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What did Captain James Cook take on his sea voyages, as experience had taught him that it was an effective preventative of scurvy (containing vitamin C and lactobacilli)? | Sauerkraut - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Related top topics More interesting facts on Sauerkraut Include this on your site/blog: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Polish Sauerkraut (Kiszona kapusta) Sauerkraut (pronounced /ˈsaʊrkraʊt/ in English; German pronunciation: Yiddish : [ˈzɔi̯.əʀ.kʀɔi̯t]) is finely shredded cabbage that has been fermented by various lactic acid bacteria , including Leuconostoc , Lactobacillus , and Pediococcus . [1] [2] It has a long shelf-life and a distinctive sour flavor, both of which result from the lactic acid that forms when the bacteria ferment the sugars in the cabbage. It is therefore not to be confused with coleslaw , which receives its acidic taste from vinegar . Contents Fermentation Pickled Eisbein served with sauerkraut Sauerkraut is made by a process of pickling called lacto-fermentation that is analogous to how traditional (not heat-treated) pickled cucumbers and kimchi are made. Fully-cured sauerkraut keeps for several months in an airtight container stored at or below 15°C (59°F). Neither refrigeration nor pasteurization is required, although these treatments may prolong storage life. However, pasteurization will destroy all of the beneficial digestive enzymes and lactic acid bacteria, as well as the valuable vitamin C content, so it greatly diminishes the nutritional value without any significant benefit.[citation needed] No special culture of lactic acid bacteria is needed because these bacteria already are present on raw cabbage.[citation needed]Yeasts also are present, and may yield soft sauerkraut of poor flavor when the fermentation temperature is too high. The fermentation process has three phases. In the first phase, anaerobic bacteria such as Klebsiella and Enterobacter lead the fermentation, and begin producing an acid environment that favours later bacteria. The second phase starts as the acid levels become too high for many bacteria, and Leuconostoc mesenteroides and other Leuconostoc spp. take dominance. In the third phase, various Lactobacillus species including L. brevis and L. plantarum ferment any remaining sugars, further lowering the pH . [1] [2] Health and nutrition Health benefits Dutch sauerkraut ("zuurkool") mashed with potatoes in pan Choucroute garnie, a traditional dish of Alsace , where sauerkraut is garnished with sausages and other pork meats Sauerkraut (including liquid) Source: USDA Nutrient database Raw sauerkraut is extremely healthy. It is an excellent source of vitamin C , lactobacilli , and other nutrients. However, the low pH and abundance of otherwise healthy lactobacilli may upset the intestines of people who are not used to eating acidic foods. Studies suggest that fermented cabbage may be even more healthy than the raw vegetable, with increased levels of anti-cancer agents such as isothiocyanates .[citation needed] Before frozen foods and the importation of foods from the Southern hemisphere became readily available in northern and central Europe , sauerkraut provided a vital source of the aforementioned nutrients during the winter. Captain James Cook always took a store of sauerkraut on his sea voyages, since experience had taught him that it was an effective preventative of scurvy . [3] [4] German sailors continued this practice even after the British Royal Navy had switched to limes, earning the British sailor the nickname " Limey " while his German counterpart became known as a " Kraut ." [5] It is now known that the preservation of sauerkraut in an anaerobic environment (in the brine ) keeps the vitamin C in it from being oxidized. There is some evidence that indicates that kimchi , and by extension sauerkraut, may be used to treat avian influenza in birds. [6] Currently, there is no evidence of its effect on human cases. Sauerkraut is also a source of biogenic amines such as tyramine , which may cause adverse reactions in | Log In - New York Times Log In Don't have an account? Sign up here » In order to access our Web site, your Web browser must accept cookies from NYTimes.com. More information » |
In what story of Arthur C. Clarke do Tibetan monks seek to list all the names of God as they believe He will bring the Universe to an end once this is done? | VOICE_1 By Monica Clark Voice editor The Oakland Diocese’s new Cathedral of Christ the Light will be built at the corner of Grand Avenue and Harrison Street, overlooking Lake Merritt, in downtown Oakland on property purchased Dec. 5 for $31.5 million. An independently funded, non-profit organization overseeing the cathedral project announced the purchase and said it was continuing its efforts to raise the additional $48.5 million needed to construct the church. Total cost of the cathedral complex, which includes several other buildings, is $131 million. Oakland Bishop Allen Vigneron, in a statement to cathedral supporters, reiterated the importance of having a central worship space. “We need our cathedral for a strong diocese; a strong diocese means renewed strength for building up our community, strength for supporting our schools, and strength for serving people in need.” He said it was fitting that the new church would be built “opposite the site of our first Mass, held on March 27, 1772, on a swamp that is now Lake Merritt.” Major foundation grants, individual donations, and loans were used to purchase the land. Jack Smith, former mayor of Hayward and chair of the fundraising committee, said he is hopeful that additional donors will come forward with pledges to cover construction costs. No funds from the diocese’s budget will be tapped for the project, said Bishop Vigneron. This will “keep diocesan operations vigorous during cathedral building.” San Francisco architect Craig Hartman of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill will design the cathedral and several other church-related buildings on the 2.5 acre site, which currently serves as a parking lot for tenants in adjacent buildings. Hartman replaces Santiago Calatrava as the design architect. The cathedral project ended its relationship with Calatrava this spring after the committee determined that his design “could not be built within the Cathedral project’s (budgetary) guidelines,” said Lee Nordlund, spokesman for the project. Hartman’s design features a 17-story, 33,000-square-foot elliptical structure made of native woods, stone, steel and glass, with permanent seating for 1,500. It will be pillar free and conform to the liturgical directives of the Second Vatican Council. It will be set at the northeast corner of the site opening on to a public plaza that will be surrounded on the south and east by diocesan (chancery) and parish offices, meeting rooms and a conference center, a rectory for parish priests and a bishop’s residence, a library, archive and exhibit area, café and bookstore. There will be a bell tower on the southwest corner, a mausoleum beneath the cathedral, and underground parking for 225 cars. Revenue from the mausoleum and parking garage will help pay off construction loans and then be available for maintenance and upkeep of the cathedral center, Nordlund said. The cathedral’s name, Christ the Light, is taken from “Lumen Gentium” (Light of All People), the Vatican Council’s Dogmatic Constitution on the Church. The document calls on Catholics to “bring to all that light of Christ which shines out visibly from the Church.” The new cathedral replaces St. Francis de Sales Cathedral which was severely damaged in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and razed in October 1993. Future of the site on 21st Street and San Pablo Avenue is still to be determined, Nordlund said. In the fall of 1999, Bishop John Cummins formed a committee of volunteers, headed by Oakland attorney John McDonnell, choir director | fUSION Anomaly. William S. 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Nourse.] The Western Lands Working closely with Skopelitis, Bill Laswell created two pivotal albums in the late 1980s -- that serve as arguable prototypical predecessors for some of Axiom's landmark releases by Baker, Skopelitis, and Material, among others -- within a short-lived but intense series of albums for the Nation and Venture subsidiaries of Virgin. The first was Material's _Seven Souls_, which featured the voice of William S. Burroughs. About William Burroughs: The identification of control systems and devising means to destroy them has always dominated his work. Burroughs has always fought for complete freedom -- freedom from all control from invasion by alien forces from religion, sexual repression, and suppression from the American way of life and traditional family values. From programming by TV, media, and the subtext of language . The ugly spirit as the ugly American, the forces of greed and corruption, selfishness and stupidity. Featuring Sly Dunbar on drums, Shankar and Simon Shaheen on violins, and with Burroughs' voice augmented by Arabic, West African, and New York hip-hop vocalists, Material's _Seven Souls_ is a sublime fusion of high-tech production with acoustic elements. Jeff Bova's synthesizers blend organically with Skopelitis' various guitars and ethnic stringed instruments to create washes of sound that breathe behind Burroughs' stark readings from the texts of "The Western Lands." Thematically, sonically, and conceptually, _Seven Souls_ -- like _Future Shock_ -- is a landmark recording for Laswell in its reflection of such a variety of perfectly united elements. Although his cavalier lifestyle and counterculture status has overshadowed his multimedia experiments, William S. Burroughs studied with Alfred Korzybski (who formulated General Semantics and E-Prime ), and was a fierce critic of Scientology's psycho-linguistic games. 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Sir Anthony Mamo, who died in May 2008, was the first President of which European country, from 1974 to 1976? | Sir Anthony Mamo: First elected president of Malta | The Independent Sir Anthony Mamo: First elected president of Malta Monday 5 May 2008 23:00 BST Click to follow The Independent Online A scion of one of Malta's oldest families, Anthony Mamo played a vital part in Malta's post-war transition – first to independence from Britain in 1964 and then, a decade later, from a democratic monarchy that had retained the Queen as head of state to a republic within the Commonwealth, of which Mamo was the first elected president. Through the offices he held, and thanks to his non-confrontational style and skill at promoting consensus, Mamo helped make sure these momentous changes proceeded as smoothly as humanly possible, in his tiny but politically fractious country. From 1971 to 1974 he was the island's last (and only native Maltese) Governor-General, technically exercising authority on the Queen's behalf. As such, he presided over discussions between the rival and frequently feuding parties, the Nationalists and the Labour Party, when the latter was led by Dom Mintoff, Malta's dominant 20th-century politician, who was Prime Minister between 1971 and 1984. Thanks to Mamo's quiet encouragement of the parties to find common ground, Malta's parliament approved the changeover to a republic, on 13 December 1974, by a handsome majority. Under the new constitution, which largely followed the Westminster model, the presidency was mainly ceremonial, with real power wielded by the prime minister. But Mamo's dignity and scrupulous sense of protocol made him an ideal figure to be head of state, a post he held until December 1976. His true lifelong passion, however, was the law. After a year in private practice, he joined the civil service in 1936, serving on a commission that produced a revised edition of Malta's entire legal code. In 1942, at the height of the Second World War, he entered the Attorney General's office, first as a Crown Counsel, then as Deputy Attorney General, before becoming Attorney General, the government's chief legal officer in 1954. Through the 1950s and 1960s, Mamo was the embodiment of the Maltese legal system. For 14 years he was Professor of Criminal Law at the Royal University of Malta, before becoming Chief Justice in 1957, then president of the Court of Appeals and finally president of the Constitutional Court in 1964. Until the end of his life he retained an intense interest in the law, "enquiring about this or that judge or lawyer," according to Malta's current President and former prime minister Eddie Fenech Adami, a student of Mamo at the university. In an odd distinction which he also enjoyed, for the last few months of his life Mamo was the world's oldest living former head of state. Rupert Cornwell Anthony Joseph Mamo, lawyer and statesman: born Birkirkara, Malta 9 January 1909; Member, State Law Revision Commission 1936-42; Crown Counsel 1942-51; Professor of Criminal Law, Malta University 1943-57; Deputy Attorney General 1952-54, Attorney General 1955; OBE 1955; Chief Justice of Malta 1957-71; Kt 1960; Governor-General of Malta 1971-74; President of the Republic of Malta 1974-76; married 1939 Margaret Agius (one son, two daughters); died Mosta, Malta 1 May 2008. 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Which country hosts the Belmont and Preakness Stakes? | Exaggerator vs. Nyquist: Preakness and Derby Winners Will Have a Rematch in Haskell Invitational Exaggerator vs. Nyquist: Preakness and Derby Winners Will Have a Rematch in Haskell Invitational {{article.article.images.featured.caption}} Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Full Bio The author is a Forbes contributor. The opinions expressed are those of the writer. Loading ... Loading ... This story appears in the {{article.article.magazine.pretty_date}} issue of {{article.article.magazine.pubName}}. Subscribe When chaos is standard operating procedure, expect chaos, so that, when there's a horse race involving many hundreds of thousands of dollars in stakes and many more millions in Triple-Crown-quality horses, we can be sure that we'll see changes. On cue, then, Gun Runner's trainer Steve Asmussen shipped his mount from Saratoga to Monmouth yesterday, to run in this weekend's Grade I Haskell Invitational – as opposed to staying in Saratoga for this weekend's Grade II Jim Dandy. It is a really interesting trainer's decision and gives us a key look into both races. Not least, a few hours ago, the Desormeaux brothers decided to move Preakness winner Exaggerator from the Jim Dandy to the Haskell as well, causing some delay in the NYRA's announcement of the Jim Dandy post positions and latest odds, which are below. Updates to come on the odds for the Jim Dandy's now rather short, top-heavy field. Exaggerator makes a move on Nyquist coming out of the last turn during the 141st Preakness Stakes on Saturday, May 21, 2016, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. (Emma Patti Harris/Baltimore Sun/TNS via Getty Images) First, although it has suffered the last-minute defections, the Jim Dandy – though technically a Grade II stakes – still offers us talent this year in Belmont winner Creator and in the Triple-Crown contenders Mohaymen, Destin, and Governor Malibu. Though its purse is smaller than the Haskell's, the Jim Dandy lives up to its name in being a major race, and, as the Bluegrass Wise Man ™ pointed out for us yesterday , it's a key prep for the Travers at the end of next month, and a serious steppingstone for this fall's Breeder's Cup. Second, on Sunday, Derby-winner Nyquist now awaits Exaggerator, Brody's Cause, and Gun Runner down in New Jersey, Nyquist being arguably as serious a competitor as Creator. Moving a horse -- even the Preakness winner Exaggerator -- from Saratoga down to Monmouth is, this year, more than a bit like jumping from the frying pan into the fire. To address this and other questions about the two races this weekend, we turn again to the inimitable Bluegrass Wise Man ™, who sees all. But before we open the debate about the two fields, here are the all-important post positions for this Saturday's tight, talent-rich Jim Dandy field. Incredibly, Mohaymen is favored by the early money over Belmont winner Creator. 2016 Jim Dandy Stakes: Position, Jockey, Horse, Morning Line 1. Creator, I. Ortiz, Jr., 3/1 2. Laoban, J.L. Ortiz, 20/1 3. Mohaymen, J. Alvarado, 9/5 4. Destin, J. Castellano, 2/1 5. Governor Malibu, J. Rosario, 9/2 6. Race Me Home (IRE), L. Saez, 15/1 What do you reckon about Gun Runner moving down to the Haskell? Bluegrass Wise Man ™: Steve decided to run Gun Runner at Monmouth because he did not want to run him versus Creator – whom he also trains – if he did not have to. I would imagine he consulted with the owners of each horse about the decision to separate the two. Both are tough, which means, both are great races to win. The Haskell is a Grade I, of course, but I think the key here is that Gun Runner has not yet won a Grade I. The Louisiana Derby, which he won, is a Grade II. Creator has won two Grade Ones already, in the Arkansas Derby and the Belmont. | Belmont Stakes 2016: Post positions, updated odds FacebookEmail Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest Belmont Stakes 2016: Post positions, updated odds The 148th Belmont Stakes takes place on Saturday at Belmont Park as Preakness winner Exaggerator looks to win two legs of this year's Triple Crown. Post to Facebook Belmont Stakes 2016: Post positions, updated odds The 148th Belmont Stakes takes place on Saturday at Belmont Park as Preakness winner Exaggerator looks to win two legs of this year's Triple Crown. Check out this story on app.com: http://on.app.com/1Xbdkkh CancelSend A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the Conversation Belmont Stakes 2016: Post positions, updated odds Kevin Steimle , @kevsteimle Published 9:00 p.m. ET June 8, 2016 | Updated 1:20 p.m. ET June 9, 2016 CLOSE Share Come out to the Jersey Shore Sports Awards on June 13th In this May 21, 2016, file photo, Exaggerator (5), with Kent Desormeaux up, moves past Nyquist, ridden by Mario Gutierrez, on the way to winning the 141st Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Exaggerator has been made the 9-5 favorite in a field of 13 for Saturday's $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (AP Photo/Garry Jones, File) (Photo: Garry Jones, AP) The 148th Belmont Stakes takes place on Saturday at Belmont Park as Preakness winner Exaggerator looks to win two legs of this year's Triple Crown. Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist will not race because of a health issue. The field also includes Kentucky Derby horses Destin, Suddenbreakingnews, Creator, Trojan Nation and Lani. Here are the odds and post positions for Saturday's race: Saturday at Belmont Park, Elmont, N.Y. Distance: 1 1/2 miles. TV: NBC. Online: NBCSports Extra. PP Horse Odds Jockey/Trainer 1. Governor Malibu 12-1 Rosario/Clement 2. Destin 6-1 Castellano/Pletcher 3. Cherry Wine 8-1 Lanerie/Romans 4. Suddenbreakingnews 10-1 Smith/Von Hemel 5. Stradivari 5-1 Velazquez/Pletcher 7. Seeking the Soul 30-1 Geroux/Stewart 8. Forever d'Oro 30-1 Ortiz/Stewart 9. Trojan Nation 30-1 Gryder/Gallagher 10. Lani 20-1 Take/Matsunaga 12. Brody's Cause 20-1 Saez/Romans 13. Creator 10-1 Ortiz Jr./Asmussen Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Jun 8, 2016; Elmont, NY, USA; Cherry Wine ridden by Faustino Aguilar trains on the main track in preparation for the 148th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports Anthony Gruppuso, Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sport Jun 8, 2016; Elmont, NY, USA; Cherry Wine ridden by Faustino Aguilar trains on the main track in preparation for the 148th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports Anthony Gruppuso, Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sport Jun 8, 2016; Elmont, NY, USA; Trojan Nation trains on the main track in preparation for the 148th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports Anthony Gruppuso, Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sport Jun 8, 2016; Elmont, NY, USA; A horse and rider train on the main track in preparation for the 148th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports Anthony Gruppuso, Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sport Jun 8, 2016; Elmont, NY, USA; Lani ridden by Eishu Maruuchi trains on the main track in preparation for the 148th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports Anthony Gruppuso, Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sport Jun 8, 2016; Elmont, NY, USA; Lani ridden by Eishu Maruuchi trains on the main track in preparation for the 148th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports Anthony Gruppuso, Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sport Jun 8, 2016; Elmont, NY, USA; Suddenbreakingnews trains on the main track in preparation for the 148th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports Anthony Gruppuso, Anthony Grupp |
"""The splendour falls on castle walls/And snowy summits old story"" is the beginning of a poem by whom?" | The Splendour Falls on Castle Walls: Stanza 1 Summary The Splendour Falls on Castle Walls Get out the microscope, because we’re going through this poem line-by-line. Lines 1-2 The splendour falls on castle walls And snowy summits old in story: Wait, what? The first line doesn't seem to make sense at first. How can "splendour," which is intangible (something you can't touch), "fall"? "Splendour" seems to mean something a bit different here, though, like sunlight. Maybe we're supposed to imagine streams of light coming through between clouds. So if this bright light is "fall[ing]" against the "castle walls," it must be coming in at an angle… so it must be sunrise or sunset. Which do you think it is? (Let's bear this question in mind later in the poem—there might be more clues.) The sunlight, or "splendour," is streaming down and "falling" against the walls of a castle and against the snow-capped tops of mountains. Sounds like the speaker is in a valley somewhere, looking across at a castle and some snowy mountains. But these aren't just any mountains—they are "old in story," which means that many tales have been written about them. (Historical Note! Tennyson visited Ireland in 1848, just before writing "Splendour Falls." His inspiration was almost certainly a visit to a place in the mountains near Killarney called the "Eagle's Nest.") There's a steady rhythm as we read this—the rhythm, or meter , is "iambic tetrameter." (Check out the " Form and Meter " section for more about what that means.) The first line of this poem has two words that rhyme within the line: "falls" and "walls." That's called internal rhyme . Again, you should check out "Form and Meter" to learn more. Lines 3-4 The long light shakes across the lakes, And the wild cataract leaps in glory. Now we're told that the sunlight is streaming across lakes. The speaker says that the light "shakes." Weird, right? What would make light appear to "shake"? Maybe the water on the surface of the lakes is moving, causing the light to shimmer and "shake"? Or maybe the light is coming through tree branches that are moving in the wind? What do you think? The repetition of the "L" sound at the beginning of "long," "light," and "lakes" is called alliteration —check out the " Sound Check " section for more about the sound effects here. We're given another detail about the scenery: there's a waterfall, or "cataract," which is probably making a lot of noise as it falls, since the speaker calls it "wild." The word "leaps" seems like a weird choice of words, and in combination with that word "wild," it seems like the waterfall is some kind of wild animal, "leaping" down the mountainside. Metaphor alert! Line 3 has more internal rhyme ("shakes" and "lakes"), and line 4 introduces the first end rhyme of the poem—"glory" rhymes with "story" (line 2). Check out " Form and Mete r" to learn more about the rhyme scheme . Lines 5-6 Blow, bugle, blow, set the wild echoes flying, Blow, bugle; answer, echoes, dying, dying, dying. Suddenly we're not alone anymore! Or are we? A bugle (a kind of horn like a trumpet) is blown, and the notes echo across the valley and then fade, or "die," away. The repetition of the word "dying" seems to imitate the echoes that the speaker is describing. The speaker addresses the bugle directly, instead of addressing the person who is blowing it. Ladies and gentlemen, it's a textbook example of a poetic tool called apostrophe —Shmoop on over to the " Symbols " section to learn more about that. | Shakespeare's First Romantic Comedy — Utah Shakespeare Festival By Jerry L. Crawford The Two Gentlemen of Verona appeared to Ben Jonson to be a curious mixture of knowledge and ignorance, of competence and ineptness. He commented that Shakespeare had his characters traveling by sea from one inland town to another; that Proteus, after he has seen Silvia, mentions that he has seen only her picture. Such somewhat picayunish faults most probably occurred because, as Jonson observed, Shakespeare took the plot of his play from a contemporary novel which he "sometimes remember'd and sometimes forgot." William Hazlitt noted that the play contains no more than the bare outlines of the original novel; the play was written in high poetical spirit, with a "careless grace and felicity" which mark it for his. Logan Pearsall Smith noted that the play shows the beginnings of Shakespeare's "gift of the magic phrase." The earliest plays and poems show that Shakespeare's gift was an acquired rather than a natural skill; they are couched, for the most part, in the poetic diction that was the ordinary language of the time. However, such lines in Two Gentlemen as "The uncertain glory of an April day" foreshadow the poetic heights the author was to reach—he is beginning, here, to be Shakespeare. In this play Shakespeare exploits the potential of character to a large degree; the play contains perhaps the largest collection of odd human beings he was ever to bring together in a single play. Written as a court comedy for a select audience, it is an experiment in contemporary satire, containing linguistic affectations and topical allusions in reference to current fads, fashions and cults. Two Gentlemen is Shakespeare's first romantic comedy. While it cannot stand with its successors, it will lead to the likes of Twelfth Night. The central concern of the romantic comedies is the stuff of romance--love, youth, and beauty. The plot is always the same boy meets girl—and the complications arise out of the dramatic fact that "the course of true love never did run smooth." The world of romantic comedy is one in which the improbable looks probable; in which dark moments always pass; in which danger, grief and evil are known to be transitory; and in which there is the constant reassurance that all will be well in the end. It is a world in which, for example, a merchant's ships, after having been reported lost at sea, finally return home safe and sound. It has no specific locality—it is not just Verona, or Belmont, or Illyria--indeed, it is a world rather of atmosphere, of climate, of attitude, of mood; in it, realities are changed into a golden lovely, lyrical neo-reality in which the events of romantic comedy may come to pass. The characters in Shakespeare's romantic comedy may be roughly divided into the upstairs world and the downstairs world—a schism most effectively used in Twelfth Night, in which the activities of the servants burlesque and color the activities of the principals in the romance. Shakespeare's most striking character creations in Two Gentlemen are in the upstairs world—specifically, the romantic protagonists. Julia, Silvia, Proteus, and Valentine are indicative of certain trends in character types which Shakespeare was to develop more fully in later plays. The heroine of the play is Julia. Although she is not as fully realized a character as Silvia, she is the center of the dramatic action, and Silvia is the complication, the obstacle to the course of true love—although doubtless an utterly captivating obstacle; Silvia precedes such magnificent romantic heroines as Portia and Rosalind, who are more sharply individualized and fully realized than she. Julia is the prototype of the "disdainful lady" to which the Elizabethan sonnet cycles were almost universally addressed. Julia is utterly delightful when she tears the letter from Proteus for the benefit of her maid, Lucetta, only to later fit the scraps together again. Shakespeare's romantic heroines never fail to get their men. However, such comments as Rosalind's about Orlando in As Y |
What is the name of the oblong metal ring with a spring clip, used in mountaineering to attach a running rope to a piton or similar device? | carabiner - definition and meaning carabiner Definitions from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition n. An oblong metal ring with a spring clip, used in mountaineering to attach a running rope to a piton or similar device. from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License n. A metal link with a gate that can open and close, generally used for clipping ropes to anchors or other objects. from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. n. an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes Etymologies from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition German Karabiner, short for Karabinerhaken, hook for a carbine, from Karabiner, carbine, from French carabine; see carbine. from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License Shortened from German Karabinerhaken. | Bezzerwizzer at Paint Branch High School - StudyBlue StudyBlue Which geometric shape does Frank Llyod Wright's Guggenheim Museum in New York echo? A spiral Which painter liked to present himself as the "Man in the Bowler Hat"? Rene Magritte Which IT company is also known by the abbreviation "HP"? Hewlett Packard Which American university is known by the abbreviation "M.I.T."? Massachusetts Institute of Technology What American fashion icon enjoys the sweet smell of success with his Double Black cologne? Ralph Lauren Whon won the Oscar for Best Actor in "The Godfather" in 1972? Marlon Brando Which traditional French dish consists of eggplant, garlic, peppers, tomatoes, zucchini and onions? Ratatouille Which is the largest city in New Zealand? Auckland In 1960, which Asian country saw a woman elected as head of the government for the first time: Ceylon, Malaya or India? Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) What is the word for illnesses in which physical symptoms are traced back to mental causes? Psychosomatic How many people take part in a tete-a-tete? Two Who, in 1841, wrote about "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"? Edgar Allen Poe Who sang the title song to the James Bond film "Goldfinger"? Shirley Bassey Which species of deer is the most common across the world? Elk (moose) Who was elected President of Poland in 1990? Lech Walesa Which planet is also known as the "evening star"? Venus In a battle of the "hot-heads," who did Jimmy Connors defeat in 1982 in the Wimbledon tennis finals? John McEnroe Which videotape format prevailed in the face of competition from Betamax and Video2000? VHS Which President proclaimed Thanksgiving Day a national holiday? Abraham Lincoln Who was the murder victim at the center of the plot in TV's "Twin Peaks"? Laura Palmer Renaissance architecture emerged from which country? Italy How many people can be seen in da Vinci's painting of "The Last Supper"? Thirteen Which drink did pharmacist John S. Pemberton invent in 1886? Coca Cola Which term, used in sociology denotes the adaption of a minority to the culture and lifestyle of the majority? Assimilation What do the letters of the American fashion label "DKNY" stand for? Donna Karan New York Who played the role of Baron von Trapp in 1965's "The Sound of Music"? Christopher Plummer Which nation brought chocolate to Europe from rainforests of Mexico and Central America? Spain In which country is the Gibson Desert? Australia What was the code name for Allied Invasion of Normandy on D-Day? Operation Overlord What substance gives blood its red color? Hemoglobin Which science deals with the origin, history and meaning of words? Etymology Which generation did Douglas Coupland portray in his 1991 novel? Generation X Which duo sang "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" in 1965? The Righteous Brothers Which bird has the largest wing span? The (wandering) albatross Bill Clinton was governor of which U.S. state before becoming president? Arkansas How is the number 1,500 written in Roman numerals? MD In swimming, how many strokes are there in an Individual Medley? Four Which country launched MIR space station in 1986? Soviet Union How many points does the Jewish Star of David have? Six In which city did the TV series "Frasier" take place? Seattle What is a column or monument made of a single block of stone? Monolith Which male entertainment group, originally Los Angeles, is known for its striptease routine? The Chippendales Which copmany was co-founded in 1975 by Paul Allen? Microsoft What is celebrated on the 8th of March throughout the world? International Women's Day Causing fistfights in toy stores in the 1980s, which must have dolls came with their own adoption papers? Cabbage Patch Kids Who won the 2000 Oscar for Best Actor in "American Beauty"? Kevin Spacey Which exclusive dish meaning "fat liver" in French is prepared from duck or goose liver? Foie Gras Which ocean lies between Africa, Asia, Australia and the Antarctic? Indian Ocean Which Italian explorer gave his name to America? Amerigo Vespucci Who has, on average, more hair on their head: blondes, brunettes, or red |
Which southpaw did George Foreman beat to win the World Title at 45 years of age | George Foreman becomes oldest heavyweight champ - Nov 05, 1994 - HISTORY.com This Day in History: 11/05/1994 - Foreman is Oldest Champ On this day in 1994, George Foreman, age 45, becomes boxing's oldest heavyweight champion when he defeats 26-year-old Michael Moorer in the 10th round of their WBA fight in Las Vegas. More than 12,000 spectators at the MGM Grand Hotel watched Foreman dethrone Moorer, who went into the fight with a 35-0 record. Foreman dedicated his upset win to "all my buddies in the nursing home and all the guys in jail." Born in 1949 in Marshal, Texas, Foreman had a troubled childhood and dropped out of high school. Eventually, he joined President Lyndon Johnson's Jobs Corps work program and discovered a talent for boxing. "Big George," as he was nicknamed, took home a gold medal for the U.S. at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. In 1973 in Kingston, Jamaica, after winning his first 37 professional matches, 34 by knockout, Foreman KO'd "Smokin'" Joe Frazier after two rounds and was crowned heavyweight champ. At 1974's "Rumble in the Jungle" in Kinshasha, Zaire, the younger, stronger Foreman suffered a surprising loss to underdog Muhammad Ali and was forced to relinquish his championship title. Three years later, Big George morphed from pugilist into preacher, when he had a religious experience in his dressing room after losing a fight. He retired from boxing, became an ordained minister in Houston and founded a youth center. A decade later, the millions he'd made as a boxer gone, Foreman returned to the ring at age 38 and staged a successful comeback. When he won his second heavyweight title in his 1994 fight against Moorer, becoming the WBA and IBF champ, Foreman was wearing the same red trunks he'd had on the night he lost to Ali. Foreman didn't hang onto the heavyweight mantle for long. In March 1995, he was stripped of his WBA title after refusing to fight No. 1 contender Tony Tucker, and he gave up his IBF title in June 1995 rather than fight a rematch with Axel Schulz, whom he'd narrowly beat in a controversial judges' decision in April of that same year. Lead Story George Foreman becomes oldest heavyweight champ Share this: George Foreman becomes oldest heavyweight champ Author George Foreman becomes oldest heavyweight champ URL Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1994, George Foreman, age 45, becomes boxing’s oldest heavyweight champion when he defeats 26-year-old Michael Moorer in the 10th round of their WBA fight in Las Vegas. More than 12,000 spectators at the MGM Grand Hotel watched Foreman dethrone Moorer, who went into the fight with a 35-0 record. Foreman dedicated his upset win to “all my buddies in the nursing home and all the guys in jail.” Born in 1949 in Marshal, Texas, Foreman had a troubled childhood and dropped out of high school. Eventually, he joined President Lyndon Johnson’s Jobs Corps work program and discovered a talent for boxing. “Big George,” as he was nicknamed, took home a gold medal for the U.S. at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. In 1973 in Kingston, Jamaica, after winning his first 37 professional matches, 34 by knockout, Foreman KO’d “Smokin'” Joe Frazier after two rounds and was crowned heavyweight champ. At 1974’s “Rumble in the Jungle” in Kinshasha, Zaire, the younger, stronger Foreman suffered a surprising loss to underdog Muhammad Ali and was forced to relinquish his championship title. Three years later, Big George morphed from pugilist into preacher, when he had a religious experience in his dressing room after losing a fight. He retired from boxing, became an ordained minister in Houston and founded a youth center. A decade later, the millions he’d made as a boxer gone, Foreman returned to the ring at age 38 and staged a successful comeback. When he won his second heavyweight title in his 1994 fight against Moorer, becoming the WBA and IBF champ, Foreman was wearing the same red trunks he’d had on the night he lost to Ali. Foreman didn’t hang onto the heavyweight mantle for long. In March 1995, he was stripped of his WBA title after refusing to fight No. 1 | On This Day 1926: The first greyhound meeting with a mechanical hare took place at Belle Vue, Manchester. 2000: Portugal midfielder Luis Figo, star of Euro 2000, became the world's most expensive footballer when he joined Real Madrid for £37million from Barcelona. 2005: Australia won the first Ashes Test at Lord's by 239 runs. England recovered to win a memorable series 2-1. 2005: Lance Armstrong won a record seventh successive Tour de France - his final Tour before his temporary retirement. He was later stripped of all his titles after evidence of his doping emerged. 2009: England midfielder Steven Gerrard was found not guilty of affray by a jury at Liverpool Crown Court. 2010: Down thrashed Sligo in round four of the SFC qualifiers, winning by 3-20 to 0-10. 2010: Former world snooker champion Alex Higgins died at the age of 61. 2014: Brothers Alastair and Jonny Brownlee finished first and second for England in the Commonwealth Games men's triathlon in Glasgow. Birthdays Zaheer Abbas (cricket) - former Pakistan and Gloucestershire batsman, born 1947. Jim Leighton (soccer) - former Manchester United, Aberdeen and Scotland goalkeeper, born 1958. Barry Bonds (baseball) - controversial former San Francisco Giants star, holder of the all-time record for home runs in Major League, born 1964. Martin Keown (soccer) - former Arsenal and England defender, born 1966. Steven Richardson (golf) - played in 1991 Ryder Cup, born 1966. 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Sport on TV Today (Sunday, July 24) GAA: The Sunday Game Live - RTE 1 (1.30pm) - Waterford v Wexford (Throw-in 2.00pm) and Galway v Clare (Throw-in 4.00pm); The Sunday Game - RTE 2 - 21.30 SOCCER: International Champions Cup, Inter Milan v Paris St Germain - Sky Sports 1 2200; Euro Under-19s final - Eurosport 1 1905; MLS, New York Red Bulls v New York City FC - Sky Sports 3 1755, Sporting Kansas City v Seattle Sounders - Sky Sports 3 2000; Women's Super League, Notts County v Man City - BT Sport 1 1530. CRICKET: Second Test, England v Pakistan - Sky Sports 2 1030; First Test, West Indies v India - Sky Sports 5 1455. GOLF: PGA Tour, Canadian Open - Sky Sports 4 1800; Senior Open, Carnoustie - Sky Sports 4 1330; LPGA Tour, Scottish Open - Sky Sports 4 1030. CYCLING: Tour de France stage 21 - ITV4 1300, Eurosport 1 1530, ITV4 1200, S4C 1600; Tour de France women's 90km race - Eurosport 1 1330. TENNIS: ATP Tour, Citi Open - Sky Sports 2 2000; WTA Tour - Stanford Classic, BT Sport 1 2200. MOTOR RACING: Formula One, Hungarian Grand Prix race - Channel 4 1200, Sky Sports F1 1230. ATHLETICS: World Junior Championships, Bydgoszcz - Eurosport 2 2115. MOTORCYCLE RACING: British Superbikes - Eurosport 2 1230. DARTS: World Matchplay - Sky Sports 1 1900. SAILING: America's Cup World Series - BT Sport 1 1245. BASEBALL: MLB - BT Sport/ESPN 1800, BT Sport 2 1900, Los Angeles Dodgers v St Louis Cardinals BT Sport/ESPN 0100 (Mon). Tomorrow (Monday, July 25) CRICKET: Fourth day of the second Investec Test from Old Trafford, England v Pakistan - Sky Sports 2 1030; final day of the first Test from North Sound, West Indies v India - Sky Sports 1 1455. SOCCER: Betfred Cup first round, Rangers v Stranraer - BT Sport 1 1915. TENNIS: ATP Tour, Rogers Cup from Toronto - Sky Sports 3 1600; WTA Tour, Rogers Cup from Montreal - BT Sport 2 1730, BT Sport 1 0000 (Tue). CYCLING: Tour de Wallonie stage three - Eurosport 2 1415. |
What is the name of the Queen's bodyguard in Scotland? | Rafe Heydel-Mankoo: The Queen's Body Guard for Scotland - The Royal Company of Archers Wednesday, 22 September 2010 The Queen's Body Guard for Scotland - The Royal Company of Archers One of the notable points of Pope Benedict XVI's recent state visit to the United Kingdom was His Holiness's reception by HM The Queen at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. The Holy Father is only the second head of state to have commenced a UK state visit in Scotland (the first was HM The King of Norway). A meeting between the Pontifex Maximus and Vicar of Christ and the Defender of the Faith and Supreme Governor of the Church of England should always be accorded the greatest honour and dignity. Upon his arrival at the Palace the Supreme Pontiff was greeted by a smart row of elderly gentlemen, dandily attired in green tunics, wearing eagle-feathered bonnets and clutching longbows. Many observers, expecting the traditional red-tunic-and-bear-skinned guardsmen of London postcard fame, will have no doubt been perplexed by this sight. This elite band of merry men are part of one of Scotland's most exclusive bodies: The Queen's Body Guard for Scotland - The Royal Company of Archers. The Sovereign’s “Body Guard for Scotland” came into existence in 1676 as a private archery club – a function it maintains to this day. Accorded the title of “The King’s Company of Archers” by the Scottish Privy Council, the Company received its Royal Charter from the last Stuart Sovereign (Queen Anne) in 1704. According to tradition, in exchange for “perpetual access to all public butts, plains and pasturages legally allotted for shootings arrows”, the Royal Company of Archers must, upon request, provide the Sovereign with three arrows. There being no extant “King’s Body Guard for Scotland” in the early nineteenth century, the Royal Company seized the opportunity to provide this service during King George IV’s famous visit to Edinburgh in 1822. In preparation for the visit the Royal Company donned uniforms designed by Walter Scott and swore an oath in the presence of the Duke of Montrose. George IV’s successful visit marked the Royal Company’s debut as escort and bodyguard to the Sovereign. Today the Royal Company’s membership numbers approximately five hundred and thirty. The Officers of the Order include the Captain General (who serves as Gold Stick for Scotland), four Captains, four Lieutenants, four Ensigns and twelve Brigadiers. Members must be Scottish or, in exceptional cases, have a demonstrated connection with Scotland. Knowledge of archery is also an asset. The Royal Company meets and practices archery in Archer’s Hall. The Royal Company’s ceremonial function includes attendance at St. Gile’s Cathedral in Edinburgh for the installation of new Knights of the Thistle, attendance at garden parties at the Palace of Holyroodhouse and attendance at the presentation of Colours for Scottish regiments. The Royal Company’s field uniform consists of a dark green tunic with black facings, dark green trousers and a Balmoral bonnet with the Royal Company’s badge and an eagle feather. As with Clan Chiefs, the Captain General (who carries a stick with a gold top) wears three feathers in his cap. Posted by heydel-mankoo.com at | Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587) Mary, Queen of Scots Although the Stuart family had gained the Scottish throne through Marjory (daughter of Robert the Bruce), Mary became Queen only because all male alternatives had been exhausted. Princess Mary Stuart was born at Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, on December 7 or December 8, 1542 to King James V of Scotland and his French wife, Marie de Guise. The six-day-old Mary became Queen of Scotland when her father died at the age of thirty. James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran was the next in line for the throne after Mary; he acted as regent for Mary until 1554, when he was succeeded by the Queen’s mother, who continued as regent until her death in 1560. When Mary was only nine months old she was crowned Queen of Scotland in the Chapel Royal at Stirling Castle on September 9, 1543. Henry VIII then began his “rough wooing” designed to impose the marriage to his son on Mary. This consisted of a series of raids on Scottish territory and other military actions. It lasted until June 1551, costing over half a million pounds and many lives. In May of 1544, the English Earl of Hertford (later created Duke of Somerset by Edward VI) arrived in the Firth of Forth hoping to capture the city of Edinburgh and kidnap Mary, but Marie de Guise hid her in the secret chambers of Stirling Castle. On September 10, 1547, known as “Black Saturday”, the Scots suffered a bitter defeat at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh. Marie de Guise, fearful for her daughter, sent her temporarily to Inchmahome Priory. The French King, Henri II, was now proposing to unite France and Scotland by marrying the little Queen to his newborn son, the Dauphin François. On July 7, the French Marriage Treaty was signed at a nunnery near Haddington. With her marriage agreement in place, five-year-old Mary was sent to France in 1548 to spend the next ten years at the French court. Vivacious, pretty, and clever (according to contemporary accounts), Mary had a promising childhood. While in the French court, she was a favourite. She received the best available education, and at the end of her studies, she had mastered French, Latin, Greek, Spanish and Italian in addition to her native Scots. She also learned how to play two instruments and learned prose, horsemanship, falconry, and needlework. Under the ordinary laws of succession, Mary was also next in line to the English throne after her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, who was childless. In the eyes of many Catholics Elizabeth was illegitimate, making Mary the true heir. François died on December 5, 1560. Mary’s mother-in-law, Catherine de Medici, became regent for the late king’s brother Charles IX, who inherited the French throne. Under the terms of the Treaty of Edinburgh, signed by Mary’s representatives on July 6, 1560 following the death of Marie of Guise, France undertook to withdraw troops from Scotland and recognise Elizabeth’s right to rule England. The eighteen-year-old Mary, still in France, refused to ratify the treaty. At Holyrood Palace on July 29, 1565, Mary married Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, a descendant of King Henry VII of England and Mary’s first cousin. The union infuriated Elizabeth, who felt she should have been asked permission for the marriage to even take place, as Darnley was an English subject. Elizabeth also felt threatened by the marriage, because Mary’s and Darnley’s Scottish and English royal blood would produce children with extremely strong claims to both Mary’s and Elizabeth’s thrones. Before long, Mary became pregnant. Darnley became arrogant and demanded power commensurate with his courtesy title of “King”, and on one occasion Darnley attacked Mary and unsuccessfully attempted to cause her to miscarry their unborn child. Darnley was jealous of Mary’s friendship with her private secretary, David Rizzio. On March 9 a group of the lords, accompanied by Darnley, murdered Rizzio in front of Mary while the two were in conference at Holyrood Palace. Following the birth of their son, James, in 1566, a plot was hatched to remove Darnley. He was |
Which Indian was conductor for the Three Tenors concert in Rome in 1990 and in Los Angeles four years later? | The 3 tenors in concert 1994, Los Angeles, full - YouTube The 3 tenors in concert 1994, Los Angeles, full Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Aug 9, 2012 Recorded live on stage on the eve of one of the worlds greatest sporting events, The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994 re-unites four of classical musics premiere and most popular talents. The legendary tenors José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti, together with conductor Zubin Mehta, celebrated the finale to soccers 1994 World Cup with a concert described as probably the biggest single musical event in history. Brought together for the 1990 World Cup in Italy, The 3 Tenors and Mehta joined forces again, this time in Los Angeles Dodger Stadium on July 16th 1994 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Music Center Opera Chorus, to perform a selection of operatic arias and international favorites specially orchestrated by composer/arranger Lalo Schifrin. The result is an outstanding program, reflecting a unique event, featuring three legendary performers who share a united passion for opera and soccer. Tracklist: 01. 0:00:18 Orchestra / The national anthem of the USA 02. 0:01:48 Orchestra / Candide Overture. Bernstein 03. 0:06:25 Jose Carreras / O Souverain, O Juge, O Pere 04. 0:11:38 Placido Domingo / Quando le sere al placido. Verdi 05. 0:16:59 Luciano Pavarotti / Pourquoi Me Reveiller. Massanet 06. 0:20:07 Jose Carreras / With A Song In My Heart. Rodgers 07. 0:23:53 Placido Domingo / Granada. Lara 08. 0:27:57 Luciano Pavarotti / Non Ti Scordar Di Me. De Curtis 09. 0:31:45 The 3 Tenors / My Way 10. 0:36:00 The 3 Tenors / Moon River 11. 0:37:39 The 3 Tenors / Because 12. 0:40:05 The 3 Tenors / Singin' in the Rain 13. 0:42:41 Orchestra / Marche Hongroise. Berlioz 14. 0:47:31 Jose Carreras / Tu, Ca Nun Chiagne. De Curtis 15. 0:50:42 Placido Domingo / Amor, vida de mi vida. Torroba 16. 0:54:44 Luciano Pavarotti / Ave Maria. Schubert 17. 0:58:59 Jose Carreras / E lucevan le stelle. Puccini 18. 1:02:07 Placido Domingo / Vesti la giubba. Leoncavallo 19. 1:05:09 Luciano Pavarotti / Nessun Dorma. Puccini 20. 1:09:10 The 3 Tenors / America 21. 1:10:09 The 3 Tenors / All I Ask Of You 22. 1:12:09 The 3 Tenors / Funiculi, Funicula 23. 1:13:29 The 3 Tenors / Sous Les Ponts De Paris 24. 1:15:31 The 3 Tenors / Brazil 25. 1:16:58 The 3 Tenors / Be My Love 26. 1:18:47 The 3 Tenors / Marechiare 27. 1:22:02 The 3 Tenors / Lippen Schweigen 28. 1:24:40 The 3 Tenors / Santa Lucia Luntana 29. 1:28:04 The 3 Tenors / Those Were The Days 30. 1:30:30 The 3 Tenors / Te Quiero Dijiste 31. 1:33:59 The 3 Tenors / Torna A Surriento 32. 1:37:57 The 3 Tenors / La Donna E Mobile 33. 1:40:20 The 3 Tenors / Libiamo Ne' Lieti Calici Category | Aldwych Theatre London - plays, musicals, and comedy stage shows at this London theatre Current Show: The transfer from Broadway of the new show Beautiful - the Carole King Musical . A hit at the National Theatre, Sam Mendes' production of Jim Cartwright's play with songs The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice transferred here in October 1992 with the original cast of Alison Steadman, Jane Horrocks and Pete Postlethwaite for a four month run. The next three productions here had a common link - the accomplished (and busy!) actress Margaret Tyzack appeared in all three! First in February 1993 was Nicholas Hytner's five month revival of Noel Coward's comedy The Importance Of Being Earnest starring Maggie Smith as 'Lady Bracknell' with Margaret Tyzack playing 'Miss Prism'; then in August 1993 it was the transfer here from the National Theatre of Stephen Daldry's 'ground-breaking' revival of JB Priestly's An Inspector Calls featuring designs by Ian MacNeil. Margaret Tyzack joined the cast for the West End transfer playing 'Mrs Birling' - the production itself played a succesful 17 month run here at the Aldwych Theatre before it transferred again, this time to the smaller Garrick Theatre in January 1995. Next up in February 1995 was a 'new' play by Tom Stoppard called Indian Ink in which Margaret Tyzack played the sister of the lead character played firstly by Felicity Kendall and then, later in the ten month run, by Niamh Cusack. When Tom Stoppard's play Indian Ink opened much was made in the press of the play's story requiring Felicity Kendall to (very briefly) disrobe in her first stage nude scene. Based on the same background material and story arc as his 1991 radio play In the Native State, one scene common to both, was a description of a series of extraordinary vintage cars which are unseen on stage, but are heard. But this brought complaints from Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, the founder of the National Motor Museum : "When I saw the preview, the sounds did not always match the models. It was a bit irritating, so I offered to match them if Tom changed some of the names." Hence the cars used - a Bentley, a Daimler, an Isotta Fraschini and a Hispano-Suiza - all sounded authentic. January 1996 saw the arrival from America of the new musical The Fields of Ambrosia . Adapted from Garrie Bateson's 1970 film The Traveling Executioner which starred Stacy Keach, this stage musical version featured music by Martin Silvestri and book and lyrics by Joel Higgins, who also starred. Now recognised as one of the West End's 'Top Ten' musical flops of modern times - the Daily Telegraph said: "The show is clearly doomed but you would be a fool to miss it. It is one of the all-time great bad musicals." - the show run for 9 previews and 14 performances before quickly closing. The prolific theatre impresario Bill Kenwright then brought in a hastily mounted revival of Noel Coward's Present Laughter using a pre-existing set from a previous revival of the comedy seen at the Gielgud Theatre in 1993, though with a new cast cast and director. After an eight week run here the production, starring Peter Bowles, transferred to the Wyndham's Theatre for a further eight weeks. James Goldman's new docu-history play Tolstoy , about the relationship between the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy and his wife during the last couple of weeks of his life, opened here in April 1996. The production, which marked the West End debut of F Murray Abraham in the title role, was unfortunately poor received - in The Independent Paul Taylor complained that it was a "woefully bitty and unfocused play... It's just a mess, like the design. The last new piece at the Aldwych was Fields of Ambrosia ; this, another American try-out, is Fields of Ripe Corn," and John Peter in The Sunday Times moaned that "this bland, banal and mind-bendingly tedious play by James Goldman is chiefly remarkable for having absolutely nothing to say about its subject." A hoped for minimum three month run was cut short to just three weeks and the Aldwych Theatre went dark for five months over summer. After a sell- |
What Spanish music form often features palmas (clapping) and pitos (finger snapping)? | Flamenco Glossary of Terms Flamenco Glossary of Terms ›› Learn Flamenco Guitar Now! A � abanico --- fan, rasgueado technique using a triplet pattern of up with the thumb, down with both the middle and ring fingers simultaneously and then back up with the thumb. � afill� --- a type of hoarse, earthy flamenco voice � alante --- stage front � Alegrias --- A joyful dance, in compas of 12 beats, from Cadiz. The main characteristics of this style are the richness of it's guitar accompaniment, the intricacy of the dancing, the demands of the rhythm, and it's lively sound. � alzap�a --- thumb technique that combines a rest stroke with an up and down strum often separated by a slur (ligado) � Andalucia --- Region from southern Spain; birthplace of Flamenco � anular --- ring finger � arpegio --- a chord whose notes are played in succession, not simultaneously � atr�s --- stage rear � bailaor / bailaora --- dancer (male & female) � bout --- body of the guitar � braceo --- movement of the arms during the dance � bulerias --- High-spirited song & dance from Jerez. This developed like Soleares from a simple style. However, unlike Soleares, it has a fast and lively rhythm - indeed, the fastest in all flamenco and provides enormous scope for improvisation on the part of dancers, singers and guitarists. It is wild, frenzied and lively, but nevertheless contains the germ of sorrow that is almost always present in flamenco. C � cabales --- Flamenco experts � caf� cantante --- coffee house with flamenco shows (originally starting with flamenco cante but eventually covering all flamenco forms) � cajon --- percussive instrument similar to an empty wooden box � calo --- language of the gypsies � ca�a --- Ca�a, also very closely related to Soleares, is one of The oldest forms of flamenco, and one of the most pure and beautiful. � cantaor / cantaora --- flamenco singer (male / female) � cante --- song � cante chico --- light song, more frivolous � cante jondo --- deep song covering both the dark and serious aspect of Flamenco � cante grande --- more profound song � carcelera --- type of ton�s sung by incarcerated gypsies � Caracoles --- This is one type of canti� which appeared in Cadiz in the mid-19th century. It became strongly associated with Madrid, although it is essentially from Andalucia, like all flamenco music. Curro Cuchares and El Tato' who worked in the bull-rings and were also good singers took this style to Madrid where it became very popular. Later it was recreated in a masterly way by Antonio Chacon, who gave it its present brilliance and vitality. � cejilla --- capo on a guitar � colombianas --- flamenco style influenced by S.American rhythms � comp�s --- beat, rhythm, measure, the characteristic rhythm of a form � copla --- verse � cuadro --- group of flamenco performers, including dancers singers, and guitarists D � danza mora --- a style influenced by the Moors of N.Africa (stands for Moorish Dance); guitar 6th string tuned to D � debla --- ton� with religious overtones � desplante --- signal given by a dancer, as in "desplante por bulerias" � duende --- the soul force that inspires flamenco art E � estribillo --- similar to the concept of "chorus" in western pop music. i.e verse/chorus..... F � falseta --- a melodic variation played by guitarist � fandango --- a dance from Huelva; cante chico � farruca --- A spectacular male dance, one of the more recent forms of flamenco. Its origin is perhaps in some chants from the North of Spain. As a dance or as a guitar solo, it is a very dramatic piece. � flamenco --- music/dance from Andalucia in Southern Spain. Roots in Indian, Arabic, Spanish cultures. � floreo --- movement of the hands in flamenco dance G � gitano --- gypsy � golpe --- beat, hit, also refers to the technique of tapping the top of the guitar to create additional percussion. � golpeador --- tap plate on a guitar � Granaina --- a libre song form from Granada that is typically in the key of E minor. � guajiras --- a style influenced by Cuban rhythms H J � juerga --- f | Dolmetsch Online - Music Theory Online - Musical Instrument Ranges & Names sounds at written pitch Lyra Viol a small bass viol popular in England during the seventeenth century. It differed otherwise little from the standard bass viol. Its repertory, notated in tablature, is pre-dominantly polyphonic and played mainly with the bow. The sources include pieces for one lyra viol or more, and lyra viol accompaniment for songs, by composers such as Coprario, Jenkins, William Lawes and Tobias Hume. At least 60 different tunings have been noted. Division Viol an English form of bass viola da gamba, used in the seventeenth century for performing free ornamentation by varying given melodies. It was the equivalent of the European viola bastarda, and was smaller than a consort bass viol but larger than a lyra viol. sometimes a seventh string added tuned to A below bass clef sounds at written pitch also sometimes called the 'Viola da Gamba' although strictly all viols are 'da gamba', that is they are played down on the lap or between the player's legs (gamba being the Italian for 'leg' Consort of Viols | more... the viol consort was introduced to England in the early sixteenth century and was mainstay of domestic music until the middle of the seventeenth century. After the Restoration of Charles II to the throne in 1660, things rapidly changed with the rise in popularity of the violin amongst court musical lfe and amateurs. Composers soon ceased to contribute to the viol consort repertory, with some of Purcell's contemporaries such as Roger North regretting the change. North acknowledged that the violin was 'very excellent in it's kind', but thought that the 'noble Base Viol' embodied all its 'sublimitys'. As North recognised, the viol was not entirely supplanted by the violin in the Restoration period. The bass viol remained in use as a continuo instrument in chamber music until the early eighteenth century, and the instrument acquired a new repertory of solos, duet and trios with continuo. Violone | more... (Italian, literally 'large viol') in modern terminology, the double bass viol, the direct ancestor of the double bass. Historically, the term has embraced a variety of meanings: any viol, a large viol (in particular a low-pitched viola da gamba), and even (in some Italian sources) the cello. The term is known as early as 1520. Electric Viola da Gamba | more... one of the most exciting extensions of this remarkable family of bowed stringed instruments, the Ruby Electric Viola da Gamba is a seven-string bass viol. 3 Guitar | more ... sounds an octave below written pitch. the guitar is a musical instrument, used in a wide variety of musical styles, and is also widely known as a solo classical instrument. It is most recognized in popular culture as the primary instrument in blues, country, flamenco, pop, and rock music. The guitar usually has six strings, but guitars with four, seven, eight, ten, and twelve strings also exist. Guitars are made and repaired by luthiers. Lute | more ... the name lute refers both to any plucked string instrument with a fretted neck and a deep round back and specifically to an instrument from the family of European lutes. Lute and oud both descend from a common ancestor, with diverging evolutionary paths. The words 'lute' and 'oud' may have derived from Arabic al�ud, "the wood", though recent research by Eckhard Neubauer suggests that �ud may simply be an Arabized version of the Persian name rud, which meant string, stringed instrument, or lute. Gianfranco Lotti suggests that the "wood" appellation originally carried derogatory connotations, because of proscriptions of all instrumental music in early Islam. The player of a lute is called a lutenist, lutanist or lutist, and a maker of lutes (or any string instrument) is called a luthier. For tuning information on the lute please refer here The archlute is a lute with two pegboxes, the first being used for the main courses of strings (6 to 8 in number) that were played with the fingers of the left hand, and the second holding the longer strings, eith |
The famous BBC Greenwich Meantime hourly signal 'pips' are closest to which musical note (according to ISO 16)? | Dance Website Template - Class Schedules class schedules contact Beginners Introduction To Modern This website template has been designed by Free Website Templates for you, for free. You can replace all this text with your own text. You can remove any link to our website from this website template, you're free to use this website template without linking back to us. If you're having problems editing this website template, then don't hesitate to ask for help on the Forums . Enrollment:June 4-88am-5pmAges 3-5 Mondays to Fridays: 8am- 5pm Saturdays: 10am-5pm | A History of Jazz Music A history of Jazz Music TM, ®, Copyright © 2005 Piero Scaruffi . All rights reserved. All photographs are property of the label/agency that provided them (These are excerpts from my book "A History of Jazz Music" ) Bebop pianists TM, ®, Copyright © 2003 Piero Scaruffi All rights reserved. Just like the saxophone revolution had obscured the double-bass revolution during the swing era, the bebop revolution in playing saxophone and trumpet obscured the revolution in playing the piano. However, it was probably the piano that benefited the most from bebop's harmonic freedom. Once the rhythm section had been opened up, the piano regained the prominence that it had in classical music. Thelonious Monk was not only the most cerebral pianist to enter the history of jazz music but also the greatest composer of the bebop era. Epistrophy (1942) and the immortal Round about Midnight (1944) were composed for the orchestra of Cootie Williams, I Mean You (1946) for Coleman Hawkins' band. 52nd Street Theme (june 1945) became a classic of bebop when it was recorded by Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. At the same time that his compositions were leaving a mark on the transition from swing to bebop, his piano style (in Coleman Hawkins' band that he had joined in 1944) was confusing the audience. It was a style that sounded outside the jazz tradition, not only eccentric but also laconic, almost counterproductive in the way it emphasized the pauses instead of the rhythm, and clustered chords instead of linear development. His recordings of his own compositions established a higher musical standard than jazz music was used to: Humph (october 1947), based on George Gershwin's I Got Rhythm, and Thelonious (october 1947), that exhibits an almost classical geometry while employing both silence and dissonance, for a piano sextet (Idrees Sulieman on trumpet, Danny Quebec West on alto sax, Billy Smith on tenor sax, Gene Ramey on bass, Art Blakey on drums); Well You Needn't (october 1947), Off Minor (october 1947) and the tender ballad Ruby My Dear (october 1947) for a trio (with Art Blakey on drums); the ballad Monk's Mood (november 1947) for a trumpet-sax-piano quintet; Evidence (july 1948) and the bluesy Misterioso (july 1948) for a piano-based quartet with Milt Jackson on vibraphone. Monk's art was a calibrated balance of deconstruction and estrangement techniques. On one hand, one could still hear elements of stride jazz, boogie-woogie, blues, even nursery rhymes, although they were diluted in an anarchic patchwork of overtones. On the other hand, the listener was disoriented by the fragile, naked ambiguity of the music. That ambiguity would disappear if one could only appreciate the hidden orchestral quality of Monk's piano playing. A piano-based quintet with Jackson on vibraphone, Sahib Shihab on alto sax, Blakey on drums, yielded the romantic ballad Ask Me Now (july 1951), the blues Straight No Chaser (july 1951), Four in One (july 1951) and Criss Cross (july 1951). A quintet with French horn player Julius Watkins, Sonny Rollins on tenor sax, Percy Heath on bass, was immortalized on the album Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins (november 1953) with Friday the 13th (1953) and Think of One (1953), based on an ostinato trick similar to Thelonious. Hackensack (may 1954) and Locomotive (may 1954), with a 20-bar chorus, were due to a quintet of trumpet, tenor sax, piano, drums and bass. In the piano-trio format favored by his friend Bud Powell, Monk sculpted Bemsha Swing (december 1952), the Caribbean-sounding Monk's Dream (october 1952), Nutty (september 1954), Blue Monk (september 1954) and the dissonant Work (september 1954). Max Roach drummed on the first one, Blakey on all the others. In the meantime, jazz music had entered the age of the album. his first solo album, Thelonious Monk (1954) offered solo-piano versions of his early classics, including Eronel (1951) and Reflections (1953). After two albums of covers, Monk was allowed to make the album that he was capable of, Brilliant Corners (october 1956), a set of com |
Who became British Prime Minister on the 22nd. January 1924? | The 22nd of January 1924 AD, Ramsay MacDonald becomes Britain's 1st Labour PM Ramsay MacDonald becomes Britain's 1st Labour PM Leicester , Leicestershire The 22nd of January 1924 AD Ramsay MacDonald, an underdog from the start, was an unlikely prime minister. 19th Century Scottish society was woven together with an austere Presbyterian fabric, and as an illegitimate son of farmer John MacDonald and housemaid Anne Ramsay, he stood at a disadvantage. That he would became the Labour Party�s first prime minister owed much to his socialist principals and adroit electioneering, learned whilst private secretary to Thomas Lough, Liberal MP for West Islington. Reaching the summit of the vertiginous climb of the British parliamentary model, was a statuesque achievement for a humble boy from Lossiemouth . MacDonald became politically active while living in Bristol . There, he joined the Democratic Federation (soon to be the Social Democratic Foundation). Fundamentalist and radical, his membership billeted him in the leftist sphere of political ideology. Moving to London in 1886, MacDonald saw his radicalism wane. But his socialist principals were cast in granite. C.L Fitzgerald�s Socialist Union heavily influenced Ramsay MacDonald �s parliamentary standpoint. This was a more pragmatic stance on socialism, endorsing the Westminster model. MacDonald�s profile soared during his time with Lough. He made connections, alliances with Liberal MPs, pamphleteers and Radical newspapers. As a Fabianist, he would deliver lectures in harmony with Labour�s early leftist manifesto. Elsewhere, the political topography was changing. This was certainly true of the socialist movement, which was now coalescing round organisations like the TUC�s Labour Electoral Association, and Keir Hardie �s Independent Labour Party. MacDonald�s positioned himself as potential Labour leader when he was leader of the Labour Representation Committee (LRC). But it wasn�t until 1906 that he won his first seat. His Leicester victory was the product of the Labour/Liberal alliance. Five years later he became leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party. Life was not easy for MacDonald. His wife died, exerting huge personal strain on him. And in resigning from his position before the onset of the First World War he endured a number of personal attacks � his illegitimacy was seized upon. In 1922, he was once again leader of the party. Labour were now the preeminent opposition to the Conservatives. By 1924, Labour were in power for the first time. It was all too brief, lasting less than a year after scare stories in the press buried the minority government. But MacDonald had proven that his party were fit for purpose. Socialism and leftist politics were now electable. | The Canadian-born British Prime Minister, Andrew Bonar Law | Leaders and Legacies Home » Columns » The Canadian-born British Prime Minister, Andrew Bonar Law The Canadian-born British Prime Minister, Andrew Bonar Law September 26, 2014 in Columns , Leaders from History Leave a comment By Arthur Milnes Since his tragic death in 1923, only months after he became Britain’s prime minister, Andrew Bonar Law (who served only 209 days in the UK’s top political job) has not done well in the historical sweepstakes. Despite his significance in British politics during the early part of the 20th century, especially considering his service as Tory leader in the run-up to the First World War and beyond, he has, sadly, remained, “The Unknown Prime Minister.” This sad descriptive is said to have been bequeathed him by Herbert Henry Asquith the very day Bonar Law was interred at Westminster Abbey. Asquith is reputed to have remarked it was very fitting the “Unknown Prime Minister” was buried near the Unknown Soldier in the Abbey. Few biographies have been written, and his name is rarely invoked by either historians or his heirs to leadership in the modern-day British Conservative party. Since the Brits have done as much as possible to forget him, it high time we Canadians fill the void. Bonar Law, after all, was the only British prime minister to have been born in Canada — and the only one ever born outside the U.K. It also has to be noted that his closest friend in adult life was none other than his fellow Canadian Max Aitken, known in British society, and now, before history, as Lord Beaverbrook. We should start the campaign to repatriate Bonar Law’s historical reputation back to Canada, where at least we do our best to honour it already. The Presbyterian manse in Rexton, N.B., where the future statesman of Britain and Empire was born on Sept. 16, is already a historic site. (It was called Kingston at the time of Bonar Law’s birth). It is proudly funded by the residents of the tiny village and a few years back the provincial government of New Brunswick provided a generous infusion of funds. (Bonar Law’s father ministered to the congregation there for more than 30 years). Open from June until mid-September each year, the Bonar Law Historic Site, restored to interpret life on a 19th century working farm in Canada, boasts free admission, offers guided tours in French or English, has a gift shop, and has a place where visitors can picnic. Thanks to concern for the historical memory of a British prime minister, visitors to the Canadian site will continue in the years ahead to learn about the early years of a British PM. The site is located on Andrew Bonar Law Avenue and features a cairn to honour Bonar Law, which was unveiled in 1925. Though the population of Rexton is only about 1,000 people, the village’s website proudly trumpets the fact that a British prime minister was born there and villagers have taken the time to place a biography of Bonar Law on their homepage. It might not be Trafalgar Square or Chartwell, but it is something. So, I have to ask my British friends the age-old question: What have you done for Bonar Law lately? Canada’s Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, has done his part. During his historic address to the British Parliament in 2013, Harper invoked Bonar Law. “Some will tell you that I am the second Canadian Prime Minister to address the British Parliament,” he said, ““the truth be told, I am the third. It is true that William Lyon Mackenzie King was the only other Prime Minister of Canada to address a gathering such as this. But Andrew Bonar Law often addressed this Parliament, during the 1920s, in his capacity as Prime Minister of Great Britain. And he was also Canadian, born in New Brunswick, just a few leagues removed from the place where my own ancestors settled after arriving from England in 1774.” While visiting London a few years ago, I stood in awe at Westminster Abbey, breathing in millennia of British history in that hallowed place. During a special moment on the tour for me as a Canadian, I was able to l |
