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"Which long running TV series was introduced by a piece of music, entitled, ""The Funeral March of a Marionette"", by Gounod?" | Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Signatures in Suspense: Film Music on the Web CD Reviews Sept1999 Crotchet This is a superb production. I cannot think of a more elegant and fitting tribute to the master of suspense. One is immediately impressed with the quality feel of this album. The design is an elegant gate-fold sleeve with the booklet housed neatly under a flap that has a picture of Hitch photographed with a row of cans of films of all 49 of his thrillers up to Marnie. (Inside the booklet there is another witty picture of Hitch hitching himself up to place a can of his 50th film, Torn Curtain on the pile that towers above him.) The booklet and elaborate sleeve are printed beautifully in black and white with very tasteful typography and excellent pictures. Another of these shows Hitch walking down flights of stairs with an assistant dutifully carrying his studio chair behind him. But it is, of course, the music that is important and here we have some fascinating material that has never been released before and, even more important, the music of the majority of the tracks is conducted by the composers themselves. The album opens with the theme that introduced the long-running TV series Alfred Hitchcock Presents; Gounods Funeral March of a Marionette, chosen by Hitch himself. Its mordant strains were a perfect match for his rotund personality and dry wit. Dimitri Tiomkin conducts two themes. From Dial M for Murder, there is the love music for the scenes between Grace Kelly and Robert Cummins, which, at its centre, grows tawdry for this is the illicit affair that sparks off Ray Millands cunning murder plot. Cleverly, Tiomkin weaves the telephones dialling and ringing into his score. In contrast, constancy speaks in the love music for I Confess. It recalls the past love between the priest (Montgomery Clift) and Ruth (Anne Baxter). The quality of the sound on these two tracks is so-so. Franz Waxman is represented by the edgy energy of Jukebox # 6, from Rear Window; an overt jazz piece with the composer conducting the Paramount Studio orchestra. This exuberant little piece has never been available before. But it is, of course, Bernard Herrmann, whom we principally associate with Hitchcock. In this collection, we hear Herrmann himself conducting the Paramount Studio Orchestra in the Scene dAmour from Vertigo. The composer' reading is definitive: you feel Scottys pent-up sexual desire boiling over and the music fairly bristles with forebodings of imminent disillusion and tragedy. From North by Northwest, Herrmann conducts the MGM Studio Orchestra in the opening Fandango, but as it is used to underscore the scene where Cary Grant, forcibly intoxicated, careers out-of-control, driving down a country road. Also included are brilliant refurbishments of the old Decca Phase 4 (London) recordings Herrmann made, with the London orchestras, of Psycho (A narrative for Orchestra) and his deliciously wickedly funny A Portrait of Hitch (from The Trouble With Harry). Psycho comes up especially well with all those shrieking murder-scenes chords very well defined. Previously unreleased is Herrmanns Prelude from Marnie with the composer conducting the Universal Studio Orchestra. This prelude includes some poignant material that poignantly suggests the vulnerability of the beautiful Marnie. From Bernard Herrmanns more popular music-based score appropriate to The Wrong Man, in which musician Henry Fonda is wrongly accused of murder, we hear Elmer Bernstein conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in the films Prelude. But the most interesting of all the Herrmann tracks must surely be another previously unreleased set of three excerpts from his rejected music for Torn Curtain. These are: Prelude, The Ship and The Radiogram. In Herrmanns hands his 16 horns and 12 flutes vividly evoke the harsh, steely, unrelentingly repressive Soviet-block regime. The Prelude is certainly far more arresting than John Addisons relatively colourless, jazz-based, commercial score for which Hitch | Masters of the Queens Music at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse | by Bachtrack for classical music, opera, ballet and dance event reviews Masters of the Queens Music at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse **111 By David Fay , 28 October 2014 Judith Weir’s appointment as the first female Master of the Queens Music is an important moment in music history in Britain, and just cause for celebration. Female composers are still an overwhelming minority in classical music and having as subtle but strong a voice as Weir’s in this public position can only be a good thing. The benevolent members of the Park Lane Group – a charity which supports highly talented young musicians – evidently thought so too, deciding to put on a concert in Weir’s honour at the (still relatively new) Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. An admirable goal, but one that became less Weir-centred when music from the last six Masters was included on the programme. What was heralded as a celebration of Weir’s music became a celebration of the ceremonial position, and this diluted the interest of the event substantially. The resulting miscellany of music, performed by an equally miscellaneous mix of musicians and requiring constant breaks for stage readjustment, was more like a school concert than a serious tribute to Weir’s work. Judith Weir © Chris Christodoulou | Chester Music https://bachtrack.com/imagecache/scaled/7120-275-judith_weir_chris_christodoulou.jpg275410 That is not, however, to say that the quality of the performance was not high. The Trinity Laban Chamber Choir began proceedings with a little number by Walford Davies. Magdalen at Michael’s Gate was amusingly introduced and well directed by Stephen Jackson, the choir blending well and finding a good balance for the compact mock-Jacobean theatre, candlelit and still smelling of freshly-cut pine. Another Walford Davies partsong, setting words by A.A. Milne, was programmed, but had to be pulled as the parts didn’t arrive in time (sound familiar?). Next pianist Alissa Firsova played Arthur Bliss’s Masques, four virtuosic pieces whose predominant mood is ebullient and vibrant, although some contrast comes in the more reflective third, with its mid-range pentatonic ostinato. Weir’s first work of the evening followed, a 10-minute-long ‘grand opera in three acts for unaccompanied solo soprano singing eight roles’. King Harald’s Saga tells the story of the ill-fated Norwegian King whose claim to (British) fame was his 1066 invasion’s providing a handy decoy for that of William of Normandy. It is an amusing, satisfyingly-crafted piece of theatre which demands substantial presence and vocal acrobatics of its performer. Jane Manning, for whom the piece was written in 1979, managed the latter admirably, but there was a fragility to her voice that slightly impinged her achieving the former. Her style is on the warbling side (which probably helped with the acrobatics a bit), but she performed the piece with the right amount of tongue-in-cheek wit and it went down very well. Tasmin Little and John Lenehan finished off the first half with those staples of the secondary school practice room corridor, Elgar’s Chansons de Matin et Nuit and Salut d’Amour. Of course, the standard was far superior to anything heard in high school – especially for the Salut, which was done rare justice – but it was another bizarre programming choice (how are these vignettes related to Elgar’s position of Master of the King’s Music?). The inclusion of these pieces did little to dispel memories of the concerts put on by my adolescent self and my violin-playing peers. Apart from a forgettable viola and piano piece by Bax entitled Legend, things became more serious in the second half, with pieces by Weir bookending those by her direct predecessors Malcolm Williamson and Maxwell Davies. Blue-Green Hill is a recent three-part suite for chamber ensemble in which Weir weaves Scotch-influenced melodies into and out of patches of subtly complicated sonic texture. The Park Lane Ensemble brought out the mastery of the instrumental writing, in which Weir achieves a sort o |
Which King of England was known as ‘The Unready’? | Ethelred the Unready | king of England | Britannica.com Ethelred the Unready Alternative Titles: Aethelred, Aethelred Unraed, Ethelred II Ethelred the Unready Edward Ethelred the Unready, also spelled Aethelred, also called Ethelred II, or Aethelred Unraed (born 968?—died April 23, 1016, London , England ), king of the English from 978 to 1013 and from 1014 to 1016. He was an ineffectual ruler who failed to prevent the Danes from overrunning England. The epithet “unready” is derived from unraed, meaning “bad counsel” or “no counsel,” and puns on his name, which means “noble counsel.” Ethelred II, coin, 10th century; in the British Museum. Peter Clayton The son of King Edgar (ruled 959–975), Ethelred ascended the throne upon the assassination of his half brother King Edward the Martyr in March 978. Widespread suspicion that Ethelred may have had a part in the murder created much of the distrust and disloyalty that undermined his authority. Hence, there was no unified defense when the Danish invasions resumed in 980. Nearly all of the country was ravaged, and Ethelred’s efforts to buy peace only made the invaders more rapacious . When they did begin to settle down in towns, Ethelred provoked further invasions by launching a massacre of Danish settlers (Nov. 13, 1002). By the end of 1013 the Danish king Sweyn I had been accepted as king in England, and Ethelred had fled to Normandy . After Sweyn died in February 1014, Ethelred’s council of advisers invited him to return to the throne on condition that he agree to satisfy their grievances. At the time of Ethelred’s death in 1016, Sweyn’s son Canute was ravaging England. Ethelred was succeeded by his son Edmund II Ironside (ruled 1016); one of his other sons ruled England as Edward the Confessor from 1042 to 1066. Despite the overall failures of the reign, evidence from his charters and coinage suggest that Ethelred’s government was more effective than was once believed. Learn More in these related articles: | H E R E W A R D T H E W A K E Legendary Fenland Hero Most English know of Hereward the Wake (meaning 'wary'), the Fenland's most famous hero, who lead a revolt against Duke William the Bastard of Normandy, who had usurped the English throne after defeating the English army at the Battle of Hastings, and killing the last king of the English, Harold Godwinson, and the flower of the English nobility in the process. But what is fact and what is legend? The real Hereward held lands in Warwickshire and Lincolnshire at the time of Edward the Confessor, left England some time after 1062, and later reappeared to plunder the Abbey of Peterborough (1070) - the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (at this time being written at Peterborough) says simply that among those at the sack of Peterborough were 'Hereward and his crew'. At the time, or shortly after, he was holding the Isle of Ely, with its Camp of Refuge, against the Normans (1071). During this time Hereward sometimes he had Danish help. He also attracted many dissidents such as the Earl Morkar, and Siward Bain. The isle took a lot of Norman effort to capture. Hereward was one of those to escape. He continued the struggle for sometime, operating in and near the Fens. Eventually he made his peace with King William. From these sparse facts has grown the legend of Hereward, son of Leofric, Earl of Mercia (or Leofric of Bourne, Lincolnshire). In his youth he kept wild company, and when he was fourteen his father persuaded King Edward to make him an outlaw. He was brought back to England by the news that the Normans had seized his father's estates. On his return he found that the new Norman owners had not only taken the land, but also slain his brother, whose head was set above the door of the house. Like an avenging thunderbolt, he descended upon the killers and slew them all. Next day 14 Norman heads had replaced that of his brother above the door. News of Hereward's exploits spread and he became the leader of a mixed band of English and Danish warriors, who flocked to join him at his new base at the great Abbey of Ely. William the Conqueror led his army to Ely, then an island in the Fens, and was three times foiled by Hereward in the attempt to build a causeway across the marshes. The third time, while William was encamped at Brandon, Hereward rode there on his horse, a noble beast called Swallow, on the way meeting a potter, who agreed to exchange clothes with him and lend him his wares. In this disguise Here |
What does the parotid gland produce? | Salivary Glands Salivary Glands Salivary Glands Salivary glands produce saliva , which moistens the mouth to help a person chew and swallow food. Saliva also contains substances (enzymes) that begin the breakdown of food. There are four pairs of salivary glands: The parotid glands are located between the ear and the jaw. The submandibular glands are located under the jaw. The sublingual glands are located on the floor of the mouth under the tongue . The buccal glands are not shown in this picture. They are located in the mucous membrane lining the cheeks and mouth . These glands produce only a small amount of saliva. Credits Primary Medical ReviewerAdam Husney, MD - Family Medicine Specialist Medical ReviewerE. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine Current as ofAugust 21, 2015 WebMD Medical Reference from Healthwise This information is not intended to replace the advice of a doctor. Healthwise disclaims any liability for the decisions you make based on this information.© 1995-2015 Healthwise, Incorporated. Healthwise, Healthwise for every health decision, and the Healthwise logo are trademarks of Healthwise, Incorporated. Top Picks | Salivary Gland Problems: Infections, Swelling, and Treatment Salivary Gland Problems Treatment for Salivary Gland Problems Your salivary glands make as much as a quart of saliva each day. Saliva is important to lubricate your mouth , help with swallowing, protect your teeth against bacteria, and aid in the digestion of food. The three major pairs of salivary glands are: parotid glands on the insides of the cheeks submandibular glands at the floor of the mouth sublingual glands under the tongue There are also several hundred minor salivary glands throughout the mouth and throat. Saliva drains into the mouth through small tubes called ducts. When there is a problem with the salivary glands or ducts, you may have symptoms such as salivary gland swelling , dry mouth , pain , fever , and foul-tasting drainage into the mouth. Causes of Salivary Gland Problems Many different problems can interfere with the function of the salivary glands or block the ducts so they can't drain saliva. The following are some of the more common salivary gland problems : Salivary stones, or sialoliths. The most common cause of swollen salivary glands , salivary stones are buildups of crystallized saliva deposits. Sometimes salivary stones can block the flow of saliva. When saliva can't exit through the ducts, it backs up into the gland, causing pain and swelling. Pain is usually off and on, is felt in one gland, and gets progressively worse. Unless the blockage is cleared, the gland is likely to become infected. Salivary gland infection , or sialadenitis. Bacterial infection of the salivary gland, most commonly the parotid gland, may result when the duct into the mouth is blocked. Sialadenitis creates a painful lump in the gland, and foul-tasting pus drains into the mouth. Sialadenitis is more common in older adults with salivary stones, but it can also happen in babies during the first few weeks after birth. If not treated, salivary gland infections can cause severe pain, high fevers , and abscess (pus collection). Infections. Viral infections such as mumps , flu , and others can cause swelling of the salivary glands. Swelling happens in parotid glands on both sides of the face, giving the appearance of "chipmunk cheeks." Salivary gland swelling is commonly associated with mumps , happening in about 30% to 40% of mumps infections. It usually begins approximately 48 hours after the start of other symptoms such as fever and headache . Continued Other viral illnesses that cause salivary gland swelling include the Epstein-Barr virus ( EBV ), cytomegalovirus ( CMV ), Coxsackievirus , and the human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV ). Bacterial infections generally cause one-sided salivary gland swelling. Other symptoms such as fever and pain will accompany the swelling. The bacteria are typically those found normally in the mouth, as well as staph bacteria. These infections most often affect the parotid gland. Dehydration and malnutrition raise the risk of getting a bacterial infection. Cysts. Cysts can develop in the salivary glands if injuries, infections, tumors, or salivary stones block the flow of saliva.Some babies are born with cysts in the parotid gland due to a problem with the development of the ears . It can appear as a blister or soft, raised area. Cysts may interfere with eating and speaking. Tumors. Several different types of tumors can affect the salivary glands. They can be cancerous (malignant) or noncancerous (benign). The two most common tumors are pleomorphic adenomas and Warthin's tumor. Pleomorphic adenomas most commonly affect the parotid glands, but can also affect the submandibular gland and minor salivary glands. The tumor is usually painless and grows slowly. Pleomorphic adenomas are benign (noncancerous) and are more common in women than men. Warthin's tumor is also benign and affects the parotid gland. Warthin's tumor can grow on both sides of the face and affects more men than women. While most salivary gland tumors are benign, some can be cancerous. Malignant tumors include mucoepidermoid carcinoma , adenocystic carcinoma, ade |
What does a misanthrope hate? | Misanthrope | Define Misanthrope at Dictionary.com misanthrope [mis-uh n-throhp, miz-] /ˈmɪs ənˌθroʊp, ˈmɪz-/ Spell [mis-an-thruh-pist, miz‐] /mɪsˈæn θrə pɪst, mɪz‐/ (Show IPA). Origin of misanthrope 1555-65; noun use of Greek mīsánthrōpos hating humankind, misanthropic. See mis- 2, anthropo- Le Misanthrope [French luh mee-zahn-trawp] /French lə mi zɑ̃ˈtrɔp/ Spell a comedy (1666) by Molière. Dictionary.com Unabridged Examples from the Web for misanthrope Expand Contemporary Examples Portrait of the Artist as a Young Jerk Lizzie Stark May 4, 2009 Historical Examples The misanthrope once more retired to the pantry for shelter, and the rest of the guests were evidently disconcerted. Major Frank A. L. G. Bosboom-Toussaint And this was Montfort the misanthrope—Montfort the socialist—Montfort the agrarian. The misanthrope and the reckless are neither agitated nor agonised. Vivian Grey Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli But, though he was slow to make close friendships, he was no misanthrope. British Dictionary definitions for misanthrope Expand a person who dislikes or distrusts other people or mankind in general Derived Forms C17: from Greek mīsanthrōpos, from misos hatred + anthrōpos man 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 misanthrope Expand n. "one who hates mankind," 1560s, from Greek misanthropos "hating mankind," from misein "to hate" (see miso- ) + anthropos "man" (see anthropo- ). Alternative form misanthropist is attested from 1650s. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper | Poll system, 2 new trivia lists · Twentysix26/Red-DiscordBot@9ce74b6 · GitHub 75 trivia/2015.txt @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +In China in 2015 the record for the longest mating session between two giant pandas was broken at?`18 minutes`18 mins +Ford claimed to launch the first 'e-(What?)' at the 2015 Mobile World Congress Show?`Bike +A 2015 intensive listening study discovered that giraffes actually?`Hum +Name the last US president to meet the leader of Cuba before Barack Obama did in 2015?`Eisenhower +Jay Z and Beyonce launched a music streaming service in 2015 called? `Tidal +At auction in 2015, $1.2m was paid for Don McLean's original handrwitten lyrics for which 1971 big hit song? `American Pie +In 2015 what global contest ruled against the use of swimsuits for its 114 competitors, for the first time since 1951 inception? `Miss World +Which vast tech corporation opened its first 'Nest' branded intelligent home store in Palo Alto California in 2015?`Google +In 2015 Japan lowered its voting age to what?`18`eighteen +The abbreviation MERS, significantly impacting South Korea 2015, is otherwise known as?`Camel Flu +Christian is the lead character in the film 2015 adaptation of what extraordinarily successful book?`Fifty Shades of Grey`50 shades of grey +Who stepped down as chief of 21st Century Fox in 2015?`Rupert Murdoch`murdoch +In 2015 a new North Korean schools curriculum reportedly included that leader Kim Jong-un learnt to drive at age?`3`three +Which car company launched the Avensis model in 2015?`Toyota +In 2015 evidence of water was found on which planet?`Mars +Which 'BRIC' country launched the Astrosat space lab in 2015?`India +Who won the 2015 men's tennis French Open?`Stan Warwinka`warwinka +What company launched the S6 Edge smartphone?`Samsung +Which leading professional networking tech corporation, whose main revenue is selling user access/details to recruiters, bought the Lynda learning company for $1.5bn in 2015?`Linkedin`linked in +'Dismaland' was the temporary theme park/exhibition of which famous 'anonymous' artist?`Banksy +Matthais Muller was made chief of which troubled car company in 2015?`Volkswagen`vw +In 2015 the World Anti-Doping Agency suggested banning which nation from the 2016 Olympics?`Russia +The game of Monopoly celebrated what anniversary in 2015?`eighty`80`80th +Name the Princess born 4th in succession to the British throne in 2015, to Britain's Duke and Duchess of Cambridge?`Charlotte +The 2015 Mad Max movie is sub-titled?`Fury Road`mad max: fury road`mad max fury road +The Magna Carta, signed in London, and inspiring constitutional rights globally thereafter, was how many years old in 2015?`eight hundred`800 +In 2015 the Sinabug volcano erupted in what country?`Indonesia +Olav Bjortmont became 2015 world champion in?`Quizzing`quiz +Lars Lokke led his centre-right party to 2015 government election victory in what country?`Denmark +Blackberry's new phone for 2015 was called the...?`Priv +Facebook's new music sharing/streaming feature launched in 2015 was called "Music... "?`Stories +Eddie Jones was appointed head coach of which English sporting team in 2015?`Rugby Union`rugby +According to 2015 survey what fruit was most popular among USA children?`Apples`apple +Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey celebrated what birthday in 2015?`49`fourty-nine`fourty nine`49th +Jon Snow was killed off in what TV series in 2015, adapted from GRR Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire'?`Game of Thrones +Finance minister Yanis Yaroufakis caused comment for not wearing a tie in February 2015 when negotiating the debts for which nation?`Greece +What nation hosted the 2015 Women's World (soccer) Cup?`Canada +What iconic equine-alluding company, in countless books/films/cowboy holsters, filed for bankruptcy in 2015?`Colt +Due to a 2015 contamination scandal in India/Afica, which corporation destroyed 400 million packets of Maggi noodles?`Nestle +How many years old was the McDonalds fast food company in 2015?`60`sixty +It was announced in 2015 that Alexander Hamilton would be replaced on?`$10 bill`$10`tendollars`ten dollar bill`ten |
British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan was the leader of which political party? | History of Harold Macmillan - GOV.UK GOV.UK Harold Macmillan Conservative 1957 to 1963 Born 29 December 1986, Chelwood Gate, Sussex Dates in office Political party Conservative Prime Minister Harold 'Supermac' Macmillan distanced the UK from apartheid, sped up the process of decolonisation and was heavily involved in negotiating the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. The half-American son of a publisher, Harold Macmillan was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford and served in both World Wars. He rose quickly through Conservative ranks and, when the Conservatives were elected in 1951, he was made Minister of Housing, then Minister of Defence, Foreign Secretary and finally Chancellor of the Exchequer. When Sir Anthony Eden resigned as Prime Minister in January 1957, Macmillan came out from the wreckage of Suez to lead a demoralised Conservative party and a country that was still in the depths of turmoil. Despite telling the Queen that he did not think the new government would last longer than 6 weeks, Macmillan quickly restored the country’s confidence and its fortunes. In domestic policy, he was determined to avoid the mass unemployment he had witnessed in the 1930s as MP for Stockton-on-Tees. A champion of economic planning and a moderniser at heart, as living standards and prosperity in Britain increased he was able to claim that the British public had “never had it so good”. Dubbed ‘Supermac’, the Conservative party increased its majority in the October 1959 General Election. On the international scene, Macmillan was busy with the complexities of the Cold War. He led the country through the Cuban Missile crisis and was the first truly nuclear-armed Prime Minister, taking important steps to maintain the effectiveness and credibility of the nuclear deterrent well into the 1980s. He was responsible for reorientating British foreign policy and he repaired the damage done to the Anglo-American relationship through his close relationships with Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy. With his ‘winds of change’ speech in 1960, he distanced himself and the country from apartheid and he speeded up the process of decolonisation, following a series of studies into the costs and benefits of the British Empire. Macmillan acknowledged that Britain’s future lay with Europe, but his plans for entry into the new European Economic Community were set back when the French President General Charles de Gaulle said no to Britain’s application in January 1963. Devastated, he wrote in his diary that “all our policies at home and abroad are in ruins”. His greatest achievement on the international scene came a few months later in August 1963, when he was heavily involved in negotiating the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, earning praise from Presidents Kennedy and Khrushchev for his patience and diplomacy. By 1963 the economy, thanks to problems with the balance of payments, was faltering. Harold was also increasingly portrayed as out of touch. The sacking of 6 cabinet ministers in an event that became known as the ‘night of the long knives’ did little to refresh the government. After a series of scandals, the most damaging of which involved the minister John Profumo, he resigned in October 1963. Macmillan was created Earl of Stockton in 1984 and died in 1986. | Britain Magazine | The official magazine of Visit Britain | Best of British History, Royal Family,Travel and Culture - British prime ministers of the 20th century Latest issue British prime ministers of the 20th century Do you know who presided over the setting up of the National Health Service, or who served the shortest time as leader? Read our timeline of British prime ministers of the 20th century for all the answers. Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury Conservative 1895 to 1902 Salisbury was the last peer to serve as PM (this was his third tenure), with the brief exception of Douglas Home (below) who renounced his peerage within a few days of being appointed. Arthur James Balfour Conservative 1902 to 1905 Balfour was the nephew of the Marquess of Salisbury but his cabinet was divided on the issue of free trade and without the support of Edward VII he was forced to resign in December 1905. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman Liberal 1905 to 1908 Following Arthur James Balfour’s resignation, Edward VII invited the leader of the next largest party, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, to form a government. He was the first leader to officially use the title of ‘Prime Minister’. Herbert Henry Asquith Liberal 1908 to 1916 Asquith is the only Prime Minister to have taken office on foreign soil. At the time that he succeeded Campbell-Bannerman, Edward VII was in Biarritz so Asquith travelled there for the official ‘kissing-hands’ ceremony. David Lloyd George in 1916 David Lloyd George Liberal 1916 to 1922 One of the 20th centuries most radical thinkers, Lloyd George was the first and only Welshman to hold the position of prime minister, introducing state pensions and waging a war on poverty. Andrew Bonar Law Conservative 1922 to 1923 Law was prime minister for just 209 days. He retired due to ill health in May 1923 and died of throat cancer six months later. Stanley Baldwin Conservative 1923 to 1924 Baldwin took over as prime minister after Bonar Law retired but he was soon ousted from his first term, albeit temporarily. James Ramsey MacDonald Labour 1924 to 1924 In 1924 Ramsey MacDonald was asked by King George V to form a government when Stanley Baldwin’s Conservative majority proved ungovernable, and his was the first Labour government. Stanley Baldwin Conservative 1924 to 1929 In his second tenure as prime minister Baldwin extended the right to vote to women over 21. James Ramsey MacDonald Labour 1929 to 1935 In his second minority government in 1929, MacDonald appointed Margaret Bondfield as the first female cabinet minister, but forming a cross-party government proved his downfall. Stanley Baldwin Conservative 1935 to 1937 By taking office as prime minister for the third time Baldwin remarkably served under three monarchs. Neville Chamberlain Conservative 1937 to 1940 Chamberlain famously declared “I believe it is peace for our time” following a meeting in 1938 with Adolf Hitler. Sir Winston Churchill Conservative 1940 to 1945 Following Chamberlain’s resignation in 1940, Churchill succeeded him as prime minister of an all-party coalition government. Clement Attlee Labour 1945 to 1951 Taking over from Churchill at the end of the war, Attlee is perhaps best remembered for setting up the National Health Service. Winston Churchill gives his infamous V sign on 20 May 1940 Sir Winston Churchill Conservative 1951 to 1955 While serving his second term as prime minister Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953 for his many published works. Sir Anthony Eden Conservative 1955 to 1957 Eden is best remembered for his controversial handling of the Suez Crisis, which led to his resignation. Harold Macmillan Conservative 1957 to 1963 Macmillian took over as leader following Eden’s resignation and led the nation through the Cuban Missile Crisis. He was made Earl of Stockton in 1984 and died in 1986. Sir Alex Douglas-Home Conservative 1963 to 1964 The aristocratic Douglas-Home took on the trade unions but only served as prime minister for 363 days , the second shortest p |
The logo of what company has recently been named after the NBA legend Larry Bird? The answer is less than 140 characters! | 10 Years Later, Twitter Cements Position Across Sports Landscape 10 Years Later, Twitter Cements Position Across Sports Landscape {{article.article.images.featured.caption}} Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Full Bio The author is a Forbes contributor. The opinions expressed are those of the writer. Loading ... This story appears in the {{article.article.magazine.pretty_date}} issue of {{article.article.magazine.pubName}}. Subscribe Commissioner Don Garber pictured with Orlando City FC star, Kaka (Courtesy of MLS). Twitter celebrated its 10th anniversary earlier this week in the midst of a hailstorm of criticism from Wall Street over the past 18 months. Despite the negative press surrounding the platform, Twitter has cemented its position across the entire sports industry. According to Nielsen’s recent 2015 Sports Media Report, sports events accounted for close to 50% of all Twitter TV conversations. Given that sports accounts for just 1% of all TV programming, it’s a profound statistic which highlights sports influence on the social channel. Even the Twitter logo — Larry the Bird — is named after NBA legend and current Indiana Pacers President, Larry Bird. A decade after its Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Jack Dorsey, introduced Twitter to the world, the platform continues to evolve from a functional standpoint and the ways sports leagues, teams, athletes and media incorporate it into their own social strategy. With the acquisition of live-streaming service Periscope a year ago and Vine’s continued push in sports, Twitter has made it a priority to stretch its product offerings. Additionally, the platform’s strategic addition of SnappyTV in 2014 — a real-time editing tool which gives networks, leagues and other partners the opportunity to immediately share multi-media content — only adds to that pool of resources. Yet, even with the broadened list of distribution options, sports properties, organizations and individual personalities will ultimately always have to answer one question: how can Twitter best be used in real-time to disseminate information and visually-appealing content for easy consumption? *** ‘What keeps you up at night?’ Admittedly, it’s a question that Danny Keens has frequently received over the past couple of months. “How do we continue to give sports fans an experience that they can’t get anywhere else?” answered Keens, Twitter’s Head of North American Sports Partnerships. “How do we continue to give them a connection with other fans, with athletes, that you cannot experience on any other platform? That’s at the heart of it.” After digesting the question, Keens explained that it’s about the entire Twitter sports group giving sports entities, athletes and the sports fan various options with how to express themselves. “If you look at the product roadmap, it’s always been about new ways to express yourself,” added Keens. From simply pure text in 2006 to photos, live-streaming video, Twitter emojis, GIFs, Vines and other shareable content, Twitter has double-downed on integrating creative, visually-appealing features into the platform. The deeper toolkit coupled with heightened access now gives teams and leagues the opportunity to take their fans behind-the-scenes to areas that no one else can see. “As much as the athletes, the teams and the leagues are important and vital to the platform, the most crucial person is the everyday user,” said Keens, adding that the platform now boasts 320 million users. “Servicing sports fans as best we can is why we come to work and what we think about everyday. ...It’s about giving fans a reason to log back in on a daily basis.” *** Prior to the 2014 DAYTONA 500, NASCAR driver, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. , vowed to the media that if he won the race, he would finally fire up his Twitter account, which already had 200,000 followers, and send his first tweet. After calming words of encouragement from his close friends, some social guidance from fellow driver, Jimmie Johnson, and of course, a stop in Victory Lane, Earnhardt sent his first tweet on Feb | Do I Know This ? Do I Know This ? Updated May 17, 2013, 12:23 AM Have you ever wondered who's got the most number of top singles in U.K ? Have you ever wondered which company is the world's top Global Brand ? Have you ever wondered which country has got the most or the highest number of Netizens ? 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No one knows why! # The “spot” on the 7-Up comes from its inventor who had red eyes – he was an albino. ’7′ was because the original containers were 7 ounces and ‘UP’ indicated the direction of the bubbles. # Chocolate can kill dogs, as it contains theobromine, which affects their heart and nervous system. # Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster. # There are only two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: “abstemious” and “facetious.” # If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death. # Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to slow film down so you could see his moves. # The original name for butterfly was flutterby. # By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you cannot sink into quicksand. # Dogs and cats, like humans, are either right or left handed. # Charlie Chaplin once won the third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest. # Sherlock Holmes NEVER said “Elementary, my dear Watson”. # The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries. # Bats always turn left when exiting a cave. # The shortest English word that contains the letters A, B, C, D, E, and F is “feedback.” # All Polar bears are left-handed. # In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak. # “Dreamt” is the only English word that ends in the letters “mt.” # Almonds are a member of the peach family, and apples belong to the rose family. # Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite. # The only 15 letter word |
Who replaced David Tennant as Doctor Who in January? | Doctor Who? Unknown actor Matt Smith, 26, announced as David Tennant's replacement | Daily Mail Online Doctor Who? Unknown actor Matt Smith, 26, announced as David Tennant's replacement comments A virtually unknown 26-year-old who once had ambitions to become a professional footballer has been unveiled as the 11th Doctor Who. Matt Smith will be the youngest-ever actor to play the 903-year-old Time Lord, in a casting move that caught most fans by surprise. He said yesterday he was ‘flabbergasted’ to be picked to replace David Tennant, and ‘hadn’t slept’ since being told just before Christmas. Doctor Who? Matt Smith is to replace David Tennant as the new Doctor in the hit BBC sci-fi drama He said: ‘Doctor Who has the iconic status of Robin Hood or Sherlock Holmes, and I’m taking that on. That’s my responsibility and it’s exciting. Nerve-racking, but exciting.’ Born and brought up in Northampton, Smith played football at the Nottingham Forest and Leicester City youth academies until a back injury at the age of 16 forced him to quit. His drama teacher at Northampton School for Boys, Jerry Hardingham, got him one of his first stage roles but remembers: ‘He was so self-effacing he wasn’t sure if he would be good enough.’ Haven't I seen you before? Smith appeared alongside Tennant's former assistant Billie Piper in the BBC drama Ruby In The Smoke He added: ‘His success is no surprise to those who worked with him. Matt was always a likeable lad and very popular with his peers.’ RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share Smith is probably best known for the BBC2 political drama Party Animals, in which he played researcher Danny Foster. He also worked with Doctor’s companion Billie Piper in the 2006 TV adaptation of The Ruby In The Smoke. He appeared in Alan Bennett's play The History Boys at the National Theatre in London, and alongside Christian Slater in Swimming with Sharks in the West End. Unexpected choice: Unknown stage actor Matt Smith, 26, talks about his new role Two of the productions in which he featured - That Face and On the Shore of the Wide World - won Laurence Olivier Awards. Smith will begin filming the new series in the summer, for transmission in spring 2010. That will give him time to win over fans, dubbed Whovians, some of whom were unenthusiastic at the news of the Doctor’s latest regeneration. One devotee who posted on the BBC’s message boards said: ‘Toddler in the Tardis! He is far, far, far too young. What is this obsession with going younger and younger?' Exciting, but nerve-wracking: Smith can't wait to begin creating the new Doctor His new role is likely to make Smith something of a heartthrob, but the actor already has a girlfriend in Brazil, whom he met on a recent trip to South America. Speculation about the new Doctor’s identity had been feverish since David Tennant announced in October that he was standing down. Black actor Paterson Joseph had been the bookies’ favourite, but some fans had backed Billie Piper to be the first female Doctor. The BBC kept the actor’s identity top secret until it a special episode of its spin-off show Doctor Who Confidential last night. Only six people, including the actor and his agent, knew he had been cast. David Tennant is a tough act to follow At a photoshoot on Christmas Eve, even the stylist and photographer were not told what the picture was about, and the Tardis was digitally inserted in the background later. Smith said keeping quiet had proved a challenge. 'I've been with my flat mate, watching the TV, and Doctor Who is on. And I'm thinking "I've got something I would like to share...".' The decision to cast Smith – who is three years younger than Peter Davidson was when he signed up in 1981 – fell to executive producers Steven Moffat and Piers Wenger. Moffat, who created TV comedy dramas Press Gang and Coupling, said: ‘The Doctor is a very special part, and it takes a very special actor to play him. You need to be old and young at the same time, a boffin and an action hero, a cheeky schoolboy and the wise old man of the universe.' He said he had originally | Jodrell Bank: Science facts and science fiction | Science | The Guardian The Lovell Telescope: Facts & Figures Mass of the telescope: 3,200 tonnes Mass of bowl: 1,500 tonnes Diameter of bowl: 76.2 metres Surface area of bowl: 5,270 square metres Amount of paint for three coats: 5,300 litres Maximum height above ground: 89.0 metres Outer diameter of railway track: 107.5 metres When it was built in 1957 it was the largest in the world. It cost £750,000 and was three times over budget. It is now the third largest movable telescope in the world after the Effelsberg Radio Telescope in Germany and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia . Both are 100 metres in diameter. The largest fixed telescope is the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico , which is 305 metres across. The Jodrell Bank site is named after a local stream. Jodrell is the family name of an archer at the battle of Agincourt who was rewarded by the crown with land. The Lovell telescope is so sensitive that using mobile phones on the site is forbidden. Even the microwave in the staff tea room is shielded inside a metal box to prevent interference. The e-Merlin upgrade has cost £8m in new hardware (mainly installing fibre optic cables) and will cost £2.5m per year to run. Jodrell Bank in popular culture Tom Baker as Doctor Who in the series Logopolis, 1981. Photograph: BBC In a 1981 episode of Doctor Who , the Doctor's fourth incarnation, played by Tom Baker, fell to his death from a walkway at the Lovell telescope. He regenerated into Peter Davison. In Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy , Jodrell Bank scientists missed the alien invasion because they were having a cup of tea. The Lovell telescope won the BBC's "unsung landmark" competition in 2006. In the 1953 sci-fi serial The Quatermass Experiment , the central character – Bernard – is said to have been named after Sir Bernard Lovell, Jodrell Bank's founder. Jodrell's greatest hits In its first year of operation, 1957, the Lovell telescope – or Mark 1 as it was then known – tracked the ballistic missile that had blasted the Soviet Sputnik 1 satellite into space. The Ministry of Defence later secretly used Lovell as a nuclear missile tracking station. Lovell had a major role in the discovery and identification of quasars (QUASi-stellAR radio source). These are thought to be powered by the accretion of dust and other material into super-massive black holes at the centre of distant galaxies. Lovell was instrumental in demonstrating gravitational lensing – the warping of space-time around massive objects. This discovery is a major plank in the evidence for Einstein's general theory of relativity. Astronomers have used the telescope to carry out a detailed investigation of pulsars (pulsating stars). These are thought to be extremely dense remnants of stars left over from supernova explosions. They rotate and emit a beam of radio waves, rather like a lighthouse. Topics Physicist and radio astronomer who helped build one of world's largest telescopes dies aged 98 Published: 7 Aug 2012 Revolutionary project ready to launch just months after radio telescope site escaped closure Published: 1 Feb 2009 Astronomers at the site in Cheshire have processed signals from two of the telescopes in the brand new seven-telescope network Published: 20 Apr 2009 The upgrade to the Merlin telescope array, which includes Jodrell Bank, was threatened last year by funding cuts. It was rescued after an outcry from scientists and the public Published: 1 Feb 2009 |
From which film does the following quote come: I love the smell of napalm in the morning | Apocalypse Now (1979) - Quotes - IMDb Apocalypse Now (1979) Kilgore : Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. [kneels] Kilgore : I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like [sniffing, pondering] Kilgore : victory. Someday this war's gonna end... [suddenly walks off] Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options Kurtz : I've seen horrors... horrors that you've seen. But you have no right to call me a murderer. You have a right to kill me. You have a right to do that... but you have no right to judge me. It's impossible for words to describe what is necessary to those who do not know what horror means. Horror... Horror has a face... and you must make a friend of horror. Horror and moral terror are your friends. If they are not, then they are enemies to be feared. They are truly enemies! I remember when I was with Special Forces... seems a thousand centuries ago. We went into a camp to inoculate some children. We left the camp after we had inoculated the children for polio, and this old man came running after us and he was crying. He couldn't see. We went back there, and they had come and hacked off every inoculated arm. There they were in a pile. A pile of little arms. And I remember... I... I... I cried, I wept like some grandmother. I wanted to tear my teeth out; I didn't know what I wanted to do! And I want to remember it. I never want to forget it... I never want to forget. And then I realized... like I was shot... like I was shot with a diamond... a diamond bullet right through my forehead. And I thought, my God... the genius of that! The genius! The will to do that! Perfect, genuine, complete, crystalline, pure. And then I realized they were stronger than we, because they could stand that these were not monsters, these were men... trained cadres. These men who fought with their hearts, who had families, who had children, who were filled with love... but they had the strength... the strength... to do that. If I had ten divisions of those men, our troubles here would be over very quickly. You have to have men who are moral... and at the same time who are able to utilize their primordial instincts to kill without feeling... without passion... without judgment... without judgment! Because it's judgment that defeats us. Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options [first lines] Willard : [voiceover] Saigon... shit; I'm still only in Saigon... Every time I think I'm gonna wake up back in the jungle. Willard : When I was home after my first tour, it was worse. [grabs at flying insect] Willard : I'd wake up and there'd be nothing. I hardly said a word to my wife, until I said "yes" to a divorce. When I was here, I wanted to be there; when I was there, all I could think of was getting back into the jungle. I'm here a week now... waiting for a mission... getting softer. Every minute I stay in this room, I get weaker, and every minute Charlie squats in the bush, he gets stronger. Each time I looked around the walls moved in a little tighter. Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options Willard : Could we, uh... talk to Colonel Kurtz? Photojournalist : Hey, man, you don't talk to the Colonel. You listen to him. The man's enlarged my mind. He's a poet warrior in the classic sense. I mean sometimes he'll... uh... well, you'll say "hello" to him, right? And he'll just walk right by you. He won't even notice you. And suddenly he'll grab you, and he'll throw you in a corner, and he'll say, "Do you know that 'if' is the middle word in life? If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you, if you can trust yourself when all men doubt you"... I mean I'm... no, I can't... I'm a little man, I'm a little man, he's... he's a great man! I should have been a pair of ragged claws scuttling across floors of silent seas... Share this: Face | The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II A Collection of Primary Sources Updated National Security Archive Posting Marks 70th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings of Japan and the End of World War II Extensive Compilation of Primary Source Documents Explores Manhattan Project, Petitions Against Military Use of Atomic Weapons, Debates over Japanese Surrender Terms, Atomic Targeting Decisions, and Lagging Awareness of Radiation Effects New Information Spotlights General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Early Misgivings about First Nuclear Use General Curtis Lemay's Report on the Firebombing of Tokyo, March 1945 National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 525 Edited by William Burr Originally posted - August 5, 2005 First updated - April 27, 2007 Latest update - August 4, 2015 For more information, contact: William Burr – 202 / 994-7000 or nsarchiv@gwu.edu Nagasaki, August 10, 1945; photograph by Yosuke Yamahata; used with permission of copyright holder, Shogo Yamahata/Courtesy: IDG films. Photo restoration by TX Unlimited, San Francisco August 4, 2015- A few months after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, General Dwight D. Eisenhower commented during a social occasion “how he had hoped that the war might have ended without our having to use the atomic bomb.” This virtually unknown evidence from the diary of Robert P. Meiklejohn, an assistant to Ambassador W. Averell Harriman, published for the first time today by the National Security Archive, confirms that the future President Eisenhower had early misgivings about the first use of atomic weapons by the United States. General George C. Marshall is the only high-level official whose contemporaneous (pre-Hiroshima) doubts about using the weapons against cities are on record. On the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, the National Security Archive updates its 2005 publication of the most comprehensive on-line collection of declassified U.S. government documents on the first use of the atomic bomb and the end of the war in the Pacific. This update presents previously unpublished material and translations of difficult-to-find records. Included are documents on the early stages of the U.S. atomic bomb project, Army Air Force General Curtis LeMay’s report on the firebombing of Tokyo (March 1945), Secretary of War Henry Stimson’s requests for modification of unconditional surrender terms, Soviet documents relating to the events, excerpts from the Robert P. Meiklejohn diaries mentioned above, and selections from the diaries of Walter J. Brown, special assistant to Secretary of State James Byrnes. The original 2005 posting included a wide range of material, including formerly top secret "Magic" summaries of intercepted Japanese communications and the first-ever full translations from the Japanese of accounts of high level meetings and discussions in Tokyo leading to the Emperor’s decision to surrender. Also documented are U.S. decisions to target Japanese cities, pre-Hiroshima petitions by scientists questioning the military use of the A-bomb, proposals for demonstrating the effects of the bomb, debates over whether to modify unconditional surrender terms, reports from the bombing missions of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and belated top-level awareness of the radiation effects of atomic weapons. The documents can help readers to make up their own minds about long-standing controversies such as whether the first use of atomic weapons was justified, whether President Harry S. Truman had alternatives to atomic attacks for ending the war, and what the impact of the Soviet declaration of war on Japan was. Since the 1960s, when the declassification of important sources began, historians have engaged in vigorous debate over the bomb and the end of World War II. Drawing on sources at the National Archives and the Library of Congress as well as Japanese materials, this electronic briefing book includes key documents that historians of the events have relied upon to present their findings and advance their inte |
The rival houses of Lancaster and York were both | House of Lancaster House of Lancaster UK Portal Top Surnames This project identifies individuals belonging to the royal House of Lancaster. Overview The House of Lancaster was a branch of the royal House of Plantagenet. It was one of the opposing factions involved in the Wars of the Roses, an intermittent civil war which affected England and Wales during the 15th century. The family provided England with three kings: Henry IV of England, who ruled 1399–1413; Henry V of England, who ruled 1413–1422; and Henry VI of England and (II of) France, who ruled 1422–1461 and 1470–1471. Origins The House descended from Edward III's third surviving son, John of Gaunt. Gaunt did not receive a large inheritance, so he made his fortune through marriage to the heiress Blanche of Lancaster, who brought with her the considerable lands of the Earls of Leicester and Lancaster, making him the wealthiest landowner in England after the King. He was conferred the second creation of the title of "Duke of Lancaster" by his father Edward III in 1362, a year following the death of John of Gaunt's father-in-law Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster. Gaunt enjoyed great political influence during his lifetime, but upon his death in 1399, his lands were confiscated by Richard II. Gaunt's exiled son and heir Henry of Bolingbroke returned home the same year with an army to reclaim the Lancaster estates, but ended riding a tide of popular opposition to Richard II that saw him take control of the Kingdom. Richard II was deposed and died in captivity, and Bolingbroke was declared King Henry IV of England. In doing so he bypassed the descendants of Edward III's second surviving son, Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, who eventually became the rival House of York. Henry IV was succeeded by his son Henry V, and eventually by his grandson Henry VI in 1422. Claim to France Henry V restated Edward III's earlier claim to the throne of France and resumed the Hundred Years War. He defeated the French in several battles, most notably in the Battle of Agincourt in 1415 and later allied himself with Burgundy, a cadet line of the Royal House of Valois. In 1420, the Duke of Burgundy negotiated the Treaty of Troyes between Henry and Charles VI of France, under which Henry married Charles' daughter Catherine, assumed the regency of France and would succeed to the throne on Charles' death. The treaty also effectively disinherited Charles' son, the Dauphin Charles. However, Henry V predeceased Charles VI, on whose death the French crown passed to his grandson, Henry VI, the infant son of Henry V and Catherine of France, in whose name regents reigned in England and France. Henry's claim according to the Treaty of Troyes was only recognised in those parts of France controlled by the English and their allies, while the territory south of the river Loire recognised the Dauphin Charles as King Charles VII. Charles at first did little to extend his rule beyond this territory. The intervention of Joan of Arc, culminating in Charles' royal consecration at Reims in 1429, reinvigorated the Valois' will to assert their rule to the whole of France. The English regents in Paris reacted by having Henry VI formally crowned King of France in 1431. However, the Valois' renewed efforts, including their military reforms, together with the increasing weakness of the English monarchy, which was beset by internal strife among the nobles, resulted in the House of Lancaster losing all French possessions (except Calais) in 1453, effectively putting an end to the Lancastrian Kingdom of France. However, English monarchs retained their claim to France until 1801. War of the Roses Henry VI was a weak monarch who suffered from periods of mental illness. In 1461, he was usurped and imprisoned by his cousin Edward of York, who proclaimed himself Edward IV of England. Henry VI was able to fight back and re-established his rule in 1470, but little under six months later was forced from the throne once again by Edward IV. He died in captivity in 1471, 17 days after his son and heir, Edward of Westmi | Wars of the Roses: Richard, Duke of York (c.1410-1460) [Richard of York, Richard Plantagenet] Search RICHARD, DUKE OF YORK (c.1410-1460), was the son of Richard, Earl of Cambridge , by Anne, daughter of Roger, Earl of March. [see Richard's Genealogy ] In 1425 he was relieved from the effects of his father's attainder , and succeeded to the estates and titles of his uncles, Edward, Duke of York , and Edmund, Earl of March . In 1430 he was made Constable of England, in 1432 he was appointed Guardian of the Coast of Normandy, and in 1436 was made Regent of France, and advanced with an army almost to the gates of Paris [q.v. Hundred Years' War ]. In the next year he was recalled, but in 1440 was appointed regent again, holding office till 1445. In 1449 he was made Lieutenant of Ireland, and governed that country with great wisdom and moderation during the one year for which he held this post. On his return to England in 1450 he came prominently forward as the opponent of the Duke of Somerset . He was as popular as Somerset was odious, and had powerful allies in the Nevilles, with whom he was closely connected by his marriage with Cecily, daughter of the Earl of Westmoreland. In 1451 a proposal was made in Parliament that York should be declared heir to the crown, but this was not seriously entertained, and the proposer was imprisoned. In 1452 York, declaring that his sole object was to rid the king [ Henry VI ] of Somerset and other evil counsellors, raised a force, and marched to London. Henry met him at Blackheath, and York laid before him a bill of accusation against Somerset, at the same time swearing fealty to the king, and promising for the future to sue for remedy in legal form. The birth of an heir to Henry in 1453 deprived York of all hope of succeeding peacefully to the throne, while the imbecility of the king gave him the office of Protector, which he held till Henry's recovery in 1455, Somerset being in prison during this period. On the king's restoration to health (Feb., 1455) York was dismissed and Somerset reinstated. The first battle of St. Albans followed, in which the latter was slain, and the king shortly afterwards becoming once more imbecile, York was again appointed Protector. Two years of comparative peace followed, and in March, 1457, a great pacification took place at St. Paul's. The misgovernment and misfortunes of the country, and the alienation of the Nevilles gave York another opportunity in 1459. The Yorkists were marching south when Lord Audley tried to stop them at Blore Heath , but was defeated, and battle was imminent at Ludlow when the defection of Trollop alarmed the Yorkists, and they fled. The duke went to Ireland, and in the Parliament held at Coventry at the end of the year was attainted. In 1460 the Yorkist lords planned a return to England, and York issued a manifesto against the royal ministers. The battle of Northampton placed the king at their mercy, and the Parliament which met repealed the duke's attainders. York now for the first time asserted his claim to the throne, and after a long discussion a compromise was effected, by which Henry was to retain the crown during his life-time, after which it was to revert to York and his heirs. Meanwhile the duke and his sons were not to molest the king, any attempt on the duke's life was made high treason, and the principality of Wales was handed over to him. However, Margaret , who refused to recognise this arrangement, had been collecting an army in the north, and against her the Duke of York marched. The battle of Wakefield ensued on the last day of the year, when York was slain. His head was placed on the walls of York, garnished with a paper crown, but was taken down after the battle of Towton . By his marriage with Cecily Neville the duke had eight sons and one daughter died in childhood. Of the other, Edward and Richard became kings, Edmund was killed at Wakefield , and George was created Duke of Clarence. His daughters were Anne, who married the Duke of Exeter , and secondly Sir J. St. Leger; Elizabeth, who married John, Earl o |
On which novel by HG Wells was the 1963 musical 'Half a Sixpence' based? | BBC - Birmingham - Entertainment - Half a Sixpence You are in: Birmingham > Entertainment > Theatre and Dance > Half a Sixpence Half a Sixpence By Clive Fuller, contributor Gary Wilmot stars as Kipps in this musical based on the novel by H. G. Wells. Showing at the Hippodrome until 20th October '07. Originally staged in the West End in 1963, it later became a film starring Tommy Steele. Half a Sixpence Today the script has been re-worked and a number of new songs added by Warner Brown. There's an emotionally show-stopping moment in Act 2 when Gary Wilmot sings “What Should I Feel?” and it brings the house down! The story is about English society of the early 20th century and how, with new money, a working class chap like Arthur Kipps could become posh through inheriting a gigantic £1,200-a-year fortune. Sadly he forgets his first love, Ann, to whom he had given a love token in the form of half a sixpence and gets involved with a posh family who spend all his money. Half a Sixpence Luckily though, he wins back Ann and an earlier investment in a play “Biff” being written by thespian Harry Chitterlow finally pays dividends much to everyone’s surprise. West End star and seasoned song and dance man Gary Wilmot delivers a consistently energetic performance and by virtue of his role as both narrator and key character carries the show throughout. As narrator he sets the scene and guides the audience through the story, he is an eye catching solo and group dancer, an accomplished actor and singer, but most of all he is a natural for the role of Arthur Kipps. Half a Sixpence I've lost count of the time this has been applied to Gary Wilmot but you cannot escape the fact that he is so good. His list of both West End and national touring credits is impressive and the last 20 years have been a very busy time for him. He gives this show 100%+ and the audience gave him a standing ovation and called for more. Claire Marlowe plays Kipps first love Ann and is well cast having a delightful singing voice. David Delve is larger than life as Harry Chitterlow. The Walsingham family are all well played adding a lovely touch of upper crust to numbers such as “Finesse”. Half a Sixpence Musical director Tom de Keyser and his musicians provided an evening of magical sounds that were well matched to the performers on stage and his new orchestrations have added to the overall quality of the show. Director Bob Thomson, designer Alexander McPherson and choreographer Jason Pennycooke have created an attractive show that is the perfect touring vehicle for Gary Wilmot and a talented team of players. The most well known musical numbers such as “Flash, Bang, Wallop“, “All in the Cause of Economy“, and “Half a Sixpence” excel and there are so many big production numbers and moments that the whole evening was a joy. Based on tonight, I think that for the run here we should rename the theatre the Happidrome. Clive Fuller, contributor | Bookyards.com - The Library To The World | H. G. Wells - Authors Politics, Darwinian Theory, History Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866 – August 13, 1946), better known as H. G. Wells, was an English writer best known for such science fiction novels as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, and The Island of Doctor Moreau. He was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, and produced works in many different genres, including contemporary novels, history, and social commentary. He was also an outspoken socialist. His later works become increasingly political and didactic, and only his early science fiction novels are widely read today. Wells, along with Hugo Gernsback and Jules Verne, is sometimes referred to as "The Father of Science Fiction". [1] Contents Biography Early life Herbert George Wells, the fourth and last child of Joseph Wells (a former domestic gardener, and at the time shopkeeper and cricketer) and his wife Sarah Neal (a former domestic servant), was born at Atlas House, 47 High Street, Bromley, in the county of Kent. [2] The family was of the impoverished lower-middle-class. An inheritance had allowed them to purchase a china shop, though they quickly realized it would never be a prosperous concern: the stock was old and worn out, the location poor. They managed to earn a meagre income, but little of it came from the shop. Joseph sold cricket bats and balls and other equipment at the matches he played at, and received an unsteady amount of money from the matches, since at that time there were no professional cricketers, and payment for skilled bowlers and batters came from voluntary donations afterwards, or from small payments from the clubs where matches were played. A defining incident of young Wells's life is said to be an accident he had in 1874, when he was seven years old, which left him bedridden with a broken leg. To pass the time he started reading, and soon became devoted to the other worlds and lives to which books gave him access; they also stimulated his desire to write. Later that year he entered Thomas Morley's Commercial Academy, a private school founded in 1849 following the bankruptcy of Morley's earlier school. The teaching was erratic, the curriculum mostly focused, Wells later said, on producing copperplate handwriting and doing the sort of sums useful to tradesmen. Wells continued at Morley's Academy until 1880. In 1877 another accident had affected his life, when his father, Joseph Wells, fractured his thigh. The accident effectively put an end to Joseph's career as a cricketer, and his earnings as a shopkeeper were not enough to compensate for the loss. No longer able to support themselves financially, the family instead sought to place their boys as apprentices to various professions. From 1881 to 1883 Wells had an unhappy apprenticeship as a draper at the Southsea Drapery Emporium. His experiences were later used as inspiration for his novels The Wheels of Chance and Kipps, which describe the life of a draper's apprentice as well as being a critique of the world's distribution of wealth. Wells's mother and father had never got along with one another particularly well (she was a Protestant, he a free thinker), and when she went back to work as a ladies maid (at Uppark, a country house in Sussex) one of the conditions of work was that she would not have space for husband or children; thereafter, she and Joseph lived separate lives, though they never divorced and neither ever developed any other liaison. Wells not only failed at being a draper, he also failed as a chemist's assistant and had bad experiences as a teaching assistant, and each time he would arrive at Uppark - "the bad shilling back again!" as he said - and stay there until a fresh start could be arranged for him. Fortunately for Wells, Uppark had a magnificent library in which he immersed himself. Teacher H. G. Wells in 1908 at the door of his house at Sandgate In 1883, Wells's employer dismissed him, claiming to be dissatisfied with him. The young man was reportedly not displeased w |
The site of the old English and pirate harbour of Port Royal is to be found where in the Caribbean? | Port Royal and the Real Pirates of the Caribbean | Ancient Origins 10 June, 2014 - 13:56 dhwty Port Royal and the Real Pirates of the Caribbean (Read the article on one page) It is fair to say that Pirates of the Caribbean is to pirates what Indiana Jones is to archaeologists. In other words, the romanticization of history for the purpose of entertainment usually comes at the expense of historical accuracy, and the Hollywood movie Pirates of the Caribbean is no exception. One of the settings of the film is Port Royal, Jamaica. Here we explore the real facts behind the pirates of ancient port of Jamaica. Port Royal was first occupied by the Taino Indians. While it is unclear whether the Taino settled in that area or not, it is known that they used Port Royal during their fishing expeditions. During that time, Port Royal was called Caguay or Caguaya. The Spanish colonisation of Jamaica brought this area under Spanish control, although, like the Taino before them, they did not have much use for it. In addition, the Taino name for this place was also retained. In 1654, an English expedition under Robert Venables and William Penn (the father of the William Penn who founded Pennsylvania) was sent by Oliver Cromwell to capture the island of Hispaniola (present day Haiti) from the Spanish. Defeated by the Spanish, and fearing to report their failure to Cromwell, Venables and Penn decided to head southwest to the poorly defended island of Jamaica. They succeeded in capturing the island, and a fort, named Fort Cromwell was built, around which the settlement of Point Cagway sprang up. When Charles II was restored to the English throne, the fort was renamed Fort Charles, and the settlement became Port Royal. A map of Port Royal, Jamaica. Credit: Sharon Brown As the area commanded a large and well-protected harbour, along with deep water close to shore, Port Royal soon became an important trading centre in the Caribbean. Due to its tremendous wealth, Port Royal required protection from the enemies of England, especially Spain, who may have had thoughts of recapturing Jamaica. Thus, a form of legalised piracy was allowed, in which pirates were given ‘letters of marque and reprisal’, a government license authorizing privateers to attack and capture enemy vessels and bring them before admiralty courts for condemnation and sale. This effectively authorised their raids on Spanish ships. Due to its strategic position on the trading routes between the New World and Spain, Port Royal was a highly attractive place for pirates who sought to become legitimate privateers. One of the most famous and successful privateers at Port Royal was Henry Morgan, who eventually became the Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica. Captain Morgan entering Port Royal. Image source . The presence of these privateers and their Spanish booty encouraged the growth of other forms of businesses as well. Soon, bars and brothels popped up all around Port Royal where the privateers spent their treasures and indulged themselves. It has been claimed, for instance, that one in four buildings in Port Royal was either a bar or a brothel. The presence of these elements of society soon earned Port Royal the title of the “wickedest city on Earth”. Port Royal’s glory days would soon come to an end, when a massive earthquake and tsunami struck in 1692. As a result, much of Port Royal was swallowed up by the sea. In the immediate aftermath of the earthquake, it was common to ascribe the destruction to divine retribution on the people of Port Royal for their sinful ways. Members of the Jamaica Council declared: "We are become by this an instance of God Almighty's severe judgement." Whilst there were some attempts to rebuild Port Royal in the following decades, it would never achieve the ‘splendour’ it once had. Soon, its importance was overshadowed by the city of Kingston, the present capital of Jamaica. Today, Port Royal is a sleepy fishing village, perhaps similar to how it was during the days of the Taino. Nevertheless, the submerged remains of Port Royal are in an excellent state o | St Peter Port, Guernsey - Things to Do & See | VisitGuernsey Things To Do St Peter Port With its cobbled streets and picturesque seafront marina and historic gardens, it is easy to see why St Peter Port is considered one of Europe's prettiest harbour towns. Guernsey's capital has been a busy port since Roman times. Castle Cornet has stood guard over the town for 800 years. Once cut off by the tide, it now provides a spectacular backdrop to the town as well as staging theatre productions and musical events. St Peter Port's centrepiece is its beautiful church, which is believed to be the closest church to a pub in the British Isles. If you want to learn more about the island's history, head to the Guernsey Tapestry at the Gallery in St James Concert Hall , wander through the beautiful Candie Gardens or explore Hauteville House , home to French writer Victor Hugo. If you would rather just take it easy, explore the boutique shopping, then sit back and relax with a coffee or bite to eat and watch the world go by. At the top of town is Candie Gardens . Once the formal gardens of a private home, they are now open for the public to enjoy and house the Guernsey Museum & Art Gallery . The tearoom has lovely views over the town and across to neighbouring islands. Castle Cornet has been at the forefront of the island's history for hundreds of years and there are five museums inside its walls to explore. La Vallette Underground Military Museum covers all aspects of Guernsey's military history. It is situated at the south of St Peter Port, alongside the Victorian Bathing Pools and The Guernsey Aquarium . The Old Victorian Shop in Cornet Street acts as a historic shop and museum, which highlights islanders home life of the past. The street weaves up to the top of Tower Hill, an area of town steeped in folklore and tales of witches and ghosts. A short walk further up the hill takes you to the door of Hauteville House, where Victor Hugo lived between 1856 and 1870. His town house has been preserved as a museum, which captures the French writer's eccentric life with its amazing collection of furniture and artefacts. If you want to uncover more about St Peter Port's hidden past, Accredited Guides are available to take you on a variety of guided walks or pick up a copy of our Map of St Peter Port from the Guernsey Information Centre , with five trails taking you to different areas of the town. View the webcam from the Old Government House Hotel below! |
