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Which British monarch donated the King’s Cup for the Cowes Week Race? | Inside the Royal Yacht Squadron: a rare view – Yachting World TAGS: Royal Yacht Squadron Bicentenary Regatta Flags flutter from the ramparts, race officers look down from the imposing starting platform, and at ten-minute intervals mighty brass cannon fire with such power that spectactors lining the shore wince and plunge their fingers into their ears. The Royal Yacht Squadron’s Castle clubhouse is best known to most sailors as the centre of the action at Cowes Week. Puffs of smoke in the aftermath of the bangs waft across the water towards the fleets of yachts, their crews’ faces pinched with concentration as they plan their beat up the rocky Island shore. No first-timer to Cowes Week can fail to be awestruck by the Castle. Competitors mill around before their starts, staring at the flags and course-boards, getting a sight down the startline straight into the windows. Looking is as near as most sailors ever get to this most aristocratic of clubs. Members will repair to the Squadron after racing, taking tea on the lawn, before entering the Castle for cocktails before a party or the fabulous Squadron Ball, but for the rest, the Castle itself, built by Henry VIII to repel the French, is a visual symbol of the club’s exclusivity. The Platform, from where Cowes Week starts are signalled. Photo: YPS/Boat Exclusive The most prestigious club in Britain, possibly the world, is wreathed in mystique. The only way to join this club of Kings, Lords, Hons and Sirs is to be invited by a member and be subject to a secret ballot. The fact that the membership list reads like Debretts is an indication of most sailors’ chances of being invited. It’s said that wealthy tea merchant Sir Thomas Lipton was blackballed for being ‘in trade’, which is why his 1898 bid for the America’s Cup was sponsored by the Royal Ulster YC. He was allowed in eventually, but died just two years later so scarcely had time to enjoy the Castle’s delights. Some accept a blackballing with grace, others kick up a stink, like the owner of a 150-ton schooner who, the story goes, sent a message to the club that he was anchored within close range and would commence shelling unless he received a personal apology from Percy Shelley, son of the famous poet, who had blackballed him. Flying the white ensign The appeal of being a member is obvious. Who wouldn’t want to fly the white ensign from their stern? The Squadron is the only yacht club with a Royal Navy warrant to do so, granted in 1829. And who wouldn’t want to walk boldly in to meet and drink with the great and the good? I asked the current commodore, the Hon Christopher Sharples why, when a number of royal clubs are struggling to find new members, the Squadron has a healthy waiting list. “It’s a very fine club,” he responded. “People enjoy the standards and the tremendous history. Members treat the Castle as a much-loved country home.” RYS commodore, the Hon Christopher Sharples Originally named The Yacht Club, it was founded on 1 June 1815 by a group of 42 gentleman yachting enthusiasts. Five years later, member King George IV conferred the Royal in the club’s title and in 1833 King William IV renamed the club the Royal Yacht Squadron. Members met in the Thatched House Tavern in St James’s, London, and in Cowes twice a year for dinner. Today there are 535 members and dinner is served in the magnificent Members’ Dining Room, under the painted gaze of illustrious past admirals and commodores. The room is adorned with silver trophies and scenes of the high seas, and waiters bring course after course from the kitchens and wine cellars below. There are bedrooms for overnight stays, a room for members to keep their ‘mess kit’ or black tie, which is required dress on Saturday nights, and even gun lockers for shooting parties. But sailing is the club’s raision d’être and neither a title nor a fortune are a guarantee of entry. The club professes that “any gentleman or lady actively interested in yachting” is eligible for nomination. The Library, a peaceful sanctuary as well as an important archive. Photo: YPS/Boat Exclusive Th | Osborne House, Queen Victoria's island home to be renamed - BBC News BBC News Osborne House, Queen Victoria's island home to be renamed 11 March 2011 Close share panel Image caption The Queen lived at the house until her death in 1901 Queen Victoria's former palace on the Isle of Wight is having an official name change to Royal Osborne. The 342 acre estate at East Cowes, currently known as Osborne House, was bought by Prince Albert and Queen Victoria in 1845. It was the couple's main residence with their nine children. An English Heritage spokesman said: "We hope that people will be delighted with the new name and will celebrate this royal association." The name change will come into effect from 1 April. Queen Victoria died at the palace in 1901 after reigning for nearly 64 years. Her heir, Edward VII gave the house to the nation, it became a naval training college and then an officers' convalescent home. Bathing machine The grounds and gardens overlooking the Solent, contain a miniature fort and barracks, and the Queen's outdoor bathing machine which was used for sea bathing from the estate's private beach. The estate also houses a "Swiss Cottage", a custom-built chalet with child-sized furniture, a working kitchen and garden built to educate the royal children. On 29 April the royal residence will celebrate Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding by showing the ceremony on a big screen on its lawns. Visitors will be given a celebratory floral buttonhole made from the famous Royal Myrtle 'Myrtus communis' which is grown in the gardens. |
The Tri Nations Championship played between South Africa, New Zealand and Australia, is in what sport? | Rugby Football History 8th November 2011 Photo by Getty (click to purchase) Argentina was confirmed alongside South Africa, New Zealand and Australia to play from 2012 in “The Rugby Championship” – the exciting and ground-breaking replacement for the Tri-Nations series. After several months of negotiations with the Unión Argentina de Rugby (UAR) and the International Rugby Board (IRB), the SANZAR Joint Venture partners have invited Argentina to join the tournament. An agreement confirming Argentina’s participation was signed in Auckland. “The invitation to Argentina to join the Championship is a defining moment for Southern Hemisphere rugby and significant for world rugby,” “The regular participation of Argentina at a higher level is long overdue and we are excited about their inclusion in The Rugby Championship. Playing in the Championship will have significant benefits for Argentinian rugby as a whole and will bring new energy to the jewel in the crown of SANZAR." “The Pumas, as they showed at the recent Rugby World Cup, play an exciting and different brand of rugby to the other three teams, which will definitely add a new dimension,” “The Rugby Championship is an annual contest between the ‘best-of-the-best’ in world rugby - nations who have won six of the seven Rugby World Cups” - SANZAR CEO, Greg Peters. The new name of The Rugby Championship reflects its claim to be the ultimate contest, featuring teams that are currently ranked first, second, fourth and seventh in the world. The President of the UAR, Luis Castillo, has described his country’s inclusion as an historic moment for rugby in Argentina. “The Argentine Rugby Union and Argentinean rugby community is proud to be part of this great tournament,” he said. “We will work to maintain high standards in our rugby, with our ultimate goal being to keep generating resources for the development of rugby at the clubs” - President of the UAR, Luis Castillo “For years Argentinean Rugby has been seeking to participate regularly in a tournament like this. Playing in The Rugby Championship makes us really proud and will compel us to work harder at what we are doing. We must celebrate being part of this tournament” - UAR High Performance Chairman, Manuel Galindo Argentina’s participation in The Rugby Championship has been welcomed by the SANZAR Joint Venture partners. "Argentina is a proud rugby nation and their passionate charge to the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup in 2007 was certainly a feature of that tournament in France." "They have waited a long time to play in a regular competition at the highest level and their inclusion into The Rugby Championship from 2012 provides that opportunity." "The expansion of the Championship, following this year's new-look format for Super Rugby with the addition of a 15th team in the Melbourne Rebels, is also further proof that SANZAR continues to be the innovative leader of the international game." "We have come a long way since the professional era dawned with a Super 12 competition and a two-round Tri-Nations series between the Wallabies, All Blacks and Springboks." "Our international footprint has been significantly increased at both Super Rugby and Test level and the launching of The Rugby Championship next year will be the latest exciting chapter in the ongoing evolution of SANZAR." - Australian Rugby Union (ARU) Managing Director and CEO, John O’Neill “This is a significant moment in the history of Southern Hemisphere rugby and marks the launching pad to a dramatically changed landscape." “The inclusion of South Africa’s old friends from Argentina is a great day for rugby and recognises the rich history and passion for the sport in the rugby community in that country." “It will add a new flavour and dimension to SANZAR rugby and offers the prospect of promoting rugby in other South American nations." “It also ensures a more logical and balanced Championship with fixtures and travel evened out across the region.” - South African Rugby Union (SARU) CEO, Jurie Roux | Rugby Football History All Blacks Barbarians Canada British & Irish Lions Ireland Scotland Springboks USA Wales Wallabies The first Rugby League World Cup was held in France in 1954. The prime motivators behind the idea of holding rugby league world cup were the French, who were short of money following the seizing of their assets by the rugby union in World War II. They had campaigned for it since 1935. In January 1952 the idea gained momentum. At a meeting held in Blackpool, England, November 1953, the International Board accepted Paul Barrie’s proposal that France should be the nation to host the inaugural Rugby League World Cup. The World Cup was initially contested by the four Test nations: Australia, Great Britain, France and New Zealand). The teams played each other in a league format. A group stage was held first, with Great Britain topping the table as a result of points difference. They went on to defeat France (who finished second in the table, level on points) in the final, which was held at the Charlety Stadium, Paris, in front of around 30,000 spectators. Group stages October 30: France 22 - 13 New Zealand (Paris) October 31: Australia 13 - 28 Great Britain (Lyon) November 7: France 13 - 13 Great Britain (Toulouse) November 7: Australia 34 - 15 New Zealand (Marseilles) November 11: Great Britain 26 - 6 New Zealand (Bordeaux) November 11: France 15 - 5 Australia (Nantes) League standings November 13: France 12 - 16 Great Britain (Charlety Stadium, Paris) Extract from http://www.napit.co.uk/viewus/infobank/rugby/superleague/worldcup.php The second World Cup in Australia in 1957. Australia proved victorious on their home ground after ending up top opf the ladder. After the successful 1960 competition, in which Great Britain won the title for the second time, there would be no further World Cup for 8 years. The competition had be scheduled to be held in France in 1965, but after an unsuccessful tour of Australia, the French withdrew. The tournament was next held in 1968, and followed a 2 year cycle until the mid-1970s. The 1972 World Cup final ended in a 10-all draw, and the title was awarded to Great Britain by virtue of their superior record in the qualifiers. In 1975 the competition underwent its most radical overhaul to date. It was decided to play matches on a home and away basis around the world, instead of in any one host nation. Furthermore, the Great Britain team was spilt into England and Wales. Australia won that tournament, and in 1977 it was decided that Great Britain should once more compete as a single entity. Although the final between Australia and Great Britain was a closely fought affair, public interest in the tournament waned due to the continuing tinkering with the format, and it would not be held again until the mid-1980s. From 1985 to 1988, each nation played each other a number of times on a home and away basis. At the end of that period Australia met New Zealand at Eden Park. The match was a physical encounter, and Australian captain Wally Lewis played part of the match with a broken arm. The Kangaroos won the competition 25-12. This format was repeated from 1989-1992, and Australia defeated Great Britain 10-6 at Wembley Stadium in front of 72,000 people. This crowd remains a rugby league World Cup record. In 1995 the competition was once again restructured, and the largest number of teams to date, 10, entered. New teams competing included Fiji, Tonga Samoa and South Africa. The tournament, which was also held to celebrate the centenary of the sport in England, was highly successful with over 250,000 people attending the group stages and over 66,000 people attending the final to see Australia defeat England 16-8 in the final. The 2000 world cup expanded the field further, with 16 teams entering. Blown out scorelines ensured that this tournament was not as successful as the previous one. Ten teams are to compete in the next World Cup in Australia in 2008. 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Which American band, formed in 1965, included amongst its members John and Michelle Phillips? | John Phillips - Singer - Biography.com John Phillips Singer John Phillips was a member of the popular 1960s folk rock band The Mamas and the Papas, along with Cass Elliot, Denny Doherty and Michelle Phillips. IN THESE GROUPS Famous People Named Phillips Synopsis John Phillips was born August 30th 1935 in Parris Island, South Carolina. In 1965, Phillips and his wife traveled to the Virgin Islands. Friends Cass Elliot and Dennis Doherty joined them there. The group turned into a quartet, named themselves The Mamas and the Papas, and landed a recording contract. After the group—and John's marriage—dissolved, his life went into a tailspin. Phillips died of heart failure on March 18, 2001 in Los Angeles at age 65. Early Life Singer John Edmund Andrew Phillips was born on August 30th 1935, in Parris Island, South Carolina. His father was a retired United States Marine Corps officer who struggled with alcohol addiction, leaving his mother and sister to raise him. Phillips rebelled at an early age, and his music played a key role in his defiance. He and several mischievous high school friends formed a band together as The Del Ray Locals. Although the group didn't last long, Phillips left the band eager to create a unique musical sound. After trying his hand at the U.S. Naval Academy and as a basketball player at Hampden-Sydney college, he left formal education for good in the late 1950s and headed for New York. It was in New York that Phillips met two other singers, Dick Weissman and Scott McKenzie. The three formed a folk group called The Journeymen. The group met with great success, creating three albums and even making several television appearances. But the group soon dissolved over creative differences, and Phillips used the opportunity to create a new group, The New Journeyman with his wife, aspiring model Michelle . The Mamas and the Papas In 1965, Phillips and his wife traveled to the Virgin Islands to work on material for The New Journeymen. Friend Cass Elliot , a member of the band The Big Three, and Dennis "Denny" Doherty , who previously performed with The Halifax Three, joined them there. The group turned into a quartet, named themselves The Mamas and the Papas, and landed a recording contract with Lou Adler's record label, Dunhill. Working with Adler as their producer, The Mamas and the Papas went into the studio. Their first single was supposed to be "Go Where You Wanna Go," which John reportedly wrote in response to Michelle's affair with another man. Adler, however, decided that "California Dreamin'" was a better choice. The song took off, making it to the No. 4 spot on the pop charts in March of 1966. Music critics and fans were won over by its melancholy lyrics and lush sound. The Mamas and the Papas scored their first No. 1 single in May with "Monday, Monday." While popular with listeners, the song was reportedly not a favorite among members of the group. John Phillips wrote it and lobbied for the group to record it. Overall, he was a strong creative force behind the scenes, writing or co-writing many of the band's songs. Just as The Mamas and the Papas became popular, the group was nearly undone by tensions within the band. Complications arose when Michelle Phillips and Denny Doherty had an affair. The experience became the inspiration for the song "I Saw Her Again," which John and Denny co-wrote. Michelle and John separated for a time following the infidelity, and both pursued other relationships. Michelle became involved with Gene Clark from the Byrds, which caused even more problems between her and the other group members. During the summer of 1966, while they began working on their second album, the other band members fired Michelle Phillips and replaced her with Jill Gibson. But Michelle was soon back with the band and with Phillips. In June of 1967, Phillips helped organize the legendary musical event, the Monterey Pop Festival. Held during the "Summer of Love," the event drew many who were part of the burgeoning hippie scene. John Phillips had actually wri | "American Pie" Lyrics - What Do They Mean? Now for ten years we've been on our own The music died 1959, McLean more than likely started writing this song around 1969. And moss grows fat on a rolling stone The great Bob Dylan wrote "Like a Rolling Stone" in 1965. This was his first MAJOR change from folk music. In late 1966, Dylan was involved in a motorcycle accident, and hid in his house in Woodstock, NY for a good year, hence the "fat," and the moss shows the time change. Dylan didn't really get his muse back till 1975. but that's not how it used to be. McLean liked Dylan as a folk singer in the early sixties more than his folk-rock style in the mid sixties. (I wonder what he thinks of Dylan's religious phase!) When the jester sang for the king and queen Ok, the jester's Bob Dylan. The king is Peter Seger and the queen is Joan Baez. These were the two big names in folk at the time early '60's). During the Newport Folk Festival in 1963, Dylan was honored to play his own set and then combine with these two legends to sing his song "Blowin' in the Wind." In a coat he borrowed from James Dean In the Dean movie "Rebel Without A Cause," he wears a red windbreaker. On the cover of the Dylan's "Freewheelin'," he is seen also in a red windbreaker. This cover also resembles a famous picture of Dean. This ties in with the previous line 'cause this album is were Dylan really took off, with such songs as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall." And a voice that came from you and me. This means two things. 1. Dylan was the spokesman for the 60's (and he was) and 2. He didn't have the best singing voice in the world, and even you and me could sing like him (but you could write like him if Shakespeare «he's in the alley» himself told you what to say!) Oh, and while the king was looking down This could mean two things; Pete Seger remained a traditional folk singer, while Dylan was constantly reinvented himself and therefore became unbelievably popular. This could also be a reference to Elvis (the King of rock and roll), because he joined the U.S. Army and reportedly dropped his soap everyday in the shower. The jester stole his thorny crown While Elvis was in the army, Dylan took his spotlight and changed the whole music business. The thorny crown is the price of fame, and is referenced with Jesus's thorny crown before he was murdered. The courtroom was adjourned, no verdict was returned This deals with the Kennedy assassination. Lee Harvey Oswald was never convicted because he was murdered. And while Lennon read a book of Marx This is about the Beatles music becoming political. Songs like "Revolution" (1968) (which actually mentions Chairman Mao) were much different then "Love Me Do" (1963). Many American adults thought the Beatles were bad for the American youth, especially after Lennon's remark in 1966 about Christianity. He said "Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I needn't argue with that; I'm right and I will be proved right. We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first: rock 'n' roll or Christianity." This started anti-Beatles burnings and such. The quartet practiced in the park The quartet was the Beatles (there were four, not including if Paul McCartney is really dead!) and the park thing is Candlestick Park, the place of their last concert. It was practicing 'cause their music would grow after they stopped touring (their first project after this was "Sgt. Pepper" which is considered the best album of all time). And we sang dirges in the dark, the day the music died. A dirge is a funeral song. These songs were for the Kennedy's (John and Robert) and Martin Luther King, all who died in the mid 60's. And remember- "Dark" rhythms with "Park" Verse 4 Helter Skelter in a summer swelter Charles Manson is one of the most dangerous cereal killers ever (his favorite was coco-puffs). In the summer of 1968, he massacred an entire family 'cause of the Beatles song "Helter Skelter," which appeared on the white album. He thought that the Beatles were warning America about the racial conflic |
Which BBC sitcom features various members of the Pearson family in Tyne and Wear? | More changes are planned for Tyne and Wear Metro in 2013 - Chronicle Live News More changes are planned for Tyne and Wear Metro in 2013 NEARLY three years ago Tyneside’s Metro system was awarded a much-needed cash boost to upgrade trains, tracks and stations. Share A metro train and (inset) a lady using one of the new ticket machines Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email NEARLY three years ago Tyneside’s Metro system was awarded a much-needed cash boost to upgrade trains, tracks and stations. Over the next year the system will face even bigger changes, as new ticket machines and barriers go up. With the face of the 30-year-old system changing for most trains and stations it’s set to be an even busier 12 months. Some £152.5m has gone into the system with more than that still to come. As project planners gear up for another year of vital but somewhat disruptive railway work, we look at where the cash has gone so far, and what is to come next. Three years into system revamp THE £385m Metro: all change modernisation programme is near the end of its third year, by which it will have delivered the following: 10 Stations refurbished or underway 18.5km of track renewed or refurbished 18km of new cable ducting installed 17 bridges repaired 225 new ticket machines installed 13 gatelines at key stations 3 bridges removed completely and replaced with embankment 8 escalators replaced 5 sets of points renewed or refurbished 1 new Metrocar wash installed 1 Wheel lathe installed at Metro depot 1.2km of earthwork embankments repaired Stations refurbishments at, Wallsend, Walkergate, including a lift being put in for the first time, South Gosforth, Ilford Road, West Jesmond, Percy Main and Hadrian Road. This completes the run of nine stations from Chillingham Road to Tynemouth. New escalators will also go in at Monument, Gateshead and Regent Centre. The last 10 stations out of 60 will get new machines in the next three months. By December 2013 some 35 trains will have been refurbished, or just under 40% of the programme. There is also bridge replacement at Carville Road, Wallsend, plus associated works to complete track works between Byker and Tynemouth, with point motor replacement at various locations from February to April. Overhead line replacement will take place from Hebburn to Gateshead Stadium in April. Immensely proud of the modernisation TRANSPORT authority chairman David Wood says the coming year will be a dramatic one for the Metro. The Newcastle councillor said: “I am immensely proud of what has been achieved through the modernisation of Metro so far. “The Integrated Transport Authority, with myself as chair, fought hard to win funding from the last Labour Government and to ensure that the coalition continue to maintain that commitment. “Understandably, passengers have had to experience some disruption while multi-million pound projects are delivered around them, but new smart ticket machines, new lifts and escalators, and growing numbers of refurbished trains and stations are proof that any disruption will have been worth it to make sure Metro is still going strong decades from now. “Most of the £385m modernisation is actually behind the scenes and passenger may not notice new track and technology but it is the key to a reliable and convenient service. Some of the wider benefits the ITA and partners have brought the region are also hidden from view but could not be more vital right now – investment in the region’s engineering and construction industries, sustaining and creating hundreds of jobs.” New ticket gates beat cheats ELECTRONIC ticket gates roll out in 2013. The new gates, which are being installed at 13 key stations, are similar to those on the London Underground. Nexus, which owns, manages and is modernising Metro, will activate the gates during 2013 and this allow the public to access Metro using a new smartcard – the Pop card. The introduction of electronic gates means that more Metro stations will be staffed. All | Inspector Morse Inspector Morse Last Bus to Woodstock (1975) Created by Edit Block Morse (left) as played by John Thaw in the television adaptation, with Lewis (right) as played by Kevin Whately. Inspector Morse is a fictional character in the eponymous series of detective novels by British author Colin Dexter, as well as the 33-episode 1987–2000 television adaptation of the same name, in which the character was portrayed by John Thaw. Morse is a senior CID (Criminal Investigation Department) officer with the Thames Valley Police in Oxford, UK. With a Jaguar car (originally a Lancia), a thirst for British real ale and a penchant for music (especially opera and Wagner), poetry, art, classics, classic cars, and cryptic crossword puzzles, Morse presents a likeable persona, despite his sullen temperament. Name and family Edit Block Morse's first name, "Endeavour", was kept a secret until the end of Death is Now My Neighbour (traditionally Morse claimed that he should be called "Morse" or joked that his first name was "Inspector"). In the series it is noted that his reticence about his Christian name led to a public school (Stamford School, where Colin Dexter and his brother were both pupils) nickname of "Pagan". The origin of his name is the vessel HMS Endeavour, as Morse's mother was a Quaker (Quakers have a tradition of "virtue names") and his father was a fan of Captain James Cook. The author of the Morse novels, Colin Dexter, is a fan of cryptic crosswords, and Morse is named after champion solver Jeremy Morse, one of Dexter's arch-rivals as a clue-writer in the crossword world. During the episode "Cherubim and Seraphim", it is learned that Morse's parents divorced when he was 12. He remained with his mother until her death three years later, when he had to return to his father. He had a dreadful relationship with his stepmother, Gwen, and claimed he only read poetry to annoy her and that her petty bullying almost drove him to suicide. He has a half-sister, Joyce, with whom he is on better terms, and was devastated when Joyce's daughter, Marilyn, took her own life. Habits and personality Edit Block Morse is ostensibly the embodiment of white, male, upper-middle-class Britishness, with a set of prejudices and assumptions to match. He may thus be considered a late example of the gentleman detective, a staple of British detective fiction. This background is in sharp juxtaposition to the working class origins of his assistant, Lewis (named for another rival clue-writer, Mrs. B. Lewis); in the novels, Lewis is Welsh, but this was altered to a northern English (Geordie) background in the TV series. He is also middle-aged in the books. Morse's relationships with authority, the establishment, bastions of power and the status quo are markedly ambiguous, as sometimes are his relations with women. Morse is frequently portrayed in the act of patronising women characters, to the extent that some feminist critics have argued that Morse is a misogynist. Fundamentally, however, he is portrayed as a compassionate and egalitarian figure. Morse is an extremely intelligent individual. He dislikes spelling errors and grammatical mistakes, demonstrated by the fact that in every personal or private document written to him he manages to point out at least one spelling mistake. He claims his approach to crime-solving is deductive and one of his key tenets is that "there is a 50 per cent chance that the last person to see the victim alive was the murderer". In reality, it is the pathologists who deduce; Morse uses immense intuition and his fantastic memory to get to the killer. Career Edit Block Although details of Morse's career are deliberately kept vague, it is hinted that as a schoolboy he won a scholarship to study at St John's College, Oxford. He lost the scholarship as the result of poor academic performance, which in turn resulted from a failed love affair (mentioned in the series at the end of "The Last Enemy" and in the novel The Riddle of the Third Mile). Forced to leave the University, he entered the Army, and on leaving it, joined th |
Confessions of an English Opium Eater, was a work by which essayist? | Thomas De Quincey Home Page Click image to order this book at Amazon.com Or click here to order at Amazon.co.uk Or click here to order at Amazon.ca The English Opium-Eater: A Biography of Thomas De Quincey By Robert Morrison, 2010 'It is not only scholarly but thought-provoking; thorough, but also scintillating, and a genuine pleasure to read.' - Quill and Quire Author of the famous and semi-scandalous Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, Thomas De Quincey has long lacked a fully fledged biography. His friendships with leading poets and men of letters in the Romantic and Victorian periods have long placed him at the centre of nineteenth-century literary studies. De Quincey also stands at the meeting point in the culture wars between Edinburgh and London; between high art and popular taste; and between the devotees of the Romantic imagination and those of hack journalism. His writing was a tremendous influence on Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, William Burroughs, and Peter Ackroyd. Click here to read the Telegraph review of The English Opium-Eater: A Biography of Thomas De Quincey. Click image to order this book at Amazon.com Or click here to order at Amazon.co.uk Or click here to order at Amazon.ca 2006 Oxford World's Classics Edition: On Murder Edited by Robert Morrison 'For if once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think of robbing; and from robbing he comes next to drinking and Sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination.' Thomas De Quincey's three essays 'On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts' centre on the notorious career of the murderer John Williams, who in 1811 brutally killed seven people in London's East End. De Quincey's response to Williams's attacks turns morality on its head, celebrating and coolly dissecting the art of murder and its perfections. Ranging from the gruesomely vivid reportage and brilliantly funny satiric high jinks to penetrating literary and aesthetic criticism, the essays had a remarkable impact on crime, terror, and detective fiction, as well as on the rise of nineteenth-century decadence. The volume also includes De Quincey's 'On the Knocking at the Gate in Macbeth,' and his finest tale of terror, 'The Avenger.' Click image to order this book at Amazon.com Or click here to order at Amazon.co.uk Or click here to order at Amazon.ca Thomas De Quincey New Theoretical and Critical Directions A 2008 Routledge Studies in Romanticism Volume Edited by Robert Morrison and Daniel Sanjiv Roberts 'De Quincey is once more shown to be more complex than critics for a long time allowed him to be. It is a volume which should be on the shelf of every De Quincey scholar.' - Romanticism The ongoing critical fascination with Thomas De Quincey and the burgeoning recognition of the centrality of his writings to the Romantic age and beyond necessitates a critical examination of De Quincey. In this spirit, ten of the top De Quincey scholars in the world have come together in this volume to engage directly with the immense amount of new information to be published on De Quincey in the past two decades. The book features wide-ranging and incisive assessments of De Quincey as essayist, addict, economist, subversive, biographer, autobiographer, aesthete, innovator, hedonist, and much else. Click image to order this book at Amazon.com Or click here to order at Amazon.co.uk Or click here to order at Amazon.ca | Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 by The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. - Full Text Free Book (Part 6/15) BLATANT BEAST (_The_), the personification of slander or public opinion. The beast had 100 tongues and a sting. Sir Artegal muzzled the monster, and dragged it to Faery-land, but it broke loose and regained its liberty. Subsequently sir Calidore (_3 syl._) went in quest of it.--Spenser, _Faery Queen_, v. and vi. (1596). [Illustration] "Mrs. Grundy" is the modern name of Spenser's "Blatant Beast." BLATHERS AND DUFF, detectives who investigate the burglary in which Bill Sikes had a hand. Blathers relates the tale of Conkey Chickweed, who robbed himself of 327 guineas.--C. Dickens, _Oliver Twist_ (1837). BLATTERGROWL (_The Rev. Mr._), minister of Trotcosey, near Monkbarns.--Sir W. Scott, _The Antiquary_ (time, Elizabeth). BLEEDING-HEART YARD (London). So called because it was the place where the devil cast the bleeding heart of lady Hatton (wife of the dancing chancellor), after he had torn it out of her body with his claws.--Dr. Mackay, _Extraordinary Popular Delusions_. BLEISE (1 _syl._) of Northumberland, historian of king Arthur's period. BLEMMYES (3 _syl._), a people of Africa, fabled to have no head, but having eyes and mouth in the breast. (See GAOKA.) Blemmyis traduntur capita abesse, ore et oculis pectori affixis.--Pliny. Ctesias speaks of a people of India near the Ganges, _sine cervice, oculos in humeris habentes_. Mela also refers to a people _quibus capita et vultus in pectore sunt_. BLENHEIM SPANIELS. The Oxford electors are so called, because for many years they obediently supported any candidate which the duke of Marlborough commanded them to return. Lockhart broke through this custom by telling the people the fable of the _Dog and the Wolf_. The dog, it will be remembered, had on his neck the marks of his collar, and the wolf said he preferred liberty. (The race of the little dog called the Blenheim spaniel, has been preserved ever since Blenheim House was built for the duke of Marlborough in 1704.) BLETSON (_Master Joshua_), one of the three parliamentary commissioners sent by Cromwell with a warrant to leave the royal lodge to the Lee family.--Sir W. Scott, _Woodstock_ (time, Commonwealth). BLIFIL, a noted character in Fielding's novel entitled _The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling_ (1750). Blifil is the original of Sheridan's "Joseph Surface" in the _School for Scandal_ (1777). BLIGH (_William_), captain of the _Bounty_, so well known for the mutiny, headed by Fletcher Christian, the mate (1790). BLIMBER (_Dr._), head of a school for the sons of gentlemen, at Brighton. It was a select school for ten pupils only; but there was learning enough for ten times ten. "Mental green peas were produced at Christmas, and intellectual asparagus all the year round." The doctor was really a ripe scholar, and truly kind-hearted; but his great fault was over-tasking his boys, and not seeing when the bow was too much stretched. Paul Dombey, a delicate lad, succumbed to this strong mental pressure. _Mrs. Blimber_, wife of the doctor, not learned, but wished to be thought so. Her pride was to see the boys in the largest possible collars and stiffest possible cravats, which she deemed highly classical. _Cornelia Blimber_, the doctor's daughter, a slim young lady, who kept her hair short and wore spectacles. Miss Blimber "had no nonsense about her," but had grown "dry and sandy with working in the graves of dead languages." She married Mr. Feeder, B.A., Dr. Blimber's usher.--C. Dickens, _Dombey and Son_ (1846). BLIND BEGGAR OF BETHNAL GREEN, Henry, son and heir of sir Simon de Montfort. At the battle of Evesham the barons were routed, Montfort slain, and his son Henry left on the field for dead. A baron's daughter discovered the young man, nursed him with care, and married him. The fruit of the marriage was "pretty Bessee, the beggar's daughter." Henry de Montfort assumed the garb and semblance of a blind beggar, to escape the vigilance of king Henry's spies. Day produced, in 1659, a drama called |
What was the first forename of the Russian composer Stravinsky? | Fondation Igor Stravinsky - The Russian period: 1902 - 1914 EN Igor Stravinsky – 1907 * During a 1902 holiday in Bad Wildungen near Heidelberg, Igor Stravinsky had the opportunity to meet Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, to whom he expressed his desire to become a composer. Stravinsky showed Rimsky-Korsakov his first attempts at composition and subsequently became the composer’s pupil. Igor Stravinsky said "His knowledge was precise, and he was able to impart whatever he knew with great clarity. His teaching was all technical" ***. After the death of Stravinsky’s father in November 1902, the Rimsky-Korsakov clan became a second family for the young Igor. Through them, he made many new friends and, from 1905 to 1908, studied orchestration regularly with his master. Early 20th century Russia was the scene of a brilliant cultural movement. Igor regularly attended the "Evenings of Contemporary Music", meeting all the composers, poets and artists of St. Petersburg and performing his first works. In 1906, Stravinsky became independent and married his cousin, Catherine Nossenko, with whom he had a son in 1907 (Theodore) and a daughter in 1908 (Ludmila). Catherine provided unlimited support to her husband and encouraged his work. Igor and Catherine Stravinksy – Clarens, 1913 * In 1907, Stravinsky completed his Symphony in E flat major, whose form and orchestration were strongly influenced by Rimsky-Korsakov. Indeed, Stravinsky dedicated the score "To my dear master Nicolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov". While working on Fireworks, an orchestral fantasy planned for the wedding of Rimsky-Korsakov’s daughter, Stravinsky learned of his master’s death. Shocked and saddened by the news, he wrote Chant Funèbre in his memory. He then resumed work on Fireworks. It was performed on the same night, February 6, 1909, as his Scherzo Fantastique at the influential Siloti Concerts in St Petersburg. That evening would be crucial for Stravinsky's career : Sergei Diaghilev, the founder of the famous "Ballets Russes", happened to be in the audience and listened attentively to the unknown young man’s music. Diaghilev asked Stravinsky to orchestrate two Chopin pieces for his ballet "Les Sylphides", shown in Paris’ Théâtre du Châtelet on June 2, 1909. Diaghilev’s faith in the young man eventually led him to commission a ballet, Firebird. The theme comes from a Russian folktale wherein Prince Ivan Tsarevich captures a firebird, which gives him a magic feather in exchange for his freedom. The ballet was written for a large symphony orchestra. Although the score retains the influence of Rimsky-Korsakov, it is marked by Stravinsky’s personal style. The young composer was already experimenting with new processes and unusual rhythms. Stravinsky’s collaboration with choreographer Michel Fokine was a great success. The power of the final dance hints at the future violence of The Rite of Spring. The first performance, on June 25, 1910 at the Paris Opera, delighted the audience and made the young Stravinsky famous overnight. Nijinsky as Petrushka - 1911 The following year, on June 15 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, confirmed Stravinsky’s fame with Petrouchka, the second part of the Russian composer’s trilogy. The new ballet was a triumph due to the novelty and quality of the score, but also because of the memorable and moving interpretation of Vaclav Nijinsky. Petrouchka, set in 1830 during the Mardi Gras festivities in St. Petersburg, tells the story of a puppet who suffers from being a mere puppet unable to express his love like a human being. Stravinsky’s sometimes dissonant music illustrates Petrouchka’s pain and the score for a large orchestra has an extraordinary strength. Stravinsky turned the ordered, predictable world of classical music upside down. Petrouchka’s rhythm, with its frequent variations, is a primordial element. "In composing this music, I had the clear vision of a puppet suddenly unleashed, who, by diabolical cascades of arpeggios, exasperates the patience of the orchestra, which in turn responds to him by threatening flourishes. " ** After h | Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943) Musical notes for school children Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943) How to say the name: ‘Rachmaninoff’ is said like Rack-man-ni-noff.’Sergei’ is said like ‘Sir-gay’. Born: 1st April 1873 in Semyonovo (near Novgorod), Russia. Rachmaninoff’s grave in New York Died: 28th March 1943 in Beverly Hills, California, USA. Buried: Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York (he wanted to be buried at his estate, Villa Senar, in Switzerland, but World War Two was happening which made that impossible). Type of Music: Romantic classical music. Some famous pieces: Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 3, No. 2 (for piano). ( See below for a video of Rachmaninoff himself playing this.) 18th Variation from the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (for piano and orchestra). Vocalise (Op. 34, No. 14, a song without words) Some great pieces: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3. ( See below for a video of No. 2.) Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3. Symphonic Dances. Liturgy of St John Chrysostom (for choir). All Night Vigil (or Vespers)—for choir. The Bells (a symphony for choir and orchestra). Lots of pieces for the piano (especially his Preludes, Variations on a Theme of Chopin, and Variations on a Theme of Corelli). Many songs (including the Vocalise). Some interesting facts: He was one of the best piano players who ever lived! Much of his best music was written for the piano. This music can be very, very difficult to play. His music is very romantic , even when most other composers at the time were composing modern classical music. In fact, Rachmaninoff was one of the last well-known romantic composers. He became so unhappy when people didn’t like his first Symphony that he wasn’t able to compose anything for three years! Much of his music has very beautiful tunes! A lot of his music has the sound of Russian bells. His ‘Liturgy of St John Chrysostom’ and ‘All Night Vigil’ were written for the Russian Orthodox Church. They sound very different to music written for Western churches (but they sounded too Western for the Russians!). He had to leave Russia during the Russian Revolution (1917). He crossed the border into Finland on a sledge, taking with him only a very few things. He didn’t compose much once he had left Russia. He spent most of the rest of his life in America. He earned his living there by playing the piano and conducting. Everywhere he went, people wanted him to play his famous Prelude in C-sharp minor. ( See below for a video of Rachmaninoff playing this.) Here is a video of the beginning of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2. This is one of my favourite pieces of music. I just wish I could play it!! The beginning of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 And here is a video of Rachmaninoff himself playing his famous Prelude in C sharp minor (and two other pieces)! Rachmaninoff himself playing his Prelude in C sharp minor Finally, here is a short home movie of Rachmaninoff. A home movie of Rachmaninoff! |
"Who wrote the poem called ""The New Colossus"" that is inscribed on the base of the Statue of Liberty?" | Statue of Liberty Poem by Emma Lazarus Statue of Liberty Poem The Statue of Liberty poem as it is known, was written by Emma Lazarus and is named "The New Colossus". The Statue of Liberty poem is actually a sonnet by Lazarus written to raise money for the building of the base and is now engraved on a bronze plaque and contained inside of the Statue of Liberty. At first, Lazarus had refused to write the Statue of Liberty poem, but her friend Constance Cary Harrison convinced her that immigrants would be inspired by seeing the statuesque Lady Liberty welcoming them ashore. Emma eventually wrote the poem and it was donated for auction at the Bartholdi Pedestal Fund. The New Colossus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" The beginning of the Statue of Liberty poem refers to the Colossus of Rhodes, which was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. The Colossus of Rhodes is actually a statue of the Greek god Helios, which stood over 100 feet tall (the tallest of its time) before it was destroyed by earthquake in 226 BC. So, the Statue of Liberty poem refers to this new giant statue likened to the old that represented the god of light. The Statue of Liberty poem also sets itself apart from Helios in that the Mother of Exiles is more welcoming than conquering. She welcomes all castaways, misfits and homeless types dreaming of freedom. | Statue of Liberty - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com Statue of Liberty A+E Networks Introduction The Statue of Liberty was a joint effort between France and the United States, intended to commemorate the lasting friendship between the peoples of the two nations. The French sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi created the statue itself out of sheets of hammered copper, while Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, the man behind the famed Eiffel Tower, designed the statue’s steel framework. The Statue of Liberty was then given to the United States and erected atop an American-designed pedestal on a small island in Upper New York Bay, now known as Liberty Island, and dedicated by President Grover Cleveland in 1886. Over the years, the statue stood tall as millions of immigrants arrived in America via nearby Ellis Island; in 1986, it underwent an extensive renovation in honor of the centennial of its dedication. Today, the Statue of Liberty remains an enduring symbol of freedom and democracy, as well as one of the world’s most recognizable landmarks. Google Origins of the Statue of Liberty Around 1865, as the American Civil War drew to a close, the French historian Edouard de Laboulaye proposed that France create a statue to give to the United States in celebration of that nation’s success in building a viable democracy. The sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, known for largescale sculptures, earned the commission; the goal was to design the sculpture in time for the centennial of the Declaration of Independence in 1876. The project would be a joint effort between the two countries–the French people were responsible for the statue and its assembly, while the Americans would build the pedestal on which it would stand–and a symbol of the friendship between their peoples. Did You Know? The base of the Statue of Liberty's pedestal contains exhibits on the monument's history, including the original 1886 torch. Visitor access to the Statue of Liberty's torch was halted for good after German operatives set off an explosion on the nearby Black Tom peninsula in July 1916, during World War I. Due to the need to raise funds for the statue, work on the sculpture did not begin until 1875. Bartholdi’s massive creation, titled “Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World,” depicted a woman holding a torch in her raised right hand and a tablet in her left, upon which was engraved “July 4, 1776,” the adoption date of the Declaration of Independence. Bartholdi, who was said to have modeled the woman’s face after that of his mother, hammered large copper sheets to create the statue’s “skin” (using a technique called repousse). To create the skeleton on which the skin would be assembled, he called on Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, designer of Paris’ Eiffel Tower . Along with Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, Eiffel built a skeleton out of iron pylon and steel that allowed the copper skin to move independently, a necessary condition for the strong winds it would endure in the chosen location of New York Harbor. Statue of Liberty: Assembly and Dedication While work went on in France on the actual statue, fundraising efforts continued in the United States for the pedestal, including contests, benefits and exhibitions. Near the end, the leading New York newspaperman Joseph Pulitzer used his paper, the World, to raise the last necessary funds. Designed by the American architect Richard Morris Hunt, the statue’s pedestal was constructed inside the courtyard of Fort Wood, a fortress built for the War of 1812 and located on Bedloe’s Island, off the southern tip of Manhattan in Upper New York Bay. In 1885, Bartholdi completed the statue, which was disassembled, packed in more than 200 crates, and shipped to New York, arriving that June aboard the French frigate Isere. Over the next four months, workers reassembled the statue and mounted it on the pedestal; its height reached 305 feet (or 93 meters), including the pedestal. On October 28, 1886, President Grover Cleveland officially dedicated the Statue of Liberty in front of thousands of spectators. The Statue of Liberty and Elli |
What name was given to the political scandal in the USA 1970s that led to the resignation of Richard Nixon, President of the United States, on August 9, 1974 and the indictment and conviction of several of his officials? | 10 Biggest US Presidential Scandals - Wonderslist WondersList by Ejaz Khan Scandals have plagued the American presidency almost since the founding of the country. There have been major and minor scandals during the administration of many if not most of the presidents. Here is a list of Top 10 Biggest US Presidential Scandals. that rocked the presidency. also are still live among people as an unforgettable retention. Enjoy! The 10 Biggest US Presidential Scandals 10. Ma, Ma, Where’s My Pa? Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland is best known as the only president in history to be elected for two non-sequential terms. During his first electoral campaign in 1884 information was released that he previously had an affair with a widow named Maria C. Halpin who had given birth to a son. She claimed that Cleveland was the father and named him Oscar Folsom Cleveland. Cleveland agreed to pay child support and then paid to put the child in an orphanage when she was no longer fit to raise him. Unusual for a candidate mired in such a scandal Cleveland admitted guilt in the matter. Chants of “Ma, ma, where’s my pa? Off to the White House, ha ha ha!” became popular throughout the country, but it did not stop Cleveland from getting elected. He was honest about the entire affair. This helped rather than hurt him, and elected again in 1892. 9. Petticoat Affair Jackson Shaffer Family (image courtesy rootsweb.ancestry.com) The Petticoat affair was an 1830–1831 U.S. scandal involving members of President Andrew Jackson’s Cabinet and their wives. This is often forgotten but at the time major scandal under the presidency of Andrew Jackson, one of the most famous presidents in United States history. Although it started over a private matter, it affected the political careers of several men and resulted in the informal “Kitchen Cabinet”. It began with the marriage of Jackson’s secretary of war, John Henry Eaton, to recently widowed Margaret Timberlake, whose husband had committed suicide. The marriage proved a great scandal in American high society, with rumors that Eaton had been having an affair with Timberlake which led to her first husband’s suicide. Most of Jackson’s cabinet turned against Eaton but Jackson supported him, and the controversy led to such a conflict that almost Jackson’s entire cabinet resigned over the issue. The 1936 film The Gorgeous Hussy is based on the affair. 8. Marilyn Monroe and the J.F. Kennedy Marilyn Monroe and the J.F. Kennedy Marilyn Monroe was perhaps the most start crossed lover in history. On one hand was her dazzling success in tinsel town and on the other, her volatile and highly secret relationships with the much-married President of the US and his brother. Monroe’s name was linked to both John F Kennedy and Robert F Kennedy.Although many in the political circles knew of the affairs, they were carefully hushed up so that the public had no clear facts to chew on. Monroe however was becoming a public embarrassment and had even threatened to go public about the President’s infidelities. But her plans were short-lived as she was found dead in her home under mysterious circumstances. Although official reports say she committed suicide, there have always been rumors that the Kennedys had her ‘removed’ to protect their political image. The truth still remains elusive.All of these scandals created a lot of furor and brought bad publicity to the politician(s) and the political party involved. But none had such a far reaching impact as the Watergate scandal which caused, for the first time, a reigning President to resign fearing impeachment. [ pfhub ] 7. Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemmings Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemmings Thomas Jefferson’s alleged relationship with Sally Hemmings was the first presidential s.x scandal in the United States and prompted a discussion that continues to this day. In 1802 Jefferson was charged with having an affair with his slave, Sally Hemmings, and in fact fathering a child. Jefferson denied the charges and remained as president for another 7 years, however the debate about the truth of | Richard Nixon’s Religion and Political Views | The Hollowverse Nixon was a Republican, but had some signature Democrat economic policies. Richard Nixon was born quite poor in Yorba Linda, California. Nixon’s mother was a Quaker and his father converted from Methodist when he married her. Quaker is a surprising religion for Nixon. It teaches its followers to not drink or dance or swear, for one. But its quite liberal in a number of ways, such as allowing women to hold offices of influence in the church and, perhaps most famously, being radically pacifist. And this from the president who is most famous for Watergate and the Vietnam War. Even though Nixon’s family was devout, he didn’t have a high view of religion once taking office, saying: In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man and reduce conflict. But history is not encouraging in this respect. The bloodiest wars in history have been religious wars. 1 A lying politician, never! Nixon was a real Republican. He believed in family values, small government, and kicking ass. He’s the only president to have resigned after the Watergate scandal marred his reputation, disenchanting Americans for generations. In fact, some theorize that the Nixon administration is responsible for the decline in America’s trust of politicians and the political process. He wasn’t all bad, though. He was the first president to visit communist China, opening relations between the two countries for the first time in 25 years. Also, he managed to preside over one of the hottest periods of the Cold War, and no one got nuked. So that’s a plus. Economically, Nixon was more liberal than conservative. The Vietnam War took a toll on the U.S. economy, causing high rates of inflation. Following in the footsteps of a number of European countries, Nixon took the U.S. dollar off the gold standard, giving the U.S. Federal Reserve greater power–a move still controversial today. It managed to only temporarily boost the U.S. economy in 1971, just in time for reelection. In other ways, he was all Republican such as opposing the welfare state–now an American institution, saying: If we take the route of the permanent handout, the American character will itself be impoverished. 2 |
The Pieniny National Park is in which European country? | Pieniny National Park - natural treasure of Slovakia and Poland - Travel and Visit testdata May 30, 2013 0 Comments Although Pieniny National Park may be the smallest of the national parks in Slovakia, this in no way diminishes its sheer beauty and idyllic yet rugged landscape. The second oldest national park in Slovakia, Pieniny closely borders Poland and also has the majestic Dunajec River passing through. Each year a number of people come to visit this park, renting a raft to travel down and admire its beauty. Photo by Hejma (+/- 4400 faves and 1,4 milion views) Dunajec river, Pieniny National Park, Slovakia Pieniny National Park was first established on January 16, 1957 and was 21 square kilometers in size. The forests in this park make up a total of nine square kilometers, and the rest is a combination of green meadows, fields, and pastures. This type of unique landscape is representative of the entire Zamagurie region. There are a number of rare plant species which can be found throughout the park, as well as over 700 different species of butterfly. There are nearly 100 species of mollusks and over 200 species of vertebrae. Photo by CS Travels Pieniny National Park, – view from Poland to Slovakia One of the most noteworthy attractions of this particular national park is Trzy Korony, which is the name given to the summit of the mountains in Pieniny, located on the Polish side of the park. Those who take a raft down the Dunajec River can see the peak of these breathtaking mountains, though there are many people who travel to this park in order to climb up them to the very top. These majestic mountains are built from limestone and truly complete the picturesque look which has attracted so many visitors from all over the world. Although Trzy Korony is not the tallest mountain in all of Pieniny, it is certainly an amazing sight to see in the area. There are numerous points of access for those who wish to visit this park, including Stara Lubovna, Spisska Stara Ves, and Cerveny Klastor. You can also visit another park that is nearby – High Tatras National Park. | The Complete Guide To: Britain's national parks | The Independent UK The Complete Guide To: Britain's national parks To mark the 60th anniversary of the legislation that provided protection to our most precious landscapes, Simon Calder celebrates the wealth of history and nature on our doorstep Friday 14 August 2009 23:00 BST Click to follow The Complete Guide To: Britain's national parks 1/11 Alamy Where should I start? On the hill where the campaign for free access to Britain's wilderness began. In 1932, much of the UK's outdoors were out-of-bounds. It took the courage of thousands of people, traipsing from the Midlands industrial belt and the Lancashire mill towns to the raw heart of England, to open up the countryside. They took part in a "mass trespass" of Kinder Scout in Derbyshire, the highest point in the middle of Britain – standing 2,088 feet above sea level. One of the organisers was sentenced to six months in prison for his part, but eventually the case for access to the countryside was recognised with the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act of 1949. Two years later, Britain's first National Park, the Peak District, was created. It started a trend: today about 10 per cent of Britain's land area is protected within the 14 National Parks (the 15th, the South Downs, is in the process of creation). Unlike in some countries, the land within the boundaries of each National Park is mostly in private hands. Restrictions on its use help preserve some of the remaining open space in this crowded country. They get more than 100 million visitors each year – and the Peak District is said to be the second-most visited National Park in the world after Mount Fuji in Japan. Today, the Park offers scenery ranging from bleak hilltops to deep gorges, and from awesome to ornate. You can ascend Kinder Scout by taking the A57 Manchester-Sheffield road to the point where it meets the Pennine Way, the 267-mile long-distance footpath along the spine of northern England. Head south on the path. Flagstones assist the climb, but in a landscape flattened by aeons of lively weather, identifying the summit is tricky: search for the small triangle that marks the highest point. Then look at the surroundings: on a clear day the barren peak of the Peak District bestows a magnificent 360-degree view. To the east, valleys snake towards South Yorkshire, to the west Victorian railway viaducts direct your eye towards the towers of Manchester. Descend from here via Jacob's Ladder to the softer, rounder landscapes of southern Derbyshire and the village of Edale – the end (or start) of the Pennine Way. At the Old Nag's Head Inn (01433 670291) and the Rambler Inn (01433 670268) you can find beer, bed and breakfast. Something less demanding? Southern softies can head for the low-rise National Parks nearest to London: the Broads in Norfolk and the New Forest. The fine city of Norwich is the gateway to the Broads, which comprise a series of shallow artificial lakes. The Romans first cut peat for fuel; in the Middle Ages, local monasteries began to excavate the stuff as a profitable side-industry. As sea levels rose, the pits they dug began to flood. Despite the construction of dykes and windmills, the flooding continued and resulted in the Broads landscapes of today, with reed beds, woodland and grazing marshes – home to rare wildlife, such as the swallowtail butterfly. It remains very popular as a place to hire a boat to get out and explore the waterways. The best place from which to survey the waterscape is St Helen's Church in Ranworth – known as "The Cathedral of the Broads". This 15th-century structure has the most perfectly preserved rood screen in the country, embellished with intricate pictures of the disciples, and a stone spiral staircase to the top of the tower from where you can see half of Norfolk. Close by, a boardwalk takes you through the reed beds to the edge of Ranworth Broad. The Broads has an increasing number of indulgent places to stay, such as the Broad House Hotel (01603 783 567; broadhousehotel.co.uk ), a luxury boutiqu |
What name is given to a university department that offers a particular area of study? | Program of Study (CAS Bulletin) | Department of Biology | New York University Department of Biology Program of Study (CAS Bulletin) Jump to: Honors Departmental Objectives The department offers students the opportunity to explore the various areas of current biology. The major in biology is an integrated yet diverse program that builds a solid foundation in modern biology through coursework in molecular biology, cell biology, evolution, genetics, developmental biology, physiology, immunology, genomics, systems biology, computational biology, ecology, and environmental biology. From the very outset of their studies, students are exposed to modern concepts and state-of-the-art experimental and analytical methods. Upper-level courses emphasize foundational knowledge as well as laboratory skills, reasoning skills and quantitative skills. Advanced students may register for graduate-level courses, which are most often given in the specialized areas of faculty research. The department also offers a set of discrete minors in the life sciences, specifically in the areas of molecular and cell biology, genetics, genomics and bioinformatics, and environmental biology. Each minor is designed to hone skills in a particular contemporary area of biology and requires a laboratory experience. The minors permit students to create a course of study that will meet their unique academic and career goals. This program provides outstanding preparation for careers in research, academia, medicine, dentistry, and related fields. Graduates of the department have a remarkable record of success in acceptance into professional schools and in establishing notable careers in the biomedical sciences. Other courses offered by the department are designed to acquaint non-science majors with contemporary issues in biology. Such courses are often topical, addressing problems such as environmental pollution, limits of the earth, and human physiology. Outstanding and highly motivated students are offered special opportunities for honors work, independent study, summer laboratory research, internships, and other enhancements. Upper-level students may become involved in research projects in faculty laboratories through the many formal and informal opportunities afforded by the department. The department has a tradition of important research accomplishment and contains several specialized research and laboratory facilities that are integrated into the educational programs. These include undergraduate labs in molecular biology, cell biology, experimental physiology, genomics, bioinformatics, and ecological analysis. Field studies are carried out at a variety of regional sites. Department faculty are also affiliated with the NYU Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, the NYU Center for Developmental Genetics, NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, the NYU School of Medicine, the NYU College of Dentistry, the American Museum of Natural History, the New York Botanical Garden, and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Students with questions about majoring in biology or minoring in a specific area of biology should visit the office of the Department of Biology. Those declaring a major in biology are assigned a faculty adviser from the department; students meet with that professor to design a program of study, determine course selections, and discuss career goals. The faculty adviser is also available to provide guidance concerning the many options and opportunities afforded by the department for curricular enhancement, including research experiences. Major in Biology (Bachelor of Arts): General Information The department offers two tracks within the major. The standard biology track provides students with a broad background in biology and the laboratory, quantitative, and reasoning skills needed for modern biology. The ecology track also provides students with a broad background in modern biology, but with a focus on ecological concepts, approaches, and analytical methods. In addition to these two tr | Durham university faqs - The Student Room Durham university faqs TSR Wiki > University > Choosing a University > University Guides > Durham University > Durham University FAQs Welcome to the Durham University forum's new FAQ - here as a summary of answers to the most repeated questions we encounter; what are formals like? Which college should I apply to? Is the weather particularly bad in Durham? Most of the questions are geared towards undergraduate applications due to most of the questions coming from younger students, and the writer having very little knowledge of postgraduate issues! If your question's not been answered here please have a look at the ' Ask A Current Student ' thread if it's a short query, or start a new thread if you're after more of a discussion and points of view. The university itself answers quite a few FAQs here , and you can always ask the Student Recruitment and Admissions Office at [email protected] if you have any really unusual issues. Statistical information about student numbers and suchlike can be found here . A lot of information on courses (such as results of the National Student Survey) can be found here from DirectGov ; although beware that some of the information is misleading - some sections misinterpret info from the Durham website, while others provide unsourced information. Contents An important note on sources of information for Freshers General Sources This (the Durham Student Union) is the only official Facebook Page for information about Freshers Week and activities. This is the only official Page for Durham University itself, although other departments such as Greenspace and the Library have their own. Once you have your Durham CIS login details, you'll be able to access the Durham University Facebook network, and view all the groups genuinely created by students. Durham University 2013 Applicants is a genuine Group set up for discussion between people applying to Durham. Durham University Firmers! is a genuine Group set up (by Skilled ) for discussion between people firming Durham. (appears to have been removed/been made private) Durham University Firmers 2013 is a genuine Group for discussion between people firming Durham. Durham University Postgraduates 2013-2014 is a genuine Group for postgrad applicants. College Fresher Castle Freshers 2013 (University College, Durham) is a genuine Group for University College freshers. Van Mildert Freshers 2013 Official is an official Page for Van Mildert College freshers (and as a bonus, this Page is for International Freshers). Dodgy Groups Durham University Freshers 2013-2014 is a fake Page set up to post information on unknown topics to people intending to be in Durham in October. Durham University Freshers 2013-2014 is a fake Group set up by the same people as did the above Page. I'm currently looking at "Best Information for Best Media" as a likely culprit for setting up these 'fake' Pages. Durham University Freshers Week 2013 - 2014 is a genuine Page set up by 'Glenn' of freshers.co.uk, which seems like a real attempt to help networking and information, but is completely lacking specific information for Durham, and explicitly markets. Claims to want to engage in dialogue with the University or DSU, and make it more official. Durham University Freshers 2013/2014 is a fake Group set up by " Uni Freshers " Pretty much every 'Person' with a name like "Durham University Freshers" is a marketing profile, such as this , this , and this (along with a few others that haven't had any posts for years). Definitions "Official" means that the page is set up and run by a member of an organisation affiliated with Durham University. The only online information you should trust is from these sources [which is why this FAQ is speckled with links - don't trust anything I or anyone else tell you that doesn't link to a source]. "Genuine" means that it's run by people who genuinely want to help people network and the like - information will usually be honest, but not necessarily accurate, and marketers often easily infiltrate. "Fake" means that it' |
In which Dickens novel would you find the Barnacle family? | The Top 10 Charles Dickens Books The Top 10 Charles Dickens Books By Robert Gottlieb | Nov 30, 2012 Great Expectations: The Sons and Daughters of Charles Dickens is an outstanding biography of the writer with an eye toward his children, including the scandalous possible existence of an 11th child, born to Dickens's mistress. Robert Gottlieb, former Knopf editor, New Yorker editor, and lifelong Dickens reader, gives us the 10 best books from the master. For more on the book, check out our Q&A with Gottlieb . Charles Dickens left us fifteen novels, and in an ideal world everyone would read all of them. (Well, maybe not – Barnaby Rudge is a tired and tiresome historical novel that the young Dickens kept putting off writing until contractual obligations forced him to finish it.) His first published book was Sketches by Boz – a collection of short pieces that brought him considerable attention. By the time he was finished with his second book – The Pickwick Papers, serialized between March, 1836 and October, 1837 – he was, at twenty-five, the best-known writer in England, and such he remained until his death, at fifty-eight, in 1870. The energy, the fun, the power, the compassion of his work is unmatched in English literature, with the obvious. How do you rate works of genius? Partly by personal inclination, partly by accepted wisdom, partly by popularity. Perhaps his most widely known works are A Christmas Carol and A Tale of Two Cities, and both are wonderful, but they don’t make my own top ten list. Instead: 1. Great Expectations - With its thrilling story that is also a profound look at the moral education of a boy who has been persecuted and deceived but whose essential goodness of heart eventually rescues him from snobbery and delusion. Everything is in harmony in this almost perfect novel: the character of Pip himself, and his interaction with the immense figures of the convict Magwitch, the embittered and half-mad Miss Havisham, and the beautiful, cold Estella. This is Dickens’s most finely crafted book, and his most moving. 2. Our Mutual Friend - His final complete novel, with its vast panoply of characters, its emotional generosity, its violent drama, its rich humor – and its author’s most likeable (because imperfect) heroine, Bella Wilfer. I’ve actually read this book aloud twice, and still find it irresistible. 3. David Copperfield - Of course – the book closest to Dickens’s heart (it’s not by accident that the hero’s initials reverse Dickens’s own). The first-person narrative sweeps you along, and the characters -- from the wicked Murdstones and conniving Uriah Heep to the warm-hearted if feckless Micawbers, from Aunt Betsey Trotwood, Little Em’ly, and Steerforth, her seducer and betrayer, to the stout-hearted Peggoty and the silly lovable Dora, whom David marries – are indelibly printed on our literary consciousness. (Among its greatest admirers: Tolstoy, Kafka, and Virginal Woolf.) 4. Bleak House - With its vastly complicated plot and its immense cast of characters swirling around the case of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce that has been grinding away in the Court of Chancery for decades, Bleak House is for many readers Dickens’s greatest novel. An assault on the legal system, a satire on foolish philanthropy, a gripping melodrama, and an interesting use of point of view (told in both the third and first persons), it is a perpetual fascination. 5. Little Dorrit - In some ways Dickens’s most personal if not autobiographical novel, it has an autumnal quality, given its aging hero and quiet, staunch heroine. Its central characters not only prevail but mature, and its situations – even its comedy – resonate for its readers in countless affecting ways. 6. Oliver Twist - With its larger-than-life villainies and its endless excitements, is the perfect book to begin with. Who will ever forget the supremely wicked Fagin who co-opts homeless boys into a life of crime, the murderous Bill Sikes, the brave young Oliver himself, however idealized? No wonder it had such an immense triumph as successor to the benign and | "The Trial" illustration for "Pickwick Papers" by Phiz (Hablot K. Browne) [Click on image to enlarge it.] See below for passage illustrated. Scanned image and text by Philip V. Allingham . [You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the person who scanned the image and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one.] The episodic novel now develops into the semblance of a plot as the picaresque hero of the various adventures of his "club," Mr. Pickwick, faces his accuser, Mrs. Martha Bardell, in court on the charge of "breach of promise." In the comic libretto for Trial by Jury (March 1875), W. S. Gilbert satirises this same situation, undoubtedly inspired by Dickens's handling of this peculiarly Victorian charge, prosecuted by the bombastic Buzfuz (whom Dickens based upon an actual barrister, Charles Carpenter Bompas, a Serjeant-at-Law, one of the most eminent advocates of his day, and leader of the Western Circuit). Breach of Promise: Until 1970 women could, and did, take men to court for breaking off engagements. A contract to marry was as binding in law as any other contract, and therefore the party who broke it was liable for damages. The most famous action for breach of promise in Victorian literature was, of course, that brought by Mrs. Bardell against Mr. Pickwick in Charles Dickens's The Pickwick Papers. [Bradley 12] Whereas in the operetta at the Royalty Theatre, staged three hundred times in its initial two-year run, Gilbert's pallid young guitarist, Edwin, escapes the consequences of this fatuous law, Dickens's elderly Pickwick, found guilty, refuses to pay his fine of seven hundred and fifty pounds in damages, and is sent to prison. The passage from the trial of Bardell v. Pickwick — ironically staged on St. Valentine's Day — thus realised is this: Serjeant Buzfuz, who had proceeded with such volubility that his face was perfectly crimson, here paused for breath. The silence awoke Mr. Justice Stareleigh, who immediately wrote down something with a pen without any ink in it, and looked unusually profound, to impress the jury with the belief that he always thought most deeply with his eyes shut. Serjeant Buzfuz proceeded — "Of this man Pickwick I will say little; the subject presents but few attractions; and I, gentlemen, am not the man, nor are you, gentlemen, the men, to delight in the contemplation of revolting heartlessness, and of systematic villainy." Here Mr. Pickwick, who had been writhing in silence for some time, gave a violent start, as if some vague idea of assaulting [the prosecuting attorney] Serjeant Buzfuz, in the august presence of justice and law, suggested itself to his mind. An admonitory gesture from [Pickwick's solicitor] Perker restrained him, and he listened to the learned gentleman's continuation with a look of indignation, which contrasted forcibly with the admiring faces of Mrs. Cluppins and Mrs. Sanders. [chapter 34] This illustration first appeared in monthly part 12 (March 1837). Details |
