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The unicorn on the British coat of arms represents which country? | British Coat-of-Arms of the Unicorn on the British Coat-of-Arms. The British Coat-of-Arms is the Coat-of-Arms of the 12 tribed Kingdom of Israel and Christ their Rightful KING. The TRUE Israel People have, on their "Coat-of-Arms", a Lion and a Unicorn which is shown as a white horse "rampant" with one horn. The amber Lion "rampant" on the left-side is the emblem of the two-tribed "House of Judah" and the Unicorn or white Wild-Ox "rampant" on the right-side is the emblem of the ten-tribed "House of Israel", collectively making the 12-tribed "Kingdom of Israel". The word British is Hebrew. It means "the People of the Covenant " or in other words "the People Israel", whose written Constitution; under that Covenant, that they have rejected to their own loss; is written in the Bible (Israel's Book) that they still swear on to tell the Truth, but whose Constitution, under which there are no poor people, is then foolishly rejected by almost everyone, in favour of inferior and unjust, man-made laws and economics which cause poverty and therefore also crime brought about by deprivation and desperation. The Israelite tribe of Joseph (of the coat of many Colours/Coats-of-Arms) to whom Jacob/Israel gave his new name Israel and his Unicorn-Emblem (Deuteronomy 33:16-17) and the "Coat of Many Colours (many Coats-of-Arms*)", is, in fact, divided into two:- Ephraim and Manasseh . Deuteronomy 33:16 And for the precious things of the earth and fullness thereof, and [for] the good Will of Him that dwelt in the bush: let ["The Blessing"] come upon the head of Joseph, and the CROWN upon the head of him [that was] separated from his brethren (Gen. 49:10 & 22-24). 33:17 His glory [is like] the firstling of his bullock, and his horns [are like] the horns of UNICORNS: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they [are] the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they [are] the thousands of Manasseh. * To see the "Colours" from which Joseph's coat was made, please read my Booklet called " Gibraltar - British or Spanish? The TRUE Historical FACTS will surprise you" Joseph had two sons, called Ephraim and Manasseh, whose descendants, today, are the English and English-Americans respectively and they are the TRUE Israel, because Jacob/Israel gave them alone the name Israel, and the sole Right to use the name Israel (Genesis 48:16):- Genesis 48:16 The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name [Israel] be named on them (let Ephraim and Manasseh be called Israel), and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. Note well that Jacob/Israel did not give his name Israel to Judah/Jew-dah or any of his other sons. Abraham, Joseph's great-grandad, was told by God that, "in Isaac shall your seed be called" (Genesis 21 v 12) - Isaac's sons - Saac's sons - Saxons. The British-English and the English-Americans are Engel-o'-Saxons or Anglo-Saxons. God's Word is ever TRUE. The Unicorn-white horse (Engel) represents the horse upon which God's Witnesses (Rev./Apoc. 1 v 5) (Isaiah 43 v 12; Rev./Apoc. 11:3) ride, as in Revelation/Apocalypse 19 v 11 . In England there are white horses that have been carved into hillsides, etc. The Unicorn in Scriptural Code-language :- HORN is the code-word for kingdom. UNICORN symbolizes a Unique horn - "One Kingdom , world without end" - God's Kingdom on Earth - soon. On the Coat-of-Arms, the belt surrounding the shield; with which the people were to gird up their loins with great strength; has written on it, "Honi soit qui mal y pense". "Honi soit qui mal y pense" is Old French and it is one of God's rules concerning His advice and Divine-Justice and means "Evil be to him who thinks it". Under it, in French, is written "Dieu et Mon Droit" - "God and My Right" - the Birth-Right of Israel (the British and related-nations), given to Ephraim - the Engel-ish. The Unicorn (or Wild-ox - the Engel) has the Crown of Israel around its neck so that it is not possible to remove it. The crown is chained to the wo | 1973 United Kingdom'saccession to the European Economic Community The inscription "50 PENCE" and the date of the year, surrounded by nine hands, symbolising the nine members of the Community, clasping one another in a mutual gesture of trust, assistance and friendship Designed by David Wynne 1992-93 United Kingdom's Presidency of the Council of Ministers and the completion of the Single European Market A representation of a table on which are placed twelve stars, linked by a network of lines to each other and also to twelve chairs around the table, on one of which appear the letters "UK", andwith the dates "1992" and "1993" above and the value "50 PENCE" below Designed by Mary Milner Dickens 1994 50th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings A design representing the Allied invasion force heading for Normandy andfilling the sea and sky, together with the value "50 PENCE" Designed by John Mills 1998 United Kingdom's Presidency of the European Union, and the 25th Anniversary of the United Kingdom's accession to the European Economic Community A celebratoryarrangement of stars with the letters "EU" between theAnniversary dates "1973" and "1998", and the value 50 PENCE below Designed by John Mills 1998 50th Anniversary of the National Health Service A pair of hands set against a pattern of radiating lines with the words "FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY" and the value "50 PENCE",accompanied by the initials "NHS" which appear five times on the outer border Designed by David Cornell 2000 150th Anniversary of the Public Libraries Act The turning pages of a book, the Anniversary dates "1850" and "2000", and the value "50 PENCE", all above a classical library building on which appear the words "PUBLIC LIBRARIES" and,withinthe pediment, representations of compact discs Designed by Mary Milner Dickens 2003 100th Anniversary of the formation of the Women's Social and Political Union The figure of a suffragette chained to railings andholding a banner on which appear the lettersWSPU, to the right a ballot paper marked with a cross and the words GIVE WOMEN THE VOTE, to the left the value 50 PENCE, and below and to thefar right the Anniversary dates 1903 and 2003 Designed by Mary Milner Dickens 2004 50th Anniversary of the first four-minute mile by Roger Bannister The legs of a running athlete with a stylised stopwatch in the background and the value 50 PENCE below Designed by James Butler 2005 250th Anniversary of Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language Entries from the Dictionary for the words FIFTYand PENCE, with the figure50 above, and the inscription JOHNSON'S DICTIONARY 1755 below Designed by Tom Phillips 2006 150th Anniversary of the institution of the Victoria Cross Depiction of the obverse and reverse of a Victoria Cross with the date 29 JAN 1856 in the centre of the reverse of the Cross, the letters VC to the right and the value FIFTY PENCE below Designed by Claire Aldridge 2006 150th Anniversary of the institution of the Victoria Cross Depiction of a soldier carrying a wounded comrade with an outline of the Victoria Cross surrounded by a sunburst effect in the background Designed by Clive Duncan 2007 Centenary of the Foundation of the Scouting Movement A fleur-de-lis superimposed over a globe and surrounded by the inscription "BE PREPARED", the dates "1907" and "2007", and the denomination "FIFTY PENCE". Designed by Kerry Jones 2009 250th anniversary of the foundation of the Royal Botanic Gardens A design showing the pagoda encircled by a vine and accompanied by the dates “1759” and “2009”, with the word “KEW” at the base of the pagoda Designed by Christopher Le Brun 2010 Celebrating 100 Years of Girlguiding UK Designed by Jonathan Evans and Donna Hainan 2011 Celebrating 50 years of the work of WWF Designed by Matthew Dent Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Christopher Ironside Designed by Christopher Ironside |
In Greek mythology, one of the labours of Hercules was to procure the ‘what’ belonging to Zeus, which were guarded by the Hesperides? | The Twelve Labors of Hercules Arts and Entertainment > Mythology The Twelve Labors of Hercules Hercules performed twelve labors given to him by King Eurystheus of Tiryns. For twelve years, he traveled all over to complete these incredible tasks. NOTE: Because different ancient poets gave their own accounts of Hercules's labors, some details may vary. One: Kill the Nemean Lion This monster of a lion had a hide was so tough that no arrow could pierce it. Hercules stunned the beast with his olive-wood club and then strangled it with his bare hands. It is said that he skinned the lion, using the lion's sharp claws, and ever after wore its hide. Two: Kill the Lernean Hydra The evil, snakelike Hydra had nine heads. If one got hurt, two would grow in its place. But Hercules quickly sliced off the heads, while his charioteer, Iolaus, sealed the wounds with a torch. Hercules made his arrows poisonous by dipping them in the Hydra's blood. Three: Capture the Cerynian Hind The goddess Artemis loved and protected this stubborn little deer, which had gold horns. Hercules found it a challenge to capture the delicate hind without hurting it (and making Artemis angry). After following the hind for an entire year, he safely carried it away. Four: Capture the Erymanthian Boar The people of Mount Erymanthus lived in fear of this deadly animal. Hercules chased the wild boar up the mountain and into a snowdrift. He then took it in a net and brought it to King Eurystheus, who was so frightened of the beast that he hid in a huge bronze jar. Five: Clean the Augean Stables Thousands of cows lived in these stables belonging to King Augeas . They had not been cleaned in 30 years, but Hercules was told to clean them completely in a single day. To do so he made two rivers bend so that they flowed into the stables, sweeping out the filth. Six: Kill the Stymphalian Birds These murderous birds lived around Lake Stymphalos. Their claws and beaks were sharp as metal and their feathers flew like darts. Hercules scared them out of their nests with a rattle and then killed them with the poison arrows he had made from the Hydra 's blood. Seven: Capture the Cretan Bull This savage bull, kept by King Minos of Crete, was said to be insane and breathe fire. Hercules wrestled the mad beast to the ground and brought it back to King Eurystheus. Unfortunately, the king set it free, and it roamed Greece, causing terror wherever it went. Eight: Capture the Horses of Diomedes King Diomedes , leader of the Bistones, fed his bloodthirsty horses on human flesh. Hercules and his men fought and killed King Diomedes and fed the king to his horses. This made the horses tame, so that Hercules was able to lead them to King Eurystheus. Nine: Take the Girdle of the Amazon Queen Hippolyte Hercules went to the land of the Amazons , where the queen welcomed him and agreed to give him her girdle for Eurystheus's daughter. But Hera spread the rumor that Hercules came as an enemy. In the end he had to conquer the Amazons and steal the golden belt. Ten: Capture the Cattle of Geryon Geryon , a winged monster with three human bodies, had a herd of beautiful red cattle. He guarded his prized herd with the help of a giant and a vicious two-headed dog. Hercules killed Geryon, the giant, and the dog and brought the cattle to King Eurystheus. Eleven: Take the Golden Apples of the Hesperides The Hesperides were nymphs. In their garden grew golden apples protected by Ladon , a dragon with a hundred heads. Hercules struck a bargain with Atlas , who held up the earth. Hercules shouldered the earth while Atlas, the nymphs' father, fetched the apples. Twelve: Capture Cerberus Hercules was ordered to capture Cerberus , the three-headed guard dog of the underworld, without using weapons. Hercules wrestled down the dog's wild heads, and it agreed to go with him to King Eurystheus. Cerberus was soon returned unharmed to the underworld. | Greek Mythology - Unit Test - StudyBlue Good to have you back! If you've signed in to StudyBlue with Facebook in the past, please do that again. Greek Mythology - Unit Test god of the sun, music, archery, light, poetry son of zeus and leto leader of the 9 muses represents perfect, manly beauty She is wife and sister to Zeus. She is the protector of marriage. Symbols: pomegranate, peacock, lotus staff she is the goddess of the heavens, Empire, Child Birth, and marriage Advertisement ) Goddess of plants and harvests Daughter: Persephone Driven to desperation when Pluto captured Persephone Roman name: Ceres (cereal) Goddess of love and beauty Gets easily jealous She was in love with Ares but Hephaestus She was in love with Adonis So Ares turned into a boar and gored him to death She wanted to kill psyche to prevent her from marrying her son, by making her smell the sleep of death. Roman Name: Venus Symbols: Apple, Dove, Scallop shell, Heart Athena Goddess of Wisdom and stragagy Born out of Zeus head in full armor she created the olive tree for Athens and that’s why it was named Athens She blinded tiresais because she came across Her while she was bathing Symbols: Olive tree, Owl Pandora Demi-Goddess Sent by Zeus to trick Epimethius and punish mankind got accepting the gift of fire from Prometheus she opened the jar given by Zeus and released all of the evils into the world First woman who was formed out of clay by the gods No Roman Name available! head god, god of the heavens (Mount Olympus), Brothers = Hades and Poseidon, Wife = Hera, Symbols: Lightning bolt, Shield, Oak tree, Bull, Eagle and Lightning. Poseidon Symbols: the trident, sea, and horeses. God of water and sea The son of Cronus and Rhea His brothers and sisters include: Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Zeus. Atalanta Speedy athlete, Good hunter, Great Fighter eventually married to Hippomenes who overcame her in a foot race Hades God and ruler of the under world Siblings: Hera, Demeter, Zeus, Poseidon, Hestia, Very Rich and Immortal God of metals and fires, rules over volcanoes Roman Name: Vulcan Sacred objects: fire, blacksmith’s hammer He is the only ugly god; he has physical deformities. He makes the armor for all the gods Hermes God of trade and trees Messenger of the gods He has magical winged shoes Symbols: Wings and a Wand Psyche Lived happily with her sisters until Eros took her away She didn’t know that Eros was her invisible lover so one night shesnuck into his room while he was sleeping and shone a light on him, instantlythe palace vanished She was heartbroken so she begged at Aphrodite to let them be together, Aphrodite attempted killing her by giving her the temptation to smell some socalled beauty cream, she opened it up and It was really the sleep of death Zeus revived her and Psyche became immortal so she and Eros could be together Symbols butterfly wings Is the God of Love Roman Name: Cupid Symbols: heart, and Baby Is specialized to make people fall in love byshooting them with arrows Hewas sent to make psyche fall in love with a monster but he got grazed with hisown arrow and fell in love with her instead he ended up marrying her and psychegot turned immortal by Zeus Persephone Symbols: Spring and New Growth Captured by Pluto Ate pomegranate seeds from Pluto’s garden, so couldn't escape underworld permanently Zeus made deal that ½ o year lives with him in underworld, ½ lives with mother there fore creating seasons Advertisement God of wine celebration, and theater Roman Name: Bacchus Travels around the world teaching people how tomake wine out of grapes Fun loving and irresponsible Satyrswhen drunk chase nymphs and girls Symbols: Cup with wine Symbols: bronze tipped spear, sword and shield Parents: Zeus and Hera Took shape of a boar and killed Adonis because he thought Aphrodite loved Adonis morethan himself Is Violent and eager for a fight Echo A tree nymph who distracted Hera to let her friendsget away Herawas really angry so she made it so echo could only say the endings of otherpeoples words and could never say her own this was bad for |
On the cover of the Beatles Abbey road album which one of them is wearing a white suit | Abbey Road | The Beatles fab4bob 30 Jun 2016 This is probably what the next Beatles album would have been (in the format of the White album.). all tracks were issued by solo Beatles in 1970 on three albums. McCartney, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and George Harrison-All Things Must Pass. Ringo's track was a single Most Solo Beatles singles were left off (as they would have been Beatles singles) Make a playlist - It plays well the title -Beatles 70 1-That Would Be Something (McCartney) 2-Hold On (Lennon) 3-All Things Must Pass (Harrison) 4-Teddy Boy (McCartney) 5-Rembember (Lennon) 6-Beware of Darkness (Harrison) 7-Every Night (McCartney) 8-Love (Lennon) 9-Oo You (McCartney) 10-What Is Life (Harrison) 11-Well, Well, Well (Lennon) 12-Isn't It A Pity (Harrison) 13-Maybe I'm Amazed (McCartney) 14-Look At Me (Lennon) 15-Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Harrison) 16-Isolution (Lennon) 17-Suiside (McCartney) 18-Junk (McCartney) 19-Let It Down (Harrison) 20-I Found Out 21-It Don't Come Easy 22-Run Of The Mill (Harrison) 23-Man We Was Lonely (McCartney) 24- Singalong Junk (McCartney) 25-Working Class Hero (Lennon) 26-Behind That Locked Door (Harrison) 27-Mother (Lennon) 1970 solo songs notes- (Ringo plays Drums on John & George's songs) (Paul plays all instruments on his songs) (George plays guitar on Ringo's song) Make a playlist - It plays well fab4bob 30 Jun 2016 Their best production for sure. I Want You is faultless. So is the Medley..and of course George's Something. It was almost too good to be their last?? BlondGuy 13 Jun 2016 A couple more points: Lennon's fading interest in keeping the band going by this point is reflected in his relative lack of contributions to the album. The production is grand, but it sometimes becomes overly-slick, almost as if Paul and George Martin wanted to make the Beatles palatable to an MOR radio listening, older audience. What brings the album down a bit is that it contains what may be the two worst songs the band ever recorded ("Maxwell's Silver Hammer" and "Octopuss' Garden"), and one that is lyrically simplistic to the point of redundancy and musically monotonous ("I Want You (She's So Heavy)"). But then side two starts up and all is right in the world again. The album also has a rather melancholy, wistful tone to it that REALLY does sound like the group is saying goodbye for good, and for me, that gives the record a rather sad, depressing overall feeling. BlondGuy 11 Jun 2016 Side two = probably the best side of an album a rock band has ever made. Side one = kind of uneven once you get past the two brilliant opening tracks ("Come Together" and "Something", both of which are works of genius). Mr.paul66 12 Dec 2015 What a masterpiece! I Love this Album so much. My favorite track is "Something" by George! It's one of the geratest lovesongs ever! FelixW60 25 Jul 2015 I received the album as a music cassette and listened to these iconic songs till the tape was completely through. It means a lot to me and I always say this would be the only album I'd take with me on a desert island. FelixW60 25 Jul 2015 I received the album as a music cassette and listened to these iconic songs till the tape was completely through. It means a lot to me and I always say this would be the only album I'd take with me on a desert island. Phil O'Brien 15 Jun 2015 their last recorded LP was my first Beatle LP and has always been my #1 overall alltime LP/CD,.. tha lst section, from "Golden Slumbers" on is timelessly fantastic and surely a reason Ringo deserved to be in HOF too.. Hope they release different versions other than on Anthology series.. maybe try it mono..All songs are timeless.. Capt.sanjay 21 Apr 2014 The last song recorded was I want you and we can hear that it stopped abruptly what was the reason, is it the exit from Abbey road, but you guys can not exit our hearts and we have real love for you, for ever. Capt.sanjay 21 Apr 2014 Abbey rd is one of my favorite albums, we sometimes regret another album should had been recorded (studio) after this, but we should say what if there was no Abbey | Paul McCartney: The Family Way (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | The Beatles Bible The Family Way (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) The Family Way (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Recorded: October 1966 The George Martin Orchestra: violins, violas, double bass The Tudor Minstrels: guitars, bass, organ, violins, violas, cellos, trumpets, trombones, flutes, oboes, drums The first solo Beatles release, The Family Way was the soundtrack to the 1966 film of the same name. The Family Way was a British comedy drama starring John Mills and his daughter Hayley Mills. It was based on the 1963 play All In Good Time by Bill Naughton, and was directed by identical twins John and Roy Boulting. Its soundtrack was composed by Paul McCartney , and was produced, arranged and conducted by The Beatles' producer George Martin . It was notable for being the first time that the Lennon-McCartney credit wasn't used for a McCartney composition. The directors, the Boulting Brothers, actually approached me - one of them, Roy - and he was interested in some of the music we've been writing. He said, 'Would you be interested in actually writing something for film?' I said, 'Wow, great honour.' And they're very good directors, quite famous English directors, so I knew they'd be good and the film would be good, and a very good cast with John Mills and Hayley Mills and Hywell Bennett. So I said, 'Yeah, okay!' Paul McCartney It was reported in the British music press in the latter part of 1966 that John Lennon and Paul McCartney would collaborate on the score, following Lennon's return from filming How I Won The War in Spain. When he returns from filming in Spain next month, John Lennon will help is songwriting partner Paul McCartney to score the new Hayley Mills film, All In Good Time ... The picture's alternative working title of Wedlocked has now been dropped, the producers having settled on All In Good Time. Paul is believed to be already working on the music. New Musical Express October 1966 Lennon, however, never worked on the soundtrack. McCartney, too, initially had little interest in the job, but was persuaded by George Martin to compose for it. McCartney wrote 15 seconds of music for the film's main theme. He played the piece to Martin, who arranged it for various instruments. Two weeks later, following Martin's cruise to New York and McCartney's holiday in France, Spain and Africa, the pair regrouped to work on the film's love theme, known as Love In The Open Air. I went to America for a time and, on returning, realised we needed a love theme for the centre of the picture, something wistful. I told Paul and he said he'd compose something. I waited, but nothing materialised, and finally I had to go round to Paul's house and literally stand there until he'd composed something. John was visiting and advised a bit, but Paul created the tune and played it to me on guitar. I listened and wrote it down. It is a fragile, yet compelling, melody. I arranged it for woodwinds and strings, and we called it Love In The Open Air. It's quite haunting. George Martin New Musical Express, December 1966 Martin took the melody and scored it for woodwind and strings. Five recording sessions took place over three days and nights at CTS Studios in London, where earlier in the year The Beatles had taped overdubs for the Shea Stadium recordings. The music for The Family Way was completed just two weeks prior to the film's premiere on 18 December 1966. The pieces were arranged by McCartney and Martin in styles including a brass band rendition and a Duane Eddy-style guitar version, which were used in various scenes throughout the film. If you are blessed with the ability to write music, you can turn your hand to various forms. I've always admired people for whom it's a craft - the great songwriting partners of the past, such as Rodgers and Hammerstein, or Cole Porter. I've admired the fact that they can write a musical and they can do a film score. So film scores were an interesting diversion for me, and with George Martin being able to write and orchestrate - |
Who won the Princess Cup in 1997 with Monica Seles? | Players | WTA Tennis English Career in Review Monica Seles Biography Was coached by father, Karolj, until his death in May 1998; holds especially dear the memory of first playing tennis with him in a parking lot; mother's name is Ester; has Yorkshire terrier named Ariel ... Became a US citizen in Miami on March 16, 1994 ... Other interests include modeling, horseback riding, basketball, guitar, reading autobiographies, hiking, swimming, working with Special Olympics athletes ... Collects stuffed animals ... Partner in the All-Star Cafe (sports restaurant chain) with Agassi, Woods, O'Neal, Montana, Gretzky and Griffey Jr ... Appeared in American Heart Association's "Got Milk?" ads with Evert and Fernandez ... Would like to attend college one day and work with children. No videos found 0 - Holds nine Grand Slam singles titles (four at Australian Open , three at Roland Garros , two at US Open ); last one was 1996 Australian Open ; last time reaching final was 1998 Roland Garros (just three weeks after father's death; finished runner-up to Sánchez-Vicario); last one played was 2003 Roland Garros (lost first round to Nadia Petrova ; was last match played). - Youngest winner of Roland Garros in history in 1990 (16 years, 6 months), beating then-No.1 Graf in straight sets in final. - Youngest winner of Tour Championships in 1990 (16 years, 11 months), beating Sabatini 64 57 63 64 62 in first women's match to go to five sets since 1901 US Nationals final. - Holds 53 career Tour singles titles (currently ninth-most all-time). - Held No.1 for 178 non-consecutive weeks, fifth-most all-time; rose to No.1 for first time on March 11, 1991, becoming youngest ever at the time (now second-youngest, having been passed by Hingis); year-end No.1 twice (1991, 1992). - Career prize money ($14,891,762) is currently ninth all-time. - Member of winning American Fed Cup Teams in 1996, 1999 and 2000. - Won seven of eight Grand Slams contested prior to 1993 stabbing; only Graf bettered that with eight of nine between 1988-1990; during QF match in Hamburg on April 13, 1993, was stabbed in back (just below left shoulder blade) by 38-year-old Guenter Parche, a fanatical fan of Graf who wanted to see her return to No.1; Seles did not play again for two years, three months; returned on August 15, 1995 with co-No.1 ranking (w/Graf), winning comeback event in Toronto and reaching US Open final in next event (falling to Graf in 3s). SINGLES Winner (53): 2002 - Doha, Madrid; 2001 - Oklahoma City, Bahia, Tokyo [Japan Open], Shanghai; 2000 - Oklahoma City, Amelia Island, Rome; 1999 - Amelia Island; 1998 - Montréal, Tokyo [Princess Cup]; 1997 - Los Angeles, Toronto, Tokyo [Princess Cup]; 1996 - Australian Open, Tokyo [Nichirei], Sydney, Eastbourne, Montréal; 1995 - Toronto; 1993 - Australian Open, Chicago; 1992 - Australian Open, Roland Garros, US Open, Tour Championships, Essen, Indian Wells, Houston, Barcelona, Tokyo [Nichirei], Oakland; 1991 - Australian Open, Roland Garros, US Open, Tour Championships, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, Tokyo [Nichirei], Milan, Philadelphia; 1990 - Roland Garros, Tour Championships, Miami, US Hardcourts, Tampa, Rome, Berlin, Los Angeles, Oakland; 1989 - Houston. DOUBLES Winner (6): 1998 - Tokyo [Princess Cup] (w/Kournikova); 1997 - Tokyo [Princess Cup] (w/Sugiyama); 1992 - Rome (w/Sukova); 1991 - US Hardcourts (w/Fendick), Rome (w/Capriati); 1990 - Rome (w/Kelesi). ADDITIONAL | Serena Williams vs. Venus Williams - Difference and Comparison | Diffen Serena Williams vs. Venus Williams Serena Williams, the younger of the two talented Williams sisters, has had a more successful tennis career than Venus Williams. The sisters often play doubles together and are the richest female athletes in the world. Comparison chart Serena Williams versus Venus Williams comparison chart Serena Williams $74,083,42 (highest among women athletes and 4th highest among tennis athletes of any gender). $32,608,015 (second-highest among women tennis athletes). Highest Ranking in Singles No. 1 (July 8, 2002). No. 1 (June 7, 2010). Current Ranking in Singles No. 1 (Jan 5, 2016). No. 7 (Jan 5, 2016). Career Record in Singles 21 WTA Grand Slam Singles Titles Won 21: Australian Open (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015); French Open (2002, 2013, 2015); US Open (1999, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014); Wimbledon (2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015). Won 7: US Open (2000, 2001); Wimbledon (2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008). Grand Slam Doubles Titles Won 13: Australian Open (2001, 2003, 2009, 2010); French Open (1999, 2010); US Open (1999, 2009); Wimbledon (2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2012). Won 13: Australian Open (2001, 2003, 2009, 2010); French Open (1999, 2010); US Open (1999, 2009); Wimbledon (2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2012). Grand Slam Mixed Doubles Titles Won 2: US Open (1998); Wimbledon (1998). Won 2: Australian Open (1998); French Open (1998) Olympic Gold Medals Won 4: 2000 (Sydney; Doubles), 2008 (Beijing; Doubles), 2012 (London; Singles and Doubles) Won 4: 2000 (Sydney; Singles and Doubles), 2008 (Beijing; Doubles), 2012 (London; Doubles) Off Court Serena has her own line of designer clothing called Aneres — her first name spelled backward (a la Oprah Winfrey and Harpo productions). She has also had a lucrative career in advertisements. Venus is a businesswoman and CEO of her interior design firm "V Starr Interiors" located in Jupiter, Florida. Most recently Venus Williams has teamed up with retailer Steve & Barry's to launch her own fashion line EleVen. Contents: Serena Williams vs Venus Williams Venus (L) and Serena (R) Williams at the US Open 2012 Early Life Serena Williams was born on September 26, 1981 in Saginaw, Michigan. She began playing tennis in California at age five and was home-schooled and coached by her parents. Her family moved from Compton to West Palm Beach when she was nine so she could attend Rick Macci’s tennis academy. He provided additional coaching. Serena Williams began playing professionally in September 1995 at age 15. Venus Williams was born June 17, 1980 in Lynwood, California. She started playing tennis at age four and moved with her family to West Palm Beach at age 10 to also attend Macci’s academy. She turned professional on October 31, 1994 at age 14. Playing Style Serena Williams is a baseline player. She takes immediate control of rallies using a powerful serve and return and forceful groundstrokes. Her serve can be up to 128mph. Venus Williams is also a baseline player with an attacking all-court game. She is most comfortable playing on grass. She is a skillful volleyer with great court coverage. She has the record for the fastest serve by a woman, with 130mph at the Zurich Open. Grand Slams Serena Williams won 21 Grand Slam singles titles. She’s been in 13 Grand Slam doubles finals, winning them all. She always partners with her sister, Venus, for women's doubles tournaments. She has also been in 4 Grand Slam mixed double finals, winning 2 of them. Venus Williams has been in 14 Grand Slam singles finals, winning 7 titles. She has won 13 Grand Slam finals with her sister and two mixed double finals. Some of the greatest Grand Slam moments of Serena and Venus are captured in this video: Ranking As of January 5, 2016, Serena Williams is the No. 1 ranked tennis player in the world, while Venus Williams is ranked No. 7. On July 8, 2002, Serena Williams reached No. 1 among female tennis players. Since then, she has earned this ranking for numerous weeks on end, last achieving it on Dec 28, 2015; she ha |
In which country was Monica Seles born | Monica Seles puts home on market, and reflects on tennis career - Real Estate Real Estate / Saturday, April 26, 2014 She’s not leaving. But she is in the process of selling. Tennis Hall of Fame member Monica Seles, one of the greatest athletes ever to call Sarasota home, is downsizing from her 5,800-square-foot house in Laurel Oak to something a bit smaller and easier to maintain in the Sarasota area. PHOTO GALLERY: CLICK HERE The classically inspired house, on two and a half lots in Laurel Oak Country Club, is listed at $1.85 million through Joel Schemmel of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty. “The house is just too big for me now,” said Seles. Laurel Oak, on the other hand, has provided the high-profile athlete with the security she craves. “The privacy is amazing here,” said Seles. “The security. It is a great country club.” She loves to walk or bike its roads, which are named after notable golf-course designers such as Donald Ross and Dick Wilson. You couldn’t say she grew up there, but she became a woman there, an open and genuine lady who long ago learned to survive the public’s prying eyes and the unkind comments of a voracious tennis media. And the knife of a backstabbing lunatic. Born in the Serbian portion of the former Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents, Seles dominated women’s tennis in the early 1990s as few other athletes have, winning eight “Grand Slam” (French Open, Australian Open, U.S. Open and Wimbledon) singles championships from 1990-93. She holds the record as the youngest person, 16, to have won the French Open women’s singles title, in 1990. For the next three years she was the player to beat in women’s tennis. From 1991 to early 1993 she won 55 of 56 matches in Grand Slam events. As a budding star in the mid-1980s, she moved to Bradenton to train under Nick Bollettieri, living in a condo at his tennis academy, now IMG, before moving to The Meadows in Sarasota. This summer, Bollettieri, 82, will join her in the Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I. “It is long overdue,” she said of the selection of her former coach.At 17, she bought her 1.7-acre parcel in Laurel Oak. Seles’ home, built in 1993, is unique in Laurel Oak and unusual for a country club house in that it has a tennis court — lighted, no less. Country clubs normally insist that residents play on the club’s courts, not their own, but when a Grand Slam winner wants to move in, you make allowances. Seles built the house with two courts, but she removed the clay court several years ago and replaced it with St. Augustine grass. That part of the estate has a fenced basketball court and a small building with exercise equipment. Casa Seles also is walled and gated for extra security, not that your average nutcase could get past the security guard, a sharp New Zealander, at Laurel Oak’s Bee Ridge Road entrance. “Very few country clubs would allow a private tennis court inside, and a wall,” she said. “Being in the public eye, you are always put on show. It is so nice to come home and practice, let my dogs out, and have that feeling of privacy.” Seles, 40, deemed all this security necessary largely because of her infamous encounter with a deranged tennis fan at a tournament in Hamburg, Germany, in late April 1993. Said to be devoted to rival Steffi Graf of Germany, the middle-aged man, also German, walked to the edge of the court during a break in a match Seles was playing against Magdalena Maleeva. He thrust a 9-inch knife 1.5 inches into her back, just missing her spine. She recovered from the wound fairly quickly, but the emotional shock took her away from the game for two years and she never fully recovered her previous stature. She did win another major championship, the 1996 Australian Open, her ninth. She stepped away from regular tournament play in 2003 and officially retired in 2008. The story is retold here only because it influences Seles’ life even now, although she insists it does not define who she is. “I am still a human being.” As difficult as the attack was to overcome, it is but one of the hurdles Seles described in her 2008 boo | Famous Born Texans Famous Born Texans "Texas Born and Texas Bred ....When I die I'll Be Texas dead!" Abbott Willie Nelson was born in Abbott, Texas on April 30, 1933 Country music singer and songwriter. Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings were combined into a genre called outlaw country ("outlaw" because it did not conform to Nashville standards). They released an album called Wanted: The Outlaws! (Jessi Colter and Tompall Glaser), country music's first platinum album. In 1978, he had two more platinum albums, Waylon and Willie (a collaboration with Jennings) and Stardust. Willie Nelson has also been in several movies, which include Honeysuckle Rose, Barbarosa, Gone Fishin�, and The Dukes of Hazzard. He has also made a guest appearance in numerous TV shows. Abilene Shae D'Lyn was born Shae D'lyn Sherertz in Abilene, Texas November 24, 1963. She is an actress known for her roles as Jane Cavanaugh in the series Dharma & Greg and as Cousin Vicki in the National Lampoon comedy Vegas Vacation. John Derran Lackey was born in Abilene, Texas on October 23, 1978. He is a starting pitcher for Los Angeles Angels. Lee Roy Parnell was born in Abilene, Texas on December 21, 1956. He is a country music singer, most famous for Tender Moment and What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am. 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Andrews County Elmer Kelton was born in Andrews County, Texas April 29, 1926. He is an author, known for his Westerns. He graduated from the University of Texas in 1948. Anson Jeannie C. Riley was born in Anson, Texas on October 19, 1945. She is a country singer, best known for her country and pop hit Harper Valley PTA. She was the first woman to have a single become a Country and Pop #1 hit at the same time. Arlington Benjamin Grieve was born in Arlington, Texas on May 4, 1976. He is an outfielder for the Chicago White Sox. He has also played with the Oakland Athletics (1997-2000), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2001-2003), Milwaukee Brewers (2004), and Chicago Cubs (2004 & 2005). Hunter Pence was born in Arlington, Texas on April 13, 1983. He is an outfielder with the Houston Astros |
Images of which east coast town have become widely known through the photographs of Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (1853-1941)? | Victorian photos - Cobles in Art & Antiques Cobles in Art & Antiques A Gallery of (largely) Victorian & Edwardian Photographs 'From today, painting is dead!’ exclaimed French artist Paul Delaroche in 1839 on hearing about English scientist Henry Fox Talbot’s success in making the first negatives from which multiple prints could be taken. Indeed, the world’s first photograph had been taken only a few years before (around 1826 - see Milestones of Still Photography below) but within 30 years of Talbot’s invention, photography had developed from a product of the few to one for the masses. (Right: Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland.) Its rise coincided with that of an affluent middle class who clamoured to be captured on glass plate and then later, in the latter quarter of the 19th century, by the lower orders flocking in huge numbers to photographic studios as cheap portraiture became widely available through the development (from the 1850s onwards) of the carte-de-visite or photographic calling card. This enthusiasm led to virtually every home in the land having a ‘family album’ full of formal photographs which, in tandem with the family bible, enabled all but the very poorest to record family lineage and notable events. (Left, South Landing, Flamborough, North Yorkshire - horse rather than today's tractor drawn - thanks for correction from Paul Arro) Soon, large prints were also being ordered and framed up for display on the walls of the ‘best room’ to somewhat ape the grand picture galleries of the nation’s aristocratic stately homes - a tradition which largely continues to this day. Such photographs symbolized social respect and material progression both within and without the family. One interesting aspect of these formal images is the opportunity to look closely at the knitted ‘gansey,’ the traditional working sweater of North East and Yorkshire fishermen. They were knitted without seams and designed to be tight fitting and high waisted (I don’t know why but Simon Cowell springs to mind!), although underarm gussets provided free movement. Each fishing community is said to have its unique pattern to enable those unfortunate to have been drowned and swept ashore miles from home to be identified and returned to their family. Men and boys needed several each as they were constantly worn when out at sea, on shore and for ‘best.’ (Right: a three man Staithes coble crew.) Again, like much else, interest in these traditional garments has soared in recent years and information can easily be sought from a range of books and websites. Knitting patterns and the finished article can also be purchased (see links). Back to photography. The cameras of the time were large and cumbersome, invariably made from dense mahogany with heavy brass fittings. They used whole glass plates to produce negatives measuring 6.5ins x 8.5ins (although half and quarter plates were also available) and as such, were able to capture an exceptional amount of detail. Photography was not an easy craft to master as taking the image was only the start of a long and arduous process. However, this was to dramatically change in the early half of the 20th century with the development of celluloid roll film and the arrival of cheap cameras such as the Box Brownie. (Left: bringing in the catch at Flamborough, Yorkshire.) This evolution transferred the power to take photographs from the professional and/or rich amateur to anyone in the family. And the result, a decline in formal portraiture and a rise in the spontaneous ‘snap,’ celebrating everything from the family pet to the family holiday - all providing a tangible and immediate connection to the past, and all treasured by the families concerned. However, photography also enables us to evaluate the past with a more critical eye. At the time most of the photographs in this gallery were taken, fishermen (amongst other labouring classes) were perceived to be on the one hand, inverted, stubborn, retarded and resistant to change and on t’other, as wise, shrewd and stoically courageous (for wrestling a living from the | Port Sunlight Village - Port Sunlight - Visit Wirral You are here: Attractions & Activities > Port Sunlight Village Port Sunlight Village Historic Site History Port Sunlight is a true delight. Built at the end of the 19th century, this garden village was originally built as a home for workers at the nearby Lever factory. This model village is the work of over 30 architects, and the variety of architecture and the beauty of the buildings is unique in the area. In 1922 the Lady Lever Art Gallery was opened; housing the magnificent personal collection of the first Lord Leverhulme it was named in memory of his wife. Today Port Sunlight is a truly beautiful village to visit. Any walk around the village affords views of some of the most exciting village architecture of 19th century England. With each block of houses designed by a different architect, Port Sunlight provides visitors with a charming and interesting day out. At the centre of the village are two of the very best attractions in the North West, the Lady Lever Art Gallery, and the Port Sunlight Museum and Garden Village. The Lady Lever Art Gallery is world famous for it's collections which include outstanding furniture, the finest collection of Wedgwood jasperware in the UK, and world famous works of art, (including Pre-Raphaelite masterpieces and the work of Gainsborough, Stubbs, and Millais, and dramatic masterpieces by Constable and Turner). The Port Sunlight Museum and Garden Village offers unique insight into the life of the villagers and workers of Port Sunlight, durng the late 1800's and early 1900's. Port Sunlight is home to a brand new boutique hotel, The Leverhulme, which has a fantastic spa and restaurant - ideal for a weekend break. Why not visit Port Sunlight and enjoy the fantastic architecture, interesting attractions and luxury accommodation for yourself. Road Directions From Liverpool: Go through the Birkenhead (Queensway) Tunnel (£1.40 toll for cars, £4.20 for coaches). Once you leave the tunnel follow signs for Port Sunlight, driving along A41(New Chester Road) - the gallery is sign posted all the way from the tunnel. At the roundabout take the third exit (Bolton Road). Take the right hand turn after the Bridge Inn. Continue along Church Drive passing the church and then the school on your right. Turn left into Windy Bank From elsewhere: Leave the M53 at junction 4, follow the B5137 and take the second left onto the B5136 towards Port Sunlight. Follow the brown and white road signs for Port Sunlight Village. Public Transport Directions The nearest train station is Bebington although Port Sunlight is also within walking distance. They are both on the Chester and Ellesmere Port Merseyrail lines. Leave the station and come out onto Old Chester Road (use the ramp if you require level access). 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The Pontipines and the Tombliboos appear in which UK children’s tv programme? | Meet the Characters | In The Night Garden The Tittifers Igglepiggle Igglepiggle is physical and energetic - a well-loved teddy always jumping and bouncing around. He's curious and adventurous, but also vulnerable and modest. Despite his energy he is often in need of reassurance and comfort, which he gets from his best friend Upsy Daisy and his red blanket. Upsy Daisy Upsy Daisy is a happy and optimistic dolly. She loves nothing more than to dance through the garden and often convinces other character to join in. One of her favourite things is her bed, which has a mind of its own and can often be seen chasing her around the garden. Makka Pakka Makka Pakka lives in a little cave at the edge of the garden and likes nothing more than collecting and washing little stones - he'll often wash the faces of the other characters too. He travels around the garden pushing his Og-Pog vehicle, which carries his soap and sponge, his uff-uff dryer and his special trumpet. The Tombliboos There are three Tombliboos - Unn who is red and green, Ooo who is brown and pink and Eee who is pink and yellow. They live together in an extraordinary bush, where they enjoy stacking and sorting their special blocks, banging their drums and making tunes on their piano. The Pontipines and The Wottingers The Pontipines are a large family of 10 that live in a semi-detached house at the foot of a tree. There are 8 children, 4 of which are girls and four of which are boys and they are always dressed in red. Their next-door neighbours are the Wottingers, who also have 8 children and they are always dressed in blue. The Haahoos The Haahoos are five enormous pillowy creatures who roam about the garden at a leisurely pace that is entirey their own. They are sedate and gentle, but are so big they often stop the Ninky Nonk in its tracks - no small feat! The Ninky Nonk and The Pinky Ponk The Ninky Nonk and the Pinky Ponk are the only forms of transport for the characters in the garden, but they couldn't be more different! The Ninky Nonk is a funny kind of train which careers through hedges and clambers up and down trees all over the garden. The Pinky Ponk is a kind of airship which glides gracefully in the air, providing wonderful aerial views of the garden for all those on board. The Tittifers The Tittifers are brightly coloured birds that sing as individuals throughout the programme, and then together form a beautiful harmony as a signal for bedtime. For News & Competitions : | Stop-Motion Clay Animation Stop-Motion Clay Animation Updated on November 1, 2016 "Wallace In the Kitchen" at the Wallace and Gromit exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, Australia | Source Clay Animation and Claymation: Stop-Motion Animation with Plasticine Clay Models Clay animation is stop-motion animation using Plasticine clay models that can be positioned and re-positioned in different poses. It is often referred to generically as Claymation, although that term was coined and trademarked by Will Vinton to describe his own style of clay animation. Clay animation became popular in the 1950s thanks to two children's television series created by Art Clokey: "The Gumby Show" featuring clay characters Gumby and Pokey, and "Davey and Goliath" featuring eponymous characters. In the 1970s, the technique enjoyed a surge in popularity thanks to Will Vinton's more sophisticated Claymation techniques and his lovable characters, most notably the singing and dancing California Raisins. Starting in the 1980s and 1990s, clay animation had starring roles on the silver screen in Nick Park's Wallace and Gromit short films, Tim Burton's full-length feature Coraline, and Peter Lord's movie The Pirates! Band of Misfits. What Is Clay Animation? Clay animation is a form of stop-motion animation AKA stop-frame animation that uses 3D models sculpted from oil-based modeling clay (e.g., Plasticine, Plastilene, Plastalina) and often built over a wire armature for support. As with all stop-motion animation, the clay models (which can be objects or characters) are arranged on a set or background designed to scale. Then they are posed as desired and one or two frames of motion picture film are exposed, or a videocam, webcam or digital camera is used to capture the frames digitally. Then an animator moves the sculpted Plasticine clay models by hand to adjust the pose slightly and another 1–2 frames of film are exposed. This cycle continues until the desired sequence of movements is completed. When the barely-changing images are played in order in rapid succession, our eyes and brains process the information as motion, fooling us into believing that the objects and characters are moving by themselves as though they were alive. Charles Darwin, voiced by David Tennant, in the clay animation movie "The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists" which was called "Pirates: Band of Misfits" in the US | Source Stop-Motion Animation Films with Clay Models Started in 1908 Clay animation has been delighting audiences of all ages for the past 107 years, starting with the 1908 films "The Sculptor's Welsh Rarebit Dream" and "The Sculptor's Nightmare", a spoof on the 1908 presidential election in which Mack Sennett and D.W. Griffith appeared in the live-action portions, which is the earliest surviving example of clay animation. "Claymation" Is a Trademarked Name for Will Vinton's Innovative Style of Clay Animation Claymation is a term coined in 1976 by innovative clay animator Will Vinton that he trademarked in 1978 to distinguish the easily identifiable look of his dimensional clay animation work from that of other animators. The word was first used in Vinton's 18-minute documentary film "Claymation: Three Dimensional Clay Animation" which provides a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the processes used to make the cutting-edge animations of his studio at the time. Even though the Claymation name is a registered trademark, the word claymation (in lowercase) is widely used as a generic term for any stop motion animation with clay models, much as the word kleenex has become a generic term for facial tissue despite the fact that Kleenex is a trademarked brand name. Watch Will Vinton's 1978 Documentary, "Claymation: Three-Dimensional Clay Animation" to Learn How the Magic is Created Will Vinton's documentary about his innovative Claymation 3D clay animation process is engaging, informative, and hilariously funny. Whether you want to learn about his techniques or just laugh a lot, you'll definitely enjoy this short film. Will Vinton's Claymation Short Films |
Which football manager, now at Monaco, was known as 'the Tinkerer' or 'Tinkerman' during his time in England? | Eleven substitutions even worse than Flamini - Particle News Eleven substitutions even worse than Flamini Follow @particlenewsapp Football365.com - 2016.2.24 After Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini conceded a decisive penalty within 47 seconds of his introduction as a substitute against Barcelona, we look at eleven of the worst substitutions in club football. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Robert HuthThere are two Claudio Ranieris. There is the current edition, the lovable, eccentric Italian who has assembled a squad of misfits and led them to the top of the Premier League table in late February. Then there is the madcap buffoon who couldn't resist making constant changes to his side. Or, to give him his proper nickname, 'The Tinkerman'. Before Ranieri's triumphant return to England as the leader of Leicester's remarkable title challenge, the 64-year-old fostered a reputation as a failure on these shores, one which was carefully built during his four years at Chelsea. The Italian represented the final manager of Chelsea's forgotten years, with his replacement Jose Mourinho, and the numerous incumbents after him, delivering the trophies Roman Abramovich so craved. Ranieri's legacy was that of a constant unnecessary tinkerer, which sounds far more menacing than first intended. The pinnacle of 'The Tinkerman' was witnessed during one of his final matches at the Chelsea helm. The Blues headed to Monaco in the 2004 Champions League semi-final. With Porto and Deportivo La Coruna comprising the remainder of the final four, Chelsea were installed as the tournament favourites. Then crazy Ranieri happened. With the scores level at 1-1 and the French side having had a player sent off, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was sent on to replace Mario Melchiot. Scott Parker moved to right-back, and Hasselbaink was assigned a role on the right wing. Seven minutes later, Parker was removed for Robert Huth to take over. Within 15 minutes, Monaco had overcome a numerical disadvantage to score twice, take a 3-1 lead, and eventually progress to the final. Ranieri was sacked a month later. Ali DiaThe oft-told story of one Ali Dia has truly earned its place in footballing folklore. The cousin of former FIFA World Player of the Year George Weah. The Senegal international. The star who had impressed in Italy with Bologna and France with Paris Saint-Germain. The most memorable substitute in Premier League history. Graeme Sounness was convinced. The then-Southampton manager handed Dia a one-month contract after a personal recommendation from 'Weah', or a man posing as him, and the striker, who listed Blyth Spartans and French amateur sides Beauvais and Dijon, not Paris Saint-Germain, among his previous clubs, had made history. Matt Le Tissier passed the proverbial torch to the next generation, with Souness substituting the club legend for Dia in a game against Leeds in November 1996. Two shots, no goals, a 30% passing accuracy, and 53 minutes later, the forward was himself removed. He would not play for the club again. Eidur Gudjohnsen, Frank Lampard and Damien DuffManchester City, Porto, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Newcastle. The latter is rather conspicuous by its presence in a list of the only clubs to beat Chelsea in the 2004/05 season. Read Full Story What you have missed | England in the World Cup - 1966 Final Squad 66 Finals Squad The squad was the product of a rather protracted winnowing process. FIFA required that each national side provide a list of forty players before the end of May 1966 and a final squad of 22 players by July 3, eight days before the tournament began. Alf Ramsey named his provisional list of forty players on April 7, almost two months earlier than required to give as much notice as possible to the affected clubs. The forty included the 22 who eventually were named to the final squad, plus another eighteen: Gordon West, Everton; Tony Waiters, Blackpool; Keith Newton, Blackburn Rovers; Chris Lawler, Liverpool; Paul Reaney, Leeds United; Gordon Milne, Liverpool; Marvin Hinton, Chelsea; John Hollins, Chelsea; Tommy Smith, Liverpool; Terry Venables, Chelsea; Barry Bridges, Chelsea; Peter Thompson (who was also in the 40-man squad in 1962), Liverpool; Peter Osgood, Chelsea; Derek Temple, Everton; John Kaye, West Bromwich Albion; Fred Pickering, Everton; Joe Baker, Nottingham Forest; and Gordon Harris, Burnley. Ramsey made another squad announcement on 6 May 1966, naming the 28 players who would report for pre-tournament training at the Lilleshall national recreation centre in Shropshire on June 6. In addition to the 22 who did survive the final cut, the list of 28 included Peter Thompson, Gordon Milne and Keith Newton from the original list of 40 and three replacements - Bobby Tambling, Chelsea, for Barry Bridges; John Byrne, West Ham United, for Fred Pickering; and Brian Labone, Everton, for Marvin Hinton. The remaining 12 players from the initial list of 40 - West, Waiters, Lawler, Reaney, Hollins, Smith, Venables, Osgood, Temple, Kaye, Baker and Harris - were given stand-by status. Labone withdrew from the squad because of injury, and so only 27 players reported for training at Lilleshall on June 6. At the close of the training session on June 18, Ramsey cut five players - Tambling, John Byrne, Thompson, Milne and Newton - although asking them to remain in training at their club facilities in the event of an emergency. Following a break for a short last visit home, the 22-man squad embarked on a four-match pre-tournament tour of Europe. On July 3, the day of the third match of the tour, in Copenhagen, Ramsey formally announced the England squad to FIFA and the press. The numbers Ramsey assigned to the squad generally reflected his preferences, Nos. 1-11 constituting his first team and Nos. 12-22 the second string players. The squad as named remained intact; no replacements were needed. |
The caffeine-rich infused drink, mate, is prepared from a species of South American holly called what? | What does mate mean? "Birds mate in the Spring" match, mate, couple, pair, twin(verb) bring two objects, ideas, or people together "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project" checkmate, mate(verb) place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves" GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Mate(v. t.) To breed; to bring (animals) together for the purpose of breeding; as, she mated a doberman with a German shepherd. Mate(v. t.) To join together; to fit together; to connect; to link; as, he mated a saw blade to a broom handle to cut inaccessible branches. Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: mate(Noun) Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Mate Mate, also known as chimarrão or cimarrón, is a traditional South American infused drink, particularly in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and the southern states of Brazil and to a lesser degree in south of Chile, the Bolivian Chaco, Syria and Lebanon. It is prepared from steeping dried leaves of yerba mate in hot water. Mate is served with a metal straw from a shared hollow calabash gourd. The straw is called a bombilla in some Latin American countries, a bomba in Portuguese, and a bombija or, more generally, a masassa in Arabic. The straw is traditionally made of silver. Modern, commercially available straws are typically made of nickel silver, called Alpaca; stainless steel, or hollow-stemmed cane. The gourd is known as a mate or a guampa; while in Brazil, it has the specific name of cuia, or also cabaça. Even if the water is supplied from a modern thermos, the infusion is traditionally drunk from mates or cuias. Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Mate māt, n. a companion: an equal: one of a pair, the male or female of animals that go in pairs: in a merchant-ship the first-mate is the second in command—in the navy the term is now confined to petty-officers, such as boatswain's mate, gunner's mate, &c.: an assistant, deputy.—v.t. to be equal to: to become a companion to: to marry.—adj. Mate′less, without a mate or companion. [A.S. ge-maca; Ice. maki, an equal, from the same root as make. Cf. match. Prob. mate in its naut. sense is Dutch—Old Dut. maet, mod. maat.] Mate māt, n. and v.t. in chess=Checkmate. Mate Maté, mä′tā, n. a South American species of holly, the leaves and green shoots of which, dried and roughly ground, furnish the yerba de mate of Paraguay and Brazil. [Sp. mate, orig. the vessel in which it was infused for drinking.] Mate māt, v.t. (Bacon) to weaken, to confound, to crush. [O. Fr. mater; cf. Sp. matar, to weaken.] Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: mate two living species of opposite sex together by a union or marriage for the purpose of forming a family and through sexual intercourse maintaining its species in evolution. adam and eve Rank popularity for the word 'mate' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1491 Nouns Frequency The numerical value of mate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5 Pythagorean Numerology | Music at Torrey Pines High School - StudyBlue StudyBlue Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (Achille-)Claude Debussy The Carnival of the Animals (Charles-)Camille Saint-Saëns The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Edward) Benjamin Britten Mass in Time of War (Franz) Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 104 in D major, “London” (Franz) Joseph Haydn (Franz) Joseph Haydn (commonly attributed) Leopold Mozart (now believed) St. Paul Violin Concerto in E Minor (Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn(-Bartholdy) The Child and the Enchantments (Joseph-)Maurice Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand (Joseph-)Maurice Ravel Pavane for a Dead Princess (Joseph-)Maurice Ravel (Louis-)Hector Berlioz & Léon de Wailly and Henri Auguste Barbier Ride of the Valkyries The Twilight of the Gods (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner The Ring of the Nibelung (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner Symphony for Organ and Orchestra Aaron Copland Fanfare for the Common Man Aaron Copland Take a Chance On Me ABBA And God created great whales Alan Hovhaness I Wonder What the King is Doing Tonight Alan Jay & Frederick Loewe Lerner Little Shop of Horrors In the Steppes of Central Asia Alexandr (Porfiryevich) Borodin I Don't Know How to Love Him Andrew Lloyd Webber Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Andrew Lloyd Webber The Phantom of the Opera Andrew Lloyd Webber Don't Cry for Me, Argentina Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) Tim Rice (lyrics) Te Deum Symphony No. 9, “From the New World” Antonín (Leopold) Dvorák The Contest Between Harmony and Invention Antonio Vivaldi Three Little Maids from School Arthur Sullivan (music) Arthur Sullivan (music) W(illiam) S(chwenk) Gilbert (lyrics) Savoy operas Arthur Sullivan (music) W(illiam) S(chwenk) Gilbert (lyrics) Princess Ida Arthur Sullivan (music) W(illiam) S(chwenk) Gilbert (lyrics) Iolanthe Arthur Sullivan (music) W(illiam) S(chwenk) Gilbert (lyrics) Patience Arthur Sullivan (music) W(illiam) S(chwenk) Gilbert (lyrics) Trial by Jury Arthur Sullivan (music) W(illiam) S(chwenk) Gilbert (lyrics) HMS Pinafore Arthur Sullivan (music) W(illiam) S(chwenk) Gilbert (lyrics) The Mikado Arthur Sullivan (music) W(illiam) S(chwenk) Gilbert (lyrics) The Pirates of Penzance Arthur Sullivan (music) W(illiam) S(chwenk) Gilbert (lyrics) Tabula Rasa Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta Béla (Viktor János) Bartók Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson & Tim Rice (lyrics) In the Zone Funeral March of a Marionette Charles Gounod Central Park in the Dark Charles Ives Piano Sonata No. 2, “Concord, Mass., 1840-1860” Charles Ives Three Places in New England Charles Ives Charles Strouse (music) Martin Charnin (lyrics) Voice of an Angel Claude-Michel Schönberg (music) Alain Boublil (French lyrics) and Richard Maltby Jr. (English lyrics) Les Misérables Claude-Michel Schönberg (music) Alain Boublil (lyrics) The Return of Ulysses A Rush of Blood to the Head Coldplay I Get a Kick out of You Cole (Albert) Porter Cole (Albert) Porter (music and lyrics) Kiss Me Kate Cole (Albert) Porter (music and lyrics) Bella and Sam Spewack (libretto) The Creation of the World Darius Milhaud Blue Rondo A La Turk Dave Brubeck Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond (words) Everyday Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District Dmitri (Dmitriyevich) Shostakovich Symphony No. 13, “Babi Yar” Dmitri (Dmitriyevich) Shostakovich Duncan Sheik (music) Steven Sater (book and lyrics) Undine Piano Concerto in A Minor Edvard (Hagerup) Grieg In the Hall of the Mountain King Edvard (Hagerup) Grieg Land of Hope and Glory Edward (William) Elgar Elton John (music) Tim Rice (lyrics) Encore Three Pieces in the Shape of A Pear Erik (Alfred Leslie) Satie From Under the Cork Tree Fall Out Boy The Dialogues of the Carmelites Francis Poulenc The Fair Maid of the Mill Franz (Peter) Schubert Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel Franz (Peter) Schubert On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring Frederick Delius Frederick Loewe & Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics/libretto) Camelot Frederick Loewe (music) Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics) Fauré Requiem The Daughter of the Regiment Gaetano Donizetti (music) V. de Saint-Georges and F. 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"What was launched in 1923 and was described as the ""official organ of the BBC""?" | BBC - The Radio Times - History of the BBC History of the BBC The Radio Times The beginnings It all began in spring 1923, when John Reith, the BBC's first director-general, received an ultimatum from the Newspaper Publishers' Association warning him that if the corporation didn't pay a hefty fee, none of the NPA's publications would carry radio listings. The embargo was short-lived, but long enough to give Reith the idea of publishing a dedicated listings magazine. The first edition of The Radio Times, 'the official organ of the BBC', duly appeared on news stands on 28 September 1923. At first, Radio Times was a joint venture between the BBC and publisher George Newnes Ltd, who produced, printed and distributed the magazine. But in 1925 the BBC took over editorial control, and by 1937 the entire operation was in-house, where it has remained ever since. As the magazine got into its stride, RT established a reputation for using leading writers and illustrators of the day and the covers from the special editions of this period are now regarded as design classics. The advent of television It didn't remain just 'radio' times for very long. As early as 1928, RT announced a regular series of ‘experimental television transmissions by the Baird process’ for half an hour every morning. But it wasn't until 2 November 1936, with the start of the first 405-line high-definition service, that RT became the world's first television listings magazine. Two pages a week sufficed at first, but that soon grew: by January 1937 the magazine published a lavish photogravure supplement for readers in the London area who could pick up transmissions from Alexandra Palace. By September 1939, Radio Times was devoting three pages a week to television, but when war was declared on 3 September, TV closed down ‘in order to prevent enemy aircraft from using its signal as a directional beacon’ and the nation turned once again to the wireless. ‘Broadcasting carries on!’ announced the first wartime RT, but there was only one station, the newly christened Home Service, to inform, educate and entertain through the dark years ahead. By 1944, paper rationing had reduced the magazine to 20 pages of tiny type on thin paper, but despite all the disruption of war, RT never missed an edition. Post-war developments The years following the end of war saw a steady expansion in broadcasting, and RT flourished with it, announcing the introduction of the Light Programme, the Third Programme, and the return of television. RT grew to meet the need with a number of regional editions to keep abreast of the changes. Television was the medium of the future, and in 1953 its growth was recognised when the TV listings were moved from the back of the magazine and integrated day-by-day with radio. It was suggested that the BBC should register the name 'TV Times' but the general manager of BBC publications rejected the idea on the grounds that television wouldn't catch on. In September 1955, ITV made its debut. Whilst BBC television now had competition, the corporation retained exclusive rights over the publication of its listings. The same was true for the regional ITV companies who launched their own titles, such as TV Times, The Viewer and Look Westward. (It was only in 1968 that TV Times became the single listings title for all ITV regions). In consequence, the only way to have all programme details at your fingertips was to buy two magazines and RT's peak weekly circulation of 8.8 million only declined slightly. In the years that followed, television programmes were increasingly the subject of the cover picture, and in 1957 RT's television listings were moved to a separate section, in front of radio. The advent of colour In 1960 the 'programme week', which for 37 years had started on a Sunday, changed to the now familiar Saturday-to-Friday. When BBC2 started transmitting in 1964, RT expanded its TV listings as the new channel spread across the country. In July 1967, BBC Two became Britain’s first colour television channel, and 'colour' annotations started to appear alongside prog | Timeless Power of 'The Threepenny Opera' | The Juilliard School Timeless Power of 'The Threepenny Opera' Author December 2009/January 2010 Juilliard’s versatile fourth-year actors will get to show off their musical talents this month in a production of The Threepenny Opera , directed by Sam Gold. The work, by playwright Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) and composer Kurt Weill (1900-1950), was first performed in its original German as Die Dreigroschenoper at Berlin’s Theater am Schiffbauerdamm on August 31, 1928, with Weill’s wife, Lotte Lenya, in the role of Jenny Diver. The show quickly became an international sensation and its opening number, “Mack the Knife,” achieved iconic status as one of the most popular songs of the century. Bertolt Brecht (left) and Kurt Weill, c. 1928, the year their Threepenny Opera was premiered in its original German. The fourth-year actors will perform the work in December. (Photo by Courtesy of the Kurt Weill Foundation) Lotte Lenya, who played Jenny Diver in the 1928 German premiere of The Threepenny Opera, won a Tony for her performance of the role, in English, in 1956. Above: Lenya performs as Jenny at the Theater de Lys (now the Lucille Lortel Theater) in Greenwich Village (photo c. 1954). (Photo by S. Neil Fujita) Body The source for the work was John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera (1728), a humorous “ballad opera” with no generic precedent. Gay’s work consisted of dialogue interspersed with 69 songs, mainly popular ballads of the British Isles and France, and well-known opera arias by Handel and Purcell, among others. A satire of both Italian opera conventions and the political corruption of England’s reigning prime minister, Sir Robert Walpole, The Beggar’s Opera was tremendously popular with 18th-century theatergoers and had enjoyed a successful London revival in the early 1920s. In addition to Gay’s text, Brecht also used poems by Rudyard Kipling and Françoise Villon. Translations for all the texts were by made by Brecht’s close collaborator, Elisabeth Hauptmann. Retaining the essential plot and characters of The Beggar’s Opera, The Threepenny Opera updates the setting to Victorian London, where Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum, the “boss of London’s beggars,” owns a shop where he outfits and trains beggars in return for a cut of their takings. When Peachum and his wife learn that their daughter, Polly, has married Macheath, a.k.a. the notorious bandit Mack the Knife, they hatch a plan to bring about Mack’s ruin. Other principal characters include “Tiger” Brown, the chief of police and an old friend and ally of Mack; Brown’s daughter, Lucy, to whom Mack is also secretly married; and Jenny, a prostitute with whom Mack has enjoyed a long and seemingly close relationship. Although Mack is imprisoned twice during the course of the play and is on his way to the gallows at the end of the final act, the king’s mounted messenger saves him at the last minute, providing, in the words of the final chorus, an “alternate conclusion” in which mercy tempers justice—an appropriately ironic ending for the satirical tale. A committed Marxist, Brecht was the most famous practitioner of “ epic theater ,” a genre defined by a non-naturalistic mode of acting, montage-like dramatic construction, and the use of choruses and projections to provide commentary. These techniques are seen throughout The Threepenny Opera, as for example when Jenny steps out of character to deliver the “Pirate Jenny” song—a disruptive moment highlighted in Juilliard’s production by the use of two different actors for the role of Jenny. Brecht utilized such techniques to achieve his goals of breaking down the division between high art and popular culture, and using theater as a platform to advance his political ideals. Commenting on The Threepenny Opera in the program notes of a 1928 performance, he said that the work confronted “the same sociological situation as The Beggar’s Opera: just like 200 years ago, we have a social order in which virtually all strata of the population, albeit in extremely varied ways, follow moral principles—not, of cour |
What are you supposed to give/get for 40 years of marriage? | How do you celebrate 40 years of marriage? - The Globe and Mail Print To celebrate or not to celebrate. That is the question. It comes down to figuring out what is politically correct in marking long-term wedding anniversaries in these days of short-term relationships. Not that we have been in the habit of having big parties for our anniversaries. We spent our 25th looking for a new home in Calgary following a corporate transfer from Toronto. We spent our 35th settling into a new retirement house on the east coast of Vancouver Island. But 40 years seemed somewhat more substantial, a time to recognize we have been through decades of the peaks and valleys of marriage, child-rearing, relocation - life, in fact. And we are still together, despite everything. Therein lay the problem. How do you celebrate 40 years together without rubbing the fact of your longevity as a couple into the faces of those around you who are divorced, who live common-law with a second or third partner, who are widowed, who are dealing with serious illness or who are coming to grips with some other dissimilar place in life? A lot of people fall into one of those categories. Would it be impolite to throw our commitment in the face of people leaving a marriage, those cynical about the institution after 20 years of divorce or those who never married in the first place? And no one wants to make people who have lost a spouse to illness or accident tally up yet another event never to be celebrated. It is equally difficult for those younger, especially in their 30s, to relate to the rigours of long-term commitment. Most can barely deal with the idea of being 30 in the first place. You can almost hear them ask: How can anyone be that old and that boring? They look at you as a dinosaur from a long-gone era. Mention 40 years of marriage at a social gathering and you get quizzical stares. Those on different paths see you as someone stuck in a rut. Who spends 40 years with the same person any more? Not too many, it turns out. Oh, there are a few. Once you start, you can count sets of friends and acquaintances on your fingers and toes. Or maybe not even that many. Those couples face the same quandary you do: celebrate or keep it to yourselves? One friend from long-ago days when our kids shared story hour at a local library sent a card for our ruby anniversary. That led to a hilarious phone call, since neither of us knew the 40th traditionally means rubies. How quaint the idea of jewels for major events now seems. Years ago, major wedding anniversaries offered the excuse for a big party, a true celebration. Twenty-five years? Bring on the silver decorations. Couples - or their children - posted notices in local papers inviting everyone to the house. Gifts were usually declined - who needed more stuff after so many decades of accumulation? Good wishes, on the other hand, were truly welcomed. Friends and family would arrive for tea or dinner, if you could afford to feed that many. Nowadays, it's a different story. Only those closest to us know the exact number of years we have been together. Even the few couples who have been married for a similar amount of time don't suggest we plan a party. Instead, most ask where we are going to celebrate: New York? Hawaii? Paris? Maybe it is just one more sign of changing times and changing social mores. Still, it is an occasion and should be marked. We would have no big party then, but hopefully a few near and dear would note the event. Cards and good wishes still gratefully accepted. A few weeks before our July 4th anniversary, one sibling called to ask for a fresh copy of a group shot from our wedding. Good, I thought; she remembers. Nope. She was reframing a wall of family photographs and needed a replacement. Another mentioned the event a week after the fact, asking how the anniversary had gone. Something akin to not remembering at all. Eventually, we - well, I, since my husband was always comfortable with the two of us as the only celebrants - came to realize it didn't matter a whit that so few others saw it as an occasion | Jerry Lewis: I'd smack Lindsay Lohan in the mouth – The Marquee Blog - CNN.com Blogs May 25, 2013 at 6:07 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply water softening Fantastic put up, very informative. I wonder why the opposite specialists of this sector don't understand this. You should proceed your writing. 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Wonder how all that money is spent. People send it in hoping to help with MS but I would like a good accounting of where the money goes. I never donate though because I can't stand Jerry Lewis. October 10, 2010 at 2:44 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply Myome He's got a point, even if he is somewhat nuts. Both those girls won't live to see his age if they keep living the way they are now. Maybe they should give me their money and live like me...that would be real humbling. September 28, 2010 at 2:35 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply Nancy September 27, 2010 at 1:09 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply Ed Thomas, Wisconsin September 26, 2010 at 6:58 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply TOM September 26, 2010 at 11:22 am | Report abuse | Log in to Reply harvey pearl Leave Lindsey Lohan alone you opinionated morons. She is a young girl who is in need of therapy not ridicule and certainly not jail as that jerk judge seemed to think. She is suffering from a disease and from what I see she is trying to cure herself and it is not easy. September 25, 2010 at 7:33 am | Report abuse | Log in to Reply mrc Shows you how far we've fallen when Jerry Lewis makes more sense than any other public figure. September 25, 2010 at 12:26 am | Report abuse | Log in to Reply opinionated That's a crude remark. At the same time, these girls have too much money, time and freedom. They are just a waste of lives that could count for so much more in this world. It is sad. What kind of world makes them celebrities?? September 23, 2010 at 10:33 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply Master Well let me know if slavery or child labor does make a comeback, I have a field of cotton that needs pickin and I also need some clothes sewn together. Thanks September 23, 2010 at 7:13 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply Izzy I often wonder what would happen if the media refused to report on the antics of the likes of Paris Hilton and Lindsey Lohan. While Jerry Lewis used a poor choice of words, his theory is right on the money. September 23, 2010 at 4:48 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply Cynical Randy So, she gets popped in the mouth, Jerry.....who popped you when you were a percocet junkie??? Frankly, both of ya can go....only the French think you're funny! September 23, 2010 at 2:49 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply Jack Good to hear from someone like Jerry who despite his imperfections, which we all have, recognizes a spoiled brat when he hears about one. He's done more for people with disabilities than Lohan and her idiot likely to die young friends ever will. September 21, 2010 at 11:34 am | Report abuse | Log in to Reply PAT JERRY LEWIS IS JUST TRYING TO GET SOME ATTENTION – LIKE HE DOES WITH THE MD TELETHON. HE NOT ONLY IS A HAS BEEN – HE IS A NEVER WAS. I NEVER DONATE |
