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What is the collective noun for a group of bishops? | List of collective nouns for bishops bishops - collective nouns for bishops bench | English Religious Architecture English religious Architecture Essay David Walker, English Religious Architecture of the Fifties (2008) “No-Fines” Churches in Coventry | St Aidan’s Church, New Parks, Leicester | St Hugh’s Church, Eyres Monsell, Leicester | St Paul’s Church, Ecclesfield, Sheffield | St Catherine of Siena’s Church, Woodthorpe, Sheffield “No-Fines” Churches in Coventry In November 1953 the Church Commissioners informed Neville Gorton, Bishop of Coventry, that once the New Housing Areas (Church Buildings) Measure attained Royal Assent, his diocese would receive £30,000 to be expended between January 1954 and June 1956 on buildings for “qualified areas” – those in which the population had increased by 5,000 or more since April 1945. The diocese must also spend £30,000 of its own funds on buildings in new housing areas, qualified or not, before January 1959. The Commissioners required that parish church designs should be submitted to them for inspection. They remembered the Church’s ministry had come very late to many towns which sprang up during the Industrial Revolution, with long-lasting consequences, and they were determined that should not happen again.[1] The Church Extension Committee asked Beecham Buildings to design a church and hall for Tile Hill North, Henley Green and Willenhall.[2] Each church was to be built in the heart of its community: the Tile Hill and Willenhall churches stand opposite the local social clubs, and had a decision not been taken to build the third church at Wood End rather than Henley Green, that would have been near a club too. Beechams’ estimate for Tile Hill was £12,924. The Church Extension Committee recommended that the Pastoral Committee adopt the proposals for both Tile Hill and Henley Green with improvements, leaving Willenhall until more money was available. Although the funding seemed generous, a decision was taken to build church and hall at Tile Hill only, and erect hall-churches at Henley Green and Willenhall. Gorton found that unacceptable.[3] On 20 July 1954 he wrote to Basil Spence to see what might be done, a challenge accepted three days later – “I am certain that we can find a simple, direct, topical and traditional solution which should be serviceable to the Church yet inexpensive – and I carefully avoid the word ‘cheap’.”[4] Gorton explained that “Willenhall includes an arrangement of existing trees, in fact I think all the sites have trees which could be kept and would add to amenities of the approach and layout.”[5] He added that George Wimpey & Company were working in Canley and might build a vicarage there. Perhaps during a subsequent conversation, Spence suggested a solution – an annotation on Gorton’s letter read: “It is a marvellous idea. Leave it to you.” On 29 July Spence mentioned sketches he would show Gorton on the latter’s return from holiday, and promised to discuss “the application of this principle” with Donald Gibson, Coventry’s city architect.[6] The “principle” was use of Wimpey’s “no-fines” concrete – an economical mix without fine materials – which when poured into re-usable moulds created standard constructional units for simple, cheap and rapid building.[7] Spence and Gorton met Sir Godfrey Mitchell, Wimpey’s chairman, in the hope of persuading him to build three churches for £50,000 – a sum equivalent to the War Damage compensation for a single city church. At the meeting Spence produced impromptu sketch plans and a perspective with his fountain pen, smudging the blue ink to create clouds. Mitchell concluded the proposals were practical.[8] Spence envisaged a plain dignified structure, 90 feet by 30 on plan, accommodating 250 parishioners. It had a concrete floor-slab and reinforced concrete portal frames which internally buttressed walls of “no-fines” construction, so that inside the nave was articulated as eight bays 10 feet long and end-bays 5 feet long.[9] Externally the walls were rendered in a stove aggregate, and internally they were whitewashed. The timber-framed double-pitch roof covered in fural aluminium was pitched at 14 d |
Which famous battle that took place in Scotland on 23rd and 24th June 1314 was seen as one of the most spectacular of the Scottish wars of Independence? | 6 haunting battlefields of Scotland | CNN Travel 6 haunting battlefields of Scotland 6 haunting battlefields of Scotland Mel Gibson's "Braveheart" renditions of Scotland's most famous battles are a sorry substitute; the real stories are far better and far bloodier By Mike Sowden 11 April, 2013 Scotland is one of our top travel destinations for 2013 , and as the country gears up for its “Year of Natural Scotland” there's a chance to take in some of its more turbulent stories. Scottish history reads like a real life “Game Of Thrones.” Here’s a tour of some of Scotland’s most famous battlefields -- and a stirring picture of a people fighting for independence. 1. Stirling Bridge, 1297 The Wallace Monument -- one of the places to view the Stirling countryside. If you’ve seen “Braveheart,” you’ll know that Stirling was the first great victory for rebellious Scottish landowner William Wallace against the forces of Edward “Longshanks” I of England. What you likely don’t know is that Wallace was joint commander with Andrew Murray, head of a powerful Scottish family, who had raised the flag of rebellion the previous year. Stirling was arguably more Murray’s victory than Wallace’s -- but he had no chance to enjoy it, receiving a mortal wound and dying shortly afterward. Murray isn’t mentioned in “Braveheart,” but that’s not the film’s most ludicrous omission. The masterstroke that won Stirling was the Scots waiting until the vanguard of the English army had crossed a narrow wooden bridge, then storming forward, trapping the vanguard and cutting it to pieces. The English commander ordered the bridge destroyed and consigned half his army to oblivion. In “Braveheart” the battle is won by the convenient invention of the schiltron (cluster of spears) to fend off cavalry. In fact, schiltrons had been around for centuries. And the film’s version of Stirling? Not a bridge to be seen. Today The best place to survey the landscape around Stirling is to climb to the Wallace Monument (pictured), a 19th-century tower commemorating the Guardian of Scotland, a title also given to the tragically overlooked Murray. The majority of the battlefield is now under modern Stirling . Stirling Bridge is an hour’s drive west of Edinburgh along the M9. Weir Street, Stirling, FK8 1RN 2. Falkirk, 1298 A fearsome sight, even before they start charging. After a year of employing hit-and-run warfare against the increasingly strengthened English army, the Scots stood their ground. Wallace wanted a night-raid, but was overruled -- the battle would take place on open land, in daylight. Wallace chose a defensive position and arranged his pikemen, archers and knights. The English mounted knights charged, driving Scottish horses away but failing to penetrate the four great schiltrons of foot soldiers. In Gibson’s “Braveheart,” the Scots lose because some of their noblemen (including Robert the Bruce himself) betray Wallace. The truth appears to be more prosaic: isolated and unable to escape, the schiltrons were riddled with English arrows until they fell apart. Wallace fled, resigned as Guardian of Scotland and largely disappeared from historical records until his capture in 1305. Following his trial in August, he was executed in a manner that makes the film look positively restrained. Today Nobody knows exactly where the battle of Falkirk took place -- many sites have been suggested around the modern town, halfway between Edinburgh and Glasgow. It’s possible future archaeological investigations will find remnants of the battle, but for now it’s a mystery. Beyond hunting for arrowheads, the best reason to visit the town today is the marvel of engineering known as the Falkirk Wheel . Falkirk is an hour’s drive west of Edinburgh along the M9. 3. Bannockburn, 1314 Nearing 700 years later, this small village is still remembering. Following Wallace’s defeat at Falkirk, the title of Guardian of Scotland shifted to Robert the Bruce, who in 1306 was crowned King of Scots. Despite (or because of) this national display of solidarity, the English continued to push for dominance. R | Frequently Asked Questions | Britroyals Frequently Asked Questions When did the last British King fight in a battle? George II was the last British King to lead his army in person, during the War of the Austrian Succession, at the Battle of Dettingen in Bavaria, 27th June, 1743. The last English King to die in battle was Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in Leicestershire on 22 August 1485 defeated by Henry Tudor who became Henry VII ending the Wars of the Roses between the Houses of York and Lancaster and starting the Tudor dynasty. The last British King to die in battle was James IV of Scotland killed at the Battle of Flodden Field in Northumberland on 9 September 1513 when the Scots invaded England hoping to take advantage of Henry VIII's absence in France, but were defeated by English forces under Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey. How far back can the British Royal Family trace their roots? Is Queen Elizabeth II really directly descended from Alfred the Great? She is the 32nd great granddaughter of King Alfred who 1,140 years ago was the first effective King of England. He ruled from 871 to 899. I thought that American Independence was in 1776. Why is it quoted as 1783? The Continental Congress of the 13 American colonies declared independence in 1776. However, the war continued and independence from Britain was not achieved until the Treaty of Paris in 1783. Was George III really mad? For most of his reign King George III was an astute king and politician with a strong sense of duty. Later in his reign he suffered from recurrent and eventually permanent mental illness. This baffled medical science at the time, although it is now generally thought that he suffered from the inherited blood disease porphyria. He suffered his first attack in 1788 and by 1810 was unfit to rule. In 1811 his son George, Prince of Wales, became Regent for 9 years until his father died in 1820. Who would now be King or Queen if Edward VIII had not abdicated? Edward VIII abdicated in 1936 less than a year after becoming King to marry Wallis Simpson. His younger brother Bertie became King George VI and was the father of the present Queen Elizabeth II . He died in 1952, and Edward who had no children died in 1972. So even if Edward had not abdicated Elizabeth would now be Queen. She would have come to the throne in 1972 instead of 1952. Why did Edward VIII have to give up the throne to marry a divorcee but Prince Charles is still in line to the throne? Royals who are divorced or marry divorcees do not lose their position in the line of succession. Edward VIII had a number of affairs with married women including Wallis Simpson who was already divorced and still married to her second husband. His parents King George V and Queen Mary did not approve and refused to meet her. When George V died Prime Minister Baldwin made it clear that the Government, popular opinion in the country and the oversees Dominions (now the Commonwealth nations) did not approve of his plans to marry Wallis. Social attitudes towards divorce and a women looking for a third marriage were considered scandalous at the time, and if Edward married against the advice of his Ministers it would have caused the Government to resign and a constitutional crisis. Edward chose to |
Where was Thomas Becket murdered? | The Murder of Thomas Becket, 1170 The Murder Of Thomas Becket, 1170 Printer Friendly Version >>> A sword's crushing blow extinguished the life of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, on a cold December evening as he struggled on the steps of his altar. The brutal event sent a tremor through Medieval Europe. Public opinion of the time and subsequent history have laid the blame for the murder at the feet of Becket's former close personal friend, King Henry II. Becket was born in 1118, in Normandy the son of an English merchant. His family was well off, his father a former Sheriff of London. Becket benefited from his family's status first by being sent to Paris for his education and from there to England where he joined the household of Theobold, the then Archbishop of Canterbury. Becket's administrative skills, his charm, intelligence and diplomacy propelled him forward. The archbishop sent him to Paris to study law and upon his return to England made him Archdeacon of Canterbury. A Medieval Mass Becket's big break came in 1154, when Theobold introduced him to the newly crowned King, Henry II. The two hit it off immediately, their similar personal chemistries forming a strong bond between them. Henry named Becket his Chancellor. Archbishop Theobold died in 1161, and Henry immediately saw the opportunity to increase his influence over the Church by naming his loyal advisor to the highest ecclesiastical post in the land. Henry petitioned the Pope who agreed. There was only one slight hindrance. Becket, busy at court, had never been ordained. No problem, Becket was first invested as a priest. The next day he was ordained a Bishop, and that afternoon, June 2, 1162, made Archbishop of Canterbury. If King Henry believed that by having "his man" in the top post of the Church, he could easily impose his will upon this powerful religious institution, he was sadly mistaken. Becket's allegiance shifted from the court to the Church inspiring him to take a stand against his king. In those days, the Church reserved the right to try felonious clerics in their own religious courts of justice and not those of the crown. Henry was determined to increase control of his realm by eliminating this custom. In 1163, a Canon accused of murder was acquitted by a church court. The public outcry demanded justice and the Canon was brought before a court of the king. Becket's protest halted this attempt but the action spurred King Henry to change the laws to extend his courts' jurisdiction over the clergy. Becket vacillated in his support of the king, finally refusing to agree to changes in the law. His stand prompted a royal summons to Henry's court at Northampton and the king's demand to know what Becket had done with the large sums of money that had passed through his hands as Chancellor. "Who will rid meddlesome priest?" Seeing the writing on the wall, Becket fled to France where he remained in exile for six years. The two former friends appeared to resolve their dispute in 1170 when King Henry and Becket met in Normandy. On November 30, Becket crossed the Channel returning to his post at Canterbury. Earlier, while in France, Becket had excomunicated the Bishops of London and Salisbury for their support of the king. Now, Becket remained steadfast in his refusal to absolve the bishops. This news threw King Henry (still in France) into a rage in which he was purported to shout: "What sluggards, what cowards have I brought up in my court, who care nothing for their allegiance to their lord. Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest." The king's exact words have been lost to history but his outrage inspired four knights to sail to England to rid the realm of this annoying prelate. They arrived at Canterbury during the afternoon of December 29 and immediately searched for the Archbishop. Becket fled to the Cathedral where a service was in progress. The knights found him at the altar, drew their swords and began hacking at their victim finally splitting his skull. The death of Becket unnerved the king. The kni | LiveLeak.com - James Bulger - Murder Victim - 20 years on.. Browse Channels James Bulger - Murder Victim - 20 years on.. For those of you in the UK, an introduction is not needed for this appalling crime.... a murder that shook the country. James Patrick Bulger (16 March 1990 – 12 February 1993) was a boy from Kirkby, England, who was murdered on 12 February 1993, when aged two. He was abducted, tortured and murdered by two ten-year-old boys, Robert Thompson (born 23 August 1982) and Jon Venables (born 13 August 1982). Bulger disappeared from the New Strand Shopping Centre in Bootle, near Liverpool, while accompanying his mother. His mutilated body was found on a railway line two-and-a-half miles (4 km) away in Walton, two days after his murder. Thompson and Venables were charged on 20 February 1993 with Bulger's abduction and murder. THE MURDER CCTV evidence from the New Strand Shopping Centre in Bootle taken on 12 February 1993 showed Thompson and Venables casually observing children, apparentl - |
BBC TV science presenter Brian Cox played keyboards with which nineties band ? | The Observer profile: Brian Cox | Science | The Guardian The Observer profile Putting the fizz into physics The former keyboard player with D:Ream is set to become the nation's favourite scientist after talking us through the subatomic goings-on at Cern. Just don't mention the end of the world... Saturday 13 September 2008 19.01 EDT First published on Saturday 13 September 2008 19.01 EDT Share on Messenger Close In the transient media parlance, Gordon Ramsay is a 'rock star' chef, Dan Snow is a 'rock star' historian and Sarah Palin is now a 'rock star' politician. In the case of Dr Brian Cox , the soubriquet is not so much tired as justified. The scientist who leapt to ubiquity last week, enthusing over what he describes as mankind's 'biggest project since Apollo', had a previous life in a Nineties band with regular gigs on Top of the Pops. Cox played keyboards for D:Ream for the last time in May 1997. The occasion was New Labour's election night party at the Royal Festival Hall, and the song was 'Things Can Only Get Better'. In the years that followed, Britain got Blair and physics got its own ambitious, telegenic communicator in Cox. Today, as Blair's heir is apparently sucked into a black hole, Cox is poised to slip the surly bonds of geekiness and become the god of small things. A youthful 40, without a boffin whisker in sight, and articulating in the kind of regional accent that TV executives find 'warm', Cox became the acceptable face of physics last week when the world's most powerful particle experiment was switched on at the Cern international science centre. In vast underground caverns near Geneva, the £5bn Large Hadron Collider (LHC), where Cox works on a particle detector called Atlas, has begun recreating the conditions present in the universe less than a billionth of a second after the big bang. The event captured the public imagination, or at least the media's, on the day with blanket coverage on Radio 4 and an image on Google's homepage, which the internet company told Cox will have been seen by around half a billion people. To Cox himself fell the role of public oracle, conveying the strange beauty and violence of subatomic particles, and making unfathomably complex science accessible to the man in the street via BBC2's Newsnight, Radio 4, Australia's equivalent of Friday Night with Jonathan Ross and countless other media. He reeled off facts and figures of undeniable wow factor: the accelerator's circumference of 27 kilometres, buried about 100 metres underground; the temperature inside the tube, -271C, colder than space, making it the biggest fridge in the world; a proton beam whizzing around one way - 11,000 times a second, with as much energy as an aircraft carrier going at 30mph - and another proton beam whizzing around the other way; the beams smashing together up to 600 million times a second. Among the aims of the biggest experiment of all time: to isolate the elusive Higgs boson, or 'God particle', which gives the matter in the universe its mass. As Cox put it, with his gift for user-friendly terms, that really means: why is this table solid? Some marginal scientists warned that the LHC might conjure a black hole that would gobble up the entire planet, a gift to any headline writer who ever dreamt of plastering 'End of the world is nigh' on sandwich boards. Cox and his colleagues received cranky emails including implied death threats. Eventually, as peeved as Richard Dawkins at a convention of creationists, he delivered a blunt riposte: 'Anyone who thinks the LHC will destroy the world is a twat.' In this plain-speaking professor from Manchester University, television might have discovered its evangelist for science. Just as history has fresh-faced Tristram Hunt or Bettany Hughes brimming with passion for the subject, so Cox's enthusiasm for physics could be the biggest boost for the subject since David Tennant flourished a sonic screwdriver in Doctor Who. He has the looks, the likes-a-drink-or-two street cred, and still a lingering rebellious streak: he married his American wife, glamorous TV p | Duran Duran CELEBRATIONS Duran Duran Duran Duran are an English New Wave/rock band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven “Second British Invasion” of the United States. Since the 1980s, they have placed 14 singles in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart and 21 in the Billboard Hot 100, and according to the Sunday Mercury, they have sold more than 100 million records. While they were generally considered part of the New Romantic scene along with bands such as Spandau Ballet when they first emerged, they later shed this image. The band worked with fashion designers to build a sharp and elegant image that earned them the nickname “the prettiest boys in rock.” The band has won a number of awards throughout their career, including two Grammy Awards, two Brit Awards—receiving the award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, an MTV Video Music Award—the Lifetime Achievement Award, and were awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The band’s controversial videos, which included partial nudity and suggestions of sexuality, became popular in the early 1980s on the then-new music video channel MTV. Duran Duran were among the first bands to have their videos shot by professional directors with 35 mm film movie cameras, which gave their videos a much more polished look. In 1984, the band were early innovators with video technology in their live stadium shows. The group was formed by Nick Rhodes and John Taylor, with the later addition of Roger Taylor, and after numerous personnel changes, Andy Taylor and Simon Le Bon. The group has never disbanded, but the line-up has changed to include American guitarist Warren Cuccurullo from 1986 to 2001 and American drummer Sterling Campbell from 1987 to 1991. The reunion of the original five members in the early 2000s created a stir among the band’s fans and music media. Andy Taylor left the band once again in mid-2006, and London guitarist Dom Brown has since been working with the band as a session player and touring member. REQUEST A PROPOSAL Please provide us with as much detail as possible regarding your event to ensure we provide you with the most accurate quote. First Name Required |
What is the name for the point on the earth's surface that is directly above an earthquake? | EARTHQUAKES EARTHQUAKES Earthquakes are vibrations triggered by sudden rock movements deep underground, which cause Earth’s surface to shake. Major earthquakes can shatter whole cities, killing people and bringing buildings and bridges crashing down. WHAT CAUSES EARTHQUAKES? Earthquakes are caused by the movements of the huge tectonic plates that make up Earth’s outer crust. Driven by currents in the semi-molten layer below the crust, the plates slowly drift over Earth’s surface and collide, grind together, or pull apart. Most earthquakes occur on fault lines—cracks in Earth’s crust where two plates meet and grind together. Most earthquakes begin deep underground at a point called the focus. As the rocks shatter at the focus, shock waves called seismic waves radiate outward in all directions. The point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus is called the epicenter. This is where most damage occurs. WHAT HAPPENS DURING AN EARTHQUAKE? As tectonic plates grind together at a fault line, the rocks on either side stretch to absorb a certain amount of pressure. If the pressure becomes too great, the rocks shatter, releasing shock waves that shake the surface. Buildings then sway and topple, and fires may start as gas and electricity lines are ripped apart. WHERE DO MOST EARTHQUAKES STRIKE? Most earthquakes, and also volcanic eruptions, occur on or near the edges of Earth’s tectonic plates. They are most common in the “Ring of Fire,” the name given to the edge of the vast Pacific Plate that lies beneath the Pacific Ocean. Japan, the Philippines, New Zealand, and the western coastline of North and South America all lie in this major fault zone. HOW ARE EARTHQUAKES MEASURED? The study of earthquakes is called seismology. Scientists measure and record earthquakes using devices called seismometers. The size of an earthquake is measured according to its magnitude (the size of the shock waves and the energy produced) or its effects. FIND OUT MORE | Haiti earthquake of 2010 | Britannica.com Haiti earthquake of 2010 Hispaniola Haiti earthquake of 2010, large-scale earthquake that occurred January 12, 2010, on the West Indian island of Hispaniola , comprising the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic . Most severely affected was Haiti, occupying the western third of the island . An exact death toll proved elusive in the ensuing chaos . The official Haitian government count was more than 300,000, but other estimates were considerably smaller. Hundreds of thousands of survivors were displaced. People picking through the rubble of their home after it was destroyed by a massive earthquake on … Joe Raedle/Getty Images The earthquake The earthquake hit at 4:53 pm some 15 miles (25 km) southwest of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince . The initial shock registered a magnitude of 7.0 and was soon followed by two aftershocks of magnitudes 5.9 and 5.5. More aftershocks occurred in the following days, including another one of magnitude 5.9 that struck on January 20 at Petit Goâve, a town some 35 miles (55 km) west of Port-au-Prince. Haiti had not been hit by an earthquake of such enormity since the 18th century, the closest in force being a 1984 shock of magnitude 6.9. A magnitude-8.0 earthquake had struck the Dominican Republic in 1946. Map of Haiti depicting the intensity of shaking and the degree of damage incurred by the Jan. 12, … Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Geologists initially blamed the earthquake on the movement of the Caribbean tectonic plate eastward along the Enriquillo–Plantain Garden (EPG) strike-slip fault system . However, when no surface deformation was observed, the rupturing of the main strand of the fault system was ruled out as a cause. The EPG fault system makes up a transform boundary that separates the Gonâve microplate—the fragment of the North American Plate upon which Haiti is situated—from the Caribbean Plate. The earthquake was generated by contractional deformation along the Léogâne fault , a small hidden thrust fault discovered underneath the city of Léogâne. The Léogâne fault, which cannot be observed at the surface, descends northward at an oblique angle away from the EPG fault system, and many geologists contend that the earthquake resulted from the slippage of rock upward across its plane of fracture. Similar Topics Northridge earthquake of 1994 Occurring at a depth of 8.1 miles (13 km), the temblor was fairly shallow, which increased the degree of shaking at the Earth ’s surface. The shocks were felt throughout Haiti and the Dominican Republic as well as in parts of nearby Cuba, Jamaica , and Puerto Rico . The densely populated region around Port-au-Prince, located on the Gulf of Gonâve, was among those most heavily affected. Farther south the city of Jacmel also sustained significant damage, and to the west the city of Léogâne , even closer to the epicentre than Port-au-Prince, was essentially leveled. A country in ruins The collapsed buildings defining the landscape of the disaster area came as a consequence of Haiti’s lack of building codes. Without adequate reinforcement, the buildings disintegrated under the force of the quake, killing or trapping their occupants. In Port-au-Prince the cathedral and the National Palace were both heavily damaged, as were the United Nations headquarters, national penitentiary, and parliament building. The city, already beset by a strained and inadequate infrastructure and still recovering from the two tropical storms and two hurricanes of August–September 2008, was ill-equipped to deal with such a disaster. Other affected areas of the country—faced with comparable weaknesses—were similarly unprepared. The damaged National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after the earthquake that occurred on Jan. … Logan Abassi—Minustah/Getty Images In the aftermath of the quake, efforts by citizens and international aid organizations to provide medical assistance, food, and water to survivors were hampered by the failure of the electric power system (which already was unreliable), loss of communication lines, a |
What is the name of the structures which allow stems to breathe? | The Open Door Web Site : Biology : How Plants Breathe : The Differences in the Exchange of Gases between Plant Respiration and Photosynthesis Remember that a green plant respires all the time, day and night. A green plant photosynthesizes only in the presence of sunlight. All parts of the plant respire, the leaves, the stem, the roots and even the flowers. The parts above the soil get their oxygen directly from the air through pores. The pores in the leaves are called stomata (singular: stoma). The pores in the branches of trees are called lenticels. The drawing shows a leaf of a ficus plant. A small part of the underside of the leaf has been magnified to show the stomata. The average number of stomata per mm2 of leaf is around 300. The smallest number is found on Tradescantia leaves which have 14 per mm2 . The highest number of stomata is found on the leaves of the Spanish oak tree. Here there are around 1200 per mm2 . The roots of a plant also need oxygen which they obtain from the air spaces in the soil. If you give too much water to a plant in a pot you could kill the roots by drowning them! Plants, such as rice, which normally grow in wet soil often have air spaces in their roots. This is so that they can carry air from the atmosphere down to the root tips to be able to respire under water. The Open Door Web Site is non-profit making. Your donations help towards the cost of maintaining this free service on-line. Donate to the Open Door Web Site using PayPal © The Open Door Team 2017 Any questions or problems regarding this site should be addressed to the webmaster © Paul Billiet and Shirley Burchill 2017 | DKNY - Official Site and Online Store I want to receive DKNY news. Back to login Forgot password Go back icon Please enter the email address you registered with, and we will send you a link to reset your password. Email Address |
"Who composed the orchestral march ""Crown Imperial"", it was used for the coronation of King George VI in 1937?" | William Walton : Crown Imperial - YouTube William Walton : Crown Imperial 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 Sep 4, 2010 Crown Imperial is an orchestral march by the English composer William Walton. It was first performed at the coronation of King George VI in 1937, and substantially revised in 1963. Walton composed the march originally for performance at the coronation of King Edward VIII, which was scheduled for 12 May 1937. However, Edward abdicated in 1936. The coronation was held on the scheduled day, with Edward's brother George VI being crowned instead. Category | 1936 The Year of the Three Kings | Lisa's History Room 1936 The Year of the Three Kings October 2, 2009 by Lisa Waller Rogers 1936 The Year of Three British Kings: dad George V and his 2 sons - George VI & Edward VIII The year 1936 brought many changes within the British monarchy. In January of that year, the first monarch of the House of Windsor, King George V, died and his son, Edward VIII ascended the throne. King Edward VIII though was not destined to rule long. He had a married American mistress – Wallis Warfield Simpson – who was in the process of divorcing her second husband. The King’s choice of sweetheart would soon bring him tumbling down. Wallis Warfield Simpson, Duchess of Windsor (1896-1986). Wallis' second husband Ernest Simpson couldn't keep her happy. She was accustomed to a grander style of living than he was capable of providing. They were living well beyond their means and having to fire servants when, in 1931, she was introduced to the playboy Prince of Wales, who ascended to the British throne in 1936 as King Edward VIII. The King - called "David" by his friends and family - dropped all his other married girlfriends and became obsessed with Wallis, showering her with jewels and clothes and taking her on expensive ocean cruises - while she was still Mrs. Married Simpson. The King shocked the nation – already reeling from the King’s scandalous behavior of appearing in the society pages with Mrs. Simpson – by announcing that he planned to marry Mrs. Simpson. The British people and the government would never have accepted Mrs. Simpson as their queen. Divorced people were not accepted at court, especially ones with two living ex-husbands. Although the King was not forbidden to marry Mrs. Simpson, Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin advised him, on religious and political grounds, that he must make a choice between the throne and marrying Mrs. Simpson – or the government would resign. By December 1936, King Edward had made his decision. He used his power to expedite Wallis’ divorce from Ernest Simpson [divorces took years back then] then, declared to his kingdom – the United Kingdom, Canada, and India – that it was impossible to carry out his duties “without the help and support of the woman I love,” and gave up the throne. Edward became the only monarch in the history of Great Britain to voluntarily abdicate. Edward’s younger brother, King George VI, then ascended the throne. Edward did marry Wallis and they became the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, settling in France until World War II began. Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon [pictured] was Wallis’ sister-in-law. She was married to King George VI, the Duke of Windsor’s younger brother who ascended the throne following his 1936 abdication. Elizabeth was known as “The Queen Mum” in later years, after King George VI died in 1952 and their daughter, “Lilibet,” became Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth II’s mother – also called Queen Elizabeth when she was queen – died in 2002 at the age of 101. The Queen Mum hated Wallis, the Duchess of Windsor, and was determined that Wallis would never reenter British society after causing the abdication crisis. She also blamed the Duke and Wallis for the premature death of her husband George VI in 1952 upon the stress of his reign as king – again, because of her brother-in-law’s abdication to marry Wallis. Wallis wasn’t so happy with the Queen herself and returned her hostile sentiments, ridiculing the Queen’s fussy style of confectionary dress by nicknaming her “Cake.” Wallis had never forgotten the snub that King George VI gave her – at his wife Queen Elizabeth’s insistence – of refusing to allow Wallis to be referred to as “Her Royal Highness.” The abdication and the subsequent exile to France of the newly titled Duke and Duchess of Windsor turned out to be a gigantic blessing for the UK, because, by September of 1939, Great Britain would declare war on Nazi Germany. It was a good thing King Edward VIII had been replaced with the level-headed King George VI and his queen, Queen Elizabeth (known later as the Queen Mum). They had the g |
In chess, what results when a player is not in check but cannot make a legal move? | Rules of Chess: Check, Mate, and Stalemate has no legal move Consider for example the following position: Suppose it is the turn of black to move. Black has no legal move: his pawn cannot move, and his king also cannot move as every place it could go is attacked by white. The knight also cannot move, as moving the knight would mean that the white rook would give check. Also, white does not give check to black, so it is a stalemate. In case of a stalemate, the game is a draw: 1/2 - 1/2. Is this checkmate or stalemate? The other night my husband was playing with a friend. He had him in check, and the only way he could move out of check was to move his king next to his opponents king, therefore being in "check" by the king. Now was this checkmate or stalemate? This is checkmate. The king is attacked, and there is no legal move to go out of check. So the game is won for the player that gives the check. Consider the following position. White to move. White is in check, and the only positions the white king can move to are g1 and g2, but both are not allowed because the king would be in check there as he would be next to the opponents king. So white is mated and black won the game. Can a player in check win the game by checkmating his opponent with one move (a move that does not move the checked king)? A move that does not lift the check is illegal. So, if this move does not lift the check, then: no. However, the following could happen: the player can take the piece that gives the check and mates at the same time. Consider the position above. The white queen can take the black rook, thus lifting the check and giving mate at the same time. What happens if you make a move that leaves your king accidentally in check? After completing a move I discovered that I had accidently exposed my king. My opponent discovered it and said "check mate". I told her my previous move had to be annulled since the king couldn't be exposed. Is this correct? This is indeed correct. A move which leaves your king in check is illegal, and should be taken back, and another, legal, move should be made. The player that made the illegal move does not lose the game. The touched piece rule applies however, so, if possible, if there is a legal move with the piece that was first illegally moves, then such a move should be done. See for example the following diagram. Suppose white moves his king to c1, the square with the red circle. This move is illegal, and the bishop then checks the king. The move should be taken back, and white must instead move his king to a1, the square with the green circle; he is no longer allowed to move a pawn. An exception to this is when the rules of speed chess are used. In this form of chess, used when playing with clocks with only a few (e.g., 3 or 5) minutes per player for the entire game, the touched piece rule does not apply; a rule is final when the clock is punched, and a player can claim a win when the opponent makes an illegal move. (Speed chess rules apply only when these are agreed on before the game.) What happens if you touch a pinned piece? If I have a rook directly in front of the bishop of my opponent, and his king is behind it and he touches the bishop ready to move it which leaves his king expose to my rook which means his king will be in check? Does he have to move it? Being that he touched it. Did my opponent lose the game? No, he doesn't lose the game. If there is no legal move with the bishop (and moving such that your king is in check is illegal), then he doesn't have to play it. See for example this diagram. If white touches his bishop, then this has no consequences, as the bishop has no legal move. So, white can instead play his king (e.g., King b1-a2.) Is it true that you cannot take a piece that gives check? I was playing a friend. He checked my king with his bishop and I took his piece with a knight. He told me if he checked my king I could not take his piece he used to check my king. I had to move the king or block the check with another piece ( in this case, that piece being my queen). I have not | How to Play Chess: Rules and Basics - Chess.com Chess.com Forums Learn to Play Chess It's never too late to learn how to play chess - the most popular game in the world! If you are totally new to the game or even want to learn all of the rules and strategies, read on! Getting Better at Chess History of Chess The origins of chess are not exactly clear, though most believe it evolved from earlier chess-like games played in India almost two thousand years ago.The game of chess we know today has been around since the 15th century where it became popular in Europe. The Goal of Chess Chess is a game played between two opponents on opposite sides of a board containing 64 squares of alternating colors. Each player has 16 pieces: 1 king, 1 queen, 2 rooks, 2 bishops, 2 knights, and 8 pawns. The goal of the game is to checkmate the other king. Checkmate happens when the king is in a position to be captured (in check) and cannot escape from capture. Starting a Game At the beginning of the game the chessboard is laid out so that each player has the white (or light) color square in the bottom right-hand side. The chess pieces are then arranged the same way each time. The second row (or rank) is filled with pawns. The rooks go in the corners, then the knights next to them, followed by the bishops, and finally the queen, who always goes on her own matching color (white queen on white, black queen on black), and the king on the remaining square. The player with the white pieces always moves first. Therefore, players generally decide who will get to be white by chance or luck such as flipping a coin or having one player guess the color of the hidden pawn in the other player's hand. White then makes a move, followed by black, then white again, then black and so on until the end of the game. How the Pieces Move Each of the 6 different kinds of pieces moves differently. Pieces cannot move through other pieces (though the knight can jump over other pieces), and can never move onto a square with one of their own pieces. However, they can be moved to take the place of an opponent's piece which is then captured. Pieces are generally moved into positions where they can capture other pieces (by landing on their square and then replacing them), defend their own pieces in case of capture, or control important squares in the game. The King The king is the most important piece, but is one of the weakest. The king can only move one square in any direction - up, down, to the sides, and diagonally. Click on the '>' button in the diagram below to see how the king can move around the board. The king may never move himself into check (where he could be captured). The Queen The queen is the most powerful piece. She can move in any one straight direction - forward, backward, sideways, or diagonally - as far as possible as long as she does not move through any of her own pieces. And, like with all pieces, if the queen captures an opponent's piece her move is over. Click through the diagram below to see how the queens move. Notice how the white queen captures the black queen and then the black king is forced to move. The Rook The rook may move as far as it wants, but only forward, backward, and to the sides. The rooks are particularly powerful pieces when they are protecting each other and working together! The Bishop The bishop may move as far as it wants, but only diagonally. Each bishop starts on one color (light or dark) and must always stay on that color. Bishops work well together because they cover up each other’s weaknesses. The Knight Knights move in a very different way from the other pieces – going two squares in one direction, and then one more move at a 90 degree angle, just like the shape of an “L”. Knights are also the only pieces that can move over other pieces. The Pawn Pawns are unusual because they move and capture in different ways: they move forward, but capture diagonally. Pawns can only move forward one square at a time, except for their very first move where they can move forward two squares. Pawns can only capture one square diagonally |
In Morse code, what was the radio distress signal used before the adoption of SOS in 1908? | SOS, CQD and the History of Maritime Distress Calls To Telegraph Office Main Page Welcome back to the Telegraph Office. This month we are going to diverge a little from talking about wire and wireless artifacts and talk about wireless telegraph distress signals. Mystery, intrigue as well as misinformation surrounds the origin and use of maritime distress calls. The general populace believes that "SOS" signifies "Save Our Ship." Casual students of radio history are aware that "CQD" preceded the use of "SOS." Why were these signals adopted? When were they used? Why did one replace the other? What is one likely to find by digging a little deeper? The practical use of wireless telegraphy was made possible by Guglielmo Marconi in the closing years of the 19th century. Until then, ships at sea out of visual range were very much isolated from shore and other ships. A ship could vanish from the high seas, and no one would know until that vessel failed to make a port connection. Marconi, seeing that wireless would not compete with wire telegraphy for land based communication, concentrated his efforts on ship to shore communications. Ships equipped with wireless were no longer isolated. The first use of wireless in communicating the need for assistance came in March of 1899. The East Goodwin Lightship, marking the southeastern English coast, was rammed in a fog in the early morning hours by the SS R. F. Matthews. A distress call was transmitted to a shore station at South Foreland and help was dispatched. By 1904 there were many Trans-Atlantic British ships equipped with wireless. The wireless operators came from the ranks of railroad and postal telegraphers. In England a general call on the landline wire was a "CQ." "CQ" preceded time signals and special notices. "CQ" was generally adopted by telegraph and cable stations all over the world. By using "CQ," each station receives a message from a single transmission and an economy of time and labor was realized. Naturally, "CQ" went with the operators to sea and was likewise used for a general call. This sign for "all stations" was adopted soon after wireless came into being by both ships and shore stations. At the first international congress of wireless telegraphy in 1903, the Italians recommended the use of "SSSDDD" to signal an emergency. "D" had previously been used internationally as the signal for an urgent message. The origin of "S" is not known, but it may have come from the first letter of the word ship, indicating a ship in distress. The sending of "SSSDDD" would signal all other stations to stop sending and leave the channel open for emergency traffic. Though discussed, it was not adopted. Deciding on a distress signal was put on the agenda for the next meeting in 1906. "DDD" would later be adopted for the silent signal, indicating all stations must cease sending. In 1904, the Marconi company filled the gap by suggesting the use of "CQD" for a distress signal. It was established on February 1 of that year by Marconi Company's circular No. 57. Although generally accepted to mean, "Come Quick Danger," that is not the case. It is a general call, "CQ," followed by "D," meaning distress. A strict interpretation would be "All stations, Distress." In the U.S. Senate hearings following the Titanic disaster, interrogator Senator William Smith asked Harold Bride, the surviving wireless operator, "Is CQD in itself composed of the first letter of three words, or merely a code?" Bride responded, "Merely a code call sir." Marconi also testified, "It [CQD] is a conventional signal which was introduced originally by my company to express a state of danger or peril of a ship that sends it." At the second Berlin Radiotelegraphic Conference of 1906, the subject of a distress signal was again addressed. The distress signal chosen was "SOS." (The American distress signal "NC" for "Call for help without delay" was not adopted, although it remains as the international flag symbol for distress to this day.) Popular accounts portray the adoption of "SOS" as being derived from "S | Getting the Message Through-Chapter 5 CHAPTER V World War I The United States managed to remain neutral in the European conflict from August 1914 to April 1917. The nation had traditionally been isolated and protected from Old World contests by its ocean moat, but such geographic security could no longer be taken for granted when Germany's indiscriminate use of submarine warfare violated the traditional rights of neutrals. Americans' belief in an Allied victory had initially made the necessity of preparations for war seem remote. But as the war in the west developed into a bloody stalemate, the Allies' best efforts appeared able to guarantee only more of the same. On the other hand, the dire prospect of a German victory and the consequent disruption of the European balance of power jeopardized U.S. national interests and spurred the call to arms. Despite the clamor of the preparedness movement and the loss of American lives at sea, President Woodrow Wilson moved cautiously from a policy of strict neutrality to the adoption of a moralistic crusade "to make the world safe for democracy." His insistence on neutrality until nearly the eve of war, however, severely hampered preparedness efforts by the War and Navy Departments. In his view, such activities would not be "neutral." The Signal Corps, meanwhile, faced the same difficulties as the rest of the Army in preparing its communicators for duty overseas. But the Corps' problems were complicated by dissension within its own ranks, the outcome of which would have a significant impact on the branch's future. Trouble in the Air As the experiences in Mexico had clearly illustrated, all was not well with the Signal Corps' Aviation Section. In fact, problems had been brewing for several years. A series of investigations into the section's activities from 1915 to 1917 revealed the growing tension between those Corps members who flew and those who did not. 1 When Col. David C. Shanks of the Inspector General's Department visited the aviation school in San Diego to conduct the annual inspection in January 1915, he made the unsettling discovery that, besides the hiring of an aeronautical engineer, very little had been done in response to the previous year's recommendations. In fact, a subsequent probe revealed that Lt. Col. Samuel Reber, head of the Aviation Section, had suppressed the critical report. 2 Consequently, the [165] Army's chief of staff, Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott, appointed an investigating board headed by the inspector general, Brig. Gen. Ernest A. Garlington, to examine the administration of the Aviation Section. (Garlington had commanded the unsuccessful attempt to rescue Lieutenant Greely and his men from the Arctic in 1883.) About the same time, Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas called for an investigation of the air service. While the Senate passed his resolution on 16 March, the day after the 1st Aero Squadron arrived in Columbus, the House did not concur, and the congressional initiative ended. 3 As part of its investigation, the Garlington board inquired into allegations made by Lt. Col. Lewis E. Goodier that improper disbursements of flight pay had been made to Capt. Arthur S. Cowan, commanding officer of the San Diego school, and some of his staff. These men were not, Goodier alleged, qualified pilots. 4 The board, after a month of taking testimony, determined that Goodier's allegations were true. In the meantime, however, a subsequent investigation by the Office of the Judge Advocate General had ruled that Cowan could retain his aviator rating and the extra pay. 5 The Ga |
What empire, based in Cusco, once controlled much of the Andes? | Inka, an introduction | Inka (article) | Khan Academy Inka, an introduction Email A huge empire From their capital, Cuzco, in the central Peruvian Andes, the Inca created a huge empire reaching over 2,400 miles along the length of the Andes. The supreme head of state was the king, considered a living god ruling by divine right and the royal family controlled important areas of government such as the army. The empire’s economy was based on taxed labour. People contributed part of their labour to the state and the state-controlled religion. People farmed and herded animals, worked in mines and produced specialized goods such as clothing and pottery. The surplus was stored in numerous warehouses (tambos) for use by the army and state laborers. Miniature gold llama figurine, Peru, Inca, c. 1500 C.E., 6.3 x 1 cm © Trustees of the British Museum Miniature gold llama figurine, c. 1500 C.E., Inca, gold, 6.3 x 1 cm, Peru © Trustees of the British Museum Inca colonists were settled in newly conquered territories as a way of managing subject peoples and spreading Inca language and customs. Local lords were enlisted into the system of government to maintain order in their provinces, rebellious communities were resettled in the Inca heartland. Inca engineers and laborers built a network of thousands of miles of roads and bridges to connect the empire. They constructed administrative centers, storehouses and military bases. A system of runners carrying information recorded on knotted strings called quipus also linked the capital to the regions. Cuzco: the center of the Inca world The capital of Cuzco was the center of the Inca world. Radiating from the central plaza the four main Inca roads led to the four corners of the empire. A sacred city of temples, royal palaces and residences for housing carefully-preserved bodies of dead rulers, early histories say the Inca likened Cuzco to the body of a puma (wild mountain cat), a symbol of Inca royalty. The most sacred building in Cuzco was the Coricancha, a temple devoted to the sun, the main Inca deity. Its stone walls were covered in sheets of gold to reflect the sun’s light. From this temple a system of sight-lines (ceques) radiated outwards dividing the surrounding landscape like slices of a pie. Over 300 shrines were situated at sacred places along these lines and there formed part of a sophisticated agricultural calendar. Two carved stone vessels This massive circular ritual vessel or cocha is sculpted from a single block of black volcanic basalt from the imperial capital Cusco. This is one of a small number of surviving vessels of this size that were probably housed in the Coricancha—the Temple of the Sun—or adjacent sacred buildings. It was probably used as a receptacle for liquid offerings, perhaps simple to hold water and create a still, reflective surface regarded as an eye seeing into the underworld. Stone ritual vessel with snake motifs, Peru, late 15th century, Inca Colonial, basalt, 15 x 40 cm © Trustees of the British Museum Stone ritual vessel with snake motifs, late 15th century, Inca Colonial, basalt, 15 x 40 cm, Peru © Trustees of the British Museum The tightly nestled concentric coils of the snake’s body mimics moving water. Ten serpent heads are symmetrically arranged around the vessel rim in a pattern resembling the ceque system which was used by the Incas to organize space in Cusco and the land beyond. Inca carved stone vessel, basalt, Inca Colonial 18 x 50 x 67 cm © Trustees of the British Museum Inca carved stone vessel, late 15th century, basalt, 18 x 50 x 67 cm, Inca Colonial, Cuzco© Trustees of the British Museum Inca ritual vessels of a similar size are usually carved with spiraling serpents and the example above is no different. But this piece is unique as it is the only known example which is inscribed with figurative scenes. It is thought that these were applied in the early colonial period. Inca carved stone vessel, late 15th century, Inca Colonial, basalt, 18 x 50 x 67 cm © Trustees of the British Museum Solar disk flanked by two figures (detail), Inc | HUERTA, VICTORIANO | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) Site HUERTA, VICTORIANO HUERTA, VICTORIANO (1854–1916). Victoriano Huerta, Mexican general and usurper of the Mexican presidency, was born on March 23, 1854, in Colotlán, Jalisco, Mexico, the son of a mestizo father and a Huichol Indian mother. He was educated locally and in his early teens expressed interest in a military career. In May 1869, when Gen. Donato Guerra visited Colotlán and expressed his need for a personal secretary, the fifteen-year-old Huerta volunteered and was accepted. Guerra arranged Huerta's entry into the Colegio Militar de Chapultepec, with the assistance of Mexican president Benito Juárez, in 1872. Huerta distinguished himself during his five years as a cadet, despite his humble origins. Upon his graduation in 1877 he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers and assigned to head a team of engineers building and repairing fortifications in Vera Cruz and Puebla. In 1879 Porfirio Díaz accepted Huerta's plan for the organization of a proposed general staff and promoted him to captain. For the next nine years Huerta supervised the general staff's cartographic activities in Puebla and in Jalapa, Vera Cruz, where he met and married Emilia Águila; they eventually had eleven children. In 1890, having achieved the rank of colonel, Huerta was recalled to Mexico City and received a permanent appointment to the general staff. In October 1893 he commanded an infantry battalion in the campaign to suppress a rebellion in Guerrero. In November 1895 he was appointed commander of the government forces in Chilpancingo, but two years later was again recalled to Mexico City, where he was placed in charge of the general staff's topographical and astronomical departments. In December 1900 he was sent back into the field to help suppress a rebellion of Yaqui Indians in Sonora. In 1901 the state of Guerrero was again in rebellion, and in April Huerta's friend Bernardo Reyes, the minister of war, sent Huerta to treat with the rebels. Huerta had succeeded in quashing the revolt by July, and returned to Mexico City with a temporary brigadier generalship in September, but in less than a month was sent to the Yucatán to help put down an uprising among the Maya Indians. He was placed in full command in May 1902, after secretly communicating to Reyes his dismay at the conduct of the campaign. A few months later, having successfully concluded the campaign, Huerta returned to Mexico City and received a permanent appointment as a brigadier general, the Military Merit Decoration, and appointment to the Mexican Military Supreme Court. While in the Yucatán, however, he had developed cataracts, which continued to plague him for the rest of his life. After the old-line Díaz supporters forced Reyes, whose political ambitions they distrusted, out of office, Huerta reportedly suggested that a military coup might be in order. Reyes, however, chose to return to the governorship of Nuevo León. In 1907 Huerta requested an indefinite leave of absence for health reasons and moved to Monterrey, Nuevo León. He worked as an engineer for the next 2½ years, during which Reyes steered several large street-paving contracts his way. In late 1909, after Díaz sent Reyes to Europe, Huerta returned to Mexico City, where he taught private classes in mathematics. On November 20, 1910, Francisco I. Madero issued his Plan de San Luis Potosí, which called for a general uprising against the Díaz government. Huerta applied for active duty and rejoined the army. In April 1911 he was named commander of the federal forces in Guerrero. After Díaz resigned on May 25, Huerta was chosen to command the convoy escorting the former dictator and his family to Vera Cruz. In August 1911 interim president Francisco León de la Barra ordered Huerta to Cuernavaca to enforce the demobilization of Emiliano Zapata's forces. The delicate situation threatened to escalate into full-scale war. Zapata demanded that the federal troops |
An odalisque is a female what? | Odalisque | Define Odalisque at Dictionary.com odalisque noun 1. a female slave or concubine in a harem, especially in that of the sultan of Turkey. 2. (initial capital letter) any of a number of representations of such a woman or of a similar subject, as by Ingres or Matisse. Origin of odalisque Turkish 1675-1685 1675-85; < French, alteration of earlier odalique (with -s- perhaps from -esque -esque ) < Turkish odalιk concubine, equivalent to oda room + -lιk noun suffix of appurtenance Dictionary.com Unabridged Examples from the Web for odalisque Expand Sickly perfumes, as from the fan of an odalisque, swept over them. The Drunkard Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull To a lonely man such as I then was, the thought of having an odalisque about, was very comforting. A Speckled Bird Augusta J. Evans Wilson And then he caught sight of a familiar pair of gray eyes smiling over the white veil of an odalisque. The Fortieth Door Mary Hastings Bradley British Dictionary definitions for odalisque Expand a female slave or concubine Word Origin C17: via French, changed from Turkish ōdalik, from ōdah room + -lik n suffix 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 odalisque Expand n. "female slave in a harem," 1680s, from French odalisque (1660s), from Turkish odaliq "maidservant," from odah "room in a harem," literally "chamber, hall," + -liq, suffix expressing function. In French, the suffix was confused with Greek -isk(os) "of the nature of, belonging to." Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper | Stravinsky: The Genius Who Wrote The Rite of Spring Stravinsky: The Genius Who Wrote The Rite of Spring by DavidPaulWagner Igor Stravinsky's brilliant music scores stir up a lot of excitement. In fact, there was a riot at the premiere of his ballet "The Rite of Spring" and the police were called! In one of the most sensational events in music history, there was a riot when Stravinsky's ballet, "The RIte of Spring", was first staged and the police were called in! The music and choreography of the ballet were viewed as just too rhythmically powerful and "primitive". Today his works no longer cause riots but they still stir up passion and excitement! Let us look at the life, music and legacy of this leading 20th century composer. Life of Igor Stravinsky Stravinksy was born in St Petersburg, Russia in 1882. He started studying law but then, from 1902, began to learn music composition and instrumentation under the composer, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. In 1909 two of Stravinsky's orchestral compositions were heard by Sergei Diaghilev, the Russian ballet impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes (Russian Ballets). Diaghilev was impressed and commissioned him to compose a ballet score, The Firebird (French title, L'oiseau de feu). In 1910 Stravinsky moved from Russia to Paris and then to Switzerland. Over the next few years he composed more works for the Ballets Russes -- the ballet Petrushka, the ballet The Rite of Spring (French title, Le sacre du printemps), and the neo-classical ballet Pulcinella. In 1913 the audience at the Paris premiere of his ballet, The Rite of Spring, was so scandalized by the orchestral music and by the representation of a blood sacrifice and primitive fertility dances on stage, that a riot broke out and the police had to be called. The riot was actually great for publicity and overnight Stravinsky became the world's most famous composer. From 1920 until 1939 Stravinsky lived in France. The works of this period included the opera-oratorio, Oedipus Rex (1927), the Symphony of Psalms (1930), and the ballet The Card Party (1936). Stravinsky moved residence again in 1939 when he traveled to the United States, where he was to reside until his death. In America he composed ballets such as Orpheus (1947) and The Rake's Progress (1951) and serial music influenced by Schoenberg and Berg, the latter works including his Canticum Sacrum (1955), the ballet Agon (1953-57) and the Requiem Canticles (1966). He toured the world conducting his works, with trips to Australia, Africa and to Soviet Russia (where his work had been banned for almost 30 years until Premier Krushchev invited him for a state visit in 1962). Stravinsky died in New York in 1971. The Rite of Spring (by Igor Stravinsky) With the Joffrey Ballet (1987) Stravinsky's Musical Works Stravinsky's works can be divided into three periods: (1) The Russian Period (1908-19) His earliest music shows a truly original style (e.g. polyrhythms and dissonances) but with some influences from Russian folk music and from Rimsky-Korsakov and Debussy. He first burst onto the world scene with his three celebrated ballets: The Firebird (1910) The Rite of Spring (1913) After these came works with a new, more austere style. For example: Histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale) (1918) the ballet Les Noces (The Wedding) (1914; 1919) (2) The Neoclassical Period (1920-54) His neoclassical works included: the opera-oratorio Oedipus Rex (1927) Symphonie des Psaumes (Symphony of Psalms) (1930) the ballet Orpheus (1947) the opera The Rake's Progress (1951) In this period Stravinsky became eclectic and was influence by everything from plainsong to Beethoven to jazz and swing. He also collaborated with great writers such as Jean Cocteau and W. H. Auden. (3) The Serial Period (1954-68) In this period Stravinsky used serial techniques such as we see in the composers Alban Berg and Arnold Schoenberg. From the latter he adopted dodecaphony (or twelve-tone technique). Works in this period included: Canticum Sacrum (1955) Requiem Canticles (1966) Stravinksy Conducts The Firebird Rare vide |
Which city is at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers? | CONFLUENCE OF ST LAWRENCE AND OTTAWA RIVERS,Antique Map�::�Antique Maps of United States�::�Antique Maps of North America�::�Antique Maps�::�Antique Prints and Antique Maps from Vintage-Views.com Approx Image Size : 4 1/2 X 4 inches Approx Overall Size: 7 X 10 1/2 inches Scale : 1: 450,000 Two Mountains, Lake of the (63 sq mi/163 sq km), S Que., Canada, expansion of the Ottawa R., extends 24 mi/39 km bet. Rigaud and Jesus Isl.; 1 mi/2 km6 mi/10 km wide. Contains Île Bizard. Drains NE into the St. Lawrence by Mille Îles and Prairies rivers.he Lac des Deux Montagnes is part of the delta widening of the Ottawa River in Quebec, Canada, where it feeds into the Saint Lawrence River, around the many islands of the Hochelaga Archipelago through this lake to the northeast, or neighbouring Lac Saint-Louis, which takes the St Lawrence south of the Island of Montreal. The "Lake of Two Mountains" flows into two key tributaries: rivière des Mille-Îles to the north, and the rivière des Prairies to the south. The present city of Deux-Montagnes is located on the north shore of the lake where it flows into the rivière des Mille Îles, that forms the limits of the Île Jésus, or the city of Laval. The Rivière des Prairies divides Laval from Montreal. The name Deux-Montagnes dates to 1674. The exact origin of this name is unclear, but it is thought to refer to the two highest points of Mont Oka, or to the fact, when seen from a distance, Mont Oka to the north and Mont Rigaud to the south appear to be neighbouring the lake. Lac Saint-Louis is a lake in extreme southwestern Quebec, Canada, adjoining the Island of Montreal at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. One can actually see a line in the middle of the lake where the two different-coloured waters meet. The lake is bounded to the north and east by the Island of Montreal and the west by Île Perrot. The town of Beauharnois and the Beauharnois power-dam and canal lie to its south. The lake contains a shipping channel, part of the Saint Lawrence Seaway, joining the South Shore and Beauharnois canals. To the west, at the lock in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, the lake connects to Lac des Deux-Montagnes. (wikipedia) CONDITION: BOOKPLATE INTEXT MAP - Excellent Condition. Map Image is clean, clear, sharp with beautiful detail. As scanned. There is TEXT ON BACK SIDE. Printed on cream color coated paper. I prefer paypal or money orders. Checks accepted from USA or Canada buyers. Delivery time for items can be anywhere from 10-28 days depending on your location. Items will be shipped within 2 business days of payment received. Checks will need time to clear before items are sent. Details | Cartier discovers St. Lawrence River - Jun 09, 1534 - HISTORY.com Cartier discovers St. Lawrence River Share this: Cartier discovers St. Lawrence River Author Cartier discovers St. Lawrence River URL Publisher A+E Networks French navigator Jacques Cartier becomes the first European explorer to discover the St. Lawrence River in present-day Quebec, Canada. In 1534, Cartier was commissioned by King Francis I of France to explore the northern American lands in search of riches and the rumored Northwest Passage to Asia. That year, Cartier entered the Gulf of St. Lawrence by the Strait of Belle Isle, explored its barren north coast for a distance, and then traveled down the west shore of Newfoundland to Cape Anguille. From there, he discovered Magdalen and Prince Edward islands, explored Chaleur Bay, and claimed Quebec’s Gaspe Peninsula for France. He then discovered the inlet of the St. Lawrence River, sailed north to Anticosti Island, and then returned to Europe. Previously thought to be a barren and inhospitable region, Cartier’s discoveries of the warm and fertile lands around the Gulf of St. Lawrence inspired Francis I to dispatch him on a second expedition in 1535. On this voyage, he ascended the St. Lawrence to the native village of Hochelaga, site of the modern-day city of Montreal. On his return voyage to France, he explored Cabot Strait along the southern coast of Newfoundland. Cartier led a final expedition to the region in 1541, as part of an unsuccessful colonization effort. His extensive geographical discoveries formed the basis of France’s claims to the rich St. Lawrence Valley in the 17th century. Related Videos |