In international flag signalling code, what is a rectangular flag centred with a white square? | International Code of Signals (Overview) This page is part of © FOTW Flags Of The World website International Code of Signals (Overview) FOTW Topical Index International Code of Signals (Overview) The International Code of Signals was first drafted in 1855 by the British Board of Trade and subsequently published in 1857 as a means of maritime communications. The original publication showed 17,000 signals using 18 flags, part of which was specific to the United Kingdom and another part that contained universal signals to be used by all nations. Adopted by most sea-faring nations, the system was revised in 1932 to include seven languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, and Norwegian. The Fourth Assembly of the Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization revised the code in 1965 which became effective on January 1, 1969. This revision added Russian and Greek to the languages already included and adopted a new radiotelephone code. Each signal has a complete meaning. Jorge Candeias, 31 August 1999 The site of the Mystic Seaport Library has put on line the following brochure: Report of the Committee Appointed by the Lords of the Committe of Privy Council for Trade to Inquire into and Report upon the subject of a Code of Signals to be used at Sea published in London by HMSO , 1857. Fourteen pages in all, this makes interesting reading and provides background information on the machinery leading to the adoption of signal flags. Thirteen official and more less official codes were debated as were the various qualities a system should have. A 'Numeral' code's disadvantages are listed and some simple mathematics displayed e.g. , the number of permutations. Maryatt's code flags are recommended albeit with some variations. The report (accompanied by a separate signal book) did not only address British usage but foreign as well, in fact, it invited contributions from other nations along the lines specified. Lastly, it was decided not to burden the system with a list of ship's names. A few appendices further develop some of the above. Jan Mertens, 9 August 2005 All signal code flags are square, although A and B are broadly swallowtailed. The colours are as follows: A = vertically divided, white on hoist, blue on fly. B = red C = horizontally divided, blue-white-red-white-blue, ratio 1:1:1:1:1 D = horizontally divided, yellow-blue-yellow, ratio 1:2:1 E = horizontally divided, blue over red F = white field, with red square rotated 45 o on to its corner, extending to the edges of the flag G = vertically divided (from hoist) yellow-blue-yellow-blue-yellow-blue H = vertically divided white on hoist and red on fly. I = yellow field, small black circle in centre J = horizontally equally divided blue-white-blue K = vertically divided, yellow on hoist, blue on fly L = quartered, first and fourth yellow, second and third black. M = blue field, white saltire-style cross N = chequered, four rows and four columns, alternating blue and white, beginning with blue in the upper hoist O = diagonally divided, yellow in the lower hoist, red in the upper fly. P = blue field, small white square centred on it Q = yellow; the quarantine flag R = red field, yellow cross S = white field, small blue square centred on it T = vertically equally divided, red-white-blue from hoist to fly U = quartered, first and fourth red, second and third white V = white field, red saltire-style cross W = blue field, white square centred on it, small red square centred in the white X = white field, blue cross Y = diagonally striped, stripes rising from lower hoist to upper fly, yellow-red-yellow-red-yellow-red-yellow-red-yellow-red Z = diagonally quartered, yellow in upper sector, black along hoist, red in lower sector, blue in fly sector. Signal Flags in Combinations Ship signal flags can also be grouped in pairs to make new combination meanings. Here is a list I took from Dictionaire Complet et Illustr� Petit Larousse, 1996 NC I'm in danger NA Navigation proh | Flags of Every Country Follow us... Flags of Every Country Tweet This map shows Flags of every country in the world. Flag description produced from actual flags or the best information available at the time the entry was written. The flags of independent states are used by their dependencies unless there is an officially recognized local flag. Some disputed and other areas do not have flags. Note: Flag description from CIA Factbook and Flag image from Wikipedia. Last updated: Abkhazia Afghanistan three equal vertical bands of black (hoist side), red, and green, with the national emblem in white centered on the red band and slightly overlapping the other two bands; the center of the emblem features a mosque with pulpit and flags on either side, below the mosque are numerals for the solar year 1298 (1919 in the Gregorian calendar, the year of Afghan independence from the UK); this central image is circled by a border consisting of sheaves of wheat on the left and right, in the upper-center is an Arabic inscription of the Shahada (Muslim creed) below which are rays of the rising sun over the Takbir (Arabic expression meaning "God is great"), and at bottom center is a scroll bearing the name Afghanistan; black signifies the past, red is for the blood shed for independence, and green can represent either hope for the future, agricultural prosperity, or Islam note: Afghanistan had more changes to its national flag in the 20th century than any other country; the colors black, red, and green appeared on most of them Akrotiri the flag of the UK is used Albania red with a black two-headed eagle in the center; the design is claimed to be that of 15th-century hero George Castriota SKANDERBERG, who led a successful uprising against the Turks that resulted in a short-lived independence for some Albanian regions (1443-1478); an unsubstantiated explanation for the eagle symbol is the tradition that Albanians see themselves as descendants of the eagle; they refer to themselves as "Shkypetars," which translates as "sons of the eagle" Algeria two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and white; a red, five-pointed star within a red crescent centered over the two-color boundary; the colors represent Islam (green), purity and peace (white), and liberty (red); the crescent and star are also Islamic symbols, but the crescent is more closed than those of other Muslim countries because the Algerians believe the long crescent horns bring happiness American Samoa blue, with a white triangle edged in red that is based on the fly side and extends to the hoist side; a brown and white American bald eagle flying toward the hoist side is carrying two traditional Samoan symbols of authority, a war club known as a "Fa'alaufa'i" (upper; left talon), and a coconut fiber fly whisk known as a "Fue" (lower; right talon); the combination of symbols broadly mimics that seen on the US Great Seal and reflects the relationship between the United States and American Samoa Andorra three vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red, with the national coat of arms centered in the yellow band; the latter band is slightly wider than the other two so that the ratio of band widths is 8:9:8; the coat of arms features a quartered shield with the emblems of (starting in the upper left and proceeding clockwise): Urgell, Foix, Bearn, and Catalonia; the motto reads VIRTUS UNITA FORTIOR (Strength United is Stronger); the flag combines the blue and red French colors with the red and yellow of Spain to show Franco-Spanish protection note: similar to the flags of Chad and Romania, which do not have a national coat of arms in the center, and the flag of Moldova, which does bear a national emblem Angola two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and black with a centered yellow emblem consisting of a five-pointed star within half a cogwheel crossed by a machete (in the style of a hammer and sickle); red represents liberty, black the African continent, the symbols characterize workers and peasants Anguilla blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the |
What is the stage name of Victoria Hesketh, an English electropop musician who sings and plays the keyboard, piano, stylophone and the Tenori-on? | Victoria Hesketh - Zimbio Victoria Hesketh No articles yet. Overview Victoria Christina Hesketh (born c.1984), also known by her stage name/pseudonym Little Boots, is an English electropop singer-songwriter. Her stage name comes from a nickname given to her by a friend, a reference to her size 2½ feet. As a musician Little Boots sings and plays the piano, keyboards, synthesizer, Stylophone and a Japanese... more Victoria Christina Hesketh (born c.1984), also known by her stage name/pseudonym Little Boots, is an English electropop singer-songwriter. Her stage name comes from a nickname given to her by a friend, a reference to her size 2½ feet. As a musician Little Boots sings and plays the piano, keyboards, synthesizer, Stylophone and a Japanese electronic instrument called Tenori-on. Featured Stories | Suite from The Creatures of Prometheus | LA Phil Suite from The Creatures of Prometheus May 14, 2012 Composed: 1801 Orchestration: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, and strings First Los Angeles Philharmonic performance (Overture and Air de Ballet): August 8, 1931, Pierre Monteux conducting Beethoven the “Titan” and ballet? Surely an unlikely combination. Yet Beethoven is the one major composer who comes to mind who produced a large-scale dramatic ballet prior to the great Romantic era of ballet. And he, like Mozart and Haydn, then Schubert, was hardly unaccustomed to producing dance music for social occasions – minuets, contradances, ländler – at various time in his career. It was expected of him by the aristocracy and provided a bit of financial breathing room when times were tough. (And Beethoven did write his brief Ritterballet – Knights’ Ballet – in 1791, prior to settling in Vienna.) The Italian-born and trained Salvatore Viganò (1769-1821) as well as being a dancer, was an acclaimed poet, musician, and actor. From surviving drawings of the Viganòs – Salvatore and his wife and stage partner, the Austrian ballerina Maria Medina – it can be seen that the French Revolution brought about a great simplification of ballet wear: no more the vast, movement-defying costumes for the women and heavy, buttoned shoes for both sexes. The post-Revolutionary era dictated light, flowing dresses for the women and soft, flexible footwear for both sexes – appropriate to the dance form that Viganò espoused, the coreodramma, with its elements of rhythmic intensity, pantomime serving a story line, and ensemble episodes. Beethoven met Viganò – a nephew of composer Luigi Boccherini – in 1800, and the Italian asked the composer to join him in creating The Creatures of Prometheus.. Viganò caught Beethoven at the right time: the composer not only needed money, but was anxious to write a substantial stage work (the first draft for his only opera, Fidelio, was four years in the offing). Furthermore, the subject of the ballet, the Greek demigod Prometheus, who brought enlightenment – in the form of fire – to earth from Mount Olympus was associated in Beethoven’s mind with Napoleon, the composer’s idol until the famous episode regarding the “Eroica” Symphony in 1804 when the supposed egalitarian Napoleon had made himself emperor and Beethoven violently expunged the symphony’s dedication to him. While the original Prometheus scenario has been lost, a publication of the time preserves what seems to be close to the “heroic and allegorical ballet” that was presented at Vienna Hofburg Theater in 1801: “The Greek philosophers describe Prometheus as a lofty soul who found the people of his time in ignorance, refined them by means of science and the arts, and gave them manners, customs, and morals. As a result of that conception, two statues that have been brought to life are introduced into the ballet, and these through the power of harmony, are made receptive to all the passions of human existence. Prometheus leads them to Parnassus, in order that Apollo... may enlighten them. Apollo gives them as teachers Amphion, Orion, and Orpheus for music; Melpomene to teach them tragedy; Terpsichore and Pan the Shepherds’ dances; and Bacchus the heroic dance.” Beethoven envisioned a scenario with a more prominent element of Prometheus’ rebellious nature and his punishment for disobeying the Gods, but this Viganò seemingly vetoed as being too raw for the aristocratic audience. He might as well have let Beethoven have his way, since the Viennese critics savaged The Creatures of Prometheus, condemning it as “too demanding of the intellect” (ballet was supposed to be a diversion), with the dancing overwhelmed by Beethoven’s music. One can imagine the latter being true, but lacking any visual elements the ear convinces us that Beethoven’s grand score constitutes a bridge from the Second Symphony of 1802 to the subsequent “Eroica.” Prometheus consists of 18 numbers – some of considerable scope – including the popular overture, it |
What was the title of Graham Norton's autobiography, published in 2004? | So Me: Amazon.co.uk: Graham Norton: 9780340833490: Books Graham Norton Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Apple To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. or Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here , or download a FREE Kindle Reading App . Product details Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks; Reprint edition (11 April 2005) Language: English Product Dimensions: 13.1 x 1.4 x 19.9 cm Average Customer Review: Product Description Amazon Review Like a lot of autobiographies, So Me is more interesting and insightful on the period of struggle before Graham Norton became famous than on a life which has become a constant round of professional encounters with celebrities. He is funny on his unsuccessful career as an actor and rather touching on the friendships that date back to the years he spent as a waiter. Under a surface of camp glibness, he is surprisingly evocative about the London of the 1980s--certain key locations of his life such as the restaurant where he worked or the slum high-rise where he lived are entirely present here. He is honest about his flaws and moving about friends who taught him to be better--for example, a commune where he lived for a year in San Francisco gets a tribute. His later life--his cult success as a comedian and his discovery that what he really was is a chat-show host--is recorded with occasional insight. He is attractively unapologetic about his taste for smut; this is who he is and what he does, and we can take it or leave it.--Roz Kaveney --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Review A frank, funny and sometimes tortured autobiography (Andrew Billen, The Times) Honest and entertaining ... he uses his quick wit and humour to amuse the reader from start to finish (The Sun) Frank and funny (Mirror) A jaunty romp with oodles of humour (Hot Stars (OK)) A hugely engaging account of his life that is written with the same breezy bravura that he exhibits on telly ... There are points in the book when I found myself laughing out loud, and others when I was unusually moved ... Celebrity memoirs are rarely as genuine or as generously candid (Herald) | 1. If Mercury is 1, and Venus is 2, what is 6? - Jade Wright - Liverpool Echo 1. If Mercury is 1, and Venus is 2, what is 6? 2. If William Hartnell is 1, and Patrick Troughton is 2, who is 4? Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email 2. If William Hartnell is 1, and Patrick Troughton is 2, who is 4? 3. If Alpha is 1, and Beta is 2, what is 6? 4. If Tony Blackburn won in 2002, Phil Tuffnell won in 2003, and Kerry Katona won in 2004, who won in 2007? 5. If David Lloyd George is 1, Andrew Bonal Law is 2, and Stanley Baldwin is 3, who is 4? 6. If Liverpool won in 2006, and Chelsea won in 2007, who won in 2008? 7. How many pints does a 10- gallon hat hold? 8. Who was murdered by Fitzurse, de Tracy, de Morville and Le Breton? 9. Who presents Location, Location, Location with Phil Spencer? 10. From what ancient activity does the word ‘crestfallen’ come? 11. What non-mechanical sport achieves the highest speeds? 12. What major city is on an island in the St Lawrence river? 13. Who succeeded Alf Ramsey to become caretaker manger for the English national football team in 1974? 14. What did Britain’s roads first acquire in 1914? 15. Which former Liverpool player held the record for the fastest hat-trick, scoring 3 goals in less than 5 minutes? 16. 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What famous make of motorcycle was Lawrence of Arabia riding when he was tragically killed in Dorset in 1936? 27. What colour of flag should a ship fly to show it is in quarantine? 28. Purple Brittlegill, Velvet Shank and Orange Milkcap are three types of what? 29. What is the name of the flats where the Trotters lived in Only Fools And Horses? 30. In computing, what does the abbreviation USB stand for? ANSWERS: 1. Saturn; 2. Tom Baker (Doctor Who actors); 3. Zeta; 4. Christopher Biggins. (I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here. Joe Pasquale 04, Carol Thatcher 05, Matt Willis 06, and Joe Swash 08); 5. Ramsay MacDonald (Prime Ministers post WW1); 6. Portsmouth (FA Cup); 7. 6; 8. Thomas Becket; 9. Kirstie Allsopp; 10. Cockfighting; 11. Sky-diving; 12. Montreal; 13. Joe Mercer; 14. White Lines; 15. Robbie Fowler; 16. Hearsay; 17. Jack Hargreaves; 18. Dawn French; 19. Margo and Jerry Leadbetter; 20. Boots; 21. McWhirter (Ross and Norris); 22. Peter Falk; 23. Two; 24. 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If a quaver is an 8th note in music, what is a 64th note called? | Music Theory - Note Values Home > Online Piano Lessons > Note Values Note Values In order to read a music piece, we need to know the note values, and names of each note. The following section shows us the different values of notes, that is, how long each note lasts. 4 beats: called a semibreve (whole note) 3 beats: called a dotted minim (dotted half note) 2 beats: called a minim (half note) 1 beat: called a crotchet (quarter note) Half a beat: called a quaver (eighth note) Quarter of a beat: called a semiquaver (sixteenth note) Did you get it? Now you're ready to read more notes. Music is written on groups of five lines called staves. Notes are written on lines: Keyboard music uses two staves. One is for the top half of the instrument. The symbol at the beginning of the line is called the treble clef, sometimes called the G clef. In piano music this calls for the use of right hand. The other is for the bottom half of the instrument. The symbol at the beginning of the line is called the bass clef, sometimes called the F clef. Bass clef calls for the use of the left hand. The two staves are joined by a bracket. Usually the notes on the upper stave are played with the right hand, and the notes on the lower stave are played with the left hand. | Robert XMAS Jeopardy Jeopardy Template 100 What is Silent Night? It is the English title of the carol written in 1818 by Austrian priest Josef Mohr originally called Stille Nacht 100 What is a BB gun? Ralphie desperately wanted this item for Christmas in 'A Christmas Story' 100 In 1987, this cat enjoys Christmas at the family farm in the countryside 100 He's known to be a three-decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwich with arsenic sauce 100 It is the chemical composition of snow 200 In the song 12 Days of Christmas, this many swans were a swimming 200 The miracle on 34th street happened in this city 200 What is a really big turkey? In the Mr. Bean Christmas Special, Mr. Bean ends up wearing this on his head 200 In the novel 'A Christmas Carol', he was Scrooge's deceased business partner 200 It is the birth sign of people born on 25 December 300 What is 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus'? Child star Jimmy Boyd sang this hugely popular 1950's Christmas song 300 He played Santa in the movie 'The Santa Clause' 300 What is 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'? What is 1965? It was the title of the first Peanuts Christmas TV special BONUS double your points - It was the first year it aired 300 Who is Tiny Tim? Charles Dickens is said to have considered the names Little Larry and Puny Pete for this character 300 Santa has his own postal code in this country HOH OHO? 400 What is White Christmas by Bing Crosby? It is the biggest selling Christmas single, globally, of all time 400 In the 1969 movie, Frosty the Snowman, wore this for a nose 400 Who is Alvin, from Alvin and the Chipmunks? He gives Tommy his Golden Echo harmonica in this 1981 TV Christmas special 400 Who is George Bailey? Who is James Stewart? He is the central character in the film It's a Wonderful Life BONUS: Double points if you name the actor 400 Who is Tchaikovsky? He composed the music known as The Nutcracker Suite, for the Christmas themed ballet The Nutcracker 500 What is 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen'? In this Christmas Carol, the lyrics '...To save us all from Satan's power, when we were gone astray..' are sung 500 In 1992, he played the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in 'A Muppets Christmas Carol'? 500 What is The Island of Misfit Toys? In the 1964 classic 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer', Rudolph travels to this island 500 Vince Vaughan plays this character, Santa's older brother 500 What is advent? The Latin word that means 'coming' gave the English language this term which refers to the coming Christmas period as well as a particular tradition popular with children |
In 1982, Sarah Jane Hutt was the last English winner of which title? | Countries With The World's Most Beautiful Women - WorldAtlas.com Society Countries With The World's Most Beautiful Women Ranked by total number of combined Miss Universe and Miss World beauty contest winners, Venezuela surely has some of the world's most attractive ladies. Olivia Culpo at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival. Culpo was a Miss Rhode Island, Miss USA, and Miss Universe Winner in 2012. She is also an accomplished cellist. Since beauty is said to be in the eye of the beholder, and considering that beauty certainly comes from all parts of the world, it can be difficult to assert that one nation's females' relative beauties are greater than that of another nation. However, we have made the best attempt possible to rank such physical characteristics by means of ranking countries by the sum of their title-holders in two of the world's most competitive international beauty pageants. Namely, these are Miss World and Miss Universe. 6. United Kingdom (5 Miss World Winners) In terms of beautiful women, the United Kingdom ranks sixth in the world, gifting the world the opportunity to appreciate the stunning beauties of 5 ladies who went on to win the title of Miss World for their country. Rosemarie Frankland became the first British woman, and the seventh European one, to win the title of Miss World in 1961. Ann Sidney, Lesley Langley, and Helen Morgan also won the Miss World titles for United Kingdom in 1964, 1974, and 1983, respectively. The most recent Miss World winner from the United Kingdom was Sarah-Jane Hutt, who achieved the title in the year 1983. 5. Sweden (3 Miss World, 3 Miss Universe) Swedish women are often seen as both beautiful and independent, and have managed to woo the world with their charms for ages. Sweden can thus boast of producing 3 Miss World and 3 Miss Universe winners. Hillevi Rombin Schine was the first Miss Universe winner representing Sweden, and the one who won the title in 1955, becoming the fourth Miss Universe winner in the world. Sadly, in 1996, she became the first Miss Universe to pass away, doing so amidst a plane crash in 1996. Margareta Arvidsson and Yvonne Ryding were the other two Miss Universe winners from Sweden, and they won the title in the years 1966 and 1984, respectively. In 1951, Kiki Håkansson became the first beauty queen to win the Miss World title for Sweden. Her crowning was surrounded by controversy when she wore a bikini during the ceremony, which was ridiculed by the Pope as well as some others in religiously conservative countries. The Swedish beauties May Louise Flodin and Mary Ann Catrin Stävin won the Miss World title for themselves in the years 1952 and 1977, respectively. 4. Puerto Rico (5 Miss Universe, 1 Miss World) The spectacular Caribbean island of Puerto Rico has produced equally spectacular ladies, and several have won universal appreciation for their incredible beauty. 5 Miss Universe and 1 Miss World winner have hailed from this country. Wilnelia Merced, a model, was the first, and only, Puerto Rican to win the Miss World title, doing so in 1975. The first Puerto Rican lady to grab the much coveted Miss Universe title was Marisol Malaret, who was crowned Miss Universe in 1970. In 1985, Deborah Carthy-Deu, and in 1993, Dayanara Yari Torres Delgado, also won the Miss Universe titles from Puerto Rico. Delgado, a multi-talented model, actor, singer, and writer, acted as an ambassador for UNICEF and established the Dayanara Torres Foundation, funding the education of underprivileged children in her home country. The last two Puerto Rican ladies to win the Miss Universe title were Denisse Maria Quiñones August, who was crowned Miss Universe in 2001, and Zuleyka Jerris Rivera Mendoza, who became Miss Universe 2006. 3. India (5 Miss World, 2 Miss Universe) Since ages of long ago, Indian women have been revered and loved for their elegant beauty and radiant looks. The definition of Indian beauty is associated with dynamism, with the mind-boggling ethnic diversity of India reflected in the distinctive appearances of the country’s beautiful ladies. Indian women | London 2012: Faster, higher stranger – quirky offcuts of the Olympics | Sport | The Guardian London 2012: Faster, higher stranger – quirky offcuts of the Olympics A sideways look at reaction to the London Olympic Games Kenneth Branagh, top left, starring as Isambard Kingdom Brunel, starring as Abraham Lincoln at the London Olympics opening ceremony. Photo: Paul Gilham/Getty Images Observer Sport staff Saturday 28 July 2012 12.09 EDT First published on Saturday 28 July 2012 12.09 EDT Close THE CEREMONY: BEST INSTANT REACTIONS US viewers reacting on Twitter to Kenneth Branagh's Isambard Kingdom Brunel: "The Olympics lost me ... why is Abraham Lincoln dancing?"; "Is that Abraham Lincoln speaking right now?"; "Why is abraham lincoln at the olympics?" BEST PACE CHANGE NBC – the American broadcaster getting the most out of the ceremony by showing it on delay, chopping it up for ad breaks and replacing the far-too-downbeat segment featuring the "memorial wall" tribute to the dead and Abide with Me with an upbeat Ryan Seacrest interview. BEST COMEBACK Aidan Burley MP, sacked by David Cameron last year for "offensive" behaviour during a Nazi-themed stag party, apologising for his Twitter verdict on the ceremony ("leftie multi-cultural crap"): "Seems my tweet has been misunderstood." THE BIG FIGURES The biggest ever British TV audiences: ■ 32.3m: 1966 World Cup final. ■ 32.1m: Diana's funeral, 1997 ■ 30.69m: Royal Family documentary, 1969 ■ 30.15m: EastEnders (Den v Angie), 1986; ■ 28.6m: Apollo 13, 1970 ■ 28.49m: 1970 FA Cup final replay (Chelsea v Leeds) ■ 28.4m: Wedding of Charles and Diana, 1981 ■ 27.6m: Wedding of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips, 1973 ■ 27m: Olympic opening ceremony, 2012 PLUS: THE CEREMONY'S UNANSWERED QUESTIONS 1. Just how big is Trevor Nelson's family? 2. Who would have rung the bell at the start if Bradley Wiggins had not won in the Tour? 3. Does Danny Boyle get knighted now or in the New Year? 4. What acting projects does the Queen have lined up next? LAST WEEK'S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS Thursday: Five Live's Nicky Campbell asked listeners: "Do you have the Olympic tingle?", then unwittingly read out a tweet from a spoof account in the name of Twenty Twelve character Siobhan Sharpe: "Like totes, for real." DRIVER OF THE WEEK Wednesday, 6pm: a driver on the Victoria line near Kings Cross provoking groans by telling delay-weary London Underground passengers: "Ladies and gentlemen, some Olympic news." Then he told them: "In women's football, Great Britain have beaten New Zealand 1-0!" GUIDE OF THE WEEK CNN – talking American visitors through how to fit in to life in London. "The secret to blending in with locals lies solely in the use of one word: 'innit' – a colloquial abbreviation of 'isn't it?' Confusingly, although 'innit' implies a query, this uniquely London method of punctuating sentences is a purely rhetorical device. Thus, 'Time for drink, innit?' is wrong but 'I've had four pints and no dinner, innit' is grammatically perfect." Plus: "In some bars you may see something called 'Pork Scratchings' for sale. These are not for you." BEST PUBLICITY MACHINE Boris Johnson: operating in full calculated buffoon mode. Earned some headlines on Thursday with his defence of sponsor McDonald's. "This is bourgeois snobbery … classic liberal hysteria about very nutritious, delicious, food – extremely good for you I'm told. Not that I eat a lot of it myself." APOLOGY OF THE WEEK The Westfield Stratford shopping centre: "sincerely sorry" for creating Arabic welcome banners that were "pretty much unintelligible" to speakers of the language. The error also appeared on staff uniforms. The Council for Advancing Arab-British Relations said the banners were the equivalent of signs supposed to read "WELCOME TO LONDON" being printed: "N O D N O L O T E M O C L E W." NAME OF THE WEEK Australian eventing horse Allofasudden: called up to the team as a surprise last-minute replacement, and withdrawn injured again days before the competition. WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THE DRUNKEN SAILOR? The South Korea Sailing Federation apologising on Fri |
Which popular sport was once known as ‘sphairistike’? | tennis: History History History Origins Unlike most other sports, lawn tennis has precise origins. An Englishman, Major Walter C. Wingfield, invented lawn tennis (1873) and first played it at a garden party in Wales. Called "Sphairistiké" [Gr., = ball playing] by its inventor, the early game was played on an hourglass-shaped court, widest at the baselines and narrowest at the net. In creating the new sport, Wingfield borrowed heavily from the older games of court tennis and squash racquets and probably even from the Indian game of badminton . Court tennis is also known as royal tennis. It originated in France during the Middle Ages and became a favorite of British royalty, including Henry VIII. The progression from court tennis, which used an unresilient sheepskin ball filled with sawdust, sand, or wool, to lawn tennis depended upon invention of a ball that would bounce. Lawn tennis caught on quickly in Great Britain, and soon the All England Croquet Club at Wimbledon held the first world tennis championship (1877). Restricted to male players, that event became the famous Wimbledon Tournament for the British National Championship, still the most prestigious event in tennis. In 1884 Wimbledon inaugurated a women's championship. Soon the game became popular in many parts of the British Empire, especially in Australia. Tennis spread to the United States by way of Bermuda. While vacationing there, Mary Ewing Outerbridge of New York was introduced (1874) to the game by a friend of Wingfield. She returned to the United States with a net, balls, and rackets, and with the help of her brother, set up a tennis court in Staten Island, N.Y. The first National Championship, for men only, was held (1881) at Newport, R.I. A women's championship was begun six years later, and in 1915 the National Championship moved to Forest Hills, N.Y. Since 1978 what is now the United States Tennis Association Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y., has hosted the event (known as the U.S. Open). The Tennis Hall of Fame is in Newport, R.I. The Professionalization of Tournament Tennis In 1900 the international team competition known as the Davis Cup tournament began. Along with the Wightman Cup (begun 1923), an annual tournament between British and American women's teams, the Davis Cup helped to focus international attention on tennis. In 1963, a women's Davis Cup equivalent, the Federation Cup, usurped the prestige of the Wightman Cup. In the first decades of the 1900s tennis was primarily a sport of the country club set. The widespread construction of courts on school and community playgrounds in the 1930s (many built by the federal government's New Deal agencies) helped to make tennis more accessible to the public. When the professional game showed itself to be profitable in the late 1920s, a number of amateur players joined the tour. One of the first to do so was William Tilden , perhaps the greatest player in the history of tennis. Before Tilden turned pro (1931), he won a total of seven United States singles championships and three Wimbledon championships. The continued defection of amateur players into the professional ranks was one of the factors that led amateur tennis's world governing body, the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF, founded 1913), to open its tournaments to both professionals and amateurs in 1968. For many years the major ILTF-sponsored tournaments, including Wimbledon and the U.S. National Championship, had been restricted to amateurs. With the advent of open tennis, however, the great professionals were allowed to compete for the major titles. Eventually, the Davis Cup also allowed professionals. The four major annual tournaments in international tennis are Wimbledon, the Australian Open, the French Open, and the U.S. Open. Winning all four in the same year is called a grand slam. Only Don Budge (1938), Rod Laver (1962, 1969), Maureen Connolly (1953), Margaret Court (1970), and Steffi Graf (1988) have won grand slams. In 1971, the establishment of a women-only professional tour gave female pros finan | Cricket Terminology - VirginiaLiving.com Spring’s ‘other’ sport, cricket, has surprisingly deep roots in the Commonwealth. × Cricket Ball Cricket ball Springtime is here, and across Virginia players will take up the old bat and ball for a classic warm-weather sport. Around the state, they’ll gather for informal games and in structured contests on official playing fields, umpire and all. The sport they’ll play? Cricket, the only sport in the world where you can be out for a duck if a bowler you thought was a dibbly dobbly sends you a googly. You may chortle a bit at this stereotypically British athletic contest that comes complete with an official tea break, but more than 1,000 people play the sport in Virginia, according to Shelton Glasgow, the Atlantic region representative to the United States of America Cricket Association. Northern Virginia in particular has seen a surge in the number of active cricket players—Loudoun County conducts a popular cricket league, and some public schools in Fairfax County include cricket in physical education classes. Cricket is even played on the collegiate level: The George Mason University cricket team beat 31 squads to win the 2011 national championship. Cricket began in England, with the earliest known reference to the game dating to 1598. (The game would be codified in 1788.) Long associated with countries that were once part of the British Empire, it’s no surprise the sport was played in Colonial Virginia. The 1709 and 1710 secret diaries of William Byrd of Westover indicate that Byrd played cricket with friends at Westover, Green Spring, Shirley and Berkeley plantations, and played hard enough to injure himself. “We played at cricket and I sprained my backside,” he wrote, but continued to play. During the Revolutionary War, George Washington’s troops are thought to have played a variation of the game at Valley Forge in 1778. Even post-Independence, in 1795, a Richmond cricket club printed a set of team and sport rules, suggesting the organization’s members wanted more people to take up the pastime. Henry Chadwick, now rememberd as “the father of baseball,” was initially a cricket writer and created a short-lived Richmond cricket club in 1857, and there are references to clubs in Roanoke, Gordonsville, Charlottesville and Richmond around the turn of the century. But it was baseball that captured Chadwick’s imagination, along with the rest of the nation’s. Cricket was largely forgotten, but far from gone. The British Commonwealth Cricket Club, established in 1953 and now based in Washington, D.C., played its first four years in Virginia at Bellpais, a Fairfax County estate near Mount Vernon. The organization served as the fountainhead for the multiethnic Washington Cricket League and the melting-pot cricket culture that began to emerge across Northern Virginia. In 1988, the Hampton Cricket Club emerged from the gathering of NATO troops stationed in the area. A few years later, the India Association Cricket Club took up play in Richmond, taking on Hampton and another team in Lynchburg. In 1995, the four-squad Mid-Atlantic Cricket League formed, and the next year it merged into the North Carolina-based Mid-Atlantic Cricket Conference. Last year, 15 Virginia teams competed in the MACC. Fans see cricket as a highly athletic sport. Top-level bowlers can hurl 100-mile-per-hour balls toward the batsman, who needs protective equipment, including arm, leg and chest guards, gloves, and a protective helmet with a facemask. The players wear collared shirts and brightly colored uniforms that almost resemble training suits for most matches. For test matches—the increasingly rare, five-day matches that “test” qualified national teams—players wear stylish white uniforms. On a basic level, the game should appear familiar to most Americans. Teams of 11 take turns on offense—wielding a bat—during an innings (don’t be fooled; for unknown reasons, ‘innings’ is both a singular and plural term) while the fielding team attempts to get them “out.” The batsman stands by a wicket—three posts known as stumps, |
What is the maximum possible score in a game of ten pin bowling? | Bowling Score Calculator A strike (X) is when the bowler knocked down all 10 pins on the first try. (i.e. the first ball rolled). Since it's a strike there is no need to roll the ball for a second try for that frame! A spare (/) is when the bowler knocked down less than 10 pins with the first try (the first ball rolled) but knocked down the remaining pins with the second ball for a total of 10 pins knocked down for that frame. The maximum score for a game = 300 Examples of scoring Take a simple game where you have no strikes and no spares. You just throw 2 balls per frame knocking down 5 on your first ball and 3 on your second ball. And.. by chance you do this for all 10 frames of the game. So... each frame would be worth 8 points for a grand total score of 80 for the whole game Let's hope you are a bit better than that and get a strike. Strikes are worth more and are a little more complicated to score The rule for a strike score is as follows: The score for the strike frame = 10 plus the total of the next TWO BALLS THROWN plus the previous frame score. What?? Say you have the following scores frame #1 = 8 (you rolled two balls but only knocked down 8 pins) frame #2 = X (strike!) You knocked down all 10 pins with the first ball) frame #3 (ball 1) = 7 pins knocked down and ball 2 = (only 1 more pin knocked down) Your score for frame #1 = 8 Your score for frame #2 = 10 + frame3(ball1) + frame3(ball2) + frame #1 score = 10 + 7 + 1 + 8 = 26 (this is the score you write down in the frame #2 box) Your score for frame 3 is just simple math or frame 2 + frame 3 = 34 (the score written in frame #3 box) Remember you can't compute frame 2's score UNTIL you have thrown TWO more balls (in frame 3)!!! Try this on the calculator and watch the scores appear. Now you get a spare Spares are almost the same as strikes except they are worth 10 points plus the value of the next ball thrown. What?? Continue with frame #4 frame #4 you roll ball 1 and knock down 5 pins so ball 1 = 5 on your second ball for Frame #4 you knock down the remaining pins ball2 = 5 (all pins knocked down - 2 balls spare!) you can't total frame 4 yet because you need the value of your next ball in upcoming frame#5 Say in frame #5 you roll your ball and knock down 8 pins on the first roll. Ball 1 in Frame # 5 = 8 Now we can determine Frame #4s score. Now frame #4 score = 10 + frame 5(ball 1 value) + the score total in frame#3 = 10 + 8 + 34 Continuing on you roll your second ball in Frame#5 and you knock down 1 more pin. So the total score for frame #5 will be: frame #5 score = 52 (from frame#4) + 9 from frame #5 total = 61 Try this on the calculator and watch the scores appear. Another tricky part is the 10th frame if you get a strike on your FIRST ball - you must throw TWO more balls so you can compute the 10th frame score. (If these balls are strikes also, they only count as 10 each. They are just needed to get your next ball values.) You get a spare by a combination of your first and your SECOND ball you must throw a third ball to compute the spare equation. YOU ONLY THROW UP TO 3 balls in the 10th frame. Hope this helps, try it out on the calculator Close We are bowlers and we strive to make this the Internet's best bowling score calculator. Today we have a calculator for the 10 Pin bowlers out there and another calculator for Duck Pin bowlers. Of course one of the main reasons for this application is to answer the "what if's". At work the next day after league play from the previous night those missed spares nag at me. Have you ever wondered - What if I just picked up one more spare? Well, this website is for you. Try it on on your mobile device! Please send us your feedback - bowlinggenius@bowlinggenius.com Close How to use this calculator This is a website that calculates a bowling score based upon your input. You can have as many as 12 simultaneous games on the screen at one time. Simply click the button that says <Start Another Game> If you want more games to appear then click the <Start Another Game> button again and again. Scoring This webs | Top Ten Highest Run Scorer in T20 World Cup | T20 World Cup Top Ten Highest Run Scorer in T20 World Cup Comments ICC T20 World Cup 2016 is starting from 8th March. A big tournament that will end on 3rd April. There has been a total of 5 T20 World Cup till now and this year it will be the 6th. Know about the Top Ten Highest Run Scorer In T20 World Cup. T20 cricket is meant for scoring runs at a brisk rate. There are so many T20 specialist players who can put the ball out of the ground at will. Though, it will always surprise us when we look at the stats in the record book. Here, we are bringing you the list of Top Ten highest run scorer in T20 world cup. Cricket players who has scored more runs in total in the 5 T20 World cup are all listed here. Top Ten Highest Run Scorer in T20 World Cup – #10 : Kamran Akmal (Pakistan) At the 10th position, the wicket-keeper batsman from Pakistan, Kamran Akmal, resides as he scored 524 runs in 28 T20 World Cup matches. The attacking player is right now not in the Pakistan cricket team for the ICC T20 World Cup 2016 . He averages 20.96 and a strike rate of 115.93. Top Ten Highest Run Scorer in T20 World Cup – #9 : Yuvraj Singh (India) The swash-buckling left-handed batsman from India, Yuvraj Singh is at number 9. He just makes a comeback in the Indian Cricket Team for the ICC T20 World Cup 2016 and he got the chance to climb up in the highest run scoring list of T20 World Cup. He scored 541 runs in 24 matches. This cricket player scored these runs at a strike rate of 132.60 averaging 25.76. Top Ten Highest Run Scorer in T20 World Cup – #8 : Kevin Pieterson (England) On number 8, we have Kevin Pieterson from England. This stylish batsman is no longer playing International Cricket for England. He is talented and no one doubts on that. He scored 580 runs in just 15 matches. Wow! that is really amazing. He averages 44.62 and the strike rate stands at 148.34. England cricket team seriously miss this guy’s talent. Top Ten Highest Run Scorer in T20 World Cup – #7 : Rohit Sharma (India) The man in-form Rohit Sharma from India has just started showing the maturity and responsibility in the top order. This is helping Indian Cricket team a lot. Rohit Sharma has scored 585 runs in just 20 matches. He has been consistent for India and that is why his average in the T20 world cup is 48.75. He scored so many runs at 130.87 of strike rate. Top Ten Highest Run Scorer in T20 World Cup – #6 : AB de Villiers (South Africa) The 360-degree cricketer finds his place at number 6. AB de Villiers has become the second name of demolition. He knows how to score runs at a breathtaking pace. He scored 607 runs in 25 T20 World Cup matches. He averages 28.90 and strike rate of 138.27. Though the numbers didn’t speak about the capability of AB de Villiers, but we all know why. He will surely going to make some serious changes in his stats in this year’s T20 World Cup. Top Ten Highest Run Scorer in T20 World Cup – #5 : Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) The number one T20 player and highest run scorer in total in international T20 cricket matches, Brendon McCullum is at number 5. He is a dangerous opening batsman and he knows only one thing – Attack! Attack! and only Attack! He scored 637 runs in 25 T20 world cup matches. He scored these runs at a strike rate of 128.43 and averages 28.95. Top Ten Highest Run Scorer in T20 World Cup – #4 : Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) Sri Lankan retired wicket-keeper batsman, Kumar Sangakkara is at number 4 in all-time highest run scorer in T20 World Cup matches. He scored 661 runs in 30 matches. He averages 25.42 and strike rate of 112.22. He is definitely going to go down in the list after the ICC T20 World Cup 2016. Top Ten Highest Run Scorer in T20 World Cup – #3 : Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) Tillakaratne Dilshan from Sri Lanka is at Number 3. This year’s tournament will be his last. He surely wants to add more runs in his kitty. Till now, he scored 764 runs in 30 T20 World Cup Matches. He averages 29.38 and have a strike rate of 124.33. Top Ten Highest Run Scorer in T20 World Cup – |
Where in Paris would you find the French foreign ministry? | The French Minister (2013) - 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 Watch Now From $3.99 (SD) on Amazon Video Alexandre Taillard de Vorms is tall and impressive, a man with style, attractive to women. He also happens to be the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the land of enlightenment: France. With ... See full summary » Director: Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. a list of 23 titles created 26 Feb 2013 a list of 33 titles created 18 Oct 2013 a list of 33 titles created 30 Aug 2014 a list of 33 titles created 28 Feb 2015 a list of 41 titles created 11 months ago Title: The French Minister (2013) 6.4/10 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. 3 wins & 10 nominations. See more awards » Videos Bertrand Tavernier is in top form with this gripping, superbly mounted drama set against the savage Catholic/Protestant wars that ripped France apart in the 16th century. Based on a novella... See full summary » Director: Bertrand Tavernier "Marius" takes place in Marseilles' Old Port, at the La Marine Bar, owned by César and his son Marius. Marius' biggest dream is to embark on one of the boats passing by his dad's bar and to... See full summary » Director: Daniel Auteuil Ariane Felder, a judge of strict morals discovers she's pregnant by Bob Nolan, a criminal wanted for murder. Director: Albert Dupontel "Fanny" is the second part of the "Marseille trilogy", made by Marcel Pagnol with the generic name of "Marius, Fanny and César". Fanny falls in love and is abandoned by Marius. Now she ... See full summary » Director: Daniel Auteuil 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X Transport Minister Bertrand Saint-Jean is awoken in the middle of the night by his head of staff. A bus has gone off the road into a gully. He has no choice but to go to the scene of the ... See full summary » Director: Pierre Schoeller The trials and tribulations of a French couple's efforts to adopt an orphan baby in Cambodia. Director: Bertrand Tavernier A young woman makes a surprising discovery about the husband of her late best friend. Director: François Ozon The story of the marriage between Michel and Lena, as told by their daughter Anne, with reflections on the mystery of abiding love. Director: Diane Kurys Mrs. Gallienne, a rather temperamental upper middle-class lady, has three children, two of whom she considers as her sons and another she calls Guillaume. Logically indeed, the latter ... See full summary » Director: Guillaume Gallienne There is something strange - some would even say abnormal - about the Malaussène family. But if you take a closer look, no one could be happier than this cheerfully chaotic family, even ... See full summary » Director: Nicolas Bary A historical drama that depicts the relationship between Dietrich von Choltitz, the German military governor of occupied Paris, and Swedish consul-general Raoul Nordling. Director: Volker Schlöndorff Edit Storyline Alexandre Taillard de Vorms is tall and impressive, a man with style, attractive to women. He also happens to be the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the land of enlightenment: France. With his silver mane and tanned, athletic body, he stalks the world stage, from the floor of the United Nations in New York to the powder keg of Oubanga. There, he calls on the powerful and invokes the mighty to bring peace, to calm the trigger-happy, and to cement his aura of Nobel Peace Prize winner-in-waiting. Alexandre Taillard de Vorms is a force to be reckoned with, waging his own war backed up by the holy trinity of diplomatic concepts: legitimacy, lucidity | 25 August 1944: ‘Paris broken! Paris martyred! But Paris liberated!’ August 1944 ‘Paris broken! Paris martyred! But Paris liberated!’ Near the Opera, German officers taken prisoner at the nearby Kommandantur. Paris. 25 August 1944. Cartier-Bresson Although the Germans had not yet surrendered the crowds were out early on the streets of Paris in anticipation of the final liberation. Squadron Leader John Pudney was travelling as a liaison officer with the French 2nd Division as they entered the city: As the sun came through the mist and there was more confidence in the light, more people gathered with more flags. They threw flowers and flags: they threw themselves. They clung to the car: they tried to climb on top. The FFI youth leapt upon the mudguards. While they screamed the words ‘Royal Air Force’ and sang the ‘Marseillaise’ and ‘Tipperary’, we managed to keep moving, juggernaut fashion. The only time we stopped we had to be dug out by twenty gendarmes. Suddenly I recognised boulevard Montparnasse over the heads of the crowd. We were at Gare Montparnasse! Gunfire, cheers, whistles, shots, tears, kisses, champagne, poured in at the driving window, through the roof. ‘We have waited so long… Thank you for coming… RAF, RAF, RAF… I am English… My brother went to join the Royal Air Force… Kiss me, please… You must drink this: I kept it for the first Englishman I met …’ That pillow fight of goodwill begins my Paris memory? So many more people were to describe the hugely emotional scenes that followed, as hundreds of thousands of Parisians thronged onto the streets even as further tank battles took place in the heart of the city. The last die hard Germans snipers would not give up for at least another couple of days. The German commander von Choltitz finally surrendered to the French 2nd Division later that day, preferring them to the the irregular forces of the French Forces of the Interior. Later de Gaulle arrived. His formal position was Defence Minister for the French Republic of 1940. He now sought to establish that that legitimate government had never ceased to exist, simply continued in exile in London. There would be no revolution as the communist dominated Resistance movement had hoped. France would now just carry on as before. General De Gaulle with General Leclerc and other French officers at Montparnasse railway station in Paris, 25 August 1944. His task now was to rebuild France and the spirit of France. It was a Franco-centric world view, and he had little scope to mention anyone else, when he made his first radio address that day: Why do you wish us to hide the emotion which seizes us all, men and women, who are here, at home, in Paris that stood up to liberate itself and that succeeded in doing this with its own hands? No! We will not hide this deep and sacred emotion. These are minutes which go beyond each of our poor lives. Paris! Paris outraged! Paris broken! Paris martyred! But Paris liberated! Liberated by itself, liberated by its people with the help of the French armies, with the support and the help of all France, of the France that fights, of the only France, of the real France, of the eternal France! Well! Since the enemy which held Paris has capitulated into our hands, France returns to Paris, to her home. She returns bloody, but quite resolute. She returns there enlightened by the immense lesson, but more certain than ever of her duties and of her rights. I speak of her duties first, and I will sum them all up by saying that for now, it is a matter of the duties of war. The enemy is staggering, but he is not beaten yet. He remains on our soil. It will not even be enough that we have, with the help of our dear and admirable Allies, chased him from our home for us to consider ourselves satisfied after what has happened. We want to enter his territory as is fitting, as victors. This is why the French vanguard has entered Paris with guns blazing. This is why the great French army from Italy has landed in the south and is advancing rapidly up the Rhône valley. This is why our brave and dear Forces of the inte |
What Russian empress had affairs with many men? | 8 Things You Didn’t Know About Catherine the Great - History in the Headlines 8 Things You Didn’t Know About Catherine the Great July 9, 2012 By Barbara Maranzani Share this: 8 Things You Didn’t Know About Catherine the Great Author 8 Things You Didn’t Know About Catherine the Great URL Google Catherine II of Russia (1729-1796) was one of history's most unlikely rulers. After marrying into Russia's Romanov family, she found herself part of a coup to unseat her husband and place her on the throne. The achievements of her reign, which lasted for 34 years, have often been overshadowed by her personal life, one of the most scandalous of her—or any—era. However, behind the rumor and gossip lay one of the most astute and skillful rulers in Russia's long, turbulent history. Here are some facts you may not know about Catherine the Great. 1. Catherine the Great’s name wasn’t Catherine, and she wasn’t even Russian. The woman whom history would remember as Catherine the Great, Russia’s longest-ruling female leader, was actually the eldest daughter of an impoverished Prussian prince. Born in 1729, Sophie von Anhalt-Zerbst enjoyed numerous marital prospects due to her mother’s well-regarded bloodlines. In 1744, 15-year-old Sophie was invited to Russia by Czarina Elizabeth, a daughter of Peter the Great who had assumed the Russian throne in a coup just three years earlier. The unmarried and childless Elizabeth had chosen her nephew Peter as heir and was now in search of his bride. Sophie, well trained by her ambitious mother and eager to please, made an immediate impact on Elizabeth, if not her intended husband. The marriage took place on August 21, 1745, with the bride (a new convert to Orthodox Christianity) now bearing the name Ekaterina, or Catherine. 2. Catherine’s eldest son—and heir—may have been illegitimate. Catherine and her new husband had a rocky marriage from the start. Though the young Prussian princess had been imported to produce an heir, eight years passed without a child. Some historians believe Peter was unable to consummate the marriage, while others think he was infertile. Desperately unhappy in their married lives, Peter and Catherine both began extramarital affairs, she with Sergei Saltykov, a Russian military officer. When Catherine gave birth to a son, Paul, in 1754, gossips murmured that Saltykov—not Peter—had fathered him. Catherine herself gave credence to this rumor in her memoirs, going so far as to say that Empress Elizabeth had been complicit in permitting Catherine and Saltykov’s relationship. While historians today believe that Catherine’s claims were simply an attempt to discredit Peter and that he was indeed Paul’s father, there is little debate over the paternity of Catherine’s three additional children: It’s believed that none of them were fathered by Peter. Catherine the Great on her wedding day. 3. Catherine came to power in a bloodless coup that later turned deadly. Elizabeth died in January 1762, and her nephew succeeded to the throne as Peter III, with Catherine as his consort. Eager to put his own stamp on the nation, he quickly ended Russia’s war with Prussia, an act that proved deeply unpopular to Russia’s military class. A program of liberal domestic reforms aimed at improving the lives of the poor also alienated members of the lower nobility. These unhappy factions turned to Catherine, who was also fearful of Peter’s intentions. As tensions mounted, a plan to overthrow Peter took root. When the conspiracy was uncovered in July 1762, Catherine moved quickly, gaining the support of the country’s most powerful military regiment and arranging for her husband’s arrest. On July 9, just six months after becoming czar, Peter abdicated, and Catherine was proclaimed sole ruler. However, what had began as a bloodless coup soon turned deadly. On July 17 Peter was murdered by Alexei Orlov, the brother of Catherine’s current lover Gregory. Though there is no proof that Catherine knew of the murder before it happened, it cast a pall over her reign from the start. 4. Catherine faced down more than a doz | From Russia with Love (1963) - Alternate Versions - IMDb From Russia with Love (1963) Alternate Versions Showing all 7 items In the French theatrical version the end title song "From Russia With Love" by Matt Monro was sung in French by Swedish singer/actor Bob Askolf under the title "Bons baisers de Russie". Russian dialogue is translated in subtitles on some video prints of the film, but not on some TV prints. Compared to the cinema prints of the 70·s and the first video issues, the end titles on present video and DVD prints are now longer and slightly different in content. Some TV prints omit the gypsy girl fight. One Canadian showing in the 1990s omitted the gypsy camp segment altogether. The 2001 DVD release corrects the misspelling of Martine Beswick's name in the credits. ABC broadcasts in the mid-1970s omitted the pre-credits sequence. The original cinema release was cut by the BBFC to receive an "A" rating: Uses of the words "lovers" and "physical enjoyment" were cut. The gypsy dance was edited, including a shot of her bending backwards. The subsequent fight was reduced. A shot of Tatiana walking to the bed nude was cut. (This was later reinstated in video releases) Bonds reference to searching Tatiana was cut, and the kissing is reduced. Tatiana's line "I hope I came up to expectations" was cut. The scene where agents are shown filming Bond and Tatiana in the bed was shortened and darkened. "Was I" in the line "Was I as exciting as all those Western girls?" was changed to "Am I". Bond's line "two hours should straighten this out" as he lowers the blind on the Orient Express was removed. In the train compartment, Grant's line "What a performance!" when referring to the reel of film was cut. The Bond-Grant fight was reduced. When Bond shoots Klebb, her expressions of pain were reduced and the latter part of her moaning was muted. Bond's repeat of the line "What a performance!" on the boat was cut. See also |
Impalas and Springboks are types of what? | Springbok | Antelope | South Africa Springbok [Antidorcas marsupialis] Appearance Rams may weigh up to 50 Kg, and ewes only up to 37 Kg. Their striking body colour renders them easily recognizable. Shoulders appear lower than the hindquarters. Cinnamon coloured upper body, white underparts and a broad dark brown stripe on either flank stretching from the front legs to the rear legs. The short white tail is brown tufted. The rump is marked by a triangular-shaped white patch, framed by a dark brown stripe with the apex on the top of the hindquarters. Horns of ewes are more slender and shorter than those of rams. Diet Springboks are selective feeders, whose diet comprises the best fodder available at any given time. They browse in the dry season and predominantly graze after the rainy season when grasses spout green. They are fond of flowers such as of Acacia, and drink water readily, but when open water is scarce, water requirements are met by eating moisture-rich tubers and roots. Breeding Mating is normally restricted to a one or two week rut, although this specie is capable to breed at any time of the year. After a gestation period of 25 weeks single lambs are born. Lambs are hidden for the first two days after birth. Most ewes breed every year, some even twice. Young are weaned at about four months and ewes become sexually mature at the age of seven months. Behaviour Only rams establish territories for mating opportunities. The exception is territorial rams, which prefer to live in the solitude of their territories. Herd composition is flexible. Habitat The Springbok live in a harsh and unpredictable environment. Calcareous pans, dry river beds and short grass savannah are preferred. They avoid areas of tall grass. Where they are found The Springbok is the most abundant antelope in the central and western parts of South Africa. Some herds are still free roaming within some of its natural range, but most are now confined to farmlands and reserves. They are a common feature in most of South Africa's national, provincial and private reserves. Field Notes Springbok in their hundreds of thousands roamed the arid regions of southern Africa at the time the first settlers arrived, but the herds were quickly decimated and today they are only found in protected areas and farms. The national rugby team of South Africa are known as the Springboks. Kruger National Park - South African Safari Customer Support Tel: +27 21 424 1037 Fax: +27 21 424 1036 | From Mandela House to Ideal Home: Del Boy's lounge is recreated for exhibition complete with | Daily Mail Online comments Its garish interior would surely make Del Boy scream 'lovely-jubbly'. But for visitors to this year's Ideal Home Show, the recreation of one of Britain's most famous living rooms will probably serve as a lesson in how not to decorate a home. The home of the Trotter family from the comedy classic Only Fools and Horses has been lovingly replicated for the exhibition. Scroll down for video Lovely jubbly: Del Boy and Rodney Trotter's famous Peckham council flat from TV's Only Fools and Horses has been given a facelift The creme de menthe of design: Del Boy's bedroom maintains its distinctive look Architect George Clarke gave the famous flat a bit of a spruce up containing a range of 80s mementos Home: Harlech Tower, in Acton, West London, which was used as Nelson Mandela House, the home of the Trotter family in Only Fools and Horses The Peckham palace redesign sits beside an identically-sized property aimed at showing how a modern council flat can be transformed into a 'multi-purpose living space'. Architect and TV presenter George Clarke proved he was no plonker as he came up with the space-saving ideas. The TV replica flat has been furnished with only the finest of 1980s interior design; from faux fur animal print rugs (complete with the creature's head), to the epitome of home-entertaining - a mini-bar. Chairs surround a glass-topped table, which is nestled alongside the palm-tree printed wallpaper, which has sadly been concealed by a wall dresser. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share Thankfully, the brown and yellow curtain still manage to catch the eye, along with the chintzy chairs and swirling patterned carpet. Only fools would criticise the way the ceramic animal statue pairs with the traffic cone, which leads to Del's bedroom that has a tiger skin throw. Actor John Challis - who played sneering car dealer Boycie in the hit show - and a David Jason lookalike sampled a few cocktails as they viewed the new and improved living room. George Clarke is an architect and TV presenter, who has appeared on Channel 4's Restoration Man. He's also featured on The Great British Property Scandal and George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. Due to British homes being amongst the smallest in Europe, Mr Clarke hopes the famous TV living room will draw attention to his scheme. His modernised council flat hopes to demonstrate how to 'rearrange, and reorganise the space to make it more efficient and functional'. Peckham palace: The home has been given a makeover alongside another similarly-sized property that has been given a modern twist, showing what can be done with space Actors John Challis - who played Boycey - and a David Jason lookalike pose in a recreation of the set of 'Only Fools And Horses' The Ideal Home Show has showcased how to make the most of your living room - and used the beloved Trotter home as a comparison The update uses the same structure and footprint of the Trotters' flat but the internal layout has been changed to 'reflect the demands of 21st Century living'. Mr Clarke said: 'When it comes to our homes, conventional wisdom dictates bigger is better. But with housing stock in short supply and the cost of space at such a premium, those wanting to get onto the property ladder are looking for smaller, more affordable alternatives to becoming homeowners. 'But small spaces needn’t be full of clutter or chaotic. It’s not about the space that you have, it’s actually about how creative you are with it; living big in small spaces.' Double trouble: Nicholas Lyndhurst and David Jason as Rodney and Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter in a 1982 episode of Only Fools and Horses Nice wheels: Dell Boy's Reliant Robin hangs above the Only Fools and Horses stand at The Ideal Home Show Bustling: An overview of the show at Earls Court today The iconic British Home Show is at Earls Court, London for its 105th Year, and suggests design ideas and home improvement tips. The wheeler-dealer duo, from Peckham, south L |
Pteridology is the study of which type of plants? | The study of ferns and related plants. The study of ferns and related plants. Peer Reviewed Botanical Papers Orchids - Orchid ID, care, and growth Cactus - Cactus ID, care, and growth Bromeliads - Brom ID, care, and growth Gardening - Outdoor plant care Flowers - Flower pictures If your subreddit is not listed, or you would like to suggest a subreddit, please message the mods created by maedae a community for 4 years get the best of reddit, delivered once a week email: 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy (updated) . © 2017 reddit inc. All rights reserved. REDDIT and the ALIEN Logo are registered trademarks of reddit inc. π Rendered by PID 29942 on app-294 at 2017-01-19 23:14:11.467264+00:00 running dc009a3 country code: US. | Poll system, 2 new trivia lists · Twentysix26/Red-DiscordBot@9ce74b6 · GitHub 75 trivia/2015.txt @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +In China in 2015 the record for the longest mating session between two giant pandas was broken at?`18 minutes`18 mins +Ford claimed to launch the first 'e-(What?)' at the 2015 Mobile World Congress Show?`Bike +A 2015 intensive listening study discovered that giraffes actually?`Hum +Name the last US president to meet the leader of Cuba before Barack Obama did in 2015?`Eisenhower +Jay Z and Beyonce launched a music streaming service in 2015 called? `Tidal +At auction in 2015, $1.2m was paid for Don McLean's original handrwitten lyrics for which 1971 big hit song? `American Pie +In 2015 what global contest ruled against the use of swimsuits for its 114 competitors, for the first time since 1951 inception? `Miss World +Which vast tech corporation opened its first 'Nest' branded intelligent home store in Palo Alto California in 2015?`Google +In 2015 Japan lowered its voting age to what?`18`eighteen +The abbreviation MERS, significantly impacting South Korea 2015, is otherwise known as?`Camel Flu +Christian is the lead character in the film 2015 adaptation of what extraordinarily successful book?`Fifty Shades of Grey`50 shades of grey +Who stepped down as chief of 21st Century Fox in 2015?`Rupert Murdoch`murdoch +In 2015 a new North Korean schools curriculum reportedly included that leader Kim Jong-un learnt to drive at age?`3`three +Which car company launched the Avensis model in 2015?`Toyota +In 2015 evidence of water was found on which planet?`Mars +Which 'BRIC' country launched the Astrosat space lab in 2015?`India +Who won the 2015 men's tennis French Open?`Stan Warwinka`warwinka +What company launched the S6 Edge smartphone?`Samsung +Which leading professional networking tech corporation, whose main revenue is selling user access/details to recruiters, bought the Lynda learning company for $1.5bn in 2015?`Linkedin`linked in +'Dismaland' was the temporary theme park/exhibition of which famous 'anonymous' artist?`Banksy +Matthais Muller was made chief of which troubled car company in 2015?`Volkswagen`vw +In 2015 the World Anti-Doping Agency suggested banning which nation from the 2016 Olympics?`Russia +The game of Monopoly celebrated what anniversary in 2015?`eighty`80`80th +Name the Princess born 4th in succession to the British throne in 2015, to Britain's Duke and Duchess of Cambridge?`Charlotte +The 2015 Mad Max movie is sub-titled?`Fury Road`mad max: fury road`mad max fury road +The Magna Carta, signed in London, and inspiring constitutional rights globally thereafter, was how many years old in 2015?`eight hundred`800 +In 2015 the Sinabug volcano erupted in what country?`Indonesia +Olav Bjortmont became 2015 world champion in?`Quizzing`quiz +Lars Lokke led his centre-right party to 2015 government election victory in what country?`Denmark +Blackberry's new phone for 2015 was called the...?`Priv +Facebook's new music sharing/streaming feature launched in 2015 was called "Music... "?`Stories +Eddie Jones was appointed head coach of which English sporting team in 2015?`Rugby Union`rugby +According to 2015 survey what fruit was most popular among USA children?`Apples`apple +Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey celebrated what birthday in 2015?`49`fourty-nine`fourty nine`49th +Jon Snow was killed off in what TV series in 2015, adapted from GRR Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire'?`Game of Thrones +Finance minister Yanis Yaroufakis caused comment for not wearing a tie in February 2015 when negotiating the debts for which nation?`Greece +What nation hosted the 2015 Women's World (soccer) Cup?`Canada +What iconic equine-alluding company, in countless books/films/cowboy holsters, filed for bankruptcy in 2015?`Colt +Due to a 2015 contamination scandal in India/Afica, which corporation destroyed 400 million packets of Maggi noodles?`Nestle +How many years old was the McDonalds fast food company in 2015?`60`sixty +It was announced in 2015 that Alexander Hamilton would be replaced on?`$10 bill`$10`tendollars`ten dollar bill`ten |