Lady Jane Grey, known as the ‘Nine Day Queen’, was executed during the reign of which English monarch? | BBC - History - Historic Figures: Lady Jane Grey (1537 - 1554) z Lady Jane Grey © Jane was nominal queen of England for just nine days in 1553, as part of an unsuccessful bid to prevent the accession of the Catholic Mary Tudor. Jane was born in the autumn of 1537, the daughter of the Marquess of Dorset. Through her mother, Lady Frances Brandon, she was the great-granddaughter of Henry VII. At around the age of 10, Jane entered the household of Henry VIII's last queen, Katherine Parr where she was exposed to a strongly Protestant, academic environment. Jane developed into an intelligent and pious woman. In October 1551, her father was created duke of Suffolk and Jane began to appear at court. There, real power lay in the hands of the fiercely Protestant Duke of Northumberland, who acted as regent to the young king, Edward VI. In May 1553, Jane was married to Northumberland's son, Lord Guildford Dudley. It became clear that Edward was dying, and Northumberland was desperate to prevent the throne passing to Edward's half-sister and heir, the Catholic Mary Tudor. Northumberland persuaded the king to declare Mary illegitimate, as well as Edward's other half-sister Elizabeth, and alter the line of succession to pass to Jane. Edward died on 6 July 1553. Four days later, Jane was proclaimed queen. However, Mary Tudor had widespread popular support and by mid-July, even Suffolk had abandoned his daughter and was attempting to save himself by proclaiming Mary queen. Northumberland's supporters melted away and Suffolk easily persuaded his daughter to relinquish the crown. Mary imprisoned Jane, her husband and her father in the Tower of London. While Suffolk was pardoned, Jane and her husband were tried for high treason in November 1553. Jane pleaded guilty and was sentenced to death. The carrying out of the sentence was suspended, but Suffolk's support for Sir Thomas Wyatt's rebellion in February 1554 sealed Jane's fate. On 12 February, she and her husband were beheaded. Her father followed them two days later. | Portrait of a Queen:Jane Seymour - YouTube Portrait of a Queen:Jane Seymour 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 Aug 11, 2011 Jane Seymour (c.1508 -- 24 October 1537) was Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII. She succeeded Anne Boleyn as queen consort following the latter's execution for trumped up charges of high treason, incest and adultery in May 1536. She died of postnatal complications less than two weeks after the birth of her only child, a son who reigned as Edward VI. She was the only one of Henry's wives to receive a queen's funeral, and his only consort to be buried beside him in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, as she was the only consort to have a male heir. **No Copyright intended** |
Who commanded No. 11 Group RAF, responsible for the fighter defence of London and southeast England, which took the brunt of the German air attacks in the Battle of Britain? | Air Vice Marshal Keith Park (Character) - Biography biography The content of this page was created by users. It has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff. Warning! This character biography may contain plot spoilers. Visit our Character Biography Help to learn more. Character Biography History Discuss Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Rodney Park GCB, KBE, MC & Bar, DFC, RAF (15 June 1892 6 February 1975) was a New Zealand soldier, First World War flying ace and Second World War Royal Air Force commander. He was in tactical command during two of the most significant air battles in the European theatre in the Second World War, the Battle of Britain and the Battle of Malta. In Germany, he was known as "the Defender of London. Early life and army career. Park was born in Thames, New Zealand. He was the son of a Scottish geologist for a mining company. An undistinguished young man, but keen on guns and riding, Keith Park was educated at King's College, Auckland until 1906 and then at Otago Boys' High School, Dunedin where he served in the cadets. Later he joined the Army as a Territorial soldier in the New Zealand Field Artillery. In 1911, at age 19, he went to sea as a purser aboard collier and passenger steamships, earning the family nickname skipper. When the First World War broke out, Park left the ships and joined his artillery battalion. As a non-commissioned officer he participated in the landings at Gallipoli in April 1915, going ashore at Anzac Cove. In the trench warfare that followed Park's achievements were recognised and in July 1915 he gained a commission as second lieutenant. He commanded an artillery battalion during the August 1915 attack on Suvla Bay and endured more months of squalor in the trenches. At this time he took the unusual decision to transfer from the New Zealand Army to the British Army, joining the Royal Horse and Field Artillery. Park was evacuated from Gallipoli in January 1916. The battle had left its mark on him both physically and mentally, though, later on in life, he would remember it with nostalgia. He particularly admired the ANZAC commander, Sir William Birdwood, whose leadership style and attention to detail would be a model for Park in his later career. After the hardship at Gallipoli, Park's battalion was shipped to France to take part in the Battle of the Somme. Here he learned the value of aerial reconnaissance, noting the manner in which German aircraft were able to spot Allied artillery for counter-fire and getting an early taste of flight by being taken aloft to check his battalion's camouflage. On 21 October 1916, Park was blown off his horse by a German shell. Wounded, he was evacuated to England and medically certified "unfit for active service," which technically meant he was unfit to ride a horse. After a brief remission recovering from his wounds, recuperating and doing training duties at Woolwich Depot, he joined the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) in December 1916. Flying career First World War. In the RFC Park first learned to instruct and then learned to fly. After a spell as an instructor (March 1917 to the end of June) he was posted to France and managed a posting to join 48 Squadron, at La Bellevue (near Arras), on 7 July 1917. Within a week the squadron moved to Frontier Aerodrome just east of Dunkirk. Park flew the new Bristol Fighter (a two-seat biplane fighter and reconnaissance aircraft) and soon achieved successes against German fighters, earning, on 17 August, the Military Cross for shooting down two "out of control" and damaging a fourth enemy during one sortie. He was promoted to temporary captain on 11 September. After a break from flying he returned to France as a major to command 48 Squadron. Here he showed his ability as a tough but fair commander, showing discipline, leadership and an understanding of the technical aspects of air warfare. By the end of the war the strain of command had all but exhausted Park, but he had achieved much as a pilot and commander. He had earned a bar to his Military Cross, the Distinguished Flying Cross and the French Croix de | The Battle of the River Plate - History Learning Site The Battle of the River Plate Citation: C N Trueman "The Battle of the River Plate" historylearningsite.co.uk. The History Learning Site, 18 May 2015. 16 Aug 2016. The Battle of the River Plate took place on December 13th 1939 . The battle in the South Atlantic was the first major naval battle of World War Two . Ships from the Royal Navy’s South American Division took on the might of Germany’s Graf Spee which was successfully attacking merchant shipping in the South Atlantic. The crew of the Graf Spee watch as another victim sinks Great Britain’s South American Naval Division was made up of four cruisers. On Saturday, December 2nd, 1939 , HMS Ajax, commanded by Captain Woodhouse, was harboured at Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands. Also at Port Stanley was HMS Exeter, commanded by Captain Bell. Two other ships made up the South American Division – HMS Cumberland, commanded by Captain Fallowfield, and HMNZS Achilles, commanded by Captain Parry. The commander of the South American Division was Commodore Harwood. Harwood knew that the Graf Spee was in the South Atlantic somewhere but he had received no intelligence since November 15th as to her exact position. Harwood came to two conclusions: The Graf Spee would be tempted to attack the shipping using the route from Argentina/Brazil to Britain The 25th anniversary of the German defeat at the Battle of the Falkland Islands would be an appropriate date for the Graf Spee to seek revenge by attacking the British South American Division. There were three neutral countries in South America that allowed ships to use their harbour facilities – Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. Under international law, a naval ship could only use a harbour once every three months. However, Harwood had built up a number of contacts in each country and this ‘law’ was given a liberal interpretation by both parties. On December 2nd, 1939 , Harwood received a message that a merchant ship, the ‘Doric Star’ had been attacked by a large German naval vessel just off St. Helena. The next day, Harwood was informed that another ship, the ‘Tairoa’, had also been attacked 170 miles to the south-west of where the ‘Doric Star’ had been attacked. Harwood assumed that it was the ‘Graf Spee’. By using the distance covered over 24 hours, Harwood estimated where this German naval ship could be. He worked off of an average speed of 15 knots an hour – in fact, the Graf Spee cruised at 22 knots; 50% faster than that estimated by the British. However, luck also assisted Harwood’s skill. The Graf Spee’s average speed was 22 knots – but it had been reduced as a result of the Graf Spee’s attacks on merchant shipping……to 15 knots, exactly what Harwood had calculated. Harwood could not split his force of four cruisers so he decided that out of his two obvious choices, the River Plate in Argentina and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, he would place his force at the mouth of the River Plate and wait. Even so, Harwood had to assume that the Graf Spee would go to South America – what if it turned to the West Indies? On paper, four British cruisers against one German pocket-battleship would have been no contest. In fact, the Graf Spee was potentially an awesome opponent. The Treaty of Versailles had forbidden Germany from making what would have been considered to be classic battleships. To get round the restrictions of Versailles, Germany produced pocket battleships. The Graf Spee was commissioned in 1936. The Graf Spee was fast enough to outrun any battleship but was also armed with sufficient weapons to be a potent enemy. The Graf Spee had six 11 inch guns, numerous anti-aircraft guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes at her stern. Her broadside range was 30,000 yards. She carried two Arado aircraft that could be launched by catapult. Her weaponry was superior to any carried by a British heavy cruiser and her armour, at 5.5 inches, was sufficient to resist shells up to 8 inches. 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The highest temperature at which a liquid can have a stable existence is known as what? | States of matter: introduction 1 Solids, liquids and gases What distinguishes solids, liquids, and gases– the three major states of matter — from each other? Let us begin at the microscopic level, by reviewing what we know about gases, the simplest state in which matter can exist. At ordinary pressures, the molecules of a gas are so far apart that intermolecular forces have an insignificant effect on the random thermal motions of the individual particles. As the temperature decreases and the pressure increases, intermolecular attractions become more important, and there will be an increasing tendency for molecules to form temporary clusters. These are so short-lived, however, that even under extreme conditions, gases cannot be said to possess “structure” in the usual sense. The contrast at the microscopic level between solids, liquids and gases is most clearly seen in the simplified schematic views above. The molecular units of crystalline solids tend to be highly ordered, with each unit occupying a fixed position with respect to the others. In liquids, the molecules are able to slip around each other, introducing an element of disorder and creating some void spaces that decrease the density. Gases present a picture of almost total disorder, with practically no restrictions on where any one molecule can be. Solids, liquids and gases: how to tell them apart Having lived our lives in a world composed of solids, liquids, and gases, few of us ever have any difficulty deciding into which of these categories a given sample of matter falls. Our decision is most commonly based on purely visual cues: a gas is transparent and has no definite boundaries other than those that might be imposed by the walls of a confining vessel. Liquids and solids possess a clearly delineated phase boundary that gives solids their definite shapes and whose light-reflecting properties enable us to distinguish one phase from another. Solids can have any conceivable shape, and their surfaces are usually too irregular to show specular (mirror-like) reflection of light. Liquids, on the other hand, are mobile; except when in the form of tiny droplets, liquids have no inherent shape of their own, but assume the shape of their container and show an approximately flat upper surface. Our experience also tells us that these categories are quite distinct; a phase , which you will recall is a region of matter having uniform intensive properties, is either a gas, a liquid, or a solid. Thus the three states of matter are not simply three points on a continuum; when an ordinary solid melts, it usually does so at a definite temperature, without apparently passing through any states that are intermediate between a solid and a liquid. Although these common-sense perceptions are usually correct, they are not infallible, and in fact there are gases that are not transparent, there are solids such as glasses and many plastics that do not have sharp melting points, but instead undergo a gradual transition from solid to liquid known as softening, and when subject to enough pressure, solids can exhibit something of the flow properties of liquids (glacial ice, for example). Some solids can flow — slowly! Kluane Glacier in Canada's Yukon Territory. Typical glacial flow rates are 10-200 m/yr. More on glacial flow . [ image ] Macroscopic physical properties A more scientific approach would be to compare the macroscopic physical properties of the three states of matter, but even here we run into difficulty. It is true, for example, that the density of a gas is usually about a thousandth of that of the liquid or solid at the same temperature and pressure; thus one gram of water vapor at 100°C and 1 atm pressure occupies a volume of 1671 mL; when it condenses to liquid water at the same temperature, it occupies only 1.043 mL. solid 13.9 cm3/mol The table at the left compares the molar volumes of neon in its three states. For the gaseous state, P = 1 atm and T = 0°C. The excluded volume is the volume actually taken up by the neon atoms according to the van der Waals model | Oporto in Portugal stands on what river The Duoro 41 What boxer - IT - 402 View Full Document Oporto in Portugal stands on what river The Duoro 41 What boxer was nicknamed The Boston Strong Boy John L Sullivan 42 Stage role, written for a man, took 80 years to be played by one Peter Pan RSC 1982 43 Sicily is the traditional source of which element Sulphur 44 Name the main horse in Animal Farm Boxer 45 Strabismus is the correct name for what condition A Squint 46 What languages appear on the Rosetta stone Egyptian Greek 47 Who used the pseudonym Ellis Bell Emily Bronte 48 Where were the first glass mirrors made in Europe circa 1300 Venice 49 Who went to school at Hogwarts Harry Potter 50 What was Pierce Brosnan's first James Bond film in 1995 Goldeneye Page 128 This preview has intentionally blurred sections. Sign up to view the full version. 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How many rooms are on the Cluedo game board? | Clue (board game) | Clue Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Genre Murder-Mystery Clue (Cluedo outside the U.S.) is a popular murder-mystery board game. It was originally published in Leeds, England in 1949. It was devised by Anthony E. Pratt, a so ly move around the game board (a mansion), as of one of the game's six suspects (or, collecting clues from which to deduce which suspect murdered the game's perpetual victim: Mr. Boddy ( Dr. Black , outside of U.S.), and with which weapon and in what room. Several games, books, and a film have been released as part of the Cluedo franchise. The board game forms a chronology. Overall, several spinoffs have been released, some featuring extra characters, and for some, different game play. More recent editions have restored the name Boddy Mansion to the mansion, and say the mansion is located in Boston, Massachusetts in the year 1954 (located in Hampshire, England outside of the U.S.). Contents Edit In 1944, Anthony E. Pratt, an English solicitor's clerk, filed for a patent of his invention of a murder/mystery-themed game, originally named "Murder!" The game was originally invented as a new game to play during sometimes lengthy air raid drills in underground bunkers. Shortly thereafter, Pratt and his wife presented the game to Waddingtons' executive, Norman Watson, who immediately purchased the game and provided its trademark name of "Cluedo" (a play on "clue" and "Ludo", which is Latin for "I play"). Though the patent was granted in 1947, due to post-war shortages, the game was not officially launched until 1949, at which time the game was simultaneously licensed to Parker Brothers in the United States for publication, where it was re-named "Clue" along with other minor changes. However, there were several differences between the original game concept and that initially published in 1949, In particular, Pratt's original design calls for ten characters, one of whom was to be designated the victim by random drawing prior to the start of the game. These ten included the eliminated Mr. Brown, Mr. Gold, Miss Grey, and Mrs. Silver, with Nurse White, and Colonel Yellow. The game allowed for play of up to eight remaining characters, providing for nine suspects in total. Originally there were eleven rooms, including the eliminated "gun room" and cellar. In addition there were nine weapons including the unused axe, bomb, syringe, poison, shillelagh (walking stick/cudgel), and fireplace poker. Some of these unused weapons and characters would appear in later spinoff versions of the game. Some gameplay aspects were different as well. Notably, the remaining playing cards were distributed into the rooms to be retrieved, rather than dealt directly to the players. Players also had to land on another player in order to make suggestions about that player's character through the use of special counter-tokens, and once exhausted, a player could no longer make suggestions. There were other minor differences, all of which would be updated by the game's initial release and remain essentially unchanged in the standard classic editions of the game. Equipment Edit The game's current equipment consists of a board which shows the rooms, corridors and secret passages of an English country house called Boddy Mansion, although previously named variously as Tudor Close or Tudor Hall, and in some editions Tudor Manor or Tudor Mansion). The game box also includes several colored playing pieces to represent characters, miniature murder weapon props, one or two six-sided dice, three sets of cards, each set describing the aforementioned rooms, characters and weapons, Solution Cards envelope to contain one card from each set of cards, and a Detective's Notes pad on which are printed lists of rooms, weapons and characters, so players can keep detailed notes during the game. Suspects Edit Depending on edition, the playing pieces are typically made of colored plastic, shaped like chess pawns, or character figurines. Occasionally they are made from wood or pewter. The standard edition of Cluedo comes with six basic tokens rep | Cribbage Rules and History - Cribbage Board Store Cribbage Rules and History About Cribbage Cribbage, or crib, is a card game originated in England, traditionally for two players, but commonly played with three, four or more, that involves playing and grouping cards in combinations which gain points. Cribbage has several distinctive features: the cribbage board used for scorekeeping, the eponymous crib or box (a separate hand counting for the dealer), two distinct scoring stages (the play and the show) and a unique scoring system including points for groups of cards that total fifteen. It is played in clockwise direction with 52 French deck cards for about 15-30 min. and require Strategy, Tactics & Counting skills. History of Cribbage According to John Aubrey, cribbage was created by the English poet Sir John Suckling in the early 17th century, as a derivation of the game "noddy". While noddy has disappeared, crib has survived, virtually unchanged, as one of the most popular games in the English-speaking world. The objective of the game is to be the first player to score a target number of points, typically 61 or 121. Points are scored for card combinations that add up to fifteen, and for pairs, triples, quadruples, runs and flushes. Cribbage holds a special place among American submariners, serving as an "official" pastime. The wardroom of the oldest submarine in the fleet carries RADM Dick O'Kane's personal cribbage board onboard, and upon decommissioning it is transferred to the next oldest boat. Rules of Cribbage The players cut for first deal, and the dealer shuffles and deals five or six cards to each player, depending on the number of players. For two players, each is dealt six cards; for three or four players, each is dealt five cards. In the case of three players, a single card is dealt face down in the centre of the table to start the crib. Once the cards have been dealt, each player chooses four cards to retain, then discards the other one or two face-down to form the "crib" which will be used later by the dealer. At this point, each player's hand and the crib will contain exactly four cards. The player on the dealer's left cuts the deck and the dealer reveals the top card, called the "starter". If this card is a Jack, the dealer scores two points for "his heels", also known as "his nibs". The Play Starting with the player on the dealer's left, each player lays one card face up in turn onto a personal discard pile, stating the cumulative value of the cards laid (for example, the first player lays a five and says "five", the next lays a six and says "eleven", and so on), without the total going above 31. Once no more cards can be played, the cumulative position is reset to zero and those players with cards remaining repeat the process until all players' cards have been played. Players score points during this process for making a total of fifteen, for reaching exactly, or as close as possible to a total of thirty-one, for runs and for pairs. Players choose the order in which to lay their cards in order to maximize their score; experienced players refer to this as either good or poor "pegsmanship". If one player reaches the target (usually 61 or 121), the game ends immediately and that player wins. The Show Once the play is complete, each player in turn receives points based on the content of his hand in conjunction with the starter card. Points are scored for combinations of cards totalling fifteen, runs, pairs, flushes and having a Jack of the same suit as the starter card ("one for his nob [or nobs or nibs]"). The dealer scores his hand last and then turns the cards in the crib face up. These cards are then scored by the dealer as an additional hand in conjunction with the starter card. Scores between 0 and 29 are all possible, with the exception of 19, 25, 26 and 27. Players may refer colloquially to a hand scoring zero points as having a score of nineteen. Muggins Muggins (also known as cut-throat) is a commonly used but optional rule, that must be announced before game play begins. If the opposing player f |
What is the surname of the character who sings ‘Boy For Sale’ in the musical ‘Oliver!’? | Oliver! the Musical London Palladium - Opened 8 Dec 1994, closed 21 Feb 1998 Cast: Jonathan Pryce, Sally Dexter 2009 London Revival Theatre Royal Drury Lane - Opened 14 Feb 2009, closed 8 Jan 2011 Cast: Rowan Aitkinson, Jodie Prenger (winner of BBC’s I’d Do Anything – search for the stars of Oliver!) What was your favourite production? Add your thoughts in the comments box Synopsis Twitter Synopsis: Greedy orphan runs away and becomes a pickpocket under watchful eye of criminal mastermind. Buxom girlfriend’s defense leads to murder. Add your own Twitter style synopsis (140 characters only!) in the comments box The show opens in a workhouse, where boys line up to be fed their daily portion of gruel, wishing for something more, “Food, Glorious Food”. As Mr Bumble and Widow Corney teach the boys to be thankful to God, young Oliver Twist is dared to ask for more food. Bumble is shocked by the request (“Oliver”) and decides that the boy is trouble and needs to leave the workhouse, selling him to an undertaker, “Boy For Sale”, not before suggesting his amorous advances to Widow Corney, “I Shall Scream”. At the undertakers parlour he is warned against behaving badly as Mr Sowerberry tells him “That’s Your Funeral”. Alone, Oliver wishes for a happier life and sings “Where is Love?”. He decides to run away to London, and dashes off in the middle of the night. As he arrives in bustling Victorian London he is greeted by the Artful Dodger, a boy his age who earns a living by pick pocketing on the streets. Dodger introduces him to his way of life and says ‘Consider Yourself’ one of the gang. He leads him back to see Fagin, the crook who runs the thieves kitchen. In Fagin’s den, Oliver is surprised at the number of boys working for him. They teach him that “You’ve Got to Pick a Pocket or Two” in order to survive. Whilst Fagin looks after the boys, they are all under the watchful eye of sinister robber Bill Skyes, whose girlfriend Nancy is sympathetic to the gang. Nancy tells Oliver that “It’s a Fine Life” if he is happy to have nothing. The boys are playful towards Nancy and her friend Bet, telling them that “I’d Do Anything”. Fagin has enough of their games and send them out to the streets to pick pocket, getting them to bring back whatever they can find, but “Be Back Soon”. Whilst on the rob Oliver gets into trouble when he makes a failed attempt at trying to take Mr Brownlow’s wallet. He tries to escape but is captured by the police. Act II opens at the Three Cripples Arms where Nancy works as a barmaid. She sings an old drinking song “Oom pa Pa” to entertain the guests. Bill Sykes arrives and reminds everyone why they should fear “My Name”. He is furious to hear that Oliver has been captured and concocts a plan with Fagin and Dodger to get him back. Alone, Nancy admits that she will do anything for Bill, despite his violent nature “As Long As He Needs Me”. Over at Mr Brownlow’s house in Bloomsbury, Oliver is being cared for by the Doctor and Housemaid who sings “Where is Love? (reprise)” to him. They discuss his condition and send him out to run an errand. Oliver is taken in by the beauty of Bloomsbury that opens out in front of him, “Who Will Buy?” As the crowds disperse, Nancy appears to try and get Oliver back and they kidnap him, taking him back to the thieves kitchen. Nancy argues with Bill about the plan (“It’s a Fine Life Reprise”) and he beats her. Fagin questions his future and whether or not he should continue life as a thief, (“Reviewing the Situation”). Over at the workhouse, Mr Bumble and the now married Mrs Bumble discover a locket that belonged to Oliver’s mother Agnes. They realise that he may have wealthy connections, and journey to find the boy (“Oliver (reprise)”. Mr Brownlow throws the pair out, but recognises the picture in the locket to be his daughter, meaning that Oliver is in fact his grandson. He swears to find the boy and look after him for good. Nancy visits Mr Brownlow and tells him she will bring Oliver to him that night on London Bridge. She knows she is going against Bill’s wishes, but wants to he | Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: 4th November The Questions Macclesfield Pub Quiz League Set by The Lamb Inn ART & ENTERTAINMENT 1. Q. Offenbach’s barcarolle from ‘The Tales of Hoffman’ is a famous piece of music, but what is a barcarolle ? A. A BOATING SONG (Accept any reference to boats). 2. Q. Which Gilbert & Sullivan operetta contains the song generally known as ‘A Policeman’s lot is not a happy one’ ? A. THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE. 3. Q. Which TV presenter is the daughter of Newspaper Editor and Columnist Eve Pollard ? A. CLAUDIA WINKELMAN. 4. Q. Who created the statue of ‘St.Michael’s victory over the Devil’ on Coventry Cathedral ? A. JACOB EPSTEIN. 5. Q. Which artist painted the work entitled ‘Guernica’ ? A. PABLO PICASSO. 6. Q. In the TV series ‘Inspector Morse’, who wrote the theme tune ? A. BARRINGTON PHELOUNG 7. Q. Mark McManus of ‘Taggart’ fame had a famous singing half-brother. Who is he ? A. BRIAN CONNOLLY (Lead singer of The Sweet). 8. Q. Who composed the music for the films ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ and ‘The Mission’ ? A. ENNIO MORRICONE. (a) Q. Which piece of music preceded TV’s ‘The Lone Ranger’ ? A. THE WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE (Giaochino Rossini) (b) Q. Who is the mother of actress Joely Richardson ? A. VANESSA REDGRAVE. (c) Q. In which play does Mrs. Malaprop appear ? A. THE RIVALS (by Sheridan) 1) What is the capital of Croatia ? (A) Zagreb 2) Which river runs through Leicester ? (A) Soar 3) What is described as : a U-shaped body of water that forms when a wide meander from the main river is cut off, creating a free-standing body of water ? (A) Ox Bow Lake 4) What is the largest lake in Europe ? (A) Lake Lagoda (14th largest in the world.) 5) What is a line on a map or chart joining points of equal height or depth called ? (A) Contour 6) Which city is the capital of Canada ? (A) Ottawa 7) Which river runs through Ipswich ? (A) Orwell 8) Yosemite National Park is in which US State ? (A) California SUPPLEMENTARIES (a) Greenland belongs to which country ? (A) Denmark. (b) In which country are the largest waterfalls measured by flow-rate in Europe ? (A) Switzerland (Rhine falls) 1. Q. Which statesman married Miss Clementine Hosier in 1908 ? A. WINSTON CHURCHILL. 2. Q. Who founded The National Viewers & Listeners Association in 1965 ? A. MARY WHITEHOUSE. 3. Q. In which year did the first human heart transplant take place ? A. 1967 (allow 1966-1968). 4. Q. Where was Princess Elizabeth staying when she was given the news of her accession to the throne in 1558 ? A. HATFIELD HOUSE in Hertfordshire. 5. Q. Give a year in the life of Ivan the Terrible. A. 1530 – 1584 6. Q. The Rolls Royce ‘Thrust Measuring Rig’ developed in the 1950’s took off vertically, but what was its nickname ? A. THE FLYING BEDSTEAD. 7. Q. Whose London monument by Edward Bailey is guarded by Edwin Landseer’s lions? A. NELSON 8. Q. What, infamously, happened at Yekaterinburg on July 17th 1918 ? A. THE ASSASINATION OF THE RUSSIAN ROYAL FAMILY (THE ROMANOVS) (a) Q. What was the code-name for planned German invasion of Britain ? A. OPERATION SEA LION. (b) Q. What is the connection between a large fish-eating bird and Drake’s ship ? A. PELICAN (Name of Drakes ship before becoming The Golden Hind). SCIENCE 1. Q. What is the tradename of the Du Pont synthetic fibre of high-tensile strength used mainly in rubber products, notably tyres and bullet-proof vests ? A. KEVLAR. 2. Q. In astronomy, where would you find the ‘Cassini Division’ ? A. SATURNS RINGS. 3. Q. As a percentage, what is the average salinity of sea water ? A. 3.5% (accept 3% to 4%) 4. Q. What name is given to static discharges visible on aircraft wing tips and the tops of ships masts ? A. ST. ELMO’S FIRE. 5. Q. In what device in the home would you find a magnetron ? A. MICROWAVE OVEN. 6. Q. Traditionally, how have teachers always used sticks of calcium sulphate ? A. BLACKBOARD CHALK. 7. Q. Why is sodium carbonate sometimes added to a water supply ? A. TO REDUCE NATURAL HARDNESS. 8. Q. Which element is common to all acids ? A. HYDROGEN. (a) Q. By what name is deuterium oxide also kn |
Which type of quadrilateral has all sides equal but no right angles? | Quadrilaterals - Square, Rectangle, Rhombus, Trapezoid, Parallelogram Quadrilaterals Quadrilateral just means "four sides" (quad means four, lateral means side). A Quadrilateral has four-sides, it is 2-dimensional (a flat shape), closed (the lines join up), and has straight sides. Try it Yourself (Also see this on Interactive Quadrilaterals ) Properties The interior angles add up to 360 degrees: Try drawing a quadrilateral, and measure the angles. They should add to 360° Types of Quadrilaterals There are special types of quadrilateral: Some types are also included in the definition of other types! For example a square, rhombus and rectangle are also parallelograms. See below for more details. Let us look at each type in turn: The Rectangle A rectangle is a four-sided shape where every angle is a right angle (90°). Also opposite sides are parallel and of equal length. The Rhombus A rhombus is a four-sided shape where all sides have equal length. Also opposite sides are parallel and opposite angles are equal. Another interesting thing is that the diagonals (dashed lines in second figure) meet in the middle at a right angle. In other words they "bisect" (cut in half) each other at right angles. A rhombus is sometimes called a rhomb or a diamond. The Square A square has equal sides and every angle is a right angle (90°) Also opposite sides are parallel. A square also fits the definition of a rectangle (all angles are 90°), and a rhombus (all sides are equal length). The Parallelogram A parallelogram has opposite sides parallel and equal in length. Also opposite angles are equal (angles "a" are the same, and angles "b" are the same). NOTE: Squares, Rectangles and Rhombuses are all Parallelograms! Example: angles "a" and "b" as right angles is a square! Isosceles Trapezoid A trapezoid (called a trapezium in the UK) has a pair of opposite sides parallel. And a trapezium (called a trapezoid in the UK) is a quadrilateral with NO parallel sides: a pair of parallel sides NO parallel sides a pair of parallel sides (the US and UK definitions are swapped over!) (Note: when the two sides joining parallel sides are equal in length and both angles coming from a parallel side are also equal we call it an Isosceles trapezoid, as shown above.) The Kite Hey, it looks like a kite (usually). It has two pairs of sides. Each pair is made up of adjacent sides (they meet) that are equal in length. The angles are equal where the pairs meet. Diagonals (dashed lines) meet at a right angle, and one of the diagonal bisects (cuts equally in half) the other. ... and that's it for the special quadrilaterals. Irregular Quadrilaterals The only regular (all sides equal and all angles equal) quadrilateral is a square. So all other quadrilaterals are irregular. Example: a square is also a rectangle. So we include a square in the definition of a rectangle. (We don't say "Having all 90° angles makes it a rectangle except when all sides are equal then it is a square.") This may seem odd, as in daily life we think of a square as not being a rectangle ... but in mathematics it is. Using the chart below we can answer such questions as: Is a Square a type of Rectangle? (Yes) Is a Rectangle a type of Kite? (No) Complex Quadrilaterals Oh Yes! when two sides cross over, we call it a "Complex" or "Self-Intersecting" quadrilateral, like these: They still have 4 sides, but two sides cross over. Polygon A quadrilateral is a polygon . In fact it is a 4-sided polygon, just like a triangle is a 3-sided polygon, a pentagon is a 5-sided polygon, and so on. Play with Them Now that you know the different types, you can play with the Interactive Quadrilaterals . Other Names A quadrilateral can sometimes be called: a Quadrangle ("four angles"), so it sounds like "triangle" a Tetragon ("four and polygon"), so it sounds like "pentagon", "hexagon", etc. | Famous Theorems of Mathematics/Pythagoras theorem - Wikibooks, open books for an open world Famous Theorems of Mathematics/Pythagoras theorem From Wikibooks, open books for an open world Jump to: navigation , search The Pythagoras Theorem or the Pythagorean theorem, named after the Greek mathematician Pythagoras states that: In any right triangle, the area of the square whose side is the hypotenuse (the side opposite to the right angle) is equal to the sum of the areas of the squares whose sides are the two legs (the two sides that meet at a right angle). This is usually summarized as follows: The square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides. If we let c be the length of the hypotenuse and a and b be the lengths of the other two sides, the theorem can be expressed as the equation: a {\displaystyle a^{2}+b^{2}=c^{2}\,} or, solved for c: . {\displaystyle c={\sqrt {a^{2}+b^{2}}}.\,} If c is already given, and the length of one of the legs must be found, the following equations can be used (The following equations are simply the converse of the original equation): c {\displaystyle c^{2}-a^{2}=b^{2}\,} or . {\displaystyle c^{2}-b^{2}=a^{2}.\,} This equation provides a simple relation among the three sides of a right triangle so that if the lengths of any two sides are known, the length of the third side can be found. A generalization of this theorem is the law of cosines, which allows the computation of the length of the third side of any triangle, given the lengths of two sides and the size of the angle between them. If the angle between the sides is a right angle it reduces to the Pythagorean theorem. Contents History[ edit ] The history of the theorem can be divided into four parts: knowledge of Pythagorean triples, knowledge of the relationship between the sides of a right triangle, knowledge of the relationship between adjacent angles, and proofs of the theorem. Megalithic monuments from circa 2500 BC in Egypt, and in Northern Europe, incorporate right triangles with integer sides. Bartel Leendert van der Waerden conjectures that these Pythagorean triples were discovered algebraically. Written between 2000 and 1786 BC, the Middle Kingdom Egyptian papyrus Berlin 6619 includes a problem whose solution is a Pythagorean triple. During the reign of Hammurabi the Great, the Mesopotamian tablet Plimpton 322, written between 1790 and 1750 BC, contains many entries closely related to Pythagorean triples. The Baudhayana Sulba Sutra, the dates of which are given variously as between the 8th century BC and the 2nd century BC, in India, contains a list of Pythagorean triples discovered algebraically, a statement of the Pythagorean theorem, and a geometrical proof of the Pythagorean theorem for an isosceles right triangle. The Apastamba Sulba Sutra (circa 600 BC) contains a numerical proof of the general Pythagorean theorem, using an area computation. Van der Waerden believes that "it was certainly based on earlier traditions". According to Albert Bŭrk, this is the original proof of the theorem; he further theorizes that Pythagoras visited Arakonam, India, and copied it. Pythagoras, whose dates are commonly given as 569–475 BC, used algebraic methods to construct Pythagorean triples, according to Proklos's commentary on Euclid. Proklos, however, wrote between 410 and 485 AD. According to Sir Thomas L. Heath, there is no attribution of the theorem to Pythagoras for five centuries after Pythagoras lived. However, when authors such as Plutarch and Cicero attributed the theorem to Pythagoras, they did so in a way which suggests that the attribution was widely known and undoubted. Around 400 BC, according to Proklos, Plato gave a method for finding Pythagorean triples that combined algebra and geometry. Circa 300 BC, in Euclid's Elements, the oldest extant axiomatic proof of the theorem is presented. Written sometime between 500 BC and 100 AD, the Chinese text Chou Pei Suan Ching (周髀算经), (The Arithmetical Classic of the Gnomon and the Circular Paths of Heaven) gives a statement of t |
The England footballer Nat Lofthouse, who died age 85 in 2011, earned what nickname (an animal of a city) after his courageous match-winning performance against Austria in 1952? | 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 | Which clubs have Latin on their badges? | Football | The Guardian The Knowledge Which clubs have Latin on their badges? Plus: big-money flops, the worst league in the world, and the longest gap between England caps. Email knowledge@guardian.co.uk Arsenal's Clive Allen - but not for long Tuesday 31 August 2004 05.49 EDT First published on Tuesday 31 August 2004 05.49 EDT Share on Messenger Close "Which British football clubs currently have, or have had, Latin words or phrases on their club badges?" asks Robin Jouglah. "Can I have translations too?" By our reckoning, Robin, there are currently four Premiership sides whose badges still dabble in the noble (but very dead) language of Latin. The Blackburn Rovers motto is "Arte et labore," which means "by skill and labour". More controversial is the inscription on Everton's badge, which reads "Nil satis nisi optimum" and roughly translates as "Nothing but the best is good enough". Rumours that the Goodison authorities are thinking of adding "unless the price is right" have so far proved unfounded. Manchester City's motto is "Superbia in proelia," which as every Latin scholar knows means "Pride in battle," while Spurs rejoice in the SAS-like exhortation "Audere est facere," or "To dare is to do". In the lower leagues, Sheffield Wednesday boast of "Consilio et anamis" - which means "intelligence and courage" - while Bristol City share their motto of "Vim promovet insitam" ("Promotes your inner power") with the city's university. Gillingham claim to be the "domus clamantium", or "home of the shouting men". North of the border, Kilmarnock have the monopoly on Latin in the Premierleague with their simple but classy "Confidemus", or "We trust". Elgin City win the comedy rosette for their "Sic itur astra", meaning "Thus we reach the stars". But the prize for non-pretentiousness goes to Queens Park, who play at Hampden but are currently in the Scottish third division. They meekly suggest "Ludere causa ludendi," which means "to play for the sake of playing". WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH "Who is the most expensive player to never make a first-team appearance for his club?" asks Antonia Fraser. One of the earliest known flops is Clive Allen, who joined Arsenal from QPR on June 13, 1980 for £1.25m and left for Crystal Palace two months later for the same price - a fortune in those innocent days. "There were rumours at the time of a deal with Palace based on the premise that QPR would not sell him directly to Palace," reckons Howard Nurtman. "While £1.25m does not pay for a competent groundsman these days, the deal was the equivalent of Newcastle buying Wayne Rooney and then swapping him for Ruud van Nistelrooy without playing him." Both John Hudson and Theodore Kamena mention the strange case of Nicolas Medina, who joined Sunderland from Aregntinos Juniors in June 2001 for £3.5m and has done very little since. Now, strictly speaking, Medina played in an FA Cup third-round replay against Bolton in January 2003 but, as John Hudson points out, "both clubs had fielded weakened sides, viewing the Cup as less important than their ongoing relegation battles". Medina, incidentally, is now the proud owner of an Olympic gold medal. Moving up the evolutionary ladder we reach the Croatian defender Robert Jarni, who signed for Coventry for £4.5m in August 1998. "He watched a friendly with his wife," says Tim Ward, "who allegedly told him he couldn't stay and was then sold less than two weeks later to Real Madrid for a tidy £750,000 profit. Not even a friendly or reserve game in Sky Blue, let alone a first-team appearance." It gets worse. Remember Rafael Scheidt, the Brazilian defender who moved from Gremio Porto Alegre to Celtic for £4.8m in December 1999? Ciaran Carey certainly does. "One unnamed Celtic first-teamer said at the time that 'he couldn't trap a bag of cement'," he seethes. "The Dream Team of John Barnes and Kenny Dalglish saw fit to sign a player who they had only ever seen on video, presumably swayed by his two caps for Brazil (allegedly the result of a widespread racket involving agents brib |
Who was the wife of Richard I of England (the Lionheart)? | Richard the Lionheart Search TheMiddleAges.net Richard the Lionheart Richard I (September 8, 1157 – April 6, 1199) was King of England from 1189 to 1199. He was often referred to as Richard the Lionheart, Coeur de Lion. He was considered a hero in his day and has often been portrayed as one in works of literature. Early life The third of King Henry II's legitimate sons, Richard was never expected to accede to the throne. He was, however, the favourite son of his mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine. Although born in Oxford, England, he soon came to know France as his home. When his parents effectively separated, he remained in Eleanor's care, and was invested with her duchy of Aquitaine in 1168, and of Poitiers in 1172. This was his consolation prize for the fact that his eldest brother, Henry the Young King, was simultaneously crowned as his father's successor. Richard and his other brother, Geoffrey, duke of Brittany, thus learned how to defend their property while still teenagers. As well as being an educated man, able to compose poetry in French and Provençal, Richard was also a magnificent physical specimen, his height is estimated at six feet four inches (1.93 m) tall, and gloried in military activity. From an early age he appeared to have significant political and military abilities, became noted for his chivalry and courage, and soon was able to control the unruly nobles of his territory. As with all the true-born sons of Henry II, Richard had limited respect for his father and lacked foresight and a sense of responsibility. In 1170, his elder brother Henry the Young King was crowned king of England as Henry III. Historians know him as Henry "the Young King" so as not to confuse him with the later king of this name who was his nephew. In 1173, Richard joined his brothers, Henry and Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany, in a revolt against their father. They were planning to dethrone their father and leave the Young King as the only king of England. Henry II invaded Aquitaine twice. At the age of seventeen, Richard was the last of the brothers to hold out against Henry; though, in the end, he refused to fight him face to face and humbly begged his pardon. In 1174, after the end of the failed revolt, Richard gave a new oath of subservience to his father. After his failure Richard concentrated on putting down internal revolts by the dissatisfied nobles of Aquitaine, especially the territory of Gascony. The increasing cruelty of his reign led to a major revolt of Gascony in 1183. Richard had a terrible reputation, including reports of various rapes and murders. The rebels hoped to dethrone Richard and asked his brothers Henry and Geoffrey to help them succeed. Their father feared that the war between his three sons could lead to the destruction of his kingdom. He led the part of his army that served in his French territories in support of Richard. The Young King's death on June 11, 1183, ended the revolt, and Richard remained on his throne. Young Henry's death left Richard as the eldest surviving son and the natural heir when the old King died. However, there was some uncertainty over King Henry's intentions. When Geoffrey also died, Richard was the only realistic possibility, his youngest brother, John, being too weak and inexperienced to be considered as an alternative. From the Young King's death Richard was considered -- though not officially proclaimed -- heir to the joint thrones of England, Normandy and Anjou. In 1188 Henry II planned to concede Aquitaine to his youngest son John Lackland, later King John of England. In opposition to his father's plans, Richard allied himself with King Philip II of France, the son of Eleanor's ex-husband Louis VII by his third wife, Adela of Blois. In exchange for Philip's help against his father, Richard promised to concede his rights to both Normandy and Anjou to Philip. Richard gave an oath of subservience to Philip in November of the same year. In 1189 Richard attempted to take the throne of England for himself by joining Philip's expedition against his father. They were victorious. Henry, | Paul F. Zweifel Paul F. Zweifel PROGRAM NOTES FOR GILBERT AND SULLIVAN SHOW Opera Roanoke, April 26, 1998 This afternoon we are presenting excerpts from two of Gilbert and Sullivan's most popular operettas, Patience and H.M.S. Pinafore. In the first of these, Patience, the village milkmaid, is loved by the poet Reginald Bunthorne, who is in turn loved by twenty lovesick maidens. The maidens are, however, loved by the members of the 35th Dragoon Guards, led by Col. Calverly. Eventually everybody finds a mate except for Bunthorne (which is rather strange since the subtitle of the operetta is Bunthornes's Bride). Patience actually contains more direct contemporary satire than any other of the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. Its target was the aesthetic movement which flourished in Britain between 1870 and the mid-1880's, and introduced the new religion of beauty as a reaction against the ugliness of the Victorian age. The principal male cast members are parodies of Victorian poets. Reginald Bunthorne, the Fleshly Poet, is a thinly-disguised portrait of Oscar Wilde, while it is believed that Archibald Grosvenor, the Idyllic Poet, represents Algernon Swineburne. Certainly, the aesthetic movement was more affected than most, and lent itself naturally to ridicule and satire. In 1878, Oscar Wilde, who personified more than any other person the excesses of aestheticism, arrived in London from Oxford, clutching his sacred lily, waxing enthusiastic about blue and white china and the paintings of the pre-Raphaelites and describing Henry Irving's legs as "distinctly precious." Shortly after, Wilde made a lecture tour of the United States, always walking to the podium dressed in aesthetic, velvety clothes and clutching a lily in his hand. This tour, of course, was promoted by Rupert D'Oyly Carte, the Gilbert and Sullivan impresario, as a promotion for the operetta's upcoming tour in the U.S. Gilbert's original sketch for Patience involved two curates (assistant pastors of the Church of England); this sketch actually was published as a Bab Ballad entitled "The Rival Curates." Being persuaded that this subject matter might be considered offensive by the Victorian public, Gilbert changed the protagonists to poets. A vestige of the original version remains in the first act finale, when Bunthorne proposes to raffle himself off "in aid of a deserving charity." Patience had its premiere on April 23, 1881, and was an instant success. Among the eight numbers which were encored that night were the lovely madrigal "I hear the soft note;" the duet "Prithee pretty maiden;" and other numbers which are on this afternoon's agenda. H.M.S. Pinafore or The Lass that Loved a Sailor has a plot more akin to that of the typical Italian Opera. The soprano, Josephine (Captain Corcoran's daughter) and the tenor, Ralph Rackstraw (a sailor on the Captain's ship) are in love and want to get married. Three baritones--the Captain, Sir Joseph (the Ruler of the Queens Navee) and the hideously ugly sailor Dick Deadeye--do their worst to prevent the match. But omnia vincit amor, with a little help from the bumboat woman, Little Buttercup. H.M.S. Pinafore was Gilbert and Sullivan's fourth opera, and their first great success. It opened on May 25, 1878, and ran for a total of 571 performances. Early on in its run , it seemed that Pinafore might be a flop. But Sullivan conducted some of the music at the summer promenade concerts at the Royal Opera House, whereupon the public took to Pinafore's tuneful melodies and immediately started coming to hear it at the Opera Comique. The character of Sir Joseph Porter was drawn from W.H. Smith, First Lord of the Admiralty in Disraeli's government. Smith had been appointed to his Admiralty post with no previous naval experience whatsoever. Ever thereafter he was, to his great discomfiture, universally known as "Pinafore Smith." "When I was a lad" was even played by a Royal Marine band when Smith went down to launch a ship at Devonport, even though the Port Admiral had given strict orders that no music from Pinafore was to be perf |
Which BBC nightly news programme was presented by Cliff Michelmore, with Fyfe Robertson and Magnus Magnusson? | BBC News - Obituary: Cliff Michelmore Obituary: Cliff Michelmore The consummate professional With his avuncular manner and trademark spectacles, Cliff Michelmore was one of the best-known presenters on British television. His calm and unflappable style became his hallmark, particularly during the decade when he fronted the BBC TV current affairs programme, Tonight. He was a natural choice to handle big, set-piece events such as the BBC's coverage of a general election. And he presided over moments of live drama, notably the assassination of President Kennedy and the return of the damaged Apollo 13. Arthur Clifford Michelmore was born on 11 December 1919 in Cowes on the Isle of Wight. He never really lost touch with his birthplace, always proudly describing himself as an island person. He was the youngest of six children and, following the death of his father when he was just three, he was brought up on a local farm by his older sister and her husband Faux accent I don't know what's going on. And it seems no-one else does either."” End Quote Cliff Michelmore after an on-air glitch I'm a bit of a workaholic," he said. "And you have to be something of a workaholic to work on a farm." Instead he joined the RAF and was commissioned during World War Two before joining the British Forces Network in 1947 as Deputy Director. He'd written scripts previously for the BFN but his arrival to run the RAF element of the station sparked a real interest in broadcasting. He took on a variety of on-air roles including adopting a faux West Country accent to present a weekly gardening feature. He also took part in radio dramas, once playing Little John to Nigel Davenport's Robin Hood in a play that also featured Brian Forbes and Roger Moore. Love blossomed behind the Family Favourites microphone Michelmore achieved his big break when he was asked to fill in at the Hamburg end of Two-Way Family Favourites. The programme went out on Sunday lunchtime on BBC radio and linked members of British forces serving round the world with their families at home It was fortunate both for his public and his personal life. After striking up a warm on-air relationship with the London anchor, Jean Metcalfe, he eventually married her. Technical issues After working as a freelance reporter for the BBC in the South West of England he moved into children's television, presenting the fortnightly Saturday programme Telescope, and also did sports commentary. In 1955 he moved into current affairs, presenting the BBC TV programme Highlight. The programme quickly gained a reputation for its uncompromising interview style, something of a departure from the much more restrained way such things were usually done at the time. In 1957, the BBC launched a new early evening current affairs programme and Michelmore moved over to present it. The Tonight programme broke new ground The programme blended serious issues with more quirky human features, and also made the names of reporters such as Alan Whicker, Derek Hart, Fyfe Robertson and Magnus Magnusson. Tonight broke new ground in television news programmes. Studio equipment appeared in shot and Michelmore often presented items while perched on the edge of his desk. It was a far cry from the formality that was the trademark of news presentation in the 1950s, and Tonight regularly attracted audiences of more than eight million. His laidback style meant he effortlessly dealt with the technical problems that were part and parcel of a live news programme at the time. On one memorable occasion he introduced a news item only for nothing to appear on the screen. Michelmore was unfazed. Continue reading the main story “Start Quote Never in my life have I seen anything like this. I hope I shall never see anything like it again” End Quote Cliff Michelmore on Aberfan "Well, we were supposed to be showing you a piece of film now, but it's not there," he said. I don't know what's going on. And it seems no-one else does either." Aberfan He later admitted that, beneath the calm exterior, his stomach was churning over during these moments of | 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 |
Which country's flag contains the outline of the country? | 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 | World's Ten Most Colorful Flags World's Ten Most Colorful Flags World's 10 Most Colorful Flags Here are ten of the most colorful flags from around the world. While it is fairly common for flags to have just three colors, like the red, white, and blue of the United States or the black, red, and gold of Germany, some flags are much more colorful than that. What makes a flag colorful tends to be a subjective decision, however. There are many flags that use eight or more colors in them, but because the majority of the colors appear in small sections of a coat of arms, it just doesn't seem that colorful. Likewise, other flags may only have three or four colors, but a complex primary design or prominent display of the colors makes the flags appear to be extremely colorful. Here are ten of the world's most colorful flags. For our purposes here, we have considered design as well as the number of colors in selecting the most colorful flags. As the only nation to use six colors in their flag's primary design, South Africa gets first place on our list of the world's most colorful flags. The flag's design is made up of a green horizontal Y, positioned so that the Y touches both the upper and lower left corners of the flag. The triangular shape along the leftmost end of the flag is black with a yellow border. On the right side of the flag, the area above the Y is red, and the area below is blue, both with a white border. The colors and the Y design are meant to represent the convergence of two separate paths: those of the South Africans, and those of the Europeans who colonized the country. Turkmenistan Although with four colors in its design, Turkmenistan's flag is far from having the most colors. It does have the honor of being the most intricate of all the national flags in the world. The flag is primarily green, but with a wide vertical stripe near the left end of the flag. This stripe is primarily red, with five tribal patterns that are used in designing the traditional rugs the country is known for. Orange, white, red, and green can be found in the tribal designs, with a white crescent moon encompassing five white five-pointed stars on the field of green to the right of the stripe, near the top of the flag. Obviously, the five tribal designs represent the country's traditional heritage, while the five stars stand for the five regions of the nation. Saint-Pierre and Miquelon The flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon is a very interesting flag. Designed in 1982, this flag is actually a local flag, with the flag of France used as the islands' official flag. The design depicts a yellow ship on a light blue background with waves drawn in black and white, with three flags forming a narrow border along the leftmost side of the flag: a white, green, and red design in the top third, a black and white design in the middle third, and two yellow lions on a red background in the bottom third. The ship represents the colonization of the islands beginning in 1535, while the three individual designs stand for the origins of the islands' colonists: Basque Country (top), Brittany (middle), and Normandy (bottom). Central Africa The Central African Republic uses five colors in their flag: blue, white, green, yellow, and red. The colors are boldly blocked out in four horizontal stripes of the first four colors, bisected by a single vertical stripe in red. All of the stripes are the same width. In the upper left hand corner, on the leftmost end of the blue stripe, is a single yellow five-point star. Like many nations' flags, the colors represent various pieces of the country's history: The colors are those of the Pan-African and French flags combined, with the red stripe present to represent the bloodshed in the battle for independence. The star is there as a reminder of the hopes for a great future. Dominica The country of Dominica uses six different colors, but not all of those colors are used in the flag's primary design. The flag features a centered cross of yellow, black, and white stripes, with a green background. In the center of the cross |
Which four letter word beginning with P is a beaver skin used as a standard unit of value in the fur trade? | Plus | Define Plus at Dictionary.com plus more by the addition of; increased by: ten plus two is twelve. 2. with the addition of; with: He had wealth plus fame. adjective more (by a certain amount). 6. Electricity. pertaining to or characterized by positive electricity: the plus terminal. 7. Mycology. (in heterothallic fungi) designating, in the absence of morphological differentiation, one of the two strains of mycelia that unite in the sexual process. 8. having a certain quality to an unusual degree: He has personality plus. A bicycle is cheaper than a car, plus it doesn't pollute the air. adverb Idioms 15. pluses and minuses, the good and bad points of something; the advantages and disadvantages; the pros and cons : She spent hours listing the pluses and minuses of each of the apartments she had looked at, trying to narrow down her choices. Origin of plus Latin 1570-1580 1570-80; < Latin plūs more; akin to Greek pleíōn, Old Norse fleiri more, Old English feolu, fela, German viel, Gothic filu, Old Irish il, Greek polý many Usage note Expand Since plus as a preposition has long had the meanings “more by the addition of” and “with the addition of,” it was but a short step to a newer use, mainly in informal writing and speech, as a conjunction meaning “also, and, furthermore.” Although this use is increasing, many object to it, and it is rare in more formal writing. And plus is likewise objected to, especially for being redundant: The paper was delivered two hours late, and plus it was soaking wet. plu plew . ne plus ultra [ne ploo s oo l-trah; English nee pluhs uhl-truh, ney] /ˈnɛ ˌplʊs ˈʊl trɑ; English ˈni ˌplʌs ˈʌl trə, ˈneɪ/ Spell the most intense degree of a quality or state. plew noun, Older Use (in Western U.S. and Canada) . 1. a beaver skin, especially one of prime quality. Origin Expand 1790-1800; < Canadian French pelu; French: noun use of pelu haired, hairy (now obsolete or dial.); see poilu Dictionary.com Unabridged Examples from the Web for plus Expand Contemporary Examples plus read Matt DeLuca on the long trail of abuses by Apple and Brian Ries on people who have said 'iQuit!' The Third Window Anne Douglas Sedgwick Then an addition table, from one plus one to five plus five. The Aliens Murray Leinster At twelve-ten plus forty-five seconds, he and his platoon were to "go over the top" and plunge into the inferno of No Man's Land. The Martian George Du Maurier This, plus its number of days, gives the item for the following month. British Dictionary definitions for plus Expand increased by the addition of: four plus two (written 4 + 2) 2. with or with the addition of: a good job, plus a new car adjective (prenominal) Also positive. indicating or involving addition: a plus sign 4. another word for positive (sense 8), positive (sense 9) 5. on the positive part of a scale or coordinate axis: a value of +x 6. indicating the positive side of an electrical circuit 7. involving positive advantage or good: a plus factor 8. (postpositive) (informal) having a value above that which is stated or expected: she had charm plus 9. (postpositive) slightly above a specified standard on a particular grade or percentage: he received a B+ rating on his essay 10. (botany) designating the strain of fungus that can only undergo sexual reproduction with a minus strain noun (informal) something positive or to the good 14. a gain, surplus, or advantage Mathematical symbol + Usage note Plus, together with, and along with do not create compound subjects in the way that and does: the number of the verb depends on that of the subject to which plus, together with, or along with is added: this task, plus all the others, was (not were) undertaken by the government; the doctor, together with the nurses, was (not were) waiting for the patient Word Origin C17: from Latin: more; compare Greek pleiōn, Old Norse fleiri more, German viel much ne plus ultra the extreme or perfect point or state Word Origin literally: not more beyond (that is, go no further), allegedly a warning to sailors inscribed on the Pillars of Hercules at Gibraltar plew noun | Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: February 2016 Macclesfield Pub Quiz League All questions set by the Dolphin Dragons And Vetted by the Harrington B & the Cock-a-2 (thoroughly – thanks!) 4. Shakespeare’s Heroines (Don’t Panic!) 5. Science (and Technology) Round 1: Children’s Favourites 1. Who wrote the Five Find-outer books? Enid Blyton 2. On children’s TV, Charlie has a little sister. Who? Lola 3. Who sang “I’m a pink toothbrush”, a favourite on Children’s Favourites? Max Bygraves 4. And who owned a magic piano? Sparky 5. Lala and Tinky Winky were two of the Teletubbies. Name one of the others. Po and Dipsy 6 Who wrote Five Children and It? E. Nesbit 7. Mary Lennox is the heroine of which book by Frances Hodgson Burnett? The Secret Garden 8. Anthony Buckridge wrote a series of books about which schoolboy, who is named in the all the titles Jennings 9.For which famous children’s favourite were Mary Tourtel, and then Alfred Bestall, responsible? Rupert the Bear 10. What was the name of the housekeeper in the Brown’s household in the Paddington Bear stories? Mrs Bird. 1.What is the real meaning of Unready, in Ethelred the Unready? Refusing to take advice (un-rede-y) Accept an answer which conveys this meaning! 2.Which Turkish leader inspired the troops of the Ottoman Empire at Gallipolli in 1915, and later led his nation, introducing many modernisations? Mustafa Kemel aka Kemel Attaturk 3.What was the title of the highest official in Ancient (Republican) Rome? Two were elected annually. Consul 4.Which ancient Roman town was destroyed along with Pompeii by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79AD? Herculaneum 5. The subject of much scorn from Churchill, who was the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland during World War II? Eamonn De Valera 6.What part of the body was covered by the piece of armour called a coif? The head (it was a sort of under-helmet, or occasionally helmet, usually of chain mail) 7.Which country fought the Winter War of 1939-40, against the USSR? Finland 8.Which English king was nicknamed Lackland? John Supplementaries What was the job of a reeve, in medieval England? A sort of farm-manager (Slightly lower than a bailiff, and the term could be used for a minor court official) What, in medieval England, was a houpellande? A robe, a sort of overdress Round 3: Arts and Entertainment 1. Which Gilbert and Sullivan opera is subtitled “the Peer and the Peri”? Iolanthe 2. In Pride and Prejudice who (eventually) marries Lydia Bennett? George Wickham 3. In which Dickens’ novel is the heroine called Estella? Great Expectations 4. Which 60’s group was famous for parodies of such songs as the Supremes’ Baby Love? The Barron Knights 5. Where has Boy George recently succeeded Sir Tom Jones? The Voice (BBC TV) 6. Which other famous composer was born in the same year as Bach and Scarlatti (1685)? Handel 7. What was the name of the 2014 film starring Benedict Cumberbach as Alan Turing? The Imitation Game 8. Who took over from Matt Smith as the Doctor in Dr Who? Peter Capaldi Supplementaries Who is the only chart act to appear twice in the top 10 of best selling UK singles of all time? Boney M Who has been the Doctor in Doctor Who, Margery Allingham’s detective Campion in the TV series of that name, and a vet in all Creatures Great and Small? Peter Davison Round 4: Shakespeare’s Heroines (Don’t Panic!) All the questions in this round concern women who share their first names with Shakespearean heroines 1.Which poet had a muse called Beatrice? Dante. 2.In Call the Midwife, Miranda Hart plays Camilla Noakes. By what nickname is the character better known? Chummy 3.Who wrote about a private detective, Cordelia Grey, in the book “An Unsuitable Job for a Woman”? PD James 4.Who does Hermione marry in the Harry Potter books? Ron Weasley 5.The actress, Helena Bonham Carter is the great-granddaughter of which Prime Minister? HH Asquith 6.In the late 15th century, Ferdinand and Isabella ruled Spain jointly. Of which region of Spain was Isabella queen in her own right? Castille 7.Cate Blanchett played which character in the films of Lord of the R |
The Chinese (translated) 'Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists' which once instigated a famous rebellion against colonial and imperial presence in Peking (now Beijing) China, were better known by what name? | Chinese Cultural Studies: Concise Political History of China Concise Political History of China Compiled from Compton's Living Encyclopedia on America Online (August 1995) 1. HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTINUITY A significant aspect of China is its long cultural and national history. The Chinese people have shared a common culture longer than any other group on Earth. The Chinese writing system, for example, dates back almost 4,000 years. The imperial dynastic system of government, which continued for centuries, was established as early as 221 BC. Although specific dynasties were overturned, the dynastic system survived. China was even ruled at times by foreign invaders, such as the Mongols during the Yuan Dynasty, from AD 1279 to 1368, and the Manchus during the Ch'ing Dynasty, from AD 1644 to 1911, but the foreigners were largely absorbed into the culture they governed. It is as if the Roman Empire had lasted from the time of the Caesars to the 20th century, and during that time had evolved a cultural system and written language shared by all the peoples of Europe. The dynastic system was overturned in 1911, and a weak republican form of government existed until 1949. In that year, after a long civil war, the People's Republic of China, with a Communist government, was proclaimed. This government and the ruling Communist party have controlled China ever since. Although the dynastic system has disappeared, the People's Republic occupies essentially the same territory and governs the same people. If anything, the culture and power of China seem stronger in the late 20th century than at almost any other period in history. Under the People's Republic, China's role in world economic and political affairs has grown increasingly more important. 2. BEGINNINGS AND EARLY HISTORY Archaeological evidence suggests that China is one of the cradles of the human race. The earliest known human in China, whose fossilized skull was unearthed in Shanxi Province in 1963, is believed to date back to 600,000 BC. The remains of Sinanthropus pekinensis, known as Peking Man and dating back to 400,000 BC, were excavated in 1923 at Zhoukoudianzhen near Peking. Peking Man was closely related to Pithecanthropus of Java and lived during the Old Stone Age. In the upper caves of Zhoukoudianzhen are found artifacts of a late Old Stone Age man (50,000-35,000 BC), who ranks in age with the Cro-Magnon of Europe. This was an early form of Homo sapiens, or modern man, who made tools out of bones as well as stones, made clothes out of animal hides, and knew how to make fire. Around the 4th or 3rd millennium BC, in the New Stone Age, great changes occurred in the lives of the ancient Chinese. Larger numbers of people began living together at settled places, cultivating land, and domesticating animals. These people made polished stone tools and built shelters in pit dwellings and beehive huts that were covered with reed roofs. Such villages were found mostly in the area of the great bend of the Huang He on the North China Plain. Despite its severe winters, this area was well suited to agriculture. In fact, it closely resembled the other cradles of ancient civilizations, such as the valley of the Nile in Egypt. The people of this period (3000-2000 BC) also developed the art of making pottery for storing food and drink. Two distinct types have been discovered: red clay pots with swirling black designs in the northwest near Yangshao village, and smooth black pottery in northeast China near Lungshan, a site in Shandong Province. 3. SHANG DYNASTY The Chinese had settled in the Huang He, or Yellow River, valley of northern China by 3000 BC. By then they had pottery, wheels, farms, and silk, but they had not yet discovered writing or the uses of metals. The Shang Dynasty (1766-1122 BC) is the first documented era of ancient China. The highly developed hierarchy consisted of a king, nobles, commoners, and slaves. The capital city was Anyang, in north Henan Province. Some scholars have suggested | 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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In the O. Henry story “The Gift of the Magi”, what did Della sell to buy a chain for her husband’s prized pocket watch? | Della in The Gift of the Magi Character Analysis Della: One Devoted Woman Della is the loving, warm, selfless, and occasionally hysterical heroine of the story. Della's financially poor. She spends all of her days in a cramped flat, as "mistress of the home" (3). In other words, she's a homemaker. Della basically lives for one thing (or rather, person): Jim, her husband. She's spent a lot of the time leading up to Christmas just thinking of what to get him: She had been saving every penny she could for months, with this result. Twenty dollars a week doesn't go far. Expenses had been greater than she had calculated. They always are. Only $1.87 to buy a present for Jim. Her Jim. Many a happy hour she had spent planning for something nice for him. (5) As you might gather from that, Della throws just about every bit of energy she has into being good to Jim. She's been saving for months just to round up money for a Christmas present. She has even endured the humiliation of pinching pennies at stores. He may not be bringing in much money, but Jim is the cat's pajamas for Della. He deserves the absolute best, which is why she's so set on getting him the perfect present: "Something fine and rare and sterling – something just a little bit near to being worthy of the honor of being owned by Jim" (6). Della is willing to go to any length to achieve this goal, and ends up selling her one prized possession – her hair – to do it. Although she sheds a tear or two over the hair, really it doesn't seem to affect her that much. She doesn't even think it's much of a choice. She has to get Jim a present: "I had my hair cut off and sold because I couldn't have lived through Christmas without giving you a present. It'll grow out again – you won't mind, will you? I just had to do it" (28). In fact, the thing that seems to bother Della most about losing her hair is that Jim likes it so much. She's worried he won't find her pretty anymore (though she doesn't really have anything to worry about). She barely seems to think of herself at all. That's devotion. Is Della Too Devoted? Della's so devoted, in fact, you might be a little bit bothered. It might be difficult to define Della apart from Jim: she lives for her husband. But it looks like her husband might live only for her too. After all, he sacrifices his watch – which is a precious object that's been passed down through his family for generations (and won't grow back) – to get her a gift. And given how humble their circumstances are, and how hard his work must be, it's not clear what else he would have to live for besides Della. So is Jim just as devoted to Della as Della is to Jim? It's likely that he is. If that's the case, though Della and Jim definitely play different roles, they're in a relationship of equality, and equal devotion. That makes Della's own devotion less strange, and kind of wonderful – like it's supposed to be. Della and Jim's utter devotion to each other is the whole point of the story, after all. It's because of this devotion that both sacrifice their only prized possessions to get gifts for each other. That selflessness is what makes them wise givers – magi – and what teaches us the lesson about the meaning of giving that the narrator wants to get across. Still, it's true that we don't actually ever get to go inside Jim's head and see whether he loves her as much as she loves him. So if you want to be skeptical of the narrator's heartwarming ending and be cynical about Della, we suppose you can. Della's Hysteria But you might still find one more complaint to make about Della. She might seem unrealistically emotional. The very first thing we see her do is collapse into a sobbing fit on the couch. And once she gets Jim's present, she shrieks in ecstasy only to burst into tears almost immediately afterwards: And then an ecstatic scream of joy; and then, alas! a quick feminine change to hysterical tears and wails, necessitating the immediate employment of all the comforting powers of the lord of the flat. (37) Not only that, throughout the story Della just seems on edge, as | William Shakespeare (Character) - Quotes William Shakespeare (Character) Christopher Marlowe : What is the story? William Shakespeare : Well, there's this pirate. - In truth I have not written a word. Christopher Marlowe : I thought your play was for Burbage. William Shakespeare : This is a different one. Christopher Marlowe : A different one you haven't written? [after sex] William Shakespeare : Hmm? Viola De Lesseps : And that was only my first try. Lord Wessex : I cannot shed blood in her house, but I will cut your throat anon. Do you have a name? William Shakespeare : Christopher Marlowe, at your service. Viola de Lesseps : [as Thomas Kent] Tell me how you love her, Will. William Shakespeare : Like a sickness and its cure together. William Shakespeare : His name is Mercutio. Ned Alleyn : What's the name of the play? William Shakespeare : [prompting him] Go on! William Shakespeare : I'm done with theater. The playhouse is for dreamers. Look what the dream brought us. Viola De Lesseps : It was we ourselves did that. And for my life to come, I would not have it otherwise. Viola De Lesseps : I loved a writer and gave up the prize for a sonnet. William Shakespeare : I was the more deceived. Viola De Lesseps : Yes, you were deceived, for I did not know how much I loved you. [Saying their goodbyes] William Shakespeare : You will never age for me, nor fade, nor die. William Shakespeare : It is not a comedy I'm writing now. William Shakespeare : Love knows nothing of rank or river bank. William Shakespeare : Love denied blights the soul we owe to God. William Shakespeare : A broad river divides my lovers: family, duty, fate. As unchangeable as nature. William Shakespeare : You see? The comsumptives plot against me. "Will Shakespeare has a play, let us go and cough through it." William Shakespeare : A lowly player. Viola De Lesseps : Alas indeed, for I thought you the highest poet of my esteem and writer of plays that capture my heart. William Shakespeare : Oh - I am him too! [last lines] William Shakespeare : My story starts at sea, a perilous voyage to an unknown land. A shipwreck. The wild waters roar and heave. The brave vessel is dashed all to pieces. And all the helpless souls within her drowned. All save one. A lady. Whose soul is greater than the ocean, and her spirit stronger than the sea's embrace. Not for her a watery end, but a new life beginning on a stranger shore. It will be a love story. For she will be my heroine for all time. And her name will be Viola. William Shakespeare : Can you love a fool? William Shakespeare : Follow that boat! First Boatman : Right you are, guv'nor!... I know your face. Are you an actor? William Shakespeare : [oh God, here we go again] Yes. First Boatman : Yes, I've seen you in something. That one about a king. First Boatman : I had that Christopher Marlowe in my boat once. Viola De Lesseps : I have never undressed a man before. William Shakespeare : It is strange to me, too. Viola De Lesseps : You have never spoken so well of him before. William Shakespeare : He was not dead before. William Shakespeare : You still owe me for One Gentleman of Verona. William Shakespeare : My muse, as always, is Aphrodite. Philip Henslowe : Aphrodite Baggett, who does it behind the Dog and Crumpet? William Shakespeare : You, sir, are a gentleman. Ned Alleyn : And you, sir, are a Warwickshire shithouse. William Shakespeare : I have a wife, yes, and I cannot marry the daughter of Sir Robert De Lesseps. You needed no wife come from Stratford to tell you that, and yet, you let me come to your bed. Viola De Lesseps : Calf-love. I loved the writer and gave up the prize for a sonnet. Viola De Lesseps : It is a house of ill repute! William Shakespeare : It is, Thomas, but of good reputation. Come, there's no harm in a drink! Philip Henslowe : Will! Where is my play? Tell me you have it nearly done! Tell me you have it started. [desperately] "The Twilight Zone: The Bard (#4.18)" (1963) William Shakespeare : [In resp |