Who wrote the TV series 'The Wire'? | The Wire - Show News, Reviews, Recaps and Photos - TV.com EDIT In chronicling a multi-generational family business dealing illegal drugs and the efforts of the Baltimore police to curb their trade, this series draws parallels between these organizations and the men and women on either side of the battle. The words of Gary W. Potter, Professor of Criminal Justice and Police Studies at Eastern Kentucky University, in writing about the savings and loan scandals of the 1980s, can also be used to illuminate some of the central premises of the show: "There is precious little difference between those people who society designates as respectable and law abiding and those people society castigates as hoodlums and thugs. The world of corporate finance and corporate capital is as criminogenic and probably more criminogenic than any poverty-wracked slum neighborhood. The distinctions drawn between business, politics, and organized crime are at best artificial and in reality irrelevant. Rather than being dysfunctions, corporate crime, white-collar crime, organized crime, and political corruption are mainstays of American political-economic life." Tim Goodman, the television critic for The San Francisco Chronicle, summed the show up perfectly when he wrote: "This show is precisely the reason you pay for HBO." In New York's Newsday, Diane Werts says: "Most TV crime series aspire to John Grisham's level. 'The Wire' aspires to Dostoevsky's." Season Themes Season One centers around a family of drug dealers and the innerworkings of their empire. It also follows the detectives who are trying to catch the high members of the empire. Season Two steps away from the drug trade (while still mentioning characters from the previous season) to a case of dead prostitutes which turns into a look at the corruption surrounding the Port. Season Three investigates politics and finishes the main stories that were left open in season one. Season Four focuses on four middle school students and their journeys through the public school system and continues to address the politics of an inner-city and the issues of an election. Season Five is rumored to be about the media's role in Baltimore. Season Five will be the show's final season. Theme Music In the Season One opening credits, the Blind Boys of Alabama did Tom Waits's "Way Down in the Hole". The Season Two opening credits feature Waits's version of the song. According to creator David Simon, "It was our way of saying: This is the same show (song) but this year, the tale itself (singer, tonality) will be different." The Neville Brothers's version of the song opens Season Three. The theme which plays over the end credits was composed by the show's music supervisor, Blake Leyh. International Airings Australia -- Monday at 12:00 p.m. on Ch.9. Currently airing Season 3. New Zealand -- Wednesday at 11:40 p.m. on TV2, beginning December 15, 2004. moreless By fish1413 Aug 16, 2013 Story By Kaitlin Thomas Oct 10, 2013 Story | David Soul - IMDb IMDb Actor | Soundtrack | Director David Soul achieved pop icon status as handsome, blond-haired, blue-eyed Detective Kenneth Hutchinson on the cult "buddy cop" TV series Starsky and Hutch (1975), Soul also had a very successful singing career recording several albums, with worldwide number one hit singles including "Silver Lady" & "Don't Give Up on Us Baby". Born in Chicago, ... See full bio » Born: Share this page: Related News a list of 43 people created 14 Jan 2011 a list of 37 people created 13 Mar 2011 a list of 48 people created 26 Mar 2012 a list of 973 people created 26 Feb 2013 a list of 127 people created 05 Jul 2014 Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of David Soul's work have you seen? User Polls 1 win & 3 nominations. See more awards » Known For Starsky and Hutch Det. 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By what name was Rocco Francis Marchegiano heavyweight boxing world champion from September 1952, to April 1956 better known? | April 27, 1956 : Rocky Marciano retires as world heavyweight champion Introduction On April 27, 1956, world heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano retires from boxing at age 31, saying he wants to spend more time with his family. Marciano ended his career as the only heavyweight champion with a perfect record–49 wins in 49 professional bouts, with 43 knockouts. Rocco Francis Marchegiano was born into a working-class family in Brockton, Massachusetts, on September 1, 1923. After being drafted into the U.S. Army in 1943, he reportedly began boxing as a way to get out of kitchen duty and other less-than-desirable jobs. Marciano finished his military service in 1946 and continued to box as an amateur. He tried out for the Chicago Cubs, but his dream of becoming a pro baseball player ended when he was soon cut from the team. He returned to boxing and fought his first professional match on March 17, 1947, defeating Lee Epperson in a third-round knockout. Marciano went on to win his next 15 matches by knockout. He became known as a tough fighter and powerful puncher, but he was criticized for his awkward style, which some though lacked finesse. On October 26, 1951, Marciano signaled to the boxing world that he was a contender when he faced former heavyweight champ Joe Louis and knocked him out in the eighth round. Marciano captured the heavyweight crown in Philadelphia on September 23, 1952, when he scored a knockout against defending champ Jersey Joe Walcott in the 13th round. Marciano faced Walcott again in Chicago on May 15, 1953, and defeated him in a first-round knockout. Marciano, nicknamed the “Brockton Blockbuster,” would successfully defend his title five more times, with his last professional bout, against Archie Moore in New York on September 21, 1955, ending in a ninth-round KO. On April 27, 1956, Marciano announced his retirement from boxing and said he had no plans to return to the ring for a comeback. Marciano died in a small-plane crash in Iowa on August 31, 1969. Article Details: April 27, 1956 : Rocky Marciano retires as world heavyweight champion Author April 27, 1956 : Rocky Marciano retires as world heavyweight champion URL | Boxing Classics The Muhammad Ali v Joe Frazier Trilogy 1971 1975 Boxing Classics - The Muhammad Ali v Joe Frazier Trilogy - 1971-1975 Probably the most famous rivalry in boxing history. When Muhammad Ali was stripped of his championship in 1967 following refusal of the draft to fight in the Vietnam War the heavyweight championship was thrown into a state of confusion The World Heavyweight Championship was again split into 2 parts. The WBA elected to hold an eight man elimination tournament to crown a new champion. The tournament was eventually won by Jimmy Ellis who defeated Jerry Quarry in the final. The WBC elected Buster Mathis and an undefeated fighter by the name of Joe Frazier to contest their vacant title. Frazier knocked out Mathis to claim the title. The title was again undisputed when Frazier knocked out Ellis in 1970. So Frazier was the undisputed champion but the peoples champion was waiting for him. The man who said that eliminations were imitations Muhammad Ali. Meanwhile after a 3 year exile Muhammad Ali was granted his boxing licence back after the Supreme Court ruled in his favour. He proceeded to beat Jerry Quarry and Oscar Bonavena in his two comeback fights. After knocking out Bob Foster in Nov 1970 in defence of his title Frazier signed to fight Ali in the first ever battle of undefeated champions. The venue for the fight was to be Madison Square Garden and the date March 8 1971. It was billed simply as “The Fight”. Both men were guaranteed 2 and half million dollars each which at the time was the biggest payday in history. Anyone who was anyone was there. Even Frank Sinatra was ringside taking photographs. The fight started with Ali dancing and Frazier stalking. Ali would try and let Frazier tire himself out but the champion was connecting with hard body shots which slowed Ali down. This allowed Frazier to connect more often with hard left hooks. Ali was staggered in the 11th round and everyone ringside thought he was on his way out but Ali was probably part clowning. Frazier however confirmed his superiority in the 15th round by dropping Ali with a fierce left hook which would have knocked out a horse. If Ali didn’t have to prove it in his 60s championship days he certainly proved it here and that was he could take one hell of a punch. He rose almost immediately and saw the fight through to the final bell. When the decision was announced it came as no surprise to anyone. Frazier took a unanimous decision. The fight was so brutal that both men were taken to hospital. Frazier spent a little longer in the hospital which allowed Ali to mention about how much damage he had done although a side of his face was badly swollen. Ali however returned quickly to the ring to defeat Jimmy Ellis in July 1971. He then followed this up with a series of victories before breaking his jaw and losing a decision to Ken Norton. He avenged this however and following one more victory was ready to face Frazier again. This time however the rematch was to be a non title fight. Following his victory over Ali Frazier defended against Ron Stander and Terry Daniels and was the matched with Olympic Champion George Foreman in Kingston Jamaica. Frazier who thought this bout was a stepping stone to a rematch with Ali was knocked down 6 times in 2 rounds before losing the crown. Frazier rebounded with a points win over Joe Bugner and was ready for an Ali rematch. To hype the fight up the two boxers brawled in the studio. Frazier looked serious but it seemed Ali was clowning The rematch was fought in January 1974 again at Madison Square Garden but this time the result was very different. Ali entered one of his best ever performances and almost stopped Frazier in the second round but referee Tony Perez stepped in thinking the round had ended. Ali then proceeded to win a one sided unanimous decision. This earned Ali the right to challenge George Foreman to try and regain the Heavyweight title. Ali shocked the boxing world in October 1974 allowing Foreman to punch himself out whilst resting against the ropes to claim an eighth round knock |
The charity “Bliss” supports who or what? | Iain Gray is fundraising for Bliss We help premature and sick babies in the UK to give every baby the best possible future Story Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. On 4th August, I will be taking part in RideLondon, an amazing 100-mile closed-road cycling race that starts at the Olympic Stadium, heads through the centre of London and out into the Surrey hills before returning to the finish line on the Mall. It follows a similar route to the Olympic road race last year, and will have 20,000 cyclists taking part. I'm raising money for Bliss - a fantastic charity that supports premature babies and their parents. Despite having recently become a father, I can't begin to imagine how challenging it must be for parents of premature babies to get through those first few days, weeks and months, and I have great respect for the work that Bliss do every day to help them. You can find out more here: http://www.bliss.org.uk/ Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity. So it’s the most efficient way to donate – saving time and cutting costs for the charity. No matter how small your contribution, it will be very gratefully received, and will help spur me on as I'm pounding the hills in August Thanks in advance for your support Iain | 2001 KO Final February, which ex-PM was awarded an earldom on his 90th birthday ? Harold Macmillan B1 A member of the House of Lords and an ex-MP, who celebrated his 100th birthday in November 1984 ? Mannie Shinwell Which government department banned trades unions causing a national outcry ? GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters) Outside which foreign government building was policewoman Yvonne Fletcher shot and fatally wounded ? Libyan People's Bureau or Libyan Embassy A3 In the course of a violent argument in April, which recording artist was shot and killed by his father ? Marvin Gaye In October, who was killed by members of her own bodyguard ? Indira Ghandi A4 In March the British government announced its approval of the sale of which shipyard on the lower Clyde to Trafalgar House ? Scott Lithgow B4 In October which bank, a bullion dealer, was rescued from debts of around �250 million by a Bank of England buy-out ? Johnson Matthey Subject: �One Word Cinema� Answers A1 A 1992 Oscar winning Clint Eastwood film in which a former hired killer turned unsuccessful farmer returns to his old ways in pursuit of a $1,000 reward ? Unforgiven B1 A 1972 John Boorman film in which a leading character, played by Ned Beatty, is raped by a �Hillbilly� ? Deliverance A2 A 1929 film, Hitchcock�s first talkie, in which a Scotland Yard Inspector is placed in a difficult position when he discovers his girlfriend has committed a murder ? Blackmail B2 Set in Rio, a 1946 Hitchcock film with Cary Grant & Ingrid Bergman in which a woman marries a Nazi renegade to help the US Government ? Notorious A3 A 1916 film by D.W. Griffith starring Lillian Gish in one of four intercut stories including Balshazzar�s Feast and the St Bartholomew�s Day Massacre ? Intolerance B3 A 1967 camped-up version of Faust in which a short order cook is saved from suicide by Mr Spiggott - who offers him 7 wishes in exchange for his soul ? Bedazzled A4 A 1924 Erich von Stroheim film in which an ex-miner turned dentist kills his avaricious wife and her lover ? Greed B4 Set in the mid 19th century, a 1999 film starring Guy Pearce & Robert Carlyle in which a cannibalistic officer commands an isolated army outpost ? Ravenous Answers A1 The liqueur Cura�ao (say �Koor-a-sow�) is traditionally flavoured with sugar & which fruit ? Orange B1 Which spirit takes its name from a place near Guadalajara (say �Gwadlahara�) where the conquistadors first developed it from a variety of Aztec drink ? Tequila A2 With a peculiar but agreeable taste, which coarse & potent liquor is made in the East Indies from a variety of sources, including fermented rice & coconut juice ? Arrack B2 Used to season food & fruit as well as alcoholic drinks, which flavouring is prepared with oil distilled from the aromatic bark of two S. American trees blended with herbs, and bears the former name of a port in Venezuela ? Angostura (now called Cuidad Bolivar) A3 Derived from a town in north east Hungary, what name is shared by a grape variety and a golden-yellow coloured, sweet, aromatic wine ? Tokay (from Tokaj) Subject: Wordgame �No� as in �Note� Answers � a spout on a hose etc. from which a jet issues ? Nozzel � a small round piece of meat or a chocolate made with hazelnuts ? Noisette � something or someone absolutely un |
What was the Democratic Republic of the Congo called from 1971-1997? | Congo, Republic of the - definition of Congo, Republic of the by The Free Dictionary Congo, Republic of the - definition of Congo, Republic of the by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Congo%2c+Republic+of+the Also found in: Thesaurus , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . Congo top: Democratic Republic of the Congo bottom: Republic of the Congo Con·go (kŏng′gō) 1. Officially Democratic Republic of the Congo.Formerly (1971-1997) Za·ire (zī′îr, zä-îr′)and (1960-1971) Congoand (1908-1960) Belgian Congoand (1885-1908) Congo Free State. A country of central Africa astride the equator. Inhabited originally by Pygmy peoples and later by migrating Bantu and Nilotic groups, the region came under the control of Leopold II of Belgium in the late 1870s and was annexed outright in 1908. Full independence was achieved in 1960. Army general Mobutu Sese Seko took control of the country in 1965, ruling until his ouster by rebel forces in 1997. Kinshasa is the capital and the largest city. 2. Officially Republic of the Congo. A country of west-central Africa with a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. It was part of French Equatorial Africa before becoming independent in 1960. A Marxist state was established in 1970, but in the early 1990s Marxism was abandoned in favor of a multiparty system, and a new constitution was adopted. Brazzaville is the capital and the largest city. Congo (ˈkɒŋɡəʊ) n 1. (Placename) Democratic Republic of Congo a republic in S central Africa, with a narrow strip of land along the Congo estuary leading to the Atlantic in the west: Congo Free State established in 1885, with Leopold II of Belgium as absolute monarch; became the Belgian Congo colony in 1908; gained independence in 1960, followed by civil war and the secession of Katanga (until 1963); President Mobutu Sese Seko seized power in 1965; declared a one-party state in 1978, and was overthrown by rebels in 1997. The country consists chiefly of the Congo basin, with large areas of dense tropical forest and marshes, and the Mitumba highlands reaching over 5000 m (16 000 ft) in the east. Official language: French. Religion: Christian majority, animist minority. Currency: Congolese franc. Capital: Kinshasa. Pop: 75 507 308 (2013 est). Area: 2 344 116 sq km (905 063 sq miles). Former names: Congo Free State (1885–1908), Belgian Congo (1908–60), Congo-Kinshasa (1960–71) or Zaïre (1971–97) 2. (Placename) Republic of Congo another name for Congo-Brazzaville 3. (Placename) the second longest river in Africa, rising as the Lualaba on the Katanga plateau in the Democratic Republic of Congo and flowing in a wide northerly curve to the Atlantic: forms the border between Congo-Brazzaville and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Length: about 4800 km (3000 miles). Area of basin: about 3 000 000 sq km (1 425 000 sq miles). Former Zaïrese name (1971–97): Zaïre 4. (Peoples) a variant spelling of Kongo 5. (Languages) a variant spelling of Kongo Con•go (ˈkɒŋ goʊ) n. 1. Republic of the, a republic in central Africa, W of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a former French territory; gained independence 1960. 2,716,814; 124,504 sq. mi. (322,463 sq. km). Cap.: Brazzaville. Formerly, French Congo , Middle Congo. 2. Democratic Republic of the, a republic in central Africa: a former Belgian colony; gained independence 1960. 50,481,305; 905,063 sq. mi. (2,344,113 sq. km). Cap.: Kinshasa. Formerly, Zaire, Belgian Congo, Congo Free State. 3. Also called Zaire. a river in central Africa, flowing in a great loop from SE Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Atlantic. ab. 3000 mi. (4800 km) long. Con`go•lese′ (-gəˈliz, -ˈlis) adj., n., pl. -lese. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: | Dominica This page is part of © FOTW Flags Of The World website Dominica image by Carlos Esparza, 9 Febuary 2001 Official Name: Commonwealth of Dominica Capital: Roseau Government Type: Parliamentary Democracy; Republic within the Commonwealth Flag adopted : 3 November 1978 (Modified 1988) Coat of arms adopted: 21 July 1961 ISO Code: DM The National Flag From Album 2000 [ pay00 ] - National Flag (CSW/CSW 1:2) - Green flag with yellow-black-white corss and red disk with 10 yellow bordered green stars and sisserou parrot (loking towards hoist). The construction details are given beside the figure as (9+2+2+2+9):(21+2+2+2+21). Measuring the image in Album 2000, the disk diameter apears to be equal to 12 units (i.e. double the three stripes width). It is hard to judje the size of the stars, they apear to be inscribed in circles larger then 2 units, but weather they'll be 3, I couldn't say. maybe the document from which Armand got the rest of the construction would say more. I doubt that the size of yellow border is prescribed. The use of unusual colours in this flag might be a good reson to quote the colour approximation provided in Album: green Pantone 347c, red Pantone 185c. yellow Pantone 116c and purple Pantone 254c. eljko Heimer, 15 June 2001 Is there some branch under the parrot and what is the orientation of stars? Note: The Sisserou parrot is, scientifically, Amazona Imperialis. Jan Zrzavy, 16 June 2001 The image by Carlos Esparza is very well done regarding the details in the disk (however, the cross is not quite according to the Album secification, though). So the stars are pointing "outwards" but that virtually means that the topmost star is pointing upwards and then interchangably next one is pointing downwards, and next one upwards again and so on. There is a yellow branch on which the parror is sitting (not brownish as by Carlos). The beak and "fingers" are white (or very light yellow?) in Album, and those parts that are in Carlo's image blue are purple in Album. There should not be the small green part between the two purple parts (near the beak) - all should be purple there. I always wandered - Dominica was under British colonial influencem, so how come that they never adopted anything similar to the British rich flags & ensigns system? eljko Heimer, 16 June 2001 We say on our website: "The ten lime green stars - the traditional symbol of hope - represent the ten parishes of the country". According to Encyclopaedia Universalis Yearbook, the ten parishes are: St. Andrew St. David, St. George (including the capital city Roseau), St. John, St. Joseph, St. Luke, St. Mark, St. Patrick, St. Paul and St. Peter. Ivan Sache, 15 June 2004 I see the common name used in Dominica to call the Amazona imperialis, followed by a scientific binomial name is Sisserou Parrot (Psittacus Imperiala) (see Official Announcement of the Flag at Independence ). Zoologically, nowadays the name "Psittacus imperialia" doesn't exist and isn't accepted as the correct Linnean name of the parrot is Amazona imperialis, Richmond 1899. (The Genus Psittacus contains just one specie, which is Psittacus erithacus, Linneus 1758; the African grey parrot). Francesco Dalba, 28 September 2004 Some photos and a lot of descriptive text found (for instance) at < www.rarespecies.org/imperial.htm > and < www.worldparrottrust.org >. It seems, that this parrot is highly endangered (around 100 individuals left only). Marcus Schmöger, 28 September 2004 From Official Website of the President's Office : The flag of the Commonwealth of Dominica consists of a circular emblem of red bearing a Sisserou parrot (Amazona imperialis) standing on a twig encircled by ten lime green stars. This is superimposed on three vertical and three horizontal stripes of yellow, black and white forming a triple coloured cross against a general background of forest green. The central emblem presents the National Bird of Dominica, the Sisserou parrot, also a symbol of flight toward greater heights and fulfilment of aspiratio |
What is the more common name for the confection rahat lokum? | Turkish Delight - CHARACTER EDUCATION CHARACTER EDUCATION Turkish Delight, lokum or loukoum Turkish Delight, lokum or loukoum is a confection made from starch and sugar. It is often flavored with rosewater and lemon, the former giving it a characteristic pale pink color. It has a soft, jelly-like and sometimes sticky consistency, and is often packaged and eaten in small cubes that are dusted with sugar or copra to prevent sticking. Some types contain small nut pieces, usually pistachio, hazelnut or walnuts. Other common types include flavors such as cinnamon or mint. Origin Reay Tannahill suggests that the Persian confection ahbisa (jelly) was the ancestor of Turkish rahat lokum, the long name for the sweet. According to the Ali Muhiddin Hacı Bekir Company of Istanbul, founded in 1777, lokum was popularized by them during the 19th century. Lokum was introduced to the west in the 19th century. During his travels to Istanbul, an unknown Briton became very fond of the delicacy, purchased cases of lokum, and shipped them to Britain under the name Turkish Delight. It became a major delicacy not only in Britain, but throughout continental Europe. Name The Turkish word lokum may come from lokma in Turkish or لقومlukuum, the Arabic plural of لقمة luqma(t) 'morsel' or 'mouthful'. However, there is no other word used for morsel in Turkish either. Alternatively, it may have derived from Ottoman rahat hulkum or Arabic راحة الحلقم rahat al-hulkum 'contentment of the throat'. In Libya, for example, it is known as ḥalgūm. In English, it was formerly called "lumps of delight". Around the world In North America, Turkish Delight is not especially common, but it forms the basic foundation of the Big Turk and Fry's Turkish Delight chocolate bars. It is also the basis for most of Liberty Orchards' line of confectionery, including Aplets & Cotlets. It is known in Brazil (called rahat) due to Lebanese immigration. Armenian, Cypriot, Greek (called "λουκούμι", loukoumi), Albanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian (Albanian: "llokum", Bulgarian and Macedonian: "локум", lokum), Romanian (called "rahat"), former Yugoslav states like Bosnia and Herzegovina (called "rahat lokum"), or Serbia ("ратлук", ratluk), Iranian and other Middle Eastern cuisines also have sweets similar to Turkish delight. Jelly desserts are also common in Asia, but they are entirely different from the composition of Turkish Delight and that of other Middle Eastern cuisines: Korean chapssaeltteok, similar to Japanese mochi, is a sweet cake made from sticky rice and usually filled with sweet red bean paste. China has a similar cake too, usually using sesame paste as well as red beans. In popular culture Turkish Delight is the addictive confection to which Edmund Pevensie succumbs in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. Sales of the confection periodically rose after the theatrical release ofThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | "Masterminds" - Manchester Evening News, November 7, 2015 | Online Research Library: Questia Read preview Article excerpt 1. Playboy Russia covergirl Maria Kozhevnikova, boxer Nikolai Valuyev, and tennis player Marat Safin shared which honour in December 2011? 2. What William S Burroughs 1961 book popularised the rock music term 'heavy metal', and provided the names for at least two rock bands of the 1970s? 3. What main religion celebrates festivals including Nuakhai, Yatra (or Zatra/Jatra), Pongal, Holi and Shigmo? 4. Which country experienced the Velvet Revolution in Nov-Dec 1989? 5. According to the UK General Teaching Council how many of the 28,000 newly qualified teachers in 2010 had a computerrelated degree: 3; 30; 300 or 3,000? 6. Spell the word: Remanisence; Reminissense; Remeniscence; or Reminiscence? 7. What ancient Sanskrit word loosely meaning 'region' commonly now refers to people (and culture, products, etc) of Indian sub-continent origins? 8. Whom did Forbes Magazine list as the most powerful woman in the Southern Hemisphere in 2011? 9. Unrelated, what is a set of slats and a museum? 10. What ship, whose name means thunderbolt, was Nelson's flagship 1799-1801, and later a training ship for boys? 26 11. The Showa period of Japan coincided with what Emperor's reign? 12. Michael Morpurgo, author of the children's book War Horse, on In state Luther which the 2012 Spielberg film (of the same name) is based, held what UK position from 2003-5? 13. What fashionable Mediterranean resort hosted the G20 international economics conference at the height of the Greek Euro membership crisis? 27 14. How many cubic metres is the space in a room four metres square and three metres high? 15. Which politician bowled faster than Dennis Lillee and Andy Roberts? 16. 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Name the German tribe which settled in Britain during the 5-6th centuries, whose name persists in a region of Denmark? | Germanic People - Tribes and Races The History of The Term Germanic Various etymologies for Latin Germani are possible. As an adjective, germani is simply the plural of the adjective germanus (from germen, "seed" or "offshoot"), which has the sense of "related" or "kindred" or "authentic". According to Strabo, the Romans introduced the name Germani, because the Germanic tribes were the authentic Celts (γνησίους Γαλάτας; gnisíous Galátas). Alternatively, it may refer from this use based on Roman experience of the Germanic tribes as allies of the Celts. The ethnonym seems to be attested in the Fasti Capitolini inscription for the year 222, DE GALLEIS INSVBRIBVS ET GERM(aneis), where it may simply refer to "related" peoples, namely related to the Gauls. Furthermore, since the inscriptions were erected only in 17 to 18 BCE, the word may be a later addition to the text. Another early mentioning of the name, this time by Poseidonios (writing around 80 BCE), is also dubious, as it only survives in a quotation by Athenaios (writing around 190 CE); the mention of Germani in this context was more likely inserted by Athenaios rather than by Poseidonios himself. The writer who apparently introduced the name "Germani" into the corpus of classical literature is Julius Caesar. He uses Germani in two slightly differing ways: one to describe any non-gaulic peoples of Germania, and one to denote the Germani Cisrhenani, a somewhat diffuse group of peoples in north-eastern Gaul, who cannot clearly be identified as either Celtic or Germanic. In this sense, Germani may be a loan from a Celtic exonym applied to the Germanic tribes, based on a word for "neighbour". Tacitus suggests that it might be from a tribe which changed its name after the Romans adapted it, but there is no evidence for this. The suggestion deriving the name from Gaulish term for "neighbour" invokes Old Irish gair, Welsh ger, "near", Irish gearr, "cut, short" (a short distance), from a Proto-Celtic root *gerso-s, further related to ancient Greek chereion, "inferior" and English gash. The Proto-Indo-European root could be of the form *khar-, *kher-, *ghar-, *gher-, "cut", from which also Hittite kar-, "cut", whence also Greek character. Apparently, the Germanic tribes did not have a self-designation ("endonym") that included all Germanic-speaking people but excluded all non-Germanic people. Non- Germanic peoples (primarily Celtic, Roman, Greek, the citizens of the Roman Empire), on the other hand, were called *walha- (this word lives forth in names such as Wales, Welsh, Cornwall, Walloons, Vlachs etc.). Yet, the name of the Suebi - which designated a larger group of tribes and was used almost indiscriminately with Germani in Caesar - was possibly a Germanic equivalent of the Latin name (*swē-ba- "authentic"). The Term of Teutonic or Deutsch Trying to identify a contemporary vernacular term and the associated nation with a classical name, Latin writers from the 10th century onwards used the learnèd adjective teutonicus (originally derived from the Teutones) to refer to East Francia ("Regnum Teutonicum") and its inhabitants. This usage is still partly present in modern English; hence the English use of "Teutons" in reference to the Germanic peoples in general besides the specific tribe of the Teutons defeated at the Battle of Aquae Sextiae in 102 BCE. The generic *þiuda- "people" occurs in many personal names such as Thiud-reks and also in the ethnonym of the Swedes from a cognate of Old English Sweo-ðēod and Old Norse: Sui-þióð (see e.g. Sö Fv1948;289). Additionally, þiuda- appears in Angel-ðēod ("Anglo-Saxon people") and Gut-þiuda ("Gothic people"). The adjective derived from this noun, *þiudiskaz, "popular", was later used with reference to the language of the people in contrast to the Latin language (earliest rec | Roman Cheshire - CheshireTrove CheshireTrove Cheshire Roman History This is a starting attempt at the Roman history of the area. The content will be added to and adjusted as time goes by. Eventually, new releases will appear at intervals. This page gives some information, hopefully interesting and entertaining, about Roman times in Cheshire and the Wirral peninsula. A good place to start finding out about Cheshire Roman History is with a trip around the ancient city of Chester with an official guide , and a look at this document , issued by Cheshire County Council, now called Cheshire West and Chester to distinguish it from the other lot. I can summarise this information here and try to add a few extras. Just as I am not a trained geologist, neither am I an expert on Roman or any other history, so I would urge people to treat any information given here with caution. The CheshireTrove Home Page British Tribes in Roman Times 800BC to 1BC: The Iron Age in Britain. The local people (in present-day Cheshire and Shropshire) were called the Cornovii. According to a Wikipedia article there was another tribe of the same name in the north of Scotland (and perhaps another in Cornwall, which, if true, may give a hint as to the origin of the name Cornwall). Apparently, these tribes appear to be unrelated to each other. To the West, among others, were the Ordovices in North Wales and the Silures in South Wales. These two tribes gave their names to the Ordovicean and Silurian geological periods, since the defining rock sequences of these two periods were first recognised in these tribes' territories. To the North of the Cornovii (across the River Mersey) were the Brigantes. The Cornovii capital, according to the above article was a hill-fort on the Wrekin, a hill near Shrewsbury which stands alone and is a landmark from far off in all directions. The Wrekin, by the way, looks like a volcano, but isn't one, although it was formed by volcanic activity in pre-cambrian times, and the rock is, among other things, lava. The name Wrekin, it seems, derives from the Virocon part of the name Viroconium Cornoviorum, the township (Wroxeter) that the Cornovii moved to under the Romans. Not many people know that. 55 to 54BC: Julius Caesar invaded southern Britain after taking Gaul (basically, Western Europe) from 58BC on. He did not, however, consolidate the British conquests, though his successors made treaties with the rulers of the southern kingdoms and trade increased between southern Britain and the Roman Empire. These facts, by the way, are taken from the Ordnance Survey Map & Guide to Roman Britain, an excellent and fascinating publication, and apologies for quoting the previous sentence virtually word for word from it. The same applies to some of what follows. The Roman Invasion of Britain. Occupation Dates and Generals/Governors 43 to 47AD: After a century of military inaction against Britain by Octavian (Julius Caesar's successor), Augustus (the first emperor), Tiberius and Gaius (Caligula), emperor Claudius conquered south-east Britain with 40,000 men, and then began the conquest of Wales. 71 to 73AD: The conquest of Northern England. After the famous campaign in 60-61AD by Boudicca and her East Anglian tribe the Iceni (during which Colchester (Camulodunum), St Albans (Verulamium) and London (Londinium) were destroyed) and the suicide of Claudius' successor Nero (I don't suppose the two events were related), Vespasian became emperor. He was in command from 69 to 79AD. The Romans were finally in control of Wales (the Borderlands up to Prestatyn, Central Wales and the South at least) by the early 70s. There were forts at Prestatyn and Ruthin. I suppose that, now relatively safe from attack from the west, the time had come to attempt a conquest of Cheshire and the north-west of the country and move north from there. 79 to 105AD: So the Romans arrived in Cheshire in the early 70s AD a |
Who became the first black Formula One driver in 2007? | Being F1's first black driver is important - Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton Red Bull Racing Tag Heuer 446 50th F1 Grand Prix Win That one was for you, Muhammad Ali #CanadianGP "BELIEVE. WORK HARD. TRUST IN YOURSELF." Play Your browser does not support the video tag. 3x FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPION Become Part of #TeamLH When I first started in Formula 1, I tried to ignore the fact I was the first black guy ever to race in the sport. But, as I've got older, I've really started to appreciate the implications. It's a pretty cool feeling to be the person to knock down a barrier - just like the Williams sisters did in tennis or Tiger Woods in golf. I get kids from all different cultures and nationalities coming up to me now, all wanting to be F1 drivers. They feel the sport is open to everyone. That's why it was so great to do the Top Gear festival in Barbados last weekend. I had so much fun, although being there meant so much more to me than having a good time. My immediate family are from the West Indies - from Trinidad and Grenada - and I have relatives all over the Caribbean. I am the only representative of that part of the world to drive in F1, so when Top Gear told me about the event I immediately said: "I'd love to do it." It was really cool to go there and it was so busy. Thousands turned up. I heard people flew in from Jamaica and Trinidad just to see me. It was weird. It was almost like it was my event. In fact, Jeremy Clarkson said to the crowd at one point that "15% of the people are here to see Top Gear and 85% to see Lewis". It was unbelievable, really one of the best weekends I've ever had... the feeling, the energy I got. The fans were so excited - the most excited I have ever seen in my life. I don't think they have ever seen anything like that before, never heard an F1 car anyway, so it was surreal to be the person to bring that to them and represent F1. Cricket and football are the biggest sports in the Caribbean, but I've noticed that F1 is increasing in popularity. The event was just a blast. I drove a Mercedes F1 car and 'raced' against rally stunt driver Ken Block. We did 'doughnuts' and everything. I've been wanting to do something like that with Ken for a while and hope we'll be able to do something similar in the future. A reality check While Barbados and a lot of other places in the Caribbean are beautiful, they're not wealthy. My auntie, for example, lives in Grenada in a shack that is no more than 15ft square. That's how my dad's dad lived before he came to England. I went to Barbados after visiting Haiti as part of my work as a Unicef ambassador. Every year, I'm trying to do more with charities. I've been working with Unicef for a couple of years now and I signed up with Save the Children in 2013. Haiti is a beautiful place in many respects, but poverty is a real problem. A lot of money was raised for Haiti after the terrible earthquake in 2010 and things got a bit better there for a while, but conditions have started to deteriorate again and the child mortality rate has begun to increase. No-one should have to live in the conditions that I saw some kids in there. They were malnourished, not eating. We've all seen pictures of children with flies on their faces, sad and hungry, but television simply does not do justice to the tragedy of it. When you see a two-year-old kid who doesn't have the energy to move, it's devastating. It brings tears to my eyes thinking about it now. I want to bring as much attention to that sort of thing as I can and the film I made there will be shown as part of Sport Aid on 8 June. The next stage in a long battle It's Monaco this weekend, a race I always look forward to. I love street tracks and this is one of my favourites, although my feelings about it have changed over the years. My win here in 2008 was one of the most significant events of my career, but this is my eighth year in F1 now and I've come to realise that there are so many other great races. Now Monaco is my home, the race is still special but it's different. The first few times I came here, I wanted to em | Remembering Ayrton Senna As you read these words, in the lead-up to the 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix, which will be run at my beloved Interlagos, the circuit on which I learned to race as a boy, I find myself thinking of my great friend Ayrton Senna, who was killed nearly 20 years ago and whom I loved and admired in equal measure. I think of Ayrton whenever I go to Interlagos, not least because it was at Interlagos that I first met him, in 1976, when he was just 16. I was testing my Copersucar Formula 1 car there, and he and his father, Milton, were watching. Ayrton had been racing his kart on the Interlagos kart track next to the F1 circuit that day, and as usual he had won. He had been winning everything in Brazilian karting recently, and I had therefore heard all about him. I knew his dad, too. Milton was a successful man, who owned factories in and around Sao Paulo. Milton approached me and asked me for some advice, and I answered straight away. "Get in touch with Ralph Firman," I said. I did not mean Ralph Firman junior, the driver who drove 15 grands prix for Jordan in 2003. No, I meant his father, Ralph Firman senior, who in 1973 founded Van Diemen, the legendarily successful manufacturer of Formula Ford cars based near the Snetterton circuit, in Norfolk (UK), and who had been my mechanic when Jim Russell had invited me to race his Lotus 59 F3 car in the 1969 Guards Trophy at Brands Hatch – my first ever F3 event. I was unclassified in heat one, but I won heat two and I finished third in heat three: not a bad F3 debut. So I knew Ralph pretty well, and I rated him very high, and I was certain that he would be the right guy for Milton and Ayrton to get in touch with in their efforts to take the next step, namely the all-important stride from Brazil to Europe, the giant leap that I myself had tentatively trailblazed seven years before. It was good advice, by the way: Milton duly contacted Ralph, they did a deal, and Ayrton drove successfully in Van Diemen’s cars for some years, winning the British Formula Ford 1600 Championship in a Van Diemen RF81 in 1981. But I already knew that Ayrton was special long before he had become a champion of Formula Ford, and for some time I had been meaning to find a way to help him further. In 1980 I got my chance. At the Osterreichring that year I was racing in F1 and Ayrton was racing in the Formula Ford 2000 support race. He was 20 by now, but still very shy. I was in my last year of F1, driving my and my brother Wilson’s own Fittipaldi car. Anyway, one day that weekend, I walked Ayrton from one end of the Osterreichring pitlane to the other, introducing him to every single team boss. "This young man will be world champion; maybe he’ll be world champion many times," I told them all. Perhaps they thought I was crazy – or, more likely, they thought I was simply offering biased support to a fellow Brazilian – but I knew already that what I was saying was the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. People often ask me who I think was the greatest racing driver of all time, and they frequently suggest that my answer should be Ayrton. It is extremely difficult – maybe impossible – to compare drivers across different eras, which is why I do not really like doing it. My heroes are guys like Tazio Nuvolari, the so-called ‘flying Mantuan’ of the 1920s and 1930s, whom Ferdinand Porsche once described as "the greatest driver of the past, the present, and the future", and who drove so imperiously for Bugatti, Alfa Romeo, Maserati and finally Auto Union; Achille Varzi, Nuvolari’s great friend and rival, who won more than 30 races for the same four marques during the same period; Rudolph Caracciola, who triumphed in the European Drivers’ Championship (the precursor to the F1 Drivers’ World Championship) for Mercedes-Benz in 1935, 1937 and 1938; Bernd Rosemeyer, who was almost unbeatable for Auto Union at the daunting Nurburgring in the 1930s, once winning there at high speed in thick fog; Juan Manuel Fangio, who took 24 grand prix victories and won five F1 world championships in the 1950s |
Nigerian Aliko Dangote is (at 2014) Africa's foremost? | Nigeria: Dangote Named Forbes Africa Person of the Year 2014 - allAfrica.com Nigeria: Dangote Named Forbes Africa Person of the Year 2014 Photo: WEF Alhaji Aliko Dangote. Billionaire Nigerian business man, Aliko Dangote, was weekend named as the Forbes Africa Person of the Year 2014. Other finalists of the most coveted award were South Africa's Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela, Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, (SEC), Arunma Oteh and President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka. In selecting Dangote, the panel of judges noted that "Aliko Dangote is a lion of Africa in terms of business. He is second to none when it comes to investing in Africa, not just Nigeria. He is also a capitalist with a big heart. He puts his money where his mouth is and his foundation is a step forward for a man who wants to make a difference on the continent," This was Dangote's fourth nomination for the prestigious awards. Other past finalists include his Highness Dr. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (2011), James Mwangi (2012) and Akinwumi Adesina (2013). Also feted during the event was Donald Kaberuka, president of the African Development Bank. Kaberuka, who received the lifetime achievement award. Chairman, CMA Investment Holding, Rakesh Wahi, described Forbes as a brand, synonymous with entrepreneurship, inspiration, success, failure, getting up after failure and never giving up despite all the odds. He said Forbes highlights journeys of hope; of trials and tribulations of people who despite all challenges have the courage and determination to see their dreams to fruition. Commenting on the Forbes Person of the Year Award, he said: "This is our fourth Person of the Year Event. The mission of this event is to honor one exceptional leader from the African continent, who has made an impact not only on the industry he or she serves, but who also has touched the lives of people, and in doing so is a role model for future generations of business leaders. The person who we are about to honor today, personifies all the values of the Forbes brand". While giving his acceptance speech, Dangote said he considered it an honour to be nominated for the award and thanked the organisers for the priviledge of choosing him as the "Forbes Man of the Year". "My thanks also goes to my family for their unquantifiable support over the years; my diligent staff for their uncommon dedication to duty; my fellow Africans for believing in us; and my numerous friends across the globe, who have been a source of inspiration. I will also like to specially recognise and commend the other nominees for making it up to this stage. Their achievement is no mean feat, given the quality of the award". Revealing that Dangote Group is already in 16 African countries, he assured that the Group will continue to expand its footprints across the continent because "we believe that it is only Africans themselves that can develop Africa for the Africans". Dangote said: "Of course there are challenges, but which are not insurmountable as long as we stay united in our resolve to overcome them. If we all join hands together, we can emancipate Africa from poverty, ignorance and disease - the triple obstacles to our development as a people" Copyright © 2014 This Day. All rights reserved. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media ( allAfrica.com ). To contact the copyright holder directly for corrections — or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material, click here. AllAfrica publishes around 700 reports a day from more than 140 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals , representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissione | What is Happening in South Africa: The Murder of 14 yr old "Stompie" The Murder of 14 yr old "Stompie" The Murder of James "Stompie" Seipei James Seipei (1974–1988), also known as Stompie Moeketsi, was a teenage African National Congress (ANC) activist from Parys in South Africa. He was kidnapped and murdered on 29 December 1988 by members of Winnie Mandela's bodyguards, known as the Mandela United football club. Moeketsi joined the street uprising against apartheid in the mid 1980s at age ten, and soon took on a leading role. He became the country's youngest political detainee when he spent his 12th birthday in jail without trial. At the age of 13 he was expelled from school . Moeketsi was kidnapped on 29 December 1988 after a school rally, accused of being a police informer and murdered at the age of 14. His body was found in Soweto with his throat slit. Jerry Richardson, one of Winnie Mandela's bodyguards, was convicted of the murder. He claimed that she had ordered him to abduct four young men from Soweto, of whom Stompie was the youngest. The four were severely beaten and Stompie's body was later recovered by the police. Involvement of Winnie Mandela Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (born Nomzamo Winfreda Madikizelza; 26 September 1936) is a South AfricanAfrican National Congress Women's League. She is currently a member of the ANC's National Executive Committee. Although still married to Nelson Mandela at the time of his becoming president of South Africa in May 1994, she was never the first lady of South Africa, as the couple had separated two years earlier after it was revealed that Winnie had been unfaithful during Nelson's incarceration. Their divorce was finalized on 19 March 1996, with an unspecified out-of-court settlement. Winnie Mandela's attempt to obtain a settlement up to US$5 million, half of what she claimed her ex-husband was worth, was dismissed when she failed to appear at court for a financial settlement hearing. A controversial activist, she is popular among her supporters, who refer to her as the 'Mother of the Nation', yet reviled by others, mostly due to her alleged involvement in several human rights abuses, including the 1989 kidnap of 14-year old ANC activist Stompie Moeketsi, who was later murdered. In March 2009, the Independent Electoral Commission ruled that Winnie Mandela, who was selected as an ANC candidate, could run in the April 2009 general election, despite having a fraud conviction. Early life Her Xhosa name is Nomzamo. Nomzamo means "trial (having a hard time in life)". She was born in the village of eMbongweni, Bizana, in the Pondo region of what is now South Africa's Eastern Cape Province. She held a number of jobs in various parts of what was then the Bantustan of Transkei, including with the Transkei government, living at various times in Bizana, Shawbury and Johannesburg. She met lawyer and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela in 1957. They were married in 1958 and had two daughters, Zenani (also called Zeni) (b.1959) and Zindzi (b.1960). In June 2010, Winnie was treated for shock after the death of her great-granddaughter, Zenani, who was killed in a car accident on the eve of the opening of South Africa's World Cup. She has diabetes. Despite restrictions on education of blacks during apartheid, Mandela earned a degree in social work from the Jan Hofmeyer School in Johannesburg, and several years later earned a Bachelor's degree in international relations from the University of Witwatersrand, also in Johannesburg. She is also a qualified Social Worker. Apartheid Mandela emerged as a leading opponent of the white minority rule government during the later years of her husband's long imprisonment (August 1963 – February 1990). For many of those years, she was exiled to the town of Brandfort in the Orange Free State and confined to the area, except for the times she was allowed to visit her husband at the prison on Robben Island. Beginning in 1969, she spent eighteen months in solitary confinement at Pretoria Central Prison. During the 1980s as w |
Roy Williamson wrote which folk song, sung as an anthem before Scotland's Rugby Union matches? | Scotland – nationalanthems.info Scotland A constituent nation of the United Kingdom , Scotland lacks an official, legislated “national song”; in fact there are several songs in use as “national songs” of Scotland. The one most often considered as the unofficial national anthem (and most often presented as Scotland’s anthem at sporting matches) is “Flower of Scotland”, written by Roy Williamson in 1965 for the popular folk group The Corries. It was first used in a sporting match in 1974 by the Scottish national rugby team in 1974, sung by the team. When the British “God Save the Queen” was sung before a rugby match in 1988 to represent Scotland, and was met by derision from the crowd, “Flower of Scotland” was adopted as Scotland’s pregame anthem. “Flower of Scotland”, however, has not been adopted in any official basis as the Scottish anthem. Other popular “national songs” of Scotland have sometimes used as “unofficial national anthems”, the most common being “Scotland the Brave” (a traditional melody ( sheet music ) with lyrics writted by Cliff Hanley in 1950). “Scotland the Brave” was used as the Scottish anthem at the Commonwealth Games until 2010 (when it was replaced by “Flower of Scotland”) and is most commonly heard on the bagpipe, the Scottish national instrument. When the Scottish Parliament was opened in 1997, another “national song” (“A Man’s A Man for A’ That” by national poet Robert Burns) was used, which isn’t usually presented as a Scottish anthem. The choice of this song may have been to duck the controversy of choosing one of the previously mentioned “national songs” as an official regional anthem, or by using “God Save the Queen” (the anthem of the United Kingdom, of which Scotland is a part). Special thanks to: Calum Wyllie and Eugenio Pedro for some of this information. Title | Summary of 'Under Milkwood' (Higher School Certificate 1998) This is a very old set of notes on English texts, written for the NSW Higher School Certificate in 1998. It may be useful to students studying the text, but does not reflect any current syllabus. Summary of Under Milkwood (Higher School Certificate 1998) Under Milkwood, Dylan Thomas, 1972. Night and Dreams. First voice begins, night-time in Llareggub. The babies, boys, girls, women and men are dreaming. All is quiet. Captain Cat is dreaming of his past, the drowned are speaking to him. The sailors joke and laugh to him, all dead together, with Rosie Probert, whom many shared. Myfanwy Price, the dressmaker, is dreaming of Mog Edwards, the draper. Jack Black dreams joyfully of catching the 'naughty couples'. Evans Death, the undertaker dreams of a childhood day, stealing currants from his mother. Mister Waldo dreams of his mother and his wife. The neighbours gossip - he is a bad man, he is playing behind his wife's back. When his wife is dead, the neighbours gossip about Little Master Waldo that was, creating mischief and kissing girls. Mrs Ogmore-Pritchard is in her clean bed, instructing her dead husbands on their daily duties. Gossamer Beynon dreams of her 'small rough ready man'. Organ Morgan cries out at a symphony of neighbourhood chaos in his street. Mr Utah Watkins wakes all night, counting wife-sheep, who bleat and knit. Cherry Owen wakes at the pub with his bottle. PC Attila Rees rises in haste and is dragged back to bed. Willy Nilly delivers the post and spanks his wife. Butcher Beynon's teasing extends into his wife's dreams, and he is prosecuting for selling unsavoury and illegal varieties of meat. The cries of the dreamers echo around each other. And the Reverend Eli Jenkins dreams of Eisteddfodau poetry, Mr Pugh dreams he is pretending to sleep, to be able to murder his wife. Mrs Organ Morgan takes refuge in the silence of her dreams. Mary Ann Sailors dreams of Eden. Dai Bread dreams of harems, Polly Garter of babies, Nogood Boyo of nothing, and Lord Cut-Glass of clocks. "Young girls lie bedded soft or glide in their dreams, with rings and trousseaux, bridesmaided by glow-worms down the aisles of the organ playing wood. The boys are dreaming wicked or of the bucking ranches of the night and the jollyrodgered sea." - First Voice, male and female theme. "Time passes. Listen. Time passes." - First Voice. "From where you are, you can hear their dreams." - First Voice. "Oh my dead dears!" - Captain Cat. "And all the bells of the tills of the town shall ring for our wedding. [Noise of money-tills and chapel bells]" - Mog Edwards. "Oh, what'll the neighbours say, what'll the neighbours..." - Mrs Waldo. "To be your awful wedded wife" - Preacher. "Alone until she dies, Bessie Bighead..." - First Voice "saliva and snowflakes and moulted feathers of dreams..." - Second Voice. "Mr Pugh, schoolmaster, fathoms asleep, pretends to be sleeping..." - First Voice Morning. The First Voice speaks of the hill, with all the town sleeping below. The Guide-Book comes, in giving an outsider's perspective of the town - that there is nothing of interest within it, excepting a quaint feel of the past. When the cock crows, the sun rises. Captain Cat pulls the bell-rope. Reverend Eli Jenkins, rises, dresses, and recites his poetry to Coronation Street. Lily Smalls wakes, and sings a song to her ugly reflection, and then leans close to the mirror and breathes her lover's name. Mrs Beynon cries out to her, and Lily mutters under her breath as she takes the tea down. Mr Pugh walks down stairs, gleefully reciting the poisons he could place in tea. Mrs Pugh complains the tea is too sugary, or too milky. She takes her glasses, and snipes about Lily Smalls washing the steps. She sees PC Attila Rees, and wonders whether he is abut to arrest Polly Garter, for having babies. Mary Ann Sailors opens her window and cries out her age to the town. Organ Morgan is playing. Mr Dai Bread is in a hurry, and curses his wives. His wives reveal their different functions and personalities - one the r |
"Which American TV producer created the series. ""The Invaders"" and ""Cannon""?" | Invaders Behind the Scenes The Invaders: The Nightmare Has Already Begun by Stephen Bowie “The Invaders. Alien beings from a dying planet. Their destination: the earth. Their purpose: to make it their world. “David Vincent has seen them. For him, it began one lost night on a lonely country road, looking for a shortcut. It began with a closed, deserted diner, and a man too long without sleep to continue his journey. It began with the landing of a craft from another galaxy. “Now, David Vincent knows that the Invaders are here, that they have taken human form. Somehow he must convince a disbelieving world that the nightmare has already begun . . . .” So intones the leaden voice that narrates the opening credits of one of television’s great forays into the realm of science fiction. Twenty-five years before The X-Files posited that the aliens are already among us and up to no good, David Vincent began his lonely two-year quest to save the world. Alternately pursuer and pursued, openly unhappy about his role as a modern-day Paul Revere and often pessimistic about his chances of success, Vincent proved a far more complex hero than 1960s television audiences were used to. He was the centerpiece of a sci-fi series more downbeat and more realistic than any that preceded it. “The major thing that the show had going for it is the fact that we are all a little bit paranoid, and that it’s easy to identify with somebody who is a single man fighting the world,” said Invaders producer Alan A. Armer. “I mean, that’s what all real heroes are, if you look at the great myths and legends and the great stories that have been told. Frequently it is one person fighting the society, fighting the government, fighting an invisible force, and this is classic. And I think we all relate to that, because his job and his goal are so difficult to achieve. Conceptually, that’s what made the show strong.” Diane Baker and Roy Thinnes in “Beachhead,” the series’ pilot The Invaders’ successful format combined the sensibilities of two creator/producers who couldn’t have been more different. One was the unpredictable Larry Cohen, a brash wunderkind from the dying days of prestigious New York dramas like The Defenders, on the verge of leaving television to pour his twisted imagination into a string of low-budget cult horror films. The other was Quinn Martin, the steadfast, humorless king of sixties and seventies action television, overseer of a seemingly endless string of formulaic but exceedingly well-produced police and detective shows. The Invaders began with Cohen, who freely concedes that his conception of the series was less an original idea than an amalgamation of several beloved pop-culture fixations of his adolescence. Fans of the show frequently point to Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the eery 1956 B-picture in which Kevin McCarthy discovers that his friends and neighbors are gradually being replaced by identical “pod people” from another planet, as the most obvious precedent for The Invaders. “That was one of my favorite movies when I was a child,” said Cohen, who also cites Invaders From Mars (1953) as an inspiration. The aliens of The Invaders apparently didn’t possess the technology to replace real people with identical facsimiles, and they employed glowing energy tubes called “regeneration chambers” rather than seed pods to affect their human form, but they were otherwise interchangeable with the Body Snatchers. Using subterfuge to infiltrate human society, the aliens relied on humans’ natural skepticism toward “crackpots” like David Vincent to protect them from anyone who stumbled onto their existence and tried to blow the whistle on their plans. Invaders buffs often assume, since much of the same creative talent worked on both shows, that Cohen borrowed the series’ man-on-the-run format from The Fugitive, the 1963 hit starring David Janssen as a wrongly-convicted death row inmate who escapes to search for his wife’s killer. In fact, Cohen said, he took his cue from the Mas | Roger Moore - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS Actor | Miscellaneous Crew | Producer Roger Moore will perhaps always be remembered as the man who replaced Sean Connery in the James Bond series, arguably something he never lived down. Roger George Moore was born on October 14, 1927 in Stockwell, London, England, the son of Lillian (Pope) and George Alfred Moore, a policeman. He first wanted to be an artist, but got into films full ... 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What is the most southerly point on the British mainland? | Lizard, Cornwall the most southerly point of Britain Lizard, Cornwall The Lizard is the most southerly point on the British mainland. The name comes from the Cornish "lis" meaning "place" and "ard" meaning "high". Almost at the end of the Lizard Peninsula is Lizard village, a central square, a few houses, a couple of shops,and a pub. The only thing in England south of the village is the lighthouse, Lizard Point and Housel Bay; Church Cove is eat of the village and there are cliff walks to the west. Lizard Point has a few souvenir shops and snackeries. The Spanish Armada was first spotted from here in 1588. Sir John Killigrew, a notorious wrecker from the Arwennack family of Falmouth, erected the first lighthouse on the Lizard in 1620. Ship owners refused to support the venture, believing that Killigrew had ulterior motives in erecting the lighthouse, and that venture disappeared. On the 10th November 1721, thirty years before the lighthouse was built, 15 of the crew of the Royal Anne Galley lost their lives when it was lost in a storm, by being broken up against the cliffs. They are buried in a mass grave on the grass slope just west of the Old Lifeboat Slipway. Eventually in 1752 a regular lighthouse was established, and it was taken over in 1790 by Trinity House. The powerful beam of today's light can be seen for 64 miles. Just offshore are the Man o' War rocks which took a heavy toll on shipping. Below the point is the Old Lifeboat House, while the modern lifeboat station is a few miles east of the headland. . Walkers in this area may be lucky enough to see the Cornish Chough, now breeding in the area. Originally with two lifeboat stations at Polpeor and Cadgwith, The Lizard all weather Tyne class lifeboat is now located at Kilcobben Cove. Operating for over 145 years, the crews have been presented with 12 awards for gallantry. In 1907 it rescued 394 people from the White Star liner Suevic in dense fog when it struck the Marnheere Reef off The Lizard. Coverack and Porthleven lifeboats also rescued 62 people from this ship. Almost all the Lizard Peninsula is composed of soft, colourful Serpentine stone (so called because of its snakeskin appearance when polished), which was carved in local workshops. It is a a unique metamorphic rock which is dark green veined with red and white. Serpentine ornaments were fashionable in Victorian times and still continue to be made in the area today. Just east of Lizard village is the hamlet of Landewednack with its church of St Winwalloe, built of alternate granite and serpentine blocks. Just to the west is Kynance Cove , owned by the National Trust, with golden sands and isolated | Chapter 5 - An Englishman's Favourite bits of England An Englishman's Favourite bits of England Hauntings of Royal Naval Hospital Haslar, England Famous Hauntings of England Mrs Duncan – The Last Witch to be Tried in England Is This Proof of Reincarnation? Wymering Manor House – The Most Haunted House in England Stonehenge and It's Eerie Past City of Bath, England – History and Ghosts List of Spooky and Ghostly IOW Hauntings James Herbert OBE – English Iconic Horror Author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley– English Iconic Author Sir Michael Caine - English Iconic Actor Sir Henry Irving – Iconic English Actor Manager James Bond 007 – British Icon Dr. Who - A British TV Icon Sir Rex Harrison - English Iconic Actor Sir John Mills - English Iconic Actor Sir Norman Wisdom – Comic Actor and Singer 7th Century to Swinging Naughties - British Icons Swinging Sixties – British Fashion Designers Swinging Sixties ( London ) – British Iconic Music The New Romantics – 1980's London Music World's First Football Chant – by Edward Elgar Village of Wenlock, England – A Modern Olympic Games – 1850 Sir Isaac Newton – Iconic Scientist Charles Darwin 1809 – 1882 Lady Godiva (1040-1080 AD) – An English Icon English Spa Towns – Iconic Places Edward Somerset – English Inventor of The First Steam Engine 1653 The First Steam Locomotive – England 1804 Howard Carter – The Discoverer of Tutankhamen Sir Henry Wood – The Last Night Of The Proms Hauntings and History of Royal Naval Hospital Haslar, England Many years ago I worked at Royal Naval Hospital Haslar, England and as its history is very interesting I thought I would write about it's fun history. The Royal Hospital Haslar began as a Royal Navy hospital in 1753. It has a long and distinguished history in the medical care of service personnel in peacetime and in war. The buildings were designed by Theodore Jacobsen and built from 1746 and completed in 1762. St Luke's Chapel was added in 1762 and later still, a landing stage was added so troops could reach the hospital directly from ships. Haslar was the biggest hospital and the largest brick building in England when it was built. The hospital included an asylum for sailors with psychiatric disorders and an early superintending psychiatrist was the phrenologist, William Scott, a member of the influential Edinburgh Phrenological Society. James Lind at Haslar Hospital 1758-1774 played a large part in discovering a cure for scurvy, not least through his pioneering use of a double blind trial of vitamin C supplements. Ghosts of RNH Haslar A lot of poltergeist activity has been reported in the galley. According to a clairvoyant who worked in the hospital there are three ghosts occupying the kitchen area and many more around the hospital. 1) Michael Connelly, an Irishman who apparently likes the cooking. 'Michael' apparently like to let the galley workers know that they are there. It has been reported that all the files in the office have been tipped on the floor several times by unexplained means, and witnesses have claimed that the taps have turned on by themselves. The radio has apparently turned itself down. 2) An angry man called Derek who appears to have died from stab wounds. 'Derek' and The evening supervisor has reported that cutlery has been thrown around and it has also been claimed by witnesses that the kettle has switched itself on and that doors have opened by themselves 3) A woman called Margaret who haunts the spiral staircase. She is believed to have tripped over something before the stairs were built and died as a result. One of the Wardroom stewards claimed to have met 'Margaret' a few years ago walking up the spiral staircase. She said she met an elderly woman coming down and, thinking she was lost the steward asked her if she needed some help. However, the woman had vanished. 4) There is also a spirit who inhabits the old Senior Rates Mess. Several people have claimed that some parts of the galley are bitterly cold where the rest of it is warm; another favourite trick of all the ghosts is leaving puddles of water on the floor. Many member |
