever be found there again. He was ill, perhaps dying of an incurable skin disease contracted while hiding from enemies in the Paris sewers. His only solace was soaking in a bath of medicinal herbs. When the pain was very great, he remained in his bath all day. She’d come this far. Now a mere threshold stood in the way of her greater goal. She stood her ground and waited. The letter did trick. Marat granted Mademoiselle Corday entry into a small, square room with a brick-tiled floor. A map of France hung upon worn wallpaper. There, she found Marat languishing in a tub the shape of a sabot, an old wooden shoe. A board lying across it served as a writing table. To keep warm, Marat sat upon a linen sheet, the dry ends covering his bare shoulders. A second sheet, draped across the tub and writing table, offered him a bit of privacy from his visitors. Marat was strange and unpleasant, thin and feverish. His head was wrapped in a filthy, vinegar-soaked handkerchief. Open lesions on his skin reeked of decaying, rotten flesh. Marat motioned for Charlotte to take the chair placed by his bath. She sat as requested, turning toward the open window, searching the still, hot summer air for what little breeze might chance to come her way. Her eyes began to tear, struggling against the stench of death and medicine. And in the gloom of evening’s waning light, Marat wrote down, one by one, his head bent over his writing table, the names of each of Charlotte’s beloved Girondin friends, then holed up in Caen. Once finished, he raised his head. His blood-shot eyes met hers for the first time, and he proclaimed, hate dripping from his lips, “We’ll soon have them all guillotined in Paris!” Charlotte Corday by Paul Baudry, 1860. Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nantes. Photo: Gérard Blot, Réunion des Musées Nationaux/Art Resource, NY. At that moment Charlotte remembered why she had come. She pulled a kitchen knife from the folds of her dress and stabbed Marat right through the heart. One blow was all it took. She felt the knife penetrate flesh, bone, muscle. Marat died almost instantly. But it was not Charlotte who was martyred that day. On the cont |
In 2002 Steve Fossett became the first solo person to circumnavigate the world non-stop and single-handed in what? | Steve Fossett - The Scotsman Steve Fossett 20:21 Monday 18 February 2008 Business tycoon and adventurer Born: 22 April, 1944, in Jackson, Tennessee. Declared dead: 15 February, 2008. STEVE Fossett was a wealthy, record- setting adventurer who for years blithely sailed, soared and drove through all manner of danger before disappearing in September 2007 during what was meant to be a routine short flight. He was declared dead by a court in Chicago last Friday. At 8am on 3 September, 2007, Fossett took off alone from the Flying-M ranch, near Yerington, Nevada, in a Citabria Super Decathlon, a single-engine two-seat aircraft. He was scheduled to be back by noon but never returned. That evening, a search begun, with aeroplanes and a helicopter scouring the wild terrain on the Nevada-California border over which he had disappeared. Fossett had filed no flight plan, and no electronic signal had been received from the plane. The search was called off after several weeks. A retired commodities trader who had made millions in soybean futures, Fossett was an explorer out of the great Victorian tradition, though with far better equipment. Balding, round-faced and paunchy, he did not fit the popular notion of a dashing adventurer in any era. But his exploits were legion. He set more than 100 world records in the skies and on the water, many of which have since been broken. In 2002, Fossett became the first person to circumnavigate the world solo in a hot-air balloon. In 2005, he became the first solo pilot to fly a plane around the world without stopping to refuel. In 2006, he set the non-stop distance record for an aircraft, flying solo from Florida to England – the long way – for a total of 25,766 miles. (The trip, which included two Atlantic crossings, took 76 hours, 42 minutes and 55 seconds.) Fossett was an equally accomplished glider pilot. In 2006, he and a co-pilot, Einar Enevoldson, became the first people to fly a glider into the stratosphere, setting an altitude record of 50,671ft. It was one of ten world records for the glider set by Fossett. At sea, Fossett, set 21 world records, among them the round-the-world speed record for vessels under sail. In 2004, aboard the Cheyenne, his 125ft maxi-catamaran, Fossett and his crew circumnavigated the globe in 58 days, nine hours, 32 minutes and 45 seconds, shaving nearly six days off the previous record. Fossett also chased records on land. On his flight over Nevada the day he disappeared, he was believed to have been scouting locations for an attempt to break the world land-speed record, 766.6 miles an hour, in a turbojet- powered car. In the weeks after Fossett disappeared, his friends and family expressed their belief that he would be found alive. After all, he had survived fire, flood and a great deal else. In August 1998, on his fourth attempt to fly round the world in a balloon, he was sucked into a thunderstorm off Australia's north-east coast. The capsule, in flames after being set alight by the balloon's propane burners, fell nearly 30,000ft into the Coral Sea. Fossett was still inside. Sharks were outside. Fossett managed to grab his life raft and dive out through the capsule's submerged hatch. He was picked up by a boat after ten hours at sea. Besides the dramatic dangers, there were persistent discomforts. The capsule of Spirit of Freedom, the balloon in which Fossett made many voyages, measured just 7ft by 5ft by 5ft high – too small to allow him to stand upright. It was also unpressurised, requiring him often to wear an oxygen mask. And if a fuel tank or burner malfunctioned, he had to climb outside, in temperatures well below zero, to fix it. There was also the risk of being shot down. It was a vivid concern on his fifth attempt at circumnavigation, in December 1998. On that trip, Fossett, flying with Virgin's Richard Branson and Per Lindstrand, was barred – too late to alter course – from entering Chinese airspace. There was the real possibility that once the three men were over China, fighter jets would fire on them. At the last minute, diplomacy pre | Round the World: at 75 Sir Robin Knox-Johnston is set to sail solo again - Telegraph Sailing Round the World: at 75 Sir Robin Knox-Johnston is set to sail solo again The 75-year-old founder of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Races is to sail solo across the Atlantic 45 years after becoming the first man to sail non-stop round the world Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, 75, at Endeavour Quay in Gosport, Hampshire, after he announced that he is to enter his Open 60 yacht Grey Power in the solo Route du Rhum competition Photo: Steve Parsons/PA Follow Sir Robin Knox-Johnston is to attempt to sail solo across the Atlantic 45 years after he became the first man to sail alone non-stop around the world. Sir Robin, who founded the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, is to return to his solo ocean-racing roots by entering his Open 60 yacht Grey Power into the Route de Rhum Transatlantic race. Sir Robin Knox-Johnson in 2006 (Andrew Crowley) The pensioner, who is the oldest participant to have entered so far, last competed in the 3,500-mile race in 1982 in his 70ft catamaran Olympus. He said: ''Participating in the 2013 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race reminded me how much I enjoy the excitement of an ocean race. Related Articles Knox-Johnston to sail Sydney-Hobart 21 Oct 2013 ''Solo sailing is where I feel most at home, no one else can benefit you or let you down, it is all in my hands. The Route de Rhum is one of the classics - it is a very well-run race. “Racing is exciting because it is tactical. The tactics are the weather. You have got to read it right and you have got to sail your boat really hard. It’s really such a buzz.” Robin Knox-Johnson sails his yacht Suhaili into the English Channel in April 1969 at the end of his non-stop round the world race (AFP/Getty Images) Sir Robin has no concerns about the race, which he expects will take two weeks and will see him get no more than one hour’s sleep at a time. He criticises the notion that “once you have passed the retirement age of 65 the next day your brain turns to porridge and you have a heart attack every time you come up the stairs.” And he insists he will not be coming out of retirement as he never retired from the sport, doing his best to keep active. He said while a lot of the other 80 competitors are likely to be stronger and younger he has his experience and enthusiasm on his side. Sir Robin, who founded the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, will compete on his own Open 60 Yacht, Grey Power. He will start training when the 40,000 mile race finishes in July. Sailing will allow him to train his muscles but he says mental preparation is vital. “There may be gales at the start and I convince myself that the other competitors won’t like that and I will do better. It’s a psychological thing,” he added. “It’s the question of getting to the point where you do everything automatically. You will be tired so you keep practising all the systems you will be doing.” The grandfather of five set his circumnavigation record when he completed the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race on April 22, 1969. The other seven competitors dropped out at various stages leaving Sir Robin as the victor as he sailed into Falmouth aboard his 32ft boat Suhaili, 312 days after he left the Cornish port. Robin Knox Johnston on board his 32ft ketch Suhaili at Tower Pier in the Thames (Terry Gibson) For his latest challenge, Sir Robin will compete in the 10th anniversary edition of the Route de Rhum race which starts in St Malo, France, on November 2, and finishes at the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. In 2006 Sir Robin Knox-Johnston set off on board his yacht Saga Insurance from Getxo, northern Spain to start the single-handed around-the world Velux 5 Oceans race (AP) He said that age is "just a measure" and not a marker of physical ability. He also insisted he will not be using one of the most modern boats, as he "does not have a spare £5 million", and will be using his Open 60 Yacht Grey Power. The difference to the boat he achieved his historic feat in 45 years ago is vast. In 1969 Sir Robin had a stolen barome |
In the UK television series ‘Doctor Who’, the Doctor defeated villain Fenric by challenging him to solve what? | The Sylvester McCoy stories were either good or bad. It seems mediocrity was not something he did well. Time and the Rani , Remembrance of the Daleks , Silver Nemesis and Survival were all excellent stories. Paradise Towers , Delta and the Bannermen , and Ghost Light all had serious problems. The Curse of Fenric definitely falls into the first category. Like most Doctor Who stories, it was not without its faults, but it still worked well. In this story, the Doctor and Ace come to World War II England and quickly embroil themselves in a plot by the nefarious Dr. Judson, and through him Fenric,the embodiment of evil, to take control of the world. Russians arrive on the scene and people begin getting turned into modern-day vampires (haemovores). The Doctor beats Fenric in the end, but in doing so, he nearly loses Ace. I thought that The Curse of Fenric would have been a fine story with which to finish out the McCoy era. It explains the chess game in Lady Peinforte's study in Silver Nemesis, why Ace conveniently ended up on Iceworld in Dragonfire , and it served as a slap in the face to the Doctor. We saw him sink to a new low, in seeming to be ready to sacrifice Ace to Fenric. He, of course, never would, but I felt his sorrow for having to take such a risk genuinely. It would have given the series a feeling of pathos and hope that, I feel, would have worked better than the final scene in Survival . The makeup in this story was excellent, and the Haemovores come across believably. The Ancient One is not the creature of evil that it seems, but something to be pitied, something that just wanted to go home. Even the vicar comes across well. It is shown to us that the vicar is only a man, and has his own weaknesses, too. Anyone's faith can be shaken. The story had a few problems, such as once more having a companion fall in love for no discernable reason, and I have problems with one being embodying all evil in the universe. I'm sure the Master, the Cybermen, the Sontarans, and the Daleks would disagree. However, those points are minor. In all, the story is, again, an example of what Doctor Who can do when it tries hard. It might have, perhaps, been better as the final story of the series, but it still worked well as the Doctor's penultimate adventure. Still, when seen together, The Curse of Fenric and Survival do give, I feel, the just the right sense of sadness, regret, and hope to end the series. The Jewel in the Crown by Michael Hickerson 27/11/97 Without a doubt, this is the crowning achievement not only of the McCoy years, but also of Doctor Who. In one four episode story, you have elements from every era of show along with a modern sensibility that made the final two seasons of Who such a joy to watch. From the Hartnells years, you have the historical aspects; from Troughton's era, the morality play; from Pertwee, the military presense; from T. Baker, the monsters; from Davison and C. Baker, the continuity and re-examination of the show's past in a new light. All of that added together with Andrew Cartmel's examination of the darker, more manipulative Doctor that, quite honestly, revitalized the show during the last two seasons. Indeed, the entire dark Doctor storyline pivots on one magnificent scene between the Doctor and Ace. I remember the first time I saw it being blown away by Ace's demand that the Doctor explain to her what is going on. Indeed, there is a look of betrayal on the Doctor's face that will so effectively mirror Ace's later when the Doctor betrays her that it's almost frightening. And McCoy and Aldred pull the scene off with style. Indeed, there is not one performance I can fault here. The performance by Judson is perfect--both as an invalid and as the evil Fenric. And the pacing is so well done. The eventually arrival of Fenric is the climatic moment of the show, coming late enough to keep the pace going but not so late that we don't have time to discover what a great villain this is. The final sequence with Ace's betrayal is probably one of the most powerful in Who 's history. | 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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What 1980s sitcom was credited with pulling NBC from third to first in overall ratings? The Cosby Show. What Muppet advised: "Never eat anything at one sitting that you can't lift"? Miss Piggy. What former TV anchorman made headlines by attending two Grateful Dead concerts? Walter Cronkite. What animated kitty was the first cartoon character licensed for use on merchandise? Felix the Cat. What's the "dimension of imagination, "according to the host of a classic TV series? The Twilight Zone. Who appeared in Return of the Killer Tomatoes before he landed a role on ER? George Clooney. What 250-pound star of Hairspray shed half her weight to host a TV talk show? Ricki Lake. What Mayberry resident once hijacked a bull when he'd had too much to drink? Otis Campbell. What four-word TV slogan did Sting add to the Dire Straits hit Money for Nothing? "I want my MTV". What Mary Tyler Moore Show character's blue blazer made it into the Smithsonian? Ted Baxter's. 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"Which word means ""to refuse to take part""?" | boycott | Definition, meaning & more | Collins Dictionary COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers boycott (ˈbɔɪkɒt ) Definitions verb 1. (transitive) to refuse to have dealings with (a person, organization , etc) or refuse to buy (a product ) as a protest or means of coercion ⇒ to boycott foreign produce 2. an instance or the use of boycotting Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Word origin of 'boycott' C19: after Captain C. C. Boycott (1832–97), Irish land agent for the Earl of Erne, County Mayo, Ireland, who was a victim of such practices for refusing to reduce rents Boycott (ˈbɔɪkɒt ) Definitions noun Geoff(rey). born 1940, English cricketer: played for Yorkshire (1962–86); played in 108 test matches (1964–82); first England batsman to score 8,000 test runs Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers boycott in American English (ˈbɔɪˌkɑt ; boiˈkätˌ) Definitions | Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott [ushistory.org] 54b. Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott Rosa Parks rode at the front of a Montgomery, Alabama, bus on the day the Supreme Court's ban on segregation of the city's buses took effect. A year earlier, she had been arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus. On a cold December evening in 1955, Rosa Parks quietly incited a revolution — by just sitting down. She was tired after spending the day at work as a department store seamstress. She stepped onto the bus for the ride home and sat in the fifth row — the first row of the "Colored Section." In Montgomery, Alabama, when a bus became full, the seats nearer the front were given to white passengers. Montgomery bus driver James Blake ordered Parks and three other African Americans seated nearby to move ("Move y'all, I want those two seats,") to the back of the bus. Three riders complied; Parks did not. The following excerpt of what happened next is from Douglas Brinkley's 2000 Rosa Park's biography. "Are you going to stand up?" the driver demanded. Rosa Parks looked straight at him and said: "No." Flustered, and not quite sure what to do, Blake retorted, "Well, I'm going to have you arrested." And Parks, still sitting next to the window, replied softly, "You may do that." After Parks refused to move, she was arrested and fined $10. The chain of events triggered by her arrest changed the United States. King, Abernathy, Boycott, and the SCLC Martin Luther King Jr. organized the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955, which began a chain reaction of similar boycotts throughout the South. In 1956, the Supreme Court voted to end segregated busing. In 1955, a little-known minister named Martin Luther King Jr. led the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery. Henry David Thoreau's work "Civil Disobedience" provided inspiration for many leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. Born and educated in Atlanta, King studied the writings and practices of Henry David Thoreau and Mohandas Gandhi. Their teaching advocated civil disobedience and nonviolent resistance to social injustice. A staunch devotee of nonviolence, King and his colleague Ralph Abernathy organized a boycott of Montgomery's buses. The demands they made were simple: Black passengers should be treated with courtesy. Seating should be allotted on a first-come-first-serve basis, with white passengers sitting from front to back and black passengers sitting from back to front. And African American drivers should drive routes that primarily serviced African Americans. On Monday, December 5, 1955 the boycott went into effect. Don't Ride the Bus In 1955, the Women's Political Council issued a leaflet calling for a boycott of Montgomery buses. Don't ride the bus to work, to town, to school, or any place Monday, December 5. Another Negro Woman has been arrested and put in jail because she refused to give up her bus seat. Don't ride the buses to work to town, to school, or any where on Monday. If you work, take a cab, or share a ride, or walk. Come to a mass meeting, Monday at 7:00 P.M. at the Holt Street Baptist Church for further instruction. Montgomery officials stopped at nothing in attempting to sabotage the boycott. King and Abernathy were arrested. Violence began during the action and continued after its conclusion. Four churches — as well as the homes of King and Abernathy — were bombed. But the boycott continued. Together with Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph Abernathy (shown here) organized the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and helped lead the nonviolent struggle to overturn Jim Crow laws. King and Abernathy's organization, the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA), had hoped for a 50 percent support rate among African Americans. To their surprise and delight, 99 percent of the city's African Americans refused to ride the buses. People walked to work or rode their bikes, and carpools were established to help the elderly. The bus company suffered thousands of dollars in lost revenue. Finally, on November 23, 1956, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the M |
"Who had a 1962 hit with ""Wimoweh?" | Obituary: Karl Denver | The Independent Obituary: Karl Denver Wednesday 20 January 1999 00:02 BST Click to follow The Independent Culture TO MANY people, Karl Denver was a novelty performer, known for his octave-spanning acrobatics on the 1962 hit "Wimoweh". But he was also a versatile singer and acoustic guitarist and he chose good songs irrespective of their sources - turn-of-the-century ballads, music-hall favourites and contemporary pop songs as well as folk, country and rock'n'roll material. With the exception of Lonnie Donegan, no other artist in the early 1960s worked from such a broad base. And, like Donegan, Denver had such a distinctive voice that whatever he sang automatically became his own. For a start, how many other pop singers of the day could yodel? He was born Angus Murdo Mckenzie, in Glasgow, in 1932. He left school at 14 and embarked on a decade of wanderlust and adventure. First he joined the Scandinavian Mercantile Marine as a deckhand and was soon travelling the world. He practised the guitar and entertained his shipmates. Next he went into the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and was wounded during the Korean War. Then he returned to the sea. He was such a tough, hard-living character that the Rhodesians gave him the nickname "Boaty Maseteno", meaning "brother of Satan". Still only 21, he jumped ship in America and played in clubs in Tennessee and Denver. He befriended the country singers Faron Young and Lefty Frizzell and became the first British performer to play on the Grand Ole Opry radio show. In 1956, he was offered a management and recording contract, but, as he said, "I was asked to sign up, but I had to do the bump as I shouldn't have been there in the first place." He returned to the UK and settled in Blackburn, Lancashire, where he renamed himself Karl Denver. He said, "I had a son called Karl who was killed and I thought I would keep his name. For a time I lived in Fort Collins in Colorado and I thought Denver was a good place, so I became Karl Denver." Soon he was established around the Lancashire clubs and pubs, notably the Yew Tree in Manchester, and the television producer Jack Good offered him work on a new ITV series, Wham! Good also produced Denver's records for Decca; with two excellent musicians, the guitarist Kevin Neill from the Joe Loss Orchestra and the bassist Jerry Cottrell, the Karl Denver Trio was formed. The highlight of Denver's act was a fiery version of a Zulu chant, "Wimoweh", which he claimed to have learnt in Africa. However, it had been recorded in 1952 by the Weavers featuring Pete Seeger and Denver's version is clearly based on this. Decca recorded "Wimoweh" at the end of Denver's first session but decided that it was too bizarre to release as his first single. Instead they selected "Marcheta", a revival of a 1912 ballad. Denver didn't mind. "The lyrics were beautiful, but it was my range that grabbed the people. It was a hell of a range that I did it in." The press release from June 1961 says, "A pint-sized Scot with a king-sized yodel and a siren voice that packs the power of a hurricane blows onto the disc world this week." Denver, conscious of his size, was one of the first performers to wear Cuban heels. "Marcheta" made No 8 on the charts, as did his second single, a revival of an old-time country song, "Mexicali Rose". Around this time, quite independently, an American doo-wop group called the Tokens had alighted on "Wimoweh" and added some lyrics, calling it "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". It made the US charts and started to gain popularity in Britain. Denver's fans in Manchester organised a petition for Decca to release "Wimoweh" as a single. Although "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" was already in the charts, Denver's version was so electrifying that it stormed past the Tokens to reach No 4 in March 1962. Denver's first album, also called Wimoweh, reached the Top Ten. The songs on his LPs display the wide ranges of his voice and repertoire. There was the knockabout "My Canary Has Circles Under His Eyes", a mysterious version of "She Moved Thro' the Fair", the | BRIAN JONES DISCOGRAPHY BRIAN JONES DISCOGRAPHY HENDRIX AND BRIAN "MY LITTLE ONE" features: Brian Jones - Sitar and percussion Jimi Hendrix - Guitar Dave Mason - Bass and sitar Mitch Mitchell - Drums With thanks to John Mars for the heads-up! And thanks to the original source of the info, MOJO http://www.mojo4music.com/ Also check out this link: http://earcandy_mag.tripod.com/rrcase-brianjones.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ever wonder what Brian Jones did in the Rolling Stones? Posted by matt2nd (oranm@hotmail.com) on Sun, Jan 26, 03 at 15:40 Before going for a swim that is? Someone posted this on the Mojo board and I thought it was great, printed it out even. Anyway, from back in the days when the Stones actually mattered. Thought some of you might enjoy this info. Makes me with for a Stones Anthology. ...So I'm making a big, bold statement for all the Stones fans, so I won't be no Chod no more: My fairly-painstakingly researched, years in the making, OOPSing, magazine-and-book-poring-over, handclap counting "Who Played What" list for the Brian Jones Years. I figure you guys might either a) know something I don't or b) like it anyway. It's pretty long, of course, but I hope somebody gets something out of it, even if it's a small discussion: Pre-The first LP (misc. tracks): COME ON (Chuck Berry) Rec: May 10, 1963* Rel: June 7, 1963 (UK 45) M. Jagger: Lead Vocals. K. Richard: Guitar. B. Jones: Harmonica, Backing Vocal.** B. Wyman: Bass, Backing Vocal. C. Watts: Drums. *Another version, which remains unreleased, was recorded on 16 May. **Jones doubles Mick throughout the verse; thankfully he's not thatsquawky voice repeating the title phrase. I WANT TO BE LOVED (Willie Dixon)* Rec: May 10, 1963** Rel: June 7, 1963 (UK B-Side) M. Jagger: Lead Vocal. K. Richard: Guitar. B. Jones: Harmonica. B. Wyman: Bass. C. Watts: Drums. * An unreleased stab at I'M A HOG FOR YOU BABY was recorded at this session too. **An earlier version was recorded, along with ROADRUNNER, BRIGHTLIGHTS, BIG CITY, DIDDLEY DADDY and HONEY WHAT'S WRONG for a demo on March 11, 1963. The band also recorded PRETTY THING and IT'S ALL RIGHT BABE for another demo on April 16, 1963. The first set are on bootleg, the second aren't. Both the later songs are of course, Bo Diddley. The band did many Diddley songs onstage, and one- BRING IT TO JEROME -featured Brian on the gravelly 'Jerome' vocal. FORTUNE TELLER (Neville) Rec: Aug. 1 or 8, 1963 Rel: Jan. 24, 1964 (UK comp - SATURDAY CLUB) M. Jagger: Vocal, Handclaps, Harmonica(?)*, Tambourine(?).** K. Richard: Guitar. B. Jones: Tambourine(?), Harmonica (?)**, Backing Vocal. B. Wyman: Bass, Harmony Vocal.*** C. Watts: Drums. *Mixed down significantly on some compilations. **On his site Wyman says Brian is harp and Mick is tambourine, but unless Andrew started his downplaying of Jones this early, I don't think Brian's main contribution would be so near-inaudible... ***Wyman doubles Mick throughout most of the song. Wyman claims he didn't enjoy singing, but Brian did. Brian just helps out on the"Aaahs" here. POISON IVY (Version One) (Leiber-Stoller) Rec: Aug. 1 or 8, 1963* Rel: Jan. 24, 1964 (UK comp - SATURDAY CLUB) M. Jagger: Lead Vocal, Guiro**. K. Richard: Lead Guitar. B. Jones: Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocal. B. Wyman: Bass, Harmony Vocal.*** C. Watts: Drums. *A Jagger-Richard song, WHAT KIND OF GIRL was recorded on this date also, but remains unreleased, and unbooted. **Apparently Jagger overdubbed a guiro, but the raspy percussion does not appear on certain mixes of the song, and therefore certain records. ***Wyman's flat Cockney tones are once again heard prominently on thissong also. WAKE UP IN THE MORNING (Brian Jones-J. Walter Thompson)* Rec: Oct. 1963 Rel: Bootleg. M. Jagger: Vocal. K.Richard: Guitar. B. Jones: Harmonica. B. Wyman: Bass. C. Watts: Drums. *This was written and recorded for a Rice Krispies cereal ad. J.Walter Thompson was an ad agency. The track sounds a little like "I Wanna Be Your Man", lasts 31 |
Mintonette was the original name of which sport? | Mintonette and the History of Volley Ball In the USA and Globally – Volleyball1on1 How Mintonette was Invented and Later became Volley ball, and then Volleyball William G Morgan the founder of Mintonette which later became volley ball or Volleyball. Mintonette as it was originally called was the name given to the sport founded by William G Morgan that later became volley ball and today is known as volleyball. The sport roots can be traced back to Holyoke, Massachusetts when William the director at the local YMCA created the sport as an alternative to the more physical basketball. Basketball was becoming popular at the time but Morgan wanted to create a sport at his physicality where his members did not have to run. So he strung a badminton net in the gym and using the bladder of an old soccer ball invented volleyball. The sports orgins of “mintonette” are rooted in the fact that the original sport was much like badminton so “minton” to “mintonette.” The court was 25 by 50 feet originally and the net 6 feet 6 inches high. In attempt to bring in other sports the game originally was mimicked after baseball with 9 innings and 3 servers per inning. Also originally there were unlimited number of players on each side. William G Morgan died On December 27th 1942. He was inducted in the volleyball hall of fame in 1985 at its inauguration by another future hall of famer Doug Beal. Misty May and Kerri Walsh, today’s volleyballs super stars. Quick Mintonette and Volleyball Facts: Over 1 billion people tuned in to watch the first live beach volleyball at the 1996 Olympics. It is estimated that 1 billion people play volleyball weekly globally and that over 7 million people play in the United States. At the 2008 Olympics Beach Volleyball was the most viewed sport at the Olympics! 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So much, in fact, that in time it would become possibly the only product of French popular culture to have a major geographical feature in this country named after it (unless, of course, there's a Johnny Hallyday Avenue out there somewhere). The story of what would eventually become "The Magic Roundabout " began when Serge Danot was commissioned by the French television channel RTF to create a short animated series for children. Danot and his film crew (which included a young British animator named Ivor Wood, who would later return to Britain and go on to create the similarly successful "Postman Pat") spent most of 1963 working on the first set of episodes in the appropriately bohemian setting of a derelict Parisian house, where the huge studio lights that they used kept blowing the fuses. Danot's basic concept for the series was that it would be set in a Magic Garden owned by roundabout operator Pere Pivoine and a strange creature on a spring known as Zebulan, which attracted such visitors as a girl called Margotte and a rabbit named Flappy. Ivor Wood suggested that Danot's characters should be joined by Pollux the dog, mainly because he had created a dog puppet with no legs (instead, it moved around on wheels that were obscured from view by long hair) that would allow them to save time and money on animating it. The bright and sharply contrasting colours (which were obvious to viewers even though the early episodes were shot and transmitted in monochrome) and charming stories ensured that "La Manege Enchante" was to become a huge success with French audiences, and the beautiful semi-psychedelic theme song, with its mesmerising organ work and vocals shared between a child and a Charles Aznavour soundalike, embellished the engaging otherworldly nature of the series. However, the "La Manege Enchante" was not to meet with its largest acclaim until it was spotted by chance by an overseas broadcaster. Doreen Stephens, Head of Family Programmes at the BBC, saw a selection of episodes of "La Manege Enchante" in 1965 and decided to buy it for transmission in an early evening weekday pre-news slot. However, the series as it was transmitted over here was different to the French original in several significant respects. The theme song was sped up drastically and turned into a manic organ instrumental by a gentleman named Alain Legrand, but the most important work in reshaping the series was undertaken by the actor selected to provide the narration, Eric Thompson. Also a presenter on BBC2's pre-school programme "Play School" at that time, Thompson had notoriously strong ideas on what he thought constituted suitable entertainment for children, and was tireless in his quest to treat his audience with as much intelligence as he possibly could. He loathed the original French stories, which it is claimed he regarded as simplistic and dull, and refused to work with a straightforward translation. Instead, he watched the episodes with the soundtrack turned down, created new names and personalities for the characters, and invented completely new storylines to match the on-screen action. The resultant scripts were sh |
What is an otter's home called? | Otter Habitat - Otter Facts and Information Otter Habitat Otter Habitat Otter Habitat and Distribution Otters are found on every single continent in the world except for Australia and Antarctica. They enjoy the freshwater but they are also known to live in the saltwater of the oceans as well. Other places you will find them lingering include around rivers, streams, and lakes. They tend to stick to the shallow waters so that they can easily reach land when they are ready to. You will find the Otter living in areas close to water. They make their home though on land that is called a holt. They live in regions where the water is extremely cold. Thanks to the design of the layers of hair on their bodies the skin is actually kept warm during this process. This is one of the reasons why Otters are believed to have been able to survive for millions of years. Sadly, it is also their fur that has led to humans destroying them. Otters prefer to live in bodies of water that are close to land offering them wetlands or the woods close by. They even love to live in swamp and marsh areas. They are able to stay well hidden in these types of environments which makes them less like to fall victim to a variety of predators on land. They also stay very close to the shore of the water so that they can avoid common water predators as well. They will make burrows in the land around the water. They are also found in dens that beavers may have left behind. Some of them like to make a nest from branches and twigs along the rocky edges. Others are found digging burrows in the sandy shores. Otters are very protective of their little habitat though that they have created on land. They don’t tend to be territorial though when they are in the water. To help mark their habitat on land they will purposely leave droppings behind. If you are in such an area and smell what appears to be fresh cut hay you will know what you are really smelling. However, it isn’t uncommon for them to travel great distances on land or through the water. Sea otter swimming in Resurrection Bay Alaska. They may go to them occasionally but always return to what is called their home range. This can be up to 10 square miles though depending on where they live and how many people are in their raft. It is also important to not confuse their home range with their territory. The actual territory that is distinctly their own and not belonging to their entire raft is very small. Some assume that Otters migrate due to these types of movements. However, that isn’t true due to the definition of migration that is used by experts. It is hard to get an exact number of Otters out there though due to them hiding on land and spending so much time in the water. Add in their frequently movements and that makes counting them more than once or at all a huge challenge. One way to learn if there may be Otters in the area is to survey the surroundings. In addition to the dens that are in the ground they may be stockpiling things. For example they may have gathered large mounds of dirt, gravel, sand, grass, and even mud. Not all of the habitats where Otters live though are a good environment for them. This is why there are concerns about their survival. For example many of them end up dying due to parasites found in the water. It is believed they come from a variety of fish that reside in those same waters. Categories | Did you know? Did you know? More boys than girls are born during the day; more girls are born at night. Most alcoholic beverages contain all 13 minerals necessary to sustain life. Reindeer milk has more fat than cow milk. To sell your home faster and for more money, paint it yellow. Daphne du Maurier, best known for Rebecca, wrote the story upon which Alfred Hitchcock based his 1963 suspense film The Birds. Scarlett O�Hara�s real first name was Katie . Actor Sylvester Stallone once had a job as a lion cage cleaner. The average house cat spends approximately 10,950 hours purring in a lifetime. The word �queue� is the only word in English that is pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed. Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married. If a frog�s mouth is held open too long the frog will suffocate. In Disney�s fantasia, the Sorcerer name is Yensid which is Disney spelled backwards. Tablecloths meant to be served as towels with which dinner guests could wipe their hands and faces after eating. When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour. To photograph the event, a camera must shoot at a millionth of a second. Before settling on the name of Tiny Tim for his character in �A Christmas Carol,� three other alliterative names were considered by Charles Dickens. They were Little Larry, Puny Pete, and Small Sam. Around 1900, the Addis Brush Company started producing the first artificial Christmas tree. It was made from the same material that they used for their toilet brushes. Hallmark introduced its first Christmas cards in 1915, five years after the founding of the company. Sources: funfunnyfacts.com, trivia country.com, alltrivia.net. qsl.net, strangefacts.com, funtrivia.com, corsinet.com. December 6, 2013 |