In which opera does the character Scarpia appear? | Tosca | The Opera 101 The Opera 101 Fill out the fields below to contact us! Your name * Recordings About Tosca is one of the most lethal of operas. None of the central characters make it to the end alive, hero or villain. Unsurprisingly then, it's a thrilling melodrama often dismissed as one-dimensional and tawdry. You’d be foolish to go in with this attitude however, Puccini takes an overtly theatrical tale and makes it astonishingly moving. Tosca is fundamentally historical fiction, a vague knowledge of the period is highly useful, though it is very much the 18th Century as seen through 19th Century eyes. Luckily it still works as seen through 21st Century eyes because at its core, Tosca is tale of romance over politics; featuring a heroic painter, a despicable ruler and an opera superstar, Tosca herself! Productions of Tosca can go a variety of ways though predominantly it remains an opera that is staged fairly literally. Expect a big church to open the evening and an impressive battlement to close it. Characters A sweet, bumbly priest who gets his facts badly wrong in Act I. Synopsis Act I - Running Time: 45 mins We begin in Sant'Andrea della Valle, a large church in Rome. Angelotti comes pelting in, he has just escaped from prison, and hides in a small, private chapel within the church. Our hero for the evening, Cavaradossi enters to resume his work. He is a painter and has been commissioned to paint a picture of Mary Magdalene for the church. The scristan bumbles about and offers Cavaradossi some food, which he refuses. Cavaradossi gets his first big aria of the evening, “Recondita Armonia”. Jonas Kaufmann sings "Recondita Armonia" Angelotti bursts out, revealing himself to Cavaradossi. They are old friends but as Cavaradossi is on the brink of assisting Angelotti, who should show up but Tosca herself. Cavaradossi quickly gives Angelotti his food and hides him away again. The jealous Tosca is convinced she overheard Cavaradossi talking to someone, believing it to be another woman. She sees Cavaradossi's new painting, recognizing the image as that of Marchesa Attavanti and turns jealous again. Cavaradossi calms her down with “Qual’occhio al mondo”, what eyes in the world could compare to hers! Tosca (Karita Matilla) and Cavaradossi (Marcelo Álvarez), Met Opera She leaves, still demanding that he change the eyes, and Angelotti reappears. Cavaradossi shows him a secret way out and gives him a key to his villa, informing him of a hiding place in the well of the garden. Cannon fire is heard, announcing the escape of a prisoner (Angelotti), Angelotti quickly flees. Scarpia (Falk Struckmann), Metropolitan Opera The sacristan returns with the church choristers, celebrating the news that Napoleon has been defeated. However things quickly turn sour as Scarpia arrives with his lackeys. They believe Angelotti is hiding in the church and searching the place find the empty food basket and a fan belonging to Attavanti. Scarpia interrogates the sacristan and learning Cavaradossi has been here, becomes convinced that he is on the right track. Tosca comes back looking for Cavaradossi. Scarpia connives to make her jealous by showing her the Attavanti fan. He succeeds and Tosca leaves to confront Cavaradossi unaware that she is to be followed by Scarpia’s men. A truly epic scene of gloating is delivered by Scarpia culminating in the magnificent, “Te Deum”. Act II - Running Time: 40 mins It is later the same day and the curtain rises on Scarpia’s apartment. He has been unable to find Angelotti but has arrested Cavaradossi and sent a note for Tosca to come to his apartment. Cavaradossi is dragged in and interrogated. He reveals nothing and as Tosca arrives he is taken away to be tortured. In his parting words he tells Tosca to tell Scarpia nothing, no matter his suffering. Cavaradossi Sings his joy, Sarasota Opera Tosca initially resists Scarpia but after hearing Cavaradossi’s screams of pain she crumbles and reveals the location of Angelotti. Cavaradossi is dragged back in and upon hearing that Tosca has broken, he is absolutely devas | Love Never Dies (2012 film sequel to the 2004 film) | Phantom of the Opera | Fandom powered by Wikia Phantom of the Opera Love Never Dies (2012 film sequel to the 2004 film) 74pages on Share Love Never Dies is a romantic musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Glenn Slater with additional lyrics by Charles Hart, and book by Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton, with additional material by Slater and Frederick Forsyth. It is a sequel to Lloyd Webber's long-running musical The Phantom of the Opera.[1] The musical is set in 1907,[2] which Lloyd Webber states is, "ten years roughly after the end of the originalPhantom,"[3] although the events of the original actually took place in 1881.[4] Christine Daaé is invited to perform at Phantasma, a new attraction in Coney Island, by an anonymous impresario and, with her husband Raoul and son Gustave in tow, journeys to Brooklyn, unaware that it is the Phantom who has arranged her appearance in the popular beach resort. Although Lloyd Webber began working on Love Never Dies in 1990, it was not until 2007 that he began writing the music. The musical opened at the Adelphi Theatre in the West End on 9 March 2010 with previews from 22 February 2010. It was originally directed by Jack O'Brien and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell, however the show closed for four days in November 2010 for substantial re-writes, which were overseen by Lloyd Webber, and it opened with new direction from Bill Kenwright. Set and costume designs were by Bob Crowley.[5] The original London production received mostly negative reviews,[6][7] however, the subsequent Australian production featuring an entirely new design team and heavy revisions was generally better received. The planned Broadway production, which was to have opened simultaneously with the West End run, was delayed and then indefinitely postponed.[8] Contents Edit Andrew Lloyd Webber first began plans for a sequel to his 1986 hit musical, The Phantom of the Opera, in 1990.[10] Following a conversation with Maria Björnson, the designer of The Phantom of the Opera, Lloyd Webber decided that, were a sequel to come about, it would be set in New York City at the turn of the 20th century. One of his ideas was to have Phantom live above ground in Manhattan's first penthouse, but he rejected this when he saw a TV documentary about the Coney Island fairground.[10] Lloyd Webber began collaborating with author Frederick Forsyth on the project, but it soon fell apart as Lloyd Webber felt the ideas they were developing would be difficult to adapt for a stage musical. Forsyth went on to publish some of the ideas he had worked on with Lloyd Webber in 1999 as a novel entitled The Phantom of Manhattan.[11] Lloyd Webber returned to the project in 2006, collaborating with a number of writers and directors. However, he still did not feel the ideas he had were adaptable into a piece of musical theatre.[12] Finally, in early 2007, Lloyd Webber approached Ben Elton (who had served as the librettist for Lloyd Webber's The Beautiful Game) to help shape a synopsis for a sequel, based on Lloyd Webber's initial ideas. Elton's treatment of the story focused more on the original characters of The Phantom of the Opera and omitted new characters that Lloyd Webber and Forsyth had developed.[12] Lloyd Webber was pleased with Elton's treatment and began work on the sequel.[11] In March 2007, he announced he would be moving forward with the project.[13] The Daily Mail announced in May 2007 that the sequel would be delayed, because Lloyd Webber's six-month-old kitten Otto, a rare-breed Turkish Van, climbed onto Lloyd Webber'sClavinova digital piano and managed to delete the entire score. Lloyd Webber was unable to recover any of it from the instrument, but was eventually able to reconstruct the score.[14][15] In 2008, Lloyd Webber first announced that the sequel would likely be called Phantom: Once Upon Another Time,[16] and the first act was performed at Lloyd Webber's annual Sydmonton Festival. The Phantom was played by Ramin Karimloo and Raoul was played by Alistair Robbins.[17] |
"According to Tennyson in ""The Passing of Arthur"", which knight stayed with the dying King Arthur to the end and threw the sword Excalibur into the lake?" | Full text of "Notes on Tennyson's Coming and Passing of Arthur" See other formats m 1^ f i ^ i ^ s 1"*- 1 1 w ^CD > CO J ■-***^ •"— * - ■ I •ayho-ali, Walter Notes on Tennyson ' s Co'nini ,v.-i r, IS sing ^hc 3. C. Saul Collection of IMinctecnth Ccnturp JEiiGliBb literature IPuichaseD in part tLn-oiuib a contiilnition to tbe XUn-ar\? jfunOs maOe bv? tbc Bepavtincnt of EnoHsb in XHnlPersttp Collcoc N OXE S OS JennYson's Soming and ?a5sing ... of Arthur . . . T3l2c: • Vr- NORMAL TUTORIAL SERIES . Edited by 1'. Lvi,i,c,.N.l{oBKKTs, A.C.R, etc., and Professor E. E. Dknnfy. No ON 5'ennYson'3 eorriing and 5*a5sing of y\.rthur. 2Y W. RAYBOULD, B.A. (Lond.), Lecturer ui i'.T. Centre. THIRD EDITION lonOoii : THK NORMAL PRESS, LTD.. 110, Avondale Square, S.E., and 47, Melford Road, E. Dulwich, S.E. All Right* Rcxerved. CiZs PREFACE The tommg and The Passing of Arthur may be read as separate poe.ns and enjoyed for their perfectL of literary v,..kmaush,p. To rea<l the.n in tl.is fashion, however, would b.> about as sat.sfymg as to read the rtrst and the last d.apte of a hne novel, and would be also an injustice to the poet To understand r.^htly their inter-relation, and to appree ate 'fully their n.oral purpose, the eternal war of Soul a^ahfst S.„.se can come only trom reading the HylU of the Kuuj, for which these poems serve as a framework. .So far as is possible, these ncS besuk.s treating these two poems fully as separate poems, afm at an exposition of their relations with each other ^s declared by the intervening Idylls. Such an exposition is nece.ssari y ^astIy inferior to the poefs own, and the student preparin.. for examination ought to regard as obligatory the reachng o? the complete work He need not trouble about the allegory. As a distinguished critic said of Spenser's Faerw Q^el. the allegory But he cannot fail to catch the lofty spirituality winch IS the essence of the allegory, and which s always manifest, be the allegory never so obscure. Moreover, as is s^iown m the notes, much contained in both The Coming and The Insstng, e.g., allusions to ,>ersons and incidents, is l,est explained by reference to the Idylls; and extracts, however useful, lose some part of their illumination when severed from tlieir context. Where recourse has been had to other editions, due recoc. nition has been paid where the citations occur. Students who wish to pursue their study of the Idylls further cannot do better than read the authorities indicated. CONTENTS. Life of Tennyson, 1809—1892 Estimate of Tennyson Tho Artliurian Stoiy The Idylls of the King Style of the Idylls ... Metre of the Idylls ... Figures of Speech Chief Characters Summary of the Poems Notes on The Coming of Arthur Notes on The Passing of Arthur Glossary Examination Test Papers PAGPT 7 11 15 19 27 28 31 33 37 42 56 71 74 NOTES ■ ■ N 1 U K eoming and Massing of 5\.rthur. LIFE OF TENNYSON, 1809-1892. Alfred Tennyson was born on August 6tli, 1«09, at Somersby, iu Lincolnshire, a tiuy village " in a pretty pastoral district of softly sloping hills and large ash trees." His father, Dr. Tennyson, Rector of Somersby, was a man of tall, stately figure, a linguist, and something of a poet, artist, and musician.'^ His mother, daughter of the Rev. Stephen Fytche. Vicar of Louth, was a sweet and gracious lady, full of kindness and sympathy. Alfred was one of twelve children, seven of them sons, three of whom— Frederick. Charles, and Alfred— became poets. Their home life was singularly happy. The family was closely knit by affection and by common intellectual tastes. Story-telling, verse-making, imaginative games, were the favourite amusements of the boys from an early age. Alfred's first schooling was got at a village school in a glen near tlie rectory. At the tender age of seven he left home for Louth, w | Merlin, King Arthur, Gawain, Launcelot, Geraint, Tristram, Percivale, the Grail Quest, and the Passing of Arthur's Realm Merlin, King Arthur, Gawain, Launcelot, Geraint, Tristram, Percivale, the Grail Quest, and the Passing of Arthur's Realm Bookmark this page Manage My Reading List Summary King Vortigern's fortress in Snowdon kept tumbling each night after expert masons had worked on it. His wizards advised him to find a youth that never had a father and sprinkle his blood on the foundations. After looking throughout Britain Vortigern's men found such a youth in Wales, Merlin. In Vortigern's court Merlin's mother testified that Merlin's father had been a spirit, an incubus. In the face of imminent death Merlin appeared unafraid. He told the king that an underground lake prevented the fortress from standing. When he had given directions for the draining of the lake Merlin prophesied that two dragons lay asleep on the bottom, a red one and a white one. The dragons were duly found, and they awoke and began fighting. The red dragon won. Vortigern asked what this meant, and Merlin told him he would soon be defeated and killed. Ambrosius landed the next day and proceeded to conquer Britain. Merlin retired from public view until King Ambrosius wanted to build a great memorial. Ambrosius sent for the magician, who advised him to obtain the Dance of Giants stones from Ireland. Ambrosius' brother, Uther Pendragon, then defeated the Irish. With Merlin's help the huge stones were taken back to England and set up at Stonehenge. With the memorial completed, Merlin saw a blazing star in the shape of a dragon, an omen foretelling Ambrosius' death, the kingship of Uther Pendragon, and a future king — Uther's son — who would prove to be the greatest sovereign Britain would ever have. At King Uther's coronation feast he fell in love with Ygraine, the wife of Gorlois, the Duke of Cornwall. Scandalously he showered her with attention, until Gorlois took Ygraine and his troops back to Cornwall and prepared for war. The heart-stricken Uther called his council, which advised him to call Gorlois back to court. If he refused to come Uther should lay siege to Cornwall, and that is what occurred. Uther trapped Gorlois in the castle Dimilioc, whereas Ygraine was at Tintagel, an impregnable castle. The king finally turned to Merlin for help. By magic Merlin turned Uther into the likeness of Gorlois. He also changed himself and another into likenesses of Gorlois' comrades. By this strategem they gained access to Tintagel, where Uther slept with Ygraine, who conceived Arthur that night. The next morning news arrived that Gorlois had been slain in battle the previous day. Uther confessed to the imposture and married Ygraine shortly thereafter. Uther had promised Merlin that he might have the infant born to Ygraine. So when Arthur was born he was handed over to Merlin, who placed him with the knight Sir Ector. Merlin tutored the boy, and at the age of fifteen Arthur became the king of Britain. King Uther had left no other male heirs. Arthur took Merlin as his adviser, aide, and soothsayer, and the wizard foretold much that would happen to Arthur. In his old age Merlin fell hopelessly in love with a young woman, Vivian, to whom he taught all the secrets of magic in return for her love. After learning his magical arts the thankless girl cast a spell on him that left Merlin imprisoned in a tower or a cave. Merlin will awaken, however, when King Arthur rises again to lead Britain through a period of her greatest peril. Arthur was reared by Sir Ector, whom he believed to be his natural father. King Uther had died in the meantime and for years Britain was torn by feuds over the kingship. Bishop Brice prayed one Christmas for a means by which a king might be chosen. Immediately a sword stuck in an anvil placed in a stone block appeared in the churchyard. An inscription read that the person to pull the sword loose would be king. So all the nobles tried and failed. Sir Ector brought his son, Sir Kay, and his foster son, Arthur, to the London festivities. S |
What German word refers to a 'double' of a living person, often an evil version? | Doppelg�nger - TV Tropes "Talk about being your own worst enemy." — Lara Croft in Tomb Raider (after sending a mutant copy of herself into a lava pit) Doppelgänger, with an umlaut and a majuscule, is the German word for a ghostly double of a living person or more commonly simply a word for someone looking exactly like someone else, i.e. an impostor or double. It means "double (walker)", in the original. It is often said that one who sees their own Doppelgänger will die soon. In fiction, this is usually because they kill you themselves and take your place . Traditionally, Doppelgängers have strange, supernatural origins, unlike twins which usually have more natural explanations. A Mirror Universe , Cloning , alien intervention, and magic are all possible sources of a Doppelgänger. For purposes of clarity, this index includes both mundane and supernatural impersonators of a character. For twins related by blood, see Twin Tropes . See also Disguise Tropes . If a good character has an evil Doppelgänger, the Doppelgänger is an Evil Twin . Specific types of Doppelgängers include: | Issues & Alibis Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker wins the coveted "Vidkun Quisling Award!" John Nichols visits, "In The Courts Of Fitzwalkerstan." Glenn Greenwald reviews, "Primitive Muslims' Unique Love Of Violence." And finally in the 'Parting Shots' department The Onion finds, "Even Newt Gingrich A Little Depressed By Prospect Of Him Running For President" but first, Uncle Ernie is, "Giving Medicine To The Dead." This week we spotlight the cartoons of Gary Markstein , with additional cartoons, photos and videos from Derf City, Married To The Sea, Bill Day, Jim Morin, Mario Piperni.Com, Stuart Carlson, Chicago Ray, A.P., Columbia Pictures Corporation, You Tube.Com and Issues & Alibis.Org. Plus we have all of your favorite Departments... (All together now) All Together Now ~~~ The Beatles To be honest politically these daze one can not be either a Rethuglican or a Demoncrat as there is really no difference between the two; they both work for our corpo-rat masters and couldn't give a rat's ass about we the people. The trouble is their followers haven't a clue that this is so. The Matrix is so warm, fuzzy, and comforting--and to think outside of it is very scary and delusional, indeed. Waking up to "Everything You Know Is Wrong," can be a bit disquieting! It's been obvious to me for years that the Rethuglican camp followers were this way, brainwashed and totally ignorant of reality, but in the last few years I found it to be exactly the same for Demoncratic camp followers, too. Although they had no problem seeing the treason, sedition, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, not to mention crimes against the Constitution, done by the Bush Junta, one would've thought they could see the exact same crimes, whether committed by Slick Willie or Obamahood, too; but, apparently, they can't. It's as simple as they see things as good or evil with no shades of grey. They were against Bush who was evil; ergo, they are good and their candidate is good, too, by association. After all, he said he was for all the things that I believe in. Yes, it's really that simple. Symbolism! It's also true that Symbolism is for the symbol-minded, please excuse the pun, but it's true. We come by it honestly as we've been fooled by our government since our first revolution. A revolution that brought democracy to this land; except, of course, that it didn't, nor was it ever meant to. It was our corporations rebelling against the British corporations; King George and democracy never entered into it! A school system that has never taught what children need to know, i.e., how to think, but instead a fantasy history complete with morals that enslave instead of liberate! You don't need to know the truth about the world; all you need to know is how to be a good little robot and fill your cog in the wheel of industry! This has been reinforced by the family, the schools, the churches and mass media. So I'm not surprised by our incredible blindness of the big picture; what I am surprised by is how many people have unhooked themselves from the Matrix, and have the guts to speak out about it! When I started the magazine my hope was to unhook as many folks from the Matrix as I could and show them the facts, but that never really worked as the truth is scary, and being plugged in can be so nice, and reality is such a bitch! Therefore, over the years, I stopped trying to save the Sheeple, but sought out others, who, like myself, knew the score and had the courage to say so. These are the people I reach out to for a chance to teach them, and, more importantly, a chance to learn from them. I learned a long time ago if you just shut the f*ck up and listen, you just might learn something! While it's true that you can't put two leftists in the same room for ten minutes without an argument breaking out, that's just a sign of a healthy mind. Asking, questioning, arguing and picking nits is a good thing! Those who never question authority, go along with the party, and never even think, end up wearing brown shirts and Jack Boots! So it may be best to try and stay out of thei |
What kind of extraterrestrial objet has been named after the 17th-century astronomer Edmond Halley? | Astronomy - 2 | Britannica.com Astronomy science that encompasses the study of all extraterrestrial objects and phenomena. Browse Subcategories: (243) Displaying 1 - 100 of 800 results 51 Pegasi fifth-magnitude star located 48 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pegasus, the first sunlike star confirmed to possess a planet. 51 Pegasi, which has physical properties (luminosity and temperature, for example) very similar to those of... 61 Cygni first star whose distance from Earth was measured. German astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel obtained a value of 10.3 light-years in 1838; the European Space Agency satellite Hipparcos made much more accurate distance measurements than ground-based... Abūʾl-Wafāʾ a distinguished Muslim astronomer and mathematician, who made important contributions to the development of trigonometry. Abūʾl-Wafāʾ worked in a private observatory in Baghdad, where he made observations to determine, among other astronomical parameters,... accretion disk a disklike flow of gas, plasma, dust, or particles around any astronomical object in which the material orbiting in the gravitational field of the object loses energy and angular momentum as it slowly spirals inward. In astrophysics, the term accretion... Achernar brightest star in the constellation Eridanus and the ninth brightest star in the sky. Achernar (Arabic for “end of the river”) is 144 light-years from Earth. It is a binary star with a B-type star, Achernar A, as its primary and a much fainter A-type... Adams, John Couch British mathematician and astronomer, one of two people who independently discovered the planet Neptune. On July 3, 1841, Adams had entered in his journal: “Formed a design in the beginning of this week of investigating, as soon as possible after taking... Adams, Walter American astronomer who is best known for his spectroscopic studies. Using the spectroscope, he investigated sunspots and the rotation of the Sun, the velocities and distances of thousands of stars, and planetary atmospheres. Born of missionary parents... Airy, Sir George Biddell English scientist who was astronomer royal from 1835 to 1881. Airy graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1823. He became Lucasian professor of mathematics at Cambridge in 1826 and Plumian professor of astronomy and director of the Cambridge observatory... Aitken, Robert Grant American astronomer who specialized in the study of double stars, of which he discovered more than 3,000. From 1891 to 1895 Aitken was professor of mathematics and astronomy at the University of the Pacific, Stockton, Calif. In 1895 he joined the staff... Akiyama Toyohiro Japanese journalist and television reporter, the first Japanese citizen and the first journalist to travel into space. Akiyama was also the first fare-paying civilian passenger (nonprofessional astronaut) to participate in a spaceflight. Akiyama earned... Al Saud, Sultan ibn Salman the first Saudi Arabian citizen, the first Arab, the first Muslim, and the first member of a royal family to travel into space. Educated in the United States, Sultan received a degree in mass communications from the University of Denver (Colorado) and... al-Ḥanafī, ʿAlam al-Dīn Egyptian mathematician, astronomer, and engineer. He wrote a treatise on Euclid’s postulates, built water mills and fortifications on the Orontes River, and constructed the second-oldest existing Arabic celestial globe. Alcock, George Eric Deacon British schoolteacher and amateur astronomer who was ranked as one of the world’s finest amateur astronomers; his 10 major discoveries exceeded the previous record of 8 discoveries made by 18th-century English astronomer Caroline Herschel. Despite the... Alcor from Arabic “Faint One” star with apparent magnitude of 4.01. Alcor makes a visual double with the brighter star Mizar in the middle of the handle of the Big Dipper (Ursa Major). The two are 1.2 light-years apart and may be gravitationally bound to each... Aldebaran Arabic “The Follower” reddish giant star in the constellation Taurus. Aldebaran is one of the 15 brightest stars, | YouTube Undo Close "Dr Hook ~ Sy..." The YouTube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third-party notifications of copyright infringement. Sorry about that. |
What make and model car did James Bond drive in the 1962 film ‘Dr No’? | Dr. No (1962) - FAQ The content of this page was created directly by users and has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff. Visit our FAQ Help to learn more FAQ How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie? For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Dr. No can be found here . What is 'Dr. No' about? When Jamaica-based British Intelligence agent John Strangways disappears while investigating toppling interference with the launching of U.S. Cape Canaveral rockets, the head of the British Secret Service, known only as M ( Bernard Lee ), sends MI6 agent 007 James Bond ( Sean Connery ) to investigate. Bond discovers that Strangways had recently sent for analysis a soil sample from Crab Key, an island owned by mysterious Dr. Julius No ( Joseph Wiseman ), and hires local fisherman Quarrel ( John Kitzmiller ) to take him there where they encounter seashell-collecting beauty Honey Ryder ( Ursula Andress ), a fire-breathing dragon, and a plan by SPECTRE (SPecial Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion) to disrupt the Project Mercury space launch from Cape Canaveral with his atomic-powered radio beam. Is "Dr. No" based on a book? All of the James Bond movies are based, in some part, upon novels by British author Ian Fleming [1908-1964]. Dr. No is based on Fleming's 1958 novel of the same name. It was adapted for the screen by American screenwriters Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, and Berkeley Mather. What is the very first glimpse we have of Sean Connery as James Bond? Our very first glimpse of Sean Connery as James Bond is of the back of his head as he is sitting at a baccarat chemin de fer table at Club Cercle, a gentlemen's club. He makes a comment to one of the other players, Sylvia Trench ( Eunice Gayson ), who is losing to him. She then asks his name, and he replies in his signature way, "Bond...James Bond." Many fans and critics like the way the scene was shot, with the camera following Bond's cigarette from the ashtray up to his mouth, revealing Connery's face. Dr No says that he is with SPECTRE. What is SPECTRE? SPECTRE stands for "The SPecial Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion." SPECTRE is an international terrorist organization run by Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Its members were recruited from the Gestapo, Smersh, the Mafia, and the Union Corse among others. With the exception of Goldfinger (1964), all of the Bond villains from 1962-71 came from this organization. After 1971, SPECTRE no longer appears in the Bond movies because of a lawsuit brought by film-maker Kevin McClory . McClory had worked with Ian Fleming to create what was to be the first 007 movie. It was scrapped, however, and Fleming went on to use various ideas from the abandoned film, such as SPECTRE. The movies altered the storylines to include SPECTRE, as when Dr No says that he is with SPECTRE. McClory later sued for the rights to Blofeld and SPECTRE. Thus, they had to stop using SPECTRE in the movies. This is also what enabled McClory to make the "unofficial" Bond movie, Never Say Never Again (1983). Why is Dr. No "toppling" moon rockets? The only explanation the film offers is Dr. No's anger at the US for rejecting his services and the presence of men in "Red China" uniforms in the background of the nuclear reactor. Another possible motive, given Jamaica's proximity to Cuba, is to trigger war between the USA and that nation by framing the Cubans for sabotage. Why does Bond place a hair across the doors of the closet in his hotel room? It's an old trick to see if anyone had opened them in order to snoop around in his personal belongings. Bond's enemies know he's on Jamaica & know precisely where he's staying and, more importantly, Bond knows this himself. So as an extra precaution, he rigs the doors. If they doors were opened, the hair would likely fall off | Parodies & Imitations | James Bond Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [ show ] Novels and Comic Books The Book of Bond, or, Every Man His Own 007, sanctioned by Glidrose Productions , official Bond novel publishers, is a tongue-in-cheek guide to being a superspy. It was credited to "Lt.-Col. William 'Bill' Tanner" (a literary Fleming character), but was actually written by Kingsley Amis , who would later go on to write the Bond novel, Colonel Sun under another pseudonym, Robert Markham . The book's first hardcover edition had a false slipcover giving the title as The Bible to be Read as Literature (in the novel From Russia with Love , a fake book with this title hides a gun). Michael K. Frith and Christopher B. Cerf of the Harvard Lampoon wrote Alligator, by "I*n Fl*m*ng" in 1962. Another "J*mes B*nd" story titled "Toadstool" appeared in a Playboy magazine parody published by the Lampoon. Rumour has it this has not been reprinted because of plagiarism issues (some sections are very close to Fleming.) The cover of Alligator parodies the Signet Books paperback covers used for the Fleming novels in the 1960s, including a short Fl*m*ng biography, and a bibliography of nonexistent B*nd novels: Lightningrod, For Tomorrow We Live, The Chigro of the Narcissus, Toadstool, Doctor Popocatapetl, From Berlin, Your Obedient Servant, Monsieur Butterfly, and Scuba Do - Or Die. There exists a very short book titled Pussy L'amour and the Three Bears, starring James Bear. Although the book James Bond: The Legacy mentions it, one known copy exists, and belongs to the owner of Bondian.com. Sol Weinstein wrote four novels about Israel Bond, Agent Oy-Oy-Seven, beginning in 1965: (i) Loxfinger, (ii) Matzohball, (iii) In the Secret Service of His Majesty – the Queen, and (iv) You Only Live Until You Die. As with the Harvard Lampoon volumes mentioned above, the covers of the American editions of the first three Israel Bond books were also based upon the cover designs Signet Books used for Fleming's Bond novels. Cyril Connolly wrote the short story "Bond Strikes Camp", satirizing a homosexual relationship between M and Bond. William Henley Knoles, under the pseudonym "Clyde Allison", wrote a 20-novel series between 1965 and 1968, about Agent 0008, a thinly disguised version of Bond. The books were more stories of action and softcore S&M, than legitimate satire, but their scarcity makes them sought-after Bond collectibles. The series included: (i)Our Man From Sadisto, (ii) Our Girl From Mephisto, (iii) Nautipuss, (iv) Go-Go Sadisto, (v) The Desdamona Affair, (vi) Gamefinger, (vii) Sadisto Royale, (viii) 0008 Meets Gnatman, (ix) For Your Sighs Only, (x) The Lust Bomb, (xi) The Merciless Mermaids, (xii) Mondo Sadisto, (xiii) 0008 Meets Modesta Blaze (also parodying comic strip heroine Modesty Blaise), (xiv) The Sex-Ray, (xv) Roburta The Conqueress, (xvi) From Rapture With Love, (xvii) The Ice Maiden, (xviii) The Sin Funnel, (xix) Platypussy, and (xx) The Desert Damsels. An Agent 00004 appeared in the science fiction epic The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson, published in the early 1970s. This character, named Fission Chips, is a somewhat dim-witted Englishman working for British Intelligence, taking orders from a superior named "W." He is obsessed with an organization known as " B.U.G.G.E.R. " which he might have completely fabricated. Bridge experts Philip and Robert King wrote a collection of bridge game-related short stories titled Your Deal, Mr. Bond; the title story features 007. (This shouldn't be confused with the official Bond novel, No Deals, Mr. Bond by John Gardner . Kim Newman's Anno Dracula novel Dracula Cha-Cha-Cha features a vampire agent of the Diogenes Club named "Hamish Bond". The segments of the novel featuring this character are filled with references to the James Bond novels and films, including chapters titled "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", "From Bavaria with Love", "Live and Let Die" and "The Living Daylights". Bond's archenemy is a vampiric Blofeld , (although there's a twist), and an alteration in h |
Who was on the British throne when Balmoral Castle was purchased? | 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Balmoral Castle - Wikisource, the free online library 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Balmoral Castle 312943 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica , Volume 3 — Balmoral Castle BALMORAL CASTLE (Gaelic, "the majestic dwelling"), a private residence of the British sovereign, in the parish of Crathie and Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the right bank of the Dee (here spanned by a fine suspension bridge), 9 m. W. of Ballater and at a height of 900 ft. above the sea. The property formerly belonged to the Farquharsons of Inverey, from whom it was acquired by Sir Robert Gordon, whose trustees disposed of the lease in 1848 to the prince consort, by whom the whole estate was purchased in 1852 and bequeathed to Queen Victoria. The castle is built of granite in the Scots baronial style, with an eastern tower 100 ft. high commanding a superb view—Ballochbuie and Braemar to the W., Glen Gairn to the N., Lochnagar and the beautiful valley of the Dee to the S. On Craig Gowan (1319 ft.), a hill 1 m. to the south, have been erected memorial cairns to Queen Victoria, the prince consort, Princess Alice and other members of the royal family of Great Britain. The parish church of Crathie (1903), replacing the kirk of 1806, is 1½ m. to the W., and about 2 m. farther west stands Abergeldie Castle, another Highland royal residence, an ancient building to which modern additions have been made, inhabited by King Edward VII. when prince of Wales, and after his accession to the throne used as a shooting-lodge. | Catherine Of Valois | French princess | Britannica.com Catherine Of Valois Blaise Pascal Catherine Of Valois, (born Oct. 27, 1401, Paris , France —died Jan. 3, 1437, Bermondsey Abbey, London, Eng.), French princess, the wife of King Henry V of England , mother of King Henry VI , and grandmother of the first Tudor monarch of England, Henry VII. Catherine was the daughter of King Charles VI of France and Isabella of Bavaria and was much neglected in childhood because of her father’s frequent bouts of madness and her mother’s selfish indifference. After his accession to the English throne (March 1413), Henry V renewed the negotiations for his marriage to Catherine started by his father, Henry IV. His demand for a large dowry and the restoration of Normandy and Aquitaine (once possessions of English kings) led to war, and the marriage did not take place until June 2, 1420, after the signing of the Treaty of Troyes. Catherine was crowned in Westminster Abbey in February 1421 and gave birth to a son, afterward Henry VI, in the following December. She joined Henry in France in May 1422 and returned to England after his death the following August , residing first at Windsor Castle and later at Baynard’s Castle, London. From about 1425 gossip associated Catherine’s name with that of a Welsh squire, Owen Tudor . Their marriage may have taken place secretly in 1429, or they may already have been married when, in 1428, an act of Parliament was passed forbidding her marriage without the consent of king and council. Owen Tudor was imprisoned in 1436 and Catherine retired to Bermondsey Abbey, London. By Owen Tudor she had three sons and two daughters, one of whom died in infancy; the eldest son, Edmund, created Earl of Richmond in 1452, was the father of Henry VII . Learn More in these related articles: |
In 2013, Japanese scientists cloned what type of creature from a single drop of blood? | Japanese Scientists Clone a Mouse With a Single Drop of Blood | Top Secret Writers Japanese Scientists Clone a Mouse With a Single Drop of Blood Facebook 0 Twitter 0 Pinterest 0 Google 0 LinkedIn 0 It’s becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with technological and scientific advances that seem to be leaping forward at an accelerated pace. One of the latest animal cloning breakthroughs came from Japanese researchers at the Riken BioResource Centre in Tsukuba, Japan. (1) According to an article in the June 26th edition of the Journal of Biology of Reproduction (5), Japanese scientists created a cloned mouse from a single drop of blood. Some scientists have commented that it’s just one small step in improving the animal cloning process while others believe it could be an important breakthrough. The Japanese team took a drop of blood from a female mouse’s tail and created a clone. The research center announced that the cloned female mouse lived a full lifespan and reproduced offspring like any other normal mouse. The process of animal cloning follows the method used for creating Dolly, the first sheep to successfully be cloned in 1996. This certainly isn’t the first mouse to ever be cloned. Previous clones have been created from donor cells taken from lymph nodes, liver and bone marrow. There have been numerous other clones created using the Dolly technique. In fact, scientists at a similar institute most recently created over 600 “genetic copies of one mouse”. (2) Unlike those clones, the Riken mouse clone method didn’t use a white blood cell taken from tissue, but from circulating blood drawn from the mouse’s tail. The other method required the death of the original animal in order to obtain the necessary genetic material that typically comes from tissue. The objective of the Japanese team was to see if they could accomplish the same cloning results by using blood samples or more aptly, cell suspension (unattached cells) instead of the tissue (attached cells). The method they used was non-invasive and the original mouse remained unaffected and alive after the procedure. The mouse clone is the first of its kind and clearly demonstrates that cloning can be achieved by using peripheral blood cells instead of tissue cells. Animal Cloning The science for animal cloning is known as SCNT (Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer). SCNT technology uses a single cell to clone an animal. For the cloned mouse, the cell used to create the clone was freshly collected “peripheral” blood obtained from the tail. This “noninvasive” method of collecting blood is considered more desirable for nuclear transfer, but had never been done. Once collected, scientists then prepared the nucleated cell (leukocyte) suspension by lysing (dissolving) the red blood cells. A nucleated cell suspension simply means that the cell used had a nucleus and was the type of cell that lived in the blood (suspended) and wasn’t the type of cell that’s attached as those found in tissue. A leukocyte is a white blood cell as opposed to a red blood cell. Once the red cells were dissolved, the white cells were all that remained and the scientists then selected the leukocyte nuclei randomly. The cell was then transferred into an egg cell that had the nuclear DNA removed. That enabled the new cell to essentially replace the original nuclear DNA, meaning that the mouse grew from the original mouse’s genetic material and thus produced a clone. Since the cloned embryo contained the exact genes of the donor, it grew into a duplicate of the original. (2) Future of Animal Cloning Some people envision this technology as a cost effective method of “livestock propagation” while others are focused on the medical treatment benefit it may provide in cell therapy. Others think this type of cloning has its best applications in preventing endangered species from becoming extinct. Since this method of cloning guarantees that the original animal remains alive and well, its genetic material can be used to preserve the species. This means that endangered species won’t become extinct. This is vi | Weird Animals You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped | BizarBin.com I bet you wish some of these weird animals were photoshopped!! Weird animals: The Pacu Fish Yes, that really is a fish with human teeth that seems in bad need of some flossing. Pacu fish are cousins to the Piranha but are mostly fruit eaters that use their human-like teeth to crack nuts and fruits. Apparently, they are not that picky on what kind of nuts as there have been reports of men bleeding to death after a Pacu Fish had bitten off their testicles … The Gerenuk —————————————————————— The gerenuk, Litocranius walleri, also known as the Waller’s gazelle, is a long-necked species of antelope found in dry thorn bush scrub and desert in East Africa, from Somalia, Djibouti and eastern Ethiopia through northern and eastern Kenya to northeastern Tanzania. The word gerenuk (pronounced with a hard g) comes from the Somali language, meaning “giraffe-necked”. Gerenuk are sometimes also called the giraffe-necked antelope. This bizarre animal is the sole member of the genus Litocranius and we are proud to give it 4 out of 5 stars on the bizarro meter, simply by looking like a perfect giraffe, gazelle photo-mashup. The Cassowary, aka the Australian Velociraptor —————————————————————— What seems like a cgi scene lifted from Jurassic Park is in fact a flightless bird called the Cassowary. Not only is this the world’s deadliest bird, but it’s also one of the most dangerous things you can bump into in Australia period, which is saying a lot when 90% of the wildlife there is capable of destroying you. This Ostrich from hell takes protecting it’s territory very, VERY seriously, and will brutally murder anything perceived as a threat (you!) with it’s razor-sharp claws. They can reach heights of up to 7ft and there are many records of natives being seriously injured or killed by this, finely-tuned, writing machine of death. Oh… and if you think I am exaggerating then be sure to check out the video. Welcome to Australia, the only place in the world where you can get disemboweled by a bird! The Giant Isopod What would happen if these two had a baby? AAAHHHH!!! The only uplifting thing to say — after realising that such a horrifying thing exists — is that it seems to have a taste for Doritos, rather then human brains. This bizarre animal is related to the common Pill Bug and, according to fossil record, have existed for over 160 million years. Even though it looks like these creatures could easily take over the world if they wanted to, they are actually quite harmless, deep-sea scavengers. Snakehead Fish —————————————————————— This scary looking fish is called a Snakehead. They are known for its voracious appetite, often consuming all other fish in a lake or pond and even eating its young. It can also slither across land and stay out of water for up to three days to find new sources of food. Once on land, snakeheads can eat almost any small animal in its path, and have even attacked people who got too close to snakehead egg nesting areas. If these things could fly, mankind would have declared war on them a long, long time ago… The Saiga Antelope —————————————————————— Have you ever wondered what would happen if an antelope had a baby with the alien from the Mos Eisley Cantina? It would probably look pretty close to this… The Saiga Antelope is one of the world’s most ancient mammals, having shared the Earth with saber-toothed tigers and woolly mammoths, 250,000 years ago. Thought to be extinct at one time, they are also referred to as living fossils. The Smooth Long Necked Turtle —————————————————————— I know what you’re thinking. “This is either a Photoshop or someone threaded a snake through a turtle”. But this species of turtle have such long necks that they aren’t able to pull it back into their shell, which is basically the only good thing about being a turtle. They do have skunk superpowers though and can produce a offensive smelling liquid if threatened. The Rain Frog: Cute meets Freaky —————————————————————— In this case I suggest you just watch the movie as no wo |
The resort island of Boracay forms part of which country? | Boracay - Number One Beach in the Philippines - TravelOnline Boracay, an Island Tropical Paradise in the Country of the Philippines Boracay Island, Philippines – Boracay Map Boracay Island is in Southeast Asia, about 316 kms or two hundred nautical miles south from the capital of the country, called Manila and part of the Panay Island group in the Western Visayan region of the country. The island of Boracay is the Philippine’s most well known tourism attraction and the island itself is composed of three main ‘barangays’ or small districts which are called Manoc-Manoc, Balabag and Yapak. These are actually three of the 17 small districts which comprise the town of Malay in which Boracay belongs to. The island is governed in by both the provincial government of Aklan and the Philippine Department of Tourism or DOT. Local and international visitors and vacationers go to Boracay to experience what the powdery white sands and crystal clear waters of the beach are all about. Etymology of the name “Boracay” Boracay Beaches, Philippines Bo-ra-cay as said in three syllables, is attributed to the Aklanese or local dialect’s word “Borac” which, when translated to English means Cotton. This is in connection to the colour and texture of the world famous sand of the island. Boracay Beaches: Boracay’s Geographical Qualities Boracay Beaches, Philippines Geography Boracay Island’s shape is somewhat similar to a butterfly, which is appropriate for its beauty. The whole island is about 7 kilometers in length and 1 kilometer wide at its narrowest point. In terms of governance, Boracay is a portion of the town of Malay, Aklan Province within the Panay island group. This is just one island collection of islands which comprise the middle region of the Philippine’s island chains. Now Yapak Beach is one of the beaches which is found over some of the island’s hills and is located a few meters distant from the primary tourist areas. Although it is composed of gorgeous, unspoiled sands away from the crowds such as the Puka and Balinghai Beaches. It is also the location of the sole 72-par golf course on the island called the Fairways and Bluewaters golf and country club. Getting there takes only 3-5 minutes by tricycle from White Beach and the heart of Boracay. See Boracay Geography Languages and Dialects Spoken in Boracay The official language of the country is called Pilipino and is a mixture of Tagalog. But many local dialects are used in Boracay, along with English. Aklanon or Aklanese is mainly used in the whole province where Boracay is located. The main portion of the province is about 20-30 minutes away by boat. Guests coming from Manila to Boracay Island will find it very easy since most Filipinos are well versed in the English language. Boracay Island’s Climate and Weather The Amihan and Habagat Winds Boracay Weather / Climate The weather of Boracay Island is commonly divided into 2 seasonal weather phenomena which are locally called the Amihan and Habagat. The Pilipino language describes Amihan as the cool wind which comes from the northeast and the Habagat is the wind which comes from the southwest and brings the south to west monsoons. These two seasons are usually associated with the La Nina and El Nino weather phenomena which affect the whole world. Amihan seasons are usually those which are hot, with very minimal rainfall and a constant wind coming from an eastern direction. And Habagat is usually the cold with hot and humid climates, maximum rainfall with hurricane like storms called typhoons and a constant wind coming from a western direction. On Boracay Beach, locals can always tell the transition from the Amihan and Habagat weather when there is a change in the direction of the wind. Usually, this switch is very fast and may even happen after just a day. Other times, there is a longer transition where the winds will go from Amihan to Habagat many times prior to becoming stable and entering the new weather pattern. Generally, Boracay Island experiences the Amihan climate during the months starting from September or October all the | Bora Bora Map / Geography of Bora Bora/ Map of Bora Bora - Worldatlas.com - WorldAtlas.com Bora Bora Map / Geography of Bora Bora/ Map of Bora Bora - Worldatlas.com Print this map Bora Bora, located about 160 miles northwest of Tahiti and approximately 2,600 miles south of Hawaii , was discovered in 1722, and is arguably the most beautiful island on the planet. The island's ancient name of Vava'u suggests the original inhabitants of this 7 million year old island arrived from Tonga , and interestingly, there is no "B," in the local Tahitian language, so its actual name is Pora Pora, meaning "first born." Under the leadership of Admiral Abel Aubert Dupetit Thouars, Bora Bora was named a colony of France in 1842. The onset of World War II brought U.S. troops to the island, and seven massive cannons were set up around the perimeter, as well as a number of forts. The presence of the troops was generally accepted, and lucky for the natives (and troops alike) no combat took place on the island during the war. The U.S. military base officially closed on June 2, 1946, and the abandoned base became an international airport until Tahiti opened their own in 1962. Bora Bora relies heavily on the tourism industry to fuel its economy, and its fabled blue lagoon is - according to novelist James A. Michener - "So stunning, that there are really no adequate words to describe it." Volcanic in origin, Bora Bora's rugged main island, and a few smaller islands, are completely surrounded by coral reefs. Made famous by books, movies, and its stunning beauty, the island is now besieged by tourism and overcrowding. Regardless, if you must visit a South Pacific island (and you should), Bora Bora would be an excellent choice. For additional info about the islands of French Polynesia , and their most interesting history, go here . |
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"Stephen Sondheim's musical ""Sunday in the Park With George"" was inspired by a painting by whom?" | Stephen Sondheim | The Stars | Broadway: The American Musical | PBS Composers, Lyricists & Writers Stephen Sondheim Active in major Broadway productions of American musical theater beginning in 1957, composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim (born 1930) redefined the Broadway musical form with his innovative and award winning productions. He continued to be a major force in the shaping of this genre into the 1980s. American composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim is mainly known for his stage works, which include “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” (1962); “Anyone Can Whistle” (1964); “Company” (1970); “Follies” (1971); and “A Little Night Music” (1973). He is known for his collaborations with Leonard Bernstein as lyricist for “West Side Story” (1957) and “Candide” (1974), and with Richard Rogers on “Do I Hear a Waltz” (1965). Sondheim’s partnership with the director/producer Hal Prince resulted in Tony Awards for Best Musical Scores for three consecutive years (1971-1973), and “Pacific Overtures” (1976) was hailed as a landmark in American musical theater because of its masterful use of traditional Japanese theater elements. In 1984, Sondheim paired himself with James Lapine to put together “Sunday in the Park with George,” a musical inspired by a Georges Seurat painting. Sondheim was born into a prosperous business family on March 22, 1930. He studied piano for two years while very young and continued his interest in the musical stage throughout his education. Sondheim’s parents divorced in 1942 and his mother took up residence in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, close to the summertime residence of Oscar Hammerstein II. As a friend of Hammerstein’s son, Sondheim was able to ask the famous librettist for an evaluation of his first stage work, a high school production produced at the age of 15. Hammerstein’s critical evaluation of “By George” initiated a four-year relationship that was decisive in formulating the young artist’s style. As Hammerstein’s personal assistant, Sondheim gained entry into the world of professional theater. While attending Williams College he performed duties in the preparation and rehearsals of the Rogers and Hammerstein productions of “South Pacific” and “The King and I.” Upon graduation he won the Hutchinson Prize, which enabled him to study composition at Princeton University with Milton Babbitt. Sondheim began his professional career in television by writing scripts for the TOPPER and THE LAST WORD series and incidental music for the Broadway musical “Girls of Summer.” Shortly thereafter he made the acquaintance of Arthur Laurents, who introduced him to Jerome Robbins and Leonard Bernstein as the possible lyricist for “West Side Story,” which was produced in 1957. The young songwriter found himself involved in one of the most successful shows ever produced on Broadway. Sondheim followed this success by collaborating on the Broadway production of “Gypsy” in 1959, distinguishing himself as one of the great young talents in American musical theater. Intent on broadening his talents, Sondheim sought productions where he could use his musical as well as lyrical expertise. He produced “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” in 1962 … a bawdy farce based on the plays of Plautus. The show had an impressive run of almost 1,000 performances, won the Tony Award for Best Musical, and was made into a successful film in 1966. A scene from Sondheim's "A Little Night Music." Sondheim followed with two less successful ventures: “Anyone Can Whistle” (1964) and “Do I Hear a Waltz” (1965). Although both failed commercially, Sondheim contributed songs of high quality. In 1970 Sondheim produced “Company,” which once again won him unanimous praise from the critics. The production was awarded the Drama Critics and Tony Awards for Best Musical of the season, and Sondheim received awards for the best composer and best lyricist. One critic commented that “Company” “is absolutely first rate … the freshest … in years … This is a wonderful musical score, the one that Broadway has long needed. …” The following | Art Nouveau Most Important Art and Artists | The Art Story La Goulue at the Moulin Rouge (1891) Artist: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Artwork description & Analysis: Toulouse-Lautrec is not typically associated with the vast number of Art Nouveau artists, but some of his later work deserves consideration as an example of the movement's output. His late lithographic posters in particular bear comparison to the Japanese prints that so widely influenced Art Nouveau. La Goulue at the Moulin Rouge takes the flourish and messiness of a French can-can dancer's dress and breaks it down to a few simple, rhythmic lines. The way in which the poster sacrifices spatial depth to create a bold impression of linear surface design is also typical of the movement. Lithograph - Philadelphia Museum of Art The Peacock Skirt (1894) Artist: Aubrey Beardsley Artwork description & Analysis: Beardsley's The Peacock Skirt, an illustration made for Oscar Wilde's 1892 play Salome, is comparatively polite in comparison with some of the illustrator's more erotic, borderline pornographic, works. It is a fine example of how many artists influenced by Art Nouveau laid great emphasis on surface design, often abstracting their figures to produce the fashionable sinuous lines so characteristic of the style. One might also take it as an example of how the formal vocabulary of the style could be used with exuberant excess, a quality that would later attract criticism. The influence of Japonisme on Art Nouveau is also evident in Beardsley's work. But this illustration might also be taken as an example of the contemporaneous Aesthetic movement, and in that respect it demonstrates how Art Nouveau overlapped and interacted with various other period styles. Ink illustration Like The Art Story on Facebook Art Nouveau and More at Online Auctions The Museum of Applied Arts (1893-96) Artist: Odon Lechner and Gyula Partos Artwork description & Analysis: The Museum of Applied Arts is characteristic of both the Art Nouveau architectural style (precise lines, ornate decorations and grand scale) and the architectural style popularized by the Hungarian Odon Lechner, who was known for infusing his designs with elements drawn from Hungarian folk art. Lechner was an early representative of the Hungarian Secession, a fringe movement of the Vienna Secession, and his late-19th and turn-of-the-century work can be found throughout Budapest and other eastern European cities. - Budapest, Hungary Interior of dome of the Grand Palais, Paris (1897-1900) Artist: Henri Delagne, Albert Louvet, Albert Thomas and Charles Girault Artwork description & Analysis: The Grand Palais, like many Parisian buildings erected during that time, is a wonderful example of modern architecture finding its style. While it is in some respects typical of older, Beaux Arts design, the architects' use of reinforced concrete and steel framing, and the glass vault ceiling in particular, are all examples of attempts to find modern solutions to old problems. The dome ceiling itself - reinforced with steel that both supports and complements it visually - resembles a grandiose flower in bloom. - Paris, France Hope II (1907-08) Artist: Gustav Klimt Artwork description & Analysis: With the exception of Picasso, no other modern artist could be said to have produced so many definitive early-century works of art as Gustav Klimt. Known primarily for his occasionally somber, occasionally ecstatic, but always visually luscious paintings of women, Klimt's Hope II is an example of the artist's unique combination of the figurative, the decorative and the abstract. Although commonly associated with Art Nouveau, Klimt's paintings could very well represent the movement's demise. Art Nouveau's influence is evident in Hope II and similar works, but so is the overelaboration that, to many critics, seemed like a betrayal of the movement's original desire to match a work's forms to its function. Oil and gold leaf on canvas - The Museum of Modern Art, New York Entrance Gate to Paris Subway Station (1900) Artist: Hector Guimard Artwork descrip |
Which singer was nicknamed The Velvet Fog'? | Mel Tormé - Biography - IMDb Mel Tormé Biography Showing all 30 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (4) | Trade Mark (2) | Trivia (17) | Personal Quotes (2) Overview (4) The Kid With the Gauze In His Jaws The Velvet Fog The Blue Fox Mini Bio (1) A professional singer at the age of three, Mel Torme was a genuine musical prodigy. As a teenager, he played the drums in Chico Marx 's band and earned the nickname "The Velvet Fog" because of his smooth, mellow tenor voice. In the 1940s, he formed his own group, the Mel-Tones, one of the first jazz-influenced vocal groups. As a solo musician, he had a number one hit in 1949 called "Careless Hands" and several lesser hits. He also acted in films and wrote several books, including biographies of Judy Garland and Buddy Rich . Torme's career included some songwriting, too. One of his most well-known compositions, "The Christmas Song", was written in midsummer as Torme relaxed by the pool. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Sujit R. Varma Spouse (4) Suffered a stroke on August 8, 1996. Jazz singer Nicknamed The Velvet Fog, a nickname he was not particularly fond of. Composed the music and words to "The Christmas Song" ("Chestnuts roasting on an open fire") with songwriting partner Robert Wells (Bob Wells). Singer of "Lili Marlene" in USA. Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1990. Known for "scatting" during a song. He was drafted into the army in 1944, but soon after when he went on bivouac, cuts were discovered in the soles of his feet and it was determined that he was so flat-footed he should never have been drafted in the first place. He was sent home from the army in 1945. Interred in a grave close to Heather O'Rourke and Truman Capote . He won Best Jazz Vocalist Grammy Awards in 1982 and 1983. Frustrated by his experiences as the music director of Judy Garland 's short-lived CBS variety series, he wrote a vicious tell-all book about his talented but challenging former boss. "The Other Side of the Rainbow: With Judy Garland on the Dawn Patrol" portrayed Garland as hopelessly drug-addicted, unprofessional and a horror to work with. At age eight he was a snare drummer in the Shakespeare Grammar School drum and bugle corps on Chicago's south side. Is often referred to by Harry Anderson 's character "Judge Harry Stone" in the NBC TV series Night Court (1984). Anderson--both as "Judge Stone' and in real life--is a big fan of Torme. | This Day in Music, November 29: L'Angelo Misterioso | TMR This Day in Music, November 29: L'Angelo Misterioso November 29, 2011 By Neil Cossar , Contributor On this day in 2001, former Beatles guitarist George Harrison died in Los Angeles of lung cancer, aged 58. Following the breakup of The Beatles, Harrison had a successful career as a solo artist and later as part of the Traveling Wilburys. George was the youngest member of The Beatles (16 when he joined), and went on to release the acclaimed triple album, All Things Must Pass, in 1970, from which came the worldwide No.1 single “My Sweet Lord.” This was a sad day, the second Beatle to leave us and at just 58. Who'd of thought that by the turn of the century, we would've lost two Beatles? First John and now George. I'm sure, like myself growing up with the Fabs, you just thought they would be around forever. There is so much to say about Harrison; he achieved so much in his post-Beatle life. George was the mastermind behind the first major musical live fundraiser with The Concert For Bangladesh. Many critics say that his 1970 triple album All Things Must Pass is the finest solo Beatles effort. It is a great body of work which, with the release of the worldwide hit "My Sweet Lord," well and truly established Harrison as an equal to Lennon and McCartney. By the end of The Beatles, George had accumulated hundreds of songs, many of which found a home on All Things Must Pass. He went on to make another eight solo albums during his career. Harrison had formed a close friendship with Eric Clapton in the late 1960s, and they co-wrote the song "Badge" which was released on Cream's Goodbye album in 1969. Harrison also played rhythm guitar on the song. For contractual reasons, Harrison was required to use the pseudonym "L'Angelo Misterioso," meaning "The Mysterious Angel" in Italian. George became an accomplished gardener; he restored the English manor house and grounds of Friar Park, his home in Henley-on-Thames. Several Harrison videos were filmed on the grounds, including "Crackerbox Palace. In addition, the grounds served as the background for the cover of All Things Must Pass. He employed a staff of ten workers to maintain the 36-acre (150,000 m2) garden, and both of his older brothers worked on Friar Park as well. Harrison took great solace working in the garden and grew to consider himself more a gardener than a musician; his autobiography is dedicated "to gardeners everywhere." George had standout tracks on every Beatles album from Revolver through to Abbey Road: "Taxman," "Within You Without You," "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," "Here Comes the Sun," and "Something" (which is the second-most covered Beatles' song after "Yesterday"). Harrison was quoted as saying that his favourite cover of the song was James Brown's, and he kept Brown's version in his personal jukebox. Olivia Harrison said of her late husband, "There was a quote by the Indian poet Tagore that George read to me one day that said, 'Blessed is he whose fame does not outshine his truth.' And I think it's safe to say, that, despite his immense fame, his truth will never be out-shined or forgotten." Eric Clapton said of Harrison, "He was just a magical guy. He would show up with his guitar and come in and you'd start playing. He started to sing, would start to sing 'Here Comes the Sun.'" I could be wrong, but in another world, where John Lennon wasn't murdered and George didn't die, would The Beatles have ever got back together? Lennon and McCartney had become friends again, but George was still the dark horse. You know the multi-million dollar offers would've been on the table, but you know what? I don't think George would've done it. And I think that would've been the right decision. Let it be, as all things must pass. Share this story |
When did the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) first lay down the laws of cricket? | Laws of Cricket | Cricket Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Add Image The laws of cricket are a set of rules established by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) which describe the laws of cricket worldwide, to ensure uniformity and fairness. There are currently 42 laws, which outline all aspects of how the game is played from how a team wins a game, how a batsman is dismissed, through to specifications on how the pitch is to be prepared and maintained. The MCC is a private club based in London in England and is no longer the game's official governing body; however the MCC retains the copyright in the laws of the game and only the MCC may change the laws, although nowadays this would usually only be done after discussions with the game's global governing body the International Cricket Council (ICC). Cricket is one of the few sports for which the governing principles are referred to as 'Laws' rather than as 'Rules' or 'Regulations'. However regulations to supplement and/or vary the laws may be agreed for particular competitions. Contents Edit The origins of cricket are debatable, but it probably derived from numerous games and sports involving hitting a ball with a bat or club (see History of cricket ). In the eighteenth century, it expanded to become a betting game especially popular with the British aristocracy. The earliest laws were drawn up in that context, to help regulate a game on which large sums of money were being staked. The earliest existing known Code of cricket was drawn up by certain "Noblemen and Gentlemen" who used the Artillery Ground in London in 1744. In 1755 there is further reference to the laws being revised by "Several Cricket Clubs, particularly the Star and Garter in Pall Mall", followed by a revision of the Laws by "a committee of Noblemen and Gentlemen of Kent , Hampshire , Surrey , Sussex , Middlesex and London at the Star and Garter" in 1774. A printed form of the laws was published in 1775 and a further revision to the laws was undertaken by a similar body of Noblemen and Gentlemen of Kent, Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex, Middlesex and London in 1786. However, these laws were not universally followed, with different games played under different guidance. On 30 May 1788, the Marylebone Cricket Club , which had been formed by the leading noblemen and gentlemen playing the game just one year before, produced its first Code of Laws. Whilst the MCC's version of the Laws were not accepted fully immediately, or applied consistently, it is the successor of these Laws that governs the game today. The next major change in 1809 saw further standardisation of the weight of the ball from between 5 and 6 ounces (142 to 170 g) to between 5.5 and 5.75 ounces (156 to 163 g), and the width of the cricket bat was standardised for the first time. The law to score runs of a ball hitting the non-striker stumps was made redundant and the length of stumps was increased from 22 to 24 inches and bails from 6 to 7 inches to help the bowlers, and the importance of umpires was further enhanced. Finally, a new method of dismissing a batsman was introduced. Previously, as cricket uses a hard ball and leg-pads were not used, players would naturally play with their legs away from the wicket. As batsmen started to wear pads, they became willing to cover their stumps with their legs to prevent the ball hitting the stumps and bowling them. Therefore a " leg before wicket " rule was introduced so that a batsman preventing the ball hitting his stumps with his legs would be out. In 1829 the Length of stumps increased from 24 in and the length of the bails was increased from Template:Convert/to {{convert/{{{d}}}|{{{1}}}||||||||s=|r={{{r}}}|d={{{d}}}|u=ft |n=foot |l=feet |t=Foot (unit) |o=m |b=0.3048 |j=-0-0}}, again to help the bowlers. For the first time, the thickness of stumps was mentioned. A new Code of Laws was approved by the MCC Committee on 19 May 1835, and another on 21 April 1884. In the 1884 laws the number of players was formalised for the first time (at eleven-a-side), and the size of the ball was formalised for the first time | A Brief History | Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club Invicta and Victa Kent County Cricket Club first came into existence in 1842. In the mid 19th century there were two clubs playing under the name of Kent: Kent County Cricket Club and the Beverley Kent Cricket Club. But in 1870 a decision was taken to amalgamate into one club, to be called the Kent County Cricket Club with Canterbury as the Club’s headquarters. “Early Days in Kent”, Chapter 2 of “Barclay’s World of Cricket”, states that in 1719 Kent played London in the first match recorded by a representative London side and it is claimed that this constituted the first county match. Further, it records that many prefer to look upon the matches of 1728 as the first real contests between counties and in three matches against Sussex in that year Kent came out on top, thereby earning the title given to them by cricket historian H.S. Altham of “Kent, the first Champions”. Frederick Lillywhite’s “Scores and Biographies” , a 15 volume work covering cricket from the mid C18th to the latter part of the C19th., records the first organised match as that between Kent and All England “played in the Artillery Ground, London, 1746”. Kent won that match by one wicket. Between then and the formation of Kent CCC as we know it today, there were numerous matches played throughout the County. The first recorded inter-county match was played between Surrey and Kent on the Laleham-Burley Ground near Chertsey in 1773. A return match was played shortly afterwards at Bishopsbourne Paddock, near Canterbury, the venue for many such matches at that time. Both of those matches were won by Surrey, the return match by the then overwhelming margin of 153 runs. However, a third match between the two sides played on The Vine at Sevenoaks later in the season, saw Kent get revenge by six wickets. It was in the early 1800s that two Kent men, John Willes and G.T. Knight were largely responsible for the establishment of round-arm bowling. In the mid 1830s Kent proved to be formidable opposition and could field a side worthy to rank with the highest. They frequently played and defeated All-England. The nucleus of that side was five of the finest players to have graced the Game: Alfred Mynn, the most destructive fast bowler in England and a dangerous batsman; Fuller Pilch, probably the best batsman of his time; William Hillyer, a most effective medium pace bowler; “Felix” (Nicholas Wanostrocht), described as a glorious left-hand batsman, and Edward Wenman the leading wicket keeper of his day and a much respected captain. During this period Kent won 98 matches. A further outstanding player at this time was Edgar Willsher, a great left arm fast bowler who took 785 wickets in 145 matches at an average of 12.54. He also had much to do with legalising over-arm bowling. During this period a number of attempts were made to form the County Club. The first of these was at Town Malling in 1835, the initiative coming from Thomas Selby and Silas Norton, who had been responsible for persuading Fuller Pilch to qualify for Kent and for five years most of the County’s matches were played at Malling. But the ground was proved to be too small and in 1842 during the first Canterbury Week the Beverley Club was reconstituted as the Kent Cricket Club. This arrangement faced early financial difficulties and in 1859 a further County Club was formed at Maidstone, not as a rival to the existing one, but to support its efforts. This arrangement proved impossible and moves were made for an amalgamation between the two. In 1870 this was successful and the two clubs were merged into what then became and has remained, the Kent County Cricket Club. The period following the formation of the Club saw serious financial problems and a decline in the quality of the cricket played by the County. The great players of the earlier years had all gone with the exception of Edgar Willsher and although there were many well qualified amateurs they preferred club and country house cricket. But a number of significant events were taking sha |
Which American criminal was shot and killed by the FBI in 1934 after being betrayed by 'The Lady In Red'? | The notorious John Dillinger -- Chicago Tribune The notorious John Dillinger Nov. 14, 2013 John Herbert Dillinger was a Depression-era bank robber from Indiana who's reign of illegal activity lasted only one year. From September 1933 until July 1934, he and his violent gang terrorized the Midwest, killing 10 men, wounding 7 others, robbing banks and police arsenals, and staging 3 jail breaks. In June 1934, Dillinger was named America's first Public Enemy Number One by the FBI. On July 22, 1934, Dillinger was shot and killed by the FBI as he walked out of the Biograph Theater on Chicago's north side. Anna Sage, his friend, had betrayed him to the FBI in return for not getting deported to her home country of Romania. Sage became known as the "Woman in Red" for her choice of clothing that day. Next ▶ Buy this photo John Dillinger, center, is handcuffed to Deputy Sheriff R. M. Pierce, left, during Dillinger's court hearing in Crown Point, Indiana during the first weeks of February 1934. Dillinger was charged with killing police officer William O'Malley, 43, during a bank robbery in East Chicago, Indiana on Jan. 15, 1934. His trail date was set for March 12, 1934. Dillinger would break out of the Crown Point, Indiana jail on March 3, 1934. — Chicago Tribune historical photo ◀ Previous Next ▶ Buy this photo Sgt. Edward A. Grim of the North Robey Street police station with a Dubuque, Iowa newspaper found in John Dillinger's stolen and abandoned automobile on May 2, 1934. The bloodstained getaway car, found at 3338 N. Leavitt Street in Chicago, had a surgical kit, matches from the Little Bohemia Resort, and the newspaper dated April 23, 1934 with the headline "Dillinger On Rampage." — Chicago Tribune historical photo ◀ Previous Next ▶ Buy this photo Indiana state police surround the house where two of the convicts were supposed to have been from the Michigan City prison break, circa Oct. 1933. On Sept. 26, 1933, ten convicts, lead by John 'Red' Hamilton, broke out of the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, Indiana, using guns smuggled to them by John Dillinger. In the coming days after the prison break, the Chicago Tribune reported over "500 vigilantes, police and deputy sherriffs" searched the farming districts near Michigan City for the felons. Dillinger, who was in a jail cell in Lima, Ohio, engineered the escape of the ten convicts, who became known as Dillinger's gang. Less than a month after they escaped from Michigan City, several of Dillinger's gang broke him out of the jail in Lima, Ohio. — Chicago Tribune historical photo ◀ Previous Next ▶ Buy this photo John Dillinger, center, is led through the Crown Point, Indiana court building on Jan. 31, 1934 to be viewed by witnesses from the First National Bank robbery that occurred on Jan. 15, 1934 in East Chicago, Indiana. Dillinger had been caught in Arizona and flown back to Indiana to be tried for the murder of patrolman William O'Malley, 43. — Chicago Tribune historical photo ◀ Previous Next ▶ Buy this photo John Dillinger arrived back at the county jail at Crown Point, Indiana on Jan. 30, 1934 after being caught in Arizona five days earlier. Authorities were fearful that Dillinger's gang would try to rescue their leader, so heavily armed guards surrounded the court house and jail. Dillinger was charged with killing police officer William O'Malley, 43, during a bank robbery in East Chicago, Indiana on Jan. 15, 1934. — Chicago Tribune historical photo ◀ Previous Next ▶ Buy this photo John Dillinger is handcuffed and guarded as he smokes during a court recess while Deputy Sheriff R. M. Pierce, left, looks on during Dillinger's hearing at Crown Point, Indiana in the first weeks of February 1934. Dillinger was charged with killing police officer William O'Malley, 43, during a bank robbery in East Chicago, Indiana on Jan. 15, 1934. His trail date was set for March 12, 1934. Dillinger would break out of the Crown Point, Indiana jail on March 3, 1934. — Chicago Tribune historical photo ◀ Previous Next ▶ Buy this photo John Dillinger arrived at the county jail at | The British female hanged 1868 - 1955 by Robert Anderson (Evans) on Monday, the 12th of January, 1874 . Thirty one year old Mary Ann Barry was executed alongside her partner in crime, 32 year old Edwin Bailey, for the poisoning murder of his illegitimate one year old child, Sarah, whom they considered a nuisance. With them on the gallows, set up in the quadrangle of Gloucester Gaol, was Edward Butt, who had shot his girlfriend. Mary became the last woman in England to suffer short drop hanging and reportedly struggled for some three minutes on the rope and had to be forced down into the pit by Anderson .� The two men became still almost immediately. � Berry, Elizabeth hanged by James Berry at Walton prison Liverpool on Monday, the 14th of March, 1887 . Thirty one year old Elizabeth Berry poisoned her 11 year old daughter for �10 life insurance. It was an unusual coincidence that the executioner and the criminal had the same surname and had also actually met previously when they danced together at a police ball. Biggadyke, Priscilla, was hanged at 9.00 a.m. Monday, the 28th of December, 1868 , at Lincoln by Thomas Askern for poisoning her husband with arsenic. It was alleged that she killed him because he discovered she was having an affair with one of their lodgers. Thirty five year old Priscilla was the first woman to be executed in private in Britain . She ascended the steps to the platform where she said "Surely all my troubles are over" and "Shame on you, you are not going to hang me." But Askern did, in his usual clumsy way and she reportedly died hard. Britland, Mary Ann was executed by James Berry at Strangeways on Monday, the 9th of August, 1886 , becoming the first woman to be hanged there. Thirty eight year old Mary Ann Britland was convicted of poisoning Mary Dixon, with whose husband she had been having an affair. She had also previously poisoned her own husband, Thomas and daughter, Elizabeth. Bryant, Charlotte , hanged by Tom Pierrepoint at Exeter the 15th of July 1936 . Charlotte Bryant (33) was convicted of poisoning her husband with arsenic. She was having an affair with their lodger and it seemed a simple way to remove her husband from the scene. Whilst awaiting execution, her previously black hair turned completely white. Calvert, Louie , hanged by Tom Pierrepoint at Strangeways prison Manchester Thursday, the 24th of June, 1926 . Louie Calvert, also 33, had criminal tendencies and was known to the police. She battered and strangled her landlady, Mrs. Lily Waterhouse, who had confronted her over things that had gone missing from the house and had reported Louie to the police. In the condemned cell, she also admitted to the murder of a previous employer - John Frobisher - in 1922. She was the first woman to be hanged at Stangeways since Mary Ann Britland in 1886. Tuesday, the 6th of March, 1900 . Twenty four year old Ada Chard-Williams was convicted of drowning a small child whom she had "adopted" for a few pounds. She was suspected of killing other children and was another "baby farmer."� She was the last woman to hang at Newgate, subsequent female executions in London taking place at the newly converted women's prison at Holloway. Christofi, Styllou , hanged by Albert Pierrepoint at London 's Holloway women's prison on Monday, the 13th of December, 1954 . Styllou Christofi, 53, was a Greek woman who brutally murdered her German born daughter-in-law, Hella, by battering her and then strangling her. Afterwards, she tried to burn her body. It is thought that she had also committed another murder in Cyprus . She asked for a Maltese Cross to be put on the wall of the execution chamber and this wish was granted - it remained there until the room was dismantled in 1967. Coincidentally, the murder was committed in the same street where a few months later Ruth Ellis was t |