In which country where the Lord's Resistance Army first active? | The Lord's Resistance Army The Lord's Resistance Army Washington, DC March 23, 2012 The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has been active since 1986, making it one of Africa’s oldest, most violent, and persistent armed groups. The LRA was formed in northern Uganda to fight against the Government of Uganda, and operated there from 1986 to 2006. At the height of the conflict, nearly two million people in northern Uganda were displaced. Lacking public support, the LRA resorted to forcible recruitment to fill its ranks. A 2006 study funded by UNICEF estimated that at least 66,000 children and youth had been abducted by the LRA between 1986 and 2005. According to that study, most of these children were only held for a brief period of time and then released or escaped, but others were forced to become child soldiers or sex slaves and commit unspeakable acts. Under increasing pressure, LRA’s leader Joseph Kony ordered the LRA to withdraw completely from Uganda in 2005 and 2006 and move west into the border region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Central African Republic (CAR), and what would become the Republic of South Sudan. The LRA has continued to operate in this border region to date. With the LRA’s departure, northern Uganda has undergone a significant positive transformation. More than 95% of the people who once lived in displacement camps have left to rebuild their lives. The United States has played a leading role, among donors, in supporting this Uganda-led recovery process. Since 2000, more than 12,000 former LRA fighters and abductees have left the group and been reintegrated through Uganda’s Amnesty Commission. Many more have escaped and returned to their communities without going through reception centers. From 2006 to 2008, representatives of the Government of Uganda and the LRA participated in negotiations in Juba, South Sudan, mediated by Southern Sudan officials. The U.S. State Department sent a senior official to support the talks. The negotiators finalized a peace agreement, but Joseph Kony refused on multiple occasions to sign. During 2008, the LRA increased attacks and abductions in the DRC and CAR. In late 2008, regional leaders agreed to undertake new military operations against the LRA. Since then, the Ugandan military has continued to pursue LRA groups across the region, in coordination with the other militaries. As a result of military pressure and defections, the LRA’s core fighters have been reduced to an estimated 150-200, in addition to an unknown number of accompanying abductees, women and children. However, the LRA retains the capacity to cast a wide shadow across the region because of its brutality and the fear it arouses in local populations. According to the UN, there were 278 reported attacks attributed to the LRA in 2011. The UN estimates that more than 465,000 people in CAR, the DRC, and South Sudan were displaced or living as refugees during 2011 as a result of the LRA threat. In 2005, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for the LRA’s top leader Joseph Kony and four other top commanders – Vincent Otti, Okot Odhiambo, Dominic Ongwen, and Raska Lukwiya – for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Otti and Lukwiya are now believed to be dead, but the others remain at large. The United Nations Security Council has repeatedly condemned ongoing attacks carried out by the LRA and commended the important efforts undertaken by militaries in the region to address the threat posed by the LRA. The UN has peacekeeping operations in South Sudan and the DRC whose mandates include helping to address the LRA. On November 22, 2011, the African Union formally designated the LRA as a terrorist group and authorized an initiative to enhance regional cooperation toward the elimination of the LRA. The U.S. State Department has included the LRA on its “Terrorist Exclusion List” since 2001. In 2008, Joseph Kony was designated by the State Department as a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist,” under Executive Order 13324. Over the past decade (FY 2002-FY 2011) | Alberto Fujimori - Rise and Fall El Sendero Luminoso and El Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru Peruvian Terrorism When Fujimori become president in 1990 Peru was facing catastrophe. The economy was in the grip of hyperinflation but, even more seriously, in the countryside a bloody civil war was raging between the army and the guerrilla movement, el Sendero Luminoso or the Shining Path, which controlled about a third of the country. Abimael Guzmán, a philosophy lecturer in the University of San Cristóbal de Huamanga, in Ayacucho, founded the Shining Path in 1970 as a Maoist breakaway movement from the pro-Russian Peruvian Communist Party. Poverty and injustice made Ayacucho a fertile breeding ground for the movement which started a campaign armed insurrection in 1980. By the middle of the decade several thousand guerrillas were operating in rural areas and by late 80s urban terrorism was also a problem. Sendero Luminoso was not the only terrorist movement. The other was the Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru, generally known by its initials, MRTA, or as Túpac Amaru which was the name of the last Inca ruler who was assassinated by the Spaniards in 1572. Almost two centuries later, Tupac Amaru's great-grandson, José Gabriel Condorcanqui, better known as Tupac Amaru II, led a new uprising against Spanish rule but his rebellion was crushed and he was captured and, after being tortured, was executed in the main plaza in Cusco in 1781. The MRTA, which was smaller and less extreme than Sendero Luminoso, started its guerrilla campaign in 1984. In February 1989 the MRTA suffered a setback when its leader, Victor Polay, was captured but on July 8, 1990, less than three weeks before Fujimori became president, 47 MRTA members, including Polay, escaped from Canto Grande prison via a 332 metre tunnel. Che Guevara in Peru In 1951-52 Che Guevara and his doctor friend Alberto Granado undertook a journey by motor bike from Argentina through Chile and Peru to Venezuela. It was in Peru that Guevara came in close contact with South America's Indian masses for the first time. In his diary he noted the words of a school teacher in Puno with whom he made friends. "The present system of education ... on the rare occasions it does offer indians an education, ... only fills them with shame and resentment, leaving them unable to help their fellow indians and at a tremendous disadvantage in a white society which is hostile to them and doesn't want to accept them." "The fate of these unhappy people is to vegetate in some obscure bureaucratic job and die hoping that, thanks to the miraculous power of the drop of Spanish blood in their veins, one or other of their children will somehow achieve the goal to which they aspire until the end of their days." No doubt the experiences he gained on his epic motor bike trip played an important part in the formation of Che Guevara's political outlook. What he said about the native people of Peru could also be said of those in Bolivia where, 14 years later, Guevara tried to organise a revolution like the one he had helped Fidel Castro to lead in Cuba. However he was captured in 1967 and executed on the order of President Barrientos. Despite the failure of his campaign Bolivia, Che Guevara's words and deeds were to inspire the MRTA in Peru. At first Fernando Belaúnde did not take the terrorist threat very seriously but in December 1982 he authorised the intervention of the armed forces in the counterinsurgency struggle. Atrocities were committed by both the terrorists, |
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In which small Middle Eastern Country were women only granted the right to vote in 2006? | Politics, Elections and the “Reality” of Women’s Rights in Kuwait - Diplomatic Courier Diplomatic Courier April 8, 2013 Written by Richard Rousseau, Contributor Political authoritarianism has been constant feature in the Arab political systems, and despite the ongoing “Arab Spring,” there is a continuing tendency to prevent women from freely participating in political processes. Recently, a handful of Arab countries have consented to slightly alter their political systems so as to allow women and opposition groups to have a greater say on political issues. Nevertheless, the Arab Middle East as a whole is still a long way from being a region where women are engaged in political life. Politics in the Gulf monarchies or states making up the Fertile Crescent still remains a male-dominated profession. The ratio of female to male politicians is significantly small in comparison to other regions of the world. Some positive changes have been made in Bahrain (women have the right to vote since 2002, but none have ever been elected to parliament so far) and Morocco where more women are now included in politics and government. In 2003 Egypt appointed the first women judge, and Qatar saw the appointment of the first woman to the cabinet of ministers. Kuwait, however, is a ‘special case’ in the Arab Middle East. Until 2005, the all-male Kuwaiti parliament excluded women from all political processes. In fact, only about 15 percent of Kuwaiti citizens had the right to vote. However, on May 16, 1999 the first steps towards electoral change were taken. Emir Jaber, who reigned from 1977 to 2006, unpredictably issued a decree allowing women the right to vote and hold public office; however, the Kuwaiti parliament rejected the decree on the ground that it was legislated by decree. Then, on May 16, 2004 the Cabinet of Ministers approved a new women’s suffrage bill, but a year later, on May 3, 2005, the Islamist and conservative elements in parliament abstained from voting on the bill, and therefore the parliament postponed the vote on women’s suffrage bill. It was not until May 17th of the same year that the parliament finally passed the law, giving women the right to vote and hold public office. Between the establishment of the parliament in 1963 as part of the country’s first post-independence constitution and the passage of the women’s suffrage bill, Kuwait’s parliament had been the sole preserve of men. Among the most activist groups for the recognition of fundamental political and social rights to women are the Kuwait Federation of Women’s Association and the Women’s Cultural and Social Society, both accredited by the government as representatives of Kuwaiti women. They are also authorized by the central government to hold meetings and organize events against the exclusion of women from the political scene. Kuwaiti politics has featured constant clashes between the government and the elected MPs during the past decade. On March 19, 2008, Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah dissolved the National Assembly and announced that a parliamentary election would be held on May 17, 2008. A total of 361,685 Kuwaitis turned out to vote, 57 percent of them women. While 27 of the 275 election candidates were women, none of the female candidates won. Kuwait’s voters handed a slight victory to reformists who formed a loose alliance with Islamists in order to control two thirds of the seats. Emir al-Sabah once again dissolved the parliament on March 18 2009, due to an unresolved conflict between some members of the government and the Assembly, and called for another poll two months later. The May 16-17, 2009 parliamentary election marked a breakthrough in Kuwaiti politics. More than 195,000 women voted, and of the twenty-eight who ran for seats in the parliament four emerged winners. Massouma al-Mubarak, a cabinet minister in 2005, Salwa al-Jassar and Aseel al-Awadhi, both U.S.-educated professors, and Rola Dashti, an economist, were the first women to obtain seats in the Kuwaiti parliament or anywhere in the Gulf. Their victories were an achievement | Poll system, 2 new trivia lists · Twentysix26/Red-DiscordBot@9ce74b6 · GitHub 75 trivia/2015.txt @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +In China in 2015 the record for the longest mating session between two giant pandas was broken at?`18 minutes`18 mins +Ford claimed to launch the first 'e-(What?)' at the 2015 Mobile World Congress Show?`Bike +A 2015 intensive listening study discovered that giraffes actually?`Hum +Name the last US president to meet the leader of Cuba before Barack Obama did in 2015?`Eisenhower +Jay Z and Beyonce launched a music streaming service in 2015 called? `Tidal +At auction in 2015, $1.2m was paid for Don McLean's original handrwitten lyrics for which 1971 big hit song? `American Pie +In 2015 what global contest ruled against the use of swimsuits for its 114 competitors, for the first time since 1951 inception? `Miss World +Which vast tech corporation opened its first 'Nest' branded intelligent home store in Palo Alto California in 2015?`Google +In 2015 Japan lowered its voting age to what?`18`eighteen +The abbreviation MERS, significantly impacting South Korea 2015, is otherwise known as?`Camel Flu +Christian is the lead character in the film 2015 adaptation of what extraordinarily successful book?`Fifty Shades of Grey`50 shades of grey +Who stepped down as chief of 21st Century Fox in 2015?`Rupert Murdoch`murdoch +In 2015 a new North Korean schools curriculum reportedly included that leader Kim Jong-un learnt to drive at age?`3`three +Which car company launched the Avensis model in 2015?`Toyota +In 2015 evidence of water was found on which planet?`Mars +Which 'BRIC' country launched the Astrosat space lab in 2015?`India +Who won the 2015 men's tennis French Open?`Stan Warwinka`warwinka +What company launched the S6 Edge smartphone?`Samsung +Which leading professional networking tech corporation, whose main revenue is selling user access/details to recruiters, bought the Lynda learning company for $1.5bn in 2015?`Linkedin`linked in +'Dismaland' was the temporary theme park/exhibition of which famous 'anonymous' artist?`Banksy +Matthais Muller was made chief of which troubled car company in 2015?`Volkswagen`vw +In 2015 the World Anti-Doping Agency suggested banning which nation from the 2016 Olympics?`Russia +The game of Monopoly celebrated what anniversary in 2015?`eighty`80`80th +Name the Princess born 4th in succession to the British throne in 2015, to Britain's Duke and Duchess of Cambridge?`Charlotte +The 2015 Mad Max movie is sub-titled?`Fury Road`mad max: fury road`mad max fury road +The Magna Carta, signed in London, and inspiring constitutional rights globally thereafter, was how many years old in 2015?`eight hundred`800 +In 2015 the Sinabug volcano erupted in what country?`Indonesia +Olav Bjortmont became 2015 world champion in?`Quizzing`quiz +Lars Lokke led his centre-right party to 2015 government election victory in what country?`Denmark +Blackberry's new phone for 2015 was called the...?`Priv +Facebook's new music sharing/streaming feature launched in 2015 was called "Music... 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The science and study of most aspects of wine and winemaking is known as what? | Wine Making as a Career | Career Options in Oenology - Viticulture | How to become a Winemaker/ Oenologist/ Viticulturist | Winemaking Careers and courses in India Institutes Wine - an alternative to alcoholic drinks has come to occupy a dominant position with changing urban life style. It is not so simple and easy to make a perfect blend of wine. Only those who have a pure love for wine can excel in this field as it involves a lot of hard work. Some talent, experimentation and a little luck is required to create great tasting wine. Wine is made through a process known as fermentation. This process requires large amounts of fruit juice or plant matter juice. Once the juice is extracted or pressed from the fruit, micro-organisms, known as yeast, convert the sugar in the juice to alcohol. This process typically takes several weeks or even several months. The wine is then usually aged in barrels and bottled in glass wine bottles or jugs. The tastes of different wines vary drastically, depending on a number of factors. For instance, the type of fruit used to make a particular wine will often help create the predominant taste of the wine. The sugar content of the fruit and any additional additives will also affect the taste of the final product. Viticulture and Oenology are the two major terms associated with wine making. While Viticulture involves with the series of events that take place in the vineyard, Oenology deals with the study of all aspects of winemaking. Viticulture considered as a branch of horticulture, is the science, production and study of grapes. When grapes are used for making wines, viticulture is referred to as viniculture. Viticulturists are those who cultivate grapes, especially for winemaking. They mostly work in vineyards and their main job involves monitoring and controlling pests and diseases, fertilizing, irrigation, canopy management, monitoring fruit development and characteristics, deciding when to harvest, vine pruning etc. Oenology alias enology is the science and study of all aspects of wine and winemaking that involves starting from the selection of the grapes till bottling the produced wine for the market. The word oenology is derived from the Greek word 'oenos', which means wine, and ‘logy’ which means study. People who are associated with wine production are referred to as winemakers or oenologists/ enologists. Both these outdoor and indoor aspects of wine production are often intimately involved, since vineyard management and the resulting grape characteristics provide the basis from which winemaking can begin. Sometimes both these duties are performed by the same individual. The popularity of wine and its benefits is increasing day by day and has created a whole new realm of career opportunities in the wine industry. With greater expertise and more professional approach in all its aspects, from grape growing to wine marketing, this industry has a promising bright future. Even though wine making industry is a male-dominated one, nowadays females are also entering into this field. How to become a Wine Maker Those with a degree in science preferably with a background in biochemistry, horticulture, agriculture, food sciences, chemistry, biotechnology or microbiology can opt for a career in winemaking. Degree programs offered in the field of wine studies are typically a blend of two other degrees namely oenology and viticulture which gives an idea about the cultivation of grapes and the production of wine. Almost every Indian state has at least one agriculture university and most of them offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses in horticulture with specialisation in oenology and viticul | Wine Tasting Descriptors (terminology) Wine Tasting Descriptors (terminology) Tasting terms: A Accessible – A wine that is easy to drink without an overwhelming sense of tannin, acidity, body or extract. Aftertaste – A term for the taste left on the palate after wine has been swallowed, also known as “finish”. Aggressive – A wine with harsh and pronounced flavours, the opposite of wines that may be described as “smooth” or “soft”. Alcoholic – A wine that tends to have too much alcohol presence. Astringent – An overly tannic white wine. Acidic – A wine with a noticeable acidity. Aroma – The smell of a wine. The term is generally applied to younger wines, while the term Bouquet is reserved for more aged wines. Austere – A wine that is dominated by harsh acidity or tannin and is lacking the fruit needed to balance those components. Autolytic – Aroma of “yeasty” or acacia-like floweriness commonly associated with wines that have been aged sur lie. B Baked – A wine with a high alcohol content that gives the perception of stewed or baked fruit flavours. May indicate a wine from grapes that were exposed to the heat of the sun after harvesting. Balanced – A wine that incorporates all its main components – tannins, acidity, sweetness and alcohol – in a manner where no single component stands out. Big – A wine with intense flavour, or high in alcohol. Biscuity – A wine descriptor often associated with Pinot noir dominated-Champagne. It is a sense of yeasty or brad dough aroma and flavours. Bite – A firm and distinctive perception of tannins or acidity. This can be a positive or negative attribute depending on whether the overall perception of the wine is balanced. Bitter – An unpleasant perception of tannins. Blowzy – An exaggerated fruity aroma. Commonly associated with lower quality fruity winse. Body – The sense of ‘weight’ the wine has in the mouth. Bouquet – The layers of smells and aromas perceived in a wine. Bright – When describing the visual appearance of the wine, it refers to high clarity, very low levels of suspended solids. When describing fruit flavours it refers to noticeable acidity and vivid intensity. Buttery – A wine that has gone through malolactic fermentation and has a rich, creamy mouth-feel with flavours reminiscent of butter. C Cassis – The French term for flavours associated with black currant. In wine tasting, the use of cassis over black currant typically denotes a more concentrated, richer flavour. Cedarwood – A collective term used to describe the woodsy aroma of a wine that has been treated with oak. Charming – A subjective term used to describe a wine with a range of pleasing properties but nothing that stands out in an obvious fashion. Chewy – The sense of tannins that is palpable but not overwhelming. Cheesy – An aroma element characteristic of aged Champagne that develops after an extended period of ageing. It is associated with the aroma of aged, nutty cheeses such as gouda and is caused by a small amount of butyric acid that is created during fermentation and later develops into an ester known as ethyl butyrate. Chocolaty – A term most often used to describe rich red wines such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot noir with flavours and mouth feel associated with chocolate—typically dark. Cigar-box – A term used to describe the tobacco aromas derived from oak influence. Citrous – A wine with the aromas and flavours from the citrus family of fruits. Classic – A subjective term used to denote a wine of exceptional quality that displays the typicity of its varietal(s), displays layers of complexity and is very well balanced. Clean – A wine that does not demonstrate any obvious faults or unwanted aromas or flavours. Clear – A wine with no obvious particular matter. Closed – A wine that is not very aromatic (at least for the time being). Cloves – An aroma associated with oak treatment that gives the perception of cloves. It is caused by the creation of eugenic acid by the toasting of oak barrels. Cloying – A wine with a sticky or sickly sweet character that is not balanced with acidity. Coarse – A term f |
In which castle was Mary Queen of Scots executed in 1587? | The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1587 The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1587 Printer Friendly Version >>> Mary's troubles began six days after her birth in 1542. It was on that day that her father, King James V of Scotland, died and the infant was declared Queen of the Scots. She was immediately thrust into a caldron of political turmoil containing a broiling mix of the long-standing enmity between Scotland and England, the fragility of the Tudor succession to the English throne, England's rivalry with France, and the religious violence between Catholics and Protestants. Young Mary As the great-granddaughter of England's Henry VII, Mary was next in line to the crown of England after Henry VIII's children - Edward, Mary and Elizabeth. The Scots attempted to remove the threat posed to Henry's succession by pledging the new-born Mary to marriage with his son Edward. This plan soon self-destructed, however, and the Scots turned to their old ally (and England's old enemy) France. Mary was sent there at age six for her upbringing and education. The 18-year-old Mary (now a confirmed Catholic) returned to Scotland in 1561 to reign as Queen of her subjects (now confirmed Protestants). Contrary to all expectations, Queen and subjects initially achieved an accommodation. However, this situation quickly deteriorated. In 1565 Mary married her first cousin Henry, Lord Darnley and gave birth to a son - James - the following year. In 1567, her husband was murdered and Mary quickly married the Scottish Earl of Bothwell an action that outraged the Scottish nobility who promptly imprisoned Mary and forced her to abdicate her throne to her one-year-old son, James. The following year Mary escaped from her prison but was forced to flee across the border with England after the defeat of her supporters at the Battle of Langside, near Glasgow, on May 13. Instead of the refuge she anticipated, Mary was immediately imprisoned by Queen Elizabeth and spent the next 19 years shuffling from castle to castle while her cousin deliberated what to do with her. Mary became a lighting rod for plots and rumored plots against Elizabeth. Finally, in 1587, Elizabeth was persuaded to end the threat to her throne once and for all and ordered Mary's execution. "No, no, Madam you must die, you must die!" Mary's execution took place at Fotheringhay Castle. Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantome was a member of the French nobility who accompanied Mary during her internment. He provides us with a sympathetic account of Mary's execution that begins with the arrival of a delegation from Queen Elizabeth announcing that the former Queen of the Scots is to be executed the next day: ADVERTISMENT "On February 7, 1587, the representatives of the English Queen, reached the Castle of Fotheringay, where the Queen of Scotland was confined at that time, between two and three o'clock in the afternoon. In the presence of her jailer, Paulet, they read their commission regarding the execution of the prisoner, and said that they would proceed with their task the next morning between seven and eight o'clock. The jailer was then ordered to have everything in readiness. Without betraying any astonishment, the Queen thanked them for their good news, saying that nothing could be more welcome to her, since she longed for an end to her miseries, and had been prepared for death ever since she had been sent as a prisoner to England. However, she begged the envoys to give her a little time in which to make herself ready, make her will, and place her affairs in order. It was within their power and discretion to grant these requests. The Count of Shrewsbury replied rudely: 'No, no, Madam you must die, you must die! Be ready between seven and eight in the morning. It cannot be delayed a moment beyond that time.' " "Please help me mount this. This is the last request I shall make of you." Mary spent the rest of the day and the early hours of the next morning writing farewell letters to friends and relatives, saying goodbye to her ladies-in-waiting, and praying. We rej | Mary Stewart, Queen of Scots (1542 - 1587) - Genealogy Mary Stewart, Queen of Scots Scots Gaelic: Mairi Stiùbhairt, Queen of Scots Also Known As: "Mairi Stiùbhairt", "Mary I.of Scotland", "Marie Stuart", "Mary Queen of Scots", "Marie Queen Consort of France", "Mary", "Queen Of Scots", "42nd Queen of Scots" Birthdate: Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Death: in Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England Cause of death: Queen of Scotland, Queen of Scots, Queen of the Scots Managed by: Dec 8 1542 - Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Death: Feb 8 1587 - Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England Parents: Henry Stuart, François II, Earl Child: About Mary I, Queen of Scots Mary Stuart http://familypedia.wikia.com/wiki/Mary_of_Scotland_%281542-1586%29 Mary I Stewart, Queen of Scots was born on 8 December 1542 at Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, Scotland and was executed on 8 February 1587 at Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England. She was also known as Mairi Stiùbhairt, Mary, Queen Consort of France. She was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 to 24 July 1567 Preceded by: James V (9 September 1513 - 14 December 1542) Succeeded by: James VI (James I of England and Ireland) (4 July 1567 - 27 March 1625) Coronation: 9 September 1543 Daughter of James V and Mary of Guise Married: François II de France m. 1558; dec. 1560 Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley m. 1565; dec. 1567 James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell m. 1567; dec. 1578 Children: James VI of Scotland and I of England Biography Mary Stewart(Mairi Stiùbhairt) was the only surviving legitimate child of King James V of Scotland. She was 6 days old when her father died and she was crowned nine months later. In 1558, she married François, Dauphin of France, who ascended the French throne as François II in 1559. Mary was not Queen of France for long; she was widowed on 5 December 1560. Mary then returned to Scotland, arriving in Leith on 19 August 1561. Four years later, she married her first cousin, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley. Their union was unhappy and in February 1567, there was a huge explosion at their house, and Darnley was found dead, apparently strangled, in the garden. She soon married James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, who was generally believed to be Darnley's murderer. Following an uprising against the couple, Mary was imprisoned in Loch Leven Castle on 15 June and forced to abdicate in favor of her one-year-old son, James VI. After an unsuccessful attempt to regain the throne, Mary fled to England seeking the protection of her first cousin once removed, Queen Elizabeth I of England, whose kingdom she hoped to inherit. Mary had previously claimed Elizabeth's throne as her own and was considered the legitimate sovereign of England by many English Catholics, including participants in the Rising of the North. Perceiving her as a threat, Elizabeth had her arrested. After 19 years in custody in a number of castles and manor houses in England, she was tried and executed for treason for her alleged involvement in three plots to assassinate Elizabeth. During the 15th-century reign of Robert III of Scotland, it had been confirmed that the Scottish Crown would be inherited only by males in the line of Robert's children—all sons—who were listed in that parliamentary Act. Females and female lines could inherit only after extinction of male lines. Mary ascended to the throne because, with the demise of her father, James V, Robert III had no remaining direct male descendants of unquestionably legitimate origins. John Stewart, Duke of Albany, grandson of James II of Scotland and at one time regent for the young James V, was the last direct male heir of Robert III (other than the king himself) when he died in 1536. Mary was the first member of the royal House of Stuart to use the Gallicised spelling Stuart, rather than the earlier Stewart. Mary adopted the French spelling Stuart during her time in France, and her descendants continued to use it.[1] Mary at the age of thirteenMary was born on 8 December 1542 at |
Which word refers to people from Halifax? | Public Art | Halifax.ca Public Art Want to read our Public Art Policy Halifax Central Library - Public Art The Request for Proposals for Public Art for the new Halifax Central Library (RFP No. P12-039) as awarded toWinnipeg-based artist Cliff Eyland. Artwork His project involved the creation of 5,000 paintings specific to this new building, the surrounding community, and the varied users and user-groups of the Library and its institutional and social function, etc. Each of these paintings were created specifically in response to this opportunity and the physical parameters of the building. Each painting measurex 3”x 5” in direct relation to the size of a traditional library index card. Collectively, and from a distance, the paintings will operate as a loose, abstract formal pattern of colours and shapes. Individually, and up close, each painting will embody a particular piece of the overall Library ‘narrative’, to be constructed in close collaboration with library staff and community stakeholders. The collaborative nature of this enterprise was a central focus of the library RFP process. Artist Mr. Eyland was born and raised in Halifax and his proposal exhibited a great deal of familiarity both with the particular history and community context of Halifax, as well as with the Library as a public institution. Mr. Eyland’s 30-year artistic career, beginning as a student of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, has been concerned with a contemplation of the connections between libraries and artistic production. Halifax Central Library The Halifax Central Library will be regional resource, an active information place and a reflection of the communities within the Halifax Regional Municipality. It will enhance Halifax Public Libraries’ ability to design and redesign services, and to reach out to and attract more people. Services will be flexible and based on the needs of the community combined with the best that technology has to offer. Artist Cliff Eyland gives you a personal tour of his public art installation at the Halifax Central Library. Halifax Transit Bridge Terminal- Public Art Halifax-based artist Sara Hartland Rowe is currently working on a public art piece for the Halifax Transit Bridge Terminal. Artwork Sara’s proposal for the transit terminal project involves the creation of a large-scale, wall-mounted installation of laser cut sheet metal elements drawn from the artist’s sketches of transit users, the facility and the Common, amongst other things. Together these ‘sketches’, derived from particular drawings, will be brought together to form a bold and energetic image that will reinforce the sense of movement of buses and people through the terminal space, and more widely throughout HRM. The installation will run the length of the large retaining wall beneath the terminal’s pedestrian bridge and will combine elements of human figures and landscape features. A lifelong transit user herself, Sara is committed to creating an artwork that enhances the user experience of the Halifax Transit system. Sara says, “The intention is that this artwork be embedded in the experience of travel, the images drawn from a real engagement with the place and the mental space of those of us that travel through the terminal… “ Sara continues, “In the wall-piece, I would like to show that riding the bus can be sociable or mindful, contemplative or relaxing. Although not documentary or literal, the piece will show people talking, thinking, working, dreaming, reading, resting, and playing, in the terminal or on the bus…it should be beautiful, and pleasurable to engage with. It should enhance and support the space, and be one more enjoyable aspect of our using the terminal.” View "work in progress" photos. Artist Sara is a Halifax-based painter and an instructor in the painting department at NSCADU since 2001. She has exhibited her work throughout Canada, in the US, the Netherlands, and | Full text of "A contribution to an Essex dialect dictionary" See other formats FOR USE IN LIBRARY ONLY PE 1891 G4 PURCHASED FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO LIBRARY FROM THE CANADA COUNCIL SPECIAL GRANT FOR LINGUISTICS HANDBOUND AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO PRESS A CONTRIBUTION TO AN ESSEX DIALECT DICTIONARY \ J> V. A CONTRIBUTION TO AN ESSEX DIALECT DICTIONARY BY EDWARD GEPP, M.A. LATE VICAR OF HIGH EASIER, ESSEX LONDON GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & SONS, LTD, BROADWAY HOUSE: 68-74 CARTER LANE, E.G. INTRODUCTION WHEN a Dialect Dictionary is constructed for a county or a district, the usual plan, I believe, is for a general editor to gather contributions from correspondents representing all parts of the area, and to compile what he gets. Here is one modest contribution for Essex, in advance, representing in a measure the dialect and colloquial speech of a small district. It is the outcome of seventeen years' observation in three contiguous parishes, High Easter, Felsted, and Little Dun- mow, with slight additions from other neighbouring parishes. So far as it goes, the attempt may claim to represent Essex speech proper, the mid-county dialect, which is less tainted with alien forms than the speech of the northern, southern, and western parts, where East Anglian, Kent and London, and Midland dialects intrude. Moreover, my chief gathering ground is a region singularly remote from railways and main roads. For instance, in the parish of High Easter, with nine- teen miles of road, there is not a bit of main road. The village is five miles from the nearest railway, and that an insignificant branch line. Railways and main road traffic, beyond a doubt, have made deadly havoc of the vernacular. It is high time that some qualified person took our Essex dialect in hand, seriously and completely ; for no dabbling is of any use. The old speech, though it holds on tenaciously enough in corners, is generally shrinking under the influence of the Elementary School and of free intercommunication. It is deplorable that Essex should lack a dialect dictionary. Almost all the other counties appear to have been adequately dealt with. Essex sits forlorn. The two or three glossaries or vocabularies which have appeared from time to time are but scrappy things. Dialect is included in the scheme of the Victoria History of the Counties of England, but the Essex issue stopped some fifteen years ago, and hope of its com- pletion is almost dead. Yet our generation will be without Vi INTRODUCTION excuse, if, possessing the New English Dictionary' 1 and the English Dialect Dictionary, 2 it leaves the work undone. The great opportunity offered at the compiling of the latter was not taken. Essex figures but poorly in its pages, and our predecessors are much to blame for their lack of co-opera- tion. Books and notes on Essex dialect and Essex rustic life are sadly few. The best work by far is Mr. Bensusan's, in A Countryside Chronicle* and Father William,* and in his numerous short sketches contributed to various daily papers. John Noakes and Mary Styles 5 supplies many dialect words, John Lott's Alice 6 and Essex Ballads 7 a good number, Mehalah 3 and Cunning Murrell 9 a few ; but the matter in all these, except in the Father William series, is largely tinged with East Anglian and other alien speech. In Mr. Copping 's " Gotty " books, 10 the talk is more Cockney than Essex. Charnock's Glossary 11 is disappointing a scrappy collection with the appearance of hasty compilation. Of two recent books, A Floating Home 12 presents the bargemen's dialect of the Essex coast with care and sympathy, but the appended glossary contains only about 120 words, and of these many are maritime words unknown inland, and in Jinny the Carrier, 1 3 Mr. Zangwill, with his long experience of Essex life, reflects fairly correctly, if not copiously, the vernacular speech of East Essex. Other Essex books, so far as I know, contribute little or nothing to |
At the 2009 'Oscars' ceremony, which film received 10 nominations and won 8 awards? | Oscars: 10 nominations for Slumdog Millionaire | Film | The Guardian Close This article is 7 years old The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the curious movie about a man who ages backwards, headed the Oscar nominations announced today in Los Angeles. Slumdog Millionaire , Danny Boyle's Mumbai-set tale, which took best drama at this month's Golden Globes, continued its own rags-to-riches story with a total of 10 nominations. For another British hopeful, the nominations were a mixed tale: Kate Winslet, heavily tipped to be nominated for both best actress and best supporting actress following her Globes triumph, received just one nod from the academy. Curiously, her best actress nomination was for The Reader, the film for which she won best supporting actress at the Globes. The Reader's British director, Stephen Daldry , received a nomination for best director. Her omission for Revolutionary Road means that Oscar viewers will have to settle for the possibility of just one gushing acceptance speech from the actress. The other leading British contender was Frost/Nixon, which received five nominations including best picture. "It's very good timing for this film," said Working Title's Eric Fellner, the producer of Frost/Nixon, which opens in the UK on Friday. "This will give it the pedigree that will hopefully propel it into another dimension. I'm really proud of this film; I think it's brilliant." Other than Winslet missing out for Revolutionary Road, the morning's big surprise was the omission of Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino. The film had been tipped as a strong contender in the major categories, its themes and star considered a likely favourite among the members of the Academy of Motion Pictures. The Dark Knight also missed out in the major picture categories, although Heath Ledger did receive a nod as best supporting actor for his performance as the Joker. The announcement came a year to the day after the Australian actor's death from an overdose at the age of 28. Nevertheless, The Dark Knight did receive eight nominations, mainly in technical categories. Milk, Gus Van Sant's biopic of the gay rights campaigner Harvey Milk starring Sean Penn , also received eight nominations, including best film, director, actor and supporting actor. "It's just as good as the first time," said Van Sant. "Well, almost as good. It's huge that we were able to get so many nominations for a story that we felt was so important. It's really great for the movie and for the progress of Harvey's efforts as a gay politician." But the early morning announcement was dominated by Button. The film snagged 13 nominations including best film, best director for David Fincher, best actor for Brad Pitt and best supporting actress for Taraji Henderson. Pitt will be accompanied to the ceremony by his wife, Angelina Jolie , who received a best actress nomination for The Changeling. She is joined by awards veteran Meryl Streep, who consolidated her position as the most-nominated actress in Oscar history with another nomination. Other nominees include Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married and Melissa Leo for Frozen River. The best actor category features a quartet of heavy hitters and an outsider. Sean Penn, Frank Langella and Mickey Rourke were all expected to be nominated alongside Pitt, but the inclusion of Richard Jenkins for his performance as a college professor in The Visitor was a surprise. Another surprise was the best supporting actor nomination for Michael Shannon for his standout performance in Revolutionary Road. Winslet and her co-star Leonardo DiCaprio had been tipped for nominations for the Sam Mendes-directed drama, but both missed out. Elsewhere the nominations went to form: WALL-E will be favourite in the animated feature section and Waltz With Bashir will be strongly tipped in the foreign language category. The team behind Slumdog was ecstatic at the news of the film's 10 nominations. "Secretly – and sometimes not so secretly – this is the nomination that floats in every screenwriter's dreams," said writer Simon Beaufoy. "I am fantastically h | 1988 Academy Awards® Winners and History Working Girl (1988) Actor: DUSTIN HOFFMAN in "Rain Man", Gene Hackman in "Mississippi Burning", Tom Hanks in "Big", Edward James Olmos in "Stand and Deliver", Max von Sydow in "Pelle the Conqueror" Actress: JODIE FOSTER in "The Accused", Glenn Close in "Dangerous Liaisons", Melanie Griffith in "Working Girl", Meryl Streep in "A Cry in the Dark", Sigourney Weaver in "Gorillas in the Mist" Supporting Actor: KEVIN KLINE in "A Fish Called Wanda", Alec Guinness in "Little Dorritt", Martin Landau in "Tucker: the Man and His Dream", River Phoenix in "Running on Empty", Dean Stockwell in "Married to the Mob" Supporting Actress: GEENA DAVIS in "The Accidental Tourist", Joan Cusack in "Working Girl", Frances McDormand in "Mississippi Burning", Michelle Pfeiffer in "Dangerous Liaisons", Sigourney Weaver in "Working Girl" Director: BARRY LEVINSON for "Rain Man", Charles Crichton for "A Fish Called Wanda", Mike Nichols for "Working Girl", Alan Parker for "Mississippi Burning", Martin Scorsese for "The Last Temptation of Christ" Beginning this year, the trademark phrase: "and the winner is..." was substituted with "and the Oscar goes to..." Director Barry Levinson's critically and financially-successful Rain Man was the major Oscar winner in 1988. It was the buddy-road saga of the human relationship that gradually develops between two sibling brothers: the elder one a TV-obsessed, institutionalized adult autistic (Hoffman), the other an ambitious, hotshot money-maker/car salesman and hustler (Cruise). The autistic savant's kidnapping from an asylum by his fast-talking brother is with the intent to swindle him of his inheritance, but during a cross-country road trip, a loving relationship develops between the brothers with strong blood ties. Rain Man had a total of eight nominations and four wins - for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay (by Ronald Bass and Barry Morrow). It was the year's highest-grossing picture as well, taking in $173 million (domestic). The other Best Picture nominees included the following: director Lawrence Kasdan's adaptation of Anne Tyler's novel, the psychological drama The Accidental Tourist (with four nominations and one win - Best Supporting Actress), with two co-stars - Kathleen Turner and William Hurt - that Kasdan had teamed together in an earlier film - Body Heat (1981) British director Steven Frears' first American feature film, the lush, pre-Revolutionary France costume drama of competitive sexual seduction Dangerous Liaisons (with seven nominations and three wins - Best Screenplay, Best Art/Set Direction, and Best Costume Design) director Alan Parker's propagandist account of the investigation of the disappearance of three civil rights activists in 1964 in the social drama Mississippi Burning (with seven nominations and only one win - Best Cinematography) director Mike Nichols' sophisticated romantic comedy about 80s corporate ladder-climbing and office politics in Working Girl (with six nominations and one win - Best Song by Carly Simon: "Let the River Run") Two of the five directors of Best Picture nominees were not included in the list of Best Director nominees. The tw |
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In 2009, what name was proposed for the bridge connecting roads for a new route across the Colorado River for U.S. Route 93, known as the Hoover Dam Bypass? | Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge Site Map Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge Construction of the Mike O'Callaghan - Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge (Hoover Dam bypass bridge) is now complete! This bridge is the central portion of the Hoover Dam Bypass Project. Construction on the nearly 2,000 foot long bridge (with a 1,060 foot twin-rib concrete arch) began in late January 2005 and traffic began using the Hoover Dam Bypass on October 19, 2010. This signature bridge spans the Black Canyon (about 1,500 feet south of the Hoover Dam), connecting the Arizona and Nevada Approach highways nearly 900-feet above the Colorado River. This page is based on information from several sources. Wikipedia.org has an extensive article on the bridge . A very complete and extensive photo and technical coverage of this bridge is on www.highestbridges.com . This includes discussion of the technical design considerations and comparisons with many of the highest bridges in the world. Most pictures here are from the Federal Highway Administration. Map of Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge Project Architect Rendering of Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge Movie Loading ... Timelapse video of the new bridge under construction If the Video starts and stops, PAUSE IT to allow the download to get ahead of the player. You can slide the position marker back to the start to re-start playing. The bridge visitors area has a number of Informational Panels explaining the details about the bridge. You can see them here . The Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge from downstream of the Hoover Dam in July 2010. Construction of Hoover Dam was started in 1931 and used enough concrete to build a road from New York to San Francisco. The stretch of water it created, Lake Mead, is 110 miles long and took six years to fill. The original road was opened at the same time as the famous dam in 1936. The Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, known as the Hoover Dam Bypass during planning and early construction, provides a bridge connecting roads for a new route across the Colorado River for U.S. Route 93. The project links the States of Nevada and Arizona by spanning the Colorado River 1,600 ft (490 m) downstream from the Hoover Dam. The bridge opened to traffic on October 19, 2010. It was built within budget at a cost of $240 million. The existing roadway across Hoover Dam has been closed to through traffic. Mike O'Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge The bridge as seen from a boat on the Colorado River south of the site in September 2009 Official name Several huge steel struts were placed at intervals between the two concrete ribs Justification for a new bridge The bypass was constructed to improve safety, security, and traffic capacity. Through extensive studies this bridge was determined to be the best route for the bypass. U.S. Highway 93 (in conjunction with U.S. Highway 60 via Wickenburg, Arizona) is the primary link between Phoenix and Las Vegas, two cities that have seen population explosions since the Hoover Dam's completion. The section of U.S. 93 that approached and crossed Hoover Dam is not adequate for modern traffic needs. It is narrow, one lane in each direction, has many dangerous curves, including several hairpin turns, and has poor sight distances especially at night. Combined with sightseeing and pedestrian traffic at the dam, traffic often came to a standstill. As a consequence of the heightened security measures following the September 11, 2001 attacks, truck traffic over the Hoover Dam had been diverted south to a river crossing near Laughlin, Nevada, in an effort to safeguard the dam from hazardous spills or explosions. This disruption, however, had not eliminated the threat of a possible attack on the dam, as regular traffic still passed over it. The bypass and the bridge are therefore intended to improve travel times, replace the dangerous roadway, and reduce the possibility of an attack or accident at the dam site. More than 17,000 cars and trucks are expected to use the new bridge daily, a number expected to grow by 50 percent o | Madrid’s new river | Iberosphere | Spain News and Portugal News - Information and Analysis By James Blick Unlike the great rivers of Europe – the Rhine, the Danube or the Seine, so often evoked in art and so historically significant as trade routes or the frontiers of empire, Madrid’s Manzanares is more likely to induce a shrug. Or, as is tradition amongst Madrilenians, a one-liner. In parts completely dry during summer, in other parts a series of large puddles, it’s often not much more than a riverbed with a stream running through it. Or, as one Spanish writer suggested, a trail of saliva. Madrid's Manzanares: Not so much a river as a riverbed with a stream running through it. Photo: James Blick. Descending from the Sierra de Guadarrama to the north of the city before – 87 kilometres later – giving up the ghost and dumping into the River Jarama to the south, it skirts Madrid’s western edge as if ashamed and trying to slink through town without being noticed. It succeeds. Dumas once quipped that he’d wanted to visit the Manzanares while in Madrid, but couldn’t find it. And in the 1970s, the M-30, Madrid’s inner ring motorway, was built alongside its banks. For the modern traveller even if you could find the river, it was so traffic-clogged there wasn’t much point. But perhaps the best, and in light of recent events, most prophetic Manzanares wisecrack was one made in the latter half of the sixteenth century. Lope de Vega, Spain’s famous Golden Age playwright, was asked for his opinion on the impressive Segovia bridge that had recently been constructed over the modest waters. The playwright replied the city had two options: sell the bridge or buy a river. Four centuries later Madrid has finally settled on the latter. In an astounding feat of urban renewal that’s taken eight years, occasioned a budget blow-out and demanded a healthy right-wing disregard for environmental legislation, the sections of the M-30 that flanked the river have been interred – cars now pass through 43 kilometres of underground tunnels – and the banks of the Manzanares have been reclaimed and revamped as an enormous greenbelt. Just finished in time for summer and running eight kilometres in length, it includes 33,000 and 460,000 planted trees and bushes, respectively, football pitches, fountains, playgrounds, baroque-style gardens, new bridges, restored old bridges, cafes, a BMX track, climbing walls, a concert area big enough for 20,000, an orchard and, even, a beach. Gallardón’s glory project An unlikely venture for the bankrupt capital of a country gone belly-up, it’s a glory project for Madrid’s conservative Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón. He calls the overhauled Manzanares a “reference point for the new Madrid”. Dubbed by his detractors as ‘the Pharaoh’ for his long list of uber-legacy projects, he believes the rejigged river will extend the cultural heart of Madrid – traditionally focussed around the tourist-soaked Puerta del Sol and Paseo del Prado – all the way to the Manzanares. One late spring afternoon I followed the freshly laid paths as they wove through the undulating parklands. The recently planted adult trees were delicate and thin, having not yet fully taken root. And the calm sounds of passing bicycles and nearby fountains bellied the chaotic tangle of pipes, electrics and vents that lay just below the surface. Some trees have only a metre and a half of substrata before the guts of Europe’s longest urban motorway tunnels begin. The hot sun, kicking up a spicy aroma of bark chips and fertiliser, had drawn curious Madrilenians to the new park for their afternoon paseo. Joggers – a rare species in Madrid – had converged, as had the elderly. Old women walked in threes, arm in arm, talking over each other about food and their health while old men, wearing cardigans despite the heat, sat silently on benches and stared. But I wasn’t aware of the river. The Manzanares was canalised in the 1950s and the water sits so low within the canal’s high stone walls that it’s often only visible when standing on a bridge and looking down. In places I |
Who in 1968 was the first cricketer to be officially recorded as scoring a six off every ball in a six ball over in first class cricket? | cricket | sport | Britannica.com Cricket gridiron football Cricket, England ’s national summer sport, which is now played throughout the world, particularly in Australia, India, Pakistan, the West Indies, and the British Isles . England’s Alec Stewart batting in front of Namibia’s Melt Van Schoor during the Cricket World Cup … Michael Walker—AP/Wide World Photos Cricket is played with a bat and ball and involves two competing sides (teams) of 11 players. The field is oval with a rectangular area in the middle, known as the pitch, that is 22 yards (20.12 metres) by 10 feet (3.04 metres) wide. Two sets of three sticks, called wickets , are set in the ground at each end of the pitch. Across the top of each wicket lie horizontal pieces called bails. The sides take turns at batting and bowling (pitching); each turn is called an “innings” (always plural). Sides have one or two innings each, depending on the prearranged duration of the match, the object being to score the most runs. The bowlers, delivering the ball with a straight arm, try to break (hit) the wicket with the ball so that the bails fall. This is one of several ways that the batsman is dismissed, or put out. A bowler delivers six balls at one wicket (thus completing an “over”), then a different player from his side bowls six balls to the opposite wicket. The batting side defends its wicket. Location of wickets and principal playing positions on cricket field. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. There are two batsman up at a time, and the batsman being bowled to (the striker) tries to hit the ball away from the wicket. A hit may be defensive or offensive. A defensive hit may protect the wicket but leave the batsmen no time to run to the opposite wicket. In that case the batsmen need not run, and play will resume with another bowl. If the batsman can make an offensive hit, he and the second batsman (the nonstriker) at the other wicket change places. Each time both batsmen can reach the opposite wicket, one run is scored. Providing they have enough time without being caught out and dismissed, the batsmen may continue to cross back and forth between the wickets, earning an additional run for each time both reach the opposite side. There is an outside boundary around the cricket field. A ball hit to or beyond the boundary scores four points if it hits the ground and then reaches the boundary, six points if it reaches the boundary from the air (a fly ball). The team with the highest number of runs wins a match. Should both teams be unable to complete their number of innings before the time allotted, the match is declared a draw. Scores in the hundreds are common in cricket. Similar Topics Matches in cricket can range from informal weekend afternoon encounters on village greens to top-level international contests spread over five days in Test matches and played by leading professional players in grand stadiums. History Origin Cricket is believed to have begun possibly as early as the 13th century as a game in which country boys bowled at a tree stump or at the hurdle gate into a sheep pen. This gate consisted of two uprights and a crossbar resting on the slotted tops; the crossbar was called a bail and the entire gate a wicket . The fact that the bail could be dislodged when the wicket was struck made this preferable to the stump , which name was later applied to the hurdle uprights. Early manuscripts differ about the size of the wicket, which acquired a third stump in the 1770s, but by 1706 the pitch—the area between the wickets—was 22 yards long. British Culture and Politics The ball , once presumably a stone, has remained much the same since the 17th century. Its modern weight of between 5.5 and 5.75 ounces (156 and 163 grams) was established in 1774. The primitive bat was no doubt a shaped branch of a tree, resembling a modern hockey stick but considerably longer and heavier. The change to a straight bat was made to defend against length bowling, which had evolved with cricketers in Hambledon, a small village in southern England. The bat was shortened in the handle and str | Dickie Bird | England Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo ODI statistics Profile Dickie Bird's white cap, twitching shoulders and forearm stretch became as much a part of the day out as the battle between bat and ball. He seemed to attract minor incident, without ever allowing the day to be soured by controversy. Burst pipes, reflecting windscreens and bomb scares all conspired to trouble him, but each impostor was met with humour and Yorkshire-bred common sense. Notorious for being an early Bird (he once made it to The Oval at 6am, so nervous was he about being late and was five-hours early to meet the Queen on one occasion), and plagued by bad weather he made the transition from cricketing figure to something close to a national institution. A favourite among the public who took to his idiosyncrasies, Bird was equally admired and respected by the players. He diffused many a situation that a lesser umpire may have allowed to escalate, typically with common sense and good humour. Most importantly, he simply made few mistakes. "They all rated me the best: Sobers, Richards, Lillee and Botham. That means a lot I can tell you," he admitted. Harold "Dickie" Bird was born in Barnsley in April 1933. 5'10" and a right-hand batsman, Bird played in a Barnsley side that included Geoff Boycott and the journalist Michael Parkinson, with whom he remained friends. A good enough player to have represented Yorkshire during their period of dominance (debuting in 1956 against Scotland), a regular first team place eluded him in such a strong side (his career best performance 181* against Glamorgan at Bradford in 1959 was rewarded with omission from the next game as the senior players returned from Test duty) and he moved to Leicestershire at the end of that year. He won his county cap in his first season, 1960, in which he topped 1,000 first-class runs, but later referred to the decision to leave Yorkshire as "the biggest mistake of my life". Bird retired relatively early, aged just 32, and spent a few years coaching and playing as a club professional. He later admitted to regret that his playing career had not been more successful (first-class average: 20.71): "I just wish I'd have believed in myself as a batsman the way I do as an umpire," he told The Cricketer (November 1998) during his final match as an umpire. "I had the ability I can tell you. If you had compared me to Boycott in the nets you would have picked me as the Test player. Ray Illingworth said I played as straight as anyone he'd ever seen. Umpiring has been good to me, but it is the second-best thing to playing." Bird officiated his first game in 1970, with his first Test coming against New Zealand at Leeds in 1973. In 1992 he stood in Zimbabwe's inaugural Test as the first ICC panel umpire. A guard of honour by the players and a standing ovation from the crowd as England took on India in 1996 marked his final Test, at his beloved Lord's. Bird, always an emotional man, was reduced to tears. In all he officiated in 66 Tests and 69 One-Day Internationals, overtaking Frank Chester's record (of 48 Tests) in Zimbabwe in 1996. His final first-class game was at Headingley, between Yorkshire and Warwickshire in 1998. Bird was awarded the MBE in June 1986 in the Queen's Birthday Honours List ("It means more to me than my life," he commented) and became a frequent tea-time visitor at the Palace, apparently attending more than 20 times. He gained other remarkable friends, including former Prime Minister John Major, billionaire cricket fanatic John Paul Getty and the thriller writer Stephen King. "I wish I'd had a family. That's where I missed out in life," he lamented on his retirement but his oft-repeated phrase was that he was "married to the game." Bird's real legacy will be top-quality umpiring. Calm, despite his nervous disposition; consistent, despite his erratic body movements; and unimpeachably impartial despite his obvious love for all things Yorkshire and England, Bird added to the enjoyment of the spectators without ever detracting from the cricket. Maybe |
What type of creature is a mugger? | Makara | Cryptid Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Possible Population Unknown Makara (Sanskrit: मकर) is a sea-creature in Hindu mythology. It is generally depicted as half terrestrial animal, such as a crocodile, and in hind part as aquatic animal, in the tail part, as a fish tail or peacock's tail feathers. At Ta Prohm, near Angkor Wat and built by the epic builder king Jayavarman VII in the late 1100s, a small carving on a crumbling temple wall seems to show a dinosaur - a lizard, to be exact. The hand-sized carving of the Hindu-Buddhist Makara can be found in a quiet corner of the complex, a stone temple engulfed in jungle vegetation where the roots of centuries-old banyan trees snake through broken walls. After parts of Tomb Raider were shot here, the temple got a PR lift and has become one of the site's top tourist draws. But many of the package tours are still ushered in and out without spotting the enigmatic dinosaur carving. Several different theories have been advanced to explain its Makara statues at the Candi Kalasan temples in Indonesia presence. Some maintain that the ancient Khmers A bronze (?) Makara face could have unearthed a fossil and figured out what kind of creature it belonged to. One theory has it that the image actually shows a cow or rhino with a palm tree in the background - the palm's fronds being easily mistaken for the fin-like blades running down a lizard back. Or maybe the carving is evidence that dinosaurs really did live on until much later than previously thought. Perhaps here in the humid, ancient jungles of Southeast Asia , where the climate has remained largely unchanged since the dinosaurs' days, giant reptiles lived on well into the human era - long enough to persist in the Khmer folk-memory. If only these walls could talk, we might have a clue. Contents [ show ] Etymology Makara' is a Sanskrit word which means "sea dragon" or "water-monster" and in Tibetan language it is called Makara at Nanpaya Temple, Bagan, Burma the "chu-srin", and also denotes a hybrid creature. It is the origin of the word for crocodile 'mugger' (मगर) in Hindi. The English word 'mugger' evolved meaning one who sneaks up and attacks another. The name is applied to the Mugger crocodile, the most common crocodile in India, and is descriptive of its aggressive feeding behavior. Meanwhile, Josef Friedrich Kohl of Wurzburg University and several German scientists claimed that makara is based on dugong instead, based on his reading of Jain text of Sūryaprajñapti. Vedic Description During the Vedic times when Indra was the God of heaven, Varuna, the Vedic water god became the God of the seas and rode on makara, which was called “the water monster vehicle”. Makara has been depicted typically as half mammal and half fish. In many temples, the depiction is in the form of half fish or seal with head of an elephant. It is also shown in an anthropomorphic (abstract form) with head and jaws of a crocodile, an elephant trunk with scales of fish and a peacock tail. Lakshmi sitting on a lotus is also a depiction in which she pulls the tongue of the elephant shaped makara is meant to project Lakshmi’s image as the goddess of prosperity, wealth and well being. It represents a chaotic state, which eventually is restored to a state of regular order. Makara is also the emblem of Kamadeva, the vedic god of love and desire. It is also known as ‘Makara-Ketu’ which means “long tailed makara.” It is the tenth sign of the Zodiac, called rasi in Sanskrit, which is equivalent to the zodiacal sign of Capricorn (goat symbol). Recent Sightings On November 15, 2013, an alleged monster creature has surfaced in Vietnam, with many scratching their heads due to the claims of how it was found. According to Japanese new site Karapaia, the monster was dug up in Vietnam rather than found at a beach or near the water. It is clearly a faked photo though. Typically sea monsters and large corpses are often found from an oceanic source, so this claim is what's causing quite the stir online. The find caused widespread speculation as to what it could be, som | Account Suspended Account Suspended This Account has been suspended. Contact your hosting provider for more information. |
What was the name of the army doctor, son of the Bishop of Liverpool, who was awarded two Victoria Crosses during World War 1, the second posthumously? | Olympians who won the Victoria Cross - i-narrative.com i-narrative.com admin History , Sport Olympians who won the Victoria Cross A number of Olympians have been awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry. In this post, we briefly look at the ways in which some of these men gained the accolade. Olympians who were awarded the Victoria Cross competed in a range of sports. Many of them received the award posthumously. Noel Godfrey Chavasse Chavasse is one of only three people ever to be awarded the Victoria Cross twice. His citations were both for his heroism and bravery on the Western Front during the First World War. Chavasse was the son of the Bishop of Liverpool and a qualified doctor. He represented Great Britain at the 1908 Olympics as an athlete. He ran in the 400 metres but despite coming third in his heat he did not progress to the next round. Chavasse’s first Victoria Cross was awarded for saving the lives of twenty badly wounded men despite being injured himself. The citation read: He saved the lives of some 20 badly wounded men, besides the ordinary cases which passed through his hands. His courage and self-sacrifice were beyond praise. London Gazette, October 1916. His second citation was for bravery a year later, in actions that resulted in his death. The citation reads: By his extraordinary energy and inspiring example was instrumental in rescuing many wounded who would have otherwise undoubtedly succumbed under the bad weather conditions. This devoted and gallant officer subsequently died of his wounds. London Gazette, September 1917. Paul Aloysius Kenna Kenna was an English born Irishman who lived in Liverpool for much of his childhood. Kenna joined the army and served in Sudan in the 1890’s. It was here that his actions resulted in the awarding of the Victoria Cross. During the Battle of Omdurman, Kenna rode to rescue a major whose horse had been shot. He left the Major in a place of safety and immediately rode back to assist a Lieutenant who was recovering the body of another officer whilst under fire. His valour under fire earned him the citation and award for the Victoria Cross. Kenna remained a professional soldier and was part of the Equestrian Individual eventing (Military) competition at the 1912 Olympics. He finished 27th in the individual jumping event. The team failed to complete the event. Kenna was killed in action fighting at Gallipoli on 30th August, 1915. Brian Turner Tom Lawrence Lawrence served as a professional soldier in the Boer War, First World War and Second World War, surviving each of them. He participated in equestrian events as part of the Great Britain military team at the 1912 Olympics. Neither he or the team were able to complete the event. Lawrence’s Victoria Cross citation was for actions during the Boer War. On 7th August, 1900, Lawrence, then a sergeant, and a private were ambushed by at least a dozen Boers. The private’s horse was shot and threw the soldier, dislocating his shoulder. Lawrence managed to carry the soldier and hold off the band of Boer assailants whilst retreating two miles, on foot, with just two carbines as weapons. Philip Neame Philip Neame rose to the rank of Lieutenant General in the army. He was knighted, won an Olympic Medal and was awarded the Victoria Cross. He is the only person to have won an Olympic Medal and be awarded the Victoria Cross. Neame was a professional soldier who held a commission prior to the outset of the First World War. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for actions that happened in November, 1914. His citation reads: On 19 December 1914 at Neuve Chapelle, France, Lieutenant Neame, in the face of very heavy fire, engaged the Germans in a single-handed bombing attack, killing and wounding a number of them. He was able to check the enemy advance for three-quarters of an hour and to rescue all the wounded whom it was possible to move. Neame was promoted several times and also mentioned in dispatches again during the war: he also received the Distinguished Service Order in January, 1916. Neame was part of the British ‘Running Deer’ team | Queen Victoria's Children Queen Victoria's Children How many children did Queen Victoria have? Queen Victoria and Prince Albert had 9 children (4 boys and 5 girls). They were: Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise: b.1840, d. 1901 Was given the title Princess Royal because she was the eldest daughter. She married Frederick (Fritz) of Prussia, 1858 and was given the additional title of Empress of Germany. Edward Albert: b. 1841, d.1910. Edward was born on 9 November 1841 as the Duke of Cornwall and the Duke of Rothesay. He became the Prince of Wales a month later because he was next in line to the throne. He married Princess Alexandra of Denmark in 1863. Edward succeeded the British Throne as King Edward VII when Queen Victoria died and reigned until his death on 6th May 1910. Alice Maud Mary: b. 1843, d. 1878 After marrying married Prince Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt in 1862, Alice was given the additional title of Grand Duchess of Hesse-Darmstadt. Alfred Ernest Albert: b. 1844, d.1900 Was given the title of Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. He married Princess Marie of Russia in 1874. He was the first member of the Royal family to visit Australia. Helena Augusta Victoria: b.1846, d.1923 After marring Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein she was given the the additional title of Princess Helena of Schleswig-Holstein. Louise Caroline Alberta: b.1848, d.1939 After marrying Marquess of Lorne in 1871, was given the the additional title of Dowager Duchess of Argyll Arthur William Patrick Albert: b.1850, d.1942 Known as Duke of Connaught. He married Princess Louise of Prussia Leopold George Duncan Albert: b.1853, d.1884 Knon as Duke of Albany. He married Princess Helena of Waldeck-Pyrmont. Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore: b. 1856, d. 1944 After marrying Prince Henry of Battenberg she was given the additional title of Princess Beatrice of Battenberg. The Royal Family today is related to many European monarchies because of the marriages of Queen Victoria's children. Eight of Victoria's children sat on the thrones of Europe, those of Great Britain, Prussia, Greece, Romania, Russia, Norway, Sweden and Spain. Queen Victoria was survived by 6 children, 40 grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildren, including four future sovereigns of England: Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII and George VI. |