For which 2004 film did Clint Eastwood win his second Best Director Oscar? | 2004 Academy Awards® Winners and History Shrek 2 (2004) Actor: JAMIE FOXX in "Ray," Don Cheadle in "Hotel Rwanda," Johnny Depp in "Finding Neverland," Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Aviator," Clint Eastwood in "Million Dollar Baby" Actress: HILARY SWANK in "Million Dollar Baby," Annette Bening in "Being Julia," Catalina Sandino Moreno in "Maria Full of Grace," Imelda Staunton in "Vera Drake," Kate Winslet in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" Supporting Actor: MORGAN FREEMAN in "Million Dollar Baby," Alan Alda in "The Aviator," Thomas Haden Church in "Sideways," Jamie Foxx in "Collateral," Clive Owen in "Closer" Supporting Actress: CATE BLANCHETT in "The Aviator," Laura Linney in "Kinsey," Virginia Madsen in "Sideways," Sophie Okonedo in "Hotel Rwanda," Natalie Portman in "Closer" Director: CLINT EASTWOOD for "Million Dollar Baby," Taylor Hackford for "Ray," Mike Leigh for "Vera Drake," Alexander Payne for "Sideways," Martin Scorsese for "The Aviator" This year's Best Picture nominees had tearjerker themes, including obsessive-compulsive mental disorder, euthanasia, heroin addiction, and other similar downbeat themes. Three of the Best Picture nominees were biopics and based on real people: The Aviator (an epic about reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes), Finding Neverland (a whimsical tale about the creation of Peter Pan by Scottish playwright James M. Barrie), and Ray (a biography of blind musician Ray Charles). The other two were intimate character studies: Million Dollar Baby (a tearjerking drama about an ex-boxer who reluctantly trains a waitress (Hilary Swank) to become a professional boxer), and Sideways (a light, ensemble comedy, quirky romance, and character study about the adventures of two middle-aged, emotionally-constricted buddies in California's wine country for a week of wine-tasting). The final tally of nominations and wins for each Best Picture nominee came down to an almost-even split in Oscar wins for Million Dollar Baby and The Aviator, with the former taking the top honors, although The Aviator had more total Oscars: Million Dollar Baby (with 7 nominations, with three of the nominations going to director/producer/star Eastwood, resulting in 4 wins including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor) - the two performance wins marked the second year in a row that an Eastwood picture won two of the four acting Oscars (Tim Robbins and Sean Penn won acting awards for Mystic River (2003)) - in six of the last ten years, the Best Picture winners had a central character who died at the end The Aviator (with 11 nominations and 5 wins, including Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Supporting Actress, Best Film Editing, and Best Cinematography) - this marked only the third time in 21 years that the film with the most nominations did not win Best Picture Ray (with 6 nominations and two wins for Best Actor and Best Sound Mixing) Finding Neverland (with 7 nominations and only one win for Best Original Score) Sideways (with 5 nominations and only one win for Best Adapted Screenplay - for director Alexander Payne and co-writer Jim Taylor, from a book by first-time novelist Rex Pickett) Unlike recent years 2003, 1997, and 1996, no one film dom | Donna | Confessions of a Pop Culture Addict - Part 3 June 10, 2012 in Uncategorized by Sam Tweedle | No comments Play Misty For Me (1971) – In his directorial debut, movie tough guy Clint Eastwood is having some girl trouble. Making a departure from the westerns and cop films that made him a house hold name, Eastwood finds himsrelf stalked and terrorized by an insane woman in a case of fatal attraction in his psychological thriller Play Misty For Me. Clint Eastwood plays Carmel-by-the-sea, California dj Dave Garver, whose nightly jazz program at KRML radio catches the attention of listener Evelyn Draper (future Arrested Development co-star Jessica Walter). Each night Evelyn calls Dave with a simple request – “Play Misty for me” and an amused Dave always obliges. One night, when Dave mentions a drinking establishment that he often goes to on the air, Evelyn finds him there and propositions him, which Dave accepts, but tells her right away that there will be no strings attached and it was a one time thing. Unfortunately for Dave, Evelyn has a borderline personality disorder, displaying extreme emotions of love and anger, and doesn’t know how to take a hint. Before Dave knows it, Evelyn has seized his life and Dave can’t escape her unwanted advances. At first Evelyn’s continuous presence in Dave’s life is an odd annoyance, until his ex-girlfriend Tobie (future Knots Landing star Donna Mills) returns to Carmel, which sends Evelyn completely over the edge. Suddenly Dave finds himself in a deadly love triangle between the woman he loves, and a psychopath that wont take no for an answer. Clint Eastwood takes over the camera for his directorial debut in the psychological thriller "Play Misty For Me." For his directorial debut, Play Misty For Me was a bold departure from anything that Clint Eastwood had done before, or even since. Known for his tough guy films, throughout his career Eastwood has stayed away from psychological thrillers or horror films. Play Misty For Me remains to be the only exception, making it stand out amongst Clint Eastwood’s body of work. Eastwood put his own personal imprints on the film making it uniquely his own. Although he was in charge, Eastwood had friend Don Siegel, who directed him in films such as Coogan’s Bluff, Two Mules For Sister Sara, The Beguiled and Dirty Harry, alongside him to consult with. In fact, Siegel makes a notable appearance in the film as the bartender at the bar that Eastwood’s character goes to at the end of his radio shows. Eastwood also used many members of Siegel’s regular production team, including cinematographer Bruce Sertees, composer Dee Barton and editor Carl Pingetore, which created a familiar group of professionals which Eastwood could work easily with. Eastwood also brought the film close to home by moving its location from Los Angeles to the small California harbor town of Carmel-by-the-Sea where Eastwood had settled. Eastwood filmed the entire film on location in local business establishments, friends homes and even Carmel’s real jazz station KRML, in which Eastwood chose to keep as the call letters in his film. The small town atmosphere of Play Misty for Me creates a claustrophobic feel to the film, which adds to the film’s suspense. Eastwood would eventually become mayor of Carmel in 1986 and continues to live there today. Residents of Carmel can still listen to jazz on KRML which still exists, although its location has changed. One of his most personal projects, Clint Eastwood incorporated his love for jazz music into the film by making his character, Dave Garver, a jazz disc jockey. Eastwood’s love of jazz plays an important part in the film. A jazz pianist in his younger days, Eastwood incorporated jazz into the entire embodiment of the film. From the occupation of his character, to the name of the film to the bluesy tone of Roberta Flack’s The First Time I Saw Your Face, jazz music lives and breathes through the picture. Eastwood even used the movie as a way to film a sequence at the 1970 Monterey Jazz Festival. Although the scene really |
"""Lord Malquist and Mr Moon"" is the only novel written by which famous British playwright?" | Tom Stoppard | British writer | Britannica.com British writer Alternative Titles: Sir Tom Stoppard, Tomas Straussler Tom Stoppard Sir Noël Coward Tom Stoppard, original name Tomas Straussler, in full Sir Tom Stoppard (born July 3, 1937, Zlín , Czechoslovakia [now in Czech Republic]), Czech-born British playwright whose work is marked by verbal brilliance, ingenious action, and structural dexterity . Stoppard’s father was working in Singapore in 1938/39. After the Japanese invasion, his father stayed on and was killed, but Stoppard’s mother and her two sons escaped to India, where in 1946 she married a British officer, Kenneth Stoppard. Soon afterward the family went to live in England. Tom Stoppard—he had assumed his stepfather’s surname—quit school and started his career as a journalist in Bristol in 1954. He began to write plays in 1960 after moving to London. His first play , A Walk on the Water (1960), was televised in 1963; the stage version, with some additions and the new title Enter a Free Man, reached London in 1968. His play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1964–65) was performed at the Edinburgh Festival in 1966. That same year his only novel , Lord Malquist & Mr. Moon, was published. His play was the greater success: it entered the repertory of Britain’s National Theatre in 1967 and rapidly became internationally renowned. The irony and brilliance of this work derive from Stoppard’s placing two minor characters of Shakespeare ’s Hamlet into the centre of the dramatic action. A number of successes followed. Among the most-notable stage plays were The Real Inspector Hound (1968), Jumpers (1972), Travesties (1974), Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1978), Night and Day (1978), Undiscovered Country (1980, adapted from a play by Arthur Schnitzler ), and On the Razzle (1981, adapted from a play by Johann Nestroy ). The Real Thing (1982), Stoppard’s first romantic comedy, deals with art and reality and features a playwright as a protagonist. Arcadia, which juxtaposes 19th-century Romanticism and 20th-century chaos theory and is set in a Derbyshire country house, premiered in 1993, and The Invention of Love, about A.E. Housman, was first staged in 1997. The trilogy The Coast of Utopia (Voyage, Shipwreck, and Salvage), first performed in 2002, explores the lives and debates of a circle of 19th-century Russian émigré intellectuals . Rock ’n’ Roll (2006) jumps between England and Czechoslovakia during the period 1968–90. Stoppard wrote a number of radio plays, including In the Native State (1991), which was reworked as the stage play Indian Ink (1995). He also wrote a number of notable television plays, such as Professional Foul (1977). Among his early screenplays are those for The Romantic Englishwoman (1975), Despair (1978), and Brazil (1985), as well as for a film version (1990) of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead that he also directed. In 1999 the screenplay for Shakespeare in Love (1998), cowritten by Stoppard and Marc Norman, won an Academy Award . Stoppard also adapted the French screenplay for the English-language film Vatel (2000), about a 17th-century chef, and wrote the screenplay for Enigma (2001), which chronicles the English effort to break the German Enigma code. He later penned scripts for a lavish miniseries (2012) based on novelist Ford Madox Ford ’s tetralogy Parade’s End and for a film adaptation (2012) of Leo Tolstoy ’s Anna Karenina . Britannica Stories | Romeo & Juliet | Shakespeare and the Players April 18, 2015 Romeo & Juliet This is a black and white image which depicts a man and a woman. The man is below on the right side and is looking up in appeal to the woman who is above, on a balcony. There is much fauna in the image and the background is very dark. For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her Romeo (5.3). The oft-quoted prologue of Romeo & Juliet calls the title characters “star-crossed lovers”—and the stars do seem to conspire against these young lovers. Romeo is a Montague, and Juliet a Capulet. Their families are enmeshed in a feud, but the moment they meet—when Romeo and his friends attend a party at Juliet’s house in disguise—the two fall in love and quickly decide that they want to be married. A friar secretly marries them, hoping to end the feud. Romeo and his companions almost immediately encounter Juliet’s cousin Tybalt , who challenges Romeo. When Romeo refuses to fight, Romeo’s friend Mercutio accepts the challenge and is killed. Romeo then kills Tybalt and is banished. He spends that night with Juliet and then leaves for Mantua. Juliet’s father forces her into a marriage with Count Paris. To avoid this marriage, Juliet takes a potion, given her by the friar , which makes her appear dead. The friar will send Romeo word to be at her family tomb when she awakes. The plan goes awry, and Romeo learns instead that she is dead. In the tomb, Romeo kills himself. Juliet wakes, sees his body, and commits suicide. Their deaths appear finally to end the feud (reproduced with permission from Folger ). Postcards of Romeo & Juliet: Productions of Romeo & Juliet: 1890 A production of Romeo and Juliet by Hugh Moss opened at the Globe Theatre (London) on June 6 and ran until August 8. The players were Otis Skinner as Romeo, Adelaide Moore as Juliet, John Nesbitt as Friar Laurence, George F. Black as Capulet, Edwin Wilde as Tybalt, Mark Quinton as Mercutio, May Prothero as Lady Capulet, and Mrs. Charles Calvert as the Nurse (Wearing, I: 46). 1895 Johnston Forbes-Robertson played Romeo and Mrs. Patrick Campbell Juliet in Forbes-Robertson’s production of the play; Romeo and Juliet opened at the Lyceum Theatre (London) on September 21 and ran until December 21 for seventy-nine performances. Others in the cast were Arthur Grenville as Paris, George Warde as Capulet, Dolores Drummond as the Nurse, Charles F. Coghlan as Mercutio, Will Dennis as Tybalt, and Nutcombe Gould as Friar Laurence (Wearing, I: 509-10). 1896 In Romeo and Juliet Esme Beringer played Romeo at the Prince of Wales’s Theatre at a matinee performance on May 15. The other principle parts were played by Vera Beringer as Juliet, Mrs. E. H. Brooke as the Nurse, W. H. Vernon as Mercutio, Arthur Stirling as Friar Laurence, and Frederick Volpe as Tybalt (Wearing, I: 565-66). 1899 Maude Adams and William Faversham played the leads in Charles Frohman’s production on May 8 at the Empire Theatre. 1904 On February 17, with Charles Lander as Romeo and Therza Norman as Juliet, J. H. Leigh began a Shakespeare revival at the Royal Theatre, London (Loney, I: 22). On October 17, the New York City producer Charles Frohman presented E. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe playing for the first time together in a Shakespeare play. The performances included Hamlet,Romeo and Juliet, and Much Ado About Nothing (Loney, I: 23). 1908 Matheson Lang’s production of Romeo and Julietopened at the Lyceum Theatre, London, on March 3 and ran through May 30, with eighty-eight performances. The principal players were Matheson Lang as Romeo, Nora Kerin as Juliet, Eric Mayne and Gordon Bailey as Mercutio, Halliwell Hobbes as Tybalt, Herbert Grimwood as Capulet, Frederick Ross as Friar Laurence, Mary Allestree as Lady Capulet, and Blanche Stanley as the Nurse. The managing director was Henry R. Smith and the producer was Ernest Carpenter (Wearing, London Stage; Loney, I: 44 ). 1909 Gerald Lawrence and Fay Davis open their Shakespeare season on April 12 at the Royal Court Theatre, London. The plays included As You Like It, Romeo and Ju |
How many books make up the New Testament of the Bible? | What Books Make Up the Bible? What Books Make Up the Bible? Related Which Bible Translation Is Best? Most modern versions of the Bible contain 66 books, 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament. Originally, the number of books in the Bible was 49 because the Jews divide the 39 Old Testament books into 22 books by combining several books into one (e.g., they combine the twelve Minor Prophets into one book). The New Testament canon has remained stable at 27 books since early times. A complete list appears below. Old Testament I. The Gospels and Acts 1. Genesis II. The Epistles of Paul 6. Joshua-Judges 7. Book of Kingdoms (I & II Samuel, I & II Kings, considered one book) 7. I Corinthians 11. The Twelve (The "Minor" Prophets, considered one book) 11. Philippians 21. Ezra-Nehemiah (considered one book) 22. Chronicles (considered one book) The church of God does not accept the Apocrypha (the books of Esdras, Tobit, Judith, The Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus, the books of Maccabees, etc.) or any other so-called apostolic or early church writings as canonical. The Berean: Daily Verse and Comment Sign up for the Berean: Daily Verse and Comment , and have Biblical truth delivered to your inbox. This daily newsletter provides a starting point for personal study, and gives valuable insight into the verses that make up the Word of God. See what over 135,000 subscribers are already receiving each day. Email Address: We respect your privacy. Your email address will not be sold, distributed, rented, or in any way given out to a third party. We have nothing to sell. You may easily unsubscribe at any time. | Enter the Bible - Books: Exodus Themes Summary Exodus begins with a depiction of Israel's servitude in Egypt and God's selection of Moses to move Israel out of that servitude. Pharaoh contests this intention of God, and God responds by sending plagues on Egypt that culminate with the death of the firstborn and deliverance at the sea. Israel prepares for this deliverance by founding the Passover and responds with triumphant singing after the deliverance. Israel journeys to Sinai, murmuring along the way. At Sinai, Israel receives the Ten Commandments and the covenant relationship is established. While Moses is receiving additional instructions from God on Sinai-notably the designs for the tabernacle-Israel rebels by building the golden calf. Moses intercedes successfully for Israel, and God relents and recommits to the covenant. Israel then builds the tabernacle as instructed. So What? The foundational narratives of the book of Exodus seek to articulate the Lord's claim to Israel's allegiance and to shape the identity of Israel, its liturgical practices, and its legal traditions. Where Do I Find It? Exodus is the second book of the Old Testament. It follows Genesis and precedes Leviticus. Who Wrote It? Traditionally Moses is understood as the author, although the book of Exodus does not make that direct assertion. While many interpreters concede great antiquity to many sections of the book and even consider Moses at the core of its origin, Moses is not seen as the single author in a contemporary sense of authorship. One view is to posit extensive documents that were later merged into the common narrative we now have. Another view posits continued editorial development with concerns of later generations periodically reflected in the narrative, with the result being layers within the final narrative rather than the merger of preexistent narratives. When Was It Written? Dating the book of Exodus is interconnected with the issue of authorship. If Moses is regarded as the sole author, then the date of composition is several centuries before the time of David. If one adopts the documentary hypothesis, then the earliest strand was written in the period of David and Solomon and the latest in the exilic or postexilic period, with final editorial work being completed in the postexilic era. If one understands the origins of book along a more supplementary model, then composition extends from a time prior to David to the postexilic period. What's It About? Exodus narrates Israel's deliverance from Egyptian tyranny, the establishment of God's covenant with Israel, the reception of core commandments at Sinai, the paradigmatic rebellion of Israel in the golden calf incident, and the obedient building of the tabernacle through which God would be present to accompany Israel to the promised land. How Do I Read It? The book of Exodus can be read as testimony. Exodus narrates the movement from servitude in Egypt to serving Yahweh, the Lord. The preface to the Ten Commandments sets the core message: "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery" (20:2). From this core, Israel forges practices of social justice and liturgical commemoration. The book also attests to Israel's persistent and increasing rebellion against serving Yahweh. The foundational narratives of Israel's rebellion and obedience are bracketed by Yahweh's persistent fidelity to the covenant with Israel. Readers are to understand these narratives as anchor points for shaping the covenantal story from generation to generation. 1. Servitude in and Deliverance from Egypt (Exodus 1:1-15:21) A. Growth, Bondage, and Survival (Exodus 1:1-2:25) As Joseph recedes from memory, Israel enters into ever-intensifying bondage in Egypt until they cry out and get noticed. B. Call and Preparation of Moses (Exodus 3:1-7:7) Moses is called by God to bring Israel out of Egypt; early preparations encounter resistance. C. Plagues (Exodus 7:8-10:29) God both solidifies and breaks down Pharaoh's resistance. D. Preparations for Departure and Commemor |
There are 2 letters of the alphabet which are not the initial letter of chemical elements. One is Q. Name the other. | 12 Letters That Didn't Make the Alphabet | Mental Floss 12 Letters That Didn't Make the Alphabet ThinkStock Like us on Facebook You know the alphabet. It’s one of the first things you’re taught in school. But did you know that they’re not teaching you all of the alphabet? There are quite a few letters we tossed aside as our language grew, and you probably never even knew they existed. 1. Thorn Have you ever seen a place that calls itself “ye olde whatever”? As it happens, that’s not a “y”, or, at least, it wasn’t supposed to be. Originally, it was an entirely different letter called thorn , which derived from the Old English runic alphabet, Futhark. Thorn, which was pronounced exactly like the "th" in its name, is actually still around today in Icelandic. We replaced it with “th” over time—thorn fell out of use because Gothic-style scripting made the letters y and thorn look practically identical. And, since French printing presses didn’t have thorn anyway, it just became common to replace it with a y. Hence naming things like, “Ye Olde Magazine of Interesting Facts” (just as an example, of course). 2. Wynn Another holdover from the Futhark runic alphabet, wynn was adapted to the Latin alphabet because it didn’t have a letter that quite fit the “w” sound that was common in English. You could stick two u’s (technically v’s, since Latin didn’t have u either) together, like in equus, but that wasn’t exactly right. Over time, though, the idea of sticking two u’s together actually became quite popular, enough so that they literally became stuck together and became the letter W (which, you’ll notice, is actually two V’s). 3. Yogh Yogh stood for a sort of throaty noise that was common in Middle English words that sounded like the "ch" in "Bach" or Scottish "loch." French scholars weren’t fans of our weird non-Latin letters and started replacing all instances of yogh with “gh” in their texts. When the throaty sound turned into "f" in Modern English, the "gh"s were left behind." 4. Ash You’re probably familiar with this guy from old-fashioned Greek or Roman style text, especially the kind found in churches. It’s even still used stylistically in words today, like æther and æon. What you may not know, however, is that at one time the ae grapheme (as it’s now known) was an honorary English letter back in the days of Old English. It still had the same pronunciation and everything, it was just considered to be part of the alphabet and called “ æ sc” or “ash” after the ash Futhark rune, for which it was used as a substitute when transcribing into Latin letters. 5. Eth Eth is kind of like the little brother to thorn. Originating from Irish, it was meant to represent a slightly different pronunciation of the “th” sound, more like that in “thought” or “thing” as opposed to the one found in “this” or “them.” (The first is the voiceless dental fricative, the second is the voiced dental fricative). Note that, depending on your regional accent, there may not be much of a difference (or any at all) in the two pronunciations anyway, but that’s Modern English. Back in the old days, the difference was much more distinct. As such, you’d often see texts with both eth and thorn depending on the required pronunciation . Before too long, however, people just began using thorn for both (and later “th”) and so eth slowly became unnecessary. 6. Ampersand Today we just use it for stylistic purposes (and when we’ve run out of space in a text message or tweet), but the ampersand has had a long and storied history in English, and was actually frequently included as a 27th letter of the alphabet as recently as the 19th century. In fact, it’s because of its placement in the alphabet that it gets its name. Originally, the character was simply called “and” or sometimes “et” (from the Latin word for and, which the ampersand is usually stylistically meant to resemble). However, when teaching children the alphabet, the & was often placed at the end, after Z, and recited as “and per se and,” meaning “and in and of itself” or “and standing on its own.” So you’d have | 11 Words With a 'Q' But No 'U' Acceptable in Words With Friends | Mental Floss 11 Words With a 'Q' But No 'U' Acceptable in Words With Friends filed under: Words Like us on Facebook At this very moment, someone is Googling "Words With Friends words without vowels," and there's a good chance they'll land on this story we ran last year. If your problem isn't a lack of vowels but a nagging 'Q' (and no 'U' to go with it), perhaps one of these words will help. 1. Qwerty/s – the name for a keyboard whose letters are in the standard typewriter arrangement (hence, Q, W, E, R, T, Y in the upper left-hand corner of the letter section). 2. Qi/s – an alternate spelling of “chi.” Much like chi is the vital energy circulating through the body, “qi” is vital to your WWF arsenal. I mentioned this word in my previous two-letter words post but it is worth including here. 3. Qat/s – an alternate spelling of “khat,” which is a white-flowering evergreen shrub found in Africa and the Arab Peninsula. Apparently chewing it is kinda fun – it contains cathinone which is a mild stimulant. 4. Qaid/s – an alternate spelling of “caid,” which is a word for a local governor or leader used most commonly in North Africa and the Muslim state of Al-Andalus (also known as “Moorish Spain”) which existed from 711-1492. 5. Qoph/s – an alternate spelling of “koph,” (alternate spellings are totally trending right now) which is the 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. 6. Faqir/s – an alternate spelling of “fakir,” which is a Muslim ascetic who rejects worldly possessions. It has also become a common Hindu word for “beggar.” 7. Qanat/s – an underground tunnel for irrigation used mostly in hot, arid climates. Surprise! There are alternate spellings for this one, too — including kanat, khanat, kunut, kona, konait, ghanat, and ghundat, none of which are accepted in WWF. 8. Tranq/s – short for “tranquilizer.” If you go chomping on too many qat leaves, you may need to be hit up with a tranq. 9. Sheqel – alternately spelled “shekel” (also accepted). The sheqel is the standard monetary unit of Israel but can also refer to any of several ancient units of weight or currency. And, get this, its plural is “sheqalim,” which you are also permitted to use. 10. Qindar/s – a kind of Albanian money valued at 1/100 of a lek. Also spelled “qintar” which is accepted, too. 11. Mbaqanga – a style of South African music. OK, fellow lovers of WWF, this one is actually not accepted, and I'm not sure why that is. It appears to be generally accepted in most Scrabble circles. And imagine how great life could be if it were. Even if we assume no bonus spaces, the total raw point score for this word would be M(4) + B(4) + A (1) +Q(10) + A(1) + N(2) +G(3) + A(1) = 26. |
1986 saw the 900th anniversary of which famous English book? | The holy grail of data: it's Domesday, online | Technology | The Guardian The holy grail of data: it's Domesday, online William the Conqueror's great census is made available free on the internet The holy grail of data: it's Domesday, online William the Conqueror's great census is made available free on the internet Share on Messenger Close 'Not even one ox, nor one cow, nor one pig was left out.' But what William the Conqueror didn't have in the Domesday Book was an easy way of searching its reams of data. It has taken more than 900 years, but at last the internet has provided a solution. An academic at Hull University has produced the world's first complete, freely available online version. Professor John Palmer, whose work on the Domesday Book stretches back 25 years, has transformed its handwritten parchment pages into a database with searchable indexes, a detailed commentary and the ability to organise all its statistics in a tabulated format. The Domesday Book, the oldest and most famous public record, was based on the 1086 great survey of England which investigated 'how the country was occupied, and with what sort of people... how much each had... and how much it was worth'. It covered 13,418 settlements south of the rivers Ribble and Tees. As with the Last Judgment, all were called to account - hence the name, Domesday, Day of Judgment. There would be nothing like it in England again until the censuses of the 19th century. But for nearly 1,000 years it has been inaccessible to most people and difficult to understand. There are costly CD-Rom translations, and the National Archives provides online searches, but Palmer set out to create a new format to bring the book into the digital age. Whereas the original has information listed under headings, Palmer has coded and tagged terms so they can be automatically retrieved and analysed. His software makes it possible to isolate certain variables and conduct several searches at once. The results can be displayed as a map, table or translated text, or as a combination of formats. The three-year project was funded by a £250,000 grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Palmer, who worked on the project with his son, Matt, said: 'My interest in Domesday began in about 1980 as a teaching project. My son was getting interested in computing at the same time. It developed into a research <interest for the 900th anniversary in 1986, but computers weren't powerful enough then. In the mid-Nineties, the improvements in computers revived my interest and I managed to get some funding.' Written in Latin, the Domesday Book is the starting point of history for the majority of towns and villages in England. It lists places, landowners and tenants, tax assessments, cultivated land, numbers of oxen and plough teams, property values, legal claims, illegal activity and social classes such as freemen, villeins, smallholders, cottagers, slaves, priests and burgesses. The total value of all property in England in 1086 was calculated at £75,000 - which in today's money would be £1 trillion. The dozen wealthiest individuals were each richer than any later billionaires in English history, with fortunes ranging from the equivalent of £56bn to £104bn today. Palmer said: 'No English medieval historian can ignore the book because it's such an important source for social and economic medieval history. It's like a giant skyscraper surrounded by mud huts in terms of significance. If you want to know how many pigs there were in each county, the Domesday Book is the best record there is of who owned what, right down to people who owned a few shillings. 'Anyone who looks at it is stunned by the speed and coverage: it was completed within a year and Englishmen were generally in awe of it. All through the Middle Ages it was used as the permanent record: there were all sorts of appeals to it to resolve property disputes.' · The Domesday Book is available online via Essex University's Arts and Humanities Data Service at esds.ac.uk/findingdata | The Phantom of the Opera (1986 Musical) | Phantompedia Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The Phantom of the Opera (1986 Musical) The Phantom of the Opera (1986 Musical) 13pages on Share The musical's iconic logo. The Phantom of the Opera is a musical/opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber , based on the French novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux . The music was composed by Lloyd Webber, and most lyrics were written by Charles Hart. Additional lyrics were written by Richard Stilgoe. Alan Jay Lerner was an early collaborator, but he withdrew after completing work on a single song, Masquerade, and died shortly thereafter. The central plot revolves around a beautiful soprano, Christine Daaé , who becomes the obsession of a mysterious, disfigured musical genius. The Phantom of the Opera opened in the West End in 1986, and on Broadway in 1988. It is the longest-running musical in Broadway history, the second-longest-running West End musical, and arguably the world's most financially successful single entertainment project to date. Phantom won the 1986 Olivier Award and the 1988 Tony Award for Best Musical, and Michael Crawford (as the phantom) won the 1986 Olivier and 1988 Tony for Best Performance by an Actor in a Musical. The show has been seen in 149 cities in 25 countries, and has played to over 100 million people. With total worldwide box office receipts of over £3.5bn ($5.1bn), Phantom is the highest-grossing entertainment event of all time. The New York production alone has grossed US $715 million, making it the most financially successful Broadway show in history. Contents Edit Inspired by an earlier musical version of the same story by Ken Hill, Phantom began previews at Her Majesty's Theatre in London's West End on 27 September, 1986 and opened on 9 October under the direction of Hal Prince. It was choreographed by Gillian Lynne and the sets were designed by Maria Björnson, with lighting by Andrew Bridge.[10] Michael Crawford starred as the titular character, Sarah Brightman as Christine, and Steve Barton as Raoul . The show is still playing at Her Majesty's, celebrating its 24th anniversary in October 2010, and celebrated its 10,000th performance at the matinée on 23rd October, 2010; both Andrew Lloyd Webber and the original Phantom, Michael Crawford, were in attendance. It is the second longest-running West End musical in history behind Les Miserables. Broadway Edit Phantom began Broadway previews at the Majestic Theatre on 9 January, 1988 and opened on 26 January. Crawford, Brightman and Barton reprised their respective roles from the London production. In 2009 the Broadway production marked its nine thousandth performance and is currently the longest-running musical in Broadway history celebrating 23 years in January of 2011. Development of the Musical Edit In the northern hemisphere winter of 1984, Cameron Mackintosh, the co-producer of Cats and Song and Dance received a phone call. Andrew Lloyd Webber was looking to create a new musical. He was aiming for a romantic piece, but having trouble reining in a worthwhile idea, and, hitting upon the idea of using Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera as a base, he pitched the idea. Mackintosh and Lloyd Webber screened both the 1925 Lon Chaney and the 1943 Claude Rains versions but neither were able to gain any material that might be useful in making the leap from book to stage. While in New York, Lloyd Webber tracked down a second hand copy of the long out-of-print original Leroux novel, from which his attitude to the material was transformed; “ I was actually writing something else at the time, and I realized that the reason I was hung up was because I was trying to write a major romantic story, and I had been trying to do that ever since I started my career. Then with the Phantom, it was there!" ” From there, Lloyd Webber began work developing Phantom of the Opera to fit into musical form. Lyricists and Lyrics Edit Lloyd Webber approached Jim Steinman to write the lyrics because of his "dark obsessive side", but the writer/producer declined in order to fulfil his com |