In what country did espresso originate? | The History of Espresso The History of Espresso History in a cup – the story of espresso by Andreanne Hamel Did Espresso come from Seattle? Starbucks may have made it famous, but espresso got its start a long way from Seattle. Read on to learn how this quintessential Italian beverage got its start. How did we ever get along without espresso? In the last ten years, it’s become easy to find a coffee shop on nearly every corner where you can find many of the countless combinations like cappuccinos and lattes that use espresso as their base. But long before Starbucks conquered mom-and-pop coffee shops the world over, this humble yet exquisite beverage got its start in a kitchen in Italy. Like many great inventions, espresso was born out of necessity, Its inventor simply wanted to have his coffee faster and went about finding a way to quicken the brewing process. Before we get to that story, let’s take a look at what espresso is and how it’s made today. Strength under pressure Espresso is essentially a strong black coffee that’s been brewed under intense pressure. Hot water is forced through very finely ground beans until a concentrated coffee with a delicate, chocolate-colored foam on top, called a crema,is produced. It can then be sipped as is or mixed with milk to create a latte. Arabica Coffee Tree The majority of espresso served in North America and Europe is made from Arabica beans, the same type used in regular drip coffee. Robusta beans, a close cousin of the Arabica varietals, are sometimes used to give coffee a higher caffeine content, but generally contain less flavor. It’s also worth noting that, per serving, espresso contains less caffeine than regular coffee. While there are a wide variety of espresso machines available in today’s market, from industrial machines seen in high-end espresso bars to tiny, hand-operated devices meant to be carried on camping trips, they all operate on the same principle. Coffee grounds are packed firmly, or tamped, into a small basket where steaming hot water from inside the machine is forced through the filter’s openings and into a cup below or receptacle above. If you’re in the market for an espresso machine, you might hear quite a few references to the number of “bars” a machine will produce. A “bar” is a scientific measurement commonly used in Europe to define the intensity of atmospheric pressure at sea level. A good espresso machine should be able to produce between 9 and 18 bars of pressure, meaning it takes pressure more than nine times what you find at sea level to produce one shot of espresso. And it all happens in 25 seconds or less. An invention, pronto! Ok, so now that we’ve learned just what espresso is, and how pressure sets it apart from ordinary coffee, it’s time to find out how that pressure gave espresso its start. Espresso first appeared in Italy in the early 20th century. Coffee had already become a necessity to Italian daily life thanks to North African Muslims who brought it through Venice’s ports during the Renaissance. We owe much of the mystique coffee to Venetian merchants who charged wealthy patrons hefty sums to try out this new fangled drink when the first coffeehouses opened in the 1640’s. Fast forward about 200 years and we find business man Luigi Bezzera tinkering away with this coffee pot to find a way to make coffee faster. In 1903, Bezzera owned a manufacturing business and was frustrated by the time-consuming process of brewing his own coffee at home each morning. He soon found that adding steam pressure to the machine not only cut down on the brewing process but also produced a stronger, more robust cup of coffee. This new quick-brew process drew out the coffee bean’s best qualities but somehow avoided over extraction. Bezzera immediately named his invention the “Fast Coffee Machine”. Since the word ‘espresso’ means fast in Italian, the name of the beverage the machine produced was quickly shortened to what we know today. Unfortunately, Bezzera wasn’t as talented at marketing and sales as he was at engineering. In 1905, another businessman na | Merry Widow 101: History of a Hit History of a Hit Vienna 1905 Today, Vienna is a popular tourist destination, the elegant capital of a peaceful republic. But in 1905, it was one of the world's busiest financial and cultural centers, and the capital of Austria-Hungary, a polyglot empire with over 50 million inhabitants, the second largest nation in Europe. The Hapsburg dynasty had governed this unruly confederation since the 13th Century. Emperor Franz Joseph had been on the throne since 1848, and at age 75 commanded enough public affection to keep the empire functioning, despite the occasional stumbles of a massive and often corrupt bureaucracy. Nationalists and political extremists pulled from all sides. In 1905, when a revolutionary crisis in Russia inspired renewed calls for reform in Austria-Hungary, Franz Joseph granted a portion of his subjects voting rights. In years to come, he did his best to turn back time, but increasing discontentment gradually turned the empire into what one historian has called "a madhouse of nationalities." Despite the political turmoil, the Viennese clung to their intellectual and artistic pursuits, finding comfort in their coffee mitt schlag ("with cream"), sacher torte and their native brand of romantic comic operetta. As a major banking and business center, Vienna had ample resources, and a sizeable population with the leisure time and money to support the arts, including several fulltime operetta theatres, some of which remain active to this day. And while Vienna welcomed its share of revivals, theatergoers expected and got a constant flow of original works. At the start of the 20th Century, the latest Viennese hits often traveled to Berlin, London and New York, so there was a constant demand for new ideas and fresh talent. The Beginning : The Ambassador's Attache Henri Meilhac , best remembered as the co-librettist for many of Offenbach's hits, was also a prolific playwright. His now-forgotten French comedy L'Attache d'ambassade (1861) (trans: "The Embassy Attaché") involved Baron Scharpf, the Parisian ambassador of an impoverished German duchy, who must orchestrate a marriage between his country's richest widow, Madeline von Palmer, and embassy attaché Count Prachs -- thus preventing economic disaster back at home. The original Paris production at the Theatre du Vaudeville faded away after 15 performances, but Vienna's Carltheater staged a German adaptation by Alexander Bergen, and Der Gesand schafts Attache (1862) enjoyed a profitable run and was periodically revived. It was either one of these revivals or a chance encounter with a copy of the script in early 1905 that caught the attention of veteran librettist Leo Stein in 1905 He thought the forty-year old comedy could be turned into a successful operetta, and brought the idea to his occasional collaborator Victor Leon . Franz Lehar, Leo Stein and Victor Leon -- the creators of Die Lustige Witwe -- as they appeared on a 1908 postcard. The prestigious Theater An der Wein was reeling from a series of expensive failures. They had not had a major new hit since Der Opernball (1898), a bit of fluff about three Parisian men flirting behind their wives' backs. The melodic score by composer Richard Heuberger and libretto co-authored by Leon had gone on to international success. Theater manager Wilhelm Karczag was looking for a new operetta with a similar Parisian setting, so a musical version of Der Gesand schafts Attache sounded like it might be just what he needed. The Plot Leon and Stein updated the story line to their own time, the dawn of the 20th Century, and came up with the provocative title Die Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow). The action opens during a gala reception at the |
What is the title of the landmark television commercial that launched the Apple Macintosh in the US in January 1984? | Apple Alumni Page — Mac 30th Celebration Hide Info Page Dividers - disables the horizontal lines between info page content. DOCUMENT 1 of 3: Full Press Release: December 18, 2013 Cupertino, CA For Immediate Release In honor of the original Macintosh Development Team, All Planet Studios, the Computer History Museum and Macworld/iWorld announce a celebration of the 30 year anniversary of the Macintosh. On January 24, 1984, Apple launched the Macintosh personal computer. The event, immortalized by Steve Jobs’ presentation and Ridley Scott’s legendary “1984” television commercial, propelled this insanely great little machine into the limelight and forever changed the world. On January 25, 2014 event organizers Gabreal Franklin and Daniel Kottke invite the public to join them in acknowledging the extended team whose efforts popularized the graphical user interface and WYSIWYG software and defined computing for the rest of us. The event will be held at the beautifully appointed Flint Center in Cupertino, CA, a few miles from the Apple campus, in the since renovated 2,300 seat auditorium where Steve Jobs introduced the Mac. In a series of panel discussions, members of the original team will share memories about the conception, birth and coming of age of the Apple Macintosh. Previously unreleased video will recreate those early days, and Ridley Scott will discuss production of the “1984” commercial. Stage events, testimonials and surprise guests will offer a treasure trove of recollections about the era. In one of the evening’s highlights, Mike Markkula will present People’s Choice Lifetime Technical Awards to the unsung heroes of the computer revolution—the original Mac team. The event will be capped by a musical performance by Cirque d’Mac, featuring Chris Breen, Bryan Chaffin, Dave Hamilton, Paul Kent and Bob LeVitus. Profits from the event will be donated to charities dedicated to promoting computer and Internet literacy. For further information, including interviews, contact Daniel at mac30th@gmail.com . | Did You Know: The Story behind Apple's 'Think Different' Motto Did You Know: The Story behind Apple's 'Think Different' Motto GO A short history of Apple's famous slogan Jun 16, 2008 19:40 GMT · By Filip Truta · Share: Ever wondered who came up with the "Think Different" motto Apple uses to advertise its products? This is probably going to disappoint you, but it wasn't Apple. No siree, Bob, it was the Los Angeles office of the advertising agency TBWAChiatDay that created it for Apple to use in a famous television commercial, several print advertisements, and a bunch of other TV ads for Apple products. It is believed the slogan may have been a play on IBM's "Think" motto coined by Thomas J. Watson. Thomas J. Watson coined the motto "Think" while managing the sales and advertising departments at the National Cash Register Company. His memorable words were: "Thought has been the father of every advance since time began. 'I didn't think' has cost the world millions of dollars." He brought the motto with him to CTR in 1914. CTR, as some of you may know, later became IBM. Apple's famous "Think Different" commercial sounds a bit like this (the video is just below this piece, in case you want to watch): Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, We see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, Are the ones who do. Needless to say, "Think Different" pretty much sums it all up. Print advertisements from the campaign were published in famous magazines such as Newsweek and Time. At one point, there was another series of print ads that were more focused on brand image than on specific products. These were created as a tribute to the innovating minds that truly changed the world by thinking in ways others never did. They featured a portrait of one of the historic figures shown in the television ad, with a small Apple logo and the words "Think Different" in one corner. The ad featured no reference to the company's products whatsoever. Well, you know Apple - it likes to feign modesty every once in a while. Apple dropped the motto in 2002, when it started advertising its "Apple Switch" campaign. However, Apple began reusing the slogan in Mac OS X Leopard on the high-resolution icon for TextEdit. Apple also had its share of parodies because of the "Think Different" slogan. The most recent one features the voiceover of the original commercial over a list of third-party iPhone applications. This was released after iPhone firmware 1.1.1 update disabled all of the third-party apps folks downloaded and installed on the newly-released device. Sources say the update was meant to show that Apple was being hypocritical about its actions. Think Different |
Which musician lived at 9 Madryn Street Liverpool? | National Trust: Ringo Starr's birthplace 'not worth saving because he hardly lived there' - Telegraph The Beatles National Trust: Ringo Starr's birthplace 'not worth saving because he hardly lived there' Ringo Starr’s birthplace does not merit saving for the nation because the former Beatles drummer only lived there for three months, the National Trust has said. The house at 9 Madryn Street, Liverpool, where Ringo Starr was born Photo: GETTY Image 1 of 2 The Beatles. Clockwise from top left: Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and John Lennon. Photo: ALAMY By Sam Marsden 5:31PM BST 30 May 2012 The dilapidated three-bedroomed Victorian terrace at 9 Madryn Street in Liverpool has been under threat of demolition for several years under city council plans to improve the run-down area. Campaigners claimed that the musician’s former home had been saved from the bulldozers thanks to a £2 million Government grant, and suggested that the National Trust could add it to the two other Beatles-related properties it already owns. However, Liverpool City Council insisted no decision has been made about the fate of 9 Madryn Street, and the Trust said it was “not in a position” to acquire the house. Starr, 71, whose real name is Richard Starkey, was born in the terraced property on July 7 1940 but his family moved away when he was still a baby. It is one of more than 400 houses in the Dingle area of Liverpool, known locally as the Welsh Streets because they have Welsh names, which have been earmarked for demolition since 2005. Related Articles Pickles tries to save Ringo's home 19 Jun 2011 Last year Grant Shapps, the housing minister, asked Liverpool City Council to halt the planned destruction of the properties while alternative schemes are considered. Richard Kemp, the leader of the Liberal Democrat opposition on the council, said that 117 of the homes will be renovated instead of being destroyed. Mr Kemp, who is chairman of Plus Dane, the housing association which owns most of the Welsh Street homes, said: "We will be bringing some of the Welsh Streets properties back into use, and one of those is number 9 Madryn Street. "These will be homes people want to live in and, although it wasn't the original plan, times have changed. "This is the right thing to do with the circumstances of the housing market at the moment. "We are hoping that the National Trust will take on the property and run it as a tourist attraction.” The National Trust runs the Liverpool childhood homes of John Lennon – "Mendips" in Menlove Avenue – and Sir Paul McCartney – 20 Forthlin Road – as popular attractions for Beatles fans. But a spokesman for the Trust said: “Unlike John Lennon and Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo resided at Madryn Street for a very brief period, early on in his life. “Consequently the significance of the house in terms of musical influence or development was insignificant compared to Mendips and 20 Forthlin Road. “History tells us that the Beatles lived in more than a dozen houses during their collective childhoods and it would not be realistic for the Trust to try and acquire all of these buildings.” He added that no funds are in place to buy 9 Madryn Street and it is not certain that the house would generate enough money from visitors to cover all the costs of its future upkeep. In 2010 English Heritage refused to grant Starr’s birthplace listed building status on the grounds that the drummer only lived there for a very short time, it had no associations with the Beatles’ success and was "not architecturally or historically significant enough". A Liverpool City Council spokesman said: “We have not made any decision over the future of Ringo Starr’s former home on Madryn Street. “It is well known that we have been considering for some time the best way forward for the Welsh Streets, taking into account the housing needs of the area and the demand for specific types of properties.” For more information on the National Trust's work with the former residences of John Lennon and Paul McCartney see here | Lionel Bart - Welcome to Cockney Pride Welcome to Cockney Pride Terms & Conditions lionel bart Lionel Bart (1 August 1930 – 3 April 1999) was a writer and composer of British pop music and musicals, best known for creating the book, music and lyrics for Oliver Bart was born Lionel Begleiter the youngest of seven surviving children in East London to Galician Jews, and grew up in Stepney. His father worked as a tailor in a garden shed in London E1. The family had escaped the deadly pogroms against Jews by Ukrainian Cossacks in Galicia, which was then part of the Austrian Empire. The sole survivor of the seven children is Lionel's sister Renee Gold. Lionel changed his name to Bart, said to be derived from when he passed by St. Bart's hospital on the top deck of a bus after he had completed his National Service with the Royal Air Force. A more likely derivation of Bart is from the silk-screen company Lionel founded with John Gorman, G and B Arts. As a young man he was an accomplished painter. At the age of six a teacher told his parents that he was a musical genius. His parents gave him an old violin, but he did not apply himself and the lessons stopped. At the age of 14 he obtained a Junior Art Scholarship to Saint Martin's School of Art. One Friday afternoon, he was suspended for "mischievousness" with another student, John Groom, for making a noise with the rest of the class, involving set squares and other paraphernalia. On the following Monday, he returned to School with a long explanation of his peripheral involvement in the disturbance and was re-instated. After St Martin's, he gave up his ambition to be a painter and took jobs in silk-screen printing works and commercial art studios. He never learned to read or write musical notation; this did not stop him from becoming a significant personality in the development of British rock and pop music. Songwriting He started his songwriting career in amateur theatre, first at The International Youth Centre in 1952 where he and a friend wrote a revue together calledIYC Revue 52. The following year the pair auditioned for a production of the Leonard Irwin play The Wages Of Eve at Unity Theatre, London. Shortly after Bart began composing songs for Unity Theatre, contributing material (including the title song) to their 1953 revue Turn It Up, and songs for their 1953 pantomime, an agitprop version of Cinderella. While at Unity he was talent spotted by Joan Littlewood and so joined Theatre Workshop. He also wrote comedy songs for the Sunday lunchtime BBC radio programme The Billy Cotton Band Show. He first gained widespread recognition through his pop songwriting, penning numerous hits for the stable of young male singers promoted by artist manager and music publisher Larry Parnes. Bart's pop output in this period includes the hits "Living Doll" (written for Cliff Richard) and "Rock with the Cavemen","Handful of Songs", "Butterfingers" and "Little White Bull" (for Tommy Steele). During this period, Mike Pratt as well as Steele were his songwriting partners. In 1957, he won three Ivor Novello Awards, a further four in 1958, and two in 1960. He wrote the theme song for the 1963 James Bond film From Russia with Love. His other hits include: "Do You Mind?" (recorded by both Anthony Newley and Andy Williams), "Big Time" (a 1961 cover by Jack Jones of his "Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be" show tune), "Easy Going Me" (Adam Faith) and "Always You And Me" (with Russ Conway). Bart was also responsible for the discovery of two of Parnes' biggest stars. It was on his recommendation that Parnes went to see singer Tommy Hicks, whom he signed and renamed Tommy Steele, and Bart also suggested that Parnes see singer Reg Smith, who was then performing at the Condor Club. Although Parnes missed his performance, he went round to Smith's house and signed him up on the basis of Bart's recommendation. Smith went on to score a number of UK hits under his new stage name Marty Wilde. Twenty-seven years after it became a number one hit for Cliff Richard, "Living Doll" was re-recorded by The Young Ones a |
The Trans-Siberian Railway is the third longest continuous rail service and spans how many time zones? | History of the Trans Siberian Railway - TSTC Home ► Trans-Siberian Blog Articles ► History Of The Trans-Siberian Railway ► HISTORY OF THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY In 1890-91 the future Tsar Nicholas II took part in an epic journey that took in large pats of Asia and the Far East culminating in a visit to the then mighty Empire of Japan. It is at the end of this journey in Vladivostok that he inaugurated the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway’s Far East section. He wrote of his excitement of travelling in the Tsar’s train, the mobile office of the Russian head of State, across the wilderness of Siberia. Building of the original route from Moscow to Vladivostok The orginal route was built between 1891 and 1916 beginning in Moscow and ending in Vladivostok running through Yaroslavl, Chelyabinsk, Omsk, Novosibirsk , Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude , Chita and Khabarovsk via Southern Siberia. A second line was built through Chinese Manchuria, in order to drastically cut down the travel time from Chita to Vladivostok, called the Chinese Eastern Railway. This line ended up being completed a decade before the main Trans-Siberian line was completed and was run out of Harbin. The Trans-Siberian Railway spans a whopping seven time zones and a journey takes 8 days to complete making it the third longest continuous service in the world, the other two are Moscow to Pyongyang and Kiev to Vladivostok although both these, for the most part, are the Trans-Siberian. The Trans-Mongolian route through Ulaanbaatar to Beijing Along with the Trans-Manchurian via Harbin, the oldest rail connection to Vladivostok , there is also a third line known as the Trans-Mongolian. This line breaks off at Ulan Ude and heads South to Ulan-Baatar and on to Beijing. Finally in 1991 a fourth route was finished after decades of on-off construction known as the BAM or Baikal Amur Mainline. This splits off several hundred miles west of Lake Baikal and passes the lake to its north. The Trans-Siberian was to play a key role in many ensuing wars, not least World War II where it was used by both sides at different points during the conflict. Firstly by the Germans to import large quantities of rubber for the war effort from Japan and secondly to supply USSR with materials for the war effort from the US. Finally it’s effect on the economies of Siberia cannot be understated with both agriculture and industry able to export with greater ease, not to mention creating tourism to an area that otherwise would remain cut off from the rest of the world. Article posted by Phil Stanley: 25th October 2013 | Rail travel in the United Kingdom travel guide - Wikitravel Historical background[ edit ] From the 1930s, streamlined locomotives of the 'A4' class such as Mallard symbolised a golden age of rail travel. Mallard is now at the National Railway Museum, York 1940s and 50s railway posters used art to entice travellers to visit resorts by train. The world's first public railway opened between Stockton and Darlington in north-east England in 1825. Passengers were originally carried in coaches pulled by horses until 1833, when they were replaced by Locomotion No. 1, the first ever steam locomotive to operate a passenger rail service. The financial success of the early pioneering railways resulted in a large number of entrepreneurs eager to capitalise in the fledgling industry, in a time known as "Railway Mania". From 1836 to 1847, about 8,000 miles of track were laid which eventually grew into a national network serving most towns and villages in Britain. Many majestic stations such as London St. Pancras, Kings Cross, Paddington and Liverpool Street were erected, showcasing the success of the companies who built them. Iconic bridges and viaducts of the Victorian era such as the Forth Bridge have come to symbolise the regions they run through. In 1923 the government decreed that the railways should be grouped into four large companies, which together were known as the '"Big Four". These were the Southern Railway (SR), the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), the London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) and the Great Western Railway (GWR). What followed is considered to be the golden age of speed records, with iconic locomotives such as the Flying Scotsman and Mallard becaming symbols of speed and modernity. Railway travel posters from the 1930s to the 1950s pioneered a style of art which enticed travellers to visit resorts by train and showcased the British rail system as an elegant yet everyday form of travel. Even today many modern train company names hark back to this era. Following the Second World War, in which most of the infrastructure was worn down by war duties or destroyed by bombing raids, all of the Big Four companies were in dire financial straits and were unable to cope with the backlog of maintenance and repairs that had built up during the war. As a result, the government nationalised all railways in 1948. The resulting state-owned British Rail ran trains for nearly fifty years during a time of change. In an attempt to stem passenger losses resulting from increased car usage, steam locomotives were replaced by diesel and electric trains, while some lines were electrified and upgraded to allow for higher speeds. The darkest era in British railway history came during the 1960s, in a time known as the "Beeching Axe". In an attempt to eliminate daily losses of £300,000, British Rail closed a large number of unprofitable lines and scrapped many passenger services. Spearheaded by a report published by civil servant Dr. Richard Beeching, nearly 4,000 miles of track and over 2,000 stations were abandoned with much of the land sold for redevelopment. British Rail rebounded in the 1970s and 1980s as it fought back against the new motorways, developing a new unified brand for its long distance express services known as InterCity. Together with electrification of the two main line routes from London to Scotland and the introduction of InterCity 125 high speed locomotives that could travel up to 125mph, British Rail saw a boom in patronage that in turn safeguarded the loss making regional routes and saved the remaining branch lines from closure. British Rail's iconic double-arrow logo and typeface, which were introduced from the 1960s, defined the look and feel of the railway in the modern era and are recognised as design classics of the period. The logo is still used to identify a station today. However, decline and neglect were still very evident throughout the system as it suffered from a lack of government investment. With the political climate of the time favouring private operation of public services, it was inevit |
"Which film from 1942 contains the lines ""Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world she walks into mine"" and ""Here's looking at you, kid""?" | Casablanca (1942) - Quotes - IMDb Casablanca (1942) Quotes Showing all 100 items Rick : Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine. Major Strasser : What is your nationality? Rick : I'm a drunkard. Captain Renault : That makes Rick a citizen of the world. [all laugh] Yvonne : Where were you last night? Rick : That's so long ago, I don't remember. Yvonne : Will I see you tonight? Rick : I never make plans that far ahead. Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options Rick : Last night we said a great many things. You said I was to do the thinking for both of us. Well, I've done a lot of it since then, and it all adds up to one thing: you're getting on that plane with Victor where you belong. Ilsa : But, Richard, no, I... I... Rick : Now, you've got to listen to me! You have any idea what you'd have to look forward to if you stayed here? Nine chances out of ten, we'd both wind up in a concentration camp. Isn't that true, Louie? Captain Renault : I'm afraid Major Strasser would insist. Ilsa : You're saying this only to make me go. Rick : I'm saying it because it's true. Inside of us, we both know you belong with Victor. You're part of his work, the thing that keeps him going. If that plane leaves the ground and you're not with him, you'll regret it. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of your life. Ilsa : But what about us? Rick : We'll always have Paris. We didn't have, we, we lost it until you came to Casablanca. We got it back last night. Ilsa : When I said I would never leave you. Rick : And you never will. But I've got a job to do, too. Where I'm going, you can't follow. What I've got to do, you can't be any part of. Ilsa, I'm no good at being noble, but it doesn't take much to see that the problems of three little people don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world. Someday you'll understand that. [Ilsa lowers her head and begins to cry] [Rick gently places his hand under her chin and raises it so their eyes meet] Rick : Here's looking at you kid. Ilsa : Play it once, Sam. For old times' sake. Sam : [lying] I don't know what you mean, Miss Ilsa. Ilsa : Play it, Sam. Play "As Time Goes By." Sam : [lying] Oh, I can't remember it, Miss Ilsa. I'm a little rusty on it. Ilsa : I'll hum it for you. Da-dy-da-dy-da-dum, da-dy-da-dee-da-dum... [Sam begins playing] Ilsa : Sing it, Sam. Sam : [singing] You must remember this / A kiss is still a kiss / A sigh is just a sigh / The fundamental things apply / As time goes by. / And when two lovers woo, / They still say, "I love you" / On that you can rely / No matter what the future brings-... Rick : [rushing up] Sam, I thought I told you never to play-... [Sees Ilsa. Sam closes the piano and rolls it away] Captain Renault : Ask Mr. Rick. Rick : [sees Strasser begin to move toward the telephone, and draws a gun] Get away from that phone! Major Strasser : I would advise you not to interfere. Rick : I was willing to shoot Captain Renault and I'm willing to shoot you. Major Strasser : [picks up the telephone] Hello? Rick : Put that phone down! Major Strasser : Get me the radio tower. Rick : PUT IT DOWN! [Strasser draws a gun, he and Rick both fire simultaneously, Strasser falls mortally wounded, shortly afterward, some police arrive on the scene] Captain Renault : Major Strasser's been shot. [Renault looks at Rick, Rick gives him a look] Captain Renault : Round up the usual suspects. [the police pick up Major Strasser's body and leave, Renault looks over at Rick, who is smiling] [he pours a drink] Rick : Why did you have to come to Casablanca? There are other places. Ilsa : I wouldn't have come if I'd known that you were here. Believe me Rick, it's true I didn't know... Rick : It's funny about your voice, how it hasn't changed. I can still hear it. "Richard, dear, I'll go with you anyplace. We'll get on a train together and never stop - " Ilsa : Don't, Rick! I can understand how you feel. Rick : [scoffs] You understand how I feel. How long was it we had, honey? Ilsa : [on the verge of tears] I didn't coun | Alfred Hitchcock I(b) Jail II(b) D�nouement The �overture� states the theme very brilliantly: Hitchcock first builds up a scene by cutting, then shows analysis by camera movement. The opposition of what we might call �cam�ra-stylo� and montage is the entire theme of the film, and the �half-caste� trapeze-artist villain is a gag. The trial sequence is loosely based on Dreyer, and the tennis-audience joke from Strangers on a Train appears here (compare the rapidity and deftness of Hitchcock�s pan around the jury table with Lang�s similar shot of the students in The Testament of Dr. Mabuse). Sir John�s investigation is the central achievement of the film. It is a landmark of cinema that may never have been equaled, or even attempted, by anyone including Hitchcock before Antonioni and Losey and Godard and Rouch, if then. It beggars description and deserves long study, as it resumes within itself the novelist�s art in pictures that really are �worth a thousand words.� This is a subtlety of camera work and acting that is surprising at every moment, with the camera moving from speaker to speaker, pausing on a gesture, moving in or out of a conversation, or standing motionless on one. Things become real as they are perceived, and change their existence as perception of them changes, or perception itself. The jail scene is pure Dreyer, a painter�s copy, a direct study, employed dramatically (or even comically) as a foil, it might almost be said. The d�nouement, including the circus scene, simply gives up the joke of this extraordinarily self-referential little masterpiece, which was so fruitful for Hitchcock and others (the visual dichotomy of Torn Curtain again finds a structural use for this study). Twelve Angry Men comes to mind. The overture, again, affirms Juno and the Paycock as a deliberate choice, Hitchcock uses sound offscreen to introduce matter not in evidence. A voiceover blends the accused�s state of mind with the play she acts in at that hour. Her trial is fanfared on by trumpets. A striking backstage scene, where the audience can only be heard, may have inspired a similar technique in one of Nabokov�s plays, the jury speaks in choral unison at another point (an effect anticipating Nabokov in a play called The Event). The jailhouse colloquy allows an offcamera interlocutor. The Skin Game Frankenheimer�s President (Seven Days in May) has useful information on a plotter against the government and reaches for it at the moment of decision, Hitchcock films the consequences of a �skin game� or total fleecing. Galsworthy�s play is treated to a perfect alteration, lines are fitted to the cinema, a difference of technique. Hitchcock�s real innovation with sound is most evident all at once in dialogue heard but not seen off-camera (or facing away from it), much satirical use of coughs and throat-clearing round the auction scene with its gag cue, and the �too-loud� Hornblower motor, etc. Critics have a persistent hallucination that this thoroughly characteristic film, which lies between Easy Virtue and The Paradine Case, is stylistically unimaginative and atypical, a �minor� or �lesser� work (or �hackwork�). Most of them merely parrot what they have read, and so far from any lack of interest shown by the director, this is a signal work of Hitchcock�s early period. Quite typically, spoken dialogue adds the element of action that frees the camera for more work in Hitchcock�s line, and when the scene is bare you have the dialogue unsupported as in Frenzy at the park, a motion of suspense. A very brief view from a motorcar rounding a curve in the countryside is direct homage to Murnau�s Sunrise. Rich and Strange The first two minutes are a 180� crane shot on complex action followed by fine silent comedy on an Underground train. The premise is established with an experiment in focus (background in, foreground out) followed by the lines of Shakespeare from which the title is taken, on the first of a series of title cards introducing the scenes. These are very |
What is the lead in a lead pencil made from? | Lead in Pencils: Safety Information and Facts - Pencils.com Lead in Pencils: Safety Information and Facts You are here: Home / The PENCILS Blog / Pencils 101 / Lead in Pencils: Safety Information and Facts As mentioned on our The Unleaded Pencil page there is no lead in the writing core of a “lead” pencil. The core is made of non-toxic graphite and does not contain lead. As a result of increased concern for the safety of different consumer products such as toys or art products from China, we often receive inquiries regarding the potential for exposure to lead in pencils. The only relevant concern regarding potential sources of lead in pencils is in the lacquer or paint used to finish the pencil. First, lead is a naturally occurring element that is contained in many different raw materials used in many industries to produce many consumer products. Exposure to high levels of lead through various means can have damaging health impacts. Next, lead content in all consumer products has been under strict regulation for many years by the regulatory authorities of different governments around the world. Generally, these standards are similar from country to country but there are some variations in regulations and content standards around the world. In the United States the governing body on this issue is the Consumer Product Safety Commission or CPSC. Current CPSC lead content standards dictate that lead used in paints or lacquers used on consumer goods must not exceed 90 PPM. These are levels well below the limits considered to be dangerous established by years of scientific research. Producers that manufacture to these standards are making pencils and other products that are well within these safety limits. The CPSC itself does not carry out mandatory testing though they do dictate the standards and often the testing protocols and will investigate complaints about a product by consumers or consumer watchdog groups. Failure to produce to CSPC standards is a violation of the law, and any product found to be non-compliant is subject to penalties including immediate recall from distribution channels and additional fines. This is in addition to any potential liability issues a company may face if proven that a non-compliant product it markets causes any actual health issues for consumers who purchased that item. Within the pencil and other related industries such as toys and art materials in the United States, as well as in all other major production regions, industry associations work to establish testing and certification procedures to assist manufacturers in assuring that products they produce meet the government standards related to lead content as well as other potential toxins. Testing is generally performed by independent third parties not under the control of the manufacturers. Pencils are generally certified to the ASTM D4236 standards or in Europe to EN71, part 3 standards to assure compliance with the law. The U.S. Writing Instruments Manufacturers Association has it’s own PMA Seal of certification for toxicity purposes which includes a higher level of testing of key materials with potential toxin content and is a voluntary program it’s members choose to participate in. If pencils you buy do not contain one of these certification marks there is some risk that there may be lead or other toxins at levels higher than allowed by law. However, lack of such a mark does not mean the pencils are necessarily unsafe. To be sure you should always look for one or more of these marks on the pencils you buy. Our Pencils.com Store includes the various certifications applicable to any given pencil within our store. For more detailed product safety on pencils check out our Product Safety and Certification mark section here . Finally, here are some links to additional external resources: Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association | How chalk is made - material, making, used, processing, procedure, product, industry Chalk Background Chalk used in school classrooms comes in slender sticks approximately .35 of an inch (nine millimeters) in diameter and 3.15 inches (80 millimeters) long. Lessons are often presented to entire classes on chalk-boards (or blackboards, as they were originally called) using sticks of chalk because this method has proven cheap and easy. As found in nature, chalk has been used for drawing since prehistoric times, when, according to archaeologists, it helped to create some of the earliest cave drawings. Later, artists of different countries and styles used chalk mainly for sketches, and some such drawings, protected with shellac or a similar substance, have survived. Chalk was first formed into sticks for the convenience of artists. The method was to grind natural chalk to a fine powder, then add water, clay as a binder, and various dry colors. The resultant putty was then rolled into cylinders and dried. Although impurities produce natural chalk in many colors, when artists made their own chalk they usually added pigments to render these colors more vivid. Carbon, for example, was used to enhance black, and ferric oxide (Fe 2 O 3 ) created a more vivid red. Chalk did not become standard in schoolrooms until the nineteenth century, when class sizes began to increase and teachers needed a convenient way of conveying information to many students at one time. Not only did instructors use large blackboards, but students also worked with individual chalkboards, complete with chalk sticks and a sponge or cloth to use as an eraser. These small chalkboards were used for practice, especially among the younger students. Pens dipped in ink wells were the preferred tool for writing final copy, but these were reserved for older students who could be trusted not to make a mess: paper—made solely from rags at this time—was expensive. An important change in the nature of classroom chalk paralleled a change in chalk-boards. Blackboards used to be black, because they were made from true slate. While some experts advocated a change to yellow chalkboards and dark blue or purple chalk to simulate writing on paper, when manufacturers began to fashion chalkboards from synthetic materials during the twentieth century, they chose the color green, arguing that it was easier on the eyes. Yellow became the preferred color for chalk. Almost all chalk produced today is dustless. Earlier, softer chalk tended to produce a cloud of dust that some feared might contribute to respiratory problems. Dustless chalk still produces dust; it's just that the dust settles faster. Manufacturers accomplish this by baking their chalk longer to harden it more. Another method, used by a French company, is to dip eighty percent of each dustless chalk stick in shellac to prevent the chalk from rubbing off onto the hands. Raw Materials The main component of chalk is calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ), a form of limestone. Limestone deposits develop as coccoliths (minute calcareous plates created by the decomposition of plankton skeletons) accumulate, forming sedimentary layers. Plankton, a tiny marine organism, concentrates the calcium found naturally in seawater from .04 percent to 40 percent, which is then precipitated when the plankton dies. To make chalk, limestone is first quarried, generally by an open pit quarry method. Next, the limestone must be crushed. Primary crushing, such as in a jaw crusher, breaks down large boulders; secondary crushing pulverizes smaller chunks into pebbles. The limestone is then wet-milled with water in a ball mill—a rotating steel drum with steel balls inside to further pulverize the chalk. This step washes away impurities and leaves a fine powder. The base of |
Which British aircraft manufacturer produced the Spitfire? | Spitfire | British aircraft | Britannica.com British aircraft R.J. Mitchell Spitfire, also called Supermarine Spitfire, the most widely produced and strategically important British single-seat fighter of World War II . The Spitfire, renowned for winning victory laurels in the Battle of Britain (1940–41) along with the Hawker Hurricane , served in every theatre of the war and was produced in more variants than any other British aircraft. Supermarine Spitfire, Britain’s premier fighter plane from 1938 through World War II. Quadrant/Flight The Spitfire was designed by Reginald Mitchell of Supermarine Ltd., in response to a 1934 Air Ministry specification calling for a high-performance fighter with an armament of eight wing-mounted 0.303-inch (7.7-mm) machine guns . The airplane was a direct descendant of a series of floatplanes designed by Mitchell to compete for the coveted Schneider Trophy in the 1920s. One of these racers, the S.6, set a world speed record of 357 miles (574 km) per hour in 1929. Designed around a 1,000-horsepower, 12-cylinder, liquid-cooled Rolls-Royce PV-12 engine (later dubbed the Merlin), the Spitfire first flew in March 1935. It had superb performance and flight characteristics, and deliveries to operational Royal Air Force (RAF) squadrons commenced in the summer of 1938. A more radical design than the Hurricane, the Spitfire had a stressed-skin aluminum structure and a graceful elliptical wing with a thin airfoil that, in combination with the Merlin’s efficient two-stage supercharger , gave it exceptional performance at high altitudes. The version of the Spitfire that fought in the Battle of Britain was powered by a Merlin engine of 1,030 horsepower . The plane had a wingspan of 36 feet 10 inches (11.2 metres), was 29 feet 11 inches (9.1 metres) long, and reached a maximum speed of 360 miles (580 km) per hour and a ceiling of 34,000 feet (10,400 metres). Faster than its formidable German opponent the Bf 109 at altitudes above 15,000 feet (4,600 metres) and just as maneuverable, Spitfires were sent by preference to engage German fighters while the slower Hurricanes went for the bombers. More Hurricanes than Spitfires served in the Battle of Britain, and they were credited with more “kills,” but it can be argued that the Spitfire’s superior high-altitude performance provided the margin of victory. Similar Topics F-16 Meanwhile, Supermarine was developing more-capable versions of the Spitfire driven by progressively more-powerful Merlins. The eight 0.303-inch machine guns gave way to four 0.8-inch (20-mm) automatic cannons, and by war’s end the Spitfire had been produced in more than 20 fighter versions alone, powered by Merlins of up to 1,760 horsepower. Though outperformed by the German Fw 190 upon that aircraft’s introduction in 1941, the Spitfire restored parity the following year and eventually regained the advantage. It remained a first-line air-to-air fighter throughout the war. Spitfires were used in the defense of Malta , in North Africa and Italy , and, fitted with tail hooks and strengthened tail sections, as Seafires from Royal Navy aircraft carriers from June 1942. Spitfires helped to provide air superiority over the Sicily , Italy, and Normandy beachheads and served in the Far East from the spring of 1943. Fighter-bomber versions could carry a 250- or 500-pound (115- or 230-kg) bomb beneath the fuselage and a 250-pound bomb under each wing. One of the Spitfire’s most important contributions to Allied victory was as a photo-reconnaissance aircraft from early 1941. Superior high-altitude performance rendered it all but immune from interception, and the fuel tanks that replaced wing-mounted machine guns and ammunition bays gave it sufficient range to probe western Germany from British bases. In late 1943 Spitfires powered by Rolls-Royce Griffon engines developing as much as 2,050 horsepower began entering service. Capable of top speeds of 440 miles (710 km) per hour and ceilings of 40,000 feet (12,200 metres), these were used to shoot down V-1 “buzz bombs.” During World War II, Spitfires we | The Development of Rolls-Royce Merlin Engine — Articles | history | Reference The Development of Rolls-Royce Merlin Engine The Rolls-Royce Merlin III [Crown Copyright] One of the British technical achievements which proved most important for the country’s war effort was the Rolls-Royce ... By John Dell, Martin Waligorski and Wikipedia | Posted on 2010-04-10 | Comments (20) | Category: Articles , Variants & Technology | Tags: history , Reference The Rolls-Royce Merlin III [Crown Copyright] One of the British technical achievements which proved most important for the country’s war effort was the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine. It not only powered the Spitfire, but also the Hurricane, Lancaster, Mosquito and the Mustang, together with some variants of the Halifax, Beaufighter and Wellington. The vast majority of Spitfires produced were fitted with various variants of the Merlin. Even today the Merlin is one of the most celebrated piston aero engines of all time. This article attempts to describe the origins of its development. It Began With a Kestrel The design of the Merlin owns much to the company’s most successful aero engine of the early 1930s, the Rolls-Royce Kestrel. The Kestrel was a successful inline V-12 engine which provided excellent service on a number of RAF aircraft of the period. Most notably, it was selected to power the entire family of highly successful and acclaimed family of Hawker biplanes, the Hart, Audax, Demon, Hardy, Hind and Osprey two-seaters and Fury and Nimrod fighters, the aircraft which had a prominent role during the RAF’s inter-war period. The Kestrel was Rolls-Royce’s first cast-block engine. Earlier aero engine designs had used individually machined steel cylinders that were screwed onto a crankcase, whereas the cast-block design used a single block of aluminium that was machined to form cylinders. The result was both simpler to build as well as lighter, requiring only an investment in new machining equipment. The idea of a cast-block came about through excellent American Curtiss D-12, one of the first truly successful cast-block engines. The D-12 was one of the most powerful engines of its era, and continued to swap records with other high-power engines of its era. No British company could offer anything like it, and when Fairey selected it for their Fairey Felix design the Air Ministry had enough and ordered Napier & Son and Rolls-Royce to start work on cast-block engines of their own. The most gifted engineer at Napier and the designer of the famous Napier Lion, Arthur Rowledge, had become disillusioned by Napier’s management and Rolls-Royce quickly seized the opportunity to offer him a job and a position in charge of the Kestrel development. Applying every known advance since the D-12 was introduced, Rowledge designed the new engine to use supercharging at all altitudes, allowing it to outperform “naturally aspirated” engines by as much as they were willing to increase the boost pressure. The third key advance in the Kestrel was the use of a pressurized cooling system. Water boils at 100 °C at standard atmospheric pressure, but this temperature decreases with altitude. As it does so its ability to carry heat away from the engine drops, to the point where at high altitudes a gigantic radiator needs to be used to cool it again. The solution was to pressurize the entire cooling system, thereby not only preventing the drop in cooling performance with altitude, but in fact increasing the boiling point even on the ground. The Kestrel was built to maintain enough pressure to keep the boiling point at about 150 °C. The Kestrel was first produced in 1927 at 450 hp, which soon improved in the IB model to 525 hp. This model saw widespread use in the famed Hawker Hart family that dominated British air power during the early 1930s. However it was not long before line improvements increased power dramatically; the V model provided 695 hp at 3,000 rpm with no basic change to the design, while the XVI used in the Miles Master delivered 745 hp. In 1935, Messerschmitt also tested its Messerschmitt |
What is the indigenous religion of Japan? | Shinto Shinto More... Shinto Shinto ("the way of the gods") is the indigenous faith of the Japanese people and as old as Japan itself. It remains Japan's major religion alongside Buddhism . Introduction Shinto does not have a founder nor does it have sacred scriptures like the sutras or the Bible. Propaganda and preaching are not common either, because Shinto is deeply rooted in the Japanese people and traditions. "Shinto gods" are called kami. They are sacred spirits which take the form of things and concepts important to life, such as wind, rain, mountains, trees, rivers and fertility. Humans become kami after they die and are revered by their families as ancestral kami. The kami of extraordinary people are even enshrined at some shrines. The Sun Goddess Amaterasu is considered Shinto's most important kami. Some prominent rocks are worshiped as kami. In contrast to many monotheistic religions, there are no absolutes in Shinto. There is no absolute right and wrong, and nobody is perfect. Shinto is an optimistic faith, as humans are thought to be fundamentally good, and evil is believed to be caused by evil spirits. Consequently, the purpose of most Shinto rituals is to keep away evil spirits by purification, prayers and offerings to the kami. Shinto shrines are the places of worship and the homes of kami. Most shrines celebrate festivals (matsuri) regularly in order to show the kami the outside world. Please read more on our special information pages about shrines and festivals . Shinto priests perform Shinto rituals and often live on the shrine grounds. Men and women can become priests, and they are allowed to marry and have children. Priests are aided by younger women (miko) during rituals and shrine tasks. Miko wear white kimono , must be unmarried, and are often the priests' daughters. Important features of Shinto art are shrine architecture and the cultivation and preservation of ancient art forms such as Noh theater , calligraphy and court music ( gagaku ), an ancient dance music that originated in the courts of Tang China (618 - 907). Ise Jingu is Shinto's most sacred shrine. Shinto History The introduction of Buddhism in the 6th century was followed by a few initial conflicts, however, the two religions were soon able to co-exist and even complement each other. Many Buddhists viewed the kami as manifestations of Buddha. In the Meiji Period , Shinto was made Japan's state religion. Shinto priests became state officials, important shrines started to receive governmental funding, Japan's creation myths were used to foster an emperor cult, and efforts were made to separate and emancipate Shinto from Buddhism . After World War II , Shinto and the state were separated. Tokyo's Meiji Shrine is dedicated to the spirits of Emperor Meiji. Shinto Today People seek support from Shinto by praying at a home altar or by visiting shrines . A whole range of talismans are available at shrines for traffic safety, good health, success in business, safe childbirth, good exam performance and more. A large number of wedding ceremonies are held in Shinto style. Death, however, is considered a source of impurity, and is left to Buddhism to deal with. Consequently, there are virtually no Shinto cemeteries, and most funerals are held in Buddhist style. Advertisement | Chinese Religions: An Overview The End of Empire and Postimperial China Bibliography [This article provides an introduction to the rise and development of various religious movements, themes, and motifs over time. Its emphasis is on historical continuities and on the interaction of diverse currents of Chinese religious thought and practice from the prehistoric era to the present]. The study of Chinese religion presents both problems and opportunities for the general theory of religion. It is therefore instructive, before embarking on a historical survey, to outline a theoretical approach that will accomodate the wide variety of beliefs and practices that have traditionally been studied under the rubric of religion in China. One indicator of the problematic nature of the category "religion" in Chinese history is the absence of any pre-modern word that is unambiguously associated with the category. The modern Chinese word zongjiao was first employed to mean "religion" by late 19th-century Japanese translators of European texts. Zongjiao (or shky in Japanese) is a compound consisting of zong (sh), which is derived from a pictogram of an ancestral altar and most commonly denotes a "sect," and jiao (ky), meaning "teaching." (The compound had originally been a Chinese Buddhist term meaning simply the teachings of a particular sect.) Zongjiao/shky thus carries the connotation of "ancestral" or sectarian teachings. The primary reference of this newly-coined usage for shky in the European texts being translated was, of course, Christianity. And since Christianity does in fact demand exclusive allegiance and does emphasize doctrinal orthodoxy (as in the various credos), zongjiao/shky is an apt translation for the concept of religion that takes Christianity as its standard or model. Part of the problem arising from this situation is that Chinese (and Japanese) religions in general do not place as much emphasis as Christianity does on exclusivity and doctrine. And so Chinese, when asked to identify what counts as zongjiao in their culture, are often reluctant to include phenomena that Westerners would be willing to count as religion, because the word "religion" - while notoriously difficult to define - does not carry the same connotations as zongjiao. Before the adoption of zongjiao, jiao itself ("teaching") came closest, in usage, to the meaning of "religion." Since at least the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), the standard rubric for discussing the religions of China was san jiao, or the "three teachings," referring to Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism. Yet this is problematic too, as it excludes what today is usually called "popular religion" (or "folk religion"), which throughout Chinese history has probably accounted for more religious behavior than the "three teachings" combined. This exclusion is more than a matter of usage: jiao does not apply well to popular religion beause popular religion is strongly oriented toward religious action or practice; it has very little doctrine and, apart from independent sects, no institutionally-recognized canonical texts in which doctrines would be presented. Although constituting a standard chapter in modern Western surveys of Chinese religion, Confucianism is very often described as something other than a religion in the strict (yet poorly defined) sense. There was a time in Western scholarship when Buddhism was occasionally described in similar fashion, although outside the most conservative theological frameworks that is no longer the case. But the status of Confucianism, even in academic circles focused on Chinese religion, is still disputed. The problematic nature of Confucianism vis-à-vis religion is the most compelling reason to suggest at the outset a conceptual framework in whi |
Halloumi is a cheese from which country? | Halloumi - Cheese.com Find over 1750 specialty cheeses from 74 countries in the world's greatest cheese resource Halloumi Halloumi is a Cypriot firm, brined, slightly springy white cheese, traditionally made from a mixture of goat and sheep milk, although these days cow’s milk is also used. Its texture is similar to that of mozzarella or thick feta, except that it has a strong, salty flavour imbibed from the brine preserve. Cooking the Halloumi removes all its saltiness and empowers it with a creamy texture. Since the cheese has a high melting point, it can be easily fried or grilled. Its unusualness lies in the preparation of the cheese where no acid or acid-producing bacterium is required. Halloumi is generally served during the warmer months with watermelon, due to its refreshing qualities. It is an essential part of a Cyprus Meze and many a times it is offered as an accompaniment with cold beer. The cheese also tastes lovely when grilled, pan-fried or thinly sliced on a salad. Made from pasteurized or unpasteurized cow 's, goat 's and sheep 's milk Country of origin: Cyprus | Quiz for Sunday 12th June - Shelled Warriors Forums Quiz for Sunday 12th June User Name Posts: 1,403 Quiz for Sunday 12th June Nothing too fancy this week - has been a bit chaotic and stressful so had to cheat a little. Good luck 1.What is the common name of the cooking ingredient from the hard fat of kidneys and loins of oxen, famously sold under the Atora brand? lard 2.In the TV series Thunderbirds, what colour/colour are Brains' spectacle rims: Black; Brown; Blue; or Green? Blue 3.In six-dot Braille (English language), what letter and number are represented by a single dot, top left?A and 1 4.What did Frenchman Dr Pierre Dukan devise which bears his name, and after achieving great popularity in France, began to spread internationally in the early 2000s?Diet 5.What motor company's badge contains a red cross and a green snake?Alfa Romeo 6.What popular sci-fi creations were described by Dr Who's executive producer in 2011 as "...the most reliably defeatable enemies in the universe..." ? Dalek 7.The terms biconvex, biconcave, positive meniscus, negative meniscus, and plano-convex refer to types of what? Lenses 8.Sesame seeds are a very good dietary source of what elemental mineral: Magnesium; Iron; Zinc; or Mercury? Magnesium 9.In what video game brand does the Lara Croft character most famously feature? Tomb Raider 10.According to Unicef (at 2011) what percentage of Afghan women die in pregnancy or childbirth: 1%; 3%; 5% or 12�%? 12.5% 11.Name the shipping line which owned the Titanic? (Bonus points: Name the Titanic shipbuilders? And in which city was the Titanic built?) White Star Line, Harkand and Wolff, Blefast 12.A Gay Girl in Damascus is the title of the blog by feminist/freedom campaigner Amina Abdallah Alaf al Omari, who in June 2011 was based and abducted in which country?Syria 13.Who, age 30, wrote the historically significant anti-semetic diatribe known as 'the Gemlich letter' on 16 Sep 1919? Hitler 14.Which UK city hosts the Summer Sundae music festival? Leicester 15.What island is noted for its biodiversity and 80% unique wildlife due to more than 80 million years' isolation from continental land mass? Madagascar 16.Violeta Chamorro, Michelle Bachelet, Laura Chinchilla, and Dilma Rousseff share what achievement? Olympic record-holders; National leadership; Best-selling authors; Film noir stardom; or Diana Ross's Supremes? National Leadership 17.What convicted fraudster's underpants were auctioned in 2011 for $200, with other belongings, to compensate victims of his $65m Ponzi scheme swindle? Bernard Madoff 18.Name the two biggest producers of cars globally in 2010, and for several years prior? GM and Toyota 19.A blue circle with a white centre was introduced in 2006 as the international symbol for what human metabolic disease? Diabetes 20.What woman's name was given to the horrendously abusive laundry asylums for 'fallen women' run by the Catholic Church, starting in 18th century Ireland, spreading to other countries and persisting well into the 1900s? Magdalene 21.On a standard piano what normally is the lowest note? A 22.Who is Britain's longest serving consort? Prince Phillip 23.What multinational high street vendor's logo was developed from an old Norse woodcut of a twin-tailed siren or mermaid with flowing hair and crown? Starbucks 24.What letter was added to Wii by Nintendo in 2011 when naming its next generation gaming console? U 25.What is Julia Donaldson's hugely successful character and book, based on a Chinese folk tale of a fox that borrows the terror of a tiger? The Gruffalo 26.What modern system of a very old messaging method entails red and yellow ('Oscar') at sea, and white and blue ('Papa') on land? Semaphore 27.What word, from Sanskrit for 'sacred knowledge', refers to early Indian scripture, and specifically the four collections known as Rig, Sama, Yajur and Atharva, forming the basic teachings of Hinduism? Veda 28.What childplay and teaching-aid modelling product did William Harbutt devise and produce in 1900, in an old flour mill near Bath, UK? Plasticene 29.French for an additive, and |
Who was the Ireland rugby coach when they achieved the Grand Slam in 2009? | Declan Kidney sacked as Ireland rugby union coach - BBC Sport BBC Sport Declan Kidney sacked as Ireland rugby union coach 2 Apr 2013 From the section Rugby Union Share this page Read more about sharing. Declan Kidney has been removed as Ireland coach after a five-year reign. Kidney, 53, led Ireland to the 2009 Grand Slam but this year they could only finish fifth in the Six Nations. We would like to sincerely thank Declan for his commitment to Irish rugby Philip Browne IRFU chief The Irish Rugby Football Union revealed it would not offer him a new deal when his contract expired at the end of June and that he was leaving immediately. An IRFU statement thanked him for the "unquestionable commitment, passion, professionalism and success he has delivered to Irish rugby". Since the 2009 Grand Slam triumph, Ireland have won only 16 out of 40 Tests, while their performance in this year's Six Nations was their worst in the Championship since they ended up with the Wooden Spoon in 1998. They have also slipped to their lowest ever world ranking of ninth. "We would like to sincerely thank Declan for his commitment to Irish rugby," said IRFU chief executive Philip Browne. "With a host of new and emerging talent at every level, and despite the clear challenges ahead, we are confident of securing another world-class coach to work with this talented and ambitious group of Ireland players." Declan Kidney factfile Born: 20 October 1959, Ballincollig, County Cork Clubs played for: University College Cork, Dolphin RFC Coaching career: Irish schools, Ireland U-19s, Munster (two stints), Ireland assistant coach, Newport Gwent Dragons, Leinster, Ireland head coach Honours: Under-19 World Cup (1998); two Heineken Cups with Munster (2005-06, 2007-08); Six Nations Grand Slam (2009) Lows: Won 16 of 40 Tests since winning the Grand Slam; finished fifth in 2013 Six Nations The decision to axe Kidney was widely expected and was made following an in-depth review process carried out by the IRFU's National Team Review Group (NTRG), which will now lead the search for a new coach. Ireland's tour of North America - they play the USA in Houston on 8 June and Canada in Toronto on 15 June - will be led by interim head coach Les Kiss, who will be assisted by Gert Smal and Anthony Foley. Among the possible candidates to replace Kidney, who succeeded Eddie O'Sullivan in 2008, are Ireland Under-20 coach Mike Ruddock, Conor O'Shea, currently at Harlequins, Saracens boss Mark McCall, interim boss Kiss and former South Africa coach Jake White, now in charge at the ACT Brumbies in Australia. The 2009 Grand Slam was the undoubted highpoint of Kidney's Ireland reign. In the 2011 World Cup, they lost against Wales in the quarter-finals and last summer they suffered a record 60-0 defeat against world champions New Zealand. Ireland began the 2013 Six Nations campaign with an impressive win away to eventual champions Wales but back-to-back defeats against England and Scotland were followed by a draw against France, before a surprise loss in Italy on the final weekend. There were some extenuating circumstances during the championship, with Ireland dealing with a debilitating injury list that robbed them of key players such as Paul O'Connell, Jonathan Sexton and Simon Zebo. But their inability to rediscover the heights they hit in 2009 meant Kidney's future was under scrutiny long before the final defeat in Rome. | antrim - County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Antrim Ulster County Antrim is one of Northern Ireland's most desirable and picturesque destinations. The Causeway Coast and the Glens of Antrim are both areas of unsurpassed beauty, a unique blend of heritage and magnificent scenery. Covering an area of just over 1,000 square miles, Antrim is home to some of Ireland's best loved myth and legend. The Giant's Causeway in the north of Antrim is a World Heritage Site, an extraordinary mass of basalt columns tightly packed together, some 37,000 in total, leading into the sea. Legend tells that the giant, Finn MacCool, laid the Causeway to provide a path across the water to the Isles of the Hebrides for his Scottish love. Today, an award winning Visitor Centre is the gateway to the Causeway. Derived from the Irish ' Beal Feiriste', the River Farset, Antrim is home to several important historical buildings and monuments. The ruin of Dunluce Castle is perched on a dramatic cliff top and was the main fort of the Irish MacDonnells, chiefs of Antrim. The county towns of Antrim and Carrickfergus both boast of early Christian sites, imposing castles and magnificent churches. Visitors to County Antrim can enjoy superb outdoor activities set in an idyllic landscape. To the south-west of Antrim is Lough Neagh with a series of crystal clear waterways - providing excellent coarse and game fishing. The stunning north coastline offers great surfing and golden sandy beaches. For the boating enthusiast, County Antrim has many natural harbours and loughs with sailing centres and deep sea angling facilities. The Antrim hinterland is haven for hill walkers and lovers of beautiful countryside. The Glens of Antrim provide a breathtaking backdrop for world class golf courses, including the renowned Royal Portrush Golf Club, host to the British Open. One of Ireland's oldest whiskey Distilleries can be found at Bushmills, the Old Bushmills Distillery, offering a guided tour and welcome samples of single grain malt whiskies. Towns in County Antrim The City of Belfast bridges the border of Antrim and Down. Other principal townships are Antrim, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Carrickfergus, Larne, Lisburn and Newtownabbey. The population of County Antrim is estimated at 563,000. Business Information Six local authorities administer County Antrim: Antrim City and Borough Council, Ballymoney Borough Council, Ballymena Borough Council, Carrickfergus Borough Council, Larne Borough Council and Newtownabbey Borough Council. Each Council body has its own Economic Development Department to assist and promote commerce and tourism in their respective areas. Heavy engineering is the principal industry in Antrim with the manufacturing of components for diesel engines for the construction industry and Caterpillar. Tourism plays an important role in the County with the landmark attractions of the Causeway Coast and the Glens of Antrim. Belfast International Airport is located in Antrim, with a distribution centre, warehousing, imports and exports on site. Agriculture traditionally is dairy and beef in the North of the County with some food processing plants. The services sector is growing with provision of banking, insur |
Created by Frank Mason Robinson in 1885, what is possibly the world's best known logo? | 20 Famous Logo Designs 20 Famous Logo Designs August 20th, 2008 | Design | If there is one thing that we can learn from famous logos like Nike’s “Swoosh” or FedEx logo, it is that the logo does not have to be complicated to be effective. Hopefully, our collection of famous logo designs will help prove that simplicity is the key to a memorable logo. 01 - Coca-Cola Logo The famous Coca-Cola logo was created by John Pemberton’s bookkeeper, Frank Mason Robinson, in 1885. 02 - Audi Logo The Audi emblem is four overlapping rings that represent the four marques of Auto Union. The Audi emblem symbolizes Audi amalgamation of Audi with DKW, Horch and Wanderer: the first ring represents Audi, the second represents DKW, third is Horch, and the fourth and last ring Wanderer. 03 - Apple Logo The Apple logo was created in 1976 by Rob Janoff. The rainbow color theme was used until 1998. 04 - USA Network Logo USA Network logo from 2005 to present. 05 - Pepsi-Cola Logo Pepsi-Cola logo has changed many times over the years. The logo that is used right now was introduced in 1984. 06 - Walt Disney Logo This IBM logo was designed by graphic designer Paul Rand in 1972. 08 - Nike “Swoosh” Logo The Nike “Swoosh” is a design created in 1971 by Carolyn Davidson, a graphic design student at Portland State University. 09 - Nintendo Logo 10 - Puma Logo The logo that we see on the side of all Puma shoes was introduced in 1958. 11 - AT&T Logo 12 - Atari Logo 13 - Google Logo The current official Google logo was designed by Ruth Kedar, and is a logotype based on the Catull typeface. 14 - FedEx Logo The FedEx logo is notable for containing a hidden right-pointing arrow in the negative space between the “E” and the “X”. 15 - Adidas Logo The company registered as adidas AG (with lower-case lettering) on 18 August 1949. The company’s clothing and shoe designs typically feature three parallel stripes, and this same motif is incorporated into Adidas’s current official logo. 16 - McDonald’s Logo The logo is an image of a “twin-tailed siren”. 18 - LEGO Logo Chanel logo is an overlapping double ‘C’ - one facing forward and the other facing backward. 20 - American Broadcasting Company Logo Alex G The Nike logo is definitely a classic. It’s recognizable everywhere, with or without the brand name…does anyone even use the brand name anymore? =) And the FedEx arrow is actually pretty cool..never noticed it before Aug 20th, 2008 We don’t really know these logos in France : USA Network Logo double “c” in chanel logo mean “Coco Chanel” Aug 20th, 2008 the “usa” one is interesting Aug 20th, 2008 Nike logo is the best. Aug 20th, 2008 I bet there are at least a dozen logos out there, that are better, but the companies never made it to famous. ;) Aug 20th, 2008 bjarki I’ve never seen the usa and At&t logos before :S there are many logos that should be here instead of those two. Aug 20th, 2008 Jim McDish OMG, the Atari Logo! I am going to go digg my old Atari 2600 out of the closet and play some games on it for a while. Gosh its been years! I think I have every game ever made for it too. Whew Yoo RT Nike logo is the best logo ever made! Aug 20th, 2008 drunko Puma doesn’t put that on the sides of their shoes. I guess you don’t remember what the original Clydes looked like. Aug 20th, 2008 Toyota is more recognizable then audi. Aug 20th, 2008 John It should be mentioned that Paul Rand also designed the ABC logo, as well as the original logos for both AT&T and UPS (before each went 3D). Aug 20th, 2008 The abc logo is also very simple and effective. We all start by learning our abcs right? Aug 20th, 2008 Giorgio I would definitely mention Volkswagen’s famous VW logo. I read somewhere it’s one of the most recognized logo in the world; I think it’s #2 after Coca-Cola. It’s also older than those above and very minimalistic in design. Aug 20th, 2008 bitmage That’s not the original Atari logo, as a quick Google image search will demonstrate. That’s the mangled one by Infogrames. Aug 20th, 2008 Lagasaurus Rex USA is a television broadcasting network in well… the USA. They have a gene | Free Flashcards about GK 5 Question Answer Tinian Island, from which Enola Gay took off en route to bomb Hiroshima, is part of which US territory? Northern Mariana Islands What is 'The Sky At Night''s theme tune? At The Castle Gate by Sibelius Who played the title character in 'Veronica Mars'? Kristen Bell What are the start and end points of the Severn Valley Railway? Kidderminster, Bridgnorth Which national trail runs between Ivinghoe Beacon and Overton Hill? The Ridgeway Former PM Gordon Brown and Kenny Dalglish were both born in which city? Glasgow Which London museum was founded by a tea magnate in 1901 in Forest Hill, and was designed in the Arts and Crafts style by Charles Harrison Townsend? Horniman Museum On which horse did Lester Piggott first win the Derby, in 1954? Never Say Die Which suffragette famously died at the 1913 Derby by running in the path of the horses? Emily Davison In McManus's cartoon "Bringing Up Father", what was "father's" name? Jiggs In McManus's cartoon "Bringing Up Father", to whom was father married? Maggie Who painted "The Roses of Heliogabalus (1888)"? Alma-Tadema Who wrote the novel "Angel Pavement"? JB Priestley Which pig was the leader in "Animal Farm"? Napoleon Who wrote "Anna Of The Five Towns"? Arnold Bennett In criminology, what is an "inchoate offence"? An offence (such as incitement or conspiracy) anticipating or preparatory to a further criminal act What is the alternative name for a wolverine? Glutton Which disease causes the roots of brassicas (eg cabbage) to swell? Club Root Which Indian-made car was unveiled in January 2008 as "the least expensive car in the world"? Tata Nano Which white frothy liquid is produced on plants by the frog hopper insect? Cuckoo spit How did Barnes Wallis assist the 'Dambusters' raid? Designed the 'bouncing bomb' Which constellation bears the popular name 'Charioteer'? Auriga Which is the biggest 'centaur' in the Solar System? Chiron How is hydroxybenzene better known? Phenol, or carbolic acid Who died on Loch Ness in 1952, trying to set a water speed record? John Cobb What type of stamps first went on sale in the UK in 1966, and have been sold every year since? Christmas stamps Which Mars canyon is over 4000km long? Valles Marineris The TATA OneCAT is a car that runs on what? Compressed air What is the legal term for someone authorised to stand in another's place? Proxy What type of hat is traditionally worn by a town crier? Tricorn What was the name of the dog sent into space in 1957? Laika Which company used the slogan "more experienced than our name suggests"? Virgin Atlantic Which spectacular comet was the brightest of the 20th century, best seen and passing perihelion in 1997? Hale-Bopp What make of washers were used by Britain's first launderette, that opened in 1949? Bendix Which shipyard built the QE2? John Brown's Which fine-grained metamorphic rock can be split into thin layers and used for roofing etc? Slate What do Americans call a flick knife? Switchblade Which disease is also called lockjaw? Tetanus Who set the record for the longest time continuously spent in space by an individual in human history by spending 437 days on 'Mir'? Valeri Polyakov The spectacled bear is native to which continent? South America Which is the last period of the Paleozoic Era? Permian A member of CARD (1964-67) campaigned against what? Racial Discrimination What is the inverse Tan of 1 in degrees? 45 degrees What is the log base 10 of 100? Two Which common metallic element has the atomic number 12? Magnesium Who manufactured the 'Lincoln' aircraft? Avro What is a 'wildcat well'? Exploratory well for oil or gas In 2014, the Kurdish minority Yazidi group were surrounded by ISIS on which mountain in Iraq? Sinjar Religious group the Yazidis generally refuse to wear which colour? Blue Dabiq is the online magazine of who? ISIL/ISIS (Islamic state of Iraq and the Levant) Of what are PANAS and SWANE measuring devices? Well-being/happiness Almedalen Week is an important political forum in which country? Sweden What is the capital of the Faroe Islands? Torshavn |
Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis founded which Internet telephone company? | Niklas Zennstrom CHECK AVAILABILITY Biography Considered one of the most successful internet entrepreneurs, Niklas Zennstrom is best known for co-founding Skype, an online communications platform which was designed to reduce the cost of telephone calls to businesses and individuals in an increasingly global community. Providing high quality voice and video calls, Skype now has well over 432 million users globally. When Skype was purchased by eBay in 2005, Zennstrom remained the companys CEO for a further two years to ensure its continued success. In 2009, a consortium including Zennstrom purchased Skype Technologies from eBay, and it was sold to Microsoft in 2011 for approximately $8.5 billion. Along with business partner Janus Friis, Zennstrom is also responsible for a number of other well-known companies, including the file-sharing application Kazaa, online video distributor Joost, and peer to peer applications Joltid and Altnet. In 2007, the pair founded Atomico Ventures, a venture capital business designed to invest in entrepreneurs and new businesses who are shaping consumer-facing technologies. Just some of Atomicos investments include FON, Rdio, Rovio, Last.fm, Fab, and Klarna. Zennstrom and his wife founded Zennstrm Philanthropies in 2007 in order to contribute to charities focusing on human rights, social entrepreneurship and climate change. Zennstrom spent his early career at Tele2 and get2net before becoming CEO of the European everyday.com portal. He graduated from Uppsala University in Sweden with dual MSc degrees in business and engineering physics/computer science. Awards, Accolades, Achievements, Honours H.M. The Kings Medal (12th size) for significant contributions to Swedish industry and society (2013) Co-founder Skype Lifetime Achievement Award - Oxford Internet Institute (2011) KTH Great Prize (2009) Entrepreneur of the Year - European Business Leaders Awards (2006) Business Leader of the Year - European Voice (2006) Innovation in Computing and Communications Award - Economist Innovation Awards (2006) Wharton Infosys Business Transformation Award for Technology Change Agent of the Year (2006) 100 Most Influential People - Time Magazine (2006) Board Member FON | IS3130 PART 1.docx - company was nicknamed Ma Bell. The United States Justice IS3130 PART 1.docx IS3130 PART 1.docx - company was nicknamed Ma Bell. The... SCHOOL View Full Document ERROL BENJAMIN JOSHUA EDOUARD IS3120 Week 1 part 1 The name of the business that we choose is AT&T. AT&T provides voice, video, data, and Internet telecommunications and professional services to businesses, consumers, and government agencies. AT&T was establish in 1885 and became the primary phone company in the United States of America. AT&T has about 243 thousand employees worldwide. AT&T headquarters is in New York City. Throughout most of the 20th century, AT&T held a monopoly on phone service in the United States through a network of companies called the Bell System. At this time, the This is the end of the preview. Sign up to access the rest of the document. Unformatted text preview: company was nicknamed Ma Bell. The United States Justice Department opened the case United States v. AT&T in 1974. This was prompted by suspicion that AT&T was using monopoly profits from its Western Electric subsidiary to subsidize the cost of its network, a violation of anti-trust law.[10] A settlement to this case was finalized in 1982, leading to the company's forced split in 1984 into seven Regional Bell Operating Companies, commonly known as Baby Bells. Bell Atlantic, Southwestern Bell, and BellSouth are some of the companies formed from MaBell.... ERROL BENJAMIN UNIT 9 ASSIGNMENT: VLSM REDESIGN IS3120 Variable Length Subnet Mask, a unit 9 assignment.docx |
What is the highest point of a triangle called | Apex - definition of apex by The Free Dictionary Apex - definition of apex by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/apex n. pl. a·pex·es or a·pi·ces (ā′pĭ-sēz′, ăp′ĭ-) 1. a. The highest point of a structure, object, or geometric figure: the apex of a hill; the apex of a triangle. b. The usually pointed end of an object; the tip: the apex of a leaf. 2. a. The highest level or degree that is attained, as in a hierarchy. See Synonyms at summit . b. The period of greatest achievement: won several Olympic medals at the apex of her career. [Latin.] n, pl apexes or apices (ˈæpɪˌsiːz; ˈeɪ-) 1. (Mathematics) the highest point; vertex 2. the pointed end or tip of something 3. a pinnacle or high point, as of a career, etc 4. (Astronomy) astronomy Also called: solar apex the point on the celestial sphere, lying in the constellation Hercules, towards which the sun appears to move at a velocity of 20 kilometres per second relative to the nearest stars [C17: from Latin: point] (ˈeɪpɛks) n acronym for 1. Advance Purchase Excursion: a reduced airline or long-distance rail fare that must be paid a specified number of days in advance 2. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (in Britain) Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical, and Computer Staff a•pex n., pl. a•pex•es, a•pi•ces (ˈeɪ pəˌsiz, ˈæp ə-) 1. the highest point; vertex; summit. 2. the tip or point: the apex of the tongue. 3. climax; peak: the apex of a career. [1595–1605; < Latin] The highest point, especially the vertex of a triangle, cone, or pyramid. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: crown - the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head roof peak - the highest point of a roof extreme point , extremum , extreme - the point located farthest from the middle of something 2. apex - the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars apex of the sun's way , solar apex celestial point - a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere) celestial sphere , empyrean , firmament , heavens , vault of heaven , welkin , sphere - the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected antapex - the point opposite in direction from the solar apex; the point the solar system is moving away from apex noun highest point base , bottom , depths , nadir , lowest point, perigee apex 1. (Brit) =Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff 2. (also apex) =Advance Purchase Excursion APEX fare → precio m APEX APEX ticket → billete m APEX apex [ˈeɪpeks] N (apexes, apices (pl)) [ˈeɪpɪsiːz] 1. (Math) → vértice m 2. (fig) → cumbre f, cima f Apex modif [fare, return, ticket] → APEX inv apex n pl <-es or apices> → Spitze f; (fig) → Höhepunkt m APEX [ˈeɪpɛks] n abbr a. (Brit) =Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff associazione dei professionisti, dirigenti, impiegati ed informatici b. (Aer) =advance purchase excursion → APEX m inv apex [ˈeɪpɛks] n (Geom) → vertice m (fig) → vertice m, apice m apex (ˈeipeks) noun the highest point or tip (of something). the apex of a triangle; the apex of a person's career. toppunt رأس връх ápice vrchol, špice die Spitze spids; top; højdepunkt κορυφή ápice , cumbre tipp اوج؛ بالاترین نقطه kärki sommet פסגה शीर्ष vrhunac csúcspont puncak toppur apice 頂点 정점 viršūnė virsotne; galotne puncak top , toppunt spiss, topp; høydepunkt wierzchołek , szczyt لوړه څوکه ، لوړه نقطه ápice vârf вершина vrchol vrh, vrhunec vrh spets, topp จุดสูงสุด doruk , tepe 頂點 верхівка, вершина سرا ، چوٹی ، عروج đỉnh 顶点 a·pex 1. ápice, extremo superior o punta de un órgano; 2. extremidad puntiaguda de una estructura. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: apices References in classic literature ? Planted with their broad ends on the deck, a circle of these slabs laced together, mutually sloped towards each other, and at the apex united in a tufted point, where the loose hairy fibres wa | Triangular Number Sequence Triangular Number Sequence This is the Triangular Number Sequence: 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, 36, 45, ... This sequence is generated from a pattern of dots which form a triangle. By adding another row of dots and counting all the dots we can find the next number of the sequence: A Rule We can make a "Rule" so we can calculate any triangular number. First, rearrange the dots (and give each pattern a number n), like this: Then double the number of dots, and form them into a rectangle: The rectangles are n high and n+1 wide and xn is how many dots in the triangle (the value of the Triangular Number n) And we get (remembering we doubled the dots): 2xn = n(n+1) |
In which country is the Ogaden? | UNPO: Ogaden Ogaden Language: Somali (95.9%), Oromifa (2.24%), Amharic (0.92%), and Gurage (0.033%) Ethnic Groups: Somalis (97.2%), Oromo (0.46%), Amhara (0.66%), foreign-born Somalis (0.20%) and Gurages (0.12%) UNPO REPRESENTATION: Ogaden National Liberation Front Ogaden is represented at the UNPO by the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF). They were admitted to the UNPO as a member on 6th February 2010. OVERVIEW Ogaden, also know as Western Somali Region or Ogadenia is the eastern most region of Ethiopia’s nine ethnic divisions and borders Djibouti to the north, Kenya to the south west and Somalia to the north, east and south.. The capital of the region has been Jijiga since 1994 The Ogaden region is comprised from what has long been considered the traditional territory of Ogaden, and the pre -1995 Ethiopian province of Hararghe. Demographically the region is dominated by ethnic Somali’s who constitute around 95% of the entire population. They have long sought cooperation with the rest Somalia, and end years of Ethiopian occupation. These sentiments provided much of the antagonism for the Ogaden war in the 1970’s when Somalia invaded Ethiopia in support of local guerillas. The region has an estimated population of around 4,439,147 people (Central Statistics Agency of Ethiopia), with nearly 98% of the population Muslim. Due to years of war and neglect at the hands of the Ethiopian government, the quality of life in the Ogaden region has significantly deteriorated. For example the average household is estimated to have nearly 7 incumbents, showing a clear lack of available properties. In terms of access to drinking water and other necessary amenities the problem is still considerable. Only 38% of the population has access to safe drinking water and that is mainly limited to the urban areas. Education access is limited with literacy rates of 22% for men and 9.8% for women and an infant mortality rate of 57/1000. The region is largely dependent on agriculture as its main source of economic stimulus. Land rights issues have been the cause of much tension between the people and the local and national governments. POLITICAL SITUATION Against a background of instability in Ethiopia during the 1970’s, the struggle for self-determination of Ogaden began. With demographics showing over 90% Somali’s, the current political situation began in earnest with the events of the Ogaden war. There is a systemic belief in the area that the Ogaden region should be a part of Somalia rather than Ethiopia, and to regard the current Ethiopian rule as an occupation. This came to a head in the 1970’s as the pro-Somalia Western Somali Liberation Front took up the responsibility of attempting to break away from Ethiopian rule and establish a ‘greater Somali region’. They argued that the ‘colonization’ of the region by Ethiopia had lead to the confiscation of lands, and persecution based on ethnicity. Attacks on government outposts began in 1975, and by 1977 the conflict had erupted into widespread violence and confrontation. The war caught the attention of several international superpowers including the USSR, which lead to a vast militarization of Ethiopian forces. Against a resurgent Ethiopia, the WSLF and its supporting Somalia forces where forced to concede defeat by March 1978. In the immediate aftermath of the conflict, violence and confrontation regularly occurred, until a depleted guerilla movement was forced to limit their activities to sporadic hit and runs. Throughout the 1980’s, during the Cold War, Somalia played a key role in American activities in the region. The support of the American forces subsequently allowed the independence movement to continue to operate, albeit with limited success. A second period of armed clashes emerged again in 1988, however was quickly reconciled. Under Ethiopian rule the population of the Ogaden region has been subjected to economic and political discrimination, leading to an appalling standard of living in the region, and a lack of direct political representation. The military forces have been cons | Articles about Abidjan - latimes At least 60 dead in Ivory Coast stampede January 1, 2013 | By Robyn Dixon JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - At least 60 people died and about 200 were injured Tuesday in a stampede that followed a fireworks display at a football stadium in the Ivory Coast capital, Abidjan, according to emergency officials. Most of the dead and injured were children and teenagers. The stampede happened in the early hours of the morning as crowds were leaving the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium after a New Year's Eve fireworks display ended about 2 a.m. It is not known what triggered the stampede, officials said. Advertisement New Ivory Coast president faces divided country; fighting continues in Abidjan April 12, 2011 | By Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times Ivory Coast's new leader took charge of a divided country Tuesday, facing continued fighting in some neighborhoods of its commercial capital and a growing humanitarian crisis. President Alassane Ouattara confronts the challenge of convincing skeptical opponents, including the 46% of the electorate who voted last fall for his rival, that he's not a stooge of France or the West and is strong enough to unite his African nation's disparate political forces. Nearly 2 million people were displaced by weeks of fighting when his rival, former President Laurent Gbagbo, refused to step down. WORLD New Ivory Coast president faces divided country; fighting continues in Abidjan April 12, 2011 | By Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times Ivory Coast's new leader took charge of a divided country Tuesday, facing continued fighting in some neighborhoods of its commercial capital and a growing humanitarian crisis. President Alassane Ouattara confronts the challenge of convincing skeptical opponents, including the 46% of the electorate who voted last fall for his rival, that he's not a stooge of France or the West and is strong enough to unite his African nation's disparate political forces. Nearly 2 million people were displaced by weeks of fighting when his rival, former President Laurent Gbagbo, refused to step down. WORLD U.N., French troops strike military bases in Ivory Coast April 5, 2011 | By Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times United Nations and French military helicopters in Ivory Coast attacked two military bases in Abidjan, along with the presidential palace and residence, undercutting Laurent Gbagbo's desperate fight to retain power after an election the international community says he lost. The attacks came as forces loyal to Gbagbo's rival, Alassane Ouattara, announced a big "final push" to drive him from office, with fighters gathering at the edge of Abidjan, the nation's sprawling commercial capital. NEWS 2 Zaire Officials Fired February 13, 1987 | Associated Press Zaire President Mobutu Sese Seko has fired two high-ranking officials for what was described by Radio Zaire as a breach of party discipline. Kinshasa Gov. Mbuji Wa Mbombo and Vunduame To Pemako, the state commissioner for territorial administration, were relieved of their posts, the broadcast monitored in Abidjan said. It did not give details of their dismissal. WORLD At least 60 dead in Ivory Coast stampede January 1, 2013 | By Robyn Dixon JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - At least 60 people died and about 200 were injured Tuesday in a stampede that followed a fireworks display at a football stadium in the Ivory Coast capital, Abidjan, according to emergency officials. Most of the dead and injured were children and teenagers. The stampede happened in the early hours of the morning as crowds were leaving the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium after a New Year's Eve fireworks display ended about 2 a.m. It is not known what triggered the stampede, officials said. TRAVEL Success Story Sent From Ivory Coast June 8, 1986 | GENA REISNER, Reisner is a New York City free-lance writer. We entered the West African village of round thatched huts just before dusk and went first to greet the chief, an old, toothless man in a long robe, gracious and dignified. Then the panther dance began. Stran |
The most famous versions of what type of book were produced by Bailey in 1721, Johnson in 1755 and Oxford University from 1884? | dictionary facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about dictionary Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language © Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language 1998, originally published by Oxford University Press 1998. DICTIONARY A generic name for a kind of reference book, usually devoted to the definition of words entered in alphabetic order, such as the Collins English Dictionary, but also including works of an encyclopedic nature, such as The Oxford Dictionary of Natural History. Such books are so closely associated with alphabetized entries that the phrase dictionary order is synonymous with alphabetic(al) order, but in fact since the Middle Ages many works called ‘dictionaries’ have been differently arranged, and a wide range of reference books, including thesauruses and gazetteers, are referred to for convenience as ‘dictionaries’. Among the many kinds of dictionary, the commonest contrast is between monolingual or unilingual dictionaries that list and define the words of one language and bilingual dictionaries that offer the equivalents of Language A in Language B, and vice versa. In computing, the term refers to both a list of codes, terms, keys, etc., and their meanings, as used in computer programs, and a list of words (often drawn from a conventional dictionary) against which spellings can be checked. Origins The earliest known prototypes of the dictionary were West Asian bilingual word lists of the second millennium BC. They were Sumerian and Akkadian words inscribed in parallel columns on clay tablets in cuneiform writing and were organized thematically. Even after the invention of the alphabet later in the same millennium many centuries passed before alphabetic ordering became a common tool for organizing information. The lists came into existence because the Akkadians (Babylonians) had inherited through conquest the culture and traditions of Sumer and used the sets of signs as a means by which their scribes could learn what was, in effect, the classical language of writing. Over two thousand years later in medieval Europe , the same principle was used when scribes who spoke vernacular languages learned to read and write in Latin; the first European dictionaries were bilingual lists of (difficult) words of Latin explained in the vernacular of the learners in question. A typical work that made Latin words accessible through English glosses was the Promptorium parvulorum sive clericorum (Storehouse for little ones or clerics) of Galfridus Grammaticus ( Geoffrey the Grammarian), compiled around 1440. The hard-word dictionaries The need for a work in which harder English words were explained by easier English words arose in the late 16c. The first published dictionary of English was Robert Cawdrey's Table Alphabeticall (1604), which contained fewer than 3,000 ‘hard vsuall English wordes’ listed alphabetically in roman type with the barest of explanations in black letter: Dulcor, sweetnesse; Placable, easie to be pleased. It was designed for quick consultation by ‘Ladies, Gentlewomen, or any other vnskilfull persons’, to help them understand and use foreign borrowings. It was followed by John Bullokar's English Expositor (1616), Henry Cockeram's English Dictionarie (1623), the first to be given that name, and Thomas Blount's Glossographia (1656), which had some 9,000 words, fuller definitions, and etymologies. Such works were concerned only with ‘hard words’, the classical vocabulary of Renaissance English: they bristled with ‘Terms of Art’, the technical and semitechnical words coined by geographers, mathematicians, doctors, and others. They were highly derivative, drawing in particular on the older Latin—English dictionaries, and answered a real need: Cockeram went through 12 editions to 1670 and the last of many printings of Bullokar was in 1775. The universal dictionaries The hardword tradition went on into the 18c in the work of John Kersey and Nathaniel Bailey, and traces survive in such traditional works as the Chambers English Dictionary (1988). A novel approach | 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 |
What is also known as Qomolangma or Sagarmatha or Chomolungma in the native tongues of the people around it? | What is also known as Qomolangma or Sagarmatha or Chomolungma in the native tongues of the people around it? Sign up View the step-by-step solution to: What is also known as Qomolangma or Sagarmatha or Chomolungma in the native tongues of the people around it? This question was answered on May 31, 2016. View the Answer What is also known as Qomolangma or Sagarmatha or Chomolungma in the native tongues of the people around it? godwinbrown2 posted a question · May 31, 2016 at 4:31am Top Answer fentrixrox answered the question · May 31, 2016 at 4:32am Other Answers Mount Everest, also known in Nepal as Sagarmāthā and in Tibet as Chomolungma, is Earth's highest mountain. It is located in the Mahalangur mountain range . peterkivuva61 May 31, 2016 at 4:33am {[ getNetScore(29837454) ]} peterkivuva61 answered the question · May 31, 2016 at 4:32am Mount Everest The Nepali name is Sagarmatha and the Tibetan name is Chomolungma or Qomolangma. In 1865, the... View the full answer {[ getNetScore(29837458) ]} Here is the solution... View the full answer {[ getNetScore(29837477) ]} Need a World History tutor? rahulbansal 2 World History experts found online! Average reply time is less than an hour Get Homework Help Why Join Course Hero? Course Hero has all the homework and study help you need to succeed! We’ve got course-specific notes, study guides, and practice tests along with expert tutors and customizable flashcards—available anywhere, anytime. - - Study Documents Find the best study resources around, tagged to your specific courses. 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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. 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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 chemical element gets its named from the Greek for 'bringer of light'? | List of chemical elements – Bodycote plc From the Greek words oxy genes meaning acid and forming Palladium Pd 46 Named after the asteroid pallas which was discovered at about the same time. Derived from Pallas Athene, the Greek goddess of wisdom Phosphorus | The Olympic flame - Taxi Athens Greece The Olympic flame The Olympic flame is a symbol of the Olympic Games. Commemorating the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus, its origins lie in ancient Greece, where a fire was kept burning throughout the celebration of theancient Olympics. The fire was introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, and it has been part of the modern Olympic Games ever since. In contrast to the Olympic flame proper, the torch relay of modern times, which transports the flame from Greece to the various designated sites of the games, had no ancient precedent and was introduced by Carl Diem at the1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin Ancient Olympics In the time of the original games within the boundaries of Olympia, the altar of the sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hestia maintained a continuous flame. For the ancient Greeks, fire had divine connotations—it was thought to have been stolen from the gods by Prometheus. Therefore, fire was also present at many of the sanctuaries in Olympia, Greece. During the Olympic Games, which honoured Zeus, additional fires were lit at his temple and that of his wife, Hera. The modern Olympic flame is ignited at the site where the temple of Hestia used to stand Mondern era The tradition was reintroduced during the 1928 Games. An employee of the Electric Utility of Amsterdam lit the first Olympic flame in the Marathon Tower of the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam.The modern convention of moving the Olympic flame via a relay system from Greece to the Olympic venue began in 1936 in Germany. Carl Diem devised the idea of the torch relay for the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin that was organized by the Nazis under the guidance of Joseph Goebbels. The Krupp armaments company produced the torches in wood and metal, inspired by an olive leaf. The Olympic flame was lit by a concave mirror in Olympia, Greece and transported over 3,187 kilometres by 3,331 runners in twelve days and eleven nights from Greece to Berlin. Leni Riefenstahl later staged the torch relay for the 1938 film Olympia. Contingent on the audience, some may have comprehended the film as part of the Nazi propaganda machine’s attempt to add myth and mystique to Adolf Hitler’s regime. Hitler saw the link with the ancient Games as the perfect way to illustrate his belief that classical Greece was an Aryan forerunner of the modern German Reich. There were minor protests in Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia on the way, which were suppressed by the local security forces. Although most of the time the torch with the Olympic flame is still carried by runners, it has been transported in many different ways. The fire travelled by boat in 1948 and 2012 to cross theEnglish Channel and was carried by rowers in Canberra as well as by dragon boat in Hong Kong in 2008, and it was first transported by airplane in 1952, when the fire travelled to Helsinki. In 1956, all carriers in the torch relay to Stockholm, where the equestrian events were held instead of in Melbourne, travelled on horseback. Remarkable means of transportation were used in 1976, when the flame was transformed to a radio signal. From Athens, this signal was transmitted by satellite to Canada, where it was received and used to trigger a laser beam to re-light the flame. This distinctive 1976 torch was manufactured by John L. Saksun’s The Queensway Machine Products Ltd. In 2000, the torch was carried under the water by divers near the Great Barrier Reef. Other unique means of transportation include a Native American canoe, a camel, and Concorde. In 2004, the first global torch relay was undertaken, a journey that lasted 78 days. The Olympic flame covered a distance of more than 78,000 km in the hands of some 11,300 torchbearers, travelling to Africa and South America for the first time, visiting all previous Olympic cities and finally returning to Athens for the 2004 Summer Olympics. The climactic transfer of the flame from the torches to the cauldron at the host stadium concludes the relay and marks the symbolic commencement of the Games. Perhaps o |
Which member of the new Wombles shares his name with a Channel Island | The Wombles - WikiFur, the furry encyclopedia The Wombles Culture > Television programs > Television series > Animated series > The Wombles The Wombles (the band) The Wombles were created by author Elisabeth Beresford , originally appearing in a series of children's novels from 1968. The characters later became nationally famous in the mid 1970s as a result of a popular BBC children's television show using stop-motion animation . A number of spin-off novelty songs also became major hits in the British music charts. Wombles are pointy-nosed furry creatures that live in burrows, where they help the environment by collecting and recycling rubbish in useful and ingenious ways. Their motto is Make Good Use of Bad Rubbish. This "green" message was a reflection of the ecology movement of the 1970s. Although Wombles live in every country in the world, the stories focus on the life of the burrow in Wimbledon Common in London, England. Contents Background[ edit ] Elisabeth Beresford was a freelance ghost writer and children's book author. She was born in Paris and travelled the world with her BBC sports commentator husband Max Robertson . One Christmas , Elisabeth Beresford took her young children for a Boxing Day walk on Wimbledon Common, where one referred to the green as "Wombledon Common." On getting home, Elisabeth Beresford wrote down the idea and started developing the characters and storylines. [1] Characters[ edit ] Beresford developed the characters around members of her family, and named them after places the family had associations with: [1] Great Uncle Bulgaria - the Wombles' leader, was based on Beresford's father-in-law Tobermory - an engineer, was based on Beresford's brother, a skilled inventor, and named after the capital of the Isle of Mull Orinoco - a shirker who loved sleep and food, was styled on Beresford's teenage son Bungo - over-enthusiastic and bossy Tomsk - athletic but not overly-smart Womble Wellington - scientifically inclined, named after her nephew's school Madame Cholet - a cook, was styled on Beresford's mother Later character names for the film and second TV series developed in the same manner: Cousin Cairngorm McWomble the Terrible - named after the mountain range in Scotland Alderney - Madame Cholet's assistant, was named after the island where Beresford lived at the time of the second television series Shansi - often paired with Alderney, as Bungo was with Orinoco Miss Adelaide - schoolmistress Stepney - East Ender with dreadlocks Obidos In the first book, Bungo was the youngest and least experienced of the team, and the story is mostly viewed through his eyes. Afterwards Wellington (who was not introduced until the second book) took over the role of "new boy". Alderney and Adelaide appeared in the earlier books but were not included in the original 1970s TV series. Alderney was re-introduced in the later TV shows produced in the 1990s (the Channel Island of Alderney was actually Elisabeth Beresford's home at the time), along with Stepney (who appeared in none of the earlier versions). The Wombles and sport[ edit ] Due to the Wombles' association with the area, sporting teams representing Wimbledon are sometimes affectionately dubbed "the Wombles". These teams include the Ladies side of wikipedia:Wimbledon RFC [1] (whose mascot is Alderney), Wimbledon Volleyball Club and the Wombles Netball Club. [2] From 2000 to June 2003, Wimbledon F.C. used a Womble named "Wandle" as a club mascot after the local River Wandle . However, in light of the controversy of moving the club to Milton Keyes , the licence was not renewed. [2] In 2006 the club's spiritual successor AFC Wimbledon agreed a licensing deal, and launched its own Womble mascot. After a naming competition in which the final name was chosen by Elisabeth Beresford herself, the club announced that the new Womble would be known as "Haydon," after Haydons Road , the nearest railway station to Wimbledon's original home ground, Plough Lane . The storyline[ edit ] Though Wombles live all around the world, the story is based on the group living in W | Channel Islands guide Listings Alderney - Guernsey - Sark - Herm - Jersey Coast Guide The Channel Islands* are a group of five small islands, around sixty odd miles south of Weymouth, on the English coast. In spite of being much closer to France; around 15 miles in the case of Alderney, the islands have been British territories since the twelfth century. The two main islands of Jersey and Guernsey are very popular holiday destinations for the British but they also attract tourists from all over the world. There are numerous ferry links to both the UK and France and there are air links to Alderney, Guernsey and Jersey. Mont Orgueil Castle Jersey For details of Jersey and Guernsey Hotels and Holidays, Guest Houses, Cottages and to visit Attractions. Go to Jersey Guernsey Hotels Guest Houses and Cottages Alderney Alderney is the third largest island of the group but is quite small, measuring around 3.5 miles by 1.5 miles. It has a population of around 2500, who are mostly located in the main town St Anne. The island is also a bit isolated as it has no regular ferry service operating from the mainland or from the other islands. The main means of transport is via air links which run to Jersey and Guernsey and to Bournemouth on the mainland. Although there are now daily flights into the island from Southampton, Shoreham (Brighton International), and Bournemouth. Check with airports for schedule. Oddly enough, as Alderney gets relatively few visitors, it is one of the best defended places in the UK with an amazing 13 forts along its coast. The reason for these fortifications, of course was the fear of French invasion during the nineteenth century. The island is only a cannon ball shot or two from the French coast. The island has some excellent beaches and beautiful scenery you should book accommodation in advance. Guernsey Guernsey is the second largest island with a population of around 60,000 and is the second most popular holiday destination of the group. Life centres on St Peter Port which is the main town and port. Here you can catch ferries to the smaller islands of Herm and Sark. The island has some dramatic scenery, with towering cliffs and sandy beaches along its western coast. Recommended beaches are at Cobo and Pembroke. Guernsey's most famous son is Victor Hugo, the French writer, who was exiled to the island in 1856 when Napoleon III took over France. He stayed until 1870, living in Hautville House, which is now a visitor centre and open to the public on most days. The Channel Islands were occupied by Germany during World War II and there are still many reminders of this event dotted around the island, including the Underground Hospital which was built by slave labour to house injured German soldiers. As you would expect Guernsey has some great beaches, these are mostly located on the islands north coast. At the eastern end of the island is Pembroke Bay, which is north east facing, nearby is Le Grand Harve, a large sandy beach. Further to the west are Saline and Cobo Bay, both are sandy and have beach facilities. Next is Vazon Bay and at the western end of the island you will find the huge L'eree Bay which joins up with Rocquaine Bay, there are beach cafes at either end of the beach. The nearest beaches to St. Peter Port are Petit Bot Bay and Moulin Huet Bay - situated about 2 miles from the town. Places to visit on Guernsey Guernsey Aquarium - La Vallette, St Peter Port, GY1 1AX Phone: (01481) 723301 Beau Sejour Leisure Center - Amherst, St Peter Port GY1 2DL Phone: 01481 12050 Pleinmont Headland - Cliff walk and bird watching Victor Hugo's Garden - Hauteville House, 38 Hauteville Street, St Peter Port GY1 1DG Phone: (0)1481 721911 Castle Cornet - 12th century castle with three museums inside plus gardens outside. Castle Emplacement, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 1AU Phone: (0)1481 721657 Herm This tiny island is one of the smallest occupied islands within the UK with a population of just 115. It is situated some five miles from Guernsey an |
Which British born actor who lived from 1913 to 1993 had the real name James Lablache Stewart? | Obituary: Stewart Granger | The Independent Obituary: Stewart Granger Tuesday 17 August 1993 23:02 BST Click to follow The Independent Online James Lablache Stewart (Stewart Granger), actor: born London 6 March 1913; married 1938 Elspeth March (one son, one daughter; marriage dissolved 1948), 1950 Jean Simmons (one daughter; marriage dissolved 1960), 1964 Viviane Lecerf (one daughter; marriage dissolved 1969); died Santa Monica, California 16 August 1993. TALL, DARK, debonair and rakishly handsome, Stewart Granger was one of the greatest British stars of the Forties, and went on to become one of the handful to achieve true international stardom in Hollywood. He was one of that quartet of stars - along with Margaret Lockwood, James Mason and Phyllis Calvert - who became associated with the enormous successes made by the Gainsborough Studios under the auspices of Maurice Ostrer, starting with The Man in Grey (1943), and including Fanny by Gaslight, Love Story, Madonna of the Seven Moons (all 1944), and Caravan (1946). Granger's dashing good looks, energy, humour and the arrogance that laced his romantic ardour made him the British cinema's foremost sex symbol, with a huge teenage following, and in Hollywood he took his place among the greatest swashbucklers with at least one of his movies, Scaramouche (1952), a masterpiece comparable to the best of Errol Flynn. Though Mason was the finer actor, Granger achieved greater popularity in the Hollywood cinema, and it is ironic that Mason's finest role there, as Norman Maine in A Star is Born (1954), went to him only after Granger turned it down. It is to be regretted that Granger's enormous ego (to which he freely confessed) did not allow him to accept the role or the character roles later in his career that might have sustained and enhanced his reputation. He was born James Stewart in London in 1913 and had planned to be a doctor. But he lacked the dedication (as he later admitted) to continue medical studies. A friend suggested that since he had a car and a good set of clothes he could find work as a film extra for a guinea a day. Work at the studios during 1933 - the Babe Daniels musical A Southern Mai, Allan Dwan's I Spy, in which he acted as stand-in for Ben Lyon, and Give Her a Ring are his only known credits from this period - aroused an interest in acting and Granger won a scholarship to the Webber-Douglas School of Dramatic Art. He served a long apprenticeship in the theatre, working with the Hull and Birmingham repertory companies at the Malvern Festival (1936-37), where his performance as Magnus in The Apple Cart won the approval of its author, George Bernard Shaw, as well as that of the critics, and making his London debut at Drury Lane in 1938 in a short-lived musical version of Sanders of the River called The Sun Never Sets. He later talked warmly of these early years: 'I learnt acting in the reps, where the audience teaches you - particularly timing.' At Birmingham he had met the actress Elspeth March, and in 1938, while he was appearing at the Gate Theatre in Serena Blandish with Vivien Leigh, he and March were married. The same year he was given his first sizable screen role, as the romantic lead in So This Is London. His billing read Stewart Granger, the name he had taken to avoid confusion with the Hollywood actor, though throughout his life he would be known to his friends as 'Jimmy'. In 1939 he and his wife starred in a season of plays in Aberdeen, including Hay Fever, Arms and the Man and On Approval - Michael Denison and Dulcie Gray were juveniles with the company. After touring with the Old Vic as Dunois in St Joan, Granger was given a small role in Pen Tennyson's admirably understated saga of the wartime navy Convoy (1940) before his acting career was interrupted by war service. He joined the Gordon Highlanders, then won a commission with the Black Watch but was invalided out with an ulcer. He resumed his career with two supporting film roles, in Secret Mission (1942) and Thursday's Child (1943), before being asked to take over the role of Maxim DeWinter | Obituary: James MacArthur, actor - The Scotsman Obituary: James MacArthur, actor 19:41 20:43 Friday 29 October 2010 James MacArthur, actor. Born: 8 December, 1937, in Los Angeles. Died: 28 October, 2010, in Florida, aged 72. James MacArthur was a familiar face for a generation who grew up in the 1960s. He was one of Disney's leading young stars when it expanded from animation to adaptations of classics and served as David Balfour to Peter Finch's Alan Breck in Kidnapped. It brought him back to the country he regarded as his ancestral homeland, where he enthused about the local cuisine, concluding that France had nothing to compare with Scottish shortbread. He reached an even wider audience in the 1970s as a regular on one of the most popular detective shows of the decade, Hawaii Five-O, playing Detective Danny Williams - Danno from the phrase "Book 'em, Danno", popularised by Jack Lord as his boss Detective Steve McGarrett. James Gordon MacArthur was adopted as a baby by Charles MacArthur, the playwright who co-wrote The Front Page, and Helen Hayes, "the First Lady of American theatre". They already had a daughter, who died of polio in her late teens. MacArthur started appearing in small roles on stage from an early age and at 17 he had a starring role as a teenager who gets into trouble with the police in Deal a Blow, a one-off TV drama. He reprised the role in a big-screen remake called The Young Stranger. He got glowing reviews and was nominated for a Bafta award as best newcomer. Fan magazines ran articles headlined "Why girls flip over Jim MacArthur" and "Is James MacArthur the new Dean?" But he was not about to be stereotyped as another teenage rebel without a cause. His association with Disney began with The Light in the Forest, an adaptation of Conrad Richter's novel about a white boy who has been raised by Indians and is torn between two cultures. It came out in 1958, the year he married Joyce Bulifant, an actress he had known since schooldays. Kidnapped was one in a series of Scottish subjects that Disney did and it shot on location in the West Highlands, around Glen Coe and Glen Nevis, with an impressive cast of Scottish character actors that included Finlay Currie, Duncan Macrae, Andrew Cruickshank and John Laurie as David's Uncle Ebenezer. MacArthur was not classically handsome, though he had distinctive features. He had curly, boyish hair and stood only around 5ft 8in, allowing him to play teenagers well into his 20s - though this was a time when Hollywood studios paid little attention to such details and would happily cast thirtysomethings as school students. By the time Kidnapped came out he had also been to Switzerland for Disney's Third Man on the Mountain and the West Indies for Swiss Family Robinson. "For me the trip to Scotland was the most thrilling I've yet made," MacArthur said in the press book for Kidnapped."I'm of Scottish descent, and always wanted to see the land of my ancestors." He enthused about bannocks, scones and pancakes and assured his fans: "There isn't a French dish made that can surpass Scotch shortbread when it's made properly." He hoped his wife would master Scottish cuisine. They divorced a few years later. He was Henry Fonda's son in Spencer's Mountain, a sailor in The Bedford Incident, a soldier in Battle of the Bulge and a preacher, administering last rites, in the Clint Eastwood western Hang 'Em High, though at 30 he still did not seem quite old enough for the beard. He also made frequent appearances in guest star slots on television before signing up for the recurring role that would provide a regular pay cheque and exposure throughout the 1970s. Hawaii Five-O took the well-worn format of the detective series and relocated it in the tropics. It was phenomenally popular worldwide and it helped popularise colourful Hawaiian shirts. But the role of Lt Danny "Danno" Williams was played by another actor in the pilot episode. Ironically, test audiences thought Tim O'Kelly looked too young. MacArthur stayed with the show for 11 years and got to work with Helen Hayes in one epi |
Which metallic element is refined from Cassiterite, SnO2? | Cassiterite - definition of cassiterite by The Free Dictionary Cassiterite - definition of cassiterite by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cassiterite Also found in: Thesaurus , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . cas·sit·er·ite (kə-sĭt′ə-rīt′) n. A light yellow, red-brown, or black mineral, SnO2, that is an important tin ore. Also called tinstone. [French cassitérite, from Greek kassiteros, tin.] cassiterite (kəˈsɪtəˌraɪt) n (Minerals) a black or brown mineral, found in igneous rocks and hydrothermal veins. It is a source of tin. Composition: tin oxide. Formula: SnO2. Crystal structure: tetragonal. Also called: tinstone [C19: from Greek kassiteros tin] cas•sit•er•ite (kəˈsɪt əˌraɪt) n. a brown or black mineral, tin dioxide, SnO2, usu. found as fibrous masses or placer deposits; the chief ore of tin. [1855–60; < Greek kassíter(os) tin + -ite 1] ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: 1. cassiterite - a hard heavy dark mineral that is the chief source of tin atomic number 50 , Sn , tin - a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: tinstone References in periodicals archive ? Enrichment of scandium also occurs in aluminum phosphate minerals, beryl, cassiterite, columbite, garnet, muscovite, rare-earth minerals, and wolframite. Global Scandium Market - Segmented by Product Type, End-User Industry and Geography - Trends and Forecasts (2015-2020) - Reportlinker Review Almost 30 years after the first publication, an archaeometallurgy survey has been conducted by the authors documenting the sources and occurrences of tin in Turkey; the highland tin-production model has now been extended to include the Hisarcik-Kiranardi, Kayseri Erciyes area north of the initial discovery of cassiterite reported in the Taurus range. Diversity can firm up fragile economy 5kg bag of cassiterite, dug from the ground by a local miner here and tagged by a government representative, made the Punia mine the latest in a growing number of sites indoctrinated in the iTSCi conflict-free mineral traceability and due diligence program. Thomson Resources Limited (ASX:TMZ) Quarterly Activities Report - December 2013 The term "conflict minerals" refers to several highly lucrative and commonly mined metallic ores including coltan, wolframite, and cassiterite, all of which are refined into precious metals (tantalum, tungsten, and tin, respectively) that form essential components of cell phones (Mineral Information Institute, 2010). The cell phone problem/solution The source of the low levels of Sn (10s of ppm) in the till could be rare cassiterite grains in the mineralization, though no cassiterite or any other Sn-bearing minerals have been seen in the Sisson deposit rocks used in this study or in any other studies of the deposit. | tin (Sn) | chemical element | Britannica.com chemical element Earth Tin (Sn), a chemical element belonging to the carbon family, Group 14 (IVa) of the periodic table . It is a soft, silvery white metal with a bluish tinge, known to the ancients in bronze, an alloy with copper . Tin is widely used for plating steel cans used as food containers, in metals used for bearings, and in solder. The origins of tin are lost in antiquity. Bronzes , which are copper–tin alloys, were used by humans in prehistory long before pure tin metal itself was isolated. Bronzes were common in early Mesopotamia , the Indus valley, Egypt, Crete, Israel, and Peru . Much of the tin used by the early Mediterranean peoples apparently came from the Scilly Isles and Cornwall in the British Isles , where tin mining dates to at least 300–200 bce. Tin mines were operating in both the Inca and Aztec domains of South and Central America before the Spanish conquest. The symbol Sn for tin is an abbreviation of the Latin word for tin, stannum. Occurrence and distribution The element is present in the igneous rocks of Earth’s crust to the extent of about 0.001 percent, which is scarce but not rare; its abundance is of the same order of magnitude as such technically useful elements as cobalt , nickel , copper, cerium , and lead , and it is essentially equal to the abundance of nitrogen . In the cosmos there are 1.33 atoms of tin per 1 × 106 atoms of silicon , an abundance roughly equal to that of niobium , ruthenium , neodymium , or platinum . Cosmically, tin is a product of neutron absorption. Its richness in stable isotopes is noteworthy. carbon group element: Tin occurs in grains of the native metal but chiefly as stannic oxide, SnO2, in the mineral cassiterite , the only tin mineral of commercial significance. The metal is obtained from cassiterite by reduction (removal of the oxygen) with coal or coke in smelting furnaces. No high-grade deposits are known. The major sources are alluvial deposits, averaging about 0.01 percent tin. The oldest tin mines were those in Cornwall, which were worked at least as early as Phoenician times but are no longer of major consequence, and Spain. Lode deposits, containing up to 4 percent, are found in Bolivia and Cornwall. China led the world in tin production in the early 21st century, accounting for nearly half of all production; Indonesia , Peru, and Bolivia were also top producers. Several processes have been devised for reclaiming the metal from scrap tin or tin-plated articles. (For a full treatment of tin mining, refining, and recovery, see tin processing .) Properties of the element carbon (C) Tin is nontoxic, ductile, malleable , and adapted to all kinds of cold-working, such as rolling , spinning , and extrusion . The colour of pure tin is retained during exposure because a thin, invisible, protective film of stannic oxide is formed spontaneously by reaction with the oxygen of the air. The low melting point of tin and its firm adhesion to clean surfaces of iron , steel, copper, and copper alloys facilitate its use as an oxidation-resistant coating material. Tin exists in two different forms, or allotropes: the familiar form, white (or beta) tin, and gray (or alpha) tin, which is powdery and of little use. The gray form changes to the white above 13.2 °C (55.8 °F), rapidly at temperatures above 100 °C (212 °F); the reverse transformation, called tin pest, occurs at low temperatures and seriously hampers the use of the metal in very cold regions. This change is rapid only below −50 °C (−58 °F), unless catalyzed by gray tin or tin in the +4 oxidation state , but is prevented by small amounts of antimony , bismuth , copper, lead, silver , or gold normally present in commercial grades of tin. Periodic Table of the Elements White tin has a body-centred tetragonal crystal structure , and gray tin has a face-centred cubic structure. When bent, tin makes an eerie, crackling “cry” as its crystals crush each other. Tin is attacked by strong acids and alkalies, but nearly neutral solutions do not affect it appreciably. Chlorin |
The Latin word meaning 'coming' gave us what term which still refers to the coming Christmas period, and also to a particular tradition popular with children? | Dictionary of Catholic Terms DICTIONARY OF CATHOLIC TERMS A Abortion: Deliberate termination of pregnancy by killing the unborn child. Such direct abortion, willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to the moral law. The Church attaches the canonical penalty of excommunication to this crime against human life. Abraham: The man of faith and patriarch of Israel with whom God made a covenant which promised him land in which to live and many descendants, a great people for whom the Lord would be their God. Through Abraham God formed the people to whom he would later give the law by revelation to Moses. With the advent of Christ, the people of Israel would serve as the root to which the Gentiles would be grafted by their coming to believe. Absolution: Part of the sacrament of penance. It is the formal declaration by the priest that a penitent's sins are forgiven. Abstinence: Refraining from certain kinds of food or drink as an act of self-denial. Usually refraining from eating meat. Official days of abstinence from meat for Catholics are Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Acedia: A less common synonym for sloth, one of the seven "capital" sins. Acolyte: A liturgical minister appointed to assist at liturgical celebrations. Priests and deacons receive this ministry before they are ordained. Lay men may be installed permanently in the ministry of acolyte through a rite of institution and blessing. Adam: According to the creation story in Genesis, the first man. From this story the Church has learned that humanity was originally created in a state of holiness and justice and that the first ancestors of the human race lost this state for themselves and all humanity by their sin, original sin. Christ is called the second or new Adam because he ushered in the new creation by forgiving sin and restoring humanity to the grace of God's friendship lost by original sin. Adoration: The acknowledgment of God as God, Creator and Savior, the Lord and Master of everything that exists. Through worship and prayer, the Church and individual persons give to God the adoration which is the first act of the virtue of religion. The first commandment of the law obliges us to adore God. Adultery: Marital infidelity, or sexual relations between two partners, at least one of whom is married to another party. The sixth commandment and the New Testament forbid adultery absolutely. Advent: The liturgical seaSon of four weeks devoted to preparation for the coming of Christ at Christmas. All Saints Day: The day on which Catholics remember all the saints of the Church, whether officially canonized or not. It is celebrated on November 1st. All Souls Day: The day on which Catholics remember the dead and pray for them recognizing that they may still need to be brought to perfection. It is observed on November 2nd. Almsgiving: Money or goods given to the poor as an act of penance or fraternal charity. Almsgiving, together with prayer and fasting, are traditionally recommended to foster the state of interior penance. Altar: The center and focal point of a Church, where the sacrifice of Christ on the cross is made present under sacramental signs in the Mass. Among the Israelites the altar was the place where sacrifices were offered to God. The Christian altar represents two aspects of the mystery of the Eucharist, as the altar of sacrifice where Christ as the sacrificial victim offers himself for our sins and as the table of the Lord where Christ gives himself to us as food from heaven. Amen: A Hebrew word meaning truly; it is so; let it be done, signifying agreement with what has been said. The prayers of the New Testament and of the Church's liturgy, and the Creeds, conclude with amen. Jesus used the word to introduce solemn assertions, to emphasize their trustworthiness and authority. Analogy of Faith: The coherence of the truths of the faith among themselves and within the whole plan of Revelation. Anamnesis: The remembrance of God's saving deeds in history in the liturgical action of the Church, which inspires thanksgiving and praise. Every Eucharisti | 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? Decline and Fall (Waugh_ In which century was the Sorbonne founded? 13th (1253) Dorothea Brooke appears in which classic novel? Middlemarch In a church, what is the chancel? The space around the altar at the liturgical East end of a church. Give a year in the reign of Philip II (Phillipe Auguste) of France. 1180-1223 Which perfume house introduced the 'Gentleman' brand in 1974? Givenchy Which word can refer to a bomber aircraft, a radio call sign and the Z-Cars code-name? Victor What was Eleanor Thornton the model for in 1911? The Spirit of Ecstasy Liverworts and green leaves are both rich in which vitamin group, including retinol, retinal, retinoic acid? Vitamin A Which Englishman designed the first modern steam turbine in 1884? Parsons Which foodstuff is prepared from Hydrocarbon toluene? Saccharine Which company made the 'Forester' car model? Subaru Which American first used the term 'torpedo' for a naval explosive? Fulton Which element is atomic number 9? 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'? Baryons Which Ancient Greek astronomer both discovered the precession of the equinoxes, and may have compiled the first star catalogue? Hipparchus Which kitchen appliance did Denis Papin introduce in 1679? Pressure Cooker Which vitamin deficiency causes beri-beri? B1 Which class of subatomic articles is named from the Greek for 'thick'? Hadrons In which year were self-adhesive stamps introduced to the UK? 2001 Which type of creature has the largest brain relative to body size yet known? Ant Asparagus, leeks and tulips are all part of which plant family? Lily Archangel and Havana Brown are both breeds of what animal? Cat Which mathematician is (possibly fancifully) often credited with inventing roul |
One of the 'Seven Wonders of the Ancient World' was the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. Near which modern tourist resort is the site located? | In the footsteps of Alexander the Great | Zemexpert In the footsteps of Alexander the Great Date * Book a tour 9 days / 8 nights Istanbul - Troy - Gyure - Pergamum - Izmir - Selcuk - Ephesus - Kusadasi - Miletus - Didyma - Priene - Bodrum - Fethiye - Xanthos - Kekova - Demre - Phaselis - Antalya - Kutahya – Istanbul "Сan not be in Asia two kings, as can not be two suns on the sky " - so had said Alexander the Great. He was and remains a legend. 33 years Alexander's life encompass the vast expanse from Egypt to India. And in modern Turkey he left a huge legacy of the Macedonian Empire. Day 1. Arrival in Istanbul. Day 2. Travel in the footsteps of the great king, conqueror, we begin with the city, which like a magnet attracted the mighty heroes for centuries and confronted them in grand battles. Ancient Troy. This city, which is associated not only with the beautiful Helen and the Trojan horse. Not far from Troy was a famous battle on the river Granicus. Victory the armies of Alexander the Macedonian over the Persians opened the way to the coast of the Aegean Sea. By traveling farther we will stay in town Gyure and will located in the hotel with thermal springs at the foot of the Kaz Mountains. The ancient name of mountains "Ida" repeatedly found in Homer's "Iliad". Many events of Greek mythology are associated with this place. In the vicinity were saved numerous ancient monuments. Hotel surrounded by olive groves. Unique pine forests of the National Park Kaz Mountains make the air around not only clean, but also curative. A medicinal herbs growing on the slopes, used for the treatment and prevention of many diseases, as well many of the plants used for food, as spices and ingredients of cosmetics. Day 3. We will make a move in the ancient city of Pergamon. Worldwide it is known for the invention of parchment is a new material for writing . During excavations in the modern city of Bergama (now named ancient Pergamon) was found one of the first portraits Germ - head of Alexander, which is now stored in Istanbul. One of the main attractions is the acropolis of Pergamum. Grand complex of buildings is ideally built into the hilly terrain. Next city is Izmir or ancient Smyrna. History of the lovely town on the picturesque coast of the Aegean Sea has about 5000 years. And all this time the city did not stop his life. Kadifekale Fortress was built by Alexander the Great and was reconstructed many times and supplemented in the days of the Romans, Byzantines, Seljuk Turks and Ottomans. It preserved to this day in the form, which was built in the XV century. From the fortress opens grandiose view of Izmir and its surroundings. Following for the Alexander's army, we get to the famous Ephesus. This city is a cherished tourist destination and was witness events to many eras. Residents of ancient Ephesus met Alexander the Great as a liberator from power the Persians. Not far from Ephesus at a distance of about 7 km is Mount Bulbul (the ancient name was Koresos), there is a holy spring and House of the Virgin: it is here according to tradition the Virgin Mary lived during the persecution of Christians under the patronage of St. John the Evangelist. Not far from Ephesus there is one of the seven wonders of the world a temple of the goddess Artemis, near from the modern town of Selcuk. The magnificent temple of IV century BC was burnt down, rebuilt, destroyed again. In our time only one column was restored on the ancient foundation. Next we will go in Kusadasi. This city also got off from the power of the Persians and became part of the empire of Alexander the Great. Kusadasi will give you unforgettable pleasure of walking along the picturesque waterfront. Day 4. The first on our way to Bodrum are ruins of the ancient city Priene. Alexander the Great sanctified temple of Pallas Athena in Priene himself. Next is another city Miletus with a long history, one of the few cities in the Aegean coast who resisted Alexander the Great, so that was partially destroyed by the troops of the commander, but carefully restored later. Originally from Mile | Jacques Cartier | Exploration | France Jacques Cartier You're Reading a Free Preview Pages 7 to 102 are not shown in this preview. You're Reading a Free Preview Pages 106 to 110 are not shown in this preview. This action might not be possible to undo. Are you sure you want to continue? CANCEL We've moved you to where you read on your other device. Get the full title to continue Get the full title to continue reading from where you left off, or restart the preview. Restart preview |
Which swimmer, who never won an Olympic medal in his career, carried the flag for the United Kingdom at the opening ceremony at Beijing in 2008 ? | Andy Murray named Team GB Olympic opening ceremony flag-bearer | Daily Mail Online comments Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has been named as the Team GB flag-bearer at the Olympic Games opening ceremony in Rio's Maracana Stadium on Friday. Murray, who was nominated for the prestigious role by his individual sport, was then selected by the British Olympic Association hierarchy from a list of all the others put forward. 'I'm very proud,' said the Scot. 'To represent your country at the Games is an unbelievable experience, but to lead out Team GB will be an incredible honour, the biggest in sport. Andy Murray has been named as the Team GB flag-bearer at the opening ceremony Murray said he was very proud and added leading Team GB out is biggest honour in sport Murray speaks at the Team GB British House Reception ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Murray, along with HRH Princess Anne, Princess Royal and Sebastian Coe, pose with Team GB Murray won Olympic gold in London in 2012 by beating Roger Federer in the final 'I obviously have great memories of London and I am 100 per cent focused on winning here in Rio. The privilege of being the flag-bearer is a moment I will remember for the rest of my life and will certainly be one of the highlights of my career.' Female reigning Olympic champion boxer Nicola Adams , who would have been the first black sports star to carry the GB flag at a summer Games opening ceremony, had been strongly tipped for the role earlier in the week having been nominated by British Boxing. RELATED ARTICLES Share 451 shares However BBC sports personality of the year Murray's credentials are even stronger as a three time Grand Slam winner and almost single-handedly powering GB to a Davis Cup triumph last year. And his major tennis successes started after he won the gold medal singles at London 2012. His major tennis successes started after he won the gold medal singles four years ago Murray trains at the Olympic centre ahead of the games, where he is again going for gold He is no lover of ceremonial roles and only intends fleeting visit the Olympic Village fleetingly However it was thought that the Olympic tennis competition starting less than 24 hours later would rule him out of contention. The draws are on Thursday. Also Murray is no great lover of ceremonial roles and is only intending to make a fleeting visit to the Olympic Village. He is staying outside the athletes complex with his entourage like he did in London because he found the attention he received in Beijing's athletes village four years earlier too distracting. Murray was unveiled as the flag-bearer at the official reception for the GB team at British House on Wednesday night where he also made a speech to help inspire the British medal chase. Murray almost single-handedly powered GB to a Davis Cup triumph last year Female reigning Olympic champion boxer Nicola Adams had been tipped for the honour Adams would have been the first black sports star to carry the GB flag at a summer Games The Wimbledon champion will be the first tennis player to carry the flag for Britain at an opening ceremony. At London 2012 the honour went to cyclist Sir Chris Hoy, while swimmer Mark Foster was chosen for Beijing four years earlier. Judo star Kate Howey was the last woman to carry the flag, and the sixth in total, when she led the team in Athens. The three Olympics before that, in Barcelona, Atlanta and Sydney, all saw rowers given the honour, with Steve Redgrave doing it twice before Matthew Pinsent took it in Australia. British cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy carried the flag at London 2012 Swimmer Mark Foster waves to the crowd as he carries the flag for Team GB in Beijing Judo star Kate Howey led the team at the opening ceremony in 2004 in Athens Murray added: 'I was just getting into bed at about 11.15 - I was in my pants - and our team leader came and said, "the chef de mission needs to speak to you". 'I jumped out of bed, ran downstairs and Mark gave me the news. I was speechless. 'I didn't know what to say. I was repeating myself a lot, saying | Jeopardy: Insatiable Edition Jeopardy Template 100 What is the USA (Complementing Great Britain that won a gold at every Summer Games.) Think outside Scandinavia. What is the only country that won a gold medal at every Winter Olympics? 100 What is 'Gone with the Wind'? Scarlett O'Hara Hamilton Kennedy Butler was the main character of this best-selling novel with this moving title. 100 Therapeutic Foot Cream helps heal dry, rough and cracked feet and heels. 100 Who is Robert Harold Ogle? He proposed the fraternity colors. 100 What is the Southern Ocean? The Southern Ocean is the 'newest' named ocean. It is recognized by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names as the body of water extending from the coast of Antarctica to the line of latitude at 60 degrees South. The boundaries of this ocean were proposed to the International Hydrographic Organization in 2000. Historically, there are four named oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic. However, most countries - including the United States - now recognize this body of water as the fifth ocean. 200 What is US Basketball team at the Olympics, the original Dream Team? This statement was made by Chuck Daly. The 1992 team consisting of Larry Bird, Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson is often regarded as the greatest collection of talent on one team in basketball history. "If we lose, it will be the biggest upset in the history of sports." This was the modest statement of a coach in 1992, an Olympic year. Who is 'we'? 200 What is Achilles tendon! Pitt of course played the role of the warrior Achilles in the movie. During the production of the 2004 movie Troy, Brad Pitt suffered an injury of what body part? 200 A smartphone made by the Canadian company Research In Motion. 200 Who is Vertner W. Tandy? He designed the fraternity pin with this initials hidden inside. 200 What is Red Cross? The Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human suffering and is also known by this name. 300 What is the national sport of Japan? 300 What is 'Stomp the Yard'? Will Packer is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc and the producer of this movice 300 This is the third largest United States-based producer of socks, known for its colorful name. 300 Who is Moses Alvin Morrison? He didn't split the Red Sea, nor was he a chipmunk but he did serve as the first General President. 300 Who is Lance Armstrong? In 2012 Travis Tygart was chiefly instrumental in leading the expose of this, now fallen, athlete. 400 What is Fencing? In which Olympic sport do participants wear an electrically conductive jacket called a lamé to define the scoring areas? 400 What is a horse head? In “The Godfather,” what does Jack Wolz find in his bed when he wakes up? 400 What is Black & Decker An American manufacturer of power tools and accessories, hardware and home improvement products, and technology based fastening systems. 400 What is Louisville, KY? "L1C4" may serve as an unofficial motto of The Alpha Lambda chapter located in this U.S. city. 400 What is Holocaust Museum? In 2014, CNN reported that FBI and other law enforcement agencies send their trainees to what Washington, D.C. museum so they can see for themselves how not protecting civil liberties can lead to bigger horrors? 500 What is 'The Lord of the Rings' In 1992 British journalists Andrew Jennings and Vyv Simson wrote a controversial book about the International Olympic Committee chairman Juan Samaranch. Taking a cue from fantasy literature, what did they call it? 500 What is Biltmore Estate near Asheville, North Carolina? This location was chosen by Ridley Scott to signify the huge personal wealth of the character Mason Verger. It built by George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1888 and 1895 and occupies 175,000 square feet. Still owned by Vanderbilt's descendants, it stands today as one of the most prominent remaining examples of the Gild |
What is the capital of the state of California? | Visit the State Capitol | Assembly Internet Home » Public Services » Visit the State Capitol Visit the State Capitol At the State Capitol, the past, present and future of California interact with equal force. The building serves as both a museum and the state’s working seat of government. Visitors to the Capitol can at once experience California’s rich history and witness the making of history through the modern lawmaking process. Dining Services California Capitols Shortly after the end of Mexican rule, Californians began to clamor for statehood. In 1849, a constitutional convention met at Colton Hall in Monterey and proposed a constitution, subsequently ratified by the people, which named San Jose as the first capital. In December 1849, the first Legislature convened in a two-story adobe hotel in San Jose. The city was composed of little more than huts, tents and clapboard buildings, and the general discomfort did little to endear the city to the legislators. In 1851 a generous offer from General Vallejo induced the legislators to move the capital to Vallejo where a frame building had been erected for their use. Since housing was virtually nonexistent, many of the Members managed to secure lodging on the steamer Empire, which remained moored at a wharf during the session. Confusion and inconvenience again brought stormy cries for relocation. After convening in Vallejo in 1852, the Legislature moved to Sacramento to finish the legislative session. In 1853, the Legislature returned to Vallejo only to find conditions as inhospitable as before. To an exasperated membership, an offer from the community of Benicia for the use of its new city hall proved irresistible, and a bill was passed moving the seat of government to that city, where the legislative session finished. While the legislative quarters were adequate, it became increasingly evident that Benicia itself was too small to serve as the capital city. With this in mind, the Legislature determined that Sacramento would be the state’s capital and moved from Benicia in February 1854. Sacramento offered its courthouse for immediate use and a building site for the permanent Capitol. Shortly after the close of the Session of 1854, the courthouse was razed by fire, but a new one was completed in time for the next session. The new courthouse continued to serve as the home of the Legislature until 1869. This tenure was interrupted only once; during the winter of 1861–62 a severe flood prompted removal of the Legislature to the Exchange Building in San Francisco. Construction on the permanent Capitol was begun in 1860, and, though not completed until 1874, the Legislature was able to occupy its Chambers in 1869. Except for a major “modernization” in 1908, the Capitol remained virtually unchanged until 1949 when additional space requirements resulted in the construction of the Capitol Annex. Completed in 1951, the Annex attaches to the east side of the old Capitol and houses legislative offices, committee rooms and the Governor’s offices. In 1976, a total reconstruction of the building was undertaken to strengthen and reinforce the weakening structure. This monumental project was completed in January 1982, and the old Capitol, restored to its turn-of-the-century decor, was again occupied by the Legislature and opened to the public. Find my Representative | Reviews and expert advice from Which? MSA statement Which? works for you © Which? 2017 Cookies at Which? We use cookies to help improve our sites. If you continue, we'll assume that you're happy to accept our cookies. Find out more about cookies OK |