Which 17th century Italian scientist is best remembered for inventing the Mercury Barometer? | Evangelista Torricelli - The History of the Barometer The History of the Barometer The History of the Barometer Evangelista Torricelli invented the mercurial barometer Malcolm Piers/ The Image Bank/ Getty Images By Mary Bellis Updated February 03, 2016. Barometer - Pronunciation: [b u rom´ u t u r] - a barometer is an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure. Two common types are the aneroid barometer and the mercurial barometer (invented first). Evangelista Torricelli invented the first barometer, known as the "Torricelli's tube". Biography - Evangelista Torricelli Evangelista Torricelli was born October 15, 1608, in Faenza, Italy and died October 22, 1647 in Florence, Italy. He was a physicist and mathematician. In 1641, Evangelista Torricelli moved to Florence to assist the astronomer Galileo . The Barometer It was Galileo that suggested Evangelista Torricelli use mercury in his vacuum experiments. Torricelli filled a four-foot long glass tube with mercury and inverted the tube into a dish. Some of the mercury did not escape from the tube and Torricelli observed the vacuum that was created. Evangelista Torricelli became the first scientist to create a sustained vacuum and to discover the principle of a barometer. continue reading below our video What to Do If You Can't Pay Your Student Loans Torricelli realized that the variation of the height of the mercury from day to day was caused by changes in the atmospheric pressure. Torricelli built the first mercury barometer around 1644. Evangelista Torricelli - Other Research Evangelista Torricelli also wrote on the quadrature of the cycloid and conics, the rectifications of the logarithmic spiral, the theory of the barometer, the value of gravity found by observing the motion of two weights connected by a string passing over a fixed pulley, the theory of projectiles and the motion of fluids. Lucien Vidie - Aneroid Barometer In 1843, the French scientist Lucien Vidie invented the aneroid barometer. A aneroid barometer "registers the change in the shape of an evacuated metal cell to measure variations on the atmospheric pressure." Aneriod means fluidless, no liquids are used, the metal cell is usually made of phosphor bronze or beryllium copper. Related Instruments An altimeter is an aneroid barometer that measures altitude. Meteorologists use an altimeter that measures the altitude with respect to sea level pressure. A barograph is an aneroid barometer that gives a continuous reading of atmospheric pressures on graph paper. | Museo Galileo - In depth - Telescope In-depth Index The first Italian word for "telescope" or, more accurately, "spyglass," was cannocchiale. It is a combination of cannone—a generic term for a tube used by scouts to narrow their field of view—and occhiale (eyeglass lens). The instrument was sometimes called tubo ottico (optical tube). The first telescopes comprised two lenses at either end of the tube: the objective lens (objective), facing the object to be observed, and the ocular (or eyelens) near the eye. In Italian, these instruments, especially if large or fitted with complex optical systems, are also referred to as telescopi, from the Greek tēle ("far") and scopeo ("I see"). The term telescopio—from which the English "telescope" is derived—was coined in 1611 by Prince Federico Cesi (1585-1630), founder of the Accademia dei Lincei. Telescopes are classified into two categories: refracting (or dioptric) and reflecting (or catoptric). Refracting telescope (refractor) Telescopes are called refracting telescopes (or refractors) when the optical system facing the object to be observed, i.e., the objective, is composed of lenses. The oldest telescopes are of this type. In addition to those of Galileo (1564-1642), they include the instruments devised by Torricelli (1608-1647), Campani (1635-1715), Divini (1610-1685), and others. The refractor was gradually perfected to increase its power and reduce the effects of chromatic aberration. Some extremely long models were built. The use of refractors for astronomical observation ceased with the invention of the reflecting telescope, but they remained in use for terrestrial observations. Refractors have traditionally been classified into Galilean telescopes, astronomical telescopes, and terrestrial telescopes. Galilean telescope Characterized by the use of a negative (i.e., diverging) ocular (eyelens). In its simplest form, comprises only two lenses: the objective lens, which is plano-convex or biconvex, and the ocular, which is plano-concave or biconcave. The distance between the two lenses is equal to the difference between the absolute values of their focal lengths, and the magnifying power is given by the ratio of the focal lengths of the objective and the ocular. The advantage of the Galilean telescope is that is provides an upright image without requiring an erector-lens system. Its disadvantage is the extremely narrow field of view (moreover, in the Galilean design, the use of a diaphragm on the objective reduces not only brightness but also the field of view); far from being uniform, the brightness of the field of view gradually decreases from the center to the edge. Another drawback that spelled its rapid abandonment by astronomers is the impossibility of fitting the focal plane with a micrometer, i.e., a device for determining the angular size of the objects observed. The Galilean telescope owes its name to Galileo, who, while not its inventor, was the first to build copies powerful enough for him to make his famed astronomical discoveries. It is also known, particularly in the English-speaking world, as the Dutch telescope—a term reminiscent of Dutch tube, an early expression sometimes used to describe this type of instrument. Because of its serious limitations discussed above, the Galilean optical design—with rare exceptions—was abandoned for astronomical use by the mid-seventeenth century. However, until the advent of prism telescopes, it was applied in the construction of binoculars. Achromatic objectives and compound oculars were used to reduce the heavy aberrations of the two-lens system, which seldom exceeded five magnifications so as to avoid too narrow a field of view. The most sophisticated models had an objective actually consisting of a cemented triplet and an ocular also composed of three cemented elements (a biconvex lens placed between two biconcave lenses), with an overall negative optical power. Today the Galilean telescope is used only for low-cost theater binoculars (with apertures of 30-40 mm and magnifying powers of 3-4), and for viewfinders in som |
What is the symbol for the chemical element copper? | Chemical Elements.com - Copper (Cu) Information about the history, usage, and mining of copper If you know of any other links for Copper, please let me know Bentor, Yinon. Chemical Element.com - Copper. <http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/cu.html>. For more information about citing online sources, please visit the MLA's Website . This page was created by Yinon Bentor. Use of this web site is restricted by this site's license agreement . Copyright © 1996-2012 Yinon Bentor. All Rights Reserved. | Element which forms 78 per cent of Earth's atmosphere by volume, symbol N, atomic number 7 - crossword puzzle clues & answers - Dan Word «Let me solve it for you» Element which forms 78 per cent of Earth's atmosphere by volume, symbol N, atomic number 7 Today's crossword puzzle clue is a general knowledge one: Element which forms 78 per cent of Earth's atmosphere by volume, symbol N, atomic number 7. We will try to find the right answer to this particular crossword clue. Here are the possible solutions for "Element which forms 78 per cent of Earth's atmosphere by volume, symbol N, atomic number 7" clue. It was last seen in British general knowledge crossword. We have 1 possible answer in our database. Possible answer: |
In which year did Tom Hanks fall in love with a mermaid in the film Splash? | Splash (1984) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error A young man is reunited with a mermaid who saves him from drowning as a boy and falls in love not knowing who/what she is. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 37 titles created 25 Dec 2012 a list of 27 titles created 14 May 2013 a list of 35 titles created 24 May 2014 a list of 33 titles created 11 months ago a list of 31 titles created 1 month ago Search for " Splash " 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 2 wins & 8 nominations. See more awards » Photos A detective must adopt the dog of a dead man to help him find the murderer. Director: Roger Spottiswoode A young couple struggles to repair a hopelessly dilapidated house. Director: Richard Benjamin A soon-to-be-married man's friends throw him the ultimate bachelor party. Director: Neal Israel Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amidst their own growing rivalry. Director: Penny Marshall The equally-straight-laced and "by the book" nephew of Joe Friday must work with his more laid-back partner to solve a mystery. Director: Tom Mankiewicz A man picked randomly out of a crowd is made the target of CIA survelliance and pursuit. Director: Stan Dragoti When a hypochondriac learns that he is dying, he accepts an offer to throw himself in a volcano at a tropical island, and along the way there, learns to truly live. Director: John Patrick Shanley A recently widowed man's son calls a radio talk-show in an attempt to find his father a partner. Director: Nora Ephron Lawrence is a rich kid with a bad accent and a large debt. After his father refuses to help him out, Lawrence escapes his angry debtors by jumping on a Peace Corp flight to Southeast Asia, ... See full summary » Director: Nicholas Meyer An overstressed suburbanite and two of his neighbors struggle to prove their paranoid theory that the new family on the block are part of a murderous cult. Director: Joe Dante When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigour. Director: Ron Howard NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy. Director: Ron Howard Edit Storyline Allen Bauer is rescued from drowning as a young boy off Cape Cod by a young mermaid. Years later, he returns to the same location, and once again manages to fall into the sea, and is rescued once more by the mermaid (Allen isn't sure what he has seen and what he has imagined). Using maps from a sunken ship, the mermaid decides to search for Allen in New York City, sprouting legs when her tail dries. On finding Allen, they fall in love, but she has a secret, which will no longer be a secret if she gets her legs wet. Written by Rob Hartill Allen Bauer thought he'd never find the right woman... he was only half wrong! See more » Genres: 9 March 1984 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Splash: Jungfrau am Haken See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia Before Tom Hanks accepted the role of Allen Bauer, it had already been turned down by Chevy Chase , Bill Murray , Dudley Moore , John Travolta and Michael Keaton . Travolta passed on the advice of his agent. See more » Goofs When Madison is in front of the televisions at Bloomingdale's, Allen asks what her name is. She replies in loud, screeching tones, shattering the televisions. When one television's screen breaks, its screen is clearly made of cardboard, not glass. It also shows the circuitry behind the picture tube, not the tube itself. See more » Quotes Mary Bauer : Ralph, talk to him. [Ralph smac | Poll system, 2 new trivia lists · Twentysix26/Red-DiscordBot@9ce74b6 · GitHub 75 trivia/2015.txt @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +In China in 2015 the record for the longest mating session between two giant pandas was broken at?`18 minutes`18 mins +Ford claimed to launch the first 'e-(What?)' at the 2015 Mobile World Congress Show?`Bike +A 2015 intensive listening study discovered that giraffes actually?`Hum +Name the last US president to meet the leader of Cuba before Barack Obama did in 2015?`Eisenhower +Jay Z and Beyonce launched a music streaming service in 2015 called? `Tidal +At auction in 2015, $1.2m was paid for Don McLean's original handrwitten lyrics for which 1971 big hit song? `American Pie +In 2015 what global contest ruled against the use of swimsuits for its 114 competitors, for the first time since 1951 inception? `Miss World +Which vast tech corporation opened its first 'Nest' branded intelligent home store in Palo Alto California in 2015?`Google +In 2015 Japan lowered its voting age to what?`18`eighteen +The abbreviation MERS, significantly impacting South Korea 2015, is otherwise known as?`Camel Flu +Christian is the lead character in the film 2015 adaptation of what extraordinarily successful book?`Fifty Shades of Grey`50 shades of grey +Who stepped down as chief of 21st Century Fox in 2015?`Rupert Murdoch`murdoch +In 2015 a new North Korean schools curriculum reportedly included that leader Kim Jong-un learnt to drive at age?`3`three +Which car company launched the Avensis model in 2015?`Toyota +In 2015 evidence of water was found on which planet?`Mars +Which 'BRIC' country launched the Astrosat space lab in 2015?`India +Who won the 2015 men's tennis French Open?`Stan Warwinka`warwinka +What company launched the S6 Edge smartphone?`Samsung +Which leading professional networking tech corporation, whose main revenue is selling user access/details to recruiters, bought the Lynda learning company for $1.5bn in 2015?`Linkedin`linked in +'Dismaland' was the temporary theme park/exhibition of which famous 'anonymous' artist?`Banksy +Matthais Muller was made chief of which troubled car company in 2015?`Volkswagen`vw +In 2015 the World Anti-Doping Agency suggested banning which nation from the 2016 Olympics?`Russia +The game of Monopoly celebrated what anniversary in 2015?`eighty`80`80th +Name the Princess born 4th in succession to the British throne in 2015, to Britain's Duke and Duchess of Cambridge?`Charlotte +The 2015 Mad Max movie is sub-titled?`Fury Road`mad max: fury road`mad max fury road +The Magna Carta, signed in London, and inspiring constitutional rights globally thereafter, was how many years old in 2015?`eight hundred`800 +In 2015 the Sinabug volcano erupted in what country?`Indonesia +Olav Bjortmont became 2015 world champion in?`Quizzing`quiz +Lars Lokke led his centre-right party to 2015 government election victory in what country?`Denmark +Blackberry's new phone for 2015 was called the...?`Priv +Facebook's new music sharing/streaming feature launched in 2015 was called "Music... "?`Stories +Eddie Jones was appointed head coach of which English sporting team in 2015?`Rugby Union`rugby +According to 2015 survey what fruit was most popular among USA children?`Apples`apple +Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey celebrated what birthday in 2015?`49`fourty-nine`fourty nine`49th +Jon Snow was killed off in what TV series in 2015, adapted from GRR Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire'?`Game of Thrones +Finance minister Yanis Yaroufakis caused comment for not wearing a tie in February 2015 when negotiating the debts for which nation?`Greece +What nation hosted the 2015 Women's World (soccer) Cup?`Canada +What iconic equine-alluding company, in countless books/films/cowboy holsters, filed for bankruptcy in 2015?`Colt +Due to a 2015 contamination scandal in India/Afica, which corporation destroyed 400 million packets of Maggi noodles?`Nestle +How many years old was the McDonalds fast food company in 2015?`60`sixty +It was announced in 2015 that Alexander Hamilton would be replaced on?`$10 bill`$10`tendollars`ten dollar bill`ten |
What tourist facility, occupying more than 85 acres, opened in Anaheim, California, in 1955? | Learn and talk about Anaheim, California, 1857 establishments in California, 1876 establishments in California, Anaheim, California, Cities in Orange County, California .net Anaheim (pronounced /ˈænəhaɪm/ ) is a city in Orange County, California , part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area . As of the 2010 United States Census , the city had a population of 336,265, making it the most populous city in Orange County and the 10th most populous city in California. [14] Anaheim is the second largest city in Orange County in terms of land area (after Irvine ) and is known for its theme parks , sports teams, and convention center . Anaheim was founded by fifty German families in 1857 and incorporated as the second city in Los Angeles County on March 18, 1876. [2] The city developed into an industrial center, producing electronics , aircraft parts and canned fruit. It is the site of the Disneyland Resort , a world-famous grouping of theme parks and hotels which opened in 1955, Angel Stadium of Anaheim , Honda Center and the Anaheim Convention Center . Anaheim's city limits extend from Cypress in the west to the Riverside County line in the east and encompass a diverse collection of neighborhoods and communities. Anaheim Hills is a master-planned community located in the city's eastern stretches that is home to many of the city's affluent.[ citation needed ] Downtown Anaheim has three mixed-use historic districts, the largest of which is the Anaheim Colony. The Anaheim Resort , a commercial district, includes Disneyland , Disney California Adventure , and numerous hotels and retail complexes. The Platinum Triangle , a neo-urban redevelopment district surrounding Angel Stadium, is planned to be populated with mixed-use streets and high-rises. Finally, Anaheim Canyon is an industrial district north of SR 91 and east of SR 57 . Contents See also: Timeline of Anaheim, California Anaheim in 1879 Anaheim's name is a blend of "Ana", after the nearby Santa Ana River , and heim, a common Germanic place name compound originally meaning "home". [15] The city of Anaheim was founded in 1857 by 50 German-Americans who were residents of San Francisco [16] and whose families had originated in Rothenburg ob der Tauber , Franconia in Bavaria.[ citation needed ] After traveling through the state looking for a suitable area to grow grapes, the group decided to purchase a 1,165 acres (4.71 km2) parcel from Juan Pacifico Ontiveros' large Rancho San Juan Cajon de Santa Ana in present-day Orange County for $2 per acre. [16] For $750 a share, the group formed the Anaheim Vineyard Company. [16] Their new community was named Annaheim, meaning "home by the Santa Anna River" in German. [16] The name later was altered to Anaheim. To the Spanish-speaking neighbors, the settlement was known as Campo Alemán (English: German Field). Anaheim in 1890 Although grape and wine-making was their primary objective, the majority of the 50 settlers were mechanics, carpenters and craftsmen with no experience in wine-making. [16] The community set aside 40 acres (16 ha) for a town center and a school was the first building erected there. [16] The first home was built in 1857, the Anaheim Gazette newspaper was established in 1870 and a hotel in 1871. For 25 years, the area was the largest wine producer in California. [16] However, in 1884, a disease infected the grape vines and by the following year the entire industry was destroyed. Other crops – walnuts, lemons and oranges – soon filled the void. Fruits and vegetables had become viable cash crops when the Los Angeles – Orange County region was connected to the continental railroad network in 1887. Anaheim High School, c.1900 The famous Polish actress Helena Modjeska settled in Anaheim with her husband and various friends, among them Henryk Sienkiewicz , Julian Sypniewski and Łucjan Paprocki. While living in Anaheim, Helena Modjeska became good friends with Clementine Langenberger, the second wife of August Langenberger. [17] Helena Street [18] and Clementine Street [18] are named after these two ladies, and the streets are | McCarran International Airport | ONE McCarran International Airport Courtesy of the Howard W. Cannon Aviation Museum Bonanza Airlines served several southwestern cities, but its biggest flight was the round trip between Las Vegas and Reno. Once the television series "Bonanza" debuted, callers to the airline sometimes were treated to operators humming its famous theme song. Photograph courtesy of UNLV Special Collections . The Hughes Executive Air Terminal as it appeared in the late 1960s. Hughes bought the airfield, on Las Vegas Boulevard South near Sunset Road, in 1967 from Alamo Airways owner George Crockett and converted it into an airport for private planes. The terminal is now a part of McCarran International Airport. McCarran International Airport is central to the long history of aviation in Clark County. It is the second airport to bear the name of Nevada's first native-born United States senator, and today it accounts for nearly sixty percent of all visitors to Las Vegas. Las Vegas and Clark County joined the commercial air travel routes on April 17, 1926, when Western Air Express touched down at Rockwell Field. Western Air Express moved to a new airfield in 1930, when Rockwell Field closed. The new airport attracted the U.S. Army Air Corps and became a flexible gunnery training school during World War II. In 1941, the field was renamed McCarran Airport, honoring Nevada's U.S. senator, Patrick McCarran . Though the Gunnery School closed in 1945, the Air Force wanted to reopen the local base in 1947, as long as commercial air traffic could be moved to another airport. The county reviewed possible sites throughout the valley and settled on George Crockett's Alamo Field, which was about four miles south of Las Vegas on the Los Angeles Highway—today's Las Vegas Boulevard. Crockett agreed to sell his airport to Clark County, thereby retaining his business at the airport. On December 19, 1948, the current airport was dedicated as McCarran Field, and had twelve flights daily. Four airlines—Western Air Express, Transcontinental Western Airlines (TWA), Bonanza , and United—served the new airport. The stone pillars marking the entrance to the previous McCarran Airport were moved to the new airport a couple of years later, and rededicated. They still stand off of Las Vegas Boulevard in their 1950 location. In its first full year of operation, over 35,000 passengers used the new airport. The previous airport reopened as the Las Vegas Air Force Base, and was renamed Nellis Air Force Base in 1950. During the 1950s, promotions by local casino/resorts dramatically increased the number of visitors to Las Vegas. Airplane travel expanded, and the public increasingly depended on commercial aviation. The airport underwent numerous expansions, and by 1959, the number of daily flights had risen to seventy-three, with an annual passenger total of 959,603. New airlines brought in even more travelers. The existing airport facilities had become inadequate to handle the increases, and airport officials planned a new terminal for the east side of the airfield, opposite the original terminal. The new terminal opened on March 15, 1963, and airport operations moved to the new building. An average of 128 daily flights and 1,444,700 passengers used the airport that year. Welton Becket and Associates designed the new terminal structure, in collaboration with John Replogle. Its central structure was a pre-stressed, concrete dome, which housed nearly two acres of space without internal columns. It symbolized the new "jet-age" terminal. The structure, which is still part of the greatly enlarged terminal facility today, was an engineering and architectural marvel when it opened, though many doubted that the area would ever be able to fill its cavernous spaces. The former terminal building, located off Las Vegas Boulevard, became the headquarters for Alamo Airways, a model general aviation facility that George and Peg Crockett continued to operate. In July 1966, McCarran Airport was officially removed from the tax rolls and became totally self-support |
Which European sports stadium is named after a World War One flying ace? | Roland Garros, the aviator the world mistakes for a tennis champion - France 24 Roland Garros, the aviator the world mistakes for a tennis champion Text by Stéphanie TROUILLARD Latest update : 2015-06-07 Throughout the world, Roland Garros is synonymous with tennis. But few people know the home of the French Open was named after a legendary aviator who pioneered fighter combat during World War I. Each year in June, tennis fans around the world have their eyes set on the clay courts of Roland Garros . Yet few of them will know what – or who – those two words stand for. “Visitors often think he was a great champion from the past or a senior tennis official,” says Michaël Guittard, the French Open’s museum curator. “When they discover his story, they are usually very surprised.” Eugène Adrien Roland Georges Garros, better known as Roland Garros, was certainly a sports buff. But he never picked up a single tennis medal. His passion was flying. He was one of the finest pilots of his generation, and one of the many tragic victims of World War I . When war broke out in the summer of 1914 Garros was already a celebrity in the budding world of aviation. “He was a pioneer, certainly one of the very best to have vanquished the Mediterranean,” says Guitard, referring to the Frenchman’s successful crossing from France to Tunisia on September 23, 1913 – the first in history. The world’s first fighter pilot Garros was exempt from the draft but decided to enroll anyway, convinced that airborne warfare would have a major role to play. He took part in reconnaissance missions and bombings, but was frustrated by technological limitations. “At the time there was one pilot steering the aircraft and a second at the back who carried a gun and tried to fire at enemy planes,” says Guittard. “Chances of a hit were minimal.” Roland Garros poses in front of a Demoiselle B.C. aircraft in 1910. © Wikimedia Building on research by engineer Raymond Saulnier, Garros helped devise a synchronization system that enabled pilots to shoot through a plane’s propellers without hitting the blades. By April 1915 his aircraft was equipped with the system and the French pilot rapidly scored three victories over the German air force, earning a commendation for bravery. Guittard describes him as “the first fighter pilot in history”. His success came to an abrupt end on April 18 when he was forced to crash-land his plane on the German side of the lines. “We still don’t know whether it was a mechanical failure or an enemy hit that forced him to land,” says Guittard. “He tried to set fire to the plane to hide its secrets and went into hiding, but was caught by the Germans.” Garros failed to destroy the aircraft and a young Dutch engineer, Anthony Fokker, was soon at work on an improved synchronization system, which was fitted onto German planes. “From then on Europe’s skies were German,” says Guittard. Fokker’s planes began shooting down French and British aircraft, in what was known as the “Fokker Scourge”. Great escape Meanwhile, Garros was busy plotting his escape from a German POW camp. He managed to send coded messages back to France and arranged for the delivery of two tennis rackets with hollow handles, containing a map of Germany and a felt hat with which he hoped to escape unseen. Roland Garros (right) and Anselme Marchal (left) during their captivity in Germany. © December 1, 1918 issue of "La Vie au grand air" He got his break after meeting fellow pilot Anselme Marchal at the Scharnhorst camp in Magdeburg, in eastern Germany. Marchal spoke perfect German and in February 1918 the two were able to trick the guards by donning German officer uniforms, which they’d made in secret. “It was nothing short of an adventure movie,” says Guitard, charting their escape from Germany. “They slept in a cemetery, spent an afternoon in a cinema, blended into the crowd, and finally, after numerous attempts, made it through the Netherlands, on to London, and finally back to Paris, where they were treated to a hero’s welcome.” Garros was greeted in person | Famous people who died in aviation accidents Famous People Who Died in Aviation Accidents 1940s NC21789 cn:2188 Flying through a thunderstorm in turbulence the plane nosed over and plunged to earth. Lightning strike disabled crew and caused loss of control. All 25 aboard killed. details in Oxford, England Airspeed AS10 Oxford Mk II While ferrying an aircraft for the RAF from Prestwick to Kidington, she became lost in poor weather and parachuted into the Thames River and drowned. Her body was never recovered. 1 killed. 49, Canadian co-discoverer of insulin Near Gander, Newfoundland Lockheed Hudson MK III bomber T9449 Crashed into trees at the side of a lake, 10 miles out of Gander en route to England. Double engine failure. Banting died of his injuries a few days later. Three out of 4 aboard killed. NC28394 3204 The aircraft crashed into a hill in pine woods, near Chandler Field, while attempting to make an instrument landing approach in rain and fog. Pilot error. 9 of 16 aboard killed. details in 19, American pilot and poet Roxholm, England VZ-H Spitfire V Magee was killed when his VZ-H Spitfire V collided with an Oxford Trainer from Cranwell Airfield during World War II. 1 killed. real name Alice Jane Peters Near Las Vegas, Nevada Douglas DC-3 NC1946 cn:3295 Flight 3, crashed into Mt. Potosi. Lombard was returning from a war bond promotion. The aircraft drifted off course for reasons unknown. All 22 aboard killed including Lombard's mother and press agent. details in 50, chief designer of the German autobahn. Third Reich minister for armaments and munitions. Rastenburg, Germany The aircraft crashed after exploding shortly after taking off. 48, founder of Lufthansa Airlines Mühlberg/Elbe, Germany von Gablenz's plane which he was piloting, crashed after experiencing mechanical failure. 2 killed. 39, the Duke of Kent Near Dunbeath, Scotland DQ-M cn:W4026 The plane crashed while on a flight to Iceland during WWII. The aircraft was part of the 228th Squadron RAF. The plane hit high ground at Eagle Rock in the Scottish Highlands in poor visibility. Possible navigation error but exact cause unknown. All 14 aboard killed. Oct 23, 1942 41, composer and song writer Palm Springs, California NC16017 cn:1555 Midair collision with an Army B-34 bomber. The bomber pilot attempted to draw attention to his friend the co-pilot in the airliner and struck the tail of the airliner. All 12 aboard the airliner killed. The bomber landed safely. |
The June 3, 1888 edition of the San Francisco Examiner included a baseball poem by Ernest Thayer, which featured the exploits of what member of the Mudville Nine? | Casey at the Bat - Exodus Books Casey at the Bat 1st Edition, ©2000, ISBN: 9781929766000 Hardcover, 32 pages Price: $18.99 "And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout; But there is no joy in Mudville—mighty Casey has struck out." Those lines have echoed through the decades, the final stanza of a poem published pseudonymously in the June 3, 1888, issue of the San Francisco Examiner. Its author would rather have seen it forgotten. Instead, Ernest Thayer's poem has taken a well-deserved place as an enduring icon of Americana. Christopher Bing's magnificent version of this immortal ballad of the flailing 19th-century baseball star is rendered as though it had been newly discovered in a hundred-year-old scrapbook. Bing seamlessly weaves real and trompe l'oeil reproductions of artifacts-period baseball cards, tickets, advertisements, and a host of other memorabilia into the narrative to present a rich and multifaceted panorama of a bygone era. A book to be pored over by children, treasured by aficionados of the sport-and given as a gift to all ages: a tragi-comic celebration of heroism and of a golden era of sport. This edition deserves the Caldecott Honor it received in 2001 and is our favorite version in-print. Did you find this review helpful? Exodus Rating: | Level 3 - General Knowledge 1000, - Memrise General Knowledge 1000 Ready to learn Ready to review Ignore words Check the boxes below to ignore/unignore words, then click save at the bottom. Ignored words will never appear in any learning session. Who wrote the Opera Madam Butterfly India What links - Goa - Kerula - Assam - Bihar George Orwell Eric Arthur Blaire was the real name of which author Shoemaker Names - Baker Cook obvious what did Cordwainer do China Which country do Sinologists study Barbara Stanwyck Rudy Stevens became famous under which name Grenadine Which non alcoholic cordial is made from pomegranates Dancing What is Orchesis - either professional or amateur Art of Horses Taken literally what should you see in a Hippodrome Alexander Dumas Who wrote the Man in the Iron Mask Hocus Pocus Which 1993 Disney film starred Bet Middler as a witch Louis Bleriot Who piloted the first flight across the English channel Dr No What was the first James Bond film Silence of the Lambs What 1991 film won best film Addis Ababa What was the capital of Ethiopia Medicine Aescapalious emblem staff snake Greek Roman god of what Motorcycle Racing Giacomo Agostini - 122 Grand Prix 15 world titles what sport Alaska What is the largest state in the USA Berlin Mexico London Led Deighton trilogy Game Set Match What 3 Capitals Woody Allen Alan Stuart Konigsberg famous as who Amnesty International Which human rights organisation founded 1961 got Nobel 1977 Nelson Mandela Whose autobiography was The long walk to Freedom Tutankamen tomb What was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter Pluto Clyde Tonbaugh discovered what planet in 1930 Jackie Joyner-Kersey Who won the women's heptathlon at Seoul in 1988 Jayne Austin Who ran through the streets naked crying Eureka Johan Sebastian Bach Who composed the Brandeberg concertos .Full name Minnesota twins Who won the World Series in 1987 Your Holiness What is the correct term of address to the Pope Edinburgh In which city was Alexander Graham Bell born in 1847 Tchaikovsky Who composed the ballets Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker The Deaf AG Bell opened school in Boston in 1872 for Teachers of what Jack Benny Benjamin Kubelsky 1894 fame as what comedian Jonah In the Old Testament what book comes between Obadiah - Micah Mrs Doubtfire Robin Williams dressed in drag for which 1993 film Bishop Which chess piece could be a member of the church Blitzkrieg Which German word means lightning war used in WW2 Cabbage Broccoli belongs to what family of plants I. Kingdom Brunel Who designed the first Iron ship the Great Britain in 1845 Donald Campbell Whose boat Bluebird was recently raised from Coniston water Buick - Chrysler in 1951 which (of two) car companies introduced power steering Joseph Heller Who wrote Catch 22 (both names) Netherlands Which country set up the world’s first chemistry lab in 1650 Chess World Champs What links the names Botvinik Chrysanthemum What is the national flower of Japan Hit Gong Bombardier Billy Wells was seen on many Rank films - why Bordeaux Where in France do claret wines come from Logarithms What did mathematician John Napier invent in 1614 IBM FORTRAN |
"On what river do Oxford and Cambridge compete in a ""Boat Race""?" | Oxford beat Cambridge to win the Boat Race | Daily Mail Online comments Oxford dominated Cambridge in a historic Boat Race as both men and women competed on the same course for the first time. Female crews representing Oxford and Cambridge universities rowed the same stretch of the River Thames in London as the men for the first time in the 87 years they have competed. Oxford claimed their fourth win in five years in a supreme show of strength in the 161st men's boat race. President Constantine Louloudis claimed a fourth and final boat race victory for the Dark Blues, completing a clean sweep only interrupted by claiming bronze with Team GB's men's eight at London 2012. Scroll down for video Oxford dominated Cambridge in the men's Boat Race today, claiming a third consecutive victory in a row Oxford's men (from left) cox Will Hakim, Constantine Louloudis, Sam O'Connor, Michael Disanto, Jamie Cook, Tom Swartz, Henry Goodier , James O'Connor and stroke Will Geffen celebrate victory The Oxford men's crew celebrate after winning the boat race between Oxford and Cambridge today Oxford claimed their fourth win in five years in a supreme show of strength in the 161st men's boat race Cambridge's Henry Hoffstot (centre) reacts after losing the boat race between Oxford and Cambridge today The Oxford men's team triumphed over Cambridge to win the Boat Race on a historic day for the event After Oxford's women breezed past Cambridge on their historic first battle on The Tideway course, their male counterparts made it a Dark Blue double with victory by six-and-a-half lengths. Louloudis hailed the victory, admitting he felt far more pressure than ever before, despite boasting three previous wins. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share 'I felt much more pressure this year, especially as I was leaving the guys,' he told BBC Sport. 'There were some pretty dark moments going in but I'm so pleased for the guys. 'We just stuck to our plan and executed a really good race.' Oxford University's men's team celebrate their third consecutive Boat Race victory this afternoon Oxford University president Constantine Louloudis now has four Boat Race victories under his belt Oxford University's female rowing team made history by winning the race and competing on the same day as the men for the first time The Oxford Women's Boat Race crew pose on the tideway ahead of the historic Newton Women's Boat Race Kiwi brothers Sam and James O'Connor shared a fine family moment, pairing up for the comfortable victory. Sam O'Connor admitted claiming his second boat race victory was as pleasing as the first. 'It's great, you never get sick of this, it's such a good feeling,' he told BBC Sport. 'And to do it with James, it's such a special moment.' The Oxford women's team also dominated their race, leading from the early stages, along the 6,800-metre route and finished 19 seconds ahead of their rivals. After the race, Anastasia Chitty, president of the Oxford University Women's Boat Club, told the BBC: 'It's a really special moment. 'To race on the same stage as the men, when so many women haven't had this opportunity, is really humbling.' Hundreds of spectators gathered to see Oxford University's womens team celebrate their victory today History in the making: Oxford's women's crew set off prior to the start of the boat race between Oxford and Cambridge Hundreds of thousands of spectators gathered in London this afternoon for one of Britain's oldest sporting events. Spectators lined the banks of the River Thames between Putney Bridge and Chiswick Bridge for the 161st Oxford Cambridge Boat Race. Races between the men's crews have typically attracted 270,000 spectators along the 4.2-mile (6.8-kilometer) stretch in southwest London - and worldwide television audiences in more than 200 countries. Until now, the women have competed away from the limelight - on a different day and on a different, less challenging course. But the women finally got a chance to test out just what it's like to compete on centre stage. Anastasia Chitty, president of the Oxford Un | Sidney Sussex College - Cambridge Colleges Cambridge Colleges About Us Sidney Sussex College Sidney Sussex College (informally known in Cambridge as Sidney to the confusion of Australian tourists) was founded in 1596. It is named for its foundress Lady Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex. Her family were prominent in the courts of the Tudor monarchs and she served as a Lady in Waiting to Elizabeth I. From inception the college was a firmly Puritan foundation. On her death bed Lady Frances bequeathed £5000 and some plate for the foundation of a new college in Cambridge: “some good and godlie moniment for the mainteynance of good learninge”. Oliver Cromwell was amongst the first students and the college was of importance during the English Civil War. Location The college is centrally located in Cambridge, very conveniently opposite Sainsbury’s. It is a small college and the grounds have changed little since 1596, however the buildings saw extensive re-working in the 1800’s. The student population is relatively small with around 350 undergraduates and 200 graduate students. Sidney tends to perform mid-table in both academia and sporting achievements. The unofficial Tompkins Table of undergraduate performance listed the college as 14th out of 29 in 2008, though traditionally Sidney’s students have excelled at History, Law and Engineering. The college tends to have strong women’s sport teams and perhaps due to a fondness of their bar always place highly in darts and pool. The bar is a point of pride for Sidneyites as it is one of the only student run bars in Cambridge and is reputed to be it’s cheapest. Since the students are only present during term time the bar has an unusual tradition of holding a “drink the bar dry” event on the last day of the licence for each term. Drinks start out at the usual prices but the prices decrease in inverse proportion to the remaining supply. Usually any remaining drinks are free for the last hour of the licence. Sidney Sussex students have always performed well in University Challenge, with winning teams in 1971, 1978 and 1979. The 1978 team went on to win the “Champion of Champions” reunion competition in 2002. Famous alumni Cromwell’s head is reputed to be buried under the college’s chapel, though only those who have served as Master to the college know it’s true location. Oliver Cromwell and Carol Vorderman are probably the college’s most famous alumni. However Sidney boasts many other successful students who not household names. The college has produced five Nobel prize winners (the fourth highest among Cambridge colleges) and was integral to efforts at Bletchley Park to break the Enigma Code. If we are allowed to venture into fiction then Sidney can also proudly claim to be the college of Sherlock Holmes! All considered Sidney is certainly worth a visit while you are in Cambridge. With an interesting history and beautiful grounds it would be a shame to miss this secluded college in the heart of the city. 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What is the British monarch’s official Scottish residence? | Royal Residences Of The British Monarchy - British Monarchy Family History British Monarchy Family History Royal Residences Of The British Monarchy As you read about the many monarchs featured on this website you will come across the names of many castles and palaces, some of which are universally recognised and some virtually unheard of. The United Kingdom is awash with palaces, castles and stately homes, but not all of them are owned by royals, in fact Queen Elisabeth II actually owns only five royal residences, two castles, two palaces and one stately home and of those five only two are actually privately owned by herself. These five royal residences have not always been the homes of choice of former monarchs however, with several castles and palaces, some of which are no longer with us, having been used by previous monarchs. Listed below, in alphabetical order, are thirty one royal residences which have been the official homes or holiday retreats of either the English, British or Scottish monarchs over the past one thousand years. BALMORAL CASTLE Image courtesy of Stuart Yeates, wikimedia commons Balmoral Castle is situated in Royal Deeside in Aberdeenshire in Scotland and is one of only two privately owned royal residences of the monarch. Originally built in 1390 by Sir William Drummond for Scotland's King Robert II, the castle was formerly rented by and then brought by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as a holiday home in 1848 and remodeled into what we see today. Since then the castle, which is now part of a fully working 64,000 acre estate, is one of the royal family's favourite retreats, with the family taking regular annual Summer holidays there. Beaumont Palace was built around 1130 by England's King Henry 1. The palace stood in what is today part of the grounds of Blenheim Palace - the country's only non royal, non episcopal country house which is known as a palace - located in Woodstock in Oxfordshire. The palace was the birthplace of the future King Richard I in 1157 and his younger brother the future King John in 1167. The palace was dismantled during the years of the dissolution of the monasteries between 1536 and 1541 and it's stone used in the construction of the two great seats of learning, Christ Church University and St John's College, both of which are located in the City of Oxford. BRIDEWELL PALACE Bridewell Palace was commissioned by King Henry VIII and became his official residence between 1515 and 1523. It was situated on the banks of the River Fleet in east London and named after a nearby well dedicated to St Bride. In 1553 King Edward VI gave the palace to the City of London for the housing of the poor and homeless. Since then the palace has been a poorhouse, a hospital and a prison before being demolished in 1863. The palace is best remembered for being the site of the papal delegations concerning King Henry VIII’s divorce from his first wife Catherine of Aragon. BOLEBROKE CASTLE Built around 1480 Bolebroke Castle, which is located in Hartfield in Sussex, is actually a red brick manor house set in thirty acres of land. The castle, which has been designated as a Grade II listed building, was used extensively as a hunting lodge by King Henry VIII when he attended shooting parties in nearby Ashdown Forest. Later Henry would use the castle as his main base for conducting his affair with Anne Boleyn as it is located just five miles from her family home of Hever Castle situated in the nearby village of Edenbridge in Kent. Today the property is a four star hotel. BUCKINGHAM PALACE Image courtesy of Dilif, wikimedia commons Situated on The Mall in the City of Westminster and known as Buck House throughout the land, Buckingham Palace has been the official royal residence of the British monarchy since the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837. Originally built in 1703 from a design by William Winde for the Duke of Buckingham, the house first became a royal residence in 1761 when King George III had architects John Nash and Edward Blore remodel the building for his | Best of Edinburgh Edinburgh Castle Introduction Holyroodhouse from Salisbury Craggs The Palace of Holyroodhouse is located at the bottom of Edinburgh's Royal Mile and is the official residence of HM The Queen in Scotland. Ornamental gates History The earliest parts of the building date from the late 15th century and the Palace was gradually extended over the years. The tower to the left of the main entrance, for example, predates that to the right. This can best be seen by comparing the weathering of the stonework on each. The stonework of the older tower to the left is dark and rough while the newer tower to the right is bright and smooth. Enjoying a magnificent setting next to Holyrood Park and Arthur's Seat, Holyroodhouse has provided the stage for many important historical events in Scotland's past. The Palace is built next to the ruins of Holyrood Abbey which was founded in 1128. Holyrood Abbey The Abbey itself was built over the spot where King David I is said to have experienced a miracle when out hunting one day. Separated from his companions a magnificent hart (a male red deer or stag) appeared out of the mist, frightening his horse and throwing him to the ground. As the animal closed in to attack, the King instinctively put out his hands for protection. At this point a cross is said to have miraculously appeared between its antlers. This stopped the hart in its tracks and it turned and fled in terror. That night in a dream the King was commanded to build a holy house on the site. This he did, and that building was Holyrood Abbey. Vaulted ceiling of side aisle Later, around 1500, James IV built the first proper Palace on the site, replacing the former guesthouse that had been built close by the Abbey and which had become the residence of earlier Scottish kings. The new Palace was built around a quadrangle, containing the Royal Apartments, Great Hall and a Chapel. In 1544 Henry VIII of England despatched an army under the Earl of Hertford to burn Leith and sack Edinburgh to show his contempt at the refusal of the Stuarts to marry Mary to his son. This resulted in considerable damage to the Palace. Plaque Later, in 1650, when Oliver Cromwell was visiting Edinburgh, the Palace was burned by his troops. Although Cromwell rebuilt the Palace, shortly after this it was torn down again and rebuilt in 1671 by Charles II, in essentially its present form. The nave roof was vaulted in stone, but collapsed in 1758 shortly after being built. Mary Queen of Scots Perhaps the most famous inhabitant of the Palace was Mary Queen of Scots. The Palace from Calton Hill Born in 1542, Mary was the daughter of King James V of Scotland. James died within a week of her birth and Mary was crowned Queen of Scots before her first birthday. Aged five, Mary was sent to Paris be raised in the French court under the terms of an arranged marriage to Henri II's son, Francois. Mary was said to have been very popular in the French court and excelled in languages and the arts. On Henri's death in 1559, Francois succeeded to the French throne with Mary becoming his Queen Consort. Tragedy struck however only a few month's later when Francois died of an ear infection. Mary, by this time a highly cultured and beautiful young woman, returned to Scotland in 1561, aged just 19. Holyrood Palace became her new home, but unfortunately she returned to Scotland at a time of enormous political and religious upheaval and her involvement in this would eventually to lead to her downfall. Bathhouse of Queen Mary She married Henry Stuart Lord Darnley at Holyrood Palace in 1565. This antagonised Elizabeth I of England who felt threatened by Mary'ss Catholic background and potential claim to the English throne. One of the most famous incidents concerning Mary was the murder in 1566 of her private secretary, a handsome Italian by the name of David Rizzio. Darnley had become jealous of the high regard in which Mary held Rizzio and arranged a conspiracy to murder him. This was carried out in front of Mary and Rizzio was reputed to have been stabbed 57 times. Mary's bedro |
Which parliamentarian soldier in the Civil War became Cromwell's son-in-law? | Biography of Oliver Cromwell » Biographies » Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell, 1599-1658 Rose from obscurity to become the most successful military and political leader of the Civil Wars. Lord Protector of England from 1654-8, he was offered—and refused—the Crown itself. Oliver Cromwell was born in Huntingdon on 25 April 1599 and baptised at the church of St John four days later. He was the second son of the ten children of Robert Cromwell (d.1617) and Elizabeth Steward (d.1654). The family estate derived from Oliver's great-grandfather, Morgan Williams, a brewer from Glamorgan who settled at Putney in London. Williams married Katherine Cromwell, the sister of Thomas Cromwell, who became chancellor to Henry VIII. Through his association with Thomas Cromwell, Morgan Williams gained estates in Huntingdonshire after the confiscation of church lands at the Reformation. His son Richard changed the family name to Cromwell in honour of their benefactor. Oliver attended the free school attached to the hospital of St John in Huntingdon, where he was taught by Dr Thomas Beard, then spent a year at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. However, his university career was cut short by the death of his father in June 1617. He returned home to manage his family estate and to look after his widowed mother and seven unmarried sisters. Militant Puritan In August 1620, Cromwell married Elizabeth Bourchier (1598–1665), daughter of Sir James Bourchier, a London merchant. The marriage was long and stable and produced nine children. Cromwell and his growing family settled in Huntingdon. Thanks to connections between the Cromwells and the powerful Montagu family, he was elected MP for Huntingdon in the Parliament of 1628 , where he became associated with the opposition to King Charles that culminated in the declaration of the Petition of Right in June 1628. At some time during the late 1620s, following a period of illness and depression, Cromwell experienced a profound spiritual awakening that left him with deep and uncompromising Puritan beliefs. In 1631, Cromwell's fortunes were in decline. He was forced to sell nearly all his property around Huntingdon and to lease a farmstead at St Ives, where he worked as a farmer for five years. The tide turned in 1636 when Cromwell's childless and widowed maternal uncle Sir Thomas Steward died, leaving him a substantial inheritance, including a house next to St Mary’s Church in Ely and the position of collector of tithes in the two Ely parishes of St Mary's and Holy Trinity. Cromwell's improved social status and his connections with local Puritans led to his nomination as a freeman of the borough of Cambridge and election as MP for Cambridge in the two Parliaments of 1640. During the first week of the Long Parliament , he made a passionate speech that called attention to the injustice of the imprisonment of John Lilburne, and during the following month he was prominent in parliamentary attacks on episcopacy. Although he was not regarded as a fluent speaker, Cromwell's passion and sincerity gained him a reputation as a solid supporter of opposition leaders such as John Pym and Cromwell's own cousin, John Hampden. Cavalry Commander On the outbreak of the First Civil War in August 1642, Cromwell took up arms for Parliament. He led one of the earliest military actions of the war when with 200 lightly-armed volunteers he prevented the King's men from carrying off the silver plate of the Cambridge colleges. Cromwell raised a troop of sixty horsemen and effectively secured Cambridgeshire for Parliament. In October 1642, Cromwell's troop joined the army of the Earl of Essex and was present during the later stages of the battle of Edgehill. The superiority of the Royalist horse impressed upon Cromwell the need for a well-trained Parliamentarian cavalry corps. Returning to East Anglia, he was careful to recruit only "godly, honest men" as his troopers and to lead them with firm discipline. His innate skills as a cavalry commander were in evidence at the skirmishing around Gainsborough in July 1643. Having helped to | Prime Ministers of Great Britain political party 1721-42 Sir Robert Walpole - Restored confidence in the country following the South Sea Bubble financial crash of 1720. Dominated the political scene during the reigns of George I and George II. George II made Walpole a gift of 10 Downing Street. Walpole resigned as a consequence of his perceived mis-handling in dealing with the War of Jenkins' Ear . Whig 1742-43 Earl of Wilmington - Suffering poor health for most of his time as Prime Minister, he died in office. Whig 1743-54 Henry Pelham - During his time in the post he oversaw the the British involvement in the War of the Austrian Succession in 1744-48, the 1745 Jacobite Rising and the adoption of the Gregorian calender . He died in office. Whig 1754-56 Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle - Assumed the office of Prime Minister just 10 days after the death of his brother Henry Pelham. During the Seven Years' War, he was blamed for the loss of Minorca and was replaced by the Duke of Devonshire. Whig 1756-57 William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire - In a government effectively controlled by Pitt the Elder, Devonshire's administration was brought to end following the dismissal of Pitt by the king, it was replaced by the Second Newcastle Ministry. Whig 1757-62 Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle - Returning to office with Pitt the Elder as Southern Secretary, this government helped steer Britain to ultimate victory over France and Spain during the Seven Years' War. Whig 1762-63 John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute - A favourite of George III, he was the first Scot to hold the top office. Unpopular with the 'great unwashed', he introduced a tax on cider in order to help pay for the Seven Years' War. He resigned following fierce criticism of his handling of the peace negotiations. Tory The Duke of Wellington, Sir Robert Peel, Viscount Melbourne 1828-30 Arthur Welleslley, 1st Duke of Wellington - The second Irish-born Prime Minister and second veteran general, perhaps more famous as a soldier of the Napoleonic Wars than a politician. Is said to have commented after his first Cabinet meeting: “An extraordinary affair. I gave them their orders and they wanted to stay and discuss them.” He introduced the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, removing many of the restrictions on Catholics in the UK. Resigned after a vote of no confidence. Tory 1830-34 Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey - Famous for the blend of tea named after him, his political achievements included the Reform Act of 1832, which started the process of electoral change that we recognise today. His other legacies included the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire and restrictions concerning the employment of children. He resigned after disagreements over his Irish policies. Whig 1834 William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne - The last Prime Minister to be dismissed by a Sovereign, King William IV. Whig 1834-35 Sir Robert Peel 2nd Baronet - At the second time of asking, Peel accepted King William IV’s invitation to form a government. Head of a minority government, he resigned following a number of defeats in Parliament. Whig 1835-41 William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne - Returning to office for the second time, Melbourne found the new Queen Victoria much more agreeable than William IV. Tutoring the young queen in the ways of politics, they formed a close relationship. He resigned after a series of parliamentary defeats. Whig 1841-46 Sir Robert Peel 2nd Baronet - Returning to office for the second time, Peel introduced important employment laws that banned women and children from working underground in mines, in addition The Factory Act of 1844 limited the hours of work for children and women. Unable to feed a starving Ireland, he finally succeeded in repealing the Corn Laws. Conservative 1846-52 Lord John Russell, 1st Earl Russell - Russell was the last Whig Prime Minister. His Public Health Act of 1848 improved the sanitary conditions of towns and cities. He was in office at the time of The Great Exhibition of 1851 . Whig 1852 Edward Smith Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby - Co |
Human Rights Watch announced in October 2008 that what country is the world's most ignored tragedy? | October 2008 : definition of October 2008 and synonyms of October 2008 (English) U.S. President George W. Bush signs the US$ 700,000,000,000 bailout bill after it is passed by the House . (NPR News) In response to the 2008 Chinese milk scandal , Australia begins withdrawing Chinese-made Kirin milk tea from shops after discovering it contained melamine in tests. (The Australian) Greece announces it will follow Ireland's lead and guarantee all bank deposits in the country. (RTÉ) 2008 Russian financial crisis : Both of Russia 's main stock exchanges, the MICEX and RTS , suspend trading of stocks "for technical reasons" as the markets rally after a 1-1/2 day trading halt that ended earlier in the morning. (Financial Times) Trading is suspended for a second and a third time in the same day at the RTS stock exchange as Russian equities tumble. The dollar-denominated stock index was last down 7.8% in intraday trading. At MICEX , index fell 6.2% in intraday trading. (MarketWatch) Investigators in the United States announce that they have found human remains in what is believed to be the wreckage of Steve Fossett 's plane, which went missing over California a year ago. (BBC News) United States government announces sale of billions of dollars of arms to Taiwan to keep a balance with China 's massive arms buildup aimed at Taiwan. (CBC News) Russia 's foreign minister calls for international action to halt piracy in Somalia . (BBC News) The remains of a Viking -era stave church , including the skeletal remains of a woman , is uncovered near the cemetery of the Lännäs church in Odensbacken outside Örebro in central Sweden . (The Local) 2008 South Ossetia war Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered the Defense Ministry, law enforcement agencies and the Foreign Ministry to investigate a bombing in the South Ossetian capital, Tskhinvali , on 3 October, 2008. A car, carrying weapons, was detained by Russian peacekeepers in Georian village and transported to Tskhinvali, where it exploded. EU and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development earlier condemned this 'act of terrorism'. Georgian authorities claimed 'Russian special services' 'were behind' the blast that left 7 servicemen of Russian peacekeeping forces dead. (Rustavi 2) (RIAN) (NY Times) Earlier, on October 2, an attempt of assassination of head of the Akhalgori Ossetian administration, Anatoli Margiev failed. He survived the explosion of a bomb planted on a road in Georgian village while driving to Tskhinvali , South Ossetia. (Rustavi 2) Russian troops are dismantling positions in security zones on the border of South Ossetia and Georgia created after the war , a Georgian Interior Ministry official said. (AP via Google News) . Authorities detain separatist leader and impose curfew in anticipation of a separatist rally to be held on Monday in Kashmir . (BBC News) Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari acknowledges his government's consent to US air strikes in Pakistan and says India has never been a threat. (BBC News) Senior British Commander says military victory in Afghanistan is impossible. (CBC News) Current events of October 6, 2008 (2008-10-06) (Monday) Subprime mortgage crisis : The Dow Jones industrial average falls by as much as 800.06 points, its biggest intraday drop on record; the Dow closed below the 10,000 mark for the first time since October 26, 2004. (MarketWatch) Speaking before a U.S. House Committee , Richard Fuld , CEO of failed Lehman Brothers says that he believed all his decisions "were both prudent and appropriate" given the information he had at the time. (New York Times) Significant losses are marked on stock exchanges world-wide: São Paulo Stock Exchange suspended trading after a 15 percent drop in its benchmark index. (Reuters) The UK 's leading share index, the FTSE 100 closes down 391.1 points (7.85%), the largest single day points fall since it was launched in 1984. The French CAC 40 also recorded a record drop of 9.04%, whilst Germany 's DAX finished down 7.09%. (BBC News) 2008 Russian financial crisis : Trading is suspended on Russia | South Sudan Seen as One of World's Most Corrupt Nations South Sudan Seen as One of World's Most Corrupt Nations Last Updated: December 03, 2014 12:13 PM South Sudan ranks 171st out of 175 countries in which global corruption watchdog Transparency International surveyed business executives and experts about their perceptions of public sector graft. Share See comments South Sudan is perceived as one of the most corrupt countries in the world, according to Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) , which was released Wednesday. Only four countries rank worse than South Sudan, which was 171st out of 175 countries in the CPI. South Sudan is perceived as slightly less corrupt than Iraq, slightly more corrupt than Afghanistan, and ranks two places above neighboring Sudan. Transparency International spoke with businessmen and country experts in all 175 countries to determine where they ranked in terms of perceptions of how widespread graft is, Santhosh Srinavasan, the lead researcher on the CPI, told South Sudan in Focus. "It could be, for example, experts based in the World Bank in South Sudan or business executives who have operations in South Sudan and are interacting with government as part of those business operations," Srinavasan said. "The CPI captures the perceptions of these people," he said. When Transparency International gets push-back from governments that receive bad marks for perceived corruption, the criticism is usually driven by the way the index is compiled, Srinavasan said. Governments complain that "... 'this is the perception of experts' and that the index carries a foreign, elite bias," he said. 'Mere opinions' Indeed, South Sudan Information Minister Michael Makuei dismissed Transparency International's index as "mere opinions expressed by people." "They don't substantiate them, they come and conduct research without the involvement of the person concerned, they don't even submit the report to that person so he can respond to it," Makuei said. "I really doubt the credibility of that report," he said. Makuei questioned what he called "the random selection" of people who are interviewed for the index. "Out of, say, 100, if you interview 10 -- these 10 may have their own intentions, their own opinion, and they are ready to say whatever. The other 90, if you had talked to them, maybe they would reverse the whole thing," he said. But Srinavasan said research has shown that "CPI scores are often highly correlated with bribery rates and the experts' perceptions of countries are also highly correlated with the general public's perceptions of corruption levels in that government." Fifteen out of 100 points More than two thirds of the countries in the 2014 CPI scored below 50, on a scale from 0 -- highly corrupt -- to 100 (perceived to be very clean). Denmark came out on top this year with a score of 92 while North Korea and Somalia share last place, scoring just eight points each. South Sudan scored 15 points. Transparency International says a poor score likely indicates "...widespread bribery, lack of punishment for corruption and public institutions that don’t respond to citizens’ needs." The global corruption watchdog says countries at the bottom of the index - like South Sudan - need to take radical steps to fight corruption. It warns that "...bribes and backroom deals don’t just steal resources from the most vulnerable, but also undermine justice and economic development and destroy trust in the government." 'Absolute trust' in South Sudan government But Makuei insisted that South Sudanese have "absolute trust" in the government of President Salva Kiir and rejected the premise that corruption has caused economic growth and development in South Sudan to stall. "If you say the government is not enjoying any trust -- this is absolute rubbish," he railed. He said South Sudan's economic and social woes "... may not necessarily be because of corruption. It could be because of inexperience... misplacement of funds, spending the funds on other issues, and so forth." "The fact that there |
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Famous for Oysters, Whitstable is in which English county? | The Whitstable Oyster Company The Royal Native Oyster Stores Horsebridge, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 1BU United Kingdom The Royal Native Oyster Stores in Kent is a seafood restaurant offering some of the very best oysters, fish and crustacea. We've become world famous for offering the freshest fish that's simply cooked; we believe that the finest products speak for themselves. The restaurant is on the beach and offers stunning views of the company's oyster grounds. A full a la carte menu is available from Monday-Sunday. | Essex | county, England, United Kingdom | Britannica.com county, England, United Kingdom list of cities and towns in the United Kingdom Essex, administrative, geographic, and historic county of eastern England . It extends along the North Sea coastline between the Thames and Stour estuaries. The administrative county covers an area within the larger geographic county, which in turn covers a part of the original historic county of Essex . The administrative county comprises 12 districts: Basildon , Braintree , Epping Forest , Harlow , Maldon , Rochford , Tendring , Uttlesford , and the boroughs of Brentwood , Castle Point , Chelmsford , and Colchester . Chelmsford, centrally situated, has long been the county headquarters and is also the seat of a church diocese. Remains of the Norman castle in Saffron Walden, Essex, Eng. Hongking The geographic county includes not only the administrative county but also the unitary authorities of Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock . The historic county includes the entire geographic county as well as the area east of the River Lea as far south as its confluence with the Thames. That area comprises the Greater London boroughs of Barking and Dagenham , Havering , Newham , Redbridge , and Waltham Forest . The historic county also includes the area around Great Chishill currently assigned to the South Cambridgeshire district in the administrative county of Cambridgeshire . The historic county of Essex is low-lying, with a flat coast that has many tidal inlets and islands. The hardwood forest cover on its predominantly clay soils resisted agricultural efforts until the Iron Age , and even today some tracts of land that were never converted to farmland survive as woodland, notably in Epping Forest. In Roman times Colchester became one of the few coloniae (municipalities) in Britain; there are other Romano-British sites at Chelmsford, Great Chesterford, and Rivenhall. The 5th-century Saxon invaders were followed by the Danes, who won the Battle of Maldon in 991. Essex men, including the former Colchester priest John Ball , were prominent in the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381. During the late Middle Ages, Colchester became an important cloth-weaving centre. Similar Topics Greater London Over the centuries, land was reclaimed from the marshes in the southeast, and the rich alluvial soil has produced heavy yields of crops. With the construction of railways in the 19th century, seaside resorts at Southend and on the Tendring coast attracted Londoners for holidaymaking, retirement, and even commuting. More-intense suburban development took place in the southwestern corner of the historic county, which became part of Greater London in 1965. Clacton memorial gardens, Tendring, Essex, Eng. Sannse Because local stone was scarce, timber was the chief domestic building material during the Middle Ages, and many examples of medieval timber-framed houses, often plastered and colour-washed, survive. From the 16th century, brick was used for mansions, such as Audley End. Two Norman castles—Castle Hedingham and Colchester—survive. Much of the geographic county of Essex continues to undergo industrial, residential, and recreational development as part of the metropolitan region centred on London . The sailing craft of affluent urbanites enliven the sheltered waters of tidal inlets, commuters on electrified railways have swelled the populations of the more-accessible inland towns and villages, and historic market towns and new towns such as Basildon and Harlow have attracted modern light industries and residents from London. The port of London has increasingly shifted eastward from London’s original Dockland in the East End to deep water on the lower Thames at Tilbury . The port of Harwich , in northeastern Essex, carries traffic to Scandinavia , Germany , and the Netherlands . Large petroleum installations were established on the Thames marshes at Shell Haven, Coryton, and Canvey Island . The refineries at Shell Haven and Coryton have been closed and converted into deepwater container and oil ports, respectively, and a port |
"The musical ""Kiss Me Kate"" is based on which Shakespearean play?" | Arts Education / “ALWAYS TRUE TO YOU (IN MY FASHION)”: ADAPTATION AND INTERPRETATION - Shakespeare "Always True To You (In My Fashion)": Adaptation and Interpretation - Shakespeare Adam Garcia (Bill) and Holly Dale Spencer (Lois), The Old Vic, London 2012 As a definitive Cole Porter musical based on a classic Shakespearean play, Kiss Me, Kate uses source material in new ways and offers artists exciting opportunities to “translate” the material for current audiences. Here, we explore the literary and artistic devices of adaptation and interpretation, and how both “recycle” classic material for new audiences. NOTABLE MOVIE ADAPTATIONS BASED ON SHAKESPEARE: WEST SIDE STORY (1961) … Romeo And Juliet RAN (1985) … King Lear MY PRIVATE IDAHO (1991) … Henry IV & Henry V THE LION KING (1994) … Hamlet 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU (1999) … Taming Of The Shrew O (2001) … Othello DELIVER US FROM EVA (2003) … Taming of the Shrew SHES THE MAN (2006) … Twelfth Night TEN BROADWAY MUSICALS INSPIRED BY THE BARD'S PLAYS By David Gewirtzman (Playbill Apr 23, 2014) BOYS FROM SYRACUSE (1938) … Comedy of Errors SWINGIN’ THE DREAM (1939) … Mid Summer Night’s Dream KISS ME KATE (1948) … Taming of the Shrew WEST SIDE STORY (1957) … Romeo and Juliet TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA (1971) …Two Gentlemen of Verona ROCKABYE HAMLET (1976) … HAMLET OH, BROTHER! (1981) … Comedy of Errors THE LION KING (1994) … inspired by Hamlet PLAY ON! (1997) … Twelfth Night ALL SHOOK UP (2005) … inspired by Twelfth Night & the music of Elvis Presley Scope and Sequence: Grades 9-12 SL. 1, SL. 4, L. 4, RL. 4 ADAPTATION: the process of changing to fit some purpose or situation; especially a movie, book, play, etc., that is changed so that it can be presented in another form or is better suited for a purpose. INTERPRETATION: the act or result of explaining or interpreting something; the way something is explained or understood; a particular way of performing something. ADAPTING SHAKESPEARE Samantha Spiro and Simon Paisley Day in The Taming of the Shrew, The Globe Theater, London (2012) Scope and Sequence: Grade 10 W. 9a OBJECTIVE: To explore how the musical’s writers adapted The Taming of the Shrew in Kiss Me Kate, and why it serves as an effective literary and performance device. By Jennifer Erin Book SOURCE: Magazine Americana: The Institute for the Study of American Popular Culture “The writer of a theatrical adaptation faces issues particular to that art form: he or she must stay faithful to the source material, while presenting an audience with something new and fresh. Devotees of the original material must be satisfied with the adaptation, and not feel betrayed. A newcomer to the material must be able to follow and understand the adaptation, without having to call back to any prior knowledge or experience. How can a writer take a classic, eloquent, and well-known play by William Shakespeare, and adapt it into a new, emerging, and purely American art form: the integrated musical? [The] musical Kiss Me, Kate, based upon Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, is a successfully refreshing adaptation. It is a product of its time, when integrated musicals were first coming into vogue, and when sexual politics were in flux; and of its place, since its form is distinctly American.” “Porter and Spewack took Shakespeare’s script and tailored it perfectly to the musical tastes of the time… Spewack didn’t want simply to insert music into an adaptation of a Shakespearean script. Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, and George Abbot had already used that stunt in their musical The Boys from Syracuse, which took the characters, location, and plot of Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors, and adopted a modern setting. She stumbled upon the gimmick of adapting Shrew, into a backstager, as Ethan Mordden puts it, ‘showing the lives of a theatre company putting on someone else’s adaptation of Shrew: thus pulling off a different stunt altogether.’ The gimmick worked.” RESOURCES SHAKING UP SHAKESPEARE: REACHING THE SHAKESPEARE AVERSE WITH ADAPTATION “Why study Shakespeare? What role can his work | Shakespeare in Love: 11 Romantic Destinations from Shakespeare's Plays - The Column from Trafalgar Couples & Romance , Destinations , Europe , France , Greece , Italy , See & Do , Spain , Travel , Travel Inspiration , United Kingdom In celebration of Shakespeare’s 400th birthday, why not discover the real life locations of many of his plays. From the Italian cities of Verona and Rome to bewitching Paris and historic London, visit 11 of Europe’s most romantic destinations, using Shakespeare’s plays as your inspiration. Vienna, Austria Vienna is an architecturally rich capital city peppered with Imperial palaces. But it’s also Vienna’s great artists that have made it such an alluring location, from Classical composer Beethoven to contemporary artist Klimt. It’s on these culturally vibrant streets that Shakespeare’s play Measure for Measure takes place. With justice, corruption and purity as the play’s main themes, the Duke of Vienna pretends to leave the city on diplomatic business, but instead remains there in disguise to spy on the judge left in charge. Visit Vienna on Prague, Vienna and Budapest , Imperial Highlights , Highlights of Bohemia , Sound of Music , Highlights of Austria, Slovenia and Croatia , Best of Germany and Austria and Switzerland and Austria . Paris, France The City of Light has long been considered one of the world’s most romantic destinations, renowned for its iconic monuments, scenic River Seine and attractive boulevards with intimate bistros and brasseries. With scenes set in Paris, Shakespeare’s play All’s Well That Ends Well tells the story of a physician’s daughter who is given in marriage to the man she loves, but refused due to her lower rank. The story follows her endeavours to win him over. Visit Paris on Highlights of France , Paris Explorer , Delights of London and Paris , Wonderful France , The Treasures of France , Secrets of France and Best of France . Athens, Greece With its maze of narrow streets and ancient architecture of crumbling ruins, Athens inspires romance at every turn. And it’s in the woodland surrounding the city that Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream is set, in which four lovers become entangled in a dispute between the King and Queen of the fairies. Visit Athens on Athens and Aegean , Greek Island Explorer , Ancient Lands , Aegean Odyssey , Greek Island Hopper , Best of Greece with 4 Day Aegean Cruise and Best of Greece . Rome, Italy An exceptionally rich history of arts and culture is at the heart of Roman life, amidst majestic architecture and temple ruins that reflect the immense power once held by the Roman Empire. Look up at the frescoes painted by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel and wander through the Vatican City. Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is set here, in which the playwright tells the story of Caesar’s dictatorial ambition, and its disastrous consequences. Sicily, Italy Sicily lies within the Mediterranean waters just off the southern tip of Italy, encompassing mountainous landscape, the stratovolcano Mount Etna, and the vibrant market town of Palermo, located on the island’s sublime shores. It’s here that Shakespeare set his play The Winter’s Tale, in which King Leontes believes his wife, Hermione, is having an affair, with tragic ensuing events. Venice, Italy Crisscrossed with canals, the cluster of islands within Venice are home to vast piazzas, marble palaces and winding narrow streets. Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, The Merchant of Venice, unfolds in the 16th century city, focussing on the story’s merchant, Antonio; his friend, Bassanio; the romantic interest, Portia; and the moneylender, Shylock. Verona, Italy Verona is a romantic destination in its own right, with medieval and Renaissance architecture and a Roman Arena that’s considered one of the world’s greatest opera venues. But it’s Shakespeare’s famous romantic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, that makes the city even more appealing. Visit the 14th century house where Juliet’s balcony scene is said to have been set, and follow in the footsteps of the play’s star-crossed lovers. Visit these |