At which weight did both Randolph Turpin and Nigel Benn win boxing world titles? | Top 10 British boxers of All-Time! - The Grueling Truth Top 10 British boxers of All-Time! Top 10 British boxers of All-Time! By Twitter 10). Randolph Turpin Pulled off the greatest upset in British boxing history when he beat the great Sugar Ray Robinson. Robinson won back his title by 10th-round knockout in a rematch two months later. Turpin rebounded with eight straight wins that captured the Commonwealth Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Title, and the Commonwealth and European Middleweight Title. Turpin lost in his only other world title shot to Bobo Olson. In his later career, Turpin won the British Light Heavyweight Title twice, and also the Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Title. Tragically Turpin ended his own life in 1966. 9). Ricky Hatton In 2001, Hatton won the WBU Light Welterweight Title from Tony Pep with a fourth-round stoppage. He defended the belt successfully against the likes of Freddie Pendleton, Eamonn Magee and Ben Tackie before he produced one of his biggest career wins in 2005. Hatton was a huge underdog when he faced Kostya Tszyu in 2005, as the Australian fighter was one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world at the time. Hatton put relentless pressure on Tszyu all night, and won the fight when the Australian failed to answer the bell for the 12th round. Later that year, Hatton stopped Carlos Maussa in nine rounds and was given the prestigious Ring Magazine “Fighter of the Year” award for 2005. Hatton then moved up in weight and won the WBA World Welterweight Title with a win over Luis Collazo, and then followed that up with gritty wins over Juan Urango and Jose Luis Castillo. The win against Urango gave Ricky the IBO and IBF Light Welterweight Titles, while the win over Castillo saw Hatton hand the Mexican fighter the only knockout loss of his career to date. In 2007, the Hitman lost a much-hyped fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. by way of a 10th-round TKO. He bounced back to win the IBO Light-Welterweight Title from Juan Lazcano, and also stop Paulie Malignaggi in Las Vegas. Hatton was brutally knocked out by the great Manny Pacquiao in 2009 in his final fight of significance. No matter were Hatton fought the people of Manchester were sure to follow. Hatton maybe one of the greatest junior welterweights in history. 8). Nigel Benn Benn went 41-1 in an impressive amateur career before turning professional in 1987. Benn blazed a trail in his early career firing his way to 22 consecutive KO wins. Benn lost to Michael Watson (KO6) before getting back on track by beating Jorge Amparo on points in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Nigel returned to Atlantic City to win the WBO Middleweight Championship by knocking out Doug DeWitt in eight rounds. Benn defended his title successfully with a first round knockout of Iran Barkley, before he would bump into his most-hated rival. Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank is a rivalry that has gone down in British sporting history. Benn adopted the role of working class hero, while arrogant aristocrat Eubank had few admirers anywhere. Eubank stopped Benn in the ninth round in a spectacular brawl, a result that reduced the Dark Destroyer to tears. Benn responded with a six-fight winning streak before taking the WBC Super-Middleweight Title away from Mauro Galvano by way of fourth-round KO. Benn successfully defended three titles then held onto it after a vicious rematch with Eubank ended in a draw. Benn was underdog in the eyes of many pundits when he defended against American Gerald McLellan in 1995. Benn beat McLellan by 10th-round KO but the fight has tragic consequences. After suffering a number of heavy blows, McLellan was rushed to hospital with a blood clot in his brain and remains in a wheelchair to this day. Thulani “Sugar Boy” Malinga would take Benn’s title away, and the Dark Destroyer’s career ended after two failed world title shots against Steve Collins. Benn retired with a career record of 42-5-1 (35 KO’s). 7). Ken Buchanan Ken won his first 23 fights, and then announced his arrival on the elite scene by knocking out Maurice Cullen to win | Account Suspended Account Suspended This Account has been suspended. Contact your hosting provider for more information. |
The Battle of Bull Run, also called the 1st battle of Manassas, was fought in 1861, in which state of the USA? | First Battle of Bull Run - American Civil War - HISTORY.com First Battle of Bull Run First Battle of Bull Run Author First Battle of Bull Run URL A+E Networks Introduction On July 21, 1861, Union and Confederate armies clashed near Manassas Junction, Virginia, in the first major land battle of the American Civil War. Known as the First Battle of Bull Run (or Manassas), the engagement began when about 35,000 Union troops marched from the federal capital in Washington, D.C. to strike a Confederate force of 20,000 along a small river known as Bull Run. After fighting on the defensive for most of the day, the rebels rallied and were able to break the Union right flank, sending the Federals into a chaotic retreat towards Washington. The Confederate victory gave the South a surge of confidence and shocked many in the North, who realized the war would not be won as easily as they had hoped. Google Prelude to the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) By July 1861, two months after Confederate troops opened fire on Fort Sumter to begin the Civil War, the northern press and public were eager for the Union Army to make an advance on Richmond ahead of the planned meeting of the Confederate Congress there on July 20. Encouraged by early victories by Union troops in western Virginia , and by the war fever spreading through the North, President Abraham Lincoln ordered Brigadier General Irvin McDowell to mount an offensive that would hit quickly and decisively at the enemy and open the way to Richmond, thus bringing the war to a mercifully quick end. The offensive would begin with an attack on more than 20,000 Confederate troops under the command of General P.G.T. Beauregard camped near Manassas Junction, Virginia (25 miles from Washington , D.C.) along a little river known as Bull Run. Did You Know? After First Manassas, Stonewall Jackson further distinguished himself in the Shenandoah Valley, Second Manassas and Fredericksburg. The man Lee called his "right arm" was accidentally shot by his own men at Chancellorsville and died of complications relating to the injury. The cautious McDowell, then in command of the 35,000 Union volunteer troops gathered in the Federal capital, knew that his men were ill prepared and pushed for a postponement of the advance to give him time for additional training. But Lincoln ordered him to begin the offensive nonetheless, reasoning (correctly) that the rebel army was made up of similarly amateur soldiers. McDowell’s army began moving out of Washington on July 16; its slow movement allowed Beauregard (who also received advance notice of his enemy’s movements through a Confederate espionage network in Washington) to call on his fellow Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston for reinforcements. Johnston, in command of some 11,000 rebels in the Shenandoah Valley, was able to outmaneuver a Union force in the region and march his men towards Manassas. Battle Begins at Bull Run McDowell’s Union force struck on July 21, shelling the enemy across Bull Run while more troops crossed the river at Sudley Ford in an attempt to hit the Confederate left flank. Over two hours, 10,000 Federals gradually pushed back 4,500 rebels across the Warrington turnpike and up Henry House Hill. Reporters, congressmen and other onlookers who had traveled from Washington and were watching the battle from the nearby countryside prematurely celebrated a Union victory, but reinforcements from both Johnston and Beauregard’s armies soon arrived on the battlefield to rally the Confederate troops. In the afternoon, both sides traded attacks and counterattacks near Henry House Hill. On Johnston and Beauregard’s orders, more and more Confederate reinforcements arrived, even as the Federals struggled with coordinating assaults made by different regiments. The “Rebel Yell” at Bull Run (Manassas) By four o’clock in the afternoon, both sides had an equal number of men on the field of battle (about 18,000 on each side were engaged at Bull Run), and Beauregard ordered a counterattack along the entire line. 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Which word is used for the score of zero in a game of tennis? | Why is a score of 0 called 'Love' in tennis and other racquet games? - Quora Quora Sports Why is a score of 0 called "Love" in tennis and other racquet games? Tennis, Badminton, Table tennis, Squash (not exhaustive list) all these games start at "Love all" and a player remains in love until he scores a point. At the same time this type of scoring is mainly in racquet games. If Brazil wins Spain 3-0 its called "Three nil" and not "Three Love" What is the association of Love with no score and racquet games. Written Jun 23, 2013 Great question. The actual origin of the word "love" in racket sports is disputed. It was likely from French origin, and the most widely accepted theory is that it derives from the French word for an egg ( l'ouef ), because an egg looks like the number zero. This is similar to the origin of the term 'duck in cricket, as in a duck's egg, which implies that the batsman got out without scoring. "Love" might also derive from l'heure "the hour" in French, or come from the Dutch expression iets voor lof doen, meaning to do something for praise, and not for monetary benefit. Another theory on the origins of the use of love comes from the acceptance that, at the start of a match, when the scores are still zero, the players still have "love for each other." Written Nov 30, 2015 Many of the words used in Tennis today came from French Language. The word Love (for zero score) comes from French word l'oeuf - which means egg which is the shape of zero. The word Tennis itself originated from the French word tenez - which means to receive. The word Deuce comes from French words à deux le jeu - which means both players have the game, anyone can win. That is score is tied. See these articles about history of tennis terminology - Written Nov 19, 2015 I've read that the reason "love" means "zero" in tennis is that it is a corruption of the French words "l'oeuf," meaning "the egg." Just as in other sports fans and commentators jocularly use metaphors for zero like "wearing the collar," in tennis "l'oeuf" came to mean zero, and in English it sounded like love. Written Jul 10, 2013 Although the theory is often heard that it represents the French word l'oeuf an 'egg' (from the resembance between an egg and a nought) this seems unlikely. The term "love" is said to come from the English phrase "neither for love nor for money", indicating nothing. (Taken from the book entitled The Guinness Book of Tennis Facts & Feats and Fifteen Love). Also, it can be traced to the 17th-century expression "play for love," meaning 'to play without any wager, for nothing'. It is this meaning of 'nothing' that love takes on when used in tennis--and in certain card games, as well as in the occasional British football commentary . The proper way to describe a score of zero to zero is to say love-all. Source(s): Written Jul 3, 2013 There are a couple theories, according to good ole Wikipedia ( Tennis score ) The origin of the use of "love" for zero is also disputed. It is possible that it derives from the French expression for "the egg" (l'œuf) because an egg looks like the number zero. [2] [3] This is similar to the origin of the term "duck" in cricket , supposedly from "duck's egg", referring to a batsman who has been called out without completing a run. "Love" is also said to derive from l'heure "the hour" in French[ citation needed ]. A third possibility comes from the Dutch expression iets voor lof doen, which means to do something for praise, implying no monetary stakes. [4] Another theory on the origins of the use of "love" comes from the acceptance that, at the start of any match, when scores are at zero, players still have "love for each other". [5] | Scoring – TalkBowling Scroll Up Scoring Ten-pin bowling has a unique scoring system that can be complex for newcomers who try to score the game themselves. Because of the various multiplier effects and bonus roles that can be attained in the game, scoring is not always intuitive. A player generally receives one point for every pin knocked down on each roll of a frame. For a pin to count, it must be knocked over entirely. If it wobbles but stays standing, or moves without being toppled over completely, it is still considered standing and a score is not awarded for that pin. If a player knocked down seven pins on their first roll and one of the remaining three pins on their second, they would have a count of eight points for that frame. The number of pins knocked down in the frame is referred to as the “pinfall”. A player who rolls a ball into the gutter or fails to knock down any pins will receive a zero for their roll. In the event that pins are left standing at the end of the frame, it is referred to as an “open frame”. The score for each frame is added up at the end of the game to give a cumulative total. The maximum score attainable is 300 (see below), while professional level bowling starts with scores of 200. Scorecard On the bowling scorecard, each frame is divided into two boxes in which the individual score from each delivery is recorded. The cumulative score after each frame is written underneath. The pinfall for each roll must be entered into the scorecard straight after the roll, and electronic scoreboards do so automatically. However, the current total cannot always be entered until the value of strikes and spares have been decided by subsequent shots (see below for further details). If a player knocked down nine pins, they would mark down a “9”. A strike is designated in the first box of the frame by an “X”. A spare is marked down on the scorecard with a “/”. A zero is recorded with a “-“. Fouls are recorded with an “F” on the scorecard. If the first roll of a frame results in a split, then this is usually recorded on the scorecard by enclosing the pinfall in parenthesis. For example if a player knocked down eight pins and was left with a 7-9 split on the second shot, the first box of the frame would be filled with “(8)”. See below for more information on splits. 1 120 Splits A split is the name given to the pins left standing on the second ball in a frame if the head-pin (1-pin) was knocked down on the first delivery and either of the following two conditions are true: The standing pins are separated by at least one fallen pin. For instance, if the 7-pin and 9-pin were left standing, there would be a 7-9 split. A 3-10 split is another example. At least one pin is down immediately ahead of two or more standing pins, for instance a 5-6 split. There are 459 possible split combinations in ten-pin bowling. Some of the more notable include: Baby Split: 2-7 or 3-10 Bed Posts/Goal Posts: 7-10 Christmas Tree: 2-7-10 or 3-7-10 Clothesline: Any group of four pins in a line, e.g. 1-3-6-10 Greek Church: Any split in which two pins remain standing on one side and three on the other. The 5-pin must be knocked down. Lily/Sour Apple: 5-7-10 Poison Ivy: 3-6-10 The hardest shot in bowling is generally considered to be the 7-10 split, because the two remaining pins are at the furthest possible distance apart. It is extremely difficult to deliver the ball so that it hits the outside of one pin hard enough to deflect it into the other. This is particularly so because the pins are standing at the very edge of the lane and players who miscalculate their target line by even a few centimetres will end up rolling a gutter ball Strikes If a player knocks down all ten pins on their first roll, they are awarded a strike. When a strike is achieved, a player is given ten points for the ten downed pins, plus the total of their next two rolls. For this reason, the value of a strike is not known until the end of the next frame. Player rolls a strike on ball one of frame one (ten points awarded). Player knocks over five pins on ball one of fr |
The lines on the Lisbon Metro are identified by colours. What colour is Linha Amarela? | Luso Pages - Lisbon (Portugal) Metro The Metro do Sul do Tejo and The Metro Ligeiro de Superfície The following text describes, firstly, the Lisbon underground city metro system, then the metro system opposite Lisbon on the south bank of the Tagus (to which a separate page is dedicated here ) and, finally, a proposed light Metro system which will encircle Lisbon. Guide A superb all-colour guide to the Lisbon metro is the publication Metros in Portugal, written by Christoph Groneck and translated by Robert Schwandl & Mark Davies. It was published in 2008, in Berlin, by Robert Schwandl Verlag and is liberally illustrated through its 144 pages (ISBN 978-3-936573-20-6). The text is in parallel columns of German and English. Despite its title it also has summary coverage of Portugal's tramways and suburban railways. It is thoroughly recommende and can be acquired in the UK from the excellent MDS Books . Metropolitano de Lisboa The Metropolitano de Lisboa, or 'Metro', is the underground railway system which serves the Portuguese capital. It is a 750 volt third-rail system built to the European standard 1.435m gauge. Construction commenced on 7 August, 1955, six years after approval was granted, and the system opened on 29 December, 1959. At the time it was Europe's 14th underground system and the 25th to be built in the world. Built largely by the "cut and cover" method, it ran from Restauradores to Rotunda (now M. do Pombal), where it split into two, one line going to Entre Campos and the other to Sete Rios (now Jardim Zoológico). It carried 15.8 million passengers in its inaugural year of operation, by 1967 ridership topped 30 million and more than doubled to 70 million in 1972. By 2006, 184 million passengers were being carried. The Metro system runs (2012) on a network comprising four lines. These have a confusing array of names being described on Metro signage as Blue, Yellow, Green and Red, or Gaivota (Seagull line), Caravela (Caravel line), Girassol (Sunflower line), and Oriente (East line) respectively, whilst the operating company's literature and web-site also refers to them sometimes as lines A (blue), B (yellow), C (green) and D (red). The Metropolitano de Lisboa's own Web Page provides an updated map of the system . History of the Network's Expansion In 1963 the original network was expanded southward one stop to Rossio; it was then extended northwards, reaching Anjos (1966) and Alvalade (1972). Subsequent plans to extend eastwards along the north bank of the Tagus river were, however, abandoned at this stage. Indeed, rather than extend the network further, it was decided to address the problem that all of the stations, except for those built for the 1972 extension project and those at Rossio, Rotunda, Entre Campos and Sete Rios, were only 40 metres long so could only accommodate two-car train sets. When four-car units were introduced, trains either stopped with two carriages still in the tunnel or ran as expresses and made stops only at the four-car-length stations. It took until 1982 to extend all of the 40 metre stations to 105 metres, which allowed for six car-sets to serve them but the stations with 70-metre platforms were left unextended at this stage. Following this work, the emphasis returned to expanding the network. The western branch was extended from Sete Rios to Colégio Militar/Luz and the eastern line to Cidade Universitária from Entercampos, all of the new stations having 105 metre platforms, which opened in 1988. Next, the two arms of the system were joined by each being extended to Campo Grande (1993) which is an above-ground station with four lines. At this stage each line terminated there, without any through running. A new Metro depot was also provided, nearby, at Calvanas. What was, crudely, a figure-six shape was then split into a U-shape by the line between Rotunda and Campo Grande being separated and becoming the Yellow Line; the rest of the network thus became a U-shape Blue Line, running south from Campo Grande via the city centre and back up north to Colégio Militar/Luz. This separation | London Underground - tube trains Finding your way through London using the Underground is not as difficult as it looks. To make it easier for you to get to know the Undergound system we are just focussing on the main part most tourists travel on. Each line on the underground has a name and is colour coded to make it easier to plan your route. There is a total of 12 different colored lines in the London Underground system. The Northern Line, which runs from High Barnet in the north to Morden in the south, is represented by a black line on the map. The Central line is red, and as its name suggests, it runs from east to west, taking in central London. The Circle line is yellow and is the only line which runs in a complete circle. There are maps at each station as well as inside each train to ensure that you can see where you are going and that you are on the right train. |
Who is credited with organising the first package holidays? | Thomas Cook History Thomas Cook History Thomas Cook History Thomas Cook is the world’s best-known name in travel, thanks to the inspiration and dedication of a single man. Thomas Cook began his international travel company in 1841, with a successful one-day rail excursion at a shilling a head from Leicester to Loughborough on 5 July. From these humble beginnings Thomas Cook launched a whole new kind of company – devoted to helping Britons see the world. View key dates of Thomas Cook history A Brief History On 9 June 1841 a 32-year old cabinet-maker named Thomas Cook walked from his home in Market Harborough to the nearby town of Leicester to attend a temperance meeting. A former Baptist preacher, Thomas Cook was a religious man who believed that most Victorian social problems were related to alcohol and that the lives of working people would be greatly improved if they drank less and became better educated. As he walked along the road to Leicester, he later recalled, 'the thought suddenly flashed across my mind as to the practicability of employing the great powers of railways and locomotion for the furtherance of this social reform'. At the meeting, Thomas suggested that a special train be engaged to carry the temperance supporters of Leicester to a meeting in Loughborough about four weeks later. The proposal was received with such enthusiasm that, on the following day, Thomas submitted his idea to the secretary of the Midland Railway Company. A train was subsequently arranged, and on 5 July 1841 about 500 passengers were conveyed in open carriages the enormous distance of 12 miles and back for a shilling. The day was a great success and, as Thomas later recorded, 'thus was struck the keynote of my excursions, and the social idea grew upon me'. Early Tours During the next three summers Thomas arranged a succession of trips between Leicester, Nottingham, Derby and Birmingham on behalf of local temperance societies and Sunday schools. Within these limits many thousands of people experienced rail travel for the first time, and Thomas was able to lay the foundations of his future business. He later described this period as one of 'enthusiastic philanthropy' since, beyond the printing of posters and handbills, he had no financial interest in any of these early excursions. Thomas Cook's first commercial venture took place in the summer of 1845, when he organised a trip to Liverpool. This was a far more ambitious project than anything he had previously attempted, and he made his preparations with great thoroughness. Not content with simply providing tickets at low prices - 15 shillings for first-class passengers and 10 shillings for second. Thomas also investigated the route and published a handbook of the journey. This 60-page booklet was a forerunner of the modern holiday brochure. The Great Exhibition By the end of 1850, having already visited Wales, Scotland and Ireland, Thomas Cook began to contemplate foreign trips to Europe, the United States and the Holy Land. Such thoughts had to be postponed, however, when Sir Joseph Paxton, architect of the Crystal Palace, persuaded Thomas to devote himself to bringing workers from Yorkshire and the Midlands to London for the Great Exhibition of 1851. This he did with great enthusiasm, rarely spending a night at home between June and October, and he even produced a newspaper, Cook's Exhibition Herald and Excursion Advertiser, in order to promote his tours. By the end of the season Thomas had taken 150,000 people to London, his final trains to the Exhibition carrying 3,000 children from Leicester, Nottingham and Derby. Across the Channel Thomas continued to expand his business in Britain, but he was determined to develop it in Europe too. In 1855 an International Exhibition was held in Paris for the first time and Thomas seized this opportunity by trying to persuade the companies commanding the Channel traffic to allow him concessions. They refused to work with him, however, and the only route he was able to use was the one between Harwich and Antwerp. This opened up the way for a g | 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 |
The engines used in Formula One between 1960 and 1990 by Motor Racing Developments Ltd (known as Brabham) were Coventry-Climax, Cosworth DFV, Alfa Romeo, BMW, Yamaha, Judd and which other? | Brabham Brabham 4 ( 1966, 1967, 1981, 1983) Race victories 1992 Hungarian Grand Prix Formula One portal Motor Racing Developments Ltd., more usually known as Brabham, was a racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team founded in 1960 by two Australians: driver Jack Brabham and designer Ron Tauranac. The team won four drivers' and two constructors' world championships in its 30 year history. As of 2006, Jack Brabham's 1966 drivers' championship remains the only one won by a driver in a car bearing his own name. In 1966 and 1967 Brabham won the drivers' and constructors' championships using Australian-built engines from Repco. During the 1960s Brabham was also the largest manufacturer of customer open wheel racing cars in the world, and had built more than 500 cars by 1970. Brabham cars won championships in Formula Two and Formula Three, and competed in the Indianapolis 500. During the 1970s and 1980s, under the ownership of the British businessman Bernie Ecclestone — who later become responsible for administrating the commercial aspects of Formula One — the team introduced many innovations to Formula One, such as carbon brakes, the controversial but successful 'fan car', in-race refuelling, and hydropneumatic suspension. In the 1980s the team won two more drivers' championships with Brazilian Nelson Piquet, and became the first team to win a drivers' championship with a turbocharged car. After Ecclestone sold the team in 1987, ownership passed eventually to the Middlebridge Group, a Japanese engineering firm. Midway through the 1992 season the team collapsed after Middlebridge was unable to continue making repayments against loans provided by Landhurst Leasing. The case was investigated by the UK Serious Fraud Office. Origins Jack Brabham was 40 when he won the F1 drivers' title in a 'Brabham' car. Jack Brabham and Ron Tauranac met in 1951 when both were successfully building and racing their own cars in Australia . Brabham went to the United Kingdom in 1955 to further his racing career. Driving for the Cooper Car Company works team, he became Formula One world champion in 1959 and 1960. In addition to driving, he had significant technical involvement at Cooper, particularly in developing the 1960 T53 ‘lowline’ car. Brabham consulted Tauranac by letter on technical matters and fed the results back into the Cooper designs. Although Cooper had revolutionised Formula One by introducing the mid-engined layout, their approach to car design was less than scientific and Brabham felt sure that he could improve on it. In 1959 Brabham invited his friend Tauranac to come to the UK and work with him. Brabham described Tauranac as "absolutely the only bloke I'd have gone into partnership with". Initially this was at his car dealership, Jack Brabham Motors, producing upgrade kits for Sunbeam Rapier and Triumph Herald road cars, but with the long-term aim to design racing cars. Brabham and Tauranac set up a company called Motor Racing Developments Ltd. (see below), deliberately avoiding the use of either man’s name, and produced their first car for the entry level Formula Junior class in the summer of 1961. Initially known as an MRD, the car's name was soon changed. Motoring journalist Jabby Crombac pointed out that "[the] way a Frenchman pronounces those initials — written phonetically, 'em air day' — sounded perilously like the French word... merde." The cars were subsequently known as Brabhams, with type numbers starting with BT for 'Brabham Tauranac'. By the 1961 Formula One season, the first run under a new 1.5 litre engine capacity limit, the Lotus and Ferrari teams had developed the mid-engined approach further than Cooper. Having run his own private Coopers in non-championship events during 1961, Brabham left the company in 1962 to drive for his own team: the Brabham Racing Organisation, using cars built by Motor Racing Developments. MRD initially concentrated on making money by selling cars to customers, so the first Brabham Formula One car, the BT3, was only delivered partway through the 1962 Formula One season. Racing | GT40’s – chassis by chassis | autooftheday GT40’s – chassis by chassis PART 2 – Individual Chassis GT/101 – 1964 Proto. fitted with 255 Cui engine 1/4/1964 – Ford Advanced Vehicles (FAV) 1964 – Le Mans Trials Schlesser Result: Crashed & Destroyed 1964/65 – Chassis & Parts reused in another car ?? No longer exists GT/102 – 1964 Proto. fitted with 255 Cui engine 11/4/1964 – Ford Advanced Vehicles (FAV) 1964 – Le Mans Trials Schlesser Crashed 1964 – Ring 1000KM Hill/ McLaren Retired 1964 – Le Mans Hill/ McLaren Retired 1964 – Rheims 12 Hours Hill/ McLaren Retired 1964 – Monza testing Crashed & Destroyed (throttle jammed) No longer exists GT/103 – 1964 Proto. fitted with 255 Cui engine June 1964 – Ford Advanced Vehicles (FAV) 1964 – Le Mans Ginther/ Gregory Retired 1964 – Rheims 12 Hours Ginther/ Gregory Retired 289 Cui engine fitted 1964 – Nassau TT Hill Retired 1964 – Nassau Governors Trophy Hill Retired Ownership passed to Shelby USA (SAI) 1965 – Daytona 2000KM 1965 Miles/ Ruby 1st 1965 – Sebring 12 Hours McLaren/ Miles 2nd 1965 – Le Mans Trials McLaren 1965 – Monza 1000KM McLaren/ Miles 3rd 325 Cui engine fitted 1965 – Ring 1000KM Hill Retired 289 Cui engine fitted 1965 – Bill Wonder USA (Retained until 2005) 1965 – Daytona 24 Hours Wonder/ Wetanson Retired 1966 – Sebring 12 Hours Wonder/ Caldwell Disq. 1967 – Daytona 24 Hours Wonder/ Caldwell 8th 1967 – Sebring 12 Hours Wonder/ Caldwell Retired 1968 – Daytona 24 Hours Wonder/ Cuomo Retired 1968 – Sebring 12 Hours Wonder/ Cuomo DNS. 1969 – Daytona 24 Hours Wonder/ Cuomo DNS. 1970 – Daytona 24 Hours Wonder/ Cuomo 8th 2004 – Symbolic Motors Corp. offered @ USD$ 3.0 mil. 2005 – RM Auctions (Monterey) SOLD for USD$2.5 mil. 2005 – Larry Miller Collection (More information here: http://www.rmauctions.com/CarDetails.cfm?SaleCode=MO05&CarID=r103 ) Courtesy of SCM Magazine – This 1964 Ford GT40 Prototype sold for $2,502,500 at RM’s Monterey sale, held August 20, 2005. This car is a prime example of one of the great dilemmas facing the collector car hobby: What is the “correct” specification for vintage race cars? While street cars come from the factory and don’t change, racing cars can evolve over time, particularly if they have long careers. My favorite thing about racing is that it revolves around the accumulation of knowledge and the development of technology. A race car stands as a clear example of the best machine that a very smart, very motivated group of people could create using the knowledge, technology and materials that were available to them at that particular moment in time. As such, a race car is a cultural artifact, a relic of immense historical interest and value. This is, admittedly, a purist point of view. In the days when race cars actually lasted for more than one season, they were not considered artifacts. They were tools, weapons for the battle, and anything that could be done to make them faster or better was done. This divergence in attitude persists in contemporary vintage racing, with some organizations (notably the FIA) trying to preserve cars to a “point in time” specification while the “I gotta run at the front” crowd tries to find ways to make a 1964 car go as fast as a 1970 one. The GT40 Prototype pictured here started out as Ford’s original concept of what the GT40 should be-however flawed that was-but over its racing life was modified so that today little remains of the original car that left the factory, save its chassis number. Whoever won the battle to own this car spent an absolutely scandalous amount of money to do so, presumably placing far more importance on the history of the car than the current historical correctness of the vehicle. So what was actually purchased here? There seems to be no question that this car really is S/N 103, apparently in single ownership since it left Ford Advanced Vehicles in 1966. There is no suggestion that it was ever crashed or seriously damaged, so the tub is original and serviceable. The car is back in its blue and white Daytona livery, and has a very nice patina. Everything else, however, is j |