Bowline, clove hitch, square, and sheepshank are all types of what? | Scouting Knots | How to Tie Scouting Knots | Animated Scouting Knots Welcome to Scouting Knots Selection These animated knots are described for scouts, but most of them have critical uses in other environments. The selection of knots is based on consultation with many scouting leaders and a review of the requirements by some national organizations. Choices Rather than show the Fisherman's Knot the Double Fisherman's is used because it is safer and more widely used. The Fisherman's can easily be created by substituting Overhand Knots for the Double Overhand Knots. The Sheepshank is included reluctantly for reasons explained on its page. I make no apology for also including the Constrictor and Alpine Butterfly. They are both useful and more valuable than the Sheepshank. Optional Knots Some additional knots which have been listed for teaching to scouts are described elsewhere on this website: the Water Knot , the Bowline on a Bight , the Carrick Bend , and the Sailmaker's Whipping . The Tautline Hitch is regarded as a variation of the Rolling Hitch . The Double Sheet Bend is pictured on the Sheet Bend Page . The Pipe Hitch is not described as several knots appear to share this name, one of which is the same as the Klemheist . The Masthead or Jury Knot is not described here as it appears to have limited use but you can find how to make it on the page about the Masthead Knot Mat in the decorative section. So far at least, the Cat's paw, Draw Hitch, and Honda are not included. Make a selection from the images above or go to the Options Page. Disclaimer: Any activity that involves ropes is potentially hazardous. Lives may be at risk - possibly your own. Considerable attention and effort have been made to ensure that these descriptions are accurate. However, many critical factors cannot be controlled, including: the choice of materials; the age, size, and condition of ropes; and the accuracy with which these descriptions have been followed. No responsibility is accepted for incidents arising from the use of this material. Copyright | The Straight Dope: Why is Satan often shown as having goatlike features? A Straight Dope Classic from Cecil's Storehouse of Human Knowledge Why is Satan often shown as having goatlike features? June 4, 1999 Dear Cecil: What's the deal with Satan and goats? In some pictures Satan has a goatee, horns, and hooves like a goat's. I don't read the Bible much, but is there a part where it says goats are evil or something like that? I'd like to know. — Jimmy Anderson, Arkansas Cecil replies: I don't know what it is with goats. You get my goat. Old goat. Scapegoat. Bible (well, New Testament) scholars will remember Matthew 25:31-33: "the Son of Man … will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left," the goats presumably headed for eternal damnation. The preachers say this is because sheep are obedient whereas goats are ornery and do their own thing. Also, goats have — one must speak frankly — prominent genitals. Sheep, on the other hand … sheepish? Sheep to the slaughter? Sorry, babe, but I'd rather be a goat. All that having been said, the connection between Satan and goats is indirect. The goatlike features commonly attributed to the devil derive from the Greek pastoral deity Pan, who was half man, half goat. I have here a picture of a sixth-century Coptic ivory carving of Pan, and if you take away the pipes and give him a pitchfork, you're looking at the devil, complete with cloven hooves, hairy legs, horns, and beard. Oh, and prominent genitals, too. The phallic aspects tend to get airbrushed out of the modern picture of ol' Scratch, but let's not kid ourselves. When Christian artists pondered the most dangerous and subversive of the deadly sins, they weren't thinking of securities fraud. It was only natural that they should seize on the frankly sexual figure of Pan. (I'm thinking here of Pan-as-old-lech, not the romanticized Disney version.) I mean, if you want a truly disturbing portrait of wickedness, what are you going to pick up on, mass murder? Too alien. Whereas sexual license … I'm not pointing any fingers, but this is a topic to which a lot of us can relate. Pan also had the advantage of being pagan, and since time immemorial the gods of one age have been the demons of the next. Satan wasn't drawn strictly from Pan, and for that matter portraits of the devil weren't as consistent as today's highly stylized version might suggest. Artists of centuries past, like Hollywood special-effects geniuses today, tended to be pretty eclectic in their search for frightening imagery. If you look through medieval woodcuts and such, you see a devil who's often claw footed, with a long pointed tail and sometimes wings — more on the order of a gargoyle. His color varies, too, though Satan was frequently portrayed as either black or red — black being the color of death, and red no doubt suggesting blood and carnality. The trident probably comes from Neptune. I could give you a long list of other precedents from ancient iconography, but let's skip that. The trick in portraying Satan has always been simple enough. You want a critter of which one thinks: Ooh, that's scary. But also: You know, I can see the appeal. — Cecil Adams |
Who was the first man to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year twice? | BBC Sport - Sports Personality of the Year - Sports Personality facts and figures Sports Personality facts and figures Elton John presented the 1984 award to Torvill and Dean Sports Personality of the Year Venue: Birmingham LG Arena Date: Sunday, 19 December Time: 1900 GMT Coverage: Live on BBC One, BBC Radio 5 Live & BBC Sport website. BBC Sports Personality of the Year celebrates its 57th anniversary this year and remains one of the most important fixtures on the sporting calendar. The end-of-the-year television spectacle began in 1954, when it attracted a television audience of 12m, who watched athlete Chris Chataway pick up the main award in recognition of setting the 5,000m world record. Chataway fought off tough competition, beating Roger Bannister to the award, despite Bannister becoming the first man to run a mile in under four minutes that same year - where Chataway was his pacemaker. Votes were cast by postcard back in 1954, with 14,517 votes arriving at BBC HQ. Since Chataway was honoured, there have been 54 sportsmen and sportswomen who have won the coveted title of BBC Sports Personality of the Year, while many others have been recipients of the other BBC Spoty awards. BBC Sport has delved through the archives to look back on the history of Sports Personality of the Year. SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR • BBC's Sports Personality of the Year was created in 1954 by Sir Paul Fox, then editor of the magazine show Sportsview, and was presented by Peter Dimmock. • Dimmock was the first of 11 presenters. Frank Bough, Harry Carpenter, Des Lynam, Steve Rider, Sue Barker, Gary Lineker, Clare Balding, John Inverdale, Adrian Chiles and Jake Humphery have all played their part since. Bough was the longest running presenter, notching up a record 19 shows between 1964 and 1982. • The first show was called Sportsview, before it was re-titled as Sports Review of the Year and then became, as we know it today, Sports Personality of the Year, in 1999. • The event had been hosted at various venues around London before the decision was taken to move the show outside the capital four years ago and give the public the chance to attend the staging. The Birmingham NEC was its first port of call in 2006 and 2007 before the event moved on to Liverpool's Echo Arena in 2008 and the Sheffield Arena in 2009. Birmingham will host the show for a third time in 2010 when the LG Arena hosts the show. • Other venues to have hosted the ceremony include the Savoy Hotel, Grosvenor House Hotel, Television Theatre, Shepherd's Bush Empire, New London Theatre, Queen Elizabeth II Centre and BBC Television Centre. THE MAIN AWARD - IN NUMBERS • Swimmer Ian Black became the youngest winner of the award in 1958, at the age of 17, and golfer Dai Rees is the oldest winner, having picked up the accolade at the age of 44 in 1957. • Kelly Holmes win in 2004 was the 17th time a track and field athlete had received the accolade - the most of any sport. This is followed by motor racing, which has produced six winners. Boxing and football have both provided five winners, with four winners from the world of Cricket. Perhaps surprisingly there has only been one winner from Rugby Union - Jonny Wilkinson in 2003. • Only three people have won the award twice: Henry Cooper (1967 and 1970), Nigel Mansell (1986 and 1992) and Damon Hill (1994 and 1996). • In 1960, the first Overseas Personality of the Year award was picked up by Australian athlete Herb Elliott. The same year, the inaugural Team of the Year prize was presented to the Cooper Formula One Racing team. • Swimmer Anita Lonsbrough was the first female to win Personality of the Year in 1962, with Dorothy Hyman (1963) and Mary Rand (1964) making it a hat-trick of female winners. FACTS AND STATS ON SPOTY'S OTHER AWARDS • Skating duo Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won Team of the Year twice (1982 & 1983) and Sports Personality of the Year once, in their golden year of 1984. Bobby Moore, Nick Faldo, showjumper David Broome, Steve Redgrave, David Beckham, Jonny Wilkinson, Andrew Flintoff and Ryan Giggs are the only o | Sports Personality of the Year 2012: Former nominees on panel - BBC Sport BBC Sport Sports Personality of the Year 2012: Former nominees on panel 19 Oct 2012 From the section Sports Personality Share this page Read more about sharing. Three former BBC Sports Personality of the Year nominees are included on the expert panel that will determine the shortlist of 12 for this year's award. Sir Steve Redgrave, Baroness Grey-Thompson and Denise Lewis will be joined by Baroness Campbell, chair of UK Sport, and representatives from the BBC and the newspaper industry. They will aim to produce a shortlist based on reaching a consensus view. The winner will be announced at ExCeL in London on Sunday 16 December. Presented by Sue Barker, Gary Lineker and Clare Balding, Sports Personality of the Year will be broadcast live on BBC One, BBC One HD and BBC Radio 5 live. Sports Personality of the Year 2012 shortlist expert panel Director of BBC Sport - Barbara Slater (Chair) BBC head of TV Sport - Philip Bernie Executive editor of BBC Sports Personality of the Year - Carl Doran From BBC Radio 5 live - Eleanor Oldroyd (presenter, 5 live Sport) Three newspaper sports editors (to be rotated annually) - in 2012, Mike Dunn (sports editor, the Sun), Lee Clayton (head of sport, Daily Mail), Matthew Hancock (sports editor, the Observer) A pan sports broadcaster/journalist - Sue Mott Three former SPOTY nominees (to be appointed annually) - in 2012, Sir Steve Redgrave, Baroness Grey-Thompson and Denise Lewis Baroness Campbell, chair of UK Sport A capacity crowd of more than 15,000 will make it the biggest Sports Personality of the Year in the show's 59-year history, with tickets going on public sale at the end of the month. Full ticket details will be on the BBC Sport website closer to the date. The event will bring down the curtain on what has been an historic 12 months of sport, highlights of which undoubtedly include the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. But 2012 was also the year that saw Wales secure their 11th Grand Slam in the Six Nations, Andy Murray's historic US Open triumph, Manchester City's remarkable comeback to win the Premier League title, Chelsea's Champions League victory, Bradley Wiggins' Tour de France triumph, Rory McIlroy's record-breaking win at the US PGA Championship which cemented his status as the world number one golfer, and Europe's sensational eleventh-hour victory over the United States in the Ryder Cup. Barbara Slater, director of BBC Sport, said: "This year's Sports Personality of the Year will be a celebration of what has been a truly unique year for sport in the UK. We are incredibly proud to be hosting the sporting grand finale for such a remarkable year." With an increased shortlist from 10 to 12 - in recognition of the unprecedented success of UK athletes in 2012 - this year's battle for the coveted title will be one of the most hotly contested in the show's history. If the expert panel cannot reach a consensus view as to who should be included on the shortlist, they will be asked to vote on the remaining candidates. In the event of a tied vote, the chair's decision will be binding. The public will once again vote for the winner during the live show, with the result announced at the end. The panel will also choose the first, second and third places for the Team of the Year, Overseas Personality of the Year and Coach of the Year awards. Other awards on the night will again be Young Sports Personality of the Year and Unsung Hero, which will continue to be decided by the existing specialist panel system, and the Lifetime Achievement and Helen Rollason awards which will be decided by the board of BBC Sport. |
Which set of 19 piano pieces based on folk themes were composed by Franz Liszt between 1846 and 1885 and named after his homeland? | A study of Franz Liszt’s Hungarian rhapsodies - UBC Library Open Collections A study of Franz Liszt’s Hungarian rhapsodies A study of Franz Liszt’s Hungarian rhapsodies Francey, Dana Charlene 1992-12-24 pdf A study of Franz Liszt’s Hungarian rhapsodies Creator 1992 Description Hungarian Rhapsodies which will lead to a better understanding of Liszt’s stylistic development in relation to this unique genre of his own creation. The works will be approached and classified according to three main topics: explore the circumstances under which Liszt compo earlier Magyar pieces to the Hungarian Rhapsodies will be illustrated, showing Liszt’s revision of the formal structure when transferring selected A second categorization will then be made, based on the evolution of compositional style in the Hungarian Rhapsodies, exemplified by the improvisatory, virtuosic writing in Hungarian Rhapsody Nos. 1—15 as compared of this compositional technique will be illustrated through the analysis of several of his paraphrase pieces. Analyses of Liszt’s use of the paraphrase technique in the Hungarian Rhapsodies and parallel Macwar Dallok or Macwar Rhapszodiák pieces will show that, in fact, both sets contain similar techniques of paraphrase, and thus, the relationship between the two sets can be seen as one being a variant of the other. These analyses will also demonstrate a similarilty between the Hungarian Rhapsodies and Liszt’s other paraphrases regarding the degree to which the paraphrase technique is applied, ranging from subtle to extensive. In chapter four conclusions will be drawn concerning the aesthetic value of the Hungarian Rhapsodies. It is common is music criticism to infer that because the Hungarian Rhapsodies do not present the conflictual, developmental working out of themes specific to other nineteenth—century genres, but, instead, are comprised of simple tunes repeated with increasing elaboration in a virtuosic style, they therefore are works of lesser value. In this final chapter I will suggest reasoning to the contrary in an attempt to give Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsodies the esteemed recognition they deserved the Hungarian Rhapsodies, and consider his possible motivations, including direct and indirect influences which may have played an important role in the creation and development of his ideas. Letters and other testimonies will also help to answer questions such as: where, when and for whom were these works composed (as revealed by the dedications); and where, when and for whom were these works performed during Liszt’s life. The second chapter of the thesis will describe the relationship of the Hungarian Rhapsodies with the original collections of Hungarian folk tunes on which they are based (Macwar Dallok and Macwar Rhapszodiák pieces), and subsequently will use the relationship with this pre-existing material as the foundation for grouping them into categories, e.g., Hungarian Rhapsody Nos. 1-2 (based on folk tunes not found in the Magyar collection); Hungarian Rhapsody Nos. 3-15 (based on folk tunes found in the Magyar collection); Hungarian Rhapsody Nos. 16-18 (not based on any pre—existing material —- all original works); and Hungarian Rhapsody No. 19 (based entirely on Csárdás nobles by Abrányi, an Hungarian composer). An evolution of form from the Extent Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library Rights For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use . DOI 831-1.0086785.ris Full Text A STUDY OF FRANZ LISZT’S HUNGARIANRHAPSODIESByDANA CHARLENE FRANCEYB. Mus., The University of BritishColumbia, 1990A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENTOFTHE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREEOFMASTER OF ARTSinTHE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES(School of Music)We accept this thesis as conformingto the required standardATHE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIAMay 1992©Dana Charlene Francey, 1992In presenting this thesis in partial fulfilmentof the requirements for an advanceddegree at the University of British Columbia, I | Franz Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 19 in D minor - YouTube Franz Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 19 in D minor 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 Oct 22, 2011 Happy 200th Birthday to Franz Liszt! Franz Liszt (October 22, 1811 -- July 31, 1886) was a 19th-century Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher. Liszt became renowned throughout Europe during the nineteenth century for his virtuosic skill as a pianist. He was said by his contemporaries to have been the most technically advanced pianist of his age and perhaps the greatest pianist of all time. Hungarian Rhapsodies. The Hungarian Rhapsodies, S.244, R106, (French: Rhapsodies hongroises, German: Ungarische Rhapsodien, Hungarian: Magyar rapszódiák) is a set of 19 piano pieces based on Hungarian folk themes, composed by Franz Liszt during 1846-1853, and later in 1882 and 1885. Liszt additionally arranged versions for orchestra, piano duet and piano trio. 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"Who composed the music for the 1979 musical ""Sweeney Todd""?" | PBS - Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street Wrote the music and lyrics for Passion (1994); Assassins (1991); Into The Woods (1987); Sunday in the Park With George (1984); Merrily We Roll Along (1981); Sweeney Todd (1979); Pacific Overtures (1976); The Frogs (1974); A Little Night Music (1973); Follies (1971, revised in London, 1987); Company (1970); Anyone Can Whistle (1964); and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962); as well as the lyrics for West Side Story (1957); Gypsy (1959); Do I Hear a Waltz? (1965), and additional lyrics for Candide (1973). Side by Side by Sondheim (1976); Marry Me A Little (1981); You're Gonna Love Tomorrow (1983) and Putting It Together (1992) are anthologies of his work as composer and lyricist. For films, he composed the scores of Stavisky (1974) and Reds (1981) and songs for Dick Tracy (Academy Award, 1990). He won Tony Awards for Best Score for a Musical for Passion, Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music, Follies, and Company. Sunday in the Park With George received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1985. He is on the council of the Dramatists Guild, which is a national association of playwrights, composers and lyricists, having served as its president from 1973 until 1981. In 1983, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 1990 he was appointed the first visiting professor of contemporary theatre at Oxford University and in 1993 was a recipient of Kennedy Center honors. Visit Stephen Sondheim on the world wide web at www.sondheim.com Additional Resources | Worzel Gummidge Worzel Gummidge by • Kids TV 1 9 7 9 - 1 9 8 1 (UK) The series of Worzel Gummidge which brought Barbara Euphan Todd's popular talking scarecrow to television had actually been suggested by former Doctor Who star Jon Pertwee. Pertwee then starred in the series as the turnip-headed scarecrow from Ten Acre Field at Scatterbrook Farm. The mischievous scarecrow in the straggly straw hat, with a unique line in yokelese, was the friend of young John and Sue Peters who had just moved to the countryside with their dad (having recently lost their mum). Worzel transformed their lives with his clumsy antics and good-natured humour. The Crowman, Worzel's creator, was played by former Catweazle star Geoffrey Bayldon, while Una Stubbs played the worst bitch who's ever been on television - Worzel's reluctant skittle doll girlfriend Aunt Sally. She was horrid, she was rude and she was consistently beastly to Worzel who loved her dearly. Worzel also fell for Barbara Windsor's Saucy Nancy (a ship's figurehead) and flirted with a tailor's dummy called Dolly Clothes-Peg (Lorraine Chase). In marked contrast to his role as Doctor Who , the part of Worzel Gummidge gave Pertwee the chance to show off his comedy skills and the funny voices he had used on many BBC radio shows including The Navy Lark. In 1980 Jon Pertwee even released a novelty single called Worzel's Song which became a minor chart hit. The 1979 ITV blackout stopped filming, and only eight of the planned 13 episodes were filmed. The Christmas edition - made in October in Lymington, Hampshire - snowed more trouble for the production. The fake snow was a white powder used for making toothpaste. Unfortunately, it blew everywhere and clung to the food in shops as well as to furniture and clothes on people's washing lines. Restaurants had to throw out the dish of the day and dress shops had to get rid of ruined items. But the worst was yet to come - Southern Television lost the franchise, and the new company (TVS) declined to continue with Worzel. A saviour appeared in the form of Harlech Television, but eleven days before they were due to start filming more episodes, the project was cancelled because of a dispute with technicians. Channel 4 repeated the series in 1986 but Worzel and Jon remained bumswizzled until an independent New Zealand company came to the rescue and purchased the rights to make Worzel Gummidge Down Under with Worzel taking up residence in the Antipodes (the series was actually filmed in New Zealand) in 1987. TRIVIA Jon Pertwee made Worzel's warts from Sugar Puffs cut in half and his wispy beard from carrot roots. Television's first Worzel Gummidge was Frank Atkinson, who played the part in the 1953 series Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective. Worzel Gummidge |
Laurens van der Post's prisoner of war experiences, described in his books The Seed and the Sower (1963) and The Night of the New Moon (1970) inspired what film? | A Story Like the Wind (Harvest Book): Amazon.co.uk: Laurens Van Der Post: 9780156852616: Books A Story Like the Wind (Harvest Book) Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1 This shopping feature will continue to load items. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Apple To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. or Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here , or download a FREE Kindle Reading App . Product details Publisher: Harcourt Publishers Ltd; 1st Harvest/HBJ Ed edition (Oct. 1978) Language: English Product Dimensions: 13.3 x 2.4 x 20.3 cm Average Customer Review: Product Description About the Author Laurens van der Post was born in South Africa in 1906, the thirteenth of fifteen children in a family of Dutch and French Huguenot origins. He grew up in the heart of Bushman country, a thousand miles from the sea, before going on a long voyage to Japan that was a to prove a formative experience and vital in later life. He settled in England in the 1930s, writing and farming until the outbreak of the war, when he joined the British army and served with distinction in the Western Desert, Abyssinia, Burma and the Far East. Taken prisoner by the Japanese, he was held in captivity for three years before returning to active service as a member of Lord Mountbatten's staff in Indonesia and, later, as military attache to the British minister in Java. Since 1949 he has taken part in many official expeditions and missions to Africa, and his journey in search of the Bushmen in 1957 formed the basis of his famous documentary film, 'The Lost World of the Kalahari'. Other television films he has made include 'A Region of Shadow', 'All Africa Within Us'. And a three-part series on the life and work of Carl Gustav Jung, whom he met after the war and grew to know as a close personal friend. The highly acclaimed film 'Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence', released in 1983, was based on his book The Seed and the Sower. Laurens van der Post was awarded the C.B.E for services in the field, and in 1980 he was knighted. With his wife, Ingaret Giffard, Sir Laurens divides his time in England between his home in Chelsea and a cottage in Suffolk. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item? | The Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W Somerset Reviews (0) The Moon and Sixpence is a 1919 short novel by William Somerset Maugham based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin. The story is told in episodic form by the first-person narrator as a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character, Charles Strickland, a middle aged English stock broker who abandons his wife and children abruptly to pursue his desire to become an artist. Strickland first goes to Paris and lives a destitute but defiantly content life there as an artist, lodging in run-down hotels and falling prey to both illness and hunger. Strickland cares nothing for physical comfort, but is generously supported by a commercially successful yet unexceptional Dutch painter, Dirk Stroeve, who immediately recognizes Strickland's genius. After helping Strickland recover from a life-threatening condition, Stroeve is repaid by having his wife abandon him for Strickland. Strickland later discards the wife, who then commits suicide - yet another human casualty in Strickland's single-minded pursuit of Art and Beauty. After the Paris episode, the story continues in Tahiti. Strickland has already died, and the narrator attempts to piece together his life there from the recollections of others. He finds that Strickland had taken up with a native woman and started painting profusely. We learn that Strickland had settled for a short while in the French port of Marseilles before traveling to Tahiti, where he lived for a few years before finally dying of leprosy. Strickland left behind numerous paintings, but his magnum opus, which he painted on the walls of his hut in a half-crazed state of leprosy-induced blindness, was burnt down after his death by his wife under his orders. The inspiration for this story, Gauguin, is considered to be the founder of primitivism in art. The main differences between Gauguin and Strickland are that Gauguin was French rather than English, and whilst Maugham describes the character of Strickland as being ignorant of his contemporaries in Modern art, Gauguin himself was well acquainted with Van Gogh. How many of the details of the story are based on fact is not known. However, Maugham had visited the place where Gauguin lived in Tahiti, and purchased some glass panels painted by Gauguin in his final days. The book was filmed by Albert Lewin in 1943. According to some sources, the title, the meaning of which is not explicitly revealed in the book, was taken from a review of Of Human Bondage in which the novel's protagonist, Philip Carey, is described as "so busy yearning for the moon that he never saw the sixpence at his feet. " Presumably Strickland's "moon" is the idealistic realm of Art and Beauty, while the "sixpence" represents human relationships and the ordinary pleasures of life. Review this book (Want a chance to win $50 ? Log-in or create an account first!) (You'll be automatically entered for a chance to win $50!) |
UK politicians David Owen, Shirley Williams, Roy Jenkins and Bill Rodgers, known as The Gang of Four, defected from the Labour Party in 1981 to form which party? | The fight for Labour’s soul – what the party’s brutal 1981 split means today | Politics | The Guardian Labour The fight for Labour’s soul – what the party’s brutal 1981 split means today Labour is in crisis. The bitter divide across the party echoes the acrimony that drove the ‘gang of four’ to form the breakaway SDP. Will history repeat itself? (From left) Roy Jenkins, David Owen, William Rodgers and Shirley Williams launch the SDP in March 1981. Photograph: David Gaywood/Rex/Shutterstock Tuesday 19 July 2016 10.18 EDT Last modified on Wednesday 28 September 2016 08.13 EDT Share on Messenger Close On a mild winter Sunday morning 35 years ago, political reporters were instructed to go to a riverside house in east London, and to wait outside for an important announcement. Inside were four former Labour ministers, all well-known national figures: Shirley Williams , David Owen , Bill Rodgers and Roy Jenkins . Over the previous year and a half, they had met with growing frequency, and written articles and given interviews that suggested a common disenchantment with Labour. They had become known by an increasingly expectant media as the gang of four . In 1981, as now, British politics was in a state of rare flux. Margaret Thatcher was an inexperienced prime minister. Her austere economic and public-spending policies seemed disastrous. Meanwhile, the Labour opposition was being ineffectually led by Michael Foot , like Jeremy Corbyn a faintly otherworldly leftwinger in his late 60s. Under Foot, as under Corbyn, the party was becoming an unmanageable cauldron of leftwing and centrist factions, of London social liberals and northern social conservatives, of working-class trade unionists and middle-class constituency activists, of party loyalists and “entryists” – infiltrators from other, more confrontational leftwing groups such as Militant . Scenes from the battle for the soul of the Labour party | Letters from Margaret Beckett MP, Simon Rose, Professor Diane Reay, Peter McKenna, Rachel Ester and Ian Sinclair Read more “The four of us were very different from each other,” remembers Rodgers of his fellow rebels against this apparently fragile status quo. “We had no organisation. But we worked closely together. And we moved very quickly.” On 24 January 1981, the gang of four went to their final Labour event: an acrimonious one-day conference that voted to drastically reduce the influence of MPs over the party’s choice of leader and deputy leader. Again, there is a seemingly precise parallel with Labour’s current internal struggles over whether Corbyn’s fate as leader should be decided by activists or the parliamentary party. As MPs or former MPs, and longstanding champions of the Labour right, the gang of four saw the conference vote as an intolerable strengthening of the left’s power. Owen spent much of the day pointedly sitting on the stairs of the hall, away from the other delegates, his expression one of photogenic fury. The following day, the gang of four summoned the journalists to the east London house, which was Owen’s elegant family home. For several hours, while the reporters waited in the street, the politicians discussed and drafted a short manifesto – pausing for a lunch of wine, cheese and salad – that they titled the Limehouse declaration . At teatime, after 18 drafts, with the deadlines for the next day’s papers fast approaching, the document was handed out to the reporters. It announced the founding of a “council for social democracy”, which would “reverse Britain’s economic decline”, “eliminate poverty”, “create an open … more equal society”, and counter “the drift towards extremism in the Labour party”. Over the next few weeks, this council haphazardly but quickly crystallised into a new political party. There were newspaper ads appealing for donations and other support, signed by centre-left notables such as Lord Young , the author of Labour’s famously successful 1945 general election manifesto. There were excited debates about what the party’s name should be: Progressive Labour, Democratic Labour and New Labou | 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. 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What Los Angeles street gang is rivals with the Crips? | 18th Street Gang in Los Angeles County | Shatto Park | Columbia Lil Cycos | Alsace | Red Shield | South Central | Smiley Dr | Rimpau | 106th | Grand View | StreetGangs.Com By Alex Alonso Staff Writer Streetgangs updated December 22, 2002 updated June 25, 2008 “The spread of 18th Street’s violence is shown by 154 murders linked to the gang from 1985 to 1995. This only plots homicides within Los Angeles where the killings have been tied to the gang.” The killings on the map show 18th Street as both victims and assailants of murder and one can see a concentration west of the 110 Freeway near downtown Los Angeles, November 17-19, 1996. In Los Angeles the 18th Street gang is considered the largest gang in Los Angeles County but that label is very misleading. Even though 18th Street are estimated to have approximately 15,000 members in Los Angeles County, they are actually a collection of approximately 20 separate individual autonomous gangs operating under the same label with separate barrios in the San Fernando Valley, the San Gabriel Valley, the South Bay, South Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles, Pico Union, Inglewood, and Cudahy. Some estimates of the 18th Street are as low as 8,000 members. The notoriety of the gang is based on four distinct barrios, three near downtown Los Angeles west of the Staple’s Center and the 110 Freeway, and one in the West Adams area. The individual factions can number from 50 to several hundred members and they are dispersed throughout the County, but their strong hold and their oldest barrio is located in the Pico Union (Grand View, Hoover clicks) area east of the Staples Center between the Harbor 110 Freeway (east) and Hoover Ave (west). Slightly to the north, are two other barrios in the Shatto Park and MacArthur Park (Colombia Lil Cycos click) areas. There are also two significant size 18th Street Barrios in South LA, one between Vernon (north) and Slauson (south) along Vermont Avenue and the second one being between Florence (north) and 91st Street (south). One of the most infamous 18th Street neighborhoods would be in the West Adams (Smiley, Alsace, Lil Lowks) because member Catorina Gonzales was convicted for killing LAPD officer Filbert Cuesta in 1998, and more recently, member Pedro Espinoza was charged in the murder of High School star athlete Jamiel Shaw stemming from the conflict with the Bloods. The media often states that 18th Street is the largest gang in Los Angeles, but the largest single Hispanic gang in terms of turf size and membership would be one of 18th Street’s main rivals, the Florencia 13 gang that has a turf that stretches from Western (west) to Compton Avenues (east). Members of this gang were indicted by the Federal Government in a RICO case in 2007 on drug trafficking and murder charges. Historical Background The 18th Street gang formed around 1965 in the Pico Union area when members of larger Westside Clanton 14th Street neighborhood decided to start a new click. Originally, 18th Street was a click of the bigger Clanton 14th Street neighborhood (First Hood) who had another neighborhood, Eastside Clanton that was split by the freeway construction of the early 1950s. As membership of Clanton grew, newer members who lived off of 18th Street decided to start Clanton 18th Street. Forming a new click of a gang can sometimes be a challenge, because some members may look at it as an action that does not unify but separates the neighborhood, and possibly creates division between members that will be forced to choose sides during a conflict. On the other hand, adding a click can expand the turf, bring in more members, and make the neighborhood appear to be stronger. There is usually a protocol to creating a new click and each neighborhood is different when it comes to that, but ultimately Clanton 14 core members did not approve of having Clanton 18. One of the reasons why original Clanton members began to reject the 18th click, was because it was being led by a non Mexican-American, named Rocky Lee Glover (b. 1950 – ). The new click members had to make a decis | Index-a The live album Beauty and the Beat featured pianist George Shearring and which singer? Peggy Lee Whose band was the Tijuana Brass? Herb Alpert Who were Cliff Richard's backing group through the 60s? The Shadows Who were the famous backing singers on most of Elvis Presley's early hits? The Jordanaires The Stratocaster is a model of which guitar maker? Fender Which piano-playing singer's first hit was The Fat Man? Fats Domino Which American rock'n'roll star caused controversy when he married a young teenager? Jerry Lee Lewis Who made the highly rated 1959 jazz album Kind of Blue? Miles Davis Which iconic British female singer made the highly regarded album titled '(her first name) in Memphis' ? Dusty Springfield Whose band was the All Stars? Junior Walker (Jr Walker) Larry Adler played what instrument? Harmonica Whose childhood hit was Fingertips? Stevie Wonder Which guitar innovator and player has a range of Gibson Guitars named after him? Les Paul The founding brother members of the Kinks were Ray and Dave what? Davies What was Smokey Robinson's most famous band called? The Miracles Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen's 1962 hit was called March of the ... what? Siamese Children Who sang the hit theme song Rawhide? Frankie Laine John Mayall's band which helped launch Eric Clapton's career was called what? Bluesbreakers Rock Around the Clock was a hit for Bill Haley and his ... what? Comets Which comedy actor had a novelty hit with My Boomerang Won't Come Back? Charlie Drake Who sang with Serge Gainsbourg on the hit Je t'aime? Jane Birkin Colin Blunstone fronted which 1960s group? The Zombies What Eastenders star sang on the novelty hit Come Outside? Wendy Richard Jiles Perry (JP) Richardson Jr, who died in the same plane crash as Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly was better known by what name?Big Bopper Which later-to-be-famous solo singer and guitarist toured as a member of the Beach Boys in the mid 60s? Glen Campbell Who had sang the hit song Little Old Wine Drinker Me? Dean Martin What famous 'two-fingered' jazz guitarist died in 1953? Django Reinhardt (Jean-Baptiste Reinhardt) What song, released to promote the film The Millionairess, featured its stars Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren? Goodness Gracious Me Who managed the Beatles' prior to his early death in 1967? Brian Epstein Whose nickname was a derived from the term satchel-mouth? Louis Armstrong (Satchmo) What's the name of the motorbiker who dies in the Shangri-Las' hit The Leader of the Pack? Jimmy Which singing-songwriting founder of the Flying Burrito Brothers died age 26, after which his body was 'stolen' by a friend and burnt in the Joshua Tree National Park? Gram Parsons Which American singer and entertainer was nicknamed Schnozzola, because of his large nose? Jimmy Durante Who wrote and had a hit with the instrumental Classical Gas? Mason Williams Who wrote Patsy Cline's hit Crazy? Willie Nelson What city hosted the Beatles as the resident band at the Kaiserkeller and Top Ten Club? Hamburg The Isley Brothers' hit was called Behind a ... what? Painted Smile 1950-60s record turntables commonly offered four speeds: 33, 45, 78, and what other? 16 (technically the speeds were 33⅓ and 16⅔ but record decks tended to show only the whole numbers) American DJ Robert Weston Smith was better known by what stage name? Wolfman Jack What ridiculously titled song was a hit in 1954 for Max Bygraves in the UK and the Four Lads in the USA? Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea Who had the 1965 instrumental hit Spanish Flea? Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass What was Emile Ford and the Checkmates' 1959 hit, supposedly the longest ever question in a UK No1 song title? What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For? Who singer-guitarist's backing band was The Bruvvers? Joe Brown Which Rolling Stones guitarist died in a swimming pool in 1969? Bri |
In 1893, which was the first country to impose driving tests and issue driving licences? | 14 August 1893: World's first driving licences introduced - MoneyWeek By: Chris Carter 14/08/2014 When Jules-Albert de Dion crossed the finish line five minutes ahead of everyone else in the world’s first motor car competition in 1894, he wasn’t very happy. And it wasn’t just because the first prize went to the guy behind him. The previous year, Louis Lépine became the top civil servant at the Seine police department, covering Paris and the surrounding countryside. He wasn’t long in the job when he decided the new-fangled machines gracing the streets of the capital needed regulating. And so, on 14 August 1893, the Paris Police Ordinance took effect. The new regulations required drivers to have number plates on their cars and adhere to a speed limit of 20km/h on country roads and 12km/h in built-up areas. It also created two other world firsts: driving tests and driving licences – the certficat de capacité de conduit d’un véhicule à moteur. The new speed limit wouldn’t have worried you much – at least not at first. Jules-Albert de Dion averaged 20km/h over the 79 miles from Paris to Rouen – and he was in a hurry. That said, the first woman to gain a driving licence, the duchess of Uzès, was also the first person to get a speeding ticket in 1898. The early driving tests wouldn’t have cost you much sleep either. You just had to prove you could pull away, steer, stop and have a vague idea of why you broke down. Of course, you wouldn’t have had any formal lessons – those appeared in 1917. But it wasn’t until 1935 that driving tests arrived in Britain. Driving licences didn’t go down well with these early motoring enthusiasts. Perhaps fearing government meddling in their hobby, they formed themselves into groups. One such group was led by the aggrieved Jules-Albert de Dion, who in 1895 founded the Automobile Club de France – a Paris gentleman’s club still in existence today. Also on this day On this day in 1980, dockworkers at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk downed tools, leading to the formation of the Solidarity trade union. Read more here . THE END OF OIL Understanding how the end of oil will affect your life and money is the single most important thing you’ll do in the next decade. And it will affect you, because it’ll affect everyone. But only a handful of people will be bold enough to see what’s happening and move early to take advantage. That’s exactly what our research report “The End of Oil” is designed to help you do. Which way now for Britain? The best choice for our relationship with the EU Why Punch's investors will toast Heineken Santa's bad example | Snowy Afternoon quiz [Archive] - CPFC BBS 1. As at 2008 which corporation owns the brands Duracell, Braun and Gillette? 2. Who was the first artist to appear at the new Wembley Stadium? 3. In which year did the first Mersey road tunnel open? 4. In which country was Imry Nagy twice Prime Minister, executed for treason in 1958 and reburied as a hero in 1989? 5. Which English artist and engraver is famed for his paintings of horses? 6. American jazz musician Art Tatum excelled on which instrument? 7. What is the technical term for a solid figure with five plane (flat) faces? 8. A boomslang is what type of creature? 9. What is grandpa's name in the TV show The Munsters? 10. In which country was Greenpeace founded? 11. Who succeeded James Callaghan as leader of Britain's Labour Party? 12. Which student of Socrates, and teacher of Aristole, wrote Republic? 13. What is the name of the assembly of cardinals for the election of a pope? 14. Chiromancy is the technical name for what pseudoscience (claimed but not proven to be scientific)? 15. The Karnak Temple complex, dating back to the ancient city of Thebes, is in which country? 16. As at 2008 what is the most popularly attended concert venue in the world (highest audience numbers per year)? 17. Nanga Parbat, meaning 'naked mountain', the 9th highest in the world, is part of which mountain range? 18. In which year was the United Nations founded? 19. Which American singer's real name was Eunice Wayman? 20. The ghost of great Dane dog Kabur, said to haunt Los Angeles Pet Cemetery, belonged to which 1920s screen idol? 21. Who wrote Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance? 22. What country hosts the World Wife-Carrying Championships? 23. What country temporarily renamed its currency Bolivar Fuerte (meaning strong Bolivar) while phasing out the use of the previous Bolivar alongside it? 24. What vital mechanism did Elisha Otis invent in 1852? 25. What is Earl's band called in the TV series My Name is Earl? 26. Which British MP claims responsibility for introducing speed bumps ('sleeping policemen') to UK roads? 27. Who holds the record for the longest televised successful golf putt (as at 2008)? 28. Harrisburg is the capital of which US state? 29. What are the Italian cheese balls whose name translates as 'small mouthfuls? 30. What did Colonel Thomas Blood attempt to steal in 1671? Psychokiller 02-02-2009, 03:06 PM 1. As at 2008 which corporation owns the brands Duracell, Braun and Gillette? P&G 4. In which country was Imry Nagy twice Prime Minister, executed for treason in 1958 and reburied as a hero in 1989? Hungary 5. Which English artist and engraver is famed for his paintings of horses? Stubbs 11. Who succeeded James Callaghan as leader of Britain's Labour Party? Foot 12. Which student of Socrates, and teacher of Aristole, wrote Republic? Plato 15. The Karnak Temple complex, dating back to the ancient city of Thebes, is in which country? Egypt 18. In which year was the United Nations founded? 1949? 23. What country temporarily renamed its currency Bolivar Fuerte (meaning strong Bolivar) while phasing out the use of the previous Bolivar alongside it? Venezuala (sp) 30. What did Colonel Thomas Blood attempt to steal in 1671? Crown Jewels brighton_eagle 02-02-2009, 03:09 PM The answer I have is elevator brake. Which allowed him to build the safety elevator which is commonly known as the elevator today. So whilst correct, your answer is not the only answer. Sorry. Carry on. |
Which brewery makes the beer 'Spitfire'? | Spitfire (Premium Ale Export) | Shepherd Neame Ltd | BeerAdvocate 3.49/5 rDev -3.9% look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5 Enjoyed this on the ferry from Calais to Dover. Nice and tart , like a bitter should be. Nut brown color with thin head, bitterness nips the tongue right from the get-go. Liked this a lot.... 191 characters 3.13/5 rDev -13.8% look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3 Purchased at the LCBO for just over $2.00 for a 500ml can. Served at 4deg C in a draught glass A- Opens well and pours a 1" high white head that films out within 2mins. Very dark gold almost brown colour and filtered clear S- Has that malty character you expect from an English ale. T- Not so good. Bitternes abounds. Light and malty without much hops at all. Pretty simple brew that does not excite me at all M- Dry and uninspired O- Not so good. Will not buy again. Lucky if this one doesn't go back to LCBO. Food Pairing This not so good brew went ok with...... chips, pretzels or anything salty that will help this one go down. Enjoy 3.75/5 rDev +3.3% look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75 From bottle, This beer has a dark amber appearance, with toffee and dried fruit aromatics. A full and textual mouth-feel leave a lasting spicy bitter after taste. 162 characters 4.28/5 rDev +17.9% look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25 Nice malty sweet flavor. Not too heavy on the carbonation and caramel hints not as strong. Mellow hops at just the right balance so as not to be the dominant flavor profile the way I like it. Very drinkable. One of my go-to beers when I'm indecisive. 250 characters 4.45/5 rDev +22.6% look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5 This was once a favourite of mine, I still drink it but there is a heck of a lot of quality beers and ales competing for top spot. Spitfire is in the top 10 English beers in my opinion. Problem with Shepherd and Neame is they produce so many excellent beers the drinker is spoilt for choice. So its Spitfire for the session, Early Bird and Late Red to match the seasons. 375 characters 3.55/5 rDev -2.2% look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5 L: crystal-clear, burnished tawny liquid... fairly tall, downy head that slowly slinks away... might as well be no lace S: fairly typical for these bottled imports from the UK - bread crust, grassy earth, mildly nutty yeast, dull dried apple, and a touch of black peppercorns T: almost like whole wheat bread and a little drier than expected... in the middle, some soft notes of an unripe pear covered in field dust... toasty with browning dried hop cones on the outer edges, moderately bitter for the origin, with perhaps a tiny nip of dusty dried yeast... touch of sweetness and hop left in the aftertaste F: clean, about medium-bodied, with a smooth, dry finish... quite easy to put back, and hardly filling with its quite mellow carbonation O: though the taste may be ever so slightly off here (no bottle date), this has an assertive, pleasant-enough English hop flavor with arguably a slight edge over the clean yet depth-y malt foundation... you're still not gonna find many American breweries making a pale like this 1,027 characters look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5 Bro' got this and gave me one. Here goes: A: Light, clear brown with sufficient carbonation. Some lacing and an OK head that readily dissipates. Nothing special - generic EPA. S: Generic pale ale. Very grainy but toasty malt (some caramel). Lots of baker's yeast; in fact, the baker's yeast is probably the more prominent flavor. Yeast imparts some fruity, phenolic scents, like in Bass's pale ale. In sum, grainy malt and fruity baker's yeast. T: Follows the nose. Grainy malt followed by bready baker's yeast. Good, but I think Bass is better. F: Toasty, good carbonation. O: Good beer. Nice to kick back with and drink with the folks. 658 characters look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5 Served in two | The Rolls-Royce Spitfire XIX PS853 – Rolls-Royce Home | About | Our story | The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust | Articles | The Rolls-Royce Spitfire XIX PS853 The Rolls-Royce Spitfire XIX PS853 The Supermarine Spitfire is one of the best loved and widely recognised British aircraft of all time. It was designed by Reginald J Mitchell, who also designed the Supermarine S-series racing seaplanes which secured the Schneider Trophy after competition wins in 1927, 1929 and 1931. The prototype Spitfire, K5054, first flew on 5 March 1936 powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin, the last of Sir Henry Royce’s engine concepts before his death. Delivery of the first production Mk1 Spitfires into RAF squadron service took place from July 1938. The Spitfire and the Hawker Hurricane with their Merlin engines achieved lasting fame during the Battle of Britain in 1940. By the time production ceased, more than 22,000 Spitfires and Seafires (naval versions of the Spitfire) were built. Merlin engine developments brought the aircraft better performance, but the last marks of Spitfire used the larger, more powerful Griffon engine. A total of 48 variants were made during the development and production of the aircraft over 10 years. They served in every combat theatre, operating as fighters, fighter-bombers, and reconnaissance aircraft as well as the Seafires which operated from aircraft carriers. It was the only allied fighter to remain in full production and front-line RAF service both prior to and after World War Two. The Spitfire also served in 28 other air forces across the world. The Rolls-Royce Spitfire, PS853, is an unarmed, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, one of a batch of 79 Mk XIXs built at Supermarine, Southampton. The Mk XIX was powered by the 2,050 hp Griffon 65 or 66 and represents the pinnacle of the Spitfire’s development in terms of speed and altitude capability with a top speed of 446mph (730 km/h) and a ceiling of 42,000ft (12,800 m). PS853 was delivered to the Central Photographic Reconnaissance Unit at RAF Benson on 13 January 1945, before moving to Belgium and Holland. The aircraft was engaged on active service with 16 Squadron up until the end of the war and participated in “Operation Crossbow” to detect V1 and V2 launch sites. At the end of the war it remained on duty in Germany until March 1946 when it returned to the UK and was placed in storage. In 1950, PS853 was one of several Mk XIX Spitfires assigned to conduct meteorological research, known as the Temperature and Humidity of the Upper Air Masses (THUM) Flight. PS853 performed the last ever THUM sortie on 10 June 1957. Along with sister XIXs PM631 and PS915, PS853 retired into ceremonial and display duties to form the RAF’s Historic Aircraft Flight, the forerunner of today’s Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF). It spent less than a year with the HAF before being transferred to other duties. In 1963 PS853 was selected for a very special mission where it was used in combat trials with an English Electric Lightning at RAF Binbrook. After completing these trials PS853 was returned to the BBMF in 1964 where it remained until 1995. In 1996, Rolls-Royce bought PS853 to replace the original Rolls-Royce Spitfire XIV, G-ALGT. The aircraft was re-registered as G-RRGN; the RR for obvious reasons and the GN after the drawing number prefix allocated to Griffon engine parts. The aircraft is painted as 'C' of No. 16 Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 2nd Tactical Air Force, being the identity PS853 wore during its wartime service. The Rolls-Royce Spitfire, as PS853 is now popularly known, has become widely renowned as an ambassador for Rolls-Royce appearing at air displays and charity events as well as at our own corporate events. Not only does it represent the heritage of the Spitfire and the Rolls-Royce engines that powered them, it honours the pilots of all nations who flew them and the men and women who built and maintained them. The aircraft is based in a dedicated hangar at East Midlands Airport, near Derby. 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In 2012 British MP Nadine Dorries controversially appeared on what reality TV show? | British lawmaker criticized for joining reality TV show | Fox News British lawmaker criticized for joining reality TV show Published November 06, 2012 Facebook 0 Twitter 0 Email Print In this photo made from video on Sept. 5, 2012, Conservative MP Nadine Dorries talks during Parliament, in London. (AP) LONDON – A British lawmaker is swapping the political jungle for the Australian rainforest and becoming a contestant on a reality TV show. Conservative legislator Nadine Dorries is facing criticism for taking part in "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here," which strands C-list celebrities in the Australian wilderness and subjects them to trials involving assorted creepy-crawlies. Dorries was criticized Tuesday for taking up to a month off from her parliamentary duties. Former Conservative legislator Harry Greenway called the decision "outrageous." In 2006, lawmaker George Galloway appeared on the TV show "Celebrity Big Brother" -- and was widely mocked for escapades that included lapping imaginary milk while pretending to be a cat. Dorries is an outspoken backbencher, best known for her prolific blogging and anti-abortion stance. Advertisement | The Thick of It - 必应 Sign in The Thick of It The Thick of It is a British comedy television series that satirises the inner workings of modern British government. It was first broadcast for two short series on BBC Four in 2005, initially with a small cast focusing on a government minister, his advisers and their party's spin-doctor. The cast was significantly expanded for two hour-long specials to coincide with Christmas and Gordon Brown's appointment as prime minister in 2007, which saw new characters forming the opposition party added to the cast. These characters continued when the show s ... (展开) switched channels to BBC Two for its third series in 2009. A fourth series about a coalition government was broadcast in 2012, with the last episode transmitted on 27 October 2012. In a 2012 interview, series creator Armando Iannucci said the fourth series of the programme would probably be its last. The series has been described as the 21st century's answer to Yes Minister, highlighting the struggles and conflicts between politicians, party spin doctors, advisers, civil servants and the media. As with Yes Minister, the political parties involved are never mentioned by name, although the context makes clear which is which. Iannucci describes it as "Yes Minister meets Larry Sanders". The journalist and former civil servant Martin Sixsmith is an adviser to the writing team, giving some of the storylines an element of realism. The series became well known for its profanity and for featuring storylines which have mirrored, or in some cases predicted real-life policies, events or scandals. A feature film spin-off, In the Loop, was released in the UK on 17 April 2009. A pilot for a U.S. remake of the show was not successful, but Iannucci was subsequently invited to create Veep for HBO, a program with a very similar tone and political issues, with the involvement of some The Thick of It writers and production members. 关于The Thick of It，网友们最关心的问题 1 Background Armando Iannucci originally conceived of a modern political satire after "arguing the case" for Yes Minister in a 2004 Best British Sitcom poll for BBC Two. His idea was commissioned by Roly Keating, the controller of BBC Four, who granted Iannucci limited budget, telling him to "turn that into what you can." Iannucci created the first series of three episodes, which aired in May–June 2005, and a second series, also of three episodes, which followed in October. Writing The series is written by a team of writers led by Armando Iannucci, who also directs the series, with Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Roger Drew, Sean Gray, Ian Martin, Will Smith and Tony Roche. Some of the dialogue is improvised rather than scripted (with the cast credited as providing "additional material"), and includes some very strong language. Peter Capaldi said "Fundamentally 80% of the final cut is the script that we started with. The improvisation just makes it feel more real and not written." Prior to rehearsals, the scripts are sent to a "swearing consultant" in Lancaster called Ian Martin, who adds some of the more colourful language. The programme's producer is Adam Tandy, who has produced all of Iannucci's television projects since 2000. The programme is shot with hand-held cameras to give it a sense of vérité or fly-on-the-wall documentary. The documentary style is furthered by the absence of any incidental music or laughter track. The Thick of It Plot The action centres on the fictional Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship ("DoSAC" – previously the Department of Social Affairs, or "DSA", prior to the reshuffle of episode five), which supposedly came out of the prime minister's passing enthusiasm for "joined-up government". Thus it acts as a "super department" overseeing many others, which enables different political themes to be dealt with in the programme, similar to the Department of Administrative Affairs in Yes Minister. Hugh Abbot, played by Chris Langham, is a blundering minister heading the department, who is continually trying to do his job under the watchful eye of Malcolm Tu |
Often used as bedding or house plants, how is Impatiens walleriana better known? | Impatiens: How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Impatiens | The Old Farmer's Almanac How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Impatiens White and orange impatiens Rate this Article: Average: 3.7 (204 votes) Impatiens is a beautiful annual that makes an excellent houseplant or summer bedding plant. It is also known as “Busy Lizzie” and its name is a Latin word that describes the way its seeds shoot out of its pods when ripe (the slightest touch can make a ripe impatiens seed pod burst open and scatter its seeds). Impatiens like shade and moisture. Planting Plant impatiens transplants after the last spring frost in humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil. Make sure the plants have some shelter from the wind. The closer impatiens plants are, the taller they will grow, so space accordingly (impatiens plants can grown anywhere between 6 and 30 inches tall). For flower beds, plant 8 to 12 inches apart so the plants will stay low to the ground. You can mix in compost or a slow-release fertilizer before transplanting to help the plants. If you have impatiens plants in containers, use a sterile or soil-less growing mixture to ensure better drainage for the plants. Care The most important thing to remember about impatiens plants is to water them regularly. Keep them moist, but not too wet. If the plants dry out, they will lose their leaves. If you over-water the plants, this could encourage fungal diseases. Remember container plants will need more water. Pests/Diseases | What famous sauce is manufactured by McIlhenny & Co? Tabasco What year was th - Pastebin.com In what country can one find 40 species of lemurs? A: Madagascar. RAW Paste Data What famous sauce is manufactured by McIlhenny & Co? Tabasco What year was the first motor race held that was classed as Formula 1? 1950 In the wild west, how was Henry McCarty better known? Billy The Kid How many stories did each of the World Trade Towers have? 110 What is the name of the cafe in Coronation Street? Roy's Rolls According to the BBC how many rooms are there in Buckingham Palace? 775 What is the busiest single-runway airport in the world? London Gatwick By number of films made, which country has the largest film industry? India Who lit the Olympic flame at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics? Muhammad Ali On what day of the year is St George's day held? 23rd of April The scientific unit lumen is used in the measurement of what? Light Which Apollo moon mission was the first to carry a lunar rover vehicle? Apollo 15 Who wrote the Twilight series of novels? Stephenie Meyer What is the capital of India? New Delhi Who wrote the poem 'The Owl and the Pussycat'? Edward Lear Which country had a secret police force known as the Tonton Macoute? Haiti In which city is the European Parliament based? Strasbourg Gala, Jonagold and Pink Lady are varieties of which fruit? Apple Which organ of the body is affected by Bright's Disease? Kidney What is the boiling point of water in Kelvin? 373 K What was the 1st human invention that broke the sound barrier? The whip What name was given to the Samurai code of honour? Bushido What colour is the bullseye on a standard dartboard? Red What song does the main character wake up to every morning in Groundhog Day? I Got You Babe What is the only Central American country in which baseball, not soccer, is the people's favourite sport? Nicaragua What is the largest fresh water lake in North America? Lake Superior Which South American country was named after the Italian city of Venice? Venezuela How many rounds are there in an olympic boxing match? 4 The highest temperature ever recorded outside in the shade was recorded in Azizah, in Africa. In which country is this city located? Libya Which Hasbro `action figure` got its name from a Robert Mitchum film? G.I. Joe In which country is the highest mountain in South America? Argentina How many emirates make up the United Arab Emirates? 7 If you were putting numbers on new changing room lockers to be numbered from 1 to 100, how many times would you use the number 9? 20 Which famous group performed the first ever song on Top Of The Pops in 1964? The Rolling Stones Who wrote the novel Revolutionary Road, which was made into a successful feature film? Richard Yates Which supermodel is seen pole dancing in the White Stripes video for the song `I Just Don`t Know What To Do With Myself`? Kate Moss Which band has released albums titled `Word Gets Around`, `Just Enough Education To Perform` and `Pull The Pin`? Stereophonics In the Adrian Mole Diaries, what is the surname of his girlfriend? Braiwaithe Charlotte Edwards led England`s women to World Cup glory in which sport in March 2009? Cricket What is sake made from? Rice Affenpinscher, Keeshond and Leonberger are all types of what? Dog Who won the 2009 Rugby World Sevens Cup? Wales Who is the only player to win a Champion`s League medal, the Premiership and the FA Cup, and to be relegated from the Premiership without going on to play in the Championship? Kanu With which club did David Beckham make his football league debut? Preston North End Who is the host of the TV show Q.I.? Stephen Fry Anyone Can Fall In Love was a chart hit set to the theme tune of which TV show? EastEnders Who is the only character to appear in the first ever Coronation Street who is still in the show at 2009? Ken Barlow The film `Black Hawk Down` was loosely based on a true incident that took place in 1993 in which country? Somalia What word does the bird constantly repeat in Edgar Allan Poe`s classic poem `The Raven`? Nevermore In the board game `Risk`, what c |
In 1962 when minister Pat Robertson decided to prop-up a failing TV channel, he set a membership goal with each member contributing $10 a month to sustain the channel. How many people did Robertson plan on making members? | The Power Hour News SEPTEMBER 2011 Syrian regime supporters pelt US envoy with eggs BEIRUT (AP) � Angry supporters of President Bashar Assad's regime hurled tomatoes and eggs at the U.S. ambassador to Syria on Thursday as he entered the office of a leading opposition figure and then tried to break into the building, trapping him inside for three hours. The Obama administration blamed the Syrian government for the attack in Damascus, saying it was part of an ongoing, orchestrated campaign to intimidate American diplomats in the country. Gilo plan �a flagrant violation of international law� Ankara- Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu issued on Thursday September 29th, 2011 statement condemning decision by Israeli occupation authorities to permit construction of new homes in the illegal Israeli settlement of �Gilo� in the Occupied East Jerusalem. �It raises serious suspicions about its sincerity, true intentions,� he announced. France: Iran faces high risk of military strike. Russia practices Iranian reprisal DEBKAfile - Ambassador Gerard Araud warned Wednesday, Sept. 28 that Iran runs a high risk of a military strike if it continues on the path to nuclear proliferation. "Some countries won't accept the prospect of Tehran reaching the threshold of nuclear armament," he said. "Personally I am convinced that it would be a very complicated operation �with disastrous consequences in the region." Hands off our taxpayers, Flaherty tells U.S. Jim Flaherty, Canada's Finance Minister, has leapt into a simmering battle over a U.S. tax crackdown in Canada, accusing the United States Friday of targeting and frightening "honest and law-abiding" people who generally owe no taxes... On a second front, "government-to-government conversations" are underway involving the U.S. Treasury Department on proposed U.S. legislation that will compel Canadian banks to turn over information on their American clients to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, according to a source briefed on the matter. UN salaries hiked 'dramatically' The Obama administration told the United Nations that too few of its 10,307 workers are being cut and average salaries, currently $119,000 a year, have risen �dramatically.� The U.S. ambassador for UN management and reform, Joseph M. Torsella, said today that the proposed $5.2 billion UN budget for the next two years would scrap only 44 jobs, a 0.4 percent reduction. After an �onslaught� of add-ons, the 2012-13 budget would rise more than 2 percent to $5.5 billion, he said. Hugo Chavez in hospital 'for kidney failure' Sep 29, 2011 - The leftist, staunchly anti-US stalwart Chavez went into the Military Hospital in Caracas on Tuesday morning, the report on the newspaper's website said, citing anonymous sources with knowledge of the case. "He was in fairly serious overall condition," a source told the Miami-based Spanish-language daily. "When he arrived, he was in quite serious shape and that is why he was brought in for emergency care."... On Sunday, Chavez sought to assure Venezuelans he was healthy, telling them that cancer-fighting chemotherapy treatment has not left him with any debilitating side effects. U.S. News, Politics & Government 700 Pilots Question United Continental Merger Issues in Wall Street Protest- Corporate Media refuses to report it More than 700 Continental and United Continental pilots took to Wall Street on Tuesday to protest slow contract negotiations and misinformation regarding merger integration. The demonstrating pilots marched together, queitely, in order and in full uniform, holding two signs. �Merger Progress is More than Painting Airplanes,� said one sign. �Management is Destroying our Airline,� said another sign. See photos here. Poll: Ron Paul v Obama a dead heat in Fla. Public Policy Polling, a Democratic-leaning polling firm, shows Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, and former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., trailing President Obama by | Committed Cynic | Better than being a politician, or a pundit. Better than being a politician, or a pundit. Essential reading for the committed cynic September 30, 2009 If you want to stay informed about the UK’s political shenanigans, then Private Eye is essential reading. The magazine is published fortnightly, and gives more details on the goings-on in and around British politics than anything else you can buy (it’s £1.50 well-spent). It also has the distinction of being Britain’s most-sued publication; not that surprising if you know how truly appalling UK libel laws are. Were you try and set up a similar publication today, nobody would offer any financial backing because of the outrageous risks involved. The magazine’s editor, Ian Hislop , has become almost blasé about that. In one high-profile case brought by that pillar of society Robert Maxwell , his remark to reporters outside the court upon losing was, “I’ve just given a fat cheque to a fat Czech“. As some might remember, that unctuous media mogul who was born Ján Ludvík Hoch, once owned, and was chairman of, Oxford United Football Club. Perennially absent from the team’s matches, the fans had their own little chant for the man who saved their club from bankruptcy: “He’s fat. He’s round. He’s never at the ground. It’s Cap’n Bob, Cap’n Bob“. Rupert Murdoch, better known to Eye readers as The Dirty Digger,saw his arch-rival, Maxwell, subsequently vanish – supposedly falling off his yacht in the middle of the ocean. The body was never found, and the timing of the disappearance was spookily convenient; there was a huge scandal surrounding the fact that he had robbed the pension funds of his newspapers to prop up his business empire. Ian Hislop – on the other hand – is, allegedly, still alive and doing rather well. He’s instantly recognisable to most people in the UK as one of the team captains on the popular satirical show, Have I Got News For You . And to close, let me explain the joke in the above magazine cover for non-UK readers. Question Time is a popular topical debate programme on the BBC. Sometime in the coming month, it expected that the leader of the British National Party will appear on the show . The BNP are the inheritors of Oswald Mosley’s legacy, and successors to the British Union of Facists . The speech bubble is a play on host David Dimbleby ‘s manner when selecting members of the audience to put questions to the panel. As a comment below suggests I add, the actual origin of the show’s name comes from a long-running tradition of the British House of Commons, Prime Minister’s Questions . Computer security that works? September 30, 2009 While I am happily sitting here typing away in Linux ( Ubuntu 9.04 ), the vast majority of desktop PC users are still stuck with Windows. Yes, I still have a copy of Windows on my PC, but I’m somewhat forced to do so; I need to be able to run Internet Explorer to test websites. As virtually everyone will attest, possibly the biggest headache with Windows is the threat of viruses and all the other malicious software that wants to control your PC, spy on what you’re doing, or use you your machine to help launch a distributed denial of service attack against some random individual or company. In short, with Windows security software is essential. For quite some time, Microsoft has made a couple of products to help with this – the first was their firewall, and the second is Windows Defender, a tool to scan your PC for hidden-away malicious software. This left most people without an actual anti-virus solution. Actually, what it generally means is that when you buy a new PC the bundle of software included with it probably included something from Symatec – commonly known to most as Norton anti-virus. I’m old enough to remember when Norton products were good, but that was quite some time before Windows XP came out. The crap they shovel out now will slow your PC down more than having half a dozen viruses installed. And, to top it all, you have to keep paying Symatec protection money to keep it working. That is the whole purpos |