In what English city would find a famous street named Penny Lane? | BBC - Liverpool - Abolition of Slavery - Penny Lane Abolition of Slavery You are in: Liverpool > Abolition of Slavery > Penny Lane Penny Lane Penny Lane By Paul Coslett The street made famous in song by The Beatles is named after a Liverpool slave ship owner and anti-abolitionist. Penny Lane is a street famous worldwide thanks to The Beatles 1967 hit, but the south Liverpool street owes its name to an outspoken Liverpool slave ship owner and staunch anti-abolitionist. James Penny was a Liverpool merchant who made his money from the transportation of slaves. Penny was one of several traders from Liverpool who spoke in favour of the slave trade at a parliamentary committee. Penny told the committee that he had invested in eleven voyages of ships carrying slaves from Africa to the West Indies. His ships were between 200-300 tons and usually carried between 500 to 600 slaves in a single voyage. Of these approximately two thirds of the slaves were male and one third female. 'An advantageous trade' The Lords Committee of Council was set up in February 1788 to investigate the slave trade. In evidence James Penny voiced his opinion that the trade was humane “…that he found himself impelled, both by humanity and interest, to pay every possible attention both to the preservation of the crew and the slaves. "Great improvements have been made at Liverpool within these twenty years in the construction of the ships." James Penny in 1788 “The slaves here will sleep better than the gentlemen do on shore.” The slave trader was presented with a silver table in 1792 for speaking out against the abolition of slavery. Liverpool traders were anxious to preserve the slave trade which had made large profits for many of them and was the source of much of the city’s wealth. The parliamentary minutes record James Penny’s conviction that ending the trade would cause great harm to Liverpool, “…Mr Penny being asked, whether he conceives this trade to be a profitable one in general to the Merchant? “Replied, he thinks it, upon the whole, an advantageous trade; and added, he would have to beg leave to observe, that should this trade be abolished, it would not only greatly affect the commercial interest, but also the landed property of the County of Lancaster and more particularly, the Town of Liverpool; whose fall, in that case, would be as rapid as its rise has been astonishing.” James Penny was insistent that the slave trade should be allowed to continue “…the Slave Ships at Liverpool are built on purpose for this trade, and are accommodated with air ports and gratings for the purpose of keeping the slaves cool. “Great improvements have been made at Liverpool within these twenty years in the construction of the ships. The space between the decks is sufficiently large to contain the number of negroes above-mentioned and is plained, very smooth and painted.” In July 2006 a Liverpool councillor Barbara Mace proposed that streets named after slave traders should be renamed. The plan was criticised by those who argued the negative parts of history should not be "airbrushed" and was later withdrawn. last updated: 15/02/07SEE ALSO | Jimmy's Monopoly Challenge Jimmy's Monopoly Challenge Thursday, 4 April 2013 ________________________________________ 10:am -Collect £200 and it's off to Elephant & Castle for the walk to Old Kent Road ________________________________________ Old Kent Rd Old Kent Road - The street is famous as the equal cheapest property on the London Monopoly board and as the only one in South London. Things can only get better.... ________________________________________ Found at Tesco off Old Kent Road ________________________________________ Tower of London - But what can we find for GO TO JAIL? ________________________________________ Over Tower Bridge to Vine Street ________________________________________ Walk past the Tower of London to the first of the stations, tiny Fenchurch Street . ________________________________________ Could this TARDIS be GO TO JAIL? ________________________________________ Whitechapel Road The first set is completed with Whitechapel Road . And we thought Old Kent Road was rough! ________________________________________ Calm down, calm down...the second station is - Liverpool Street . ________________________________________ On the tube to the third station, King's Cross ________________________________________ Outside King's Cross, is Euston Road ________________________________________ Then it's Jimmy's first food stop at McDonalds on Pentonville Road ________________________________________ On the bus to The Angel, Islington - Light Blue Set Complete! ________________________________________ A famous detective could make him GO TO JAIL? ________________________________________ On the tube to the last of the Stations - Marylebone . ________________________________________ With Jimmy's Casino winnings we visit Park Lane . ________________________________________ The Dark Blues are completed as we buy a car in Mayfair . ________________________________________ On to the Greens with a spree in Oxford Street ... ________________________________________ ...and then Bond Street . James Street is not on the board, but should be. Or should it be James Bond Street? ________________________________________ No-one here to make him GO TO JAIL. ________________________________________ Another Orange with Marlborough Street . ________________________________________ Regent Street The Greens are completed with Regent Street , so there's time to drop into Hamley's for some Lego. Mmmm - I didn't realise how many streets are on this thing.... ________________________________________ The Yellows are in Theatreland, starting with Piccadilly . ________________________________________ A full set of Yellows with Leicester Square . ________________________________________ Bow Street Bow Street Magistrates Court completes the Orange set. Unfortunately the famous Court that sent the Krays down is closed down, so no GO TO JAIL here either! ________________________________________ After a nice meal in the West End it's over to Trafalgar Square . ________________________________________ Over the road to Northumberland Avenue . ________________________________________ Then it's on to Whitehall . ________________________________________ GO TO JAIL? When James trumps outside Number 10 , the police cover their noses but don't make him GO TO JAIL. ________________________________________ Pall Mall completes the Purples. ________________________________________ Now for a (very) long walk down The Strand . ________________________________________ At last, on The Strand, justice is done. ________________________________________ Fleet Street We arrive at Fleet Street to complete the Monopoly Challenge at 8:30pm! Not a reporter in sight. _________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Euston to Elephant and Castle on Northern Line. 2. Walk to Old Kent Road. 3. Turn left at Tesco for Free Parking. 4. Head for Tower Bridge for City Hall. 5. Look across the river to Tower of London. 6. Cross the bridge, head north to Vine Street. 7. Short walk to Fenchurch Street Station. |
What 1939 film starred Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara? | Gone with the Wind (1939) - 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 Gone with the Wind ( 1939 ) G | From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC A manipulative Southern belle carries on a turbulent affair with a blockade runner during the American Civil War. Directors: Margaret Mitchell (story of the old south "Gone with the Wind"), Sidney Howard (screenplay) Stars: a list of 28 titles created 06 Mar 2012 a list of 38 titles created 24 Feb 2014 a list of 41 titles created 02 Mar 2015 a list of 28 titles created 24 Oct 2015 a list of 21 titles created 6 months ago Title: Gone with the Wind (1939) 8.2/10 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. Won 8 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 8 nominations. See more awards » Videos In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications. Director: Michael Curtiz When a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge. Director: William Wyler A spoiled heiress running away from her family is helped by a man who is actually a reporter in need of a story. Director: Frank Capra A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound. Directors: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly Stars: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds When two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in. Director: Billy Wilder A self-conscious bride is tormented by the memory of her husband's dead first wife. Director: Alfred Hitchcock Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance. Director: Orson Welles An ingenue insinuates herself into the company of an established but aging stage actress and her circle of theater friends. Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue. Director: Billy Wilder After settling his differences with a Japanese PoW camp commander, a British colonel co-operates to oversee his men's construction of a railway bridge for their captors - while oblivious to a plan by the Allies to destroy it. Director: David Lean A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother. Director: Alfred Hitchcock A San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her. Director: Alfred Hitchcock Edit Storyline Scarlett is a woman who can deal with a nation at war, Atlanta burning, the Union Army carrying off everything from her beloved Tara, the carpetbaggers who arrive after the war. Scarlett is beautiful. She has vitality. But Ashley, the man she has wanted for so long, is going to marry his placid cousin, Melanie. Mammy warns Scarlett to behave herself at the party at Twelve Oaks. There is a new man there that day, the day the Civil War begins. Rhett Butler. Scarlett does not know he is in the room when she pleads with Ashley to choose her instead of Melanie. Written by Dale O'Connor <daleoc@interaccess.com> Now in 70mm. wide screen and full stereophonic sound! [reissue] See more » Genres: 17 January 1940 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Lo que el viento se llevó See more » Filming Locations: $1,192,593 (USA) (26 June 1998) Gross: Mono (Western Electric Sound System) Color: Did You Know? Trivia The idea of a sequel to this film was scrapped, but in the 1990s there was a sequel in the form of a television miniseries. The series was Scarlett (1994), based on the | Gone with the Wind (1939) - Quotes - IMDb Gone with the Wind (1939) Scarlett : Rhett, Rhett... Rhett, if you go, where shall I go? What shall I do? Rhett Butler : Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn. Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options Scarlett : As God is my witness, as God is my witness they're not going to lick me. I'm going to live through this and when it's all over, I'll never be hungry again. No, nor any of my folk. If I have to lie, steal, cheat or kill. As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again. Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options Scarlett : What are you doing? Rhett Butler : I'm leaving you, my dear. All you need now is a divorce and your dreams of Ashley can come true. Scarlett : Oh, no! No, you're wrong, terribly wrong! I don't want a divorce. Oh Rhett, but I knew tonight, when I... when I knew I loved you, I ran home to tell you, oh darling, darling! Rhett Butler : Please don't go on with this, Leave us some dignity to remember out of our marriage. Spare us this last. Scarlett : This last? Oh Rhett, do listen to me, I must have loved you for years, only I was such a stupid fool, I didn't know it. Please believe me, you must care! Melly said you did. Rhett Butler : I believe you. What about Ashley Wilkes? Scarlett : I... I never really loved Ashley. Rhett Butler : You certainly gave a good imitation of it, up till this morning. No Scarlett, I tried everything. If you'd only met me half way, even when I came back from London. Scarlett : I was so glad to see you. I was, Rhett, but you were so nasty. Rhett Butler : And then when you were sick, it was all my fault... I hoped against hope that you'd call for me, but you didn't. Scarlett : I wanted you. I wanted you desperately but I didn't think you wanted me. Rhett Butler : It seems we've been at cross purposes, doesn't it? But it's no use now. As long as there was Bonnie, there was a chance that we might be happy. I liked to think that Bonnie was you, a little girl again, before the war, and poverty had done things to you. She was so like you, and I could pet her, and spoil her, as I wanted to spoil you. But when she went, she took everything. Scarlett : Oh, Rhett, Rhett please don't say that. I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry for everything. Rhett Butler : My darling, you're such a child. You think that by saying, "I'm sorry," all the past can be corrected. Here, take my handkerchief. Never, at any crisis of your life, have I known you to have a handkerchief. Scarlett : Rhett! Rhett, where are you going? Rhett Butler : I'm going back to Charleston, back where I belong. Scarlett : Please, please take me with you! Rhett Butler : No, I'm through with everything here. I want peace. I want to see if somewhere there isn't something left in life of charm and grace. Do you know what I'm talking about? Scarlett : No! I only know that I love you. Rhett Butler : That's your misfortune. [Rhett turns to walk down the stairs] Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options Scarlett : [pleads with Rhett as he is about to leave to join the Confederate Army] Oh, Rhett! Please, don't go! You can't leave me! Please! I'll never forgive you! Rhett Butler : I'm not asking you to forgive me. I'll never understand or forgive myself. And if a bullet gets me, so help me, I'll laugh at myself for being an idiot. There's one thing I do know... and that is that I love you, Scarlett. In spite of you and me and the whole silly world going to pieces around us, I love you. Because we're alike. Bad lots, both of us. Selfish and shrewd. But able to look things in the eyes as we call them by their right names. Scarlett : [struggles] Don't hold me like that! Rhett Butler : [holds her tighter] Scarlett! Look at me! I've loved you more than I've ever loved any woman and I've waited for you longer than I've ever waited for any woman. [kisses her forehead] Scarlett : [turns her face away] Let me alone! Rhett Butler : [forces her to look him in the eyes] Here's a soldier of the South who loves you, Scarlett. Wants to feel your arms around hi |
In cricket what is a batsman's score of nought commonly called? | Appendix:Glossary of cricket - Wiktionary Appendix:Glossary of cricket Jump to: navigation , search Cricket is a team sport played between two teams of eleven. It is known for its rich terminology. Some terms are often thought to be arcane and humorous by those not familiar with the game. This is a general glossary of the terminology used in the sport of cricket. Where words in a sentence are also defined elsewhere in this article, they appear in italics. Certain aspects of cricket terminology are explained in more detail in cricket statistics and the naming of fielding positions is explained at fielding (cricket) . A[ edit ] Young Cricketer. "Yes, I cocked one off the splice in the gully and the blighter gathered it." Father. "Yes, but how did you get out? Were you caught, stumped or bowled, or what?" Cartoon from Punch , July 21, 1920. Agricultural shot a swing across the line of the ball (resembling a scything motion) played without much technique. Often one that results in a chunk of the pitch being dug up by the bat . A type of a slog . This term is thought to have originated in the city-country games in Australia, where the farmers normally had less technique, but more power than their city rivals. when an innings is ended due to ten of the eleven batsmen on the batting side being either dismissed or unable to bat because of injury or illness. All-round spin Anchor a top-order batsman capable of batting for a long duration throughout the innings. Usually batsman playing at numbers 3 or 4 play such a role, especially if there is a batting collapse. An anchor plays defensively, and is often the top scorer in the innings. Arm ball a deceptive delivery bowled by an off spin bowler that is not spun so; unlike the off break, it travels straight on (with the bowler's arm). A particularly good bowler's arm ball might also swing away from the batsman in the air (or in to him when delivered by a left-armer). Around the wicket a right-handed bowler passing to the right of the stumps during his bowling action, and vice-versa for left-handed bowlers. Back foot in a batsman's stance the back foot is the foot that is nearer to the stumps. A bowler's front foot is the last foot to contact the ground before the ball is released. The other foot is the back foot. Unless the bowler is bowling off the wrong foot the bowling foot is the back foot. Backing up after a fielder chases the ball, another fielder placed at a further distance also moves into position so that if the fielder mis-fields the ball, the damage done is minimal. Also done to support a fielder receiving a throw from the outfield in case the throw is errant or not caught. the non-striking batsman leaving his crease during the delivery in order to shorten the distance to complete one run. A batsman "backing up" too far runs the risk of being run out. the average number of runs scored per innings by a batsman, calculated by dividing the batsman's total runs scored during those innings in question by the number of times the batsman was out. Compare innings average. Batting end the end of the pitch at which the striker stands. Batting innings the number of games that a player gets to bat in a match. For one-day matches, this usually is less than the number of matches that a player is selected to play; for first-class and Test matches, this may be up to twice the number of matches played. Batting order the order in which the batsmen bat, from the openers, through the top order and middle order to the lower order. BBI or Best an abbreviation for the best bowling figures (see this) in an innings throughout the entire career of the bowler. It is defined as, firstly, the greatest number of wickets taken, and secondly the fewest runs conceded for that number of wickets. (Thus, a performance of 7 for 102 is considered better than one of 6 for 19.) Beach cricket an informal form of the game, obviously cricket played on beaches. This is a common sight in cricket playing Caribbean countries and Australia. Beamer a delivery that reaches the batsman at around head heig | Glossary of cricket terms & sayings GLOSSARY OF CRICKET TERMS & SAYINGS A Across the line -- (of batting shot) in which the bat swings across the path of the ball, rather than along it. Risky, since it requires expert timing to make good contact. AGM -- See Annual General Meeting. Agricultural shot -- See Cow shot. All out -- The batting team is said to be all out when ten of its eleven batsmen are dismissed. The eleventh batsman cannot continue without a partner, and is recorded as 'not out' in the scorebook. All-rounder -- A player who can both bat and bowl, or occasionally, both bat and keep wicket. (Bowler-wicketkeeper all-rounders are a rare breed.) Strictly speaking, a true all-rounder would be worth his place as a specialist in either role, although such players at Test level come along very infrequently. As a guide, an all-rounder's batting average ought to be at least equal to his bowling average. A true all-rounder can bat at number 6 (See Batting order), thus giving the side the 'ideal' balance of five bowlers, six batsmen and a specialist wicketkeeper. Wanderers' very own Andrew Symonds fills this role for the Australian ODI team. Annual General Meeting -- A requirement under Australian law of any incorporated club, at which accounts are presented, officers elected and the club's policy decided for the year to come. Appeal -- The fielding side's invitation to the umpire to give a batsman out, answered with an upraised finger or a call of 'not out'. Any member of the side may make an appeal, but if the fielding captain feels a batsman has been given out wrongly - for example, a catch not taken cleanly - he may withdraw the appeal and reinstate the batsman. Arm ball -- A finger-spinner's delivery bowled without spin, in the hope of deceiving the batsman into allowing for turn that does not come. Ashes -- Test series between England and Australia are played for The Ashes. In 1883, Australia beat England at The Oval for the first time in England. This led an English sporting paper, The Sporting Times, to publish a mock obituary of English cricket, which concluded with the words, "The body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia." Accounts vary, but the 'body' was in fact a bail (or two, or a stump) which had been burned by "certain ladies." The ashes were placed in a tiny, goblet-shaped urn only four inches high and the urn was presented to the Honorable Ivo Bligh (later Lord Darnley). In his will, Lord Darnley bequeathed the urn to the M.C.C. Nowadays, the urn itself is kept permanently in the Long Room at Lord's, but the side that last won a Test series between the two countries is said to hold The Ashes. In the event of a tied series, the holding country retains The Ashes. After the present series, The Ashes will next be contested in the Australian summer of 1998-99. Average, batting -- The total of a batsman's runs during the period for which the average is calculated, divided by the number of his completed innings, i.e. the number of times he was out in that period. An average of 40 is considered proficient, 50 outstanding. D.G.Bradman (Australia) averaged 99.6 in Tests. Average, bowling -- The total of runs scored off a bowler in the period to which the average refers, divided by the number of wickets he took in that period. A proficient bowler will aim for an average of less than 30. B Backing up -- Backing up: (1) Non-striker's action in walking up the pitch as the bowler bowls, in order to be ready for a quick run (similar to 'taking a lead' in baseball.) As the ball is in play at this point, he risks being run out if the bowler spots him out of his ground, although some batsmen seem to regard such a dismissal as unsporting conduct on the bowler's part, rather than sloppy cricket on their own. (2) Fielder's action in taking a position on the opposite side of the wicket from the fielder throwing the ball, in order to prevent overthrows. Its absence is the principal cause of recrimination within club second XIs. Backward -- Fielding position prefix indicating 'slightly behind square' - us |
In Australia what name is given to a crayfish? | Crayfish List – Freshwater Crayfish of Australia (2016) | Australian Aquatic Biological Crayfish List – Freshwater Crayfish of Australia (2016) Full Australian Freshwater Crayfish List 2016 This is the list of all the freshwater crayfish species found in Australia. Every currently described freshwater crayfish species in Australia is listed and a photo of each crayfish that has been confirmed is displayed. Currently (January 2016) 142 species are described from Australia. Astacopsis = 3 species More crayfish are being described so stay tuned for updates No. Tasmania, rivers running into Bass Strait and the Arthur River system More Information Victoria & SA Southern flowing streams west Port Phillip Bay to south eastern corner SA MORE INFORMATION Northern Territory, Japanese Creek, Wessell Island 4 bicarinatus Gray 1845 Northern Territory, Koolatong River in East Arnhem Land, also East Alligator River in Kakadu National Park Cherax_bicarinatus Western Australia, Harvey to Denmark Cherax caini “The Cairns or Northern Yabby” Queensland, Bundaberg to Cairns region MORE INFORMATION Western Australia, Margaret RIver to Denmark 10 New South Wales, coastal from Tweed Heads to the northern side of Manning River. MORE INFORMATION “The Western Blue Claw Yabby” New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Northern Territory, with introduced populations all states MORE INFORMATION South Western Australia, Dunsborough to Windy Harbour Cherax glaber New South Wales, upper reaches of the Clarence River Cherax leckii Western Australia, Moore River to Albany Cherax preissii Northern Territory and Queensland, north coast of Northern Territory and north-east Queensland Cherax quadricarinatus Western Australia, Moore River to Denmark Cherax quincarinatus Queensland, Cape York Peninsula and Badu Island, Torres Strait Cherax rhynchotus Western Australia, upper reaches of Margaret River 27 Victoria, Lilly Pilly Gully, Wilsons Promontory 3 Southern Victoria, north coast Tasmania, King and Flinders islands Engaeus cunicularius Victoria, Yarra River plains, Warburton Engaeus curvisuturus ACT, New South Wales and Victoria Engaeus cymus Western Tasmania and King Island Further Information Victoria, Cape Otway forest, Ferntree Gully MORE INFORMATION Mid north coast of Tasmania 11 Victoria, Lilly Pilly Gully, Wilsons Promontory. Engaeus karnanga Victoria and coastal north-eastern Tasmania Engaeus laevis Victoria, Grampian Ranges to Myrtleford MORE INFORMATION Tasmania, central north and east MORE INFORMATION Victoria, Croajingolong National Park, Mallacoota Engaeus mallacoota Engaeus merosetosus from Waurn Ponds Creek 21 Tasmania, central north and north-east 22 Victoria and southern New South Wales Engaeus orientalis “The Mt. Arthur Burrowing Crayfish” North-east Tasmania, Mount Arthur Victoria, New South Wales border MORE INFORMATION Victoria, Morwell, eastern Strzelecki Ranges 27 South Australia and Victoria, Port Macdonnell to Warrnambool 31 Tasmania, coastal between Burnie and Wynyard ENGAEWA “the Magaret River Burrowing Crayfish” Southt Western Australia, north of Margaret River 2 South Western Australia, Cape Naturaliste to Cape Leeuwin Region 3 South Western Australia, north of Margaret River 4 South Western Australia, Northcliffe to Walpole 5 The Narrow Dwarf Crayfish Euastacus angustus 2 New South Wales, ACT, Victoria, South Australia, Murray and Murrumbidgee rivers and their tributaries MORE INFORMATION The Murray Lobster Euastacus armatus 3 New South Wales, eastern flowing streams Patonga to north of Wollongong. MORE INFORMATION The Sydney Crayfish Euastacus australasiensis 4 The Balan Crayfish Euastacus balanensis 5 Morgan 1986 “The Bidhawal Crayfish” New South Wales and Victoria, south-eastern flowing streams below 550 m.Tributaries of the, Merrice, Nadgee, Wallagaraugh, Genoa and Cann rivers The Bidhawal Crayfish Euastacus bidawalus 6 The Mt Elliot Crayfish Euastacus bindal 7 Queensland, streams above 700 m Lamington National Park Embezee’s crayfish Euastacus binzayedi 8 Victoria and South Australia, Glenelg River and tribu | ( Blyth , 1862) The emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) is the second-largest living bird by height, after its ratite relative, the ostrich . It is endemic to Australia where it is the largest native bird and the only extant member of the genus Dromaius . The emu's range covers most of mainland Australia, but the Tasmanian emu and King Island emu subspecies became extinct after the European settlement of Australia in 1788. The bird is sufficiently common for it to be rated as a least-concern species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature . Emus are soft-feathered, brown, flightless birds with long necks and legs, and can reach up to 1.9 metres (6.2 ft) in height. Emus can travel great distances, and when necessary can sprint at 50 km/h (31 mph); they forage for a variety of plants and insects, but have been known to go for weeks without eating. They drink infrequently, but take in copious amounts of water when the opportunity arises. Breeding takes place in May and June, and fighting among females for a mate is common. Females can mate several times and lay several clutches of eggs in one season. The male does the incubation; during this process he hardly eats or drinks and loses a significant amount of weight. The eggs hatch after around eight weeks, and the young are nurtured by their fathers. They reach full size after around six months, but can remain as a family unit until the next breeding season. The emu is an important cultural icon of Australia, appearing on the coat of arms and various coins. The bird features prominently in Indigenous Australian mythology. Taxonomy History Emus were first reported as having been seen by Europeans when explorers visited the western coast of Australia in 1696; this was an expedition led by Dutch captain Willem de Vlamingh who was searching for survivors of a ship that had gone missing two years earlier. [6] The birds were known on the eastern coast before 1788, when the first Europeans settled there. The birds were first mentioned under the name of the "New Holland cassowary " in Arthur Phillip 's Voyage to Botany Bay, published in 1789 with the following description: [7] [8] This is a species differing in many particulars from that generally known, and is a much larger bird, standing higher on its legs and having the neck longer than in the common one. Total length seven feet two inches. The bill is not greatly different from that of the common Cassowary; but the horny appendage, or helmet on top of the head, in this species is totally wanting: the whole of the head and neck is also covered with feathers, except the throat and fore part of the neck about half way, which are not so well feathered as the rest; whereas in the common Cassowary the head and neck are bare and carunculated as in the turkey. The plumage in general consists of a mixture of brown and grey, and the feathers are somewhat curled or bent at the ends in the natural state: the wings are so very short as to be totally useless for flight, and indeed, are scarcely to be distinguished from the rest of the plumage, were it not for their standing out a little. The long spines which are seen in the wings of the common sort, are in this not observable,—nor is there any appearance of a tail. The legs are stout, formed much as in the Galeated Cassowary, with the addition of their being jagged or sawed the whole of their length at the back part. The species was named by ornithologist John Latham in 1790 based on a specimen from the Sydney area of Australia, a country which was known as New Holland at the time. [2] He collaborated on Phillip's book and provided the first descriptions of, and names for, many Australian bird species; Dromaius comes from a Greek word meaning "racer" and novaehollandiae is the Latin term for New Holland, so the name can be rendered as "fast-footed New Hollander". [2] In his original 1816 description of the emu, the French ornithologist Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot used two generic names, first Dromiceius and later Dromaius. [2] It has been a point of contention ever since as to which |
What is the name of the toning that produces brown and white photographs | Toning Black & White Photographs | James Gilmore, Photographer November 30, 2011 by James Gilmore Toning Black & White Photographs In photography, toning is a method of changing the color of black-and-white photographs. In analog photography, toning is a chemical process carried out on silver-based photographic prints. This darkroom process can not be done with a color photograph and although the black-and-white photograph is now toned, it is still considered a black and white photograph as it is monochromatic. Because toners convert the silver of the image into some other material, they can improve the long-term stability of a print. As well as toning the whole picture, you can achieve particularly striking results in some cases by toning (or coloring) selected areas. Next Wednesday, Dec. 7th, at 3pm, we will be ‘stinking up’ McCloud Hall with sepia toner. Please bring UNMOUNTED black and white photos for toning. You can sepia tone individual photos, or your whole project. Dress down for this activity, or just bring an old kitchen apron to wear. NOTE: I am requiring at least one sepia photo in your notebook! Sepia Toning Sepia toning converts the silver image to tones ranging from light to dark brown. Such toning can be achieved by using either Direct or Indirect toners. Sepia toning requires the image to be bleached before toning. Both lead to an improved image permanence. Below gives details on ‘Direct’ and ‘Indirect’ techniques – for sepia toning images. Direct Sulphide toners Direct Sulphide toners are single solution toners, and act on the image directly – to convert it (partially or completely) to silver sulphide. Direct sulphide toners work well with Multigrade FB Warmtone paper. Such toners have little effect on Multigrade IV papers however. These types of toners have the advantage that toning can be stopped when the desired colour is reached, and also partially toned images can be further treated in other toners to produce various other special effects. Prints toned in direct sulphide toners generally have similar density and contrast – to untoned prints. These toners can be used at room temperature but they act very slowly – taking up to 30 minutes to reach completion. This time can be shortened considerably by raising the temperature to 100F/38C, but the drawback is that at higher temperatures this already initially strong smelling toning solution – will be even more unpleasant. Examples of commercially available direct sulphide toners are :- Kodak Brown toner, Photographers Formulary Hypo-alum, and Photographers Formulary Polysulfide. Indirect Sulphide toners Indirect sepia toning is done in three stages. First the print is soaked in a potassium ferricyanide bleach to convert the metallic silver to silver halide. The print is washed to remove excess potassium ferricyanide then immersed into a bath of toner, which converts the silver halides to silver sulfide. The bleach used is normally a ferricyanide bromide type – which converts the silver image to silver bromide. The darkening (redeveloping) solution is a solution of sodium sulphide. This solution has a very strong/nasty smell – and most users now prefer to use odorless toners. Odorless toners use an alkaline solution of thiourea to convert the silver bromide image to silver sulphide. Apart from being odorless, they also have the advantage of allowing the resulting image color to be adjusted by controlling the pH of the second bath. The pH adjustment is achieved by adding more or less sodium hydroxide solution to the second bath. More additive gives a colder image tone, less additive gives a warmer image tone. Prints toned to have a very warm image tone generally have considerably lower density and contrast to untoned prints. Examples of commercially available indirect sulphide toners are : Indirect sulphide toners – Berg Rapid RC Sepia, Kodak Sepia, Photographers Formulary Sepia Sulphide 221, and Tetenal Sulphide. Thiourea sulphide toners (non variable warmth) – Photographers Formulary Thiourea, Speedibrews Speedisepia. Thiourea sulphide toners (variabl | Polaroid 00's Today Edwin H. Land, founder of Polaroid, leaves Harvard University after his freshman year to pursue his own research on light polarization. Two years later, he files the patent first synthetic polarizer. View Gallery Edwin H. Land establishes Land-Wheelwright Laboratories in Boston with his former Harvard physics professor, George Wheelwright III. They continue to research and to produce synthetic polarizers. View Gallery Polaroid produces glasses, ski goggles, 3D glasses, and dark-adapter goggles for the Army and Navy. View Gallery The Chrysler Corporation presents a 3D movie made possible with unique Polaroid 3D glasses. Its display at the 1939 World's Fair in New York City is the first time an American audience experiences a 3D movie. View Gallery While on vacation with his family, Land's 3-year-old daughter asks why she cant see the picture he has just taken of her. That day, Land conceives of the instant camera. View Gallery On February 21st, Land presents the first demonstration of the instant camera, and wows the audience at the Optical Society of America meeting. View Gallery On November 26, 1948, the first Land camera was sold for $89.95 at Jordan Marsh department store in Boston, Massachusetts. The Model 95 Land camera becomes the prototype for all Polaroid Land cameras produced during next 15 years. View Gallery The one-millionth Polaroid camera rolls off the assembly line. Polaroid products are now distributed in over 45 countries worldwide. View Gallery Polaroid introduces Polacolor, the first instant color film. View Gallery Polaroid releases the Model 100 Land camera, the first fully automatic pack film and exposure control camera. View Gallery The stylish and low priced Polaroid Swinger camera is released and is extremely successful with a younger generation. The catchy "Meet the Swinger" jingle sung by Barry Manilow featuring a young Ali MacGraw makes the camera a household name. View Gallery Polaroid introduces the SX-70 Land camera, the first fully-automatic, motorized, and folding camera with instant color prints. Within a year, the company is producing 5,000 a day. View Gallery Lawrence Olivier becomes an advertising spokesman for the Polaroid SX-70. Life Magazine features the camera and Land on the front cover. View Gallery The Polaroid OneStep Land camera debuts. This inexpensive, fixed-focus camera becomes the best-selling camera, instant or conventional, in the US. View Gallery Polaroid Sun 600 System cameras and Type 600 color film are released. The Muppets debut in a number of commercial and print ads for Polaroid, including the famous Miss Piggy's Birthday and Fozzie's Christmas Present. View Gallery The Polaroid Spectra System camera is introduced at Jordan Marsh in Boston, 38 years after the first Land camera was announced. View Gallery The Polaroid Captiva camera and film system, an ultra-compact format designed for instant portaits, debuts. Well-known actor comedian Sinbad appears in Polaroid commercials launching the Captive camera products. View Gallery A modern Polaroid OneStep Express is reissued in 1997 with a rounded body and in various color options. View Gallery Polaroid introduces the Polaroid iZone, an instant pocket-sized camera in a wide range of bright colors. The camera's thumbnail-sized prints become a hit amongst teens. View Gallery The Polaroid PoGo Instant Mobile Printer debuts in the US. Polaroid Corporation partners with ZINK® Zero Ink® Pr |
What was the first name of the handyman played by Paul Henry in the t.v. soap 'Crossroads'? | TV Shows We Used To Watch - Crossroads 1964-88 | The sillies… | Flickr Paul Townsend By: Paul Townsend TV Shows We Used To Watch - Crossroads 1964-88 The silliest TV soap ever! Wobbly sets, ludicrous plots, awful acting... but 50 years after its launch, fans are still devoted to Crossroads. www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8s26Pk-gkk The sets were famously wobbly, the characters notoriously flaky and the stories lurched from the unlikely to the downright bizarre. But the millions of viewers who checked in every weekday at the Crossroads motel for their five-times-a-week teatime fix couldn’t have cared less. They loved every shambolic moment of it — fluffed lines, mistakes and all. Launched to fill a gap in the schedules 50 years ago, Crossroads ran for almost 5,000 episodes. Its first incarnation lasted until 1988, and it was revived — disastrously — for two years in 2001. At its peak in the Seventies, it pulled in 18 million viewers and was second only to Coronation Street. Its stars won viewers’ polls and showbiz awards. However, not everyone was so enthralled. ITV’s regulator, the Independent Broadcasting Authority, twice ordered it to cut its output, first to four, then three, episodes a week to improve its quality. The chairman, Lady Plowden, lamented that Crossroads was ‘distressingly popular’. It is, however, sadly missed these days, not least by its stars. Jane Asher, who played the motel’s owner (and arch-bitch and sexual predator) Angel Samson, in the revived version, says she loved every minute of it. So much so, that she even posed in a bath of bubbles and discreetly placed rose petals, while sipping from a glass of Champagne to promote her motel. ‘It was an iconic soap and greatly under-appreciated’, she insists. ‘I watched the original as a teenager, and could easily have got hooked on it. But I was more a fan of The Archers on the radio. But by the second time around the show had really had its day’. Crossroads first opened its doors in November 1964 — set in the fictional King’s Oak, Birmingham, and charging guests £4 a night for each of its 18 rooms. The show, with the formidable Noele Gordon as the motel’s matriarch, Meg Richardson, was scheduled to run for 30 episodes over six weeks. It was an immediate hit with viewers in spite of its visibly cheap production values. The budget was reported to be only £10,000 for an entire week’s five episodes, compared with the same amount spent on each episode of rival Coronation Street. The sets had been constructed out of flimsy canvas and board because they had never been meant to last for long. The highest-paid star was Gordon, whose salary was reportedly £200 a week. Some minor characters were persuaded to work for £10 an episode on the grounds that the show would be good exposure for them. With such a demanding schedule, there was little time for scripts to be re-written and polished, still less for rehearsal, so everything had to be filmed in one take. The expense of editing out mistakes was so great, given the tiny budget, that the producers ordered them to be left in. Jane Rossington, who was in the show for 24 years as Meg’s daughter, Jill, has the distinction of speaking the very first words in the opening episode, and the final words in the last, and remembers how many bloopers crept in. She recalls: ‘Noele would sometimes call me Jane, on camera, rather than by my character name, Jill, but there was no time or budget for re-takes. “Oh, no one will notice”, she’d insist. ‘I loved her, but she did speak her lines very slowly and sometimes I would wonder if she was ever going to finish a sentence!’ The story lines were equally erratic. Jill had an on-screen pregnancy that went on for over a year — and, to the shock of viewers, the father was her screen stepbrother. But after the baby was born, it was never mentioned again. The script called for her to marry three times — once bigamously — and to become a drug addict and an alcoholic. ‘Everything that could happen to a person happened to me’, she says, ‘but it was all terrific fun’. | Learn and talk about John Le Mesurier, 20th-century English male actors, British Army personnel of World War II, Burials in Kent, English autobiographers For other people of this name, see John Le Mesurier (disambiguation) . John Le Mesurier in 1973 John Le Mesurier ( /lə ˈmɛʒərər/ , [1] born John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley; 5 April 1912 – 15 November 1983) was an English actor. He is perhaps best remembered for his comedic role as Sergeant Wilson in the BBC television situation comedy Dad's Army (1968–77). A self-confessed "jobbing actor", [2] Le Mesurier appeared in more than 120 films across a range of genres, normally in smaller supporting parts. Le Mesurier became interested in the stage as a young adult and enrolled at the Fay Compton Studio of Dramatic Art in 1933. From there he took a position in repertory theatre and made his stage debut in September 1934 at the Palladium Theatre in Edinburgh in the J. B. Priestley play Dangerous Corner . He later accepted an offer to work with Alec Guinness in a John Gielgud production of Hamlet . He first appeared on television in 1938 as Seigneur de Miolans in the BBC broadcast of The Marvellous History of St Bernard. During the Second World War Le Mesurier was posted to British India , as a captain with the Royal Tank Regiment . He returned to acting and made his film debut in 1948, starring in the second feature comedy short Death in the Hand , opposite Esme Percy and Ernest Jay . He undertook a number of roles on television in 1951 including Educating Archie alongside Tony Hancock . Le Mesurier had a prolific film career, appearing mostly in comedies, usually in roles portraying figures of authority such as army officers, policemen and judges. As well as Hancock's Half Hour , Le Mesurier appeared in Hancock's two principal films, The Rebel and The Punch and Judy Man . In 1971 Le Mesurier received his only award: a British Academy of Film and Television Arts "Best Television Actor" award for his lead performance in Dennis Potter 's television play Traitor ; it was one of the few lead roles he played during the course of his career. He took a relaxed approach to acting and felt that his parts were those of "a decent chap all at sea in a chaotic world not of his own making". [3] Le Mesurier was married three times, most notably to the actress Hattie Jacques . A heavy drinker of alcohol for most of his life, Le Mesurier died in 1983, aged 71, from a stomach haemorrhage, brought about by a complication of cirrhosis of the liver. After his death, critics reflected that, for an actor who normally took minor roles, the viewing public were "enormously fond of him". [4] Contents Early life[ edit ] Sherborne School , Dorset, which Le Mesurier disliked intensely Le Mesurier was born John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley, in Bedford on 5 April 1912. [5] His parents were Charles Elton Halliley, a solicitor , [6] and Amy Michelle ( née Le Mesurier), whose family were from Alderney in the Channel Islands ; [1] both families were affluent, with histories of government service or work in the legal profession. [7] [a] While John was an infant the family settled in Bury St Edmunds , in West Suffolk . He was sent to school, first to Grenham House in Kent , and later to Sherborne School in Dorset where one of his fellow-pupils was Alan Turing . [8] Le Mesurier disliked both schools intensely, [9] citing insensitive teaching methods and an inability to accept individualism. [10] [11] He later wrote: "I resented Sherborne for its closed mind, its collective capacity for rejecting anything that did not conform to the image of manhood as portrayed in the ripping yarns of a scouting manual". [12] From an early age Le Mesurier had been interested in acting and performing; as a child he had frequently been taken to the West End of London to watch Ralph Lynn and Tom Walls perform in the popular series of farces at the Aldwych Theatre . These experiences fuelled an early desire to make a career on the stage. [13] [14] After leaving school he was initially persuaded to follow his father's line of work, as an a |
On 'Super Saturday' Jessica Ennis and Mo Farah won athletics gold for Team GB, who was the third gold medalist on the day? | London 2012: 'A gold rush for eternity' – how the world saw Super Saturday | Sport | The Guardian Olympics 2012: athletics London 2012: 'A gold rush for eternity' – how the world saw Super Saturday The international press has hailed Great Britain's gold medallists, and in particular Mo Farah, who 'pushed a lifetime's worth of chips into the middle of the table' during his last lap Great Britain's Mo Farah celebrates his 10,000-metre gold with his daughter Rihanna. Photograph: Jason O'Brien/Action Images Sunday 5 August 2012 06.23 EDT First published on Sunday 5 August 2012 06.23 EDT Share on Messenger Close The British papers and websites naturally led the way in celebrating Team GB's haul of six gold medals on Super Saturday but the international press, too, praised Jessica Ennis, Mo Farah and Greg Rutherford and co. In Spain, El Mundo ran a piece with the headline: "How Mo Farah changed history", saying: "For Mo Farah, the new king of long-distance running, it was difficult to recognise his daughter Rihanna, who was looking for him, wrapped in the Union Jack and somewhat lost amid the roar that shook the Olympic Stadium after the outcome of the 10,000 meters race and which completed a perfect day for British athletics. The triumphs of Jessica Ennis in the heptathlon, and Greg Rutherford in the long jump were followed by the coronation of the Somalia-born athlete, which brought to an end not only the Ethiopian era, which begun in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and ended with the fall of Kenenisa Bekele, the last emperor." Over in the United States, Tim Layden, of Sports Illustrated, wrote about how Farah "pushed a lifetime's worth of chips into the middle of the table" on the last lap of his triumphant 10,000 metre-run. "The noise could grow no more, yet somehow it did, rolling down in a desperate wave from the highest seats in London's Olympic Stadium and crashing across the pebbled orange track on the floor," he said. "There were 450 meters to run in the final of Saturday night's Olympic 10,000 meters and Mo Farah, 29, had surged to the lead, pushing a lifetime's worth of chips into the middle of the table and sprinting though the night air with nothing but a dream in front of him to justify the pain, the miles and the loneliness behind. One of the greatest distance runners in history gave chase and so, too, did a tall, blonde American runner who has shared Farah's work for the last 18 months. Le Monde, in France, wrote about a "magical Saturday" for Britain. "Britain experienced a magical Saturday athletics by winning three gold medals by Jessica Ennis, Mo Farah and, unexpectedly, Greg Rutherford. Farah won the 10,000m after a frenzied sprint, beating the American Galen Rupp and the Ethiopian Tariku Bekele. World Champion of 5000m, Farah, of Somali origin, brought a third title in athletics in Britain, after the success of a few tens of minutes before the heptathlete Jessica Ennis and long jumper Greg Rutherford. In La Gazzetta dello Sport, in Italy, Valerio Piccioni wrote: "Mohamed "Mo" Farah was born in Mogadishu, grew up in Djibouti and, when he was eight, moved here to the Queen's house, so to speak. And now he dominates them all:, with the Eritreans, Ethiopians and Kenyans feel ing it the most. Kenenisa Bekele abdicated after having driven the pace in an attempt to silence the hosts. "But Mo had too much left in his tank. The American Galen Rupp was the last one to give up, finishing second. Final inglesissimo with the music of the Beatles. People did not want to leave the stadium. "All you need is love" and there was Paul McCartney's daughter and the flag. Jessica Ennis on the podium, showing her medal. Then the anthem, pride and a night during which it would have been difficult get to any sleep." Over in South America, Brazil's Veja magazine ran a headline saying: "In the cauldron of Stratford, the British have a historic night" with the subhead: "Praised by the IOC, the public fill the Olympic Stadium with noise and help the home team to win three golds and crown a new queen, Jessica Ennis". In Germany, Eurosport | Lorraine Newman | EastEnders Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia 2012-13 Contact One of Newman's first key tasks as temporary executive producer was to oversee production of a special episode featuring a live segment in which the character of Billy Mitchell carries the Olympic Torch as an official torch bearer in the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay. Carl Doran, creative head of the BBC’s Torch coverage, revealed the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games and EastEnders production team had worked for two years to organise this.The episode was part of the official torch relay, meaning the torch made a special detour from London to the EastEnders set in BBC Elstree, Borehamwood. Billy Mitchell was also involved in one of Newman’s most controversial storylines, in which his granddaughter Lola Pearce has her baby taken away by social worker Trish Barnes. Real-life social workers protested this "unhelpful portrayal", with the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) calling the BBC "too lazy and arrogant" to get correctly portray the child protection process, and saying that the baby was taken "without sufficient grounds to do so". Bridget Robb, acting chief of the BASW, said the storyline provoked "real anger among a profession well used to a less than accurate public and media perception of their jobs". Newman's first major cast change was reintroduction of Sharon Watts in August 2012,which Newman revealed had been a year in the planning. Upon her return, Dean said that Newman was "very good at character insight". Ben Mitchell departed in the same month following the conclusion of the storyline of Heather Trott's murder storyline, with Newman confirming the departure of Anthony Moon soon afterwards. Newman later introduced Ava Hartman, the secret daughter of Cora Cross and Ava's son Dexter, and also upgraded Poppy Meadow from a recurring to a regular character. Major departures under Newman’s tenure include Syed Masood and Christian Clarke in November 2012 and villain Derek Branning, killed off in the Christmas Day episode. Newman has planned for a number of new characters and old ones to return to the show including: Danny Pennant, Lexi Pearce, Ava Hartman, Kirsty Branning,Dexter Hartman, Sam James, Carl White, Sadie Young, Peggy Mitchell, Ronnie Mitchell, Peter Beale, Cindy Williams, Carly Wicks and David Wicks. On 29 July 2013 it was confirmed that Newman would leave the soap and Dominic Treadwell-Collins took her place as Executive Producer. Media offices |
The cobalt salts of aluminium/aluminum oxide produce what colour/color in ceramics, glass, etc., notably ancient Chinese porcelain? | Industrial Alchemy, Part 2: Inorganic Chemical Bestiary | | Grantville Gazette, Volume 25, 1 Sep 2009 | Nonfiction | by Iver Cooper Within a few weeks of the Ring of Fire (RoF), Greg Ferrara tells the “Emergency Committee” that “Sulfuric acid is about as basic for modern industry as steel.” The 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica (EB11) and the modern Encyclopedia Americana (EA) agree that sulfuric acid is the most important of all chemicals. But that, of course, doesn’t mean that it is the only chemical that the up-timers need more of. If there are a dozen they want at the end of 1632, I guarantee that they will be begging for hundreds by the end of 1634. Elements, Ions and Compounds The non-metals, discussed in section I below, are carbon; the pnictogens (“pn” as in phosphorus and nitrogen), the chalcogens (oxygen, sulfur, selenium), the halogens (fluorine, chlorine, etc.), and the noble gases (helium, etc.). Hydrogen is sui generis, the proverbial “sore thumb” of the Periodic Table, but I will treat it as a non-metal. The non-metallic elements, by themselves, can form molecules (e.g., the two atom molecules of nitrogen, oxygen and chlorine), covalent compounds (e.g., carbon dioxide), and many important anions (e.g., chloride, carbonate, sulfate). Many anions are salts of acids having the form HX, and the X (the anion part) always contains at least one non-metal atom and sometimes is entirely composed of non-metallic elements. Many metal salts are of the form MX, where M is one or more atoms of the same metal, and X is one or more copies of the same anion, each one or more atoms. In section I, I will identify which non-metallic elements, and compounds and ions composed just of those elements, were known prior to the RoF, which weren’t known to the down-timers but occur in nature, and which will first be synthesized after RoF. I will also discuss how these elements and compounds are made and used, and make suggestions as to when they may be first available in the 1632 universe. The metals and their salts are discussed in section II below, which is organized first by the column (1-16) of the periodic table which the metal falls into, and then by the metal itself. The metals are sometimes classified as —the group Ia (column 1) or alkali metals (notably lithium, sodium, potassium) —the group IIa (2) or alkaline earth metals (notably beryllium, magnesium, and calcium) —the transition metals (3-12) (notably iron, nickel, platinum, copper, silver, gold, zinc, mercury) —the inner transition metals (which I will be ignoring) —the “poor” (lower melting) metals (13-16) (notably aluminum, gallium, tin, lead and bismuth) There are also metalloids, intermediate in behavior between metals and nonmetals. These are boron, silicon, germanium, arsenic, antimony and tellurium. Note that I have chosen to discuss boron and silicon with the non-metals, and arsenic and antimony with the metals. I. Non-Metallic Elements and Compounds Table 2-1 looks at the non-metals from a modern OTL perspective: Table 2-1: Non-Metals: Sources and Demand Element * Emsley. Hydrogen Hydrogen, discovered in 1766, is used in the manufacture of ammonia and methanol, and in hydrogenation of unsaturated organic compounds. It also had direct uses; in the early twentieth century, as a buoyancy gas, and in the late twentieth century, as a rocket fuel and welding gas (part of the oxyhydrogen torch). In Huff and Goodlett, “Butterflies in the Kremlin, Part 3: Boris, Natasha . . . But Where’s Bullwinkle” (Grantville Gazette 10), set in September 1633, the Russians are experimenting with their third hot air balloon, but they are anxious to move on to hydrogen. By June-July 1634, according to their “Butterflies in the Kremlin, Part 6: The Polish Incident or the Wet Firecracker War” (Grantville Gazette 15), a hydrogen-filled dirigible is flitting about. In contrast, in September 1635, Marlon Pridmore is flying a hot air blimp in the Grantville area. Kevin and Karen Evans, “Sailing Upwind” (Grantville Gazette 13). Of course, the USE has planes, and therefore less incentive t | Pigments through the Ages - History - Zinc white Technical details History of Zinc white: Zinc has been known as a mineral since antiquity when it was melted with copper to form brass. It was also known then, as it is today, as a medicinal ointment. Sources differ on who first isolated the element. Harley and Wehlte claim it was Henkel in 1421 who first produced metallic zinc. Gettens and Stout maintain it was the German chemist, Margraaf in 1746. Historians agree, however, that in 1782, zinc oxide was suggested as a white pigment. Guyton de Morveau at L'Académie de Dijon, France, reported on white pigments and the raw materials which might serve as white pigments, including zinc oxide in that year. He suggested zinc oxide as a substitute for white lead. Metallic zinc had originally come from China and the East Indies. When zinc ore was found in Europe, large-scale production of the extracted metallic zinc began. In 1794 and 1796 patents were issued for the manufacture of zinc oxide to the English colormaker John Atkinson of Harrington Near Liverpool. Zinc white was accepted as a watercolor by 1834 but it was some years later before its difficulties in oil were overcome. In 1834, Winsor and Newton, Limited, of London, introduced a particularly dense form of zinc oxide which was sold as Chinese white. It was different from former zinc white in that the zinc was heated at much higher temperatures than the late eighteenth century variety. The name 'Chinese white' is said to have come from the oriental porcelain that was very popular in Europe in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. George H. Backhoffner of London disputed Winsor and Newton's claim of their superior white watercolor in his book Chemistry as Applied to the Fine Arts, London, 1837. Backhoffner recommended Flemish white as superior (white lead). Winsor and Newton believed that although scientists would ignore Backhoffner, artists would not use the Chinese white because Backhoffner lectured widely in the Art Academies and his opinion would be well known to them. In 1837, Winsor and Newton published a response to Backhoffner in Remarks on White Pigments used by WaterColour Painters and distributed copies to the artists. They were successful in convincing artists of the superiority of Chinese white because the name is still synonymous today for all zinc white in watercolor. By 1844, a better zinc white for oil was developed by LeClaire in Paris. He ground the zinc oxide with poppy oil that had been made fast drying by boiling it with pyrolusite (MnO2). In 1845, he was producing the oil paint on a large scale. By 1850, zinc white was being manufactured throughout Europe. Zinc white was still a slow drying white requiring twenty-three parts of oil to one hundred parts of pigment whereas lead white requires fifteen parts of oil. Zinc is essentially permanent in sunlight although the yellowing in oil affects its brightness. It had advantages over white lead because it was not blackened by sulphur-bearing air or other pigments containing sulphur, as lead is. It is non-toxic and more economical than white lead. It is neiter as opaque nor heavy as lead white and it takes much longer to dry. Because zinc white is so "clean" it is very valuable for making tints with other colors. Tints made with zinc white show every nuance of a color's undertones to a degree greater than tints made with other whites, and the artist has time to complete his work before the paint dries. Despite its many advantages over lead white, zinc white oil color also has a drawback; it makes a rather brittle dry paint film when used unmixed with other colors. Zinc whites' lack of pliancy can cause cracks in paintings after only a few years if this color is used straight up to excess. For example, during the late 1890's and very early 1900's some artists used zinc white as a ground for their oil paintings. They wanted to utilize the brilliance of this color, but did not realize its long term disadvantage. After a period of years, all of these paintings developed cracks where older works painted on |
The AEX is the stock exchange in which European city? | AEX Quote - AEX-Index - Bloomberg Markets There are currently no news stories for this ticker. Please check back later. Profile The AEX-Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization weighted index of the leading Dutch stocks traded on the Amsterdam Exchange. The index was adjusted to the Dutch Guilder fixing rate. The old value as of 12/31/98 was 1186.38 and the new value at start of trading on 1/4/99 was 538.36, after conversion. HP and GP can be adjusted back to Dutch Guilders by typing NLG. Address | EUR-Lex - xy0023 - EN - EUR-Lex Text Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, EEC Treaty - original text (non-consolidated version) The EEC Treaty, signed in Rome in 1957, brings together France, Germany, Italy and the Benelux countries in a community whose aim is to achieve integration via trade with a view to economic expansion. After the Treaty of Maastricht the EEC became the European Community, reflecting the determination of the Member States to expand the Community's powers to non-economic domains. CREATION The establishment of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) in July 1952 was the first step towards a supranational Europe. For the first time the six Member States of this organisation relinquished part of their sovereignty, albeit in a limited domain, in favour of the Community. This first drive towards integration soon came to a halt with the failure of the European Defence Community (EDC) in 1954. Although there was reason to fear that the effort undertaken by the ECSC was doomed to fail, the Messina Conference of June 1955 endeavoured to add a new impetus to European construction. It was followed by a series of meetings of ministers or experts. A preparatory committee responsible for drafting a report on the creation of a European common market was created at the beginning of 1956. It met in Brussels under the Presidency of P.H. Spaak, the Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs at the time. In April 1956 this Committee submitted two drafts, which corresponded to the two options selected by the Member States: the creation of a general common market; the creation of an atomic energy community. It was in Rome that the famous "Treaties of Rome" were signed in March 1957. The first Treaty established the European Economic Community (EEC) and the second the European Atomic Energy Community , better known as Euratom. Since ratification at national level did not pose any problems, these two Treaties entered into force on 1 January 1958. This summary fact sheet is uniquely devoted to the EEC Treaty. OBJECTIVES After the failure of the EDC, the economy, which was less subject to national resistance than other areas, became the focus of consensus in the field of supranational cooperation. The establishment of the EEC and the creation of the Common Market had two objectives. The first was to transform the conditions of trade and manufacture on the territory of the Community. The second, more political, saw the EEC as a contribution towards the functional construction of a political Europe and constituted a step towards the closer unification of Europe. In the preamble, the signatories of the Treaty declare that: "- determined to lay the foundations of an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe, resolved to ensure the economic and social progress of their countries by common action to eliminate the barriers which divide Europe, affirming as the essential objective of their efforts the constant improvements of the living and working conditions of their peoples, - recognising that the removal of existing obstacles calls for concerted action in order to guarantee steady expansion, balanced trade and fair competition; - anxious to strengthen the unity of their economies and to ensure their harmonious development by reducing the differences existing between the various regions and the backwardness of the less-favoured regions; - desiring to contribute, by means of a common commercial policy, to the progressive abolition of restrictions on international trade; - intending to confirm the solidarity which binds Europe and the overseas countries and desiring to ensure the development of their prosperity, in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations; - resolved by thus pooling their resources to preserve and strengthen peace and liberty, and calling upon the other peoples of Europe who share their ideal to join in their efforts...". These intentions were fleshed out by creating a common market and a customs union and by developing common policies. THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE TREATY Th |
What rank does an officer in the British Army hold who wears the insignia of a crown and two stars on his shoulder straps ? | How to Identify Military Rank (US Army): 10 Steps (with Pictures) Identifying Enlisted Ranks 1 Know where to look for insignia. Enlisted soldiers’ uniforms include the Army Combat Uniform (ACU), which is typically made of camouflaged print fabric, and the “Green” uniform, which is made of a heavy fabric coat and trousers or skirt. Insignia will be displayed on various places depending on the type of uniform: Look on the cap of an ACU. Enlisted soldiers display their rank insignia in the center of their caps. [1] A rank insignia patch will be sewn on the chest area of an ACU. The “Green” uniforms of enlisted soldiers have a rank insignia patch on the upper sleeves. [2] Enlisted soldiers do not display their rank insignia on their berets. Instead, the insignia of their unit will show on the front of the beret. [3] 2 Learn the insignia of privates. [4] [5] The lowest rank (E-1) of enlisted soldiers, privates in Basic Combat Training (BCT), do not have insignia. Privates at the E-2 rank display a single yellow chevron. Soldiers at the Private First Class rank (PFC, E-3) wear a symbol of a chevron closed by a rounded bar at the bottom, enclosing a green field. 3 Distinguish the insignia of soldiers at the E-4 rank. [6] [7] Specialists (SPC) will wear a green triangular insignia with a rounded top and a gold eagle in the center. Corporals (CPL), however, have insignia made of two chevrons. 4 Distinguish sergeant insignia. [8] [9] There are a number of kinds of sergeants in the U.S. Army, at both enlisted and non-commissioned officer ranks. Paying close attention to their insignia will help you to distinguish them. A Sergeant’s (SGT, E-5) insignia is very similar to a corporal's, but shows three chevrons instead of two. A Staff Sergeant’s (SSG, E-6) insignia shows three chevrons closed by a rounded bar at the bottom, enclosing a green field. The insignia of a Sergeant First Class (SFC, E-7) is like a Staff Sergeant’s, but with two rounded bars at the bottom. A Master Sergeant’s (MSG, E-8) insignia is like a Sergeant First Class', but with three rounded bars at the bottom. A First Sergeant’s (1-SG, E-8) is like a Master Sergeant’s, with the addition of a small yellow diamond in the middle. A Sergeant Major (SGM, E-9) is like a First Sergeant’s, with a star in the middle instead of a diamond. A Command Sergeant Major (CSM, E-9) is like a First Sergeant’s, but two sheaves of wheat surrounding a star in the center instead of a diamond. The Sergeant Major of the Army’s (E-9) insignia is like a First Sergeant’s, but with a golden eagle and two stars in the middle instead of a diamond. Method Identifying Officer Ranks 1 Know where to look for insignia. Officer’s uniforms also include the Army Combat Uniform (ACU), which is typically made of camouflaged print fabric, and the “Green” uniform, which is made of a heavy fabric coat and trousers or skirt. Insignia will be displayed on various places depending on the type of uniform: Rank insignia is displayed in the center of an ACU cap. [10] A rank insignia patch will also be sewn on the chest area of an ACU. The “Green” uniforms of officers will show rank insignia on the shoulders. [11] An officer’s rank insignia will be displayed in the center of his or her beret, when one is worn. [12] Officer’s “Green” uniforms will have a black stripe on the outside of each trouser leg, as well as a black band on each sleeve just above the cuff. [13] 2 Distinguish Lieutenant and Captain insignia. [14] [15] Second Lieutenants (2LT, O-1) , First Lieutenants (1LT, O-2) and Captain (CPT, O-3) all have bar-shaped insignia. A Second Lieutenant’s is a single gold bar, while the First Lieutenant’s is a single silver bar. A Captain’s (CPT, O-3) insignia is made up of two silver bars. 3 Distinguish Major and Lieutenant Colonel insignia. [16] [17] Both of these ranks have leaf-shaped insignia. However, a Major’s (MAJ, O-4) is a gold leaf, while a Lieutenant Colonel’s (LTC, O-5) is a silver leaf. 4 Learn the insignia of a Colonel. [18] [19] A Colonel (COL, O-6) is the last rank prior to general. The insignia of t | Navy Admiral - Military Ranks Navy Admiral O-10 Admiral - Flag Officer - U.S. Navy Ranks Navy Admiral Basic Pay $16,072/mo Admiral is a four-star flag officer in the U.S. Navy, equivalent to the rank of General in the other Armed Services. The rank of Admiral is temporary and generally used only in times of war. Because the five-star Fleet General rank is only used very rarely, Admiral is generally considered the highest rank attainable by officers in the Navy. Officers are promoted to Admiral in order to fill a certain office, and may only remain in-grade for a certain amount of time. Of the 160 flag officer slots allocated to the Navy, there can be only 6 four-star Admirals. Two of these slots are reserved for the Chief of Naval Operations and the Vice Chief of Naval Operations so only four active-duty admirals serve in the field at any given time. An Admiral commands a regional Navy fleet, such as the Pacific or Atlantic fleets, during an operation or war and answers directly to the Fleet Admiral, if there is one, and the President of the United States. As a four-star flag officer, an Admiral may fly the Admiral's pennant over any ship or station on which he is serving; the flag is four white stars on a navy blue background. Promotion to Admiral is initiated with nomination of a candidate by the President of the United States from the ranks of active Rear Admirals, lower half or upper half. Nomination is based on recommendations provided by the Secretary of the Navy and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. After nomination by the President, candidates must be approved by the U.S. Senate by majority vote before being approved for promotion upon assumption of their new duties. Four-star flag officers generally serve for a tour of three years, and a variety of mandates apply to their retirement from the Navy. Four-star officers must retire after 40 years of total service unless reappointed All flag officers must retire one month after their 64th birthday Flag officers can have their retirement deferred to their 66th birthday by the Secretary of Defense, and to their 68th birthday by the President Once a four-star admiral's tour has ended, he has 60 days to be reappointed or promoted before they must retire. Most admirals retire well before their mandatory retirement date to allow other officers the chance to fill their position. Typically, they are allowed to retire in-grade to retain their title and paygrade through retirement. Admiral is the 25th rank in the United States Navy , ranking above Vice Admiral and directly below Fleet Admiral . An admiral is a Flag Officer at DoD paygrade O-10, with a starting monthly pay of $16,072. What is the proper way to address a Admiral? The correct way to address a Admiral named Mr. Gutierrez is "Admiral Gutierrez", or written as ADM Gutierrez. In formal situations, a Admiral should always be addressed by their full rank. How much does a Admiral earn? Basic pay for an entry-level Admiral with Over 20 years of experience is $16,072.20 per month. A Admiral receives an automatic raise to their basic pay every one to two years. Basic pay is only a small percentage of a Admiral's final compensation package. In addition to a monthly basic pay salary, a Navy Admiral may be eligible for multiple types of allowances and bonus pay including food allowance, hazard pay, retirement benefits, housing allowance, and more. For full details on the Navy's Admiral compensation and retirement plan, visit the 2017 Navy Admiral Pay Chart . A full table of the Navy's current paygrades are available at the Navy Pay Chart . Equivalent Ranks to the Navy's O-10 Admiral Air Force |