Who was the 18th century underworld figure known as the Thief-taker general who was executed at Tyburn in 1725? | ExecutedToday.com » 1725: Jonathan Wild, Thief-Taker General and Receiver of Stolen Goods 1725: Jonathan Wild, Thief-Taker General and Receiver of Stolen Goods May 24th, 2010 Anthony Vaver (Thanks to Anthony Vaver, author and publisher of EarlyAmericanCrime.com for the guest post. Vaver is the author of Bound With An Iron Chain: The Untold Story of How the British Transported 50,000 Convicts to Colonial America . -ed.) A buzz filled the air as people stood on their toes and filled every window in an attempt to get a glimpse of the great Jonathan Wild as he was paraded through the London streets on Monday, May 24, 1725. Despite the festive atmosphere surrounding the procession, Wild appeared to be unmoved by the shouts of the crowd, his attention focused instead on the Bible held open in his hands. After traveling about a third of the way to his destination, the procession stopped at the Griffin Tavern, so that Wild could drink a glass of wine. Not long after leaving the Griffin Tavern, a rock thrown from a window hit Wild in the head, and blood began to pour down his face. The crowd roared with approval and people started to hurl insults at him, along with more stones and dirt. The cart stopped twice more before reaching its final destination: first at the White Lion, where Wild drank another glass of wine, and once again at the Oxford Arms, home of the bare-knuckle boxing champion James Figg , where Wild drank a tankard of beer and even more wine. His next and final stop was Tyburn Hill, where he was scheduled to be executed. Convicts often stopped for drinks at various taverns during their march from Newgate Prison to Tyburn to be executed, so the fact that Wild stopped at three along the way to his execution was not unusual. What was unusual, however, was the fact that he was able to hold down his liquor, given that the previous night at two in the morning he had tried to kill himself in his jail cell by drinking a large dose of laudanum, a concoction of opium dissolved in alcohol. Wild was already in a half-stupefied state before his slow journey to the gallows and his wine drinking had even begun. Wild’s dramatic execution marked a precipitous fall for a man who was perhaps the most influential person in England’s criminal justice system, even though he never held an official government position. As the self proclaimed “Thief-Taker General of Great Britain and Ireland,” Wild was instrumental in capturing and bringing to justice scores of petty thieves that plagued the London streets. He consulted the government on the passage of laws intended to encourage the capture of criminals. He also oversaw a vast criminal empire, the likes of which has never been duplicated. Wild ran an Office for the Recovery of Lost and Stolen Property where people could apply to him for help in recovering their possessions for a fee that fell below what it would cost them to replace the objects. Wild would then use his connections in the criminal underworld to recover the goods and return them to the owner. His business proved to be extremely popular. In addition to recovering lost and stolen property, Wild was particularly adept at catching and prosecuting criminals, a public service that enhanced his general reputation and gained the approval of the authorities. In the absence of a true police force, the government relied on rewards to encourage people to police the streets themselves. Anyone who could capture a thief and convict him or her with evidence received a reward of £40, far more than what most people in England could earn in a year. Wild benefited from this policy by collecting a fee every time he was able to prosecute a criminal. His office, then, essentially served as the de facto “Scotland Yard” of the day. Wild’s knack for catching criminals brought him great renown. He often appeared at trials to give evidence against the criminals he helped to capture. He got to know the bailiffs of the prisons and could be seen socializing in the local taverns with Justices of the Peace. He entertained government officials in his house. | General Knowledge Quiz - By Zarbo84 The fictional character John Clayton is better known by what name? La Paz is the administrative capital of which South American country? Actor Charles Buchinsky was better known by what name? The medical condition ‘aphonia’ is the inability to do what? In Greek mythology, Pygmalion was the king of which Island? Who played the title role in the 1953 film ‘The Glenn Miller Story’? A third wedding anniversary is traditionally represented by which material? In the Bible, what sign did God give Noah that the earth would not be flooded again? In August 2011 NASA announced that photographic evidence had been captured of possible liquid water of which planet in our solar system? The restored tomb of which dramatist was unveiled in Paris in November 2011, after being ruined by lipstick smears left by thousands of kisses? What was the name of the hurricane which hit the East Coast of America in August 2011? On 11th March 2011 a 9.1 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit the east of which country? Convict George Joseph Smith was known as the ‘Brides in the ‘what’ murderer’? In the human body, Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis is commonly known by what name? A peregrine is what type of bird? What is the name of the highly toxic protein obtained from the pressed seeds of the castor oil plant? Which British pop musician/actor was actress Sadie Frost’s first husband? British singer Gaynor Hopkins is better known by what name? Who played Ron Kovic in the 1989 film ‘Born on the Fourth of July’? 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Which British ship was sunk on the 4th May 1982? | BBC ON THIS DAY | 4 | 1982: Argentines destroy HMS Sheffield 1982: Argentines destroy HMS Sheffield The British ship HMS Sheffield has been hit by an Argentine missile fired from a fighter bomber. It is not clear how many of the 268 crew have perished. The sinking has shocked the British nation and foiled any possible diplomatic solution to the current dispute over the Falkland Islands between Britain and Argentina. The ship caught fire when a French-made Exocet missile penetrated deep into HMS Sheffield's control room. The blaze caused a poisonous smoke and most of the crew abandoned ship. A major rescue operation has been launched in the South Atlantic as relatives thousands of miles back in the UK wait for news of their loved ones. The 4,100-ton destroyer was struck as it carried out a scouting mission off the Falkland Islands, although its exact position is a secret. Announcing the news on television, the spokesman for the Ministry of Defence Secretary, Ian McDonald, said the ship was "in the course of its duty within the total exclusion zone around the Falkland Isles". Two missiles were fired by a Super-Etendard fighter bomber. One missed but the other scored a direct hit and ignited a fire. The Exocet missile is designed to skim the sea to avoid radar detection. It has its own radar that guides it to its intended target. The attack follows yesterday's sinking of the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano. An Argentine diplomat in the United States said the destruction of HMS Sheffield was "justified after the massacre that the English have done shelling our men and our ships". | 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. 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What two-letter mantra is often uttered at yoga studios? | yoga studio | PRANA RISING PRANA RISING RIDE YOUR ENERGY TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL! YOGA. NUTRITION. TONS OF COCONUT WATER. Search Reply They say that time never lies. You can run away from time or try to escape from it. But time will always catch up with you. Time can be measured. Time is accurate. Time is truth. That being said, I am staring at my calendar right now and I am seeing a message loud and clear: Thursday December 18, 2014: Day 358. Directly underneath I see December 25: Day 365. This is it: 1 more week to go until 365 consecutive days of yoga has been achieved. Continue reading → Reply I stare at the latest number and I smile. 330 consecutive days of yoga. No days off. No excuses. Just get on the mat and practice. That has been my life philosophy since December 26, 2013 and nothing has changed. Only my love and appreciation for yoga grows by the day. During the past couple of weeks I started to feel the “symptoms” that have been going around. Tired, cough, congestion- it has come and gone, but lingered for some time. I started to hear the usual talk: take a day off. Rest. Blah blah blah. Minor details. When a commitment to daily yoga is made, there is no time for little setbacks. I have been through illnesses before during the streak and didn’t stop. Yoga only helps the healing process. Yet another benefit of yoga. No surprise. I have learned many things over the past 330 days. But the lesson that I wanted to share was motivation. When you want something really bad, you find a way to make it happen. Life can get tough. Personally and/or professionally. Things will come up. Ups and downs plus everything in-between. Illnesses. Injuries. Time pressures and commitments. The excuses and stories never end. There are often hundreds of reasons of why not to practice. It is easy to give up and stall a practice. But when in one’s mind they want to practice yoga- live yoga- breathe yoga…then there is only one choice. Practice yoga. Get onto the mat and practice. The rest can always be figured out. Be focused and determined. Then the practice will come. And the more practices that are put in, the differences that one will find in life are so great that they cannot be put into words. Daily yoga is life. Namaste Reply During a conversation this afternoon, someone said 5 simple yet powerful words to me. “It’s great to be free.” Taking out the context of the conversation, those words fit well into any lifestyle. Think about it. With the day-to-day stresses that we all go through, at the end of the day- isn’t it just great to be free? With that in mind, I had discovered my new mantra. It’s great to be free. What is a mantra you ask? Webster’s definition includes the following: mantra noun (Concise Encyclopedia) In Hinduism and Buddhism , a sacred utterance (syllable, word, or verse) believed to possess mystical or spiritual power. Mantras may be spoken aloud or uttered in thought, and they may be either repeated or sounded only once. Most have no apparent verbal meaning, but they are thought to have profound significance and to serve as distillations of spiritual wisdom. Repetition of a mantra can induce a trancelike state and can lead the participant to a higher level of spiritual awareness. Widely used mantras include om in Hinduism and om mani padme hum in Tibetan Buddhism . Take a seat. Wherever you are, grab a chair. Sit on the floor. Lie down. It really doesn’t matter. Now close your eyes and extend out your arms onto your knees. Repeat to yourself: It’s great to be free. It’s great to be free. It’s great to be free. Are you feeling it? Good. Welcome to the spiritual power that will truly guide and lead you to the awareness you seek. The awareness of the true and open you. Reply As I stare at the number 300, the meaning starts to become somewhat overwhelming. My studio(s) are currently 3/4 completed a 30 day yoga challenge. An invitation for all yogis to practice every day for 30 days. Now imagine taking those 30 days and repeating that number over and over again 10 times. 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, and 3 | Fay Weldon | Interesting Literature Interesting Literature Posted by interestingliterature Before he wrote Midnight’s Children – the 1981 novel which would win not only the Booker Prize for that year but the ‘Booker of Bookers’ award in 1993 – Salman Rushdie worked in advertising. It was during this period in the 1970s that Rushdie came up with several classic advertising slogans: ‘Naughty but nice’ (to advertise cream cakes), ‘That’ll do nicely’ (for American Express credit cards), and ‘Irresistibubble’ (for Aero chocolate bars). He also came up with this, for the Daily Mirror: ‘Look into the Mirror tomorrow – you’ll like what you see.’ Rushdie has said that his work in advertising ‘taught me to write like a job. If you have the client coming in that afternoon for his new campaign, you can’t not have it. You have to have it. What’s more, it has to be good.’ George Orwell may have described advertising as ‘the rattling of a stick inside a swill-bucket’ in his novel Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1936), a book which shows a man with high literary ambitions being ‘reduced’ to the work of writing advertising jingles and rhymes. But Marshall McLuhan described it as ‘the greatest art form of the twentieth century’. And certainly, many popular and celebrated writers of the twentieth century and beyond have put their mark on this modern art form. Rushdie is one name among many. The author of The Satanic Verses had actually failed the initial test he took for J. Walter Thompson, a leading advertising company (which was run by none other than the thriller writer, James Patterson). But he persevered, spurred on by a friend’s assurance that it was ‘really easy’. Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising. – Mark Twain Fay Weldon, author of The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1983), is another novelist who started out in the field of advertising. In this connection she is probably most famous for writing the slogan ‘Go to work on an egg’, in support of a large advertising campaign in Britain in the 1950s supported by the Egg Marketing Board. But Weldon didn’t in fact write the slogan: it was ‘hatched’ (sorry, we couldn’t resist) by someone else, and Weldon merely helped to popularise the slogan (we say ‘merely’, but at the time Weldon occupied the senior role of Head of Copywriting and she was instrumental in making the phrase known in households up and down the country). One slogan which Weldon did write was ‘Vodka gets you drunker quicker.’ This was never used, though, as it was rejected by her bosses. (And this at a time before drink awareness was as high as it is now!) While we’re talking drink, it was Dorothy L. Sayers, crime writer and creator of the detective Lord Peter Wimsey, who originated several Guinness slogans used in the 1920s, such as (reputedly) ‘Guinness is good for you.’ (She used her experience working in advertising for the 1933 Lord Peter Wimsey novel, Murder Must Advertise.) One legend has it that the brewery had initially sought an endorsement from homegrown Irish talent, the playwright and well-known alcoholic, Brendan Behan, but the best he could come up with was ‘Guinness makes you drunk.’ (If only all ad campaigns were so honest!) However, this story is unverified and Guinness have denied that they ever sought a slogan from Behan. Advertising is the very essence of democracy. – Anton Chekhov Another writer to lend his services to the advertising industry was F. Scott Fitzgerald, more famous as the author of The Great Gatsby and ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’. He wrote the slogan ‘We keep you clean in Muscatine’ for a local steam laundry company. Other writers who cut their teeth on advertising include Don DeLillo, Martin Amis, and Joseph Heller, author of Catch-22. If Marshall McLuhan was right and advertising is a great art form, then it raises the question of the relationship between literature and advertising. Can literary talent be honed by a spell working in the world of Mad Men? |
Selenology is the study of what | selenology - definition - English selenology translation and definition "selenology", Dictionary English-English online pronunciation: IPA: /sɛliːˈnɒləʤɪ/ SAMPA: /sEli:"nQl@dZI/ part of speech: noun Definition and similar words in English: en.wiktionary.2016 the study of the moon and several satellites en.wiktionary.2016 the branch of astronomy that deals with the moon en.wiktionary.2016 (astronomy) The scientific study of the Moon. en.wiktionary.2016 The scientific study of the Moon. Thesaurus selenology (usually uncountable, plural selenologies) Example sentences with "selenology", translation memory MultiUn Name of flight object: Selenological Engineering Explorer (SELENE) “Kaguya” Common crawl Using "Rover-1" to transport themselves and their equipment along portions of Hadley Rille and the Apennine Mountains, Scott and Irwin performed a selenological inspection and survey of the area and collected 180 pounds (82 kg) of lunar surface materials. They deployed an ALSEP package which involved the emplacement and activation of surface experiments, and their lunar surface activities were televised using a TV camera which was operated remotely by ground controllers stationed in the mission control center located at Houston, Texas. MultiUn JAXA launched the Selenological and Engineering Explorer (SELENE) mission to the Moon on ‧ eptember ‧ carrying ‧ instruments, a high-definition television camera and two sub-satellites named Very Long Baseline Interferometer Radio (VRAD) and Relay (Rstar Common crawl [89] On September 14, 2007, it launched lunar orbit explorer " SELENE " (Selenological and Engineering Explorer) on an H-IIA (Model H2A2022) carrier rocket from Tanegashima Space Center . Showing page 1. Found 4 sentences matching phrase "selenology".Found in 0 ms. Translation memories are created by human, but computer aligned, which might cause mistakes. They come from many sources and are not checked. Be warned. | BBC NEWS | UK | Wales | South East Wales | Sarandon learns about Welsh roots Sarandon learns about Welsh roots Susan Sarandon visited locations in Wales with her family Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon's search for her family history has brought her to Wales. Born Susan Abigail Tomalin in New York, the Hollywood star has been tracing her family tree for a BBC programme. After Ms Sarandon and her brother provided DNA samples, a genetics expert said they were "clearly very Welsh". Professor Bryan Sykes, head of human genetics at Oxford University, who analysed the samples, said Sarandon was "delighted" with the outcome. He said: "Ms Sarandon had genetic proof after her long search." Professor Bryan Sykes has conducted lengthy genetic surveys Sarandon - who won a best actress Oscar for Dead Man Walking - discovered her roots through research for the BBC series Coming Home, which traces family trees. Prof Sykes appears on the programme to explain the results to Miss Sarandon. He said it was strange to meet someone with such a familiar face: "I felt I knew her. She was so like I expected her to be." Analysis of the star's maternal DNA showed she had Italian ancestry on that side of her family, he said. However after looking at her brother's DNA, to determine her paternal ancestry, they found Ms Sarandon's links to Wales through her father, Phillip Leslie Tomalin. The genealogy of the Tomalin family goes back to 1280 in Carmarthenshire where the oldest records of a Tomalin are held. Sarandon met up with relatives for a drink at the Llynfi Arms Prof Sykes has conducted a lengthy survey collecting samples from over 10,000 volunteers to create a genetic map of the British Isles. His book, Blood of the Isles, chronicles the process which includes a large portion on the genetics of Wales. During September, Ms Sarandon joined long-lost Welsh relatives at the Llynfi Arms in Tondu, near Bridgend. She brought members of her own family including her son Miles. Following the visit, Sarandon flew to Italy to meet more relatives found through the programme. Coming Home: Susan Sarandon, Wednesday, BBC One Wales, 1930 GMT |
Which part of the body is on the Nokia logo? | Illuminati Sun Symbolism --World’s 100 Best Brand Logos - 12160 Illuminati Sun Symbolism --World’s 100 Best Brand Logos June 9, 2010 by, Spydaman13 It’s easy to see the sun in the BP logo above, but spotting the cross made with “bp” isn’t as obvious. Like all the World’s 100 Best Brand Logos, the BP logo displays esoteric sun symbolism as directed by the Illuminati. Ironically, BP uses lower case letters for it’s intials. But, purposely it forms the cross next to the sun; all of which represents the sun/son that died on the cross. The illuminati are proud to be “Order of the Sun” and display it on virtually all product logos. Most people see it unwittingly, but it severely impacts us through the subconscious. The Illuminati love to rub our noses in it - esoterically, keeping us in servitude, slaves. It’s no different now than in all of of known history. There’s three methods of sun symbolism used by the Illuminati in the World’s 100 Best Brand logos: Sun-on-cross Triangle (capstone of pyramid) with all-seeing eye Direct That’s it, just three. These are the 2009 World’s 100 Best Brand Logos as presented on: http://www.interbrand.com/best_global_brands.aspx . It is based on brand value begginning with Coca-Cola at $68,734,000 down to Campbells at $3,081,000. I’ve also interweaved (noted with **) the Word’s 20 most Famous Logo Designs as reported here: http://www.toxel.com/design/2008/08/20/20-famous-logo-designs/ . I’ve also interweaved a few other logos (noted with *). 1.0 Sun-on-cross The first method of sun symbolism used by the Illuminati in the World’s Top 100 Brand Logos is the sun-on-cross, or cross-in-circle; represented by the Celtic Cross shown below. The quick explanation is that the circle represents the sun and the sun/son died on the cross. For complete derivation, please see link: http://12160.info/profiles/blogs/illuminati-sun-symbolism-auto-logo... I suggest just looking for the crosses as you scroll down. Xerox – ‘x’ is a cross on the red sphere (sun). Windows – window squares form the borders for a cross in the middle and sits on white circle (sun). Wrigley –earth’s grid lines form crosses on the glowing sphere (sun). Citi –the lower case ‘t’ is the cross and sits below the red arch (top of sun). What makes this so blatant is that the lower case ‘t’ is taller than the capital ‘C’ and capital ‘I’s. At&t –again the lower case ‘t’ makes the cross, twice; and sits next to the white sphere, sun. And, the lower case ‘t’s are taller than the ampersand, which deliberately draws more attention to the crosses. Here is how they would look from a typewriter: t&. Gillete –double ‘t’s provide for two crosses which sit on the nearly circular “G” (sun) with a spark on top. The two ‘l’s make the number eleven, a common occult theme in these logos and I’ll point them out as we go. G E – three crosses are made on the circle, sun. Phillips –four crosses sit on the circle, sun. *LG –drop the dot a bit and it makes a cross with the “L” and line next to it. Of course, our subconscious does this for us. The cross sits on the red circle; i.e. sun. Armani: Hermes –cross is made on the horse body with the straps. The orange wagon wheels are suns. During my research I discovered the only color this logo is ever shown in is orange. Louis Vitton –crosses all over the place. BMW –it doesn’t get more straight forward than this. Other autmaker logos utilizing the same technique include: Lincoln, Olds, Saturn, Chevy, Geo, Pontiac, Cadillac, Dodge, Scion, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Subaru, Mazerati, Lancia, Maybech, Rolls Royce, Nissan, Opel, and Vauxhall... Suck it! Ford –line through the “F” yields a cross, and so does the ‘r’. They sit on either side of the ‘o’, sun; all of which sits on the glowing, oval background. Porche –the horse is Jesus and sits on the cross of the yellow and red shield –(Rothchild /sun). I’m surprised Cadillac didn’t make the top 100, but if it did it would come next. 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Act - a formal subdivision of an opera, indicated as such by the composer, often further subdivided into scenes or tableaux. Aria - Italian word for ‘air’. A song for solo voice with instrumental accompaniment. Auditorium – the area in the theatre, facing the stage, where the audience sit. Bass - the lowest of male voices. Bass-baritone - a male voice which combines the quality of the baritone with the depth of the bass, avoiding the extremes of either range. Basso Buffo - Italian for ‘bass buffoon’. A comedic character sung by a bass, usually singing quick repeated notes in the very low range. Black Light - the theatre technique used by EPOC to make things appear and disappear. (see article on pg 116) Blocking - the moving about of people on stage; in opera rehearsals the stage director creates the patterns of movement that occur while the opera progresses. The process of establishing these patterns is called the blocking. Bravo - the Italian exclamation of approval shouted by audience members at the end of a particularly exciting aria, scene, act or performance. A female performer is accorded ‘brava’ and multiple performers ‘bravi’. The superlative form is ‘bravissimo’. Cadenza - near the end of an aria, a series of difficult, fast high notes. allows the singer to demonstrate vocal ability. Castrato - a male singer whose career as a soprano has been extended beyond puberty by surgical means. The practice of castrating boys so as to provide adult sopranos and contraltos was justified by the Roman Catholic Church interpreting an injunction of St. Paul to the effect that ‘women should keep silent in church.’ Castrati were extremely popular in opera’s early history, especially in countries where women were not allowed to perform in public. Classical - the period in music that comes after the Baroque period and before the Romantic; the dates are roughly 1756 (the year Mozart was born) to 1830 (three years after the death of Beethoven). Coloratura - an elaborate ornamentation of melody; therefore, fast, high singing, with trills and embellishments. The role of the Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute is a famous coloratura role. Countertenor - a high male voice, generally singing within the female contralto or mezzo-soprano range. Crescendo - getting progressively louder. Diminuendo - getting progressively softer. Diva - |
"First premiered in 1786, who wrote the music for the opera, ""The Marriage of Figaro""?" | 1786: Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” Salzburg Festival 2006 Photo: Monika Rittershaus 1786 Le nozze di Figaro: Figaro, Susanna, Marcellina, Bartolo and Cherubim Salzburg Festival 2006 Photo: Monika Rittershaus With the French revolution in the background, Beaumarchais had written the French comedy “The Barber of Seville”. The piece was considered an open challenge to nobility! Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was intrigued by the material. Furthermore, his favourite librettist Lorenzo da Ponte agreed to collaborate on the project! The result was to be an Italian Opera buffa, “Le Nozze di Figaro”, an independent musical drama full of suspense but without a clear political message. There was only a little room for allusions to the revolution of commoners against nobility. After all, Mozart wanted to avoid having a performance of “The Marriage of Figaro” prohibited by the authorities, something that had happened to different incarnations of the play in Vienna… It was da Ponte’s task to pique the interest of the emperor in the new opera to avoid antagonising him from the very start. Mozart and da Ponte collaborated harmoniously – despite being under extreme time pressure, as always. Mozart still had to make a living for his family on the side. The story of the opera starts where Beaumarchais' play ends: at the court of the Count Almaviva. To win the lady of one’s heart with trickery and imagination… Figaro, the valet of Count Almaviva, is in preparations for his wedding. Susanna, his chosen, is the chamber maid of Countess Rosina. But Count Almaviva has cast an eye on the beautiful Susanna too. The page Cherubino and Marcellina, the count’s housekeeper - to whom Figaro has promised marriage should he be incapable of paying his debts - join the merry fray. Cherubino is an enfant terrible and frequently causes chaos and confusion. The story resembles a modern screwball comedy, with changing disguises, mistaken identities, trickery and outbursts of jealousy. But the happy end is inevitable and Figaro’s marriage can take place. The only revolutionary aspect of Mozart’s “Figaro” is the triumph of the common man over the arrogance of nobility. In one aria, for instance, Cherubino irreverently calls his employer “contino” - little count. Joseph II spotted the little jibe but was not averse to a little bit of mockery at the expense of the Viennese nobility. Mozart and da Ponte had reached their goal: “The Marriage of Figaro” was performed and even rewarded by a fee from the emperor. The world premiere on May 1, 1786, at the Burgtheater in Vienna was not exceptionally successful. The orchestra had difficulties coming to terms with Mozart’s complicated music. The Viennese audience, more attuned to the works of the popular Salieri, were not overly thrilled. One critic wrote: “On the first night, the audience did not really know what to make of it.” “The Marriage of Figaro” in Prague However, Mozart’s opera was far more successful in Prague. After the less than moderate success of his work in Vienna, Mozart found himself in dire need of money again. There still was no permanent employment in sight. Unexpectedly, he was invited to conduct “Figaro” himself in Prague. Mozart travelled to the capital of Bohemia with his wife Constanze. “The Marriage of Figaro” was an overwhelming success. The audience in Prague raved and celebrated Mozart for three weeks. And the money was good: it is said that Mozart made up to one thousand guilders in Prague. Full of hope, the Mozarts returned to Vienna, where the big breakthrough would surely now be inevitable … | The Phantom of the Opera (1986 Musical) | Phantompedia Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The Phantom of the Opera (1986 Musical) The Phantom of the Opera (1986 Musical) 13pages on Share The musical's iconic logo. The Phantom of the Opera is a musical/opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber , based on the French novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux . The music was composed by Lloyd Webber, and most lyrics were written by Charles Hart. Additional lyrics were written by Richard Stilgoe. Alan Jay Lerner was an early collaborator, but he withdrew after completing work on a single song, Masquerade, and died shortly thereafter. The central plot revolves around a beautiful soprano, Christine Daaé , who becomes the obsession of a mysterious, disfigured musical genius. The Phantom of the Opera opened in the West End in 1986, and on Broadway in 1988. It is the longest-running musical in Broadway history, the second-longest-running West End musical, and arguably the world's most financially successful single entertainment project to date. Phantom won the 1986 Olivier Award and the 1988 Tony Award for Best Musical, and Michael Crawford (as the phantom) won the 1986 Olivier and 1988 Tony for Best Performance by an Actor in a Musical. The show has been seen in 149 cities in 25 countries, and has played to over 100 million people. With total worldwide box office receipts of over £3.5bn ($5.1bn), Phantom is the highest-grossing entertainment event of all time. The New York production alone has grossed US $715 million, making it the most financially successful Broadway show in history. Contents Edit Inspired by an earlier musical version of the same story by Ken Hill, Phantom began previews at Her Majesty's Theatre in London's West End on 27 September, 1986 and opened on 9 October under the direction of Hal Prince. It was choreographed by Gillian Lynne and the sets were designed by Maria Björnson, with lighting by Andrew Bridge.[10] Michael Crawford starred as the titular character, Sarah Brightman as Christine, and Steve Barton as Raoul . The show is still playing at Her Majesty's, celebrating its 24th anniversary in October 2010, and celebrated its 10,000th performance at the matinée on 23rd October, 2010; both Andrew Lloyd Webber and the original Phantom, Michael Crawford, were in attendance. It is the second longest-running West End musical in history behind Les Miserables. Broadway Edit Phantom began Broadway previews at the Majestic Theatre on 9 January, 1988 and opened on 26 January. Crawford, Brightman and Barton reprised their respective roles from the London production. In 2009 the Broadway production marked its nine thousandth performance and is currently the longest-running musical in Broadway history celebrating 23 years in January of 2011. Development of the Musical Edit In the northern hemisphere winter of 1984, Cameron Mackintosh, the co-producer of Cats and Song and Dance received a phone call. Andrew Lloyd Webber was looking to create a new musical. He was aiming for a romantic piece, but having trouble reining in a worthwhile idea, and, hitting upon the idea of using Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera as a base, he pitched the idea. Mackintosh and Lloyd Webber screened both the 1925 Lon Chaney and the 1943 Claude Rains versions but neither were able to gain any material that might be useful in making the leap from book to stage. While in New York, Lloyd Webber tracked down a second hand copy of the long out-of-print original Leroux novel, from which his attitude to the material was transformed; “ I was actually writing something else at the time, and I realized that the reason I was hung up was because I was trying to write a major romantic story, and I had been trying to do that ever since I started my career. Then with the Phantom, it was there!" ” From there, Lloyd Webber began work developing Phantom of the Opera to fit into musical form. Lyricists and Lyrics Edit Lloyd Webber approached Jim Steinman to write the lyrics because of his "dark obsessive side", but the writer/producer declined in order to fulfil his com |
"Who was the star of ""8 Mile"" (2002) a hip-hop drama film which was a fictionalized account of his growing up in Detroit and early career in rap?" | Watch 8 mile 2002 Online for Free in HD - Download 8 mile 2002 Movie in High Quality Watch Movies Online For Free – Stream Full Length Movies Watch 8 mile 2002 Free Online 8 Mile is a 2002 American hip-hop drama film, directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Eminem, Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy, and Mekhi Phifer. The film is a fictionalized account of Eminem’s poor growing up in Detroit and early career in rap, and as such the film is set in the underground Detroit hip hop scene in the year 1995. The film depicts white rapper Jimmy “B-Rabbit” Smith Jr. as he struggles for respect among his black peers. The film was successful financially, was well received critically, and won an Academy Award for the Best Original Song for Eminem’s “Lose Yourself”, becoming the first film to have a rap/hip-hop song win an Academy Award. Plot: A rap version of “Saturday Night Fever.” B-Rabbit, a wannabe rapper from the wrong side of Detroit’s 8 Mile, has problems: he dumps his girlfriend when she tells him she’s pregnant; to save money to make a demo tape, he moves into his alcoholic mom’s trailer; his job’s a dead end, and he’s just choked at the local head to head rap contest. Things improve when he meets Alex an aspiring model headed for New York and a fast-talking pal promises to set up the demo. Then new setbacks: Alex isn’t faithful, mom rejects him, rifts surface with his friends, and he’s mugged by rivals. Everything hinges on the next rap showdown at the club. Can B-Rabbit pull truth out of his cap? Cast | Tupac Shakur - Biography - IMDb Tupac Shakur Biography Showing all 130 items Jump to: Overview (5) | Mini Bio (2) | Spouse (1) | Trade Mark (5) | Trivia (76) | Personal Quotes (41) Overview (5) 5' 9¼" (1.76 m) Mini Bio (2) Born in New York City, Tupac grew up primarily in Harlem. In 1984, his family moved to Baltimore, Maryland where he became good friends with Jada Pinkett Smith . His family moved again in 1988 to Oakland, California. His first breakthrough in music came in 1991 as a member of the group Digital Underground. In the same year he received individual recognition for his album "2Pacalypse Now," but this album was also the beginning of his notoriety as a leading figure of the gangster permutation of hip-hop, with references to cop killing and sexual violence. His solo movie career also began in this year with Juice (1992), and in 1992 he co-starred with Janet Jackson in Poetic Justice (1993). However, law confrontations were soon to come: A 15-day jail term in 1994 for assault and battery and, in 1995, a conviction for sexual assault of a female fan. After serving 8 months pending an appeal, Shakur was released from jail. 'Thug Life' tattoo across stomach Wearing a bandana tied at the front Nostril piercing Trivia (76) Renamed Tupac Amaru Shakur in 1972 by his mother after Tupac Amaru, an Inca who was sentenced to death by the Spaniards. Tupac Amaru, in the Inca language, means "shining serpent". Son of black panther Afeni Shakur ; grew up in Harlem, Baltimore, and Marin County, California. He had the words "thug life" tattooed across his abdomen. Was engaged to Kidada Jones Was going to play the role of Malik in Higher Learning (1995) Died on a Friday the 13th. More of his music has been released since his death than was while he was alive. Appeared in the Salt-N-Pepa video, "Whatta Man.". Founding Member of the Outlawz Used the name Makaveli which is an altered spelling of Machiavelli, about whom he read while in prison. In the song "Life Goes On" from the "All Eyez on Me" album, he rhymes about his own funeral. As a young man, Tupac also studied dance, including ballet. Tupac is listed as the most successful gangsta MC in the "Guinness Book of World Records." Grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Jim Carrey was his favorite actor. Was cast in the movie Woo (1998), but was shot five days before principal photography began. He was offered a record contract at the age of 13. However, his mother refused to let him sign anything at such a young age. She felt he had a lot to learn about the world before joining the music industry. He read for the part of "Bubba" in Forrest Gump (1994). 10 albums have been released after his 1996 death; all have gone platinum. He was voted the 86th Greatest Rock 'n Roll Artist of all time by Rolling Stone. In November 1994, he was robbed and shot five times by a pair of muggers in the lobby of a New York recording studio. Tupac survived the attack, and afterwards frequently boasted of his durability in his lyrics. Was originally cast in Menace II Society (1993) but was fired after a physical altercation with director Allen Hughes . As a teenager, he studied drama at Baltimore's School for the Arts, where he rhymed under the name MC New York. When he was 12 years old, his mother enrolled him in Harlem's 127th St Ensemble. He played Travis in "A Raisin in The Sun" in his first acting role Started his career on Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records with Digital Underground . As a young man, he also studied ballet and dance His 1996 song "Ghetto Gospel" was released in 2005, with some vocals by Elton John , and went to #1 in the UK, despite the fact he had been dead for eight years. Was a good friend of fellow hip-hop MC M.C. Hammer , who also was from Oakland, California, USA. His albums have sold 38 million copies in the USA alone. Had been rapping since he was 18 years old (1989). According to Guiness Book of Records 2004, he is the highest selling rap/hip-hop artist selling over 67 million copies worldwide In a 2005 Rolling Stones Magazine Vote, Tupac was named #6 of the '100 immor |
Osiris was the god of the underworld in the mythology of which ancient civilization? | Osiris | Ancient Egypt Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia in Hieroglyphs Osiris (Greek language, also Usiris; the Egyptian language name is variously transliterated Asar, Aser, Ausar, Wesir, or Ausare) is the Egyptian god of life, death, and fertility. At the height of the ancient Nile civilization, Osiris was regarded as the primary deity of a henotheism. Osiris was not only the merciful judge of the dead in the afterlife, but also the underworld agency that granted all life, including sprouting vegetation and the fertile flooding of the Nile River. Beginning at about 2000 B.C. all men, not just dead pharaohs, were believed to be associated with Osiris at death. The origin of Osiris's name is a mystery, which forms an obstacle to knowing the pronunciation of its hieroglyphic form. The majority of current thinking is that the Egyptian name is pronounced aser where the a is the letter ayin (i.e. a short 'a' pronounced from the back of the throat as if swallowing). Contents [ show ] Origin of name The name was first recorded in Egyptian hieroglyphs only as ws-ir or os-ir because the Egyptian writing system omitted vowels. It is reconstructed to have been pronounced Us-iri (oos-ee-ree) meaning 'Throne of the Eye' and survives into the Coptic language as Ousire. Early mythology Father of Anubis Earlier, when the Ennead and Ogdoad cosmogenies became merged, with the identification of Ra as Atum (Atum-Ra), gradually Anubis , the god of the underworld in the Ogdoad system, was replaced by Osiris, whose cult had become more significant. In order to explain this, Anubis was said to have given way to Osiris out of respect, and, as an underworld deity, was subsequently identified as being Osiris' son. Abydos , which had been a strong centre of the cult of Anubis, became a centre of the cult of Osiris. However, as Isis , Osiris' wife, represented life, in the Ennead, it was considered somewhat inappropriate for her to be the mother of a god associated with death, and so instead, it was usually said that Nephthys , the other of the two female children of Geb and Nut, was his mother. To explain the apparent infidelity of Osiris, it was said that a sexually frustrated Nephthys had disguised herself as Isis to get more attention from her husband, Set , but did not succeed, although Osiris then mistook her for Isis, and they procreated, resulting in Anubis' birth. Father of Horus Later, when Hathor 's identity (from the Ogdoad) was assimilated into that of Isis, Osiris, who had been Isis' husband (in the Ogdoad), became considered her son, and thus, since Osiris was Isis' husband (in the Ennead), Osiris also became considered Horus ' father. Attempts to explain how Osiris, a god of the dead, could give rise to someone so definitely alive as Horus, lead to the development of the Legend of Osiris and Isis , which became the greatest myth in Egyptian mythology. The myth described Osiris as having been killed by his brother Seth who wanted Osiris' throne. Osiris was subsequently resurrected by Anubis. Osiris and Isis gave birth to Horus. As such, since Horus was born after Osiris' resurrection, Horus became thought of as representing new beginnings. This combination, Osiris-Horus, was therefore a life-death-rebirth deity, and thus associated with the new harvest each year. Ptah-Seker (who resulted from the identification of Ptah as Sokar ), who was god of re-incarnation, thus gradually became identified with Osiris, the two becoming Ptah-Seker-Osiris (rarely known as Ptah-Seker-Atum, although this was just the name, and involved Osiris rather than Atum). As the sun was thought to spend the night in the underworld, and subsequently be re-incarnated, as both king of the underworld, and god of reincarnation, Ptah-Seker-Osiris was identified as the sun during the night. Ram god in Hieroglyphs Since Osiris was considered dead, as God of the Dead, Osiris' soul, or rather his Ba , was occasionally worshipped in its own right, almost as if it were a distinct god, especially so in the Delta city of Mendes . This aspect of Osiris was referred to as Banebd | Trickster - Crystalinks The trickster is an alchemist, a magician, creating realities in the duality of time and illusion. In mythology, and in the study of folklore and religion, a trickster is a god, goddess, spirit, man, woman, or anthropomorphic animal who plays tricks or otherwise disobeys normal rules and conventional behavior. It is suggested by Hansen (2001) that the term "Trickster" was probably first used in this context by Daniel G. Brinton in 1885. The trickster deity breaks the rules of the gods or nature, sometimes maliciously (for example, Loki) but usually with ultimately positive effects. Often, the rule-breaking takes the form of tricks (eg. Eris) or thievery. Tricksters can be cunning or foolish or both; they are often very funny even when considered sacred or performing important cultural tasks. In many cultures, (as may be seen in Greek, Norse or Slavic folktales, along with Native American/First Nations lore), the trickster and the culture hero are often combined. To illustrate: Prometheus, in Greek mythology, stole fire from the gods to give it to humans. He is more of a culture hero than a trickster. In many Native American and First Nations mythologies, the coyote (Southwestern United States) or raven (Pacific Northwest and coastal British Columbia) stole fire from the gods (stars or sun) and are more tricksters than culture heroes. This is primarily because of other stories involving these spirits: Prometheus was a Titan, whereas coyote and raven are usually seen as jokesters and pranksters. Frequently the Trickster figure exhibits gender variability, changing gender roles and engaging in same-sex practices. Such figures appear in Native American and First Nations mythologies, where they are said to have a two-spirit nature. Loki, the Norse trickster, also exhibits gender variability, in one case even becoming pregnant; interestingly, he shares the ability to change genders with Odin, who despite being nominally the chief Norse deity also possesses many characteristics of the Trickster. The Trickster is an example of a Jungian Archetype. The Fool survives in modern playing cards as the Joker. In modern literature the trickster survivors as a character archetype, not necessarily supernatural or divine, therefore better described as a stock character. In later folklore, the trickster is incarnated as a clever, mischievous man or creature, who tries to survive the dangers and challenges of the world using trickery and deceit as a defense. For example many typical fairy tales have the King who wants to find the best groom for his daughter by ordering several trials. No brave and valiant prince or knight manages to win them, until a poor and simple peasant comes. With the help of his wits and cleverness, instead of fighting, he evades or fools monsters and villains and dangers with unorthodox manners. Therefore the most unlikely candidate passes the trials receives the reward. More modern and obvious examples of that type are Bugs Bunny and The Tramp (Charlie Chaplin). The trickster is an important archetype in the history of man. He is a god, yet he is not. He is the wise-fool. It is he, through his creations that destroy, points out the flaws in carefully constructed societies of man. He rebels against authority, pokes fun at the overly serious, creates convoluted schemes, that may or may not work, plays with the Laws of the Universe and is sometimes his own worst enemy. He exists to question, to cause us to question not accept things blindly. He appears when a way of thinking becomes outmoded needs to be torn down built anew. He is the Destroyer of Worlds at the same time the savior of us all. The Trickster lives inside and outside of Time. He is of our world, yet not of our world, so our laws will not always apply. Other symbols, associated with him include keys, clock, masks, infinity among other mythological images Trickster is a creator, a joker, a truth teller, a story teller, a transformer linked to the spiritual frequency changes humanity is experiencing at this time. We seem most access |
In which film was Marilyn Monroe's skirt seen billowing in the air over a subway vent? | Famous Marilyn Monroe “skirt” scene filmed - Sep 15, 1954 - HISTORY.com Famous Marilyn Monroe “skirt” scene filmed Share this: Famous Marilyn Monroe “skirt” scene filmed Author Famous Marilyn Monroe “skirt” scene filmed URL Publisher A+E Networks The famous picture of Marilyn Monroe, laughing as her skirt is blown up by the blast from a subway vent, is shot on this day in 1954 during the filming of The Seven Year Itch. The scene infuriated her husband, Joe DiMaggio, who felt it was exhibitionist, and the couple divorced shortly afterward. Monroe, born Norma Jean Mortensen and also known as Norma Jean Baker, had a tragic childhood. Her mother, a negative cutter at several film studios, was mentally unstable and institutionalized when Norma Jean was five. Afterward, the little girl lived in a series of foster homes, where she suffered from neglect and abuse, and later lived in an orphanage. At age 16, she quit high school and married a 21-year-old aircraft plant worker named Joe Dougherty. In 1944, her husband was sent overseas with the military, and Monroe worked as a paint sprayer in a defense plant. A photographer spotted her there, and she soon became a popular pin-up girl. She began working as a model and divorced her husband two years later. In 1946, 20th Century Fox signed her for $125 a week but dropped her after one film, from which her scenes were cut. Columbia signed her but also dropped her after one film. Unemployed, she posed nude for a calendar for $50; the calendar sold a million copies and made $750,000. Monroe played a series of small film roles until 1950, when Fox signed her again. This time, they touted her as a star and began giving her feature roles in the early 1950s. In 1953, she starred with Jane Russell in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, playing fortune hunter Lorelei Lee. Her tremendous sex appeal and little-girl mannerisms made her enormously popular. After her divorce from baseball legend Joe DiMaggio, Monroe searched for more serious roles and announced she would found her own studio. She began studying acting with the famous Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio in New York. She gave an impressive comic performance in Bus Stop in 1955. The following year, she married intellectual playwright Arthur Miller. She appeared in the hit Some Like It Hot in 1959. Monroe made her last picture in 1961, The Misfits, which Miller wrote especially for her. She divorced him a week before the film opened. She attempted one more film, Something’s Got to Give, but was fired for her frequent illnesses and absences from the set, which many believed to be related to drug addiction. In August 1962, she died from an overdose of sleeping pills. Her death was ruled a possible suicide. 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What colour are the ‘G’s’ in the regular Google logo? | Can you Identify the Colors of the Google Logo in Order? Search Site Can You Identify the Google Logo Colors in Order? You use Google search and other Google products all day but can you identify the correct Google Logo. This was recently asked at the ‘Who wants to be a Millionaire’ game show on TV. July 19, 2012 You probably use Google search, Reader, Docs and other Google products all day so here’s a quick test to see how well you know the Google Logo that’s prominently displayed on almost every Google page. Take a look at these variations and identify the one image that accurately represents the order of colors found in the original Google logo. Identify the Correct Colors of the Google Logo Google Logo on ‘Who Want to be a Millionaire’ Now the more interesting part. A similar question was asked on the popular “Who wants to be a millionaire” game show and, as you can make out from this TV screen capture, the lady obviously confused. The question displayed on the screen says – “Which of the following is a true statement about the letters in the standard Google logo?” – and the choices are: A. Both “O”s are yellow B. Both “G”s are blue C. The “L” is red D. The “E” is green Just goes on to prove how ubiquitous Google has become. | Papua New Guinea This page is part of © FOTW Flags Of The World website Papua New Guinea image by Željko Heimer, 29 March 2003 Flag adopted 1st July 1971 Pacific Community Description The flag of PNG was introduced with Papua New Guinea Government Gazette Extraordinary, Nr. 1, Port Moresby, 1st July 1971, pp. 3-4. The year of independence was 1975. Mark Sensen, 5 December 1995, Christopher Southworth, 29 March 2003 The national flag has two triangles of red over black. The local kumul bird of paradise flies across the red half, symbolizing Papua New Guinea's emergence into nationhood. The five five-pointed stars of the Southern Cross constellation appear in the black, reflecting ties with Australia and other nations of the South Pacific. Black, red and yellow are also traditional colors in Papua New Guinea. Nick Artimovich, 1 November 1996 According to Dorling Kindersley 1997 [ udk97 ], "The flag was designed by a local art teacher, Susan Karike. The five stars also refer to a local legend about five sisters." Ivan Sache, 31 December 1999 This flag was designed by Susan Karike Huhume, Hahome or Hareho (who was, according to my source, 18 at the time) but it was adopted for the then "Territory of Papua New Guinea' by National Identity Ordinance No. 41 of 1971 (dated 25 June 1971). The Ordinance contained full construction details and was published in "Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 1 of 1 July 1971. The date of "16 September 1975" is that upon which full independence was achieved. Although as may be seen from the above, the flag predates this by several years. Christopher Southworth, 20 January 2004 The protocol manual for the London 2012 Olympics ( Flags and Anthems Manual London 2012 ) provides recommendations for national flag designs. Each NOC was sent an image of the flag, including the PMS shades, for their approval by LOCOG. Once this was obtained, LOCOG produced a 60 x 90 cm version of the flag for further approval. So, while these specs may not be the official, government, version of each flag, they are certainly what the NOC believed the flag to be. For Papua New Guinea: PMS 186 red, 116 yellow and black. The vertical flag is simply the horizontal version turned 90 degrees clockwise. Ian Sumner, 11 October 2012 3:4 image by Željko Heimer, 21 January 2012 The flag construction details from Schedule 1 of the 1971 National Identity Ordinance, were provided to me as scanned PNG Government Gazette Extraordinary Nr. 1, 1971, by Chris Southworth. There the construction details are provided in units equal to 96th of the flag length. At the time I reported it in 2003 the same was (I believe) available at the link that I provided then at http://www.paclii.org/pg/legis/consol_act/nia1971197/ . This link now has the National Identity Act 1971 (as it has in the meantime been renamed) consolidated up to amendments by No. 97 of 2006, Sched. 1. The Wayback Machine at the web archives has the oldest copy of the page from 2005 with consolidated text as amended up to No 14 of 2000 ( http://web.archive.org/web/20050714042745/http://www.paclii.org/pg/legis/consol_act/nia1971197/ ) both including amended Schedule 1 which determines the flag details using 100th flag length unit. The otherwise meticulously annotated consolidated texts at the PACLII site do not include the annotation as when the change in this Schedule was made, possibly it was done by the National Identity (Amendment) Act 1996 (No. 20 of 1996) which made most of the changes in the Act (including the name change), but there were other amendments prior and after it. The currently valid PNG legislation determines the flag construction differently from the 1971 Ordinance. Here is the new text: SCHEDULE 1 � DESCRIPTION OF THE NATIONAL FLAG. Sec. 1. The Papua New Guinea National Flag is a rectangular flag, proportions four to three, divided diagonally from the top of the hoist to the bottom of the fly, the upper segment scarlet (Collies No. 305) overprinted on mid-yellow (Collies No. 537) charged with a mid-yellow (Collies No. 537) representation of a soaring Bird of P |
No.5, 1948 was the world's second most expensive painting (after 'The Card Players') when it was sold in 2006. Who was the American artist? | Top 20 Most Expensive Paintings in the World Top 20 Most Expensive Paintings in the World MC Winkel | Abgelegt: Film-/ Fotokunst , Paintings | 25. Mai 2014 um 12:28 | 10 Kommentare # 20. $75.1 million. No 1 (Royal Red and Blue) by Mark Rothko, 2012. The majestic canvas was one of eight works hand-selected by Rothko for his landmark solo show of the same year at the Art Institute of Chicago. Hier haben wir eine schöne Zusammenstellung der teuersten Kunstwerke aller Zeiten, aufgelistet nach den jeweiligen Verkaufspreisen, ersteigert auf Auktionen oder bei einem Privatverkauf. Das Jahr des Verkaufs und – so denn bekannt – der Name von Verkäufer und Käufer sind ebenfalls mit angegeben. Wie zu erwarten sind alle großen Namen, von Picasso über Warhol und von Pollock zu van Gogh, vertreten, einige sogar mehrfach. Die Welt der Kunstsammler ist natürlich eine ganz Eigene und mir wird sich niemals erschließen, warum man über 250 Millionen für ein Ölbild zweier Karten-spielender Herren mit Hut ausgeben sollte. Trotzdem ist es interessant zu sehen, welche Kunstwerke von welchen Künstlern es in der Geschichte der Menschheit bis heute – zumindest aus wirtschaftlicher Sicht – ganz nach vorne geschafft haben. Und falls Euch interessiert, wie die großen Künstler gearbeitet haben, wie das jeweilige Atelier aussah, könnt Ihr hier nochmal nachgucken . „A review of the 20 most expensive pictures of all time, at auction or private sale. Price paid and year of purchase are included.“ #19. $76.7 million. Massacre of the innocents by Peter Paul Ruben, 1610. Bought by Kenneth Thompson at Sotheby’s London, July 2002. The flamboyant and dramatic work by Rubens – though recently some voices discussing its authenticity have been heard could also fight for the title of „most unexpected success“: Christie’s had estimated its price at a mere £5 million. #18. $78,100,000. Pierre-Auguste Renoir – Le Moulin de la Galette. At the time of its sale in 1990, it was the second most expensive painting ever sold. This masterpiece even went to the same person that bought number one at the time, Daishowa Paper Manufacturing Co. chairman Ryoei Saito. Again, he wanted this one cremated with him as well, but his companies ran into problems with loans and debt so it had to be sold on as collateral. #17. $80 million. Turquoise Marilyn by Andy Warhol, 1964-2007. Bought by Mr. Steve Cohen, the price was not confirmed but is generally accepted to be true #16. $80,000,000. Jasper Johns – False Start. Another painting formerly owned by Geffen and allegedly sold to CEO of the Citadel Investment Group, Kenneth C. Griffin, making it the most expensive painting to be sold by a living artist, the iconic Jasper Johns. #15. $82,500,000. Vincent van Gogh – Portrait of Dr. Gachet. Up for auction in 1990 and purchased by Japanese businessman Ryoei Saito, this was – at the time- the most expensive painting in the world. Saito (then 75) caused controversy at the time, stating that when he died, he’d have the painting cremated along with him. This was later cleared up as he claimed that he was only using the expression to show his intense affection for it. #14. $86,300,000. Francis Bacon – Triptych, 1976. Breaking the previous sale record of his work ($52.68 million), Bacon’s 3-piece masterpiece was sold to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, smashing the previous estimate of $70 million. #13. $87,900,000. Gustav Klimt – Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II. The only model to be painted twice by Klimt and sold a few months after the first version, this portrait of Bloch-Bauer was part of a lot in 2006 of four Klimt paintings that went on to fetch a total of $192 million. Buyer unknown. Click Here and go compare other paintings by Gustav Klimt. #12. $95,200,000. Pablo Picasso – Dora Maar au Chat. Another Picasso, the second highest price ever fetched at auction, and another anonymous buyer. Auctioned in 2006, a mysterious Russian bidder took this home (along with a Monet and a Chagall, spending over $100 million) and no one has since found out who he was. The ownership of the painting has s | Private collection Being in our post of Legend of Vincent van Gogh , the Dutch artist’s this priciest portrait with a huge price tag of $ 71.5 million around 15 years before in 1998 was the third costliest painting of all the time and fourth if we consider the price-inflation. And it is still an impressive rank for a portrait. Alongside with its enormous price-tag there are other facts which make this painting unique from the rest of the self-portraits by Vincent van Gogh which are totals more than 35. This self-portrait executed in 1889, was the last self-portrait by the artist. After that he majorly focused upon the cypresses and wheat fields. Moreover, this is the only painting depicting the artist without beard . As Van Gogh’s many last works has become popular among buyers, this portrait was also among his last works. Thus, the combination of the unique facts and feature may have made the portrait so in-demand in the community. In all of his self-portraits, I find this particular one with more relaxed and sane manner. As we observe this portrait, the eyes seems with an attributive gaze while the light pink lips has smiley corners as if he found some kind of temporal calmness among his mental anguish. This is also the neatest portrayal of himself. When other portraits have more strikingly strong colors, here there is no presence of strong colors instead to the every corner it contains the light colors. After observing the picture with some thought, a question rises that did he always stayed in anxiety or there was a little sojourn of peace before going totally mad. Van gogh is admired today to an unprecedented level. Although, this portrait is not as much popular as his other works like The Starry Night, Starry night over the Rhone or Cafe Terrace at Night in general public, it is valued among the artistic circles. Van Gogh gifted the portrait to his mother on her birthday. Overtime, the painting has changed many hands and right now is resting in a private collection. |
Traditionally, which player in a rugby league team wore the number nine shirt? | Nine weird rituals of Rugby World Cup players - Telegraph World Cup player journeys Nine weird rituals of Rugby World Cup players Here are some bizarre traditions (including wearing black underwear) used by nine current and former international players to make sure they’re in the zone Men of ritual: Mark Cueto, John Smit, Simon Taylor, Jonny Wilkinson and Mike Cattt Follow Research suggests that rugby union players are more obsessed about pre-match rituals and superstitions than either footballers or cricketers – 13 per cent of those polled thought that touching the tunnel ceiling was key to their performance. Some vomit, others wear lucky pants. Here are some very odd traditions used by nine Rugby World Cup players, past and present, to make sure they’re ready for action… Jonny Wilkinson Given his meticulous approach to kicking, perhaps it’s no surprise that the 2003 Rugby World Cup hero, who laced England to glory against Australia in their own back yard, had a certain ordered pre-match sequence. Stand-off Wilkinson would always warm up without his England jersey on – that would be saved for the match proper – and then head back to the changing room to put on his shoulder pads, atop a certain lucky garment. “I always wear the same T-shirt under my England shirt,” the 91-cap Wilkinson, who retired last summer, explained when still playing. “It is more routine rather than thinking: ‘If I don’t do this, today’s going to go horribly wrong.’ People like to have their own routines to fight back the nerves and to keep them sane.” Mike Catt Another RWC 2003 winner, currently in charge of coaching England’s backs, Catt also had a pre-game habit, one which initially started as a bit of fun and developed as a must-do thing. Prior to any international match the South Africa-born utility back would touch his ear during the national anthems when cameras panned across the line-up. It was originally intended as a way of sending a visual message to his family, watching from home. However, the routine became a ritual for Catt and continued throughout his international career, which ended in 2007 after 75 appearances. Jason Robinson The speedy rugby league convert, who won the Webb Ellis Cup alongside Catt and Wilkinson, was notorious for the way in which he strapped himself before matches, having to wait for certain minutes to tick down before applying tape to specific places. Interestingly a recent survey discovered that almost a quarter of top rugby players tend to strap up age-old injuries, even though they had healed long ago. Robinson, the former wing or full-back, also – contrary to a number of other players – would insist on heading out of the changing room first. Mark Cueto A long-time teammate of Robinson’s at both Sale Sharks and with England, the winger, who hung up his boots at the end of last season, was famous for having a culinary superstition on match days. Worthy of a Michelin star this was not: he insisted on having beans on toast every morning before a match – and would not be able to take to the field if he had not eaten his desired dish. Perhaps he thought it would provide extra fire power. Cueto, capped 55 times for England, would also put on his left boot before his right, and liked to leave the coach and then changing room last, perhaps copying another winger, David Campese. The Australian legend was unpredictable on the pitch but would always see to it that he was the last man to run on to it. Alan Whetton The All Black lock or backrower, who was part of the team that won the inaugural World Cup in 1987, and who won 65 caps for New Zealand, played many times at Eden Park, for Auckland, whose home stadium it was, and for his country. And every time he did he had a set routine. “I used to have a little ritual in the changing shed,” Whetton said. “I would put the jersey on a peg by itself – it would command a lot of respect. So I would look at it. I used to have my togs, boots and mouthguard in a bag below – they didn't quite warrant being together with the shirt. Also, 40 minutes before a game at Eden Park, | 50 days to go: Eight facts on England Rugby and the number 50 50 days to go: Eight facts on England Rugby and the number 50 Just 50 days until the Rugby World Cup gets underway What does the number 50 mean to England Rugby? With just 50 days until England kick-off the Rugby World Cup 2015 against Fiji at Twickenham on 18 September, we take a look at the significance of the number 50 to England Rugby. First to 50 These days, it is quite common for players to reach the 50-cap milestone but that has not always been the case. The first man to achieve the feat was England’s record try-scorer Rory Underwood. The wing made his Test debut in a 12–9 victory over Ireland at Twickenham in February 1984 and, seven years later, made his 50th appearance against Scotland (9–6) in the Rugby World Cup semi-final at Murrayfield. Underwood went on to win a total of 85 caps for England and also represented the British & Irish Lions in six Tests. Just 40 players have received over 50 caps for England, including current Rugby World Cup training squad members Dan Cole (50), Danny Care (50), James Haskell (58) and Nick Easter (51). 50 at the top Two men have been Head Coach for 50 games or more – Geoff Cooke (50) and Sir Clive Woodward (83). Cooke led England to two successive Grand Slames (1991, 1992) before resigning ahead of the Rugby World Cup in 1995. Woodward led England to Rugby World Cup glory in 2003 to add to a Grand Slam in the same year. He was the most successful coach in terms of the number of matches England won during his tenure (59), but he is not the most successful in terms of winning percentage (71.08%). Jack Rowell (72.41%) and Cooke (71.43%) both have very slightly higher winning percentages. 50 for the leader Will Carling is England’s youngest ever, longest serving and most successful captain. He is also the only man to have skippered his country on over 50 occasions, having led his team in 59 Tests between 1988 and 1996, winning 44 times and capturing three Grand Slams. The next longest stints are Martin Johnson (39) and current Captain Chris Robshaw (36). In total, 128 players have had the honour of leading England. 50 at Twickenham Just one man has been capped more than 50 times at Twickenham – Jason Leonard. The prop appeared in 55 home matches and went on to be England’s most capped player of all time with 114. Leonard is followed by Martin Johnson (44), Lawrence Dallaglio and Jonny Wilkinson (both 42). 50 as an amateur The most capped Englishman to have played exclusively as an amateur is Peter Winterbottom. The flanker made 58 Test appearances for his country between 1982 and 1993. 50 tries No England player has ever managed to cross the whitewash more than 50 times. Wing Rory Underwood came closest with 49, followed by 2003 Rugby World Cup winners Ben Cohen and Will Greenwood, who both bagged 31 each. 50 points up The first time England scored 50 points was in beating Japan 60-7 at the 1987 Rugby World Cup. Another 50-point score – this time a 50-10 victory over Wales in March 2002 – kick-started England’s longest winning sequence in Test rugby (14). The streak included wins over New Zealand, Australia and South Africa on consecutive weekends at Twickenham in November 2002 and a famous 15-13 victory over New Zealand in Wellington in June 2003. It finally came to an end when England were beaten 17-16 by France in August in a Rugby World Cup warm-up match in Marseille. The run saw England amass 493 points, scoring 40 or more points in half of the matches. 50th player The 50th player to represent England was Foster Cunliffe who made his debut against Scotland on 23 February 1874 at The Oval. It was his one and only match in the white of England, resulting in a 1-0 win under a much different scoring system. Cunliffe was educated at Rugby School and served in the Royal Artillery. A total of 1,300 players separated Cunliffe from current England player Billy Twelvetrees who became the 1,350th international when he made his debut against Scotland on 2 February 2013. |