Which US actor and film director was made a Commander of the Legion d'Honneur in 2009? | L�gion d'honneur worth anything today? [Archive] - a French Foreign Legion Forum : cervens.net The L�gion d'honneur , How much is it worth really? Or the question is has it really be worth anything at all? L�gion d'honneur or Ordre national de la L�gion d'honneur (National Order of the Legion of Honor) is a French order established by Napol�on Bonaparte, First Consul of the First Republic, on May 19, 1802.[1] This world-renowned Order is the highest decoration in France and is divided into five various degrees: Chevalier (Knight), Officier (Officer), Commandeur (Commander), Grand Officier (Grand Officer) and Grand-Croix (Grand Cross). Have a look at who recived it and you be the judge . I find it typical at one time it was worth something now it apears to be worth well nothing. In the United States, Generals of the Army Dwight Eisenhower and Douglas MacArthur are among the 10,000 Americans who have received the decoration. In 1949, the Academies of West Point and Annapolis were also decorated. Although it is rare for an ambassador in Paris to be awarded the L�gion d'honneur, a posthumous exception was made for the United States ambassador Pamela Harriman in 1997. The last surviving American World War I veteran, Frank Buckles, also received this honour. Additionally, in the United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip and the late Lord Mountbatten have been decorated with the Grand Cross. English actor Sir Laurence Olivier became an Officer of the L�gion d'Honneur. Australian General Sir John Monash was decorated with the Grand Officer during the First World War. A fictitious recipient of the Legion of Honour was Sherlock Holmes (The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez). King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has been decorated with the Grand Cross. Japanese film director, film producer and screenwriter Akira Kurosawa received the award in 1984. Rand Araskog, an American executive, received the award in 1987.[8] Indian film director Satyajit Ray also received the award in 1987. President Fran�ois Mitterrand went to Calcutta to give the award to Ray. His compatriot Sivaji Ganesan, one of the best actors in India, received the title of Chevalier on April 22, 1995. Richard Jenrette, an American investment banker, received the award in 1996.[9] Ross Steele, an Australian author and academic, received the title of Chevalier in 1996[10][11] Quincy Jones, the American record producer and musician, received the award in March 2001.[12] Toomas Hendrik Ilves, president of Estonia, became a Commander of the L�gion d'Honneur also in 2001. Joseph Walsh, former Irish Minister for Agriculture, received the Grand Cross in September 2002. Indian film director Adoor Gopalakrishnan received the award in 2003. Guadalupe Loaeza, a Mexican writer, also received the award in 2003.[13] Robert Parker, the American pre-eminent wine critic, received the title of Officier in 2005. Valentino, the Italian fashion designer, received the award in July 2006. Vladimir Putin, President of Russia at the time, received the award in September 2006.[14] Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, Chief of the Australian Defence Force, received the degree of Commander in 2007. Amitabh Bachchan, the Bollywood star of India, received the award in January 2007.[15] Clint Eastwood, the American film actor and director, received the award in February 2007.[16] David Lynch, the American film director, received the award in October 2007.[17] Professors Lap-Chee Tsui and Malik Peiris from Hong Kong and Sri Lanka respectively were decorated as Knights also in October 2007. Leo Apotheker, co-CEO of German software company SAP received the award in December 2007. South Korean film director Im Kwon-taek also received the award in December 2007.[18] HRH Galyani Vadhana, Her Royal Highness of Thailand, was decorated with the Grand Officer on 25 December 2007 while she was ill and stayed at Sirirat Hospital (one week later she passed away).[19][20] Shimon Peres, the President of Israel, received the award in March 2008.[21] Festus Mogae, the President of Botswana, also rec | Oodles Of Fun: April 2010 Oodles Of Fun Are You Using Your nOodle? Pages Question of the Day - On this day in 1931, what 102-story, 1,046-foot building was dedicated in New York City? Empire State Building Bon Jovi sang "You Give Love a ____ Name". Bad Bing Crosby's real name was: Harry Which is the only Marx Brothers film to feature on the AFI's top 100? Duck Soup The Broadway show Movin' Out featured the songs of: Billy Joel The tagline "Die Harder" comes from which 1990 movie? Die Hard 2 Which film has the line, "I can't have a baby, because I have a 12:30 lunch meeting"? Baby Boom In An Affair to Remember, where did the lovers decide to meet six months later? New York Where do the scientists first find a mysterious monolith, in 2001: A Space Odyssey? The Moon Which actress stars in the film Mean Girls? Lindsay Lohan This horror classic is called: Invasion of the Body ________. Snatchers Whose real name is Eric Bishop? Jamie Foxx Who said: "Whether we bring our enemies to justice or bring justice to our enemies, justice will be done"? George W. Bush Bruce Springsteen says "Everybody's got ________". A hungry heart Who had the 1976 hit: "Play That Funky Music"? Wild Cherry Al Pacino and Matthew McConaughey starred in: Two for the Money In the "Rock DJ" video, what former Take That singer literally sheds layers of clothes and layers of flesh? Robbie Williams Which film is a love story between the King of Siam and a British schoolteacher? Anna and the King What former star of Broadway's Annie married Matthew Broderick, who starred in The Producers? Sarah Jessica Parker What was the last Beatles' album to be recorded before the band's split? Abbey Road Which actress' father is well-known actor Jon Voight? Angelina Jolie What was the name of Herman's wife on The Munsters? Lily On the TV series Heroes, the character Hiro Nakamura is able to: Stop time The music to the U.S. Navy song "Anchors Aweigh" was written by: Charles Zimmerman Talk show host Rosie O'Donnell changed hats to play which narrating character in "Seussical the Musical"? The Cat in the Hat All members of The Monkees have what same color of eyes? Brown The tagline, "Resistance is Futile", comes from which 1996 movie? Star Trek: First Contact One of the longest movie song titles, as sung by Julie Andrews in Mary Poppins, was: "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" Who played Truman Capote in Capote? Philip Seymour Hoffman Which Scottish actor voiced a dragon called Draco in the movie Dragon Heart? Sean Connery Question of the Day - Willie Nelson turns 77 today. What is NOT one of his songs? Hit the Road, Jack Which character sings "Over the Rainbow" in The Wizard of Oz? Dorothy Finish this line from The Godfather: "Leave the gun. Take _________". The cannoli Name the ship commanded by Russell Crowe in Master and Commander. HMS Surprise In which of the Rocky movies was the statue of Rocky unveiled? Rocky III Where was the character Elijah Prince, aka "Mr. Glass", from Unbreakable born? A department store Who sang "When You Wish upon a Star" in the 1940 Walt Disney film Pinocchio? Jiminy Cricket What was the name of the woman Dustin Hoffman played in Tootsie? Dorothy Michaels What comedian actress shared Steve Martin's body in All of Me? Lily Tomlin Who played Starsky in the film Starsky and Hutch? Ben Stiller In 1995, what Irish New Age musician released the album The Memory of Trees? Enya Which best describes Kiefer Sutherland? Agent Jack Bauer on 24 Which Beatle sang "My Sweet Lord"? George Harrison In which movie does Kevin Bacon discover the secret of invisibility? Hollow Man Antonin Dvorak's most famous symphony is known as Z Noveho Sveta in his native language. What do we call it? From the New World Which actor played the monster in the original film of Frankenstein? Boris Karloff The movies Courage Under Fire and A Soldier's Story featured which actor? Denzel Washington Angela Lansbury was in which movie? Bedknobs and Broomsticks What film is showing at the Bedford Falls theater at the end of It's A Wonderful Life? The Bells of St. Mary's What sport is pla |
Which online bookstore was originally called Cadabra.com? | Amazon.com Facts: 10 Things You Didn't Know About the Web's Biggest Retailer Amazon.com Facts: 10 Things You Didn't Know About the Web's Biggest Retailer 2.7k By Amy-Mae Turner 2011-07-22 15:09:45 UTC One of the giants to survive the dotcom crash, Amazon.com is as much of a landmark on the web as the Eiffel Tower is to Paris. In 16 years, "Wall Street Wunderkind" Jeff Bezos has grown the business from a tiny startup operating on second-hand computers in his garage to a global company with 12 major retail websites. Amazon.com may account for around a third of all U.S. ecommerce sales, boast over 33,000 employees around the world and own such big names as IMDB, Zappos.com, Woot and LOVEFiLM, but how much do you really know about the web's largest retailer? We've dug deep and found 10 fascinating facts about the etailing behemoth that you may not know. Take a look through the slide show and let us know in the comments any Amazon.com tidbits you find interesting. 10 Fascinating Facts About Amazon.com 1. How Amazon.com Got Its Name Amazon.com was very nearly called "Cadabra," as in "abracadabra." Founder Jeff Bezos rapidly re-conceptualized the name when his lawyer misheard the word as "cadaver." Bezos instead named the business after the river reportedly for two reasons. One, to suggest scale (Amazon.com launched with the tagline "Earth's biggest book store") and two, back then website listings were often alphabetical. 2. The First Book Sale Amazon.com sold its first book from Jeff Bezos' Seattle area garage in July of 1995. The book was Fluid Concepts & Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought. During its first month in business, Amazon.com received orders from people in 50 U.S. states and 45 countries across the world. 3. The Dotcom Crash & Jeff Bezos' Optimism Amazon.com survived the dotcom crash, but was hit hard. From a high of around $100, at one point its shares reached a low of just $6. In fact, Amazon.com saw losses of $3 billion in its early years and didn't report a profit until the last quarter of 2001 -- six years after launch. It didn't see full-year profit until 2003. Bezos, however, was not fazed by the drop. Fast Company reported on a presentation the Amazon.com founder made to a PC Forum conference in 2001: "First, Bezos showed a slide focusing on Amazon's stock as it fell from its $100-a-share peak (adjusted for splits) to its $6 nadir. If you look at things this way, he said, you're a pessimist. Then he displayed a slide charting Amazon's cumulative wealth creation as a sharp upward line between two points: the day the stock went public ($1.50, split-adjusted) and that day ($11.64). I prefer to look at it this way, Bezos told the tough crowd, and that's why I'm an optimist." 4. Amazon.com's "Door Desks" One of the reasons that Amazon.com managed to survive was that it didn't go for the dotcom excesses to which other startups of the time succumbed. In fact, Amazon.com's offices boasted cheap "door desks," described by former Amazon.com employee (and creator of the site's recommendation engine) Greg Linden as "the quintessential example of Amazon's frugality." "Buy a wooden door, preferably a hollow core wooden door with no holes predrilled. Saw a couple 4" x 4" x 6' pillars in half. Bolt them to the door with a couple of scary looking angle brackets. Put it in front of a programmer. Door desk," explains Linden. Some of the desks are still around today. The example in the photo above was caught on camera at Amazon.com's PAC-MED offices in Seattle. 5. The Meaning Behind the Amazon.com Logo As you can see in slide two, the Amazon.com logo began as an abstract river design. After a few design changes , in 2000 the logo was re-imagined as the Turner Duckworth design we see today. In the words of the brand design agency, the smile and arrow say "we're happy to deliver anything, anywhere." In an Amazon.com press release from the time, the retailer stated "a smile now begins under the a and ends with a dimple under the z, emphasizing that Amazon.com offers anything, from A to Z, | Opening Lines of Novels, Famous First Lines of Novels, Best Opening Lines Cat's Cradle 1963, Kurt Vonnegur I am a sick man
I am a spiteful man. Notes from Underground (1864), Fyodor Dostoyevsky The drought had lasted now for ten million years, and the reign of the terrible lizards had long since ended. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Arthur C. Clarke As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect. The Metamorphosis (1915), Franz Kafka Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979), Douglas Adams Dr Iannis had enjoyed a satisfactory day in which none of his patients had died or got any worse. Corelli's Mandolin (1993), Louis de Bernieres Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, `and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice `without pictures or conversation?' Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865), Lewis Carroll In a village of La Mancha the name of which have no desire to recall, there lived not so long ago one of those gentlemen who always have a lance in the rack, an ancient buckler, a skinny nag, and a greyhound for the chase. Don Quixote (1605), Cervantes (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra) I was born in the Year 1632, in the City of York, of a good Family, tho' not of that Country, my Father being a Foreigner of Bremen, who settled first at Hull; He got a good Estate by Merchandise, and leaving off his Trade, lived afterward at York, from whence he had married my Mother, whose Relations were named Robinson, a very good Family in that Country, and from whom I was called Robinson Kreutznaer; but by the usual Corruption of Words in England, we are now called, nay we call our selves, and write our Name Crusoe, and so my Companions always call'd me. Robinson Crusoe (1719), Daniel Defoe My father's family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip. So, I called myself Pip, and came to be called Pip. Great Expectations (1860-1861), Charles Dickens On an exceptionally hot evening early in July a young man came out of the garret in which he lodged in S. Place and walked slowly, as though in hesitation, towards K. bridge. Crime and Punishment (1866), Fyodor Dostoyevsky Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again. Rebecca (1938), Daphne du Maurier James Bond, with two double bourbons inside him, sat in the final departure lounge of Miami Airport and though about life and death. Goldfinger (1959), Ian Fleming It was love at first sight. The first time Yossarian saw the chaplain he fell madly in love with him. Catch-22 (1961), Joseph Heller It is this day three hundred and forty-eight years six months and nineteen days that the good people of Paris were awakened by a grand pealing from all the bells in the three districts of the Cite, the Universite, and the Ville. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1831), Victor Hugo A squat grey building of only thirty-four stories. Over the main entrance the words, CENTRAL LONDON HATCHERY AND CONDITIONING CENTRE, and in a shield, the World State's mot |
Tritium is a radioactive isotope of? | tritium | chemical isotope | Britannica.com chemical isotope hydride Tritium, (T, or 3H), the isotope of hydrogen with atomic weight of approximately 3. Its nucleus, consisting of one proton and two neutrons, has triple the mass of the nucleus of ordinary hydrogen. Tritium is a radioactive species having a half-life of 12.32 years; it occurs in natural water with an abundance of 10-18 of that of natural hydrogen. Tritium was discovered in 1934 by the physicists Ernest Rutherford , M.L. Oliphant, and Paul Harteck, who bombarded deuterium (D, the hydrogen isotope of mass number 2) with high-energy deuterons (nuclei of deuterium atoms) according to the equation D + D → H + T. Willard Frank Libby and Aristid V. Grosse showed that tritium is present in natural water, probably produced by the action of cosmic rays on atmospheric nitrogen . Tritium is produced most effectively by the nuclear reaction between lithium-6 (6Li) and neutrons from nuclear-fission reactors, according to the equation 6 Li + 1n → 4He + T. Although tritium reacts with other substances in a manner similar to ordinary hydrogen, the large difference in their masses sometimes causes marked differences in chemical properties of the compounds . Thus, tritium is less commonly used than deuterium as an isotopic tracer for chemical reactions. The nuclear reactions between deuterium and tritium have been used as a source of energy for thermonuclear weapons. Learn More in these related articles: | Scandium - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table Chemistry in its element: scandium (Promo) You're listening to Chemistry in its element brought to you by Chemistry World, the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry. (End promo) This week, an element whose existence had been expected, Here's David Linsay. David Lindsay Scandium, atomic number 21. It is the first of the transition metals, and its discovery is entwined with that of vertical neighbours yttrium and lanthanum. The Swedish island of Resarö, near Stockholm, became a hotbed of elemental discovery in the late eighteenth, and early nineteenth, centuries. A quarry near the village of Ytterby yielded two different mineral ores, from which the seventeen so-called "rare earth" elements were eventually identified, those being scandium, yttrium and the fifteen lanthanide elements. In 1788, a Lieutenant Arrhenius found an unusual black rock near the town of Ytterby. He passed this on to the famous Finnish scientist Johan Gadolin, and the story of the discovery of the rare earths began. In 1879, Lars Nilson, isolated the oxide of a new metal element from the minerals gadolinite and euxenite. Nilson was a student of the legendary Jacob Berzelius, himself discoverer of many elements. Nilson named this oxide scandia, after Scandinavia. The discovery of this element was especially notable, as, seven years previously, Mendeleev had used his periodic table to predict the existence of ten as yet unknown elements, and for four of these, he predicted in great detail the properties they should have. One of these four, Mendeleev predicted, should have properties very similar to boron, and he named this element "ekaboron", meaning "like boron". The metal of this new oxide, scandia, was indeed found to have similar properties to this "ekaboron", thus demonstrating the power of Mendeleev's construction. For example, Mendeleev predicted the element's molecular weight would be 44 and that it would form one oxide with formula Eb2O3; scandium has molecular weight 45, and forms scandium oxide, Sc2O3. Some of Mendeleev's predictions were even more detailed. He predicted that the carbonate of ekaboron would not be soluble in water, which scandium carbonate is not. He even made a prediction related to the discovery of the element - that it would not be discovered spectroscopically. Indeed, scandium produces no spectroscopic lines, so could not be identified by this method of analysis. However, it was another Swedish chemist, Per Theodor Cleve, who was also working on the rare earths, who noticed the similarity between Nilson's new element, and the ekaboron predicted by Mendeleev. Despite the discovery of the oxide of this new element, it would take almost another sixty years until pure, elemental scandium was prepared, being made by electrolysis of scandium chloride in the presence of lithium and potassium, at high temperature. Scandium is the first of the transition metals. Many of the transition metals exhibit a very rich and varied chemistry, due to the fact that they can exist in a wide variety of oxidation states. Scandium, however, is limited to the plus three oxidation state, meaning its chemistry is not quite as diverse as some of its transition metal counterparts. Scandium is very much a late starter compared to many of the other elements, due to its relatively low occurrence and the difficulty in obtaining it from its ores. For example, it wasn't until the 1960s when the first pound, or 450 grams, of high purity scandium was obtained. Compounds of scandium find use in organic chemistry. Like many of the lanthanides, the trifluoromethansulfonate, or triflate, of scandium finds use as a so-called Lewis acid, accepting a pair of electrons from a suitable organic molecule, and activating the organic molecule to take part in highly efficient and selective chemical reactions. Scandium is also the source of artificial natural light. This might sound like a contradiction, but when scandium iodide is added in very small amounts to mercury vapour lamps, it produces l |
Captain Jack Absolute is a character in which 1775 play? | Sir Anthony Absolute | fictional character | Britannica.com Sir Anthony Absolute Thomas the Tank Engine Sir Anthony Absolute, fictional character, the father of Captain Jack Absolute and with him a protagonist of Richard Brinsley Sheridan ’s comic play The Rivals (1775). Sir Anthony is a wealthy aristocrat, and so his son masquerades as the penniless Ensign Beverley in order to court Lydia Languish, who has romantic notions of marrying a poor man. When Sir Anthony attempts on his own to arrange a marriage between Jack and Lydia, Jack’s true identity is revealed to Lydia. She initially rejects him because of his deceit, but she eventually accepts him. Learn More in these related articles: Richard Brinsley Sheridan November 4, 1751 Dublin, Ireland July 7, 1816 London, England Irish-born playwright, impresario, orator, and Whig politician. His plays, notably The School for Scandal (1777), form a link in the history of the comedy of manners between the end of the 17th century and Oscar Wilde in the 19th... Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Article Title: Sir Anthony Absolute Website Name: Encyclopædia Britannica Date Published: March 17, 2010 URL: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sir-Anthony-Absolute Access Date: January 20, 2017 Share | Zahn Family Jeopardy Jeopardy Template The brand of underwear Marty McFly wears in Back to the Future 200 What is The Boston Tea Party This took place on Griffin's Wharf in America in 1773. 300 How many of the United States Supreme Court Justices are women? 300 Who is Lord Alfred Tennyson? He wrote the famous 1855 poem The Charge of the Light Brigade 300 What is Pi Math whiz Ferdinand von Lindemann determined this mathematical symbol to be a transcendental number in 1882. 300 Alfred Hitchcock used this to portray blood in the shower scene of Psycho 300 Who is Rosie the Riveter Norman Rockwell's illustration of this US iconic World War II heroine appeared on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post in May 1943 400 What is The Wounded Warrior Project? This charity for veterans has recently been under fire for blowing millions of dollars in donation money on spoils for its staff. 400 This famous 1818 novel had the sub-title 'The Modern Prometheus' 400 What is a conjunction? The part of speech that the word "but" plays in the following sentence: Sam wants to play Xbox, but he hasn't gotten his reading done yet. 400 The date of Harry Potter's birthday 400 Who is Spiro Agnew In October 1973, he resigned as Vice President of the US, and then pleaded no contest to the charges of income tax evasion in a federal court in Baltimore 500 Both Turkish and NATO radars detected a jet from this country violating Turkish airspace 500 He wrote the 1513 guide to leadership (titled in English) The Prince 500 Light reactions, and the Calvin cycle are the two stages of this. 500 The only non Jedi in the original Star Wars trilogy to use a lightsaber 500 |
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Sarah Philipsz was the winner of which prize in 2010? | The real Turner prize winner: this one's for you, Glasgow | Art and design | The Guardian Turner prize The real Turner prize winner: this one's for you, Glasgow Turner prize star Susan Philipsz comes from a long line of innovative artists and musicians with Glaswegian roots Water music ... Turner prize winner Susan Philipsz under the bridges on Glasgow's River Clyde where her sound installation was played. Photograph: Murdo Macleod Sarah Lowndes Share on Messenger Close Douglas Gordon, who in 1996 became the first Glaswegian artist to win the Turner prize, was once asked what he had been taught at Glasgow School of Art . His reply was simple. "To sing," he said. "Not how to sing, but simply to sing." Those words now seem prophetic. On Monday night, Susan Philipsz , another artist born and raised in Glasgow – although now based in Berlin – followed in Gordon's footsteps. Philipsz was nominated for the Turner for her sound installation Lowlands (2010), which consisted of recordings of the artist singing a 16th-century lament for a drowned lover, originally played beneath three bridges on Glasgow's River Clyde before being transposed to Tate Britain. Since 1996, no fewer than 10 artists associated with Glasgow have been nominated for the Turner, including Christine Borland (1997), Martin Creed (2001), Jim Lambie and Simon Starling (both 2005), Nathan Coley (2007), Cathy Wilkes (2008), Lucy Skaer and Richard Wright (both 2009). Of these, five won: Gordon, Creed, Starling, Wright and Philipsz. It's a reflection of the way in which Glasgow has emerged from post-industrial decline to become the UK's main art centre after London, with a reputation for producing innovative and highly acclaimed artists and musicians. But there's more to it than simply that. Many of the best-known artists from Glasgow emerged from the Environmental Art Department at the city's art school (where, as it happens, I also teach). Students were encouraged to produce art outside studios and galleries ("with or through people", in the words of the course description). Crucially, they were also expected to seek permission to install their work in the public domain, breeding both confidence and an abiding interest in context and site-specific work. Those interests were evident in their post-graduation projects, notably the 1991 Windfall exhibition, organised by Douglas Gordon, Martin Boyce, Nathan Coley and others in the disused Seaman's Mission by the Clyde, and positively reviewed in the inaugural issue of Frieze magazine. The obvious parallel is with Goldsmiths College, London, and you might compare Windfall and the 1988 Docklands exhibition Freeze, which precipitated the beginning of the YBA phenomenon. That comparison only goes so far, however. Collectors of contemporary art in Glasgow are few and far between, and the city certainly has no equal to London gallerist and collector Charles Saatchi, so often credited with creating much of the hype around the YBAs. The establishment of The Modern Institute by Will Bradley, Charles Esche and Toby Webster in 1998 and more recently, the young commercial galleries Sorcha Dallas and Mary Mary has changed that situation to a certain extent, but Glasgow remains a city in which many artists make work that they do not expect to sell. Much of the most notable art that has emerged from the city since the early 90s has been deliberately non-permanent, short-term and ephemeral, and made on very tight budgets. Without the relentless enthusiasm of people mounting exhibitions, playing gigs and throwing parties in tenement flats, pub basements and disused buildings, none of it would have happened at all. 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Which fungal disease of trees was first described in the Netherlands? | Dutch elm disease Dutch elm disease D’Arcy,C.J.. 2000. Dutch elm disease. The Plant Health Instructor. DOI: 10.1094/PHI-I-2000-0721-02 Updated 2005. DISEASE: Dutch elm disease PATHOGEN: Ophiostoma species (originally Ophiostoma ulmi and now mainly Ophiostoma novo-ulmi in North America and Europe) HOSTS: Elm (Ulmus species) AUTHOR: Cleora J. D’Arcy, University of Illinois Dutch elm disease owes its name to the fact that its cause was first identified in the Netherlands in 1921. Since then, the disease has been found in much of Europe and North America, and in parts of Asia. The disease affects many species of elm, but the American elm (Ulmus americana), shown in these photos, is particularly susceptible. Symptoms and Signs Dutch elm disease is a vascular wilt disease. The earliest external symptoms of infection are often yellowing and wilting (flagging) of leaves on individual branches (Figure 3). These leaves often turn brown and curl up as the branches die, and eventually the leaves may drop off. Although initially only a part of the tree crown may be affected, symptoms may progress rapidly throughout the crown. Highly susceptible trees often die in a single year, but others may linger for several years. Symptoms progress quickly and death may occur rapidly in trees infected in early spring, while trees infected later in the summer may survive longer. Figure 3 Figure 4 If the bark of infected elm twigs or branches is peeled back, brown discoloration is seen in the outer layer of wood. This discoloration in the xylem actually occurs before the foliar symptoms described above are seen; foliar symptoms result when sap flow ceases in the infected wood. Xylem browning is often discontinuous. In cross section, it appears as a circle of brown dots or a ring (Figure 4). Other wilt diseases of elm, such as Verticillium wilt, also cause sapwood discoloration, so positive diagnosis of Dutch elm disease depends on laboratory culturing and identification of the fungus. The signs (fungal structures) of the Dutch elm disease pathogens are found within infected elm trees, and are described in the Pathogen Biology section. Pathogen Biology The Ophiostoma species that cause Dutch elm disease grow and reproduce only within elms. At times they are parasites, feeding on living tissue of the elm tree; at other times they are saprophytes, getting nourishment from dead elm tissue. Ophiostoma ulmi caused the original Dutch elm disease epidemic in Europe and North America in the mid-1900s. Ophiostoma novo-ulmi, an even more aggressive pathogen of elms, largely replaced O. ulmi during the second half of the 20th century. These fungi spread within stems and roots of living elms both by passive transport of spores and by mycelial growth of colonies initiated by spores that germinate in the xylem. The mycelium of these fungi is creamy white (Figure 5) and is composed of septate hyphae with haploid nuclei. Figure 5 Asexual reproduction Ophiostoma ulmi and O. novo-ulmi have two asexual forms that produce asexual spores called conidia. In the xylem vessels of living elm trees, small, white, oval conidia (Figure 6) are formed in clusters on short mycelial branches. These conidia are carried in the xylem vessels where they reproduce by budding, germinate to produce mycelium, and thus spread the disease throughout the tree. Figure 6 Figure 7 In dying or recently dead trees, conidia (Figure 7) are produced by mycelium growing in the bark and in tunnels created by beetles just under the bark. These sticky conidia are produced at the tips of 1-2 mm tall synnemata. Each synnema consists of hyphae fused to form an erect, dark stalk with a round, nearly colorless head of sticky spores. Beetle vectors carry the sticky spores to new elm trees. Sexual reproduction Based on the structures produced by their sexual stage, the Dutch elm disease pathogens are placed in the ascomycete genus Ophiostoma. When two mating types come in contact, ascospores are produced in spherical, black, long-necked perithecia (Figure 8). Perithecia form in the bark, either singly or in gr | Account Suspended Account Suspended This Account has been suspended. Contact your hosting provider for more information. |
Which English King died of dysentery while campaigning in France? | Henry V Henry V Henry IV died 20 March 1413. His son, Henry V (aged 26) succeeded peacefully to the throne. Henry V was a muscular man, stately in his bearing; he loved hunting. Unlike Richard II, Henry V was very much at home with the military aristocracy that dominated England. He had made many friends amongst them while campaigning in Wales, and his first thought on accession to the throne was military action against France. Neither England nor France had strictly observed the twenty-six year truce of 1396 - in particular, the French attacked English territories in Gascony while Henry IV struggled to suppress the Percy rebellion. Charles VI Charles VI of France (1380-1422) acceded to the throne when he was only twelve years old. His irresponsible uncles - the Dukes of Anjou, Berry and Burgundy - squandered the country's wealth and imposed high taxes that provoked the peasantry to intermittent revolt. Charles himself took control in 1388, but in 1392 suffered from one of the first of many recurrent bouts of madness. (He was under the impression that he was made of glass, and would break at the slightest shock.) Charles was insane more often than sane in the years that followed, and his uncles and his wife - Isabel of Bavaria - struggled to dominate policy. The struggles amongst the French nobility erupted into civil war in 1410, and there was rioting between rival factions in Paris. Henry V decided to take advantage of French divisions. In 1414, he negotiated with the Duke of Burgundy (who was keen to take advantage of the weakness of the French crown,) agreed a truce with Brittany, and spent the summer making military preparations. The French were well aware of English plans. An almost contemporary account tells how they sent Henry V tennis balls to play with, as a sign of their contempt. "We are glad the Dauphin is so pleasant with us; His present and your pains we thank you for: When we have matched our rackets to these balls, We will, in France, by God's grace, play a set Shall strike his father's crown into the hazard." (Shakespeare, Henry V, 1.2) Henry V and Agincourt Henry reasserted the English claim to the the French Crown (ignoring the fact that the Earl of March was more entitled than himself,) and in August 1415 set sail for France with his army aboard about 1500 vessels. Henry besieged the fortress town of Harfleur which commanded the mouth of the Seine. He positioned his ships to prevent the town being reinforced or provisioned by sea. Henry's army was well equipped and supplied, and the French were unable to send a force to relieve Harfleur. Disease broke out killing many of the town's inhabitants (and some of its besiegers, including Thomas Fitzalan, 12th Earl of Arundel - a friend of Henry from the Welsh wars.) Harfleur surrendered 22 September 1415. Against the advice of many of his commanders to return home before winter, Henry V decided to march with his army to Calais. The French amassed a large army, and after Henry's men had marched 250 miles in seventeen days, intercepted the English at Agincourt. Henry's army was hungry, tired, and many of its soldiers were suffering from dysentery. Had the French simply denuded the country of supplies and picked off stragglers, the march would have achieved nothing and lost many men. Instead the French decided to attack. Henry commanded about 6,000 troops - 5,000 infantry and archers, and 1,000 cavalry. The number of French troops is uncertain, but probably at least three times as many. The Battle of Agincourt 25 October 1415 Henry took up a strong defensive position over a narrow front, with woodland on each flank and archers positioned behind wooden stakes driven into the ground to impede French cavalry attack. Henry - ostentatiously crowned and surrounded by banners - placed himself in a prominent | King Henry VI | Britroyals Event 1422 Henry aged 8 months becomes King of England on the death of his father, Henry V, and then, two months later, King of France on the death of his grandfather, Charles VI. 1422 John, Duke of Bedford, is appointed Regent of France; Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, becomes Regent of England. 1429 Henry VI is crowned King of England 1429 The young peasant girl Joan of Arc begins her campaign to expel the English from France. She inspires the French army which relieves Orleans besieged by English troops. 1431 The English capture Joan of Arc. She is burned at the stake as a witch and heretic in Rouen on 30 May. 1431 Henry VI of England is crowned King of France in Paris 1437 Henry assumes personal rule of England 1440 Eton college founded giving free education to 70 scholars 1445 Henry marries Margaret of Anjou 1453 End of 100 Years� War. Gascony and Normandy fall to the French. England retains only Calais and The Channel Islands. 1453 Henry becomes mentally ill. Richard, Duke of York, is made Protector during Henry�s illness 1453 Battle of Heworth between supporters of the Neville and Percy families marks the beginning of the feud between the Houses of York and Lancaster 1454 Henry regains his senses but disaffected nobles take matters into their own hands. Supporters of the Dukes of York and Lancaster take sides. 1455 Beginning of the 'Wars of the Roses'. Duke of York is dismissed. York raises an army and defeats the King�s Lancastrian forces at the Battle of St. Albans.The Lancastrian leader, the Duke of Somerset, is killed. York takes over the government of England. 1457 Henry unsuccessfully tries to broker peace between the Yorkists and Lancastrians. 1459 War is renewed and the Lancastrians are defeated at Blore Heath; the Yorkists are then defeated at Ludford Bridge near Ludlow. Parliament declares York a traitor and he escapes to Ireland. 1460 Yorkist army led by Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, defeats Lancastrians at the Battle of Northampton. Henry VI is captured and his wife, Margaret, escapes to Scotland. Richard of York is again Protector. 1460 Margaret raises a Lancastrian army in the north and defeats and kills Richard of York at Wakefield. Henry VI captured by the Yorkists at Northampton. Earl of Warwick takes London for the Yorkists. 1461 Yorkists win Battle of Mortimers Cross. Queen Margaret marches her army South, defeats Earl of Warwick at St Albans, and frees Henry. Edward, son of Richard of York, defeats Margaret's Lancastrian forces on 29 March at the Battle of Towton - the largest and bloodiest battle ever on British soil when 28,000 lose their lives. Margaret and Henry flee to Scotland. Henry is deposed by Edward who declares himself King Edward IV 1462 Lancastrian revolts are suppressed. 1464 Warwick defeats Lancastrians at Battle of Hexham; Henry VI is captured and brought to the Tower of London. 1469 Warwick falls out with Edward IV, and defeats him at Edgecote. They are later reconciled but Warwick is banished. He makes peace with Margaret, returns to England with an army, and Edward flees to Flanders. Henry VI is restored to the throne. 1471 Edward returns to England and defeats and kills Warwick at the Battle of Barnet. Margaret is defeated at the Battle of Tewkesbury; her son Edward, Prince of Wales, heir to the Lancastrian throne is killed in battle. 1471 |
"""Hale knew before he had been in Brighton three hours that they meant to murder him..."" are the opening words to which Graham Greene novel?" | Brighton Rock by Graham Greene | book word Brighton Rock by Graham Greene Lobby Lud, the man from the News Chronicle was a perpetual disappointment in my youth. If you spotted Lobby Lud, you were supposed to strike him on the shoulder with a copy of the News Chronicle and say, ‘You are Lobby Lud and I claim my £5’. But he never appeared in my home town in South Wales and on the occasion he came to Newport we did not. The paper ceased publication in October 1960 when my chance disappeared for ever. Why read this novel? I picked up Brighton Rock from my TBR pile because I needed a thin book to read on the train. It was on the pile as a classic to re-read. I was immediately rewarded with the brilliant opening paragraph of the novel. Hale knew, before he had been in Brighton three hours, that they meant to murder him. With his inky fingers and his bitten nails, his manner cynical and nervous, anybody could tell he didn’t belong – belong to the early summer sun, the cool Whitsun wind off the seam the holiday crowd. They came in by train from Victoria every five minutes, rocked down Queen’s Road standing on the tops of the little local trams, stepped off in bewildered multitudes into fresh and glittering air: the new silver paint sparkled on the piers, the cream houses ran away into the west like a pale Victorian water-colour; a race in miniature motors, a band playing, flower gardens in bloom below the front, an aeroplane advertising something or the health in pale vanishing clouds across the sky. (5) This opening paragraph is acclaimed for setting up the novel’s violence, tension, and the place and time of its events. The first sentence is apparently contradicted by the picture of Brighton on a Whitsun holiday. But we know at once that Hale is doomed. Brighton Beach on Whitsun, 31 May 2009. By David Hawgood of Geography Project via Wiki Commons. I am working on the revision of the first draft of my novel. So I read the most acclaimed novels with attention. Graham Greene was one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century and this is one of several of his novels classed as classics. There is one major novelistic problem for me in Brighton Rock. For this story to work we have to believe in several unlikely aspects of the characters. We have to believe that, knowing his life was in danger Hale would not try to escape; that Pinkie, only 17 years old, would go as far as he does; that Ida really cares enough about a man she barely knew to pursue the truth and put her own life in danger; that Rose is as innocent, stupid and gullible as she acts. None of these are givens, but there would be no story without them. The story We are in the late 1930s. You may be visualising the Boulting Brothers 1947 film, which starred Richard Attenborough as Pinkie and Hermione Badderly as Ida Arnold. (The more recent film has not made a big impression.) That rather pasty face, with its scar and huge eyes, a baby face with the eyes of a mean old man, this is the Pinkie of the novel and 1947 film. Good and evil were themes in the air in the late ‘30s and through the 40s, the time of the Second World War. And they are themes for all times. Graham Greene was a Roman Catholic and embraced these themes. The orthodox Roman church is not the hero of this novel. Rather it is the wholesome goodness of Ida Arnold, (almost a tart with a heart of gold). Pinkie’s evil is set against Ida’s humanity. Lobby Lud lives on in Killey Kibber, aka Fred Hale, a journalist with the Messenger, in Graham Greene’s Brighton Rock. He is in Brighton to leave his cards (finders could claim 10/-) and be ready to be challenged by a member of the public. Pinkie, the Boy, is 17 and trying to assert himself as the leader of a violent gang in Brighton by stepping into the shoes of Kite, slashed in the waiting room at St Pancras station in London. Pinkie organises Hale’s murder, because the journalist exposed gangs in Brighton and is on Killey Kibber duty in Brighton that Whitsun holiday. Pinkie is conscious that if caught he will not hang because he is a minor. But the gang | Books With Spines: The Complete List | National Association of Scholars Books With Spines: The Complete List Jul 25, 2016 | NAS Books With Spines: The Complete List Jul 25, 2016 | Week Twenty-One: Good Teachers Week One: Bad Teachers Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery. Mr. Phillips, who fails to enforce order or care for his class because he aims only at courting one of his pupils, misspells Anne’s name (omitting the “e”) and singles her out for punishment when she and several others appear late for class. Be Frank With Me by Julia Claiborne Johnson. 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Rousseau imagines raising Emile, whom he treats as a perfect tabula rasa needing only protection from society’s corrupting influence. Rousseau emphasizes experience, reason, and career, only imparting emotion, “religion,” and sentiment when Emile is a teenager. Rousseau also trains Emile’s wife, Sophie, to be “passive and weak” and to please her husband. Emily of New Moon by L.M. Montgomery. Miss Brownell, a merciless disciplinarian, ridicules Emily for spelling mistakes and plays favorites with the class. Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder. A school teacher unable to maintain order lets the “boys from Hardscrabble Hill” beat him so badly he later dies. Mr. Corse, the new teacher, disciplines them with a fifteen-foot whip that draws blood and leaves their clothes in tatters. Hard Times by Charles Dickens. Thomas Gradgrind, sadistic utilitarian who eschews the humane arts in favor of training students as if they were part of an assembly line. Also Mr. M’Choakumchild, who stuffs facts into students until they choke. (Recommended three times.) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling. Dolores Umbridge is a bad teacher because she is trying to propagandize her students into suppressing the truth and she gives unfair punishments. (Recommended three times.) Homeland by R.A. Salvatore. Dinin Do'Urden is responsible for the attempted brainwashing of his brother/student Drizzt. Dinin is a warrior teacher at the school of martial arts who, along with other teachers, attempts to teach students mindless racism, classism, violence, and other morally reprehensible things. Similar to college/high school today, no? How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn. Mr. Jonas punishes Huw for fighting by beating him with a stick until it breaks. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Miss Scatcherd strikes Helen Burns on the neck a dozen times with a bunch of twigs. Mr. Brocklehurst, who supervises Lowood School and is hypocritically religious, humiliates Jane Eyre by making her stand on a stool in front of the class and telling the other girls Jane is a liar and that they shouldn’t associate with her. (Recommended twice.) Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. Mr. Davis the schoolteacher hits Amy March on the hand with a ruler when he catches her with pickled limes in her desk. Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe. An unnamed Latin professor at the thinly disguised University of North Carolina, who unjustly accuses our hero, Eugene Gant, of using a "pony" when his Latin translation seemed too good to be his own work. Lost Boys , by Orson Scott Card. Mrs. Jones singles |
Indonesian Kalimantan, which is divided into 4 provinces, covers the southern three quarters of which island? | Kalimantan Maps and Orientation: Kalimantan, Indonesia Kalimantan Maps and Orientation (Kalimantan, Indonesia) Located on the island of Borneo, Kalimantan is home to a population of approximately 12 million people. Kalimantan forms the main southern region and encompasses some 70% of Borneo, while to the north, both East Malaysia and Brunei are to be found. Since Kalimantan covers such a vast area, getting around can be quite difficult and time consuming, and tours prove to be popular with holiday makers. There are three main ethnic groups residing here - the Malay Indonesians, the Chinese, and the indigenous Dayak tribes. Maps and Orientation of the Island This Indonesian region is divided into a total of four very individual provinces: East Kalimantan - home to the cities of Balikpapan and Samarinda West Kalimantan - with Pontianak being the capital city Central Kalimantan - rather dominated by the Dayak people, with Palangka Raya (Palangkaraya) serving as the provincial capital South Kalimantan - featuring 11 regencies and two cities, Banjarbaru and Banjarmasin The following destinations are relatively close to Kalimantan and shown with their respective directions: | Indonesia Map / Geography of Indonesia / Map of Indonesia - Worldatlas.com Print this map Indonesia, with over 18,000 counted islands, is by far the largest and most varied archipelago on Earth. It spans almost 2 million square kilometers between Asia and Australia . With a population of 248,216,193, Indonesia shares land borders with 3 countries: Malaysia, Timor-Leste and Papa New Guinea. Positioned on the Equator , across a region of immense volcanic activity, Indonesia has some 400 volcanoes within its borders, with at least 90 still active in some way. Many of the islands here are still uninhabited, with the larger islands of Java, Kalimantan (Borneo), Irian Jaya (Papua), Sumatra and Sulawesi home to most of the population base. Forming a bulk of the modern population are Austronesian peoples, who migrated from Taiwan around 2000 BC seeking out the ideal agricultural conditions. The strategic sea-lane positioning of Indonesia also played host to the cultivation of international trade with China and Indian kingdoms. Through the early centuries AD, a number of small states flourished across Indonesia, including the Tarumanagara who produced some of the earliest known inscriptions on Java island. By the 7th century BC the Srivijaya naval kingdom had established on Sumatra, bringing with them the influences of Hinduism and Buddhism, and shaping much of the southeast Asia maritime. The Srivijayans were severely weakened by a series of Chola raids in the 11th century, and by 1414 had completely ceased to exist. Islam made its way to Sumatra during the slow downfall of the Srivijayan kingdom, and in its wake the Majapahit state formed. Under the ruling of Gajah Mada, Indonesia experienced a Golden Age, and extended through much of the southern Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra and Bali. Warfare dominated the late 1500s and on into the mid 1600s as the Sultanate of Mataram expanded the kingdom further, and the Dutch East India Company began dominating trade and colonization in Asia . Discontent with the current king, Amangkurat I, rose during the 1670s. Despite his attempt at bringing long-term stability, revolts only intensified. Following the death of Amangkurat I, Amangkurat II gained control of the kingdom, but efforts were lost as a two-year war completely toppled the kingdom. Prev Page 1/3 Next Page See Also |
The Raptorex Kriegsteini, as smaller version of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, was discovered in which country? | Smaller version of T. rex discovered | New York Post Smaller version of T. rex discovered Comment(required) September 17, 2009 | 7:40pm WASHINGTON — About 125 million years ago a tiny version of Tyrannosaurus rex roamed what is now northeastern China. Tiny, that is, by T. rex standards – you still wouldn’t want to meet it face to face. Described by paleontologist Paul Sereno as “punk size,” this early predator stood about nine feet tall. It just seems small compared to the giant T. rex that evolved millions of years later and was as much as 100 times more massive. “It really is the blueprint for the later (T. rex) dinosaurs,” Sereno said, “it was a blueprint that was scalable.” Described for the first time in Thursday’s ScienceExpress, the online edition of the journal Science, the new dinosaur has been named Raptorex kriegsteini. Sereno reports that Raptorex has all the hallmarks of T. rex, including a large head, tiny arms and lanky feet – just in a smaller size. “What we’re looking at is a blueprint for a fast-running set of jaws,” Sereno said at a briefing arranged by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The giant T. rex dominated much of the planet from about 90 million years ago until the great extinction 65 million years ago. Raptorex would have weighed only about 150 pounds, said Sereno, of the University of Chicago and also a National Geographic explorer in residence. The newly described remains were found by fossil hunters in northern China, smuggled out of that country and offered for sale to collector Henry Kriegstein of Higham, Mass., Sereno said. Kriegstein, for whom the animal is now named, donated the materials to science and they will be returned to China. The fossil was encased in a single block of stone, Sereno said. That stone allowed the researchers to trace the find to its original location. The way the bones were fused indicates the animal died at the age of five or six, which is nearly adult. It would have matured at eight or 10 and been old by 20, added co-author Stephen Brusatte of the American Museum of Natural History. The find also shows that features such as the animal’s tiny arms did not evolve as T. rex grew larger, but were present in the much earlier forms, Brusatte said. “Much of what we thought we knew about T. rex turns out to be simplistic or out-and-out wrong,” Brusatte said. Sereno said Raptorex was a predator. Some scientists debate whether T. rex was a predator or scavenger. Dinosaur expert John R. Horner of the Museum of the Rockies at Montana State University was cautious about the find. “It’s hard to evaluate their conclusions,” he said, calling the report interesting but adding that the drawing in the paper shows some differences from a T. rex in addition to being smaller. However, he added, he didn’t see anything that would disprove their theory that Raptorex was an ancestor of T. rex. The research was funded by the Whitten-Newman Foundation and the National Geographic Society. Share this: | We're sorry, that page can't be found. We're sorry, that page can't be found. Share Here are some suggestions for finding information on the U.S. Department of State website. Check the URL and change any upper case letters to lower case. URLs on www.state.gov are case-sensitive and are all lower case. Try the Search option located on every page. For career information, visit careers.state.gov For Travel information, visit travel.state.gov Check our Archive page for links to previous Adminstration websites If you still cannot find something, Contact Us . Thank you for your interest. In This Section: U.S. Embassies The Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal for information from the U.S. State Department.External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.Note: documents in Portable Document Format (PDF) require Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or higher to view, download Adobe Acrobat Reader . |
What year saw the death of Billy the Kid | The Death Of Billy The Kid, 1881 The Death Of Billy The Kid, 1881 Printer Friendly Version >>> Billy the Kid Billy The Kid was born in the slums of New York City in 1859. After the death of his father, he traveled west with his mother ending up in Silver City, New Mexico Territory in 1873. Little of substance is known about Billy's life during this period, and myth has replaced fact to shroud the early years of Billy the Kid in folklore. What is known for sure is that he arrived in Lincoln County, New Mexico in 1877 using the name William Bonney. His life would last only four more years, but in that short period he became embroiled in the events that made him a legend. Lincoln County was in a state of near-anarchy in 1877. The native Apache had recently been subdued and the local cattlemen divided themselves into two camps in a fight for local power. Unfortunately for Billy the Kid, he allied himself with the losing side in this "Lincoln County War." Billy worked as a ranch hand for John Tunstall a leader of one faction seeking control of the county. Tunstall befriended the Kid acting in many ways as a surrogate father. Tunstall's ambush and murder in 1878 by a sheriff's posse set the Kid off on a path of revenge. His first victims were the sheriff and his deputy, killed from ambush on the streets of Lincoln. On the run for two years, the Kid was eventually captured, tried, convicted and returned to Lincoln to hang for the murders. However, Lincoln's makeshift jail was no match for Billy the Kid. On the evening of April 28, 1881 as he was climbing the steps returning him to his cell, the Kid made a mad dash, grabbed a six-shooter and shot his guard. Hearing the shots, a second guard ran from across the street only to be gunned down by the Kid standing on the balcony above him. Mounting a horse, William Bonney galloped out of town and into history. ADVERTISMENT Death of a Legend Pat Garrett was elected Sheriff of Lincoln County in 1880 on a reform ticket with the expectation that he would reinstate justice in the area. One of his first acts was to capture Billy the Kid, sending him to trial for the murder of the Lincoln sheriff and his deputy. Garrett was away from Lincoln on county business when the Kid made his escape. Rather than chase after the fugitive, Garrett kept to his ranch mending fences and attending to his cattle. In July, the Sheriff received word that the Kid was hiding out at the abandoned Fort Sumner about 140 miles west of Lincoln. Rounding up two of his deputies, John Poe and Thomas McKinney, Garrett set off in pursuit of the Kid. On the night of July 14, the Sheriff and his two deputies approached the dusty old Fort now converted to living quarters. The residents were sympathetic to the Kid and the lawmen could extract little information. Garrett decided to seek out an old friend, Peter Maxwell, who might tell him the Kid's whereabouts. As chance would have it, the Kid stumbled right into the Sheriff's hands. Garrett published his account of the incident a year after it happened: "I then concluded to go and have a talk with Peter Maxwell, Esq., in whom I felt sure I could rely. We had ridden to within a short distance of Maxwell's grounds when we found a man in camp and stopped. To Poe's great surprise, he recognized in the camper an old friend and former Pat Garett partner, in Texas, named Jacobs. We unsaddled here, got some coffee, and, on foot, entered an orchard which runs from this point down to a row of old buildings, some of them occupied by Mexicans, not more than sixty yards from Maxwell's house. We approached these houses cautiously, and when within earshot, heard the sound of voices conversing in Spanish. We concealed ourselves quickly and listened; but the distance was too great to hear words, or even distinguish voices. Soon a man arose from the ground, in full view, but too far away to recognize. He wore a broad-brimmed hat, a dark vest and pants, and was in his shirtsleeves. With a few words, which fell like a murmur on our ears, he went to the fence, jumped it, and walked down towards M | November 12, 1981 : William Holden, star of Sunset Boulevard and Network, dies Introduction On this day in 1981, the actor William Holden, who starred in such movies as Sunset Boulevard, Stalag 17 and Network, dies at the age of 63 in his Santa Monica, California home. The Academy Award-winning actor reportedly died after falling and hitting his head; his body was found several days later. Holden was born William Franklin Beedle on April 17, 1918, in O’Fallon, Illinois, and raised in Southern California. He made his feature film debut in 1938’s Prison Farm and the following year starred in Golden Boy with Barbara Stanwyck. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Air Force and acted in training films. In 1950, Holden co-starred with Gloria Swanson in director Billy Wilder’s now-classic film noir Sunset Boulevard, which was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and later added to the American Film Institute’s list of the 100 best movies of the 20th century. Holden received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his performance as Joe Gillis, a broke screenwriter who gets ensnared in the world of the aging silent-screen star Norma Desmond (Swanson). Sunset Boulevard contains the now-famous line, “All right, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.” Holden collected his first Academy Award in the Best Actor category for 1953’s Stalag 17, also helmed by Wilder. Holden played a bitter American soldier at a World War II German POW camp who is suspected of being a spy. During the 1950s, Holden also appeared in such hit films as Born Yesterday (1950), with Judy Holliday; Sabrina (1954) with Audrey Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart; Executive Suite (1954), with Barbara Stanwyck, Fredric March and June Allyson; The Country Girl (1954), with Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly; The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954), with Kelly, March and Mickey Rooney; Picnic (1955), with Kim Novak; Love is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955), with Jennifer Jones, and The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), with Alec Guinness and Jack Hawkins. Later in his career, Holden appeared in such movies as The Wild Bunch (1969), a Western directed by Sam Peckinpah, and The Towering Inferno (1974), with Paul Newman and Steve McQueen. Holden received his third Best Actor Oscar nomination for director Sidney Lumet’s Network (1976), a satire about network television that includes the now-iconic line “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore.” Off camera, Holden was friends with Ronald Reagan and served as best man at his 1952 wedding to Nancy Davis. Holden’s final film was director Blake Edwards’ S.O.B. (1981), a satire about Hollywood and the movie business. Article Details: November 12, 1981 : William Holden, star of Sunset Boulevard and Network, dies Author November 12, 1981 : William Holden, star of Sunset Boulevard and Network, dies URL |
Amygdaloid refers to the shape of what nut? | Almond | Define Almond at Dictionary.com Share almond [ah-muh nd, am-uh nd; spelling pronunciation al-muh nd] /ˈɑ mənd, ˈæm ənd; spelling pronunciation ˈæl mənd/ Spell noun 1. the nutlike kernel of the fruit of either of two trees, Prunus dulcis (sweet almond) or P. dulcis amara (bitter almond) which grow in warm temperate regions. 2. anything shaped like an almond, especially an ornament. adjective of the color, taste, or shape of an almond. 6. made or flavored with almonds: almond cookies. Latin 1250-1300 1250-1300; Middle English almande < Old French (dial.) alemande, probably by transposition of -la < Late Latin amandula, with assimilative replacement of the unfamiliar cluster and adaptation to a known suffix, representing Latin amygdala < Greek amygdálē; replacing Old English amigdal < Latin Related forms Examples from the Web for almond Expand Declining bee populations may lead to significant agricultural losses in U.S. Miranda Green May 7, 2013 Historical Examples The truth is that the candle in question is made out of a piece of apple, with a small peg cut from a nut or almond for a wick. Earl Hubert's Daughter Emily Sarah Holt almond meal is sometimes used as an adulterant in ipecacuanha powder. The Dead Command Vicente Blasco Ibez Cut the turnips in pieces four times the size of an almond, and put to boil in salt water. British Dictionary definitions for almond Expand noun 1. a small widely cultivated rosaceous tree, Prunus amygdalus, that is native to W Asia and has pink flowers and a green fruit containing an edible nutlike seed 2. the oval-shaped nutlike edible seed of this plant, which has a yellowish-brown shell 3. (modifier) made of or containing almonds: almond cake, related adjectives amygdaline amygdaloid 4. (as adjective): an almond skirt 6. anything shaped like an almond nut Word Origin C13: from Old French almande, from Medieval Latin amandula, from Latin amygdala, from Greek amugdalē Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for almond Expand n. c.1300, from Old French almande, amande, from Vulgar Latin *amendla, *amandula, from Latin amygdala (plural), from Greek amygdalos "an almond tree," of unknown origin, perhaps a Semitic word. Altered in Medieval Latin by influence of amandus "loveable," and acquiring in French an excrescent -l- perhaps from Spanish almendra "almond," which got it via confusion with the Arabic definite article al-, which formed the beginnings of many Spanish words. Applied to eyes shaped like almonds, especially of certain Asiatic peoples, from 1870. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper almond in the Bible Expand a native of Syria and Palestine. In form, blossoms, and fruit it resembles the peach tree. Its blossoms are of a very pale pink colour, and appear before its leaves. Its Hebrew name, _shaked_, signifying "wakeful, hastening," is given to it on account of its putting forth its blossoms so early, generally in February, and sometimes even in January. In Eccl. 12:5, it is referred to as illustrative, probably, of the haste with which old age comes. There are others, however, who still contend for the old interpretation here. "The almond tree bears its blossoms in the midst of winter, on a naked, leafless stem, and these blossoms (reddish or flesh-coloured in the beginning) seem at the time of their fall exactly like white snow-flakes. In this way the almond blossom is a very fitting symbol of old age, with its silvery hair and its wintry, dry, barren, unfruitful condition." In Jer. 1:11 "I see a rod of an almond tree [shaked]...for I will hasten [shaked] my word to perform it" the word is used as an emblem of promptitude. Jacob desired his sons (Gen. 43:11) to take with them into Egypt of the best fruits of the land, almonds, etc., as a present to Joseph, probably because this tree was not a native of Egypt. Aaron's rod yielded almonds (Num. 17:8; Heb. 9:4). Moses was directed to make c | 1511st (2) by Mike Hall (page 23) - issuu issuu IN THE KNOW INTERACTIVE Trivia Quiz If you think you’ve got what it takes to beat our monthly brain buster, take our quiz and prove your intellectual talents! 1 What code name was given to Nazi Germany's plan to invade Britain during the Second World War? 11 12 Which country only switched to the modern Gregorian Calendar on January 1, 1927? Olibanum is the Medieval Latin alternative English word for which Biblical aromatic resin? The splanchnocranium refers to the bones of which defining part of the human body? 13 Which city, mythically founded by a twin saved by a shewolf, was built on the seven hills, east of the River Tiber called Aventine, Caelian, Capitoline, Esquiline, Palatine, Quirinal and Viminal? 3 Used to measure the height of horses, how many inches are there in one hand? 14 On which Mediterranean island is the famous nightlife holiday resort of Magaluf? 4 5 Apiphobia is the fear of what creatures? What are metal rope-fixings on a boat and cyclist's shoes? Occurring twice yearly, what name is given to a day consisting of twelve hours of daylight and twelve hours of darkness? 6 Which country is the natural habitat of the emu? 16 How many times does the second-hand of a clockwork clock 'tick' (move) while the hour hand completes one full rotation? 7 8 17 What's the common technical term for the removal of a president from office, due to wrongdoing? How many hurdles are there in a 400 metres hurdles race? 18 Which famous corporate logo changed to a flat colour/colour sans serif font in its first major change since 1999? K'ung Futse (Venerated Master Kong) is better known as which major philosopher and religious founder? 9 19 Japan's NTT DoCoMo mobile phone company developed which texting icon 'pictograph' series, Japanese for 'picture' and 'character'? 20 The flags of China, Japan, Argentina, Uruguay, Greenland and Bangladesh share what common feature? 1. Operation Sea Lion. 2. Turkey. 3. Four. 4. Bees. 5. Equinox. 6. Australia. 7. Ten. 8. Google. 9. Emoji. 10. Geronimo. 11. Frankincense. 12. Face. 13. Rome. 14. Majorca. 15. Cleats. 16. 43,200 (12 hours x 60 minutes x 60 second 'ticks'). 17. Impeachment. 18. Confucius. 19. Mexico City. 20. Sun. Answers: 10 What Native American Apache Indian chief 's name became an exclamation of exhilaration? 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Whose stories include 'The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow'? | The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Summary - eNotes.com The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Summary Trivia The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Summary The Headless Horseman has been haunting Sleepy Hollow. An itinerant teacher named Ichabod Crane moves to Tarry Town in Sleepy Hollow. A Yankee, Crane is unfamiliar with the ways and superstitions of his new home. He starts flirting with Katrina Van Tassel, the daughter of the richest man in town. The townsfolk are displease with this, because it appears he only wants her for her family's money. After a party given by Katrina's father, the Headless Horseman drives Ichabod out of town. link Link “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” represents Irving’s second comic masterpiece, a ghostly tale about things that go bump in the night. The specter in question here is the mysterious Headless Horseman, said to be a Hessian trooper who lost his head in a nearby battle. Each night he roams the countryside in search of it. The unlikely hero in this tale is Ichabod Crane, an itinerant schoolmaster, whose name suits him perfectly: “He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, feet that might have served for shovels, and his whole frame most loosely hung together.” Irving opens his tale with a marvelous and evocative description of the lush, charming Hudson Valley region of Sleepy Hollow near Tarry Town, the delightful and dreamy atmosphere pervading the place, and the tale of the Hessian trooper’s ghost that supposedly roams near the churchyard. He then introduces the reader to Ichabod, a poor Connecticut Yankee who is very interested in marrying the wealthy, lovely, and flirtatious Katrina Van Tassel, daughter of the richest man in the area. Ichabod’s plan is to ingratiate himself into her life, winning her hand in marriage. He arranges to teach her psalmody and is therefore permitted to visit Katrina on a regular basis at her family’s prosperous farm. His interest in Katrina, however, is less than honorable. Ichabod wants to acquire her hereditary wealth and sell it off. His chief rival is a brawny local named Brom Bones, who loves Katrina for herself. The two men despise each other; Irving adroitly contrasts Yankee opportunism with Dutch diligence. Ichabod attends a party given by Katrina’s father one night and later, on his way home, meets the terrifying Headless Horseman (Brom Bones in disguise), who drives the superstitious victim out of Sleepy Hollow forever. Unlike “Rip Van Winkle,” which appears among the first pieces in The Sketch Book, Irving placed “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” last and followed it in a brief piece summarizing his final thoughts on the book. It, too, is set in the Hudson Valley, but Irving’s point in this tale is markedly different. In “Rip Van Winkle” the old order gives way to the new, but the reverse is true here. The hypocritical Yankee Ichabod is defeated by the stalwart Dutch Brom, who represents the old order. The contrast between both men could not be greater. Ichabod is a skinny, shrewd, calculating, sterile (and comic) individual, devoid of human affections, who relies on wit in his attempt to defeat his erstwhile rival. He is also a very gullible individual who believes in the supernatural, thus providing his opponent with the weapon that will destroy him. Brom, on the other hand, is a swaggering, athletic type inclined to mischievous pranks, but he does have deep romantic feelings for the beauteous Katrina. Brom is desperate to win her love, but he realizes that he cannot physically challenge his rival to a fight; hence, he devises a stratagem to prey on the schoolmaster’s fear and drive him away from Sleepy Hollow. Although “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is as familiar a tale as “Rip Van Winkle” to generations of schoolchildren, it has not had much success on the stage because of the difficulty of staging the thrilling chase scene at the end between Ichabod and the Headless Horseman. It has, however, been turned into at least three motion pictures. In 1922 the great cowboy humorist Will Rogers star | The Motown Story The Motown Story By David Edwards and Mike Callahan Last update: August 8, 2012 The Motown story is the story of Berry Gordy, Jr., who was born in Detroit Michigan on November 28, 1929. He was the seventh of eight children of Berry Gordy II and Bertha Gordy. His parents had migrated to Detroit from Milledgeville, Georgia in 1922. His father ran a plastering contracting business and his mother sold insurance and real estate; they also ran a grocery store and print shop. Berry Gordy, Jr. dropped out of school after his junior year to become a professional boxer; he decided to get out of the fight game at about the time the Army drafted him in 1951. During his stint in the Army, he obtained his high school equivalency degree. In 1953, he married Thelma Coleman and in 1954 his first child was born, a daughter Hazel Joy. They had two other children, named Berry IV and Terry, but were divorced in 1959. When Berry got out of the Army 1953, he opened a jazz-oriented record store called the 3-D Record Mart that was financed by the Berry family. By 1955, the store had failed and Berry was working on the Ford automobile assembly line. While working on the line, Berry constantly wrote songs, submitting them to magazines, contests and singers. His first success as a songwriter came in 1957 when Jackie Wilson recorded "Reet Petite", a song he, his sister Gwen and Billy Davis (under the pseudonym of Tyran Carlo) had written. "Reet Petite" became a modest hit and netted Berry $1000 for the song. Over the next two years he co-wrote four more hits for Wilson, "To Be Loved", "Lonely Teardrops", "That's Why" and "I'll Be Satisfied". Berry later chose the title To Be Loved for his autobiography. Successful as a songwriter, Berry decided to produce his songs himself. His first production was titled "Ooh Shucks" by the Five Stars, which was released on George Goldner's Mark X label in 1957. Gordy had an extraordinary ability to recognize talent. In 1957 at a Detroit talent show, he saw a group the Miracles and decided to record them. The Miracles consisted of Claudette Rogers, Ronnie White, Pete Moore, Bobby Rogers and the lead singer William "Smokey" Robinson. Berry's first production for the Miracles was an answer record to the Silhouettes "Get a Job," titled "Got a Job," which he leased to Goldner for release on End records. The record got some airplay, but then died a quick death, as did the Miracles follow-up on End titled "I Cry." In 1958, Berry produced a record by Eddie Holland titled "You," which was leased to Mercury records. Also that year, Kudo Records issued 4 more Gordy productions, two of which are significant to the Motown story: the first Marv Johnson release, titled "My Baby O," and a Brian Holland (Eddie's brother) vocal, titled "Shock". With Smokey Robinson and the Holland brothers, Berry had discovered three incredible songwriters and producers. Also in 1958, he produced a record by Herman Griffin titled "I Need You" on the H.O.B. label, which is notable in that it was the first song to be published by Berry's publishing company called Jobete (pronounced "jo-BET"), named after his three children, Hazel Joy [Jo], Berry IV[Be], and Terry [Te]. "I Need You" was also the first record to credit the Rayber Voices, background singers named after Berry's second wife, Raynoma, and himself. Gordy decided to take total control of his songs, so on January 12, 1959, he borrowed $800 from his family's loan fund to start his own record label, called Tamla. He had originally wanted to call his label "Tammy," after a Debbie Reynolds film, but that title was already taken. Tamla Records was located at 1719 Gladstone Street in Detroit, and the first release was Marv Johnson's "Come to Me" [Tamla 101]. The song was picked up by United Artists and it became a mid-sized hit. United Artists signed Marv Johnson to a recording contract and Berry Gordy continued to produce him for that label. In 1959, Marv Johnson's "You Got What It Takes" became his first production to break into the pop Top 10. The th |