Which country invaded and now controls the north of the island of Cyprus? | Cyprus country profile - BBC News BBC News Read more about sharing. Close share panel By legend the birthplace of the ancient Greek goddess of love Aphrodite, Cyprus's modern history has, in contrast, been dominated by enmity between its Greek and Turkish inhabitants. Cyprus has been divided since 1974 when Turkey invaded the north in response to a military coup on the island which was backed by the Athens government. The island was effectively partitioned with the northern third inhabited by Turkish Cypriots and the southern two-thirds by Greek Cypriots. United Nations troops patrol the "Green Line" dividing the two parts. Reunification talks have proceeded slowly. Cyprus successfully diversified its largely agrarian economy into one based on services - including a large tourism sector - and light manufacturing. More recently it has also developed into an important financial hub, especially for investors from Russia and Eastern Europe. Area 9,251 sq km (3,572 sq miles) (combined) Major languages Greek, Turkish Life expectancy 78 years (men), 82 years (women) (UN) Currency euro; Turkish lira in the north UN, World Bank President: Nicos Anastasiades Image copyright Getty Images Conservative Democratic Rally candidate Nicos Anastasiades won the February 2013 run-off election by one of the biggest margins for many years, promising to do whatever was needed to secure a financial rescue package. He pledged to hammer out a quick deal with foreign lenders and bring Cyprus closer to Europe, in a shift from the policies of the outgoing Communist government that first sought aid from Russia before turning to the European Union. He quickly reached agreement with the UN and IMF on a 10bn-euro bank bailout, which was equally quickly amended to safeguard smaller bank accounts after parliament rejected the deal. On the question of reunification with the separatist Turkish Cypriot north, President Anastasiades welcomed the election of pro-unity Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci in 2015 and immediately agreed to the resumption of hitherto stalled talks. Turkish Cypriot leader: Mustafa Akinci Image copyright Getty Images Mustafa Akinci, a social democrat, swept to victory in the Turkish Cypriot communal presidential election in 2015, promising to push harder for a peace deal in Cyprus. He beat the nationalist incumbent Dervis Eroglu. As long-serving mayor of the Turkish Cypriot municipality of North Nicosia between 1976 and 1990, Mr Akinci had pioneered cooperation with his southern counterpart on practical sanitation and heritage projects. This experience illuminates his later devotion to the cause of Cypriot reunification. He founded the Peace and Democracy Movement in 2003 in support of the UN's Annan Plan for a united Cyprus within the European Union, and also advocates a policy of greater independence from Turkey in policy matters. The Cypriot government welcomed his election. The status of Northern Cyprus as a separate entity is recognised only by Turkey. MEDIA The Cypriot media mirror the island's political division, with the Turkish-controlled zone in the north operating its own press and broadcasters. Some 95% of Cypriots were online by 2015 and 70% on Facebook. Some key dates in the history of Cyprus: Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Tension between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots degenerated into violence not long after independence 1914 - Cyprus annexed by Britain, after more than 300 years of Ottoman rule. Britain had occupied the island in 1878, although it remained nominally under Ottoman sovereignty. 1955 - Greek Cypriots begin guerrilla war against British rule. The guerrilla movement, the National Organisation of Cypriot Combatants (EOKA), wants enosis (unification) with Greece. 1960 - Britain grants independence to Cyprus under a power-sharing constitution between Turkish and Greek Cypriots, holding intervention rights over the island along with Turkey and Greece. 1963 - President Makarios raises Turkish fears by proposing constitutional changes which would abrogate power-sharing arrangements. Inter-co | History Jeopardy Template Who is the Medici Family Who was the wealthy family in Florence that funded many artists during the Renaissance? 100 Who is Prometheus Who is that man that brought fire to the people of Greece by breaking off a piece of the sun? 100 Who is Helen of Sparta The Trojan War began because of the abduction of which Spartan queen according to classical sources? 100 What was the river that Egyptian civilizations depended on for flooding and irrigation? 100 After what explorer is our continent named? 200 What is Legalism What was the ancient Chinese philosophy that was used to bring an end to the Warring States Period in ancient China? 200 Who was the very wealthy king who loved gold more than anything? 200 In what year was the last battle of the War of 1812? 200 What type of belief system did most early civilizations have? 200 Who is that Spanish explorer that conquered the Incan empire? 300 What was the pictographic script used by the ancient Egyptians involving symbols? 300 Who was the god that was thrown off Mount Olympus because he was ugly? 300 During the Fourth Crusade, the pope excommunicated the Crusaders because they sacked what Christian city? 300 What is the Shang Dynasty What Chinese dynasty used tortoise shells and 'oracle bones' to communicate with the spirits which led to the first examples of Chinese writing? 300 Who is known as the first man to sail all the way around the world? 400 What is "Ring around the Rosie" What is the song that children sing for fun, but actually describes the Black Death that spread across Europe? 400 Artemis and who were the twins that Zeus had with Leto? 400 Who is Henry Tudor The War of Roses was fought between the Lancasters and the Yorks, but was one by a leader of neither party named who? 400 Who is the Nazca Who of this early Andes Mountains civilization carved enormous pictographs or glyphs into the desert floor that might be a form of ancient calendar? 400 Who crossed Panama and was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean? 500 What is 1886 What is the year in which the United States was presented with a monumental gift from France? 500 Who is Paris According to legend, who fired the arrow that hit Achilles in the heel, his only vulnerable spot? 500 What is the Treaty of Westphalia What was the resolution of the 30 Years War? 500 What is Papua New Guinea Jarred Diamond began searching the world for answers to a question posed by Yali, a native of what tropical country where Diamond did his early research? 500 |
"What ""wonder drug"" was discovered by Alexander Fleming?" | Alexander Fleming Discovers Penicillin Alexander Fleming Discovers Penicillin Medical Advances & Issues Alexander Fleming Discovers Penicillin British bacteriologist and Nobel laureate Sir Alexander Fleming (1881 - 1955) in his laboratory at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington. (1941). (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) By Jennifer Rosenberg Updated March 10, 2016. In 1928, bacteriologist Alexander Fleming made a chance discovery from an already discarded, contaminated Petri dish. The mold that had contaminated the experiment turned out to contain a powerful antibiotic, penicillin. However, though Fleming was credited with the discovery, it was over a decade before someone else turned penicillin into the miracle drug that has helped save millions of lives. Dirty Petri Dishes On a September morning in 1928, Alexander Fleming sat at his work bench at St. Mary's Hospital after having just returned from a vacation at the Dhoon (his country house) with his family. Before he had left on vacation, Fleming had piled a number of his Petri dishes to the side of the bench so that Stuart R. Craddock could use his work bench while he was away. Back from vacation, Fleming was sorting through the long unattended stacks to determine which ones could be salvaged. Many of the dishes had been contaminated. Fleming placed each of these in an ever-growing pile in a tray of Lysol. continue reading below our video 4 Tips for Improving Test Performance Looking for a Wonder Drug Much of Fleming's work focused on the search for a "wonder drug." Though the concept of bacteria had been around since Antonie van Leeuwenhoek first described it in 1683, it wasn't until the late nineteenth century that Louis Pasteur confirmed that bacteria caused diseases. However, though they had this knowledge, no one had yet been able to find a chemical that would kill harmful bacteria but also not harm the human body. In 1922, Fleming made an important discovery, lysozyme. While working with some bacteria, Fleming's nose leaked, dropping some mucus onto the dish. The bacteria disappeared. Fleming had discovered a natural substance found in tears and nasal mucus that helps the body fight germs. Fleming now realized the possibility of finding a substance that could kill bacteria but not adversely affect the human body. Finding the Mold In 1928, while sorting through his pile of dishes, Fleming's former lab assistant, D. Merlin Pryce stopped by to visit with Fleming. Fleming took this opportunity to gripe about the amount of extra work he had to do since Pryce had transferred from his lab. To demonstrate, Fleming rummaged through the large pile of plates he had placed in the Lysol tray and pulled out several that had remained safely above the Lysol. Had there not been so many, each would have been submerged in Lysol, killing the bacteria to make the plates safe to clean and then reuse. While picking up one particular dish to show Pryce, Fleming noticed something strange about it. While he had been away, a mold had grown on the dish. That in itself was not strange. However, this particular mold seemed to have killed the Staphylococcus aureus that had been growing in the dish. Fleming realized that this mold had potential. What Was That Mold? Fleming spent several weeks growing more mold and trying to determine the particular substance in the mold that killed the bacteria. After discussing the mold with mycologist (mold expert) C. J. La Touche who had his office below Fleming's, they determined the mold to be a Penicillium mold. Fleming then called the active antibacterial agent in the mold, penicillin. But where did the mold come from? Most likely, the mold came from La Touche's room downstairs. La Touche had been collecting a large sampling of molds for John Freeman, who was researching asthma, and it is likely that some floated up to Fleming's lab. Fleming continued to run numerous experiments to determine the effect of the mold on other harmful bacteria. Surprisingly, the mold killed a large number of them. Fleming then ran further tests and found the mold to b | Ian Fleming facts: From Goldeneye to JFK, the colourful life of the real James Bond | Books | Entertainment | Daily Express By Stefan Kyriazis 06:01, Fri, Aug 22, 2014 Daniel Craig as the latest incarnation of Bond - but do you know what Vesper Lynd was names after?[ FS] His name was Fleming, Ian Fleming. The son of a Conservative MP for Henley, he was educated at Eton and Sandhurst before pursuing careers as as a journalist and naval intelligence officer. He wrote his first James Bond novel, Casino Royale, at the age of 44 and went on to sell over 100 million books worldwide. Eleven more Bond novels and a very famous children’s book cemented his position as one of the best-selling and best-loved authors of the 20th century. The first Bond film, Dr No was released in 1962 and began one of the greatest franchises in film history - a franchise that would bring us the likes of Sean Connery, Roger Moore and Daniel Craig as the leading man, surrounded by a host of famous beauties such as Ursula Andress, Jane Seymour, Honor Blackman, Halle Berry and Eva Green. SCROLL DOWN FOR 10 FACTS ABOUT IAN FLEMING Life often imitated art and Fleming’s privileged background and increasing fame meant that he mixed with the highest levels of society and seemingly made the most of every moment. Yet he only enjoyed a few years of international success before he died suddenly of a heart attack in the early hours of August 12, 1964. It was his son Caspar’s 12th birthday. Matthew Parker’s new book Goldeneye: Where Bond Was Born: Ian Fleming's Jamaica takes a look at Fleming’s extraordinary life and the creation of his most famous fictional character. To mark the 50th anniversary of his death, Parker has shared his favourite facts about the man behind the iconic spy. Ian Fleming with Sean Connery on the set of the first Bond film, Dr. No, at Pinewood Studios [ PH] 1. GOLDENEYE IS A HOUSE All the James Bond novels and stories were written at Goldeneye, the house he built on Jamaica’s north coast where he spent two months of every year from the end of the war until his death 50 years ago. In 1976 the estate was purchased by Bob Marley who sold it on to Island Records founder Chris Blackwell the following year. Blackwell has developed the estate and surrounding lands into a luxury resort. Fleming's gardener, Ramsey, although retired, still lives on the property. 2. HE HAD ECLECTIC MUSIC TASTES The Bond books are filled with virile, overtly macho fights, both with fists and guns but, as a child, Fleming wanted no part in his upper class family’s hunting, shooting and fishing exploits. Instead, he preferred to stay in and listen to Hawaiian guitar music. 3. WOMEN WERE NOT ALWAYS ON HIS MIND Despite his reputation for being obsessed with beautiful women in his books and his own life, his first brush with expulsion from Eton was not because of womanising, but because he bunked off to visit the Empire Exhibition at Wembley in 1925 aged 17. Our office certainly doesn't look like this: Fleming's Jamaican home Goldeneye [ PH] 4. VESPER WAS NOT NAMED AFTER A MOTORBIKE The first ever Bond girl, Vesper Lynd of Casino Royale, was actually named after a cocktail - a mix of frozen rum, fruit and herbs - Ian had been given in Jamaica. Two of his other famous heroines, Solitaire from Live and Let Die, and Domino from Thunderball, are named after rare Jamaican birds. A legend is born - Sean Connery and Ursula Andress in Dr. No [ FS] 5. HE WASN'T KEEN ON AMERICA The very British agent OO7 seemed to constantly and single-handedly save the world. So it’s not a great surprise to discover that Fleming had little regard for the United States, calling it: “A society that fails to establish a clear moral definition of right and wrong." In case that wasn't clear enough, he also believed that Americans were, “Totally unprepared to rule the world that is now theirs.” Fleming and his wife Ann Charteris [ GETTY] 6. HE BECAME AN UNWITTING PLAYER IN THE SUEZ CRISIS He first became front-page news not because of his books but because the Prime Minister Antony Eden stayed at his hou |
Name the country in Europe which is double landlocked (surrounded by landlocked countries)? | Landlocked Countries - Geolounge Landlocked Countries 39 Total Shares A country is considered landlocked when it is surrounded on all sides by one or more other countries and therefore has no direct access to a coastline providing access to the oceans . Ad: How Many Countries are Landlocked? There are currently 48 countries (including four partially recognized states) that are completely surrounded by at least one other country. With the exception of two countries in South America (Bolivia and Paraguay) the rest of these 46 countries are found in Africa, Europe, and Asia. Map of Landlocked Countries Map of landlocked countries. There are 42 landlocked (green) and two double-landlocked (purple) countries . Map: NuclearVacuum ( Wikipedia ) Landlocked by a Single Country There are three countries that are completely landlocked (i.e. surrounded on all sides) by only country. Two of these countries are founded within the country of Italy. These single-country landlocked countries are: Lesotho which is surrounded by South Africa, San Marino, a state surrounded by Italy, and Vatican City which is a city-state surrounded by Rome, the capitol city of Italy. Double-Landlocked Countries Landlocked countries that are separated from the nearest ocean coastline but not one, but two countries, are known as double-landlocked or doubly-landlocked countries. The first country that is double-landlocked is the microstate of Liechtenstein located in central Europe which is immediately surrounded by the landlocked countries of Austria and Switzerland. The second country is located in central Asia, Uzbekistan which is surrounded by the landlocked countries of Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. Largest and Smallest Landlocked Countries The largest landlocked country is Kazakhstan in Central Asia with a land area of over 2.7 million kilometers. The smallest landlocked country is the city-state of Vatican City with an area of just 44 hectares (109 acres). List of Landlocked Countries | Calais, France | borderwork borderwork Case Study: Calais, France Introduction The town of Calais is situated on the north coast of France at a point that overlooks the narrowest stretch of the English Channel: on a clear day, it is possible to observe the ‘white cliffs of Dover’ demarcating English (British) landfall. The town lies within close proximity of the Eurotunnel entrance near Sangatte, and includes the Eurostar and SNCF freight terminals at Frethun. It is the largest port on the north coast accommodating foot passengers, cars and general freight traffic – particularly lorries – most of which are destined for, or arriving from, the UK. To this end Calais has featured prominently in the media over the last ten years for its association with immigration and its location as a leading hub for illegal immigrants who treat the area as a ‘staging post’ for illegal entry to the UK. Much of the debate has revolved around the opening of the Red Cross Centre near Sangatte in September 1999 and the resulting consequences of its closure in December 2002. As a general means of deterrence the closure was part of an overall package agreed by the then home secretary David Blunkett and his then French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy (now president of France) in July 2002 that would, amongst other things, see the introduction of stronger border rationales in and around Calais. Not surprisingly the borderwork on offer in Calais is rich and numerous, and manifest in two distinct ways. Usual border practices are being replaced, or at the very least complemented, by the implementation of seemingly stronger, less traditional, borders. The UK government, with French cooperation, is deploying juxtaposed borders, processes of ‘remote control’ and control zones, in order to manage the flow of people trying to gain entry to the UK from Calais. However, this form of borderwork remains, of course, traditional in the sense that it is still state centric, and to this end the next example involves the ‘borderworkers’ themselves. Ranging from individual companies (haulage and transport), the media, immigrant groups as well as various NGO’s working on the ground in Calais, these non-state ‘borderworkers’, to differing extents, challenge state border processes by actively aiding the very people the state borders are being deployed to stop. While the two examples are intrinsically connected, it is the later that is of most interest here. The ability of citizens and ordinary people to participate in the making of borders and the empowerment that can result from this bordering activity has important and intrinsic implications for borders and the study of them. And, in terms of this particular study, it will be argued that a traditionally mundane border is changing because of this. In other words, Calais – what could previously be described as a non-border – has not only become more prominent by the deployment of stronger borders in response to a supposed increase in migration, but is also a new border in the sense that it is changing beyond all proportion directly because of non-state borderwork activity. Indicative of many borders that have been identified elsewhere in this project, it is a border that no longer dances solely to the tune of the state; rather many different (non-state) actors have learned and been empowered to play the right music. This report will examine the role of non-state actors involved in bordering activity in and around Calais. It seeks to make visible for future study the implications that such bordering activity is having, not only in Calais, but also for the study of borders in general. The report will describe, evaluate and present selected data collected from national newspapers and other news organisations, NGO and charity websites, and government publications, as well as other web based sources, in order to approach the following questions: How is the Calais border changing from a ‘non-border’ (or mundane border) to a new, dynamic, border? Who is involved in the bordering activity taking place in Calais and |
In which religion do people worship communally in a Fire Temple? | BBC - Religions - Zoroastrian: At a Glance At a Glance Last updated 2009-10-02 This page provides an overview of Zoroastrian beliefs, which can be summed up by 'Good thoughts, good words, good deeds'. On this page Print this page Zoroastrianism at a glance Zoroastrianism is one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions. It was founded by the Prophet Zoroaster (or Zarathustra) in ancient Iran approximately 3500 years ago. For 1000 years Zoroastrianism was one of the most powerful religions in the world. It was the official religion of Persia (Iran) from 600 BCE to 650 CE. It is now one of the world's smallest religions. In 2006 the New York Times reported that there were probably less than 190,000 followers worldwide at that time. Zoroastrians believe there is one God called Ahura Mazda (Wise Lord) and He created the world. Zoroastrians are not fire-worshippers, as some Westerners wrongly believe. Zoroastrians believe that the elements are pure and that fire represents God's light or wisdom. Ahura Mazda revealed the truth through the Prophet, Zoroaster. Zoroastrians traditionally pray several times a day. Zoroastrians worship communally in a Fire Temple or Agiary. The Zoroastrian book of Holy Scriptures is called The Avesta. The Avesta can be roughly split into two main sections: The Avesta is the oldest and core part of the scriptures, which contains the Gathas. The Gathas are seventeen hymns thought to be composed by Zoroaster himself. The Younger Avesta - commentaries to the older Avestan written in later years. It also contains myths, stories and details of ritual observances. Zoroastrians are roughly split into two groups: The Iranians | Egyptian Mythology Ancient Man and His First Civilizations Egyptian Mythology Religion in ancient Egypt was very much like modern times. Today not everyone worships in the same way, or believes in the same god - Egypt was no different. Individual kings worshipped their own preferred gods, as did the workers, priests, merchants and peasants - but there was always one particular god that was considered preeminent. Pre-dynastic Egypt had formulated the concept and belief of a "greater being", this was originally expressed in pictures, some scholars suggest that "writing" was invented in order to communicate these spiritual thoughts to the masses. Egyptian gods lived, died, hunted, went into battle, gave birth, ate, drank, and had human emotions. The reigns of their gods overlapped, and in some instances merged. The dominance of a particular god depended on the beliefs of the reigning king, and where the king wanted his capital; this because the dominance of particular gods was often regional. Likewise, the myths associated with particular gods changed with the location of the gods, as sometimes did their names. Each god had five names, and each name was associated with an element, such as air, celestial bodies, or was a descriptive statement about the god, such as strong, virile or majestic. The creator god of all things was either Re (Ra), Amun, Ptah, Khnum or Aten, depending on which version of the myth was currently in use. The heavens were represented by Hathor, Bat, and Horus. Osiris was an earth god as was Ptah. The annual flooding of the Nile was Hapi. Storms, evil and confusion were Seth. His counterpart was Ma'at, who represented balance, justice and truth. The moon was Thoth and Khonsu. Re (Ra), the Sun god, took on many forms, and transcended most of the borders that constrained the other gods. The actual shape of the Sun, the disk of light (or, aten), was deified into another god “Aten”, very much like the Holy Trinity of Christianity - God (the father), Jesus (the Son), and the Holy Spirit. Egyptian spirituality was very sophisticated, so it is undoubtedly erroneous to think that they worshipped the actual Sun, or Disk, Cats, Cows or whatever. It is likely that the Sun disk was used as an iconic representation of a God that cannot be seen. Be mindful of modern depictions of Jesus, with the Sun emitting rays from behind his head, (a visualization of God behind him), also Moses visualization of God as a brightly burning bush. The Great Aten The God and Disk of the Sun Aten appears to have represented both the god or spirit of the sun, and the solar disk itself. The origin of this god is wholly obscure, and nearly all that is known about him during the Middle Empire is that he was a small provincial form of the Sun-god which was worshipped in one little town in the neighborhood of Heliopolis, and it is possible that a temple was built in his honor in Heliopolis itself. There is no way to describe the attributes which were originally ascribed to him under the Middle or Early Empire, because the texts which were written before the XXIII Dynasty give us no information on the subject. Before the XVIII Dynasty, and especially during the reigns of the gods, Amen-Ra-Heru-khuti, Horus, etc., it does not follow that they originally related to him. In the Theban Recession of the Book of the Dead, which is based upon Heliopolitan belief, we find Aten mentioned by the deceased thus :--- "Thou, O Ra, shinest from the horizon of heaven, and Aten is adored when he resteth {or setteth} upon this mountain to give life to the two lands. Hunefer says Ra, Hail Aten, thou the lord of beams of light, {when} thou shinest all faces {i.e., everybody} lives. Nekht says Ra, O thou beautiful being, thou doest renew thyself and make thyself young again under the form of Aten; Ani says Ra, Thou turnest thy face towards the Underworld, and thou makest the earth to shine like fine copper. The dead rise up to thee, they breath the air and they look upon thy face when Aten shineth in the horizon;------I have come before thee that I ma |
At which London Underground station is there a Blue Plaque honouring Willie Rushton? | Seaside town Worthing split over honouring Oscar Wilde | Culture | The Guardian Close This article is 8 years old The sea air, gentle promenades and grand mansions made Worthing, on the Sussex coast, a fashionable retreat for the Victorian Londoner. Among them, in the summer of 1894, was one of the country's most famous writers, Oscar Wilde . He was staying in the seaside town when he wrote his celebrated play The Importance of Being Earnest and even named its protagonist, Jack Worthing, in its honour. It is a connection the town has long been proud of: there is a festival staged in Wilde's name along with a local newspaper column, and a blue plaque marking his lodgings. But now a new history of the town has stirred up a deep controversy by questioning whether Worthing is right to pay homage to a man of "reprehensible" character. Chris Hare, a respected historian and former university lecturer, has just published Worthing, a History: Riots and Respectability in a Seaside Town. In it he points out that Wilde, a homosexual man married with children, had a documented taste for seducing teenage boys. At least one of his victims, a 14-year-old newspaper delivery boy named Alphonso, had to flee Worthing when the scandal of his relationship with Wilde became public knowledge. "This role model, a man preying on teenage boys with little or no education - I don't think that would be regarded as heroic today. I think it would be regarded as smutty and reprehensible," said Hare. It was the year after his Worthing summer that Wilde became involved in a court case with the father of his long-time lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, whom the writer sued for criminal libel. But the battle culminated with Wilde being jailed for homosexuality. The people of Worthing were so embarrassed by the scandal that no local newspaper would even refer to the case. But Hare said the negative publicity reflected badly on the town and set it on a path that left it destined to forever sit in the shadow of its cosmopolitan neighbour, Brighton, 10 miles to the east. A few London families, priced out by housing booms or looking for a gentler pace of life, have moved south into Worthing's Victorian villas, but over-enthusiastic town planners who demolished much of the 19th-century architecture decades ago have left the town with little more than a patchy elegance. Even in summer its pebbly beach and grand pier lose out to the sandy seafront with the trendy cafes at nearby Littlehampton. But, according to Hare, it was a combination of typhoid, riots and then Oscar Wilde who finally ruined the town's reputation to the point of no return. "There had been riots against Salvation Army attempts to close pubs and then there was the typhoid, so Worthing had been desperate for good publicity. When Wilde arrived, he was a godsend," said Hare. But now, even the future of Wilde's blue plaque, hung on the red bricks of a block of uninspiring modern flats, next to a petrol station, is being questioned. Steven Stevens, a prominent local figure who last year fought a campaign against a lap dancing club in Worthing, is unhappy that the link with Wilde brings in "the wrong sort of people". "This town is going downhill tremendously fast and people feel so strongly that we have to stand up and fight against that," he said. "This was a beautiful area and we shall have no truck with remembering the likes of Oscar Wilde and all the worst things in life. I myself would fight tooth and nail for any campaign to erase a link between Worthing and a child abuser." But although several others backed his view among shoppers in Worthing's town centre last week, even more felt he was a central part of the seaside community's history. Roger Oakley is Conservative councillor for Selden ward where Wilde's plaque is. "We have a colourful history and whatever errors Wilde made, he is part of that. We acknowledge him but I'm not sure he is put on a pedestal here by anyone who knows anything about his private life. If the majority of the public who live in the area felt offended by the plaque, then I wou | Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: 12th October – The Questions 12th October – The Questions Specialist questions set by Waters Green Rams. General knowledge questions set by Church House, Bollington. All vetted by Harrington Academicals. SPECIALIST ROUNDS- 1. SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE 2. SCIENCE 5. TIME FOR THE KIDS 6. POLITICS ROUND ONE - SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE – News stories of the summer 1. Which actor, born Bernard Schwartz in 1925, died in September 2010? TONY CURTIS 2. In June, Princess Victoria married her former personal trainer Daniel Westling. Of which country is she a princess? SWEDEN 3. Which 74 year-old singing Dame received poor reviews when she appeared on a UK stage for the first time in 30 years at the London O2 in May? JULIE ANDREWS 4. What name was given to the tent city that was set up at the top of the San Jose pit shaft in Chile, where 33 miners were trapped? CAMP ESPERANZA (original Spanish name) or CAMP HOPE 5. Goodluck Jonathan became President of which country in May? NIGERIA 6. The Savile Enquiry finally delivered its findings on which event of 38 years ago? BLOODY SUNDAY (January 1972 in Derry) 7. Why was Mary Bale in the news in August? She was filmed on CCTV putting a CAT into a WHEELIE BIN in Coventry. 8. Which major New Zealand city was hit by an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale? CHRISTCHURCH Supp 1 Which company, with its head-quarters in Windermere, was declared the UK’s best retailer by Which? Magazine? LAKELAND Supp 2 Why was Terry Jones of Gainesville, Florida in the news in September? He planned to BURN copies of the KORAN outside his church. ROUND TWO – SCIENCE 1. Which scientist was born in Shrewsbury in 1809 and died at Down House in Kent in 1882? CHARLES DARWIN 2. Which acid was traditionally known as Oil Of Vitriol or Spirit Of Vitriol? SULPHURIC ACID 3. Which heavenly body has moons called Charon, Nix and Hydra? PLUTO 4. William was in prison in 1770, when he invented the toothbrush. What was his surname, still famous in that field today? ADDIS 5. Besides the elephant, which other African mammal is a source of ivory? HIPPOPOTAMUS 6. An amalgam is a compound containing which metal? MERCURY 7. What name is given to a triangle with sides of unequal length? SCALENE 8. What does a Campbell-Stokes Recorder Record? SUNSHINE (not temperature) Supp 1 Scientist William Harvey (born 1578) is famous for his research into what? THE BLOOD (circulation etc.) Supp 2 What is the more common name for triatomic oxygen? OZONE ROUND THREE – SPORT 1. Tony McCoy finally won his first Grand National in 2010 on his 15th ride in the race. Which horse did he ride? DON’T PUSH IT 2. Name either of the 2008 Ryder Cup captains. PAUL AZINGER or NICK FALDO 3. Which sport would you be taking part in if you used a monkey climber, waggler and a plumb? ANGLING / COARSE FISHING 4. Which county won the 2010 County Cricket Championship? NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 5. Which team won the 2010 Rugby League Challenge Cup? WARRINGTON WOLVES ( bt. Leeds Rhinos 30-6 in the final). Accept WARRINGTON. 6. Where will the final race in the 2010 Formula One Series be held? YAS MARINA circuit in ABU DHABI (accept either) 7. According to Wikipedia, which English football ground has the widest pitch and boasts the tallest floodlights? EASTLANDS (home of Manchester City) 8. Which football club holds the record for the fewest wins in a season in the Premier League? DERBY COUNTY – in 2007/8, their record was Played 38, Won 1, Drawn 8, Lost 29. Supp 1 How many times did Alex Higgins win the World Snooker Championship? TWO Supp 2 Which Rugby Union club has made their Premiership debut in the 2010/11 season? EXETER (Chiefs) ROUND FOUR – GEOGRAPHY 1. Which Irish port was known as Kingstown from 1821, after a visit by George IV, until 1921? DUN LAOGHAIRE (pronounced DUNLEARY) 2. Between 1947 and gaining independence in 1971, by what name was the present-day country of Bangladesh known? EAST PAKISTAN 3. Name an African country that, in its normal English spelling, contains the letter Q. MOZAMBIQUE or EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 4. The islands of Hokkaido a |
Which state did John F Kennedy represent when a senator? | KENNEDY, John Fitzgerald | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives Adler, Bill, ed. The Kennedy Wit. New York: Citadel Press, 1964. ___, ed. More Kennedy Wit. New York: Bantam Press, 1965. Brogan, Hugh. Kennedy. New York: Longman, 1996. Burner, David, and Thomas R. West. The Torch Is Passed: The Kennedy Brothers and American Liberalism. New York: Atheneum, 1984. Burns, James MacGregor. John Kennedy: A Political Profile. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1961. Crown, James Tracy. The Kennedy Literature: A Bibliographical Essay on John F. Kennedy. New York: New York University Press, 1968. Dallek, Robert. An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963. Boston: Little Brown Co., 2003. Dollen, Charles. John F. Kennedy, American. Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1965. Giglio, James N., comp. John F. Kennedy: A Bibliogaphy. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1995. Goldman, Alex J., ed. The Quotable Kennedy. New York: Citadel Press, 1965. Gray, Charles H. "A Scale Analysis of the Voting Records of Senators Kennedy, Johnson and Goldwater, 1957-1960." American Political Science Review 59 (September 1965): 615-21. Kennedy, John F. "Congressional Lobbies: A Chronic Problem Re-examined." Georgetown Law Journal 45 (Summer 1957): 535-67. ___. A Nation of Immigrants. 1959. Rev. and enlarged ed., with introduction by Robert F. Kennedy and new preface by John P. Roche. New York: Harper & Row, 1986. ___. Prelude to Leadership: The European Diary of John F. Kennedy, Summer 1945. Washington: Regnery Publishing, 1995. ___. Profiles in Courage. 1956. Memorial ed. New York: Harper & Row, 1964. ___. Why England Slept. 1940. Reprint. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1981. ___, ed. As We Remember Joe. Cambridge, MA: Privately published, 1945. Lemke, William Edgar. "The Political Thought of John F. Kennedy: To the Inaugural Address." Ph.D. dissertation, University of Maine, 1973. Lincoln, Evelyn. My Twelve Years with John F. Kennedy. New York: D. McKay Co., 1965. Lowe, Jacques. Portrait: The Emergence of John F. Kennedy. New York: McGraw Hill, 1961. Matthews, Christopher. Kennedy & Nixon: The Rivalry that Shaped Postwar America. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. Nevins, Allan, ed. The Strategy of Peace. New York: Harper & Row, 1960. Newcomb, Joan I., comp. John F. Kennedy: An Annotated Bibliography. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1977. Nurse, Ronald Joseph. "America Must Not Sleep: The Development of John F. Kennedy's Foreign Policy Attitudes, 1947-1960." Ph.D. dissertation, Michigan State University, 1971. O'Donnell, Kenneth P., and David F. Powers. "Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye": Memories of John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1972. O'Hara, William T., ed. John F. Kennedy on Education. New York: Teachers College Press, Columbia University, 1966. Parmet, Herbert S. Jack: The Struggles of John F. Kennedy. New York: Dial Press, 1980. ___. JFK: The Presidency of John F. Kennedy. New York: Dial Press, 1983. Rorabaugh, W.J. Kennedy and the Promise of the Sixties. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Ryan, Dorothy, and Louis J. Ryan, comps. The Kennedy Family of Massachusetts: A Bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1981. Sable, Martin H. A Bio-Bibliography of the Kennedy Family. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1969. Sanghvi, Ramesh. John F. Kennedy: A Political Biography. Bombay: Perennial Press, 1961. Shaw, John. JFK in the Senate: Pathway to the Presidency. New York City: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. Sorensen, Theodore C. Kennedy. 1965. Reprint, with new introduction. New York: Perennial Library, 1988. ___. The Kennedy Legacy. 1969. Special ed. New York: Macmillan Co., 1993. ___, comp. "Let the Word Go Forth": The Speeches, Statements, and Writings of John F. Kennedy. New York: Dell Publishing, 1991. Stone, Ralph A., ed. John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963: Chronology--Documents--Bibliographical Aids. Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana Publications, 1971. U.S. Congress. Memorial Addresses in the Congress of the United States and Tributes in Eulogy of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Late a President of the United States. 88th C | President John F. Kennedy Facts, Information, and Trivia Facts, information, and Trivia about President John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy was the United States of America�s thirty-fifth president. President John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on May 29, 1917 and grew up to become America�s thirty-fifth president. He was a sailor and writer before he became President of the United States at age 43. His place of primary affiliation was Massachusetts. John F. Kennedy became president on Friday, January 20, 1961 and left the office on Friday, November 22, 1963. President John F. Kennedy was a member of the Democratic Party and his vice president was Lyndon B. Johnson. John F. Kennedy's nicknames include JFK, and Jack among friends. America's first Catholic president and the youngest ever elected to the job. He received the Pulitzer Prize for his book "Profiles in Courage.� With his brother Robert as Attorney General, he gave more support to the civil rights movement than his predecessors, and he laid the groundwork for the Peace Corps and committed the U.S. to pursue the space race. The most traumatic event in his brief presidency was the Cuban Missile Crisis, when it was discovered that Cuba deployed Russian nuclear missiles that could hit targets in the United States. Kennedy resisted pressure from his generals to attack Cuba and decided to begin a blockade of Russian vessels on their way to Cuba. The world held its breath for several days when they were closer to nuclear war between the superpowers than ever before or since. President Kennedy is portrayed on U.S. coins. Other presidents portrayed on U.S. coins include President Franklin Roosevelt, President Washington, President Eisenhower, President Jefferson, and President Lincoln. President John F. Kennedy was killed on November 22, 1963 by Lee Harvey Oswald. John F. Kennedy was 46 years old when he died. About this page: This page was created by Research Maniacs and may not be duplicated or copied. We hope you enjoy our sketch portrait of John F. Kennedy. This page also contains information, trivia and facts about John F. Kennedy. It has answers to questions like: How old was President John F. Kennedy when he became president? When was John F. Kennedy president? What did John F. Kennedy accomplish? What was John F. Kennedy�s occupation before he became president? Where was John F. Kennedy born? What was John F. Kennedy�s nickname? What political party did John F. Kennedy belong to? What was John F. Kennedy�s place of primary affiliation? |
What is a voluntary association of mainly former British colonies that co-operate with common values and goals that include the promotion of democracy, human rights, good governance, the rule of law, individual liberty, egalitarianism, free trade, multilateralism and world peace? | A World of War: World III | TheFutureOfEuropes Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia A World of War: World III 3,935pages on A World Of War: World III is the fourth installment of A World of War (Map Game Series) and a sequel to A World of War: World II (Map Game) Lets revive some map games! Contents Rules Please don't be stupid/OP, if you are OP you will get nerfed. You can join as a vassal however, you will not be able to rebel after playing as the vassal for 5 turns. If your nation is defeated, you can rejoin as another country. One country is allowed per player, and each turn will last 3 days. If you are skipped twice you will be kicked. No Nukes, Chemical Weapons, Carpet Bombing ETC. Alliances are limited to 4 Countries. You cannot switch as another nation while still playing. You can make a massive union with another country (player or NPC) however if neither countries has a similar language or/and culture revolts are way more likely. You can join as rebellions. However these rebellions have to be logical. Only Modern(tech) Nations can colonize.(pisiu pls Flush this out later i am bad at writing in general) You must have at least 1000 edits to be a country in the top 10. You must have at least 500 edits to be a country in the top 20. Extremely short and un-detailed turns will be met by a warning from Admins. Example Confederation Economy : The Example economy drops $5,000 in GDP as the current war against Potato Kingdom forces the government to spend more in the military. Efforts are made to stimulate it, such as buying war bonds. The Exemplar government is looking for any economic assistance. Government : The government focuses heavily on maintaining civil unrest low as the war leaves many families behind. Military : The Military is damaged as the war against the Potato Kingdom kills more soldiers. New research in nanotechnology started in medical research, it could help cells of soldiers on the battlefield heal faster if wounded, maybe even regrowing lost limbs (only for the living part, there won't be any clones growing from a blown off foot). Diplomacy : Example Confederation asks an alliance with Obrikoya to assist them and to counter the Potatoes in the flank in the war, and Exemplars improves relations with Pajan through sending medical aid to the recent Earthquake. Warnings, Kicks and Bans Turn 1 (2016) Republic of Yemen Government: The Yemeni people elect Shakur Bitar, he is a Sunni president which wants to modernize Yemen. Bitar is also more liberal than other Middle Eastern rulers. However the nation is worried that with the UN and NATO fallen apart Saudi Arabia will invade them. The nation is also more free to new things. To stop the civil war, Bitar proposes a new type of Islam which takes elements from Shia and Sunni Islam, therefor Yemeni creates Shunni Islam. Because of this the Shia Rebels and the Sunni rebels can be united despite their differences, and to satisfy the Shias Yemen asks for an alliance with Iran. Laws: The Yemeni government puts new laws to make the nation better. Women's Rights: The new Yemeni government decides to give women some rights, women can now drive cars and are able to go shopping whenever they want. Women are also not required to wear burkas. Freedom of Religion: Anyone is able to practice any religion they want, no matter if its Christianity or Judaism. However religion extremism is banned. LGBT Rights: Not done immediately however with a growing younger population, which will make Yemen more advanced, however while laws banning Homosexuality are not lifted the Yemeni government changes its version of the Quran and makes it so that homosexuality is allowed. Legalization of Weed: The Yemeni government notices that if it starts legalizing Weed, new jobs could be made. Economy: Overall the economy improves. Oil Exports help the economy a lot. GDP: Yemeni GDP raises from 35.5 Billion to 37.2 Billion Military: Yemen expands its military from 66 Thousand to 67.4 Thousand and starts investing more in military in case Saudi Arabia attacks Yemen. Wars and Conflicts: Yemeni-Somali War: | Commonwealth - The Canadian Encyclopedia Commonwealth The Commonwealth is a loose, voluntary association of Britain and most of its former colonies. The Commonwealth of Nations is made up of 53 countries, including Canada, that were for the most part once part of the British Empire. They work together on international policy and hold a major sports event every four years. It is one of the world’s oldest political associations of states. British Empire Roots The Commonwealth is a loose, voluntary association of Britain and most of its former colonies. Its members are independent nations, together accounting for about one-quarter of the world's population. Commonwealth members are pledged, according to a 1971 declaration of principles, to consult and co-operate in furthering world peace, social understanding, racial equality and economic development. These principles were reinforced by the Harare declaration in 1991 in favour of democracy, human rights, local governance, the rule of law, equal opportunities and free trade. The Commonwealth Secretariat, established in 1965, administers programs of co-operation, arranges meetings and provides specialist services to member countries. The British monarch is head of the Commonwealth, a purely symbolic role. The roots of the Commonwealth are frequently traced back as far as the Durham Report (1839) and to the advent of Responsible Government in the 1840s. By 1867 the British North American provinces, as well as other British colonies in Newfoundland , Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, were self-governing with respect to internal affairs. With Confederation in 1867, Canada became the first federation in the British Empire; its size, economic strength and seniority enabled it to become a leader in the widening of colonial autonomy and the transformation of the empire into a commonwealth of equal nations. First World War Contingents from all the self-governing British colonies took part in the South African War from 1899 to 1902. Canada sent only volunteers. After the war, Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier made it clear at the Colonial and Imperial Conferences in 1902, 1907 and 1911 that participation in imperial defence would always be on Canadian terms. In 1914 the British king declared war on behalf of the entire empire. The Dominions (a term applied to Canada in 1867 and used from 1907 to 1948 to describe the empire's other self-governing members) decided individually the nature and extent of their participation. They gave generously: more than a million men from the Dominions and 1.5 million from India enlisted in the forces of the empire. There were also huge contributions of food, money and munitions. Although some South African nationalists and many French Canadians opposed participation in a distant British war, the unity of the empire in the First World War was impressive. Seeking Full Independence Post-Great War Years Despite the extent of their First World War commitment, the Dominions at first played no part in setting policy or war strategy. But Canadian Prime Minister Robert Borden was especially critical when the war did not go well. When David Lloyd George became British prime minister in late 1916, he immediately convened an Imperial War Conference and created an Imperial War Cabinet, two separate bodies which met in 1917 and 1918. The War Conference was remembered primarily for Resolution IX, which stated that the Dominions were "autonomous nations of an Imperial Commonwealth" with a "right ... to an adequate voice in foreign policy and in foreign relations." This was chiefly an initiative of Prime Minister Borden, carried at the conference with the help of General Jan Smuts of South Africa. It marked the first official use of the term "Commonwealth." The Imperial War Cabinet gave leaders from the Dominions and India an opportunity to be informed, consulted and made to feel part of the making of high-level policy. A similar body, the British Empire Delegation, was created at the Paris Peace Conference after the war. Borden and Australian Prime Minister W.M. H |
Peter Coates is the owner and Chairman of which football club in the Premier League? | Stoke City not yachts or private jets is what matters to Peter Coates | Football | The Guardian Stoke City Stoke City not yachts or private jets is what matters to Peter Coates Peter Coates is worth £1.2bn but the son of a miner and first world war hero has stayed close to his roots – reflected in how he runs Stoke and his views on how fans should benefit from TV riches Thursday 2 April 2015 17.00 EDT Last modified on Monday 4 April 2016 09.25 EDT Share on Messenger Close Peter Coates hardly ever misses a Stoke City game but now and again he likes to take a winter break. This season, the Stoke chairman looked through the fixtures at the back end of January, weighed up the merits of a trip to Spotland on a Monday evening in the FA Cup fourth round or a holiday in Miami, and felt it was time to get away. Yet it was not quite as straightforward a decision as some might think and come the day of the match, Coates was wandering the streets of Miami trying to find a bar showing what was happening back in Rochdale. “The first one I went in I got nowhere,” he says. “I went in the second one and it was called Linnigans. The guy was at the bar with the remote control and I said: ‘What football have you got on?’ He said: ‘What do you want to watch?’ I said: ‘Rochdale-Stoke.’ So he flicked about, found it and said he would put it on the big screen. So can you imagine, I’m in Miami, ask for Rochdale-Stoke and there it is. There were four of us, it was happy hour as well, so the drinks were half-price. It doesn’t get any better than that, does it?” Coates looks chuffed to bits telling the story. He is something of a rarity – an English owner of a top-flight club he grew up supporting in the city where he was born. He lives and breathes Stoke, so much so he says he has never given a second’s thought to how much the club he paid £4.5m for in 2006, when he returned for a second spell eight years after being hounded out, would be worth on the market now. “Me and my family, we don’t look at Stoke as a business,” Coates says. “For us it’s something important for the area and something we want to do.” When Coates talks about his family, he is referring specifically to Denise, his daughter, and John, his son. Together the three of them run Bet365, the hugely successful online betting company which owns the club, employs more than 2,500 people in Stoke and announced a pre-tax profit of £319m last year. The Sunday Times Rich List puts the family fortune at £1.2bn. Coates, sitting behind his desk at Bet365’s offices, smiles when that figure is mentioned. “I don’t take any notice of that sort of thing.” He sounds entirely genuine. The youngest of 14 children and the son of a miner who served in the first world war, Coates was brought up by his sister, Irene, after his mother died when he was two. He has stayed in touch with his working-class roots, despite the size of his bank balance, and remains a longstanding supporter of the Labour party. “My political views haven’t changed with greater wealth; I don’t think they should,” Coates says. “I’m lucky enough to be able to afford whatever I want but I don’t want to own a yacht or a private jet or anything like that – it holds no appeal to me. I don’t like that kind of environment. It’s not where I’ve come from. “I grew up in a very strong Catholic family. I think there is some connection with things like that. I think government should be on the side of the poor, not the rich. Well-off people can look after themselves – and do. Whereas the biggest challenge for us, as a society, is what we do for the bottom 20% and how we can help them to have better lives, with education being a huge key to do that.” In that context, it is not surprising Coates feels strongly about how football spends its riches, in particular the £5.1bn broadcast deal that kicks in from the start of the 2016-17 campaign. Coates talks about the importance of keeping ticket prices low, mentions the fact Stoke have offered their supporters free coach travel to every Premier League away game for the past two seasons and nods when it i | Club Mascots - English Premier League Football - tribe.net Sun, January 2, 2005 - 12:49 PM Here is a complete list, to the best of my knowledge, of the Premiership mascots: Arsenal --> Gunnersaurus Rex Birmingham City --> Beau Brummie (pitbull) Blackburn Rovers --> Roar Lion Charlton Athletic --> Floyd & Harvey (dogs I think) Chelsea --> Stamford Lion Crystal Palace --> Alice & Pete The Eagle Everton --> Mr Toffee Fulham --> Terry Bytes (computer guy) Manchester City --> Moonchester (alien) Manchester United --> Fred The Red (I think he is a dog or devil) Middlesbrough --> Roary Lion Norwich City --> Captain & Camilla Canary Portsmouth --> Frogmore The Frog (new, was Nelson The Dog) Southampton --> Super Saint (dog) Tottenham Hotspur --> Chirpy Cockrell West Bromwich Albion --> Baggie Bird & Baggie Bird Jr Several of the team mascots have been made to leave the playing field on more than one occasion. I guess there have benn several mascots fights in recent history. Things like the opposing mascots head being pulled off and kicked into the crowd...LOL...that it too funny! cheers- |
What divides in two in a process called mitosis? | Mitosis | Learn Science at Scitable Mitosis Mitosis is the process in which a eukaryotic cell nucleus splits in two, followed by division of the parent cell into two daughter cells. The word "mitosis" means "threads," and it refers to the threadlike appearance of chromosomes as the cell prepares to divide. Early microscopists were the first to observe these structures, and they also noted the appearance of a specialized network of microtubules during mitosis. These tubules, collectively known as the spindle, extend from structures called centrosomes — with one centrosome located at each of the opposite ends, or poles, of a cell. As mitosis progresses, the microtubules attach to the chromosomes, which have already duplicated their DNA and aligned across the center of the cell. The spindle tubules then shorten and move toward the poles of the cell. As they move, they pull the one copy of each chromosome with them to opposite poles of the cell. This process ensures that each daughter cell will contain one exact copy of the parent cell DNA. What Are the Phases of Mitosis? Mitosis consists of five morphologically distinct phases: prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. Each phase involves characteristic steps in the process of chromosome alignment and separation. Once mitosis is complete, the entire cell divides in two by way of the process called cytokinesis (Figure 1). Figure 1: Drawing of chromosomes during mitosis by Walther Flemming, circa 1880 This illustration is one of more than one hundred drawings from Flemming's \"Cell Substance, Nucleus, and Cell Division.\" Flemming repeatedly observed the different forms of chromosomes leading up to and during cytokinesis, the ultimate division of one cell into two during the last stage of mitosis. © 2001 Nature Publishing Group Paweletz, N. Walther Flemming: pioneer of mitosis research. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 2, 72 (2001). All rights reserved. What Happens during Prophase? Prophase is the first stage in mitosis, occurring after the conclusion of the G2 portion of interphase. During prophase, the parent cell chromosomes — which were duplicated during S phase — condense and become thousands of times more compact than they were during interphase. Because each duplicated chromosome consists of two identical sister chromatids joined at a point called the centromere, these structures now appear as X-shaped bodies when viewed under a microscope. Several DNA binding proteins catalyze the condensation process, including cohesin and condensin. Cohesin forms rings that hold the sister chromatids together, whereas condensin forms rings that coil the chromosomes into highly compact forms. The mitotic spindle also begins to develop during prophase. As the cell's two centrosomes move toward opposite poles, microtubules gradually assemble between them, forming the network that will later pull the duplicated chromosomes apart. What Happens during Prometaphase? When prophase is complete, the cell enters prometaphase — the second stage of mitosis. During prometaphase, phosphorylation of nuclear lamins by M-CDK causes the nuclear membrane to break down into numerous small vesicles. As a result, the spindle microtubules now have direct access to the genetic material of the cell. Each microtubule is highly dynamic, growing outward from the centrosome and collapsing backward as it tries to locate a chromosome. Eventually, the microtubules find their targets and connect to each chromosome at its kinetochore, a complex of proteins positioned at the centromere. The actual number of microtubules that attach to a kinetochore varies between species, but at least one microtubule from each pole attaches to the kinetochore of each chromosome. A tug-of-war then ensues as the chromosomes move back and forth toward the two poles. What Happens during Metaphase and Anaphase? As prometaphase ends and metaphase begins, the chromosomes align along the cell equator. Every chromosome has at least two microtubules extending from its kinetochore — with at least one microtubule | Beware Of False Pennies Used In Size Relationships Most of the apples grown commercially are diploid (2n), although there are many triploid varieties. For example, 'Gravenstein' apples are triploid with a chromosome number of 51 (3n=51). They are produced by the union of a diploid egg (2n=34) and a haploid sperm (n=17). This is accomplished by crossing a tetraploid plant (4n=68) with an ordinary diploid plant (2n=34). Because the triploid (3n) varieties are sterile, they must be propagated by grafting, where the scions of choice cultivars are grafted to hardy, pest-resistant root stalks. Apples are mentioned throughout most of recorded human history. The generic name Malus is derived from the Latin word malus or bad, referring to Eve picking an apple in the Garden of Eden; however, some biblical scholars think the fig, and not the apple, was the forbidden fruit picked by Eve. One of the earliest records of any fruit eaten by people of the Middle East is the common fig (Ficus carica). Remnants of figs have been found in archeological excavations dating back to the Neolithic era, about 1000 years before Moses. The fig is also the first tree mentioned in the Bible in the story of Adam and Eve. There are some scholars who think the apricot is a more likely candidate because it was an abundant fruit (along with figs) in the ancient Palestine area. Other interesting tales about apples include Johnny Appleseed, William Tell, Sir Isaac Newton, and Apple Computers. Assorted cultivars of apples (Malus domestica): A. 'Fuji,' B. 'Granny Smith,' C. 'Braeburn,' D. 'Red Delicious,' and E. 'McIntosh.' Homegrown 'Granny Smith' apples and Anita Marks' delicious homemade apple pie. Fruits With Stone Cells In Flesh (Sclereids): Pears & Quince Pears and quince also produce fruits called pomes. There have essentially the same structure as apples, except they contain numerous stone cells in their fleshy mesocarp tissue. Stone cells (sclereids) are isodiametric cells (with equal diameters) and with very thick, sclerified cell walls. They appear like square cells with rounded off corners under high magnification (400 X). Stone cells are responsible for the gritty texture of pears and quince. Quince fruits have even more stone cells than pears and are used mostly for preserves and jellies. Varieties of the common pear (Pyrus communis): A. and B. Red and yellow 'Bartlett' pears, C. 'Comice', D. 'Seckel' and E. 'Bosc.' Other species with gritty stone cells in the juicy (fleshy) mesocarp: F. Asian Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) and G. Quince (Cydona oblonga). Like apples and pears, the quince is a pome, and the freshly-cut mesocarp quickly becomes oxidized and turns brown when exposed to the air. Quinces are commonly made into preserves and jellies. Magnified view of stone cells (sclereids) from the juicy mesocarp of a 'Bartlett' pear. The cells are about 50 micrometers in length (0.00196 inches). They have a very thick cell wall with branched (ramiform) pit canals. The central cell cavity (lumen) is small and inconspicuous. Greatly magnified stone cell (sclereid) from the juicy mesocarp of a 'Bartlett' pear. Its shape superficially resembles a microscopic Cheerio®. Each cell is smaller than the squamous epithelial cells (cheek cells) that line your buccal mucosa inside your mouth. Photo taken with a Sony W-300 digital camera mounted on an Olympus compound laboratory grade microscope. Note: Stone fruits of the genus Prunus have stone cells (sclereids) in the hard endocarps (pits) of their fruits (drupes). See section of peaches, cherries, etc, below). Japanese flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa), a small tree or shrub in the rose family (Rosaceae) native to China. The fruits (pomes) are used for jellies and jams. Note: Jelly is a transparent spread of clear fruit juice boiled with sugar and pectin. Jam contains crushed fruit boiled with sugar. Loquat Another interesting pome in the rose family (Rosaceae) with a flavor reminescent of apples and pears is the loquat (Eriobotrya japonica). The loquat is a small evergreen tr |
What is the name of the test cricket venue in Birmingham, England? | England Vs Pakistan: Third Investec Test – Cricket Preview - Crictale England Vs Pakistan: Third Investec Test – Cricket Preview 6 months ago LinkedIn English side is set to face Pakistan for the third Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham from 3rd to 7th August. This will be England’s 500th Test match on home soil. Both teams are looking to grab a win in Birmingham with the series being levelled at 1-1. Pakistan displayed brilliant cricket in the first Test at Lord’s where they claimed their first win in 20 years. In addition to this, Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah climbed to number one in the Test bowling rankings after the win with his spectacular 10 for 141 in the match. In the second Investec Test, England re-focused and levelled the series at Old Trafford, Manchester after crushing Pakistan. The home side has re-gained their confidence and is entering the venue in which they have won three out of last five Tests with big margins. One of their recent win includes a victory which led them took lead in the Ashes. The Greens’ skipper needs to win the toss and put up good lead just like they did in the home of cricket. England on the other hand has suffered an injury blow as Ben Stokes picked up calf injury during his spell at Old Trafford. Regardless of Chris Woakes stepping up and picking several wickets, addition of Stokes would mean more attack by the home side. Furthermore, Joe Root’s double ton helped in covering up of Stoke’s batting void. Besides Alastair Cook and Root, the remaining top order batsmen are not clicking, which is the major issue for the English side. The hosts’ current form and the way they outclassed the tourists at Manchester, makes them unstoppable. However, Pakistan’s quick Mohammad Amir and leg-spinner Yasir can turn the tides to their favour. The England captain reflected on Yasir, “He’s going to be a danger, there’s no doubt about that, and he will have learned from his experience up at Old Trafford, that’s what happens when you have a tough game. That’s the beauty of a series. He can bounce back now and perhaps pose a different challenge but if we play him like we did at Old Trafford and have that same kind of game-plan we should play him better than at Lord’s.” Player to Watch: Azhar Ali: His scores of 7, 23, 1 and 8 has caused a lot of damage to the Greens. However, he managed to grab 81 runs against Worcestershire few days ago and seems to found his rhythm. Pakistan cannot afford another bad spell of Azhar in Birmingham. Team News With Ben Sokes being ruled out of the match, Steven Finn will take his place. On the other hand Moeen Ali will be first choice spinner for the hosts ahead of Adil Rashid. Sami Aslam on the other hand will be included in Pakistan’s starting XI instead of Shan Masood. | rediff.com: Tendulkar 100 The 100 Tests club On Thursday, September 5, Sachin Tendulkar became the youngest cricketer in the world to play 100 Test matches when he took the field in the fourth and final Test between India and England at The Oval. The 29-year-old batting machine, joins an elite club of 25 cricketers who reached the milestone. A summary of the 25 players' 100th Test: Allan Border (Aus) WI, Melbourne, 1988-89 Became the first Australian to play in 100 Tests. Was dismissed for a duck & 20, but held 3 catches. Steve Waugh (Aus) Disappointed his home supporters when he was out for 85. Courtney Walsh (WI) Could capture only five wickets in the match. Kapil Dev (Ind) Pak, Karachi, 1989-90 First bowler to play in 100 Tests; celebrated it by completing 350 Test. It also, ironically, coincided with Tendulkar's Test debut. Sunil Gavaskar (Ind) Pak, Lahore, 1984-85 Became the first Indian to play in 100 Tests; made scores of 48 & 37. Pakistan President Zia-ul-Haq came to witness the match. Mark Waugh (Aus) Scored 32 runs and captured four catches Javed Miandad (Pak) Ind, Lahore, 1989-90 On the very ground where he made his Test debut, he became the first player to score hundreds in his first and 100th Tests (145 runs). First Pakistani player to appear 100 Tests. Vivian Richards (WI) Aust, Brisbane, 1988-89 Celebrated his 100th Test by holding his 100th catch in Tests. Scored 68 runs and led his side to victory with a day-and-a-half to spare. Alec Stewart (Eng) WI, Manchester, 2000 Played a monumental innings of 105 runs. Fourth player to score a hundred in his hundredth Test. Ian Healy (Aus) Scored one and 10, with just three dismissals behind the stumps. Graham Gooch (Eng) Ind, Calcutta, 1992-93 Fifth Englishman, made 17 & 18, and in the second innings allowed himself to be stumped when he grounded his foot on the crease line & not behind it. David Gower (Eng) WI, Leeds, 1988 Fifth player in the world to appear in 100 Tests, celebrated it to become the fourth batsman to score 7000 Test runs. Made 13 and 2. Desmond Haynes (WI) Eng, Nottingham, 1991 Celebrated by becoming the sixth to score 2000 Test runs for the West Indies against England. Made 18 and 57 not out. Dilip Vengsarkar (Ind) NZ, Mumbai, 1988-89 Became second Indian and sixth in the world, to play in 100 Tests. Made 25 and duck Michael Atherton (Eng) WI, Manchester, 2000 Made one and 28, but along with Stewart, provided the first instance of two players appearing in their 100th Test. Colin Cowdrey (Eng) Aust, Birmingham, 1968 First-ever player to play in hundred Tests, celebrated it by scoring his 21st Test ton and 7000 runs in Test. Scored 104 runs - the highest in the Tests. Clive Lloyd (WI) Aust, Jamaica, 1983-84 First West Indian player, made 20 runs. By sheer coincidence this was also the 100th Test to be staged in the Caribbean. Geoff Boycott (Eng) Aust, Lord's, 1981 After batting for 240 minutes, he equalled Cowdrey's record of compiling 60 scores of 50 and more. Made 17 and 60 runs. Gordon Greenidge (WI) Eng, Antiqua, 1989-90 Became the second player to score hundreds in both his first and 100th Test. Made 149 runs to complete 7000 runs in Test cricket. David Boon (Aus) Scored 18 and nine runs. Mark Taylor (Aus) |