The Marcia Blane academy for girls is the setting for what famous novel, which also became a famous film? | The 100 best novels: No 79 – The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark (1960) | Books | The Guardian The 100 best novels The 100 best novels: No 79 – The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark (1960) Short and bittersweet, Muriel Spark’s tale of the downfall of a Scottish schoolmistress is a masterpiece of narrative fiction Muriel Spark: sublime wit and brevity. Photograph: Frank Monaco/Rex Features Share on Messenger Close The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is probably the shortest novel on this list, a sublime miracle of wit and brevity, and a Scots classic that’s a masterclass in narrative construction and the art of “less is more”. The action centres on the romantic, fascinating, comic and ultimately tragic schoolmistress Jean Brodie who will, in the most archetypal sense, suffer for the sin of hubris, her excessive self-confidence. At first, her ideas about beauty and goodness, her mysterious glamour and charm will dazzle and seduce her girls – “the crème de la crème” – at the Marcia Blaine School, but in the end the same gifts will cause her downfall. “Give me a girl at an impressionable age,” she boasts, “and she is mine for life.” Eventually that prediction will be fulfilled in the saddest way imaginable. It is, as Miss Brodie says, “nineteen-thirty-six. The age of chivalry is dead.” The novel’s theme, deftly laid out in a narrative that flashes backwards and forwards, to and from the 1930s, is the education of six wonderfully distinctive, heartless and romantic 10-year-old girls (Monica, Sandy, Rose, Mary, Jenny, and Eunice) and the covert classroom drama that leads to Miss Brodie’s “betrayal”, her peremptory dismissal from Marcia Blaine by her great enemy, the headmistress, Miss Mackay. That, of course, has nothing to do with school, and everything to do with sex, and the art teacher, Teddy Lloyd, with whom Miss Brodie (defiantly in her “prime”) is hopelessly in love. It had been Miss Brodie’s plan to control and manipulate the lives of “her girls”. But finally, it is Sandy who, before she becomes Sister Helena of the Transfiguration, exacts the decisive revenge that will doom her teacher to a bitter and solitary spinsterhood. Miss Brodie will never get over it, and die quite soon. “‘Whatever possessed you?’ said Miss Brodie in a very Scottish way, as if Sandy had given away a pound of marmalade to an English duke.” My paperback edition runs to just 128 pages. The elfin spirit of Robert Louis Stevenson ( No 24 in this series ) hovers over every line, and Muriel Spark nods to this influence by having some of the girls read Kidnapped. The trailer for the film adaptation of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969). A note on the text Muriel Spark occupies a special place in the Observer’s literary history. As a young woman, she had made her way as a poet, literary editor and literary biographer in postwar London. But it was as a short-story writer that she first came to prominence at the very end of 1951, when she won the Observer short story competition for her surreal and, in places, richly poetic “The Seraph and the Zambesi”. Her novels followed soon after; by the late 1950s, she was fully established as a writer to watch. Spark’s method of composition became quite famous. She composed her fiction in a copperplate hand, usually a single draft with very few corrections, in spiral-bound school notebooks from the Edinburgh stationer and bookseller James Thin. It was in such a volume that she began to write about a middle-aged schoolteacher, drawn from her own school memories. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is so short that it was first published, in its entirety, in the New Yorker, and then reissued in volume form by Macmillan in the UK in 1961. The character of Miss Jean Brodie became Spark’s “milch cow”, and brought her international fame, especially after the novel was made into a film starring Maggie Smith , who won an Academy (best actress) award for her performance. In real life, the character of Miss Brodie was based in part on Christina Kay, a teacher of Spark’s for two years at her Edinburgh school, James Gi | 10 Movies Based On Mystery Novels You Might Not Know About Written by Mystery Sequels on October 9, 2013 · 7 Comments I love reading mystery novels, and I love watching action packed movies. I know that watching a good movie is a more popular past time than reading books, but did you know that many of the movies you’re watching are actually based on mystery novels? I have already listed 7 great mystery novels turned into movies , however the difference is that the books that sparked the creation of those movies are well know (e.g. Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code). However there are some quite popular movies that you might not actually know that have been in fact made from previously written books, some real gems that are worth discovering if you like reading mystery novels. So just for your entertainment, here are 7 movies based on mystery novels that you might not even know about. 1. Die Hard With Bruce Willis Did you know that the first movie in the Die Hard series (made back in 1988) is actually based on a book? The novel is called Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorpe. It was first published in 1979 and it was in fact the second part in a series (the first novel in the series is called The Detective and it was first released in 1968). The movie adaptation is a bit different from the movie in that the main character is younger here, the names are different as well. In the book we’re talking about an older ex-cop named Joe Leland, while we know that Die Hard has John McLane as main character. 2. Rambo: First Blood With Sylvester Stallone Even if you’re not so ‘old’, I’m sure you’ve at least heard of the Rambo series with Sylvester Stallone. Or you might have even watched them. Granted, they’re a bit ‘dated’, but I do remember having watched them back in the day and yes, Stallone was my hero for quite some time, lol. The movie Rambo: First Blood was actually made from First Blood by David Morrell. Back in the day I used to love David Morrell’s books, I think I’ve read all of them, including probably the book that is the most popular all around, The Brotherhood Of The Rose. In fact did you know that First Blood was actually David Morrell’s debut novel, published back in 1972? 3. Drive With Ryan Gosling The movie Drive is quite new (2011) and it features Ryan Gosling as main character. It is a really good one, I enjoyed watching it. However many people don’t know that it was also based Drive (same title book as the movie) written by James Sallis, which is the first in the Drive mystery series (the second novel, Driven, was published in 2012). If you haven’t watched the movie, is worth checking out, and so it is the book series, I quite recommend it. 4. Goodfellas With Robert de Niro, Ray Liotta And Joe Pesci Goodfellas is a very well known movie with anyone who enjoys anything related to Mafia – or loves watching movies with any of the actors playing this one. I admit, I’m not a huge mafia movie lover, but hubby is, so I watched it once with him when I had nothing better to do. It was good, but alas, not my type. The book that sparked this movie is called Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family and it was written by Nicholas Pillegi in 1986. The book author was the one who adapted the novel to the big cinema screen. The book, btw, is a nonfiction story about life of mobster turned FBI informant Henry Hill. 5. Paranoia With Harrison Ford Paranoia is a movie I want to see, but haven’t gotten the chance to do it. It was released quite recently, in fact, in August this year. I’ll probably make it around this Christmas when I have some time and the movie comes out in DVD. I love Harrison Ford, have enjoyed watching his movies ever since I saw The Patriot years ago, and I expect this movie to be equally awesome. I think it comes out on DVD around November this year. But did you know that it is, in fact, made from a book called Paranoia by Joseph Finder? The book was written in 2004 and if you like spy thrillers, you’ll definitely enjoy this one. 6. The Company You Keep With Robert Redford Robert Redford is another actor that I highly r |
Who discovered Uranus in 1781? | Who Discovered & Found Uranus – First Discovery of the Planet Uranus – PlanetFacts.org The Moon Who Discovered Uranus In astrology, the five planets known by humans even before actual scientific observations are known as the classical planets. Even without the tools, these planets were known to exist (although not as planets, naturally) because they were visible to the human eye. Like these planets, Uranus is also visible without the aid of a telescope. However, due to its movement and dimness, it was not recognized. This planet—the seventh in the Solar System and named after Greek mythology’s deity of the sky, also the godfather of Zeus (or Jupiter in Roman mythology)—has been observed before, although it took a while before some classified it as a planet. It was the British astronomer Frederick William Herschel who discovered Uranus in 1781. However, before that, John Flamsteed, the first Astronomer Royal, saw the planet and cataloged it as a constellation (specifically 34 Tauri). A few decades before the actual discovery, Pierre Lemonnier of France saw the planet at least twelve times. In March 1781, Herschel saw the planet and thought it was a comet or a fixes star. He presented his observations to the Royal Society, asserting that he found a comet. His assertion became with the implication that the comet was very much like a planet. He then told Nevil Maskelyne, then the Astronomer Royal, about his discovery and was told that the comet could actually be a regular planet due to the absence of a tail and its strange movement. Still, while numerous astronomers already suspected that the comet may be a planet, it took Herschel two more years to accept that the comet he discovered is a primary planet. Uranus is the first planet to be discovered outside the five classical planets. Anthony yes doo do bootha randomly browsing person Alan there’s a whole article on this website, go to the left-hand bottom side of this page and there’s a article called orbit and rotation of Uranus, moons of Uranus and when you go to the home page of this website their are interesting facts about each planet. Hope it helps and next time look more closely a little more 🙂 I need … named after & time needed to around the sun & time needed to rotate on its axis , facts about the planet’s ,facts about plant’s moons & two or three Interesting facts. OpTiMuS pRiMe | How do planets and their moons get their names? How do planets and their moons get their names? Answer: The official names of planets and their moons are governed by an organization called the International Astronomical Union (IAU). The IAU was established in 1919. Its mission is "to promote and safeguard the science of astronomy in all its aspects through international cooperation". Its individual members are professional astronomers from all over the World. The IAU is the internationally recognized authority for assigning names to celestial bodies and any surface features on them. The IAU recognizes that astronomy is an old science and many of its names come from long-standing traditions and/or are founded in history. For many of the names of the objects in the solar system , this is especially so. Most of the objects in our solar system received names long ago based on Greek or Roman mythology . The IAU has therefore adopted this tradition in its rules for naming certain types of objects in the solar system. Planets With the exception of Earth, all of the planets in our solar system have names from Greek or Roman mythology. This tradition was continued when Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto were discovered in more modern times. Mercury is the god of commerce, travel and thievery in Roman mythology. The planet probably received this name because it moves so quickly across the sky. Venus is the Roman goddess of love and beauty. The planet is aptly named since it makes a beautiful sight in the sky, with only the Sun and the Moon being brighter. Earth is the only planet whose English name does not derive from Greek/Roman mythology. The name derives from Old English and Germanic. There are, of course, many other names for our planet in other languages. Mars is the Roman god of War. The planet probably got this name due to its red color. Jupiter was the King of the Gods in Roman mythology, making the name a good choice for what is by far the largest planet in our solar system. Saturn is the Roman god of agriculture. Uranus is the ancient Greek deity of the Heavens, the earliest supreme god. Neptune, was the Roman god of the Sea. Given the beautiful blue color of this planet, the name is an excellent choice! Pluto is the Roman god of the underworld in Roman mythology. Perhaps the planet received this name because it's so far from the Sun that it is in perpetual darkness. Natural Satellites For those moons have been known for a long time (such as the Galilean moons of Jupiter), the names were assigned from mythological characters. For example, the moons of Jupiter were named for characters who had roles in the life of Zeus (the Greek mythology counterpart of the Roman God Jupiter). For recently discovered natural satellites of the planets, they are first given a "provisional" or temporary name while additional observations are made to confirm their existence. This temporary name (usually consisting of the year of discovery and some number indicating the order of discovery in that year) is assigned by an organization called the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams (CBAT). For example, when Voyager 2 found a bunch of new moons in its 1989 Neptune encounter, they were named S/1989 N 1, S/1989 N 2, etc. When the existence of the object is confirmed (and its orbit determined), it is given a final name. The name is suggested by the discoverer(s), but following tradition is strongly encouraged. Note that the moons of Uranus are a special case in our solar system. They are named after literary characters (from works by William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope) rather then characters from mythology. Surface Features Landscape features on planets and natural satellites follow a set of complicated conventions set by the IAU Nomenclature Committee. The rules set restrictions on allowable names such as: a planetary feature may not bear the name of a living person or of a political or religious figure from the last 200 years. |
What was the name of Amy Johnson's husband? | BBC - Humber - History - Amy Johnson You are in: Humber > History > Local History > Amy Johnson Amy Johnson Find out about the life and times of Hull born aviator, Amy Johnson. Photo gallery Amy Johnson Gallery > 1 - Early years Amy Johnson was born on July 1st 1903. in the family home on St Georges Road in Hull. Her father John owned a fish processing factory. Her mother was also called Amy and she had two sisters Irene and Molly. Amy attended the Boulevard Secondary School in Hull, and had a reputation for being rebellious. She later went to the University of Sheffield and gained a B.A. in Economics. After she graduated Amy got a job as a secretary in an office in Bowl Alley Lane in the centre of Hull. Amy's interest in all things aeronautical led to her gaining her pilot's license in July 1929. She was given flying lesson by comedian Will Hay, who was a keen pilot. Unable to make a living from being a pilot she became the first woman in the UK to become an Air Ministry qualified ground engineer. But the lure of flying led her to undertake the first of her epic journeys. She persuaded her father and Lord Wakefield to share the cost of buying an airplane. The £600 De Haviland Moth was named Jason after her family's fish business. The plan was to break the world record for flying from the UK to Australia, the record was 15 days and was set by Bert Hinker in 1928. On 5th May 1930 Amy set off from Croydon Aerodrome on her epic endeavour. There was not much interest in the journey with only her father and a few others to see her off. By the time she had reached her first stop in Karachi she had achieved world wide fame. Amy with her mother and sisters. A combination of mechanical problems and bad weather meant that she failed to break the record. She took 19 days, landing in Darwin Australia on Saturday 24th May. Although she did not break the record she became the first woman to fly solo to Australia. 2 - The historic flights Her celebrity grew and she spent six weeks touring Australia attending public events attended by cheering crowds. Amy returned home by boat to Egypt from where she was flown to Croydon Aerodrome. A huge crowd greeted her arrival. She was driven through the streets of London in a open topped car, an estimated crowd of a million people lined the parade route. She was awarded a C.B.E and given monetary awards from newspapers and public subscription. Amy arrrives in Darwin after her flight Amy flew home to Hull in the newly repaired Jason. She attended a reception at Hull City Hall and suggested a trophy to be awarded each year to a Hull child who showed exceptional bravery. The Amy Johnson Cup is still awarded each year. She married fellow aviator Jim Mollison in 1931 and she continued he flying exploits both on her own and with her husband. Other journeys she undertook were: 1931 - First pilot to fly from London to Moscow in one day, flying the 1,760 miles in approximately 21 hours. 1931 - Moscow to Tokyo in 10 days. 1932 - New world record for solo flight from London to Cape Town. 1933 - Attempted non stop flight east to west across the Atlantic with her husband . They crashed due to running out of fuel at Bridgeport, Connecticut. 1936 - Regained her London to Cape Town record. The Johnson's house in Hull 3 - Her mysterious death With the public losing interest in her epic flights and her marriage to Jim Mollison ending in divorce Amy Johnson joined the armed forces to help the war effort. In 1940 she enlisted in the Air Transport Auxiliary flying aircraft from factories to RAF airbases. On January 5 1941, Amy Johnson took off in thick, freezing fog from Blackpool airport. She was on a routine flight to deliver an aeroplane to an RAF base in Kidlington, Oxfordshire. Four and a half hours later her plane crashed in to the Thames Estuary miles away from her intended destination. Amy's body was never recovered. Many theories have grown up surrounding her mysterious death. Amy's welcome home parade in 1930 Why did an experienced pilot get lost on a flight that should have lasted only 90 minutes ? One sugge | General Knowledge Quiz - By Zarbo84 The fictional character John Clayton is better known by what name? La Paz is the administrative capital of which South American country? Actor Charles Buchinsky was better known by what name? The medical condition ‘aphonia’ is the inability to do what? In Greek mythology, Pygmalion was the king of which Island? Who played the title role in the 1953 film ‘The Glenn Miller Story’? A third wedding anniversary is traditionally represented by which material? In the Bible, what sign did God give Noah that the earth would not be flooded again? 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The Okapi is most closely related to which other African mammal? | Okapi | Define Okapi at Dictionary.com okapi noun, plural okapis (especially collectively) okapi. 1. an African mammal, Okapia johnstoni, closely related to and resembling the giraffe, but smaller and with a much shorter neck. Origin of okapi Bambuba 1900 1900; < Bambuba (Mvu’ba), a Central Sudanic language of the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo (or < a related Pygmy dial.), according to English Africanist Harry Johnston (1858-1927), author of the first zoological descriptions of the animal Dictionary.com Unabridged Examples from the Web for okapi Expand British Dictionary definitions for okapi Expand noun (pl) -pis, -pi 1. a ruminant mammal, Okapia johnstoni, of the forests of central Africa, having a reddish-brown coat with horizontal white stripes on the legs and small horns: family Giraffidae Word Origin C20: from a Central African word Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for okapi Expand n. short-necked giraffe of central Africa, 1900, from the animal's name in Mbuba (Congo). Reported by English explorer Sir Harry Johnston (1858-1927). Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper | Jacksonville Zoo Northeastern Kenya, eastern Sudan and Eritrea Habitat Open woodlands and wooded grassland Life Expectancy 25 years (up to 28 years in captivity) Sexual Maturity Giraffes reach sexual maturity at 3-4 years of age. Diet In the wild, they eat leaves and shoots of trees. In the Zoo, they are fed alfalfa hay, grain, browse, fruits, and vegetables. Status IUCN – Least Concern Behaviors Giraffes prefer young leaves and the shoots of trees, but will also eat flowers, vines and herbs. They eat over a hundred different species, depending on what is seasonally available. Acacia trees are one of their favorites. They spend an average of 16-20 hours per day feeding and consume up to 140 lbs. of browse during that period. Females stay in their mother’s territories. Males leave in all-male groups to search for females in heat. Males are distinguishable at a distance from females because of their different grazing habits. Males tend to stretch their necks to reach the tops of the taller trees while the females tend to bend over smaller trees. Giraffes can usually be found together in groups of 12-15. There are no permanent members of the group. Herds are led by an adult male (bull) and are composed of adult females (cows), calves, and sexually immature males. Females are usually the most alert to danger. When startled, a giraffe can gallop at speeds of up to 30 mph. The hind feet of a galloping giraffe reach in front of the fore feet and the animals swing their necks from side to side producing a slow-motion appearance. Giraffes vocalize by emitting moans or low notes. Observations in the wild indicate that they lie down only 5-6 hours per night. During most of this time, the animals remain alert with their necks erect and their eyes alternately opened and closed. Giraffes may go into a deep sleep for just 5 minutes each night. During deep sleep a giraffe bends its neck backward in an arch and rests its head behind its back legs or on an extended back leg. They protect themselves by kicking. Males fight for females during mating season by butting heads. Young males engage in a behavior called “necking.” To determine dominance, young bulls slowly intertwine their necks, pushing from one side to the other like a bout of arm wrestling amongst humans. The gestation period for giraffes is about 15 months. Breeding can occur throughout the year and a single calf is born, rarely twins. Calves are usually 6 feet tall and can stand up 20 minutes after birth. Females are excellent mothers and defend their calves vigorously. Lions are the principal predators of calves, although hyenas, leopards and even wild dogs may also kill newborns up to three months of age. Fifty percent of calves die within the first six months. Mortality in the second and third year drops to about 8% and about 3% per annum in adults. Male calves are weaned at approximately 15 months. Female calves are weaned a couple of months later. There is no difference in the mortality rate between male and female calves. Adaptions The coloration of the giraffe, with its blotches, helps them to blend in with shadowy tree branches. Giraffes have keen senses of smell and vision. Their well-developed senses have caused them to be considered one of the most vigilant of the big game species. For this reason, it is not unusual to see groups of very young calves, some with umbilical stump still attached, apparently abandoned by mothers in the middle of the day. The collective vigilance of these groups is very acute, and predators are largely inactive during the heat of the day. Females benefit by being able to visit distant feeding grounds without having to spend time on the care of their offspring, resulting in good lactation. Their legs are so long that they cannot touch the ground with their nose by simply bending over. Because giraffe necks and legs are so long, their vascular systems are specially equipped with valves to prevent blood from draining from their brains. They have a long prehensile, muscular tongue, thick gluey saliva an |
Which Victorian murderer was known as The Staffordshire Poisoner? | BBC - Stoke & Staffordshire - History - William Palmer You are in: Stoke & Staffordshire > History > Local Heroes > William Palmer William Palmer William Palmer Known as 'The Rugeley Poisoner' and 'The Prince of Poisoners', William Palmer is Staffordshire's most notorious doctor. This account comes from the archives of the historic Surgery Bar in Stafford. On June the 14th, 1856, the notorious Victorian doctor - William Palmer was hanged outside Stafford Prison for the murder of John Parsons Cook. Palmer was accused of poisoning Cook by strychnine. He denied the crime but was found guilty at the Old Bailey in London and sentenced to hang at Stafford Gaol. Thirty five thousand spectators crammed the streets of the town to witness the grisly spectacle – some spending the whole night in pouring rain to secure their place. Prince of Poisoners Such was his notoriety that broadsheets and ballads were sold on the streets as souvenirs and even the rope-maker produced extra rope and sold sections of the noose for a guinea. It was alleged that Palmer had been responsible for as many as fifteen murders, including those of his wife, four of his children, his brother and his mother in law. Dubbed the Rugeley Poisoner or the Prince of Poisoners Palmer has continued to hold the fascination of the media and of the public ever since. The full story In 1845 upon leaving finishing school Anne Thornton met the charming Dr William Palmer. She was the heiress to the Noah's Ark hostelry in Stafford; but she was warned against him by her guardian, and so refused his first offer of marriage. Palmer pursued her - seeing here as a pretty, wealthy and fascinating young lady of nineteen - and they eventually married in 1847 at St. Nicholas in Abbots Bromley. Money "worries" Within a year Palmer was borrowing money from his mother in law Mary Thornton (who hated Palmer). She was persuaded to stay with William and Anne - and within two weeks had taken ill and died. Palmer was expecting £12,000 upon her death but was bitterly disappointed with the money gained, and not satisfied with the allowance paid quarterly to his wife by the trustees. By 1854 Palmer was deeply in debt and, seeing no chance of ever getting clear, decided to kill his wife, but before doing so insured her for £13,000. After paying the first and only premium... Anne Palmer died. Insurance scams Early in 1855, Palmer again raised money by insuring his brother Walter for £14,OOO - a deed ending with the same deadly results. But Doctor William Palmer's career ended in 1856 outside Stafford Gaol, where he was hanged for the murder of John Parsons Cook. His effigy stood in the Chamber of Horrors, Madame Tussaud's, London for 127 years. It is generally supposed that Palmer poisoned at least eleven victims; and as many again carry all his hallmarks. Despite his killing two of its licensees, the Noah's Ark never did become his property, but his descendants did come to own it eventually. The later history of the Noah's Ark inn was that it was sold to the Corporation in 1877, who within a few years took down part of it and rebuilt it as it stands today. It was renamed the Surgery during the 1990's. ************************************************ What do you think about Staffordshire's most infamous villain?... If you've got something to say about Palmer, or any of of our local heroes and heroines, check out our message board by clicking on the link below. | Summary/Reviews: Murder at the vicarage : Staff View SUMMARY Murder at the Vicarage marks the debut of Agatha Christie's unflappable and much beloved female detective, Miss Jane Marple. With her gift for sniffing out the malevolent side of human nature, Miss Marple is led on her first case to a crime scene at the local vicarage. Colonel Protheroe, the magistrate whom everyone in town hates, has been shot through the head. No one heard the shot. There are no leads. Yet, everyone surrounding the vicarage seems to have a reason to want the Colonel dead. It is a race against the clock as Miss Marple sets out on the twisted trail of the mysterious killer without so much as a bit of help from the local police. Review by Library Journal Review These are the initial eight volumes in what will grow to 24 over two years in Black Dog's new "Agatha Christie Collection." The books are all decent-quality hardcovers for a bargain price. If you're regularly replacing your Christies, gives these more durable editions a try. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. (c) Copyright Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. AUTHOR NOTES One of the most successful and beloved writer of mystery stories, Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie was born in 1890 in Torquay, County Devon, England. She wrote her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, in 1920, launching a literary career that spanned decades. In her lifetime, she authored 79 crime novels and a short story collection, 19 plays, and six novels written under the name of Mary Westmacott. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language with another billion in 44 foreign languages. Some of her most famous titles include Murder on the Orient Express, Mystery of the Blue Train, And Then There Were None, 13 at Dinner and The Sittaford Mystery. Noted for clever and surprising twists of plot, many of Christie's mysteries feature two unconventional fictional detectives named Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. Poirot, in particular, plays the hero of many of her works, including the classic, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926), and Curtain (1975), one of her last works in which the famed detective dies. Over the years, her travels took her to the Middle East where she met noted English archaeologist Sir Max Mallowan. They married in 1930. Christie accompanied Mallowan on annual expeditions to Iraq and Syria, which served as material for Murder in Mesopotamia (1930), Death on the Nile (1937), and Appointment with Death (1938). Christie's credits also include the plays, The Mousetrap and Witness for the Prosecution (1953; film 1957). Christie received the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for 1954-1955 for Witness. She was also named Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1971. Christie died in 1976. |
What country is home to Kenai Fjords National Park? | Kenai Fjords National Park (U.S. National Park Service) Contact Us Where Mountains, Ice, and Ocean Meet At the edge of the Kenai Peninsula lies a land where the ice age lingers. Nearly 40 glaciers flow from the Harding Icefield, Kenai Fjords' crowning feature. Wildlife thrives in icy waters and lush forests around this vast expanse of ice. Native Alutiiq relied on these resources to nurture a life entwined with the sea. Today, shrinking glaciers bear witness to the effects of our changing climate. | RIO 2016 | 7 Obscure Countries Competing At The Olympics 1/7 Vanuatu Pacific island nation located in the South Pacific. The archipelago is 1,090 miles northeast of Australia || Official Languages: Bislama, French & English || Population (2009): 243,304 || Most popular sport: Soccer (association football) 2/7 Tuvalu Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific, midway between Hawaii and Australia || Official languages: Tuvaluan, English || Population (2012): 10,640 || Popular sport: Track & Field, kilikiti (form of cricket) 3/7 Tonga Polynesian country comprised of 169 islands over 270,000 square miles of the South Pacific Ocean, between New Zealand and Hawaii II Official languages: Tongan, English: Population (2011): 103,036 || Popular sport: Rugby 4/7 Sao Tome & Principe Island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western central coast of Africa || Official languages: Portuguese || Population (2014): 190,428 || Popular sport: Soccer 5/7 Nauru Island country in Micronesia in the Central Pacific || Official Languages: Nauruan, English || Population (2011): 10,084 || Popular sport: Australian rules football, weightlifting 6/7 Kiribati Island nation in the Central Pacific The nation comprised of multiple reef/coral islands and atolls 33 atolls and reef islands spread across 1,351,000 square miles || Official languages: English, Gilbertese || Population (2010): 103,500 || Popular sport: Weightlifting, sprinting 7/7 Lesotho Small landlocked country surrounded completely by South Africa || Official languages: Sesotho, English || Population (2009): 2,067,000 || Popular sport: Soccer 1/7 Vanuatu Pacific island nation located in the South Pacific. The archipelago is 1,090 miles northeast of Australia || Official Languages: Bislama, French & English || Population (2009): 243,304 || Most popular sport: Soccer (association football) 2/7 Tuvalu Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific, midway between Hawaii and Australia || Official languages: Tuvaluan, English || Population (2012): 10,640 || Popular sport: Track & Field, kilikiti (form of cricket) 3/7 Tonga Polynesian country comprised of 169 islands over 270,000 square miles of the South Pacific Ocean, between New Zealand and Hawaii II Official languages: Tongan, English: Population (2011): 103,036 || Popular sport: Rugby 4/7 Sao Tome & Principe Island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western central coast of Africa || Official languages: Portuguese || Population (2014): 190,428 || Popular sport: Soccer 5/7 Nauru Island country in Micronesia in the Central Pacific || Official Languages: Nauruan, English || Population (2011): 10,084 || Popular sport: Australian rules football, weightlifting 6/7 Kiribati Island nation in the Central Pacific The nation comprised of multiple reef/coral islands and atolls 33 atolls and reef islands spread across 1,351,000 square miles || Official languages: English, Gilbertese || Population (2010): 103,500 || Popular sport: Weightlifting, sprinting 7/7 Lesotho Small landlocked country surrounded completely by South Africa || Official languages: Sesotho, English || Population (2009): 2,067,000 || Popular sport: Soccer « Return to article |
Which U.S. City is served by O'Hare International airport? | Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD) Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD) Tours Chicago O'hare Airport (ORD) Use the information provided in this website to plan your travel through Chicago O'Hare Airport. Find all the information regarding O'Hare Airport: Flights (Departures, Arrivals and Delays), Parking, Hotels and Accommodation, Rental car information, Transport and other important information . O'Hare Airport (IATA: ORD, ICAO: KORD, FAA LID: ORD),also known simply as Chicago Airport, is an airport located in Chicago, Illinois, 17 miles (27 km) northwest of the Chicago Loop. The airport is connected to Chicago by train using the Blue Line of Chicago 'L'. It runs 24 hours a day. The transit time from Central Loop to O'Hare International airport is approximatemily 40 minutes. The airport is involved in a modernization plan that should increase the maximum number of operations from 2,700 to 3,800. O'hare Airport (IATA: ORD) is 4th world's busiest airport The Chicago Loop is the central business district of Chicago, Illinois. Chicago O'hare Airport has four operating Terminals. The Airport has 8 runways, that allow 2700 operations per day In 2015, 76,9 million passengers used O'hare Airport Chicago O'Hare Airport is the fourth busiest airport in the world. In 2015 ORD airport handled 76,949,336 passengers, the record of the airport itself. This numbers represents an increase of 9.81% comparing with the numbers of 2014 O’Hare International Airport was voted the "Best Airport in North America" for 10 years, by readers of the U.S. Edition of Business Traveler Magazine (1998 - 2003) and Global Traveler Magazine (2004 - 2007). Transportation There are several types of transportation to reach your destination. See a summary below. - CTA: Trains and Buses throughout Chicago City and surroundings. - Blue Line at O'Hare Station - Commuter Train Service (Metra) Check in detail at transportation page . - O'Hare Airport serves an approximate average of 2,400 aircraft operations per day. - The airport is connected with more than 60 foreign destinations. - There are 8 runways in the airport with lengths varying from 2,286m to 3,962m - There are 4 Terminals with a total of 9 concourses and 182 gates Airlines Hub Chicago Airport is the largest hub of United Airlines and American Airlines as well as a hub for regional carrier Air Choice One and a focus city for Frontier Airlines. It is the second-largest hub in terms of passengers of United. Terminals At O’Hare airport there are four operative Terminals. Terminal 1, 2, 3 and 5 (International). Terminal 1 It has a total of 55 gates divided between two concourses, B and C. - Concourse B: It hosts gates from B1 to B24 and connects directly with the Airport Transit System (ATS). Ground Transportation is available from the concourse as connects easily with Hotel Hilton. - Concourse C: it has gates from C1 TO C31 and hosts one United Club Area. Terminal 1 has a pedestrian tunnel that links with Terminal 2 and 3. T1 operates with these airlines: ANA, Lufthansa, United, United Express. T2 has 2 concourses: E and F. - Concourse E: it has gates from E1 to E17. Hosts a Delta Sky Club Area. - Concourse F: it has gates from F1 to F28. Hosts a United Club Area. Airlines operating at T2: Air Canada, Delta (Domestic; Paris, France Departures in T5), Delta Shuttle. Terminal 3 It has 4 Concourses: G, H, K and L and 3 levels. - Concourse G: it has gates from G1A to G15. Hosts an Admirals Club. Rotunda is located close to gates G1A-G1B, G2A-G2B. - Concourse H: it has gates H1-H18. - Concourse K: it has gates from K1 to K17. Hosts the Flagship Lounge. - Concourse L: It has gates from L1 to L11b. Between Concourses H and K there is an Admirals Club. Airlines that operate at T3: Air Berlin, Air Choice One, Alaska, American Airlines, Frontier, Iberia, JetBlue, Spirit, Virgin America. International Terminal 5 It is the International Terminal at O’Hare airport. Has two levels and one Concourse M. There are located various lounges by: Korean Air, Air France, Swissport, SWISS, British Airways, Alitalia, SAS Busines | 1511st (2) by Mike Hall (page 23) - issuu issuu IN THE KNOW INTERACTIVE Trivia Quiz If you think you’ve got what it takes to beat our monthly brain buster, take our quiz and prove your intellectual talents! 1 What code name was given to Nazi Germany's plan to invade Britain during the Second World War? 11 12 Which country only switched to the modern Gregorian Calendar on January 1, 1927? Olibanum is the Medieval Latin alternative English word for which Biblical aromatic resin? 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What is the more familiar name of Samuel Peyton Jones, a character in an animated series for children? | Francis Peyton Rous | Biographical Memoirs V.48 | The National Academies Press Cancel Below is the uncorrected machine-read text of this chapter, intended to provide our own search engines and external engines with highly rich, chapter-representative searchable text of each book. Because it is UNCORRECTED material, please consider the following text as a useful but insufficient proxy for the authoritative book pages. ~ :~: At: .~ ~~ - : :: : - :: ~ - - ~r~~ ~ ~ Ad. .. ::: .~. . ~ ::: . FRANCIS PEYTON ROUS Octo her 5, ~ 879-February ~ 6, 1970 BY RENATO DULBECCO PEYTON ROUS was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1966, when he was eighty-six years old, for discoveries he had made fifty years before. He was born on the 5th of October 1879 in Balti- more, Maryland, to a family that valued humanistic education. Thus, after the death of his father, when Peyton Rous was a child, his mother rejected the idea of joining her family in Texas and stayed in Baltimore, where excellent education for the children was available. Of the two sisters of Peyton Rous, one became a musicologist, the other a painter; and Peyton himself had a flair for writing. Peyton Rous enrolled in the Medical School of the recently created Johns Hopkins University, which he attended without special distinction. As an undergraduate he showed a naturalist's tendency and published articles about Baltimore's flowers. After graduating in medicine, he went to the University of Michigan, where he began his research career in pathology, which he perfected during a year in Dresden. In 1909 he joined the Rockefeller Institute under Simon Flexner, to engage in cancer research, against the opinion of influential friends who thought it was a hopeless field. There he remained until his death. In 1921 he became co-editor (and later editor) of the Journal for Experimental Medicine. In 1927 he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. He died in 1970, at the age of ninety, and 275 276 BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS is survived by his wife, Marion, and three daughters, Marion, Ellen, and Phoebe. In addition to the Nobel Prize, Peyton Rous received many honors and honorary degrees, which are listed at the end of this memoir. The name of Peyton Rous became widely known to biolo- gists in the fifties and sixties for his earlier discovery of a virus causing sarcoma in chickens, which became aptly known as the Rous Sarcoma Virus. At the time he became famous, Peyton Rous appeared as an elderly, highly educated, gentleman with silvery hair. But in his youth he was a very hardworking scientist with a determined, fiery, and highly critical personality. He was a medical man who wished to learn about cancer as a disease and a biologist who did not want to follow the beaten track, and he was willing to hunt for new clues in well-designed but slow experiments. I, like most of my contemporaries, became acquainted with Peyton Rous's fundamental discovery in the early fifties, when Harry Rubin came to my lab to work with the Rous Sarcoma Virus. He started using a focus technique on the chorioallantoic membrane of the chicken embryo, which Rous had invented many years before. Later I had occasion to meet Peyton Rous several times on the platform as a speaker, or across the discus- sion table, or in his laboratory at the (then) Rockefeller Institute. I remember the manrather small in stature with silvery hair and penetrating eyes. I also remember that before our first meet- ing I was inclined to think of him as a figure of the past, but soon changed my mind at that meeting and even more so at subsequent ones. Clearly, he was very much alive until his very last days, with a keen interest in new developments in virology and cancer research. He was able to discuss his past work with equanimity and to accept new interpretations of his data. I re- member I suggested to him an explanation of the clonal charac- teristic of the neoplastic transformation of papillomas in terms FRANCIS PEYTON ROUS 277 of somatic cell genetics, a concept that was not part of cancer research in the period of his active work. H | Book Some of the book titles and authors mentioned on the television show Jeopardy Edmund Hoyle, Alfred Nobel, Cecil Rhodes, Joseph Pulitzer, Hugo Awards are a set of awards given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. Books I want to read again by Ray Sahelian, M.D. A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures. I wish i had more time to read books, I tend to gravitate more towards watching the latest news on TV and watch the History channel Bradstreet, to my dear and loving husband Edwards, fire and brimstone lectures, great awakening Thomas Paine 1718-1799 common sense 1776, the American crisis 1776-83-these are the times that try mens souls, the Rights of Man 1791, James Fenimore Cooper 1789-1851 Deerslayer frontiersman Natty Bumppo is the protagonist of pentalogy of novels known as the Leatherstocking Tales. he adopts life of natives. Last of the Mohicans (Unkas is indian during french and indian war). Pathfinder Dew-of-june, an Indian heroine, appears in his novel "The Pathfinder" Pioneers Clement Moore 1779�1863 Professor of Oriental and Greek Literature. yuletide poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" stockings were hung by the chimney with care Washington Irving 1783-1859 History of New York by Diedrich Kickerbocker was actually written by him Rip Van Winkle fell asleep in Catskill mountains for 20 years Legend of Sleepy Hollow Ichabod Crane terrorized by Brom Bones dressed up as headless horseman to scare the schoolmaster away from Katrina, the almighty dollar that great object of universal devotion throughout our land. Nathaniel Hawthorne 1804-1864 themes of sin and guilt, Massachusetts author whose last completed novel, �The Marbel Faun�, is set in Italy Blithdale romance, House of seven Gables. 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He's a weak-willed king in the Old Testament or a whaler captain in "Moby Dick" Ahab. Queequeg is the first principal character encountered by the narrator, serves as the chief harpooner aboard the Pequod. Omoo", is subtitled "Adventures in the South Seas" Typee He lived for several weeks among the cannibalistic Typee before he wrote the book of the same name Edward Everett Hale 1822 � 1909) Unitarian clergyman. and author of Man without a Country It's where Philip Nolan asked to be buried at sea Lew Wallace, 1827-1905 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a novel published on 1880. Considered the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century Bret Harte 1836-1902 pioneering life in California. The Outcasts of Poker Flat Mark Twain 1835�1910 Samuel Langhorne Clemens, grew up in Hannibal, Missouri. A reporter for the Virginia City, Nev. 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Who was the first soccer player to win 100 caps for England? | 100 caps: England's centurions | Football | The Guardian 100 caps: England's centurions Wednesday 26 March 2008 20.05 EDT First published on Wednesday 26 March 2008 20.05 EDT This article is 8 years old Billy Wright 105 caps v Scotland, April 11 1959 England 1 Scotland 0 (Wembley Stadium) The first player to reach the milestone did so in in a Home Championship match against Scotland. Wright's defensive qualities were not severely tested in a game England dominated and would have won by more but for some inspired goalkeeping from Bill Brown. Fittingly the winner came from Bobby Charlton, the next England player to join the 100 club. At the end Wright was given a standing ovation and carried off the pitch by his team-mates Bobby Charlton 106 caps v Northern Ireland, April 21 1970 England 3 N Ireland 1 (Wembley Stadium) The Manchester United player was given the honour of captaining England before a full house of 100,000 and he capped a typically imperious midfield display with a goal, sliding in to beat Pat Jennings at the far post. His United team-mate George Best scored a fine individual goal for the visitors but Martin Peters and Geoff Hurst ensured an England victory as they prepared to go to Mexico to defend the Jules Rimet trophy Bobby Moore 108 caps v Scotland, February 14 1973 Scotland 0 England 5 (Hampden Park) England's World Cup-winning captain enjoyed one of the easiest nights of his international career in this friendly at the start of a year that turned sour for him against Poland in Chorzow that June. Moore, Martin Peters and Alan Ball were the only survivors from the boys of '66 but it was the new guard who did the damage in this Valentine's Day mauling with Allan Clarke (2), Martin Chivers, Mick Channon and an own-goal making up the goal total Peter Shilton 125 caps v Holland, June 15 1988 England 1 Holland 3 (Rheinstadion) This turned out to be an afternoon to forget for Shilton although he bore little responsibility for the Marco van Basten hat-trick that sent England crashing out of the 1988 European Championship in their second group game after they had lost their opening match to the Republic of Ireland. England's manager, Bobby Robson, dropped Shilton for the final group game but the goalkeeper remained No1 and played a key role in the 1990 World Cup in Italy | 1. How many different scoring areas are there on a standard dart board? - Jade Wright - Liverpool Echo 1. How many different scoring areas are there on a standard dart board? 2. Which New York bridge, completed in 1883, was designed by John Augustus Roebling? Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email 2. Which New York bridge, completed in 1883, was designed by John Augustus Roebling? 3. Taphephobia is the fear of what? 4. Concord is the capital of which American state? 5. Lentigines is the medical term for what? 6. Which Saint’s day is on March 1? 7. Which famous author once said: Work is the curse of the drinking classes? 8. Which line on the London Underground was opened in 1977 and was originally planned to be called Fleet? 9. In what year did Disneyland open? 10. Which TV police series began as a one off programme called Woodentop? 11. Who had a top 10 hit in 1998 called I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing? 12. How many legs does an ant have? 13. Which country is San Marino surrounded by? 14. Which waterway divides the Isle of Wight from the English mainland? 15. Which is bigger – one litre or two pints? 16. What type of creature is a motmot? 17. What was the subject of the 1992 Maastricht Treaty? 18. Who duetted with Michael Jackson on The Girl Is Mine? 19. How many inches are there in a yard? 20. Who wrote a book of children’s poems called Old Possum’s Book Of Practical Cats? 21. Who was the first man to fly the Atlantic solo? 22. What was the name of the first feature film in which the dog Lassie appeared? 23. Who won this year’s Badminton Horse Trials. 24. In which year did the Great Wall Street Crash occur? 25. Dustin Hoffman’s first major role was in which 1967 film? 26. From which football club did Arsenal sign midfielder Cesc Fabregas? 27. Which football team is nicknamed the Rams? 28. What colour are the five Olympic rings? 29. Which rugby union team won the 2007 EDF energy cup? 30. Who won the Golden Boot at the 1986 football World Cup? 1. 82; 2. Brooklyn Bridge; 3. The fear of being buried alive; 4. New Hampshire; 5. Freckles; 6. St David’s; 7. Oscar Wilde; 8. Jubilee; 9. 1955; 10. The Bill; 11. Aerosmith; 12. 6; 13. Italy; 14. The Solent; 15. Two pints; 16. A bird; 17. The unification of Europe; 18. Paul McCartney; 19. 36; 20. T. S. Elliot; 21. Charles Lindbergh; 22. Lassie Come Home; 23. Nicolas Touzaint; 24. 1929; 25. The Graduate; 26. Barcelona; 27. Derby County; 28. Blue, Yellow, Black, Green & Red; 29. Leicester tigers; 30. Gary Lineker Like us on Facebook |
What is the surname of the actors Henry and Peter, who are father and son? | Henry Fonda — Ethnicity of Celebs | What Nationality Ancestry Race by Lil Vacha on April 29, 2010 Birth Name: Henry Jaynes Fonda Date of Birth: May 16, 1905 Place of Birth: Grand Island, Nebraska, U.S. Date of Death: August 12, 1982 Place of Death: Los Angeles, California Ethnicity: Dutch, English, Scottish, distant Norwegian, possibly remote Italian Henry Fonda was an American actor. He was the son of Elma Herbetja/Herberta Krueger (Jaynes) and William Brace Fonda. He was the father of actors Jane Fonda (Lady Jayne Seymour Fonda) and Peter Fonda (Peter Henry Fonda), and the grandfather of actors Bridget Fonda and Troy Garity . He was of Dutch, English, Scottish, and distant Norwegian, descent. The “Fonda” surname is said to originate with an Italian who moved to the Netherlands in the 1400s or 1500s. It is not clear if this information has been genealogically verified. One of Henry’s last traceable patrilineal ancestors, Jacob Harmense Fonda, was born in the Netherlands, c. 1515. Henry’s paternal grandfather was Ten Eyck/TenEyck Hilton Fonda (the son of Garret/Garrett Tunis Breese Fonda and Rachel/Emeline Polhemus). Garret was the son of Douw Adam Fonda and Lavina Wyntje Briese/Bries/Breese. Henry’s paternal grandmother was Harriet/Harriett M. McNeill (the daughter of James Amos McNeil and Eliza Ann Paris). Henry’s maternal grandfather was Henry Silas Jaynes (the son of Henry Clinton Jaynes and Almira A./L. Jacobs). Henry’s great-grandfather Henry was the son of Nathan Janes and Celinda Dexter. Almira was the daughter of Silas Jacobs and Lydia Pike. Henry’s maternal grandmother was Elma L. Lampher/Lamphear/Lanphere (the daughter of Allan Lanphere and Marie Louise Mitchell). Marie Louise was the daughter of Marcus Hayward Mitchell and Lois Noyes. Sources: Genealogies of Henry Fonda – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com | Kterrl's Video Favorites | Just another WordPress.com weblog | Page 331 kterrls Video Favorites Sir Henry Cooper, British Olympic heavyweight boxer died he was , 76. Sir Henry Cooper was an English heavyweight boxer known for the effectiveness of his left hook, “Enry’s ‘Ammer”, and his knockdown of the young Muhammad Ali . Cooper held the British , Commonwealth and European heavyweight titles several times throughout his career, and unsuccessfully challenged Ali for the world heavyweight championship in 1966 died he was , 76.. Following his retirement from the sport, Cooper continued his career as a television and radio personality and was enormously popular in Britain: he was the first (and is today one of just three people) to twice win the public vote for BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award and the only boxer to be awarded a knighthood. (3 May 1934 – 1 May 2011) Biography Cooper was born in Westminster , London [3] to Henry and Lily Cooper. He, his identical twin brother, George (1934–2010), [3] and elder brother Bern [1] grew up in a council house on the Bellingham Estate on Farmstead Road, South East London . During the Second World War they were evacuated to Lancing on the Sussex coast . [1] Around 1942, their father, Henry Senior, was called up to serve in the war; the rest of the family did not see him again for almost three years. The twins attended Athelney Road School in Lewisham . The Cooper brothers were particularly close growing up and, in his biography, Henry talks of how they came to each other’s aid when things turned nasty in the school playground. One particular incident landed the young Henry his first knockout in the playground. At school, the only subject that seemed to interest Henry was history, where he enjoyed acting out scenarios.[ citation needed ] Life was tough in the latter years of the Second World War , and London life especially brought many dangers during the blackout . Henry took up many jobs, including a paper round before school and made money out of recycling golf balls to the clubhouse on the Beckenham course. All three of the Cooper brothers excelled in sport, with George and Henry exercising talents particularly in football and also cricket . [4] George Cooper, Henry’s twin, who boxed as Jim Cooper, died on 11 April 2010 at the age of 75. [3] Although Cooper is best known for knocking down Muhammad Ali , he defeated a string of well known heavyweights during his career, including; Zora Folley , Roy Harris , Karl Mildenberger , Alex Miteff , Wayne Bethea , Brian London , Joe Erskine , Jose Manuel Urtain , Piero Tomasoni , Dick Wipperman , Dick Richardson , Billy Walker , Tony Hughes , Jack Bodell , Jefferson Davis and Gawie De Clerk . Cooper died on 1 May 2011 at his son’s house in Oxted , Surrey , after a long illness. [2] He was 76. Boxing career Style Although Cooper was left-handed, he used the “orthodox” stance, with his left hand and foot forward, rather than the reversed “southpaw” stance more usually adopted by a left handed boxer, he relied on an exceptionally powerful left hook and a formidable jab for offence, being able to effectively combine the two to ‘hook off the jab’. [1] [6] He generally tried to force the action in his bouts; a crowd pleasing style which won him many supporters. After developing a left shoulder problem in the latter half of his career Cooper adjusted to put more stress on right handed punches which he had hitherto neglected. [6] Early bouts Cooper was often regarded as the most popular of all English boxers and was affectionately known in the UK as: “Our ‘Enry”. He started his boxing career in 1949 as an amateur with the Eltham Amateur Boxing Club, and won seventy-three of eighty-four contests. At the age of seventeen, he won the first of two ABA light-heavyweight titles and before serving in the Army for his two years’ National Service represented Britain in the 1952 Olympics (outpointed in the second stage by Russian Anatoli Petrov). Henry and his twin brother, George (boxing under the name Jim Cooper) turned professional together u |
What's the name of the seven branched candelabrum a traditional symbol of Judaism ? | Judaism 101: Signs and Symbols Signs and Symbols Mezuzah, tzitzit and tefillin are reminders of the commandments The menorah (candelabrum) is the ancient universal symbol of Judaism The Jewish star (Magen David) is a modern universal Jewish symbol Jews wear a skullcap (yarmulke) as a pious custom Chai, found on jewelry, is the number 18, which is a favorable number The Hamesh Hand is common in Jewish jewelry, but its connection to Judaism is questionable Mezuzah And you shall write [the words that I command you today] on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. -Deuteronomy 6:9, 11:19 On the doorposts of traditional Jewish homes (and many not-so-traditional homes!), you will find a small case like the one pictured at left. This case is commonly known as a mezuzah (Heb.: doorpost), because it is placed upon the doorposts of the house. The mezuzah is not, as some suppose, a good-luck charm, nor does it have any connection with the lamb's blood placed on the doorposts in Egypt. Rather, it is a constant reminder of G-d 's presence and G-d's mitzvot . The mitzvah to place mezuzot on the doorposts of our houses is derived from Deut. 6:4-9, a passage commonly known as the Shema (Heb: Hear, from the first word of the passage). In that passage, G-d commands us to keep His words constantly in our minds and in our hearts by (among other things) writing them on the doorposts of our house. The words of the Shema are written on a tiny scroll of parchment, along with the words of a companion passage, Deut. 11:13-21. On the back of the scroll, a name of G-d is written. The scroll is then rolled up and placed in the case, so that the first letter of the Name (the letter Shin ) is visible (or, more commonly, the letter Shin is written on the outside of the case). The scroll must be handwritten in a special style of writing and must be placed in the case to fulfill the mitzvah. It is commonplace for gift shops to sell cases without scrolls, or with mechanically printed scrolls, because a proper scroll costs more than even an elaborately decorated case ($30-$50 for a valid scroll is quite reasonable). According to traditional authorities, mechanically printed scrolls do not fulfill the mitzvah of the mezuzah, nor does an empty case. The case and scroll are then nailed or affixed at an angle to the right side doorpost as you enter the building or room, with a small ceremony called Chanukkat Ha-Bayit (dedication of the house - yes, this is the same word as Chanukkah , the holiday celebrating the rededication of the Temple). A brief blessing is recited. See the text of the blessing at Affixing the Mezuzah . Why is the mezuzah affixed at an angle? The rabbis could not decide whether it should be placed horizontally or vertically, so they compromised! Every time you pass through a door with a mezuzah on it, you touch the mezuzah and then kiss the fingers that touched it, expressing love and respect for G-d and his mitzvot and reminding yourself of the mitzvot contained within them. It is proper to remove a mezuzah when you move, and in fact, it is usually recommended. If you leave it in place, the subsequent owner may treat it with disrespect, and this is a grave sin. I have seen many mezuzot in apartment complexes that have been painted over because a subsequent owner failed to remove it while the building was painted, and it breaks my heart every time I see that sort of disrespect to an object of religious significance. For more information about mezuzot or to purchase valid scrolls for a mezuzah online, visit the S.T.A.M. website. Tzitzit and Tallit They shall make themselves tzitzit on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and they shall place on the tzitzit of each corner a thread of techeilet. And it shall be tzitzit for you, and you will see it, and you will remember all the mitzvot of the L-RD and do them and not follow your heart or your eyes and run after them. -Numbers 15:38-40 The Torah commands us to wear tzitzit (fringes) at the corners of our garments | Bat Mitzvah: American Jewish Women | Jewish Women's Archive Home › Collections › Encyclopedia › Bat Mitzvah: American Jewish Women Bat Mitzvah: American Jewish Women by Paula E. Hyman “The Friday night before the service my father decided what I was to do. I was to recite the blessings, read a portion of the Torah sidrah ... in Hebrew and in English and conclude with the blessing—and that was it.... And that was enough to shock a lot of people, including my own grandparents and aunts and uncles.” So reminisced Judith Kaplan Eisenstein , the daughter of Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan , about her 1922 bat mitzvah ceremony, widely considered the first to have occurred in America. The bat mitzvah is the female equivalent of a boy’s bar mitzvah , the ritual that signifies his entrance into religious majority at age thirteen. To mark the occasion, in the synagogue the boy is called to the Torah for the first time and, if the Sabbath is the chosen day, chants the haftarah, the prophetic portion of that week. The bat mitzvah ritual was introduced into American Judaism as both an ethical and a pragmatic response to gender divisions in traditional Judaism. For boys, reaching religious majority occasioned a ritual ceremony in the synagogue, but for girls, attaining the status of adult received no communal attention. Jewish tradition declared a girl’s majority to begin at age twelve, but her transition from child to adult was not reflected in the synagogue because women had no part in the public reading of the Torah except as listeners, segregated in the women’s gallery. On the ethical plane, the new rite was designed to demonstrate that, in the modern age, women were considered equal with men. On the practical level, it provided a stimulus for educating women in Judaism as preparation for their presumed role as transmitters of Jewish culture and religious sensibility. "No thunder sounded. No lightening struck," recalled Judith Kaplan Eisenstein of her history-making 1922 Bat Mitzvah ceremony, the first in America. She is pictured here at her second Bat Mitzvah ceremony, where she was honored by a number of prominent Jewish women, including Betty Friedan and Letty Cottin Pogrebin. Institution: The Ira and Judith Kaplan Eisenstein Reconstructionist Archives, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College The Bat Mitzvah ceremony is now widely accepted in American Judaism. Some take place, however, in locations of particular religious significance. Twelve-year-old Yael Schneider is pictured above reading from the Torah at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. On her left is the prayer leader, Betsy Cohen-Kallus, and on her right is her mother, Susan Weidman Schneider, editor of the Jewish feminist publication Lilith. Institution: Edith Robbins. "No thunder sounded. No lightening struck," recalled Judith Kaplan Eisenstein of her history-making 1922 Bat Mitzvah ceremony, the first in America. She is pictured here at her second Bat Mitzvah ceremony, where she was honored by a number of prominent Jewish women, including Betty Friedan and Letty Cottin Pogrebin. Institution: The Ira and Judith Kaplan Eisenstein Reconstructionist Archives, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College The Bat Mitzvah ceremony is now widely accepted in American Judaism. Some take place, however, in locations of particular religious significance. Twelve-year-old Yael Schneider is pictured above reading from the Torah at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. On her left is the prayer leader, Betsy Cohen-Kallus, and on her right is her mother, Susan Weidman Schneider, editor of the Jewish feminist publication Lilith. Institution: Edith Robbins. The bat mitzvah ceremony has its roots in developments in nineteenth-century Judaism of Western Europe and America. As Jews became exposed to Western culture in the nineteenth century, acquired a measure of political rights, and began the process of social integration, they adapted aspects of their religious tradition to the values of the larger society. Concerned that the limited roles of women within traditional Judaism might suggest that Jews were “orientals” |
Helena is the captal of which US state? | Visit the Montana Capitol Visit the Montana Capitol Tours The Montana Historical Society offers 1-hour guided tours of the Capitol for student and tourist groups. These tours focus primarily on the art, architecture, and history of the building. They also touch lightly on the legislative process and other aspects of state government. The Governor's Office welcomes visitors to tour the Hall of Governors and, when not in use, the elegant Governor's Reception Room. These are located in the east wing of the second floor. (Back to top) Presentations The Montana Legislative Branch offers age-appropriate, 30- to 60-minute presentations on representative democracy and the legislative process. The Montana Secretary of State's Office offers age-appropriate, 15- to 45-minute presentations on voting, elections, and the role of the Secretary of State as keeper of the State Seal and official state records and as registrar of businesses operating in Montana. All agencies would appreciate at least 2 weeks notice to plan for tours and presentations. (Back to top) When to Visit Capitol: Open Monday-Friday 7:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. and Saturdays, Sundays, and most holidays from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. The Capitol is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. Presentations are not available on weekends. Montana Legislature: Convenes in regular session in early January of odd-numbered years. Sessions usually adjourn near the end of April in odd-numbered years. Between sessions, interim legislative committees meet periodically at the Capitol during regular business hours. Capitol Events Calendar: To ensure that you get the most out of your visit, we recommend that you check the calendar and choose a date when few or no other visits are already planned. (Back to top) Schedule Your Visit To arrange a tour, presentation, or both, contact: Montana Historical Society 406-444-4789, dmitchell@mt.gov We recommend that teachers prepare student groups for their visit by discussing state history and/or government in class. You also may wish to provide questions from your students in advance. (Back to top) Safety & Decorum Remember, the Capitol is a work place in which important business is conducted. During legislative sessions, it can be very crowded. To ensure that visits are safe, productive, and enjoyable for all involved, we strongly recommend the following: Provide at least 1 adult chaperone for every 10 students. Arrange to leave coats, backpacks, lunches, and other belongings on the bus. There is no space to store belongings in the Capitol, nor is there any capacity to deal with lost belongings. Silence or turn off cell phones while in the building. Speak and move quietly while in the building. Dress comfortably but appropriately for a place of business. No weapons, alcohol, or smoking are permitted in the Capitol or any other state buildings. (Back to top) Delays & Cancellations If you have changes in plans or are delayed en route for any reason, please notify us as soon as possible at the telephone number provided above. This will allow us to try to reschedule tours and presentations. Please keep in mind that rescheduling may not be possible. (Back to top) Parking Parking is extremely limited in the Capitol Complex , especially during legislative sessions. Buses may drop off students at the south entrance to the Capitol, but drivers should park in designated bus parking space on Sanders Street between Eighth and Ninth Streets. Visitors may park personal vehicles in any nonrestricted lot on the Capitol Complex. All Helena Parking Commission rules are in effect. (Back to top) | Past Illinois Capitols Past Illinois Capitols The following article is copied from the 1975-1976 Illinois Bluebook: Kaskaskia Illinois was admitted to the Federal Union as the twenty-first state on December 3, 1818. Since that historic date, Illinois has been governed from three different cities and from six Capitol buildings, one leased and the rest state-owned. Kaskaskia, which had served as the Territorial seat of government since 1809, became the first Illinois State Capital. Founded in 1703 by French Jesuits, this city had long played a prominent role in the history of the Illinois country and was one of the most important settlements in the Territory. On July 4, 1778 George Rogers Clark and his "Kentucky Long Knives" captured Kaskaskia from the British and Illinois subsequently became a county of Virginia. Clark's important engagements in Illinois during the American Revolution secured the entire Northwest Territory for the newly-created United States. The "Liberty Bell of the West", pictured here, was rung by the residents of Kaskaskia in celebration of Clark's liberation of the town from the British. The bell was a gift from King Louis XV of France to the Catholic Church of the Illinois Country. The bell was cast in 1741 and arrived in Kaskaskia via New Orleans and the Mississippi River in 1743. The first Capitol, a two-story brick building, was rented by the new State government at a rate of $4.00 a day. The House of Representatives, consisting of twenty-nine legislators, occupied the entire first floor while the State's fourteen Senators met in the chamber directly above. The First General Assembly petitioned Congress for a grant of land somewhere in the State's interior to serve as the site of a new Capital. After the request was granted, a committee of five selected a site located some eighty miles northeast of Kaskaskia along the Kaskaskia River. This site, then known as Reeve's Bluff, became the city of Vandalia, our second Capital city. The removal of the Capital to Vandalia had been brought about by land speculators, including some of the State's most prominent men, who felt that they could profit by instigating land booms in the unsettled areas. After Vandalia became the Capital in 1820, Kaskaskia declined in importance and gradually disappeared under the waters of the Mississippi River. In 1881, a sudden change in the course of the Mississippi washed away much of the ancient Illinois Capital and created Kaskaskia Island. Succeeding spring floods have further eroded the site until only a small farm community exists today on the remaining portion of the site, the only existing trace of the once flourishing State Capital. The picture to the right shows the first Statehouse in 1899, two years before it was completely swallowed by the Mississippi River. Vandalia A plain, two-story frame structure was built in Vandalia to house the State government. The lower floor consisted of a single room for the House of Representatives. The second floor was divided into two rooms, the larger reserved for the Senate and the smaller one used for the meetings of the Council of Revision. The Secretary of State, Auditor and Treasurer maintained rented offices separate from the main Capitol building. The Second General Assembly first met in the newly-built Capitol on December 4, 1820, During this first sitting an act was passed making Vandalia the seat of government for the next twenty years. After fire destroyed the first state-owned Capitol, a second building was erected in the summer of 1824 at a cost of $15,000. Soon after, a movement began pushing for the removal of the Capital to some site nearer the geographical center of the State. Responding to this growing sentiment, the General Assembly passed an act in 1833 enabling voters to decide the location of the new Capital city at the next general election. The sites to be voted on were Vandalia, Jacksonville, Springfield, Peoria, Alton and the State's geographical center. Although Alton received the most votes at the gener |
British photographer Carl Warner's collection of landscapes went on display in London in October 2010. What did he use to create the landscapes? | Carl Warner???s Whimsical Food Landscapes | Collected articles Carl Warner???s Whimsical Food Landscapes Posted on via Brain Pickings by Maria Popova on 11/9/11 What the London skyline has to do with asparagus, rhubarb, and Pink Floyd. British photographic artist Carl Warner , whom you might recall as one of our favorite architects of edible landscapes , is a master of food and form, crafting astounding fantasy food landscapes that are part Ansel Adams, part Anthony Bourdaine, part your childhood daydreams dreamt from the counter of your grandmother???s kitchen. These miniature vignettes are painstakingly hand-crafted with only minimal Photoshop involvement and exude a kind of vibrant whimsy that stands in stark contrast with the mundane, dully ordinary ingredients Warner uses. Food Landscapes collects Warner???s most magnificent work, alongside detailed production notes and ingredient lists for each scene. Making landscapes out of food seems like a rather unusual thing to do for a living, and people often ask, ???What made you start doing this???? It seems that the burning heart of this question is really the curiosity about what it is that motivates any human being to do something out of the ordinary, and my short answer to this is usually a simple, because I had the idea and I chose to do something about it.??? ~ Carl Warner Salmon Sea Smoked salmon sea, dark soda bread rocks, sugar and pinto beans sand and pebbles, foreground rocks from new potatoes and parsley; pea pod and bean sprout boat, side of salmon sky Coconut Haystacks Parsley trees with horseradish trunks, red cabbage sky, toasted almonds as distant haystacks, and loaves of bread for hills Chinese Junk The roster of ingredients includes dried lotus leaves for snails, noodles for the wood floor, physalis lanterns, and the obscure wild green yamakurage for the rope. And since we???re on the subject of influences today , Warner traces the kernel of his inspiration to the work of Tessa Traeger, a food photographer who in the early 1990s published A Visual Feast , a collection of painterly, two-dimensional pictures composed using food. Warner wondered whether he could take this a step further and create three-dimensional vignettes with food. Then, one day, as he was strolling through the fruit and vegetable market, he noticed the curving trunks and parasol canopies of portobello mushrooms were reminiscent of trees in the African savannah. He quickly grabbed the mushrooms and some grains, and headed back to his studio to create a tabletop scene that would photograph like a larger landscape. The rest was creative history. Of his start with photography, Warner recounts: For me, drawing and music were a means of escape into other worlds and alternate realities, and this provided the means to stimulate and exercise the muscles of my imagination. This went on for years, until I discovered photography. I found that I could photograph the real world but make it surreal by the techniques and the processes I was able to use in the camera and in the darkroom. I soon realized that this was a lot quicker than drawing, and I was able to develop ideas and concepts with more ease??? At the same time, album cover art was in its heyday, and graphic designers such as Storm Thorgerson of Hipgnosis were creating amazing surreal images for bands like Pink Floyd. I knew that this was what I wanted to do with my life.??? Celery Rain Forest Canope made of okra with dried chili oarsman, tiny mushroom hat and a cardamom pod; path: pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and lentils Cart & Balloons Balloons made of red onion, apple, garlic bulb and other fruits; balloon baskets: nuts; hills and fields: bread, cucumber, string beans, green beans, corn, asparagus Broccoli Forest Broccoli trees, chopped parsley ground, fresh herb plants, small foreground rocks from Jerusalem artichokes and potatoes, cumin, turmeric and fennel seed pathway, crusty bread rocks, sugar waterfall, cauliflower clouds London Skyline | Behind the Lens....Malak Karsh George Webber Malak Karsh 1915-2001 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, OC (March 1, 1915 – November 8, 2001); Malak Karsh was a Canadian photographer of Armenian heritage, brother of Yousuf Karsh, who is best known for his photographs of the Ottawa region. Born in Mardin, Ottoman Empire, he emigrated to Canada in 1937 and went to work with his brother. In 1963, he took a picture of the floating logs on the Ottawa River, called Paper and Politics, which was put on the back of the 1969-1979 series Canadian $1 bill. He was one of the founders of the Canadian Tulip Festival and its honorary president at the time of his death. According to mayor Bob Chiarelli, "He helped put Ottawa on the map. Probably the biggest and best brand for Ottawa was his tulips." [1] In 1996, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2005, the city of Ottawa established the Karsh Prize, honoring Ottawa photo-based artists, in honor of Malak and Yousuf Karsh.[2] References 1. Caroline Murray, "Mourning a Rare Talent: Malak Karsh's exquisite photos chronicled a city and a nation," Ottawa Sun, 9 November 2001, p. 4. 2. "The Picture of Excellence," The Ottawa Citizen, 14 February 2005, p. B4. PHOTO CREDIT: George Hunter, R.C. A. |