Which country has the international car registration letter A? | Vehicle documents required for international road haulage - GOV.UK GOV.UK Vehicle documents required for international road haulage From: Vehicle documents drivers need to legally cross international borders in a UK-registered vehicle. Contents Further Information When you drive a goods vehicle from one country to another, you must make sure that you have certain documents on board. This guide provides information about the documents you will need as a driver to make sure that your vehicle is legally able to cross international borders. Vehicle registration documents If you take a UK-registered vehicle out of the country for less than 12 months, you must take documentation to show that you are authorised to possess the vehicle. This means you must carry the original Vehicle Registration Certificate (V5C) with you. If you have not received the V5C certificate, or the original has been lost, stolen or defaced, you can download the application for a vehicle registration certificate (V62) . If you take your vehicle out of the UK for more than 12 months (permanent export), you must notify the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency ( DVLA ) by completing the purple section, part 11 (V5C/4) of the VC5. It’s important that you take your registration certificate with you as you may have to hand it to the relevant authority when the vehicle is registered abroad. Read about taking a vehicle out of the UK permanently or temporarily . If your vehicle is hired or leased, the supplier company is unlikely to let you have the original VC5. Instead you can apply for a Vehicle on Hire Certificate (VE103). This certificate is authenticated proof of permission from the owner to take the vehicle abroad. A Vehicle on Hire Certificate is valid for one year and you can buy one from motoring organisations such as: Automobile Association (AA) Road Haulage Association Vehicle insurance documents The basic EU legal requirement is third party vehicle insurance. This covers injury to other people, including your passengers, damage to or loss of other peoples’ property resulting from an accident caused by you. It doesn’t cover any costs incurred by you as a result of an accident. Third party, fire and theft provides the same cover as third party but also includes fire damage and theft of the vehicle. Fully comprehensive provides the same cover as third party, fire and theft and additionally covers any damage to your vehicle. Every motor insurance policy issued in the EU must provide the minimum insurance cover required by law in any other EU country. Green Card In many countries, even those within the EU where a UK insurance certificate is acceptable, you may be asked to produce a Green Card. The Green Card is not an insurance cover. It simply provides proof, in those countries where the Green Card is valid, that the minimum third party liability cover required by law in the visited country is in force. If your insurers aren’t able to issue a Green Card, you can find alternative suppliers on the MIB website . The MIB operates the Green Card system in the UK. Insurance for goods in transit In some countries, you may need to produce a certificate of insurance for the goods carried to avoid paying a premium. See the guide on moving goods by road . It’s also important to ensure that the risk of goods being damaged, delayed, perished, lost or stolen in transit is properly managed. See the guide on transport insurance . Goods vehicle operator’s licence To transport goods abroad in an HGV for hire or reward you must have a standard international operators licence. This allows you to carry goods both in the UK and on international journeys. The licence comes into force once the fee has been paid and the licence documents are issued. Providing the 5 yearly renewal fee is paid and there are no infringements, the licence lasts indefinitely. Identity discs are also issued and must be displayed in each specified motor vehicle. The identity discs show the: operator’s name type of licence Community licences A valid Community Licence is required for all hire or reward op | Round 3 Jeopardy Template What is the Ford Mustang? This still-popular muscle car was launched late in 1964, what is it? 100 What is the Syndy Opera House? In 1973, which famous building with a roof resembling sails opened after 16 years of construction? 100 What are young urban professionals? The word “yuppie” was popularized in the 80s; what does it represent? 100 Which figure skater was accused of breaking a competitor’s kneecaps before the 1994 Olympics? 100 What is Denver, Co? What city did Barack Obama formally accept the Democratic nomination for the US presidential election in 2008? 200 What is Mister Ed? Picked up by CBS in 1961, what famous TV show had a vocal equine as its star? 200 Who was Jimi Hendrix? What American singer-songwriter, who is considered by many to be the greatest electric guitarist in music history, died in 1970? 200 What Soviet leader replaced Chernenko in 1985? 200 What food chain uses this slogan: “Think outside the bun”? 200 What is Katrina? In 2005, what hurricane devastated the Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama coastal regions, and flooded approximately 80% of the city of New Orleans? 300 Name the Organization created to fight for important women’s issues? 300 What was the name of NASA's first space shuttle that was unveiled in 1976? 300 Who is Sally Ride? The Space Shuttle Challenger took the first woman into space in 1983, what was her name? 300 What is the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame? What famous museum opened in 1995 in Cleveland, Ohio? 300 Who is Charles Manson? Wedding plans were announced in 2014 for a 26 year-old Illinois woman and which 80 year-old incarcerated mass murderer? 400 What famous property, purchased in 1965, was once a swamp land in Osceola County, California? 400 What is Three Mile Island? In 1979, a nuclear accident happened at what Pennsylvania power plant? 400 In 1984, which restaurant chain featured this line in their commercial, “Where’s the beef?” 400 Who was the youngest singer to win a Grammy in 1997? 400 What is ALS (Lou Gerhig's Disease)? In 2014, the Ice Water Bucket challenge was established for what charity? 500 Who is Sirhan Sirhan? The 1960s were a decade of high-profile assassinations (President John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, Robert F. Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.) Name the assassin who is still alive. 500 What is In Vitro Fertilization? In 1978, the first test tube baby was born following what procedure? 500 Who was Jim Thorpe? Which Olympic athlete had his gold medals reinstated in the decathlon and the pentathlon, 30 years after his death? 500 What is Yellow Pages? In the 90s, which company used this phrase for their slogan "Let your fingers do the walking"? 500 Who is Psy? |
Name the most northerly motorway in Britain. | Pathetic Motorways Pathetic Motorways What makes this a pathetic motorway? Well, actually, I quite like it. What's it doing here then? Well, it's really quiet, especially when compared with parts of the M8 ! It's a motorway of contrasting scenery - sometimes it's in a cutting, other times it winds its way between the hills and it also heads over plains. It has the tightest bend on a British motorway that isn't part of a junction complex, it's also the most northerly part of the British motorway network, and it's the only rural motorway to be built without hard shoulders in places. No hard shoulders? That's right. And believe me, it feels really, really odd. There are emergency lay-bys every mile, though. And the last thing - it killed the M85 , and so now there are two M90s at the northern end. One is signed as (A9) and the other as (A90). It seems quite daft to me, but there you go. Can I see what it looks like? Just be aware that low sun and a streaky windscreen don't make the best combination! Can I comment on this motorway? Of course! Contact me and I'll put them here! Have any other visitors commented? Thomas Davies: I've just finished going through the (large!) selection of photos for the M90 and have to say that I'm surprised you made no mention of the truly abysmal concrete surface on the section lacking hard shoulders, it has to be the single worst surface on any major road in the UK that I've ever driven. Every time I'm on that stretch I can barely hear myself think over the noise it makes, the entire few miles really deserve to be ripped up and re-laid with tarmac. They could even add in the missing hard shoulders at the same time... Phil Reynolds: All those scenery shots - and why not? I have to say from experience that it is a very scenic motorway indeed. Of course, the notable thing about the Broxden spur is it actually longer from where it goes off than the remainder of what they have us believe is the M90 proper. It does mean that the most northerly motorway has no number to call its own - though if the M85 were restored, this could indeed be the M90 again. Graham Pearson writes: It's true that the stretch with the concrete surface is unusually noisy, but apparently that surface is lasting far better than the tarmac used elsewhere. As for the M90 being really quiet: over much of its length it is, but between junctions 1 and 3 it's like a racetrack. Glen Haig obviously travels along the M90 regularly! [April 08] The southern section of the motorway, from junction 3 to the bridge is very busy. To make matters worse if you are heading northbound you are heading up a rather steep incline, creating a dangerous speed differential between light and heavy vehicles. It's not unusual to have to slow from 70mph to around 30mph if one HGV pulls out to overtake another. Hopefully they will widen this section of the road as part of the New Forth Crossing scheme. M90 | Hotels, Pubs, Restaurants & Guest Houses just off the M69 Motorway The M69 motorway runs for 16 miles from Coventry to Leicester The M69 starts in Coventy from the M6 motorway at junction 2 and passes through Nuneaton and Hinkley for 16 miles until it reaches the M1 motorway at Leicester. Click image to enlarge |
Which British scientist discovered acetylene in 1836? | Acetylene Manufacturing Technology - Process Detail of Acetylene Production Sales Helpline : +91-9810700052 ACETYLENE GAS Acetylene is a highly flammable gas which is colorless, lighter than air and has a garlic-like odor. Being colorless and inflammable gas, it is employed as a fuel and a chemical building block. It remains unstable in pure form so it is usually handled as a solution.The chemical compound with the formula C2H2 a compound of carbon and hydrogen. It is not only a hydrocarbon, but also the simplest alkyne. How to generate acetylene? Acetylene is commercially generated by the chemical reaction between calcium carbide and water. The reaction generates a significant amount of heat, which must be alleviated to avert the acetylene gas from exploding as in the BDM acetylene gas plants. The chemical reaction between calcium carbide and water to generate acetylene Discovery of Acetylene Gas Edmund Davy, a professor of Chemistry and world fame scientist, had discovered acetylene all the way back in 1836 as a "new carburet of hydrogen". And in1860, it was re discovered by French chemist Marcellin Berthelot, who invented the name "acetylene".Marcellin has worked very hard to create the gas by passing vapours of organic compounds like methanol, ethanol, etc.via a red-hot tube and collecting the effluent. In addition, he also succeeded to create it by sparking electricity through mixed cyanogen and hydrogen gases. The pure gas does not have odor, while commercial gas has garlic-like odor due to the presence of impurities like hydrogen sulphide and phosphine. Acetylene creation through thermal cracking process Chemical Properties of Acetylene Gas Molecular Weight: 26.038 Flammable Limits: 2.5-100% in Air CGA Valve: 510 | Jacques Cartier | Exploration | France Jacques Cartier You're Reading a Free Preview Pages 7 to 102 are not shown in this preview. You're Reading a Free Preview Pages 106 to 110 are not shown in this preview. This action might not be possible to undo. Are you sure you want to continue? CANCEL We've moved you to where you read on your other device. Get the full title to continue Get the full title to continue reading from where you left off, or restart the preview. Restart preview |
Which hard-man American actor was married to Jill Ireland from 1968 until her death in 1990? | Charles Bronson biography | birthday, trivia | American Actor | Who2 Charles Bronson Biography Name at birth: Charles Buchinsky (Buchinski) Movie star Charles Bronson is best known for starring in a run of urban crime dramas in the 1970s, including The Mechanic (1972), Mr. Majestyk (1974) and the original Death Wish (1974). Raised in the coal-mining region of Pennsylvania, Charles Bronson served in the United States Air Force during World War II, then ended up in California to study art and work as an actor. During the early 1950s he worked in television and movies, typecast as a tough-guy because of his craggy features and muscular build. By the 1960s his roles were bigger and so were the movies in which he appeared, including The Magnificent Seven (1960, with James Coburn ), Kid Galahad (1962, starring Elvis ), The Great Escape (1963, with Steve McQueen ) and The Dirty Dozen (1967, starring Lee Marvin ). Then Charles Bronson went to Europe to make movies and became an international star; the Italians called him “Il Brutto” and the French called him “le Monstre Sacré.” During the 1970s and ’80s he was a top box-office draw in the U.S. and Europe, appearing in two or three action movies a year. By the mid-1990s his appearances were few and far between as his health deteriorated. His films include the original House of Wax (1953), Machine-Gun Kelly (1958, a Roger Corman movie), Once Upon a Time in the West (1968, starring Henry Fonda ), The Valachi Papers (1972) and Hard Times (1975). Extra credit Charles Bronson was married to Jill Ireland, a co-star in many of his films, from 1968 until her death in 1990. Ireland had been previously married to David McCallum , Bronson’s co-star from The Great Escape… Charles Bronson was married two other times: to Harrier Tendler (from 1949 until their divorce in 1967) and to Kim Weeks (from 1998 until his death in 2003). | Film History of the 1960s Film History of the 1960s 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s The Invasion of British Cinema: Increasing American interest in British fads, fashion, and culture coincided with the smash-hit period comedy and Best Picture-winning Tom Jones (1963) that was based on the hero of Henry Fielding's classic novel. [The adapted screenplay was written by John Osborne - known for his earlier work for the socially-realistic Look Back in Anger (1959).] Its win of four Oscars (including Best Picture) and six other nominations in 1963 took everyone by surprise - Tony Richardson's British film was an especially appealing, free-spirited, 'Swingin' Sixties' film because of its bawdy, slapstick attitude toward sex seen through the misadventures of a lusty youth (Albert Finney) in 18th century England. The Fabulous Four Beatles, who had invaded the US with Beatlemania in 1963 and 1964 with their pop music made two semi-documentary musical films: (1) director Richard Lester's fast-paced, inventive rock 'n' roll comedy A Hard Day's Night (1964) (filmed in only eight weeks after the Beatles' return to England) - a day in the life of the band, and (2) the energetically zany Help! (1965). A few years later, a third Beatles-related film, the UK's animated, kaleidoscopic fantasy musical Yellow Submarine (1968) with a score by George Martin, featured a Nowhere Man, actors' voices standing in for the actual Beatles, and an invasion of Blue Meanies on Pepperland. Other British films such as John Schlesinger's Darling (1965) and Far From the Madding Crowd (1967), Georgy Girl (1966), and Lewis Gilbert's sex comedy Alfie (1966) gave international attention to actors like Julie Christie, Lynn Redgrave and Michael Caine (also Vanessa Redgrave, Glenda Jackson and others). Oscar-winning Maggie Smith starred in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969), a film set in 1930s Edinburgh about an exceptional, free-thinking teacher whose pupils were "the creme de la creme." Director Ken Loach's low-budget debut film Kes (1969) told about an abused 15 year old boy (David Bradley) from the Yorkshire working classes who found solace with a pet kestrel (falcon). Blacklisted US director Joseph Losey collaborated with scriptwriter Harold Pinter and actor Dirk Bogarde (as a sinister and unctuous manservant named Barrett) to satirize the upper strata of the British class system in The Servant (1963) and Accident (1967). But the British film (now a cult classic) that best exemplified the 'swinging' youth drugs/sex era of late 60s London was co-directors Donald Cammell's and Nicolas Roeg's originally X-rated Performance (1970) - starring Rolling Stones rock star Mick Jagger. The Invasion of Foreign Cinema: Many of the best and most varied arthouse films came from foreign directors (from Italy, France, and Japan) during this decade and were enjoyed (with subtitles) by college students and other sophisticated metropolitan audiences, such as: Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960) and 8 1/2 (1963) Jean-Luc Godard's A Bout De Souffle (1960) (aka Breathless) Michelangelo Antonioni's L'Avventura (1960) and Blow-Up (1966) Francois Truffaut's Shoot the Piano Player (1960) and Jules Et Jim (1962) Alain Resnais' Last Year at Marienbad (1961) Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo (1961) and Sanjuro (1962) Luchino Visconti's The Leopard (1963) Ingmar Bergman's Persona (1966) Luis Bunuel's Viridiana (1961), Belle De Jour (1967) and Tristana (1970) Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samourai (1967) Jacques Tati's Playtime (1967) Many famous European directors (Antonioni, Truffaut, |
John Towers, Nick Stephenson, John Edwards, and Peter Beale (the Phoenix Four) were criticised in a 2009 UK Government report for making vast personal gain while presiding over the collapse of which company? | News Analysis : The Phoenix that laid the golden egg? - AROnline : AROnline News Analysis : The Phoenix that laid the golden egg? Graham Eason John Towers with a Rover 75, shortly after the Phoenix takeover The author is a long-standing British car enthusiast and the owner of Great Escape Classic Car Hire . Following reports in the news earlier this week about the ‘Phoenix Four’ receiving further funds from the sale of former MG Rover assets, here’s Graham’s fascinating (and very well presented) take on the events of 2000-2005 and their legacy… When news stories began appearing this week about Messrs Beale, Towers, et al I was immediately fascinated. I’ll be honest, I’ve always bought the line that the famous four feathered their own nests and hung the workers out to dry. This view was largely based on media reports and local anecdotes – for example, about the sale of Studley Castle, the former BL management centre located just a few miles from the Great Escape site. Like most people I have never had the time to peruse the 800 page Government report into MG Rover’s collapse. Now, thanks to a link on AROnline’s Facebook group, I have. Not every word, I have to admit, but most of it. I have sacrificed a considerable amount of my already depleted brain cells to bring you a summary of what The Phoenix Four actually got up to. So here it is: a bitesized analysis of what killed MG Rover split into the main topic areas. Sale by BMW When Beemer decided to bail it sold the good bit – Land Rover – very easily, leaving it with the less desirable rump of MG and Rover. Everybody, including the Government, knew that this business was not viable in its current form, due to inefficient factories and ancient products. So either it would have to be drastically slimmed down or partnered with a suitable cash-rich car maker. This is why BMW provided a £500m ‘dowry’ to the Phoenix consortium to take the problem off their hands. The BMW deal seems to have been concluded very quickly, particularly compared to the slow pace of the SAIC JV. This seems to suggest a lack of due diligence with BMW rather than a criticism of SAIC. Quite why it all had to happen so quickly is unclear but certainly issues like a business plan and the pension shortfall don’t seem to have received serious analysis by the Phoenix consortium. BMW gave Towers and his partners £500m to offload the English Patient – whether your plans are short or long term, that dowry alone feels pretty persuasive. The Phoenix Four The ‘saviours’ of Rover Group were: John Towers – former Managing Director of Rover Peter Beale – Finance Director who previously worked for a Rover dealer in Stratford Nick Stephenson – Engineer who was a former Director of Rover/BMW John Edwards – ran a Rover dealership in Stratford Left to right: Towers, Beale, Edwards and Stephenson – collectively the Phoenix Four Towers and Beale are generally acknowledged as having been well equipped for the roles they played in the business. Stephenson and Edwards, according to the Government report, were competent in their specialist fields but were pushed well beyond their competences and comfort zones. Business structure From the start the structure of the Phoenix Four deal should have raised alarm bells. The four formed a limited partnership and set up a business called Techtronic. Techtronic ‘bought’ MG Rover and received the loan from BMW. By design or coincidence, this structure enabled the Directors to distance their financial liability and risk from the actual business they had bought – and keep the cash outside the floundering car company. In effect, Techtronic lent money to MG Rover (which had to be paid back) and earned interest on the loan. This arrangement generated a surplus which was fed back to the limited partnership. So whatever happened at MG Rover, careful management of funds at Techtronic would enable the Directors to benefit from surpluses created by interest on the invested BMW loan and on loans to MG Rover. It didn’t matter if the BMW loan was run down and MG Rover defaulted – short term they would | BBC Local Live: Devon & Cornwall Friday 2 October - BBC News BBC News BBC Local Live: Devon & Cornwall 2 Oct 20152 Oct 2015 Listen live to BBC Radio Cornwall and BBC Radio Devon Got a TV Licence? You need one to watch live TV on any channel or device, and BBC programmes on iPlayer. It’s the law. Updates on Friday 2 October News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 Monday Live Reporting By Matt Pengelly and Miles Davis All times stated are UK Get involved Our live coverage Posted at 18:00 Live updates for Devon and Cornwall have finished for the day, but we'll be back at 08:00 on Monday with the latest news, sport, travel and weather. Share Julian Fellowes’ musical adaptation of The Wind In The Willows will premiere in Plymouth and then visit Salford next year before moving to London’s West End. Based on Kenneth Grahame’s beloved tale of Toad, Ratty, Badger and Mole, the book has been adapted for stage by Downton Abbey creator Fellowes and Olivier-winning lyrical team George Stiles and Anthony Drew, who all previously worked together on the Mary Poppins musical. Prior to a West End stint, The Wind In The Willows will open at Plymouth’s Theatre Royal on 8 October 2016, followed by The Lowry in Salford from 26 October. Share Latest on the roads in Devon and Cornwall BBC Travel Posted at 17:46 - On the A38 at Dean Prior there are reports of an accident Plymouth-bound between the Rattery turn-off and the Marley Head Junction. - In St Austell on the A391 between Treverbyn Road and Menear Road there are reports of a large oil spillage and drivers are advised to approach with care. Share 'Completely innocent' man falsely accused of taking photos of children Miles Davis BBC News Online Posted at 17:41 Police in Falmouth have said a man who was accused via Facebook of taking pictures of children outside a supermarket is "completely innocent". Falmouth Police said a Facebook post had "reached thousands of people and as a result impacted wrongly and unfairly on the male concerned". In a statement the force said: "Police have viewed the images on the camera of which none involve any children and contain only images of the male’s wife." Share Painted ponies road safety trial on Dartmoor John Danks, BBC Spotlight On Dartmoor Posted at 17:34 Animal lovers on Dartmoor have daubed two moor ponies with paint in a bid to cut the number of animals being killed by vehicles. The idea is from a project in Finland where reindeer antlers were painted . Blue paint has been placed on the privately-owned ponies to see how durable it is, with reflective beads to be added to the paint later. BBC Karla McKechnie from the Dartmoor Livestock Protection Society said: "We've got a massive problem on Dartmoor on our unfenced roads. We've had over 60 animals killed this year so far and we're really trying to do something to reduce the amount of fatalities." Share The latest headlines for the region Miles Davis BBC News Online Posted at 17:27 - Hundreds of people have attended the funeral in Bampton of Olly Croker, a 12-year-old football fan who died after he was struck by fencing during a game. - The Prime Minister David Cameron has told the BBC local authorities need to continue to find savings to reduce budgets. - The historic Cornish harbour at Charlestown, made famous in the BBC TV adaptation of Poldark, has been sold for an undisclosed fee to a company called Square Sail Ventures Limited. Share Therapist resumed relationship with patient after drug overdoses Miles Davis BBC News Online Posted at 17:19 A senior occupational therapist who had a "deplorable" sexual relationship with a vulnerable patient told the committee that struck her off she went back to the man after he overdosed on drugs. Google Hayley Gillett told the Health & Care Professions Council: "On two occasions he took an overdose apparently from illegally obtained drugs - and I felt compelled because of my concern for his welfare to continue to care for him and to eventually resume the relationship which he was demanding." A Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) tribu |
Which country became the first sovereign state of the 21st century when Indonesia relinquished control on it in May 2002? | New Countries Formed In The 21st Century - Album on Imgur New Countries Formed In The 21st Century by MargaeryTyrellsCleav Apr 30 2014 East Timor East Timor or Timor-Leste, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste is a country in Southeast Asia. The country's size is about 15,410 km2 (5,400 sq mi). In late 1975, East Timor declared its independence but later that year was invaded and occupied by Indonesia and was declared Indonesia's 27th province the following year. In 1999, following the United Nations-sponsored act of self-determination, Indonesia relinquished control of the territory, and East Timor became the first new sovereign state of the 21st century on May 20, 2002. East Timor has a lower-middle-income economy. About 37.4% of the country's population lives below the international poverty line – which means living on less than U.S. $1.25 per day – and about 50% of the population is illiterate. It continues to suffer the aftereffects of a decades-long struggle for independence against Indonesian occupation, which severely damaged the country's infrastructure and killed at least a hundred thousand people. The country is placed 134th on the Human Development Index (HDI). Nonetheless, East Timor is expected to have the sixth-largest percentage growth in GDP in the world for 2013. Montenegro Montenegro is a country in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast, Kosovo to the east and Albania to the south-east. Its capital and largest city is Podgorica. From 1918, it was a part of Yugoslavia. On the basis of an independence referendum held on 21 May 2006, Montenegro declared independence on 3 June of that year. It has a population of 625,266 (2011) and is classified by the World Bank as a middle-income country. It is a member of the UN but not the EU yet although that will probably change in the future. South Sudan South Sudan, officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in northeastern Africa that gained its independence from Sudan in 2011. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city. South Sudan is bordered by the Republic of Sudan to the north, Ethiopia to the east, Kenya to the southeast, Uganda to the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the southwest, and the Central African Republic to the west. A 2008 census claimed 8,260,490 people inhabited the country although that may be a very rough figure. The country is located in one of the poorest areas of the world and has been in a state of almost perpetual civil war since it gained independence and for long before that. It is no surprise therefore that the country is in the middle of a humanitarian crisis. The under-five infant mortality rate is 135.3 per 1,000, whilst maternal mortality is the highest in the world at 2,053.9 per 100,000 live births. In 2004, there were only three surgeons serving southern Sudan, with three proper hospitals, and in some areas there was just one doctor for every 500,000 people. Kosovo Kosovo, officially known as the Republic of Kosovo, is a partially recognised state in the Balkan Peninsula of Southeastern Europe. Its largest city and capital is Pristina. Kosovo is landlocked and is bordered by the Republic of Macedonia to the south, Albania to the west and Montenegro to the northwest; to the north and east, it borders the central part of Serbia, whose government claims the territory of Kosovo as its Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija. On 17 February 2008 Kosovo's Parliament declared independence. Its status is disputed; it is recognised as a sovereign state by 107 UN member states. With the Brussels Agreement of 2013 Serbia accepted the legitimacy of Kosovo institutions and its special status within Serbia, but does not recognise it as an independent country. A 2011 estimate put the population at 1,733,842. South Ossetia Abkhazia Now for both South Ossetia and Abkhazia this is where it gets a little bit tricky. Unlike Kosovo | Sydney Olympic Games, 2000 | australia.gov.au Sydney Olympic Games, 2000 The exceptionally well-organised Sydney Games were a true celebration of Olympic values and sporting excellence. Olympic Committee The Sydney Olympic Games were held from 15 September to 1 October 2000. Sydney was awarded the right to host the 2000 Olympic Games in 1993. It was the second time that an Australian city had hosted the Olympic Games, the first being in Melbourne in 1956. The first Olympic Games of the modern era were held in Athens in 1896 following the founding of the International Olympic Committee in 1894. The Olympics began in Greece about 3,500 years ago but were discontinued in 393 AD. In 1887, Baron Pierre de Coubertin came up with the idea of reviving the Olympics. At the Sydney 2000 Olympics there were 199 competing countries and four individual athletes from East Timor who marched in the parade of nations. There were 10,651 athletes (4,069 women, 6,582 men). There were 300 events. One of the extraordinary characteristics of the Sydney Olympics was the number of volunteers, 46,967, which had grown from an original group of 500, honoured in a parade through the city after the games. The extent of interest world-wide in the Olympics is reflected in the 16,033 accredited media people (5,298 written press, 10,735 broadcasters). Highlights – 100 years of women's participation Cathy Freeman wins gold in the 400m. Image courtesy of the ABC. Sydney 2000 celebrated 100 years of women's participation in the Olympic Games. The Triathlon made its Olympic debut with the women's race as the first event. Brigitte McMahon of Switzerland swam, cycled and ran to win gold and beat the favoured Australian athlete Michelie Jones who won silver. McMahon only passed Jones in sight of the finish line. Taekwondo was another new addition to the Olympic programme. Australian Lauren Burns, won gold in taekwondo, women's -49kg. Roared on by home fans, Burns surged ahead to 4-2 in the second round after being tied at the end of first round. Susanthika Jayasinghe became the first Sri Lankan woman to win a medal, claiming bronze in the 200m, whilst Birgit Fischer of Germany earned two gold medals in kayaking to become the first woman in any sport to win medals 20 years apart, having won gold at the Moscow, Barcelona and Atlanta Olympic Games. Women also took part in weightlifting and the modern pentathlon for the very first time. Australian Maria Pekli, won silver in judo for the women's 57kg. Other Australian women gold medal winners included Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst for beach volleyball, and Jenny Armstrong and Belinda Stowell for sailing, in the women's 470 class. The Australian women's hockey, softball and water polo teams also showed their excellence in winning gold. Opening ceremony and Olympic Flame Sydney 200 opening ceremony. Image courtesy of the ABC. The opening ceremony began with a tribute to Australian culture, history and identity with over 120 Australian stock horses stepping out, paying tribute to Australian stockmen. Performances that followed included references to the arrival of the First Fleet, immigration and rural industry as well as a large display of lawnmowers and an Australian Hill's hoist clothes line representing domestic life and ingenuity. Music and performance highlights of the opening were two hundred (200) Indigenous women from Central Australia dancing to cleanse and protect the Games and hundreds of tap-dancing teenagers. Olivia Newton-John and John Farnham sang the duet 'Dare to Dream' while walking among the athletes. Torres Strait Islander Christine Anu sang 'My Island Home' and the Australian National Anthem was sung by the boy band Human Nature with the second verse sung by Julie Anthony. The games were opened by the Australian Governor-General Sir William Deane with the Olympic Flag carried around the arena by eight former Australian Olympic champions: Bill Roycroft, Murray Rose, Liane Tooth, Gillian Rolton, Marjorie Jackson, Lorraine Crapp, Michael Wenden and Nick Green. Cathy Freeman lighting the Olympic Fla |
Against which country did Russia declare war in 1939? | World War II 1939 | Encyclopedia of War Encyclopedia of War World War II 1939 Events of 1939 Three years of mounting international tension - The Spanish Civil War, the Anschluss of Germany and Austria, Hitler's occupation of the Sudetenland and the invasion of Czechoslovakia - culminated in the German invasion of Poland on 1 September. Britain and France declared war on Germany two days later. While the USA proclaimed neutrality, it continued to supply Britain with essential supplies, and the critical Battle of the Atlantic between German U-Boats and British naval convoys commenced. Western Europe was eerily quiet during this 'phoney war'. Preparations for war continued in earnest, but there were few signs of conflict, and civilians who had been evacuated from London in the first months drifted back into the city. Gas masks were distributed, and everybody waited for the proper war to begin. In eastern Europe and Scandinavia there was nothing phony about the war. With the Ribbentrop Pact signed between the Soviet Union and Germany in late August, Russia followed Germany into Poland in September. That country was carved up between the two invaders before the end of the year, and Russia continued this aggression by going on to invade Finland. Austria was annexed into the German Third Reich on 12 March 1938. There had been several years of pressure by supporters from both Austria and Germany for the "Heim ins Reich " movement The Heim ins Reich Home into the Empire; or Back to Reich initiative was a policy pursued by Hitler starting in 1938 and was one of the main factors leading to the War. Germany invades poland v On September 1, 1939, Germany invades Poland the German attack was code-named Operation White ( Fall Weiss ). The Polish army was defeated within weeks of the invasion. From East Prussia and Germany in the north and Silesia and Slovakia in the south, German units, with more than 2,000 tanks and over 1,000 planes, smashed through Polish lines along the border and pushed on to Warsaw in a massive encirclement attack. After heavy shelling and bombing, Warsaw surrendered to the Germans on September 27, 1939. Britain and France, standing by their guarantee of Poland's border, had declared war on Germany on September 3, 1939. The Soviet Union invaded eastern Poland on September 17, 1939. The demarcation line for the partition of German- and Soviet-occupied Poland was along the Bug River. The Polish armed forces were no match for the German Blitzkrieg "lightning war" the Germans learned valuable lessons from World War I; were large forces got bogged down and and ended in trench warfare and opposing armies battled for control,but anything gained was lost just a quick with of large numbers of troops killed or wounded. In the late thirties Polish headquarters prepared " Plan Zachód " (Plan West), a plan of mobilization of Polish Army in case of war with Germany. Earlier, the Poles did not regard the Germans as their main threat, priority was given to threat from the Soviets. In terms of air power, the Germans had 850 bombers and dive-bombers and 400 fighters. The Polish Air Force numbered 150 fighters and 210 bombers – Many of these were obsolete and were no match for the modern Luftwaffe that destroyed the Polish Air Force within two days of the first attack. The Polish Navy consisted of four destroyers, five submarines, two gunboats, a mine-layer and six mine sweepers – which meant that any German attack from the sea could not be repulsed. Despite the terms of Versailles, Germany had built a modern navy that totally outclassed the Polish Navy. The Polish were out manned and out gunned and had little chance to stop the German advance into Poland. There were even reports of Polish calvary charging German tanks in a desperate attempt to halt the advance but had no affect but these are supposed myths, creations of the Germans and even Italian propaganda and are very far from truth. Polish cavalry was active during the campaign and acted as horse mounted infantry. One of the most successful cavalry charg | Milestones: 1899–1913 - Office of the Historian Milestones: 1899–1913 The Treaty of Portsmouth and the Russo-Japanese War, 1904–1905 The Treaty of Portsmouth formally ended the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05. The negotiations took place in August in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and were brokered in part by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. The final agreement was signed in September of 1905, and it affirmed the Japanese presence in south Manchuria and Korea and ceded the southern half of the island of Sakhalin to Japan. Photograph from the Russo-Japanese War By 1904, Russia and Japan had endured several years of disputes over control of Manchuria. The Russians had entered the region during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894–95 and, along with Germany and France, was a part of the “Triple Intervention” that forced Japan to give up its demands for ports in South Manchuria and the Liaodong Peninsula in the wake of its victory in China. Instead, Russia moved into the area and took control of Port Arthur, a warm water port with strategic and commercial significance. A Japanese attempt to stage a coup in adjacent Korea was thwarted in part by the Russian presence in the region, and the two nations’ divergent interests appeared more and more likely to clash. In 1904, the Japanese attacked the Russian fleet at Port Arthur before the formal declaration of war was received in Moscow, surprising the Russian navy and earning an early victory. Over the course of the next year, the two forces clashed in Korea and the Sea of Japan, with the Japanese scoring significant, but costly, victories. War casualties were high on both sides. At the battle over Mukden, the Russians lost 60,000 soldiers and the Japanese lost 41,000 soldiers. The military costs were high as well. A Russian fleet made the long trip from the Baltic Sea around Africa and India, only to be half destroyed by the Japanese upon its arrival in Northeast Asia. By 1905, the combination of these losses and the economic cost of financing the war led both countries to seek an end to the war. Photograph of Attack on Port Arthur The Japanese asked U.S. President Roosevelt to negotiate a peace agreement, and representatives of the two nations met in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1905. For the sake of maintaining the balance of power and equal economic opportunity in the region, Roosevelt preferred that the war end on terms that left both Russia and Japan a role to play in Northeast China. Though excited by the Japanese military victories, Roosevelt worried about the consequences to American interests if Japan managed to drive Russia out entirely. The negotiations centered on access to ports and territories in Manchuria and Korea, control of Sakhalin Island, and the question of who was responsible for paying war costs. The chief aims of the Japanese negotiator included first control in Korea and South Manchuria, then the negotiation of an indemnity and control of Sakhalin Island. The Russians wanted to maintain Sakhalin Island, refused to pay a war costs indemnity to the Japanese, and hoped to maintain their fleet in the Pacific. The indemnity issue, along with the dispensation of Sakhalin Island, were the major sticking points in the negotiation, although given its financial straits in 1905, Russia was likely unable to pay an |
At which Grand prix circuit was Ayrton Senna killed in 1994? | Ayrton Senna's Last Lap - Imola 1994 - YouTube Ayrton Senna's Last Lap - Imola 1994 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 Jul 7, 2010 PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE POSTING YOUR PERSONAL GUESSINGS ABOUT WHAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT!!! It was DETERMINED IN A LEGAL COURT that a poor job in the welding of the sterring bar caused this to break in the middle of Tamburello and caused the crash. Also it is NOT TRUE that Senna died because only of the injury caused by the piece of metal piercing the helmet. Instead what is true is that, added to the force of the impact that caused irreversible brain injury, were the causes for his death. THERE IS NOTHING BETTER THAN MAKING YOURSELVES A GOOD PREVIOUS RESEARCH INSTEAD OF POSTING HERE THE TYPICAL COMMENTS "I THINK HE DIED BECAUSE A, B, C,.. Z. There was a trial and WILLIAMS team have been found GUILTY. ********* Last lap in Ayrton Senna's life, before crashing at Imola-San Marino GP in 1994. The steering column broke and the steering wheel came into Senna's hands before the crash, causing his death when the car hit the wall at the Tamburello corner. Patrick Head, Chief Engineer of the Williams team has been found guilty in the reopened trial in 2005 for Senna's death, but he never went to jail because too many years passed since the accident and the legal cause had prescribed. | Murders and Suicides accidental gunshot wound in 1974. He was 28. "Montego Bay," "Heavy Makes You Happy" Tommy Boyce suicide. He was 55. Boyce suffered from depression, and in 1994 he shot himself in his home. He reportedly left two suicide notes indicating his desire to "go and be with" his dead mother, Elvis Presley (see 1977), and Del Shannon (see 1990). (He had been friends with both.) Boyce teamed with Bobby Hart on the '�60s hits "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight" and "I'll Blow You a Kiss in the Wind." Junior Braithwaite (Franklin Delano Alexander Braithwaite), shot in 1999. He was 50. Braithwaite was one of the founders and the first lead singer of The Wailers (which also featured Bob Marley, see 1981). Braithwaite was one of three Wailers to be murderded. (Carlton Barrett and Peter Tosh were both shot in 1987.) "Simmer Down," "Stir It Up," "Get Up, Stand Up" Shirley Brickley shot to death; 1977. Brickley was a member of The Orlons, who were popular in the 1960s. Brickley was shot and killed by an intruder in her home; she was 35. "The Wah Watusi," "Don't Hang Up," "South Street" Herman Brood suicide. Brood was a well known artist and musician on the Dutch rock scene for 30 years. As the leader of Wild Romance, he enjoyed massive success with the 1978 hit, "Saturday Night." Brood often spoke about the difficulty of stopping his famous drug habit and had been complaining of poor health and depression. He had told a close friend he didn't want to "fade away." (See Kurt Cobain's suicide note, 1994.) He jumped to his death from the roof of an Amsterdam hotel in 2001. He was 55. Roy Buchanan suicide (murdered?) at age 48. Buchanan was a pioneer in blues guitar who influenced other musicians such as Jeff Beck and Robbie Robertson of The Band. Buchanan struggled with alcohol abuse; in 1988 he was arrested for public intoxication and was found hanged with his shirt in his cell. It is speculated that Buchanan was actually murdered; he had bruises on his head and a shattered larynx. His son stated that Buchanan hated the police and most likely fought with them. When his family asked to see the police tapes, they were informed that they had been lost. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine named Buchanan one of the greatest guitarists of all time (ranking #57). Buchanan's albums include: Roy Buchanan, That's What I Am Here For, Street Called Straight, and When a Guitar Plays the Blues. Arlester "Dyke" Christian shot in 1971. Christian sang back up for The O'Jays and later formed Dyke and the Blazers. Christian is said to have influenced many, including James Brown and Wilson Pickett. He was shot four times with a .22-caliber pistol while sitting in his car in downtown Phoenix. He was 27. It was speculated that the killing was drug-related; the case against the shooter, Clarence Daniels, was dismissed based upon "evidence indicating self-defense." Dyke and the Blazers were inducted to the Arizona Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame. "Let A Woman Be a Woman, Let a Man Be a Man," "Funky Broadway - Part 1" (later covered by Pickett as a #1 R&B single) Kurt Cobain *Kurt Cobain self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head; 1994. Lead singer/guitarist for rock music iconoclasts and grunge pioneers, Nirvana. Cobain's body was discovered by an electrician 3 days after his death. Cobain suffered from stomach problems, possible depression/bipolar disorder, and drug addiction. He was 27 when he took his life. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine named him one of the greatest guitarists of all time (ranking #12). Nirvana was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. Visit the Kurt Cobain Tribute for artist information, photos, his suicide note, and a detailed account of the events leading up to his death. Learn about Cobain's connection to the Curse of Buddy Holly . "Smells Like Teen Spirit," "Come As You Are," "Heart-Shap |
The Scottish port of Stranraer stands on which sea loch, which acts a natural harbour for shipping? | Stranraer Marina and Loch Ryan [Expanded View] - West Scotland and North of Ireland: pilotage, charts, photos and marine business listings Berthing, Mooring & Anchoring The arrangements for entering the new Marina are best seen on the plan, a new breakwater has been constructed and access to the pontoons is via a short channel. The start of the channel is marked by a green conical and a red can buoy, both are lit. After passing between these, the visitors berths will be seen on the very first pontoon you come to. Further red buoyage on your starboard side marks the edge of a drying mud bank. This Marina is owned by the Dumfries and Galloway Council, who also own the West Pier. Contact the Harbourmaster Lesley Smith 07734073421 or assistant Alan McLaughlin 07827277247. The office is near the clock tower. The charges here are in bands and work out at £15.55 per night for a 10 metre boat, (pontoons can take 12m boats) with the possibility of accommodating yachts up to 28 m long with prior notice. Charges include VAT, showers & water. A total of seven berths are reserved for visitors only, with a further 50 Odd for residents. Shelter in this spot may not be perfect in NW Gales, but we have heard plenty of good reports about this new facility. There are plenty of anchoring opportunities around the loch, but many may be subject to wash from passing ferries. There are also various no anchoring areas, best seen on the chart. A popular anchorage will be found in an area called The Wig, lying in a bit of a bight formed by the drying Scar, and shallows of The Spit. As has been said by "Fearless Friend" in the local advice below it would be daft not to put down a tripping line with your gear in this area. Lady Bay on the NW side of the Loch has been found to be a viable (if noisy with passing ferries at night) anchorage and if time is of the essence it's useful as it's a further six miles down to the Marina from there This area is sheltered from the North West and West, and shallows mentioned above provide some kind of shelter when the wind is in the north-east. (Tuck in close as possible under Kirkcolm Point) Strong winds with a S or SE component will make things rough here. No water or fuel here, and nearest shops are at Kirkcolm. Loch Ryan Sailing Club has a slipway in front of its' premises on the western shore of The Wig. Visitors are welcome when the club is open, a link to their website is provided below: We are grateful for the help we have received from local sailors (Gordon Baird and Phillip Taylorson) on the new conditions in the Loch Facilities The Marina at Stranraer can provide water and electricity (prepaid cards, so check the bollard to see if there is any left over!) on all the pontoons and it has a brand new amenities block with showers (free), toilets and coin op laundrette facilities. Fuel (in jerry cans) and Calor gas are available at the local garage (they don't do Camping Gaz but. if you talk to the HM. he knows of a place where that can be arranged) There is now a slip for launching trailer sailors and they hope to have some form of lifting facilities in the near future. The town itself can provide shops, post office and banks, with a Tesco Metro and Morrisons within easy walking reach of the Marina. Car hire is available close by for those who wish to abandon their boats and do a bit of exploring. Transport connections for crew changes are very good. Stranraer railway station is the southern terminus for one of the branch lines of the Glasgow South Western Line. Trains are provided by First ScotRail daily to Ayr, Glasgow, and Newcastle. The main national coach providers operate services from Stranraer. National Express offer a service to London. Trailer Sailers will find a decent concrete slipway (originally used for seaplanes), in front of the Loch Ryan sailing club, at The Wig. Care is required with launch and recovery because of the wash from fast ferries. Do you run a marine related business around this harbour ? If you're not already in our directory why not put yourself in ? If you are in, | Islay Islay 61,956 hectares (239 sq mi) [2] Area rank Beinn Bheigeir 491 metres (1,611 ft) [3] Administration Port Ellen [6] Islay (; Scottish Gaelic : Ìle) is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Known as “The Queen of the Hebrides “, [7] it lies in Argyll just south west of Jura and around 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of the Irish coast. The island’s capital is Bowmore where the distinctive round Kilarrow Parish Church and a distillery are located. [8] Port Ellen is the main port. [9] Islay is the fifth-largest Scottish island and the seventh-largest island surrounding Great Britain , with a total area of almost 620 square kilometres (239 sq mi). [Note 1] There is ample evidence of the prehistoric settlement of Islay and the first written reference may have come in the 1st century AD. The island had become part of the Gaelic Kingdom of Dál Riata during the Early Middle Ages before being absorbed into the Norse Kingdom of the Isles . The later medieval period marked a “cultural high point” with the transfer of the Hebrides to the Kingdom of Scotland and the emergence of the Clan Donald Lordship of the Isles , originally centred at Finlaggan . [12] During the 17th century the Clan Donald star waned, but improvements to agriculture and transport led to a rising population, which peaked in the mid-19th century. [2] This was followed by substantial forced displacements and declining resident numbers. Today, it has over 3,000 inhabitants and the main commercial activities are agriculture, malt whisky distillation and tourism. The island has a long history of religious observance and Scottish Gaelic is spoken by about a quarter of the population. [13] Its landscapes have been celebrated through various art forms and there is a growing interest in renewable energy . Islay is home to many bird species such as the wintering populations of Greenland white-fronted and barnacle goose , and is a popular destination throughout the year for birdwatchers. The climate is mild and ameliorated by the Gulf Stream . Contents Geography Topographic map Islay is 40 kilometres (25 mi) long from north to south and 24 kilometres (15 mi) broad. The east coast is rugged and mountainous, rising steeply from the Sound of Islay , the highest peak being Beinn Bheigier , which is a Marilyn at 1,612 feet (491 m). The western peninsulas are separated from the main bulk of the island by the waters of Loch Indaal to the south and Loch Gruinart to the north. [14] The fertile and windswept southwestern arm is called The Rinns , and Ardnave Point is a conspicuous promontory on the northwest coast. The south coast is sheltered from the prevailing winds and, as a result, relatively wooded. [15] [16] [17] The fractal coast has numerous bays and sea lochs, including Loch an t-Sailein , Aros Bay and Claggain Bay . [15] In the far southwest is a rocky and now largely uninhabited peninsula called The Oa , the closest point in the Hebrides to Ireland . [18] The island’s population is mainly centred around the villages of Bowmore and Port Ellen . Other smaller villages include Bridgend , Ballygrant , Port Charlotte , Portnahaven and Port Askaig . The rest of the island is sparsely populated and mainly agricultural. [19] There are several small freshwater lochs in the interior including Loch Finlaggan , Loch Ballygrant, Loch Lossit and Loch Gorm, and numerous burns throughout the island, many of which bear the name “river” despite their small size. The most significant of these are the River Laggan which discharges into the sea at the north end of Laggan Bay, and the River Sorn which, draining Loch Finlaggan, enters the head of Loch Indaal at Bridgend. [15] There are numerous small uninhabited islands around the coasts, the largest of which are Eilean Mhic Coinnich and Orsay off the Rinns, Nave Island on the northwest coast, Am Fraoch Eilean in the Sound of Islay, and Texa off the south coast. [15] Geology and geomorphology Geological map of Islay The underlying geology of Islay is intricate for such a small area. [2] The deformed Palaeoproterozoic |
Who wrote the folk music classic, 'Streets Of London'? | BBC - Radio 2 - Sold On Song - TOP 100 - Streets Of London 'Streets Of London' Ralph McTell The tag ‘one-hit-wonder’ can be a heavy burden to carry – but not for Ralph McTell. His song “Streets Of London” rocketed to number two in 1974, selling 90,000 copies a day at one point, and is generally regarded as a classic. McTell wrote the song after Song facts UK Chart Position 2 busking around Europe in his early twenties and witnessing extreme poverty in Paris. Not wishing to offend Parisians, he changed the setting to London, but felt the song was too depressing and left it off his debut album. However, when a fellow folk star began playing it live with great success, McTell included the song on his second album, 1969’s Spiral Staircase. “Streets Of London” soon became a firm favourite in UK folk circles and when McTell signed to a major label in 1974, they convinced him to re-record it with a backing band. McTell produced the re-recording himself then watched in amazement as it soared up the charts, peaking at number two that Christmas. Since then it’s never really gone away. At one point there were four versions of it in the German charts and it earned him an Ivor Novello Award for songwriting. But although McTell never again tasted that level of success, he refuses to consider it an albatross and instead says he’s just happy to have recorded such a perennial favourite. Ralph McTell on how he wrote Streets Of London I could have so easily been the Streets Of Paris! Ralph McTell reveals to Brian Matthew his observations on the homeless situation while living in Paris - "I couldn't help but notice the many destitute people on the streets there". Audio help Other versions Sinead O'Connor recorded Ralph McTell's big song as an additional track on her Thank You For Hearing Me single in 1994. The words are so meaningful for any generation as the same problems of loneliness seem to occur again and again. Marianne | 1. If Mercury is 1, and Venus is 2, what is 6? - Jade Wright - Liverpool Echo 1. If Mercury is 1, and Venus is 2, what is 6? 2. If William Hartnell is 1, and Patrick Troughton is 2, who is 4? Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email 2. If William Hartnell is 1, and Patrick Troughton is 2, who is 4? 3. If Alpha is 1, and Beta is 2, what is 6? 4. If Tony Blackburn won in 2002, Phil Tuffnell won in 2003, and Kerry Katona won in 2004, who won in 2007? 5. If David Lloyd George is 1, Andrew Bonal Law is 2, and Stanley Baldwin is 3, who is 4? 6. If Liverpool won in 2006, and Chelsea won in 2007, who won in 2008? 7. How many pints does a 10- gallon hat hold? 8. Who was murdered by Fitzurse, de Tracy, de Morville and Le Breton? 9. Who presents Location, Location, Location with Phil Spencer? 10. From what ancient activity does the word ‘crestfallen’ come? 11. What non-mechanical sport achieves the highest speeds? 12. What major city is on an island in the St Lawrence river? 13. Who succeeded Alf Ramsey to become caretaker manger for the English national football team in 1974? 14. What did Britain’s roads first acquire in 1914? 15. Which former Liverpool player held the record for the fastest hat-trick, scoring 3 goals in less than 5 minutes? 16. Myleen Klass (pictured) now presents 10 Years Younger on Channel 4, but what was the name of the pop band that gave her success in 2001? 17. Who was the presenter of Out Of Town in the 1960s who went on to appear on the children’s TV programme How? 18. Whose autobiography is called Dear Fatty? 19. Who were Tom and Barbara’s neighbours in The Good Life? 20. In Cockney rhyming slang what are your ‘Daisy Roots’? 21. What is the surname of the twin brothers who compiled the Guinness Book of Records together between 1955 and 1975? 22. Which actor played Columbo? 23. Does the Bactrian camel have one hump, or two? 24. Where is the world's largest four-faced chiming clock? 25. Concerned about the impact of uncontrolled development and industrialisation, what National Charity was founded in 1895 by three Victorian philanthropists, Miss Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley? 26. What famous make of motorcycle was Lawrence of Arabia riding when he was tragically killed in Dorset in 1936? 27. What colour of flag should a ship fly to show it is in quarantine? 28. Purple Brittlegill, Velvet Shank and Orange Milkcap are three types of what? 29. What is the name of the flats where the Trotters lived in Only Fools And Horses? 30. In computing, what does the abbreviation USB stand for? ANSWERS: 1. Saturn; 2. Tom Baker (Doctor Who actors); 3. Zeta; 4. Christopher Biggins. (I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here. Joe Pasquale 04, Carol Thatcher 05, Matt Willis 06, and Joe Swash 08); 5. 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What is the name of Adele's first album? | Everything You Need to Know About Adele's New Album Everything You Need to Know About Adele's New Album Jason Merritt/Getty Is the wait finally over? For fans of Adele , it’s been a long three years since her last record was released. But given a new Internet report, have the details of her new album and tour been confirmed? The soul diva set off the speculation herself in May when, a day before her 26th birthday, she Tweeted : “Bye bye 25 … See you again later in the year.” The last portion was taken as her hint that her next effort would drop by the end of 2015. On Tuesday, the frenzy started again when the Twitter account for the World Music Awards apparently announced the name of the album and a tour: “#adele confirms 2015 Tour After The Release Of Her New Album 25!” The Tweet has since been deleted. However, Martin Mills – chairman of Beggars Group, the parent company of Adele’s XL Recordings – told Billboard there is “no truth” to the Tweet. (The potential name would have been in keeping with her first two albums: 2008’s 19 and 2011’s 21, which were both nods to her age at the time.) So what can we expect on the private singer’s ultra-secret next album? Possibly plenty of interesting collaborations! Phil Collins told Rolling Stone that he’s been in the studio with Adele, and OneRepublic rocker-megaproducer Ryan Tedder confirmed to MSN Music that he’s returned to work with her again. | The Official Top 40 Biggest Albums of 2015 revealed Twitter After making her long-awaited return, OfficialCharts.com can confirm that Adele’s 25 is the official biggest artist album of 2015. The newly unveiled list, based on Official Charts Company sales and audio streaming data, sees British superstar Adele’s third album bag pole position on the 2015 end of year list. The highly anticipated comeback has sold a staggering 2.496 million copies since it was released just over six weeks ago in November last year. The collection was met with rapturous praise and broke Official Chart records upon its release, becoming the biggest Number 1 album in UK chart history after shifting 800,307 copies in its opening week. 25 has gone on to rack up huge numbers since; Just 10 days after going on sale, 25 crossed the 1 million sales barrier, and did so in record time, then by day 29 Adele became the fastest artist to smash through the 2 million sales landmark. By comparison, her previous album 21 took 13 weeks to reach the same milestone. Figures from music trade body The BPI also reveal that 25 was also the biggest seller globally, having shifted a further 7 million copies in the US alone. MORE: The Official Top 40 Biggest Songs of 2015 revealed While the Top 40 list includes streams after their incorporation into the Official Albums Chart last March, 25 has yet to be made available on streaming services, meaning her figure is made up purely of digital downloads and physical CD purchases. Meanwhile, Ed Sheeran finishes in second place with his second album X. The collection - released in June 2014 - has continued to enjoy massive success in 2015, returning to Number 1 in July ahead of his sold out Wembley Stadium shows. By the end of the year X finished on 971,000 combined sales (2.66 million in total to date across its lifetime). Further down the tally, Sheeran’s debut + also places at 38, four years after its release. At Number 3 is Sam Smith’s In The Lonely Hour with 893,000 combined sales (2.14 million in total). Also released in 2014, Smith continued to have success well into 2015 with the LP, hitting Number 1 on four separate occasions and notched up a record-breaking 67 weeks in the Top 10. Click here to see it’s full UK chart run . MORE: Adele beats FIFA to biggest entertainment hit of 2015 In at Number 4 on the end of year chart and the second biggest album released in 2015 is Elvis Presley’s If I Can Dream. The King’s orchestral re-workings of his biggest hits became his 12th UK Number 1 album in November, giving him the most chart-topping albums for a male artist . Nine weeks later and the album has yet to leave the Top 3 of the Official Albums Chart, combined sales of the posthumous LP by the end of 2015 stood at 881,000. Rounding off the Top 5 is Justin Bieber’s fifth studio album Purpose with combined sales of 645,000. The collection is the highest in the tally not to reach Number 1, pipped to the post by One Direction’s Made In The A.M in its opening week (their album finishes 14th). However, success of the collection sent a number of its songs into the Official Singles Chart, making him the first living artist to score eight Top 40 entries in the same week . Other albums released this year that passed over half a million combined sales are Jess Glynne’s I Cry When I Laugh (Number 7, 583,000), James Bay’s Chaos And The Calm (Number 8, 518,000), and Coldplay’s A Head Full Of Dreams (Number 9, 507,000). Other notable entries include Little Mix’s Get Weird, which finishes on the end of year chart at Number 11. Released in November, the album is already the girl group’s biggest of their career, having hit 389,000 combined sales to date. MORE: The Official Top 40 Most Streamed Songs of 2015 revealed Further down the tally, Mumford & Sons’ third album Wilder Mind is at 15 (308,000), Years & Years debut Communion finishes at 20 (260,000) and Cilla Black’s Very Best Of, which became her first Number 1 album ever following her death in August, is at 25 on 200,000 combined sales. The Biggest Artist Albums of 2015 appear below. |
What type of geographical feature is an ox-bow? | oxbow lake - National Geographic Society oxbow lake The swampy remains of an oxbow lake are evident in the jungle surrounding the Ramu River in Papua New Guinea. Photograph by James P. Blair Billabong In Australia, oxbow lakes are called billabongs. A billabong is the setting for the unofficial national anthem of Australia, Waltzing Matilda. An oxbow lake starts out as a curve, or meander , in a river . A lake forms as the river finds a different, shorter, course. The meander becomes an oxbow lake along the side of the river. Oxbow lakes usually form in flat, low-lying plain s close to where the river empties into another body of water. On these plains, rivers often have wide meanders. Meanders that form oxbow lakes have two sets of curves: one curving away from the straight path of the river and one curving back. The corners of the curves closest to each other are called concave bank s. The concave banks erode over time. The force of the rivers flowing water wears away the land on the meanders concave banks. The banks opposite the concave banks are called convex bank s. The opposite of erosion happens here. Silt and sediment build up on convex banks. This build-up is called deposition . Erosion and deposition eventually cause a new channel to be cut through the small piece of land at the narrow end of the meander. The river makes a shortcut. Oxbow lakes are the remains of the bend in the river. Oxbow lakes are stillwater lakes. This means that water does not flow into or out of them. There is no stream or spring feeding the lake, and it doesnt have a natural outlet. Oxbow lakes often become swamp s or bog s, and they often dry up as their water evaporate s. Oxbow lakes can be rich wildlife habitat s. Along the Amazon River in South America, oxbow lakes are common and their still waters provide a unique habitat for plants and wildlife. Giant river otters frequently live in the Amazons oxbow lakes, and feed on about 5 kilograms (11 pounds) of fish per day. People often create oxbow lakes. The Mississippi River is shorter now than it was in the 19th century, for instance, because engineers have cut off hundreds of meanders. This created hundreds of oxbow lakes. These lakes eventually dried up to create acres of land for farming, housing, and industry . An oxbow lake gets its name from the U-shaped collar placed around an ox s neck to which a plow is attached. It can also be called a horseshoe lake, a loop lake, or a cutoff lake. Term Australian name for an oxbow lake. bog wetland of soft ground made mostly of decaying plant matter. channel the outside bank of a rounded bend in a river. convex bank inside bank of a rounded bend in a river. deposition process of silt and sediment building up in an area. engineer Noun person who plans the building of things, such as structures (construction engineer) or substances (chemical engineer). erode to change from a liquid to a gas or vapor. farming the art, science, and business of cultivating the land for growing crops. fish aquatic animals with gills, and usually fins and scales. giant river otter Noun aquatic otter up to six feet long, native to the Amazon, Orinoco, and La Plata rivers of South America. habitat activity that produces goods and services. lake large curve in a lake or stream. ox large bovine often used for hauling heavy loads. oxbow lake tool used for cutting, lifting, and turning the soil in preparation for planting. river small flow of water flowing naturally from an underground water source. still-water lake body of water with no streams or springs flowing into or out of it. stream | Physical geography and geology of Spain By Nick Lloyd - Home - Contact Physical geography and geology of Spain The name Iberia was first used in the 6th century BC by a Greek author in reference to the Iberians, or the people who lived along the Iberus river. Today Spanish-speakers call it the Ebro and Catalan-speakers the Ebre. Ibai in Basque is river. Strabo the first-century Roman geographer described the Peninsula as an ox-hide. " Iberia is like an ox-hide extending in length from west to east, its fore-parts toward the east, and in breadth from north to south". Some translations, perhaps looking for the easy cliché give it as a bull's hide. Spain itself takes its name from the Latin Hispania. The word is probably Phoenician in origin, derived from shepham probably meaning 'coast or island of rabbits'. The rabbit, at the time, was endemic and virtually restricted to the Peninsula. The oldest existing fossil of a rabbit is a specimen from 2.5 million years ago found in Granada. In fact, the rabbit did not really expand from Iberia until the Phoenicians, began to export it around the Mediterranean. Spain is separated from Punta de Ceres in Africa by 13.4 km at its narrowest point in the Straights of Gibraltar (Estrecho de Gibraltar, or just El Estrecho) at Tarifa, the southernmost town in Europe (Latitude 36º 1º N). Tarifa takes its name from the Berber leader Tarik who carried out a recognisance mission into Andalusia , one year before the 711 Islamic invasion. Nearby Gibraltar takes its name from Jebel Tariq (Tariq's mountain- in Arabic ??? ????). In the Ancient World, the rock was one of the two Pillars of Hercules , along with Jebel Musa (Monte Hacho in Spanish) on the other side of the Straights. The Phonecians also knew of Gibraltar and called it Calpe. Richard Ford, the 19th century traveller and first British hispanophile, jokingly said in 'Gatherings from Spain' that the country is just one big mountain. 24% is above 1000 m and 76% between 500 and 1000 m. Spain has an average altitude of 660 metres. In Europe only Switzerland is higher (by a long way - average altitude of 1,300 metres). So it should come as no surprise that Castilian is so rich in words for mountains, hills, cliffs and plateaus. Here's a by no means exhaustive list . Of the 505,988 km2 of Spain , 57,615 km2 are below 200m, 156,370 km2 are between 201 and 600m, 198,650 km2 are between 601 and 1,000m, 88,766 km2 are between 1,000 and 2000m; and 4,587 km2 higher. Only 12% of mainland Spain lies at a gradient of less than 1 in 20 (5%). See also Mountains in Spain Spain 's total official surface area is 505,955 km2. It occupies around 80% of the Iberian Peninsula -493,514 km2 of 582,881 km2. The Balearic Islands are 4,992 km2, while the Canary Islands are 7,447 km2. There are also a few smaller islands and territories including the two Spanish cities in North Africa : Ceuta , with 20 km2 and Melilla with 12 km2. Land boundaries : 1,917.8 km ( border countries: Andorra 63.7 km, France 623 km, Gibraltar 1.2 km, Portugal 1,214 km, Morocco (Ceuta) 6.3 km, Morocco (Melilla) 9.6 km). Spain has three small possessions off the Moroccan coast - Islas Chafarinas, Peñon de Alhucemas, and Peñon de Velez de la Gomera. 24% of Spain is above 1000 m and 76% between 500 and 1000 m. Spain has an average altitude of 660 metres. Only Switzerland, with an average altitude of 1,300 metres, is higher. Spain 's mainland coastline is 5,755 km long. The Balearic coast is 1,186 long. Of the 179 habitats described by the EU, 65% are present in Spain. Spain takes up 85% of the Iberian Peninsula The classic Castilian Meseta occupies some 40% of the country - 210,000 km2, and has an average altitude of 650 m. Salvador de Madariaga described this vast plateau as 'the inner citadel of the fortress which is Spain '. It is split in two by the Sistema Central (Guadarrama and Gredos ranges), creating Old Castile to the north and New Castile to the south (nowadays termed Castilla y León and Castilla La Mancha). The northern 'submeseta' is the higher of the two at between 850-800m, |
"In the book ""Animal Farm"", what real-life dictator was a model for Napoleon the pig?" | Dictatorship - Animal Farm Animal Farm Propaganda Dictatorship is an autocratic form of government in which the country is ruled by an individual with absolute power: a dictator. Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union, Adolf Hitler of Nazi Germany, and Kim Jong-il of North Korea are examples of famous dictators in modern times. Animal farm and russian revolution In the novel, Napoleon is the dictator of Animal Farm, whereas following the Russian Revolution, Joseph Stalin was the dictator. They were both cruel and oppressive rulers, who exploited their subjects through tyranny and deceit. Under these totalitarian regimes, most people lived in fear and poverty, because the dictators did not prioritize their subjects’ needs. Interpretation slow accumulation of power In Animal Farm, George Orwell demonstrates how power is accumulated slowly through a step-by-step progression. Napoleon did not suddenly emerge as the dictator, but implemented minor changes along the way to make his rise of power seem more logical to the animals. Shortly after Snowball’s expulsion, he ends the Sunday-morning Meetings, and replaces it with a new system in which “a special committee of pigs meet in private and afterwards communicate their decisions to the others” [p.36]. This symbolizes the rise of an emerging dictatorship, as the freedom of speech and expression once enjoyed by the animals is now completely abolished. Napoleon also "moves into the farmhouse and takes up his residence there" [p.45]. This physical separation from the rest of the animals represents the beginning of the establishment of a social hierarchy [Eissen, n.d.]. Orwell successfully uses these examples to illustrate the power of a small change, but also to provide the reader with a deeper understanding of how people end up believing what they believe, through a slow and gradual process, in which justifications are made at each turn. Characterization Through the characters George Orwell created in Animal Farm, the readers can gain a deeper understanding of the unfair system under a dictatorship and how different parties in the hierarchy are affected. Boxer represents the loyal and dedicated supporters of the Soviet Union. Orwell describes the horse as an honest worker, who follows Animalism faithfully without fully understanding its more intricate details. He lives by Napoleon’s orders (“Napoleon is always right”) and works himself to exhaustion (“I must work harder”) [p.41], but in turn is slaughtered by the man he admired. Orwell created Boxer’s character to convey that even the most hardworking people suffer under a brutal regime, and to demonstrate how people are used for their skills and talents. He emphasizes how corrupt Stalin is and illustrates what could happen to those who have blind trust in their dictators. Orwell also displays how dictators do not view loyalty from workers as something significant enough to reward. Benjamin represents the people who were aware of Stalin’s unjust methods and oppressive policies during the Russian Revolution, but made no resistance to the changes. Guided by the philosophy that life will always be painful, the donkey is suspicious about the effectiveness of Animalism. 'When asked whether he was happier now that Mr. Jones has gone, he would say only "Donkeys live a long time. None of you has ever seen a dead donkey."' [p.19]. Even though his skepticism proves to be correct, he is powerless and does nothing about it. Orwell created this character to communicate that even the most intelligent and well educated people under a dictatorship feel impotent to criticize the regime. Benjamin also symbolizes the people who passively encourage the rise of the dictator by not criticizing the regime. In Animal Farm, the pigs represent the ruling class and Stalin’s communist supporters. Unlike other animals, they live a life of luxury and enjoy the benefits of the dictatorship. They elevate themselves to positions of leadership, and procure privileges to "sleep in a bed" [p.41], and "drink alcohol" [p.73], even though it is against the Commandmen | SparkNotes: Animal Farm: Character List Character List Plot Overview Analysis of Major Characters Napoleon - The pig who emerges as the leader of Animal Farm after the Rebellion. Based on Joseph Stalin, Napoleon uses military force (his nine loyal attack dogs) to intimidate the other animals and consolidate his power. In his supreme craftiness, Napoleon proves more treacherous than his counterpart, Snowball. Read an in-depth analysis of Napoleon. Snowball - The pig who challenges Napoleon for control of Animal Farm after the Rebellion. Based on Leon Trotsky, Snowball is intelligent, passionate, eloquent, and less subtle and devious than his counterpart, Napoleon. Snowball seems to win the loyalty of the other animals and cement his power. Read an in-depth analysis of Snowball. Boxer - The cart-horse whose incredible strength, dedication, and loyalty play a key role in the early prosperity of Animal Farm and the later completion of the windmill. Quick to help but rather slow-witted, Boxer shows much devotion to Animal Farm’s ideals but little ability to think about them independently. He naïvely trusts the pigs to make all his decisions for him. His two mottoes are “I will work harder” and “Napoleon is always right.” Read an in-depth analysis of Boxer. Squealer - The pig who spreads Napoleon’s propaganda among the other animals. Squealer justifies the pigs’ monopolization of resources and spreads false statistics pointing to the farm’s success. Orwell uses Squealer to explore the ways in which those in power often use rhetoric and language to twist the truth and gain and maintain social and political control. Read an in-depth analysis of Squealer. Old Major - The prize-winning boar whose vision of a socialist utopia serves as the inspiration for the Rebellion. Three days after describing the vision and teaching the animals the song “Beasts of England,” Major dies, leaving Snowball and Napoleon to struggle for control of his legacy. Orwell based Major on both the German political economist Karl Marx and the Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Ilych Lenin. Read an in-depth analysis of Old Major. Clover - A good-hearted female cart-horse and Boxer’s close friend. Clover often suspects the pigs of violating one or another of the Seven Commandments, but she repeatedly blames herself for misremembering the commandments. Moses - The tame raven who spreads stories of Sugarcandy Mountain, the paradise to which animals supposedly go when they die. Moses plays only a small role in Animal Farm, but Orwell uses him to explore how communism exploits religion as something with which to pacify the oppressed. Mollie - The vain, flighty mare who pulls Mr. Jones’s carriage. Mollie craves the attention of human beings and loves being groomed and pampered. She has a difficult time with her new life on Animal Farm, as she misses wearing ribbons in her mane and eating sugar cubes. She represents the petit bourgeoisie that fled from Russia a few years after the Russian Revolution. Benjamin - The long-lived donkey who refuses to feel inspired by the Rebellion. Benjamin firmly believes that life will remain unpleasant no matter who is in charge. Of all of the animals on the farm, he alone comprehends the changes that take place, but he seems either unwilling or unable to oppose the pigs. Muriel - The white goat who reads the Seven Commandments to Clover whenever Clover suspects the pigs of violating their prohibitions. Mr. Jones - The often drunk farmer who runs the Manor Farm before the animals stage their Rebellion and establish Animal Farm. Mr. Jones is an unkind master who indulges himself while his animals lack food; he thus represents Tsar Nicholas II, whom the Russian Revolution ousted. Mr. Frederick - The tough, shrewd operator of Pinchfield, a neighboring farm. Based on Adolf Hitler, the ruler of Nazi Germany in the 1930s and 1940s, Mr. Frederick proves an untrustworthy neighbor. Mr. Pilkington - The easygoing gentleman farmer who runs Foxwood, a neighboring farm. Mr. Frederick’s bitter enemy, Mr. Pilkington represents the |