Whose eyes feature in the title of a 1978 film, directed by Irvin Kershner? | Irvin Kershner obituary | Film | The Guardian Star Wars Irvin Kershner obituary Chosen to direct The Empire Strikes Back, he turned in one of the best sequels – and highest box-office earners – of all time Irvin Kershner's The Empire Strikes Back (1980). Photograph: Allstar/Cinetext/ Lucasfilm Monday 29 November 2010 12.25 EST First published on Monday 29 November 2010 12.25 EST Share on Messenger Close The film director Irvin Kershner, who has died aged 87, was known in the trade as a hired gun. His most famous film, The Empire Strikes Back (1980), the fifth episode in the Star Wars saga, is most commonly linked to its executive producer, George Lucas . Never Say Never Again (1983) is celebrated as the film in which Sean Connery made his comeback as James Bond after 12 years away from the role, the director merely providing the vehicle. Kershner's first feature, Stakeout On Dope Street (1958), was made under the aegis of Roger Corman, who usually gained the main credit for the films he produced. Yet, eclectic as Kershner seemed, his best films reveal a visual flair, with an eye for the telling detail and a sympathy for the rebel. The Philadelphia-born Kershner's background was in painting, photography and design. He took a degree at Temple University's Tyler School of Art in his home town. He studied painting under Hans Hoffman in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and photography at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. During the second world war, he served in the US air force as a flight engineer on B-24 bombers. After the war, Kershner began his film career at the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television, teaching photography and taking film courses under Slavko Vorkapich, the great montage artist. Kershner next accepted a job as still photographer for the US state department in the Middle East, which eventually led to an assignment as a director and cinematographer of documentaries in Iran, Greece and Turkey with the United States Information Agency, including titles such as Malaria, Locust Plague and Childbirth. When he returned to the US, he worked as writer, director, cinematographer and editor on Confidential File (1953-55), a documentary television series that recreated the events behind contemporary news headlines. Kershner on the set of RoboCop 2. Photograph: Deana Newcomb/AP Kershner and his cameraman Haskell Wexler experimented with a mixture of cinéma vérité and narrative conventions in Stakeout On Dope Street, about a trio of youths who discover a cache of uncut heroin and try to sell it. Despite the heavy warning against the evils of drug peddling, the film, shot on location using handheld cameras and a cast of unknowns, was a lively feature debut. Kershner followed it with another taut low-budget crime story, The Young Captives (1959), whose publicity shrieked "Teenage elopers' love turns to terror as they battle crazed killer!" The plot concerned a couple who pick up a psychopathic hitchhiker. The Hoodlum Priest (1961) was, despite its mildly provocative title, a mostly routine crime melodrama based on a true story about a Jesuit priest known for his work among ex-cons. Well photographed by Wexler, Kershner's restrained documentary approach counteracted Don Murray's movie-star good looks and the dollops of do-good philosophy. Kershner's use of locations, such as a wintry Montreal in The Luck of Ginger Coffey (1964), which starred Robert Shaw and Mary Ure as an Irish immigrant couple coping with unemployment and separation, and New York in A Fine Madness (1966), was particularly effective. In the latter, a sour screwball comedy, Sean Connery rants and raves as a radical poet, telling a group of women: "Open your corsets and bloom, let the metaphors creep above your knees." Kershner continued to get fine performances from stars such as George C Scott, turning on the charm in The Flim-Flam Man (1967), and George Segal in Loving (1970), a touching and sharp drama of a commercial artist rebelling against the routine of marriage and career. In Up the Sandbox (1972), Barbra Streisan | Passable Literature Trivia Quiz In which book would you find a Heffalump? Which detective had a landlady called Mrs. Hudson? Who wrote the Booker Prize winning novel The Life of Pi? Which of Alexandre Dumas' 'Three Musketeers' real identity is Comte de la Fère? In which language did Vladimir Nabokov write Lolita? Which 1949 novel begins 'It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen?' How many lines are there in a sonnet? Don Diego de la Vega is the secret identity of which hero? In which novel does an alien invasion commence in Woking, England? In the title of a Shakespeare play, who are Valentine and Proteus? In which George Bernard Shaw play are Professor Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle central characters? Which fictional Count's real name is Edmond Dantès? What was the name of Captain Nemo's submarine in Jules Verne's novel? Which poet wrote the Canterbury Tales? Who was Ebenezer Scrooge's deceased partner in 'A Christmas Carol?' Question Who created the fictional town of Middlemarch? In which novel would you find the exceedingly strong drink called the 'Pan-galactic Gargle Blaster?' In which Jane Austen novel do the Bennet family appear? Who is the title hobbit in 'The Hobbit?' Which author used the pseudonyms Isaac Bickerstaffe and Lemuel Gulliver among others? What is the name of the sequel to John Milton's 'Paradise Lost?' In which novel does the character Major Major Major Major appear? Who went on a circumnavigation of the world from the Reform Club as the result of a bet? Which Ray Bradbury novel opens 'It was a pleasure to burn?' Which novel was subtitled 'The Modern Prometheus?' Who wrote the short story 'I, Robot' in 1950? In the Harry Potter novels, as whom did Tom Riddle become infamous? Which novel takes place in the Year of Our Ford 632? Who taught children to fly using 'lovely thoughts' and fairy dust? Which John Steinbeck novel centers on the characters George and Lennie? Who wrote the Twilight series of novels? How are the sisters Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy collectively known? Which mythological figure 'Shrugged' in the title of an Ayn Rand novel? How many syllables are there in a haiku? 'Workers of the world, unite!' is the last line of which work? What real-life Soviet organisation is James Bond's nemesis in the early novels? In which fictional country is the castle of Zenda to be found? Who is the chief protagonist in John Buchan's The 39 Steps? How is David John Cornwell better known? What is the name of Long John Silver’s parrot? At what age do Adrian Mole's diaries start? Who lived the last few years of his life in Paris under the pseudonym 'Sebastian Melmoth'? Who created Noddy? |
Looking like a large grapefruit, which citrus fruit was once known as a shaddock? | Pomelo, Pummelo, Chinese Grapefruit, Shaddock, Pumelo, Pommelo, And Pompelmous 0 Also called Chinese grapefruit, shaddock, pumelo, pommelo, and pompelmous. The pomelo is an exotic large citrus fruit that is an ancient ancestor of the common grapefruit. It is the largest of the citrus fruits with a shape that can be fairly round or slightly pointed at one end (the fruit ranges from nearly round to oblate or pear-shaped). The pummelo can range from cantaloupe-size to as large as a 25-pound watermelon and have very thick, soft rind. The skin is green to yellow and slightly bumpy; flesh color ranges from pink to rose. Like grapefruits, pomelo can range from almost seedless to very seedy, from juicy to dry, from sweet to sour. It is sweeter than a grapefruit and can be eaten fresh, although membranes around the segments should be peeled. Pumelos commonly have 16 to 18 segments, compared to most grapefruit that have about 12 segments. Be sure to refrigerate and use quickly. Use as you would grapefruit sections. They are also good for jams, jellies, marmalades and syrups. It is grown in many eastern countries including China, Japan, India, Fiji, Malaysia, and Thailand. It is also now grown in the Caribbean and in the United States, in California and Florida. In season November through March, Pummelos are especially popular for Chinese New Year. The Chinese believe the delectable Pummelo is a sign of prosperity and good fortune – good things will happen if they eat it. The peel is also used in Chinese cooking or candied. In general citrus peel is often used in southern Chinese cuisine for flavoring, especially in sweet soup desserts. One-fourth of a Pummelo (152 grams) has 60 calories and provides 130% of the Vitamin C recommended for the day. It is sodium, fat and cholesterol free and is a source of potassium. History of Pomelo: The pomelo is native to southeastern Asia and all of Malaysia; grows wild on river banks in the Fiji and Friendly Islands. It may have been introduced into China around 100 B.C. It is much cultivated in southern China (Kwang-tung, Kwangsi and Fukien Provinces) and especially in southern Thailand on the banks to the Tha Chine River; also in Taiwan and southernmost Japan, southern India, Malaya, Indonesia, New Guinea and Tahiti. The pomelo is also called shaddock after an English sea captain, Captain Shaddock, who introduced the seed to the West Indies in the 17th Century from the Malay Archipelago. The seeds produced fruit somewhat smaller than the current grapefruit, more like an orange. The size of the fruit and the fact that it grew in bunches or clusters like grapes prompted a 19th century naturalist to liken the new fruit to grapes, with which it has no botanical relationship whatsoever. | My Barbados National Symbols National Symbols of Barbados page 1 Barbados National Coat of Arms The grant of arms conveyed by royal warrant was presented by Her Majesty the Queen to the President of the Senate of the island on February 14, 1966 on the occasion of the Royal Visit to Barbados. Prior to this grant of Arms the only other heraldic device was the seal of the colony. It represented the British Sovereign in a shell chariot, drawn by two sea horses through foaming waves. The Golden Shield of the Arms carries two Pride of Barbados flowers (the National Flower) and the Bearded Fig Tree (ficus Citrifolia) which was common on the island at the time of its settlement. On either side of the shield are the supporters-on the right is a dolphin symbolic of the fishing industry and on the left is a Pelican, after Pelican Island, a small outcrop later incorporated into the Deep Water Harbour development. Above the shield is a helmet and mantling and on a wreath is the arm and hand of a Bajan holding two crossed pieces of sugar cane symbolic of the sugar industry. This is a saltire cross, the cross upon which Saint Andrew was crucified. Independence day in Barbados is celebrated on November 30, Saint Andrews Day. The Coat of Arms carries the motto "Pride and Industry." Barbados National Anthem And greater will our nation grow In strength and unity. The Composer Born in 1912, C. Van Roland Edwards started composing while at school as a pupil of St. Peter's Church Boy's School. Although he had no formal training he had been a member of the British Song society since 1933. Because of his partial blindness has was assisted in his work by his two daughters Nannette and Eullia. Mr. Edwards was know for his compositions "The St. Andrew Murder", "The Goodman song" and "The Federation song". He also composed "Welcome to Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II" which was sung in the presence of the Queen when she opened the St. Elizabeth School in St. Joseph during the official visit to the island in February, 1966. Mr. Edwards died on April 22, 1985 In 1967 the music of the National Anthem was re-arranged. This work was undertaken by Inspector Prince Cave of the Royal Barbados Police Band. He had earlier that year returned from a three year Band Masters course at the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall. The Anthem was given a more sustained harmony while at the same time retaining the original tune. The Lyricist The Lyrics of the National Anthem of Barbados were written by Mr. Irving Burgie who was born in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. of a Barbadian mother and American father. Mr. Burgie whose stage name is Lord Burgess was born in 1926. He served in India and after his return to the U.S.A. he entered the University of Southern California and studied Music and performed in many cities of the U.S.A. Mr. Burgie has composed works for "Ballad for Bimshire" and "Island in the Sun", he has also written for a number of internationally famous Artistes. Among his works is "The West Indian Song Book". He is a Life Member of the NAACP. Mr. Burgie who is a frequent visitor to Barbados has instituted the Irving Burgie Literary Award for Barbadian school children. Barbados National Flower Poinciana pulcherrima LINNAEUS References to this flower were recorded as early as 1657. It is a shrub and is often pruned into a low hedge. If untrimmed it grows to a height of 10 to 15 feet. It is a member of the Legume family and can be found in other tropical countries. The Pride of Barbados blooms most of the year, the more common varieties are a fiery red and yellow although other |
Marti Pellow was the lead singer of which band? | Chess in Concert CHESS IN CONCERT is currently being shown on television globally. It is also available on DVD and CD. Principal Artists MARTI PELLOW (The Arbiter) Marti Pellow is the lead singer of the enormously successful ‘Wet, Wet, Wet’. The band was found in 1983 and soon became one of the most successful groups of the 80’s and 90’s, and still continues to have top 10 records today. Marti and the group have sold over 15 million albums and garnered 26 UK top singles, 10 of which went Top 10, and 3 to number one, including the biggest selling single in UK history, ‘Love Is All Around’ which featured in the film ‘Four Weddings And A Funeral,’ and stayed at number 1 in the UK charts for an incredible 16 weeks, and the US charts for 11 weeks. They have also enjoyed incredible live success playing to over a million people worldwide. As a solo artiste, Marti has completed a number of sell out tours playing all over the world. His first solo album went straight into the Top 10 and since then all of his albums have achieved platinum status. His most recent album to be released later this year, ‘In A Sentimental Mood’ inspired by playing at the famous Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, will be followed by a national tour in April 2008. Marti has played Billy Flynn in the hit musical ‘Chicago’ both in the West End and on Broadway, and later this year will play the lead role of Daryl Van Horne in ‘The Witches Of Eastwick.’ What a devil he is! Marti has a chance to complete another goal in his life – to work with Sir Tim Rice. He is delighted to be part of Chess in Concert, a musical he has always been passionate about. © 2007-2010 Chess in Concert. All Rights Reserved. Web site design and development BYGAYA.COM | The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work - YouTube The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work 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 Jun 22, 2009 Singer/Songwriter Caleb Lane covers The Verve's "The Drugs Don't Work" Follow Caleb Lane on Twitter @ https://twitter.com/#!/CalebLane_ The Verve were an English rock band formed in 1989 in Wigan by lead vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bassist Simon Jones, and drummer Peter Salisbury. Guitarist and keyboardist Simon Tong later became a member. Beginning with a psychedelic sound indebted to shoegazing and space rock, by the mid-1990s the band had released several EPs and three albums. They also endured name and line-up changes, breakups, health problems, drug abuse and various lawsuits. Filter referred to them as "one of the tightest knit, yet ultimately volatile bands in history".[1] Their commercial breakthrough was the 1997 album Urban Hymns and their single "Bitter Sweet Symphony", which became a worldwide hit. Soon after this commercial peak, the band broke up in April 1999, citing internal conflicts.[2] During their eight year split, Ashcroft dismissed talk of a reunion, saying: "You're more likely to get all four Beatles on stage".[2] The band's original line-up reunited in June 2007, embarking on a tour later that year and releasing the album Forth in August 2008. In 2009, the band broke up for the third time. The founding members of Verve met at Winstanley Sixth Form College, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester. The band's first gig was at a friend's birthday party at the Honeysuckle Pub, in Wigan, on 15 August 1990.[4] Most of the band's early material was created through extensive jam sessions.[5] Fronted by singer Richard Ashcroft, the band caused a buzz in early 1991 for its ability to captivate audiences with its musical textures and avant-garde sensibilities. The group were signed by Hut Records in 1991[6] and their first studio releases in 1992, "All In The Mind", "She's a Superstar", and "Gravity Grave" (along with the December 1992 Verve) saw the band become a critical success, making an impression with freeform guitar work by McCabe and unpredictable vocals by Ashcroft. Those first 3 singles reached the first spot in the UK Indie charts, and "She's a Superstar" did enter the UK Top 75 Singles Chart. The band saw some support from these early days in the United States in some music scenes in big cities like New York connected with psychedelic spacey music. Category |
Whose first film was 'Intermezzo', starring with Leslie Howard, in 1939? | Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939) - 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 Intermezzo: A Love Story ( 1939 ) Approved | A concert violinist becomes charmed with his daughter's talented piano teacher. When he invites her to go on tour with him, they make beautiful music away from the concert hall as well. He ... 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When he invites her to go on tour with him, they make beautiful music away from the concert hall as well. He soon leaves his wife so the two can go off together. Written by Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com> "Let the world cry 'shame'...I love him...I'll always love him!" Genres: 28 February 1940 (Argentina) See more » Also Known As: Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording) Color: Did You Know? Trivia In a published memo, David O. Selznick stated the title "Intermezzo" was not used because he feared the obscurity of the word would confuse audiences. See more » Goofs In the 19th minute, Anita and Holger enter a Swedish restaurant. The sign outside is in English and the Swedish word "restaurang" is not used. The use of such an En | The Untouchables (1987) - 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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You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won 1 Oscar. Another 10 wins & 15 nominations. See more awards » Videos A Puerto Rican former convict, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of N.Y.C. Director: Brian De Palma A father becomes worried when a local gangster befriends his son in the Bronx in the 1960s. Director: Robert De Niro An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the mafia life, at the expense of his regular one. Director: Mike Newell When Robin and his Moorish companion come to England and the tyranny of the Sheriff of Nottingham, he decides to fight back as an outlaw. Director: Kevin Reynolds A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him. 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Director: Michael Bay The true story about an honest New York cop who blew the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him. Director: Sidney Lumet Lt. John Dunbar, exiled to a remote western Civil War outpost, befriends wolves and Indians, making him an intolerable aberration in the military. Director: Kevin Costner Edit Storyline Federal agent Elliot Ness assembles a personal team of mob fighters to bring Chicago crime boss Al Capone to justice using unconventional means during the mob wars of the 1920s. This fictionalized account of the arrest of Al Capone is heavy on style and gunfire. The end shootout combines a baby carriage and stairs with a nod to Eisenstein's _The Battleship Potemkin_. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca> The Chicago Dream is that big See more » Genres: 3 June 1987 (USA) See more » Also Known As: 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)| Dolby (35 mm prints) Color: Did You Know? 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In which classic 'western' does 'Marshal Will Kane' marry 'Amy Fowler' and turn in his badge, only for events to change on the arrival of a train? | High Noon Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb Hide Spoilers: Page 8 of 35: 6 out of 11 people found the following review useful: the best American made western 14 July 2008 *** This review may contain spoilers *** just seen it again after 10 or more years. I forgot how good it is. Not your typical American western. a great story of a mans inner struggle with himself. he gotta fight him, he doesn't have a choice. People of Hadleyville don't get that, his wife don't get it, but we get it. a great performance from all of the actors, music great, camera great, editing great. simply a great film. when you wanna see a great western this one is the one to rent. it doesn't have Indians but it has a real story that makes you wanna grab your gun and go help Marshall Kane. I guess that the true moral of the story is that you can count only on yourself when the going gets tough. Loved the ending, not a word spoken, a great exit, of a great actor on the last scene of a great film. a 10 for me. Was the above review useful to you? 10 out of 19 people found the following review useful: One brave man holds his ground. 23 April 2005 *** This review may contain spoilers *** This is an incredible film. it transcends the Western genre and even 50 years later is still relevant. We all face situations where we choose to take the easy way out. Confrontation is not easy. In this movie Gary Cooper's character is torn between duty to his wife and the sense of duty he feels, not so much to the town, but to himself. He knows whatever choice he makes his life will be forever altered. Cooper's decision to stand and fight rather than live on the run ,is played out intensely over the real time setting of the movie. By the end of the film both Gary Cooper's and Grace Kelly's character have changed in their fundamental beliefs. She, a devout Quaker, has committed murder to save the man she loves. He, who believed the people of the town he protected for so long, finds out he was really alone the whole time. You can view this film in the political climate of the day, but you would miss so much about the character of the human race. In this age where character development and plot have given way to special effects and sex and violence, High Noon makes us take a critical look at what we believe in and what we feel is worth "losing it all" for. A great film, not to be missed. Was the above review useful to you? 10 out of 19 people found the following review useful: A great,suspense filled western. from United States 3 December 2002 What we have here,in High Noon is the classic western,with a masterfully placed element of suspense.There are many ingredients you can use to create suspense,and one of the best of them is time.Filmed in almost real time,High Noon has to be the most uniquely made western ever.Gary Cooper gives us a more realistic hero.He very successfully proves that even the best of heroes can be afraid,because,after all,he is as human as the rest of us.What I also loved is the continuous playing of the movie's theme song,very faintly in the background as hero walked alone in the street.There are many debates as to the greatest western ever,and even I have trouble settling the matter in my own mind,but rest assured that High Noon should rank near the top on anyone's list.Classic! Was the above review useful to you? 11 out of 21 people found the following review useful: Low Tide 19 July 2011 *** This review may contain spoilers *** In the opening scenes of this turgid dud, Sheriff Will (Cooper) is burdened by marriage to the most mind-numbingly dumb wife. Grace Kelly portrays the Quaker airhead. The flimsy conflict immediately becomes about whether Gary Cooper or his wife's viewpoint will win out. If you think Kelly's underwritten storyline holds even a prayer of potential, well... only the Teleltubbies has less conflict than this movie. Gary Cooper, always a thuddingly dull actor, gives easily his most boring performance. The story is a thinly veiled allegory of the McCarthy hearings which would be fine if it did something artful with it. Instead it sho | Sebastian Faulks - Literature Literature Aitken Alexander Associates Ltd. Biography Sebastian Faulks was born on 20 April 1953 and was educated at Wellington College and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He was the first literary editor of The Independent and became deputy editor of the Independent on Sunday before leaving in 1991 to concentrate on writing. He has been a columnist for The Guardian (1992-8) and the Evening Standard (1997-9). He continues to contribute articles and reviews to a number of newspapers and magazines. He wrote and presented the Channel 4 Television series 'Churchill's Secret Army', screened in 1999. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. His first novel, A Trick of the Light, was published in 1984. His other novels include The Girl at the Lion d'Or (1989), set in France between the First and Second World Wars, and the bestselling Birdsong (1993), the story of a young Englishman called Stephen Wraysford and his harrowing experiences fighting in northern France during the First World War. The main narrative is intercut with scenes from the life of Stephen's granddaughter, Elizabeth, a young woman living in the 1970s who travels to France to discover more about her grandfather's life. Birdsong was adapted for the theatre by Rachel Wagstaff and opened at the Comedy Theatre London in 2010. It was also made into a television series, broadcast in 2012. The Fatal Englishman: Three Short Lives (1996) is a multiple biography of the lives of the artist Christopher Wood, airman Richard Hillary and spy Jeremy Wolfenden. His fifth novel, Charlotte Gray (1998), completes the loose trilogy of books about France with an account of the adventures of a young Scottish woman who becomes involved with the French resistance during the Second World War. A film adaptation of the novel, starring Cate Blanchett, was first screened in 2002. His next novel, On Green Dolphin Street (2001), is a love story set against the backdrop of the Cold War. Human Traces, a book set in the 19th century and telling the tale of two friends who set up a pioneering asylum, was published in 2005. Recent novels are Engleby (2007) and Devil May Care, a new James Bond novel commissioned by the Ian Fleming estate to mark the centenary of Ian Fleming's birth in 2008. It won the 2009 British Book Awards Popular Fiction Award. Pistache (2006) is a collection of parodies and pastiches, mostly from BBC Radio 4's The Write Stuff. His latest novels are A Week in December (2009), which follows the lives of seven characters in London during the week before Christmas 2007, A Possible Life (2012) and Where My Heart Used to Beat (2015). Faulks on Fiction, a book accompanying the television series of the same name, was published in 2011. In 2013 Faulks published a continuation of P.G. Wodehouse's Jeeves series, Jeeves and the Wedding Bells. Sebastian Faulks lives with his wife and three children in London. He was awarded the CBE in 2002. Awards Critical perspective Writing as Ian Fleming, Sebastian Faulks’ latest book is the new James Bond novel, Devil May Care (2008). A particular honour in Fleming’s centenary year, it became one of Penguin Books’ fastest-ever sellers. Faulks sets the action in the Cold War 1960s, with a backdrop of the Soviet nuclear threat and conflict in the Middle East. But he chooses to open proceedings near the Place de la Concorde, with a sentence (‘It was a wet evening in Paris’) that suggests Faulks’ territory more than Fleming’s. And in the scene that follows, the bloody murder of an Algerian terrorist, the code phrase given is ‘In Flanders fields’ – surely self-referencing his best-known novel, the First World War epic of the trenches Birdsong (1993). Faulks had previously lampooned Fleming’s style in his book of parodies, Pistache (2006). Yet Faulks provides an otherwise straightforward, even affectionate, tribute to the Fleming thriller format with a typically sadistic villain (Dr Julius Gorner), and a provocative love interest (‘glamorous Parisian Scarlett Papava’). There are several overt references to classic film/b |
What is term for the Indian religious belief that the soul will enter a new body after death? | The Soul | Native American Netroots Native American Netroots …a forum for the discussion of political, social and economic issues affecting the indigenous peoples of the United States, including their lack of political representation, economic deprivation, health care issues, and the on-going struggle for preservation of identity and cultural history Search by Ojibwa Many religious traditions include the concept of the soul. In some traditions, the human soul is central to the belief system, while in others it is not. In some religious traditions, particularly the Christian tradition which the European colonists and the American government attempted to force upon the indigenous cultures of North America, humans have only one soul. However, in many American Indian religious traditions, humans are seen as having multiple souls. Among the Sheepeater Shoshone, there are three kinds of souls. The first of these is the suap or “ego-soul” which is embodied in the breath. The second is the navushieip or “free-soul” that is able to leave the body during dreams, trances, and comas. It is the navushieip that encounters the guardian spirit that becomes one’s ally during life. Finally, there is mugua or “body-soul” which activates the body during the waking hours. A Shoshone camp is shown above. Religious healers used two different methods for curing the sick. For some kinds of sickness they would rely on their intimate knowledge of the curative powers of certain plants. In other kinds of healing, they would remove foreign objects from the patient’s body or go into a trance to restore the patient’s soul. Among the Sheepeater Shoshone, if a person was sick because the soul had fled, then the medicine person went into a trance to search for the soul. If found during the trance, the soul could be restored to the body and in this way the sick person was restored to health. Among the cultural traditions of the Atlantic Northeast, humans were seen as having more than one soul. Among the Narragansett, for example, there was one soul that worked when the body was asleep and another soul that would leave the body after death. When the body was asleep, the dream soul-Cowwéwonck-would roam, often appearing as a light, and seek out guardian spirits. The other soul-Míchachunck-was located near the heart and was the individual’s animating force. Among the Huron, each person has two souls: one of these souls animates the body and one soul extends beyond physical activities. In sleep, one soul communicates with spirits and with other human souls. When this soul returns to the body, dreams are the way in which the soul’s experiences are communicated. From a Huron perspective, it was essential to reenact these dream adventures in order to unify the two souls and make each person whole again. The failure to do this would result in serious illness which could impact the entire village. According to Anishinabe (Ojibwa, Chippewa) spiritual teachings, human beings have two souls, one of which travels at night and lives the dreams. With two souls, human beings can communicate with both the spirits and the souls of non-human persons. Chippewa elder John Thunderbird explains it this way: “Your soul dreams those dreams; not your body, not your mind. Those dreams come true.” He also points out: “The soul travels all over the world when you dream.” Reincarnation: Around the world, many religious traditions teach that after death the soul is reincarnated. Among the Indians of North America, the concept of reincarnation is found in many tribes. Sioux physician Charles Eastman writes: “Many of the Indians believed that one may be born more than once, and there were some who claimed to have full knowledge of a former incarnation.” Writing in 1817 about one Lenni Lenape man, Christian missionary John Heckewelder reports: “He asserted very strange things, of his own supernatural knowledge, which he had obtained not only at the time of his initiation, but at other times, even before he was born. He said he knew that he had lived through two generations; that he ha | Tagore and His India Tagore and His India by Amartya Sen * Voice of Bengal Rabindranath Tagore, who died in 1941 at the age of eighty, is a towering figure in the millennium-old literature of Bengal. Anyone who becomes familiar with this large and flourishing tradition will be impressed by the power of Tagore's presence in Bangladesh and in India. His poetry as well as his novels, short stories, and essays are very widely read, and the songs he composed reverberate around the eastern part of India and throughout Bangladesh. In contrast, in the rest of the world, especially in Europe and America, the excitement that Tagore's writings created in the early years of the twentieth century has largely vanished. The enthusiasm with which his work was once greeted was quite remarkable. Gitanjali, a selection of his poetry for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913, was published in English translation in London in March of that year, and had been reprinted ten times by November, when the award was announced. But he is not much read now in the West, and already by 1937, Graham Greene was able to say: "As for Rabindranath Tagore, I cannot believe that anyone but Mr. Yeats can still take his poems very seriously." The Mystic The contrast between Tagore's commanding presence in Bengali literature and culture, and his near-total eclipse in the rest of the world, is perhaps less interesting than the distinction between the view of Tagore as a deeply relevant and many-sided contemporary thinker in Bangladesh and India, and his image in the West as a repetitive and remote spiritualist. Graham Greene had, in fact, gone on to explain that he associated Tagore "with what Chesterton calls 'the bright pebbly eyes' of the Theosophists." Certainly, an air of mysticism played some part in the "selling" of Rabindranath Tagore to the West by Yeats, Ezra Pound, and his other early champions. Even Anna Akhmatova, one of Tagore's few later admirers (who translated his poems into Russian in the mid-1960s), talks of "that mighty flow of poetry which takes its strength from Hinduism as from the Ganges, and is called Rabindranath Tagore." An air of mysticism. Portrait by W. Rothenstein Confluence of Cultures Rabindranath did come from a Hindu family - one of the landed gentry who owned estates mostly in what is now Bangladesh. But whatever wisdom there might be in Akhmatova's invoking of Hinduism and the Ganges, it did not prevent the largely Muslim citizens of Bangladesh from having a deep sense of identity with Tagore and his ideas. Nor did it stop the newly independent Bangladesh from choosing one of Tagore's songs - the "Amar Sonar Bangla" which means "my golden Bengal" - as its national anthem. This must be very confusing to those who see the contemporary world as a "clash of civilizations" - with "the Muslim civilization," "the Hindu civilization," and "the Western civilization," each forcefully confronting the others. They would also be confused by Rabindranath Tagore's own description of his Bengali family as the product of "a confluence of three cultures: Hindu, Mohammedan, and British". 1 Rabindranath's grandfather, Dwarkanath, was well known for his command of Arabic and Persian, and Rabindranath grew up in a family atmosphere in which a deep knowledge of Sanskrit and ancient Hindu texts was combined with an understanding of Islamic traditions as well as Persian literature. It is not so much that Rabindranath tried to produce - or had an interest in producing - a "synthesis" of the different religions (as the great Moghul emperor Akbar tried hard to achieve) as that his outlook was persistently non-sectarian, and his writings - some two hundred books - show the influence of different parts of the Indian cultural background as well as of the rest of the world. 2 Abode of Peace Most of his work was written at Santiniketan (Abode of Peace), the small town that grew around the school he founded in Bengal in 1901, |
The African and French marigolds are native to what country? | Marigolds | Horticulture and Home Pest News This article was published originally on 3/15/1996 Byline: by Richard Jauron, Department of Horticulture A native of Mexico, marigolds have been grown in gardens throughout the world for hundreds of years. Today, they are one of the most popular bedding plants in the United States. Marigolds are easy to grow, bloom reliably all summer, and have few insect and disease problems. The marigold's only shortcoming (for some people) is its pungent aroma. There are numerous marigold varieties available to home gardeners. Many of the commonly grown marigolds are varieties of African and French marigolds. Less known are the triploid hybrids and the signet marigolds. The African marigolds (Tagetes erecta) have large, double, yellow-to-orange flowers from midsummer to frost. Flowers may measure up to 5 inches across. Plant height varies from 10 to 36 inches. African marigolds are excellent bedding plants. Tall varieties can be used as background plantings. Suggested African marigolds for Iowa include varieties in the Inca and Perfection series. (A series is a group of closely related varieties with uniform characteristics, such as height, spread, and flowering habit. The only characteristic that varies within a series is flower color.) African marigolds are also referred to as American marigolds. The French marigolds (Tagetes patula) are smaller, bushier plants with flowers up to 2 inches across. Flower colors are yellow, orange, and mahogany-red. Many varieties have bicolored flowers. Flower heads may be single or double. Plant height ranges from 6 to 18 inches. The French marigolds have a longer blooming season than the African marigolds. They generally bloom from spring until frost. The French marigolds also hold up better in rainy weather. French marigolds are ideal for edging flower beds and in mass plantings. They also do well in containers and window boxes. Queen Sophia and Golden Gate are excellent French marigold varieties. Varieties in the Boy, Early Spice, Hero, Janie, and Safari series also perform well in Iowa. The triploid hybrids are crosses between the tall, vigorous African marigolds and the compact, free-flowering French marigolds. Triploid hybrid marigolds are unable to set seed. As a result, plants bloom repeatedly through the summer, even in hot weather. One problem with the triploids is their low seed germination rate. Average germination is around 50 percent. Since the triploid hybrids are unable to produce viable seed, they also know as mule marigolds. Signet marigolds (Tagetes tenuifolia) are quite different from most marigolds. Signet marigold plants are bushy with fine, lacy foliage. The small, single flowers literally cover the plants in summer. Flower colors range from yellow to orange. They are also edible. The flowers of signet marigolds have a spicy tarragon flavor. The foliage has a pleasant lemon fragrance. Signet marigolds are excellent plants for edging beds and in window boxes. The varieties Golden Gem and Lemon Gem do well in Iowa. There are basically three planting options available to home gardeners when planting marigolds. Marigold seed can be sown directly outdoors when the danger of frost is past or started indoors 6 weeks prior to the last frost date. Marigolds are also available as bedding plants at garden centers. Planting site requirements for marigolds are full sun and a well-drained soil. Plant spacing varies from 6 to 9 inches for the French marigolds and up to 18 inches for the taller African marigold varieties. Summer care of marigolds is simple. Water occasionally during dry weather and pinch off faded flowers to encourage additional bloom. Tall African marigolds may require staking to prevent the plants from falling over or lodging during storms. While marigolds are seldom bothered by insects and diseases, they are not problem free. Spider mites can devastate marigolds in hot, dry weather. Grasshoppers can also cause considerable damage. Aster yellows is an occasionally disease problem. In a | Radionomy | Listen to Tony Christie radio stations for free Please sign in to use this functionality Tony Christie CareerTony Christie has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide. He had two Top Twenty hits in the UK Singles Chart in 1971 with "I Did What I Did for Maria", which reached number two and "Is This the Way to Amarillo", which peaked at number 18. He also had a minor hit with "Avenues and Alleyways" which reached number 37, the theme to the television series The Protectors. "Is This the Way to Amarillo" sold more than one million copies by September 1972, and was awarded a gold disc. His early songs were dramatic big-voiced numbers, many of which were written by Mitch Murray and Peter Callander.He recorded albums regularly throughout the 1970s and made infrequent appearances on the charts. His album With Loving Feeling sold well boosted by the hit single "Is This The Way to Amarillo". He recorded an album in the United States in 1973 with the record producer Snuff Garrett, which did little to stop his commercial slide. A live album followed which sold relatively better. But by the mid-1970s recorded work became rarer and stage work took preference.In June 1972, he was invited on the music festival, The Golden Orpheus, then in communist Bulgaria. The concert was recorded and published on vinyl by the government musical company Balkanton. He played the role of Magaldi on the original 1976 album recording of the musical Evita, and sought to represent the UK in the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "The Queen of the Mardi Gras" but came third in the contest to select an entrant, behind eventual contest winners Brotherhood of Man.Although his popularity waned in his native England through most of the 1980s and 1990s, he maintained a successful singing career in continental Europe during this period. This was especially so in Germany, with four albums recorded with German producer Jack White, especially their first album collaboration Welcome To My Music, reaching number 7 in the German charts and going platinum. From 1991 to 2002, Christie recorded nine albums especially for the German market.In 1999, he was the vocalist on the Jarvis Cocker-penned UK Top Ten hit, "Walk Like a Panther", recorded by the Sheffield band, All Seeing I. His influence on a new generation of singers was further demonstrated when indie pop band Rinaldi Sings released a cover version of "Avenues & Alleyways" in March 2004.In 2002, "Is This the Way to Amarillo" was used in the TV comedy series Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights, leading to a resurgence in his popularity. The song was re-released on 14 March 2005 to raise money for the Comic Relief charity, and reached Number 1 in the UK Singles Chart (outselling all the first release's chart run put together). This led to the biggest sales for a Number 1 single for the whole year, with seven weeks at the chart pinnacle. It also became the longest running chart-topper since Cher's "Believe", almost seven years earlier. The single was credited as "featuring Peter Kay", though Kay only appeared in the video; the audio track was the original 1971 issue. His album, The Definitive Collection also climbed to the Number 1 spot the following week in the UK Albums Chart, breaking records when it also came in at Number 1 on the downloads chart.In 2005, the Dutch singer Albert West covered the same song. This release reached Number 25 in the Dutch record chart. The same year Christie re-recorded "Amarillo" together with the Hermes House Band for the German market, reaching Number 25 in the German charts and having several TV performances. Following the song's success, Christie was awarded the freedom of Amarillo, Texas, and made a guest appearance on the Yorkshire based TV soap opera, Emmerdale.A few months later he re-released another single "Avenues & Alleyways", as a follow-up to the success of "Amarillo". Although this only reached Number 26 on the UK Singles Chart, it once again out-performed the original release, which reached Number 37 in 1973. Following on from this success, Christie releas |
"What sculpture appeared at the end of the movie ""Planet of the Apes""?" | Statue Of Liberty Almost Appeared In RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Ending Sci-Fi Headlines Pictures Videos Wallpaper Statue Of Liberty Almost Appeared In RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Ending Film Sketchr has gotten their hands on Rise of the Planets of the Apes concept art that reveals an alternate ending with the Statue of Liberty. Fans of the original Planet of the Apes (1968) will immediately understand its significance. Come check it out. I know a lot of people say they enjoy happy endings, but many of the films I love have dark or twisted endings. One of the best endings can be found in 1968's Planet of the Apes. Astronaut George Taylor (Charlton Heston) thinks he landed on a strange planet where apes are the dominant species, not man, but in the end Taylor discovers he isn't on a different planet; he's actually on Earth. This is becomes apparent when Taylor comes across the top portion of the Statue of Liberty sticking out of the beach in the closing minutes. Tim Burton tried to duplicate that twist ending with his Planet of the Apes remake, but it didn't have the same effect. When Rise of the Planets of the Apes came out in 2011 many people expected director Rupert Wyatt to attempt a twist ending of his own, but he chose not to. He did have plans to reference that iconic scene, as shown in the concept art below. The images were created by concept artist Brian Cunningham (via Film Sketchr) . It would've shown Caesar climbing the staircase inside of the Statue of Liberty and looking out from the top of it to witness New York City ablaze. | 1. What is the name of the hit show based on the songs of Abba? - Liverpool Echo News 1. What is the name of the hit show based on the songs of Abba? 2. Which “G” is the name of the Italian astronomer who improved the telescope so much as to discover that there were craters on the moon? Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email 2. Which “G” is the name of the Italian astronomer who improved the telescope so much as to discover that there were craters on the moon? 3. For which series of films were the actors Kenneth Williams and Sid James best known? 4. What is the name given to the largest bee in a hive? 5. Which alternative word for the Devil is a Hebrew word with translates as “Lord Of The Flies”? 6. On which TV island might you have found actor Ricardo Montalban? 7. Mozart’s opera, which was a continuation of The Barber Of Seville, was called The Marriage Of . . . who? 8. What is the nearest planet to the Sun? 9. What was the name of the road sweeper played by Roger Lloyd-Pack in Only Fools And Horses? 10. What connects the answers above? 11. What was the nickname of the first Spice Girl to go solo? 12. Which of the following events did Carl Lewis not win a gold medal for at the 1984 Olympics? Long Jump, 400m or 100m relay? 13. Which two actors were nominated for best actor awards at the Oscars in 1991, both for playing wheelchair-bound characters? 14. How is Eldrick Woods better known? 15. Who did Iain Duncan Smith beat in September, 2001, to become the leader of the Conservative Party? 16. Who was the main villain in the cartoon Wacky Races? 17. When the band Hear‘say formed, who was the oldest member at 24? 18. What is the name of the third book of the Bible? 19. What was advertised with Eva Herzagovia using the slogan “hello boys”? 20. Which model gave birth to her daughter, Lola, in September, 2002? 21. “All children, except one, grow up” is the opening line from which famous story? 22. How are Fizz, Milo, Jake and Bella better known collectively? 23. What number on the Beaufort Scale represents a hurricane? 24. In which film did Jodie Foster play a character called Tallulah? 25. What is pathophobia the fear of? 26. What was the title of the TV show Bonanza changed to? 27. What mountain range is the natural habitat of the llama? 28. What nationality was scientist Marie Curie? 29. Who played the title role in the TV series Worzel Gummidge? 30. Which toy was originally called the Pluto Platter when it was first introduced in 1957? 1. Mama Mia; 2. Galileo; 3. Carry On; 4. Queen; 5. Beelzebub; 6. Fantasy; 7. Figaro; 8. Mercury; 9. Trigger; 10. The song Bohemian Rhapsody; 11. Ginger Spice; 12. 400m; 13. Tom Cruise (for Born On The Fourth Of July) and Daniel Day-Lewis (for My Left Foot); 14. Tiger Woods; 15. Ken Clarke; 16. Dick Dastardly; 17. Kym Marsh; 18. Leviticus; 19. The Wonderbra; 20. Kate Moss; 21. Peter Pan; 22. The Tweenies; 23. 12; 24. Bugsy Malone; 25. Illness; 26. Ponderosa; 27. Andes; 28. Polish; 29. Jon Pertwee; 30. Frisbee Like us on Facebook Most Read Most Recent |
Who wrote the famous children’s book ‘Heidi’, published in 1880? | Heidi | Girlebooks By Johanna Spyri ⋅ Read Our Review (32 votes) Written in 1880 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, the Heidi books are the best known works of Swiss literature. The story focuses on events in the life a young orphan sent to live with her grumpy grandfather in the Swiss Alps. Just as she is beginning to get used to her surroundings, Heidi is sent away from the tranquility of the mountains to tend to a sick cousin in the city. Much more than a children's story, the story is also a lesson on the nature of freedom. This edition is an English translation. The illustrated edition contains color illustrations by Maria L. Kirk. | Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi": Mixing Words and Pictures | EDSITEment Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi": Mixing Words and Pictures Tools Credit: Courtesy of Wikipedia , via EDSITEment reviewed Internet Public Library . During the Victorian Era, British author Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was both respected as a journalist and lauded as "The Poet of the [British] Empire." In his fiction, though, he blended the best of both skills and was ultimately awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907 "in consideration of the power of observation, originality of imagination, virility of ideas, and remarkable talent for narration which characterizes [his] creations." "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi," a short story from The Jungle Book (1894), is an engaging example of Kipling's ability to mix scientific and historical fact with imaginative characterizations to create a believable and entertaining tale. In this lesson, students will read an illustrated version of "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi," examine how Kipling and visual artists mix observation with imagination to create remarkable works, and follow similar principles to create a work of their own. Guiding Questions How does the artist create meaningful illustrations to accompany Rudyard Kipling's engaging narrative "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"? Learning Objectives Demonstrate comprehension of plot events and character motivations. Describe the author's purpose and evaluate the techniques used to achieve it. Identify and differentiate between facts and examples of personification. Understand and apply an artist's media, techniques, and processes. Preparation Instructions The Jungle Book including "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" with Drake’s original illustrations is available as an e-text through ebooks@Adelaide from The University of Adelaide Library Preview the EDSITEment-reviewed " Art Safari ," from the Museum of Modern Art , to gain familiarity with its layout. Lesson Activities Activity 2. Your Turn! Activity 1. Art Safari If they have not already done so for Lesson One: Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi": Mixing Fact and Fiction , have your students read the story "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" from The Jungle Book with Drake’s original illustrations that is available as an e-text through ebooks@Adelaide from The University of Adelaide Library. Remind your students that the "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" tale they read is illustrated. You may wish to explain that while authors create stories with text, artists often create stories with paint or sculpture. Introduce students to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's website by saying they will be going on an "Art Safari" to take a closer look at how artists create "stories" in their works. Then guide your students through the EDSITEment-reviewed " Art Safari " from the Museum of Modern Art . When your students finish, have them return to the online text and scroll down to the following two illustrations to discuss the artwork: 1. "He Jumped Up in the Air, and Just Under Him Whizzed by the head of Nagaina." Is this artwork realistic or is it more like a cartoon? How do you know? Your students should understand that the artist uses a realistic style; the animals and setting look as they would look in nature. Why do you think the artist chose to draw the scene in this style? Guide your students to understand that the artist probably drew the scene realistically because Kipling's story, which is grounded in facts about the animals and their behavior, also seems "real." You may wish to have your students imagine what the story might have looked like if the artist used a cartoon-like style to emphasize that the artist mirrored Kipling's writing style. How do you think each of the characters feels in this picture? Why? Your students should notice the characters' postures and expressions and draw reasonable conclusions. 2. "Nagaina Flew Down the path, With Rikki-Tikki behind Her" Sometimes, an artist can use the borders of a piece of artwork to help create a story. How do the unusual borders of this illustration make the scene feel even more hurried? Your students might suggest that the illustr |
What score in cricket is considered unlucky by Australians? | The real story behind Australia's unlucky number 87 | cricket.com.au The real story behind Australia's unlucky number 87 02 November 2014 Mitch Marsh the latest Aussie to make 87 | Getty Images Sam Ferris @samuelfez Revealing one of cricket's great misconceptions When Mitchell Marsh fell for a defiant 87 on the evening of the third day in Abu Dhabi, the young allrounder was dismissed on what is widely known as cricket’s Devil number. Considered the unluckiest number in Australian cricket, many know 87 as taboo for being 13 short of the coveted 100 every batsman pursues. But that’s not the reason why the number 87 is said to be possessed by the Devil when associated with an unlucky batsman. Quick Single: Rookie Marsh leads the way The origin of the superstition stretches back 85 years to December 1929, when a 10-year-old Keith Miller was watching Australia’s greatest cricketer in a Sheffield Shield match at the MCG. Don Bradman was putting on a batting master class for NSW against hosts Victoria, when out of nowhere the Don was bowled neck and crop by Harry ‘Bull’ Alexander on 87. Miller was stunned. How could this happen to his hero? The number became a fixation for Miller, who would rifle through newspapers for club cricket scorecards in search for the unlucky figure. The shock of Bradman’s untimely demise stayed with Miller. The legend spread when Miller was playing district cricket for South Melbourne alongside future Test captain Ian Johnson. Johnson was dismissed on 87, providing Miller the opportunity to recount the famous incident and offer his unholy theory. The myth began circling the cricket community and became folklore after World War II when Richie Benaud and Alan Davidson heard of it. However, as the hype around the superstition reached its highest point, Miller decided to review the scorebook of the match only to find a shocking revelation. Bradman was actually bowled for 89. Miller blamed the slow MCG scorecard for the error, but the damage had been done, 87 would remain forever as the Devil’s number. Marsh’s exit on 87 was the 14th time an Australian has been dismissed on the haunting score, and it’s not the only time a Marsh has surrendered his innings 13 short of a century, with father Geoff snapped up by the Devil in a one-day international against England in 1988. The opinions expressed here are the views of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of Cricket Australia. About the Writer | The Ten: Cricket Dynasties | Waughs, Cowdreys, Graces, Pollocks The Ten: Cricket Dynasties Jo Harman , Ian Batch and Phil Walker doff AOC’s cap to cricket’s most legendary families. 10) The Waughs Dean Waugh First-Class Matches: 1 (1995) The Waugh twins were the heartbeat of the Australian middle order throughout the Nineties. Australia lost just seven of the 37 Test series the brothers played alongside each other, as Steve (gritty, dogged) and Mark (laconic, invariably mulleted) combined to great effect. Steve was the first to receive his baggy green, making his debut against India in 1985. Mark, the younger sibling by four minutes, and so fated to be known as Junior for the rest of his days, had to wait a further six years for his first taste of Test cricket. When Junior did eventually receive the call during the 1991 Ashes it was a bittersweet experience, as it came at the expense of Steve’s place in the side. Another nickname – ‘Afghanistan’ (the forgotten war) – could finally be dropped as Mark made a stunning debut hundred. Steve went on to become the most successful captain and the second highest scoring batsman in Australia’s history while the mercurial Mark cemented his place at No.4 for the next decade but continued to thrill and frustrate in equal measure. Between them they defined modern Australian cricket – guts, drive, grit on the one hand; style, elegance, class on the other. Younger brother Dean also had a brief first-class career but if the opinion of ex-New South Wales paceman Richard Stobo is anything to go by, then he wasn’t quite in the same league as his more celebrated brothers. After beating Dean’s outside edge several times in succession during a Sydney grade game an exasperated Stobo exclaimed, “For Christ’s sake Dean, you must have been f**king adopted”. 9) The Hussains First-Class Matches: 334 (1987-2004) Tests: 96 (1990-2004) Jawad Hussain, or Joe as the lads who came to his famous Ilford Cricket School knew him, passed away in April 2008. He was 68. He left behind two cricketing sons of similar ability, and a legacy few can match. His eldest boy, Mel, played a single game for Worcestershire before moving successfully into the business world; the other, Nasser, you may have heard of. Joe himself played a single game for Madras in India before starting a new life in England, taking over the rickety old cricket school in Ilford and turning the building into a breeding ground for future Essex cricketers. Some of the other names to have passed through the doors include Graham Gooch, John Lever and Ravi Bopara , but it was more than just a finishing school for budding professionals; Joe’s place, stationed in a rough grey area, was a haven for cricket. It gave young lads, many from the cricketing no-man’s-land of east London and its outskirts, a rare chance to swing a bat or spin a ball. It is true that without Joe’s drive and passion, without his deep understanding of the game and the role it can play in a young person’s life, cricket in this country would be a poorer thing. He gave us Nasser, and all that flowed from him. That is legacy enough. But for every Nasser, or Goochie, or Ravi, there were another hundred nippers who walked through those doors knowing nothing, and who walked out knowing so much more. 8) The Cowdreys Fabian Cowdrey First-Class Matches: 6 (2013-) It’s 1934 and the setting is a tennis court in Ootacamund – a small city located in the Niligiri Hills, south India. A cricket-mad father named Ernest is teaching his four-year-old son how to play with a straight bat. Ernest had aspirations as a cricketer himself but despite playing one first-class match he never made the grade and instead worked as a tea-planter. Like so many parents with unfulfilled dreams, he ploughed his energies into his offspring. Ernest christened his son with the initials MCC. Thirty-four years later Ernest’s hard work had paid off. Colin Cowdrey strode out to bat at Edgbaston in his hundredth Test to face the old enemy in the third Test of the Ashes. Cowdrey was the first cricketer to reach the milestone |
How many points are required to win a standard game of cribbage? | Six-card cribbage: rules and variations of the card game Cribbage equipment Introduction Six Card Cribbage is basically a game for two players, but adapts easily for three players, and for four players in fixed partnerships - a very useful feature. It is now the standard form of Cribbage and widely played in English speaking parts of the world. See also the page on Five Card Cribbage , an older form of the game which has been largely forgotten, though it is still played in parts of Britain. Cribbage in England is primarily a pub game - indeed, it is one of the few games allowed by Statute to be played in a public house for small stakes. A game of low animal cunning where players must balance a number of different objectives, remain quick witted enough to recognise combinations, and be able to add up, it is perhaps not the most obvious of games to be so firmly associated with the English pub. It is a game where experience counts for a great deal - though luck, of course, has a large part. It is also a game where etiquette is important. The rituals associated with cutting and dealing, playing and pegging, as well as the terminology, all serve the useful purpose of keeping things in order - and they help to give the game a flavour of its own. In card playing, as with food, authenticity matters. Two-handed play Two players use a standard 52 card pack. Cards rank K(high) Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 A(low). Object To be the first to score 121 points or over (twice round the usual British design of board) accumulated over several deals. Points are scored mainly for combinations of cards either occurring during the play or occurring in a player's hand or in the cards discarded before the play, which form the crib or box. Board and Pegs The score is kept by means of a board and pegs. Starting at one end of the board - usually to the left of the first dealer - players peg their scores as they occur using their two pegs alternately: the forward peg shows the player's latest score, and the rear peg shows the previous score. When a player scores, the rear peg is moved in front of the forward peg by the same number of holes as the score to show the new total. This enables scores to be easily checked and acts as a visible statement of the progress of the game. Players peg up on the outside of the board and back on the inside. The winner is the first to peg out by exceeding 120. The exact design of the board is not critical. The diagram shows the type of board most commonly used in Britain. In North America they come in a great variety of shapes. The essential feature is a track for each player with holes representing the numbers from 1 to 120. Deal The first deal is determined by cutting the cards. The player cutting the lower card deals and has the first box or crib. If the cards are equal - and that includes both players cutting a ten card (10, J, Q or K) - there is another cut for first deal. The deal then alternates from hand to hand until the game is over. It is usual to play best of three games. The opponent of the first dealer in the first game deals first and gets the first box in the second game. For the third game - if a decider is needed - there is a fresh cut to decide who deals first. The dealer shuffles, the non-dealer cuts the cards [but see variations ], and dealer deals 6 cards face down to each player one at a time. The undealt part of the pack is placed face down on the table. At the end of each hand, the played cards are gathered together and the whole pack is shuffled by the new dealer before the next deal. Discard Each player chooses two cards to discard face down to form the crib. These four cards are set aside until the end of the hand. The crib will count for the dealer - non-dealer will try to throw cards that are unlikely to make valuable combinations, but must balance this against keeping a good hand for himself. Dealer, on the other hand, may sometimes find it pays to place good cards in the box - especially if they cannot be used to best advantage in hand. Start Card Non-dealer cuts the stack of undealt cards, | Keeping Score in Scrabble - Letter Tiles and Point Values How to Keep Score in Scrabble Keeping Score in Scrabble Knowing how to keep score in Scrabble is simple, but it’s also important. Each letter in Scrabble has its own value, while certain points on a Scrabble board are worth more points than others. Finally, there are a few special circumstances where Scrabble scoring differs than in other points of the game. Scrabble Letter Tiles – Point Values Below is a table showing the point values of each tile in Scrabble. I’ll include a table to show how many of each letter exists in a standard Scrabble game, as well. When you play one of these letter tiles on the Scrabble board, you get the point value indicated on the letter tile. Scrabble Point Distribution A – E – I – O – - U – L – N – R – S – T = 1 point D – G = 2 points B – C – M – P = 3 points F – H – W – Y – V = 4 points K = 5 points J – X = 8 points Q – Z = 10 points The following table shows how many of each letters there are in a standard game of Scrabble. In all, there are 100 tiles to play in any given Scrabble game. Scrabble Letter Distribution 1: J – K – X – Q – Z 2: B – C – F – H – M – P – W – Y – V – Blank Tiles 3: G 4: D – L – S – U 6: N – R – T 10: E Double and Triple Scores When any of the letters of a word you place on the board covers a double or triple score, apply that modifier to your word score. If it’s a double or triple letter score, only modify the score for the letter on that tile. If it’s a double or triple word score, add up the score for all the tiles and then multiply the amount by the modifier. If you happen to cross two or more modifiers with your word, apply all of them. If you cross a triple letter score and a double word score, then multiple the triple score letter by x3 and then multiple the whole word score by x2. If you happen to cross two word multipliers, then remember to multiple the word score by both values. In this way, scores can reach large numbers. There is a limiting factor to the scores made by these tiles, though. That’s because, once used, these tiles can’t be reused for the purposes of multipliers. Reusing Double and Triple Scores After a double-word or triple-word score has been used and figured, that space will not be worth a double- or triple-word score again in the game. The same goes for double-letter and triple-letter scores. For example, imagine that a letter tile saying double-word score, like the one you play off of at the beginning of the game, is “activated” at the beginning of the game. Whoever plays off that tile first gets a double-word score. But the next player who builds a word off that same letter does not get a double-word score. This rule is there for several purposes, but it keeps people from simply beating opponents by playing an -s or -ed or -ing at the end of words on the board. You can still do so, but you won’t score as many points (or more) if the original word played involved double- or triple-word scoring. 50 Point Bonus If at any time, you use all 7 tiles in your rack one on play, you get an automatic 50 point bonus. This does not apply in the endgame scenario when you have less than 7 letters on your rack, of course. Final Scores in Scrabble Who “goes out” also has a big affect on the score. Eventually, the letter tiles will run out. When this happens, you will have a dwindling number of letter tiles on your rack. When this happens, the first person to get rid of all the letters on their rack on their turn “goes out”. The scoring is not yet finished, though. Every player with letters should add up the point values of those letters. These players should subtract that letter amount from their score. Once this is done, the point value for all those letters should also be added up collectively and added to the score of the person who “went out” or got rid of all their letter tiles first. In this way, the winner of a Scrabble game is often determined by who goes out first. This can be forgotten or only half-applied with new Scrabble players, so knowing how to score correctly in Scrabble is imp |
"The name of which Biblical character means, ""Father of Many""?" | Behind the Name: Biblical Names ABIMAEL אֲבִימָאֵל m Biblical Means "my father is God" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is listed as a descendant of Shem. ABIMELECH אֲבִימֶלֶך m Biblical Means "my father is king" in Hebrew. This is the name of several characters in the Old Testament including a king of Gerar who takes Abraham 's wife Sarah , but is forced by God to give her back. ABIRAM אֲבִירָם m Biblical Means "my father is exalted" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Abiram is swallowed by an earthquake after rebelling against the leadership of Moses . ABISHAG אֲבִישַׁג f Biblical Means "my father strays" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament she is a young woman who tends King David in his old age. ABISHAI אֲבִישַׁי m Biblical Means "my father is a gift" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is one of King David 's heroes. ABITAL אֲבִיטָל f Biblical Means "my father is the night dew" in Hebrew. She is the fifth wife of David in the Old Testament. AZARIAH עֲזַרְיָה m Biblical Means " YAHWEH has helped" in Hebrew. This is the name of many Old Testament characters including of one of the three men the Babylonian king ordered cast into a fiery furnace... [more] AZAZEL עֲזָאזֵל m Biblical Means "scapegoat" in Hebrew. This is the name of the recipient of a sacrificial goat in the Old Testament. The identity of Azazel is not clear; it may in fact be the name of the place where the goat is to be sacrificed, or it may be the name of some sort of evil desert demon. AZAZIAH עֲזַזְיָהוּ m Biblical Means " YAHWEH is strong" in Hebrew. This is the name of three minor characters in the Old Testament. AZEL אָצֵל m Biblical Means "reserved" in Hebrew. This is both the name of a minor character and a place name in the Old Testament. GAMALIEL גַּמְלִיאֵל m Biblical Means "benefit of God" in Hebrew. In Acts in the New Testament he is a teacher of Saint Paul . GEDALIAH גְּדַלְיָהוּ m Biblical Means " YAHWEH is great" in Hebrew. This was the name of several characters in the Old Testament, including the governor of Judah appointed by Nebuchadnezzar. GEMARIAH גְּמַרְיָהוּ m Biblical Means " YAHWEH has accomplished" in Hebrew. This was the name of a friend of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. GERA גֵּרָא m Biblical Possibly means "a grain" in Hebrew. This was the name of several members of the tribe of Benjamin in the Old Testament. HELAH חֶלְאָה f Biblical Means "rust" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this name is mentioned as one of the wives of Asher. HELI (1) m Biblical , Biblical Latin Latin form of ELI (1) used in the Old and New Testament. This form of the name is used in most English versions of the New Testament to refer to the father of Joseph (husband of Mary ) in the genealogy in the Gospel of Luke. HEPHZIBAH חֶפְצִי־בָּה f Biblical Means "my delight is in her" in Hebrew. She is a queen and the mother of Manasseh in the Old Testament. JAALA יַעֲלָה m Biblical Means "wild goat" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a servant of Solomon. JAASAU יַעֲשָׂי m Biblical Means "they will do" in Hebrew. This was the name of a descendant of Bani in the Old Testament. JABEZ יַעְבֵץ m Biblical Means "sorrow" in Hebrew. This is the name of a character in the Old Testament who is blessed by God. JABIN יָבִין m Biblical Means "perceptive" in Hebrew. This name was borne by two kings of Hazor in the Old Testament. JACHIN יָכִין m Biblical Means "he establishes" in Hebrew. This was the name of a son of Simeon in the Old Testament. JAVAN יָוָן m Biblical Means "Greece" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a grandson of Noah and the ancestor of the Greek people. JECONIAH יְכָנְיָה m Biblical Means "established by YAHWEH " in Hebrew. This is another name (with the same meaning) of the Judean king Jehoiachin . JEDIDAH יְדִידָה f Biblical Means "beloved" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the wife of King Amon of Judah and the mother of Josiah . JEDIDIAH יְדִידְיָה m Bi | Jacob in the Bible Was Father of the 12 Tribes of Israel By Jack Zavada Updated August 08, 2016. Jacob was one of the great patriarchs of the Old Testament, but at times he was also a schemer, liar, and manipulator. God established his covenant with Jacob's grandfather, Abraham . The blessings continued through Jacob's father, Isaac , then to Jacob and his descendants. Jacob's sons became leaders of the 12 tribes of Israel . The younger of twins, Jacob was born holding on to his brother Esau 's heel. His name means "he grasps the heel" or "he deceives." Jacob lived up to his name. He and his mother Rebekah cheated Esau out of his birthright and blessing. Later in Jacob's life, God renamed him Israel, which means "he struggles with God." In fact, Jacob struggled with God his entire life, as many of us do. As he matured in faith , Jacob depended on God more and more. But the turning point for Jacob came after a dramatic, all-night wrestling match with God. In the end, the Lord touched Jacob's hip and he was a broken man, but also a new man. From that day forward, Jacob was called Israel. And for the rest of his life he walked with a limp, demonstrating his dependence on the Lord. Jacob finally learned to give up control to God. Jacob's story teaches us how an imperfect person can be greatly blessed by God--not because of who he or she is, but because of who God is. Accomplishments of Jacob in the Bible Jacob in the Bible account fathered 12 sons, who became leaders of the 12 tribes of Israel. One of them was Joseph, a key figure in the Old Testament. His name is frequently associated with God in the Bible: the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Jacob persevered in his love for Rachel. He proved to be a hard worker. Jacob's Strengths Jacob was clever. Sometimes this trait worked for him, and sometimes it backfired on him. He used both his mind and strength to build his wealth and family. Jacob's Weaknesses Sometimes Jacob made his own rules, deceiving others for selfish gain. He did not trust God to work things out. Even though God revealed himself to Jacob in the Bible, Jacob took a long time to become a true servant of the Lord. He favored Joseph over his other sons, leading to jealousy and strife within his family. Life Lessons The sooner we trust God in life, the longer we will benefit from his blessings. When we fight God, we are in a losing battle. We often worry about missing the will of God for our life, but God works with our mistakes and bad decisions. His plans cannot be upset. Hometown Canaan. References to Jacob in the Bible Jacob's story is found in Genesis chapters 25-37, 42, 45-49. His name is mentioned throughout the Bible in connection with God: "the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob." Occupation Shepherd, prosperous owner of sheep and cattle. Family Tree: Sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Gad, Asher, Joseph, Benjamin, Dan, Naphtali Daughter: Dinah Key Verses Genesis 28:12-15 He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. There above it stood the LORD, and he said: "I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying. Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you." ( NIV ) Genesis 28:20-22 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, "If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear so that I return safely to my father's household, then the LORD will be my God and this stone that I have set up as a pillar will be God's house, and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth." (NIV) Genesis 32:28 Then the man said, "Your nam |