Who beat Roger Federer in the men's Wimbledon final in 2008? | 2008 Wimbledon Men's Singles Final: Rafael Nadal vs Roger Federer - YouTube 2008 Wimbledon Men's Singles Final: Rafael Nadal vs Roger Federer 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 Jun 7, 2013 Do you think this is the best Wimbledon match of all time? To win the elusive Wimbledon title he craved, Rafael Nadal would need to beat five-time Wimbledon champion, Roger Federer, who had defeated the Spaniard in the previous two finals at The Championships. Described by many pundits, media and fans alike as the greatest match ever, the historic final ended in near darkness at 9.15pm, following rain delays. Visit Wimbledon on YouTube every Friday to watch more action from a classic match in our new YouTube series 'Wimbledon's Rolex Golden Moments'. SUBSCRIBE to The Wimbledon YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/wimbledon LIKE Wimbledon on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Wimbledon FOLLOW Wimbledon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Wimbledon | Top 10: Wimbledon matches | Tennis News | Sky Sports Get Sky Sports Top 10: Wimbledon matches We take a trip down memory lane and pick out some of the best clashes from the greatest tournament of them all By Raz Mirza Last Updated: 22/06/16 4:13pm Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer contested arguably the greatest match ever in 2008 The fourth-set tie-break between John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg in the 1980 final, Boris Becker's classic dive volley at the net, or a young Roger Federer upsetting Pete Sampras - we all remember classic matches or moments from yesteryear. The greatest grass-court tournament of them all has a bit of history of producing the best matches of all time - usually helped by a partisan Centre Court crowd. Here, Sky Sports recall 10 of the most memorable matches from the greatest tennis tournament of them all ... Boris Becker v Kevin Curran - 1985 A fresh-faced Boris Becker defeated Kevin Curran to win the title in 1985 On July 7, 1985, a 17-year-old boy by the name of Boris Becker was crowned Wimbledon champion. What an achievement it was for this teenager, who became the first unseeded player to win the tournament, and the first German. But it might have been so different. In the third round, he came through 9-7 in the final set against Joakim Nystrom, and he then turned his ankle in the fourth round against Tim Mayotte but eventually came through in five sets. His opponent Kevin Curren had already knocked out legends John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors en route to the final. And in front a very heated and intense Centre Court, Becker showed all his athleticism to come through in four sets 3-6 7-6 6-7 4-6. When he went back to his home town Leimen, 50,000 people turned out to greet him. Becker successfully defended his title the following year, defeating world No 1 Ivan Lendl before claiming a hat-trick of titles in 1989 against Stefan Edberg. Pat Cash v Ivan Lendl - 1987 Australian ace Pat Cash was a big hit with the Wimbledon crowd This was beyond doubt the crowning moment for everybody's favourite bandana wearing Australian. Having already beaten Mats Wilander in the quarter-finals and Jimmy Connors in the semi-finals, the 11th seed defeated Lendl in straight sets 7-6 6-2 7-5 to secure the title. Accomplished guitarist Cash had only lost one set during the entire tournament. But the match is best remembered for his unique celebration as he showed complete disregard for All England Club protocol by climbing up into the stands with the help of spectators and up to the player's box at Centre Court, where he was greeted by his family, girlfriend, and coach, Ian Barclay. Jeremy Bates v Guy Forget - 1992 Jeremy Bates lost to Guy Forget in the fourth round twice Jeremy Bates was Britain's precurser to Tim Henman back in the early 90s. As a singles player, he reached the fourth round at Wimbledon twice - in 1992 and 1994 - but sadly for him, and for us, he came up against Frenchman Guy Forget on both occasions. The 1992 encounter will always be remembered when gallant Bates - inspired by the crowd, the cheers and fluttering Union flags, held a match point in the fourth set, but failed to convert it. He ended up losing in five 7-6 4-6 6-3 6-7 3-6. The following year 263rd-ranked Chris Bailey held match point at 6-5 in the final set on Goran Ivanisevic's serve. The Croatian faulted on his first serve and then served a let before hitting a second serve ace. Needless to say he went on to clinch his place in the third round. Only at Wimbledon, it seems, can defeat be as glorious as victory! John McEnroe & Michael Stich - 1992 The unlikely pair of John McEnroe and Michael Stich won the men's doubles This match took up two days, was played on two different courts and required a five-hour effort, but the unlikely pairing between John "you cannot be serious" McEnroe and the previous year's singles champion Michael Stich came up trumps as they claimed the Wimbledon doubles championship by defeating the fourth-seeded duo Jim Grabb and Richey Reneberg in an epic five-set encounter 5-7 7-6 3-6 7-6 19-17. In a darkening Court One o |
Jazz musician McCoy Tyner plays which instrument? | McCoy Tyner: Guitars McCoy Tyner: Guitars Sign in to view read count McCoy Tyner Half Note Records 2008 It's amazing that the concept of McCoy Tyner recording with a guitarist has never come up before. After all, the legendary piano man has done just about everything else, with and without former employer, saxophonist John Coltrane. Now we have Guitars, which mixes Tyner and a Hall of Fame rhythm section with a truly diverse group of string-driven all-stars. The result is an engrossing chronicle (both musical and visual) of the artist's process. In many respects, Guitars is a study in fearlessness. Other than the fact that they play stringed instruments, there is little that links the session's five guest players, and this theoretically puts Tyner in a different creative space with each new arrival. Also, while some of the tracks are either written by Tyner or associated with him, all the music was suggested by Tyner's guests. Again in theory, those conditions should give the guest artists the advantage in the session. Unfortunately for the guests, that theory falls to the ground in the face of Tyner's aforementioned rhythm sectionbassist Ron Carter and drummer Jack DeJohnette. Going up against that trio is like finding yourself in a mixed martial arts match with Iron Man, The Thing, and The Incredible Hulk. And therein lays the fearlessness of the guests. Standing toe to toe with players whose names were burned into musical history long ago (in Derek Trucks' case, before he was even born) has to have been an intoxicating proposition. And it has to be said that the session's overall results are quite stunning, even though the guestsfor the most partbecome simple sidemen at Tyner's party. John Scofieldwho can (and does) play anything without losing his tonal identityslips into the trio's musical space like a man donning a favorite jacket, ripping through delightfully aggressive takes on Coltrane's "Mr. P.C." and Tyner's "Blues on the Corner." On the other hand, Bill Frisell brings the session closer to his comfort zone on "Boubacar" and "Baba Drame," two Frisell compositions from the meditative disc The Intercontinentals (Nonesuch, 2003). Both tunes have the hypnotic, Zen-like airiness of the original recordings, but Carter's concrete foundation and DeJohnette's ever-busy filling gives the latter tune heft and drama the original never had. While Scofield and Frisell's cuts are all about collaboration, Marc Ribot and Bela Fleck's respective sections are more about domination. Ribot's alt-jazz snarlings are the polar opposite of the straight-up bebop the trio lays down, which gives Tyner's "Passion Dance" a wild, untamed atmosphere; but on "500 Miles," Ribot's snarl is reduced to a relative whimper, with the piece staying firmly in Tyner's wheelhouse despite Ribot doing the arrangement. Surprisingly, Fleck comes out the worst of the five guests, even though two of his three pieces came from his pen. Despite Fleck's ever-creative voicings, he is consistently plowed under by the three-headed juggernaut on the other side of the studio. And whatever possessed Fleck to attempt "My Favorite Things" using the waltzing arrangement associated with Coltrane's transcendant recording? There's no way anyone can win in that situation, andput simplyFleck doesn't. Trucks could have fallen into the same trap on "Greensleeves," which features an arrangement similar to the one on Coltrane's Africa/Brass (Impulse, 1961). What saves Trucks is Guitars' quartet setting, leaving the musicians free to explore without the unwieldy horns producer Creed Taylor strapped to the original. Here's where Guitars' DVD shows the listener what might have been: during a rehearsal onstage at the Blue Note, Tyner and Fleck play "My Favorite Things" as a duet, giving the piece a more intimate, textured feel. Guitars already had Tyner playing three duets (two with Ribot, one with Frisell); if "Favorite" had also been recorded in duo form, both Fleck and the CD would have benefited. The main attraction of the DVD is video of one track by each of the guests, a | Local News: A living history: Grandson of 10th US president John Tyler speaks to DAR (11/9/13) | Dyersburg State Gazette A living history: Grandson of 10th US president John Tyler speaks to DAR Saturday, November 9, 2013 Lyon Tyler Jr. and his daughter, Susan Tyler, speak to members of the Key Corner Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution at McIver's Grant Public Library on Monday, Oct. 28. Tyler is the grandson of the late John Tyler, the 10th president of the United States. He shared a presentation on his grandfather - and the unusual circumstances that allow three generations of the Tyler family to span over 223 years. Members of the Key Corner Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution offered Dyer County residents a peek at living history on Monday, Oct. 28. The grandson of the 10th president of the United States provided a personal link to the early history of America that, often, can only be read about in textbooks and century-old biographies. The 89-year-old Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr. is the grandson of President John Tyler. Tyler served as president from 1841-1845. Both President Tyler and his son, Lyon Gardiner Sr., were widowers who remarried and fathered children late in life. As a result, three generations of the Tyler family now span 223 years -- and counting. President Tyler, born in 1790, fathered Lyon Gardiner Tyler in 1853, at the age of 63. Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr. was born in 1924, when his father was 71 years old. His younger brother, Ruffin Tyler, was born four years later. Both sons are still alive today. Lyon Tyler Jr. and his daughter, Susan, met with members of the DAR and local residents in the community room at McIver's Grant Public Library at the regular October meeting of the local DAR chapter. Tyler gave a presentation on the life and presidency of his grandfather -- and the unique family history that has landed the family in both the history books and in Ripley's Believe it or Not. In addition to Tyler's presentation, Susan Tyler offered her own memories of growing up in the Tyler family, including beloved family stories and anecdotes of her father's unique experiences. The president's father and early America Dyer County Mayor Richard Hill and Dyersburg Mayor John Holden present Lyon Tyler Jr. with a proclamation and a Key to the City as his daughter, Susan Tyler looks on. "I heard too much about presidents growing up," said Tyler, who said even as a young boy he shunned the idea of following in his grandfather's footsteps. "In college, a buddy of mine brought me down to earth by saying, 'Tyler, the best part of your family is underground.' I had to agree." Tyler provided a detailed history on his grandfather's political career and personal life. Also descendants of Pocahontas, names and events brought up in Tyler family anecdotes include the famous Indian girl, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, Andrew Jackson, John F. Kennedy Jr., FDR, the American Revolution, the annexation of Texas and the Civil War. Tyler began his presentation with a little information on his great-grandfather, the father of the president. "John Tyler's father, also named John, was Thomas Jefferson's roommate at the College of William and Mary," said Tyler. "Jefferson and John Tyler Sr. shared the same political views, played their fiddles together in college and remained lifelong friends. John Tyler Sr. was speaker of the House of Burgesses and he and Patrick Henry organized a militia company just prior to the American Revolution. (Tyler) Sr. served in the Virginia legislature, where he made the motion that eventually led to the United States Constitutional Convention." The president's father also served as judge of the Admiralty Court, the General Court, the Supreme Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court. The president's early years When Tyler's presentation turned to President John Tyler, the list was just as impressive. "John Tyler entered the College of William and Mary at age 13 and graduated soon after his 17th birthday," said Tyler. "He gave the valedictory address, remarkably, about t |
Which Playstation 2 game, released in 2003, was banned by several countries and implicated by the media in a murder, due to its graphic violence? | Manhunt — Evolve Forums Description Manhunt is a stealth-based psychological horror video game developed by Rockstar Games. It was released to the public on November 18, 2003 for the PlayStation 2 console, and on April 20, 2004 for Xbox and PC. Although it was generally well received by critics, Manhunt created a controversy due to the graphic violence the player is encouraged to engage in. This resulted in the game being banned in several countries and implicated by media in a murder, although this implication was later rejected by the police. Top Players | Jeopardy: Insatiable Edition Jeopardy Template 100 What is the USA (Complementing Great Britain that won a gold at every Summer Games.) Think outside Scandinavia. What is the only country that won a gold medal at every Winter Olympics? 100 What is 'Gone with the Wind'? Scarlett O'Hara Hamilton Kennedy Butler was the main character of this best-selling novel with this moving title. 100 Therapeutic Foot Cream helps heal dry, rough and cracked feet and heels. 100 Who is Robert Harold Ogle? He proposed the fraternity colors. 100 What is the Southern Ocean? The Southern Ocean is the 'newest' named ocean. It is recognized by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names as the body of water extending from the coast of Antarctica to the line of latitude at 60 degrees South. The boundaries of this ocean were proposed to the International Hydrographic Organization in 2000. Historically, there are four named oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic. However, most countries - including the United States - now recognize this body of water as the fifth ocean. 200 What is US Basketball team at the Olympics, the original Dream Team? This statement was made by Chuck Daly. The 1992 team consisting of Larry Bird, Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson is often regarded as the greatest collection of talent on one team in basketball history. "If we lose, it will be the biggest upset in the history of sports." This was the modest statement of a coach in 1992, an Olympic year. Who is 'we'? 200 What is Achilles tendon! Pitt of course played the role of the warrior Achilles in the movie. During the production of the 2004 movie Troy, Brad Pitt suffered an injury of what body part? 200 A smartphone made by the Canadian company Research In Motion. 200 Who is Vertner W. Tandy? He designed the fraternity pin with this initials hidden inside. 200 What is Red Cross? The Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human suffering and is also known by this name. 300 What is the national sport of Japan? 300 What is 'Stomp the Yard'? Will Packer is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc and the producer of this movice 300 This is the third largest United States-based producer of socks, known for its colorful name. 300 Who is Moses Alvin Morrison? He didn't split the Red Sea, nor was he a chipmunk but he did serve as the first General President. 300 Who is Lance Armstrong? In 2012 Travis Tygart was chiefly instrumental in leading the expose of this, now fallen, athlete. 400 What is Fencing? In which Olympic sport do participants wear an electrically conductive jacket called a lamé to define the scoring areas? 400 What is a horse head? In “The Godfather,” what does Jack Wolz find in his bed when he wakes up? 400 What is Black & Decker An American manufacturer of power tools and accessories, hardware and home improvement products, and technology based fastening systems. 400 What is Louisville, KY? "L1C4" may serve as an unofficial motto of The Alpha Lambda chapter located in this U.S. city. 400 What is Holocaust Museum? In 2014, CNN reported that FBI and other law enforcement agencies send their trainees to what Washington, D.C. museum so they can see for themselves how not protecting civil liberties can lead to bigger horrors? 500 What is 'The Lord of the Rings' In 1992 British journalists Andrew Jennings and Vyv Simson wrote a controversial book about the International Olympic Committee chairman Juan Samaranch. Taking a cue from fantasy literature, what did they call it? 500 What is Biltmore Estate near Asheville, North Carolina? This location was chosen by Ridley Scott to signify the huge personal wealth of the character Mason Verger. It built by George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1888 and 1895 and occupies 175,000 square feet. Still owned by Vanderbilt's descendants, it stands today as one of the most prominent remaining examples of the Gild |
The 23rd Amendment to the US Constitution allows Washington DC to appoint what? | 23rd Amendment - Kids | Laws.com Share 0 Share 0 Tweet 0 +1 0 Share 23rd Amendment Share Share 0 Tweet 0 +1 0 Share 0 The 23rd amendment gives residents of Washington DC the right to vote for representatives in the Electoral College. Remember that the Electoral College chooses our next president, based on the voting within their state. Since DC is not a state, its residents were not allowed to vote for President as well as elected voting representative to Congress. Today, DC sends a delegate to Congress who may speak on behalf of those that live in DC, but that delegate may not vote. The 23rd amendment passed Congress in June of 1960 and reached the ¾ approval threshold less than a year later, on March 23, 1961. What is the text of the 23rd Amendment? Section 1 The District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as the Congress may direct: (Washington DC may appoint…) A number of electors of President and Vice President equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a State (DC may have as many electors in the Electoral College as if it were a state) …but in no event more than the least populous State (the smallest state has three electoral votes and the 23rd amendment limits DC from having more votes than any other state, regardless of the DC population) they shall be in addition to those appointed by the States, but they shall be considered, for the purposes of the election of President and Vice President, to be electors appointed by a State; (the status and position of these electors is equivalent to other electors) and they shall meet in the District and perform such duties as provided by the twelfth article of amendment. (the 12th amendment provides for the creation of the Electoral College and those electors selected for DC under the 23rd amendment will be expected to carry out that same responsibilities) Section 2 The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. (congress has the responsibility to ensure that the provisions of the 23rd amendment are enforced and DC has its electoral votes applied to subsequence presidential elections) Will the 23rd amendment last into the future? In recent years people in Washington DC have pushed the government for more rights and representation in Congress. Remember that the “delegate” from DC may speak but may not vote. Proposed amendments to the constitution would end the 23rd amendment in favor of complete voting rights. This amendment was proposed in the 1970s but was never successful and expired seven years after it was proposed by Congress. The 23rd amendment may end in the event that DC residents get their voting rights, but that may be some time from now. | The Only State... Quiz Extra Trivia ...whose current State Capitol building predates the revolution? The Maryland State House, built in 1772, has a unique wooden dome which was constructed without nails. ...to produce two US Presidents whose sons also became Presidents? Coincidentally, both sons shared their Father's names--John Quincy Adams and George Walker Bush. ...to host a Confederate President's inauguration? Jefferson Davis took his oath of office at the Alabama State Capitol building in 1861. ...whose official state seal is not circular? Connecticut's seal, depicting three grapevines and the state motto, is oval-shaped. ...to have two Federal Reserve Banks? The Federal bank in Kansas City covers the Great Plains region, while the bank in St. Louis covers part of the Central US. ...in which the Northern half is in a different time zone than the Southern half? Northern Idaho is on Pacific Time, while Southern Idaho is on Mountain Time. ...to have multiple native sons immortalized atop Mount Rushmore? George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were both born in Virginia, as were six other Presidents. ...that has 'parishes' instead of counties? Louisiana's unique use of the word 'parish' is a holdover from its days as a French Colony. ...with a community-owned major league professional sports team? The NFL's Green Bay Packers are owned by a large group of stockholders mostly residing in Wisconsin. ...whose median age is under 30 years old? The Mormon Church's encouragement of large families may explain why Utah's median age is only 28.8 years. ...to lie entirely above 1,000 meters elevation? Colorado's lowest point, at the border with Kansas, is higher than Pennsylvania's tallest summit. ...where prostitution is legal? However, not all counties have legalized it--including the counties Las Vegas and Reno are in. ...with a state capital of over a million people? The next biggest state capital, Indianapolis, has half a million fewer citizens. ...to be named after an American? Perhaps only George Washington had the gravitas to merit such an honor; a state of Franklin was attempted but failed to be approved. ...whose three largest cities begin with the same letter? The largest city in Ohio is Columbus, followed by Cleveland and then Cincinnati. ...to host three modern Olympic Games? Besides the two Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. ...never to cast an electoral vote for Ronald Reagan? Minnesota was the only state to spurn the GOP in 1984, remaining loyal to Minnesotan Walter Mondale. ...whose name has no letters in common with that of its capital? This may not be the most interesting 'Only' stat about South Dakota, but it's the only one I could find... ...to border the Canadian province of New Brunswick? Maine has one border with New Hampshire, but is otherwise surrounded by Canadian provinces. ...with a modern city founded by European colonists prior to 1600? St. Augustine, founded in 1565, was originally the capital of Spanish Florida. ...to have a Unicameral Legislature? Nebraska's legislature, nicknamed 'The Unicameral' by residents, is also uniquely unaffiliated with any political party. ...whose legal right to statehood was brought before the Supreme Court? Virginia v. West Virginia, in which Virgina strove to regain counties that had seceded during the Civil War, was decided in favor of the Defendant. ...to have territory in the Eastern Hemisphere? This means that Alaska is technically the northernmost, westernmost, and easternmost State. ...to have a state-owned bank? The Bank of North Dakota was founded in 1919, and receives funds from state agencies. ...whose official State Motto is in Spanish? Montana's state motto is 'Oro y Plata,' or 'Gold and Silver,' in tribute to the state's mining industry. Exceptional Quality ...to border more than two Great Lakes? In fact, Michigan borders four Great Lakes--all except for Lake Ontario. ...with an automobile on its commemorative State Quarter? The auto, an 'Indycar,' is a reference to the famed Indianapolis Motor Spe |
The Curragh and Punchestown racecourses are in which Irish county? | Curragh Plains, Bed & Breakfast Guesthouse near Newbridge, Co. Kildare The Curragh Plains can be contacted by: Bed and Breakfast Accommodation, Newbridge, Co. Kildare Telephone: +353 (0)45 442015 | Sports Books: Dog Days | Sport | The Guardian Share on Messenger Close We sigh for him, we cry for him, We had to say goodbye to him, But blimey!! What a Dog!!! The Sunday Despatch best put into words the sentiments of greyhound racing fans up and down the country when Mick the Miller's retirement was announced. It was December 1931 and Mick, the greatest greyhound who ever lived, was still favourite for the following year's Derby when his owners decided 'it would be cruel to let him go on until he was past his best'. 'The retirement of Mick the Miller will be deplored by a multitude of human admirers,' wrote the Despatch. 'There will be a blank in the world of entertainment, just as there is when an actor takes his last curtain or a sportsman plays his last game. In this country we are not ashamed to make friends of animals. Mick the Miller was not the first, and it is certain he will not be the last animal hero of the British public, but there will be none greater.' The British public did not know how lucky they were to have Mick, who won dozens of races, two Greyhound Derbys (some would say three, given what happened in his final year of racing) and drew record crowds of up to 70,000 to tracks all around the British Isles. Mick the Miller was born in Ireland at a time when track racing did not exist in that country, and barely in England, and was trained with a view to winning the top Irish coursing prize. He might even have ended up in America, but his prospective sale to a trainer across the Atlantic, where track racing had already taken hold, fell through at the last minute because of a tornado. 'The hand of God is warning me against greyhounds,' wrote the prospective buyer, Moses Rebenschied. 'A tornado struck St Louis and blew the roof off my kennels, killing 27 dogs including Lugnagun [a successful dog bought in Ireland].' Another four dogs died when a van being driven by Rebenschied's son was turned over in the storm. His son escaped with a broken nose but Rebenschied finished his letter: 'I repeat, the hand of God is warning me against greyhounds.' The Church, too, warned against greyhounds. Mick the Miller raced at a time of severe economic hardship. A time of general strikes and, by July 1931, 2.7 million unemployed. Britain came off the gold standard, there were riots in Whitehall, poverty became endemic, triggering a 10 per cent rise in the crime rate, principally theft. The 10-per-cent pay cuts in the public sector caused a two-day mutiny involving 15 warships. Britain's position as a bastion of economic power had reached rock bottom. How was the urban man to survive this unremitting misery? Sport could ease the working man's burden like nothing else on earth (as has been shown in the recent book and film about another sporting hero from the animal world of that period, the 1930s American horse Seabiscuit). Reading about it, listening to it on the wireless (both the Grand National and the Derby were first broadcast in 1927) - but preferably watching it in the flesh. There was Dixie Dean popping in goals for Everton; 46-year-old Jack Hobbs continued to knock the cover off a cricket ball; six-figure crowds congregated on Epsom Downs on Derby Day. nfortunately, many of the country's racecourses were out of town and out of reach to the urban working man on a regular basis. He longed for excitement and betting opportunities closer to hand. Yes, wages were low, but when did that ever stop a man from having a flutter? What he craved was a racetrack just down the road from his factory or his terrace. What he needed was a greyhound track. Within weeks of Mick's birth, greyhound racing was on the way to becoming one of the sporting and social phenomena of Britain in the 1920s and 1930s, attracting huge crowds, most of them working men, and vilification from certain members of the clergy. The trailblazing English season of 1926, inaugurated at Belle Vue on 24 July and restricted to the Manchester track, drew total attendances of about 400,000. In 1927, racing took place at 30 venues with crowds soaring to a staggeri |
Which Serbian-Australian female professional tennis player reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 in 2002, but after several family-related difficulties (mostly involving her father), she slowly slipped down the rankings in 2006? | The Hottest Female Athletes - Hot Jelena Dokic - YouTube The Hottest Female Athletes - Hot Jelena Dokic 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 12, 2014 Jelena Dokic (Serbian: Jelena Dokić, Јелена Докић, born Osijek, SFR Yugoslavia on 12 April 1983) is an Australian female professional tennis player. During the height of her career, she played for Federal Republic of Yugoslavia reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 on 19 August 2002. After several family-related difficulties (mostly involving her father), she slowly slipped down the rankings in 2006. She made a serious return to tennis in 2008, and after winning three ITF tournaments that year, rose to World No. 187 going into the 2009 Australian Open. She finished 2009 in the top 100, but declined in 2010. After a short resurgence in 2011, she has struggled with her form and injuries. The highlights of Dokic's career include reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon and the Sydney Olympics in 2000 and reaching the quarterfinals at the French Open in 2002 and the Australian Open in 2009. Other highlights include beating several former World No. 1 players: Martina Hingis in the first round of Wimbledon in 1999, Venus Williams at the 2000 Italian Open and Kim Clijsters at the 2003 Zürich Open. Other high-calibre players whom Dokic has defeated include Caroline Wozniacki, Jelena Janković, Monica Seles, Justine Henin, Amélie Mauresmo, Mary Pierce, Elena Dementieva, Francesca Schiavone, Anna Chakvetadze and Jennifer Capriati. Dokic is one of the few women on the WTA tour who have won tournaments on all surfaces: hard, clay, grass and carpet. Jelena Dokic was born in Osijek, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia to a Serbian father Damir Dokić and a Croatian mother, Ljiljana. She has a brother, Savo Dokic, who is eight years her junior. Her family lived in Osijek until June 1991, when they decided to leave due to the civil war. They settled in Sombor, Serbia, for a short time and later, in 1994, emigrated to Australia. From 1994, they lived in Fairfield, a suburb of Sydney, where Dokic attended Fairfield High School. | Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts everyone celebrates my birthday with a bang! july 4th 1984 July 4, 2004 Wimbledon Men's Finals, Roger Federer beat Andy Roddick July 4, 2004 Wimbledon Men's Doubles Finals, Todd Woodbridge and Jonas Bjorkman beat Julian Knowles and Nenad Zimonjic July 4, 2004 Wimbledon Women's Doubles Finals, Cara Black and Rennae Stubbs beat Ai Sugiyama and Liezel Huber July 4, 2004 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Finals, Cara Black and her brother Wayne Black beat Todd Woodbridge and Alicia Molik July 4, 2001 Vladivostokavia flight 352 crashes near Burdakovka, killing 145 July 4, 1999 Wimbledon Men's Finals, Pete Sampras beat Andre Agassi July 4, 1999 Wimbledon Women's Finals, Lindsay Davenport beat Steffi Graf July 4, 1999 Wimbledon Men's Doubles Finals, Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes beat July 4, 1999 Wimbledon Women's Doubles Finals, Lindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu beat Mariaan de Swardt and Elena Tatarkova July 4, 1999 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Finals, Leander Paes and Lisa Raymond beat July 4, 1998 Wimbledon Women's Finals, Jana Novotna beat Nathalie Tauziat July 4, 1998 Wimbledon Men's Doubles Finals, Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis beat Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde July 4, 1997 U.S. space probe Pathfinder lands on Ares Vallis Mars July 4, 1996 HotMail, a free internet E-mail service begins July 4, 1995 Birmingham Barracudas play 1st CFL game (vs Winnipeg) July 4, 1994 Russian manned space craft TM-18, lands July 4, 1994 Rwandese Patriot Front occupies Kigali July 4, 1994 U.S. loses to Brazil 1-0 in 1994 World Cup quarter finals July 4, 1993 107th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Courier (76 76 36 63) July 4, 1993 Brandie Burton wins LPGA Jamie Farr Toledo Golf Classic July 4, 1993 Dave Winfield hits 442nd HR to move into 19th place July 4, 1993 Pilar Fort, crowned 25th Miss Black America July 4, 1993 Pizza Hut blimp deflates and lands safely on W 56th street in New York City July 4, 1992 99th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Monica Seles (62 61) July 4, 1992 John Phillips, rocker (Mamas and Papas), undergoes a liver transplant July 4, 1992 U.S. actress Bobbie Eakes marries author David Stone July 4, 1990 400 New Kids on the Block fans treated for heat exhaustion in Minn July 4, 1990 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island July 4, 1990 Wrestler Brutus Beefcake injured during para-sailing July 4, 1990 2 Live Crew release "Banned in the USA" the lyrics quote Star Spangled Banner and Gettysburg Address July 4, 1989 14 year old actress Drew Barrymore, attempts suicide July 4, 1989 Unmanned Russian Mig-23 crashes in Bellegem-Kooigem, Belgium (1 dies) July 4, 1989 Red's Tom Browning is 3 outs away from his 2nd career perfect game when Phillie Dickie Thon doubles July 4, 1988 102nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Stefan Edberg beats Becker (46 76 64 62) July 4, 1988 KC releases pitcher Dan Quisenberry, whose 238 saves are the 4th most July 4, 1988 U.S. Navy shoots down Iranian civilian jetliner over Gulf, kills 290 July 4, 1987 94th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats Steffi Graf (75 63) July 4, 1987 Discovery moves to Launch Pad 39B for STS-26 mission July 4, 1987 Imran Khan takes 300th Test Cricket wicket, only Pakistani to do so July 4, 1987 **** Klaus Barbie, "Butcher of Lyon" sentenced to life in France July 4, 1985 Tinker Bell's nightly flight begins July 4, 1984 Funeral for S Nakagawa and burial half his ashes next to N Senzaki July 4, 1984 Kallicharran gets 206 and 6-32 in a NatWest Trophy game July 4, 1984 New York Yankee Phil Niekro is 9th to strikeout 3,000 July 4, 1984 Yuri Sedykh of U.S.S.R. throws hammer a record 86.33 m July 4, 1983 New York Yankee Dave Righetti no-hits the Red Sox July 4, 1982 10th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Sandra Haynie July 4, 1982 4th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 4 lands at Edwards AFB July 4, 1982 96th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: J Connors beats J McEnroe (36 63 67 76 64) July 4, 1982 Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado elected president of Mexico July 4, 1982 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R |
Which former Home Secretary is MP for Norwich South? | Charles Clarke, former MP, Norwich South - TheyWorkForYou TheyWorkForYou Has never voted on increasing the rate of VAT Consistently voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes Almost always voted for more EU integration Show votes Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes Generally voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes We have lots more plain English analysis of Charles Clarke’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Charles Clarke’s full vote analysis page for more. Recent appearances Opposition Day — [5th Allotted Day]: Local Government (Devon, Norfolk and Suffolk) 9 Mar 2010 The hon. Gentleman has said that he will use his powers to block the proposal in whatever way he can. Does he accept that in so doing, he will be explicitly going against the positions of the Liberal Democrat candidate in Norwich, South and the leader of the Liberal Democrat group on Norwich city council? Opposition Day — [5th Allotted Day]: Local Government (Devon, Norfolk and Suffolk) 9 Mar 2010 I am delighted that this debate is taking place. First of all, and following the remarks of the Chair of the Select Committee, it is important to say that it directly affects the constituents of just three constituencies-my constituency of Norwich, South, and the constituencies of Norwich, North and of Exeter. There may be indirect effects on other constituencies, and the hon. Member for... Opposition Day — [5th Allotted Day]: Local Government (Devon, Norfolk and Suffolk) 9 Mar 2010 For three reasons. First, as I said, it will be a new council-that is important-all-out elected in 2011, with new chief officers and a new situation. Secondly, I believe that there will be genuine economies in various areas as a result of a unitary authority with services working together. Thirdly, the performance of the city council over recent years has been improving significantly from a... Former Labour MP for Norwich South Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election Left the House of Commons on 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again) Other offices held in the past Member, East of England Regional Select Committee (4 Mar 2009 to 11 May 2010) Home Secretary (16 Dec 2004 to 8 May 2006) Secretary of State, Department for Education and Skills (25 Oct 2002 to 16 Dec 2004) Minister without Portfolio (8 Jun 2001 to 24 Oct 2002) Minister of State, Home Office (28 Jul 1999 to 11 Jun 2001) Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Education and Employment (28 Jul 1998 to 28 Jul 1999) Previous MPs in this constituency Criminal Justice and Police Bill Committee (15 out of 15) Numerology Please note that numbers do not measure quality. Also, representatives may do other things not currently covered by this site. Has spoken in 3 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Charles Clarke’s speeches Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents. Has voted in 65.61% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip) People have made 179 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs. This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score. 95 people are tracking this MP Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1081 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. Last updated: 12 Apr 2010. 1. Remunerated directorships LJCreate (formerly LJGroup), Francis Way, Bowthorpe, Norwich, NR5 9JA; educational systems provider. Attend meetings and give advice. Received payment of £1,667. Hours: 8hrs. (Registered 6 August 2009 ) Received payment of £1,667. Hours: 8hrs. (Registered 31 August 2009) Received payment of £1,667 for September 200 | Jacqui Smith defends expense claims | Politics | The Guardian Jacqui Smith Jacqui Smith defends expense claims Home secretary says inadvertently claiming for two pornographic films was an 'embarrassing mistake' but it should not override 'good work' she has been doing Home secretary Jacqui Smith leaves her south London home. Photograph: Carl Court/AP Tuesday 7 April 2009 04.56 EDT First published on Tuesday 7 April 2009 04.56 EDT Close This article is 7 years old Jacqui Smith today defended her controversial parliamentary expenses and explained why she had not offered to resign as home secretary despite inadvertently claiming for two pornographic films. Smith said that submitting the claims for the films was a "bad mistake" and an "embarrassing mistake", but it did not override the "good work" she was doing as a minister. She also defended her decision to use the parliamentary second-home allowance to claim for costs associated with her family home in her Redditch constituency, saying that MPs needed to be able to live in two places. In an interview on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, the home secretary said that she had not contemplated resignation despite the controversy about the claim for the two films, which were watched when her husband was at the family home. "I did not believe that, having apologised and having paid back the money, that it was a mistake that did override what I hope has been the good work that I have been doing," she said. "One of the things that's important to me is that I feel able to look people in the eye and say that I'm doing that work, that I've made a mistake but I have apologised for it and put it right, but actually now my priority is to get on with the work as home secretary and doing the best job possible for my constituents." Smith, who is allowed to use the second-home allowance to pay for her family home in Redditch because she designates the house she shares with her sister in London as her main home when claiming parliamentary allowances, said that some of the reporting about her arrangements had been inaccurate. "I do not live in my sister's spare room," she said. "We share a house. We share the expenses of that house. We eat together. We live together in that house. I'm not in some box room at the top of the house." Smith said that MPs needed the second-home allowance because they needed to be able to live in two places. "I have to furnish two houses; that's the point. When you are an MP, you have to live in two different places. What you are receiving the allowance for is the additional cost of having to furnish a different house in order to enable you to be able to do your job." As well as details about the claim for two pornographic films, information about many of the other items claimed by Smith using the second-home allowance has been leaked to the press. She is said to have claimed for a vast range of items, including a bath plug costing 88p. In a separate interview this morning on GMTV, Smith suggested that some of this information could be misleading because items listed on the receipts obtained by the press were not all necessarily the subject of expense claims. "When you put in a claim and you put in a receipt on which there are a number of items, obviously people can pick out one of them and say, 'Why did you claim for that?' but that is because you put in the whole of the receipt," she said. Asked whether it was fair for taxpayers to fund the cost of a flatscreen TV, scatter cushions at her Redditch home, a toothbrush holder and a bath plug, she replied: "I have always tried to claim those things that I think are fair and reasonable as expenses for having to live in two places." According to the leaked receipts, Smith has filed claims with the Commons authorities for around £150,000 towards the Redditch property since 2001. The cash reportedly went on kitting out all parts of the house, including a £550 stone sink and console for the kitchen, £568.95 on two washing machines, and £119.99 on a Vax carpet cleaner. In the bathroom, £405.37 reportedly went on plumbing, ne |
Which fashion designer, known for his space age designs, introduced the 'bubble dress' in 1954? | 1000+ images about Pierre Cardin - Fashion Designer on Pinterest | Wool, Wool suit and Pierre cardin Pinterest • The world’s catalog of ideas Pierre Cardin - Fashion Designer Born Pietro Cardin, Pierre Cardin is an Italian-born French fashion designer who was born on July 2, 1922, at San Biagio di Callalta near Treviso. Cardin is known for his avant-garde style and his Space Age designs. He prefers geometric shapes and motifs, often ignoring the female form. He advanced into unisex fashions, sometimes experimental, and not always practical. He introduced the "bubble dress" in 1954. 258 Pins1.44k Followers | Obituary: Jan Kaplický | Art and design | The Guardian Share on Messenger Close Jan Kaplický, who has died aged 71, was the Czech architect responsible for some of the most remarkable buildings that Britain has ever seen. Hovering low over the stands at Lord's cricket ground is the press box he built with his former partner, Amanda Levete. It is an otherworldly, entirely unboxy, glossy white disc that seems to have no connection with this earth, or the mundane, muddy preoccupations of everyday building. And, indeed, it has none. It was made by boatbuilders, and is a small monument to the unshakeable optimism that every real architect must feel, in the face of endless practical difficulties that face them, from cost overruns to cricket correspondents under the impression that by entering something that looked like a flying saucer, they were becoming the victims of an alien abduction. It was their first major project, and it took Kaplický and Levete to the brink of bankruptcy. They were rescued only by becoming, in 1999, the most deserving winners in the entire history of the Stirling prize. Kaplický designed the Selfridges department store in Birmingham (2003), in the shape of a sensuous free-form iceberg, finished in Yves Klein blue, and studded with silver discs that gave the completed building something of the character of a Courrèges metal dress from the 1960s. It is pierced only by a scattering of windows that gather at pavement level like swooping teardrops. There can be no sharper division between two worlds that utterly fail to meet than the gulf between the dreaming vision of Selfridges, and the gimcrack banality of the rest of the shopping centre around it. They are two worlds that physically touch, but utterly fail to acknowledge each other. Even more remarkable are all the buildings that Kaplický designed, but which the world will never see - to say nothing of the stream of ideas for solar-powered vehicles, electric cars, jewellery, bikinis and double-decker buses. He came within a handshake of getting to build the French national library in Paris with a design that took the form of a glass canyon bisected by a pedestrian bridge across the Seine. President François Mitterrand took the final decision, and made up his mind that the most conspicuous cultural landmark in Paris should be built by a French architect. Probably not even Kaplický expected that his house for a helicopter pilot, with legs like a lunar module, and a rooftop landing pad protected by a retractable umbrella, was ever going to get built. Or that his plan for a high rise twice the size of the World Trade Centre in unmistakably phallic form, and finished in pink, was going to get a commercial backer. His designs were part of a constant commentary that he kept up on the short-sightedness of a world that he sometimes saw as conspiring inexplicably to stop him from sharing his altruistic vision of a weightless, effortless, luxurious, solar-fuelled, one-piece, neoprene-lined rocket ride to the future. His experiences at first hand with the Soviet Union left him wary of political utopias. He wanted to invent a new world, but one in which there would still be room for champagne served in the coolers that he designed for the Ivy, and for gossip in glossy restaurants. He had a languid elegance that utterly contradicted the gloomy pessimism that is an essential part of the Czech national identity. He was particularly fond of the Caprice, for whose former owners he had built a house. Kaplický's life was fractured by war and totalitarianism. He was born in Prague, the only child of a sculptor and a botanical illustrator. He remembered the German occupation, and the communist takeover, wiping out a vigorous and inventive Czech version of modernism. He was starting to make his way as an independent architect when Soviet tanks bulldozed the Prague spring in 1968. He came to London as a refugee, to find himself in the midst of the glossy world of the King's Road that he had previously only glimpsed through the keyhole of the occasional smuggled copy of Vogue. |
The name of which form of transport is derived from Greek words meaning spiral and wing? | Dinosaur Words | OxfordWords blog Home > Dinosaur Words Dinosaur Words Dinosaurs – those prehistoric animals that walked the earth long before humans were a twinkle in evolution’s eye – fascinate many of us. Not only are we drawn to their ‘monstrous’ and otherworldly appearance, we also find their names intriguing. ‘Lizard hips’ and ‘bird hips’ A dinosaur can be any of a large number of reptiles that lived during the Mesozoic era, between 225 and 65 million years ago. They appeared during the Triassic period, survived the Jurassic , and became extinct at the end of the Cretaceous . Dinosaurs are classified by palaeontologists into two main groups or orders : Saurischia (‘lizard hips’), which includes the bipedal carnivores and the giant herbivores ; and the Ornithiscia (‘bird hips’) which are the smaller herbivores ( Philip’s World Encyclopedia, 2008 ). Like the fossilized bones that give us clues about these reptiles’ existence and extinction, the names for dinosaurs, when excavated and picked over with a palaeontologist ’s (or, in this case, a lexicographer ’s) fine-tooth comb, give us insights into how words we use today have developed over hundreds of years. Fish, earthquakes, and wings: excavating the meanings of dinosaur names The word ‘dinosaur’ itself comes from a combination of the Greek deinos ‘terrible’ and sauros ‘lizard’. Many of the dinosaur names end in ‘-saurus’ or ‘-saur’, and the first part of the name often gives a clue to the physical characteristics of the animal, based on its meaning in Greek. So an ichthyosaur resembles a dolphin (albeit one with four flippers, and a vertical tail) – the name comes from Greek ikhthus (‘fish’). A pterosaur – from pteron (‘wing’) – is one of an order of flying reptiles with membranous wings supported by a greatly lengthened fourth finger, and probably covered with fur. The pterodactyl is a genus of pterosaur – from pteron ‘wing’ + daktulos ‘finger’. Words beginning with ‘pter’ might look strange to us, but there is one surprising word in today’s English that makes it easy to remember what it means: a helicopter is a ‘spiral-winged’ form of transport – from Greek helix ‘spiral’ + pteron ‘wing’! A huge late Jurassic dinosaur, probably the longest ever animal with a length of up to 35-45m, and one of the heaviest at up to 100 metric tons, earned the name seismosaurus – literally, ‘earthquake lizard’. And with its massive head sporting two large horns and a smaller horn on its snout, the triceratops is also aptly named: trikeratos ‘three-horned’ + ops ‘face’. A chatty / loquacious / garrulous / voluble / verbose dinosaur? There is one word ending in ‘saurus’ that has nothing to do with dinosaurs, or the Greek word sauros ‘‘lizard’: that writer’s favourite, the thesaurus . Not quite as ancient as the dinosaur, the word ‘thesaurus’ is first recorded in the OED from the 16th century, and also originally comes from Greek, thesauros: ‘storehouse, treasure’. A thesaurus originally meant just ‘a dictionary or encyclopedia’, but was narrowed to its current meaning of ‘a book that lists words in groups of synonyms and related concepts’ when Roget’s Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases was published in 1852. The opinions and other information contained in OxfordWords blog posts and comments do not necessarily reflect the opinions or positions of Oxford University Press. Author | Issue 157 by East Cork Journal (page 54) - issuu issuu Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010 - The East Cork Journal The Puzzler WIN2TICKETS FOR... TEL. (021) 4630066 WITH OUR Tea-Break Crossword 4 Test your concentration with this word ladder H E A D 25 ELEANOR HERLIHY GARRYVOE Congratulations to last week’s winner: ACROSS 8. Home on wheels (7) 9. Bend (5) 10. Regal (5) 11. 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In which French region are the cities of Nancy and Metz located? | Lorraine Region - French Moments Village near Toul in Lorraine © French Moments Lorraine Region Lorraine If you're new here, you may be interested in downloading the guide "10 Amazing Offbeat Places in Paris". Click here to get your free copy now! Thanks for visiting! Lorraine is famous worldwide for its quiche , macarons , Mirabelle plum and madeleine . It is home to more than 2,3 million inhabitants called Lorrains and Lorraines. For many years, the region was synonymous with coal, iron and steel industries and was in the 1960 the 3rd economical region in France. Today, Lorraine shows a different face, thanks to its two leading and attractive cities of Nancy and Metz . The picturesque landscape of Lorraine is also ideal for those seeking peace and quiet, at only 1.30 hours from Paris. Situation map of Lorraine Main cities: Nancy , Metz , Thionville Celebrities: Jeanne d’Arc, Georges De La Tour, Paul Verlaine, Émile Gallé, Robert Schuman, Ségolène Royal, Michel Platini, Patricia Kaas Our favourite place: The Toulois region Description The province of Lorraine includes two main cities with population over 100,000: Nancy and Metz. Nancy , capital of the Dukes of Lorraine is famous throughout Europe for its UNESCO World Heritage squares, dating from the 18th Century. Nancy, Place Stanislas © French Moments Nancy has improved over the last 20 years with a complete refurbishment of its old town, making the Lorraine capital an even more pleasant place to stay. Beautiful squares and buildings reveal a rich historical past, when the independent Duchy of Lorraine was coveted by the Kings of France and Austrian Habsburg. The School of Nancy played a major role in the development of Art Nouveau in Europe. Metz is the chief town of the Lorraine region. The charming provincial city is located on the east side of the Moselle River, between Nancy and Luxembourg. Close to three international borders (Germany, Luxemburg and Belgium), Greater Metz has a population of 230,000, and is accessible from Paris by TGV within 1.30 hours. Metz, the banks of the River Moselle © French Moments Metz is famous for its lofty gothic Cathedral Saint Etienne and its German Imperial District around the railway station. It takes pride in being a true Garden City, with its trees, flowerbeds and green esplanades. Today, no visitors in the peaceful city would believe how turbulent Metz’ history has been over the centuries, being continually annexed by France and Germany. After the first visit to this seductive town most people go back again. The countryside of Lorraine in Summer © French Moments Metz and Nancy are surrounded by a peaceful rural landscape: the Natural Regional Park of Lorraine. The park is made up of forest and fields, covering 200 villages, as well as a wide range of heritage sites: museums, castles, forts, abbeys… The area is ideal for rest and relaxation with sports and water activities, horse trails, hiking, nature tours, shows and much more. The Natural Regional Park of Lorraine based is divided into 2 non-adjoining parts on each side of the Moselle River. On the west side, it encircles some hillside villages, where the wine growers used to live, large forests of broad-leafed trees and borders the WWI battlefield of Verdun. As for the eastern side, it is located around the Saulnois region and the “Pays des Etangs” (land of ponds). To the east of the region, the Vosges Mountains are synonymous with softness thanks to the rounded shape of their peaks, the “ballons” (rounded summits). This mountainous mass still offers a variety of landscapes, including glacial lakes, wet and high altitude meadows, deep valleys, forests, waterfalls, cliffs and rocks. Hautes-Vosges in Lorraine © French Moments The Vosges Mountain range marks the border between Lorraine and Alsace to the east. The crest line was a real linguistic and cultural barrier between the two regions. As such, the term “Alsace-Lorraine” refers not to a homogenous region, but rather the contrary; it was used to describe the geographic entity corresponding to the annexation of Alsace and | 1. How many different scoring areas are there on a standard dart board? - Jade Wright - Liverpool Echo 1. How many different scoring areas are there on a standard dart board? 2. Which New York bridge, completed in 1883, was designed by John Augustus Roebling? Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email 2. Which New York bridge, completed in 1883, was designed by John Augustus Roebling? 3. Taphephobia is the fear of what? 4. Concord is the capital of which American state? 5. Lentigines is the medical term for what? 6. 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On a QWERTY keyboard the backslash (\) shares the key with the? | ubuntu - How can I type a backslash with no backslash key? - Super User How can I type a backslash with no backslash key? up vote 11 down vote favorite 6 I'm trying to use a UK keymap on a physical US keyboard on my notebook (Asus Zenbook UX31E). My keyboard has vertical bar and backslash (| and \) above the Enter key, but I get hash and tilde instead. On UK keyboards, pipe and backslash seem to be just to the left of the Z key. Unfortunately, I don't have that physical key at all; instead, I just have a fat left Shift key. They needed an extra key to make room for £ and €, so things have moved around a bit, I guess. I need vertical bar (for pipe) all the time in Linux, and, fortunately, found that with Right Alt ` . Is there any similar trick for getting a backslash? Unfortunately, I don't have a numeric keypad, so I couldn't get an escape sequence like Alt gives me the "not" sign, ¬ (which I call "planking L"). I don't think I'll ever need that, so whilst an existing sequence to get a backslash is preferable, a solution that allows me to map backslash onto Shift is also acceptable to me. By the way, I am using Gnome / Ubuntu 13.10. Well, the key to the left of the Z key seems to only be there on UK keyboards. Perhaps you should switch to the "international" keyboard layout that puts the UK pound on RightAlt+Shift 4 and the Euro on RightAlt 5. – Daniel R Hicks Jan 15 '14 at 2:04 I used to use a UK keyboard with a Japanese IME input. For some reason, backslash was not mapped and instead ¥ (yen) worked as a perfect replacement in terminal. – Reuben L. Jan 21 '14 at 20:16 you could try to make your own keyboard layout with MS KLC (microsoft keyboard layout creator) that might work. – barlop Jan 21 '14 at 20:51 please include a screenshot of the keyboard, that may help some people think of things. or others see the problem more clearly. And by the way, why not use a US layout for the US keyboard? – barlop Jan 21 '14 at 20:56 also, I found this comment on a forum, it may help. "I had the same problem, and it took me a long time to figure it out. In the top row of keys, right after the F* keys I finally found a small blue picture of a lock. This is the number lock key. Push the FN and the number lock key once to turn on the 10key function in the Qwerty keys and push them both again to turn it off." 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In humans, what is the name of the fibrous protein found in the outer layer of the skin and is a major constituent of hair and nails? | Keratin | definition of keratin by Medical dictionary Keratin | definition of keratin by Medical dictionary http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/keratin keratin [ker´ah-tin] a scleroprotein that is the principal constituent of epidermis, hair, nails, horny tissues, and the organic matrix of the enamel of the teeth. Its solution is sometimes used in coating pills when the latter are desired to pass through the stomach unchanged. ker·a·tin (ker'ă-tin), Collective name for a group of proteins that form the intermediate filaments in epithelial cells. Keratins have a molecular weight between 40 kD and 68 kD and are separated one from another by electrophoresis and isoelectric focusing; thus separated, they are sequentially numbered from 1-20, and also subdivided into low, intermediate, and high molecular weight proteins. According to their isoelectric mobility they are either acidic or basic. In general, each acidic keratin protein has its basic equivalent with which it is paired to form the intermediate filaments; some keratin proteins, however, occur unpaired. Various epithelial cells contain different keratin proteins, in a tissue-specific manner. Antibodies to keratin proteins are widely used for histologic typing of tumors, and are especially useful for distinguishing carcinomas from sarcomas, lymphomas, and melanomas. [G. keras (kerat-), horn, + -in] keratin /ker·a·tin/ (ker´ah-tin) any of a family of scleroproteins that are the main constituents of epidermis, hair, nails, and horny tissues. The high-sulfur keratin polypeptides of ectodermally derived structures, e.g., hair and nails, are also called hard k's. keratin (kĕr′ə-tĭn) n. 1. Any of a class of filamentous proteins that are abundant in the cytoskeleton of vertebrate epithelial cells and are the main constituents of the outer layer of skin and tough epidermal structures such as hair, nails, hooves, feathers, and claws. 2. Material composed principally of keratin proteins. ke·rat′i·nous (kə-răt′n-əs) adj. keratin [ker′ətin] Etymology: Gk, keras, horn a fibrous sulfur-containing protein that is the primary component of the epidermis, hair, nails, enamel of the teeth, and horny tissue of animals. The protein is insoluble in most solvents, including gastric juice. For this reason, it is often used as a coating for pills that must pass through the stomach unchanged to be dissolved in the intestines. ker·a·tin (ker'ă-tin) A scleroprotein or albuminoid present in hair and nails; it contains a relatively large amount of sulfur, is insoluble in gastric juice, and is sometimes used for coating tablets that are intended to be dissolved only in the intestine. [G. keras (kerat-), horn, + -in] keratin A hard protein (scleroprotein) of cylindrical, helical molecular form occurring in horny tissue such as hair and nails and in the outer layers of the skin. Hair and nails consist almost wholly of keratin. Keratins are insoluble and cannot generally be split by PROTEOLYTIC enzymes. keratin a hard, fibrous, sulphur-containing protein with an alpha-helix structure, found in the epidermis of vertebrates, mainly in the outermost layers of skin. Keratin can have several forms: in scales, feathers, hooves, horns, claws and nails it is hard, while wool and hair are made up of a soft and flexible form. Keratin A tough, nonwater-soluble protein found in the nails, hair, and the outermost layer of skin. Human hair is made up largely of keratin. keratin sulphur-containing, insoluble scleroprotein, forming stratum corneum, nail plate and hair shaft, from enzymic conversion of epidermal cells ker·a·tin (ker'ă-tin) Collective name for a group of proteins that form intermediate filaments in epithelial cells. Keratins have a molecular weight of 40-68 kD and are either acidic or basic. Antibodies to keratin proteins are widely used for histologic typing of tumors and are especially useful for distinguishing carcinomas from sarcomas, lymphomas, and melanomas. [G. keras (kerat-), horn, + -in] keratin (ker´ətin), n. an insoluble sulfur-containing protein with a high content of the amino | Free Flashcards about GK 9 Which science-fiction writer coined the term "cyberspace"? William Gibson What is a male swan known as? Cob What is a female swan known as? Pen Which giant screen film projection system, which gives an enhanced visual impact, has its origins in Montreal's Expo 67? 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Which Marx Brother didn't appear in any of their films? | Marx Brothers | American actors | Britannica.com American actors art Marx Brothers, American comedy team that was popular on stage, screen, and radio for 30 years. They were celebrated for their inventive attacks on the socially respectable and upon ordered society in general. Five Marx brothers became entertainers: Chico Marx (original name Leonard Marx; b. March 22, 1887, New York, New York, U.S.—d. October 11, 1961, Hollywood, California), Harpo (original name Adolph Marx, later Arthur Marx; b. November 23, 1888, New York City—d. September 28, 1964, Hollywood), Groucho (original name Julius Henry Marx; b. October 2, 1890, New York City—d. August 19, 1977, Los Angeles, California), Gummo (original name Milton Marx; b. October 23, 1892, New York City—d. April 21, 1977, Palm Springs, California), and Zeppo (original name Herbert Marx; b. February 25, 1901, New York City—d. November 30, 1979, Palm Springs). The Marx Brothers—(left to right) Chico, Zeppo, Groucho, and Harpo—in … Paramount Pictures/The Kobal Collection The Marx Brothers were the sons of a tailor and a domineering stage mother, as well as the nephews of vaudeville headliner Al Shean of the popular team Gallagher and Shean . In 1904 Groucho became the first of the brothers to appear onstage, when he joined a singing trio. He was eventually joined by Gummo, Harpo, and Chico in what, after a long series of incarnations, evolved into a comedy act. For several mostly successful years in burlesque and vaudeville, the brothers’ stage act consisted of songs, dances, musical specialities by Harpo (on harp) and Chico (on piano), and the Marx’s own brand of chaotic humour. They scored a major triumph on Broadway with their musical-comedy revue I’ll Say She Is (1924), by which time Zeppo had replaced Gummo. In what proved to be a turning point in their careers, the show endeared them to Alexander Woollcott , the most prominent and influential drama critic of the time. His close friendship with Harpo led to the brothers’ association with members of the Algonquin Round Table and other members of New York’s cultural elite. Although they had little formal education, the Marxes were feted by scholars and intellectuals throughout their lives, and they counted among their personal friends luminaries such as Woollcott, George S. Kaufman, S.J. Perelman, T.S. Eliot, George Gershwin , and several other noted writers and composers. Similar Topics the Three Stooges By 1924 the brothers’ act had evolved into its familiar incarnation. Groucho was the master of wit and verbal timing, and he delivered wisecracks and non sequiturs at a dizzying, relentless pace; his visual trademarks included greasepainted eyebrows and mustache, glasses, tailcoat, and ever-present cigar. Harpo played a mute, clad in rags and battered top hat, who communicated through gestures, whistles, horn-honking, and wild facial expressions; his character is that of pure, unbridled emotion and impulse, devilish and angelic in equal measure. Although he had no formal musical training, Harpo was a proficient harpist, and virtually all Marx Brothers films feature one of his impressive solos. Although Groucho and Harpo are regarded as the comic geniuses of the act, audiences found Chico the most immediately ingratiating. In the manner of dialect comedians of the time, Chico adopted a bogus Italian accent for his character of a somewhat thick-headed shyster with a heart of gold. He was not in Harpo’s league as a musician, but his dexterous “trick” piano playing was an audience favourite. Zeppo, who dropped out of the act after the team’s first five films, played a straight character and was usually given little to do, although certain film scenes (such as the letter-writing routine in Animal Crackers) indicate that he too had a sound sense of comic timing. The success of I’ll Say She Is enabled the brothers to secure Broadway’s most prestigious talents for their next show. As produced by Sam Harris, and with a book by George S. Kaufman and songs by Irving Berlin , The Cocoanuts (1925) ran for more than two years on Broadw | Gay & Lesbian Studies: Motion Picture Videos in the Media Resources Center, UC Berkeley Gay Men in the Movies Adventures of Felix (Drole de Felix) (France, 2000) Directors, Olivier Ducastel & Jacques Martineau. Cast: Sami Bouajila, Patachou, Ariane Ascaride, Pierre-Loup Rajot, Charly Sergue, Maurice Benichou. This French comedy-drama features Felix, an unemployed, gay Frenchman of Arab descent, who has a series of adventures during a trek through the French countryside. The film examines the familiar theme of a man's search for his identity. Felix is forced toconfront the anger he feels toward his father forabandoning him, and the fear and shame he feels, living as an outsider in a predominantly straight, Caucasian world. 95 min. DVD 1706 Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert . (Australia, 1994) Directed by Stephan Elliott. With a contract to perform a drag show way out in the Australian desert, Tick, Adam, and Ralph each has his own reason for wanting to leave the safety of Sydney. Christening their battered pink tour bus "Priscilla," the trio heads for the outback and into crazy adventures in even crazier outfits. 102 min. DVD 2204 Barrios, Richard. "Silent Existences." In: Screened out : playing gay in Hollywood from Edison to Stonewall / Richard Barrios. New York : Routledge, 2003. pp: 17-18 (Main (Gardner) Stacks; Moffitt; PFA PN1995.9.H55 B37 2003) All In The Family. Producer, Norman Lear; director, John Rich. Cast: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers. Three episodes from one of the first sit-coms to take on controversial social issues. Judging Books by Covers: Archie ridicules Mike and Gloria's intellectual friend Roger for being gay, but he is straight as an arrow. Archie later discovers that his macho drinking buddy is gay and proud of it. (Also contains two other espisodes: Gloria discovers women's lib, and Gloria poses in the nude.) 1971. ca.75 min. Video/C 6897 And the Band Played On (TV, 1993) Directed by Roger Spottiswoode. Cast: Matthew Modine, Alan Alda, Phil Collins, Richard Gere, Anjelica Huston, Steve Martin, Ian McKellan, Lily Tomlin, Glenne Headly, Swoosie Kurtz, Richard Masur, Saul Rubinek, Charles Martin Smith, B.D. Wong. Follows the struggle of a handful of strong-willed men and women who took on the fight to save lives in the face of a mysterious illness now called AIDS. Based on the book by Randy Shilts. 140 min. DVD X3661; vhs 999:969 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database The Angelic Conversation (UK, 1985) Directed by Derek Jarman. Cast: Paul Reynolds, Phillip Williamson, Dave Baby, Timothy Burke, Simon Costin ... [et al.]. Fourteen of Shakespeare's sonnets are taken as a basis for a rapturous celebration of homoerotic love in both its spiritual and sensual dimensions. Emotive readings of Shakespeare sonnets by Judi Dench. 78 min. DVD X59 Derek Jarman bibliography Angels in America (TV, 2004) Directed by Mike Nichols. Cast: Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson, Mary-Louise Parker, Jeffrey Wright, Justine Kirk, Ben Shenkman, Patrick Wilson, Brian Markinson, James Cromwell. Set in 1985, this made for television drama revolves around two very different men with AIDS. Roy Cohn, personifies all the hypocrisy, delusion and callousness of the official response to the plague. Nothing shakes Roy's lack of empathy: even on his death bed, he's fighting with his gay nurse and taunting the woman he helped put to death, Ethel Rosenberg. The other patient is Prior Walter, who is visited by an angel and deserted by his self-pitying lover, Louis. Louis moves on to a relationship with Joe Pitt, a Mormon lawyer whose closeted homosexuality drives his wife to delusions and brings his mother to New York. 352 min. DVD 2964 Kenneth Anger bibliography [Anger, Kenneth] Films of Kenneth Anger, Vol. 2 Scorpio rising (1964, 28 min.) -- Kustom kar kommandos (1965, 3 min.) -- Invocation of my demon brother (1969, 12 min.) -- Rabbit's moon (1979 version, 7 min.) -- Lucifer rising (1981, 29 min.) Scorpio rising: Bruce Byron, Johnny Sapienza, Frank Carif |
Wykehamists are pupils of which public school ? | Winchester College - Old Wykehamists Alumni Old Wykehamists Old Wykehamists The Old Wykehamists (boys, and in some cases staff who have now left the School), maintain their own web site as they have a full programme of events and lively interaction all of which is, for the most part, separate to the daily running of the School. Although part of the site is password-protected there is much information to be gleaned for those interested in seeing the structure of the organisation. We have recently been given details of two films featuring Winchester College made by Pathé. The Pathé newsreels are now available to view on-line via the following website, www.britishpathe.com The Pathé archive includes two short films of particular interest to Wykehamists and the wider Win Coll community. Please click here to view the first film, with a commentary, records the visit by HM the Queen to Win Coll in 1955. The second film, lasting about 6 minutes, is provisionally dated as from the 1940s and was sent to us for identification. Please click here to view. We think this is dated 1956 or 1957 and have already asked Pathé to amend their description accordingly. The film evidently aimed to show a ‘day in the life' at Win Coll Please click here to access the events programme. Please click here to access the Old Wykehamists Alumni site. | Oor Wullie and The Broons set to appear on limited edition Royal Mail stamps - Sunday Post Oor Wullie and The Broons set to appear on limited edition Royal Mail stamps Murray Scougall OOR WULLIE and The Broons have spent a historic 80 years in the Sunday Post – but now they’re about to appear in a different type of post. Don’t worry, you’ll still be able to read their adventures in these pages every week, but from tomorrow these two Scottish icons are to replace Her Majesty by appearing on a limited- edition range of stamps. Only the most important people are chosen to have their faces stuck on envelopes, and who fits the bill better than the famous residents of Auchentogle and Auchenshoogle? Only 10,000 of the sheets will be made and each set features classic images of the characters and their renowned sayings, alongside 10 first class Scottish Saltire stamps. The Queen approves all UK stamp designs before they are printed. As you would imagine, Maw Broon is fair delighted. “Michty, whit an honour it is tae be the face o’ a special set o’ Royal Mail stamps!” she smiled. “We’ve seen a richt amount o’ change in the world during oor 80 years in The Sunday Post, but the joy o’ receivin’ a letter frae a loved one still brings a smile tae your face. “We’re lookin’ forward tae delivering happiness through the letterboxes o’ friends an’ family across the country.” Paw is equally pleased but warned: “As long as they’re no’ used tae post bills.” Oor Wullie’s press officer Fat Boab spoke yesterday from their HQ in Wullie’s shed. “Oor Wullie is delighted with being on sic a braw set of stamps, especially them being in colour – a’ the fowk that read The Sunday Post think Wullie is jist black and white and awfy peely-wally,” he said. “His Ma says it shows up the dirt on his face but what would she ken, she’s only his Ma. “The Auchenshoogle polisman, PC Murdoch, said it is very fitting as somebody has been needing tae stamp on Wullie’s bad behaviour for years. Wullie’s poems aboot the officer’s size 22 feet are legendary aroond here. “If ye are wanting a set of the stamps ye’ll hae tae be quick – Primrose Paterson, who fancies Wullie like mad, is planning tae buy them all and stick them on her wall. That’s lassies for ye.” Each sheet is housed in a specially-designed folder bearing the respective tartans of the comic strips and featuring reproductions of original illustrations from throughout the years. You can also read the back story of the two series and each folder contains the first strip to be published in the Sunday Post on March 8, 1936. Julie Pirone of Royal Mail said: “Ask anyone who spent their childhood in Scotland and they’ll tell you how they grew up with Oor Wullie and The Broons. Opening your annual is still a Christmas tradition that’s been handed down through generations of Scottish families. “We are delighted to be celebrating these iconic characters with their own sets of stamps in their 80th anniversary year and hope they will bring back some happy memories for everyone sending and receiving mail with them.” The stamp sets are available from tomorrow at the DC Thomson website or by freephone on 0800 318846. From overseas, call +44 1382 575580. They will also be on sale at selected Post Offices across Scotland. READ MORE |