How many points are given to a driver for winning a Formula One Grand Prix? | Points, classification and race distance Points, classification and race distance Share What the sporting regulations say: Formula One races are of near identical distance, calculated in the regulations as the least number of laps required to exceed 305 kilometres. Some races invariably take longer than others however due to the differing average speeds of circuits. The Formula One World Championship driver's title will be awarded to the driver who has scored the highest number of points. Article 6.1 of the 2017 FIA Sporting Regulations The only exception is Monaco, where the race distance is calculated as the minimum number of laps exceeding 260 kilometres. However, a two-hour cut-off applies to all Grands Prix. If this is exceeded, the leading driver will be shown the chequered flag on the lap during which the two-hour mark elapsed. At the conclusion of each Grand Prix, the top ten finishers will score points towards both the drivers’ and constructors’ world championships, according to the following scale: 1st : 25 points 9th : 2 points 10th : 1 point The only exception to this is when a race is suspended and cannot be restarted. In that instance half points will be awarded if less than 75 percent of the race distance has been completed, while no points will be awarded if less than two laps have been completed. Any driver who completes over 90 percent of the race will be classified as a finisher, regardless of whether they were running as the winner took the chequered flag. The drivers' and constructors' championship titles are awarded to the driver and constructor who score the most points over the course of the season. In the event of any ties for position, the driver with superior race results (based on descending order, from number of wins to numbers of second-places down) will gain precedence. | Points | The Formula 1 Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Currently, all points scored count towards the Championship; however, this has not always been the case. Originally, not all results counted towards the Championship, and until 1975 , only the team's best-placed car scored points towards the Constructors' Championship. Dropped scores Edit Originally, not every point scored by a team or a driver counted towards the World Championship. Some results would be "dropped" and not included in the final standings. In the first season, only four results counted out the seven races that were run. The number of results counted was between either four, five or six until 1966 . Between 1967 and 1980 the system was different, with the season split into two for counting purposes. Until 1978 , drivers and teams would drop their worst result from the first half of the season and their worst result from the second half of the season. In 1979 , this became four from each half, and in 1980, five from each half. The Constructors' Championship stopped dropping scores for the 1979 season, and has stayed the same since. From 1981 , the split was removed and a more simple counting system was introduced, where the eleven best results were counted. This lasted until 1990 . From 1991 , all points scored counted towards the Championship for both drivers and constructors. Best constructor result in a race Edit From the Constructors' Championship's inception in 1958 until 1978 , only the team's best-placed car scored points towards the Championship. This was done as it was not unusual for teams to enter three or four factory cars [1] and have private entries also driving their cars. If this were not in place, it would have given the team with the strongest car an extreme advantage in the Championship race. After 1979 , all points scored by a team at a race counted towards the Championship. Double points Edit Double points for the final race of the season was introduced for the 2014 season as a way of keeping the World Championship battle alive for longer. The new system has been poorly received by fans and drivers, and Sebastian Vettel called the rule "absurd". [2] Bernie Ecclestone attempted to extend the system to include the last three races, but this proposal was rejected. The teams agreed to remove the system for 2015 onwards, a move later verified and put into force by the World Motor Sport Council . Double points allocations Edit Originally, a point was awarded for the driver who set the fastest lap . This single point, however, meant that coming in fifth place earned the driver two points and the driver in sixth place got none. This gap in points was equivalent to the gap between winning and coming second, and hugely significant. Bob Gerard quite notably finished the first two Championship races in sixth place, and never managed to score any points in F1. The fastest lap point often allowed drivers to score points if they retired from the race. In 1958 and 1959 , the two years in which both the Constructors' Championship and fastest lap point were awarded, the constructors' were not awarded a point for the fastest lap. Additionally, as timekeeping technologies were not brilliantly developed, fastest laps could be shared if the times were not precise enough. The effect of this was felt the most at the 1954 British Grand Prix where no less than seven drivers set a lap time of 1 min 50 secs, each receiving 1⁄7 (0.143) of a point. No driver ever scored all his points through fastest lap points, but in 1954 , both Alberto Ascari (with 1 1⁄7 pts) and Jean Behra (with 1⁄7 pts) scored all their points that season with fastest laps. Behra's total of 1⁄7 points is the lowest total of points above zero that any driver has obtained as his season total. List of drivers who came sixth but scored no points Driver Maximum points Notes: "5/6, 4/5" means best five results from first six races, and best four results from last five races. Maximum Constructor points assumes a two-car entry. * The Indianapolis 500 was not included in Constructors' World Champions |
Which team bats first in a baseball game? The home team, or the visitors? | Who hits first, home or away? Who hits first, home or away? Home team at bat Anonymous asked:Is home at bat first or is away? Rick answered: Thank you for your question. Visitors always bat first, home team last. Yours in baseball, Comments for Who hits first, home or away? Average Rating by: Rick, theoleballgame.com Thank you for your comment. I have never been able to locate in the rule book where the home team has the option to bat first if they wish. It may be there somewhere; but as you say, it is a bad idea. Very big advantage to have last bats. Yours in baseball, | TRIVIA - SPORTS TRIVIA - SPORTS TRIVIA HOME ` Fun sports trivia questions and answers - Ty Cobb, the Olympics, little league baseball, Boxing, Tennis, Cross Country Bike Racing What is the distance between bases on a little league baseball field? 60 feet. What college once had 22 members of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society on its football team? Dartmouth, in 1925. What was the first sport in which women were invited to compete at the Olympics? Tennis, at the 1900 games in Paris. Charlotte Cooper of Great Britain was the first gold medalist. What sport was the first to be filmed---and who filmed it? The sport was boxing; the man who did the filming, Thomas A. Edison; the year, 1894. Edison filmed a boxing match between Jack Cushing and Mike Leonard in a studio on the grounds of his laboratory complex in West Orange, New Jersey. How many home runs did baseball great Ty Cobb hit in the three world series in which he played? None. Sports trivia questions and answers about baseball, football, boxing, the Olympics, NBA, NFL, Deion Sanders... �@ What Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher hit a home run in his first major league at-bat--and never hit another? New York Giant knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm, in 1952. What baseball player hit the only home run of his 212-year major league career off his own brother? Joe Nickro in 1976. Nickro, a pitcher with the Houston Astros, hit a four-bagger off his brother Phil, who was pitching fro the Atlanta Braves. Houston won the game, 4-3. What 1921 sporting event took up all of the first 13 pages of The New York Times --except for a little space on the front page devoted to the formal end of World War I? The July 2nd heavyweight championship bout between Jack Dempsey and George Carpenter, the first fight to gross over $1 million in gate receipts. Dempsey won in a fourth-round knockout. In the National Football League, how many footballs is the home team required to provide for each game? 24--although from 8 to 12 are usually used. Brooks Robinson and Carl Yastrzemski hold the major league baseball record for playing the greatest number of seasons with the same team. How many years did they play-- and with what teams? 23 years. Third baseman Robinson played with the Baltimore Orioles from 1955 to 1977; Carl Yastrzemski, outfielder/first baseman, played with the Boston Red Sox from 1961 to 1983. Why is the site of a boxing match called a ring when it's square? Boxing rings were originally circular. In the very first Boston Marathon, 15 runners competed. How many finished? 10. How long is the average pool cue? 57 inches. Under the rules outlined in the charter of the International Olympic Committee, how much pure gold must there be in each gold medal awarded to first-place winners? At least 6 grams. Silver medals must be at least .925 sterling silver. What professional ice hockey star didn't hang up his skates until he was 52? Gordie Howe, who played in 1,687 games in the National Hockey League. What is the state sport of Alaska? Dog-mushing. Who was the first athlete to hit a major league home run and make a professional football touchdown in the same week? Jim Thorpe, in 1917. He did it a second time in 1919. Deion Sanders was the second athlete to accomplish the feat---70 years later in 1989. Who was the famous great-great-grandfather of San Francisco 49er quarterback Steve Young? Mormon leader Brigham Young. Who was the first professional athlete to win championship rings in two major sports? Gene Conley. He pitched for the Milwaukee Braves team that won the 1957 World Series, and was on the Boston Celtic teams that won National Basketball Association championships in 1959,1960 and 1961. How long and wide is the balance beam used in Olympic gymnastic competition? Length, 16 feet 3 inches; width, 4 inches. What sport besides football did famed fullback Jim Brown compete and excel in while he attended Syracuse University in the mid 1950s? Lacrosse. He made All-American. How much did a one-minute TV spot cost advertisers on the first Super Bowl broadcast in 1967? $85,000. How many of the four Grand Sl |
The surname Chandler derives from the making or selling of what? | Chandler Family Association - The Chandler Name The Chandler Name chandler noun 1. A person who makes or sells candles. 2. A dealer in specified goods or equipment: a ship's chandler Source: Reader's Digest Illustrated Encyclopedic Dictionary Most people born with the surname Chandler in modern times are descended, in the male line, from men in England who worked as a chandler, making and selling candles. Until about 1350, surnames were only used by the wealthy and were usually inherited by only the eldest son, along with the family property. The poor - most people at that time - had no need for a surname because they had no land to inherit. It was during the years 1350 to 1450 that the use of hereditary surnames became common throughout the English population. This naming - often by trade (e.g. Baker, Smith, Chandler), sometimes by location (e.g. Hill, Marsh, or the name of a town or village), occasionally by appearance (e.g. Long, Small) - would have happened village by village throughout England. Consequently, most of the people acquiring the surname Chandler in this way would not have been related to each other - they would only have been occupied in the same trade. Candles - of vital importance in an age without electricity - were made either of wax (for churches) or tallow (for general use). Tallow is obtained from suet (the solid fat of animals such as sheep and cows) and is also used in making soap and lubricants. The Tallow Chandlers, like many other tradesmen, formed a guild in London in or around 1300 for educational, promotional and charitable purposes. The Tallow Chandlers also dealt in vinegar, salt, sauces and oils. Later, the term "chandler" was used for corn chandlers, and for ships' chandlers who sold most of the fittings and supplies for boats, as well as the candles. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the term "chandler" was often used simply to mean a grocer. The box at right illustrates the many spelling variations encountered in historic documents. Although its origins are probably the same as Chandler, the surname Candler is phonetically sufficiently distinct to be considered deliberately different and is therefore treated as a separate surname rather than a variant of Chandler. However, if you suspect that your Candler brick wall may have a Chandler connection, as was sometimes the case, you are very welcome to contact us. Historical Occurrences At the age of 10, John Chandler and a number of other passengers sailed from England on the Hercules and landed at what became known as Jamestown, Virginia, in 1610. These were not Pilgrims like the Mayflower passengers who landed in Massachusetts 10 years later seeking religious freedom - this was a group of merchant venturers who made the voyage for profit. There are now thousands of people who trace their ancestry to that John Chandler, mainly in south-eastern USA. A number of them belong to the Chandler Family Association (CFA) and have participated in a DNA project to help identify their origins in England (see web page link below). Other DNA Project participants include descendants of: Edmund Chandler, a member of the Pilgrim congregation, who migrated from Leiden in Holland to the New World a few years after the main group William and Annis Chandler of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, who settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1637 George and Jane Chandler who left Wiltshire, England, for the New World in 1686: George died at sea but the family survived and settled in Pennsylvania Frederick C. Chandler who founded the Chandler Motor Company in Cleveland, Ohio in 1913. Perhaps the most well-known bearer of the name is author Raymond Thornton Chandler, whose detective Philip Marlow has entertained millions of adults, while their children were thrilled by the stories of Uncle Remus and others, written by Joel Chandler Harris; the tales of the Boxcar Children written by Gertrude Chandler Warner; and by the many books for children written by Christine Chaundler. The character Chandler Bing was popular with many viewers of the TV series �Friends�. | What famous sauce is manufactured by McIlhenny & Co? Tabasco What year was th - Pastebin.com In what country can one find 40 species of lemurs? A: Madagascar. RAW Paste Data What famous sauce is manufactured by McIlhenny & Co? Tabasco What year was the first motor race held that was classed as Formula 1? 1950 In the wild west, how was Henry McCarty better known? 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Apple Which organ of the body is affected by Bright's Disease? Kidney What is the boiling point of water in Kelvin? 373 K What was the 1st human invention that broke the sound barrier? The whip What name was given to the Samurai code of honour? Bushido What colour is the bullseye on a standard dartboard? Red What song does the main character wake up to every morning in Groundhog Day? I Got You Babe What is the only Central American country in which baseball, not soccer, is the people's favourite sport? Nicaragua What is the largest fresh water lake in North America? Lake Superior Which South American country was named after the Italian city of Venice? Venezuela How many rounds are there in an olympic boxing match? 4 The highest temperature ever recorded outside in the shade was recorded in Azizah, in Africa. In which country is this city located? Libya Which Hasbro `action figure` got its name from a Robert Mitchum film? G.I. Joe In which country is the highest mountain in South America? Argentina How many emirates make up the United Arab Emirates? 7 If you were putting numbers on new changing room lockers to be numbered from 1 to 100, how many times would you use the number 9? 20 Which famous group performed the first ever song on Top Of The Pops in 1964? The Rolling Stones Who wrote the novel Revolutionary Road, which was made into a successful feature film? Richard Yates Which supermodel is seen pole dancing in the White Stripes video for the song `I Just Don`t Know What To Do With Myself`? Kate Moss Which band has released albums titled `Word Gets Around`, `Just Enough Education To Perform` and `Pull The Pin`? Stereophonics In the Adrian Mole Diaries, what is the surname of his girlfriend? Braiwaithe Charlotte Edwards led England`s women to World Cup glory in which sport in March 2009? Cricket What is sake made from? Rice Affenpinscher, Keeshond and Leonberger are all types of what? Dog Who won the 2009 Rugby World Sevens Cup? Wales Who is the only player to win a Champion`s League medal, the Premiership and the FA Cup, and to be relegated from the Premiership without going on to play in the Championship? Kanu With which club did David Beckham make his football league debut? Preston North End Who is the host of the TV show Q.I.? Stephen Fry Anyone Can Fall In Love was a chart hit set to the theme tune of which TV show? EastEnders Who is the only character to appear in the first ever Coronation Street who is still in the show at 2009? Ken Barlow The film `Black Hawk Down` was loosely based on a true incident that took place in 1993 in which country? Somalia What word does the bird constantly repeat in Edgar Allan Poe`s classic poem `The Raven`? Nevermore In the board game `Risk`, what c |
Sharon Stone plays Ginger McKenna Rothstein in which 1995 film? | Casino (1995) - 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 Greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two best friends, a mafia underboss and a casino owner, for a trophy wife over a gambling empire. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 23 titles created 18 Jun 2011 a list of 25 titles created 14 Aug 2011 a list of 23 titles created 19 Jul 2012 a list of 33 titles created 01 Jul 2013 a list of 37 titles created 10 months ago Search for " Casino " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 9 nominations. See more awards » Videos Henry Hill and his friends work their way up through the mob hierarchy. Director: Martin Scorsese A group of professional bank robbers start to feel the heat from police when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist. Director: Michael Mann In Miami in 1980, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed. Director: Brian De Palma A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process. Director: Martin Scorsese An emotionally self-destructive boxer's journey through life, as the violence and temper that leads him to the top in the ring destroys his life outside it. 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Seen through their eyes, each as a foil to the other, the details of mob involvement in the casinos of the 1970's and '80's are revealed. Ace is the smooth operator of the Tangiers casino, while Nicky is his boyhood friend and tough strongman, robbing and shaking down the locals. However, they each have a tragic flaw--Ace falls in love with a hustler, Ginger, and Nicky falls into an ever-deepening spiral of drugs and violence. Written by Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu> You don't stay at the top forever See more » Genres: Motion Picture Rating ( MPAA ) Rated R for strong brutal violence, pervasive strong language, drug use and some sexuality | See all c | Reservoir Dogs (1992) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. 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Director: Stanley Kubrick A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future. Director: Stanley Kubrick A man juggles searching for his wife's murderer and keeping his short-term memory loss from being an obstacle. Director: Christopher Nolan A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue. Director: Stanley Kubrick A young F.B.I. cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims. Director: Jonathan Demme Edit Storyline Six criminals, who are strangers to each other, are hired by a crime boss, Joe Cabot, to carry out a diamond robbery. 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This CD features the full productions of both t... | 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. 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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. 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What 1973 film, based on a novel by French ex-convict Henri Charrire, starred Steve McQueen & Dustin Hoffman? | Papillon - Movie Main Theme~Jerry Goldsmith - YouTube Papillon - Movie Main Theme~Jerry Goldsmith Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Feb 21, 2012 Jerrald King "Jerry" Goldsmith (February 10, 1929 -- July 21, 2004) was an American composer and conductor. Papillon is a 1973 film based on the best selling novel by French ex-convict Henri Charrière. The film was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starred Steve McQueen as Henri Charrière ("Papillon") and Dustin Hoffman as Louis Dega. Due to the exotic locations, the film was considered as very expensive at the time of shooting ($12M), but earned more than double that in its first year of release. Category | IMDb: Most Popular People With Biographies Matching "Robert Redford" Most Popular People With Biographies Matching "Robert Redford" 1-50 of 177 names. Scarlett Johansson Scarlett Johansson was born in New York City. Her mother, Melanie Sloan , is from an Ashkenazi Jewish family, and her father, Karsten Johansson , is Danish. She has a sister, Vanessa Johansson , who is also an actress, a brother, Adrian, a twin brother, Hunter Johansson , born three minutes after her, and a paternal half-brother, Christian. Her grandfather was writer Ejner Johansson . Johansson began acting during childhood, after her mother started taking her to auditions. She made her professional acting debut at the age of eight in the off-Broadway production of "Sophistry" with Ethan Hawke, at New York's Playwrights Horizons. She would audition for commercials but took rejection so hard her mother began limiting her to film tryouts. She made her film debut at the age of nine, as John Ritter's character's daughter in the 1994 fantasy comedy, North . Following minor roles in the 1995 film Just Cause , as the daughter of Sean Connery and Kate Capshaw's character, and If Lucy Fell , she played the role of Amanda in Manny & Lo . Her performance in Manny & Lo garnered a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female, and positive reviews, one noting, "[the film] grows on you, largely because of the charm of ... Scarlett Johansson", while San Francisco Chronicle critic Mick LaSalle commentated on her "peaceful aura", and wrote, "If she can get through puberty with that aura undisturbed, she could become an important actress." After appearing in minor roles in Fall and Home Alone 3 in 1997, Johansson garnered widely spread attention for her performance in the 1998 film The Horse Whisperer , directed by Robert Redford, where she played Grace MacLean, a teenager traumatized by a riding accident. She received a nomination for the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actress for the film. In 1999, she appeared in My Brother the Pig and in 2001 in the Coen brothers film The Man Who Wasn't There. Also in 1999, she appeared in the music video for Mandy Moore's single, "Candy". Although the film was not a box office success, she received praise for her break-out role in Ghost World , credited with "sensitivity and talent [that] belie her age". She was also featured in the Coen Brothers' dark drama The Man Who Wasn't There , opposite Billy Bob Thornton and Frances McDormand. In 2002, she appeared in Eight Legged Freaks with David Arquette. In 2003, she was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, one for drama ( Girl with a Pearl Earring ) and one for comedy ( Lost in Translation ), her breakout role, starring opposite Bill Murray , and receiving rave reviews and a Best Actress Award at the Venice Film Festival. Her 2004 film roles include the critically acclaimed Weitz brothers' film "In Good Company," as well as starring opposite John Travolta in "A Love Song For Bobby Long," which garnered her a Golden Globe nomination (her third in two years). She dropped out of Mission: Impossible III due to scheduling conflicts. Her next film role was in The Island alongside Ewan McGregor which earned weak reviews from U.S. critics. After this, she appeared in Woody Allen 's Match Point and was nominated again for a Golden Globe Award. In May 2008, she released her album "Anywhere I Lay My Head," a collection of Tom Waits covers featuring one original song. Also that year, she starred in Frank Miller's The Spirit , the Woody Allen film Vicky Cristina Barcelona , and played Mary Boleyn opposite Natalie Portman in The Other Boleyn Girl . Since then, she has appeared as part of an ensemble cast in the romantic comedy He's Just Not That Into You , the action superhero film Iron Man 2 , the comedy-drama We Bought a Zoo and started as the original scream queen, Janet Leigh , in Hitchcock . She then played her Iron Man 2 character, Black Widow, in the blockbuster action films The Avengers , Captain America: The Winter Soldier , and Avengers: Age of |
What group, established after WWI, was a failed predecessor to the United Nations? | BBC - History - World Wars: The League of Nations and the United Nations The League of Nations and the United Nations By Charles Townshend Last updated 2011-02-17 The imposition of a peaceful world order was a key objective for the League of Nations, established in the aftermath of World War One. How can its successor, the United Nations, react to the challenges of the 21st century? Charles Townshend assesses its chances. On this page Print this page The birth of the League ideal The League of Nations, born of the destruction and disillusionment arising from World War One, was the most ambitious attempt that had ever been made to construct a peaceful global order. It was rooted in a comprehensive liberal critique of the pre-war international system, which was widely believed to have been the cause of the carnage of 1914-18. The secret diplomacy of the old order would be replaced by...open discussion The idea of the League was to eliminate four fatal flaws of the old European states: in place of competing monarchical empires - of which the Hapsburg Empire was perhaps the most notorious - the principle of national self-determination would create a world of independent nation states, free of outside interference; the secret diplomacy of the old order would be replaced by the open discussion and resolution of disputes; the military alliance blocs would be replaced by a system of collective guarantees of security; and agreed disarmament would prevent the recurrence of the kind of arms race that had racked up international tensions in the pre-war decade. Before this, the closest approach to an international political structure had been the Congress System, in which the European great powers held occasional summit meetings to discuss issues they found urgent. (To his credit, the much-maligned Tsar Nicholas II of Russia had sponsored international efforts to ban 'inhumane' weapons such as expanding or exploding bullets; but these efforts were only partially successful.) The surviving victorious great powers at the end of the Great War - Britain and France - would have preferred to go no further than regularising the old Congress System. The spirit of the times, however, which was overbearingly personified in the president of the USA, Woodrow Wilson, pushed towards the creation of a more comprehensive global organisation, which would include all independent states, and in which even the smallest state would have a voice. Top The growth of a system President Wilson; America failed to ratify the League Covenant © Unfortunately, Wilson's thinking about the way that self-determination would work in the real world, and about getting his idea for a 'community of power' off the ground, remained vague. Partly this was to avoid alarming US isolationist opinion, but in any case, when the League Covenant was agreed at the Paris peace conference in 1919, the US Senate refused to ratify it. How the League would have worked with American participation remains one of the great 'what ifs' of modern history. As it was, the direction of the system was left in the hands of states - primarily Britain and France - whose altruism was questionable and whose economic resources had been crippled by the war. There was a widespread belief...that the League's prestige was growing incrementally Yet the League of Nations did work surprisingly well, at least for a decade after the war. By December 1920, 48 states had signed the League Covenant, pledging to work together to eliminate aggression between countries. A series of disputes - between Germany and Poland over Upper Silesia, between Italy and Greece, and between Greece and Bulgaria - were resolved under its auspices. Though relatively minor, these were just the kind of incidents that had in the past triggered regional conflicts - and indeed World War One itself. There was a widespread belief, or hope, that the League's prestige was growing incrementally. Methods of investigating disputes, and helping to keep the peace, were regularised. Another crucial function was the establishment of Mandates | Biography | United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon UN/Mark Garten Ban Ki-moon is the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations. His priorities have been to mobilize world leaders around a set of new global challenges, from climate change and economic upheaval to pandemics and increasing pressures involving food, energy and water. He has sought to be a bridge-builder, to give voice to the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people, and to strengthen the Organization itself. "I grew up in war", the Secretary-General has said, "and saw the United Nations help my country to recover and rebuild. That experience was a big part of what led me to pursue a career in public service. As Secretary-General, I am determined to see this Organization deliver tangible, meaningful results that advance peace, development and human rights." Mr. Ban took office on 1 January 2007. On 21 June 2011, he was unanimously re-elected by the General Assembly and will continue to serve until 31 December 2016. Highlights of his tenure include: Promoting sustainable development One of the Secretary-General’s first major initiatives was the 2007 Climate Change Summit , followed by extensive diplomatic efforts that have helped put the issue at the forefront of the global agenda. Subsequent efforts to focus on the world’s main anti-poverty targets, the Millennium Development Goals , have generated more than $60 billion in pledges, with a special emphasis on Africa and the new Global Strategy on Women’s and Children’s Health. At the height of the food, energy and economic crises in 2008, the Secretary-General successfully appealed to the G20 for a $1 trillion financing package for developing countries and took other steps to guide the international response and protect the vulnerable and poor. Empowering women The Secretary-General pressed successfully for the creation of UN Women , a major new agency that consolidates the UN’s work in this area. His advocacy for women’s rights and gender equality has also included the " Unite to End Violence against Women " campaign, the " Stop Rape Now " initiative, the creation of a " Network of Men Leaders " and the establishment of a new Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict . Within the UN itself, the Secretary-General has increased the number of women in senior management positions by more than 40 per cent, reaching the highest level in the Organization’s history. Supporting countries facing crisis or instability The Secretary-General has sought to strengthen UN peace efforts, including through the New Horizons peacekeeping initiative, the Global Field Support Strategy and the Civilian Capacity Review , a package of steps to improve the impact of the 120,000 United Nations "blue helmets" operating in the world’s conflict zones. A mediation support unit, along with new capacity to carry out the Secretary-General’s good offices, have been set up to help prevent, manage and resolve tensions, conflicts and crises. Accountability for violations of human rights has received high-level attention through inquiries related to Gaza, Guinea, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, legal processes in Lebanon and Cambodia, and advocacy for the "responsibility to protect," the new United Nations norm aimed at prevent and halt genocide and other grave crimes. He has also sought to strengthen humanitarian response in the aftermath of mega-disasters in Myanmar (2008), Haiti (2010) and Pakistan (2010), and mobilized UN support for the democratic transitions in North Africa and the Middle East. Generating new momentum on disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation The Secretary-General has sought to rejuvenate the disarmament agenda through a five-point plan , efforts to break the deadlock at the Conference on Disarmament and renewed attention to nuclear safety and security in the aftermath of the tragedy at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Strengthening the UN The Secretary-Generalhas introduced new measures aimed at making the United Nations more transparent, effective and efficient. These inclu |
What stringed instrument starts with Z, and is traditionally found in parts of Eastern Europe? | Instrument List - MusicBrainz Instrument List ( a type of harmonica/accordion hybrid ) — a type of Harmonica/Accordion hybrid, the bellows for the accordion bit with buttons/keys receive their air though the user blowing into the instrument like an harmonica an electric piano with reeds ) — an electromechanical piano with stainless steel reeds and amplified pick-up ( oboe-like double-reed from South-America ) — a relative of the shawm, it was introduced to central and south-america by the spanish in the sixteenth and seventeenth century. ( free reed aerophone with pitching pipes. ) — free reed melodica like instrument that is worn like an accordion, with differenting length pipes which control the pitch dizi — The dizi is a Chinese transverse flute typically made of bamboo. In Chinese, it is sometimes just called 笛 (di), but in Japanese 笛 (fue) is a more generic word referring to a whole class of flutes rather than this specific instrument. ( also known as Cor anglais ) — neither a horn nor english, it is a transposing member of the oboe family, pitched at F fipple flute from Härjedalen, sweden ) — six holed fipple flute used traditionally in pastoral settings like its cousin the spilåpipa. k'lông pút — The k'lông pút is an instrument from the central highlands of Vietnam played by ethnic groups such as the Xơ Đăng and the Bahnar. It consists of a number of different sized bamboo tubes laid horizontally which are played by the musician clapping their slightly cupped hands in front of the tubes in order to push air into the tubes. khene — The khene is a mouth organ from Laos and north-east Thailand which is also used by some ethnic minority groups in Vietnam. It typically consists of 14 bamboo pipes arranged into two rows which are connected to a small, hollowed-out hardwood windchest. ( Māori traditional small, ductless and notchless flute ) — A small, ductless and notchless flute, made of wood or bone. part of the traditional Māori instruments Taonga pūoro ( Māori traditional small vessel flute ) — A small vessel flute like the ocarina or xun. Made of wood, soapstone or bone and shaped like a whale's tooth. part of the traditional Māori instruments Taonga pūoro nose whistle — The nose whistle (also known as the Humanatone) is a simple instrument played with the nose. The stream of air is directed over an edge in the instrument and the frequency of the notes produced is controlled by the volume of air. ( Māori traditional hardwood flute ) — A longer version of the kōauau, made of hardwoods such as mānuka, mataī, or black maire. Like the pūtorino, it has 2 voices, the male (trumpet) and female (flute). ( Māori traditional trumpet made of wood. ) — A traditional Maori trumpet made of wood. A war and announcement trumpet. part of the traditional Māori instruments Taonga pūoro ( Māori traditional long flute ) — A long flute with a notched open top and a single finger hole near the end. part of the traditional Māori instruments Taonga pūoro ( Māori traditional conch shell trumpet ) — A traditional conch shell trumpet, used for signalling to ceremonial and ritual use. part of the traditional Māori instruments Taonga pūoro ( Māori traditional wide ranged flute. ) — A flute with a wide range, made of wood, tapered at each end. part of the traditional Māori instruments Taonga pūoro ( Māori traditional swung bird lure. ) — A hollowed out gourd with drilled holes, swung around creating a whistling, chattering sound that attracted birds. part of the traditional Māori instruments Taonga pūoro ( Māori traditional bullroarer like instrument. ) — A blade-like piece of bone, wood or stone, swung on a long cord producing a loud, deep whirling that can be heard from a distance. suikinkutsu — A suikinkutsu is a type of Japanese garden ornament which uses dripping water to create music. Although it is also known as a Japanese water zither, it is named after the sound the koto (a Japanese zither) makes and is not actually a string instrument. | Stave Stave This is a good starting point for beginners! Stave is the name for the five parallel, equally-spaced, horizontal lines which hold one or more parts of music: An alternative name, still used in some countries, is staff, with staves as the plural (see alternative names for different names used in different countries) At the far left of a stave, there should always be a vertical line with either small brackets as on the stave above, or with a brace which spans multiple staves (see example to the right) to group two or more staves together. Multiple staves that are held together with a bracket or brace are often just called a "line", but this term can be confusing, so the term "system" is preferred, although this is not in very common usage. For example, if a choir leader or conductor refers to the "second line", it is not necessarily clear whether he/she is referring to the second stave or the second system (counting from the top of the page). The stave represents two aspects of music at once, but neither is represented absolutely or strictly: Time is represented on a stave horizontally: Music on a single stave or system is read starting from the left and moving towards the right. When you reach the right-hand end of the stave or system, you go immediately to the left hand of the stave or system below, just as you do when reading a book. Horizontal distance is not "to scale" or consistent. It cannot be compared exactly between two different pieces of music, or even necessarily between different places in the same piece of music. In one piece of music, two inches/centimetres measured horizontally on the stave might represent 5 seconds, in another piece, two inches/centimetres might represent half a second. Frequency or pitch is represented on a stave vertically, and notes are placed on the stave to indicate their note pitch : A high note is placed higher on the stave than a low note. A note is higher than another if it has faster vibrations - see the explanation of frequency or pitch The representation of frequency or pitch on the stave is not absolute: a note at one particular vertical position on one stave might not sound the same pitch as an identically-positioned note on another stave. However, the stave becomes an absolute indicator of frequency or pitch by the placement of a clef at the beginning of each stave. For example: A note is drawn on a stave either straddling one of the five lines, or within one of the four spaces, for example: The "head" of a note (a filled or hollow circle) should be the same size as the gap between two lines. Notes can also be positioned on the stave outside the five existing lines, on extensions called ledger-lines, for example: or: or: The stave can be viewed simply as a "place-holder" so that the vertical position of dots on the page can be correctly viewed. On a single stave, the pitch of each note is indicated by the vertical position of it on the page. This would be difficult to judge without a simple graphical method for judging the relative positions of these notes. In order to write all the music that is required to sound at once, more than one stave is often needed. This may be because there are many parts , or because the range of the music is too wide to be held on one stave, or both of these may be true. The following examples give some of the possibilities of multiple staves making up each system. Here, the brace at the far left brackets together all the staves which form a line or system of music. Two staves like this are usua |
Which bird appears of the state flag of Louisiana? | Seal of Louisiana | State Symbols USA Seal of Louisiana Seal of Louisiana ( public domain image on Wikipedia ). Seal of Louisiana The state seal of Louisiana features the brown pelican tearing at its breast to nurture its young, and the state motto: Union, Justice, Confidence. Previous versions of the state seal had as many as 12 chicks in the nest (pelicans rarely have more than 3 chicks, and though pelicans are exceptionally attentive, nurturing parents, they do not tear at their own flesh to feed offspring in hard times. The brown pelican is a prominent symbol of Louisiana - it is the official state bird, appears on Louisiana's state flag, the official state painting, and is one of three symbols displayed on the U.S. Mint's Louisiana bicentennial quarter. Louisiana has been called "The Pelican State" since colonial times. Louisiana | The Badger: what's in a name? The Badger: what's in a name? On writing The Badger: what's in a name? William Fotheringham, author of Bernard Hinault and the Fall and Rise of French Cycling, on the last ‘old-school’ cycling champion - and the meaning behind his unusual nickname The bull dog knows his match and waxes cold, The badger grins and never leaves his hold. He drives the crowd and follows at their heels And bites them between through – the drunkard swears and reels. ‘Badger’, John Clare I bought the cuddly little badger from a man in a van by the roadside on the Col des Saisies during the first mountain stage of the Tour de France in 1992. It was sold in aid of the Perce-Neige (snowdrop) handicap charity founded by the actor Lino Ventura but was one of those souvenirs that you acquire in a spirit of ironic disbelief, because of its total incongruousness. The soft-furred, smiley-faced toy wearing a yellow tee-shirt doesn’t have any of the qualities the cycling fan of the time would associate with Bernard Hinault. The cuddly blaireau was a rare attempt to market one of the most distinctive nicknames in cycling. Bernard Hinault as Le Blaireau is where identification of the nickname with the person it describes is instant and total. A man of the country There is a slight physical resemblance that has been noted by some, such as the journalist François Thomazeau – ‘Very little eyes, his nose, the shape of his face’. The nickname also reflects a key part of Hinault’s identity: Hinault remains un paysan, in the literal sense of a man of the country. When he told me that he could shoot, pluck and cook a pheasant, and choose the wine to go with it, that wasn’t mere bravado. His team mate Jean-François Bernard recalled one occasion when they were setting off to go training from Hinault’s home at Quessoy, when a pheasant walked down the drive. It was a big mistake on the pheasant’s part: ‘He went back to the house to get his gun, without taking his cycling shoes off, and still in his cycling kit, bang, he shot the pheasant.’ Another time, Bernard recalled, they went training – this was just before Hinault won the 1984 Tour of Lombardy – and the Breton bumped into a farmer who wanted to show him his land. ‘There he was on a tractor in the middle of these vast beetroot fields and there we were waiting by the road.’ 'I get my claws out' Most importantly, Hinault’s persona as Le Blaireau reflected the way he raced, and the way he wanted to be perceived as racing. It’s far from sentimental. ‘A devil of an animal to deal with in a tight corner,’ he told me with relish in 1993. Ten years later, he went into more detail for l’Equipe, ‘A badger is a beautiful thing. When it’s hunted it goes into its sett and waits. When it comes out again, it attacks. That’s the reason for my nickname. When I’m annoyed I go home, you don’t see me for a month. When I come out again, I win. You attack me, I get my claws out. I go home, get myself sorted out, then I win. I’m a badger. I’m not a nice animal.’ |
Where in America is the Rockefeller University? | Nelson A. Rockefeller . The Rockefellers . WGBH American Experience | PBS Other Biographies Nelson Rockefeller believed in fate. After all, he was born on the same day as his larger-than-life grandfather, John D. Rockefeller, Sr ., a coincidence he always took to be an omen of great things to come. With Senior, he shared an ambitious vision and the boundless energy to make it real. But in other respects, Nelson couldn't have been more different from the Rockefeller patriarch. Turning his back on the intense privacy that had shielded the family for generations, he took the Rockefellers in a bold new direction. He wanted to be popular and powerful. And he wanted to be President of the United States. But fate, it turned out, would not oblige. Born on July 8, 1908 in Bar Harbor, Maine, Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller soon showed signs of the irrepressible temperament that would be his trademark. He led his brothers in all kinds of projects, displaying the charm and vitality inherited from his mother, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller , who clearly favored him. Nelson had a more strained relationship with his father, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. , whose emphasis on discipline and modesty didn't quite suit his third child. Unlike his father, in fact, Nelson always seemed to be in a hurry. He got married just a few days after graduating from Dartmouth, and was soon searching for ways to "get very far in this world," as he put it. The newly started Rockefeller Center project provided a good launching pad. Building on his interest in modern art, which he had inherited from his mother, he handled relations with the artists hired to embellish the complex, including the controversial Diego Rivera . He also plunged into the task of finding tenants for the ambitious complex, showing leadership and managerial skills that would make him indispensable in the family venture. In 1938, at the age of 29, he was named president of Rockefeller Center. But Rockefeller's restlessness and ambition would soon push him beyond the confines of New York City. Seeking a role in national politics, he joined President Roosevelt's administration in 1940 as the head of a new agency for Latin-American affairs. He stayed in Washington for the next five years, and again between 1953 and 1955, working on foreign affairs, government reorganization, and public policy under Presidents Truman and Eisenhower . Rockefeller was determined to use the experience he had accumulated in the federal government to gain elective political office. In 1958, he decided to run for governor of New York State. His campaign revealed a confident and affable politician, at his best when pressing the flesh and striking up conversations with the people who came out to see him. "Hi Ya, Fella" became his signature greeting. "Rocky," his nickname. After a massive campaign, bankrolled with his legendary fortune, Rockefeller won the election handily. The New York Times did not fail to notice the historical significance of the result: "The election of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller has given the final stamp of public approval to a name that once was among the most hated and feared in America." Rockefeller wasted no time making the most of his new political prominence. As governor, he took it upon himself to change the physical face of New York State through an array of sweeping public works projects. He built low-income housing, schools, hospitals, roads, and monuments -- among them, the grandiose Albany Mall, a marble complex which is now the seat of the State government. He also established a strong and ambitious state university system (SUNY) and a modern highway network, spending liberally with the help of complicated financing schemes. But as he dove into his own brand of gubernatorial activism, Rockefeller never lost sight of his ultimate goal. In 1960, barely two years into his first term as governor, he sought the Republican presidential nomination, but lost to Richard Nixon. Four years later, he would come much closer , ultimately yielding to Barry Goldwater and the fallout from a contro | Where is Harvard University Located? Major cities nearby: Boston (3.5 mi), Salem (19 mi) Clouds Over Cambridge, Massachusetts. Todd Van Hoosear / Flickr Cambridge Weather and Climate 40 inches of precipitation annually Warm summers (average high temperatures above 80 degrees Fahrenheit) Cold, snowy winters (average high temperature of 36 degrees Fahrenheit) "Nor'easters" occur regularly during winter months The MBTA Red Line in Cambridge, Massachusetts. William F. Yurasko / Flickr Transportation Served by the MBTA, the Massachusetts Bus and Transportation Authority Easy access to public transit around Cambridge and to and from Boston Several bike paths Very pedestrian; of large U.S. communities, Cambridge has the highest percentage of commuters who walk to work Harvard University Museum of Natural History. Allie_Caulfield / Flickr What to See Museums: Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Museum of Natural History, MIT Museum, Museum of Science, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University Historical Sites: Cambridge Common, Cambridge Historical Society, Cooper-Frost-Austin House, Entrepreneur Walk of Fame, Longfellow House, Memorial Hall, Mount Auburn Cemetery Arts: Cambridge Art Association, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Multicultural Arts Center, Out of the Blue Gallery Entertainment: American Repertory Theater, Harvard Film Archive, Hasty Pudding Theatricals, ImprovBoston, Jose Mateo's Ballet Theatre, Ryles Jazz Club Sports: Boston Bruins (hockey), Boston Red Sox (baseball), Boston Celtics (basketball), Boston Breakers (soccer), Boston Blazers (lacrosse) Bookstores: Barefoot Books, Center for New Words, Harvard Bookstore, Lorem Ipsum, McIntyre and Moore, Porter Square Books The Cambridge Skyline. Shinkuken / Wikimedia Commons Did You Know? Cambridge is commonly known as "Boston's Left Bank" The first legal same-sex marriage licenses in the United States were issued at Cambridge City Hall Harvard University is the top employer in the city (followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology) At least 129 Nobel Prize winners (of 780 total) have been affiliated at some point with one of Cambridge's universities Cambridge is the birthplace of the world's longest reigning monarch, Thai king Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) Founded in 1636, Cambridge's Harvard College, one of two schools within Harvard University, is the oldest institution of higher learning in the country A resident of Cambridge is known as a "Cantabrigian" Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Justin Jensen / Flickr Other Major Colleges and Universities Near Harvard |
How many pennies were there in a pre-decimal pound? | Did You Know? - Pre-Decimal Coins Did You Know? - Pre-Decimal Coins Pre-Decimal Crown Twelve pennies in a shilling and twenty shillings in a pound.... It's now over 40 years since the £ s d currency which had been used in the UK and Scotland was swept away and 240 pence to the pound were replaced by 100 new pence to the pound. Decimal Day (15 February 1971) was when the changeover took place. You'll note that in the collection of pre-decimal coins below, there is not a pound coin, far less one for two pounds as we have today. That was because in 1971 there were paper pound notes in circulation and the pound coin was not introduced until 1983 to replace the Bank of England one pound note; the Scottish banks (who are permitted to issue banknots but not coins) continued to issue one pound notes - the Royal Bank of Scotland in particular kept them going, sometimes as special commemorative issues. See Scottish Banknotes . Farthing The word farthing is derived from the Anglo-Saxon feorthing, or fourth part An English penny. The farthing was first minted in silver in the 13th century and then after the Union of the Scottish and English Parliaments in 1707, a British farthing, made of base metal, was minted in 1714. It continued to be used until 31 December 1960, when they ceased to be legal tender and so were no longer in use by Decimal Day in 1971. Half Penny This coin began its 700 year history made from silver but as the value of silver increased, the coin was made from base metals. "Halfpenny", was pronounced HAY-pe-nee. It was long considered that the first halfpenny coins were produced in the reign of King Edward I (1272�1307), with earlier requirements for small change being provided by "cut coinage" - pennies cut into halves or quarters. However, in recent years metal detectorists have discovered a few halfpennies of Kings Henry I (1100�1135) and Henry III (1216�1272). The halfpenny ceased to be minted in 1969 prior to decimalisation. Penny The "penny" originated as far back as the 8th century when a silver coin was minted (in England) which was one 240th part of a pound weight of silver. There were thus "240 pennies to a pound (of silver)". Pennies made of silver were minted until about 1750, then occasionally until about 1820; thereafter, they were only minted for Maundy money (when the British Monarch ceremonially distributes small silver coins known as "Maundy money" as symbolic alms to elderly recipients. From 1797, pennies for general circulation were minted in copper. Twelve pence made one shilling and so 240 pennies made a pound. To express an amount, penny was usually abbreviated to "d", e.g. 1d, from the Roman denarius. The penny introduced at decimalisation (with 100 pennies to the pound) was a much smaller coin and was initially called a "new penny" to distinguish it from its predecessor. The original reverse of the new coin initially had "NEW PENNY" in the design but this changed to just "ONE PENNY" in 1982. "Silver" Threepence The silver three pence coin (expressed in writing as "3d") first appeared in England during the reign of King Edward VI (1547�1553). But it was unpopular as many preferred the four pence piece (known as a "groat") and there were times when it was not minted. During the reign of king George V (1910�1936) the silver content was reduced from sterling silver to a mixture of silver (50%),copper, and nickel and the design was completely changed in 1927 to three oak sprigs with three acorns and a "G" in the centre. By the end of George V's reign the threepence had become somewhat unpopular in England because of its small size, but it remained popular in Scotland. It may be that the custom of putting threepence coins (wrapped in greaseproof paper) into Christmas cakes may have contributed to its continued popularity! 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Which event completes the indoor Pentathlon - 60 metre hurdles, high jump, long jump, 800 metres and ...........? | Athletics (track and field) : Wikis (The Full Wiki) The Isthmian Games (founded 523 BC) held on the Isthmus of Corinth every two years The Roman Games – Arising from Etruscan rather than purely Greek roots, the Roman Games deemphasized footraces and throwing. Instead, the Greek sports of chariot racing and wrestling , as well as the Etruscan sport of gladiatorial combat, took center stage. The Tailteann Games (claimed foundation 1829 BC) – held near modern Telltown in Ireland , this thirty-day meeting included foot races and stone-throwing events. Other peoples, such as the Celts , Teutons and Goths who succeeded the Romans, enjoyed athletic contests; however, these were often related to combat training . In the Middle Ages the sons of noblemen would be trained in running, leaping and wrestling, in addition to riding, jousting and arms-training. Contests between rivals and friends may have been common on both official and unofficial grounds. Annually, from 1796 to 1798, L'Olympiade de la République was held in revolutionary France, and is an early forerunner to the modern summer Olympic Games. The premier event of this competition was a footrace, but various ancient Greek disciplines were also on display. The 1796 Olympiade marks the introduction of the metric system into sport. In the 19th century, the formal organization of the modern events accelerated - in France, Germany, and Great Britain in particular. This included the incorporation of regular sports and exercise into school regimes. The Royal Military College, Sandhurst has claimed to be the first to adopt this in 1812 and 1825, but without any supporting evidence. The earliest recorded meeting was organised at Shrewsbury , Shropshire in 1840 by the Royal Shrewsbury School Hunt. There are details of the meeting in a series of letters written 60 years later by C.T. Robinson, who was a pupil there from 1838 to 1841. The Royal Military Academy at Woolwich held an organised competition in 1849, but the first regular series of meetings was held by Exeter College, Oxford from 1850. [1] Modern athletic events are usually organized around a 400 metre running track on which most of the running events take place. Field events (vaulting, jumping, and throwing) often take place on the infield, inside the track. Athletics was included in the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has formed their backbone ever since. Women were first allowed to participate in track and field events in the 1928 Olympics. An international governing body, the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF), was founded in 1912; it adopted its current name, the International Association of Athletics Federations , in 2001. The IAAF established separate outdoor World Championships in 1983. There are a number of regional games as well, such as the European Championships , the Pan-American Games , and the Commonwealth Games . In addition there is a professional Golden League circuit, culminating in the IAAF World Athletics Final , and indoor championships such as the World Indoor Championships . The sport has a very high profile during major championships, especially the Olympics, but otherwise is less popular. The AAU ( Amateur Athletic Union ) was the governing body in the United States until it collapsed under pressure from advancing professionalism in the late 1970s. A new governing body called The Athletics Congress (TAC) was formed. It was later renamed USA Track & Field (USATF or USA T&F). An additional, less structured organization, the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA), also exists in the United States to promote road racing. In modern times, athletes can receive money for racing, putting an end to the so-called " amateurism " that existed before. Advertisements Indoor athletics Typical "oval" track consisting of two semicircles joined by straight segments. There are two seasons for track and field. There is an indoor season, run during the winter and an outdoor season, run during the spring. Most indoor tracks are 200 metres and consist of four to 8 lanes. There are also some 150 metre | Seven wonders of Lewis' world | The Independent Seven wonders of Lewis' world Simon Turnbull talks to the versatile athlete about rivals to her golden vision Saturday 19 July 1997 23:02 BST Click to follow The Independent Online Denise Lewis laughed. "No," she said. "Britain versus Germany. I hadn't thought about that." It had been suggested to Britain's only female track and field medallist of the Atlanta Olympics that her quest for World Championship gold in Athens, just a fortnight away now, was likely to be a throwback to the great Anglo-German multi-events rivalry of the 1980s. In the absence of Syria's Ghada Shouaa, the injured Olympic and reigning world champion, the leading heptathlon contenders are Germany's Sabine Braun and Britain's Lewis. They head the world rankings for 1997, the German leading the Briton by 51 points. At 24, Lewis could be excused for not bringing Daley Thompson and Jurgen Hingsen readily to mind. She was, after all, a 13-year-old schoolgirl when they fought their last epic decathlon duel, at the European Championships in Stuttgart in 1986. The great Briton prevailed on that occasion, as he had done at the 1982 European Championships, the 1983 World Championships and the 1984 Olympic Games, each of which his German rival entered as the new world record holder. Thompson, in fact, was never outshone in competition by the great pretender he liked to call "Hollywood" Hingsen. Braun, having made her major championship debut as one of the beaten Hingsen's team-mates in the Los Angeles Olympics, would need no reminding of that. Before departing for a training camp in Lucerne last week, she acknowledged the looming prospect of another tussle for all-round athletic supremacy between the best of Britain and the greatest of Germany, this time over the seven-discipline programme of the heptathlon: shot, high jump, 100m hurdles, 200m, long jump, javelin and 800m. "I expect Denise Lewis to be my toughest rival," Braun said. "There is not much between us in the world rankings. We have virtually the same points." Both contenders compiled their scores on the same weekend, 31 May-1 June, Braun's 6,787 in winning the German Championships at Ratingen, Lewis's 6,736 in winning the annual international contest at Gotzis in Austria. In Lewis's case, it was a lifetime best, an improvement of 91 points on her score at Gotzis last year, when she eclipsed the British record held for 10 years by Judy Simpson, "Nightshade" of Gladiators fame. It was also further confirmation that the young woman from Wolverhampton had a rightful place among the world elite of track and field. Lewis has been the rising star in the heptathlon firmament since she won the Commonwealth title in 1994. She looked to have fallen in Atlanta last summer when a poor showing in her best event - a 6.32m long jump - dropped her to eighth place with just the javelin and 800m to come. It was then, after a heart-to-heart with her coach Darryl Bunn, that the Midlander showed her true competitive mettle. She launched a personal best 54.82m on her third and final javelin throw and clinched the bronze medal with a determined 800m run. It was only the third medal won by a British woman all-rounder, following Mary Rand's pentathlon silver in Tokyo in 1964 and Mary Peters's pentathlon gold in Munich in 1972. The Birchfield star is still in her ascendancy, judging by her sparkling performance in Gotzis, where she beat Natalya Sazanovich, the Olympic silver medallist from Belarus. "I know there are a lot more points to come," Lewis said, breaking from her World Championship preparations at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. "I'm always learning new things. I'm like a sponge." Specialist advice has been gratefully soaked up from the Olympic high jump bronze medallist Steve Smith and from Erich Drechsler, father-in- law and coach of Heike Drechsler, the former world and Olympic long jump champion. "This year has gone better than I had hoped," Lewis added. "It's put me in good stead for the World Championships. With Ghada Shouaa not there, it's going to be close |
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Who won the 1996 Formula One Driver's championship? | 1996 · F1 Fanatic 1996 1 World Drivers’ Championship – All drivers Only two-thirds of the 24 participants scored points in 1996. Olivier Panis, Monaco Grand Prix winner, added just three more points to the tenhe scored in that race. 2 World Drivers’ Championship – Battle for the title The championship battle was decided in the final round although Jacques Villeneuve only had a slender chance of beat team-mate Damon Hill. 3 World Drivers’ Championship – Points systems 1981-present To highlight how the post-2003 points system rewards consistent finishing in the lower places more than occasional finishes in the higher places, compare Jean Alesi and Michael Schumacher. Alesi (no wins) trailled Schumacher (three wins) by 12 points in real life, but under post-2003 points he would have been just two points behind. 4 World Constructors’ Championships – All constructors Benetton could not live up to their championship-winning performance in 1996 and dropped behind Ferrari and Williams. 5 World Constructors’ Championships – Battle for the title Williams ran away with the constructor’s championship while Ferrari snuck into second at the final round. 6 Drivers’ Average Start Positions Forti duo Luca Badoer and Andrea Montermini made it to the grid just 10 times from 22 attempts before the team folded after the British Grand Prix. Villeneuve, new to much of the F1 calendar, still took pole at his debut race, the first at the Melbourne Park circuit. 7 Drivers’ Top 3 Qualifying Positions Hill started every race from the front row of the grid, a clear example of the superiority of the Williams. 8 Drivers’ Average Position Changes and Participations Alesi and Gerhard Berger had swapped Ferrari overalls for Benetton, where Berger found himself usually outqualified by Alesi and fared less well moving up through the field (although his late retirement in the German Grand Prix skews the statistics somewhat). 9 Drivers’ Points per Round and per Finish Villeneuve proved slightly more consistent in terms of bringing the car home than Hill, which brought him within range of the championship. Ferrari unreliability hindered Schumacher. 10 Drivers’ DNFs (totals) Four disqualifications in 1996: Ukyo Katayama (Nurburgring), Mika Salo twice (Nurburgring and Barcelona) and Johnny Herbert (Magny-Cours). 11 Drivers’ DNFs (by driver) Giovanni Lavaggi briefly took Giancarlo Fisichella’s placeat Minardi as Lavaggi brought more money. What he coudn’t do, though, was qualify the car within 107% of the pole position time – hence his three failures to qualify from six attempts. Leave a Reply | Dario Franchitti (Champion) - Pics, Videos, Dating, & News Dario Franchitti Male Born May 19, 1973 George Dario Marino Franchitti is a Scottish racing driver. He formerly competed in the CART series before switching to the IndyCar Series where he was 2007 champion, and won the rain-shortened 2007 Indianapolis 500. Franchitti is also a former NASCAR driver for Chip Ganassi Racing, competing until mid-2008 when his team shut down.… Read More related links Indy Car Drivers Find Comfort In Having Strong Safety Team abc News - May 27, 2016 '<mark>Dario Franchitti</mark> doesn\'t remember the crash that ended his career three years ago in Houston. He does remember IndyCar\'s top-notch safety team' Motor Racing British Teenager Parry Wins Mc Laren F1 Test Yahoo News - Dec 02, 2013 'British teenager Matt Parry secured a Formula One test with McLaren and a 100,000 pounds ($163,800) cheque after winning the 25th edition of the McLaren Autosport BRDC award on Sunday. The 19-year-old follows in the footsteps of F1 drivers David Coulthard, Jenson Button and Paul Di Resta, as well as three times Indy 500 winner <mark>Dario Franchitti</mark>,who also won the award, aimed at helping the most promising young British driver, early in their careers. Parry won this year\'s Formula ... 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Di Resta, who has no substantial sponsorship package, admitted that he is interested in exploring other options, includin... Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Dario Franchitti. CHILDHOOD 1973 Birth Born on May 19, 1973. TEENAGE 1984 11 Years Old Franchitti won the Karting Scottish Junior Championship in 1984, the British Junior Championships in 1985 and 1986 and the Scottish senior title in 1988. 1991 18 Years Old He progressed to Formula Vauxhall Junior where he won the championship with four victories in 1991. 1992 19 Years Old He moved up to Formula Vauxhall Lotus in 1992, where he joined Paul Stewart Racing. … Read More In his first year, he finished fourth in the overall championship, and was named the McLaren/Autosport Young Driver of the Year. Read Less TWENTIES 1993 - 1997 6 More Events 1993 20 Years Old Staying with the team for the next season, he won the championship in 1993. 1994 21 Years Old He graduated to the British Formula 3 Championship in 1994, where he finished fourth and won one race in his first year. 1995 22 Years Old However, he was not retained for 1995 which was his final year in single-seaters in Europe. … Read More Instead, Franchitti was contracted by AMG Racing to drive a works Mercedes C-Class in the German Touring Car Championship and the related International Touring Car Championship, where he finished fifth and third respectively. Read Less 1996 23 Years Old He continued in the ITC in 1996, finishing fourth overall with one race win. 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Who is the famous mother of actress Rachael Stirling? | Rachael Stirling: I wish I'd asked my mother about starring in a lesbian drama - Telegraph Celebrity news Rachael Stirling: I wish I'd asked my mother about starring in a lesbian drama Rachael Stirling, daughter of Dame Diana Rigg, said she was offered little "after-care" following the risqué role in Tipping The Velvet which turned her into tabloid fodder. Rachael Stirling and Keeley Hawes in Tipping The Velvet, which caused a tabloid storm Photo: BBC By Anita Singh, Showbusiness Editor 7:00AM BST 27 Aug 2012 When Rachael Stirling was offered a role in lesbian drama series Tipping The Velvet, she didn’t think to consult her mother first. Had she known the drama’s risqué scenes would cause a tabloid storm and leave her struggling to be taken seriously as an actress, she would have done things differently. Stirling’s mother is Dame Diana Rigg, who knows a thing or two about life as a reluctant sex symbol after playing Emma Peel in The Avengers. “The tabloids had a field day with Tipping The Velvet, which was great for the viewing figures but not necessarily for the actors involved,” Stirling said. “It was a brilliant project and I don’t regret it, but there wasn’t a lot of aftercare and the long-term effects weren’t considered. Nobody sat down and said that you might find it hard to be taken seriously as an actor afterwards. “I should have asked my ma’s advice, but I was such a proud little bunny in those days.” Related Articles Stripping for the cameras 'was so freeing' 25 Aug 2012 Stirling co-starred with Keeley Hawes in Tipping The Velvet, a story of lesbian love in Victorian England based on the novel by Sarah Waters. It was broadcast by the BBC in 2002 and adapted by Andrew Davies, the screenwriter, who famously dubbed it “Pride and Prejudice with dirty bits”. Stirling was a little-known actress when she got the part. She told a Sunday newspaper: “I was raised to please people in authority and I’d also come from a sheltered boarding school, so I was very naive and young for my years. “So when the producer of Tipping The Velvet said, ‘We chose you because we knew you’d swing naked from the nearest chandelier’, I should have realised he wasn’t offering me the role because I was deeply important and talented. “Now I’ve done the graft and I’ve worked with great directors and actors, I feel a lot more prepared to handle the limelight and make the right choices in my career because God knows that I’ve made some dodgy ones.” Nearly 40 years earlier, Stirling’s mother was faced with something similar when she played Emma Peel, the high-kicking spy in a leather catsuit. Dame Diana told one interviewer: “There is always one thing that turns you into an icon, an iconic image, in my case a catsuit. But the icon 40 years later doesn't really want to know because it's not relevant to me. “I was grateful because it catapulted me into stage stardom. It was good. I'm not ashamed of it. But I only did it for two years. When it came out, I was suddenly famous. It was startling. From being anonymous, I was mobbed.” Stirling, 35, concentrated on theatre after Tipping The Velvet and has garnered two Olivier Award nominations. Her next screen role is a 1950s-set ITV drama, The Bletchley Circle, in which she plays a former codebreaker who reunites with former colleagues to solve a series of murders. She and Dame Diana, 74, recently worked together for the first time. They will appear in a forthcoming episode of Doctor Who, called The Crimson Horror. Last year, Stirling left acting temporarily and took a job as a barmaid. She worked in a pub after splitting from her fiance, Oliver Chris, a fellow actor. “I went and pulled pints in a pub for five months. I cleared vomit off the stairs and got leered at by all sorts of unsuitable men. But the camaraderie was fantastic and time out from everything was exactly what I needed,” she said. Of the broken engagement, she said: “I loved him and I wanted to make him happy but, actually, if every time somebody asks you about your wedding plans you burst into tears, then you are probably not doing OK | Puzzles - Fictional Addresses 1. Who lives at 4 Paget Drive, Little Whinging? 2. Which author created a fictional world that included Little Delving, Hardbottle and The Marrish? 3. Which family live at 742 Evergreen Terrace? 4. �Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again� is the opening line of which 1938 classic novel? 5. Which TV programme is set in Glenbogle, an estate in the Scottish highlands? 6. Which famous character lived in �the world`s largest estate�, Xanadu? 7. Which TV comedy series featured a fictional property, with a sign featuring letters that had been re-arranged into anagrams such as Fatty Owls and Farty Towels? 8. Pemberley is the country estate owned by Fitzwilliam Darcy in which Jane Austin novel? 9. Which TV family lived in Nelson Mandela House? 10. Which novel first introduced Room 101? Have we had these before in a previous existence? 3. Which family live at 742 Evergreen Terrace? The Simpsons 7. Which TV comedy series featured a fictional property, with a sign featuring letters that had been re-arranged into anagrams such as Fatty Owls and Farty Towels? Flowery Twats 9. Which TV family lived in Nelson Mandela House? The Trotters 4. �Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again� is the opening line of which 1938 classic novel? Rebecca 8. Pemberley is the country estate owned by Fitzwilliam Darcy in which Jane Austin novel? p&p postage and packing or Pride and Prejudice 10. Which novel first introduced Room 101? 1984 2. Which author created a fictional world that included Little Delving, Hardbottle and The Marrish? JRR Tolkien 5. Which TV programme is set in Glenbogle, an estate in the Scottish highlands? Monarch of the Glen Well done everyone! nearly got them all Have we had these before in a previous existence? Possibly do a search on 'Little Whinging' if you want to be quite sure talking of which 1. Who lives at 4 Paget Drive, Little Whinging? Harry Potter 6. Which famous character lived in �the world`s largest estate�, Xanadu? Citizen (Charles Foster) Kane 1. Who lives at 4 Paget Drive, Little Whinging? Harry Potter shome mishtake shurely, it's Privet not Paget D'you know, I thought something didn't look quite right about that Think of it as your Brainteaser and Trivia all rolled into one |
