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Who, according to the Chicago Tribune, did Thomas Dewey defeat in 1948? | Dewey defeats Truman - Chicago Tribune Dewey defeats Truman November 3, 1948 UPI/Corbis-Bettmann President Harry S. Truman holds up a copy of the Tribune after his presidential election, arguably one of the most famous headline mistakes. President Harry S. Truman holds up a copy of the Tribune after his presidential election, arguably one of the most famous headline mistakes. (UPI/Corbis-Bettmann) Tim JonesTribune staff reporter As a presidential candidate, Gov. Thomas Dewey of New York was not a glad-hander, not a flesh-presser. He was stiff and tended toward pomposity. "The only man who could strut sitting down" was the crack that made the rounds. But on Nov. 2, Election Day , an overwhelming sense of inevitability hung about the Republican nominee. The polls and the pundits left no room for doubt: Dewey was going to defeat President Harry S. Truman . And the Tribune would be the first to report it. Arguably the most famous headline in the newspaper's 150-year history, DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN is every publisher's nightmare on every election night. Like most newspapers, the Tribune, which had dismissed him on its editorial page as a "nincompoop," was lulled into a false sense of security by polls that repeatedly predicted a Dewey victory. Critically important, though, was a printers' strike, which forced the paper to go to press hours before it normally would.As the first-edition deadline approached, managing editor J. Loy "Pat" Maloney had to make the headline call, although many East Coast tallies were not yet in. Maloney banked on the track record of Arthur Sears Henning, the paper's longtime Washington correspondent. Henning said Dewey. Henning was rarely wrong. Besides, Life magazine had just carried a big photo of Dewey with the caption "The next President of the United States." The ink was hardly dry on 150,000 copies of the paper when radio bulletins reported that the race was surprisingly close. The headline was changed to DEMOCRATS MAKE SWEEP OF STATE OFFICES for the second edition. Truman went on to take Illinois and much of the Midwest in this whopping election surprise. Radio comedian Fred Allen noted Truman was the "first president to lose in a Gallup and win in a walk." The Tribune blamed the pollsters for its mistake. The headline might well have been quickly forgotten but for a chance encounter two days later in St. Louis. Truman, traveling by rail to Washington, stepped to the rear platform of the train and was handed a copy of the Tribune early edition. He had as low an opinion of the Tribune as it did of him. Truman held the paper up, and photographers preserved the moment for history. | Top Pop Hits of 1958 1. It's All in the Game - Tommy Edwards 2. Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare) - Domenico Modugno 3. All I Have to Do is Dream - The Everly Brothers 4. Tequila - The Champs 5. Catch a Falling Star - Perry Como 6. Fever - Peggy Lee 7. Sugartime - The McGuire Sisters 8. Tom Dooley - The Kingston Trio 9. Don't - Elvis Presley 10. Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley 11. Poor Little Fool - Ricky Nelson 12. It's Only Make Believe - Conway Twitty 13. To Know Him Is to Love Him - Teddy Bears 14. Patricia - Perez Prado 15. You Are My Destiny - Paul Anka 16. Oh Oh I'm Falling in Love Again - Jimmie Rodgers 17. 16 Candles - The Crests 18. Little Star - The Elegants 19. Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra 20. Twilight Time - The Platters 21. Who's Sorry Now? - Connie Francis 22. Witch Doctor - David Seville 23. Teacher's Pet - Doris Day 24. He's Got the Whole World In His Hands - Laurie London 25. Return To Me (Rittorna A Me) - Dean Martin 26. Magic Moments - Perry Como 27. Stardust - Pat Boone 28. Bird Dog - The Everly Brothers 29. Left Right Out Of Your Heart - Patti Page 30. Rawhide - Frankie Laine 31. The Chipmunk Song - David Seville 32. Everybody Loves a Lover - Doris Day 33. Summertime, Summertime - The Jamies 34. Tea for Two (Cha Cha) - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra 35. Secretly - Jimmie Rodgers 37. Whatever Lola Wants - Georgia Gibbs 38. Kewpie Doll - Perry Como 39. Stupid Cupid - Connie Francis 40. Are You Really Mine? - Jimmie Rodgers Before reviewing the 1958 chart too closely, it helps to review the text between the two versions of the PopularSong.org 1957 chart . It describes how, after 1958, songs that are patently "rock and roll" will not be included in charts from 1958-1970 (1970 is the last year covered in this format). Rock and Roll...or Popular Song? It is a matter of judgement, and you can be sure that some songs are difficult to place. Many of the songs listed above are not "popular song" in the traditional sense that they fit the mold of a Rodgers & Hart composition, or Irving Berlin, or whatever. So the question becomes, should the canon of American popular song be limited to that sound? If so, the list above would be much shorter, and populated by recordings you're scarcely familiar with. One of the main purposes of PopularSong.org is to demonstrate how the genre goes "on and on," just like the snippet from Neil Diamond that plays on the Table of Contents page . The litmus test used at PopularSong.org is the Perry Como/Dinah Shore/Mills Brothers/Glenn Miller test. It goes like this: For any given song, could one of the above artists have performed that song, and stayed true to their style? For a male vocal, we use Como. Female vocal, Shore; group vocal, we use the Mills Brothers. And for instrumentals, we imagine Glenn Miller giving it one of his perfect arrangements. In short, could one of those artists "pull it off?" Well, we can't imagine Mr. C. doing justice to Hard Headed Woman or Ritchie Valens' Let's Go, but we sure wouldn't mind his stylings on Elvis' Don't or Valens' Donna. As for Tequila, long regarded as a rock party song, the melody line is so much a part of American culture that Miller would have no problem sorting it in with American Patrol. Likewise, the Crests bill themselves as early rock and rollers, but you know the Mills Brothers could've done 16 Candles with nary a rehearsal. Indeed, each of the above belongs in the roster of American Popular Song. continues above, in column at right... featured performance Here's Peggy Lee doing a swinging sixties arrangement of "Fever" a few years after it topped the charts in '58. Although this version is arguably more jazz than pop, be aware that Peggy Lee was a top singer and entertainer regardless of the arrangement. Please note that you have to double-click the little arrow to get the player to work. Top Pop Hits of 1958, continued from column at left So we'll take a moment, and list a few of the hit songs that don't make the chart at left. Breathless - Jerry Lee Lewis Short Shorts - Royal Teens Sweet Little 16 - Chuck Berry Vi |
Which muralist was married to fellow Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo? | Diego Rivera | 10 Facts About The Mexican Muralist | Learnodo Newtonic #1Â Â Rivera had a twin brother but he died at the age of two The Firestone Self-Portrait – Diego Rivera Diego Rivera was born on December 8, 1886 in Guanajuato, Mexico. His father Diego Rivera worked as a teacher, an editor for a newspaper, and a health inspector, while his mother Maria Barrientos de Rivera was a doctor. Diego had a twin brother named Carlos but he died less than two years after they were born. #2 He showed an inclination towards art since childhood Diego started drawing from the age of 3. He used to draw on the walls and furniture of the house and to prevent him from doing so his parents installed chalkboards and canvas on the walls. As a child Diego was also interested in trains and machines and was nicknamed “the engineer.” #3 He was adept at several styles in painting From the age of 10 Diego studied art at the San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts in Mexico City. In 1902, Rivera was expelled from the academy for leading a student protest. He then traveled through Mexico drawing and painting. Teodora A. Dehesa, the governor of Veracruz, Mexico, heard about Rivera’s talent and sponsored him to go to Europe to continue his studies. In Europe, Rivera was influenced by Impressionist artists and also by Picasso’s Cubism which was on the rise during that period. Rivera’s reputation grew with time and he was considered a genius who could turn his hand to any style including Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, Cubist and Flemish. Zapatista Landscape (1915) – A famous cubist painting by Diego Rivera #4 Diego Rivera is one of Mexico’s greatest muralists Diego Rivera believed that everyone should be able to view his art and hence he painted large murals (painting directly executed on the wall) on public buildings. His murals were known to depict the lives and struggles of the common man, mostly the Mexican working class and indigenous Mexicans. His first government-commissioned mural was titled Creation. It is considered one of the first important murals of the twentieth century. Along with David Alfaro Siqueiros and Jose Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera is considered among the greatest Mexican muralists and together they are referred to as the Big Three of Mexican art. Creation (1923) – Diego Rivera #5 Rivera was the founder of the art style Mexicanidad Diego Rivera created his own style which focused on Mexican heritage and culture; and was marked by flattening three-dimensional elements into two-dimension and presenting objects sturdier and broader than they were in reality. This art style was called Mexicanidad and gave rise to an art movement of the same name. Orozco, Siqueiros and Kahlo all referred to themselves as Mexicanidad artists. Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros and Jose Clemente Orozco, 1947 #6 He married four women, most famously fellow Mexican artist Frida Kahlo Rivera’s first wife was artist Angelina Beloff whom he married in 1911. He had a son with her. His second wife was model and novelist Guadalupe Marin. They married in 1922 and Rivera had two daughters with her. Rivera married Frida Kahlo in 1929 when he was 42 and she was 22. In 1955, a year after Kahlo’s death, Rivera married his agent Emma Hurtado. Portrait of Angelina Beloff (Rivera’s first wife) by Diego Rivera #7 He had a tumultuous relationship with Frida Kahlo Diego Rivera met Frida Kahlo in 1927 when she was an art student and soon their relationship became intimate. Their marriage was tumultuous with both having multiple affairs. Frida had affairs with both men and women. Rivera even had an affair with Kahlo’s younger sister Cristina which infuriated Kahlo. They divorced in 1939 but remarried a year later. Although their second marriage was as troubled as the first, Kahlo and Rivera remained married till Kahlo’s death in 1954. Frida Kahlo became extremely famous a few decades after her death perhaps even more than Rivera. Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo #8 Diego Rivera considered “religions to be a form of collective neurosis” Diego Rivera was an avowed at | National Gallery of Art - Mark Rothko: Seagram Murals Mark Rothko: Seagram Murals December 6, 2011–July 22, 2012 This exhibition is no longer on view at the National Gallery. Please follow the links below for related online resources or visit our current exhibitions schedule. Related Resources In the Tower: Mark Rothko Exhibition Brochure Modern and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture In June 1958, Mark Rothko accepted a commission to decorate a dining room in the Four Seasons restaurant of the Seagram Building on Park Avenue in Manhattan, a new modernist skyscraper by Philip Johnson and Mies van der Rohe. Departing from his wonted format of floating rectangles in glowing colors, Rothko produced wine-dark paintings with ambiguous portal shapes evoking what he called a "closed space." From the fall of 1958 into 1959 he was completely absorbed, making more than thirty even though the room only offered places for seven. At the same time, he became increasingly doubtful that a luxury restaurant with its wealthy patrons was the appropriate venue for his art. He withdrew, canceling what would have been his first painted environment—a "place," as he ambitiously said, rather than just a group of paintings. He did, however, complete commissions for a room at Harvard University and a chapel in Houston before his death in 1970. In 1985 and 1986, the National Gallery of Art received a vast gift of works from the Mark Rothko Foundation, including several paintings deriving from the so-called Seagram Mural project. The installation of three of these in the Concourse galleries of the East Building is timed to coincide with the presentation of John Logan's play Red at Arena Stage (January 20 to March 4), which dramatizes Rothko's struggle with the commission. Organization: Organized by the National Gallery of Art. Schedule: National Gallery of Art, December 6, 2011–July 22, 2012 |
What sport is associated with Vladimir Putin, the second President of the Russian Federation? | 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 | Sports Sports With which sport would you most associate the commentator Ted Lowe? The 'Green Jacket' is presented to the winner of which sporting event? From what bridge does the Oxford/Cambridge boat race start? In which Olympics did Steve Redgrave win his first Olympic gold medal? In what sport do players take long and short corners? By what name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento better known? For half a mark each, give the nationality and the team (2003) of Fernando Alonso, the youngest-ever grand prix winner? What is the 'perfect score' in a game of Ten Pin Bowling? Which current premier league football team had an obsolete nickname of the Glaziers? What is the name of the new Leicester Football club stadium? What is the highest-achieveable break in snooker? |
Kampala is the capital city of which country? | Kampala | national capital, Uganda | Britannica.com national capital, Uganda Moroto Kampala, capital and largest city of Uganda . It occupies a series of hills at an elevation of about 3,900 feet (1,190 metres) and is situated in the southern part of the country, just north of Lake Victoria . Kampala lies just north of Mengo, the capital of the kingdom of Buganda in the 19th century. It was selected in 1890 by Capt. Frederick (later Lord) Lugard as the headquarters of the Imperial British East Africa Company. Lugard’s fort on Old Kampala Hill remained the Ugandan colonial administrative headquarters until 1905, when it was moved to Entebbe . In 1962 Kampala (a municipality since 1949) became the capital of independent Uganda. Parliamentary and commercial buildings, industry, and residential areas are separated into sectors. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Rubaga Cathedral in Kampala, Uganda. Picturepoint, London Situated in the country’s most prosperous agricultural section, Kampala exports coffee, cotton, tea, tobacco, and sugar. Although second industrially to Jinja (40 miles [64 km] east-northeast), the city has numerous food, metal-products, and furniture enterprises and a tractor-assembly plant. It is the headquarters for most of Uganda’s large firms and the chief market for the Lake Victoria region. Kampala has a technical institute and is the seat of Makerere University , which was founded in 1922 and became a university college in 1949 and a university in 1970; for many years it was the only such educational institution in East Africa . Kampala also has the Uganda Museum. The city is home to several mosques (including the white Kibuli Mosque), Hindu temples, and Christian churches (notably Namirembe Anglican Cathedral and Rubaga and St. Peter’s Roman Catholic cathedrals). Kampala is the hub of the nation’s road network and lies on the railway from Kasese to Mombasa, Kenya . It is also served by Port Bell (6 miles [10 km] east) on Lake Victoria and by Uganda’s international airport at Entebbe (21 miles [34 km] south-southwest). Pop. (2008 est.) 1,480,200. Learn More in these related articles: in Uganda | Capital punishments | The Economist PLANNED CITIES Capital punishments For an object lesson in the perils of central planning, look no further than what happens when governments plan their own capitals Dec 18th 1997 AP Canberra—Made in Chicago JUST lately, the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan has been busy moving its capital from the bustling city of Almaty to the rural backwater of Akmola. The new seat of government suffers frequent shortages of electricity, gas and water. Its site on the over-farmed and eroded steppe guarantees frequent dust storms, howling winds and icy winters. There is no overall plan for Akmola's redevelopment, despite the government's predictions that the city's population will double by 2005. The president hopes that tax benefits and the like will induce private investors to pay for the removal, but the government has said neither how much the project will cost nor how much has been paid for. Unsurprisingly, the notion that Akmola will ever supersede Almaty is greeted as lunacy by Kazakhs and foreigners alike. At the time of the move, only nine foreign embassies had been allocated plots in the new capital, let alone started construction. Only one small Russian airline flies to Akmola's tiny airport; other carriers may eventually follow, but do not ask when. Even as Kazakhstan was embarking on this seeming folly, Malaysia was scaling back plans for a new $8-billion capital of its own. The collapse of the Malaysian ringgit, and fears about the government's fiscal abandon, forced a reluctant Mahathir Mohamad, the country's prime minister, to shelve all but the first phase of his planned “paperless” city, Putrajaya. Set back—for who knows how long—are grandiose schemes for a 270-square-kilometre “multimedia supercorridor”, complete with its own “multimedia university” and an “intellectual property park”. In this section Reprints Undaunted, the prime minister's office is still scheduled to move to the digital wonderland of Putrajaya by September 1998. There, having launched the construction of Asia's largest airport and completed the world's two tallest buildings (but not, alas, the world's longest, whose construction has, not surprisingly, been postponed), Dr Mahathir will conduct the world's first virtual cabinet meeting using the latest video-conferencing technology. Ultimately, the paperless communications network envisioned by Dr Mahathir is supposed to enable citizens to pay tax, ministers to decree, and civil servants to confer without the felling of a single tree. Dr Mahathir doubtless views Putrajaya as a bold innovation in the field of urban design, a far cry from the chaos of Akmola. But, at least so far as delays, shortages of money and public complaints are concerned, Putrajaya and Akmola are peas from the same pod. Every ready-made capital ever built has suffered from the same chaotic construction and popular scepticism. Worse, even if such cities are eventually completed (many are not), they inevitably fail to meet expectations: the development they are supposed to promote never comes, the images they are intended to project soon lose relevance, and, centuries later, they retain an artificial air which continues to hamper their growth. As with economies, so with urban architecture: the trouble with central planning is that, “paperless cities” notwithstanding, it only works on paper. Perhaps, before they plough on with their schemes, Kazakh and Malaysian officials should consider the cautionary tale of the world's existing purpose-built capitals. Any century now For planners of Great Capitals, timing is the first problem. Like so many grandiose state projects, capitals start late, finish later, and tend never to catch up with the rest of the world. By historical standards, Putrajaya's delays are negligible. The project was launched in 1995, and will still in theory be finished early in the next century (note: in theory). It took the fledgling United States, by contrast, seven years just to agree on the site of the capital. Australia's states spent nine years bickering about Canberra' |
Which BAFTA-nominated television writer has created the series Scott & Bailey. At Home with the Braithwaites for ITV and Last Tango in Halifax and Happy Valley for the BBC? | Sally Wainwright - IMDb IMDb Sally Wainwright was born in 1964 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. She is a writer and producer, known for Happy Valley (2014), Emmerdale (1972) and Scott & Bailey (2011). See full bio » Born: Share this page: Related News a list of 33 people created 15 Aug 2012 a list of 608 people created 15 Nov 2014 a list of 35 people created 4 months ago a list of 30 people created 3 months ago a list of 30 people created 3 months ago Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Sally Wainwright's work have you seen? User Polls 3 wins & 11 nominations. 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Herself - Writer & Creator, 'Scott & Bailey' 2008 Drama Trails (TV Series documentary) Herself | Television in 2015: A look ahead - BBC News BBC News Television in 2015: A look ahead By Lizo Mzimba Entertainment correspondent, BBC News 2 January 2015 Image copyright HBO Image caption Mad Men takes its final bow in 2015 To begin at the end, 2015 will see audiences saying farewell to two of television's biggest shows. The final seven episodes of the multi-award-winning Mad Men will air in the new year - and viewers who have followed the inner workings of a New York ad agency, and its mercurial Creative Director Don Draper (Jon Hamm) will be keen to see how his story ends. The last series of Glee will also air - with Rachel (Lea Michelle) and Kurt (Chris Colfer) returning to McKinley High to bring the Glee Club back to life. Other likely drama highlights should include the fifth series of Game of Thrones - the epic fantasy has gone from strength to strength although, for the first time, author George RR Martin will not be writing a new episode, as he concentrated on finishing the sixth novel in the series, The Winds of Winter. A second series of ITV's murder thriller Broadchurch is also due, where the challenge will be creating as compelling a narrative as that explored in the first series. Image copyright ITV Image caption The cast of Broadchurch are in deep water as series two begins The second series of True Detective faces a similar challenge - introducing new cast members Vince Vaughn and Colin Farrell after the departure of Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. With audiences increasingly enjoying shows on streaming-only services, the third series of House of Cards will also be a must-view for people eager to see how devious Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) fares upon reaching the Oval Office. And the new year will also see award-winning writer Russell T Davies returning to the world of gay drama - 15 years after Queer As Folk - with Cucumber on Channel 4 and its companion series Banana on E4. Cucumber follows a couple in their mid-40s whose sex life has stalled. The storyline is set in motion when one of them seeks satisfaction elsewhere. The resulting fallout sees Henry (played by The Thick of It's Vincent Franklin) move into a new drama, Banana, set in a "big gay house" full of younger people. Image copyright AMC Image caption Better Call Saul will be a prequel to the critically-acclaimed Breaking Bad Despite not being shown for much of its run on traditional broadcasting platforms in the UK, Breaking Bad is widely regarded as one of the biggest and most influential shows of the last five years. TV spin-offs often range from the hugely successful (Frasier) to the disappointing (Joey). But expectation will be considerable for Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul, a kind of prequel which follows the adventures of the morally ambiguous lawyer Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk). It will be hoping to conjure up a narrative that Breaking Bad fans will feel just as passionate about. Image copyright CBS Image caption James Corden replaces Scottish comedian Craig Ferguson on US late-night vehicle The Late Late Show In the entertainment world, British writer and performer James Corden, recently made an OBE in the New Year Honours, will take on one of the most high-profile jobs in TV when he becomes the host of talk show The Late Late Show on America's CBS network in March. Speaking to the BBC, Corden admitted he was "apprehensive" and "completely unqualified" for the job. "I feel like someone has tapped me on the shoulder and said congratulations, you're in the Tour de France team! It's going to be a real adventure. I'm 16 stone and I'm from High Wycombe so it couldn't feel more random." His appointment comes as part of a US chat show reshuffle, with satirist Stephen Colbert due to replace David Letterman, who has spent the last 22 years hosting The Late Show on CBS. Image caption "Bingate" - involving a sloppy Baked Alaska - helped The Great British Bake Off to huge ratings Back at home, The Great British Bake Off will be hoping to maintain the huge audiences it enjoyed during its 2014 series, following a successful move f |
Of which species of plant found on the floors of east Asian forests from eastern India, Indochina, China and Japan have 93 species been formally described, and, it is speculated, there may be 200 to 300? | aspidistra : definition of aspidistra and synonyms of aspidistra (English) Y. Wan & C. C. Huang. Acta Phytotax. Sin., 25(5): 396 (1987). Distribution: China (Guangxi) Tillich. Blumea 52 (2): 336 (2007). Distribution: Vietnam (Cao Bang) D. Fang & L. Y. Yu. Acta Phytotax. Sin. 40(2): 161 (2002). Distribution: China (Guangxi) Tillich. Feddes Repert. 116(5-6): 314 (316, 335-336; fig. 1b-d). (2005). Distribution: Vietnam (Hai Phong) Tillich. Feddes Repert. 116(5-6): 317 (335-336; fig. 1i). (2005). Distribution: Vietnam (Thua Thien) Hayata. Ic. Pl. Formosan. 2. 145 (1912). Distribution: Taiwan Y. Wan & C .C. Huang. Guihaia, 7(3): 221 (1987). Distribution: China (Guangxi) Tillich. Feddes Repert. 116(5-6): 317 (335-337; figs. 1g, 2a-b). (2005). Distribution: Vietnam (Thai Nguyen) Tillich. 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Distribution: Japan (Kuroshima Island) W. J. de Wilde & A. Vogel. Folia Malaysiana 6(3-4): 126 (125-130; figs. 1-5). (2005). Distribution: Malaysia (Perak) Tillich. Feddes Repert. 116(5-6): 320 (335, 338; fig. 3d). (2005). Distribution: Vietnam (Thua Thien) K. Y. Lang & Z. Y. Zhu. Acta Bot. Yunnanica, 6(4): 385, fig. 1. (1984). Distri | Lewis and Clark on the Great Plains A Natural History | Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Lewis and Clark on the Great Plains A Natural History 39. Mountain sucker and goldeye Preface The purpose of this book is to identify and describe the Great Plains animals and plants that were encountered and described by Lewis and Clark and their Corps of Discovery two centuries ago during their famous exploratory expedition of the Louisiana Purchase territories. It also attempts to place both the organisms they discovered in an ecological framework and these two explorers in a historical context as biologists. It is intended to serve as a bicentennial tribute to this remarkable exploration of the then-unknown lands comprising the Louisiana Purchase. The bicentennial of this epic journey seems an especially appropriate time to review and marvel at the expedition's accomplishments, and to reflect on the changes in the land and its associated biota that have occurred during the subsequent two hundred years of American history. The animals selected for inclusion in this survey represent as many as possible of the identifiable species of vertebrates that were initially described, or at least apparently discovered, by the Lewis and Clark expedition while crossing the Great Plains as well as those previously known species that were described in sufficient detail to permit identification with some degree of confidence. Special attention has been given to those animal species encountered by the Corps of Discovery that were previously unknown, or ones for which important new biological information was obtained during the expedition. However, a few distinctly western and montane-adapted animals such as the blue grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) and pinyon jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) were excluded. Both of these forest-adapted birds were encountered at the very edge of the Great Plains in western Montana. A few additional western or northern species, such as the Columbian ground squirrel, lynx, and moose, were likewise deemed to be of doubtful species identification or of questionable geographic affinities. These species have been included in the survey, but their names are set off by parentheses. The plants chosen for inclusion in the text represent all those species collected on the Great Plains and preserved as herbarium specimens that are known to be still extant. Selecting the western limits of the Great Plains in order to decide which plant species to include was a subjective exercise, but those species whose ranges fall largely or entirely outside the coverage of the Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains were excluded. These include antelope bush (Purshia tridentata), golden currant (Ribes aureum), moundscale (Atriplex gardneri), and common monkey-flower (Mimulus guttatus). The comments made in the text as to Native American ritual or medicinal uses of plants derive mostly from Gilmore (1977) and Kindscher (1992); the latter reference is especially valuable as to plant medicinal properties. This summary of the animals and plants encountered by Lewis and Clark is organized in three parts, corresponding to three broad and roughly equal geographic regions, at least in terms of river distances traveled. Accompanying the summary are maps of the major campsites and associated dates spent by the Corps of Discovery in each of these three regions. The Corps spent much more time exploring during the upstream, outward-bound phase in 1804 and 1805 than during the return journey, and this first part of the expedition was by far the richest from a biological standpoint. Almost no new species were discovered during the return trip in 1806, and the associated campsites are not mapped. In general, the animals and plants that the expedition encountered are described only for that phase of the expedition where they were first encountered. However, a few especially important mammals (e.g., bison, pronghorn, elk, wolf, and grizzly bear) are discussed in two or all three of the geographic regions recognized here. Names of present-day states or cou |
Which Muppet shares his name with members (male & female) of the Roosevelt clan? | Sesame Street Sketch Database | Muppet Central Forum Sesame Street Sketch Database dietrich Member A while ago, I suggested creating a Sesame Street sketch database, Then I found Boober Gorg's website. It helped a great deal. Lets see if we can fill in the missing skits and make it complete. Maybe we can add one for grown-up sketches and animated sketches too! 1969 1. A letter for Ernie 2. AM boy talks about backwards 3. AM cheerleaders: K 4. Anything Muppets sing about family members 5. Cookie Monster uses Ernie's telephone (4-part sketch) 6. E&B: Before and after (eating cookies from the tin) 7. E&B: Bert asks to use Ernie's umbrella while it's raining 8. E&B: Bert denies that Beautiful Day Monster has four eyes 9. E&B: Bert shows Ernie a number 4 and hits him with a pie (2-part sketch) 10. E&B: Bert's nap 11. E&B: Chocolate cake 12. E&B: Cookie reminder 13. E&B: Electric appliance war 14. E&B: Ernie cleans the apartment at top speed 15. E&B: Ernie cleans/messes up the apartment (2-part sketch) 16. E&B: Ernie remembers to put away the basketball 17. E&B: Ernie tells Bert about his day at the zoo 18. E&B: Ernie, the world's greatest counter (edited) 19. E&B: Ernie's A machine 20. E&B: Ernie's barber shop (part 1 of a 3-part sketch) 21. E&B: Ernie's dramatic alphabet story 22. E&B: Ernie's sandbox game 23. E&B: FIRST SKETCH EVER? 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 noses 24. E&B: kissed by a monster (based on cartoon just seen) 25. E&B: letter X / Cookie Monster eats the X / Ernie erases Cookie Monster 26. E&B: pictures - what happens next? 27. Ernie and Beautiful Day Monster: Broken ukelele (2-part sketch) 28. Ernie & Cookie Monster: four apples - no, three 29. Ernie and Cookie Monster "share" a pillow 30. Ernie and Lefty: 8 31. Ernie and Lefty: R and P (with Caroll Spinney as Lefty) 32. Ernie counts 11 cookies and 1 egg 33. Ernie goes rock hunting 34. Ernie plays the harmonica; Lefty sells him air 35. Ernie presents the letter A 36. Ernie presents the letter U 37. Game Show: Pick Your Pet (Guy Smiley is known as Sonny Friendly here) 38. Gang of monsters: A! 39. Gang of monsters: C? 40. Gordon, Ernie and Cookie Monster: four objects into four boxes 41. Kermit and Tracy: counting to 10 42. Kermit demonstrates happy, angry and sad (with Cookie Monster) 43. Kermit demonstrates same and different (cameo by Cookie Monster) 44. Kermit demonstrates what round is, with the help of two talking balls 45. Kermit talks about different occupations 46. Kermit talks about hair - Frodis #3 (starts a few seconds late) 47. Kermit talks to a boy about here and there 48. Kermit's "what happens next" machine 49. Kermit's B/R/P/F/I lecture 50. Song: A, You're Adorable 51. Song: As I Was Going To St. Ives 52. Song: Five People In My Family 53. Song: Goin' For A Ride 54. Song: Good Morning Starshine (Bob and some AM's) 55. Song: I Am A Fine Musician 56. Song: If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Baked a Cake (Ernie) 57. Song: Lulu's Back In Town 58. Song: Mahna Mahna 67. Bert and David (boy): faces 68. Bob reads "The Magic Apple" (with E&B) 69. Cookie Monster and David (boy): "street" sign 70. Cookie Monster and Janelle count to 20 71. Cookie Monster and Melody subtract cookies 72. Cookie Monster and the Bus Stop sign 73. Cookie Monster recites a poem with Howie the Lop 74. Cookie Monster wants to go to school / shows David the SCHOOL sign 75. Cookie Monster: One Of These Things 76. E&B: Bert wraps a present which Ernie thinks is for him 77. E&B: Chocolate ice cream (Oscar cameo) 78. E&B: Ernie eats five cookies 79. E&B: Ernie gives Bert a Figgy Fizz bottle cap 80. E&B: Ernie has a banana in his ear 81. E&B: Ernie imagines that he's Bert 82. E&B: Ernie puts the radio's volume control on Bert 83. E&B: Ernie solves the problem of water dripping by blasting the radio 84. E&B: Ernie takes a bath with precautions 85. E&B: Ernie talks about shapes at night 86. E&B: Ernie waits for the man upstairs to drop his shoes so he can sleep 87. E&B: Important note for Bert 88. E&B: Let's get Bert angry 89. E&B: Pizza and grape juice 90. E&B: string on Ernie's f | What kind of creature was Sam on the Muppet Show Eagle 2 Who - IT - 402 View Full Document What kind of creature was Sam on the Muppet Show Eagle 2 Who had a hit with Tiger Feet Mud 3 Patty Hearst was kidnapped (later joined) which organisation Symbionese Liberation Army 4 The Murryfield Racers play which sport Ice Hockey 5 Quakers Natural, Prewetts Honey, California Revival - types what Museli 6 What was Paul McCartney's first solo album called McCartney 7 What company pioneered floppy discs IBM 8 What were Tricity Triumph, Kelvinator, Lec De Lux Refrigerators 9 What tennis players name meant Tall trees by still water Evonne Goolagong 10 Which musical did the song Send in the Clowns come from A Little Night Music 11 Where in Australia were British satellites launched in early 70s Woomera 12 What was Clint Eastwood's first film as a director Play Misty for Me 13 Who wrote the Science Fiction novel Slaughterhouse Five Kurt Vonnegut 14 What was a Royal Navy frigate accused throwing Cod War 1973 Carrots at Icelandic Gunboat 15 Who wrote the novel The French Lieutenants Woman John Fowles 16 Whose cat was sold for $153000 in an Arizona auction Adolf Hitler's 17 Who wrote the play Amadeus Peter Shaffer 18 Jeff Lynne - Roy Wood - Bev Bevan - what pop group Electric Light Orchestra 19 Where did Jim Morrison die Bath - in Paris hotel 20 What did the Ayatollah Khomeni ban in 1979 Music on radio 21 Mstislav Rostropovich was a maestro on what instrument Cello 22 What is Kensington Gore Actors fake blood 23 Margarita Carmen Casino became famous as who Rita Heyworth 24 What job does the Gaffer do in the film industry Chief Electrician 25 What was the name of Dagwood Bumstead and Blondies dog Daisy 26 What short sighted cartoon character had a nephew - Waldo Mr Magoo 27 What Shakespeare play was the basis of The Forbidden Planet The Tempest 28 Frederick Austerlitz became famous as who Fred Astair 29 What is a Maine Coon once thought to be extinct A 20 lb cat 30 What dictator was the first to be abducted prosecuted USA drugs General Manual Noriega- Panama 31 In which EEC country is abortion still illegal Ireland 32 What heavyweight boxer was nicknamed The Cinderella Man James J Braddock 33 What is the capitol of Chechnya Grozny 34 What is absinthe traditionally flavoured with Wormwood 35 In 1829 Cyrill Damien invented which musical instrument Accordion 36 At the battle of Actium who beat Mark Anthony and Cleopatra Octavian - Emperor Augustus 37 What links Ada - Lisp - Algol Program Languages 38 How did Joy Friedericke Victoria Adamson die in 1985 Murdered in Kenya 39 What city stands on the river Torens Adelaide - Australia 40 In Hindu mythology Agni is the god of what Fire 41 To the ancient Greeks what was an agora Public meeting place / market (forum) 42 Tomika and Uyeshiba are the two main forms of what Aikido 43 Where was Napoleon bornAjaccio - Corsican capitol 44 Which Greek astronomer wrote the Almagest Ptolomy 45 The Queen has what music with her breakfast Bagpipes - Started by Victoria 46 Baile Atha Cliath - Official name what capitol city Dublin - its Irish Gaelic 47 In the wild what animal pollinates banana plants Bats 48 This preview has intentionally blurred sections. 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In the Natural World what is Ornithophily? | Advanced Search Abstract Evolutionary shifts to bird pollination (ornithophily) have occurred independently in many lineages of flowering plants. This shift affects many floral features, particularly those responsible for the attraction of birds, deterrence of illegitimate flower visitors (particularly bees), protection from vigorous foraging by birds, and accurate placement of pollen on bird's bodies. Red coloration appears to play a major role in both bee-deterrence and bird-attraction. Other mechanisms of bird-attraction include the production of abundant dilute nectar and the provision of secondary perches (for non-hovering birds). As a result of selection for similar phenotypic traits in unrelated bird-pollinated species, a floral syndrome of ornithophily can be recognized, and this review surveys the component floral traits. The strong convergent evolution evident in bird-pollinated flowers raises a question about the nature of the genetic mechanisms underlying such transitions and whether the same gene systems are involved in most cases. As yet there is too little information to answer this question. However, some promising model systems have been developed that include closely related bee and bird-pollinated flowers, such as Ipomoea, Mimulus, and Lotus. Recent studies of floral developmental genetics have identified numerous genes important in the development of the floral phenotype, which are also potential candidates for involvement in shifts between bee-pollination and bird pollination. As more whole-genome information becomes available, progress should be rapid. Anthocyanin pigmentation , bird-pollination , candidate gene , developmental genetics , honey-eaters , hummingbirds , nectar , ornithophily , pollination syndrome , sunbirds Introduction The concept of pollination syndrome, whereby specific floral traits are associated with particular pollination mechanisms, dates back to the work of the Neapolitan botanist Federico Delpino (1833–1905). The attraction and utilization of a specific group of animals for pollination, for instance, is associated with specific characteristics of flower morphology, colour, nectar, odour, and orientation ( Faegri and van der Pijl, 1966 ; Proctor and Yeo, 1973 ; Fenster et al., 2004 ). However, pollination systems are often more complex than floral morphology would at first sight suggest, and this has led to criticisms of the pollination syndrome concept, mainly based on the evidence that flowers attract a broader spectrum of visitors than expected ( Waser et al., 1996 ). Nevertheless, there is ample evidence supporting a strong association between certain floral traits and functional groups of pollinators that exert similar selective pressures ( Fenster et al., 2004 ). One well-recognized syndrome of floral traits is that associated with bird pollination (ornithophily). Ornithophilous flowers ( Fig. 1 ) are very often red with copious dilute nectar. Furthermore they lack characters associated with other pollination syndromes, such as scent. Fig. 1. View large Download slide Forms of bird-pollinated flowers. (A) Strelitzia reginae. (B) Erythrina suberosa, (C) Babiana ringens with sterile inflorescences for perching birds (arrow). (D) Cadia purpurea, a member of the Genistioids with radial symmetry with nectar globes (arrow). (E) Ipomopsis aggregata. (F) Phygelius capensis. (G) Psittacanthus sp. (H) Fritillaria suberosa with nectar globes (arrow). In this review the main phenotypic traits of bird-pollinated flowers are summarized and discussed. Bird-pollination has evolved many times (usually from bee-pollination) and the aim is to highlight the major phenotypic convergences in plants with this pollination syndrome. The convergent evolution of this floral phenotype raises questions about the genetic mechanisms underlying such transitions and whether the same gene systems are involved in all cases. Three promising model systems are considered in this review. The first is a transition in the genus Ipomoea, where changes in the control of the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway are | 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 |
What is the chemical formula for calcium chloride? | What is the chemical formula for calcium chloride? | Reference.com What is the chemical formula for calcium chloride? A: Quick Answer The chemical formula for calcium chloride is CaCl2. Calcium chloride contains one calcium atom that is bound to two chlorine atoms. It has a molecular weight of 110.984. Full Answer Calcium chloride is a white, flaky inorganic salt that can be dissolved in water. It has a melting point of 782°C and a boiling point of over 160°C. Calcium chloride is often used to melt snow, to control dust and as a preservative in food. It melts ice on roads faster than the more common salt, sodium chloride. Calcium chloride also has several medical purposes: it can treat magnesium toxicity and internal hydrofluoric acid burns. Calcium chloride can also quickly help prevent heart attacks that can occur as a side effect of drugs such as diltiazem. | Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: 12th October – The Questions 12th October – The Questions Specialist questions set by Waters Green Rams. General knowledge questions set by Church House, Bollington. All vetted by Harrington Academicals. SPECIALIST ROUNDS- 1. SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE 2. SCIENCE 5. TIME FOR THE KIDS 6. POLITICS ROUND ONE - SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE – News stories of the summer 1. Which actor, born Bernard Schwartz in 1925, died in September 2010? TONY CURTIS 2. In June, Princess Victoria married her former personal trainer Daniel Westling. Of which country is she a princess? SWEDEN 3. Which 74 year-old singing Dame received poor reviews when she appeared on a UK stage for the first time in 30 years at the London O2 in May? JULIE ANDREWS 4. What name was given to the tent city that was set up at the top of the San Jose pit shaft in Chile, where 33 miners were trapped? CAMP ESPERANZA (original Spanish name) or CAMP HOPE 5. Goodluck Jonathan became President of which country in May? NIGERIA 6. The Savile Enquiry finally delivered its findings on which event of 38 years ago? BLOODY SUNDAY (January 1972 in Derry) 7. Why was Mary Bale in the news in August? She was filmed on CCTV putting a CAT into a WHEELIE BIN in Coventry. 8. Which major New Zealand city was hit by an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale? CHRISTCHURCH Supp 1 Which company, with its head-quarters in Windermere, was declared the UK’s best retailer by Which? Magazine? LAKELAND Supp 2 Why was Terry Jones of Gainesville, Florida in the news in September? He planned to BURN copies of the KORAN outside his church. ROUND TWO – SCIENCE 1. Which scientist was born in Shrewsbury in 1809 and died at Down House in Kent in 1882? CHARLES DARWIN 2. Which acid was traditionally known as Oil Of Vitriol or Spirit Of Vitriol? SULPHURIC ACID 3. Which heavenly body has moons called Charon, Nix and Hydra? PLUTO 4. William was in prison in 1770, when he invented the toothbrush. What was his surname, still famous in that field today? ADDIS 5. Besides the elephant, which other African mammal is a source of ivory? HIPPOPOTAMUS 6. An amalgam is a compound containing which metal? MERCURY 7. What name is given to a triangle with sides of unequal length? SCALENE 8. What does a Campbell-Stokes Recorder Record? SUNSHINE (not temperature) Supp 1 Scientist William Harvey (born 1578) is famous for his research into what? THE BLOOD (circulation etc.) Supp 2 What is the more common name for triatomic oxygen? OZONE ROUND THREE – SPORT 1. Tony McCoy finally won his first Grand National in 2010 on his 15th ride in the race. Which horse did he ride? DON’T PUSH IT 2. Name either of the 2008 Ryder Cup captains. PAUL AZINGER or NICK FALDO 3. Which sport would you be taking part in if you used a monkey climber, waggler and a plumb? ANGLING / COARSE FISHING 4. Which county won the 2010 County Cricket Championship? NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 5. Which team won the 2010 Rugby League Challenge Cup? WARRINGTON WOLVES ( bt. Leeds Rhinos 30-6 in the final). Accept WARRINGTON. 6. Where will the final race in the 2010 Formula One Series be held? YAS MARINA circuit in ABU DHABI (accept either) 7. According to Wikipedia, which English football ground has the widest pitch and boasts the tallest floodlights? EASTLANDS (home of Manchester City) 8. Which football club holds the record for the fewest wins in a season in the Premier League? DERBY COUNTY – in 2007/8, their record was Played 38, Won 1, Drawn 8, Lost 29. Supp 1 How many times did Alex Higgins win the World Snooker Championship? TWO Supp 2 Which Rugby Union club has made their Premiership debut in the 2010/11 season? EXETER (Chiefs) ROUND FOUR – GEOGRAPHY 1. Which Irish port was known as Kingstown from 1821, after a visit by George IV, until 1921? DUN LAOGHAIRE (pronounced DUNLEARY) 2. Between 1947 and gaining independence in 1971, by what name was the present-day country of Bangladesh known? EAST PAKISTAN 3. Name an African country that, in its normal English spelling, contains the letter Q. MOZAMBIQUE or EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 4. The islands of Hokkaido a |
Cornish Rex and Devon Rex are types of which animal? | Devon Rex Cat | Cat Breeds | Petfinder Devon Rex Cat See more adoptable Devon Rex cats available on Petfinder Devon Rex Cat Personality Devons have been compared to pixies, elves, and, of course, space aliens for their jumbo-sized satellite-dish ears, large, mischievous 'window-to-the-soul' eyes, and ethereal appearance. Fanciers laud the 'poodle cat' (as the breed is affectionately called), as people-oriented snugglers that love nothing better than to cuddle up with you at night and wake you in the morning with hugs, kisses and purrs of affection. And since the Devon sheds less than other breeds, you can snuggle back without fear of covering yourself in cat hair. But there's lots of other reasons to acquire a Devon besides their coats: their loyalty, devotion, playfulness, courage, and intelligence, just to name a few of the qualities that make them a good choice for the cat-obsessed. Devons are shoulder perchers, lap sitters, tail waggers, and retrievers of tossed cat toys. They have a well-developed sense of curiosity and want to be involved in whatever you're doing, whether it's peeling potatoes for dinner or showering for a Saturday night date. Devon Rex Cat Breed Traits While the Cornish's coat lacks guard hairs, the Devon's coat contains all three hair types (guard, awn, and down), but the guard hairs are typically fragile and stunted, and the whisker hairs are often missing altogether. The hairs break easily and therefore this breed can develop bald patches that remain until the next hair growth cycle (typically fall and spring). Devons need very little grooming; their favorite grooming tool is your hand, applied on their heads and down their backs. Interested in the history of the Devon Rex cat breed? The Devon didn't settle into the unsuspecting laps of us humans until 1960. The father of the Devon breed, a feral, curly-coated tom, lived around an abandoned tin mine near Devonshire, England. He mated with a straight-coated calico female that produced a litter of kittens in the garden of cat fancier Beryl Cox. One of the kittens, a brownish-black male that Cox named Kirlee, had the same short, curly coat as his father. Breeders think that the calico female and the curly-coated male must have been related, since the Devon Rex gene that governs the curly coat is recessive and must be present in both parents to manifest in the offspring. At first, Kirlee was thought to be related to the Cornish Rex. Subsequent matings between Kirlee and the cats of Cornish breeder Brian Stirling-Webb resulted in only straight-coated offspring, from which Cox and Webb concluded that the two breeds were unrelated. The name Devon Rex was adopted for the new breed, and a breeding program established. The first Devon was imported to the United States in 1968. In 1972 ACFA became the first United States association to accept the Devon for Championship. The Devon was accepted by TICA in 1979 (the year TICA formed). The CFA recognized the Devon for Championship in 1983. Through careful outcrossing, breeders have expanded the Devon Rex gene pool while retaining the integrity of the breed. While he has never quite caught up to the Cornish Rex in popularity, the Devon has made great strides and is seen more and more frequently in the show halls and judging rings. Copyright © 1998 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc. based on ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CAT BREEDS by J. Anne Helgren. Shelters with Devon Rex Cats Shelters that currently have Devon Rex cats ready for adoption: | h2g2 - CORNWALL FACTS - 100 interesting facts about Kernow and the Cornish CORNWALL FACTS - 100 interesting facts about Kernow and the Cornish Created 1. Modern archaeology now admits that the Cornish and Welsh of today are the remnants of an ancient race native to these islands since at least the Neolithic period, between 4,000 and 6,000 years ago. 2. Cornwall was originally part of the kingdom of Dumnonia that may well predate the Roman occupation. 3. Cornwall is an older nation than England and one of the oldest Duchies in Europe. 4. In 936 the English King Athelstan fixed the boundary between England and Cornwall as the east bank of the river Tamar. 5. There is no mention in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles that Cornwall was ever conquered by the English or absorbed into Wessex. 6. No record exists of any formal annexation of Cornwall to England. 7. Cornwall’s continued independence is strongly supported by the fact that it has enjoyed a special status, as Earldom and Duchy. 8. Many treaty's and documents up until the 18th century made reference to there being a distinction between Anglia and Cornubia and maps of the British Isles produced up until the 18th century often showed Cornwall as a distinct entity on a par with Wales. 9. The Cornish had and arguably continue to have a perceived national identity other than English. 10. Cornwall and the Cornish have had an identity distinct form the English for centuries as is evidenced by the existence of the Cornish language as a mother tongue up until the late 18th or early 19th century and the subsequent successful revival of said language in the 20th century. The language exits in our First, Familial and Place names. 11. Constitutionally the nature of Cornwall and its description of being a county of England are disputed - if correct these arguments would indicate a de jure status for Cornwall as a Duchy and a crown dependency not a county of England. 12. Cornwall was portrayed on numerous maps, including the famous Mappa Mundi, as separate from England right up until the mid 16th century and Henry VIII even listed England and Cornwall separately in the list of his realms given in his coronation address. 13. During the 1549 Anglo-Cornish war, English and foreign mercenaries killed 4,000 Cornish fighters before moving into Cornwall and in total slaughtered up to 11% of its population before the butchery was stopped - with families deprived of their menfolk and livelihoods, the true figure of deaths caused by this barbaric crime accounted for 20% of the Cornish population. 14. Cornwall was not party to the Act of Union in 1707. 15. Cornwall's legal right to its own Parliament has existed for over 800 years - the right was confirmed and strengthened by the Charter of Pardon 1508, which added to its rights that of veto over acts, statutes, laws, etc., passed by the Westminster government - these rights were granted in perpetuity and cannot be lawfully rescinded. 16. Cornwall's right to its own sovereign Parliament, and the powers it processes under the Charter of Pardon were confirmed as valid in British law by the then Lord Chancellor, Lord Elwyn Jones in 1977. 17. In British law - a law that has been continually ignored and breached by England - no officer or agent of the Crown (this would include both Westminster and the Anglican Church) can legally set foot upon Cornish soil without the express and joint permissions of the Duke of Cornwall and Cornwall's Stannary Parliament. 18. Cornwall was successfully described as a Duchy in the Cornish Foreshore Case of 1856 and also that the Duke of Cornwall is the head of state, not the UK monarch. 19. In the notable 1856 Duchy of Cornwall v the Crown case it was confirmed by the Attorney General to the Duchy, Sir George Harrison, that Cornwall was, in law, a Palatine State , extra-territorial to the English Crown and whose quasi-sovereign is the Duke of Cornwall; that during the Kingdom, Earldom and Duchy, Cornwall had always been treated as distinct from England; and that its eastern boundary confirmed that set up in 931 AD, that is, |
Who wrote the operas Salome and Elektra? | Read More > Close > Notes on the Piece The beginning of the modernist movement was marked by the publication of such perverse, sensual novels as Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, as well as numerous compositions by German and Russian composers that strove for shock effects, irrespective of the norms of proper composition; rule-breaking of this sort was termed “decadent” by critics of the period. The most decadent of the decadents was the Munich-based Richard Strauss, who experimented with numerous styles during his long career. His early works are saturated with irrational harmonic combinations; they also force the orchestra to produce bizarre sounds. Salome, his third opera, merits a parental-guidance sticker. Based on an 1893 play by Wilde, it modernizes the Biblical tale of King Herod and John the Baptist. Herod has John imprisoned, an event that incurs the wrath of the people, who consider him to be a prophet.The king’s punishment takes disturbing form. His stepdaughter, the beautiful Salome, performs a sensual dance in seven parts for him on the occasion of his birthday. As her reward, she requests that John’s head be brought to her on a platter, and she makes simulated love to it. The king is justifiably horrified by her necrophilia and orders that she be put to death. Symbolically, the tale narrates a clash between an empowered, “modern” woman and the male order she explicitly threatens. The appalling subject matter is matched by Strauss’s 1903–1905 score, which was briefly banned from performance. Gustav Mahler sought to conduct the premiere in 1905 in Vienna, but he was refused on account of the opera’s sadomasochism. The premiere instead took place in 1905 in the much more liberal city of Dresden. Strauss’s decadent self-indulgences include a huge orchestra used for the representation of emotional extremes, passages in which two different keys are juxtaposed, and dissonances that find no explanation in the rule books. Within the first minute, the opening key of the opera, C-sharp minor, is abandoned for C-sharp major and a series of baffling sounds that represent Salome’s loveliness on the one hand, her morbid side on the other. (She is likened to the pale moon as well as a ghost rising from a tomb.) A sickening motif heard at the very beginning becomes associated with her, but cannot be pinned down; rather, it shape-shifts—fickle and capricious, like the woman the music represents. | Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet - Classic FM Classic FM Become a VIP Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet There are many things a composer can do to upset the general equilibrium of the play or text they’re setting. Find out more about Prokofiev 's Romeo and Juliet, today used as theme tune to The Apprentice. Watch and listen to different recordings and download your favourite. These include excising huge chunks of text or leaving entire characters on the cutting-room floor, unable to do them musical justice. However, Prokofiev ’s first big idea for his ballet music for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet was probably just a little beyond the pale: he was going to change it to a happy ending. In the end, he considered, almost certainly correctly, that this would have been a step too far. He wrote the work for the Kirov Ballet , but the huge demands it placed on the dancers meant it wasn’t performed for a few years, receiving its premiere in Brno in 1938. Prokofiev wrote new sections for a 1940 production and it was then that the music really took off, eventually forming the basis of three popular suites. The centrepiece of the work, musically, must be The Montagues and Capulets (sometimes known as The Dance of the Knights), music that has possibly not been matched for sheer drama since it was written. It has gained notoriety as the theme tune to the television programme The Apprentice and is also the music to which the players from Sunderland Athletic Football club run onto the pitch at home games. Recommended Recording |
Who got to no. 6 with ‘Games People Play’ in 1969? | "Games People Play" - Joe South - 1969 - YouTube "Games People Play" - Joe South - 1969 Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Feb 24, 2007 Make sure to visit www.joesouth.com There is also a wikipedia.org page on "The Games People Play" that has some great info on the song. The lyrics below are from that site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Games_Pe... ) "Games People Play" is a song written, composed and performed by singer/song-writer Joe South. In 1968, the song was released on Joe's debut album: Introspect. It won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1970. The song has been covered by Jerry Lee Lewis, Tesla, The Georgia Satellites, Big Tom and The Mainliners, Bill Haley and His Comets, The Tremeloes, Johnny Johnson & the Bandwagon, Ike and Tina Turner, Dreadzone, Hank Williams Jr., Inner Circle as well as others. It was also mentioned in the Brian Wilson song "Games Two Can Play" from his unreleased album Adult Child. Noteably, in Singapore circa 1969, an instrumental version showed-up on a single by The White Crane Orchestra. The reggae band Inner Circle also released a cover version which was quite popular in Europe for a while in the mid-90s. In 2006, it was covered by Jools Holland on his album Moving Out to the Country with guest vocalist Marc Almond. The Scottish singer, Dick Gaughan, covered it on his album A Different Kind of Love Song. Whoa--the games people play now. Every night and every day now. Never meanin' what they say now. Never sayin' what they mean. While they wile away the hours in their ivory towers, 'till they're covered-up with flowers in the back of a black limousine. [Chorus] La, da, da da, da-da da; La, da, da da, da-da de... talkin' 'bout you-n-me and the games people play--now. Whoa we make one another cry, break a heart then we say goodbye; cross our hearts and we hope to die that the other was to blame. But neither one will ever give-in, so we gaze at an eight-by-ten thinkin' 'bout the things that might have been and it's a dirty rotten shame. [Chorus] | Index-a The live album Beauty and the Beat featured pianist George Shearring and which singer? Peggy Lee Whose band was the Tijuana Brass? Herb Alpert Who were Cliff Richard's backing group through the 60s? The Shadows Who were the famous backing singers on most of Elvis Presley's early hits? The Jordanaires The Stratocaster is a model of which guitar maker? Fender Which piano-playing singer's first hit was The Fat Man? Fats Domino Which American rock'n'roll star caused controversy when he married a young teenager? Jerry Lee Lewis Who made the highly rated 1959 jazz album Kind of Blue? Miles Davis Which iconic British female singer made the highly regarded album titled '(her first name) in Memphis' ? Dusty Springfield Whose band was the All Stars? Junior Walker (Jr Walker) Larry Adler played what instrument? Harmonica Whose childhood hit was Fingertips? Stevie Wonder Which guitar innovator and player has a range of Gibson Guitars named after him? Les Paul The founding brother members of the Kinks were Ray and Dave what? Davies What was Smokey Robinson's most famous band called? The Miracles Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen's 1962 hit was called March of the ... what? Siamese Children Who sang the hit theme song Rawhide? Frankie Laine John Mayall's band which helped launch Eric Clapton's career was called what? Bluesbreakers Rock Around the Clock was a hit for Bill Haley and his ... what? Comets Which comedy actor had a novelty hit with My Boomerang Won't Come Back? Charlie Drake Who sang with Serge Gainsbourg on the hit Je t'aime? Jane Birkin Colin Blunstone fronted which 1960s group? The Zombies What Eastenders star sang on the novelty hit Come Outside? Wendy Richard Jiles Perry (JP) Richardson Jr, who died in the same plane crash as Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly was better known by what name?Big Bopper Which later-to-be-famous solo singer and guitarist toured as a member of the Beach Boys in the mid 60s? Glen Campbell Who had sang the hit song Little Old Wine Drinker Me? Dean Martin What famous 'two-fingered' jazz guitarist died in 1953? Django Reinhardt (Jean-Baptiste Reinhardt) What song, released to promote the film The Millionairess, featured its stars Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren? Goodness Gracious Me Who managed the Beatles' prior to his early death in 1967? Brian Epstein Whose nickname was a derived from the term satchel-mouth? Louis Armstrong (Satchmo) What's the name of the motorbiker who dies in the Shangri-Las' hit The Leader of the Pack? Jimmy Which singing-songwriting founder of the Flying Burrito Brothers died age 26, after which his body was 'stolen' by a friend and burnt in the Joshua Tree National Park? Gram Parsons Which American singer and entertainer was nicknamed Schnozzola, because of his large nose? Jimmy Durante Who wrote and had a hit with the instrumental Classical Gas? Mason Williams Who wrote Patsy Cline's hit Crazy? Willie Nelson What city hosted the Beatles as the resident band at the Kaiserkeller and Top Ten Club? Hamburg The Isley Brothers' hit was called Behind a ... what? Painted Smile 1950-60s record turntables commonly offered four speeds: 33, 45, 78, and what other? 16 (technically the speeds were 33⅓ and 16⅔ but record decks tended to show only the whole numbers) American DJ Robert Weston Smith was better known by what stage name? Wolfman Jack What ridiculously titled song was a hit in 1954 for Max Bygraves in the UK and the Four Lads in the USA? Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea Who had the 1965 instrumental hit Spanish Flea? Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass What was Emile Ford and the Checkmates' 1959 hit, supposedly the longest ever question in a UK No1 song title? What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For? Who singer-guitarist's backing band was The Bruvvers? Joe Brown Which Rolling Stones guitarist died in a swimming pool in 1969? Bri |
Which small country has the official language of Catalan? | Catalans - Introduction, Location, Language, Folklore, Religion, Major holidays, Rites of passage Catalans RELIGION: Roman Catholicism 1 • INTRODUCTION The Catalan people live in an area of northeast Spain called Catalonia. Historically, Catalonia also included Valencia, Andorra, the Balearic Islands, and the French department (or province) called Pyrenees Orientales. Speakers of the Catalan language can still be found in these areas. Following centuries of foreign rule, Catalonia became an independent political entity in AD 988 and united with the Kingdom of Aragon in 1137. Together, the two regions established an empire that eventually extended to Sardinia, Naples, Sicily, and Greece. After the marriage of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella in the fifteenth century, the kingdoms of Aragon and Catalonia were united with Castile and León. After this union, the Catalans struggled for centuries to preserve their political and cultural identity. By the nineteenth century, Catalonia had become a major economic power in Spain due to trade and industrialization. It has remained one of Spain's wealthiest and most developed regions. It has attracted large numbers of immigrants from the south throughout the twentieth century. During the years of Francisco Franco's dictatorship (1939–75), Catalan regionalism was suppressed and the local language outlawed. In 1979, Catalonia became an autonomous region with its capital at Barcelona. In 1992, it gained the international spotlight as host to the Summer Olympic Games. 2 • LOCATION Catalonia is located in Spain's northeastern corner. It is roughly the size of the state of Maryland. It is bound to the north by the Pyrenees mountains, to the east and south by the Mediterranean Sea, to the southwest by Valencia, and to the west by Aragon. The region is dominated by the Pyrenees. Catalonia is divided into four administrative provinces: Lleida, Girona, Barcelona, and Tarragona. A fifth region within Catalonia is Andorra, a small country jointly governed by France and Spain. Catalonia has a population of approximately 6 million people, roughly 15 percent of Spain's total population. Much of the region's population growth—up from barely 2 million in 1900—is due to immigration. Over 25 percent of Catalonia's inhabitants live in Barcelona. 3 • LANGUAGE Catalan is the official language of Catalonia. It is also spoken in Valencia, Andorra, the Balearic Islands, and the French department (or province) of Pyrenees Orientales. Catalan is a Romance language like French, Italian, and Castilian Spanish. It is similar to the Provençal language spoken in the south of France. From the late 1930s to the mid-1970s, Catalan, like other regional languages in Spain, was suppressed by the Franco regime. Now the language can be heard on television and radio and is taught in the schools. Road signs in Catalonia are printed in both Catalan and the national language, Castilian. The most common Catalan names are Jordi (the equivalent of George) for men, and Montserrat and Núria for women. Catalan was the official host language for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. EXAMPLES seny 4 • FOLKLORE Catalan folklore has been strongly influenced by Roman Catholicism. Saints and visions of the Virgin Mary play a prominent role in legends, tales, and customs. 5 • RELIGION The majority of Catalans, like most other people in Spain, are Roman Catholic. However, the role of religion has decreased in the lives of many people in the region. This is due to the industrialization and modernization of Catalonia, as well as to outside cultural influences. Most Catalans mark major events such as baptism and marriage with the appropriate religious ritual. Howe | 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? Hannibal What is the branch of astronomy that is concerned solely with the moon called? Selenology The mouflon, native to Corsica and Sardinia, is a small, wild form of which animal? Sheep Which religion, founded in 3rdC CE Persia, at its 3rd-7thC height one of the world's biggest, taught an elaborate dualistic cosmology describing the struggle between a good, spiritual world of light, and an evil, material world of darkness? Manichaeism The Loyalty Islands in the Pacific are part of which territory? New Caledonia Which orchestral march by William Walton was first performed at the coronation of King George VI, and was used as the recessional music at the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in 2011? Crown Imperial What was the real name of 'Dr Seuss'? Theodore Geisel The sixth labour of Hercules involved defeating what sort of creatures who were destroying the countryside around Lake Stymphalia? 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"? West Side Story What flower gave its name to the revolution which saw Askar Akayev overthrown as President of Kyrgyzstan in 2005? Tulip What name is given to the Persian language in Afghanistan? Dari How was the Amu Darya river known in Ancient times? Oxus Which mountain range divides the Amu Darya and Indus valleys? Hindu Kush Give a year in the rule of the Achaemenid Empire. 550-330BCE Which large snake-like lake monster said to live in Lake Seljord in Seljord, Telemark, Norway? Selma Which parliament is located in Karasjok, Norway? Sami parliament Which Norwegian figure skater and film star was a three-time Olympic Champion (1928, 1932, 1936) in Ladies' Singles, a ten-time World Champion (1927–1936) and a six-time European Champion (1931–1936)? Sonja Henie Johann Koss of Norway won four Winter Olympic golds at what sporting event? 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 |