What is the second largest of the Ionian Islands? | Corfu guide | In depth info about the Greek island of Corfu Gallery A little bit about Corfu Corfu is the second largest of the Ionian islands behind Kefalonia It is often known as Kérkyra in Greek and that is also the name of the main town. Corfu was a strategic position in Europe for many years and was heavily fortified, that’s why there are many castles on the island. It was ruled by the Venetian republic for 5 centuries up until 1797 so many of the islands buildings have a Venetian feel to them, particularly the main town of Kerkyra. Corfu has something for everyone, from nature reserves to all night parties, beautiful beaches and historical sites are also in abundance here. Getting to Corfu As Corfu is the closest island to the UK it’s also a very popular one so expect to find an abundance of flights from your nearest international airport, we found 16 airports in the UK flying direct to Corfu so you should find it easy to get a flight to suit you. Flight time is around 3 hours so by the time you’ve taken off, had an overpriced drink, played a couple of games on your phone and queued for the toilet it’ll probably be time to land again. Current Weather in Corfu ° Weather from OpenWeatherMap Take a look at the current Corfu weather above or the climate info below showing average high, low and sea temperatures as well as average rainfall per month and hours of sunshine per day. When to go to Corfu The best time to visit Corfu is from late April to early September, it rains more in Corfu as it’s more northern than the other Greek islands that are hotter and dryer. June to August offers the highest temperatures and minimal rain so if you like it hot that’s the time for you. Just remember that these months are also the busiest and most expensive times to go to Corfu. Top 3 resorts in Corfu Below are the 3 resorts in Corfu that cover a large portion of the people travelling to the island. If you’re wanting to party then you head for Kavos, if you want nightlife but not too crazy then go for Sidari, if you want a little more culture then Kerkyra is the place for you. Click on each of the headings to go to that page and find out more about that particular resort. Kerkyra Couples, Families, Greek Dancing, Harbour, Historical Sites, Karaoke, Live Music, Night Clubs, Picturesque, Plenty of Hotels, Popular, Traditional, Variety of Nightlife Kerkyra or Corfu town is roughly in the centre of the east coast and just a couple of kilometers from the airport, it's the... Full Corfu resort guide From the low key villages of Gouvia or Agios Stephanos to the more lively Sidari, Kerkyra or the booze fueled intensity of Kavos there’s something for everyone in Corfu. Click the button below to be taken to a filterable list of all the resorts in Corfu where you can figure out the best place to base your holiday. Corfu Resort Guide Corfu has over 200km of coast line so if you can’t find a bit of beach to enjoy relaxing on whilst on the island then you’re probably not looking hard enough. It doesn’t matter if your based in the north, south, east or west of the island there’s always a near by beach to suit your needs. Top 3 beaches in Corfu The three beaches that we recommend you try to take in whilst in Corfu are the always popular Agios Gordios, the picturesque bay of Paleokastritsa and the lively Glyfada. There are other great beaches of course but if you visit any of these you wont be disappointed. That is unless you prefer quieter more secluded beaches, if that’s the case then take a look at the full guide below where you can find some more remote beaches. Agios Gordios Bar, Families, Food, Naturism, Parking, Popular, Showers, Sun Loungers, Toilets, Water Sports The long golden sand beach at Agios Gordios stretches for 1.5km and has crystal clear water. You can hire sunbeds and umbrellas, boats, canoes... All Corfu Beaches The most popular beaches are found in the north of the island and tend to coincide with the popular resorts like Sidari and Paleokastritsa as well as Kavos in the south. Click on the button below to go to our Corfu beach | Kerkyra: Kerkyra, Kerkyra island, Kerkyra Greece, Travel guide, Kerkyra, Ionian Islands. Kerkyra General Information Kerkyra is the northernmost and second largest island of the Ionian Islands in the Aegean Sea. With a population density of 193 inhabitants per square kilometer, is among the most densely populated islands in the Mediterranean. Kerkyra town, population 28,185 residents, with strong Venetian and Anglo-French elements, offers great attractions such as Pontikonisi, the Cannon and Mon Repo, and remarkable buildings: the English Commissioner's building, the old palace of the Archangel Michael and St. George, the mansion of Kapodistrias, the Metropolitan Palace, the current Town Hall, the building of the Ionian Academy. Equally important attraction on the outskirts of the city, is the Achillion, the palace of Queen Elizabeth. On the coast of Kerkyra one can find dozens of beaches with fine sand (Ai Gordis, Glyfada, Sidari, Acharavi, Paleokastritsa) while inland there are villages of outstanding natural beauty. Kerkyra is famous for its musical tradition, from the "serenades" to the famous "Band", which accompanies the procession of the Epitaph on Good Friday. The morning of Holy Saturday, following the Corfiot tradition, the residents of the Old City throw pitchers with water from the balconies, an event symbolizing the "first resurrection" of Christ. The city is famous for its Carnival, accompanied by parades in traditional costumes. Finally, the cuisine of Kerkyra is famous for its "pastitsada", the "sofrito", the "bourdeto", the "nougat" and "sesame". Among the local products are bergamot (for sweets and liqueurs), the gruyere and Kerkyra butter, olive oil and oregano. From Sami Port in Kerkyra to Patras, itineraries for the entire year, trip takes 3,5 hours. Informations : Sami Port Authority, Tel: +30 26740 22031 From Poros Port in Kerkyra to Kyllini, itineraries for the entire year, trip takes 1,5 hours. Informations : Poros Port Authority, tel.: +30 26740 72460 During the peak season there is a weekly itinerary connecting Kerkyra to Brintizi of Italy, and a not so often connection to Venice, Ancona and Bari. BY SPEEDBOAT Speed boats from the other Ionian Islands. From Kerkyra to most Ionian Islands there are frequent itineraries in summer and occasional in winter. For more information call the local travel agents of the location of departure. |
What is the largest city in Brazil? | Brazil Cities EDUCATION Brazil Cities Brazil is a melting pot of cultures, flavours, colours and creeds. As such, it is a fascinating country to visit, and in which to live. There are a number of cities in various states that are popular favourites amongst tourists and locals alike. These include: • São Paulo is one of the most popular cities to visit in Brazil. It is also its largest and is one of the world’s most populous. It is abundant in green parks and stunning landscapes. The locals of São Paulo are known for their industrious, energetic nature. • Rio de Janeiro is the city that never sleeps. It is renowned for its abundance of things to do, see, taste, watch and fall in love with. It is the educational and cultural hub of Brazil and boasts some of the best beaches on the planet. • Belo Horizonte is one of the country’s largest cities, with a population of nearly 5 million people. It is particularly scenic and also showcases gorgeous architecture. • Fortaleza dates back to the 1600’s and is the capital city of Ceara state. It has grown particularly fast, its population having increased by 10 times its number in about 60 years. • Salvador is a busy port on the Atlantic Ocean. It is rich in historical value, and its many old churches decorate the streets and suburbs. • Brasilia is a modern city and the capital of the country. It is acclaimed for its efficient, forward-thinking city planning • Manaus is situated in the Amazonas and is, therefore, recognised as a popular destination for ecotourism. • Curitiba is known as one of the country’s wealthiest and most beautiful cities, earning it a reputation of being a choice place in which to live. • Porto Alegre is renowned as one of the most valuable hotspots in terms of its cultural, political and economic value. It boasts stunning beaches as well as plenty to do and see. In terms of population numbers, these are the top 20 cities in Brazil (in descending order): 1. São Paulo – approximately 11 244 000 inhabitants 2. Rio de Janeiro – approximately 6 323 000 inhabitants 3. Salvador – approximately 2 676 000 inhabitants 4. Brasília – approximately 2 562 000 inhabitants 5. Fortaleza - approximately 2 447 000 inhabitants 6. Belo Horizonte – 2 375 000 inhabitants 7. Manaus - approximately 1 802 525 inhabitants 8. Curitiba – approximately 1 747 000 inhabitants 9. Recife - approximately 1 536 000 inhabitants 10. Porto Alegre - approximately 1 409 000 inhabitants 11. Belém - approximately 1 392 000 inhabitants 12. Goiânia - approximately 1 301 000 inhabitants 13. Guarulhos - approximately 1 222 000 inhabitants 14. Campinas - approximately 1 081 000 inhabitants 15. São Luís - approximately 1 012 000 inhabitants 16. São Gonçalo – approximately 1 000 000 inhabitants 17. Maceió Alagoas – approximately 933 000 inhabitants 18. Duque de Caxias - approximately 873 000 inhabitants 19. Nova Iguaçu – approximately 865 000 inhabitants 20. Natal - approximately 806 200 inhabitants For more information, please view: http://www.citypopulation.de We are looking for people to write high quality articles about the country Brazil for this web site. You will be given full credit with your contact details, as payment, please contact info@brazil.org.za , if interested. © Copyright www.brazil.org.za | Rivers Of The World's Capital Cities - worldfactsinc worldfactsinc Rivers Of The World's Capital Cities Most of the world's major cities were built on or around areas of freshwater. Our ancestors chose to settle near these areas as rivers were a means of supplying drinking water for their families and beasts, as a food supply, used for irrigating crops and as a means of transport in order to aid commerce. Shown below is a list of the world's capital cities, in country alphabetical order, each with their respective main areas of freshwater, be it either a river, a lake, a canal or an oasis. The world's longest river flows through Egypt's capital city Cairo, shown above, but the river which flows through the most capital cities is Europe's River Danube, see map below, which runs through the four cities of Belgrade, which is the capital of Serbia, Bratislava the capital of Slovakia, Budapest which is the capital of Hungary and Vienna the capital of Austria. Republic of Ireland - Dublin - River Liffey. Romania - Bucharest - River Dambovita. Russian Federation - Moscow - River Moskva. Rwanda - Kigali - River Ruganwa. S Saudi Arabia - Riyadh - Originally built on the banks of the Riyadh Wadi / Orchard Oasis, which has since dried up. Serbia - Belgrade - River Danube. Scotland - Edinburgh - Firth of Forth. Sierra Leone - Freetown - Freetown River. Singapore - Singapore - The Singapore River. Slovakia - Bratislava - River Danube. Slovenia - Ljubljana - River Ljublanica. Spain - Madrid - River Manzanares. Sri Lanka - Colombo - Located along the banks of the the Kalani River and the Beira Lake. South Africa - Pretoria - The Apies River. South Korea - Seoul - The Han River. South Sudan - Juba - River White Nile. Swaziland - Mbabane - The Mbabne River Sweden - Stockholm - River Norrstrom. |
The Berlin S-Bahn is what sort of system? | Home - S-Bahn Berlin GmbH S-Bahn Berlin ترحيب / Welcome to Berlin & Brandenburg يوجد في برلين والمقاطعة المجاورة براندنبورغ الكثير من وسائط النقل العامة: قطارات المدينة، قطارات الأنفاق، قطارات الشوارع، الباصات والعبارات وقطارات الأقاليم. يتبع جميعها اتحاد مواصلات برلين – براندنبورغ. مختصرها VBB. تستطيع هنا أن تعرف كيف يمكنك استخدام وسائط النقل العامة في برلين وبراندنبورغ. There are many public transport options in Berlin and neighbouring Brandenburg: S-Bahn (local railway), U-Bahn (underground), trams, buses, ferries and regional trains. They are all part of the Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (the public transport authority for Berlin and Brandenburg), or VBB for short. The following provides information on how to use public transport in Berlin and Brandenburg. اضغط هنا / click here Explore Berlin and surrounding areas Berlin offers a sophisticated and comprehensive public transportation system that is almost incomparable to other cities. It is easy to use and you can get almost anywhere in the city, 24 hours a day. At night there are numerous night buses and trains at your service. | London Transport - Design Museum London Transport Posted October 12, 2015 -- Updated November 4 A progressive public transport system, London Transport is home to many of the most familiar design icons of Britain. Share > London Transport From the 1916 red, white and blue roundel symbol, to the 1933 diagrammatic underground Tube map, and the 1956 Routemaster bus, many of the most familiar design icons of Britain belong to LONDON TRANSPORT in its heyday during the first half of the 20th century. In the 1930s the London Transport network of underground trains, buses and trams was regarded as the world’s most progressive public transport system and a role model of enlightened corporate patronage of contemporary art and design. The red, white and blue roundel symbol redesigned by Edward Johnston for the Underground in 1916 and adopted by the newly founded London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) in 1933 has come to symbolise the whole of London, not just its transport system. The same can be said for the diagrammatic London Underground map devised by Harry Beck in the early 1930s, which has since been imitated all over the world as a model of modern map design. In its golden era of the 1930s, London Transport was also an important patron of contemporary art. Eminent artists such as Man Ray and Graham Sutherland created publicity posters, while Paul Nash designed upholstery fabric for the seats of trains. London Transport commissioned work from noted designers, such as Hans Schleger and László Moholy-Nagy; while the poet, John Betjeman, wrote its tourist leaflets. Many of the most famous examples of London Transport design were commissioned by Frank Pick (1878-1941), a Lincolnshire-born solicitor, who joined the Underground Group in 1906. After expressing an interest in publicity, with the support of the Chairman Lord Ashfield, Pick presided over the introduction of the roundel and bright graphic posters to the Underground before the First World War. He became managing director of the LPTB in 1933. Convinced that London Transport should be an exemplar of design excellence, Pick commissioned work of the highest quality for everything, from station architecture to litter bins. He ensured that it was implemented with great rigour, regularly travelling the length and breadth of the network, often late at night, to check that every detail was up to scratch. After Pick’s departure in 1940, his work was continued by the publicity manager Christian Barman, and later by Harold Hutchison. After the Second World War London Transport was facing a changed world with rising costs and falling passenger numbers. In this climate there were fewer opportunities for new work in design, although the loss of Pick as a driving force is noticeable. Even so, the Routemaster Bus and the Victoria line stand out as notable achievements of this period. Some of London’s most familiar and best loved designs date from the ‘golden age’ of transport in the early 1900s to 1940 and their legacy still influences the design philosophy of London’s transport today, from the construction of the landmark Jubilee Line stations in the 1990s – notably by Foster & Partners at Canary Wharf and Michael Hopkins at Westminster – to the new Crossrail stations opening in 2018. THE ROUNDEL, 1916 Among the earliest – and most enduring – manifestations of London Transport design is the bar and circle symbol, known originally as the bullseye, and renamed the roundel by Misha Black in 1972. The first version of the logo (bullseye) was introduced in 1908 with a solid red circle at the centre. In 1916, Frank Pick commissioned the typographer Edward Johnston to revise the symbol so that it was suitable for use both as a company logotype on printed materials as well as station signage. This version of the logo was trademarked in 1917. Johnston replaced the solid red circle with a circular frame and introduced Johnston Sans, the typeface he had designed for the Underground Group in the same year, to spell out the company or station name in white across the central blue b |
During the American Civil War, what city was the capital of the Confederacy? | Capital Cities of the Confederacy Capital Cities of the Confederacy First Capital: Montgomery, Alabama The Capitol Building in Richmond, Virginia (Library of Congress) Founded in 1819, on the high bluffs above the Alabama River and 330 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, Montgomery, Alabama quickly became the heart of the state's plantation economy. By 1846 Montgomery was named Alabama's capital. In 1861, 9,000 people lived in the city, considered the richest for its size in the nation. Montgomery was a transportation center, with steamboats traveling to Mobile, stagecoaches traveling east, and a railroad running northeast and southwest. On January 11, 1861, the State of Alabama seceded from the Union. Less than one month later, in early February, the Alabama secession convention invited delegates of the other seceded states to meet in Montgomery to form the new Confederate nation. Delegates from six of the seven seceded states (the Texans arrived late) wrote a constitution for the Confederate States of America in only four days; the next day they elected Jefferson Davis the Confederacy's president. In late February, Davis took the oath of office while standing on the portico of the state capitol in Montgomery. Montgomery's three hotels and numerous boarding houses were crowded with government officials, politicians, soldiers, and newspapermen. It became more of a metropolis than a quiet village, with its streets crowded with carriages and horses, and people on the prowl for gossip, argument, and discussion. Everyone admired the town's beauty. But by May the summer's humid heat and the mosquitoes changed many people's minds about Montgomery. So when the newly seceded Virginians offered their own state and their own capital as the seat of the Confederacy, many were eager to accept the offer. Mary Boykin Chesnut noted in her diary that her husband, a former U.S. Senator, was against the move. However, she remarked, "I think these uncomfortable hotels will move the Congress. Our statesmen love their ease." Jefferson Davis was at first opposed, believing the capital should reside in the Deep South, where the feelings for secession were most fervent. However, the Confederate Congress approved the move and adjourned May 21, and scheduled to meet in Richmond two months later. As Dr. James McPherson writes in Battle Cry of Freedom, "Virginia brought crucial resources to the Confederacy. Her population was the South's largest. Her industrial capacity was nearly as great as that of the seven original Confederate states combined. The Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond was the only plant in the South capable of manufacturing heavy ordnance. Virginia's heritage from the generation of Washington, Jefferson, and Madison gave her immense prestige..." The Confederacy's Most Permanent Capital: Richmond, Virginia Davis left Montgomery May 26 at the climax of the fervor following the fall of Fort Sumter and Lincoln 's call for 75,000 troops. Arriving in Richmond, the capital of Virginia, on May 29, he was met by crowds at the railroad station and throngs along the streets to the Spotswood Hotel. Richmond was a much larger metropolis than Montgomery. The heart of the South's industry, Richmond was also a market town specializing in flour and slaves. It was a beautiful town located at the foot of the Great Falls of the James River and on seven hills. Its citizens compared it to Rome. Between 1861 and 1865, its population swelled to 100,000 and more. Much to its citizens' dismay, many of the new residents were rowdy, noisy, and troublesome. In addition, because the city was the Confederate capital, it became the focus of Union attention. The threat of capture by Federal forces was constant. Richmond at first thrived as the capital of the Confederacy. Then starved. Then burned when, at last, Robert E. Lee 's forces were forced to retreat, leaving the city defenseless. The Last Capital: Danville, Virginia Located in south central Virginia, not far from the North Carolina border, Danville was the western terminus of the Richmond and Danville Railroad and | History of Montgomery, Alabama More Info History of Montgomery, Alabama Montgomery, the second largest city in Alabama, lies southeast of Birmingham on Interstate 65, on the banks of the Alabama River. Montgomery is the state capital and has a number of connections with the Civil Rights movement . Between 1817 and 1819, three towns were established close together in Alabama: New Philadelphia, Alabama Town, and East Alabama. In 1819, they were consolidated into Montgomery, named for General Richard Montgomery, who died in the Revolutionary War attempting to capture Quebec. Montgomery gained status as a city in 1837 and was named the state's capital in 1846. In 1861, the convention that created the Confederate States of America was held in Montgomery. The city served as the first capital of the Confederacy, until it was moved to Richmond, Virginia . Montgomery is close to Maxwell Air Force Base, presently the home of Air University. Maxwell AFB is on the site where Wilbur and Orville Wright operated the world's first flight training school in 1910. On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks , a black seamstress, was arrested for not relinquishing her seat to a white bus rider. The reaction to this act of defiance led to the 382-day Montgomery bus boycott that forced the city to desegregate its transit system on December 21, 1956. Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. , an American Nobel Laureate , achieved national attention for civil rights issues during his occupancy term as pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. 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Who, with the real name Corynne Elliot, won the 2009 Mercury Music Prize? | Speech Debelle wins Mercury music prize | Music | The Guardian Speech Debelle wins Mercury music prize • Rapper is first woman to win award for seven years • Sales surge predicted for debut album Speech Therapy Tuesday 8 September 2009 19.07 EDT First published on Tuesday 8 September 2009 19.07 EDT Close This article is 7 years old Speech Debelle won this year's Barclays Mercury music prize last night, making her the first woman in seven years to scoop the coveted industry award. The Park Lane Grovesnor hotel, in central London, erupted into cheers as the 26-year old rapper from south London rose to accept the prize for her debut album Speech Therapy. Speech Debelle, real name Corynne Elliot, appeared overwhelmed by the occasion and looked close to tears as she accepted the prize, despite displaying a cocksure attitude in the run-up to the event telling interviewers she fully expected to win. "It means a lot to me because it's an award judges give solely on the strength of the album," she said. "Before they said my name I had a moment of doubt, I thought 'what if I don't win? What about all the people who supported me?' and then they announced my name and I didn't have time to react, I was being mobbed." She is the first woman to take home the award and £20,000 prize money, since fellow London-born rapper Ms Dynamite won in 2002 with her debut album A Little Deeper. Her success marks a year in which female artists, including La Roux and Bat for Lashes dominated the nomination list. Despite this Debelle remained the outsider, prompting Jools Holland to announce her win with the words "extraordinary … (I'm) quite surprised." Debelle's album was written when she was a teenager living alone in a hostel. Asked in the post-award press conference what she would do with money she replied calmly "probably be smart and invest it." The Mercury judges said she was a "remarkable new voice in British hip-hop, tough, warm and reflective". One judge, the broadcaster and conductor Charles Hazlewood added: "She's just quietly telling her stories in the most beguiling way." Speech Therapy has not sold enough copies so far to trouble the official UK albums chart since its release in June but industry experts predicted that would change with a spokesman for the official charts company predicting a significant sales surge. The Mercury music prize was established in 1992 with a view to awarding the best British album of the year regardless of press coverage or chart success. Despite its annual inclusion of lesser known jazz and folk acts, the prize has become noticeably more mainstream in its choices over the years, culminating in last year's award being given to long established Manchester band Elbow. It has been said judges opt for an album which best sums up the year, though history suggests they also like to toy with the public's expectations. Dance-pop crossover act M People won in 1994 with Elegant Slumming, beating the likes of Pulp and the Prodigy, while drum and bass outfit Roni Size/Reprazent took the prize in 1997, a year widely remembered for fellow nominees Radiohead's OK Computer. This year's win would certainly fit that mould; Debelle was originally given the lowest odds to come away with the award. The Mercury prizewinner always knew she would come out on top Published: 9 Sep 2009 Local radio DJs, conductors and the editor of Top Gear magazine, apparently Published: 10 Sep 2009 Images of this year's Mercury prize nominees, featuring Florence and the Machine, Kasabian and Bat for Lashes Published: 21 Jul 2009 The London rapper talks to Jude Rogers about winning the prize, Ms Dynamite and making a 'hip-hop version of Tracy Chapman' Published: 8 Sep 2009 | JLS - Music on Google Play JLS About the artist JLS were an English pop/R&B boy band consisting of members Aston Merrygold, Oritsé Williams, Marvin Humes, and JB Gill, originally formed by Oritsé Williams. They initially signed to Tracklacers production company New Track City and then went on to become runners-up of the fifth series of the ITV reality talent show The X Factor in 2008, coming second to Alexandra Burke. Following their appearance on The X Factor, JLS signed to Epic Records. 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Zagreb is the capital of which country? | Zagreb Is the Capital of Which Country? | HUP Zagreb Zagreb Is the Capital of Which Country? Tags: accommodation in zagreb , Capital city Croatia , Croatia largest city , sheraton zagreb hotel , Where is Zagreb , Zagreb location 0 Comments Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, is one of the youngest capital cities in Europe. Located on the banks of the Sava river, Zagreb is Croatia’s largest city in addition to being the country’s political and administrative centre. The city is divided into 17 districts and has a population of close to 800,000, with the wider metropolitan area bringing the total number up to over a million. This means that Zagreb is home to over a quarter of Croatia’s total population. Zagreb is also Croatia’s main cultural centre, with numerous museums, galleries, theatres, cafes, parks, entertainment venues and cultural events making the city one the top destinations for visitors in this part of Europe. With more museums per square foot than any other city in the world, Zagreb often called the “city of museums“. Occupying an area of 641 square kilometres, Zagreb is the only city in Croatia with the authority and legal status of both a city and a county. The City of Zagreb, one of Croatia’s 21 counties, is separated from the Zagreb County, which surrounds but does not include the capital city itself. The city was given special status in 1997, when it was separated both territorially and administratively from the Zagreb County. Zagreb location Zagreb is located in the northwestern part of Croatia, near the border with Slovenia. It is the hub of the several major highways in the country and lies at the crossroads of Central Europe, the Mediterranean, and Southeast Europe. The city’s favourable geographical location makes it an important centre for international trade and business, with many European and Croatian companies headquartered in the city. The city itself lies on the southern slopes of Medvednica mountain, about 122 metres above sea level, along the banks of the river Sava. The river separates the city’s older districts from the newer, mostly residential area of Novi Zagreb (New Zagreb). Zagreb history The city’s history dates as far back as the late 11th century, when the Hungarian King Ladislaus founded the Zagreb Diocese on Kaptol hill. The old settlements, now known as the Upper Town, are among the best preserved urban nuclei in the country. Zagreb became Croatia’s capital and political centre in the 16th century, and the seat of the Ban of Croatia in 1621. In the 17th and early 18th centuries, the city was devastated by plague and a series of fires, which resulted in the government moving to Varaždin, where it stayed until 1776. Zagreb continued to grow and became the centre of the Croatian National Revival, a movement for linguistic and ethnic unity of the South Slavs in what was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in the 19th century. Many of Croatia’s important historic and cultural institutions were established in this period. The city expanded considerably in the first half of the 20th century, with several new districts emerging between the Sava river and the railway. It remained Croatia’s administrative and political centre throughout the Yugoslavia years and was once again proclaimed Croatia’s capital city in 1991, when the country became independent. Explore Zagreb Zagreb has become one of the top tourist centres in Southeast Europe in recent decades, not only as a stop for international visitors travelling to the Adriatic Sea and the historic cities on the Croatian coast, but as a popular destination itself. Today, the city attracts close to a million visitors every year, mainly from Central Europe. Visitors looking for accommodation in the city’s centre, near many of its cultural, architectural and historic landmarks, can find guest rooms and suites for any group at the Sheraton Hotel . Located near the Zagreb main railway station, Sheraton is about a 10 to 15-minute walk from the city’s central square. | General Analysis on International Justice General Analysis on International Justice This timeline tracks the development of international law from the Declaration Respecting Maritime Law in 1856 to the establishment of international tribunals for war crimes in the 1990's. (Crimes of War) Articles Budgeting for Human Rights: Progressive Realization (September 24, 2014) The obligation of progressive realization has long been central to understanding how economic, social, and cultural (ESC) rights recognized in the present International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) should be achieved. Indeed, at the time the ICESCR was adopted, it was considered appropriate to underscore that the right to health, education and social security, among other rights, could not be fully and immediately realized everywhere in the world. In her blog, Helena Hofbauer from the International Budget Partnership explores the implications of progressive realization for government budgets. She argues that the connection between international human rights law and budget analysis has the potential to be a powerful tool for holding governments to account for their obligation of progressive realization not only at times when public resources are scarce, but equally when they are plentiful. New Book: Peace Diplomacy, Global Justice and International Agency (May 16, 2014) A new book about UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld, who influenced fundamental principles and practices of the United Nations, will be launched by the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation at Uppsala University House on May 19, 2014. More than fifty years after the death of Hammarskjöld in a plane crash, GPF policy advisor Henning Melber and Carsten Stahn publish a tribute to him. In the book, they critically review his values and experiences in office as well as concepts associated with him, such as an international civil service. Investigations in the book about particular conflicts like the Congo crisis may serve as lessons for contemporary conflict resolution or developing concepts like human security. (Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation) Inquiry: New investigation into the tragic death of Dag Hammarskjöld (March 21, 2014) The Hammarskjöld Commission, a voluntary body of four international jurists, deals with circumstances of the tragic death of the former UN chief Dag Hammarskjöld. In September 1961 the Secretary-General died with all other passengers in a plane crash. Untill today inquiries into the crash did not find specific causes. The Hammarskjöld Commission's report, published in September 2013, selects new evidence which shows that the aircraft may have been shot down on the way to peace negotiations in what is now Zambia. According to the report the new findings now available would justify that the UN reopens its inquiry. (The Hammarskjöld Commission) Sharp rise in environmental and land killings (April 15, 2014) Killings of people protecting the environment and rights to land increased sharply between 2002 and 2013 as competition for natural resources intensifies, a new report from Global Witness reveals. In the most comprehensive global analysis of the problem on record, the campaign group has found that at least 908 people are known to have died in this time. Disputes over industrial logging, mining and land rights the key drivers, and Latin America and Asia-Pacific particularly hard hit. (Global Witness) Amnesty asks for Justice – Europe’s failure to protect Roma from racist violence (April 8, 2014) Amnesty International publishes a new report “We ask for justice: Europe’s failure to protect Roma from Racist Violence”. On International Roma Day, Amnesty blames the EU and its member states for failing to respond to discriminations and racist violence against Roma communities. The International Roma Day celebrates Romani culture and wants to raise awareness of discrimination faced by Europe’s largest ethnic minority. (Amnesty International) 14 Misconceptions about Extraterritorial Human Rights Obligations (March 29, 2014) A new brochure by ETO Consortium reacts |
Which character in European folklore murdered his wives? | Folktexts: A library of folktales, folklore, fairy tales, and mythology, page 1 Touching the Elements (Shetland Islands). The Aged Bride (Denmark). A Smith Rescues a Captured Woman from a Troll (Denmark). The Sea Nymph (Sweden). Advice Well Taken . Folktales of type 910B. The Three Advices (Ireland). The Three Advices Which the King with the Red Soles Gave to His Son (Ireland). The Highlander Takes Three Advices from the English Farmer (Scotland). The Three Admonitions (Italy). The Prince Who Acquired Wisdom (India). Aesop. Aesop's Fables . Joseph Jacobs' classic retelling of 82 fables and included in the Harvard Classics, vol. 17, part 1. This site is part of Great Books Online: bartleby.com . Aesop's Fables , edited by John R. Long. Aesop's Children . A selection of fables depicting the relationship between children and adults. Aging and Death in Folklore . An essay by D. L. Ashliman, with supporting texts from proverbs, folktales, and myths from around the world. Air Castles . Tales of type 1430 about daydreams of wealth and fame. The Broken Pot (India, The Panchatantra). The Poor Man and the Flask of Oil (India, Bidpai). The Story of the Devotee Who Spilt the Jar of Honey and Oil (India / Persia). What Happened to the Ascetic When He Lost His Honey and Oil (Kalilah and Dimnah). The Daydreamer (India, Cecil Henry Bompas). Sheik Chilli (India, Alice Elizabeth Dracott). The Fakir and His Jar of Butter (1001 Nights). The Barber's Tale of His Fifth Brother (1001 Nights). Day-Dreaming (1001 Nights, retold by Joseph Jacobs). The Milkmaid and Her Pail (Aesop). Story of an Old Woman, Carrying Milk to Market in an Earthen Vessel (France, Jacques de Vitry). What Happened to a Woman Called Truhana (Spain, Prince Don Juan Manuel). The Dairywoman and the Pot of Milk (France, Jean de La Fontaine). Lazy Heinz (Germany, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm). Lean Lisa (Germany, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm). Buttermilk Jack (England, Thomas Hughes). The Lad and the Fox (Sweden, Gabriel Djurklou). The Peasant and the Cucumbers (Russia, Leo Tolstoy). The Milkmaid and Her Bucket (USA, Ambrose Bierce). The $30,000 Bequest (USA, Mark Twain). Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves from the 1001 Nights. The classic "Open Sesame" tale (type 676). The Forty Thieves (retold by Andrew Lang). Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (translated by Richard F. Burton). Amleth, Prince of Denmark, from the Gesta Danorum of Saxo Grammaticus. This account, written about 1185 but based on older oral tradition, describes the same players and events that were immortalized by William Shakespeare in his The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, written about 1602. Andersen, Hans Christian (1805-1875). Hans Christian Andersen: Fairy Tales and Stories . An excellent home page featuring Denmark's most famous writer. Included here are a chronological listing of Andersen's folk-like fairy tales, electronic texts of most stories, and links to additional information. The H. C. Andersen Home Page . Links to Andersen's works in Danish. This site is sponsored by the Danish Royal Library. H. C. Andersen-Centret , a treasure trove of information (in Danish and in English) from the H. C. Andersen Center in Odense, Denmark. Androcles and the Lion . Tales of type 156, in which a man pulls a thorn from a lion's paw, thus gaining the beast's eternal gratitude and loyalty. Androcles (Aesop). The Slave and the Lion (Aesop). Androcles and the Lion (Joseph Jacobs). The Lion and the Saint [Saint Jerome] (Andrew Lang). Of the Remembrance of Benefits (Gesta Romanorum). The Lion and the Thorn (Ambrose Bierce). Animal Brides . Folktales of type 402. Chonguita the Monkey Wife (Philippines). The Dog Bride (India). The Cat Who Became a Queen (India). The Mouse Maiden (Sri Lanka). The Frog's Skin (Georgia). The Bear Who Married a Woman (Tsimshian). The Girl Who Married the Crow (Thompson [Ntlakyapamuk]). The Woman Who Became a Horse (Thompson [Ntlakyapamuk]). The Woman Who Became a Horse (Skidi Pawnee). The Bear Woman (Okanagon). The Man Who Married a Bear (Nez Percé). Of the Woman Who Loved a Serpent Who Lived i | EBK for Kids: Wayland the Smith, Anglo-Saxon God of Metalworking Wayland was the Anglo-Saxon god of metalworking. He does not appear in Anglo-Saxon literature . However, pictures of him appear on the famous Anglo-Saxon ' Franks Casket ' in the British Museum. There is also a famous English landmark named after him and he appears in English folklore. He was usually shown as a bearded man with a bent leg, working in a forge. The Vikings told this story about him: Wayland was famous throughout Northern Europe and Scandinavia for the fabulously beautiful metalwork and jewelry that he made. All the gods and kings wanted to own it. Niduth, the King of Sweden, decided he wanted to own everything Wayland made. So he sent his soldiers to capture him. While they slept, Wayland and his brother, Egil, were tied up and brought to the Royal palace. Wayland was put to work on an island. To stop him escaping, the King shattered his leg with his own sword. While Wayland made fantastic things for the King, he also plotted his revenge. He had his brother catch wild birds from whose feathers he made a pair of magic wings. Curious about his forge, Wayland was visited by the King's sons. The smith-god killed them and made their skulls into jewel-encrusted cups which he gave to Niduth and his queen. When it was found that the princes were missing, search parties were sent out across the kingdom. Their sister, Princess Beahilda, came searching on Wayland's island with her maidservant. He attacked them. Then put on his magic wings and flew off across the North Sea. English legend says that he eventually landed in Southern England. He set up home on the Berkshire Downs and was thought to have built a stone chambered house for himself. It is still known as ' Wayland's Smithy '. However, like things named after Woden , it is really prehistoric. It is a chambered burial mound. |
Which young singer/songwriter was born Jake Edwin Kennedy in Nottingham in 1994, he has released two albums, the first self titled and the second called `Shangri La? | Jake Bugg Tickets, Tour Dates 2017 & Concerts – Songkick Sam's Burger Joint San Antonio, TX, US Biography Jake Edwin Kennedy (born 28th February 1994), better known as Jake Bugg, is an English singer-songwriter hailing from Clifton, Nottingham, UK. It’s difficult to believe that Bugg actually only just turned twenty earlier this year; it already feels as if he’s been around for quite some time now, thanks in no small part to the sheer ubiquity of his self-titled debut record. In fact, it was only released in October of 2012, but the success of singles like “Lightning Bolt” and “Two Fingers” helped cement Bugg’s reputation as Britain’s most promising young troubadour. His outspoken attitude - he readily presented himself as a chart-worthy alternative to the musicians turned out by the likes of The X Factor - and no-nonsense musical approach have endeared him to an ever-burgeoning fanbase, and the runaway success of his chart-topping first album allowed him to decamp to Los Angeles and work with legendary producer Rick Rubin on his follow-up, “Shangri-La”. That, too, went in at number one on the UK charts, and he’s capitalized on that by playing his first ever UK arena shows this year, proving that the hype that surrounded him when he made impressive performances at major festivals and on Later...with Jools Holland two years ago was justified. With his whole career still ahead of him, Bugg is no flash in the pan - work’s already underway on album number three. Live reviews Jake Bugg I have been longing to see Jake live since he burst onto the scene with his brilliant debut album back in 2012. Finally I was lucky enough to get one of only 600 odd tickets for this intimate show at Village Underground. The venue is great and even people at the back of the room would have felt close enough to feel fully engaged. 'Georgie' provided the support and warmed the audience up nicely even if she was nearly 45 minutes late on stage, a fact she was reminded of my one impatient punter. After Georgies short set I feared an equally short one by Mr Bugg as time was pressing on but my fears were allayed as Jake played for 75 minutes almost without taking breath. His one fault being his lack of personal connection with 'his' crowd. 'Here's a new one', 'here's an old one' was pretty much his only interjection' He opened with 'On my one' a short but sour song that felt heartfelt as his voice crackled through the evening air. Bugg has a 'marmite' voice that some might hate but he sings with meaning and it suits his musical style to a tee. The beautiful 'simple pleasures' from second album 'Shangri la' was a highlight for me but 'seen it all' maybe even topped that? It wasn't all about the familiar songs though as Jake tried out several songs from his anticipated new album ( due out in June apparently) and the evening ended with 'gimme the love' his new single which sounded so much better live than the one listen I have had of his free download. Jake is an accomplished performer and it's easy to forget that he is only just turned 22. He started a little nervously but grew as the night went on and sent his fans including me home happy despite the surprising lack of an encore. He was worth the wait. | Account Suspended Account Suspended This Account has been suspended. Contact your hosting provider for more information. |
Who was a one hit wonder in 1981 with O Superman | Laurie Anderson - O Superman - 80s songs at simplyeighties.com LAURIE ANDERSON "O SUPERMAN" (1981) So, here we have what is probably the most unusual chart hit of the 80's, if not all time, and it certainly divides opinion. While many see it as a piece of art, others believe it's simply a load of old tosh! I guess, you either love it or you hate it! The original song was created by experimental performance artist and musician Laurie Anderson. This minimalist piece unexpectedly rose to No.2 on the UK Singles Chart in 1981. Anderson was little known outside the art world until the release of this song. The fact that this track made it into the mainstream chart is pretty incredible. The American-born musician has many talents. She is a sculptor, violinist, vocalist, composer and also plays the synclavier. She married the rock musician Lou Reed in 2008. O Superman features on the album Big Science, which is now considered a minimalist classic by many critics. Far from being a one trick pony or a novelty act, Laurie Anderson created an album of haunting, extraordinary and highly original tracks. Think of Art Of Noise and Bjork and you get a vague idea of the the influential style of music Anderson was creating here. It's experimental, but also very well structured which is a good combination. | 1961 Performers British Chartbusters of the 60s & 70s 1961 The British charts of 1961 remained the personal domains of the two heart-throbs Elvis and Cliff: Elvis Presley had the year's biggest number one with "Wooden Heart" during the Spring. He had three other massive hits "Are You Lonesome Tonight" (number two disc of the year), "Surrender" (the year's fourth biggest single) and "His Latest Flame" each hitting the number one spot for many weeks. By comparison, the title song of his film "Wild in the Country" was a failure - although still a top ten hit. Elvis Hits Cliff Richard and the Shadows take a creditable second place without ever hitting the top spot. Cliff had a series of top five placings with numbers like "Theme for a Dream", "Gee Whiz it's You", "A Girl Like You" and "When the Girl in Your Arms is the Girl in Your Heart". The Shadows were also regulars in the top ten with "FBI", "Frightened City" and "The Savage" while "Kon-Tiki" managed to be a number one in some charts. Cliff's Greatest Hits In third place overall was Helen Shapiro who was only 14 when her first record "Don't Treat Me Like a Child" was a top five hit. This was quickly followed by two big number one discs "You Don't Know" - the fifth biggest hit of the year - and then "Walkin' Back to Happiness." Everly Brothers Hits The number five slot for 1961 belonged to 18 year old American, Bobby Vee, who had five successive top ten hits in the UK in 1961 without ever making it quite as big as he did in the USA. His biggest success was "Take Good Care of My Baby" and his first UK hit "Rubber Ball" had to contend with a big-selling cover version from Marty Wilde. Bobby Vee Hits The other major acts of 1961 included an American quartet of male soloists including Del Shannon, whose first hit was the huge seller "Runaway" - the number three disc of 1961. He managed top ten success with follow ups "Hats Off to Larry" and "So Long Baby". The other American guys were Bobby Darin whose big chart successes were "Lazy River" and "Multiplication"; Neil Sedaka whose best seller was "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen"; and Brian Hyland who managed top five performances with "Ginny Come Lately" and "Sealed With a Kiss". Buy the Greatest Hits And there was a quartet of young male singers from Britain led by John Leyton who had a number one with "Johnny Remember Me" and almost made the top spot again with follow up "Wild Wind"; Billy Fury (real name Ronald Wycherly) who never quite made the number one spot but came close with "Halfway To Paradise" and "Jealousy"; Eden Kane with his chart topper "Well I Ask You" and still making the top ten regularly was Adam Faith whose big numbers in 1961 were "Who Am I" and "The Time Has Come". |
'The Weaver Of Raveloe' is the subtitle of which famous 19th century novel? | Silas Marner by Eliot, George Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe. Eliot, George Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1861. First edition. Carter's binding "A", which is the preferred and much more elaborate. With Blackwood and Carlyle ads at the rear (which only appear in some copies). Octavo, original orange cloth. In near fine condition with minor wear. "The finest of [Eliot's] studies of humble rural life" (Stanford Companion, 211). "Overwhelming are the glorious qualities which make [Eliot] a supreme novelist in an age of great novelists: her penetrating sympathy, her deep knowledge of humanity, her descriptive power, her lambent humor, the reflection of her extraordinary mind" (Kunitz and Haycraft). Silas Marner ELIOT, George Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1861. First Edition, In the Original Cloth Binding ELIOT, George. Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1861. First edition. Octavo (7 3/4 x 4 13/16 inches; 197 x 122 mm.). [6], 364 pp. plus 16 pp. publisher's advertisements, [4,unnumbered ads for the third edition of "Autobiography of Dr Alexander Carlyle"] pp. Original cinnamon diagonal ripple-grain cloth (Carter A, no priority established) with covers decoratively paneled in blind and spine decoratively stamped and lettered in gilt. Top edge rough-trimmed, fore and bottom edges trimmed. Original cream-colored endpapers. Booksellers ticket "Gilbert Brothers, Gracechurch St, London" on front paste-down. Neat ink presentation dated 1861 on front free-endpaper. Minimal rubbing to corners and spine extremities. Rear inner hinge just starting, some light foxing. An excellent copy. Chemised in a quarter red morocco slip-case. The advertisements are in placing "b" (eight plus two leaves, at rear, with the advertisements for the third edition of Autobiography of Dr Alexander Carlyle following the publisher's catalogue), and the "New Works" list is in the earlier form, with pp. [1] and [2] listing three and four titles respectively (p. [1]: John Petherick's Egypt, Soudan, and Central Africa, Sir Archibald Alison's Lives of Lord Castlereagh and Sir Charles Stewart ("In the press"), and the Count de Montalbert's The Monks of the West; p. [2]: George Finlay's History of the Greek Revolution ("In the press"), Rev. J. Cave-Browne's The Punjab and Delhi in 1857, David Page's The Past and Present Life of the Globe ("In the press"), and Henry Stephens' The Book of Farm Buildings ("In the press"). Baker & Ross A6.1.a. Carter, Binding Variants, pp. 111-112. Parrish, p. 15. Sadleir 819. Wolff 2063. Mary Ann Evans (1819-1880), known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, journalist, translator and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She is the author of seven novels, including Adam Bede (1859), The Mill on the Floss (1860), Silas Marner (1861), Middlemarch (1871-72), and Daniel Deronda (1876), most of them set in provincial England and known for their realism and psychological insight. She used a male pen name, she said, to ensure her works would be taken seriously. Female authors were published under their own names during Eliot's life, but she wanted to escape the stereotype of women only writing lighthearted romances. She also wished to have her fiction judged separately from her already extensive and widely known work as an editor and critic. An additional factor in her use of a pen name may have been a desire to shield her private life from public scrutiny and to prevent scandals attending her relationship with the married George Henry Lewes, with whom she lived for over 20 years. Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe is the third novel by George Eliot, published in 1861. An outwardly simple tale of a linen weaver, it is notable for its strong realism and its sophisticated treatment of a variety of issues ranging from religion to industrialisation to community. Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe Eliot, George Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1861. Hardcover in acceptable condition. No jacket. First edition. Roger Senhouse's copy. Senhous | The Remain of the Day book review - 1989 Booker Prize Publisher’s synopsis: A compelling portrait of the perfect English butler and of his fading, insular world in postwar England. At the end of his three decades of service at Darlington Hall, Stevens embarks on a country drive, during which he looks back over his career to reassure himself that he has served humanity by serving “a great gentleman.” But lurking in his memory are doubts about the true nature of Lord Darlington’s “greatness” and graver doubts about his own faith in the man he has served. Extract: “As far as I am concerned, Miss Kenton, my vocation will not be fulfilled until I have done all I can to see his lordship through the great tasks he has set himself. The day his lordship’s work is complete, the day he is able to rest on his laurels, content in the knowledge that he has done all anyone could ever reasonably ask of him, only on that day, Miss Kenton, will I be able to call myself, as you put it, a well-contented man.” Reviews: Good: Kazuo Ishiguro's third novel, ''The Remains of the Day,'' is a dream of a book: a beguiling comedy of manners that evolves almost magically into a profound and heart-rending study of personality, class and culture. At the beginning, though, its narrator, an elderly English butler named Stevens, seems the least forthcoming (let alone enchanting) of companions. Cartoonishly punctilious and reserved, he edges slowly into an account of a brief motoring holiday from Oxfordshire to the West Country that he is taking alone at the insistence of his new employer, a genial American, Mr. Farraday. New York Times, Lawrence Graver, 8th October 1989 for full review click here Not so good: As David Lodge, chairman of the judges in 1989, said, it's "a cunningly structured and beautifully paced performance". So cunning, in fact, that it sometimes feels as if we're being duped – that Ishiguro is leading us on an elegant but deliberately dizzying dance rather than a real emotional journey. But the fact that the book is cleverly put together is the strongest objection I can raise against it. The Guardian blog, Sam Jordison, 26th November 2010 click here for full review About the author Kazuo Ishiguro was born in Nagasaki, Japan in November 1954 but moved to Britain in 1960. He received an OBE for Services to Literature in 1995, and the French decoration of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1998. He lives in London. |
In the US television show ‘The Sopranos’, what is the name of the nursing home in which Tony Soprano’s mother Livia lived? | Livia Soprano - The Sopranos Characters - ShareTV Season 1 / Episode 11: - Nobody Knows Anything Carmela Soprano: You know, Ma, your son loves you very much. He worries all the time. And he felt bad that you didn't come to the open house. I don't care if you think it's disrespectful, but I want you to cut the drama. It's killing Tony. Livia Soprano: What are you talking about? Carmela Soprano: I'm talking about this. This "poor mother, nobody loves me" victim crap. It is textbook manipulation. And I hate seeing Tony so upset over it. Livia Soprano: I know how to talk to people. Carmela Soprano: I am a mother too, don't forget. You know the power that you have. And you use it like a pro. Livia Soprano: Power? What power? I don't have power! I'm a shut-in! Carmela Soprano: You're bigger than life. You are his mother. I don't think for one second that you don't know what you're doing to him. Livia Soprano: Who me? Me? What did I do? Season 1 / Episode 7: - Down Neck Tony Soprano: Maybe this was his chance to get out. I know Dad was no choir boy, but maybe with a little bit of support... Livia Soprano: Oh, Mr. Sensitive now. Well, if it bothers you, maybe you better talk to a psychiatrist. [walks away] Tony Soprano: Whoa, what are you talkin' about, a psychiatrist? Livia Soprano: Well, that's what people do when they're lookin' for somebody to blame for their life, isn't it? Tony Soprano: You're a real stone player, aren't you, Ma? You threatened to smother his children. Livia Soprano: What does that mean? Tony Soprano: You know, everyone thought Dad was the ruthless one. But I gotta hand it to you. If you'd been born after those feminists, you woulda been the real gangster. Livia Soprano: I don't know what you're talking about! [walks away] Tony Soprano: You listen to me now. Before you do any more serious damage to yourself or your grandchildren's inheritance, you're gonna stop living alone, right now. Livia Soprano: I'm not going to that nursing home. Tony Soprano: Green Grove is a retirement community! And it's more like a hotel at Captain Teeb's! Livia Soprano: Who's he? Tony Soprano: A captain that owns luxury hotels or something, I don't know. That's not the point. The point is, I talked to Mrs. DiCaprio over there and she says she's got a corner suite available with a woods view. It's available now, but it's gonna go fast. Livia Soprano: Of course it's available, somebody died! Tony Soprano: Oh, Ma, you gotta stop! You gotta stop with this black poison cloud all the time! 'Cause I can't take it anymore! Livia Soprano: Oh, poor you! Tony Soprano: You know, I got problems at work, I got problems at home, I got a friend whose been diagnosed with cancer. Most parents would be grateful if their yuppie children put as much thought into this as I did. Livia Soprano: I'm not going to that place. Tony Soprano: Then I will go to court and I will get a durable power of attorney over you and I will place you there. Livia Soprano: Then kill me now. Go on now, go into the ham, and take the carving knife and stab me, here, here, now, please! It would hurt me less than what you just said. Tony Soprano: You know, I know seniors that are inspired! | TRIVIA - TV AND THE MOVIES TRIVIA - TV AND THE MOVIES What TV show lost Jim Carrey when he stepped into the movies? In Living Color. Who plays a paleontologist on Friends? David Schwimmer. What aging pop icon forgot the lyrics to We Can Work It Out on MTV Unplugged? Paul McCartney. What segment of the TV industry receives ACE Awards? Paul McCartney. What classic quiz show was originally titled Occupation Unknown? What's My Line? What 1966 TV show theme by Lalo Schifrin made a comeback in a 1996 blockbuster move? Mission: Impossible. Consumer News and Business Channel. 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What animated characters are known as Smolf in Stockholm? The Smurfs. What 1980s sitcom was credited with pulling NBC from third to first in overall ratings? The Cosby Show. What Muppet advised: "Never eat anything at one sitting that you can't lift"? Miss Piggy. What former TV anchorman made headlines by attending two Grateful Dead concerts? Walter Cronkite. What animated kitty was the first cartoon character licensed for use on merchandise? Felix the Cat. What's the "dimension of imagination, "according to the host of a classic TV series? The Twilight Zone. Who appeared in Return of the Killer Tomatoes before he landed a role on ER? George Clooney. What 250-pound star of Hairspray shed half her weight to host a TV talk show? Ricki Lake. What Mayberry resident once hijacked a bull when he'd had too much to drink? Otis Campbell. What four-word TV slogan did Sting add to the Dire Straits hit Money for Nothing? "I want my MTV". 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In which Sheffield Theatre is the World Snooker Championship held each year? | Snooker Stays At Crucible Until 2017 - World Snooker Snooker Stays At Crucible Until 2017 Sunday 18 Jan 2015 10:13PM World Championship to stay in UK – Sheffield seals deal to stay as host city using the iconic Crucible Theatre One of the most iconic events in sport, The World Snooker Championship, is to remain in Sheffield until 2017. The tournament, the richest and most prestigious in snooker, was first staged at the Crucible in 1977 so 2017 will mark its 40th anniversary in Sheffield. The event is worth over £5 million to the city based on a combination of direct economic impact and extensive media profile in the UK, Europe and the Far East, with a total audience of 285 million viewers. Sheffield has fought off competition from a host of major international cities looking to take the blue riband event out of its traditional home. The new deal, announced by World Snooker Limited and Sheffield City Council, will the see the Crucible Theatre, with its unique and electric atmosphere, remaining as the dramatic centre-stage. Many of snooker’s great names have lifted the famous trophy at the Crucible, including Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O’Sullivan and the reigning champion Mark Selby. The deal also includes a new International Trade partnership which will see the city promoting itself to Investors and future International students at over 17 events on the World Snooker Tour held outside the UK. Cllr Julie Dore – Leader of Sheffield City Council said: “We are delighted to keep the World Championship in Sheffield. This deal shows that Sheffield has real ambition. We are determined to use this partnership to help World Snooker to grow the game with new audiences and also to open up new global business opportunities for the city.” Barry Hearn – Chairman of World Snooker said: “Snooker fans and players alike will be thrilled to hear this news as Sheffield and the Crucible are such an integral part of the history of the World Championship. Many thousands of people make snooker’s greatest pilgrimage each year to witness the intense and magical ambience that the Crucible generates. “It’s marvellous to have the continued support of Sheffield City Council and to take the agreement up to the 40th anniversary and hopefully beyond!” Related News | How Steve Davis won his sixth and final World Snooker Championship in 1989 | Sport | The Guardian That 1980s sports blog How Steve Davis won his sixth and final World Snooker Championship in 1989 The reigning champion had not enjoyed a great season in 1988-89 but he showed his true class at the Crucible, where he beat Stephen Hendry and John Parrott on his way to winning snooker’s greatest prize for the sixth time Friday 17 April 2015 05.00 EDT Last modified on Monday 4 April 2016 09.19 EDT Close The state of the game in the late 1980s As the last World Snooker Championships of the 1980s neared, a debate was raging as to whether the sport had lost its appeal with the viewing public. There were arguments to be heard from both sides. On the one hand, the BBC had just paid £11m to secure television coverage until May 1996, but on the other the number of hours devoted to the sport on our screens was steadily declining. In the 1985-86 season, 400 hours of snooker had been shown, dropping to 350 in 1987 and 300 in 1988, giving the impression that over saturation in the peak days of the mid-1980s had led to apathy among TV executives. News that a couple of tournaments were losing their sponsors added fuel to the fire that snooker was struggling, with Anglian Windows no longer backing the British Open and Tennents withdrawing from the UK Championship. Yet, when it came to the World Championship, the impression remained that the enthusiasm would still exist within both the snooker fanatics and casual observers alike; after all, the fortnight at the Crucible in Sheffield was always special. Snooker needed an exciting 1989 World Championship, but come the end of the tournament, the ruthless displays of one of the greatest players to have held a cue left many wondering if things were becoming too predictable. Perhaps the sport needed normality on the green baize after controversy upon controversy during the season. From the cocaine-related stories involving Kirk Stevens and Cliff Thorburn to the beta-blocker tales of Bill Werbeniuk, via match fixing allegations involving Peter Francisco, the sport was rarely off the front and back pages. Naturally Alex Higgins was often in the tabloids, suffering a broken foot when trying to escape out of a flat window after a row with his girlfriend Siobhan Kidd, but he also highlighted his undoubted talent when he defeated Stephen Hendry in the final of the Irish Masters just two weeks before Sheffield. Higgins would not make it to Yorkshire, however, after his 10-8 defeat to Welshman Darren Morgan in the qualifiers. The Hurricane was not the only notable absentee. Werbeniuk had been stripped of professional status after failing to pay a £2,000 fine for his use of beta-blockers; six-time champion Ray Reardon was again not present; Kirk Stevens’ troubles meant he also failed to qualify; former champion John Spencer exited at the last qualifying stage, as did Rex Williams. In all there were seven debutants at the Crucible – Steve Newbury, Joe O’Boye, Steve Duggan, David Roe, Darren Morgan, Gary Wilkinson and Paddy Browne – indicating that times were changing as the end of the decade approached. Davis begins an open championship as the favourite The journalists previewing the tournament may have been casting doubts over the chances of Steve Davis winning a record-equalling sixth title but this was definitely not reflected with the bookmakers. Davis was installed as the 5-4 favourite, with Hendry at 5-1, John Parrott 7-1 and Jimmy White 8-1. The reason for the question marks hanging over Davis was his unusually mediocre showing in the 1988-89 season. After winning the International Open and Grand Prix at the start of the campaign, Davis had uncharacteristically failed to build on this, being beaten three times out of four by Hendry, losing the Canadian Masters final to White, being defeated by Parrott in the European Open, and suffering the humiliation of losing to world No51 Tony Chappel in the first round of the Mercantile Credit Classic. Even so, Davis’ earnings were still approaching the £500,000 |
Manganese Bronze Holdings of Coventry is famous for the production of what sort of vehicle? | Construction underway for the London Taxi Company’s new home to build ultra low emissions vehicles 05/08/2015 SHARE The London Taxi Company has today announced the start of construction work to build its new research, development and assembly site in Ansty, Coventry. This important milestone comes soon after the company’s £250 million investment project was announced in the presence of the Prime Minister and Mayor Boris Johnson earlier in the year. A breaking ground ceremony attended by Rugby MP, Mark Pawsey, Coventry North West MP Geoffrey Robinson, and Coventry South MP Jim Cunningham took place today at Ansty Park. The company also welcomed officials from the local authorities, press and The London Taxi Company board members to officially commence building work. The new facility is the first greenfield development of any Chinese automotive manufacturer in the UK, demonstrating parent company Geely’s ongoing commitment to the country and West Midlands region.The investment will create up to 1000 direct jobs, and support a further 500 roles in the local supply chain. The 37,000m2 building will be constructed by main contractors Winvic, and comprises a 31,000m2 production facility, which will make the next generation of the iconic London Black Cabs from 2017 and other forthcoming models, as well as 6000m2 office space. Anstywill be Geely’s UK base for ultra-low emission vehicle R&D and the London Taxi Company’s global headquarters. Reflecting The London Taxi Company’s values of sustainability, the Ansty site will have an ‘Excellent’ BREEAM rating and be ‘A’ rated for energy performance. The building will include 850m2 photovoltaic solar panels, and 20 electric vehicle charging points. It will also harvest waste heat from compressed air systems to warm the air and provide hot water, while rainwater will be collected for use in all of the facility’s toilets. The London Taxi Company's recently appointed Chairman, Carl-Peter Forster, commented: "The Geely group strategy to invest in ultra low emission technology is progressing well across all its brands. The London Taxi Company and its new products are central to that approach and our investment here demonstrates continued commitment to the UK automotive sector and helps to underpin the world class engineering capabilities which can be accessed in this country.” The London Taxi Company's Chief Executive, Peter Johansen, said: "Today marks another important step forward for the company and our employees as we prepare to produce the next generation of ultra low emission vehicles here in Ansty. We would like to thank the local authorities for their hard work and support during the planning process, and everyone who has been associated with the building project to get us to this point today. We'd also like to thank our main contractor Winvic, whose work so far has been impeccable. "Mark Pawsey, MP for Rugby, added:“Investment of this nature in advanced manufacturing and ultra-low emission vehicle technology is exactly the type of activity we need to encourage and support. This is a fantastic addition to our already booming automotive industry, and further demonstrates The London Taxi Company’s ongoing contribution to the local economy which will only grow with the creation of many hundreds of high quality jobs for local people.” David Ward, Winvic Managing Director, said: “We are thrilled to have been appointed by The London Taxi Company to build their new home here at Ansty. By applying the very highest sustainability and construction standards the building will be befitting to the products that will be produced here. This is a really exciting time for The London Taxi Company and for manufacturing in the region and we’re pleased to be playing a part in its development.” Christine Addison, Executive Director for the Midlands Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) who sold the land at Ansty Park to the London Taxi Company, added: “The HCA is pleased to have played a key role in bringing forward this new London Taxi Company facility as part of the wider developments at Ansty Park. | Black Cab History 1960 Beardmore, front view 1960 Beardmore, rear view Production of the Beardmore Taxi began at Paisley in 1919 with what became known retrospectively as the Mk1. This was designed to meet the Metropolitan Police Conditions of Fitness for London Taxis. It was a very tough and reliable vehicle and it earned itself the name of 'The Rolls-Royce of taxicabs'. A car version, the Country and Colonial model was also made, as was a light van. It was replaced in 1923 by the Mk2, which had an all-new chassis, which it shared with a new range of light trucks and buses. Following a change in the Conditions of Fitness, Beardmore introduced a new model, the Mk3 'Hyper'. This had a smaller, 2-litre side-valve engine and was lighter and more economical to run. Following the removal of William Beardmore from the board of his company in 1929, Beardmore Motors was bought out by its directors, and taxi production was moved from Scotland to Hendon, North London. Here in 1932 a new model, the Mk4 Paramount was introduced, which was essentially an updated Mk3 with a 2-litre Commer engine and gearbox. In 1935, the Mk5 Paramount Ace, with a new longer wheelbase chassis was introduced, with the same engine. It was followed in 1938 by the Mk6 Ace, which had detail refinements. The 1930s Beardmore became known as the 'greengrocer's barrow', because 'all the best things were in front'! After the Second World War, Beardmore Motors sold and serviced the new Nuffield Oxford cab, until the newly formed British Motor Corporation axed it in favor of their own Austin FX3. Beardmore Motors then returned to making their own cabs. The model they introduced, in 1954 was the Mk7 Paramount, which had a traditional style coach-built body, of aluminum panels over an ash frame, built by Windover. The engine was from a Mk1 Ford Consul, (later, a Mk2 Consul and finally a Ford Zephyr 4) but a Perkins 4.99 diesel was offered from 1956. In the same year, body production was taken over by Weymann at Addlestone. Production of the entire cab was soon moved there. In 1966, when Metropolitan-Cammell bought Weymann, taxi production was moved to MCW's factory at Washwood Heath, Birmingham, where it ended in late 1966. Final production of the Mk7 amounted to just over 650 cabs. Austin FX 3 1949 Austin FX3 1958 Austin FX3 The Austin FX3 was introduced in 1948, built by Carbodies in Coventry and financed and owned jointly by Carbodies, Austin and Mann and Overton. The FX3 first appeared with a 2.2 litre petrol engine but had the option of a Ferguson diesel in 1952, before Austin developed its own 2.2 litre diesel in 1954 and an all-steel body from Carbodies. It was available until the late fifties. The first prototype FX3, JXN 841 went on test alongside the FX2, JXN 842. After-market Perkins and Standard diesel engine conversions prompted Austin to develop their own diesel engine which appeared in 1956 and a series of automatic test vehicles in 1957-58, of which two are known to survive. 7267 examplaries of the FX3 were built from 1948 to 1958. The FX3 is also the first London cab to have been exported in numbers all over the world. Austin FX4, Carbodies/LTI FX4, FX4D, FX4R, FX4S, FX4S+ Austin FX4, Museum of Transport, Manchester Austin FX4 with bunny ears and small tail lights FX4D FX4S The FX4 is the classic Black Cab. While the majority are black, there is in fact no requirement for them, or indeed any other make of London taxi to be black. Over the years, the FX4 has been sold under a number of different makers' names. More than 75,000 FX4s had been built. Design and launch The FX4 London taxi was the successor to the Austin FX3, which was produced between 1948 and 1958. In its day the FX3 was the most widely used taxi in London. Like the FX3, the FX4 was designed by Austin in collaboration with Mann & Overton, the London taxi dealership that commissioned it (and paid for half of its cost) and Carbodies, the coachbuilder that built the body and assembled the cab ready for sale. The design team included Albert Moore from Austin's engineering division, Jack Hel |
English highwayman Dick Turpin was executed in 1739 in which city? | Dick Turpin - The Legendary Highwayman and his horse Black Bess Dick Turpin Dick Turpin, much-romanticised through legend, was in fact an infamous highwayman, murderer and convicted horse-thief. He was tried and executed in York, assuring his place in English history and being forever linked with the city. The Only Way is Essex Richard ‘Dick’ Turpin was born in 1705 in Hempstead, Essex. His father John was an innkeeper and a butcher; Turpin became an apprentice butcher. He married at twenty and five years later, then with his own butcher’s shop, he aided the prolific deer-poaching Gregory Gang, disposing of carcasses. Landlord in Gangland London By 1734 Turpin had become landlord of a pub at Clay Hill. His association with the gang was such that he joined them in brutal attacks and robberies in the outer London area. In 1735 after three gang members were arrested the youngest betrayed his fellows, Turpin being named by The London Gazette. Foolishly Turpin and the gang immediately committed further shocking assaults in the Essex area with three more gang members arrested and executed at Tyburn on 10 March. Turpin was named on the indictments for burglary. Dick Turpin’s Grave lies in St. George’s Graveyard in a mainly residential part of York Wanted Man Turning to highway robbery from April 1735, he plagued Epping Forest, Southwark and other London areas. On 10 July, identified and named as ‘Turpin the butcher’, along with Thomas Rowden with a bounty of £100 on their heads, the duo’s crimes continued throughout 1735. Next referred to in February 1737 Turpin reportedly spent the night at Puckeridge with his wife, her maid and another man. Turpin’s letter arranging the meeting (for horse stealing) was intercepted by the authorities. Turpin escaped while the others were arrested and imprisoned. Undeterred Highwayman The following month Turpin took up with highwaymen Matthew King and Stephen Potter, committing a series of robberies, culminating in an incident at Whitechapel when either King or Turpin stole a horse near Waltham Forest. Joseph Major, along with Richard Bayes, identified his animal, found tethered at The Red Lion, Whitechapel, and waited, along with the local constable, for the ‘owner’. King’s brother eventually arrived leading them to his brother Matthew who received serious, but possibly accidental, gunshot wounds, dying the following month. Reports varied, stating Turpin or Bayes had shot King. Turpin fled into Epping Forest and on being spotted by Thomas Morris, who was armed, shot and killed him on 4 May with a carbine. ‘The Gentleman’s Magazine’ named Turpin as the suspect – a £200 reward was offered. Turpin a.k.a John Palmer comes to Yorkshire In June 1737, Turpin, under the alias John Palmer, lodged in Brough , East Yorkshire, posing as a horse trader. He regularly crossed the Humber committing crimes, stealing a horse from Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, and riding it to his father’s at Hempstead. Leaving the horse behind, implicating his father who was subsequently committed to gaol, Turpin returned to Brough having stolen three more horses from a Thomas Creasy. Creasy finally tracked down and recovered his horses in autumn 1738, thefts for which Turpin was eventually tried. His gravestone is the only one in the yard upstanding from the ground (top left) Locked up in York Castle After a minor incident in October 1738 Turpin threatened to shoot someone; three JPs attended and committed Turpin to the House of Correction at Beverley . The JPs’ suspicions of ‘Palmer’s’ lifestyle proved right when JPs from Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, confirmed Palmer was known there as a sheep-thief and suspected horse-thief who had evaded custody. Turpin was consequently transferred to York Castle on 16 October 1738, for the Assizes. Turpin’s final undoing came when his intercepted letter to his brother-in-law revealed his handwriting to James Smith who had taught Turpin to write. Smith travelled to York Castle identifying Turpin on 23 February 1739 and received the £200 reward originally offered following Morris’s murder. Found Gu | Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: October 2015 Macclesfield Pub Quiz League 1st round of the cup 27th October Questions compiled by the Plough Horntails and the Robin Hood. 1. What is the capital of the US State of Kansas? A. Topeka 2. What is the capital of the US State of Connecticut? A. Hartford 3. Which Shipping Area lies between Wight and Plymouth A. Portland? 4. Which Shipping Area lies between South East Iceland and Fair Isle A. Faeroes? 5. Name the castle in Kent which was the home of the Boleyn family when their daughter Anne married Henry VIII. A. Hever Castle 6. Monticello in the US state of Virginia was the home of which of their Presidents? A. Thomas Jefferson 7. Which actress played Elizabeth Bennet to Colin Firth’s Mr Darcy in the TV production of Pride & Prejudice? A. Jennifer Ehle 8. Which actor played Inspector George Gently? A. Martin Shaw 9. Neville Norway was the real name of which 20th C novelist? A. Nevil Shute 10. David Ivor Davies was the real name of which 20th C composer and entertainer? A. Ivor Novello 11. In which city was the composer Frederick Delius born in 1862? A.Bradford 12. What was the title of the first novel in Terry Prachett's Discworld series? A.The colour of magic 13. What military rank was held by James Bond? A.Commander, Royal Navy. 14. Who was the artistic director for the London 2012 Olympic Opening ceremony? A.Danny Boyle. 15. What is the capital of Namibia? A.Windhoek 16. Who founded the Bauhaus school of architecture and design in Germany in 1919? A.Walter Gropius. 17. Which British playwright wrote "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead"? A.Tom Stoppard 18. Who in 1932 became the first female to fly non-stop across the Atlantic single-handed? A.Amelia Earhart 19. Which was the first country to host a FIFA World Cup tournament for a second time? A.Mexico (1970 & 1986). 20. Which author wrote the novels "Blott on the Landscape" and "Porterhouse Blue"? A Tom Sharpe. 21. In which castle was Mary Queen of Scots imprisoned and later executed? A Fotheringay. 22. Which obstacle to navigation does the Welland Canal bypass? A Niagara Falls 23. Mountain, Grevys and Plains are the three subspecies of which animal? A Zebra. 24. In Shakespeare’s plays who are Valentine and Proteus? A The Two Gentlemen of Verona. 25. On which river does the city of Hereford stand? A Wye 26. In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, what was the name of the computer that gave 42 as the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything? A Deep Thought 27. Whose official country residence is Dorneywood, Buckinghamshire? A Chancellor of the Exchequer. 28. What is the name for a line on a map connecting points of equal underwater depth? A Isobath 29. From which plant are vanilla pods obtained? A.Orchid, specifically the Vanilla Orchid. 30. Who wrote the book “The Interpretation of Dreams”? A.Sigmund Freud. 31. Near which city are the villages of Bevendean, Saltdean and Roedean? A.Brighton & Hove (accept Brighton) 32. In which county are the villages of Melmerby, Langwathby and Glassonby ? A.Cumbria 33. Where is Narita airport? A.Tokyo 34. Which city is served by airports called Tegel and Schoenefeld? A.Berlin 35. What was the name given to the 8-engine aircraft designed & owned by Howard Hughes in the 1940’s? A.The Spruce Goose 36. Who referred to the English as a ‘Nation of Shopkeepers’? A.Napoleon Bonaparte 37. Which state in the USA has the words ‘THE FIRST STATE’ on its car number plates? A.Delaware …. It was the first state to recognise the US constitution 38. Which state in the USA has the words ‘FIRST IN FLIGHT STATE’ on its car number plates? A.North Carolina ... it was where the Wright Brothers were working. 39. Playing (Played) in the 2015 Rugby Union world cup, which team has the nickname of ‘The Cherry Blossoms’? A.Japan 40. Also playing in the 2015 Rugby Union world cup, what is the nickname of Canada? A.`The Canucks` 41. What is the name given to the top vertebra of the spinal column? A.Atlas. ( also accept C1 vertebra or top Cervical) 42. Which car company used the words ‘Hand |