On 21st November 1970 what British currency ceased to be legal tender? | Victorian coinage WHAT'S A GUINEA? Money and Coinage in Victorian - and twentieth century - Britain If you are under the age of 40 or didn't live in the United Kingdom or one of the Commonwealth countries which shared its strange currency before 1971, then you need this page. Pounds, shillings, and pence The coinage used in Victorian Britain had been much the same for three hundred years and was based on a system which had existed for more than a millennium. It lasted until 1971 when the currency was finally decimalised and the pound was divided into 100 smaller units. Similar changes were made to the currency in Ireland and several Commonwealth countries which still used Britain's ancient coinage system. In Britain the pound Sterling was (and is) the central unit of money. Prior to decimalization the pound was divided into twenty shillings and each shilling was divided into twelve pennies or pence. Although those divisions may seem odd, in fact having a pound divided into 240 equal parts does mean it can be exactly divided into halves, thirds, quarters, fifths, sixths, eighths, tenths, twelfths, fifteenths, sixteenths, twentieths, twenty-fourths, thirtieths, fortieths, forty-eightieths, sixtieths, eightieths, and one-hundred-and-twentieths. A decimal system allows precise division only into halves, quarters, fifths, tenths, twentieths, twenty-fifths, and fiftieths. Amounts of money were written in various ways. The pound was represented, as it still is, by a £ sign, the shilling by a 's' and the penny by a 'd' (for 'denarius', a Roman silver coin which was also used as the name for the English silver penny). So the meaning of £3-4s-6d is fairly obvious. But amounts below a pound were also written 12/6 meaning 12s-6d or 10/- or sometimes 10/= meaning ten shillings. An amount such as 12/6 would be pronounced 'twelve and six' as a more casual form of 'twelve shillings and sixpence'. From the late eighteenth century a shilling was popularly called a 'bob' as in 'it cost three bob'. But you would only use that for whole shillings so it would be 'three bob' or 'three and eight' but never 'three bob and six'. From the early 19th century a five shilling piece or crown was sometimes called a dollar, probably because its appearance was similar to the Spanish dollar or peso - sometimes called a piece of eight. This expression gained currency again in the 1940s when US troops came to the UK during World War II. At the time a US dollar was worth exactly 5s. In the post-war period right up to the 1960s the phrase 'half a dollar' meaning 2/6 was also used. The guinea A guinea was £1-1s-0d (which is £1.05) and could be written as '1g' or '1gn' or, in the plural, '3gs' or '3gns'. It was considered a more gentlemanly amount than £1. You paid a tradesman, such as a carpenter, in pounds but a gentleman, perhaps an artist, in guineas. It was a tradition in the legal profession that a barrister was paid in guineas but kept only the pounds, giving his clerk the shillings (they were all men then). In the 1850s and 60s the standard rate paid by Dickens for contributions to his weekly periodicals Household Words and All The Year Round was half a guinea a column or a guinea a page. His staff members were generally paid five guineas a week. In the early 1850s, before he worked for Dickens, Wilkie Collins was paid five-eighths of a guinea a page for his work in Bentley's Miscellany. That odd amount was worked out from the rate of ten guineas for a printed sheet of sixteen pages. Per word, both amounts were similar. Like the pound, the guinea could also be divided exactly into many different amounts - halves, thirds, quarters, sixths, sevenths, ninths, fourteenths, twenty-firsts, twenty-eighths, thirty-sixths, forty-seconds, sixty-thirds, eighty-fourths, and one-hundred-and-twenty-sixths. One useful factor was that a third of a guinea was exactly seven shillings. Coins The coinage reflected the principal divisions of the money and added some of its own. A gold coin worth £1 was called a sovereign and the half sovereign, also in gold, was worth ten s | ExchangeRate.com - Currency Information Maltese Lira | Post | View The lira (Maltese: lira maltija, plural: liri, ISO 4217 code : MTL) was the currency of Malta from 1972 until 31 December 2007. The lira was abbreviated as Lm, although the traditional ₤ sign was often used locally. In English, the Maltese currency was sometimes referred to as the pound. The euro replaced the Maltese lira as the official currency of Malta on 1 January 2008 at the irrevocable fixed exchange rate of 0.429300 MTL per 1 euro. History Before 1972, the pound circulated, composed of British coins and banknotes supplemented by Maltese notes. Although using British coins, Malta did not decimalize with the UK in 1971. Instead, it adopted a decimal system in 1972, based on the lira (equal to the pound) subdivided into 1000 mils or 100 cents. The name "lira" was used on banknotes beginning in 1973, initially jointly with "pound", and exclusively on both coins and banknotes since 1986. Mils were removed from circulation in 1994. On entry into the European Union, Malta agreed to adopt the euro. The lira was replaced by the euro on 1 January 2008, as part of the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union. Euro changeover The Maltese lira was replaced by the euro as the official currency of Malta at the irrevocable fixed exchange rate of 0.429300 MTL per 1 EUR. However, Maltese lira banknotes and coins continued to have legal tender status and were accepted for cash payments until 31 January 2008. Maltese liri were convertible free of charge at all Maltese credit institutions until 30 March 2008. Maltese coins will be convertible at the Central Bank of Malta until 1 February 2010, and banknotes until 31 January 2018. Exchange rate The Maltese pound/lira was on a par with the British pound sterling (GBP) until the late 1970s, since then the lira had been allowed to float, anchored to a basket of reserve currencies. The lira had subsequently been worth around £1.60 sterling. After the Kuwaiti dinar, it was the second-highest-valued currency unit in the world, being worth US$3.1596 as of 28 April 2007. After the dollar weakened against other currencies in mid 2006, the lira was worth US$3.35289 as of 16 December 2007. The currency entered the ERM II on 2 May 2005, by which its value had to be maintained within a 15% band around the central parity rate of 0.429300 LM per euro. The Central Bank of Malta and Maltese Government unilaterally decided to keep the actual LM/euro exchange rate equal to the central parity rate (i.e., doing away with the 15% band) throughout the ERM II period. The irrevocable fixed conversion rate was established by the ECOFIN on 10 July 2007, at 0.4293 lira to one euro. Coins Decimal coinage was introduced in 1972 in denominations of 2, 3 and 5 mils, 1, 2, 5, 10 and 50 cents. The division of the lira into 100 cents (rather than the 240 pence of the old system) meant that the cent was a relatively large unit - the United Kingdom introduced the decimal ½ penny for this reason. Malta went "one better" in introducing the mil. It will be noted that there was no 1 mil coin. However, the coins that were provided (2, 3, and 5 mils) allowed goods to be priced (and change given) for any number of mils. In 1975, a 25 cent coin was introduced. A new coinage was issued in 1986 in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 25 and 50 cents and 1 lira. A third series was introduced in 1991 due to the change in Malta's coat of arms. The mils were withdrawn in 1994, although for some time only the 5 mils had been seen (and then only rarely). Banknotes In 1973, banknotes were introduced, denominated in liri on the obverse and pounds on the reverse, in denominations of 1, 5 and 10 liri. In 1986, 1 lira notes were replaced by coins and 2 lira and 20 lira notes were introduced. Four series had been issuing, designated the second to the fifth series by the Central Bank, with the first series in the pound. |
In 1963, US President Kennedy sanctioned a coup d'tat in which country to overthrow Ngo Dinh Diem, the Roman Catholic President, by his own army generals? | JFK and the Diem Coup: Declassified Records DOCUMENT 1 DCI Briefing, July 9, 1963 SOURCE: John F. Kennedy Library: John F. Kennedy Papers (Hereafter JFKL: JFKP): National Security File: Country File, box 51, folder: Cuba: Subjects, Intelligence Material. This document shows that Director of Central Intelligence John A. McCone briefed President Kennedy within twenty-four hours after a South Vietnamese general first approached CIA officer Lucien Conein. At the time multiple different plots were anticipated, at least one of which might become active the following day (the Tuyen plot referred to aborted, Tran Kim Tuyen was sent out of the country as ambassador to Egypt). The CIA also here recognizes the political significance of the Buddhist issue in South Vietnam. State-Saigon Cable 243, August 24, 1963 SOURCE: JFKL: JFKP: National Security File: Meetings & Memoranda series, box 316, folder: Meetings on Vietnam 8/24/63-8/31/63 This is the notorious "Hilsman Cable," drafted by Assistant Secretary of state For Far Eastern Affairs Roger A. Hilsman in response to a repeated contact between General Don and Conein on August 23. The U.S. government position generally supported action to unseat Ngo Dinh Nhu and if Diem's departure were necessary to reach that goal, so be it. Hilsman's stronger formulation of that position in this cable was drafted while President Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and CIA director McCone were all out of town. Though the cable had the proper concurrences by their deputies or staff, the principals were converted by officials who opposed the Hilsman pro-coup policy. Much of the rest of August 1963 was taken up by the U.S. government trying to take back the coup support expressed in this cable while, out of concern for the U.S. image with the South Vietnamese generals, without seeming to do so. Memorandum of Conversation, "Vietnam," August 26, 1963, Noon SOURCE: JFKL: Roger Hilsman Papers, Country Series, box 4, folder: Vietnam: White House Meetings 8/26/63-8/29/63, State Memcons The first of a series of records of meetings in which President John F. Kennedy and his lieutenants consider the implications of a coup and the difficulties of bringing off a successful one. Memorandum for the President, August 27, 1963 SOURCE; JFKL: John Newman Papers, Notebook, August 24-31, 1963. National Security Council staffer Michael V. Forrestal sends a memo to President Kennedy advising on what he may expect to hear at the meeting on Vietnam policy scheduled for that afternoon. Memorandum of Conversation, "Vietnam," August 27, 1963, 4:00PM SOURCE: JFKL: Roger Hilsman Papers, Country Series, box 4, folder: Vietnam: White House Meetings 8/26/63-8/29/63, State Memcons President Kennedy continues his consideration of a policy of support for a coup in Saigon, this time with the participation of recently-returned ambassador to Saigon Frederick C. Nolting. The former ambassador opposes any coup in Saigon but frankly admits that the prospects for a coup depend upon the U.S. attitude. Secretary Rusk argues that Nolting's recommendations are inadequate. Kennedy orders Assistant Secretary Hilsman to prepare a study of the contingency options. This is the State Department record of the meeting. Memorandum of Conference with the President, August 27, 1963, 4:00 PM SOURCE: JFKL: JF | TLW's JFKscope (tm), by T.L. Winslow (TLW), "The Historyscoper" (tm) U.S. Dem. pres. #35 (1961-3) (first U.S. pres. born in the 21st cent.) (first Roman Catholic U.S. pres.) John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-63) was born on May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass. He was the 2nd son of Joseph Patrick Kennedy Sr. (1888-1969) and Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald Kennedy (1890-1995) , who was the mother of a record three U.S. senators and one U.S. pres., the eldest daughter of Boston mayor and civil rights-promoting Mass. rep. (1895-1901) John Francis "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald (1863-1950) , and the mother not only of JFK but of Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy Jr. (1915-44) , Rose Marie "Rosemary" Kennedy (1918-2005) , Kathleen Agnes "Kick" Kennedy (1920-48) , Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver (1921-2009) , Patricia Helen "Pat" Kennedy (1924-2006) , Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (1925-68) , Jean Ann Kennedy (1928-) , and Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (1932-2009) (the only Kennedy brother to grow old). Spoiler alert: It all ends in Dallas, Tex. In Nov. 1841 Dallas, Tex. (Gael. "dwellers by the waterfall") in NE Tex. on 640 acres overlooking the Three Forks area of the Trinity River (modern pop. 850K/1.5M) is settled by Tenn. trader-atty. John Neely Bryan (1810-77) ; the site is where JFK is assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963; in 1846 after attracting Anglo-Am. (non-Hispanic) settlers, it and the surrounding county are named after Anglo U.S. vice-pres. George Mifflin Dallas (1792-1864) - shouldn't that be Houston-Mufflin? The name Kennedy ultimately comes from the Gaelic word Kenneth, meaning handsome, yes, there were a lot of Scottish king Kenneths, weren't they handsome, although the Kennedy variant allegedly means helmet or deformed or ugly head . I know, he went from handsome to deformed head in Dallas, Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your long hair. The Kennedy clan traces to Patrick Kennedy (1823-58) (JFK's great-grandfather), a brewery cooper born in Dunganstown, County Wexford , Leinster in S Ireland, who fled the Irish Potato Famine in 1848 to Boston via Liverpool aboard the ship Washington Irving, then married fellow immigrant Bridget Murphy on Sept. 26, 1849. On Jan. 14, 1858 their youngest and brightest of five children Patrick Joseph "P.J." Kennedy (1858-1929) (JFK's grandfather) was born, making his fortune running saloons in Haymarket Square and East Boston, which gave him the money to buy a whiskey-importing business, P.J. Kennedy & Co., becoming #1. Well-connected with the Irish Mob, he served five consecutive 1-year terms in the Mass. House of Reps. in 1884-8 followed by three 2-year terms in the Mass. Senate in 1889-95. In 1888 he fathered Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., using his wealth and influence to get him off to a flying start. In 1912 Joe Sr. graduated from Harvard, imagine the power struggle to get an Irish Catholic Mick into that Puritan stronghold, and became a bank examiner for Mass., giving him the inside knowledge to take control of failing Columbia Trust Bank in 1913 with a $45K loan from his Irish Mafia, er, family, making him the youngest bank pres. in America. After investing in a real estate exploitation firm that concentrated on distressed property and making big bucks, he became a stock broker in 1919, regularly engaging in insider trading and market manipulation before it became illegal. As the 1929 Wall Street Crash approached, he switched to shorting the market, making more megamillions for a total jackpot of $4M ($50M in today's dollars). Switching to pure real estate, he ramped it up to $180M ($2.88B), although maybe not all that way, since all along he was into rum running from Canada, but made sure that nobody could prove it in court, give your word to never shake a baby. His con game was to financially back the Temperance Movement to keep Prohibition (which began on Jan. 16, 1920) from being repealed as long as he could, then right before Dec. 5, 1933, the day it ended, he bought shares in Nat. Distillers at $8.64 a share, which soon shot up to $26 a share, making tens mor |
What is the name of Kate Winslet's character in Titanic? | Kate Winslet - IMDb IMDb Actress | Soundtrack Ask Kate Winslet what she likes about any of her characters, and the word "ballsy" is bound to pop up at least once. The British actress has made a point of eschewing straightforward pretty-girl parts in favor of more devilish damsels; as a result, she's built an eclectic resume that runs the gamut from Shakespearean tragedy to modern-day ... See full bio » Born: a list of 30 people created 15 Apr 2012 a list of 26 people created 26 Feb 2014 a list of 25 images created 29 Sep 2015 a list of 25 people created 13 Oct 2015 a list of 47 people created 10 months ago Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Kate Winslet's work have you seen? User Polls Won 1 Oscar. Another 79 wins & 148 nominations. See more awards » Known For Finding Neverland Sylvia Llewelyn Davies (2004) 1992 Anglo Saxon Attitudes (TV Mini-Series) Caroline Jenington 2005 Romance & Cigarettes (performer: "Scapricciatiello (Do You Love Me Like You Kiss Me)", "Little Water Song") 2001 EastEnders (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) 2001 Christmas Carol: The Movie (performer: "What If I") 1997 Titanic (performer: "Come, Josephine, In My Flying Machine") 1994 Heavenly Creatures (performer: "Sono Andati") Hide 2016 Made in Hollywood (TV Series) Herself 2006-2016 Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) Herself 2016 Rencontres de cinéma (TV Series) Herself Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Presenter: Spotlight 2016 Nature (TV Series documentary) Herself - Narrator 2016 60 Minutes (TV Series documentary) Herself - Actress (segment "And the Nominees Are") 2004-2016 Film 2016 (TV Series) Herself - Interviewee / Herself 2016 Jimmy Kimmel Live! 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(TV Series) Herself 2006 Deep Sea (Documentary short) Narration (voice) 2005 Titanic: EPK Press Kit (Video documentary short) Herself 2005 Happy Birthday, Peter Pan (TV Special documentary) Herself 2004 The Early Show (TV Series) Herself - Guest 2004 Good Morning America (TV | Oscars 2010: Kathryn Bigelow becomes first woman to win best director as Hurt Locker blasts ex-husband's Avatar with six gongs | Daily Mail Online Oscars 2010: Kathryn Bigelow becomes first woman to win best director as Hurt Locker blasts ex-husband's Avatar with six gongs By BAZ BAMIGBOYE Bad night for James Cameron's $300m Avatar as it wins three low-key awards Sandra Bullock and Jeff Bridges win Best Actress and Best Actor Brits Helen Mirren, Colin Firth and Carey Mulligan miss out on big prizes Mo'Nique takes gong for Best Supporting Actress in Precious Kathryn Bigelow made history last night after becoming the first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Director - and trounced her ex-husband in the process. Her Iraq war thriller The Hurt Locker scooped six Oscars, including Best Picture, while Avatar, directed by James Cameron, won only three minor gongs. Avatar - the highest grossing film ever having already taken $2billion worldwide at the box office - won only for art direction, cinematography and visual effects. Trophies also went to runaway favourites Sandra Bullock, Best Actress for American football drama The Blind Side and Jeff Bridges, who collected the Best Actor award for his part in the country musical Crazy Heart. Scroll down to watch MailOnline video reports Making history: Kathryn Bigelow's Iraq war drama film The Hurt Locker won six Oscars. She is the first woman to win an Academy Award for best director, seen on stage last night at the 82nd Academy Awards Delighted: Screenwriter Mark Boal (left) and producer Greg Shapiro backstage with five of the six awards the movie raked in As she opened the envelope Barbra Streisand declared: 'It's about time', and then read Kathryn Bigelow's name for best director. Avatar had been widely expected to follow in the footsteps of Cameron's epic, Titanic, which won 11 Oscars in 1998.. As the Best Director award was announced, Cameron patted Bigelow on the back - she was sitting directly in front of him in the auditorium - and broke out into wild applause. She said on receiving the directing award: 'This really is, there’s no way to describe it. It’s the moment of a lifetime.' The director paid tribute to the work of members of the audience she had admired for decades. And praised the screenplay as 'courageous'. No hard feelings: James Cameron reacts to his ex-wife Kathryn's film winning one of six Oscars Applause: Cameron, sat behind his ex-wife, looked pleased as Avatar wins the Oscar for Cinematography Congratulations: But Bigelow beat her former husband hands down, with Cameron seen left jokingly moving his hands towards her neck and, right, the pair embrace She said: 'I would not be standing here if it wasn’t for Mark Boal, who risked his life for the words on the page.' And she dedicated the award to 'the people who risk their lives on a daily basis in Iraq and Afghanistan....may they come home safe.' Backstage she spoke about becoming the first female director to win: 'First of all, I hope I'm the first of many. 'And, of course, I'd love to just think of myself as a filmmaker, and I long for the day when a modifier can be a moot point. 'But I'm ever grateful if I can inspire some young, intrepid, tenacious male or female filmmaker and have them feel that the impossible is possible and never give up on your dream,' Bigelow said. Bigelow was the third of Cameron's five wives between 1989-1991 but the situation between them is very amicable and they have traded pleasantries at every stage of this year's award season. Sandra Bullock collects her award for best actress for the American football drama The Blind Side while Jeff Bridges makes his acceptance speech after being named best actor for musical film Crazy Heart As the victory turned into a procession of awards, Cameron joked as if to strangle his ex-wife before giving her a generous hug. It had become clear when The Hurt Locker, which had a budget of just $11million, clinched Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing that it was in with a shout of the top prize. The drama about a U.S. bomb disposal unit i |
Who wrote the novel 'Jaws'? | Peter Benchley (Author of Jaws) edit data Peter Bradford Benchley was an American author best known for writing the novel Jaws and co-writing the screenplay for its highly successful film adaptation. The success of the book led to many publishers commissioning books about mutant rats, rabid dogs and the like threatening communities. The subsequent film directed by Steven Spielberg and co-written by Benchley is generally acknowledged as the first summer blockbuster. Benchley also wrote The Deep and The Island which were also adapted into films. Benchley was from a literary family. He was the son of author Nathaniel Benchley and grandson of Algonquin Round Table founder Robert Benchley. His younger brother, Nat Benchley, is a writer and actor. Peter Benchley was an alumnus of Phillips Peter Bradford Benchley was an American author best known for writing the novel Jaws and co-writing the screenplay for its highly successful film adaptation. The success of the book led to many publishers commissioning books about mutant rats, rabid dogs and the like threatening communities. The subsequent film directed by Steven Spielberg and co-written by Benchley is generally acknowledged as the first summer blockbuster. Benchley also wrote The Deep and The Island which were also adapted into films. Benchley was from a literary family. He was the son of author Nathaniel Benchley and grandson of Algonquin Round Table founder Robert Benchley. His younger brother, Nat Benchley, is a writer and actor. Peter Benchley was an alumnus of Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard University. After graduating from college, he worked for The Washington Post, then as an editor at Newsweek and a speechwriter in the White House. He developed the idea of a man-eating shark terrorising a community after reading of a fisherman Frank Mundus catching a 4,550 pound great white shark off the coast of Long Island in 1964. He also drew some material from the tragic Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916. His reasonably successful second novel, The Deep, is about a honeymooning couple discovering two sunken treasures on the Bermuda reefs -- 17th century Spanish gold and a fortune in World War Two-era morphine -- who are subsequently targeted by a drug syndicate. This 1976 novel is based on Benchley's chance meeting in Bermuda with diver Teddy Tucker while writing a story for National Geographic. Benchley co-wrote the screenplay for the 1977 film release, along with Tracy Keenan Wynn and an uncredited Tom Mankiewicz. Directed by Peter Yates and starring Robert Shaw, Nick Nolte and Jacqueline Bisset, The Deep was the second-highest grossing release of 1977 after Star Wars, although its box office tally fell well short of Jaws. The Island, published in 1979, was a story of descendants of 17th century pirates who terrorize pleasure craft in the Caribbean, leading to the Bermuda Triangle mystery. Benchley again wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation. But the movie version of The Island, starring Michael Caine and David Warner, failed at the box office when released in 1980. During the 1980s, Benchley wrote three novels that did not sell as well as his previous works. However, Girl of the Sea of Cortez, a beguiling John Steinbeck-type fable about man's complicated relationship with the sea, was far and away his best reviewed book and has attracted a considerable cult following since its publication. Sea of Cortez signposted Benchley's growing interest in ecological issues and anticipated his future role as an impassioned and intelligent defender of the importance of redressing the current imbalance between human activities and the marine environment. Q Clearance published in 1986 was written from his experience as a staffer in the Johnson White House. Rummies (aka Lush), which appeared in 1989, is a semi-autobiographical work, loosely inspired by the Benchley family's history of alcohol abuse. While the first half of the novel is a relatively straightforward (and harrowing) account of a suburbanite's descent into alcoholic hell, the second part -- which takes place at a Ne | Patrick O'Brian | W. W. Norton & Company DONE Patrick O'Brian's acclaimed Aubrey/Maturin series of historical novels has been described as "a masterpiece" (David Mamet, New York Times), "addictively readable" (Patrick T. Reardon, Chicago Tribune), and "the best historical novels ever written" (Richard Snow, New York Times Book Review), which "should have been on those lists of the greatest novels of the 20th century" (George Will). Set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, O'Brian's twenty-volume series centers on the enduring friendship between naval officer Jack Aubrey and physician (and spy) Stephen Maturin. The Far Side of the World, the tenth book in the series, was adapted into a 2003 film directed by Peter Weir and starring Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany. The film was nominated for ten Oscars, including Best Picture. The books are now available in hardcover, paperback, and e-book format. In addition to the Aubrey/Maturin novels, Patrick O'Brian wrote several books including the novels Testimonies, The Golden Ocean, and The Unknown Shore, as well as biographies of Joseph Banks and Picasso. He translated many works from French into English, among them the novels and memoirs of Simone de Beauvoir, the first volume of Jean Lacouture's biography of Charles de Gaulle, and famed fugitive Henri Cherriere's memoir Papillon. O'Brian died in January 2000. Books by Patrick O'Brian |
The Tower of Babel is mentioned in which book of the Bible? | Genesis 11 NIV - The Tower of Babel - Now the whole - Bible Gateway Genesis 11New International Version (NIV) The Tower of Babel 11 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. 2 As people moved eastward,[ a ] they found a plain in Shinar[ b ] and settled there. 3 They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar. 4 Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth.” 5 But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower the people were building. 6 The Lord said, “If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. 7 Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.” 8 So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city. 9 That is why it was called Babel[ c ]—because there the Lord confused the language of the whole world. From there the Lord scattered them over the face of the whole earth. From Shem to Abram 10 This is the account of Shem’s family line. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father[ d ] of Arphaxad. 11 And after he became the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters. 12 When Arphaxad had lived 35 years, he became the father of Shelah. 13 And after he became the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.[ e ] 14 When Shelah had lived 30 years, he became the father of Eber. 15 And after he became the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters. 16 When Eber had lived 34 years, he became the father of Peleg. 17 And after he became the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters. 18 When Peleg had lived 30 years, he became the father of Reu. 19 And after he became the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters. 20 When Reu had lived 32 years, he became the father of Serug. 21 And after he became the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters. 22 When Serug had lived 30 years, he became the father of Nahor. 23 And after he became the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters. 24 When Nahor had lived 29 years, he became the father of Terah. 25 And after he became the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters. 26 After Terah had lived 70 years, he became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran. Abram’s Family 27 This is the account of Terah’s family line. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot. 28 While his father Terah was still alive, Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans, in the land of his birth. 29 Abram and Nahor both married. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milkah; she was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milkah and Iskah. 30 Now Sarai was childless because she was not able to conceive. 31 Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. But when they came to Harran, they settled there. 32 Terah lived 205 years, and he died in Harran. Footnotes: | Facts about the Bible Facts about the Bible Facts about the Bible Facts about the Bible The following list is not designed to discuss doctrine, or provide in-depth teaching. It is merely a resource center for factual information on the Bible. Many of these questions have been addressed in various locations throughout our website; however, as many people do not have the time to comb through the entire website to find the answers they are looking for, we have compiled the following list. How many books are in the Bible? The Bible contains 66 books, divided among the Old and New Testaments. How many books are in the Old Testament? There are 39 books in the Old Testament. How many books are in the New Testament? There are 27 books in the New Testament. What does "testament" mean? Testament means "covenant" or "contract." Who wrote the Bible? The Bible was written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit by over 40 different authors from all walks of life: shepherds, farmers, tent-makers, physicians, fishermen, priests, philosophers and kings. Despite these differences in occupation and the span of years it took to write it, the Bible is an extremely cohesive and unified book. Which single author contributed the most books to the Old Testament? Moses. He wrote the first five books of the Bible, referred to as the Pentateuch; the foundation of the Bible. Which single author contributed the most books to the New Testament? The Apostle Paul, who wrote 14 books (over half) of the New Testament. When was the Bible written? It was written over a period of some 1,500 years, from around 1450 B.C. (the time of Moses) to about 100 A.D. (following the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ). What is the oldest book in the Old Testament? Many scholars agree that Job is the oldest book in the Bible, written by an unknown Israelite about 1500 B.C. Others hold that the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Bible) are the oldest books in the Bible, written between 1446 and 1406 B.C. What is the youngest book in the Old Testament? The book of Malachi, written about 400 B.C. What is the oldest book of the New Testament? Probably the book of James, written as early as A.D. 45. What is the youngest book in the New Testament? The Book of Revelation is the youngest book of the New Testament, written about 95 A.D. What languages was the Bible written in? The Bible was written in three languages: Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek. When was the Bible canonized? The entire New Testament as we know it today, was canonized before the year 375 A.D. The Old Testament had previously been canonized long before the advent of Christ. What does "canon" mean? "Canon" is derived front the Greek word "Kanon," signifying a measuring rod. Thus, to have the Bible "canonized" meant that it had been measured by the standard or test of divine inspiration and authority. It became the collection of books or writings accepted by the apostles and leadership of the early Christian church as a basis for Christian belief. It is the standard by which all Christians throughout the ages live and worship. When was the first translation of the Bible made into English? 1382 A.D., by John Wycliffe. When was the Bible printed? The Bible was printed in 1454 A.D. by Johannes Gutenberg who invented the "type mold" for the printing press. It was the first book ever printed. What is the oldest almost-complete manuscript of the Bible now in existence? The Codex Vaticanus, which dates from the first half of the fourth Century. It is located in the library of the Vatican in Rome. There are older fragments of the Bible that are still preserved however-- the oldest being a tiny scrap of the Gospel of John was found in Egypt, dating back to the beginning of the second century. (It is currently in the Rayland's Library in Manchester, England). What is the longest book in the Bible? The book of Psalms. What is the shortest book in the Bible? 2 John. What is the longest chapter in the Bible? Psalm 119 What is the shortest chapter in the Bible? Psalm 117 What is the longest verse in the Bible? Est |
In which European city are the headquarters of the European Central Bank? | European Central Bank too big for new headquarters building | City A.M. Monday 11 November 2013 5:18am European Central Bank too big for new headquarters building Share Tim Wallace is a former City A.M. reporter. Follow Tim Tim Wallace THE EUROPEAN Central Bank (ECB) will not be able to fit all of its staff into its new headquarters, it said over the weekend. The institution is expanding as it is being given more powers to oversee the Eurozone’s banking system, requiring another 1,000 staff. It had not forseen the expansion when it commissioned the new building, which has been under construction since 2010. The building in Frankfurt is also running over budget – according to Der Spiegel it is likely to cost at least €1.15bn (£960m), more than double the £500m initially planned. “The ECB has decided to continue to rent one of its current buildings, the Eurotower, to house its supervisory staff,” the ECB said. “This decision means that the ECB will maintain its link with the Eurotower in Frankfurt, together with the large euro symbol in front of it, which has become something of a landmark not only for the ECB but also for the city of Frankfurt.” Share | EUR-Lex - xy0026 - EN - EUR-Lex Text Treaty of Maastricht on European Union The Treaty on European Union (TEU) represents a new stage in European integration since it opens the way to political integration. It creates a European Union consisting of three pillars: the European Communities, Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), and police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (JHA). The Treaty introduces the concept of European citizenship, reinforces the powers of the European Parliament and launches economic and monetary union (EMU). Besides, the EEC becomes the European Community (EC). BIRTH The Treaty on European Union (TEU), signed in Maastricht on 7 February 1992, entered into force on 1 November 1993. This Treaty is the result of external and internal events. At external level, the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the outlook of German reunification led to a commitment to reinforce the Community's international position. At internal level, the Member States wished to supplement the progress achieved by the Single European Act with other reforms. This led to the convening of two Inter-Governmental Conferences, one on EMU and the other on political union. The Hanover European Council of 27 and 28 June 1988 entrusted the task of preparing a report proposing concrete steps towards economic union to a group of experts chaired by Jacques Delors. The Dublin European Council of 28 April 1990, on the basis of a Belgian memorandum on institutional reform and a Franco-German initiative inviting the Member States to consider accelerating the political construction of Europe, decided to examine the need to amend the EC Treaty so as to move towards European integration. It was the Rome European Council of 14 and 15 December 1990 which finally launched the two Intergovernmental Conferences. This culminated a year later in the Maastricht Summit of 9 and 10 December 1991. OBJECTIVES With the Treaty of Maastricht, the Community clearly went beyond its original economic objective, i.e. creation of a common market, and its political ambitions came to the fore. In this context, the Treaty of Maastricht responds to five key goals: strengthen the democratic legitimacy of the institutions; improve the effectiveness of the institutions; establish economic and monetary union; develop the Community social dimension; establish a common foreign and security policy. STRUCTURE The Treaty has a complicated structure. Its preamble is followed by seven titles. Title I contains provisions shared by the Communities, common foreign policy, and judicial cooperation. Title II contains provisions amending the EEC Treaty, while Titles III and IV amend the ECSC and EAEC Treaties respectively. Title V introduces provisions concerning common foreign and security policy (CFSP). Title VI contains provisions on cooperation in the fields of justice and home affairs (JHA). The final provisions are set out in Title VII. EUROPEAN UNION The Maastricht Treaty creates the European Union, which consists of three pillars: the European Communities, common foreign and security policy and police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters. The first pillar consists of the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and Euratom and concerns the domains in which the Member States share their sovereignty via the Community institutions. The process known as the Community method applies in this connection, i.e. a proposal by the European Commission, its adoption by the Council and the European Parliament and the monitoring of compliance with Community law by the Court of Justice. The second pillar establishes common foreign and security policy (CFSP), enshrined in Title V of the Treaty on European Union. This replaces the provisions of the Single European Act and allows Member States to take joint action in the field of foreign policy. This pillar involves an intergovernmental decision-making process which largely relies on unanimity. The Commission and Parliament play a modest role and the Court of Justice has no say in this area. |
At 524 feet, the highest cathedral spire ever constructed in England was blown down in 1584. Which cathedral was this spire part of? | Full text of "The cathedral church of Saint Patrick; a history & description of the building, with a short account of the deans" See other formats mmm m ST. PATRICK'S cathedral:dublin LIBRARY ANNEX WITH PLAN AND ILLUSTRATIONS BELCS CATHEDRAL SERIES fVA College of Ar^itecture L^m [)o ^°™ell UaiTersity BOUGHT WITH THE INCOME PROM THE SAGE ENDOWMENT FUND THE GIFT OF Hetirg m. Sage 1S91 j^>.-?>L.2..:^.\.»^. , .-X.^XSAAlXx^trr.... 1357 NA 5460.08'""" ""'"""""■"'"'^ ^l?M.1r?!.'il?,!?"' church of Saint Patrick: a 3 1924 015 342""645" The original of tliis book is in tine Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924015342045 BELL'S CATHEDRAL SERIES SAINT PATRICK'S Tnic^^^"^ THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF SAINT PATRICK A HISTORY & DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING, WITH A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE DEANS BY J. H. BERNARD, D.D., D.C.L DEAN OF ST. PATRICK'S WITH XXXIII ILLUSTRATIONS SEAL OF THE CHAPTER LONDON: GEORGE BELL & SONS. 1905 m 0. 1U\ A.£b2.3\fe CHISWICK PRESS : CHARLES WHITTINGHAM AND CO. TOOKS COURT, CHANCERY LANE, LONDON. AUTHOR'S PREFACE Of the authorities for the history of St. Patrick's Cathedral, the most important are the early charters and papers preserved in the archives. The extant Chapter Acts do not go back further than 1636, but a very valuable collection of miscellaneous docu- ments is preserved in the " Dignitas Decani," a vellum book which was compiled in the fifteenth century for record purposes. These sources, along with the manuscripts in the custody of the Archbishop of DubUn, were carefully studied by Mr. Monck Mason, whose "History of St. Patrick's Cathedral" (1820) is the most complete work on the subject, and is indispensable to any future historian. It gives much information about the consti- tutional history of the Cathedral, and deals largely with the privileges of the Dean and Chapter, besides providing biograph- ical notices of all the Deans up to 1819. No less than 220 pages are devoted to the life of Swift. But it is of little use to the student of architecture, as Mr. Mason had no special knowledge of that subject. The succession of dignitaries, prebendaries and other Cathedral officials is best given in Cotton's "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae" (vols, ii., v., 1848 and 1878), a work of which a new and revised edition is needed. Of recent years the important historical volumes published under the direction of the Master of the Rolls, in particular the Patent Rolls and the Papal Registers, have furnished much additional early material, and they have been examined for the purposes of this little book. I have had to trespass on the kindness of many friends during its prepara- tion, but I may be permitted to offer special thanks to Sir Thomas Drew, F.S.A., for much information as to the archi- tectural history of the fabric. J. H. B. CONTENTS CHAP. I. The History of the Church II. The Exterior and the Precincts III. The Interior IV. Historical Memorials List of the Deans of St. Patrick's . Index • . ... PAGE 3 . 25 . 41 . . . 65, . 81 . . . 87 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE St. Patrick's Cathedral from the south-east frontispiece Seal of the Chapter . ... title-page The Nave, looking east .... 2 The Cathedral FROM the south IN 1739 . ... 3 The West Front in 1795 ... .5 The Cross which marked the Site of St. Patrick's Well . . . ... 7 The West Front in 1733 .... 12 The Cathedral from the north-east in 1814 17 The Choir, looking west, in 1817 ... 19 The west end of the Nave in 1828 ... 21 The Cathedral from the north-east in 1837 24 The Palace of St. Sepulchre, 1771 . 25 Plan of the Ancient Precincts 27 The Cathedral from the south about 181 5 . 30 The Tower and West Front in 1792 . 32 The Cathedral from the north in 1733 • 34 The Cathedral from the north- | Cathedrals in the UK | Interactive Map Photo Gallery Cathedrals in Britain From the world-famous St Paul's in London to the charming 12th century St David's Cathedral in Wales, simply scroll down to see our interactive map of the Christian cathedrals in Britain. Although we have attempted to be as thorough as possible, please do not hesitate to contact us if you have a cathedral that we have not included on the map. What is a Cathedral? A cathedral is not just a large church. The word 'cathedral' comes from the Latin word cathedra meaning 'seat' or 'chair', and refers to the presence of the bishop's or archbishop's chair or throne. It is the most important church in the diocese. What is a Minster - is it the same as a Cathedral? Sometimes but not always. Minsters were established during Anglo-Saxon times and were the churches attached to a monastery or monasterium. Nowadays the term 'minster' has come to refer more generally to any large or important, often parish, church. Famous minsters include York Minster, Southwell Minster and Westminster in London. Cathedrals in England Aldershot Cathedral Roman Catholic Church The Cathedral Church of St Michael and St George serves as the Roman Catholic cathedral for the Bishopric of the Forces, which provides chaplains to the British Armed Forces. The church was designed in 1892 by two military engineers, originally intended as the principal church for the Anglican chaplaincies of the British Army, it eventually became the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Forces instead. Arundel Cathedral Roman Catholic Church The Cathedral Church of Our Lady and St Philip Howard, was dedicated in 1873 as the Catholic parish church of Arundel, and designated a cathedral in 1965. The cathedral's location, construction, and design owe much to the Howard family, who, as Dukes of Norfolk and Earls of Arundel, are the most prominent Catholic family in England. The architectural style of the cathedral is French Gothic, a suitable counterpart to their nearby home …Arundel Castle. Birmingham Cathedral Church of England Designed by the English Baroque architect, Thomas Archer, St Philip's was originally built as a parish church in 1715. It became the cathedral of the newly formed Diocese of Birmingham in 1905. Birmingham Cathedral Roman Catholic Church The Metropolitan Cathedral Church and Basilica of Saint Chad was the first Catholic cathedral to be built in England after the English Reformation initiated in 1534 by King Henry VIII. Designed by Augustus Pugin, it was completed in 1841 and raised to cathedral status in 1852. Blackburn Cathedral Church of England One of England's newest cathedrals, with the creation of the Diocese of Blackburn in 1926, the parish church of St Mary the Virgin was elevated to cathedral status. The church, which was built in 1826, now forms the cathedral's nave. Bradford Cathedral Church of England A site of Christian worship since Anglo-Saxon times, a later Norman church stood for 300 years before being destroyed by raiding Scots. During the fourteenth century the church was rebuilt, the oldest parts of the present building were completed in 1458. Brentwood Cathedral Roman Catholic Church The Roman Catholic Cathedral Church of St Mary and St Helen dates from 1861. Originally a parish church built in a gothic style, this relatively small building was elevated to Cathedral status in 1917. Enlarged between 1989-1991, the new cathedral was dedicated on 31 May 1991. Bristol Cathedral Church of England Founded as St Augustine's Abbey in 1140, the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity became the seat of the bishop and cathedral of the new Diocese of Bristol in 1542. St Edmundsbury Cathedral Church of England A church has stood on the site of the current cathedral for over a 1,000 years. Largely rebuilt in the 16th century St James Church became St Edmundsbury Cathedral in 1914. Canterbury Cathedral Church of England One of the oldest and most famous Christian buidlings in England, the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ at Canterbury, is the seat of t |
Who won Britain’s only 2014 Winter Olympics gold medal? | Lizzy Yarnold wins first British gold medal at Sochi Winter Olympics on the skeleton track | Daily Mail Online comments As sure and true as a laser, Lizzy Yarnold slid head first through the twists and turns of ice to emerge, as her cold calculation always suggested it would, as an Olympic champion. Under the floodlights high up here in the Rosa Khutor mountains, the skeleton heroine from Kent held her nerve with a perfect demonstration of how to slide at beyond 80mph on the most technically advanced tea tray in the world. Her reward was to win only the 10th British gold medal in the history of the Winter Olympics. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Lizzy Yarnold reflect on becoming Olympic champion Unbelievable: Yarnold eventually won by 0.97secs from American rival Noelle Pikus-Pace Track record: Yarnold broke the track record on her first and third runs She did so 30 Valentine's Days after Torvill and Dean bewitched Sarajevo with Bolero. But that was beauty and this was butchery - her winning margin when the four runs were aggregated stood at nearly a second. 'I was bold enough to learn a Russian term, which is "I'm a champion,"' said Yarnold afterwards. 'It's an inexplicable feeling right know. I'm sure it won't sink in for a few days.' Add Yarnold's name to that of Amy Williams, her friend and landlady in Bath, who won the same title in Vancouver four years ago. They are two of only three British women to win individual golds, the other being figure skater Jeannette Altwegg in 1952. On paper it was a mere formality for Yarnold. The 25-year-old brought a 0.44sec overnight lead into Friday's final two runs, a lead that approximates to millennia in this sport of high speed and small margins. Gold! Elizabeth Yarnold won Britain's first gold of the Winter Olympics with a brilliant performance in the Skeleton Still, there remained the possibility that she would become the most fancied front runner to lose since the hare succumbed to the tortoise. And these were not tortoises behind her. America's Noelle Pikes-Pace, lay second and dangerous. There was also the Russian challenge, led by Elena Nikitina, the dark horse whose preparations had, it was alleged, been helped by the use of a secret training slope up here in the mountains. Monopolising the facility is against the rules. Foul, cried the Australians on Thursday, only for their appeal to be rejected. The British did not challenge the hosts, confident that they could prevail no matter what skulduggery - if indeed any - was being perpetrated. Tears: Friends and family watch Yarnold cruise to victory Salute: Yarnold waves after completing her fourth and final run So it proved. Watched by her father Clive, wearing a cowboy hat with a Union Jack poked in it, mother Judith, her sisters Katie and Charlotte, and boyfriend James Roche, a backroom boy with the bobsleigh team, she made a mockery of nerves by executing a fine first run of the night - the third of the competition - in a time of 57.91sec. That was markedly faster than the existing course record of 58.43sec she herself had set the day before. It was not totally perfect, the odd brush with the wall acting as the lightest of brakes. She still touched 85mph. Her lead extended to 0.78sec. She had given pre-instructions to the 'Yarny Army' - her family and friends in the stand at the end of the track wearing t-shirts bearing her face - not to celebrate after that run however serenely fast it was. She wanted to keep her focus total. They obliged her as best they could. The fourth slide awaited her, just one more trip down this snaking fridge of fear - 1500 metres long, descending 132m at an average gradient of 9.3 degrees. Family affair: Yarnold's family - (left to right) sisters Kate and Charlotte, father Clive and mother Judith - celebrate in Russia Support back home: Children from St Michael's School in Otford, Kent, support their former pupil She had one frightening moment en route down but pulled herself back to win with a time of 58.09 sec - confirming her winning margin as 0.97sec. Pik | British Olympic Heroes: The Best of British Gold Medallists 2012 by Kitty Carruthers - The Arabian Magazine Shop British Olympic Heroes: The Best of British Gold Medallists 2012 by Kitty Carruthers British Olympic Heroes: The Best of British Gold Medallists 2012 by Kitty Carruthers British Olympic Heroes: The Best of British Gold Medallists 2012 by Kitty Carruthers Product Description British Olympic Heroes: The Best of British Gold Medallists by Kitty Carruthers Prominently featured are Jane Holderness-Roddam and Our Nobby (gold Team Event 1968) and Col Harry Llewellyn and Foxhunter (gold Team Jumping 1952) Foreword by Sir Chris Hoy, MBE Here is the perfect guide to Britain’s greatest athletes of the modern Olympics – eminently readable, fun, fact-filled and fully illustrated, reprinted and updated for London 2012, to include the lighting of the 2012 Olympic torch, as Olympic fever grips the country. THe book covers medallists from both the summer and winter Olympics. British Olympic Heroes features 70 outstanding athletes from Great Britain’s 116-year record (unbroken) of attendance at the Olympic Games. Those included are not necessarily the most famous. They are, rather, the most arresting, whose sporting and private lives have been inspiring and impressive or sometimes downright incredible. All key statistics as well as many little-known facts are included. Many of Britain’s gold medallists have left a lasting legacy, while some made barely a ripple. In this book you will find those like Seb Coe, Chris Hoy, Kelly Holmes and Steve Redgrave – household names who have inspired countless others. There are also those like Tommy Green and the Doherty brothers who overcame adversity and emerged victorious, and others like Max Woosnam whose truly amazing prowess is all but forgotten today (and who once beat Charlie Chaplin at table tennis, playing with a butter knife!). And in spite of the title, the book would be the poorer without at least a passing mention of our spectacular failures and unlucky losers, like Eddie ‘the Eagle’ Edwards and Philip Plater. Our favourite partnerships are here – Torvill & Dean, the Three Blondes in a Boat, Harry Llewellyn & Foxhunter, Nash & Dixon, along with the heroes of old – Eric Liddell, Viv Woodward, ‘Leaping’ Lord Burghley, Harold Abrahams, Kitty Godfree and many more. Also of note is equestrian medallists Harry Llewellyn and Jane Bullen (Holderness-Roddam). Every entry is illustrated, and sections include: Olympic Timeline featuring key facts and interesting asides (eg the introduction of the Olympic anthem, boycotts and the disqualification of a rider for ‘clicking’ to his horse) Table of All British Gold Medallists from 1896 to 2008 Glorious Failures and Unlucky Losers and Other Oddities Table of all British Gold Medallists Bibliography and Index Full list of medallists: Launceston Elliot, John Boland, Laurie and Reggie Doherty, Charlotte (Chattie) Cooper, Henry Taylor, John Hacob Astor - 1st Baron Astor of Hever, Wyndham Halswelle, Paulo Radmilovic, Madge Syers, Vivian Woodward, Emil Voight, Arnold Jackson, Kitty Godfree, Henry Mallin, Max Woosnam, Harold Abrahams, Jack Beresford, Eric Liddell, David George Burghley - Marquess of Exeter, Hugh (Jumbo) Edwards, Tommy Green, Dickie Burnell and Bertie Bushnell, Harry Llewellyn, Chris Brasher, Anita Lonsbrough, Robin Dixon and Tony Nash, Mary Rand, Lynn Davies, Jane Bullen (Holderness-Roddam), Chris Finneganm, David Hemery, Rodney Pattisson, Mary Peters, John Curry, Sebastian Coe (Baron Coe of Ranmore), Robin Cousins, Duncan Goodhew, Steve Ovett, Daley Thompson, Allan Wells, Steve Redgrave, Tessa Sanderson, Malcolm Cooper, Christopher Dean and Jayne Torvill, Sean Kerly, Linford Christie, Chris Boardman, Jonny and Greg Searle, Sally Gunnell, Matthew Pinsent, Ben Ainslie, Stephanie Cook, Three Blondes in a Boat and the Yngling Girls, James Cracknell, Jonathan Edwards, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish, Chris Hoy, Kelly Holmes, Bradley Wiggins, Rebecca Adlington, Victoria Pendleton, Tim Brabants, Christine Ohuruogu. |
Oklo in Gabon, Africa is the only known place in the world where what reaction occurs naturally? | Oklo Reactor – Mounana, Gabon | Atlas Obscura Please separate multiple addresses with commas. We won't share addresses with third parties. Subscribe me to the Atlas Obscura Newsletter Many people think nuclear power is an invention of mankind, and some even think it violates the laws of nature. But nuclear power is in fact a naturally occurring phenomenon, and life could not exist without it. That’s because our sun (and every other star for that matter) is itself a giant power plant, lighting up the solar system through a process known as thermonuclear fusion. Humans, however, generate power through a different process called nuclear fission, which releases energy by splitting atoms rather than combining them as in the fusion process. No matter how ingenious our race may seem though, even fission reactors are old news to Mother Nature. In a singular but well-documented circumstance, scientists have found evidence that naturally occurring fission reactors were created inside three uranium ore deposits in the west African country of Gabon. Two billion years ago, the uranium-rich mineral deposits became flooded with groundwater, setting off a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction. The energy that was subsequently released then raised temperatures enough to begin boiling away the water, but when the mineral deposits eventually cooled down the nuclear reactions would start back up again. By examining the levels of certain isotopes of xenon gas (a byproduct of the uranium fission process) in the surrounding rock, scientists have determined the natural reactor proceeded in this start-stop fashion at intervals of about two and a half hours. In this manner, the uranium deposits in the Oklo region of Gabon created a natural nuclear power plant that operated for hundreds of thousands of years until most of the fissile uranium was depleted. While a majority of the uranium at Oklo is the non-fissile isotope U238, only about 3% needed to be the fissile isotope U235 for the chain reaction to start. Today, that percent of fissile uranium in the deposits is around 0.7%, indicating that the deposit had sustained reactions for a relatively long period of time. But it was this exact characteristic of the rocks from Oklo that first puzzled scientists. The low levels of U235 were first noticed in 1972 by employees of the Pierrelatte uranium enrichment facility in France. During routine mass spectrometry analysis of samples from the Oklo mine, it was discovered that the concentration of the fissile uranium isotope differed by three thousandths of a percent (%0.003) from the expected value. This seemingly small difference was significant enough to alert authorities, who were concerned that the missing uranium could be used to develop nuclear weapons. But later that year, scientists found the answer to the two-billion-year-old secret: the world’s first, and only natural, nuclear reactor. | 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"? A: Cocoa Puffs. Why was the Animal Crackers box designed with a string handle? A: The animal shaped cookie treats were introduced in 1902 as a Christmas novelty, and packaged so they would be hung from the Christmas trees. On what vegetable did an ancient Egyptian place his right hand when taking an oath? A: The onion. Its round shape symbolized eternity. How many flowers are in the design stamped on each side of an Oreo cookie? A: Twelve. Each as four petals. Black-eyed peas are not peas. What are they? A: Beans What European nation consumes more spicy Mexican food than any other? A: Norway What part of the banana is used to make banana oil? A: No part. Banana oil, a synthetic compound made with amyl alcohol, is named for its banana-like aroma. Under what name did the Domino's Pizza chain get its start? A: DomNick's What was margarine called when it was first marketed in England? A: Butterine What are the two top selling spices in the world? A: Pepper is 1st and mustard is second. What was the name of Cheerios when it was first marketed 50 years ago? A: Cheerioats What flaver of ice cream did Baskin-Robbins introduce to commemorate Americ's landing on the moon on July 20, 1969? A: Lunar Cheescake What is the most widely eaten fish in the world? A: The Herring What is the name of the evergeen shrub from which we get capers? 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Who played 'Holly Golightly' in Breakfast at Tiffany's? | Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV ON DISC ALL A young New York socialite becomes interested in a young man who has moved into her apartment building. Director: Truman Capote (based on the novel by), George Axelrod (screenplay) Stars: a list of 25 titles created 02 Jun 2013 a list of 40 titles created 25 Jul 2013 a list of 27 titles created 06 Oct 2013 a list of 42 titles created 30 Oct 2013 a list of 28 titles created 11 months ago Title: Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) 7.7/10 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 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 12 nominations. See more awards » Videos A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome. Director: William Wyler A playboy becomes interested in the daughter of his family's chauffeur, but it's his more serious brother who would be the better man for her. Director: Billy Wilder An impromptu fashion shoot at a book store brings about a new fashion model discovery in the shop clerk. Director: Stanley Donen Romance and suspense ensue in Paris as a woman is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Who can she trust? Director: Stanley Donen Romantic comedy about a woman who must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries, and the man who helps her. Director: William Wyler A couple in the south of France non-sequentially spin down the highways of infidelity in their troubled ten-year marriage. Director: Stanley Donen When two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in. Director: Billy Wilder The sprightly young assistant of a Hollywood screenwriter helps him over his writer's block by acting out his fantasies of possible plots. Director: Richard Quine A troublemaking student at a girls' school accuses two teachers of being lesbians. Director: William Wyler Five high school students, all different stereotypes, meet in detention, where they pour their hearts out to each other, and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought. Director: John Hughes In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications. Director: Michael Curtiz After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II. Director: Fred Zinnemann Edit Storyline Holly Golightly is a flighty Manhattan party girl, who expects "money for the powder room as well as for cab fare" for her companionship. She has even gotten a lucrative once weekly job to visit notorious convict Sally Tomato in Sing Sing, she needing to report back to Sally's lawyer the weather report that Sally tells her as proof of her visits with him in return for payment. Her aspirations for glamor and wealth are epitomized by the comfort she feels at Tiffany's, the famous high end jewelry retailer where she believes nothing can ever go wrong. Her resolve for this wealth is strengthened, if not changed slightly in focus, upon news from home. Into Holly's walk-up apartment building and thus her life is Paul Varjak, a writer who Holly states reminds her of her brother Fred, who she has not seen in years and who is currently enlisted in the army. The two quickly become friends in their want for something outside of their current lot. Paul's situation is closer to Holly's than he ... Written by Huggo See All (111) » Taglines: Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly. . .the most hilarious heroine who ever rumpled the pages of a best-seller. . .is serving wild oats and wonderful fun! See more » Genres: 5 October 19 | Royal baby - who's next in line? Guide to the new line of succession to the British throne | Daily Mail Online Femail Today Keeping everyone guessing! Amal Clooney wears loose-fitting two-piece for appearance in Davos with husband George after pregnancy rumors 'Zits and all!' Brandi Glanville posts a makeup-free snap after having a non-surgical facelift Showed off results of a recent beauty treatment 'He looks like a soccer mom enjoying hunting season!' 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Which film star did Elvis Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie, marry in August 2002? He filed for divorce just 108 days later. | Lisa Marie Presley : Elvis Presleys Princess : Lisa Marie Presley : : 'For Elvis Fans Only' Official Elvis Presley Fan Club Lisa Marie and Elvis Presley Video Duet : I Love You Because We now have for you to watch the emotional duet featuring Lisa Marie Presley and Elvis singing 'I Love You Because'. The audio 'single' is now available to purchase from iTunes and the video will be available beginning October 25, 2012. However only via the US website and those outside the US probably can't purchase at this time. The video itself is a masterpiece that I must say brought tears to my eyes. You will see Lisa Marie in the Sun studio recording the song and home film of Elvis' grandchildren, Lisa and Priscilla. Lisa Marie performs a wonderful duet with her late father and does not 'take over' the song - with the first 1 minute 33 seconds with only Elvis' vocals before Lisa joins in for the remaining 1 minute 22 seconds. Loading the player ... Video : Lisa Marie and Elvis Presley : In The Ghetto Duet : (03:10) Loading the player ... Elvis talks about Lisa Marie : (00:26) In concert, Elvis talks about how Lisa calls him Alvis. Loading the player ... Video : Lisa Marie and Elvis Presley : Don't Cry Daddy : Duet : Live 1997 : (03:49) Loading the player ... Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough on Oprah : September 12, 2007 Lisa Marie Presley Biography As the only child of Elvis Aaron Presley, rock & roll's first and most celebrated rock star, and Priscilla Presley, Lisa Marie Presley would have to work extremely hard to establish her own individuality, far far away from her famous Father. It would be a rough road, but Lisa Marie had the spark and rawness to do it and to do it on her own terms. Born to Elvis and Priscilla Presley on February 1, 1968, Elvis' only daughter spent the first four years of her life at Gracelan d where she was the apple of her father's eye. When her parents split in 1972, Lisa Marie left Memphis with her mother for the suburbs of Los Angeles, but would regularly visit Elvis in Memphis. Music was undoubtedly a big part of her life; Elton John, David Cassidy and some of Elvis' softer songs were her favorites. Having music around allowed Lisa Marie an escape. The tension between two households and the geographic distance apart was emotionally taxing for a young girl; such stress came to head August 16, 1977 when her father died. Lisa Marie was nine-years-old. The decade that followed showed an aggressive young lady that lacked direction and discipline. Lisa Marie meddled in drugs during her teenage years while listening to Devo and The Sex Pistols. At age 18, she left drugs behind and began following Scientology. During this time, Lisa Marie began writing songs, but the process proved nerve-racking. Lisa Marie was aware of the pressures of being Elvis Presley's daughter, so she didn't exactly pursue songwriting that seriously. She had something else in mind; she married her longtime boyfriend, Danny Keough, in 1988. The six-year marriage produced two children, Danielle and Ben . Motherhood grounded her, but not entirely -- Lisa Marie was a rebel at heart and the tabloids loved it. In 1994, rumors circulated that she and Michael Jackson had tied the knot in the Dominican Republic. The union was initially denied in May, but the world couldn't believe their eyes when Lisa Marie and the King of Pop appeared on the annual MTV Music Awards four months later. The two locked lips to the crowd's surprise and those watching at home were equally a gasp. Was it a gimmick or real love? Between television appearances and media scrutiny, Lisa Marie had had enough of Michael Jackson and divorced him 1997. She was mentally and physically exhausted. Music soothed her once more and a chance meeting with producer Glen Ballard motivated Lisa Marie to give the music thing another try. Ballard was impressed with her dark, luckless melodies and inked her a deal with Capitol. Her debut album was slated for a 2000 release, but Ballard didn't stick around to the final product. The next year, Lisa Marie starting dating actor Nicolas Cage; | Elvis Presley - Biography - IMDb Elvis Presley Biography Showing all 302 items Jump to: Overview (5) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trade Mark (10) | Trivia (225) | Personal Quotes (36) | Salary (24) Overview (5) The King of Rock 'n' Roll Height 5' 11¾" (1.82 m) Mini Bio (1) Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935 in East Tupelo, Mississippi, to Gladys Presley (née Gladys Love Smith) and Vernon Presley (Vernon Elvis Presley). He had a twin brother who was stillborn. In September 1948, Elvis and his parents moved to Memphis, Tennessee where he attended Humes High School. In 1953, he attended the senior prom with the current girl he was courting, Regis Wilson. After graduating from high school in Memphis, Elvis took odd jobs working as a movie theater usher and a truck driver for Crown Electric Company. He began singing locally as "The Hillbilly Cat", then signed with a local recording company, and then with RCA in 1955. Elvis did much to establish early rock and roll music. He began his career as a performer of rockabilly, an up-tempo fusion of country music and rhythm and blues, with a strong backbeat. His novel versions of existing songs, mixing 'black' and 'white' sounds, made him popular - and controversial - as did his uninhibited stage and television performances. He recorded songs in the rock and roll genre, with tracks like "Jailhouse Rock" and "Hound Dog" later embodying the style. Presley had a versatile voice and had unusually wide success encompassing other genres, including gospel, blues, ballads and pop music. Teenage girls became hysterical over his blatantly sexual gyrations, particularly the one that got him nicknamed "Elvis the Pelvis" (television cameras were not permitted to film below his waist). In 1956, following his six television appearances on The Dorsey Brothers' "Stage Show", Elvis was cast in his first acting role, in a supporting part in Love Me Tender (1956), the first of 33 movies he starred in. In 1958, Elvis was drafted into the military, and relocated to Bad Nauheim, Germany. There he met and fell in love with 14-year old army damsel Priscilla Ann Wagner ( Priscilla Presley ), whom he would eventually marry after an eight-year courtship, and with whom he had his only child, Lisa Marie Presley . Elvis' military service and the "British Invasion" of the 1960s reduced his concerts, though not his movie/recording income. Through the 1960s, Elvis settled in Hollywood, where he starred in the majority of his thirty-three movies, mainly musicals, acting alongside some of the most well known actors in Hollywood. Critics panned most of his films, but they did very well at the box office, earning upwards of $150 million total. His last fiction film, Change of Habit (1969), deals with several social issues; romance within the clergy, an autistic child, almost unheard of in 1969, rape, and mob violence. It has recently received critical acclaim. Elvis made a comeback in the 1970s with live concert appearances starting in early 1970 in Las Vegas with over 57 sold-out shows. He toured throughout the United States, appearing on-stage in over 500 live appearances, many of them sold out shows. His marriage ended in divorce, and the stress of constantly traveling as well as his increasing weight gain and dependence upon stimulants and depressants took their toll. Elvis Presley died at age 42 on August 16, 1977 at his mansion in Graceland, near Memphis, shocking his fans worldwide. At the time of his death, he had sold more than 600 million singles and albums. Since his death, Graceland has become a shrine for millions of followers worldwide. Elvis impersonators and purported sightings have become stock subjects for humorists. To date, Elvis Presley is the only performer to have been inducted into three separate music 'Halls of Fame'. Throughout his career, he set records for concert attendance, television ratings and recordings sales, and remains one of the best-selling and most influential artists in the history of popular music. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Ed Stephan and Chris Holland Spouse |