The name of which colour was first used in the English poem 'Beowulf' to describe a shield made of wood from a Yew tree? | Colors and Color Healing Everything is made up of electromagnetic energy vibrating at different frequencies that correspond to sound, light and color. We are drawn to the colors needed to create balance in our lives, the goal in all healing. Our consciousness and emotions align with the colors we wear, home design, and often our diet. Some people dream in color, others in black and white. ROYGBIV is an acronym for the sequence of hues commonly described as making up a rainbow . Colors and Frequenices Blue Blue is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440-490 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colors. On the HSV Color Wheel, the complement of blue is yellow; that is, a color corresponding to an equal mixture of red and green light. On a color wheel based on traditional color theory (RYB), the complementary color to blue is considered to be orange (based on the Munsell color wheel). The English language commonly uses "blue" to refer to any color from navy blue to cyan. The word itself is derived from the Old French word bleu. A Scots and Scottish English word for "blue-grey" is blae, from the Middle English bla ("dark blue," from the Old English blood). Ancient Greek lacked a word for color blue and Homer called the color of the sea "wine dark", except that the word kyanos (cyan) was used for dark blue enamel. In the English language, blue may refer to the feeling of sadness. This is because blue was related to rain, or storms, and in Greek mythology, the god Zeus would make rain when he was sad (crying), and a storm when he was angry. Kyanos was a name used in Ancient Greek to refer to dark blue tile (in English it means blue-green or cyan). The phrase "feeling blue" is linked also to a custom among many old deepwater sailing ships. If the ship lost the captain or any of the officers during its voyage, she would fly blue flags and have a blue band painted along her entire hull when returning to home port. Many languages do not have separate terms for blue and or green, instead using a cover term for both (when the issue is discussed in linguistics, this cover term is sometimes called grue in English). Blue is commonly used on internet browsers to color a link that has not been clicked; when a link has been clicked it changes yellow or orange or purple. Metaphysics Blue is the color of truth, serenity and harmony, by helping to soothe the mind. It is good for cooling, calming, reconstructing and protecting. good for fevers, calming the body and mind, raising frequency, etc. Blue is the color of electricity. We experience in a program created by electromagnetic energy that had a beginning and is evolving out of physical consciousness. Blue Crystals Blue relates to the future in linear time as it is a faster moving frequency than we experience in the physical. Consciousness is moving into the blue. (Midnight) Blue takes us to 12:00, 12 around 1 creational geometry, 2012 Mayan Calendar Prophecy, Hopi Blue Kachina Prophecies, Isis/Sirius , and more. Indigo Children Blue In the News ... Experts discover traces of rare artificial pigment on Egyptian mummy portraits and panel paintings Ancient Origins - August 29, 2015 Egyptian Blue is one of the first artificial pigments known to have been used by man. First created around 5,000 years ago by heating a mixture of a calcium compound, a copper-containing compound, silica sand and soda or potash to around 850-950 C, the precious pigment was reserved for the most exquisite of artworks. In Egyptian belief, blue was considered the color of the heavens, and hence the universe. It was also associated with water and the Nile. However, scientists have now found traces of the rare pigment behind drab-colored mummy portraits, leading to a new understanding of how this particular pigment was used by artists in the second century A.D. Egyptian Blue Hides in These Mummy Portraits Epoch Times - August 29, 2015 Dusting off 15 Roman-era Egyptian mummy portraits - mostly untouched for 100 years - | 1511st (2) by Mike Hall (page 23) - issuu issuu IN THE KNOW INTERACTIVE Trivia Quiz If you think you’ve got what it takes to beat our monthly brain buster, take our quiz and prove your intellectual talents! 1 What code name was given to Nazi Germany's plan to invade Britain during the Second World War? 11 12 Which country only switched to the modern Gregorian Calendar on January 1, 1927? Olibanum is the Medieval Latin alternative English word for which Biblical aromatic resin? The splanchnocranium refers to the bones of which defining part of the human body? 13 Which city, mythically founded by a twin saved by a shewolf, was built on the seven hills, east of the River Tiber called Aventine, Caelian, Capitoline, Esquiline, Palatine, Quirinal and Viminal? 3 Used to measure the height of horses, how many inches are there in one hand? 14 On which Mediterranean island is the famous nightlife holiday resort of Magaluf? 4 5 Apiphobia is the fear of what creatures? What are metal rope-fixings on a boat and cyclist's shoes? Occurring twice yearly, what name is given to a day consisting of twelve hours of daylight and twelve hours of darkness? 6 Which country is the natural habitat of the emu? 16 How many times does the second-hand of a clockwork clock 'tick' (move) while the hour hand completes one full rotation? 7 8 17 What's the common technical term for the removal of a president from office, due to wrongdoing? How many hurdles are there in a 400 metres hurdles race? 18 Which famous corporate logo changed to a flat colour/colour sans serif font in its first major change since 1999? K'ung Futse (Venerated Master Kong) is better known as which major philosopher and religious founder? 9 19 Japan's NTT DoCoMo mobile phone company developed which texting icon 'pictograph' series, Japanese for 'picture' and 'character'? 20 The flags of China, Japan, Argentina, Uruguay, Greenland and Bangladesh share what common feature? 1. Operation Sea Lion. 2. Turkey. 3. Four. 4. Bees. 5. Equinox. 6. Australia. 7. Ten. 8. Google. 9. Emoji. 10. Geronimo. 11. Frankincense. 12. Face. 13. Rome. 14. Majorca. 15. Cleats. 16. 43,200 (12 hours x 60 minutes x 60 second 'ticks'). 17. Impeachment. 18. Confucius. 19. Mexico City. 20. Sun. Answers: 10 What Native American Apache Indian chief 's name became an exclamation of exhilaration? 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Assassinated by his nephew in 1975, of which country was Faisal the king? | BBC ON THIS DAY | 25 | 1975: Saudi's King Faisal assassinated About This Site | Text Only 1975: Saudi's King Faisal assassinated King Faisal of Saudi Arabia has died after a gun attack in Riyadh despite the efforts of doctors to save him. The king was rushed to hospital still alive and doctors massaged his heart and gave him a blood transfusion but they were unable to save him. King Faisal was fatally wounded when his nephew Prince Faisal Ibu Musaed allegedly fired three bullets at him with a pistol at point blank range during a royal audience. According to eyewitnesses, Prince Musaed was waiting in the ante-room and talking to a Kuwaiti delegation who were waiting to meet the king. Prince seized King Faisal had bent forward to kiss his nephew but Prince Musaed was reported to have pulled out a pistol and shot him under the chin and then through the ear. One of the king's bodyguards hit the prince with his sword, although it was still sheathed. Oil minister Sheikh Yamani is reported to have shouted to the guard not to kill the prince. Prince Faisal Ibu Musaed was seized immediately after he attacked his uncle and is being questioned by Saudi police about the assassination. Doctors and psychiatrists have confirmed that they believe he is "mentally unbalanced". Both before and after the assassination Prince Musaed was reported to be calm. Since the killing, Riyadh has closed down completely for three days of mourning. King Khalid, the brother of the assassinated king, has taken his place by agreement of the Saudi royal family. | Poll system, 2 new trivia lists · Twentysix26/Red-DiscordBot@9ce74b6 · GitHub 75 trivia/2015.txt @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +In China in 2015 the record for the longest mating session between two giant pandas was broken at?`18 minutes`18 mins +Ford claimed to launch the first 'e-(What?)' at the 2015 Mobile World Congress Show?`Bike +A 2015 intensive listening study discovered that giraffes actually?`Hum +Name the last US president to meet the leader of Cuba before Barack Obama did in 2015?`Eisenhower +Jay Z and Beyonce launched a music streaming service in 2015 called? `Tidal +At auction in 2015, $1.2m was paid for Don McLean's original handrwitten lyrics for which 1971 big hit song? `American Pie +In 2015 what global contest ruled against the use of swimsuits for its 114 competitors, for the first time since 1951 inception? `Miss World +Which vast tech corporation opened its first 'Nest' branded intelligent home store in Palo Alto California in 2015?`Google +In 2015 Japan lowered its voting age to what?`18`eighteen +The abbreviation MERS, significantly impacting South Korea 2015, is otherwise known as?`Camel Flu +Christian is the lead character in the film 2015 adaptation of what extraordinarily successful book?`Fifty Shades of Grey`50 shades of grey +Who stepped down as chief of 21st Century Fox in 2015?`Rupert Murdoch`murdoch +In 2015 a new North Korean schools curriculum reportedly included that leader Kim Jong-un learnt to drive at age?`3`three +Which car company launched the Avensis model in 2015?`Toyota +In 2015 evidence of water was found on which planet?`Mars +Which 'BRIC' country launched the Astrosat space lab in 2015?`India +Who won the 2015 men's tennis French Open?`Stan Warwinka`warwinka +What company launched the S6 Edge smartphone?`Samsung +Which leading professional networking tech corporation, whose main revenue is selling user access/details to recruiters, bought the Lynda learning company for $1.5bn in 2015?`Linkedin`linked in +'Dismaland' was the temporary theme park/exhibition of which famous 'anonymous' artist?`Banksy +Matthais Muller was made chief of which troubled car company in 2015?`Volkswagen`vw +In 2015 the World Anti-Doping Agency suggested banning which nation from the 2016 Olympics?`Russia +The game of Monopoly celebrated what anniversary in 2015?`eighty`80`80th +Name the Princess born 4th in succession to the British throne in 2015, to Britain's Duke and Duchess of Cambridge?`Charlotte +The 2015 Mad Max movie is sub-titled?`Fury Road`mad max: fury road`mad max fury road +The Magna Carta, signed in London, and inspiring constitutional rights globally thereafter, was how many years old in 2015?`eight hundred`800 +In 2015 the Sinabug volcano erupted in what country?`Indonesia +Olav Bjortmont became 2015 world champion in?`Quizzing`quiz +Lars Lokke led his centre-right party to 2015 government election victory in what country?`Denmark +Blackberry's new phone for 2015 was called the...?`Priv +Facebook's new music sharing/streaming feature launched in 2015 was called "Music... "?`Stories +Eddie Jones was appointed head coach of which English sporting team in 2015?`Rugby Union`rugby +According to 2015 survey what fruit was most popular among USA children?`Apples`apple +Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey celebrated what birthday in 2015?`49`fourty-nine`fourty nine`49th +Jon Snow was killed off in what TV series in 2015, adapted from GRR Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire'?`Game of Thrones +Finance minister Yanis Yaroufakis caused comment for not wearing a tie in February 2015 when negotiating the debts for which nation?`Greece +What nation hosted the 2015 Women's World (soccer) Cup?`Canada +What iconic equine-alluding company, in countless books/films/cowboy holsters, filed for bankruptcy in 2015?`Colt +Due to a 2015 contamination scandal in India/Afica, which corporation destroyed 400 million packets of Maggi noodles?`Nestle +How many years old was the McDonalds fast food company in 2015?`60`sixty +It was announced in 2015 that Alexander Hamilton would be replaced on?`$10 bill`$10`tendollars`ten dollar bill`ten |
'Verseau' is the French for which sign of the zodiac? | February 12 Zodiac - Full Horoscope Personality Pisces February 12 Zodiac is Aquarius - Full Horoscope Personality If you are born under the February 12 zodiac or are in any way interested to discover the personality of someone having this birthday, here you can check all of its astrology meanings. This page presents you a full profile for this day and its associated zodiac sign that is Aquarius. It contains information from ruling planet, house and element details to personality traits, famous birthdays and love compatibilities. The zodiac sign for February 12 is Aquarius. Astrological symbol: Water Bearer. This symbolizes freshness, rejuvenation, progress and responsibility. It influences people born between January 20 and February 18 when the Sun is in Aquarius, the eleventh zodiac sign. The Aquarius Constellation is one of the twelve constellations of the zodiac, covering visible latitudes between +65° and -90°. It lies between Capricornus to the West and Pisces to the East on an area of 980 square degrees. The brightest star is called alpha Aquarii. The Latin name for the Water Bearer, the February 12 zodiac sign is Aquarius. The French name it Verseau while the Greeks say it is Idroxoos. Opposite sign: Leo. On the horoscope chart, this and the Aquarius sun sign are on opposite sides, reflecting elegance and control and some sort of balancing act between the two with a creation of opposite aspects at times. Modality: Fixed. This quality reveals the loyal nature of those born on February 12 and their adventure and determination regarding most life aspects. Ruling house: The eleventh house. This is a space of friendship, higher goals and dreams. It strengthens the importance of social contact, friendly behavior and openness. This explains why Aquarians are exemplified as the idealists and dreamers of the zodiac. Ruling body: Uranus. This planet reflects experience and calm. It also suggests the intelligence component. Uranus is consistent with Caelus, the incarnation of the skies on earth in Roman mythology. Element: Air. This is the element of those who design and engage their lives by linking everything together. Is said to benefit people born on February 12 and influences their relationship with the other elements, for example in association with fire, it heats the situation up. Lucky day: Tuesday. Aquarius best identifies with the flow of the effective Tuesday while this is doubled by the connection between Tuesday and its ruling by Mars. Lucky numbers: 1, 7, 13, 16, 23. Motto: "I know" More info on February 12 Zodiac below ▼ People born on February 12 are enthusiastic and witty individuals who know how to carry a conversation with anyone, no matter who they are or how well they know them. They are curious beings, always trying to learn something new and their interest vary a lot. They are temperamental and prove their independence from early years but at the same time they remain very close to those dear to them. Positive traits: These Aquarius natives have pleasing personalities and are both dependable and trustworthy. Enthusiastic and broad minded they often surprise those close to them with their powerful insight on life matters. They are appreciated and respected in their circle of friends and try to instill the same behavior in most of their life relations. Negative traits: One of the things Aquarius needs to learn is to sometimes shut up and be all ears to advice that other people give them. Not only because they aren't actually the all knowing beings they believe they are but because they could use some help at times, be it just through words. Those born on this day are easily distracted and even easier to irritate. They sometimes act quite creative and other times they lack any common sense logic. They also tend to mingle with the past and focus on their faults and deficiencies. Love and Compatibility for February 12 Zodiac Lovers born on February 12 are extremely attractive and versatile. They like to discover new persons and they seem to center all their life on a person but then suddenly they get bored | 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? 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Which river flows over High Force Waterfall, one of the highest in England? | High Force Waterfall - Natural Feature in Forest in Teesdale, Forest-in-Teesdale - This is Durham Low Force waterfall is part of the River Tees in beautiful Upper Teesdale. It is easily... 1.55 miles away Situated amidst stunning woodland, near to Low and High Force waterfalls and surrounded... 1.57 miles away The North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is one of the most beautiful and... 5.94 miles away Small but fascinating volunteer run folk museum with an amazing collection including the... 6.3 miles away Quality Assured Visitor Attraction, Park Level Mine, is a real adventure. Be a... 9.47 miles away The massive ruins of Henry II's 12thC tower keep, set within the earthworks of a Roman... 11.63 miles away A spectacular fortress set on a high rock above the market town, Barnard Castle takes you... 12.45 miles away An iconic building and Museum set in the vibrant market town of Barnard Castle in the... 13.16 miles away Information point and tearoom, cycle hire and forest drive with childrens play area. Four... 13.17 miles away Charming ruins of Premonstratensian Abbey and picnic area in a picturesque location on... 14 miles away One of England's finest Saxon churches, Escomb dates to the 7thC and contains a Roman... 19.1 miles away Remains of Commanding Officer's bath-house with one of the best preserved hypocausts in... 20.41 miles away Auckland Castle commands a prominent position overlooking the River Wear, surrounded by... 20.52 miles away 210-seater theatre and cinema, art gallery, library, tourist information and cafe/bar.... 20.57 miles away Over 60 railway vehicles from the national collection on display, special events, family... 21.79 miles away Historic parkland with resident deer, ornamental lake, children's playground and Grade II... 22.34 miles away | The British Isles' Extreme Bodies of Water - Major Rivers Of The British Isles Major Rivers Of The British Isles The British Isles' Extreme Bodies of Water The British Isles consist of six thousand, two hundred and eighty nine islands, one hundred and forty of which are inhabited, which have a combined coastline of twelve thousand, eight hundred and ten miles. The islands consist of two sovereign states, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, and two self governing crown dependencies, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, which between them are home to around four thousand miles of rivers and canals. Listed below are the extreme bodies of water found within the British Isles. The lists include the longest rivers, the largest freshwater lakes, the largest (man made) reservoirs, the largest (sea) bays, the longest (man made) canals and the highest (tallest drop) waterfalls. Longest River - River Shannon, Republic of Ireland - 240 miles. Largest Lake - Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland - Surface area of 147.87 square miles. Largest Reservoir - Silent Valley Reservoir, Northern Ireland - (pictured above) Surface area of 13.9 square miles. Largest Bay - Moray Firth, Scotland - Surface area of 12,000 square miles. Largest Natural Harbour - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, Scotland - 120 square miles. Longest Canal - Leeds / Liverpool Canal, England - 142.6 miles. Highest Waterfall - Eas a Chual Alluinn, Scotland - 200 meter drop. Longest River - River Thames - 215 miles. Largest Lake - Lake Windermere - Surface area of 5.69 square miles Largest Reservoir - Kielder Water - Surface area of 10.86 square miles. Largest Bay - The Wash - Surface area of 100 square miles. Largest Natural Harbour - Poole Harbour, Dorset - 14 square miles. Longest Canal - Leeds / Liverpool Canal - 142.6 miles. Highest Waterfall - Cautley Spout - 175 meter drop. Longest River - River Severn, England / Wales – 220 miles. Largest Lake - Loch Lomond, Scotland - Surface area of 27.45 square miles. Largest Reservoir - Kielder Water, England - Surface area of 10.86 square miles. Largest Bay - Moray Firth, Scotland - Surface area of 12,000 square miles. Largest Natural Harbour - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - 120 square miles. Longest Canal - Leeds / Liverpool Canal, England - 142.6 miles. Highest Waterfall - Eas a Chuall Alluinn, Scotland - 200 meter drop. Longest River - River Sulby - 11 miles. Largest Lake - Mooragh Park Lake - Surface area of 40 square acres. Largest Reservoir - Sulby Reservoir - Surface area of 128 square acres. Largest Bay - Ramsey Bay - Surface area of 216 square miles. Largest Natural Harbour - Douglas Harbour - 3 square miles. Highest Waterfall - Ineen Vooar - 40 meter drop. Longest River - River Bann - 42 miles. Largest Lake - Lough Neagh - Surface area of 147.87 square miles. Largest Reservoir - Silent Valley Reservoir - Surface area of 13.9 square miles. Largest Bay - Lough Foyle - Surface area of 2,204 hectares. Longest Canal - Ulster Canal - 46 miles. Highest Waterfall - Ness Wood Falls - 9 meter drop. Longest River - River Shannon - 240 miles. Largest Lake - Lake Corrib - Surface area of 110 square miles Largest Reservoir - Poulaphouca Reservoir - Surface area of 7 square miles. Largest Bay - Donegal Bay - Surface area of 616 square miles. Largest Natural Harbour - Cork Harbour - 27 square miles. Longest Canal - Grand Canal - 82 miles. Highest Waterfall - Power's Court Waterfall - 121 meter drop. Longest River - River Tay - 120 miles. Largest Lake - Loch Lomond - Surface area of 27.45 square miles. Largest Reservoir - Carron Valley Reservoir - Surface area of 1.51 square miles. Largest Bay - Moray Firth - Surface area of 12,000 square miles. Largest Natural Harbour - Scapa Flow - 120 square miles. Longest Canal - Caledonian Canal - 62 miles. Highest Waterfall - Eas a Chuall Alluinn - 200 meter drop. |
The Blue Danube airport serves which Austrian City? | Linz Blue Danube LNZ Airport | Horsching, Oberoestereich, Austria Linz Blue Danube LNZ Airport Overview Linz Blue Danube Airport LNZ serves Upper Austria and its capital city Linz. The small Airport is located in the town of Horsching, and close to the city of Linz, and is accessible: (a) from the east by motorway A1 West Autobahn, Exit Traun, and B139 to Horsching; and (b) from the west by motorway A8, then then to A25, exit Marchtrenk, and continuing on B1. With an estimated 0.5M passengers annually, Blue Danube Airport is presently served by Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa (both in the Star Alliance), Ryanair & other low-fare airlines, offering flights to European destinations, with connections around the world. Seasonal charter airlines take passengers to popular vacation destinations. A Business Hotel with direct connection to the passenger terminal is presently in the drafting stages. The bright and airy passenger terminal at Danube Airport offers many amenities you will find in larger airports, but on a smaller scale: close-by parking facilities, short distances, a number of cafes, restaurants and shops, travel agencies and spacious waiting areas and departure hall. - Amenities & services inside the terminal: Aside from food & drink and retail concessions, the Information desk, open 5am-11am and addresses parking issues, hotel reservations, and other inquiries. A bank branch of AS is in the check-in hall, with an ATM cash machine is right next to it. Travel Value & Duty-Free is in post-security. Conference rooms & catering are available, along with equipment, by calling 07221/745 45-20. - Rental car agencies are situated at the short-term and scheduled flights car park - just follow the Rent A Car sign. Address: | Danube River, Budapest, Hungary, 3342 insider tips, photos, reviews & tickets Budapest Sightseeing Tour by Land and Water "You don’t have to choose between touring the beautiful city on four wheels or taking in the sights from the deck of a pleasure boat! After meeting your guide in central Budapest you’ll do both on board your comfortable amphibious coach. Heading down the busy streets of the capital your coach will take you past all its highlights. See the Hungarian Academy of Sciences the first example of Neo-Renaissance architecture in Budapest completed in 1865. Then go by the Hungarian Parliament building seat of the National Assembly and the largest Parliament building in Europe. Admire the exterior limestone ornaments as your guide describes the Gothic Revival style. When you've covered a lot of ground Budapest City Tour with Danube River Sightseeing Cruise Ticket "Leave your centrally located Budapest hotel in an air-conditioned minivan and head for the famous Chain Bridge on the Danube River. View the massive edifice which was built in 1849 and was the first permanent bridge between Buda and Pest. Pass the vast neo-Gothic Parliament Building and cross the Margaret Bridge to the UNESCO-listed Buda Castle District. This fortified hilltop district dates to the 13th century and reached it zenith in the 15th century when Hungary’s King Matthias built a palace here. Explore the cobbled streets and view its showpiece monuments such as the Matthias Church and Buda Castle (also called the Royal Palace). Then walk onto the Fisherman’s Bastion terrace to drink in the stunning views of the city and Danube below.After a stop at Gellért Hill cross the Elizabeth Bridge and head into Pest to see the Central Market Hall Dohány Street Synagogue Budapest Combo: Private Entrance to Szechenyi Spa plus Danube Cruise "This package features full day entrance to the largest thermal spa of Europe The Szechenyi Spa and a Lunch & Cruise or Cocktail & Cruise down the magnificent Danube. Get to know the true meaning of relaxation within the walls of the Szechenyi Spa!Guests may enter via the fast track entrance lane which means you don't need to waste time waiting on your holiday! Hot thermal water temperature enables you to enjoy the outdoor view even when its cold outside. Steam baths wave and swimming pools are all open for visitors.Admire the beauty of Budapest in daylight on the balcony of a classy sightseeing cruise!Take a glimpse at your surrounding on the 15 hours long cruise on the Danube under the 6 bridges of the Hungarian capital. The panorama of Budapest is unmatched through the entire globe |
Duncan Renaldo played which cowboy character in a famous US TV series? | Duncan Renaldo - Biography - IMDb Duncan Renaldo Biography Showing all 13 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (2) | Trivia (4) | Personal Quotes (1) | Salary (1) Overview (4) 6' (1.83 m) Mini Bio (1) To most audiences, Duncan Renaldo will always be identified as film and TV's "The Cisco Kid." However, this role occurred late in his career, which consisted of much more than just this western character. Not much is known about Renaldo's early life. In fact, his date and place of birth is still questioned. The usual given birth date is April 23, 1904. His birthplace has been generally stated as Spain--he has said that his first memories as a child were in Spain--although Romania and even New Jersey have been mentioned as well. An orphan, he never knew his actual parents and was never able to ascertain the exact date and place of his birth. He was raised and educated in various European countries and arrived in the US in the early 1920s as a stoker on a Brazilian coal ship. Entering the country on a 90-day seaman's permit, he stayed when his ship caught fire at the dock and burned to the waterline. A paltry existence as a portrait painter forced him to seek other work, and he somehow found his way into films as a producer of short features, which in turn led to on-camera work as an actor with MGM in 1928. The studio capitalized on his dashing Hispanic looks and initially typed him as a "Latin lover", but it didn't last long. In the early 1930s his career was interrupted when he was arrested and faced deportation due to his illegal immigrant status. The actor was eventually pardoned by President Franklin D. Roosevelt --his wife, Eleanor Roosevelt , had bought one of Renaldo's paintings, looked into his case and persuaded her husband to pardon him. He returned to minor films for both Republic and Monogram, alternating as heroic sidekick and villain. He co-starred as one of the Three Mesquiteers in the revamped film series, and showed up regularly in 1930s and 1940s cliffhangers, including The Painted Stallion (1937), Jungle Menace (1937), Zorro Rides Again (1937), King of the Mounties (1942), Secret Service in Darkest Africa (1943) The Tiger Woman (1944). In 1945 he began the Cisco Kid film series and transferred the character successfully to TV in the early 1950s, with Leo Carrillo as faithful sidekick Pancho. Renaldo made the character clean-shaven and more of a do-gooder than the roguish bandit who actually was in the books. Renaldo retired soon after the series' demise and died years later at Goleta Valley Community Hospital in California of lung cancer in 1980. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Gary Brumburgh / gr-home@pacbell.net Spouse (2) (? - 1940) (divorced) Trivia (4) Renaldo was arrested for illegal immigration in 1934 (he was a sailor on a ship that docked in Maryland in the late 1920s but caught fire at the pier and burned, stranding him in the US). There was some confusion as to his birthplace--he was orphaned as a child in Europe and didn't know where he was born--and since the authorities didn't know to which country he should be deported, he was imprisoned for a year. He was "rescued" by Republic Pictures president Herbert J. Yates , who signed him to a contract and vouched for him, and he was eventually granted a pardon by President Franklin D. Roosevelt . As the Cisco Kid he rode on a black & white Overo named Diablo. Sidekick Pancho got along on a palomino named Loco. The horses' names came out of the radio series. During the 1953-1954 season of The Cisco Kid (1950), he was severely injured in a rock fall and hospitalized through nine episodes. The producers had Cisco wearing masks, disguised as a ghost and used other gimmicks where they could use doubles. He had to record his lines--and shoot his close-ups--from his hospital bed, and the producers also used previously shot footage of him. His actual name consists of three surnames - Renault, Renaldo, and Duncan. Personal Quotes (1) We've taken all our fine western lore and splashed it with criminality and barbarism. The whole ide | Bonanza (TV Series 1959–1973) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. 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Which is the largest country by area in Central America? | What is the largest country in Central America? | Reference.com What is the largest country in Central America? A: Quick Answer The largest country in Central America is the Republic of Nicaragua. The country has an area of 49,998 square miles, making it about half the size of the state of New York. Full Answer Nicaragua is bordered by Costa Rica to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the west and Honduras to the north. The country is home to Lago de Nicaragua, the largest freshwater lake in Central America. As of July 2014, the country's population was 5,848,641.The country is considered one of the poorest in Central America, with a large number of migrant workers fleeing to Costa Rica and the United States for employment. | Central America Landforms and Land Statistics - Central America Landforms, Land Statistics Size: 523,780 sq km, 202,000 sq miles Percent of Earth's Land: 0.1% Highest Point: Tajumulco Volcano, Guatemala, 13,845ft (4,220m) Lowest Point: Caribbean Sea, 0ft (0m) Geographic Center: The geographic center of Central America is 116 miles northeast of Lake Managua, Nicaragua Horizontal Width: From Guatemala's southwestern border with Mexico, directly east to the Caribbean Sea border of Honduras and Nicaragua: 595 miles (958 km) (see map) Vertical Length: From Belmopan, Belize directly southeast to Panama City, Panama: 880 miles (1,416 km) (see map) Note: Lengths and widths are point-to-point, straight-line measurements and will vary some using other map projections. Central American Countries Costa Rica: 51,100 sq km Belize: 22,966 sq km |
In 2013, Justin Rose became the first Englishman in 43 years to win golf's US Open, who won in 1970? | US Open 2013: Justin Rose becomes first Englishman to win in 43 years | Daily Mail Online comments Justin Rose became the first Englishman to win golf's US Open since 1970 with victory at Merion yesterday. Rose followed in the footsteps of Tony Jacklin 43 years ago by dramatically winning the championship in Pennsylvania last night. He also ended the long wait for a major winner since Sir Nick Faldo won the Masters championship in 1996. An emotional Rose paid tribute to his father as he spoke of his victory. Pure delight: Justin Rose kisses the US Open Trophy and celebrates with it (below) Joy: Justin Rose celebrates with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club Wonderful moment: Rose embraces his wife Kate after his victory at Merion was sealed Rose scored 70 in his final round to finish one over par and condemn Phil Mickelson to his sixth runners-up finish in the event on his 43rd birthday, finishing two shots behind alongside Australian Jason Day. Although he is the first Englishman to triumph since Tony Jacklin ten years before he was even born, Rose is the third European winner of the US Open in the last four years. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share Fellow golfer Rory McIlroy was among the first to pay tribute to Rose's victory last night. Ulsterman McIlroy, who bent a club in frustration during the contest, wrote on Twitter: 'So happy for @JustinRose99! Couldn't happen to a better lad!' Impressive: Rose hits his tee shot on the fifth hole during the final round as he battled for top spot Close run thing: Phil Mickelson was around the top all day and suffered some terrible edges Golfer Graeme McDowell, also from Northern Ireland, added: 'Congratulations to @JustinRose99. Best player in the world the last few years. Major much deserved. #respect.' Rose began the day two shots off the lead held by Mickelson but soon caught him. But he was pushed all the way by his rivals in a dramatic finish. As he sunk his winning putt, an emotional Rose looked to the heavens in tribute to his father Ken who introduced him to the sport, but died of leukemia in 2002. He told reporters afterwards: 'You saw me look to the heavens with it being Father's Day - I was just trying to remember my dad. 'My coach Sean Foley sent me a text this morning which said "Go out there and be the man that your dad taught you to be and that your kids can look up to".' Strong day: Rose tees off at the ninth on a day he showed both consistency and skill Rose, who finished fourth in the Open as a 17-year-old amateur in 1998 and turned professional the next day, added: 'It feels fantastic, absolutely amazing. 'Going forward it gives me a lot of confidence. 'I don't know if it takes pressure off, but it's a moment where you can look back and think childhood dreams have come true.' His previous best finish was joint third place in last year's Open which was won by Ulsterman Rory McIlroy. The last Englishman to lift the US Open was Tony Jacklin, who won by seven shots at Hazeltine, Minnesota, in 1970. Five other Englishmen won the US Open pre-war, while a host of Scotsmen won early editions of the event. World number one Tiger Woods was well off the pace and his challenge was ended even before the final round. Whoops: Tiger Woods had a bad day at the office as he ran double digits over par Wandering: Spectators follow Woods to see if his fortunes have changed Fist bump: Mickelson celebrates making a shot for eagle on the tenth hole with caddie Jim Mackay | Golf Today's A to Z of Golf: Nicknames of golfers, past and present Nicknames of golfers, past and present A Aquaman Woody Austin: he fell in a lake on the follow-through from a difficult lie on the bank during the 2007 Presidents Cup B Babe Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias: hugely gifted all-round sportwoman, called 'Babe' (from Babe Ruth) after hitting five home runs in a baseball game. 41 LPGA wins, including ten majors (four of them won as an amateur). Big Easy Ernie Els: because he's big, and makes it look so easy. Big Fijian Tough one, this. It's Vijay Singh. Because he's big (1m88, 94kg) too, and he's from Fiji. Big Mama JoAnne Carner: winner of 43 LPGA titles, including two US Women's Opens - a tall, powerful woman. Big Wiesy Michelle Wie: tall, willowy and with effortless length, ie a sort of female Ernie Els. Black Knight, The Gary Player: South African legend, famous for wearing black, supposedly to help him absorb the sun's energy. Boo Thomas Brent Weekley, a keen hunter and woodsman (from Boo Boo Bear, cartoon character friend of Yogi Bear) Boom Boom Fred Couples: a reference to his immense power off the tee. Boss of the Moss Loren Roberts: one of the finest putters in the game. Buffalo Bill Billy Casper: prolific winner of tournaments from the 50's to early 70s, including two US Opens and a Masters. Fought a lifelong battle with his weight, and ate buffalo meat and organic vegetables to try and keep it down. Bulldog Corey Pavin : a reference to his gritty, determined, never-give-up playing style, rather than his slight, short-hitting physique. Won the 1995 US Open with a memorable 4-wood to 5 feet on the final hole. C Champagne Tony Tony Lema: winner of the 1964 Open Championship. Aquired the name after promising champagne to the press if he won the Orange County Open in 1962 (he did). Died aged 32 in 1966 when his plane ran out of fuel and crashed onto a golf course. Chippie Paul Lawrie: 1999 Open Champion, for his enviable short game, developed as a child by chipping balls into a small gravel circle in which stood the rotating clothes line on which his mother hung the washing. Chocolate Soldier Henry Picard: American winner of the Masters and US PGA, contemporary of Sam Snead and Ben Hogan. "Pick" to his friends, he was head pro at the Hershey Country Club in the 1930s, whence the nickname. Also called the "Hershey Hurricane". Choke, The Scott Hoch: unforgiving reference to his habit of challenging for, but losing major titles, including missing two 2-3 foot putts in the 1989 Masters which ultimately gave Nick Faldo the title. Chucky Three Sticks Charles Gordon Howell III: as in I, I and I... D Doc Gil Morgan: successful US pro (7 PGA and 25 Champuions Tour wins, who is also a qualified Doctor of Optometry. Double D Former world number one David Duval. Duffy James Joseph Waldorf, Jr: four-time PGA Tour winner and wine connaisseur, with a taste in flamboyant shirts and golf balls decorated by his children. El Gato Eduardo Romero: Spanish for cat - the Argentine has a feline way of stalking around his shots. El Niño Sergio Garcia : first came on tour as a brash teenager and had a 'whirlwind' style on the course. F Frank Urban Zoeller: from his initials F.U.Z. Winner of the Masters amd the US Open. G Ben Crenshaw: ironic reference to his fierce temper, despite angelic looks. Giant, The Craig Smith: to date, his main claim to fame is being the world's tallest touring professional at 6ft 8in (2m.03). Golden Bear Jack Nicklaus - from his blond hair, large frame, aggressive golf and large fortune earned in golf and business. 