Jacob’s Creek wine comes from which country? | Jacob's Creek Reserve Shiraz - An Aussie Through and Through • Reverse Wine Snob® Jacob’s Creek Reserve Shiraz – An Aussie Through and Through March 15, 2012 By Jon Thorsen Shiraz from Barossa, South Australia. SRP of $13 and available widely for around $10. Sample received courtesy Pernod Ricard USA for review purposes. From the bottle: “For this wine we reserved selected parcels of grapes grown in the Barossa region in South Australia, a region famous for producing high quality Shiraz wines. Here the warm days and cool nights allow for optimal development of intense flavor and complexity. 2008 Jacob’s Creek Reserve Shiraz exhibits typical regional characteristics with fruitcake and plum aromas with a hint of spice and oak. The palate has complex flavors of mulberry, plum, chocolate and spice with excellent fruit length. Excellent drinking now and will continue to improve over the next five to ten years. 14.5% Alcohol” With all the hype around Argentina lately you may have forgotten about Australia. Don’t. Australia has been producing some fabulous and at times even innovative wine in the under $20 category, and as such, this is definitely a country that should be on your list if you’re trying to stay in a reasonable wine budget. Today’s wine comes from the largest Australian brand, one that was started in the mid-1800s, Jacob’s Creek. We will be reviewing a total of four wines from their Reserve line – a Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Adelaide Hills, a Cabernet Sauvignon from Coonawara and today’s selection, a Shiraz from Barossa. (There is also a non-reserve line so shop carefully.) The 2008 Jacob’s Creek Reserve Barossa Shiraz begins with delightful aromas of plum, black cherry, pepper, spice and vanilla. There are even notes of banana in this complex and well integrated bouquet. The wine tastes of lots of jammy fruit balanced by a good amount of spice. The Jacob’s Creek Reserve is very silky smooth and does indeed have lots of character. There’s a little bit of oak evident, but it does not detract. It ends with a good medium length finish that features a hint of cinnamon and nutmeg. This one might even be better on day 2. An excellent wine that should find a spot in the next Top 10 list! Buy this wine online from our featured sponsor Marketview Liquor or see a listing of local retailers selling this wine here . Taste Rating: 8 Cost Rating: 8 Overall Rating: 8.0 | Australia's wine industry | australia.gov.au Australia's wine industry Australian food and drink Australia's wine industry In just 200 years, Australia's wine industry has grown from a few small plantings to an industry renowned throughout the world for quality, innovation and depth. In fact, Australia is consistently one of the top ten wine producing countries in the world and is one of the few countries that produces every one of the major wine styles. Jacob's Creek. The origins of our wine industry As Australia had no native grape varieties suitable for wine-making, grapes were imported from Europe and much of the wine produced was shipped back to the United Kingdom. The first known record of successful European grape production in Australia dates from 1791, when Watkin Tench wrote: On 24th January two bunches of grapes were cut in the Governor's garden from cuttings of vines brought three years before from the Cape of Good Hope. The Governor's garden was located in what is now Sydney's Macquarie Street, one of the busiest streets in the city. Shortly after, John Macarthur established the earliest commercial vineyard in the coastal region around Sydney at 'Camden Park'. Early wine production at Lindemans, established in the Hunter Valley (New South Wales) in 1843. Image courtesy of Lindemans. Encouraged by these early successes, between 1820 and 1840 settlers gradually established vineyards in New South Wales, Tasmania, Western Australia, Victoria and finally South Australia. In 1822 Gregory Blaxland shipped 136 litres of wine to London, where it was awarded the silver medal by the forerunner of the Royal Society of Arts. Five years later a larger shipment of Blaxland's wine won their gold Ceres medal. This was to be the first of many international medals won by Australian wines. 1850s gold rush The discovery of gold in eastern Australia in 1852 initially meant a temporary loss of labour from vineyards in New South Wales and Victoria. However, the consequent increase in population saw vineyards expand their operations to supply the demand from diggers. The Land Selection Acts passed in the colonies between 1860 and 1872 led to a rapid expansion of vineyards as land was unlocked for development; between 1851 and 1871 the area under vines increased from 2,510 hectares to 6,880 hectares. Export of Australian wines to England increased dramatically from an average of 31,850 litres a year in the period 1854-63 to 145,600 litres a year in the period 1863-85. 1900-1920s The coming of Federation in 1901 removed trade barriers between the states and further expanded the market for wines. A feature of this period was the emergence of larger, often old-established firms who carried on operations in a number of localities. For example, McWilliams, established in Corowa, New South Wales, was the first to move into the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, soon followed by Penfolds and Seppelt. After the First World War, vines were planted in various soldier settlements which temporarily increased production. Overproduction though, and consequently lower prices for some grape varieties, meant that some vineyards couldn't compete economically and many vineyards collapsed. In 1925, the British government allowed preferential duty for Empire wines, which meant that Australia could economically export fortified wines; this further stimulated the industry. 1940-1950s During World War Two, exports to Britain practically ceased due to lack of shipping space. After the war, exports resumed on a smaller scale. By the 1950s, the wine industry was thriving in Australia, with South Australia the centre of production. The end of the Second World War saw an influx of European immigrants into Australia, bringing new skills in wine production. As new techniques were introduced and developed, and as Australians gained a taste for the newer, finer wines, consumption of wine in Australia grew rapidly. 1970s to the present From the mid 1970s to today, Australia's love affair with wine has continued to grow. 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At the 2012 London Olympics, Mexico won only one gold medal - at which sport? | Mexico Wins Olympic Gold in Men’s Soccer, Beating Brazil - The New York Times The New York Times Olympics |Mexico Has Its Moment in Upset Over Brazil Search Continue reading the main story Photo Mexico’s Oribe Peralta, center, celebrating with his teammate Hector Herrera. Peralta scored both goals. Credit Chang W. Lee/The New York Times LONDON — On one side of the field the Brazilian soccer prodigy Neymar fell in despair. On the other, the Mexican defender Diego Reyes dropped to the ground with glee. One was despondent that he could not be part of making history; the other was floored that he had. Mexico, a decided underdog, won the country’s first Olympic gold medal at the London Games — and first significant international soccer trophy of any kind — with a lively 2-1 victory over Brazil at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Oribe Peralta scored the first goal of the game just 28 seconds in, then added a second 15 minutes from full time to set off a wild and raucous celebration from the Mexican fans, who have craved global success for so long. The victory is likely to be hailed by many Mexicans as the greatest ever for the national team, and it will also serve as another reminder of the gap in quality between Mexico and the United States at the younger level: The United States failed to qualify for the men’s Olympic tournament while Mexico overcame an injury to its best player to stun one of soccer’s world powers in the gold medal match. Combined with several other recent accomplishments in major age-restricted international tournaments, the future appears exceptionally promising for Mexico, the Americans’ major rival. Continue reading the main story “We want the people in Mexico to believe in this young generation of players,” forward Giovani dos Santos said. “This gold medal goes to all of those in Mexico who always believed in us. For those who didn’t believe in us? Well, let them celebrate, too.” Advertisement Continue reading the main story For Brazil, there was only anguish and no small measure of shock. The Brazilian team was loaded with stars. Many of the players are already playing club soccer for top European teams like A.C. Milan, Manchester United, Inter Milan and Real Madrid. Others who still play in Brazil, like Neymar, are coveted by teams worldwide. By comparison, Mexico had only one player who does not play in the Mexican league, and that player — dos Santos, who plays for England’s Tottenham Hotspur — was hurt in the semifinal and did not play Saturday. It did not matter. Mexico, which has suffered difficult defeats in previous forays deep into international tournaments, was the better team throughout. This victory will not erase painful memories of matches like the 1986 World Cup quarterfinal loss to Germany on home soil, but it will certainly be celebrated, surpassing even the victory in the 1999 Confederations Cup, an eight-team tournament featuring the champions of each of FIFA’s geographic regions. “We just entered the history books of Mexican sport,” Marco Fabian said. “We have given our people an immense joy. This is unforgettable.” There is no reason to think there will not be more days like this for Mexico. Last week, Sunil Gulati, the president of the United States Soccer Federation, told reporters that he had taken note in recent years of Mexico’s dedication to player development. Please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. Invalid email address. Please re-enter. You must select a newsletter to subscribe to. Sign Up Privacy Policy Gulati specifically mentioned some rules implemented in the Mexican leagues that required each team to allot a certain number of minutes per match to young players. Fruits of that commitment, Gulati said, could already be seen: In 2011, Mexico finished in third place at the Under-20 World Cup and won the title at the Under-17 World Cup. So it was not surprising to see Mexico thrive as well at the Olympics, which is essentially an under-23 tournament (save for three exceptions per team). For Brazil, the disappointment was obvious. Neymar lay on the field for sev | Interesting facts you didn't know: August 2012 Interesting facts you didn't know 1 Michael Phelps United States Swimming 2004–2008 Summer M 14 0 2 16 2 Larisa Latynina Soviet Union Gymnastics 1956–1964 Summer F 9 5 4 18 3 Paavo Nurmi Finland Athletics 1920–1928 Summer M 9 3 0 12 4 Mark Spitz United States Swimming 1968–1972 Summer M 9 1 1 11 5 Carl Lewis United States Athletics 1984–1996 Summer M 9 1 0 10 6 Bjørn Dæhlie Norway Cross-country skiing 1992–1998 Winter M 8 4 0 12 6 Birgit Fischer Germany Canoeing 1980–2004 Summer F 8 4 0 12 8 Sawao Kato Japan Gymnastics 1968–1976 Summer M 8 3 1 12 8 Jenny Thompson United States Swimming 1992–2004 Summer F 8 3 1 12 10 Matt Biondi United States Swimming 1984–1992 Summer M 8 2 1 11 11 Ray Ewry United States Athletics 1900–1908 Summer M 8 0 0 8 12 Nikolai Andrianov Soviet Union Gymnastics 1972–1980 Summer M 7 5 3 15 13 Boris Shakhlin Soviet Union Gymnastics 1956–1964 Summer M 7 4 2 13 14 Věra Čáslavská Czechoslovakia Gymnastics 1960–1968 Summer F 7 4 0 11 15 Viktor Chukarin Soviet Union Gymnastics 1952–1956 Summer M 7 3 1 11 1) USA- 2582 total medals (1032 golds) ---Summer: 2327 (first overall) ---Winter: 254 (second overall) Dominant Sports: Track and Field (759 medals, more than that of the next five countries combined!), Swimming (493), Diving (128), Basketball (24, 19 of which were gold), Figure Skating (47), Snowboarding (19), Shooting (103), Boxing (108), Freestyle Skiing (14), Rowing (84) Greatest Olympians: Michael Phelps (swimming), Jesse Owens (athletics), Jackie Joyner-Kersee (long jump, heptathlon), Jim Thorpe (pentathlon, decathlon), Carl Lewis (athletics), Edwin Moses (hurdles), Cassius Clay (boxing), Babe Didrikson (track and field), Mark Spitz (swimming), Rafer Johnson (decathlon), Greg Louganis (diving), Eric Heiden (speed skating), Al Oerter (discus), Bonnie Blair (speed skating), Michael Johnson (sprinting), Florence Griffith-Joyner (track), Bob Mathias (decathlon), Bob Beamon (long jump), Dan O'Brien (decathlon), Wilma Rudolph (track), Ray Ewry (track and field), Apolo Anton Ohno (speed skating), Matthew Biondi (swimming), Bruce Jenner (decathlon), Mary Lou Retton (gymnastics), Jenny Thompson (swimming) Dara Torres (swimming), Dick Fosbury (high jump), Johnny Weismuller (swimming). 2) Soviet Union- 1204 total medals (473 golds) ---Summer: 1010 (second overall) ---Winter: 194 (fifth overall) Dominant Sports: Gymnastics (193), Volleyball (12), Weightlifting (62) Greatest Olympians: Larisa Latynina (gymnastics), Olga Korbut (gymnastics), Nikolai Andrianov (gymnastics), Boris Shakhlin (gymnastics), Lidia Skoblikova (speed skating), Irina Rodnina (figure skating), Dmitry Bilozerchev (gymnastics), Vladislav Tretyak (hockey goalie), Nellie Kim (gymnastics), Pavel Lednyov (modern petathlon) 3) Germany- 899 total medals (282 golds) ---Summer: 684 (fifth overall) ---Winter: 209 (third overall) Dominant Sports: Biathlon (43), Luge (31) Greatest Olympians: Brigit Fischer (canoeing), Claudia Pechstein (speed skating), Reiner Klimke (equestrian), Hans Günter Winkler (equestrian), Kati Wilhelm (biathlon) 4) France- 787 total medals (238 golds) ---Summer: 693 (fourth overall) ---Winter: 156 (twelfth overall) Dominant Sports: Cycling (93) Greatest Olympians: Christian d'Oriola (fencing), Jean-Claude Killy (alpine skiing), The Goitschel sisters (alpine skiing), David Douillet (judo) 5) Great Britain-771 total medals (226 golds) ---Summer: 746 (third ov |
Who starred alongside Rod Taylor in Hitchcock's movie The Birds | Rod Taylor, star of The Birds, dies aged 84 - BBC News BBC News Rod Taylor, star of The Birds, dies aged 84 9 January 2015 Close share panel Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Rod Taylor with actress Rhonda Fleming. He starred alongside greats like Doris Day and Elizabeth Taylor Australian actor Rod Taylor, who starred in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller The Birds, has died aged 84, according to reports in the US. Taylor, who lived in the United States, is said to have died at his home in Los Angeles after a dinner party. He came to prominence in the 1960s, starring alongside Hollywood greats like Jane Fonda and Richard Burton. In 2009, he made a cameo as ex-UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill in Quentin Tarantino's film Inglourious Basterds. He got his first leading role in the 1960 adaptation of HG Wells' science-fiction classic The Time Machine and went on to star in several hit films in the 1960s and 1970s. He also voiced one of the Dalmatian dogs in Disney's animated hit 101 Dalmatians. Tippi Hedren, his co-star in The Birds, told People magazine that Taylor had been "a great pal to me and a real strength". "He was one of the most fun people I have ever met, thoughtful and classy. There was everything good in that man," she said. He was due to turn 85 on Sunday. He is survived by spouse Carol Kikumura and daughter Felicia Rodrica Sturt Taylor, a TV presenter in the US. | IMDb: Most Popular People With Biographies Matching "Boys, The" Most Popular People With Biographies Matching "Boys, The" 51-100 of 6,750 names. Benicio Del Toro Benicio Del Toro emerged in the mid-'90s as one of the most watchable and charismatic character actors to come along in years. A favorite of film buffs, Del Toro gained mainstream public attention as the conflicted but basically honest Mexican cop in Steven Soderbergh 's Traffic . Born on February 19, 1967 in San Germán, Puerto Rico, Benicio is the son of lawyer parents Fausta Genoveva Sanchez Rivera and Gustavo Adolfo Del Toro Bermudez. His mother died when he was young, and his father moved the family to a farm in Pennsylvania. A basketball player with an interest in acting, he decided to follow the family way and study business at the University of California in San Diego. A class in acting resulted in his being bitten by the acting bug, and he subsequently dropped out and began studying with legendary acting teacher Stella Adler in Los Angeles and at the Circle in the Square Acting School in New York City. Telling his parents that he was taking courses in business, Del Toro hid his new studies from his family for a little while. During the late 1980s he made a few TV appearances, most notably in an episode of Miami Vice and in the NBC miniseries Drug Wars: The Camarena Story . Del Toro's big-screen career got off to a slower start, however--his first role was Duke the Dog-Faced Boy in Big Top Pee-wee . Things looked better, however, when he landed the role of Dario, the vicious henchman in the James Bond film Licence to Kill . Surprising his co-stars, Del Toro was, at 21, the youngest actor ever to portray a Bond villain. The potential break, however, was spoiled as the picture turned out to be one of the most disappointing Bond films ever; it was lost amid bigger summer competition. Benicio gave creditable performances in many overlooked films for the next few years, such as The Indian Runner , Christopher Columbus: The Discovery and Money for Nothing . His roles in Fearless and China Moon gained him more critical notices, and 1995 proved to be the first "Year of Benicio" as he gave a memorable performance in Swimming with Sharks before taking critics and film buffs by storm as the mumbling, mysterious gangster in The Usual Suspects , directed by Bryan Singer . Del Toro won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting actor for the role in the Oscar-winning film. Staying true to his independent roots, he next gave a charismatic turn as cold-blooded gangster Gaspare in The Funeral directed by Abel Ferrara . He also appeared as Benny Dalmau in Basquiat , directed by artist friend Julian Schnabel . That year also marked his first truly commercial film, as he played cocky Spanish baseball star Juan Primo in The Fan , which starred Robert De Niro . Del Toro took his first leading man role in Excess Baggage , starring and produced by Alicia Silverstone . Hand-picked by Silverstone, Del Toro's performance was pretty much the only thing critics praised about the film, and showed the level of consciousness he was beginning to have in the minds of film fans. In 1998 he took a leading role with Johnny Depp in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas , directed by the legendary Terry Gilliam . Gaining 40 pounds for the role of Dr. Gonzo, the drug-addicted lawyer to sports writer Raoul Duke, Benicio immersed himself totally in the role. Using his method acting training so far as to burn himself with cigarettes for a scene, it was a trying time for Del Toro. The harsh critical reviews proved tough on him, as he felt he had given his all for the role and been dismissed. Many saw the crazed, psychotic performance as a confirmation of the rumors and overall weirdness that people seemed to place on Del Toro. Taking a short break after the ordeal, 2000 proved to be the second "Year of Benicio". He first appeared in The Way of the Gun , directed by friend and "The Usual Suspects" writer Christopher McQuarrie . Then he went to work for actor's director Steven Soderbergh in Traffic . A |
In which country did Grand Duke Jean become head of state in 1964? | Luxembourg: Maps, History, Geography, Government, Culture, Facts, Guide & Travel/Holidays/Cities Prime Minister Resigns after Being Implicated in Spying Probe Geography Luxembourg is about half the size of Delaware. The Ardennes Mountains extend from Belgium into the northern section of Luxembourg. The rolling plateau of the fertile Bon Pays is in the south. Government Constitutional monarchy. History Luxembourg, once part of Charlemagne's empire, became an independent state in 963, when Siegfried, count of Ardennes, became sovereign of Lucilinburhuc (“Little Fortress”). In 1060, Conrad, a descendant of Siegfried, took the title count of Luxembourg. From the 15th to the 18th century, Spain, France, and Austria held the duchy in turn. The Congress of Vienna in 1815 made it a grand duchy and gave it to William I, king of the Netherlands. In 1839, the Treaty of London ceded the western part of Luxembourg to Belgium. The eastern part, continuing in personal union with the Netherlands and a member of the German Confederation, became autonomous in 1848 and a neutral territory by decision of the London Conference of 1867, governed by its grand duke. Germany occupied the duchy in World Wars I and II. Allied troops liberated the enclave in 1944. Luxembourg joined NATO in 1949, the Benelux Economic Union (with Belgium and the Netherlands) in 1948, and the European Economic Community (later the EU) in 1957. In 1961, Prince Jean, son and heir of Grand Duchess Charlotte, was made head of state, acting for his mother. She abdicated in 1964, and Prince Jean became grand duke. Luxembourg's parliament approved the Maastricht Accord, paving the way for the economic unity of the EU in July 1992. Crown Prince Henri was sworn in as grand duke in Oct. 2000, replacing his father, Jean, who had been head of state for 26 years. | Death of Ousted Libyan Leader Gaddafi – November 2011 Current, Credible, Consistent Death of Ousted Libyan Leader Gaddafi – November 2011 Muammar Gaddafi, the leader of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya from 1977 to 2011 and the head of the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 to 1977 was killed in his hometown Sirte on October 20, 2011. Having led Libya for over four decades, Gaddafi had become the longest- serving Arab autocrat and leader. But in the wake of the Arab Spring uprisings that swept across, Tunisia, Egypt, and Syria, the Libyans decide to stage their own protest. The country broke out into civil war. Protests started as early as February 2011 and had escalated to full-fledged war by June 2011. With the intervention of the United Nations and the support of the NATO forces, the forces opposing Gaddafi established a transitional government. After a prolonged siege of Sirte, Gaddafi’s stronghold, Libyan National Liberation Army members managed to capture Gaddafi. The former leader was shot and killed ending the war in Libya. Colonel Gaddafi Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar Gaddafi came to power in Libya in 1969, having overthrown the King Idris in a coup d'état. He abolished the constitution of the country and established the Libyan Arab Republic. He formulated the Third International Theory, his political ideology which he published in The Green Book. In keeping with this ideology he proclaimed the Jamahiriya in 1977, a nation of the people and stepped down as leader of the republic. Gaddafi’s role as the “Brother Leader” of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya was symbolic and he did not wield any power, he often claimed. Critics, both national an international have opposed such a notion and called him an eccentric autocrat. Gaddafi was a strong proponent of Arab nationalism and Islamic socialism. In 2008 he was conferred the title “King of Kings”. These were indicative of the limitless authority wielded by Gaddafi in his four decade long regime. Libyan Civil War In February 2011 Libya broke out in protest against the forty-year long regime of Gaddafi. By the close of the month the country had shown the beginnings of civil war and the National Transitional Council (NTC) had set up an alternative government at Benghazi. A number of Gaddafi’s close and trusted aides had joined the movement. Other Libyan cities including Misrata, Bayda, Tobruk, Zuwara and Sabratha were taken over by the NTC. By March Gaddafi had gotten over the initial surprise and his troops had started to fight for Misrata and Benghazi. In March 2011, a number of countries had sent in forces to Libya in an intervention to upkeep the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973. Air forces from France, UK, and USA and the Royal Navy of UK were deployed to aide the NTC in Libya. The country's airspace was declared a no-fly zone. Towards the end of March, NATO had taken over the operations which had initially been led by France, UK, and USA. In June 2011, Gaddafi announced his intentions of holding free and fair polls in the country. This was probably a move to save Tripoli, the Libyan capital from NATO bombardment. The NTC and NATO rejected the offer and war continued. In August 2011, Tripoli fell to the NTC. Gaddafi’s son, Saif al-Islam was arrested. Fighting in Abu Salim, Bab al-Azizia and other parts of Tripoli cost the country over 400 lives. Over 2,000 others were injured. Even as the NTC started to take over the border cities of Libya, effectively sealing all exit corridors, it was reported that Gaddafi’s family had fled to Algeria. Gaddafi himself and a number of loyal supporters moved to Sirte. Mid October the NTC forces took over many parts of Sirte. Fierce fighting between Gaddafi’s and NTC forces ensued and the Libyan leader was captured on October 20. Death and Dishonor On October 20, 2011 following the fall of Sirte, NATO warplanes attacked the convoy in which Gaddafi was traveling. The US Predator Missile and other air strikes had killed many Gaddafi supporters who were at the time protecting him. Gaddafi himself and his surviving aides were driven to take |
According to the proverb, what is said to be the mother of invention? | Necessity is the mother of invention - Idioms by The Free Dictionary Necessity is the mother of invention - Idioms by The Free Dictionary http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Necessity+is+the+mother+of+invention Necessity is the mother of invention Necessity is the mother of invention. Prov. When people really need to do something, they will figure out a way to do it. When the fan belt on Linda's car broke in the middle of the desert, Linda used her stockings as a replacement. Necessity is the mother of invention. See also: mother , necessity , of Necessity is the mother of invention. something that you say which means that if you want to do something very much you will think of a way to do it We can't afford expensive paper to paint on so we use old envelopes and newspaper. They do say necessity is the mother of invention. See also: mother , necessity , of necessity is the mother of invention Inventiveness and ingenuity are stimulated by difficulty. For example, The first prisoner to tie together bedsheets to escape knew that necessity was the mother of invention . This proverb first appeared in English in 1519 in slightly different form, "Need taught him wit," and exists in many other languages as well. | CityPages December 2015 by CityPages Kuwait (page 146) - issuu issuu Issuu on Google+ HOMEWORK FOR GROWN UPS EVERYTHING YOU LEARNED AT SCHOOL... BUT CAN YOU REMEMBER? 1. Aquae Sulis is the Roman name for what aptly renamed English spa city? 2. What metal element, symbol B, was named after its natural mineral form, popularised for its use as a cleaning product in the 1880s? 3. What friendly word produces six new words when it prefixes: Ace; Ate; Let; Lid; Mate; and Try? 4. The human Frenulum Linguae is webbed tissue between: Tongue/Mouth-floor; Thumb/Hand; Ear/Scalp; or Chin/Neck? 5. Pomology is the science of: Volcanoes; Cheerleading; Apple cultivation; or Australian colonization? 6. A Muscovite refers to a native of where in the world? Test Your Vocabulary An animal might not question it, but a human would see hands had manufactured it quickly enough. In this sentence, manufactured means: 1. crumpled up or wadded up 2. shown to be right by providing justification 3. put together out of artificial or natural components 4. ripped it to shreds or small sections Manufacture is generally associated with industry and factories. Henry Ford, for instance, revolutionized industry by using assembly lines to manufacture Model Ts. But manufacture can also be used for the natural word, like bees that manufacture honey. Occasionally it use used more generally to mean to construct by putting parts together. And in a pinch, you can manufacture — or make — the truth, which is a creative way to say “lie.” General Knowledge Quiz 7. What is a third of a half? your own clothes, a company probably had to manufacture them. ANSWER: 3.To manufacture something, is to make or construct it, usually for industry and sale. Unless you make all 8. La Niña is the counterpart of, and often follows what? 9. Sage, thyme, rosemary, and marjoram are members of the plant genus: Apple; Mint; Lemon; or Pine? 10. The Great Wall of China generally runs: East-to-West; North-to-South; In a MATH EQUATION circle; or Every which way? 11. In Shakespeare's Richard III, King Richard's horse (killed prior to Richard's plea 'My kingdom for a horse') is called: Surrey; Kent; Dorset; or Northamptonshire? 12. What famous ancient city is on the river Tiber: Cairo; Rome; Athens; or Babylon? 13. A prebiotic induces growth in humans (and other living hosts) of beneficial: Hormones; Fungi/bacteria; Antibodies; or Hair? fat content; Atmospheric pressure; Gambling machine payout; or Hotness of chili peppers? The value of 1.07 × 65 + 1.07 × 26 + 1.07 × 9 is; A. 10.73 15. What eponymous brand, founded1946, re-established Paris as world-centre of C. 10.70 D. 107 'D' is correct answer. Well Done! women's fashion: Chanel; Dior; Gucci; or FCUK? 16. Linoleum (e.g., 'Lino' flooring) originally comprises which three of these: Polypropylene; Canvas, Bamboo; Linseed oil; or Powdered cork? 17. What old English term for a third came to refer to an administrative division of Yorkshire and an electroral district of Canada? 18. The CAC40 is a main stock market index of: Brazil; France; Japan; or USA? 19. Golden Horse/Rooster/Bell/Melody, and Hundred Flowers are major movie/TV/ music awards for which nation/language: Russia; China; Mexico; or Saudi Arabia? JUMBLED WORDS M I P L E A L K I E G U C T A H 20. Which one of these did not originate in 16th century Italian 'Commedia dell'arte' ANSWERS: 1.Bath (after Sulis Minerva, a goddess, representing the healing qualities of the spa waters, worshipped by the Romano-British), 2.Boron (named from Borax), 3.Pal, 4.Tongue/Mouth-floor (Latin - Lingua, tongue), 5.Apple cultivation, 6.Moscow, 7.A sixth (or 0.1666666 recurring), 8.El Niño (the weather systems - 'El Niño', 'Christ child', because Pacific warming near S America is often at Christmas, and so 'La Niña', 'The Girl', was chosen to refer to the counter effect), 9.Mint, 10.East-to-West(along China's old Northern borders, protecting against invasion from Siberian tribes), 11.Surrey, 12.Rome, 13.Fungi/bacteria. 14.Atmospheric pressure, 15.Dior (fully Christian Dior), 16.Canvas, Linseed oil |
The bossa nova is a type of what more generic dance? | Introduction to Bossa Nova Dancing Bossa Nova Introduction Bossa Nova is a Brazilian dance that followed the creation of Bossa Nova music in the late 1950s. It is roughly translated as meaning 'new wave', 'new way' or 'new beat'. A very popular and well-known Bossa Nova tune is the Girl from Ipanema or in Portuguese: Garota de Ipanema. As popular as the music may be, the dance is not widely taught in dance schools. As a result, dancers are puzzled by what dance styles they should use when they hear Bossa Nova music, and sometimes use Rumba, Samba, Merengue and even Night Club Two Step patterns. This can work except that the distinct Latin Jazz feel of the music calls for its own style. The advantage of knowing basic Bossa Nova steps is that once dancers know how to dance the basic steps to the mood of the music, they can then incorporate moves from other dances that fit Bossa Nova's mood and rhythm. Alternatively, dancers can use the concepts behind the very useful Bossa Nova basic steps in other dances. There is a Bossa Nova line dance as there is a Samba line dance. Samba and Bossa Nova are both Brazilian dances. Bossa Nova Moves and Steps In one version of Bossa Nova dancing, the feel and count is similar to social Rumba - with the Cuban hip action replaced with a smooth hip sway or roll and with the addition of frequent taps with the foot extended. The chasse basic is three steps to the leader's left (step-together-step), a tap step, three steps to the right (step-together-step) and a tap step. The follower mirrors the step starting to the right. The walking basic is similar and is danced as three steps forward (for the leader starting with, say, the left foot), tap, three steps back and tap. The follower mirrors the step starting with back steps. The forward/back basic is (for the leader) step forward (either foot, say left), together and tap with the other foot and back to the original position, step together, step back, tap and forward. When this forward/back basic is repeated, it becomes the walking basic described above. A variation of the forward/back basic is (for the leader) left foot step forward, right foot together tap, right foot step back, left foot together tap, left foot step back, right foot together tap, right foot step forward, left foot together tap - and repeat. Note: At this time there are no videos available that demonstrate the Bossa Nova dance to our satisfaction. Music With lyrics by Vin�cius de Moraes, composition by Antonio Carlos Jobim, and singing by Jo�o Gilberto, Chega de Saudade (translated as No More Blues), released in 1958, is credited as being the first Bossa Nova recording. The three are seen together on the left. Initially, Chega de Saudade was recorded on Elizete Cardoso's album Can��o do Amor Demais. However, it was the later release by Jo�o Gilberto on an album by the same name, that brought Bossa Nova to public attention. The 1959 motion picture Orfeu Negro or Black Orpheus cemented Bossa Nova's popularity in Brazil. The movie was based on a play by Vin�cius de Moraes and the music was composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim. The lyrics for one the songs, Manh� de Carnaval was written by Luiz Bonf�. The record label Verve, US jazz saxophonist Stan Getz and guitarist Charlie Byrd added to Bossa Nova's popularity in North America with their 1963 release of Jazz Samba. The music was recorded at All Souls' Unitarian Church in Washington, DC on February 13, 1962. The album contained two Jobim compositions: Desafinado and Samba De Uma Nota So (One Note Samba) However, it was the 1964 release of the album Getz/Gilberto by Verve that made Bossa Nova a household name in North America while becoming one of the best selling jazz albums ever. Getz/Gilberto spent 96 weeks in the charts and won four Grammys. Stan Getz played the sax and Jo�o Gilberto played the guitar. Jobim is featured on the piano. Jobim also wrote most of the music. 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In which modern country was the capital of Aztec Empire sited? | Ancient Aztec Sites in Mexico | USA Today Ancient Aztec Sites in Mexico An ancient Aztec pyramid in Mexico. (Photo: Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images ) Allowable Airplane Luggage From the US to Mexico Mexico has been home to many different cultures and civilizations through the centuries, including the Aztec. The Aztec Empire rose in the 13th century and flourished in central Mexico. Most of the ancient Aztec sites are located in and around the Valley of Mexico where Mexico City is located. Some are grandiose tourist attractions, others more off-the-beaten-path, but all are important archeological sites. Tenochtitlan The capital of the Aztec Empire was an enormous city on an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Mexico known as Tenochtitlan. Today, the ancient lake bed and the ruins of Tenochtitlan are buried beneath Mexico City. The ruins of a great pyramid known as Templo Mayor were excavated near Mexico City's Zocalo Square in 1978. Since then, archeologists working the site have continued to make important Aztec discoveries. The Templo Mayor Museum next to the ruins contains thousands of artifacts recovered from the site. Teotihuacan No one knows for sure who built Teotihuacan in the highlands northeast of Mexico City, but the Aztecs discovered the abandoned city in the 13th century and inhabited it. If you're going to Mexico to explore the ruins of ancient cultures and only have time to visit one site, this may be the place. The Mexican travel website Mexperience.com states that scholars tout Teotihuacan to be one of "Mexico's -- and perhaps one of the world's -- most important archaeological sites." In Teotihuacan you will find such renowned and sacred sites as the Pyramid of the Sun, the Pyramid of the Moon and the Avenue of the Dead, all named by the Aztecs after their discovery of this mysterious city. Calixtlahuaca The ruins of Calixtlahuaca are located outside the city of Toluca on the slopes of the highlands of Toluca Valley west of Mexico City. Calixtlahuaca is notable not only for its monuments, but also for the well-preserved nature of its residential areas, making it an important archeological site to search for clues to everyday life during the time of the Aztecs. You'll see temples and pyramids along with modest dwellings. Buses from Toluca will take you to Calixtlahuaca. The site, a short stroll up the hill from the bus stop, is open daily and a small admission fee is charged. El Tepozteco In Tepoztlan National Park south of Mexico City, the small Aztec temple of El Tepozteco sits on a hilltop near the town of Tepoztlan. While this site is less impressive in scale compared to other Aztec sites in Mexico, its remote location amidst the scenery of a national park makes it a good stop for hikers interested in history. Explore the ruins and contemplate the time and effort it took an ancient culture to build this monument on top of a remote mountain centuries ago. References | PEOPLE for exam.docx - PEOPLE: Pedro lvares Cabral (1467-1520): - A PEOPLE for exam.docx PEOPLE for exam.docx - PEOPLE: Pedro lvares Cabral... SCHOOL View Full Document PEOPLE: Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467-1520): - A Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer, regarded as the discoverer of Brazil. Conducted the first substantial exploration of the northeast coast of South America and claimed it Portugal. Francisco de Orellana (1511-1546): - A spanish explorer and conquistador. He completed the first navigation of the entire length of the Amazon River, which was originally named “Rio de Orellana.” Also founded the city Guayaquil, now Ecuador. Las Casas (1484-1566, Seville and Madrid): - 16th cent. Spanish historian, social reformer, and Dominican friar. Became the first resident of the Chiapas and the “protector of the Indians.” Hernán Cortes (1485-1547, valley of Oaxaca): - Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century. A part of the first phase of the Spanish colonization of the Americas. Francisco Pizarro (1471-1541): - Spanish conquistador, conquered Incan Empire. Born in Trujillo, Spain. Sailed from Spain to the New World with Alonzo de Ojeda on November 10, 1509. Moctezuma (1398-1469): - 5th Aztec Emperor/ King of Tenochitlan. 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In what country was the game of golf invented? | When Was Golf Invented? | Golfsmith When Was Golf Invented? Golf's early history can be traced to Scotland. David Cannon/Getty Images Sport/Getty Images More Articles How Did Ken Venturi Practice? The game of golf most likely began when a few hardy Scottish souls used a stick to propel a round rock toward a predetermined target. The exact details have been lost in the mists of time. Between the 1500s and 1600s, the game became more formalized. Everyone played, from the peasants to the elite. However, not everyone favored the game. King James II of Scotland thought the youth of his era should be more focused on worthy pursuits, such as going to war, rather than honing their golf skills. In 1636, David Wedderburn included the Latin word for "club" in his Vocabula, a listing of terms related to golf. Also included was a term for "golf hole," a critical element for defining the modern day game of golf. Precursors to Golf While Scotland is credited with being the birthplace of golf, similar games were played much earlier. According to GolfNow.com, feather-stuffed balls were hit with branches as early as the time of Julius Caesar. The Dutch played a golf game of sorts on their frozen canals, as documented by book illustrations as early as the 1400s. The game was more like ice hockey and was played with sticks and a ball . It was called kolven. Kolven became kolf, and then gawf in Britain. However, according to the Scottish Golf History website, there is not a " universally accepted derivation for the word golf." The French and Belgians played a cross-country version of the game with a ball and a stick. Early Play By the 1500s, a game similar to modern-day golf was played on the coasts of Scotland. Both men and women participated. In fact, Mary Queen of Scots was chided for playing the day after her husband was murdered. Rules varied, but by 1744 a set of 13 rules had been established and accepted. That's a far cry from today's rule book, which is hundreds of pages. In 1764, The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews established that the game should consist of 18 holes. At the time, that course consisted of 12 holes. Ten of the holes were played once and an additional eight holes were played again for a total of 18. Equipment Early golf clubs are difficult to date accurately. By comparing the techniques used to make bows, Troon clubs are believed to date from the early 17th century or late 16th century. The golf ball, which was made of carved wood in the 1500s, segued into the featherie in 1618. The featherie was a leather pouch stuffed with wet feathers. When the feathers dried the ball became firmer and round. This innovation took the game of golf out of the common man's reach because featheries were expensive and didn’t last long. When forged metal clubheads became available, many golfers stuck with wood clubs because they did less damage to the featheries. The gutta percha ball gave the game back to the masses 200 years later. Gutta percha balls were made of rubber, were much less expensive to produce because they could be poured into molds and lasted longer than featheries. Clubs, Courses and Competition The distinction of being the earliest golf course is credited to the old links of Musselburgh in Scotland. Scotland's Prestwick Golf Club played host to the first Open Championship in 1860. By the mid-19th century there were still only 17 golf courses in the world, 14 of them in Scotland. HOT PRODUCTS ON Golfsmith.com | Meaning of Golf Words - Par, Bogey, Birdie, Eagle, Albatross - Scottish Golf History Bogey to Blow-Up There is quite a history behind the golfing terms bogey, par, birdie, eagle and albatross. Bogey and par were central to the development of handicapping, pioneered by the LGU . The modern meaning of three of the terms - bogey, birdie and eagle - comes from their use in USA. Bogey Par Birdie Eagle Albatross Bogey "Bogey" was the first stroke system, developed in England at the end of the 19th Century. The full history is given in Robert Browning's History of Golf 1955 . In 1890 Mr Hugh Rotherham Secretary of the Coventry Golf Club conceived the idea of standardising the number of shots at each hole that a good golfer should take, which he called the 'ground score.' Great Yarmouth where term Bogey was first coined Dr Browne, Secretary of the Great Yarmouth Club, adopted the idea, and, with the assent of the club's golfers, this style of competition was introduced there for use in match play. During one competition Mr CA Wellman (possibly Major Charles Wellman) exclaimed to Dr Browne that, "This player of yours is a regular Bogey man". This was probably a reference to the eponymous subject of an Edwardian music hall song "Hush! Hush! Hush! Here Comes the Bogey Man", which was popular at that time. So at Yarmouth and elsewhere the ground score became known as the bogey score. A 'bogle' was a Scottish goblin as far back as the 16th Century and a Bogey-man was a widely used term for a goblin or devil. Golfers of the time considered they were playing a Mister Bogey when measuring themselves against the bogey score. This allowed the introduction of bogey competitions, which we would call handicap competitions or stablefords. On 2nd January 1892, The Field reported that 'a novelty was introduced in the shape of a bogey tournament for a prize. ... Fourteen couples started but the bogey defeated them all.' In 1892, Colonel Seely-Vidal, the Hon Secretary of the United Servic es Club at Gosport, also worked out the 'bogey' for his course. The United Club was a services club and all the members had a military rank. They could not measure themselves against a 'Mister' Bogey or have him as a member, so 'he' was given the honorary rank of Colonel. Thus the term 'Colonel Bogey' was born. Later, in the middle of 20th century, bogey was used as the term of one above par. Par Par is derived from the stock exchange term that a stock may be above or below its normal or 'par' figure. In 1870, Mr AH Doleman, a golf writer, asked the golf professionals David Strath and James Anderson, what score would win 'The Belt', then the winning trophy for 'The Open', at Prestwick, where it was first held annually from 1861 to 1870. Strath and Anderson said that perfect play should produce a score of 49 for Prestwick's twelve holes. Mr Doleman called this 'par' for Prestwick and subsequently Young Tom Morris won with a score of two strokes 'over par' for the three rounds of 36 holes. Tom Morris Jnr Youngest Open Winner Although the first noted use of the word "par" in golf was in Britain and predates the bogey, today's rating system does not and the par standard was not further developed until later. It was the Ladies Golf Association, who, from 1893, began to develop a national handicapping system for women . It was largely in place by the end of the Century. The Men's association, founded in 1894, followed suit a few year's later. In 1911, the United States Golf Association (Men) of the day laid down the following very modern distances for determining par: Up to 225 yards Over 601 yards Par 6 As golf developed, scores were coming down, but many old British courses did not adjust their courses or their bogey scores, which meant good golfers and all the professionals were achieving lower than a bogey score. This meant the US had an up-to-date national standard of distances for holes, while the British bogey ratings were determined by each club and were no longer appropriate for professionals. The Americans began referring to one over par as a bogey, much |
"Reed Richards, Susan ""Sue"" Storm (Reed's wife), Johnny Storm (Sue's younger brother), and Ben Grimm are the secret identities of which fictional group?" | J-Mart: Bolphunga the Unrelenting, Goliath, Superboy (Jon Kent), Krypto - Page 76 Roll Call J-Mart: Bolphunga the Unrelenting, Goliath, Superboy (Jon Kent), Krypto If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. 4,687 Re: J-Mart: The Heralds, Galactus, Super-Skrull, Saint Walker, Kilowog, Mogo My personal PL is higher than my lunch, so it seems to make sense to me. Re: J-Mart: The Heralds, Galactus, Super-Skrull, Saint Walker, Kilowog, Mogo Generally true. I've had some doubts on some meals. Re: J-Mart: The Heralds, Galactus, Super-Skrull, Saint Walker, Kilowog, Mogo Originally Posted by Spectrum .... it is disconcerting that the PL for Galactus is so much higher than for Mogo. Playtest? Mayhaps. Although their PLs are deceiving. From a pure combat standpoint, Galactus would have a hard time hurting Mogo without a plot device. His best shot would be to use his Variable to go up to +29 Unarmed but even so, that's only a DC44 Toughness check for Mogo, which he could easily make every time with his +40 Toughness. Mogo could hit back at +22 with a Power Attack against Galactus' toughness of +28 so Big G, from a pure numbers standpoint, have to work harder for his lunch. The big advantage G would have would be to try a Will based effect with his Variable since Mogo is "only" +20 there. It would probably just end up being a lot of rounds, a lot of no impact effects and a lot of collateral damage. A more interesting battle would be some GLs against a Herald that would be coming to prepare Mogo. In Thorpocaverse canon, you'd know that the Guardians and Galactus have some deals about him not eating Mogo, Oa and some other planets in exchange for them staying out of his business, but if Galactus was hungry enough, I'm sure some of that could go out the window. The Thorpacolypse Member of the Guild of Calamitous Intent since 2005 Co-Chair of the Council of 13 "Hate you can trust" Re: J-Mart: The Heralds, Galactus, Super-Skrull, Saint Walker, Kilowog, Mogo How does the Thorpacoverse Orange Light interact with Galactus? In my combined setting, Earth IV , I scaled back Galactus significantly. He was still a planet-killing threat, but not a Fundamental Cosmic Force. FF Coming up next... Marvel's First Family, the Fantastic Four. I wasn't going to post them yet, but after I started looking at a lot of the Cosmic Marvel characters, it hit me that there wouldn't BE a Cosmic Marvel without the FF. Annihilus, Blastaar, Super-Skrull and of course, Galactus and the Heralds, among other players in the setting, all started out in the FF's book. Despite their undeniable influence, they have waned in popularity over the years and even though Jonathan Hickman and others have had great runs on the book, the sales haven't been that great. A lot of what made the FF so popular in the Silver Age has either gone out of style or has been copied enough in other team books that it doesn't seem as engaging as before. Still, I've always liked them and I thought their change to the Future Foundation was a great move and allowed them to utilize Franklin and Valeria well. I'm only going to stat the main fam and Doom for now, but look for another run with the FF kids, Mole Man, Wizard, etc. in the not too distant future. I have other things I want to get to before that. The Thorpacolypse Member of the Guild of Calamitous Intent since 2005 Co-Chair of the Council of 13 "Hate you can trust" Re: J-Mart: The Heralds, Galactus, Super-Skrull, Saint Walker, Kilowog, Mogo Originally Posted by Batgirl III How does the Thorpacoverse Orange Light interact with Galactus? In my combined setting, Earth IV , I scaled back Galactus significantly. He was still a planet-killing threat, but not a Fundamental Cosmic Force. Hadn't thought about it, actually...universe building is hard... I like Big G being that cosmic force, although it can make it d | The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) - Connections - IMDb The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) Connections Showing all 374 items Based on the same source material. Remade as Rope (1948) In the dinner scene, Frank and the guests are eating off a table with Eddie's dead body underneath. Tarantula (1955) From "Science Fiction Double Feature": "Leo G. Carroll was over a barrel when Tarantula took to the hills" From "Science Fiction Double Feature": "And I really got hot when I saw Jeanette Scott fight a Triffid that spits poison and kills" Underdog (1964) (TV Series) Jubilee (1978) The phrase "Don't dream it, be it" is used, referencing Jubilee actor Richard O'Brien's previous cult hit. The Incredible Hulk: The First: Part 1 (1981) (TV Episode) In the scene where the kids car breaks down and they notice a light on at the old house the dialogue, lighting, and camera angles are almost identicle to the scene where Brad and Janets car breaks down near the Frank-N-Furter mansion. Blue Money (1985) (TV Movie) A guest at a costume party is dressed as Dr. Frank N Furter. Clue (1985) Tim Curry in both movies owns a mansion in the middle of nowhere, and in both movies someone goes to the house while it's raining to use their phone. Doctor Who: Ghost Light: Part Three (1989) (TV Episode) A trend of "borrowing" throughout the serial comes to a head in this episode, most notably at the dinner scene, where the remains of a previous "guest" are served. The plot itself is also highly indebted: the victorian mansion conceals an alien ship, the lead alien has deviated from his mission objectives to fulfil his own selfish goals, and he ends up being usurped by his inferiors, as the ship takes off again. Also, numerous aesthetic similarities, including the bizarre manservant, evil maids, people turning to statues, cross-dressing, and the gothic / steampunk ambience. Les secrets professionnels du Docteur Apfelgluck (1991) In the first sketch, the scene when Villeret seeks shelter from the pouring rain at the hotel is a direct reference to the scene where Riff Raff opens the door to Brad & Janet. Later in the sketch, Charlotte de Turckheim's character looks a lot like Magenta. Daria: Monster (1998) (TV Episode) Brittany says, "Didn't you see the Rocky Horror Picture Show last month? Kevin and I wore each other's underwear." Jawbreaker (1999) Refererences to Courtney's creation, and her line, "I made you, and I can break you just as easily." Spaced: Gatherings (1999) (TV Episode) Tim complains about when the Time Warp comes on a mix tape and then says how the movie is "boil in the bag perversion for sexually repressed accountants and 1st year drama students with too many posters of Betty Blue, The Blues Brothers and Big Blue and Blue Velvet on their blue bloody walls!" Shower of Blood (2004) (Video) Dinner scene in which the main antagonist serves the remains of a deceased minor character to his unsuspecting guests. Additionally, the plot and structure are similar (A depraved genius traps naive youngsters in his mansion where he attempts, variously, to seduce, corrupt, and destroy them). Shaun of the Dead (2004) In one scene, Pete comments "look, I've done a lot of stupid things..." and one of the stupid things he mentions doing is "dressing up as Frank-N-Furter." Frank-N-Furter is the mad scientist character portrayed by Tim Curry in the 1975 film "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." City of Heroes (2004) (Video Game) In the "Rescue Dr. Frank N. Scott" mission, in which the Carnival of Shadows has captured a specialist with knowledge of magical rituals, the hostage's name is a combination of the movie's two doctors, Dr. Frank-N-Furter, and Dr. Everett Von Scott. As you approach the group of enemies from which you rescue Dr. Scott, his captors will claim they "already know that the ritual begins with a jump to the left... and then a step to the right." Finally, after rescuing Dr. Scott, he explains that "if they'd pried that ritual from me, it could have opened a time warp, or worse!" |
What is the surname of the Australian cricketing twins Mark and Steve? | Australian cricketing brothers Steve and Mark Waugh reach 50 not out | Russell Jackson | Sport | The Guardian Sportblog Australian cricketing brothers Steve and Mark Waugh reach 50 not out The twins are still remembered fondly by the man who was convinced of their cricket ability from an early age, if not their enthusiasm for work in a sports store Steve and Mark Waugh, West Indies v Australia, 1st Test, Kingston, March 1991. Photograph: Patrick Eagar/Patrick Eagar via Getty Images Monday 1 June 2015 19.52 EDT Last modified on Monday 10 October 2016 21.52 EDT Share on Messenger Close “The boys are 50, can you imagine that? It makes me feel old,” says a mildly alarmed Harry Solomons. The “boys” he speaks of are twins Steve and Mark Waugh, whom Solomons gave their first proper jobs in his Kingsrove Sports store when they were teenagers in the early 1980s. There the budding cricket stars roamed the shop floor selling bats and packing boxes but, by their own admission, not setting any benchmarks for employee diligence. “I ended up out the back in the warehouse,” Mark once told cricket writer Mark Gately. “I used to go to sleep in this huge, big box. I used to curl up and have a nap in there.” Steve would term his work-day approach as “looking busy, doing little,” but more importantly working at Kingsgrove gave the young prospects plenty of time to hone their skills. “They were both not the greatest of workers,” Solomons laughs. “They did their job but they were just hell-bent on cricket you know, you could see it in them. All they wanted to do was play cricket. I think they just both very well knew that they would make it to the next level and into the Australian side. Mark was very laid back. Steve was a lot more intense.” In a subtle sign of things to come, at first only Steve won a bat sponsorship from Solomons, then an agent for the Indian bat brand Symonds. “The only reason [Mark] didn’t get the deal is that I didn’t have the budget for it. I’d blown my budget by sponsoring so many others. But in the end a few months later I said, ‘Bugger it, I’m going to do it’ and so I sponsored Mark too.” Their New South Wales underage squad team-mate Mark Taylor was another junior to benefit from Solomons’ patronage, as did the Symonds brand’s marquee name Allan Border, whose $11,000 deal to endorse the bats tripled the contracts on offer to all of his Australian team-mates. Equivalent deals now push the $500,000 mark. Pinterest Kingsgrove Sports store’s Harry Solomons with Mark and Steve Waugh in the late 1980s. Photograph: Supplied by Harry Solomons Back then juniors made do with a token fee and some bats, but the Waugh brothers’ time working at Kingsgrove was also when they started chasing the dream and finding their way in the world once their high school days were done. For them that period of upheaval was mercifully brief – barely 12 months – but certainly revealing of the character traits displayed in the international cricket careers that were to follow. Steve enrolled in Milperra Teachers College but lasted a grand total of 90 minutes and only then after missing two weeks of classes whilst playing for the Australian Under-19s. Halfway through a music lecture he gathered his things and walked out. “Looking back it was a gutsy move but I knew it wasn’t for me,” Waugh told Gately. Later Milperra would put his name up on one of their honor boards. With that, Steve had made cricket the only option for himself. Solomons already knew that from the amount of times the deadly-serious teenager had sat down in front of him and earnestly discussed his plans for his life in the game. “Steve knew he was going to make it in the big leagues,” says Solomons, “you could see it in his eyes. He had burning eyes. He was very ambitious and knew exactly what he wanted and where he wanted to be.” Besides his time at Kingsgrove, Waugh worked a day each week for three months doing manual labour for the Bankstown Council “tree gang”, but soon he’d be done with 9-5 jobs for good. Cricket success came quickly. It was Solomons who handed Steve the phone | A Decade in the Life of Thompson Twins A Decade in the Life of Thompson Twins Joe Leeway, Alannah Currie, Tom Bailey (1983) In 1977, aspiring classical pianist Tom Bailey (b. 6.18.57, Halifax, Yorkshire), joined forces with guitarists Peter Dodd and John Roog and drummer Chris Bell to form a band called Thompson Twins (after a pair of identical detectives in the cartoon Tin Tin.) Moving to London in 1978, the quartet diligently played the club scene for two years. By the time the 1980s rolled around, they were ready to take their shot at the singles charts. In time, percussionists Joe Leeway (b. 11.15.57, London) and Alannah Currie (b. 9.20.59, Auckland, New Zealand) would join Bailey, while Dodd, Roog and Bell would leave the band. When, in the mid-Eighties, the Thompson Twins became an international success it consisted of the trio of Bailey, Currie and Leeway. The band, according to Currie, strove to "make something completely different . . . using technology." At the time, many purists scoffed at the nation that "good" music could be made with machines. The Thompson Twins proved the skeptics wrong -- and became the leading purveyors of synth-pop. They were innovative, mixing dance, pop, reggae and dance elements with experimental sounds to produce a string of distinctive hit singles that were not only commercially successful but were also critically acclaimed. Daring to be different not only in their music but also in appearance, they became heroes to disaffected youth in the process. May 1980 Thompson Twin's first single, "Squares And Triangles" is released on its own independent label (Dirty Discs). November 1980 Independent label Latent releases "She's In Love With Mystery," which tops UK independent chart. Tom Bailey begins dating Alannah Currie. February 1981 The band signs with Arista Records in the UK. June 1981 The band's debut album, A Product Of..., is recorded. March 1982 Set climbs to UK#48, while the single "In The Name Of Love" soars to #1 on the US dance chart. The album is released as In The Name Of Love in the US, and stalls at US#148. April 1982 Bell, Dodd, Roog and bassist Matthew Seligman are fired, leaving the Thompson Twins consisting of the trio of Bailey, Currie and former roadie Joe Leeway. October 1982 "Lies" peaks at UK#67, and will reach US#30 in March of the following year; supported by Tears for Fears, the band embarks on an extensive UK tour. January 1983 "Love On Your Side" makes it to UK#9. In a few months it will climb to #45 on the US singles chart. March 1983 Quick Step & Side Kick peaks at UK#2. Released as Side Kicks in the US, it will spend 25 weeks on the album chart, reaching the #34 spot. April 1983 Currie's vocals are featured for the first time on the single "We Are Detective," which hits UK#7. November 1983 "Hold Me Now" climbs to UK#4. Six months later, it peaks at US #3. February 1984 "Doctor Doctor" soars to UK#3. Into The Gap hits the top spot on the UK album chart and stay there for three weeks; it will spend over a year on the US chart, peaking at #10. In October it will be certified platinum by the RIAA. March 1984 "You Take Me Up" makes it to UK#2. It will stall at US#44 in October. July 1984 As the band begins a world tour, "Doctor Doctor" reaches US#11. November 1984 "Lay Your Hands On Me" climbs to UK#13. It will take a year for the single to reach its #6 high mark on the US chart. March 1985 After two years of touring, and hard at work on a new album, Tom Bailey falls sick from exhaustion. American producer Niles Rodgers comes aboard to help finish the album. July 1985 With Bailey recovered, Thompson Twins performs with Madonna at the Live Aid benefit concert in Philadelphia. August 1985 The anti-drug song "Don't Mess With Doctor Dream" peaks at UK#15. September 1985 Here's To Future Days soars to UK#5. In November it will be certified gold by the RIAA. It's first single, "King For A Day," reaches UK#22. February 1986 Here's To Future Days climbs to US#20, while the single "King For A Day" will hit US#8 in March. September 1986 "Nothing In Common," title track |
"""Miss You Nights"" was a No. 3 hit single for which Irish group?" | Chart Beat | Billboard Chart Beat COMMENTS Fred tackles news on Dionne Warwick, Jay-Z, Elvis and more! DO MAKE HER OVER: Ignoring the title of her very first chart hit, "Don't Make Me Over," Dionne Warwick has teamed up with artists like Olivia Newton-John, Cyndi Lauper and Gloria Estefan to remake some of her greatest hits on "My Friends and Me" (Concord). This album returns the veteran star to the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart after a break of more than 13 years. Warwick's most recent entry was "Friends Can Be Lovers," which went to No. 84 in February 1993. "My Friends and Me" is Warwick's highest-charting set since "Reservations for Two" peaked at No. 32 in October 1987. Warwick's most successful album in the last 20 years on this chart was "Friends," which went to No. 8 in February 1986, fueled by the single "That's What Friends Are For." Warwick first appeared on the R&B album tally the week of Feb. 6, 1965, with "Make Way for Dionne Warwick," an LP that reached No. 10. Her highest-charting title on the R&B chart is "Here Where There Is Love," which spent two weeks at No. 1 in the summer of 1967. "My Friends and Me" is Warwick's 31st chart entry. Of those, 14 have reached the top 10. Warwick's chart career covers an expanse of almost 44 years. She made her Hot 100 debut the week of Dec. 8, 1962 with the aforementioned "Don't Make Me Over." 'SHOW' MUST GO ON: The release of a digital single sends Jay-Z's "Show Me What You Got" (Roc-a-Fella/Def Jam) hurtling up the Hot 100. A 47-8 move gives Jay-Z his 12th top 10 hit. Of those 12, seven have been collaborations. "Show Me" is Jay-Z's fifth top 10 hit on his own. The rapper/songwriter/music executive has had 46 chart entries on the Hot 100 to date and is already in his second decade of hit-making. The Brooklyn-born Jay-Z made his chart debut the week of April 6, 1996, with "Ain't No Nigga"/"Dead Presidents." That gives him a chart span of 10 years, seven months and three weeks. Jay-Z has had three hits this calendar year. "Deja Vu," on which he was featured with Beyonce, peaked at No. 4 in August. He is also featured with Beyonce on the current song "Upgrade U" (Columbia), which moves 92-86. A PRESENT FROM THE KING: Elvis Presley is the only artist to have more than 100 chart entries on The Billboard 200, and he increases his total this week with his 109th title to appear on this list. "Elvis Christmas" (RCA) debuts at No. 200, extending the King's album chart span to 50 years and eight months. "Elvis Christmas" is the first Presley album to debut in 2006 and his first since "Elvis by the Presleys" peaked at No. 15 in May 2005. Since the calendar rolled over to 2000, Presley has had 10 albums debut on the chart. That compares to the previous 10 albums, which debuted between 1985-1999. 'COUNTRY' IS COUNTRY: John Mellencamp makes a rare appearance on the Hot Country Songs chart, as "Our Country" (Universal Republic) bows at No. 53. It is only the third Mellencamp single to appear on this list. In August 1989, "Jackie Brown" spent five weeks on the chart and peaked at No. 82. It took 15 years for another Mellencamp song to make an appearance. "What Say You," credited to Travis Tritt with John Mellencamp, went to No. 21. So far, "Our Country" has spent a lone week on the Hot 100, debuting and apparently peaking at No. 88 two weeks ago. It was Mellencamp's first Hot 100 entry of this century, and his first since "Just Another Day" clocked in at No. 46 in March 1997. RUNAWAY McBRIDE: Martina McBride's new single is the 43rd chart entry of her career and her highest-debuting song to date. "Anyway" opens at No. 40, besting the No. 42 entrance of "Still Holding On" in June 1997. McBride has debuted in the 40s four other times, with "I Love You" (No. 43 in July 1999), "Where Would You Be" (No. 45 in May 2002), "This One's for the Girls" (No. 49 in June 2003) and "Trip Around the Sun" (No. 45 in September 2004). "Anyway" is the highest-debuting song by a solo female artist since Carrie Underwood bowed at No. 39 in November 2005 with "Jesus, Take the Wheel." GRAND TOTALS: Speaking o | Archive - Valentine's Day - Trivia 1. Which archer is one of the symbols of St Valentine's Day? 2. Which male singer had a top ten hit with "Love Train" in 1988? 3. What sign of the zodiac would you be if you were born on St. Valentine's Day? 4. When Marilyn Monroe died, who asked for a fresh rose to be placed on her grave, every week, forever? 5. In the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, what were the hitmen dressed as? 6. In the episode of Friends titled "The One With Ross' Wedding", which special guest star tells Joey that she thinks his hat is "dashing"? 7. Which Shakespearian character said "Good morrow. 'Tis St. Valentine's Day"? 8. Born in Italy in 1895, who was known as cinema's first "great lover"? 9. Who played Juliet opposite Leonardo Di Caprio in the 1996 film "Romeo and Juliet"? 10. Containing the lines "You're asking me will my love grow, I don't know, I don't know", which Beatles' song did Frank Sinatra describe as the greatest love song ever written? 1. Which archer is one of the symbols of St Valentine's Day? Cupid 3. What sign of the zodiac would you be if you were born on St. Valentine's Day? Aquarius 8. Born in Italy in 1895, who was known as cinema's first "great lover"? Casanova 4. When Marilyn Monroe died, who asked for a fresh rose to be placed on her grave, every week, forever? The local florist 5. In the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, what were the hitmen dressed as? Students 7. Which Shakespearian character said "Good morrow. 'Tis St. Valentine's Day"? Romeo 10. Containing the lines "You're asking me will my love grow, I don't know, I don't know", which Beatles' song did Frank Sinatra describe as the greatest love song ever written? Something 1. Which archer is one of the symbols of St Valentine's Day? Cupid 2. Which male singer had a top ten hit with "Love Train" in 1988? Holly Johnson 3. What sign of the zodiac would you be if you were born on St. Valentine's Day? Aquarius 4. When Marilyn Monroe died, who asked for a fresh rose to be placed on her grave, every week, forever? Joe DiMaggio 5. In the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, what were the hitmen dressed as? Chicago police officers 6. In the episode of Friends titled "The One With Ross' Wedding", which special guest star tells Joey that she thinks his hat is "dashing"? Sarah Ferguson [just guessing from Googling, since I've never seen this show....] 7. Which Shakespearian character said "Good morrow. 'Tis St. Valentine's Day"? Ophelia 8. Born in Italy in 1895, who was known as cinema's first "great lover"? Rudolph Valentino 9. Who played Juliet opposite Leonardo Di Caprio in the 1996 film "Romeo and Juliet"? Claire Danes [again thanks to Google] 10. Containing the lines "You're asking me will my love grow, I don't know, I don't know", which Beatles' song did Frank Sinatra describe as the greatest love song ever written? Something [in the way she moves, attracts me like no other lover...] by George Harrison [and the first line by Sweet Baby James Taylor... ha!] 1. Which archer is one of the symbols of St Valentine's Day? Eros, the son of the goddess Aphrodite. Eros was never admitted to the Top Twelve of the Olympian Pantheon because he was very irresponsible, and a bit of a cheat at dice as well. 4. When Marilyn Monroe died, who asked for a fresh rose to be placed on her grave, every week, forever? A pure guess - Arthur Miller, though apparently it should have been most of the male members of the Kennedy clan. 5. In the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, what were the hitmen dressed as? Violinists in an Orchestra? 8. Born in Italy in 1895, who was known as cinema's first "great lover"? The Sheikh? Rudolf Valentino? Don't know the others |
Which English scientist first described the colours of the rainbow as ‘numbering seven’? | The World's First Physicist | Maslaha The World's First Physicist Submitted by admin on Tue, 02/16/2010 - 15:25 in English None Isaac Newton, as everyone knows, is the greatest physicist of all time. At the very least, he is the undisputed father of modern optics - or so we are told at school, where our textbooks abound with his famous experiments with lenses and prisms, his study of the nature of light and its reflection, and the refraction and decomposition of light into the colours of the rainbow. Yet the truth is rather greyer; and I feel it important to point out that, certainly in the field of optics, Newton himself stood on the shoulders of a giant who lived seven hundred years earlier. For, without doubt, another great physicist, who is worthy of ranking up alongside Newton, is an Iraqi scientist born in 965 AD who went by the name of al-Hassan ibn al-Haytham. Most people in the West will never have even heard of him. As a physicist myself, I am quite in awe of this man's contribution to my field. As a science communicator and broadcaster I am also fortunate enough to have recently been given the opportunity to dig a little into his life and work. Although half my time is spent working as an academic within the Department of Physics at the University of Surrey, I am also honoured to hold the first Surrey chair in the public engagement in science. It is with this hat on that I have embarked on presenting a three-part BBC series on medieval Islamic scientists. Popular accounts of the history of science typically show a timeline in which no major scientific advances seem to have taken place during the period between the ancient Greeks and the European Renaissance. In between, so we are told, Western Europe and, by extrapolation, the rest of the world, languished in the Dark Ages for a thousand years. The story of this astonishing era remains largely untold outside academic circles despite being one in which Arabic scientific knowledge first built upon, and then far surpassed, that of the ancient Greeks. Advances were made in mathematics, astronomy, medicine, physics, chemistry, philosophy and just about every other scientific discipline. Among the many geniuses of that period - between the eighth and twelfth centuries - Ibn al-Haytham stands taller than all the others. Ibn al-Haytham is regarded as the father of the modern scientific method. As commonly defined, this is the approach to investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge, based on the gathering of data through observation and measurement, followed by the formulation and testing of hypotheses to explain the data. This is how we do science today and is why I put my trust in the advances that have been made in science. But it is often still claimed that the modern scientific method was not established until the early seventeenth century by Francis Bacon and René Descartes. However, there is no doubt in my mind that Ibn al-Haytham arrived there first. With his emphasis on experimental data and reproducibility of results, as exemplified his famous Book of Optics, Ibn al-Haytham made this insistence upon the primacy of the scientific method a central theme of his life's work. Indeed, his seven-volume classic ranks alongside Newton's Principia Mathematica in terms of importance in science, the consequence being that he is often referred to as the world's first true scientist. He was the first scientist to give a correct account of how we see objects. He proved experimentally, for instance, that Aristotle's intromission theory of vision (which holds that light from an object enters our eyes) was correct, and that Plato, Euclid and Ptolemy's emission theory (which stated that light from our eyes shines upon the objects we see) was wrong. What he also did that no other scientist had tried before was to use mathematics (geometry) to describe and prove this process. So he can be regarded as the very first theoretical physicist! He is perhaps best known for his invention of the pinhole camera and should be credited w | Colour blindness Colour blindness ICD- 9 368.5 Colour blindness, or colour vision deficiency, in humans is the inability to perceive differences between some or all colors that other people can distinguish. It is most often of genetic nature, but may also occur because of eye , nerve, or brain damage, or due to exposure to certain chemicals. The English chemist John Dalton in 1798 published the first scientific paper on the subject, "Extraordinary facts relating to the vision of colours", after the realization of his own colour blindness; because of Dalton's work, the condition is sometimes called Daltonism, although this term is now used for a type of colour blindness called deuteranopia . Colour blindness is usually classed as a disability; however, in select situations color blind people may have advantages over people with normal colour vision. There is anecdotal evidence that color blind individuals are better at penetrating colour camouflage and at least one scientific study confirms this under controlled conditions. Monochromats may have a minor advantage in dark vision, but only in the first five minutes of dark adaptation. This is a sample image. The pictures below should look similar to people with normal vision (containing numbers, in this case 83), but some of them will not be visible to people with a colour vision deficiency. The contrast in these tests is much subtler than commonly seen in other similar tests. This image contains the number 37, although someone who is protanopic might not be able to see it. Someone who is tritanopic might not see this number (56). Background The normal human retina contains two kinds of light sensitive cells: the rod cells ( active in low light) and the cone cells ( active in normal daylight). Normally, there are three kinds of cones, each containing a different pigment. The cones are activated when the pigments absorb light. The absorption spectra of the pigments differ; one is maximally sensitive to short wavelengths, one to medium wavelengths, and the third to long wavelengths (their peak sensitivities are in the blue, yellowish-green, and yellow regions of the spectrum, respectively). The absorption spectra of all three systems cover much of the visible spectrum, so it is not entirely accurate to refer to them as " blue", " green" and " red" receptors, especially because the "red" receptor actually has its peak sensitivity in the yellow. The sensitivity of normal colour vision actually depends on the overlap between the absorption spectra of the three systems: different colors are recognized when the different types of cone are stimulated to different extents. For example, red light stimulates the long wavelength cones much more than either of the others, but the gradual change in hue seen, as wavelength reduces, is the result of the other two cone systems being increasingly stimulated as well. Causes of colour blindness There are many types of color blindness. The most common are hereditary (genetic) photoreceptor disorders, but it is also possible to acquire color blindness through damage to the retina, optic nerve, or higher brain areas. Higher brain areas implicated in colour processing include the parvocellular pathway of the lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus, and visual area V4 of the visual cortex. Acquired color blindness is generally unlike the more typical genetic disorders. For example, it is possible to acquire color blindness only in a portion of the visual field but maintain normal color vision elsewhere. Some forms of acquired color blindness are reversible. Transient colour blindness also occurs (very rarely) in the aura of some migraine sufferers. The different kinds of inherited colour blindness result from partial or complete loss of function of one or more of the different cone systems. When one cone system is compromised, dichromacy results. The most frequent forms of human color blindness result from problems with either the middle or long wavelength sensitive cone systems, and involve difficulties in discriminating reds, yellows, and gre |