Which river forms much of the boundary between Norfolk and Suffolk? | Waterways of Suffolk Waterways of Suffolk Navigable Rivers and Canals within Suffolk The Little Ouse near Brandon Bridge. Ipswich & Stowmarket Navigation The whole navigation was within Suffolk. Waterway Description: This 16 mile navigation linked the two towns. There were 15 locks including the tidal lock at Ipswich. For more information see the River Gipping entry. For more details see the Waterway details page . Lakenheath Lode (Great Ouse) The whole waterway is within Suffolk. Waterway Description: For more details see the Waterway details page . Lark - Orwell Canal project A proposal for a canal that would have been entirely within Suffolk. Waterway Description: A proposal for a 31 mile canal from the River Lark at Bury to the Orwell estuary at Mistley. Never authorised or built. History: For more details see the Waterway details page . Little Ouse or Brandon River Waterway's place in Suffolk : Most of this river forms the boundary between Norfolk and Suffolk, except for about two miles, where it passes first through Suffolk and then through Norfolk before returning to its course on the county boundary, and the first 3� miles from the original head of the navigable river at Thetford Town Bridge, which is wholly within Norfolk. Waterway Description: A 22.5 mile tributary of the Great Ouse. Currently only navigable for 13 miles. History: For more details see the Waterway details page . Norfolk and Suffolk Broads These navigations are all within Norfolk and Suffolk. Waterway Description: Over 200 miles of broads and rivers under the supervision of The Broads Authority. History: For more details see the Waterway details page . Oulton Broad and Dyke The whole waterway is in Suffolk. Waterway Description: For more details see the Waterway details page . River Alde Waterway's place in Suffolk : Waterway Description: Twenty one miles of river in Suffolk. It is difficult and dangerous due to the shifting shingle bar across the entrance. It runs from Snape Bridge to Shingle Street (a village destroyed in the war). Whilst the entrance is shingle its banks are very muddy. For more details see the Waterway details page . River Blyth A river entirely within Suffolk. Waterway Description: A five and a half mile tidal navigation near Southwold, Suffolk. Runs from the River Mouth to Blythburgh. History: An Act of 1757 authorised the navigation but the locks were closed in 1934, by an order under the 1930 Land Drainage Act. For more details see the Waterway details page . River Deben The whole river is in Suffolk. Waterway Description: This tidal Suffolk river runs 11 miles near Woodbridge. History: For more details see the Waterway details page . River Gipping The whole river is within Suffolk. Waterway Description: Was an improved river navigation of 15 miles 7 furlongs, and 15 locks, between Ipswich and Stowmarket. History: Authorised by Acts of 1790 and 1793 and administered by the Ipswich & Stowmarket Navigation Co., completed in 1798, the company was wound up in 1929. For more details see the Waterway details page . River Lark (Great Ouse) Waterway's place in Suffolk : From the original head of navigation, at Northgate Dock in Bury St Edmunds, the river is wholly in Suffolk until its junction with Lee Brook. It then becomes the boundary between Suffolk and Cambidgeshire until about a mile before Prickwillow, where it crosses into Cambridgeshire. Waterway Description: A tributary of the Great Ouse, originally navigable for 24.5 miles from Bury St Edmunds but now only navigable from Judes Ferry, 10 miles. History: For more details see the Waterway details page . River Orwell A river entirely within Suffolk. Waterway Description: For more details see the Waterway details page . River Stour (Suffolk) Waterway's place in Suffolk : The river forms the boundary between Suffolk and Essex so practically the whole river is shared by both counties. Some changes to the course of the river over the years have caused the river to cross wholly in to one county or the other for short distances. Waterway Description: Runs 35.5 miles from Sudbu | England–Wales border Privacy & Advertising England–Wales border The England–Wales border is the border between England and Wales , two of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom . [1] It runs for 257 km (160 miles) from the Dee estuary , in the north, to the Severn estuary in the south. It has followed broadly the same line since the 8th century, and in part that of Offa’s Dyke ; the modern boundary was fixed in 1536, when the former marcher lordships which occupied the border area were abolished and new county boundaries were created. The administrative boundary of Wales was confirmed in the Local Government Act 1972 . Whether Monmouthshire was part of Wales, or an English county treated for most purposes as though it were Welsh, was also settled by the 1972 Act, which included it in Wales. Contents The River Dee marking the England–Wales border between Holt and Farndon Bilingual “Welcome to England” sign The modern boundary between Wales and England runs from the salt marshes of the Dee estuary adjoining the Wirral Peninsula , across reclaimed land to the River Dee at Saltney just west of Chester . It then loops south to include within England an area south-west of Chester, before rejoining the Dee, and then loops east of the river to include within Wales a large area known as Maelor , formerly an exclave of Flintshire , between Bangor-on-Dee (in Wales) and Whitchurch (in England). Returning to the River Dee as far as Chirk , the boundary then loops to the west, following Offa’s Dyke itself for about 2 miles, and including within England the town of Oswestry , before reaching the River Vyrnwy at Llanymynech . It follows the Vyrnwy to its confluence with the River Severn , and then continues southwards, rising over Long Mountain east of Welshpool . East of Montgomery , the boundary again follows the line of Offa’s Dyke for about 2 miles, before looping eastwards to include within Wales a large area near Churchstoke . It then runs westwards to the River Teme , and follows the river south-eastwards through Knighton before turning south towards the River Lugg at Presteigne , which is within Wales. The boundary continues southwards across hills to the River Wye , and follows the river upstream for a short distance to Hay-on-Wye , on the Welsh side of the border. It continues southwards and rises through and across the Black Mountains , following the Hatterall Ridge past Llanthony on the Welsh side and Longtown on the English side, to reach the River Monnow near Pandy . It then generally follows the river, past Pontrilas (in England) and Skenfrith (in Wales), towards Monmouth , looping eastwards to include the town itself and a surrounding area within Wales. At Redbrook , the boundary again reaches the Wye, and follows the river southwards, past Tintern and Chepstow on the Welsh side, to its confluence with the Severn at the Severn Bridge . The boundary then continues down the Severn estuary towards the Bristol Channel , with the small island of Flat Holm being administered within Wales and the neighbouring island of Steep Holm within England. Administrative boundary The boundary passes between the current local authority principal areas of Flintshire , Wrexham , Powys and Monmouthshire , in Wales; and Cheshire West and Chester , Shropshire , Herefordshire and Forest of Dean district of Gloucestershire , in England. In relation to the historic counties, it passes between the historic counties of Flintshire , Denbighshire , Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire , Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire on the Welsh side; and Cheshire , Shropshire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire on the English side . There are several places where the border runs along the centre of a lane or street, resulting in properties on one side of the street being in Wales and those on the other side being in England. Notable examples include Boundary Lane in Saltney and the main street of Llanymynech . History Post-Roman Welsh kingdoms or tribes. The modern border between England and Wales is shown in purple. Origins Before and during the Roman occupation |
"Which English comic actor do you associate with the line ""Infamy, Infamy, They've all got it in for me""?" | Carry On quip voted funniest one-liner | Daily Mail Online Carry On quip voted funniest one-liner Last updated at 10:08 04 April 2007 Kenneth Williams' Carry On gag "Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it in for me!" has been voted the funniest film one-liner. Williams uttered the words as Julius Caesar in 1964 romp Carry On Cleo. It was named the best one-liner in a poll of 1,000 comedians, industry figures and film fans by Sky Movies Comedy. Second in the survey was from the Life of Brian: "He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy." Third was the Airplane! classic in which Leslie Nielseon is told: "Surely you can't be serious," and replies: "I am serious - and don't call me Shirley." Nine of the top 10 one-liners were delivered by men. They include Woody Allen's famous quip from Annie Hall: "Don't knock masturbation. It's sex with someone I love." Bob McCabe, film critic and author of The Rough Guide To Comedy, said: "It's great to see two British movies in the top three and well-established classics with great lasting power. "I thought that Kenneth Williams would win, as it is a great stand-alone joke, the joke is simple and no build-up to the line is needed." Top 10: 1) "Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it in for me!" Kenneth Williams as Julius Caesar - Carry On Cleo (1964) 2) "He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy." Terry Jones as Brian's mum - Life Of Brian (1979) 3) "Surely you can't be serious?" "I am serious - and don't call me Shirley." Leslie Nielsen as Dr Rumack - Airplane! (1980) 4) "Remember you're fighting for this woman's honour, which is probably more than she ever did." Groucho Marx as Rufus T Firefly - Duck Soup (1933) 5) "Don't knock masturbation. It's sex with someone I love." Woody Allen as Alvy Singer - Annie Hall (1977) 6) "Do you have a licence for your minkey?" Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau - The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) 7) "Is that... is that hair gel?" Cameron Diaz as Mary Jensen - There's Something About Mary (1998) 8) Gentlemen, you can't fight in here. This is the War Room." Peter Sellers as President Merkin Muffley - Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb (1963) 9) "Nice beaver!" "Thank you. I just had it stuffed." Leslie Nielsen as Lt Frank Drebin and Priscilla Presley as Jane Spencer - The Naked Gun: From The Files of Police Squad! (1988) 10) "When I met Mary I got that old-fashioned romantic feeling where I'd do anything to bone her." Jim Carrey as Lloyd Christmas - Dumb and Dumber (1994) | 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: |
Professor Wallofski was a comic creation of which English comedian and actor? | Max Wall (1908-1990) - YouTube Max Wall (1908-1990) 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 Mar 1, 2010 Max Wall, born Maxwell George Lorimer (12th March 1908 - 21st May 1990), was an English comedian and actor, whose performing career covered music hall, theatre, films and television. He is best remembered for his ludicrously attired and hilariously strutting Professor Wallofski. This creation notably influenced John Cleese, who has acknowledged Max Wall's influence on the creation of his own Ministry of Silly Walks sketch for Monty Python. After appearing in many musicals and stage comedies in the 1930s, Wall's career went into decline, and he was reduced to working in obscure nightclubs. He then joined the Royal Air Force during World War II and served for three years until he was invalided out in 1943. Wall re-emerged during the 1950s when producers and directors rediscovered his comic talents, along with the expressive power of his tragic clown face and the distinctive sad falling cadences of his voice. He secured television appearances and, having attracted Samuel Beckett's attention, he won parts in Waiting for Godot and Krapp's Last Tape. In 1966 he appeared as Père Ubu in Jarry's Ubu Roi, and in 1972 he toured with Mott the Hoople on their "Rock n' Roll Circus tour", gaining a new audience. His straight acting gained him this review in 1974: "Max Wall makes Olivier look like an amateur in The Entertainer at Greenwich Theatre...." (The Guardian, 27th November 1974). On the afternoon of 20th May 1990, Wall fell at Simpson's Restaurant in central London, fracturing his skull. He never regained consciousness, and died early the next morning at Westminster Hospital. He was 82. He was buried in Highgate Cemetery. Wall was survived by four sons, Michael, Melvin, Martin and Meredith, and a daughter, Maxine. Category | BBC - Comedy - The Goon Show The Goon Show The Goon Show This is the programme that set Spike Milligan on the path to comic iconhood, Peter Sellers on the road to stardom, Michael Bentine on the crazy paving to 'Potty Time' and Harry Secombe on the highway to... er... 'Highway'. It also provided uproarious silliness to millions and gave generations of writers and gave performers from Monty Python to Eddie Izzard licence to smash down (comic) conventions. Like many other great comics of the period, Milligan, Sellers, Secombe and Bentine developed their performing skills during service in World War II. After the war they met while scrabbling around for work in London, becoming regulars at "The Grafton Arms" whose landlord, Jimmy Grafton, put them in touch with the BBC. By 1951 they had convinced the Beeb to let them put on the show that would launch comedy on a new path and hundreds of silly voices on a nation. Driven by the (literally) manic energy of Milligan's scripts and a shared sense of humour, The Goon Show was unlike anything ever heard before. Initially it was a series of sketches, featuring a cast of regular characters and running under the title "Those Crazy People" (the BBC didn't understand the term "goon", which Milligan had taken from 1930s "Popeye" comics). By the time of Bentine's departure at the end of series two, however, the familiar format of ludicrous plots, surreal humour ("What time is it Eccles?", "Just a minute. I've got it written down on a piece of paper"), dreadful puns (many of them old army favourites, like the character of Hugh Jampton, permanently excused shorts), catchphrases ("Have a gorilla", "No, I only smoke baboons") and weird sound effects, all interspersed with musical intervals, was firmly in place. Plots were usually surreal romps through old standbys such as spy drama, murder mystery and wartime heroics, with titles like "The Toothpaste Expedition", "The International Christmas Pudding" and "The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler of Bexhill-on-Sea" giving a flavour of the liberties Milligan was willing to take with such material. It was the characters, though, that made the show, from innocent Neddie Seagoon (Secombe) to the idiotic Eccles ([Sings] "I talk to the trees... that's why they put me away") and ancient Minnie Bannister ("we'll all be murdered in our beds") (both Milligan) to suave villain Grytpype-Thynne, military-man-on-the-make Major Bloodnok ("Moneyyyyyyy!") and, of course, squeaky-voiced boyscout Bluebottle ("Enter Bluebottle wearing string and cardboard pyjamas. Waits for audience applause. Not a sausage") (all Sellers). The programme ran for 10 years, with most of its 200-plus episodes written by Milligan (often assisted by Eric Sykes and John Antrobus among others), who was driven to a nervous breakdown at one stage by the weekly pressure of producing a script. Since the programme ended in 1960 it has been in constant demand as a repeat and has been broadcast all over the globe. 60 years after it started it retains the power to reduce audiences to helpless laughter; no comedy could ask for more. Cast |
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Which chemical element, Atomic Number 17, gets its name from the Greek word for green ? | Chemical Element: chlorine - Word Information Chemical Element: chlorine (Greek: chloros, grass-green; a reference to the color of the gas which tends to be greenish-yellow; gas) Chemical-Element Information Atomic number: 17 Year discovered: 1774 or 1810 Discovered by: Karl Wilhelm Scheele (1742-1786), a Swedish chemist, and credit is given to Sir Humphry Davy for showing that chlorine was an element not an oxygen compound. Karl Wilhelm Scheele discovered many simple compounds from plants and animals, to say nothing of such poisonous gases as hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen sulfide, and hydrogen cyanide. Scheele was also involved in the discovery of a number of elements, though he never managed to get undisputed credit for a single one of them. By 1774, he had done most of the preliminary work that led to the discovery of the element manganese. His friend, the Swedish mineralogist Johan Gottlieb Gahn (1745-1818); however, completed the final step and got credit for the discovery. Again, in 1774, Scheele isolated the gas chlorine, which was unusual in that it was not colorless. Chlorine is greenish-yellow and its name is derived from the Greek word for “green”. Scheele’s problem was that he didn’t recognize chlorine to be an element because he thought it was a combination of some substance with oxygen. Since Scheele thought the resulting gas contained oxygen, Sir Humphry Davy proposed and confirmed chlorine to be an element in 1810, and he also named the element. Scheele obtained chlorine through the reaction of the mineral pyrolusite (manganese dioxide) with hydrochloric acid (then known as muriatic acid). Davy had worked with hydrochloric acid (a strong acid) and he showed that it contained no oxygen. This was the final blow to the general assumption that oxygen was essential to acids. Hydrochloric acid did contain chlorine, and Scheele thought chlorine was an oxygen-containing compound. In 1810, Davy showed this was not true, and that chlorine was an element. For this reason, Davy, rather than Scheele usually receives credit for the discovery of chlorine. Name in other languages: | Elements Named for Places - Element Toponyms Berkelium – University of California at Berkeley Californium – State of California and University of California at Berkeley Copper - probably named for Cyprus Darmstadtium – Darmstadt, Germany Erbium – Ytterby, a town in Sweden Europium – Europe Francium – France Gallium – Gallia, Latin for France. Also named for Lecoq de Boisbaudran, the element's discoverer (Lecoq in Latin is gallus) Germanium – Germany Hafnium – Hafnia, Latin for Copenhagen Hassium – Hesse, Germany Holmium – Holmia, Latin for Stockholm Lutetium – Lutecia, ancient name for Paris Magnesium – Magnesia prefecture in Thessaly, Greece Rhenium – Rhenus, Latin for Rhine, a German province continue reading below our video 4 Tips for Improving Test Performance Ruthenium – Ruthenia, Latin for Russia Scandium – Scandia, Latin for Scandinavia Strontium – Strontian, a town in Scotland Terbium – Ytterby, Sweden Thulium – Thule, a mythical island in the far north (Scandinavia?) Ytterbium – Ytterby, Sweden |
This was used first as a spice by the Chinese, throughout the Middle Ages and the Renaissance in Europe, and was still popular in the 18th century as an ingredient in hot chocolate; what was it? | The Food Timeline--Christmas food history Buche de Noel is one of many traditional cakes baked at Christmas. As the name suggests, it is of French origin. The name of this recipe literally translates as "Christmas log," referring to the traditional Yule log burned centuries past. The ingedients suggest the cake is most likely a 19th century creation. That's when thinly rolled sponge cakes filled with jam or cream and covered with buttercream icing begin to show up in European cook books. Marzipan and meringue , typically employed for decorative purposes, date to the Medieval Ages and the 17th century respectively. We find no person/place/company credited for having *invented* this particular confection. "[In France] where the buche de Noel, a roll of light sponge cake, is covered in chocolate or coffee buttercream textured to resemble bark. The conceit is carried further by mounding the cream over small pieces of cake stuck to the main roll, to represent trimmed branches. The ends of the roll and the cut faces of the branches are finished with vanilla cream, imitating pale newly cut wood, and the whole is decorated with leaves made from icing, or meringue mushrooms." ---Oxford Companion to Food, Alan Davidson, [Oxford University Press:Oxford] 1999 (p. 184) Buche de Noel recipe sampler [1938] "Buche de Noel.--Gateau symbolique qu l'on prepare chez tous les patissieres de France, a l'occasion de la fete de Noel. Cette buche se fait generalement avec des abaisses de genoise fine, qu l'on fourre avec des cremes diverses (le plus souvent, une dreme au beurre), qu l'on faconne en forme de buche, et que l'on decore a la poches munie d'une couille cannellee, avec une creme au beurre aux chocolate ou au moka qui cimule l'enorce de al buche. Nota: Pour le Noel, on fait aussi un autre gateau symbolique auquel on donne l'aspect d'un sabot. Ce gateau, qu l'on fait ordinarement en nougat, se garnit de petits fours divers." ---Larousse Gastronomique, Prospere Montagne [Librarie Larousse:Paris] 1938 (p. 528) [1941] "Buche de Noel Cuire des marrons, trois minutes; extraire leur chair de leur cosse. Bien les nettoyer. Les faire cuire, vingt minutes, a l'eau bouillant. Les ecraser et les melanges a chaud avec: 125 grammes de beurre fondu, 125 gr. de sucre en poudre, 125 gr. de chocolate. Rouler le tout dans un papier beurre, en forme de cylindre. Laisser refroidir, six heures. Oter le papier. Tracer les stries de la buche avec une fourchette." --- Le Livre de La Patisserie: Recettes Practiques, editions du cep [E. Pigelet, Paris Depot:Paris] 1941 (p. 141-2) [1962] "Yule Log (Buche de Noel) The yule log cake is served at the midnight feast that follows Mass on Christmas Eve. Although it does not take the place of our flaming Christmas pudding, it makes a nice dessert to serve at any time during the Christmas season. 4 egg yolks Candy canes Why are some candies associated with Christmas? Hundreds of years ago sugar was very expensive. It was a food of the wealthy. For other people, it was a special treat saved for holidays (Christmas, Easter) and other special occasions (weddings, christenings). Many of these traditions remain today. About candy . Food historians tell us that hard candies (sticks, losenges, etc.) were originally manufactured for medicinal purposes. This idea survives today in the form of cough drops. Confectioners were quick to recognize the popularity of hard candy, in its various forms. Before long, hard candies of all sorts of shapes, sizes, and flavors were produced for "recreational" purposes. "The concept of sugar as medicine probably came from the tradition of Moslem physicians. They came from a culture which knew and used sugar...That sugar was an expensive and exotic luxury, used medicinally by the subtle and learned Arabs, probably helped reinforce medieval European ideas of its intrinsic goodness. There were plenty of ailments in northern Europe for which sugar was considered suitable treatment--coughs, colds, chest infections, agues. The Christ allowed that sugar was medicinal (St. Thomas Aquinas himself appa | Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: 22nd Feb–Cup/Plate Semi Finals 22nd Feb–Cup/Plate Semi Finals Questions set by Plough Horntails and the Dolphin 1. How many hoops are used in the standard game of Croquet? A, 6. 2. Which African kingdom was known as Basutoland before it gained independence in 1966? A. Lesotho. 3. The work "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" is the textbook of which religious movement founded in 1879? A. Christian Science. 4. What is the fruit of the Blackthorn called? A. The Sloe. 5. How many countries sit on the full United Nations Security Council? A. 15. 6. According to the book of Genesis, which land lay to the "east of Eden"? A. The Land of Nod. 7. What is the name of the southernmost point of Africa? A. Cape Agulhas (note: The Cape of Good Hope is just south of Cape Town and is NOT correct). 8. Responding to a pressing issue in year 1095, what appeal did Pope Urban II make to Kings, Nobles and Knights in a sermon at the Council of Clermont? A. Please help to regain the Holy Lands… the First Crusade. (Accept any answer relating to freeing Jerusalem from Moslems/ Mohammadens / Turks/ Saracens) 9. Who holds the post of High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union? A. Baroness Ashton (Accept Catherine Ashton). 10. Which city was awarded the 1944 Summer Olympic Games? A. London. 11. In which country did the Maoist organization the Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) operate? A. Peru. 12. Which major city’s name translates into English as Fragrant Harbour? A. Hong Kong. 13. In which country was the Granny Smith apple first grown? A. Australia (in 1868) 15. Who was the architect of Coventry Cathedral? A. Basil Spence. 16. Who opened an historic address to his people with the following, “In this grave hour, perhaps the most fateful in our history, I send to every household of my peoples, both at home and overseas, this message, spoken with the same depth of feeling for each one of you as if I were able to cross your threshold and speak to you myself.” A. King George VI (as taken from the King’s Speech) 17. Which car company makes the Alhambra model? A. Seat. 18. Which car company makes a model called the Sirion? A. Diahatsu 19. What is the Nationality of Stefaan Engels who set a World record on Saturday 5th February in Barcelona by completing a marathon every day for a year, a total of 9,569 miles? A. Belgian. 20. Who wrote Memoirs of a Fox-hunting Man and Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, as well as collections of poetry? A. Siegfried Sassoon. 21. Approximately what percentage of the planet’s surface is covered by Tropical rainforests? A. 2% (but they are home to more than 50% species on Earth). Accept any figure less than 5%. 22. What is the name of the point on the Celestial sphere directly below an observer or a given position? A. Nadir. (Note this is the opposite of zenith). 23. What is the term, of French origin, loosely translated 'into mouth', for using facial muscles and shaping the lips for the mouthpiece to play a woodwind or brass musical instrument? A. Embouchure (origin, em = into, bouche = mouth) also accept embrasure. 24. In his 2011 memoir, ‘Known and Unknown’, which US ex-politician tries to deflect blame onto others including Colin Powell and Condoleeza Rice, for Iraq War mistakes? A. Donald Rumsfeld. (The book title alludes to Rumsfeld's famous statement: "There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns - the ones we don't know we don't know..." The statement was made by Rumsfeld on February 12, 2002 at a press briefing addressing the absence of evidence linking the Iraq government with the supply of weapons of mass destruction to terrorist groups.) 25. How many vertices (corners) has a regular dodecahedron (a dodecahedron is a 3D form with 12 faces)? A. 20. 26. The Salmon River in Idaho, USA is known by what nickname, It is also the name of a 1954 film, whose title soundtrack was recorded by each of it |
What connects Lake Erie to the Hudson River? | Champlain Canal - Erie Canal, Oswego Canal and Champlain Canal Guide Champlain Canal A large yacht entering a lock. Length: 3 Free Docking, Boat Launches, and Marinas Along the Champlain Canal The Champlain Canal follows the traditional Native American route that connects the Hudson River to Lake Champlain and eventually the Saint Lawrence Seaway. Officially beginning at Waterford where the Erie Canal departs from the Hudson River, the 60 mile long Champlain Canal continues upstream along the Hudson River to Fort Edward. At Fort Edward , the canal branches away from the Hudson River towards Whitehall. Whitehall lies at the base of Lake Champlain , where boaters can continue to travel northwards enjoying the picturesque beauty of Lake Champlain . For the transient boater, one can continue to travel northward to Montreal, Canada via the Chambly Canal and the Saint Lawrence Seaway. The modern day canal is part of New York State Canal System and the Lakes to Locks Passage in honor of the route's importance to the freedom of the United States. Along this route there are many historic places to visit, many of which were key towns in independence of our the United States. The Hudson River portion of the Champlain Canal is wide and lined with houses. As one approaches Fort Edward and the man-made portion of the canal, the houses fade and scenic fields line the canal. Cows walk right up to the canal for water. The 60 miles of canal really have something for everyone; check out each town to see what you will like. Champlain Canal History Main article: Old Champlain Canal The waterway route connecting New York City with Montreal via the Hudson River, Wood Creek, Lake Champlain and the Richelieu River has played a critical role in the history of New York and the United States. Many famous battles have taken place along this route including Native American conflicts and battles of the French and Indian War, Revolutionary War and War of 1812. On April 15, 1817, to enhance trade in the area and export precious raw materials out of the Champlain Valley, a bill was passed by New York Legislators which appropriated funds and created a committee to build a navigable waterway connecting the Lower Hudson River with Lake Champlain (as well as the Lower Hudson River with Lake Erie...the Erie Canal ). Six years later the Champlain Canal was officially opened on September 10, 1823 simultaneously with the stretch of Erie Canal from Albany to Rochester. The 64 mile waterway between Whitehall and Waterford consisted of 46.5 miles of artificial channel and 17.5 miles improved river. The canal was enlarged many times and the current Champlain Canal primarily uses the Hudson River from Waterford to Fort Edward and parallels the original canal from Fort Edward to Whitehall at the foot of Lake Champlain . There are numerous remains of the former canals and feeders, primarily in Waterford (Now used a a feeder for Lock E2) and Glens Falls. The Glens Falls feeder was a navigable canal that also supplied water to the Champlain Canal to prevent low water levels in times of drought; today this feeder canal and the remains of its locks are easily viewable by taking a walk or bike ride on the old tow path. There are efforts underway to further restore this historic waterway. Champlain Canal Guide The Champlain Canal is a 60 mile canal that connects the Hudson River at Waterford to southern Lake Champlain at Whitehall. Beginning from the south at Waterford, the northbound trip along the Champlain Canal can be made as a day trip by fast movers and take three to four days (or more!) days of exploration for others. This historic route passes from the largely settled Hudson River near Albany north through the small quaint towns of Mechanicville , Schuylerville , and Fort Edward before branching away from the Hudson River into an artificial channel. Here the route leaves civilization and is lined by farm fields and trees as it continues north entering the lower Champlain Valley with the Adirondack Mountains visible to the West and Green Mountains to th | The Lakes of the English Lake District, travel information Bassenthwaite Lake The most northerly of the major lakes, Bassenthwaite lies between Keswick and Cockermouth. The best views of Bassenthwaite lake, indeed, one of the best views in the Lake District, can be had by taking the minor road from Braithwaite village that leads up to the Whinlatter Pass. A pull-by part way up the climb provides wonderful views over the lake. On the eastern shore is Mirehouse, a quiet Georgian house with connections to Lord Tennyson and other Victorian literary figures. Close to Bassenthwaite village is a RSPB bird sanctuary. One of the most secluded and smallest lakes, Brothers Water lies between Ullswater and Ambleside at the foot of Kirkstone Pass. The water is shallow and lily pads cover the shallows, creating a green carpet on the blue waters. Buttermere Buttermere One of most spectacular of the lakes, Buttermere is set in a lovely basin below Grasmoor, a high Lakeland peaks. There are picnic areas overlooking the lake and trails leading into the nearby hills. Head south of Buttermere and you find yourself climbing Honister Pass; the views from the top are absolutely spectacular. Coniston Water Lying roughly parallel to Lake Windermere, Coniston Water is famous as the site of Donald Campbell's successful attempts to break the world speed record. Campbell's final record attempt led to his untimely death, and the story of Campbell's Bluebird is just one of the fascinating bits of local history you will learn about if you take one of the steam gondola trips that leave from Coniston pier. Across the lake from Coniston village is Brantwood, the home of Victorian author John Ruskin. The Brantwood estate is full of opportunities to walk and enjoy the outdoors. Coniston itself caters to those wishing to enjoy outdoor activities as well, and offers a good range of accommodation. Crummock Water Just north of the smaller Buttermere, Crummock Water lies at the foot of Grasmoor peak. The road along the shores of the lake provides wonderful views of the waters and surrounding steep sided hills. To the west of Crummock Water is Scale Force, one of the most attractive waterfalls in the region. Derwentwater One of the most 'developed' of the lakes, Derwentwater offers some of the best boating and water sport opportunities, with numerous marinas and boat hire companies serving visitors. The major destination on Derwentwater is Keswick , at the north end of the lake. On the eastern shore is the Bowder Stone, a fascinating natural site, where a huge boulder is tipped up on one corner in a seemingly precarious state of balance. Take the Watendlath road to reach a viewpoint giving superb views over the lake and surrounding hills. To the south, follow the River Derwent into Borrowdale, a narrow valley with access to some of the best hill walking routes in the region. Ennerdale Water Located at the extreme western edge of the Lake District National Park, Ennerdale is one of the most remote lakes but also one of the prettiest. Take the minor road that leads along the northern shore of Ennerdale to Ennerdale Head, a good jumping off place for some of the region's finest walks. Grasmere Grasmere A small lake just west of Rydal Water. Grasmere village is the location of Town End, the 17th century house where Beatrix Potter wrote many of her children's stories. A parking lot at the eastern end of the lake provides access to a lovely walk along the shore. Rydal Water One of the smaller lakes, Rydal Water is located just outside Grasmere at the foo |
In mathematics, what is a quarter of a circle called? (an area bounded by two radii at right angles to each other) | Circular quadrant - definition of Circular quadrant by The Free Dictionary Circular quadrant - definition of Circular quadrant by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Circular+quadrant a. A circular arc of 90°; one fourth of the circumference of a circle. b. The plane area bounded by such an arc and two perpendicular radii. c. Any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by the reference axes in a Cartesian coordinate system, designated first, second, third, and fourth, counting counterclockwise from the area in which both coordinates are positive. 2. A machine part or other mechanical device that is shaped like a quarter circle. 3. An early instrument for measuring altitude of celestial bodies, consisting of a 90° graduated arc with a movable radius for measuring angles. [Middle English, quarter of a day, from Latin quadrāns, quadrant-, a fourth part; see kwetwer- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] quadrant a. a quarter of the circumference of a circle b. the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle and its circumference c. any of the four sections into which a plane is divided by two coordinate axes 2. (Mechanical Engineering) a piece of a mechanism in the form of a quarter circle, esp one used as a cam or a gear sector 3. (Astronomy) an instrument formerly used in astronomy and navigation for measuring the altitudes of stars, consisting of a graduated arc of 90° and a sighting mechanism attached to a movable arm [C14: from Latin quadrāns a quarter] quadrantal adj n. 1. a quarter of a circle; an arc of 90°. 2. the area included between such an arc and two radii drawn one to each extremity. 3. something shaped like a quarter of a circle, as a part of a machine. 4. one of the four parts into which a plane, as the face of a heavenly body, is divided by two perpendicular lines: the first quadrant of the moon. 5. an instrument, usu. containing a graduated arc of 90°, used in astronomy, navigation, etc., for measuring altitudes. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin quadrant-, s. of quadrāns fourth part] quad·rant (kwŏd′rənt) 1. An arc equal to one quarter of the circumference of a circle; an arc of 90°. 2. Any of the four regions into which a plane is divided by the axes of a Cartesian coordinate system. The quadrants are numbered counterclockwise one through four, beginning with the quadrant in which both the x- and y-coordinates are positive (usually the upper right quadrant). 3. An instrument with an arc of 90°, used to measure the angle between a celestial object and the horizon. quadrant - A quarter of a circle or sphere. See also related terms for sphere . quadrant an instrument for measuring angular elevation, used in astronomy, navigation, surveying, etc., similar in principle to the sextant. — quadrantal, ad]. line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent 2. quadrant - any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes area , country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" 3. quadrant - the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle area , country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" 4. quadrant - a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies measuring device , measuring instrument , measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something Translations | Log In - New York Times Log In Don't have an account? Sign up here » In order to access our Web site, your Web browser must accept cookies from NYTimes.com. More information » |
What sort of creature is a ‘taipan’? | Teen bitten by ‘world’s most venomous snake’ Teen bitten by ‘world’s most venomous snake’ Dylan Stableford Pin it Share A 17-year-old Australian boy is in serious condition after being bitten by what most reptile experts believe is the world's most venomous snake. According to the Sydney Morning Herald , the boy was admitted to a hospital in the town of Kurri Kurri with a snakebite on his left hand. He was later transferred to Calvary Mater Hospital in Newcastle. The snake, which was brought still alive to the hospital by the boy's friend, was identified as an inland taipan. The snake is native to western New South Wales—about 600 miles from where the boy was bitten. A spokesman for the Taronga Zoo in Sydney told the paper that a drop of the snake's venom "can kill 100 adult men and 250,000 mice." [Related: Kids keep 2-headed snake as pet ] Julie Mendezona, head zookeeper at Australian Reptile Park, told the paper that reports of inland taipan bites are extremely rare, and that there have been about 100 in Australia's history. A bite will effectively "start shutting down the function of messages going to your brain, to your vital organs, your lungs and your heart and even your muscles," she said. "So, paralysis is usually what happens with the patient. Because it can act so fast, being a neurotoxin, that's what makes it such a deadly animal. It can kill someone within maybe 45 minutes. There have been reports of people experiencing effects of venom within half an hour as well. "It also contains an anticoagulant," she added, "which means it will interfere with the blood clotting, so therefore you can experience bleeding out as well." Barry Martin, a veteran snake catcher who was called in to identify the inland taipan, told the Daily Telegraph it's known as a "fierce snake." "They [used to be] called the 'two-step snake' as in it bites you, you take two steps and you're dead," he said. Reblog | BBC Nature - Primate species: new slow loris found in Borneo Primate species: new slow loris found in Borneo By Matt Walker Editor, BBC Nature New to science Warning over slow loris pet trade Watch A new species of small nocturnal primate has been discovered by scientists in Borneo. The primate is a type of slow loris, a small cute-looking animal that is more closely related to bushbabies and lemurs than to monkeys or apes. Uniquely among primates, they have a toxic bite, belying their appearance. Two previously known subspecies of slow loris have also been accorded full species status. Details of the discoveries are published in the American Journal of Primatology. The new species of slow loris, named Nycticebus kayan, has gone unrecognised until now, in part due to its nocturnal lifestyle. Animals that are active by night often rely less on visual clues, and can therefore appear more similar to one another. So the scientists had to look hard to discover the differences between the new species. An international team of researchers, led by Professor Anna Nekaris of Oxford Brookes University in the UK, and Rachel Munds from the University of Missouri in Columbia, US, surveyed slow lorises living in the forests of Borneo and the Philippines. They focused on studying the primates' facial markings, which take the appearance of a mask, with the eyes being covered by distinct dark patches and the heads by varying patterns. Part of Prof Nekaris's research was filmed by the BBC programme Natural World, which followed members of the team as they conducted surveys. This research has revealed there are actually four species of slow loris in the Philippines and Borneo, each with their own, subtly different but distinct head markings. Originally there was thought to be just a single species, called N. menagensis. Two of these new species, N. bancanus and N. borneanus, were previously considered subspecies of N. menagensis. While, N. kayan, is new to science. "In Borneo in particular, from where three of the new species hail, this will mean that three new lorises will be added as threatened to some degree on the IUCN Red List of threatened species," says Prof Nekaris. "With more than 40% of the world's primates already threatened with extinction, this brings the toll even higher." Outside of Borneo and the Philippines, four other slow loris species are known, living across south and southeast Asia. All have a difficult relationship with humans. They are the only primates with a toxic bite, secreting the toxin from glands in their elbows. Slow lorises lick this toxin, and mix it with their saliva. They then use it when they bite, or to coat the fur of their offspring, possibly as a way to deter predators from attacking their young. The toxin is powerful enough to potentially cause fatal anaphylactic shock in people. But the slow lorises' cute appearance also makes them a favoured target of the pet trade. Slow lorises are filmed being sold illegally in terrible conditions Captured animals often have their canine and incisor teeth pulled out before being sold on as pets, in a bid to protect their potential owner. Harming the animals this way, though, can quickly lead to their death, as the toothless primates are unable to feed properly. The discovery that more slow loris species exist also has implications for their survival. "Well-meaning groups rescue lorises and rarely follow proper guidelines when releasing them back to the wild," says Prof Nekaris. "That means that the wrong species of loris has found itself in many a new place throughout Asia, if they have survived the traumatising practice of hard release to the wild in the first place." Join BBC Nature on Facebook and Twitter @BBCNature . More on This Story |
Pheidippides reportedly ran the first marathon during the war between Greece and which other country? | The First Marathon Run, The history of Phidippides The Battle that Changed Human History By Paul Ostapuk Setting the Stage The first two decades of the fifth century B.C. marked one of the great turning points in world history. These were the years of the Persian and Greek wars. The powerful Persian Empire in 546 B.C. extended from Asia to Eygpt to what is now Turkey. This great empire built the first Suez Canal which linked the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea. Greece on the other hand, consisted of a scattering of independent city-states, called poleis. These early city-states spawned the democratic ideas that have persisted into modern times. Athens eventually became the largest and most prosperous polis. Another Greek polis, Sparta, was not so democratic. They kept their kings and maintained a conservative, regimented society built around military training and the art of war. The Persian/Greek War The Persian Empire over the years expanded to the Mediterrean Sea. In the process some Greek settlements were conquered. Ionia was one such settlement. After many years, they tried to revolt against the Persians but the uprising was immediately squashed by the powerful Persian Army. By the year 490 B.C., the Persian Army was ready to expand their territory and move into Europe. They landed a large force just outside of Athens on the plains of Marathon and prepared for attack. The Role of Phidippides The Athens, vastly outnumbered, desperately needed the help of Sparta's military base to help fend off the attack. Time was short, so the Athenian generals send Phidippides (or Philippides) a professional runner to Sparta to ask for help. The 140 mile course was very mountainous and rugged. Phidippides ran the course in about 36 hours. Sparta agreed to help but said they would not take the field until the moon was full due to religious laws. This would leave the Athenians alone to fight the Persian Army. Phidippides ran back to Athens (another 140 miles!) with the disappointing news. Immediately, the small Athenian Army (including Phidippedes) marched to the plains of Marathon to prepare for battle. The Battle of Marathon The Athenian Army was outnumbered 4 to 1 but they launched a suprise offensive thrust which at the time appeared suicidal. But by day's end, 6400 Persian bodies lay dead on the field while only 192 Athenians had been killed. The surviving Persians fled to sea and headed south to Athens where they hoped to attack the city before the Greek Army could re-assemble there. Phidippides was again called upon to run to Athens (26 miles away) to carry the news of the victory and the warning about the approaching Persian ships. Despite his fatigue after his recent run to Sparta and back and having fought all morning in heavy armor, Phidippides rose to the challenge. Pushing himself past normal limits of human endurance, the reached Athens in perhaps 3 hours, deliverd his message and then died shortly thereafter from exhaustion. Sparta and the other Greek polies eventually came to the aid of Athens and eventually they were able to turn back the Persian attempt to conquer Greece. Concluding Remarks and Beginning of Olympic Marathon Races The Greek victory marked one of the decisive events of world history because it kept an Eastern power (the persians) from conquering what is now Europe. The victory gave the Greeks incredible confidence in themselves, their government and their culture. In the two centuries that followed, the Greek culture spread across much of the known world. It made Europe possible and in affect won for civilization the opportunity to develop its own ecomomic life. Modern European-based nations such as the United States and Canada can trace their growth straight back through an unbroken chain of Western historical events back to the Victory at Marathon. Centuries later, the modern Olympic Games introduced a "marathon" race of (40,000 meters or 24.85 miles). The winner was Spiridon Louis, a Greek postal worker from village of Marusi | Battle of Salamis: 480 BC Back to "Persian Empire" Chronology During the battle, Xerxes watched from a distance as his men fought the Greeks. His fleet outnumbered the Greek ships three to one, and he expected an easy victory. Though the Greeks were greatly outnumbered by the Persian ships, they had the advantage of their speed and knowledge of the waters and the battle plan. Another practical advantage that the Greeks had was their ability to swim. The Persians could not swim and when their ships were sunk, they drowned because they could not get to shore. Using Themistocles' strategy, the lighter Greek ships rowed out in a circular formation and rammed the front of their ships into the clumsy Persian vessels. At the same time they continuously "threw darts and stones upon the men. The Greek war galleys were specially designed for this kind of fighting- long and slim, packed with rowers below and soldiers on the light upper deck." (Compton's Encyclopedia: Page 27) Using this attack plan, about two hundred ships were sunk, some were captured and the rest fled back to the bases in Asia Minor. The rest of Xerxes army that was left in Greece was sent to Plataea in 479 BC where they were defeated once again by the Greeks. At the same time the Hellenic league sailed across the Aegean and destroyed the main Persian fleet at Mycale. This victory triggered a revolt in the Greek city-states of Asia Minor. With this the victorious Greeks saved their independence and were filled with a sense of superiority and thus set the stage for the ensuing Golden Age. Bibliography: |
Devil's Tower National Monument in Wyoming, USA features prominently in which landmark 1977 science fiction film? | Devils Tower National Monument travel guide - Wikitravel 12 Get out Devils Tower National Monument [1] is a United States National Monument that is located in Crook County in Northeast Wyoming . The Monument was established as the first national monument by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906 through his use of the Antiquities Act. The Monument is the core of an ancient volcano; the surrounding softer rock has over time been eroded to reveal cooled magma hardened into igneous rock, appearing as fluted shafts and columns rising over 500 feet in the air. The monolithic tower rises above the Belle Fourche River at the edge of the Black Hills region, known in this section as the Bear Lodge Mountains. History[ edit ] The Tower was known as "Mateo Tipi" by American indians of the region, and is considered sacred. "Mateo Tipi" translates as "Bear Lodge", as the Indian legend revolves around the creation of the tower as a refuge for a group of indian youths being pursued by a giant bear. Imploring the great spirit to save them, a rock they were standing on began to rise into the air. The bear tried to reach them, with its claws carving the fluted columns into the rock. The youths then were taken up and became what is known as the seven sisters constellation. A U.S. cavalry scouting party reached the tower in 1876 and incorrectly translated the name to mean "Bad God's Tower" and thus its present name remains. Devils Tower is probably best known as the location of the alien-human rendezvous point in Steven Spielberg's oscar winning 1977 Science Fiction film, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Production designer Joe Alves traveled the west looking for a proper landmark and stumbled across the obscure park finding it a perfect fit for use in the film. Devils Tower National Monument is administered by the National Park Service, a part of the Department of Interior, and is a popular place for rock climbing, hiking, and as a tourist waypoint located between popular destinations such as Mount Rushmore National Memorial , Badlands National Park , Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park . Landscape[ edit ] The one obvious contrast in landscape here is jarringly weird, and indeed the main attraction! Devils Tower is one of the world's most striking natural monoliths in no small part for its sheer, vertical form, and its dramatic contrast with the rolling prairie extending in all directions for seemingly endless distances (the rolling prairie being essentially a lower extension of the nearby Black Hills in South Dakota ). The tower itself is the eroded remnant of a giant laccolith—an igneous intrusion produced by rising molten magma exploiting a weak point in the existing sedimentary rock layers about 65 million years ago. Over the epochs since, the softer sandstones and shales that covered and surrounded the intrusion (which had pushed them up), leaving us with this alien-attracting, arrestive tower. The tower is fully surrounded by constantly eroding hexagular basalt columns (in fact, the same columnar basalt found at the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland , as well as at Devils Postpile National Monument in California ). A close up of the hexagonal basalt columns surrounding the tower You might notice that the forest rolling along the hills is a little repetitive. The lack of diversity was caused by fire suppression by ranchers, settlers, and actually the U.S. Forest and Park Services, as a means of avoiding fires spreading to settled areas and the burning down of the valuable and beautiful forests. But without the natural cycle renewal caused by (natural) forest fires, the Ponderosa pine has taken over, depriving any smaller ground plants from getting needed sunlight. In more recent decades, the Park Service has undertaken prescribed burns to try and restore the rich, diverse ecosystem that once prevailed. Flora and fauna[ edit ] Prairie falcons nest on the monument, and some climbing trails are closed yearly to protect the nestlings. Annual information about closings is available on the National Park Service web | Laser | Laser Laser You're Reading a Free Preview Pages 4 to 33 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 |
According to Greek mythology, who spent eternity in the underworld with food and drink just out of reach? | Greek Mythology | Greek Mythology Names | Greek Mythology Gods Important Figures and gods in Greek Mythology What is Greek Mythology? Greek mythology is a collection of the religion and stories of the ancient Greeks. Many of these Greek beliefs have been preserved and passed down to us today. As was common in that time period in Europe and the Middle East (with the exception of Judaism) the concept of gods was usually as part of a pantheon that were basically more powerful forms of humans complete with petty rivalries and human frailties. They were worshipped just as much out of fear as out of reverence. Stories also abounded of heroes and fantastical beasts. The most courageous acts of courage were from humans, or at least those who were half human. The concept of intermarriage or mating between gods and man caused many demi-gods who would then go on and continue to mate with humans themselves. Many parts of ancient Greece claimed some connection with godhood as did much of the world (again, except for Judaism). Greek Creation Myth The story begins in darkness. All was dark and empty before the world was created. The only being that existed was a bird called Nyx, a female bird with black wings. She laid a golden egg and sat atop it for years. Life began to evolve in the egg and out came Eros. Eros was the god symbolizing love. He was also known as the Protagonas. It is also said that Eurynome, the goddess of everything wanted to make order out of the chaos. By coupling with the snake Ophion she gave birth to Eros. Some believe that she coupled with the North wind and Eros was born. It is said that Eurynome separated the sky from the earth and created Nymphs, Furies, and Charites as also innumerable beasts and monsters. Eros began to call the sky Uranus and he called Earth as Gaia. Uranus and Gaia fell in love with each other. Children born to them were called Titans. Their children were giants. They grew old and became grandparents. One of their sons Kronus swallowed his children. Kronus's wife Rhea protected their youngest child from Kronus. He was Zeus. She raised Zeus in a place far away. He returned home when he was a man and stood against his cruel father. He wanted his siblings back. Zeus's wife tricked Kronus to consume an emetic. Kronus vomited the children he had gulped. All of them under the leadership of Zeus battled against their father, Kronus. They were victorious. Zeus 'created' life on Earth with the help of his brothers and sisters. He became the king but he ill-treated his subjects. He turned a deaf ear to their complaints. He hated anything that was not beautiful. Prometheus and Epimetheus were Zeus's sons. Many myths say that Prometheus combined the aspects of various creatures and molded them to form a new race of the common man! Later he gave mankind the gift of fire by stealing it from the gods. He trained man to live. Angry about this act of Prometheus, Zeus commanded that his son Prometheus be chained to a mountain and arranged for a huge bird to injure him everyday. He sent Hephaestus to torture Prometheus. Later, a beautiful woman came into being. She was named as Pandora. She became Epimetheus's wife. All the gods gifted Pandora. Zeus presented her a box, which he ordered to never be opened. But curiosity kills the cat! She could not resist opening the box and out fell all the evils. Epimetheus rushed to shut the box but by then all the negativities had fallen out. They still plague the human race. That night they heard a voice saying, "Let me out, I am hope". Some say the only gift to stay in the box was hope while others believe it was released. The world's conception began with the creation of the 'God of love.' In the end of the creation process, life was cursed with pain, sorrow, greed and other sins with one thing due to which, things get better. It was hope! The Greek creation myth has indeed some similarities with the biblical creation story found in the book of Genesis. It is interesting to note that most ancient civilizations have their own creation story that have similarities to G | The Underworld The Underworld See More The Underworld Pictures > The Underworld was hidden deep in the earth and was the kingdom of the dead, ruled by god Hades . Hades was a greedy god, whose sole purpose was to increase the number of souls in his kingdom; at the same time, he was very reluctant to let any soul leave. The Erinnyes were welcomed in the Underworld. For most souls, life in the underworld was not particularly unpleasant. It was rather like being in a miserable dream, full of shadows, ill-lit and desolate, barren of hope; a joyless place where the dead slowly faded into nothingness. Geographically, the Underworld was considered to have been surrounded by five rivers: the Acheron (river of woe), the Cocytus (river of lamentation), the Phlegethon (river of fire), the Styx (river of unbreakable oath by which the gods took vows), and the Lethe (river of forgetfulness). Past the rivers, a diamond gate, guarded by Cerberus , formed the entrance to the kingdom. Deep within the kingdom, lay Hades ' vast palace, full with guests. Upon death, a soul was led by Hermes near the entrance of the underworld , where the ferry awaited to carry it across the Acheron. There was a single ferry run by Charon, the boatman who took the souls across the river. Only those who could pay the fare with coins placed on their lips when buried, were granted passage; the rest were trapped between two worlds. After the boat ride, the souls entered through the gates; Cerberus allowed everyone to enter, but none to leave. The souls then appeared before a panel of three judges, Rhadamanthus , Minos , and Aeacus , who passed sentence based on their deeds during their previous life. The souls who were good went to the Elysian Fields, while the others were singled out for special treatment; Sisyphus and Tantalus are two examples of souls that were sentenced to be tormented for eternity. |
Which band released an 1984 album entitled ‘Legend’? | The White Album: How Bob Marley Posthumously Became a Household Name | Village Voice The White Album: How Bob Marley Posthumously Became a Household Name Remember Me Or sign in with a social account: FACEBOOK GOOGLE + TWITTER YAHOO! Don't have an account yet? Sign Up › Connect. Discover. Share. Get the most out of your experience with a personalized all-access pass to everything local on events, music, restaurants, news and more. Enter your email or sign up with a social account to get started FACEBOOK TWITTER GOOGLE+ YAHOO! Don't have an account yet? Sign Up › The White Album: How Bob Marley Posthumously Became a Household Name Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at 3:05 a.m. At the time of his death, in May 1981, Bob Marley was 36 years old, reggae's biggest star, and the father of at least eleven children. He was not, however, a big seller. For Dave Robinson, this presented an opportunity. Two years after Marley's passing, Chris Blackwell, the founder of Marley's label, Island Records, brought Robinson in to run his U.K. operation. Robinson's first assignment was to put out a compilation of Bob Marley's hits. He took one look at the artist's sales figures and was shocked. Marley's best-selling album, 1977's Exodus, had only moved about 650,000 units in the U.S. and fewer than 200,000 in the U.K. They were not shabby numbers, but they weren't in line with his profile. Upcoming Events Tickets Sat., Feb. 4, 8:00pm "Marley was a labor of love for employees of Island Records," says Charly Prevost, who ran Island in the United States for a time in the '80s. "U2 and Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Robert Palmer is what paid your salary." Blackwell handed Robinson — the cofounder of Stiff Records , famous for rock acts such as Nick Lowe and Elvis Costello — an outline of his vision for the compilation, which Blackwell says presented Marley as somewhat "militant." "I always saw Bob as someone who had a strong kind of political feeling," he says, "somebody who was representing the dispossessed of the world." Robinson balked. He'd seen the way Island had marketed Marley in the past and believed it was precisely this type of portrayal that was responsible for the mediocre numbers. "Record companies can, just like a documentary, slant [their subjects] in whatever direction they like," Robinson says. "If you don't get the demographic right and sorted in your mind, you can present it just slightly off to the left or the right. I thought that was happening and had restricted his possible market." Robinson believed he could sell a million copies of the album, but to do it he would have to repackage not just a collection of songs but Marley himself. "My vision of Bob from a marketing point of view," Robinson says, "was to sell him to the white world." The result of that coolly pragmatic vision was Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers , an album that became one of the top-selling records of all time, far exceeding even the ambitious goals Robinson had set for it. Unlike the Backstreet Boys' Millennium, 'N Sync's No Strings Attached and many other best-selling albums in recent decades, Legend isn't a time capsule of a passing musical fad. Selling roughly 250,000 units annually in the U.S. alone, it has become a rite of passage in pop-music puberty. It's no wonder that on July 1 Universal released yet another deluxe reissue of the album, this time celebrating its 30th anniversary. Few artists have hits collections that become their definitive works. But if you have one Bob Marley album, it's probably Legend, which is one reason members of his former backing band, the Wailers, are performing it in its entirety on the road this summer. Legend also defines its genre unlike any other album, introducing record buyers to reggae in one safe and secure package. In fact, it has been the top-selling reggae album in the U.S. for eight of the past ten years. "It doesn't just define a career, it defines a genre," says SoundScan analyst Dave Bakula. "I don't think you've got another genre where you've got that one album." Robert Nesta Marley was born on hi | Band Aid at 30: Fascinating facts you never knew about charity single's line-ups, bust-ups and hiccups - Mirror Online Celebs Band Aid at 30: Fascinating facts you never knew about charity single's line-ups, bust-ups and hiccups From the original track in 1984, up to the jaunty 1989 version by Stock, Aitken and Waterman and the radical reworking of 2004, they’ve always proved eventfull Share Get celebs updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email As Bob Geldof unveils the stunning supergroup creating Band Aid 30 , we look back at the previous recordings of Do They Know It’s Christmas? From the original track in 1984, up to the jaunty 1989 version by Stock, Aitken and Waterman and the radical reworking of 2004, they’ve always proved eventful. Here are a dozen facts about the previous line-ups, bust-ups and hiccups. Video Loading Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8Cancel Play now 1 Bob Geldof insisted Boy George fly from New York to London to take part in the 1984 recording - he eventually arrived late at the studio at 6pm. But the Culture Club frontman’s throat was so sore from the band’s gig on the previous night that he had to neck a bottle of brandy. Not surprisingly, he took the most takes to get his vocal right. 2 The first line of the 1984 version of Do They Know It’s Christmas? was written for David Bowie, but he was unable to attend on the day of the recording. It was performed by Paul “Wherever I Lay My Hat” Young instead. 3 The original Band Aid of 1984 sold over three million copies in the first week alone and stayed at number one in Britain for five weeks. 4 There have been a few hangers-on over the years. Singer Marilyn, turned up to the original Band Aid recording in 1984 despite not being invited, and on the Band Aid 20 recording in 2004 Damon Albarn didn’t perform, he just made tea for the other stars while wearing a pink apron. Launch: Bob Geldof and Midge Ure yesterday (Photo: PA) 5 Soulful modfather Paul Weller was called upon to mime the line sung by husky U2 rocker Bono during a Band Aid performance on Top of the Pops in 1984. 6 During the recording of Band Aid 20 in 2004, Bono insisted he sang the same line again: “Well, tonight thank God it’s them, instead of you.” At the original recording in 1984 he was the only singer to record his line perfectly on the first attempt. 7 During the recording of the original Band Aid in 1984, cheeky chappies Status Quo spotted Spandau Ballet going to the studio’s toilets and thought it would be a hoot to lock them in there - but they didn’t stand for any of it, kicking in the loo door to make their escape. 8 The second Band Aid single, produced by Stock, Aitken and Waterman in 1989, featured a few big names like Kylie Minogue, Cliff Richard, Bros and Wet Wet Wet. However, unlike the 1984 original the line up, it also featured several artists who have been largely forgotten. Anybody recall Deuce, The Pasadenas or Big Fun? 9 There were apparently a few problems caused by rival egos during the recording of the original Band Aid single in 1984. Wham! star George Michael allegedly had a bust up with both Boy George and Paul Weller. 10 On the Band Aid 20 single of 2004 Bono, Paul McCartney and George Michael, who all performed on the original 1984 single, were asked to perform. The only artists to perform on the first and second Band Aid singles were two members of Bananarama. 11 The entire recording of the original Band Aid single of 1984 was done in 24 hours straight at the Notting Hill studios of uber producer Trevor Horn. 12 The first Band Aid single boasted a cover designed by Sir Peter Blake who also created the cover of The Beatles’ Seargent Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club band. 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How many letters are there in the Greek alphabet? | How Many Letters Are There in The Greek Alphabet? How Many Letters Are There in The Greek Alphabet? Home Science , Technology , World Bulent Yozgat 15 October 2013 From the beginning of the humanity people have been tying to communicate to each other because they have to making communication between each other. In order to find the necessities of them people have to talk or make communication to other people and they are saying about needs of them. Before the invention of the script people are making oral communication between each other but on the other hand when we think about the period after the invention of the script we can see that people start to use the letters instead of oral communication. And as a result of this invention new alphabet types have been emerged and in the world today there are lots of different alphabets that are used by the different communities that are from the different regions of the world. Today we are going to make a short analysis about The Greek Alphabet. The History of The Greek Alphabet When we look at the history of The Greek Alphabet, we can see that this alphabet is based on the date of 8 B.C and lots of the researches are claiming that The Greek Alphabet is coming from the alphabet of Phoenician Alphabet and in accordance with them and the consequences of some researches that are done currently this type of alphabet can be said that the modern Latin and Middle Eastern Scripts. On this point it can be easily said that the Phoenician Alphabet is very important for the modern alphabets and lots of the alphabets that are used today are taking their roots from this alphabet. As all we know from the history the mathematics and the science are one of the most important things in people’s lives and in these fields The Greek Alphabet is used in almost all around the whole world by people. The Greek Alphabet is not only used in modern era but on the other hand it is used in the periods of old era. When we look at the history of the Greece we can see that in old Greece there are lots of sciences and politics and democracy and it can be easily said that maybe the Greek Alphabet’s being such an important alphabet is those developments in the history of the Greece. When we look at the number of the letters that are available in The Greek Alphabet we can see that there are 24 letters in The Greek Alphabet. And these letters are: Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω alpha beta gamma delta epsilon zeta heta theta iota kappa lambda mu nu xi omicron pi rho sigma tau upsilon phi chi psi omega Like in the past, most probably in the future The Greek people will use the The Greek Alphabet. Again in the fields of the mathematics and the science these letters will be in use in the future. 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How many fences are jumped in completing the Grand National? | Course and Fences It is illegal for anyone aged under 18 to gamble Grand National Course and Fences The Grand National is the ultimate test of horse and jockey. The race comprises two full circuits of a unique 2� mile (3,600 metres) course, where challengers will face 30 of the most testing fences in the world of jump racing. It was originally designed as a cross-country steeplechase when it was first officially run in 1839. The runners started at a lane on the edge of the racecourse and raced away from the course out over open countryside towards the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The gates, hedges and ditches that they met along the way were flagged to provide them with the obstacles to be jumped along the way with posts and rails erected at the two points where the runners jumped a brook. The runners returned towards the racecourse by running along the edge of the canal before re-entering the course at the opposite end. The runners then ran the length of the racecourse before embarking on a second circuit before finishing in front of the stands. The majority of the race therefore took place not on the actual Aintree Racecourse but instead in the adjoining countryside. That countryside was incorporated into the modern course but commentators still often refer to it as "the country", much to the confusion of millions of once-a-year racing viewers. Nowadays, around 150 tonnes of spruce branches, sourced and transported from forests in the Lake District, are used to dress the Liverpool course's jump fences. Each fence used to be made from a wooden frame and covered with the distinctive green spruce. However, a radical change for the 2013 renewal saw that frame replaced by a softer, more forgiving material known as "plastic birch", for safety reasons. Each of the 16 fences on the course are jumped twice, with the exception of The Chair and the Water Jump, which are jumped on the first circuit only. You can take a jockey's eye view of the Grand National course via the video below: Safety Changes Following safety reviews after both the 2011 and 2012 renewals, a number of changes were made to the course with some reductions in fences or the drop after fences, plus the levelling of landing zones. Since 2013, the start of the race is now 90 yards closer to the first fence, reducing the race to four miles and three-and-a-half furlongs, from four-and-a-half miles, while measures were introduced to stop horses getting caught up in the starting tape. In particular, the start now includes the 'no-go' zone, which is defined by a line on the track, being extended from 15 yards to around 30 yards from the starting tape. The starter's rostrum has been moved to a position between the starting tape and the 'no-go' zone to reduce the potential for horses to go through the starting tape prematurely. The tapes themselves are also more user-friendly, with increased visibility, while there is now a specific briefing between the starters' team and the jockeys on Grand National day. The changes to the start are aimed at slowing the speed the first fence is approached at, while moving the start further away from the crowd reduces noise that can distract the horses. The makeup of all of the fences changed significantly in 2013. The new fences are still covered in spruce, but wooden posts have been replaced by a softer material known as "plastic birch", and on top of that birch there's a minimum of fourteen to sixteen inches of spruce that the horses can knock off. The outward appearance of the fences remains the same. Other measures included �100,000 being invested in irrigation to produce the safest jumping ground possible and a new bypass and pen around fence four to catch riderless horses. The Start There is a hazard to overcome even before the race starts - the build up, parade and re-girthing prior to the off lasts for around 25 minutes, over double the time it takes for any other race. With 40 starters, riders naturally want a good sight of the first fence and after the long build-up their nerves are stretched to breaking point, which means | Facts & Figures Facts & Figures It is illegal for anyone aged under 18 to gamble Facts & Figures Records The first race was held in 1839, but it started in inauspicious circumstances, going off two hours late after confusion over weighing procedures. The aptly named, and 5-1 favourite, Lottery came home first. The 1929 National featured the most starters in the race when 66 horses lined up. The smallest field was in 1883 when just 10 faced the starter. The fastest ever time is the 8 minutes 47.8 seconds Mr Frisk recorded in taking victory in 1990. The slowest time is the 14m 53s it took Lottery to win the first National in 1839. The smallest number of finishers was in 1928 when Tipperary Tim, a 100-1 outsider, was the first of two past the post. The greatest number of horses to finish was 23 in 1984. Hallo Dandy, ridden by Neale Doughty, was the winner. 17 completed last season. The 1997 Grand National, which was won by Lord Gyllene, was the 150th running of the race at Aintree and Sir Peter O'Sullevan's 50th and final commentary for the BBC. 2013 saw the first screening of the race by Channel 4. The shortest price winner was Poethlyn at 11-4 in 1919. The Course The first five Grand National's included one jump that was a stone wall. It was situated where the water jump now stands. Becher's Brook earned its name when a top jockey, Captain Martin Becher, took shelter in the brook after being unseated. "Water tastes disgusting without the benefits of whisky" he reflected. The Chair is the tallest fence at 5ft 2ins, and the broadest. The fence got its name as it was once alongside the seat used by the distance judge. The fences at Aintree are made up of spruce from the Lake District. The cost of the building work is tens of thousands of pounds and takes a month to complete. As well as horse racing, Aintree has also hosted a European and five British Grand Prix. Stirling Moss won his first Grand Prix in Liverpool in 1955. The change seemed to work in 2014 as no horse lost his jockey until the Canal Turn, although there were plenty of early casualties last year. Horses Red Rum is the most successful horse, having won the Grand National three times: 1973, 1974 and 1977. The oldest winning horse is Peter Simple, aged 15 (1853); the youngest winning horses were Alcibiade (1865), Regal (1876), Austerlitz (1877), Empress (1880), Lutteur III (1909), all aged 5. Abd-El-Kader was the first horse to win back-to-back Nationals, in 1850 and 1851. The Colonel, (1869 & 1870), Reynoldstown (1935 & 1936) and Red Rum (1973 & 1974) have also retained the crown. Can Many Clouds join this elite club this year? Moiffa won in 1904 - having disappeared a year earlier. On a trip to Liverpool from New Zealand, Moiffa's ship was shipwrecked. The horse was presumed lost at sea before turning up on an outcrop south of Ireland. The legendary Golden Miller won in 1934 and became the only horse to complete the Cheltenham Gold Cup-Grand National double in the same season. Garrison Savannah narrowly failed to emulate the feat in 1991. Manifesto has run in more races than any other horse. Between 1895 and 1904, he ran in eight races, winning two and coming third on three occasions. He only failed to finish once. Two Russian horses, Reljef and Grifel, competed in the 1961 Grand National, but neither finished. Horses from Hungary, the Czech Republic and Norway have also run in previous Grand Nationals, although all with similarly disappointing results. Hungarian chaser Buszke was pulled up in 1868, while Gyi Lovam, the first Czechoslovakian challenger in 1931, came to grief at Becher�s, was remounted but fell again four fences later. The Czech-trained Essex, Fraze and Quirinus all carried automatic top-weight in the 1980s and 1990s but failed to complete. The 2000 renewal saw the first Norwegian-trained runner in the shape of Trinitro, but he got no further than the first fence where he fell. Japanese thoroughbred, Fujino-O captured four consecutive renewals of the prestigious Nakayama Daishogai in his homeland before being sent to Britain to be prepared f |