What style of commercial vehicle body, incorporating an enclosed box body extended over the cab, takes its name from the town in Bedfordshire where the Bedford commercial vehicle plant was located? | Luton body | Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki 1933 Bedford two-ton Luton van. A Ford Transit van with Luton body A Luton body is a style of commercial vehicle body incorporating an enclosed box body extended over the cab. It takes its name from the town of Luton, in Bedfordshire, where the Bedford commercial vehicle plant was located. They fitted this style of body to some of there light commercial vehicles. The body style is common in medium commercial vehicles such as the Ford Transit , as well as larger vehicles especially those used by household removals companies. More modern examples may be streamlined to reduce wind resistance. Some commercial vehicles have a wind deflector on the cab roof, but this is not a Luton body: the Luton is functional and can be accessed from the main body. The portion of the body that rests over the cab is referred to as the peak, also referred to, in some quarters as a luton, or a kick. Many commercial vehicles have tilting cabs. To allow for this the floor of the Luton may be hinged, and there may also be a hinged flap at the front. 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Find out about the challenges which faced engineers Barlow and Ordish in designing the building, and the background of architect George Gilbert Scott. The choice of site Before the 1860s the Midland Railway Company (MRC) had no direct line into London, routing its traffic via the London and North Western railway to Euston, and from 1858 via a route into Kings Cross station, operated by another rival, the Great Northern Railway. This latter arrangement allowed the MRC to build a goods depot on land north of the Regents Canal. Following disputes in 1862 the Midland Railway put to Parliament a bill for a route from its line at Bedford via Luton, St Albans and Hendon into St Pancras. Image: Kellys Post Office Directory Map 1857 © Motco Enterprises Limited, www.motco.com The site chosen by the MRC for its London terminus was unusually complicated. It was constrained on three sides; to the south by Euston Road which demarcated the southern most line at which new rail termini could be built (Metropolitan Railway Commissioners 1846) but which also had the Metropolitan Railway running beneath it; by the Regents Canal to the north; and by the River Fleet to the east. Furthermore the north approach to the site was occupied by a gas works and a burial ground. Image: Stanfords Map of London 1862 © Motco Enterprises Limited, www.motco.com To make way for the lines and Station large parts of the existing neighbourhoods of Somerstown and Agar Town were demolished. Agar Town, a small estate developed from 1840 to the north and east of Pancras Old Church had a reputation perpetuated by contemporary writers as being a squalid slum housing many poor, drunken Irish. Recent research, studying deeds, Vestry minutes, census and poor law records, suggests this has been exaggerated. However, falsely portrayed as a foul slum housing a depraved population Agar Town fell easy prey to the MRC, who without difficulty obtained Parliamentary powers and in 1868 demolished the area, leaving the inhabitants to find other accommodation wherever they could. Somerstown was known as an area where refugees settled and during the late 18th and early 19th centuries housed a large population of French Catholics who came there as refugees from the French Revolution. St Pancras churchyard had been the primary burial ground for the whole of north London and by the 1840s was seriously overcrowded which led to dramatic expediencies in the use of available space. This included the group burial of paupers in mass graves and the multiple use of coffins. The burial grounds were closed in 1855 and all subsequent interments took place in the St Pancras Burial Board’s new parish cemetery at East Finchley, the first to be established under the Metropolitan Burials Act of 1852. In order to construct the railway lines and station parts of the burial ground had to be cleared. Author and poet, Thomas Hardy, while a pupil architect, was delegated to ensure the exhumations were carried out with respect and later wrote, possibly about his experience, the poem The Levelled Churchyard 1881. Image: Hardy’s Tree, Old St Pancras churchyard © HS1 Ltd O Passenger, pray list and catch Our sighs and piteous groans Half stifled in this jumbled patch Of wrenched memorial stones! Are mixed to human jam, And each to each exclaims in fear. ‘I know not which I am!’ etc.. The raised platform design Running the line under the Regents Canal from ground level at Euston Road would have required a challenging gradient for a four mile stretch northwards out of the station and unsuitable levels for stations at Camden Road, Kentish Town and Haverstock Hill. Therefore the decision was taken to raise the platforms on a deck, some 12 feet to 17 feet higher than the adjoining roads. As well as building a London Terminus the Midland Railway Company proposed to connect into the Metropolitan railway to gain access to markets south of London. This was called the St Pancras Branch a |
Which Northern Ireland football club plays its home matches at Windsor Park? | Windsor Park: Northern Ireland fans want safety talks - BBC News BBC News Windsor Park: Northern Ireland fans want safety talks 1 April 2015 Close share panel Media captionBuilding work behind the stand has been ongoing in recent weeks, as Mark Simpson reports The Northern Ireland Supporters Club chairman has called for a meeting with the Irish Football Association over possible subsidence at Windsor Park. Club and international matches at the Belfast stadium could be in doubt after the West Stand was sealed off. Cracks in its structure were spotted on Tuesday. The IFA says it is waiting for a report from engineers. The Irish Cup final on 2 May and Northern Ireland's Euro 2016 qualifier with Romania on 13 June are scheduled. Image caption It is not known if the building work is directly related to the problems with the stand Gary McAllister of the Amalgamation of Northern Ireland Supporters Clubs said the IFA had three options for the Romania match if the stand had to be shut down: Play the match at a reduced-capacity Windsor Park Play it at the Kingspan stadium, Ulster Rugby's home ground Play it at a venue in Great Britain, possibly in Scotland He said this was all "hypothetical" until the IFA announced the findings of its structural inspection. Image caption The damage was spotted on Tuesday Building work behind the stand has been ongoing in recent weeks as part of the redevelopment of the area around Windsor Park, but it is not known if this is directly related. The stand was filled to capacity with Northern Ireland fans on Sunday for the Euro 2016 qualifier victory over Finland. Linfield and Crusaders are scheduled to meet at Windsor Park on Saturday in a top-of-the-table Irish Premiership match. "The Irish FA (IFA) became aware on Tuesday morning of some damage having been caused overnight to the West Stand," the IFA said in a statement. "We are currently awaiting a report from the structural engineers." | Homepage - Northampton Saints © 2016 Northampton Saints. Privacy & Cookies . Website by X |
In the Royal Navy what is the equivalent rank to a Flight Sergeant in the Royal Air Force? | BBC Academy - Journalism - Military ranks Subject guides / Military Military ranks The ranks of the UK armed services can be confusing. The chart below - edited by Dr Duncan Anderson, head of war studies at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst - sets out the equivalent ranks in the three UK services and the US Army. Guidance is provided by Sub Lt Max Cosby, Royal Navy. This page was last updated on 19/05/2015 Many journalists struggle to know their wing commander from their lieutenant commander, let alone where a US brigadier general comes in the pecking order. Strictly speaking, when the three UK armed forces are talked about in the same breath they should be listed in order of the seniority of the service: Royal Navy , British Army , Royal Air Force . Confusingly, the Royal Marines are part of the Royal Navy but use the rank structure of the British Army. To distinguish Royal Marines from their Army colleagues, their name should be followed by the words ‘Royal Marines’ or ‘RM’ - for example, ‘Lt Jack Smith Royal Marines’ or ‘Sgt Tom Brown RM’. To distinguish naval ranks from army ranks, such as captain and lieutenant, all Royal Navy officer ranks below admiral (midshipman all the way up to commodore) are followed by the words ‘Royal Navy’ or ‘RN’ - for example, ‘Lt Jack Smith Royal Navy’ or ‘Lt Jack Smith RN’. Officers The term ‘officer’ refers to someone with a commission. Warrant officers do not hold one. The same applies to Royal Navy chief petty officers and petty officers. And remember: the word ‘lieutenant’ should be pronounced ‘lef-tenant’ rather than the US ‘loo-tenant’. Lining up equivalent ranks in the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force with their counterparts in the United States Army is not an exact science, so the chart below is intended as a rough guide only: | Rank Equivalents - Pastebin.com Rank Equivalents * Royal Army and Royal Navy Rank Equivalents for Warrant Officer and higher: (scroll down for RMC and Royal Navy equivalents) The following are the rank equivalents between the Royal Army and Royal Navy while at official group servers (ports, forts, etc.) Please note, while on a ship, the Captain of the ship has the highest authority, and cannot be ordered by any rank on-board it as a crew member. As well, men below the ranks of Midshipman or Ensign are not to be ordering each other, or the men below them in rank. However, even if a superior rank in an equivalent, an Army officer cannot take command over the Navy officer in command of a port, and vice versa as they can only be replaced by a superior officer in their branch. Likewise, an Army General has no authority over an Admiral (regardless of in command of a server) at a port, and vice versa for the army. The only exclusion to these rules are if the Articles of War are being broken, in which case any officer must enforce them. Please note, regardless of rank, said branches/regiments must work together with full cooperation. On a final note, these rank equivalents only apply when on the applicable teams, for example, a Navy LR may not use his Army rank while on the Royal Navy team to avoid calling his naval superiors Sir or Ma'am. 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Likewise, an RMC officer cannot command any navy vessel at sea, wether from port or on the vessel. Please note, regardless of rank, said branches/regiments must work together with full cooperation. On a final note, these rank equivalents only apply when on the applicable teams, for example, a Navy LR may not use his RMC rank while on the Royal Navy team to avoid calling his naval superiors Sir or Ma'am. The Great Navy of Britannia The Royal Marine Corps ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ RAW Paste Data * Royal Army and Royal Navy Rank Equivalents for Warrant Officer and higher: (scroll down for RMC and Royal Navy equivalents) The following are the rank equivalents between the Royal Army and Royal Navy while at official group servers (ports, forts, etc.) Please note, while on a ship, the Captain of the ship has the highest authority, and cannot be ordered by any rank on-board it as a crew member. As well, men below the ranks of Midshipman or Ensign are not to be ordering each other, or the men below them in rank. However, even if a superior rank in an equivalent, an Army officer cannot take command over the Navy officer in command of a port, and vice versa as they can only be replaced by a superior officer in their branch. Likewise, an Army General has no authority over an Admiral (regardless of in command of a server) at a port, and vice versa for the army. The only exclusion to these rules are if the Articles of War are being broken, in which case any officer must enforce them. Please note, regardless of rank, said branches/regiments must work together with full cooperation. On a final note, these rank |
Who had a morning show from June to October 1980 and a late night show from 1982 to 1993 weeknights at 12:30 a.m. at NBC in New York, then moved to CBS where the show screens at 11:30 p.m.? | David Letterman Biography - CNN iReport David Letterman Biography By AmericaLive | Posted November 11, 2010 | New York, New York CNN PRODUCER NOTE David Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American television host and comedian.[1] He hosts the late night television talk show, Late Show with David Letterman broadcast on CBS. Letterman has been a fixture on late night television since the 1982 debut of Late Night with David Letterman on NBC. Only Letterman's friend and mentor Johnny Carson has had a longer late-night hosting career.[2] Letterman is also a television and film producer. His company Worldwide Pants produces his show as well as its network followup The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Worldwide Pants has also produced several prime-time comedies, the most successful of which was Everybody Loves Raymond, currently in syndication. • Early life and career Letterman was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. His father, Harry Joseph Letterman (April 1915 – February 1973),[3] was a florist; his mother Dorothy Letterman (née Hofert, now Dorothy Mengering), a Presbyterian church secretary of German descent, is an occasional figure on the show, usually at holidays and birthdays. He has an older sister Janice and a younger sister Gretchen. Letterman lived on the north side of Indianapolis (Broad Ripple area), not far from Speedway, IN, and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and he enjoyed collecting model cars, including racers.[4] In 2000, he told an interviewer for Esquire that, while growing up, he admired his father's ability to tell jokes and be the life of the party. Harry Joseph Letterman survived a heart attack at age 36, when David was a young boy. The fear of losing his father was constantly with Letterman as he grew up.[5] The elder Letterman died of a second heart attack at age 57. Letterman attended his hometown's Broad Ripple High School at the same time as Marilyn Tucker Quayle (wife of the former Vice President) who lived nearby, and worked as a stock boy at the local Atlas supermarket.[6] According to the Ball State Daily News, he originally had wanted to attend Indiana University, but his grades weren't good enough, so he decided to attend Ball State University, in Muncie, Indiana.[7] He is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity, and he graduated from what was then the Department of Radio and Television, in 1969. A self-described average student, Letterman endowed a scholarship for what he called "C students" at Ball State.[8] Letterman began his broadcasting career as an announcer and newscaster at the college's student-run radio station—WBST—a 10-watt campus station which now is part of Indiana public radio.[9] He was fired for treating classical music with irreverence.[9] Letterman then became involved with the founding of another campus station—WAGO-AM 570 (now WCRD, 91.3).[10] Letterman credits Paul Dixon—host of the Paul Dixon Show, a Cincinnati-based talk show also shown in Indianapolis while Letterman was growing up—for inspiring his choice of career:[11] "I was just out of college [in 1969], and I really didn't know what I wanted to do. And then all the sudden I saw him doing it [on TV]. And I thought: That's really what I want to do!" Weatherman Letterman began his career as a radio talk show host on WNTS (AM), and on Indianapolis television station WLWI (now called WTHR) as a local anchor and weatherman. He received some recognition for his unpredictable on-air behavior, which included congratulating a tropical storm for being upgraded to a hurricane and predicting hail stones "the size of canned hams."[12] (To this day he occasionally gives out canned hams on his show). He would also occasionally report the weather and the day's very high and low temps for fictitious cities ("Eight inches of snow in Bingree and surrounding areas."). He also starred in a local kiddie show, made wisecracks as host of a late night TV show called "Freeze-Dried Movies" (he once acted out a scene from "Godzilla" using plastic dinosaurs),[13] and hosted a talk show that aired early on Saturday morn | TRIVIA - TV AND THE MOVIES TRIVIA - TV AND THE MOVIES What TV show lost Jim Carrey when he stepped into the movies? In Living Color. Who plays a paleontologist on Friends? David Schwimmer. What aging pop icon forgot the lyrics to We Can Work It Out on MTV Unplugged? Paul McCartney. What segment of the TV industry receives ACE Awards? Paul McCartney. What classic quiz show was originally titled Occupation Unknown? What's My Line? What 1966 TV show theme by Lalo Schifrin made a comeback in a 1996 blockbuster move? Mission: Impossible. Consumer News and Business Channel. How many fingers does Homer Simpson have? Eight. What sitcom character moved from a Boston barstool to a Seattle radio station? Dr. Frasier Crane. What Saturday Night Live cast member played Kap'n Karl on Pee-wee's Playhouse? Phil Hartman. What M*A*S*H principal won Emmys for acting, writing and directing? Alan Alda. What cable network drew twice its usual audience for a show called The Wonderful World of Dung? The Discovery Channel. What TV host went gold with the CD Romantic Christmas? John Tesh. What sitcom spawned the hit song I'll Be There For You? Friends. What MTV twosome are known as "The Bad Boys" in Mexico? Beavis and Butt head. What Indianapolis weatherman of the 1970s once forecast hail "the size of canned hams"? David Letterman. What kid's show's interracial cast needed riot police protection during a 1969 trip to Mississippi? Sesame Street's. What gritty 1990's TV drama series is subtitled Life on the Street? Homicide. What entertainer's wedding prompted NBC to order 10,000 tulips from Holland? Tiny Tim's. What sitcom helped John Larroquette earn three straight supporting actor Emmy Awards? Night Court. Who once observed: "This is America. You can't make a horse testify against himself"? Mr. Ed. What Marx Brother's name spelled backwards is the name of a daytime talk show host? Harpo's. Who began his radio shows with: "Good evening, Mr. ad Mrs. America and all the ships at sea, let's go to press"? Walter Winchell. What TV star said of his worldwide fame: "I didn't know I could top Knight Rider"? David Hasselhoff. What sitcom was among the top 20 most watched shows every season during its entire run, form 1984 to 1992? The Cosby Show. Who inherited Tom Snyder's CNBC talk-show slot in 1995? Charles Grodin. What was the fist sitcom to be broadcast from videotape, in 1971? All in the Family. What blond bombshell had a hankerin' for NYPD Blue detective Gegory Medavoy? Donna Abandando. 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". What Mary Tyler Moore Show character's blue blazer made it into the Smithsonian? Ted Baxter's. Who was a cheerleader for the San Francisco 49ers before she became TV's Lois Lane? Teri Hatcher. What was Redd Foxx's last name before show business beckoned? Sanford. Who's been Saturday Night Live's most frequent host? Steve Martin. What town did Howdy Doody live in? Doodyville. What sitcom star advised: "It's okay to be fat. So you're fat. Just be fat and shut up about it"? Roseanne. What Richard Chamberlain vehicle is second only to Roots in total viewers for a miniseries? The Thorn Birds. What media award was derived from the slang term for the 1 |
Which ubiquitous traffic aid was invented by Charles P. Rudebaker in 1914, in New York City? | highly visible | The Newtown Pentacle The Newtown Pentacle Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labi highly visible with one comment Broadway near Steinway Street – photo by Mitch Waxman As your humble narrator scuttles from place to place, turning over rocks to see what blind albino abnormalities might lurk beneath, a significant amount of road construction is encountered. New York is always in a state of near collapse and an army of municipal and contractor labor is kept busy filling in the cracks. Conflicted over sneaking pictures of these folks, I nevertheless find them fascinating, for the high visibility colors they wear excite the eye. from workzonesafety.org Title: ANSI/ISEA 107-2004: Revised American National Standard for High-Visibility Safety Apparel and HeadwearAbstract: This standard provides a uniform, authoritative guide for the design, performance specifications, and use of high-visibility and reflective apparel including vests, jackets, bib/jumpsuit coveralls, trousers and harnesses. Garments that meet this standard can be worn 24 hours a day to provide users with a high level of conspicuity through the use of combined fluorescent and retroreflective materials. The revised version of the standard expands the product coverage to include high-visibility headwear. It also contains additional testing procedures for knitted fabrics used as background material, and eliminates tests from the previous edition that added no value. Publisher: International Safety Equipment Association Third Avenue Manhattan – photo by Mitch Waxman If it won’t blind or distract the crews, don’t forget that this is heavy industry and quite dangerous work, try turning on the camera flash when photographing them. The reflective fabrics, technically retroreflective fabrics (which function like a Cat’s eyeshine), will blaze up and be the brightest point in the photo. New York City street signs also function in a similar fashion, and even the weakest flash will light them up from blocks away . Try it, especially on a dark and stormy day, the effects are somewhat unpredictable and often produce a prismatic and surreal photo. Class 1: needs to be conspicuous and use retroreflective materials not less than 25mm in width. Used when workers are well separated from traffic Vehicle speeds of less than 25 mph Parking attendants Emergency response personnel 31st street, Astoria – photo by Mitch Waxman All of the municipal and construction rules are meant to conform to the national OSHA specifications, but individual city organizations have their own wrinkle on safety gear. MTA workers, for instance, are often observed wearing goggles and ear protection as they work. No doubt, this is due to individual union agreements and task specific requirements. from nysdot.gov All DOT employees, contractor employees and visitors must wear protective helmets and high visibility construction apparel while working within a highway right of way or contract limits. Flaggers must wear high visibility traffic control apparel when directing or spotting traffic. High-visibility apparel is not required for employees and visitors when they are within a completely enclosed cab constructed of steel frame and glass, or inside a motor vehicle. 37th avenue, Dutch Kills – photo by Mitch Waxman NYFD, of course, has the most stringent series of rules for its crews. In the shot above, a 5 alarm fire at an industrial warehouse was belching black smoke into the street, but the firefighters are clearly identifiable through the murk- due to camera flash. Be careful around NYFD however, as they’re kind of busy people, and you don’t want to distract them. Also, should there be any piezoelectric activated equipment in use- DO NOT use your flash for fear of activating something. from fasny.com Back in November of 2008, there was a lot of confusion about the use of high-visibility vests at roadway incidents due to a new Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Rule. The new regulation, Rule 634, stated that “All workers within the right-of-way of a Federal-aid highway who are exposed e | United States Photos -- National Geographic United States Photos Nankoweap Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park Photograph by Ralph Lee Hopkins The Colorado River winds through Nankoweap Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. North America's geologic history is writ large in the sandstone heights across the U.S. West. Adirondack Mountains, New York Photograph by Sam Abell Outdoorsmen enjoy the gloaming at the North Woods Club in New York’s Adirondack Mountains, where American artist Winslow Homer often fished for trout and absorbed landscapes he would re-create in imagination and paint. Times Square, New York Photograph by Steve Raymer Formerly called Longacre Square, Times Square was renamed in 1904 after the New York Times building, which became the district's new cornerstone. Famous for its endless entertainment and covered with billboards, lights, and sky-high buildings, Times Square is home to world-renowned Broadway, MTV, and other tourist attractions. Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Photograph by James A. Sugar Like the outline of a mountain peak, a tower of the Golden Gate Bridge is visible above the summer fog in San Francisco Bay. Following the rush for gold in the late 19th century, the bay’s harbor attracted sailing ships from around the globe, and a great American city was born. Ferris Wheel, San Antonio Photograph by Tyler Cleveland, My Shot High above San Antonio, Texas, a couple steals a kiss at sunset. Situated in the southern part of the state’s Hill Country, the city is home to the Alamo and the historic River Walk. Venice Beach, California Photograph by John Lee/Aurora A stretch of concrete extending to the sand attracts skateboarders to a park in Venice Beach. 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Which actress appeared as a barmaid in over 2,800 episodes of 'Coronation Street' until her death in 2011? | Video: Coronation street actors mourn Betty Driver - Telegraph Celebrity News Video Coronation street actors mourn Betty Driver Coronation Street stars from the past and present gather in Manchester to say farewell to their much-loved colleague Betty Driver, who died a week ago. 5:18PM BST 22 Oct 2011 The actress died on October 15 aged 91 after being in hospital for the previous six weeks. She had appeared in more than 2,800 episodes of Coronation Street in the role of Betty Turpin, and later Betty Williams after her screen marriage. She was the longest serving barmaid at the fictional Rovers Return. Over her 42 years in the soap, her trademark lunchtime hotpot became a famed dish. Hundreds of members of the public gathered outside St Ann's Church in Manchester city centre on Saturday to watch her funeral service on a specially erected big screen. Among those attending the service were Coronation Street stars Julie Goodyear, Bill Tarmey, William Roache, Alec Barraclough and Michael Le Vell. Related Content | Curly Watts returns to Coronation Street as tour guide and hints at return | Daily Mail Online comments Former Coronation Street favourite Kevin Kennedy, better known as hapless Curly Watts, has made a comeback to the ITV soap - as a tour guide for the show's old studios. The actor, 52, has agreed to do three, two-hour stints, on the newly opened Corrie tour at the former Quay Street site in Manchester - in which he will tell fans stories about his time on the cobbles. Kennedy played former binman turned Bettabuys supermarket deputy manager Curly for 20 years from 1983. Scroll down for video Curly's return! Actor Kevin Kennedy who played Curly Watts will be heading up tours of the Street Last orders! Watts, who worked on the ITV soap for 20 years, said he would love to make a return His character won an army fans due to Curly's comic sparring with boss Reg Holdsworth played by actor Ken Morley and tearjerking scenes with screen wife Raquel played by Sarah Lancashire. The father-of-two said he'd love to see his beloved character return permanently one day to the ITV soap. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share He said: 'The whole experience makes you a bit homesick really. Not just for Weatherfield but for Manchester. It's no secret I'd love to do some more but as far as I know, there are no plans at the moment.' Welcome back! Fans of the show greet Kevin as he makes a return to the cobbles as a tour guide The street where I lived: Kevin, who played Curly Watts, visits the Coronation Street set 'I would love to come back': Kevin, pictured in the Rovers Return, said he would love to appear on the soap He added: ‘It's fun to be back on Corrie and the whole experience of being back on the old cobbles makes you a bit home sick. ‘It reminds me of so many great times and being back on the cobbles was just a joy. ‘Everyone I have spoken to over the last 20 years have said “I would love to walk down the street” and now they have been given that opportunity. ‘And now being able to meet someone from the cast is an added extra. He's back! Fans greet Kevin as he makes a return to the soap set where he'll be working as a tour guide Kevin Kennedy pictured with fans of the show at the soap's Granada Studios ‘I will be telling them stories of what it was like filming here and where I lived and little stories from each house that I lived in. I lived in three places so there is a tale to tell in each one. ‘That is the sort of thing I will be doing. It's very gratifying to know that fans still remember me and what we did here and the storylines. 'It is joyful, it is a very nice experience coming here. It is very humbling that they still remember your work ten years later. 'I have a great relationship with Coronation Street and always have and if the opportunity [to come back] arises then you know I would be very happy about it and if it doesn't, well that's life.' Visitors were able to meet Kennedy on Thursday and will get other chances July 10 and July 17. The attraction which opened on April 5 has had over 100,000 visitors flocking to the old filming site. Batty for it: Meanwhile, several of the Coronation Street cast were pictured playing cricket in upcoming scenes for the show, including Simon Gregson (Steve McDonald) Getting stuck in: Mikey North (Gary Windass) looked thrilled to be taking part |
Where are the Kasubi Tombs, also known as the Ssekabaka's Tombs, the burial grounds for four kings, which were badly damaged by fire on 16 March 2010? | Kasubi Tombs | OpenBuildings View original size Report The Kasubi Tombs in Kampala, Uganda, is the site of the burial grounds for four kabakas (kings of Buganda), and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On 16 March 2010, some of the major buildings there were almost completely destroyed by a fire, the cause of which is under investigation. The outraged Buganda Kingdom has vowed to rebuild the tombs of their kings and President Museveni said the national government of Uganda would assist in the restoration of the site. Tombs The royal enclosure at Kasubi Hill, also known as the Ssekabaka's Tombs, was first built in 1881. The circular site contained many structures, including the royal tombs of four Kabakas of Buganda. The tombs were held in straw thatched buildings. The site remains an important spiritual and political site for the Baganda people. In 2001, the Kasubi Tombs were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The kabakas buried at the site were: Muteesa I (1835”“1884) Daudi Chwa II (1896”“1939) Sir Edward Muteesa II (1924”“1969). Destruction On 16 March 2010, at about 8.30 pm local time, the Kasubi tombs were destroyed by fire. The cause of the fire is as yet unknown. The Buganda kingdom has promised to conduct independent investigations into the fire, alongside the national police force. John Bosco Walusimbi, Prime Minister of the Buganda kingdom, stated on 17 March: The remains of the kabakas are intact, according to Walusimbi, as the inner sanctum of the tombs was protected from total destruction. On 17 March 2010, His Majesty the Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, and the President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, visited the site of the tombs. Hundreds of people have also travelled to the site to help salvage any remains. During the President's visit, riots broke out. Security forces shot dead two rioters and five were reportedly injured. The Ugandan soldiers and police also clashed with rioters in the capital city of Kampala. Forces used tear gas to disperse rioters of the Baganda ethnic group. The destruction occurred in the midst of an awkward relationship between the government of Uganda and the Buganda kingdom, particularly in light of the September 2009 riots. Ahead of these riots, the king of Buganda Ronald Mutebi Mwenda was stopped from touring parts of his kingdom, and several journalists who were allegedly sympathetic to the kingdom and the rioters were arrested and are awaiting trial. The administration of the Buganda Kingdom has vowed to rebuild the tombs and President Museveni said the national government would assist in the restoration. these tombs were burnt out about 5 years ago via Mobile removed a media | SA, Lesotho to upgrade Sani Pass SA, Lesotho to upgrade Sani Pass SA, Lesotho to upgrade Sani Pass 19 Jul 2006 Tweet on Twitter 20 July 2006 The road through Sani Pass, one of southern Africa’s most spectacular mountain passes, is to be upgraded, opening up the corridor from Thaba Tseka in Lesotho to Pietermaritzburg in South Africa and providing easier access to the Maloti-Drakensberg transfrontier area. South Africa’s and Lesotho’s transport ministers, Jeff Radebe and Neo Masithela, launched the R160-million upgrade project at the SA-Lesotho border near Underberg in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday. The 33-kilometre gravel road traverses the sheer cliffs of the Drakensberg escarpment in a series of tight zig-zag curves – given names such as “Ice Corner”, “Big Wind Corner” and “Suicide Bend” – climbing more than a kilometre from the Sani Pass Hotel (altitude 1 566m) past the South African border post (1 900m) to the Sani Pass Summit at 2 873m. Originally used to bring goods on pack animals from South Africa to Mokhotlong in the “Mountain Kingdom”, the pass was only opened to vehicle traffic in 1955 and, despite improvements since then, remains extremely steep and rough. Though offroad vehicle enthusiasts may mourn the old Sani’s passing, the road is set to be upgraded into a smooth, tarred surface accessible to normal cars and public transport vehicles. The project is expected to boost development on both sides of the border, opening up the corridor linking Thaba Tseka and Mokhotlong in Lesotho and Himvelle, Underberg and Pietermaritzburg in South Africa. The upgraded road will extend as far as Pietermaritzburg, a centre capable of providing a variety of economic services to Lesotho. Speaking at the launch, Radebe said the project would also provide easier tourist access to the Maloti-Drakensberg transfrontier area that includes the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park, a World Heritage site. He said the project would contribute to black economic empowerment by linking an established and emerging consultant via a joint venture agreement. It will also create employment, both during and after construction, through the Zibambele Road Maintenance and Vukuzakhe Contractor Development programmes, both part of the goverment’s Expanded Public Works Programme. The former targets poorer households, especially women-headed households, contracting them for 12 months to perform tasks such as clearing side drains and maintaining road surfaces. The latter involves labour-intensive road upgrade construction. In July 2005, South Africa and Lesotho signed agreements on transport, infrastructure development and co-operation in search and rescue operations. SouthAfrica.info reporter and BuaNews |
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What name is given to the group of French speaking people living in areas of Southern Belgium? | Belgium travel guide - Wikitravel Understand[ edit ] Belgium is a densely populated country trying to balance the conflicting demands of urbanization, transport and industry with commercial and intensive agriculture. It imports large quantities of raw materials and exports a large volume of manufactured goods, mostly to other EU countries. History[ edit ] Belgium is the heir of several former Medieval powers, previously named Belgae (or Belgica reference to the Roman Empire period), and you will see traces of these everywhere during your trip in this country. After the collapse of the Carolingian Empire in the 9th century, the territory that is nowadays Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg, was part of Lotharingia, an ephemeral kingdom soon to be absorbed into the Germanic Empire; however, the special character of "Lower Lotharingia" remained intact in the feudal Empire: this is the origin of the Low Countries, a general term that encompasses present-day Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The widely autonomous fiefdoms of the Low Countries were amongst the richest places in Medieval Europe and you will see traces of this past wealth in the rich buildings of Bruges, Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, Leuven, Tournai, Mons, etc. These cities progressively fell under the control of a powerful and ambitious family : the Dukes of Burgundy. The whole realm of the dukes extended from the Low Countries to the borders of Switzerland. Using wealth, strategy, and alliances, the Dukes of Burgundy aimed at reconstituting Lotharingia. The death of the last Duke, Charles the Bold, put an end to this dream. However, the treasures of the Dukes of Burgundy remains as a testimony of their rules in Belgian museums and landmarks. The powerful Habsburg family then inherited from the Low Countries. Reformation is the reason that Belgium and Netherlands were first put apart: the northern half of the Low Countries embraced Protestantism and rebelled against the Habsburg rule, while the southern half remained faithful to both its ruler and the Catholic faith. These two halves roughly corresponds to present-day Belgium and Netherlands. Belgium was called Austrian Netherlands, then Spanish Netherlands, depending on which branch of the Habsburg ruled it. The powerful German emperor and Spanish king, Charles V, was born in the Belgian city of Ghent and ruled from Brussels. Many places in Belgium are named after him, including the city of Charleroi and even a brand of beer. Every year, the Brusselers emulate his first parade in their city in what is called the Ommegang. Belgium was briefly a part of the Napoleonic Empire. After Napoleon's defeat, a large Kingdom of the Netherlands was created, comprising the whole of the Low Countries. However, the religious opposition still remained and the split was aggravated by political differences between Belgian liberals and Dutch aristocrats. Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830 after a short revolution and a war against the Netherlands. It was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II and has many war graves near the battle zones, most of them are around Ieper (in English archaically rendered as Ypres , with Yperite another name for mustard gas due to intensive use there in the first World War). It has prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Tensions between the Dutch-speaking Flemings of the north and the French-speaking Walloons of the south have led in recent years to constitutional amendments granting these regions formal recognition and autonomy. Terrain[ edit ] Flat coastal plains in northwest, central rolling hills, wooded hills and valleys of Ardennes Forest in southeast. Electricity[ edit ] Electricity is supplied at 220-230V, 50Hz. Outlets are CEE7/5 (protruding male earth pin) and accept either CEE 7/5 (Grounded), CEE 7/7 (Grounded) or CEE 7/16 (non-grounded) plugs. Older German-type CEE 7/4 plugs are not compatible as they do not accommodate the earth pin found on this type of outlet. However, most mod | Log In - New York Times Log In Don't have an account? Sign up here » In order to access our Web site, your Web browser must accept cookies from NYTimes.com. More information » |
With which sport are the players Ernests Gulbis and Milos Raonic associated? | LIVE Milos Raonic - Ernests Gulbis - ATP Barcelona - 26 April 2013 - Eurosport Milos Raonic - Ernests Gulbis ATP Barcelona - 26 April 2013 Barcelona – Follow the Tennis match between Milos Raonic and Ernests Gulbis live with Eurosport. The match starts at 10:30 on 26 April 2013. Our live coverage lets you follow all the key moments as they happen. Head-to-head: see historical stats and visit our detailed profiles for Milos Raonic vs Ernests Gulbis . Get all the latest on Tennis : fixtures, results and tables. | Index-a The live album Beauty and the Beat featured pianist George Shearring and which singer? Peggy Lee Whose band was the Tijuana Brass? Herb Alpert Who were Cliff Richard's backing group through the 60s? The Shadows Who were the famous backing singers on most of Elvis Presley's early hits? The Jordanaires The Stratocaster is a model of which guitar maker? Fender Which piano-playing singer's first hit was The Fat Man? Fats Domino Which American rock'n'roll star caused controversy when he married a young teenager? Jerry Lee Lewis Who made the highly rated 1959 jazz album Kind of Blue? Miles Davis Which iconic British female singer made the highly regarded album titled '(her first name) in Memphis' ? Dusty Springfield Whose band was the All Stars? Junior Walker (Jr Walker) Larry Adler played what instrument? Harmonica Whose childhood hit was Fingertips? Stevie Wonder Which guitar innovator and player has a range of Gibson Guitars named after him? Les Paul The founding brother members of the Kinks were Ray and Dave what? Davies What was Smokey Robinson's most famous band called? The Miracles Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen's 1962 hit was called March of the ... what? Siamese Children Who sang the hit theme song Rawhide? Frankie Laine John Mayall's band which helped launch Eric Clapton's career was called what? Bluesbreakers Rock Around the Clock was a hit for Bill Haley and his ... what? Comets Which comedy actor had a novelty hit with My Boomerang Won't Come Back? Charlie Drake Who sang with Serge Gainsbourg on the hit Je t'aime? Jane Birkin Colin Blunstone fronted which 1960s group? The Zombies What Eastenders star sang on the novelty hit Come Outside? Wendy Richard Jiles Perry (JP) Richardson Jr, who died in the same plane crash as Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly was better known by what name?Big Bopper Which later-to-be-famous solo singer and guitarist toured as a member of the Beach Boys in the mid 60s? Glen Campbell Who had sang the hit song Little Old Wine Drinker Me? Dean Martin What famous 'two-fingered' jazz guitarist died in 1953? Django Reinhardt (Jean-Baptiste Reinhardt) What song, released to promote the film The Millionairess, featured its stars Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren? Goodness Gracious Me Who managed the Beatles' prior to his early death in 1967? Brian Epstein Whose nickname was a derived from the term satchel-mouth? Louis Armstrong (Satchmo) What's the name of the motorbiker who dies in the Shangri-Las' hit The Leader of the Pack? Jimmy Which singing-songwriting founder of the Flying Burrito Brothers died age 26, after which his body was 'stolen' by a friend and burnt in the Joshua Tree National Park? Gram Parsons Which American singer and entertainer was nicknamed Schnozzola, because of his large nose? Jimmy Durante Who wrote and had a hit with the instrumental Classical Gas? Mason Williams Who wrote Patsy Cline's hit Crazy? Willie Nelson What city hosted the Beatles as the resident band at the Kaiserkeller and Top Ten Club? Hamburg The Isley Brothers' hit was called Behind a ... what? Painted Smile 1950-60s record turntables commonly offered four speeds: 33, 45, 78, and what other? 16 (technically the speeds were 33⅓ and 16⅔ but record decks tended to show only the whole numbers) American DJ Robert Weston Smith was better known by what stage name? Wolfman Jack What ridiculously titled song was a hit in 1954 for Max Bygraves in the UK and the Four Lads in the USA? Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea Who had the 1965 instrumental hit Spanish Flea? Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass What was Emile Ford and the Checkmates' 1959 hit, supposedly the longest ever question in a UK No1 song title? What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For? Who singer-guitarist's backing band was The Bruvvers? Joe Brown Which Rolling Stones guitarist died in a swimming pool in 1969? Bri |
What is the capital of the Turks and Caicos Islands? | Where is The Turks And Caicos Islands? / Where is The Turks And Caicos Islands Located in The World? / The Turks And Caicos Islands Map - WorldAtlas.com Where is The Turks And Caicos Islands? Location of The Turks And Caicos Islands on a map. What is the capital of The Turks And Caicos Islands? Located in the continent of the Caribbean , Turks and Caicos covers 948 square kilometers of land, making it the 190th largest nation in terms of land area. The Turks And Caicos Islands is a dependant territory of The United Kingdom. The population of The Turks And Caicos Islands is 46,335 (2012) and the nation has a density of 49 people per square kilometer. The currency of The Turks And Caicos Islands is the US Dollar (USD). As well, the people of The Turks And Caicos Islands are refered to as none. The dialing code for the country is 1 and the top level internet domain for none sites is .tc. The Turks And Caicos Islands does not share land borders with any countries. To learn more, visit our detailed Turks and Caicos section. Quick facts | What is the Capital of Venezuela? - Capital-of.com Dates of religious and Civil holidays around the world. www.when-is.com Capital of Venezuela The Capital City of Venezuela (officially named Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) is the city of Caracas. The population of Caracas in the year 2001 was 2,762,759. Venezuela is a Spanish speaking country on the coasts of the Caribbean Sea. Additional Information |
Roentgen Rays, named after Nobel Prize winner Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, are better known by what name? | Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen - Biographical Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen The Nobel Prize in Physics 1901 Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen Share this: Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen - Biographical Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was born on March 27, 1845, at Lennep in the Lower Rhine Province of Germany, as the only child of a merchant in, and manufacturer of, cloth. His mother was Charlotte Constanze Frowein of Amsterdam, a member of an old Lennep family which had settled in Amsterdam. When he was three years old, his family moved to Apeldoorn in The Netherlands, where he went to the Institute of Martinus Herman van Doorn, a boarding school. He did not show any special aptitude, but showed a love of nature and was fond of roaming in the open country and forests. He was especially apt at making mechanical contrivances, a characteristic which remained with him also in later life. In 1862 he entered a technical school at Utrecht, where he was however unfairly expelled, accused of having produced a caricature of one of the teachers, which was in fact done by someone else. He then entered the University of Utrecht in 1865 to study physics. Not having attained the credentials required for a regular student, and hearing that he could enter the Polytechnic at Zurich by passing its examination, he passed this and began studies there as a student of mechanical engineering. He attended the lectures given by Clausius and also worked in the laboratory of Kundt. Both Kundt and Clausius exerted great influence on his development. In 1869 he graduated Ph.D. at the University of Zurich, was appointed assistant to Kundt and went with him to Würzburg in the same year, and three years later to Strasbourg. In 1874 he qualified as Lecturer at Strasbourg University and in 1875 he was appointed Professor in the Academy of Agriculture at Hohenheim in Württemberg. In 1876 he returned to Strasbourg as Professor of Physics, but three years later he accepted the invitation to the Chair of Physics in the University of Giessen. After having declined invitations to similar positions in the Universities of Jena (1886) and Utrecht (1888), he accepted it from the University of Würzburg (1888), where he succeeded Kohlrausch and found among his colleagues Helmholtz and Lorenz. In 1899 he declined an offer to the Chair of Physics in the University of Leipzig, but in 1900 he accepted it in the University of Munich, by special request of the Bavarian government, as successor of E. Lommel. Here he remained for the rest of his life, although he was offered, but declined, the Presidency of the Physikalisch-Technische Reichsanstalt at Berlin and the Chair of Physics of the Berlin Academy. Röntgen's first work was published in 1870, dealing with the specific heats of gases, followed a few years later by a paper on the thermal conductivity of crystals. Among other problems he studied were the electrical and other characteristics of quartz; the influence of pressure on the refractive indices of various fluids; the modification of the planes of polarised light by electromagnetic influences; the variations in the functions of the temperature and the compressibility of water and other fluids; the phenomena accompanying the spreading of oil drops on water. Röntgen's name, however, is chiefly associated with his discovery of the rays that he called X-rays. In 1895 he was studying the phenomena accompanying the passage of an electric current through a gas of extremely low pressure. Previous work in this field had already been carried out by J. Plucker (1801-1868), J. W. Hittorf (1824-1914), C. F. Varley (1828-1883), E. Goldstein (1850-1931), Sir William Crookes (1832-1919), H. Hertz (1857-1894) and Ph. von Lenard (1862-1947), and by the work of these scientists the properties of cathode rays - the name given by Goldstein to the electric current established in highly rarefied gases by the very high tension electricity generated by Ruhmkorff's induction coil - had become well known. Röntgen's | Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials NORM - World Nuclear Association Naturally-Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) (Updated December 2016) Radioactive materials which occur naturally and where human activities increase the exposure of people to ionising radiation are known by the acronym 'NORM'. NORM results from activities such as burning coal, making and using fertilisers, oil and gas production. Uranium mining exposes those involved to NORM in the uranium orebody. Radon in homes is one occurrence of NORM which may give rise to concern and action to control it, by ventilation. All minerals and raw materials contain radionuclides of natural origin. The most important for the purposes of radiation protection are the radionuclides in the U-238 and Th-232 decay series. For most human activities involving minerals and raw materials, the levels of exposure to these radionuclides are not significantly greater than normal background levels and are not of concern for radiation protection. However, certain work activities can give rise to significantly enhanced exposures that may need to be controlled by regulation. Material giving rise to these enhanced exposures has become known as naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM). NORM is the acronym for Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material, which potentially includes all radioactive elements found in the environment. However, the term is used more specifically for all naturally occurring radioactive materials where human activities have increased the potential for exposure compared with the unaltered situation. Concentrations of actual radionuclides may or may not have been increased; if they have, the term Technologically-Enhanced (TENORM) may be used. Long-lived radioactive elements such as uranium, thorium and potassium and any of their decay products, such as radium and radon are examples of NORM. These elements have always been present in the Earth's crust and atmosphere, and are concentrated in some places, such as uranium orebodies which may be mined. The term NORM exists also to distinguish ‘natural radioactive material’ from anthropogenic sources of radioactive material, such as those produced by nuclear power and used in nuclear medicine, where incidentally the radioactive properties of a material maybe what make it useful. However from the perspective of radiation doses to people, such a distinction is completely arbitrary. Exposure to naturally occurring radiation is responsible for the majority of an average person’s yearly radiation dose (see also Nuclear Radiation and Health Effects paper) and is therefore not usually considered of any special health or safety significance. However certain industries handle significant quantities of NORM, which usually ends up in their waste streams, or in the case of uranium mining, the tailings dam. Over time, as potential NORM hazards have been identified, these industries have increasingly become subject to monitoring and regulation. However, there is as yet little consistency in NORM regulations among industries and countries. This means that material which is considered radioactive waste in one context may not be considered so in another. Also, that which may constitute low-level waste in the nuclear industry might go entirely unregulated in another industry (see section below on recycling and NORM). The acronym TENORM, or technologically enhanced NORM, is often used to refer to those materials where the amount of radioactivity has actually been increased or concentrated as a result of industrial processes. This paper addresses some of these industrial sources, and for simplicity the term NORM will be used throughout. Excluding uranium mining and all associated fuel cycle activities, industries known to have NORM issues include: The coal industry (mining and combustion) The oil and gas industry (production) Metal mining and smelting Building industry Recycling Another NORM issue relates to radon exposure in homes, particularly those built on granitic ground. Occupational health issues include the exposure of f |
Who shot and killed Billy the Kid in 1881? | Billy the Kid is shot to death - Jul 14, 1881 - HISTORY.com Billy the Kid is shot to death Share this: Billy the Kid is shot to death Author Billy the Kid is shot to death URL Publisher A+E Networks Sheriff Pat Garrett shoots Henry McCarty, popularly known as Billy the Kid, to death at the Maxwell Ranch in New Mexico. Garrett, who had been tracking the Kid for three months after the gunslinger had escaped from prison only days before his scheduled execution, got a tip that Billy was holed up with friends. While Billy was gone, Garrett waited in the dark in his bedroom. When Billy entered, Garrett shot him to death. Back on April 1, 1878, Billy the Kid ambushed Sheriff William Brady andone deputy in Lincoln, New Mexico, after ranch owner John Tunstall had been murdered. Billy had worked at Tunstall’s ranch and was outraged by his employer’s slaying-vowing to hunt down every man responsible. Sheriff Brady and his men, who had been affiliated with rival ranchers, were involved with the gang that killed Tunstall on February 18. Billy’s retaliatory attack left Brady and Deputy George Hindman dead. Although only 18 years old at the time, Billy had now committed as many as 17 murders. Following his indictment for the murder of Sheriff Brady, Billy the Kid was the most wanted man in the West. Evading posses sent to capture him, he eventually struck a deal with the new governor of New Mexico: In return for his testimony against the perpetrators of the ongoing ranch wars in the state, Billy would be set free. Although he kept his word about the testimony, he began to distrust the promise that he would be released and so he escaped. Once a fugitive, Billy killed a few more men, including the gunslinger Joe Grant, who had challenged him to a showdown. Legend has it that Billy managed to get a hold of Grant’s gun prior to the fight and made sure that an empty chamber was up first in the man’s revolver. When it came time to fire, only Billy’s gun went off and Grant was left dead. Legendary Sheriff Pat Garrett finally brought Billy the Kid in to stand trial. The judge sentenced Billy the Kid to hang until “you are dead, dead, dead.” Billy reportedly responded, “And you can go to hell, hell, hell.” Two weeks before his scheduled execution, Billy escaped, killing two guards in the process. Garrett mounted yet another posse to bring in the Kid. After tracing him to the Maxwell Ranch, Garrett shot him to death. No legal charges were brought against him since the killing was ruled a justifiable homicide. Related Videos | 2001 KO Final February, which ex-PM was awarded an earldom on his 90th birthday ? Harold Macmillan B1 A member of the House of Lords and an ex-MP, who celebrated his 100th birthday in November 1984 ? 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What is the name of the helicopter used to transport the President of the USA? | President Obama's New Marine One Helicopter Tools & Gear President Obama's New Marine One Helicopter President Obama is scheduled to receive a new Marine One helicopter sometime in late 2009. Now seven years into development, the Lockheed Martin VH-71 is outfitted with state-of-the-art defensive measures, secure communications, and crash survivability fuselage design. On-board encrypted videoconferencing capabilities will now allow the President to hold virtual meetings with military advisors, senior politicians, and other world leaders. Though the full-spectrum of security features is not being publicly disseminated, a general overview of some key features has been released. The new Marine One helicopter will feature the latest in radar warning receivers, incoming laser detection, and counter-measures to help evade a surface-to-air or air-to-air missile attack. The new VH-71 Marine One helicopter is 64 feet long. It is outfitted to carry 14 passengers and has a galley kitchen and a lavatory. The new helicopter has a range of 350 miles. By contrast, the old Sikorsky Sea Kings can only transport 10 passengers over a range of just 100 miles. A total of 28 of the Lockheed VH-71 helicopters will be phased in over a 10 year period to replace the Presidents current 19 helicopter fleet that is comprised of Sikorsky VH-3D Sea Kings and VH-60N Black Hawks. The Sea King is the helicopter model the President has most often been transported in for the last 5 decades. In fact, some of the individual aircraft in the current fleet are over 30 years old. The new Marine One helicopter project, being overseen by the U.S. Navy Air Systems Command, has been controversial for a couple of reasons. First of all, each of the helicopters will cost an estimated $400 million dollars, and 28 of them are being built. Secondly, though the helicopters are being manufactured by U.S.-based Lockheed Martin, the aircraft is actually a design sourced from Augusta Westland of the UK. The size of the new Marine One project budget is pretty amazing when one puts it into perspective... At $400 million dollars apiece, each helicopter costs more than the Presidents Air Force One Boeing 747. The development contract has ballooned from an original cost of $6.2 billion to more than $11 billion. This has happened in spite of the fact that the new Marine One is based upon an existing Augusta Westland EH101 helicopter design that has been in service for several years. Regular EH101 helicopters cost around $60 million dollars each, a mere fraction of the new Presidential helicopters price tag. Connecticut-based Sikorsky Aircraft has provided helicopters to American Presidents since 1961. So, it was quite a blow to Sikorsky when they were beaten by the Lockheed Martin/Augusta Westland team and saw their high-profile relationship with the Whitehouse slip away. But simply, the superior capabilities of the Lockheed/Augusta helicopter was the better match for the unique needs of the current President of the United States. | Presidential State Car (United States)_ United States Secret Service_ Marine One | Trile\'s Weblog Just another WordPress.com weblog Presidential State Car (United States)_ United States Secret Service_ Marine One The Presidential State Car is a name that can be given to several limousines used by the President of the United States . Current model The current Presidential Limousine is a 2006 hand-crafted, armored version of the stretch Cadillac DTS (DeVille Touring Sedan), weighing 60,000 pounds, first used on January 20 , 2005 during the second inauguration parade of George W. Bush . The vehicle was custom built by a team formerly called O’Gara, Hess and Eisenhart , founded in Fairfield , Ohio in 1942, specializing in armoring limousines for presidents and heads of state, and now a subsidiary of BAE Systems . [1] The vehicle’s exterior is that of a Cadillac DTS, however a GM truck chassis with a specialized engine is used. The standard DeVille flush-style door handles have been replaced by a loop-type design, made specifically for this vehicle. The security door handles may only be opened by trained Secret Service personnel. The exterior wreath-and-crest emblems located behind the rear side windows are the only stock components. Similar to its predecessor, the 2001 Presidential Limousine, the stretch Cadillac features an executive plush interior with a rear foldaway desktop, an extensive entertainment system featuring a 10-disc CD changer and adaptive, massaging cushions. The president sits in the rear seat, facing a console-mounted, secure communications panel which is connected to five antennas mounted on the trunk lid. The vehicle has a United States flag mounted on the left front fender and a Presidential flag on the right front fender. Flush-mounted high intensity discharge (HID) spotlights illuminate the flags at night. Similar to an option available on the standard Cadillac DTS, the presidential limousine is said to have a night vision system, with the camera placed in an undisclosed location. The exterior is paneled with five inches of ballistic armor, designed to withstand anti-tank grenade launchers. The underside of the car is also armored. The fully functional windows are made of transparent armor of sufficient thickness to block sunlight, requiring interior illumination with artificial lighting. The car has a run-flat tire system utilizing tires custom made twice annually by GoodYear. The limousine is environmentally sealed against chemical and biological attacks. Vice-President Dick Cheney leaving the National Cathedral in his limousine following Gerald Ford ‘s funeral The presidential motorcade always includes a physician and nurse-equipped ambulance, a secret service communications vehicle and two or three additional Presidential Limousines. The Presidential Limousine uses the call sign “Cadillac One.” Cadillac One is airlifted for domestic and international use primarily by U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III . The President’s Limousine is one of the most distinct automobiles in the world[ citation needed ] with its imposing frame and Presidential Seal affixed to the rear doors. When the President travels on domestic and working international trips, Cadillac One displays the American and Presidential flags. When the President performs a state visit to a foreign country, the Presidential flag is replaced by the foreign country’s flag. While on a June 2007 overseas visit to Rome, Italy, the presidential limousine in which President Bush was riding experienced mechanical failure and stalled during a motorcade. In a video widely available on the internet, the presidential limousine can be seen coasting to a halt while the Secret Service agent at the wheel attempts to restart the engine. The vehicle was not able to be immediately restarted and the President was evacuated from the car and placed into the backup limousine. Secret Service and Italian Police are observed attempting to secure the crowd and form a security cordon during the unscheduled stop; finally, after a period of some time, the President emer |