Who plays the part Green Lantern in the 2011 film 'Green Lantern'? | Green Lantern (2011) - 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 From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC Reckless test pilot Hal Jordan is granted an alien ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers that inducts him into an intergalactic police force, the Green Lantern Corps. Director: 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 31 titles created 18 Jan 2011 a list of 22 titles created 26 Oct 2011 a list of 25 titles created 04 May 2012 a list of 49 titles created 28 Dec 2014 a list of 35 titles created 11 months ago Search for " Green Lantern " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb 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. 2 wins & 5 nominations. See more awards » Videos Stunt motorcyclist Johnny Blaze gives up his soul to become a hellblazing vigilante, to fight against power hungry Blackheart, the son of the devil himself. Director: Mark Steven Johnson Bruce Banner, a genetics researcher with a tragic past, suffers an accident that causes him to transform into a raging green monster when he gets angry. Director: Ang Lee A man blinded by toxic waste which also enhanced his remaining senses fights crime as an acrobatic martial arts superhero. Director: Mark Steven Johnson Superman reappears after a long absence, but is challenged by an old foe who uses Kryptonian technology for world domination. Director: Bryan Singer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X Bruce Banner, a scientist on the run from the U.S. Government, must find a cure for the monster he emerges whenever he loses his temper. However, Banner then must fight a soldier who unleashes himself as a threat stronger than he. Director: Louis Leterrier As Johnny Blaze hides out in Eastern Europe, he is called upon to stop the devil, who is trying to take human form. Directors: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor Stars: Nicolas Cage, Ciarán Hinds, Idris Elba A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him. Director: Robert Schwentke A look at Wolverine's early life, in particular his time with the government squad Team X and the impact it will have on his later years. Director: Gavin Hood A strange black entity from another world bonds with Peter Parker and causes inner turmoil as he contends with new villains, temptations, and revenge. Director: Sam Raimi 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X Clark Kent, one of the last of an extinguished race disguised as an unremarkable human, is forced to reveal his identity when Earth is invaded by an army of survivors who threaten to bring the planet to the brink of destruction. Director: Zack Snyder Blade, now a wanted man by the FBI, must join forces with the Nightstalkers to face his most challenging enemy yet: Dracula. Director: David S. Goyer An elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe, operating out of The Pit, takes on an evil organization led by a notorious arms dealer. Director: Stephen Sommers Edit Storyline In a mysterious universe, an elite defense force of peace and justice have existed for centuries. Cocky test pilot Hal Jordan acquires superhuman powers when he is chosen by "the Ring", the willpower-fed source of power, of the Green Lantern Corps. Reluctantly at first, he takes on the challenges these other superheroes face. Putting his self-doubts aside, and spurred on by his sense of duty and love for his beautiful, intellectually equal, colleague, Carol Ferris, he is soon called to defend mankind from Parallax, a powerful, evil being who feeds on fear. He is the uni | 1996 Academy Awards® Winners and History Shine (1996, Australia/UK) Actor: GEOFFREY RUSH in "Shine", Tom Cruise in "Jerry Maguire", Ralph Fiennes in "The English Patient", Woody Harrelson in "The People vs. Larry Flynt", Billy Bob Thornton in "Sling Blade" Actress: FRANCES MCDORMAND in "Fargo" , Brenda Blethyn in "Secrets & Lies", Diane Keaton in "Marvin's Room", Kristin Scott Thomas in "The English Patient", Emily Watson in "Breaking the Waves" Supporting Actor: CUBA GOODING, JR. in "Jerry Maguire", William H. Macy in "Fargo" , Armin Mueller-Stahl in "Shine", Edward Norton in "Primal Fear", James Woods in "Ghosts of Mississippi" Supporting Actress: JULIETTE BINOCHE in "The English Patient", Joan Allen in "The Crucible", Lauren Bacall in "The Mirror Has Two Faces", Barbara Hershey in "Portrait of a Lady", Marianne Jean-Baptiste in "Secrets & Lies" Director: ANTHONY MINGHELLA for "The English Patient", Joel Coen for "Fargo" , Milos Forman for "The People vs. Larry Flynt", Scott Hicks for "Shine", Mike Leigh for "Secrets & Lies" In the 1996 awards race, four of the five Best Picture nominees were from independent studios - and financed outside of mainstream Hollywood. 1996 was therefore dubbed "The Year of the Independents," plus films from abroad. For the first time in Oscar history, none of the major Hollywood studios (including Paramount, MGM, Warner Bros., UA, Fox, Columbia, Universal, or Disney's Buena Vista) were represented among the Best Picture-nominated films for 1996. All the pictures nominated for Best Picture were low-budget, independent films - with the sole exception possibly being Tri-Star's Jerry Maguire, the closest nominee to a major, mainstream Hollywood studio. [The surge for independent films wouldn't last long - in 1997, the big-studio, big-budget Titanic (1997) swept the Oscars.] The big winner of the year was writer/director Anthony Minghella's The English Patient (a Saul Zaentz/Miramax film). [20th Century Fox studios dropped its support during pre-production, letting it go to the independent Miramax.] It was a prestigious, three hour long World War II saga/romance composed of flashbacks, conspiracies, and ambiguities and based on an adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's novel, about a French-Canadian nurse who cares for a mysterious, dying burn patient ('The English Patient') in a ruined, abandoned monastery in Italy's Tuscany, after he was wounded in a WWII plane crash in the African desert. It had twelve nominations and nine Oscar wins - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Original Dramatic Score, Best Costume Design, and Best Film Editing. It lost its nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay (Minghella), Best Actor (Fiennes) and Best Actress (Scott Thomas). Its nine Oscar wins made it the third most-awarded film in Academy history - and tied it with two other films with nine wins: Gigi (1958), and The Last Emperor (1987). Previously, only two other films had more wins: Ben-Hur (1959) (with eleven). With its Best Picture win for the expensively-made film, producer Saul Zaentz became a multiple Oscar-winning producer over a span of twenty years with over twenty Oscars for |
What is the gamekeeper's name in D H Lawrence's 1928 novel Lady Chatterley's Lover? | SparkNotes: Lady Chatterley's Lover: Summary Lady Chatterley's Lover Context Characters Lady Chatterley's Lover begins by introducing Connie Reid, the female protagonist of the novel. She was raised as a cultured bohemian of the upper-middle class, and was introduced to love affairs--intellectual and sexual liaisons--as a teenager. In 1917, at 23, she marries Clifford Chatterley, the scion of an aristocratic line. After a month's honeymoon, he is sent to war, and returns paralyzed from the waist down, impotent. After the war, Clifford becomes a successful writer, and many intellectuals flock to the Chatterley mansion, Wragby. Connie feels isolated; the vaunted intellectuals prove empty and bloodless, and she resorts to a brief and dissatisfying affair with a visiting playwright, Michaelis. Connie longs for real human contact, and falls into despair, as all men seem scared of true feelings and true passion. There is a growing distance between Connie and Clifford, who has retreated into the meaningless pursuit of success in his writing and in his obsession with coal-mining, and towards whom Connie feels a deep physical aversion. A nurse, Mrs. Bolton, is hired to take care of the handicapped Clifford so that Connie can be more independent, and Clifford falls into a deep dependence on the nurse, his manhood fading into an infantile reliance. Into the void of Connie's life comes Oliver Mellors, the gamekeeper on Clifford's estate, newly returned from serving in the army. Mellors is aloof and derisive, and yet Connie feels curiously drawn to him by his innate nobility and grace, his purposeful isolation, his undercurrents of natural sensuality. After several chance meetings in which Mellors keeps her at arm's length, reminding her of the class distance between them, they meet by chance at a hut in the forest, where they have sex. This happens on several occasions, but still Connie feels a distance between them, remaining profoundly separate from him despite their physical closeness. One day, Connie and Mellors meet by coincidence in the woods, and they have sex on the forest floor. This time, they experience simultaneous orgasms. This is a revelatory and profoundly moving experience for Connie; she begins to adore Mellors, feeling that they have connected on some deep sensual level. She is proud to believe that she is pregnant with Mellors' child: he is a real, "living" man, as opposed to the emotionally-dead intellectuals and the dehumanized industrial workers. They grow progressively closer, connecting on a primordial physical level, as woman and man rather than as two minds or intellects. Connie goes away to Venice for a vacation. While she is gone, Mellors' old wife returns, causing a scandal. Connie returns to find that Mellors has been fired as a result of the negative rumors spread about him by his resentful wife, against whom he has initiated divorce proceedings. Connie admits to Clifford that she is pregnant with Mellors' baby, but Clifford refuses to give her a divorce. The novel ends with Mellors working on a farm, waiting for his divorce, and Connie living with her sister, also waiting: the hope exists that, in the end, they will be together. | Dodgson biography Version for printing Charles Lutwidge Dodgson is better known by the pseudonym "Lewis Carroll". Although he was a mathematician, he is best known as the author of Alice's adventures in wonderland (1865) and Through the looking glass (1872), children's books that are among the most popular of all time. They are distinguished as satire and as examples of verbal wit. Dodgson wrote mathematical works under his own name but for his children's books he invented the pen name "Lewis Carroll" by translating his first two names "Charles Lutwidge" into Latin as "Carolus Lodovicus", then anglicising and reversing their order. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson's father was the Reverend Charles Dodgson. Charles Dodgson senior was born in 1800 and studied at the University of Oxford where he gained a First Class degree in both mathematics and classics. He was appointed as a mathematics lecturer at Oxford where he held a Fellowship but, on marrying his cousin Frances Jane Lutwidge in 1827, he had to give up his Oxford Fellowship. He then became a curate at All Saints' Church in Daresbury and it was in that town that ten of Charles and Frances' eleven children were born. Charles Lutwidge was the eldest of his parents three boys, having two elder sisters Fanny, born in 1828, and Elizabeth, born in 1830. Charles was baptised on 11 July 1832 in his father's church and grew up in a strict Christian household. His early education, like that of his brothers and sisters, was provided by his parents. He read mostly religious books as a child and an indication of his rapid progress is that he had read Pilgrim's Progress by the time he was seven. Charles looked up to his father and wished to be like him. Since mathematics was his father's favourite subject, it is easy to see how Charles gained an early love for it. Not only did Charles model himself on his father, but his father also wanted his son to follow in his footsteps by studying mathematics at Oxford, then obtaining a Fellowship, marrying and becoming a vicar. At Daresbury the Dodgson family had to struggle financially, so it was a relief when Charles's father moved to become vicar at Croft-on-Tees in Yorkshire in 1843 where his income was substantially increased. At Croft the family lived in a large rectory with a wonderful garden but chose to live much more simply than they might have done. On 1 August 1844 Charles enter Richmond School as a boarder, living in the headmaster's house. The school was only ten miles from his home and so his parents were able to visit him just over a week after he arrived. They found that he was settling in well and indeed at this school he received an excellent foundation for his education, excelling in mathematics. On 27 January 1846, Charles' fourteenth birthday, he enrolled at Rugby School. This was a famous school but one where Charles found things extremely difficult. A shy, sensitive boy with a stammer, he suffered bullying from the older boys and, as Clark writes [ 7 ]:- From every point of view life at Rugby was a personal disaster for young Dodgson. Despite being deeply unhappy, Dodgson achieved high standards in his school work, receiving a steady stream of prizes. Again mathematics was his favourite subject but he also excelled at divinity. A number of illnesses which he suffered from in 1848 had a lasting effect. The first was whooping cough which he caught in the spring. He was left with a persistent cough which returned at various times throughout his life. In the autumn he contracted mumps and this left him somewhat deaf in his right ear, a problem which never improved. He wrote afterwards of his time at Rugby (see for example [ 9 ]):- During my stay I made I suppose some progress in learning of various kinds, but none of it was done with love, and I spent an incalculable time in writing out impositions - this last I consider one of the chief faults of Rugby School. I made some friends there ... but I cannot say that I look back upon my life at a Public School with any sensations of pleasure, or that any earthly considerations would |
What are, 'Oarweed', 'Furbelows' and 'Dabberlocks', types of? | Species of UK: Week 16: Kelp (Laminaria) Species of UK Week 16: Kelp (Laminaria) Kelp were the @SpeciesofUK from 17th to 30th March 2013. Kelp are an extremely important UK species. They are the backbone of our rocky, wind and wave-swept western coastline, and provide an important habitat for many other species, just as forests do on land. Most people in the UK are familiar with kelp from finding washed up pieces on the seashore. Aside from going diving, live kelp can be most easily seen by visiting a rocky shore at low tide and spotting the fronds sticking out of the water. [1] Kelp Fronds at Low Tide, Scotland Over the years kelp has served many uses, from providing kelp ash and iodine in times gone by, to kelp alginates in foodstuffs today. What are kelp? Kelp are a type of algae. Algae are simple plant-like organisms, but unlike plants don’t have complex root, stem and reproductive systems. [2] A Tiny Alga [Source: Flickr Creative Commons © PROYECTO AGUA** /** WATER PROJECT ] All forms of algae are extremely important. In fact, algae produce more oxygen than all the world's plants put together and they are the basis of many food chains. [3] Kelp and other seaweeds are by far the largest types of algae. Most other algae species are tiny and only visible in clumps, strands or "blooms." [4] Algal Bloom, Iowa Kelp are “brown algae,” the largest kind of algae. They are usually found in cold waters and grow attached to a surface such as rock. [5] Kelp, Australia Kelp species broadly fall into two main categories - the ‘laminarian’ kelps of colder waters in the northern hemisphere (including the UK kelps) and the ‘bladder’ kelps with are larger and have gas-filled floats. [6] Parts of a Kelp Kelp anatomy is very simple. A single ‘frond’ consists of a ‘stipe’ (stem), and ‘blades’ (leaves). Several fronds are held by a ‘holdfast’ (roots). [7] The holdfast looks like plant roots and is similar in that it holds the kelp to a surface. But it doesn’t gather water and nutrients like plant roots do. Kelp Holdfast [ Flickr Creative Commons © Ed Bierman ] The stipe, like a plant’s stem, carries nutrients, although in a much simpler way - it’s primarily used to deliver sugars from photosynthesis. [8] Some kelps (not any of the UK species) also have gas-filled bladders along the stipe called pneumatocysts, to keep the kelp upright and oriented to the surface. [9] Kelp Pneumatocysts [Source: Flickr Creative Commons © mrs.McD ] And that’s it - there literally is nothing else to a kelp. Why is their structure so simple? It’s because living in water provides a constant source of nutrients, support and a steady temperature, unlike on land where plants have a much harder time! [10] Kelp is most often brownish in colour. But some species of kelp can also be purpish, golden or olive green. [11] UK Species of Kelp There are seven confirmed species of kelp found in UK waters, one of which is a recently introduced alien. [12] 1. Oarweed (Laminaria digitata) Oarweed is a tough, leathery, dark brown kelp. Oarweed fronds grow up to 2m and form ‘fingers.’ [13] Oarweed attaches to bedrock to a depth of about 20m and at low tides the fronds can be exposed. It lives for 4-6 years. [14] Oarweed (Laminaria digitata) Oarweed grows around the UK coast with the exception of eastern England where the rock is too friable. It’s the kelp species you’re most likely to see in the UK. [15] Oarweed Washed Up on Shore [Source: Flickr Creative Commons © jsutcℓiffe ] 2. Tangle (Laminaria hyperborea) Tangle or ‘cuvie’ is very similar to oarweed but is lighter in colour and has a longer stipe that snaps when bent. [16] It takes the place of oarweed at lower depths so is usually hidden from view under the waves. Tangle (Laminaria hyperborea) Tangle is the dominant species of kelp around the Scottish Hebrides. [17] 3. Dabberlocks (Alaria esculenta) On shores highly exposed to wave action, oarweed can’t survive and is sometimes replaced by dabberlocks. [18] Dabberlocks (Alaria esculenta) [Source: Wikimedia Commons , copyright expired] Dabberlocks is long, narrow an | Marmalade | Biography & History | AllMusic google+ Artist Biography by Bruce Eder Marmalade is one of those groups that just seems to endure. They are best remembered today for one record, their cover of the Beatles ' "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da," although they charted number one records and even Top Ten American singles into the 1970s. The group, especially as constituted up through the early '70s, had many sides, including white soul, harmony dominated pop/rock, and progressive pop, all very much like the Beatles in their middle years. However, it was their cover of a Beatles song, oddly enough, that weighed down their reputation. In point of fact, they did somewhat resemble the Beatles musically, having started out as a band of teenagers eager to play hard rock & roll; like the Beatles , they developed a great degree of sophistication in their singing and playing, but they never had the freedom to experiment with the different sides of their music. Ironically, in their prime, their career arc most resembled that of the Tremeloes , who made incredibly well-crafted pop/rock but were never taken seriously. The quintet's history began in 1961 when teenagers William "Junior" Campbell and Patrick Fairley met on Campbell's 14th birthday and discovered that they both enjoyed playing rock & roll. Their early inspirations were the Everly Brothers and Cliff Richard & the Shadows . Soon they were playing together, Campbell on guitar (and, increasingly in later years, keyboards) and Fairley on guitar, and then they added bassist Billy Johnson and drummer Tommy Frew . They took the name the Gaylords and played local clubs for little or no money, and Johnson and Frew were later succeeded by Bill Irving and Raymond Duffy , respectively. The group began getting decidedly better gigs when singer Thomas McAleese -- who took the stage name Dean Ford -- joined. For a time, they were known officially as Dean Ford & the Gaylords , in keeping with the notion that many successful acts ( Cliff Richard & the Shadows , et al) had one member as their focus. This was still the early '60s, when Liverpool bands had scarcely made an impression and Scotland's rock & rollers faced an even more daunting task just getting record company executives to hear them. For Dean Ford & the Gaylords , a recording contract didn't become a reality until almost a year after the Liverpool sound started to explode across the English charts and in early 1964, Dean Ford & the Gaylords were signed to EMI-Columbia. Their debut record, "Twenty Miles," sold well in Scotland, but never charted in England. Their success remained confined to their native Scotland, the group regularly supported visiting English acts like the Hollies , and they were regulars on BBC Radio Scotland. By the end of the year, with their hard yet melodic attack on their instruments and good close-harmony singing, Dean Ford & the Gaylords had made themselves the top band in Scotland, borne out in music poll results. As they were already commanding the best support spots and the highest fees promoters were willing to pay any homegrown act, there was just no place left to go in their own country and no easy way to get heard in England. The group finally took up residence in Wimbledon, just outside of London, but at first this had little effect. Irving left the band and was replaced by Graham Knight on bass and harmony vocals; a fourth single as Dean Ford & the Gaylords was recorded, but it failed to chart and marked the end of their EMI contract. The Gaylords were now living far from home in a place where they were largely unknown and they were at something of a loss as to how to continue. It was the Tremeloes , a band from London who'd had a pair of hit singles (including a chart-topper with "Do You Love Me") who came to their rescue. The two groups had played together and the Tremeloes admired the Gaylords ' sound so they suggested the band sign with their manager Peter Walsh . He was impressed with their sound and their level of musical and performance expertise; all of those hard-r |
Who painted 'Man in a Golden Helmet', in 1550 and 'Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer' in 1653? | Museum of art, Teaching and Museums on Pinterest rembrandts art | Rembrandt, Aristotle with a Bust of Homer Aristotle contemplating the bust of Homer, is the title of this Rembrandt work, I believe.... See More | Famous Painters: Frans Hals and The Laughing Cavalier Famous Painters: Frans Hals and The Laughing Cavalier Tweet Frans Hals, along with Rembrandt van Rijn and Johannes Vermeer, were three famous painters who dominated the Golden Age of Dutch Art in the 17th century. Frans Hals, born circa 1581, introduced a vitality and expressivenesss not previously seen in portraiture. Of the 300 or so paintings he created, nearly all are portraits, typically of Haarlem citizens as individuals or in groups. Among his most famous artwork is The Laughing Cavalier, also called The Merry Cavalier. Frans Hals, The Laughing Cavalier. Oil on canvas. 1624. 33 3/4" x 27". The Wallace Collection, London. Here, the courtly soldier epitomizes Baroque gallantry and seemingly flaunts his amorous tendencies - his sleeves are ornately decorated with bees of Cupid and Mercury's winged staff and hat. The intricacy of the embroidery is juxtaposed by Frans Hals' broad, energetic brushwork in the cavalier's black sash. As in most portraits by Frans Hals, a fleeting moment is captured with immediacy. Fast forward three centuries to the 1920s, a time during which the three masters of the Dutch Golden Age were frequently imitated and forged. Noted art historian Cornelis Hofstede de Groot had devoted himself to determining which 17th century Dutch paintings were authentic, and which were created by followers or forgers. In 1924, he published a brief article titled, "Some Recently Discovered Works by Frans Hals", announcing his discovery of The Merry Cavalier. De Groot proclaimed it an authentic Frans Hals painting, after which the work was sold to an auction house. Shortly thereafter, the auction house claimed it a forgery and demanded partial reimbursement of the purchase price. Profoundly offended, De Groot stated that if he was wrong, he'd donate his personal (and sizeable) art collection to Holland's museums, further vowing "never to express another word, either in writing or verbally, about the genuineness of an unknown Frans Hals." The subsequent trial provided incontrovertible proof that De Groot had erred -- although Frans Hals died in 1666, the blue paint in the cavalier's coat was first available in 1826; another blue in the background was made in 1820, while the white in the collar was zinc white, only made after 1781. Furthermore, the canvas was attached to its stretcher with modern, paint-splattered nails, meaning that they were positioned before the painter began. In spite of this data, De Groot was steadfast in his conviction that he'd found an authentic Frans Hals work. Before the trial concluded and a verdict announced, De Groot - contending he was the victim of injustice - purchased Merry Cavalier for himself. The following year, he published a booklet entitled True or False? Eye or Chemistry?. Here he stated that a connoisseur's eye was the best determination of artistic authenticity, adding that scientific analyses were beside the point. "A forger could scarcely imagine a more welcome message", notes Edward Dolnick in The Forger's Spell. If you are engaged by the complexities of art forgery -- in the work themselves and in the mind of the forger -- I strongly recommend Dolnick's work, "a true story of Vermeer, Nazis and the greatest art hoax of the twentieth century". |
What was the name of the school attended by 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer'? | School Hard | Buffyverse Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Synopsis Spike's first visit to Sunnydale. Buffy has found herself and Sheila Martini in Principal Snyder 's office. He has decided that the two girls will prepare the school lounge for parent-teacher night on Thursday telling them that whoever does the better job will not be expelled. He also notes that doing a good job may affect what he tells their parents towards the positive. Sheila's continued unconcern puts even more pressure on Buffy, who already has a tough time balancing slaying with a social life. Joyce warns Buffy later that if she gets a bad report then she won't be allowed to spend time with her friends. That night, a new vampire by the name of Spike arrives in Sunnydale (making a grand entrance by knocking down the 'Welcome to...' sign). In the abandoned factory that is now their lair, the Anointed One has called together the few remaining members of the Order of Aurelius . With the Master dead and all hope of resurrecting him gone, they are now discussing who will serve alongside the Anointed One. As the following Saturday is the Night of Saint Vigeous when a vampire's power is at its peak, it is agreed that whoever kills the Slayer will take the Master's place. As one vampire boasts of his prowess, Spike saunters in and puts him in his place. Spike then offers to kill Buffy for the Anointed One, revealing that he's already killed two Slayers. Suddenly Drusilla , Spike's paramour who has psychic abilities and is more than a little insane, arrives and begins to babble about what Buffy is doing and begs Spike to kill her. The Anointed One agrees to let Spike try. While the Scoobies are busy preparing for Parents' Night, Giles and Jenny Calendar show up to inform Buffy that Saturday will be the Night of Saint Vigeous, named after the leader of a vampire crusade, and that during that night the natural abilities of vampires will be enhanced. Buffy is unimpressed. Buffy tries to combine school and social life by studying French at the Bronze . Spike is there, too, and sends one of the Anointed One's minions to attack someone, then prompts Buffy to fight and slay the vampire while Spike watches. Spike then steps out of the shadows and tells her that he will kill her on Saturday. He later bumps into Sheila, who is enthralled by his bad boy charm. Giles does not recognize Spike from Buffy's description. Angel walks in on the meeting and tells them that Spike is a large problem, and then leaves. Later, Giles finds a reference to Spike as "William the Bloody", and discovers that he has indeed killed two Slayers already and that the "Spike" moniker came from his custom of torturing his victims with railroad spikes. Spike and Drusilla settle into their new home, with Drusilla unpacking her collection of dolls. It soon emerges that Drusilla is ill following an altercation with an angry mob in Prague. Spike is hopeful that being so close to the Hellmouth will heal her and encourages her to eat something, indicating the bound Sheila. Drusilla warns Spike that the Anointed One and his followers don't trust him, then sends him up to the surface to feed as she feasts on Sheila. Miss Edith. On Thursday night, the Scoobies are making weapons in the library while Buffy is preparing the buffet. Despite Buffy's best efforts to keep her mother from meeting any teachers or Principal Snyder, Joyce eventually meets the Principal, and then she sternly orders Buffy home just as Spike and the other vampires crash through the window, too impatient to wait for Saturday. In the ensuing fight, Buffy leads the adults to safety in the science room while Xander , Giles, and Ms. Calendar barricade themselves in the library. Willow and Cordelia hide in a utility closet. Xander is sent out to get Angel. Buffy takes command of the incredulous adults, telling them to stay put as she climbs through the air ducts to reach the library and her weapons. Xander returns to the school with Angel, who pretends to be his former evil self. Though Spike first welcomes Angel as a long-lost friend, he sees | Account Suspended Account Suspended This Account has been suspended. Contact your hosting provider for more information. |
Originally starring Jack Lord, and recently remade, what TV show popularized the phrase “Book ’em, Danno”? | IMDb: Most Popular People With Biographies Matching "MUTe" Most Popular People With Biographies Matching "MUTe" 1-50 of 110 names. Liam Neeson Liam Neeson was born on June 7, 1952 in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, UK, to Katherine (Brown), a cook, and Bernard Neeson, a school caretaker. Liam worked as a forklift operator for Guinness, truck driver, assistant architect and an amateur boxer. He had originally sought a career as a teacher by attending St. Mary's Teaching College, Newcastle. However, in 1976, Neeson joined the Belfast Lyric Players' Theater and made his professional acting debut in the play "The Risen People". After two years, Neeson moved to Dublin's Abbey Theater where he performed the classics. It was here that he was spotted by director John Boorman and was cast in the film Excalibur as Sir Gawain, his first high-profile film role. Through the 1980s Neeson appeared in a handful of films and British TV series - including The Bounty , A Woman of Substance , The Mission , and Duet for One - but it was not until he moved to Hollywood to pursue larger roles that he began to get noticed. His turn as a mute homeless man in Suspect garnered good reviews, as did supporting roles in The Good Mother and High Spirits - though he also starred in the best-to-be-forgotten Satisfaction , which also featured a then-unknown Julia Roberts - but leading man status eluded him until the cult favorite Darkman , directed by Sam Raimi . From there, Neeson starred in Under Suspicion and Ethan Frome , was hailed for his performance in Woody Allen 's Husbands and Wives , and ultimately was picked by Steven Spielberg to play Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List . The starring role in the Oscar-winning Holocaust film brought Neeson Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor. Also in 1993, he made his Broadway debut with a Tony-nominated performance in "Anna Christie", in which he co-starred with his future wife Natasha Richardson . The next year, the two also starred opposite Jodie Foster in the movie Nell , and were married in July of that year. Leading roles as the 18th century Scottish Highlander Rob Roy and the Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins followed, and soon Neeson was solidified as one of Hollywood's top leading men. He starred in the highly-anticipated Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace as Qui-Gon Jinn, received a Golden Globe nomination for Kinsey , played the mysterious Ducard in Christopher Nolan 's Batman Begins , and provided the voice for Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe . Neeson found a second surprise career as an action leading man with the release of Taken in early 2009, an unexpected box office hit about a retired CIA agent attempting to rescue his daughter from being sold into prostitution. However, less than two months after the release of the film, tragedy struck when Richardson suffered a fatal head injury while skiing and passed away days afterward. Neeson returned to high-profile roles in 2010 with two back-to-back big-budget films, Clash of the Titans and The A-Team , and returned to the action genre with Unknown , The Grey , Battleship and Taken 2 , as well as the sequel Wrath of the Titans . Neeson was awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1999 Queen's New Year's Honours List for his services to drama. He has two sons from his marriage to Richardson: Micheal Richard Antonio Neeson (born June 22, 1995) and Daniel Jack Neeson (born August 27, 1996). Donnie Yen Martial artist and Hong Kong action star Donnie Yen was born to newspaper editor Klyster Yen and martial arts master Bow Sim Mark. At the age of four Yen started taking up martial arts from his mother, who taught him wushu and tai chi until the age of eleven when his family emigrated to Boston, MA. From there he continued mastering wushi and tai chi. But after developing a huge interest in martial arts he eventually began getting into various others martial art styles, such as taekwondo, kick-boxing, boxing, karate etc. When Yen was sixteen his parents sent | The Likely Lads fall out over money, 35 years on - Telegraph UK News The Likely Lads fall out over money, 35 years on Rodney Bewes has accused his fellow 'Likely Lad' James Bolam of consigning cast members on the hit 1960s comedy to poverty by refusing to allow it to be repeated on television. Rodney Bewes and James Bolam played best friends 'The Likely Lads' Photo: BBC Follow While the pair played best friends Bob Ferris and Terry Collier in the series, about two Geordies who work in a factory, in real life they fell out and have not spoken since 1976. Now Bewes, 72, has launched a bitter attack on his former friend, 74, accusing him of being selfish and taking himself too seriously. Of Bolam's refusal to allow the show to be repeated, he said: "Jimmy Bolam's killed it, which is such a pity." He went on: "I'm very poor so I have to tour one-man shows because Jimmy has buried The Likely Lads. "You have to sign a waiver for them to repeat it and he stopped it while he did New Tricks. Well, New Tricks has been on so long, and is so well repeated, that he must be very wealthy; me, I've just got an overdraft and a mortgage," he said. Related Articles |
What is the capital of New Brunswick? | Fredericton, the Capital of New Brunswick, Canada Updated: 12/28/2014 About the City of Fredericton, New Brunswick Fredericton is the capital city of the province of New Brunswick , Canada. With a downtown of only 16 blocks, this picturesque capital city provides the benefits of a larger city while still being affordable. Fredericton is strategically located on the Saint John River and is within a day's drive of Halifax , Toronto and New York City . Fredericton is a centre for information technology, engineering and environment industries, and is home to two universities and a variety of training colleges and institutes. Location of Fredericton, New Brunswick Fredericton is located on the banks of the Saint John River in central New Brunswick. Area of City of Fredericton 131.67 sq. km (50.84 sq. miles) (Statistics Canada, 2011 Census) Population of City of Fredericton 56,224 (Statistics Canada, 2011 Census) Date Fredericton Incorporated as a City 1848 Date Fredericton Became the Capital City of New Brunswick 1785 Government of City of Fredericton, New Brunswick Fredericton municipal elections are held every four years on the second Monday in May. Date of the last Fredericton municipal election: Monday, May 14, 2012 Date of the next Fredericton municipal election: Monday, May 9, 2016 Fredericton's city council is made up of 13 elected representatives: one mayor and 12 city councillors. | CanadaInfo: Provinces and Territories: New Brunswick The Honourable Brian Gallant (Liberal Party) Click on the picture for free downloads including this image. Of the total population, 64% gave their mother tongue as English and 32.7% French in the census of 1991. Another 4470 cited European, 1655 cited aboriginal and 1220, Asian languages. Provincial language legislation is intended to provide equality between the two official languages. New Brunswick is the only officially bilingual (English and French) province in Canada. The province's major rivers and its many smaller streams radiate outward from the interior highlands. The most important stream, the St. John River, rises in Maine and flows southeast to the Bay of Fundy. The extremely high tides of the Bay of Fundy flow upstream, causing the famous phenomenon known as the reversing falls of Saint John. Other major rivers include the Restigouche, which has headwaters in the Chaleur Uplands and empties into Chaleur Bay, and the Miramichi, which cuts across the Maritime Plain to its outlet on the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Many small lakes and a few larger ones occur in the glaciated upland regions. The largest natural lake is Grand Lake, which is only 2 metres above sea level, even though it is more than 70 kilometres from the open sea. Several reservoirs have been formed behind dams on the St. John River. Reversing Falls, Saint John The Bay of Fundy, which separates the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, has some of the highest tides in the world, rising up to 18 metres in places. When the tidal waters reach the lower Saint John River in Saint John, New Brunswick, and flow upstream, they create the famous Reversing Falls of Saint John. The rapids, center, generated by this phenomenon appear twice every 24 hours. Another oddity is Magnetic Hill where one's car parked in neutral will appear to be coasting uphill. New Brunswick Claims to Fame Highest, wildest tides in the world Warmest saltwater beaches north of Virginia More kinds of whales more often that anywhere else Michias Seal Island (in the Bay of Fundy) is home to 900 pairs of breeding Atlantic puffins Kings County is the Covered bridge capital of Canada One of the world's largest whirlpools, the Old Sow, is seen off of Deer Island -More than 900 kilometres of cross-country ski trails 6000 kilometres of unbelievable snowmobile trails Annual snowfalls from 200 to 400 centimetres One of the longest snowmobiling seasons south of the Arctic including early spring Best snow conditions in Atlantic Canada Bright light in the Atlantic salmon world 50 smallmouth a day in prime time Appalachian Range, north America's oldest mountains Home to Donald Sutherland, actor See also |
A famous opera by Rossini is about the barber of where? | Gioachino Rossini: The Barber of Seville - Classic FM Classic FM Gioachino Rossini: The Barber of Seville Figaro 01:35 Today, The Barber of Seville is so well loved that the comedian Robin Williams performed its most famous aria in the guise of a cartoon bird in Mrs Doubtfire. But when it premiered in 1816, Rossini's opera was met with heckling. It took a composer of singular confidence to agree to turn the Beaumarchais play The Barber of Seville into an opera in 1816. By then, opera audiences were very used to a setting by the Italian composer Paisiello. It’s probably fair to say that his version was a much loved favourite with the famously loyal audience of the time. When Rossini agreed to take on the project, he knew that he had to come up with something wonderful. By the end of the cold February night in Rome, where Rossini’s work was premiered, it wasn’t looking good. The composer had even taken care to call the opera something different – it premiered as Almaviva, or the Useless Precaution. The evening had ended with the audience baying, ‘Pai-si-ell-o, Pai-si-ell-o!’ to a closed curtain. Somehow, though, Rossini turned it around. It’s even possible that the audience reaction wasn’t genuine and the first-nighters were a hired claque (a group of paid applauders prevalent in French opera houses at the time). Eventually retitled, Rossini’s Barber of Seville saw Paisiello’s version relegated to the dusty top shelves of the library of history. As well as possessing a simply stunning overture, the opera is a sheer delight throughout, with hit after hit, including ‘Una voce poco fa’ and the ‘Largo al factotum’. Recommended Recording Maria Callas (soprano) as Rosina; Tito Gobbi (tenor) as Figaro; Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus ; Alceo Galliera (conductor). EMI Classics: 4564442. Latest on Classic FM | The Three-Cornered Hat in Full Score The Three-Cornered Hat in Full Score The Three-Cornered Hat in Full Score Product Details In 1917 a Madrid stage theater hosted a mime version of the folk tale El Corregidor y la molinera (The Governor and the Miller's Wife) with music by Spanish composer Manuel de Falla (1876–1946). The production attracted the attention of the famous impresario Sergei Diaghilev, who persuaded Falla to rework and rescore the music for a ballet. In that form, with sets by Picasso, it was first performed in London in 1919 as The Three-Cornered Hat (El sombrero de tres picos) and enjoyed an immediate success. Based on a story by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón, the work is full of wit and vitality, enhanced with the flavor of Andalusian folk music that permeates Falla's music of the period. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians praised this captivating ballet as "the most humorous of Falla's works," and its initial popularity has remained undiminished. A staple of the ballet and orchestral repertoires, the complete score of The Three-Cornered Hat is now available in this attractive, high-quality edition, reproduced from an authoritative 1921 English score. Reprint of the J. & W. Chester, Ltd., London, 1921 edition. Availability |
In which town or city is the Fitzwilliam Museum? | Fitzwilliam Museum - Museum in Cambridge, Cambridge - Visit Cambridge With over half a million incredible artworks in its collection, the Fitzwilliam Museum is one of the most impressive regional museums in Europe, presenting world history and art from as far back as 2500 BC to the present day. Book an Official Guided Tour of the Fitzwilliam Museum - Tours run on Saturdays only Located in the heart of Cambridge, the Museum is one of the most iconic buildings in the Cambridge cityscape, its monumental neo-classic facade and columns just a short walk away from the central colleges and the River Cam. The Museum was founded in 1816 by the 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion who bequeathed his vast collections of art, music and books to the University of Cambridge. Viscount Fitzwilliam felt strongly that the University should have its own museum, not only for the display of works of art, but also with its own library. A grand sum of £100,000 was provided to build an “unforgettable monument”, a university museum which would be a place of learning as well as one of the most magnificent galleries of its day. Viscount Fitzwilliam was an alumnus of Trinity Hall College in Cambridge. A keen collector throughout his life, his passion for art began at home in his family’s collections; amongst his bequest of 144 pictures were fine Dutch paintings inherited from his maternal grandfather. To this he added exceptional Renaissance masterpieces he had purchased by Titian, Veronese and Palma Vecchio which form the basis of the Museum’s fine art collection today. During a lifetime of collecting he filled more than 500 folio albums with engravings forming a vast collection of prints by the most celebrated artists, including a series of etchings by Rembrandt that was unsurpassed in England at that time. His particular passion was for literary and musical manuscripts. His library held 130 medieval manuscripts and a collection of autographed music by Handel, Purcell and other composers which has guaranteed the Museum a place among the great music libraries of the world. The Museum building was opened to the public in 1848 and since then the Fitzwilliam has continued to grow both in size and collections. Today the Museum has one of the finest collections of paintings, drawings and prints in Britain, with famous works by Rubens, Breughel, Constable, Monet and Picasso to name but a few. It is also known for its remarkable collections from the ancient world, with artefacts from ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, Cyprus and the ancient near east. Throughout the museum there are significant collections of oriental art, illuminated manuscripts, and outstanding collections of applied arts, pottery, porcelain and medieval coins. Most importantly, the Museum is still very much a part of the University and, as well as playing a big part for the University’s research for the arts, remains free for anyone to visit and enjoy. Further Information | VENTA BELGARVM Venta Belgarvm NNE (23) to Calleva (Silchester, Hampshire) SSW (11) to Clavsentvm (Bitterne, Hampshire) NW (14) to East Anton (East Anton, Hampshire) Iter XV: ENE (19) to Neatham SE (32) to Noviomagvs Regnorvm (Chichester, West Sussex) SW (12) to Nvrsling (Hampshire) W (22) to Sorviodvnvm Venta Belgarum - The Market Town of the Belgae "Below the Dobuni¹ are the Belgae² and the towns: Iscalis 16*00 53�, Aquae Calidae 17*20 53� and Venta 18*40 53�." Above extract from Ptolemy's Geography The Dobunni tribe inhabited Gloucestershire and Hereford & Worcester. The Belgae inhabited Hampshire and Avon. Of the three names mentioned by Ptolemy the station Iscalis remains unidentified, Aquae Calidae literally 'the hot waters' can only be Aquae Sulis (Bath, Avon), and the final town mentioned is easily equated with Winchester. Winchester appears on three (out of fifteen) routes in Britain recorded in the Antonine Itinerary of the late second century: In Iter VII "the route from Chichester to London", Venta Belgarum occurs in the middle of the Itinerary 10 miles from Clausentum (Bitterne, Hampshire) and 22 miles from Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester, Hampshire). Iter XV is entitled "the route from Calleva to Isca", and details the journey from the Atrebates capital at Silchester in Hampshire and the civitas capital of the Dumnonii tribe at Exeter in Devon. Winchester appears near the beginning of this Itinerary, again as Venta Belgarum, 21 miles from Vindomis (Neatham, Hampshire) and 11 miles from Briga (Buckholt Farm, Horsebridge, Hampshire). Iter XII is entitled "the route from Muridunum to Viroconium", and details the journey from Moridunum (Carmarthen, Dyfed, South Wales) and the capital of the Cornovii tribe at Wroxeter in the Midlands. Unfortunately this route has been corrupted at some time in antiquity, and a portion of Iter XII inserted at the beginning, so this third mention of Venta Belgarum may be safely ignored. The confusion was perhaps caused by the dimly recognised station near Honiton in Devon, which appears in Iter XV and shares the same name as the fort at Carmarthen in Iter XII, namely Moridunum. Winchester also appears in the seventh century Ravenna Cosmology as Venta Velgarom (R&C#41), this time listed between the unknown entries Onna and Armis. The name Venta Belgarum is an amalgam of the Welsh/Gaelic word venta meaning 'market or market town', and the determinative Belgarum meaning 'of the Belgae', denoting that Winchester was the chief town of this southern British tribe. ... The procurator of the weaving-house at Winchester in Britain. ..." Above quote from the Notitia Dignitatum of the 4th/5th century AD Epigraphic Evidence from Winchester The only inscription on stone recorded in the R.I.B. for Winchester is an altar dedicated to the Matres the 'Mothers' or mother goddesses (vide RIB 88 infra). This fine altarstone is now on display in the British Museum. Altarstone to the Mother Goddesses MATRIB ITALIS GERMANIS GAL BRIT ANTONIVS LVCRETIANVS BF COS REST "For the Mother Goddesses of Italy, the Germanies, Gaul and Britain, the Beneficiarius Consularis¹ Antonius Lucretianus restored [this temple]." (RIB 88; altarstone) A beneficiarius was a soldier excused normal duties in order to perform some specialised function, in this case serving on the staff of the consular governor. Other Roman Sites in the Neighbourhood As elswhere in southern Britain, the area around this Roman town, the sixth largest in the province, is studded with Romano-British villas: Sparsholt (SU4130), Twyford (SU4824), King's Worthy (SU4833), Itchen Abbas (SU5234), Bramdean (SU6228) and West Meon (SU6324). In addition, the remains of substantial Roman buildings have also been identified at Upham (SU5422) Alresford (SU5833) and Micheldever (SU5337). See: The Towns of Roman Britain by John Wacher (2nd Ed., BCA, London, 1995) pp.291-301 & fig.132; The Roman Inscriptions of Britain by R.G. Collingwood and R.P. Wright (Oxford 1965). All English translations, including any inherent mistakes, are my own. This page was last modified: 27 |
The US governmental budget crisis at the end of 2012 was referred to as the 'Fiscal (what geological term?)'? | Fiscal Cliff Economy | Video | C-SPAN.org Supreme Court December 6, 2012 Fiscal Cliff and the Economy Witnesses testified on the effects of the “fiscal cliff” on the U.S. economy and the middle class, with a focus on sustaining long-term economic growth, reducing… read more Fiscal Cliff and the Economy Witnesses testified on the effects of the “fiscal cliff” on the U.S. economy and the middle class, with a focus on sustaining long-term economic growth, reducing U.S. debt, and protecting the middle class. 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In the UK, what is the value of the letter P in Scrabble? | Scrabble: Should letter values change? - BBC News BBC News Scrabble: Should letter values change? By Laura Gray BBC News 15 January 2013 Read more about sharing. Close share panel The values of the letters in Scrabble were assigned according to the front page of a US newspaper in the 1930s. Is it time the scoring system was updated to reflect today's usage? All Scrabble players know that Q and Z are the highest scoring tiles. You can get 10 points for each, in the English language version of the game. But according to one American researcher, Z really only deserves six points. And it's not just Z that's under fire. After 75 years of Scrabble, some argue that the current tile values are out of date as certain letters have become more common than they used to be. "The dictionary of legal words in Scrabble has changed," says Joshua Lewis, researcher and creator of a software program which allocates new, up-to-date values to Scrabble tiles. "Among the notable additions are all of these short words which make it easier to play Z, Q and X, so even though Q and Z are the highest value letters in Scrabble, they are now much easier to play." Joshua Lewis's program is called Valett and it recalculates the letter valuations by looking at three things. What is Scrabble? Players make words on a board and earn points according to the value of the letters they use They have seven letters each Every word has to join a word already on the board So to get rid of all your letters, you would usually need to think of an eight-letter word The winner is the player with the most points when all the spare letters have been used and one player has no letters left How to win at Scrabble Firstly, there is the frequency of the letters in the English language. Secondly, the frequency by word length - how many times a letter appears in two, three, seven, and eight-letter words. And finally, he looked at how easy it is to play the letter with other letters. For example, Q is a difficult letter to play so would warrant a higher score than S, which can be played with many more. According to Lewis's system, X (worth eight points in the current game) is worth only five points and Z (worth 10 points now) is worth six points. Other letter values change too, but less radically. For example, U (one point currently) is worth two in the new version, G (two points) becomes three and M (three points) becomes two. Not all letters change under these proposals but those that do tend to have fallen in value. In explaining why his overall point distribution is lower, Lewis blames Q which, as he puts it, is an "outlier", much harder to play than other letters. It is a game of luck and changing the tile values wouldn't achieve anything Philip Nelkon, Mattel, Scrabble manufacturer "You get this justified separation between Q at 10 and Z and J at six, and in general the non-Q letters are a bit more compressed in value." He looked at increasing the value of Q to 12, but decided against putting too much power in a single tile. Lewis is not the first to propose an updated version of Scrabble, says John Chew, co-president of the North American Scrabble Players Association. He says he hears from people once or twice a year saying that the tile values are incorrect. In fact this has been happening ever since the game was invented in 1938 by the American architect Alfred Butts, who calculated a value for each tile by measuring how frequently each letter appeared on the front page of the New York Times. Letter scores that would change Source: Joshua Lewis "Alfred Butts had a selection bias in favour of printed newspaper English which many people have suggested ought to be rectified," says Chew. But is there a market for a revised version of Scrabble? If the tile values changed there would be "catastrophic outrage", says Chew. "Some people would just continue playing with the old tile distributions because people who've played the game often enough tend to remember that the Q is worth 10 points, the Z is worth 10 points and so on." What's more, he says, seasoned Scrabble players k | How many of each letter are there in Scrabble? | Reference.com How many of each letter are there in Scrabble? A: Quick Answer In Scrabble, J, K, Q, X and Z have one tile each; there are two B, C, F, H, M, P, V, W and Y tiles; there are three G tiles, four D, L, S and U tiles, six N, R and T tiles, eight O tiles, nine A and I tiles and 12 E tiles. There are 100 tiles total. Full Answer In Scrabble, players earn points by making words. Each letter is worth a specific number of points, and there are special squares on the board that increase the value of letters or words that are placed on those squares. The most common letters are worth the least amount of points. For example, all of the letters that have four or more tiles in the game are worth only one point. The letter D is the only exception to this rule, and D is worth two points. The rarest letters in the game are J, K, Q, X and Z, and these letters are worth 8, 5, 10, 8 and 10 points respectively. If a Scrabble player has all of a word except a letter or two, he can use this list of tiles to figure out whether or not his desired tile might be in the bag. For instance, if the player needs an M, and there are already two on the board, that means that there are no M tiles in the bag. |
In nature, Buttress, Tap and Strangler are all types of what? | Roots Roots Kinds of Roots Taproot system � a strongly developed main root which grows downwards �����bearing lateral roots much smaller than itself. In most dicots, the radicle enlarges to form a prominent taproot that persists throughout the life of the plant. Many progressively smaller branch roots grow from the taproot. This system is called a taproot system; common in dicots and conifers. In plants such as carrots and sugar beets, fleshy taproots store large reserves of food, usu. as carbohydrates. Taproots are modified for reaching deep water in the ground: e.g. the long taproots of poison ivy (Rhus toxicodendron), dandelion (Taraxacum sp.) and mesquite (Prosopis sp.). 2.Fibrous root system � has several to many roots of the same size that develop from the end of the stem, with smaller lateral roots branching off of them. ����� a. Most monocots (including grasses and onions) have a fibrous root system. b. In these plants, the radicle is short-lived and is replaced by a mass of adventitious roots (from the Latin, adventicius, meaning �not belonging to�), which are roots that form on organs other than roots. Because these roots arise not from preexisting roots, but from the stem, they are said to be adventitious. c. The adventitious roots of monocots are very extensive and cling tenaciously to soil particles. These plants are excellent for preventing erosion. d. The fibrous root of a few plants are edible � sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) are the fleshy part of a fibrous root system. Adventitious roots � there are several types of adventitious roots besides those of monocots. a. Adventitious roots are common along rhizomes (underground stems) of ferns, club mosses (Lycopodium), and horsetail (Equisetum). b. In some plants, adventitious roots are a primary means of vegetative reproduction: forests of quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) are often a single clone spread by adventitious roots. Prop roots of mangrove (Rhizophora sp.) are like stilt roots, an adventitious root that grows out from the lower part of a stem into the soil to support the stem, or grows down from a lower branch in to the soil to support that branch (strangler figs). c. You might see adventitious roots of ivy (Hedera helix) growing along the stem as it climbs along a fence or into a tree. Take home point � Most dicots have a taproot system consisting of a large taproot and smaller branch roots. Taproot systems maximize support and storage. Monocots have a fibrous root system consisting of similarly sized roots that maximize absorption. Adventitious roots are roots that form on organs other than roots. Functions and structure of roots 1. Absorption � roots absorb large amounts of water and dissolved minerals (nitrates, phosphates, and sulfates) from the soil. 2. Anchorage � to locate water and minerals, roots permeate the soil. �In doing so, they anchor the plant in one place for its entire life. 3. Storage � roots store large amounts of energy reserves, initially produced in the leaves of plants via photosynthesis, and transported in the phloem, as sugar, to the roots for storage, usu as sugar or starch, until they are needed. Structure and function Absorption � most water and nutrients are absorbed by roots hairs (in zone of maturation). Root hairs extend the absorptive surface of roots that is in contact with moist soil several thousand-fold. Root hairs are short-lived, single-celled extensions of the epidermal cells near the growing root tip. Root hairs form only in the maturing, non-elongating region of the root. They are fragile extensions of epidermal cells and are easily broken off. a. Mycorrhizae � the roots of most plant species form a mutually beneficial relationship with certain soil fungi. b. Mycorrhizae enable plants to absorb adequate amounts of certain essential m | 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? 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What is the real name of the Lone Ranger? | The Lone Ranger - Frequently Asked Questions What is Tonto's horse's name? Tonto's horse is named "Scout." He's a spotted palamino or "paint." Originally, Tonto rode double with the Lone Ranger on Silver. After a publicity photo was taken of the Lone Ranger and Tonto this way, WXYZ wisely decided to give Tonto his own steed. Scout was originally supposed to be solid white like Silver, but when they made the movie serials they realized that it would make Silver less impressive that way, so Scout was changed. Tonto's mount did have another name. He was known as "White Feller" in the early Lone Ranger novels. You can decide whether or not that counts. Who is the Lone Ranger's Nephew? What is his horse's name? The Lone Ranger's nephew was Dan Reid, Jr, however, we do not know what his true first name was. His mother was killed in an Indian attack and he was taken in by Grandma Frisbee, who raised him. She got the name Dan from a locket that his mother had worn. Dan Jr. rode the son of Silver, Victor. On television Dan Reid, Jr. was played by actor Chuck Courtney in 14 episodes. What tribe of Indians does Tonto belong to? Tonto is from the Potowatomie tribe. The Potowatomie Indians were a real tribe who originally lived in and around the state of Michigan (The Lone Ranger originated at WXYZ in Detroit.) According to Lone Ranger lore they were all wiped out except for Tonto who was found and saved by a young John Reid long before he became a Texas Ranger. Is Kemosabe a real word? What does it really mean? Kemosabe (or any of the other various spellings) is a real word. And no, it doesn't mean "horse's butt." It is actually from the language of the Potowatomie Indians. One of the shows' producers, Jim Jewell, had a father-in-law who ran a boy's camp named "Camp Kee-mo-sah-bee." Kemosabe means "faithful friend" or "trusty scout." Isn't it true that Tonto means "fool" in Spanish? This is true, but it was not that meaning that was intended by the producers of the show. There are two versions of the story. Fran Striker told the Saturday Evening Post that he invented Tonto's name and that it was picked by merely alterring the consanants in the name Gobo. (This was a caveman character Striker had created in another radio program.) Jim Jewell says that Striker was remembering wrong. Tonto, he said, is another Potowatomie word. There were a few Indians who would come to the camp to tell stories to the children. One of the Indians apparently had a penchant for drinking after the children had gone to sleep. Sometimes he would get rowdy and the other Indians would call him "tonto." This meant "wild one." Jewell remembered the word, liked it, and gave the name to the Lone Ranger's Indian companion. The truth is lost in the fog of time... What is the Lone Ranger's real name? This is another question that can be answered in two ways. We know that the Ranger's last name is "Reid," because his brother who was killed in the ambush by the Cavendish Gang was named Dan Reid. (This is also the name of the Lone Ranger's nephew, although we do not know what his true first name was. His mother was killed in an Indian attack and the kindly woman who raised him got the name Dan from a locket that Dan's mother had worn.) No first name was given to the Lone Ranger during the radio and television program. Somehow, though, the name "John" appeared in the liner notes of a Lone Ranger record. (Wes Tom fills in this part: "The name John first appeared in the book Radio's Golden Age by Frank Buxton and Bill Owen in 1966 published by Easton Valley Press.") The name was used in the 1981 "Legend of the Lone Ranger" movie. Because of this, many refuse to accept that name as the Ranger's true name. This is debatable. Which characters have seen the Lone Range unmasked? After the Lone Ranger took up the mask only 3 characters on the show ever saw him unmasked- Tonto of course, his nephew Dan Reid, Jr., and Grandma Frisbee. On the radio show he revealed his true identity to Butch Cavadish, just before Butch died... Butch saying he wished he had die | Popular Fifties TV Shows from The People History Site Food Prices From The 1950's Below you will find a number of TV shows that were popular back in the Fifties, many are available as DVD Sets or you can find them being repeated on specialist TV stations ( Terrestrial and Cable ) that feature popular old 50s TV Classics. Great fun , while doing the research it bought back many fond memories of my childhood. I wonder how many others found themselves humming along with the theme music. Rawhide Rawhide was an American television Western about cattle drives featuring Trail Boss "Gil Favor" played by Eric Fleming and ramrod "Rowdy Yates" played by Clint Eastwood. The theme music "Rawhide" performed by Frankie Laine. Series ran from 1959 till 1966. Perry Mason Perry Mason based on a fictional defense attorney "Perry Mason" played by the actor Raymond Burr and his faithful secretary, "Della Street" . Series ran from 1957 till 1966. The Phil Silvers Show The Phil Silvers Show a comedy television series based on the fun and antics of Sergeant Bilko a master sergeant in the United States Army . Series ran from 1955 till 1959. Lassie Lassie an American television series featuring the adventures of Lassie and his human companions which started with 11 year old boy Jeff Miller (1954–1957), seven-year-old Timmy Martin (1957–1964) after that she spent some time with forest rangers and the final years as a companion at a children's home. Series ran from 1954 till 1973. The Lone Ranger The Lone Ranger an American television series featuring The Lone Ranger ( masked Texas Ranger ) with his White Horse Silver and his Indian sidekick, Tonto fighting the bad guys. Best remembered for the words "Hi-yo, Silver, away!" . The series originally was a Radio series dating back to 1933 . TV Series ran from 1949 till 1954. Bonanza Bonanza American cowboy television series featuring the adventures of the Cartwright family headed by Ben Cartwright played by Lorne Greene with his new wife and three sons Hoss, Little Joe and Adam, who lived on a cattle ranch called Ponderosa. . TV Series ran from 1959 till 1973. Wagon Train You can not include westerns from the TV shows of the fifteis without including the most popular of them all "Wagon Train" , This Webmaster is close to 60 years old and still remembers the opening song ". The first series aired from 1957-1962, and the second series aired from 1962-1965. 77 Sunset Strip 77 Sunset Strip American private detective series set in Los Angeles, featuring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Roger Smith, and Edd Byrnes. The show was a major hit and soon actors and actresses were vying for the chance to appear as guest spot , the list of those who had a guest appearance included William Shatner, Mary Tyler Moore, Shirley MacLaine, Dyan Cannon, Susan Oliver, Roger Moore, and Diane Ladd. TV Series ran from 1958 till 1964. The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin American children's television series about a young boy Rusty played by Lee Aake and his German shepherd dog, Rin Tin Tin in the American West helping to bring law and order to the area. This was one of many fifties TV shows of the period which were focussed on pets and other animals. TV Series ran from 1954 till 1959. Gunsmoke Gunsmoke American Cowboy Western drama series adapted from Radio show based in Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The start of the series featured James Arness playing the role of Marshal Matt Dillon which he continued to play for the shows 20 year run and Milburn Stone playing Dr. Galen "Doc" Adams. The programme held the number 1 slot for TV audiences for four years from 1957 to 1961 and was the last of the western cowboy series to end. Series ran from 1955 till 1975. The Twilight Zone The Twilight Zone is an American TV series based on fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and horror usually with an unexpected twist at the end of the show. The series was reintroduced in 1985 and again in 2003. Original Series ran from 1959 till 1964. American Bandstand American Bandstand originally bega |
Which planet in the solar system has a mass which is 318 times that of the earth? | What are the Different Masses of the Planets? - Universe Today Universe Today What are the Different Masses of the Planets? Article Updated: 22 Jul , 2016 by Matt Williams It is a well known fact that the planets of the Solar System vary considerably in terms of size. For instance, the planets of the inner Solar System are smaller and denser than the gas/ice giants of the outer Solar System . And in some cases, planets can actually be smaller than the largest moons. But a planet’s size is not necessarily proportional to its mass. In the end, how massive a planet is has more to do with its composition and density. So while a planet like Mercury may be smaller in size than Jupiter’s moon Ganymede or Saturn’s moon Titan , it is more than twice as massive than they are. And while Jupiter is 318 times as massive as Earth, its composition and density mean that it is only 11.21 times Earth’s size. Let’s go over the planet’s one by one and see just how massive they are, shall we? Mercury: Mercury is the Solar System’s smallest planet, with an average diameter of 4879 km (3031.67 mi). It is also one of its densest at 5.427 g/cm3, which is second only to Earth. As a terrestrial planet , it is composed of silicate rock and minerals and is differentiated between an iron core and a silicate mantle and crust. But unlike its peers (Venus, Earth and Mars), it has an abnormally large metallic core relative to its crust and mantle. All told, Mercury’s mass is approximately 0.330 x 1024 kg, which works out to 330,000,000 trillion metric tons (or the equivalent of 0.055 Earths). Combined with its density and size, Mercury has a surface gravity of 3.7 m/s² (or 0.38 g). Internal structure of Mercury: 1. Crust: 100–300 km thick 2. Mantle: 600 km thick 3. Core: 1,800 km radius. Credit: MASA/JPL Venus: Venus , otherwise known as “Earth’s Sister Planet”, is so-named because of its similarities in composition, size, and mass to our own. Like Earth, Mercury and Mars, it is a terrestrial planet, and hence quite dense. In fact, with a density of 5.243 g/cm³, it is the third densest planet in the Solar System (behind Earth and Mercury). Its average radius is roughly 6,050 km (3759.3 mi), which is the equivalent of 0.95 Earths. And when it comes to mass, the planet weighs in at a hefty 4.87 x 1024 kg, or 4,870,000,000 trillion metric tons. Not surprisingly, this is the equivalent of 0.815 Earths, making it the second most massive terrestrial planet in the Solar System. Combined with its density and size, this means that Venus also has comparable gravity to Earth – roughly 8.87 m/s², or 0.9 g. Earth: Like the other planets of the inner Solar System, Earth is also a terrestrial planet, composed of metals and silicate rocks differentiated between an iron core and a silicate mantle and crust. Of the terrestrial planets, it is the largest and densest, with an average radius of 6,371.0 km (3,958.8 mi) and a mean of density of 5.514 g/cm3. The Earth’s layers, showing the Inner and Outer Core, the Mantle, and Crust. Credit: discovermagazine.com And at 5.97 x 1024 kg (which works out to 5,970,000,000,000 trillion metric tons) Earth is the most massive of all the terrestrial planets. Combined with its size and density, Earth experiences the surface gravity that we are all familiar with – 9.8 m/s², or 1 g. Mars: Mars is the third largest terrestrial planet, and the second smallest planet in our Solar System. Like the others, it is composed of metals and silicate rocks that are differentiated between a iron core and a silicate mantle and crust. But while it is roughly half the size of Earth (with a mean diameter of 6792 km, or 4220.35 mi), it is only one-tenth as massive. In short, Mars has a mass of 0.642 x1024 kg, which works out to 642,000,000 trillion metric tons, or roughly 0.11 the mass of Earth. Combined with its size and density – 3.9335 g/cm³ (which is roughly 0.71 times that of Earth’s) – Mars has a surface gravity of 3.711 m/s² (or 0.376 g). Jupiter: Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System. With a mean diameter of 142,984 km, it is big enoug | How Dense Are The Planets? - Universe Today Universe Today How Dense Are The Planets? Article Updated: 18 Feb , 2016 by Matt Williams The eight planets of our Solar System vary widely, not only in terms of size, but also in terms of mass and density (i.e. its mass per unit of volume). For instance, the 4 inner planets – those that are closest to the Sun – are all terrestrial planets , meaning they are composed primarily of silicate rocks or metals and have a solid surface. On these planets, density varies the farther one ventures from the surface towards the core, but not considerably. By contrast, the 4 outer planets are designated as gas giants (and/or ice giants) which are composed primarily of of hydrogen, helium, and water existing in various physical states. While these planets are greater in size and mass, their overall density is much lower. In addition, their density varies considerably between the outer and inner layers, ranging from a liquid state to materials so dense that they become rock-solid. Density also plays a vital role in determining a planet’s surface gravity and is intrinsic to understanding how a planet formed. After the formation of the Sun at the center of our Solar System, the planets were formed from a protoplanetary disc . Whereas the terrestrial planets resulted from dust grains in the inner Solar System, planets in the outer Solar System accreted enough matter for their gravity to hold on to the nebula’s leftover gas. The Solar System. Image Credit: NASA The more gas they held onto, the larger they became. And the larger they became, the more matter they would accumulate, until such tie that they reached a critical point. Whereas the gas giants of Jupiter and Saturn grew exponentially, the ice giants (Uranus and Neptune), with only a few Earth masses of nebular gas, never reached that critical point. In all cases, density is measured as the number of grams per cubic cm (or g/cm³). Density of Mercury: Ad a terrestrial planet, Mercury is composed of metals and silicate material. Mercury’s mean density is the second-highest in the Solar System, which is estimated to be 5.427 g/cm3 – only slightly less than Earth’s density of 5.515 g/cm3.However, if the effects of gravitational compression – in which the effects of gravity reduce the size of an object and increases its density – then Mercury is in fact more dense than Earth, with an uncompressed density of 5.3 g/cm³ compared to Earth’s 4.4 g/cm³. These estimates can be also used to infer details of its inner structure. Compared to Earth, Mercury is much smaller, which is why it inner regions are subject to less in the way of compression. Therefore, its high density is believed to be the result of a large, and iron-rich core. All told, metals like iron and nickel are believed to make up 70% of the planet’s mass (higher than any other planet), while silicate rock accounts for just 30%. Internal structure of Mercury: 1. Crust: 100–300 km thick 2. Mantle: 600 km thick 3. Core: 1,800 km radius. Credit: MASA/JPL Several theories for this have been suggested, but the predominant one claims that Mercury had a thicker silicate crust earlier in its history. This crust was then largely blown off when a large planetesimal collided with the planet. Combined with its size and mass, Mercury has a surface gravity of 3.7 m/s2, which is the equivalent of 0.38 of Earth’s gravity (aka. 1 g). Density of Venus: The second planet from our Sun, as well as the second-closest terrestrial planet, Venus has a mean density of 5.243 g/cm3. Again, this is very close to Earth’s own density. And while much remains unknown about Venus’ geology and seismology, astronomers have an idea of Venus’ composition and structure based on comparative estimates of its size, mass and its density. In short, it is believed that Venus’ makeup and internal structure are very similar to Earth’s, consisting of a core, a mantle, and a crust. Also like Earth, the interior is though to be composed of iron-rich minerals, while silicate minerals make up the mantle and crust. The slightly smaller siz |