"Whose voice was used for the character Mufasa in the film ""The Lion King""?" | Mufasa | Disney Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia “We are all connected in the great Circle of Life .” ―Mufasa Mufasa is a major character in Disney 's 1994 animated feature film, The Lion King . He is Simba 's father, Sarabi 's mate, Scar 's older brother and King of the Pride Lands at the start of the film. Contents [ show ] Background Mufasa was the first son and heir of King Ahadi and Queen Uru , as evidenced in a set of prequel books released after the success of The Lion King. In A Tale of Two Brothers , Scar (then known as Taka) tried to make a fool out of Mufasa when he was young (see more at Scar's Backstory ). The storybook Friends in Need reveals how he met Zazu , his trusted hornbill "majordomo": he saved the bird when he was caught by none other than the three hyenas Shenzi, Banzai and Ed in the elephant graveyard. However, this conflicts with another book How True, Zazu?, in which Zazu becomes steward to the king after Zazu's mother, Zuzu retires. Personality Despite his strong exterior, Mufasa is kind-hearted and playful, showing respect for all the creatures, even those who are perceived as lower than himself. He is not strictly business, often playing games with his majordomo Zazu, and is unafraid of showing affection, as seen when he greets Rafiki with a hug prior to the presentation of Simba. As a king and a father, Mufasa is instructive and wise, borne down by years of experience and instruction. His rule over the Pride Lands results in a period of prosperity, reflecting his reasonable and responsible approach to kingship. His lessons leave a deep imprint on Simba, who learns from his father that every creature must be respected in order for balance to be maintained. His wisdom touches through on his understanding of responsibility and his willingness to set aside personal gain in order to better the Pride Lands. If his family is endangered, Mufasa exposes his protective side, ready to throw himself into danger in order to keep those he loves safe. Ultimately, he is willing to sacrifice his life for his family, proving his love to be stronger for his family than for himself. He is happy to impart knowledge to his grandson when he is feeling confused and is willing to give Kion a step in the right direction. His courage and strength were emphasized during the wildebeest stampede when he leaped into the stampede to rescue Simba and later made a massive leap onto the wall of the gorge. Mufasa was also very patient and optimistic. In spirit, he is shown to give time for his plans to work and never give up hope on them, even with the obstacles that stand in the way of his goals being reached, waiting till Simba reaches adulthood to guide him back on the path as the rightful king and persuading Rafiki to bring together Kovu and Kiara. For all his positive traits, Mufasa was not flawless. His main flaws were prejudice and poor judge of character. He was unable to recognize Scar's treachery until it was too late and at times he displayed a rather fierce temper. Appearances The Lion King Mufasa and Sarabi on the day of Simba's presentation. A huge, powerful male lion, Mufasa was the King of the Pride Lands at the start of the The Lion King, father of Simba , and mate of Sarabi . He is shown to be a wise and fair ruler, who follows the "Circle of Life". However, his brother Scar is jealous of Mufasa's position as king and forms a plan to kill Mufasa and Simba, who is Mufasa's heir, so he can be king. Mufasa is ultimately portrayed as an "ideal king"; strong, powerful and kind-hearted, which is contrasted to the deceitfulness and lust for power of Scar. After Scar is discovered to have missed Simba's presentation ceremony, Mufasa comes over to the den to personally tell him off, coming in just in time to see Scar try to devour Zazu and proceeded to order his brother to spit him out. Mufasa then scolded his brother for missing his nephew's presentation, especially when Simba will be his future king. He later gets angrier at Scar when he not only turns his back and walks away, but also implies in response that he mi | The Lion King: Film Notes "The Lion King" Production Information The adventure-filled journey of Simba, a heroic young lion struggling to find his place in nature's "circle of life" and follow in the regal paw prints of his father, the great King Mufasa, forms the basis of Walt Disney Pictures' extraordinary new animated feature, "The Lion King." Set against the breathtaking natural beauty, mysticism and diversity of the African landscape, captured and stylized here by a team of top artistic talents, Disney's 32nd full-length animated film is a uniquely entertaining coming-of-age allegory and the studio's first to be based on an original story. Using classic storytelling elements, personable characters, memorable music, generous doses of humor and universal themes as building blocks, the film's creative team meticulously and painstakingly crafted the story instead of the more traditional approach of adapting a classic fairy tale or literary favorite. With superb performances from Disney's talented animation team and an inspired all-star vocal ensemble, five incredible new songs by legendary singer/songwriter Elton John and Academy Award-winning lyricist Tim Rice ("Aladdin") plus composer Hans Zimmer's evocative score and musical supervision, this stylish, ambitious and magical film provides a delightfully entertaining experience for moviegoers of all ages. Innovative uses of technology add to the production's scope and richness, allowing the filmmakers to once again expand the boundaries of their medium by creating images and situations that were never before possible. "The Lion King" follows the epic adventures of a young lion cub named Simba as he struggles to accept the responsibilities of adulthood and his destined role as king of the jungle. As a carefree cub, he "just can't wait to be king," and spends his days frolicking with his pal, Nala. His father, King Mufasa, the revered ruler of Pride Rock and the lands that surround it, teaches him about the "circle of life" -- the delicate balance of nature which bonds all animals together -- and cautions him to prepare for the day when he will be called upon to lead. Mufasa's evil brother, Scar, hopes that day will never arrive and schemes to do away with the king and Simba so that he can assume the throne for his own tyrannical purposes. He and his hyena henchmen -- Shenzi, Banzai and Ed -- lure Simba into the path of a wildebeest stampede in which Mufasa is killed trying to save his son. Scar convinces Simba that he is responsible for his father's death and urges him to run far away from the Pride Lands and never return. A frightened and guilt-ridden Simba flees into exile where he is befriended by a wacky but warmhearted warthog named Pumbaa and his free-wheeling meerkat companion, Timon. Under the dubious guidance of this nature's odd couple, Simba adopts their "Hakuna Matata" (no worries) attitude towards life, living on a diet of bugs and taking things one day at a time. The cub matures into a young adult and is able to put his past behind him until a beautiful young lioness, who turns out to be his childhood friend Nala, arrives on the scene. She tells him of the hard times and suffering that have come to the Pride Lands under Scar's reign and beseeches him to take his place as king. With the help of Rafiki, a wise shaman baboon, Simba realizes that his father's spirit lives on in him and that he must accept the responsibility of his destined role. In a climactic battle with his uncle and an army of hyenas, Simba attempts to reclaim his rightful place in the "circle of life." Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, two versatile Disney veterans whose impressive backgrounds run the gamut from character animation to story supervision, design and short film direction, make their feature film directing debuts on "The Lion King." Producer Don Hahn, a major contributor to Disney's animation renaissance during his 18 years at the studio as producer of "Beauty and the Beast" and as associate producer of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," was responsible for overseeing this production. Thom |
Scottish playwright Sharman Macdonald is the mother of which famous English actress? | Sharman Macdonald (Dramatist) - Pics, Videos, Dating, & News Sharman Macdonald Female Born Feb 8, 1951 Sharman Macdonald is a Scottish playwright, screenwriter, and former actress. She is the mother of the film actress Keira Knightley. related links Photos View newly released photos of Sharman Macdonald. Keira Knightley Gets Married! Details Of Her Low Key French Wedding Here Ok Magazine - May 04, 2013 ' \n Keira Knightley practically skipped out of the town hall in Mazan, France where she and James Righton got married on Saturday, May 4. \n The happy couple, who got engaged a year ago, exchanged vows in front of around a dozen guests, including Keira\'s mother, <mark>Sharman MacDonald</mark>, and James\' father, Nicholas, and brother, Bill. \n In keeping with the low-key tone of the day, Keira wore a Chanel jacket over her strapless white tulle dress, and she adorned her hair with a deli... This Is Where We Got To When You Came In, Bush Theatre The Arts Desk Google News - Sep 18, 2011 'Stephen Poliakoff, <mark>Sharman Macdonald</mark>, Jonathan Harvey amongst many others made their stage-writing entrance within its modest portals. Forgive me while I get a little bit slushy here. Memories are flooding in. The Bush has seen innumerable world' Complicated Romance In The Edge Of Love Gulfnews.Com Google News - Sep 16, 2011 'The plot Written by Keira's playwright mother, <mark>Sharman Macdonald</mark>, the film is loosely based on David Thomas's book, Dylan Thomas: A Farm, Two Mansions and a Bungalow, about the liaisons and complicated love life of the famous' Celebrity Of The Day: 'a Dangerous Method' Star Keira Knightley Globe And Mail Google News - Sep 11, 2011 'The daughter of actor Will Knightley and playwright <mark>Sharman Macdonald</mark>, Knightley sees herself as a child of the theatre, and she looked forward to wrapping her tongue around the script's complex dialogue. (She's currently working on her next project,' Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Sharman Macdonald. CHILDHOOD 1951 Birth Born on February 8, 1951. TWENTIES 1972 21 Years Old Macdonald was born in Glasgow, and educated at the University of Edinburgh, from which she graduated in 1972. … Read More She credits fellow Scot Ian Charleson with supporting and encouraging her to follow her theatrical aspirations, and she later contributed a chapter to the 1990 book, For Ian Charleson: A Tribute. Macdonald moved to London after university, and worked as an actress with the 7:84 Theatre Company and at the Royal Court Theatre. Although her acting career included 7 years of television work, she eventually left it, due in large part to stage fright. Read Less THIRTIES 1984 33 Years Old While working as an actress, Macdonald wrote her first play, When I Was a Girl, I Used to Scream and Shout; it was first performed at the Bush Theatre in 1984, and won her the Evening Standard Award for most promising playwright. … Read More Some of the themes in Scream and Shout were inspired by games that her son, Caleb, played with his friends. Of this, Macdonald has said that "it's the result of a bet, this writing life. I was desperate for a second child. Desperate never to act again. Most of all desperate to stop eating lentils, French bread and tomatoes. We were broke, Will and me. We had one child. My hormones were screaming at me to have another. So. Will bet me a child for the sale of a script". Read Less FORTIES 1991 40 Years Old Her other work includes The Brave, commissioned by the Bush Theatre; When We Were Women, first performed at the Cottesloe Theatre; All Things Nice, commissioned by the English Stage Company and first performed at the Royal Court Theatre in 1991; The Winter Guest, which was made into a film, in 1997, directed by Alan Rickman; The Girl With Red Hair (2005), which had its first reading in August 2003; and Windfall a film adaptation of Penny Vincenzi's best-selling novel PiVotal Pictures. 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What type of work is 99 Cent II Diptychon by Andreas Gursky which was sold for USD 3.3 million in 2007 and holds the record for the highest price paid for an artifact in that field? | 99 Cent II Diptychon 99 Cent II Diptychon C-print mounted to acrylic glass Dimensions 207 cm × 307 cm (81 in × 121 in) The artwork 99 Cent II Diptychon from 2001 is a two-part photograph made by Andreas Gursky probably in 1999, as the work is sometimes called “99 cent.1999″. The work depicts an interior of a supermarket with numerous aisles depicting goods resulting in a colorful work. The work is digitally altered to reduce perspective. The photograph is a chromogenic color print or c-print . It is a two-part work, also called a diptych . There were 6 sets made and mounted on acrylic glass . The photographs have a size of 2.07 by 3.37 metres (6.8 ft × 11.1 ft). Record sale prices The work became famous as being the most expensive photograph in the world when it was auctioned at Sotheby’s on February 7, 2007 for a price of US$3.34 million. Another auction in New York in May 2006 fetched $2.25 million for a second print, and a third print sold for $2.48 million in November 2006 at a New York gallery. [1] These would be the fourth and sixth-most costly photographs sold, as of 2011. On May 12, 2011 Cindy Sherman’s Untitled #96 from 1981 was sold for $3.89 million. References Beyst, Stefan. “ Essays on contemporary artists – Andreas Gursky “. Retrieved on July 22, 2008 External links | Heritage Education in India| Heritage Activities for Children| Conservation Activities Education Top HEAD TURNER In the scorching May heat, thousands of soldiers fought in the fortress city of Seringapatam in 1799. The month-long battle ended with the death of Tipu Sultan and the victory of the colonisers. While the news led to jubilation in Britain, its celebrated landscape artist JMW Turner gave it permanence in his watercolour. The artist had never visited India, but visualised the scene from across continents. Lost in time, the impression of the battlefield has now resurfaced. The 1800 work will be part of The Jodhpur Auction organised by Bid & Hammer on March 9, at Umaid Bhawan Palace . It will comprise 112 lots, including jewellery, furniture, paintings, artefacts, daggers and sheaths from the Mughal dynasty and sculptures dating back to 11th and 12th centuries. "There will be something for everyone," says Ankush Dadha, director of Bid & Hammer. While the total estimate is expected between Rs 35 crore to Rs 45 crore, leading the sale is an eight-panel mirrored and painted metal screen, executed in 1928 by famous French artist Etienne Drian. Estimated to fetch between Rs 4 -Rs 6 crore, this was purchased by the Maharaja of Indore Yeshwant Rao Holkar II at an exhibition in France in 1931. The jazz aficionado gifted it to his daughter, the Maharani of Indore, from whom it came to the Holkar collection. He is equally excited about the Turner work, estimated between Rs 2- Rs 3 crore. Coming from his father Maher Dadha's private collection, it was acquired by the family from Maharaja of Pudukkottai in the 1970s. It was Dadha, however, who discovered that it belonged to Turner, last year, when he was flipping through a catalogue of the National Gallery of Scotland. "There was an image of the study of the work there. The similarities were obvious. So we immediately went to Tate to get the work authenticated," says Dadha. Planned for almost a year, the auction has other significant works as well. If art connoisseurs have Bamapada Bannerjee's oil depicting a king giving alms to poor (Rs 9 lakh-Rs 12 lakh) and MF Husain's sardonic oil depicting a semi-nude women (Rs 1.25 crore -Rs 1.50 crore), for those interested in rare figurines there is a 16th century gilt bronze figure of Amitabha flanked by two Taras in a pagoda (Rs 1.5-Rs 2.25 crore), from the collection of Sumitra Devi Birla. French glass designer Renee Lalique's unique suite of six massive lustre Moineaux I ceiling lights is priced between Rs 90 lakh and Rs 1.2 crore. Proceeds from the auction will be forwarded to Indian Head Injury Foundation, established by Maharaja Gajsingh II of Jodhpur in February 2007, after his son suffered from a serious head injury while playing polo in Jaipur. The lots, though, might have to compete for attention with the audience that is expected to comprise A-listers, from Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker to Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Mukesh Ambani, French billionaire Patrick Guerrand Hermes and the Duke of York, Prince Andrew. The star-attraction, however, might be British musician, Sting. The rock star is expected to perform at a private concert. "It promises to be a gala," says Dadha. 9 March 2013, Indian Express Top Tradition in brave colours In a difficult landscape, art often provides meaning to life and the artisans of Rajasthan have discovered ways to express their art through a variety of media � be it wood, metal, sand, stone, leather or cloth. For centuries, weavers of Rajasthan have been crafting exquisitely woven durries or flat weave rugs in their backyards. While Salawas, near Jodhpur, is an important centre of durry weaving in western Rajasthan, in the southern tip of the State, this art is practiced as a tradition by the Prajapats and Meenas of Ranakpur and Sadri. How people of this region took to weaving is an interesting story that played out hundreds of years ago, when the tribal people of Mewar (southern Rajasthan region) used to seek shelter in temples. It was then that they started weaving rugs for their own u |
How many strings has the Russian balalaika? | Balalaika - Russian Studies - Macalester College Blogger Balalaika is a melodic word. It is a word with rhythm, dynamics, tone. It bounces off the tongue like lyrics, concluding with a resounding last syllable (a triumphant -ka) like a song's final resolution. The balalaika, as its name would suggest, is a Russian folk instrument. Developed in its modern form during the 19th century by musical prodigy Vassilij Vassilevich Andreev, the contemporary balalaika comes in five sizes, the contrabass, bass, sekunda, prima, and piccolo, and customarily has either three strings or six arranged into two groups. It is tuned to a perfect fourth (E-E-A) and played using either an index finger or a pick (Wikipedia, 2009). The triangular body of the instrument is usually made from hard wood and can be plain or highly decorative with darker wood inlays, hand painting, and/or an ornately carved sound hole in the center. Although its roots are often disputed, the balalaika does resemble many East Asian stringed instruments, like the dombra and tanbur. Before the 1500s, jesters or roving minstrels, called skomorokhs, played the balalaika as a form of rebellion, accompanying their tunes with lyrics which ridiculed politics and the Russian Orthodox Church (Wikipedia). Because of this, the church tried to exterminate Russian folk music and its radical underpinnings during the 1600s. It is unsurprising then that the first written documentation of a balalaika is an arrest record from the year 1688. However, the church was unsuccessful in its endeavors, and folk music thrived during the 1700s (Findeizen). Serf orchestras were formed and new demand for music teachers arose all over Russia. Folk music spread over the entirety of Russia (Shepherd), and the balalaika itself became so popular with the lower and middle classes during this period that it seemed every household owned at least one (Rogosin). Throughout the 1800s, the balalaika remained common, and attitudes toward it paralleled the increasing revolutionary spirit in Russia. During the 1890s (that is to say, the years leading up to the Russian Revolution), Russia experienced two important developments. The first was rapid industrial growth, meaning that more people were working at dangerous factories for a low wage than ever before, and the second was the emancipation of the serfs. From a modern perspective this seemingly benevolent act should have gained the tsar more support. However. while the tsar required that the serfs be freed and that their owners give them a part of their land, the amount of land that the serfs were to be given would never allow them to be anything more than subsistence farmers. Furthermore, the owners were able to choose what land to give the newly freed peasants. The land they chose was often the worst land they owned, making even the most marginal life nearly impossible. While workers' dissatisfaction about poor conditions at factories escalated, the peasantry's disappointment over failed reform grew (Chung). Discontentment was developing in the lower classes, and communism was gaining popularity. A revolution was brewing. The new subversive attitude of both the proletariat and the peasantry can be seen in their treatment of the balalaika in art. For example, a manufactured glass bottle from the 1890s, currently on display at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, depicts a peasant playing the balalaika. It is a beautiful object which openly celebrates the common man, symbolized by the balalaika (which was a quotidian instrument). The idolization of the peasant class through this object shows the new focus and empowerment of the former serfs. And because the bottle unites the peasants (the focus of the art), and the proletariat (the creators and intended consumers of the art), the bottle can also be read as a precursor to communism, which would unite these two groups again under the crossed sickle and hammer. The bottle, while aesthetically pleasing, is purposefully utilitarian. The proletariat and the peasants, unified as emerging comm | Famous Russian People. Russian celebrities. Russian poets, Russian painters, Russian artists Isaak Levitan Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was a celebrated Russian composer and music teacher. His operas and other musical works are admired not only in Russia but also abroad. In St. Petersburg there is a Ballet and Opera House named after him. It is situated right opposite the famous Mariinsky Theater. There is also a monument to the composer nearby. George R. Seaman wrote: "Rimsky-Korsakov was truly a man of many parts. Apart from his work as a prolific composer of sixteen operas, and a substantial body of compositions in many other genres, he was also active as a teacher, music inspector, conductor, editor, writer, as well as leading a full and busy life within the bosom of his family.'' Nikolai Andreevich Rimsky-Korsakov was born in a small provincial town of Tikhvin, near Novgorod, 200 km from St. Petersburg. His family was unusual by the age of its members. At the time of his birth his father was 60, his mother 42 and his brother was already a naval officer and was 22 years old. In Tikhvin little Nika learned to play the piano. His parents noticed that he made good progress and had a perfect ear. But they did not pay much attention to this. At his parents' will, Nika, when he was twelve, entered the Naval Academy in St. Petersburg to become a mariner following his brother. From 1856 to 1862, he attended the Naval Academy in St. Petersburg. From that time he began to go to operas, symphonic concerts and acquired a passion for music. His new music teacher Canille noticed the musical gift of his pupil and told him he should try to compose music himself. Canille explained the general rules of musical composition, set him homework and soon introduced to the composer Miliy Balakirev who was the head of a St. Petersburg musical circle. During the last year of his studies at the Naval Academy (1861-62) Nikolai began to compose a symphony. He was happy and dreamed to become a composer. He joined the group of young composers who later became known as "the Mighty Five". This group, led by Balakirev, urged Russian composers to stress their national heritage in their music. But his mother and brother (his father died in March 1862) convinced Nikolai that a musical career would not ensure a sufficient income, and therefore he should become a naval officer. In order to do this, he had to embark on a round-the-world trip. In October, 1862 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov set off from Kronstadt as a gardemarine on the clipper "Almaz". He sailed on a three-year naval cruise, during which he visited Germany, England, The United States of America (where he went on a trip to the Niagara Falls), Brazil, France and Spain. He saw many different aspects of nature, particularly of the Northern, Equatorial and Southern seas, the stormy and calm ocean, the starry sky of the Southern hemisphere. All these natural pictures left striking impressions in his memory. Later he interpreted these impressions as well as the natural phenomenon of the North of Russia in his music with a great talent. He created beautiful musical pictures of the sea (e.g. in Sadko , The Tale of the Tsar Saltan , Scheherazade); of the forest with its sounds (e.g. in The Snow maiden, The Legend of the Invisible Town Kitezh); of the air and sky (e.g. in The Christmas Night, Koshchei the Deathless). He completed his first symphony on board a ship. After returning to St. Petersburg in 1865, he revised the symphony under Balakirev's supervision. It had its first performance that same year in a concert with Mily Balakirev as the conductor, and it was a great success. The audience were astonished, when they saw that the author was a very young naval officer. So his musical career began. Still he had to earn a living and thus only gave up active naval service eight years later. In 1867 Rimsky-Korsakov created a "musical scene" Sadko for the orchestra which won him recognition. The young composer was carried away by a fairy-tale abou |
Which Moroccan athlete was the first person to run the 5000m in under 13 minutes? | Maroccan training – El Guerrouj | Welcome to mariusbakken.com Maroccan training – El Guerrouj Maroccan training – El Guerrouj The Training of the Maroccan World Class Athletes This information on the Maroccan training systemin this article comes mainly from lectures by Kada, the coach of runners such as Hicham El’Guerrouj (World Rec. 1500 m.) Salah Hissou (ex-World Rec at 10 000 m. with 26.38), Zahra Ouziz, Said El Wardi and many more. Most of the content is provided by Mr. Marco Velediaz, after giving an appreciated permission to mariusbakken.com to publish it. But in this article, I will also try to incorporate the training of the other succesful “school” in Marocco, the one of Khalid Skah (Olympic 10000 meter champ in 92 and World Champ in cross), Khalid Bouhlami (12.53 5000 meters) and many others. This will be based on information from Khalid himself, who is the roommate (!) of one of my best friends Henrik Sandstad (always together with me on training camps in Kenya.) The information is also based on talks with Michael Dykes, a good friend of mine who spend 4 months in Marocco last year training with the El Guerrouj and Bouhlami groups and who is fluent in French. It has to be added that the Maroccans are extremely smart in their training, and I can not guarantee that 100 % of the info in this article is 100 % correct (as Kada also has pointed out about the Velediaz article). But it will give you a very good idea of most of the training they are doing. Training of the Mens 1500m World Record Holder Hicham El Guerrouj by Marco Veledíaz marco_velediaz@infosel.net.mx Mexico City,Mexico Over the last few months I have been putting together information about the training methods and systems from several countries and trying to find out the reasons behind the success of any group of athletes in the middle and distance events. After spending several nights trying to put the following article in a logical sequence, finally it is done. Please excuse me for the probable orthographic mistakes (my native language is the Spanish). THE MOROCCAN TRAINING SYSTEM. Whereas the Kenyans owe their astonishing success to living at altitude, the desire to escape poverty among other factors, the Moroccan secret is more scientific, they operate one of the most meticulous and scientifically advanced training programs in the world. Their athletic results are the product of a structure and a training system, this structure comes from an organization in their national athletics federation and new training concepts. Technical Organization of the Moroccan Athletics Federation. It is organized in “Compartments” or “Directions” that are complementary each other and are involved from the beginning until the end on the development of the athlete. I. Direction of Talent Spotting (Detection). “The success is due to a deliberate selection process” says Aziz Daouda, the technical director of the national federation. The talent-spotting system is done with young men and women between 12 and 16 years old. They use caravans that travel throughout Morocco with equipment for the tests application’s and it has two phases, in the first phase the aspirants are put to 3 tests: 1. short run (they do not say the exact distance) with low start, 2. a middle distance race and, 3. standing long jump. With these simple 3 tests they get a girl/boy’s profile:1. reaction speed,2. endurance and 3.explosive strength. in the second phase when they have finished these 3 tests, they put them to another 3 medical tests like on treadmill and blood test. The more gifted athletes then are sent to what they call “Preparation Local Units” where they are attended by athletics coaches in their 1st phase of development (12-16 years) practicing a multilateral development. These sport centers are sponsored by a phosphate industry and the coaches are paid by the government and the national federation. In the 1995-1996 period, the 60% of the Moroccan territory was covered and inspected. II. Youngsters Technical Direction. After this first development phase the best ones are sent to | Roger Bannister breaks four-minutes mile - May 06, 1954 - HISTORY.com Roger Bannister breaks four-minutes mile Share this: Roger Bannister breaks four-minutes mile Author Roger Bannister breaks four-minutes mile URL Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1954, at the Iffley Road Track in Oxford, England, medical student Roger Bannister becomes the first person in recorded history to run the mile in under four minutes. Roger Bannister was born in Middlesex on March 23, 1929. His parents couldn’t afford to send him to school, so he ran his way in: Bannister won a track scholarship to Oxford, where he studied medicine and was a running sensation. He caused a furor in England when he declined to run the 1500 meters in the 1948 London Olympics so he could concentrate on his medical studies. He did run in the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, but finished fourth. Again, the British press scorned him. He then resolved to break track and field’s most famous barrier, the four-minute mile, a feat many believed to be impossible. Bannister had limited time to train, as he was enrolled at St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School. He would run 30 minutes most days, focusing the rest of his time on his study of neurology. On May 6, 1954, Bannister was running for the Amateur Athletic Association in Oxford against runners from the university in their annual match. He ran with two friends, who paced him, and then sprinted the last 200 yards, for a record time of 3:59.4. Later that month, Australian John Landy broke Bannister’s record by less than a second. The two were then made out to be rivals. In August, Bannister and Landy met face-to-face at the British Empire Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, where 35,000 spectators watched what was billed as the “mile of the century.” Landy led Bannister the entire race, but Bannister out-sprinted Landy down the straightaway to win by five yards and less than a second, 3:58.8 to 3:59.6. Their two times were the third and fourth recorded miles run in under four minutes in history. Bannister finished his medical degree and became a practicing neurologist and neuroscience researcher. Knighted in 1975, Sir Roger Bannister served as director of the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases in London. Long after his career as a runner had ended, in an interview with Bill Heine of BBC’s Radio Oxford, Bannister called running a “powerful source of self expression” and said of his talent on the track, “I believe that as I grew up through adolescence, this capacity to run without pain or discomfort became part of me, and it found its expression in running in cross country races, running with friends, for the sheer enjoyment running across the countryside. Running, not walking, and, eventually this became a track event with more and more people watching and people concerned with stopwatches.” Related Videos |
What was the name of the 42 year old African-American who became famous for refusing to give her seat up to a white bus passenger in Alabama in 1955? | An Act of Courage, The Arrest Records of Rosa Parks | National Archives National History Day Topic Resources An Act of Courage, The Arrest Records of Rosa Parks On December 1, 1955, during a typical evening rush hour in Montgomery, Alabama, a 42-year-old woman took a seat on the bus on her way home from the Montgomery Fair department store where she worked as a seamstress. Before she reached her destination, she quietly set off a social revolution when the bus driver instructed her to move back, and she refused. Rosa Parks, an African American, was arrested that day for violating a city law requiring racial segregation of public buses. On the city buses of Montgomery, Alabama, the front 10 seats were permanently reserved for white passengers. The diagram shows that Mrs. Parks was seated in the first row behind those 10 seats. When the bus became crowded, the bus driver instructed Mrs. Parks and the other three passengers seated in that row, all African Americans, to vacate their seats for the white passengers boarding. Eventually, three of the passengers moved, while Mrs. Parks remained seated, arguing that she was not in a seat reserved for whites. James Blake, the driver, believed he had the discretion to move the line separating black and white passengers. The law was actually somewhat murky on that point, but when Mrs. Parks defied his order, he called the police. Officers Day and Mixon came and promptly arrested her. In police custody, Mrs. Parks was booked, fingerprinted, and briefly incarcerated. The police report shows that she was charged with "refusing to obey orders of bus driver." For openly challenging the racial laws of her city, she remained at great physical risk while held by the police, and her family was terrified for her. When she called home, she spoke to her mother, whose first question was "Did they beat you?" Mrs. Parks was not the first person to be prosecuted for violating the segregation laws on the city buses in Montgomery. She was, however, a woman of unchallenged character who was held in high esteem by all those who knew her. At the time of her arrest, Mrs. Parks was active in the local National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), serving as secretary to E.D. Nixon, president of the Montgomery chapter. Her arrest became a rallying point around which the African American community organized a bus boycott in protest of the discrimination they had endured for years. Martin Luther King, Jr., the 26-year-old minister of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, emerged as a leader during the well-coordinated, peaceful boycott that lasted 381 days and captured the world's attention. It was during the boycott that Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., first achieved national fame as the public became acquainted with his powerful oratory. After Mrs. Parks was convicted under city law, her lawyer filed a notice of appeal. While her appeal was tied up in the state court of appeals, a panel of three judges in the U.S. District Court for the region ruled in another case that racial segregation of public buses was unconstitutional. That case, called Browder v. Gayle, was decided on June 4, 1956. The ruling was made by a three-judge panel that included Frank M. Johnson, Jr., and upheld by the United States Supreme court on November 13, 1956. For a quiet act of defiance that resonated throughout the world, Rosa Parks is known and revered as the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement." The documents shown here relating to Mrs. Parks's arrest are copies that were submitted as evidence in the Browder v. Gayle case. They are preserved by the National Archives at Atlanta in Morrow, Georgia, in Record Group 21, Records District Courts of the United States, U.S. District Court for Middle District of Alabama, Northern (Montgomery) Division. Civil Case 1147, Browder, et al v. Gayle, et al. Suggested Reading Bass, Jack. Taming the Storm?The Life and Times of Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr. and the South's Fight over Civil Rights. NY: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., 1993. Branch, Taylor. Parti | Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955) Author: James Hitchcock from Tunbridge Wells, England "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing" is set in Hong Kong in 1949-50, and tells the story of the relationship between Mark Elliott, a white American journalist, and Han Suyin, a half-Chinese half-European doctor. This story of a mixed-race love affair was quite a daring theme for the fifties, and, as it often did, Hollywood tried to soften the blow by casting a white actress as the supposedly non-Caucasian woman who falls in love with a white man, something that would be regarded as politically incorrect today but was quite acceptable then.. (Think, for example, of the casting of Ava Gardner in "Show Boat" or Natalie Wood in "West Side Story") The setting of the story in a British colony was also perhaps a way of exploring racial issues in a way that would cause less controversy in America. Suyin loses her job in a Hong Kong hospital because her British superiors take exception to the fact that she is dating a white man, whom she is unable to marry because his estranged wife will not grant him a divorce. As was sometimes the case, European colonialism was made the whipping-boy for some of America's own failings. Imagine the furore that would have been unleashed had a similar film been made about a black or mixed-race woman doctor in a hospital in Alabama. Besides racial issues, the film also raises questions of international politics, referring to both the Communist seizure of power in China and the outbreak of the Korean War. Han Suyin was a real person and a well-known author of the period; in reality she tended to support Mao's Communist regime, but here she is shown as firmly anti-Communist. This is not, however, primarily an "issue" movie about either racialism or politics, but rather a romance, a good example of what would have been known at the time as a "woman's picture". Such films, although mostly made by male directors, were mostly aimed at female audiences. They dealt with love and romance- often unhappy romance- from the woman's point of view, and had a strong female character in the leading role. The genre often provided roles for actresses older than the heroines of standard romances. Earlier examples were normally in monochrome, but by the fifties they generally, as here, used lush, sumptuous colour. Although a Chinese or Eurasian actress would have been more convincing in the role, Jennifer Jones, does a very good job as Suyin. I found William Holden, as Mark, rather uncharismatic, but this does not matter much as Suyin is very much the dominant figure. She is screen much more than Mark, and the film examines her family and professional life much more than it does his. Although Jennifer was still strikingly beautiful, she was in her mid-thirties, rather older than most romantic heroines of films of this period. Holden was about the same age, unusually for the fifties when "boy-meets-girl" often meant "older man meets girl". The film is not particularly profound, but is well-made with some attractive photography, particularly of Hong Kong itself, reflecting the growing trend in the fifties for shooting on location rather than on studio sets. Seldom can Hong Kong have looked so beautiful; the view from a hill overlooking the city takes on a special meaning, as this is where Suyin and Mark go for their romantic assignments. The overall mood is one of poignant, doomed romance, a mood heightened by the atmospheric photography and the musical score, including one of the most memorable movie themes ever written. 7/10 Was the above review useful to you? |
In the chemical Periodic Table how many chemical elements are included in the group reffered to as the Halogens? | Chemical Elements.com - Halogens Halogens Rare Earth Elements The halogens are five non-metallic elements found in group 17 of the periodic table. The term "halogen" means "salt-former" and compounds containing halogens are called "salts". All halogens have 7 electrons in their outer shells, giving them an oxidation number of -1. The halogens exist, at room temperature, in all three states of matter: Solid- Iodine, Astatine | List of Periodic Table Groups List of Periodic Table Groups These are the element groups found in the periodic table of the elements. There are links to lists of elements within each group. Cobalt is a hard, silvery-gray metal. Ben Mills 1. Metals Most elements are metals. In fact, so many elements are metals there are different groups of metals, such as alkali metals, alkaline earths, and transition metals. Most metals are shiny solids, with high melting points and densities. Many of the properties of metals, including large atomic radius , low ionization energy , and low electronegativity , are due to the fact that the electrons in the valence shell of a metal atoms can be removed easily. One characteristic of metals is their ability to be deformed without breaking. Malleability is the ability of a metal to be hammered into shapes. Ductility is the ability of a metal to be drawn into wire. Metals are good heat conductors and electrical conductors. More » continue reading below our video Trends in the Periodic Table These are crystals of sulfur, one of the nonmetallic elements. U.S. Geological Survey 2. Nonmetals The nonmetals are located on the upper right side of the periodic table. Nonmetals are separated from metals by a line that cuts diagonally through the region of the periodic table. Nonmetals have high ionization energies and electronegativities. They are generally poor conductors of heat and electricity. Solid nonmetals are generally brittle, with little or no metallic luster . Most nonmetals have the ability to gain electrons easily. Nonmetals display a wide range of chemical properties and reactivities. More » Xenon normally is a colorless gas, but it emits a blue glow when excited by an electrical discharge, as seen here. pslawinski, wikipedia.org 3. Noble Gases or Inert Gases The noble gases, also known as the inert gases , are located in Group VIII of the periodic table. The noble gases are relatively nonreactive. This is because they have a complete valence shell. They have little tendency to gain or lose electrons. The noble gases have high ionization energies and negligible electronegativities. The noble gases have low boiling points and are all gases at room temperature. More » This is a sample of pure chlorine gas. Chlorine gas is a pale greenish yellow color. Greenhorn1, public domain 4. Halogens The halogens are located in Group VIIA of the periodic table. Sometimes the halogens are considered to be a particular set of nonmetals. These reactive elements have seven valence electrons. As a group, halogens exhibit highly variable physical properties. Halogens range from solid to liquid to gaseous at room temperature . The chemical properties are more uniform. The halogens have very high electronegativities . Fluorine has the highest electronegativity of all elements. The halogens are particularly reactive with the alkali metals and alkaline earths, forming stable ionic crystals. More » Tellurium is a brittle silver-white metalloid. This image is of an ultra-pure tellurium crystal, 2-cm in length. Dschwen, wikipedia.org 5. Semimetals or Metalloids The metalloids or semimetals are located along the line between the metals and nonmetals in the periodic table . The electronegativities and ionization energies of the metalloids are between those of the metals and nonmetals, so the metalloids exhibit characteristics of both classes. The reactivity of the metalloids depends on the element with which they are reacting. For example, boron acts as a nonmetal when reacting with sodium yet as a metal when reacting with fluorine. The boiling points , melting points , and densities of the metalloids vary widely. The intermediate conductivity of metalloids means they tend to make good semiconductors. More » Sodium metal chunks under mineral oil. Justin Urgitis, wikipedia.org 6. Alkali Metals The alkali metals are the elements located in Group IA of the periodic table. The alkali metals exhibit many of the physical properties common to metals, although their densities are lower than those of other metals. Alkali |
In Afrikaans, which city is called Kapstad? | South Africa Provinces Buy data Donate Updates: I updated the populations to the 2011 census results as given in source [2]. Source [3] explained why the areas of the provinces have changed; I used the new areas in the main table below. ISO 3166-2 Newsletter Number I-9 was published on 2007-11-28. It adds the names of the country, and of its divisions, in nine other South African languages. We have another complicated situation in Pretoria. The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality was created on 2000-12-05, by merging a number of smaller entities, including the Greater Pretoria Metropolitan Council. The new metropolitan municipality covers an area of about 3,200 km.�, including all of the city of Pretoria (and several others). The Pretoria City Council was downgraded to a local municipal council. Then on 2005-03-07 the municipal council voted to rename the capital to Tshwane. The South Africa Geographical Names Council approved this change of name on 2005-05-26. It will become official when approved by the Minister for Arts and Culture. (A partisan pro-Pretoria summary of the name change issues may be found in source [5], a legal brief.) The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality is divided into 76 municipal wards, plus a few slivers of land not in any ward. It is also divided into a large number of townships, overlapping with the wards, with a lot of territory not in any township. I believe one of the wards, Pretoria Central, is the nucleus of the old Pretoria city, and will retain that name. Tshwane, originally after a native chief's name, has been the name used for Pretoria by some native groups for years. Local authorities also gloss it as Zulu for "we are the same". The name Pretoria was chosen to commemorate Andries Pretorius, reminding many citizens of the despised colonial past. FIPS Publication Change Notice No. 9, affecting FIPS PUB 10-4, was issued on 2004-10-01. It shows the change of the name of Northern Province to Limpopo. ISO 3166-2 Newsletter Number I-6 was published on 2004-03-08. It shows the change of the name of Northern Province to Limpopo. ISO was notified of this change by the South African Department of Arts and Culture (the department in charge of geographic names) on 2003-11-05. ISO has changed the code for this province to ZA-LP. Northern Province had already begun using its new name, Limpopo, by January, 2002. However, the province's Web site stated that "The new name of the Province will become official after the amendment of section 103(1)(g) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. A request by the legislature has been submitted to Parliament for the necessary amendment to be submitted." The Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology must accept the name change for it to become official. That happened on 2003-06-11. International standard ISO 3166-2 was published on 1998-12-15. It superseded ISO/DIS 3166-2 (draft international standard). The draft standard showed a division of South Africa into nine provinces, with a two-letter code for each. The final standard shows the same nine provinces, but four of their codes have been changed. The new set of codes is shown in the table below. The book "Administrative Subdivisions of Countries" listed preliminary figures from the 1996 census, with a warning about the large margins of error. Statistics South Africa has released final data, corrected for undercount (source [6]). Country overview: Pretoria, Cape Town, Bloemfontein In 1900, the Boer republics of Orange Free State and Transvaal were fighting Great Britain and the British colonies of Cape of Good Hope and Natal in the Boer War. The British won, and the peace treaty signed on 1902-05-31 made British colonies of all four lands. On 1910-05-31, they united to form the Union of South Africa (Afrikaans: Unie van Zuid-Afrika, but the Afrikaans spelling was changed from Zuid to Suid a few years later). The country voted on independence in 1960, and on 1961-05-31 it became independent under the name Republic of South Africa. Even before | Football in South Africa Football in South Africa Tweet on Twitter Football – or soccer, as many of us call it – is the most widely played sport in South Africa, with its traditional support base in the black community. For many South Africans, the country’s proudest sporting moment came when we won the African Nations Cup on home turf in 1996. Soccer is intensely followed, and the quality of the local game keeps improving – as demonstrated by the increasing number of South African players-in-exile among the glamorous European clubs. Local teams, organised in a national league plus a plethora of knock-out cups, are followed with passion by paint-daubed, costumed, whistling and cheering fans. Mercifully, the country has been spared the spectre of football hooliganism. There’s probably no quicker way to “break the ice” with the South African on the street than to demonstrate some knowledge of local soccer. To help you improve your conversational skills, here’s a crash course on the country’s most important teams and competitions. First Division BAFANA BAFANA One of the first gifts that democracy brought South Africa was its first truly representative national soccer team. In 1992, two years before the country’s first democratic election, the united South African team came into being, playing Cameroon in its first match in Durban on 9 July. It was a triumphant occasion for the side that came to be known as Bafana Bafana – “The Boys” – as they edged the West African powerhouse by a goal to nil. However, the win concealed the negative effect that apartheid-enforced isolation had had on local soccer. This lack of international experience showed as South Africa lost four matches in a row – to Cameroon, Zambia, Nigeria and Zambia – in failing to qualify for the 1994 African Nations Cup. When South Africa hosted the 1996 African Nations Cup, however, South Africa proved they belonged in the finals by defeating Tunisia 2-0 in the final. It was during the team’s run to the title that its nickname, “Bafana Bafana”, became known around the world. Read more: Bafana Bafana – a quick history BANYANA BANYANA South Africa’s senior women’s team, Banyana Banyana – “The Girls” – have traditionally been the strongest team in southern Africa and one of the best in Africa. For many years, Nigeria were their stumbling block, but that barrier was finally broken down in 2012 in the semi-finals of the Caf African Women’s Championship. Like Nigeria, though, Equatorial Guinea has twice beaten Banyana in the final of African Women’s Championship. The team finished runner-up to Nigeria in 1995 and 2000, and runner-up to Equatorial Guinea in 2008 and 2012. There were also second place finishes at the All Africa Games in 2003 and 2007. One of their biggest achievements was qualifying for the Olympic Games in 2012 in London. In a very tough pool, up against three teams ranked in the top 10 in the world, Banyana went down 1-4 to Sweden, lost 0-3 to Canada, but then held World Cup champions Japan to a goalless draw. GLAMOUR CLUBS Kaizer Chiefs South Africa’s favourite soccer club never seems to play an away match. “The Amakhozi” often draw more supporters at away games than their opposition. Founded in 1970 by Kaizer Motaung – who made his name in the United States when the American league was drawing such superstars as Pele, Johan Cruyff and Franz Beckenbauer – Kaizer Chiefs are one of South Africa’s most successful teams. Thrice the winners of South Africa’s Premier Soccer League since its launch in 1997, the Soweto, Johannesburg-based team secured their first African title in 2002 when they won the Cup Winners Cup – renamed after Nelson Mandela – by defeating Inter Luanda of Angola in the final. Orlando Pirates Formed in 1937, Orlando Pirates has a support base extending across the country’s borders. Four-time winners of SA’s Premier Soccer League since its launch in 1997, “The Buccaneers” are the only South African team so far to have won Africa’s premier club competition, the Champions League, a feat they achieved in 1995. Like Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando P |
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Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 21 wins & 15 nominations. See more awards » Videos After a simple jewelry heist goes terribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant. Director: Quentin Tarantino 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.3/10 X In future Britain, Alex DeLarge, a charismatic and psycopath delinquent, who likes to practice crimes and ultra-violence with his gang, is jailed and volunteers for an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve society's crime problem - but not all goes according to plan. Director: Stanley Kubrick Henry Hill and his friends work their way up through the mob hierarchy. Director: Martin Scorsese In Miami in 1980, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed. Director: Brian De Palma A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future. Director: Stanley Kubrick A criminal pleads insanity after getting into trouble again and once in the mental institution rebels against the oppressive nurse and rallies up the scared patients. Director: Milos Forman A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue. Director: Stanley Kubrick During the Vietnam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade colonel who has set himself up as a god among a local tribe. Director: Francis Ford Coppola Greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two best friends, a mafia underboss and a casino owner, for a trophy wife over a gambling empire. Director: Martin Scorsese The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption. Director: Quentin Tarantino An emotionally self-destructive boxer's journey through life, as the violence and temper that leads him to the top in the ring destroys his life outside it. Director: Martin Scorsese Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond. Director: Guy Ritchie Edit Storyline Travis Bickle is an ex-Marine and Vietnam War veteran living in New York City. As he suffers from insomnia, he spends his time working as a taxi driver at night, watching porn movies at seedy cinemas during the day, or thinking about how the world, New York in particular, has deteriorated into a cesspool. He's a loner who has strong opinions about what is right and wrong with mankind. For him, the one bright spot in New York humanity is Betsy, a worker on the presidential nomination campaign of Senator Charles Palantine. He becomes obsessed with her. After an incident with her, he believes he has to do whatever he needs to make the world a better place in his opinion. One of his priorities is to be the savior for Iris, a twelve-year-old r | 1991 Academy Awards® Winners and History The Prince of Tides (1991) Actor: ANTHONY HOPKINS in "The Silence of the Lambs" , Warren Beatty in "Bugsy", Robert De Niro in "Cape Fear", Nick Nolte in "The Prince of Tides", Robin Williams in "The Fisher King" Actress: JODIE FOSTER in "The Silence of the Lambs" , Geena Davis in "Thelma & Louise", Laura Dern in "Rambling Rose", Bette Midler in "For the Boys", Susan Sarandon in "Thelma & Louise" Supporting Actor: JACK PALANCE in "City Slickers", Tommy Lee Jones in "JFK", Harvey Keitel in "Bugsy", Ben Kingsley in "Bugsy", Michael Lerner in "Barton Fink" Supporting Actress: MERCEDES RUEHL in "The Fisher King", Diane Ladd in "Rambling Rose", Juliette Lewis in "Cape Fear", Kate Nelligan in "The Prince of Tides", Jessica Tandy in "Fried Green Tomatoes" Director: JONATHAN DEMME for "The Silence of the Lambs" , Barry Levinson for "Bugsy", Ridley Scott for "Thelma & Louise", John Singleton for "Boyz N the Hood", Oliver Stone for "JFK" The five films nominated for Best Picture for 1991 were a very distinctive mix of different types of films: a musical animation, a horror/thriller, a gangster bio, a political conspiracy thriller, and a romantic melodrama. The big winner was director Jonathan Demme's The Silence of the Lambs (with seven nominations and five wins). Its surprise win came for many reasons: it was a 'horror' film - the first of its genre to be named Best Picture it was the first Best Picture nominee to have been commercially-available on videotape before its win it was released in late January of 1991, many months before most Best Picture nominees were released (to keep them fresh in Academy voters' minds) and most importantly, it was the third film to win the top five awards (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Writer/Screenplay - Ted Tally) since two other films had accomplished the same feat: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and It Happened One Night (1934) - it was the last Best Picture winner, to date, to win both Best Actor and Best Actress The top-notch film, a shocking psychological horror picture about a cannibalistic killer and his strange relationship with a newbie FBI agent, was based on Thomas Harris's 1988 best-selling novel of the same name. It was a sequel to an earlier film Manhunter (1986) (aka Red Dragon: The Pursuit of Hannibal Lecter), also based on a Thomas Harris novel titled Red Dragon published in 1981. The two nominations without wins were for Best Sound and Best Film Editing. Jonathan Demme (with his first directorial nomination) won the Best Director award for The Silence of the Lambs , a film with uncharacteristic subject matter that was not usually the recipient of so many Oscar awards. The other four Best Picture nominees that spread the nominations fairly evenly were: Walt Disney's feature-length animated musical cartoon Beauty and the Beast (with six nominations and two wins - Best Song "Beauty and the Beast" and Best Original Score) - it was the first hand-drawn animated feature to be nominated for Best Picture. [It would be another ten years before a special Oscar category for an |
The flag of Tunisia consists of which two colours? | World Flags: Interesting Information for Kids on the Flags of the World World Flags Interesting Facts for Kids about the Flags of the World Why are there so many different world flags? What are the most common symbols on flags? What does the colours on the flags mean? So many questions... we will show you the answers here. Well, first let's see why people started using flags. Antique Shield and Spear In earlier centuries certain groups of people had decorated spears and decorated staff which showed their cultural symbols. Later people also used ribbons, leather or silk decorations on the spears to distinguish their group from another group. The early explorers always put crosses or sculptures up when they landed on unknown land, but later they used flags to proclaim their presence or show the sovereignty. Why do countries have flags? Flags in front of the United Nations building Flags a show that we belong to a community, organisation or nation and that we share beliefs, goals, rules and regulations. Flags are national symbols. Every country has got a specific flag as their national symbol. The first flags were flown in the 18th century to tell others that we own a piece of land ('proclaim a possession') and that we rule over the people and land ('proclaim sovereignty'). Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon When Neil Armstrong was the first man to land on the moon and made the first steps on the moon in 1969, he erected an American flag on the moon. Above you can see a picture of this historic event. Tenzing Norgay on Mount Everest 1953 Sir Edmund Hillary and the sherpa Tenzing Norgay, the first men to climb and reach the top of the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest, put up the British 'Union Jack' when they reached the summit of Mount Everest in May 1953. Hillary was in fact from New Zealand and Norgay from Nepal, but as they went on an expedition financed and organised by Britain, they put up the Union flag of the United Kingdom. Important Flags to know EU Flags at the European Union Commission building What's in a Flag? Universal Symbols in World Flags Now which symbols are most used in flags? All cultures use certain symbols which are meaningful to them, some of the symbols are even universal, that is they have the same meaning all over the world. • Sun: The circle of the sun symbolizes unity and energy. Japan is referred to be the "land of the rising sun" and uses the sun (simplified as a circle) in its national flag. Another country using this powerful symbol: Argentina . • Moon: The moon is usually displayed in crescent shape to distinguish it from the symbol of the sun. In combination with a star, the moon represents divinity and especially the Islam. Tunisia has got three powerful symbols in its national flag: the red crescent moon and one red star rest in a white circle representing the sun, which you will see in the picture to the right. Other countries using this symbol: Turkey, Singapore. • Stars: Constellations of stars often represent energy, especially when depicting the night sky or star constellation The flag of the USA is called "Stars and Stripes"Other countries using the stars as symbol: Australia, New Zealand, Brazil. • Cross: In ancient times the cross only symbolized the different points of the compass, in the 4th century however the cross was also taken as the symbol of faith. Countries using this symbol: England (see the flag to the right), Sweden, Norway , Switzerland • Triangle: The three points of a triangle represent the Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) in Christianity. The triangle often also symbolizes strenght and power. Countries using this symbol: Bahamas, Eritrea, Sudan, American Samoa and others • Square: The four even lengths of the square symbolize balance and equal opposites. The Swiss flag is the only square flag in the world. Did you know that the flag of the international humanitarian organization "Red Cross" uses the reverse flag? It has got a red cross on white background. World Flags: Symbols, Shapes and Colours World Flags show different sets of color and s | Flags of Every Country Follow us... Flags of Every Country Tweet This map shows Flags of every country in the world. Flag description produced from actual flags or the best information available at the time the entry was written. The flags of independent states are used by their dependencies unless there is an officially recognized local flag. Some disputed and other areas do not have flags. Note: Flag description from CIA Factbook and Flag image from Wikipedia. Last updated: Abkhazia Afghanistan three equal vertical bands of black (hoist side), red, and green, with the national emblem in white centered on the red band and slightly overlapping the other two bands; the center of the emblem features a mosque with pulpit and flags on either side, below the mosque are numerals for the solar year 1298 (1919 in the Gregorian calendar, the year of Afghan independence from the UK); this central image is circled by a border consisting of sheaves of wheat on the left and right, in the upper-center is an Arabic inscription of the Shahada (Muslim creed) below which are rays of the rising sun over the Takbir (Arabic expression meaning "God is great"), and at bottom center is a scroll bearing the name Afghanistan; black signifies the past, red is for the blood shed for independence, and green can represent either hope for the future, agricultural prosperity, or Islam note: Afghanistan had more changes to its national flag in the 20th century than any other country; the colors black, red, and green appeared on most of them Akrotiri the flag of the UK is used Albania red with a black two-headed eagle in the center; the design is claimed to be that of 15th-century hero George Castriota SKANDERBERG, who led a successful uprising against the Turks that resulted in a short-lived independence for some Albanian regions (1443-1478); an unsubstantiated explanation for the eagle symbol is the tradition that Albanians see themselves as descendants of the eagle; they refer to themselves as "Shkypetars," which translates as "sons of the eagle" Algeria two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and white; a red, five-pointed star within a red crescent centered over the two-color boundary; the colors represent Islam (green), purity and peace (white), and liberty (red); the crescent and star are also Islamic symbols, but the crescent is more closed than those of other Muslim countries because the Algerians believe the long crescent horns bring happiness American Samoa blue, with a white triangle edged in red that is based on the fly side and extends to the hoist side; a brown and white American bald eagle flying toward the hoist side is carrying two traditional Samoan symbols of authority, a war club known as a "Fa'alaufa'i" (upper; left talon), and a coconut fiber fly whisk known as a "Fue" (lower; right talon); the combination of symbols broadly mimics that seen on the US Great Seal and reflects the relationship between the United States and American Samoa Andorra three vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red, with the national coat of arms centered in the yellow band; the latter band is slightly wider than the other two so that the ratio of band widths is 8:9:8; the coat of arms features a quartered shield with the emblems of (starting in the upper left and proceeding clockwise): Urgell, Foix, Bearn, and Catalonia; the motto reads VIRTUS UNITA FORTIOR (Strength United is Stronger); the flag combines the blue and red French colors with the red and yellow of Spain to show Franco-Spanish protection note: similar to the flags of Chad and Romania, which do not have a national coat of arms in the center, and the flag of Moldova, which does bear a national emblem Angola two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and black with a centered yellow emblem consisting of a five-pointed star within half a cogwheel crossed by a machete (in the style of a hammer and sickle); red represents liberty, black the African continent, the symbols characterize workers and peasants Anguilla blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the |
Voiced by Harry Shearer, what Simpsons character was modeled after Ted Koppel? | Kent Brockman - Wikisimpsons, the Simpsons Wiki Kent Brockman Wikisimpsons - The Simpsons Wiki "Now, at the risk of being unpopular, this reporter places the blame for all of this squarely on YOU, the viewers." Brock Kentman, [5] once known as Kenny Brockelstein in his early career, and now as Kent Brockman, is a local TV news 'personality' for Channel 6 . He hosts the Channel 6 News , Eye on Springfield and Smartline . Contents Biography[ edit ] As a child, Kenny Brockelstein was at Disneyland and decided to interview Mickey Mouse . The guy in the costume took off the head and told him that he was on his break, which meant the mouse was dead. This turned Kent's hair white, [6] however in another flashback in, Kent is shown with black hair. [7] Brockman represents the worst of his profession: frequently judgmental; careerist to the point of absurdity; and more than willing to film and sensationalize a schmaltzy, emotion driven puff piece for the sake of a few extra ratings points. (As with most Simpsons characters, Brockman's ethics and competence vary according to the needs of the episode.) He has been seen throwing tantrums because he cannot find certain snack foods, and once blithely announced on-the-air that the boom operator on his news program was being fired the next morning (for which he took a clout on the head from the angry soon-to-be-ex-employee). [8] He seems to command excessive levels of power within Channel 6 , even having a segment of the news programme to air his own (usually highly reactionary) opinions on current issues called My Two Cents. Despite all of this, he has won a string of media awards, but is most proud of his unspecified trophy from Del Monte. He was also a war correspondent during the Vietnam War , the Soviet war in Afghanistan , and the Gulf War (although, as he just says " Iraq ", he could have been referring to the Iran-Iraq War ). He also frequently uses botox, having a saggy face without it. Kent's first big story was the Great Springfield Tire Yard Fire. [5] Brockman once won the multi-million-dollar ($130 million) state lottery jackpot and left the news desk while still on the air, but he remained a news anchor because he was under contract, though he also admitted that he likes making $500,000 a year. [9] He also has an ongoing feud with traffic reporter Arnie Pie , and has been shown to criticize Pie's reporting; indeed, he once chuckled sadistically upon hearing the news that Pie had been killed in an accident. He mentioned to Pie that he made some smart investments when Arnie complained about the size of Brockman's house. He is known for using news-speak in everyday language; for example, "This just in: Go to hell !" It was revealed that his 'wit' is provided by a microphone, ear piece and a communications team in a nearby van. [10] He has been seen, more than once, stretching his face and removing wrinkles by clipping a clothes-pin to the back of his head. In addition to his news career, Brockman writes a column for PC Magazine called "Making the Most of Your Modem". Brockman is revealed to have a 'thing' for bondage . [11] It is implied that he may be a heavy smoker, as he was seen smoking a cigarette and saying "Oh God, I love to smoke" afterwards [presumably on camera, given his reaction afterwards] before announcing his live broadcast of the opening day of the new Cosmic Wars movie: The Gathering Shadow. [12] One time, he hired an accountant to take care of his taxes, but the accountant in question did not do the taxes until the last possible moment, a fact that Brockman did not realize until he was doing a live news broadcast on Tax Day. Religion[ edit ] Brockman was known as Kenny Brockelstein early in his career, [13] and he can be seen wearing the Hebrew Chai symbol as a gold medallion around his neck, [9] suggesting Jewish ancestry. Interestingly, however, he also refers to the Book of Revelation , [14] during an editorial in which he states women rebelling might lead to "anarchy of Biblical proportions" (he is promptly cut off by the station and replaced with a "Tec | 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? 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'The Worm that Turned', where women ruled the world, was a serial from which TV sketch show ? | The Two Ronnies - The Worm That Turned (1 of 8) - YouTube The Two Ronnies - The Worm That Turned (1 of 8) 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 Sep 11, 2011 The Date line is 2012, England is in the grip of a new regime of Terror. Traditionally a land of brave heros and great statesmen. Britan now laboured under the yoke of a power guarenteed to strike fear into the hearts of all men... The country is being run by women... ---------- This little mini series was part of Series 8 of The Two Ronnies which was aired on the BBC in 1980. Also featured in this mini series is Diana Dors. No copyright infringment is intended by the uploading of this. Video is © BBC. | Star Trek | Muppet Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Sesamstrasse t-shirt. The Enterprise in Farscape. The Star Trek franchise consists of five live-action (and one animated) TV series and thirteen motion pictures, which boldly go where no one has gone before. The franchise began as a TV series on NBC which ran from 1966 until 1969, and was "re-booted" with a successful new feature film series in 2009. The Muppets have spoofed Star Trek on many occasions over the years. Contents References Sesame Street Sesame Street Episode 3698 is part of a story arc in which Slimey the Worm ventures to the Moon . The episode closes with a mission statement inspired by the narration that begins each episode of Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: The Next Generation. The space shuttle that takes the worms into space, the wormship Wiggleprise , is also a spoof on Star Trek’s Enterprise. Spaceship Surprise on Sesame Street parodied aspects of the original Star Trek, and the later incarnation Spaceship Surprise: The Next Generation specifically spoofed the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation. A Super Morphin Mega Monsters sketch on Sesame Street features the classic "door opening" sound effect used on the original 1960s Star Trek series when Zostic 's minions enter his lair to do his bidding. Wanda Cousteau 's mission on Sesame Street is a reference to the opening narration from Star Trek. When she announces her mission "to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations -- to boldly go where no fish has gone before!" Patrick Stewart , famous for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation, appeared in a segment with The Count . When The Count has trouble getting a set of Muppet numbers to stay in line, Stewart helps him out by commanding, "Make it so, Number One!" This is a reference to an oft-spoken phrase by his Trek character to his first officer. ( YouTube ) Some German Sesamstrasse merchandise (mainly postcards and posters) has featured Ernie and Bert dressed as Starfleet officers. Bob greets Elmo and Zoe (who are pretending to be aliens) in Episode 4039 with the Vulcan hand sign while erroneously telling them, " May the force be with you ." The narrator in the i-Sam segment of A Sesame Street Christmas Carol states: "now your holiday will boldly go where no holiday has gone before," a reference to the Star Trek title sequence. Santa Claus is shown seated in a captain's chair similar to that of the starship Enterprise, with a reindeer as a crew member. Santa says "That's Earth. Warp factor three," to which the reindeer responds "Aye, captain." Episode 3845 features The Amazing Mumford paraphrasing an oft-quoted line from Star Trek's Dr. McCoy, "I'm a magician, not a contractor!" When fielding a question from the audience at the NASA Tweetup in 2011, Elmo asked astronaut Mike Massimino to define the word exploration: "It means finding new things, and going someplace no one else has gone before." Elmo responded, "to boldly go where no one has gone before," quoting the famous Star Trek narration. [1] In the CD-ROM game, Ernie's Adventures in Space , Bert is seen writing a captain's log (a log-shaped book) and quotes the famous Star Trek lines ("Captain's Log, Stardate...") When Elmo can't count to 10 with his favorite hero Green LanTen at NumericCon in Episode 4504 , Cap-ten Kirk beams in to assist. He speaks in the oft-spoofed cadence made famous by William Shatner's acting style and wears a starfleet uniform from the classic Star Trek series with a 10 on the logo. Asking Elmo if he wants to "boldly go where no monster has gone before," he leads Elmo in a count to 10, the CapTen Kirk way, with dramatic pauses and gestures. Referencing an iconic scene in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, he leaves shouting, "I love it here at NumericCOOOOOOONNN!" In 2015, when Rubber Duckie was returned to Ernie from space via the Orion Flight Test , he exclaims, "he's been where no duckie has been before!" In The Furchester Hotel episode " Power Cut ," Funella asks her Scottish husband Furgus to add |