As what is a Chinese gooseberry also known? | What is a Chinese Gooseberry? (with pictures) What is a Chinese Gooseberry? Last Modified Date: 08 January 2017 Copyright Protected: These 10 animal facts will amaze you "Chinese gooseberry " is the lesser-known name for the kiwifruit, a popular subtropical fruit that became well known around the world in the 1950s, when it began to be exported from New Zealand on a large scale. This fruit has a characteristic tart, acidic flavor and pulpy green flesh. The fruits are also sometimes called kiwi fruits, or simply kiwis. Whatever consumers call it, it is used in a wide range of dishes and is also eaten out of hand. Many grocery stores carry kiwis in season, and they can also be grown at home in temperate climates. The fruit is native to Southern China, where it has historically been known by a range of names. In the early 1900s, several plants were imported to New Zealand, where they found a home in some private gardens. The Chinese gooseberry has very decorative foliage and attractive white flowers, so many gardeners grew it as a trailing vine as well as a fruit producing plant. In 1924, a sturdy, large cultivar known as the Hayward was developed, and commercial production began in a serious way. Beginning in the 1950s, the fruit started to be exported to various countries around the world, including the United States. New Zealand growers changed the name of the fruit to “melonette,” due to concerns about Cold War hostilities between the United States and China that might make a "Chinese" fruit unappealing to the American market. American importers did not like the name, however, leading New Zealand growers to suggest the alternate name of kiwifruit, which quickly caught on. Several varieties of Chinese gooseberry are grown around the world, including a golden version with sweet, sunny flesh and cold-hardy versions designed for colder climates. The fruits are high in vitamin C and fiber, and they are made into jam, added to fruit salads, and eaten straight. Some consumers enjoy the fuzzy brown skin, while others prefer to scoop the flesh out. Kiwis also contain an enzyme that some people are allergic to, leading to a tinging, sometimes unpleasant feeling around the lips and mouth. In extreme cases, the allergy can be more severe, requiring medical attention. People who are allergic to papayas and pineapples should probably avoid kiwis as well. Most cultivars of the fruit are hardy through USDA zone eight, as long as they are grown in temperate weather with cool winters and mild summers. Some cultivars have been specifically bred for cooler weather, and they are often available at garden stores in these regions. Since the plant is a vine, it should be planted with a sturdy trellis , and approximately 20 feet (6 meters) should be left between plants. If fruit is a desired, at least one male plant should be planted for every nine female plants. The kiwi prefers well drained soil in full sun exposure, and it should be pruned every year to encourage healthy fruit producing vines. It will take two to four years for a vine to produce fruit after planting. Ad Judynz Post 9 @Bakersdozen We had another fruit that had a name change for marketing. Tree Tomatoes. They are now Tamarillos. I will not call them not this name. @SarahGen: I recall many times seeing Kiwis in jelly or just sitting on the top. However since very little of our food hasn't been fooled around with, I would say jellies are quite different these days and probably could reject the Kiwi. Judynz Post 8 As a child of the 40s I was pleased to see this fruit being called by its original name (original for me) I believe it may have come from China in the first instance. The only time I ever experienced the tingling spoken of was when we picked them. We didn't brush off all the hairy outside properly and ate too many without a spoon. I came here expecting to see a small golden fruit that when ripe is within a fragile looking skeletal sac. Like a chinese lantern. So we had two Chinese Gooseberries. This should have been confusing. 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For what medical condition would a doctor administer an antitussive? | Antitussive oral : Uses, Side Effects, Interactions, Pictures, Warnings & Dosing - WebMD 2 Uses Guaifenesin is used to treat coughs and congestion caused by the common cold , bronchitis , and other breathing illnesses. This product is usually not used for ongoing cough from smoking or long-term breathing problems (such as chronic bronchitis , emphysema ) unless directed by your doctor. Guaifenesin is an expectorant. It works by thinning and loosening mucus in the airways, clearing congestion, and making breathing easier. If you are self-treating with this medication , it is important to read the package instructions carefully before you start using this product to be sure it is right for you. (See also Precautions section.) Cough -and-cold products have not been shown to be safe or effective in children younger than 6 years. Therefore, do not use this product to treat cold symptoms in children younger than 6 years unless specifically directed by the doctor. Some products (such as long-acting tablets/capsules) are not recommended for use in children younger than 12 years. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more details about using your product safely. These products do not cure or shorten the length of the common cold . To decrease the risk for side effects, carefully follow all dosage directions. Do not give other cough-and-cold medication that might contain the same or similar ingredients (see also Drug Interactions section). Ask the doctor or pharmacist about other ways to relieve cough and cold symptoms (such as drinking enough fluids, using a humidifier or saline nose drops/spray). How to use Antitussive Take this medication by mouth with or without food, as directed by your doctor, usually every 4 hours. If you are self-treating, follow all directions on the product package. If you are uncertain about any of the information, ask your doctor or pharmacist. Guaifenesin may have a bitter taste. Do not split the tablets unless they have a score line and your doctor or pharmacist tells you to do so. Swallow the whole or split tablet without crushing or chewing. If you are using the liquid form of this medication, carefully measure the dose using a special measuring device/spoon. Do not use a household spoon because you may not get the correct dose. For powder packets, empty the entire contents of the packet onto the tongue and swallow. To prevent a bitter taste, do not chew. Dosage is based on your age, medical condition, and response to treatment. Do not take more than 6 doses in a day. Do not increase your dose or take this drug more often than directed. Drink plenty of fluids while taking this medication. Fluids will help to break up mucus and clear congestion. Tell your doctor if your cough is accompanied by fever, severe sore throat , rash , persistent headache , or if it persists, returns, or worsens after 7 days. These may be signs of a serious medical problem. Seek immediate medical attention if you think you may have a serious medical problem. What conditions does Antitussive treat? Side Effects Nausea or vomiting may occur. If either of these effects persist or worsen, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly. If your doctor has directed you to use this medication, remember that he or she has judged that the benefit to you is greater than the risk of side effects. Most people using this medication do not have serious side effects. A very serious allergic reaction to this drug is rare. However, seek immediate medical attention if you notice any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction , including: rash , itching /swelling (especially of the face/ tongue /throat), severe dizziness , trouble breathing. This is not a complete list of possible side effects. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist. In the US - Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or at www.fda.gov/medwatch. In Canada - Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to Health Canada at 1-866-234-2345. List A | Swine flu cases spread around the world | World news | The Guardian Swine flu cases spread around the world Guardian correspondents report on how different countries are reacting to the swine flu outbreak Guardian reporters Tuesday 28 April 2009 08.19 EDT First published on Tuesday 28 April 2009 08.19 EDT Close Australia Authorities have imposed tough border-control measures, warning of a likely swine flu outbreak with 45 people being tested for the deadly virus. Emergency response teams and hotlines have been set up across the country and Tasmania, an island state in the south, has threatened to shut its borders in an attempt to keep the flu out. Airlines servicing Australia from the Americas are required to report any passengers with flu-like symptoms before being cleared to land at local airports. Nurses have been stationed at international airports to detect and treat anyone suspected of carrying the virus. The rapid spread across the world has forced Australian authorities to track down people who shared the Air New Zealand flight that carried an Auckland school group returning from an excursion to Mexico who have tested positive for the illness. Suspected patients have been isolated at home and given the Tamiflu and Relenza vaccines which the federal government stockpiled in the wake of the Sars outbreak in 2002. The Australian prime minister, Kevin Rudd, says all available resources will be marshalled to fight the "evolving threat. This is a serious international concern for public health," he said. With almost 9m doses of medication at hand, Australia has one of the biggest per-capita vaccine reserves in the world. Yet many fear it may not be enough. Pharmacists say a growing number of people have been asking for the vaccine and purchasing surgical masks. Airline shares have tumbled amid fears that tourism would again be hit as it was during the Sars outbreak while pharmaceutical stocks have surged on the rising death toll. Toni O'Loughlin in Sydney Eleven New Zealand students who returned from an excursion to Mexico at the weekend have tested positive for swine flu while 18 people who shared the flight with the pupils are yet to be traced. New Zealand officials are investigating 45 other cases of suspected swine flu. . The government deployed a team of 25 to track the 364 passengers who shared the flight with the school party. One of the pupils played football soon after landing, before the alarm was sounded, potentially infecting his teammates and those of the opposition. Fear of a pandemic is rising, fuelling criticism that New Zealand officials have been slow to act. One passenger who shared the flight with the Rangitoto College students, Ian Hooker, said he was contacted on Monday morning, more than 48 hours after the flight had landed. "We have been placed under quarantine as a result of today and I just can't help wondering whether that couldn't have been done on Sunday given that they knew about it on Saturday," Hooker said. Although he had no symptoms, he was given Tamiflu and told to stay indoors for up to seven days. Testing in New Zealand has taken longer as the samples needed to be sent to a WHO lab in Melbourne, Australia. Meanwhile, New Zealanders will have to wait till Friday for Tamiflu to be available over the counter at pharmacies. Toni O'Loughlin in Sydney Ireland The department of health in Dublin will release swine flu test results later today on four Irish people who have returned from abroad. The results will be released at a press conference after clinical tests lasting up to five hours. Dr Kevin Kelleher, head of health protection at the Republic's health service executive, confirmed the suspected cases had recently returned from areas affected by the outbreak. He said further tests would be expected on the public in the coming week. Ireland's chief medical officer said the Republic was well prepared for an outbreak of swine flu. Dr Tony Holohan, from the department of heath, said the country had enough stocks of anti-viral drugs to cover up to half of its population. Ireland's health se |
"Which English duo had hits between 1984 and 1987 that included West End Girls"", ""Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)"", ""Love Comes Quickly"", ""Suburbia"", ""It's a Sin"", ""What Have I Done to Deserve This?"", ""Rent"" and ""Always on My Mind""?" | Pet Shop Boys | New Music And Songs | Pet Shop Boys About Pet Shop Boys Post-modern ironists cloaked behind a veil of buoyantly melodic and lushly romantic synth pop confections, Pet Shop Boys established themselves among the most commercially and critically successful groups of their era with cheeky, smart, and utterly danceable music. Always remaining one step ahead of their contemporaries, the British duo navigated the constantly shifting landscape of modern dance-pop with rare grace and intelligence, moving easily from disco to house to techno with their own distinctive image remaining completely intact. Satiric and irreverent -- yet somehow strangely affecting -- they also transcended the seeming disposability of their craft, offering wry and thoughtful cultural commentary communicated by the Morse code of au courant synth washes and drum-machine rhythms. Pet Shop Boys formed in London in August 1981, when vocalist Neil Tennant (a former editor at Marvel Comics who later gained some recognition as a journalist for Smash Hits magazine) first met keyboardist Chris Lowe (a onetime architecture student) at an electronics shop. Discovering a shared passion for dance music and synthesizers, they immediately decided to start a band. After dubbing themselves Pet Shop Boys in honor of friends who worked in such an establishment -- while also obliquely nodding to the sort of names prevalent among the New York City hip-hop culture of the early '80s -- the duo's career first took flight in 1983, when Tennant met producer Bobby "O" Orlando while on a writing assignment. Orlando produced their first single, 1984's "West End Girls." The song was a minor hit in the U.S. but went nowhere in Britain, and its follow-up, "One More Chance," was also unsuccessful. Upon signing to EMI, Pet Shop Boys issued 1985's biting "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)." When it too failed to attract attention, the duo's future appeared grim, but Tennant and Lowe then released an evocative new Stephen Hague production of "West End Girls," which became an international chart-topper. Its massive success propelled Pet Shop Boys' 1986 debut LP, Please, into the Top Ten, and when "Opportunities" was subsequently reissued, it too became a hit. Disco, a collection of dance remixes, was quickly rushed into stores, and in 1987 the duo resurfaced with the superb Actually, which launched two more Top Ten smashes -- "It's a Sin" and "What Have I Done to Deserve This?," a duet between Tennant and the great Dusty Springfield. Later that year, "Always on My Mind," a lovely cover of the perennial Elvis Presley standard, reached number one in several countries and the Top Ten in the U.S. A documentary film titled It Couldn't Happen Here was released one year later. In October 1988, Pet Shop Boys issued their third studio LP, the eclectic Introspective. "Domino Dancing" and "Left to My Own Devices" both reached the Top Ten in Great Britain. The following year, Pet Shop Boys collaborated with a variety of performers, most notably Liza Minnelli, for whom they produced the 1989 LP Results. They also produced material for Springfield, and Tennant joined New Order frontman Bernard Sumner and ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr in the group Electronic, scoring a hit with the single "Getting Away with It." Tennant and Lowe reconvened in 1990 for the muted, downcast Behavior, produced by Harold Faltermeyer. Their hit medley of U2's "Where the Streets Have No Name" and Frankie Valli's "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" was released in 1991, and was followed in 1993 by Very, lauded as among the duo's finest efforts. After a three-year absence, Pet Shop Boys resurfaced with Bilingual, a fluid expansion into Latin rhythms. Nightlife followed in 1999 and sparked the dance club hit "New York City Boy," whose success allowed the group to tour the U.S. for the first time in eight years. While on tour, the duo also collaborated with playwright Jonathan Harvey on a musical surrounding gay life and societal criticisms, which the three had been planning since 1997. Closer to Heaven made its We | Sugababes Bikini Pictures | Starlight Celebrity Sugababes Bikini Pictures The Sugababes are an English all-female pop/R&B trio based in London, consisting of members Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen.The group were formed in 1998 by original members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. After some initial success, Donaghy departed and the introduction of Range in 2001 was met with the commercial breakthrough of the group's first number-one single "Freak Like Me" and parent album Angels with Dirty Faces in 2002. The group survived a second line-up change in 2005, when Buena left and was replaced by Berrabah. In September 2009, it was announced that after eleven years in the Sugababes, Buchanan was no longer a part of the group and had been replaced by Ewen. Sugababes have released twenty five singles, six of which have reached number-one in the UK and twenty-two have reached the top 20 in the UK, With seventeen of their twenty five single releases achieving top ten chart success in the UK, Brit Award winners, the trio have been named the UK's most successful female act of the 21st century. Upon the release of "About You Now" (2007), the Sugababes became the only female act to have topped the single, album, and download charts simultaneously twice, having previously achieved the same feat in 2005 with "Push the Button". They have attained at least platinum certification for five of their albums in the UK. Bikini Pictures of : |
What function must be applied to the numbers 10 and 5 to provide 50 as the result? | C++ Programming/Code/Statements/Functions - Wikibooks, open books for an open world C++ Programming/Code/Statements/Functions Functions[ edit ] A function , which can also be referred to as subroutine , procedure, subprogram or even method , carries out tasks defined by a sequence of statements called a statement block that need only be written once and called by a program as many times as needed to carry out the same task. Functions may depend on variables passed to them, called arguments , and may pass results of a task on to the caller of the function, this is called the return value . It is important to note that a function that exists in the global scope can also be called global function and a function that is defined inside a class is called a member function. (The term method is commonly used in other programming languages to refer to things like member functions, but this can lead to confusion in dealing with C++ which supports both virtual and non-virtual dispatch of member functions.) Note: When talking or reading about programming, you must consider the language background and the topic of the source. It is very rare to see a C++ programmer use the words procedure or subprogram, this will vary from language to language. In many programming languages the word function is reserved for subroutines that return a value, this is not the case with C++. Declarations[ edit ] A function must be declared before being used, with a name to identify it, what type of value the function returns and the types of any arguments that are to be passed to it. Parameters must be named and declare what type of value it takes. Parameters should always be passed as const if their arguments are not modified. Usually functions performs actions, so the name should make clear what it does. By using verbs in function names and following other naming conventions programs can be read more naturally. The next example we define a function named main that returns an integer value int and takes no parameters. The content of the function is called the body of the function. The word int is a keyword. C++ keywords are reserved words, i.e., cannot be used for any purpose other than what they are meant for. On the other hand main is not a keyword and you can use it in many places where a keyword cannot be used (though that is not recommended, as confusion could result). int main() { // code return 0; } To do: Merge and spread the info The inline keyword declares an inline function, the declaration is a (non-binding) request to the compiler that a particular function be subjected to in-line expansion ; that is, it suggests that the compiler insert the complete body of the function in every context where that function is used and so it is used to avoid the overhead implied by making a CPU jump from one place in code to another and back again to execute a subroutine, as is done in naive implementations of subroutines. inline swap( int& a, int& b) { int const tmp(b); b=a; a=tmp; } When a function definition is included in a class/struct definition, it will be an implicit inline, the compiler will try to automatically inline that function. No inline keyword is necessary in this case; it is legal, but redundant, to add the inline keyword in that context, and good style is to omit it. Example: struct length { explicit length(int metres) : m_metres(metres) {} operator int&() { return m_metres; } private: int m_metres; }; Inlining can be an optimization, or a pessimization. It can increase code size (by duplicating the code for a function at multiple call sites) or can decrease it (if the code for the function, after optimization, is less than the size of the code needed to call a non-inlined function). It can increase speed (by allowing for more optimization and by avoiding jumps) or can decrease speed (by increasing code size and hence cache misses). One important side-effect of inlining is that more code is then accessible to the optimizer. Marking a function as inline also has an effect on linking: multiple definitions of an inline function are permitted | Cube root of 125000 Theorems What is Cube Root of 125000 ? 125000 is said to be a perfect cube because 50 x 50 x 50 is equal to 125000. Since 125000 is a whole number, it is a perfect cube. The nearest previous perfect cube is 117649 and the nearest next perfect cube is 132651 . |
Which lake, the largest by volume in the USA after the Great Lakes, lies on the border of California and Nevada? | Search Results - Lakelubbers Show only guest editable lakes Search Results Here are the 929 lakes we have listed within USA - compared by Largest Lakes - Water Volume. Note: For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Water Volume" is unknown or does not apply, so this comparison may show fewer lakes than you originally selected. Suggest a new lake . Page 1 of 38. (Ontario, Canada / Great Lakes / Michigan, USA / Minnesota, USA / Wisconsin, USA) 9,799,680,000 Skipping over state and country borders, Lake Superior, the largest, deepest, coldest, cleanest, least developed, and most pristine of the Great Lakes, reigns as the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area. By volume, this 31,820 square mile colossus ranks fourth - a whopping 2,900 cubic ... (Ontario, Canada / Great Lakes / Illinois, USA / Indiana, USA / Michigan, USA / Wisconsin, USA) 6,858,776,000 Lake Michigan and Lake Huron - two of North America's Great Lakes - are contiguous and they share the same elevation of 577 feet above sea level. They are connected by the five-mile-wide Straits of Mackinac. Hydrologically, this makes these "two lakes" a single lake. Some hydrologists designate the ... (Great Lakes / Illinois, USA / Indiana, USA / Michigan, USA / Wisconsin, USA) 3,987,456,000 As the only Great Lake nestled completely within the boundaries of the United States, Lake Michigan is the pride and joy of Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. The lake boasts a huge area of 22,400 square miles, making it the largest freshwater lake (by surface area) in the world to be contained ... (Ontario, Canada / Great Lakes / Michigan, USA) 2,872,320,000 A glacial lake of epic proportions, Lake Huron is the second largest of the five Great Lakes by surface area, boasting 23,010 square miles and an incredible 3,825-mile shoreline. The massive lake is the third largest of the Great Lakes by water volume, containing 850 cubic miles of fresh water within ... (Ontario, Canada / Great Lakes / New York, USA) 1,328,025,600 Lake Ontario, one of the world's five Great Lakes, weaves over state and country borders, delighting Americans, Canadians, and visiting tourists with its deep, clear, clean waters. Proudly home to a staggering 4,700,000 acres (7,340 square miles), Lake Ontario is the smallest of the Great Lakes, the ... (Ontario, Canada / Great Lakes / New York, USA / Pennsylvania, USA / Michigan, USA / Ohio, USA) 391,987,200 Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes of North America, straddles the borders of Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan, and the Canadian province of Ontario. The lake is named after the Native American tribe that inhabited its shores before being killed off by the Iroquois League for aiding their enemy, ... (California, USA / Nevada, USA) 122,160,280 Tucked into the Sierra Nevada Mountains and straddling the California-Nevada state line, Lake Tahoe is one of the most famous lakes in the United States. It's the second deepest lake in the country (only Crater Lake in Oregon is deeper), and was home to the area's 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Olympics. ... 43,939,940 Also known as: Albeni Falls Dam Set in a valley carved by glaciers from Canada, Lake Pend Oreille (pond-a-RAY) is surrounded by mountains with altitudes exceeding 6,000 feet. It's 94,600 surface acres - 148 square miles - plunge to depths reaching 1,152 feet, making it one of the largest and deepest natural lakes in the western United ... (Arizona, USA / Nevada, USA) 28,537,000 Lake Mead is the USA's largest man-made reservoir in amount of water it can hold. Although Lake Powell is marginally larger in acreage at full-pond, Lake Mead holds more water by volume and thus is considered the larger of the two. In the size of their surfaces, both are dwarfed by Lake Sakakawea and ... 28,000,000 Also known as: America's Dead Sea Sometimes called "America's Dead Sea," the Great Salt Lake occupies approximately 1,700 square miles of Utah's real estate. It is the second largest lake (by surface area) that is wholly contained within the USA; only Lake Michigan is larger. Great Sal | Great Facts About the Five Great Lakes Great Facts About the Five Great Lakes By Kim Ann Zimmermann, Live Science Contributor | May 3, 2013 06:40pm ET MORE Credit: Stasys Eidiejus Shutterstock The Great Lakes — Superior, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Erie — make up the largest body of fresh water on Earth, accounting for one-fifth of the freshwater surface on the planet at 6 quadrillion gallons. The area of all the Great Lakes is 95,160 square miles (246,463 square kilometers). The lakes are on the U.S.-Canadian border, touching Ontario in Canada and Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York in the United States. About 34 million people in the United States and Canada live in the Great Lakes basin. More than 3,500 species of plants and animals inhabit the Great Lakes basin, including 170-plus species of fish. Today, the Great Lakes are popular recreation spots for boating, fishing and other recreational activities and still serve as an important mode of transportation of goods, but they have not always been in their current form. About 14,000 years ago, the Great Lakes area was covered with a glacier that was more than a half-mile (1 km) thick. As the glacier melted, it slowly moved toward Canada and left behind a series of large depressions that filled with water. These formed the basic shape of the Great Lakes, and about 10,000 years ago the Great Lakes took the form that is familiar today. The Mackinac Bridge connects Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas at the straits between Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. Credit: lphoto Shutterstock While the area had been inhabited for a very long time before European explorers arrived, Étienne Brûlé (circa 1592-1632), an advance man for the French explorer Samuel de Champlain (circa 1567-1635), is generally credited as the first European to discover the Great Lakes. Brûlé is believed to have reached Lake Huron around 1615, and went on to explore Lake Ontario. There are a number of rivers and tributaries connecting the Great Lakes. The Straits of Mackinac connect Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, and there is such a steady flow of water between these two bodies that they could be considered one lake. Lake Erie and Lake Ontario are connected by the Niagara River, including Niagara Falls. The St. Lawrence River connects Lake Ontario to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, which leads out to the Atlantic Ocean. The Great Lakes are dotted with more than 30,000 islands. While many of the islands are small and uninhabitable, the largest is Lake Huron’s Manitoulin Island (1,068 square miles or 2,766 square km), which is also the largest island in any inland body of water on the planet. There have been a number of shipwrecks on the Great Lakes, as storms and reefs can make navigation treacherous. The last and one of the most famous shipwrecks was that of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, a freighter that sank in Lake Superior during a storm on Nov. 10, 1975, killing the crew of 29. Quick facts about the five Great Lakes: Lake Erie: The name was derived from erielhonan, the Iroquoian word for long tail, which describes its shape. It is the fourth largest of the Great Lakes when measured in surface area (9,910 square miles / 25,700 square km.) and the smallest by water volume (116 cubic miles / 484 cubic km). Lake Huron: Named for the Wyandot Indians, or Hurons, who lived there.Lake Huron is the second largest Great Lake by surface area (23,000 square miles / 59,600 square km) and has the longest shoreline (3,827 miles / 6,157 km), taking into account its many islands. A view of Niagara Falls (Horseshoe Falls) from the Canadian side. |
Tamino, Sarastro, Pamina and Papageno are all characters from which opera by Mozart? | The Magic Flute: characters | The Magic Flute The Magic Flute Characters The characters of Die Zauberflöte: thumbnail sketches Die Zauberflöte is a fairytale. The traditional oppositions between the characters of the chosen ones (Tamino/Pamina) and the non-initiated (Papageno), the good and wise (Sarastro, the priests) and their enemies (the Queen of the Night, the Three Ladies, Monostatos), are clearly motivated in dramaturgical terms, even if this does not forbid us from seeing them in a slightly different light. Here are a few cursory – and personal – sketches of them, rather like those one might make for use, say, in a little puppet theatre. Papageno : the birdcatcher, a clumsy, comical character written for the librettist to play, is the heir to the Kasperl and Hanswurst figures of Viennese popular theatre, a trace of whose accent he retains. The attribute of this ‘know-all’ who really knows nothing is a set of panpipes that can charm birds (he will also make incidental use of a set of magic bells). In a sense he lies at the centre of the opera: his failed, even parodic initiation sets in perspective the gravity of the itinerary followed by the Tamino/Pamina couple and the solemnity of a discourse which thus always remains human and accessible. He emerges as an amiable coward with a tendency to put his foot in it, deeply in love with life and with his Papagena, and his feathered person and catchy tunes add a touch of bright colour to the austere interplay of shadows and light which structures the drama. Tamino : the young man is in love with Princess Pamina. We admire his fine bearing, his extreme sensibility, his steadfastness in the trials, his sublime arias. Yet he makes an unexpected entrance by fainting before a serpent that pursues him. Of course it is not the serpent that frightens him, but what it symbolises. The Three Ladies save the young prince, the better to deceive his innocence and subject him to the power of the Queen of the Night. Only once he is inside the Temple does he understand that he has been tricked, a sign that his initiation has been successful. It is on this initiation of Tamino and Pamina – and alongside them the audience – that the entire drama rests. His attribute is a flute. As his initiation progresses, he will discover all its enchanted powers: it can charm the animals of the forest and will assist him in passing through the terrible trials of Fire and Water, thus helping to make the world a better place. Pamina : the object of both the noblest and the basest desires (Tamino and Monostatos respectively), she is Tamino’s reward for successfully undergoing his initiation. She is depicted in a portrait given to Tamino by the Three Ladies, in which, according to Papageno, she is seen with dark eyes, red lips and blonde hair. She encounters her beloved in a particularly dramatic scene, only to be separated from him again until they are at last reunited to accomplish the final trials of purification together. As the daughter of the Queen of the Night, she is torn between her filial love and her love for Tamino. She plays an active role on the path towards wisdom, leading Tamino behind her in the final trials. Mozart assigned her the most deeply-felt arias, quivering with emotion, sometimes desperate, in which she displays a nobility and resolution that foreshadow the qualities of the heroines of early Romanticism, such as Beethoven’s Leonore or Agathe in Der Freischütz). Papagena : she appears quite late in the opera, in a comic role (disguised as an old woman both physically and vocally) that culminates in a magnificent love duet with Papageno (the only true love duet in the opera). The Second Priest had promised her to Papageno if he passed his trials. Since such is not the case, she appears to him in the least attractive form imaginable. Yet love will transform her into a beautiful female birdcatcher. Her role is at once tender and mischievous. The father and the mother : Sarastro and the Queen of the Night. They too may be seen though the eyes of childhood. Sarastro : outward appearan | Gaetano Donizetti | Italian opera composer | Britannica.com Italian opera composer Alternative Title: Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti Gaetano Donizetti Gioachino Rossini Gaetano Donizetti, in full Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (born Nov. 29, 1797, Bergamo , Cisalpine Republic —died April 8, 1848, Bergamo, Lombardy , Austrian Empire), Italian opera composer whose numerous operas in both Italian and French represent a transitional stage in operatic development between Rossini and Verdi. Among his major works are Lucia di Lammermoor (1835), La fille du régiment (1840), and La favorite (1840). In his serious operas he developed considerably the dramatic weight and emotional content of the genre , and his comic operas have a sparkling wit and gaiety all their own. Gaetano Donizetti, portrait by Giovanni Carnevali; in the Museo Donizettiano, Bergamo, Italy. Courtesy of the Museo Donizettiano, Bergamo, Italy Early life. The youngest of three sons of the caretaker of the monte di pieta (the municipal pawnshop), Donizetti began his musical studies with Giovanni Simone Mayr , a Bavarian priest who was musical director of Sta. Maria Maggiore, Bergamo’s chief church, and also a successful composer of opera. As a choirboy Donizetti did not shine, but Mayr perceived in him a nascent musical ability and secured his entry into the Liceo Filarmonico (the music school) at Bologna, where he had a thorough training in fugue and counterpoint . His father hoped he would become a church composer, but, though he did compose a vast quantity of sacred music, his natural instinct was for the theatre. Listen: “ An exerpt from Nemorino’s aria “ Una furtiva lagrima ” from Act II of Gaetano … Donizetti scored his first success with Enrico di Borgogna, which first appeared in 1818 at the Teatro San Luca, in Venice, and during the next 12 years he composed no fewer than 31 operas, most of them produced at Naples and now forgotten. In 1830 his Anna Bolena, produced in Milan, carried his fame abroad to all the European capitals and eventually across the Atlantic. Two years later he scored another lasting success with L’elisir d’amore (The Elixir of Love), a comedy full of charm and character with a libretto by Felice Romani, the best theatre poet of the day. Lucrezia Borgia (1833), also with a libretto by Romani, consolidated his reputation at La Scala in Milan and elsewhere. Like the opera composers Gioacchino Rossini and Vincenzo Bellini before him, he next gravitated to Paris, where his Marino Faliero, though not a failure, suffered from comparison with Bellini’s I Puritani, produced a few weeks before. Donizetti then returned to Naples for the production of his tragic masterpiece, Lucia di Lammermoor, on Sept. 26, 1835. Britannica Stories Listen: Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor, prelude Prelude from Gaetano Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor; from a 1953 … In 1828 Donizetti had married Virginia Vasseli, the sister of one of his closest friends in Rome; they made their home in Naples. He was deeply devoted to her and never really recovered his spirits after her death, soon after the stillbirth of a son, in 1837. His distress was exacerbated by the fact that none of the three children born to them survived birth. It seems clear that syphilis , to which Donizetti himself later succumbed , was already taking its toll of his family. Success in Paris. Salut à la France ” from Act II of Gaetano … Donizetti continued to work in Naples until 1838, when municipal censors objected to the production of his Poliuto, which dealt with a Christian martyr , on the ground that the sacred subject was unsuitable for the stage. He thereupon returned to Paris, where the field had been cleared for him by Bellini’s early death and Rossini’s retirement. There he revived some of his best operas, though Lucrezia Borgia had to be withdrawn because of objections by Victor Hugo , on whose drama the libretto was based. Poliuto was produced in 1840 as Les Martyrs with a French text by Eugène Scribe . It was preceded two months earlier by the opéra comique La fille du régiment ( The |
In which ballet does the character Odette Odile appear | A bevy of swans: three Boston Ballet ballerinas talk about starring in Swan Lake - CriticalDance CriticalDance A bevy of swans: three Boston Ballet ballerinas talk about starring in Swan Lake October 27, 2014 Boston Ballet dancers on Boston’s Swan Boats. Photo © Liza Voll From October 30 to November 16, Boston Ballet presents artistic director Mikko Nissinen’s new production of “Swan Lake”. Carla DeFord chats to principal dancers Lia Cirio, Ashley Ellis, and Misa Kuranaga, who will appear in rotation as Odette-Odile, about how they are approaching this supreme challenge to the ballerina’s art and about more mundane issues, such as how they recover from such intense performances. Arguably the best-known as well as the most arduous role in the entire classical ballet repertoire, Odette-Odile reveals not only the ballerina’s individual personality and style of movement, but also her way of thinking about good and evil, power and submission, love and death. In dancing this role each ballerina becomes a link in an unbroken chain of tradition forged over a hundred years ago that includes such luminaries as Ulanova, Plisetskaya, Fonteyn, and Makarova. In the words of celebrated dancer Tamara Rojo in a recent BBC documentary as she put on the Swan Queen’s headdress, they are about to take their place “among all the other ballerinas who have worn these feathers.” Lia Cirio CDF: Have you danced “Swan Lake” before? LC: I danced the White Swan pas de deux with James Whiteside [former Boston Ballet principal dancer] at my school, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, for a reunion gala in 2005, and we danced the White and Black Swan pas de deux in Allentown, Pennsylvania, with the Allentown Symphony. We were both in the corps then. This will be the first time I have danced the whole ballet. I’m developing as an artist and learning so much from this experience. Lia Cirio rehearsing Bostal Ballet’s new production of’Swan Lake’. Photo © Jeffrey Cirio What are your goals in portraying Odette-Odile? I want to show that every step is part of the story and reflects what’s going on in the character’s mind. The beauty of “Swan Lake” is that it’s two different stories, and I love to delve into each one. It’s important to me that Odette be more than just a sad bird, although one can play her that way, but she’s still a queen, and she has her pride. Sometimes that pride takes over, and we see that when she resists the Prince, but then there’s the moment when he catches her, and she melts. I want her to have that ebb and flow of emotion, a journey from fear to trust. Can you describe the coaching process? Working with Larissa [Ponomarenko, former Boston Ballet principal dancer] is a gift. I saw her “Swan Lake” in 2004 and 2008, and I almost worshipped her in it. In addition to helping me make my arms more feather-like, she gives me words of wisdom. For example, about Odette’s entrance in Act II, Larissa said, “We’ve been flying, and now we’re landing on the water.” That explains the Swan Queen’s movements at that moment; she is looking at her reflection in the lake and seeing how beautiful she is. In Act IV when the Prince comes in, and Odette looks into his eyes, Larissa said the Swan Queen is asking herself, “Why did I do it? Why did I trust this man?” By giving us different things to think about, Larissa helps us imagine Odette’s interior monologue and her emotional states. What part does your partner play in your interpretation of the role? Lasha [Kozashvili] and I have been dancing together since he came to Boston in 2010. He has done “Swan Lake” before in [Democratic Republic of] Georgia and when he guested in Kazakhstan. We’ve gotten so used to each other that it’s easy to have the chemistry and working relationship we need. I completely trust him in the lifts; he’s massive, has long arms, and knows exactly where my weight is. He also gives me ideas and little tips. He’ll say, “Why don’t we do this grip?” He’s always trying to improve his partnering. Lia Cirio in ‘The Nutcracker’, which follows hot on the heels of ‘Swan Lake’. Photo © Gene S | Tchaikovsky - Classical Ballet Composer Question: Which popular ballets were composed by Tchaikovsky? Answer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was one of the greatest Russian composers of all time. He wrote the music for some of the most famous ballets, including three of the most popular classical ballets: Swan Lake: First performed in 1877, Swan Lake was Tchaikovsky's first ballet score. Even though the ballet failed in the beginning, it is now one of the most popular of all ballets. The popular classical ballet tells the tale of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse. While hunting, Prince Siegfried sees an amazing swan. He takes aim to shoot, but the swan turns into a beautiful woman named Odette . She tells the prince that she is a princess who has come under the spell of an evil sorcerer. During the day she must be a swan and swim in a lake of tears. At night she is allowed to be a human again. The spell can only be broken if a prince promises eternal fidelity to her. She tells Prince Siegfried that if he refuses her she must remain a swan forever. Prince Siegfried falls in love with Odette, but an evil sorcerer puts a spell on him, making him accidentally propose to another woman. Princess Odette threatens to kill herself and throws herself into the lake. The Prince feels sorry and jumps into the lake with her. The couple become lovers in the afterlife. continue reading below our video 5 Home Accents & Accessories You Can DIY The Sleeping Beauty: First performed in 1890, The Sleeping Beauty was Tchaikovsky's first successful ballet. The Sleeping Beauty tells the story of the timeless fairy tale based on a deep sleep interrupted by the kiss of a prince. The evil Carbosse curses baby Aurora. The curse states that on her 18th birthday the princess will prick her finger and die. However, the Lilac Fairy weakens the curse. She proclaims that instead of dying, Princess Aurora will fall into a deep sleep for 100 years. She will then be awakened by the kiss of a handsome prince. During Aurora's 16th birthday party, a mysterious guest (the evil Carbosse) offers her a gift...a lovely spindle. Aurora pricks her finger and the whole court falls into a deep sleep. The Nutcracker: First performed in 1892, The Nutcracker was Tchaikovsky's final ballet. The Nutcracker tells the story of a fascinating Christmas dream of a young girl named Clara. The Nutcracker has become the most famous ballet of all time. Clara receives a wooden nutcracker as a gift from her godfather. During the night, the nutcracker transforms into a handsome prince. The prince takes Clara on a magical journey to the Land of the Sweets where they are entertained by many delicasies including the Sugar Plum Fairy. Clara awakens with the wooden nutcracker, wondering if the journey had been only a dream. |
Who won the 2010 'Oscar' for Best Actor for the film 'Crazy Heart'? | Best Actor Oscar 2010: Who Should Win? (PHOTOS) | The Huffington Post Best Actor Oscar 2010: Who Should Win? (PHOTOS) 04/09/2010 05:12 am ET | Updated May 25, 2011 100 None of these five men have won an Oscar for best lead actor, but Jeff Bridges, George Clooney and Morgan Freeman have been nominated in the category and Clooney and Freeman have won supporting actor Oscars. This is a first Oscar nomination for Colin Firth and Jeremy Renner. | Oscars 2012: The Artist triumphs with five Academy Awards - Telegraph Oscars Oscars 2012: The Artist triumphs with five Academy Awards Meryl Streep won her third Oscar last night, but The Artist was evening's big winner taking five awards including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director. Follow The Artist , a black and white tribute to Hollywood's golden age, is the first silent film to take the main award since the Oscars began 83 years ago. The film, which has been described as the most joyful movie of the year, took three of the five big awards at this year's Oscars including Best Actor for Jean Dujardin. Michel Hazanavicius beat off competition from veteran filmmaker Martin Scorsese to take Best Director. Hazanavicius took the film's dog star Uggie up on stage to thank him but added, ""I think he doesn't care." He also paid tribute to his wife, Berenice Bejo, who lost out on the supporting actress award to Octavia Spencer. Related Articles Christopher Plummer, 82, wins first Oscar 27 Feb 2012 "You inspired the movie and you're the soul of the movie and the positive feeling of the movie. Thank you for being in the movie and in my life". He paid tribute to his own cinematic hero, saying: "I want to thank three persons, I want to thank Billy Wilder, I want to thank Billy Wilder and I want to thank Billy Wilder". Dujardin, collecting the Best Actor award he said: "If George Valentin could speak, he would say 'Wow! Victorie! Genial! Merci!'" He thanked Douglas Fairbanks Junior for inspiring his role as the silent film hero. The Artist also took the awards for costume design and origianl score. The Best Actress Oscar was presented by Colin Firth to Streep whom he described as "unreasonably good" in her role as former prime minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady . The actress joked she could hear "half of America going 'oh no"' when her name was read out before thanking her husband, Don Gummer, and also her long-time colleague, J Roy Helland, who picked up the make-up award earlier in the night for his work on the film. She said: "I really want to thank all my colleagues, all my friends, I look out here and see my life before my eyes, my old friends, my new friends and really this is such a great honour but the thing that counts the most with me is the friendships and the love and the sheer joy we have shared making movies together." Christopher Plummer, 82, became the oldest actor ever to win an Oscar. He held up his statuette and said: "You're only two years older than me darling, where have you been all my life?" He paid tribute to his co-star in Beginners, Ewan McGregor, whom he said he would "happily share this award with, if I had any decency, but I don't". Speaking backstage, he said: "Well, it is sort of a renewal, it's not a beginning exactly, but it has recharged me and I hope I can do it for another 10 years at least. I'm going to drop dead wherever I am, on stage or on the set. We don't retire in our profession, thank God." Octavia Spencer accepted her supporting actress award from Christian Bale for her role in The Help . The tearful actress, who was given a standing ovation, thanked the academy for "putting me with the hottest guy in the room" before thanking her family in Los Angeles and Alabama. Fighting back the tears, she ended by saying: "Please wrap up, I'm wrapping up, I'm sorry I'm freaking out. Thank you world." Another ode to old Hollywood, Martin Scorsese's 3D Hugo also picked up five awards but in technical categories including cinematography and art direction. The award for adapted screenplay went to the George Clooney film, The Descendants , while Woody Allen won the original screenplay Oscar for Midnight in Paris . The veteran star famously rarely attends the Oscars so Angelina Jolie accepted it on behalf of the academy. The six stars of Bridesmaids handed out prizes for live action short film to Terry and Oorlagh George's Northern Ireland-set The Shore. Mr George dedicated his win to "the people of Northern Ireland, Protestant and Catholic, who after 30 years of war sat down, neg |
What animal is used to participate in 'The Sport of Kings'? | Animals in Entertainment | Learning to Give Search Resource Library Animals in Entertainment Animals have been and will continue to be used in entertainment, often to the detriment of the animals. While laws are helpful in banning and regulating certain practices, it is the demand for entertainment that will always keep the business flourishing. Jennifer Dragotta, MS Ed. Definition "Animals in Entertainment" refers to any animal(s) used to act, perform, fight and/or kill for the enjoyment of humans. The term encompasses many different forms of entertainment – from circuses to movies to bullfighting. Except for a few situations, most animals are taken out of their natural environment to perform acts not typically in their behavioral repertoire. Domestic animals who appear in films are an exception as many are able to stay in their natural habitat. Exotic animals used for entertainment, such as elephants, tigers, and dolphins, are taken from their respective habitats and may be starved, beaten or otherwise maltreated to become submissive to a trainer. Many of these animals are continually maltreated throughout their performance years in an effort to make them behave accordingly. Most of the training occurs privately, making it easy for many to deny that cruelty to animals exists in the entertainment field. However, if one looks closely during the circus, for example, it is apparent how these animals are treated - performers threaten tigers with a whip and often hit elephants with metal rung on their legs. Historic Roots It appears as though animals were used for entertainment purposes since ancient times. Archeological findings in Macedonia that date back to 2,000 B.C.E. (Library Index) reveal that lions were kept in cages for the benefit of humans. The Circus Maximus in Rome began in 2 B.C.E. and is one of the most well-known entertainment venues in history. Chariot races, which involved horses, were the most popular and often resulted in death to both human and horses. Another popular event involved lions and human gladiators fighting to the death. The stadium always reached its capacity of 270,000 spectators. Circuses today are just as popular. While they no longer include fights to the death, the inherent act of animals performing against their will and living in atypical conditions suggests cruelty. Dog fighting is assumed to have existed since the domestication of the species. (Wikipedia). Some dogs were bred and continue to be bred for this purpose. Dog fighting is often associated with the English, who reveled in this blood sport for hundreds of years. However, most cultures have practiced dog fighting throughout history. During the 12th century, dog fighting was very popular in Japan. This was a peaceful time in Japan’s history and dog fighting was encouraged to retain some aggression (Wikipedia). Today, dog fighting occurs in most countries, even with laws against the practice. Cockfighting, while not as popular as dog fighting, is still prevalent around the world. In the United States, cockfighting is illegal in all 50 states (not illegal in MS til 8/2008) . Cockfighting is considered to have cultural significance in many parts of the world and in Mexico, a famous concert hall is host to many fights. The history of cockfighting is recorded in ancient literature of the Tamil Nadu region of India, dating back 2,000 years (Wikipedia). Bull fighting is a legal blood sport in Spain, Portugal and Latin America and is enormously popular. Like dog fighting and cockfighting, bull fighting has strong historical significance. Killing a bull was considered part of a sacred ritual in Roman times. (Wikipedia)There is some opposition to bull fighting but the sport continues to be a popular attraction. The rodeo originated in Spain and Mexico in the sixteenth century yet it is often thought to be of American origin. Texas and Wyoming consider the rodeo their state sport yet it is widely practiced in many US states. While the rodeo is not a blood sport, there are numerous practices that inflict pain to the animals, including | Copenhagen & the Duke Of Wellington: Horse History Article Copenhagen and the Duke Of Wellington By Cheryl R. Lutring (Horse history article copyrighted by Saddle & Bridle Magazine.) The Napoleonic Wars produced heroes of many kinds from both sides, human and horse. We have already told the tale of Napoleon’s own favored charger, Marengo, so it is appropriate to take a look now at the hero of the British side, the Duke of Wellington and his best charger, Copenhagen. When not in a battle situation Copenhagen was tetchy and difficult and totally unimpressed with situation or status. His cantankerous temperament gave many a groom a bad moment and even nearly gave the Duke himself a severe injury. He had dismounted after the final battle of Waterloo and moved to the rear and patted Copenhagen on the rump in thanks for a fine day s work. The horse responded with a savage kick, just missing the General who had already just missed death many times that day. But Copenhagen was a superb battle horse. Unflinching amidst gunfire he repeatedly exhibited great stamina and fortitude. On one occasion he carried the General Duke into a square of infantrymen under cannon fire, both remaining perfectly composed. Later the Duke said of him: There may have been many faster horses, no doubt many handsomer, but for bottom and endurance I never saw his fellow. A compliment indeed from an experienced horseman who loved mounted sports at home and had a string of eight chargers for battle. Copenhagen had been a surprise foal. His dam was Lady Catherine, who was by John Bull a thoroughbred, and out of a mare by the Rutland Arabian. Lady Catherine was the only halfbred broodmare to be accepted into the General Stud Book (UK’s Thoroughbred register). Her owner had taken Lady Catherine on the British military expedition to Denmark in 1807 not knowing she was in foal. At that time the Duke of Wellington was in charge of a division in the force that occupied the city of Copenhagen and seized the Danish fleet. Once home the mare produced a strong chestnut foal who was named in honor of the Copenhagen siege. The colt was by the famous Meteor who was a son of the even more famous Eclipse, the legendary race horse of the 18th century. Copenhagen raced as a three-year-old but was not really successful, so he was sold and ended up with the Duke of Wellington on campaign in Spain. Copenhagen and the Duke became synonymous and even in retirement from war they remained together. The Iron Duke, as he was affectionately known, became Prime Minister of Britain in 1828 and rode Copenhagen up Downing Street to No.10 to take up his new position of leadership. In retirement the old horse must have become somewhat mellowed because he was regularly ridden by friends and children at the Duke’s country estate of Stratfield Saye, although Lady Shelley said he was the most difficult to sit of any horse she had ever ridden. The Duchess often fed him with bread and this it was said gave him the habit of approaching every lady with the most confiding familiarity. Over the years hair had been taken from the horse and made into bracelets for the ladies. When the great horse died in 1836, at the remarkable age of 29, he was given a funeral with full military honors. But the day was worsened for the Duke who noticed that one hoof had been removed and flew into a terrible passion about the mutilation. After his own death the guilty servant who had taken the hoof as a memento came forward to confess and presented it to the second Duke who had it made into an inkstand. The War Museum approached the Duke about disinterring Copenhagen in order to keep his skeleton in the Museum alongside the skeleton of Napoleon’s horse, Marengo. But the Duke thwarted the idea by saying he was not sure exactly where the horse had been buried. Of course, he knew precisely where Copenhagen’s remains were under the turkey oak in the Ice House Paddock at his country estate at Stratfield Saye but obviously preferred to keep his loyal friend at home with him. As a mark of respect the second Duke erected a |
The Kittiwake belongs to which family of birds? | The RSPB: Browse bird families: Gulls Browse bird families Image: Graham Catley Small to large seabirds, many of which also live inland for at least part of the year; some are strictly marine. Most are grey, black and white when fully mature, but extensively marked with various shades of brown during from one to four years of immaturity. They have long, slim wings and can fly exceptionally well, but also strong legs, which give them reasonably good mobility on the ground. They swim buoyantly and often resort to water to roost at night. There are many other gulls around the world that do not visit the UK. | Osprey Osprey Hover over to view. Click to enlarge. Osprey Falconiformes The hawks, eagles, falcons, and allies make up a group known as the diurnal raptors, because they are active during the day. Members of this group typically use their acute vision to catch live vertebrate prey with their strong feet and toes. They vary from medium-sized to large birds and most have an upright posture and strong, short, hooked bills. The New World vultures (not closely related to the Old World vultures) were once classified with the herons and allies, but they have provisionally been grouped with the diurnal raptors on the basis of recent genetic studies. Members of the order Falconiformes in Washington fall into three families: Family: Accipitridae Although this is a large and varied family, its members share many similarities. They are all diurnal hunters and, for the most part, use their sharp vision to locate prey, which they capture with strong feet. Many members of this family are migratory, and they often concentrate along major migration corridors. These migration corridors often follow ridgelines, where the birds ride updrafts to facilitate their journey south. Like other birds of prey, female hawks et al. are larger than males. Most members of this family are monogamous, and many form long-term pair bonds. Females generally incubate the eggs and brood the young, with some assistance from the male. The male brings food to the nest. Once the young no longer need to be brooded, both parents bring food. Extended parental care is the norm for this group, as it takes a relatively long time for young to learn to hunt. Status: Maps General Description The Osprey is a unique bird that is unmistakable when seen at close range. It is the only species in its family, and it is found worldwide. Its breast and belly are mostly white, with some dark streaks. The white extends out the wings, but the primaries, secondaries, and tail feathers are mottled black-and-white. The back is mostly black or dark brown. The head is distinctive with a white crest, a face bisected by a dark eye-stripe, and yellow eyes. While there is much variation, the female tends to have a streakier breast than the male. The Osprey's talons are uniquely adapted for catching and carrying fish: their surfaces are rough, and their toes can be held with three forward and one back, or with two forward and two back, an arrangement seen in owls but not in other diurnal raptors. In flight, they are most often confused with gulls because of their long wings, which are bent at the wrist. However Ospreys have a bounce to their flight that gulls lack. Habitat Ospreys live near rivers, estuaries, salt marshes, lakes, reservoirs, and other large bodies of water. They are rare along rivers in the shrub-steppe zone, as they prefer water surrounded by forested habitat. They can be found near fresh or salt water, as long as the water can sustain medium-sized fish. Behavior Ospreys hover over the water, plunging feet first when they spot prey. They fly with slow wing-beats interspersed with glides. Ospreys form pair bonds through aerial flight displays and courtship feeding. Diet The vast majority of the Osprey's diet is fish, typically 5-16 inches in size. Only occasionally, when fish aren't available, will the Osprey eat small mammals, birds, or reptiles. However, the Osprey is highly specialized for eating fish and does not stray from this diet unless necessary. When it catches a fish, the Osprey usually flies with it held headfirst. Nesting Ospreys build large nests near water, on top of dead trees or artificial structures that are similar to dead trees, such as utility or nesting poles. Nests are made of branches, sticks, and twigs, lined with smaller twigs, grasses, bark, moss, fish bones, and other material. They will reuse nests year after year and continue to add sticks each year, ending up with a huge nest. Nests may be more than seven feet across and over five feet deep. The female typically lays 3 eggs, although clutch sizes between 2 and 4 eggs are normal. Both members o |
In which city was the American Declaration of Independence signed? | 9 Things You May Not Know About the Declaration of Independence - History in the Headlines 9 Things You May Not Know About the Declaration of Independence July 4, 2012 By Elizabeth Harrison Share To many in the Continental Congress, war was unthinkable. So why did they finally create this revolutionary document? Share this: 9 Things You May Not Know About the Declaration of Independence Author 9 Things You May Not Know About the Declaration of Independence URL Google Independence Day, or the Fourth of July, celebrates the adoption by the Continental Congress of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. On the 236th birthday of the United States, explore nine surprising facts about one of America’s most important founding documents. 1. The Declaration of Independence wasn’t signed on July 4, 1776. On July 1, 1776, the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, and on the following day 12 of the 13 colonies voted in favor of Richard Henry Lee’s motion for independence. The delegates then spent the next two days debating and revising the language of a statement drafted by Thomas Jefferson. On July 4, Congress officially adopted the Declaration of Independence, and as a result the date is celebrated as Independence Day. Nearly a month would go by, however, before the actual signing of the document took place. First, New York’s delegates didn’t officially give their support until July 9 because their home assembly hadn’t yet authorized them to vote in favor of independence. Next, it took two weeks for the Declaration to be “engrossed”—written on parchment in a clear hand. Most of the delegates signed on August 2, but several—Elbridge Gerry, Oliver Wolcott, Lewis Morris, Thomas McKean and Matthew Thornton—signed on a later date. (Two others, John Dickinson and Robert R. Livingston, never signed at all.) The signed parchment copy now resides at the National Archives in the Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom, alongside the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. 2. More than one copy exists. After the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, the “Committee of Five”—Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston—was charged with overseeing the reproduction of the approved text. This was completed at the shop of Philadelphia printer John Dunlap. On July 5, Dunlap’s copies were dispatched across the 13 colonies to newspapers, local officials and the commanders of the Continental troops. These rare documents, known as “Dunlap broadsides,” predate the engrossed version signed by the delegates. Of the hundreds thought to have been printed on the night of July 4, only 26 copies survive. Most are held in museum and library collections, but three are privately owned. 3. When news of the Declaration of Independence reached New York City, it started a riot. By July 9, 1776, a copy of the Declaration of Independence had reached New York City. With hundreds of British naval ships occupying New York Harbor, revolutionary spirit and military tensions were running high. George Washington, commander of the Continental forces in New York, read the document aloud in front of City Hall. A raucous crowd cheered the inspiring words, and later that day tore down a nearby statue of George III. The statue was subsequently melted down and shaped into more than 42,000 musket balls for the fledgling American army. 4. Eight of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence were born in Britain. While the majority of the members of the Second Continental Congress were native-born Americans, eight of the men voting for independence from Britain were born there. Gwinnett Button and Robert Morris were born in England, Francis Lewis was born in Wales, James Wilson and John Witherspoon were born in Scotland, George Taylor and Matthew Thornton were born in Ireland and James Smith hailed from Northern Ireland. 5. One signer later recanted. Richard Stockton, a lawyer from Princeton, New Jersey, became the only signer of the Declaration of Independence to recant his support of the revolution. On November 30, | Statue of Liberty dedicated - Oct 28, 1886 - HISTORY.com Statue of Liberty dedicated Publisher A+E Networks The Statue of Liberty, a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States, is dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland. Originally known as “Liberty Enlightening the World,” the statue was proposed by the French historian Edouard de Laboulaye to commemorate the Franco-American alliance during the American Revolution. Designed by French sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, the 151-foot statue was the form of a woman with an uplifted arm holding a torch. Its framework of gigantic steel supports was designed by Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc and Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, the latter famous for his design of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. In February 1877, Congress approved the use of a site on New York Bedloe’s Island, which was suggested by Bartholdi. In May 1884, the statue was completed in France, and three months later the Americans laid the cornerstone for its pedestal in New York Harbor. In June 1885, the dismantled Statue of Liberty arrived in the New World, enclosed in more than 200 packing cases. Its copper sheets were reassembled, and the last rivet of the monument was fitted on October 28, 1886, during a dedication presided over by President Cleveland and attended by numerous French and American dignitaries. On the pedestal was inscribed “The New Colossus,” a sonnet by American poet Emma Lazarus that welcomed immigrants to the United States with the declaration, “Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, / The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. / Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me. / I lift my lamp beside the golden door.” In 1892, Ellis Island, adjacent to Bedloe’s Island, opened as the chief entry station for immigrants to the United States, and for the next 32 years more than 12 million immigrants were welcomed into New York harbor by the sight of “Lady Liberty.” In 1924, the Statue of Liberty was made a national monument, and in 1956 Bedloe’s Island was renamed Liberty Island. The statue underwent a major restoration in the 1980s. Related Videos |