What is the German label term indicating a high quality wine. | German Wine Label Information German Wine Label Information German Wine Label Information German wine labels are complex but highly informative - they provide more information as standard than those of any other nation. A single label may indicate (among other things) the producer's name and location, the wine's sweetness, its grape variety, how ripe the grapes were when harvested, the name of the village and vineyard the grapes came from, and whether the wine was bottled at the winery or by a third party. Below is an example label, and below that an overview of German wine classification and terminology. For comprehensive information about the German regions and their wines, see Germany . The four official tiers of German wine quality: Prädikatswein, formerly Qualitätswein mit Prädikat (QmP), is the top tier of German wine quality classification. Because grapes often struggle to ripen in Germany's cool climate, ripeness is used as a key indicator of quality, and is the basis of the Prädikatswein system. To qualify, a wine must be made from grapes with a must weight (ripeness) of over 67 degrees Oechsle . It may then be classified into one of the six official Prädikats: Kabinett is the lightest style, made from grapes harvested at 67-82 Oechsle. Kabinett wines are most often produced in a dry or medium-dry style. Spätlese means 'late harvest', denoting that (theoretically) the grapes were picked at least a week after the start of harvest, at 76-90 Oechsle. Spätlese wines are slightly richer, more concentrated and typically sweeter than Kabinett. Auslese means 'selected harvest', and is made from ripe grapes (83-100 Oechsle) affected to some degree by botrytis . Auslese wines are traditionally sweet in style, but modern winemaking trends have led to the appearance of dry Auslese Trocken wines, which are naturally powerful and high in alcohol. Beerenauslese (BA) means 'berry selection'. Super-ripe grapes (110-128 Oechsle) remain on the vine and are 'selected' only if affected by botrytis. Sweeter and richer than Auslese, Beerenauslese wines are intensely flavored, golden nectars. Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA) means 'dry berry selection'. Grapes are left on the vine until reaching a raisin-like state, with highly concentrated sugars (150-154 Oechsle). Trockenbeerenauslese wine is the sweetest, rarest and most expensive Prädikatswein. Eiswein means ' ice wine ', and indicates that the over-ripe grapes (110-128 Oechsle) were harvested and pressed while frozen. This naturally concentrates both sugars and acids, resulting in lusciously sweet wines which nonetheless have balanced acidity. Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA) is Germany's second tier of wine quality classification, and means literally 'quality wine from a specified region'. Almost three-quarters of all German wine is produced in this category. A QbA wine must be made exclusively from grapes grown in one of Germany's 13 official Anbaugebiete (wine regions), of which Mosel is the most famous. Deutscher Landwein means 'German country wine' - equivalent to France's Vin de Pays (and thus the Euro-wide IGP category). Deutscher Wein means simply 'German wine', and provides few guarantees of quality. Deutscher Wein bears no A.P.Nr quality control number, and is almost always made for the domestic market. In addition to their official quality classification, German wine labels often indicate how dry or sweet the wine is, according to its residual sugar content. The most common terms are trocken (dry - up to 9g/l) and halbtrocken (medium-dry - up to 18g/l). The unofficial term Feinherb is also sometimes used for 'off-dry'. These terms indicate how sweet the wine tastes, and are distinct from the Prädikats (e.g. Kabinett, Spätlese), which indicate the grapes' ripeness levels (must weight) at harvest. VDP (Verband Deutscher Prädikats- und Qualitätsweinguter) The VDP (The Association of German Quality and Prädikat Wine Estates) is an association of about 200 top German wineries. Membership is voluntary, but requires adherence to strict standards well above those required | The Wine Guy Details 14 November 2011 Sekt is the German word for quality sparkling wine. Approx 95% of Sekt produced is made by the 'Charmat' method with the remaining premium Sekt made according to the 'Methode Traditionnelle'. Low-cost sparkling wine made by CO2 injection must not be called Sekt, but rather Schaumwein (German for 'foam wine'), semi-sparkling wine is called Perlwein. Also of note, approx 90% of Sekt is made at least partially from imported grape juice from Italy, Spain and France. Sekt labeled as 'Deutscher' Sekt is made exclusively from German grapes and Sekt b.A. - only from grapes from one of the 13 quality wine regions in Germany. Premium Sekt wines are made using: Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir grapes, with much of it drunk locally rather than exported. These Sekts are usual vintage dated with the village and vineyards that the grapes are from. Premium Sekt b.A. produced in smaller lots is often referred to as Winzersekt (winegrower's Sekt), as it is typically produced by a winemaker which has his own vineyards, rather than by the large Sekt-producing companies which buy grapes or base wine on a large scale for their production. German production of sparkling wines dates back to 1826, when G. C. Kessler & Co. was founded. The names used by German producers for their sparkling wines in the 19th century were 'Mousseux', 'Sect' or 'Champagne, but the 1919 Treaty of Versailles prevented Germany from using this name, long before E.U. regulations prohibited its use outside the Champagne region. Sekt was initially an informal German name for sparkling wine, coined in Berlin in 1825, but was in common use by the 1890s. Germany long attempted to have the name Sekt reserved for sparkling wine from countries with German as an official language, but these regulations were ended by the European Court of Justice in 1975. Austrian Sekt is often made with the Welschriesling and Gruner Veltliner grapes giving the wine a golden colour. German and Austrian Sekt can be made trocken (dry) or halbtrocken (medium dry). |
Which well-known short story about time travel by Ray Bradbury is a fictional exploration of the 'butterfly effect' of Chaos theory? | The Butterfly Effect: An Exploration of Chaos Theory Themes within Ray Bradbury’s “A Sound of Thunder” | Richard Howk The Butterfly Effect: An Exploration of Chaos Theory Themes within Ray Bradbury’s “A Sound of Thunder” Posted on 04/14/2010 by Richard Howk When Ray Bradbury first penned his short story “A Sound of Thunder” in 1952, the terms “chaos theory” and “butterfly effect” had yet to be coined. He knew nothing of the science of nonlinear dynamics, yet he managed to portray its ideology in this futuristic, time-travel odyssey. In the 1960’s, Edward Lorenz, the father of chaos theory, discovered that the results from his experiments in complex weather systems varied greatly by making infinitesimal changes in the initial data. This discovery brought about the basic belief of chaos theorists, which is the prevailing theme from “A Sound of Thunder”; small variations in the initial conditions of a dynamical system can produce large variations in the results. Bradbury presents the basic tenets of this theorem in more detail by giving examples of the how the butterfly effect might take place in this fictional situation, showing that every action has its repercussions, and explaining how the magnitude of the action has no bearing on its eventual impact. The examples from the application of nonlinear dynamics in Bradbury’s story are abundant. Through the science fiction concept of time-travel, the characters of the short story participate in a hunting safari 65 million years in the past to kill the ultimate target – Tyrannosaurus Rex. This transport across the timeline gives the author the platform to prove his theorem. When the main character, a man simply named Eckles, steps from the floating path that protects the fragile, prehistoric environment and crushes a butterfly, Bradbury introduces the stimulus for his experiment. Upon the characters’ return to the future, we see that this small variation in the initial composition has brought about major changes in the world in which the characters reside. We see through Eckles’ eyes the differences between what he sees now and the place he just left. He first notices that the room’s décor has changed, and the air has a different smell to it. Then, he looks at the sign on the entrance. Because of his tiny misstep, the whole English language has changed. The final change we find out about in this new reality is that the beloved new President of the United States, Keith, did not win the election in this version of time, but was defeated by the socialist, Deutscher. From the moment he steps through the front door of Time Safari, Inc., Eckles is told that for every decision he makes there will be a consequence. The first way this is presented is in the form of a fine. The safari guide, Travis, tells Eckles that if he disobeys in anyway while on the hunting trip, then he will be faced with a $10,000 fine for his actions. While $10,000 may not sound like an exorbitant amount of money today for such an egregious offense as interfering with the space-time continuum, that amount would equal roughly $81, 789.06 in 2010 when accounting for inflation. I believe Bradbury meant for the fine to sound like a stiff penalty when he wrote his piece. Eckles critical offense occurs when he kills the butterfly, and in the end, Eckels is murdered because he, ironically, failed to learn the simple principle of cause and effect. Bradbury’s assertion that the scale of the stimulus has no bearing on the outcome is put forth very plainly in the choice of creatures offered in the story. He juxtaposes the gargantuan, terrifying Tyrannosaurus Rex against the miniscule, hapless butterfly, yet it is not the death of the Tyrannosaurus that creates the resultant chaos of the trip back in time. Instead, it is the end of the butterfly’s life that brings about the alterations in the characters’ world. The idea is also repeated in Eckles murder at the end of the story. Because Eckles smashed to butterfly, he was assassinated by Travis, showing that cause is not indicative of effect. “A Soun | Chaos Theory: An Introduction - Documents Documents Share Chaos Theory: An Introduction Embed <iframe src="http://docslide.us/embed/chaos-theory-an-introduction.html" width="750" height="600" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" style="border:1px solid #CCC; border-width:1px; margin-bottom:5px; max-width: 100%;" allowfullscreen> </iframe> <div style="margin-bottom:5px"> <strong> <a href="http://docslide.us/documents/chaos-theory-an-introduction.html" title="Chaos Theory: An Introduction" target="_blank">Chaos Theory: An Introduction</a></div> size(px) Chaos theory is a mathematical field of study which states that non-linear dynamical systems that are seemingly random are actually deterministic from much simpler equations. The phenomenon of Chaos theory was introduced to the modern world by Edward Lorenz in 1972 with conceptualization of ‘Butterfly Effect’. As chaos theory was developed by inputs of various mathematicians and scientists, it found applications in a large number of scientific fields. The purpose of the project is the interpretation of chaos theory which is not as familiar as other theories. Everything in the universe is in some way or the other under control of Chaos or product of Chaos. Every motion, behavior or tendency can be explained by Chaos Theory. The prime objective of it is the illustration of Chaos Theory and Chaotic behavior. This project includes origin, history, fields of application, real life application and limitations of Chaos Theory. It explores understanding complexity and dynamics of Chaos. Download Chaos Theory: An Introduction Transcript 1.Sardar Patel Institute of TechnologyA ReportOn S.E. Information Technology Group C2 (Roll Numbers: 54-60) A report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement of Communication and Presentation Techniques syllabus: Report Writing October 2012 2. CERTIFICATEThis to certify that the work on the project titled Chaos Theory has been carried out by thefollowing students, who are bonafide students of Sardar Patel Institute of Technology,Mumbai, in partial fulfilment of the syllabus requirement in the subject “Communication andPresentation Techniques” in the academic year 2012-2013: 1. Gajanan Shewale 2. Nayana Shinde 3. Aditya Shirode 4. Suntej Singh 5. Jayesh Solanki 6. Madhuri Tajane 7. Gaurav TripathiProject Guide: ____________________ (Madhavi Gokhale)Principal: _________________________(Dr.Prachi Gharpure) 3. PREFACEThe trouble with weather forecasting is that its right too often for us to ignore it and wrongtoo often for us to rely on it.- Patrick YoungThe quote perfectly fits. Whenever our meteorological department predicts some kind ofweather, we know that nature is going to do exactly opposite. But why does this happen? Ifwe can exactly predict at what time any astronomical body is going to enter earth’satmosphere and where it is going to strike, why can’t weather? Does God really play dice?Not quite. The unpredictability of weather can be explained by Chaos Theory.The word “Chaos” comes from the Greek word “Khaos”, meaning "gaping void". Chaos inother words means a state of utter confusion or the inherent unpredictability in the behaviorof a complex natural system.Chaos theory is a field of study in mathematics, with applications in several disciplinesincluding physics, engineering, economics, biology, and philosophy which primarily statesthat small differences in initial conditions (such as those due to rounding errors in numericalcomputation) can yield widely diverging outcomes for chaotic systems, rendering long-termprediction impossible in general.Acknowledging the fact that chaos theory is widely used in many spheres of life and isknown to very few people inspired us to prepare a report on this topic to make the massesaware regarding this phenomenon. We hope that this project serves as a useful tool foranyone who is interested in understanding this topic. 4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSWe, as a group, have taken efforts in this project. However it would not have been possiblewithout the kind support and help of many i |
Composer Jean Sibelius was born in which country? | Jean Sibelius | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links | AllMusic Jean Sibelius Biography by Robert Cummings Sibelius (1865-1957) was Finland's leading post-Romantic composer of symphonies and a national icon, regarded as the foremost Nordic symphonist of the 20th century. | Stravinsky: The Genius Who Wrote The Rite of Spring Stravinsky: The Genius Who Wrote The Rite of Spring by DavidPaulWagner Igor Stravinsky's brilliant music scores stir up a lot of excitement. In fact, there was a riot at the premiere of his ballet "The Rite of Spring" and the police were called! In one of the most sensational events in music history, there was a riot when Stravinsky's ballet, "The RIte of Spring", was first staged and the police were called in! The music and choreography of the ballet were viewed as just too rhythmically powerful and "primitive". Today his works no longer cause riots but they still stir up passion and excitement! Let us look at the life, music and legacy of this leading 20th century composer. Life of Igor Stravinsky Stravinksy was born in St Petersburg, Russia in 1882. He started studying law but then, from 1902, began to learn music composition and instrumentation under the composer, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. In 1909 two of Stravinsky's orchestral compositions were heard by Sergei Diaghilev, the Russian ballet impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes (Russian Ballets). Diaghilev was impressed and commissioned him to compose a ballet score, The Firebird (French title, L'oiseau de feu). In 1910 Stravinsky moved from Russia to Paris and then to Switzerland. Over the next few years he composed more works for the Ballets Russes -- the ballet Petrushka, the ballet The Rite of Spring (French title, Le sacre du printemps), and the neo-classical ballet Pulcinella. In 1913 the audience at the Paris premiere of his ballet, The Rite of Spring, was so scandalized by the orchestral music and by the representation of a blood sacrifice and primitive fertility dances on stage, that a riot broke out and the police had to be called. The riot was actually great for publicity and overnight Stravinsky became the world's most famous composer. From 1920 until 1939 Stravinsky lived in France. The works of this period included the opera-oratorio, Oedipus Rex (1927), the Symphony of Psalms (1930), and the ballet The Card Party (1936). Stravinsky moved residence again in 1939 when he traveled to the United States, where he was to reside until his death. In America he composed ballets such as Orpheus (1947) and The Rake's Progress (1951) and serial music influenced by Schoenberg and Berg, the latter works including his Canticum Sacrum (1955), the ballet Agon (1953-57) and the Requiem Canticles (1966). He toured the world conducting his works, with trips to Australia, Africa and to Soviet Russia (where his work had been banned for almost 30 years until Premier Krushchev invited him for a state visit in 1962). Stravinsky died in New York in 1971. The Rite of Spring (by Igor Stravinsky) With the Joffrey Ballet (1987) Stravinsky's Musical Works Stravinsky's works can be divided into three periods: (1) The Russian Period (1908-19) His earliest music shows a truly original style (e.g. polyrhythms and dissonances) but with some influences from Russian folk music and from Rimsky-Korsakov and Debussy. He first burst onto the world scene with his three celebrated ballets: The Firebird (1910) The Rite of Spring (1913) After these came works with a new, more austere style. For example: Histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale) (1918) the ballet Les Noces (The Wedding) (1914; 1919) (2) The Neoclassical Period (1920-54) His neoclassical works included: the opera-oratorio Oedipus Rex (1927) Symphonie des Psaumes (Symphony of Psalms) (1930) the ballet Orpheus (1947) the opera The Rake's Progress (1951) In this period Stravinsky became eclectic and was influence by everything from plainsong to Beethoven to jazz and swing. He also collaborated with great writers such as Jean Cocteau and W. H. Auden. (3) The Serial Period (1954-68) In this period Stravinsky used serial techniques such as we see in the composers Alban Berg and Arnold Schoenberg. From the latter he adopted dodecaphony (or twelve-tone technique). Works in this period included: Canticum Sacrum (1955) Requiem Canticles (1966) Stravinksy Conducts The Firebird Rare vide |
In desert regions what is a ‘haboob’? | Phoenix Dust Storm a "100-Year Event" Phoenix Dust Storm a "100-Year Event" By By Heather Buchman, Meteorologist July 11, 2011, 3:04:46 AM EDT The photos and video that have come pouring out from the dust storm that hit Phoenix, Ariz., Tuesday have been simply awe-striking. "Very large and historic" are the words the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Phoenix has used to describe this dust storm that brought widespread reports of near zero visibility and wind gusts greater than 50 mph. The dust storm was estimated to reach a peak height of at least 5,000 to 6,000 (about a mile) with an aerial coverage on the leading edge stretching nearly 100 miles, according to the National Weather Service. The storm traveled at least 150 miles, much farther than the average 25 to 50 miles that dust storms typically travel. Ken Waters, Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Phoenix, said that the cluster of thunderstorms that spawned the Phoenix storm actually created multiple dust storms, one of which traveled all the way west across Arizona and into Southern California (about 200 miles). "Waters added that people who have lived in Arizona their whole lives have said they have never seen anything like this. A '100-year dust storm' is what Waters is calling it." A path of dust and debris was left throughout the Phoenix area. Roughly 10,000 customers lost power. The Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport had to close for almost an hour late Tuesday with delays spilling over into Wednesday. The leftover dust is creating health concerns for people with asthma and other respiratory conditions. These dust storms are common in the southwestern U.S. during the summer, which is the region's monsoon season . During the monsoon, an overall shift in winds across the Southwest draw in tropical moisture, resulting in a significant increase in thunderstorm activity and rainfall. Thunderstorms that develop can produce strong downdrafts, or "downbursts", which are powerful winds that blast downward and outward from the thunderstorms. When this happens, dry, loose sand on the desert floors can get kicked up, creating a wall of dust that travels outward, spanning a much larger area than the thunderstorm itself. Dust storms that develop in this way are also called haboobs. They can happen in desert regions across the world. Because it has been so dry across the Southwest this spring and early summer, it didn't take much wind to kick up a great deal of dust. "Rain with these summer thunderstorms is typically spotty enough that there is usually somewhere on the desert floor that the ground is dry enough for the thunderstorm to kick up dust before the rain moves in," explained AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Jim Andrews. "The dust typically covers a much greater area than the rain," Andrews added, "and the thunderstorm may never get to the places where the dust is." The Phoenix area only received up to several hundredths of an inch of rain when the thunderstorms moved through late Tuesday afternoon and evening. The thunderstorms first erupted over southeastern Arizona, causing flash flooding in Tucson before rolling westward across Arizona and into upper deserts of California. Andrews pointed out that severe but localized flash flooding broke out in some of the deserts of California and southwestern Arizona, especially along the lower Colorado Valley. While the rain has caused flash flooding problems in the short run, it is much-needed with large portion of the Southwest in a moderate to exceptional drought. More rain will be needed on a regular basis to help improve the drought situation and lessen the wildfire risk that has been plaguing the region. Accuweather's Jesse Ferrell has more information and 3-D radar on his blog. | quizballs 50 -- part 2 - Google Groups quizballs 50 -- part 2 41. What Cumbrian town was used as a 2007 pilot for the digital TV switch-over? 42. It was announced in April 2007 that Lord Justice Scott Baker would replace Baroness Butler-Sloss in what position? 43. What remarkable sale price did Damien Hirst's diamond-encrusted skull achieve? 44. Which world champion 400m runner successfully overturned her Olympic Games ban for missing drug tests? 45. Monks featured strongly in the September protests in which country? 46. Which northern England city was flooded by torrential rain on on 25 June 2007? 47. In what US city did Barack Obama announce his presidential candidacy in February 2007? 48. Which Bollywood actor was at the centre of the 2007 Big Brother TV Show racism uproar? 49. Shinzo Abe resigned in September 2007 as prime minister of which country? 50. Which corporation bought 1.6% of Facebook for $240m? 51. The Kate Moss Collection was launched by what store chain? 52. The two CDs lost by the UK department HMRC (Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs) contained personal details of 20m people relating to claims of what? 53. Who resigned as England cricket coach after the 2007 Ashes series 5-0 defeat? 54. What nickname was used by the media for the senior policeman in charge of the Cash for Honours investigation? 55. In May 2007 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced the biggest what in history to date? 56. Intensive British forces operations in Afghanistan through 2007 were centred in which province? 57. In what significant UK location was the August 2007 Climate Change Camp sited? 58. Which movie star left the much publicized 'rude pig' phone message for his twelve year old daughter? 59. In a bizarre 2007 confessional frenzy, Ruth Kelly, Jacqui Smith, Harriet Harman, Hazel Blears and Alistair Darling where among several British government ministers to make what admission? 60. At the end of 2007 how many England Premiership football (soccer) clubs were foreign owned? 61. In June 2007 the Millennium Dome re-opened under what name? 62. Which famous aviator and adventurer went missing over the Nevada Desert in September 2007? 63. The perfume brand 'Mwah' was launched in 2007 by which 'celebrity'? 64. What country celebrated on August 15th 2007 its 60th anniversary of independence from British rule? 65. Who resigned as World Bank President after failing to disprove allegations of his nepotism? 66. Which country won the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup? 67. Following an Ofcom investigation which TV company was judged in September 2007 to be the worst offending in the premium line phone-in scandals? 68. What film won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Picture? 69. Speculation towards the end of 2007 suggested that Rupert Murdoch's News International Group was in discussion to buy what significant business networking website? 70. Which rapper cancelled his UK tour when refused entry to the country? 71. What was the name of the Space Shuttle which launched on June 8th 2007? 72. Who made this amusing statement: "I have expressed a degree of regret that may be equated with an apology..." ? 73. Whose secret donations of over half a million pounds caused a big problem for the Labour Party when they were exposed in November 2007? 74. Who became the new French president in 2007? 75. Who was charged with fraud when he reappeared five years after going missing in a canoe off the Cleveland coast? 76. Clarence Mitchell was appointed media spokesman for whom in September 2007? 77. Which Formula One racing team was expelled from the 2007 Constructors Championship for spying on a competitor? 78. Blake Fielder-Civil achieved notoriety as whose errant husband? 79. Which former newspaper owner and business mogul was sentenced to 78 months imprisonment for fraud in December 2007? 80. Which major city switched off its lights for an hour on the evening of 31 March 2007 as a political statement about climate change? 81. What was the village and laboratory site na |
Which then twice a season cricket fixture was last contested in Scarborough in September 1962? | A thriller at The Oval | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo September 4 down the years A thriller at The Oval Gavaskar takes India agonisingly close Sunil Gavaskar made a then-record 221 at The Oval Adrian Murrell / © Getty Images 1979 Needing a record 438 to win the Oval Test , India came frustratingly close. Sunil Gavaskar batted superbly for 221 - then the highest by an Indian against England - and added 153 with Dilip Vengsarkar at more than a run a minute. but Gavaskar fell when India needed 49 off 7.4 overs. Ian Botham, who dismissed Gavaskar, took two more and ran out a third, so that India needed 15 off the last over. They finished on 429 for 8, just nine runs short. The draw gave England the series 1-0. 1947 Playing for Middlesex at Lord's, Denis Compton took yet another century off the touring South Africans in his golden summer. This latest ton was statistically the most significant: his 17th of the season, breaking the record set by Jack Hobbs in 1925. Compton finished the year with 18, a mark that still stands. 1925 Talking of Jack Hobbs in 1925, the 15th of the great man's centuries that year was scored as captain of the Players at Scarborough. He carried his bat in making 266, which remained the highest score in the Gentlemen v Players fixture, which ran from 1806 to 1962. 2000 When Courtney Walsh walked to the wicket at The Oval to play his last Test innings in England, Nasser Hussain's team formed a guard of honour for him. Not long afterwards, they took part in a rather less formal celebration. Walsh's last Test duck, lbw to Dominic Cork, gave England the match by 158 runs. It was their first series victory against West Indies since 1969. 1971 One of the most punishing allrounders in modern cricket was born. Lance Klusener had made his mark at Test level, especially in 1996-97, when he hit an unbeaten 102 against India at Newlands, and took 8 for 64 in Calcutta. But he'll probably be best remembered for his performances in the 1999 World Cup, when he won four Man-of-the-Match awards. Only an excruciating defeat by Australia kept South Africa out of the final - and big Lance almost won that semi-final , hitting consecutive boundaries to level the score. Dismissed only twice in the tournament, he ended it with a batting average of 140.50 as well as taking 5 for 21 against Kenya. Four years later, though, in the World Cup at home, Klusener had a rather less successful time. His eight-ball 1 against Sri Lanka was largely blamed for the tie that dumped South Africa out of the Super Six. 1939 One of the great wicketkeeper-batsmen was born. Denis Lindsay was a vital member of South Africa's strong Test teams in the second half of the 1960s. He had a tremendous time against Australia in 1966-67 , taking 24 catches and hitting 606 runs, the most by a wicketkeeper in any Test series. He started as he went on, scoring 69 and 182 to win the opening Test in Johannesburg, following that with 137 and 131 in the third and fourth Tests. Recalled against the same opponents in 1969-70, he scored 43 and 60 in a 323-run win in Port Elizabeth, South Africa's last match before their worldwide ban. 1962 Birth of another class act behind the stumps. Talented and talkative, Kiran More made 130 dismissals in his 49 Tests for India. Against West Indies in Madras in 1987-88 , he made five stumpings in an innings and six in the match, Test records that still stand. His highest Test score was 73 against New Zealand in Napier in 1989-90. He served as the BCCI's chairman of selectors from 2003 to 2006 and joined the ICL as an executive director in 2007. 1965 Those who didn't believe Geoff Boycott could cut it as a one-day batsman had to contend with his 146 against Surrey at Lord's . Yorkshire won this Gillette Cup decider by the superfluous margin of 175 runs. Brian Close claimed some credit for upping Sir Geoffrey's run rate in the match, but try telling Boycott that. 1976 Lancashire made their sixth appearance in seven Gillette Cup finals, losing for only the second time (they won in 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1975). Clive Lloyd , who appeared in | Adelaide to host first day-night Test | cricket.com.au Adelaide to host first day-night Test 30 June 2015 Australia and New Zealand confirmed to play Test under lights with a pink ball in November while Chappell-Hadlee Trophy is reinvigorated Fan Results Closed | 16326 Votes Do you support the day-night Test concept? Yes Undecided 11% The Adelaide Oval will host the first ever day-night Test match when Australia host New Zealand from November 27. The historic event will be the third of a three-Test series against the Black Caps on Australian soil this summer and will be the first to be played under lights and with a pink Kookaburra ball. The match headlines a six-Test summer schedule released by Cricket Australia today, with the series against New Zealand followed by three Tests against West Indies that includes the marquee Boxing Day and New Year's matches. Quick Single: Summer Test schedule and venues confirmed Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland said the day-night Test puts fans first, with more spectators able to attend or watch on television. "One of the global challenges with Test cricket is that most of the matches outside holiday periods are played on week days, in the middle of the day when people are at work and kids are at school," Sutherland said. "By shifting the playing times each day's play can go into the evening and allow people to come in after work or after school to attend the last few hours of play, but also when they get home in other parts of the world or other parts of the country, they can watch the game on TV." The Chappell-Hadlee rivalry resumes A start time for the day-night Test is still under consideration and not yet confirmed, but one possible scenario would see play start at 2.30pm and run until 9.30pm Adelaide time. That would mean play would be from 3pm to 10pm in Melbourne and Sydney, 2pm to 9pm in Brisbane, noon to 7pm in Perth and 5pm to midnight in New Zealand. In another break from Test cricket tradition, the longer 40-minute interval, known as 'lunch' in day Tests, could now be held between the second and third sessions, and would be known as 'dinner'. The 20-minute break for tea would retain the same name, but it would be held between the first and second sessions in the day-night Test. Quick Single: Day-night revolution keeps Tests relevant New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White labelled the move "another step forward in the evolution of the game". "Since the first Test in 1877 there have been numerous changes to the laws and rules in an effort to ensure the game remains relevant – and this is another," White said. "As administrators we owe it to the game to keep exploring ways of moving forward." Chappell-Hadlee Trophy reinvigorated Negotiations to secure the day-night Test have brought Cricket Australia and New Zealand Cricket closer together, also resulting in a commitment to stage six Chappell-Hadlee Trophy ODI series over the next four years. Each series will be three matches – a total of 18 games in the time frame – with New Zealand to host four series, starting in early 2016, and Australia two others. The day-night Test will not only be historic, but the opening day will also be a poignant one for the Australian team – it will be 12 months to the day that Phillip Hughes tragically passed away. The late batsman, a close friend as well as teammate of many of the Australian players, died two days after he was struck by a short ball while batting in a Sheffield Shield match between NSW and South Australia at the SCG last year. Last summer's Adelaide Test, the first of a hastily rearranged summer following Hughes's passing, was an emotional affair with David Warner, Steve Smith and Michael Clarke all scoring centuries in tribute to their fallen mate. |
What type of bird returned to Noah's ark with an olive branch? | Genesis 8:11 When the dove returned to him in the evening, there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf! Then Noah knew that the water had receded from the earth. Matthew Henry Commentary 8:4-12 The ark rested upon a mountain, whither it was directed by the wise and gracious providence of God, that might rest the sooner. God has times and places of rest for his people after their tossing; and many times he provides for their seasonable and comfortable settlement, without their own contrivance, and quite beyond their own foresight. God had told Noah when the flood would come, yet he did not give him an account by revelation, at what times and by what steps it should go away. The knowledge of the former was necessary to his preparing the ark; but the knowledge of the latter would serve only to gratify curiosity; and concealing it from him would exercise his faith and patience. Noah sent forth a raven from the ark, which went flying about, and feeding on the carcasses that floated. Noah then sent forth a dove, which returned the first time without good news; but the second time, she brought an olive leaf in her bill, plucked off, plainly showing that trees, fruit trees, began to appear above water. Noah sent forth the dove the second time, seven days after the first, and the third time was after seven days also; probably on the sabbath day. Having kept the sabbath with his little church, he expected especial blessings from Heaven, and inquired concerning them. The dove is an emblem of a gracious soul, that, finding no solid peace of satisfaction in this deluged, defiling world, returns to Christ as to its ark, as to its Noah, its rest. The defiling world, returns to Christ as to its ark, as to its Noah, its rest. The carnal heart, like the raven, takes up with the world, and feeds on the carrion it finds there; but return thou to my rest, O my soul; to thy Noah, so the word is, Ps 116:7. And as Noah put forth his hand, and took the dove, and pulled her to him, into the ark, so Christ will save, and help, and welcome those that flee to him for rest. | Group Names for Birds Group Names for Birds: A Partial List By Terry Ross A bevy of quail A bouquet of pheasants [when flushed] A brood of hens A building of rooks A cast of hawks [or falcons] A charm of finches A colony of penguins A company of parrots A congregation of plovers A cover of coots A covey of partridges [or grouse or ptarmigans] A deceit of lapwings A descent of woodpeckers A dissimulation of birds A dole of doves An exaltation of larks A fall of woodcocks A flight of swallows [or doves, goshawks, or cormorants] A gaggle of geese [wild or domesticated] A host of sparrows A kettle of hawks [riding a thermal] A murmuration of starlings A murder of crows A muster of storks A nye of pheasants [on the ground] An ostentation of peacocks A paddling of ducks [on the water] A parliament of owls A party of jays A peep of chickens A pitying of turtledoves A raft of ducks A rafter of turkeys A siege of herons A skein of geese [in flight] A sord of mallards A spring of teal A tidings of magpies A trip of dotterel An unkindness of ravens A watch of nightingales A wedge of swans [or geese, flying in a "V"] A wisp of snipe Any of these group names may properly be used by birders who wish to display their erudition, although it is probably linguistically inaccurate (and it certainly is bad manners) to upbraid someone who refers to "a bunch of ravens" by saying, "Surely you mean `an unkindness of ravens,' my good fellow." Most of these terms date back at least 500 years. Some of them have been in continuous use since then; others have gone out of fashion and been resurrected in the last century or two; still others only exist on lists. Most of these terms are listed in James Lipton's An Exaltation of Larks. Lipton's list is substantially based on very old sources. There were manuscript lists of group names in the 15th century, and these lists appeared in some of the first books printed in England. Many of them make their first appearance in John Lydgate's Debate between the Horse, Goose, and Sheep (1440); and Lydgate's terms along with others appear in The Book of Hawking and Hunting (also known as The Book of St. Albans) by Dame Juliana Barnes (1486). Whether Lydgate and Barnes coined any of these terms, or whether they were setting down the terms that were considered proper in their day is not known. Many of the terms did catch on, and the lists they appeared on were frequently reprinted. The best source I know for investigating the histories of English words is the Oxford English Dictionary. Unfortunately, on the question whether these terms ever were or still are appropriate, the OED is not entirely helpful. To make sense of the matter, I have placed the group names into groups-- GROUP A--The following group names are standard: A bevy of quail A bouquet of pheasants A brood of hens A cast of hawks A charm of finches A covey of partridges A flight of swallows A gaggle of geese A nye of pheasants A siege of herons A skein of geese A trip of dotterel A wisp of snipe GROUP B--These terms are not group names for a particular type of bird, but have been commonly used for many different types: Colony Company Flock Parliament Party GROUP C--These terms are archaic; they were once obsolete, but they have been revived somewhat in the 19th or 20th centuries: A building of rooks A murmuration of starlings A muster of peacocks A peep of chickens A sord of mallards A spring of teal A watch of nightingales GROUP D--These terms are obsolete; they appeared on the old lists, but almost nobody has used them in centuries: A congregation of plovers A dissimulation of birds A dole of doves A fall of woodcock A host of sparrows A paddling of ducks An unkindness of ravens GROUP E--These terms are not in the OED at all as group names for birds: A cover of coots A kettle of hawks A murder of crows An ostentation of peacocks A pitying of turtledoves A rafter of turkeys A tidings of magpies My categories are imprecise, but they provide some guidance about usage. 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Through which European capital city does the River Tagus flow? | European Rivers - Rivers of Europe, Map of Rivers in Europe, Major Rivers in Europe - Worldatlas.com print this map Hundreds of rivers and their tributaries cross the European continent. Here we highlight those over 600 miles in length, and a few others of note. DANUBE: Beginning in the Black Forest region of Germany, it flows across central Europe and the countries of Austria, Hungary, Croatia and Yugoslavia. It then forms the border between Romania and Bulgaria, turning north across Romania to eventually end in the Black Sea. It is (1,771 miles) (2,850 km) in length, and one of the most significant commercial waterways on the continent. DNIEPER: Rising in the southwestern part of the Russian Federation, it flows generally south through Belarus, then southeast through Ukraine, ending in the Black Sea. Overall it's (1,420 miles) (2,285 km) in length. DON: Beginning it the southwestern Russian Federation, to the south of Moscow, it flows southeasterly towards the Volga, then turns abruptly west, ending in the Sea of Azov. Overall it's (1,224 miles) (1,969 km) in length. ELBE: Rising in the Czech Republic, the Elbe River then flows north through Germany, ending in the North Sea near Cuxhaven. It's (724 miles) (1,165 km) in length. LOIRE: Recognized as the longest river in France, the navigable Loire begins in the foothills of the Massif Central, then flows north and west across the heartland of France, finally ending in the Bay of Biscay. It's (634 miles) (1,020 km) in length. ODER: Rising in the rugged mountains of the eastern Czech Republic, it flows west and north through south-central Poland, eventually emptying into the Baltic Sea. It's (567 miles) (912 km) in length. PO: Italy's longest river begins in the upper reaches of the Alps, flowing west to east across northern Italy, ending in the Adriatic Sea. It's (405 miles) (652 km) in length. RHINE: Forming in the mountains of southeastern Switzerland, this legendary river flows west, forming Switzerland's northeastern border with Germany, then runs directly north through western Germany forming part of that country's border with France, then finally dissecting the Netherlands and ending in the North Sea. Numerous tributaries and branches run in all directions, and in overall length is (820 miles) (1,319 km). RHONE: Begin high in the Swiss Alps, this fast moving river flows into the eastern end of Lake Geneva, then south through south-eastern France, emptying into the Mediterranean Sea. Small branches run in all directions, and in overall length, it's (300 miles) (485 km). SHANNON: Rising in northwestern Ireland, it flows south through a series of lakes, then turns west to eventually empty into the Atlantic Ocean. It's 230 miles (370 km) in length. TAGUS: The Tagus River rises in the central highlands of Spain, flowing southwest across Portugal, then south to Lisbon and the Atlantic Ocean. It's 626 miles (1,007 km) in length. VOLGA: The Volga is the largest river in European Russia in terms of length, discharge, and watershed. It flows through central Russia, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia. It's 3,692 km (2,294 mi) long | Free Flashcards about GK 3 Semantics is the branch of logic concerned with what? Meaning Which Northumberland castle, located between Craster and Embleton, is closely associated with the legend of Guy the Seeker? Dunstanburgh Castle Whose poem is "The Quaker Graveyard in Nantucket"? Robert Powell Which poem did Milton write about the drowned fellow poet Edward King? Lycidas What was England's second-largest and second-most commercially important city for the bulk of the 14th century? Norwich Which sea battle was fought on 24 June 1340 as one of the opening salvoes of the 100 Years War? Sluys In which county are Chipchase and Belsay Castles? Northumberland In England, often associated with the wool trade, what European historiography term refers to the entire medieval system of trade and its taxation? Staple The narrator of Anthony Burgess's 'Earthly Powers' is generally held to have been a lampoon or caricature of which real-life author? W Somerset Maugham Maria Edgeworth is a character in which literary work? Castle Rackrent In which play does the line "to thine own self be true" appear? Hamlet In which Graham Greene novel is Scobie a character? The Heart of The Matter Paul Morel is the protagonist of which novel? Sons and Lovers Gerald Crich appears in which DH Lawrence novel? Women In Love Stephen Blackpool is the hero of which Dickens work? Hard Times Which fictitious Northern city is scene of much of the action in 'Hard Times'? Coketown In which novel is Paul Pennyfeather a character? 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Fluorine Highland Dirks and Stilettos are both types of what? Daggers Fish-oils and egg yolk are both rich in which Vitamin? Vitamin D Plasterers and Diggers are both types of what sort of insect? Wasps How long is a vicennial? Every 20 years What name is given to a female badger? Sow If a male cat is a tom, what is a female? Queen A musquash fur comes from which animal? Musk Rat What was unusual about the UK Nobel Prize Winner stamps issued in 2001? Scented What type of animals are cervidae? Deer The first UK self-adhesive stamps depicted what? Cats Gypsum is more correctly known by what chemical name? Hydrated calcium sulphate What is the chemical symbol of promethium? Pm Which Miletus-born Presocratic philosopher is sometimes called 'The Father of Science'? Thales The quagga is a subspecies of which animal? Zebra Which class of subatomic particles is named from the Greek for 'heavy'? 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What French wine region ends in the letter x? | French Wine - A Guide to the Wines of France French Wine Shop all wines from France Join the France group Perhaps no country evokes such strong associations with fine wine as does France. Its reputation has led to worldwide imitation. Many varieties that are now considered international, such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay, are French, and winemaking pioneers in New World regions such as California and Chile look to the great wines of France as their benchmark. France has been making wine since approximately 600 BC, and was its largest producer until it was passed by Italy in 2008. With over 800,000 hectacres under vine, it has the largest vineyard area in the world after Spain. It is, however, the world’s largest producer of fine wines. AC wines constitute over 45 percent of its production, compared with 12 to 15 percent of Italy’s, for example. One advantage France has over other wine-producing countries is the great variety of growing climates it encompasses. Its south has a Mediterranean climate, with a warm sun that can be relied on to fully ripen grapes. Western France Read more » Perhaps no country evokes such strong associations with fine wine as does France. Its reputation has led to worldwide imitation. Many varieties that are now considered international, such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay, are French, and winemaking pioneers in New World regions such as California and Chile look to the great wines of France as their benchmark. France has been making wine since approximately 600 BC, and was its largest producer until it was passed by Italy in 2008. With over 800,000 hectacres under vine, it has the largest vineyard area in the world after Spain. It is, however, the world’s largest producer of fine wines. AC wines constitute over 45 percent of its production, compared with 12 to 15 percent of Italy’s, for example. One advantage France has over other wine-producing countries is the great variety of growing climates it encompasses. Its south has a Mediterranean climate, with a warm sun that can be relied on to fully ripen grapes. Western France, which includes the Loire Valley, enjoys the mellowing influence of the Gulf Stream. In eastern France, the climate is more continental, giving us the great wine-producing regions of Burgundy, Champagne, and Alsace. Begun in 1935, France’s system of wine laws, the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée, or AC, codifies the most important concept in French wine, that of terroir. Terroir refers to the unique combination of geology, climate, and vintage that gives a wine its character. In other words, wine expresses place. The Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée system is overseen by the Institut National des Appellations d’Origine, or INAO. It regulates the boundaries of each region, as well as yield, winemaking and viticultural methods, ripeness and alcoholic strength, and grape varieties. The goal is typicité -- the achievement of typical expression for a particular appellation. Most wines imported into the United States from France are at the highest quality level -- the AC. These are wines labeled with the name of their appellation, such as Bordeaux or Champagne. Below this are Vin de Table and Vin de Pays. They are subject to less stringent restrictions than AC wines, but are allowed to make much less specific claims regarding the origin of the wine. Vin de Table may only be labeled with the name of the producer and the name of the country of origin; Vin de Pays can carry the name of the broader region, as well as the vintage and grape variety. Since wine expresses place, the more specific the claim of origin, the greater the prestige the wine has. France’s viticultural history has not been without its trials. In the early 1860s, the root-feeding aphid known as phylloxera was inadvertently imported from the United States. In just a few years, it wiped out the majority of France’s vineyards. When they were replanted, the French vines were grafted onto American rootstock, which is resistant to the pest. Today, France is again in crisis. With sharply falling consumptio | Loire Valley Wine Tour | blogging the tour – the region, the wines, the chateaux Loire Valley Wine Tour Posted on July 17, 2012 by ukhostland Welcome to the world of Loire Valey Wine Tour! On these pages we will be discussing our tours, the wines and the vineyards of the Loire Valley. Grape varieties, wine shows and even the weather will be featured from time to time, together with wine news and events. We hope you will drop in often to see what is happening in the Loire Valley wine growing region. 47.253433 1.649578 Posted on December 9, 2015 by ukhostland My family have been giving me a hard time recently for not giving them a wish list for Christmas 2015. With this in mind and tongue firmly in teeth, I thought I would produce this, my first Christmas Gift List for Wine Enthusiasts. In no particular order, here are a few ideas: Bath-time fun with the Umbra Aquala Bathtub Caddy. This bamboo bathtub caddy is the ultimate accessory for your bath (I am told) and features a book and a wine glass holder – very civilized! A snip at $46.92 plus shipping. The Discovery WineStation is an automated, temperature controlled, four-bottle wine dispensing and preservation system for the home. You choose the right wine and just the right amount – a taste, a half glass or a full glass – with the touch of a finger. The WineStation maintains the freshness of your wine for up to 60 days using argon gas. I have seen these or similar devises used in Maison des Vins around the region: it really does work. The web site I saw suggests you ask for a quote – never a good sign – but I gather they cost around $5000. The are companies around the world making furniture out of old barrels, recycled corks and of course, bottles. While some are very chunky and look like I made them, there are also some delightful pieces out there. I rather like the Champagne cork side table and other assorted tables and stools pictured here and have even found a UK source: www.notonthehighstreet.com Barrel staves seem to be widely used in furnature making and I was able to try one of my favourites and the Chateau de Miniere in Ingrandes de Touraine recently. Delightfully comfortable, it also featured that all-important wine glass holder. They had a barrel stave hammock hung between two ancient trees in the park, which I really must have a swing on at some stage. Wine luggage is essential for when you go on a Loire Valley Wine Tour and decide you would like to take a dozen bottles back on the plane with you. In this case we can leap to the rescue with the Lazenne Wine Check, an example of which I normally keep in the back of the car in case someone needs one. This specialized wine travel carrying case works in combination with polystyrene inserts allowing you to bring up to 15 bottles of delicious, local goodness (wine, champagne, cider, beer, whiskey, olive oil) home! It’s reusable, easy to handle (rolling wheels, carrying straps) and airline / FAA approved; cost around €120. MERRY CHRISTMAS! Posted on January 28, 2015 by ukhostland It’s only natural. I am often asked to take clients to a “boutique winery” and it is so easy to oblige; in the Loire Valley there are very few major producers. The average vineyard holding is just 10Ha (less than 25 acres) producing around 70,000 bottles of wine. Often they are third, fourth or even fifth generation family affairs, passionate about their wines and concerned about the quality of the environment in which they live and work. Most growers recognise the importance of nurturing and protecting the environment and a number of those who do not use organic methods subscribe to systems of cultivation which use only a minimum amount of pesticides and fertilisers. Interestingly, only about 15% of French vineyards are currently registered organic – Bio in French – but the trend is an upward one, with large numbers of growers under conversion. Why is this important? The vine suffers from a large number of pests and diseases and in the 18thC European vineyards were nearly wiped out by the devastation caused by the Phylloxera inse |
In which ancient city is the 'Street of Facades' and the 'Treasury'? | The Ancient City of Petra, Jordan in HD - YouTube The Ancient City of Petra, Jordan in HD Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Sep 14, 2012 The Ancient City of Petra (Jordan): The Siq, The Treasury, The Facades Street, The City Center, The Monastery, views from 5 mountaintops surrounding Petra and more. This is a repost of my Petra videos in full HD, higher quality, as a single video. Recorded April 29-30, 2007 in HD with Canon HV20. Music: | 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. What 17th century English Lord Protector's severed head was finally buried |
Britain's Charlotte Dujardin won a 2012 Olympic gold in which individual event? | Charlotte DUJARDIN - Olympic Equestrian / Dressage | Great Britain Charlotte DUJARDIN Olympic Games 2012 British individual dressage Grand Prix gold medallist Charlotte Dujardin’s relationship with her horse, Valegro, has been described as “telepathic” – and it was this bond between rider and animal that helped the Londoner see off a strong German challenge to finish with an astonishing score of 83.286 On her way to the final at Greenwich Park, Dujardin topped even her final score, smashing the Games record set by Germany’s Kristina Sprehe earlier that day, and finishing just a shade off the world record. Her neatly executed routine was set to music and crammed with patriotic British tunes, such as Land of Hope and Glory and I Vow to Thee, My Country. It also included the chimes of Big Ben – adding a dash of humour and colour to one of the most technically demanding events in the Games. In front of a cheering, shouting and stamping sell-out crowd of 200,000, she scored 12 tens to eclipse Dutch rider Adelinde Cornelissen and Parzival's score of 88.196, while her British teammate, Laura Bechtolsheimer, and Mistral Hojris won bronze. Having earlier taken team dressage gold with Bechtolsheimer and her mentor, Carl Hester, she joined Kelly Holmes, Rebecca Adlington and Laura Trott as one of only three British women to have won two gold medals at a single Games. The 27-year-old’s achievement came a mere five years after she took up the sport competitively – she had aspired to be a jockey – and less than two years after her first Grand Prix dressage event, having been trained by British equestrian champion Hester, himself a Games veteran. Dujardin took up riding aged two and tried dressage – where rider and horse must complete a series of complex moves such as the tempi, zig-zag, piaffe and pirhouettes – for the first time at the age of 13. Hailing from a modest background, but competing in an expensive sport, she was able to buy her first Grand Prix horse, Fernandez, only in 2007, thanks to a legacy left by her late grandmother. In 2011, she sold the 11-year-old horse to Norwegian rider Cathrine Rasmussen so she could buy a younger animal. It was, she admits, a tough decision, given the special bond that dressage riders develop with their animals – but of such hardy stuff are Olympic champions made. Dujardin won her Olympic medals on Valegro, the Dutch gelding partly owned by Hester, who employs her at his yard in Gloucestershire. He allowed Dujardin, then a groom, to ride the horse when he was a novice, with the expectation of reclaiming him when he had more experience. But horse and rider proved such a successful combination that they stayed together. One of the side effects of Olympic success is that Valegro – considered the best Grand Prix dressage horse in the world – will be sold, leaving Dujardin to forge a relationship with a new equine partner. For now, though, the surprise Olympic equestrian star is revelling in her breakthrough victories. After winning individual gold, she said: “It is always something I've known the horse could achieve, but I didn't really know how I was going to find the atmosphere and the expectation. But when I got that phone call to say I had made the team for London, I was so determined. Not many people are going to have the chance that I’ve had to get to the Olympics in a year and a bit of competing in Grand Prix. I wanted to go out there and enjoy it. All I could do was to do my best. Valegro was feeling tired, but he got in there and he gave his all.” | Lizzy Yarnold wins Sochi 2014 gold for Great Britain - BBC Sport BBC Sport Lizzy Yarnold wins Sochi 2014 gold for Great Britain By Nick Hope BBC Olympic sports reporter in Sochi 14 Feb 2014 From the section Winter Olympics Share this page Read more about sharing. Lizzy Yarnold won Great Britain's first gold medal of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics after dominating the women's skeleton from start to finish. Yarnold, 25, produced a solid final run to finish 0.97 seconds ahead of Noelle Pikus-Pace of United States. Britain's Winter Olympic gold medallists 1924: Men (curling) 1952: Jeannette Altwegg (figure skating) 1964: Tony Nash & Robin Dixon (two-man bobsleigh) 1976: John Curry (figure skating) 1980: Robin Cousins (figure skating) 1984: Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean (figure skating) 2002: Women (curling) 2014: Lizzy Yarnold (skeleton) * Madge Syers won figure skating gold at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London Britain claimed the skeleton title for the second successive Winter Olympics after Amy Williams won gold at the 2010 Vancouver Games. It is Britain's second medal in Sochi and 10th gold in Winter Games history. Britain's reigning world champion Shelley Rudman, who won silver at the 2006 Olympics, finished 16th. Yarnold led after every round of the competition and held a 0.44 second advantage after the first two runs on Thursday. She extended that to 0.78 secs after setting a new track record in Friday's third run before finishing in a total of three minutes, 52.89 seconds, ahead of Pikus-Pace and bronze medallist Elena Nikitina of Russia. "I'm just so chuffed I'm Olympic champion," Yarnold told BBC Sport. "My fourth run I was totally relaxed and enjoyed it. It was a bit of a messy one but I'm just so thrilled I got myself here after five years hard work. "As an athlete you do so much hard work, but it's worth it for days like this." UK Sport set Team GB the challenge of securing three medals in Sochi, whilst predicting they could claim up to seven. After Jenny Jones won snowboard slopestyle bronze on Sunday, Great Britain is now edging closer to their minimum target. Yarnold's success means British Skeleton maintained its proud tradition of securing a medal in each of the six Olympic Games the sport has featured in, dating back to 1928. She grew up in Kent and competed in heptathlon events as a child, having been inspired to take up the sport by watching Denise Lewis win Olympic gold at the Sydney 2000 Games. Analysis "Lizzy Yarnold is unique. She has something different within her psychologically. Within five years of starting she has become an Olympic champion, and that is pretty much unheard of in any sport. "She experienced intensive teaching in the first year, doing hundreds of run with great equipment and coaching. You have to be taught how to slide, then you are developed from there as quickly as possible into a champion." Yarnold took up skeleton in 2008 after being recruited through UK Sport-backed talented identification programme 'Girls4Gold'. Last month she won the overall Skeleton World Cup title after setting a British record of seven podium finishes in a season. Her medal will be presented at a ceremony at the Olympic Park at 16:30 GMT on Saturday. Pikus-Pace, 31, who was fourth at the Vancouver Games and now plans to retire from the sport, revealed that she suffered a black-out on the course last Wednesday. The mother-of-two lost consciousness and had to go for an MRI scan last Friday, missing several training sessions in the process. "I couldn't hear or see when I got to the bottom and it was a bit scary," she said. "But I don't want to take anything away from Lizzy's win. I was fine today and she was brilliant." |
Born Erik Weisz in Budapest Hungary. By what name did he become famous? | Harry Houdini - Magician - Biography.com Harry Houdini Harry Houdini's grand illusions and daring, spectacular escape acts made him one of the most famous magicians of all time. IN THESE GROUPS » quotes “I am a great admirer of mystery and magic. Look at this life—all mystery and magic.” “No performer should attempt to bite off red-hot iron unless he has a good set of teeth.” “Look at love. How could we ever keep love a-burning day after day if it wasn't that we, and they, surrounded it with magic tricks...” Harry Houdini Harry Houdini - Water Torture Escapes (TV-14; 2:49) Get an inside look at Harry Houdini's many attempts and successes at one of his signature acts, the water torture escape. Synopsis Born Erich Weisz on March 24, 1874, in Budapest, Hungary, young Harry Houdini moved with his family to Appleton, Wisconsin, where he later claimed he was born. Fascinated with magic, he began performing and drew attention for his daring feats of escape. In 1893, he married Wilhelmina Rahner, who became his onstage partner as well. Houdini continued performing escape acts until his death, on October 31, 1926, in Detroit, Michigan. Early Life Famed magician/entertainer Harry Houdini was born Erich Weisz on March 24, 1874, in Budapest, Hungary. One of seven children born to a Jewish rabbi and his wife, Erich moved with his family as a child to Appleton, Wisconsin, where he later claimed he was born. When he was 13, Erich moved with his father to New York City, taking on odd jobs and living in a boarding house before the rest of the family joined them. It was there that he became interested in trapeze arts. In 1894, Erich launched his career as a professional magician and renamed himself Harry Houdini, the first name being a derivative of his childhood nickname, "Ehrie," and the last an homage to the great French magician Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin. (Although he later wrote The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin, a study that set out to debunk Houdin’s skill.) Though his magic met with little success, he soon drew attention for his feats of escape using handcuffs. In 1893, he married fellow performer Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner, who would serve as Houdini's lifelong stage assistant under the name Beatrice "Bess" Houdini. Commercial Success In 1899, Houdini's act caught the attention of Martin Beck, an entertainment manager who soon got him booked at some of the best vaudeville venues in the country, followed by a tour of Europe. Houdini's feats would involve the local police, who would strip search him, place him in shackles and lock him in their jails. The show was a huge sensation, and he soon became the highest-paid performer in American vaudeville. "No performer should attempt to bite off red-hot iron unless he has a good set of teeth." - Harry Houdini Houdini continued his act in the United States in the early 1900s, constantly upping the ante from handcuffs and straightjackets to locked, water-filled tanks and nailed packing crates. He was able to escape because of both his uncanny strength and his equally uncanny ability to pick locks. In 1912, his act reached its pinnacle, the Chinese Water Torture Cell, which would be the hallmark of his career. In it, Houdini was suspended by his feet and lowered upside-down in a locked glass cabinet filled with water, requiring him to hold his breath for more than three minutes to escape. The performance was so daring and such a crowd-pleaser that it remained in his act until his death in 1926. Exploits Outside of Magic Houdini's wealth allowed him to indulge in other passions, such as aviation and film. He purchased his first plane in 1909 and set out to become the first person to man a controlled power flight over Australia in 1910. While he did it after a few failed attempts, it later was revealed that Houdini was likely beaten to the punch by just a few months by a Capt. Colin Defries, who made a short flight in December 1909. Houdini also launched a movie career, releasing his first film in 1901, Merveilleux Exploits du Célébre Houdini Paris, which documented his escapes. 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The ‘Vichy Regime’ described the government of which European country during World War II? | BBC - History - World Wars: The Vichy Policy on Jewish Deportation The Vichy Policy on Jewish Deportation By Paul Webster Last updated 2011-02-17 The story of the Vichy regime during World War Two - particularly the part it played in the deportation of Jews - was kept quiet for years. Eventually, and slowly, however, the tale of its betrayal of the Jewish community in France has emerged - as Paul Webster reports. On this page Print this page Introduction The rescue of 7,000 Jews from Nazi-occupied Denmark in January 1943 has passed from history into legend. With the help of the Danish civil service and police, and the encouragement of King Christian X, almost the entire Jewish population was smuggled out of the country overnight, to neutral Sweden, without alerting the occupying forces. ... Hungary resisted Nazi demands to hand over Jews ... It was the most daring of all such actions to save Jews from Nazi persecution through the years of World War Two, but great risks were also taken elsewhere. In 1941, in occupied Holland, for example, Communist trade unionists held protest strikes - ending with the deportation of leading demonstrators. Even some pro-German states took a stand. Fascist Hungary resisted Nazi demands to hand over Jews until the country was invaded in 1944. Italy had anti-Semitic laws, but nevertheless defended French Jews in south-eastern France, which was occupied by the Italian army, and thus saved thousands of lives. The last example is the most relevant to the tragic French experience, whose consequences are yet to be resolved. More than 60 years after a collaborationist French government helped deport 75,721 Jewish refugees and French citizens to Nazi death camps, the national conscience has still not fully come to terms with the betrayal of a community persecuted by French anti-Semitic laws. Top French background After the 1789 Revolution, France was the first European country to emancipate Jews, and despite periodic resurgences of anti-Semitism the country had Europe's second biggest Jewish community - 330,000 - by 1939. About half were recent refugees from elsewhere in Europe, convinced that they would be protected by France's commitments on political and religious asylum. ... fears ... France was on the verge of a Bolshevik revolution ... By the turn of the century, however, anti-Semitism was being encouraged by the anti-republican movement Action Francaise, which had a strong following in the Catholic Church, as well as in the army, civil service and the judiciary. The movement supported extremists who believed that Jews could never integrate into a Christian country and were potential traitors. A virulent racist campaign intensified in 1936, when the Socialist Popular Front government was led by a Jewish prime minister, Léon Blum. His appointment added to the fears of those convinced that France was on the verge of a Bolshevik revolution, aided by Jews. These fears intensified, and dominated the French administration during the years of World War Two. The lightning defeat of the French army by the Germans in June 1940 brought down the democratic Third Republic, which was replaced by a French state, headed by 84-year-old Maréchal Philippe Pétain, who had fought in World War One. He set up his capital at Vichy, a spa in the Auvergne. The Germans had divided France into occupied and non-occupied zones, leaving Pétain's administration in charge of about two-fifths of the country - including the cities of Lyon and Marseille. Top Jewish Statute Despite autonomy from German policies, Pétain brought in legislation setting up a Jewish Statute in October 1940. By then about 150,000 Jews had crossed what was known as the Demarcation Line to seek protection from Vichy in the south - only to find they were subjected to fierce discrimination along lines practised by the Germans in the north. ... 3,000 died of poor treatment ... Jews were eventually banned from the professions, show business, teaching, the civil service and journalism. After an intense propaganda campaign, Jewish businesses were 'aryani | 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? 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Which station on the Northern Line of the London Underground is the name of a game on the radio panel show ‘I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue’? | I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (Radio) - TV Tropes I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share Radio / I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue × WMG The irreplaceable Humphrey Lyttelton note 1921�2008, it says something when all the other famous names in comedy have to go on rotation to fill in for you.... "For a show such as this to have lasted thirty years might be thought achievement enough in itself. But to have brought joy and laughter to thousands of listeners ... might at least have been worth a try." —Humphrey Lyttelton, 30th-Anniversary special Panel Game (according to the introduction, "the antidote to panel games"note And according to Mrs. Trellis, "the antelope to panel pins") broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and the "classic radio" station BBC 7. Born in 1972, it was something of a continuation of the Sketch Show I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again (which was also the origin of The Goodies ). The main difference was that, as a panel game, they didn't need to write any scripts. The chairman was Humphrey Lyttelton, a jazz trumpeter (the thinking being that improvisational comedy owed a lot to jazz), who created the persona of a curmudgeonly Deadpan Snarker who would rather be doing something else. Anything else. The regular panelists for most of the show's history were Barry Cryer, Willie Rushton , Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden (the third Goodie, Bill Oddie, was in the first two series). After Rushton's death in 1996, the fourth panelist became a rotating positionnote Jeremy Hardy usually appears once a series, and some of the more frequent guests have included Rob Brydon, Stephen Fry, Andy Hamilton, Tony Hawks, Paul Merton, David Mitchell and Sandi Toksvig. Because of the show's pedigree, and the fact that the regulars have the final say in who the guests are, being asked to appear on the show is seen as an honour (and many have turned down the opportunity for fear they might ruin it). Other people on the show include Colin Sell, the long-suffering pianist, and Samantha, the entirely fictional scorer, about whom many Double Entendres are made. On one occasion, Colin Sell's stand-in as duty pianist was veteran jokester musician Neil Innes , best known for the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band and The Rutles . Humph introduced him as 'a man whose royalty payments on "I'm The Urban Spaceman" have just run out', to which Innes responded with several bars of the Death March from Aida. While winning and losing is seldom an important part of Panel Games , ISIHAC views it as entirely irrelevant. In one 1997 episode, Humph commented, "It's just occurred to me Samantha hasn't given us the score. Since 1981." It would be impossible to determine who won most of the games anyway, given that many of them don't make any sense, and the "Complete Quotes" round has the warning "points will be deducted for a correct answer". Most of the games are simply excuses for a Hurricane of Puns , but some have a surreality bordering on nonsensical. These include "Celebrity What's My Line? " (in which the panel has to guess what a celebrity does for a living), versions of board games and other quizzes (where the joke is that we need to see what's going on to understand it), and, of course the Great Game, Mornington Crescent (a game of complex and subtle rules which, to the uninitiated , sounds like people shouting out tube stations at random) and its boardgame cousin Boardo! (complete with rattling dice and clicking counters). There are also some musical rounds in the show. While the most popular musical game in the early years was the "Blues" (where each team has to create one on the spot), the three most popular throughout most of the show's run are "One Song to the Tune of Another" (which is self-explanatory , although Humph thinks otherwise ), "Pick-Up Song" (where each of the team members have to sing along to a song which is muted half way through and still be in time with the lyrics when the sound is turned back up) and "Swanee-Kazoo" (where each team has to play a given song with a swanee whistle and a kaz | Game Show NewsNet - Cash Cab: After Dark Destination: Chat 'n Chew, 16th West and Union Square Blocks: 27. First strike here... $50: The National Weather Service uses the slogan "Turn around, don't drown" to warn people about what specific type of flood? They think about "flash flood"... No follow-through, though. 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But will they put it at risk for double? Nope. They take the money and run. Starting the second half of the night shift with... Passenger: Amy & Jazz Destination: 52nd between Fifth & Sixth; the 21 Club Blocks: 41. First three are gotten. The fourth... $50: Attempting to anger its diminutive leader, the US banned the sale of iPods, Marlboros, and Segways to what country in 2006? They go with Cuba... Strike one! It was North Korea. "Diminutive" means short, or Kim Jong-Il. $100: Reemerging every 17 years, what noisy locust-like bugs can serve as a high-protein snack that tastes like asparagus? Locusts... are wrong. It was "cicada". Strike two. First $200 question... $200: Named for the gynecologist who invented them, what exercises for the pelvic muscles were originally developed to combat incontinence? Street Shoutout! "Kegel"... correct for $650! With one block to go, we have a red light... RED LIGHT CHALLENGE: Used by US military websites, .mil is one of the seven original Internet domains introduced in 1985. Name five of the remaining six. .gov, .edu, .com, .net, and .org are right for $900! The final one: .int. The ladies get one more question with two strikes... $200: In the world's darkest children's rhyme, what disturbed daughter gives her mother 40 whacks with an axe? "Annie ... something..." We're here, so this is for everything. "Annie"... is wrong. It was Lizzy Borden. All together now... Lizzy Borden had an axe, Gave her mother 40 whacks. When she saw what she had done, She gave her father 41. It's 20 after 1 on a Saturday morning. Streets are still filled with people. People like this... Passengers: Monica, Drew & Levi Destination: 50th & Broadway; Caroline's Blocks: 27 They sweep the first tier for $200 and the second for another $400. They get one more $200 question for $800 and a perfect game! Will THEY play the Video? We're playing the |