Gerry Goffin was the husband of which singer? | Gerry Goffin, Songwriter and Carole King's Ex-Husband, Dead at 75 - Rolling Stone Gerry Goffin, Songwriter and Carole King's Ex-Husband, Dead at 75 Gerry Goffin, Songwriter and Carole King's Ex-Husband, Dead at 75 The lyricist wrote over 50 Top 40 singles Gerry Goffin in 2009. Credit: David Livingston/Getty Images All Stories Lyricist Gerry Goffin, who cowrote the hits "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow," "The Loco-Motion" and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" with his ex-wife Carole King , has died in his home in Los Angeles on Wednesday of natural causes. He was 75. His wife, Michele Goffin, reported his death, according to The Associated Press . More News In Memoriam: Musicians We Lost in 2013 "Gerry Goffin was my first love," Carole King said in a statement. "He had a profound impact on my life and the rest of the world. Gerry was a good man and a dynamic force, whose words and creative influence will resonate for generations to come. His legacy to me is our two daughters, four grandchildren, and our songs that have touched millions and millions of people, as well as a lifelong friendship. He will be missed by his wonderful wife Michele, his devoted manager, Christine Russell, his five children, and six grandchildren. "His words expressed what so many people were feeling but didn't know how to say," she continued. "If you want to join his loved ones in honoring him, look at the names of the songwriters under the titles of songs. Among the titles associated with me, you'll often find Gerry's name next to mine." Goffin was born in Brooklyn in 1939. Twenty years later, he married King, whom he'd met while both were attending Queens College, when he was 20 and she was 17. Over the course of his career, he cowrote seven songs that reached Number One on the charts and dozens of Top 40 hits, among them the Monkees ' "Pleasant Valley Sunday," the Everly Brothers ' "Crying in the Rain," Bobby Vee's "Take Good Care of My Baby" and James Taylor 's "You've Got a Friend." In 1990, Goffin was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with King. Goffin and King, who are the parents of two children including singer-songwriter Louise Goffin, divorced in 1968. Their story served as the basis for the musical Beautiful: The Carole King Story , which garnered seven Tony nominations this year and won two, including Best Actress for Jessie Mueller's portrayal of King. After his separation from King, Goffin went on to cowrite several Top 10 hits, including Gladys Knight and the Pips ' "I've Got to Use My Imagination," Diana Ross ' Number One hit "Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" and Whitney Houston 's "Saving All My Love for You." In 1995, Goffin was one of the first people to notice the talent of Kelly Clarkson , before she was on American Idol , and hired her to sing some of his demos. The next year, he released his final album, Back Room Blood. | Carla Bruni | Download Music, Tour Dates & Video | eMusic Biography All Music Guide All Music Guide: Before fulfilling her childhood dream of becoming a professional singer and songwriter, Carla Bruni had already been included on Business Age's list of the 20 highest-paid models, had appeared in the films Prêt-à-Porter and Unzipped, and had been romantically linked to Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Kevin Costner, and Donald Trump. The heiress of a tire manufacturing fortune, Bruni moved with her family from their native Italy to Paris, France, when she was four. After attending boarding school in Switzerland she returned to Paris, where she was encouraged to try modeling as a career by her brother's girlfriend. Paul Marciano -- president and creative director of GUESS? -- picked Bruni's headshot out of a stack of photographs and turned the 19-year-old into an overnight sensation. She stayed busy doing photo shoots and runway work for Prada, Chanel, Christian Dior, and Givenchy. In a 1998 interview, Bruni declared that the lack of creativity she was experiencing in the fashion world had led her to the decision to only model in special cases. Rare appearances for Yves Saint Laurent and Jean Paul Gaultier kept her in the fashion press, but she was making even more headlines in the gossip world, where she was painted as the woman responsible for the breakups of Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall as well as Donald Trump and Marla Maples. In 2003, a reinvented Bruni released her debut album, Quelqu'un M'a Dit. Filled mostly with songs written by the singer in the style of her idols -- Joni Mitchell and Serge Gainsbourg -- Quelqu'un M'a Dit was an instant hit in France, selling one million copies soon after its release. Her second album, No Promises, appeared in January 2007. Bruni stunned everyone the following year when she became "the First Lady of France" after marrying France's then president Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysée Palace in Paris, a move she promptly followed with a provocative new album, Comme Si de Rien N'Etait and a high-profile televised interview with Barbara Walters. Over the next few years, Bruni produced little new music, but was seldom out of the spotlight; in addition to her duties as President Sarkozy's wife, such as accompanying him on state visits, she took part in a great deal of philanthropic work, but also found time to play a cameo role in Woody Allen's 2011 film Midnight in Paris. After her her husband failed to win re-election, Bruni returned to recording. Her Verve debut, Little French Songs, appeared in April of 2013. Related Artists |
What is the name of the fictional vicar played by Dawn French in the UK television series ‘The Vicar of Dibley’? | Six to watch: TV priests and vicars | Television & radio | The Guardian Six to watch Six to watch: TV priests and vicars With the current success of Father Brown and the past popularity of Rev, priests and vicars may be starting to take centre stage on TV. We pay homage to some of the best small-screen clergy Mark Williams as the eponymous Father Brown, currently showing on BBC1. Photograph: Des Willie/BBC Share on Messenger Close Traditionally, television has either dressed them up inWith straw hats and used them as the butt of jokes, or portrayed them as hapless victims in Agatha Christie adaptations. But it seems that priests and vicars have begun to take centre stage on the small screen. Following the success of BBC2's comedy Rev , there's currently another sympathetic ordinand on television: GK Chesterton's prewar detective Father Brown, who has been appearing daily on BBC1 in the afternoons. Brown is played by Mark Williams (of The Fast Show and Harry Potter fame). He would not have been my immediate idea for the part of Chesterton's squat and gentle character with the odd clothes and large brolly, but Williams seems to have grown into the role of the kindly but also hugely worldly cleric with "a penchant for spy novels and crossword puzzles". (There is a strong supporting cast, the production values are high for a daytime show and it's all aided by the rather beautiful setting of the Cotswolds. If you have missed it, you can catch-up on iPlayer . But who are the other great and most memorable TV priests and vicars? As always, we want to hear what you have to say in the comments below. Adam Smallbone – Rev Reading this on a mobile? Click here to watch James Wood's comedy rewrote the rulebook about depicting clergy on the small screen , making them so believable and appealing that it attracted the praise of the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams (among others), when it launched in 2010. Played to perfection by Tom Hollander, with a sympathetic vulnerability as well as an occasional steeliness, both Smallbone and the show as a whole are winning and highly plausible. It also included a brilliant support cast: Steve Evets as the lovable wastrel Colin, Simon McBurney as the creepily complicated Archdeacon Robert and Lucy Liemann's sexy headteacher Miss Pattman, whom the Rev cannot help fancying. Joyously returning for a third series next year . The Revd Simeon Simcox – Paradise Postponed A slightly obscure choice perhaps, but Michael Horden's portrayal of the left-leaning cleric with a secret past was spellbinding. First shown in 1986, this epic 11-part ITV drama was based on John Mortimer's novel about intergenerational (and interclass) goings on in a home counties village community. It was made in the days when drama had time to breathe and could be languid and considered, and Horden captured the charm as well as infuriating self-righteousness of a cleric with his nose always buried in a copy of the New Statesman, oblivious to the antics of his family. Father Ted Crilly – Father Ted It's a rare comedy lover who doesn't have their favourite moment from Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathew's classic series from the 1990s. Dermot Morgan's Ted, Ardal O'Hanlon's Dougal and Frank Kelly's father Jack ("drink, feck, girls") was whimsical, charming, surreal and bellyachingly funny. My personal favourite Ted moment comes in Rock of Ages when the priests participate in a talent contest as the three ages of Elvis . There is also the sublime episode Are You Right There Father Ted, in which everything the hapless cleric does convinces various people on Craggy Island that he is rabidly rightwing . You'll never look at a smudge on a window in the same way again. The Vicar of Dibley Reading this on a mobile? Click here to watch No, no, no, no, no, no, no, … yes. Not everybody's favourite comedy, but praise to co-writer Richard Curtis for spotting the comedy potential of the General Synod of the Church of England's landmark decision on female ordination in 1992 (or as the Sun reported it at the time: "The church says yes to vica | 1. If Mercury is 1, and Venus is 2, what is 6? - Jade Wright - Liverpool Echo 1. If Mercury is 1, and Venus is 2, what is 6? 2. If William Hartnell is 1, and Patrick Troughton is 2, who is 4? Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email 2. If William Hartnell is 1, and Patrick Troughton is 2, who is 4? 3. If Alpha is 1, and Beta is 2, what is 6? 4. If Tony Blackburn won in 2002, Phil Tuffnell won in 2003, and Kerry Katona won in 2004, who won in 2007? 5. If David Lloyd George is 1, Andrew Bonal Law is 2, and Stanley Baldwin is 3, who is 4? 6. If Liverpool won in 2006, and Chelsea won in 2007, who won in 2008? 7. How many pints does a 10- gallon hat hold? 8. Who was murdered by Fitzurse, de Tracy, de Morville and Le Breton? 9. Who presents Location, Location, Location with Phil Spencer? 10. From what ancient activity does the word ‘crestfallen’ come? 11. What non-mechanical sport achieves the highest speeds? 12. What major city is on an island in the St Lawrence river? 13. Who succeeded Alf Ramsey to become caretaker manger for the English national football team in 1974? 14. What did Britain’s roads first acquire in 1914? 15. Which former Liverpool player held the record for the fastest hat-trick, scoring 3 goals in less than 5 minutes? 16. Myleen Klass (pictured) now presents 10 Years Younger on Channel 4, but what was the name of the pop band that gave her success in 2001? 17. Who was the presenter of Out Of Town in the 1960s who went on to appear on the children’s TV programme How? 18. Whose autobiography is called Dear Fatty? 19. Who were Tom and Barbara’s neighbours in The Good Life? 20. In Cockney rhyming slang what are your ‘Daisy Roots’? 21. What is the surname of the twin brothers who compiled the Guinness Book of Records together between 1955 and 1975? 22. Which actor played Columbo? 23. Does the Bactrian camel have one hump, or two? 24. Where is the world's largest four-faced chiming clock? 25. Concerned about the impact of uncontrolled development and industrialisation, what National Charity was founded in 1895 by three Victorian philanthropists, Miss Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley? 26. What famous make of motorcycle was Lawrence of Arabia riding when he was tragically killed in Dorset in 1936? 27. What colour of flag should a ship fly to show it is in quarantine? 28. Purple Brittlegill, Velvet Shank and Orange Milkcap are three types of what? 29. What is the name of the flats where the Trotters lived in Only Fools And Horses? 30. In computing, what does the abbreviation USB stand for? ANSWERS: 1. Saturn; 2. Tom Baker (Doctor Who actors); 3. Zeta; 4. Christopher Biggins. (I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here. Joe Pasquale 04, Carol Thatcher 05, Matt Willis 06, and Joe Swash 08); 5. Ramsay MacDonald (Prime Ministers post WW1); 6. Portsmouth (FA Cup); 7. 6; 8. Thomas Becket; 9. Kirstie Allsopp; 10. Cockfighting; 11. Sky-diving; 12. Montreal; 13. Joe Mercer; 14. White Lines; 15. Robbie Fowler; 16. Hearsay; 17. Jack Hargreaves; 18. Dawn French; 19. Margo and Jerry Leadbetter; 20. Boots; 21. McWhirter (Ross and Norris); 22. Peter Falk; 23. Two; 24. 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Thorpe Station is in which English city? | Norwich Railway Station Norwich Railway Station Hindes and Courtaulds of Oak Street Norwich Railway Station Norwich railway station provides the scene for the opening of a ‘Swallows and Amazons‘ novel, and features in Joseph Losey‘s 1971 film version of LP Hartley‘s ‘The Go-Between‘. The station, which sees about two-and-a-half million passengers pass through it every year, has managed to retain its essential Victorian character, and is the only remaining one of the three which once served the city. Standing close to the River Wensum, across the Foundry Bridge from the city, it is a Grade II listed building, and acts as a terminus for trains from London Liverpool Street, as well as Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Sheringham, Ely and the city of Liverpool. The present building The present building opened in 1886, built to a design by John Wilson. It is constructed of red brick and stucco, in a classic style, with an ironwork and glass concourse. The spacious porte-cochère would originally have sheltered passengers arriving and leaving by horse and carriage. The foyer, through the twentieth-century glass doors, has pilasters, a decorated frieze cornice and a plasterwork ceiling. The paired sash windows have semi-elliptical pediments with classical decoration. It is topped by an imposing dome, covered in zinc tiles, seventy six feet high at its tallest point. A contemporary report of the opening in May 1886 reported ‘The new station erected by the Great Eastern Railway Company at Thorpe, Norwich, was opened for inspection, and on the 3rd was used by the public for the first time. It was built by Messrs Youngs and Son, of Norwich, from designs by Mr J Wilson, the company‘s engineer, at the cost of £60,000, and replaced the old station, which had been in use since the opening of the line.‘ The new station was built in the grounds of a private mansion adjacent to the former premises (now part of the Riverside Car Park) built in the 1840s when the railway first arrived in Norwich. Norwich‘s first railway It was in May 1844 that the first railway in Norfolk opened, with a line from Great Yarmouth to Norwich. The opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825 led to increasing enthusiasm for this new form of transport and every town and city wanted its railway. The Yarmouth and Norwich Railway company came into being in 1842, and George Stephenson was elected chairman at the first directors‘ meeting. Yarmouth was a logical choice for the first route in Norfolk, being the port for the city of Norwich, and an increasingly fashionable resort. The line was to be single track, standard gauge, with no tunnels required, and following the course of the river Yare. The line was also to be provided with Cooke and Wheatstone‘s electric telegraph. Work began on laying the line in April 1843, at Postwick Hall Farm, near Thorpe Asylum, and a total of 1,500 men were employed in its construction. The contractors were Grissell and Peto, Samuel Morton Peto being the resident engineer, with offices at St Michael-at-Plea, Norwich. A bust of Sir Samuel Morton Peto was placed in the station in 1989 to commemorate his role. The bust, sculpted by John Pooler, can be seen just under the clock on the main concourse, with his dates, 1809-1889, and the description "Baptist Contractor Politician and Philanthropist". The following year 1844, a notice announced: ‘The Yarmouth and Norwich Railway will be opened to the public on Wednesday, 1st of May next. Trains will leave Norwich at 9 and 11 o‘clock in the morning, and 4 and 7 o‘clock in the afternoon. And from Yarmouth at 8 and 10 o‘clock in the morning and 3 and 8 o‘clock in the afternoon. Fares:- First class: 3s 6d; second class 2s 6d; third class 1s 3d.Tickets to and from Norwich and Yarmouth on the same day: First class 5s; second class 4s; third class 2s.‘ Before this a special train with a government inspector and the Bishop of Norwich aboard ran on 12th April 1844. The first station On 27th April the Norwich Mercury printed a description of the station and railway buildings at Norwich ‘These are sit | Monday Miscellanea | Londonist Monday Miscellanea By Dave Haste Last edited 34 months ago Dave Haste Monday Miscellanea This Week In London’s History Monday – 3 March 1982: The Barbican Centre is opened by the Queen. After 15 years of construction, at a cost of £161 million, the centre would become the largest performing arts centre in Europe. Tuesday – 4 March 1882: Britain’s first electric trams go into operation in Leytonstone, East London. Wednesday – 5 March 1856: The second Covent Garden Theatre is destroyed by a fire that breaks out at 5am, during a masked ball. Its replacement would become known as the Royal Opera House. Thursday – 6 March 1997: A gunman walks into the Lefevre Gallery in Mayfair and rips a £650,000 Picasso painting – Tête de Femme – from the wall, before making his escape in a black cab. The painting would be recovered a week later. Friday – 7 March 1969: The Victoria Line is officially opened by the Queen, in a ceremony at Victoria Station. Intended as a fast, congestion-relieving alternative to other lines (such as the Piccadilly Line), the line makes significant use of ‘cross-platform interchanges’ to help with changing lines. London Quote Of The Week A mighty mass of brick and smoke and shipping, Dirty and dusky, but wide as eye Could reach, with here and there a sail just skipping In sight, then lost amid the forestry Of masts; a wilderness of steeples peeping On tiptoe, through the sea-coal canopy; A huge, dun cupola, like a foolscap crown On a fool's head — and there is London Town! Lord Byron, 'Don Juan' |
Which Olympic city had the animal mascot called Amik the Beaver? | Olympic Games Mascots - Olympic News Olympic Games Mascots twitter Share The first Olympic mascot – which was not official – was named “Schuss” and was born at the Grenoble Olympic Games in 1968. A little man on skis, half-way between an object and a person, it was the first in a long line of Olympic mascots. (c) IOC It was not until the Munich 1972 Olympic Games that the first official Olympic mascot, “Waldi”, the dachshund, was created. Since then, mascots have become the most popular and memorable ambassadors of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. An original image, the mascot has the job of giving concrete form to the Olympic spirit, spreading the values highlighted at each edition of the Games; promoting the history and culture of the host city; and giving the event a festive atmosphere. (c) Photo Olympia Press The Games mascots over the years have all been examples of ingenuity, imagination and artistic creativity. From “Waldi” to “Amik”, the Montreal Games beaver, the first mascots were emblematic animals of the host countries. In 1992, Barcelona surprised everyone with “Cobi”, a strange avant-garde dog created by the great designer, Javier Mariscal. Cobi was followed by a whole variety of mascots based on people, animals or even mythical and imaginary creatures. From the dog to the snow leopard, via human-like ice cubes, the mascots lend an element of humour and joy to the Olympic experience. They contribute to the efforts made to offer a warm welcome to athletes and visitors from around the world. Sochi 2014 (c) IOC On Saturday 26 February 2011, more than a million Russians participated in a live television broadcast, during which a vote was held to choose the mascots for the Sochi Games. The leopard got the most votes, followed by the polar bear and the hare; and these three animals from the Great North and the mountainous regions of Russia would become the mascots of the XXII Olympic Winter Games. During the Games, tens of thousands of spectators were able to see the mascots, « Белый мишка » (Bieliy Michka, the polar bear), « Леопард » (Leopard, the leopard) and « Зайка » (Zaïka, the hare), but the most spectacular moment was doubtless when they appeared in giant format in the Fisht Stadium during the Closing Ceremony. They gathered in front of a cauldron where the Olympic flame was burning, and the polar bear proceeded to blow out the flame, while, simultaneously, the flame burning outside the Stadium was extinguished. The polar bear then shed a tear in a nod to the Closing Ceremony of Moscow 1980, where the mascot Michka also cried at the end of those Games. London 2012 The London 2012 mascot, Wenlock, takes his name from the town of Much Wenlock in Shropshire, which still hosts the traditional Much Wenlock Games. These were one of Pierre de Coubertin‟s sources of inspiration for the modern Olympic Games. According to the story by Michael Morpurgo, Wenlock's metallic look is explained by the fact that he was made from one of the last drops of steel used to build the Olympic Stadium in London. The light on his head is based on those found on London‟s famous black cabs. The shape of his forehead is identical to that of the Olympic Stadium roof. His eye is the lens of a camera, filming everything he sees. On his wrists, he wears five bracelets in the colours of the Olympic rings. And the three points on his head represent the three places on the podium for the medal winners. (c) IOC Streets, parks and underground station entrances in London were decorated with 84 sculptures of Wenlock and the Paralympic mascot Mandeville standing 2 metres 30 tall and each weighing a ton, to help guide tourists during the Games. These sculptures were decorated by 22 designers to reflect their surroundings. The mascots were chosen in a competition launched in 2008. More than 100 designers, artists and agencies submitted proposals. Wenlock and Mandeville were chosen from a series of designs which included a humanised pigeon, an animated teacup and representations of Big Ben featuring arms and legs. Vancouver 2010 (c) K | Olympic Games Olympic Games Intercalated Most successful countries in Summer Olympics from 2000 to 2016 by the number of medals. The modern Olympic Games or Olympics ( French : Jeux olympiques [1] ) are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions . The Olympic Games are considered the world’s foremost sports competition with more than 200 nations participating. [2] The Olympic Games are held every four years , with the Summer and Winter Games alternating by occurring every four years but two years apart. Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games , which were held in Olympia, Greece , from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894. The IOC is the governing body of the Olympic Movement , with the Olympic Charter defining its structure and authority. The evolution of the Olympic Movement during the 20th and 21st centuries has resulted in several changes to the Olympic Games. Some of these adjustments include the creation of the Winter Olympic Games for ice and winter sports, the Paralympic Games for athletes with a disability, and the Youth Olympic Games for teenage athletes. The IOC has had to adapt to a variety of economic, political, and technological advancements. As a result, the Olympics has shifted away from pure amateurism , as envisioned by Coubertin, to allowing participation of professional athletes . The growing importance of mass media created the issue of corporate sponsorship and commercialisation of the Games. World wars led to the cancellation of the 1916, 1940, and 1944 Games. Large boycotts during the Cold War limited participation in the 1980 and 1984 Games. The Olympic Movement consists of international sports federations (IFs), National Olympic Committees (NOCs), and organising committees for each specific Olympic Games. As the decision-making body, the IOC is responsible for choosing the host city for each Games, and organises and funds the Games according to the Olympic Charter. The IOC also determines the Olympic programme, consisting of the sports to be contested at the Games. There are several Olympic rituals and symbols, such as the Olympic flag and torch , as well as the opening and closing ceremonies . Over 13,000 athletes compete at the Summer and Winter Olympic Games in 33 different sports and nearly 400 events. The first, second, and third-place finishers in each event receive Olympic medals : gold, silver, and bronze, respectively. The Games have grown so much that nearly every nation is now represented. This growth has created numerous challenges and controversies , including boycotts, doping , bribery, and a terrorist attack in 1972 . Every two years the Olympics and its media exposure provide unknown athletes with the chance to attain national and sometimes international fame. The Games also constitute an opportunity for the host city and country to showcase themselves to the world. Contents Stadium in Olympia, Greece The Ancient Olympic Games were religious and athletic festivals held every four years at the sanctuary of Zeus in Olympia, Greece . Competition was among representatives of several city-states and kingdoms of Ancient Greece . These Games featured mainly athletic but also combat sports such as wrestling and the pankration , horse and chariot racing events. It has been widely written that during the Games, all conflicts among the participating city-states were postponed until the Games were finished. This cessation of hostilities was known as the Olympic peace or truce. [3] This idea is a modern myth because the Greeks never suspended their wars. The truce did allow those religious pilgrims who were travelling to Olympia to pass through warring territories unmolested because they were protected by Zeus. [4] The origin of the Olympics is shrouded in mystery and legend; [5] one of the most popular myths identifies Heracles and his father Zeus as t |
Who illustrated most of Roald Dahl's children's books? | Amazon.com: Books Books Books Advanced Search New Releases Best Sellers The New York Times® Best Sellers Children's Books Textbooks Textbook Rentals Sell Us Your Books Best Books of the Month Kindle eBooks Roald Dahl Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was born in Llandaff, South Wales, and went to Repton School in England. His parents were Norwegian, so holidays were spent in Norway. As he explains in Boy, he turned down the idea of university in favor of a job that would take him to"a wonderful faraway place. In 1933 he joined the Shell Company, which sent him to Mombasa in East Africa. When World War II began in 1939 he became a fighter pilot and in 1942 was made assistant air attaché in Washington, where he started to write short stories. His first major success as a writer for children was in 1964. Thereafter his children's books brought him increasing popularity, and when he died children mourned the world over, particularly in Britain where he had lived for many years.The BFG is dedicated to the memory of Roald Dahls eldest daughter, Olivia, who died from measles when she was seven – the same age at which his sister had died (fron appendicitis) over forty years before. Quentin Blake, the first Children’s Laureate of the United Kingdom, has illustrated most of Roald Dahl’s children’s books. | Lord Byron: The Demons of Calvinism - Gary Sloan - Eclectica Magazine v6n3 Lord Byron: The Demons of Calvinism by Gary Sloan George Noel Gordon, better known as Lord Byron (1788-1824), was once the most celebrated poet in Europe. Handsome and charismatic, he was the darling of polite society, the cynosure of salons, a pacesetter in fashion and mannerism, the observed of all observers. Smitten debutantes, madams, and maidservants vied for the attention of the dashing peer of the realm. Men envied him. Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, published when the poet was twenty-four, captivated the romantic imagination of a continent. "I awoke one day," said Byron, "and found myself famous." Despite his demurrals, readers fused him with Childe Harold�a brooding, enigmatic pariah haunted by a dark past and nameless guilt. Though he cloned Childe Harold several times, Byron was no one-trick pony (or poet). Don Juan, his epic masterpiece, is, as he said, "a little quietly facetious on everything." It bristles with trenchant quips on the eternal human comedy: "Life's a poor player"�then play out the play, Ye villains! And above all keep a sharp eye Much less on what you do than what you say: Be hypocritical, be cautious, be Not what you seem, but always what you see. All present life is but an interjection, An "Oh!" or "Ah!" of joy or misery, Or a "Ha! Ha!" Or "Bah!"�a yawn or "Pooh!" Of which perhaps the latter is most true. Bryon was a master of the ingenious rhyme: Christians have burnt each other, quite persuaded That all the Apostles would have done as they did. And: But�Oh! ye lords of ladies intellectual, Inform us truly, have they not hen-pecked you all? Even his wife, no fan, conceded his verbal brilliance: "He is the absolute monarch of words." When he died of a fever in Missolonghi, where he was aiding the Greeks in their struggle for independence from the Ottoman Empire, newspapers called him and Napolean the greatest men of the era. Goethe, the reigning monarch of belles lettres, hailed him as "a personality of such eminence as has never been and is not likely to come again." "Eminence" played better on the Continent than in England. There, long before his death, Byron's fame had mutated to infamy. In separation papers, Lady Annabella Milbanke, his wife and the mother of his infant daughter, Ada, accused him of psychological and physical abuse, including attempted rape. Soon, his private history, sordid and profligate, became public. One report had him and some Cambridge cronies, dressed as monks and using skulls for bowls, keeping wassail at his abbey. Gossip sheets sizzled with lurid tales of homoeroticism, pederasty, whoremongering, adultery, and an incestuous liaison with his half-sister, Augusta Leigh. Throughout England, the clergy thundered "on his head pious libels by no means few." Ostracized in London, where he was then living, Byron fled England in April 1816. He never returned. He spent his final eight years in Italy, Switzerland, and Greece. Reviled at home, he was feted abroad. Caroline Lamb, a blue blood who hounded Byron into an affair, said he was "mad, bad, and dangerous to know" (her kind of guy, apparently). George Ticknor, a literary acquaintance, described him as "gentle, mannerly, natural, affectionate, and modest." Both were right. Byron was an amalgam of disparate traits: cruelty and kindness; misanthropy and philanthropy; cynicism and idealism; affectation and sincerity; arrogance and self-mockery; pettiness and magnanimity; intemperance and asceticism; self-pity and courage. On balance, the virtues trumped the vices: "For all his flashes of vulgarity, his unworthy intrigues, his intellectual caprices," biographer Ethel Mayne concluded, "Byron was a man of daring, tenderness, and candor, and one of the most generous spirits of his age." His vices were aggravated by indoctrination to Calvinism, which he could never quite shake despite "an early dislike to the persuasion." Of his first grammar school, in Aberdeen, Scotland, he reminisced: "I learned little there�except to repea |
What board game's original mascot was Rich Uncle Pennybags? | Mr. Monopoly | Monopoly Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Share Mr. Monopoly with his Monopoly game board Mr. Monopoly, originally known as Rich Uncle Pennybags, is the long-standing mascot of Parker Brothers ' (later Hasbro 's) classic Monopoly game. History Arguably the most recognizable board game icon in the world, Mr. Monopoly has been a guest in almost every family's house (through the game Monopoly) at one point or another, but did you know that the elderly mustached millionaire is not exclusive to Monopoly? In fact, Mr. Monopoly isn't even his real name. Created by down-and-out inventor Charles Darrow during the Depression-era '30s, Mr. Monopoly (or Rich Uncle Pennybags, if you'd prefer his given name) and the game he adores was initially rejected by Parker Bros. So we guess you could call Rich Uncle Pennybags a self-made millionaire, as Darrow sold locally printed facsimiles of his board game on the street, making Rich Uncle Pennybags an illustrated icon for the people. When Parker Brothers finally got on board in 1935, Rich Uncle Pennybags was already well known enough to front other of the company's board games. In 1940, he became the star of a game called Dig. In 1946, he fronted the eponymous Rich Uncle. According to The Monopoly Companion, he was not added to Monopoly boards until 1936. In the Game Mr. Monopoly is seen on the actual game board as well as on the Chance and Community Chest Cards. | Cluedo | Board game manuals Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Board game manuals Wiki Cluedo ( Template:Pron-en ; Clue in North America ) is a deduction board game originally published by Waddingtons in Leeds , United Kingdom in 1949. [1] It was devised by Anthony E. Pratt, a solicitor's clerk and part-time clown from Birmingham , England . It is now published by the United States game and toy company Hasbro , which acquired its U.S. publisher Parker Brothers as well as Waddingtons . The object of the basic game is for players to strategically move around the game board, in the guise of one of the game's characters, collecting clues from which to deduce which suspect murdered the game's perpetual victim: Dr. Black (Mr. Boddy in North American versions), and with which weapon and in what room. More games, books, and a film have been released as part of the Cluedo franchise. The board games form an overall story whose complete chronology can be found at Cluedo chronology . In 2008, Cluedo Reinvention was created (with changes to board, gameplay and characters) as a modern spin-off. Contents Edit In 1944 Anthony E. Pratt filed for a patent of his invention of a murder/mystery-themed game, originally named "Murder!" Shortly thereafter, Pratt and his wife presented the game to Waddington's executive Norman Watson, who immediately purchased the game and provided its trademark name of "Cluedo." Though the patent was granted in 1947, due to war shortages the game was not officially launched until 1949, at which time the game was simultaneously licensed to Parker Bros. in the United States for publication, where it was re-named "Clue." However, there were several differences from the original game concept and that initially published in 1949 (which also remains the most enduring version of the game). In particular, Pratt's original design calls for ten characters , one of whom was to be designated the victim by random drawing prior to the start of the game. The game allowed for play of up to eight remaining characters, providing for nine suspects in total. Originally there were eleven rooms, including the eliminated " gun room " and cellar. In addition there were nine weapons including the unused axe , bomb , syringe , poison , shillelagh (walking stick/ cudgel ), and fireplace poker . Some of these unused weapons and characters would appear in later spinoff versions of the game. Some aspects of the gameplay were also different. Notably, the remaining playing cards were distributed into the rooms to be retrieved, rather than dealt directly to the players. Players also had to land on another player in order to make suggestions about that player's character through the use of special counter-tokens, and once exhausted, a player could no longer make suggestions. There were other minor differences, all of which would be updated by the game's initial release and remain essentially unchanged in the standard classic editions of the game. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Equipment Edit The game's current equipment consists of a board which shows the rooms of an English country house called Tudor Mansion (previously Tudor Close and Tudor Hall), and the corridors and passages linking them, several coloured playing pieces (character pawns), some props representing murder weapons (dagger, rope, etc), one or two six-sided dice/die, three sets of cards describing the 9 rooms (scene of crime), the 6 suspects and 6 weapons (corresponding to the playing pieces), along with a Solution Cards envelope to contain one card of each, and a Detective's Notes pad (often with 6 pencils) for keeping detailed notes during the game. Suspects Main article: Cluedo characters Depending on edition, the playing pieces are typically made of coloured plastic, shaped like chess pawns , or character figurines . Occasionally they are made from wood or pewter . Miss Scarlett (spelled Miss Scarlet in North American versions – a red piece) Rope Lead Pipe (called Lead Piping in earlier UK editions, the early tokens were made out of actual lead ) Spanner (called Wrench in North American e |
Which South American country will host the 2014 football World Cup ? | BBC SPORT | Football | Internationals | Brazil will stage 2014 World Cup Brazil will stage 2014 World Cup Romario, Dunga and Brazilian President Lula with the World Cup Brazil has been named as the host nation for the 2014 football World Cup. The South American country was the only one bidding to host the tournament, which was due to be staged on the continent under Fifa's rotation system. Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said: "Soccer is more than a sport for us, it's a national passion." Brazil have won the tournament a record five times and hosted the World Cup once before, in 1950, when they lost 2-1 in the final to Uruguay. 606: DEBATE Will Brazil be good hosts? It is the first time the World Cup is being held in South America since Argentina hosted, and won, the 1978 tournament. Brazil is setting aside around �550m to update its stadiums, including the Maracan� in Rio de Janeiro which hosted the 1950 World Cup final. And that money will need to be spent wisely as Fifa's inspection report has identified 18 grounds with more than 40,000 capacity that could host games. These will be whittled down to nine or 10. However, of the 18, four would have to be re-built from scratch and all of the others need to undergo substantial renovation. This World Cup will have such a big social and cultural impact in Brazil Fifa president Sepp Blatter So basic are the facilities at the moment that most of the stadia are not even equipped for television commentary. Fifa president Blatter said, however, that he had been impressed by Brazil's plans for 2014 despite the fact they were the only bidders. "The task was not easy - for us it was a real big challenge to have the same list of requirements and the same conditions for only one candidate," he said. "There was an extraordinary presentation by the delegation and we witnessed that this World Cup will have such a big social and cultural impact in Brazil. Brazilians celebrate at the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio "This is the country that has given to the world the best football and the best footballers, and they are five times world champions." Fifa's inspection report added: "Brazil has a rich history of hosting sporting and other international events. "But the standards and demands of the World Cup will far surpass those of any other event staged in the history of Brazil in terms of magnitude and complexity. "The inspection team wants Fifa experts to review the process and progress of host city selection to ensure that adequate financing is committed and secured." As news filtered through, celebrations broke out in various towns around the country with fireworks and festivities set to continue into the night. Around 100 people unfurled a green and yellow banner, emblazoned with the words 'The 2014 World Cup is ours', at the foot of the famous Christ the Redeemer statue which overlooks Rio. Meanwhile, women's world champions Germany will host the 2011 Women's World Cup after beating off competition from Canada. Bookmark with: | FIFA World Cup is staged in Africa for the first time | South African History Online South African History Online Home » FIFA World Cup is staged in Africa for the first time FIFA World Cup is staged in Africa for the first time FIFA World Cup Trophy Friday, 11 June 2010 For the first time in the history of the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA),the World Cup was staged in Africa. Five African nations vied for the right to host the FIFA World Cup 2010 when South Africa defeated Morocco and Egypt in an all-African bidding process. The 19th FIFA World Cup began on 11 June 2010 in South Africa. The first game of the tournament was between the South African team Bafana Bafana and Mexico at Soccer City Stadium, Gauteng , with Simphiwe Tshabalala scoring the first goal of the tournament for Bafana Bafana. Italy, winner of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, was the main favourite. During his speech the FIFA President Sepp Blatter stated that “the FIFA World Cup is in South Africa.” Blatter went on to say: “Congratulations to the African population, thank you to South Africa that we can stage this World Cup here. A dream came true even if he's not here tonight, but the spirit of Mandela is in Soccer City.” In the corridors of the football fraternity and in all spheres of politics, “1 Goal: Education for All”, was a much talked about campaign. “1 Goal: Education for All”, supported by the Global Campaign for Education and FIFA, had a large number of achievements during the football celebration with 14 million signatures, 1 million of followers every week and 100.000 yellow cards sent to international leaders. The dramatic victory of Spain over Holland saw them winning the World Cup for the first time with the goal being scored by Andres Iniesta during extra-time. References: |
What is the surname of the character played by Windsor Davis in 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum'? | It Ain't Half Hot Mum (TV Series 1974–1981) - 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 It Ain't Half Hot Mum 30min The comic adventures of a group of misfits who form an extremely bad concert party touring the hot and steamy jungles of Burma entertaining the troops during World War II. 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Comic goings on in this series set in an English holiday camp called Maplins. The title comes from the camp's greeting, which the staff are meant to say with enthusiasm but all too often ... See full summary » Stars: Paul Shane, Ruth Madoc, Jeffrey Holland Wolfie Smith is an unemployed dreamer from Tooting London, a self proclaimed Urban Guerilla who aspires to be like his hero Che Guevara. Leading a small group called the Tooting Popular ... See full summary » Stars: Robert Lindsay, Mike Grady, Hilda Braid The series followed the wavering relationship between two ex-lovers, Penny Warrender, a secretary for an advertising firm, and Vincent Pinner, an ex ice cream salesman turned turf ... See full summary » Stars: Paul Nicholas, Jan Francis, Sylvia Kay 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 A rather naive, middle-class man is admitted to a hospital ward and finds that he is sharing it with a working-class layabout and an upper-class hypochondriac. All three of them cause headaches for the hospital staff. Stars: James Bolam, Peter Bowles, Christopher Strauli 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 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 Jacko is a house painter who "appreciates" women, he sees the best in each one of them and they in turn, like him. Will he find true love ? Will he settle down as he gets older ? Stars: Karl Howman, Mike Walling, Jackie Lye Martin is a committee man. He has numerous schemes and committees organised around the neighbourhood. He is so obsessive about every detail of everything he does he is driving his long ... See full summary » Stars: Richard Briers, Penelope Wilton, Peter Egan During WW2,in a fictional British seaside town,a ragtag group of Home Guard local defense volunteers prepares for an imminent German invasion. Stars: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn The Morecambe & Wise Show was a long running and massively popular sketch series starring British comedy duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, plus a string of top-name international celebr | BFI Screenonline: Budgie (1971-72) Originally entitled 'The Loser', this comedy-drama by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall charts the failures of Ronald 'Budgie' Bird, a small-time crook who usually ends up as the fall guy for Soho villain Charlie Endell (a larger-than-life performance from Iain Cuthbertson). Budgie is estranged from his wife Jean (a scintillatingly brittle Georgina Hale ) and has a wary if basically friendly relationship with his girlfriend Hazel, the mother of his child. Although in early episodes Adam Faith 's limited acting experience occasionally shows, he quickly gained in confidence, and by the darker second series he has clearly grown as a performer, most noticeably in his scenes with Hale, which turn from violence to humour in a second and crackle with sexual chemistry. Despite the comic escapades in most stories, what makes the series so memorable is its air of melancholic regret. Budgie is an arrested adolescent, his get-rich-quick schemes just evanescent dreams, ploys to stave off adult responsibilities. Among the most memorable sequences are the duologues between Budgie and a succession of parental surrogates, in which they jointly confront the disappointments in the lives. Notable examples include a prostitute recalling the son she gave up for adoption in 'Some Mother's Sons' (tx. 16/4/1971); a schoolteacher with a secret craving for pornography in 'Could Do Better' (tx. 14/5/1971); a faded alcoholic actress with suicidal tendencies in 'Sunset Mansions or Whatever Happened to Janey Baib?' (tx. 25/6/1971); and virtually an entire cast of disillusioned characters staying at the eponymous 'Grandee Hotel' (tx. 30/4/1971). For all his ebullience and his success with women, Budgie always remains an outsider looking in; when we meet his parents, the story predictably ends with his being shut out of the family unit. The second series concludes in a spectacularly bitter fashion: Budgie, beaten to a pulp by Endell and his men and left destitute on the streets of London, is turned away by his wife and family, while he in turn abandons Hazel, now pregnant with their second child. A third series and even a feature film version were mooted but came to nothing, though Faith did reprise his role in a musical adaptation by Waterhouse and Hall that had a brief West End run in 1988. None of the trio, however, had any involvement in Charles Endell Esquire (ITV, 1979), a shortlived spin-off set in Glasgow starring Cuthbertson. Sergio Angelini |
Which instrument is played by the leader of an orchestra? | Instruments :: Philharmonia Orchestra Bowing Introduction The other strings just fill out the lower harmonies, woodwinds provide pleasantly contrasting timbres, the brass is for added power when you need it and the percussion creates crisper edges and the occasional crash, but there would be no orchestra without the violin at its heart. Or would there? Perhaps it was true once, but certainly since the beginning of the 20th century composers have begun to treat the sections of the orchestra as equal partners and distribute the music accordingly. It is also a fact that in the modern professional orchestra all the players are virtuosos and so less reliance need be placed on the traditionally more agile violins. And what of the sound? The rich low notes can be very vocal and can be easily used to 'tug the heart strings'. They can play very fast and also very high, but it is the endless sustain that characterises all string instruments that enables the violins, in particular, when they all play together, to create a floating effect which is responsible for some of the most sublime moments in music. Indeed it is primarily because people love the effect of massed string sounds that orchestras are so large (the violin is the most numerous of all the strings, with as many as 30 being used for a large orchestral work). The violin is the highest pitched and most agile member of the string family. In a typical orchestra, violins are grouped into Firsts and Seconds. The leader of the First Violins is also the Leader of the Orchestra. Numbers vary, but usually there are sixteen Firsts and fourteen Seconds, seated two to a 'desk'. Construction The violin is basically a small wooden box with strings stretched across the surface, but the finest examples can cost in the region of a million pounds. Every detail of the instrument contributes to its sound and for hundreds of years makers have guarded their secrets from competitors. The bow is an equally important part of the instrument: its weight and balance greatly affects the violin's sound and playability. The bow consists of a wooden stick with horse hair stretched between the two ends. The part of the bow that the player holds is called the frog and the other end, or very tip, of the bow is known as the point. Range The violin is the highest pitched instrument in the string section. It has a resonant lower register and can also reach extremely high notes. As with many orchestral instruments there is no definite top note - it all depends on the skill of the player. There are four strings, usually tuned to G3, D4, A4, E5. Each of the strings has different characteristics which composers exploit when writing music. For example a melody played high up on the G string will have a darker, thicker sound than the same melody at exactly the same pitch played low down on the A string. Bowing The up bow (traveling from point to frog) has a weaker sound than the down bow, and therefore is often used on upbeats. The somewhat heavier down bow (moving from frog to point) is then used to emphasise the down beat in the music. Experienced players can play up and down bows so evenly that it is often impossible to tell which is which just by listening. However, when a particularly heavy attack is required there is no substitute for a strong downbow. Fact File Did you know? A Stradivarius violin holds the world record for the most expensive musical instrument sold at auction, raising 16 million dollars in London in June 2011 to raise money for the tsunami disaster relief fund. Frequency Range | Symphony No. 1, “Winter Daydreams” | LA Phil Symphony No. 1, “Winter Daydreams” Composed: 1866; 1874 Length: c. 45 minutes Orchestration: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (bass drum, cymbals), and strings First Los Angeles Philharmonic performance: July 31, 1973, Yuri Ahronovitch conducting When Tchaikovsky entered the Moscow Conservatory as professor of harmony, with a diploma from the St. Petersburg Conservatory, he had two strikes against him: his own equivocating nature and his lack of emotional security. In March 1866 he began working diligently on his First Symphony, work which caused him much anguish for the remainder of that year. By May, the First Symphony agony was full upon him, as indicated by a letter to his brother Modest. “My nerves are again as upset as they could be. This is for the following reasons: 1) my lack of success in composing the symphony; 2) Rubinstein and Tarnovsky who, noticing that I'm edgy, spend all day frightening me by the most varied means; 3) the ever-present thought that I shall soon die and won't even complete the symphony successfully.” All was not dismal during that month, however, for his Overture in F had been performed with some success in St. Petersburg. This lift to his spirits carried over to his work on the Symphony for, in mid-June, he reported that he had begun scoring it. Still, in August the work was not yet finished, but he showed it in its incomplete state to his former teachers, Anton Rubinstein and Nikolai Zaremba, from whom he received nothing but the harshest of criticism. Finally, in February 1868, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 1 was performed in Moscow in its entirety, and the composer could report to his brother Anatoly, “My Symphony scored a great success, particularly the Adagio.” In 1874, when the work was about to be published (with the composer’s own titles for the first two movements), Tchaikovsky made several revisions, most of them minor. Considering this was the firstborn of his symphonies, the composer’s affection for it was undiminished through the years. In 1883, he wrote to Mme. von Meck regarding his symphonic babe, “Although it is in many ways very immature, yet fundamentally it has more substance and is better than many of my other more mature works.” In spite of this notably sentimental remark, there seems no question that the all but completely neglected First Symphony does not have quite the strength, conviction nor the substance of the last three symphonies. That said, it is also true that the work is genuine Tchaikovsky, not merely in embryo but fully formed, particularly in orchestration and thematic character. “Winter Daydreams” is programmatic in an atmospheric rather than in a precise, story-telling way. The first movement has an invigorating sense of spaciousness that is enhanced by the opening flute and bassoon announcement of the main theme. This is surely Russian music, not with the earthiness of Mussorgsky or the fairytale imagery of Rimsky-Korsakov, but with a folk spirit that is not hidden by sturdy if unassuming compositional craft. In this first movement, as in the remainder of the Symphony, the Tchaikovskyan orchestral trademarks are clearly in evidence: the exploitation of woodwinds, the rushing, brilliant string passages, the antiphonal (call and response) procedures. The second movement, in which he used material from his Overture The Storm of 1864, is again folk-like, wistful rather than dramatic and, like so much of Tchaikovsky – early, middle, and late – balletic in character. Expectedly, the Scherzo, whose material is a reworking of the corresponding section of an early piano sonata, dances vibrantly and rustically if a bit self-consciously; at mid-point a waltz lilts pleasantly though not as memorably as some of the many later examples by Tchaikovsky. For his finale, Tchaikovsky meditates a bit, then puts a zesty dance theme through extended orchestral choreography, some of it contrapuntal, some march-like, and finally heads for a grand climac |
Which group from Liverpool had a hit single with “Hello Little Girl”? | Nice The Biggest Treasure Found photos Nice The Biggest Treasure Found photos Check out these the biggest Treasure Found images: Sounds of the Sixties This group of 40 British pop stars posed for the photo in April 1964, some are obvious but others are harder to recognize. 1. Mike Millward, guitar and vocals for the Fourmost. He died from leukaemia in 1966. 2. Mike Maxfield, lead guitar for Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas. Later suffered a stroke but still involved with the band behind the scenes. 3. Robin MacDonald, bass guitar for the Dakotas. No longer involved with music. 4. Billy Hatton, bass guitar for the Fourmost. Now seen on YouTube giving guitar lessons and talking about the Merseybeat boom. 5. Charlie Watts, still drumming for the Rolling Stones after all these years. 6. Chris Curtis, drummer for the Searchers. Left the band in 1966. Died in 2005. 7. Dave Lovelady, drummer for the Fourmost. Their first hit was the John Lennon song Hello Little Girl, which Lennon didn’t think good enough for The Beatles. 8. Griff West, tenor saxophone and flute for Sounds Incorporated —one of the great backing groups of the Sixties. 9. Tony Newman, drums for Sounds Incorporated. Became a top session player, working with David Bowie, Crystal Gayle, the Everly Brothers, and on the rock musical Tommy. 10. Brian O’Hara, lead guitar with the Fourmost. Died in 1999. 11. Aaron Williams, guitarist with the Merseybeats. Now retired from music and still living in Liverpool. 12. John Banks, drummer for the Merseybeats. Died 1988. 13. Mike Hugg, drummer with Manfred Mann. Now plays keyboards with reformed Manfreds. 14. Patrick Kerr, dancer and co-presenter on Ready, Steady, Go! Famous for demonstrating the latest dance ‘moves’ for eager viewers. 15. Paul Jones, vocals/harmonica, Manfred Mann. Went solo in 1966.Starred alongside Jean Shrimpton in the movie Privilege. Now back with the reformed Manfreds. 16. Keith Richards, lead guitarist for the Rolling Stones. Seemingly indestructible. 17. Mick Jagger. What more can we say? 18. Manfred Mann, jazz musician and founding member of the Manfreds. Now lives partly in Sweden and has his own band. 19. Kenny Lynch, East Ender who was one of the first black UK singers to achieve success. Also a songwriter, he is still a lively raconteur, TV personality and occasional actor. 20. Peter Birrell, bass guitar for Freddie and the Dreamers. Later became a taxi driver. 21. Tony Jackson, bass player with the Searchers. Later played with the Vibrations and died in 2003. 22. Roy Crewdson, guitarist with Freddie and the Dreamers. Owns a Tenerife bar called Dreamers. Still lives in Manchester. 23. Freddie Garrity, leader of Freddie And The Dreamers. After string of hits, he became a children’s TV star. Died 2006. 24. Kathy Kirby, singer whose big hit was Secret Love. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, she died in 2011. 25. Keith Fordyce, disc jockey and TV presenter. Died in 2011. 26. Cilla Black, singer. From Liverpool’s Cavern to TV presenting and national treasure status — had a TV biopic earlier this year. Says she’s going deaf and lives in Barbados. 27. Alan Holmes, saxophones and flute with Sounds Incorporated. Later played on The Beatles’ Sergeant Pepper Lonely Hearts Club Band album. 28. Tony Crane, guitar and vocals as founding member of the Merseybeats. Went into property and now owns a hotel. Still with the Merseybeats, who continue to perform. 29. Cathy McGowan, breathless young presenter on Ready Steady Go. Divorced actor Hywel Bennett and now the long-term partner of singer Michael Ball. 30. Michael Aldred, co-presenter on Ready Steady Go. Now deceased. 31. John Gustafson, bassist with the Merseybeats previously in highly-respected Big Three. Played in hard rock bands and later worked with Roxy Music. Died earlier this year. 32. Billy J. Kramer, singer. Now lives in America and still tours with the reformed Dakotas. 33. Brian Jones, guitarist and founder of Rolling Stones. Found dead in his swimming pool days after being sacked in 1969. 34. Bill Wyman, original Stones bass player. Now tours with his ban | OASIS ROCK BAND UNITED KINGDOM Oasis are an English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1991. Led by lead guitarist and songwriter Noel Gallagher and his younger brother, lead vocalist and songwriter Liam Gallagher, they are one of the most successful and prominent English groups to emerge during the 1990s Britpop movement. According to their official website, they have sold approximately 40 million albums worldwide . They have also achieved eight UK number one singles. The Gallagher brothers are the only remaining original band members. The present line-up is completed by rhythm/lead guitarist Gem Archer, bass guitarist Andy Bell and drummer Zak Starkey, the son of Beatles' Ringo Starr. Oasis - left to right Gem, Liam, Andy and Noel Musically and lyrically, Oasis cite British Invasion bands such as The Beatles, The Who, The Rolling Stones and The Kinks as their major influences. They also cite The Stone Roses, The Sex Pistols, The La's, Led Zeppelin and T.Rex as other key influences. With the success of their critically acclaimed debut album, Definitely Maybe, and its equally successful follow-up, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, coupled with a rivalry with their contemporary Blur, Oasis attained fame in the mid-1990s, and became one of the leaders of the Britpop movement. The Gallagher brothers featured regularly in tabloid newspaper stories, and cultivated a reputation as both bad boys and a band of the people. At the height of their fame, their 1997 third album, Be Here Now, reached #1 in the UK charts, #2 in the U.S. and also became the fastest-selling album in chart history, with almost half a million copies sold on the first day alone. The album, however, was poorly received by the critics and later disowned by Noel and resulted in an immediate fall in popularity. However, despite the loss of founding members and sustaining support from their loyal fan base, Oasis have managed to outlast many of their Britpop contemporaries, over a decade after they appeared on the scene. (1991�1993) Early years and breakthrough Oasis evolved from an earlier band called The Rain, who took their name from a 1966 Beatles B-side. It was comprised of Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan (bass guitar), Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs (guitar), Tony McCarroll (drums) and Chris Hutton (vocals). When McGuigan invited school friend Liam Gallagher to join the group, Gallagher accepted, and quickly pushed for the band's name to be changed to Oasis. Although there have been many theories on where Liam got the name from, he got it from an Inspiral Carpets tour poster which was in his and Noel's bedroom. One of the venues on it was the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon. Oasis first played live in August of 1991 at the Boardwalk club in Manchester. Noel Gallagher, who had heard of Liam's involvement when he phoned his mother whilst on tour in Germany as a roadie for the Inspiral Carpets, came to watch his younger brother play. A few months later he was invited to join the band. Although he had been critical of them, he agreed, with the provision that he would become the band's sole songwriter and leader, and that they would commit to an earnest pursuit of commercial success. Oasis under Noel Gallagher crafted their musical approach to rely on simplicity: with Arthurs and McGuigan restricted to playing barre chords and root bass notes, respectively, McCarroll playing basic rhythms, and the band's amplifiers turned up until the sound distorted, Oasis created a sound "so devoid of finesse and complexity th |
Which whales are nicknamed 'sea canaries' because of their birdlike sound? | Beluga Whale - Delphinapterus leucas - Details - Encyclopedia of Life Learn more about this article "Beluga are a Northern Hemisphere species, and have a thick layer of blubber that enables them to live in icy polar waters. They breed in the winter. The mother's pregnancy lasts about a year, and the calf nurses for two years on her rich milk. Beluga visit warm-water estuaries during the summer, possibly because warmth may accelerate the annual molting, or shedding, of their outer skin. After they molt, they are bright white. They are social animals who live in groups called ""pods,"" which may consist of several hundred individuals. Beluga make a variety of squeaks and chirps while traveling. Sailors who could hear them through the sides of their wooden ships called them ""sea canaries."" Polar bears and killer whales are known predators." Links: Learn more about this article Belugas are highly social animals, and in the summer months thousands of individuals can be seen gathered in estuaries; often females with calves will come together whilst males form large bachelor groups (3). Females are sexually mature at around five years of age, they give birth to a single calf after a gestation period that lasts just over a year (6). Mother and calf have an extremely strong bond, swimming very closely together, and the calf will continue to feed on its mothers milk until well into its second year (3). Belugas are able to dive to depths of over 1,000 metres but spend most of their time on the surface of the water swimming slowly. During winter months it may be necessary for individuals to create breathing holes in the ice, which they can do with their heavy head (7). The flippers are capable of a wide-range of movement and enable belugas to manoeuvre themselves effectively (3). In summer months, large numbers of belugas gather in estuaries in order to moult; they rub themselves on the gravel bed and shed the yellow, withered skin of the previous year to once again become gleaming white (3). Belugas feed on a wide variety of fish, bottom-dwelling invertebrates and worms; most of the prey is found on the seabed and it is thought that the highly flexible lips may be used to suck prey into the mouth (8). Sounds can be used to detect prey; the enlarged melon is an electro-receptor for sounds that are sent out from the nasal passages (3). These whales are thought to live for up to 50 years, killer whales and polar bears prey upon them, and belugas are particularly vulnerable if trapped by the ice (6) (7). © Wildscreen Learn more about this article The snow-white beluga whale is one of the most distinctive of all cetaceans (a group that includes, dolphins, whales and porpoises). The stocky body ends in a particularly small head, and adults develop their striking white colouring as they mature (2). Belugas lack a dorsal fin, their genus name 'Delphinapterus' means 'dolphin-without-a-wing' (3) (6), but there is a ridge of toughened skin along the back that tends to be more pronounced in mature males (6). Unlike most cetaceans, belugas have an extremely flexible neck and can turn their head almost 90 degrees to the side; their lips are also flexible, forming a variety of facial expressions (3). Belugas use a wide range of vocalisations such as clicks, grunts, squeals, screeches and whistles (6). These sounds can be heard through the hulls of ships and the beluga was nicknamed the 'sea canary' by early Arctic sailors (3). They have a very thick layer of blubber which may be up to 15 centimetres thick that provides insulation in the freezing arctic waters (6). © Wildscreen Learn more about this article Beluga whales are distributed in high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere from the west coast of Greenland westwards to Svalbard (Stewart and Stewart 1989; O'Corry-Crowe 2002). Records from the Sea of Japan and Baltic Sea are considered extralimital, but resident populations occur in cold temperate latitudes in Cook Inlet (Alaska, US) and the St. Lawrence River system (Canada). Satellite telemetry, genetic studies, and organochlorine analyse | Amazon.com: Ocean's 11 (1960): Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jr. Sammy Davis, Peter Lawford: Amazon Digital Services LLC By Konrei on December 2, 2001 Format: VHS Tape OCEAN'S 11 is a real time-capsule classic. The ultimate "heist" movie, starring The Chairman of The Board, Dino, Sammy, Joey, Peter, and the rest of The Rat Pack, this one is worth seeing just to watch "the boys" hanging out together and getting into trouble. The late Fifties All-Adult ambience of Vegas is priceless, as is the hep cat cool which just oozes off the screen. Let's face it: How many men could get away with calling the President of the United States "Chickee Baby"? Well, Frank called JFK precisely that. Even Bill Clinton was never that swingin'! The storyline is a standard potboiler involving a group of old Army buddies setting up the biggest theft in American history, five Vegas casinos. Frankie ain't doin' no singin', and the film's a bit slow moving in spots. They're playing it a little too straight and serious,and there are less laughs than chuckles, and no sex, but the film was a product of it's times (1960) and still had to get past the censors in those days. Peter Lawford is over the line as a forty year old Mama's Boy trying for the Big Score. No matter how good the Clooney remake is, he won't touch this one at all...There's only one Rat Pack! Call this an addendum: After seeing the Clooney release of OCEAN'S 11, I decided to add a few more thoughts. Well, the new movie is ALMOST better---more action and more pacing, better scriptwriting. In short, a technically superior film in most ways, which is marred by the one thing you can't put a price tag on---the chemistry. Although Clooney is grand (he swanks across the screen like a Bond villain on vacation), Brad Pitt is appropriately and irreverently serious, and Carl Reiner is outrageously funny, the "new crew" can't replicate the charisma of the Rat Pack. Read more › |
Who was the first Italian boxer to be World Heavyweight Champion? | Joe Louis - Black History - HISTORY.com Google The son of Alabama sharecroppers, Joe Louis, during his reign as heavyweight champion of the world from 1937 to 1949, stood as a shining symbol of mythical and real American traits like racial unity, national strength, and unlimited opportunity. Through a rare combination of shattering events, an acceptable demeanor, expert handling, sympathetic press coverage, great pugilistic talent, the American obsession with sports, and the peculiar symbolism of the heavyweight boxing champion, Louis became the most popular black in America and one of the most popular of all Americans. Did You Know? From 1934 to 1951, Joe Louis fought 71 matches and won 68 of them, 54 by knockout. Although Louis established a phenomenal fistic record-he successfully defended his championship twenty-five times in twelve years (four of which were spent in the army)-what helped immortalize him was the context in which his fights took place. In his 1935 defeat of the giant former heavyweight champion Primo Carnera, who was viewed as Benito Mussolini’s emissary, Louis represented blacks who identified with ‘little’ Ethiopia in its struggle against the bullying Italian aggressor. By becoming the first black to hold the heavyweight championship in twenty-two years with his victory over James J. Braddock in 1937, Louis lifted the spirits of the black masses in the midst of the Great Depression. At the same time he gained white acceptance because of his ‘humility’ and willingness to avoid the provocative behavior of the previous black champion, Jack Johnson, who had antagonized white America by not ‘knowing his place.’ By ‘destroying’ German Max Schmeling in their second encounter in 1938, as Adolf Hitler and the Nazis rose to power, Louis provided some assurance that America’s best could beat the best that Germany had to offer. Louis continued to win white approval thereafter by joining the army, although he never saw combat. Despite his remarkable achievements and tremendous popularity, Louis may be as important for what he did not accomplish as for what he did. Like many heroes he has been credited for much that he did not do. Commentators, for example, have overstated his impact on racist attitudes and practices. There is little evidence that Louis’s success or that of other black athletes translated into a general acceptance of blacks or recommended them for roles outside sport. Where Louis did change attitudes was among blacks. His position at the top of his sport, his celebrity status, and his public image helped bolster the confidence of a people whose heroes were rarely accorded white attention or respect. In the difficult time of war his decision to cooperate with and become a symbol of a government that was far from fair to him and his people offered a constructive, albeit imperfect, course of action. In the end, Joe Louis was another edition of the American myth of the self-made man-that anyone who is industrious, patriotic, and moral can rise from the very bottom to the top of society where wealth, power, and fame await him. As with Louis, not all self-made men are as they appear to be. Not only did he have a lot of help; his wealth was more illusory than real. For all his greatness as a boxer and a symbol, Louis, in reality, was simply human. Two words best describe his personal life, excessive and irresponsible. Louis lived far beyond his means, supported far too many charities, and lost a small fortune to golf hustlers alone. Worse was his notorious penchant for adultery, which cost him a loyal and loving wife. At the end of his boxing career, Louis had neither money nor family and faced an insurmountable federal tax debt, which the irs forgave after considerable legal and political pressure. In his twilight years Louis struggled with a drug problem and served as a ‘greeter’ at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas , where he shook hands with common folk, gambled with house money to lure others, and played golf with high rollers before failing health incapacitated him. Yet, Louis’s interment at Arlington | The Best-Ever British Boxing Nicknames | Bleacher Report The Best-Ever British Boxing Nicknames Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse the slideshow Associated Press David Haye and Gavin Rees 8.0K 13 Comments Perhaps no sport is as linked with nicknames as boxing, so much so that when Sylvester Stallone penned Rocky, he gave no fewer than five to fictional heavyweight champion Apollo Creed . Fighters have always attracted monikers, going back to 19th-century champ Nonpareil Dempsey and beyond, but really took off around the 1920s, spearheaded by that era's heavyweight king Jack Dempsey—"The Manassa Mauler." British boxing was not always so enamoured with the nickname, associating it more with the hoopla and razzmatazz of the US, where it was a sport for the press pack to coin a nom-de-guerre for upcoming contenders. Plenty of British champions such as Benny Lynch, Ken Buchanan and John Conteh never attracted a moniker that stuck. It's maybe not entirely coincidental that it was in the 1980s, the decade of the Big Bang and rampant commercialism, that the UK truly embraced the nickname. The likes of "Ragamuffin Man" Lloyd Honeyghan and "Clones Cyclone" Barry McGuigan won world titles and almost edge their way into this list. Consequently, this countdown is dominated by fighters of more recent vintage or those who fought on American soil and picked up a nickname there. Among those who just missed out are Sheffield super-bantamweight Kid Galahad, lightweight contender Anthony "Million Dollar" Crolla and the always enigmatic early 2000s light-middleweight Richard "The Secret" Williams—a name that divides opinion but lodges itself in the memory. And now, here are the 15 best-ever nicknames in British boxing. Years Active: 1989-2003 Record: 41-2-1 with 32 KOs Early in his career, Lewis was known as "The Lion," but later on he coined his own more distinctive moniker as "The Pugilist Specialist." It fit Lewis' self-styling as a cerebral fighter who talked of his fondness for chess, and although this didn't always go down well with American audiences, he ultimately emerged as the king of the 1990s heavyweights, avoided by Riddick Bowe before defeating Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson. This nickname may not inspire fear in the heart of opponents but suited a fighter who could systematically take opponents apart, ultimately registering wins over every man he faced. Years Active: 1986-2002 Record: 31-12-1 with 11 KOs Pictured above is Silky Jones on the left in a British title fight against one of the worst nicknamed Brits—"Spice Boy" Ryan Rhodes. Before footballers had "good tekkers" or other such recent abominations, they had "silky skills." Paul Jones brought the term to boxing even if wasn't always as silky as he may have made out with 12 losses on his record, four by way of knockout. However, he did claim the WBO light-middleweight title back in 1995 with a huge upset win over Verno Phillips, a great effort on the night and what remains his claim to fame. With a distinctively British use of the word "silky" and the telling fact that he was often referred to in print as just Silky Jones, so that some may not even know his first name, this has to rank highly. File alongside "Sugar" Ray Robinson and "Mantequilla" Jose Napoles. Years Active: 1901-1913, 1919 Record: 53-3-5 with 35 KOs (plus 8 "newspaper decisions") Jim Driscoll wasn't literally undefeated, but like Nonpareil Dempsey before him, he lost very few fights at a time when top fighters took more risks and thus suffered more defeats. Driscoll had lost just once when in 1909 he beat world featherweight champion Abe Attell on points in a fight where it was stipulated that only a KO could win the Welsh challenger the crown. Despite winning 10 straight fights on US soil from late 1918 to early the next year, he never got the proper title shot he deserved but did claim the British and European belts. On the back of his excellent form in America, it was the legendary cowboy and U.S. newspaperman Bat Masterson who dubbed him "Peerless Jim," a label he thoroughly deserved. Years Active |