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Who is the Greek God of wine? | DIONYSUS (Dionysos) - Greek God of Wine & Festivity (Roman Bacchus) Liber, Bacchus Dionysus riding panther, Greek mosaic from Pella C4th B.C., Pella Archaeological Museum DIONYSOS (Dionysus) was the Olympian god of wine, vegetation, pleasure, festivity, madness and wild frenzy. He was depicted as either an older, bearded god or an effeminate, long-haired youth. His attributes included the thyrsos (a pine-cone tipped staff), a drinking cup and a crown of ivy. He was usually accompanied by a troop of Satyrs and Mainades (wild female devotees). MYTHS Dionysos was a son of Zeus and the princess Semele of Thebes. During the course of her pregnancy, the god's jealous wife Hera tricked Semele into asking Zeus to appear before her in his full glory. Bound by oath, the god was forced to comply and she was consumed by the heat of his lightning-bolts. Zeus recovered their unborn child from her body, sewed him up in his own thigh, and carried him to term. << More >> After his birth from the thigh of Zeus, Dionysos was first entrusted to the care of Seilenos (Silenus) and the nymphs of Mount Nysa, and later to his aunt Ino, Semele's sister, and her husband Athamas. Hera was enraged when she learned of the boy's location and drove the couple mad, causing them to kill both their children and themselves. << More >> The Thrakian king Lykourgos (Lycurgus) attacked Dionysos and his companions as they were travelling through his land and drove them into the sea. As punishment, the god inflicted him with madness causing him to murder his wife and son and mutilate himself with an axe. << More >> King Pentheus of Thebes refused to accept the god's divinity and tried to apprehend him. The god retaliated by driving the king's daughters into a crazed frenzy and they tore him apart limb from limb. << More >> Dionysos instructed the hero Ikarios (Icarius) of Athens in the art of winemaking. However, some shepherds, upon drinking the wine, thought they had been poisoned and killed him. The sorrowful god then set him amongst the stars as the constellation Bootes. << More >> As Dionysos was travelling through the islands of the Aegean Sea he was captured by a band of Tyrrhenian pirates who thought to sell him into slavery. The god infested their ship with phantoms of creeping vines and wild beasts, and in terror the men leapt overboard and were transformed into dolphins. << More >> Dionysos married princess Ariadne of Krete (Crete) whom he discovered abandoned by Theseus on the island of Naxos. << More >> The god launched a campaign against the Indian nation in the farthest reaches of Asia, leading an army composed of Satyrs, Mainades, and demigods. << More >> Dionysos journeyed to the underworld to recover his mother Semele and brought her to Olympos where Zeus transformed into the goddess Thyone. << More >> Many other myths are detailed over the following pages. SYMBOLS & ATTRIBUTES Dionysos' most distinctive attribute was the thyrsos, a pine-cone tipped staff. His other attributes included a drinking-cup (kantharos), fruiting grapevines and a panther. The god was usually clothed in a long robe (chiton) and cloak (himation) and crowned with a wreath of ivy-leaves. Below are some examples of his attributes as depicted in ancient Greek art:- 1. Pine-cone staff (thyrsos); 2. Thyrsos-staff head; 3. Grapevines; 4. Drinking-cup; 5. Wreath of ivy-leaves. SACRED ANIMALS & PLANTS Dionysos' sacred animals were the panther (leopard), tiger, bull and serpent. The god rode on the back of a panther or drove a chariot drawn by a pair of the beasts. His sacred plants were the grapevine, ivy, bindweed (prickly ivy) and pine tree. Devotees of the god wore wreaths of ivy and carried pine-cone tipped staffs. Below are examples of the god's animals as depicted in ancient Greek art and photos of his sacred plants:- 1. Panther; 2. Grapevine; 3. Ivy; 4. Bindweed; 5. Pine tree. DIONYSUS PAGES ON THEOI.COM This site contains a total of 14 pages describing the god, including general descriptions, mythology, and cult. The content is outlined in the Index of Dionysus Pages (le | Greek Mythology - Unit Test - StudyBlue Good to have you back! If you've signed in to StudyBlue with Facebook in the past, please do that again. Greek Mythology - Unit Test god of the sun, music, archery, light, poetry son of zeus and leto leader of the 9 muses represents perfect, manly beauty She is wife and sister to Zeus. She is the protector of marriage. Symbols: pomegranate, peacock, lotus staff she is the goddess of the heavens, Empire, Child Birth, and marriage Advertisement ) Goddess of plants and harvests Daughter: Persephone Driven to desperation when Pluto captured Persephone Roman name: Ceres (cereal) Goddess of love and beauty Gets easily jealous She was in love with Ares but Hephaestus She was in love with Adonis So Ares turned into a boar and gored him to death She wanted to kill psyche to prevent her from marrying her son, by making her smell the sleep of death. Roman Name: Venus Symbols: Apple, Dove, Scallop shell, Heart Athena Goddess of Wisdom and stragagy Born out of Zeus head in full armor she created the olive tree for Athens and that’s why it was named Athens She blinded tiresais because she came across Her while she was bathing Symbols: Olive tree, Owl Pandora Demi-Goddess Sent by Zeus to trick Epimethius and punish mankind got accepting the gift of fire from Prometheus she opened the jar given by Zeus and released all of the evils into the world First woman who was formed out of clay by the gods No Roman Name available! head god, god of the heavens (Mount Olympus), Brothers = Hades and Poseidon, Wife = Hera, Symbols: Lightning bolt, Shield, Oak tree, Bull, Eagle and Lightning. Poseidon Symbols: the trident, sea, and horeses. God of water and sea The son of Cronus and Rhea His brothers and sisters include: Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Zeus. Atalanta Speedy athlete, Good hunter, Great Fighter eventually married to Hippomenes who overcame her in a foot race Hades God and ruler of the under world Siblings: Hera, Demeter, Zeus, Poseidon, Hestia, Very Rich and Immortal God of metals and fires, rules over volcanoes Roman Name: Vulcan Sacred objects: fire, blacksmith’s hammer He is the only ugly god; he has physical deformities. He makes the armor for all the gods Hermes God of trade and trees Messenger of the gods He has magical winged shoes Symbols: Wings and a Wand Psyche Lived happily with her sisters until Eros took her away She didn’t know that Eros was her invisible lover so one night shesnuck into his room while he was sleeping and shone a light on him, instantlythe palace vanished She was heartbroken so she begged at Aphrodite to let them be together, Aphrodite attempted killing her by giving her the temptation to smell some socalled beauty cream, she opened it up and It was really the sleep of death Zeus revived her and Psyche became immortal so she and Eros could be together Symbols butterfly wings Is the God of Love Roman Name: Cupid Symbols: heart, and Baby Is specialized to make people fall in love byshooting them with arrows Hewas sent to make psyche fall in love with a monster but he got grazed with hisown arrow and fell in love with her instead he ended up marrying her and psychegot turned immortal by Zeus Persephone Symbols: Spring and New Growth Captured by Pluto Ate pomegranate seeds from Pluto’s garden, so couldn't escape underworld permanently Zeus made deal that ½ o year lives with him in underworld, ½ lives with mother there fore creating seasons Advertisement God of wine celebration, and theater Roman Name: Bacchus Travels around the world teaching people how tomake wine out of grapes Fun loving and irresponsible Satyrswhen drunk chase nymphs and girls Symbols: Cup with wine Symbols: bronze tipped spear, sword and shield Parents: Zeus and Hera Took shape of a boar and killed Adonis because he thought Aphrodite loved Adonis morethan himself Is Violent and eager for a fight Echo A tree nymph who distracted Hera to let her friendsget away Herawas really angry so she made it so echo could only say the endings of otherpeoples words and could never say her own this was bad for |
"What U.S. grocery chain has been humorously referred to as ""Whole Paycheck""?" | Whole Foods Tries To Shake 'Whole Paycheck' Rep With Cheaper Spinoff : The Salt : NPR Whole Foods Tries To Shake 'Whole Paycheck' Rep With Cheaper Spinoff Embed Embed Whole Foods Tries To Shake 'Whole Paycheck' Rep With Cheaper Spinoff Whole Foods Tries To Shake 'Whole Paycheck' Rep With Cheaper Spinoff Embed Embed A woman shops at the Whole Foods Market in Woodmere Village, Ohio, on March 27, 2014. The grocery chain has become known for its high-priced food and says its new chain will offer "value prices." Tony Dejak/ASSOCIATED PRESS hide caption toggle caption Tony Dejak/ASSOCIATED PRESS A woman shops at the Whole Foods Market in Woodmere Village, Ohio, on March 27, 2014. The grocery chain has become known for its high-priced food and says its new chain will offer "value prices." Tony Dejak/ASSOCIATED PRESS Upscale grocery store chain Whole Foods (often referred to as "Whole Paycheck" because of its high prices) announced this week that it's launching a new offshoot brand — with lower prices — to appeal to younger, millennial shoppers. Walter Robb, co-CEO of Whole Foods, says it will be a "uniquely branded store concept unlike anything that currently exists in the marketplace" with "value prices ... a modern, streamlined design, innovative technology and a curated selection." The news comes just as the company touted a 10 percent sales increase to $3.6 billion, and an earnings per share increase of 14 percent over the prior year. At the same time, Whole Foods disappointed investors by missing its profit estimates for the second quarter and by reporting lower than expected same-store sales, as NPR's Brian Naylor reported . But Anthony Dukes , a marketing professor at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business, says the announcement may have more to do with combating stigma than with any current revenue figures. "Whole Foods has come under criticism for having high prices, the famous 'Whole Paycheck' idea of Whole Foods — charging prices that a lot of people can't afford," says Dukes. "And that's not been particularly good for Whole Foods' image. That price issue has been a thorn in their side. And if that's keeping some people away, because they feel it's too expensive, that new format addresses that issue." Article continues after sponsorship Dukes also says Whole Foods' move is in line with recent trends in the grocery industry. "Grocery has done a really good thing in the past decade or so in regard to understanding this notion of curation, and segmenting, and fine-tuning their assortment to what customers like," says Dukes. "It used to be that grocery stores would survive and compete based on location — just have everything anybody in your location might want." Now, he says, grocery stores are realizing they can offer different experiences for different customers: those who want an upscale setting and high prices, and others who prefer lower prices. Dukes says doing that well, though, takes effort, and the challenge will be doing it in a way that doesn't make current Whole Foods shoppers jump ship for its cheaper offshoot. He points to automaker Toyota, which launched its Scion car line to shake its baby boomer image and appeal to younger consumers with less money to spend. Scion works, says Dukes, because it successfully differentiated from Toyota. "It's [Scion's] actually ugly to the people who buy a conventional Toyota," says Dukes. 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Polydactylism is distinguished by extra what? | Polydactyls Polydactyls (c) RebelPawz Maine Coons 2015 Introduction Our special interest is in Polydactyl Maine Coons. In our opinion they are the most amazing creatures and they deserve a lot of love and respect. RebelPawz Maine Coons was founded because of our love for the Polydactyl Maine Coons (and Mainelymagic Enzo Furrari P very much in particular). Mainelymagic Enzo Furrari P We are just totally in love with this special trait of the Maine Coon and would love to see it advance further and get more respected in the New Zealand show world. New Zealand is currently the only country in the world where you can show a poly on totally equal footing with other Maine Coons and other pedigree cats. Our objective is to see them out there much more than they are currently and be totally on an equal footing with the straight foots (no pun intended ;) ). TICA world wide have in May 2015 allowed polys into championship, but it had to be done as a separate breed code from the straight foots, but it is a step in the right direction. RebelPawz have been incredibly fortunate to be able to start breeding polys, thanks to the extremely generous support of Soozn Grindell of Mainelymagic Maine Coons (importer of the first Poly Maine Coon to NZ) and Zena Pigden/Liz Curry of Shiningwater and Kittycourt Maine Coons. We will be forever grateful to Soozn Grindell for her immense knowledge and help with our breeding program and for the fuel for our passion for the Poly Maine Coon. We are part of a very small group of breeders in New Zealand who breeds Poly Maine Coons and we are very proud and humbled to be able to be part of it. We hope to make everyone proud of our efforts and look forward to the exciting journey ahead. Kittycourt Embers N Ashes In human, polydactyly is considered a common occurence. Dr Alan Green (MD FAAP), author, pediatrician, lecturer and keynote speaker says: 'Polydactylism, or having one or more extra fingers or toes, is probably the most common abnormality of development found at birth. Polydactylism is reported in about 2 per 1000 children. However, many of the simpler cases are taken care of in the nursery by the obstetrician or pediatrician and don't show up in these statistics' (ref 1). Anne Boleyn, Winston Churchill and King Charles VIII of France (ref World Knowledge Library) are some famous polydactyls. "Polydactyly is an ancient trait and but for a quirk of evolution, all modern animals would have 7 or 8 digits instead of just 5. The oldest known four-legged animals, Ichthyostega and Acanthostega, had 7 or 8 digits per limb. The "extra" digits were next to the thumb. The extra digits disappeared 350 million years ago, leaving modern animals with just 5 per limb. 100 million years after evolution opted for five digits, throwbacks to ancestral polydactyly occurred, as a fossil of a seven-toed reptile demonstrates. The fossil, an aquatic marine reptile called Nanchangosaurus, was an mutant or evolutionary throwback which lived 100 million years after other seven-toed amphibians had died out.” (Ref 2). There has been concern in the Cat Fancies that polydactyly may be associated with other abnormalities that we would not want to encourage in cat breeding. It is important that we separate true polydactyl from other syndromes that happen to include extra digits such as Ellis-van Creveld syndrome which is a disorder of the skeletal dysplasia type and includes cardiac malformation, dwarfism, cleft palate as well as extra digits. This is an autosomal recessive gene found on the chromosome 4 short arm and quite distinct to the simple dominant polydactyl gene found in the Maine Coon cat. RebelPawz Brimful of Asha Genetics and Research The polydactyl gene in the Maine Coon breed is the standard benign autosomal dominant gene for polydactyly, Pd. This gene has been identified following the sequencing of the cat genome. Preaxial polydactyly is caused by ectopic expression of the signalling molecule Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) in the developing limb bud. Mutations in the long-distant, limb-specific cis-regulator for SHH, called th | Do Cats Have Toes or Paws? - Pets Pets Do Cats Have Toes or Paws? by Melodie Anne Lucy needs a manicure and a pedicure once in a while. Don't get your cuddly kitty's toes and paws mixed up -- they are in fact separate and distinct parts. Think of Lucy's front paws as her hands and her back paws as her feet. Her front paws have fingers and a thumb, while her back paws have toes. Not Just for Pouncing Feline paws and toes are an intricate system allowing them to perform all of the same activities as their larger wildcat cousins. Lucy's front paws, fingers and claws are just like your hands. She uses them to grab prey -- or furry mice toys -- shovel food into her mouth and groom her face. Her back paws and toes help her jump, pounce, play and run away from predators. Additionally, the pads of her feet sweat a small amount, helping her cool down when it gets steamy outside. Her paw pads also help her glide around quietly when she is getting ready to pounce on one of her siblings. Counting Fingers and Toes All cats have four paws, unless they suffer some kind of tragic accident. Each front paw has four fingers and one thumb, which is known as a dewclaw. Her back paws each have four toes. Every finger and toe also has a claw, similar to your fingernails. In all, Lucy has 18 fingers and toes spread out between her four paws, explains Dr. Arnold Plotnick, a New York City-based veterinarian. Extra Toes Once in a while felines grow extra toes. A condition known as polydactylism is a genetic mutation in which your lovable companion may wind up with one or two extra digits on each foot. Having an extra toe is simply a kitty quirk and is not dangerous or harmful to her health. The extra digit doesn't offer little Lucy any extra benefits, however if the toes don't form properly, she'll wind up having chronic problems with ingrown or overgrown claws. Special Care Inspect Lucy's paws and toes each day, especially if she goes outside. Thorns, chunks of cat litter, small rocks or other debris can be painful when they get stuck between her digits. She also needs her nails trimmed every few weeks or so. If you hear clicking on the linoleum when she walks, it's a sign her nails are too long. When trimming her nails, avoid getting close to the quick. This pink part inside the nail is the blood supply and causes severe pain when you get close to it. If you're unsure about how to give her a proper manicure, have your veterinarian show you how. Getting her used to extra handling ahead of time helps minimize any angry hissing episodes at the vet office. |
"What is ""Midway"", the site of the Battle of Midway?" | Midway | Define Midway at Dictionary.com midway [adverb, adjective mid-wey; noun mid-wey] /adverb, adjective ˈmɪdˈweɪ; noun ˈmɪdˌweɪ/ Spell in the middle of the way or distance; halfway. noun a place or part situated midway. 3. (often initial capital letter) the place or way, as at a fair or carnival, on or along which sideshows and similar amusements are located. 4. the amusements, concessions, etc., located on or around this place or way. Origin of midway Old English 900 before 900; Middle English midwei, Old English midweg; see mid 1, way 1; def. 3 and 4 after the Midway Plaisance, the main thoroughfare of the World Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago in 1893 Midway noun 1. several U.S. islets in the N Pacific, about 1300 miles (2095 km) NW of Hawaii: Japanese defeated in a naval battle June, 1942; 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km). 2. Examples from the Web for midway Expand ISIS and BS Amal Ghandour October 14, 2014 Historical Examples midway round the pole they place a lesser globe, binding it with purple fillets, but the end of the pole is decked with saffron. Capitola's Peril Mrs. E.D.E.N. Southworth People of every sort crowded to see the popular Eskimo Encampment on the midway. A Labrador Doctor Wilfred Thomason Grenfell British Dictionary definitions for midway Expand in or at the middle of the distance; halfway noun (US & Canadian) a place in a fair, carnival, etc, where sideshows are located 3. (obsolete) a middle place, way, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for midway Expand n. Old English mid-weg "the middle of a way or distance;" see mid + way (n.). Meaning "central avenue of a fairground" is first recorded 1893, American English, in reference to the Midway Plaisance of the Worlds Columbian Exposition held that year in Chicago. The Pacific island group so called for being midway between America and Asia. As an adverb from late Old English. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper | Puget Sound Washington - Go Northwest! A Travel Guide Novels set in the Puget Sound "Superspill" by Mary Kay Becker, 1974. An hour-by-hour account of the havoc wrought by spreading oil after a tanker goes aground. "Mighty Mountain" by Archie Binns, 1940. Historical novel about the Puget Sound country in the mid-1800s, highlighting relations between the Indians and the White settlers. "The Timber Beast" by Archie Binns, 1944. Charlie Dow typifies the old style logging operator in this story of the Sound's lumber industry. "Mom Counted Six" by Mac Gardner, 1944. Warm and humorous chronicle of a family who live in a Puget Sound mill town. (Gardner was born and grew up in the Puget Sound area.) More Washington List with Go Northwest! The Puget Sound region is home to the majority of Washington State citizens who live in the bustling cities and suburbs that extend north to south from Stanwood to Olympia. Most Puget Sound communities lie on either side of the north-south Interstate 5 corridor that serves as the major traffic thoroughfare of the state. Puget Sound itself is a body of water lying east of Admiralty Inlet, through which ocean waters reach inland some 50 miles from the Pacific Coast to provide all-weather ports for ocean-going ships at Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia. The waterway is a complex and intricate system of channels, inlets, estuaries, embayments and islands. Common usage has broadened the Sound's description to include the surrounding lowlands extending east to the Cascade Mountains and the various cities and towns lying therein. Such usage also includes Whidbey , Camano, and Fidalgo islands as well as the Kitsap Peninsula . Outside Admiralty Inlet and beyond Whidbey Island to the north, lie the popular San Juan Islands between the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Strait of Georgia. This small group of islands is a favorite playground and weekend get-away destination for residents of the region and their northern neighbors in British Columbia , Canada. Puget Sound Cities Seattle , the state's largest city, lies in the center of the Puget Sound region and sits between Elliot Bay and Lake Washington. Across the Sound is Bainbridge Island , the Kitsap Peninsula and Olympic Peninsula . To the east, and across Lake Washington, is Seattle's near neighbor Bellevue . Other major cities situated on the Sound include Everett , Olympia and Tacoma . On the west side of the Sound are the cities of Bremerton , Port Orchard and Shelton . Vacationing in Puget Sound The Puget Sound area offers a rich variety of vacation, recreational and holiday pursuits including big-city life, island retreats, cozy bed and breakfasts, romantic country inns and first-class resorts. There is plenty of sightseeing, hiking, kayaking, and boating activities to keep in shape and make one wish for a longer Puget Sound holiday. See individual cities and towns for additional visitor information as well as information on accommodations, activities and attractions in specific cities. When looking for a city or town, you can choose from either an alphabetical list, or, a list by region . |
Who wrote the 1936 novel ‘Jamaica Inn’? | Jamaica Inn Please see disclaimer Jamaica Inn �Jamaica Inn stands today, hospitable and kindly, a temperance house on the twenty mile road between Bodmin and Launceston. In the following story of adventure I have pictured it as it might have been over a hundred and twenty years ago; and although existing place-names figure in the pages, the characters and events described are entirely imaginary�. Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier, 1936. Jamaica Inn is no longer a temperance house, nor does it stand on the road from Bodmin to Launceston; due to modern road development the road has moved. But Jamaica Inn does still stand solid and strong on Bodmin Moor and on a bleak November day can appear as dark and foreboding as it was described in Daphne�s novel. But its thousands of annual visitors will tell you different because, these days, Jamaica Inn is a vibrant and welcoming place to stay awhile when travelling in Cornwall. It is a hotel with a restaurant, bar, shop, museum and a farm shop (opening Spring 2016), all of which are cared for under the watchful eye of Allen Jackson who bought the Inn in March 2014. The fame of Jamaica Inn undoubtedly springs from the novel Daphne du Maurier wrote and the story of how she came to write it is almost as good as the novel itself. In November 1930 Daphne and her friend Foy Quiller Couch went to stay at Jamaica Inn overnight, while on a riding expedition on Bodmin Moor. It was Daphne�s first experience of the Inn. In the afternoon they set off across the desolate and sinister moor and lost their way. Darkness fell, it was raining and the two young women had little hope of finding their way back. They found a derelict barn and Daphne was keen to stay there but Foy thought they would catch their death if they did so, putting their trust in the horses, they allowed themselves to be led across the moor until they eventually saw the lights of Jamaica Inn in the distance and knew that the instinct of the horses had saved them. A year later, on a second visit to Jamaica Inn, Daphne and Foy visited the village of Altarnun and its church, St Nonna, also known as the Cathedral of the Moor. The vicar of Altarnun visited them that evening and there can be no doubt that those two visits to Jamaica Inn, and whatever the vicar said to Daphne on that evening, were to brew in her mind until the story of Jamaica Inn became the novel we know today. Jamaica Inn, Bolventor, Launceston, Cornwall PL15 7TS Tel: +44 (0) 1566 86250 www.jamaicainn.co.uk | Tom Stoppard | British writer | Britannica.com British writer Alternative Titles: Sir Tom Stoppard, Tomas Straussler Tom Stoppard Sir Noël Coward Tom Stoppard, original name Tomas Straussler, in full Sir Tom Stoppard (born July 3, 1937, Zlín , Czechoslovakia [now in Czech Republic]), Czech-born British playwright whose work is marked by verbal brilliance, ingenious action, and structural dexterity . Stoppard’s father was working in Singapore in 1938/39. After the Japanese invasion, his father stayed on and was killed, but Stoppard’s mother and her two sons escaped to India, where in 1946 she married a British officer, Kenneth Stoppard. Soon afterward the family went to live in England. Tom Stoppard—he had assumed his stepfather’s surname—quit school and started his career as a journalist in Bristol in 1954. He began to write plays in 1960 after moving to London. His first play , A Walk on the Water (1960), was televised in 1963; the stage version, with some additions and the new title Enter a Free Man, reached London in 1968. His play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1964–65) was performed at the Edinburgh Festival in 1966. That same year his only novel , Lord Malquist & Mr. Moon, was published. His play was the greater success: it entered the repertory of Britain’s National Theatre in 1967 and rapidly became internationally renowned. The irony and brilliance of this work derive from Stoppard’s placing two minor characters of Shakespeare ’s Hamlet into the centre of the dramatic action. A number of successes followed. Among the most-notable stage plays were The Real Inspector Hound (1968), Jumpers (1972), Travesties (1974), Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1978), Night and Day (1978), Undiscovered Country (1980, adapted from a play by Arthur Schnitzler ), and On the Razzle (1981, adapted from a play by Johann Nestroy ). The Real Thing (1982), Stoppard’s first romantic comedy, deals with art and reality and features a playwright as a protagonist. Arcadia, which juxtaposes 19th-century Romanticism and 20th-century chaos theory and is set in a Derbyshire country house, premiered in 1993, and The Invention of Love, about A.E. Housman, was first staged in 1997. The trilogy The Coast of Utopia (Voyage, Shipwreck, and Salvage), first performed in 2002, explores the lives and debates of a circle of 19th-century Russian émigré intellectuals . Rock ’n’ Roll (2006) jumps between England and Czechoslovakia during the period 1968–90. Stoppard wrote a number of radio plays, including In the Native State (1991), which was reworked as the stage play Indian Ink (1995). He also wrote a number of notable television plays, such as Professional Foul (1977). Among his early screenplays are those for The Romantic Englishwoman (1975), Despair (1978), and Brazil (1985), as well as for a film version (1990) of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead that he also directed. In 1999 the screenplay for Shakespeare in Love (1998), cowritten by Stoppard and Marc Norman, won an Academy Award . Stoppard also adapted the French screenplay for the English-language film Vatel (2000), about a 17th-century chef, and wrote the screenplay for Enigma (2001), which chronicles the English effort to break the German Enigma code. He later penned scripts for a lavish miniseries (2012) based on novelist Ford Madox Ford ’s tetralogy Parade’s End and for a film adaptation (2012) of Leo Tolstoy ’s Anna Karenina . Britannica Stories |
What is Dionne Warwick's real first name? | Dionne Warwick - Biography - IMDb Dionne Warwick Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (2) | Trivia (32) | Personal Quotes (2) Overview (4) 5' 7" (1.7 m) Mini Bio (1) Dionne Warwick was born on December 12, 1940 in East Orange, New Jersey, USA as Marie Dionne Warrick. She was previously married to William Elliott . Spouse (2) First cousin of Whitney Houston . On the advice of her numerologist, she added an "e" to her last name and spelled it that way professionally before reverting back to her original spelling. Mother of David Elliott , and Damon Elliott . Arrested on misdemeanor charge 12 May, 2002 at Miami International Airport for carrying 11 marijuana cigarettes, found in empty lipstick container, less than 5 grams of marijuana. A friend told reporters Warwick uses marijuana to fight effects of glaucoma. On 5 June 2002, AP reports that charges against Warwick were dropped after Miami-Dade County judge agreed to plea bargain deal, which included Warwick's completion of drug treatment program. She did not appear in court, but in a statement said, "To this day, I am puzzled about exactly what happened at the Miami International Airport. But through the grace of God, I can now put this unpleasant chapter behind me." Her plea also included her donation of $250 to a group which supports children born with HIV. Warwick also agreed to make an anti-drug public service announcement directed at youth. Celebrity spokesperson for the Psychic Friends Network and hostess for its infomercials in the 1990s. Ranked #42 on VH1's Greatest Women of Rock N Roll Honorary Member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Although Warwick had a handful of Top Ten hits during the 1960s, many of her songs were not given the chance to shine. Such songs include "Any Old Time of the Day," "Here Where There Is Love," "The Wine Is Young," "Check Out Time," "Wives and Lovers," "Only Love Can Break a Heart," "Knowing When to Leave," "(They Long to Be) Close to You," "Don't Go Breaking My Heart," "Let Me Be Lonely," "Forever My Love," "In the Land of Make Believe," "What the World Needs Now Is Love," "The Look of Love," and "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head". As a teenager, she formed The Gospelaires , with sister Dee Dee Warwick and aunt Cissy Houston . Graduated from East Orange High School in East Orange, New Jersey in 1959. Was named the U.S. Ambassador of Health in 1987. In the 1960s, she worked with Burt Bacharach and Hal David who wrote most of her songs. Began singing at age 6 at a Baptist church. Attended Karen Carpenter 's funeral on Tuesday, February 8, 1983. The services were held at United Methodist Church in Downey, California. Although her real last name is Warrick, on her first hit record, "Don't Make Me Over", her record company misspelled her name "Warwick" on the label, and she's used it ever since. Had a 12-year relationship with actor Gianni Russo best known for appearing as Carlo Rizzi, Connie Corleone's husband, in The Godfather (1972). Dionne's younger sister, Dee Dee Warwick , died Saturday October 19, 2008 at a New Jersey nursing home, with her elder sister by her side, after having been in poor health for several months, according to a family spokesman. She was 63. She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6922 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. She was raised on Sterling Street in East Orange, New Jersey. She attended the Hartt College of Music in Hartford, Connecticut. She met Burt Bacharach there, when she was 18 years old. She sang at St. Mark's Methodist Church in East Orange at 6 years old and later at New Hope Baptist Church on Sussex Avenue in Newark, New Jersey. She was awarded five Grammy Awards. She has earned 18 top-20 US hits, including 12 songs written by Burt Bacharach . Her childhood (Lincoln) elementary school was renamed Dionne Warwick Institute of Economics and Entrepreneusrhip (Kindergarten to 5th grade) in East Orange, New Jersey. She has six grandchildren. Originally a mezzo-soprano at the height of her career, but since her voice has deepened due to life long | "Masterminds" - Manchester Evening News, December 26, 2015 | Online Research Library: Questia Read preview Article excerpt 1. What has been the highest selling album of 2015? 2. Who won this year's Strictly Come Dancing? 3. Ford claimed to launch the first 'e-(What?)' at the 2015 Mobile World Congress Show: Pram; bike; dishwasher; or trousers? 4. A 2015 intensive listening study discovered that giraffes actually: Hum; whistle; laugh; or scream? 5. Name the last US president to meet the leader of Cuba before Barack Obama did this year: Clinton; Reagan; Eisenhower; or Washington? 6. Jay Z and Beyonce launched a music streaming service called: Bridal; Tidal; Widal; or Piddle? 7. At auction, $1.2m was paid for Don McLean's original handrwitten lyrics for which 1971 big hit song? 8. The Save the Children charity said it mistakenly awarded which controversial politician a Global Legacy award? 9. An official investigation as to proof of the US moon landings was demanded in 2015 by: Russia; China; NASA; or Donald Trump? 10. The 2015 Epsom Derby was won by Golden: Eye; Horn; Egg; or Handshake? 11. Who became Labour leader in September? 12. Philae, the spaceprobe thought lost until it recommunicated with controllers in 2015 is on: Mars; The Moon; or Comet 67P? 13. Which vast tech corporation opened its first 'Nest' branded intelligent home store in Palo Alto California in 2015? 14. In 2015 Japan lowered its voting age from what to what: 21-19; 20-18; 18-16; 23-20; or 17-15? 15. The abbreviation MERS, significantly impacting South Korea 2015, is otherwise known as: The Asian financial crash; Typhoon Mandy; Seoul Earthquake; or Camel Flu? 16. Christian is the lead character in the film 2015 adaptation of what extraordinarily successful book? 17. Who stepped down as chief of 21st Century Fox: Rupert Murdoch; Clint Eastwood; Donald Trump; or Warren Buffett? 18. An internet picture of a dress baffled people in early 2015, being which two of these colour combinations: Red/pink; green/orange; white/gold; yellow/copper; or blue/black? … 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 |
Developed from the instruments brought by Portuguese soldiers, with which island group is the ukulele particularly associated? | Guitar fatigue sends musicians back to the ukulele - Houston Chronicle Guitar fatigue sends musicians back to the ukulele By Andrew Dansby , Houston Chronicle Published 6:30 am, Sunday, December 17, 2006 Photo: Johnny Hanson, For The Chronicle Image 1of/10 A row of vintage ukeleles at Rockin' Robin Guitars and Music. A row of vintage ukeleles at Rockin' Robin Guitars and Music. Photo: Johnny Hanson, For The Chronicle Image 2 of 10 Duke of Uke Bill Tapia has played ukelele for more than 90 years. Duke of Uke Bill Tapia has played ukelele for more than 90 years. Photo: Mike Spengler Bart Wittrock, general manager of Rockin' Robin Guitars and Music, owns more than 200 ukeleles. Bart Wittrock, general manager of Rockin' Robin Guitars and Music, owns more than 200 ukeleles. Photo: Johnny Hanson, For The Chronicle Image 4 of 10 Magnetic Fields frontman Stephin Merritt tours with a resonator ukelele made by National. Magnetic Fields frontman Stephin Merritt tours with a resonator ukelele made by National. Photo: John Woo Arthur Godfrey played the ukelele on his radio shows in the '30s, '40s and '50s. Arthur Godfrey played the ukelele on his radio shows in the '30s, '40s and '50s. Photo: Associated Press Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder has recorded an album of songs on ukelele. Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder has recorded an album of songs on ukelele. Photo: DANNY CLINCH, Associated Press Image 7 of 10 Dan Zanes tunes up his daughter's uke. Dan Zanes tunes up his daughter's uke. Photo: Festival Five Records In Some Like it Hot, Marilyn Monroe played a uke-strumming singer. In Some Like it Hot, Marilyn Monroe played a uke-strumming singer. Photo: Associated Press Elvis Presley donned a little uke (and little shorts) in the feature film Blue Hawaii. Elvis Presley donned a little uke (and little shorts) in the feature film Blue Hawaii. Photo: Chronicle File Guitar fatigue sends musicians back to the ukulele 1 / 10 Back to Gallery For a little instrument, the ukulele carries big baggage. The four-stringed member of the guitar family has been tuned for decades to the uncoolest connotations and connections our popular culture can muster: Dwarfed by hulking '60s novelty act Tiny Tim, blinded by Don Ho's bright Hawaiian shirts and smothered by the cleavage of the cheesecake models who posed with it on postcards. It was not a utensil for hip musicians. But the uke is in different hands now and enjoying a peculiar renaissance. Pearl Jam 's Eddie Vedder recorded an entire album of as-yet-unreleased ukulele music. Rocker-turned-family-music artist Dan Zanes sells a uke on his Web site. The uke shows up on recordings by artists such as Jack Johnson , Andy Partridge , Nickel Creek and Jens Lekman. Even Bruce Springsteen — Bruce Springsteen! — recently played a uke onstage. Stephin Merritt , frontman for alt-pop band the Magnetic Fields , plays only ukes on tour. The Fields' albums are also full of ukulele, and the instrument has inspired a pair of Merritt songs: Ukulele Me! and This Little Ukulele. Merritt recently wrapped a tour that mixed uke music with readings by Lemony Snicket series author Daniel Handler , who also played accordion. Merritt found his strange little instrument had a growing following. "When we played Seattle, we discovered we were not the only accordion-and-ukulele outfit playing in the city," he says. "It's not perceived as a silly instrument anymore," says Jason Verlinde , editor and publisher of the Ukulele Occasional (two issues have been printed over three years) and the more regular Fretboard Journal. "You're seeing it at more music stores. And the nice thing about it: The ukulele is the one instrument at a music store that you're never too intimidated to pick up." The most popular uke lore pinpoints the instrument's birth as 1879. Traditional Portuguese stringed instruments mutated in Hawaii, re-created there by immigrants who worked in sugar-cane fields. The most popular account pegs the word "ukulele" as the native term for "jumping fleas" — an observation made about how one of the immigrants played the uke. The ins | Kerkyra: Kerkyra, Kerkyra island, Kerkyra Greece, Travel guide, Kerkyra, Ionian Islands. Kerkyra General Information Kerkyra is the northernmost and second largest island of the Ionian Islands in the Aegean Sea. With a population density of 193 inhabitants per square kilometer, is among the most densely populated islands in the Mediterranean. Kerkyra town, population 28,185 residents, with strong Venetian and Anglo-French elements, offers great attractions such as Pontikonisi, the Cannon and Mon Repo, and remarkable buildings: the English Commissioner's building, the old palace of the Archangel Michael and St. George, the mansion of Kapodistrias, the Metropolitan Palace, the current Town Hall, the building of the Ionian Academy. Equally important attraction on the outskirts of the city, is the Achillion, the palace of Queen Elizabeth. On the coast of Kerkyra one can find dozens of beaches with fine sand (Ai Gordis, Glyfada, Sidari, Acharavi, Paleokastritsa) while inland there are villages of outstanding natural beauty. Kerkyra is famous for its musical tradition, from the "serenades" to the famous "Band", which accompanies the procession of the Epitaph on Good Friday. The morning of Holy Saturday, following the Corfiot tradition, the residents of the Old City throw pitchers with water from the balconies, an event symbolizing the "first resurrection" of Christ. The city is famous for its Carnival, accompanied by parades in traditional costumes. Finally, the cuisine of Kerkyra is famous for its "pastitsada", the "sofrito", the "bourdeto", the "nougat" and "sesame". Among the local products are bergamot (for sweets and liqueurs), the gruyere and Kerkyra butter, olive oil and oregano. From Sami Port in Kerkyra to Patras, itineraries for the entire year, trip takes 3,5 hours. Informations : Sami Port Authority, Tel: +30 26740 22031 From Poros Port in Kerkyra to Kyllini, itineraries for the entire year, trip takes 1,5 hours. Informations : Poros Port Authority, tel.: +30 26740 72460 During the peak season there is a weekly itinerary connecting Kerkyra to Brintizi of Italy, and a not so often connection to Venice, Ancona and Bari. BY SPEEDBOAT Speed boats from the other Ionian Islands. From Kerkyra to most Ionian Islands there are frequent itineraries in summer and occasional in winter. For more information call the local travel agents of the location of departure. |