When its big neighbor made its debut at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, this country was asked to use a different name. It refused and thus became the only country to boycott the Winter Olympics. What is the country in question? | Sports – Olympics | Jon The Blogcentric Jon The Blogcentric Brazil’s athletes have won a total of 108 Olympic medals in 14 sports. Whenever an Olympic Games happens, I usually publish a blog relating to the host city or the host country. In this case, I’ll be focusing on Brazil’s past Olympic success and it has a lot. Brazil has won a total of 108 Olympic medals: 23 of them gold. That ranks them 33rd for all-time medals at the Summer Olympics. That’s also the most of any South American nation. OFF TO A START The very first Olympic Games Brazil sent an Olympic team to was the Antwerp Games of 1920 and they debuted with a bang, literally. Brazil won a gold, silver and bronze in various shooting events. The gold going to Guilherme Paraense in the rapid fire pistol event. After the Antwerp Games, Brazil’s Olympic results consisted of woes up to World War II. They sent a 12-athlete team to Paris in 1924, a 67-athlete team to Los Angeles in 1932 which I will focus later on, and a 73-athlete team to the Berlin Games of 1936. All of which resulted in not a single medal won. Nevertheless there were some rays of hope. The biggest being from swimmer Maria Lenk. Just after finishing out of the final at her event in Berlin, she would set a world record in her event. She made history as the first Brazilian swimmer ever to hold a swimming world record. The Maria Lenk Aquatic Centre which was built for the 2007 Pan Am Games and will host three aquatic sports for Rio 2016 was named in her honor. HARD TIMES FOR 1932 One of Brazil’s most famous Olympic stories is not exactly a positive one. It involved their Olympic team in 1932 as the world was going through the Great Depression at the time. Brazil was also hit hard during the Great Depression and their Olympic team were also feeling the heat. In order to raise funds for the team, the athletes would sell coffee beans at every port their ship, the Itaquicê, would dock at. Once the shipped docked at San Pedro, the authorities at the Port Of Los Angeles charged Brazil $1 for each athlete they let off the ship. The Brazilian team first let off the athletes with the best medal chances and swimmer Maria Lenk who would become the first Brazilian female to compete at the Olympics. However it wasn’t all over. The Itaquicê then sailed to San Francisco to sell more beans to fund the other athletes. It was successful enough to give the water polo, rowing and athletics athletes enough funds to compete. However the lack of funds meant 15 athletes could not live out their Olympic dreams and thus sail back to Brazil on the Itaquicê. The best result for the team was a 4th place in rowing. SLOW BUT SURE IMPROVEMENTS Brazil’s first Olympic great: triple-jumper Adhemar Ferreira da Silva. After World War II, Brazil would get better in sports at the Olympic Games but it would mostly go unnoticed for decades. The biggest notice came in the men’s triple jump. Even before the Helsinki Games in 1952, Adhemar Ferreira da Silva held the world record in the men’s triple jump. In Helsinki, winning was an ease for da Silva as he won by almost 10 inches and set a new world record in the process. Da Silva would repeat as Olympic champion in 1956. Da Silva would prove himself to be one of the greats of triple-jumping as his career would not only include two gold medals but he’d also break the world record five times in his career. Da Silva would prove to be inspiring to Brazil as there would be two other male triple jumpers who would win Olympic medals and break the world record too. Unfortunately for Brazil, Da Silva would prove to be Brazil’s only Olympic champion up until 1980. With the exception of a silver in the triple jump in 1968, Brazil’s Olympic teams after World War II would come home with nothing but bronze in that meantime. Sure they’d always have at least one medal but a single silver and the rest bronze was pretty much it from 1960 to 1976. It’s not to say it was all bad as Brazil would expand its abilities to win medals in other sports like basketball, swimming, sailing and judo. A BREAKTHROUGH IN 1980 T | What famous sauce is manufactured by McIlhenny & Co? Tabasco What year was th - Pastebin.com In what country can one find 40 species of lemurs? A: Madagascar. RAW Paste Data What famous sauce is manufactured by McIlhenny & Co? Tabasco What year was the first motor race held that was classed as Formula 1? 1950 In the wild west, how was Henry McCarty better known? Billy The Kid How many stories did each of the World Trade Towers have? 110 What is the name of the cafe in Coronation Street? 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What is the name of the ritual practiced by some Bedouin tribes for the purpose of lie detection in which the accused is asked to lick a hot object? | AboutForsyth.com • View topic - NEW A/F INDEX CATEGORY ?? NEW A/F INDEX CATEGORY ?? NEW A/F INDEX CATEGORY ?? by Relentless » Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:02 pm Well Big Doggie (chomp chomp), it is beginning to look like one of our commissioners may be coming very close to earning the distinction of being featured in his own category on the About Forsyth Index page. Maybe a contest would be in order to name this category. Bisha'a Wikipedia Bisha'a or Bisha (the ordeal by fire, trial by fire or fire test) is a ritual practiced today by some Bedouin tribes of the Judean, Negev and Sinai deserts for the purpose of lie detection. The basic ritual consists of the accused being asked to lick a hot metal object (spoon, ladle, rod, etc.) thrice. He is provided with water for rinsing after the ceremony. He is then inspected by the official who presides over the ceremony - the Mubesha (or Mubasha) and by the designated witnesses of the ritual. If the person undergoing the ritual is found to have a scarred or burnt tongue, it is concluded that he was lying. The Howeitat Bedouin call this ritual "the true light of God". Re: NEW A/F INDEX CATEGORY ?? by MAD JAX » Thu Oct 06, 2011 10:23 am Whew, talk about the Riot Act! I only agree that things haven't exactly gone as perhaps SOME have expected since the elections of 2008. Now I just have to ask: Hindsight being 20-20, in objectively regarding the Global Assessment of Function of the standing Forsyth County district 4 commissioner for his actions, as well as those of his appointees: Are we better off today for having replaced (former) district 4 commissioner Dave Richard? "Impossible" is a degree of difficulty set by imagination for lack of motivation. | Log In - New York Times Log In Don't have an account? Sign up here » In order to access our Web site, your Web browser must accept cookies from NYTimes.com. More information » |
What is Gregory Peck's real first name? | Gregory Peck - Biography - IMDb Gregory Peck Biography Showing all 193 items Jump to: Overview (5) | Mini Bio (2) | Spouse (2) | Trade Mark (5) | Trivia (136) | Personal Quotes (38) | Salary (5) Overview (5) 6' 3" (1.91 m) Mini Bio (2) Eldred Gregory Peck was born in La Jolla, California, to Bernice Mary (Ayres) and Gregory Pearl Peck, a chemist and druggist in San Diego. He had Irish (from his paternal grandmother), English, and some German, ancestry. His parents divorced when he was five years old. An only child, he was sent to live with his grandmother. He never felt he had a stable childhood. His fondest memories are of his grandmother taking him to the movies every week and of his dog, which followed him everywhere. He studied pre-med at UC-Berkeley and, while there, got bitten by the acting bug and decided to change the focus of his studies. He enrolled in the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York and debuted on Broadway after graduation. His debut was in Emlyn Williams ' play "The Morning Star" (1942). By 1943 he was in Hollywood, where he debuted in the RKO film Days of Glory (1944). Stardom came with his next film, The Keys of the Kingdom (1944), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. Peck's screen presence displayed the qualities for which he became well known. He was tall, rugged and heroic, with a basic decency that transcended his roles. He appeared in Alfred Hitchcock 's Spellbound (1945) as an amnesia victim accused of murder. In The Yearling (1946), he was again nominated for an Academy Award and won the Golden Globe. He was especially effective in westerns and appeared in such varied fare as David O. Selznick 's critically blasted Duel in the Sun (1946), the somewhat better received Yellow Sky (1948) and the acclaimed The Gunfighter (1950). He was nominated again for the Academy Award for his roles in Gentleman's Agreement (1947), which dealt with anti-Semitism, and Twelve O'Clock High (1949), a story of high-level stress in an Air Force bomber unit in World War II. With a string of hits to his credit, Peck made the decision to only work in films that interested him. He continued to appear as the heroic, larger-than-life figures in such films as Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951) and Moby Dick (1956). He worked with Audrey Hepburn in her debut film, Roman Holiday (1953). Peck finally won the Oscar, after four nominations, for his performance as lawyer Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962). In the early 1960s he appeared in two darker films than he usually made, Cape Fear (1962) and Captain Newman, M.D. (1963), which dealt with the way people live. He also gave a powerful performance as Capt. Keith Mallory in The Guns of Navarone (1961), one of the biggest box-office hits of that year. In the early 1970s he produced two films, The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (1972) and The Dove (1974), when his film career stalled. He made a comeback playing, somewhat woodenly, Robert Thorn in the horror film The Omen (1976). After that, he returned to the bigger-than-life roles he was best known for, such as MacArthur (1977) and the monstrous Nazi Dr. Josef Mengele in the huge hit The Boys from Brazil (1978). In the 1980s he moved into television with the mini-series The Blue and the Gray (1982) and The Scarlet and the Black (1983). In 1991 he appeared in the remake of his 1962 film, playing a different part, in Martin Scorsese 's Cape Fear (1991). He was also cast as the progressive-thinking owner of a wire and cable business in Other People's Money (1991). In 1967 Peck received the Academy's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. He was also been awarded the US Presidential Medal of Freedom. Always politically progressive, Peck was active in such causes as anti-war protests, workers' rights and civil rights. He died in June 2003, aged 87. Children with Veronique Peck : Tony Peck (b. 1956) and Cecilia Peck (b. 1958). Oldest son, Jon, committed suicide by gunshot. [1975] Chairman, Motion Picture & Television Relief Fund. [1971] Recipient, Presidential Medal of Freedom, nation's highest civilian awa | Rev Richard Pechey (with image, tweet) · yateley_history · Storify No.1 Rev Richard F Pechey Rev Pechey was Yateley's longest serving Vicar in the 20th century, retiring aged 73 at the end of World War 2. He had succeeded Rev A J Howell, taking his first christening at St Peter's on 7 July 1929. The child baptised was Brian Alan Harold Maybanks, son of Harold George & Gladys Myrtle Maybanks. Harold was a gardener, of The Garage, Firgrove Manor, Eversley. When the Rev Pechey arrived in Yateley the Vicarage was on Vicarage Road. It's now called Glebe House. In the early 1930s he moved to the house at Church End then called St Peter’s Cottage. Now it's called The Old Vicarage. In 1933 Rev Pechey's wife, Mabel Rose Salisbury Pechey died aged 56. The sad loss of his wife may have prompted him to move to the smaller house near the church. Richard Francis Pechey was born 28 Feb 1872 in Leytonstone the son of John Thomas Primrose Pechey, a corn merchant born in Biggleswade. In 1881 the 9 year old Richard was living in Fillebrook Road, Leyton with his father and mother, his 5 year old sister Adeline, his 4 year old brother Archibald Thomas, his mother's brother, and three servants: a cook, a nurse and a housemaid. By census day 1901 he was a clergyman living in Halifax, having just a few months before married Mabel Rose Salisbury Churchill. Mabel Rose was the daughter of Frederick Churchill, a surgeon of Cranley Gardens in Kensington. The family employed 6 servants including a butler. Rev Pechey and his wife Mabel had five daughters: Mabel Primrose born in Nov 1901, Alice Katherine Primrose in 1903, Dorothy Primrose in 1905, Evelyn Mary Primrose (1912), and the youngest, Rosemary Valentine Primrose in 1918. The daughter always known as Bobby by family and friends was Evelyn Mary Primrose Pechey. Valerie Kerslake wrote about Bobby in her article [in the Parish Magazine] on the origins of the Primrose Club. It seems that all the primroses stemmed from the Pechey side of the family, and that Primrose Pechey was practically a double-barrelled surname. The brother of Yateley's vicar was Archibald Thomas Pechey, author, playwright and lyricist. The most famous show with which he was associated as one of the lyricists was Maid of the Mountains, the second longest running show (after Chu Chin Chow) in the dark days of the First World War. Archibald Pechey was part author of Cinderella at the Hippodrome, and numerous other pantomimes. He wrote many crime novels under the nom de plume Mark Cross, right up till his death in 1961. His other pen name was Valentine (his mother's surname). If the Rev Richard Pechey was anything like his younger brother it is no wonder that he was "renowned for his sermons which filled the church pews." That quote is from Doug Gibbs, son of the Yateley's schoolmaster at that time. Doug also tells me that two of Rev Pechey's "grown-up daughters were known for frolics and antics." I pressed him to give me some examples. Before he replied from Essex, I asked Muriel Brent. She sagely replied that "people liked to talk in those days." Doug wrote back giving me several examples of "frolics and antics" one of which occurred at the Yateley Carnival just before WW2. Bobby Pechey arrived at the judging area, just in front of the Dog & Partridge, "sitting on the bonnet of an Austin Seven waving a Union Jack and a Swastika flag." A strong contrast with her sterling efforts later in the war to keep the home fires burning.... Perhaps it was not surprising that Bobby and her sister were known for "frolics and antics" with an uncle connected with operetta and pantomime. But it will seem even less surprising when I tell you that their first cousin, the daughter of the author, playwright and lyricist was Phyllis Nan Soutain Primrose Pechey, better known to TV audiences as ITV's first celebrity chef, Fanny Craddock. Peter Tipton, The Yateley Society, first published 3 Feb 2006, corrected 6 April 2014 |
Which American writer 1862-1910 said `if men knew how women pass the time when they are alone, they'd never marry'? | PPT – American RealismNovelists PowerPoint presentation | free to view - id: 3a56a-ZTEyO PPT – American RealismNovelists PowerPoint presentation | free to view - id: 3a56a-ZTEyO The Adobe Flash plugin is needed to view this content Li Wenji, Zhu Defen, Zhou Yujun 2 1. Reasons civil war, social development. People sought to describe the wide range of American experience and to present the subtleties of human personality, to portray characters who were less simply all good or all bad. 2. Realism originated in France. A literary doctrine that called for reality and truth in the depiction of ordinary life. 3. American realism, different from European realism, is more varied and individualistic. 3 4. Development of American realism first appear in the literature of local color, arbiter William Dean Howells. He defined realism as nothing more and nothing less than the truthful treatment of material. 5. Important writers Henry James, Mark Twain. 4 1. Feminist movement. Emily Dickinson, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Sarah Orne Jewett, Kate Chopin, Edith Wharton, Ellen Glasgow, Willa Cather. 2. Decline of American Romanticism, Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass. 3. Appearance of American realism 4. Appearance of American naturalism. 5 a mode of writing that gives the impression of recording or reflecting faithfully an actual way of life. The term refers, both to a literary method based on detailed accuracy of description and to a more general attitude that rejects idealization, escapism, and other extravagant qualities of romance in favor of recognizing soberly the actual problems of life. Realism is not a direct or simple reproduction of reality but a system of conventions producing a lifelike illusion of some real world outside the text, by processes of selection, exclusion, description or manners of addressing the reader. 6 The Rise of Silas Lapham (1885) Indian Summer (1886) A Hazard of New Fortunes (1890) 8 Howells believes that the smiling aspects of American life were the most prevalent and the most typical, and that American life was such that novelists could confine themselves to what would not offend the innocence of a young girl, and should therefore do so. He wrote too much, and sometimes for an immediate publicmore than thirty novels or novelettes, several volumes of short stories, and thirty-one dramas. Although Howells, James, and Twain all worked for realism, there were obvious differences between them. In thematic term, for instance, James wrote mostly for the upper reaches of American society, and Howells concerned himself chiefly with middle class life, whereas Mark Twain dealt largely with the lower strata of society. 10 1835 born in Florida, Missouri 1839 family settles in Hannibal, Missouri 1847 father dies Twain leaves school, becomes an apprentice to a printer, and works for brother Orion's newspaper 1852 several of his sketches were published, including "The Dandy Frightening the Squatter. 1953 moves to St. Louis, New York and Philadelphia. 1854 He visited Washington, DC in February. 1856 trains as steamboat pilot under Horace Bixby and lives experiences recounted in Life on the Mississippi 1858 receives steamboat piloting license 1861 fights briefly for Confederates and then travels by coach to Carson City and lives experiences recounted in Roughing It 1862 works for Virginia City Territorial Enterprise 1863 adopts the pseudonym Mark Twain 1865 "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" gives him national recognition 1869 travels to Europe and the Holy Land and lives experiences recounted in The Innocents Abroad 1870 marries Olivia and settles in Hartford, Connecticut 1894 Paige typesetting machine, in which Twain has invested almost 250,000, fails after going bankrupt, he goes on a lecturing tour of the world 1894 The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson 1895 daughter Susy dies of meningitis 1895 suffers from bronchitis and rheumatism 14 1896 Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc 1897 Following the Equator 1898 finishes paying off debts 1900 "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg" 1906 What is Man? The Notorious Jump | Little-known facts about our First Ladies... Little-known facts about our First Ladies... Martha Washington, 1731-1802 George Washington’s wife was the first to be given the title “lady” by the press, as in “Lady Washington,” and the first wife of a president to appear on U.S. postage stamp. Abigail Adams, 1744-1818 John Adams’ wife urged her husband to “remember the ladies” when he was writing the nation’s Declaration of Independence in 1776. She also was the first woman to be both a president’s wife and the mother of a president, and the first to live in the White House. Martha Jefferson, 1748-1782 No known portrait exists of Thomas Jefferson’s wife, who died 18 years before her husband was elected president. Their daughter Martha Jefferson Randolph served as White House hostess, and was the first to give birth in the presidential mansion in Washington, D.C. Dolley Madison, 1768-1849 James Madison’s wife is the only first lady given an honorary seat on the floor of Congress, and was the first American to respond to telegraph message—sent by inventor Samuel Morse. Elizabeth Monroe, 1768-1830 James Monroe's wife ended the custom of a president's wife making the first social call on the wives of other officials in Washington - and the insulted women boycotted her White House receptions. Louisa Adams, 1775-1852 John Quincy Adams’ wife was the only first lady born in a foreign country—England. She played the harp, wrote satirical plays and raised silkworms. Rachel Jackson, 1767-1828 Andrew Jackson’s wife was a bigamist, having married Jackson before she was divorced from her first husband. She died after Jackson was elected president but before his inauguration. Her niece Emily Donelson served as White House hostess during most of the Jackson administration. Hannah Van Buren, 1783-1819 Martin Van Buren’s wife—his second cousin—died 18 year before her husband was elected president. Their daughter-in-law Angelica Van Buren served as White House hostess during the last two year of the Van Buren administration. Anna Harrison, 1775-1864 William Henry Harrison’s wife is the only spouse of a president and grandmother of another. She never lived in the White House because her husband died a month after his inauguration. Their daughter-in-law Jane Harrison served as White House hostess for the shortest time—30 days. Letitia Tyler, 1790-1842 John Tyler’s first wife was a stroke victim and the first president’s wife to die in the White House. Their daughter Letty Tyler Semple and daughter-in-law Priscilla Cooper Tyler served as White House hostesses until Tyler eloped with his second wife, Julia (1820-1889), who became the first photographed first lady. Sarah Polk, 1803-1891 James Polk’s wife worked as the president's secretary without taking a salary, and forbid dancing and card playing the White House. Margaret “Peggy” Taylor, 1788-1852 Zachary Taylor’s wife learned to shoot a gun when she lived with her husband on the Western frontier. When she lived in the White House, she refused to serve as hostess, giving that role to their daughter Betty Taylor Bliss. Abigail Fillmore, 1798-1853 Millard Fillmore’s wife was the first presidential spouse to work and earn a salary before marriage—as a schoolteacher. She died three weeks after leaving the White House, and her husband later married Caroline Fillmore, a widower who was wealthier than he was. Jane Pierce, 1806-1863 Franklin Pierce’s wife discouraged her husband’s interest in politics. Two months before his inauguration, Mrs. Pierce was overtaken with grief and depression when she witnessed the gruesome death of their only living son in a train accident. She never completely recovered from the trauma. Harriet Lane, 1830-1903 James Buchanan’s niece was the White House hostess for the only president to remain a bachelor. An avid art collector, Lane upon her death bequeathed her collection to the Smithsonian Institution, which today includes the National Gallery of Art. Mary Lincoln, 1818-1882 Abraham Lincoln’s wife was the first to hold séances in the White House |
The Harry Potter series of books was published by which British publisher? | Harry Potter series: Britain's spy agency alerted books' publisher to possible online leaked copy - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Harry Potter series: Britain's spy agency alerted books' publisher to possible online leaked copy Updated April 11, 2016 13:54:18 Map: United Kingdom Usually concerned with top secret matters affecting national security, Britain's eavesdropping spy agency GCHQ was also on the lookout for leaks of a yet-to-be-published Harry Potter book, its publisher has revealed. Shortly before the publication of one of the volumes in JK Rowling's seven-part wizarding saga, publisher Nigel Newton received an unexpected phone call. "I remember the British spy eavesdropping station GCHQ rang me up and said 'we've detected an early copy of this book on the internet'," Mr Newton told the ABC's Conversations program in an interview last week , which gained attention in Britain on Sunday. "I got him to read a page to our editor and she said 'no, that's a fake'," said Mr Newton, founder and chief executive of publishing house Bloomsbury, which published the Harry Potter series. A spokesman for GCHQ said: "We do not comment on our defence against the dark arts," in reference to a subject taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, in which pupils learn how to defend themselves and fight back against the evil deeds of Dark Wizards. Nigel Newton's publishing house, Bloomsbury, was at the centre of the phenomenon and immense fortune generated by JK Rowling's series. Listen to his interview on Conversations with Richard Fidler. He said it was lucky that they had "many allies", describing the spies as "good guys" and those trying to ruin the plot of the book as "the enemies". The incident appears to represent the absolute fever pitch surrounding the books at that time, with Mr Newton adding the publishers had a number of security measures in place — including guard dogs and stationed security at printing houses. "It was completely mad [the demand for the books] and we were in the eye of the storm," Mr Newton said. "I remember Jo Rowling phoning me once after she delivered a new book and saying, 'please, Nigel, will you release the name of the title because I have people outside searching my trashcan looking for bits of paper'. "At that time we had to go into a complete security lockdown because people were trying to steal the manuscript." Photo: Author JK Rowling said people were going through her rubbish for clues on the book's plot. (Reuters: Suzanne Plunkett ) Mr Newton recalled another breach when a security guard fired blank rounds at a journalist while trying to sell stolen copies of the book to the media. He also described one incident where Sun newspaper sent a journalist with an attache case full of 5,000 pounds in notes to circle the printing factory at Clay's, Bungee and Suffolk. "They offered a worker this money if he would go in and make a copy," he said. The publishing house, described by Mr Newton as the midwives for the series, regarded keeping the plot secret as very important. "It's one of the reasons that people read it all at once," he said. "[After] a midnight launch, most of the kids had read the book by the next day." First book draws readers into this other world: Newton Mr Newton recalled the time before the first book was published, when the manuscript had been rejected by 12 other publishers. Unaware of these rebuffs, Bloomsbury signed the author without hesitation. "It's not a good selling point [to say] 'here, nobody else wants it but we're scraping the bottom of the barrel so we'll have you," he joked. Photo: Fans lined up for the launch of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. (ABC TV) His colleagues in the children's division did not have a lot of books on the list, so they had a look at the book. "They all sat on beanbags at the top of the 21st century box building in Soho square... and they passed each page around from this one copy they had," Mr Newton said. "They all got so excited that they photocopied the material and rolled it up in a scroll and tied it u | J. K. Rowling Says “Harry Potter” Character is Gay | NewNowNext J. K. Rowling Says “Harry Potter” Character is Gay by Michael Jensen 10/20/2007 Friday night, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling revealed that Albus Dumbledore, mentor to the world-famous boy wizard and Hogwart’s headmaster, is gay. According to AP sources, during a question and answer session before a full house at Carnegie Hall in New York City, Rowling made the surprise revelation when a fan of the books asked the author whether Dumbledore would ever find “true love”. Rowling responded, “Dumbledore is gay.” Some in the audience reportedly gasped while others applauded. The author went on to explain that Dumbledore loved rival wizard Gellert Grindewald who he had long ago vanquished in battle. Said Rowling, “Falling in love can blind us to an extent.” She then added, Dumbledore was “horribly, terribly let down” and that his love was his “great tragedy” According to Rowling, she also revealed the truth about Dumbledore’s sexual orientation during the filming of the sixth movie, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. She had noticed a reference in the script indicating Dumbledore had once been interested in a girl and sent a message to director David Yates. Albus Dumbledore in “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” “There’s been speculation in the kids’ lit community as to why Rowling’s Harry Potter universe didn’t include any gay or lesbian characters,” said Brent Hartinger, author of the children’s fantasy Dreamquest and also various young adult books about gay teens. “Was Rowling just clueless or indifferent about the topic? Or was she making some kind of statement — as hard as that is to believe, given how cool she seems to be on virtually every other social issue? This interesting news about Dumbledore answers these questions, but creates one more: why didn’t his sexual orientation ever come up in the books, even in the passing?” That is likely to be the question Rowling will face in the coming days. While gay fans of the books will no doubt celebrate the news, the fact that the information is not found in any of the books or movies will likely diminish the revelation of the impact. As newsworthy as the revelation is, had it come at some point during the publication of one of the seven books, it would have likely generated a larger discussion about what it means. Rowling is likely to face criticism on another front. The news that a major character is gay, in what is likely the most popular children’s book series of all time, is almost certain to inflame the author’s critics in some corners of the Christian community. Indeed, the Harry Potter books have already faced frequent criticism and calls to be banned for their use of magic. No doubt those critics will only take this news as more ammunition in their fight against the books. |
In which jail did John Bunyan write Pilgrim's Progress? | John Bunyan Biography, Writer of Pilgrims Progress - Christian Biography Resources The Life of John Bunyan by George W. Latham John Bunyan was born in November, 1628, at Elstow, a little village about a mile south of Bedford in Bedfordshire [England]. His ancestors, who were in very humble circumstances, lived in Bedfordshire probably as early as the twelfth century; and the name, under various spellings, appears in the records of that county at intervals from that time until very recently. Thomas Bunyan, the grandfather of John, left at his death in 1641 a small property, one-half of which he bequeathed to his son Thomas. This second Thomas, who was a maker and mender of pots and kettles, described himself in certain documents as a brazier or tinker. He did not belong to the rather disreputable class of vagrant tinkers for whom seventeenth century literature expressed great contempt, and who were usually of gypsy origin, but was a freeholder, settled permanently in Elstow and plying his trade in the neighboring towns and villages. The mother of John Bunyan, Margaret Bentley of Elstow, came from people of some substance and of a slightly higher social position than the Bunyans. The life of the family was a severe struggle with poverty. Bunyan's parents were able, nevertheless, to send him to school. In his own words, "It pleased God to put it into their hearts to put me to school, to learn me both to read and write." The only book that we know of his reading in childhood was the Life of Sir Bevis of Southampton, probably one of the cheap pamphlets known as chapbooks. This book was ever after in his mind the type of profane and worldly literature. We know very little of Bunyan's life during this period, but it is clear that the intensity of his inner life, even as a child, was extraordinary. He tells us that it was his delight "to be taken captive by the devil at his will, being filled with all unrighteousness," and that he had few equals for his years "both for cursing, swearing, lying, and blaspheming the holy name of God." At the same time, he was "greatly afflicted and troubled with the thoughts of the fearful torments of hell-fire." Already he had begun to dream dreams and see visions. In 1644 his mother died, and within two months his father married again. This marriage apparently caused an estrangement between father and son, and the son spent the three following years as a soldier. There is in Bunyan's works one allusion to his military service, and there are many passages which could not have been so realistically managed except for this experience, but there is not a single line to indicate on which side be fought. This is the more remarkable when we remember that the issues in the English Civil War were as much religious as political. The fact is that Bunyan took very little interest in political questions and literally obeyed the injunction to render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's. In the absence of direct proof Macaulay assumed, in his article on Bunyan in the Encyclopædia Britannica, that Bunyan was on the side of Parliament. Froude, on the other hand relying upon the facts that Bunyan's parents were adherents of the Established Church and that he himself was baptised in the parish church, felt sure that he was on the side of the King. There was really not a particle of direct evidence on the subject until, a few years ago, the muster rolls of the garrison at Newport Pagnell were discovered. By them it was shown that Bunyan served under Sir Samuel Luke, a well-known Parliamentary | SEPTEMBER September 1 SEPTEMBER National day of Libya, commemorating Colonel Gaddafis overthrow of King Idris I in 1969. 1864: Birth of Sir Roger David Casement, British diplomat. During World War I, in 1914, he organized Irish prisoners of war into a brigade, and led a Republican uprising. The Germans sent them to Ireland in a submarine, but as they tried to land, Casement was arrested by the British on charges of treason, for which he was later tried and executed. 1904: Helen Keller, deaf and blind from infancy, graduated from Radcliffe College with honours. 1920: France established the state of Lebanon, with Beirut as its capital. 1923: Over 300,000 people died in a huge earthquake in Japan, and Tokyo and Yokohama were devastated. 1933: Publication date of The Shape of Things to Come, the science fiction classic by H G Wells. 1939: Germany invaded Poland, starting the Second World War. 1951: The Premier supermarket opened in Earls Court, London, the first supermarket in Britain. 1972: Bobby Fischer won the world chess championships at Reykjavik against Boris Spassky. He was the first US player to win the world championships. 2 SEPTEMBER 1666: In a bakery in Pudding Lane, the Great Fire of London began. The blaze was devastating, causing five times as much damage as the Blitz. The fire spread to a nearby warehouse filled with tar barrels, which exploded, and the flames burned for four days, destroying 13,000 buildings. 1726: Birth of John Howard, English prison reformer. As high sheriff, it was his job to inspect Bedford jail, and the conditions he found there were shocking. The physical environment was filthy, and the jailers were paid not in regular salaries but in prisoners fees. He persuaded Parliament to eliminate many of the abuses. 1858: In New York, a songwriter known only as J.K. copyrighted The Yellow Rose of Texas. 1906: Roald Amundsen sailed the last part of his journey around the Northwest Passage. 1914: Birth of Lord George Brown, British statesman, who brought his frank and colourful personality to his position as Foreign Secretary during Harold Wilsons Labour government from 1966-8. 1923: The first elections were held in the Irish Free State. 1942: 50,000 Jews were killed by the German SS as they used flame-throwers and grenades to destroy the Warsaw Ghetto after weeks of resistance. 1945: On board the aircraft carrier Missouri in Tokyo Bay, General MacArthur accepted Japans surrender, which ended the Second World War. Ho Chi Minh became President of the new North Vietnam Republic. 1980: The BBC cricket commentator John Arlott retired after 35 years of broadcasting. This was his last days work, on the Lords Centenary Match. 1987: Philips introduced the video disc, called CD-video, which combined digital sound with high-definition video. 3 SEPTEMBER 1728: Birth of Matthew Boulton, English engineer. He and James Watt collaborated to invent and manufacture the steam engine. 1752: Britain abandoned the Julian Calendar, which designated this day as 3 September, and adopted the Gregorian Calendar, making this day 14 September. 1783: Britain signed a treaty in Paris which acknowledged US independence, bringing the war to an end. 1899: Birth of Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian immunologist. He and Peter Medawar discovered acquired immunological tolerance to tissue transplants, and their work won them the Nobel Prize for Physiology in 1960. 1916: During a raid on London, Captain Leefe Robinsons biplane attacked a Zeppelin, which caught fire and crashed in Hertfordshire. He was the first pilot ever to shoot down a Zeppelin, and thousands of witnesses on the ground cheered his victory. He won the Victoria Cross for his heroism. 1930: Diedonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte completed the first non-stop flight from Paris to New York. 1935: On Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, Malcolm Campbell drove his Bluebird at 301.13 mph, setting a new world landspeed record. 1939: The Second World War began as Britain and France declared war on Germany. 1950: Nino Farina of Italy won the Monza Grand Prix, the first ever |
Most of the state of Nevada is in which time zone? | What time zone is Henderson, Nevada? Q&A What time zone is Henderson, Nevada? Henderson, Nevada is located in the Pacific Time Zone, which means that the time is Pacific Standard Time (PST) during regular time and Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) when daylight savings is in effect. Pacific Standard Time When it is Pacific Standard Time, Henderson, Nevada is UTC-08:00 which means that it is -8 hours offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The Pacific Standard Time in Henderson, Nevada (UTC-08:00) is shown in blue below: Pacific Daylight Time When it is Pacific Daylight Time, Henderson, Nevada will be UTC-07:00 which means that it is -7 hours offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the time will be as follows in green: As you can see, the difference between PST and PDT in Henderson, Nevada is one hour, because the daylight savings is adjusted by one hour. Henderson, Nevada Time Zone Summary: Pacific Standard Time (PST) | USA Time Zones: Standard Time + Daylight Saving Time + Time Zone information | Greenwich Mean Time United States of America Time in American Cities The United States of America , also referred to as the United States , the U.S. , the USA , America , and the States (colloquially), is a federal republic of 50 states, located primarily in central North America. The United States has land borders with Canada and Mexico and territorial water boundaries with Canada, Russia and the Bahamas. The USA is otherwise bounded by the Pacific Ocean, the Bering Sea, the Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Forty-eight of the states, "the continental" or "contiguous 48 states" are located in a single region between Canada and Mexico. The other two are Alaska and the archipelago of Hawaii. There is a federal district, the District of Columbia named 'Columbia' for the old poetic name for the country, comprising the capital, Washington, D.C . The United States also owns a number of overseas territories. The largest cities are New York , Los Angeles and Chicago . USA Time Zones The United States spans 6 time zones. It shares the main four time zones with Canada ( Eastern Time , Central Time , Mountain Time and Pacific Time ). Hawaii Time and Alaska Time are separate Time zones. View current time in all US time zones: World Clock USA Daylight Saving Time Since 2007: Daylight Saving Time begins for most of the United States at 2 a.m. on the second Sunday of March. Time revert to standard time at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in November. Daylight Saving Time, for the U.S. and its territories, is NOT observed in Hawaii , American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the state of Arizona (not the Navajo Indian Reservation, which does observe). Navajo Nation participates in the Daylight Saving Time policy, due to its large size and location in three states. USA & Canada clocks are now on STANDARD TIME |
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American Speed Enterprises, Inc. 3006 Ave of the Cities Moline, | 11 Facts About the Ghostbusters Ecto-1 You Never Knew - The Drive 11 Facts About the Ghostbusters Ecto-1 You Never Knew That's the original, Bill Murray-helmed 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor Ectomobile—not the new, '80s replacement. twitter.com/@angryinparadise instagram.com/angryinparadise Tomorrow, the Ghostbusters reboot premieres. The one with an all-female cast featuring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones. Perhaps you’ve heard things about the flick, thanks to the extremely divisive reviews it’s getting . (Slate has an interesting theory about how all the negative reviews are from male critics , by the by.) But we’re not here to debate the quality of the film. We’re here to talk Ecto-1. No, not the new film's ‘80s Caddy hearse that was recently bopping around as a Lyft ride —the original Ectomobile, a beautiful 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor ambulance conversion. Here are some surprising facts about gloriously-finned, specter-fightin’ wagon. Miller and Meteor were initially competing companies. Wayne Corporation, an Indiana company that made buses, wanted to diversify. In 1954, they purchased Meteor Motor Car, which built limousines and ambulances. Two years later, Wayne bought A.J. Miller Company, maker of hearses and ambulances. Wayne aligned the two former competitors and by 1957, they were a well-oiled machine. Two years later, the base model for the Ecto-1 rolled out of the Piqua, Ohio plant. The tailfins were the largest to appear on a production car. They’re the same from the 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Flickr.com The Miller-Meteor production run was very limited. Only about 400 vehicles were made. The powerplant was a 6.3-liter V-8, good for 320 horsepower. Seems like a lot until you factor in the car’s curb weight: around three tons. At nearly 20 feet in length, the Cadillac Miller-Meteor was an unwieldy car to handle, though it was a smooth ride thanks to an air suspension system. Early scripts called for a 1975 Cadillac ambulance. Though by the time the final shooting script was locked in, the 1959 model was settled on, though the purchase price was too low at $1,400. The cost Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) mentions in the film, $4,800, was more believable. Originally, Ecto-1 was imbued with a more sinister presence. Aykroyd, who co-penned the initial drafts with Harold Ramis, described the Ecto-1 as black with purple-and-white strobe lights giving it an ethereal, purple glow. It was also to have supernatural powers, including inter-dimensional travel and the ability to dematerialize. The dark paint was scrapped after the cinematographer pointed out how often the car would be shot at night. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images The vehicle designer was poorly credited in the film. Stephen Dane was tapped by director Ivan Reitman to design and oversee the development of Ecto-1 from scratch. He also designed the Proton Pack, Particle Thrower, Trap, Giga meter, Slime Scooper and Slime Blower—all within two weeks of the start of shooting. His name was misspelled (Steven Dane) in the credits and he’s listed only as a “Hardware Consultant.” Dane’s original hand-drawn drafts are insanely accurate and detailed. You have to see him flip through them in this incredible interview . Two Miller-Meteors were purchased, but the converted one was primarily used during filming. The primary vehicle was originally a gold ambulance . The secondary vehicle was used mostly for the early pre-modification scenes, where Stantz talks about the laundry list of issues plaguing the car. Marc Piasecki/Getty Images Sight of the Ecto-1 during the film’s promotion caused crashes. 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What is the biggest island in the Indian Ocean? | Islands of the Indian Ocean travel guide - Wikitravel 3.5 Uninhabited or Restricted Islands The islands of the Indian Ocean are a varied collection, including many of the smallest territories and one of the largest island nations (Madagascar). Many hug the coastlines of continents; others must be sought out hundreds of miles from any other land. Perhaps the one thing they have in common was being affected by the tsunami of Boxing Day 2004, ranging from remarkable waves to inundation. Reunion island in the sky Note: The subantarctic islands south of 45° latitude are categorized here instead as islands of the Southern Ocean . | Java Trench | Indian Ocean | Britannica.com Indian Ocean Alternative Title: Sunda Double Trench Similar Topics Kuril Trench Java Trench, also called Sunda Double Trench, deep submarine depression in the eastern Indian Ocean that extends some 2,000 miles (3,200 km) in a northwest-southeast arc along the southwestern and southern Indonesian archipelago. It is located about 190 miles (305 km) off the southwestern coasts of the islands of Sumatra and Java , stretching eastward south of the western Lesser Sunda Islands . To the northwest the trench merges with a system of islands and continental shelves that eventually extend into the Ganges River delta. For about half its length, off of Sumatra, it is divided into two parallel troughs by an underwater ridge, and much of the trench is at least partially filled with sediments. Its slopes exceed 10° and descend to a maximum depth of 24,440 feet (7,450 metres), the deepest point in the Indian Ocean. The Java Trench constitutes an extensive subduction zone , where the seafloor of the tectonic plate to the west is being forced under the stable plate to the east (there represented by the Sunda Shelf and the Sunda Island arc). It is an active volcanic and seismic zone. In 2004 a massive undersea earthquake (magnitude 9.1) centred off northwestern Sumatra at the northern limit of the trench displaced a section of the fault zone stretching northward for more than 600 miles (1,000 km). This triggered a large tsunami that inundated coastal areas throughout the Indian Ocean region and caused widespread death and destruction. Learn More in these related articles: |
What form of bridge is Tower Bridge, London? | Tower Bridge | London’s Famous Bridges | London Landmarks Step inside the Engine Rooms to find one of London's true hidden gems. Soak in the atmosphere as authentic machinery which once lifted Tower Bridge’s 1000 tonne bascules fill the space with whirring wheels and moving pistons. These beautifully maintained coal-driven engines are sure to amaze. | City of London - Modern and Historical Architecture. - Trip | Tipter City of London - Modern and Historical Architecture. MAY 09,2013 - MAY 09,2013 (1 DAYS) Citywalk City of London - Modern and Historical Architecture: I recommend you to do what no guidebook, no other web site or normal person was daring to offer you: start at the Bank Square (see below: never in cold or windy days) and explore, in-depth, 3-4 streets, from the 9 streets that converge on the Bank junction area: Prince, Threadneedle, Cornhill, Lombard, Mansion House, King William, Walbrook, Queen Victoria and Poultry. From this selection - do not miss: Threadneedle (!), Cornhill, Lombard (!), Mansion House and Walbrook. I highly recommend to end with the Threadneedle / Cornhill / Lombard streets - continuing this itinerary to Bishophsgate and many other architectural masterpieces in the City of London. If you don't stick with our itinerary - end with King William Street and head to the Monument or the Thames. I suspect that our offer will consume half of your day. Start: Bank tube / DLR stations. End : Tower tube / National Rail / DLR stations. Weather: Only in acceptable weather. Avoid this route in rainy, windy or cold days. The Bank environs and the southern parts of the City of London are very cold when the temperatures are low. We end our route in the St. Katherine Docks (a pure contrast to the urban City) - and, there, you must face a smiling sun. Duration: one busy day. Orientation: half-a-day for exploring the Bank and its adjoining streets, continuing northward into the heart of the City, exploring many famous, architectural monuments/buildings and heading southward to the Thames two banks. Prepare your camera - you'll shoot tens or, even, hundreds of photos. Note or warning: The Bank underground station is such a maze. The worst designed station on the network with very poor crowd flows and very long walks to change lines. This is probably one of the most confusing stations as it has like 9 different exits. You have to walk long distances to find your line. Additionally, it's sort of a conjoined twin with the Monument station. Even though Monument is several streets away the connection is just a little stretched. Avoid interchanging at this station at all costs. A change from the Central line to the District line (which is really at Monument) actually involves a hike which has many a tourist wondering if they'll ever get out. Moreover, It's not even a flat route. There are stairs/escalators that go up and down several times. Get out from the underground station ASAP. The junction itself is also a maze - but this trip blog (the only one that) will make order in what you'll see outside. Another warning: Avoid coming to the Bank in a windy day. Very unpleasant to walk or stay in the Bank square when the wind blows. It is quite cold in the Bank square and the adjacent streets. Leave this itinerary to warmer days. Tip: The best time to go through the Bank is at the weekend. Take the time to walk around what now becomes an almost ghost town, while the markets sleep for the weekend. The buildings old and new are fascinating.The City itself is another story. Explore it only during weekdays. Bank Station numbered Exits: These are numbered clockwise around the Bank Concourse. 1. Poultry, Cheapside and Guild Hall, 2. Princes Street, Threadneedle Street and Bank of England, 3. Royal Exchange, Stock Exchange and toilets, 4. Cornhill, Leadenhall Market and Lloyds, 5.King William Street and Lombard Street, 6. King William Street, Lombard Street, Fenchurch Street, The Monument and London Bridge 7. Mansion House, 8. Cheapside, Queen Victoria Street, 9. Walbrook. The City is the oldest part of London and was already 1,000 years old when the Tower of London was built. It is uniquely independent from both Westminster and the Crown, has its own local government, the Corporation of London, and today is mainly a financial centre. It also has its own police force which is independent of the Metropolitan police, whose jurisdiction nevertheless s |
What ingredient causes a can of cola to sink in water, whereas a can of diet cola floats? | Why Does Coke Sink & Diet Coke Float in Water? | LIVESTRONG.COM Why Does Coke Sink & Diet Coke Float in Water? by JACK BRUBAKER Last Updated: Oct 18, 2013 Coke contains 39 g of sugar that Diet Coke does not. Photo Credit Jupiterimages/Comstock/Getty Images Many science teachers perform a demonstration in which they immerse sealed cans of Coke and Diet Coke in a tank of water. The can of Coke immediately sinks, while the can of Diet Coke floats. Some instructors have adapted this demonstration as an experiment to teach students the principles of density and buoyancy. The experiments allow students to conduct measurements so that they can devise a scientific explanation for the observed behavior. Density Density represents the relationship between a substance’s mass and the amount of space it occupies, i.e., its volume. Scientists normally express density in metric units of grams per milliliter, or g/mL. Pure water exhibits a density of 1.00 g/mL. Most other liquids exhibit densities between 0.8 and 1.3 g/mL. Composition of Coke Coca Cola consists mostly of water. But it also contains 39 g of sugars, primarily in the form of high-fructose corn syrup, or HFCS. The HFCS used by Coca-Cola and most other soft drink manufacturers exhibits a relative sweetness of 160 compared to the baseline sweetness of 100 exhibited by sucrose, or table sugar. This relative scale reflects perceived sweetness, which means that HFCS literally tastes 1.6 times sweeter than an equal amount of sucrose. As a result, a drink sweetened with HFCS requires less sweetener to achieve the desired level of sweetness than a drink sweetened with sucrose. Composition of Diet Coke Diet Coke contains an artificial sweetener: aspartame. Aspartame exhibits a perceived sweetness of 180 times that of sugar. Or, for a more direct comparison, aspartame exhibits a sweetness 113 times greater than high fructose corn syrup. As a consequence, Diet Coke only requires 0.35 grams of aspartame to achieve the same level of sweetness as the 39 g of HFCS in Coke. Buoyancy Whether an object sinks or floats depends on its buoyancy. An object placed in water exerts a downward force on the water. The water, however, pushes back. Archimedes’ principle states that the buoyant force exerted by water or any other fluid on an object is equal to the weight of the water displaced by the object. If the weight of displaced water exceeds the weight of the object, the object floats. Otherwise, it sinks. This, in part, explains why metal ships float. It also explains why the can of Diet Coke sinks. Because the two cans exhibit identical shapes and sizes, they displace equal amounts of water when submerged. But the fact that the can of Coke sinks means it must weigh more than the amount of water it displaces, whereas the can of Diet Coke weighs less. Mathematical Explanation Both the Diet Coke and Coke cans contain 12 fluid oz., or 355 milliliters, of liquid. Both beverages consist primarily of water. The primary difference lies in the sweetener. Coke contains about 325 mL of water, with a density of 1.0 g/mL, and 39 g of sugar. The contents of the can therefore weigh 325 g + 39 g = 364 g. The can of Diet Coke, however, contains only 0.3 g of aspartame. It therefore consists almost entirely of water and the can’s contents therefore weigh about 355 g. This difference in weight makes the can of Diet Coke sufficiently buoyant to float. In terms of density, the density of Diet Coke is roughly 1.00 g/mL, the same as water. The Coke, however, exhibits a density of 1.03 g/mL. Related Searches Lose Weight. Feel Great Change your life with MyPlate by LIVESTRONG.COM GOAL Gain 2 pounds per week Gain 1.5 pounds per week Gain 1 pound per week Gain 0.5 pound per week Maintain my current weight Lose 0.5 pound per week Lose 1 pound per week Lose 1.5 pounds per week Lose 2 pounds per week GENDER | Log In - New York Times Log In Don't have an account? Sign up here » In order to access our Web site, your Web browser must accept cookies from NYTimes.com. More information » |
According to Ophelia in ‘Hamlet’, what can also be called ‘herb of grace’? | Ophelia | Shakespeare II Shakespeare II 3 Replies In class we had begun to talk about Ophelia as the virginal character within the tragedy of Hamlet who takes most of the blows from Hamlet’s preconceived method of madness. The ambiguity surrounding Ophelia’s virginal attributes end up being revealed within her maddened state brought about by Hamlet’s own unadulterated pseudo-madness. Once entering into Act IV, Scene V, the switch within Ophelia’s speech from lyric to prose indicates her downfall not only in grace but in the madness that has encompassed her after Hamlet’s “Get thee to a nunnery (3.1.139) speech. As we had spoken about in class, the duality of the “nunnery” where it would have meant going into a convent for the rest of her life or to the English audience in Shakespeare’s England, it would have meant a brothel, evoking a provocative facade to what had been the virginal, pure Ophelia that Hamlet constructed only to deconstruct as the play itself falls to pieces. During her last scene alive, Ophelia’s maddened state as exhibited though the stage direction “Enter Ophelia, mad” (4.5.21) and as I had pointed out before, the change in the presentation of her dialogue into prose. During the scene with Gertrude, Uncle-Daddy Claudius, and Leartes the scene with Ophelia giving out her bouquet of flowers: “There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance. Pray, / love, remember. And there is pansies; that’s for / thoughts [ . . . ] There’s fennel for you and, and columbines. There’s / rue for you, and here’s some for me. We may call it / herb-grace o’ Sundays. O, you must wear your rue / with a difference. There’s a daisy. I would give you / some violets, but they withered all when my father / died” (4.5.175-177; 179-184). The act of her distributing the flowers could be a possible indication of Ophelia deflowering herself, just as one would be deflowered through the loss of virginity. As well, Ophelia’s title as a women had been slandered by Hamlet through the desecration of her name, by calling her a slut. In the process of her giving away the different flowers that could stand as a representation of herself, she does hold onto rue which symbolizes sorrow and repentance, whether it be for the loss of her innocence (or her impending suicide). But the repentance towards what either could be her permanent loss of innocence through death, her loss of innocence through her madness, her loss of innocence from the slandering of her name, or her loss of innocence though losing her virginity are all potential candidates to the corruption of her mind and her body through death. 2 Replies Why did Ophelia go mad? She was always listening to her father and brother and she tried to be what a woman should be at the time (which is chaste). So what went wrong? In the song that she sings, she says: “Then up her rose, and donned his clothes, And dupped the chamber door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more” (4.5.51-4). This part of the song could be interpreted as her revealing a part of her past with Hamlet, but not saying it explicitly. After learning of her father’s death, it would make sense that she would feel guilty. The societal pressures of having to be a perfect chaste woman are part of the reason she is going mad. She realizes that in society, you are either a perfect and chaste woman, or a whore. There is no in-between for women. She goes on to sing the song: “Quoth she ‘Before you tumbled me, You promised me to wed.’ So would I ‘a’ done, by yonder sun, An thou hadst not come to my bed” (4.5.61-4). This part of the song shows that Ophelia had to keep telling the tale. The song is saying that before she (any woman) slept with this man (any man), he had promised to marry her but after she slept with him, he did not find her worthy enough to marry because she had shown that she was not chaste. And this is a very screwed up double-standard that I think Ophelia is touching on. 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Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero was elected Prime Minister of which country in March 2004? | Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero | prime minister of Spain | Britannica.com prime minister of Spain José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero , (born August 4, 1960, Valladolid , Spain ), Spanish politician, who served as prime minister of Spain from 2004 to 2011. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, 2011. Liao Pan/Color China Photo/AP Zapatero was the son of a lawyer and the grandson of a Republican army officer executed by Gen. Francisco Franco ’s forces during the Spanish Civil War . He attended the University of León and became a member of the university’s law faculty after graduating in 1982. In 1986 Zapatero, who had joined the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (Partido Socialista Obrero Español; PSOE) in 1979, was elected to the national parliament, becoming its youngest member. Two years later he was made general secretary of the PSOE’s León provincial federation. Zapatero established a reputation as a capable, hardworking deputy, but he held no public office in the socialist administrations that governed Spain between 1982 and 1996. In July 2000, however, he defeated three other candidates to become the party’s general secretary. He promised to modernize both the PSOE and its policies, offering an agenda that revolved around economic efficiency , women’s rights, democratic participation, laicism, and “constructive” opposition to the conservative Popular Party (PP) government. As the 2004 general elections neared, opinion polls suggested an easy win for the PP. On March 11, 2004, however, Madrid suffered a series of terrorist attacks, and Prime Minister José María Aznar and his PP government drew criticism for their attempts to blame the Basque separatist group ETA even after members of the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda were arrested. Aided by the voter backlash, the PSOE won a surprise victory at the elections on March 14. Zapatero was sworn in as prime minister on April 17, 2004, and he subsequently appointed a cabinet that combined established and emerging figures, half of whom were women. Within weeks of taking office, he also followed through on a campaign pledge to withdraw troops serving in Iraq . (See Iraq War .) Zapatero’s government supported a number of social reforms, including the legalization of same-sex marriage and the criminalization of domestic violence. In response to two long-standing issues, the status of Catalonia and of the Basque Country , Zapatero supported the declaration of nationhood for Catalonia in 2006 and pledged not to yield to ETA terrorism, respectively. The PSOE triumphed again in the 2008 general elections after a fiercely battled campaign, though it failed to gain an absolute majority. Zapatero pledged to boost Spain’s economy—which was slumping as a result of the economic downturn then afflicting much of the world—and to continue his agenda of social and political reform, but the country’s financial situation grew worse through 2009–10. Unemployment topped 20 percent, and plummeting poll numbers and PSOE losses in regional elections forced a series of cabinet reshuffles. Zapatero announced in April 2011 that he would not seek another term as prime minister, but that news failed to buoy the PSOE, which fared poorly in another round of regional elections held the following month. In July 2011, as Spain’s economy continued to flounder, Zapatero announced that he would advance the date of the next general election from March 2012 to November 2011. In the general election on November 20, 2011, the PP routed the PSOE, which turned in its worst performance since the post-Franco restoration of democracy . Zapatero remained prime minister of a caretaker administration until the formation of a government by PP leader Mariano Rajoy in December 2011. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, 2010. Monika Flueckiger/World Economic Forum | CENTRAL AMERICA: Ousted President or Coup Leader to Regional Parliament? | Inter Press Service CENTRAL AMERICA: Ousted President or Coup Leader to Regional Parliament? Print | Danilo Valladares GUATEMALA CITY, Mar 26 2010 (IPS) - The Central American Parliament (Parlacen) has been caught up in the political confrontation in Honduras between Manuel Zelaya, the president who was ousted on Jun. 28, and the leader of the coup government, Roberto Micheletti, because the regional body is having a hard time deciding which of the two it should accept as a member. Under the treaty that created Parlacen, all outgoing former presidents and vice presidents of the member countries – El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and the Dominican Republic – automatically become regional legislators. But the toppling of Zelaya – who was removed from his house at gunpoint and put on a plane out of the country in his pajamas – and his replacement by Micheletti – who served out the rest of Zelaya’s term, until January – has led to a quandary: which of them should join Parlacen? “Our founding treaty is very clear as to who forms part of Parlacen,” said Honduran lawmaker Hena Ligia Madrid of the centre-right Liberal Party – to which both Zelaya and Micheletti belong. “It stipulates that outgoing presidents of member states are immediately admitted,” she told IPS. “In the case of Honduras, it is obvious to me, as a politician and Parlacen legislator, that the man who should come is President José Manuel Zelaya Rosales, because he was elected in free elections and was sworn in as constitutional president of the republic,” she stated. With respect to Micheletti, she said he was in the post “as the result of a military coup, and our founding charter does not say that a de facto president can become a member of this parliament when leaving that post, when it was gained in an irregular, illegal and unconstitutional manner.” Related IPS Articles POLITICS-CENTRAL AMERICA: Falling Out and Falling Apart? Guatemalan lawmaker Rodolfo Dougherty of the right-wing Partido de Avanzada Nacional, who is deputy chair of Parlacen’s political commission, preferred to stay out of the dispute, but told IPS that it is solely up to Honduras to resolve the issue. “These decisions are up to the states,” and more specifically, to the election authorities, the parliamentarian said. Besides former presidents and vice presidents, Parlacen, created in 1991 and based in Guatemala, is made up of 20 legislators from each of the six member states. However, in December, Panama passed a law to withdraw from the regional legislature as of Nov. 24 – one of the campaign pledges of right-wing President Ricardo Martinelli, who after taking office on Jul. 1 described Parlacen as a costly, ineffective “den of immunity.” He was referring to ex-presidents taking refuge in the parliamentary immunity from prosecution conferred by Parlacen, when they are accused of corruption. Costa Rica has refused to join Parlacen, on the grounds that it entails a great deal of money spent for little or no return. Representatives of Mexico, Puerto Rico, Taiwan and Venezuela participate as observers. The dilemma with respect to which former Honduran leader has the right to a seat in the regional parliament will end up in the courts, said Parlacen legislator Víctor Manuel Galdámez of Honduras’s governing right-wing National Party. “In the case of Honduras doubts have arisen, and when such doubts are legal in nature, the appropriate authorities will have the last word,” Galdámez told IPS, referring to the Central American Court of Justice. Galdámez, who is arranging a consultation with the regional court, which forms part of the Central American Integration System (SICA), said the question should be resolved in one or two weeks. The Honduran lawmaker pointed out that former Guatemalan president Ramiro de León Carpio, appointed president by Congress for the 1993-1996 period after then president Jorge Serrano (1991-1993) led a self-coup and later resigned, took a seat in Parlacen. Despite that precedent |