What is the first name of Mildred’s sister in the UK television sitcom ‘George and Mildred’? | George & Mildred (TV Series 1976–1979) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error George and Mildred Roper are forced to leave their home in South Kensington (as the landlords in Man About the House (1973)) when they receive a compulsory purchase order from the council. ... See full summary » Stars: George is not happy. Not only has Oscar the budgie died but Mildred has donated all his gardening magazines to the vicar for the local church jumble sale,on the basis that George never does any ... 7.9 Jeffrey is directing the neighbourhood's Christmas pantomime - 'Cinderella' - and Mildred is only too happy to be playing one of the Ugly Sisters. Unfortunately on the opening night she loses her ... 7.9 Mildred is not happy about George mending his motor-bike in the house but when Ann goes into labour with Jeffrey away in Birmingham and no chance of a mini-cab it comes in handy for rushing her to ... 7.9 a list of 40 titles created 23 Jun 2011 a list of 29 titles created 10 Dec 2011 a list of 42 titles created 19 Feb 2012 a list of 46 titles created 20 Apr 2014 a list of 40 titles created 8 months ago Search for " George & Mildred " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Title: George & Mildred (1976–1979) 7.1/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Finally the house that Robin, Chris and Jo share a flat in is demolished an two spin offs are made - Robin's Nest and George & Minded (Mr & Mrs Roper). Stars: Richard O'Sullivan, Paula Wilcox, Sally Thomsett Now a qualified chef, Robin from "Man About the House" (1973) sets up home with his girlfriend, and a business with his girlfriend's father. Stars: Richard O'Sullivan, Tessa Wyatt, Tony Britton Mildred decides that she and George will celebrate their anniversary at a posh London hotel - whatever the cost. However, a shady businessman mistakes George for a hit man. Director: Peter Frazer-Jones Bless This House centres on life in Birch Avenue, Putney, where travelling stationery salesman Sid Abbott (Sidney James) and his wife Jean (Diana Coupland) live with their teenagers: Mike (... See full summary » Stars: Sidney James, Diana Coupland, Sally Geeson Terry and Bob from The Likely Lads (1964) continue their life after Terry arrives home from serving in the Army to discover that Bob is about to marry his girlfriend Thelma. Can Thelma lead... See full summary » Stars: James Bolam, Rodney Bewes, Brigit Forsyth A working-class Cockney bigot with a biased and expirienced opinion of everything shares them bluntly and almost carelessly. Stars: Warren Mitchell, Anthony Booth, Una Stubbs Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are junk dealers, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood. They also live amicably together at the junk yard. But Harold, who likes the ... See full summary » Director: Cliff Owen Jack-the-lad bus driver and conductor Stan and Jack enjoy the female employees more than their work and Inspector Blake is relentless in his attempts to make their lives a misery. Stars: Anna Karen, Bob Grant, Stephen Lewis BBC Television comedy detailing the fortunes of Reginald Iolanthe Perrin. Disillusioned after a long career at Sunshine Desserts, Perrin goes through a mid-life crisis and fakes his own ... See full summary » Stars: Leonard Rossiter, Pauline Yates, John Barron Stan and Jack seek work at a bus driving holiday camp after being fired from the bus company for crashing two buses, only to find Inspector Blake works there also. Director: Bryan Izzard Ria, a happily married suburban housewife, reaches the age where she feels as if life is passing her by. Being taken for granted by her butterfly collecting dentist husband doesn't help. So... See full summary » Stars: Wendy Craig, Geoffrey Palmer, Bruce Montague Stan gets a little annoyed when his Mum and Sister keep buying expens | MILESAGO - Features - Jean Shrimpton in Melbourne MILESAGO - Features JEAN SHRIMPTON IN MELBOURNE On October 30 1965 British model Jean Shrimpton unwittingly triggered off an international controversy when she attended Derby Day at Melbourne's Flemington race course. Her appearance was a flashpoint of the Generation Gap in Australia, and it highlighted the rapid changes taking place in '60s fashion and exposed the deeply conservative nature of Australian society at the time, especially in matters pertaining to the image of women. Shrimpton, then aged just 22, was known as "The Shrimp" (a nickname she greatly disliked). In 1965 she was the world's highest paid model, arguably the world's first "supermodel" and certainly the first to become internationally known by name. She was one of the 'faces' of Swinging London, one-third of the world famous trio of Sixties supermodels with Twiggy and Veruschka (though she was famous before the other two) and her famous fashion photos are quintessential images of the era. Elle dubbed her "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World," and Glamour named her Model of the Year in 1963. She gained international attention as the original "face" of Yardley cosmetics, with whom she had a three-year contract in the mid-'60s and for whom she did several major publicity tours. She appeared on countless fashion magazine covers, made the cover of Newsweek on May 10, 1965, was written up in Esquire, Ladies Home Journal, McCalls, and Good Housekeeping. Throughout the Sixties her career and life was constantly reported in the media, particularly her engagement to famous fashion photographer David Bailey the top London photographer who did much to launch her career, and who was inspiration for David Hemmings' character in Antonioni's 1967 film BLOW UP; so too her subsequent relationship with Bailey's friend, actor Terence Stamp. Her sister Chrissie Shrimpton was also a leading model, and for a time she was almost as famous as her sister, thanks to her well publicised relationship with singer Mick Jagger, prior to Jagger's meeting with longtime girlfriend Marianne Faithfull. Jean's two-week promotional visit to Australia, on which she was accompanied by Stamp, was sponsored by the Victorian Racing Club and a local synthetic fibre company who brought her out to promote a range of new dresses made of Orlon. A mark of her stature was her fee -- £2000. This an enormous sum for the time, equivalent to at least a year's wages for the average Australian man at the time. Just how well-paid she was can be gauged by a comparison with The Beatles, who had been paid £1500 for their tour of Australia in June 1964. Jean was scheduled to appear at Derby Day, where she was to present prizes for the annual "Fashion On The Field" contest, and at the Melbourne Cup. These were the two major fixtures of Melbourne's famous Spring Racing Carnival, and her visit was regarded as bringing international glamour and prestige to the event, so she was quite unprepared for the stir she was about to cause. For the visit, she had been sent some Orlon mini dresses and while they were rather shorter than normal she didn't worry, because hemlines in the U.K. were already starting to come up. But while London was the acknowldeged fshion capital of the Sixties, the new style had yet to be accepted elsewhere and certainly Australia had never seen anything quite as short as the Derby Day mini. In her memoirs, Jean recalled: "The day of the races was a hot one, so I didn't bother to wear any stockings. My legs were still brown from the summer, and as the dress was short it was hardly formal. I had no hat or gloves with me, for the very good reason that I owned neither. I went downstairs cheerfully from my hotel room, all |
Created by cartoonist Robert Lips, cartoon character ‘Globi’ originated in which European country? | All National Stereotypes – National Stereotypes What a stereotypical place, especially the Western half! Western Europe With Northern Europe, seen as the home of advanced technology, sophisticated culture, and loose (or modern, depending on your perspective) morals. Within the region, there’s a definite split between the northern part (Germany, Britain, the Netherlands, and northern France) and the southern part (Italy, Spain, Portugal, and southern France) about which part is emphasized, with the north being seen as more businesslike and the south as more laid-back. Germany straddles the line with Central Europe, with the old East Germany being in many ways similar to its eastern neighbors. The same is true of Austria. United Europe: The European Union is a specific European phenomenon. Even since its creation in 1957 more countries have joined it and thus provided stable peace in most of Europe ever since the end of World War Two. It also provides economic collaboration and a unity needed to compete with The United States, Japan and China. However, the E.U. is also seen as a bureaucratic monster unable to give its member states one “European” identity, because every country desperately clings on to their own centuries old nationalistic traditions and identity. There are also fears that all the youngest member states (mostly former Eastern Bloc countries) will financially hurt the richer member states. In the U.S., there are essentially two sets of stereotypes about Europe: The older stereotypes are all about quaint old monarchies, castles, and sparkly princesses. See: Medieval European Fantasy. The newer stereotypes suggest that every European government is run by a bunch of leftists and socialists who hate war too much and are probably kinky atheists too. This adds up to the American right-wing viewing Europeans as degenerate, godless commies. The American left sometimes buys into these stereotypes too, but views them more positively and have developed their own stereotype of Europe as a political wonderland free from people resembling Republican Party politicians. Europeans Are Kinky: Especially continental Europe has a reputation for being far more liberated and open-minded about sex and nudity, compared to the United States of America and Asia. Many erotic exotic foreigner stereotypes are from European descent such as Scandinavia (Sexy Scandinavian), the Netherlands (Free State Amsterdam, thanks to legalized prostitution), France (Everyone Looks Sexier If French, Everything Sounds Sexier in French), Germany (Brawn Hilda), Spain, Italy (Latin Lover, Spicy Latina), Eastern Europe, the Baltic Countries and Russia (Sensual Slavs). There’s some Truth in Television to this: a lot of works depicting sex and nudity causing excitement or controversy in other continents hardly bat an eye in Europe. But, of course, this doesn’t mean all Europeans are like that. The United Kingdom and Ireland, two islands separate from Continental Europe, are far more prudent and, speaking of Ireland, many predominantly Catholic countries in Europe like Spain, Poland or Italy tend to be less easygoing on the topic than others. Also, even in other European countries you’re liable to find people who are more reserved about the matter. Andorra Best known as mini state and tax haven. And they have good sky resorts. Austria Yodel Land: Since Austria and Switzerland have a similar landscape the countries are both associated with mountaineering, alpine horns, yodeling,… And, of course, often confused with each other. Austrians are often confused with Germans and Swiss people. Just like the Germans, people from the Austrian county Tyrol will be portrayed wearing Tyrolean hats and lederhosen and their women having dirndls. All Tyroleans will be drinking beer, eating sausages and playing tuba. Tyroleans will also be seen performing the “Schuhplattler” (knee slapping) dance. In the 1970s, a whole bunch of cheap sex comedies were made in Tyrol. The genre was even nicknamed “Tyrolian comedy”, despite the fact that they were actually filmed in Bavaria, thus | Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: February 2011 Macclesfield Pub Quiz League 22nd Feb–Cup/Plate Semi Finals Questions set by Plough Horntails and the Dolphin 1. How many hoops are used in the standard game of Croquet? A, 6. 2. Which African kingdom was known as Basutoland before it gained independence in 1966? A. Lesotho. 3. The work "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" is the textbook of which religious movement founded in 1879? A. Christian Science. 4. What is the fruit of the Blackthorn called? A. The Sloe. 5. How many countries sit on the full United Nations Security Council? A. 15. 6. According to the book of Genesis, which land lay to the "east of Eden"? A. The Land of Nod. 7. What is the name of the southernmost point of Africa? A. Cape Agulhas (note: The Cape of Good Hope is just south of Cape Town and is NOT correct). 8. Responding to a pressing issue in year 1095, what appeal did Pope Urban II make to Kings, Nobles and Knights in a sermon at the Council of Clermont? A. Please help to regain the Holy Lands… the First Crusade. (Accept any answer relating to freeing Jerusalem from Moslems/ Mohammadens / Turks/ Saracens) 9. Who holds the post of High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union? A. Baroness Ashton (Accept Catherine Ashton). 10. Which city was awarded the 1944 Summer Olympic Games? A. London. 11. In which country did the Maoist organization the Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) operate? A. Peru. 12. Which major city’s name translates into English as Fragrant Harbour? A. Hong Kong. 13. In which country was the Granny Smith apple first grown? A. Australia (in 1868) 15. Who was the architect of Coventry Cathedral? A. Basil Spence. 16. Who opened an historic address to his people with the following, “In this grave hour, perhaps the most fateful in our history, I send to every household of my peoples, both at home and overseas, this message, spoken with the same depth of feeling for each one of you as if I were able to cross your threshold and speak to you myself.” A. King George VI (as taken from the King’s Speech) 17. Which car company makes the Alhambra model? A. Seat. 18. Which car company makes a model called the Sirion? A. Diahatsu 19. What is the Nationality of Stefaan Engels who set a World record on Saturday 5th February in Barcelona by completing a marathon every day for a year, a total of 9,569 miles? A. Belgian. 20. Who wrote Memoirs of a Fox-hunting Man and Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, as well as collections of poetry? A. Siegfried Sassoon. 21. Approximately what percentage of the planet’s surface is covered by Tropical rainforests? A. 2% (but they are home to more than 50% species on Earth). Accept any figure less than 5%. 22. What is the name of the point on the Celestial sphere directly below an observer or a given position? A. Nadir. (Note this is the opposite of zenith). 23. What is the term, of French origin, loosely translated 'into mouth', for using facial muscles and shaping the lips for the mouthpiece to play a woodwind or brass musical instrument? A. Embouchure (origin, em = into, bouche = mouth) also accept embrasure. 24. In his 2011 memoir, ‘Known and Unknown’, which US ex-politician tries to deflect blame onto others including Colin Powell and Condoleeza Rice, for Iraq War mistakes? A. Donald Rumsfeld. (The book title alludes to Rumsfeld's famous statement: "There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns - the ones we don't know we don't know..." The statement was made by Rumsfeld on February 12, 2002 at a press briefing addressing the absence of evidence linking the Iraq government with the supply of weapons of mass destruction to terrorist groups.) 25. How many vertices (corners) has a regular dodecahedron (a dodecahedron is a 3D form with 12 faces)? A. 20. 26. The Salmon River in Idaho, USA is known by what nickname, It is also the name of a 1954 film, whose title soundtrack was recorded b |
The city of Sunderland stands at the mouth of which river? | City of Sunderland - The Sunderland Lodge No. 4114 City of Sunderland Links CITY OF SUNDERLAND Sunderland is one of the newest cities in the British Isles and is at the mouth of the River Wear in the northeast of England. The lodge crest is the coat of arms of the old town and port of Sunderland with the Latin motto “Nil Desperandum Auspice Deo - Don’t despair, in God we trust”. The symbols on the coat of arms are a globe and a sextant relating to Sunderland’s historical links with the sea. The docks area is now a thriving marina. It has a history of glassmaking, coal mining and shipbuilding, but now is a car building city as well as many other small industries. On approaching Sunderland from the west the first landmark observed is usually the hill on which stands Penshaw Monument (pictured right), a memorial to John George Lambton, afterwards the 1st Earl of Durham, who was Provincial Grand Master from 1818 to 1840. Penshaw Monument Sunderland bridges The coastal beach areas of Sunderland are called Roker and Seaburn - golden sands, but often cool! Certainly worth a visit. (Yes the beaches are really sandy and not like those stoney southern beaches!) Sunderland hosts an International Kite Festival every July and an International Airshow every August. Both events attract large crowds and are free to spectators! Sunderland is the home of the National Glass Centre opened in 1998 by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales. The Glass Centre is on the riverside in an area currently being developed following the closure of the shipyards. National Glass Centre Near the marina there are modern sculptures which are really unusual and extremely interesting, especially for children. Sunderland is also the home of Premier League Sunderland Association Football Club (S.A.F.C.) The club enjoys a friendly rivalry with neighbouring Newcastle United. Sport is an important feature of north-east England life and the city’s team is always extremely well supported. Currently the team is struggling at the bottom of the table, but supporters hope that they will remain in the Premier League for the 2015-2016 season. The club's stadium, the Stadium of Light was opened in 1997 and dominates the skyline of the city. The stadium is on the north side of the river, a short walk from the city centre and is built on the site of Wearmouth Colliery. A large miners lamp, designed by a Sunderland Lodge member, stands outside the stadium. The Stadium of Light Perhaps Sunderland’s most famous son is Bede (672 / 673 – May 26, 735), also referred to as Saint Bede or the Venerable Bede (Beda Venerabilis), was a monk at the monastery of Saint Peter at Monkwearmouth, Sunderland and of its companion monastery, Saint Paul's, in modern Jarrow both in what was the Kingdom of Northumbria. He is well known as an author and scholar, and his most famous work, Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History of the English People) gained him the title "The Father of English History". In 1899, Bede was made a Doctor of the Church by Leo XIII, a position of theological significance; he is the only native of Great Britain to achieve this designation (Anselm of Canterbury, also a Doctor of the Church, was originally from Italy). Bede Another one of Sunderland’s famous sons was Benedict Biscop (628-690), founder of two monasteries and the British patron saint of learning. He founded a monastery in 674 at Wearmouth (the original Sunderland), at the mouth of the River Wear and dedicated it to St. Peter. Benedict Biscop hired craftsmen from France to construct a church made of stone with a lead roof and glass windows, the first of its kind in England. Benedict Biscop Other famous Sunderland men are Dr. W. R. Clanney (1777-1850) inventor of a miners’ safety lamp (invented by Humphrey Davy at the very same time), Dr Clanney Statue of Jack Crawford in Mowbray Park Jack Crawford (1775-1831) the hero of the Battle of Camperdown, Battle of Camperdown Sir Henry Havelock (1795-1857) hero of the Indian Mutiny, The Indian Mutiny Sir Joseph Wilson Swan (1828-1914) inventor of the | The Only State... Quiz Extra Trivia ...whose name appears in another state's most populous city? Kansas City is the name of the biggest city in Missouri but only the third biggest city in Kansas. ...to host three modern Olympic Games? Besides the two Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. ...that allows residents to vote from outer space? The reasoning behind this 1997 law makes sense when you consider that most Astronauts live and work in Houston. ...without a McDonalds within the borders of its state capital? Montpelier is also the smallest state capital, with less than 8,000 people. ...to have a state-owned bank? The Bank of North Dakota was founded in 1919, and receives funds from state agencies. ...whose name has no letters in common with that of its capital? This may not be the most interesting 'Only' stat about South Dakota, but it's the only one I could find... ...to insist upon statewide female suffrage as a requirement for its entry into the Union? The Wyoming Territory's 1869 passage of female suffrage inspired the state's Official Nickname 'The Equality State.' ...whose legal right to statehood was brought before the Supreme Court? Virginia v. West Virginia, in which Virgina strove to regain counties that had seceded during the Civil War, was decided in favor of the Defendant. ...that has no law requiring seatbelts for adults in automobiles? New Hampshire residents take their 'Live Free Or Die' motto rather seriously ...to have a lighthouse that stands over 60 meters high? The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, 63 meters tall (200 feet), is located on the state's easternmost island. ...in which diamonds are mined? Crater of Diamonds State Park is also the world's only diamond-bearing site open to the public. ...in which the Northern half is in a different time zone than the Southern half? Northern Idaho is on Pacific Time, while Southern Idaho is on Mountain Time. ...to be represented by an African-American Senator prior to the 20th Century? Before 1967, Mississippi's Hiram Revels (1870) and Blanche Bruce (1875) were the only two black US Senators in history. ...whose median age is under 30 years old? The Mormon Church's encouragement of large families may explain why Utah's median age is only 28.8 years. ...to produce two US Presidents whose sons also became Presidents? Coincidentally, both sons shared their Father's names--John Quincy Adams and George Walker Bush. ...to be named after an American? Perhaps only George Washington had the gravitas to merit such an honor; a state of Franklin was attempted but failed to be approved. ...to have a higher population density than Puerto Rico? The most densely populated state, New Jersey's 1,189 residents/square mile beats out Puerto Rico's 1,163. ...whose postal abbreviation consists of two vowels? Iowa is also the only state whose name begins with two vowels. ...to lie entirely above 1,000 meters elevation? Colorado's lowest point, at the border with Kansas, is higher than Pennsylvania's tallest summit. ...where a nuclear weapon was exploded prior to the bombing of Japan? The Trinity Site, NM, was America's first and only test of the atomic bomb before it was dropped on Hiroshima. ...to host a Confederate President's inauguration? Jefferson Davis took his oath of office at the Alabama State Capitol building in 1861. ...that has 'parishes' instead of counties? Louisiana's unique use of the word 'parish' is a holdover from its days as a French Colony. ...to have two Federal Reserve Banks? The Federal bank in Kansas City covers the Great Plains region, while the bank in St. Louis covers part of the Central US. ...with a modern city founded by European colonists prior to 1600? St. Augustine, founded in 1565, was originally the capital of Spanish Florida. ...to contain more than one Ivy League school? Columbia University is located in New York City, while Cornell is in Ithaca Exceptional Quality ...whose official name is more than four words long? 'State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,' is typically used only on of |
The continental divide, the point at which watersheds tend to drain to the Pacific, instead of the Atlantic, lies principally along which mountain range? | Evaporation, not outflow, drained ancient Lake Agassiz during the Younger Dryas | Watts Up With That? Watts Up With That? The world's most viewed site on global warming and climate change Menu Anthony Watts / October 5, 2011 From the University of Cincinnat i: Long-Lost Lake Offers Clues to Climate Change What caused water levels to drop in an immense yet long-vanished lake? Research by a University of Cincinnati geologist suggests that conditions 12,000 years ago encouraged evaporation. Not long ago, geologically speaking, a now-vanished lake covered a huge expanse of today’s Canadian prairie. As big as Hudson Bay, the lake was fed by melting glaciers as they receded at the end of the last ice age. At its largest, Glacial Lake Agassiz, as it is known, covered most of the Canadian province of Manitoba, plus a good part of western Ontario. A southern arm straddled the Minnesota-North Dakota border. Not far from the ancient shore of Lake Agassiz, University of Cincinnati Professor of Geology Thomas Lowell will present a paper about the lake to the Geological Society of America annual meeting in Minneapolis. Lowell’s paper is one of 14 to be presented Oct. 10 in a session titled: “ Glacial Lake Agassiz—Its History and Influence on North America and on Global Systems: In Honor of James T. Teller .” Although Lake Agassiz is gone, questions about its origin and disappearance remain. Answers to those questions may provide clues to our future climate. One question involves Lake Agassiz’ role in a thousand-year cold snap known as the Younger Dryas. As the last ice age ended, thousands of years of warming temperatures were interrupted by an abrupt shift to cold. Tundra conditions expanded southward, to cover the land exposed as the forests retreated. This colder climate is marked in the fossil record by a flowering plant known as Dryas, which gives the period its name. “My work focuses on abrupt or rapid climate change,” Lowell said. “The Younger Dryas offers an opportunity to study such change. The climate then went from warming to cooling very rapidly, in less than 30 years or so.” Scientists noted that the Younger Dryas cold spell seemed to coincide with lower water levels in Lake Agassiz. Had the lake drained? And, if so, had the fresh water of the lake caused this climate change by disrupting ocean currents? This is the view of many scientists, Lowell said. Lowell investigated a long-standing mystery involving Lake Agassiz – a significant drop in water level known as the Moorhead Low. It has long been believed that the Moorehead Low when water drained from Lake Agassiz through a new drainage pathway. Could this drainage have flowed through the St. Lawrence Seaway into the North Atlantic Ocean? “The most common hypothesis for catastrophic lowering is a change in drainage pathways,” Lowell said. The problem is, better dating of lake levels and associated organic materials do not support a rapid outflow at the right time. “An alternative explanation is needed,” he said. Lowell’s research shows that, although water levels did drop, the surface area of the lake increased more than seven-fold at the same time. His research suggests that the lower water levels were caused by increased evaporation, not outflow. While the melting glacier produced a lot of water, Lowell notes that the Moorhead Low was roughly contemporaneous with the Younger Dryas cold interval, when the atmosphere was drier and there was increased solar radiation. “The dry air would reduce rainfall and enhance evaporation,” Lowell said. “The cold would reduce meltwater production, and shortwave radiation would enhance evaporation when the lake was not frozen and sublimation when the lake was ice-covered.” Further research will attempt a clearer picture of this ancient episode, but researchers will have to incorporate various factors including humidity, yearly duration of lake ice, annual temperature, and a better understanding of how and where meltwater flowed from the receding glaciers. Lowell’s efforts to understand changes in ancient climates have taken him from Al | Mountains in Algeria | By Algeria Channel City finder Climb or Hike the Majestic Mountains of Algeria From the Mediterranean coast the landscape peaks in the Atlas Mountains before it stretches across the Sahara Desert . With such varied topography, Algeria's landscape is diverse and fascinating. Algeria's mountain ranges cover large portions of the land. Some of Algeria's mountains form part of the great Atlas Mountain Range whilst others are located only within the country's borders. The Atlas Mountains The Atlas Mountain Range extends some 2400km/1500 miles across Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. It creates a border between the Mediterranean and the Sahara desert and is home to remote Arab villages in Algeria. This impressive mountain range is made up of the following sections: Middle Atlas, Anti-Atlas, High Atlas, Tell Atlas and Saharan Atlas . The latter two ranges are located in Algeria. The Saharan Atlas This Algerian Mountain Range makes up the eastern section of the Atlas Mountains. Djebel Aissa is the tallest peak in the Saharan Atlas, reaching 2236 meters in height. Smaller ranges that make up the Saharan Atlas include Ouled-Nael, Amour and Ksour. The Saharan Atlas later meets up with the Tell Atlas, forming the T'bessa and Medjerda ranges. Wadis, such as the Touil, run down from the Saharan Atlas. Wadis are riverbeds that only flow in wet seasons. Chaoui Berbers are the chief residents of this mountain range and they live mainly where the landscape makes agriculture possible. The Tell Atlas Measuring some 1500km in length, the Tell Atlas Mountain Range makes its way through Morocco, across Algeria and into Tunisia. The Tell Atlas runs parallel to the Saharan Atlas until it meets in the eastern side of Algeria. Many of Algeria's important cities are located along the Tell Atlas; this includes the capital of Algiers and Oran . The Chelif River runs from the Tell Atlas into the Mediterranean Sea and provides Algeria's inhabitants with a fertile agricultural valley. The Aures Mountains This range forms and extension of the Atlas Mountains. It is located in eastern Algeria just to the east of Algeria's Saharan Atlas. Djebel Chelia, also known as Kaltum, is the tallest peak in this range and reaches a height of 2328 m. The Aur's Mountains are very isolated and remain the home of the Shawia people. The Ahaggar Mountains (aka Hoggar) Located in the south of Algeria, the Hoggar is a highland area of the central parts of the Sahara. The geography of the region consists mostly of rocky desert. Mount Tahat is the tallest peak of the area, reaching 2918m in height. A common attraction to these Algerian mountains is Assekrem, the place where Le Pere de Foulcault resided in 1905. Due to its less extreme climate, the Hoggar is a region of great biodiversity. The Ahaggar Mountains are the abode of the Imuhagh, who are part of the Tuareg. Nearby is the tomb of Tin Hinan, ancestor and matriarch of the Tuareg people. The Ahaggar region is very popular amongst tourists, with many tour operators visiting the area. The Tassili n' Ajjer Lying in the southeast of Algeria, this Saharan mountain range stretches some 500km. The highest point in the Tassili n'Ajjer range is Adrar Afao at 2158 meters. As the mountains are chiefly composed of sandstone, many awe-inspiring natural rock arches have formed. Vegetation in the range is mostly scattered woodland. The range is also popular with tourists because of its archeological interest, which includes the brilliant examples of ancient rock art that are found here. Large portions of the range are protected as part of the Tassili n'Ajjer National park . Other Mountains and Ranges Jebel Chenoua, to the west of Algiers, is a mountain group on the coast. Located between Tipaza and Cherchell, Jebel Cheoua is home to Berber speakers. The Gueltara Mountains are in the west of Algeria. The highest point in this small range is 755m high. Tags: User Comments & Reviews: 9 Comment(s) To leave a comment, please sign in using the login box on the right or click here , or sign up here . Page 1 of 2 |
"Buster Keaton's film ""The Three Ages"" included the invention of Stone Age baseball and modern traffic problems in classical Rome. What is this an example of?" | Anachronism A Anachronism An anachronism—from the Greek ανά (ana: against, anti-) and χρόνος (chronos: time)—is an error in chronology, especially a chronological misplacing of persons, events, objects, or customs in regard to each other. The item is often an object, but may be a verbal expression, a technology, a philosophical idea, a musical style, a material, a custom, or anything else so closely associated with a particular period in time that it would be incorrect to place it outside its proper domain. Types The intentional use of older, often obsolete cultural artifacts may be regarded as anachronistic. For example, it could be considered anachronistic for a modern-day person to wear a top-hat, write with a quill pen , or use a typewriter . Such choices may reflect an eccentricity, an aesthetic preference, or an ethical preference. Another sort of parachronism arises when a work based on a particular era's state of knowledge is read within the context of a later era with a different state of knowledge. Many scientific works that rely on theories that have later been discredited have become anachronistic with the removal of those underpinnings, and works of speculative fiction often find their speculation outstripped by real-world technological development. A prochronism, on the other hand, occurs when an item appears in a temporal context in which it could not yet be present (the object had not yet been developed, the verbal expression had not been coined, the philosophy had not been formulated, the breed of animal had not been developed, the technology had not been created). An example might be Western movies' placing of firearms not introduced until the 1870s, such as the Winchester 1873 rifle or the Colt Single Action Army revolver, into frontier society of antebellum or Civil War years. While prochronisms such as this may not be noticeable to the uninformed, other prochronisms are frankly comic in their effect (e.g., a tenth-century British peasant earnestly explaining his village as an "anarcho-syndicalist commune" in the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, or a Beatlesque band called the "Bedbugs" appearing in the American Civil War–era TV comedy F-Troop). Artifacts An anachronism can be an artifact which appears out of place archaeologically, geologically , or temporally . It is sometimes called OOPArt, for "out-of-place artifact". Anachronisms usually appear more technologically advanced than is expected for their place and period. However, a seeming anachronism may reflect our ignorance rather than a genuine chronological anomaly . A popular view of history presents an unfolding of the past in which humanity has a primitive start and progresses toward development of technology. Allegedly anachronistic artifacts demonstrate contradictions to this idea. Some archaeologists believe that seeing these artifacts as anachronisms underestimates the technology and creativity of people at the time. Art and fiction Anachronism is used especially in works of imagination that rest on a historical basis. Anachronisms may be introduced in many ways, originating, for instance, in disregard of the different modes of life and thought that characterize different periods, or in ignorance of the progress of the arts and sciences and other facts of history. They vary from glaring inconsistencies to scarcely perceptible misrepresentation. It is only since the close of the 18th century that this kind of deviation from historical reality has jarred on a general audience. Anachronisms abound in the works of Raphael and Shakespeare , as well as in those of less celebrated painters and playwrights of earlier times. In particular, the artists, on the stage and on the canvas, in story and in song, assimilated their characters to their own nationality and their own time. Roman soldiers appear in Renaissance military garb. The Virgin Mary was represented in Italian works with Italian characteristics, and in Flemish works with Flemish ones. Alexander the Great appeared on the French stage in the full costume of Louis XIV of France dow | Free Flashcards about GK 6 Which horse was involved in the 1913 incident that killed Emily Davison? Anmer What is the meaning of "discursive"? digressing from subject to subject What was the German 'Jugendstil' known as in Britain and the USA? Art Nouveau The artists Odilon Redon and Fernand Khnopff were most closely associated with which artistic movement? Symbolism What nationality was artist Fernand Khnopff? 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Frank Sinatra In which year did "Rock Around The Clock" hit No 1 in both the UK and the US? 1955 Both "boogie-woogie" and "rock and roll" supposedly got their names from what? Euphemisms for sex Who coined the term "Rhythm and Blues"? Jerry Wexler Which Cleveland DJ is usually credited with coining the term "rock n roll" to apply to the music of that style? Alan Freed Which band were originally called "The Rambling Yodeller And The Sandmen"? Bill Haley & The Comets Who had a 1950s hit with "Be-Bop-A Lula"? Gene Vincent and The Blue Caps Which chemical elements occupy positions 89-103 on the Periodic Table? Actinides What name is given to a 3D co-ordinate system with three planes, x, y, and Z? Cartesian What are the names given to the three sides of a right-angled triangle? Hypotenuse, Base, Altitude If theta represents the angle opposite the altitude in a right angled triangle, a is the altitude, b the base and c is the hypotenuse, what is sinθ equal to? a/c If theta represents the angle opposite the altitude in a right angled triangle, a is the altitude, b the base and c is the hypotenuse, what is cosθ equal to? b/c If theta represents the angle opposite the altitude in a right angled triangle, a is the altitude, b the base and c is the hypotenuse, what is tanθ equal to? a/b (or sinθ/cosθ) What is the meaning of sin(squared)θ? sinθsinθ An object that has both magnitude and direction in space Which letters are traditionally used for the three base vectors? i, j, k Who had a 1962 Number 1 with "Wonderful Land"? The Shadows Which artistic group was founded in 1911 by Kandinsky and Marc? Der Blaue Reiter Artist Franz Marc was born in wRhich country? Germany Who painted "Luxe, Calme et Volupte"? Matisse Who is generally held to be the originator of the Suprematist art movement? Malevich The artists Boccioni, Carra and Severeni, all Italians, belonged to which movement? Futurism What was the real name of The Big Bopper, who died in a plane crash along with Buddy Holly? JP Richardson What was the stage name of the singer Rosemary Brown? Dana Which country singer got to No. 1 in the UK with "Coward Of The County"? Kenny Rogers Who composed "The Stars And Stripes Forever"? John Phillip Sousa Who composed the waltz "Tales From The Vienna Woods"? Johann Strauss Robert-Francois Damiens attempted to assassinate (and failed, although he did wound) which king? Louis XV of France When was the Seven Years' War? 1756-63 Whose final work was 1804's "Opus Postumum"? Kant The Pregolya River, which features in Euler's 'Seven Bridges'problem, runs through which city? Kaliningrad Who wrote 1848's "The Principles Of Political Economy"? 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Which 1975 film features a boat called the Orca ? | Orca (boat) | Jaws Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [ show ] ORCA: The Amity incident Captained by the misanthropic, eccentric war veteran known simply among island locals as Quint , Orca was sunk off the coast of Martha's Vineyard following an extended fishing excursion in the summer of 1973. On its final voyage, Orca was crewed by Martha's Vineyard chief of police, Martin Brody, and a schooled oceanographer from Woods Hole, Matt Hooper . A game fisherman in every sense, Quint was steadfast as the boats' beleaguered captain to the very end, with machete and blood flying in dramatic recoil. The demise of the Orca was due in part to structural damage resulting from relentless attacks by a now infamous maniacal rogue shark. Although the boat had been designed to seek out and catch sharks, it was ultimately no match for the overtly cunning, pursuing predator Quint was hired to catch. Attempting to draw the monster in to the shallows, the Orca was eventually over revved and inadvertently scuttled. After listing to port, Brody was able to fire one final explosive shot from the sinking mast at a compressed air tank in the jaws of the attacking shark. Conspiracy theory It was well known by most Islanders that Chief Brody had been at odds with the mayor which thereby cast doubt as to the validity of the subsequent police report filed upon his return. The town council also steadfastly refused to pay the agreed bounty ($10,000) as promised, claiming there was still no verifiable proof the shark had either been caught or killed per the terms of the contract. Members of the council claimed the mayor had reluctantly been coerced into signing, citing fraud on the part of the chief. The town council believed that ORCA was purposely sabotaged, rather than having been sunk by the shark which had been terrorizing the island. Their official claim on record stated the ORCA had merely been scuttled as part of an insurance scheme, cooked up by Brody in order to appropriate the bounty. In addition, it was claimed that Quint had gone into hiding in collusion with Chief Brody to avoid tax revenue and fines due in part to civic ordinance violations, and zoning laws. As a result, an investigation was launched and Brody was removed from his post as chief of police rather than being lauded as the islands savior. Brody subsequently fled his place of residence, and while evading local authorities was entangled in an altercation with a pair of amateur nature photographers who encountered Brody on a trail. One of the pair were able to take a photo of Brody at gun point before fleeing down the mountainside. History During the war in the pacific (WW2), while on a return trip to home port after having delivered the atomic bomb, Quint's ship, (the USS Indianapolis) was hit by torpedos fired from a Japanese submarine. With only a life jacket for floatation, he survived an ordeal at sea for five days surrounded by swarms of killer sharks. Quint's mission during the war had been so secret, no distress call was sent, and a crew of nearly 1100 were lost. Taking his new found passion and disdain for sharks to the extreme, Quint used what little funds he had and purchased a modified wooden lobster boat off Nova Scotia. As a working boat, 'Novi's' were dependable, highly buoyant, tough, and easy to repair; and were the mainstay for most lobster fisherman in the region. Aptly named 'Warlock', when Quint purchased it, the boat had been named by its first owner in an ode to warding off evil spirits. For Quint, this name seemed apropos as he had been plagued emotionally following his harrowing wartime ordeal at sea, and the last thing he wanted was to be in a ship that would ever sink again. Components With the purchase of his vessel complete, Quint set about transforming 'Warlock' into the formidable 'shark seeker' known as ORCA. To improve its hunting capabilities, Quint added an expanded fly bridge, surplus search light, and a reinforced crow's nest to aid in measuring dorsal fins from extended distances. While Quint was steadfastly against using fancy or advanced | Bernard Herrmann - an overview of the composer and his music for film and television All Film Composers Bernard Herrmann (1911-1975) - perfect partner to Hitchcock thrillers While the name Alfred Hitchcock is universally well known, that of Bernard Herrmann is relatively unknown outside of musical circles. Yet his music has accompanied the Director's finest work and is every bit as accomplished and inventive. Whether it is the screaming strings from Psycho, the dizzying arpeggios from Vertigo or the bird sounds edited together as the soundtrack to The Birds, Herrmann always rose to the challenge. See our article Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann: Torn Curtain by Steve Vertlieb for a wealth of information about the stormy relationship between these creative geniuses and the films they made together. Before the association with Hitchcock, Herrmann's first film (now frequently listed by film critics as the finest ever made) was Citizen Kane, having worked with Orson Welles during his radio days. He also went on to work with Welles on "The Magnificent Ambersons". The French director Francois Truffaut also used Herrmann's talents for two of his films, The Bride Wore Black and Fahrenheit 451. Since Truffaut is known to have idolised Alfred Hitchcock's directorial talent, it was perhaps this association which prompted Truffaut to seek out Herrmann in this way. There are not many composers who have appeared on the film screen (coincidentally Truffaut's frequent composer partner Georges Delerue has done so in "Shoot the Pianist"), but Bernard Herrmann played the part of the conductor in the climax of Hitchcock's 1956 remake of "The Man Who Knew Too Much" set in the Royal Albert Hall. Herrmann conducts Arthur Benjamin's "Storm Clouds Cantata" (which Herrmann admired from Hitchcock's original 1934 version, adapting it only slightly), while Doris Day and James Stewart try to stop an assassination attempt due to coincide with a climactic cymbal crash (here is the concert scene on youtube). Herrmann is even credited as conductor on the poster in an earlier scene outside the hall. The film also features bold percussion music during the opening titles. The London Symphony Orchestra were so impressed by Herrmann's musical knowledge that when filming was completed, they presented the composer/conductor with a book inscribed "To Bernard Herrmann: The Man Who Knows So Much". Herrmann's theme for Cape Fear with its 4-note brass motive (watch out for the Simpsons "Thomsons" episode which parodies this) was re-used in the remake of that film by Elmer Bernstein . The association with Hitchcock came to an end when the director famously rejected his score for Torn Curtain when the composer's fittingly dark orchestration clashed with the Hollywood desire to emphasise the movie's romantic interest. Although the director then chose John Addison to score the movie, he decided to show the key murder scene most effectively without any musical accompaniment. However Bernstein also included some of the unused music from Torn Curtain in the remake of Cape Fear, and the full Herrmann version of the score has since been recorded. This is full of the tension to be expected in the real spy business, with only some brief relief in the form of a waltz. His musical style was bold and direct, yet certainly not typical of the day. Rather than full-blown themes, his knack was to select and develop simple mottos such as those high-pitched Psycho violins or in Vertigo those augmented chord arpeggios that seemed to encapsulate the whole concept of the movie. The orchestration also tended to be unusual but again tailored perfectly to the particular need. Psycho used strings only, which seemed to match the black and white photography. The orchestration for that rejected score for Torn Curtain was played using large numbers of flutes, horns and trombones. By way of contrast Fahrenheit 451 employs lots of tuned percussion. In a number of ways, Herrmann's musical style follows in the footsteps of Miklos Rozsa being bold and dark and an integral part of the film experie |
Charmeuse, Noil and Shantung are all types of which fabric? | Types of Silk Fabric TYPES OF SILK FABRIC The finest silk fibers, and most of what we use today, are produced by "cultivated" silkworms grown in a controlled environment. The worms are fed a diet of mulberry leaves and increase their body size 10,000 times in their short life span. Once the cocoon is spun and before the worm hatches through the silk into a moth, the cocoon is soaked in hot water then unraveled, producing filaments that can be up to a mile long in size. The raw silk is then processed to remove the sericin - the natural "gum" that protects the fibers and causes them to stick to each other as the cocoon was spun. Silk is a protein fiber, similar to wool or to human hair. It is only natural for silks to have some irregularities sometimes called "slubs". This is the nature of the 100% silk fabric. Silk that has been processed can be woven or knit into a variety of fabrics. Silk will shrink, so if you are using it to construct clothing, be sure to preshrink it. Silk often has a wonderful feel, (referred to as a "hand"), and an almost iridescent sheen that makes us think of luxury. The weight of silk is shown as "mm" pronounced "mommy" and varies within the different types of silk. The following list of various types of silk may help you understand some of the qualities of each: Chiffon Often the lightest weight and most diaphanous of the silks, Chiffon is also the most see-through. It creates the "billows" of fabric that add dimension to garments, but generally requires some kind of lining or backing unless it's used for scarves. China Silk China silk is a lightweight, sheer, plain-weave fabric. It's sometimes referred to as habutai, or habotai, or pongee. It is one of the less expensive and more commonly available silk fabrics. Habotai can often be found as light as 5 mm and as heavy as 12 mm. Most of our scarves are made of 8 mm Habotai. When purchasing for clothing construction, or purchasing ready-made clothing, this fabric is not recommended for fitted garment styles because the seams will tear from the stress. Crepe de Chine Crepe de chine is a lightweight fabric made by twisting some fibers clockwise and others counterclockwise. The twisted fibers are then woven in a plain-weave fabric, but it's the twisted fibers, not the weave, that gives crepe its distinctive "pebbly" look and feel rather than a shiny luster. Both sides of the fabric look and feel the same. Our drawstring pouches and some of our larger scarves are made of Crepe de Chine, often in the 12mm to 15mm range. When purchasing ready-made clothing or considering this fabric for sewing, avoid using it in tailored styles because the fabric is too soft to hold a structured shape. Crepe de chine doesn't ravel as easily as other silk fabrics, but it will tear if not handled gently. Charmeuse Generally, when we think of traditional silk, this is the fabric we have in mind. The back of the fabric is a flattened crepe while the front is a shimmery satin weave. Charmeuse has even more drape than crepe de chine and works well for scarves, blouses and lingerie. Occasionally we will offer scarves in Charmeuse. Jacquard Jacquard silks offer various woven patterns, using matte and reflective threads to create a light and dark effect in the fabric. This effect is similar to brocade, although the Jacquard is originally created in one color. These are generally heavier weight and more densely woven. Patterns are often florals and paisleys. This added dimension (pattern) makes this fabric perfect for abstract for free-form dyeing. Our Envelope Pouches are made from Jacquard, as are some of our Cell Phone and Glass Cases. Douppioni Douppioni is a plain-weave fabric with slubbed ribs. It has a stiff, taffeta-like hand and is usually dyed in bright colors. Douppioni is often made into elegant evening gowns or semi-fitted vests and garments. But make sure the style isn't too fitted, because the fabric doesn't stand up well to stress and ravels easily. It's often recommended that douppioni be drycleaned to resist abrasions. However, as | Glossary of Fabric Terms - Fabric - Store A manufactured fiber, its major properties include a soft, wool-like hand, machine washable and dryable and excellent color retention. Alpaca A natural hair fiber obtained from the Alpaca sheep, a domesticated member of the llama family. Angora The hair of the Angora goat. Also known as Angora mohair. Angora may also apply to the fur of the Angora rabbit. Antique Satin A reversible satin-weave fabric with satin floats on the technical face and surface slubs on the technical back created by using slub-filling yarns. It is usually used with the technical back as the right side for drapery fabrics and often made of a blend of fibers. Batik A method of dyeing fabric where some areas are covered with wax or pastes made of glues or starches to make designs by keeping dyes from penetrating in pattern areas. Multicolored and blended effects are obtained by repeating the dyeing process several times, with the initial pattern of wax boiled off and another design applied before dyeing again in a new color. A lightweight, plain weave fabric, semi-sheer and usually made of cotton or cotton blends. Appropriate for heirloom sewing, baby clothes and lingerie. Bedford Cord A cord cotton-like fabric with raised ridges in the lengthwise direction. Since the fabric has a high strength and a high durability, it is often used for upholstery and work clothes. A fabric with a crosswise rib made from textile fibers (as rayon, nylon, cotton, or wool) often in combination. Boiled Wool Felted knitted wool, it offers the flexibility of a knit with great warmth. Create your own by washing double the needed amount of 100% wool jersey in hot water and drying in a hot dryer. Expect 50% shrinkage. Appropriate for jackets, vests and stuffed animals. Blackout A type of fabric that is commonly used for drapery, this fabric has the distinctive quality of blocking light, and comes in two forms: 2-pass and 3-pass. Two-pass has two “passes” of foam on a fabric, which means the black layer of foam will be visible. 3-pass has two layers of white and one layer of black foam. Three-pass can also be used as an upholstery fabric, as the black layer is not visible. Blackout fabrics can also be insulating and noise-dampening. Buckram A very stiff cotton fabric that is been soaked in a substance to fill in the gaps between the fibers. The fiber is usually cotton and is finished with starch and resin. Buckram fabric is most commonly used as the supporting material inside of baseball caps. It is also used in lady's hats, costumes, belts, and handbags. A loosely constructed, heavy weight, plain weave fabric. It has a rough hand. Appropriate for draperies and decorative items. Burn-out Velvet Created from two different fibers, the velvet is removed with chemicals in a pattern leaving the backing fabric intact. Appropriate for more unconstructed and loosely fit garments. Chenille The French word for caterpillar, this soft fabric is created by placing short pieces of yarns between core yarns and twisting the yarn together to make a fabric. This fabric is commonly used for baby items and in home décor fabrics. Chantilly lace This lace has a net background, and the pattern is created by embroidering with thread and ribbon to create floral designs. The pattern has areas of design that are very dense, and the pattern is often outlined with heavier cords or threads. Charm Quilt A quilt made of many, many small patches (traditionally 2" or so) where each piece is a different fabric. The pattern is usually a one-patch design and often involves swaps and trades with friends to gather many fabrics. Charmuese A luxurious, supple silky fabric with a shiny satin face and a dull back. Generally either silk, rayon ,or polyester. Suitable for blouses, fuller pants and lingerie. Cotton a white vegetable fiber grown in warmer climates in many parts of the world, has been used to produce many types of fabric for hundreds of years. Cotton fabric feels good against the skin regardless of the temperature or the humidity and is therefore in great demand by |
"What was the name of James Onedin's ship in the TV series ""The Onedin Line""?" | Welcome to the www.TheOnedinLine.com website Welcome to our website James Onedin ( Peter Gilmore ), the younger son of old Samuel Onedin, a miserly ship chandler, was a penniless sea captain with aspirations to greater things. He married Anne Webster ( Anne Stallybrass ), who was some years his senior (The actor playing Anne Webster, Ann Stallybrass, is actually seven years younger than Peter Gilmore) and the spinster daughter of Captain Joshua Webster, owner of the topsail schooner Charlotte Rhodes (portrayed by the schooner Meta Jan). James's only motivation was to get his hands on the ship. A shrewd and often ruthless operator, James soon built up a fleet, assisted by the loyal Mr. (later Captain) Baines ( Howard Lang ). His other sailing ships included the Pampero, the Medusa, the Soren Larsen, the "Neptune", the "Falcon", the "Trident", the "Osprey", the steamship "Shearwater", the " Christian Radich", the "Thorsoe", the steamer "Black Pearl", the "Jenny Peak" renamed the "Letty Gaunt", the "Ondine", the "Orlando", the "Star of Bethlehem", the "Teawind" and the "Lady Lazenby". He also initiated the building of a steamship, the Anne Onedin (until the death of his wife, to be named the "Golden Nugget") Ships used in the Onedin Line series Sailing vessel: The Charlotte Rhodes The Charlotte Rhodes berthed in the 1860s harbor of Liverpool, England (In the Onedin Line series). It was operated by Captain James Onedin, ( Peter Gilmore ) who rose to wealth and power as he established his flourishing cargo shipping service. The ship "Charlotte Rhodes", called Kathleen and May, is Britain's last three-masted top sail schooner. It was built for Captain John Coppack in 1900 in Connah's Quay in Flintshire, for cargo trading around the Irish Sea Among others, these tall ships were filmed: Sailing vessel: Statsraad Lehmkuhl (See web header of TheOnedinLine.com) The Statsraad Lehmkuhl is a three-masted barque rigged sail training vessel owned and operated by the Statsraad Lehmkuhl Foundation. It is based in Bergen, Norway and contracted out for various purposes, including serving as a school ship for the Royal Norwegian Navy (using RNoN's prefix "KNM", English: "HNoMS"). It was built in 1914 as a school training ship for the German merchant marine under the name Grossherzog Friedrich August. After the First World War the ship was taken as a prize by the United Kingdom and in 1921 the ship was bought by former cabinet minister Kristoffer Lehmkuhl (hence the name, which means 'Cabinet Minister Lehmkuhl'). With the exception of the Second World War, when she was captured by German troops and called Westw�rts, the ship has belonged to Bergens Skoleskib until it was donated to the Foundation in 1978. In 2000, it was chartered by the German Navy while their Gorch Fock was overhauled. Sailing vessel: Christian Radich Christian Radich is a Norwegian full rigged ship, named after a Norwegian shipowner. The vessel was built at Framn�s shipyard in Sandefjord, Norway, and was delivered on 17 June 1937. The owner was The Christian Radich Sail Training Foundation established by a grant from an officer of that name. The vessel is a full rigged three masted steel hull, 62.5 m long, with an overall length of 73 m including the bowsprit and a maximum width of 9.7 m. She has a draught of about 4.7 meters and a displacement at full load of 1050 tons. Under engine power, the Christian Radich reaches a top speed of 10 knots, while she can make up to 14 knots under sail. The crew is 18 all together. It can accommodate 88 passengers. The Christian Radich is well known through the international release in 1958 of the Cinemiracle widescreen movie Windjammer. The Christian Radich sailed to the United States in 1976 as part of the Bicenten | THE ADMIRALS CUP The America's Cup is the most famous and most prestigious regatta in the sport of sailing, and the oldest active trophy in international sport, predating the Modern Olympics by 45 years. The sport attracts top sailors and yacht designers because of its long history and prestige as the "Holy Grail" of yachting. Although the most salient aspect of the regatta is its yacht races, it is also a test of boat design, sail design, fundraising, and management skills. The cup, originally offered as the Royal Yacht Squadron cup, is now named after the first yacht to win the trophy, the schooner America. The trophy remained in the hands of the New York Yacht Club of the United States from 1852 or 1857 (when the syndicate that won the Cup donated the trophy to the club) until 1983 when the Cup was won by the challenger, Australia II of Australia, ending the longest winning streak in the history of sport. For the first time in 132 years, America had lost the "cup" to another country. The skipper of Australia II, John Bertrand, was quoted in saying, "This puts yacht racing back on the map!" The America's Cup regatta is a challenge-driven yacht series that currently involves a best-of-nine series of match racing (a duel between two boats). Since the 1992 match, the regatta has been sailed with the International America's Cup Class (IACC) sloop, a monohull boat that has an average length of about 75 feet (23 m). Any challenger who meets the requirements specified in the Deed of Gift, which governs the regatta, has the right to challenge the yacht club that holds the Cup. Since 1983, Louis Vuitton has sponsored the Louis Vuitton Cup as a prize for the winner of the challenger selection series (which was inaugurated for the 1970 match). The America's Cup is a race between the winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup and the current holder. If the challenging team wins the cup, the cup's ownership is transferred from the defender's yacht club to the winning team's yacht club. History The Cup itself is an ornate silver-plated Britannia metal bottomless ewer, crafted in 1848 by Garrard & Co. The trophy is inscribed with names of the yachts that competed in the regatta's matches. Bases matching the silver cup were added in 1958 and 2003 to accommodate more names. The cup is one of three or six that were made as off-the-shelf trophies. Sir Henry Paget, the Marquess of Anglesey bought one and donated it for the Royal Yacht Squadron's 1851 Annual Regatta around the Isle of Wight . It was originally known by the Squadron as the "Royal Yacht Squadron Cup" or the "RYS Cup for One Hundred Sovereigns". The Cup subsequently became known as the "One Hundred Guinea(s) Cup", by the American syndicate that won it. As time went by, the Cup was also referred to as the "Queen's Cup", the "America Cup", and the "America's Cup". Today, the trophy is officially known as the America's Cup and affectionately called the "Auld Mug" by the sailing community. The regatta's origins date back to August 22, 1851 when the 30.86 m schooner-yacht America, owned by a syndicate that represented the New York Yacht Club, raced 15 yachts representing the Royal Yacht Squadron around the Isle of Wight. America won by 20 minutes. Apocryphally, Queen Victoria asked who was second; the answer famously was: "There is no second, your Majesty." Volunteer turning Sandy Hook Lightship on Sept. 27, 1887 during the seventh America's Cup The surviving members of the syndicate which owned the America donated the Cup through a Deed of Gift (written in 1852) to the New York Yacht Club on July 8, 1857. The trophy would be held in trust as a "challenge" trophy to promote friendly competition among nations. Stung by this blow to contemporary |
"In basketball, what word means ""nothing but net""?" | Urban Dictionary: nothing but net nothing but net Said when a 'swish' is made on the basketball court. A swish is when the ball goes in the basket without touching the rim or backboard. The ball makes a 'swishing' sound. "Miller, from downtown......swish! Nothing but net!" by Diego August 26, 2003 Create a mug The Urban Dictionary Mug One side has the word, one side has the definition. Microwave and dishwasher safe. Lotsa space for your liquids. Buy the t-shirt The Urban Dictionary T-Shirt Smooth, soft, slim fit American Apparel shirt. Custom printed. 100% fine jersey cotton, except for heather grey (90% cotton). nothing but net Nothing but net is the name of an entire category of some of the most intimate sexual positions. The criteria that a sexual position must meet in order to be considered part of the nothing but net category is rigidly defined as any position such that only genitals are touching. Paying homage to its namesake, it is considered top form to make a "swish" sound at the outset of a nothing but net position. Neglecting to "swish" at adequate volume greatly increases risk of penile fracture. For a couple containing a male that is not well endowed, it is likely that only limited exploration of the nothing but net category will take place due to anatomical restrictions only permitting a just the tip (or JT squared) scenario. Fucking in the airplane bathroom, we had to hold the walls so tight it was nothing but net. | Index-a This Week's Puzzles So You Think You Know Soccer A soccer goal is what dimensions, yards wide and feet high: 8x7; 7x8; 8x8 or 9x8? According to FIFA World Cup rules which flag must be displayed inside each match stadium besides those of FIFA/Fair Play, and the two competing nations? Approximately how many million people play regular organized football in the world (at the early 2000s): 5; 25; 65; or 250? The word soccer derives from: Sock; Association; Kosher; or Socrates? What is not required by the rules of soccer: Goal net; Penalty spot; Specified ball pressure; or Shin guards? The 2014 World Cup Finals allocated European and African teams respectively how many places: 3 and 9; 4 and 10; 5 and 13; or 6 and 15? What city/club football rules, which spread widely in the late 1800s, introduced heading, corners, throw-ins, changing ends, and the goal crossbar: Sheffield; Paris; Milan; or Berlin? FIFA's 2014 World Cup Finals/Qualifying rules dictate a match squad of how many players: 18; 23; 26; or 30? In the 2010 World Cup Final, Jo'bulani was the: Winner's national anthem; Winning goalscorer; Ball; or Trumpet-like horn blown by fans? The minimum rest-period between two games for any team at the 2014 World Cup is how many hours: 24; 36; 48; or 72? Soccer rules award what after an 'own goal' directly from a throw-in: Goal; Penalty; Corner; or Drop-ball? The headquarters of FIFA are in Brussels; London; Zurich, or Oslo? Who has made the World Cup footballs since 1970: Adidas; Puma; Umbro; or Nike? The World Cup Qualifiying matches between El Salvador v Honduras in 1969 coincided with what mutual event: Independence; Earthquake; Drought; or War? The first ever �100,000 (or above) football transfer, in 1961, was: Bobby Moore; Pele; Dennis Law; or Eusebio? A white ball was first used in a World Cup in: 1930; 1950; 1966; or 1982? The centre circle of a soccer pitch is used only at kick-offs/re-starts, and in which other game feature? Matthias Sammer, Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, Rivaldo, and Luis Figo won what between 1990-2002: European Cup; World Cup; Golden Boot; or European Footballer of the Year? The first, second and third placed teams at the 2014 World Cup receive how many medals: 20; 30; 40 or 50? Soccer has been an Olympic event since: 1900; 1964; 1992; or 2002? PAGE 6 |
Which musical, for long entrenched at the Palace theatre in London, is currently running at the Queens theatre ? | Palace Theatre London - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Harry Potter and the Cursed Child London’s Palace Theatre hosts the hotly anticipated, five-star Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ! Located at the intersection between Charing Cross Road and Shaftesbury Avenue, the Palace Theatre is a large red-brick structure that stands out amongst most other buildings. With a capacity of 1,400 seats spread across four levels, including the Stalls, Dress Circle, Grand Circle and Balcony, the Palace Theatre is one of the larger venues on the West End. Built in 1891 it is the second oldest theatre on the street, opening for business just three years after the Lyric Theatre . The Palace Theatre building was designed by Thomas Edward Collcutt and commissioned by Richard D’Oyly Carte, who wanted the theatre to become the home of English grand opera. Following Carte’s wish, the theatre opened in January 1891 as the Royal English Opera House, with the first production being Arthur Sullivan’s Ivanhoe. Running for over half a year, the production was a great success, but when it came to an end there was no production to follow. The building soon closed down and was sold by Carte at a loss. However the venue reopened as the Palace Theatre of Varities, becoming a huge success. In 1911, the name of the theatre was eventually altered to the Palace Theatre and became home to a variety of popular musicals. Past Shows Previous successful musical theatre productions at the Palace Theatre have included Otto Hardbach’s No, No, Nanette, which features the acclaimed musical numbers “Two Many Rings Around Rosie” and “Peach on the Beach”. Making its debut at the Palace Theatre in 1925, No, No, Nanette ran for an extensive 665 performances. During the twentieth century, two very successful musicals ran at the Palace Theatre, attracting large audiences. Jesus Christ Superstar opened in 1972, running for an impressive eight years until 1980. The ever popular Les Miserables opened at the Palace Theatre in 1985 and ran for an impressive nineteen years before transferring to Queen’s Theatre in 2004, where it remains today as the world’s longest-running musical. From March 2009, the large, glittery shoe of Priscilla Queen of the Desert greeted those who entered the Palace Theatre, with the musical playing its final performance on New Year’s Eve 2011. Priscilla was followed by Singin’ In The Rain which impressed audiences for a year from 2012 until June 8th 2013. Derren Brown’s popular show Infamous ran at the Palace Theatre between June 24th and August 17th 2013. In 2013, Roddy Doyle’s musical The Commitments opened on 21st September 2013, closing on 1st November 2015. Following the closure of The Commitments in November, Derren Brown returned to the Palace Theatre with his new smash-hit show, Miracle. Following Brown, comedian Eddie Izzard presented a four week show for the first time in the West End. Force Majeure Reloaded began on January 18th 2015, quickly selling out and extending for a further two weeks. For the beginning of 2016, the Palace Theatre has gone dark for the first time, awaiting the arrival of the already sold-out play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child . Opening in July 2016, this is the latest in the Harry Potter series and being already sold-out, it is uncertain when or if this show will end! Access and Facilities | Music at Torrey Pines High School - StudyBlue StudyBlue Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (Achille-)Claude Debussy The Carnival of the Animals (Charles-)Camille Saint-Saëns The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Edward) Benjamin Britten Mass in Time of War (Franz) Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 104 in D major, “London” (Franz) Joseph Haydn (Franz) Joseph Haydn (commonly attributed) Leopold Mozart (now believed) St. Paul Violin Concerto in E Minor (Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn(-Bartholdy) The Child and the Enchantments (Joseph-)Maurice Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand (Joseph-)Maurice Ravel Pavane for a Dead Princess (Joseph-)Maurice Ravel (Louis-)Hector Berlioz & Léon de Wailly and Henri Auguste Barbier Ride of the Valkyries The Twilight of the Gods (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner The Ring of the Nibelung (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner Symphony for Organ and Orchestra Aaron Copland Fanfare for the Common Man Aaron Copland Take a Chance On Me ABBA And God created great whales Alan Hovhaness I Wonder What the King is Doing Tonight Alan Jay & Frederick Loewe Lerner Little Shop of Horrors In the Steppes of Central Asia Alexandr (Porfiryevich) Borodin I Don't Know How to Love Him Andrew Lloyd Webber Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Andrew Lloyd Webber The Phantom of the Opera Andrew Lloyd Webber Don't Cry for Me, Argentina Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) Tim Rice (lyrics) Te Deum Symphony No. 9, “From the New World” Antonín (Leopold) Dvorák The Contest Between Harmony and Invention Antonio Vivaldi Three Little Maids from School Arthur Sullivan (music) Arthur Sullivan (music) W(illiam) S(chwenk) Gilbert (lyrics) Savoy operas Arthur Sullivan (music) W(illiam) S(chwenk) Gilbert (lyrics) Princess Ida Arthur Sullivan (music) W(illiam) S(chwenk) Gilbert (lyrics) Iolanthe Arthur Sullivan (music) W(illiam) S(chwenk) Gilbert (lyrics) Patience Arthur Sullivan (music) W(illiam) S(chwenk) Gilbert (lyrics) Trial by Jury Arthur Sullivan (music) W(illiam) S(chwenk) Gilbert (lyrics) HMS Pinafore Arthur Sullivan (music) W(illiam) S(chwenk) Gilbert (lyrics) The Mikado Arthur Sullivan (music) W(illiam) S(chwenk) Gilbert (lyrics) The Pirates of Penzance Arthur Sullivan (music) W(illiam) S(chwenk) Gilbert (lyrics) Tabula Rasa Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta Béla (Viktor János) Bartók Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson & Tim Rice (lyrics) In the Zone Funeral March of a Marionette Charles Gounod Central Park in the Dark Charles Ives Piano Sonata No. 2, “Concord, Mass., 1840-1860” Charles Ives Three Places in New England Charles Ives Charles Strouse (music) Martin Charnin (lyrics) Voice of an Angel Claude-Michel Schönberg (music) Alain Boublil (French lyrics) and Richard Maltby Jr. (English lyrics) Les Misérables Claude-Michel Schönberg (music) Alain Boublil (lyrics) The Return of Ulysses A Rush of Blood to the Head Coldplay I Get a Kick out of You Cole (Albert) Porter Cole (Albert) Porter (music and lyrics) Kiss Me Kate Cole (Albert) Porter (music and lyrics) Bella and Sam Spewack (libretto) The Creation of the World Darius Milhaud Blue Rondo A La Turk Dave Brubeck Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond (words) Everyday Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District Dmitri (Dmitriyevich) Shostakovich Symphony No. 13, “Babi Yar” Dmitri (Dmitriyevich) Shostakovich Duncan Sheik (music) Steven Sater (book and lyrics) Undine Piano Concerto in A Minor Edvard (Hagerup) Grieg In the Hall of the Mountain King Edvard (Hagerup) Grieg Land of Hope and Glory Edward (William) Elgar Elton John (music) Tim Rice (lyrics) Encore Three Pieces in the Shape of A Pear Erik (Alfred Leslie) Satie From Under the Cork Tree Fall Out Boy The Dialogues of the Carmelites Francis Poulenc The Fair Maid of the Mill Franz (Peter) Schubert Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel Franz (Peter) Schubert On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring Frederick Delius Frederick Loewe & Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics/libretto) Camelot Frederick Loewe (music) Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics) Fauré Requiem The Daughter of the Regiment Gaetano Donizetti (music) V. de Saint-Georges and F. Bayard (libretto) Hair George Abbott, Jero |
Which river flows through what is known in English as 'The Iron Gate', the deepest gorge in Europe? | Geography of Europe A-Z - Q-files Encyclopedia Geography of Europe A-Z Geography of Europe A-Z Aegean Sea Part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Turkey and Greece . Alps A mountain range stretching from the Mediterranean coast of France to Central Europe . The highest peak is Mont Blanc in France, which is 4810 metres (15,781 feet) high. Apennines A mountain range stretching nearly 1400 kilometres (875 miles) down the centre of the Italian Peninsula . Athens The capital of Greece . At the heart of the city is the flat-topped Acropolis , where the remains of several ancient temples stand. Balaton, Lake The largest lake in Central Europe , also known as the Hungarian Sea. Balkan Mountains A mountain range that stretches 550 kilometres (340 miles) across Bulgaria to the Black Sea. Its highest point is Botev Peak, which is 2376 metres (7795 feet) high. Baltic Sea Part of the Atlantic Ocean enclosed by the Scandinavian Peninsula and mainland Europe. Berlin The capital of Germany , in the east of the country. It was once divided into East and West by the Berlin Wall , which came down in 1989. Black Sea A sea almost completely enclosed by Eastern Europe , Russia , Georgia and Turkey . Bosporus A narrow channel of water that divides Europe and Asia and connects the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. British Isles The group of islands off the northwestern coast of Europe. They include Britain , Ireland and other small island groups. Brussels The capital of Belgium and the European Union . Bucharest The capital of Romania . Once known as the “Paris of the East” because of its French-style architecture, today it is a major centre of industry. Budapest The capital of Hungary , situated on the banks of the River Danube. It is Europe’s largest spa town, with more than 100 natural hot springs. Carpathian Mountains The second longest mountain range in Europe , stretching over 1500 kilometres (930 miles) from the Czech Republic to the Iron Gate. Its highest point is Gerlach Peak in Slovenia , which is 2655 metres (8709 feet) high. Caucasus Mountains A mountain range stretching 1100 kilometres (680 miles) from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea. The highest point in the Caucasus is Europe’s highest mountain, Mount Elbrus, which is 5664 metres (18,582 feet) high. Danube The second longest river in Europe, flowing 2860 kilometres (1777 miles) from western Germany to the Black Sea in Ukraine . Dardanelles A narrow body of water in northwest Turkey linking the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara. Dinarides A mountain range spanning 645 kilometres (400 miles) from Croatia to Montenegro . Its highest point is Maja Jezercë in Albania , which is 2694 metres (8839 feet) high. Dnieper A river that flows 2145 kilometres (1333 miles) from Russia , through Belarus and Ukraine , to the Black Sea. English Channel Part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Great Britain from mainland Europe. At its narrowest point, it is only 34 kilometres (21 miles) wide. Gibraltar, Strait of A narrow strait, measuring just 14.3 kilometres (8.8 miles) at its narrowest point, that connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, separating Spain in Europe from Morocco in Africa. It is named after the Rock of Gibraltar, which comes from the Arabic, Jebel Tariq ("Tariq's Mountain"). Iberian Peninsula Part of southwestern Europe that separates the Atlantic Ocean from the Mediterranean. It is shared by Spain and Portugal . Iron Gate A deep gorge through which the River Danube flows. It forms part of the Romanian – Serbian border. Isthmus of Corinth A strip of land joining the Peloponnese Peninsula to mainland Greece . It is cut across by the Corinth Canal . Italian Peninsula A boot-shaped area of land bordered by the Mediterranean Sea on three sides. Kiev The capital of Ukraine and one of the largest cities in Eastern Europe, with a population of 2.8 million. Lapland A region stretching across Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. It is home to the Sami people, once known as Lapps or Laplanders | 10 Rivers that flow through Europe's Capital Cities - 10 Most Today Leisure & Travel Below is a list of 10 rivers that flow through capital cities in Europe 1. River Thames, London , England – The River Thames flows through London and London’s major attractions are situated right along the banks of the river, such as the Big Ben and Westminster Palace, the Tower Bridge and Tower of London and the London Eye River Thames, London, England 2. The Seine, Paris , France – The Seine flows through Paris and a boat tour of the Seine River is considered one of the best attractions of Paris . A romantic activity in the most romantic destinations in the world. What else do you need? Another romantic activity is to put a love lock on the Pont des Arts Bridge over the Seine The Seine, Paris. Picture taken from the Eiffel Tower 3. The Tiber, Rome , Italy – The history of Rome relates to the Tiber River which flows through the heart of the city, and very close to Vatican City The Tiber and Vatican City, Rome, Italy 4. River Liffey, Dublin , Ireland – The Liffey river supplies much of Dublin’s water, and is also used for recreational purposes. The Temple Bar area lies on the south bank of the Liffey River Liffey, Dublin, Ireland 5. The Danube, Budapest , Hungary – The Danube is the second longest river in Europe, after the Volga. It is 2,872 km (1,785 mi) long and flows through 4 capital cities: Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Belgrade. Budapest is the largest city on the Danube and is actually the unification of two parts on both banks of the Danube – Buda on the west bank and Pest on the east bank. They were unified to a single city in 1873 The Danube, Budapest, Hungary The Danube, Budapest, Hungary 6. Moskva River (Moscow River), Moscow , Russia – The Moskva river is 503 km (313 mi) long and flows through Moscow. The Kremlin is situated on the bank of the river Moskva River, Moscow. Picture taken from within the Kremlin 7. The Amstel, Amsterdam , the Netherlands – Amsterdam has countless artificial canals, but the Amstel river is flows naturally through the city The Amstel, Amsterdam, the Netherlands 8. Spree River, Berlin , Germany – The Spree river flows through the German states of Saxony, Brandenburg and Berlin. It also flows through the Czech Republic. In Berlin itself, it passes very close to main attractions of Berlin in the heart of the city, such as Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag Spree River and the Berlin TV Tower, Berlin 9. Vltava River, Prague, Czech Republic – The Vltava river is the longest river in the Czech Republic. In Prague, it flows under Charles Bridge – one of the most famous bridges in the world , and just a short walking distance away from the river is the Old Town Square in Prague , one of the most famous city squares in the world Charles Bridge and Vltava river, Prague 10. Manzanares River, Madrid, Spain – In a way, the city of Madrid was founded thanks to the Manzanares river, as the city was first founded as a citadel overlooking the river by the Moors in the 9th century Manzanares River, Madrid |