Who was the founder of King's College, Cambridge? | College history | King's College, Cambridge King's College, Cambridge » College history College history Larger image The King's College of Our Lady and St Nicholas in Cambridge was founded in 1441 by King Henry VI and munificently endowed. The Founder's statutes provided for a Provost and seventy poor scholars. Scholarships were restricted to Etonians, but a few pensioners and Fellow commoners from other schools were admitted from the middle of the sixteenth century. By the statutes of 1861 open scholarships, financed by the Fellows greatly reducing their dividends for many years, were founded, and since then pensioners and scholars from other schools have been admitted in increasing numbers. Until 1853 students at King's were exceptional in being awarded University degrees by the College. The original site of the College lay to the north of the current College, between the present Chapel and Senate House Passage. The first College buildings were begun in 1441 on what is now the site of the western quadrangle of the Old Schools. Only the south and part of the west sides of this old Court were completed to the intended design: the rest was hastily finished when the King began to build a larger court on the site further south; but until 1828 the Old Court provided nearly all the undergraduate College rooms. It was then sold to the University, which demolished most of it apart from the gateway arch opposite Clare College. Map of the College Larger image In 1443 King Henry began to buy up the site of the present Front Court and Back Lawn. This was a built up part of the town with shops, houses, several university hostels, the parish church of St JohnZachary, and the original site of Godshouse (now Christ's College). He had always meant the College to be built south of the Chapel but this was prevented by shortage of money and the Wars of the Roses. However, he acquired ground across the river, including Scholar's Piece, the walks beside Queen's Road as far as Garret Hostel Lane, and the site of Clare gardens (ceded to Clare in the seventeenth century). In 1805 the College acquired the ground beyond Queen's Road now occupied by the Fellows' Garden, the Garden Hostel and King's College School. The land where the University Library stands was King's and Clare's sports ground at one time, but was sold to the government for a temporary hospital during World War I. Buttresses of the Chapel, showing the paler stones at the bottom Larger image On his new site east of the river, King Henry planned three domestic ranges closing up to one another and, on the north side, to the Chapel, to form the new court. Between the Chapel and the river there was to be a cloistered cemetery and a bell tower. He laid the foundation stone of the Chapel in 1446; but the work came to a standstill, when he was deposed in 1461, with the Chapel only about 60 feet high at the east end sloping away to about six at the west, and still temporarily roofed. The Founder's stonework in the Chapel is recognisable by being white (magnesium limestone from Yorkshire), while later work is in Northamptonshire sandstone. Only the east range of the domestic buildings was begun; its foundations are still there under the lawn and can be seen in very dry summers. Work on the Chapel was resumed in 1476, and by 1485, with the help of contributions from Edward IV and Richard III (rather surprisingly as both were Yorkists), the five eastern bays had been built and roofed. Then the work stopped again until 1508, when Henry VII provided funds and promised to see the Chapel finished. The fabric with its superb fan vaults was completed after his death, in 1515; by 1544 it had been fitted out for use, largely at the expense of Henry VIII who gave the magnificent windows, the rood screen (on which the organ was placed after the Restoration) and the stalls in the Choir. In 1961 Rubens' painting of The Adoration of the Magi was presented by the late Major A. E. Allnatt and the east end of the Chapel was radically altered to house it. The Gibbs Building and Front Court Larger image In 17 | Oxford, City of dreaming Spires Oxford, City of Dreaming Spires Navigation Rent a Castle Whether it's a folly for 2 or a fort for 20, try our castles for rent page. By Ben Johnson | Comments Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire and famous worldwide for its prestigious university, the oldest in the English-speaking world. In his poem ‘Thyrsis’ the Victorian poet Matthew Arnold called Oxford ‘the city of dreaming spires’ after the stunning architecture of these university buildings. Two rivers run through Oxford, the Cherwell and the Thames (Isis), and it is from this riverside situation that Oxford got its name in Saxon times, ‘Oxenaforda’ or ‘Ford of the Oxen’. In the 10th century Oxford became an important frontier town between the kingdoms of Mercia and Wessex and was also strategically important to the Normans who in 1071 built a castle there, first in timber and later in the 11th century, in stone. Oxford Castle played an important part in The Anarchy in 1142 when Matilda was imprisoned there, and later, like many other castles, was mostly destroyed during the English Civil War. The University of Oxford is first mentioned in the 12th century although the exact date of its foundation is unknown. The University expanded rapidly from 1167 when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris and the returning students settled in Oxford. However, in 1209 a student fled the city after apparently murdering his mistress, and the townsfolk retaliated by hanging two students. The ensuing riots resulted in some academics fleeing to nearby Cambridge and establishing the University of Cambridge. The relationship between "town and gown" was often uneasy – as many as 93 students and townspeople were killed in the St Scholastica Day Riot of 1355. Oxford is a collegiate university, made up of 38 colleges and six permanent private halls. The oldest of Oxford’s colleges are University College, Balliol, and Merton, established sometime between 1249 and 1264. Founded by Henry VIII with Cardinal Wolsey, Christ Church is the largest Oxford college and uniquely, the Cathedral seat of Oxford. Most of the colleges are open to the public, but visitors should check opening times. As the colleges are in use by students, visitors are asked to respect the areas marked as private. The historic centre of Oxford is small enough to explore on foot and within easy walking distance of the bus and rail stations. There are many ways to discover this beautiful city: open bus tours, walking tours, river cruises and you can even hire a punt or a rowing boat from Folly Bridge, Magdalen Bridge or Cherwell Boathouse. One of the most iconic buildings in Oxford is The Radcliffe Camera in Radcliffe Square with its distinctive circular dome and drum. Built in 1749 to house the Radcliffe Science Library, the Radcliffe Camera (camera is another word for 'room') is now a reading room for the Bodleian Library. The building is not open to the public except as part of a tour of the Bodleian Library. Known informally as "The Bod", the Bodleian Library on Broad Street was opened in 1602 by Thomas Bodley with a collection of 2,000 books. Today, there are 9 million items. In 1555 during the reign of the Catholic Queen Mary (‘Bloody Mary’) the Oxford Martyrs were burnt at the stake for their religious beliefs. The martyrs were the Protestant Archbishop Thomas Cranmer and bishops Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley (all incidentally educated at Cambridge) who were tried for heresy and subsequently burnt at the stake. The site on what is now Broad Street is marked by a cross set into the road and there is also a plaque in the wall of Balliol College. Designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and erected in 1843, the Martyrs' Memorial stands just around the corner from Broad Street on St. Giles. Officially opened in 1683, Oxford's Ashmolean Museum on Beaumont Street is Britain’s oldest public museum and possibly the world’s oldest museum. It is home to Oxford University's art and archaeology collections and admission is free. Completed in 1914 to con |
Who had an affair with Queen Guinevere? | Lancelot and Guinevere's Affair Through the Ages Lancelot and Guinevere: The Love Affair through the Ages Any work of literature can be the result of many different influences and inspirations, but all pieces of literature are produced by at least two distinct sources. The first of these sources is the author himself, and the second is the society in which the author lives. The author as a source is intuitive, but the role of society in the crafting of a piece of literature is less obvious. The premise on which this assertion is based is that no person who has ever lived in a society is completely independent of its influences. Although this influence comes in varying degrees in different people, the prevailing trends, philosophies, technologies, and moralities of any historical period all have significant impact on the way in which people living during that period think. Sometimes this influence encourages divergence from the norm, and at other times adherence to it; some societies encourage people to break free and think independently, while others encourage strict sameness in its citizens. Authors, like any other people, are subject to this societal influence. So, in turn, literary works are affected by the societies in which their writers live. This holds true whether or not a writer�s pieces are set in that same society; even when writing about a new society, a fantastical society, or an old society, the quiet echoes of the author�s own society will always be present in the background. This trend can be best illustrated by reviewing stories that have been written by many different authors over many different historical periods. Although the number of stories that have survived retelling after retelling, century after century, is not large, there are isolated instances of stories that have been passed down and retold in almost every historical and literary period since the Middle Ages. Many of the Arthurian legends have exhibited this kind of survivorship. In particular, the story of the adulterous love affair between Sir Lancelot, Arthur�s bravest knight, and Guinevere, Arthur�s queen, has been included in some form in almost every Arthur story since it was first invented, in Chr�tien de Troyes�s "The Knight of the Cart." By following the evolution of how Lancelot and Guinevere�s relationship is depicted in Arthurian legends through the ages, and comparing these depictions to the societies in which the legends� writers were living, contemporary society�s importance on literary works can be demonstrated. Chr�tien de Troyes�s "The Knight of the Cart" Chr�tien de Troyes wrote the first known story depicting the adulterous affair between Guinevere and Lancelot around the year 1170 (Weigand 7). The subject was not of his own choosing, but rather of his patroness�s; in the second paragraph of this work he attests that "the subject matter and meaning are furnished and given him by the countess," that is, Marie de Champagne of France (Chr�tien 207). Marie was the daughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen of France during the early 12th century. When Eleanor and her husband Louis VII were divorced, she married Henry Plantagenet, who later became King Henry II ("Eleanor of Aquitaine"). With the power and influence she gained through being queen of two different countries during her lifetime, Eleanor was able to direct the artistic works that were being written in her court. She was especially fond of the works of traveling minstrels (called troubadours), because they romanticized and glorified women, waxing poetic on their beauty and charms (Whyland, "Troubadour"). Through patronizing such artists, Eleanor was almost single-handedly responsible for the creation of medieval romance. Marie, daughter of Eleanor and Louis, followed her mother�s example, supporting her own legion of courtly writers and courtly lovers at her home in Champagne. Chr�tien was just one of these writers, albeit one of the most well known today by virtue of the fact that he signed his works ("Marie de Champagne") "The Knight | Nell Gwyn - mistress of King Charles II "Pray good people be civil, I am the Protestant whore" was Nell Gwyn's cheeky retort to the masses pushing around her coach in the mistaken belief that it was that of the Duchess of Portsmouth, the Catholic Louise de Keroualle. 'Pretty, witty Nell' was perhaps the best known and remembered mistress of King Charles II. She was one of many (there were 13 in all during his lifetime), but she was the least 'greedy' of them all. When he lay dying he begged his heir, the Duke of York, "not to let poor Nellie starve". In her early teens, Nell Gwyn was engaged to sell oranges at the King's Theatre. Her natural wit and complete lack of self-consciousness caught the eye of the actor Charles Hart and others, and Dryden wrote plays to exploit her talents as a comic actress. She became Charles Hart's mistress, she called him Charles the First, and was then passed to Charles Sackville, Lord Buckhurst, whom she dubbed Charles the Second, and later the King, calling him her Charles the Third. Lady Castlemaine (Barbara Palmer) had been King Charles' mistress for many years when he became enamoured of Nell. The rivalry between Nell, Lady Castlemaine, Frances Stuart, Louise de Keroualle, Lucy Walters, Moll Davis and sundry others made the King's life difficult at times! Charles had 13 children by these 'ladies' and agreed to support the children he believed were his. He had doubts about some of Lady Castlemaine's children as he had caught her in a compromising position with John Churchill, later Duke of Marlborough. Lady Castlemaine's last child, born 1672 was acknowledged to be Churchill's. Other ladies came and went - one Winifred Wells was a Maid of Honour. She was described as having the 'carriage of a goddess but the physiognomy of a dreamy sheep' ! Moll Davies, also an actress, had a child by the King. The child was known as Lady Mary Tudor. Moll was given a house in Suffolk Street and a ring worth £600 by the King before she fell from favour. Nell was not greedy and grasping like her rivals, but did receive a house near Pall Mall and when she first knew the King, she asked for just £500 a year! King Charles gave her a pension of £4000 a year from rents in Ireland and later another £5000 a year out of the Secret Service Fund. Towards the end of 1669 Nell withdrew from the stage because she was pregnant. The child was a boy: however her other son, born two years later, died. Unlike Charles' other mistresses, Nell never received a title herself, but by using clever tactics she obtained a title for her son. "Come here you little bastard" she is reputed to have said to her small son in the Kings presence. The King was horrified, but as Nell asked, "what should she call him, was not bastard true?" The King immediately made him Duke of St. Albans! When the King died in 1685 Nell's creditors descended upon her - she never did starve, but was in grave danger of being sent to a Debtors prison. She appealed to King James and to his credit, he settled her immediate debts and gave her a pension of £1500 a year. James asked in return that her son should become a Catholic but James was to be disappointed. Nell survived Charles by only two years and was only in her thirties when she died. She became a legend, the only royal mistress in English history to provoke popular affection. "She would not", she told a hopeful suitor in her colourful language that was part of her charm, "lay a dog where a deer laid"! |
What name is given to the short bands of tough fibrous connective tissue composed mainly of long, stringy collagen fibres that connect bones to one another? | What is Connective Tissue? (with pictures) What is Connective Tissue? Last Modified Date: 08 December 2016 Copyright Protected: Top 10 facts about the world Connective tissue is one of the four traditionally classified types of biological tissue. There are many different kinds, and they mainly serve as structure and support, often connecting two other types of tissue to each other. This tissue usually derives from the mesoderm, the middle of three layers in an animal embryo . Its characteristics are largely derived from the extracellular matrix, non-living material that surrounds and supports the living cells. The older classification of this tissue had two subtypes: proper, which covered areolar and fibrous tissue, and specialized, which included bone, blood, cartilage , adipose (fat) tissue, and reticular tissue. The newer classification has four categories: loose connective tissue, dense connective tissue, cartilage, and other. Loose connective tissue includes areolar, adipose, and reticular tissue. Areolar tissue is a mesh-like tissue with a fluid matrix that supports the epithelium, tissue that makes up the skin and other membranes. Adipose tissue is fat, which provides cushioning and insulation, lubrication in some areas, and energy storage. Reticular tissue is similar to areolar tissue, but contains only reticular fibers made of type-III collagen in its matrix. Reticular tissue supports a number of bodily structures, notably the organs of the lymphatic system. Dense connective tissue is divided into regular and irregular types. Both have a matrix composed mainly of collagen fibers, although dense regular tissue has a matrix of parallel collagen fibers. It is very strong and connects other tissue types to each other; tendons connect muscle to bone and ligaments connect bone to bone. Dense irregular tissue has irregularly arranged collagen fibers and comprises the lower layers of the dermis , or skin. Cartilage makes up nearly the entire skeleton of some animals, while in others, including humans, it serves mainly to cushion the joints. There are three types of cartilage: elastic , hyaline, and fibrocartilage. Elastic cartilage in rich in elastin and is found in the outer ear, the Eustachian tubes, and the epiglottis. Hyaline cartilage is characterized by a large amount of collagen and is the hardest type of cartilage. It is found on the ends on bones, in the nose and larynx , and between the ribs and sternum . Fibrocartilage contains even more collagen than hyaline cartilage, particularly type-I collagen. It is tough, heavy, white, and found in areas of high stress, such as the intervertebral discs. The "other" category includes bone, which makes up the majority of the skeleton in adult vertebrates; blood, which transports nutrients and hormones throughout the body; and lymphatic tissues, which help transport nutrients between the blood and other cells and produce immune cells. Ad Bill Benton Post 9 In a simplified scheme, connective tissue includes integument (skin), muscles, bones, tendons, ligaments, fascia, and various types of "filler material." It surprises me that some authorities omit muscles entirely. What were they thinking? Thomas H., D.C., Los Angeles anon110607 Post 7 @Bop66: A torn ligament takes a very long time to heal. If he had torn his ulnar ligament, it would take him at least 6 months to a year to heal. I suggest him not to play football because a torn ligament has to go through a processes of healing and regenerating. No, he should not play. If he keeps playing with a torn ligament, that ligament will take much longer to heal and it could cause a permanent damage to his axillary in the future. anon105756 Post 6 it was good but i want the definition of connective tissue, its classification groups then verification of its various groups. in short i want a full encyclopedia or total verification of connective tissue. anon91252 Post 5 Anon50566, there are several ways to deal with scar tissue. As mentioned in one of the above posts, the healing process should not be disturbed an | Gum disease and Periodontal words | Meaning of dental words New York Periodontist New Jersey | Manhattan, Queens, Nutley, Holmdel, Long Island Abscess: A localized collection of pus in a cavity formed by the disintegration of tissues. Abutment: A tooth or implant used for the support or anchorage of a fixed or removable prosthesis. Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis: Inflammation of the gingiva. Also known as Trench Mouth. Advanced periodontitis: Inflammation of the supporting tissues of the teeth. Alveolar bone: Compact bone that composes the alveolus (tooth socket). Alveolus: The socket in the bone into which a tooth is attached by means of the periodontal ligament. Ankylosis: Solid fixation of a tooth, resulting from fusion of the tooth and alveolar bone. Apicoetomy: 1. The surgical removal of the apex of the tooth root. Most often done in conjunction with root canal therapy. 2. The excision of the apical portion of a tooth root through an opening made in the alveolar cortical bone for removal of a seat of infection. Apex: The anatomic end of the tooth root. Calculus: A hard deposit attached to the teeth, usually consisting of mineralized bacterial plaque. Candida: Yeast often found in association with oral disease such as �thrush�. Caverous resorption: Bone loss leaving hollow spaces. Such resorption may appear on radiographs of teeth with vertical root fractures. Cementoenamel, Junction (CEJ): The area at which the enamel and cementum are united at the cervical region of the tooth. Cementum: A mineralized bone-like tissue that covers the tooth root and blends with the periodontal ligament to hold the tooth in place. Chlorhexidine: A biguanide antiseptic agent used to prevent colonization of micro-organisms on the surfaces of skin, mucous membranes, and teeth. Collagen: A main supportive protein of skin, bone and other connective tissues. Crater: A saucer-shaped defect of soft tissue or bone, often seen interdentally. CT graft (connective tissue): Gum tissue grafted to cosmetically correct gum defects. Curettage: Scraping or cleaning of the wall of a cavity or surface by means of instrumentation. Cusp: A notable pointed or rounded eminence on or near the masticating(chewing) surface of a tooth. Debridement: The removal of inflamed, devitalized, contaminated tissue or foreign material from or adjacent to a lesion. Decalcification: The removal of calcium salts from a bone or tooth. Dehiscence: Drainage site. Dental hygienist: A licensed, professional dental auxiliary who is both an oral health educator and clinician and who uses preventive, educational, and therapeutic methods to control oral disease. Dental plaque: A sticky, colorless film that constantly forms on the teeth. The bacteria in dental plaque is what causes periodontal disease. If plaque is not removed carefully each day by brushing and flossing, it becomes calculus. Dental prophylaxis: Teeth cleaning. Dentin: The chief substance or tissue forming the body of teeth. Dentition: Natural teeth in the dental arch: they may be primary or secondary teeth. Denture: An artificial substitute for missing natural teeth. A complete denture replaces all of the teeth in an arch. Distal wedge: A periodontal surgical procedure for removal of excessive soft tissue distal to a terminal molar and thus gain access to underlying bone. Edema: An abnormal swelling resulting from an accumulation of watery fluid in a tissue. Edentulous: Without teeth. Enamel: The hard calcified tissue covering the dentin of the crown portion of a tooth. Epithelium: The tissue serving as the lining of the intra-oral surfaces. It extends into the gingival crevice and adheres to the tooth at the base of the cervice. Etiology: The study of the causes of disease which results from an abnormal state producing pathological conditions. Evulsion: The sudden tearing out, or away, of tissue due to a traumatic episode. Excision: A cutting out: removal: the process of amputating or cutting away any portion of the b |
'The Fensman' was a regular train service from East Anglia to which London Mainline rail terminus? | London: Railway Stations - TripAdvisor London: Railway Stations Review a place you’ve visited JOIN We'll send you updates with the latest deals, reviews and articles for London each week. London Traveler Article: London is a city with twelve major railway stations around the central area of the city. Each station has train services to different regions of the country. Cannon Street: Local stopping services to South East London, and outer suburban services to Kent. Charing Cross: Services to Kent, and the south coast of England. Local stopping services to Lewisham, Blackheath/Greenwich and south east London. Euston: Terminus of West Coast Main Line - services to Birmingham (New Street), Manchester, Liverpool, the Lake District and Glasgow. Overnight sleeper trains to Scottish destinations (Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Inverness and Fort William) also depart from Euston. Local stopping services to Watford, Milton Keynes and Northampton. Fenchurch Street : Local stopping services to East London suburbs and the Essex coast. Kings Cross: Terminus of East Coast Main Line - services to Peterborough, York, Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. Local stopping trains to North London suburbs, Hertfordshire and onwards to Cambridge. London Bridge : Local stopping services to South London suburbs as well as commuter services to Kent. Liverpool Street : Terminus of Great Eastern Main Line - services to East Anglia (Ipswich, Lowestoft and Norwich), local services to East London suburbs and the Essex coast. Express services to Stansted Airport. Service to Southend Airport Marylebone: Terminus of Chiltern Line - commuter services to Buckinghamshire towns, Banbury and Birmingham (Snow Hill) Paddington: Terminus of Great Western Main Line - services to Oxford, Swindon, Bath, Bristol and the South West of England. Also terminus for the Heathrow Express. St Pancras: Terminus of Midland Main Line and High Speed One - services to Luton (incl. Luton Airport), Nottingham, Derby and Sheffield. Eurostar international services to Paris (Gare du Nord) and Brussels. High Speed services to Kent (from December 2009) Victoria : Terminus of the Brighton Main Line - services to Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings. Local stopping services to South London suburbs. Waterloo : Terminus of the South Western Main line - services to Bournemouth, Southampton and towns along the Dorset coast. Eurostar trains run frequently to Brussels , Lille (France) & Paris via the Channel Tunnel from St Pancras International Station . Airports London City (LCY) London City is in East London in the old Docklands. There is a DLR (Docklands Light Railway) station which connects to the Jubilee Line Underground at Canning Town and the Central and Northern Lines at Bank. Heathrow (LHR) Heathrow is the worst served of all London ’s airports for rail links. A non-stop service call The Heathrow Express runs to Paddington Station, however this service is very expensive (about £16 single) even though the journey is only around 10-15 minutes. There is also a cheaper, less frequent service called The Heathrow Connect which runs the same route, but also stops at intermediate stations. Heathrow is the only London airport with an underground station. The Piccadilly Line runs from Heathrow to central London with stations at Earls Court, Piccadilly Circus and Covent Garden. Average journey time around 50 minutes, but can be quite unpleasant and overcrowded at peak times. There is also an easy change at Hammersmith for the District Line to Westminster. Gatwick (LGW ) Gatwick is served by the Gatwick Express with frequent departures direct to Victoria . There are also Southern Railway trains to Victoria or Brighton . These are normal trains and may be crowded at peak times. These are cheaper than the Express and some trains are just as quick. First Capital Connect trains also stop at Gatwick and these trains run from Brighton, in the south, to Luton or Bedford , in the north of London . They also stop at London Bridge and the basement level of St Pa | List of London Underground Lines and Stations List of London Underground Lines and Stations Line: Bakerloo Elephant & Castle Lambeth North Waterloo Embankment Charing Cross Piccadilly Circus Oxford Circus Regent's Park Baker Street Marylebone Edgware Road Paddington Warwick Avenue Maida Vale Kilburn Park Queen's Park Kensal Green Willesden Junction Harlesden Stonebridge Park Wembley Central North Wembley South Kenton Kenton Harrow & Wealdstone Line: Central Epping Theydon Bois Debden Loughton Buckhurst Hill Grange Hill Chigwell Roding Valley Woodford South Woodford Snaresbrook Hainault Fairlop Barkingside Newbury Park Gants Hill Redbridge Wanstead Leytonstone Leyton Stratford Mile End Bethnal Green Liverpool Street Bank St.Paul's Chancery Lane Holborn Tottenham Court Road Oxford Circus Bond Street Marble Arch Lancaster Gate Queensway Notting Hill Gate Holland Park Shepherd's Bush White City East Acton North Acton West Acton Ealing Broadway Hanger Lane Perivale Greenford Northolt South Ruislip Ruislip Gardens West Ruislip Line: Hammersmith & City Hammersmith Goldhawk Road Shepherd's Bush Latimer Road Ladbroke Grove Westbourne Park Royal Oak Paddington Edgware Road Baker Street Great Portland Street Euston Square King's Cross Farringdon Barbican Moorgate Liverpool Street Aldgate Tower Hill Aldgate East Whitechapel Line: Circle Tower Hill Aldgate Liverpool Street Moorgate Barbican Farringdon King's Cross Euston Square Great Portland Street Baker Street Edgware Road Paddington Bayswater Notting Hill Gate High Street Kensington Gloucester Road South Kensington Sloane Square Victoria St.James's Park Westminster Embankment Temple Blackfriars Mansion House Cannon Street Monument Line: District Upminster Upminster Bridge Hornchurch Elm Park Dagenham East Dagenham Heathway Becontree Upney Barking East Ham Upton Park Plaistow West Ham Bromley-by-Bow Bow Road Mile End Stepney Green Whitechapel Aldgate East Tower Hill Monument Cannon Street Mansion House Blackfriars Temple Embankment Westminster St. James's Park Victoria Sloane Square South Kensington Gloucester Road High Street Ken. Earl's Court West Brompton Fulham Broadway Parsons Green Putney Bridge East Putney Southfields Wimbledon Park Wimbledon West Kensington Barons Court Hammersmith Ravenscourt Park Stamford Brook Turnham Green Gunnersbury Kew Gardens Richmond Chiswick Park Acton Town Ealing Common Ealing Broadway Line: East London New Cross New Cross Gate Surrey Quays Rotherhithe Wapping Shadwell Whitechapel Shoreditch Line: Jubilee Stanmore Canons Park Queensbury Kingsbury Wembley Park Neasden Dollis Hill Willesden Green Kilburn West Hampstead Finchley Road Swiss Cottage St.John's Wood Baker Street Bond Street Green Park Westminister Waterloo Southwark London Bridge Bermondsy Canada Water Canary Wharf Canning Town West Ham Stratford Line: Metropolitan Aldgate Liverpool Street Moorgate Barbican Farringdon King's Cross Euston Square Great Portland Street Baker Street Finchley Road Wembley Park Preston Road Northwick Park Marylebone Harrow-on-the-hill West Harrow Rayners Lane Eastcote Ruislip Manor Ruislip Ickenham Hillingdon Uxbridge North Harrow Pinner Northwood Hills Northwood Moor Park Croxley Watford Rickmansworth Chorleywood Chalfont Latimer Chesham Amersham Line: Northen Morden South Wimbledon Colliers Wood Tooting Broadway Tooting Bec Balham Clapham South Clapham Common Clapham North Stockwell Oval Kennington Elephant Castle Borough London Bridge Bank Moorgate Old Street Angel King's Cross Waterloo Embankment Charing Cross Leicester Square Tottenham Court Road Goodge Street Warren Street Euston Mornington Crescent Camden town Kentish Town Tufnell Park Archway Highgate East Finchley Finchley Central Mill Hill East West Finchley Woodside Park Totteridge Hiigh Barnet Chalk Farm Belsize Park Hampstead Golders Green Brent Cross Hendon Central Colindale Burnt Oak Edgeware Line: Picadilly Cockfosters Oakwood Southgate Arnos Grove Bounds Green Wood Green Turnpike Lane Manor House Finsbury Park Arsenal Holloway Road Caledonian Road King's Cross Russell Square Holborn Cove |