What is the name of the first child born to a ruling British Monarch last century? | Queen Victoria - The UK's Longest Reigning Monarch Queen Victoria Queen Victoria The Longest Ruling Monarch of the United Kingdom Queen Victoria of Great Britain. Original Artist: By T H Maquire. (1852). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) By Patricia Daniels, Contributing Writer Updated July 26, 2016. Who Was Queen Victoria? Ascending to the throne at only 18 years old, Queen Victoria ruled the United Kingdom for nearly 64 years -- the longest of any British monarch. During her reign, Great Britain became a powerful industrial nation and boasted an empire that stretched across the globe. Despite the early loss of her beloved husband, Queen Victoria provided a reassuring stability during much of the 19th century - an era of great social and technological change. The years of her reign are referred to as the Victorian Era. Dates: May 24, 1819 - January 22, 1901 Reign: 1837 - 1901 Also Known As: Alexandrina Victoria of the House of Hanover; "the Grandmother of Europe" The Girl Who Would Be Queen Queen Victoria was born at Kensington Palace on May 24, 1819 to Edward, the Duke of Kent (and fourth son of King George III) and German Princess Victoire of Leiningen. Although Victoria was fifth in line to the throne - unlikely to become monarch - the duke feared that any future claim to the throne might be challenged if she were born abroad. continue reading below our video Profile of Queen Victoria He ensured that his daughter was born on British soil, moving with his pregnant wife from Germany to England. Christened Alexandrina Victoria at birth, the child came to be called Victoria. Despite being born into royalty, she did not grow up surrounded by wealth. Edward's spendthrift ways had left him with many debts. The duke and duchess, in an attempt to reduce expenses, moved with their infant daughter to a modest home. Not long after the move, Edward became ill and died of pneumonia on January 23, 1820 (Victoria was just eight months old). Six days later, King George III died as well, thus making George IV King of England. Victoria was now third in line to the throne behind her two uncles, who had failed to produce heirs. Victoria's Less Than Royal Childhood King George IV , whose only legitimate child had died in childbirth, was resentful of his brother's daughter. He begrudgingly allowed Victoria and her mother to move into an apartment at Kensington Palace, but would only approve a small allowance. The duchess’s brother, Prince Leopold (later King Leopold I of Belgium ), agreed to pay for Victoria's upbringing and education. Tutors were hired to school Victoria in history, math, drawing, and languages. Raised by a German mother who spoke little English, Victoria spoke mostly German the first few years of her life, but readily learned both English and French. In 1827, when Victoria was eight, her Uncle Frederick, the Duke of York, died, placing her one step closer to the throne. A Scheming Pair When newly widowed, Victoria's mother had turned for advice to John Conroy, a colleague of her late husband. In the years following the duke's death, the self-serving Conroy convinced the duchess that she should have herself declared Victoria's regent (an agent acting on behalf of an incapacitated or underage monarch) in the event that Victoria became queen while still a minor. In this way, Conroy - through the duchess - could essentially control the throne. When King George IV (who loathed Conroy and the duchess) died in 1830, the pair believed they could easily persuade newly-crowned King William IV to name the duchess as Victoria's regent. But King William did not trust the duchess and refused her request. The duchess petitioned Parliament, winning approval as Victoria's sole regent in 1831. The regency proved unnecessary. On June 20, 1837, a month after Victoria's eighteenth birthday, King William died, making Victoria queen of England. The Young Queen Weeks after assuming the throne, Queen Victoria moved to Buckingham Palace , where she began the business of ruling the nation. The young queen's composure and confidence impressed | Queen of Netherlands Beatrix, horoscope for birth date 31 January 1938, born in Soestdijk, with Astrodatabank biography - Astro-Databank photo: Paul Blank, license cc-by-2.5 Biography Dutch royalty, the first of four daughters born to Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard. Husky, athletic and intelligent, she earned a law degree from the University of Leiden. Her grandmother, Wilhelmina, abdicated the throne to her mom in 1948. Always an independent thinker, she refused a political marriage and shocked the people when she married German junior diplomat Claus von Amsberg on 3/10/1966. She bore the first male child to the House of Orange in 116 years on 4/27/1967; this birth being the first of three sons. Her mother died on March 20, 2004, and her father died eight months later on December 1, 2004. On 28 January 2013 Queen Beatrix announced that she would abdicate her throne in favour of her son Willem-Alexander on 30 April 2013. chart Placidus Equal_H. Source Notes LMR stated: Paul Mahler Dam quotes records (9:47 AM Leonen time). Sabian Symbols No.77 gave 9:47 AM GMT. But their source was most likely the official announcement of the Dutch government in the Staatscourant. The Dutch paper NRC of 9 Dec 2003 quotes the special edition of the Dutch Staatscourant of 31 January 1938: "Hare Koninklijke Hoogheid Prinses Juliana der Nederlanden,is hedenmorgen door Gods goedheid bevallen van eene dochter. Hare Koninklijke Hoogheid Prinses Juliana heeft heden, den 31sten januari 1938, des voormiddags te 9 uur 47 minuten het leven geschonken aan eene flinke dochter. De toestand van moeder en kind is op het oogenblik zeer bevredigend". The translation of "den 31sten januari 1938, des voormiddags te 9 uur 47 minuten" is indeed 31 January 1938 9h47 AM. Categories |
What was the name of the infamous 'The Yorkshire Ripper'? | Peter Sutcliffe - Biography - IMDb Peter Sutcliffe Jump to: Overview (3) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trivia (9) | Personal Quotes (2) Overview (3) The Yorkshire Ripper Mini Bio (1) British serial killer, Peter Sutcliffe, who is infamous as the 'Yorkshire Ripper' was born under fairly normal surroundings. His father John Sutcliffe was a mill owner. Peter was very attached to his mother Kathleen. He was a loner in school and his grades were generally poor. Peter quit school at 15. He loved to visit the local wax museum where he was fascinated by specimens that showed the effect of venereal disease on the body. He worked as a municipal gravedigger and mortuary assistant for a while. During this period he was known to steal things from the bodies he was burying. Some of his early tendencies towards necrophilia may have stemmed from here. He would later tell authorities that it was during this time that he started hearing the voice of God coming from a grave telling him to 'rid the world of harlots'. He attempted his first murder in 1969 with a home made weapon - a sock filled with bricks. On 2 occasions his victims escaped. On Oct 30, 1975 however he had perfected his m.o. He used a ball peen hammer to bludgeon his victim to death. Then he stabbed them with a chisel or screwdriver to mutilate their bodies. He killed mainly in the cities of Leeds, Bradford and in the Yorkshire area and 1 murder in the Lancashire city of Manchester.His victims were all women. Though the majority were prostitutes, he also began killing college students towards the end - the only common factor being they were lone women who were out late. The age range of his victims was 16 to 47. One of his victims was even killed in her own apartment. In one case Sutcliffe actually revisited the crime scene a week later to further mutilate the body before it was finally found by the police. Sutcliffe was a schizoid personality who was able to remain a devoted husband at home while still committing his brutal crimes outside. When Sutcliffe's mother died on November 8, 1978 there was an 11 month 'cooling-off' period. The largest manhunt in Britsh history was launched to catch the 'Ripper'. It involved interviewing 250,000 people and searching 20,000 houses. In June 1979 the police were sidetracked when they received a hoax tape and letters from someone claiming to be the ripper. Sutcliffe who was interviewed was dismissed as a suspect because he did not have the 'Wearside accent' of the hoax tape. The last 'Ripper' murder took place on 17 Nov 1980. There had been 13 victims with 7 attempted murders. On January 2, 1981 Sutcliffe was arrested by the police for displaying false number plates on his Rover car. (The number plates actually belonged to a Skoda.) Peter Sutcliffe had stolen the plates from a scrapyard in nearby Dewsbury. on his Rover P6 and propositioning a prostitute. He requested permission to 'pee' before going to the station. The next day, while he was being questioned at the station, the arresting policeman decided to go and check the bushes where Sutcliffe had urinated. He found a hammer and chisel behind some shrubbery. Sutcliffe quickly confessed to his crimes. he said he harbored a vendetta against prostitutes after one of them had swindled him of money and given him a venereal disease. On May 22, 1981 he was declared guilty of committing 13 murders and sentenced to spend not less than 30 yrs in prison. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Sujit R. Varma Spouse (1) Trivia (9) He claimed that God's voice emanating from a grave, had ordered him to kill. He was attacked by a fellow inmate James Costello in Parkhurst Prison, on January 10 1983. He survived but has a facial scar. He killed 13 women between the ages of 16 and 47 from October 30, 1975 till his arrest on January 2, 1981. Has been diagnosed to have paranoid schizophrenia. Was a lorry driver. Was interviewed a surprising 9 times by the police in connections with the murders in and around Manchester and West Yorkshire as a potential 'suspect' but released each time! Was a gravedigger. | Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle: Summary and Analysis - Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.com Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle: Summary and Analysis Watch short & fun videos Start Your Free Trial Today An error occurred trying to load this video. Try refreshing the page, or contact customer support. You must create an account to continue watching Register for a free trial Are you a student or a teacher? I am a student Start Your Free Trial To Continue Watching As a member, you'll also get unlimited access to over lessons in math, English, science, history, and more. 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The story of 'Rip Van Winkle' is one of enchantments and escape. In this lesson, we look at how Washington Irving uses his words and Romantic characteristics to create the story's theme. Rip Van Winkle Like many of Washington Irving's other famous stories, 'Rip Van Winkle' was inspired by German folklore . The general plot of the story, a man who mysteriously sleeps for 20 years to find himself in a changed world, is easy enough even for children to understand, which is probably why its story line has often been adapted in other works and forms of entertainment. Even my personal first encounter with the story was an old Pac Man cartoon version called 'Pac Van Winkle.' And there's a reason this story is still so fun to read. It has all the fixings of a great story: a nagging wife, dogs, guns, ghosts, liquor and of course, long, gray beards. Characters Rip Van Winkle is depicted as a henpecked husband. The story starts before the American Revolution, when King George is ruling the colonies. Right away, Irving explains that Rip is a pretty good man. He is friendly, and people in town tend to like him. If someone needs an extra hand, Rip is always ready to lend one. He is often flocked by children and has a loyal dog companion named Wolf. Rip's problem, we quickly learn, is that he isn't terribly motivated to do much work around his house or even enough to really take care of his family. As a result, his wife Dame Van Winkle, isn't exactly his biggest fan. Here, Irving paints Rip as the henpecked husband, a |
What is the Australian English word that means a small lake, such as is formed when the path of a creek or river changes, leaving a dead end? | Australian slang dictionary Apples, she'll be : It'll be all right Arvo : afternoon Aussie salute : brushing away flies with the hand Avos : avocados B & S : Bachelors' and Spinsters' Ball - a very enjoyable party usually held in rural areas Back of Bourke : a very long way away Bail (somebody) up : to corner somebody physically Bail out : depart, usually angrily Banana bender : a person from Queensland Barbie : barbecue (noun) Barrack : to cheer on (football team etc.) Bastard : term of endearment Battler : someone working hard and only just making a living Beaut, beauty : great, fantastic Big Smoke : a big city, especially Sydney or Melbourne Big-note oneself : brag, boast Bikkie : biscuit (also "it cost big bikkies" - it was expensive) Billabong : an oxbow lake cut off by a change in the watercourse. Billabongs are usually formed when the course of a creek or river changes, leaving the former branch with a dead end. Billy : teapot. Container for boiling water. Bingle : motor vehicle accident Bitzer : mongrel dog (bits of this and bits of that) Bizzo : business ("mind your own bizzo") Black Stump, beyond the : a long way away, the back of nowhere Bloke : man, guy Bloody : very (bloody hard yakka) Bloody oath! : that's certainly true Blow in the bag : have a breathalyser test Blowie : blow fly Bludger : lazy person, layabout, somebody who always relies on other people to do things or lend him things Blue : fight ("he was having a blue with his wife") Blue, make a : make a mistake Bluey : pack, equipment, traffic ticket, redhead Bluey : blue cattle dog (named after its subtle markings) which is an excellent working dog. Everyone's favourite all-Aussie dog. Bluey : heavy wool or felt jacket worn by mining and construction workers. Bluey : bluebottle jellyfish Bog in : commence eating, to attack food with enthusiasm Bog standard : basic, unadorned, without accessories (a bog standard car, telephone etc.) Bogan : person who takes little pride in his appearance, spends his days slacking and drinking beer Bogged : Stuck in mud, deep sand (a vehicle). Boil-over : an unexpected (sporting) result Bondi cigar : see "brown-eyed mullet" Bonzer : great, ripper Boogie board : a hybrid, half-sized surf board Boomer : a large male kangaroo Booze bus : police vehicle used for catching drunk drivers Boozer : a pub Bored shitless : very bored Bottle shop : liquor shop Bottle-o : liquor shop (originally a man with hessian bags going around picking up beer bottles in the 50's and 60's) Bottler : something excellent Bottling, his blood's worth : he's an excellent, helpful bloke. Bounce : a bully Bourke Street, he doesn't know Christmas from : he's a bit slow in the head. (Bourke Street is a brightly lit Melbourne street) Bowl of rice, not my : not my cup of tea; I don't like it Brass razoo, he hasn't got a : he's very poor Brekkie : breakfast Brick shit house, built like a : big strong bloke Brickie : bricklayer Brisvegas : Brisbane, state capital of Queensland Brizzie : Brisbane, state capital of Queensland Brown-eyed mullet : a turd in the sea (where you're swimming!) Brumby : a wild horse Buck's night : stag party, male gathering the night before the wedding Buckley's, Buckley's chance : no chance ("New Zealand stands Buckley's of beating Australia at football") Budgie smugglers : men's bathing costume Bull bar : stout bar fixed to the front of a vehicle to protect it against hitting kangaroos (also roo bar) Bundy : short for Bundaberg, Queensland, and the brand of rum that's made there Bunyip : mythical outback creature Bush : the hinterland, the Outback, anywhere that isn't in town Bush bash : long competitive running or motorcar race through the bush Bush oyster : nasal mucus Bush telly : campfire Bushie : someone who lives in the Bush Bushman's hanky : Emitting nasal mucus by placing one index finger on the outside of the nose (thus blocking one nostril) and blowing. Bushranger : highwayman, outlaw Butcher : small glass of beer in South Australia - From the theory that a butcher could take a quick break from his job, have a drink and | LakeNet - Lakes Socio-Political Economic Value For centuries Lake V�nern was an all-important link in transport and travel. The lake is still a main transportation route. Major Cities Watershed Management Description Under new inland water legislation passed in 1993, Sweden now separates professional and non-professional fisheries management. Recreational fishing is managed mainly by gear limitations. The management of Swedish inland and coastal fisheries is based on long term research and development work coordinated by the National Board of Fisheries. The Board is working to investigate, protect and rehabilitate the original Swedish freshwater crayfish and has an action plan for protecting inland water biodiversity and promoting sustainability. Biodiversity in stream populations has been studied and negative effects on biodiversity were found in acidified waters and waters with extensive hydroelectric power development. The Lake Vanern Society for Water Conservation (see links) has established a Chemicals & Hazardous Chemicals Project. The use of chemicals in various operations conducted around the shores of the lake is being reviewed and, where appropriate, concrete proposals for the use of more environmentally acceptable alternatives are being put forward. Issues A chlor-alkaline plant caused serious mercury contamination of water, sediments and fish in the 1980's. There is also some zinc and cadmium pollution to the lake from pulp mills. Thanks to reductions in operating pulp mills, organic matter levels in the lake have been reduced significantly. Phosphorus levels have also dropped since 1980 and the current management goal is to keep them at existing levels. About 75% of the water from tributaries passes through areas of archipelago islands before reaching open water, resulting in some localized aras of pollution around closely-spaced islands. Other Issues Biodiversity Conservation Description Lake Vanern has the most species-rich fish fauna in Sweden. 34 species reproduce in either the lake or its tributaries. The lake is home to huge numbers of waterfowl and seabirds. Thirty species of birds breed near the lake. Since a growing number of the pulp mills have closed down, there has been a successive improvement in the abundance and diversity of bottom fauna. Sadly, most spawning and growth habitat for salmon have been destroyec and natural reproduction is almost non-existent. Designations Species of Concern Species that are under acute threat include naturally spawning salmon and salmon trout (salmon and salmon trout from the Gullsp�ngs�lv and Klar�lv rivers, and salmon trout from the Tidan) and, among waterfowl, the Caspian tern and turnstone. Documents |
Before 1991, Slovenia was part of which country? | Before 1991, Slovenia was part of which country? Before 1991, Slovenia was part of which country? +1 vote posted Feb 19 by Dilbagh Share this question Your comment on this question: Email me at this address if a comment is added after mine:Email me if a comment is added after mine Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications. Anti-spam verification: To avoid this verification in future, please log in or register . 1 Answer +1 vote In 1918, Slovenes joined Yugoslavia, while the west of the country was annexed to Italy. Between 1945 and 1990, Slovenia was under Yugoslav Communist regime. The country gained its independence from Yugoslavia in June 1991, and is today a member of the European Union and NATO. answer Feb 20 by A.k Your comment on this answer: Email me at this address if a comment is added after mine:Email me if a comment is added after mine Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications. Anti-spam verification: To avoid this verification in future, please log in or register . Your answer Thanks for contributing at QueryHome GK Please be sure to answer the question, share your working and research. If you are not sure about answer, use commenting option instead. Use ctrl+k to highlight, ctrl+b to make the text as bold. Preview Email me at this address if my answer is selected or commented on:Email me if my answer is selected or commented on Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications. Anti-spam verification: | Week by Week Number One Singles of 1991 | In the Broomcupboard Week by Week Number One Singles of 1991 February 21, 2011 tags: 1990s , 1991 , 90s , chart , hit , music , nineties , number 1 , number one , single , singles , uk , week by week , weekly Music in the UK Are you ready for a bit more nostalgia? This time it’s the Number One singles from 1991 We started off 1991 with the last number one of 1990, which was; Iron Maiden – Bring your Daughter to the Slaughter 30th December 1990 – 12th January 1991 (2 weeks) Enigma – Sadeness (Part I) 13th January 1991 – 19th January 1991 (1 week) Queen – Innuendo 20th January 1991 – 26th January 1991 (1 week) The KLF feat. The Children of The Revolution – 3 a.m Eternal 27th February 1991 – 9th February 1991 (2 weeks) The Simpsons – Do the Bartman 10th February 1991 – 2nd March 1991 (3 weeks) The Clash – Should I Stay or Should I Go 3rd March 1991 – 16th March 1991 (2 weeks) Hale and Pace – The Stonk 17th March 1991 – 23rd March 1991 (1 week) Chesney Hawkes – The One and Only 24th March 1991 – 27th April 1991 (5 weeks) Cher – The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s in His Kiss) 28th April 1991 – 1st June 1991 (5 weeks) Color Me Badd – I Wanna Sex You Up 2nd June 1991 – 22nd June 1991 (3 weeks) Jason Donovan – Any Dream Will Do 23rd June 1991 – 6th July 1991 (2 weeks) Bryan Adams – (Everything I Do) I Do It for You 7th July 1991 – 26th October 1991 (16 weeks) U2 – The Fly 27th October 1991 – 2nd November (1 week) Vic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff – Dizzy 3rd November 1991 – 16th November 1991 (2 weeks) Michael Jackson – Black or White 17th November 1991 – 31st November 1991 (2 weeks) George Michael & Elton John – Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me 1st December 1991 – 14th December 1991 (2 weeks) Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody/ These Are the Days of Our Lives 15th December 1991 – 18th January 1991 (5 weeks) As always, there is a playlist of all of these here Share this: |
Cassandra, Grizabella and Skimbleshanks are all characters in which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical? | Skimbleshanks | 'Cats' Musical Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia — Three Words Skimbleshanks is one of the adults of the tribe, always protecting the kittens whenever danger is near. Despite this, he is a jolly and cheerful cat, often seen dancing and being silly with the younger toms. He is a very animated character and can be remembered by his signature gigantic smile and bright personality. In the 1998 film, he is often seen holding hands with Jennyanydots . He also spends a good deal of time with Jemima . He is also close with Old Deuteronomy , as Old Deuteronomy is seen dancing to his number (though this could simply be Old Deuteronomy showing a more jovial side). In most productions, he is portrayed as older, being about Jennyanydot's age, but in some productions, he's portrayed as a younger adult cat. Skimbleshanks is the cat aboard the British West Coast Main Line train; the Night Mail. He takes great pride in his work keeping the watch, mousing and helping out aboard the train. He takes great pride in his work and considers himself very important, as the train would not operate without him. Skimbleshanks appears in the ensemble throughout the show, before he dons his uniform waistcoat for his number, Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat . Role — Casting Calls Skimbleshanks is one of the more prominent characters in the show; he has a variety of lines in the group songs, but also has a song of his own ("Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat"). He is also the third one (in the movie) to finally touch and smile at Grizabella and accept her back into the tribe and showed that he was sorry for rejecting and turning his back on her. He also finally trusts her and no longer considers her a threat to the tribe and waves goodbye to her when she enters the heaviside layer to be reborn. Appearance Edit Skimbleshanks is a ginger tabby cat, with a "long brown tail" and "glass green eyes". His unitard is usually a shade of cream, with ginger and brown markings. Usually his costume does not include black or solid lines, instead being painted or sponged to create texture. He has a neatly groomed wig with distinctive tabby stripes, often including long "Mutton-Chop" sideburns. For his solo number, Skimbleshanks adds a waistcoat, with a shirt collar and pocket watch. He also changes his soft brown armwarmers for grey cable knit warmers with elbow patches. This additional costume tells us about his important job on the railway - the smart shirt collar and waistcoat, and particularly the pocket watch, tell us he has authority to make sure the train leaves on time. However the grey armwarmers with the practical elbow patches say he works manually, to the point his clothes need reinforcement. Finally he wears an over-size bell, which marks him as a cat who is cared for by the humans that he considers he works with. | Greatest Films of 1940 The Bank Dick (1940) , 73 minutes, D: Eddie Cline A great classic W. C. Fields comedy, with wonderful sight gags and one-liners. Fields (in his last major film role) credited himself as screenwriter Mahatma Kane Jeeves (similar to "My hat, my cane, Jeeves!"). A drunken, unemployed no-account, henpecked husband in Lompoc, California (pronounced Lompoke) - Egbert Souse (W. C. Fields) (pronounced "Soo-zay") - inadvertently foiled a bank robbery in town, and was rewarded for his accidental heroism with an in-bank position as a guard (or "dick"-detective) by grateful bank president Mr. Skinner (Pierre Watkin). Egbert's most frequent visits were to the Black Pussy Cat Cafe for stiff drinks. Egbert was conned by J. Frothingham Waterbury (Russell Hicks) to fund a flimsy mining operation, Beefsteak Mines. He convinced bank clerk Og Oggilby (Grady Sutton) - his future son-in-law, the dim-witted fiancee of his daughter Myrtle (Una Merkel), to embezzle $500. And then he had to avoid having auditing bank examiner J. Pinkerton Snoopington (Franklin Pangborn) discover his crime by slipping him a drink. Hilarious, bumbling antics ensue, concluding with another bank robbery and a classic car chase sequence, with Egbert taken as hostage. Dance, Girl, Dance (1940), 90 minutes, D: Dorothy Arzner An early feminist-minded film, and a critical and commercial box-office failure, from pioneering butch-lesbian Dorothy Arzner (and regarded as her best) - one of the few female Hollywood directors at the time, and featuring one of Lucille Ball's better film roles. Not to be confused with the 1933 film of the same name. This backstage musical was taglined: "Heartbreak Behind Gayety of a Girly-Girl Show!" and pitted the two dichotomous female leads against each other - a good girl vs. bad girl representing two opposite styles of dance (burlesque and ballet). Aspiring 'serious' but poor ballerina Judy O'Brien (young Maureen O’Hara in her third Hollywood film), an Irish redhead, and her outrageous, gold-digging, ambitious friend Bubbles (Lucille Ball) were introduced as two chorus girls stranded in Akron, Ohio before they traveled separately back to New York City to find work. Bubbles (renamed "Tiger" Lily White) became a cheap burlesque stripper in a live show, while Judy struggled in dance school with her Russian dance teacher/mentor Madame Lydia Basilova (Maria Ouspenskaya). With a cruel and cutthroat gesture, Bubbles hired the desperate Judy to dance ballet immediately after her own act, knowledgeable that "stooge" Judy would be greeted with hostile jeers, boos, and laughter from the voyeuristic dirty-old-man audience, and would - of course - demand an encore by Bubbles (who only stripped to a hula skirt and bra!). Besides an on-stage catfight, the film's most remarkable sequence was Judy's celebrated lecture-speech delivered at the climax to the males of a jeering burlesque audience who were mocking her classical dance act. Fantasia (1940) , 120 minutes, D: Ben Sharpsteen and Disney An innovative and revolutionary animated classic from Walt Disney (his third feature animation), combining classical music masterpieces with imaginative visuals, presented with conductor Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra. It was the first commercial American film to use stereophonic sound as well as the first and only film recorded in pioneering Fantasound. An updated version was created almost 60 years later, Fantasia/2000 (1999) - the first feature length animated film to be presented in IMAX, with |
Elected in 2006, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is the female President of which country? | Africa's first female president - World news - Africa | NBC News Advertise Two U.S. Navy warships were visible offshore for the first time since the war ended in 2003, a rare show of support also meant to protect two high-profile American guests, first lady Laura Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Security was tight, with armed U.N. peacekeepers surveying the scene with binoculars from atop surrounding buildings. The U.N. redeployed 500 peacekeepers previously stationed outside the capital to strategic points in Monrovia and the international airport. Taylor legacy Sirleaf will serve a six-year term as head of Africa's oldest republic, founded by freed American slaves in 1847. The country has known little but war, however, since a rebel group led by Charles Taylor plunged the country into chaos, invading from neighboring Ivory Coast in 1989. Taylor became president in 1997 but stepped down and was exiled to Nigeria as part of the 2003 peace deal brokered as rebels pressed on the capital. He is now wanted on war crimes charges by a U.N.-backed war crimes court in Sierra Leone for his role in backing a brutal rebel group during that country's 1991-2002 civil war. On a flight to Monrovia early Monday, Rice told reporters Taylor "is through raping and pillaging this country, and the Liberian people are trying to look forward." Nigeria has refused to hand Taylor over to the court and Sirleaf has said only that she would consult with regional leaders regarding Taylor's future. Rice said she's confident Sirleaf will work to hand Taylor over to the Sierra Leone court. Rich in diamonds, iron ore and timber, Liberia was relatively prosperous and peaceful until a 1980 coup saw illiterate Master Sgt. Samuel Doe seize power and order Cabinet ministers tied to poles in their underwear and executed. Harvard-educated Sirleaf was finance minister at the time, but was spared, she told The Associated Press in a recent interview, "by the grace of God." Twice imprisoned in the 1980s by Doe's junta, Sirleaf fled into exile. When Taylor launched a rebel invasion in 1989, Sirleaf briefly supported him — a move that still draws criticism today. The war saw children as young as 10 take up arms. Fighting uprooted half the country's three million people and killed 200,000. Challenges ahead for ‘Iron Lady’ A truce paved the way for presidential elections in 1997 that Sirleaf lost to Taylor. The brazen bid earned her the nickname "Iron Lady." After another rebel war forced Taylor from power in 2003, Sirleaf ran for president again, this time winning a heated November run-off buoyed by a resume that included senior jobs at Citibank, the U.N. and the World Bank. Her soccer star rival, George Weah, was backed by ex-rebel leaders and many ex-combatants. Sirleaf inherits a nation in tatters. The capital has no running water or electricity, and unemployment is an astounding 80 percent. Reflecting how slowly economic wheels are turning, the annual budget is a mere $80 million. Annual donor aid is three-and-a-half times that. Sirleaf says her top priorities include stamping out corruption, getting electricity in the capital and assuring a future for 100,000 ex-combatants who laid down arms last year, many of whom are prowling the streets, unemployed. © 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. | Trudeau to live at Rideau Cottage, not 24 Sussex Drive Trudeau to live at Rideau Cottage, not 24 Sussex Drive Elianna Lev Rideau Cottage on the grounds of Rideau Hall COURTESY: National Capital Commission More Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau won’t be returning to his former home at 24 Sussex Drive, until millions in renovations are complete. The National Capital Commission (NCC) confirmed Monday that Trudeau and his family will live at Rideau Cottage, “a designated heritage building on the grounds of Rideau Hall” in the interim. That will give the NCC more time to fix decades worth of repairs on the prime minister’s primary residence. The commission wasn't immediately available for comment. We are very pleased to welcome PM-designate @JustinTrudeau and his family to Rideau Cottage @RideauHall . #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/NmhtBeiqm4 — NCC-CCN (@NCC_CCN) October 26, 2015 A 2008 auditor general’s report said the NCC estimated the 147-year-old home, built a year after the country was founded, needed $10 million in renovations on plumbing, electrical and infrastructure. It’s estimated to take about 18 months to complete. Trudeau’s mother, Margaret, told CBC last week that the house has been in dire needs of repairs since she lived there, 40 years ago. According to the government’s website, the first inhabitants of 24 Sussex Drive were “public men, prominent entrepreneurs but also members of Parliament, and all of them married to women with distinguished political pedigrees of their own.” In 1950, the property was transformed into the official residence of the prime minister of Canada. The cottage where Trudeau, his wife and three children will live in the meantime was built in 1867. The Federal Heritage Building Review Office designates it as a recognized heritage building. The 22-room, 931 square metres residence was renovated in 2013, in which upgrades were done to the building envelope, mechanical and electrical systems, and interior finishes, among others repairs. Fares Elsabbagh, president of Ottawa-based Canadian General Contractors, says a government contract of this size would likely be put out for bids, similar to how architecture firms bid on projects. “That way different companies can bid on the scope of work,” he told Yahoo Canada News. “Another would be to hire a project manager, who would subcontract different pieces of the project.” When it comes to the type of renovations that would total the $10-million required on Sussex Drive, Elsabbagh stresses they must be extensive. To give some context, he says his company recently built a 1,000-square foot mansion for $3-million. Reblog |
'Look into my face Marie-Claire and remember just who you are' is a line from which 1969 hit record? | Peter Sarstedt - Where Do You Go To My Lovely lyrics | LyricsMode.com Where Do You Go To My Lovely lyrics $album_name This song is explained by 2 writers u 2 Create lyrics explanation Select some words and click "Explain" button. Then type your knowledge, add image or YouTube video till "Good-o-meter" shows "Cool" or "Awesome!". Publish your explanation with "Explain" button. Get karma points! OK, got it! New! Read & write lyrics explanations Click the blue-colored lyrics to read explanations. Highlight lyrics and explain them to earn Karma points. Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To My Lovely lyrics You talk like Marlene Dietrich And you dance like Zizi Jeanmaire Your clothes are all made by Balmain And there's diamonds and pearls in your hair, yes there are. You live in a fancy apartment Off the Boulevard of St. Michel Where you keep your Rolling Stones records And a friend of Sacha Distel, yes you do. You go to the embassy parties Where you talk in Russian and Greek And the young men who move in your circles They hang on every word you speak, yes they do. But where do you go to my lovely When you're alone in your bed Tell me the thoughts that surround you I want to look inside your head, yes I do. I've seen all your qualifications You got from the Sorbonne And the painting you stole from Picasso Your loveliness goes on and on, yes it does. When you go on your summer vacation You go to Juan-les-Pines With your carefully designed topless swimsuit You get an even suntan, on your back and on your legs. And when the snow falls you're found in St. Moritz With the others of the jet-set And you sip your Napoleon Brandy But you never get your lips wet, no you don't. But where do you go to my lovely When you're alone in your bed Tell me the thoughts that surround you I want to look inside your head, yes I do. You're in between 20 and 30 A very desirable age Your body is firm and inviting But you live on a glittering stage, yes you do, yes you do. Your name is heard in high places You know the Aga Khan He sent you a racehorse for Christmas And you keep it just for fun, for a laugh ha-ha-ha They say that when you get married It'll be to a millionaire But they don't realize where you came from And I wonder if they really care, or give a damn But where do you go to my lovely When you're alone in your bed Tell me the thoughts that surround you I want to look inside your head, yes i do. I remember the back streets of Naples Two children begging in rags Both touched with a burning ambition To shake off their lowly-borne tags, they try So look into my face Marie-Claire And remember just who you are Then go and forget me forever But I know you still bear the scar, deep inside, yes you do I know where you go to my lovely When you're alone in your bed I know the thoughts that surround you 'Cause I can look inside your head. Lyrics taken from http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/p/peter_sarstedt/where_do_you_go_to_my_lovely.html Correct Add song structure elements Click "Correct" to open the "Correction form". There you can add structure tags, correct typos or add missing words. Send your correction and get karma points! Result of your work will appear after moderating. OK, got it! +8 UnregisteredMar 25, 2015 at 11:35 pm I too loved this song from the first time I heard it played on a battered jukebox dans un café surrounded by a sea of leather-clad bikers back in the '60s. There was never any mystery to me of the song's meaning. A young woman using her stunning face and body to progress from the gutter, while her lovestruck and deserted male friend could only watch and wish from afar. I have played this so many times. A simple melody. Few chords. But filled with anxst and unfulfilled desire. 1 reply +5 UnregisteredDec 3, 2014 at 12:45 pm Personally I believe the song is a little more than "sour grapes". Marie Claire has attained what she considers success, probably correctly. The singer has not attained her level of success in either of their minds. But because of where she comes from she probably doesn't feel it is real. She knows her social | emcxmc’s Journal – 300 Favourite Female Singers – Last.fm Share 1 Sep 2012, 11:49 My favourite female singers with age and birthday (listed chronologic), place of birth (if known), short description (from Wikipedia) and picture (only included for the deceased ones). (born before 1940) † Bessie Smith (born April 15, 1894, Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S., died September 26, 1937), sometimes referred to as "The Empress of the Blues," was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s. She is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era and, along with Louis Armstrong, a major influence on subsequent jazz vocalists. † Marlene Dietrich (27 December 1901 – 6 May 1992, Berlin, Germany) was a German-born American actress and singer.Although she still made occasional films in the post-war years, Dietrich spent most of the 1950s to the 1970s touring the world as a successful show performer. In 1999 the American Film Institute named Dietrich the ninth greatest female star of all time. † Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed Lady Day by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday was a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. Above all, she was admired all over the world for her deeply personal and intimate approach to singing. † Édith Piaf , born Édith Giovanna Gassion (19 December 1915 -10 October 1963), French singer and cultural icon who is almost universally regarded as France's greatest. 97 - Vera Lynn Dame Vera Lynn, DBE (born 20 March 1917) is an English singer whose career flourished during World War II. Nicknamed "The Forces' Sweetheart", the songs most associated with her are "We'll Meet Again" and "The White Cliffs of Dover". † Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 in Newport News, VA – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella (the First Lady of Song), was one of the most influential jazz singers of the 20th Century, the winner of thirteen Grammy Awards. † Peggy Lee (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002) was an American Grammy award winning jazz and popular music singer and songwriter and Academy Award-nominated actress. She was born Norma Deloris Egstrom in Jamestown, North Dakota. † Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American actress and singer. Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years, Garland attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist and on the concert stage. Respected for her versatility, she received a Juvenile Academy Award, won a Golden Globe Award, received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for her work in films, as well as Grammy Awards and a Special Tony Award. After appearing in vaudeville with her sisters, Garland was signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as a teenager. There she made more than two dozen films, including nine with Mickey Rooney and the 1939 film with which she would be most identified, The Wizard of Oz. After 15 years, Garland was released from the studio but gained renewed success through record-breaking concert appearances, including a critically acclaimed Carnegie Hall concert, a well-regarded but short-lived television series and a return to acting beginning with a critically acclaimed performance in A Star Is Born (1954). † Maria Callas (New York City December 2, 1923 – Paris, France September 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned opera singers of the twentieth century. 90 - Doris Day (born April 3, 1924) is an American actress, singer, and animal rights activist. Day's entertainment career began in her late teens as a big band singer. In 1945 she had her first hit recording , "Sentimental Journey", and, in 1948, appeared in her first film, Romance on the High Seas. During her entertainment career, she has appeared in thirty-nine films, recorded more than six-hundred-fifty songs, received an Academy Award nomination, |
"Which managing director of the ""International Monetary fund"" was forced to resign after a sex scandal in 2011?" | Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigns as head of IMF | World news | The Guardian Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigns as head of IMF • Strauss-Kahn resigns 'with infinite sadness' • Second bail application to be made on Thursday • John Lipsky remains acting head of IMF • Process begins to find new managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn: stepping down to devote 'all his energy' to fighting sexual assault charges. Photograph: Yuri Gripas/Reuters Thursday 19 May 2011 02.43 EDT First published on Thursday 19 May 2011 02.43 EDT Close This article is 5 years old Dominique Strauss-Kahn has resigned as managing director of the International Monetary Fund, saying he wanted to devote "all his energy" to battle the sexual assault charges he faces in New York. The IMF's executive board released a letter from Strauss-Kahn dated 18 May, in which the former managing director denied the allegations against him and went on to say that it was with "infinite sadness" that he presented the board with his resignation. "I think at this time first of my wife – whom I love more than anything – of my children, of my family, of my friends. I think also of my colleagues at the fund; together we have accomplished such great things over the last three years and more. "To all, I want to say that I deny with the greatest possible firmness all of the allegations that have been made against me. "I want to protect this institution which I have served with honour and devotion, and especially – especially – I want to devote all my strength, all my time, and all my energy to proving my innocence." Strauss-Kahn's resignation comes after increasing international pressure for him to step down as he faces charges of assaulting an employee at a New York hotel. The maid, a 32-year-old immigrant from the west African country of Guinea, told police that Strauss-Kahn, 62, came out of the bathroom naked, chased her down, forced her to perform oral sex on him and tried to remove her underwear before she broke free and fled the room. Strauss-Kahn, who has held in New York's Rikers Island prison since Monday, is to make a second application for bail on Thursday with his lawyers set to offer new bail terms including $1m (£619,000) in cash and placing their client under house arrest. A judge rejected his initial plea for bail agreeing with prosecutors that he was a flight risk. A grand jury has been convened to assess whether Strauss-Kahn will be indicted. Their decision will not be known until Friday. The decision to press for bail ahead of the decision suggests lawyers are urgently trying to free him. If he is released on bail, the deadline to secure an indictment would be extended. Selection process begins The IMF's statement late on Wednesday said the process of choosing a new leader would begin, but in the meantime John Lipsky would remain acting managing director. Several potential candidates to replace Strauss-Kahn have already been suggested, although none has yet indicated that they are interested. These include French finance minister Christine Lagarde, former Bundesbank president Axel Weber, and Kemal Dervis, Turkey's former minister of economic affairs. The IMF will hold a vote among its member countries to choose the next managing director. The US has the largest share of voting power, with 16.7% of the total votes, followed by Japan with 6%, Germany with 5.7% and the UK and France with 4.85% each. To win, a candidate must attract 85% of the votes. Critics say it allows Washington and the leading European nations to control the process, so that that IMF is always run by a European in return for an US citizen at the head of the World Bank. This status quo could be now be challenged, though. On Tuesday China, which holds just 3.65% of the voting power, said the selection of the next IMF leader should be based on "fairness, transparency and merit". Brazil's finance minister, Guido Mantega, reiterated this point on Wednesday, arguing was important the selection process was based on merit, rather than on nationality. Brazil, which is an important, fast-growing emerging econo | Eddie George, who led Bank of England to independence, dies of cancer at 70 | Business | The Guardian Eddie George, who led Bank of England to independence, dies of cancer at 70 Former governor of the Bank of England, Lord 'Eddie' George. Photograph: Phil Noble/PA Archive/PA Photos Close This article is 7 years old Lord Eddie George, the former governor of the Bank of England , died yesterday at the age of 70 after a long battle with cancer. Mervyn King, who succeeded George as governor, announced the death of the man nicknamed Steady Eddie. "I am deeply saddened to learn of Eddie's death. He served the bank for more than 40 years and was an outstanding governor, colleague and friend," he said. "Eddie will be remembered as the governor who led the bank to independence." George had been with the bank for 37 years before he retired in 2003 or, in his own words, made "the transition from Who's Who to Who's He?" During his time at Threadneedle Street, George steered the bank through Black Wednesday and the collapse of Barings, chairing its rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee from 1997. Far from retreating to his Cornwall home after retirement, George took on three private sector positions: as a non-executive director at the merchant bank NM Rothschild, a board member for Nestlé and a non-executive director at the Duke of Westminster's property firm, Grosvenor Group Holdings. Christened Edward Alan John George, he joined the Bank of England in 1962, working at first on East European affairs. He was later seconded to the Bank for International Settlements and the International Monetary Fund. In a tribute speech to the CBI after George's retirement, Gordon Brown, who was then chancellor, told how George once helped himself from a bottle of scotch at a charity auction, only to discover the 1937 Glenfiddich was the top raffle prize. Brown said George, "in true central banker style", had presented the bottle to the winner, nevertheless describing it as half full rather than half empty. Last March George admitted he was relieved to have resigned before the credit crisis. "I used to be Bank of England governor and I'm rather glad that I'm not today," he told a conference. |
If you are given the words - City Slickers and push-ups, can you name the person? | Jack Palance -- bad guy of Westerns also poet, painter - SFGate Jack Palance -- bad guy of Westerns also poet, painter Myrna Oliver, Los Angeles Times Published 4:00 am, Saturday, November 11, 2006 Photo: JOHN HAYES Close Image 1 of 8 ** FILE** Actor Jack Palance poses on his ranch in Tehachapi, Calif., on a foggy afternoon, in this Jan. 27, 1997 file photo. Palance, the craggy-faced menace in "Shane," "Sudden Fear" and other films who turned successfully to comedy at 70 with his Oscar-winning self-parody in "City Slickers," died Friday. (AP Photo/John Hayes, file) less ** FILE** Actor Jack Palance poses on his ranch in Tehachapi, Calif., on a foggy afternoon, in this Jan. 27, 1997 file photo. Palance, the craggy-faced menace in "Shane," "Sudden Fear" and other films who ... more Photo: JOHN HAYES Image 2 of 8 Jack Palance appears in this undated publicity photo as co-star of the 1953 western "Shane," directed by George Stevens. Oscar-winning actor Palance, who starred as a heartless gunslinger in "Shane," died at his California home on November 10, 2006 at age 87, his spokesman said. NO ARCHIVES EDITORIAL USE ONLY REUTERS/AMPAS/Handout (UNITED STATES) less Jack Palance appears in this undated publicity photo as co-star of the 1953 western "Shane," directed by George Stevens. Oscar-winning actor Palance, who starred as a heartless gunslinger in "Shane," died at ... more Photo: HO Image 3 of 8 ** FILE ** Actor Jack Palance does a one-handed push-up on stage at the 64th annual Academy Awards in this March 30, 1992, file photo after winning an Oscar for best actor in a supporting role for his performance in the film "City Slickers." Palance died Friday, Nov. 10, 2006, of natural causes at his home in Montecito, Calif., surrounded by family, said spokesman Dick Guttman. His family indicated he was 87. (AP Photo/Craig Fuji) less ** FILE ** Actor Jack Palance does a one-handed push-up on stage at the 64th annual Academy Awards in this March 30, 1992, file photo after winning an Oscar for best actor in a supporting role for his ... more Photo: CRAIG FUJI Image 4 of 8 ** FILE ** Jack Palance, right, is seen with Billy Crystal in this undated file photo on the set of "City Slickers". Palance, the craggy-faced menace in "Shane," "Sudden Fear" and other films who turned successfully to comedy in his 70s with his Oscar-winning self-parody in "City Slickers," died Friday, Nov. 10, 2006. Palance died of natural causes at his home in Montecito, Calif., surrounded by family. He was 87. (AP Photo) less ** FILE ** Jack Palance, right, is seen with Billy Crystal in this undated file photo on the set of "City Slickers". Palance, the craggy-faced menace in "Shane," "Sudden Fear" and other films who turned ... more Image 5 of 8 **FILE** Actor Jack Palance, right, poses for a photograph with fellow actor Billy Crystal prior to the 18th annual American Museum of the Moving Image benefit in New York in this Feb. 12, 2003 file photo. Palance, the craggy-faced menace in "Shane," "Sudden Fear" and other films who turned successfully to comedy at 70 with his Oscar-winning self-parody in "City Slickers," died Friday. (AP Photo/Shawn Baldwin, file) less **FILE** Actor Jack Palance, right, poses for a photograph with fellow actor Billy Crystal prior to the 18th annual American Museum of the Moving Image benefit in New York in this Feb. 12, 2003 file photo. ... more Photo: SHAWN BALDWIN Image 6 of 8 ** FILE** Jack Palance holds his Emmy award in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles in this March 16, 1957 file photo. Palance, the craggy-faced menace in "Shane," "Sudden Fear" and other films who turned successfully to comedy in his 70s with his Oscar-winning self-parody in "City Slickers," died Friday, Nov. 10, 2006. Palance died of natural causes at his home in Montecito, Calif., surrounded by family. He was 87. (AP Photo) less ** FILE** Jack Palance holds his Emmy award in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles in this March 16, 1957 file photo. Palance, the craggy-faced menace in "Shane," "Sudden Fear" and other films who turned ... more Image 7 of 8 A m | The Housemartins - Beautiful South & Paul Heaton Fans Beautiful South & Paul Heaton Fans The Housemartins The Band was formed in late 1983 by Paul Heaton (vocals) and Stan Cullimore (guitar), and they initially performed as a busking duo. They recorded a demo tape with Ingo Dewsnap of Les Zeiga Fleurs, which brought them to the attention of Go! Discs. They then expanded by recruiting Ted Key (bass), former guitarist with The Gargoyles, and Chris Lang. The band often referred to themselves as "the fourth best band in Hull", referring to Hull, their home base. The three bands that were ‘better’ were Red Guitars, Everything But The Girl and The Gargoyles. In 1986, having recorded two John Peel sessions, the band broke through with the single "Happy Hour", which reached #3 in the UK singles chart. The single's success was helped by a animated pop promo of a type that was in vogue at the time, featuring a cameo by TV comedian Phil Jupitus, who toured with the band under his stage name of 'Porky the Poet'. The Housemartins debut album, London 0 Hull 4 was released in 1986. At the end of 1986 they had their only UK #1 single on 16 December with a cover version of Isley-Jasper-Isley's 'Caravan of Love'. It was knocked off the top spot by Jackie Wilson's 'Reet Petite' on 23 December, denying the Housemartins the coveted Christmas number 1 single. The band’s second album, The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death was released in 1987. The band split in 1988, but the members have remained friends and have worked on each other's projects. Norman Cook has enjoyed significant success with Beats International and then as Fatboy Slim, while Heaton, Hemingway and roadie Sean Welch formed The Beautiful South. Paul has called upon Norman to help, and he can be seen to be referred to as ‘Rhythm consultant’ on the 1998 Beautiful South release ‘Quench’. In August 2009, Mojo magazine arranged for The Housemartins original members to get together for a photo-shoot and interview. The bands debut album, London 0 Hull 4 was re-released on 22 June 2009 as "London 0 Hull 4 Deluxe", a limited edition package, with a bonus disc. The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death Now That's What I Call Quite Good The Best of The Housemartins The Housemartins, Live at the BBC London 0 Hull 4 Deluxe Band Biography Paul David Heaton (b. 9 May 1962, Humberside) Chris Lang Chris Lang is now best known a writer, actor and producer for British TV. He has written for British television shows including Alias Smith and Jones, The Bill, Casualty, Soldier Soldier etc. He served as an Assistant Producer on Sirens, Lawless, and Amnesia and as an executive producer on Torn. He has also written two episodes of popular series Primeval. As an actor, he has appeared in such shows as Paul Merton, Drop the dead donkey, Jo Brand through the cakehole etc. He has also worked as a voice actor for films, video games (such as Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), and cartoons. His voice work in children's television series includes the voice of Pigling Bland in The world of Peter Rabbit and friends, and voices for almost all of the characters (except for Kipper) in Kipper the dog. Prior to his (now extensive) TV work, alongside his brother Nick Lang, Chris Lang was a drummer in the unsigned new wave rock band The Acidicx, later becoming a member of The Housemartins (for whom he also played drums) alongside school friends Quentin Cook (AKA Norman Cook - Fatboy Slim) and Paul Heaton. Lang left the band in 1984 to be replaced by Hugh Whittaker. Ted Key Ted Key (b. Anthony Matthew Key, 1 July 1960, Hull) was the original bass player in The Housemartins. He was replaced in 1985 by Norman Cook. Key originally played with a local band called The Gargoyles, which links him to several other Housemartins members… Hugh Whitaker Hugh Whitaker (b. 18 May 1961, Hull) is the former drummer for the indie band The Housemartins. He replaced original drummer Chris Lang and drummed for the band's first album, London 0 Hull 4, and its attendant single releases. He left the band before the recordin |
Which Shipping weather area covers the Shetland Islands? | Shetland Islands Council - Ports and Harbours - Weather Shetland Islands Council For tidal information contact Shetland Coastguard on 01595 692976, or visit: www.tides.info or http://easytide.ukho.gov.uk/EasyTide/EasyTide/index.aspx Weather & Shipping Forecasts Shetland Coastguard broadcast weather on VHF and MF Radio telegraphy at 0105 UTC and every 4 hours subsequently, alternatively contact Shetland Coastguard on 01595 692976. The Met Office: Faeroese Weather Service: www.theyr.com . Precision weather planner service which includes interactive maps and hour-to-hour predictions. Weather Call - 09014 722 076 or www.metoffice.com Weather bulletins for shipping are broadcast daily on BBC Radio 4 at the following times: 0048 and 0535 (long wave and FM) 1200 and 1755 (normally long wave only). The following are broadcast: Gale warnings, general synopsis, sea-area forecasts and coastal station reports. Northern Isles Weather Forecast, recorded in Fair Isle can be viewed at www.northisles-weather.co.uk . Links A number of weather service websites have coverage for the Shetland Islands. Here are a selection of them: | List of British Sea Areas as listed in the weather report for shipping on BBC Radio4 Here's a nice but big (162K) map I scanned it from the Radio Times, they managed to forget Bailey so I had to edit it in, which is why the lines and font are a bit dodgy there. Here's one from the Met Office , a lot smaller but not as pretty, but it DOES have Trafalgar on it, and it makes the Lat and Longs more obvious. South East Iceland: 64N18W..65N14W..63N7W..62N11W (roughly) Faeroes: 63N7W..62N3W..59N7W..62N11W (roughly) Fair Isle: 62N3W..61N00..58N00..58N5W..59N7W (roughly) The above 3 form a diagonal band from the coast of Iceland down to the Greenwich Meridian at the Shetlands on the northern edge, and the Scottish coast on the southern edge. Fair Isle is 5 sided to get back into the normal squarish grid. Bailey: Between 10W and 15W from South East Iceland down to about 58N Rockall: Between 10W and 15W from Bailey (58N) down to 53N Shannon: Between 10W and 15W, from Rockall down to 50N, and including the bits off the Irish coast. Hebrides: The bit between Faeroes and Fair Isle, the Scottish coast, 10W, and 57N Malin: Below Hebrides, between Rockall and the coasts, down to the narrowest point between England and Ireland Irish Sea: The Irish Sea from Malin down to the narrowest point between Wales and Ireland Lundy: Bounded by the south Welsh and north Cornish coasts, out to about 6.5W Fastnet: Between Lundy and Shannon, with the south Irish coast above and 50N below Sole: 6.5W..15W and 50N..48.27N, below Shannon and Fastnet Finisterre, now renamed Fitzroy: Below Sole Biscay: From Finisterre to the French coast Plymouth: The mouth of the Channel to about 8W, Biscay below, Sole to the left Portland: Up the channel from Plymouth to about 2W Wight: From Portland to a line from about 50N2E(France) to 51N1E(England) Dover: From Wight to a line matching the latitude 51N, near enough Thames: Moving out towards the North Sea, as far as about 52.5N Humber: Up to 54N, but loses a degree of its eastern extent halfway up Tyne: A tiny bit about a degree wide along the coast from Humber up to about 56N Dogger: Tyne to the left, Humber below, 4E at the right, up to about 56N German Bight: From Humber and Dogger on the left to the continental coast Forties: Directly above Dogger, ie about 56N..58.5N and 1W..4E Forth: Between Forties and the Scottish coast, stopping at 57N Cromarty: Between Forties and the Scottish coast, from Forth up to 58.5N or so, where it meets Fair Isle Viking: Above Forties with Fair Isle to the west Fisher: East of Forties and north of German Bight, but only as far as about 57.5N North Utsire, South Utsire: The last bit between Viking and Forties and the Scandinavian coast I appear to have listed them in the reverse order to that used by the weather forecasters. Never mind! |
In which year was NATO founded? | NATO established - Apr 04, 1949 - HISTORY.com NATO established Publisher A+E Networks The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is established by 12 Western nations: the United States, Great Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Iceland, Canada, and Portugal. The military alliance, which provided for a collective self-defense against Soviet aggression, greatly increased American influence in Europe. Greece, Turkey, and West Germany later joined NATO, but in 1966 France withdrew, citing American violations of the 1949 treaty. In 1955, the Warsaw Pact, a Soviet-led Eastern European alliance, was established to counter NATO. In 1994, three years after the end of the Cold War, NATO engaged in its first military action as part of an international effort to end two years of fighting in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, which all left the Warsaw Pact upon its dissolution in 1991, joined NATO in 1999. Today, there are twenty-six member states in total. Related Videos | Civilian Deaths in the NATO Air Campaign - The Crisis in Kosovo THE CRISIS IN KOSOVO Operation Allied Force began on March 24, 1999 after more than a year of effort by the international community led by NATO to find a negotiated solution in Kosovo. In June 1998, NATO Defense Ministers decided to charge NATO planners with the responsibility to produce a range of options, both ground and air, for military action should the diplomatic process fail to yield the desired results. By the fall, an estimated 250,000 Kosovo Albanians had been driven from their homes and some 50,000 were threatened by approaching winter weather. 2 The United Nations Security Council adopted resolution 1199 (UNSCR 1199) on September 23, highlighting the impending human catastrophe and demanding a cease-fire and the start of real political dialogue. A Contact Group meeting in London on October 8 gave U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke a mandate to secure agreement to the requirements of UNSCR 1199 in a mission to Belgrade. Activation orders for air strikes were agreed on October 13; that same day Holbrooke reported to NATO that Slobodan Milosevic, the president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), had agreed to the deployment of an unarmed Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) verification mission to Kosovo and to the establishment of a NATO aerial verification mission. Yugoslavia also agreed to reduce the numbers of security forces personnel in Kosovo to pre-crisis levels. Despite initial stabilization, violence continued. Following a massacre in the village of Racak on January 15, 1999, NATO increased its state of readiness, issuing a "solemn warning" to Milosevic and the Kosovo Albanian leadership on January 28. 3 This was followed by a second statement on January 30 that reaffirmed NATO's original demands, and delegated to Secretary General Javier Solana authority to commence air strikes against targets on FRY territory. Parties to talks at Rambouillet in France, in February 1999, attempted to build agreement to protect the rights of all sides. After the first round of talks was suspended on February 23, a second round was convened on March 15. This second round was suspended on March 19 in the light of what NATO intelligence and OSCE observers saw as intensifying violence on the ground instigated by FRY security forces, and a build-up of FRY/Serbian forces in and around Kosovo. OSCE verifiers were withdrawn during the night of March 19-20, and Holbrooke flew to Belgrade on March 22 in a last-ditch effort to persuade Milosevic to back down and avoid a military confrontation. On March 23, following final consultations with allies, Javier Solana directed NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), Gen. Wesley Clark, to initiate a "phased" air operation. 4 Operation Allied Force Attacks Operation Allied Force was initiated at 7 p.m. GMT (8 p.m. local time in Yugoslavia). Of thirteen (out of nineteen) NATO nations that made aircraft available for the operation (Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States), eight put their planes in action on the first night. Aircraft from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Canada, and Spain conducted bombing, carrying out a succession of attack waves with almost exclusively precision-guided munitions (PGMs) against fixed and pre-selected targets. Long-range cruise missiles were fired by the United States and Britain. Though targets were hit throughout Yugoslavia across a mix of target types (for example, airfields, command and control sites, barracks, andheadquarters, particularly of the special police), the initial focus was almost exclusively an effort to neutralize the Yugoslav air defense system. In the first day, NATO hit fifty-three targets, largely air defenses and radar sites. 5 The mission of Operation Allied Force, in General Clark's words, "was to halt or disrupt a systematic campaign of ethnic cleansing." 6 Attacks would be along two lines, a "strategic |
The flag of which African country contains the image of an AK-47 rifle? | RIP Kalashnikov: 20 facts you may not have known about AK-47 and its creator — RT News Tags Arms , Military , Russia 1. Mikhail Kalashnikov, who was a tank commander during World War II, began his career as a weapons designer after a shoulder injury during the Battle of Bryansk. While in hospital in 1942, he overheard wounded soldiers complaining about Soviet rifles and decided to change that. 2. The first Kalashnikov rifle was produced in 1947, bringing its creator the Stalin Prize and the Order of the Red Star. The AK-47 has been the standard issue assault rifle of the Soviet and then Russian army since 1949. 3. Durability, low production cost, availability and ease of use are the features, which assured AK-47 global success. Kalashnikov’s creation performs in sandy or wet conditions that jam more sophisticated weapons. The designer called it a “symbol of the creative genius” of the Russian people. 4. The AK-47 has made it into the Guinness Book of Records as the most widely spread weapon in the world, with 100 million Kalashnikov rifles currently in use. 5. Military and special forces in 106 countries around the globe from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe are now armed with AK-47s. 6. Russia not only distributes the Kalashnikov rifles all over the world, but also licensed its production in over 30 other countries, including China, Israel, India, Egypt and Nigeria. 7. It is believed that AK-47s have caused more deaths than artillery fire, airstrikes and rocket attacks combined. An estimated quarter of a million people are gunned down by bullets from Kalashnikovs every year. 8. But Mikhail Kalashnikov himself never experienced self-reproach about the blood spilled with the help of his invention as he created AK-47 for protection. “I sleep well. It’s the politicians, who are to blame for failing to come to an agreement and resorting to violence,” he said in 2007. 9. Relative cheapness has always been one of the most important advantages of AK-47. The average global price of the assault rifle was estimated at $534 in 2005, according to Oxford University economist Phillip Killicoat. Though in African countries the price of AK-47 is on average $200 cheaper. 10. Osama bin Laden always had a Kalashnikov rifle with him during his video appearances. According to some reports, it was the US, which gave the Al Qaeda founder his first AK-47 to fight the Soviets in Afghanistan. 11. During the Vietnam War, many American soldiers gave up their M16s for the more reliable Kalashnikov rifles, which they picked up from dead enemies. Even now, the US marines carry AK-47 magazines with them because of how common the weapon is. 12. The image of AK-47 appears on the flag of Mozambique as well as coats of arms of Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso (1984-97) and East Timor. The Kalashnikov rifle is also present on the flag of Lebanese militant organization, Hezbollah. 13. The parents in some African states name their babies ‘Kalash,’ which is another nickname for the Kalashnikov assault rifle, according to a documentary by Russia’s Channel One. 14. Russia’s top basketball player, Andrey Kirilenko, born in the city of Izhevsk, which hosts the Kalashnikov rifle factory, has played under No.47 in the NBA and was nicknamed ‘AK-47.’ 15. Egypt has immortalized the AK-47 by erecting a giant monument, portraying a barrel and bayonet of a Kalashnikov rifle at the Sinai Peninsula. 16. A gold coated Kalashnikov assault rifle was recovered by US troops from the weapon collection of former Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein. 17. Coins dedicated to Mikhail Kalashnikov and his creation were issued not only in Russia, but also in such a peaceful place as New Zealand, which marked the rifle’s 60th birthday with special two-dollar pieces. They came in cases shaped after the AK-47 magazine. 18. French newspaper, Liberation, has named AK-47 the most important invention of the XX century, with the Russian rifle leaving the atomic bomb and space flight behind. 19. Mixing vodka, absinth, lemon, | My Football Facts & Stats | African Football Football stats of the Africa Cup of Nations winners from 1957 to 2012 CAF AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS The origins of the Africa Nations Cup date back to June 1956, when the creation of the Confederation of African Football was proposed during the third FIFA congress in Lisbon. There were immediate plans for a continental nations tournament to be held, and in February 1957, the first Africa Cup of Nations took place in Khartoum, Sudan. In 1957 there were only three participating nations: Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia. South Africa was to compete, but was disqualified due to the apartheid policies of the government then in power. Since then, the tournament has grown, making it necessary to hold a qualifying tournament. The number of participants in the final tournament reached 16 in 1998 (16 teams were to compete in 1996 but Nigeria withdrew) and since then, the format has been unchanged, with the sixteen teams being drawn into four groups of four teams each, with the top two teams of each group advancing to a "knock-out" stage. Egypt is the most successful nation in the cup's history, winning the tournament a record seven times, including the tournament in Angola 2010. Ghana and Cameroon have won four titles each. Three different trophies have been awarded during the tournament's history, with Ghana and Cameroon winning the first two after each of them won a tournament three times. The current trophy was first awarded in 2002. The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Finals was jointly hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea and took place from 21st January to 12th February 2012. Zambia won their first Title, beating the Ivory Coast on a penalty shoot-out. The tournament switched to odd years from 2013 onwards with South Africa the Host Nation, followed by Morocco in 2015 and Libya in 2017. Nigeria won the 2013 ACON beating Burkina Faso in the Final 1-0. Concerns by Morocco about the Ebola outbreak forced a switch of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations to Equatorial Guinea, who had joint-hosted the tournament three years earlier with Gabon. CAF ALL AFRICAN GAMES The men's football tournament has been held at every session of the All-Africa Games since 1965. Since the 1991 All-Africa Games, age limit for men teams is under-23 as the Summer Olympics. CAF AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE The African Champions League has been contested since 1964 with clubs from Egypt being the most succesful with 11 wins. The football competition used to be known as the African Cup of Champions Clubs from 1964 until 1996. The 2011 edition Final was played in November. VODACOM CHALLENGE The Vodacom Challenge is a association football pre-season tournament that features Vodacom-sponsored South African clubs Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs plus from 2006 onwards an invited European club. Prior to 2006, the competition consisted of the two Soweto clubs and two invited African clubs. |