"In the nursery rhyme beginning ""Hey Diddle Diddle"", who was with a fiddle?" | Hey Diddle Diddle Nursery Rhyme - ChaCha's Funny Dream - YouTube Hey Diddle Diddle Nursery Rhyme - ChaCha's Funny Dream Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Aug 10, 2014 Hey Diddle Diddle Nursery Rhyme - ChaCha's Funny Dream Here comes your favorite Hey Diddle Diddle Nursery Rhyme. Make your kids Travel & Enjoy along with ChaCha on his fun filled dream journey with all his animal friends. "Hey Diddle Diddle" Nursery Rhyme Lyrics: Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle The cow jumped over the moon The little dog laughed to see such sport And the dish ran away with the spoon Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle The cow jumped over the moon The little dog laughed to see such sport And the dish ran away with the spoon Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle The cow jumped over the moon Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the griddle The Bug Jumped on the cheese The little boy laughed to see such fun And the rat ran away with the cheese Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the griddle The Bug Jumped on the cheese The little boy laughed to see such fun And the rat ran away with the cheese Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle The Bug Jumped on the cheese ============================================ Music and Lyrics: Copyright 2016 ChuChu TV™ Studios Video: Copyright 2016 ChuChu TV™ Studios ============================================ When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. 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And the weirdness of traditional nursery rhymes doesn't end there: a few seemingly innocent rhymes actually contain sly references to political events of the day. "Georgie Porgie" (who kissed the girls and made them cry), for instance, isn't about an over-affectionate toddler, but rather George Villiers, a courtier of England's King James I who seduced a lot of women and ran away from their irate husbands. And "Mary, Mary, quite contrary" is actually Mary Queen Of Scots — and her silver bells, cockle shells and "pretty maids" were not implements of gardening, but rather torture devices she used while persecuting the Protestants during her reign. Whoops. For stories that are a key part of most of our childhoods, nursery rhymes are often blatantly weird once you start thinking about them. Here are 8 of the strangest ones, with their bizarre meanings revealed. Some are just silly, some are violent and inappropriate for kids; but you might want to think twice before reciting any of them the next time you babysit. 8. If You Sneeze On A Monday If you sneeze on Monday, you sneeze for danger; Sneeze on a Tuesday, kiss a stranger; Sneeze on a Wednesday, sneeze for a letter; Sneeze on a Thursday, something better. Sneeze on a Friday, sneeze for sorrow; Sneeze on a Saturday, joy tomorrow. What It's Really About: Luck. Sneezing is an act with a superstitious undercurrent in many cultures. Traditional Flemish belief dictates that a person who sneezes in a conversation will prove that he's telling the truth, while in northern India, it's bad luck to sneeze before undertaking a new task. Nursery rhymes that aim to "teach" us about superstition aren't all that uncommon, but this one is so out-there that it takes the cake (or the handkerchief.) 7. Little Jack Jelf Was put on a shelf Because he could not spell "pie"; When his aunt, Mrs. Grace, Saw his sorrowful face, She could not help saying, "Oh, fie!" What It's Really About: Corporal punishment at school. Jack Jelf actually got off pretty lightly — in the 17th and 18th centuries, British schoolchildren were often subjected to intense corporal punishment when they couldn't master their lessons. Aside from the famous dunce's cap (named after the Scottish intellectual John Duns Scotus , whose teachings were seen as such nonsense that his name became synonymous with stupidity), boys at schools could be "birched" (hit with birch twigs), hit with a hickory stick, or made to stand outside with placards around their necks . The "shelf", in this case, was the shelf behind the teacher's desk , where poor students could be exiled so that everybody would stare at them for the rest of the day. 6. A Carrion Crow Sat On An Oak [Embed] Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home Your house is on fire and your children are gone, All except one called Anne For she has crept under the frying pan. What It's Really About: People being burned at the stake (maybe). This one dates from at least 1744, and we still don't know what exactly it's about. Some theories hold that it might be about Catholics being burned at the stake if they were caught saying Mass in anti-Protestant England. It also might just be about how killing a ladybug (a.k. |
The state of Nebraska was sold to the USA in 1803 by which country? | The 50 States:Nebraska- TeachersFirst Show Bird and Flower Geography and Landforms: Nebraska is bordered by South Dakota on the north and by Colorado and Kansas on the south. On the east, Nebraska is bordered by Iowa and Missouri, and on the west, by Colorado and Wyoming. Major Nebraska rivers include the Missouri, the Niobrara, and the Platte. Nebraska is located in the center of the continental United States, and is a land of plains, including the Dissected Till Plains, which cover the eastern fifth of the state, and the Great Plains which lie to the west of the state. The Dissected Till Plains consist of rolling hills and streams and rivers. This area is predominantly farm country. The Great Plains can be rough and hilly, but the southeastern section which includes lakes and wetlands, is also farm land. North of the Platte River in central Nebraska lies the largest area of sand dunes in North America, and is referred to as the Sand Hills. Finally, the northwestern portion of the state includes the High Plains, which rises to over a mile above sea level near the Wyoming border. The far northwestern corner of Nebraska includes a small area of Badlands where wind and water have shaped the sandstone and clay into strange natural formations. Toadstool Park, part of the Ogallala National Grasslands, is part of this area. History: In 1541, Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado led an expedition across the US Southwest and claimed the entire territory for Spain, although no Spanish settlements were ever established in Nebraska. In 1682, French explorer Rene Robert Cavalier, Sieur de La Salle traveled the Mississippi River, and claimed all the land drained by the Mississippi and its tributaries for France. This area, which he named "Louisiana" in honor of King Louis XIV, included what is now Nebraska. In 1714, French explorer Etienne Veniard de Bourgmont traveled the Mississippi River and explored the mouth of the Platte River in Nebraska. At this point, both Spain and France had "claimed" the region of Nebraska, and in 1720, a group of 45 Spanish soldiers, led by Pedro de Villasur, marched into Nebraska hoping to drive out the French. However, the Pawnee Indians attacked and killed most of the expedition in a battle near the Platte River. In 1739, two more French explorers, Pierre and Paul Mallet, traveled from Illinois to Santa Fe, New Mexico, named the Platte River and explored nearly the entire length of what is now Nebraska, solidifying the French claim to the area. The end of the Seven Years' War in Europe and in the American colonies meant that France had to give up its claims to land east of the Mississippi River to England, and its claims to lands west of the Mississippi to Spain, but French fur traders continued to live and trade in Nebraska. By 1800, French ruler Napoleon Bonaparte forced Spain to return the entire area of the Louisiana Territory to France, but then sold the area to the United States in 1803. Western Nebraska was acquired by treaty following the Mexican War in 1848. Lewis and Clark explored eastern Nebraska in the years between 1804 and 1806 as part of their travels throughout the entire Louisiana Purchase. In 1812 and 1813, Robert Stuart established the Oregon Trail, including the portion across Nebraska. In 1823, a fur trader named Manuel Lisa began the first permanent white settlement at Bellevue for use as a trading post. The Platte Valley served as a natural highway for pioneers moving west along the Oregon Trail, the California Trail, and the Mormon Trail. Nebraska settlers made money supplying the wagon trains that passed through the area. Steam boat traffic along the Missouri River brought business up into the area, particularly to river ports like Omaha and Brownville. Nebraska became a US territory after the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854. At that time, the territory extended from latitude 40'''?N to the Canadian border, but was reduced to its present-day size by the creation of the territories of Dakota and Colorado. Congress passed legislation allowing stateho | Alaska State Facts - 50States.com Arizona Alaska Facts and Trivia Outsiders first discovered Alaska in 1741 when Danish explorer Vitus Jonassen Bering sighted it on a voyage from Siberia. Russian whalers and fur traders on Kodiak Island established the first settlement in Alaska in 1784. In 1867 United States Secretary of State William H. Seward offered Russia $7,200,000, or two cents per acre, for Alaska. On October 18, 1867 Alaska officially became the property of the United States. Many Americans called the purchase "Seward's Folly." Joe Juneau's 1880 discovery of gold ushered in the gold rush era. In 1943 Japan invaded the Aleutian Islands, which started the One Thousand Mile War, the first battle fought on American soil since the Civil War. Alaska officially became the 49th state on January 3, 1959. Alaska's most important revenue source is the oil and natural gas industry. Alaska accounts for 25% of the oil produced in the United States. The state of Rhode Island could fit into Alaska 425 times. Prudhoe Bay, on the northern Alaskan coast, is North America's largest oil field. The Trans-Alaska Pipeline moves up to 88,000 barrels of oil per hour on its 800 mile journey to Valdez. The fishing and seafood industry is the state's largest private industry employer. Most of America's salmon, crab, halibut, and herring come from Alaska. The term Alaska native refers to Alaska's original inhabitants including Aleut, Eskimo and Indian groups. The wild forget-me-not is the official state flower. The Territorial Legislature adopted it in 1917. The willow ptarmigan is the official state bird. The Territorial Legislature adopted it in 1955. The Sitka spruce is the official state tree. The Territorial Legislature adopted it in 1962. Dog mushing is the official state sport. The Alaska Legislature adopted it in 1972. An unnamed draftsman created the state seal in 1910. It consists of a rising sun shining on forests, lake, fishing and shipping boats, and agricultural and mining activities. The state motto is North to the Future. The jade is the official state gemstone. Gold is the official state mineral. It was named the state mineral in 1968. The four-spot skimmer dragonfly is the official state insect. In 1926 13-year-old Bennie Benson from Cognac, Alaska designed the state flag. Alaska has been called America's Last Frontier. Every four years Alaskans elect a Governor and a Lieutenant Governor to four-year terms. The Alaska State Legislature is made up of a Senate and a House of Representatives. Twenty senators are elected to four-year terms; forty representatives serve two-year terms. Alaska's Constitution was adopted in 1956 and became effective in 1959 making it the 49th state. Nearly one-third of Alaska lies within the Arctic Circle. The Alaska Highway was originally built as a military supply road during World War II. The state boasts the lowest population density in the nation. The discovery of gold in the Yukon began a gold rush in 1898. Later gold was discovered at Nome and Fairbanks. Alaska is a geographical marvel. When a scale map of Alaska is superimposed on a map of the 48 lower states, Alaska extends from coast to coast. The state's coastline extends over 6,600 miles. Alaska is the United State's largest state and is over twice the size of Texas. Measuring from north to south the state is approximately 1,400 miles long and measuring from east to west it is 2,700 miles wide. Agattu, Attu, and Kiska are the only parts of North America occupied by Japanese troops during World War II. Oil is the state's most valuable natural resource. The area includes what is thought to be the largest oil field in North America. In 1986 Mount Augustine erupted near Anchorage. Alaska's geographic center is 60 miles northwest of Mount McKinley. The Tongass National Forest is the largest national forest in the United States. 17 of the 20 highest peaks in the United States are located in Alaska. At 20,320 feet above sea level, Mt. McKinley, located in Alaska's interior, is the highest point in North America. The state's largest city is A |
Which country on the east coast of the Bay of Bengal is bordered by China, Laos, Thailand, Bangladesh and Nepal? | Asia and the Pacific Asia and the Pacific Afghanistan Afghanistan is located in southern Asia and shares a border with 6 countries: China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Landlocked, with an area of 652,000 square kilometers (251,737 square miles), Afghanistan is a mountainous country dominated by the Hindu Kush and the Himalayan mountain ranges to the north and arid desert to the south. Australia Australia is a continent and a country in the Southern Hemisphere, lying to the south of Southeast Asia, and dividing the Indian and South Pa cific Oceans. The total area of Australia is 7,686,850 square kilometers (2,967,892 square miles), with land constituting 7,617,930 square kilometers (2,942,282 square miles) and water 68,920 square kilometers (26,610 square miles). Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, a country of eastern Transcaucasia, is located on the western border of the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia. It is bounded by Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, Turkey to the southwest by the border of Nakhichevan, and Iran to the south. Indonesia Indonesia is an archipelago (a group of islands) stretching along the equator between the Southeast Asian mainland and Papua New Guinea, with which it shares an island. The country has a total land area of 1,919,440 square kilometers (741,096 square miles), or about 3 times the size of Texas. Iran Iran, a country slightly larger than Alaska, is located in the Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf in the south and the Caspian Sea in the north. It covers an area of 1.648 million square kilometers (636,296 square miles) and is edged between Iraq, with which it shares a border of 1,458 kilometers (906 miles), and Pakistan and Afghanistan in the east, with which Iran has 909 kilometers (565 miles) and 936 kilometers (582 miles), respectively, of common borderline. Japan Japan, an island nation in east Asia, is an archipelago (large group of islands) located east of the Korean peninsula. It has an area of 377,835 square kilometers (145,882 square miles), which makes it slightly smaller than the state of California. Jordan Jordan, a Middle Eastern kingdom, is sandwiched between Saudi Arabia in the south and east, Syria and Iraq in the north, and Israel (including the West Bank of the Jordan River) in the west. The country has an area of 89,213 square kilometers (34,445 square miles) and a coastline of only 26 kilometers (16 miles) along the Gulf of Aqaba in the south. Kazakhstan Kazakhstan is located in the center of the Eurasian landmass in what is known as Central Asia. Kazakhstan is bordered on the east by China, on the south by Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, on the west by the Caspian Sea, and on the north by Russia. Kiribati The Republic of Kiribati comprises 33 atolls in 3 principal island groups, scattered within an area of about 5 million square kilometers (2 million square miles) in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The 3 island groups are the Gilbert Islands, the Line Islands, and the Phoenix Islands. Korea, North North Korea is in eastern Asia and occupies the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. It borders China to the north, Russia to the far northeast, the Sea of Japan / East Sea to the east, South Korea to the south, and the Korean Bay and Yellow Sea to the west. Korea, South South Korea occupies the southern half of the Korean Peninsula in eastern Asia. It is bordered by North Korea to the north, the Sea of Japan / East Sea to the south and to the east, and the Yellow Sea to the west. Micronesia The Federated States of Micronesia forms (with Palau) the archipelago of the Caroline Islands, and lies about 800 kilometers (497 miles) east of the Philippines. The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) consists of 607 islands and includes (from west to east) the states of Yap, Chuuk (formerly Truk), Pohnpei (formerly Ponape), and Kosrae. Mongolia Formerly known as Outer Mongolia, the Republic of Mongolia is a landlocked country located between the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China. The country has an | Tamil Tigers - Canada - CBC News Tamil Tigers CBC News Posted: Apr 20, 2009 7:27 PM ET Last Updated: May 19, 2009 12:42 PM ET More than 1,000 people rally near United Nations headquarters to protest in New York on April 17, 2009, against Sri Lanka's military offensive against the Tamil Tigers and the civilian casualties in a safe zone. (Seth Wenig/Associated Press) Related Stories Sri Lankan protesters form human chain at Toronto's Union Station The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), more commonly known as the Tamil Tigers, was a political and military group that had been trying to fight for an independent homeland in Sri Lanka since the 1970s. It emerged in response to tensions between the majority Sinhalese and minority Tamils in the island nation south of India. Tamil Tigers are also known as: Eellalan or Ellalan Force. Tiger Organization Security Intelligence Service (TOSIS). Women's Combat Force of Liberation Tigers (WCFLT). (Source: Public Safety Canada) The rebel group's roots can be traced back to 1974, when several Tamil militants created the Tamil New Tigers (TNT). LTTE was officially founded two years later, in May 1976, by Velupillai Prabhakaran and members of the TNT. LTTE, considered a terrorist organization by Canada, was known for its suicide attacks and was said to have pioneered the use of suicide vests. The Tigers were fighting for an independent state in the north and eastern parts of Sri Lanka, an area they refer to as Tamil Eelam, until the government declared victory over them in May 2009. First Eelam war In 1983, 13 Sinhalese soldiers in northern Jaffna were killed in an ambush by Tigers, sparking anti-Tamil riots that led to the deaths of an estimated several hundred Tamils. It also forced thousands of Tamils to flee the country. That marked the beginning of what the Tigers call the First Eelam War between the Tamil separatists and Sinhalese-dominated government. It was a civil war that would claim more than 70,000 lives over 26 years. In the 1980s, the Indian military service became involved in the conflict by helping train and arm the Tigers. The Tamil Tigers wanted an independent state in north and eastern parts of Sri Lanka. ((CBC)) In 1987, India and Sri Lanka signed an accord in which Colombo agreed to create new councils for Tamil areas in the north and east. It also reached an agreement with India to deploy an Indian peacekeeping force to curb the violence in northern Sri Lanka. But the peacekeeping force soon found itself embroiled in the bloody conflict and eventually withdrew. On May 21, 1991, a suspected female member of the LTTE assassinated Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu in an apparent act of revenge against India for sending a peacekeeping force who ended up fighting the rebels. The Tigers have been known to use women and children in their suicide attacks. UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, said they recorded more than 6,000 cases of children recruited by the LTTE between 2003 and 2008. The Tigers and the Sri Lankan government agreed to a Norwegian-brokered ceasefire in 2002 that a war-weary public hoped would bring lasting peace. But talks broke off in 2003 and violence flared up yet again. When the Boxing Day tsunami hit Sri Lanka in 2004, the civil strife was set aside as the country struggled to deal with the worst disaster in its history. About two-thirds of the damage was in the northeastern areas of the island, parts of which were then Tiger territory. However, in the aftermath the Tamil Tigers were reportedly preying on tsunami orphans to use as child soldiers, according to UNICEF. When billions of dollars in foreign aid flowed into the country for tsunami relief, the Sri Lankan Monitoring Mission brokered a deal between the Tamil Tigers and the government. The controversial agreement had the groups share responsibility for the money allocated for the disaster's survivors. But the Sri Lankan Supreme Court struck it down. Fundraising abroad In February 2006, the Tamil Tigers and the Sri Lankan government met for the fir |
Templeton Peck is a character in which US television series? | Templeton Peck - 必应 Sign in Templeton Peck Lieutenant Templeton Arthur Peck, played by Dirk Benedict, is a fictional character and one of the four protagonists of the 1980s action-adventure television series The A-Team A recognized war hero, he is often referred to as (The) Faceman (or simply Face). Although creators Stephen J. Cannell and Frank Lupo had Benedict in mind for the role, studio executives initially insisted that the role be handled differently; Tim Dunigan played the role in the pilot episode, but after it was completed, he was thought by the same executives to look too young t ... (展开) to be a believable Vietnam veteran, and he was, at 6'5" (198 cm) much taller than the rest of the cast, particularly the show's 5'10" (178 cm) muscleman Mr. T. He was replaced by Benedict for the rest of the show's run. Bradley Cooper portrayed the character in the 2010 film, while Benedict appeared in a post-credits cameo. Lieutenant Templeton Arthur Peck, played by Dirk Benedict, is a fictional character and one of the four protagonists of the 1980s action-adventure television series ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Templeton_Peck Templeton Peck (also known as Faceman, or simply Face or Peck) was a member of the A- Team, a U.S. Army Special Detachment unit in the Vietnam War. a-team.wikia.com/wiki/Templeton_"Faceman"_… TEMPLETON PEK recently toured with The Offspring & Bad Religion on a sold out Punk Rock Summer Nationals Tour 2016. "....an album with melodies that have hit ... www.templetonpekofficial.com Templeton Pek. 6,373 likes · 119 talking about this. "New Horizons" out now! www.templetonpekofficial.com | Spotify: https://goo.gl/5yXUGI www.facebook.com/templetonpek | Templeton "Faceman" Peck | The A -Team Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The A -Team Wiki Templeton "Faceman" Peck, as played by Dirk Benedict on the A-Team TV series. Vital statistics Career/Military Information: Job/Career: Special Forces Officer in Special Detachment-Alpha Commando unit led by Lt. Col. John "Hannibal" Smith, Fought in Vietnam War in TV series, Iraqi War in 2010 film; now soldier of fortune and AWOL from US Army and wanted fugitive Years active in job: First Lieutenant (O-2), U.S. Army Family/Personal Information: Bradley Cooper ( The A-Team (2010) ) Templeton Peck (also known as Faceman, or simply Face or Peck) was a member of the A- Team , a U.S. Army Special Detachment unit in the Vietnam War. Face was a First Lieutenant and was decribed as being able to get in and out of trouble. Contents Edit The A-Team is a group of ex-United States Army Special Forces who were wrongly convicted of a crime during the Vietnam War. Managing to escape from the military police, they fled to Los Angeles, where, as fugitives, the A-Team work as soldiers of fortune, using their military training to fight oppression or injustice. Faceman, along with Hannibal Smith , B. A. Baracus , and H.M Murdock make up the A-Team. The first time Face was in a firefight, his company got pinned down by the Vietnamese. What he remembered about it later was that there was crying and screaming everywhere. When he bailed out of a jeep and hit the dirt he lost his helmet. Ray Brenner gave his own helmet to Face. [1] Suave, smooth-talking, and hugely successful with women, Peck serves as the team's con man and scrounger, able to get his hands on just about anything they need. Effectively second in command behind Hannibal (although Murdock outranks him), he is the one who arranges for supplies, equipment, and sensitive information using numerous scams and hustles. He is also the team member who usually organizes the fees for their services, due to his aptitude with numbers, as demonstrated in "Members Only." He once claimed to be a Scorpio, but may have been lying. [2] In the pilot episode it is revealed in a discussion with an elderly priest that Face spent his youth at a Los Angeles orphanage run by the Catholic Church, where possibly one of the priests was Father O'Malley . It was later revealed in future episodes that he was raised an orphan and is Catholic and may have once considered the priesthood. Face's will left his estate to an orphanage. [3] In the episode Family Reunion (fifth season), it was revealed that Face is the son of former presidential adviser and convicted criminal A.J. Bancroft. However, Face only finds out about this when Murdock tells him after Bancroft's death. Although Murdock found out earlier, Bancroft made him promise not to tell Face, who is furiously angry that Murdock didn't tell him sooner about his father. Face is happy to find out about his sister, Bancroft's daughter, as it gives him at least one family member. Face is the most gentle member of the A-Team, generally attempting to avoid conflict. His interests tend towards more cultural facets, such as country clubs, art purchasing, and wine tasting. While still in college, he tried to give his fraternity pin to Leslie Becktall , as a sort of pre-engagement gift. He discovered that she had moved away without saying goodbye. Face responded to this abandonment by dropping out of school, joining the army, and eventually becoming part of the A-Team. [4] Face lost much of his charm while married, acting much more nervous around his wife than either before or after they were wed [5] . Face Peck played by Bradley Cooper Abilities Face is a skilled grifter. He is very likeable, and people seem to find themselves trusting him. He is knowledgeable on a wide variety of subjects. Face is a skilled marksman and is proficient with many different types of guns. He knows how to drive a bus [6] and a garbage truck. [7] He can parachute. [8] He knows how to ride a horse. [9] He can apparently pick a padlock in under ten seconds, [10] but sometimes takes at least twice that long |
"Members of which band won both ""I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here"" and 'Strictly Come Dancing "" in 2011?" | I'm a Celebrity 2011: Mark Wright and Dougie Poynter to fight it out for the crown | Daily Mail Online comments Mark Wright and Emily Scott may have set tongues wagging with their jungle flirtations, but it's fair to say Mark's attention has shifted since her departure. He and McFly bass player Dougie have seen their unlikely friendship go from strength to strength, but it is about to face its greatest test yet. With Antony and Fatima were voted out, the best buddies have been left to fight it out for the crown in the final, airing tonight. And all that man love flying about the jungle has certainly had an impact on the viewers, as the pair are currently neck and neck in our very own Daily mail poll. Will he win? Mark Wright has made it to the final of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here 'Bosom buddies': Dougie will be up against his friend Mark in tomorrow's grand final Only one of the young stars will be named King of the jungle but no doubt there will be 'no hard feelings' when the winner is announced tomorrow. The Only Way Is Essex star Mark seemed to agree and revealed he's made some true friends. 'Dougie will be a friend for life but when I first met Antony I didn’t know if I’d get on with him as much as I did,' he said. 'When Emily came into the camp I thought she’s hot, she’s a true fighter, if I get out and we gel then who knows what might happen.' He then went on to say how much he'd missed his family whilst being in the jungle but was glad that he did it. 'It makes me emotional thinking about it because it has been the most wonderful experience. 'I’m proud and honoured every day that goes by I’ve won, every vote that’s been given me, I’ve won.' Obvious award: Mark won his prize for having the Best Body Dougie admitted that he wasn't sure he'd made the right decision by going on the show, but added he couldn't have been more wrong. 'I was super nervous and I thought, "what am I doing?" I have nothing in common with these people," and I didn’t expect to get on with many of the others. 'I’ve met people that I’ll be friends with for a long time. I thought I wouldn’t get on with Mark but it’s awesome hanging out with him. Smelly winner: Dougie won the award for being the Most Grubbiest camp mate 'The experience has been amazing, wicked, everything about the jungle is amazing. Anyone who gets the chance, should do it, it’s the coolest thing ever.' Mark's best friend and TOWIE wingman James 'Arg' Argent might be the best person to give Dougie an indication of what he can expect should his friendship with Mark continue outside the jungle. Arg has been looking forward to a reunion with his best mate - and a return to their favourite boys' nights, a hugely embarrassing secret he keeps from all ladyfriends. The Essex singer confessed in an interview with the Mirror: 'Mark’s big secret is his lads’ sleepovers – he’ll be so embarrassed now his girlfriends have found out. We’ve always done them and the last was about a month ago.' Missing his family: Mark began to cry when his letter from his family was read out to him 'We share a bed and watch a movie – last time we saw the Disney film The Mighty Ducks on DVD.' Despite his natual envy of Dougie spending so much time with Mark, Arg enthusiastically showed his support for Mark, gushig: 'I’m confident he’ll be the King of the Jungle.' Emotional Mark was rather overwhelmed when he heard a letter from his family yesterday, having admitted on several occasions just how much he missed them. 'We are so proud of you and everyone is missing you and sending their love and kisses,' they wrote. Getting emotional: The McFly star got quite upset as his letter from his band mate and girlfriend was read out 'You have done everything that we hoped you would; you are a true gentleman and a courageous and fun-loving boy. 'We are all willing you to win but you are already a winner in our eyes. Everyone is voting for you at home and so many are saying that you have surprised them and that they feel they are seeing the real Mark. 'We miss you and love. TEAM MARK! TEAM MARK | BRIT Awards: Best British Single Winners (1977 - 2011) - Video - Capital Schedule BRIT Awards: Best British Single Winners (1977 - 2011) - Video As listeners of Capital FM are now voting for the BRIT Awards 2012 Best British Single, we take a look back at previous BRIT's winners of the prestigious category. The winner of this year's most prestigious and hotly contested award category at the BRIT Awards will be announced at the O2 Arena on 21st February 2012. The longlist features songs by Adele ('Someone Like You'), Ed Sheeran ('The A Team'), Example ('Changed The Way You Kissed Me'), JLS featuring Dev ('She Makes Me Wanna'), Jessie J ('Price Tag'), The Wanted ('Glad You Came'), Olly Murs featuring Rizzle Kicks ('Heart Skips A Beat'), One Direction ('What Makes You Beautiful'), Pixie Lott ('All About Tonight') and Military Wives ('Wherever You Are'). Whoever walks away from the 2012 event with the sought after BRIT Awards' statue will be in good company. We take a look back at previous winners in the Best British Single category. Best British Single 2011: Tinie Tempah - 'Pass Out' British born rapper Tinie Tempah tied with Arcade Fire for most awards won by a single artist at the 2011 BRITs. In addition to scooping the Best British Single award for 'Pass Out', he also took home the gong for British Breakthrough Act. It was a busy night for Tinie - between his two acceptance speeches he took to the stage to perform a medley of his hits, including 'Pass Out', 'Written In The Stars' and 'Miami 2 Ibiza'. Watch Tinie Tempah's 2011 BRIT Awards performance below. Latest Tinie Tempah News - Tinie Tempah - 'Pass Out' (Official Video) Best British Single 2010: JLS - 'Beat Again' As well as taking home the award for Best British Single for Vodafone Big Top 40 No.1 'Beat Again', Marvin, JB, Oritse and Marvin also left the 30th BRIT Awards ceremony with the gong for British Breakthrough Act. They were pipped to the post of most gongs won by Lady Gaga, who left the event with the award for all three possible international categories she could win in (International Female, International Breakthrough Act and International Album). JLS made a dramatic entrance for their performance of 'Beat Again', arriving on stage via zip wires which lowered them from the rafters of Earl's Court in London. Leather clad, they were joined on stage by dozens of backing dancers. Watch JLS' 2010 BRITs performance below. Latest JLS News - JLS Featuring Dev - 'Beat Again' (Official Video) Best British Single 2009: Girls Aloud - 'The Promise' Cheryl, Nicola, Sarah, Nadine and Kimberley had the audience guessing if they were naked behind giant pink feather fans when the girls appeared on stage at Earls Court to perform their Best British Single-winning hit, 'The Promise'. When the fans came down, Girls Aloud revealed tiny gold-sequinned leotards. It was the only award of the night for Girls Aloud; Welsh singer Duffy was the big winner of the 2009 event, scooping three awards including the one for Best British Album. Watch Girls Aloud's 2009 BRIT Awards performance below. Latest Girls Aloud News - Girls Aloud - 'The Promise' (Download on iTunes) Best British Single 2008: Take That - 'Shine' A self-confessed "p***ed" Alan Carr took to the stage at Earls Court to present Take That with their British Single award for supermarket Morrisons' soundtrack 'Shine'. It was the second win of the night for Gary, Mark, Howard and Jason, who earlier in the evening took the award for British Live Act, and was the second year in a row they picked up the British Single award, which, apparently, was a closely fought vote between Take That and Leona Lewis, with the band and The X Factor queen neck and neck until the eleventh hour. Take That - 'Shine' (Download on iTunes) Best British Single 2007: Take That - 'Patience' After winning the award for British Single for comeback track 'Patience', Take That took to the stage all dressed in black for a stripped back performance of the 'Beautiful World' album hit. Other winners on the night - which was hosted by Katy Perry's ex Russell |
Who would use an orange stick? | What is an Orange Stick? (with pictures) What is an Orange Stick? Originally Written By: R. Wood Revised By: C. Mitchell Last Modified Date: 14 December 2016 Copyright Protected: You won't believe these 10 facts about people An orange stick is a manicure tool used for cleaning fingernails and pushing back cuticles . It is traditionally made of wood, but can also be metal; sometimes it is orange in color, but not usually. One end of the stick is generally pointed and somewhat sharp while the other is flat and angled, and manicurists use each for different functions. The tool is very portable and generally inexpensive, making it an easy way to maintain nails on the go. General Characteristics These tools are typically quite small, and are often said to resemble a narrow pencil at first glance. They tend to be roughly 4 inches (about 10 cm) long and anywhere from 0.25 to 0.5 inches (about 1.25 cm) in diameter, and as such they fit comfortably in the palms of most people’s hands. The end that is flat is most often used to push the cuticles away from the nail beds of both the fingers and toes and to buff the edge and top surface of the nail itself. The pointed, sharper end can scrape debris from underneath the nail. Most modern orange sticks are made of inexpensive wood, and often come in multi-packs of 10 or more. They are often considered more or less disposable and aren’t usually designed to last a lifetime. Sturdier metal models, on the other hand, may hold up better, but these tend to be more expensive. There is some controversy when it comes to how the name “orange stick” came to be. One common belief is that the original tools were made of wood from the orange tree. A competing theory teaches that one of the most popular early manufacturers delivered the sticks to clients in an orange paper envelope. The name has stuck whatever its origins, even though the sticks themselves are rarely ever orange in color. In Manicures and Pedicures These tools are typically used at the beginning of a manicure. Clients will usually soften their cuticles first, often by soaking the hands in warm water or coating them in a paraffin wax . Once the skin is loose and malleable the manicurist will use the flat end of the stick to push the cuticle skin lower on the nail. This action is usually performed gently, as the skin around the nails can be quite delicate. The top of the nail’s surface can be buffed to a sheen with the flat end, too. Soaking the hands will usually also loosen dirt and other debris that may be stuck underneath the fingernail itself. Nail technicians can use the pointed end to scrape this out, but again they will want to be gentle to avoid poking the sensitive skin beneath the nail bed . The stick may make a reappearance at the end of a manicure to clean around the nails, particularly if polish has been applied. Either the pointed or the flat edge can be useful in cleaning up errant color and making sure that painted edges are tidy and neat. The tool can be used during a pedicure in much the same way, though most technicians are careful to keep sticks used on the hands and feet separate. As such, a person getting both a manicure and a pedicure will typically require two orange sticks, even if they are getting both procedures at the same time by the same technician. In most cases this is a safety precaution since the feet often carry bacteria that can cause infection. Bacteria typically only pass through broken skin, but the scraping done on and around the cuticles is often sensitive enough that technicians don’t want to take any risks. Home Use These sticks are also popular for individuals to use on themselves, either as part of a home manicure or just as a means of regular nail maintenance and upkeep. In most cases they are very economical to purchase and are very portable; people often keep one at home, one at the office, and one in a purse or briefcase. Sometimes they also come with a protective carry case to keep them from collecting dust and debris. Health and Safety Precautions Orange sticks should be kept sterile | Ukrainians overthrow dictatorship (Orange Revolution), 2004 | Global Nonviolent Action Database Ukrainians overthrow dictatorship (Orange Revolution), 2004 View Location on Map Goals: The campaign began in response to the fraudulent presidential elections and the campaigners demanded new, fair, and fraud-free elections. With new fair elections the campaigners expected presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko to win. Presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko and Politician Yulia Tymoshenko. Partners: Foreign governments and NGOs provided monetary support for the campaigners Involvement of social elites: Foreign government leaders supported negotiations and provide monetary support for the campaigners. Joining/exiting order of social groups Groups in 1st Segment: Groups in 6th Segment: Additional notes on joining/exiting order: The joining order of groups and elites is not known. Leaders and Partners participated from the very beginning. More and more Ukrainians joined the protests every day. Segment Length: Opponent, Opponent Responses, and Violence Opponents: The government of President Kuchma, who supported the election of Viktor Yanukovych and initiated the election fraud that the campaigners were protesting. Nonviolent responses of opponent: None known Repressive Violence: None known. President Kuchma had ordered 10,000 troops, stationed outside Kiev, to attack the demonstrators, but the Ukrainian intelligence services defied Kuchma's orders and prevented the attack. Success Outcome Success in achieving specific demands/goals: 6 points out of 6 points Survival: 1 point out of 1 points Growth: 3 points out of 3 points Total points: 10 out of 10 points Notes on outcomes: The campaigners were successful in gaining an open and fair run-off vote in which Yushchenko was determined as the next president of Ukraine. The campaign grew to cover other parts of the country and nearly one million protesters in the streets of Kiev at some points. The October 31, 2004, presidential elections in Ukraine pitted popular opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko against Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych. The incumbent president, Leonid Kuchma, had personally chosen Yanukovych as his successor, but their political party was losing popular support. Yushchenko, supported by a united opposition, was expected to win the election. However, the October 31 election yielded no winner, with each candidate receiving about 40% of the votes. At this point most opposition groups, such as the student group Pora, already suspected fraud. Pora set up a protest camp immediately, but other groups awaited the run-off vote. This run-off vote took place on November 21, 2004, and official results from Kuchma’s government showed that Yanukovych had won by 3%. Exit polls, on the other hand, showed Yushchenko winning by 11%. For the supporters of Yushchenko and his opposition coalition, this was a clear sign of election fraud. This perception was supported by evidence of ballot manipulation. Yushchenko’s supporters took to the streets in large-scale protest beginning on November 22, determined to defend their right to free elections and to instate the rightful winner. These demonstrators congregated in the Maidan, Kiev’s main square. The next day 500,000 people in Kiev marched to the parliament building. These demonstrators formed a sea of orange, the color of Yushchenko’s campaign, by wearing orange ribbons and carrying orange flags. Several other cities also refused to recognize the results of the election, believing Yushchenko to be the true winner. Yushchenko, in a largely symbolic act, entered parliament and took the presidential oath. Prime Minister Yanukovych’s supporters also held demonstrations, especially in the south and east. Miners that favored Yanukovych made their way to Kiev, but they were largely outnumbered by the pro-Yushchenko demonstrators. Furthermore, on November 24, the Central Election Commission announced Yanukovych as the winner, sparking even greater anger from the pro-Yushchenko groups. Despite the confrontational nat |
Which restoration dramatist was also responsible for designing Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard? | Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England Place projects Top Surnames Nicholas Hawksmoor (1661 - 1736) Find a Grave Birth: 1661 Death: Mar. 24, 1736 Architect, originally assistant to Sir Christopher Wren and himself the designer of some of London's finest churches, and of the West towers of Wes... history Blenheim Palace Blenheim Palace (pronounced /ˈblɛnɪm/ blen-im[1]) is a monumental country house situated in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. It is the principal residence of the dukes of Marlborough, and the only non-royal non-episcopal country house in England to hold the title of palace. The palace, one of England's largest houses, was built between 1705 and circa 1722. Blenheim Palace was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.[2] The building of the palace was originally intended to be a reward to John Churchill , 1st Duke of Marlborough, from a grateful nation for the duke's military triumphs against the French and Bavarians during the War of the Spanish Succession, culminating in the 1704 Battle of Blenheim. However, soon after its construction began, the palace was to become the subject of political infighting; this led to Marlborough's exile, the fall from power of his duchess, and lasting damage to the reputation of the architect Sir John Vanbrugh . Designed in the rare, and short-lived, English Baroque style, architectural appreciation of the palace is as divided today as it was in the 1720s.[3] It is unique in its combined usage as a family home, mausoleum and national monument. The palace is also notable as the birthplace and ancestral home of Sir Winston Churchill. Following the palace's completion, it became the home of the Churchill, later Spencer-Churchill, family for the next 300 years, and various members of the family have in that period wrought changes, in the interiors, park and gardens. At the end of the 19th century, the palace was saved from ruin by funds gained from the 9th Duke of Marlborough 's marriage to American railroad heiress Consuelo Vanderbilt . The exterior of the palace remains in good repair. Churchills His family had aristocratic relations, it belonged to the minor gentry rather than the upper echelons of 17th-century society. In 1678, Churchill married Sarah Jennings ,[4] and in April that year, he was sent by Charles II to The Hague to negotiate a convention on the deployment of the English army in Flanders. The mission ultimately proved abortive. In May, Churchill was appointed the temporary rank of Brigadier-General of Foot, but the possibility of a continental campaign was eliminated with the Treaty of Nijmegen.[5] When Churchill returned to England, the Popish Plot resulted in a temporary three-year banishment for[ James VII of Scotland & II of England and Ireland James Stuart, Duke of York]. The Duke obliged Churchill to attend him, first to The Hague, then in Brussels.[6] For his services during the crisis Churchill was made Lord Churchill of Eyemouth in the peerage of Scotland in 1682, and the following year appointed colonel of the King's Own Royal Regiment of Dragoons.[7] On the death of Charles II in 1685, his brother, the Duke of York, became King James II. On James's succession Churchill was appointed governor of the Hudson's Bay Company. He had also been affirmed Gentleman of the Bedchamber in April, and admitted to the English peerage as Baron Churchill of Sandridge in the county of Hertfordshire in May. Following the Monmouth Rebellion, Churchill was promoted to Major General and awarded the lucrative colonelcy of the Third Troop of Life Guards.[8] When William, Prince of Orange, invaded England in November 1688, Churchill, accompanied by some 400 officers and men, rode to join him in Axminster.[9] When the King saw he could not even keep Churchill—for so long his loyal and intimate servant—he fled to France.[10] As part of William III' s coronation honours Churchill was created Earl of Marlborough, sworn to the Privy Council, and made a Gentleman of the King's Bedchamber. During the War of the Spanish Succession | Restoration Commedy - Colonial America prose and poetry Colonial America prose and poetry Colonial America prose and poetry страница 1 ... 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 ... 106 Restoration Commedy Refinement meets burlesque in Restoration comedy. In this scene from George Etherege's Love in a Tub, musicians and well-bred ladies surround a man who is wearing a tub because he has lost his pants. Restoration comedy is the name given to English comedies written and performed in the Restoration period from 1660 to 1700. After public stage performances had been banned for 18 years by the Puritan regime, the re-opening of the theatres in 1660 signalled a rebirth of English drama. Restoration comedy is famous or notorious for its sexual explicitness, a quality encouraged by Charles II (1660-1685) personally and by the rakish aristocratic ethos of his court. Socially diverse audiences were attracted to the comedies by up-to-the-minute topical writing, by crowded and bustling plots, by the introduction of the first professional actresses, and by the rise of the first celebrity actors. This period saw the first professional woman playwright, Aphra Behn. Centered on tensions between the accepted social codes of behavior toward sex and marriage, and the rather more direct behavioral prerogatives of human lust and social ambition “war between the sexes” is a common theme THESE PLAYS ARE NOT WRITTEN IN VERSE Examples of Restoration comedy include: William Wycherley: The Country Wife (1675) Featuring Mr. Horner, Mr. Pinchwife, Sir Jasper Fidget, Mrs. Squeamish, and Mrs. Dainty Fidget George Etherege’s The Man of Mode (1676) Featuring Mr. Dorimant, Sir Fopling Flutter, and Mrs. Loveit William Congreve: The Way of the World (1700), and Irish dramatist Featuring Millamant (a woman), Mirabell (a man), Mr. Fainall, Lady Wishfort, Foible (a woman), and Mincing (a woman) Richard Sheridan: The School for Scandal (1777) Featuring Sir Peter Teazle, Maria, Lady Sneerwell, Sir Benjamin Backbite, and Charles Surface George Farquhar: The Beaux Stratagem (1707) Colley Cibber Love's Last Shift, or, Virtue Rewarded (1696) It is regarded as an early herald of a massive shift in audience taste, away from the intellectualism and sexual frankness of Restoration comedy and towards the conservative certainties and gender role backlash of exemplary or sentimental comedy. It is often described as opportunistic (Hume), containing as it does something for everybody: daring Restoration comedy sex scenes, sentimental reconciliations, and broad farce. Love's Last Shift is the story of a last "shift" or trick that a virtuous wife, Amanda, is driven to in order to reform and retain her out-of-control rakish husband Loveless. Loveless has been away for ten years, dividing his time between the brothel and the bottle, and no longer recognizes his wife when he returns to London. Acting the part of a high-class prostitute, Amanda inveigles Loveless into her luxurious house and treats him to the night of his dreams, confessing her true identity in the morning. Loveless is so impressed by her faithfulness that he immediately becomes a reformed character. A minor part which was a great success with the première audience is the fop Sir Novelty Fashion, written by Cibber for himself to play. Sir Novelty flirts with all the women, but is more interested in his own exquisite appearance and witticisms. William Congreve The Way of the World The play is based around the two lovers Mirabell and Millamant. In order for the two to get married and receive Millamant's full dowry, Mirabell must receive Millamant's aunt, Lady Wishfort's blessing. Unfortunately, she is a bitter lady who hates Mirabell and wants her own nephew, Sir Witwoud to marry Millamant. Other characters include Fainall who is having a secret affair with Mrs. Marwood, a friend of Mrs. Fainall's, who in turn once had an affair with Mirabell. Waitwell is Mrs. Fainall's servant and is married to Foible, Mrs. Wishfort's servant. Waitwell pretends to be Sir Rowland and on Mirabell's command, tries to t |
The Lowell Observatory is in which US state? | Home - Lowell Observatory Submit Expanding Our Universe Lowell Observatory is an independent, non-profit research institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona - the world's first International Dark-Sky City. Our mission is to pursue the study of astronomy, especially the study of our solar system and its evolution; to conduct pure research in astronomical phenomena; and to maintain quality public education and outreach programs to bring the results of astronomical research to the general public. Sharing Our Discoveries Lowell Observatory was founded in 1894 by Percival Lowell. Since then, Lowell astronomers have discovered Pluto, collected the first evidence of the expanding Universe, and measured the motions and properties of stars, among many other achievements. Today, we continue to do research in all areas of astronomy and share our discoveries with all. Explorations & Discoveries | Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: 12th October – The Questions 12th October – The Questions Specialist questions set by Waters Green Rams. General knowledge questions set by Church House, Bollington. All vetted by Harrington Academicals. SPECIALIST ROUNDS- 1. SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE 2. SCIENCE 5. TIME FOR THE KIDS 6. POLITICS ROUND ONE - SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE – News stories of the summer 1. Which actor, born Bernard Schwartz in 1925, died in September 2010? TONY CURTIS 2. In June, Princess Victoria married her former personal trainer Daniel Westling. Of which country is she a princess? SWEDEN 3. Which 74 year-old singing Dame received poor reviews when she appeared on a UK stage for the first time in 30 years at the London O2 in May? JULIE ANDREWS 4. What name was given to the tent city that was set up at the top of the San Jose pit shaft in Chile, where 33 miners were trapped? CAMP ESPERANZA (original Spanish name) or CAMP HOPE 5. Goodluck Jonathan became President of which country in May? NIGERIA 6. The Savile Enquiry finally delivered its findings on which event of 38 years ago? BLOODY SUNDAY (January 1972 in Derry) 7. Why was Mary Bale in the news in August? She was filmed on CCTV putting a CAT into a WHEELIE BIN in Coventry. 8. Which major New Zealand city was hit by an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale? CHRISTCHURCH Supp 1 Which company, with its head-quarters in Windermere, was declared the UK’s best retailer by Which? Magazine? LAKELAND Supp 2 Why was Terry Jones of Gainesville, Florida in the news in September? He planned to BURN copies of the KORAN outside his church. ROUND TWO – SCIENCE 1. Which scientist was born in Shrewsbury in 1809 and died at Down House in Kent in 1882? CHARLES DARWIN 2. Which acid was traditionally known as Oil Of Vitriol or Spirit Of Vitriol? SULPHURIC ACID 3. Which heavenly body has moons called Charon, Nix and Hydra? PLUTO 4. William was in prison in 1770, when he invented the toothbrush. What was his surname, still famous in that field today? ADDIS 5. Besides the elephant, which other African mammal is a source of ivory? HIPPOPOTAMUS 6. An amalgam is a compound containing which metal? MERCURY 7. What name is given to a triangle with sides of unequal length? SCALENE 8. What does a Campbell-Stokes Recorder Record? SUNSHINE (not temperature) Supp 1 Scientist William Harvey (born 1578) is famous for his research into what? THE BLOOD (circulation etc.) Supp 2 What is the more common name for triatomic oxygen? OZONE ROUND THREE – SPORT 1. Tony McCoy finally won his first Grand National in 2010 on his 15th ride in the race. Which horse did he ride? DON’T PUSH IT 2. Name either of the 2008 Ryder Cup captains. PAUL AZINGER or NICK FALDO 3. Which sport would you be taking part in if you used a monkey climber, waggler and a plumb? ANGLING / COARSE FISHING 4. Which county won the 2010 County Cricket Championship? NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 5. Which team won the 2010 Rugby League Challenge Cup? WARRINGTON WOLVES ( bt. Leeds Rhinos 30-6 in the final). Accept WARRINGTON. 6. Where will the final race in the 2010 Formula One Series be held? YAS MARINA circuit in ABU DHABI (accept either) 7. According to Wikipedia, which English football ground has the widest pitch and boasts the tallest floodlights? EASTLANDS (home of Manchester City) 8. Which football club holds the record for the fewest wins in a season in the Premier League? DERBY COUNTY – in 2007/8, their record was Played 38, Won 1, Drawn 8, Lost 29. Supp 1 How many times did Alex Higgins win the World Snooker Championship? TWO Supp 2 Which Rugby Union club has made their Premiership debut in the 2010/11 season? EXETER (Chiefs) ROUND FOUR – GEOGRAPHY 1. Which Irish port was known as Kingstown from 1821, after a visit by George IV, until 1921? DUN LAOGHAIRE (pronounced DUNLEARY) 2. Between 1947 and gaining independence in 1971, by what name was the present-day country of Bangladesh known? EAST PAKISTAN 3. Name an African country that, in its normal English spelling, contains the letter Q. MOZAMBIQUE or EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 4. The islands of Hokkaido a |
The Idle Working Men’s Club is in the village of Idle in which English city suburb? | working men’s club working men’s club n (in Britain , especially in the industrial areas of the Midlands and northern England) a club where people go after work to meet each other, drink in the bar, play games such as darts , cards and bingo , and watch entertainments including singing, dancing and comedy. Since the 1960s, many famous British entertainers have started their careers performing in these clubs. They were established in the 1850s by the church and grew in number after a central organization, the Working Men’s Club and Institute Union (WMCIU), was established in 1862. * * * workmen’s compensation Look at other dictionaries: working men's club — working men’s club [working mens club] noun (in Britain, especially in the industrial areas of the ↑Midlands and northern England) a club where people go after work to meet each other, drink in the bar, play games such as ↑darts, cards and ↑bingo … Useful english dictionary working men's club — working men s clubs N COUNT A working men s club is a place where working people, especially men, can go to relax, drink alcoholic drinks, and sometimes watch live entertainment … English dictionary Working men's club — Streethouse working men s club For miners community, educational and social establishments, see Miners institute. 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The club was established in 1928 by workmen from a local sewage works who found that their shift working arrangements and … Wikipedia Houldsworth Working Men's Club — Infobox Historic building caption=The main entrance from Leamington Road name=Houldsworth Working Mens Club location town=Reddish, Greater Manchester location country=England map type=Greater Manchester latitude=53.4383 longitude= 2.1573… … Wikipedia Men's Senior Baseball League — The Men’s Senior Baseball League (MSBL)/Men’s Adult Baseball League (MABL) is a national organization in the United States, with 325 local affiliates, 3,200 teams, and 45,000 members who play organized amateur baseball in local leagues, 30… … Wikipedia Gentlemen's club — This article is about traditional gentlemen s clubs. For the popular euphemism, see strip club. The Reform Club, set up in the early 19th century in London A gentlemen s club is a members only private club of a type originally set up by and for B … Wikipedia Michigan State Men's Volleyball Club — Contents 1 Club history 2 Yearly Operations 3 Alumni 4 Academics 5 Coaching … Wikipedia Bantu Men's Social Centre — The Bantu Men s Social Centre, founded in 1924 in Johannesburg, South Africa, played important social, political, and cultural roles in the lives of black South Africans. History The Bantu Men s Social Centre was started by Rev. Ray E. Phillips… … Wikipedia 16+ | Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: April 2012 Macclesfield Pub Quiz League MACCLESFIELD QUIZ LEAGUE CUP FINAL QUESTIONS COMPILED BY THE OX-FFORD C VETTED BY THE WATERS GREEN RAMS 1. Q Which bird is sometimes referred to as the halcyon? A The kingfisher 2. Q The adjective aquiline is derived from the Latin for which bird? A The eagle 3. Q Whose 1990 album The Rhythm of the Saints featured musicians and rhythms from Latin America? A Paul Simon 4. Q Who wrote the 2006 novel Shalimar the Clown? A Salman Rushdie 5. Q Who was the oldest monarch to succeed to the British throne? A William IV (aged 64) 6. Q In the film Finding Nemo, what was the name of the forgetful fish voiced by Ellen deGeneres? A Dory 7. Q Against which international cricket team did Sachin Tendulkar recently achieve his hundredth century in international first class cricket? A Bangladesh 8. Q What is the name of the principal charity in the UK for single parent families? A Gingerbread 9. Q In which British city are Salisbury Crags? A Edinburgh 10. Q In which American state is Arlington National Cemetery? A Virginia 11. Q Barabas is the title character of which play by Christopher Marlowe? A The Jew of Malta 12. Q What was the name of the island in the Somerset levels on which King Alfred took refuge in AD878? A Athelney 13. Q Who wrote the music for Showboat? A Jerome Kern 14. Q Which spin-off from The Muppets was set in a lighthouse? A Fraggle Rock 15. Q Which regular on the TV show The Comedians, famous for the catchphrase ‘Settle down now, settle down,’ died in February? A Ken Goodwin 16. Q Prussia’s highest military award Pour le Mérite was known by which informal name during World War I? A The Blue Max 17. Q Which actress starred with Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes? A Jane Russell 18. Q Which eccentric businessman designed the bra that Jane Russell wore in the film The Outlaw? A Howard Hughes 19. Q In which city are the headquarters of Greenpeace International? A Amsterdam 20. Q Which island country has a name that means old in Spanish? A Antigua 21. Q Which was the first decimal coin introduced in Britain? A 50 pence 22. Q Which institution awards the Pulitzer prize? A Columbia University 23. Q Name either of the jockeys that rode Red Rum to victory in the Grand National. A Brian Fletcher or Tommy Stack 24. Q Medically speaking, vasovagal syncope (vay-so-vay-gal sing-ka-pee) is the most common type of what? A Fainting 25. Q Which member of the cabinet is MP for Twickenham? A Vince Cable 26. Q What was the first name of Field Marshal Montgomery of Desert Rats fame? A Bernard 27. Q In Stieg Larsson’s novels, what is the name of the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? A Lisbeth Salander 28. Q Which designer collaborated with Adidas in designing the uniforms to be worn by Great Britain’s competitors in the 2012 Olympics? A Stella McCartney 29. Q In the acronym Radar, what word does the last R represent? A Ranging (RAdio Detection And Ranging) 30. Q In the acronym Sonar, what word does the N represent? A Navigation (SOund Navigation And Ranging) 31. Q What material, invented originally as a textured wallpaper by Marc Chavannes and Al Fielding, celebrated 50 years of a quite different and popular use in 2010? A Bubblewrap 32. Q Which British king was born in Osnabruck Castle? A George I 33. Q In the Thomas the Tank Engine stories, what colour are the Scottish twins Donald and Douglas? A Black 34. Q Which heavyweight boxing champion was known as the Fighting Marine? A Gene Tunny 35. Q Still often referred to as the Place de l’Etoile, what is the current name of the Paris junction where the Arc de Triomphe is located? A Place Charles de Gaulle 36. Q Who played the title role in the 2004 remake of the film Alfie? A Jude Law 37. Q What is the name of the ship that left Southampton on Easter Day this year for the Titanic Memorial Cruise? A MS Balmoral 38. Q Emil Boc resigned as prime minister of which European country in February 2012? A Romania 39. Q What name is used for the helicopter that the President of the USA travels in? A Marine One 40. Q Last Saturda |
What Chinese dam, completed in 2008, generates more electricity than any other? | China's Three Gorges Dam: An Environmental Catastrophe? - Scientific American Scientific American China's Three Gorges Dam: An Environmental Catastrophe? Even the Chinese government suspects the massive dam may cause significant environmental damage By Mara Hvistendahl on March 25, 2008 Advertisement | Report Ad SHANGHAI—For over three decades the Chinese government dismissed warnings from scientists and environmentalists that its Three Gorges Dam —the world's largest—had the potential of becoming one of China's biggest environmental nightmares. But last fall, denial suddenly gave way to reluctant acceptance that the naysayers were right. Chinese officials staged a sudden about-face, acknowledging for the first time that the massive hydroelectric dam, sandwiched between breathtaking cliffs on the Yangtze River in central China, may be triggering landslides, altering entire ecosystems and causing other serious environmental problems—and, by extension, endangering the millions who live in its shadow. Government officials have long defended the $24-billion project as a major source of renewable power for an energy-hungry nation and as a way to prevent floods downstream. When complete, the dam will generate 18,000 megawatts of power—eight times that of the U.S.'s Hoover Dam on the Colorado River. But in September, the government official in charge of the project admitted that Three Gorges held "hidden dangers" that could breed disaster. "We can't lower our guard," Wang Xiaofeng, who oversees the project for China's State Council, said during a meeting of Chinese scientists and government reps in Chongqing, an independent municipality of around 31 million abutting the dam. "We simply cannot sacrifice the environment in exchange for temporary economic gain." The comments appeared to confirm what geologists, biologists and environmentalists had been warning about for years: building a massive hydropower dam in an area that is heavily populated, home to threatened animal and plant species, and crossed by geologic fault lines is a recipe for disaster. Among the damage wrought: "There's been a lot less rain, a lot more drought, and the potential for increased disease," says George Davis, a tropical medicine specialist at The George Washington University (G.W.) Medical Center in Washington, D.C., who has worked in the Yangtze River Basin and neighboring provinces for 24 years. "When it comes to environmental change, the implementation of the Three Gorges dam and reservoir is the great granddaddy of all changes." Dam Quake When plans for the dam were first approved in 1992, human rights activists voiced concern about the people who would be forced to relocate to make room for it. Inhabited for several millennia, the Three Gorges region is now a major part of western China's development boom. To date, the government has ordered some 1.2 million people in two cities and 116 towns clustered on the banks of the Yangtze to be evacuated to other areas before construction, promising them plots of land and small stipends—in some cases as little as 50 yuan, or $7 a month—as compensation. Chinese and foreign scientists, meanwhile, warned that the dam could endanger the area's remaining residents. Among their concerns: landslides caused by increased pressure on the surrounding land, a rise in waterborne disease , and a decline in biodiversity. But their words fell on deaf ears. Harnessing the power of the Yangtze has been a goal since Nationalist leader Sun Yat-sen first proposed the idea in 1919. Mao Zedong, the father of China's communist revolution, rhapsodized the dam in a poem. The mega- project could not be realized in his lifetime, however, because the country's resources were exhausted by the economic failures of the Great Leap Forward in the late 1950s and then the social upheaval of the Cultural Revolution from the mid-1960s a to the early 1970s. Four decades later, the government resuscitated Mao's plans. The first of the Yangtze's famed gorges—a collection of steep bluffs at a bend in the river—was determined to be the perfect sit | Largest Hydroelectric Power Plants In The World - WorldAtlas.com Largest Hydroelectric Power Plants In The World Ranked in terms of installed electricity generation capacity, China has 4 of the top 10. Three Gorges Dam along the Yangtze River in the Chinese Province of Hubei. It has the largest installed hydroelectric generation capacity of any dam in the world. Hydroelectric energy is a renewable energy source that many countries hope can help them power their economic infrastructure, without the harmful carbon emissions and foreign dependence so often associated with the use of fossil fuels. Nonethless, hydroelectric dam construction can cause human displacement and ecological damage on a mass scale, and these factors must be considered before such projects are initiated. Below, we have listed those hydroelectric projects with the largest installed power generation capacities in the world. Each provide jobs and power to large areas surrounding them, not to mention their utility in terms of flood control and irrigating farm systems. 10. Krasnoyarsk, Russia (6.0 GW) The 6.0 Gigawatt (GW) Krasnoyarsk Hydroelectric Power Plant, built on the Yenisei River in Divnogorsk, Russia, is operated by the JSC Krasnoyarsk HPS. The construction of this plant commenced in 1956 and was completed in 1972. The Krasnoyarsk Dam is 124 meters in height and 1,065 meters in length. A well-equipped power plant, the Krasnoyarsk facility is equipped with a total 12 Francis generating units . 9. Sayanogorsk Hydro Power Plant, Russia (6.4 GW) Sayanogorsk Hydro Power Plant, or the Sayano–Shushenskaya Dam, is the largest hydroelectric power plant in the world. The plant is located on the Yenisei River near Sayanogorsk in Khakassia, Russia. The construction of the plant began in 1968, and it was opened a decade later in 1978. The plant was shut down after an accident on the 17th of August, 2009, which caused a huge loss of life and property. However, after sufficient rebuilding, the plant was again restarted at a later date. Currently, the Sayanogorsk Hydro Power Plant can generate 6.4 GW of hydroelectric power. 8. Longtan, China (6.43 GW) This hydroelectric power station on the Longtan Dam in China is capable of generating 6.43 GW of hydroelectric power. The Longtan Dam, which is 216.2 meters high and 849 meters long, is located on the Hongshui River in Tian’e County within the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China. The project involved with building this dam was first conceived in the 1950s. However, formal construction was not started until July 1st, 2001. The three hydroelectric units were set up at a later date, with the most recently installed generator becoming operational in 2009. 7. Xiangjiaba Dam, China (6.45 GW) Located between the Shuifu County of Yunnan Province and Yibin County of Sichuan Province in China, the Xiangjiaba hydro power plant is the third largest hydroelectric power plant in the country, and the seventh largest in the world. This establishment of this 6.45 GW capacity plant was initiated in November of 2006. Besides power generation, the other purposes provoking the construction of the 161-meter high and 909-meter long Xiangjiaba Dam on the Jinsha River included to provide flood control, improve agricultural irrigation systems, and facilitate riverine ship navigation in the region. 6. Grand Coulee Dam, WA, USA (6.81 GW) The 24 generators on the Grand Coulee Dam, built over the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington state, can generate up to 6.81 GW of hydroelectric power. This is responsible for the majority of the electric power supply to the surrounding region in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Besides generating power, the water from the dam also irrigates over half a million acres of land in the Columbia Basin, and also facilitates flood control in the same area. 5. Tucurui Dam, Brazil (8.37 GW) The Tucurui Dam Hydroelectric Power Project was the first of its kind to be built within the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest. 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What paper-like writing material was used by the ancient Egyptians? | WRITING - Scribes, Hieroglyphs, and Papyri - A New Look at Ancient Egypt @ UPMAA Demotic stela from Dendereh ( E2983 ), Greco-Roman Period (332-30 B.C.). Gallery Tour WRITING Scribes, Hieroglyphs, and Papyri The University of Pennsylvania Museum (UPM) has a comprehensive collection of material relating to writing and literacy in ancient Egypt and Nubia . As a complex historical society, ancient Egypt made extensive use of writing and the written record has played a central role in the modern reconstruction of Egyptian civilization. Papyrus The ancient Egyptians invented of type of paper called papyrus, which was made from the river plant of the same name. Papyrus was a very strong and durable paper-like material that was used in Egypt for over 3000 years. It is the precursor to modern paper, the name of which is derived from the word "papyrus." Documents written on papyrus were often sealed wtih a mud sealing embossed with a stamp from a scarab seal, much in the same way that wax seals were later used. Hieroglyphs The ancient Egyptians used the distinctive script known today as hieroglyphs (Greek for "sacred words") for almost 4,000 years. Hieroglyphs were written on papyrus, carved in stone on tomb and temple walls, and used to decorate many objects of cultic and daily life use. Altogether there are over 700 different hieroglyphs, some of which represent sounds or syllables; others that serve as determinatives to clarify the meaning of a word. The hieroglyphic script originated shortly before 3100 B.C., at the very onset of pharaonic civilization. The last hieroglyphic inscription in Egypt was written in the 5th century A.D., some 3500 years later. For almost 1500 years after that, the language was unable to be read. In 1799, the Rosetta Stone was discovered in Egypt by Napoleon's troops. The Rosetta Stone is a trilingual decree (written in hieroglyphs, Greek, and Demotic) dating to the time of Ptolemy V (205-180 B.C.). Its discovery proved to be a crucial link in unlocking the mysteries of Egyptian hieroglyphs and in 1822, enabling Jean-François Champollion to re-decipher the hieroglyphic signs, thereby allowing the modern study of Egyptian language to begin. Hieratic While hieroglyphs are quite beautiful, they must have been very time consuming for scribes to write. The Egyptians invented a cursive form of hieroglyphs known as hieratic, which was used primarily for writing with reed brushes, and later reed pens, on papyri and ostraca (fragments of pottery or stone used as writing surfaces). This system of writing was used alongside hieroglyphs for most of Egyptian history. Demotic An even more cursive form of script was invented during the 26th Dynasty (664-525 B.C.). Known as Demotic, this form of writing was used at first primarily for administrative documents, letters, and tax records. Eventually it came to be used for literary and religious texts as well. Coptic Late in Egyptian history, the language known as Coptic, the final phase of development of the ancient Egyptian language, came into being. Using grammar that was very similar to its Demotic predecessor, Coptic used the Greek alphabet plus a few signs derived from Demotic to form its alphabet. Like the earlier Egyptian scripts, Coptic did not show breaks between the words. Although it is no longer spoken, a dialect of Coptic is still used in services of the Coptic church much in the same way Latin was long used by the Roman Catholic Church. Meroitic The writing system for the Meroitic language of Nubia appeared around the 2nd century B.C. The alphabet consisted of a co | Account Suspended Account Suspended This Account has been suspended. Contact your hosting provider for more information. |