What is an American food made from small pieces of cornmeal bread that are deep fried or baked, the ingredients of which include cornmeal, flour, eggs, salt, baking soda, milk, and water, and sometimes kernel corn, onion, spring onion and peppers? | Hushpuppy H Hushpuppy Hushpuppies (Hush puppies) are an American food of small pieces of cornmeal bread that are deep fried or baked in a ring, sphere, or an oblong shape. Preparation The ingredients include cornmeal, flour, eggs, salt, baking soda, milk, and water, and can include whole kernel corn , onion, spring onion ( scallion ), and peppers . Sometimes pancake batter is used. The batter is mixed well, adjusting ingredients until thick. The batter is dropped into hot oil. It is fried until crispy golden brown, and cooled. They are eaten with seafood, or other barbecue foods. They are made at home or served in restaurants advertising home-style food as opposed to fine dining establishments. They are a hearty, heavy food that can be eaten while active or mobil Origin of name Hushpuppies are a Southern food, although they are available in many areas of America on the menus of fried-fish fast food restaurants. The name “hushpuppies” is often attributed to hunters or fishermen who would quickly fry corn meal and feed it to their dogs to “hush the puppies” during cook outs or fish frys. Other hush puppy legends date to the Civil War . Southern soldiers would sit beside a campfire, preparing meals. When Union soldiers came near, they would toss their barking dogs fried cakes with the command "Hush, puppies". An explanation for the name in Charleston, South Carolina is that slaves returning into the homes of their masters carrying food recently prepared in the outdoor kitchens would throw the batter balls to the barking dogs, telling the "puppies" to "hush." During the underground railroads , escaping slaves would feed these to the dogs tracking them while coaxing them with hopeful commands such as "hush, puppies." In Jamaica they are known as "Festivals", and are prepared with cornmeal, salt, and sugar then fried in the form of a hot dog roll. They are served with jerked meats such as pork or chicken. In the late 19th Century much of community life revovled around the church. On Sundays when the weather was temperate it was common for church members to congregate on the bank of the nearest river after services. The men would fish and the women would gossip until enough fish were caught to have a fish fry. To test if the lard was hot enough to fry fish, small balls of cornmeal wetted with batter (generally just egg at the time) were dropped into the pot. If the lard was hot enough the ball of cornmeal would float. During the cooking process every hungry child and dog in the area would come for scraps of food. The partially cooked balls of cornmeal dough were given to the children and now yapping dogs with the command "hush puppy". With the addition of salt and wild onions to the cornmeal and egg the more tasty version of the hushpuppy was born. (Wikipedia) | Glossary of Cooking Terms To cook by dry heat, usually in the oven. BARBECUE: Usually used generally to refer to grilling done outdoors or over an open charcoal or wood fire. More specifically, barbecue refers to long, slow direct- heat cooking, including liberal basting with a barbecue sauce. BASTE: To moisten foods during cooking with pan drippings or special sauce to add flavor and prevent drying. BATTER: A mixture containing flour and liquid, thin enough to pour. BEAT: To mix rapidly in order to make a mixture smooth and light by incorporating as much air as possible. BLANCH: To immerse in rapidly boiling water and allow to cook slightly. BLEND: To incorporate two or more ingredients thoroughly. BOIL: To heat a liquid until bubbles break continually on the surface. BROIL: To cook on a grill under strong, direct heat. CARAMELIZE: To heat sugar in order to turn it brown and give it a special taste. CHOP: To cut solids into pieces with a sharp knife or other chopping device. CLARIFY: To separate and remove solids from a liquid, thus making it clear. CREAM: To soften a fat, especially butter, by beating it at room temperature. Butter and sugar are often creamed together, making a smooth, soft paste. CURE: To preserve meats by drying and salting and/or smoking. DEGLAZE: To dissolve the thin glaze of juices and brown bits on the surface of a pan in which food has been fried, sauteed or roasted. To do this, add liquid and stir and scrape over high heat, thereby adding flavor to the liquid for use as a sauce. DEGREASE: To remove fat from the surface of stews, soups, or stock. Usually cooled in the refrigerator so that fat hardens and is easily removed. DICE: To cut food in small cubes of uniform size and shape. DISSOLVE: To cause a dry substance to pass into solution in a liquid. DREDGE: To sprinkle or coat with flour or other fine substance. DRIZZLE: To sprinkle drops of liquid lightly over food in a casual manner. DUST: To sprinkle food with dry ingredients. Use a strainer or a jar with a perforated cover, or try the good, old-fashioned way of shaking things together in a paper bag. FILLET: As a verb, to remove the bones from meat or fish. A fillet (or filet) is the piece of flesh after it has been boned. FLAKE: To break lightly into small pieces. FLAMBE': To flame foods by dousing in some form of potable alcohol and setting alight. FOLD: To incorporate a delicate substance, such as whipped cream or beaten egg whites, into another substance without releasing air bubbles. Cut down through mixture with spoon, whisk, or fork; go across bottom of bowl, up and over, close to surface. The process is repeated, while slowing rotating the bowl, until the ingredients are thoroughly blended. FRICASSEE: To cook by braising; usually applied to fowl or rabbit. FRY: To cook in hot fat. To cook in a fat is called pan-frying or sauteing; to cook in a one-to-two inch layer of hot fat is called shallow-fat frying; to cook in a deep layer of hot fat is called deep-fat frying. GARNISH: To decorate a dish both to enhance its appearance and to provide a flavorful foil. Parsley, lemon slices, raw vegetables, chopped chives, and other herbs are all forms of garnishes. GLAZE: To cook with a thin sugar syrup cooked to crack stage; mixture may be thickened slightly. Also, to cover with a thin, glossy icing. GRATE: To rub on a grater that separates the food in various sizes of bits or shreds. GRATIN: From the French word for "crust." Term used to describe any oven-baked dish--usually cooked in a shallow oval gratin dish--on which a golden brown crust of bread crumbs, cheese or creamy sauce is form. GRILL: To cook on a grill over intense heat. GRIND: To process solids by hand or mechanically to reduce them to tiny particles. JULIENNE: To cut vegetables, fruits, or cheeses |
Who had the 'Christmas Number One' in 1986 with 'Reet Petite'? | NUMBER ONE'S OF THE EIGHTIES: 1986 Jackie Wilson: Reet Petite NUMBER ONE'S OF THE EIGHTIES Sunday, 26 July 2009 1986 Jackie Wilson: Reet Petite Thanks to the miracles of television advertising, 1986 saw the return of a spate of 1960's songs to the UK charts on the back of Levi's series of evocative adverts for their 501 jeans. Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye (or rather their estates) both benefited from the renewed interest in their work, but contrary to what you might read in other, less scrupulously informed (ahem) sites than this, 'Reet Petite' was never used as part of any such advertising campaign. So why the sudden appearance of a thirty year old song at the top of the charts? Well I think two things play a part here, the promotional video and (context, remember?) the time of year. First, the video. London based animators Giblets produced (entirely for their own benefit) a highly inventive claymation video to go with the song that played out like Bruce Bickford on Prozac. After a screening on BBC's Arena programme, the interest generated in both it and the song resulted in both being released as two sides of a complimentary package. What this means is that, with this re-release, it's hard to divorce Jackie Wilson the soul/R&B innovator of the original 1957 Brunswick recording (Coral in the UK) with the Morph-like dayglo colourful kiddie friendly plasticine figure of the 1986 model. And it leaves me to ponder which of the two I'm meant to be reviewing here. Certainly the song remains unchanged, and it's a testament to Wilson's talent that he can leapfrog the decades and generations and still sound as thrilled to tell you about the sweetest girl you'll ever meet as he did when he first met her in '57. But all the context of the original is lost. That it's original success funded the fledging Motown label and hence a hundred other musical careers is forgotten. That Wilson was an entertainment maverick from the mould of Louis Jordan and Cab Calloway who stood out against the dichotomy of straight rock & roll and the last gasps of tin pan alley in the 1957 chart is irrelevant. Who cares anymore and does it matter in light of its new context where the forced jollity of the gooning figure in the video reduces Wilson to little more than a cartoon cipher fit only to entertain the kids with his cheery vocal stylings at Christmas (the second factor to play a part in its second bite of the cherry)? That part most certainly does matter. To me anyway. Am I being snobbish about all this? Probably. But seeing 'Reet Petite' back in the charts this way is like packaging Krug Clos du Mesnil in an alcopops bottle and then serving it up in a coffee mug. In hindsight, I know that further re-releases of some of his other singles ensured that the scope of Wilson's output was shown in the round, but I think most of my annoyance is aimed at the fickleness and vagaries of the record buying public who can lap up drek like the De Burgh and Berry singles while ignoring artists of talent and stature who are left to languish in the poverty of obscurity until they are resurrected by some freak lightning bolt of novelty. Like a funny video. But you pays your money and you takes your choice. No comments: | Did you know? Did you know? More boys than girls are born during the day; more girls are born at night. Most alcoholic beverages contain all 13 minerals necessary to sustain life. Reindeer milk has more fat than cow milk. To sell your home faster and for more money, paint it yellow. Daphne du Maurier, best known for Rebecca, wrote the story upon which Alfred Hitchcock based his 1963 suspense film The Birds. Scarlett O�Hara�s real first name was Katie . Actor Sylvester Stallone once had a job as a lion cage cleaner. The average house cat spends approximately 10,950 hours purring in a lifetime. The word �queue� is the only word in English that is pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed. Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married. If a frog�s mouth is held open too long the frog will suffocate. In Disney�s fantasia, the Sorcerer name is Yensid which is Disney spelled backwards. Tablecloths meant to be served as towels with which dinner guests could wipe their hands and faces after eating. When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour. To photograph the event, a camera must shoot at a millionth of a second. Before settling on the name of Tiny Tim for his character in �A Christmas Carol,� three other alliterative names were considered by Charles Dickens. They were Little Larry, Puny Pete, and Small Sam. Around 1900, the Addis Brush Company started producing the first artificial Christmas tree. It was made from the same material that they used for their toilet brushes. Hallmark introduced its first Christmas cards in 1915, five years after the founding of the company. Sources: funfunnyfacts.com, trivia country.com, alltrivia.net. qsl.net, strangefacts.com, funtrivia.com, corsinet.com. December 6, 2013 |
What is the next in this sequence: Palatine Hill, Capitoline Hill, Quirinal Hill, Viminal Hill, Esquiline Hill, Caelian Hill, ... ? | The 5 Best Caelian Hill Tours, Trips & Tickets - Rome | Viator Rome ATTRACTIONS See all Caelian Hill Caelian Hill is the most south-eastern hill of the of the famous “Seven Hills of Rome,” which are located east of the river Tiber and form the geographical heart of Rome, within the walls of the ancient city. The other hills are Aventine Hill, Capitoline Hill, Esquiline Hill, Quirinal Hill, Viminal Hill and Palatine Hill, where Romulus founded the city and where the main archaeological remains can still be seen today. The hills were initially not grouped in any way, and only started to interact with each other when denizens began playing religious games and turned the valleys separating them into lively markets named fora in Latin. It wasn’t until the 4th century, however, that the Servian Walls were built to protect newly-formed Rome. In Republican-era Rome, Caelian Hill was reserved to the wealthy; it was a fashionable residential district and the site of many lavish villas. The western slope of the hill is one of the few tranquil and unpopulated places in Rome, seemingly stuck in ancient times. Several ancient churches can be visited on Caelian Hill, including the little known but fascinating 4th century Basilica di San Clemente (burial place of St. Paul’s of the Cross which founded the Passionists and station church of the first Friday in Lent), as well as the circular, 5th century Santo Stefano Rotondo. Visitors can also admire the foundations of the temple Nero erected in honor of his predecessor Claudius and where the 17-year-old Emperor came to the throne. Elegant tree-lined gateways lead to Villa Celimontana, one of Rome’s nicest parks. Practical Info Visitors wishing to visit Caelian Hill can do so by metro (Circo Massimo and Colosseo stations), by tram (line 3) or by bus (route 81). Tours & Tickets | Quiz 22nd August - Shelled Warriors Forums Quiz 22nd August Posts: 1,403 Quiz 22nd August This week's quiz is all about colour. The answers all include a colour or is a colour. 1. What ball is worth three points in snooker? Green 2. Name Francis Drake's ship, in which he circumnavigated the globe, 1577-80? Golden Hinde 3. What skin and eye colouring is associated with jaundice? Yellow 4. What is Mick Hucknell's band? Simply Red 5. Ireland is known as The 'what' Isle? Emerald 6. What term refers to a plan or template? Blue Print 7. What was mined extensively in Cyprus in Roman times, which took its name from the country? Copper 8. Name Jepser Christiensen's character in the James Bond films Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace? Mr White 9. Hyacinthoides is the scientific name for what protected (in the UK) spring flowering plant? Bluebell 10. If this were a cryptic crossword clue it could be 'Poetic Irish county'? Limerick 11. What is the common name of the Bubonic Plague in the Middle Ages?Black Death 12. What is a tone of photography which results from or gives the effect of age? Sepia 13. What sea has the port city Arkhangelsk (Archangel in English) and Onega Bay? White Sea 14. What is the longest river in South Africa? Orange River 15. What comes from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree? Chocolate 16. What semi-precious stone decorated Tutankhamun's burial mask, and is the colour of the American Robin's eggs? Turquoise 17. What colour is Tyrian, a dye highly prized by the Romans? Purple 18. Name the London borough and Royal Observatory site which marks international time? Greenwich 19. The TV presenter and journalist born Kim Taylor in November 1960 is better known by what name? Magenta Devine 20. Caroline Lucas is head of what UK organization? The Green Party 21. Who was English King from 1650-1702? William of Orange 22. What would you find at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington? White House 23. What is China's second largest river? Yellow River 24. What is the negatively emphatic expression in the USA for the smallest amount of money? Red Cent 25. What college in New Cross is part of the University of London? Goldsmiths 26. The Whirlwind is which snooker player's nickname? Jimmy White 27. Which Formula One Grand Prix Circuit includes Maggotts Corner, Wellington Straight, and Farm Curve? Silverstone 28. Which actor and musician is lead vocalist of rock band Tenacious D? Jack Black 29. What colour is a 'double-word' square on a Scrabble board? Pink 30. What is the dabbling duck whose Common 'eye-patched' variety is the smallest of all dabblers?) Teal Well done to all who entered - hope you enjoyed it. This week's results are: 1st Equestrian Babe and Loublou95 2nd Pussygalore |
Which famous 18th century English theologian and chemist pioneered the discovery of oxygen? | Which famous 18th century English theologian and chemist? - Qfak.com Qfak.com Which famous 18th century English theologian and chemist? pioneered the discovery of oxygen Answers Joseph Priestley. He wasn't, by the way, a famous theologian but simply a nonconformist minister. He grew up a presbyterian, but converted to unitarianism later in life. He obviously studied theology, but made no independent contribution to the subject. His lasting fame is entirely due to his chemical researches. #1 Swedish pharmacist Carl Wilhelm Scheele. He discovered it in 1772 (although folks had been breathing it for centuries along with the various other gases in the atmosphere, it wasn't until the 18th century folks actually learned about it). The Englishman Joseph Priestley deiscovered it independently two years later. At that time no one knew of Scheele's work. #2 | Who Discovered Helium? - Universe Today Universe Today by Matt Williams Scientists have understood for some time that the most abundant elements in the Universe are simple gases like hydrogen and helium. These make up the vast majority of its observable mass, dwarfing all the heavier elements combined (and by a wide margin). And between the two, helium is the second lightest and second most abundant element, being present in about 24% of observable Universe’s elemental mass. Whereas we tend to think of Helium as the hilarious gas that does strange things to your voice and allows balloons to float, it is actually a crucial part of our existence. In addition to being a key component of stars, helium is also a major constituent in gas giants. This is due in part to its very high nuclear binding energy, plus the fact that is produced by both nuclear fusion and radioactive decay. And yet, scientists have only been aware of its existence since the late 19th century. Discovery and Naming: The first evidence of helium was obtained on August 18th, 1868 by French astronomer Jules Janssen. While in Guntur, India, Janssen observed a solar eclipse through a prism, whereupon he noticed a bright yellow spectral line (at 587.49 nanometers) emanating from the chromosphere of the Sun. At the time, he believed it to be sodium, since it was proximate to the D1 and D2 Fraunhofer lines . Fraunhofer Lines are dark absorption lines in a spectrum that correspond to different chemical elements. Credit: eventbrite.com On October 20th of that same year, English astronomer Norman Lockyer observed a yellow line in the solar spectrum (which he named the D3 Fraunhofer line) which he concluded was caused by an unknown element in the Sun. Lockyer and English chemist Edward Frankland named the element helios, after the Greek word for the Sun. Characteristics: Helium is the second simplest atom when it comes to its atomic model, following hydrogen. It consists of a nucleus of two protons and neutrons, and two electrons in atomic orbits. The most common form is Helium-4, which is believed to be the product of Big Bang nucleosynthesis. This event, which lasted from 10 seconds to 20 minutes after the Big Bang, was characterized by the production of nuclei other than the lightest isotope of hydrogen (i.e. hydrogen-1. which has a single proton and nucleus). This event is believed to have produced the majority of helium-4, along with small amounts of the hydrogen, helium and lithium isotopes. All other heavier elements were created much later, as a result of stellar nucleosynthesis. Large amounts of new helium are being created all the time through this same process, where the heat and pressure at the core of stars are causing hydrogen atoms to fuse. A depiction of the atomic structure of the helium atom. Credit: Wikipedia Commons The nucleus of the helium-4 atom is identical with an alpha particle, two bound protons and neutrons that are produced in the process of alpha decay (where an element decays, releasing mass and becoming something else). The inertness of helium is due to the stability and low energy of it’s electron cloud state, where all of its electrons fully occupy 1s orbitals in pairs, none possessing angular momentum and each cancels the other’s intrinsic spin. This stability also accounts for the lack of interaction of helium atoms with each other, which leads to one of he lowest melting and boiling points of all the elements. History of Use: For some time, helium was believed to exist only in the Sun. However, in 1882, Italian physicist Luigi Palmieri detected helium on Earth when analyzing lava from Mount Vesuvius after it erupted in that year. And in 1895, while searching for argon, Scottish chemist Sir William Ramsay managed to isolate helium by treating a sample of cleveite with mineral acids. After treating the element with sulfuric acid, he noticed the same D3 absorption line. Ramsey sent samples of the gas to Sir William Crookes and Sir Norman Lockyer, who verified that it was helium. It was independently isolated from cleveite the same |
Name Garry Trudeau's army-related cartoon strip? | SINATRA SEEKS LIST OF PAPERS PRINTING 'DOONESBURY' COMIC - NYTimes.com SINATRA SEEKS LIST OF PAPERS PRINTING 'DOONESBURY' COMIC By ALEX S. JONES Published: June 21, 1985 Lawyers representing Frank Sinatra have demanded a list of the names of newspapers that published a ''Doonesbury'' cartoon strip satirizing Mr. Sinatra from the distributor of the comic so they can seek retractions. The strip, by Garry Trudeau, was published June 13. It contained an exchange between Mr. Sinatra, who was out of the picture, and a casino blackjack dealer. Mr. Sinatra's dialogue threatens to have the dealer dismissed if she shuffles the cards before dealing. The strip, using parentheses, had Mr. Sinatra saying, ''Get me your (obscene gerund) boss, you little (anatomically explicit epithet)!'' In December 1984, Mr. Sinatra and Dean Martin were involved in an incident in Atlantic City after which a New Jersey casino commissioner, Joel Jacobson, said in hearings that they had intimidated a dealer into dealing from her hand, which is illegal in New Jersey, rather than from a plastic box. According to the comic's distributor, Universal Press Syndicate, Mr. Sinatra's lawyers said that the June 13 ''Doonesbury'' was ''false and violative of Mr. Sinatra's rights,'' and that they would take ''all appropriate steps.'' Mr. Sinatra has refused any further comment beyond the contents of the letter. Susan Reynolds, Mr. Sinatra's spokesman, said that neither Mr. Sinatra nor his lawyers would comment on what ''appropriate steps'' might be taken or on any other aspect of the situation. Mr. Trudeau was also unavailable for comment. Lee Salem, editorial director of the syndicate, said that the syndicate denied that the cartoon violated Mr. Sinatra's rights and that the syndicate had refused to provide a list of the 835 papers subscribing to ''Doonesbury.'' ''I can understand why he's upset by being lampooned, but we look at this as fair satire,'' Mr. Salem said. According to Floyd Abrams, a lawyer specializing in First Amendment issues, Mr. Sinatra would have little chance to win a libel suit because of broad protection for expression of opinion. ''Garry Trudeau is entitled to no less expression of his views than is George Will,'' Mr. Abrams said, referring to the conservative political columnist. Mr. Sinatra was the subject of six ''Doonesbury'' installments from June 10-15 that raised hackles, which Mr. Trudeau's cartoons have been doing since national distribution began in 1970. Two of the strips included reproductions of what Universal says are photographs of Mr. Sinatra with people including Aniello Dellacroce, who was charged and acquitted in the killing of an associate of the late Carlo Gambino, who had a reputation as kingpin of organized crime in New York. The strip did not mention the acquittal. On the day the first cartoon appeared, Mr. Sinatra issued a statement saying Mr. Trudeau's work was created ''without regard to fairness or decency.'' According to Mr. Salem, 30 newspapers did not print part or all of that series, and two papers canceled the strip altogether. But Mr. Salem said that the Sinatra series had not proved so controversial as a series in 1976 that showed two unmarried characters in bed together. Several newspapers did not publish a strip this spring that included a tangle of male and female students in a Florida motel room. More recently, Universal declined to distribute a series satirizing the antiabortion film ''The Silent Scream.'' The strips were published by The New Republic. | More About the Bravo Two Zero Patrol More About the Bravo Two Zero Patrol Gulf War Documentary The man who commanded the SAS in the Gulf War has spoken publicly for the first time about his unit's operations. In the BBC documentary series 'The Gulf War', Brigadier Andy Massey says that tactical mistakes were made in the deployment of the soldiers. Three men from the patrol known as Bravo Two Zero died in an operation to find Scud missiles behind Iraqi lines. For the SAS, the Bravo Two Zero patrol has always been seen with distinctly mixed feelings. On one hand, its most famous ever action is a tale of remarkable endurance and heroism, but it was also a clear failure, with only one of the eight-man patrol escaping death or capture. Privately, SAS soldiers have always acknowledged mistakes were made. Now, in an interview for a BBC documentary on the war, the commander of special forces in the Gulf, Brigadier Andy Massey, has publicly said there were errors, notably the failure to go behind enemy lines with vehicles. Without transport, the patrol was unable to move rapidly when they were discovered, having to try to escape from deep behind enemy lines on foot. In fact the men of Bravo Two Zero themselves chose not to use vehicles, while other patrols with the same task -finding Scud missiles - made what proved to be the right decision and took Land Rovers. Ironically it is the least successful patrol that has become a legend. Daily Telegraph ( 22 May 1996) Ex-SAS troopers accuse officers of hypocrisy By Tim Butcher, Defence Correspondent TENSIONS between officers and troopers that threaten to harm the SAS were revealed yesterday at the launch of another television programme on the Army's elite regiment. Five former troopers criticised what they describe as the "hypocrisy" of officers for banning them from the regiment's base in Hereford for taking part in the programme and being involved with the publication of the accompanying book. They accused officers of inconsistency for not taking similar action against commanders such as Gen Sir Peter de la Billière, who referred to the regiment extensively in two autobiographical books. "There are two rules, one for the officers and one for the soldiers," one of the troopers, who identified himself as Rusty, told a press conference. "The thing is the officers are telling the soldiers' stories and are allowed to get away with it." The five were among 40 names on a list of banned people not allowed access to Stirling Lines, the SAS base in Hereford. The others banned include Andy McNab and Chris Ryan, who both wrote SAS books about the Gulf conflict. One of the group who identified himself as Soldier "I" said they could take part in meetings of the SAS Regimental Association and other regimental functions, anywhere but at Stirling Lines. "In my mind it is sheer hypocrisy," Soldier "I" said. He believed the banning order was a short-sighted measure taken after the rash of recent SAS publicity including the books by McNab and Ryan as well as assorted videos and television programmes. He described the commanding officer of 22 SAS as "paranoid". "He does not know how to handle the press," he said. "He does not know how to handle this media explosion. "It's a knee-jerk reaction and he just decided the only way to combat this problem is to ban everybody, but in fact it drives it underground and makes people more determined to do their bit." "As far as I am concerned what we set about doing was to give the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth" All five appeared at the press launch of SAS - The Soldiers' Story to be broadcast by ITV, starting on Thursday week - wearing boiler suits, combat boots and black balaclavas, saying they did not want to reveal their identity because they had served in Northern Ireland. Each of the seven episodes includes personal accounts of some of the regiment's most famous achievements, including the 1980 storming of the Iranian embassy in London. The series' makers said the first episode had been cleared by the Ministry of Defence since it did not |
Who is Posh Spice's husband? | Victoria 'Posh Spice' Beckham Sleeps Naked With Husband | Fox News Victoria 'Posh Spice' Beckham Sleeps Naked With Husband Published December 06, 2007 Facebook 0 Twitter 0 Email Print NEW YORK – Victoria Beckham goes to bed naked. And she's got a very good reason -- her husband. "You don't sleep with David Beckham," the 33-year-old Posh Spice tells Elle magazine in its January issue, on newsstands Tuesday. "I'm going to be naked if I'm getting in bed with him every night!" The Beckhams and their three young sons moved to Los Angeles this summer when her soccer-superstar husband signed to play with the Los Angeles Galaxy. "I'm very proud to be British, but here it's a lot more relaxed," she says. "It's the happiest as a family that we've ever been. I just love America." She is now on tour with the newly reunited Spice Girls. "I wanted my children to see that Mummy was a pop star," she says. "It was the last opportunity for them to stand in a crowd full of people screaming for the Spice Girls." Beckham says she was never a "natural." "It became very obvious from the start that I was never going to be the best singer or the best dancer or the best actress," she says. "You know, I've never been that good at anything, to be completely honest." Still, she's a natural when it comes to keeping herself in the media spotlight, from her cutting-edge haircut to her high-profile marriage. "I'm so camp! I'm such a gay man trying to get out," she says. "I don't give a (bleep) what anybody thinks." Advertisement | Kinnock's son, gay rumours and a flirty blonde PM | Daily Mail Online comments Her sexy wardrobe (and racy reputation) have earned her the nickname ‘Gucci Helle’ in her native Denmark. It’s the kind of profile you would normally associate with, say, a footballer’s wife, or a model, not a prime minister. But then Danish leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt, 46, who dragged Barack Obama and David Cameron into that embarrassing ‘selfie’, is not a typical head of state, not by British standards anyway. Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, pictured with her husband Stephen Kinnock last year How many premiers, for example, when heckled at a public meeting about their wardrobe would have replied bluntly: ‘We can’t all look like s***.’ Or boarded a military plane to wartorn Libya in camouflage jacket and stilettos, with a bright red Gucci handbag (the headline in one Danish newspaper screamed: ‘Helle Took Her Bag To War’). RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share Not surprisingly, her sex appeal, which Miss Thorning-Schmidt seems to have exploited to the full, almost certainly contributed to her electoral success back in 2011. The word most Googled next to her name during the election campaign, it would later emerge, was ‘naked’. It is not clear, however, if voters expected to find naked photographs of her on the internet – or simply hoped to. Helle Thorning-Schmidt and Stephen, son of the former leader of the British Labour Party Neil Kinnock, have two daughters together and have been married since 1996 Danish magazines, meanwhile, claim her looks have been enhanced by Botox. (‘Helle Thorning: Obsessed with Botox – see revealing images of the Prime Minister inside’). Indeed, her career reads like a script from Borgen, the cult Danish political drama screened on BBC Four and featuring fictional prime minister Birgitte Nyborg. Miss Thorning-Schmidt has often compared herself to her TV counterpart. Certainly, her time in office has been dogged by scandal and gossip about her personal life. We have a particular interest in Miss Thorning-Schmidt here in Britain, of course, because she is married to former Labour leader Lord Kinnock’s son, Stephen, 42. Their domestic arrangements are unusual, and the source of some controversy. Stephen Kinnock was a director of the World Economic Forum until 2012 and used to live in Davos, Switzerland, spending no more than 33 weekends in Denmark, apparently. Under Danish law, his non-resident status allowed his wife to deduct about £40,000 in tax from the mortgage repayments on their £500,000 house in Copenhagen. Pulling faces: Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt meets her British counterpart shortly after taking office in 2011 But in a recent application to make him co-owner of the family home, Miss Thorning-Schmidt claimed her husband was there ‘every weekend of the year’. When challenged she was forced to admit she had made ‘sloppy mistakes’ in filing out her tax returns and her husband was non-resident. Danish tax authorities later exonerated the couple. But there was further embarrassment. Their marriage became the subject of intense speculation in the Danish press, with one newspaper raising questions over Mr Kinnock’s sexuality. Confronted with the allegations, Miss Thorning-Schmidt was forced to publicly deny Mr Kinnock was gay. ‘I can only say it’s not true,’ she declared. ‘It’s so grotesque. It is unpleasant to hear people talk about us like that.’ What was the source of these rumours – apart, that is, from the fact the couple were leading very separate lives? Miss Thorning-Schmidt has often compared herself to her TV counterpart, fictional prime minister Birgitte Nyborg (right, played by Sidse Babett Knudsen) on the cult Danish political drama Borgen It was this: their accountant had told the tax officials that Mr Stephen Kinnock was ‘bisexual or gay’ to explain why he did not spend time in Denmark, and was not, therefore, liable for unpaid taxes. But details of this confidential meeting – and the accountant’s claims – were leaked to the press. ‘I admit it that I said it,’ |
Of which artistic movement was Aubrey Beardsley a leading member ? | Summary/Reviews: Aubrey Beardsley : Staff View SUMMARY Like Oscar Wilde, Beardsley was a leading member of the Decadent movement in England during the 1890s. Together they shocked the press and the establishment by cultivating the pose of dandies, coolly removed from prevailing social mores, and took aim at the dominant figures of the late 19th-century art world: moralizing critic John Ruskin and the sentimental pre-Raphaelite painters. That Beardsley met an early death at the age of 25 after a lifelong battle with tuberculosis was especially ironic, as the cult of the doomed youth was central to the Decadent movement. Throughout, Sturgis is in full command of the cultural conditions that led to Beardsley's emergence as an enfant terrible, such as the newly available illustrated picture press that made the artist's deliberately shocking drawings easily available to the masses and turned him into a media-art star avant la lettre. Sturgis never resorts to flimsy psychological conjecture (although his circumspection may in part be due to Beardsley's own efforts to fashion an elaborate mask for public consumption), and the biographer's prose is unexpectedly affecting when the end comes for his subject, as Beardsley rushes from spa to sanitarium, searching for a cure, frantically taking up and abandoning projects all the while. Arriving as it does in the midst of our own surface-obsessed fin de siecle, Sturgis's biography is not only a faithful record of Beardsley and of his world but also a useful study of the birth pangs of modernity. 26 b&w photographs and Beardsley's line drawings throughout. Review by Choice Review Over the past year a number of books have appeared on Beardsley, the witty and provocative illustrator whose ink drawings have come to epitomize the 1890s in Britain. Freelance writer and critic Sturgis weighs in with this elegant and authoritative life, conspicuous as much for its biographic detail as for its analysis of the distinctive bite of Beardsley's art. Sturgis, author of Passionate Attitudes: The English Decadence of the Eighteen Nineties (1995), is an excellent guide to the nuances of the fin de si`ecle world of which Beardsley was such a conspicuous figure. The text is interspersed with black-and-white illustrations and includes a short bibliographic essay. The extensive endnotes gives it an important advantage over Stephen Calloway's recent Aubrey Beardsley (CH, Jun'98), which offers only a select bibliography. Yet Calloway provides an equally compelling narrative accompanied by a wealth of illustrations (many of which are in color)--an essential ingredient for a full appreciation of Beardsley's art. Calloway, therefore, remains a first choice, but libraries choosing Sturgis will have few regrets. General readers; undergraduates through faculty. W. S. Rodner; Tidewater Community College Copyright American Library Association, used with permission. Review by Booklist Review The nineteenth century is bracketed by the careers of two great English artists cut down prematurely by tuberculosis--John Keats (1795^-1821) and Aubrey Beardsley (1872^-98). The poet is memorialized in Andrew Motion's superb Keats (1998). Now Sturgis thoroughly recounts the draftsman-illustrator's life in a book more tightly focused than Motion's because Beardsley is better documented than Keats and because Beardsley was not as politically involved as Keats. Sturgis highlights Beardsley's engagement with the two principle artistic currents of his time and place, Pre-Raphaelitism and the art-for-art's-sake aesthetics of Whistler, which together accounted for the poses, attitudes, and decorative backdrops--or lack of them--in Beardsley's drawings. Beardsley grew up in no greater security than had Keats, and he was even more sickly, but he found greater success in his lifetime, despite an association with Oscar Wilde, which he repudiated. Subsequent fashion art is almost unthinkable without the example of the androgynous, aloofly sexy figures in Beardsley's work, and the disease-constricted life out of which they were produc | Umberto Boccioni Biography, Art, and Analysis of Works | The Art Story Web Services & Hosting by The Computer Studio | Designed by DesArtLab Futurism Futurism Futurism was the most influential Italian avant-garde movement of the twentieth century. Dedicated to the modern age, it celebrated speed, movement, machinery and violence. At first influenced by Neo-Impressionism, and later by Cubism, some of its members were also drawn to mass culture and nontraditional forms of art. Cubism Cubism Cubism was developed by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque between 1907-1911, and it continued to be highly influential long after its decline. This classic phase has two stages: 'Analytic', in which forms seem to be 'analyzed' and fragmented; and 'Synthetic', in which pre-existing materials such as newspaper and wood veneer are collaged to the surface of the canvas. Neo-impressionism Neo-impressionism Neo-Impressionism was an art movement founded by Georges Seurat in the 1880s. It brought a new and quasi-scientific approach to the Impressionists' interests in light and color, along with new approaches to the application of paint, sometimes in dots and dashes. Its followers were drawn to modern urban scenes as well as landscapes and seascapes. Symbolism Symbolism Symbolism is an artistic and literary movement that first emerged in France in the 1880s. In the visual arts it is often considered part of Post-Impressionism. It is characterized by an emphasis on the mystical, romantic and expressive, and often by the use of symbolic figures. Gino Severini Gino Severini Gino Severini was an Italian painter and a leading member of the Futurist movement. He was associated with neo-classicism and the pictorial return to order in the decade after the First World War. During his career he worked in a variety of media, including mosaic and fresco. Giacomo Balla Giacomo Balla Giacomo Balla was an Italian artist. Influenced by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Balla adopted the Futurist style, creating a pictorial depiction of light, movement and speed. He was signatory to the Futurist Manifesto in 1910. He also taught Umberto Boccioni. Divisionism Divisionism Divisionism was the characteristic style in Neo-Impressionist painting defined by the separation of colors into individual dots or patches which interacted optically. Georges Seurat founded the style and believed it achieved the maximum luminosity scientifically possible. Impressionism Impressionism A movement in painting that first surfaced in France in the 1860s, it sought new ways to describe effects of light and movement, often using rich colors. The Impressionists were drawn to modern life and often painted the city, but they also captured landscapes and scenes of middle-class leisure-taking in the suburbs. Filippo Tommaso Marinetti Filippo Tommaso Marinetti Filippo Tommaso Marinetti was an Italian poet and editor, the founder of the Futurist movement and a fascist ideologue. He was the author of the Futurist Manifesto, which he wrote in 1908. In early 1918 he founded the Futurist Political Party. Georges Braque Georges Braque Georges Braque was a modern French painter who, along with Pablo Picasso, developed analytic Cubism and Cubist collage in the early twentieth century. Constantin Brancusi Constantin Brancusi Constantin Brancusi, a Romanian artist working in Paris, was one of the founders of modern sculpture. His abstracted animals, portrait busts, and totem-like figures revolutionized the traditional relationship between the sculpture and its base. Alexander Archipenko Alexander Archipenko Alexander Archipenko was a Ukrainian avant-garde sculptor and graphic artist, commonly considered among the early-twentieth century's leading practitioners of abstract and Cubist art. Throughout his years living and exhibiting in Moscow, Paris and Nice, Archipenko showed work alongside the likes of Malevich, Lissitzky, Derain, Braque and Picasso. His sculpture is also considered an important precursor to the Russian-led Cubo-Futurist movement. 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Which fast food chain was founded by Harland Saunders in 1930? | Who Founded KFC Who Founded KFC 08 Nov, 2011 who founded 0 KFC, also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a fast food restaurant chain operating in over 110 countries of the world. They are best known for their chicken coated in 11 herbs and spices that remains a secret recipe to this day. Although chicken is the specialty of KFC, they have a wide variety of other items on their menu. Keep reading if you want to know who founded this successful fast food chain. Who Founded KFC? Kentucky Fried Chicken was founded by Harland Sanders, who’s likeness still features on many of their advertisements today, in 1930. He began serving chicken at his gas station and was so successful that, in 1935, the governor of Kentucky made Harland Sanders an honorary Kentucky Colonel. This is why many advertisements make reference to “the Colonel” or “Colonel Sanders.” Shortly after receiving this honor he expanded his restaurant to 142 seats. Unfortunately, the new Interstate 75 highway meant that most travelers bypassed his establishment. He decided to take the money from his first social security check to search the country for potential franchisees. In 1952 Sanders and Pete Harman struck a deal and the first KFC franchise was opened in South Salt Lake, Utah. Only a decade later there were over 600 KFC franchises in the United States and Canada. In 1964 Sanders sold the US portion of the operation for $2 million. Did you know? The KFC recipe is so secret that different parts of the secret blend of herbs and spices are produced in different locations. The only written recipe is kept in a special secure vault at the company’s headquarters. It is guarded with security cameras and motion detectors. Related Articles | Herbert Hoover | whitehouse.gov Air Force One Herbert Hoover Before serving as America's 31st President from 1929 to 1933, Herbert Hoover had achieved international success as a mining engineer and worldwide gratitude as "The Great Humanitarian" who fed war-torn Europe during and after World War I. Son of a Quaker blacksmith, Herbert Clark Hoover brought to the Presidency an unparalleled reputation for public service as an engineer, administrator, and humanitarian. Born in an Iowa village in 1874, he grew up in Oregon. He enrolled at Stanford University when it opened in 1891, graduating as a mining engineer. He married his Stanford sweetheart, Lou Henry, and they went to China, where he worked for a private corporation as China's leading engineer. In June 1900 the Boxer Rebellion caught the Hoovers in Tientsin. For almost a month the settlement was under heavy fire. While his wife worked in the hospitals, Hoover directed the building of barricades, and once risked his life rescuing Chinese children. One week before Hoover celebrated his 40th birthday in London, Germany declared war on France, and the American Consul General asked his help in getting stranded tourists home. In six weeks his committee helped 120,000 Americans return to the United States. Next Hoover turned to a far more difficult task, to feed Belgium, which had been overrun by the German army. After the United States entered the war, President Wilson appointed Hoover head of the Food Administration. He succeeded in cutting consumption of foods needed overseas and avoided rationing at home, yet kept the Allies fed. After the Armistice, Hoover, a member of the Supreme Economic Council and head of the American Relief Administration, organized shipments of food for starving millions in central Europe. He extended aid to famine-stricken Soviet Russia in 1921. When a critic inquired if he was not thus helping Bolshevism, Hoover retorted, "Twenty million people are starving. Whatever their politics, they shall be fed!" After capably serving as Secretary of Commerce under Presidents Harding and Coolidge, Hoover became the Republican Presidential nominee in 1928. He said then: "We in America today are nearer to the final triumph over poverty than ever before in the history of any land." His election seemed to ensure prosperity. Yet within months the stock market crashed, and the Nation spiraled downward into depression. After the crash Hoover announced that while he would keep the Federal budget balanced, he would cut taxes and expand public works spending. In 1931 repercussions from Europe deepened the crisis, even though the President presented to Congress a program asking for creation of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to aid business, additional help for farmers facing mortgage foreclosures, banking reform, a loan to states for feeding the unemployed, expansion of public works, and drastic governmental economy. At the same time he reiterated his view that while people must not suffer from hunger and cold, caring for them must be primarily a local and voluntary responsibility. His opponents in Congress, who he felt were sabotaging his program for their own political gain, unfairly painted him as a callous and cruel President. Hoover became the scapegoat for the Depression and was badly defeated in 1932. In the 1930's he became a powerful critic of the New Deal, warning against tendencies toward statism. In 1947 President Truman appointed Hoover to a commission, which elected him chairman, to reorganize the Executive Departments. He was appointed chairman of a similar commission by President Eisenhower in 1953. Many economies resulted from both commissions' recommendations. Over the years, Hoover wrote many articles and books, one of which he was working on when he died at 90 in New York City on October 20, 1964. The Presidential biographies on WhiteHouse.gov are from “The Presidents of the United States of America,” by Frank Freidel and Hugh Sidey. Copyright 2006 by the White House Historical Association. For more information about President Hoover, ple |
"Which actress starred opposite Alan Ladd in the film ""The Blue Dahlia""?" | The Blue Dahlia (1946) - 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 An ex-bomber pilot is suspected of murdering his unfaithful wife. Director: a list of 35 titles created 24 Oct 2013 a list of 21 titles created 19 Mar 2014 a list of 29 titles created 13 Jun 2015 a list of 46 titles created 11 Dec 2015 a list of 30 titles created 1 month ago Title: The Blue Dahlia (1946) 7.2/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 1 Oscar. See more awards » Photos A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign. Director: Stuart Heisler When assassin Philip Raven shoots a blackmailer and his beautiful female companion dead, he is paid off in marked bills by his treasonous employer who is working with foreign spies. Director: Frank Tuttle After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit. Director: Edward Dmytryk An armored truck driver and his lovely ex-wife conspire with a gang to have his own truck robbed on the route. Director: Robert Siodmak When powerful publishing tycoon Earl Janouth commits an act of murder at the height of passion, he cleverly begins to cover his tracks and frame an innocent man, whose identity he doesn't ... See full summary » Director: John Farrow A man is murdered, apparently by one of a group of soldiers just out of the army. But which one? And why? Director: Edward Dmytryk Hit men kill an unresisting victim, and investigator Reardon uncovers his past involvement with beautiful, deadly Kitty Collins. Director: Robert Siodmak A beautiful secretary risks her life to try to find the elusive woman who may prove her boss didn't murder his selfish wife. Director: Robert Siodmak Frank Bigelow, told he's been poisoned and has only a few days to live, tries to find out who killed him and why. Director: Rudolph Maté With his law-breaking lifestyle in the past, an ex-con, along with his family, attempt to start a new life, knowing a betrayed someone from the past is bound to see otherwise. Director: Henry Hathaway A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband. Once the deed is done, they must live with the consequences of their actions. Director: Tay Garnett When Kirk Bennett is convicted of a singer's murder, his wife tries to prove him innocent...aided by the victim's ex-husband. Director: Roy William Neill Edit Storyline When Johnny comes home from the navy he finds his wife Helen kissing her substitute boyfriend Eddie, the owner of the Blue Dahlia nightclub. Helen admits her drunkenness caused their son's death. He pulls a gun on her but decides she's not worth it. Later, Helen is found dead and Johnny is the prime suspect. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu> Tamed by a brunette - framed by a blonde - blamed by the cops! See more » Genres: 1 June 1946 (UK) See more » Also Known As: La dalia azul See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia Raymond Chandler almost walked off the film when George Marshall improvised dialogue. " . . . it is ludicrous to suggest that any writer in Hollywood, however obstreperous, has a 'free hand' with a script;" said Chandler, "He may have a free hand with the first draft, but after that they start moving in on him. Also what happens on the set is beyond the writer's control. In this case I threatened to walk off the picture, not yet finished, unless they stopped the director putting in fresh dialogue out of his own head." See more » Goofs During the scene in the Blue Dahlia manager's office between Leo and Eddie, moving shadow of boom mic is visible on wall above Eddie while he is seated in the armchair. See more » Quotes Joyce Harwood : [sitting with Johnny in a convertible in | Big Brother star meets Tony Blair - Wikinews, the free news source Big Brother star meets Tony Blair From Wikinews, the free news source you can write! (Credit: Fayyaz Ahmed) Tony Blair The winner of the British television reality show Celebrity Big Brother , Shilpa Shetty expressed her gratitude to Prime Minister Tony Blair during a meeting at the U.K. Houses of Parliament. The Bollywood actress observed prime minister's question time in the Commons before meeting Mr Blair himself. She thanked him for his support, describing him as "very sweet." The visit took place following an invitation by Labour MP for Leicester South, Keith Vaz , who led calls for action against the treatment of Ms Shetty during her stint on the reality TV show. Celebrity Big Brother was criticised by public and politicians alike last month after Ms Shetty's treatment by other contestants erupted in an international race row. Today, she told reporters she had thanked the PM for his support "to me and my country". Her visit drew widespread media attention and she was greeted at Parliament by a media scuffle, including over 20 reporters from her native India . "To see how so much respect has been bestowed upon me has truly been an honour," she added. According to organisers, the Commons chef had even prepared a special dessert in her honour "Shilpa's delight" and she was also introduced to Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell. The actress was crowned winner of Celebrity Big Brother, following confrontations with fellow housemates Jade Goody, Jo O'Meara and Danielle Lloyd who were accused of bullying and racism. Despite denying the claims, all three lost most of their major endorsements and Jade and Danielle's partners are said to have left them. Politicians became embroiled in the proceedings when media regulator Ofcom received more than 40,000 complaints from viewers.This resulted in the row reached both the House of Commons and India, where chancellor Gordon Brown's bridge-building visit was overshadowed by controversy caused by the programme. In the evening, Ms Shetty travelled to the city of Leicester to meet with members of Keith Vaz' constituency. Reena Combo, editor of British Asian entertainment magazine Ikonz, was one of the guests. Ms Combo felt the visit would boost a sense of belonging amongst Leicester-South's largely Asian population. "I think it's wonderful to see Shilpa Shetty taking the time to visit the people of Leicester. There has been a great deal of national interest in Shilpa since her appearance on Big Brother but many of the people here, especially the Asian community, have been fans of the Bollywood star for much longer so it’s nice to see her rewarding her loyal supporters." "She has over the last few weeks become an inspiration to many and become very much a part of British life." As yet, the Bollywood actress continues her tour of the country as an unofficial ambassador for the Indian film industry and has been invited to attend a Commonwealth reception at London's Marlborough House on March 12, where she will be meeting with the Queen. Related news |
In 1992, aged 56, Woody Allen became romantically involved with 21 year old Soon-Yi Previn, who was the adopted daughter of whom? | Woody Allen attempts to explain creepy relationship with Soon Yi : "She deferred to me" Follow DL on Woody Allen attempts to explain creepy relationship with Soon Yi : "She deferred to me" So much for the "he was never a father figure to her" excuse. He basically admits he's a father figure to her. Sick fuck. Cosby his ass, please. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Always one to shy away from interviews, Woody Allen is finally opening up about his wife, Soon-Yi Previn, and the sexual-abuse allegations against him made by his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow. In a new interview with NPR, per Vanity Fair, Allen gets candid about his relationship with his wife, who also happens to be Mia Farrow's adopted daughter. (Allen and Farrow were in a serious relationship at the time.). "I started the relationship with [Previn] and I thought it would just be a fling," he tells NPR's Sam Fragoso. "It wouldn't be serious, but it had a life of its own. And I never thought it would be anything more. Then we started going together, then we started living together, and we were enjoying it. Although Allen is 35 years Previn's senior, he explains that the dramatic age difference was irrelevant. "And the age difference didn't seem to matter," he adds. "It seemed to work in our favor actually." In fact, the famed writer and director tells Fragoso that their relationship took on a fatherly quality, as he was able to teach her things while she kept him young with her energy. "She enjoyed being introduced to many, many things that I knew from experience, and I enjoyed showing her those things," he explains. "I'm 35 years older, and somehow, through no fault of mine or hers, the dynamic worked. I was paternal. She responded to someone paternal. I liked her youth and energy. She deferred to me, and I was happy to give her an enormous amount of decision making just as a gift and let her take charge of so many things." Describing his relationship as "paternal" might seem like he's flip-flopping, as both Previn and Allen previously told reporters in the 1990s that their relationship is anything but fatherly. "To think that Woody was in any way a father or stepfather to me is laughable," Previn told Time magazine. "She's probably more mature than I am," Allen said in a separate interview. During the interview, Allen was also willing to discuss the sexual-abuse allegations, which resurfaced after Dylan penned an open letter to the New York Times and detailed supposed instances when Allen took her to their house's attic and sexually assaulted her when she was just 7 years old. Although the initial claims from 1992 were investigated, charges weren't pursued because Dylan was said to be "too fragile." Allen consistently has denied the allegations, also penning a New York Times op-ed to explain his side of the story. "Of course I did not molest Dylan," he wrote in response to Dylan's letter. "The self-serving transparency of her malevolence seemed so obvious I didn't even hire a lawyer to defend myself. It was my show business attorney who told me she was bringing the accusation to the police and I would need a criminal lawyer." He continued, "I naïvely thought the accusation would be dismissed out of hand because of course, I hadn't molested Dylan and any rational person would see the ploy for what it was. Common sense would prevail. After all, I was a 56-year-old man who had never before (or after) been accused of child molestation." Fragoso asked Allen whether or not the scandal has affected his movies' viewership. "I would say no. I always had a small audience. People did not come in great abundance and they still don't, and I've maintained the same audience over the years," he tells NPR. by Anonymous OP Mia was THIRTY YEARS Frank's junior when she married him. You don't think they had a paternal relationship? by Anonymous reply 2 07/30/2015 [quote]Imagine the shitstorm had Soon Yi been male. But since she's female, people just shrug. It's a sad world we live in. Were you even | “I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens” (Woody Allen) | Grhgraph's Blog “I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens” (Woody Allen) Posted on August 14, 2009 by grhgraph I’m not afraid to die, heck I’m just lucky to even be here. By almost any measure I should never have been born. The reality is that my father dodged death at least 3 times during WWII. The first time he got on the wrong truck during Marine Corps basic training and the truck he was assigned to went off the road and killed everybody on it. The second time he was supposed to be on the battleship West Virginia at Pearl Harbor in December of 1941 but he lost a bet and had to give his assignment to another Marine. The third time he was on the island of Guam and got malaria so bad he was hospitalized with a fever of 105 for 2 days. He survived all of this and made it back to marry my Mom and I was born in 1954. Of course I never knew any of this stuff till the last few years when he finally started talking about the war. The only miracle I recognized was that after having 2 sisters born before me they still wanted to try again for a son. If you knew my second sister you would understand why I consider this a miracle. The point is everything happens for a reason. Most of the time the reasons aren’t made clear to us immediately. Some times they are never made clear to us at all. It doesn’t change the fact that we all have a destiny. We can do great things by just trying. In my Dad’s case, when he had malaria the other guys in his company probably saved his life by bringing buckets of cold water from the river to pour on him to keep his fever down. They did this for 48 hours straight and probably many of them were sick too. I don’t know that he ever saw any of those guys after the war but he did make the most of his second chance at life. He is easily one of the most generous, selfless people I have ever known. He fulfilled his destiny and at the ripe old age of 88 he continues to do all that he can to make a difference. It shouldn’t take a near death experience to make us all try harder. Life isn’t lived by sitting on the couch. There are unlimited opportunities available to everyone to fulfill their destinies every day. Even the smallest gestures or acts of kindness can ultimately save a life. It might even be your life. Maybe by giving of yourself , you will receive the positive affirmation that has been lacking in your life. I have to believe that a bunch of dead tired, wounded and sick Marines felt pretty good when they saw my Dad walk out of that hospital on Guam. Carrying buckets of water saved his life. How simple an act was that? Everybody can carry water from the river to heal the sick. There is no special talent required. You don’t have to have a college degree or years of training. You just have to want to help. Our common destiny as people on this earth is to find ways to help each other and peacefully coexist. Hatred and intolerance are the result of not trying hard enough. So no I’m not afraid to die. In fact I would amend that quote to be ” I’m not afraid to live and I do want to be there when it happens.” Because if you’re not really living you’re already dead. ©Guy R. Horst and grhgraph.wordpress.com, 2009. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. 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What is the strong material found in the cell walls of plants? | Plant Cell Wall Basics The diffuse layer model The stratified layer model Xyloglucan molecules are hydrogen bonded to and cross-link cellulose microfibrils. The cellulose-xyloglucan network is emeshed in a non-covalently cross-linked pectic network. Xyloglucan molecules are hydrogen bonded to the surface of cellulose microfibrils but do not directly cross link them. The tightly-bound xyloglucan is surrounded by a layer of less-tightly bound polysaccharides. The cellulose and xyloglucan are embedded in a pectic matrix. Xyloglucan molecules are hydrogen bonded to and cross-link cellulose microfibrils. The cellulose-xyloglucan lamellae are separated by strata of pectic polysaccharides. Much research is sitll required to provide a complete description of the primary wall at the molecular level. Moreover, there is increasing evidence that primary walls are dynamic structures whose composition and architecture changes during plant growth and development. Secondary cell walls Plants form two types of cell wall that differ in function and in composition. Primary walls surround growing and dividing plant cells. These walls provide mechanical strength but must also expand to allow the cell to grow and divide. The much thicker and stronger secondary wall (see figure on right), which accounts for most of the carbohydrate in biomass, is deposited once the cell has ceased to grow. The secondary walls of xylem fibers, tracheids, and sclereids are further strengthened by the incorporation of lignin. The evolution of conducting tissues with rigid secondary cell walls was a critical adaptive event in the history of land plants, as it facilitated the transport of water and nutrients and allowed extensive upright growth. Secondary walls also have a major impact on human life, as they are a major component of wood and are a source of nutrition for livestock. In addition, secondary walls may help to reduce our dependence on petroleum, as they account for the bulk of renewable biomass that can be converted to fuel. Nevertheless, numerous technical challenges must be overcome to enable the efficient utilization of secondary walls for energy production and for agriculture. Primary and secondary walls contain cellulose, hemicellulose and pectin, albeit in different proportions. Approximately equal amounts of pectin and hemicellulose are present in dicot primary walls whereas hemicellulose is more abundant in grasses (e.g., switchgrass). The secondary walls of woody tissue and grasses are composed predominantly of cellulose, lignin, and hemicellulose (xylan, glucuronoxylan, arabinoxylan, or glucomannan). The cellulose fibrils are embedded in a network of hemicellulose and lignin. Cross-linking of this network is believed to result in the elimination of water from the wall and the formation of a hydrophobic composite that limits accessibility of hydrolytic enzymes and is a major contributor to the structural characterisitics of secondary walls. Xylan, which accounts for up to 30% of the mass of the secondary walls in wood and grasses contributes to the recalcitrance of these walls to enzymic degradation. A high xylan content in wood pulp increases the economic and environmental costs of bleaching in paper manufacturing. Thus, reducing the xylan content of secondary walls and altering xylan structure, molecular weight, ease of extractability, and susceptibility to enzymic fragmentation are key targets for the genetic improvement of plants. However, progress in these areas is limited by our incomplete understanding of the mechanisms of xylan biosynthesis. Xylans have a backbone of 1,4-linked β-D-xylosyl residues with short [α-D-glucosyluronic acid (GlcA), 4-O-methyl-α-D-glucosyluronic acid (MeGlcA), α-L-arabinosyl, O-acetyl, feruloyl, or coumaroyl] sidechains (see figure). Xylan synthesis requires the coordinated action of numerous enzymes, including glycosyl transferases (GTs) that elongate the backbone and add side chain residues (see left figure on right). None of these GTs have been purified and biochemically chara | Ology List of Sciences - P to Z Ology List of Sciences Sign Up for Our Free Newsletters Thanks, You're in! Health Tip of the Day Recipe of the Day There was an error. Please try again. Please select a newsletter. Please enter a valid email address. Did you mean ? 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What is the top-selling paid iPhone game of all-time? (as of 2013) | Games dominate Apple's all-time apps list FacebookEmail Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest Games dominate Apple's all-time apps list Owners of Apple's iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch appear to be huge fans of downloadable games. As Apple approaches 50 billion downloads on its App Store, the company has revealed the top 25 paid and free apps for Post to Facebook Games dominate Apple's all-time apps list Owners of Apple's iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch appear to be huge fans of downloadable games. As Apple approaches 50 billion downloads on its App Store, the company has revealed the top 25 paid and free apps for Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/17DrcHQ CancelSend A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! 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According to Apple, 21 of the top 25 paid apps are games (we count Pocket God and The Moron Test, which are still games even though they fall in the Entertainment category). On the free side, six are games. As expected, the Rovio franchise Angry Birds is featured heavily on these lists, thanks to the original Angry Birds game as well as follow-ups Angry Birds Seasons and Angry Birds Space. On iPhone, social networking apps were also popular. Facebook is top free app on the iPhone, while messaging service WhatsApp Messenger was the top paid non-gaming app for the device. Photo and video apps did well, too. Instagram and YouTube were among the top five free apps. On iPad, productivity apps performed best. Apple's word processing software Pages was the top paid app for the tablet. Scroll down to view the full list: Top 25 all-time paid apps for iPhone 1. Angry Birds | 1. What is the name of the hit show based on the songs of Abba? - Liverpool Echo News 1. 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One end of the Pennine Way is 'The Nag's Head' in Edale, where is the other? | Pennine Way – Travel guide at Wikivoyage This article is an itinerary . A typical section of the Pennine Way in the northern Peak District The Pennine Way is a designated UK National Trail in the United Kingdom running for 429 km (268 miles) from Edale in Derbyshire to Kirk Yetholm in the Scottish Borders . On its way, the route passes through parts of the Peak District , the Yorkshire Dales and Northumberland National Park . Understand[ edit ] The path was the idea of the journalist and rambler Tom Stephenson, inspired by similar trails in the United States of America, particularly the Appalachian Trail . Stephenson proposed the concept in an article for the Daily Herald in 1935, and later lobbied Parliament for the creation of an official trail. The walk was originally planned to end at Wooler , but eventually it was decided that Kirk Yetholm would be the finishing point. The final section of the path was declared open in a ceremony held on Malham Moor on 24 April 1965. Although not the longest of the UK's long-distance paths, it is probably the best known and one of the more demanding routes. It generally follows the higher parts of the Pennines, a chain of moors and hills running north–south along the watershed of northern England. The Pennine Way can be walked in either direction, but is more commonly followed from south to north. This way you tend to have the wind at your back, and most travel guides (including this one) are written in this direction. Prepare[ edit ] Although it is waymarked and requires no specialist mountaineering skills, walking the Pennine Way requires a good level of fitness, appropriate equipment and adequate navigation skills. Accommodation is limited along some sections so if you are not camping, you might consider booking accommodation in advance. In particular, the last day normally involves a high-level 25-mile walk across the Cheviots from Byrness to Kirk Yetholm, though off-route accommodation can be used to split the long walk in two. Get in[ edit ] The trail officially starts at The Nags Head pub in Edale. Edale is best access by train. Sheffield and Manchester are both around a 45-minute train journey away. Bus services to Edale are very limited. | Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: 4th November The Questions Macclesfield Pub Quiz League Set by The Lamb Inn ART & ENTERTAINMENT 1. Q. Offenbach’s barcarolle from ‘The Tales of Hoffman’ is a famous piece of music, but what is a barcarolle ? A. A BOATING SONG (Accept any reference to boats). 2. Q. Which Gilbert & Sullivan operetta contains the song generally known as ‘A Policeman’s lot is not a happy one’ ? A. THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE. 3. Q. Which TV presenter is the daughter of Newspaper Editor and Columnist Eve Pollard ? A. CLAUDIA WINKELMAN. 4. Q. Who created the statue of ‘St.Michael’s victory over the Devil’ on Coventry Cathedral ? A. JACOB EPSTEIN. 5. Q. Which artist painted the work entitled ‘Guernica’ ? A. PABLO PICASSO. 6. Q. In the TV series ‘Inspector Morse’, who wrote the theme tune ? A. BARRINGTON PHELOUNG 7. Q. Mark McManus of ‘Taggart’ fame had a famous singing half-brother. Who is he ? A. BRIAN CONNOLLY (Lead singer of The Sweet). 8. Q. Who composed the music for the films ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ and ‘The Mission’ ? A. ENNIO MORRICONE. (a) Q. Which piece of music preceded TV’s ‘The Lone Ranger’ ? A. THE WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE (Giaochino Rossini) (b) Q. Who is the mother of actress Joely Richardson ? A. VANESSA REDGRAVE. (c) Q. In which play does Mrs. Malaprop appear ? A. THE RIVALS (by Sheridan) 1) What is the capital of Croatia ? (A) Zagreb 2) Which river runs through Leicester ? (A) Soar 3) What is described as : a U-shaped body of water that forms when a wide meander from the main river is cut off, creating a free-standing body of water ? (A) Ox Bow Lake 4) What is the largest lake in Europe ? (A) Lake Lagoda (14th largest in the world.) 5) What is a line on a map or chart joining points of equal height or depth called ? (A) Contour 6) Which city is the capital of Canada ? (A) Ottawa 7) Which river runs through Ipswich ? (A) Orwell 8) Yosemite National Park is in which US State ? (A) California SUPPLEMENTARIES (a) Greenland belongs to which country ? (A) Denmark. (b) In which country are the largest waterfalls measured by flow-rate in Europe ? (A) Switzerland (Rhine falls) 1. Q. Which statesman married Miss Clementine Hosier in 1908 ? A. WINSTON CHURCHILL. 2. Q. Who founded The National Viewers & Listeners Association in 1965 ? A. MARY WHITEHOUSE. 3. Q. In which year did the first human heart transplant take place ? A. 1967 (allow 1966-1968). 4. Q. Where was Princess Elizabeth staying when she was given the news of her accession to the throne in 1558 ? A. HATFIELD HOUSE in Hertfordshire. 5. Q. Give a year in the life of Ivan the Terrible. A. 1530 – 1584 6. Q. The Rolls Royce ‘Thrust Measuring Rig’ developed in the 1950’s took off vertically, but what was its nickname ? A. THE FLYING BEDSTEAD. 7. Q. Whose London monument by Edward Bailey is guarded by Edwin Landseer’s lions? A. NELSON 8. Q. What, infamously, happened at Yekaterinburg on July 17th 1918 ? A. THE ASSASINATION OF THE RUSSIAN ROYAL FAMILY (THE ROMANOVS) (a) Q. What was the code-name for planned German invasion of Britain ? A. OPERATION SEA LION. (b) Q. What is the connection between a large fish-eating bird and Drake’s ship ? A. PELICAN (Name of Drakes ship before becoming The Golden Hind). SCIENCE 1. Q. What is the tradename of the Du Pont synthetic fibre of high-tensile strength used mainly in rubber products, notably tyres and bullet-proof vests ? A. KEVLAR. 2. Q. In astronomy, where would you find the ‘Cassini Division’ ? A. SATURNS RINGS. 3. Q. As a percentage, what is the average salinity of sea water ? A. 3.5% (accept 3% to 4%) 4. Q. What name is given to static discharges visible on aircraft wing tips and the tops of ships masts ? A. ST. ELMO’S FIRE. 5. Q. In what device in the home would you find a magnetron ? A. MICROWAVE OVEN. 6. Q. Traditionally, how have teachers always used sticks of calcium sulphate ? A. BLACKBOARD CHALK. 7. Q. Why is sodium carbonate sometimes added to a water supply ? A. TO REDUCE NATURAL HARDNESS. 8. Q. Which element is common to all acids ? A. HYDROGEN. (a) Q. By what name is deuterium oxide also kn |