In which conflict did these three battles occur, Memphis, Antietam and Fredericksburg | » See all American Civil War Articles Civil War Summary: The American Civil War, 1861–1865, resulted from long-standing sectional differences and questions not fully resolved when the United States Constitution was ratified in 1789. With the defeat of the Southern Confederacy and the subsequent passage of the XIII, XIV and XV amendments to the Constitution, the Civil War’s lasting effects include abolishing the institution of slavery in America and firmly redefining the United States as a single, indivisible nation rather than a loosely bound collection of independent states. Milestones It was a war that saw many “firsts.” The long list of Civil War firsts include America’s first income tax, the first battle between ironclad ships, the first extensive use of black soldiers and sailors in U.S. service, the first use of quinine to treat typhoid fever, America’s first military draft, and many others. There were advances in medical treatment, military tactics, the chaplain service, and other fields. Over the course of the Civil War weapons ranged from obsolete flintlocks to state-of-the-art repeaters. During the Civil War, women took on new roles, including running farms and plantations and spying; some disguised themselves as men and fought in battle. All of the nation’s ethnic groups participated in the war, including Irish, Germans, American Indians, Jews, Chinese, Hispanics, etc. Other Names for the Civil War Northerners have also called the Civil War the War to Preserve the Union, the War of the Rebellion (War of the Southern Rebellion), and the War to Make Men Free. Southerners may refer to it as the War Between the States or the War of Northern Aggression. In the decades following the conflict, those who did not wish to upset adherents of either side simply called it The Late Unpleasantness. It is also known as Mr. Lincoln’s War and, less commonly, as Mr. Davis’ War. Troop Strength and Casualties Between April 1861 and April 1865, an estimated 1.5 million troops joined the war on the side of the Union and approximately 1.2 million went into Confederate service. An estimated total of 600,000 were killed in action or died of disease. More than twice that number were wounded but survived at least long enough to muster out. Casualties of the Civil War cannot be calculated exactly, due to missing records (especially on the Southern side) and the inability to determine exactly how many combatants died from wounds, drug addiction, or other war-related causes after leaving the service. An untold number of civilians also perished, primarily from disease as entire towns became hospitals. Naval Battles Most naval actions occurred on rivers and inlets or in harbors, and include history’s first clash between two ironclads, the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (a captured and converted ship formerly called the Merrimac), at Hampton Roads, Virginia , on March 9, 1862. Other actions include the Battle of Memphis (1862), Charleston Harbor (1863), and Mobile Bay (1864), and the naval sieges of Vicksburg in 1862 and again in 1863. The most famous clash between ocean-going warships was the duel between USS Kearsarge and CSS Alabama off Cherbourg, France, June 19, 1864. Throughout the war, the Union had a decided advantage in both numbers and quality of naval vessels. The War Between The States Begins On April 10, 1861, knowing that resupplies were on their way from the North to the federal garrison at Fort Sumter in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, provisional Confederate forces in the city demanded the fort’s surrender. The fort’s commander, Major Robert Anderson, refused. On April 12, the Confederates opened fire with cannon. At 2:30 p.m. the following day, Major Anderson surrendered. On April 15, Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers to put down the Southern rebellion, a move that prompted Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas and North Carolina to reverse themselves and vote in favor of session. (Most of the western section of Virginia rejected the session vote and broke away, ultimately forming a new, Union-loyal state, West Virginia .) | Atlanta Campaign - American Civil War - HISTORY.com Google William T. Sherman and Atlanta Campaign: Background William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-91) was an Ohio native who attended West Point and served in the U.S. Army before becoming a banker and then president of a military school in Louisiana . When the Civil War broke out in 1861, Sherman joined the Union Army and eventually commanded large numbers of troops, under General Ulysses S. Grant (1822-85), at the battles of Shiloh (1862), Vicksburg (1863) and Chattanooga (1863). In the spring of 1864, Sherman became supreme commander of the armies in the West and was ordered by Grant to take the city of Atlanta, then a key military supply center and railroad hub for the Confederates. Did You Know? Today, the city of Atlanta’s motto is “Resurgens,” Latin for “rising again.” The city also adopted the phoenix, a mythical bird that is reborn from its own ashes, as a symbol. 1864 Atlanta Campaign Sherman’s Atlanta campaign began in early May 1864, and in the first few months his troops engaged in several fierce battles with Confederate soldiers on the outskirts of the city, including the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain on June 27, which the Union forces lost. However, on September 1, Confederate forces under John Hood (1831-79) pulled out of Atlanta and the city, a symbol of Confederate pride and strength, was surrendered the next day. Sherman’s men continued to defend it through mid-November. Before he set off on his famous March to the Sea on November 15, Sherman ordered that Atlanta’s military resources, including munitions factories, clothing mills and railway yards, be burned. The fire got out of control and left Atlanta in ruins. March to the Sea After leaving Atlanta, Sherman and some 60,000 of his soldiers headed toward Savannah, Georgia . The purpose of this March to the Sea was to frighten Georgia’s civilian population into abandoning the Confederate cause. Sherman’s troops did not destroy any of the towns in their path, but they stole food and livestock and burned the houses and barns of people who tried to fight back. Sherman’s troops arrived in Savannah on December 21, 1864. The city was undefended when they got there. (The 10,000 Confederates who were supposed to be guarding it had already fled.) Sherman presented the city of Savannah to President Abraham Lincoln (1809-65) as a Christmas gift. Early in 1865, Sherman and his men left Savannah and pillaged and burned their way through the Carolinas. The Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when the Confederate commander in chief, Robert E. Lee (1807-70), surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia . Atlanta: After the Civil War After the war, Sherman succeeded Grant as commander in chief of the U.S. Army, serving from 1869 to 1883. Sherman, who is credited with the phrase “war is hell,” died in 1891 at age 71, in New York City. The city of Atlanta swiftly recovered from the war and became the capital of Georgia in 1868, first on a temporary basis and then permanently by popular vote in 1877. Tags |
What is the regulation size ratio for a pocket billiards table? | Pool Table Sizes And So-Called "Regulation Tables" By Matthew Sherman Updated October 17, 2016. A billiard table, billiards table, or pool table is a bounded table on which billiards-type games are played. In the modern era, all billiards tables provide a flat surface usually made of quarried slate, that is covered with cloth (usually of a tightly-woven worsted wool called baize), and surrounded by vulcanized rubber cushions, with the whole elevated above the floor. More specific terms are used for specific sports, such as snooker table and pool table, and different-sized billiard balls are used on these table types. A pool table, or pocket billiards table (as the sport's governing body prefers to call it), has six pockets – one at each corner of the table (corner pockets) and one at the midpoint of each of the longer sides (side pockets or middle pockets). An American table tends to be 4' x 9' and the English pool tables are really mini-tables , even diminutive 6-footers! The minis tend to crowd the balls together excessively into little clusters that create frustration when you attempt to pry them apart. continue reading below our video Understanding Baseball Of course, the pockets on American tables are larger to yield wiggle room for the bigger object balls . Pool Table Size The table is the blood and body of good pool. The best shooter, equipped with the world's best stick , would fare poorly on a table with broken pockets or on one too small to present a challenge. Pool tables are typically rectangular with a 2:1 ratio play surface, length to width (in a variety of sizes). The best sized-table to play on is nine by four-and-a-half feet . "Regulation-Sized" Pool Tables Beware of rip-offs due to the deregulated nature of pool competition worldwide. Table ads that guarantee "regulation size" mean nothing in particular, except that they have a 2:1 ratio. | Game mode:Snooker - Pool Live Pro - 337 Game mode:Snooker 2014-06-11 18:18:46 Snooker is a cue sport that is typically played on a table covered with a green cloth or baize, with pockets at each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular full-size table measures 11 ft 81⁄2 in × 5 ft 10 in (3569 mm x 1778 mm), commonly referred to as 12 × 6 ft. The game is played using a cue and 22 snooker balls: one white cue ball, 15 red balls worth one point each, and six balls of different colours: yellow (2 points), green (3), brown (4), blue (5), pink (6) and black (7).The red balls are initially placed in a triangular formation, and the other coloured balls on marked positions on the table known as "spots". Players execute shots by striking the cue ball with the cue, causing the cue ball to hit a red or coloured ball. Points are scored by potting the red and coloured balls (that is, knocking them into the pockets) in the correct sequence. A player receives additional points if the opponent commits a foul. A player (or team) wins a frame (individual game) of snooker by scoring more points than the opponent(s). A player wins a match when a predetermined number of frames have been won. Snooker, generally regarded as having been invented in India by British Army officers, is popular in many of the English-speaking and Commonwealth countries, with top professional players attaining multi-million-pound career earnings from the game. The sport is now increasingly popular in China. Touring professional players compete regularly around the world, the premier tournament being the World Championship, held annually in Sheffield, England. History of snooker Illustration of a game of three ball pocket billiards in early 19th-century Tübingen, Germany Snooker in its modern form originated in the latter half of the 19th century.Billiards had been a popular activity amongst British Army officers stationed in India, and variations on the more traditional billiard games were devised. One variation, devised in the officers' mess in Jabalpur during 1874 or 1875, was to add coloured balls in addition to the reds and black which were used for pyramid pool and life pool.[8] The rules were formally finalised in 1884 by Sir Neville Chamberlain at Ootacamund.[citation needed] The word snooker also has military origins, being a slang term for first-year cadets or inexperienced personnel.One version of events states that Colonel Sir Neville Chamberlain of the Devonshire regiment (not the later Prime Minister of the same name) was playing this new game when his opponent failed to pot a ball and Chamberlain called him a snooker. It thus became attached to the billiards game now bearing its name as inexperienced players were labelled as snookers. Snooker grew in popularity in England but generally it was still a game for the gentry, and many well established gentleman clubs which had a billiards table would not allow nonmembers inside to play. To accommodate the popularity of the game, smaller and more open snooker-specific clubs started to be formed. The game of snooker grew in the later half of the 19th century and the early 20th century, and by 1927 the first World Snooker Championship had been organised by Joe Davis who, as a professional English billiards and snooker player, moved the game from a pastime activity into a more professional sphere.[10] Joe Davis won every world championship until 1946 when he retired. The game went into a decline through the 1950s and 1960s with little interest generated outside of those who played. In 1959, Davis introduced a variation of the game, known as snooker plus, to try to improve the game's popularity by adding two extra colours. However, it never caught on. A major advance occurred in 1969, when David Attenborough commissioned the snooker tournament Pot Black to demonstrate the potential of colour television, with the green table and multi-coloured balls being ideal for showing off the advantages of colour broadcasting.The TV series became a ratings success and was for a time t |
Who was the first British Prime Minister not to have been privately educated? | BBC - History - British History in depth: Prime Ministers and Politics Timeline On This Day Prime Ministers and Politics Timeline Do you know which prime minister brought 'fallen women' to 10 Downing Street? Or which one fought a duel? Or who was known as 'the Goat'? Take a political journey through nearly 300 years of high ideals and low cunning, from Gordon Brown to the first man to hold prime ministerial powers, Robert Walpole. Margaret Thatcher Conservative, 1979 - 1990 Britain's first female prime minister came to power with the country descending into industrial and economic chaos. A relatively inexperienced politician, she nonetheless adopted a personal style of indomitable self-confidence and brooked no weakness in herself or her colleagues. Derisively dubbed the 'Iron Lady' by the Soviet press, she wore the moniker with pride. Her government's free-market policies included trade liberalisation, deregulation, sweeping privatisation, breaking the power of the unions, focus on the individual and the creation of an 'enterprise culture'. 'Thatcherism' has had a profound and lasting economic and social impact on Britain, and still sharply divides opinion to this day. The first PM to serve three consecutive terms (including two 'landslide' victories) she was eventually toppled by her own party following the disastrous imposition of a 'poll tax'. Nonetheless, she is generally considered to be one of the best peace time prime ministers of the 20th Century. James Callaghan Labour, 1976 - 1979 Callaghan inherited the office of prime minister following the surprise resignation of Harold Wilson. With only a tiny parliamentary majority to support him, he faced an increasingly one-sided confrontation with organised labour in the form of rampant strike action. Things came to a head in the so-called 'Winter of Discontent', a phrase from Shakespeare borrowed by Callaghan himself to describe the events leading up to February 1979. Britain was 'strikebound', with public servants staging mass walk outs, leaving food and fuel supplies undelivered, rubbish uncollected and - most notoriously - bodies unburied. Things became so bad in Hull it was dubbed 'the second Stalingrad'. The tabloid press has since been accused of overstating the severity of the situation (and wrongly quoting him as saying 'Crisis? What Crisis?') but it was enough at the time to sound the death knell for Callaghan's government later in the same year. Harold Wilson Labour, 1974 - 1976 In March 1974, Wilson became prime minister for the third time at the head of a minority government, following the first hung parliament (one where no party holds a majority) for 45 years. Often described as a wily fixer and negotiator, it took all of his skills to hold on to power in the face of economic and industrial turmoil. His party was also sharply divided, with many Labour members of parliament (MPs) bitter about Wilson's manoeuvring against his colleagues. He called another general election in October 1974, thereby ending the shortest parliament since 1681, and was returned to office with a majority of just three seats. He presided over a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Economic Community (EEC), and a collapse in the value of the pound which prompted a humiliating 'rescue operation' by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Exhausted, Wilson resigned saying 'politicians should not go on and on'. Edward Heath Conservative, 1970 - 1974 Heath succeeded in taking Britain into the European Economic Community (EEC), the precursor to the European Union, despite two previous failed attempts by Britain to gain entry, in 1961 and 1967. But his government was dogged by torrid industrial relations and recurrent economic crises. Things came to a head in January 1974, when industry was put on a 'three-day week' to conserve fuel. Fuel was in dangerously short supply following a combination of domestic industrial action (coal miners on 'work-to-rule') and a quadrupling of prices by Middle Eastern oil exporting nations in the wake of Israel's victory in the Yom Kipp | Harold Macmillan - Stockton Council Stockton Council Harold Macmillan Harold Macmillan Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC (1894 - 1986) was a British Conservative politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 January 1957 to 18 October 1963. Nicknamed 'Supermac', in his premiership he advocated a mixed economy, championed the use of public investment to create expansion, and presided over an age of affluence marked by high growth and low unemployment. He restored the special relationship with the United States, decolonised much of Africa, ended National Service, strengthened the nuclear deterrent, and pioneered the Nuclear Test Ban with the Soviet Union, but his unwillingness to disclose United States nuclear secrets to France led to a French veto of the United Kingdom's entry into the European Economic Community. When asked what represented the greatest challenge for a statesman, Macmillan replied: "Events, my dear boy, events". Harold Macmillan was born in Chelsea, London, and was first educated at Summer Fields School and then at Eton but left during his first half after a serious attack of pneumonia. He also attended Balliol College, Oxford, although he only completed two years of the four year course reading Greats before the outbreak of the First World War. Macmillan served with distinction as a captain in the Grenadier Guards during the war and was wounded on three occasions. During the Battle of the Somme, he spent an entire day wounded and lying in a slit trench with a bullet in his pelvis, reading the classical Greek playwright Aeschylus in his original language. Macmillan lost so many of his fellow students during the war that afterwards he refused to return to Oxford, saying the university would never be the same. He joined Macmillan Publishers as a junior partner in 1920, remaining with the company until his appointment to ministerial office in 1940. Macmillan married Lady Dorothy Cavendish, daughter of Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire on 21 April 1920. Between 1929 and 1935 Lady Dorothy had a long affair with the Conservative politician Robert Boothby, in full public view of Westminster and established society. Boothby was widely rumoured to have been the father of Macmillan's youngest daughter Sarah. The stress caused by this may have contributed to Macmillan's nervous breakdown in 1931. Lady Dorothy died on 21 May 1966, aged 65. Elected to the House of Commons in 1924 for Stockton-on-Tees, Macmillan lost his seat in 1929, only to return in 1931. He spent the 1930s on the backbenches, During this time (1938) he published the first edition of his book The Middle Way, which advocated a broadly centrist political philosophy both domestically and internationally. In the Second World War he at last attained office, serving in the wartime coalition government in the Ministry of Supply and the Colonial Ministry before attaining real power upon being sent to North Africa in 1942 as British government representative to the Allies in the Mediterranean. During this assignment Macmillan worked closely with US General Dwight Eisenhower, a friendship that would prove crucial in his later career. Macmillan was also the British resident minister advising General Keightley of V Corps, the senior Allied commander in Austria responsible for Operation Keelhaul, which included the forced repatriation of up to 70,000 prisoners of war to the Soviet Union and Tito's Yugoslavia in 1945. Macmillan returned to England after the war and was Secretary of State for Air for two months in 1945. He lost his seat in the landslide Labour victory that year, but soon returned to Parliament in a November 1945 by-election in Bromley. With the Conservative victory in 1951 he became Minister of Housing under Winston Churchill and fulfilled his conference promise to build 300,000 houses per year. He then served as Minister of Defense from October 1954. He then served as Foreign Secretary in April-December 1955 and Chancellor of the Exchequer 1955-1957 under Anthony Eden. Harold Macmillan became Pri |
Which author wrote the book ‘The Firm’, ‘The Pelican Brief’ and ‘The Rainmaker’? | John Grisham biography | birthday, trivia | American Writer | Who2 John Grisham Biography Writer John Grisham is the author of several best-selling novels of the “legal thriller” genre, including The Firm (1991), The Pelican Brief (1992) and The Client (1993). Grisham graduated from law school and set up a legal practice in Mississippi in the early ’80s. His first novel, A Time to Kill (1989) did moderately well, but his second, The Firm (1991) made him a household name, thanks in large part to the $600,000 he got for the movie rights. Several of his courtroom dramas have been made into movies, including the novels The Pelican Brief, The Chamber (1994) and The Rainmaker (1995). Although not the hot property he was in the ’90s, Grisham’s books continue to be quite popular, including The Brethren (2000) and The Summons (2002), and A Painted House (2001), one of his few books outside the thriller genre. Extra credit The movies from his books include: The Firm (1993, starring Tom Cruise ); The Pelican Brief (1993, with Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington ); The Client (1994, with Susan Sarandon ); The Chamber (1996, starring Gene Hackman ); A Time to Kill (1996, starring Sandra Bullock ); The Rainmaker (1997, starring Matt Damon ); and The Gingerbread Man (1998, from a story by Grisham). | Clarion Spring 2014 by Barton Court Grammar School (page 51) - issuu issuu Issuu on Google+ 51 16 Which pioneering American poet and story-teller wrote The Fall of the House of Usher and The Tell Tale Heart? 17 What were the respective family names of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet? 18 Which Russian writer wrote the 1866 book Crime and Punishment? 19 "Reader, I married him," appears in the conclusion of what Charlotte Bronte novel? 20 The ancient Greek concept of the 'three unities' advocated that a literary work should use a single plotline, single location, and what other single aspect? 21 Who wrote Brighton Rock (1938) and Our Man in Havana (1958)? 22 "In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice which I've been turning over in my mind ever since," is the start of which novel? 23 In the early 1900s a thriller was instead more commonly referred to as what sort of book? 24 Which novel begins "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife..."? 25 Japanese author and playwright Yukio Mishima committed what extreme act in 1970 while campaigning for Japan to restore its nationalistic principles? 26 Jonathan Harker's Journal and Dr Seward's Diary feature in what famous 1897 novel? 27 What is the technical name for a fourteen-lined poem in rhymed iambic pentameters? 28 "Make then laugh; make them cry; make them wait..." was a personal maxim of which novelist? 29 What term for a short, usually witty, poem or saying derives from the Greek words 'write' and 'on'? 30 What was the original title of the book on which the film Schindler's List was based? Mark out of 30 ? Answers窶馬o peeking before you have finished! 1 Novella, 2 Lord Alfred Tennyson , 3 Lady Chatterley's Lover, 4 Anne Brontﾃｫ, 5 Beowulf, 6 Existentialism, 7 Farce or farcical , 8 Magazine, 9 Isaac Newton , 10 Renaissance, 11 Copyright, 12 Metre, 13 Seventeen, 14 A Clockwork Orange, 15 Frankenstein, 16 Edgar Allen Poe , 17 Montague and Capulet, 18 Fyodor Dostoevsky , 19 Jane Eyre , 20 Time , 21 Graham Greene, 22 The Great Gatsby , 23 Shocker , 24 Pride and Prejudice , 25 Suicide, 26 Dracula , 27 Sonnet, 28 Charles Dickens, 29 Epigram , 30 Schindler's Ark Barton Court Grammar School Follow publisher Unfollow publisher Be the first to know about new publications. |
Who was Israeli Prime Minister from 1969 to 1974? | Golda Meir Biography (Prime Minister of Israel) Prime Minister of Israel Died: 8 December 1978 (cancer) Birthplace: Kiev, Russia(now the Ukraine) Best known as: The first female prime minister of Israel Name at birth: Goldie Mabovitch Golda Meir was the fourth prime minister of Israel and one of the most visible women in international affairs for nearly two decades. Born in Russia but raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she settled on a kibbutz in British Mandate Palestine with her American husband, Morris Meyerson, in 1921. As Golda Meir (her adopted name), she became active in Zionist politics, and after Israel gained independence in 1948 she served as ambassador to the Soviet Union (1948), was elected to the Knesset (1949) and was named the country's foreign minister (1956-65). Strong-willed and fiercely protective of Israel, she became an international symbol of Israeli resolve. After the death of Prime Minister Levi Eshkol in 1969, Meir came out of retirement to become, at age 71, prime minister. Her handling of the Arab-Israeli War of 1973 (the Yom Kippur War) was widely critized, as were her attempts to garner peace for Israel after the war, and she resigned in 1974. She was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin . Meir published an autobiography, My Life, in 1975. Extra credit: Meir and Meyerson were married in 1917. They separated in 1928, but never divorced. They had two children: Menaham (b. 1924) and Sara (b. 1926)… She was played by Ingrid Bergman in the 1982 TV movie A Woman Called Golda… In the stage play, Golda, she was portrayed by Anne Bancroft . Copyright © 1998-2017 by Who2?, LLC. All rights reserved. | The Nobel Peace Prize 1994 The Nobel Peace Prize 1994 Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres, Yitzhak Rabin Share this: The Nobel Peace Prize 1994 Yasser Arafat Yitzhak Rabin Prize share: 1/3 The Nobel Peace Prize 1994 was awarded jointly to Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin "for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East". Photos: Copyright © The Nobel Foundation Share this: To cite this page MLA style: "The Nobel Peace Prize 1994". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2014. Web. 18 Jan 2017. <http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1994/> |
What was the maiden name of the mother of William Shakespeare ? | Hero, Puck and William Shakespeare discuss the importance of a name - BBC News BBC News Hero, Puck and William Shakespeare discuss the importance of a name 23 April 2016 Close share panel Image copyright AP The plays of William Shakespeare have endured for centuries, and so have many of the names he created for his characters. Some of those names are currently popular, and even a few of the more unusual ones still survive today. For the anniversary of the Bard's death, we spoke to a Hero, a Lysander, a Macbeth and a William Shakespeare to find out how their Shakespearean name has affected their lives. William Shakespeare - the Bard Image copyright William Shakespeare My parents never really explained why they wanted to call me William, but I'm guessing it was because of my father. My father was also called William, but he was the first William that I am aware of in the family. I haven't followed in that family tradition, my son is called Peter and my daughter Susan. I don't remember people commenting on my name when I was growing up. It was during the War, so I guess people had other things on their minds. I have wanted to know more about the name and whether our family is connected to the other William Shakespeare. I looked into the family tree and we think there might be a connection, but we're not sure how legitimate it is. I've been reading about William Shakespeare, but I don't have any other connections to him. I did visit Stratford upon Avon once. I was in a bookshop there and did offer to sit in a corner and sign some books for visiting tourists - I don't think the shop owner got the joke. William Shakespeare, London Macbeth - Macbeth Image copyright Shuna Macbeth Blankenhaus I have always been surrounded with a multitude of cultures and histories, people and experiences, but the one thing that always stays the same, no matter where I am, is the fact that everybody remembers my Shakespearean middle name. My lecturers and fellow students seem to enjoy my name, probably because we study literature and it seems like I was destined for this field of study. When I began studying for my bachelor's degree, in England, there was no question that I would not study English (and German) literature - I am currently studying for my master's in Sweden. I collect Shakespeare works in various editions and in both English and German, because I am interested in how the works are translated and reissued. Shakespeare is an important part of my studies, because his works are constantly referenced or referred to in new works about post-colonialism and world literature. All in all, I love my name and it is very dear to me. I love the funny reactions I get and the fact that I usually only need to introduce myself once. I have never had a real bad reaction towards it, unless you count being associated with bad luck because of your name. Me and my two sisters all share the middle name Macbeth and are, therefore, often referred to as the "three little witches" by the rest of my family. My friends however tend to call me Lady Macbeth when I get angry or say something snobbish (usually about food). So, even if it has just been on a light-hearted and fun level, my Shakespearean name has always followed me around. Shuna Macbeth Blankenhaus, Sweden Ariel Ophelia - The Tempest and Hamlet Image copyright Ariel Meadows My parents obviously love Shakespeare. Ariel was my father's favourite name and he was always intrigued by the shape-shifting sprite seeking freedom, and Ophelia was my great grandmother's name. The Shakespearean connection was not lost on my mother, who was a theatre major in university. It's certainly an icebreaker, and I instantly recognise a Shakespeare fan when introduced if they say: "Ariel, as in The Tempest?" instead of: "Ariel, as in The Little Mermaid?" It does tickle people to discover I have a Shakespearean middle name as well, and I'm pretty sure it always put me on the right foot with my English teachers and literature professors over the years. The name certainly gave me a connection to Shakespeare at an early age, an | Shakespeare and the Bechdel Test – Hoyden About Town Orlando, thanks so much for this – I googled this exact question last week after seeing the latest Bell production of MacBeth (which wouldn’t pass, I don’t think) so this was very satisfying! Eden 2012-06-19 • 2:28 PM Nice post. Just out of curiosity, what’s your favourite Shakespeare monologue by a female character (that isn’t in Taming of the Shrew)? I’m looking for a decent monologue and it seems like the dudes get all the best lines 😦 I can’t imagine being a female actor in current theatre/ Hollywood. That would suck. Massively. In addition, one of the scenarios he returns to most often is of women supporting each other, even in the ranks of death, which belongs to that quirky category of things that happen all the time in life, but hardly ever in the movies. This! My favourite thing to see represented in any play or movie is female friendship. Sisterhood is awesome. orlando 2012-06-19 • 3:17 PM Eden, if you enjoy hearing about female friendship you should love this speech from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, where Titania explains to Oberon that she won’t give him the little human boy he wants, because of her friendship with his mother. It brings tears to my eyes, especially since I was pregnant and understood how much it does feel like being a galleon in full sail: Set your heart at rest; The fairy land buys not the child of me. His mother was a vot’ress of my order; And, in the spiced Indian air, by night, Full often hath she gossip’d by my side; And sat with me on Neptune’s yellow sands, Marking th’ embarked traders on the flood; When we have laugh’d to see the sails conceive, And grow big-bellied with the wanton wind; Which she, with pretty and with swimming gait Following- her womb then rich with my young squire- Would imitate, and sail upon the land, To fetch me trifles, and return again, As from a voyage, rich with merchandise. But she, being mortal, of that boy did die; And for her sake do I rear up her boy; And for her sake I will not part with him. Thacky, I think Macbeth passes because the witches talk to one another about what they’ve been up to since they last met. kvd 2012-06-19 • 4:46 PM Thacky my daughter’s review of Macbeth by Bell was “only one witch, and no forrest”. Still, she did enjoy it recently in Canberra – having studied it for her HSC years ago. But I want to put a hand up for poor old Shksp, given the times he was writing in, and the “good” he did in illustrating topics which continue in discussion to this day. He may have failed fem 101, but I’m thinking that the ‘steel’ (and the joy) in his plays is many times provided through the voice or actions of his female characters, and that, overall, he provided – what is that phrase I’m searching for? – “a mixed bag of uppity women” for us to continue to argue about. Hedgepig “does better than most, but not as well as we would like” Joss Whedon indeed! 2012-06-20 • 10:12 AM Eden, “The quality of mercy” speech (spoken by Portia in the Merchant of Venice) would be one of the most powerful and most-quoted monologues in English literature. It isn’t about men; it’s a philosophical treatise and there are many people in the media today who should be forced to write an essay on it! I learned it off at school, and it still reverberates in my brain. The quality of mercy is not strained. It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest: It blesseth him that gives and him that takes. Tis mightiest in the mightiest; it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown. His scepter shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings. But mercy is above this sceptered sway; It is enthroned in the hearts of kings; It is an attribute of God himself; And earthly power doth then show like God’s When mercy seasons justice. 2012-06-20 • 9:08 PM There’s this collection of monologues spoken by women in Shakespeare’s plays… I’m not especially familiar with many of the plays, but I like Emilia’s speech from Othello, which r |
In which country is El Alamein? | City of El Alamein in Egypt Contact Us About us Tour Egypt aims to offer the ultimate Egyptian adventure and intimate knowledge about the country. We offer this unique experience in two ways, the first one is by organizing a tour and coming to Egypt for a visit, whether alone or in a group, and living it firsthand. The second way to experience Egypt is from the comfort of your own home: online. City of El Alamein in Egypt El Alamein El Alamein is most notable as the place where the Allied forces of WW II gained a decisive victory of the Axis forces. Today, the village located about 66 miles (110 Kilometers) east of Alexandria is mostly a port facility for shipping oil. However, it was once described by Churchill as having the best climate in the world. There are several hotels and a beach resort nearby (Hotel Atic). There is also a war museum with collectibles from the Battle of El Alamein and other North African battles. The only historical interest in this village would be related to WW II, and includes an Italian and German military cemeteries on Tell el-Eisa Hill just outside of town. Italian Cemetery | Mountains in Algeria | By Algeria Channel City finder Climb or Hike the Majestic Mountains of Algeria From the Mediterranean coast the landscape peaks in the Atlas Mountains before it stretches across the Sahara Desert . With such varied topography, Algeria's landscape is diverse and fascinating. Algeria's mountain ranges cover large portions of the land. Some of Algeria's mountains form part of the great Atlas Mountain Range whilst others are located only within the country's borders. The Atlas Mountains The Atlas Mountain Range extends some 2400km/1500 miles across Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. It creates a border between the Mediterranean and the Sahara desert and is home to remote Arab villages in Algeria. This impressive mountain range is made up of the following sections: Middle Atlas, Anti-Atlas, High Atlas, Tell Atlas and Saharan Atlas . The latter two ranges are located in Algeria. The Saharan Atlas This Algerian Mountain Range makes up the eastern section of the Atlas Mountains. Djebel Aissa is the tallest peak in the Saharan Atlas, reaching 2236 meters in height. Smaller ranges that make up the Saharan Atlas include Ouled-Nael, Amour and Ksour. The Saharan Atlas later meets up with the Tell Atlas, forming the T'bessa and Medjerda ranges. Wadis, such as the Touil, run down from the Saharan Atlas. Wadis are riverbeds that only flow in wet seasons. Chaoui Berbers are the chief residents of this mountain range and they live mainly where the landscape makes agriculture possible. The Tell Atlas Measuring some 1500km in length, the Tell Atlas Mountain Range makes its way through Morocco, across Algeria and into Tunisia. The Tell Atlas runs parallel to the Saharan Atlas until it meets in the eastern side of Algeria. Many of Algeria's important cities are located along the Tell Atlas; this includes the capital of Algiers and Oran . The Chelif River runs from the Tell Atlas into the Mediterranean Sea and provides Algeria's inhabitants with a fertile agricultural valley. The Aures Mountains This range forms and extension of the Atlas Mountains. It is located in eastern Algeria just to the east of Algeria's Saharan Atlas. Djebel Chelia, also known as Kaltum, is the tallest peak in this range and reaches a height of 2328 m. The Aur's Mountains are very isolated and remain the home of the Shawia people. The Ahaggar Mountains (aka Hoggar) Located in the south of Algeria, the Hoggar is a highland area of the central parts of the Sahara. The geography of the region consists mostly of rocky desert. Mount Tahat is the tallest peak of the area, reaching 2918m in height. A common attraction to these Algerian mountains is Assekrem, the place where Le Pere de Foulcault resided in 1905. Due to its less extreme climate, the Hoggar is a region of great biodiversity. The Ahaggar Mountains are the abode of the Imuhagh, who are part of the Tuareg. Nearby is the tomb of Tin Hinan, ancestor and matriarch of the Tuareg people. The Ahaggar region is very popular amongst tourists, with many tour operators visiting the area. The Tassili n' Ajjer Lying in the southeast of Algeria, this Saharan mountain range stretches some 500km. The highest point in the Tassili n'Ajjer range is Adrar Afao at 2158 meters. As the mountains are chiefly composed of sandstone, many awe-inspiring natural rock arches have formed. Vegetation in the range is mostly scattered woodland. The range is also popular with tourists because of its archeological interest, which includes the brilliant examples of ancient rock art that are found here. Large portions of the range are protected as part of the Tassili n'Ajjer National park . Other Mountains and Ranges Jebel Chenoua, to the west of Algiers, is a mountain group on the coast. Located between Tipaza and Cherchell, Jebel Cheoua is home to Berber speakers. The Gueltara Mountains are in the west of Algeria. The highest point in this small range is 755m high. Tags: User Comments & Reviews: 9 Comment(s) To leave a comment, please sign in using the login box on the right or click here , or sign up here . Page 1 of 2 |
Who was the first person to go into space? | NASA - Yuri Gagarin: First Man in Space Yuri Gagarin: First Man in Space April 12 was already a huge day in space history twenty years before the launch of the first shuttle mission. On that day in 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (left, on the way to the launch pad) became the first human in space, making a 108-minute orbital flight in his Vostok 1 spacecraft. Newspapers like The Huntsville Times (right) trumpeted Gagarin's accomplishment. Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space less than a month later. The first cooperative human space flight project between the United States and the Soviet Union took place in 1975. The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project was designed to test the compatibility of rendezvous and docking systems for American and Soviet spacecraft and to open the way for future joint manned flights. Since 1993, the U.S. and Russia have worked together on a number of other space flight projects. The Space Shuttle began visiting the Russian Mir space station in 1994, and in 1995 Norm Thagard became the first U.S. astronaut to take up residency on Mir. Seven U.S. astronauts served with their Russian counterparts aboard the orbiting Mir laboratory from 1995 to 1998. The experience gained from the Mir cooperative effort, as well as lessons learned, paved the way for the International Space Station. In-orbit construction on the Station began in November 1998, and it has been staffed non-stop with international crews since November 2000. The first Station crew, made up of U.S. commander Bill Shepherd and cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev, was launched on board a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. The crew returned to Earth on the Space Shuttle Discovery in March 2001. | Yuri Gagarin Yuri Gagarin Cool! Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin is often referred to as "The Columbus of The Cosmos!" Colonel Yuri A. Gagarin was born on a collective farm in a region west of Moscow, Russia on March 9, 1934. His father was a carpenter. Yuri attended the local school for six years and continued his education at vocational and technical schools. Yuri Gagarin joined the Russian Air Force in 1955 and graduated with honors from the Soviet Air Force Academy in 1957. Soon afterward, he became a military fighter pilot. By 1959, he had been selected for cosmonaut training as part of the first group of USSR cosmonauts. Yuri Gagarin flew only one space mission. On April 12, 1961 he became the first human to orbit Earth. Gagarin's spacecraft, Vostok 1, circled Earth at a speed of 27,400 kilometers per hour. The flight lasted 108 minutes. At the highest point, Gagarin was about 327 kilometers above Earth. Once in orbit, Yuri Gagarin had no control over his spacecraft. Vostok's reentry was controlled by a computer program sending radio commands to the space capsule. Although the controls were locked, a key had been placed in a sealed envelope in case an emergency situation made it necessary for Gagarin to take control. As was planned, Cosmonaut Gagarin ejected after reentry into Earth's atmosphere and landed by parachute. Colonel Yuri Gagarin died on March 27, 1968 when the MiG-15 he was piloting crashed near Moscow. At the time of his death, Yuri Gagarin was in training for a second space mission. |
On which island will you find 'Fingal's Cave'? | Fingal's Cave – Isle of Staffa, Scotland | Atlas Obscura See more things to do in Scotland » At 72 feet tall and 270 feet deep, what makes this sea cave so visually astoundingly is the hexagonal columns of basalt, shaped in neat six-sided pillars, that make up its interior walls. The cave was a well-known wonder of the ancient Irish and Scottish Celtic people and was an important site in the legends. Known to the Celts as Uamh-Binn or “The Cave of Melody,” one Irish legend in particular explained the existence of the cave as well as that of the similar Giant’s Causeway in Ireland. As both are made of the same neat basalt columns, the legend holds that they were the end pieces of a bridge built by the Irish giant Fionn mac Cumhaill (a.k.a. Finn McCool), so he could make it to Scotland where he was to fight Benandonner, his gigantic rival. The legend, which connects the two structures, is in effect geologically correct. Both the Giant’s Causeway and Fingal’s Cave were indeed created by the same ancient lava flow, which may have, at one time formed a “bridge” between the two sites. Of course, this happened some 60 million years ago, long before people would have been around to see it. Nonetheless, the deductive reasoning of the ancient peoples formed the connection and base of the legend that the two places must be related. The cave was rediscovered when naturalist Sir Joseph Banks visited it in 1772. At the time of Banks’ discovery, Fingal, an Ancient Epic Poem in Six Books was a very popular poetic series, supposedly translated from an ancient Gaelic epic by Irish poet James Macpherson. The book was an influence on Goethe, Napoleon, and Banks, who promptly named the Scottish cave, which already had the name Uamh-Binn, after the Irish legend, calling it “Fingal’s Cave.” And though Banks is responsible for both rediscovering and renaming the cave, it would be a romantic German composer who truly vaulted the cave to world fame. So moved was famed composer Felix Mendelssohn by the splendor of the cave that he sent the opening phrase of an overture on a postcard to his sister with the note: “In order to make you understand how extraordinarily the Hebrides affected me, I send you the following, which came into my head there.” The Hebrides Overture, also known as Fingal’s Cave, premiered on May 14, 1832, in London. (The original name may have been based on the amazing noises the cave sometimes produces.) In a one-two Romantic punch, artist J. M. W. Turner painted “Staffa, Fingal’s Cave” in the same year and together these launched the cave from a little-known wonder into a must-see Romantic-Victorian tourist site. William Wordsworth, John Keats, Lord Tennyson, and Queen Victoria all visited the cave as did consummate traveler and lover of wonders, Jules Verne. After this, the cave never left the public imagination. Pink Floyd named one of their early, unreleased songs after the cave, and Matthew Barney used the cave in his Cremaster cycle. One can visit the cave via cruise (though boats cannot enter the cave, they make regular passes by it) or can travel to the small island of Staffa and hike into the cave by stepping from column to column. | TRIVIA - THE BIBLE TRIVIA - THE BIBLE Bible Trivia questions and answers. How much time did Jonah spend in the belly of the whale? A. Three days and three nights. Why did a Bible published in London in 1632 become known as the Wicked Bible? A. Because "not" was missing from the seventh commandment, making it "Thou shalt commit adultery." The name of God is not mentioned in only one book of the Bible. Which one? A. The Book of Esther. What kind of wood was used to make Noah's Ark? A. Gopher wood, according to Genesis 6:14. Who was the only Englishman to become Pope? A. Nicholas Breakspear, who was Adrian IV from 1154 to 1159. For what event in February 1964 did evangelist Billy Graham break his strict rule against watching TV on Sunday? A. The Beatles' first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show." According to the Bible, what substance was used to caulk Noah's ark and to seal the basket in which the infant Moses was set adrift on the Nile? A. Pitch, or natural asphalt. How old was Moses when he died? A. He was 120 years old, according to the Bible (Deuteronomy 34:7). How tall was Goliath, the Philistine giant slain by David with a stone hurled from a sling? A. "Six cubits and a span," What biblical Babylonian king cast Daniel into the lion's den for praying to God in defiance of a royal decree? A. Darius the Mede (Book of Daniel, Chapter 6). What is the longest name in the Bible? A. Mahershalalbashbaz, which is also written Maher-shalal-hash-baz. (Isaiah 8:1). In the Bible, which of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse rides a red horse? A. War (Book of Revelation). How many books of the Bible are named for women? A. Ruth and Esther. What language is Jesus believed to have spoken? A. Aramaic -- an ancient language in use on the north Arabian Peninsula at the time of Christ. A modern version of the language is spoken today in Syria and among Assyrians in Azerbaijan. In the Bible, for what "price" did Esau sell his birthright to his younger twin brother, Jacob? A. Pottage of lentils (Genesis 25:29-34). What did the lords of the philistines offer Delilah for revealing the secret of Samson's strength? A. They promised the sum of 1,100 pieces of silver each, according to the Bible (Judges 16:5). In the Old Testament, who was Jezebel's husband? A. Ahab, King of Israel (I Kings 16:28-31). What bird is named for the apostle Peter? A. The petrel, from a diminutive form of Petrus, or "Peter," in Latin. What was the first town in the United States to be given a biblical name? Hint: Its name is the most common biblical place name in the country. A. Salem, Massachusetts. Salem is the shortened form of Jerusalem, which means "the city of peace" in Hebrew. In the Bible, who did the sun and moon stand still before? A. Joshua. |
What was the surly debut single from Magic | Home - Magic! Clip In 2014, Toronto-bred, Los Angeles-based quartet MAGIC! scored the song of the summer with their debut single “Rude” — a buoyant reggae-pop tune that held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks, charted in 41 countries, and sold more than 10 million singles, while its video nears a billion VEVO views. It was a juggernaut that launched their debut album, Don’t Kill the Magic, into the Top 10 and introduced MAGIC!’s breezy sound — a catchy fusion of reggae, pop, and R&B — to the world. “When ‘Rude’ got big, my thought was, ‘What do we do with this?’” says the band’s lead vocalist and chief songwriter Nasri. “So we chased it. We used its success to get us around the world a few times and to turn those 350 million streams into a fan base.” Indeed over the past two years MAGIC! has established itself as a bonafide sensation thanks to its undeniably catchy sound, superlative songwriting, and masterful musicianship. Now the band, which also features guitarist Mark Pelli, drummer Alex Tanas, and bassist Ben Spivak, has released a new single, the Caribbean-tinged “Lay You Down Easy” (featuring Sean Paul), which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Reggae Digital Songs chart and racked up two million Spotify streams and one million VEVO views in its first two weeks. MAGIC! is also gearing up for the July release of its new album, Primary Colours, which finds the band further displaying its reggae influences and pop smarts. “The ultimate goal was to make an album that is groovy and fun,” Nasri says. “We are embracing ourselves now. We’ve actually found our identity and have really gotten to know each other as friends and fellow musicians. We had only known each other a short time when we made our debut album.” Produced by Nasri and Adam Messinger (who as Grammy-winning production duo the Messengers, have scored hits for Justin Bieber, David Guetta, Shakira, Chris Brown, Pitbull, and Christina Aguilera), and with production assists from Pelli and Tanas, Primary Colours is the sound of a band that has come into its own. “Each of these guys is a phenomenal musician and they all stepped up in various capacities, whether it was writing, playing, or producing,” says Nasri. “Mark is extraordinary and plays everything to the highest degree. He has these amazing colors. Alex really grew as a producer and was stronger about sharing his opinion, and Ben is always open and very melodic, he played all over the record. My bandmates are always shocking me with what they can do musically. Everyone’s contribution is always full-hearted.” The creative bond that the band members have developed is palpable in the good-natured bounce of the music on Primary Colours, as are the rhythms the four have soaked up through their worldwide travels. Last year they toured as first support for Maroon 5 and performed headlining shows across the U.S., South America, Asia, and Europe. “We definitely had that spiritual connection to the cultures we visited,” Nasri says. “We’re all natives of Canada, but we have different heritages. But when we get together, the guitar and the bass come out and we start to go with it. When we were in the studio making Primary Colours, the more rock-oriented songs started to give way to the groovier songs, and we thought, ‘This is us, We are this fusion band.’ It’s like home for me. I’ll make a song and if something doesn’t feel right, I’ll try a reggae melody or beat and it suddenly feels great … “It’s like I took reggae on a couple of dates and it went really well and now we’re going steady.” In the time between making Don’t Kill the Magic and Primary Colours, Nasri also gave himself a musical education, diving into records by reggae stars Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, and Peter Tosh. He also immersed himself in The Beatles catalog and records by Paul Simon. “Growing up we had no money, so I only listened to the radio,” he explains. “It wasn’t until my ’20s that I started getting into Stevie Wonder and early Police. I didn’t know anything about The Beatles, just the hits. Now I know 70 of their songs. And I’v | The UK Number Ones : 2005 to present Best-selling single of 2005 Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay Is This The Way To Amarillo 7 Only No 1 The MOR singer from the seventies returned with a re-release of his 1971, No 18 hit. Comedian, Peter Kay didn't perform on the recording, only appearing in the video (along with other stars), miming to the song. This record was also raising funds for Comic Relief. The eventual seven weeks at the top was the longest stay since Cher in late 1998. 14 May 2005 Akon Lonely 2 1st No 1 Hip Hop artist, Akon was born in Senegal, west Africa, but moved to New Jersey when he was seven . 28 May 2005 Oasis Lyla 1 7th Back at the top for the first time in three years . From their (new) album "Don't Believe The Truth". 4 Jun 2005 Crazy Frog Axel F 4 Only No 1 This started as a mobile phone ring tone. The single is based on Harold Faltermeyer's film theme, which reached No 2 in 1985. 2 Jul 2005 2 Pac feat Elton John Ghetto Gospel 3 Only No 1 Tupac Shakur was a New York rapper, gunned down in the late 1990s. His albums had continued to sell in large quantities. Elton John is credited, as his song "Indian Sunset" (1971) is sampled. 23 Jul 2005 James Blunt You're Beautiful 5 Only No 1 James is a singer and multi-instrumentalist who comes from Wiltshire, UK. This track was from his debut album "Back To Bedlam". 27 Aug 2005 McFly I'll Be OK 1 4th 3 Sep 2005 Oasis The Importance Of Being Idle 1 8th No 1 A quick return to the top for the veteran Brit Pop band, with Noel taking lead vocals for a change. 10 Sep 2005 Gorillaz Dare 1 Only No 1 The British "animated" band scored their first chart topper after 4 years of chart activity. Lead vocals on the track are taken by Shaun Ryder, formerly with the band Happy Mondays. 17 Sep 2005 Pussycat Dolls feat Busta Rhymes Don't Cha 3 1st No 1 Track was taken from the debut album of the Los Angeles-based girl band. US rapper, Rhymes had charted here since 1996, previously peaking at No 2 in 1998. 8 Oct 2005 Sugababes Push The Button 3 4th No 1 The female trio hit the top for the first time in two years. It was their 4th No 1, and 3 weeks at the top proved it was no fluke. 29 Oct 2005 Arctic Monkeys I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor 1 1st No 1 They are a four-piece band from Sheffield, who appeared at the Leeds and Reading festivals in 2005. 5 Nov 2005 Westlife You Raise Me Up 2 13th No 1 The Irish lads shot to the top again, after a long gap of two years, and minus Bryan McFadden. The song had been recorded by several artists previously, but this was its highest position in the charts by far. 19 Nov 2005 Madonna Hung Up 3 11th No 1 After a gap of over 5 years, the UK-based American performer stormed back to the top. The track sampled the instrumental riff from Abba's "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme"; No 3, 1979. This hit gave her a chart topping span of over 20 years. 10 Dec 2005 Pussycat Dolls Stickwitu 2 2nd No 1 The Californian girls shot straight back to the top with their second single release. 24 Dec 2005 Nizlopi JCB Song 1 Only No 1 This UK pop-folk act comprised Luke Concannon and John Parker. The song about the earth-mover was inspired by Luke's father's job as a JCB driver. 31 Dec 2005 Xmas No 1 Shayne Ward That's My Goal 4 Only No 1 This winner of the second series of the "X-Factor" tv show, took the Xmas No 1 spot with his debut single. This meant that the 2005 No 1 listing started and ended with an "X-Factor" winner! Total of No 1 singles in Year 2005 = 28 M This was the first UK chart topper since September 2002 for the Pennsylvania-born singer. 1 Nov 2008 Girls Aloud Promise 1 4th No 1 Despite such humble origins as tv's "Pop Idol" show, the girl band have been hitting the charts since December 2002. Band member Cheryl Cole is now also a judge on the "X-Factor" talent show! 8 Nov 2008 X-Factor Finalists Hero 3 1st No 1 The fin |
Hibernation is the name given to a period of dormancy experienced by an animal during the Winter months. What name is given to a similar period of dormancy experienced by an animal during the Summer months? | The Biology of Hibernation: Can Humans Hibernate? | Serendip Studio The Biology of Hibernation: Can Humans Hibernate? Submitted by kcough on Sun, 11/11/2007 - 5:32pm biology The Biology of Hibernation: Can Humans Hibernate? The days are getting shorter and darker, and, if you’re anything like me, it’s making you want to curl up in a little ball and, well, hibernate. Animals have the right idea—as soon as winter hits they burrow into their caves and settle down to wait it out. So can we do that too? After all, we’re not that biologically different. Could we, at one point, have been able to hibernate as animals do—storing food and sleeping for several months at a time? Have we lost our ability to hibernate? This is what I’m setting out to answer—because I wouldn’t mind, myself, being able to sleep for a few months this winter. The Science of It All So what is hibernation? Why have some organisms adapted in order to be able to be dormant for weeks or even months at a time? And what actually happens to an organism’s body when it goes into such a state? “The term hibernation is often loosely used to denote any state of torpor, inactivity, or dormancy that an organism might exhibit. Properly speaking, however, use of the term should be confined solely to warm-blooded homoiotherms; i.e. birds and mammals….[who are] less dependent on many environmental restrictions, particularly those limitations imposed on organisms by ambient temperatures.” [2]. An organism will enter a dormant state to survive environmental extremes—lack of food and water, very cold or very hot temperatures (arctic winters and desert summers), and changes in light. States of inactivity to survive extreme cold are referred to as hibernation, while those to survive extreme heat are referred to as “estivation.” Because humans are able to avoid such extremes, our bodies have not been required, over the years, to adapt to be able to hibernate…but does that mean we have lost the biological mechanisms necessary to achieve true hibernation? Did we ever have them? There are, after all, profound biological shifts that occur when an organism hibernates. There are actually different states of hibernation, and few animals that are able to experience “true” hibernation—hibernation as we generally think of it that is, surviving up to six months without food or water in an inactive state. I will deal here with “true” hibernation, and later touch upon the ways in which different organisms may enter into different states of inactivity for extended periods of time. True hibernation is not only “characterized by profound reductions in metabolism, oxygen consumption and heart rate,” [1], but also by the ability for body temperatures to mimic the environment [2]. In this hypometabolic state (a state of decreased metabolism), an organism’s body turns to lipids (fatty acids) rather than carbohydrates for the production of energy. In fact, an organism loses about 40% of its body weight during hibernation, 0.2-0.3 percent a day. The hibernation period itself does not consume much energy, but the waking period consumes a great deal, and this is when the most weight is lost [2]. Organisms also have a decreased heart rate and blood pressure, all of which ensure that the body consumes as little energy as possible to prolong its energy stores. “The hibernator apparently is balanced on a very narrow line between the maintenance of life at a level that makes recovery from hibernation possible and a reduction of metabolism to a level that will lead to death” [2]. It is imperative that organisms have enough fat stores or food stores close by to allow their bodies to basically internally consume themselves during hibernation. Another characteristic of true hibernation is that of extremely low core body temperatures—often dipping below -2.9 degrees Celsius. [1] As the body of an organism cools, its metabolic rate decreases, which, in turn, reduces the need for oxygen, which is required to make Adenosine Triphosphate, a molecule used in metabolic processes. 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More videos New humanoid species found in South Africa Scientists say newly discovered Homo naledi buried their dead, a practice once believed to be exclusive to Homo sapiens. On Thursday an international research team announced they had recovered more than 1500 bones, belonging to at least 15 skeletons. The expedition leader, Lee Berger, from the University of the Witwatersrand, said the bones are from a previously unknown early species of the human genus, Homo. SHARE Remarkable find: fossil fragments of a relative of the human species found in Africa. Photo: National Geographic These long-lost cousins have been named Homo naledi. As yet there is no age for the fossils. "We don't know how old these fossils are," Dr Berger said. Advertisement "But based on its anatomy, H. naledi clearly sits near or at the root of the Homo genus," he said. 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In the Enid Blyton stories-what is the name of Noddy's house? | Noddy Goes to Toyland by Enid Blyton Review by Terry Gustafson If you have small children and they don't like Noddy, you are very lucky. This insipid wooden doll with its nodding head crowned with cap and bell, with its taxi and its friend Big Ears, has opened a rift between parents and children which time alone may heal. If children enjoy Noddy, is that all that matters? Miss Blyton, of course, wouldn't think so. By writing ruthlessly down to children, she does not merely bore and antagonize grown-ups. Her Noddy books also fail to stretch the imagination of children, to enlarge their experience, to kindle wonder in them or awaken their delight in words. They contain nothing incomprehensible even to the dimmest child, nothing mysterious or stimulating. They never suggest new and exciting fields to conquer. (Excerpt from 'A Parent's Lament' in Encounter Magazine — 1958) James Baldwin's book Another Country could be necessary to counter possible effects of Enid Blyton's Noddy Books. Conceivably they (Noddy Books) could do more harm to the mind on children. (Associate Professor of English at the hearing of the Indecent Publications Tribunal. — Post, March, 1964) Noddy books have sold more than 11,000,000 to date. (Books and Bookmen — May, 1969) It's worth a look at the elements in Blyton's success, her compound of virtue and vice. She absorbed the world of children and gave it back to them. As someone said of her, "she knew just how children like a story to be." That was the ace in her pack. She fed the children from four to fourteen, on themselves. She satisfied them and left them hungry for more of the same. She gave children what they liked, though never what they wanted. She did not allow her readers to advance a fraction beyond where she held them. There is part of every child that does not want to grow up, and she catered for this part. Keen reading children will return to Blyton, when they are tired or ill. (Reading and Righting, Leeson — c.1985) ... and of course, her 1949 creation Noddy, the most reviled but also the most popular character (over 70 million copies) in all children's fiction ... (Daily Express, London — 1987) ... But in 1949 came a series that stirred up a hornet's nest of controversy and criticism ... A meeting was planned between him (Harmsen van Beek) and Enid and they planned a series of books with a little wooden man with a nodding head as the central character. The resulting Little Noddy Goes To Toyland (sic) was a phenomenal success. However the character of Noddy so beloved by children was criticized by some adults as being shallow, whining and with a limited vocabulary. There was even the suggestion of a suspicious relationship with the character 'Big Ears'. ... (Blah! Blah! Blah! Blah! Blah!) ... Some Public Librarians even took her books off their shelves (which only increased sales) and said that her writing did not allow a child to think for itself and discover other authors! This England, Winter 1989 — with acknowledgment to Darrell Waters Ltd. Publishers purge the Naughty Bits in Noddy's Toytown. Noddy, Big Ears and all their friends from Toytown have been branded as being too naughty for the 1990s. After years of criticism the publishers are to withdraw them from next month and replace them with a new sanitized edition. Toytown's golliwogs will disappear to be replaced by gremlins and monkeys; words like Gay and Queer, used in their old-fashioned sense by Blyton, are being written out and wimpy girls, who need to be looked after by boys, will be given a tougher more self reliant image.. Out too go those cosy little scenes that depict Noddy and his best friend, Big Ears cuddling up in bed together after a cup of hot chocolate. Many of the Caucasian denizens of Toytown are being substituted with Chinese and even Eskimo dolls reflecting modern, multicultural Britain. In the forty years since Noddy made his first appearance the books have sold about 100 million copies. (Dominion — August, 1990) Enid Blyton Lives. After three decades of banishment to Politically Incorrect Land, a literary | Home: A Memoir of My Early Years by Julie Andrews, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® Chapter One I am told that the first comprehensible word I uttered as a child was "home." My father was driving his secondhand Austin 7; my mother was in the passenger seat beside him holding me on her lap. As we approached our modest house, Dad braked the car to turn onto the pocket-handkerchief square of concrete by the gate and apparently I quietly, tentatively, said the word. "Home." My mother told me there was a slight upward inflection in my voice, not a question so much as a trying of the word on the tongue, with perhaps the delicious discovery of connection ... the word to the place. My parents wanted to be sure they had heard me correctly, so Dad drove around the lanes once again, and as we returned, it seems I repeated the word. My mother must have said it more than once upon arrival at our house-perhaps with satisfaction? Or relief? Or maybe to instill in her young daughter a sense of comfort and safety. The word has carried enormous resonance for me ever since. Home. The river thames begins as a trickle just above Oxford in an area referred to in old literature as "Isis." The trickle has become a fair river and fordable by the time it reaches the great university city, and from there it winds its way through the English countryside,changing levels from time to time, spewing through the gates of some exquisitely pretty locks, passing old villages with lovely names like Sonning, Henley, Marlow, Maidenhead, and Bray. It flows on through Windsor and Eton. Wicked King John signed the Magna Carta at a picturesque stretch of the Thames called Runnymede. It progresses through the county of Surrey, past Walton-the village where I was born-past the palace of Hampton Court where Sir Thomas More boarded the water taxis that carried him downriver after his audiences with Henry VIII, and continues through the county town of Kingston, on to Richmond and Kew. Finally it reaches London, gliding beneath its many bridges, passing the seat of British government, the Houses of Parliament, before making its final journey toward Greenwich and the magnificent Thames Estuary into the North Sea. Because of the Thames I have always loved inland waterways-water in general, water sounds-there's music in water. Brooks babbling, fountains splashing. Weirs, waterfalls; tumbling, gushing. Whenever I think of my birthplace, Walton-on-Thames, my reference first and foremost is the river. I love the smell of the river; love its history, its gentleness. I was aware of its presence from my earliest years. Its majesty centered me, calmed me, was a solace to a certain extent. The name "Walton" probably derives from the old English words wealh tun (Briton/serf and enclosure/town). Remnants of an ancient wall were to be found there in my youth. Walton is one of three closely related villages, the others being Hersham and Weybridge. When I was born, they were little more than stops on the railway line leading out of London into the county of Surrey. Hersham was the poor relative and had once been merely a strip of woodland beside another river, the Mole. It was originally occupied by Celts, whose implements were found in large numbers in the area. The Romans were there, and Anglo-Saxons were the first settlers. Hersham was very much a fringe settlement. Walton, slightly better off, was a larger village; Weybridge was altogether "upmarket." Walton's small claim to fame was its bridge over the Thames. A very early version was painted by Canaletto; J. M. W. Turner painted a newer bridge in 1805. The span was reconstructed again long ago, but in my youth the bridge was so old and pitted that our bones were jarred as we rattled over it, and I was able to peer through the cracks and see the river flowing beneath. Driving across, away from the village, usually meant that I was leaving home to go on tour with my parents. Crossing back, though, was to know that we were in familiar territory once again. The river was our |