In which American city do the Spurs play basketball? | San Antonio Spurs | The Official Site of the San Antonio Spurs Inspiring The Next Generation January 13, 2017 Fifteen Sam Houston High School seniors are the first graduating class of the Spurs’ InspireU program, a workplace mentoring program facilitated through Big Brothers Big Sisters, the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and the mayor’s office. Since 2011, SS&E employees have had regular meetings with their matched student and watched them grow up. Building The Future In Austin January 6, 2016 In the 10th season of the San Antonio Spurs’ ownership of the Austin Spurs, the organization’s use of the D-League reached another milestone. For the first time in franchise history, the majority of players on the Spurs roster – 8 out of 14 – have D-League experience. | ESPN: The Worldwide Leader in Sports NBA Andrew Han ESPN Writer The Clippers started Raymond Felton and Austin Rivers in their first game without Chris Paul, out 6-to-8 weeks from thumb surgery. Going small against the Timberwolves wings of Zach LaVine and Andrew Wiggins has led to mixed results. The Clippers lead late in the first quarter, but the Wolves front court had 21 points on 9-for-12 shooting. share ESPN Stats and Information Nikola Jokic is the 1st Nuggets player to record 3 straight games with 25 points and 10 rebounds since Carmelo Anthony on March 15-18, 2010. share Myron Medcalf ESPN Staff Writer Arizona embarrassing USC in Los Angeles right now. Amazing what Sean Miller has done without Allonzo Trier and other injured players. Might be UCLA's greatest threat in the PAC-12, especially if Dillon Brooks is sidelined beyond tonight. share ESPN Stats and Information Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony followed up his 25-point second quarter by shooting 2-of-12 the rest of the game share Dave McMenamin ESPN Staff Writer LeBron James says his son, 12-year-old LeBron Jr., who was seen in a recent AAU highlight video completing a through-the-legs layup, has been studying his dad's old high school footage for inspiration. Would LeBron Sr. have been able to do that move at 12? "No, I wouldn't even have had the nerve to try it," James told ESPN. share Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer John Wall scores the last four points to dash a furious Knicks' comeback and then Washington doesn't allow a Knicks' shot to get up on final possession to escape with a 113-110 win. It's only the fifth road win of the season for Washington. Knicks have now lost 12-of-their-last-15 games. share Myron Medcalf ESPN Staff Writer Bad news for Oregon. Dillon Brooks in locker room with lower left leg injury. Had surgery on left foot in the offseason. share Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer So after scoring 100 points through three quarters, Washington has been held to nine in the fourth with 1:37 to go. Knicks have been hustling with Derrick Rose even hitting the floor for a loose ball past half court. Madison Square Garden is ready to explode if Knicks take the lead. Knicks trail 109-108. share Myron Medcalf ESPN Staff Writer Louisville needed 10 minutes to realize Quentin Snider wasn't walking through those doors. But the team exposed the limitations of a Clemson defense that's surrendered 75 or more during its current four-game losing streak. Cardinals getting whatever shots they want. share Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer Carmelo Anthony cooled off after halftime with just one point in the third after dropping 25 in the second. But Washington didn't stop scoring, reaching 100 by end of third. Defenseless Knicks trail 100-86 entering fourth quarter. share Myron Medcalf ESPN Staff Writer Casey Benson unstoppable right now for Oregon. Made first four 3-point attempts. A beneficiary of Dillon Brooks' return. Easier for the sharpshooter to find open looks. When Benson/Brooks are together, Oregon connects on 49.2 percent of its 3-point attempts and 39 percent when it's just Benson (hooplens.com). share Ramona Shelburne ESPN Senior Writer Steph Curry on being named a starter in the All Star Game, nabbing a spot at the expense of Westbrook, "It's a big storyline because those two guys are doing amazing things this year. There's only two spots you can fill. Unfortunately somebody was going to get left out. I've been on the other side of that four years ago. It's how it goes. The fact I get to represent my team in that game and to start is something that I definitely appreciate." share NBA Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer A scorching Carmelo Anthony scored 25 of his 27 points in the second quarter, setting a franchise record for points in a quarter. He is shooting 11-of-15 so far. share Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer Carmelo Anthony, fresh off an All-Star starting snub, is on fire. He has scored 21-of-his-23 points and has made 8-of-10 shots so far in the second quarter alone. share Myron Medcalf ESPN Staff Writer Iowa was down 54-41 w |
On April 19, 1971, Judge Charles H Older sentenced Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, Leslie Van Houten, and what major asshat to death for their roles in the deaths of Sharon Tate and 6 others in Los Angeles on the nights of August 8 and 9, 1969? | SERIAL KILLER CALENDAR - SERIAL KILLER TRADING CARDS- SERIAL KILLER MAGAZINE - SERIAL KILLER DVDS - MURDERABILLIA CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE BRIEF CHARLES MANSON BIO Charles Milles Manson (born November 12, 1934) is an American convict and career criminal, most known for his participation in the Tate-LaBianca murders of the late 1960s. Manson had spent most of his adult life in prison, initially for offenses such as car theft, forgery and credit card fraud. He also worked some time as a pimp. In the late 1960s, he became the leader of a group known as "The Family", and masterminded several brutal murders, most notoriously that of movie actress Sharon Tate (wife of the Polish movie director Roman Polanski), who was eight and a half months pregnant at the time. He was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder in what came to be known as the "Tate-La Bianca case", named after the victims, although he was not accused of committing the murders in person. The Sharon Tate Murders Quiet and secluded is just what the young movie star wanted. The canyons above Beverly Hills were far enough away from the noisy glitz of Hollywood to afford some privacy and space. Sharon Tate loved this place on Cielo Drive . To her it meant romance - romance with the man of her dreams and the father of her child, director Roman Polanski. It was cooler up there too, which was especially refreshing on that hot muggy Saturday night, the 9 th of August 1969. The beautiful young woman kept herself company with her attractive and sophisticated friends: Abigail Folger, the coffee heiress and her boyfriend Voytek Frykowski, and an internationally known hair stylist Jay Sebring. Sharon was eight months pregnant and very lonely for her husband who was away in Europe working on a film. Impromptu gatherings like this one on a weekend night were not at all unusual. The house was deliberately secluded but not completely insecure. Approximately 100 feet from the house was a locked gate and on the property was a guesthouse inhabited by an able-bodied young caretaker. That night the Kotts, Sharon's nearest neighbors who lived about 100 yards away, thought they heard a few gunshots coming from the direction of Sharon 's property sometime between 12:30 and 1 A.M. But since they heard nothing else, they went to bed. Around the same time, a man supervising a camp-out less than a mile away heard a chilling scream: "Oh, God, no, please don't! Oh, God, no, don't, don't..." He drove around the area, but found nothing unusual. Nearby a neighbor's dogs went into a barking frenzy somewhere between 2 and 3 A.M. He got out of bed and looked around, but found nothing amiss and went back to bed. A private security guard hired by some of the wealthy property owners thought he heard several gunshots a little after 4 A.M. and called his headquarters. Headquarters, in turn, called Los Angeles Police Department to report the disturbance. The LAPD officer said: "I hope we don't have a murder; we just had a woman-screaming call in that area." Winifred Chapman, Sharon Tate's housekeeper, got to the main gate of the house a little after 8 A.M. She noticed what looked like a fallen telephone wire hanging over the gate. She pushed the gate control mechanism and it swung open. As she walked up to the house, she saw an unfamiliar white Rambler parked in the driveway. When she got to the house, she took the housekey from its hiding place and unlocked the back door. Once inside the kitchen, she picked up the telephone and confirmed that it was a telephone wire that had fallen, completely knocking out all phone service. As she made her way toward the living room, she noticed that the front door was open and that there were splashes of red everywhere. Looking out the front door, she saw a couple of pools of blood and what appeared to be a body on the lawn. She shrieked and ran back through the house and down the driveway, passing close enough to the Rambler to see that there was yet another body inside the car. She ran over to the Kotts and banged on the door, but they were not home, so she ran to the | SWDB Hall of Fame/Leading Actors - The Spaghetti Western Database SWDB Hall of Fame/Leading Actors From The Spaghetti Western Database Tony Anthony October 16, 1937 (Clarksburg West Virginia, USA)- Born Antonio Pettito, Anthony not only starred in several memorable Spaghetti Westerns, but was a producer, writer or both in all of these films as well. He first starred as the “Stranger” in A Stranger in Town (1967). Released by MGM and passed off as an imitation of the “Dollars Trilogy”, Anthony nevertheless brought his own unique spin to the titular character. Anthony played the role more vulnerable and sneaky than his Clint Eastwood counterpart and the film became a sleeper hit. Anthony went on reprise his role as “The Stranger” in two sequels, The Stranger Returns (1967) and The Silent Stranger aka The Stranger in Japan (1968). He starred in the Zatoichi inspired Blindman (1971). The film was also a big hit and remains his best known role. He also starred in the bizarre fantasy western, Get Mean (1976), which is considered to be an unofficial forth entry in the “Stranger” series of films. His last Spaghetti Western vehicle was the 3D film Comin’ At Ya! (1981) which was successful enough in the states to help set off 3D films as a brief fad in the early 1980s. Besides westerns, Anthony also starred in the 3D adventure film, Treasure of the Four Crowns (1983). He also helped to produce Wild Orchid (1989) and the TV western, Dollar for the Dead (1998). Year of Induction: 2012 Clint Eastwood May 31, 1930 (San Francisco California, USA)- He starred in only three Spaghetti Westerns, yet he is easily the most recognizable face in the genre. The three Sergio Leone directed films, A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965), and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) catapulted Eastwood to worldwide stardom, with each successive film grander than the previous. Initially derided by the critics, the films are now generally recognized as masterpieces. Today, those three films, and Eastwood’s unforgettable portrayal of the laconic, anti-hero, “The Man With No Name”, have embedded themselves into the mainstream consciousness. Eastwood’s iconic role paved the way and set the standard for other Spaghetti Western stars. Eastwood returned to America and used his success in the Spaghetti Western genre as a launching pad for his legendary, multi-decade long career in Hollywood as both an actor and director in westerns and non-westerns alike, including Dirty Harry (1971), The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), and Gran Torino (2008). His crowning achievements are perhaps his western Unforgiven (1992), and the boxing drama Million Dollar Baby (2004), both of which he starred, directed, and won two Oscars for each. But even with all his Hollywood super-stardom, his roles in the “Man With No Name" trilogy remain among his most iconic achievement in film. Year of Induction: 2010 Gianni Garko aka John Garko July 15, 1935 (Zadar, Italy now Croatia)- Born Giovanni Garkovich, Garko was initially billed as Gary Hudson in his first two Spaghetti Westerns, but was later billed as John Garko in many of his subsequent films. Garko is best known for portraying one of the most popular and iconic characters in the Spaghetti Western genre, “ Sartana ”, in four films. Garko played unrelated characters sharing the same name in two other films as well. The Sartana character, an almost superhuman gunfighter and gambler who combined elements of James Bond and Mandrake the Magician became so popular in Europe that many unofficial sequels were spawned. Garko himself appeared in a total of 14 Spaghetti Westerns from 1966 to 1973 (of which 5 were directed by long time collaborator Giuliano Carnimeo), many of them experiencing strong box office success and continued acclaim from fans. He also appeared in Bad Man's River (1971), alongside Lee Van Cleef. A handsome, talented and versatile actor, Garko has a total of 99 film and television credits to his name in a variety of genres in a career spanning almost 50 years, including the Oscar nominated Kapo (1959 |
Which English all-rounder announced his retirement from cricket in July 1993? | 10 Best Cricket All Rounders Ever - List Dose 10 Best Cricket All Rounders Ever Article by anitha , August 2, 2014 Hailing from a country that worships cricket, cricketers become our gods. All rounder cricketers are rare, they are a brilliant combination of grit, strength, confidence and most of all, great skills. Who doesn’t love a cricketer who can bowl and bat with the same ease and skill? Over the decades that the cricketing legacy spans through, once in a while an all rounder comes to the center to amaze and inspire the million plus audience that relishes and follows the game. For those of you that love cricket, here is a list of the ten most amazing and awe-inspiring cricket all rounders to have graced the world with their presence. 10.Tony Greig Born on 6th October 1946, he was an English test cricket all-rounder. He is often regarded by the cricketing community as one of England’s finest cricketing all-rounders. He hails from a family of a number of first-class level playing cricketers. His own brother, Ian Greig is also a well known test cricket playing cricketer. Towards the end of his career as a player, he turned commentator. He also captained the English team for a period of two years between the years 1975 to 1977. He also brought upon himself many controversies owing to statements made in what was considered to be in bad taste against the West Indian team. He passed away at the age of sixty-six in Sydney owing to lung cancer. 9. Shaun Pollock Shaun Pollock, a South African cricketer, is a right handed batsman and a right armed fast medium bowler. A line and length seam bowler, he has a cricketing legacy handed down to him from a family of fine cricketers. After playing three hundred and three One Day International cricket matches, he announced his retirement from all forma of the game in the year 2008. He made his test debut in the year 1995 against England. He is the first South African player to have taken 400 test wickets, and is the tenth player world over to have achieved the feat. 8. Jacques Kallis When we speak of all-rounders, there is no way one would forget the two words: Jacques Kallis. A South African cricketer, Kallis made his test debut in the year 1995 in a test match against England, and made his debut in One Day International cricket in the following year, also in a match against England. He is a right handed batsman and a right handed fast medium swing bowler. He holds the world record of being perhaps the only cricketer to have made 11,000 runs and taken 250 wickets in the two major formats of the game: Test and ODI. This year, 2013, Kallis was named one of Wisden cricketers of the year. 7. Richard Benaud Often referred to as Richie Benaud, he is one of the greatest test all rounders the sport has ever seen. He helped Australia gain the top spot, a legacy that continues even today. He helped bring back the ashes, which his team was able to do twice under his able captaincy. He was a vivacious and versatile batsman as well as a bowler and he managed pack his flexible skill set with a punch, effectively putting the opposite team in jeopardy, along with his able team-mates. He was described to be one of the most influential cricketers since the second world-war by Gideon Haigh. In 2009, ICC included him in their coveted ICC Cricket Hall of Fame and two years before that he was made part of the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame. He also holds the record for being the third cricketer in cricketing history to make the fastest century (38 minutes) in terms of time on pitch, not balls faced and the second Australian to have achieved this milestone. Richie Benaud is also the author of fourteen books, all of them about the glorious sport that he contributed so much too. His contributions to the sport are not limited to playing on field and writing about it, they are multi-faceted in nature. 6. Richard Hadlee Sir Richard Hadlee was knighted in the year 1990 for his services towards the sport of cricket. He is one of the most prominent all-rounders in cricketing history. He was a right arm pace bowler | The Ashes Legends – Shane Warne: The Ball of the Century The Ashes Legends – Shane Warne: The Ball of the Century Tribute 09 Jul 2013, 03:42 IST The Ball of the Century: Shane Warne’s first delivery in Ashes to Mike Gatting “Gatting has absolutely no idea what has happened to him.. Still doesn’t know.” Richie Benaud said this on 4th June 1993, after Shane Warne clean bowled Mike Gatting with the most celebrated cricket delivery of all time, and chances are high that Gatting is still clueless and searching for the answers to the delivery. It was the moment when Shane Keith Warne, the superstar, had truly arrived. The 23 year old relatively unknown cricketer was suddenly catapulted into stardom with his first delivery in test cricket on English soil and was the beginning of a period of his dominance over the English batsmen, which lasted for more than a decade. It was also the moment, which brought about the revival of the art of leg spin bowling. It was the first test of the year’s Ashes, being played at Old Trafford. Shane Warne, despite showing early promise, had a quiet start to his career, having taken 31 wickets in 11 tests at a very modest average of 30.80, coming into the series. In the warm-up games leading to the Ashes, Warne was told by skipper Allan Border to not give the English players a glimpse of his trickery and prevent them from getting familiar with his bowling. The Old Trafford pitch suited spin and the English team played two spinners in Phil Tufnell and Peter Such. But the Aussies went into the match with three pacers and the inexperienced Warne as the lone spinner. English captain Graham Gooch won the toss and invited the Aussies to bat first. Despite Mark Taylor ’s century, the visitors could manage only a moderate total of 289 in their first innings. In reply, the English team was at the score of 80 for 1, losing Mike Atherton to Merv Hughes, with Gooch and Gatting at the crease. It was then that Border tossed the ball to his spinner Warne with Gatting, an excellent player of spin and batting at 4*, to face his bowling, and the story of “the ball” began. Taking a slow and short run up of a few paces, Warne rolled his right arm over and bowled a leg break to Gatting. The rapidly spinning ball bounced several inches outside the right handed Gatting’s leg stump. It seemed as if the ball would end up being a casual first ball to loosen up, and drift down the leg side. The batsman’s response was to thrust his left leg forward towards the pitch of the ball, and pushed his bat next to the pad. It was a commonly used tactic by batsmen, as they couldn’t be given out LBW to a ball landing outside the leg stump, and in case the ball hit the bat, it would quickly and safely bounce to the ground. However, the ball ended up spinning far more than expected, and went past the outside edge of Gatting’s bat, going on to hit the top of the off stump and dislodging the bails. The look on Gatting’s face as he saw his stumps disturbed was priceless, and Gooch, who was watching from the other end of the pitch, later remarked, “He looked as though someone had just nicked his lunch!” Dickie Bird, umpiring from the bowler’s end, rates the delivery as one of the best he ever umpired in a 23 year career. After the delivery, he told Warne “Shane, you’ll put your name in the record books”. And Warne surely didn’t disappoint. Warne went on to take four wickets each in both innings of the English team in the match to help Australia win by 179 runs. But it was his very first delivery of the game, which totally bamboozled Gatting that has become the stuff of cricketing legends. It is still remembered fondly today by cricket fans worldwide. More importantly, as pointed out by Mark Taylor, the real legacy of the ball was the revival of the art of leg spin bowling, which was beginning to go stale. The delivery made people get up and notice that a leg spinner could be as effective in troubling the batsmen as a super fast pacer could. Warne recently modestly called the delivery “a fluke… I was lucky for it to happen… It was meant to |
In which year were both the Queen and Marilyn Monroe born? | Marilyn Monroe - Biography - IMDb Marilyn Monroe Biography Showing all 282 items Jump to: Overview (5) | Mini Bio (2) | Spouse (3) | Trade Mark (4) | Trivia (133) | Personal Quotes (116) | Salary (19) Overview (5) 5' 5½" (1.66 m) Mini Bio (2) Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson at the Los Angeles County Hospital on June 1, 1926. Her mother Gladys Pearl Baker was a film-cutter at Consolidated Film Industries. Marilyn's father's identity was never known. Because Gladys was mentally and financially unable to care for young Marilyn, Gladys placed her in the care of a foster family, The Bolenders. Although the Bolender family wanted to adopt Marilyn, Gladys was eventually able to stabilize her lifestyle and took Marilyn back in her care when Marilyn was 7 years old. However, shortly after regaining custody of Marilyn, Gladys had a complete mental breakdown and was diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic and was committed to a state mental hospital. Gladys spent the rest of her life going in and out of hospitals and did not have contact with Marilyn ever again. Gladys outlived her daughter, dying in 1984. Marilyn was then taken in by Gladys' best friend Grace Goddard, who, after a series of foster homes, placed Marilyn into the Los Angeles Orphan's Home in 1935. Marilyn was traumatized by her experience there despite the Orphan's Home being an adequate living facility. Grace Goddard eventually took Marilyn back to live with her in 1937 although this stay did not last long as Grace's husband began molesting Marilyn. Marilyn went to live with Grace's Aunt Ana after this incident, although due to Aunt Ana's advanced age she could not care properly for Marilyn. Marilyn once again for the third time had to return to live with the Goddard's. The Goddard's planned to relocated and according to law, could not take Marilyn with them. She only had two choices: return to the orphanage or get married. Marilyn was only 16 years old. She decided to marry a neighborhood friend named James Dougherty; he went into the military, she modeled, they divorced in 1946. She owned 200 books (including Tolstoy, Whitman, Milton), listened to Beethoven records, studied acting at the Actors' lab in Hollywood, and took literature courses at UCLA downtown. 20th Century Fox gave her a contract but let it lapse a year later. In 1948, Columbia gave her a six-month contract, turned her over to coach Natasha Lytess and featured her in the B movie Ladies of the Chorus (1948) in which she sang three numbers : "Every Baby Needs a Da Da Daddy", "Anyone Can Tell I Love You" and "The Ladies of the Chorus" with Adele Jergens (dubbed by Virginia Rees) and others. Joseph L. Mankiewicz saw her in a small part in The Asphalt Jungle (1950) and put her in All About Eve (1950), resulting in 20th Century re-signing her to a seven-year contract. Niagara (1953) and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) launched her as a sex symbol superstar. When she went to a supper honoring her in the The Seven Year Itch (1955), she arrived in a red chiffon gown borrowed from the studio (she had never owned a gown). That same year, she married and divorced baseball great Joe DiMaggio (their wedding night was spent in Paso Robles, California). After The Seven Year Itch (1955), she wanted serious acting to replace the sexpot image and went to New York's Actors Studio. She worked with director Lee Strasberg and also underwent psychoanalysis to learn more about herself. Critics praised her transformation in Bus Stop (1956) and the press was stunned by her marriage to playwright Arthur Miller . True to form, she had no veil to match her beige wedding dress so she dyed one in coffee; he wore one of the two suits he owned. They went to England that fall where she made The Prince and the Showgirl (1957) with Laurence Olivier , fighting with him and falling further prey to alcohol and pills. Two miscarriages and gynecological surgery followed. So did an affair with Yves Montand . Work on her last picture The Misfits (1961), written for her by departing husband Miller was interrupted by exhaust | The Queen's Diamond Jubilee in United Kingdom Home Calendar Holidays United Kingdom The Queen's Diamond Jubilee The Queen's Diamond Jubilee in United Kingdom Tuesday, June 5, 2012, was a bank holiday to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee in the United Kingdom. Queen Elizabeth II surrounded by members of her family on a Buckingham Palace balcony in June 2015. Queen Elizabeth II surrounded by members of her family on a Buckingham Palace balcony in June 2015. ©iStockphoto.com/cheekylorns What Do People Do? Moreover, the late May bank holiday was moved to Monday, June 4, 2012, giving people across the UK a four-day long weekend. Many people had a day off work or school to celebrate the bank holiday on June 5, 2012. The celebrations of the Queen’s 60-year reign included: A Diamond Jubilee Medal was commissioned. A UK-wide competition for towns to bid for city status. Royal Borough status was granted to Greenwich, which has a long-standing association with the Windsor family. Buckingham Palace organized many events centered on the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, while the UK’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) coordinated government-led activities in celebrating this special occasion. Public Life Government offices, schools, post offices and most businesses are closed on UK bank holidays. Background Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) and 15 other Commonwealth realms. She is the daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Born in 1926 in London, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was named after her mother, while her two middle names are those of her paternal great-grandmother, Queen Alexandra, and her paternal grandmother, Queen Mary. She is the great-great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria (1819–1901). Queen Victoria, who reigned from 1837, is the only other British monarch to celebrate a Diamond Jubilee, in 1897. Wartime Wedding Elizabeth married Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten–now Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh–at Westminster Abbey on November 20, 1947. The event was simple, as Britain was still recovering from World War II. The Queen came to the throne on February 6, 1952, and her coronation took place on June 2, 1953. She celebrated her Silver Jubilee in 1977 (25 years on the throne) and her Golden Jubilee in 2002 (50 years on the throne). In 2002, she visited 70 cities and towns in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland over 38 days from May to August. People all over the world held street parties, garden parties, and other events to celebrate the Golden Jubilee. The Queen and Prince Philip have four children, with Prince Charles–now the Prince of Wales–as heir apparent to the throne. Symbols British flags, stamps, and coins all represent the Crown in different ways. The most notable symbols of the monarchy in the UK are the Crown Jewels and Regalia, the Honours of Scotland (the Scottish Crown Jewels) and the Principality of Wales. Other symbols include the Great Seal and the monarch’s personal emblems such as the Royal Standard and Coats of Arms. Buildings such as Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse are also seen to represent the monarchy in the UK. The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Observances The Queen's Diamond Jubilee was only observed in the year 2012. Weekday |
Which member of the band Take That has a twin brother named Justin? | Jason Orange - IMDb IMDb Soundtrack | Actor Member of Take That-one of the most successful british bands of all time. Has a twin brother named Justin who works as a DJ in the Manchester area. Has 5 brothers total. Parents divorced when he was young. Used to make appearanced on the Britsh show "The Hitman and Her". Has stayed out of the music industry since the Take That split. See full bio » Born: a list of 100 people created 04 Jan 2013 a list of 101 people created 21 Apr 2013 a list of 81 people created 19 Aug 2013 a list of 68 people created 13 Apr 2014 a list of 74 people created 20 May 2014 Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Jason Orange's work have you seen? User Polls - Paul Burrell (2016) ... (writer: "Patience" - uncredited) - Tamara Beckwith (2016) ... 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His bandmates, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen, said his departure was "a huge loss". Image caption The band were rejoined by Robbie Williams in 2010. The band formed in 1990, split up in 1996 but four of the five members re-formed for a successful comeback in 2005. In a statement Orange said: "I want to start by saying how proud I am of what we have achieved together over the years. "I have spent some of the best years of my life with Take That and I'd like to thank everyone who has been a part of my journey, including my band mates, who I feel are like brothers to me. "Most especially my gratitude goes to all of the good and kind, beautiful and ever-loyal fans of the band, without whom none of this could have been possible. Thank-you." Orange said he was "proud" of what the band had achieved since forming in 1990, including a hugely successful comeback in 2005. Image caption Take That performed at the 2012 Olympics closing ceremony. "At the end of The Progress Tour I began to question whether it might be the right time for me to not continue on with Take That," he said. "At the start of this year and with my full knowledge and blessing the guys began writing new material. "There have been no fallings out, only a decision on my part that I no longer wish to do this. "I know how much Mark, Gary and Howard enjoy writing and making music, and they know that they have my full support and encouragement to continue on with what is to be another chapter for the band." Image caption Founding member Robbie Williams, left the band in 1995 but rejoined for an album in 2010 A joint statement from the remaining bandmates said: "We first became aware of Jason's reservations a couple of years ago but had hoped that by giving him the desired time and space he may begin to feel differently. "This has not been the case and we now have to accept and fully respect his decision which we know hasn't been an easy one." After the band got back together in 2005, they were were briefly rejoined by fifth founder member Robbie Williams for the 2010 album Progress. The singer famously left the band in 1995 after many disagreements with the management and group members. Williams went on to launch a hugely successful solo career, which saw his first seven albums each reach number one in the UK. Image caption Jason Orange, along with Robbie Williams, were the only members not to face accusations of tax avoidance Jason Orange and Robbie Williams were the only members of Take That not to face accusations of tax avoidance after Barlow, Donald, Owen and their manager Jonathan Wild reportedly invested £66m into two partnerships styled as music industry investment schemes. Barlow finally broke months of silence on the controversy earlier this month and apologised on Twitter for the "tax stories", before telling fans the band were working on a new studio album. In the early 1990s, Take That had a string of number one hits including Back For Good, Pray and Relight My Fire. After spending nearly a decade apart the band launched their come back with Take That's Ultimate tour in 2006. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube |
Which kitchen appliance was invented by Percy Spencer in 1945? | Biographies of Percy L. Spencer Inventors Highest Rated Percy L. Spencer ( 1894 - 1970 ) Category ( Inventors ) [ suggest a correction ] He was known as the inventor of the microwave but even though he possessed an ingenious mind, Percy L Spencer didn’t live a life of ease in the early years. Born in Maine, Percy was left an orphan at a young age. He never graduated from a traditional school but his brains carried him through life and never failed him. Percy L Spencer invented the microwave oven in 1945 which was after World War II. What is known today as a conventional kitchen feature began as a very unconventional discovery. Spencer discovered the microwave because he was at one of the Raytheon Companies when he noticed a sudden and odd feeling surge through his body. Around the same time, Percy Spencer realized that his chocolate candy bar was melting. As he noted these strange and peculiar happenings, he also recognized that both were a result of where he chose to stand. Standing in front of a magnetron, Percy realized the power tube that drives the radar set was also capable of doing much more. He immediately took some kernels of popcorn and held it up to the magnetron. He watched with curiosity and splendid amazement as popcorn formed. From the experiment conducted at Raytheon, the microwave was developed. The first oven was basically developed for the use in commercial settings like restaurants and ocean vessels or railroad cars. These ovens weighed around seven hundred and fifty pounds. Today, the microwave oven is a familiar appliance in many homes across the world. Percy L. Spencer died in 1970. He left behind a lifetime of accomplishments. During his time at Raytheon, not only did he invent the microwave but he also held the position of Senior Vice-President of Raytheon. Percy L. Spencer secured over one hundred patents during his lifetime. Rating 5 | What is the name of the convenience store clerk in the Simpsons? | Celebrity Ethnicity · What is Nationality Race Background of Celebrities? Celebrity Ethnicity · What is Nationality Race Background of Celebrities? celebrities ethnicities, famous people quotes, hollywood gossip ethics, what is height weight, celebrity biography nationality Popular Posts Paul Pierce ethnicity , heritage, race, religion, ethics, hair and eye color, background, weight and height. paul pierce wife dunking ... Labels What is the name of the convenience store clerk in the Simpsons? -Apu Nahasapeemapetilon (name ethnicity Indian American) Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwik-E-Mart 1) What is Lisa's favorite cartoon? The Happy Little Elves (If you said "Itchy and Scratchy," you are also right.) 2) What is Bart's favorite cartoon? Itchy and Scratchy 3) Who is Lisa's musical idol? Bleedin' Gums Murphy 4) What is the school Principal's name? Seymour Skinner 5) What are the names of Marge's sisters? Patty and Selma 6) Which one has devoted her life to celibacy? Patty 7) What is the name of the convenience store clerk? Apu 8) What does Krusty the Clown endorse? Pork Products 9) What is the name of Homer's favorite Bar? Moe's Tavern 10) What is the full name of the founder of Springfield? Jebadiah Obediah Zacharia Jedediah Springfield 11) What was the name of the three-eyed fish? Blinky 12) What is Marge's maiden name? Bouvier 13) What is Homer's favorite food? Pork Chops 14) What is Homer's boss's name? Charles Montgomery Burns 15) What was his (Homer's boss) campaign jingle? "Only a moron wouldn't cast his vote for Monty Burns!" 16) What is the Simpson's dog's name? Santa's Little Helper 17) What was the name of the space aliens' book? How to Cook for Forty Humans 18) What instrument does Lisa play? Saxophone 19) Who was the voice of Homer's half-brother? Danny DeVito 20) What did Bart's tattoo say? MOTH 21) Complete this phrase: 'I'm Bart Simpson, ...' 'who the hell are you?' 22) What is Homer's favorite Beer? Duff 23) Who wrote the theme music? Danny Elfman 24) What is the Bus driver's name? Otto 25) What is '20 tons and 4 stories of car crunching, firebreathing, prehistoric insanity'? Truckasaurus 26) How old is Bart? 10 27) What did Bart and Lisa sing in the Karaoke bar in the sushi restaurant? Theme song to 'Shaft' 28) How did Bart get kicked out of heaven? Spit over the side of the escalator 29) What year did Homer and Marge meet? 1974 30) What did Bart use to defoliate the school yard? Sodium Tetrasulfate 31) Who is the voice of Marge? Julie Kavner 32) What is the name of the Governor? Mary Bailey 33) Who was Marge's bowling instructor? Jacques 34) What was the name of Krusty's evil companion? Sideshow Bob 35) What is the full name of the Simpson's family doctor? Dr. Julius Hibert 36) Which of the following movies were not referenced in various episodes: The Karate Kid, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vertigo Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 37) What did Homer get when he was promoted? (The key to ___________________) the Executive Washroom 38) On what TV show did the Simpson's originate? the Tracy Ullman show 39) What was the name of Homer's hair chemical solution? Dimoxinil 40) In what sector of the nuclear power plant does Homer work? 7G 41) What was the code name of the Albanian spy that stayed with the Simpson's when Bart went to France? Sparrow 42) Who won the miniature golf tournament? It was a draw 43) What was the name of Homer's confidante and one-time secretary? Karl 44) How did the Simpson's pay for their family therapy session? Hocked their TV 45) What was the name of the doctor who conducted the family therapy? Dr. Marvin Monroe 46) What is the Reverend's name? Lovejoy 47) Who is the girlfriend of the Sushi chef? Ms. Krabapple 48) What foreign language does Bart speak? French 49) What is the name of Homer's boss's assistant? Smith |
What mathematical tabular system was invented in 1614 by John Napier that changes calculations of, for example, multiplication and finding square roots to addition and division respectively? | History of Computers and Computing, Calculating tools, Logarithms natural numbers 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 1024 . And the series below is an arithmetic one whose values are the corresponding base 2 logarithms: logarithms 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 . It had long been known that if you take any two numbers in the arithmetic progression, say 3 and 4, their sum, 7, would indicate the position of the term in the geometric series that is the product of the terms in the corresponding positions of the geometric series, e.g., 3 + 4 = 7 and 8 x 16 = 128 (the third times the fourth = the seventh). This is starting to look very much like our own conception of logarithms as being the powers to which some base number is raised, a concept that was not understood in Napier's time. Often the use of a good form of notation will suggest some basic mathematical principle. Our use of indices to indicate the power to which a number is being raised seems to have an obvious connection with logarithms, but without this form of notation, the connection is vague at best. John Napier came at the idea of logarithms not by algebra and indices but by way of geometry. When first thinking about this subject, he used the term artificial number but later created the term logarithm from two Greek words—λoγoς and αριθμός, meaning word, ratio and number respectively. He decided to use this term because his logarithms were based on the concept of points moving down lines in which the velocity of one point was based on the ratio of the lengths of the line on either side of it. In the end of 1614 one of the most famous English mathematicians of the day, Henry Briggs (1561-1631), who was a Professor of Geometry at Gresham College, London, obtained a copy of Napier's Descriptio and, by March of the following year wrote that: Napier, lord of Markinston, hath set my head and hands at work with his new and admirable logarithms. I hope to see him this summer, if it please God; for I never saw a book which pleased me better, and made me more wonder . Briggs immediately began to popularize the concept of logarithms in his lectures and even began to work on a modified version of the tables. Working together with Napier for some time (he was able to visit Napier twice at his baronial estate), later on Briggs will propose that the base of the logarithms should be changed in order to make them easier to use, thus we have 10 based logarithms, and in 1624 published tables, containing the logs of the numbers from 1 to 20,000 and from 90,000 to 100,000 all calculated to 14 decimal places. In order to make calculations by means of logarithms, we have to use tables with logarithms. If we have to multiply two numbers, we have to find their logarithms in the table, to add the logarithms, and then to find in the table the number, which logarithm corresponds to the sum of logarithms. But what to do, if this logarithm cannot be find in the table? Let's for example suppose, that we have only a table with decimal logarithms of the integers up to 1000, but we need a logarithm of a fractional number, e.g. 7,93. As long as log10(7,93)=log10(793)–log10(100) So, needed logarithm can be found by subtraction of 2 (this is the decimal logarithm of 100) from the logarithm of 793. Of course, the usefulness of the decimal logarithms is due to our decimal numbering system. It was not only Briggs who was impressed by Napier's Descriptio. In 1617, Johann Kepler first saw the Descriptio in Prague. He was too busy to pay it much attention, as during this period that he was hard at work on his third law of planetary motion, but did acknowledge its existence in a letter to his friend Wilhelm Schickard , the creator of the first mechanical calculator in the world , where he indicated: A Scottish baron has started up, his name I cannot remember, but he has put forth some wonderful mode by which all necessity of multiplications and divisions are commuted to mere additions and subtractions. A year later, Kepler wrote to Napier expressing his admiration and letting him know that he must publish | Oughtred Society Slide Rule History. Slide Rule History Prologue In the 16th Century, engineering design as we know it today, with its emphasis on precise measurements and finely calculated tolerances, is unthinkable. And yet, every scientist, mathematician and alchemist feels that there are basic fundamental mathematical relationships that underpin the natural world. The pre-eminent figures in science both contribute to the creation of the slide rule and make use of it in their work, including Galileo, Napier, Gunter, Oughtred, Newton, Gauss, Watt, Priestley, Fulton, Fuller, Einstein, Fermi, and Von Braun. A quick look at the first five of these men covers the creation and initial evolution of the slide rule. Just Before the Slide Rule Galileo Galilei popularizes the sector at the very end of the 16th Century. The sector is a graduated ruler that uses trigonometric formulae and a caliper to calculate squares, cubes, reciprocals and tangents of numbers. Galileo's design of the sector as a mathematical tool can be seen as the moment when calculation aids cease to be based upon counting and instead exploit the deeper relationships among numbers. His invention is still in use as a navigation aid in the 20th century … 300 years later. John Napier dramatically advances the understanding of number relationships in 1614 with his invention of logarithms. Since logarithms are the foundation on which the slide rule is built, its history rightly begins with him. His early concept of simplifying mathematical calculations through logarithms makes possible the slide rule as we know it today. Chronology of the Slide Rule Napier himself contributes Napier's Bones in 1617, calculating sticks based on the gelosia, or lattice, multiplication method. In 1620 Edmund Gunter of London makes a straight logarithmic scale and performs multiplication and division on it with the use of a set of dividers, or calipers. In about 1622 William Oughtred, an Anglican minister … today recognized as the inventor of the slide rule … places two such scales side by side and slides them to read the distance relationships, thus multiplying and dividing directly. He also develops a circular slide rule. In 1675 Sir Isaac Newton solves cubic equations using three parallel logarithmic scales and makes the first suggestion toward the use of the cursor. In 1677, two years after Newton invents the cursor, Henry Coggeshall perfects the timber and carpenter's rule. Newton's cursor fails to catch on at the time. The Coggeshall rule remains in common use 200 years later. His design and its standardization move the slide rule from a tool of mathematical inquiry to specialized applications. Beginning in 1683, Thomas Everard popularizes the gauging rule, used to determine the content of ale, wine and spirits barrels and to calculate the excise tax thereon. This design, first created by William Oughtred in 1633, sees widespread use well into the 19th century. In 1722 John Warner, a London instrument dealer, uses square and cube scales. By 1790 James Boulton and James Watt are modifying slide rules to improve their accuracy and usefulness. By 1799 their Soho slide rule helps to usher in the Industrial Revolution. It facilitates the design and manufacture of their seminal machine, the steam engine. In 1815 Peter Roget, an English physician (and the author of Roget's Thesaurus), invents a log log scale, which he uses to calculate roots and powers to any number or fraction thereof. It is regarded at the time as a mathematical curiosity. Fifty years later, advances in electrical engineering, thermodynamics, dynamics and statics, and industrial chemistry make these scales so necessary they are rediscovered. In the next fifty years they increase from three, to six, to eight scales on the slide rule, as engineering extends its grip on modern computation. In 1851 a French artillery officer named Amedee Mannheim standardizes a set of four scales for the most common calculation problems. The four scales include two double length, named A & B, for squares and square roo |
Concerning a governess, what was the debut novel of Anne Bronte? | The Novels of Anne Brontë The Novels of Anne Brontë Literary Critiques Anne had firmly launched her literary career with two novels before it came to an abrupt end with her early death in the summer of 1849: Agnes Grey (1847) ( a brief account ) This was published jointly with Emily's Wuthering Heights. The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall (1848) ( a brief account ) Now generally acknowledged as Anne's answer to Wuthering Heights. (The E-Text for both novels is available 'on line' - see links page) An Account of the Literary Prowess of Anne Brontë - by Derek Stanford Getting the First Novels Published The three sisters' first venture into the literary world was with a combined book of their poems, which was published, at their own expense, in 1846: it appeared under their chosen pen-names, or pseudonyms, of Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell. The three had chosen male pen-names as they believed female writers were prone to be unfairly treated by the critics. The book proved to be a dismal failure selling only two copies during the first year. However, even before the fate of the book-of-poems became apparent, the sisters had each completed a novel; and as their poems-publisher had informed them that they did not deal in works of fiction, the three manuscripts were sent the 'rounds of the publishers' looking for acceptance. The three novels were Charlotte's 'The Professor', Emily's 'Wuthering Heights' and Anne's 'Agnes Grey'. Charlotte later recalled, 'usually their fate was an ignominious and abrupt dismissal', though after about a year, and something like five rejections, Emily's Wuthering Heights and Anne's Agnes Grey were finally accepted by one Thomas Cautley Newby, a publisher in London; but Charlotte's novel was rejected by Newby, and by every other publisher to whom it was sent. However, it was not long before Charlotte completed her second novel, the now famous Jane Eyre, and this was immediately accepted by Smith, Elder & Co., a different publisher to that of Anne and Emily's though also located in London. As it transpired, Jane Eyre was the first to appear in print - being published in October 1847. While Anne's and Emily's novels 'lingered in the press', Charlotte's second novel hit the literary world like a bombshell: it became an immediate resounding success. Newby was urged on by its success, and Anne's and Emily's novels soon followed. They appeared as a joint publication, with Wuthering Heights forming the first two volumes, and Agnes Grey the third; and these, too, sold extremely well. Anne's Challenge to Wuthering Heights Agnes Grey was a story of the trials and tribulations encountered by an inexperienced nineteen year old girl who set out to make her own way in the world as a governess, just as Anne herself had done. Indeed the whole novel was based largely on Anne's own experiences in her two posts as a governess. In contrast, Emily's Wuthering Heights was a very dramatic, passion-packed, fictional-fantasy, which immediately caught the public's eye and stole the limelight from Anne's more down-to-earth, realistic story-line book. Nine months later, in July 1848, Anne fired back with her second novel The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. It seems that Anne was concerned over the presentation of certain themes in Wuthering Heights - and wanted to put forward a challenge to it, exhibiting some of the same themes - but in a more realistic context. One example is the excessive drunkenness which pervades Emily's story - while the ill-consequences of it are not made obvious. The sisters were all too aware of its effect; having witnessed it ruin their brother, Branwell. 'Anne is determined that her readers will feel the degradation of drunkenness' asserts Edward Chitham. 68 The Tenant of Wildfell Hall was an instant, phenomenal success, and rapidly outsold Emily's all-time classic. In her preface to the second edition, written a few months later, Anne hinted that she perceived Emily's story as 'much soft nonsense': 'if I can gain the public ear at all, I would rather whisper a few wholesome truths therein tha | 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? 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Whose relationships have been the subject of speculation in the celebrity press, and has been romantically linked with Jennifer Love Hewitt, Heidi Klum, Jessica Simpson, Minka Kelly and Jennifer Aniston? | Katy Perry and John Mayer dating: Pictured together on dinner date | Daily Mail Online comments He's dated stars including Jennifer Aniston, Taylor Swift and Jessica Simpson. And now it seems that rumours John Mayer has found himself a new celebrity girlfriend in Katy Perry are true. The pair were pictured enjoying a date night together at Pace restaurant in Los Angeles before moving on to the Chateau Marmont Hotel to continue their evening. It's true then? Katy Perry and John Mayer, who are reported to be dating, were pictured together for the first time enjoying an evening out at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles last night What's so funny? The new couple were seen sharing a joke as they called it an evening after their meal The look of love: John was seen gazing lovingly at his new girlfriend as they headed home from the evening The pictures of John and Katy appear to confirm the reports that the pair have started dating, after they were first seen grabbing pizza together last month. Katy and John were then spotted enjoying a party together at Soho House on July 19th, where the I Kissed A Girl singer was apparently 'all over' her long-haired beau. Us Weekly magazine reported at the time that the couple were 'affectionate, holding hands and cuddling.' Date night: The pair apparently spent three hours enjoying each other's company over dinner Dressed to impress: Katy wore a cute white lace dress for the evening out It's not the first time the couple have been romantically linked, as they were first said to be dating back in 2009 when Katy apparently 'made it her mission' to get closer to the Gravity singer. The new relationship between the pair comes after Katy's divorce from British comedian Russell Brand was made official last month. And in a recent interview with Elle magazine, Katy admitted that despite her divorce, she still believes in love. Keeping her head down: Katy attempted to make a quiet exit from the restaurant, but failed miserably Asked what she wants from her love life, Katy said: 'I'm a woman who likes to be courted, strongly. Never say never, I guess you'd say. I'll let love take the lead on that.' Since her split from Brand, Katy has been linked to male model Baptiste Giabiconi and Florence And The Machine guitarist Rob Ackroyd. Meanwhile, Brand is now dating Isabella Brewster, the sister of Dallas actress Jordana, after the pair met at his yoga class. John is no stranger to being in the limelight thanks to his celebrity relationships. As well as enjoying long-term relationships with Minka Kelly, Jessica Simpson and Jennifer Aniston, John has also dated Jennifer Love Hewitt and Taylor Swift. However, his relationship with Taylor didn't end too well as the teenager later penned a song about their brief romance, entitled Dear John. And John later said he was 'humiliated' by the song, telling Rolling Stone magazine: 'It made me feel terrible. Because I didn't deserve it. I'm pretty good at taking accountability now, and I never did anything to deserve that. 'It was a really lousy thing for her to do.' Former loves: John is no stranger to dating famous faces, and has previously been in relationships with Jennifer Aniston and Jessica Simpson As they were: Katy's divorce from Russell was finalised last month New romance: Brand is now dating Isabella Brewster, the sister of Dallas actress Jordana | Account Suspended Account Suspended This Account has been suspended. Contact your hosting provider for more information. |
What was discovered in the Black Hills in 1874? | Timeline . Custer's Last Stand . American Experience . WGBH | PBS Other Timelines In the 19th century, over 250,000 Native Americans lived in the Great Plains -- between the Mississippi and Rocky Mountains. After the Civil War , however, the U.S. government began to focus on its territories in the West. Thousands of white settlers set out to conquer the region, while the native populations were attempting to remain on the land they had occupied for centuries. Skirmishes between the U.S. government and the Native American populations grew increasingly frequent and brutal. In the Dakota Territory in April of 1868, the Treaty of Fort Laramie granted the Sioux nation ownership of the Black Hills, which were considered sacred grounds for the Sioux (also known as the Lakota) and Cheyenne Indians. There the Native Americans would live on the newly-created Great Sioux Reservation. But not all of them went. Although many did move, they frequently traveled seasonally to pursue better hunting opportunities. In 1874, the U.S. government sent General George Custer on the Black Hills Expedition to choose a location for a new Army fort and to investigate the area's natural resources. The expedition's confirmation of gold in the region drew thousands of whites to the Black Hills, ultimately fueling tensions between the whites and the Native Americans, leading to the Great Sioux war of 1876 and Custer's Last Stand . (For timelines on the Battle of Little Bighorn, see our Further Reading page.) June 8: 1874 Former Union Brigadier General George Custer receives written orders from General Alfred Terry to explore the Black Hills with his 7th Cavalry. Custer spends the next few weeks at Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory -- southwest of Bismark -- preparing his expedition, which consists of 1,000 soldiers from his 7th Cavalry, 110 wagons, 70 Indian scouts, four reporters, and two gold miners. July 2 The expedition sets out to the southwest toward the Heart River. The Cavalry's band plays Custer's favorite -- regimental battle song "Garry Owen." Although Custer's wife Libbie had planned to come along, Custer tells her to stay at Fort Lincoln, citing the potential for Indian hostilities. July 16 Still heading south, the group crosses the border into Wyoming Territory. July 18 After traveling 290 miles, the expedition reaches the Belle Fourche River, a tributary of the Cheyenne River. As they approach the Black Hills, Custer and his men describe their first sight of the dramatic hills and the rolling, luscious landscape. "We have discovered a rich and beautiful country," Custer writes to Libbie. July 22 Custer and the 7th Cavalry arrive in the Black Hills, three weeks and 330 miles from Fort Lincoln. They camp there two nights before beginning to explore the Black Hills. There are no signs of Native Americans, and the expedition begins to take on the air of a picnic. Custer goes on hunting expeditions with his closest men, and spends his spare time writing newspaper reports and magazine columns, which he submits under the penname "Nomad." National Archives Wagon train passing through Castle Creek Valley July 26 The expedition passes back into Dakota Territory. Expedition photographer William Illingworth takes a picture of the wagon train from above Castle Creek Valley. The image becomes one of the most iconic photographs of the expedition. July 27 Horatio N. Ross and William T. McKay, two miners tagging along on the expedition, begin to pan for gold. They hope to verify rumors of gold that circulated after previous expeditions to the region in the 1850s. July 31 A group including Custer and Captain William Ludlow climb Harney Peak, the highest peak of the Black Hills. They do not return to camp until 1 a.m. the next morning. Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Wagon train approaching Hidden Wood Creek August 1 In a valley below Harney Peak (on which Mount Rushmore will be carved in the 1930s) in the southern part of the Black Hills, the group sets up camp and remains for five days, the longest they will remain in any one place | Battle of Little Bighorn - Jun 25, 1876 - HISTORY.com Battle of Little Bighorn Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1876, Native American forces led by Chiefs Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull defeat the U.S. Army troops of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer in a bloody battle near southern Montana’s Little Bighorn River. Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, leaders of the Sioux tribe on the Great Plains, strongly resisted the mid-19th-century efforts of the U.S. government to confine their people to reservations. In 1875, after gold was discovered in South Dakota’s Black Hills, the U.S. Army ignored previous treaty agreements and invaded the region. This betrayal led many Sioux and Cheyenne tribesmen to leave their reservations and join Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse in Montana. By the late spring of 1876, more than 10,000 Native Americans had gathered in a camp along the Little Bighorn River–which they called the Greasy Grass–in defiance of a U.S. War Department order to return to their reservations or risk being attacked. In mid-June, three columns of U.S. soldiers lined up against the camp and prepared to march. A force of 1,200 Native Americans turned back the first column on June 17. Five days later, General Alfred Terry ordered Custer’s 7th Cavalry to scout ahead for enemy troops. On the morning of June 25, Custer drew near the camp and decided to press on ahead rather than wait for reinforcements. At mid-day, Custer’s 600 men entered the Little Bighorn Valley. Among the Native Americans, word quickly spread of the impending attack. The older Sitting Bull rallied the warriors and saw to the safety of the women and children, while Crazy Horse set off with a large force to meet the attackers head on. Despite Custer’s desperate attempts to regroup his men, they were quickly overwhelmed. Custer and some 200 men in his battalion were attacked by as many as 3,000 Native Americans; within an hour, Custer and every last one of his soldier were dead. The Battle of Little Bighorn–also called Custer’s Last Stand–marked the most decisive Native American victory and the worst U.S. Army defeat in the long Plains Indian War. The gruesome fate of Custer and his men outraged many white Americans and confirmed their image of the Indians as wild and bloodthirsty. Meanwhile, the U.S. government increased its efforts to subdue the tribes. Within five years, almost all of the Sioux and Cheyenne would be confined to reservations. Related Videos |
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In 'The Vicar of Dibley' what is the vicars name? | Amazon.com: The Vicar of Dibley - The Divine Collection: Dawn French, James Fleet, Trevor Peacock, Gary Waldhorn, Roger Lloyd Pack, Emma Chambers, John Bluthal, Liz Smith, Simon McBurney, Gareth Vaughan, Richard Armitage, Patricia Kane: Movies & TV Ad feedback Special Offers and Product Promotions Save Big On Open-Box & Pre-owned: Buy "The Vicar of Dibley - The Divine Collectionâ from Amazon Warehouse Deals and save 40% off the $59.98 list price. Product is eligible for Amazon's 30-day returns policy and Prime or FREE Shipping. See all Open-Box & Pre-owned offers from Amazon Warehouse Deals. Editorial Reviews Product Description The sleepy village of Dibley has a new vicar, but it's not your standard order bloke with beard, bible and bad breath - it's Dawn French, of the hilarious comedy duo French and Saunders. Armed with a sharp wit, a double dose of double entendre and healthy Amazon.com The sleepy English village of Dibley gets shaken up when their new vicar turns out to be a woman--and not just any woman, but Geraldine Granger, played by Dawn French of the peerless comedy duo French & Saunders. With wit and warmth, Gerry swiftly trumped her parishioner's chauvinism and turned British sitcom The Vicar of Dibley into a cult favorite. Over the course of 16 episodes and specials, Gerry grappled with everything from a broken church window to getting smeared in the tabloids, from the demise of the Easter Bunny to the possible destruction of the village. While The Vicar of Dibley routinely trafficked in the absurd--pop star Kylie Minogue happens to drop by, just when she's most needed--at its best, the show found its greatest absurdity (and its greatest humor) in the everyday life of an English village and the everyday quirks of its daffy inhabitants. While the brilliant French was unquestionably the axis on which the show happily spun, much of its success was due to the clever writing (Vicar was created by Richard Curtis, who wrote the screenplays for Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, and Love Actually) and a rock-solid comic ensemble, including Emma Chambers as Gerry's dim-bulb assistant Alice; Gary Waldhorn as the pompous landowner David Horton; James Fleet as his none-too-bright son Hugo; and Roger Lloyd-Pack, Trevor Peacock, Roger Bluthal, and Liz Smith as maddeningly eccentric villagers. It's no wonder the show has inspired devoted fans on both sides of the Atlantic; from the clever stories to the joke that follows the credits of every episode, The Vicar of Dibley is sheer delight. --Bret Fetzer Special Features All 16 episodes on three discs Comic Relief sketches: "Ballykissangel" and "Red Nose Day Speical" Documentary: "The Real Vicars of Dibley" Photo gallery | Geraldine Granger - The Vicar of Dibley (UK) Characters - ShareTV Geraldine Granger: Yeah. Alice Horton: And I'm Alice. Harry Kennedy: [shakes her hand] Splendid! Well, what a suprise so I actually recieve a visit from a neighbour. I lived on the same street in London for 15 whole years and the bell never rang once. Alice Horton: Oh, we had a bell like that. Unknown Episode: Alice Horton: [walks out of the kitchen carrying two cups and gives one to Geraldine] I've been reading that fantastic new book from the Bible. Geraldine Granger: [confused] *What* fantastic new book from the Bible? Alice Horton: The Da Vinci Code. You know it's *so* much better than Genesis and that boring old stuff. Geraldine Granger: I hate to tell you Alice but The Da Vinci Code is *not* a new book in the Bible. It's just a story. Alice Horton: [downcast] Oh, that is so disappointing. Geraldine Granger: [broken voice] I know. Alice Horton: To think that Catholic Church has fooled you as well Mrs Gullible... Gussit. That's what they want you to believe. And I've been thinking... Geraldine Granger: Ooh. Always a worry. Unknown Episode: Harry Kennedy: I've thought about it a lot and talked about it a lot, and thought whether or not... you would consider... marrying me. Geraldine Granger: [thinking that Harry means Rosie] Well... yes of course. I'd be delighted to. Harry Kennedy: [pleased] That's wonderful news! Geraldine Granger: Have you thought about any dates? Harry Kennedy: Um, well I-I I thought we might be able to discuss that a little. Geraldine Granger: Well I might put a little punt in for Christmas. It's always a very romantic time of year. Harry Kennedy: Fine. Excellent, if Christmas sounds good to you? Unknown Episode: David Horton: [looking at the meeting agenda] Any other, other business? Geraldine Granger: Uh, yes actually there is something. I was very cross to hear that Sleepy Cottage has been sold to yet another layabout Londoner. I mean, honestly guys if this goes on, Dibley will be a ghost town. And then... David Horton: Who you gonna call? Owen Newitt, Jim Trott, Hugo Horton, Frank Pickle: Ghostbusters! Unknown Episode: Geraldine Granger: Over to you David. David Horton: Yes well, there is one little thing: I brought along a bottle of champagne, because although she may not realize it, the Vicar last weekend did her 100th Wedding while she's been here. [everyone cheers and David pops the cork off the bottle as Hugo brings glasses to the table] Geraldine Granger: [surprised] Really? 100? Goodness me. So that's 100 happy-in-love brides and grooms and... and I'm always the Vicar... I'm never the bride... [Geraldine starts to break down] I'm alw-I'm always in the cassack... I'm never in the lovely big white frocks... [Geraldine starts crying] Unknown Episode: Alice Horton: [after Geraldine saw Harry talking on the phone to a lady friend he knew] Oh love. What fools it makes of us all. Geraldine Granger: [sitting on the sofa, disappointed] Yes indeed. Alice Horton: Week after week I've been snogging that new puppy and then whoops-a-daisy I've got a great big mouth ulcer. Geraldine Granger: [uninterested] What a lovely romantic story. Alice Horton: Do you remember when you were dating David's brother and you jumped into that puddle just to show off? You went in right up to your neck. Geraldine Granger: Yeah well I won't be doing that again, no matter how cute a chap is. Alice Horton: [gasps] Oh gosh! How's it going with Mr. Dreamboat? [Geraldine looks down] Has he driven his purple Porsche in your personal parking space yet? Geraldine Granger: [annoyed] No Alice! He hasn't! [Alice makes a cute sound] Shut up and get out! Unknown Episode: Alice Horton: [walks into the lounge] I've been thinking. [Alice sits on the sofa next to Geraldine] Should've been you. [meaning Geraldine and Harry] Unknown Episode: Harry Kennedy: Fine. Excellent, if Christmas sounds good to you? Geraldine Granger: Yeah, yeah well let's check the book. [confused, Harry walks further into the room as Geraldine takes out the book] This is the Church Diary. Let's have |
"Who played Dorothy in the 1939 movie ""The Wizard of Oz""?" | The Wizard of Oz (1939) | Oz Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The Wizard of Oz (1939) 2,002pages on ―Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale (1939) "Oh we're off to see the Wizard , the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, we hear he is a wiz of a wiz if ever a wiz there was, if rather or whether a wiz there was the Wizard of Oz is one because; because, because, because, because, because...because of the Wonderful things he does. We're off to see the Wizard, the Wonderful Wizard of Oz!" ―(1939 Song Lyrics Sung By Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley & Bert Lahr) "Poppies... Poppies. Poppies will put them to sleep. Sleeeeep. Now they'll sleeeeep..." ―Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch of the West "For nearly fourty years this story has given faithful service to Young in Heart; and time has been powerless to put its kindly philosophy out of fashion. To those of you who have been faithful to it in return, and to the Young in heart, we dedicate this picture." ―MGM Studios. [ show ] The Most Beloved Film of All Time... The Wizard of Oz is a famously iconic Hollywood musical produced by MGM and released by RKO Radio Pictures in 1939, consisting almost of an all star cast. It is also arguably one of the most watched movies in the history of cinema. A richly detailed watercolor painting of The Wizard of Oz It was one of the very first pictures along with few others, such as Gone With The Wind to be shot in sepia-tone and Technicolor instead of in all black and white. The film was directed by Victor Fleming and was nominated for an Academy Award for best picture. The songs were written by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg , and one of them, " Over the Rainbow ," won the Oscar for "Best Song of the Year." It was also the film that gave actress Judy Garland her "Big Break" in films. She won a Juvenile Academy Award for her performance as the little Kansas farm girl named Dorothy Gale . The movie itself is loosely based upon the original book which is considered to be the first American Fairytale known as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow . The book was originally published in the year 1900 and though the film version departs a great deal from the actual source material, leaving many characters out and dropping several elements in order for the story to translate on to the big screen for it's time, The Wizard of Oz never loses the moral and tender message that the book gave and is known to be one of the most timeless, ceremonially watched family movies ever, and rightfully so. The film is also famous for being traditionally played every year annually on various television stations during Thanksgiving and Christmas, allowing each generation to share the magic and fall under its irresistible spell. "Are you a Good Witch, or a Bad Witch...?" ― Billie Burke as Glinda the Good (1939) "Now close yor eyes, and tap your heels together three times, and repeat to yourself; There's no place like home... " THE WIZARD OF OZ Detailed Summary Dorothy's Dilemma Set in the same era it was filmed in (circa 1938-9) the film starts out with the credits, which open up with a very cloudy background in a black and white sepia tone. After the film dedicates the picture to the ones young at heart, the first character we are introduced to is the protagonist and heroine of the tale named Dorothy Gale (played by late actress Judy Garland ). Dorothy is a little twelve year old girl, and slightly troubled orphan seen running down the prairie dirt road with her little pet dog named Toto . The two have just come from the unseen school house, as they return to Dorothy's guardians Aunt Em , ( Clara Blandick ) and Uncle Henry , ( Charley Grapewin ) who both live at an old farm up the road. After a disastrous encounter with the snooty and mean spirited neighbor, Miss Almira Gulch, ( Margaret Hamilton ), Dorothy is in a deep dilemma. To Dorothy's dismay, it seems as if no one at the farm cares or is interested in this as Dorothy tries to tell the adults about her problems. The adults around her are simply far too busy to be bothered by Dorothy and h | The Wizard of Oz (5/8) Movie CLIP - Finding The Tin Man (1939) HD - YouTube The Wizard of Oz (5/8) Movie CLIP - Finding The Tin Man (1939) 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. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on May 26, 2011 The Wizard of Oz movie clips: http://j.mp/1L5gtKP BUY THE MOVIE: http://bit.ly/2cmiEyC Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Dorothy (Judy Garland) meets The Tin Man (Jack Haley) and oils him up so he can move again, but she quickly learns that he's missing a heart. FILM DESCRIPTION: Not to be confused with the cinematic classic starring Judy Garland that would follow six years later, this animated short film is one of countless other celluloid adaptations of L. Frank Baum's best-loved story, The Wizard of Oz. Directed by Ted Eshbaugh, the Canadian film features no dialogue and tells the story of Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, and Tin Man's adventures in Oz with a mix of black & white and color animation. CREDITS: Cast: Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Judy Garland, Terry Directors: George Cukor, Victor Fleming, Mervyn LeRoy, Norman Taurog, King Vidor Producers: Mervyn LeRoy, Arthur Freed Screenwriters: Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, Edgar Allan Woolf, L. Frank Baum, Irving Brecher, William H. Cannon, Herbert Fields, Arthur Freed, Jack Haley, E.Y. Harburg, Samuel Hoffenstein, Bert Lahr, John Lee Mahin, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Jack Mintz, Ogden Nash, Robert Pirosh, George Seaton, Sid Silvers WHO ARE WE? The MOVIECLIPS channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. Here you will find unforgettable moments, scenes and lines from all your favorite films. Made by movie fans, for movie fans. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR MOVIE CHANNELS: |