Which language is common to Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism? | Hindu Customs in Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism - Socio-cultural Interchange between Religious Communities in India _________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ India is the birthplace of many religions, Hinduism , Buddhism , Jainism and Sikhism are all progeny of this part of our globe. But they are not the only religions that exist here. Adherents of Christianity , Islam , Zoroastrianism and Judaism also to be found in India. Over countless generations there has been significant exchange of customs,, traditions, beliefs, rltuals, etc., between these different religions Such an exchange is not peculiar to India and has been occuring the world over throughout the past. In India though, the existence of many religions in the same social environment created a situation favourable for such an interchange of customs and rituals. The other fact that some religions existing in India are offspring of the amalgam of beliefs that co-existed under the heading Hinduism. This has also led to the presence of many features of the parent religion in the offspring religions. At times this has blurred the line dividing Hinduism from the offspring religions leading occasionally to tension of the offspring religions with their parent. One instance of this is the ire against the constitution of India wherein the term 'Hindu' includes Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs. But interchange of customs and rituals has taken place even between religions originating in India and those brought into India from other parts of our globe. This interchange has also been a massive one for the reason that that apart from the fusion of customs as a result of co-existence of different forms of worship, the adherents of religions originating in other parts of the globe like Christianity and Islam are largely converts from Hinduism. This does not apply in the case of Zoroastrianism and Judaism as these two religions have tended to be insular and have jealously guarded against the entry of members of other faiths by way of conversion. But even then they display many traits which they have absorbed from other religions especially Hinduism. Although this interchange has been quite substantial, it has not succeeded in bringing about identity in many important respects. Communal riots are still not a thinq of the past, sectarian feelings are still very much with as and there normally run counter to the spirit of nationalism and secularism. The result of this is perhaps India's having the dubious distinction of being a Secular society without a common civil code. For an appraisal of contemporary Indian society to be complete we ought to examine the nature and genesis of the different religions that exist around us, and also the extent to which they have influenced each other. To obtain an insisght into every religion, we shall briefly state the history of every religion since its inception, what it has borrowed from other faiths and what it has lent to it. We start with the religion which is not only professed by a vast majority in India, but has also been the birthplace for many customs found in other religious communities in India. HINDUISM A student of Hinduism can be compared with one of those blind-folded wise men who set about to examine an elephant by touching it and came up with totally different ideas about what the elephant looked like, none of which were factual. Hinduism is like a multifarious ocean of beliefs and modes of worship with an indeterminate origin. It comprises within itself the most sublime philosophies and gross fetishism of all kinds of objects which are worshipped. This is one religion with a history stretching from around the second millennium B.C.E. upto the present. The Pantheism of Hinduism A contemporary author has observed, "As a matter of fact orthodox Hindus have believed in every kind of theism, polytheism, and pantheism. They have worshipped any object which they prefer, or practically none. They followed any standard of morality or almost no | 3 Forms of Buddhism 3 Forms of Buddhism Many forms of Buddhism are actually practiced around the world. Buddhists don’t all follow the same teachings and the same texts. The core principles stay the same but different important aspects are observed in each type. Each form is also subdivided into schools . Map Of Buddhism in the World Theravada Buddhism is also known as the doctrine of the elders, Southern Buddhism or Ancient Teaching. The main text used by this school is the Pali Canon. The main area of influence includes the following countries: Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and Burma (Myanmar). They have about 100 million followers and are gaining ground in Singapore, Vietnam and the Western world. This form of Buddhism is characterized by its orthodoxy. They are considered to be the closest to the teaching of Buddha and the text they use- the Pali Canon- is the oldest surviving Buddhist text. Their beliefs are that each individual can attain enlightenment by himself and the best way to do this is by joining the monastic way of life as it allows for an ideal setting to dedicate one’s life to the Dharma. Lay people have a role to play also and it is partly comprised of Merit Making actions including: offering food and other basic necessities to monks making donations to temples and monasteries burning incense or lighting candles before images of the Buddha chanting verses from the Pali Canon act as trustees or custodians for their temples taking part in the financial planning and management of the temple volunteer significant time in tending to the mundane needs of local monks Monks gain merit by practicing mindfulness, meditation, and chanting. In the Pali Sutra, the Buddha instructs the followers to follow concentration as it is a tool he used to attain nirvana. Thus, the Theravada Buddhist practice these form of meditation: Anapanasati (Green and white on the map) (Green and white on the map) Mahāyāna is also called the Great Vehicle, Bodhisattvayāna or the Bodhisattva Vehicle. It is the larger of the two major traditions of Buddhism existing today, the other being that of the Theravāda school. It is also the origin of the Vajrayana form. It is mostly popular in China, Japan , Korea, Vietnam, and Mongolia and spread very widely in the west. Major traditions of Mahāyāna Buddhism today include Zen (Chán), Pure Land, Tiantai,(Tendai in Japan) Nichiren , and Esoteric Buddhism (Shingon, Tibetan Buddhism (although we further separate them below)). The beliefs: Mahayana Buddhism prones liberation of suffering for all sentient beings. Where Theravada focuses on individual enlightenment, Mahayana preaches that Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are here to help us attain collective illumination. Thus they believe in supernatural bodhisattvas who devote themselves to the perfections, ultimate knowledge, and the liberation of all sentient beings. The Buddha is seen as the ultimate, highest being, present in all times, in all beings, and in all places, and the bodhisattvas come to represent the universal ideal of altruistic excellence. It is difficult to talk about an unified canon for the Mahayana tradition as it is often assimilated by local beliefs and traditions. In Japan, it has incorporated some local Shinto beliefs and some Shamanism. Thus, when observed under this angle, it becomes incorrect to refer Buddhism as a non-religion in the Mahayana tradition because of the gods that were later added and all the powers attributed to the different Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Vajrayana is in fact part of the Mahayana school but because its emphasis on tantrism, it is often cited as a different school. It is also known as Tantric Buddhism, Tantrayāna, Lamaism, Mantrayāna, Secret Mantra, Esoteric Buddhism and the Diamond Vehicle. It is mostly active in Tibet and Japan , and in China, to some extent. Vajrayana is a school of esoteric knowledge, secret rituals, mudras and mantras. It teaches that in order to access esoteric knowledge, the practitioner requires initiation from a skilled spiritual teacher or guru. Rituals are an important |
To within two years either way, when did Rupert Bear first appear in the Daily Express? | Bookride: Rupert Annual 1973 Rupert Annual 1973 (Alfred Bestall.) THE RUPERT ANNUAL.The Daily Express, London 1973. Current Selling Prices $20,000+/£10000+ Rupert annuals are a popular series published by the 'Daily Express'. I am not sure whether today's children read them much but I remember them as magical books and alot of kids read them into their teens. Grown ups now pay serious money for the right ones. Some people found them slightly scary, but they would probably now find some of Harry Potter's encounters frightening. They still appear every day in the Express. Certainly they are highly collectable in England and possibly by British expats all over the globe. At the excellent World Collector's net they have a good guide to all Rupert collectables -not just books but records, 'plush' bears, various games, jigsaws and Lledo diecast vans, string puppets, and the Bendy Toys' rubber Rupert which could be posed in various ways. There are also many badges and brooches and 'pins.' Of the books they say: A lady called Mary Tourtel was the creator of Rupert, and her first cartoon strip appeared in the Daily Express on the 8th November 1920. The little bear, in many ways similar to today's character though a bit more 'bear-like', and with baggier trousers, was shown setting out to the shops in the village of Nutwood. The caption was in verse. Mary designed many of Rupert's chums, too, including Bill Badger, Podgy Pig and Edward Trunk and dreamt up the strange, almost surreal world of Nutwood which featured people in medieval dress wandering amongst a mix of incongruities such as clothed animals (who often kept unclothed animals as pets), 'normal' humans, and weird scientific inventions. Mary was fond of using magic to whisk her bear hero away from trouble; her successor, the much-respected Alfred Bestall who took over in 1935, relied on proper twists in the plot. He also introduced a host of new characters, such as Pong-Ping, Bingo Pup, the Professor, Merboy and Tigerlily. Alfred drew the stories up till 1965, and his last adventure was 'Rupert and the Winkybickies', though he continued to work on the annuals. In 1973, he was upset when a white Rupert was featured on the cover, rather than the traditional brown. Alfred had planned his beautiful painting around a brown bear, and felt there was no contrast between the white Rupert and the pale sky behind him. He was also aware that, artistically, there should have been a shadow on Rupert's face. To appease the artist, a handful of annuals from that year were printed with a brown Rupert, and today, to discover a 1973 annual with a brown-faced Rupert is a collector's dream. VALUE? A fine copy is appearing in auction at Duke's of Dorchester this week. It is estimated at £5000 to £7000. Another copy in a lot is estimated at £5000 to £8000. The fact that that there are two might give a hardened dealer pause for thought as there are only supposed to be about 15 in existence. Duke's, in a slightly different version of the tale, say: 'Alfred Bestall was asked to provide the cover illustration for the 1973 annual and as per his earlier designs, gave Rupert his usual brown face whilst the illustrations within the annual show Rupert with a white face. After printing a small run of the annual, the Express decided to alter Bestall's original colourings of Rupert, changing him from brown to white at the request of many young readers who could not understand why Rupert was brown on the cover but white inside. Bestall was incensed at this decision and never illustrated another cover for the Express. The remaining run of the 1973 annual with a white faced Rupert on the cover continued to use Bestall's signature but the publishers altered the colour of the signature to disguise it in an attempt to appease Bestall. The limited number of brown faced 1973 annuals printed makes this annual particularly rare and only 12 others are believed to exist.' I shall watch this auction and report back. Early Rupert annuals can fetch good money and the 1936 annual can currently be found on the web in a j | Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: February 2012 Macclesfield Pub Quiz League Specialist Rounds 21 February 2012 Tonight’s specialist questions have been set by the Puss In Boots, and vetted by the Albion. Entertainment: Radio Ha Ha Q1. What four unimaginative new names were given to the Home Service, Light and Third Programmes and their associated services following a reorganisation on 30 September 1967? A1. BBC Radios 1, 2, 3 and 4 [all four station names required]. Q2. The Mary Whitehouse Experience was Radio 1’s first attempt at a comedy series in 1989. The four original writers included Rob Newman and Hugh Dennis. Name one of the other two who went on to TV fame? A2. David Baddiel or Steve Punt Q3. The Million Pound Radio Show that aired in the mid-1980s launched the career of which TV funny man that went on to make ‘loadsamoney’? A3. Harry Enfield Q4. Which long-running topical television panel game was a taken from an idea first tested by Radio 4’s The News Quiz? A4. Have I Got News for You Q5. What was peculiar about Radio 4’s eight-and-a-half hour continuous broadcast on Boxing Day 2000? A5. Uninterrupted and unabridged reading of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (because JK Rowling refused to let it be serialised). Q6. Jack Dee now gives the panel members of I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue silly things to do, but whose famous jazz-trumpet playing shoes did he fill? A6. Humphrey Lyttelton Q7. Where is the radio show Old Harry’s Game set? A7. Hell Q8. Who wrote The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, originally a radio comedy, first broadcast in 1978? A8. Douglas Adams Supplementaries Q9. In which BBC Radio programme could you have found the characters Neddie, Eccles, Min, Major Bloodknock and Count Moriarty? A9. The Goon Show Q10. Mark Steel presenter of Mark Steel’s in Town, also writes a column for which national daily newspaper? A10. The Independent or the "i" Geography Q1. The Oresund bridge joins two European countries - name either of them. A1. Sweden or Denmark Q2. Which river separates Devon and Cornwall? A2. Tamar Q3. Which Motorway links Glasgow and Edinburgh? A3. M8 Q4. Which Motorway links Coventry and Leicester? A4. M69 Q5. Which is the only English port offering passenger ferry services to the Republic of Ireland? A5. Liverpool Q6. Which is the only English port offering passenger ferry services to Scandinavia? A6. Harwich (runs to Esbjerg in Denmark) Q7. Which British National Park has the longest Coastline? A7. Pembrokeshire Coast (260 miles) Q8. Near which British city would you find the mumbles? A8. Swansea Q9. What is the highest denomination Euro banknote available? A9. 500 Euro Q10. St Davids, St Thomas and St James Park are all railway stations in which British City? A10. Exeter Q1. Who was the maternal grandmother of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany? A1. Queen Victoria of Great Britain Q2. What was St Petersburg known as between 1914 and 1924? A2. Petrograd [and then Leningrad until 1991 but I specifically want “Petrograd”] Q3. Who was Chancellor of West Germany at the time of its reunification with East Germany? A3. Helmut Kohl Q4. The Falange were a far right wing group holding power from the 1930s to 1970s in which European country? A4. Spain Q5. In which year did Ted Heath's Government impose the "Three Day Week"? A5. 1974 [leeway 1973-1975] Q6. Which British Prime Minister lived at Chartwell in Kent from 1924 to 1965? A6. Winston Churchill Q7. Apart from West Germany and France, name one other of the founding members in 1952 of the European Coal and Steel Community? A7. Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg Q8. In 1963, which French president vetoed the UK's application to join the European Economic Community? A8. Charles De Gaulle Supplementaries Q9. What was the name of the trade union that went on strike at the Lenin Shipyards in Gdansk in 1980? A9. Solidarity ("Solidarnosc" if anyone can remember the Polish). Q10. What is the name of the Bosnian town, infamous as the site of the July 1995 mass murders perpetrated by Ratko Mladic's forces? A10. Srebrenica [pronounced Sreb-ren-it |
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Nuance Emerges as the Leading PDF Alternative to Adobe Acrobat, Surpassing One Million Seat Milestone Bluebeam has also implemented new features to satisfy the needs of the Legal, Financial and Government industries including built-in PDF redaction for permanently deleting confidential or sensitive text and images, Bates Stamping, markup summary reports formatted for MS Excel, and PDF document editing. Bluebeam(R) Software Releases Bluebeam PDF Revu(R) v.5.0 The need for effective redaction capabilities for PDF documents has been recently highlighted by a series of high-profile cases where sensitive information was inadvertently left in the PDF file by corporate, government and military agencies using the Internet and PDF to more broadly share redacted documents. | Glossary of Computer Related Terms Glossary of Computer Related Terms The following terms and definitions were collected from the web sites. Credit belongs to the original authors, especially to Peter Day, from whose glossary most of the terms were collected. A access The reading or writing of data; as a verb, to gain entry to data. Most commonly used in connection with information access, via a user ID, and qualified by an indication as to the kinds of access that are permitted. For example, read-only access means that the contents of the file may be read but not altered or erased. Access Control List (ACL) A list of the services available on a server, each with a list of the hosts permitted to use the service. access time The time interval between the instant that data is requested and the instant that it is received. account Your subscription to a networked computer system. account name Same as your login ID or user ID. The word you type at the "Login:" prompt; your electronic name. address A character or group of characters that identify a register, a location or some other data source or destination. aggregate n. A total created from smaller units. For instance, the population of a county is an aggregate of the populations of the cities, rural areas, etc. that comprise the county. v. To total data from smaller units into a large unit. Example: "The Census Bureau aggregates data to preserve the confidentiality of individuals." aggregate data Data that have been aggregated. algorithm A set of rules for solving a problem in a given number of steps. alias See nickname. analog A method of storing information, used by most audiotapes, videotapes and laserdiscs (and all LP phonograph records, remember those?). An analog device uses a physical quantity, such as length or voltage, to represent the value of a number. By contrast, digital storage relies on a coding system of numeric units. Application Layer Layer seven of the OSI reference model. It serves as a means by which applications access communications services. application The use to which a data processing system is put within a given discipline, such as a payroll application, an airline reservation application or a network application. application program A program that is written for or by a user that applies to the users discipline. application software A group of programs designed to perform tasks that can be tailored to a users specific needs. archive v. To copy programs and data onto an auxiliary storage medium (disk, tape,etc.) for long-term retention, such as when disk space has become full. n. A file with a structure that allows storage of multiple files within it in such a way that the names of the files can be listed and files can be individually added and deleted. The terminology is typically associated with microcomputers. On a mainframe, such a file is typically called a library. argument A value supplied to a procedure, macro, subroutine, or command that is required in order to evaluate that procedure, macro, subroutine, or command. Synonymous with parameter. ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange (pronounced ask-ee). The form in which text characters are handled in most computer systems and networks. ASCII text has no special characters for formatting such as underlined or bold characters, font changes, etc., thus can be viewed on any personal computer or terminal. assembler A program that converts symbolically-coded programs into object level, machine code. In an assembler program, unlike a compiler, there is a one-to-one correspondence between human-readable instructions and the machine-language code. ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode. A standard for cell relay that uses fixed length cells of 53 bytes, 5 bytes of which are headers. Can support multiple services including voice, video and data. ATM Forum An industry-wide effort that is now an international consortium of more than 400 companies who define ATM interoperability specifications and promote industry-wide cooperation to help proliferate ATM and thus drive implementation cost |
Founded on June 13, 1942, Wild Bill Donovan headed what wartime intelligence agency that eventually became the CIA? | Truman on CIA — Central Intelligence Agency Examining President Truman's role in the establishment of the Agency TRUMAN ON CIA Thomas F. Troy President Harry S. Truman had his own version of his role in the establishment of the Central Intelligence Agency. He once summed it up this way: "I got a couple of admirals together and they formed" the CIA. 1 Another time he was quoted as describing the CIA as "his invention." 2 Again, while still President, he told a CIA audience: "I ... suggested [to Admiral William D. Leahy] that there should be a Central Intelligence Agency," and consequently "The Admiral and I proceeded to try to work out a program. 3 In Truman's most extended account, in his Memoirs, he related how he discovered the lack of coordinated intelligence in Washington, asked what was being done about it, solicited advice, issued what he referred to as an "Executive Order," and — presto! — then began to receive a "daily digest" of information first from his Central Intelligence Group (CIG) and then, when CIG was "renamed" in the National Security Act of 1947, from his CIA. 4 That was his view of the event — "one of his proudest accomplishments," according to daughter Margaret. 5 Unfortunately, Truman's version is the only one left to the public by anyone involved in the event. Until recently, there was little scholarly interest in the subject, and in any case there was little unclassified primary source material on which scholars could work. They could only make passing remarks about Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt, "Wild Bill" Donovan, and the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), sink their teeth into a few unexciting public documents such as the 1947 Act itself and then happily pick up Truman's first-hand account. Of late, moreover, scholars and writers alike have been so hard pressed to keep up with daily publicity about CIA's alleged deeds and misdeeds that again they can only fall back on Harry Truman for a few necessary introductory remarks about CIA's origins. His view, in short, has become gospel, and not surprisingly he himself is generally credited with providing "the real impetus" 6 to the creation of CIA. Unfortunately again, Truman's version is not quite accurate or adequate. The result is that it does little justice to the decade of intelligence history that preceded Truman, to the creative genius of Donovan, and to the administrative trailblazing of Roosevelt. Also, Truman's account — especially as related in a 1963 syndicated article to which we shall come later — has left an erroneous account of the original character and functions of the Agency. Hence an examination of the records now available will not only set the record straight and do justice to Donovan and Roosevelt, but also provide helpful illumination on the origins of certain elements of the CIA character in which there is considerable current interest. A "Calamitous" Prospect Today the United States has an "intelligence community" of which the members are CIA, State, Defense, the FBI, Treasury, and the former Atomic Energy Commission, now the Energy Research and Development Administration. To this community, the Director of Central Intelligence is central. For the greater part of the nation's history, however, there has been no community, no center, and not even the parts with which to make a community. For the first hundred years, organized intelligence, both overt and clandestine, was at best a tolerable wartime necessity, a peacetime "no-no," a thing without permanent status or organization in the American governmental system. The situation changed significantly in the 1880s, a decade which coincidentally saw the birth of three men central to this story — Donovan, Roosevelt, and Truman. First the Navy and then the War Department, responding to technological and organizational changes, copied European nations by establishing on a regular, peacetime basis the country's first naval and military intelligence services — the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) in 1882 and in 1885 the Military Intelligence Division (G2), as they were know | TRIVIA - HISTORICAL TRIVIA - HISTORICAL ` History Trivia What was a ship called the Ancon the first to travel through, on August 15, 1914? The Panama Canal. What fighter pilot flew World War I missions with his Great Dane "Moritz" next to him in the cockpit? Monfred von Richthofen, or " The Red Baron". What country lost 17.2 percent of its population in World War II? Poland. What deranged Roman emperor had a name that meant "little boot"? Caligula. What Pakistani was the first head of state in the 20th century to give birth in office? Benazir Bhutto. What two-word term describes the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning f the Renaissance? Middle Ages. What newspaper won a Pulitzer for its Watergate coverage? The Washington Post. Who described the impending Persian Gulf ground war as "the mother of all battles"? Saddam Hussein. What ship's lookout was miffed when his request for binoculars was denied in 1912? The Titanic's. What big-league baseball prospect was jailed in Cuba from 1953 to 1955 before going on to bigger things? Fidel Castro. Who saw the turtleneck he wore at cease-fire talks in Bosnia fetch $5,000 at auction? Jimmy Carter. What brave-hearted Scottish patriot led soldiers to a defeat of the English at the Battle of Cambuskenneth in 1297? William Wallace. What nation issued the five-dollar bill found in Abraham Lincoln's pocket when he was shot? The Confederate States of America. What Argentinean was buried in a Milan cemetery under the pseudonym Maria Maggi? Eva Peron. What Polish political movement got the support of Pope John Paul II in the 1980s? Solidarity. What war lasted from June 5, 1967 to June 10, 1967? The Six-Day War. Who was the longest-reigning Arab ruler, through 1995? King Hussein of Jordan. What famous Swiss citizen said of nuclear bombs: "If I had known, I would have become a watchmaker"? Albert Einstein. What nation was bounced from the Organization of American States in 1962? Cuba. What's the Islamic Resistance Movement better known as to Palestinians? Hamas. Who was the first president of the National Organization for Women, in 1966? Betty Freidan. Who tooled around Chicago during Prohibition in a car bearing the license plate "EN-1"? Eliot Ness. Who cross-examined the victims in the trial against Long Island Railroad shooter Colin Ferguson? Colin Ferguson. What beating victim's 23-lawyer defense team handed the city of Los Angeles a bill for $4.4 million? Rodney King's. What can Germans publicly deny the existence of to earn five years in prison? The Holocaust. What French explorer was murdered by his crew after he spent two years failing to locate the mouth of the Mississippi? Robert La Salle. Who's believed by many to be buried in Downpatrick under a tombstone marked with the letter "P"? St. Patrick. What controversial crime fighter did Elvis Presley call "the greatest living American"? J. Edgar Hoover. What cavalryman's bonehead moves included leaving four Gatling guns behind, in 1876? George Armstrong Custer's. Who wrote in 1774 that "no thinking man" in America wanted independence from England? George Washington. What country was Adolf Hitler born in? Austria. What Ohio city was the 1995 Bosnian peace accord signed in? Dayton. What Persian Gulf warrior called his young majors in charge of combat operations "Jedi Knights"? Norman Schwarzkopf. What horse-loving future president cheated on an eye exam to join the cavalry reserves in the 1930s? Ronald Reagan. What president opined: "Once you get into this great stream of history you can't get out"? Richard Nixon. What name has been shared by the most popes? John. What leader ruled an area that stretched from the North Sea to central Italy at the onset of the ninth century? Charlemagne. What did Hirohito refer to as a "tragic interlude," during a 1975 U.S. visit? World War II. What nationality was Gavrilo Princip, who set off World War I by assassinating Archduke Ferdinand? Serbian. 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How many people take part in the dance of a quadrille? | Social Music in 19th Century Kalamazoo - Kalamazoo Public Library Social Music in 19th Century Kalamazoo “Tripping the Light Fantastic” Before the days of the big bands; before jazz and ragtime ; while military bands ruled street parades and open air concerts, Kalamazoo’s many dance orchestras filled nineteenth century assembly halls and ballrooms with the sweet strains of the latest popular numbers. From weddings and private gatherings to public dance parties and elaborate benefit balls, dancers “tripped it on the light fantastic toe” with the cotillion, the quadrille, the polka, the scottische, lancers, mazurkas, minuettes and waltzes. White and Sherwood's Band (White’s Quadrille Band), ca. 1880. (W. S White: far right) History Room Photograph File P-572 “Is dancing sinful? I am not able to say: but one thing is certain—people dance now-a-days.” —Kalamazoo Gazette, 23 November 1849 The Great Dance Debate But dancing in public was not without its opponents. Religious conservatives in America were harshly critical of amusements such as dancing during the early nineteenth century. Many viewed such activities as acts of sinful indulgence; indeed the very downfall of society itself. Of all, the waltz was seen as especially scandalous. Dancing could be (albeit reluctantly) viewed as “proper” if the partners only touched hands (perhaps even gloved), as with the minuet. But the waltz required close bodily contact with a member of the opposite sex in public, and that was simply unacceptable. “Modern square dances must be condemned not only for the pleasure which comes from this close contact, but also because they are misnamed so that they may deceive some by covering the filth of round dancing.” —Beryl “It is deplorable that dancing, and amusements of nearly all kinds, should have fallen under the ban of the clergy, and should be preached against as sinful. It is a most elegant and exhilarating exercise.” —Kalamazoo Gazette, 11 April 1851 “...no amusement with which we are acquainted, brings into exercise, at the same moment, so many of our best faculties as that of dancing.” —Kalamazoo Gazette, 16 March 1849 A Working Nation And it wasn’t only the faith-based who sometimes found fault with dancing. The American frontier during the early nineteenth century was a working world, and such activities as music and dance were viewed as a senseless diversion away from what were perhaps “more worthy” pursuits. Proponents attempted to counteract the dissent by promoting dance as a healthful form of exercise. “A New Era is Dawning” Despite—or perhaps because of—the objections of some, dancing continued to grow in popularity. As public perception changed over time, dancing eventually became an acceptable and enjoyable form of amusement and social interaction. “The ball-room and theatre are now denounced as sinks of inequity and sin. But a new era is dawning... Who would object to the delightful and elegant amusement of dancing, when practiced under the influence of pious sentiments, and regulated with a pious regard to health and morals?” —Kalamazoo Gazette, 9 March 1849 “The Simple Amusements of Other Times” Kalamazoo Gazette, 25 December 1840 During the 1830s and 1840s, “when pastime went hand and hand with usefulness,” Kalamazoo’s early villagers celebrated planting time in the spring and held quilting bees and corn husking parties in the fall—seemingly useful and fun activities. From the assembly room at Johnson Patrick’s Hotel to the ballrooms at Wilder’s River House and John Green’s Silver Creek House, Kalamazoo buzzed with excitement as dancers and onlookers enjoyed occasional evenings of music and merriment. Contra Dance and Cotillion Parties Kalamazoo Gazette, 2 December 1842 Contra dance, a style of partnered folk dance, was especially popular in the United States until the mid-nineteenth century. Couples faced off in parallel lines opposite—or contra to—their partners and danced according to instructions given by a “caller.” Contra dance eventually gave way to other forms like the cotillion, the quadrille, and eventually, t | Arthur Bliss - Checkmate (1937) - Music Sales Classical Arthur Bliss Checkmate (1937) BRIEF PROGRAMME NOTE The ballet, on the theme of a warlike game of chess, never fails to capture the imagination with its struggle between the opposing forces of Love and Death. It was originally choreographed by Ninette de Valois. PROGRAMME NOTE Checkmate was written at the request of the Sadler's Wells Ballet for their visit to Paris in 1937. Bliss chose the game of Chess as the subject for his ballet and wrote his own scenario. It was choreographed by Dame Ninette de Valois who knew nothing about chess so Bliss had to explain the rules and show the characteristic moves of the pieces. In the original castlist it is interesting to note such names as Frederick Ashton, Robert Helpmann and Margot Fonteyn. The conductor was Constant Lambert. SYNOPSIS 1. Prologue - The Players. The mood of the ballet is set by the sombre opening prelude. As the curtain rises we see two players sitting motionless on a raised dais with a chessboard between them. The Golden Player removes his visor disclosing the features of Love. The Black Player slowly strips his gauntlet disclosing the skeleton arm of Death. They turn the board three times to see who makes the first move; Love wins and raises a red pawn to his heart. The lights dim and the curtains slowly close. 2. Dance of the Red Pawns. The curtain rises again and the stage is now set up as a giant chessboard. The Red Pawns enter in this predominantly buoyant and cheerful movement which contrasts strongly with the ominous threats of the prologue. 3. Dance of the Four Knights. The two Red Knights enter to a wide-leaping angular theme with prominent syncopated rhythms followed by the two Black Knights where a rushing semiquaver figure with prominent triplets are the main feature. The Red Knights challenge the Black Knights to a display of daring and the tension is brilliantly built up until a boldly defiant climax is reached and the Black Queen enters. 4. Entry of the Black Queen. Bliss shows a wide range of expression throughout the ballet, and contrasting with the hectic climax of the Knights' dance is the music of seductive beauty for the Black Queen played by the clarinet. The first Red Knight is hypnotised by her beauty and as she leaves the stage with her escort, she throws him a black rose. 5. The Red Knight's Mazurka. This is the only section of the ballet which bears the name of a formal dance as the Red Knight dances an exuberant solo. After a dramatic figure is played on the timpani three Red pawns enter carrying the banners of the Red Knights and then take up ceremonial positions to receive the two Red Bishops. 6. Ceremony of the Red Bishops. This follows without a break as a church bell anticipates the stately entry of the Bishops. It is a lyrical interlude well placed before the tension of the ballet begins to rise. 7. Entry of the Red Castles. The two Red Castles burst upon the stage with long strides. They represent the machinery of war and convey the impression that Force must be the final arbiter. During the final bars the Red Knights, Bishops and Pawns prepare for the arrival of the Red King and Queen whose approach is signalled by a fanfare figure on the brass. 8. Entry of the Red King and Queen. Without a break in the music the weak and feeble King enters accompanied by the Queen. They are the inadequate centrepieces of the Red line-up and make their way slowly to the throne at the back of the stage to music of wistful character and rhythmic instability. All the pieces have now assembled and the game may begin. 9. The Attack. begins in an exultant mood with brass fanfares and the sound of castanets giving an indication of the bustle at this early stage of the contest. The stage is alive with the intricate manoeuvres of the chess battle until a forceful climax is reached (brass figure over tremulo strings) as the Black Queen puts the Red King into Check. Helplessly, the King looks for assistance and summons up the Red Bishops (return of their stately theme) b |