Which leader of the Peasants' Revolt was killed by the Lord Mayor of London at Smithfield in June , 1381 ? | BBC - KS3 Bitesize History - The Peasants' Revolt : Revision, Page 2 Next Overview The Peasants' Revolt started in Essex on 30 May 1381, when a tax collector tried, for the third time in four years, to levy [levy: (verb) To calculate and collect taxes.] a Poll Tax [poll tax: A tax paid by all adult (men). The amount was the same for everyone, regardless of their income or occupation.] . The war against France was going badly, the government's reputation was damaged, and the tax was 'the last straw'. The peasants were not just protesting against the government. Since the Black Death, poor people had become increasingly angry that they were still serfs. They were demanding that all men should be free and equal, for less harsh laws, and a fairer distribution of wealth. Soon both Essex and Kent were in revolt. The rebels coordinated their tactics by letter. They marched on London, where they destroyed the houses of government ministers. They also had a clear set of political demands. On 15 June, the 14-year-old king, Richard II, met the rebels' leader Wat Tyler. William Walworth, the Lord Mayor of London, attacked and killed Tyler. Before the rebel army could retaliate, Richard stepped forward and promised to abolish [abolish: Formally end or stop.] serfdom. The peasants went home, but later government troops toured the villages hanging men who had taken part in the Revolt. Although the Revolt was defeated, its demands – less harsh laws, money for the poor, freedom and equality – all became part of our democracy [democracy: A type of government where people govern themselves or choose representatives to govern them.] in the long term. The Peasants' Revolt was a popular uprising. In its demands for rights and equality, it was similar to the Chartists of the 19th century and the Suffragettes of the 20th century – except that, remarkably, the Peasants' Revolt happened six centuries earlier! You may also wish to compare the Peasants' Revolt to the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536 - 1537 covered in Protest through time . Although the two events were similar in some ways, the Pilgrimage of Grace was basically inspired by religion. By contrast, the Peasants' Revolt was a political rebellion. Page | Sir William Wallace: 700th Anniversary of Execution in London, 1305-2005 now the site of St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London. The inscription reads: To The Immortal Memory of Sir William Wallace Scottish Patriot Born at Elderslie Renfrewshire circa 1270 A.D. Who from the year 1296 fought dauntlessly in defence of his country's Liberty and Independence in the face of fearful odds and great hardship being eventually betrayed and captured brought to London and put to death near this spot on the 23rd August 1305. His example heroism and devotion inspired those who came after him to win victory from defeat And his memory remains for all time A Source of pride honour and inspiration to his Countrymen. Dico tibi verum libertas optima rerum nunquam servili sub nexu vivito fili (I tell you the truth, son, freedom is the best condition, never live like a slave) Bas Agus Buaidh (Death and Victory) Photos taken August 2005 � Iain Laird The 23rd August 2005 marks the 700th Anniversary of the execution of the hero of the Scots Wars of Independence, Sir William Wallace, by being hanged, drawn and quartered at Smithfield, London. The site is marked by a memorial on the wall of St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield. The Latin couplet was taught to the young Wallace by one of his uncles, the Priest of Dunipace. A great deal of mythology attaches to Wallace, much quite recent, as a result of the film "Braveheart" , starring and directed by Mel Gibson, though the film has brought much needed attention to the period and its main protagonists. We had, for example, the Battle of Stirling Bridge without a bridge, lowland Scots in kilts, Wallace's face painted blue and white and much else. Much artistic licence was used to convey the spirit of the times. The real Wallace was born between 1270 and 1276, originally thought to have been in Elderslie, near Paisley, in Renfrewshire, though there is a more recent view that he was born in Ayrshire. The recent discovery of his seal shows he was the younger son of Alan Wallace of Ayrshire, whose name appears on the Ragman Rolls (Waleys, Aleyn (tenant le Roi du counte de Are)). He was educated by two uncles, both priests, in Latin and French. After carrying off the "Stone of Destiny" and the Battle of Dunbar in 1296, Edward I of England virtually controlled Scotland, and a guerrilla war was initiated by the Scots. The main leader initially was Andrew Moray. According the the 15th Century bard "Blind Harry", Wallace first drew attention to himself for his murder of Sir William Heselrig, the English Sheriff of Lanark, in May 1297, dismembering the corpse in supposed revenge for the death of Marion Braidfute of Lamington who he is supposed to have courted and married. (No evidence exists for this.) He defeated the English in battles at Loudoun Hill (near Darvel, Ay |
Who wrote the 1845 poem 'Home Thoughts from Abroad'? | Robert Browning : Home Thoughts From Abroad ABOUT Robert Browning : Home Thoughts From Abroad I Oh, to be in England Now that April's there, And whoever wakes in England Sees, some morning, unaware, That the lowest boughs and the brushwood sheaf Round the elm-tree bole are in tiny leaf, While the chaffinch sings on the orchard bough In England�now! II And after April, when May follows, And the whitethroat builds, and all the swallows! Hark, where my blossomed pear-tree in the hedge Leans to the field and scatters on the clover Blossoms and dewdrops�at the bent spray's edge� That's the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over, Lest you should think he never could recapture The first fine careless rapture! And though the fields look rough with hoary dew, All will be gay when noontide wakes anew The buttercups, the little children's dower �Far brighter than this gaudy melon-flower! Robert Browning (1812-1889) 1845 | Poet laureate joins doubters over Iraq | UK news | The Guardian Poet laureate joins doubters over Iraq Motion queries motives behind possible attack in new poem Thursday 9 January 2003 18.51 EST First published on Thursday 9 January 2003 18.51 EST Share on Messenger Close In a rare step for a poet laureate, Andrew Motion today speaks out in his newest poem against the momentum towards a US-led invasion of Iraq using British forces who would be serving nominally under the Queen. In the 30-word poem, Motion, who was appointed by the Queen in 1999, sides with those who are "doubtful" about a war - and against the political leaderships of Britain and America. He said yesterday that the leaders' rhetoric hid "several of the motives which are actually driving the thing forward. In other words, it's as much to do with oil, imperialism and a sort of strange father fixation [on President Bush's part]. They are not being candid". The poem, printed here exclusively, is called Causa Belli, a Latin phrase translated as "causes, motives or pretexts of war". It is based on an anti thesis between "They... ", the leaders, and "Our straighter talk...", that of doubters in conversations among the public. In the poem, the doubters' voices are "drowned" by the leaders. But their arguments are also described as "ironclad" because, Motion said yesterday, "they will endure". Motion's most famous precedent for doing this as poet laureate is Alfred Lord Tennyson. Tennyson included in his poem The Charge of the Light Brigade the controversial and popular lines "... the soldier knew/someone had blundered". However, he was writing after the Crimean war. During the second world war John Masefield as laureate published two patriotic volumes, A Generation Risen and Some Verses to Some Germans. Motion added: "I do believe that, if there are weapons of mass destruction discovered in Iraq , something needs to be done. "There is no compelling evidence yet. It may still come to light, in which case the picture changes. This is not a poem about whether we should go to war. We can't decide that because we don't yet know whether there are weapons. It's a poem about wishing to be more candid. "I have absolutely no misgivings about getting short words from the Queen. In fact, if weapons do turn out to be there, I may well write a poem supporting going." During his tenure as laureate, Motion has often departed from the tradition of ceremonial poems on royal occasions. He has written on Nelson Mandela, national identity, homelessness and bullying. He said: "My underlying feeling is that poetry ought to be part of general life rather than being ghettoised." CAUSA BELLI by Andrew Motion They read good books, and quote, but never learn a language other than the scream of rocket-burn. Our straighter talk is drowned but ironclad: elections, money, empire, oil and Dad. |
What product advertises itself as “The Quicker Picker-Upper”? | Bounty Now Promises a Competent Clean - The New York Times The New York Times Media |Bounty Now Promises a Competent Clean Search Continue reading the main story A year after changing campaigns for Bounty paper towels, Procter & Gamble is refocusing the brand’s advertising again. Bounty had for decades been called “the quicker picker upper” or, in a more recent variant, “the quilted quicker picker upper.” In February 2009, Procter switched approaches, introducing a theme, “Bring it,” to reflect that absorbency — picking up spills as soon as they happen — was perhaps no longer the be-all and end-all it once may have been. Although “Bring it” remains part of pitches for Bounty, it has been supplanted in importance by paeans to the benefits of a “Bounty clean.” Now Bounty ads end with proclamations that it is “the clean picker upper.” (Yes, a campaign for paper towels devoted to how they clean. What next, a campaign for bread devoted to how eating it keeps away hunger pangs?) Continue reading the main story The concept the campaign seeks to get across is that a single sheet of Bounty is strong and absorbent enough to get surfaces clean. The subtext is, of course, the economy, and how frugal shoppers are watching how many paper towels they use each time there is a mess to be mopped up in the kitchen. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Procter, the nation’s largest advertiser, has been zigging and zagging during the last couple of years as consumers changed their buying habits to cope with the financial crisis and the recession. The company has increased some ad budgets, slashed prices of some products and rolled out campaigns that promote some brands as values compared with cheaper competitors. Recent commercials for Bounty have touted it as superior to an unnamed “bargain brand,” and that approach has been worked into the new campaign. “With one sheet of new Bounty,” an announcer says in one commercial, “you’ll have confidence in your clean.” There is also a demonstration that pits Bounty against an unidentified “bargain towel,” which of course concludes with Bounty’s triumph. “Super durable, super absorbent, super clean,” the announcer declares. “New Bounty, the clean picker upper.” The commercials are running on television and on the brand’s Web site. To underscore the shift in slogans, the Web address has been changed to bountytowels.com from quickerpickerupper.com ; if you type the latter U.R.L. into your browser, you will be directed to the former. Bounty packaging also has been changed. The words “One sheet keeps cleaning” now appear under the brand name on the front of the wrapper. On the back, a block of type says “thick and absorbent Bounty helps you clean up quickly and easily, so you can get more out of each day.” The campaign also has a presence in social media in the form of a Facebook page ( facebook.com/bounty ). Advertisement Continue reading the main story And there is a cause marketing element, too, called Make a Clean Difference, which encourages volunteers to help clean up 30 public schools in 10 cities like Cincinnati, the home of Procter; Los Angeles; Miami; and New York. For the cause marketing program, Procter is teaming up with the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation — the name comes from a founder, Joseph (Rev. Run) Simmons of Run D.M.C. — and an organization known as the Hands On Network, part of the Points of Light Institute. The campaign, which began in April, is from the Bounty creative agency, Publicis USA in New York, part of the Publicis Worldwide division of the Publicis Groupe. Photo The Facebook page for the new ad campaign. A public relations effort is being handled by MS&L North America in New York, part of the MS&L Group unit of the Publicis Groupe. Although the budget for the campaign is not being disclosed, Procter spent $46.9 million to advertise Bounty last year, according to the Kantar Media unit of WPP, compared with $55.8 million in 2008 and $53.3 million in 2007. The campaign begins amid a burst of marketing activity for household cleaning products as consumer | YouTube Undo Close "Carly Simon - Nob..." The YouTube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third-party notifications of copyright infringement. Sorry about that. |
Who received a reported $25 million for a 1995 boxing match that lasted 89 seconds? | Was the fix in for Mike Tyson's 1995 comeback? | Sports on Earth (Meanwhile, King would refuse to ever put McCall in the ring with Tyson. Just two years later, McCall would have a nervous breakdown in the ring during a second fight against Lewis .) Tyson was down to 216 pounds when he fought McNeeley in 1995. (Getty Images) * * * Everything seemed to line up the way King wanted it, but how would he ensure that his moneymaker, Tyson, would get through the McNeeley fight unscathed, even if he wasn't as much of a wild card as McCall? Back to that meeting in the car between Farrell and Vecchione in August, a week before the Tyson bout in Las Vegas. Door closed. "Have they talked to you yet?" "No," Vecchione said, according to Farrell. "They haven't said anything to me. They just assume my fighter can't fight. They're not worried about him, so no one's told us what to do on this one." Vecchione knew what most of the boxing community was beginning to realize: McNeeley wasn't much of a fighter. Without Vecchione's wise match-making decisions, pitting McNeeley against marginal-at-best opponents, he likely wouldn't have been much better than .500. Now he was guaranteed $700,000 to meet Tyson in a pay-per-view event. King was certainly going to make a pretty penny with this fight. Tyson undoubtedly would, too. But what of Vecchione? As Farrell says -- and wrote in a yet-to-be-published essay entitled "Noble Savages, Ungrateful N-----s, Heroic Journalists, and the Case for Fixing Fights" -- the night before the fight, Vecchione had a third party quietly meet with a big-time bookie at the Imperial Palace and bet $1 million that McNeeley wouldn't last 90 seconds against Tyson. This wasn't a lump sum bet made through the sports book; Vecchione was too smart for that. This was a private wager which was then laid off through other bookies, limiting publicity as well as the original bet-taker's liability on a long odds over/under bet (perhaps as much as 20-1). Vecchione may have been in McNeeley's corner, but he was there for a different reason now. * * * On Aug. 19, the bell rang. Charged with a combination of excitement and fear, McNeeley attacked the legendary Tyson right at the beginning of the fight. About five seconds later, Tyson caught him with a quick right and McNeeley went down, but bounced immediately to his feet, jogging around the ring while ignoring referee Mills Lane's instructions to hold still for the required standing eight count. To his credit, McNeeley refused to back down. He pressed Tyson, trading punches relentlessly. After about a minute of action, Tyson grabbed hold of McNeeley's left arm while he continued to flail with the right. Lane stepped in, breaking the fighters apart with a warning to "knock that s--- off." There was 1:50 left in the round when Lane ordered the fight to resume. Vecchione, 20 seconds away from losing $1 million by Farrell's account, sat in McNeeley's corner. Then Tyson connected with a right. McNeeley briefly dropped to one knee, stood back up, and took a solid left uppercut to the jaw. He fell to the canvas with 1:41 remaining. The resilient McNeeley was up and back on his shaky feet in just two seconds. As Lane administered his second standing eight count, Vecchione slipped between the ropes -- right at the 89-second mark. It was an automatic disqualification. The fight was over. The ringside announcers were at first stunned, then angry. They recognized that McNeeley hadn't quit; his corner threw in the towel. As they fought for words to accurately describe the moment, they labeled the fight's stoppage "a crime" and equated it to Evel Knievel's attempt to jump the Snake River Canyon in a rocket -- "over before it started." McNeeley explained those final moments: "When Vinny stopped the fight, people were upset. I watched the films. I can't argue. People who have never had a boxing glove on, they say he stopped it too soon. Look at the video. You can see my eyes are completely dilated like I possibly had a concussion. The lights are on but nobody's home. I was knocked out but I was s | Ricky Hatton | Boxing Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Reach: 65in 165.1cm Boxing career information Richard John "Ricky" Hatton, MBE (born 6 October 1978) is an English former [3] professional boxer who is also a boxing promoter . He is a former WBA (Super) , IBF , IBO and The Ring Light Welterweight Champion, and WBA Welterweight Champion. After losing his last fight to Manny Pacquiao , Hatton put his career on a long hiatus, with rumours of a comeback circulating the media since. [4] [5] However, on 7 July 2011, Hatton announced his retirement from boxing. [6] [7] [8] On 14 September 2012, more than three years after his last fight, Hatton confirmed his comeback to professional boxing; [9] after losing his first match on 24 November 2012, he announced his final retirement. [10] Contents Edit Born in Stockport, Hatton was raised on the Hattersley council estate in Hyde, Greater Manchester and trained at the Sale West ABC (Racecourse Estate). He was educated at Hattersley High School. His grandfather and his father both played for Rochdale and Ricky had a trial for the youth team . He found a local boxing club in Hyde to train at. His entrance music is the Manchester City club song "Blue Moon", as performed by the band "Supra." [11] Aged 14, Hatton was taken by his uncles Ged and Paul to Manchester United 's Old Trafford stadium to watch the second fight between Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank . He joined the family carpet business on leaving school, but after he cut four of his fingers with a Stanley knife , his father made him a salesman to prevent him from losing his fingers. [12] Boxing career File:Richard Hatton (boxer) training 1y2006.jpg Hatton had a short amateur career, in which he won seven British titles and represented his country at the 1996 World Junior Boxing Championships . [13] His elimination in the semi-finals caused controversy. Four of the five judges awarded the contest to Hatton, but under the scoring rules Hatton was defeated as the fifth judge gave the match to Hatton's opponent by 16 points. The judge was later found to have accepted a bribe, and disillusioned with the amateur governing bodies, Hatton turned professional, aged 18. [14] Hatton was based at Billy "The Preacher" Graham 's gym in Moss Side , [13] where fellow boxers included Carl Thompson and Michael Gomez . Hatton's debut fight was on 10 September 1997 against Colin McAuley in Widnes at Kingsway Leisure Centre . Hatton won by a TKO in first round, [15] while in his second fight he boxed at Madison Square Garden in New York. [15] Soon he was fighting on the undercard of contests involving major British boxers, such as the two World Boxing Organization (WBO) cruiserweight title fights between Thompson and Chris Eubank in 1998. [16] In 1999 the British Boxing Writers' Club named Hatton their Young Boxer of the Year. [17] His first international title came in May 1999, when he defeated Dillon Carew for the WBO inter-continental light-welterweight title. [18] Hatton's next four fights after gaining the WBO inter-continental belt were all won within four rounds. [14] He then gained the World Boxing Association (WBA) inter-continental title following a unification bout against Giuseppe Lauri . [19] The following month he fought Jon Thaxton for the British title. Despite sustaining a cut over his left eye in the first round, Hatton continued for the full 12 rounds and won on points, the first time in his career that he had been taken beyond six rounds. [20] As the cut was his fourth above the same eye, Hatton had plastic surgery on his eyebrow that November, with a view to a world title shot in the spring. [21] Hatton claimed the vacant World Boxing Union (WBU) light-welterweight title in March 2001, having sent opponent Tony Pep to the canvas three times in the process. [22] Light Welterweight Main article: Ricky Hatton vs. Kostya Tszyu On 5 June 2005, Hatton defeated The Ring & IBF Light Welterweight Champion Kostya Tszyu , then widely regarded as one of the top pound-for-pound boxers in the world by a technical knockout after the Australian |
What street did demon barber Sweeney Todd live on? | Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Home Ghost Stories Haunted Pubs Haunted Houses Haunted Graveyards Historic Buildings Jack the Ripper THE REAL SWEENEY TODD Sweeney Todd, "The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" first came to prominence in the mid 19th century since when he has appeared in books, plays, a musical and in films. His gruesome story caught the public imagination yet again in 2008 when Johnny Depp played him in Tim Burton's film Sweeney Todd. But who was this murderous barber, and when, if ever, did he live? Before looking at the history of the story of Sweeney Todd one thing has to be made absolutely and unequivocally clear - there never was a barber on Fleet Street by the name of Sweeney Todd. Yet his story has thrilled, chilled and turned the stomachs of many generations of horror seekers ever since he slashed his way into the public consciousness by way of the Victorian Penny Dreadful periodicals in the middle decade of the 19th century. In essence his story is a simple one. He belongs to a bygone age when men's home grooming was little more than primitive. Electric and safety razors were luxuries of the future and so any gentleman that required a close, clean shave was forced to entrust himself to a local barber. Sitting in the barber's chair, his head tilted back, his throat exposed as the sharp blade of the barber's razor glided back and forth across his skin, a man would be, and indeed might well feel, decidedly exposed and vulnerable! Those behind the Sweeney Todd story, like many horror writers and film makers since, used the vulnerability of a familiar, everyday situation and turned it into something that would be guaranteed to illicit gasps of terror from their readers and, no doubt, instil feelings of trepidation in to generations of men! In short they created fear out of the familiar! The Sweeney Todd stories have at their root a simple, blood-drenched scenario. Todd is a successful and prosperous Barber with premises at 185 Fleet Street. Sitting his unsuspecting clients into his specially constructed barber's chair he lathers up their faces and suddenly tips the chair back, pitching his unfortunate customers heel over head through a trap door into the cellar below. If the fall hasn't killed them, Todd is compelled to 'polish them off' with his razor. Having robbed them, he drags their bodies through an underground tunnel to the premises of his lover Mrs. Margery Lovett in nearby Bell Yard. Here the story takes another twist creating fear from the familiar in an age when people were far more dependent on outside caterers than we are today by the stomach churning device of having Todd's victims turned into succulent meat pies for Mrs Lovett's much vaunted Meat Pie Shop. His victim's worldly possessions are hidden away in Sweeny Todd's shop, whilst any remains that haven't gone into a batch of meat pies are secreted in the dank, disused vaults beneath St Dunstan's church on Fleet Street. As time progresses Sweeney Todd grows ever more confident and audacious, but in so doing his insatiable lust for blood proves his undoing. Thanks to the efforts of a determined magistrate, a group of Bow Street Runners and a pair of lovers, Todd and Lovett are brought to justice and put on trial at the Central Criminal Courts or Old Bailey. Despite the fact that several books and articles have confidently assured their readers that Sweeney Todd did exist, there is absolutely no historical figure by that name and indeed no barber by the name of Sweeney Todd ever found himself on trial at the Old Bailey charged with murdering his clients and, with the aid of his mistress and accomplice, using them to create killer recipes. Indeed, the proceedings of the Old Bailey from 1674 to 1913 are now available to peruse online via a fully searchable database. There is no transcript for a trial of a Sweeney Todd, nor for that matter any similar crimes. A case so notorious would doubtless have attracted the attention of pamphleteers and journalists and would, no doubt, receive mi | The History of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Time Out London - Time Out London Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs Lovett the pie-maker The story begins in the 1830s with one Edward Lloyd, an enterprising publisher of ‘penny dreadfuls’ who aimed his cheap weekly serials squarely at the working poor. Titles like ‘The Calendar of Horrors’ and ‘Varney the Vampire’ (a famous blood-sucking fiend, 50 years before Dracula) give some idea of his subject matter. He also specialised in pirated versions of Dickens' works at a time when copyright law counted for little. Thus poorer readers could buy a budget copy of his ‘Oliver Twiss’ or ‘Nikelas Nickelbery’. Lloyd would later found a radical/liberal newspaper and become quite respectable. Nonetheless, his main legacy to modern culture was a story called ‘The String of Pearls’ published in a weekly magazine during the winter of 1846/47, written by an anonymous penny-a-word hack. Set in 1785, it features as principal villain a certain Sweeney Todd (‘a long, low-jointed, ill-put-together sort of fellow’), and includes all the plot elements that have been used by Sondheim and others ever since. There is the barber’s shop, from which a remarkable number of customers never return (courtesy of a chair that flips them upside down, plunging them to their deaths in the stone-floored cellar), an ill-used apprentice boy (who is consigned to a lunatic asylum, a pair of deeply uninteresting star-crossed lovers (obligatory in any Victorian popular fiction) and the enterprising Mrs Lovett, whose pies are finally discovered to contain something rather more exotic than mince. ‘The String of Pearls’ isn’t great literature, but Lloyd was on to something. The psychopathic barber’s story proved instantly popular: it was turned into a play before the ending had even been revealed in print. An expanded edition appeared in 1850, an American version in 1852, a new play in 1865. By the 1870s, Sweeney Todd was a familiar character to most Victorians. Nothing so strange in that, perhaps; except that, according to contemporary accounts, most of them seem to have believed that Todd was real. Alan Rickman as Judge Turpin" width="210" height="139" /> A very close shave for Alan Rickman 's Judge Turpin Lloyd himself is largely to blame for a confusion that’s lasted for more than 150 years. He was a genius at marketing and knew the value of a so-called true story, not least one conveniently just beyond living memory. In a preface to an expanded edition, he stated that ‘there certainly was such a man; and the record of his crimes is still to be found in the chronicles of criminality of this country’. And it was this assertion, now easily disproved by records from the period, that stuck. So much so, in fact, that the recently deceased connoisseur of pulp fiction, Peter Haining, once published a book claiming to have found ‘proof’ of Todd’s existence. Unfortunately, all of Haining’s proof is – let’s be generous – rather difficult to verify; indeed, the book is a carefully planned hoax. It seems much more likely that the story originated in urban myth. Dickens himself in ‘Martin Chuzzlewit’ (1843/44) mentions facetiously ‘preparers of cannibalic pastry, who are represented in many standard country legends as doing a lively retail business in the Metropolis’. Even today, most of us have heard scare stories of various bits of anatomy appearing in fast food. Imagine, then, how it must have been in mid-Victorian London, when food was frequently coloured and doctored to make it more saleable and few legal restrictions were in place. Indeed, in the 1840s and 1850s, many Londoners feared – with good reason – that their sausages and pies were being filled with cheap horsemeat (normally hawked round the streets as cat food); it didn’t require much imagination to take that scam one stage further. Tim Burton on set" width="210" height="140" /> Tim Burton on set in a recreated Victorian London In fairness, Lloyd’s artful co-opting of history has probably served Sweeney Todd quite well, leaving it usefully open to differe |
"Vocalist Roland Orzabal had the 1985 hit ""Everybody Wants to Rule the World' with which band?" | Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Original Video w/ Real Genius clips added - Tears for Fears - YouTube Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Original Video w/ Real Genius clips added - Tears for Fears Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jan 20, 2012 One of my favorite songs and one of my favorite movies(Real Genius). Finally together! It's like when chocolate met peanut butter, and stuff happened Welcome to your life Acting on your best behaviour Turn your back on mother nature Everybody wants to rule the world It's my own design Of freedom and of pleasure Nothing ever lasts forever Everybody wants to rule the world There's a room where the light won't find you Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down When they do I'll be right behind you So glad we've almost made it So sad they had fade it Everybody wants to rule the world I can't stand this indecision Married with a lack of vision Everybody wants to rule the world Say that you'll never never never need it One headline why believe it ? Everybody wants to rule the world All for freedom and for pleasure Nothing ever lasts forever Everybody wants to rule the world Words and Music by Roland Orzabel Tears for Fears are an English rock band formed in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith. Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, they were initially associated with the New Wave synthesizer bands of the early 1980s but later branched out into mainstream rock and pop, which led to international chart success. Their platinum-selling debut album, The Hurting, reached number one on the UK Album Chart, while their second album, Songs from the Big Chair, reached number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, achieving multi-platinum status in both the UK and the United States. Following the release of their third platinum-selling album, The Seeds of Love (1989), Smith and Orzabal parted company in 1991, though Orzabal retained the Tears for Fears name throughout the remainder of the 1990s. The duo re-formed in 2000, and released an album of new material, Everybody Loves a Happy Ending, in 2004. To date, Tears for Fears have sold over 25 million albums worldwide, including more than 8 million in the U.S. "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is a song by the English New Wave band Tears for Fears. It was the band's ninth single release in the United Kingdom (the third from their second LP: Songs from the Big Chair) and seventh UK Top 40 chart hit, peaking at number two in April 1985. In the U.S.it was the lead single from the album and gave the band their first Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit on 8 June 1985, remaining there for two weeks. It also reached number-one on both the Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance Singles Sales charts in the U.S. The song has since become the pinnacle of Tears for Fears' chart success, its endurance allowing it to accumulate over two million radio broadcasts by 1994, according to BMI. In 1986, the song won "Best Single" at the Brit Awards. Band member and co-writer Roland Orzabal argued that the song deserved to win the Ivor Novello International Hit of the Year award, claiming that the winner - "19" by Paul Hardcastle - was not an actual song, but only a "dialogue collage." REAL GENIUS Real Genius is a 1985 satirical comedy film directed by Martha Coolidge. The film's screenplay was written by Neal Israel, Pat Proft and Peter Torokvei. It stars Val Kilmer and Gabriel Jarret. The film is set on the campus of Pacific Tech, a technical university similar to Caltech. Chris Knight (Kilmer) is a genius in his senior year working on a chemical laser. Mitch Taylor (Jarret) is a new student on campus who is paired up with Knight to work on the laser. The film received positive reviews from critics. The film grossed $12,952,019 at the United States and Canadian box office. Soundtrack "You Took | Boyzone | Keith Duffy BOYZONE Boyzone was Europe’s most successful boy band during the second half of the 1990s. Comprised of five Irish vocalists and funded by music manager Louis Walsh, the group embraced a similar style of pop music as Take That, whose breakup in 1996 created a void that Boyzone happily filled. By combining boyish charm with slick songwriting (much of which was co-written by the bandmates themselves), the singers found enormous success throughout the U.K., where 16 of their first 17 singles became Top Five hits. Six of those songs made it to number one, establishing Boyzone as the first Irish group to top the British charts so regularly, and bandmate Stephen Gately garnered additional headlines in 1999 by announcing his homosexuality, making Boyzone one of the only boy bands to include an openly gay member. The group didn’t fare nearly as well in America, where acts like *NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys reigned supreme, but Boyzone’s success in Europe was nearly unparalleled during the group’s heyday. Boyzone was founded in 1993 by Louis Walsh, an aspiring music mogul who — like Maurice Starr and Lou Pearlman — formed, funded, and managed the group from day one. Over 300 vocalists auditioned for Walsh’s project, including future actor Colin Farrell, but the competition was ultimately narrowed down to five males: Mikey Graham, Stephen Gately, Shane Lynch, Keith Duffy, and lead vocalist Ronan Keating. The quintet initially honed its sound by performing covers of ’70s pop tunes, including Detroit Spinners’ “Working My Way Back to You,” which became a number three hit on the Irish charts, and the Osmonds’ “Love Me for a Reason,” Boyzone’s first single to chart in the U.K. When it came time to write original material, however, the group hired Ray Hedges of Take That to lend his songwriting assistance. Love Will Save The Day The Anniversary Tour 2013 |
Stalactites and stalagmites are formed from what? | How Stalactites and Stalagmites Form - Kids Discover How Stalactites and Stalagmites Form by KIDS DISCOVER Share Stalactite. Stalagmite. Both are pointy formations found in limestone caves: One points up, the other points down. But which is which? One way to remember is that stalactite has a “c” in it, as in “ceiling,” and stalagmite has a “g” in it, as in “ground.” At least it’s easy to see the difference between stalactites and stalagmites, which are also called dripstone. When water flows down through the ground and into a cave, it dissolves a mineral called calcite (a major building block of limestone) and carries it through cracks in the ceiling. The dripping water leaves behind traces of calcite, which slowly builds up on the ceiling until a stalactite takes shape, hanging down like an icicle. Water from the end of the stalactite leaves more calcite in a pile on the cave floor, and pretty soon a cone-like stalagmite forms. That’s why stalactites and stalagmites are usually found in pairs. Sometimes they grow together to form a pillar or column. Another word for mineral deposits created in caves by the movement of water is “speleothem,” and there are other types of speleothems besides stalactites and stalagmites. For example, “boxwork” is made of thin sheets of calcite that form (duh) boxes, and a “stegamite” is a ridge of calcite that pushes upward from a cave floor. A “straw” is a special kind of stalactite that is long, tube-like, hollow, and super thin — around a half-inch or less in diameter. Limestone caves full of stalactites and stalagmites are popular tourist attractions in a lot of places around the world. Some of the more famous ones are Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico, Buchan Caves in Australia, and the Jeita Grotto in Lebanon, home of the world’s largest known stalactite. About the author KIDS DISCOVER For over 25 years, we’ve been creating beautifully crafted nonfiction products for kids. With a specialty in science and social studies, our team of talented writers, award-winning designers and illustrators, and subject-experts from leading institutions is committed to a single mission: to get children excited about reading and learning. I'm a Homeschooler Newsletter Sign Up Sign up for our email list and gain access to free content, special promotions, sales and more. | Earth's crust | geology | Britannica.com A cross section of Earth’s outer layers, from the crust through the lower mantle. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Crustal abundances of elements of atomic numbers 1 to 93. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Figure 22: The topographic expressions of eroded anticlines and synclines. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Figure 21: Three basic fault types: (top) normal fault, (middle) reverse fault, and (bottom) strike-slip fault. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Figure 20: The forms of three types of folds. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Figure 23: Two transform faults offsetting a mid-oceanic ridge. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Volcanic activity and the Earth’s tectonic plates Stratovolcanoes tend to form at subduction zones, or convergent plate margins, where an oceanic plate slides beneath a continental plate and contributes to the rise of magma to the surface. At rift zones, or divergent margins, shield volcanoes tend to form as two oceanic plates pull slowly apart and magma effuses upward through the gap. Volcanoes are not generally found at strike-slip zones, where two plates slide laterally past each other. “Hot spot” volcanoes may form where plumes of lava rise from deep within the mantle to the Earth’s crust far from any plate margins. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Earth is composed of three layers: the crust, the mantle, and the core. Created and produced by QA International. © QA International, 2010. All rights reserved. www.qa-international.com Geologic materials cycle through various forms. Sediments composed of weathered rock lithify to form sedimentary rock, which then becomes metamorphic rock under the pressure of Earth’s crust. When tectonic forces thrust sedimentary and metamorphic rocks into the hot mantle, they may melt and be ejected as magma, which cools to form igneous, or magmatic, rock. Created and produced by QA International. © QA International, 2010. All rights reserved. www.qa-international.com John P. Rafferty, biological and earth science editor of Encyclopædia Britannica, discussing the connection between Earth’s tectonic plates and earthquake development. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. At the margins of Earth’s plates, where two plates pull apart or one plate dives beneath another, magma (molten underground rock) frequently rises to the surface through volcanic vents. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. |
What, according to the media, did feminists burn? | Feminists burn $20 bills to 'end male dominance in currency' Feminists burn $20 bills to 'end male dominance in currency' 5/15/2015, 3:45 pm TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK CITY- The feminist group "Radical Feminists of America" rallied in Times Square today to protest "False male dominance on American currency" by burning $100,000 in twenty dollar bills throughout the day. Feminist activists were seen burning single bills and even handfuls of them at a time, while spitting at male passers by who walked by the scene on their daily routine. There have been several outbreaks of fighting between the feminists and some homeless men who attempted to salvage the burning cash from burn-buckets and the hands of protesters. The protest was intended to popularize the long-standing idea of removing Andrew Jackson from the twenty dollar bill in favor of a historical feminist figure, Harriet Tubman, a 19th century abolitionist. However, instead of succeeding in raising awareness about the feminist goals, the cash-burning protest seemed to have sent the wrong message, sparking anger and confusion among the public and donors to feminist organizations. The money was received through donations from wealthy individuals who wished to support the group's cause but were not informed about how the money was going to be used. Contributors were outraged when they saw their donations go up in flames. Crowds of onlookers watched in disbelief as hundreds of dollars at a time were being tossed into flames, with the protesters shouting in unison, "Female yell!" Big Red, the leader of the group, screamed into her megaphone while waving a large wad of twenties in her other hand. "Look in your purses, sisters, and you will see that there is not one bill that bears the face of a female, not one!" At one point Big Red was seen removing her bra from under the shirt, using it to wrap up the large lump of cash in her hand, and tossing it into the flames of the closest burn-bucket at her feet. "Check your male privilege," she continued to yell at the gathered crowd. "The days of chauvinism and female oppression are at an end! No longer will we allow any male to be worshiped and raised in social standing just because they have a horrific weapon of domination dangling from between their legs!" With a loud high-pitched roar, the protesters took a break from burning the money and began to burn their bras, designer shoes, clutches, and other items of traditional female clothing. Around 2:00pm, as the feminists burned the last twenty dollar bill, their anger turned onto the crowd. Eyewitnesses saw activists tear down a stand erected by the Boy Scouts of America, violently ripping sashes and hats off of the terrified boys before burning those items as well. Still not satisfied, they took the money raised by the scouts throughout the day and tossed it into the flames along with their burning uniforms, as Big Red shouted into the megaphone, "You're just another elitist male entity that needs to be destroyed." Bob Turman, the scout leader, later spoke about the incident to reporters. "We were the only ones with a permit to hold an event in the square that day," he complained. "We spent months in preparation for our fundraiser in support of local shelters for abused women. Now all that money is gone, my scouts have lost parts of their uniforms, and they'll probably be traumatized for life. They're not old enough to understand even if I were to explain to them what happened, and I'm not sure I fully understand it myself. One thing I know, these boys may have a deep-seated fear of women for the rest of their lives." Police arrived on the scene shortly, responding to several 911 calls, but made no arrests. We burned our bras way back in the day. Look where that got us! Nowhere.Talk about a way to devalue our currency! Ha! It's in the bag! Chedoh - Ivan's image is on the three dollar bill! . I wonder whose hand is holding that match?! . Administration offers response to feminazis feministas feminists clamoring for equality: Pamalinsky obviously knows what she is talking about | By Tricycle Mar 08, 2011 I have to admit that I didn’t even know it was International Women’s Day (IWD) until my male coworkers mentioned it late in the morning. A female colleague was also oblivious to the anniversary. When I think of “women’s rights” I think of my great-grandmother, marching for women’s suffrage, or Gloria Steinem’s leadership during the Women’s Liberation Movement. But as I read more about today’s events in honor of IWD I was reminded that gender discrimination is not a thing of the past. 100 years ago, the first International Women’s Day was celebrated in Austria, Germany, Denmark, and Switzerland. In the century since, IWD celebrations have spread throughout the world–from Zambia to Afghanistan to Cambodia to Fiji. IWD events celebrate the economic, social, and political achievements that women have made in the last 100 years, but it is also an opportunity for organizations to draw attention to the pervasive gender inequalities throughout the world. Several Buddhist groups–including Buddhist Global Relief , Heart Circle Sangha , and Phap Nguyen Buddhist Congregation –have partnered with Oxfam America to organize 100 events in the U.S. this month with the goal of “raising awareness about the struggles millions of poor women still face today.” From the Oxfam press release: “While most of us think of hunger as lack of food, it is actually lack of power. We grow enough food to feed everyone, yet hundreds of millions of women continue to go hungry. On this anniversary of International Women’s Day, we organized ourselves to not forget about these women around the world who will go to bed hungry so their family can eat instead.” In many poor countries, women are the ones who collect food, water and fuel, maintain the home and look after the children. When food is scarce, women often eat less so other family members can have enough. Most of these rural women rely on farming to earn a living. But although women produce most of the world’s food, they often lack access to vital resources, like a steady source of water or a market where they can sell their crops for a fair price. Climate change poses an added threat, with erratic rainfall and droughts that disrupt the growing season and risk further hunger. Meanwhile, women have fewer opportunities to learn new skills, access credit or find well paying jobs. Seventy five percent of the worlds 876 [million] illiterate adults are women. This year’s IWD theme is “Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women.” Visit the International Women’s Day website to find events in your area and check out the Huffington Post’s “5 Ways Help Empower Women” slide show. Happy International Women’s Day! |
Which Shakespeare play takes place in Vienna? | Measure for Measure Play: Overview of Measure for Measure Measure for Measure Play: Overview & Resources You are here: Home / Measure for Measure Play: Overview & Resources The Measure for Measure play is set in Vienna whose streets and taverns are teeming with criminals, prostitutes and pimps. Most of the action takes place in the Duke’s palace. Some scenes are set in the city prison and others in the streets of Vienna. The final, large, scene resolves all the strands at the city gates. Read more about Measure For Measure settings . Date written: 1603 Genre classification: Measure for Measure has traditionally been classified as a Comedy but because of the difficulties of placing it into one of the more clear-cut categories it’s considered to be one of the Problem Plays. Main characters in Measure for Measure: Duke Vincentio wishes to clean up the city, which has become infested with vice. He appoints Angelo to do that while he pretends to leave Vienna temporarily, but remains, walking about in disguise, observing the process. Isabella, the sister of the inoffensive young Claudio, is a virtuous young woman around whom the action revolves. She is about to dedicate her life to God, as a nun. Claudio has been imprisoned and sentenced to death under the new laws, for fornication, because he has made his beloved Juliet, a sweet young woman, pregnant. Lucio, a laddish friend of Isabella, persuades her to approach Angelo and plead for her brother’s release. Angelo agrees to do so but only if Isabella will sleep with him. Escalus is the Duke’s trusted advisor. Mariana, a sad young woman, was once engaged to Angelo but he abandoned her because her dowry had been lost in a shipwreck. The Provost is the officer in charge of the prison. He is a good, compassionate man, reluctant to carry out the death sentence on Claudio. Elbow is an honest but hopeless police constable. Barnadine is the drunken cellmate of Claudio. Abhorson is the official executioner. Mistress Overdone is the madame of a brothel and Pompey is her pimp. Francisca is a nun, and Thomas and Peter are friars. Ragozine is a pirate who is executed and his head substituted for Claudio’s. Frost is one of the city fools. See a full character list for Measure for Measure Measure for Measure themes: One of the main themes in this play is the position of women in society and their exploitation. This play is a favourite among feminist enthusiasts and provides an answer to the charge that Shakespeare is sexist. Another major theme is the corruptive nature of power. Another is hypocrisy. An important consideration in Measure for Measure is the nature of civil authority where strong leadership is required but should be tempered by compassion, mercy and common sense. As usual in Shakespeare the play is deeply concerned with the way things seem to be versus how they really are – appearance and reality. People are not what they seem to be, from the disguised Duke to the hypocritical Angelo. Measure for Measure Play Resources: | Morality at heart of Shakespeare plays - The Journal Morality at heart of Shakespeare plays 08:30, 9 Mar 2011 WHILE Shakespeare does not moralise, a number of his characters do. Share WHILE Shakespeare does not moralise, a number of his characters do. Moral judgements and dilemmas also lie at the heart of his greatest plays. Written at the peak of his powers, Hamlet and Measure For Measure exemplify this well. Two maxims of Francis Bacon, a contemporary of Shakespeare, illuminate the issues at Hamlet’s core: “Knowledge is power” and “Revenge is a kind of wild justice”. The appearance of his father’s ghost creates dilemmas for Prince Hamlet. Is it ever just to seek revenge? And can Hamlet do so without hurting his mother, Queen Gertrude, who succumbed to an incestuous proposal and married a murdering brother? Hamlet is Shakespeare’s most questioning hero. Keenly feeling his father’s loss, he is also contemplating suicide. The question “To be or not to be?” is possibly the most famous – and unsettling – line in Shakespeare. Mistakenly killing Polonius, the Lord Chamberlain, Hamlet’s first decisive act misses the mark. When Hamlet finally achieves justice for his father, the blood of four men will be staining his hands. His own death inevitably follows. Tragically, for this sweet prince, “the rest is silence”. “I am a poor fellow that would live.” Thus pleads Barnadine in Measure For Measure. A prisoner on death row, Barnadine demands to die another day. This presents another noble character with a moral dilemma – someone must be executed to save an innocent man. Ironically, the perpetrator of the most damnable actions answers to a surprisingly heavenly name. “We must not make a scarecrow of the law” proclaims Angelo, who is deputising for absent Duke Vincentio. Angelo’s brand of justice is fiercely moral. Highly religious, he enforces legal statutes strictly, showing Christian charity to none. Having condemned Claudio to death for having sex before marriage, hypocritical Angelo’s own personal failings are exposed and judged. He finally over-reaches himself when he encounters Isabella, sister to condemned Claudio and a novitiate nun. Petitioning the Deputy to plead her brother’s case, Isabella’s purity and chastity inflame Angelo’s sinful lust. His response is a shocking and indecent proposal. Sleep with me to save your brother, is his demand. Filled with righteous indignation, Isabella chooses morality and faith over family. She cannot compromise her spiritual beliefs. Like Hamlet, Duke Vincentio exposes dishonesty by guile. Disguising himself as a Friar, he too becomes a “looker on”. Valuable knowledge gained dubiously, whilst acting as a spiritual confessor, helps Vincentio deliver life-changing results. Mercifully, his even-handed justice prevails and brave Isabella gains more than she hoped. Her virtue is rewarded with a second proposal. But marriage to the Duke will create another dilemma. Do any of these passionate characters have the X-Factor for you? You can vote for... Hamlet Hamlet: The Prince of Denmark who agonises about the best way to avenge his father’s death at the hand of his uncle, now his stepfather. Queen Gertrude: Hamlet’s mother who, after her husband’s death, agrees to marry his brother with what some regard as indecent haste. Measure for Measure Vincentio: The Duke of Vienna who disguises himself as a friar in order to go among the people and spy on the affairs of his city. Isabella: The novice nun who, in appealing to save her brother’s life, is put on the horns of a terrible dilemma. Still time to cast your vote IT is not too late to vote for your favourite Shakespeare character and play. The winners of both contests, organised by Newcastle Theatre Royal and promoted by The Journal, will be revealed on April 23, Shakespeare’s birthday. A sculptor will then be commissioned and on April 23, 2012, the North East’s favourite Shakespeare character will be unveiled as a permanent homage to the Bard at the theatre on Grey Street. Throughout the competition, launched last year, Hamlet has been one of th |
Which singer had the theme song 'Everybody Loves Somebody'? | Dean Martin How Elvis was influenced by Dean Martin by Nigel Patterson, 2002 Born Dino Paul Crocetti on June 6, 1916, Dean Martin would later become one of the entertainment world's biggest superstars and a major influence on a teenaged Elvis Aaron Presley. Many biographers have written about Elvis' admiration and idolisation of Dean Martin but unfortunately their reviews are often prematurely brief and light on detail. It is in the few biographies on 'Dino' that this influence is best covered. I also recall an article in Elvis Monthly some years ago, although on going through back issues I was unable to find it. Before Elvis assaulted the senses of 1950s culture, Dean Martin had enjoyed incredible success as a singer and actor. As an indication of his popularity, when Martin and his then partner, Jerry Lewis appeared at the 4,000 seat Paramount Theatre in New York in 1952, 75,000 fans created pandemonium in an attempt to get to their heroes. Such adulation had only previously been seen following the death of Rudolph Valentino. As a singer Dino recorded countless hits including Come Back To Sorrento and Memories Are Made Of This and released more than 60 albums during his lifetime. He enjoyed considerable success on the charts between the late 1940s and the early 1970s with 17 top 40 hits on the Billboard Pop Chart and many more on the Country and Easy Listening charts. As an actor Dino played straight man to comic genius Jerry Lewis in a highly successful series of films commencing with My Friend Irma and later became an impressive dramatic actor. For almost ten years from the mid 1960s Dean hosted one of the most successful television shows of all time The Dean Martin Show (in which his theme song was the incomparable Everybody Loves Somebody) and also featured in a series of successful musical specials. In Dean Martin Elvis found a singer who flawlessly exhibited the ability to sell a song with an easy-going, ultra smooth delivery and a hint of the mischievous, traits Elvis would adopt in many of his own recordings and live performances. For like Dean, Elvis too knew that the secret to enjoying his craft was to have fun with what he was doing. During his lifetime Dino was heard to comment on how much he disliked artists who sung too seriously. If you listen to Dean Martin singles over the period 1949 to the early 1950s you will find unmistakable similarities in the 'ballad' vocal style later adopted by Elvis. Dino's nonchalent way of twisting syllables and slurring notes became very much part of the Elvis style. The most obvious examples are in the songs recorded by Dino which were later covered by Elvis. I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine (originally written for - but not used in - the Walt Disney production Cinderella) was recorded by both Patti Page and Dean Martin around 1950 (Dino's version was recycled in 1953 in the Martin/Lewis hit movie The Caddy). Their renditions are dramatically different and when Elvis cut his recording of the song in 1954 it was patterned on the vocal delivery and pacing of Dino's version. Similarly, Elvis' renditions of Write To Me From Naples and My Heart Cries For You are almost a mirror image of Dean's much earlier plain | Mrs. Dale's Diary Mrs. Dale's Diary The first post-war soap on British radio was Mrs. Dale's Diary and was first broadcast on the Light Programme at 4pm on Monday 5th. January 1948. Who could forget Marie Goossens' harp introduction to the programme or the reflective comments of Dr. Dale's ever-earnest wife? The title character was a nice middle-class doctor's wife, Mary, and her husband Jim who lived at Virginia Lodge in the Middlesex suburb of Parkwood Hill. They had a son called Bob played by Nicholas Parsons, Hugh Latimer, Derek Hart, and by Leslie Heritage for nearly twenty years. and a daughter called Gwen who was successively Virginia Hewitt, Joan Newell, Beryl Calder and (for many years) Aline Waites. Bob was married to Jenny and they had twins. Gwen was married to her, not always faithful, husband David who was Jenny's brother but was eventually left a widow when David was killed water skiing in the Bahamas whilst holidaying with his rich mistress. Derek Nimmo was brought in at this time to play Jago Peters a boyfriend for Gwen. Mrs. Dale's sophisticated sister, Sally, (always pronounced "Selly") lived in Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, and ran a dress shop and also had a country cottage with a housekeeper called Zenobia. There was also a char lady called Mrs. Morgan (played by Grace Allardyce) who subsequently married Mr. Maggs (played by Jack Howarth). The neighbour across the road, the grumpy Mrs Mountford (played by Vivienne Chatterton) had a nervous companion called Miss Marchbanks and a parrot called Coco along with a liking for chocolate cake. An occasional character was Mrs. Leathers who was a Cockney and rather common (played by Hattie Jaques). Mrs. Freeman (or Mother-in-Law as Dr. Dale always used to call her) had a cat named Captain (always pronounced "Kepton"). The milkman was played by Michael Harding. Eventually the stories were relocated to a town called Exton and the cast had to roughen up the famous cut glass vowels and become a different kind of family. Gwen became a mature student and the characters started to have a social conscience. The Queen Mother reportedly commented about the programme, 'It is the only way of knowing what goes on in a middle-class family'. Radio comics loved to spoof the programme, using the soul-searching comment, "I'm awfully worried about Jim" as allegedly uttered by the indefatigable diarist. The final episode, in 1969, featured Gwen's engagement to a glamorous TV professor played by John Justin. short radio clip A 1952 publicity picture of the cast: Dr. Dale (Douglas Burbidge) with his hands on the shoulders of Mrs. Dale (Ellis Powell). The other characters are daughter Gwen (Joan Newell) sitting far left; Mrs. Freeman (Dorothy Lane) seated second left; Isabel Fielding (Thea Wells) standing; son Bob (Derek Hart) centre; and daily help Mrs. Morgan (Grace Allardyce) standing far right. Mrs. Dale's sister, Sally Lane (Thelma Hughes) is seated bottom right. Main Cast List: Mrs. Dale: Ellis Powell, Jessie Matthews Dr Dale: Douglas Burbidge, James Dale (honestly!), Charles Simon Bob Dale: Hugh Latimer, Leslie Heritage, Nicholas Parsons, Derek Hart Jenny Dale: Julia Braddock, Shirley Dixon, Mary Steele, Sheila Sweet Gwen Dale/Owen: Virginia Hewitt, Joan Newell, Beryl Calder, Aline Waites David Owen: Anthony James, Frank Partington, Gordon Morrison, John Spingett, Robin Lloyd, Lee Peters Mrs. Freeman (Mrs. Dale's Mother): Courtney Hope, Dorothy Lane Sally Lane (Mrs. Dale's sister): Thelma Hughes, Margaret Ward Isobelle Fielding: Thea Wells Mr. Maggs: Jack Howarth (later to become Albert Tatlock in Coronation Street) Mrs. Morgan / Maggs: Grace Allardyce Mrs. Leathers: Hattie Jaques Monument (the gardener): Charles Lamb Milkman: Michael Harding Scriptwriter was Jonquil Anthony The soap ran from January 1948 until April 1969, by which time it had been renamed 'The Dales'. A total run of 5531 episodes. In the mid-'60s, the theme was updated by Ron Grainer. Here are clips of the beginning and ending music: Ending Theme Aline Waites (1969) With grateful thanks to Aline Waites who |
The Grand Bazaar, said to be the world's largest covered market, is in which city? | How to Prepare For the Grand Bazaar of Istanbul, World’s Oldest and Biggest Covered Market Your personal Istanbul city trip & expat guide How to Prepare For the Grand Bazaar of Istanbul, World’s Oldest and Biggest Covered Market by Istanbul Trails in City Trip , Things To See & Do The Grand Bazaar (Kapalı Çarşı), built in the 15th century, is the oldest covered market in the world. Covering an area of 54.653 square meters, it also still ranks as one of the world’s biggest covered markets. In other words, keep on reading if you want to be prepared before entering this maze of 56 interconnecting vaulted passages, housing over 4.000 shops with persistent shopkeepers eager to use their relentless sales tricks. Grand Bazaar (Kapalı Çarşı) There are four main entrances to the Grand Bazaar. Tel: +90 212 522 31 73 – +90 212 519 12 48 on Map with Tourist Attractions in the Historical Part of Istanbul Open Daily between 08.30 and 19.00. Closed on Sundays and October 29th. The bazaar is also closed for the full duration of religious holidays. Ticket Sales This series on the Grand Bazaar will cover: The history of the Grand Bazaar (see below) The Grand Bazaar Essentials, including a map, tips and tricks The Grand Bazaar Started Out Small The Grand Bazaar was commissioned by Mehmet II (1444-1481) immediately after the Ottoman conquest of Istanbul in 1453 to provide financial resources for the Hagia Sophia . The construction of the Grand Bazaar began in 1461. The Grand Bazaar, which was a wooden structure at the beginning, is now entirely built of stone and brick. Bricks were used for the vaulted arches, cut stones were used at the base of the arches, and walls were built by plastering over bricks or stone. The oldest building is the Cevahir or İç Bedesten. The second oldest building is the Sandal Bedesten. Bedesten, a vaulted and fireproofed segment of the Grand Bazaar, gets its name from bez (cloth) and means cloth seller’s market. Both bedestens are typical examples of classical Ottoman architecture. The Cevahir Bedesten, initially built for cloth trading and separated from the rest of the Grand Bazaar by four gates, later developed into a market for gold and precious stones. Located in the center of the Grand Bazaar, it also houses a bank. Named after a type of cloth woven of silk and cotton fibers, the Sandal Bedesten spans an area of 2.435 square meters and is covered by 20 lead-plated domes. The Istanbul Municipality used the Sandal Bedesten as an auction house 1914 to 1980. The Grand Bazaar Today The Grand Bazaar reached its present size after the surrounding streets were provided overhead cover using canvas and the neighboring hans were integrated into it. Hans (inns) are two- or three-storied buildings. The shops within the hans were called hucre (cell) and they faced the square or rectangular inner court. Every street was dedicated to a profession. Today most of these professions have disappeared but their memories live on through the names of the streets. Initially the roofs of the domes were covered with lead sheets. Later clay tiles from Marseille were used and today they are covered with ordinary tiles. Competition was banned in the Grand Bazaar. Up to the 19th century, the shops, called dolap, did not have a name or signboard. The Grand Bazaar underwent restoration only after the 1894 earthquake. It was after that when Western style signboards and display windows started being used. While there were 29 hans before the restoration process, only 17 were left after the restoration. Up until recently the Grand Bazaar was home to 5 mosques, 1 school, 7 fountains, 10 wells, 1 water dispenser and 1 ablution fountain. Today only 1 mosque and 1 ablution fountain are left. It has 21 gates, 2 bedestens, 17 inns, 56 streets, nearly 4000 shops and employs more than 30.000 people. Tourist Trap or Not? For centuries the Grand Bazaar was the most vital centre of commerce, handicraft and finance in the Mediterranean and Near East. Today, many may refer to the Grand Bazaar as a tourist trap, but that’s a distortion of the truth. Sure, w | Account Suspended Account Suspended This Account has been suspended. Contact your hosting provider for more information. |
What was the name of the ship on which Charles Darwin set sail on his voyage around the world in 1831? | Description Published date: 7 October 2009 In 1831, in his twenties and fresh out of university, Charles Darwin set sail aboard HMS Beagle on the expedition of a lifetime, into literally uncharted waters and a series of discoveries that would form the basis of his later pioneering work on the origin of species. Join the Past Masters team as we delve into the Archives to find out where Darwin went, what life on the Beagle was like and to discover how the most exciting gap year in history went on to change the face of science. Further Information You can also read more of Darwin’s letters at the Darwin Correspondence Project and all his published works (including the complete Beagle diary) at The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online . Aboutdarwin.com is an excellent online introduction to Darwin’s life and scientific work. COPY 1/57/225 Transcription Bob: Hi there, welcome to Past Masters, from the National Archives in London. I’m Bob and this is- Jo: Jo Bob: And this is the very first episode in a new series of podcasts where each month we will take a look at a different historical event with the help of a few items from the staggering 178 kilometres of collections we have here at the Archives. Do you want to tell the listening world what we’ve got in store for them? Jo: Pfff. Gosh. Love letters, secret service files, six million maps, Christmas cards, photographs, bar bills, signed confessions, lost property- Bob: I meant this month. Jo: Ah, oh yes. This month we are going back to the 1830s. In December 1831, Charles Darwin accepted his first job out of university and at 22 set sail aboard HMS Beagle for South America. Bob: 22? It’s really hard to think of him being young. Jo: You need to get those old beardy pictures out of your head. This might be the most important gap year in history. In five years away from home Darwin ate armadillo in Patagonia, made Chilean girls blush, took hallucinogenic drugs, met the Queen of Tahiti, saw cities destroyed and collected plants and animals previously unknown to science. Bob: Not all at the same time. Jo: The voyage makes Darwin question some of the most basic scientific principles of his age; ultimately he goes on to rewrite not only science but the whole of human history. Bob: I’ve got a bunch of stuff from the Archive. Jo: And so have I. Bob: And between us and our very talented actors reading from documents from inside and outside the Archives, we are going to try to find out what life aboard the Beagle was like and exactly how the voyage influenced Darwin’s ideas. I’m ready for some titles, I don’t know about you. Jo: Absolutely. [Titles] Bob: So what was Darwin doing on the Beagle in the first place? Jo: Usually the Ship’s Surgeon is in charge of the science aboard ship. He would be the one to collect and examine the plant and animal species that the ship might come across. But Robert Fitzroy, Captain of the Beagle doesn’t rate his surgeon. He wants a University trained expert aboard. Partly it’s to keep him company. Bob: Ah, the loneliness of command. Jo: Pretty much. Halfway through the Beagle’s first surveying mission Captain Stokes locked the door to his cabin and shot himself in the head. It wasn’t a clean shot and he took almost two weeks to die. Fitzroy doesn’t want to go the same way. Bob: Can’t blame him. Quick change of subject. What’s in those big blue boxes you brought in? Jo: If I undo these fastenings and pull one out you can see the original handwritten Captain’s Logs of the Beagle. Bob: Oh wow, so what is Captain Fitzroy writing about? His fiancée in England? Jo: It’s not exactly that sort of log. Bob: You mean, he’s not pouring his heart out to it every night? Jo: No. It’s mainly a very precise record of exactly where the ship sails and the sailing conditions: bearings, wind speed and direction, adjustments to the sails. That sort of thing. Bob: It’s an official document for the admiralty? Jo: Yes. But it also shows the pattern of daily life on board ship. And you get a real sense of Fitzroy’s personality from a log entry like: Fitzroy: Captain’s Log, Mond | Cartoons from the 1980s @all80s.co.uk A Around the World with Willy Fog (Original Spanish title La Vuelta al Mundo de Willy Fog) is a cartoon version of Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne in the same vein as Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds, and like that series produced by BRB Internacional. The characters are anthropomorphisms of various animals, Willy Fog (Phileas Fogg in the original book by Jules Verne) himself being a lion and Romy (Aouda) and Rigadon (Passepartout) being cats. The series was broadcast on TV Asahi in Japan in 1987, with episodes 14, 18, 21 and 22 deleted from the Japanese series run. The title of the series in Japanese is Dobutsu 80 Nichikan Sekai Icho ("Animals Around the World in 80 Days")... more here Bananaman is a British comic book fictional character. He originally appeared in Nutty as the backpage strip in Issue 1, dated 16 February 1980. Becoming the comic's most popular strip, Banaman was promoted to a three-page colour strip on Nutty's front and middle pages, and subsequently a two-page colour strip when Nutty merged with The Dandy comic in 1985. The strip has appeared intermittently since, and is running as of 2005, now a three/four page colour strip drawn by Steve Bright (and before that Tom Paterson and Barry Applesby)...more here Button Moon was a popular children's television programme broadcast in the United Kingdom in the 1980s on the ITV Network. Thames Television produced each episode which lasted ten minutes and featured the adventures of Mr. Spoon who, in each episode, would travel to Button Moon in his homemade rocket-ship. Once on Button Moon (which hung in "blanket sky") they would have an adventure, and look through Mr. Spoon's telescope at someone else such as the Hare and the Tortoise, before heading back to their home planet 'Junk Planet'. Episodes would also include Mr. Spoon's wife, "Mrs. Spoon", their daughter, "Tina Tea-Spoon" and her friend "Eggbert". The series ended in 1988 after 91 episodes...more here C The Care Bears are a set of characters created by American Greetings in 1981 for use on greeting cards. The original artwork for the cards was painted by artist Elena Kucharik. In 1983, Kenner took the characters and made the first in a line of very successful teddy bears based on the Care Bears. Each Care Bear comes in a different color and with a specialised insignia on its belly: for example, "Bedtime Bear" is pastel blue and sports a sleepy-looking anthropomorphised crescent moon, and "Cheer Bear" is pink with a rainbow insignia. A spin-off collection, called the Care Bear Cousins, feature stuffed monkeys, lions, and other such animals in the same style as the teddy bears...more here Charlie Chalk was a Stop Motion animation produced in the 1980s in the UK by Woodland Productions, the creators of Postman Pat and other children's television programmes. It tells the story of Charlie Chalk - a jolly clown who, after falling asleep whilst fishing out at sea, ends up on a strange island by the name of Merrytwit (as explained in the title sequence before each episode)...more here The Mysterious Cities of Gold (Japanese: 太陽の子エステバン; Taiyō no Ko Esteban , French: Les Mystérieuses Cités d'Or) is an animated television series produced by Studio Pierrot. It was a French/Japanese co-production which originally aired in Japan on NHK (the national public broadcaster) in 1982, and in France and Belgium in 1983 on Antenne 2. It was also shown in Britain on Children's BBC, and a few years later in the United States on the Nickelodeon cable network, in Australia on the public broadcaster ABC, TV2 in New Zealand, in Iceland on RÚV, in Portugal on RTP, as well as in Sweden...more here Count Duckula is a fictional character, an anthropomorphic vegetarian vampire duck in the animated television series of the same name created by British studio Cosgrove Hall, and a spin-off from DangerMouse, a show in which an evil version of the Count Duckula character was a recurring villain. The series first aired on September 6, 1988. In all, 65 episodes |