Simpkin is the name of the cat that appears in which Beatrix Potter book? | The Bittersweet Announcement of a New Beatrix Potter Book The Bittersweet Announcement of a New Beatrix Potter Book By Tweet Beatrix Potter’s original illustration of Kitty-in-Boots. Credit Illustration Courtesy Frederick Warne Co. / the Victoria and Albert Museum “I do not draw cats well,” Beatrix Potter complained to her publisher in 1916, at the age of fifty, after having been a celebrated author for more than a dozen years, with almost twenty published works to her name. She was rationalizing her abandonment of a half-completed work, “The Sly Old Cat,” which she had begun a decade earlier. Posterity overruled Potter’s misgivings: in 1971, “The Sly Old Cat” was published, and it’s included in the authorized edition of her complete works, given as “a delightful example of the liveliness and spontaneity that characterized Potter’s preliminary work.” Last week, Penguin Random House announced that it will publish another “lost” Potter work about a cat: “The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots,” which she had begun and abandoned two years earlier, in 1914. Several manuscripts of the story were discovered in 2013 in the Potter archive at the Victoria & Albert Museum by Jo Hanks, a publisher at Penguin Random House; the book is being published this fall to coincide with the hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of Potter’s birth. According to Penguin Random House, Potter’s intention to publish the story is evident: the archive included a version that had been set in type, suggesting that its publication was once quite far along. In a letter to her publisher, Harold Warne, Potter characterized the principal character as “a well-behaved black Kitty cat, who leads rather a double life, and goes out hunting with a little gun on moonlight nights, dressed up like puss in boots.” Linda Lear, Potter’s biographer, writes that Warne was lukewarm about the proposal, however, and suggests that this lack of enthusiasm led to Potter’s abandonment of the book after she had completed only some sketches and had begun just one color illustration. This image, the projected frontispiece, shows a black, green-eyed cat wearing a hunting jacket, britches, and boots. In one paw, she is grasping a limp, indeterminate trophy—a pheasant, perhaps—while supporting a rifle with the other. The image is sketchy-looking, but vigorous, and it suggests that if the book had been finished, Kitty-in-Boots would have been a worthy member of Potter’s feline pantheon. So does the summary of the plot thus far released, which reveals that Kitty-in-Boots calls herself “Miss Catherine Saint Quintin,” that she sports a Norfolk jacket—picture Lord Grantham’s weekend wardrobe—and wears fur-lined boots. (One can’t help but wonder—the fur of which animal?) Still more appealing is the fact that she enjoys being mistaken for a man—as she is by Mrs. Tiggywinkle, who makes a cameo appearance. It may have taken a century for Kitty-in-Boots to surface, but there can be no better time than today, the age of “Transparent,” for a gender-binary-defying cat to materialize. Potter included cats in many of her works, and the consistency of their characterization underlines her particular genius: the way in which she uses anthropomorphized creatures to examine human nature, while also maintaining a perceptive understanding of what makes animals irreducibly animal. The first Potter cat appears in her earliest book, “The Tale of Peter Rabbit.” An unnamed white cat, she is observing some goldfish in the pond of Mr. McGregor’s garden—into which Peter has trespassed and inside which he is now trapped. The illustration shows the cat looking intently downward, the tip of her tail turned slightly up, as if in an involuntary twitch. “Peter thought it best to go away without speaking to her,” Potter writes. “He’d heard about cats from his cousin, little Benjamin Bunny.” Potter does not elaborate upon exactly what it is that Peter has heard from Benjamin, whose own adventures, foreshadowed here, will be the subject of a later book. But the humor of the line lies in Potter’s assumption that her readers will be in com | "Masterminds" - Manchester Evening News, November 7, 2015 | Online Research Library: Questia Read preview Article excerpt 1. Playboy Russia covergirl Maria Kozhevnikova, boxer Nikolai Valuyev, and tennis player Marat Safin shared which honour in December 2011? 2. What William S Burroughs 1961 book popularised the rock music term 'heavy metal', and provided the names for at least two rock bands of the 1970s? 3. What main religion celebrates festivals including Nuakhai, Yatra (or Zatra/Jatra), Pongal, Holi and Shigmo? 4. Which country experienced the Velvet Revolution in Nov-Dec 1989? 5. According to the UK General Teaching Council how many of the 28,000 newly qualified teachers in 2010 had a computerrelated degree: 3; 30; 300 or 3,000? 6. Spell the word: Remanisence; Reminissense; Remeniscence; or Reminiscence? 7. What ancient Sanskrit word loosely meaning 'region' commonly now refers to people (and culture, products, etc) of Indian sub-continent origins? 8. Whom did Forbes Magazine list as the most powerful woman in the Southern Hemisphere in 2011? 9. Unrelated, what is a set of slats and a museum? 10. What ship, whose name means thunderbolt, was Nelson's flagship 1799-1801, and later a training ship for boys? 26 11. The Showa period of Japan coincided with what Emperor's reign? 12. Michael Morpurgo, author of the children's book War Horse, on In state Luther which the 2012 Spielberg film (of the same name) is based, held what UK position from 2003-5? 13. What fashionable Mediterranean resort hosted the G20 international economics conference at the height of the Greek Euro membership crisis? 27 14. How many cubic metres is the space in a room four metres square and three metres high? 15. Which politician bowled faster than Dennis Lillee and Andy Roberts? 16. What element is also known as hydrargyrum? David shows around 17. 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Where in England could you cross the Mathematical Bridge? | Cambridge Mathematical Bridge Cambridge Mathematical Bridge 3 Comments The Mathematical Bridge in Cambridge spans the river Cam, and belongs to the Queens College, one of the many colleges of Cambridge University. This popular and simple wooden bridge is centuries old and has its own story. Most locals would refer to is as the Mathematical Bridge although its official name is the prosaic Wooden Bridge. And the interesting thing is that this bridge can be found in Oxford too. Mathematical Bridge Cambridge – Christopher Chan Photography Mathematical Bridge Photo We are sharing the majestic shot of Christopher Chan who managed to capture the bridge in beautiful lights and fine details. The Legend of the Mathematical Bridge According to the legend or anecdote, much favoured by Cambridge tour guides, the Mathematical Bridge was built by Newton from nothing else but wood. No nuts, no bolts, just what wood can make and bear. The legend says that Sir Isaac Newton built the bridge to illustrate the principles and properties of force and gravity. Then, after Newton’s death, the students / fellows of Cambridge University, who were curious to learn about the exquisite structure of the clever wooden bridge, disassembled the Mathematical Bridge, but failed to re-assembleit properly. As they could not put together the intelligent bridge again, they had to use iron pins, nuts and bolts to make the bridge functioning again. Newton – montage source: usu.edu It is a lovely story, and a wishful credit to the mathematical genius of Newton, but it is nothing more than a colourful anecdote. The truth is that such a bridge could not have been built from wood only, taking its size, weight and structure into consideration. Not to mention the fact that Newton was already dead in 1727, by the time the bridge was actually built in 1749 by James Essex the Younger. The History of the Mathematical Bridge 1749: the Mathematical bridge is built James Essex the Younger, an English builder and architect, built the Mathematical Bridge in 1749 to the design of William Etheridge. James Essex himself was a former grammar student of the King’s College, and worked on many of the colleges of Cambridge University. William Etheridge was an 18th century carpenter working on several bridges, e.g. the first bridge at Westminster, and the one in Walton too. His design for the Walton Bridge was clever and mathematical indeed, as it ” was built so that a single timber could be extracted and repaired without disturbing the rest of the bridge”, according to Colin Bentley in the “History of Walton Bridge”. 1866: the bridge is rebuilt and slightly modified The old Mathematical Bridge, i.e. the Queen’s Bridge of the 18th century had to be rebuilt – to the same design – in 1866, when it became too worn to use. The steps leading up to the bridge were replaced with a ramp / slope, so now the bridge is accessible with wheels too. 1905: in 1905 the once oak bridge has been replaced with teak. 1924: a copy of the bridge was built in Oxford, England. 1900‘s?: the legend of the Mathematical Bridge is born and told many times The Mathematical Design of the Bridge Mathematical Bridge trussing design – Cmglee illustration According to the historical tour guide of the Queens College Cambridge , the efficient arrangement of the timbers in the Mathematical Bridge (or Queen’s Bridge) is a series of tangents that describe the arc of the bridge, with radial members to tie the tangents together, and triangulate the structure. This triangulation in turn makes the bridge rigid and self-supporting. The technical term for this type of bridge structure is tangent and radial trussing. The technique of tangent & radial trussing is not limited to timber / wood bridges, but was also widespread in the construction of stone bridges. The illustration of the trussing is very helpful (made by Cmglee) The joints of the present bridge are fastened by nuts and bolts. Earlier versions of the bridge used iron pins or screws at the joints, driven in from the outer elevation. Only a pedant could claim that the b | Paul – Page 4 – Cambridge Ramblers ** Please note that this is an archive of the CANTAB publication and contains out-of-date information ** CANTAB RAMBLER Editorial As the mud dries out on the field paths, lingering only amongst the violets and dog’s mercury in the woods, we look out our sunhats, and seek new venues, or at least paths which have been impassable all Winter. In this issue, find reports of three new bridges which allow some interesting circuits, and consider some “Watery Ways” in the parish of Wicken or along the Fen Rivers Way. Janet Moreton Path Creation at Rampton See OS Explorer 225 A new bridge and a new bridlepath (Br8) have been provided at Rampton. A substantial bridge now crosses Reynolds Ditch at TL 415674, and the new path, with a fine rubble surface, runs approximately N to join an old hedged lane, which meets the main road between Rampton and Willingham, at TL 415685. Thus it becomes possible to make a short circuit from Rampton, eg down Cuckoo Drove, Reynolds Drove, N up the new bridleway, and back along the main road. This is not recommended, as the latter is busy, and has no footway. However, a longer circuit, N again via Haven Drove into Willingham parish, returning along Iram Drove, Rampton Bp 7 to Irams Farm on Great North Fen Drove, and back on New Cut bank from Great North Fen Bridge to Giants Hill, Rampton makes some 7 or 8 miles, depending on the route through Rampton. This circuit makes a dryshod route in Winter, but lacks shade and detail for a Summer saunter. Abington Pigotts / Litlington boundary culvert bridge replacement See OS Explorer 209 At TL 306 435, a former crumbling culvert bridge near the parish boundary between Abington Pigotts Fp 5, and Litlington Fp 2 has been replaced with a safe footbridge. This is an important and attractive link for a number of possible walks linking Bassingbourn, Litlington, Steeple Morden and Abington Pigotts. Note that the cross-field paths either side of the bridge have been more frequently reinstated in recent seasons. Please report any problems here. New Bridge at Great Gransden opens path unavailable for 50 years. See OS Explorer 208 With the construction of a substantial footbridge over a deep ditch on Great Gransden Fp 2, a section of path has been made available after many years of complaint. The bridge, near the junction with Fp 1 at ca. TL 265 556, is indicated by a yellow waymark on a stile in the lane section of Fp 1. Descend the steep bank, and cross the bridge over the ditch. Continue diagonally across a rough, uncultivated field, towards the bank of a stream, which is reached in a garden, well away from the house. Continue by the stream-side, emerging between stream and a new tall fence on the road, not far from the Crown and Cushion Inn. This path can be used as part of a circuit involving Great Gransden, Dick & Dolls Lane, Waresley Wood Nature reserve, Vicarage Farm, Wareseley, tea at the garden centre, and the minor road towards Abbotsley, perhaps turning off E on byway & bridleway to return to Great Gransden on Fp 2. This circuit, of ca. 7 miles, can be augmented by visiting Little Gransden Church and windmill. Fen Rivers Way Since the last issue of Cantab , three intrepid walkers have now completed the Fen Rivers Way up-river from Kings Lynn to Byron’s Pool, above Cambridge. Readers will recall in the February issue, we had walked as far as Downham Market by 16 January. Since then, we have made a further 4 walks, completing the route on 24 March 2009. Our “new completer” Joan Hillier, now has a certificate commemorating her passage along the route. I wonder how many others have walked the route (for the first time, or again) since the organised series of walks in 2001? Features of the walks were the consistent dry weather, on days selected in advance using the Met Office’s East Anglian website, and backed up early morning by BBC Cambridge’s “half-hour weather forecast”. We travelled by train, fast, reliable, but quite expensive, even with Senior rail-cards. Looking back on the different days, we were very plea |
In what language was the New Testament originally written? | In what language was the Bible first written? | Biblica - The International Bible Society In what language was the Bible first written? In what language was the Bible first written? The first human author to write down the biblical record was Moses. He was commanded by God to take on this task, for Exodus 34:27 records God’s words to Moses, “Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.” And what language did he use? He wrote in his native language, called Hebrew. Hebrew is one of a group of languages known as the Semitic languages which were spoken throughout that part of the world, then called Mesopotamia, located today mainly in Iraq. Their alphabet consisted of 22 letters, all consonants. (Imagine having an alphabet with no vowels! Much later they did add vowels.) During the thousand years of its composition, almost the entire Old Testament was written in Hebrew. But a few chapters in the prophecies of Ezra and Daniel and one verse in Jeremiah were written in a language called Aramaic. This language became very popular in the ancient world and actually displaced many other languages. Aramaic even became the common language spoken in Israel in Jesus’ time, and it was likely the language He spoke day by day. Some Aramaic words were even used by the Gospel writers in the New Testament. The New Testament, however, was written in Greek. This seems strange, since you might think it would be either Hebrew or Aramaic. However, Greek was the language of scholarship during the years of the composition of the New Testament from 50 to 100 AD. The fact is that many Jews could not even read Hebrew anymore, and this disturbed the Jewish leaders a lot! So, around 300 BC a translation of the Old Testament from Hebrew into Greek was undertaken, and it was completed around 200 BC. Gradually this Greek translation of the Old Testament, called the Septuagint, was widely accepted and was even used in many synagogues. It also became a wonderful missionary tool for the early Christians, for now the Greeks could read God’s Word in their own tongue. So the New Testament authors wrote in Greek. They did not, however, use really high-class or classical Greek, but a very common and everyday type of Greek. For many years some scholars ridiculed the Greek of the New Testament because many of its words were strange to those who read the writings of the great Greek classical authors such as Plato and Aristotle. But later many records were uncovered of ordinary people, and amazingly there were the same common terms used in everyday speech! The ridicule dried up accordingly. The earliest copies of parts of the Hebrew Old Testament were discovered in 1947. They are part of the famous Dead Sea Scrolls and actually date back to the first century BC. Even though they are at least 900 years older than any parts of the Bible we had before this, they are not the originals. They are copies. The originals have all been lost or destroyed. But we are not at all doubtful that we may not have the original text. Copying by scribes was done with great care in those days and because the text was regarded as sacred, the copyists were extremely painstaking. Today some 5000 hand-copied documents exist of all or part of the Bible, and they agree in 98% of the text! No other ancient writing has this amount of underlying support with such amazing agreement as to the text. Yes, we do have what God wanted us to have! By way of translation, we now have His revelation in our own language and in 2300 other languages, too. Today we have the very Bible that comes to us from the three languages used in the original. Truly we can say, “God speaks my language, too!” Back to FAQs Do you have questions about the Bible? Visit our FAQs page for in-depth answers to important questions. | Holy Books in Judaism of Judaism The Hebrew Scriptures, referred to by Christians as the Old Testament, are called the TANAKH, which is the Hebrew acronym for the three different parts: The Torah which is the first five books of the Old Testament or the Pentateuch; The Nevi'im which are the books of the prophets; and Ketuvim which are the remaining writings. A chart at NewLife.com explains the different parts of the TANAKH and what's included in each section. The other Holy Book for the Jewish religion is the Talmud which includes the Mishnah, which means "repetition" or "study" and the Gemara, which means "addition" or "completion." As society changed, the Jews found that the Torah needed to be updated from its original agricultural emphasis. Those changes became part of the Mishnah. The Mishnah also includes a description of Jewish life was during the period of the Second Temple. The Mishnah is divided into six sections (sedarim): Zeraim (seeds) regarding the agricultural laws Moed (seasons) regarding the Sabbath and festivals Nashim (women) regarding marriage, divorce and family law Neziqin (damages) regarding civil and criminal laws Qodashim (holy things) regarding sacrificial cult and dietary laws) Tohorot (purifications) regarding ritual defilement and purification The sedarim are divided into 63 treatises. Also included in the Mishnah are a collection of wise sayings called the Pirke Avot (Chapters of the Fathers). After the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 A.D., the Talmud defines the Jews' religious life more than the Torah. Jewish tradition says Moses received two Torahs on Mount Sinai. The first is the written Torah above and the second is an oral Torah passed down from generation to generation. The oral Toral finally was written down at the end of the second century. Biblical scholars and scribes in Babylon edited the written "oral Torah" between 200 and 600 A.D. and that is now known as the Gemara, which means "completion" in Aramaic. Although there is only one Mishna, there are two Gemaras. The first Gemara called the Yerushalmi was created in Israel and the second called the Bavli was created in Babylon. The Gemara is always printed with the Mishnah. The Gemara adds to the Mishna and are a source of history and legend. |
Who was assassinated by her own bodyguards on 31st October 1984? | The prime minister of India is assassinated - Oct 31, 1984 - HISTORY.com The prime minister of India is assassinated Share this: The prime minister of India is assassinated Author The prime minister of India is assassinated URL Publisher A+E Networks Indira Gandhi, the prime minister of India, is assassinated in New Delhi by two of her own bodyguards. Beant Singh and Satwant Singh, both Sikhs, emptied their guns into Gandhi as she walked to her office from an adjoining bungalow. Although the two assailants immediately surrendered, they were both shot in a subsequent scuffle, and Beant died. Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India, attempted to forge a unified nation out of the many religious, ethnic, and cultural factions that existed under British rule until 1949. His daughter, Indira Gandhi (no relation to Mohandas Gandhi), rose to power in 1966, fighting many of the same problems as her father had. Her own political career was a roller coaster, from the highs following India’s victory over Pakistan in 1971 to the lows of being thrown out of office in 1977 after declaring a state of emergency in 1975, during which time she suspended civil liberties and jailed her political opponents. Although many criticized her for being authoritarian, the majority of the population supported her because of her extensive social programs. In 1980, Gandhi became prime minister again, enjoying fairly widespread popularity. However, in June 1984, she ordered an army raid on a Sikh temple in Punjab to flush out armed Sikh extremists, setting off a series of death threats. Due to the fear of assassination, Beant Singh, her longtime bodyguard, was to be transferred because he was a Sikh. However, Gandhi personally rescinded the transfer order because she trusted him after his many years of service. Obviously, this was a fatal mistake for both of them. Satwant Singh, who survived to stand trial, was convicted in 1986 and executed in 1989. Following Gandhi’s assassination, riots broke out in New Delhi. More than 1,000 innocent Sikhs were killed in indiscriminate attacks over the course of two days. Gandhi’s son, Rajiv, succeeded her as prime minister. Related Videos | Manas: History and Politics, Indira Gandhi Mrs. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, 1966-77 and 1980-84. She was assassinated in 1984. Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) was the only child of Kamla and Jawaharlal Nehru. She spent part of her childhood in Allahabad, where the Nehrus had their family residence, and part in Switzerland, where her mother Kamla convalesced from her periodic illnesses. She received her college education at Somerville College, Oxford. A famous photograph from her childhood shows her sitting by the bedside of Mahatma Gandhi, as he recovered from one of his fasts; and though she was not actively involved in the freedom struggle, she came to know the entire Indian political leadership. After India's attainment of independence, and the ascendancy of Jawaharlal Nehru, now a widower, to the office of the Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi managed the official residence of her father, and accompanied him on his numerous foreign trips. She had been married in 1942 to Feroze Gandhi, who rose to some eminence as a parliamentarian and politician of integrity but found himself disliked by his more famous father-in-law, but Feroze died in 1960 before he could consolidate his own political forces. In 1964, the year of her father's death, Indira Gandhi was for the first time elected to Parliament, and she was Minister of Information and Broadcasting in the government of Lal Bahadur Shastri, who died unexpectedly of a heart attack less than two years after assuming office. The numerous contenders for the position of the Prime Ministership, unable to agree among themselves, picked Indira Gandhi as a compromise candidate, and each thought that she would be easily manipulable. But Indira Gandhi showed extraordinary political skills and tenacity and elbowed the Congress dons -- Kamaraj, Morarji Desai, and others -- out of power. She held the office of the Prime Minister from 1966 to 1977. She was riding the crest of popularity after India's triumph in the war of 1971 against Pakistan, and the explosion of a nuclear device in 1974 helped to enhance her reputation among middle-class Indians as a tough and shrewd political leader. However, by 1973, Delhi and north India were rocked by demonstrations angry at high inflation, the poor state of the economy, rampant corruption, and the poor standards of living. In June 1975, the High Court of Allahabad found her guilty of using illegal practices during the last election campaign, and ordered her to vacate her seat. There were demands for her resignation. Mrs. Gandhi's response was to declare a state of emergency, under which her political foes were imprisoned, constitutional rights abrogated, and the press placed under strict censorship. Meanwhile, the younger of her two sons, Sanjay Gandhi, started to run the country as though it were his personal fiefdom, and earned the fierce hatred of many whom his policies had victimized. He ordered the removal of slum dwellings, and in an attempt to curb India's growing population, initiated a highly resented program of forced sterilization. In early 1977, confident that she had debilitated her opposition, Mrs. Gandhi called for fresh elections, and found herself trounced by a newly formed coalition of several political parties. Her Congress party lost badly at the polls. Many declared that she was a spent force; but, three years later, she was to return as Prime Minister of India. The same year, however, her son Sanjay was killed in an airplane crash. In the second, post-Emergency, period of her Prime Ministership, Indira Gandhi was preoccupied by efforts to resolve the political problem |
Which female rower finally won an Olympic Gold Medal in 2012 after winning silver in the 3 previous Olympics? | Olympics 2012 rowing: Team GB scores another gold in the women's double sculls rowing | Daily Mail Online Golden ladies of the lake: After three silvers, rowing wins the big prize at last Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins led from start to finish to claim GB's sixth gold medal Relief for Grainger who claims gold after three consecutive silvers Britain leapfrogs France and Germany into fourth in medal table Bronze for George Nash and Will Satch in men's pair and Alan Campbell in single sculls Britain now has six rowing medals - two gold, one silver, three bronze | London 2012: was this the women’s Olympics? – Channel 4 News UK London 2012: was this the women’s Olympics? After boxing and taekwondo were contested by women for the first time and women’s football pulled in record crowds, Channel 4 News asks if London 2012 was a turning point for women’s sport. Share on Twitter The IOC has hailed the London 2012 Games as “an historic step towards gender equality”. This was the first Olympics where women competed in all events. For the first time, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Brunei sent female sportswomen to the Games. Saudi Arabia put forward two women to compete: 16-year-old Wojdan Shaherkani in the judo and 19-year-old Sarah Attar in the women’s 800 metres. One third of Qatar’s 12-strong team were women, competing in shooting, athletics, swimming and table tennis. Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei’s only female competitor (in a team of three) finished outside the official qualifying time for the women’s 400m, but received special dispensation to compete. Campaigners from NoWomenNoPlay , which lobbies for the inclusion of women in sport, say the Saudi team’s women were “tokenistic” . Sue Tibballs, chief executive of the Women’s Sport and Fitness Foundation , which campaigns for greater female involvement in sport, argues that on the contrary the first ever appearance of Saudi women at the Games has been one of the “great female moments” of this year’s Olympics – alongside Nicola Adams becoming the first female Olympic boxing champion and Team GB’s women beating Brazil. Dr Helen Pankhurst, the great grandaughter of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst and ambassador for Care International , told Channel 4 News that the inclusion of the Saudi women had created “a fantastic situation” which “must be sending a message” and empowering women. She describes the large number of gold medals won by female competitors as “symbolically important”. ‘The girl’s games’ While male athletes like Jamaica’s Usain Bolt , GB’s Mo Farah and the USA’s Michael Phelps have dominated the headlines, women athletes also fought their way onto the back, and front, pages. Great Britain’s female team members have become stars over the last two weeks: from poster athlete Jessica Ennis winning the heptathlon with a series of personal bests, to boxing champion Adams making sporting history. Tibballs said: “With more female competitors and more medal opportunities than ever before we think this has been the best Olympics ever for women – and the amazing performances from Team GB women have been the icing on the cake!” “2012 will be remembered as the girl’s games”, she added. UK Sport , responsible for investing public funds in high performance sport, agrees. A spokesperson said: “This games is the women’s games if nothing else for the inspirational medal winning moments provided by our female elite athletes – most of which were gold.” With 48.2 per cent of athletes that made Team GB for London 2012 being female and, for the first time, more women than men on the US team, UK Sport says we are “getting there” in terms of gender equality. Breaking tradition Female involvement and the fight for equality in sport was signalled at the opening ceremony of the Games when, after the industrial revolution sequence, a troop of women dressed as suffragettes filed into the stadium. Things have come a long way since the first Olympics in 1896, when all competitors were men. In 1900 women were allowed to compete for the first time, but were not awarded medals until the following Games. It has taken just over 100 years for women to be allowed to compete in all sports. Sports like boxing are finally opening to women. It is the last sport to achieve Olympic gender equality. Martial arts like taekwondo and BMX riding are also changing perceptions about the kinds of sports women can take part in. Parity? Despite the optimism for women, Tibballs warned: “It is essential that we do not let the legacy of 2012 fade away. Ordinarily women’s sport attracts just 5 per cent of all media coverage and receives 0.5 per cent of all commercial sponsorship.” Pankhurst |
The charter for what international organization was signed in San Francisco, in June 1945? | 1945: The San Francisco Conference | United Nations 1945: The San Francisco Conference 1945: The San Francisco Conference Forty-six nations, including the four sponsors, were originally invited to the San Francisco Conference: nations which had declared war on Germany and Japan and had subscribed to the United Nations Declaration. UN Photo/Historical Photo The San Francisco Conference: Egypt signs the UN Charter. A facsimile copy of the Charter is superimposed on the photo. One of these nations - Poland - did not send a representative because the composition of its new government was not announced until too late for the conference. Therefore, a space was left for the signature of Poland, one of the original signatories of the United Nations Declaration. At the time of the conference there was no generally recognized Polish Government, but on June 28, such a government was announced and on October 15, 1945 Poland signed the Charter, thus becoming one of the original Members. Fifty Nations, Soon To Be United The conference itself invited four other states - the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, newly-liberated Denmark and Argentina. Thus delegates of fifty nations in all, gathered at the City of the Golden Gate, representatives of over eighty per cent of the world's population, people of every race, religion and continent; all determined to set up an organization which would preserve peace and help build a better world. They had before them the Dumbarton Oaks proposals as the agenda for the conference and, working on this basis, they had to produce a Charter acceptable to all the countries. Delegations And Staff Number 3,500 There were 850 delegates, and their advisers and staff together with the conference secretariat brought the total to 3,500. In addition, there were more than 2,500 press, radio and newsreel representatives and observers from many societies and organizations. In all, the San Francisco Conference was not only one of the most important in history but, perhaps, the largest international gathering ever to take place. The heads of the delegations of the sponsoring countries took turns as chairman of the plenary meetings : Anthony Eden, of Britain, Edward Stettinius, of the United States, T. V. Soong, of China, and Vyacheslav Molotov, of the Soviet Union. At the later meetings, Lord Halifax deputized for Mr. Eden, V. K. Wellington Koo for T. V. Soong, and Mr Gromyko for Mr. Molotov. Plenary meetings are, however, only the final stages at such conferences. A great deal of work has to be done in preparatory committees before a proposition reaches the full gathering in the form in which it should be voted upon. And the voting procedure at San Francisco was important. Every part of the Charter had to be and was passed by a two-thirds majority. This is the way in which the San Francisco Conference got through its monumental work in exactly two months. One Charter, Four Sections The conference formed a "Steering Committee," composed of the heads of all the delegations. This committee decided all matters of major principle and policy. But, even at one member per state, the committee was 50 strong, too large for detailed work; therefore an Executive Committee of fourteen heads of delegations was chosen to prepare recommendations for the Steering Committee. Then the proposed Charter was divided into four sections, each of which was considered by a "Commission." Commission one dealt with the general purposes of the organization, its principles, membership, the secretariat and the subject of amendments to the Charter. Commission two considered the powers and responsibilities of the General Assembly, while Commission three took up the Security Council. Commission four worked on a draft for the Statute of the International Court of Justice. This draft had been prepared by a 44-nation Committee of Jurists which had met in Washington in April 1945. All this sounds over-elaborate — especially when the four Commissions subdivided into twelve technical committees — but actually, i | Units: The International System Using the Dictionary The International System of Units (SI) All systems of weights and measures, metric and non-metric, are linked through a network of international agreements supporting the International System of Units. The International System is called the SI, using the first two initials of its French name Système International d'Unités. The key agreement is the Treaty of the Meter (Convention du Mètre), signed in Paris on May 20, 1875. 48 nations have now signed this treaty, including all the major industrialized countries. The United States is a charter member of this metric club, having signed the original document back in 1875. The SI is maintained by a small agency in Paris, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM, for Bureau International des Poids et Mesures), and it is updated every few years by an international conference, the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM, for Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures), attended by representatives of all the industrial countries and international scientific and engineering organizations. The 24th CGPM met in 2011; the next meeting will be in 2014. As BIPM states on its web site, "The SI is not static but evolves to match the world's increasingly demanding requirements for measurement." At the heart of the SI is a short list of base units defined in an absolute way without referring to any other units. The base units are consistent with the part of the metric system called the MKS system . In all there are seven SI base units: the meter for distance, the mole for amount of substance, and the candela for intensity of light. Other SI units, called SI derived units , are defined algebraically in terms of these fundamental units. For example, the SI unit of force, the newton , is defined to be the force that accelerates a mass of one kilogram at the rate of one meter per second per second. This means the newton is equal to one kilogram meter per second squared, so the algebraic relationship is N = kg·m·s-2. Currently there are 22 SI derived units that have special names and symbols. They include: the radian and steradian for plane and solid angles, respectively; the newton for force and the pascal for pressure; the joule for energy and the watt for power; the degree Celsius for everyday measurement of temperature; units for measurement of electricity: the coulomb (charge), volt (potential), farad (capacitance), ohm (resistance), and siemens (conductance); units for measurement of magnetism: the weber (flux), tesla (flux density), and henry (inductance); the lumen for flux of light and the lux for illuminance; the hertz for frequency of regular events and the becquerel for rates of radioactivity and other random events; the gray and sievert for radiation dose; and the katal , a unit of catalytic activity used in biochemistry. Future meetings of the CGPM may make additions to this list; the katal was added by the 21st CGPM in 1999. In addition to the 29 base and derived units, the SI permits the use of certain additional units, including: the traditional mathematical units for measuring angles ( degree , arcminute, and arcsecond ); the traditional units of civil time ( minute , hour , day , and year ); two metric units commonly used in ordinary life: the liter for volume and the tonne (metric ton) for large masses; the logarithmic units bel and neper (and their multiples, such as the decibel ); and three non-metric scientific units whose values represent important physical constants: the astronomical unit , the atomic mass unit or dalton , and the electronvolt . The SI currently accepts the use of certain other metric and non-metric units traditional in various fields. These units are supposed to be "defined in relation to the SI in every document in which they are used," and "their use is not encouraged." These barely-tolerated units might well be prohibited by future meetings of the CGPM. They include: the nautical mile and knot |
Which traditional books of the Bible are no longer in the modern versions? | FAQ-Misc I have an article on my web site at http://bible-truth.org/Apocrypha.html titled "The Apocryphal Books - Are they lost books of the Bible?" This explains in some detail why no Bible believing church or Christians accept the Apocryphal books as inspired of God. Answer: I have not heard of the HCSB so I did a little research. What I found is that this translation is based on the same Greek text (NT) as all the modern translations. Holman makes the following statement. "The textual base for the New Testament [NT] is the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece, 27th edition, and the United Bible Societies' Greek New Testament, 4th corrected edition. The text for the Old Testament [OT] is the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, 5th edition." (http://www.biblegateway.com/versions/Holman-Christian-Standard-Bible-HCSB/ ) It is not then based on the TR and the Majority text, but on the corrupt mss of Alpeh, A, B and a handful of other Eastern mss, which are clearly corrupted. I would think that if someone did a careful comparison the same problems as with the NIV, etc would be present. If you want a accurate and trustworthy text...the KJV is still the translation to use. | The Book of Revelation by John the Apostle Where the Book of "Revelation" was received by John Patmos, Greece - where the Apostle John was exiled John's love for Jesus was so strong, that he continued to defy the Roman magistrate's order to no longer proclaim Jesus as Messiah, Savior and Lord; even while a prisoner. On Patmos, John was thrown in with violent criminals, but simply won many of the criminals to faith in Jesus. It was on Patmos that John wrote down in a scroll all that "he saw and heard". John's sworn testimony about how he received the messages is given in the first chapter. According to Greek Orthodox Tradition John's vision came to him on a Sunday after saying Mass and preaching the Gospel. Saint John, to escape the heat of the day, remained in the cave where he said Mass. It was here that one day the Lord came to Saint John in a vision. When Saint John awoke, he dictated his revelation to his scribe. It begins with this assurance: The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. Revelation 1:1-3 (KJV) Cave of John the Apostle The Book of Revelation, what God revealed to the Apostle John, is a great prophecy mystery. It's a riddle wrapped in an enigma. It has drawn the attention of numerous scholars throughout the ages, all trying to interpret the meaning of it. The stakes are worth the challenge to would-be code breakers, because the book of Revelation describes the end of one world and the beginning of the next. A key to understanding most Old Testament prophecies is to think Israel, the Jews, and Jerusalem in particular. Just as Jesus' mission was to save the Jews - it was the mission of the prophets to pass God's Word and His warnings on to them. Parallel Prophecies Revelation has been noted in some cases to "parallel" what God revealed to the Prophet Daniel, some 600 years earlier. For instance, speaking about Jerusalem being in control of the gentiles for "42 months", it appears that God is also telling us that the Gentiles will do something in an area of the temple mount which God was aware of beforehand -- so He marked it off. It also tells us that someone would control Jerusalem for 42 months. But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. Revelation 11:2 According to Bible scholar Ellis Skolfield, Daniel 12 describes what will be put into this area God marked out, and it tells us when it would be built and agrees with John's "revelation" that Jerusalem would be being under foot of the Gentiles for 42 months. The Gentiles are anyone who is not a Jew. In this case the Muslims. A by-product of this is that if God thinks the Muslim shrine to the pagan god Allah and the false prophet Muhammad is a pagan "abomination", then He is also telling us that Islam is false - and it disgusts Him. Also, of interest are the two prior verses in Daniel (9-10), which tell as when this prophecy will be "cracked" we will be in "the time of the end". It also tells us of scoffers (wicked that will always refuse to accept), who will most likely be atheists, pagans, and pagan Muslims. Daniel 12:11 "And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be |
What is the name of the aborigine weapon that returns to the thrower | Aboriginal Weapons and Tools Aboriginal Weapons and Tools The Spear and Spear Thrower The favoured weapon of the Aborigines was the spear and spear thrower. The fact that they never adopted the bow and arrow has been debated for a long time. During post-glacial times the bow and arrow were being used in every inhabited part of the world except Australia. A number of reasons for this have been put forward, one of which was that the Aborigines were ultra conservative and incapable of change. This suggestion is now known to be wrong, they did adopt items such as the out-rigger canoe, they obviously saw the advantage over their bark canoes, which were not suitable for fishing at sea. When the dugout canoe was adopted by them, being introduced by the Macassans , it allowed them to fish for dugong and turtle further out to sea. The bow and arrow was assumed to be more efficient than the spear for hunting and fighting, but in Australia this doesn't seem to be the case. It has been suggested that bow and arrow were useful in places like New Guinea where the prey species were not very large. In Australia the animals hunted were often much bigger, several species of kangaroo grow to the height of a man, and their hide would no doubt be tougher than the smaller wallabies hunted in New Guinea. It is not that they don't embrace change, they have been demonstrated to have been doing that since their first arrival in Australia, it is just that they have been very selective in what that take. If they don't see an improvement over something they already have, they reject the item. This characteristic of the Aborigines was commented on by Captain Cook. Captain Cook saw the bow and arrow being used on an island close to the mainland at Cape York, as it was in the Torres Strait islands and New Guinea. But the Aborigines preferred the spear. And it seems they weren't the only ones to think it was a good thing to have. Spears and spear throwers were also appreciated by their neighbours. Cape York was the Switzerland of the prehistoric north, not getting involved in their neighbour's wars, but selling high quality weapons to all. It has been said that the spear and spear thrower were probably Australia's first export item. They had different points for different uses. The 2 main spears traded with the people of the Torres Strait islands were the fishing spear and the fighting spear. The fishing spear had 4 bone barbs. The fighting spear had a barbed bone point. The people of the Torres Strait islands also used them for hunting dugong. Death spear All backed blades were microliths, usually less than 3 cm long, and all appear to have been used for a similar purpose. It has been suggested that their main use was in rows of barbs along the sides of death spears. These spears were deadly weapons, the barbs causing great blood loss in the victim, human in fighting, animal in hunting. It has been said that they usually couldn't be pulled out, needing to be pushed right through the body, which no doubt caused even more damage. The death spears from museum collections have up to 40 barbs attached to grooves in the spear shaft with gum. These barbs are unbacked quartz flakes with no secondary working. Evidence from sites such as Sassafras and Currarong indicates that backed blades gradually disappeared about 2000 years ago, to be replaced increasingly by quartz flakes. It is thought that in earlier times backed blades were used as barbs on death spears, evidence for which is the large numbers of backed blades that have been found, the large numbers suggesting they were used for something other than spear points, with so many being used on death spears this could account for the high numbers found. Spear thrower - woomera or atlatl The antiquity of the spear thrower in Australia was pushed back to at least 40,000 BP (some have dates of 60,000 BP), making it possibly the oldest known use of a spear thrower in t | Highland Weapons | Scottish Tartans Authority Highland Weapons Here we discuss most of the early Scottish weapons referred to in contemporary literature. Some of the names are in old Scots or English and further research is underway to identify them. We are indebted to Master Armourer Thomas Yeudall of the famous Claymore Armoury in Ayrshire for help with this section. Bowis and dorlochis ~ bows and arrows. These were in use in Scotland up until the end of the 17th century and were used for hunting and in battles. Bowis is the old spelling of bows and dorlochis means quivers. Brigantiflis ~ light armour. This is a corruption of brigantine which was a kind of armour used in the 15th & 16th centuries. Also called jack, it looked a bit like a modern flak jacket and was lined with metal plates. Any lead ball that penetrated it would be flattened like a dumdum bullet and was less likely to cause critical injury. Broadsword. From the mid 16th century, basket hilt swords were in common use in Scotland. The idea of a basket to protect the hand first came to England and then Scotland from Scandinavian and German sword makers. By the mid 17th century, ribbon baskets were being made in large quantities and by the turn of the 18th century, the Highland basket was reaching its full pattern. With the addition of the final rear wrist guard at the time of Culloden, it had fully matured. All basket hilt swords after 1746 were of military pattern. These were essential weapons for the Highlanders and the favourite fighting method was with a broadsword in one hand and a targe (shield) on the other arm. The 1881 Ancient Scottish Weapons had this to say: The broadsword first appears in formal record in Scotland in 1643, when, along with the Lochaber axe and the Jedburgh staff, it constitutes part of the equipment of the levies then called out by the Convention of Estates, From 1582 to 1649 a "ribbit gaird" often appears as the " essay" of the armourers of Edinburgh, but in 1649 it was changed to " ane mounted sword, with a new scabbard and an Highland guard." Many of the Scottish basket-hilted swords have Ferara blades, but this does not necessarily imply that they are older than the period indicated. Nothing is certainly known of the swordsmith originally using the designation of Andrea Ferara, beyond the excellence of the blades that bear his mark by right. He is said to have been an Italian armourer of the last quarter of the sixteenth century, and to have also established an armoury in Spain. But this is probably a mere inference, from the fact that the cognomen of the artificer is by some supposed to have been derived from the town of Ferrara in Italy, and by others from the town of Feraria in the north of Spain. It may be of some significance that the name of Ferreira is still common in Spain, and that, while Ferara sword-blades are almost unknown in Italy, the largest and finest collection of them in existence is to be found in the Royal Arsenal at Madrid. The name " Andrea Ferara em Lisboa " occurs on a sword in the possession of Brodie of Brodie and there is a sword stamped with the words " O. Cromwell L. Prokter," which also bears the armourer's mark "Andrea Ferara," and the name of the German town Solingen. The date usually attributed to the original Andrea is too early for the majority of the sword-blades bearing the designation, and the probability is, that the " Ferara " blade was manufactured by various armourers in different places to supply the demand created, in the first instance, by their superior excellence. Picro Ferara, Cosmo Ferara, and Giovanni Fuerara, are signatures occasionally found on sword-blades, and it is quite in accordance with what is known, in other cases, that the original name Andrea should have been continued through several generations of armourers after it had become famous. Culveringis ~ type of cannon. This is the old plural for culverin which was a piece of artillery that had the same calibre and fired the same size shot as cannons but was a quarter to a third longer than a cannon. The rate of fi |
Spoken by Gloucester, what are the first seven words of Shakespeare’s Richard III? | Richard III by William Shakespeare — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists Richard III, abridged: RICHARD: Mwahahaha! Mwahahahahaha! Mwahaha! CLARENCE: Hey brother! So, I guess I'm being sent to the Tower of London. Sucks, right? RICHARD: Don't worry, Clarence, you'll be fine. I'll try and get you out, and certainly won't hire assassins to kill you or anything. CLARENCE: Awesome! You're the best! RICHARD: Mwahahaha! ANNE: You killed my husband and my son in the last play, you asshole! I HATE YOU SO MUCH! RICHARD: I only killed your husband because you're so fucking hot. A Richard III, abridged: RICHARD: Mwahahaha! Mwahahahahaha! Mwahaha! CLARENCE: Hey brother! So, I guess I'm being sent to the Tower of London. Sucks, right? RICHARD: Don't worry, Clarence, you'll be fine. I'll try and get you out, and certainly won't hire assassins to kill you or anything. CLARENCE: Awesome! You're the best! RICHARD: Mwahahaha! ANNE: You killed my husband and my son in the last play, you asshole! I HATE YOU SO MUCH! RICHARD: I only killed your husband because you're so fucking hot. ANNE: OMG TAKE ME RIGHT NOW. RICHARD: Mwahahahaha. MARGARET: YOU'RE ALL GONNA DIE BECAUSE OF RICHARD! I CURSE ALL YOU FUCKERS! EVERYONE: *ignores Margaret* EDWARD V: The king is dead! Good thing he made you Lord Protector, Richard, so now you can make sure no one steals my throne. RICHARD: Yeah...so you know what the best hotel in town is? The tower of London. I got you and your brother a suite. EDWARD V: Awesome! Let's go! RICHARD: Mwahahahahahaha! Hey everybody, those kids are bastards. I should be king instead. EVERYONE: WOOOO! WE LOVE RICHARD! HASTINGS: Okay, I was fine with all the usurping and mudering up until now but...seriously dude, I gotta ask: WHY ARE YOU SO EVIL? RICHARD: I'm a hunchback. Discussion closed. Oh, and you're under arrest. Say hi to my dead nephews for me. BUCKINGHAM: Wait, what? Dude, you have officially overdone it. I'm out. RICHARD: Memo to self: get Buckingham killed. Mwahaha. ELIZABETH: Okay Richard, you've now killed my two sons, my brothers, and I'm not completely sure you didn't kill my husband too. What else could you possibly do to me? RICHARD: Well, your daughter's kinda hot. And fortunately, my wife just came down with a deadly illness - the symptoms include head/neck separation, very gross - and I've got to start making some legitimate heirs, if ya know what I mean. ELIZABETH: Fuck you. The Earl of Richmond is gonna kill you so hard. RICHARD: Oh shit, that's right, we're being invaded. Guess I'd better head over to Bosworth field, then. AUDIENCE: Oh thank god, it's nearly over. (For those of you keeping score at home, Richard's current body count is ELEVEN FUCKING PEOPLE.) GHOSTS OF LITERALLY EVERYONE IN THE PLAY: BOOGEDY BOOGEDY BOOGEDY! You're so gonna die tomorrow, Richard, because we're on the Earl of Richmond's side. In fact, we've already started calling him Henry VII. DESPAIR AND DIE, MOTHERFUCKER! RICHARD: Mwaha...ha? AUDIENCE: SERIOUSLY CAN HE PLEASE GET KILLED ALREADY SO I CAN GO TO THE BATHROOM? RICHARD: All right men, first let me say thanks for sticking with me, despite the fact that all my close friends seem to mysteriously die whenever they disagree with me. Secondly: Yorkists, ready your breakfasts and eat hearty. FOR TONIGHT, WE DINE IN HELL! MWAHAHAHAHAHA-aaaack! That hurt! AND WHERE THE FUCK DID MY HORSE GO? HENRY VII: I KEEL YOU! RICHARD: Oh, fuck. *dies* AUDIENCE: Thank god. *sprints for the bathrooms* THE END. Dec 27, 2016 Bill Kerwin rated it really liked it I remembered this play as being nothing more than a superb melodrama organized around a charismatic, one-dimensional villain, but I now realize it is more complex than that. 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At which UK university would you find the Scott Polar Research Institute? | · December 23, 2015 · Cambridge, United Kingdom · Merry Christmas! Just to let you know that the Library will be closed for the holidays from Thursday 24th December and will re-open on Monday 4th January 2016. We wish you all a pleasant and relaxing festive season and wish you all the best for the new year! · November 25, 2015 · Cambridge, United Kingdom · Tomorrow morning (26th), the main Library Team will be out of the office planning exciting future projects and developments. The Library itself will still be open, however, services will be limited. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Normal service will resume at 2pm. | UK Butterflies UK Butterflies Announcing Project Frohawk Posted on January 4, 2017 We're announcing an exciting new initiative: "Project Frohawk"! The essence of this initiative is to document (with relevant photos) every larval instar of each butterfly species found in the British Isles and significant progress has already been made. Click here to learn more and to see how you can help. UKB TV - Episode 1: High Brown Fritillary Posted on January 1, 2017 This video is the first in a series of episodes produced for UK Butterflies TV by Dr. Dan Danahar, each looking at the autecology of the different species of butterflies found within the British Isles. The series also aims to interview those individuals who have made significant contributions to the conservation of each species in an attempt to capture, for posterity, their stories told in their own words. UK Butterflies Annual Photography Competition Posted on December 4, 2016 Congratulations to Nigel Kiteley and Iain Cowe, who took the first 3 places between them in the 2016 UK Butterflies Annual Photography Competition! With a superb photo of a mating pair of Esper's Marbled Whites, Nigel wins a copy of The Video Guide to the Butterflies of Britain and Ireland (DVD) which has been kindly donated by NatureGuides. Click here to see all of the winning entries. A Review of Guide d'identification des papillons de jour de Suisse Posted on November 25, 2016 From the publisher: This guide presents in condensed form 1,750 identification criteria for Swiss butterflies (rhopalocera and red burnet moths), in an ideal format for taking into the field. Richly illustrated and written in such a way as to be accessible to a broad public, it allows anyone interested in butterflies to identify quickly and relatively easily any of the 216 species of present in Switzerland. The book comprises two distinct parts: an intuitive and easy-to-use identification key (aimed mainly at beginners) and plates illustrating the diagnostic characters of each species. Click here to read the review. A Review of 1000 Butterflies Posted on November 9, 2016 From the publisher: Following on from his previous book, "Butterflies of the World", Adrian Hoskins' new book showcases over 1000 species of the world's most beautiful and diverse butterflies. Including monarchs, birdwings, swordtails, morphos, glasswings and many more, 1000 Butterflies includes photographs of wild butterflies in their natural surroundings, accompanied by useful text on identification, interesting features and geographic distribution. Click here to read the review by Guy Padfield. UKB Founder Receives Conservation Award Posted on November 5, 2016 UK Butterflies founder, Pete Eeles, was presented with the Marsh Award for the Promotion of Lepidoptera Conservation at Butterfly Conservation's AGM and Members' Day in Nottingham. Peter was recognised for developing the UK Butterflies website and its associated community, for his contribution to the Hampshire and Isle of Wight branch of Butterfly Conservation and for creating Butterfly Conservation's Garden Butterfly Survey website. New Article! The Hibernaculum Habits of the White Admiral Butterfly Posted on November 3, 2016 As part of a broader study into the life cycle of the White Admiral butterfly, the author has examined the habits of the overwintering larva. In this article he presents four different types of hibernacula that he has encountered so that it may help those looking to monitor them over the winter months. Click here to read the article. Announcing UK Butterflies TV! Posted on October 29, 2016 2017 will see the launch of UK Butterflies TV! Presented by Dr. Dan Danahar, this new initiative will highlight each of the species in the British Isles and contain interviews with experts and enthusiasts alike. If you have a particular story to tell regarding any of our species, and are willing to participate, then do contact Dan Danahar or Pete Eeles with details. This video of Dan and Pete discussing this initiative provides some context and we look forward to hearing from you. New Art |
What was the name of the fictional country in the Marx Brothers film 'Duck Soup'? | Duck Soup (1933) | The Film Spectrum Producer: Herman J. Mankiewicz (Paramount) Writers: Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby (screenplay) Photography: Henry Sharp Music: John Leipold Cast: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Margaret Dumont, Raquel Torres, Louis Calhern, Edmund Breese, Leonid Kinskey, Charles Middleton, Edgar Kennedy Introduction Their careers began over a century ago, as a family vaudeville act in New York. Yet the very mention of the phrase “Marx Brothers” has become cultural shorthand for comic genius and a reminder that good comedy never stales. Yes, they were all actual brothers, and yes, there were as many as five: Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Zeppo and Gummo, though the lattermost left the act before the group started making films in 1926. “By the time the Marx Brothers were on film, they were doing routines that they had perfected on stage for years and years on the vaudeville circuit, so they really knew what they were doing,” writer/director Andrew Bergman says. “They just took everything apart.” In all, the siblings made 16 pictures together through 1957, and as the wisecracking standout, Groucho enjoyed a solo career that stretched into the ’60s. But of all the films they made, none was more influential or more hilarious than their 1933 flop Duck Soup, their last at Paramount, and last with Zeppo, a film grossly under-appreciated in its day, but quite simply one of the finest comedies ever made. Plot Summary The film takes place in the fictional country of Freedonia, a miniscule place barely seen on a map. The nation faces grave bankruptcy and can only be saved by the contribution of wealthy widow Gloria Teasdale (Margaret Dumont), who insists the current prime minister step down in favor of Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho Marx). Of course, it isn’t exactly the best time for Firefly to take over. Freedonia is on the brink of war with neighboring Sylvania. But take over he does, while his assistant, Bob Roland (Zeppo Marx), warns about the suspicious motives of Sylvanian ambassador Trentino (Louis Calhern), who’s secretly trying to take over Freedonia by marrying Mrs. Teasdale. Trentino sends two spies, Pinky (Harpo Marx) and Chicolini (Chico Marx), to gather intelligence on Firefly. Later, he sends them to Mrs. Teasdale’s home to steal Freedonia’s war plans, only for Firefly to catch them red-handed. Controlled Chaos The appeal of watching the Marx Bros. is the sense that anything can happen at any time, whether it’s Harpo rising out of a bathtub, or a doghouse tattoo turning into a real barking dog . The final war sequence is absolute frenzy with Groucho wearing five different uniforms as he dodges explosions and heat-seeking missiles through the window, Harpo’s hat spinning around from machine-gun fire, and a priceless “help is on the way” montage, where the cavalry arrives in the form of fire engines, motorcycle cops, marathon runners, rowers, swimmers, baboons, elephants and dolphins. While some of the visuals appear dated, they are nonetheless ambitious. And who better to organize this controlled chaos than director Leo McCarey? Between 1926-1929, McCarey served as Laurel and Hardy’s “supervisor.” He says that meant “writing the story, cutting it, stringing the gags together, coordinating everything, screening the rushes, working on the editing, sending out the prints, working on the second editing when the preview reactions weren’t good enough and even, from time to time, shooting sequences over again.” (E) With Laurel and Hardy already under his belt, and the screwball comedy The Awful Truth (1937) on the horizon, McCarey was at the prime of his career to attempt the Marx Brothers. Yet even he admits he felt overwhelmed by them. (E) It may be fun to imagine what would have happened if the film’s original director, Ernst Lubitsch, stayed on, but McCarey does a more than admirable job. As critic David Thomson says, of all the Marx Brothers films, “Duck Soup alone suggests a director: its humor is better organized, and its satire on war more serious.” (E) Watch the way the director helps bring fort | General Knowledge Quiz - By Zarbo84 The fictional character John Clayton is better known by what name? La Paz is the administrative capital of which South American country? Actor Charles Buchinsky was better known by what name? The medical condition ‘aphonia’ is the inability to do what? In Greek mythology, Pygmalion was the king of which Island? Who played the title role in the 1953 film ‘The Glenn Miller Story’? A third wedding anniversary is traditionally represented by which material? In the Bible, what sign did God give Noah that the earth would not be flooded again? In August 2011 NASA announced that photographic evidence had been captured of possible liquid water of which planet in our solar system? 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The German Deutschmark was comprised of one hundred what? | ExchangeRate.com - Currency Information German Mark | Post | View The Deutsche Mark (German mark) was the official currency of West Germany (1948-1990) and Germany (1990-2002) until the adoption of the euro in 2002. It was first issued under Allied occupation in 1948 replacing the Reichsmark, and served as the Federal Republic of Germany's official currency from its founding the following year until 1999, when the Mark was replaced by the euro; its coins and banknotes remained in circulation, defined in terms of euros, until the introduction of euro notes and coins in early 2002. The Deutsche Mark ceased to be legal tender immediately upon the introduction of the euro-in contrast to the other Eurozone nations, where the euro and legacy currency circulated side by side for up to two months. DM coins and banknotes continued to be accepted as valid forms of payment in Germany until 28 February 2002. The Deutsche Bundesbank has guaranteed that all German mark in cash form may be changed into euros indefinitely, and one may do so at any branch of the Bundesbank in Germany. Banknotes can even be sent to the bank by mail. On 31 December 1998, the European Central Bank (ECB) fixed the irrevocable exchange rate, effective 1 January 1999, for German mark to euros as DM 1.95583 = 1. One Deutsche Mark was divided into 100 Pfennig. History Before 1871 A Mark had been the currency of Germany since its original unification in 1871. Before that time, the different German states issued a variety of different currencies, though most were linked to the Vereinsthaler, a silver coin containing 16 2/3 grams of pure silver. Although the Mark was based on gold rather than silver, a fixed exchange rate between the Vereinsthaler and the Mark of 3 Mark = 1 Vereinsthaler was used for the conversion. 1873-1948 The first Mark, known as the Goldmark, was introduced in 1873. With the outbreak of World War I, the Mark was taken off the gold standard. The currency thus became known as the Papiermark, especially as high inflation, then hyperinflation occurred and the currency became exclusively made up of paper money. The Papiermark was replaced by the Rentenmark in late 1923 and the Reichsmark (RM) in 1924. Currency reform of June 1948 The Deutsche Mark was introduced on Sunday, June 20, 1948 by Ludwig Erhard. He did this, as he often confessed, on Sunday because the offices of the American, British, and French occupation authorities were closed that day. He was sure that if he had done it when they were open, they would have countermanded the order. The old Reichsmark and Rentenmark were exchanged for the new currency at a rate of 1 DM = 1 RM for the essential currency such as wages, payment of rents etc, and 1 DM = 10 RM for the remainder in private non-bank credit balance, with half frozen. Large amounts were exchanged for 10RM to 65 pfennigs. In addition, each person received a per capita allowance of 60 DM in two parts, the first being 40 DM and the second 20 DM. The introduction of the new currency was intended to protect western Germany from a second wave of hyperinflation and to stop the rampant barter and black market trade (where American cigarettes acted as currency). Although the new currency was initially only distributed in the three western occupation zones outside Berlin, the move angered the Soviet authorities, who regarded it as a threat. The Soviets promptly cut off all road, rail and canal links between the three western zones and West Berlin - starting the Berlin Blockade. In response the United States distributed the new currency in West Berlin as well. Currency reform in the Soviet occupation zone In the Soviet occupation zone of Germany (later the German Democratic Republic), the East German Mark (also named "Deutsche Mark" from 1948-1964 and colloquially referred to as the Ostmark) was introduced a few days afterwards in the form of Reichsmark and Rentenmark notes with adhesive stamps to stop the flooding in of Reichsmark and Rentenmark notes from the West. In July 1948, a completely new series of East German Mark banknot | World Paper Money WORLD PAPER MONEY SCARCE BANKNOTES OF THE SHORT-LIVED REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN In 1973 Muhammad Daud Khan (also known as Mohammad Daoud Khan) overthrew his cousin and brother-in-law, the king of Afghanistan, and declared himself President of Afghanistan. Though he did not claim the title of the Shah, he retained many of the Shah's powers. He initiated a number of progressive policies, including the expansion of the rights of women. He suppressed the radical Islamic fundamentalists, whose leaders found refuge in Pakistan and who were supported encouraged by the Pakistan government. Though initially aligned with the Soviet Union, he began to push for increased relations and trade with other Muslim nations and the United States. In 1978, he was assassinated in a coup that was supported by the Soviet Union, which was afraid of losing its influence over Afghanistan. This six note set of Muhammad Daud Khan includes the 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 Afghani dating between 1973 and 1977. The notes all bear his portrait on the left, and a watermark of him on the right. The reverses of the notes features various Afghan vignettes. The 10 Afghanis pictures the Arch at Qila'e Bost. The 20 Afghanis shows a scene of Kabul featuring a canal. The 50 Afghani features 3 men riding yaks. The 100 Afghani features the Friday Mosque in Herat. The 500 Afghani features a fortified village and is brown. The 1000 Afghani features the Mosque of Mazar-e Sharif. The lower denominations are AU- Uncirculated, the higher denominations are VF to AU. The set catalogs for over $40, however our price is MUCH less. Item PM-AF-DAUD6 AFGHANISTAN 6 NOTE SET 10-1000 AFGHANIS, 1973-77, ( P47-50,52-53) VF-UNC. $17.50 WWI AUSTRIAN POW CAMP NOTE This 20 Heller note was issued for the Aschach A.D. Prisoner of War camp during World War I. The camp was located near the small town of Aschach an der Donau, which is in Upper Austria on the Danube River. The POW Camp primarily held Officers and Non-commissioned officers from Serbia and Montenegro. The Serbian government estimated some 6000 of its citizens died at the camp due poor living conditions, lack of hygiene and inadequate medical care. Today Aschach is a town of about 2000 people, which is not much larger than it was during the Great War. The undated note has the same design on the front and back, featuring a "modern" Austrian eagle. The light blue note was issued from about 1916 to 1918. It measures 110 x 70mm. Item PM-AU-POW AUSTRIA, ASCHACH POW CAMP 20 HELLER AU-UNC. out HISTORIC AUSTRIAN NOTGELD NOTES Reduced size image With the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire following World War I, hundreds of local communities briefly issued their own emergency currency, known as notgeld, for use within the town. These notes are denominated in Heller and usually depict scenes of the issuing community. They are an inexpensive, interesting and historic collectable. Most of the notes are dated 1920 and most grade AU to Unc. Every lot is different, with few duplicates between lots. Item PM-AU-NOTx10 10 DIFFERENT AUSTRIAN NOTGELD NOTES $8.00 Item PM-AU-NOTx50 50 DIFFERENT AUSTRIAN NOTGELD NOTES $40.00 Item PM-AU-NOTx100 100 DIFFERENT AUSTRIAN NOTGELD NOTES $79.50 THE (ALMOST) PERFECT CRIME This Bahain 20 Dinar banknote was part of what was an almost perfect crime that threatened the stability of the economy of Bahrain. The note was the largest denomination issued by Bahrain. In late 1997 a group of con-men approached a South American banknote manufacturer with a forged order from the Bahrain Monetary Agency for several million of the current Bahrain 20 Dinar banknote, which had been introduced in 1993. The manufacturer, believing the men and their order to be legitimate, carefully created printing plates from an original note and secured 8 tons of banknote paper with the original watermark and security threads from the French manufacturer that had provided the paper for the original printing of the notes. The notes were printed in May 1998. During the first week of June huge qua |
"What book is subtitled ""There and Back Again""?" | Book subtitled 'There and Back Again' - crossword puzzle clue Help Clue: Book subtitled 'There and Back Again' Book subtitled 'There and Back Again' is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted 1 time. There are related clues (shown below). Referring crossword puzzle answers Likely related crossword puzzle clues Sort A-Z | Sister Act: A New Take On Dorothy Wordsworth : NPR List price: $30 Crossing the Threshold "A wedding or a festival, A mourning or a funeral." —WILLIAM WORDSWORTH, "Ode: Intimations of Immortality" "...in our life alone does Nature live— Our's is her Wedding-garment, our's her Shroud!" —SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE, "Dejection: An Ode" She can stand it no longer. When she looks from her window at the two men running up the avenue to tell her that the wedding is over, she throws herself down on the bed, where she lies in a trance, neither hearing nor seeing. Earlier that morning the groom had entered her room and she had removed the ring, which she had been wearing all night, and handed it back to him with a blessing. He had then returned it to her finger, blessing it once more, before leaving for the church to bind himself to another. When she is told by the bride's sister that the newlyweds are coming, she somehow rises from her bed and sends herself flying down the stairs and out the front door, her body moving against her own volition, not stopping until she is in the arms of the groom. Together they cross the threshold of the house, where they wait to greet the bride. Dorothy Wordsworth's journal entry for October 4, 1802, describes her brother William's marriage to Mary Hutchinson from the perspective of her bedroom at Gallow Hill, the Hutchinsons' Yorkshire farm, where she waited for the couple to return from the local church at Brompton. She was too distraught to attend the ceremony herself. For readers of her journals, Dorothy's account of William's wedding morning comes as a surprise, and not only because of the peculiar early-morning ceremony performed between the brother and the sister and the intensity of her physical response to the event. It strikes a new tone in her writing: after two and a half years of recording what she sees, she now records what she feels about something she has not seen, and it is typical of Dorothy Wordsworth that this long-awaited focus on herself comes just as she is going out of focus, slipping into a semiconscious state as one chapter of her life closes and the next begins. Following her description of Wordsworth's wedding, Dorothy's journal seems to lose its purpose. One of her final entries, made a few months later in the new year not long after she had turned thirty-one, has her resolving to keep the project going in a fresh notebook bought during the summer in France: I will take a nice Calais Book & will for the future write regularly &, if I can legibly, so much for this my resolution on Tuesday night, January 11 1803. Now I am going to take Tapioca for my supper, & Mary an Egg, William some cold mutton, his poor chest is tired. Six days later, her final entry, headed Monda[y], is left blank. In many cases, people turn to their journals when there is nowhere else to turn, when they need to divide themselves into two in order to talk. But in the case of Dorothy Wordsworth, it was when her life alone with her brother was shattered that she stopped writing, as if writing and William were bound up with one another. This is the story of four small notebooks whose contents Dorothy Wordsworth never meant to be published, and which have become known as the Grasmere Journals. In tightly compressed entries that are mostly regular and mostly legible, they describe a routine of mutton and moonscapes, walking and headaches, watching and waiting, pie baking and poem making. Their style, at times pellucid, at times opaque, lies somewhere between the rapture of a love letter and the portentousness of a thriller; the tight, economical form they adopt is that of the lyric, but in the grandness of their emotions they are yearning toward the epic. The quickly scribbled pages catch the sights and sounds that other eyes and ears miss: the dancing and reeling of daffodils by the lakeside, the silence of winter frost on bare trees, and the glitter of light on a sheep's fleece. They record the love between a brother and a sister, and climax with Dorothy's "str'nge fits of passion," to use Wordsworth's en |
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