For which London football club did Rod Stewart have an unsuccessful trial? | THAT ROD STEWART AND FOOTBALL THING — IBWM Comment So did any clubs ever say 'Stay with me'?........apologies, that was unecessary, here's Rob Langham.... When Rod Stewart pitched up at Heathrow recently sporting an electric green Celtic Football Club tracksuit, it begged the question as to whether the man had ever been properly fashionable? Sort of. Stewart is after all, about to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the second time – that august but faintly ridiculous Cleveland institution recognising his work with the Faces – the band formed out of the ashes of The Small Faces and Jeff Beck Group back in 1969. That feathercut might lend him the aspect of a demented bantam now, but for a time Stewart existed at the epicentre of the London mod scene – his threads mirroring the fashion sense of the band he was to join. Even now, one could point grudgingly to his twenty first century skin tight jeans, if they weren’t cream-coloured of course. As the great philosopher once said, ‘I like to go out two or three times a week and sometimes I get barnet done...it’s still my own hair, you know. Which is more than can be said for Elton. Bald bugger. That’s a typical statement from Stewart – a man who is never going to jostle with shrinking violets for house room. As the Faces grew in popularity, the archetypal seventies rock star was born eventually emerging as a solo artist megastar, fathering eight kids from five different relationships, hanging out in Los Angeles and perpetrating various crimes against music. The royalties from such ditties as ‘Sailing’ and ’Baby Jane’ will have been satisfying to receive and if a couple of his songs, ‘Maggie May’ most prominently, have stood time’s tribulations in the critical sense, will there have been a moment of ruefulness that an alternative career should have been taken? Because like the aforementioned Reg Dwight of Pinner, Stewart is a nothing short of a soccer nut. Gigs still commence with the kicking of footballs into the crowd, the Celtic crest appears proudly on bass drum heads and at a recent concert in Australia, he requested that a telly be stationed alongside the stage so he could keep an eye on the Bhoys cup tie with Inverness Caley Thistle. A pensioner watching the idiot box hardly constitutes news of course, but the passion is there. A February article in When Saturday Comes lamented the way the internet had put an end to the phenomenon of the football fantasist – you know, the barber who was once on Millwall’s books, the taxi driver who once ‘had a trial’ for Spurs. But leaving aside Brentford Football Club’s failure to remember the fact, enough evidence would point to Stewart’s genuine presence as an apprentice at Griffin Park at the dawn of the swinging sixties, having graduated from a Middlesex schoolboys side. Legend has it that the experience ended due to an aversion to cleaning boots. Countless celebrity matches attest to his skills – even if the original ferociously tackling centre half of lore has been replaced by a more wispy presence. Stewart is very much on the ‘Tarby’ circuit when it comes to such events but he’s no Boris Johnson with the round ball – this man can play. Nor is he slow to come forward as a supporter. He has stayed loyal to a family background that saw his father and two elder brothers form a local club, Highgate Redwings (the Detroit analogy perhaps an uncanny hint at the future mid-Atlanticism their bairn would embrace) and which had emigrated to North London from Scotland. Stewart’s rasp is more Sean Dyche than fellow Parkhead season placeholder Billy Connolly though. It must have been to his eternal chagrin that he was the one English born member of a family so he has spent the intervening 67 years emphasizing his Scottishness. For a time, he was an integral part of the Tartan Army home and away, most notably at the 1978 World Cup in Argentina – Scotland’s elevation to one of the world’s top 16 spots obfuscated by Peru and Iran; a late heroic effort against future finalists the Dutch proving insufficient. The nation produced play | Club History, Facts and Figures - Yorkshire Evening Post Club History, Facts and Figures 12:07 Wednesday 15 December 2004 10:22 Monday 31 January 2005 LEEDS were founder members of the Northern Union when it broke away from the Rugby Football Union in 1895. But the roots of the current Leeds club date back a quarter of a century earlier than that, to the formation of the Leeds St John's club which played at Cardigan Fields, near Headingley. In 1888 the Cardigan Estate was sold at auction and Lot 17a was purchased by a group of Leeds citizens, who intended to form the city's leading sports club. Lot 17a became what is now Headingley Stadium, one of only a handful of venues in the world to have staged international matches in three different sports - rugby league, union and cricket. Leeds St John's played their final season under that name in 1889-90, before becoming the football section of Leeds Cricket, Football and Athletic Co Ltd. With Headingley still being completed, Leeds' first game was staged at Cardigan Fields, the home side defeating Otley. The first game at Headingley was played on September 20, 1890, when Manningham were beaten by one try and one dropped goal to nil. Leeds' debut in the Northern Union was a 6-3 success at Leigh on September 7, 1895 - the inaugural day of the new competition. The club's first major trophy triumph came in 1910, when they won the Northern Union Cup, after beating Hull in a final replay. Blue and amber ribbons have been tied on the Challenge Cup another 10 times since then, including wartime successes in 1941 and 1942 and victory over London Broncos in the last final staged at the old Wembley, in 1999. That game saw winger Leroy Rivett become the first - and so far only - player to score four tries in a Challenge Cup final and the 52-16 triumph was also a record. The Headingley club reached the Championship final for the first time in 1915, but were beaten 35-2 by a Huddersfield side who are remembered as one of the greatest teams of all time. Leeds had to wait until 1961 to be crowned champions for the first time, the great Lewis Jones leading them to an emotional victory over Warrington in the title decider at Odsal. The Championship trophy returned to Headingley in 1969 and 1972, but Leeds fans then endured an agonising 32-year wait before coach Tony Smith's side claimed the Super League title with a Grand Final triumph over arch-rivals Bradford Bulls. The Super League triumph means Leeds have now won every available domestic honour, including the Yorkshire Cup a record 17 times from 21 finals. Known as the aristocrats of the game, Leeds have a reputation for signing the best players from throughout the world of rugby league, though in more recent times the emphasis has been on developing home-grown talent - with 10 of the 17-strong Grand Final winning squad having come up through Rhinos' youth system. Though they have always been regarded as one of the sport's richest clubs, financial worries threatened Leeds' future in the mid-1990s, amid speculation the club were preparing to sell Headingley and move in with Leeds United at Elland Road. That was avoided when chairman Paul Caddick and chief executive Gary Hetherington took over the club in late 1996. The Rhinos name was adopted the following year. Role of Honour Championship winners: 1960-61, 1968-69, 1971-72. Championship beaten finalists: 1914-15, 1928-29, 1929-30, 1930-31, 1937-38, 1969-70, 1972-73. Super League champions: 2004. Super League beaten Grand Finalists: 1998. League leaders: 1960-61, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1971-72, 2004. Challenge Cup winners: 1909-10, 1922-23, 1931-32, 1935-36, 1940-41, 1941-42, 1956-57, 1967-68, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1999. Challenge Cup runners-up : 1942-43, 1946-47, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1993-94, 1994-95, 2000, 2003. Regal Trophy winners: 1972-73, 1983-84. Regal Trophy beaten finalists: 1982-83, 1987-88, 1991-92. Premiership winners: 1974-75, 1978-79. BBC 2 Floodlit Trophy winners: 1970-71. Charity shield runners-up: 1995-96. Yorkshire Cup winners: 1921-22, 1928-29, 1930-31, 1932-33, 1 |
Which boxing Champion was known as 'The Fighting Marine'? | Gene Tunney - BoxRec Gene Tunney Hall of Fame bio: click World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee Name: Gene Tunney Birth Name: James Joseph Tunney Born: 1897-05-25 Birthplace: New York (Greenwich Village), New York, USA Died: 1978-11-07 (Age:81) 5 Links Career Overview Dethroning a legendary heavyweight champion sometimes is not all it is cracked up to be. Gene Tunney, one of the most skilled of all heavyweight champions, received little more than begrudged respect from sports fans after his two signature performances against Jack Dempsey . Fast, powerful, resilient, intelligent and virtually flawless in technique, Tunney had all the tools for greatness in the ring, but lacked the ferocious style and rugged charisma of the man from whom he wrested the championship. But even Tunney's detractors couldn't deny that he was a first class fighter, one who had risen from middleweight to heavyweight and fought a generation of quality opponents on the way. Like Dempsey, he cast his own unique shadow over the sport as an accomplished student of the sweet science and one of the greatest athletes of his generation. The Fighting Marine Born James Joseph Tunney, the son of an Irish immigrant longshoreman, Tunney grew up on the mean streets of New York City, where he learned to fight. He became affectionately known in his family as "Gene" because his baby sister had trouble pronouncing his given name. Tunney quit school when he was 15 years old and went to work as a typist for a steamship company to help support his family. It was during this period that he gravitated toward boxing, venturing nightly to the Greenwich Village Athletic Club to train, spar and make valuable connections with people involved in the sport. It soon became his ambition to compete professionally, and he made his pro debut in July 1915 as a middleweight against Bobby Dawson , whom he stopped in eight rounds. During Tunney's career, official decisions in boxing were outlawed in numerous states, including New York, as a means to avoid corrupt influences in the sport. Fans relied upon newspaper reporters to give them accurate accounts as to who deserved to win the fights. According to the International Boxing Hall of Fame, 19 of Tunney's fights officially resulted in a no-decision. On April 6, 1917, the United States declared war on the German Empire and entered World War I. Tunney enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on May 2, 1918, 23 days before his 21st birthday. Though he never saw action during his tenure in the Marines, his enlistment would later serve as a source of patriotic pride for many fans and would become a successful promotional tool for his future career. Tunney continued to box while he was stationed in France during the war. He won a four-round decision against Fighting Bob Martin , the heavyweight champion of the American Expeditionary Forces, and defeated 20 opponents in an elimination series to win the American Expeditionary Forces light heavyweight title. With the end of World War I in 1919, Tunney returned to civilian life. Between December 1919 and October 1920, he scored eleven consecutive knockout victories. Ten of bouts were in New Jersey and one was in New York. Although Tunney's opposition was mediocre at best, the success led to his appearance on the undercard of the highly anticipated fight between World Heavyweight Champion Jack Dempsey and World Light Heavyweight Champion Georges Carpentier at Boyle's Thirty Acres in Jersey City, New Jersey, on July 2, 1921. The fight, which attracted a crowd of more than 80,000, was boxing's first $1 million gate. Tunney's opponent was Soldier Jones , an overmatched light heavyweight whom Tunney dominated for seven rounds until the referee stopped the fight. Another six consecutive wins led to a fight with former World Light Heavyweight Champion Battling Levinsky —Tunney's first internationally known opponent—at Madison Square Garden in New York City on January 13, 1922. Levinsky, who entered the fight as the American Light Heavyweight Champion, was a veteran of more than 200 bouts and, like Tunn | Famous Boxers - The Greatest Boxers of All Time Famous Boxers Muhammad Ali (1942) Famous For: Being widely considered one of the greatest boxers of all time. The Greatest, “The People’s Champion,” these are nicknames given to one of the most famous athletes in the world, Muhammad Ali. He has born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. before he converted to Islam in 1964. Before turning professional, Ali won a gold medal at the Olympics in Rome in 1960 as a light heavyweight. As a professional heavyweight, we won fifty-six, 37 by knockout. Some of his fights have been given titles, most famous include, “Rumble in the Jungle,” in Kinshasa, Zaire against George Foreman and “The Thrilla in Manila,” in Manila, Philippines against Joe Frazier. Ali was a multiple heavyweight champion during his career as a boxer. Manny Pacquiao (1978) Famous For: World champion in eight weight divisions Eight division world champion, the first to ever accomplish the feat, Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao was named “Fighter of the Decade” in 2009. A southpaw, Pacquiao’s record is an impressive 54-5 with 2 draws. This is one fighter who has received more than his share of nicknames that include: Pac Man, The Nation’s Fist, Destroyer, Mexicutioner and the list goes on. Mike Tyson (1966) Famous For: Unified the heavyweight titles under the WBA, WBC, & IBF At twenty years old, Mike Tyson became the undisputed heavyweight champion, unifying the WBA (World Boxing Association), WBC (World Boxing Council), and the IBF (International Boxing Federation) heavyweight titles. “The Baddest Man on the Planet”, as Tyson was known, won 44 of his fifty fights by knockout. He is also known as Iron Mike and Kid Dynamite for his hard hitting punches. Floyd Mayweather Jr. (1977) Famous For: Undefeated record Rated as the best pound for pound fighter today, Floyd Mayweather Jr. remains undefeated. He is a world champion in five divisions beginning with the Super Featherweight, Lightweight, Welterweight, Light Welterweight, and Light Middleweight, divisions. As an amateur, he had an 84-6 record, as a professional, he is 45-0. He has two nicknames to date, “Money” & “Pretty Boy.” Jack Johnson (1878-1946) Famous For: Galveston Giant The “Galveston Giant” or John Arthur Johnson became the first Black American world boxing heavyweight (179 lbs not more than 201) champion. His reign as champion lasted for seven years. He had a total of 114 fights, he won eighty fights, forty-five by knockouts; twelve draws, fourteen no-contest, and 13 losses. Johnson was an “orthodox” style of boxer. George Foreman (1949) Famous For: Rumble in the Jungle Two time World Heavyweight Champion George Foreman was one of the most famous boxers of his time that go with his epic battles against the likes of Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, and Muhammad Ali. In 1968, he won the gold medal at summer Olympics in Mexico City. In his storied boxing career, Foreman compiled seventy-six wins. He was the oldest, at age 45, Heavyweight champion to win the title. His nicknames include, “The Heywood Giant, Big George, and the Punching Preacher.” Roy Jones Jr. (1969) Famous For: 1990s Fighter of the Decade After starting as a boxer in the light middleweight division, Roy Jones Jr. eventually found himself winning the heavyweight title. During the 1990s, Jones received the recognition for being the “Fighter of the Decade.” He garnered a total of 56 wins during his professional career, receiving the title Champion as a Middleweight, Super Middleweight, Light Heavyweight, and Heavyweight. He was known as “RJ, Captain Hook, Superman, and Junior.” Rocky Marciano (1923-1969) Famous For: Undefeated Heavyweight boxer Untied and undefeated in his professional boxing career, former World Heavyweight champion Rocky (Rocco Francis Marchegiano) Marciano, is the only boxer to hold this distinction. He had forty-nine fights, lost none, won 43 by knockout. Born in Brockton, Massachusetts, he has been given the alias “Rock from Brockton” and “Brockton Blockbuster.” Julio César Chávez, Jr. (1986) Famous For: WBC Middleweight champion in 2011 Fo |
According to IMDB.com, what was the first film Jimmy Carter watched during his presidential tenure? Appropriate since it showed what led to his electoral win! | Movies in the Classroom by Bradley Wilson - issuu issuu Movies Modern techniques to complement guided instruction in the classroom Featuring lessons for Absence of Malice, All the President’s Men, Newsies, THe Paper and Shattered Glass. Genelle Belmas, Sarah Nichols, Cheryl Pratt, Jeff Salisbury, Howard Spanogle and Joyce Kasman Valenza Written by with additional contributions from Pam Bunka, Ronnie Campagna, Marsha Kalkowski, Katherine Kennedy, Reginald Ragland, April Van Buren and the Internet Movie Database, CBS Broadcasting, The History Place, Spring 2007 Communication: Journalism Education Today • 17 1 classroom Directors Screen of the Turn into a film advocate-educator. An academic entrepreneur. A giver of enlightenment. A donor of opportunities for insights. All by using visual media effectively. I tious journalism teacher of younger students. It is inexcusable if multiple viewings occur in classes under your leadership. WHEN YOU SHOW IT Pay attention to timing: during the year, for curriculum emphasis, for mental involvement, for publication schedules and for multi-year journalism students. In addition to scheduling films at the appropriate time each year, films should be on a two- or three-year plan so that students enrolled in advanced journalism classes do not experience repeats. Rather, students should increase their knowledge and broaden their perspectives. Nothing is more deadening than an exasperated student’s comment, “Oh, we’ve seen that before.” It is bad enough if the first viewing occurred in eighth grade under the guidance of an ambi- WHY YOU SHOW IT Every method needs a pedagogical purpose. While the temptation may be to think only of showing a film as a few easy class days, that approach, when repeated frequently, limits student learning and smothers teacher vitality. Plus, the approach is outdated, a word that is unwelcome in innovative journalism environments. Definitely showing a tape of a TV news broadcast or a documentary or a short news feature can help students connect principles and performance. They will learn about current problems and noteworthy actions. For journalism instruction, however, they will also learn to consider essential questions such as the following: How did the producers prepare for the interviews and the visual enhancement of the broadcast? What are the results? The slant? The value? The follow-up? And that kind of inquiry inculcates incentives and methodology that they can use for their own publications and broadcasts. Beyond those questions are the implications for the media that your students produce. How is media interacting? What are they doing to go beyond the traditional electronic and the print perspectives? How are they responding to blogs and to podcasts? The observations and the opportuni- n the journalism classroom, films and on-air tapes/DVDs are only as good as the teacher using them. As for any publication or broadcast, preparation unlocks the brain and the pathway to productive results. First, teachers must make strategic decisions. ties have obvious implications for contemporary media. Why should an active student newspaper have an online version of the newspaper, one that can be updated daily? What messages does that send about responsibility and about contemporary needs? HOW YOU SHOW IT Not always the same way please. Cautions are easy to imagine. However, the problems are rather easy to avoid with attentive effort. New possibilities are more stimulating to envision. Plan. Preview. Create pertinent worksheets and supplementary material. Avoid the time-filler syndrome. Instead, connect to goals, themes, timely topics and new approaches. Showing the complete film may be the first option, but it may not be the best choice. Consider other possibilities: using a small segment of a film, developing computer/digital presentations, assigning students to view and to critique a film as an out-of-class assignment and using film circles, in which groups of four to six students view different films together and report to the class. Make the most of the many resourc | "Masterminds" - Manchester Evening News, December 26, 2015 | Online Research Library: Questia Read preview Article excerpt 1. What has been the highest selling album of 2015? 2. Who won this year's Strictly Come Dancing? 3. Ford claimed to launch the first 'e-(What?)' at the 2015 Mobile World Congress Show: Pram; bike; dishwasher; or trousers? 4. A 2015 intensive listening study discovered that giraffes actually: Hum; whistle; laugh; or scream? 5. Name the last US president to meet the leader of Cuba before Barack Obama did this year: Clinton; Reagan; Eisenhower; or Washington? 6. Jay Z and Beyonce launched a music streaming service called: Bridal; Tidal; Widal; or Piddle? 7. At auction, $1.2m was paid for Don McLean's original handrwitten lyrics for which 1971 big hit song? 8. The Save the Children charity said it mistakenly awarded which controversial politician a Global Legacy award? 9. An official investigation as to proof of the US moon landings was demanded in 2015 by: Russia; China; NASA; or Donald Trump? 10. The 2015 Epsom Derby was won by Golden: Eye; Horn; Egg; or Handshake? 11. Who became Labour leader in September? 12. Philae, the spaceprobe thought lost until it recommunicated with controllers in 2015 is on: Mars; The Moon; or Comet 67P? 13. Which vast tech corporation opened its first 'Nest' branded intelligent home store in Palo Alto California in 2015? 14. In 2015 Japan lowered its voting age from what to what: 21-19; 20-18; 18-16; 23-20; or 17-15? 15. The abbreviation MERS, significantly impacting South Korea 2015, is otherwise known as: The Asian financial crash; Typhoon Mandy; Seoul Earthquake; or Camel Flu? 16. Christian is the lead character in the film 2015 adaptation of what extraordinarily successful book? 17. Who stepped down as chief of 21st Century Fox: Rupert Murdoch; Clint Eastwood; Donald Trump; or Warren Buffett? 18. An internet picture of a dress baffled people in early 2015, being which two of these colour combinations: Red/pink; green/orange; white/gold; yellow/copper; or blue/black? … Subscribe to Questia and enjoy: Full access to this article and over 10 million more from academic journals, magazines, and newspapers Over 83,000 books Access to powerful writing and research tools Article details |
Which building complex in Liverpool was designed by Jesse Hartley in 1846? | The Albert Dock, Liverpool Albert Dock, Liverpool. Jesse Hartley (1780-1860), with Philip Hardwick (1792-1870). 1843-5; opened in 1846. Brick, cast iron and granite (no wood, as a precaution against fire). Left: Ironwork on a warehouse façade. Right: The Pumphouse. [Click on images to enlarge them.] Designed by Jesse Hartley, Surveyor to the Liverpool Dock Trustees from 1824 to 1860, and Philip Hardwick, this distinctive complex contains the largest collection of Grade 1 listed buildings in the whole of the country. The warehouses were completed in 1845, and the dock was formally opened by Prince Albert himself in 1846. Of the buildings, David Lewis writes picturesquely: "They cannot be said to be pretty; they are strong, masculine buildings, sleeves rolled up and muscles bulging, and Liverpool's beloved classical architecture is here stripped down to its essentials of massive Tuscan columns and heavy round arches" (151-2). Writing more technically, James Stevens Curl explains that "some canal and dockside architecture seemed to point towards a new style where Classical relationships of proportion, solid and void, and integrity of geometry would be paramount, but stripped of all the tyranny of overt use of the Orders, and minus all decorative frippery." The Albert Dock was one of those rare cases, Curl believes, in which this style was achieved: These are the most Sublime of all nineteenth-century examples of commercial and industrial architecture, with their cast-iron unfluted Doric columns, massive undecorated brick walls, repetitive elements, and avoidance of ornament worthy of C.-N. Ledoux, the French Neoclassical architect and theorist, at his most uncompromising. (33) Consequently, Curl lists the Albert Dock buildings first amongst Liverpool's architectural splendours (87). Notable structures apart from the warehouses include the towering pumphouse (a later building, 1870), now an inn; and the wonderful Traffic Office (1846, designed by Hardwick, its top storey added by Hartley in 1848). With its cast iron portico and pediment, sandstone dressings and featured, connecting chimneys (see "Dock Traffic Office"), in days past the Traffic Office stood as a temple to the dockland activity that made Liverpool great. Two views of the Traffic Office — a temple of industry. [Click on images to enlarge them.] The Albert Dock restoration of the 1980s has pointed up the contrast between the brickwork and the winches and other cast-iron elements, and the area has been rejuvenated with flats, shops, a hotel, bars, eating places and some important cultural amenities, including the Tate Liverpool. In an unlikely but very welcome turn-about, the Traffic Office reopens in 2011 as the International Slavery Museum Research Institute and Education Centre. The Merseyside Maritime Museum located in an adjacent warehouse already houses an International Slavery Museum, fully acknowledging the big part that the slave trade played in Liverpool's growth. Two more views of the Albert Dock. [Click on images to enlarge them.] Related Material Linked iron slave coffle (for joining slaves at the ankle), on display in the slavery gallery of the Maritime Museum, Albert Dock, Liverpool Heroes of the Slave Trade Abolition Photograph, caption, and commentary by Jacqueline Banerjee , 2009. [You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the photographer and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one.] References Curl, James Stevens. Victorian Architecture. Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1990. "Dock Traffic Office" (Liverpool World Heritage City site). Viewed 3 February 2009. Lewis, David. Walks Through History: Liverpool.. Derby: Breedon, updated ed. 2007. | Oval Cricket Ground | DigiLondon MI6 Headquarters – SIS Building The SIS Building, also commonly known as the MI6 Building, is the headquarters of the British Secret Intelligence Service, otherwise known as “MI6”. It is known locally as Legoland and also as Babylon-on-Thames due to its resemblance to an ancient Babylonian ziggurat. It is located at 85, Vauxhall Cross in the south western part of central London, along the Albert Embankment on the bank of the River Thames beside Vauxhall Bridge. The building was designed by Terry Farrell, the developer Regalian Properties plc approached the Government in 1987 to see if they had any interest read more Oval Cricket Ground Category: Cricket grounds The Oval is an international cricket ground in Kennington, London. It is often referred to as the ‘Kennington Oval’ (not to be confused with Kensington Oval in Barbados), but in recent years has been officially titled as the ‘Fosters Oval’, ‘AMP Oval,’ and, currently, as the ‘Brit Oval’ due to various commercial sponsorship deals. It is located in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is the home ground of Surrey C.C.C., and also traditionally hosts the final Test match of each English summer in late August or early September. The nearest tube station is also called Oval, but the ground can also be easily reached from Vauxhall. |
Who along with Philips developed the CD in the late 70s? | The rise and fall of the CD: 12 facts you might not know - BT The rise and fall of the CD: 12 facts you might not know We celebrate the compact disc, a ground-breaking audio format that changed the way we listen to music. Print this story On March 8 1979 Philips demonstrated the compact disc for the first time – the Compact Disc Audio Player. Although this technology has faded a little in the internet age, with the advent of mp3 players and streaming services, it was hugely important. Piet Kramer, who worked in Philips optical group said at the time the teams didn’t realise the impact the CD would have: “ In the late 70s and early 80s, we never imagined that one day the computing and entertainment industries would also opt for the digital CD for storing the growing volume of data for computer programs and movies.” Check out the video above from Philips to mark the 25th anniversary of the CD to find out more. Here are 12 fascinating facts about the CD Technology giants Philips and Sony developed the CD format together. In 1979, a task force was set-up to create a digital audio disc and set a standard for the music industry that all manufacturers could follow and develop for. The CD was the first digital format, it was marketed as having better sound and less liable to scratch than analogue formats such as cassette or record. 1.2mm deep and 120mm in diameter, CD’s are made from polycarbonate plastic, with aluminium coating which makes the surface reflective. Data is encoded on a track in indents - known as pits - which start in the centre and spirals out. Lasers in CD players read this information from the disc without physical contact. CDs must comply with what is known as the ‘Red Book’ audio specification. The document of standards was created by Sony and Philips in 1980. The world’s first compact disc was manufactured in Langenhagen, Germany on August 17 1982. The first CD made at the plant was Abba’s The Visitors. The CD has a 74-minute playing time, allegedly because vice president of Sony, Norio Ohg’s wife’s favourite piece of music was Beethoven’s Ninth symphony. Dire Straits’ Brothers in Arms was the first album to sell over one million CDs. The band and Philips promoted the sound quality, as you can see in this picture. The BBC’s Tomorrow’s World famously demonstrated the CD in 1981. Host Kieran Prendiville was sceptical “whether there’s a market for this kind of disc” and is seen scratching a BeeGees CD. Urban legend suggested he spread jam on it first. The first commercially available CD player was the Sony CDP-101, which was released in 1982 priced 168,000 yen (around £922). Sony CEO Nobuyuki Idei based the model name on the numbers 0101, which is number five in binary code, meaning the product was medium class. Over 200 billion CDs have been sold worldwide. If all the CDs produced were piled up, they would circle the earth six times. The CD has spawned a range of optical-disc formats: Super Audio CD, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, right up to Blu-ray today. Sales of CDs have been declining for years, in part down to the rise in digital music for portable music players and smartphones, but the decline has been slow. The Neilson end of year music report states that there were 140.8 million CD album sales in 2014, a drop from 165.4 million in 2013, but more than 106.5 million digital sales. Sales of both are being impacted by the popularity of streaming services like Spotify and YouTube. Do you still use CDs or do you download or stream music? What was your first CD player? Let us know in the Comments below. Photo credit: Philips Company Archive, Joop Sinjou, Atreyu, Wikimedia Commons | Recording Technology History Recording Technology History on lateral groove Edison ad from LC 1877 - Edison made the first recording of a human voice ("Mary had a little lamb") on the first tinfoil cylinder phonograph Dec. 6 (the word "Halloo" may have been recorded in July on an early paper model derived from his 1876 telegraph repeater) and filed for an American patent Dec. 24. John Kruesi built this first practical machine Dec. 1-6 from a sketch given to him by Edison that was made Nov. 29 (not on "Aug. 12" that Edison mistakenly wrote on another sketch in 1917). When Kruesi heard Edison's first words Dec. 6, he exclaimed "Gott in Himmel!" (but these words for "God in Heaven" were not recorded and thus have been forgotten). Others before Edison had tried to record sound, but Edison and his tinfoil phonograph were the first to succeed. 1878- Edison was granted patent 200,521 on Feb. 19 for a phonograph using cylinders wrapped with tinfoil with 2-3 min. capacity. None of these early fragile tinfoils have survived, but after Edison experimenters used different recording materials, such as the lead cylinder of Frank Lambert that is known today as the oldest surviving playable cylinder ("One o'clock, Two o'clock"), and the brass discs of Augustus Stroh in England ("mama" and "papa"). 1881 - Charles Tainter at the Volta Lab made the first lateral-cut records , but without any practical machine to play them back. 1885 - A second type of phonograph was invented by Chichester Bell and Charles Tainter; they were granted patent 341,214 on a machine that they called the "Graphophone" using wax-coated cylinders incised with vertical-cut grooves; see photos from Smithsonian and the essay Tainter and the Graphophone. 1887 - A third type of phonograph was invented by Emile Berliner; he was granted patent 372,786 for a "Gramophone" using a non-wax disc photo-engraved with a lateral-cut groove; see pictures of the three rival phonographs. 1887 - Edison filed an application Nov. 26 for patent 386,974 on an improved phonograph using a battery-powered electrical motor and wax cylinders, but neither he nor the graphophone inventors were able to mass-produce copies. 1888 - Emile Berliner demonstrated an improved early gramophone May 16 at the Franklin Institute using a flat 7-inch disk with lateral-cut grooves on one side only, hand-cranked at 30 rpm with 2-min. capacity; Berliner was the first to mass-produce hard rubber vulcanite copies from a zinc master disk. 1889 - The Columbia Phonograph Co. was organized January 15 by Edward D. Easton with rights to market a treadle-powered graphophone; however, Easton would have more success selling music rather than business machines, especially cylinders of the popular United State Marine Band under John Philip Sousa . Easton produced the first record catalog in 1890, a one-page list of Edison and Columbia cylinders. Cylinder vs. Disc 1890 - The first "juke box" was the coin-operated cylinder phonograph with 4 listening tubes that earned over $1000 in its first 6 months of operation starting the previous November 23 in San Francisco's Palais Royal Saloon, setting off a boom in popularity for commercial nickel phonographs that kept the industry alive during the Depression Nineties. 1893 - Emile Berliner finally began to succeed with his new U. S. Gramophone Company; in 1894 he made and sold 1000 machines (some electric-powered, most hand-powered, but no spring motor yet) and 25,000 records (7-inch hard rubber discs). The Berliner Gramophone Co. was incorprated Oct. 8, 1895, and Berliner discovered in 1896 that shellac from the Duranoid Co. was better than hard rubber for records; Frank Seaman created the National Gramophone Co. Oct. 19, 1896. 1894 - in December, Guglielmo Marconi made radio history when at the age of 20 he invented his spark transmitter with antenna at his home in Bologna, Italy. He took his "Black Box" to Britain in Feb. 1896 and although it was broken by custom officials, he filed for British Patent number 12039 on June 2, 1896, and began to build a world empire of Ma |
Who founded the Tamla Motown record label? | GROUND BREAKING TAMLA/MOTOWN RECORD LABEL FOUNDED | RareSoul.com GROUND BREAKING TAMLA/MOTOWN RECORD LABEL FOUNDED Posted by RareSoul Staff on 01/12/2013 Berry Gordy founded the Tamla label today (January 12, 1959), with an $800 loan from his family. Berry Gordy got the bug to be in the music industry around 1953, when he founded his first business, the 3-D Record Mart – House of Jazz. The business failed, so Berry Gordy got a job supporting himself and his 19-year-old wife, by working at the Ford Lincoln-Mercury plant. It was during this time, that Berry Gordy began having songwriting success, working with singer Jackie Wilson, who had just launched a solo career, after leaving The Dominoes. In late 1957, Berry Gordy pitched a song to Jackie Wilson that was eventually titled “Reet Petite.” “Reet Petite” was a hit for Jackie Wilson, and it started an association between Wilson, Gordy and his songwriting partner Billy Davis, which produced several classics. They combination produced singles like “To Be Loved,” “Lonely Teardrops,” “That’s wmWhy (I Love You So)” and others. Motown Logo Berry Gordy was frustrated with the paltry earnings he received in royalties, and decided to start the Tamla label, with the $800 he borrowed from his family. The first release Tamla was titled “Come To Me,” by Marv Johnson. The record was picked up by United Artists, who gave Berry Gordy a $3,000 advance. The hits kept coming from Marv Johnson and Berry Gordy, with songs like “You’ve Got What It Takes,” “I Love the Way You Love” and others. Nov. 16th, 1963 Ad For Motown Singles Around this time, Berry Gordy launched his second label which he dubbed “Motown,” and moved into the legendary’s two-story building at 2648 West Grand Boulevard., which would later become known as “Hitsville.” By 1965, Motown had reached $15 million in sales, employed over 175 people and had a roster of 175 artists. “It was not his goal to head up a major entertainment complex,” his sister Esther Gordy said in the book “Motown: Music, Money, Sex and Power.” “He just wanted to be a successful songwriter,” Esther explained. “Motown is the result of one thing leading to another and Berry Gordy saying I’ll do it myself when he could not get something done to his liking.” | Dimple Records - Stevens,Cat : Tea For The Tillerman Tea For The Tillerman Usually ships in two business days Notes / Reviews Tea for the Tillerman is an album by singer-songwriter Cat Stevens. This album, Stevens' second during 1970, includes many of Stevens' best-known songs including "Where Do the Children Play?", "Hard Headed Woman", "Wild World", "Sad Lisa", "Into White" and "Father and Son". Four of the tracks ("Where Do the Children Play?", "On the Road to Find Out", "Tea for the Tillerman" and "Miles from Nowhere") were featured in the Hal Ashby and Colin Higgins' black comedy film entitled Harold and Maude, in 1971. The track "But I Might Die Tonight" was featured on another 1971 film: Deep End by Jerzy Skolimowski. Stevens, a former art student, created the artwork featured on the record's cover. With "Wild World" as an advance single, this was the album that brought Stevens world-wide fame. The album itself charted into the top 10 in the United States, where he had previously had few listeners. On 18 November 2003, Rolling Stone Magazine included this album in its 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list at number 206. Nov 18, 2003 The title-song "Tea for the Tillerman" was used as the ending theme for both series of the Golden Globe-winning BBC-HBO sitcom Extras, written and co-directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. In 2006, the album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In 2007, the album was included in the list of "The Definitive 200 Albums of All Time", released by The National Association of Recording Merchandisers and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In November 2008, a 'Deluxe Edition' was released featuring a second disc of demos and live recordings. Personnel *Cat Stevens â acoustic guitar, keyboards, lead vocals *Alun Davies â acoustic guitar, backing vocals *Harvey Burns â drums *Del Newman â string arrangements *John Rostein â violin Songs from this album have been covered by a diverse range of artists, which include: Jimmy Cliff ("Wild World") The Nerve Agents ("But If I Might Die Tonight") Horace Andy ("Where Do the Children Play?") Use in popular culture The title track is used by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant for the closing credits of Extras. The fourth episode of the second series of the show features a cover of "Tea for the Tillerman" performed by Chris Martin of Coldplay. The song "Miles From Nowhere" is featured in "The A-Team" and is used during Face's (Dirk Benedict) walking away scenes in the episode "Alive At Five" References Category:Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab albums Category:Universal Deluxe Editions fi:Tea for the Tillerman sv:Tea for the Tillerman This text has been derived from Tea for the Tillerman on Wikipedia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Artist/Band Information Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou, 21 July 1948, in Marylebone, London, England), originally and commonly known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is an English musician. He is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, educator, philanthropist, and prominent convert to Islam. His early 1970s record albums Tea for the Tillerman and Teaser and the Firecat were both certified as Triple Platinum by the RIAA in the United States; his 1972 album Catch Bull at Four sold half a million copies in the first two weeks of release alone and was Billboards number-one LP for three consecutive weeks. He has also earned two ASCAP songwriting awards in consecutive years for "The First Cut Is the Deepest", which has been a hit single for four different artists. Stevens converted to Islam in December 1977 and adopted his Muslim name, Yusuf Islam, the following year. In 1979, he auctioned all his guitars for charity This story originally aired on 3 December 2006. and left his music career to devote himself to educational and philanthropic causes in the Muslim community. He has been given several awards for his work in promoting peace in the world, including 2003's World Award, the 2004 Man for Peace Award, and the 2007 Mediterranea |
Which European capital city was a city-state known as Ledra in ancient times? | Nicosia Nicosia Map of Cyprus Nicosia, known locally as Lefkosia (Greek: Λευκωσία ; also colloquially Khora,Χώρα see also List of traditional Greek place names) or Lefkoşa (Turkish), is the capital and largest city of Cyprus . Nicosia is located at 35°10' north, 33°21' east (35.1667, 33.35). [ 1 ] There have recently been some moves to use the Greek name Lefkosia as the official English name, but this has not been generally accepted. Located on the Pedieos river and situated roughly in the centre of the island, it is the seat of government as well as the main business centre. Nicosia is the center of an administrative district, after the fall of the Berlin Wall and it is currently the only divided capital city in the world, with the northern (Turkish) and southern (Greek) portions divided by the " Green Line ", a demilitarized zone maintained by the United Nations, although unlike Cold War East and West Berlin, few use the terms North Nicosia and South Nicosia.The 1974 Turkish invasion and occupation of 36 % of the island's territory literally cut the capital in half. The Turkish Cypriots use it as capital of occupied area, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is a state not recognized by any country in the world, except Turkey It has a population of 206.200 (end of 2001) in the sector controlled by the government of the Republic of Cyprus,, which means that over a quarter of the Republic's people live in the capital. At least three quarters of the city population live in the 'Greek' part, which is controlled by the Republic of Cyprus. Nicosia is a modern, dynamic capital with lots of shops, restaurants and entertainment The city is a trade center and manufactures textiles, leather, pottery, plastic, and other products. Copper mines are nearby. Nicosia is the seat of the University of Cyprus (UCY) and of all the colleges and institutes of Republic of Cyprus. The city is a trade center and manufactures textiles, leather, pottery, plastic, and other products. Copper mines are nearby. Nicosia is the seat of the University of Cyprus (UCY). History Main Article History of Nicosia The Greek name of Nicosia, "Lefkosia", probably comes from Lefkos, son of Ptolemy I of Egypt , who rebuilt the city in the 3rd century B.C.. Another probability is that the name originated from the white poplar (lefki) which was abundant in the bed of the city's river. The city also bore the name of Lefkothea - the white goddess.Still known as Lefkosia, the city became the island's capital in the 11th century. It had grown in importance because of threats to the coastal cities Paphos and Salamis, which made many people flee to the centrally located Lefkosia. Known as Ledra or Ledrae in ancient times, the city was the seat of the Lusignan kings of Cyprus since 1192, became a Venetian possession in 1489, and fell to the Turks in 1571. Ledra is now the actual name of the most popular commercial street. The name "Nicosia" appeared towards the end of the 12th century, when the city was owned and run by the Knights Templar. In fact, it is this period of Frankish (Luisignan) rule that gave rise to the exonym Nicosia. The Crusaders conquerors could not, or did not care, to pronounce the name Kallinikisis, as the city was called at that time, and they tended to say "Nikosia", which they spelled as "Nicosia". In this era of the Franks, the city expanded culturally, while under the Lusignans in the 15th and 16th centuries, the capital saw the erection of a number of palaces, mansions, churches and monasteries. Sir Garnet Wolseley in Nicosia The Ottoman siege of 1570 caused 20,000 casualties, while the 19th century also observed tragedy. The Turks eliminated the 1821 revolt with bloodshed, cholera hit the city in 1835, and fire destroyed large parts of Nicosia in 1857. The British gained control over the island in 1878, leaving Nicosia the colony's capital. Nicosia was the scene of extreme violence in the period just prior to Cypriot independence in 1960. Since the Greek supported coup and Turkish invasion which followed it in 1974, part of the city's | Roman Paris Athena Review, Vol. 4, No. 2 Roman Paris Setting: Paris occupies a natural limestone basin hollowed out by the Seine, which passes through the city en route to the Normandy coast about 150 km to the northwest. The conventional names of the Right and Left Banks of the Seine, used since ancient times, are oriented to face downstream (northwest). The surrounding heights of the Paris basin define the limits of the modern city, which extends 10 km in all directions from the center at the Île de la Cité. The ancient and medieval city was much smaller, measuring only about 2 km from end to end (fig.1). While today the river level is some 9 m below street level, the ground surface was significantly lower in antiquity and the early Middle Ages, as attested to by the underground archaeological crypt found below Notre-Dame Cathedral (see Gallo-Roman remains beneath Notre-Dame cathedral ). Much of the low-lying area east of the city was a swampy zone known as the Marais (built over in the 13th century, and today an upscale region of Paris), which was criss-crossed by small Seine tributary streams . During Roman times the city was called Lutetia, derived from an ancient Parisii word for marsh or swamp. Ancient settlement in Paris: Late Iron Age towns were abundant along the Seine from the 3rd to 1st century BC, when the ancient Parisii (one of dozens of Celtic tribes in Gaul) inhabited the area around the Île de la Cité. At the time of the arrival of the Romans in 53-52 BC, the largest settlement of the Parisii seems to have been at Nanterre (15 km west of the Île de la Cité), where remains of a nucleated town have recently been discovered within a loop of the Seine, including several main streets and traces of hundreds of houses (see AR 4,1). Like many other prosperous Celtic groups from Late Iron Age Gaul, Britain, and Germany, the Parisii minted their own coins of bronze, silver, and gold, indicating their involvement in trade networks fed by Roman commerce in wine and other commodities. [Fig.1: Section of a map of Roman Paris (after Crypte Archéologique 2005, Paris; MacKendrick 1972)]. Julius Caesar's account of the Gallic Wars, de Bello Gallico (ca. 50 BC), the earliest written source on the region, first mentions Lutetia as the scene where, in 53 BC, an annual assembly was held between Caesar, commander of the Roman Legions, and local Gallic leaders. In 52 BC, the Parisii broke their agreement with the Romans in order to support the Gallic war leader Vercingetorix. Their stronghold at Lutetia, left to be defended by the elderly warleader Camulogenus, was captured and burned by Labienus, one of Caesar's generals. The Romans soon established a new town called Lutetia on the hills of the Left Bank of the Seine, with the forum located about 1 km south of the river (fig.1). Roman Lutetia was laid out at the intersection of the Seine and two parallel Roman roads running north-south. The right hand or easternmost of these (today's rue St-Jacques) served as the Roman cardo or main NS street. Ultimately coming from Spain, this road passed through Orléans (Cenabum) to Paris, crossed the Seine at the Île de la Cité via the Petit Pont ("small bridge") and Grand Pont ("large bridge," now the Pont Notre-Dame) and went north through Senlis. The second road (the present-day rue Galande), coming from Italy, passed through Lyon to Paris, then turned NW toward Beauvais, Rouen, and the Normandy coast. Linked by a grid of east-west streets, this network of Roman roads remained at the core of Paris through the Middle Ages (Didier Busson, 2003). The Romanization of Paris was seemingly well underway by the early 1st century AD. Evidence for this comes from le Pilier des Nautes , an altar to Jupiter found under the choir of Notre-Dame cathedral. Erected by a corporation of local river merchants and sailors (nautes), it invokes several Roman deities along with native Gallic gods. Other temples and shrines from the Gallo-Roman period include a temple of Mercury on top of Montmartre, ab |
Which capital city is on the banks of the Potomac River? | Washington, D.C. - U.S. States - HISTORY.com Washington, D.C. How Washington D.C. Got Its Shape George Washington picked out the location and laid out a perfect diamond shape for the city, spanning parts of Maryland and Virginia. But a looming fight over slavery caused the Virginia side to leave the District and return to its home state, giving D.C. its strange shape. A+E Networks Introduction Washington, D.C., is the capital city of the United States, located between Virginia and Maryland on the north bank of the Potomac River. The city is home to all three branches of the federal government, as well as the White House, the Supreme Court and the Capitol Building. More than 500,000 people live in Washington, D.C. Population: 601,723 (2010) Did You Know? The city of Washington was named for George Washington (who picked the location), while the District of Columbia was named for explorer Christopher Columbus. Size: 68 square miles Motto: Justitia omnibus – “Justice for All” Tree: Scarlet Oak Bird: Wood Thrush Interesting Facts On July 16, 1790, a compromise between Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison—known as the Residence Act—was passed, declaring George Washington’s selection of a site on the Potomac River as the nation’s new permanent capital. As part of the agreement, the federal government assumed the states’ debts. George Washington oversaw construction of the White House, but never lived in it. John and Abigail Adams became the first occupants of the presidential mansion on November 1, 1800, although only for the last four months of his presidency. While still under construction, the United States Capitol held its first session of Congress on November 17, 1800. On March 4, 1801, Thomas Jefferson became the first president to be inaugurated in Washington within the Senate chamber of the Capitol. After capturing the nation’s capital during the War of 1812, British troops set fire to the White House, U.S. Capitol, several federal buildings and private residences on August 24, 1814. First Lady Dolley Madison, who had refused to leave the White House until only a few hours before the British arrived, secured the full length portrait of George Washington and a copy of the Declaration of independence on her way out. It took 83 years to complete construction on Washington National Cathedral. Although originally conceived of in 1791 by Major Pierre L’Enfant, who had been commissioned by George Washington to design a plan for the nation’s capital, the cathedral’s creation did not commence until September 29, 1907, when a stone from a field in Bethlehem was set into a larger slab of American granite and laid in ceremony as the foundation stone. In 1990, the National Cathedral was finally completed. Citizens of the capital of the United States, who are deprived of voting representation in the national legislature, have been seeking statehood for years. On September 9, 1983, a Constitution and petition for statehood for New Columbia—as the new state would be called—was presented to Congress. The National Air and Space Museum is one of the most popular museums in the world, attracting, on average, more than nine million visitors each year. Access hundreds of hours of historical video, commercial free, with HISTORY Vault . Start your free trial today. Tags | Battle of Gettysburg - Union Leaders - Corps Commanders Major General George G. Meade - Army of the Potomac A Pennsylvanian and West Point graduate, Meade saw action during the Mexican-American War and served on the staff of Major General Zachary Taylor . With the beginning of the Civil War, he was appointed a brigadier general and quickly moved up to corps command. Meade assumed command of the Army of the Potomac on June 28 following the relief of Major General Joseph Hooker . Learning of the fighting in Gettysburg on July 1, he sent Major General Winfield S. Hancock ahead to assess the field before arriving in person that evening. Establishing his headquarters behind the Union center at the Leister Farm, Meade directed the defense of the Union line the next day. Holding a council of war that night, he elected to continue the battle and completed the defeat of General Robert E. Lee 's Army of Northern Virginia the next day. In the wake of the fighting, Meade was criticized for not vigorously pursuing the beaten enemy. More » Major General John F. Reynolds. Photograph Courtesy of the Library of Congress Major General John Reynolds - I Corps Another Pennsylvanian, John Reynolds graduated from West Point in 1841. A veteran of Major General Winfield Scott 's 1847 campaign against Mexico City , he was widely considered one of the best commanders in the Army of the Potomac. This opinion was shared by President Abraham Lincoln who offered him command of the army following Hooker's removal. Unwilling to be fettered by the political aspects of the position, Reynolds declined. On July 1, Reynolds led his I Corps into Gettysburg to support Brigadier General John Buford 's cavalry which had engaged the enemy. Shortly after his arrival, Reynolds was killed while deploying troops near Herbst Woods. With his death, command of I Corps passed to Major General Abner Doubleday and later Major General John Newton . More » Major General Winfield S. Hancock. Photograph Courtesy of the National Archives & Records Administration Major General Winfield Scott Hancock - II Corps An 1844 graduate of West Point, Winfield S. Hancock served in his namesake's Mexico City campaign three years later. Made a brigadier general in 1861, he earned the nickname "Hancock the Superb" during the Peninsula Campaign the following year. Taking command of II Corps in May 1863 after the Battle of Chancellorsville , Hancock was sent ahead by Meade on July 1 to determine if the army should fight at Gettysburg. Arriving, he clashed with XI Corps' Major General Oliver O. Howard who was senior. Occupying the center of the Union line on Cemetery Ridge, II Corps played a role in the fighting in the Wheatfield on July 2 and bore the brunt of Pickett's Charge the next day. In the course of the action, Hancock was wounded in the thigh. More » Major General Daniel Sickles. Photograph Courtesy of the Library of Congress Major General Daniel Sickles - III Corps A New Yorker, Daniel Sickles was elected to Congress in 1856. Three years later, he killed his wife's lover but was acquitted in the first use of the insanity defense in the United States. With the beginning of the Civil War, Sickles raised several regiments for the Union Army. In reward, he was made a brigadier general in September 1861. A solid commander in 1862, Sickles received command of III Corps in February 1863. Arriving early on July 2, he was ordered form III Corps on Cemetery Ridge to the south of II Corps. Unhappy with the ground, Sickles advanced his men to the Peach Orchard and Devil's Den without notifying Meade. Overextended, his corps came under attack from Lieutenant General James Longstreet and was nearly crushed. Sickles' action forced Meade to shift reinforcements to his part of the battlefield. As the fighting raged, Sickles was wounded and ultimately lost his right leg. More » Major General George Sykes. Photograph Courtesy of the Library of Congress Major General George Sykes - V Corps A West Point graduate, George Sykes took part in both Taylor and Scott's campaigns during the Mexican-American War |
Which cheese, made from ewe's milk, comes from the Aveyron region of France? | Roquefort Cheese Roquefort Cheese Roquefort cheese is made from ewe's-milk and comes from the south of France. ie 'Roquefort-sur-Soulzon'. The Aveyron region of France. It is made entirely from the milk of the Lacaune, Manech and Basco-Béarnaise breeds of sheep. Together with Bleu d'Auvergne, Stilton and Gorgonzola, Roquefort Cheese is rated as one of the world's greatest blue cheeses. The law in Europe says that only the cheeses aged in the natural Combalou caves of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon may bear the name 'Roquefort'. Roquefort is sometimes known as the "King of Cheeses". To deserve this title, it should be white, crumbly and moist in the centre and therefore easily spreadable. If it's a bit hard still, it can ripen in the fridge. Roquefort Cheese has distinctive veins of blue mold, these blue veins provide a sharp tang. When you eat roquefort there is a flavour sensation that begins slightly mild, then sweet, then smoky, then fading to a salty finish. Roquefort Cheese has no rind therefore the whole Roquefort is edible. As each kilogram of finished cheese requires about 4.5 litres of milk, Roquefort is high in fat, protein and minerals. The story behind the cheese is, the cheese was discovered when a young shepherd, eating his lunch of bread and ewes' milk cheese, saw a beautiful girl in the distance. Abandoning his meal in a nearby cave, he ran to meet her. When he returned a few months later, the (Penicillium roqueforti) mold had transformed his plain cheese into Roquefort. The mold that gives Roquefort its distinctive character (Penicillium roqueforti) is found in the soil of these famous caves. Traditionally the cheesemakers extracted it by leaving bread in the caves for six to eight weeks until it was consumed by the mold. The interior of the bread was then dried to produce a powder. (Nowadays the mold can be produced in a laboratory.) Then the mold was added to the curd, through holes poked into the rind, and left to mature. The best way to sample Roquefort is at room temperature. After a pleasent meal with friends. Crack open a chilled bottle of French dessert wine. One of the best in my opinion is 'Sauternes', which is a French dessert wine from the Sauternais region of the Graves section in Bordeaux. Sauternes is made from Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscadelle grapes that have been affected by Botrytis cinerea, also known as noble rot. This causes the grapes to become partially raisined, resulting in a beautifully sweet dessert wine. Sauternes, a chunk of Roquefort with some bread and some plump figs. This combination of rich sweet wine, ripe fruit and the salty creamy cheese is a perfect trio of taste sensations. A wonderful way to end a meal. Recipes using Roquefort Cheese:- | Food Glossary & Classic French Garnishes | Chefsopinion Food Glossary & Classic French Garnishes Food Glossary & Classic French Garnishes > 2) Classic French Garnishes / Descriptions —————————————————————— À emporter (adj) to go (as opposed to sur place, for here). À l’ancienne old-fashioned, as in une baguette à l’ancienne. À point (adj) medium rare. Abats (m. pl.) offal. Aiguillette (f) in a bird (mostly duck or chicken), the tip of the breast meat. Ail (m) garlic. Aligot (m) potatoes mashed with fresh mountain cheese; a specialty from Auvergne. Amande (f) almond. Amuse-bouche (m) or amuse-gueule. Savory nibbles served before the meal, to arouse the appetite. Ananas (m) pineapple. Andouillette (f) chitterlings sausage. Aneth (m) dill. AOC (f) Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée. A certification granted to certain food items (such as varieties of cheese or produce) made in a specific area, according to a specific production process. Apéritif (m) or apéro. A pre-dinner drink. Also: a general term for the drinks and savory nibbles served before dinner. It is also a widespread custom to invite people over just for l’apéro, which is a more casual way to entertain than a full-blown dinner invitation. Arachide (f) peanut. Avoine (m) oat. B Baba au rhum (m) a spongy yeast cake soaked with rum syrup, often served with whipped cream. Badiane (f) star anise. Bar (m) bar, or sea bass. Basilic (m) basil. Beaufort (m) firm cow cheese from the area of Beaufort, in the French Alps. Beignet (m) fritter, donut. Berceuse (f) mezza-luna; a chopping tool with two handles and two half-moon blades. Literally: lullaby, because of the rocking movement made while using it. Betterave (f) beetroot. Beurre (m) butter. Beurre doux is unsalted, beurre salé is salted. Bien cuit (adj) well done. Bière (f) beer. Bio (adj) (short for biologique) organic. Biscotte (f) rusk. Biscuit (m) cookie. Biscuit rose de Reims (m) a pink, rectangular ladyfinger and a specialty from Reims, it was designed for dipping in a glass of Champagne. It keeps its shape when moistened, which makes it perfect for charlottes. Blanc (adj) white. Blanc-manger (m) a set pudding made with almond milk. Blanquette (f) a creamy stew, generally of veal, cooked with carrots, onions, and mushrooms. Blé (m) wheat. Blettes (f. pl.) also: bettes. Swiss chard. Bleu (adj) very rare. Literally: blue. Boeuf (m) beef. Boeuf bourguignon (m) a stew of beef, red wine, and vegetables; a specialty from Burgundy. Bonbon (m) candy. Bouchon (m) cork. Boudin antillais (m) spicy blood sausage. A twist on boudin noir and a specialty from the Antilles, the French Carribeans. Boudin blanc (m) a soft white sausage. Boudin noir (m) blood sausage. Bouteille (f) bottle. Brandade de morue (f) salt cod mashed with olive oil and milk until smooth; sometimes made with potatoes, too; a specialty from Provence. Brasserie (f) originally, a restaurant that served beer (the literal meaning of brasserie is brewery) and a simple hearty fare, often of Alsatian inspiration. The term is now used, more broadly, for traditional restaurants that are larger than bistros and offer a longer menu served around the clock (choucroute, grilled meat, shellfish platters, etc.). Bresaola (f) air-dried Italian beef. Brick (f) (alternate spelling: brik) a very thin wheat dough used in North African cuisine, similar to phyllo dough but slightly thicker and grainier. Brioche (f) a lightly sweet yeast pastry, made with eggs and butter. Brochet (m) pike. Brochette (f) skewer. Brousse (f) a type of fresh cheese from Provence. It is called brocciu when made in Corsica. Brut (adj) crude, rough. Café (m) coffee; when ordered in a café or restaurant: espresso. Café allongé (m) espresso with added water. Café crème (m) coffee with milk. Cake (m) a cake baked in a loaf pan. Calamar (m) squid. Calisson (m) an almond shaped confection from Aix-en-Provence, made with almond paste, sugar, and crystallized melons, with wafer paper at the bottom and a crisp sugar glaze on top. Canard (m) duck. Canelé (m) (alternate spelling: cannelé) a small cake from the city |
"Which famous Ramone was never one of ""The Ramones""?" | Top 10 Ramones Songs Top 10 Ramones Songs REDDIT Sire Records Without the Ramones , the history of rock n’ roll would read very differently. They inspired countless bands over several generations, even if they never actually grabbed the gold ring, and it has often been said that they are second only to the Beatles in terms of influence. Everything about them was unique for the times. In an era of bloated ensembles passing themselves off as rock and rollers, the Ramones injected a much needed (and, yeah, still needed) sense of danger, adventure and — most importantly — fun back into the music. The task of plucking 10 songs out of such a fantastic catalog is nearly impossible, and subject to change at any given second. But, at least for now, here is our list of Top 10 Ramones Songs. 10 You want to talk about a self-declaration? “I don’t wanna be a pinhead no more / I just met a nurse that I could go for” is a declaration without peer. Inspired by 1932’s ‘Freaks,’ a bizarre film that starred actual circus sideshow figures, this song’s famous “Gabba Gabba we accept you one of us” line was almost an exact quote from the movie. Musically, it’s pedal to the metal, a ride never lets up. No wonder ‘Pinhead’ routinely served as the rave-up final song during any given Ramones concert, and begins our list of the Top 10 Ramones Songs. ‘The KKK Took My Baby Away’ From: ‘Pleasant Dreams’ (1981) The premise is simple enough — boy swipes friend’s girlfriend, friend writes song about it — but when Joey Ramone wrote ‘The KKK Took My Baby Away,’ he was talking about a real-life scenario. Seems Johnny Ramone stole, and later married, Joey’s girl; Joey, who never forgave Johnny, got some revenge in the form of this classic song. While Johnny was hardly a KKK member, he used to make Jewish jokes around Joey and Tommy Ramone — both of whom were Jewish. Dark, and roiling with kick-ass rock attitude, this song was a highlight on 1981’s unfairly maligned ‘Pleasant Dreams’ album. ‘Do You Remember Rock ‘N’ Roll Radio?’ From: ‘End of the Century’ (1980) The lead-off track from a Phil Spector -produced album that the label, the management and the band hoped would be a commercial breakthrough, ‘Do You Remember Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio’ tells a different story. Reflections on past glory work in tandem with frustration over what it all had become, echoing the Ramones’ fate as the ’80s loomed. In a perfect world, this would have been a No. 1 hit. Instead, it’s just another gem on album filled with them. It’s a perfect opening for an album and a career, so it’s a natural fit for No. 1 on our list of the Top 10 Ramones Songs. This remains the definitive example of what made the Ramones special — and it couldn’t have been more out-of-step with what was going on at the time. ‘Blitzkrieg Bop’ was rock n’ roll distilled down to its bare essentials of three chords. Add in a ‘Hey Ho, Let’s Go’ rallying cry, (inspired by the Bay City Rollers ‘ Saturday Night ‘), and it’s easy to see how the Ramones gave rock and roll a swift kick. Heck, some four decades on, they still are. | This Day in Music Spotlight: The Man Who Turned Down The Beatles This Day in Music Spotlight: The Man Who Turned Down The Beatles January 1, 1962 01.01.2011 Special thanks to ThisDayinMusic.com . In his distinguished tenure at Decca Records, Dick Rowe signed an unbelievable roster of talent, including The Rolling Stones, The Moody Blues, The Animals, Them (featuring Van Morrison), The Zombies, Tom Jones, Small Faces, The Tornados, and John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. Unfortunately for Rowe and his label, he will always be known for the one band he let get away. The Beatles first came to Rowe’s attention via a young writer in Decca’s employ named Tony Barrow. Barrow hailed from the Liverpool area, but was a few years older than The Beatles. He had moved to London to take a job writing liner notes for the label, while still contributing to The Liverpool Echo on the side. When Brian Epstein signed The Beatles to work as their manager, he consulted Barrow for advice… and help. While Barrow turned down his request to write about the band in his Echo column, he did promise to mention the group to Decca’s A&R department. Rowe was the head of that department. For Rowe, the request to consider this unknown Northern band put him in a slightly awkward position. He was hardly interested in The Beatles, whoever they were, but he knew that Epstein was a valued customer for Decca. His NEMS music store was a major retailer in the North and Epstein’s was a relationship Rowe could hardly afford to damage. And so, Rowe sent an assistant, Mike Smith, up to Liverpool to see what the fuss was all about. On Wednesday, December 13, Smith arrived in Liverpool and was met by Epstein, who took him to dinner. Following the meal, they went to the Cavern Club on Mathew Street, where the band would play their second set of the day (having earlier played for the lunchtime crowd). Appearing with Gerry and the Pacemakers and The Four Jays, The Beatles played their standard repertoire of R&B and rock ’n’ roll covers mixed with a dollop of originals. Smith wasn’t blown away to the point of signing them on the spot, but he saw enough potential (and enthusiasm from the crowds… and Epstein) that he agreed to arrange a formal audition at Decca. The date was set for New Years Day, 1962. On New Year’s Eve, instead of going on a bender or playing to a raucous party crowd, The Beatles embarked on what they hoped would be the most important automobile ride of their lives. They piled all of their gear into road manager Neil Aspinall’s van and drove off in the freezing snow. Huddled together to stay warm, they hoped to arrive in The Smoke early enough to grab a drink and do a wee bit of merrymaking before turning in. Unfortunately, Aspinall got lost along the way and what should have been a four-to-five-hour trip turned into a 10-hour odyssey. When the boys arrived, they were aching and cold and ill-humored to see, as John later recalled, “the drunks jumping into the Trafalgar Square fountain.” When they arrived at the studio in the morning with Epstein, who had traveled separately by train, they were peeved to find that Smith was late, having been a bit hung over from his own New Year’s celebration. Smith irritated them even more by insisting that they use the house amplifiers instead of their own, referring to their own gear as substandard. With all of this going on, the group gave (by their own admission) a less-than-stellar performance – certainly not poor, but not up to the show-stopping standard they’d set for themselves in the basements and bars of Hamburg and Liverpool. They blew through 15 songs in a little over an hour, getting more comfortable as they went along. The songs were: 1. “Like Dreamers Do” (Lennon-McCartney) 2. “Money (That’s What I Want)” (Bradford-Gordy; originally recorded by Barrett Strong) 3. “Till There Was You” (Willson; originally composed for the musical The Music Man) 4. “The Sheik of Araby” (Smith-Wheeler-Snyder; an old vaudeville number turned rock ‘n’ roll by Joe Brown and The Bruvvers) 5. “To Know Her is to Love Her” (Spector; original |
What instant messaging service was acquired in 2014 for $16bn by Facebook? | WhatsApp goes down just days after $19B Facebook acquisition - NY Daily News WhatsApp goes down for three hours just days after $19B acquisition by Facebook WhatsApp goes down just days after $19B Facebook acquisition WhatsApp's 450 million users found themselves at a loss Saturday, after the service went down for three hours. (Dado Ruvic/Reuters) NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Sunday, February 23, 2014, 10:50 AM It may have been bought for $19 billion earlier this week, but that doesn't mean WhatsApp is immune from problems. The instant messaging service, just bought by Facebook, went down on Saturday, leaving its 450 million users worldwide wondering what was going on - and with no messages to look at . The system was down for some three hours, reports Metro . Users complained that the app just showed the status "Connecting" rather than loading when they went to use it, according to Metro . sorry we currently experiencing server issues. we hope to be back up and recovered shortly. — WhatsApp Status (@wa_status) February 22, 2014 WhatsApp's Twitter page posted on Saturday afternoon that it hoped "to be back up and recovered shortly" Facebook acquired WhatsApp for $16 billion on Feb. 19. (Dado Ruvic/Reuters) But that wasn't time enough to stop Twitter users having fun at WhatsApp's expense. One, mrbrown, posted: "Whatsapp is down. Just after Facebook bought it for US$16bn. I'm glad I got mine for free." #Whatsapp is down. Just after Facebook bought it for US$16bn. I'm glad I got mine for free. Another user, Me, Myself & Wyatt, wrote: "Zuckerberg's to do list: 1) buy whatsapp for $19bn @) Turn it off so people use FB chat". The site came back after several hours. | TV Ad Music | Find, watch, download songs and tracks from UK television adverts and commercials. Comment Welcome to our annual round-up of the most popular TV Ad Music of the year, based on a combination of clicks and downloads. We published around 400 new ads in 2016, our 15th year online. Many thanks to everyone who visited, downloaded, commented, tweeted and messaged TV Ad Music over the last 12 months. We have a fresh new look planned for TV Ad Music in 2017. You can keep up to date by following us on Twitter , Facebook , Google+ or RSS . You can also sign up for free email updates . Here, in reverse order, is our run-down of the most popular TV Ad Music of 2016. Use the links to watch the ads or download the tracks. *** #10: Apple iPhone 7 – Midnight Watch Music: Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam – In A Blackout iTunes / Amazon This beautifully shot TV ad stood out among a whole host of 2016 Apple ads, largely due to the song, In A Blackout by Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam (from the bands The Walkmen and Vampire Weekend respectively). It’s from their recent album I Had a Dream That You Were Mine. #9: Thomas Cook – Be Bold Watch Music: Tam Cooper – Be Bold iTunes / Amazon Thomas Cook’s 2016 TV ad was bang on trend, featuring an eye-catching dance and an ear-catching tune, as a young boy in a shark fin busts some moves by the pool. The popular music track is a bespoke composition by Tam Cooper for Earworm Music. #8: Fiat 500 – Fresh Watch Music: TIEKS – Sunshine (feat. Dan Harkna) iTunes / Amazon This colourful 2016 Fiat 500 TV ad positioned the car as fresh as a blooming daisy and a squeezed lemon, and featured the music track Sunshine by TIEKS featuring Dan Harkna. #7: Samsung Galaxy S7 – Sink Watch Music: Charles Trenet – Boum! iTunes / Amazon A young man waited for an important phone call on his water-resistant Galaxy S7 in this sink-based Samsung TV ad. The soundtrack featured one of the most popular French songs ever recorded, Boum! by Charles Trenet, originally released in 1938. #6: Lloyds Bank – For Your Next Step Watch Music: Jennifer Ann – Mad World (Tears for Fears cover) iTunes / Amazon The Lloyds black horse returned in this ad, showing how the bank could be there for important moments in life. The soundtrack was a piano cover version of the Tears For Fears song Mad World, performed by US-born, UK-based musician Jennifer Ann. #5: IKEA – Welcome Home Watch Music: Patrick Watson – Lighthouse iTunes / Amazon A young boy shone a little light on his mother’s journey home in this beautifully-made IKEA TV ad, with the strapline “life’s better at the flick of a switch”. The song was Lighthouse by Patrick Watson from the Canadian singer’s 2012 album Adventures In Your Own Backyard. #4: Nationwide – On Your Side For Generations Watch Music: Sleeping At Last – I’ll Keep You Safe iTunes / Amazon First aired in summer 2015, this Nationwide Building Society TV ad, featuring a scarf passed down through generations, was number 2 on last year’s list and hangs on to make number 4 in 2016. The song is I’ll Keep You Safe by Sleeping At Last, AKA Illinois musician Ryan O’Neal. #3: Boots No7 – Lift & Luminate Serum Watch Music: Kaleo – Way Down We Go iTunes / Amazon This hugely popular Boots TV ad for No7 Lift and Luminate triple action serum cleverly showed ballet dancer Alessandra Ferri dancing with a hologram of her young self. The song was Way Down We Go by Icelandic indie rock band Kaleo. #2: Sky Q – Fluid Viewing Watch Music: Sammy Davis Jr. – I’ve Gotta Be Me iTunes / Amazon Number two on this list, and the most popular new TV ad music of 2016, saw Sky introduce its Sky Q next generation home entertainment system with Marvel’s Avengers fluidly moving through a home from one screen to another. The song is I’ve Gotta Be Me by Sammy Davis Jr, which was released as a single in 1968. #1: Lloyds Bank – 250 Year Anniversary Watch Music: Birdy – Wings (Acoustic) iTunes / Amazon Here’s a thing: The number one most popular TV ad music of 2016 was also the number one in 2015. Easily the most popular ad in the 15-year history of this sit |
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