In which sport did violinist Vanessa-Mae compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics? | Winter Olympics 2014: A giant leap for Vanessa-Mae, but a small step back for the cause of women's sport | The Independent Olympics Winter Olympics 2014: A giant leap for Vanessa-Mae, but a small step back for the cause of women's sport Mae was the last of the 67 finishers but was happy with completing the course as a whole host of competitors failed to finish the two giant slalom runs Tuesday 18 February 2014 08:49 BST Click to follow The Independent Online Vanessa-Mae finished 74th after her first run in the women's giant slalom GETTY IMAGES When the Olympic circus packs up and leaves town, the plan is to open the slopes of Rosa Khutor for tourists to follow in the ski tracks of the Alpine greats. Today, as the first snow of the Games fell on the mountains, the first Olympic sightseer was given an early go. This was a giant leap for Vanessa-Mae and a small step back for the cause of women’s sport. Racing as Vanessa Vanakorn, her father’s name, and for his country Thailand, Vanessa-Mae came 67th and last in the women’s giant slalom. When the times for her two runs were added up she was more than 50 seconds slower than the winner, Tina Maze of Slovenia, and a dozen slower than the woman who finished in 66th place. “It’s so cool,” said Vanessa-Mae of achieving her dream to be an Olympian before she returns to the day job as a hugely successful classical musician. At 35 she was the oldest woman in the field. “You’ve got the elite skiers of the world and then you’ve got some mad old woman like me trying to make it down. I think it’s great the Olympics is here, it gives you the chance to try something new later in life.” Winter Olympics 2014: The best images from Sochi Winter Olympics 2014: The best images from Sochi 1/78 24 February 2014 Russia's President Vladimir Putin (C) poses for a photo with Russian athletes, winners of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi GETTY IMAGES 2/78 23 February 2014 Hundreds of dancers join together to form the Olympics logo, with the fifth ring purposefully representing the malfunction in the opening ceremony. Reuters 3/78 23 February 2014 Fireworks explode around the Fisht Olympic Stadium at the end of the Closing Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Olympic Park in Sochi 4/78 23 February 2014 Alexander Zubkov’s four-man bobsleigh team celebrate gold for Russia reuters 5/78 23 February 2014 Pilot John James Jackson, Stuart Benson, Bruce Tasker and Joel Fearon of Great Britain team 1 make a run during the Men's Four Man Bobsleigh GETTY IMAGES Silver medalist David Murdoch of Great Britain celebrates during the medal ceremony for Men's Curling Getty Images 7/78 21 February 2014 Jianrou Li of China slides into the way of Elise Christie of Great Britain while competing in the Short Track Women's 1000m Semifinals GETTY IMAGES 8/78 21 February 2014 Elise Christie of Great Britain, Seung-Hi Park of South Korea, Marie-Eve Drolet of Canada and Veronique Pierron of France compete in the Short Track speed skating quarter-finals GETTY IMAGES 9/78 21 February 2014 Despite still winning a silver medal, David Murdoch reflects on what could have been after his Team GB curling rink lose 9-3 to Canada in the gold medal match GETTY IMAGES 10/78 21 February 2014 Ukraine win their first gold medal of the Games with Vita Semerenko shooting at the range to help secure the Women's Biathlon 4x6 km Relay title GETTY IMAGES 11/78 21 February 2014 Sweden’s Fredrik Lindberg shouts out orders to his teammates as Sweden go on to claim bronze in the curling, beating China 6-4 GETTY IMAGES 12/78 21 February 2014 Franziska Preuss of Germany competes during the Women's 4 x 6 km Relay in a Sochi sunset behind her GETTY IMAGES David Murdoch pictured during the curling final which Team GB lost 9-3 to Canada GETTY IMAGES Eve Muirhead in action in the bronze medal match, which Team GB won, beating Switzerland GETTY IMAGES 15/78 20 February 2014 Great Britain's Anna Sloan, Eve Muirhead, Vicki Adams and Claire Hamilton celebrate after winning the Women's Curling Bronze Medal Game at the Ice Cube Curling Center GETTY IMAG | Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: 4th November The Questions Macclesfield Pub Quiz League Set by The Lamb Inn ART & ENTERTAINMENT 1. Q. Offenbach’s barcarolle from ‘The Tales of Hoffman’ is a famous piece of music, but what is a barcarolle ? A. A BOATING SONG (Accept any reference to boats). 2. Q. Which Gilbert & Sullivan operetta contains the song generally known as ‘A Policeman’s lot is not a happy one’ ? A. THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE. 3. Q. Which TV presenter is the daughter of Newspaper Editor and Columnist Eve Pollard ? A. CLAUDIA WINKELMAN. 4. Q. Who created the statue of ‘St.Michael’s victory over the Devil’ on Coventry Cathedral ? A. JACOB EPSTEIN. 5. Q. Which artist painted the work entitled ‘Guernica’ ? A. PABLO PICASSO. 6. Q. In the TV series ‘Inspector Morse’, who wrote the theme tune ? A. BARRINGTON PHELOUNG 7. Q. Mark McManus of ‘Taggart’ fame had a famous singing half-brother. Who is he ? A. BRIAN CONNOLLY (Lead singer of The Sweet). 8. Q. Who composed the music for the films ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ and ‘The Mission’ ? A. ENNIO MORRICONE. (a) Q. Which piece of music preceded TV’s ‘The Lone Ranger’ ? A. THE WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE (Giaochino Rossini) (b) Q. Who is the mother of actress Joely Richardson ? A. VANESSA REDGRAVE. (c) Q. In which play does Mrs. Malaprop appear ? A. THE RIVALS (by Sheridan) 1) What is the capital of Croatia ? (A) Zagreb 2) Which river runs through Leicester ? (A) Soar 3) What is described as : a U-shaped body of water that forms when a wide meander from the main river is cut off, creating a free-standing body of water ? (A) Ox Bow Lake 4) What is the largest lake in Europe ? (A) Lake Lagoda (14th largest in the world.) 5) What is a line on a map or chart joining points of equal height or depth called ? (A) Contour 6) Which city is the capital of Canada ? (A) Ottawa 7) Which river runs through Ipswich ? (A) Orwell 8) Yosemite National Park is in which US State ? (A) California SUPPLEMENTARIES (a) Greenland belongs to which country ? (A) Denmark. (b) In which country are the largest waterfalls measured by flow-rate in Europe ? (A) Switzerland (Rhine falls) 1. Q. Which statesman married Miss Clementine Hosier in 1908 ? A. WINSTON CHURCHILL. 2. Q. Who founded The National Viewers & Listeners Association in 1965 ? A. MARY WHITEHOUSE. 3. Q. In which year did the first human heart transplant take place ? A. 1967 (allow 1966-1968). 4. Q. Where was Princess Elizabeth staying when she was given the news of her accession to the throne in 1558 ? A. HATFIELD HOUSE in Hertfordshire. 5. Q. Give a year in the life of Ivan the Terrible. A. 1530 – 1584 6. Q. The Rolls Royce ‘Thrust Measuring Rig’ developed in the 1950’s took off vertically, but what was its nickname ? A. THE FLYING BEDSTEAD. 7. Q. Whose London monument by Edward Bailey is guarded by Edwin Landseer’s lions? A. NELSON 8. Q. What, infamously, happened at Yekaterinburg on July 17th 1918 ? A. THE ASSASINATION OF THE RUSSIAN ROYAL FAMILY (THE ROMANOVS) (a) Q. What was the code-name for planned German invasion of Britain ? A. OPERATION SEA LION. (b) Q. What is the connection between a large fish-eating bird and Drake’s ship ? A. PELICAN (Name of Drakes ship before becoming The Golden Hind). SCIENCE 1. Q. What is the tradename of the Du Pont synthetic fibre of high-tensile strength used mainly in rubber products, notably tyres and bullet-proof vests ? A. KEVLAR. 2. Q. In astronomy, where would you find the ‘Cassini Division’ ? A. SATURNS RINGS. 3. Q. As a percentage, what is the average salinity of sea water ? A. 3.5% (accept 3% to 4%) 4. Q. What name is given to static discharges visible on aircraft wing tips and the tops of ships masts ? A. ST. ELMO’S FIRE. 5. Q. In what device in the home would you find a magnetron ? A. MICROWAVE OVEN. 6. Q. Traditionally, how have teachers always used sticks of calcium sulphate ? A. BLACKBOARD CHALK. 7. Q. Why is sodium carbonate sometimes added to a water supply ? A. TO REDUCE NATURAL HARDNESS. 8. Q. Which element is common to all acids ? A. HYDROGEN. (a) Q. By what name is deuterium oxide also kn |
In London, where are the trials of the pyx held? | Trial of the Pyx | Goldsmiths Assay Office in London Trial of the Pyx Contact Trial of the Pyx Since 1871, the annual Trial of the Pyx has taken place at the Hall of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, London. History of the Trial of the Pyx The Trial of the Pyx dates back to the 12th century, making it one of the longest established judicial procedures in the country. Since 1871, the annual Trial of the Pyx has taken place at the Hall of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, London. The Trial of the Pyx dates back to the 12th century, making it one of the longest established judicial procedures in the country. The name Pyx refers to chests in which the coins are transported, and derives from the Latin word ‘pyxis’, meaning small box. For centuries they were stored in the Pyx Chamber in Westminster Abbey, along with other important items of state and church. In the 13th century, the Trial of the Pyx had begun to take the form that we know today. Early trials were held first in Westminster Hall and later in the Exchequer at Westminster. The Trial taking place in the Livery Hall, 2016 The 1870 Coinage Act, established Goldsmiths' Hall as the new venue for the Trial. This made good sense as The Goldsmiths' Company Assay Office was also located in the Hall, as it is today. It is the Assay Office which has the task of testing the metallic composition of the coins. Former Prime Warden Timothy Schroder The Trial Today The Trial is held annually at London’s Goldsmiths’ Hall in accordance with the Coinage Act of 1971, and is presided over by the Queen’s Remembrancer of the Royal Courts of Justice, the oldest judicial office in the UK, dating back to the twelfth century. Little has changed in the procedure since the reign of Edward I. Throughout the year, coins are randomly selected from every batch of each denomination struck, sealed in bags containing 50 coins each, and locked away in the Pyx boxes for testing at the Trial. Each year, the opening of the Trial is in February. Officials from The Royal Mint bring chests (pyx) to Goldsmiths' Hall, containing coins put aside in the course of manufacture during the previous year. These coins, normally more than 50,000 in total, represent one coin from every batch of each denomination minted. The trial jury, comprising members of the Goldsmiths' Company is a formal court of law. It is summoned to the Hall by the senior judge in the Royal Courts of Justice, known as the Queen's Remembrancer. During the opening proceedings the coins are counted and weighed, and a selection put aside for testing by the Assay Office. The Company has two months to test the coins. Testing the Coinage The purpose of the annual trial is to check that UK coins produced at The Royal Mint are within the statutory limits for metallic composition, weight and size. The benchmark against which the coins are tested is called a Trial Plate. These metal plates, made of gold, silver, platinum and cupro-nickel, were formerly under the personal charge of the monarch in the Exchequer, and are now the responsibility of Regulatory Delivery, Deptartment of Business, Innovation and Skills, along with the original coin Standard Weights against which the weight of the trial coins are compared. The oldest surviving Trial Plate, now preserved in The Royal Mint museum, is of silver, dating from 1279. Trial Plates today are made from pure metals of platinum, gold, silver, copper, nickel and zinc. Besides the annual Trial of the Pyx, rigorous quality tests are continually carried out during coin production to ensure that all coins produced at The Royal Mint conform to their correct specifications. The Verdict The Delivery of the Verdict, presided over by the Queen's Remembrancer, takes place three months later, after the Assay Office has verified the coins. It is attended by the Chancellor of the Exchequer (the Master of the Mint) or his representative. Former Prime Warden William Parente at the Trial in 2015. Chartered Trading Standards Institute ’s vice-president Robert Wright was the guest of the Prime Warden and Wardens of th | Starlight Express London theatre stage show This show has now closed, click here for a listing of current and future London shows Previewed from 19 March 1984, Opened 27 March 1984, Closed 12 January 2002 at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London The Trip of a Lifetime! Imagine a theatre transformed into a dazzling futuristic rollercoaster track. High speed racers flash past you, behind you and even over you! Sparks fly as the battling teams seek supremacy on the track, driven to greater feats of daring by the terrific score. Andrew Lloyd Webber's world-wide smash hit musical has something for everyone to enjoy, from breath-taking antics on the track to the glamour of behind-the-scenes romances. A track-side seat at Starlight Express is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The Fastest Show on Earth! Starlight Express features music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Richard Stilgoe. This production is directed by Trevor Nunn with choreography by Arlene Philips, designs by John Napier, lighting by David Hersey and sound by Martin Levan. A 'refurbished' version of Starlight Express which features some new songs and music opened on 23 November 1992. "Eight and a half years on and the leaves have been cleared from the rails, the signalling updated, and a newly refurbished Starlight Express zooms along the tracks. Some new music has been added by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, in honour of his six-month-old son, Alastair... Lloyd Webber's gift for the big romantic tune seems more attenuated than ever. Conversely, where music-theatre chutzpah as opposed to music is concerned, he comes up trumps. Act II now opens with a rap number for full company: wonderfully drilled, infectiously energetic, exhilarating... Elsewhere, the score skilfully echoes blues, rock and ballad idioms without ever achieving an individual character... Arlene Phillips's choreography and Trevor Nunn's direction are still sinewy, spiky and graceful... The only dated thing about the show is, alas, its hymn of faith to railways and coal." The Times (1992) "Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, the man with the Midas touch, has another hit on his hands. The surprise of Starlight Express is not that it is good - we all expect that now - but that it works at all. The Apollo Victoria has been converted into a giant race track above us, behind us, and in front of us, around which the cast, playing locomotives and coaches, roller skate at phenomenal speeds trying to beat each other in a fantasy railroad race... Arlene Phillips has taken choreography to the absolute limits. And the costumes and sets by John Napier are - quite literally - out of this world... There is nothing here that comes within a whisker of Cats or Evita for originality... But there seems no point in worrying about that in a musical that surpasses anything around in every dimension." The Daily Express "Starlight Express, Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical, is a hymn to the age of the steam train. But the ultimate irony is that it takes a £1.4 million John Napier set, a multiple-level roller-skating track, and a Spielbergian flow of special effects to celebrate a pre-electric heaven... The result is a computerised fairy story, a theatrical Star Wars, in which the human element is constantly struggling to get. I don't deny that it is all done with mechanical ingenuity... The blunt fact is that Lloyd Webber's music and Richard Stilgoe's lyrics might be more enjoyable if they were not surrounded by such a vast carapace... On the credit side, choreographer Arlene Philips has miraculously turned the skaters into dances, got them doing cartwheels, spins, and falls, and achieved movement that is actually in character... But, although the show has its excitements it creates more problems than it solves. It reminds one that the musical is about heart as well as art, about people rather than effects, about the joy of human contact" The Guardian The choreographer Arlene Philips on the problems of staging a 'roller-skating' Starlight Express: "When I was a kid I used to share strap-on roller skates with my sister, one skate eac |
"What author's non-fiction work includes ""The Fate of Man"", ""The Future in America: A Search After Realities"", ""Little Wars"", ""The New World Order"", ""The Outline of History"", ""Russia in the Shadows"" and ""A Short History of the World""?" | Bookyards.com - The Library To The World | H. G. Wells - Authors Politics, Darwinian Theory, History Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866 – August 13, 1946), better known as H. G. Wells, was an English writer best known for such science fiction novels as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, and The Island of Doctor Moreau. He was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, and produced works in many different genres, including contemporary novels, history, and social commentary. He was also an outspoken socialist. His later works become increasingly political and didactic, and only his early science fiction novels are widely read today. Wells, along with Hugo Gernsback and Jules Verne, is sometimes referred to as "The Father of Science Fiction". [1] Contents Biography Early life Herbert George Wells, the fourth and last child of Joseph Wells (a former domestic gardener, and at the time shopkeeper and cricketer) and his wife Sarah Neal (a former domestic servant), was born at Atlas House, 47 High Street, Bromley, in the county of Kent. [2] The family was of the impoverished lower-middle-class. An inheritance had allowed them to purchase a china shop, though they quickly realized it would never be a prosperous concern: the stock was old and worn out, the location poor. They managed to earn a meagre income, but little of it came from the shop. Joseph sold cricket bats and balls and other equipment at the matches he played at, and received an unsteady amount of money from the matches, since at that time there were no professional cricketers, and payment for skilled bowlers and batters came from voluntary donations afterwards, or from small payments from the clubs where matches were played. A defining incident of young Wells's life is said to be an accident he had in 1874, when he was seven years old, which left him bedridden with a broken leg. To pass the time he started reading, and soon became devoted to the other worlds and lives to which books gave him access; they also stimulated his desire to write. Later that year he entered Thomas Morley's Commercial Academy, a private school founded in 1849 following the bankruptcy of Morley's earlier school. The teaching was erratic, the curriculum mostly focused, Wells later said, on producing copperplate handwriting and doing the sort of sums useful to tradesmen. Wells continued at Morley's Academy until 1880. In 1877 another accident had affected his life, when his father, Joseph Wells, fractured his thigh. The accident effectively put an end to Joseph's career as a cricketer, and his earnings as a shopkeeper were not enough to compensate for the loss. No longer able to support themselves financially, the family instead sought to place their boys as apprentices to various professions. From 1881 to 1883 Wells had an unhappy apprenticeship as a draper at the Southsea Drapery Emporium. His experiences were later used as inspiration for his novels The Wheels of Chance and Kipps, which describe the life of a draper's apprentice as well as being a critique of the world's distribution of wealth. Wells's mother and father had never got along with one another particularly well (she was a Protestant, he a free thinker), and when she went back to work as a ladies maid (at Uppark, a country house in Sussex) one of the conditions of work was that she would not have space for husband or children; thereafter, she and Joseph lived separate lives, though they never divorced and neither ever developed any other liaison. Wells not only failed at being a draper, he also failed as a chemist's assistant and had bad experiences as a teaching assistant, and each time he would arrive at Uppark - "the bad shilling back again!" as he said - and stay there until a fresh start could be arranged for him. Fortunately for Wells, Uppark had a magnificent library in which he immersed himself. Teacher H. G. Wells in 1908 at the door of his house at Sandgate In 1883, Wells's employer dismissed him, claiming to be dissatisfied with him. The young man was reportedly not displeased w | Home - Birthdays of Authors - Welcome/Home at Saint Xavier University Birthdays of Selected Authors: July - December July George Sand, (1 July 1804 – 8 June 1876) aka Aurore Dudevant, French novelist . July 1 Hermann Hesse, (1877; d.1962), German-Swiss novelist and poet who received the Nobel prize for literature in 1946, the novel Siddhartha (1922). July 2 Franz Kafka, (1883; d.1924), Czech writer, "Die Verwandlung" ("The Metamorphosis"), Der Process (The Trial), and Das Schloss (The Castle), most were published posthumously, by his friend Max Brod, who ignored Kafka's wish to have the manuscripts destroyed. July 3 Sir Tom Stoppard, Czech born, Tomáš Straussler, (1937), playwright, one Academy Award and four Tony Awards, The Real Thing; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead; Shakespeare in Love. July 3 Nathaniel Hawthorne, (1804; d.1864), American novelist and short story writer (born Salem, Mass.) author of The House of the Seven Gables (1851) and The Scarlet Letter (1850). July 4 Neil Simon, (1927), American playwright, Barefoot in the Park (1963) and The Odd Couple (1965 Tony Award), Pulitzer Prize for drama in1991 for Lost in Yonkers. July 4 Jean Cocteau, (1889; d.1963) French writer, artist, and filmmaker, novel Les Enfants Terribles (1929), and the films Blood of a Poet (1930), Les Parents Terribles (1948), Beauty and the Beast (1946) and Orpheus (1949). July 5 Jan Neruda (1834), Czech writer and poet of the Czech Realism school, Povídky malostranské (1877, Tales of the Lesser Quarter). July 7 Robert Heinlein, (1907- May 8, 1988), Missouri-born science-fiction writer, In his lifetime, Heinlein received four Hugo Awards, for Stranger in a Strange Land (1961), The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (1966), Starship Troopers (1959), and Double Star (1956), and was nominated for four Nebula Awards, for Stranger in a Strange Land, Friday, Time Enough for Love, and Job: A Comedy of Justice. He was also given two posthumous Hugos, for Farmer in the Sky and The Man Who Sold the Moon. July 7 Louise Erdrich, (1954) Native American novelist, raised in North Dakota, an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, a band of the Anishinaabe (also known as Ojibwe and Chippewa), Love Medicine won the 1984 National Book Critics Circle Award; The Plague of Doves (2009); the 2012 National Book Award for Fiction for The Round House. July 7 Margaret [Abigail] Walker, (1915-1998), Alabama native, African American poet and novelist, the award-winning poem For My People (1942) and the novel Jubilee (1966). July 7 Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, (1926-2004), born in Zurich, Switzerland, On Death and Dying (1969) which described her theory of the five stages of grief. July 8 Oliver Sacks, (1933-2015), British neurologist, Awakenings (later made into a movie); Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain; The Mind's Eye (2010), and a number of popular books on neurological phenomena. July 9 Marcel Proust, (1871; d.1922), French novelist, À la recherche du temps perdu (In Search of Lost Time; earlier translated as Remembrance of Things Past; published in seven parts between 1913 and 1927). July 10 Alice Munro, (1931) Canadian short story writer, 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature for her work as "master of the contemporary short story, and the 2009 Man Booker International Prize for her lifetime body of work. July 10 E.B. White, (1899- October 1, 1985), New England writer, books for children, including Stuart Little (1945), Charlotte's Web (1952), and The Trumpet of the Swan (1970). In 1978, White won a special Pulitzer Prize citing "his letters, essays and the full body of his work". Also the co-author of the English language style guide The Elements of Style, which is commonly known as "Strunk & White". July 11 Harold Bloom, (1930), NYC native literary critic, Yeats; The Anxiety of Influence: A Map of Misreading; The Western Canon (1994). July 11 Henry David Thoreau, (July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862), American writer and Transcendentalist. Walden (1854); Civil Disobedience; Life Without Principle; Slavery in Massachusetts; and Walking. July 1 |
In the Wizard of Oz name the Good Witch of the North? | Good Witch of the North | Oz Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Good Witch of the North 2,002pages on Share "The little old woman, took off her magic white hat and balanced the point on the end of her small wrinkled nose, while she counted "ONE... TWO.... THREE", in a solemn voice. At once the white hat changed to a magic slate, on which was written in big, white chalk letters: LET DOROTHY GO TO THE CITY OF EMERALDS... " Good Witch of the North Profile Good Witch of the North/ Tattypoo /Locasta/Queen Orin Gender Gillikin Country Affiliation "Magic hat spin fast not slow, tell me what I want to know!" ―Locasta Tattypoo The Good Witch of the North. 1900. "You are welcome, most noble Sorceress, to the land of the Munchkins . We are so grateful to you for having killed the Wicked Witch of the East , and for setting the people free from bondage..." ― The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) Locasta Tattypoo of Oz. Locasta Tattypoo aka the (Good Witch of the North) is a fictional character created by L. Frank Baum , author and creator of the Oz legacy. She is introduced in Baum's first Oz book titled The Wonderful Wizard of Oz , published in 1900. She is from the magical Land of Oz and appears in the second chapter of the novel The Council with the Munchkins. Interestingly, she is not given a name in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and is only known by her title of position. It would not be until Baum wrote the sequel Oz books when her character is finally given an actual name. Unlike the 1939 MGM musical movie The Wizard of Oz , she is the first Good Witch to originally greet a newly arrived Dorothy Gale and her little pet dog Toto to Oz, and should not be mistaken for the character of Glinda the Good, who is actually the Good Witch of the South and doesn't make an appearance until the end of the original story. The Good Witch of the North welcomes Dorothy & little Toto to the Munchkin Country of Oz. By Artist Charles Santore. The Good Witch of the North is known as being the elderly and mild-mannered ruler of Oz's northern quadrant called Gillikin Country . In Baum's later Oz books which serve as sequels to the first story, it is also revealed that she became the official head ruler of the North after overthrowing the old Witch Mombi . "Are you a Munchkin also?", asked Dorothy. "No, but I am their good friend, although I live in the North. When they saw the Witch of the East was dead the Munchkins sent a swift messenger to me, and I came at once. I am the Witch of the North." "Oh, gracious!" cried Dorothy. "Are you a real witch?" "Yes, indeed," answered the little woman. "But I am a good Witch, and all the people love me. I am not as powerful as the Wicked Witch who ruled here was, or I should have set the people free myself long ago..." Baum's Description The Good Witch of the North by W. W. Denslow 1900. "The little woman's hat was pure white. It rose about a foot above her head and was pointed at the tip with little jingle bells which ran all across the brim and made a faint tinkling sound as she moved. She wore a puffy white gown that hung in pleats from her shoulders. Over it were sprinkled little stars and half moons that glistened in the sun like diamonds. The little woman's face was covered with wrinkles, her eyes were the colour of violets, her short curly hair was nearly all white, and she walked rather stiffly, but had a friendly, welcoming smile. " ― The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) Locasta Tattypoo. Locasta Tattypoo is described as being short, friendly, witty, jolly, funny and fat. She is humble, optimistic, mild-mannered and extremely kind. She has an adorable sense of humor which all of the other authority figures who dwell in Oz lack. She is very respected and loved greatly, not only by her own subjects, the loyal Gillikins , but also by other Ozians such as the Munchkins . Baum presented her as an extremely sweet and positive character who stood against the oppression and subjugation of people. Although she wasn't as powerful as the Wicked Witch of the East and was hence unable to depose her the way she deposed Mombi, th | Passable Literature Trivia Quiz In which book would you find a Heffalump? Which detective had a landlady called Mrs. Hudson? Who wrote the Booker Prize winning novel The Life of Pi? Which of Alexandre Dumas' 'Three Musketeers' real identity is Comte de la Fère? In which language did Vladimir Nabokov write Lolita? Which 1949 novel begins 'It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen?' How many lines are there in a sonnet? Don Diego de la Vega is the secret identity of which hero? In which novel does an alien invasion commence in Woking, England? 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What sparking wine from Catalonia is traditionally and incorrectly referred to as Spanish Champagne? | Everything You Need to Know About Catalan Sparkling Wine - Devour Barcelona BOOK NOW Everything You Need to Know About Catalan Sparkling Wine Love a glass of bubbly? Cava, the wonderful Catalan sparkling wine, is a staple to the local gastronomy and culture. As a sparkling wine, cava has long taken a backseat to the French champagne, even incorrectly being referred to as “Spanish champagne”, but we are proud to say that this is no longer the case. Cava finally is being recognised for the wonderful drink that it is, and we are happy to share with you everything you need to know about this Catalan sparkling wine so you can get excited about trying some when you are in the region. What is cava? To put it simply, cava is the sparkling wine of Spain, most notably, of the northeastern state of Catalonia. The name “cava” is designated only for those wineries that follow specific protocols in the vineyard and winemaking process. Cava is typically made with three main grape varieties: macabeu, parellada and xarel.lo (though these are not exclusive) and produced as a sparkling white or rosé wine, ranging from very dry to sweet. The name comes from the Catalan word for “cave” or “cellar”, where the wine was traditionally stored or aged. Where does it come from? According to the appellations, cava can be from eight different regions in Spain, though 95% of it is made in Catalonia. Cava was first made in the region of Penedès, just some 50 kilometers south of Barcelona, in the mid 1800s, and this wine making region continues to be the top cava producer in Catalonia and Spain. An old “cava” or wine cellar in Catalonia. Photo Credit: Dpotera on FlickrCC. What makes it special? There is a lot to love about a cool glass of crisp cava! Cava is wonderfully mediterranean – the plentiful sunshine and mild climate in which the grapes grow make for a delightfully clean and refreshing wine. The very drinkable cava goes well with practically anything, too, from fried fish to dessert, and in Catalonia we take advantage of this by pairing it with meals all the way from breakfast to dessert! Cava vs. Champagne There was a time when cava was commonly referred to and labeled as Spanish champagne. Though this is no longer the case, cava is similar to champagne in that it uses the methode champenoise , the traditional method of making champagne in which the second fermentation occurs inside the bottle. However, just as any wine is subject to its environment, cava and champagne come from two very different terrains. There is not much sun in Champagne wine making region in France, resulting in a much more acidic wine, which winemakers are forced to smooth out by adding more sugar. Cava is lighter than champagne, therefore making it easier to drink. Vines in the Penedès wine region of Catalonia. Photo Credit: Justus Hayes/Shoes on Wires on FlickrCC. Drinking Cava in Barcelona Though cava is the star of celebrations like weddings, birthdays and New Years, not just in Catalonia but in the whole of Spain, in Catalonia it’s also very much an everyday drink. Most restaurants and bars will serve it by the glass, no matter the status of the establishment, and there are loads of no-frill cava bars that are always buzzing with local activity. Cava has zero pretension attached to it, which is another reason why we love it not only for a special occasion but also as an everyday drink at home. If you’d like to buy some to enjoy at home too, there are some great places to buy cava (along with other wines) in Barcelona. Another great way to enjoy cava in (or rather, near) Barcelona is by visiting the beautiful Penedès wine region, easily accessible by train or bus. Freixenet and Cordoniu , two famous cava producers, both offer different tours and visits at their wineries. For something more boutique, try Caves Nadal , a 16th century winery that produced its first cava in the 1940s. Going on a cava or winery tour makes for a wonderful day trip from Barcelona. Cava is just one beautiful part of the wonderful gastronomy of Barcelona. If you truly want to explore tradition | Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: February 2011 Macclesfield Pub Quiz League 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 b |
During World War II, the German 'Operation Hercules' was a plan to invade which island? | Operation Herkules - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki More info on Operation Herkules Wikis Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Related top topics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Operation Herkules / Operazione C3 Outcome Cancelled in November 1942 Operation Herkules was the German code-name given to a planned but never-executed Italo-German invasion of Malta during World War II (the Italian code-name was Operazione C3). Through combined air and sea landings, the Axis powers hoped to eliminate Malta as a British air and naval base and secure an uninterrupted flow of supplies across the Mediterranean Sea to their forces fighting in Libya and Egypt. Though extensive preparations were made by both German and Italian military forces, the rapidly changing war situation in North Africa resulted in the plan's cancellation in July 1942. Contents 7 External links Origins The Axis plan to invade Malta had its origin in Italian military studies conducted in the mid-1930s during Italy's conquest of Ethiopia . By 1938, the Italian army command had estimated the amount of sea transport it would require to move significant military forces into North Africa and identified the seizure of Malta as a necessary prerequisite. An outline plan for a seaborne assault was drawn up and periodically updated but the Regia Marina (Italian Navy) initially showed little interest in it. [1] The concept was approved at a meeting between Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini on 29 April - 30 April 1942. Axis Plans and Preparations The planning for this attack was extensive. Airborne forces German DFS 230 assault gliders slated for Herkules were equipped with braking (or "crane") parachutes. These shortened the aircraft's landing run and allowed for more precise placement near an objective. Overall command of Herkules' airborne component was given to Major-General Kurt von Student and his XI Fliegerkorps. Student had previously planned and executed the German airborne assault on Crete in April 1941. In contrast with the hasty planning necessary for that operation, Student now had months to prepare and he determined not to repeat the mistakes made previously on Crete. Knowledge of the enemy's defensive positions on Malta was extensive, thanks to meticulous aerial mapping. Every fortification, artillery emplacement and AA battery was carefully noted and scrutinized. Student claimed later that "We even knew the caliber of the coastal guns, and how many degrees they could be turned inland." [2] Ten Gruppen of Junkers Ju 52 transports, totaling 500 aircraft, were allocated for the air landings along with 300 DFS 230 gliders (carrying ten men each) and 200 larger Go 242 gliders (carrying 23 men each or a light vehicle/gun). [2] The Regia Aeronautica (Italian Air Force) would contribute approximately 180-220 transport aircraft, mostly three-engined SM.75s (carrying 24-28 men each), SM.81s (carrying 12-14 men each) and SM.82s (carrying 30-34 men each). Ref Given the short distance (90 miles) between Axis airfields on Sicily and the planned drop zones over Malta, it was possible for the motorized transports to make four round-trips per day. [2] They were to drop one Italian and one German airborne division onto the southern side of the island. The paratroopers had two primary objectives: securing the high ground behind the invasion beaches and seizing a nearby airfield so Axis transport aircraft could quickly land an additional division and supplies. [3] Airborne units slated for the invasion included Germany's 7th Fliegerdivision (11,000 men) plus Italy's Folgore Paratroop Division (7,500 men) and La Spezia Airlanding Division (10,500 men) for a total of approximately 29,000 airborne troops. [3] Additional preparations for the airborne assault included construction of three glider strips 25 miles south of Mount Etna on the island of Sicily. Amphibious forces The seaborne assault force comprised | 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? Microsoft What is celebrated on the 8th of March throughout the world? International Women's Day Causing fistfights in toy stores in the 1980s, which must have dolls came with their own adoption papers? Cabbage Patch Kids Who won the 2000 Oscar for Best Actor in "American Beauty"? Kevin Spacey Which exclusive dish meaning "fat liver" in French is prepared from duck or goose liver? Foie Gras Which ocean lies between Africa, Asia, Australia and the Antarctic? Indian Ocean Which Italian explorer gave his name to America? Amerigo Vespucci Who has, on average, more hair on their head: blondes, brunettes, or red |
‘Jam and Jerusalem’ is associated with which British institution? | Women's Institute: It's not all jam and Jerusalem | The Independent This Britain Women's Institute: It's not all jam and Jerusalem Posing naked for calendars, indulging in pole-dancing: member of the Women's Institute have come a long way. Now comes the ultimate endorsement - a satire featuring French, Saunders and Lumley. What is going on? Ian Herbert reports Friday 11 November 2005 00:00 BST Click to follow The Independent Online With a media savvy that the Calendar Girls of nearby Rylstone and District WI would be proud of, the Wythit ladies - whose average age is 32 - will disclose only that the dancing club's location is "some distance north of York" as they have no wish to be followed by photographers. Welcome to the edgy new world of the Women's Institute, in which young members indulge in parachute-jumping, quad-biking and - if Wythit's chairman has her way - will be at Glastonbury next year on a charabanc-come-recruitment drive. This injection of vigour may come as a disappointment to the latest comedy writers seeking to draw inspiration from images of the blue rinse and twin set brigade. Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley have started filming a new satire for BBC1 based on the experiences of a WI - or the Women's Guild, as their group is known. Their comedy, Jam and Jerusalem, brings Saunders and Lumley together for the first time since Absolutely Fabulous and Lumley's few words on the subject suggest that pole dancing will not be forming a part of the plot. "I only have a tiny little role as an old woman in the village where it takes place," she said. "It's a straight-up comedy. Irreverent and very funny." The National Federation of Women's Institutes (NFWI), which has not been formally consulted about the programme, has reason to feel some mild apprehension. Its members' last comic reincarnation arrived courtesy of Little Britain, in which they were depicted as projectile-vomiting, homophobic racists, distressed to find that their scones and jams have been made by immigrants and homosexuals. The 90-year-old institution that the comedy writers are drawing inspiration from certainly has something of an image problem to contend with. The average age of its women remains in the 50 to 60 bracket and its membership - currently 215,000 or so - is falling at between one and two per cent a year. Little wonder the institute's website is adorned with pictures of young women going white-water rafting and tells the story of a 23-year-old Guernsey member who "may finally dispel the myth of the WI being full of old people and fuddy-duddies." The marketing experts Interbrand recently said that the organisation needed to "turn around what people associate with the Women's Institute or get a new name that is a truer signal of what they do". The nine-month-old Wythit branch has opted for the former. Its 30 members meet at the local pub, the White Rose ("I knew I'd never get the girls to the village hall," says the founder, Alison Mason) and are proud to be the first branch in the WI's history to meet on a Sunday. A glance at the branch's first year itinerary indicates that this is not a place for those in search of home-made jam and "100 ways with broccoli". There has already been African singing, a drama workshop and a pretty hairy few hours flying around the treetops on an outward-bound challenge. ("When they heard who we were, they asked me, will you need any help up the ladders?" says Mrs Mason.) Then came the pole dancing. The concept of "pole pilates" seemed uncomplicated at first but the local paper got wind of the idea and an instructional visit to the Spearmint Rhino lap dancing club in Leeds was cancelled in favour of a Thai cooking evening - just to prevent any embarrassment. When it came to deciding whether to resurrect the idea, there was Yorkshire pride at stake. "Fulham [another of the WI youth brigade, which meets at Novello's pub opposite Parsons Green Tube station in London, once a month] have done it so we decided that so must we," says Mrs Mason, 39. This modern reincarnation of the WI has been | The Balfour Declaration - 1917 The Balfour Declaration Origins of the Balfour Declaration The Balfour Declaration was issued in the form of a letter from the British Foreign Secretary, Lord Arthur James Balfour, to Lord Rothschild. It was delivered to Chaim Weizmann, a Zionist activist, expressing British support for a Jewish "national home" in Palestine. There are different theories about why the British agreed to issue the Balfour declaration when they issued it. Some of these "theories," such as the claim that "Jewish money interests" were being courted to help float a loan for Britain or bring the United States into the war are racist inventions. Nonetheless the exact circumstances of the declaration are unclear. One possibility is that the declaration was deliberately contrived to allow the British to renege on earlier promises to France and the Arabs regarding Palestine. Lloyd George reportedly said that British control over Palestine would prevent it from falling into the hands of the agnostic atheistic French. British Zionism and the Balfour Declaration However, the declaration did not fall as a bolt from the blue, but was rather the culmination of a long tradition in Britain that supported restoration of the Jews to their own land for philosophical, religious and imperialistic motives. In his introduction to Nahum Sokolow's History of Zionism, Balfour makes it clear that he supported the project of a "national home" for the Jewish people because he believed it was just. He had previously supported the scheme of Jews settlement in Uganda. An important factor that may have influenced the foreign office was the information supplied to Britain by the NILI underground and Aaron Aaronsohn , which was to prove useful in driving the Turks out of Palestine. Using Palestine to guard the Suez canal may have been yet another motivation. The Zionist movement had been founded to create a national home for the Jews, secured by international law. That purpose was embodied in the resolutions of the first Zionist congress. Theodor Herzl had tried to secure a Jewish homeland in Palestine with the consent of the Ottoman Empire and the German Kaiser. He was rebuffed in both cases, and turned his efforts to securing a temporary home for the Jews in Uganda or Argentina or anywhere, a program that was controversial and eventually abandoned by the Zionist organization. The Zionists for a time developed several schools of thought. One school of "political" Zionists believed in securing a homeland through the efforts of rich and powerful leaders, who would petition potentates for a charter to create a homeland. The other school of practical Zionists believed that a Jewish national home could only be secured by settlement and creation of a Jewish community. The political recognition would only follow upon the facts. Events were to prove that both were necessary. The instrument of obtaining the long-sought charter, ironically enough, was not a political Zionist, but Haim (or Chaim) Weizmann, a self-proclaimed practical Zionist, who believed that agricultural settlement must form the basis of the new Jewish community. Chaim Weizmann and the Balfour Declaration Weizmann, a Russian Zionist, settled in England in 1904 to pursue his career in chemistry. In 1906 his employer introduced him to Lord Balfour, who was anxious to convince Weizmann that the Zionist movement should accept Uganda, rather than Palestine, as a national home. Instead, Weizmann began the process of convincing Balfour that Palestine ought to be the Jewish national home. The British Zionist movement began actively lobbying the British government in their cause, and during the early years of the war found a sympathetic advocate in Mark Sykes, who professed an interest to liberate the 'downtrodden people of the world' including the Armenians, Arabs and Jews. Weizmann also befriended CP Scott, editor of the Manchester Guardian and a sympathizer with the cause of Jewish restoration in Palestine. In 1914, Scott introduced him to Lloyd George, |
"What is the duration of each half of a ""rugby sevens"" game in minutes, when played in the IRB Sevens World Series?" | The History of Rugby Sevens The History of Rugby Sevens 09/11/2014 12:47 The Olympic sport of Rugby Sevens is now 131 years old, having been ‘born’ in 1883 – 10 years after the formation of the Scottish Football Union – in the Scottish Border town of Melrose. The Melrose club had a fine rugby side but was experiencing financial difficulties and the committee, in an attempt to raise much-needed funds, decided to organise an athletic meeting, or a Sports Day, at the end of the 1883 season. With the committee concerned about the financial outlay involved, apprentice butcher Ned Haig and his master David Sanderson proposed cutting down the teams from 15 to seven players (three forwards, two half-backs and two backs) and the playing time to 15 minutes in total (two halves of seven minutes each and one minute half-time break). The Melrose committee agreed unanimously to hold a Sevens tournament, unaware of the historic significance of its decision. Seven Border clubs – Gala, Selkirk, St. Cuthbert’s Hawick, Earlston, Melrose, Gala Forest and St. Ronan’s Innerleithen – entered the first tournament held on 28 April, 1883 at the now famous Greenyards ground. The leading clubs in the district, Gala and Melrose, reached the final, which ended in a draw after 15 minutes of play. Sanderson scored a try and, as captain, led his team from the field and claimed the Ladies Cup, also giving birth to the modern day concept of sudden-death extra time. Sevens popularity grows Sevens spread quickly in the Scottish Borders with Selkirk, Gala, Hawick, Jedforest, Langholm, Kelso and Earlston launching their own club tournaments and the game is now a major feature at the beginning and the end of the season in the Scottish Borders. It is said that Nelson, the cradle of the game in New Zealand, was the first place to stage a School Sevens tournament outside Scotland around the turn of the century, although documentary evidence is scant. Instead, there is plenty of evidence that 1921 was the year Sevens rugby took off internationally with the North Shields Sevens at Percy Park in England and the Buenos Aires Sevens sharing the distinction of being pioneers of the international short game. The Middlesex Sevens, launched by Dr Cargill in 1926, became an attractive end-of-season event in England, but the biggest seven-a-side tournament in the world remains the Rosslyn Park Sevens, launched in 1939 by the late Charles Burton, founder of the Public School Wanderers, which every year gathers ever more school teams from around the world. In 1973, the Scottish Rugby Union celebrated its centenary with an international seven-a-side tournament – the first in history. The SRU Centenary Sevens gave a glimpse of the huge potential of the short game. England prevailed by beating an Irish team in the final at Murrayfield, having overcome strong opposition from Wales, Scotland, New Zealand, Australia, France and the Barbarians. Hong Kong seed sown Legend has it that among the keen Murrayfield crowd in May 1973, there were a couple of Hong Kong expatriates, Ian Gow and ‘Tokkie’ Smith, the then Chairman of the Hong Kong RFU. From there, the idea of a regular Sevens tournament took shape and by the end of 1975 the first Hong Kong Sevens tournament was devised, with the inaugural event played in 1976. By the mid-1980s the event was firmly established on the rugby calendar. With Hong Kong helping to raise the exposure of the game’s shorter form, 20 years after the SRU’s Centenary Sevens, and following the successful staging of two 15-a-side Rugby World Cups in 1987 and 1991, the International Rugby Board accepted the SRU proposal to hold a RWC Sevens tournament in 1993 with the offer of the Melrose Cup, a trophy modelled on the original Ladies Cup of Melrose, as the top prize. The RWC Sevens has since gone from strength to strength and has twice now – in 2009 and 2013 – staged men’s and women’s competitions side by side, mostly recently in Moscow, Russia, when New Zealand claimed both titles. Olympic future By far the most dramatic and accelerated changes, however, have | What is Rugby League ?, Junior Rugby League Safety, kids safe website, OURFOOTYTEAM.COM - THE HOME OF JUNIOR RUGBY LEAGUE, Rugby League Results, Rugby League Ladders, Rugby League Draw, JRLFC, NRL, NSWRL, ARL, CSDJRL, SHARKS HOME OF JUNIOR RUGBY LEAGUE WEBSITE. What is RUGBY LEAGUE INFO CENTER Rugby League, is a team sport, well known for its high involvement of all players in the team, and the unity it creates with its players. Rugby League in Australia is best known for what happens in the National Rugby League, but to say that style of game is played all the way up from Under 6's to A Grade would be mis-guided. Like most codes of football in Australia, Rugby League has created variations of itself, to help teach the appropiate skills, encourage players to have fun and most of all look after the safety of everyone on the field. Two of these variations are Mini League (Under 6's - Under 8's) and Mod League (Under 9's - Under 13's) which are explained in further detail throughout this page. Its not till players reach 13 do they start to adopt the international rules of the game, with some variations still included, such as interchange rules and length of play to look after players safety. Find out more about a variation: • Code of Conduct and safe play code enforced • Every player has a minimum of one half • Nationally accredited Coaches, Referees and First Aid Officers INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE: (Under 13's up) International Rugby League is the title given to the style of Rugby League kids from Under 13's to A Grade play. Whilst for these age groups the fundamental rules stay the same including the number of tackles (6), freedom for kicking and so on, some competitions and age groups will have variations in the length of each half, the number of substitutes a side can have, and how often they are interchanged. That customisation is done by each league, and to find out more information about it, it is recommend you enquire through your local Rugby League side. |
"Which famous historical event was featured in the novel, ""Lorna Doone""?" | Why Lorna Doone? | Crimson Romance Why Lorna Doone? By M.J. Porteus, author of Lorna Doone: The Wild and Wanton Edition When the opportunity arose to write for the Wild and Wanton series for Crimson Romance, I didn’t need to think about which classic I would cover. It had to be Lorna Doone. Although it seems to be eternally and universally popular, (even apparently being voted by male students at Yale in 1906 as their favourite novel!), I suspect many have never read the full version. It wasn’t one of the compulsory texts when I studied English at school so I confess that in my ignorance and laziness I didn’t bother reading it back then. (I have since worked hard to overcome both traits!) However I now think its blend of romance, strong hero, beautiful heroine paradoxically both frail and strong-willed, villain, factual settings, and references to actual historical events is a particularly potent blend. I have unfortunately heard it described as “rambling” and “tortuous,” and whilst I agree that there are several passages which could be edited out without damage to the plot, to do so would be to miss some of the most lyrical descriptions ever written. Even Thomas Hardy, Robert Louis Stephenson, and Rudyard Kipling apparently rated Blackmore’s ability to empathise with nature and create original descriptions for commonplace events or entities. So I’m in good company when I love passages such as: We drew our horses up and listened, through the thickness of the air, and with our hands laid to our ears. At first there was nothing to hear, except the panting of the horses and the trickle of the eaving drops from our head-covers and clothing, and the soft sounds of the lonely night, that make us feel, and try not to think. or, …being quicker of mind than I am (who leave more than half behind me, like a man sowing wheat, with his dinner laid in the ditch too near his dog), … or, …the midst a tiny spring arose, with crystal beads in it, and a soft voice as of a laughing dream, and dimples like a sleeping babe. Then, after going round a little, with surprise of daylight, the water overwelled the edge, and softly went through lines of light to shadows and an untold bourne. In respect of Wild and Wanton series requirements, Lorna Doone was a gift: Blackmore’s innuendo permeates the text. More about that in my next blog post! Add to this that I am fortunate to live in Lorna Doone country itself, near the border of Somerset and Devon just like John Ridd, and I can easily access the towns or cities and rolling countryside or sea-shore which are vividly featured in the book, and Taunton Museum in the area has many relevant exhibitions including one on the Monmouth Rebellion which is a key plot point in the novel. So I can live, eat, and breathe it! And I also happened to be cast to perform in the world premiere of Lorna Doone, The Musical: music by Ed Welch and libretto by Barry Gardner, I seem to recall. Sounds grand but it bombed after about a week! (Incidentally all trace of this version appears to have disappeared other than a scratchetty cassette (younger readers may need to ask what this is!) of the sound-track in my possession but without its paper outer wrapper to tell me more about it.) An internet search tells me about another piece of musical theatre written in 1982 and based on the famous Blackmore novel. It was premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe and written in the Gilbert & Sullivan genre, but I can’t even recall if it predates or succeeds the other version. What this tells you is that I am getting a) old, b) forgetful, or c) disorganised. Arguably all three! But also that the story has inspired many to adapt it, and the impact on me of learning more about the story of Lorna Doone through the musical has endured, so naturally when the chance arose to work on the novel I jumped at it! CATEGORIES | Books and Authors on Postage Stamps Books and Authors on Postage Stamps Collection of James M. Hutchisson This is an exhibit of part of one of my philatelic collections, this one having been ongoing since about the spring of 2004. Among countries Great Britain by far and away leads the rest in terms of special stamp issues that feature literary topics -- not surprising, given its rich and long cultural heritage. Dickens, Shakespeare, and Jules Verne are among the most popular subjects on this theme Charlotte Bronte's famous novel Jane Eyre was the subject of six stamps issued in Great Britain in February 2005. Scenes from the novel appear on the stamps. Clockwise, from upper left: The master of Thornfield, Mr. Rochester; Jane receiving a telepathic plea from Rochester; Jane arriving at the George Inn; Adele Rochester's recitation for Jane; Jane's cruel treatment at Lowton School; Rev. Brocklehurst, the sadistic head of school. The stamps were produced to commemorate World Book Day in the United Kingdom and the 150th anniversary of the death of Charlotte Bronte. Bronte had earlier been featured (1980) in the four issue set, "Victorian Women Novelists" (below). Jane Austen (1975) is the only other female writer to be the sole feature of a set of stamps having to do with British literature. The designs are from lithographs produced between 2002 and 2004 by Paula Rego, whose work was on exhibition at the Tate Gallery in Britain in late 2004 and early 2005. Rego was born in Lisbon and attended the Slade School in London in 1952. She established her reputation with paintings and etchings that vividly express female anxiety and pain. Full of allegory and mystery, her powerful images are often pervaded by a tense underlying eroticism. In the 1980s she began to develop the bizarre figurative work that has since made her famous. She tended to drawn on nursery rhymes and fairy tales in order to enact adult fantasies and anxieties Like Angela Carter's revamped fairy stories Rego questions our notions of childhood innocence. Many women see themselves and their predicaments in Rego's art. Her Jane Eyre work resonates with the nightmarish side of this in many ways Gothic novel, as well as its romantic feelings. The designs for this 1980 series, by Barbara Brown, are much more conventional than Rego's somewhat tormented images above. The set was known variously as Famous People (the topic chosen by the Central European Philatelic Committee for its yearly issue -- the CEPT symbol seen on the left of each stamp); Women Writers; and Victorian Lady Novelists. 12p: Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre 131/2p: George Eliot's The Mill on the Floss 15p: Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights 171/2p: Mrs. Gaskell's North and South The novel form came to prominence in England during the Victorian era and many major writers were women, like the Brontes and Eliot, who, because of the social code that thought it absurd that womens should try to cultivate their intellects beyond the range of drawing-room subjects, had to mask their identities behind male pseudonyms. The themes of Victorian novelists, both male and female, tended to center on the individual's relationship to society. Common issues they explored were morals, manners, and money. The struggle for the individual to define himself or herself in relation to their community also manifested itself in the pervasive theme of marriage. The four British stamps below were part of the 1971 series, "Literary Anniversaries." The stamps were selected for the 150th anniversary of the death of John Keats, the bi-centenary of the death of Thomas Gray, and the bi-centenary of the birth of Sir Walter Scott. The designs are by Rosalind Dease, who based the line drawings on busts and medallions of the authors. An alternate set for the series, rejected by Royal Mail, depicted each of the authors |
Which river, that gives the trail its name, is followed by the walking and cycle path that leads from Brecon to Cardiff Bay? | Rail Trails Walking and Cycling Routes - with Cycling maps 21 miles (34 km) This lovely ride follows NCN route 82 and the beautiful Ystwyth trail from Aberystwyth to Tregaron. The trail mostly follows off road tracks which are made up of the tracked of a disused railway line. The ride begins by following the River Ystwyth before passing through the splendid Cors Caron with its variety of wildlife. You finish in the pretty village of Tregaron. Alban Way 6 miles (9 km) Follow the disused Hatfield to St Albans railway line on this route from St Albans to Hatfield. It is a shared cycle and walk path and makes for an easy and safe stroll or ride. 30 miles (48 km) This ride takes you along various off road cycle paths and tracks through the Derbyshire countryside. The start point is at the beginning of the Tissington trail -a 13 mile off road path following the trackbed of a disused railway line. You'll then join the off road Penine Bridleway and the Midshires way before a short on road section taking you into Buxton and finishing at the railway station. Ashby Woulds Heritage Trail 4 miles (6 km) This lovely short cycle and walking trail runs from Measham near Ashby-de-la-Zouch to Moira along a disused railway path. The path passes old Donisthorpe Colliery site, which is now a Woodland Park and Conkers - a forest-based attraction with a number of activities to enjoy. There is also a pleasant waterside section along the Ashby-de-la-Zouch canal. Auckland Walk 5 miles (7.5 km) A short cycle and walking route along a dismantled railway line from Spennymoor to Bishop Auckland. This is a nice, easy route ideal for families. Ayot Greenway 5 miles (7.5 km) Follow this disused railway line from Wheathampstead to Welwyn Garden City on this easy cycle or walk in Hertfordshire. It's a nice flat, traffic free path making it ideal for families or beginners looking for an easy cycle ride. Along the way there's good views of the River Lea and a woodland section through Sherrardspark Wood at the end of the route. The woods are also a nature reserve with lots of birdlife and butterflies to look out for. If you're on foot you can extend your walk by picking up the Lea Valley Walk which runs alongside the greenway. If you're on a bike then you could head east to Hertford from Welwyn Garden City along the Cole Green Way . It's another similar rail trail along National Cycle Network Route 61. Bath to Frome 25 miles (40 km) Travel to the eastern tip of the Mendip Hills on NCN routes 4, 24 and 48. The route starts on Pulteney Bridge near the centre of Bath and follows NCN route 4 along the River Avon and the Kennet & Avon Canal before turning south west along NCN route 24 near Monkton Combe. You'll then follow a series of quiet roads and a dismantled railway line to Radstock. This section runs along the Wellow Brook and has views of the Midford Hills and Midford Castle. From here, the route turns south east along a disused railway track before a short on road section takes you into Frome. The route finishes with a spell along the River Frome with the route finishing near Frome train station. Bath to Midsomer Norton 17 miles (27 km) This ride follows NCN routes 4, 24 and 48 through some lovely Somerset scenery. The route starts on Poultney Bridge near the centre of Bath and follows NCN route 4 along the River Avon and the Kennet and Avon Canal before turning south west along NCN route 24 near Monkton Combe. You'll then follow a series of quiet roads and a dismantled railway line to Radstock passing Midford Castle as you go. A lovely off road stretch along the Wellow Brook in the beautiful Cotswolds takes you into Midsomer Norton. Birmingham to Burton-Upon-Trent 43 miles (70 km) On this ride you will follow NCN routes 5 and 54 through the West Midlands in to Staffordshire. You start near Birmingham New Street Station and head west along the Birmingham Canal. You then turn north towards West Bromwich passing through Sandwell Valley Country Park with its lovely woodlands and meadows. The route continues onto Walsall where a dismantled railway line tak | Great Sandy Marine Park - Nature, culture and history (Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing) Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing Search Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing Site navigation Natural environment A pod of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Platypus Bay. Photo: Queensland Government. Great Sandy Marine Park contains a vast array of marine habitats and coastal landscapes. In the north lies the pristine estuary of Baffle Creek, to the south are remote beaches which stretch to Littabella Creek and beyond to Kolan River. Moore Park's beaches are popular for low-key activities such as swimming and walking. Boaties who wish to stay overnight have the choice of several marinas in the Burnett River. South of the Burnett River, along the coastline to the Elliot River, the coast changes abruptly. A million years ago, a volcanic eruption threw tonnes of volcanic rock into the sea. Sandy shores were transformed into basalt boulder shores, fringing coral communities prospered and receding tides now reveal interesting rock pools. The marine park and the sandy beaches that stretch to the south are easily accessible from the coastal towns of Woodgate, Burrum Heads or Toogoom. The headland at Point Vernon, with its folded sedimentary rock strata, interrupts the beaches. Mature fringing coral reef communities line the coast from Gatakers Bay south to Torquay and the edges of Woody, Little Woody and Round Islands. World Heritage listed Fraser Island, the world's largest sand island is renowned for its remarkable natural beauty. Its influence over the marine park cannot be understated. The island protects Hervey Bay's extensive waters and gave rise to the Great Sandy Strait. The strait's inter-tidal sand banks, mud flats, salt marshes and calm waters are ideal for the development of extensive seagrass beds and mangrove forests. Discover diverse habitats and wildlife Woongarra coast The Woongarra coast stretches south from the Burnett River to the Elliot River. Although only 20 km long, it is a diverse and interesting coastline, formed by a volcanic eruption. Molten rock flowed over the coast into the sea, drastically altering the shores forever. The basalt rock created a foothold for Woongarra's coral reefs. Nooks and crannies in the rock provide ideal anchor points for marine organisms such as sponges, algae and corals. Over 300 fish species, from tiny iridescent damselfish to ponderous, patchy wobbegong sharks, live here. The occasional turtle shelters under rock ledges. Flamboyant, vividly coloured nudibranchs can be seen if you look closely. Olive sea snakes may be docile, but they are venomous. Look but do not disturb sea snakes that inhabit the reef. Cetaceans, sharks, echinoderms, molluscs, crustaceans and encrusting organisms add to the diversity of the coral reef. On most days, there are easy entry and exit points for snorkellers and divers to access the reef only metres from shore. Mon Repos Conservation Park supports the largest concentration of nesting marine turtles on the eastern Australian mainland, and the largest loggerhead turtle nesting population in the South Pacific Ocean region. Read more about rocky shores . Hervey Bay Hervey Bay's waters are protected by Fraser Island. Extensive seagrass meadows, estimated at 2500 km2, grow on sand and mud from intertidal areas to a depth of 32 m. These meadows are significant feeding grounds for populations of marine turtles and dugong. Read more about seagrasses . Read more about marine turtles . Read more about dugong . Shallow coral reef communities form a fringe around Hervey Bay and the near-shore islands of the Great Sandy Strait. These communities are an interesting mix of subtropical and temperate species of hard and soft corals. Deep-water reef communities include the Southern Gutters and the 25 Fathom Hole in the centre of the northern section of Hervey Bay. Rocky outcrops featuring gorgonian corals are found here. Offshore from Coonar lies Four Mile Reef, which covers about three hectares. Hervey Bay is an important stop |
In which African country is the province of Darfur? | Sudan country profile - BBC News BBC News Read more about sharing. Close share panel Sudan, once the largest and one of the most geographically diverse states in Africa, split into two countries in July 2011 after the people of the south voted for independence. The government of Sudan gave its blessing for an independent South Sudan, where the mainly Christian and Animist people had for decades been struggling against rule by the Arab Muslim north. However, various outstanding issues - especially the question of shared oil revenues and border demarcation - have continued to create tensions between the two successor states. Sudan has long been beset by conflict. Two rounds of north-south civil war cost the lives of 1.5 million people, and a continuing conflict in the western region of Darfur has driven two million people from their homes and killed more than 200,000. Read more country profiles - Profiles by BBC Monitoring FACTS Life expectancy 60 years (men), 64 years (women) Currency Sudanese pound Omar Hassan al-Bashir has ruled with an iron fist for more than 25 years. He come to power in a coup in 1989 and was elected president in 1996. He was re-elected several times since, most recently in 2015 when he gained another five-year term. Most opposition parties boycotted the vote. Mr Bashir faces two international arrest warrants - issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague - on charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. He continues to travel to countries that oppose the 2009 indictment, related to the conflict in Darfur. Image copyright Getty Images Sudanese broadcasting is highly restricted and state TV and radio reflect government policy. The private press carries opposition views, but the state uses its powers to influence what is published. Sudan had 9.3 million internet users by July 2014, with blogging being subject to scrutiny. Some key dates in Sudan's history: Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Much of Sudan is arid Circa 2000-1500 BC - Emergence of the Nubian Kingdom of Kush in what is now northern Sudan and Lower Nubia, which stretches to Egypt's Aswan province. 651 - Islam spreads in Sudan from Egypt. 1820-21 - Ottoman Empire conquers northern part of the country. 1899-1955 - Sudan is under joint British-Egyptian rule. 1956 - Sudan becomes independent. 1983 - President Numeiri introduces Sharia Islamic law. 2003 - Start of conflict in Darfur region. 2009 - International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for President Omar Bashir on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity relating to the drawn-out conflict in Darfur. 2011 - South Sudan gains independence following years of war with the central government in Khartoum. Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A joint UN and African Union force has been trying to keep the peace in Darfur | Bob Geldof puts Band Aid back together 30 years after it first topped the charts | Daily Mail Online comments Sir Bob Geldof is preparing to release a new Band Aid single 30 years after Do They Know It’s Christmas? first topped the charts. The new charity track, Band Aid 30, is expected to feature boyband One Direction, none of whose members were born when the classic hit was released in 1984. Sir Bob, 60, and 61-year-old Scottish musician Midge Ure – who co-wrote the first Band Aid track – will announce the full details of the project tomorrow. Scroll down for video Sir Bob Geldof, 60, and 61-year-old Scottish musician Midge Ure – who co-wrote the first Band Aid track - are preparing to release a new Band Aid single 30 years after Do They Know It’s Christmas? was first released One Direction are expected to feature on the charity single which could raise funds for the Ebola crisis in Africa Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran (left) and popstar Adele (right) are also rumoured to feature on the new track Other stars rumoured to be involved are singers Adele, 26, Ed Sheeran, 23, Ben Howard, 27, Florence Welch, 28, and indie rock band Alt-J. Do They Know It’s Christmas?, which featured Bono, George Michael, Paul Weller, Boy George and Simon le Bon, was the biggest-selling single of all time in the UK when it was first released. It led to the successful Live Aid concerts in 1985, which raised around £150million for the fight against famine in Ethiopia. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share Since then, there have been two further charity recordings of the same track, Band Aid II in 1989 and Band Aid 20 in 2004, both of which also topped the charts. Band Aid II included contributions from Jason Donovan, Kylie Minogue, Bananarama and Sir Cliff Richard among others, while Band Aid 20 featured Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, Sir Paul McCartney and Dizzee Rascal The 2004 version raised money for famine relief in the war ravaged Sudanese region of Darfur. Florence Welch, 28, (left) and Ben Howard, 27, (right) are also among those expected to feature on the single Alt-J are also thought to be involved with the project, which comes 30 years after the original Band Aid single Although it also reached Number 1, it sold just over one million copies, compared with the 3.5million sold by the original hit. Band Aid 20 was also criticised by the World Development Movement, which said many of the song lyrics were ‘patronising, false and out of date’. Its director Mark Curtis said at the time: ‘The song perpetuates the myth that Africa’s problems can somehow be blamed on lack of rainfall and failed harvests. ‘It conjures up an image of a continent inhabited entirely by starving children with flies on their faces sitting in the sunbaked bed of a dried up stream.’ Band Aid 20 (pictured), featuring the likes of Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, Sir Paul McCartney and Dizzee Rascal, saw the re-release of Do They Know It's Christmas? to mark the 20th anniversary of the original in 1984 It is thought Band Aid 30 will also be a recording of Do They Know It’s Christmas? and may help raise funds to fight the Ebola crisis in west Africa. Sir Bob recently revealed that reuniting with his band the Boomtown Rats had helped him cope with his grief after the death of his daughter Peaches from a heroin overdose in April. He said: ‘For those two hours I’m utterly, utterly lost in it. Somehow you’re allowed this other thing to come out and it is utterly cathartic, and so for two hours I forget it. I forget that stuff.’ |
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