"In the 1950's and 60's, which jazz pianist wrote the pieces, ""Misterioso"", ""Ruby My Dear"" and ""Round Midnight""?" | Thelonious Monk - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music Read more about sharing. Thelonious Monk Biography (BBC) Famous as an eccentric, both for his unorthodox appearance, and the spiky individuality of his melodies, Thelonious Monk was one of the most dominant influences on the 1940s modern jazz, or bebop, revolution. He introduced numerous unusual harmonic ideas into jazz, and through his playing at Minton's club in New York, where he was the house pianist, he jammed with many of the architects of the new music - including drummer Kenny Clarke and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. Born in the South, he had grown up in New York, playing in Harlem, and then accompanying a travelling gospel singer, before becoming a regular part of the New York jazz scene as a sideman with numerous bands. He came to widespread attention as a member of Coleman Hawkins's band in 1944-5, briefly joined Dizzy Gillespie's big band in 1946 and the following year began his own recording career. His first discs for Alfred Lion's Blue Note label were distinctive and original and announced the arrival of a new talent - but unfortunately they did not sell particularly well. But two producers who were equally visionary as Lion, Bob Weinstock at Prestige and Orrin Keepnews at Riverside records, continued to record Monk through the 1950s, capturing the flowering of his talent. In due course he signed to Columbia records for the duration of the 1960s. In the 70s he made a few recordings, toured with an all star group including Gillespie called the Giants of Jazz, and gradually disappeared from public view, ending his life in seclusion. His piano style was jaunty, percussive and highly unusual, using almost no aspects of classical technique. Nevertheless, it was highly effective, both visually and aurally, and has been an influence on many subsequent players. Equally, several of Monk's compositions have entered the mainstream of jazz, from ballads such as Round Midnight to his more unusual numbers Brilliant Corners, Epistrophy, Eronel, Evidence, Hackensack, Misterioso, Ruby My Dear, Straight No Chaser, and Thelonious. For most of his last two decades as an active musician he led a quartet of saxophone, piano, bass and drums, and his music is preserved today by the group Sphere, with similar line-up and Kenny Barron taking the piano parts. Monk's son, T.S. Monk, is a well-known drummer who has been extremely active in establishing the Thelonious Monk Foundation in memory of his father. Thelonious Monk Biography (Wikipedia) Thelonious Sphere Monk (, October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Monk had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including "'Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", "Straight, No Chaser" "Ruby, My Dear", "In Walked Bud", and "Well, You Needn't". Monk is the second most-recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington, which is particularly remarkable as Ellington composed more than 1,000 pieces, whereas Monk wrote about 70. His compositions and improvisations feature dissonances and angular melodic twists, and are consistent with Monk's unorthodox approach to the piano, which combined a highly percussive attack with abrupt, dramatic use of switched key releases, silences and hesitations. He was renowned for his distinctive style in suits, hats, and sunglasses. He was also noted for an idiosyncratic habit observed at times during performances: while the other musicians in the band continued playing, he would stop, stand up from the keyboard, and dance for a few moments before returning to the piano. This entry is from Wikipedia , the user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors and is licensed under an Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons License . If you find the biography content factually incorrect or highly offensive you can edit this article at Wikipedia . Find out more about our use of this data. Show more | Mala Album Discography Mala Album Discography By David Edwards and Mike Callahan Last update: June 17, 2003 Mala Records was formed in 1959 as a subsidiary to Bell Records by Bell's President, Al Massler. It was purchased in late 1961 by Larry Utall, then-owner of the Madison label. Utall closed Madison down and shifted his artist roster to the Bell labels. Mala's singles series started in 1959 with a long-forgotten disc by the Hi Boys, "Billy Boy"/"Draw" [Mala 400]. About a dozen singles were issued the first year, including singles by Sy Oliver, Herb Lance (who two years later charted with the Classics on the Promo label with "Blue Moon"), Jeanie Allen, and the Hully Gully Boys. Another dozen singles in 1960 were also by largely unknowns, but they did include a pair of early singles by David Gates ("What's This I Hear"/"You'll Be My Baby", Mala 413, and "Happiest Man Alive"/"The Road That Leads To Love", Mala 418). The year 1961 brought another eighteen mostly forgettable singles, with another David Gates offering mixed in ("Jo-Baby"/"Teardrops In My Heart", Mala 427). Early in 1962, Mala issued a single by R. Dean Taylor ("I'll Remember"/"It's A Long Way To St. Louis", Mala 444), almost a decade before his "Indiana Wants Me" hit in 1970. David Walker, once the lead singer for the gospel group Mighty Clouds of Joy, hit psudonymously as Bunker Hill with "Hide and Go Seek, Part 1" [Mala 451], which made #33. Although Walker had several followup singles, both under his own name and as Bunker Hill, none caught on. In 1963, perennial label-wanderer Link Wray (and his Ray Men/Wraymen) signed with Mala for two singles ("Hold It"/"Big City After Dark", Mala 456 by Ray Vernon and the Ray Men, and "Dancing Party"/"There's A Hole In The Middle Of The Moon", Mala 458, by Link Wray and the Wraymen). Near the end of 1963, the BigTop label folded and Mala took over many of their artists. Don & Juan, Johnny & the Hurricanes, and the Royaltones appeared on Mala about that time. Del Shannon, BigTop's major artist, formed his own label, Berlee, upon leaving BigTop in 1963, but lack of distribution soon discouraged Del, and he eventually settled in at sister label Amy in 1964. In 1964, Mala scored its biggest hit yet with Ronny and the Daytonas' "G.T.O.," a song directed at the then-current car craze and celebrating Pontiac's hot new model of the same name. Ronny and the Daytonas were a Nashville studio group. "Ronny" is John "Bucky" Wilkin, backed by a cast of famous Nashville session men, including Bobby Russell, Chips Moman, Johnny MacRae, and others. A completely different touring group was formed for public appearances. The touring group later recorded as the Hombres ("Let It Out, Let It All Hang Out" on Verve-Forecast). Because of the huge hit, "G.T.O.," Mala re-started their album series with an LP of the same name [Mala 4001]. When the group hit with "Sandy" about two years later, Mala followed with a second album, Sandy [Mala 4002]. Other artists on the roster in 1964 included the Del Satins (Dion's backup group after splitting with the Belmonts), ex-Madison artists Nino & the Ebbtides and Gary Stites, the Rag Dolls ("Dusty"), and Nashville songwriter Chip Taylor (later to write the garage-rock anthem "Wild Thing"). 1965 brought Jimmy Clanton, veteran hitmaker from the Ace label of Jackson, Mississippi, to Mala, but he failed to recapture the magic that got him a number of hits in 1959-63. Also that year, Little Caesar and the Consuls had a hit with "(My Girl) Sloopy" [Mala 512]. They were a Canadian group not to be confused with Little Caesar and the Romans. The Van Dykes were a soul trio from Ft. Worth, Texas, who recorded "No Man Is an Island" for the tiny Hue label before signing with Mala. (They are not the same group that recorded chart records in 1961 on Donna and DeLuxe.) Bobby Wood, a Memphis session man who had had a minor hit with "If I'm a Fool For Loving You" [Joy 285] in 1964, joined Mala in 1966, but failed to dent the charts. The Emperor's [no, I don't know why the apostrophe is in there, either] were a sextet fro |
What is the name of the bell used by 'Lloyds of London'? | Further Information: Lloyds of London LLOYD'S OF LONDON Lloyd’s of London is the world’s leading insurance market where Names (members) provide capital and form syndicates to insure (underwrite) specialist types of risk. Lloyd’s was formed in 1688 by Edward Lloyd who owned and ran a coffee-house in the City near the River Thames. As London’s importance grew as a maritime trade centre in the 17th century, Lloyds Coffee House became a common meeting place for ship-owners, merchants and sailors who would exchange important information and arrange insurance, through Brokers, for their ships and cargo. As his trade and network of contacts expended, Lloyd started to collect shipping movements from all over the world and publish the information in a news sheet, Lloyd’s News. Still published today, Lloyd’s List is the world's oldest continuously-running journal and was London’s 1st daily newspaper. Lloyds of London is famous for its high-tech building which was completed in 1986. Designed by the architect Sir Richard Rogers, its unique design is internationally recognised. Like the Pompidou Centre in Paris, which Rogers also worked on, all the services and utilities; electrics, gas, water, heating, air-conditioning, waist and lifts run in pipes and ducts on the out-side of the building. The buildings architecture, Structural Expressionism, was initially out of keeping with its historic surroundings, but less so today, as it sits next to 21st century sky-scrappers, the Gherkin and Willis building. As the world-wide insurance business has grown Lloyd’s of London has needed to moved building several times within the City. Although the present building at No 1 Lime Street is less than 30 years old, it hides many historic and surprising treasures. In the Underwriting Room is the Lutine Bell, which used to be rung every time an insured ship was lost. The bell was from the French frigate La Lutine which sank in 1799 with gold and silver bullion insured at Lloyds for £1millon. Lloyd’s Nelson Collection includes the 200 year old logbook from HMS Euralyus, an observation frigate at the Battle of Trafalgar, it describes events as they happened. On the 11th floor, beautifully restored and reassembled from Bowood House’s dining room, is the Adam Room. Designed in 1763 by the influential Scottish architect Robert Adam, the classical stately home interior is a complete contrast to the rest of the high-tech building. | THE LONG NINETEENTH CENTURY VOLUME TWO by Chris Beetles - issuu issuu Issuu on Google+ Copyright © Chris Beetles Ltd 2014 8 & 10 Ryder Street St James’s London SW1Y 6QB 020 7839 7551 gallery@chrisbeetles.com www.chrisbeetles.com ISBN 978-1-905738-62-5 Cataloguing in publication data is available from the British Library Researched, written and edited by David Wootton, with contributions from Alexander Beetles, Rebecca Chapman, Edwina Freeman, Giles Huxley-Parlour, Christopher Newall and Sue Selwyn Editorial assistance from Catherine Andrews Design by Jeremy Brook of Graphic Ideas Photography by Julian Huxley-Parlour Reproduction by www.cast2create.com Colour separation and printing by Geoff Neal Litho Limited Front cover: William Walcot, The Royal Exchange, London [149] Front endpaper: Alfred William Hunt, A Bit of Old England Half Asleep [83] Back endpaper: William Lionel Wyllie, Point House Shipyard [93] Back cover: Aubrey Beardsley, Lady Golfers with Pierrot as their Caddie [135] THE LONG TREASURES AND PLEASURES VO L U ME T WO TO THE FIRST WORLD WAR CHR IS BEETLES 8 & 10 Ryder Street, St James’s, London SW1Y 6QB Telephone 020 7839 7551 Facsimile 020 7839 1603 gallery@chrisbeetles.com www.chrisbeetles.com Contents 5. Victorian Landscapes at Home | 07 Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1793-1864) Henry Dixon (1820-1893) & Alfred Henry Bool (1844-1926) George Pyne (1800-1884) George Weatherill (1810-1890) Alfred William Hunt (1830-1896) Edmund George Warren (1834-1909) Helen Allingham (1848-1926) William Lionel Wyllie (1851-1931) William Fraser Garden (1856-1921) Peter Henry Emerson (1856-1936) 6. Victorian Figures: From Page to Wall | 33 William Edward Frost (1810-1877) John Tenniel (1820-1914) Joseph Noel Paton (1821-1901) John Edmund Buckley (1820-1884) Richard Doyle (1824-1883) John Everett Millais (1829-1896) Charles Doyle (1832-1893) John Simmons (1823-1876) Birket Foster (1825-1899) Henry Benjamin Roberts (1831-1915) George Goodwin Kilburne (1839-1924) Francis Sydney Muschamp (1851-1929) Charles Green (1840-1898) Mary Gow (1851-1929) George Samuel Elgood (1851-1943) John Henry Henshall (1856-1928) St George Hare (1857-1933) 7. Aestheticism | 59 George Du Maurier (1834-1896) William John Hennessy (1839-1917) Walter Crane (1845-1915) Kate Greenaway (1846-1901) Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938) Laurence Housman (1865-1959) Henry Ospovat (1877-1909) Charles Dana Gibson (1867-1944) Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898) 8. London: Imperial Capital | 81 James Tissot (CoĂŻdĂŠ) (1836-1902) Leslie Ward (Spy) (1851-1922) Edward Tennyson Reed (1860-1933) Max Beerbohm (1872-1956) Phil May (1864-1903) Herbert Menzies Marshall (1841-1913) William Walcot (1874-1943) 9. Edwardian Dreams: Landscapes and Gardens | 97 James Orrock (1829-1913) John William North (1842-1924) George Samuel Elgood (1851-1943) Beatrice Parsons (1869-1955) Algernon Talmage (1871-1939) 10. Edwardian Dreams: From Book Illustration to Interior Decoration | 107 Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) Florence Harrison (1877-1955) George Sheringham (1884-1937) 11. The First World War | 123 Louis Raemaekers (1869-1956) Harry Van Der Weyden (1868-1952) Edward Handley-Read (1870-1935) William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) William Rothenstein (1872-1945) Alfred Bastien (1873-1917) Fernand Lantoine (1876-1917) Muirhead Bone (1876-1953) Charles Walter Simpson (1878-1942) Index | 135 5. VICTORIAN LANDSCAPES AT HOME 8 | 5: VIC T ORIAN LA NDSCAP ES AT HOM E During the Victorian period, landscape painting became the subject of significant interest and debate. In taking up the cause of J M W Turner in the five volumes of Modern Painters (1843-60), the young critic, John Ruskin, explored many aspects of the genre and of the natural world that it sought to represent. His emphasis on ‘truth to nature’ influenced more than one generation of artists towards a meticulously mimetic approach; and they included many for whom landscape was often a setting for narrative, as with members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Some were perplexed at Ruskin’s a |
A Russian woman was arrested in Paris in August 2009 for throwing a cup of tea at which work of art? | Woman attacks Mona Lisa with a cup of tea - Mirror Online Woman attacks Mona Lisa with a cup of tea A woman was arrested in Paris after attacking the Mona Lisa with a cup of tea. Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email A woman was arrested in Paris after attacking the Mona Lisa with a cup of tea. The Russian woman allegedly threw a mug full of the steaming brew over the heads of tourists and scored a direct hit on the most famous work of art in the world. The ceramic mug bounced off the bullet-proof glass and shattered on the floor, a stunned security guard at the Louvre said. Guards arrested the woman after wrestling her to the ground following the art attack on Sunday, August 2 – which has only just been reported. She is being held in custody and is said to have undergone a psychological examination. Doctors were trying to assess whether she was suffering from Stendhal Syndrome, a rare condition that causes dizziness, confusion or violent acts when an individual is exposed to art. A police spokesman added: “We are still establishing her state of mind at the time, though there is a possibility she could be charged with criminal damage.” A museum spokesman said: “There was no damage done to the painting whatsoever. “It is protected by bullet-proof glass almost two centimetres thick, and also contained in a special sealed box to protect it from vibrations and humidity. “It is one of the most well guarded works of art in the world, and it would take more than a well-aimed tea-cup to damage it.” A source at the museum claimed the woman had bought the mug of tea at a museum cafe. The last attack on a work of art at the Louvre was in 1998, when a mathematics professor attacked a statue of Roman philosopher Seneca with a hammer. The Mona Lisa is the only painting ever to have been stolen from the Louvre, in 1911, and then recovered. It is owned by the French government and is seen by an estimated 8.5 million people a year. | BBC ON THIS DAY | 12 | 1994: Art thieves snatch Scream 1994: Art thieves snatch Scream Thieves have stolen one of the world's best-known paintings from a gallery in the Norwegian capital, Oslo. Two men took just 50 seconds to climb a ladder, smash through a window of the National Art Museum in Oslo and cut The Scream, by Edvard Munch, from the wall with wire cutters. The cutters were left behind along with a short ladder as the men fled with the painting. The entire incident was filmed by security cameras. The director of the museum, Knut Berg, said, "It is impossible to estimate the value of the painting. "But it is Norway's most valuable, Munch's most renowned, and it would be impossible to sell." Getaway vehicle The museum's alarm went off at 0630 local time (0530 GMT) and a security guard immediately alerted police, who arrived within minutes. Police officers are searching for a Mercedes car thought to have been used as a getaway vehicle. The painting was in the gallery as the highlight of a Norwegian Culture Festival staged in connection with the Winter Olympics which start today in Lillehammer. There is widespread speculation that the theft may have some connection with the Games, possibly as a publicity stunt by campaigners. Art experts believe the painting is so well-known that it is unsaleable. The museum is facing strong criticism over its security after it was revealed that the masterpiece had been moved from the more secure first floor to the ground floor for the exhibition. It is believed to have been uninsured. Iconic The stolen painting is regarded as the most important of the four versions Edvard Munch painted of The Scream, and was created in 1893 as part of his Frieze of Life series in which sickness, death, anxiety and love are central themes. The haunting depiction of a skull-like face wide-mouthed in agony and despair before a blood-red sunset has become an icon of human anguish across the world. Several other Munch paintings have recently been stolen: six years ago, another well-known masterpiece, The Vampire, was stolen from the Munch Museum in Oslo, but was later recovered, as was a lithograph, Madonna, which disappeared in 1990. Another painting, Portrait Study, was taken from the National Art Museum last August and is still missing. |
The SYRIZA party won the general election in which European country? | Greece election: Anti-austerity Syriza wins election - BBC News Greece election: Anti-austerity Syriza wins election 26 January 2015 Close share panel Media captionThe BBC's Gavin Hewitt: "Syriza's supporters celebrated into the evening" Anti-austerity Syriza party has won Greece's general election, putting the country on a possible collision course with the EU over its massive bailout. With nearly 75% of the votes counted, Syriza is projected to win 149 seats, just two short of an absolute majority, though that number could change. Left-wing party leader Alexis Tsipras, who wants to renegotiate Greece's debt, said "the Greeks wrote history". The governing centre-right New Democracy has come a distant second. Outgoing Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has admitted defeat and phoned Mr Tsipras to congratulate him. Syriza's result will send shockwaves through Europe, the BBC's Gavin Hewitt in Athens reports. Media captionSyriza leader Alexis Tsipras: "Today the people of Greece wrote history" A majority of voters in Greece have essentially rejected a core policy for dealing with the eurozone crisis as devised by Brussels and Berlin, our correspondent adds. In Germany, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann said he hoped "the new Greek government will not make promises it cannot keep and the country cannot afford". The election result is expected to be one of the main issues during Monday's meeting of 19 eurozone finance ministers. Belgium's representative Johan Van Overtveld was quoted by VRT network as saying that Greece "must respect the rules of monetary union", although he added that there was room for some - but not much - flexibility. British Prime Minister David Cameron - whose country is not a member of the eurozone - said the result of the Greek election would "increase economic uncertainty across Europe". Meanwhile, the euro fell to $1.1098 against the dollar - the lowest level in more than 11 years. 'Thing of the past' Addressing his jubilant supporters in front of Athens' university, Mr Tsipras said Greek voters gave Syriza "a clear, powerful mandate". Image copyright AP Image caption A large crowd gathered outside the headquarters of the Syriza party in Athens Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Crowds celebrated the victory late into the night in the capital Image copyright AP Image caption Supporters of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras of New Democracy watched with dismay "You are an example of history which is changing... Your mandate is undoubtedly cancelling the bailouts of austerity and destruction. "The troika for Greece is the thing of the past," he added, referring to the country's biggest international lenders - the European Union, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Central Bank (ECB). He also promised to negotiate a fair and mutually beneficial financial solution. Mr Tsipras earlier vowed to reverse many of the austerity measures adopted by Greece since a series of bailouts began in 2010. At the scene: BBC's Chris Morris in Athens On Klathmonos Square, the flags were flying high, supporters of Syriza were singing and dancing, there were hugs and tears and broad beaming smiles. This was an extraordinary victory for the radical left in Greece - probably beyond its own expectations. Alexis Tsipras will now try to lead an anti-austerity revolution, backed by a strong democratic mandate. He said in his victory speech that he is willing to negotiate with Greece's European partners. The question is: how much are they prepared to compromise with him? Syriza victory: A turning point? For his part, Mr Samaras said earlier: "The Greek people have spoken and I respect their decision," pointing out that he had inherited a "hot potato" on coming into office and that he and his party had done much to restore his country's finances. The result is being closely watched outside Greece, where it is believed a Syriza victory could encourage radical leftist parties across Europe. "There is an ongoing thriller surrounding the absolute majority," said Michalis Karyotoglou, head of Singular Logic, the software gr | General Information about Greece - psych-relatedsciences Accreditation General Information about Greece Greece is one of the world’s most popular destinations with ancient and modern attractions such as museums of the ancient and Byzantine eras and archaeological sites and cities, all of them historical monuments which have inspired modern education and culture around the world. Geography: Greece, officially known as The Hellenic Republic, is the southernmost country on the European mainland. With an area of 131.940 square kilometres, Greece is about the same size as England or New York state. Greece's longest border is with the sea. Over 3,000 Greek islands are scattered about the eastern Mediterranean, roughly 200 of them inhabited. The Greek mainland shares land borders with Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Bulgaria and Turkey. Population: 10.964.020 (2001 - census) Climate: The climate in Greece is mostly dry and temperate. In Athens, Southern Greece and the islands, the climate is typical Mediterranean with warm and dry summers and mild winters. Greece's capital city, Athens, (Population: 3,072,922) is also its largest, and is served by Piraeus, which is the country's main port. Although more than half the population is classified as urban, rural life retains a powerful influence. A strong sense of community and family ties prevail even in the busiest of metropolitan centres. Sex distribution: Male 49,49% , female: 50,51% (2001). Religion: Most Greeks belong to the Greek Orthodox Church, which is governed by a synod of metropolitan bishops, presided over by the Archbishop of Athens. The largest religious minority is the concentration of Greek Muslims in northeastern Thrace. Some islands in the Ionian and Aegean have a significant number of Catholics. Greece's once vibrant Jewish community was nearly vanished in World War II. Government: The Hellenic Republic is a parliamentary democracy with a 300 member house, the Vouli or Parliament, headed by the Prime Minister. Parliamentary sessions normally last for four years, followed by elections held on the basis of direct, secret, and universal ballot. The head of the Greek State is the President, who is elected by Parliament. The President, who has limited political powers, may hold office for a maximum of two five-year terms . Greece has been a member of the European Union since 1981. The elements that most clearly define the Greece of today are:political stability under a moderate social democratic government. The Greek Government Presidency of the Hellenic Republic, www.presidency.gr Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, www.primeminister.gr ATMs: They are widely available in Greece for Master or Visa cardholders. Banks: Banks are open from Monday to Thursday, 8:00-14:30 hrs and on Friday, 8:00-14:00 hrs; on Saturdays and Sundays they are closed. Central branches of some banks may be found open until 20.00 daily and from 10.00 to 16.30 on Saturdays. For further details while in Athens please consult your hotel concierge. Credit cards: All major credit cards are accepted in almost all hotels, shops and restaurants. Stickers in the front windows will advise you as to which cards are accepted. Currency: EURO is the official currency. Electricity: Electricity is 220 V/50 Hz. Plugs are the standard continental (DIN) type with two round pins. Healthcare: Emergency treatment is free to all in public hospitals. Public and private hospitals can be found in big cities. Small and large islands usually have hospitals and health centres. Language: Greek is the official language. Most Greeks speak English as a foreign language. Restaurants: Restaurants and Taverns are normally open for lunch from 12:30 to 16:00, for dinner from 19:00 to midnight. Fast food and souvlaki shops usually serve food all day long, and some of them stay open till late at night. Cafes and bars are open all day from about 8:00 until late at night. Telecommunications: The international access code for Greece is +30. The outgoing code is 00 followed by the relevant count |
Which part of your body would a dermatologist be interested in? | What does a Dermatologist do? What does a Dermatologist do? ★ A Dermatologist is a specialized type of Doctor . Also known as: Skin Physician , Skin Doctor . Table of Contents Comments A dermatologist is a doctor who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions affecting skin, hair, nails, sweat and oil glands, mucus membranes (inside the mouth, nose, and eyelids) which can include cancer. The skin is the largest and most visible organ of the body, and reflects the health of the body. It acts as a barrier to injury and bacteria. Dermatology patients can be of any age, from babies to people who are more than 100 years old. Out of 3,000 different dermatology conditions that might be treated, 20 of these account for around 80 percent of a dermatologist's workload. How to Become a Dermatologist Think you might be interested in becoming a Dermatologist? Here are your next steps. Take the Sokanu Career Test Would you make a good dermatologist? Sokanu's free assessment reveals how compatible you are with a career across 5 dimensions! View all jobs → What does a Dermatologist do? In certain parts of the world, like Australia, dermatologists spend much of their time treating conditions resulting from exposure to the sun, such as malignant melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and basal cell carcinoma. In other regions, dermatologists are more likely to encounter cosmetic problems; moles, hair and nail disorders, occupational dermatitis, psoriasis, skin infections, eczema, acne, rosacea, and hand dermatitis. Rosacea is a common skin condition that can cause redness and swelling. Hand dermatitis results from contact with household chemical and affects most women with children. The cosmetic problems for which dermatologists can provide assistance include wrinkles, age spots and other signs of aging, hair loss, and scars. Some dermatologists perform minor cosmetic procedures such as face lifts, liposuction, and blepharoplasty, a surgical modification of the eyelid. Cosmetics, industrial compounds, and pesticides continually present new dermatological problems. The increased outdoor work and leisure time of people today have increased their exposure to the sun and other hazards that can cause skin problems. It takes years of training and experience to learn how to distinguish the subtle differences in skin problems. Different conditions often share similar symptoms. There is therefore a growing need for more doctors to understand dermatology. Family doctors might refer a patient to a dermatologist only after their treatment has failed, or if an unsuccessful treatment has caused complications. Because of this, it is often cost-effective to see a dermatologist in the first instance. Dermatologists are also better able to make an early diagnosis. Dermatology was once considered a "lightweight" specialty, but is now recognized as being critical to people's well-being. Most skin conditions can be treated with topical therapy such as lotions and creams. The surgical procedures dermatologists must learn include the injection of fillers and botulinum toxin (botox) to give a patient a more youthful appearance at the expense of facial mobility, cryotherapy and other procedures to remove common skin growths such as warts, excision, and skin and nail biopsies where the patient is awake and small amounts of tissue are removed to facilitate diagnosis. Find your perfect career Would you make a good dermatologist? Sokanu's free assessment reveals how compatible you are with a career across 5 dimensions! Take the free career test How to Become a Dermatologist Skin conditions are often associated with internal conditions and other external factors. Therefore, dermatologists should be knowledgeable in fields such as genetics , oncology, mycology, immunology, histology, bacteriology and others. Dermatologists must train as a general doctor before undertaking postgraduate education in dermatology. They must work in an internship for a year and a residency program for at least | How to Talk About the Parts of the Body in Italian How to Talk About the Parts of the Body in Italian Learn vocabulary & phrases for le parti del corpo Feet dangling from dock. Ascent Xmedia / Getty Images By Cher Hale Updated April 28, 2016. While chatting about body parts isn’t something that’s often a part of small talk, the necessity of knowing body part vocabulary pops at the most unexpected times. Besides the typical doctor situation, it comes up in many Italian proverbs, when describing physical characteristics of a person, and in famous children’s songs . Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes Below you’ll find an extensive list of body parts in the singular form along with examples to demonstrate the various ways to use your newfound vocabulary in real life. ankle continue reading below our video Test Your General Science Knowledge When you change some of the body parts from the singular into the plural form, they might seem strange at first because they don’t follow the regular rules of the ending of a feminine, plural word ending in the letter -e or a masculine, plural word ending in the letter -i. Per esempio: – L’orecchio (ear) becomes le orecchie (ears) – Il braccio (arm) becomes le braccia (arms) – Il dito (finger) becomes le dita (fingers) – Il ginocchio (knee) becomes le ginocchia (knees) Esempi: Mi fa male lo stomaco. - My stomach hurts. Ho mal di testa. - I have a headache. Ho la testa altrove. - My head is somewhere else; I’m not focused. Siamo nelle tue mani. - We’re in your hands; We’re trusting you. L’hai visto? Ha gli addominali a tartaruga! - Did you see him? He has six-pack abs! Devo farmi le unghie. - I need to do my nails; I need to get a manicure. Sei così rosso in viso! - You’re so red in the face!; You’re blushing. Ho un ginocchio messo male. - I have a bad knee. Finally, here are a few of my favorite proverbs with body parts: Alzarsi con il piede sbagliato – To get up with the wrong foot; idiomatic meaning: to get up on the wrong side of the bed Stamattina, mi sono svegliato/a con il piede sbagliato e finora ho avuto una giornataccia! - This morning I got up with the wrong foot and since then I’ve had such a bad day! Non avere peli sulla lingua – To have no hairs on the tongue; idiomatic meaning: to speak frankly Lui sempre dice cose sprezzanti, non ha davvero peli sulla lingua! - He always says rude things, he truly doesn’t have any hair on the tongue! Essere una persona in gamba/essere in gamba – To be a person in leg; idiomatic meaning: to be a really great, upstanding person Lei mi ha sempre aiutato, è veramente una persona in gamba. – She’s always helped me, she’s really a good person. |
What is the only Great Lake that doesn't border Canada? | How many Great Lakes border Canada? | Reference.com How many Great Lakes border Canada? A: Quick Answer Four of the five Great Lakes border Canada: Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Ontario and Lake Superior. Lake Michigan is the only one that does not border Canada; it is located completely within U.S. borders. Full Answer Lake Superior is the largest and westernmost of the Great Lakes and the second largest lake in the world. Its surface area is 31,000 square miles. Lake Michigan lies directly to the east of Lake Superior, and Lake Huron lies east of lake Michigan. Lake Huron is the fifth-largest fresh-water lake in the world, with a surface area of 23,000 square miles. The easternmost lake is Lake Ontario; its surface area is just 7,000 square miles. Lake Erie lies south of Lake Ontario and east of Lake Huron, and it has a surface area of nearly 10,000 square miles. 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What was the name of the robot in the 1951 film, 'The Day The Earth Stood Still'? | The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) - 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 The Day the Earth Stood Still ( 1951 ) Approved | From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC An alien lands and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets. Director: Edmund H. North (screen play), Harry Bates (based on a story by) Stars: a list of 30 titles created 06 Feb 2012 a list of 23 titles created 20 Apr 2012 a list of 34 titles created 24 Jan 2014 a list of 45 titles created 10 Jun 2015 a list of 25 titles created 5 months ago Title: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) 7.8/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination. See more awards » Videos A small town in California is attacked by Martians. Director: Byron Haskin A starship crew goes to investigate the silence of a planet's colony only to find two survivors and a deadly secret that one of them has. Director: Fred M. Wilcox A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates. Director: Don Siegel A man's vision for a utopian society is disillusioned when travelling forward into time reveals a dark and dangerous society. Director: George Pal A remake of the 1951 classic sci-fi film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth. Director: Scott Derrickson Scientists and American Air Force officials fend off a blood-thirsty alien organism while at a remote arctic outpost. Directors: Christian Nyby, Howard Hawks Stars: Kenneth Tobey, Margaret Sheridan, James Arness The earliest atomic tests in New Mexico cause common ants to mutate into giant man-eating monsters that threaten civilization. Director: Gordon Douglas An astronaut crew crash-lands on a planet in the distant future where intelligent talking apes are the dominant species, and humans are the oppressed and enslaved. Director: Franklin J. Schaffner When Scott Carey begins to shrink because of exposure to a combination of radiation and insecticide, medical science is powerless to help him. Director: Jack Arnold Extraterrestrials traveling in high-tech flying saucers contact scientist Dr. Russell Marvin as part of a plan to enslave the inhabitants of Earth. Director: Fred F. Sears In the world ravaged by the greenhouse effect and overpopulation, an NYPD detective investigates the murder of a big company CEO. Director: Richard Fleischer An alien lifeform consumes everything in its path as it grows and grows. Directors: Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr., Russell S. Doughten Jr. Stars: Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Earl Rowe Edit Storyline An alien (Klaatu) with his mighty robot (Gort) land their spacecraft on Cold War-era Earth just after the end of World War II. They bring an important message to the planet that Klaatu wishes to tell to representatives of all nations. However, communication turns out to be difficult, so, after learning something about the natives, Klaatu decides on an alternative approach. Written by Bruce Janson <bruce@cs.su.oz.au> The screen has never conceived a creature like this! See more » Genres: El día que paralizaron la Tierra See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia The first actor to whom the role of Klaatu was actually offered was Claude Rains , who wanted to accept it, but had to decline because of a prior commitment on Broadway. 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How to Train Your Dragon- How to Train Your Dragon is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated fantasy film by DreamWorks Animation loosely based on the English 2003 book of the same name by Cressida Cowell. The story takes place in a mythical Viking world where a young Viking teenager named Hiccup aspires to follow his tribe's tradition of becoming a dragon slayer. 10. The Iron Giant - The Iron Giant is a 1999 American animated science fiction children's fantasy film. This film using both traditional animation and computer animation. It produced by Warner Bros. Animation and directed by Brad Bird. 9. The Incredibles- The Incredibles is a 2004 American computer-animated action-comedy superhero film written and directed by Brad Bird, released by Walt Disney Pictures. Produced by Pixar Animation Studios. The story follows a family of superheroes living a quiet suburban life, forced to hide their powers. 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It tells the story of Madame Souza, an elderly woman who goes on a quest to rescue her grandson Champion 6. Monsters, Inc.- Monsters, Inc. is a 2001 American computer-animated comedy film directed by Pete Docter, released by Walt Disney Pictures, and produced by Pixar Animation Studios. the film tells the story of two monsters who work for a company named Monsters, Inc. top scarer James P. Sullivan and his one-eyed assistant and best friend, Mike Wazowski. 5. Princess Mononoke- A 1997 Japanese animated epic historical fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, and produced by Toshio Suzuki. Princess Mononoke is a period drama set specifically in the late Muromachi period of Japan but with numerous fantastical elements. The story concentrates on involvement of the outsider Ashitaka in the struggle between the supernatural guardians of a forest and the humans of the Iron Town who consume its resources 4. 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The Neverland Ranch is in which US state? | Michael Jackson’s Neverland Valley Ranch – 5225 Figueroa Mountain Road, Los Olivos, CA | The Pinnacle List Michael Jackson’s Neverland Valley Ranch – 5225 Figueroa Mountain Road, Los Olivos, CA Tweet Summary Michael Jackson purchased the sprawling 2,675-acre Sycamore Valley Ranch property in the Santa Ynez Valley, 2 ½ hours north of Los Angeles from developer William Bone, complete with a fully furnished 13,000 sq. ft. main house and multiple outbuildings, spectacular gardens, and a four-acre lake in 1988. Making it entirely his own, Michael renamed the property Neverland and created a magical fantasy setting for his home, complete with his own theatre, zoo, a private amusement park, fairgrounds, two railways with a steam locomotive and a grand main station. Jackson lived in the home as his exclusive private residence from 1988 until 2003 when he decided not to return to the property following a police search, saying that he no longer considered the ranch a home. In 2006, the facilities were closed and most of the staff was dismissed. A spokesman for Neverland at the time stated that this reflected the fact that Michael Jackson no longer lived there. The former Neverland Valley Ranch is currently part owned by the Michael Jackson Estate after his tragic death in 2009 and an affiliate of Colony Capital, an investment company run by billionaire Tom Barrack. Details 12,598 sq. ft. (1,170.38 m²) Land 5225 Figueroa Mountain Road, Los Olivos, California 93441 State Michael Jackson Estate and Colony Capital LLC (2008 to present) Past Owner World's Best Luxury Real Estate and Lifestyle Magazine +1 (778) 836-3302 Tweet Tags World's Best Luxury Real Estate and Lifestyle Magazine +1 (778) 836-3302 $33 Million Luxury Residence – 2495 Riviera Dr, Laguna Beach, CA eva maria uhl To see this beautiful place of Michael Jackson, called Neverland makes me sad. I was there in March, 2012 and of course I couldn´t see the golden gate and all those amazing places inside, but I could stand there at the little gate looking at the valley and the mountains. I spoke with one securirty guard, a very humble man and i lost my heart over there. I love this place and I hope and pray that all the beauty, the flowers and everything would awaken with a new owner who will still let live Michael Jacksons legacy. I will love Michael Jackson forever more. With love, eva maria uhl from Germany. Enola Lee I see you found the floor plans on my blog Enola Lee’s Neverland. I hope you appreciate them, because I spent two weeks drawing them from scratch based on tiny copies in Architectural Digest. The Pinnacle List Yes we did, Enola, and we appreciate the attention to detail you put into illustrating those floor plans of Neverland Valley Ranch, along with the time you put into that work! DDD MICHAEL JACKSON ia forever in my heart.. Hoping the family will re-open NEVERLAND for the fans. Mary JJ Neverland — Heaven on Earth! Billy What a wonderful presentation of Neverland. Such a beautiful place, all from the imagination of the man himself! Rebbie Pearson Nothing like it. I wish I could have gone to Neverland when I was a child! Beverly Gramstad i will be there on June 26th…will the grounds be open for fans to visit?? I hope it is restored and one day opened for fans to visit the grounds. I had no idea how large the property was!! WOW!! Now I know why Michael loved it so much…. The Pinnacle List Unfortunately for Michael Jacksons fans, no, Neverland Valley Ranch is not open for public visitation. Vicky I just want to say what a gorgeous place Neverland was and still is. It is sad Michael is no longer there for sure, but the beauty of the property itself is simply breathtaking. I would love to just pick up a good book and go and sit in one of the beautiful spots and read for hours. Listening to the birds chirp and the water fountain running all the while taking in wonderful beauty. Although I have seen photos of Neverland before, these photos seem to be much sharper and much more beautiful than the others. I appreciate all that was done to put this together, (i | The PeopleString Story The PeopleString Story Fun Food Trivia Fun food trivia questions and answers. What milk product did the U.S. Agriculture Department propose as a substitute for meat in school lunches, in 1996? A: Yogurt. What breakfast cereal was Sonny the Cuckoo Bird "cuckoo for"? 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What was the first commercially manufactured breakfast cereal? A: Shredded Wheat. When Birdseye introduced the first frozen food in 1930, what did the company call it? A: Frosted Food. Company officials feared the word frozen would suggest flesh burns. The name was changed to frozen soon after. What American city produces most of the egg rolls sold in grocery stores in the United States? A: Houston, Texas. What was the first of H.J. Heinz' "57 varieties"? A: Horseradish, marketed in 1869 What is the literal meaning of the Italian word linguine? A: Little tongues. Where did the pineapple plant originate? A: In South America. It didn't reach Hawaii until the early nineteenth century. What recipe, first published 50 years ago, has been requested most frequently through the years by the readers of "Better Homes and Garden"? A: The recipe for hamburger pie, which has been updated and republished a number of times over the years. 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Hanafuda evolved after the Portuguese took Western cards to Japan... whist trick-taking card game developed in England. The English national card game has passed through many phases of development, being first recorded as trump (1529), then ruff, ruff and honours, whisk and swabbers, whisk, and finally whist in the 18th century. In the 19th century whist became the premier intellectual card game of the Western world, but... piquet card game, known since the 15th century in France. For centuries piquet has been regarded as one of the greatest two-player card games. In 1534 François Rabelais listed it as a favorite pastime of his fictional hero Gargantua, and in 1892 the delegates to a card congress in Vienna voted it the most “classic” of all card games. Perhaps because it was... Yu-Gi-Oh! Japanese manga (comic book) of the late 20th and early 21st centuries that features an ordinary high-school student, Yugi Mutou (Yugi Moto), who assumes mystical powers when playing a mysterious card game. When blond, spiky-haired Yugi, a weak and unassuming teenager, solves the mysterious Millennium Puzzle, he is granted special powers that are activated... poker card game played in various forms throughout the world. Its popularity is greatest in North America, where it originated. It is played in private homes, in poker clubs, in casinos, and over the Internet. Poker has been called the national card game of the United States, and its | Playing Card Superstitions : snopes.com Legend: Various superstitions associated with playing cards. LEGEND Origins: Likely because of their association with gambling and fortune telling, playing cards have long been regarded as objects of moral and spiritual danger, if not of outright evil. Dubbed "the Devil's Picture Book," they are viewed by some portions of the population as an inveiglement into a life of indolence and debauchery. Others see them as dangerous in and of themselves: a longstanding superstition among fishermen and miners prohibits any of them carrying decks of cards while at work, lest shipwreck or mine collapse follow. (Some who make their living at sea will take cards on their voyages, but will quickly pitch them over the side when storms threaten.) Those who thieve for a living are said to accord the pasteboards respect: burglars, they say, rarely steal playing cards when raiding homes lest their doing so turn fortune against them and result in their being caught. (Ergo, to punish a burglar, hide a set of cards in something he's likely to make off with, thereby decking his haul.) Yet the pasteboards also have a lengthy history of being viewed as an assist to the pious. Playing cards have been used as an aid to prayer and meditation since at least 1788, with this practice continuing well into modern times, as our e-mail (also a 1948 song) details. When it comes to cards, superstitions abound. Some of these attach to specific cards or combinations of them: The Curse of Scotland: The nine of diamonds was supposedly christened thus after being used by John Dalrymple, Secretary of State and Master of Stair, to pass on instructions for the infamous Glen Coe Massacre of 1692. Whether or not he did write "Kill them all" on this pasteboard, the arrangement of the nine diamonds on its face bears some resemblance to the Dalrymple crest of arms, which can also account for the association of this card with that man. The Devil's Bedpost: Also called "The Devil's Four-Poster," and "The Devil's Four-Poster Bed," and "The Devil's Bedstead," the four of clubs is believed by many to be a blight upon any hand into which it is dealt, turning good cards bad (that is, transforming favorable-looking combinations into losers as play develops). Players feel particularly cursed if the four of clubs is dealt to them on the first hand of the session. Aces and Eights: Bill Hickok, so they say, was shot dead during a poker game in which he held two pairs, aces and eights. (The fifth card remains one of history's mysteries.) That holding has subsequently come to be known as the "Dead Man's Hand" and is commonly placed into the hands of characters in Westerns who meet their demises before the end of the film (e.g., Stagecoach, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance). Black Jacks: Such a two-card combination is said to bring poverty and unhappiness. Red Jacks: Such a pair signals its holder has an enemy unknown to him. Beyond the luck (good or ill) inherent to particular cards, various acts one might perform while playing cards are said to influence one's fortunes. These behaviors are all supposed to fetch bad luck: Playing on an uncovered surface: Superstition has it that ill results await the player who engages in a game of cards on a bare table rather than upon one covered by cloth. (Which, in a way, makes some sense: cards could easily be read during the deal as they passed over a polished surface.) Picking up and examining one's cards before the dealer has finished delivering them to all: There's at least a little bit of something to this superstition as well: Other players are more likely to read your reaction to what Fate has dealt you if they get the chance to view it independent of distraction (that is, when they're not engrossed in examining their own cards). Picking up or playing one's cards with the left hand: The left hand has long been associated with evil ("sinister" was born of a Latin word that had two meanings: "on the left side" and "unfavorable/harmful"), so handling one's cards with this ill-favored appendage |
The Whitsunday Islands lieoff the coast of which Australian state? | Tourism Whitsundays, Queensland Australia, Whitsundays Holidays - Tourism Whitsundays QLD - Home Select a region for more details The Whitsundays are made up of 74 Island Wonders, on the beautiful tropical coast of Queensland, Australia. Right in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef, a visit to the Whitsundays is a feast for the senses. The stunning natural landscapes of coast and islands are dotted with secluded beaches and friendly towns. Whether you choose to base yourself on the coast or on the islands, there's so much to do, you'll have to work out how to fit it all in! Select a region for more details The Whitsundays are made up of 74 Island Wonders, on the beautiful tropical coast of Queensland, Australia. Right in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef, a visit to the Whitsundays is a feast for the senses. The stunning natural landscapes of coast and islands are dotted with secluded beaches and friendly towns. Whether you choose to base yourself on the coast or on the islands, there's so much to do, you'll have to work out how to fit it all in! | Muslims Out of Australia! : snopes.com Muslims Out of Australia! Claim: Article compiles statements from Australian government officials about Sharia law and Muslim extremists. MIXTURE [Collected via e-mail, 2005] Muslims Out of Australia! CANBERRA AUSTRALIA: Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia, as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks. A day after a group of mainstream Muslim leaders pledged loyalty to Australia at a special meeting with Prime Minister John Howard, he and his ministers made it clear that extremists would face a crackdown. Treasurer Peter Costello, seen as heir apparent to Howard, hinted that some radical clerics could be asked to leave the country if they did not accept that australia was a secular state and its laws were made by parliament. "If those are not your values, if you want a country which has Sharia law or a theocratic state, then Australia is not for you," he said on national television. "I'd be saying to clerics who are teaching that there are two laws governing people in Australia, one the Australian law and another the Islamic law, that is false. If you can't agree with parliamentary law, independent courts, democracy, and would prefer Sharia law and have the opportunity to go to other country which practices it, perhaps, then, that's a better option," Costello said. Asked whether he meant radical clerics would be forced to leave, he said those with dual citizenship could possibly be asked to move to the other country. Education Minister Brendan Nelson later told reporters that Muslims who did not want to accept local values should "clear off". "Basically, people who don't want to be Australians, and they don't want to live by Australian values and understand them, well then they can basically clear off," he said. Separately, Howard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques. Variations: A January 2008 variant combined elements of this piece with a 2001 editorial about immigrants written by a U.S. Air Force veteran, creating the misleading impression that the hybrid version reflected a speech given by Australian prime minister John Howard. A February 2009 variant attributed the entire combined version to Kevin Rudd, who succeeded John Howard as Australia's prime minister in 2007, and a 2010 variant attributed elements of both to Julia Gillard, who succeeded Kevin Rudd in June 2010. Origins: The July 2005 London Tube bombings raised domestic terrorism concerns in countries with large immigrant Muslim populations, such as Australia. The following month, Australian prime minister John Howard held a two-hour summit with moderate Muslim leaders in Canberra to work on a national strategy for addressing intolerance and the promotion of violence, during which issues such as the curriculum of Islamic schools and suggested measures for vetting imams were discussed. The Christian Science Monitor noted of the event: As other governments have found, however, deciding who represents the Muslim community can be a delicate matter. Large sections of the youth, as well as conservative and more critical clerics, have been left out of Howard's summit — meaning some of the government's more aggressive proposals may meet resistance. But the groups who attended the meeting hailed it as a successful first step in an ongoing dialogue. "We determined along with the prime minister that there must be more communication between the government and Islamic schools where it comes to teaching common values like democracy, fairness, tolerance and so on, and radicals will be reacted to, whenever they make inflammatory remarks," says Ali Roude, the acting president of the New South Wales Islamic Council. "It's much worse for us now, because 7/7 showed the world that the enemy is to be found within" instead of 9/11 when the terrorists were all foreigners [said the spokesperson for Lebanese Muslims in Australia]. "Now they are suspicious of all of |
What is a loose, sloping mass of debris at the base of a cliff called? | Scree - definition of scree by The Free Dictionary Scree - definition of scree by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/scree n. 1. Loose rock debris covering a slope. 2. A slope of loose rock debris at the base of a steep incline or cliff. [Probably ultimately from Old Norse skridha, landslide, from skrīdha, to slide.] scree (skriː) n (Geological Science) an accumulation of weathered rock fragments at the foot of a cliff or hillside, often forming a sloping heap. Also called: talus [Old English scrīthan to slip; related to Old Norse skrītha to slide, German schreiten to walk] scree a steep mass of loose rock on the slope of a mountain; talus. [1775–85; < Old Norse skritha landslide] scree - A mass of small loose stones that form or cover a slope on a mountain. See also related terms for slope . ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: geological formation , formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth Translations [ˈskriː] N → pedregal m (en una ladera) scree n → Geröll nt; scree slope → Geröllhalde f, → Geröllfeld nt scree [skriː] n → ghiaione m Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: wood sage References in periodicals archive ? Tenders are invited for Supply of spares for stp plant set of hydraulic hose dunlop wp 2250 psi 155 bar 3/8 npt for bar scree n jash make,type-zz-1125-900-6 screenmat-za 1100 Wael Najem marries the woman of his dreams! I got to the halfway mark in good time but running up the rest of the hill on scree was hell. Did Everest pioneer Frank Smythe discover George Mallory's body in 1936? SAXIFRAGA - these pint-sized flowering perennials look great in rock gardens and scree beds or, in the case of several varieties, planted en masse in the front of borders to add colour in late spring and early summer, acting as valuable ground cover. Copyright © 2003-2017 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. | The Peak District National Park was Britains first and was established in 1951 This is the landslip beneath Mam Tor, this road the A625 has been closed now for many years. This photograph amply shows the full force of nature. This road was built to bypass the Winnats Pass just around the corner and for many years carried heavy traffic from Sheffield to Manchester area. There are also many quarries in the area which provide work for local people. Landslips occurred many times over the last hundred years until the local authorities concluded that they were fighting a losing battle. Each landslip was obviously not as bad as this but was a costly and lengthy business to repair. Eventually in 1979 they threw in the towel and decided to let nature have its way. Over the years the slip has got worse and now extends over nearly a half mile section of the road. Mam Tor from near Treak Cliff Cavern, the layers of shale are clearly evident and the landslip is in the centre of the picture The lovely village of Castleton, its got everything you need, village square, pubs, cafe's, outdoor shops, chip shop, church,Youth Hostel, Hotels, caves and overlooked by the beautiful Peveril Castle. What more can you want? Looking along the ridge from below Mam Tor towards Lose Hill in the far distance. This is what I call my training walk, over Mam Tor along the ridge to Lose Hill, down into Castleton and back up to the car park at the foot of Mam Tor. 3 hours and it can be done in most weathers conditions. Exhilarating with superb views Links to Peak District Walks on My Walking Log - Use the back button to return to this page |
The dodo was a native bird of which island? | The Dodo Bird | History, Story and Resources for Dodobirds The Story of the Dodo Bird A Reference Site for The Dodo Bird and it's History The Dodo bird or Raphus Cucullatus was a flightless bird native to the island of Mauritius, near the island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The closest relatives to the dodo bird are pigeons and doves, even though dodo birds were much larger in size. On average, dodo birds stood 3 feet tall and weighted about 40 lb. Unfortunately, due to aggressive human population, dodo birds became extinct in late 17th century. The Dodo Bird Location Dodo Birds, while now extinct, were found only on the small island of Mauritius, some 500 miles east of Madagascar, and 1200 miles east of Africa. The complete isolation of this island let the Dodo Birds grow and evolve without natural predators, unfortunately to a fault that led to their extinction. | Malta-The George Cross Island - "Towns & Villages" (3) Malta-The George Cross Island This site was built with RapidWeaver Towns and Villages in Malta and Gozo A four-part series Published by the Conventual Franciscans of Rabat (Religjon u Hajja), Malta - 1994 (Excerpts) - Book 4: Gozo 1. SANTA VENERA (...) The railway line connecting Valletta and Mdina was laid out in the middle of the 19th century. The area that now makes up Santa Venera, midway between the old and the new capitals, constituted an important segment. Guard huts numbered four through six were located in it On July 22, 1923, a herd of 136 bulls at Guard Hut Number 4 crossing were hit by a Valletta-bound train. 34 bulls perished in a slaughter that also reminds one of the cattle trails of the American west. A more pleasant story is told of the aqueduct that was constructed between 1610 and 1615, during Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt's rule (1601-22). The new capital of Valletta was then taking shape, but it was thirsty. And cities don't grow without water. The idea to pipe water from the springs of the northwest, where it was plentiful, to Valletta, where it was needed, had been proposed many times. But Santa Venera's elevation had presented a major problem. Based on the technology available at the time, the only feasible solution was the construction of a series of arches so that a gradual slope could be maintained. As grand master, Wignacourt was expected to pay a gioja (gift). Whereas his predecessors had donated buildings and riches. he paid for the 9-mile aqueduct. A generous portion of the colonnade still clings to a tower that was constructed to monitor the flow of the water. Stone arches survive all the way to Fleur-de-Lis Junction, where a marble tablet on an elaborate archway once declared: "Hitherto Valletta has been dead. Now the spirit of water revives her." Support is growing for the reconstruction of this archway and the restoration of the aqueduct. (...) (...) Another grand master associated with Santa Venera is Antonio Manoel de Vilhena, who ruled between 1724 and 1732. Just before he died, he built a country mansion which survives with all its baroque. This historic building is known as Dar il-Ljuni or Casa Leone (House of Lions), for two stone lions supporting Vilhena's coat of arms. In the 1950s, it served briefly as the National Museum of Malta, housing treasures that had been shuttled around during the war to avoid the bombings. (...) 2. BIRKIRKARA (...) Had no change occurred in the framework of Maltese towns and villages since the time of Napoleon... there would be over 100,000 karkarizi today, almost one out of every three Maltese. Even as new towns and villages were sliced out of it, Birkirkara's population continued to grow, doubling between 1614 and 1766 (from 2,000 to 3,900) and again by 1911 (to 8,418). The current population of about 22,000 makes this central town the largest locality in Malta, with three times the population of the capital city of Valletta. Birkirkara has always been first and foremost in practically every facet of Maltese life. A high priority in all traditional communities is their hierarchical place in the church. One of the first parishes (already one in 1402), Birkirkara was also the first to be declared a collegiate (1630). A collegiate church is one that is run by canons, who rank higher than ordinary priests. Other dignities were bestowed over the centuries. The most recent one occurred in 1950, when Pope Pius XII raised Birkirkara to basilica status. (...) The train brought many people to the festa of Santa Liena (St. Helen) on August 18 (now held the Sunday after). The procession with St. Helen's statue is still held in the morning, right before the high mass, even though late night transportation is now available. Birkirkara is alone in retaining the morning tradition. The celebration is a two-week affair, with plenty of fireworks and music provided primarily by Birkirkara's own societies. (...) (...) Birkirkara has the largest bell in the Maltese Islands. Cast in Milan in 1931, the nearly 100-qan |
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