What is the title of the book (published 1954) which is considered to be a parody of Ballantyne's 'Coral Island'? | P�gina de Toni Guillem �-The Spire, 1964 -The pyramid, 1967 Golding actual position in his generation is almost unique. There is no easy way to fit him into any current English School of Fiction. According to Walter Allen, his novels Strike one as strictly contemporary: they are rooted in the anguish and anxiety of their times. ( The modern Novel, New York, 1964, p.288 ) Paradoxically, this is so even thopugh only one ( Free hall ) of the first half dozen major works he has published is set in a conventional contemporary environment. �One of Golding great strengths is the sensuous richness with which he is able to dramatize the plight of beings in remote and extre me situations, from school boys on an island, to Neanderthalelrs assailed by unknown enemies... The actions describes have multiple layers of significance inviting allegoric readings. �In reply to a literary magazine questionnaire �The writer in his age, Golding describes himself as "a citzen", " a novelist", and "a scollmaster". The citizen is concerned to correct them by proper instruction, the novelist finds the apropiate forms in which man own nature may be embodied, that he may learn to know it. �Golding can compel the reader to look at the world through new and strange eyes and to ask bleak and anxious questions about evolution, about the follies of history, or about the egotism of human nature. He thinks his novels out very slowly, and in careful detail, and his endings surprise the reader, and make him ask- can a paradoxical ending to a novel ever negate, as though erasing, the experience of the preceding narrative? � Lord of the Flies: The plot � A planeload of boys has been evacuated from an England engaged in some future war fought against " the reds". After their departure, an atomic bomb has fallen on England and civilzation is in ruins. IT is the post catastrophic near future in which nuclear ar has laid waste much of the west. The aeroplane crash lands on a coral island. The survivors, a party of scoolboys find themselves cast away in ideal surrounding. At first, they set out to create arational society modeled on what grown-ups would do. They established government and laws, they provide for food and shelter, and they light a signal fire. But this rational society begins to break down under two instinctual pressure- fear and blood lust. The dark unknown� that surrounds the children gradually assumes a monstrous identity and becomes " The Best" to be feared, and hunting for food becomes killing. The hunters break away from the rest of other boys and create their own primitive savage orgiastic tribal society. They kill two of the tree rational boys, and are hunting down the third when the adult world under the form of a naval officer comes to their rescue. � Source and literary tradition �Golding�s most immediate source is R.M. Ballantynes " Coral Island", a victorian boy�s book of south sea adventure, but in Ballantyne the boys are able to make use of island situation pretty well with everything they lay their hands on, whereas Golding�s boys can only destroy. The "Island" story" is very much part of the English Literary Tradition (survival narrative) One only has to go back to " Shakespeare�s tempest", Stevenson�s Treasure Island, " Robinson Crusoe" or " Barries Admirable Crichton" The traditions embodied in " Lord of the Flies" can also be discovered in " Gullivers�s Travels"; Swifts�s version of the primeval savagery and greed, which civilization only masks in modern man. It is also in the tradition last exemplified by Conrad, Gary and Green in our century that examine our ulture by transplanting it harshly to an exotic local where it prospers or withers depending upon its intrimsic value and strength. One might say the " Lord of the Flies" is a refutation of coral Island, and that Golding sets about to show us that the devil rises, not out of pirates and cannibals, but put of " The darkness of man�s heart" �The desert- island tale shares certain literary qualities with science fiction. Both offers a� | Untitled Page Latin is abolished in the English courts. Government England passes the Molasses Act, which places heavy taxes on molasses, rum and sugar imported to the colonies. Government James Oglethorpe (1696-1785) founds the last of the 13 colonies, named Georgia in honor of King George II; he also founds the city of Savannah. Medicine Epidemic: The first serious outbreak of influenza sweeps through New York City and Philadelphia; about three-fourths of the population is affected. Inventions John Kay (1704-c.1764) patents a flying shuttle loom. Inventions Chester Moor Hall (1703-1771) invents the achromatic lens refracting telescope. Education Charter schools for Protestants only are founded in Ireland. Arts and Letters Essay: Alexander Pope (1688-1744) writes his "Essay on Man," including the words, “Hope springs eternal in the human breast.” Ideas Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire’s (1694-1778) "Letters Concerning the English Nation" is written, helping to define the liberal spirit of the Enlightenment. Daily Life The Society of Freemasons establishes its first American lodge in Boston. Daily Life The first polar bear is exhibited in America, in Boston. Daily Life Newspapers: The New York "Weekly Journal" is published by John Peter Zenger (1697-1746), opposing policies of the colonial government. Religion The Corporation for the Propagation of the Gospel in New England is founded. Religion First Great Awakening: Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) preaches on “The Great Awakening” in New England—a religious revival that emphasizes man’s sinful nature. 1734 Presidents: John Adams (1735-1826), 2nd President of the U.S., is born on October 30, in Massachusetts. Science Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778), Swedish botanist, devises a classification method for plants and animals. Inventions George Hadley (1685-1768), English meteorologist, invents the Hadley Cell, a model of the Earth’s wind circulation. Arts and Letters Opera: The first opera performed in the colonies, “Flora,” opens in Charleston, South Carolina. Daily Life Newspapers: The “Evening Post” begins publishing in Boston. Daily Life Women’s status in the colonies changes due to increasing wealth. Newspapers tell of runaway wives and elopements. Daily Life Newspapers: John Peter Zenger (1697-1746), printer and publisher of the "New York Weekly Journal," is acquitted of seditious libel in a landmark trial for freedom of the press. Religion John Wesley (1702-1791) writes his “Journals.” Religion The first Moravian (United Brethern) community is established at Savannah, Ga. Reform Temperance Movement: The sale of spirits (liquor) is prohibited in Georgia (until 1742). 1736 English statutes against witchcraft are repealed. Science Anders Celsius (1701-1744) shows that the Earth’s poles are somewhat flat. Medicine The first accurate and detailed description of scarlet fever is given. Medicine Claudius Aymand (1660-1740) performs the first successful operation for appendicitis. Arts and Letters Charles Theodore Pachelbel (1690-1750) gives organ concerts in New York City, brings the Bach tradition to the New World. Economics French engraver and type founder Pierre-Simon Fournier (1712-1768) sets up a foundry in Paris. Economics Transportation: Regular stagecoach line service begins between Boston and Newport, RI. Religion Pope Clement XII (1652-1740) condemns Freemasonry. Religion The first Protestant missions are established at the Cape Colony in South Africa. Social Issues Maria Agnesi (1718-1799), publishes essays on science and philosophy. Science Joseph Breintnall, a member of Franklin's Library Company, describes the aurora borealis. Science Daniel Bernoulli (1700-1782) examines fluid flow in "Hydrodynamica." Medicine John Lining (1708-1760) records daily weather observations and theorizes that weather affects—and may cause—certain diseases. Medicine Epidemic: A smallpox epdemic begins in South Carolina. Inventions The bottle opener is invented. Arts and Letters Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) writes the "B minor Mass." Ideas Voltaire (1694-1778) brings the ideas of |
What was the Christian name of Bertie Wooster's manservant Jeeves? | Much Obliged, Jeeves (Jeeves and the Tie That Binds) Much Obliged, Jeeves (Jeeves and the Tie That Binds) Main page / Bibliography / Much Obliged, Jeeves (Jeeves and the Tie That Binds) UK Title: Much Obliged, Jeeves First published in UK: October 15 1971 by Barrie & Jenkins, London US Title: Jeeves and the Tie That Binds First published in US: October 15 1971 by Simon & Schuster, New York Russian translation Tysyach blagodarnostej, Dzhivs by L. Motyleva, L. Motylev: 2001, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2011 Political dynamite threatens to explode in Market Snodbury. At Junior Ganymede, the top club for gentlemen's gentlemen, each member is instructed to write into a famous book the ghastly habits and foibles of their employers, as a warning, and possibly a deterrent, to those entering their employ. Unsurprisingly, the celebrated work contains numerous pages about the eccentricities of one Bertram Wooster. Imagine the horror if the book fell into the wrong hands... Click for enlarge book cover Characters (Bertie) Bertram Wilberforce Wooster � In trying to help Ginger, he becomes engaged once again and however briefly, to Florence Jeeves � We learn for the first time that his first name is Reginald Madeline Bassett � Sir Watkyn's daughter and Spode's fiancee. She, too, was once engaged to Bertie Roderick Spode, Lord Sidcup � Engaged to Madeline Bassett and ever desirous of spreading Bertie all over the lawn and dancing on him with hob-nailed boots Rupert Bingley � County member of the Junior Ganymede who, when under the name of Brinkley in Thank You, Jeeves, was Bertie's former manservant. He now lives in affluence in Market Snodsbury with a butler of his own Dahlia Travers � Bertie's good and deserving Aunt, the sister of his late father. Wants her daughter, Angela, to marry Tuppy Glossop to whom she has been engaged for two years Anatole � Aunt Dahlia's master chef (Ginger) Harold Winship � Bertie's college chum and Market Snodsbury's Conservative candidate for Parliament who lives in Steeple Bumpleigh, Essex. Engaged to Florence Craye Florence Craye � Ginger's bossy fiancee who was once engaged to Bertie. Her father is Bertie's Uncle Percy Magnolia Glendennon � A secretary from South Carolina living in London, now working for Ginger Lady Worplesdon � Bertie's Aunt Agatha who lives in Steeple Bumpleigh L. P. Runkle � Fat financier who wants to sell Tom Travers a silver porringer for his silver collection Seppings � Aunt Dahlia's butler Mrs. McCorkadale � Ginger's opponent in his race for a seat in Parliament. She is also a local barrister Tom Travers (*) Synopsis This is the one in which we learn Jeeves's Christian name, in which Bertie is Jeeves's guest at the Junior Ganymede Club, in which Bertie is unwillingly, briefly and almost simultaneously re-engaged to Madeline Bassett and Florence Craye, in which Spode, 7th Earl of Sidcup, gets hit in the eye with a potato in an electioneering fracas and is thus cured of his idea of renouncing his title and standing for Parliament. We're back at Brinkley, and the house is full of guests for the Market Snodsbury by-election, Bertie's, and Aunt Dahlia's, friend Ginger Winship is standing as Conservative candidate and has asked orator Spode to speak on his platforms. Spode's fiancée, Madeline Bassett, comes too. Winship is engaged now to Florence Craye and she comes, a very bossy fiancée as usual. Ginger falls in love with his new secretary and will do anything to get Florence to break their engagement. A final guest at Brinkley is financier L. P. Runkle, who became rich on something that Tuppy Glossop's late father, a research chemist, had invented. But Runkle had not rewarded the inventor and Aunt Dahlia is determined, by Anatole's cooking, theft or blackmail, to get Runkle to give the long-owed money to Tuppy so that he can marry Angela. A newcomer to Market Snodsbury is Bingley, once Brinkley, Bertie's valet in a period ( Thank You, Jeeves ) when Jeeves had left him. Now, thanks to a deceased grocer uncle, he is a man with a house, property and a butler; though still a country member of t | Clarion Spring 2014 by Barton Court Grammar School (page 51) - issuu issuu Issuu on Google+ 51 16 Which pioneering American poet and story-teller wrote The Fall of the House of Usher and The Tell Tale Heart? 17 What were the respective family names of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet? 18 Which Russian writer wrote the 1866 book Crime and Punishment? 19 "Reader, I married him," appears in the conclusion of what Charlotte Bronte novel? 20 The ancient Greek concept of the 'three unities' advocated that a literary work should use a single plotline, single location, and what other single aspect? 21 Who wrote Brighton Rock (1938) and Our Man in Havana (1958)? 22 "In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice which I've been turning over in my mind ever since," is the start of which novel? 23 In the early 1900s a thriller was instead more commonly referred to as what sort of book? 24 Which novel begins "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife..."? 25 Japanese author and playwright Yukio Mishima committed what extreme act in 1970 while campaigning for Japan to restore its nationalistic principles? 26 Jonathan Harker's Journal and Dr Seward's Diary feature in what famous 1897 novel? 27 What is the technical name for a fourteen-lined poem in rhymed iambic pentameters? 28 "Make then laugh; make them cry; make them wait..." was a personal maxim of which novelist? 29 What term for a short, usually witty, poem or saying derives from the Greek words 'write' and 'on'? 30 What was the original title of the book on which the film Schindler's List was based? 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Glynis Barber and her husband Michael Brandon starred together in which TV detective series? | Glynis Barber and Michael Brandon raise a toast as they celebrate 20 years of marriage | Daily Mail Online Glynis Barber and Michael Brandon raise a toast as they celebrate 20 years of marriage comments When Glynis Barber met the American actor, Michael Brandon, she thought he was 'obnoxious' and 'a nightmare'. It was on the first series of Eighties cop show Dempsey And Makepeace and seeing as the pair were cast in the lead roles, first impressions did not bode well. But the pin-up blonde found her opinion changing as they worked together and their relationship began to develop off-screen. As the couple celebrate 20 years of marriage, they reflected on their early days together and the secret behind their long-lasting relationship. Enlarge China wedding: EastEnders actress Glynis Barber and her actor husband Michael Brandon celebrate 20 years of marriage Barber, who recently joined the cast of EastEnders as Glenda Mitchell, admits the couple have a passionate and volatile relationship, but are still as happy as ever. She tells the new issue of Hello! magazine: 'Michael and I have always had a very up and down, passionate, quite volatile relationship. 'You would hope after 20 years it would calm down a bit, and I suppose we have mellowed, but it’s still quite volatile. I don’t know, maybe that’s the secret? The one thing is that it’s never boring.' South African-born Barber, 54, and Brandon, 64, met in 1985 when they were cast in the LWT production of Dempsey And Makepeace, a police drama about a posh English noblewoman Sgt Makepeace and a streetwise New Yorker Lt Dempsey. Where it all began: Brandon and Barber fell in love while playing police officers in Eighties show Dempsey And Makepeace By the second series, the couple had begun dating, to the joy of the show's fans. Recalling their first meeting, Barber said: 'I didn’t know Michael at all, so I didn’t know that he was already practising his character and I just thought he was completely obnoxious. 'He was really loud, yelling at the top of his voice. I had a boyfriend at the time and I went home and said, "That man is a nightmare, I don’t know how I’m going to work with him."' RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share After the programme ended in 1986 after three series, the pair split for a short time later, before reuniting and marrying in November 1989 and welcoming a son Alex in 1992. Barber admitted the couple thought about splitting several times during their two decades together, but realised their love for each other was too strong. She said: 'We’ve never split up during our marriage, but there have been times when we’ve thought about it. Friends in high places: Barber and Brandon talking to the late Princess Margaret at the Television Newscaster/Presenter of the Year Awards in 1985 'But every time we’ve thought about it, there has been this strong bond that has kept us together.' Both actors had been married briefly before - Brandon was wed to Bionic Woman star Lindsay Wagner for three years in the later Seventies, while Barber was also married for three years to an actor she met at drama school, Paul Antony Barber. The full story appears in this week's Hello! magazine, out now Brandon believes their second marriage survived so long because they were in their 30s and 40s when they wed. He explained: 'We both had a marriage before that wasn’t great. But those relationships were tethered with youth and a crazy lifestyle; then you look for different things.' Despite hanging up their police badges 24 years ago, the couple admit they would consider returning to Dempsey and Makepeace for a one-off reunion show. Brandon said: 'We could always go back and do a two-hour special.' Barber added: 'It would be fun. We could show what happened to those characters, what they are doing now.' • The full interview with Barber and Brandon is in the new issue of Hello! magazine, on sale now. Do you have a story about a celebrity? Call the Daily Mail showbusiness desk on 0207 938 6364 or 0207 938 6683 | Tom Barnaby | Midsomer Murders Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Geoffrey "Tom" Barnaby is a fictional detective created by Caroline Graham. DCI Barnaby is featured in the Chief Inspector Barnaby book series which began with The Killing at Badger's Drift in 1987. Barnaby is also the main detective in Midsomer Murders, a popular television show based on the novels. There, Barnaby is played by John Nettles (who also has acted in British crime series Bergerac). In both the books and the television series, Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby is based in the fictional town of Causton in the southeast of England. From that base of operations, Barnaby travels out into the English countryside to solve murders as they occur in a variety of small villages. A genius in the field of criminal investigation, he is a highly experienced and methodical detective; prone to taking his time. However, despite his slow and steady nature, he is an extremely perceptive and sagacious individual, detecting even the smallest of clues, which ultimately aid him in solving the gruesome and barbarous crimes which are committed in the county of Midsomer. It is worthy of note that in many cases, he has already reached a conclusion as to the identity of the murderer; only to reveal this fact later on after he has accumulated enough evidence. Barnaby has been happily married to Joyce for many years, and they have an adult daughter named Cully. They may have lived or worked in London at one point, as around the time of their wedding Barnaby was trying to solve the case of the 'Pimlico Poisoner'. In the episode "Picture of Innocence" of the British drama Midsomer Murders, his full name was revealed as was his date of birth, 20 April 1943. In the episode "Secrets and Spies", Barnaby revealed to his wife and colleagues that he previously worked for MI6. Characteristics Edit Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby is a kind, honest and hardworking middle-aged policeman who often stands out from his fellow fictional detectives on television and in novels, in that he is very ordinary and does not use violence to interrogate his suspects. Another thing which makes him stand out is that he is also a family man, being married to Joyce and having a daughter Cully, whom he gets on well with - which is also a rarity, with most of the detectives we see in crime fiction either going through bitter divorces or end up being widowed and suffering from alcohol depression, smoking, and gambling - or going through a series of love interests, none of them lasting. Tom Barnaby is none of these things and as a policeman is taking his time when it comes to solving a murder. Throughout the series, Barnaby often wears smart three-piece suits and ties. He has blue eyes, but in the novels they are brown. He is dedicated to his job and his family, and they support him at every turn. Relationships Edit Joyce is Barnaby's wife. She is known to have an interest in many things, depending on the focus of the episode - including painting, singing, tango dancing, arts appreciation, drama, cycling, running, cooking, charity work and crafts. There is at one point when she is taking part in the Midsomer Worthy Choir and she recommends that DC Ben Jones joins after she and Tom hear him singing in the choir in Death in Chorus. Cully Barnaby Cully is Tom and Joyce's only child. She is not very interesting to some members of the audience, because she is quite wrapped in herself and her partner, Simon, whom she marries. John Barnaby Edit Barnaby's cousin John makes his first appearance in " The Sword of Guillaume ", where he is based in Brighton CID. He has a bluff and ironic personality but the two have a warm relationship. They join forces to solve the murders of Douglas Wakely and Jenny Russell, who were both murdered. The real reason for Tom going to Brighton was that he was suspicious of the plans of the mayor of Causton, Dave Hicks, who was going to buy up coastal lands for holiday chalets. Tom is older than John and when Tom announces he is retiring, John |
In which city was Spender set | Spender (TV Series 1991–1993) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error a list of 71 titles created 25 Apr 2011 a list of 48 titles created 18 Jun 2012 a list of 1023 titles created 20 Dec 2013 a list of 864 titles created 07 Dec 2014 a list of 1408 titles created 09 Sep 2015 Search for " Spender " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Crocodile Shoes (TV Mini-Series 1994) Drama Jimmy Nail stars in the drama series about a Geordie factory worker who writes country songs. Looking for his big break in the music industry. Stars: Jimmy Nail, Leonard Silver, Alex Kingston The adventures of a gang of British workmen abroad. Combines black and white humour with moments of drama, poignancy and drunkenness. In series 1, the lads head to Germany seeking work, and... See full summary » Stars: Timothy Spall, Jimmy Nail, Tim Healy The adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers. Stars: Erik Estrada, Larry Wilcox, Robert Pine This prison comedy is based on the popular British television series of the same name. Long time Slade prison inmate Fletcher is ordered by Grouty to arrange a football match between the ... See full summary » Director: Dick Clement Crocodile Shoes II (TV Mini-Series 1996) Drama The cases of an easy going ex-convict turned private investigator. Stars: James Garner, Noah Beery Jr., Joe Santos Gritty British-made police drama series set in the beautiful location of Amsterdam. Cynical Dutch detective Commissaris "Piet" van der Valk and his colleagues investigate murders, kidnappings and political corruption. Stars: Barry Foster, Michael Latimer, Joanna Dunham Blandings Castle is dysfunction junction, the home of a chaotic family struggling to keep itself in order. Clarence Threepwood, Ninth Earl of Emsworth and master of Blandings Castle, yearns... See full summary » Stars: Timothy Spall, Jennifer Saunders, Jack Farthing Terry is divorced from his German wife and has a Finnish girlfriend Christina. At Thelma's suggestion they join her and Bob on a caravan holiday but due to a mishap the men get separated ... See full summary » Director: Michael Tuchner Ken Boon and Harry Crawford are two middle-aged ex-firemen who start out in business together, initially in Birmingham and later in Nottingham. During the seven series (1986-1992), Ken ... See full summary » Stars: Michael Elphick, David Daker, Neil Morrissey Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are junk dealers, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood. They also live amicably together at the junk yard. Always on the lookout for ways... See full summary » Director: Peter Sykes 8 January 1991 (UK) See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Connections Hard-hitting Gem from the BBC 29 April 1999 | by halo80 (Bedford, NS) – See all my reviews SPENDER is the kind of gritty, intelligent cop drama that's been missing from North American television screen. The BBC produced series is a positive gem, having run for 3 consecutive seasons, and spawned one film entitled "The French Collection". Starring the excellent and multi-talented Jimmy Nail ("Still Crazy", "Evita"), it has garnered a following in Canada through re-runs on Showcase Television. The character of Spender is a tough and able cop cleaning up the streets of London with his somewhat unorthodox methods. Following a tragic incident, he's sent home, back to the North-East to his home-town of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, which had taken him 20-odd years to get out of. Now re-united with old friends and haunting ghosts from his untamed past, the loathing he feels for the city and his new assignment drives his character to push the limits, and test the powers that be that govern his jurisdiction. But once we meet Spender's family - divorced wife Frances and his tw | Log In - New York Times Log In Don't have an account? Sign up here » In order to access our Web site, your Web browser must accept cookies from NYTimes.com. More information » |
How many members are there in the US upper house, the Senate? | Members of the United States Congress - GovTrack.us govtrack.us Use GovTrack to find out who represents you in Congress and what bills they have sponsored. Enter your address below. We will find your congressional district. Or select a state to list all senators and representatives from that state: The United States Congress has an upper chamber called the Senate and a lower chamber called the House of Representatives (or “House” for short) which share the responsibilities of the legislative process to create federal statutory law. The Senate The 50 states elect 2 senators each for staggered 6-year terms. A senator represents between 1 and 37 million people, depending on their state’s population. The day-to-day activities of the Senate are controlled largely by the political party holding the most seats, called the “majority party.“ Here is a count of senators by party: Republicans 100 The House of Representatives The states are also divided into 435 congressional districts with a population of about 710,000 each. Each district elects a representative to the House of Representatives for a 2-year term. As in the Senate, the day-to-day activities of the House are controlled by the “majority party.“ Here is a count of representatives by party: Republicans Total 435 In addition, the District of Columbia and the U.S.’s five island territories each send a non-voting delegate to the House. Puerto Rico’s delegate is called the Resident Commissioner. 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The Federal bank in Kansas City covers the Great Plains region, while the bank in St. Louis covers part of the Central US. ...in which the Northern half is in a different time zone than the Southern half? Northern Idaho is on Pacific Time, while Southern Idaho is on Mountain Time. ...to have multiple native sons immortalized atop Mount Rushmore? George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were both born in Virginia, as were six other Presidents. ...that has 'parishes' instead of counties? Louisiana's unique use of the word 'parish' is a holdover from its days as a French Colony. ...with a community-owned major league professional sports team? The NFL's Green Bay Packers are owned by a large group of stockholders mostly residing in Wisconsin. ...whose median age is under 30 years old? The Mormon Church's encouragement of large families may explain why Utah's median age is only 28.8 years. ...to lie entirely above 1,000 meters elevation? Colorado's lowest point, at the border with Kansas, is higher than Pennsylvania's tallest summit. ...where prostitution is legal? However, not all counties have legalized it--including the counties Las Vegas and Reno are in. ...with a state capital of over a million people? The next biggest state capital, Indianapolis, has half a million fewer citizens. ...to be named after an American? Perhaps only George Washington had the gravitas to merit such an honor; a state of Franklin was attempted but failed to be approved. ...whose three largest cities begin with the same letter? The largest city in Ohio is Columbus, followed by Cleveland and then Cincinnati. ...to host three modern Olympic Games? Besides the two Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. ...never to cast an electoral vote for Ronald Reagan? Minnesota was the only state to spurn the GOP in 1984, remaining loyal to Minnesotan Walter Mondale. ...whose name has no letters in common with that of its capital? This may not be the most interesting 'Only' stat about South Dakota, but it's the only one I could find... ...to border the Canadian province of New Brunswick? Maine has one border with New Hampshire, but is otherwise surrounded by Canadian provinces. ...with a modern city founded by European colonists prior to 1600? St. Augustine, founded in 1565, was originally the capital of Spanish Florida. ...to have a Unicameral Legislature? Nebraska's legislature, nicknamed 'The Unicameral' by residents, is also uniquely unaffiliated with any political party. ...whose legal right to statehood was brought before the Supreme Court? Virginia v. West Virginia, in which Virgina strove to regain counties that had seceded during the Civil War, was decided in favor of the Defendant. ...to have territory in the Eastern Hemisphere? This means that Alaska is technically the northernmost, westernmost, and easternmost State. ...to have a state-owned bank? The Bank of North Dakota was founded in 1919, and receives funds from state agencies. ...whose official State Motto is in Spanish? Montana's state motto is 'Oro y Plata,' or 'Gold and Silver,' in tribute to the state's mining industry. Exceptional Quality ...to border more than two Great Lakes? In fact, Michigan borders four Great Lakes--all except for Lake Ontario. ...with an automobile on its commemorative State Quarter? The auto, an 'Indycar,' is a reference to the famed Indianapolis Motor Spe |
Who composed the violin concerto 'The Four Seasons'? | Four Seasons ~ Vivaldi - YouTube Four Seasons ~ Vivaldi Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jan 30, 2011 Antonio Vivaldi - Four Seasons | About Beethoven: Trombone in a symphony orchestra by Avashai Kallai... Ludwig van Beethoven's website - A. Adagio maestoso-Allegro spiritoso (E-flat 4/4 sonata form). B. Marche: Grave (E-flat 4/4). C. Fugue: Adagio maestoso-Allegro (E-flat 4/4). [29] The second movement, a "Trauermarsch," and the third movement, a "Double Fugue," are taken from Eggert's Funeral Cantata for Duke Fredrik Adolf. [30] Interesting here is the use of three trombones.� In French music at that time, a single trombone often doubled a bass line, totally denuded of any rhythmic or melodic significance, and only during loud tutti passages.� If the bass line displayed any thematic importance or technical difficulties, the trombone doubled another simpler line.� In contemporary Austrian music, on the other hand, three trombones frequently doubled the strings or the woodwinds, in unison or an octave below, often playing intricate rhythms and ornate passages. [31] Eggert's trombone writing is unusual in that he shunned the French and the Austrian practices.� Unlike French composers, Eggert wrote rhythmic and articulate trombone parts, and he took advantage of the instrument's wide dynamic span, from ppp to ff.� Unlike Austrian composers, he abstained from continuous doubling and florid writing.� This E-flat Major Symphony was avant-garde.� Many of its tonalities and symphonic effects came to be commonplace by the end of the nineteenth century.� Eggert's orchestration was as masterful and imaginative as Beethoven's. [32] An LP recording of Eggert's E-flat Major Symphony made by the Sandviken Orchestra, under the direction of Per Engstrom, was issued by the Swedish Discophile Society (SLT 33272) in 1985. [33] The Swedish Royal Court Orchestra Except in Austria and southern Germany, [34] competent trombonists were rare commodities in continental Europe and England during the eighteenth century and the first decade of the nineteenth century. [35] � By 1685, the trombone virtually disappeared in England and France.� In London of 1738, Georg Frederic Handel scored three trombones in two oratorios, Saul and Israel in Egypt. �Since there were no trombones in England at that time, it is presumed that Handel exploited visiting trombonists, possibly from Germany.� Shortly afterward, he discarded a trombone movement-a "Dead March"-from yet another oratorio; evidently, the foreign trombonists had left the British capital in the meantime.� Even as late as 1784, the organizers of the Handel Commemorations were faced with a dilemma: no trombones and no trombonists. [36] � Eventually, they did find six German musicians in the king's military band who could play tenor, bass, and contrabass trombones.� In 1774, it was Christoph Willibald Gluck, in Parisian productions of his operas Iphigenia in Aulis and Orpheus and Eurydice, who reintroduced trombones to France. He utilized German trumpeters and hornists, already living and working in Paris, who were able to double on the trombone. [37] ����� Around 1810, a handful of European orchestras started to hire trombonists.� The Royal Orchestra of Berlin, the Frankfurt Opera Orchestra, and the Grand Opera of Paris listed three trombonists each at that time.� Other orchestras slowly followed suit, but most had no need for trombones on a regular basis until around 1840. [38] ��� There was one amazing exception: The Swedish |
British actress Audrey Kathleen Ruston was better known by what name? | Audrey Kathleen Ruston (1929 - 1993) - Genealogy Audrey Kathleen Ruston "Edda van Heemstra / Audrey Kathleen Hepburn-Ruston" Birthdate: Elsene, Bruxelles, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgique Death: Tolochenaz, Morges District, Vaud, Switzerland Immediate Family: Half sister of Arnoud Robert Alexander Quarles van Ufford, Jonkheer and <private> Quarles van Ufford Occupation: May 4 1929 - Ixelles, Belgium Death: Jan 20 1993 - Tolochenaz, Switzerland Parents: Joseph Anthony Hepburn-ruston, Ella Ruston (born Van Heemstra) Ex-husband: Joseph Victor Anthony Hepburn Ruston, Ella Hepburn Ruston-van Heemstra Siblings: Arnold Robert Alexander Quarles Van Ufford, Ian Edgar Bruce Quarles Van Ufford Ex-husband: May 4 1929 - Ixelles, Belgium Death: Jan 20 1993 - Tolochenaz, Vaud, Switzerland Parents: Joseph V.a. Ruston, Ella Ruston (born Van Heemstra) Ex-husband: May 4 1929 - Ixelles Belgium Death: Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston, Ella Ruston (born Van Heemstra) Siblings: Arnold Robert Alexander Quarles Van Ufford, Ian Edgar Bruce Quarles Van Ufford Ex-husband: May 4 1929 - Elsene Brussel Death: Jan 20 1993 - Tolochenaz Vaud Zwitserland Parents: Joseph Victor Anthony Hepburn-ruston, Ella Barones Van Heemstra Brother: Arnold Robert Alexander Jhr Quarles Van Ufford Husband: Andrea Paola Mario Graaf Dotti Husband: May 4 1929 - Elsene, België Death: Jan 20 1993 - Tolochenaz, Zwitserland Parents: Joseph Victor Anthony Hepburn Ruston, Ella Van Heemstra Barones Siblings: May 4 1929 - Ixelles/Elsene, Belgien Death: Jan 20 1993 - Tolochenaz, Lausanne, Schweiz Parents: Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston, Ella Ruston (geboren Van Heemstra) Husband: May 4 1929 - Brussels (Ixelles) Belgium Death: Jan 20 1993 - Tolochenaz, Vaud, Switzerland Parents: Joseph Victor Anthony Hepburn-ruston, Ella Van Heemstra Siblings: Arnoud Robert Alexander Quarles Van Ufford, Ian Edgar Bruce Quarles Van Ufford Ex-husband: May 4 1929 - Brussel, 48 Rue Keyenveld in Ixelles Death: Jan 20 1993 - Tolochenaz, Vaud, Switzerland Parents: Joseph Victor Anthony Hepburn-ruston, Ella, Baronnes Heemstra, Van Siblings: Arnoud Robert Alexander Quarles Van Ufford, Ian Edgar Bruce Quarles Van Ufford Ex-husband: ex-husband's child About Audrey Hepburn Born in Ixelles, Belgium as Audrey Kathleen Ruston, Hepburn spent her childhood chiefly in the Netherlands, including German-occupied Arnhem, Netherlands, during the Second World War. She studied ballet in Arnhem and then moved to London in 1948, where she continued to train in ballet and worked as a photographer's model. She appeared in a handful of European films before starring in the 1951 Broadway play Gigi. Hepburn played the lead female role in Roman Holiday (1953), winning an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for her performance. She also won a Tony Award for her performance in Ondine (1954). Hepburn became one of the most successful film actresses in the world and performed with such notable leading men as Gregory Peck, Rex Harrison, Humphrey Bogart, Gary Cooper, Cary Grant, Henry Fonda, William Holden, Fred Astaire, Peter O'Toole, and Albert Finney. She won BAFTA Awards for her performances in The Nun's Story (1959) and Charade (1963), and received Academy Award nominations for Sabrina (1954), The Nun's Story (1959), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) and Wait Until Dark (1967). She starred as Eliza Doolittle in the film version of My Fair Lady (1964), becoming only the third actor to receive $1,000,000 for a film role. From 1968 to 1975 she took a break from film-making, mostly to spend more time with her two sons. In 1976 she starred with Sean Connery in Robin and Marian. In 1989 she made her last film appearance in Steven Spielberg's Always. Her war-time experiences inspired her passion for humanitarian work, and although she had worked for UNICEF since the 1950s, during her later life she dedicated much of her time and energy to the organization. From 1988 until 1992, she worked in some of the most profoundly disadvantaged communities of Africa, South America and Asia. In 1992, Hepburn was awarded the Presidential Medal of Free | 1959 Academy Awards® Winners and History Room at the Top (1959, UK) Actor: CHARLTON HESTON in "Ben-Hur" , Laurence Harvey in "Room at the Top", Jack Lemmon in "Some Like It Hot" , Paul Muni in "The Last Angry Man", James Stewart in "Anatomy of a Murder" Actress: SIMONE SIGNORET in "Room at the Top", Doris Day in "Pillow Talk", Audrey Hepburn in "The Nun's Story", Katharine Hepburn in "Suddenly, Last Summer" , Elizabeth Taylor in "Suddenly, Last Summer" Supporting Actor: HUGH GRIFFITH in "Ben-Hur" , Arthur O'Connell in "Anatomy of a Murder", George C. Scott in "Anatomy of a Murder", Robert Vaughn in "The Young Philadelphians", Ed Wynn in "The Diary of Anne Frank" Supporting Actress: SHELLEY WINTERS in "The Diary of Anne Frank", Hermione Baddeley in "Room at the Top", Susan Kohner in "Imitation of Life", Juanita Moore in "Imitation of Life", Thelma Ritter in "Pillow Talk" Director: WILLIAM WYLER for "Ben-Hur" , Jack Clayton for "Room at the Top", George Stevens for "The Diary of Anne Frank", Billy Wilder for "Some Like It Hot" , Fred Zinnemann for "The Nun's Story" MGM's (producer Sam Zimbalist) and director William Wyler's three and a half-hour long epic drama Ben-Hur (with a spectacular sea battle and eleven minute chariot race choreographed by Yakima Canutt) broke the previous year's all-time record of Gigi (1958). It was the most-honored motion picture in Academy Awards history up to that time and for many years - until 1997, with its record-breaking eleven Oscars from twelve nominations. And it was the most expensive film of its time, budgeted at $15 million. Ben-Hur was a re-make of MGM's own 1926 silent film of the same name, and the first and only re-make to have won the Best Picture award. Both films were based on or inspired by General Lew Wallace's novel (first published in 1880) about the rise of Christianity. Ironically, the famed director Cecil B. DeMille, who had made 'Ben-Hur-like' films throughout his lifetime - without the same awards success as the 1959 winner, died the same year (on January 21, 1959). The awards for the Best Picture film covered the following categories: Best Picture, Best Actor (Charlton Heston), Best Supporting Actor (Hugh Griffith), Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Sound, Best Musical Score, Best Film Editing, Best Special Effects, and Best Costume Design. It lost out on only a single nomination, for Best Screenplay credited to Karl Tunberg (although other writers included Maxwell Anderson, S.N. Behrman, Christopher Frye, and Gore Vidal). [The Best Screenplay Oscar was won by Neil Paterson for his intelligent script for Room at the Top.] The Best Picture's competition came from less sweeping dramas: director Otto Preminger's Anatomy of a Murder (with seven nominations and no wins), a sensational small-town trial and courtroom drama regarding the suspected rape of an Army lieutenant's wife director George Stevens' The Diary of Anne Frank (with eight nominations and three wins - Best Supporting Actress, Best B/W Cinematography, and Best B/W Art Direction/Set Decoration), the overproduced story of the hiding of the Frank family in cramped conditions during the Nazi occup |
The airport of Arrecife serves which of the Canary Islands? | Lanzarote Airport Guide | Information on Lanzarote Airport (ACE) Flights Lanzarote Airport also goes by the name of Arrecife Airport and serves the island of Lanzarote found in Canary Islands. The airport is situation in San Bartolomé, Las Palmas just 3.1 miles on the southwest part of Arrecife town. The airport works with a number of European airports handling millions of tourists annually. Lanzarote also manages internal flights in coordination with other Spanish airports including Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Ibiza . The airport accommodates an average of 5 million passengers every year. Previously, Lanzarote Airport was developed to serve as a refueling station for aircrafts. Following construction, the airport served as a terminal for the defense force. Lazarote airport started accepting civilian traffic in 1946. To date, the terminal has been servicing passengers in and out of the island for more than six decades. Airport management developed additional ramps and runway extension to accommodate more passengers over the years. The airport also developed a new terminal for passengers including a control center. The additional terminal and control center allowed Lanzarote airport to offer both domestic and international flights. Passengers arriving at the terminal can see an excellent masterpiece at the Gaucimeta terminal. The centerpiece is entitled ‘Lanzarote’ and created by Caesar Manrique. Throughout the years, the airport has been catering to an increasing number of passengers thus prompting the airport management to add more facilities. Among those constructed over the years include VOR, ILS and DME facilities. These were developed for use in Runway 03/21 together with new holding points. The airport management also commissioned construction of new fire and runway lighting station. Lanzarote airport developed Terminal 1 in 1999 to accommodate around 6 million passengers annually. Since this time, the airport has enhanced the original passenger terminal to cater better to its passengers. The new terminals including Terminal 2 oversee inter-island and national flights. Lanzarote Airport Weather | Malta-The George Cross Island - "Towns & Villages" (3) Malta-The George Cross Island This site was built with RapidWeaver Towns and Villages in Malta and Gozo A four-part series Published by the Conventual Franciscans of Rabat (Religjon u Hajja), Malta - 1994 (Excerpts) - Book 4: Gozo 1. SANTA VENERA (...) The railway line connecting Valletta and Mdina was laid out in the middle of the 19th century. The area that now makes up Santa Venera, midway between the old and the new capitals, constituted an important segment. Guard huts numbered four through six were located in it On July 22, 1923, a herd of 136 bulls at Guard Hut Number 4 crossing were hit by a Valletta-bound train. 34 bulls perished in a slaughter that also reminds one of the cattle trails of the American west. A more pleasant story is told of the aqueduct that was constructed between 1610 and 1615, during Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt's rule (1601-22). The new capital of Valletta was then taking shape, but it was thirsty. And cities don't grow without water. The idea to pipe water from the springs of the northwest, where it was plentiful, to Valletta, where it was needed, had been proposed many times. But Santa Venera's elevation had presented a major problem. Based on the technology available at the time, the only feasible solution was the construction of a series of arches so that a gradual slope could be maintained. As grand master, Wignacourt was expected to pay a gioja (gift). Whereas his predecessors had donated buildings and riches. he paid for the 9-mile aqueduct. A generous portion of the colonnade still clings to a tower that was constructed to monitor the flow of the water. Stone arches survive all the way to Fleur-de-Lis Junction, where a marble tablet on an elaborate archway once declared: "Hitherto Valletta has been dead. Now the spirit of water revives her." Support is growing for the reconstruction of this archway and the restoration of the aqueduct. (...) (...) Another grand master associated with Santa Venera is Antonio Manoel de Vilhena, who ruled between 1724 and 1732. Just before he died, he built a country mansion which survives with all its baroque. This historic building is known as Dar il-Ljuni or Casa Leone (House of Lions), for two stone lions supporting Vilhena's coat of arms. In the 1950s, it served briefly as the National Museum of Malta, housing treasures that had been shuttled around during the war to avoid the bombings. (...) 2. BIRKIRKARA (...) Had no change occurred in the framework of Maltese towns and villages since the time of Napoleon... there would be over 100,000 karkarizi today, almost one out of every three Maltese. Even as new towns and villages were sliced out of it, Birkirkara's population continued to grow, doubling between 1614 and 1766 (from 2,000 to 3,900) and again by 1911 (to 8,418). The current population of about 22,000 makes this central town the largest locality in Malta, with three times the population of the capital city of Valletta. Birkirkara has always been first and foremost in practically every facet of Maltese life. A high priority in all traditional communities is their hierarchical place in the church. One of the first parishes (already one in 1402), Birkirkara was also the first to be declared a collegiate (1630). A collegiate church is one that is run by canons, who rank higher than ordinary priests. Other dignities were bestowed over the centuries. The most recent one occurred in 1950, when Pope Pius XII raised Birkirkara to basilica status. (...) The train brought many people to the festa of Santa Liena (St. Helen) on August 18 (now held the Sunday after). The procession with St. Helen's statue is still held in the morning, right before the high mass, even though late night transportation is now available. Birkirkara is alone in retaining the morning tradition. The celebration is a two-week affair, with plenty of fireworks and music provided primarily by Birkirkara's own societies. (...) (...) Birkirkara has the largest bell in the Maltese Islands. Cast in Milan in 1931, the nearly 100-qan |
In which Caribbean country did an earthquake kill thousands in January 2010? | More information A Clean Water Partnership in Haiti The Haitian Government, UN agencies and NGOs are delivering 4.2 million liters of clean drinking water every day – a major success considering Port-au-Prince’s notorious traffic jams and ever shrinking boulevards from rubble spilling into the streets. PAHO/WHO assists the National Direction for Potable Water and Sanitation with chlorination for water trucks at filling stations to kill bacteria, which left untreated, can cause disease outbreaks in crowded settlement sites. Read more... Six-month Report on the Humanitarian Response in Haiti The UN Inter-Agency Standing Committee has published a six-month report on the response to the humanitarian crisis in Haiti following the 12 January 2010 earthquake. The IASC is the primary mechanism for inter-agency coordination of humanitarian assistance and involves the key UN and non-UN humanitarian partners. Click here to read the full report . Haiti Fact Sheets The Pan American Health Organization has prepared Fact Sheets on the health situation in Haiti, in the aftermath of the 12 January 2010 earthquake. Among the themes covered: emergency and disaster response, the health cluster, health systems, environmental health, priority communicable diseases, mental health, nutrition, and others. Read more... A week in the life of PAHO/WHO Haiti office Nothing compares to the rhythm and energy of a work week at the PAHO/WHO representative office in post-earthquake Haiti. Even under ideal conditions, this office faced huge challenges in trying to meet the health needs of the Haitian population. Since the earthquake, the staff has expanded, incorporating health experts from around the world to help rebuild the health system. As each week begins, the PAHO/WHO team begin work with their counterparts at other agencies and within the Ministry of Health to help tackle the country's health problems. Read more... Turn-Key Projects Can Help in the Reconstruction of Health Facilities in Haiti As part of the reconstruction strategy in Haiti, large-scale infrastructure projects are expected to begin, based on the pledges made at the first International Donors Conference in New York on 31 March. Several turn-key projects are likely to be considered, under the assumption that they will save time and money. However, managing this type of project requires specific knowledge and input from the building’s clients (in the case of health facilties, this might be the Ministry of Health) and the users (patients and staff, for example). The study prepared, principally for public sector healthcare facilities, provides guidance on maximizing the success rate for these projects. Haitians Delivering Healthcare to Haitians Primary response to the earthquake of 12 January, including its health consequences, has come from the Haitian people themselves. Neighbors have been helping neighbors, rural families have taken in displaced victims from the city, and communities are developing new strategies to adapt to changed conditions. The following story describes different types of services that have been set up by and for the Haitian people. Read the photo story Three Families, One Camp Families and individuals in temporary housing constructed since the earthquake face acute health threats. In the over 300 temporary settlements that have sprung up since the quake, PAHO/WHO and other international agencies are working with the Government of Haiti and local communities to organize vaccination programmes, monitor for disease outbreaks and deliver clean water, among other health interventions, to reduce the impact of these living environments. Haiti Earthquake: Health Q&As What was the impact of the earthquake? As of 15 February, the national Civil Protection Agency estimates that 217,366 people died from the 12 January earthquake. More than 500,000 people have left Port-au-Prince for outlying departments, including nearly 100,000 who have gone to Grand Anse and more than 160,000 to Artibonite. The Government estimates that 97,294 houses were destroyed and 188,383 were damage | Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty Bureau of Intelligence and Research Washington, DC ! New change, since previous list Short-form name Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands Australia Heard Island and McDonald Islands Territory of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region China Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha United Kingdom South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands United None NOTES Note 1: Geopolitical Entities, Names, and Codes (GENC) Standard two-letter and three-letter codes. GENC is the replacement standard for FIPS 10-4 and is the U.S. Government profile of the ISO 3166 international country code standard. For more information on GENC please see https://nsgreg.nga.mil/genc/discovery. Note 2: Antarctica consists of the territory south of 60 degrees south latitude. This area includes claims by Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom, the legal status of which remains in suspense under the terms of the Antarctic Treaty of 1959. The United States recognizes no claims to Antarctica. Note 3: Chagos Archipelago (including Diego Garcia). Note 4: U.K. Overseas Territory (also claimed by Argentina). Note 5: French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte and Reunion are first-order administrative divisions of overseas France, and are therefore not dependencies or areas of special sovereignty. They are included in this list only for the convenience of the user. The Department of Guadeloupe includes the nearby islands of Marie-Galante, La Desirade, and Iles des Saintes. Note 6: The French Southern and Antarctic Lands includes Île Amsterdam, Île Saint-Paul, Îles Crozet, and Îles Kerguelen in the southern Indian Ocean; the "Iles Eparses" (Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island and Tromelin Island) in the Mozambique Channel and western Indian Ocean; and the French-claimed sector of Antarctica, "Terre Adélie." The United States does not recognize the French claim to "Terre Adélie" (see note 2). Note 7: The Bailiwick of Guernsey includes the islands of Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and nearby smaller islands. Note 8: Under a Sino-British declaration of September 1984, Hong Kong reverted to Chinese control on July 1, 1997. It is now a semi-autonomous entity that exists pursuant to international agreement and maintains its own government apart from the People's Republic of China. Note 9: Administered from Oslo, Norway, through a governor resident in Longyearbyen, Svalbard. Note 10: Under the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration on the Question of Macau signed in 1987, Macau reverted to Chinese control on December 20, 1999. It is now a semi-autonomous entity that exists pursuant to international agreement and maintains its own government apart from the People's Republic of China. Note 11: The Netherlands Antilles dissolved on October 10, 2010. Curaçao and Sint Maarten (the Dutch two-fifths of the island of Saint Martin) became autonomous territories of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius now fall under the direct administration of the Netherlands. Note 12: South China Sea islands occupied by China but claimed by Vietnam. Note 13: The territory of Saint Helena includes the island group of Tristan da Cunha and Ascension Island. Note 14: South China Sea islands claimed in entirety by China and Vietnam and in part by Brunei, the Philippines and Malaysia; each of these states occupies some part of the islands. Note 15: United Kingdom sovereign base area on the island of Cyprus. Note 16: The joint force headquarters, under the Commander of the British Forces Cyprus, administers both sovereign base areas from Episkopi. Note 17: The island of Saint Martin is divided: the northern three-fifths form the French collectivity of Saint-Martin, while the southern two-fifths (Sint Maarten) is an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Source: Office of The Geographer and Global Issues, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, |
What artistic movement was brought to international attention at the World's Fair in Paris in 1925? | Revisiting the World's Fairs and International Expositions: General World's Fair Materials Articles Journal of the American Art Pottery Association. 18:3 (2002) [Special Issue “Art Pottery of the World's Fairs] Astley, Stephen. "Fountains as Spectacle at International Expositions 1851-1915." Fountains: Splash and Spectacle Eds. Marilyn F. Symmes and Kenneth A. Breisch. New York: Rizzoli in association with the Smithsonian Institution,1998. Denson, Andrew. "Muskogee's Indian International Fairs: Tribal Autonomy and the Indian Image in the late 19th Century." Western Historical Quarterly 34:3 (2003): 332-345. Describes the Indian International Fairs, an annual multitribal event held in Muskogee, Oklahoma from 1874 through the 1890's. Native Americans were among its organizers, judges, speakers, competitors, and attendees. Domingues, Heloisa Maria Bertol. "As Demadas Cientificas E A Particpaçäo Do Brasil Nas Exposiçöes Internacionais Do Secuco XIX." Quipu [Mexico] 12:2 (1999): 203-215. Driggs, Christopher G. "Nevada at the World's Fair." Nevada Historical Society Quarterly 42:3 (1999): 91-139. Nevada's participation in a series of World's Fairs from 1862 in London to San Francisco in 1940. The article discusses the effort to lure permanent residents fading in favor of a drive to attract tourists with money to the state. Ekström, Anders. "International Exhibitions and the Struggle for Cultural Hegemony." Uppsala Newsletter 12 (Fall 1989): 6-7. This article summarizes Swedish participation in various nineteenth-century world's fairs. Ekström discusses Swedish exhibitions in light of national consciousness, industrial development, and the establishment of cultural hegemony. Applying Antonio Gramsci's concept of hegemony, the author argues that the Swedish exhibition at the world's fair at Stockholm in 1897 represented a "manifestation of hegemony" which legitimized the social dominancy of industrialists. Ferguson, Eugene S. " Expositions of Technology, 1851-1900." Technology in Western Civilization. Eds. Melvin Kranzberg and Carroll Jr. Pursell. New York: Oxford University Press, 1967. 706-726. Gilbert, Anne. "Fair Souvenirs Offer Memories and History." Antiques and Collecting Magazine 107:4 ( June 2002): 28-30,63-65. Harris, Moira F. "Breweries, Medals and Three World's Fairs." American Breweriana Journal 102 (Jan.-Feb. 2000): 12-17. A look at three World's Fairs: the Philadelphia Centennial Fair (1876), the World's Columbian Exposition (1893), and the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904), and the brewery involvement in each. Harris, Neil. "Expository Expositions: Preparing for the Theme Parks." Designing Disney's Theme Parks. Ed. Karal Ann Marling. Paris: Flammarion, 1997. 19-28. Harrison, Alfred C. Jr. "John Ross Key's World's Fair Paintings." Antiques 165:3 (2004): 78-87. The painter was the best source for color renditions of the fairs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries: a descriptive article about not only the paintings but art at the various fairs. Holliday, Laura Scott. "Kitchen Technologies: Promises and Alibis, 1944-1966." Camera Obscura 47 (2001): 79-131. Kosmider, Alexia. "Refracting the Imperial Gaze onto the Colonizers: Geronimo Poses for the Empire." ATQ 15: 4(Dec. 2001): 317-32. Information on the proliferation of world's fairs during the 19th and 20th centuries in which fairs served as vehicles that enabled the masses to consume the ideology of imperialism LeCroy, Hoyt. "Music of the Atlanta Expositions: 1881, 1887, 1895." Journal of Band Research 30: 1 (1994): 53-68. Marchand, Roland. "The Designers Go to the Fair, I: Walter Dorwin Teague and the Professionalization of Corporate Industrial Exhibits, 1933-1940." Design History: An Anthology. Ed. Dennis P. Doordan. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1995: 89-102. Mills, Stephen F. "The Contemporary Theme Park and its Victorian Pedigree." European Contributions to American Studies 24 (1992): 78-96. Mills argues that today's Disney theme parks originated from the earliest Victorian world's fairs. What follows is an in depth comparison, with special attention to their | John Tuohy's Art for the Blog of It: Art Deco John Tuohy's Art for the Blog of It Art Deco Art Deco was a popular international art design movement from 1925 until the 1940s, affecting the decorative arts such as architecture, interior design, and industrial design, as well as the visual arts such as fashion, painting, the graphic arts, and film. At the time, this style was seen as elegant, glamorous, functional, and modern. The movement was a mixture of many different styles and movements of the early 20th century, including Neoclassical, Constructivism, Cubism, Modernism, Art Nouveau, and Futurism. Its popularity peaked in Europe during the Roaring Twenties and continued strongly in the United States through the 1930s. Although many design movements have political or philosophical roots or intentions, Art Deco was purely decorative. Art Deco experienced a decline in popularity during the late 30s and early 40s, and soon fell out of public favor. It experienced a resurgence with the popularization of graphic design in the 1980s. Art Deco had a profound influence on many later artistic movements, such as Memphis and Pop art. Surviving examples may still be seen in many different locations worldwide, in countries as diverse as the United Kingdom, Spain, Cuba, Indonesia, the Philippines, Argentina, Romania, Australia, New Zealand, India and Brazil. Many classic examples still exist in the form of architecture in many major cities. The Empire State Building and Chrysler Building, both in New York City, are two of the largest and best-known examples of the style. After the Universal Exposition of 1900, various French artists formed an informal collective known as, La Société des artistes décorateurs (the society of the decorator artists). Founders included Hector Guimard, Eugène Grasset, Raoul Lachenal, Paul Follot, Maurice Dufrêne, and Emile Decour. These artists heavily influenced the principles of Art Deco as a whole. This society's purpose was to demonstrate French decorative art's leading position and evolution internationally. They organized the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Art) in Paris, which would feature French art and business interests. The terms Style Moderne and Art Deco both derive from the exposition's title, though Art Deco was not widely used until popularized by art historian Bevis Hillier's 1968 book Art Deco of the 20s and 30s. In the summer of 1969, Hillier conceived organizing an exhibition called Art Deco at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, which took place from July to September 1971. After this event, interest in Art Deco peaked with the publication of his 1971 book The World of Art Deco, a record of the exhibition. The structure of Art Deco is based on mathematical geometric shapes. It was widely considered to be an eclectic form of elegant and stylish modernism, being influenced by a variety of sources. Among them were the so-called "primitive" arts of Africa, as well as historical styles such as Greco-Roman Classicism, and the art of Babylon, Assyria, Ancient Egypt, and Aztec Mexico. Much of this could be attributed to the popular interest in archeology in the 1920's (e.g. Tomb of King Tutankhamun, Pompeii, the Lost City of Troy, etc). Art Deco also drew on Machine Age or streamline technology, such as modern aviation, electric lighting, the radio, the ocean liner and the skyscraper for inspiration.It is in streamline modern styles that this technology fully manifests itself and, although it is not antithetical to Art Deco, it is now considered to be a separate architectural style Art Deco design influences were expressed in the crystalline and faceted forms of decorative Cubism and Futurism. Other popular themes in Art Deco were trapezoidal, zigzagged, geometric, and jumbled shapes, which can be seen in many early pieces. Two great examples of these themes and styles are in Detroit, Michigan: the Fisher Building and the Guardian Building. Art Deco was an opulent style, and its lavishness |
The Union Jack, the British flag, is a combination of flags of different saints. Where does the blue come from? | The Union Jack Flag - Flag of the United Kingdom The Union Jack Is a Combination of the Flags of England, Scotland, and Ireland The Union Jack Flag. Share By Matt Rosenberg The Union Jack, or Union Flag, is the flag of the United Kingdom. The Union Jack has been in existence since 1606, when England and Scotland merged, but changed to its current form in 1801 when Ireland joined the United Kingdom Why the Three Crosses? In 1606, when England and Scotland were both ruled by one monarch (James I), the first Union Jack flag was created by merging the English flag (the red cross of Saint George on a white background) with the Scottish flag (the diagonal white cross of Saint Andrew on a blue background). Then, in 1801, the addition of Ireland to the United Kingdom added the Irish flag (the red Saint Patrick's cross) to the Union Jack. The crosses on the flags relate to the patron saints of each entity - St. George is the patron saint of England, St. Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, and St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. Why Is It Called the Union Jack? While no one is quite certain where the term "Union Jack" originated, there are many theories. continue reading below our video What are the Seven Wonders of the World "Union" is thought to come from the union of the three flags into one. As for "Jack," one explanation states that for many centuries a "jack" referred to a small flag flown from a boat or ship and perhaps the Union Jack was used there first. Others believe that "Jack" could come from the name of James I or from a soldier's "jack-et." There are plenty of theories, but, in truth, the answer is that no one knows for sure where "Jack" came from. Also Called the Union Flag The Union Jack, which is most properly called the Union Flag, is the official flag of the United Kingdom and has been in its current form since 1801. The Union Jack on Other Flags The Union Jack is also incorporated into the flags of four independent countries of the British Commonwealth - Australia , Fiji , Tuvalu , and New Zealand . | Flags of Every Country Follow us... Flags of Every Country Tweet This map shows Flags of every country in the world. Flag description produced from actual flags or the best information available at the time the entry was written. The flags of independent states are used by their dependencies unless there is an officially recognized local flag. Some disputed and other areas do not have flags. Note: Flag description from CIA Factbook and Flag image from Wikipedia. Last updated: Abkhazia Afghanistan three equal vertical bands of black (hoist side), red, and green, with the national emblem in white centered on the red band and slightly overlapping the other two bands; the center of the emblem features a mosque with pulpit and flags on either side, below the mosque are numerals for the solar year 1298 (1919 in the Gregorian calendar, the year of Afghan independence from the UK); this central image is circled by a border consisting of sheaves of wheat on the left and right, in the upper-center is an Arabic inscription of the Shahada (Muslim creed) below which are rays of the rising sun over the Takbir (Arabic expression meaning "God is great"), and at bottom center is a scroll bearing the name Afghanistan; black signifies the past, red is for the blood shed for independence, and green can represent either hope for the future, agricultural prosperity, or Islam note: Afghanistan had more changes to its national flag in the 20th century than any other country; the colors black, red, and green appeared on most of them Akrotiri the flag of the UK is used Albania red with a black two-headed eagle in the center; the design is claimed to be that of 15th-century hero George Castriota SKANDERBERG, who led a successful uprising against the Turks that resulted in a short-lived independence for some Albanian regions (1443-1478); an unsubstantiated explanation for the eagle symbol is the tradition that Albanians see themselves as descendants of the eagle; they refer to themselves as "Shkypetars," which translates as "sons of the eagle" Algeria two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and white; a red, five-pointed star within a red crescent centered over the two-color boundary; the colors represent Islam (green), purity and peace (white), and liberty (red); the crescent and star are also Islamic symbols, but the crescent is more closed than those of other Muslim countries because the Algerians believe the long crescent horns bring happiness American Samoa blue, with a white triangle edged in red that is based on the fly side and extends to the hoist side; a brown and white American bald eagle flying toward the hoist side is carrying two traditional Samoan symbols of authority, a war club known as a "Fa'alaufa'i" (upper; left talon), and a coconut fiber fly whisk known as a "Fue" (lower; right talon); the combination of symbols broadly mimics that seen on the US Great Seal and reflects the relationship between the United States and American Samoa Andorra three vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red, with the national coat of arms centered in the yellow band; the latter band is slightly wider than the other two so that the ratio of band widths is 8:9:8; the coat of arms features a quartered shield with the emblems of (starting in the upper left and proceeding clockwise): Urgell, Foix, Bearn, and Catalonia; the motto reads VIRTUS UNITA FORTIOR (Strength United is Stronger); the flag combines the blue and red French colors with the red and yellow of Spain to show Franco-Spanish protection note: similar to the flags of Chad and Romania, which do not have a national coat of arms in the center, and the flag of Moldova, which does bear a national emblem Angola two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and black with a centered yellow emblem consisting of a five-pointed star within half a cogwheel crossed by a machete (in the style of a hammer and sickle); red represents liberty, black the African continent, the symbols characterize workers and peasants Anguilla blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the |
Linseed Oil is generated from which plant? | flax | plant | Britannica.com plant Alternative Titles: common flax, Linum usitatissimum Related Topics flaxseed Flax (Linum usitatissimum), plant of the family Linaceae , cultivated both for its fibre , from which linen yarn and fabric are made, and for its nutritious seeds, called flaxseed or linseed, from which linseed oil is obtained. Though flax has lost some of its value as a commercial fibre crop owing to the availability of synthetic fibres, it has grown in popularity as a health food and remains economically significant in a number of countries around the world, including China , Russia , and Canada . (For additional information on the nutrition and uses of the seeds, see flaxseed ). Harvesting flax near Hrodna, in western Belarus. A. Perekhod/Tass from Sovfoto Flaxseed, or linseed, harvested from flax (Linum usitatissimum). AdstockRF Flax is an herbaceous annual . When densely planted for fibre, plants average 0.9 to 1.2 metres (3 to 4 feet) in height, with slender stalks 2.5 to 4 mm (about 0.10 to 0.15 inch) in diameter and with branches concentrated at the top. Plants cultivated for seed are shorter and many-branched. The leaves , alternating on the stalk, are small and lance-shaped. The flowers , borne on stems growing from the branch tips, have five petals, usually blue in colour but sometimes white or pink. The fruits are small dry capsules composed of five lobes. Flax (Linum usitatissimum) in bloom. The plant is grown for its useful fibres as well as for … © Mykola Ivashchenko/Shutterstock.com A bast fibre , flax is one of the oldest textile fibres. Evidence of its use has been found in the prehistoric lake dwellings of Switzerland . Fine linen fabrics, indicating a high degree of skill, have been discovered in ancient Egyptian tombs. Phoenician traders apparently brought linen from the Mediterranean area to Gaul and Britain , and the Romans introduced linen manufacture throughout their empire. In the 17th century the German states and Russia were major sources of raw material, and the linen industry was established in the Netherlands, Ireland, England , and Scotland. In North America the expansion of the cotton industry reduced the importance of linen. 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Which band had a 1959 hit with the song ‘I Only Have Eyes For You’? | Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You - 1959 - Music Videos,Lyrics Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You - 1959 Lyrics Help preserve America's Music Tradition and suggest your lyrics here. Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You - 1959 Playlist: Pause Some trivia about Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You - 1959 "I Only Have Eyes for You" is a popular song by composer Harry Warren and lyricist Al Dubin, written in 1934 for the film Dames where it was introduced by Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler. According to Billboard magazine, the song was a #2 hit for Ben Selvin in 1934. The orchestras of Peter Duchin and Anson Weeks also figured in the song's 1934 popularity, and was used the following year in the film, "The Woman in Red," produced by Warner Brothers, starring Barbara Stanwyck and Gene Raymond. This song was recorded in 1950 by Peggy Lee, and most notably by The Flamingos in 1959, becoming one of their most popular hits. 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The Order of the Chrysanthemum is the highest order of which country? | Order of the Chrysanthemum | Japanese order | Britannica.com Order of the Chrysanthemum Alternative Title: Dai-Kun-i Kikka-shō Kubikazari Similar Topics Royal Victorian Order Order of the Chrysanthemum, Japanese Dai-kun-i Kikka-shō Kubikazari, Japan’s highest and most exclusive order, established in 1877 by the Meiji emperor, awarded mainly to members of Japan’s royal family and to foreign royalty or heads of state. The order has only one class and is exclusively for men. The badge consists of a white enameled star with 32 rays edged in gold with a central cabochon garnet surrounded by a gold band. Four small silver chrysanthemums placed between green leaves encircle the garnet. The medal is suspended from a large, gold-rimmed likeness of a chrysanthemum. Learn More in these related articles: Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. 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It is the joint highest award for bravery in the United Kingdom with the HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Cross" George Cross, which is the equivalent honour for valour not in the face of the enemy. However, the VC is higher in the order of wear and would be worn first by an individual who had been awarded both decorations (which has not so far occurred). The VC was introduced on 29 January 1856 by HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_of_the_United_Kingdom" \o "Victoria of the United Kingdom" Queen Victoria to honour acts of valour during the HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_War" Crimean War. Since then, the medal has been awarded 1,356 times to 1,353 individual recipients. Due to its rarity, the VC is highly prized and the medal has fetched over HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_sterling" \o "Pound sterling" �400,000 at auction. A number of public and private collections are devoted to the Victoria Cross. The private collection of HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Anthony_Ashcroft,_Baron_Ashcroft" \o "Michael Anthony Ashcroft, Baron Ashcroft" Lord Ashcroft, amassed since 1986, contains over one-tenth of all VCs awarded. |
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