Which northern England city was flooded by torrential rain on on 25 June 2007? | Under Water - Photo 6 - Pictures - CBS News Under Water Prince Charles speaks with local resident Russell Baxter during a visit to flood affected areas on June 29, 2007, in Catcliffe near Sheffield, England. The area has been ravaged by floods for two weeks. Credit: GETTY IMAGES/Daniel Berehulak A caravan sits in flood water in Upton on Severn near Worcester, England, Thursday, June 28, 2007. The UK Met (weather) Office has issued weather warnings of very heavy rain for the weekend, leading to more flooding and continued disruptions in parts of the country. Credit: GETTY IMAGES/Matt Cardy Flood defenses surround the Plough Inn in Upton on Severn near Worcester, England, on Thursday, June 28, 2007. Credit: GETTY IMAGES/Matt Cardy Ducks pass a sign in a flooded residential street in Upton on Severn near Worcester, England, Thursday, June 28, 2007. Credit: GETTY IMAGES/Matt Cardy Debris floats in flood waters at Worcestershire Cricket Ground in Worcester, England, on Thursday, June 28 2007. Credit: GETTY IMAGES/Matt Cardy Horses are rescued from fields near Derby, northern England, after the river Derwent burst its banks following heavy rain Tuesday, June 26, 2007. Floods have affected many areas of Britain following torrential rain. Flash floods killed three people and forced hundreds from their homes Tuesday. Authorities warned of more damage amid fears a leaking reservoir could burst. Credit: AP Photo/Rui Vieira/PA Wire Sheffield Wednesday Football Club Operations Manager Alan Roberts looks around Hillsborough Stadium which became flooded after the River Don burst its banks in Sheffield, England, Tuesday, June 26, 2007. Credit: AP Photo/Dave Thompson Residents who were trapped in their homes overnight were rescued in a boat near Rotherham, northern England by a Fire and Rescue Service worker Tuesday, June 26, 2007. Residents across England were mopping up Tuesday after flash floods killed three people and forced hundreds from their homes. Credit: AP Photo/John Giles/PA Wire Residents evacuated from the flooded village of Treeton look at the rising water, due to the pumping of water from the Ulley Reservoir where the dam was in danger of collapse due to torrential rain, June 26, 2007, in Rotherham, England. Engineers and emergency services were trying to strengthen the dam wall after fissures appeared due to water pressure. Down river villages and roads were been evacuated by police. Credit: GETTY IMAGES/Christopher Furlong A view of submerged streets following flooding in the Catcliffe area of Rotherham, England on June 26, 2007, in Rotherham, England. Much of Britain was under flood alert as heavy rain swept across the country. Credit: GETTY/Richard Martin-Roberts A view of submerged streets following flooding in the Catcliffe area of Rotherham, half a mile from the cracked Ulley Dam, on June 26, 2007, in Rotherham, England. In Hull, where a state of emergency in in effect, one man died after becoming trapped in a drain with rising flood waters. Credit: GETTY/Richard Martin-Roberts Residents wave as they walk through flood waters after a heavy rainfall in Beverley, North East Yorkshire, England, Monday, June 25, 2007. Much of Britain was battered by rainstorms, which were expected to dump as much as three inches of rain on a country already soggy from an exceptionally wet June, Britain's weather office said. Credit: AP Photo/Owen Humphreys,PA | Water, water, everywhere: Romantic about the floods – Channel 4 News Uncategorised Water, water, everywhere: Romantic about the floods Beleagured Environment Agency chairman Lord Smith wrote his doctoral dissertation on the poetry of Wordsworth and Coleridge. What might the Romantic poets have taught him about floods? Share on Twitter Lord Smith of Finsbury has said he has no intention of resigning from his post, and refused to apologise for the agency’s handling of flood defences. The former Labour cabinet minister was heckled by angry residents when he visited the flood-stricken Somerset Levels for the first time today. But he said: “I have no intention of resigning because I’m very proud of the work the Environment Agency and its staff have been doing right round the country in the face of the most extreme weather.” About 5,000 homes have been hit by flooding across the country, including 40 in Somerset, and more floods are expected, with severe weather alerts in place for south east England, the South West and Wales. Chris Smith, who is due to step down as head of the Environment Agency this summer, was Labour’s shadow environment secretary in the early 90s, and says he owes his love of nature to childhood walks in Scotland and a fondness for the Romantic poets. After taking a double first in English at Cambridge, he completed a PhD thesis on the work of William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1979. He is the chairman of the Wordsworth Trust . Coleridge’s Ancient Mariner famously lamented “Water, water, everywhere” while gazing out at the pitiless ocean from his drifting ship. The next line “Nor any drop to drink” is regularly misquoted as “but not a drop to drink”. Residents of the inundated Somerset Levels might sympathise with the cursed sailor. But if Lord Smith feels that he is being blamed for extreme weather that is out of his control, he could also quote Coleridge: “Ye Ocean-Waves! that, whereso’er ye roll/ Yield homage only to eternal laws!” If you can quote anything by Coleridge, it is likely to be the opening lines of Kubla Khan, with its description of Xanadu, “where Alph, the sacred river, ran/Through caverns measureless to man”. The poet doesn’t tell us whether the river was dredged regularly to protect the surrounding “twice five miles of fertile ground” from flooding. Coleridge’s friend Wordsworth has also given us many memorable images of floods and water. In his long autobiographical poem The Prelude, Wordsworth paints a scene that sums up the recent spell of bad weather: Tis storm; and hid in mist from hour to hour All day the floods a deepening murmur pour; The sky is veiled, and every cheerful sight, Dark is the region as with coming night. In the same poem Wordsworth tells the story of a shepherd boy left stranded on an island by flash floods. And he describes a dream in which he sees an Arab “riding o’er the desert sands/ With the fleet waters of the drowning world/ In chase of him”. Then there is the famous passage where the poet decribes rowing a boat across a lake at night and feeling a sense of supernatural awe as the dark cliffs loom over him. I dipp'd my oars into the silent Lake, And, as I rose upon the stroke, my Boat Went heaving through the water, like a Swan Whether residents of Somerset who have been reduced to rowing themselves around their flooded villages will feel the same sense of magic remains to be seen. Royal Marine commandos are currently helping to evacuate 140 homes in the village of Moorland. |
Who wrote 'Earthly Powers', a long and ambitious first- person novel, narrated by an octogenarian homosexual? | 2011 - dooneyscafe.com : dooneyscafe.com 2011 Filed under Booker Prize Project Jean’s Best of the Bookers Well, here they are. Of the 255 novels I read for this project, here are the 20 I recommend. These are shortened reviews. If you want to see the whole thing check out Jean’s Booker Project on www.dooneyscafe.com 1969 Barry England—Figures in a Landscape Two escaped guys trek their way through an unidentified tropical landscape fighting nature and a helicopter opponent. There are no extra details. The book is grueling, tight, sharp, and raw. For years my favourite war book has been Charles Yale Harrison’s Generals Die in Bed (1930).Figures in a Landscape is as good, and as urgent though no war is ever mentioned. At times the tension in the book is almost unbearable. This was Barry England’s first novel. A remarkable debut. About 40 years later he published a second novel and is mostly known (if at all) for his plays. I don’t think this book should have been the winner but I suspect it will be the one I will remember the most vividly for the longest period of time. Apparently it was made into a film starring Malcolm McDowell and Robert Shaw. 1973 J G Farrell—The Siege of Krishnapur The book is about the siege of Krishnapur in 1857 during the Indian rebellion, and is a penetrating look at British Victorian values. Farrell takes on opium use and production, the righteous anger of religious zealots, the problems created by the Crimean war (not enough available young men, for one), the fad of phrenology, social structure, the hypocrisy of Victorian morality, medical procedures (in one scene two doctors with opposing beliefs regarding the treatment of cholera thrash it out), issues of ownership and property, beauty and art, materialism, science and industry. It’s a scathing attack of the dangers of belief in a superior culture. But it’s also funny, really funny. It’s impossible to read this book without considering our own culture; as a reader there is no smug way out. It isn’t possible to feel superior to these characters—that trap has been exposed. Instead the reader is forced to consider the occupation of Iraq, the “war on terrorism” and the fight to bring democracy and capitalism to another culture, and the assumption that North America’s relatively new culture is better. Iris Murdoch—The Black Prince. UBC Bradley Pearson, the first-person narrator, makes Bertie Wooster looks like an emotional giant. Brad makes Hamlet, The Prince of Denmark, appear to be an uncomplaining, unbrooding optimist. Remember the dolt of a narrator from Ford Madox Ford’s The Good Soldier, John Dowell? Well, Brad makes John seem reliable. Okay, I’ll stop. Divorced from his wife, half-heartedly going after his best friend’s wife (both Bradley and his best friend, Arthur, are writers, though the friend is more successful), rumored to be a closet homosexual who really loves Arthur, Bradley falls desperately in love with Arthur’s daughter. Bradley’s rambling about his feeling are almost unbearable to read. Do men talk like this? His sister, Priscilla is even worse. But I’m onto Murdoch and I was looking for the twist at the end, though I couldn’t anticipate what it would be. She snuck up, and clobbered me, again. In this novel the ending almost forces you to start at the beginning again to see how she pulled it off. 1979 V. S. Naipaul—A Bend in the River In Conrad’s Heart of Darkness first-person narrator Marlow tells the tale of Kurtz. This European view of Africa, or more specifically what we assume is the Belgian Congo, examines the impact of imperialism, the European fear of going native, light/dark, good/bad and the very notion of freedom. With Naipaul’s narrator, Salim, the reader is back to what again we assume is the Congo, and post-colonial psychosis. But A Bend in the River isn’t just an update, or validation of Conrad. I’ve been trying to figure out what exactly it might be. Homage, in part. But I think the word that best presents Naipaul’s relationship to Conrad is conversation. In Naipaul’s novel, Africa, despite independence, is still | Reviews and expert advice from Which? MSA statement Which? works for you © Which? 2017 Cookies at Which? We use cookies to help improve our sites. If you continue, we'll assume that you're happy to accept our cookies. Find out more about cookies OK |
What is the best-selling candy in America? | What are the top 5 best-selling candy bars in the world? - Orlando Sentinel What are the top 5 best-selling candy bars in the world? The World's Five Best Selling Candy Bars April 11 (Bloomberg) -- From Cadbury and Dove to Reese's and Snickers, Bloomberg Ranx looks at the most popular chocolate candy in the world. April 11 (Bloomberg) -- From Cadbury and Dove to Reese's and Snickers, Bloomberg Ranx looks at the most popular chocolate candy in the world. Richard Tribou Contact Reporter Orlando Sentinel Is it two great tastes that taste great together? Is it something that really satisfies? Is it something people don't really eat in the United States? The top 5 best-selling candy bars in the world all involve chocolate, and two of my personal top 5 are on the list. You can watch the video and find out the order along with some interesting details, like the fact that Snickers was named after a horse, but here it is: 5. Cadbury Dairy Milk ($2.5 billion) 4. Milka ($2.5 billion) 2. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups ($2.7 billion) 1. Snickers ($3.6 billion) These are based on 2012 global sales, and I probably contributed about $300 of that bottom line, especially on the No. 1 bar. Love me some Snickers. And since a top 5 is really kind of lame, here's my top 75 regular candy bars, the kind you might find in a vending machine for less than $1. For the better chocolate, I'll go with Lindt, which is usually about $3, and then either the Orange, Sea Salt or Chili varieties. Or I might go with Toblerone. The following candy is ranked from lowest calorie-per-gram to highest calorie-per-gram. Where does your favorite rank? But since I don't usually have $3 to spare, here's the top 75 for under $1. They don't make Snickers Cruncher anymore. That would be a top 5 if they did. And I used to buy a PB Max every day in high school because my girlfriend at the time equated that to love. That too has gone by the wayside. This list also is devoid of the more fruit-based candies that my kids seem so addicted to. I pretty much favor the chocolate, except for Whoppers. You can take that malted stuff and stick it with the Necco wafers, presumably somewhere devoid of sunshine. So here you go -- the top 75: Snickers Reese's Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Reese's NutRageous M&Ms Almond Snowcaps So yeah...only Starburst, Skittles and Dots make the list from the fruit category. No Tic Tacs. No Lifesavers. No Jolly Ranchers. Just not my thing anymore, plus Jolly Ranchers might just rip out my fillings. Although that's exactly what happened on election night 2012 with a small box of Milk Duds. Took my root canal tooth right out right about the time Obama won the electoral college. Don't worry. I had dental coverage to put things right, and I still eat a Milk Dud every now and then. | Candy Bars Candy Bars Butter Finger:The bar consists of a flaky, orange-colored center - somewhat similar texture to crisp caramel, with a taste similar to peanut butter, which is also dipped into milk chocolate, And wrapped in a nice yellow coated wrapper. The Creation: The Butterfinger was invented by the Curtiss Candy Company of Chicago, Illinois, in 1923. Kit Kat:Kit Kat is a Chocolate-coated wafer, Comes in packs of 2 Sticks, Or Packs Of 4 Sticks. The Creation: The Kit Kat Bar Was Created by Rowntree's of York, England, and is now produced worldwide by Nestlé, The bar launched on 29 August 1935, under the title of "Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp". Milky Way:Milky Way is made of chocolate-malt nougat topped with caramel and covered with milk chocolate. The Creation: The Milky Way bar was created in 1923 by Frank C. Mars and originally manufactured in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was the first commercially distributed filled chocolate bar. The name and taste was taken from a famed malted milk drink. Snickers: Snickers is made up of peanut nougat topped with roasted peanuts and caramel, covered in milk chocolate. The Creation: The Snicker Bar was created in 1930 by Frank C. Mars, The bar was marketed under the name "Marathon" in the UK and Ireland until 1990, when Mars decided to align the UK product with the global Snickers name Baby Ruth:Baby Ruth is an American candy bar made of peanuts, caramel and chocolate-flavored nougat covered in chocolate. The Creation: The Baby Ruth was created in 1921, after taking the place for Kandy Kake (Previous Name), the product was manufactured by Curtis Candy Company, Then was later purchased in 1981 by Nabisco, shortly after purchased by Nestle Oh Henry!:is a chocolate bar containing peanuts, caramel, and fudge coated in chocolate. The Creation: It was first introduced in 1920, by the Williamson Candy Company of Chicago, Illinois. According to legend, Oh Henry! was originally named after a boy who frequented the Williamson company, flirting with the girls who made the candy Twix: Is a chocolate bar made by Mars, Inc., consisting of a biscuit finger, topped with caramel and coated in milk chocolate The Creation: Twix bars are typically packaged in pairs. Twix, which stands for "Twin-Stix," was first produced in the UK in 1967, and introduced in the United States in 1979. Whatchamacallit: Whatchamacallit has included peanut-flavored crisp with a layer of caramel and a layer of milk chocolate coating The Creation: |
A known anti-oxidant and a co-factor in at least 8 enzymatic reactions, what vitamin is known as L-ascorbic acid? | Acupuncturist in Grande Prairie Contact Us Acupuncturist in Grande Prairie Acupuncturist in Grande Prairie - IV therapy or likewise known as Intravenous therapy is the placing of substances directly into a vein. IV therapy has been used to correct electrolyte imbalances and to be able to deliver medications in blood transfusions. It can also be utilized as fluid replacement to correct, like for instance, dehydration. The intravenous route is the fastest way to be able to deliver medications and fluids all through the body. Several medications, in addition to blood transfusions and lethal injections, could only be given intravenously. Vitamin C Intravenous therapy is an alternative remedy utilized sicknesses such as cancer. A lot of centers dedicate specific treatment regimens, though there is still some controversy surrounding this type of treatment. Some of the reputed benefits of Vitamin C therapy comprise: prolonging survival and increasing the quality of life. Vitamin C is useful in preventing systemic free radical injury and corrects an ascorbate deficiency, that is often found in individuals who suffer from cancer. Vitamin C inhibits hyaluronidase. This is an enzyme made by cancer cells that is responsible for the breakdown of healthy tissue, resulting in tumor progression and metastasis. Vitamin C even works synergistically conventional with other traditional cancer therapies. Vitamin C, also known as L-ascorbic acid or L-ascorbate is an extremely essential nutrient for human beings and many different animals. It acts as an antioxidant and protects the body against oxidative stress. Vitamin C is likewise a co-factor in at least 8 enzymatic reactions consisting of various collagen synthesis reactions which cause the most severe signs of scurvy when they are not working properly. In animals, these enzyme reactions are really important in preventing bleeding from capillaries and wound-healing. Vitamin C Mega Dosage There are many who really endorse and advocate the use of Vitamin C, in excess of ten to one hundred times more than the RDI or Recommended Daily Intake. Supplements of Vitamin C could be taken orally or by intravenous therapy. There have yet to be large, randomized clinical trials on the circumstances of high doses done on the general people. Linus Pauling spent a large part of his life advocating the use of mega doses of vitamin C. He believed the established RDA was enough to prevent scurvy but not necessarily a high enough dosage for optimal health. Mega doses of vitamin C have been used in the treatment and prevention of various illnesses such as coronary disease, the common cold and cancer. Current RDI for vitamin C is 60 mg however, several references quote at least 30 mg and others state we must have a minimum of 100 mg a day. People taking a mega dose may ingest anywhere from 500mg to 1000 mg on a daily basis but the side effect of diarrhoea can be a common issue for those who ingest large amounts. | 1. Which Newton-le- Willows singer has been nominated for an MTV award? - Jade Wright - Liverpool Echo 1. Which Newton-le- Willows singer has been nominated for an MTV award? 2. Lenny Henry will star in which Shakespearean tragedy next year? Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email 2. Lenny Henry will star in which Shakespearean tragedy next year? 3. Will Young has been invited to take part in which panel show after saying he is a fan? 4. Nasty Nick Cotton is to return to which TV soap? 5. Which author earns £3m a week in royalties, it was revealed this week? 6. Which band release the album Dig Out Your Soul on Monday? 7. In which year was a World Cup final first decided on penalties? 8. What is the tallest and thickest kind of grass? 9. 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Who became President of Argentina in October 1973 until his death in July 1974? | BBC ON THIS DAY | 29 | 1974: First female president for Argentina 1974: First female president for Argentina Maria Estela Isabel Martinez de Peron has been sworn in as interim leader of the Argentine Republic. Her husband President Juan Peron delegated responsibility after doctors said he required 24-hour medical attention and rest. Mrs Peron, a former cabaret dancer, is now Argentina's first female president and at 43 the youngest Latin American head of state. Her 78-year-old husband has not been seen in public for two weeks and is reported to be seriously ill with bronchitis and influenza. In a state broadcast, Mrs Peron said her husband was "conscious that his state of health prevents him from directly attending to government affairs until his recovery". Mrs Peron, known to the Argentine public as 'Isabelita', is Juan Peron's third wife and became vice-president after his return to power in September 1973. The couple met in a night club in Panama during Juan Peron's years of exile after being ousted from power in a military coup in 1955. Argentina's main power groups, including the armed forces and labour unions, are understood to have pledged Mrs Peron their support. But regional experts say Isabelita will be inheriting a weak economy in a country suffering from political violence and civil unrest. | 1974 FIFA World Cup in Germany - Soccer Betting Odds and Props for all Major Football Events Around the World Germany 1974 World Cup Betting Year: 1974 Participants: 16 Countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, East Germany, Haiti, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, Sweden, Uruguay, West Germany, Yugoslavia, Zaire Championship: West Germany 2, Netherlands 1 Top goal scorer: Grzegorz Lato, Poland (7) In 1974, teams met in Germany to compete for a new trophy: the FIFA World Cup. Also new were the tight security measures at the tournament, brought into effect because of the assassination of Jewish athletes at the Munich Olympics two years earlier. The opening ceremonies were held on June 13. Pele was on hand, even though he had decided not to play in what would have been his fifth World Cup. The action kicked off with defending champion Brazil playing Yugoslavia to a 0-0 tie -- hardly an exciting opener. This tournament became known as the "World Cup of Quality," with three outstanding teams in Holland, Poland and West Germany. One of the biggest showdowns of the tournament was the Brazil-Holland game played on July 3. Brazil, missing its potent offense of years past, fell to the speedy Dutch team 2-0. In the championship game, Holland scored on a penalty kick before West Germany even touched the ball, but the Germans came back for a 2-1 victory in front of 79,000 fans in Munich. In a futile effort to boost his country's performance, Zaire's President Motubo awarded each of his players with a car, a trip for two to anywhere in the world and a house just for qualifying. Perhaps he should have held out a little longer: When Zaire got to Germany, it lost to Scotland 2-0, Brazil 3-0 and was trounced by Yugoslavia 9-0. World Cup Germany 1974 Schedule and Results Group 1 Results |
Which English professional footballer has the tattoo ‘Just Enough Education To Perform’ on his right arm? | Wayne Rooney's new tattoo - Telegraph Wayne Rooney's new tattoo Footballer Wayne Rooney has got a new tattoo which alludes to the fact he's not too bright. Rooney's new tattoo reads 'Just Enough Education to Perform' Photo: EAMONN CLARKE Image 1 of 2 The football star has returned from his honeymoon in Las Vegas with Coleen McLoughlin Photo: EAMONN CLARKE By Daily Telegraph Reporter 11:15AM BST 09 Jul 2008 The Manchester United and England star has had "Just Enough Education To Perform" etched on his right forearm. The line is the title of an album by his favourite band, The Stereophonics. It could also be a reference to his own educational achievements. Rooney left school without a GCSE to his name. While his fellow pupils were studying for their exams, the young Rooney was allowed three days off per week to train with Everton. The 22-year-old was pictured showing off his new artwork as he returned from honeymoon in Las Vegas with new bride Coleen McLoughlin. The football star is such a fan of The Stereophonics that McLoughlin arranged for them to give a surprise performance during the couple's week-long wedding celebrations in Italy last month. Kelly Jones, frontman for the Welsh band, jokingly made Rooney promise to play for Leeds United next season and change his nationality from English to Welsh. The singer said of the gig: "We played an hour of hits and requests. Wayne and his family sang every word. He loved it. It was a good crack." Rooney already has several tattoos, including a cross on his upper right arm and his wife's name on the left. | BBC Sport - Sports Personality of the Year - David Beckham receives Lifetime Achievement award David Beckham receives Lifetime Achievement award Beckham wins lifetime achievement award Former England captain David Beckham has received the BBC Sports Personality Lifetime Achievement award. The 35-year-old midfielder is England's most capped outfield player and won six Premier League titles and the Champions League crown with Manchester United. He won the Spanish league with Real Madrid after a £25m move from United before joining Los Angeles Galaxy and also spent two loan spells at AC Milan. In 2001 Beckham was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year. "I'm humbled to receive an award for something I love doing and continue to love doing, [I am] very humbled," said a tearful Beckham, who accepted the award from Sir Bobby Charlton. "To receive it from Sir Bobby, who was there when I first started, [I am] truly honoured," he added. "Football's a team game. Without the teams and players' support I've had over the years, players like Ryan [Giggs] and the other greats, I wouldn't be here without the support and skill of them. "Playing for England is one of the biggest things of my career, and I've always been able to play for some of the best coaches throughout my career. "I have to thank so many people - my parents, who sacrificed so much, who always have done and always will do, my family and friends, of course my wife and children. Not only has she [Victoria] given me three amazing boys but the support she has given me, inspiration every day." "David's record on and off the pitch has been remarkable," BBC Sports Personality of the Year editor Carl Doran said. Archive - Beckham's redemption in 2002 "It's a fitting reward for an outstanding career as a player and for his tireless work as an ambassador for British sport. He has also been a tremendous role model." Nine years ago Beckham won the main award, voted for by the public, after an outstanding display for England against Greece in which his late free-kick earned the national side a place in the 2002 World Cup finals. His England career began in September 1996 against Moldova with his latest, and 115th, cap coming against Belarus in October 2009. He also captained England 59 times in that period. Having appeared and scored in the previous three World Cups, Beckham was expected to be selected for the tournament in South Africa in 2010. But the player, who hails from east London, tore his Achilles tendon while on loan from LA Galaxy at AC Milan in March, and was ruled out of what would have been his fourth World Cup. BBC LIFETIME AWARD WINNERS |
Actor Laurence Payne who died in February 2009, aged 89, played which fictional detective on TV? | Obituary: Laurence Payne | Culture | The Guardian Laurence Payne Actor and author best known as the vintage detective Sexton Blake Laurence Payne as Sexton Blake with Roger Foss as Tinker in Sexton Blake, 1967 Photograph: Rediffusion/Thames Friday 6 March 2009 19.01 EST First published on Friday 6 March 2009 19.01 EST Share on Messenger Close Laurence Payne, who has died aged 89, was known offstage as "Larry Two" in deference to the king, "Larry" Olivier, and for a short time he was almost as well known. He was a stalwart of the Old Vic during the second world war and played Romeo opposite a 19-year-old Juliet, Daphne Slater, and Paul Scofield's Mercutio, as well as Berowne in Love's Labour's Lost at Stratford-upon-Avon in 1947 in two famous productions by Peter Brook. This fairly tall but certainly dark and handsome north London son of a carpenter found real fame, however, on television as the detective Sexton Blake, "prince of the penny dreadfuls" and seen as the office boys' Sherlock Holmes, on ITV between 1967 and 1971. Blake was the fictional creation of Harry Blyth in the pages of the Halfpenny Marvel magazine in 1893, shortly after Holmes had plunged to his death into the Reichenbach Falls. Blyth sold his rights to the character, who was then written by more than 200 different hands into the 1970s. Payne appeared in 60 episodes of the children's television series, which was set in the 1920s. He lost his left eye in a sword fight with the actor Basil Henson. But as Blake, he never lost his suavity or self-composure as he dashed about town in a Rolls-Royce with his trusty young sidekick, Edward "Tinker" Carter, and Pedro the intrepid bloodhound. Carter was played by Roger Foss, now an arts journalist, who recalled that behind the handsome features and classy, baritone voice was a very funny man who was a stickler for the highest standards, even in a children's programme. "He'd tear up pages that clearly didn't work and we would improvise better scenes ourselves." Payne's father died when he was three years old, and he and his elder brother and sister were raised in a strict fashion by their mother, a Wesleyan Methodist, in Wood Green, north London. He attended Belmont school and Tottenham grammar, leaving at 16 to take a clerical job. After training at the Old Vic School in 1939, he was exempted from war service as a conscientious objector on condition that he went on tour with the Old Vic during the war. Between 1940 and 1945 he was directed by Tyrone Guthrie in She Stoops to Conquer, by Esme Church in Twelfth Night and The Merry Wives of Windsor and in many others by John Moody and Noel Willman. Roles included Cassio in Othello, Sergius in George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man, Lorenzo in The Merchant of Venice and early sketches for Romeo and Berowne. After short seasons with the Chanticleer Theatre Company and at the Arts Club in London, he toured Germany for three months with the forces' entertainment organisation Ensa in 1945. Payne never worked in the West End, allegedly because he rebuffed the all-powerful producer Binkie Beaumont's invitation to appear in Brook's 1946 production of The Brothers Karamazov. Brook himself had no truck with such blackballing and invited him to Stratford to play Romeo. He toured Australia with the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre (as it was known before it became the Royal Shakespeare Company) in 1949 and returned to play Hamlet at the Guildford Rep in 1951. It was a role he spoke with "brisk certainty", according to JC Trewin, who then applauded a more detailed portrait in the same role at the Embassy, Hampstead, in 1953. Following several seasons at Guildford, and at the Bristol Old Vic, his television career was launched with D'Artagnan in The Three Musketeers in 1954. He took large roles in three series of Doctor Who before and after Sexton Blake. In the movies, Payne played supporting roles in William Wyler's Ben-Hur (1959) and Roy Ward Baker's The Singer not the Song (1960), starring Dirk Bogarde, with whom he formed a lasting friendship. He had a busy television career after | Tom Barnaby | Midsomer Murders Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Geoffrey "Tom" Barnaby is a fictional detective created by Caroline Graham. DCI Barnaby is featured in the Chief Inspector Barnaby book series which began with The Killing at Badger's Drift in 1987. Barnaby is also the main detective in Midsomer Murders, a popular television show based on the novels. There, Barnaby is played by John Nettles (who also has acted in British crime series Bergerac). In both the books and the television series, Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby is based in the fictional town of Causton in the southeast of England. From that base of operations, Barnaby travels out into the English countryside to solve murders as they occur in a variety of small villages. A genius in the field of criminal investigation, he is a highly experienced and methodical detective; prone to taking his time. However, despite his slow and steady nature, he is an extremely perceptive and sagacious individual, detecting even the smallest of clues, which ultimately aid him in solving the gruesome and barbarous crimes which are committed in the county of Midsomer. It is worthy of note that in many cases, he has already reached a conclusion as to the identity of the murderer; only to reveal this fact later on after he has accumulated enough evidence. Barnaby has been happily married to Joyce for many years, and they have an adult daughter named Cully. They may have lived or worked in London at one point, as around the time of their wedding Barnaby was trying to solve the case of the 'Pimlico Poisoner'. In the episode "Picture of Innocence" of the British drama Midsomer Murders, his full name was revealed as was his date of birth, 20 April 1943. In the episode "Secrets and Spies", Barnaby revealed to his wife and colleagues that he previously worked for MI6. Characteristics Edit Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby is a kind, honest and hardworking middle-aged policeman who often stands out from his fellow fictional detectives on television and in novels, in that he is very ordinary and does not use violence to interrogate his suspects. Another thing which makes him stand out is that he is also a family man, being married to Joyce and having a daughter Cully, whom he gets on well with - which is also a rarity, with most of the detectives we see in crime fiction either going through bitter divorces or end up being widowed and suffering from alcohol depression, smoking, and gambling - or going through a series of love interests, none of them lasting. Tom Barnaby is none of these things and as a policeman is taking his time when it comes to solving a murder. Throughout the series, Barnaby often wears smart three-piece suits and ties. He has blue eyes, but in the novels they are brown. He is dedicated to his job and his family, and they support him at every turn. Relationships Edit Joyce is Barnaby's wife. She is known to have an interest in many things, depending on the focus of the episode - including painting, singing, tango dancing, arts appreciation, drama, cycling, running, cooking, charity work and crafts. There is at one point when she is taking part in the Midsomer Worthy Choir and she recommends that DC Ben Jones joins after she and Tom hear him singing in the choir in Death in Chorus. Cully Barnaby Cully is Tom and Joyce's only child. She is not very interesting to some members of the audience, because she is quite wrapped in herself and her partner, Simon, whom she marries. John Barnaby Edit Barnaby's cousin John makes his first appearance in " The Sword of Guillaume ", where he is based in Brighton CID. He has a bluff and ironic personality but the two have a warm relationship. They join forces to solve the murders of Douglas Wakely and Jenny Russell, who were both murdered. The real reason for Tom going to Brighton was that he was suspicious of the plans of the mayor of Causton, Dave Hicks, who was going to buy up coastal lands for holiday chalets. Tom is older than John and when Tom announces he is retiring, John |
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In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior general interest in receiving similar information for research and educational Category | Wainwrights of Penistone Parish - Chronological List of Historical Events and Items of Interest A site devoted to those named Wainwright, who originated in and around Penistone Parish, Yorkshire, England Chronological List of Historical Events and Items of Interest Last Updated: 10/21/2004 Neolithic Farming The Stonehenge was erected in about 2800 BC. It may have been used for religious ceremonies, and it remained in use for the next 2000 years. We have no written records of Stonehenge, but its alignments show its purposes apparently included the determination of seasonal or celestial events, such as lunar eclipses, solstices and so on. 9 Click on the pictures, (which were taken on 6/11/2001) for a larger view. In 2650 BC, construction began on the first pyramids in Egypt. Bronze Age In 1251 BC, Moses led the 12 tribes of Israel from Egypt across Sinai desert to enter the Promised Land of Canaan, which is now Israel. This is also the time when the Trojan Horse was used to gain access to Troy after a 10 year siege of the city. In 1005 BC, King David conquered the city of Jerusalem and founded the first Israelite kingdom. His son Solomon built the great temple of Jerusalem, part of which remain today and is known as the "Wailing Wall". Celtic Kingdoms In about 750 BC, Homer wrote "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" telling the story of the fall of Troy and of the ancient Greek heroes. In 722 BC, Israel was defeated and its people were deported to Mesopotamia as slaves. The ancient city of Babylon was destroyed. In 543 BC, an Indian prince known as Buddha developed a new religion out of Hinduism. His teachings, that man should become enlightened through meditation, founded the basis of Buddhism. In 530 BC, Confucius developed a system of thought that valued ethical government and "natural order". At this time, the philosopher and mathematician, Pythagoras established a school in Italy. William I (William the Conqueror), Duke of Normandy, invaded England, 12 and ascended to the throne on December 25th. 2 (p.625) William was descended for the Vikings. The practice of shoeing horses was introduced this year. 6 (p. 315) Odo of Bayeux rebelled unsuccessfully and was banished from England 12 Urban II becomes Pope. 12 Henry VI campaigns in Italy and defeats Pope Urban II. 12 Chinese build a water driven clock. 12 Henry IV ascended to the throne of England on September 1st. 2 (p.625) 1400 - 1499 Henry V ascended to the throne of England on March 21st. 2 (p.625) The first vicar was appointed to the Penistone church. Prior to this, landowners were rectors. 22 Edward IV ascended to the throne of England on March 4th. 2 (p.625) England's bloodiest battle took place at Towton Field during the Wars of the Roses. Edward V ascended to the throne of England on April 9th. 2 (p.625) Richard III ascended to the throne of England on June 26th. 2 (p.625) Henry VII married Elizabeth of York and this unites the warring Families of Lancaster and York. A son, Arthur is born this year. 5 (p.468-460) Epidemic of Bubonic Plague in London. 1500-1599 From 1500 to 1800, many civic responsibilities such as highway repair were administered by the Church of England parish, and an ecclesiastical tax was imposed upon landowners to support this. 2 The tower of the Penistone church was erected about this time. 22 1509 Henry VII died, and his son Henry became king on April 22nd as Henry VIII on April 22nd. 5 (p.468-470) Henry VIII received a dispensation from Pope Julius II permitting his marriage to his brother's widow, Catherine of Aragon. 5 (p.529) Cardinal Thomas Wolsey joined those counseling Henry VIII. 5 (p.468-470) Martin Luther visits Rome for the first time. 1516 England and Wales were united under the same system of government as THe Kingdom of England and Wales. 4 . Sir Thomas Moore published Utopia, which describes a mythical society, and unfavorably compares the current social and economic situation in western Europe, to a |
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