What was the first name of the 19th century Russian composer Mussorgsky? | Classical Net - Basic Repertoire List - Mussorgsky Modest Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881) Along with Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky , the greatest Russian composer of the Nineteenth Century, Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (March 9, 1839 - March 16, 1881) was born into a wealthy rural, landowning family. He began by picking out on the piano the tunes he heard from the serfs on his family's estate. At the age of six, he began to study piano with his mother. His parents initially set him out on the career of military officer. He became a cadet and finally commissioned in an elite imperial regiment. Two years later, in 1858, he resigned his commission. During this time, he met a musically-inclined army doctor: Alexander Borodin . The two became friends. In 1861, with Russia's emancipation of the serfs, his family lost significant income, and he was forced to earn a living. In 1863, he began a spotty career in the civil service, which dismissed him at least twice. In 1856, he met the composer Dargomïzhsky, who in turn introduced him to Cesar Cui, Mily Balakirev, and a critic named Victor Stasov. Gradually, Borodin and Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakoff joined to form a loose group known as the "Moguchaya Kuchka" ("the mighty handful" or "the mighty bunch"). All but Stasov nursed ambitions to compose, and all had very definite ideas about what Russian music should be. None of them had formal training in composition. Balakirev and Mussorgsky essentially taught themselves by playing through piano-duet arrangements of orchestral scores. For Russian composers of the time, this was not unusual. Neither Mikhail Glinka , the founder of the nationalist school, nor Dargomïzhsky had formally studied. After all, the first Russian music conservatory had been founded only relatively recently. All were, to one degree or another, amateurs. Rimsky, for example, was a naval officer, Borodin a doctor and chemist. Most writers consider Tchaikovsky the first great Russian composer to have had thorough academic training along German lines. Mussorgsky absorbed these main ideas of the Kuchka: Russian music should express the Russian soul. Russian music should be written in a Russian way. The latter idea meant mainly a rejection of German classical forms in favor of one-off, "organic" forms. Instead of a form determining the nature of the musical materials, the materials shaped the forms – bottom-up, rather than top-down. The Kuchka got these ideas from German Romantic aestheticians and revered those artists who wrote accordingly, like Franz Liszt and Hector Berlioz . Mussorgsky learned composition mainly by doing. His early efforts are in the expected short forms: songs, piano morceaux, and so on. His "apprentice" instrumental works, with the exception of his remarkable Intermezzo in modo classico (1862, describing Russian peasants stepping on and sinking into snowdrifts), are things you could get from just about anybody at the time. However, most of his early songs owe little to any predecessor. Practically from the get-go, Mussorgsky found something original, even among Russian composers, which may arise from the fact that he alone of all the Kuchka grew up in the country, away from the city. He actually heard serfs sing daily as part of his normal environment, and the "crudities" that others tended to soften attracted him in the first place. He also had larger ambitions, encouraged by Balakirev and Stasov. He began several opera projects: an Oedipus (1858-61), a Salammbô (1863-66); and most notably The Marriage (1868), based on Gogol. He completed none of them, for one reason or another, but all of them bore fruit in later works, either by providing numbers Mussorgsky re-used or, in the case of The Marriage, clarifying his ideas of word-setting. He first thought that music should set the patterns of speech "realistically," as Dargomïzhsky had first theorized. While this was fine for songs, The Marriage convinced Mussorgsky that it would not work over a longer span, and he abandoned the opera after composing one act. Much of the rest of is career is spent finding new expr | Brief History of the 1812 Overture Brief History of the 1812 Overture Brief History of the 1812 Overture Author: The 1812 Overture , which you will hear on the Fourth of July, was written by a Russian composer, Tchaikovsky , to celebrate Russia's defeat of Napoleon at Moscow. The Overture begins with a Russian Orthodox hymn and includes the Russian national anthem, God Save the Czar; the French national anthem, La Marseillaise, is very clearly blown to smithereens. The Overture entered the American patriotic songbook in 1974 as a brilliant publicity stunt by Boston Pops conductor Arthur Fiedler . History. (from Wikipedia) In 1880, the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, commissioned by Tsar Alexander II to commemorate the Russian victory, was nearing completion in Moscow; the 25th anniversary of the coronation of Alexander II would be at hand in 1881; and the 1882 Moscow Arts and Industry Exhibition was in the planning stage. Tchaikovsky's friend and mentor Nikolai Rubinstein suggested that he write a grand commemorative piece for use in related festivities. Tchaikovsky began work on the project on October 12, 1880, finishing it six weeks later. The piece was planned to be performed in the square before the cathedral, with a brass band to reinforce the orchestra, the bells of the cathedral and all the others in downtown Moscow playing " zvons " (pealing bells) on cue, and live cannon fire in accompaniment, fired from an electric switch panel in order to achieve the precision demanded by the musical score in which each shot was specifically written. However, this performance did not take place, possibly partly due to the over-ambitious plan. Regardless, the assassination of Alexander II that March deflated much of the impetus for the project. In 1882, at the Arts and Industry Exhibition, the Overture was performed indoors with conventional orchestration. The cathedral was completed on May 26, 1883. Meanwhile, Tchaikovsky complained to his patron Nadezhda von Meck that he was "not a conductor of festival pieces," and that the Overture would be "very loud and noisy, but [without] artistic merit, because I wrote it without warmth and without love," adding himself to the legion of artists who from time to time have castigated their own work. It is this work that would make the Tchaikovsky estate exceptionally wealthy, as it is one of the most performed and recorded works from his catalog. Musical structure Beginning with the plaintive Slavic Orthodox Troparion of the Holy Cross played by four cellos and two violas, the piece moves through a mixture of pastoral and martial themes portraying the increasing distress of the Russian people at the hands of the invading French. This passage includes a Russian folk dance, At the Gate, at my Gate (U Vorot, Vorot"). At the turning point of the invasion—the Battle of Borodino—the score calls for five Russian cannon shots confronting a boastfully repetitive fragment of La Marseillaise. A descending string passage represents the subsequent retreat of the French forces, followed by victory bells and a triumphant repetition of God Preserve Thy People as Moscow burns to deny winter quarters to the French. A musical chase scene appears, out of which emerges the anthem God Save the Tsar! thundering with eleven more precisely scored shots. The overture utilizes counterpoint to reinforce the appearance of the leitmotif that represents the Russian forces throughout the piece. A total of sixteen cannon shots are written into the score of the Overture. |
The St John’s River is the longest river in which US state? | DEP Kids Page - St. Johns River Environmental Postcards St. Johns River The St. Johns River, running 310 miles, is the longest river in Florida. It is one of the few major rivers in the nation that flows north, from its start in marshes southwest of Cape Canaveral to Jacksonville and the Atlantic Ocean. In between, it evolves into a series of lakes and emerges into a river averaging two miles wide for its final 100 miles. In early 1596, Don Pedro Menendez explored the St. Johns River and found it, "a likeable spot, full of goodly fish, and the forest inhabited with all kinds of birds and beasts." Royal naturalist John Bartram and his son visited the river in 1765 to study its vast plant and wildlife habitats and called it "a true garden of eden." Today, the St. Johns River provides the backdrop for all of Northeast Florida; it is a vital and critical part of the economy and quality of life. In December 1997, a "River Summit" was held to assess the current state of the river and plan for improvements. This led to the river?s appointment as an "American Heritage River" on July 30, 1998, recognizing its ecological, historic, economic and cultural significance. Federal, state and river community partners are working to restore the great river. Efforts include the restoration of thousands of wetlands acres and their habitats, ecosystem management, waterfront redevelopment, and a development plan to link environmental, historic and cultural sites. The legislature has allocated more than $30 million to address these initiatives. A St. Johns River Celebration is held each March to clean the river?s shores. In the past six years, 33,900 volunteers have collected two and a half million pounds of garbage. The commitment of citizens, government agencies, environmental groups and legislators is ensuring that the St. Johns River will be fully restored and enhanced for the enjoyment of visitors and citizens. | Index-a What does the workplace flexi-hours acronym TOIL stand for? Waterloo, the location of Napoleon's 1815 defeat, is in modern-day: France; Belgium; Spain; or Russia? G-BOAG, G-BOAC, and F-BVFC and the tragic F-BTSC designated what iconic 20thC invention? Name the core specialism of notable Anglo-Danish industrialist Sir Ove Nyquist Arup (1895-1988) and the global (Arup Group) corporation he created: Pharmacy; Structural engineering; Shipbuilding; or Food canning? The famous guitar maker founded in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in 1902 is: Gibson; Fender; Rickenbacker; or Gretsch? Calabria, flanked by the Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas, is the southern peninsular of which country? In the 1920s Japanese and Austrian physicians Kyusaku Ogino and Hermann Knaus devised the contraceptive method called popularly: Coil; Rhythm; Pill; or Condom? What boom caused gross exploitation of native people of Brazil and adjacent nations by European industrialists c.1879-1912: Rubber; Cotton; Gold; or Silk? What popular Spanish word has various meanings including go, hurry up, come on, let's go, up, upstairs, and above? If a fifth of the charges in a $60 bill are discounted by 25%, what is the total cost? What punning word is an animal's mother, a barrier, and a biblical expletive? The artists Monet, Manet, Degas and Cezanne are mainly noted for what style of art? Comprising 100 centavos, what is the currency of Brazil? What word, derived from Latin meaning to 'pay against the evil of something' refers to expressing disapproval? Ogilvy & Mather, WWP and James Walter Thompson famously operate in: Law; Advertising; Auditing; or Architectural design? What mathematical term originated from Arabic 'awar', meaning 'damage to goods', evolving through French terminology for an apportionment of shipping liabilities between owners of vessel and cargo? What herb is traditionally associated, besides garlic, with the pickling of a gherkin (US pickle)? Avian refers to: Birds; Bees; Apes; or Vikings? Derived from Latin for 'place', what anglicized French word commonly means 'instead' in formal communications? Which inspirational genius created the landmark film 'Modern Times' and its theme song, 'Smile', released in 1936? Brazil's first ever football match as a national team was in 1914 at Laranjeiras stadium, Rio de Janeiro state, against: Argentina; USA; Prussia; or Exeter City? What is/are 'pince-nez': Cream and wine sauce; Ferry tug-boats; Armless spectacles; or Four-legged trousers for dogs? The Arabic term 'Al-jebr' (reunion of broken parts) is famously associated with: Disaster relief; TV news; Twin skyscrapers; or Algebra? The UHF wireless technology developed by Eriksson in 1994 for data transfer between devices in close proximity is: Silverlip; Bluetooth; Rednose; or Goldeye? What is the '1c Magenta', which (at $20m) became the most expensive man-made object ever in terms of weight to value? A circular partner-swapping ballroom dance, named after a 1700s maritime leader, is the: William Bligh; Paul Jones; Horatio Nelson; or James Hook? The Stone Age was roughly how many years ago: 4-5,000; 50-100,000; 500,000-1million; or 1-2m? Originally a French portmanteau word combining a shoe and boot, what means 'wilfully destroy'? What is the recurring number when two-thirds is expressed as a decimal? A lodestone (or loadstone, from old English meaning 'leading-stone' or 'way-stone') is a naturally occurring what? Which controversial Swiss sports head, accused of racism, sexism and corruption 1990s-2000s, was once president of the World Society of Friends of Suspenders, which advocated women should not replace stockings and suspenders with pantyhose? Bambino is the family trust of which controversial business mogul, subject to criminal proceedings in Germany 2014? Boundary-pushing Dutch media corporation Endemol sought participants in 2014 for a reality show requiring the group to: Marry each other; Marry animals; Have face transplants; or Live indefinitely on Mars? The volcano Olympic Mons, three times taller than Mount Everest, and the highes |
Which astronomer (1473-15.43) formulated the theory which is accepted as having first placed the Sun at the centre of the solar system? | When the Earth Moved: Copernicus and his Heliocentric System of the Universe Copernicus and his Heliocentric System of the Universe by Dr. Severyn ďż˝o��dziowski The following is the edited text of a presentation made on October 20, 1993 at a joint meeting of the Polish Arts Club of Buffalo and the Buffalo Museum of Science in commemoration of the 450th anniversary of the first printing of Nicholas Copernicus' immortal work which revolutionized astronomy Nicolaus Copernicus 1473-1543 unknown artist, last quarter 16th century Copernicus; The Formative Years In commemorating this important historical milestone, I will review the life and work of the great Polish astronomer, give the history behind the writing of the book and its later fates, and say a few words about the Copernican model of the universe. The heliocentric model of the universe, which is now universally accepted and included in all science curricula taught in schools and colleges, was not always acknowledged by scholars. The history of Copernicanism, as this cosmological theory is called, is a case study in the evolution of human thinking and the difficulty encountered in challenging well-established traditions. Copernicus (Mikoďż˝aj Kopernik) had to develop and demonstrate the validity of the mathematical model which reflected the physical reality of the solar system. He also had to overcome centuries-old and well entrenched concepts of the universe. In order to put Copernicus' work into historical perspective let us first review the cosmology to which Copernicus was exposed as a student. We will then give a description of how the concept of the Copernican universe evolved, and end with a short history of the writing and publication of the book, its initial criticism and its final recognition. Cosmology and the Calendar Observations of the sky have been conducted since the dawn of time. Initially, the solar day was used for short term time keeping and longer periods were measured by tracking the phases of the moon. The main purpose of such long-term time keeping was to develop a means of predicting natural phenomena such as the seasons, the flooding of the Nile, lunar eclipses, etc., and to develop a calendar which could be used for scheduling religious feasts and festivals. Problems arose when the sun begun to be used as a reference point for long-term time keeping. The earliest solar calendars were based on a year which bad 360 days, a nice round number in the hexadecimal numbering system (one based on base number of 16 rather than 10). However, as we now know, the year has 365 days, hence "New Year's Day" gradually crept around the cycle of seasons. The calendar was scarcely useful over long periods of time, because important seasonal events, such as the flooding of the Nile in Egypt, occurred at later and later dates in successive years. To keep in step with the seasons, the Egyptians added five extra days, a holiday season, to their original year. It turned out that the 365 day year was also too short and after 40 years the Egyptian calendar was again out of step with the seasons, this time by 10 days. Therefore, with the help of Egyptian astronomers, Julius Caesar reformed the calendar. He based the new calendar upon a year of 365ďż˝ days: three years of 365 days followed by one year of 366 days. This calendar was used throughout Europe from 45 BC until after the death of Copernicus. But the seasonal year is actually 11 mi and 14 sec shorter than 365ďż˝, therefore by Copernicus' lifetime, the vernal equinox had moved backward from March 21 to March 11. The resulting demand for calendar reform provided an important motive for the reform of astronomy itself. The Catholic Church was interested in the development of science in general and supported the work of astronomers. This is also true about Copernicus whose studies were sponsored by his uncle, the bishop, and whose work gained him recognition even in Vatican circles. During Copernicus' lifetime, Pope Leo X started work on the reform of the calendar. Copernicus was invited to take part in the stu | Planets | Scholastic Grades 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 The following questions were answered by astronomer Dr. Cathy Imhoff of the Space Telescope Science Institute. Do all the planets have seasons? What causes seasons? Earth is tilted with respect to its orbit around the sun. So when our North Pole is tilted toward the sun, we get summer in the Northern Hemisphere (winter in the south). When the South Pole is tilted toward the sun, we get winter. So if a planet is tilted with respect to its orbit around the sun, it should have seasons. Here are the numbers that I was able to find this morning (as of September 1994) Venus — 23 degrees tilt, Earth — 23.5, Mars — 24, Jupiter — 3, Saturn — 27, Uranus — 98, Neptune — 29. But you can see that most of the planets have tilts like Earth, so they must have seasons. As I noted above, we definitely see seasons on Mars. In winter its ice caps grow, in summer they shrink. Jupiter has very little tilt, so it doesn't experience noticeable seasons. But Neptune is turned all the way over on its side! It must have very strange seasons! How did the planets get their names? Five of the planets were known to people thousands of years ago. They are bright enough to be seen with the naked eye and they move with respect to the stars. The name planet comes from the Greek word for "wanderer." I'm sure that people in different lands had various names for them, but the names we use come from the ancient Greeks and Romans. They named the planets for some of their gods. Mercury was the Roman god of commerce and cunning, and also messenger to the gods. Venus was the goddess of love. Mars was the god of war. Jupiter was the chief god. Saturn was the god of agriculture. When the next planet was found by Sir William Herschel in 1781, there was quite a debate about what to name it. Finally everyone decided to stay with the Roman names from mythology. So the new planet was finally named Uranus, for the father of the Titans. The next planet was named Neptune, for the god of the seas. And Pluto was named for the god of the underworld. Most of the moons and some asteroids are also named from Roman mythology. What was the first planet discovered? Who discovered it? What kind of equipment did they use? Five planets have been known since ancient times — Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. The first new planet discovered was Uranus. It was discovered by the English astronomer Sir William Herschel in 1781. Herschel was one of the first modern astronomers. His patron was King George III of England (the same King George from the time of the American Revolution!). Herschel wanted to name the planet after King George, but nobody else liked that so they gave it the name Uranus. Herschel and his sister Charlotte (who was an astronomer in her own right) used several reflecting telescopes, some of the first based on a design invented by Sir Isaac Newton. The largest was over 40 feet long and had a mirror 48 inches across. It was held up with a framework of wood, and they had to have helpers move it around using ropes and pulleys. It was the largest telescope in the world until over 100 years later. Which planet was formed first and how was it formed? We think that the planets all formed pretty much at the same time. However the sun probably formed first. The leftover gas and dust remained in a disk around the sun. In this disk, stuff began to clump and form "planetesimals" (pronounced pla-ne-TE-si-mals). These are small rocky bodies, something like asteroids. They crashed into each other and eventually formed the inner planets. At the same time, planetesimals formed the cores of the outer planets Jupiter and Saturn. Because of their strong gravity, they swept up a lot of gas. Uranus and Neptune did this too, but there was less gas around because Jupiter and Saturn got it first. The asteroid belt may be left-over planetesimals that never formed a planet because Jupiter's strong gravity nearby kept it from forming. Are there any living things on any of the planets? So far we know of only one planet with life — Earth! In 1976, we |
Who played the President of the United States in the film Dr. Strangelove | Dr. Strangelove (Film) - TV Tropes Dr. Strangelove You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!" — President Merkin Muffley Dr. Strangelove or : How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is a 1964 Black Comedy film by Stanley Kubrick . The plot is largely taken from the 1958 novel Red Alert by Peter George, who contributed to the film's screenplay. One day during the Cold War , General Jack D. Ripper ( Sterling Hayden ) goes mental. He orders the nuclear bombers under his command to carry out a surprise attack on the Soviet Union. He puts his entire military base in lockdown with all communications cut, ordering all radios confiscated (so that Communist infiltrators can't receive outside commands) and all troops to fire on anyone who tries to enter the base, even if they appear to be fellow Americans (because they will surely be Communists in disguise). Ripper's aide, British Group Captain Lionel Mandrake ( Peter Sellers ), tries to talk sense into him but shortly realizes his boss has gone right out of his pointy little mind, believing that only he stands in the way of a Communist plot to contaminate America's "precious bodily fluids." In Washington, U.S. President Merkin Muffley (Peter Sellers again) holds a meeting in the War Room with his top advisors. While the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, General Buck Turgidson ( George C. Scott ), sees the crisis as an opportunity to hit the Russkies where they live once and for all, the President's wheelchair-bound , ex-Nazi science advisor , Dr. Strangelove (also Peter Sellers), and the Soviet ambassador (Peter Bull) both confirm that an attack on the USSR will trigger The Doomsday Machine : a computer programmed to detonate a cobalt bomb that will kill nearly all life on Earth's surface with its radiation over the course of months, if the Soviet Union is attacked (or if any attempt is made to disable the Doomsday Machine ). The president gets on the hotline and desperately attempts to convince the drunken Soviet premier that the American attack is just a silly mistake as they attempt to call off the attack. The film was supposed to be released in November of 1963 (see Too Soon in the Trivia page), but was eventually released in January of 1964. James Earl Jones made his film debut as one of the crewmen on the bomber plane. This film includes examples of: Ripper's paranoia about water fluoridation was based on real conspiracy theories about the effects of fluoridation, some which persist to this day on both extremes of the political spectrum, minus the "vodka-drinking Russians did it" part. Strategic Air Command's motto really was "Peace Is Our Profession". USAF pilot survival kits really did contain such items as condoms and nylons, which can be quite useful in survival situations. It turns out that salting a bomb with cobalt is a handy method for making human extinction more likely. The babbling about a "doomsday gap" and a "mineshaft gap" was a nod to rhetoric from the 1960 presidential campaign. John F. Kennedy had attacked Nixon and the Eisenhower Administration for allowing the Soviets to open up a " missile gap " between themselves and the United States (in fact, the USA actually had more missiles). This kind of discourse would continue in the seventies with the so-called " Cruiser gap ". The 24-hour B-52 squadrons within 2 hours of their targets inside the USSR? They were part of Operation Chrome Dome . The US military actually used " Operation Drop Kick " as a name. It revolved around biological warfare rather than nuclear. A 2014 article in The New Yorker by Eric Schlosser confirmed what many had long suspected: that despite the disclaimer placed in front of the movie, and the scorn heaped upon its plot by the military establishment at the time, for many decades it was entirely possible for someone other than the US President to launch a nuclear first strike without authorization. The Soviets developed a real-life "Doomsday Device" called the Dead Hand , albeit not until | Mount Rushmore Audio Tour Mount Rushmore National Memorial is one of the country's most recognizable landmarks, attracting more than two million people each year. This huge sculpture features the carved faces of four beloved U.S. presidents approximately sixty feet in height. The four presidents from left to right are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. These four distinguished leaders were chosen by the lead sculptor of the project because of their role in preserving the country and expanding it. George Washington George Washington was born on February 22, 1732, and is most famous for being the first President of the United States. His role as commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War prior to his presidency was also key in obtaining independence from the British. With George Washington's incredible influence in the formation of the country, he is referred to with much affection as the "Father" of the country. One of his most notable quotes is, "It is better to be alone than in bad company." Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743, and served as the third President of the United States. He is also well known as being the main author of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. His visions of what America should be have made him one of the most influential of the Founding Fathers. Major accomplishments during his presidency include the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition. He is known for many philosophical statements, including, "A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine." Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858, and is well known for his energetic persona and his cowboy image. He served as the twenty-sixth President of the United States, and was a key figure in the Republican Party during his political career. He is also known for inviting the press into the White House for daily briefings, which later became a tradition, and for adding on to the Monroe Doctrine, and passing the Pure Food and Drug Act. Theodore Roosevelt was known to have said, "A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards." Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, and served as the 16th President of the United States. Although his presidential term was cut short when he was assassinated in 1865, he led the country through the Civil War and was successful in ending slavery in the country. His Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 abolished slavery, and he also promoted passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution. In speaking of the Civil War, Lincoln stated, "A house divided against itself cannot stand." Mount Rushmore Grand Legends Tour You can learn more about Mount Rushmore and the many other attractions in the area with the nine hour Mount Rushmore Grand Legends Tour. This comprehensive guided tour begins with a visit to Mount Rushmore, and then moves on to Custer State Park , the Iron Mountain Road, Sylvan Lake , and the Crazy Horse Memorial . The final leg of this great experience takes you on the 1880 Train , a vintage train that travels across the Black Hills . |
The membership of which British intellectual socialist group formed in London in 1884 included George Bernard Shaw, H. G. Wells, Virginia Woolf, Ramsay MacDonald, Emmeline Pankhurst and Bertrand Russell? | Virgo-Maria N° 402 Gaude, Maria Virgo, cunctas h�reses sola interemisti. (Tractus Miss� Salve Sancta Parens) Etude mercredi 12 septembre 2007 Ce message peut �tre t�l�charg� au format PDF sur notre site http://www.virgo-maria.org/ . Malcom Muggeridge, Fabien repenti (?) (et ancien du MI6 [1] ), Mentor de Mgr Richard Williamson � � Malcolm Muggeridge (1903-1990), ancien de Cambridge, journaliste britannique, satiriste et provocateur, ses liens familiaux Fabiens, ses deux autres fils, soit dans la secte illuministe des Fr�res de Plymouth [2] , soit dans le milieu catholique traditionnel ralli�, avec notamment sa belle-fille Anne Roche (et la recension de l�ouvrage de celle-ci par Ratzinger), co-auteur d�un ouvrage avec le � r�v�rend � Anglican de la High Church, Alec Vidler, sp�cialiste du modernisme et doyen � Cambridge. L��loge appuy� et la dette de reconnaissance de Mgr Williamson envers Muggeridge, son jeu subtil en bin�me avec l�abb� Schmidberger afin de pr�parer le ralliement de la FSSPX. Description de la Fabian Society et du r�le des �poux Webb, � partir de l�ouvrage du Courrier de Rome (Le c�t� cach� de l�Histoire par Epiphanius). Avertissement Cette �tude sera publi�e � nouveau enti�rement en fran�ais dans quelques jours. Les documents en anglais de l�annexe ne seront cependant pas traduits. 1 Etude de Virgo-Maria.org Qui a enqu�t� sur Mgr Williamson ? Qui a �tudi� ? Sur sa famille et sur sa vie avant sa conversion tardive et son entr�e � Ec�ne ? A notre connaissance personne. Comment un ancien Anglican, convertit tardivement, a-t-il pu devenir pr�tre et m�me �v�que dans l��uvre de Mgr Lefebvre, ce bastion international de la r�sistance catholique qui continue encore � pr�server le Sacerdoce sacrificiel catholique sacramentellement valide et � dispenser des sacrements catholiques valides ? Sait-on que ses deux fr�res sont rest�s anglicans ? Et que sa m�re est morte anglicane, il y seulement quelques ann�es ? C�est pourquoi nous publions ici les premiers r�sultats de notre investigation, et nous invitons les lecteurs qui disposent d�informations � nous les transmettre. 1.1 Introduction � l��tude sur le Mentor de Mgr Williamson et sur les liens de l��v�que avec ce journaliste Cette investigation part des �l�ments des biographies de Mgr Williamson qui toutes soulignent fortement l�influence du c�l�bre journaliste britannique sur la jeunesse de Richard Williamson et sur son �volution ult�rieure. Ces contacts des ann�es 60 se poursuivront et, en 1990, � la mort de Muggeridge, l��v�que britannique la FSSPX prononcera un �loge fun�bre tr�s affectueux � celui envers qui il reconna�t une importante dette. Muggeridge vouait une admiration sans borne � son p�re, un Fabien, ardent promoteur du socialisme en Angleterre. Il �pousa Catherine Dobbs, une ni�ce de B�atrice Webb, fondatrice de la Fabian Society avec son �poux Sidney. Ce cercle est au c�ur des soci�t�s mondialistes, travaillant � l��tablissement d�un gouvernement mondial selon la forme du socialisme technocratique. Nous allons l�exposer, principalement � partir de l��tude d�Epiphanius, diffus�e par la FSSPX. Un des fils de Malcolm Muggeridge adh�rera � la secte fondamentaliste apocalyptique des Fr�res de Plymouth (Darbystes int�gristes) qui joue un r�le important dans la propagation d�une fausse eschatologique, celle de l�enl�vement des justes. Un autre de ses fils, John, s�illustrera comme pourfendeur de l�avortement. Son �pouse, Annie Roche, jouera un r�le dans la conversion de son beau-p�re, Malcolm, � la religion conciliaire en 1982, et elle-m�me, est l�une des figures de proue du milieu traditionaliste ralli� au Canada. Son livre fera l�objet d�une recension �logieuse par Ratzinger en 1988. Malcolm Muggeridge, comme son p�re, comme la jeune femme dont il fut amoureux, est tr�s li� � un Anglican d | Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie - Author Biography • Education—M.A., King's College, Cambridge, UK • Awards—Booker Prize, 1981 (named the best novel to win the Booker Prize in its first twenty-five years in 1993); Whitbread Prize, 1988 and 1995 • Currently—lives in New York, New York Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie is a British Indian novelist and essayist. His second novel, Midnight's Children (1981), won the Booker Prize in 1981. Much of his fiction is set on the Indian subcontinent. He is said to combine magical realism with historical fiction; his work is concerned with the many connections, disruptions and migrations between East and West. His fourth novel, The Satanic Verses (1988), was the centre of a major controversy, provoking protests from Muslims in several countries, some violent. Death threats were made against him, including a fatwa issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Supreme Leader of Iran, on February 14, 1989. Rushdie was appointed Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France in January 1999. In June 2007, Queen Elizabeth II knighted him for his services to literature. In 2008, The Times ranked him thirteenth on its list of the fifty greatest British writers since 1945. Since 2000, Rushdie has lived in the United States, where he has worked at the Emory University and was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His most recent book is Joseph Anton: A Memoir, an account of his life in the wake of the Satanic Verses controversy. Career Rushdie's first career was as a copywriter, working for the advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather, where he came up with "irresistibubble" for Aero and "Naughty but Nice" for cream cakes, and for the agency Ayer Barker, for whom he wrote the memorable line "That'll do nicely" for American Express. It was while he was at Ogilvy that he wrote Midnight's Children, before becoming a full-time writer. John Hegarty of Bartle Bogle Hegarty has criticised Rushdie for not referring to his copywriting past frequently enough, although conceding: "He did write crap ads...admittedly." His first novel, Grimus, a part-science fiction tale, was generally ignored by the public and literary critics. His next novel, Midnight's Children, catapulted him to literary notability. This work won the 1981 Booker Prize and, in 1993 and 2008, was awarded the Best of the Bookers as the best novel to have received the prize during its first 25 and 40 years. Midnight's Children follows the life of a child, born at the stroke of midnight as India gained its independence, who is endowed with special powers and a connection to other children born at the dawn of a new and tumultuous age in the history of the Indian sub-continent and the birth of the modern nation of India. The character of Saleem Sinai has been compared to Rushdie. However, the author has refuted the idea of having written any of his characters as autobiographical, stating... People assume that because certain things in the character are drawn from your own experience, it just becomes you. In that sense, I’ve never felt that I’ve written an autobiographical character. After Midnight's Children, Rushdie wrote Shame, in which he depicts the political turmoil in Pakistan, basing his characters on Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. Shame won France's Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger (Best Foreign Book) and was a close runner-up for the Booker Prize. Both these works of postcolonial literature are characterised by a style of magic realism and the immigrant outlook that Rushdie is very conscious of as a member of the Indian diaspora. Rushdie wrote a non-fiction book about Nicaragua in 1987 called The Jaguar Smile. This book has a political focus and is based on his first-hand experiences and research at the scene of Sandinista political experiments. His most controversial work, The Satanic Verses, was published in 1988 (see below). Rushdie has published many short stories, including those collected in East, West (1994). The Moor's Last Sigh, a family epic ranging over some 100 years of India's histor |
Which American animator created Daffy Duck and Droopy Dog? | WHICH American animator created Daffy Duck and Droopy the dog? a) Tex Avery b) Walt Disney c) Matt Groening. - Chronicle Live News WHICH American animator created Daffy Duck and Droopy the dog? a) Tex Avery b) Walt Disney c) Matt Groening. ON April 1, 1957, the normally serious BBC TV news programme Panorama convinced thousands of English viewers that what type of food grew on trees? Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email ON April 1, 1957, the normally serious BBC TV news programme Panorama convinced thousands of English viewers that what type of food grew on trees? a) Spaghetti b) Curry c) Cheese. A SPHEKSOPHOBIC fears which insects? a) Spiders b) Flies c) Wasps. How many pockets does a billiard table normally have? a) Five b) Six c) Seven. IN which US state was the American Declaration of Independence signed on July 4, 1776? a) Louisiana b) Washington c) Pennsylvania. WHO, in 1990, became the first chancellor of a united Germany? a) Helmut Kohl b) Gerhard Schroder c) Jimmy Carter. WHICH country was previously called Persia? a) Iran b) Iraq c) Afghanistan. HOW old was Tony Blair when he became British prime minister in 1997? a) 41 b) 39 c) 43. IN Western culture what is the birthstone for May? a) Emerald b) Diamond c) Ruby. IN the Bible to whom did God give the 10 Commandments? a) Judas b) Moses c) Jesus. Answers: 1a 2a 3c 4b 5c 6a 7a 8c 9a 10b Like us on Facebook Most Read Most Recent Most Read Most Recent | Bugs Bunny | Looney Tunes Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [Source] Bugs Bunny is an animated cartoon character, best known for his starring roles in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of theatrical short films produced by Warner Bros. during the 1940s, 50s and 60s. His popularity during this era led to his becoming an American cultural icon, as well as a corporate mascot of the Warner Bros. company. He was created by the staff of Leon Schlesinger Productions (later Warner Bros. Cartoons ) and voiced originally by the "Man of a Thousand Voices", Mel Blanc . Bugs is an anthropomorphic gray hare and is famous for his relaxed, passive personality, pronounced New York accent (Blanc described the voice as being a mixture of Brooklyn and Bronx accents [1] ), depiction as a mischievous trickster, and his catchphrase "Eh, what's up, doc?" (usually said while chewing a carrot). Bugs has appeared in more films (both short and feature-length) than any other cartoon character, has his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and is the 9th most-portrayed film personality in the world. Contents Bugs' precursor Bugs' evolution from Happy Rabbit to the present Happy Rabbit , a hare with some of the personality of Bugs (though looking very different), made his first appearance in the cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt , released on April 30, 1938. Co-directed by Ben Hardaway and an uncredited Cal Dalton (who was responsible for the initial design of the rabbit), this short has an almost identical plot to Tex Avery 's Porky's Duck Hunt , which had introduced Daffy Duck . Hare Hunt replaced the little black duck with a small white rabbit. Porky Pig was again cast as a hunter tracking a silly prey who is more interested in driving his pursuer insane and less interested in escaping. Happy introduced himself with the odd expression "Jiggers, fellers," and Mel Blanc gave the character a voice and laugh much like those he would later use for Woody Woodpecker. Hare Hunt also gave Happy the famous Groucho Marx line, "Of course you realize, this means war!" The rabbit character was popular enough with audiences that the Termite Terrace staff decided to use it again. Happy returned in the short Prest-O Change-O , directed by Chuck Jones , where he is the pet rabbit of unseen character Sham-Fu The Magician. Two dogs, fleeing the local dogcatcher, enter his absent master's house. Happy harasses them, but is ultimately bested by the bigger of the two dogs. Happy's third appearance came in Hare-um Scare-um , once again directed by Cal and Ben. This short (the first in which he is depicted as a gray bunny instead of a white one) is also notable as Happy's first singing role. Charlie Thorson, lead animator on the short, gave the character a different name. He had written "Bugs' Bunny" on the model sheet that he drew for Ben. In promotional material for the short, including a surviving 1939 press kit, the name on the model sheet was altered to become the rabbit's own name: "Bugs" Bunny (quotation marks only used, on and off, until 1944). In Chuck Jones' Elmer's Candid Camera , Happy met Elmer Fudd for the first time. In this cartoon, Happy looked more like the present-day Bugs, taller and with a similar face—-but retaining the more primitive voice. Candid Cameras Elmer character design was also different: fatter and taller than the modern model, although Arthur Q. Bryan 's character voice was already established. Animation historians identify these Happy Rabbit cartoons as Bugs Bunny's early cartoons before he reaches his fame in A Wild Hare, as evident in documentaries such as The Wabbit Turns 50 from WWOR in 1989. Bugs' official debut Bugs emerges (literally) for the first time in A Wild Hare A Wild Hare , directed by Tex Avery and released on July 27, 1940, is widely considered to be the first official Bugs Bunny cartoon. It is the first short where both Elmer Fudd and Bugs are shown in their fully developed forms as hunter and tormentor, respectively; the first in which Mel Blanc used what would become Bugs' standard voice; and the first in which |
What vocal musical term means literally 'in the style of the church/chapel'? | A Cappella Music - Definition, History, and Evolution A Cappella Music By Aaron Green The Meaning of “A Cappella” “Cappella” literally means “chapel” in Italian. When the term was first coined, a cappella was a phrase that instructed performers to sing “in the manner of the chapel.” In modern sheet music, it simply means to sing without accompaniment. Alternate Spellings: acappella Common Misspellings: a capella, acapella Examples of A Capella Singing Classical Music Eric Whitacre’s Lux Aurumque ( Watch on YouTube ) Ralph Vaughan Williams Kyrie from the G minor Mass ( Watch on YouTube ) Michael Praetorius’ Es ist ein Rose Entsprungen ( Watch on YouTube ) Maurice Duruflé’s Ubi Caritas ( Watch on YouTube ) Popular Music Pentatonic’s Evolution of Music ( Watch on YouTube ) Glee’s Darren Criss covers Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream ( Watch on YouTube ) The Cast of Glee covers Whitney Houston’s How Will I Know ( Watch on YouTube ) continue reading below our video Great Singers Gone too Soon The History of A Cappella Music The origin and creation of a cappella music is impossible to pin down. After all, cavemen humming to themselves were singing a cappella. What matters most, like languages, is when the music was written on paper (or stone). One of the earliest examples of sheet music was discovered on a cuneiform tablet dating back to 2000 B.C. From what scholars can tell, it describes a piece of music written in a diatonic scale. Just recently, one of the earliest known scores for polyphonic music (music written with more than one vocal or instrumental part), written around the year 900 A.D., was discovered and performed at St John’s College, University of Cambridge. ( Read more about this discovery on the UK’s Daily Mail. ) The use of a cappella music gained popularity, especially in western music, largely in part to religious institutions. Christian churches predominantly performed gregorian chant throughout the medieval period and well into the renaissance period. Composers like Josquin des Prez (1450-1521) and Orlando di Lasso (1530-1594) expanded beyond chant and composed polyphonic a cappella music. ( Listen to di Lasso’s “Lauda anima mea Dominum” on YouTube. ) As more composers and artists flocked to Rome (a capital of cultural enlightenment), secular music called madrigals appeared. Madrigals, the equivalent of today’s pop music, were unaccompanied songs sung by two to eight singers. One of the most prolific and perfecters of the madrigal was composer Claudio Monteverdi, one of my top 8 renaissance composers . His madrigals show an evolving compositional style - a bridge connecting the renaissance period to the baroque period. ( Listen to Monteverdi ’s madrigal, Zefiro torna on YouTube. ) The madrigals composed later in his career became “concerted,” meaning he wrote them with instrumental accompaniments. As time progressed, more and more composers followed suit, and a cappella’s popularity diminished. A Cappella Music and Barbershop Music Barbershop music is a form of a cappella music that began in the 1930s. It is typically performed by a quartet of men with the following voice types: tenor, tenor, baritone, and bass. Women are also capable of singing barbershop music (women’s barbershop quartets are referred to as “Sweet Adelines” quartets). The music barbershop quartets perform is highly stylized - it is predominantly homophonic, meaning that the vocal parts move together in harmony, creating new chords in the process. The lyrics are easily understandable, the melodies are singable, and the harmonic structure is crystal clear. Both Barbershop and Sweet Adelines quartets have established membership and preservation societies ( Barbershop Harmony Society and Sweet Adelines International ) to promote and preserve the musical style, and each year both present contests to find the best quartet. Listen to the winners of the 2014 competitions: 2014 Barbershop Harmony Society International Championship Quartet Musical Island Boys Finals Package ( Watch on YouTube ) A Cappella Music on Radio, TV, and Film Thanks to the h | Claire Voyant - Past Column from October 16, 2009 Claire Voyant Note: This is a past column from October 16, 2009 You can find the current column HERE Las Vegas - October 16, 2009 Bruce Ewing The Apple Sisters God Lives in Glass, composed by Jersey Boys conductor Keith Thompson, will be presented next Saturday and Sunday, October 24th and 25th, at the College of Southern Nevada's Performing Arts Center. The unique performances will be held at 1 p.m. each day in the Nicholas J. Horn Theatre, on the Cheyenne Campus, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave. in North Las Vegas. God Lives in Glass is based on the book by Robert J. Landy, a New York professor who interviewed children worldwide in 2001 about their perceptions of God. The theatrical concert will be performed by 55 to 60 singers and musicians who work in shows on the Las Vegas Strip. Sixteen songs, from pop to gospel to reggae to rap, represent diverse faiths from around the world. Local pianist Philip Fortenberry provides musical accompaniment, along with a 10-piece band. The CSN Performing Arts Center and Family Promise of Las Vegas have partnered to present the show, which will benefit both organizations. The show's producer and Family Promise board member, Bruce Ewing, notes, "The response we've received from the singers and musicians from the Las Vegas shows - Jersey Boys, The Lion King, Phantom - The Las Vegas Spectacular, and Cirque du Soleil's Love - has been phenomenal. Because the event benefits such worthwhile causes, everyone has been very generous with their time and talent." Family Promise is a non-profit organization that assists homeless families in the Las Vegas valley to achieve lasting independence by helping the community mobilize to provide safe shelter, meals, and support services for them. The Performing Arts Center's share of the proceeds will go to its "Friends of the Horn," which is used to enhance productions by bringing in guest artists and more diverse programming for the students and the community. "We appreciate CSN's willingness to host this event," says Ewing. "Both of our organizations share the mission of a desire to build a stronger community and improve the quality of life for residents of southern Nevada." The afternoon events include a silent auction. Tickets are $25 for adults, and $20 for seniors and students, and include a post-show reception with the performers. Call the CSN Box Office at (702) 651-LIVE (5483) for reservations or visit www.csn.edu/pac or www.familypromiselv.com * * * * * * * Over at the Liberace Museum (1775 E. Tropicana at Spencer), the amazingly gifted Philip Fortenberry (assistant musical director for Jersey Boys at The Palazzo) will take a few afternoons off from his Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays performances, where he performs at the beautiful Baldwin in his Liberace and Me show. Tomorrow, Jersey Boys musical director, Keith Thompson, fills in for Philip, and on Tuesday, October 20th, and Wednesday, October 21st, at 1 p.m., it's The Glen Willow Trio, with Rebecca Ramsey on violin, Mary Trimble on viola, and Moonlight Tran on cello, performing in the museum�s Cabaret Showroom. Tickets are $17.50. The museum in located at 1775 E. Tropicana at Spencer. Call (702) 798-5595 for additional information. * * * * * * * As we mentioned last week, local (and a few visiting) entertainers have joined together to help raise money for Broadway and Stratford Shakespeare Festival actress and Jersey Boys alum, Lindsay Thomas�s mounting medical costs. Ms. Thomas was recently diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and is undergoing treatment in Toronto. All seven of the Jersey Boys companies - Broadway, Chicago, Las Vegas, Toronto, London, Australia and the National Tour - are doing their own fundraising events. The company is also creating a Jersey Boys quilt to be auctioned off online. The quilt is made entirely of costume fabrics from the show, and is signed by every member of the entire Jersey Boys Global Family. The first of two Las Vegas benefit shows, called Seasons of Love, was held last night in the Cabaret S |
Who won the 1968 US presidential election? | 1968 Presidential General Election Results 1968 Presidential General Election Results Note: The Google advertisement links below may advocate political positions that this site does not endorse. Results for an Individual State: Election Notes: In North Carolina, one Nixon Elector cast his vote for George Wallace (President) and Curtis LeMay (Vice President). Electoral Vote Map Note: there is no implied geographical significance as to the location of the shaded areas for North Carolina's split electoral votes. Share and Recommend: | Richard M. Nixon | whitehouse.gov Air Force One Richard M. Nixon Richard Nixon was elected the 37th President of the United States (1969-1974) after previously serving as a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from California. After successfully ending American fighting in Vietnam and improving international relations with the U.S.S.R. and China, he became the only President to ever resign the office, as a result of the Watergate scandal. Reconciliation was the first goal set by President Richard M. Nixon. The Nation was painfully divided, with turbulence in the cities and war overseas. During his Presidency, Nixon succeeded in ending American fighting in Viet Nam and improving relations with the U.S.S.R. and China. But the Watergate scandal brought fresh divisions to the country and ultimately led to his resignation. His election in 1968 had climaxed a career unusual on two counts: his early success and his comeback after being defeated for President in 1960 and for Governor of California in 1962. Born in California in 1913, Nixon had a brilliant record at Whittier College and Duke University Law School before beginning the practice of law. In 1940, he married Patricia Ryan; they had two daughters, Patricia (Tricia) and Julie. During World War II, Nixon served as a Navy lieutenant commander in the Pacific. On leaving the service, he was elected to Congress from his California district. In 1950, he won a Senate seat. Two years later, General Eisenhower selected Nixon, age 39, to be his running mate. As Vice President, Nixon took on major duties in the Eisenhower Administration. Nominated for President by acclamation in 1960, he lost by a narrow margin to John F. Kennedy. In 1968, he again won his party's nomination, and went on to defeat Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and third-party candidate George C. Wallace. His accomplishments while in office included revenue sharing, the end of the draft, new anticrime laws, and a broad environmental program. As he had promised, he appointed Justices of conservative philosophy to the Supreme Court. One of the most dramatic events of his first term occurred in 1969, when American astronauts made the first moon landing. Some of his most acclaimed achievements came in his quest for world stability. During visits in 1972 to Beijing and Moscow, he reduced tensions with China and the U.S.S.R. His summit meetings with Russian leader Leonid I. Brezhnev produced a treaty to limit strategic nuclear weapons. In January 1973, he announced an accord with North Viet Nam to end American involvement in Indochina. In 1974, his Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, negotiated disengagement agreements between Israel and its opponents, Egypt and Syria. In his 1972 bid for office, Nixon defeated Democratic candidate George McGovern by one of the widest margins on record. Within a few months, his administration was embattled over the so-called "Watergate" scandal, stemming from a break-in at the offices of the Democratic National Committee during the 1972 campaign. The break-in was traced to officials of the Committee to Re-elect the President. A number of administration officials resigned; some were later convicted of offenses connected with efforts to cover up the affair. Nixon denied any personal involvement, but the courts forced him to yield tape recordings which indicated that he had, in fact, tried to divert the investigation. As a result of unrelated scandals in Maryland, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew resigned in 1973. Nixon nominated, and Congress approved, House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford as Vice President. Faced with what seemed almost certain impeachment, Nixon announced on August 8, 1974, that he would resign the next day to begin "that process of healing which is so desperately needed in America." In his last years, Nixon gained praise as an elder statesman. By the time of his death on April 22, 1994, he had written numerous books on his experiences in public life and on foreign policy. The Presidential biographies on WhiteHouse.gov are from “The Presidents of the United States of |
Which fruit has varieties called Concorde, Packham and Cornice? | Pears The World's Healthiest Foords are health-promoting foods that can change your life. Watch for the launch of our new WHFoods 7-Day Meal Plan on January 23rd! The George Mateljan Foundation is a not-for-profit foundation with no commercial interests or advertising. Our mission is to help you eat and cook the healthiest way for optimal health. Pears What's New and Beneficial About Pears For nutritional reasons, we're often advised to consume the skins of fruits. However, it's less often that research provides strong evidence in support of this advice. Recent studies have shown that the skin of pears contains at least three to four times as many phenolic phytonutrients as the flesh. These phytonutrients include antioxidant, anti-inflammatory flavonoids, and potentially anti-cancer phytonutrients like cinnamic acids. The skin of the pear has also been show to contain about half of the pear's total dietary fiber. In recent studies measuring risk of type 2 diabetes in U.S. women, pears have earned very special recognition. Researchers now know that certain flavonoids in food can improve insulin sensitivity, and of special interest in this area have been three groups of flavonoids (flavonols, flavan-3-ols, and anthocyanins). All pears contain flavonoids falling within the first two groups, and red-skinned pears contain anthocyanins as well. Intake of these flavonoid groups has been associated with decreased risk of type 2 diabetes in both women and men. However, a new analysis of the Nurses' Health Study has shown that among all fruits and vegetables analyzed for their flavonoid content, the combination of apples/pears showed the most consistent ability to lower risk of type 2 diabetes. We believe that this special recognition given to pears as a fruit that can help lower risk of type 2 diabetes in women is likely to be followed by future studies showing this same benefit for men. You've no doubt heard someone say that cloudy fruit juices containing fruit pulp provide better nourishment than clear fruit juices that have had their pulp removed through filtering. Scientists have now proven that statement to be correct with respect to pear juice. With their pulp removed, pear juices were determined to lose up to 40% of their total phenolic phytonutrients, and to have significantly reduced antioxidant capacity. "Cloudy" pear juices (technically referred to as "high turbidity" juices) emerged as the superior juice type in terms of nutrient content as well as antioxidant benefits. Pear, fresh vitamin K 9% This chart graphically details the %DV that a serving of Pears provides for each of the nutrients of which it is a good, very good, or excellent source according to our Food Rating System. Additional information about the amount of these nutrients provided by Pears can be found in the Food Rating System Chart . A link that takes you to the In-Depth Nutritional Profile for Pears, featuring information over 80 nutrients, can be found under the Food Rating System Chart. Health Benefits Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Support of Pears While pears are not an unusual source of conventional antioxidant or anti-inflammatory nutrients (for example, vitamin E or omega-3 fatty acids), the phytonutrient category is where this fruit excels. For example, in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (1,638 participants, average age range 62-69 years), the combination of apples/pears ranked as the second highest source of flavonols among all fruits and vegetables - partly due to the epicatechin richness of pears. Average flavonol intake in the study was about 14 milligrams per day, and one pear can provide about half of this amount all by itself. The list of phytonutrients found in pears has been of special interest to researchers, and the list below summarizes their findings about key phytonutrients provided by this fruit. Hydroxybenzoic acids Flavanols, also known as Flavan-3-ols catechin Anthocyanins (in red-skinned varieties, including Red Anjou, Red Bartlett, Comice, Seckel, and Starkrimson) Carotenoids lutein zeaxanthin Virtually al | If you were severed a dish belle helen what fruit would it be - MBA - 217 View Full Document If you were severed a dish 'belle h'elen what fruit would it be Pears 66 Terrance Nelhams became better knows as who Adam Faith 67 Dick Turpin the highwayman served and apprenticeship as what Butcher 68 What is the main food of the Oyster catcher bird Mussels 69 In which cop show did Petrie and Isbecki appear Cagney and Lacey 70 In the Bolshoi ballet what does the word Bolshoi mean Big 71 Which acid gives nettles their sting Formic acid 72 In the Hindu religion what is a Mandir Temple 73 Which wine grape variety is most planted in California Chardonnay 74 A paddling is a group of which animals Ducks 75 From what country does the dish skordalia come Greece 76 What is a geoduck Clam 77 What is Sean Connery's real first name Thomas 78 What nationally was Mata Hari shot as a spy Dutch 79 Who said - Toe err is human - But it feels divine Mae West 80 Names - Baker - Cook Smith easy - what did a Chandler do Make Candles 81 Declan McManus became famous as who Elvis Costello 82 Robert Fitzroy captained which famous ship The Beagle 83 Who said "I have no problems with drugs - only policemen" Keith Richard 84 Which American city was named after a British Prime Minister Pittsburgh 85 Spelling counts - what is the singular of scampi This is the end of the preview. 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Actresses Virginia Cherrill, Betsy Drake and Dyan Cannon all married which actor? | Legendary Cary Grant :: Tall, Dark & Handsome :: Wives WIVES Virginia Cherrill (1934-1935) Cary Grant met film actress Virginia Cherrill in 1932 at Paramount. He married her on February 10, 1934. He was 30 and she was 25. It was a short-lived marriage, with terrible physical fights. She divorced him on March 26, 1935, on charges of physical abuse. Years later Cary Grant would apologize to Virginia Cherrill for his bad behavior towards her. Barbara Hutton (1942-1945) Barbara Hutton was one of the richest women in the world, heir to the Woolworth fortune. Cary Grant met her in Hollywood in 1940. The married on July 8, 1942 at Lake Arrowhead. He and Barbara signed documents that waived all interest in each other's property. Still, the press labeled them as "Cash and Cary." Grant became a father figure to her son, Lance Reventlow. Hutton filed for divorce in July 1945, claiming that Grant did not like her friends. However, both of them remained friends for life. Betsy Drake (1949-1962) Cary Grant married British actress Betsy Drake on December 25, 1949 in California. He had met her in 1947 on his trip to England. He would costar with her in two films, "Every Girl Should Get Married," (1948) and "Room For One More," (1952). She introduced him to hypnotism, yoga, mysticism and a new drug called LSD. It was his longest marriage. They divorced in 1962, on charges that he was not faithful to her. Dyan Cannon (1965-1967) Cary Grant married actress Dyan Cannon on July 22, 1965, in Las Vegas. He was 61, she was 26. She would give him his only child, a daughter, Jennifer Grant, born on February 26, 1966. He was very happy to become a father. Unfortunately, the marriage was short-lived. It was claimed Grant flew into rages with Cannon, and even spanked her when she disobeyed him. They divorced in 1968. Barbara Harris (1981-1986) Cary Grant married Barbara Harris on April 11, 1981. She was a British hotel public relations agent who was 47 years his junior. They had known each other for many years. They remained married until his death on November 26, 1986. | Famous and Best English Actors Plus Actresses - British Actors Famous and Best English Actors Plus Actresses - British Actors Updated on June 24, 2013 Every year during springtime, April 23 to be exact, the English people celebrate their national day in remembrance of their patron saint -- St. George. St.George is the patron saint of England and he is depicted as a knight who fights dragons and wielding a shield with a red cross. St George is also a patron saint of cavalry, soldiers and scouts. Part of the tradition is wearing a red rose. In commemorating English traditions and culture, I will showcase the best and famous English actors and actresses. If you have time, you can also take a look at my other hubs about famous Irish plus Welsh actors and actresses. Without further ado, here are my list of English best and famous actors and actresses. Vanessa Redgrave Famous and Best English Actors Plus Actresses -- Vanessa Redgrave Vanessa Redgrave is an Academy Award winner, multi-talented stage and movie/tv actress. She is also a political activist and mother of Natasha Richardson (deceased wife of Liam Neeson). Born : 30 January 1937 -- Born in London, England, UK She became famous when she starred as Rosalind in the play "As You Like It" by the Shakespeare Theater Company. She also played numerous roles in London's West End and Broadway winning the coveted Tony Olivier Awards numerous times. She starred in more than 80 films all in all including Mary Queen of Scots, Isadora, Mission Impossible. She was proclaimed "the greatest living actress of our times" plus she remain the only British actress to have won the the Emmy, Oscar, Tony, Cannes, Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globe awards. She was also awarded the BAFTA 2010 Fellowship for "Outstanding Contribution to Film". Roger Moore Famous and Best English Actors Plus Actresses -- Roger Moore Sir Roger George Moore, is a famous actor and producer who is widely known for his portrayal of the character of James Bond in the same seven movie title from 1973 to 1985. before he played the role of the secret the series the Saint. To date, Roger Moore is the longest-serving James Bond actor, having spent twelve years in the role of the secret agent. Birthdate: 14 October 1927 at Stockwell, London, England Hugh Laurie Famous and Best English Actors Plus Actresses -- Hugh Laurie Hugh Laurie is an actor, writer, comedian as well as musician famous for his role as Dr House as a protagonist in the tv series "House". Birthdate : 11 June 1959 at Oxford, England His acting career began when he and other comedian Stephen Fry are together in the Blackladder and Jeeves and Wooster from 1987 until 1999. He also starred in 2004 as Dr. House in which he received various awards form Emmy and Golden Globe nominations Kate Beckinsale Famous and Best English Actors Plus Actresses -- Kate Beckinsale Kate Beckinsale is an English actress who made raves because of her beauty and acting talent. She was famous first in the television series “Emma“ -- the title role. She was also great in the movie “Much Ado About Nothing“ Birthdate : 26 July 1973 at London, England, UK Filmography: In 2001, she starred in the movie Pearl Harbor opposite Ben Affleck and she became more famous since then. She also starred in these films : Underworld (2003), The Avatar (2004), and Van Helsing (2004). In 2008, she earned a Critics Choice Award nomination for her performance in "Nothing but the Truth" Famous and Best English Actors Plus Actresses -- Jeremy Irons Jeremy John Irons is an English award winning actor both in stage and films. He is the actor known for his roles in Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew, Richard II, Macbeth and The Winters Tale. He began his acting career on stage plays. Birthdate: September 19, 1948, Irons was born in Cowes, Isle of Wright, England Filmography: He appeared in the movie The French Lieutenant’s Woman -- he won an award for this one in BAFTA. His other films include Moonlighting, Betrayal,The Mission,Dead Ringers, Reversal of Fortune, The House of he Spirits, |
Champagne is a variety of what fruit or vegetable? | Common Types of Wine (top varieties to know) | Wine Folly Taste: Black Cherry, Black Currant, Baking Spices and Cedar (from oak) Style: Full-bodied Red Wine Description: Cabernet Sauvignon is a full-bodied red grape first heavily planted in the Bordeaux region. Today, it’s the most popular wine variety in the world. Wines are full-bodied with bold tannins and a long persistent finish driven mostly by the higher levels of alcohol and tannin that often accompany these wines. Food Pairing: lamb, beef, smoked meats, French, American, firm cheeses like aged cheddar and hard cheeses like Pecorino Cabernet Sauvignon Alternatives Merlot: Middle weight, lower in tannins (smoother), with a more red-fruited flavor profile Cabernet Franc: Light to middle weight, with higher acid and more savory flavors, one of Cabernet Sauvignon’s parent grapes. Carménère: Usually from Chile, very similar to Merlot in body, but with the aggressive savory flavors of Cabernet Franc Bordeaux Blend , A.K.A. “Meritage”: Usually dominant to Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot, but also includes any of the other Bordeaux varieties Sangiovese : The noble grape of Tuscany. Similar in body, acid, and tannin to Cabernet Sauvignon, but more red-fruited and elegant Syrah Taste: Blueberry, plum, tobacco, meat, black pepper, violet Style: Full-bodied Red Wine Description: Syrah (a.k.a. Shiraz) is a full-bodied red wine that’s heavily planted in the Rhône Valley in France and Australia. The wines have intense fruit flavors and middleweight tannins. Syrah is commonly blended with Grenache and Mourvèdre to create the red Rhône blend. The wine often has an aggressively meaty (beef broth, jerky) quality. Food Pairing: lamb, beef, smoked meats; Mediterranean, French, and American firm cheeses like white cheddar, and hard cheeses like Manchego Syrah Alternatives Malbec : (Argentina) More black-fruited, often with more aggressive oak usage, less meaty, but with more coffee and chocolate flavors Petit Sirah : (United States) This grape has no genetic relation to Syrah, but has even more aggressive tannin, acid, and fuller body Monastrell (aka Mourvèdre) : More broad texture, with similar meaty notes, but more of a mixture of red and black fruits Pinotage : (South Africa) Similar in terms of body, with even more intense, smokey notes. Zinfandel “Zin-fan-dell” Taste: A broad, exotic array of fruits from stone (overripe nectarine), to red (raspberry, sour cherry), to blue (plum, blueberry), to black (blackberry, boysenberry), Asian 5 Spice Powder, Sweet Tobacco Style: Medium-bodied to full-bodied Red Wine Description: Zinfandel (aka Primitivo) is a medium-bodied red wine that originated in Croatia. Wines are fruit-forward and spicy with a medium length finish. Zinfandel is a red grape that may be better known as the rosé wine White Zinfandel . Food Pairing: chicken, pork, cured meat, lamb, beef, barbecue, Italian, American, Chinese, Thai, Indian, full-flavored like cheddar and firm cheeses such as Manchego Zinfandel Alternatives Grenache (aka Garnacha) : More middle-weight and red-fruited flavors, with the meaty and peppery qualities you get with Syrah Tempranillo : (Spain) More red and black fruit flavors, as well as lower alcohol and body Rhône Blend : a blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre originally from Rhône Valley of France, very similar, but not as fruity Carignan : Not quite as exotic in terms of fruit, but adds a lot of savory, dried herbal flavors Pinot Noir “Pee-no Nwar” Taste: Very red fruited (cherry, cranberry) and red-floral (rose), often with appealing vegetal notes of beet, rhubarb, or mushroom Style: Lighter-bodied Red Wine with higher acid and soft tannin Description: Pinot Noir is a dry light-bodied first widely planted in France. The wines always lead with higher acid and soft tannins. Food Pairing: chicken, pork, veal, duck, cured meat, French, German, cream sauces, soft cheeses, nutty medium-firm cheeses like Gruyère Pinot Noir Alternatives Gamay (aka Beaujolais): (France) Lighter, juicier, more floral, generally less complex Chardonnay “Shar-dun-nay” Tas | 1. Which Newton-le- Willows singer has been nominated for an MTV award? - Jade Wright - Liverpool Echo 1. Which Newton-le- Willows singer has been nominated for an MTV award? 2. Lenny Henry will star in which Shakespearean tragedy next year? Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email 2. Lenny Henry will star in which Shakespearean tragedy next year? 3. Will Young has been invited to take part in which panel show after saying he is a fan? 4. Nasty Nick Cotton is to return to which TV soap? 5. Which author earns £3m a week in royalties, it was revealed this week? 6. Which band release the album Dig Out Your Soul on Monday? 7. 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What country did the band ABBA hail from? | BIOGRAPHY: Abba Lifetime Born: 16 12 1946 Birth place: Stockholm, Sweden Both Benny Andersson's father and grandfather were musicians and he was introduced to the accordion at a very young age. Benny had no patience for regular music lessons, preferring to pick up the instrument and play it. With obvious musical talent, he was able to easily do this with almost any instrument. By the age of 18, Benny’s favourite was the piano. He was with girlfriend Christina Gronvall at this time. She had fallen pregnant with the first of their two children when Benny was only 15-years-old. After graduating from high school, Benny was invited to join The Hep Stars, a popular Swedish beat group with a huge teenage girl fanbase. It was during this time that he met fellow young songwriter Bjorn Ulvaeus. Benny remained with The Hep Stars for a number of successful years, until they disbanded in the late 1960s. He then joined forces with Bjorn and they released an LP together. Shortly after that, Bjorn and Benny’s girlfriends, Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, joined the duo. They formed the touring folk act Festfolket, which was not much of a success. The foursome then transformed into the legendary ABBA, finding international stardom and remarkable success. Bjorn Ulvaeus Born: 25 04 1945 Birth place: Gothenburg, Sweden Bjorn's first foray into music was with the folk music act The Hootenanny Singers, who had strong jazz and blues influences. They made their television debut in a Swedish talent contest in 1963. Bjorn joined up with Benny Andersson to write songs. One of these, 'Isn’t it Easy to Say', was a hit for The Hep Stars, and Bjorn sometimes guested with the band when they were on tour. At one point, it was suggested that The Hep Stars and The Hootenanny Singers merge to form one band, although this never happened. Stig Anderson, manager of The Hootenay Singers and founder of Polar Music, saw Benny and Bjorn’s collective potential and encouraged them to write more songs in order to release an album. They followed his advice and Polar Music released their album 'Lycka' ('Happiness') in 1970. Benny and Bjorn went on to release a further six singles. They also wrote a significant amount of music for the Polar label before joining with their girlfriends, Anni-Frid and Agnetha, to form ABBA, under the management of Stig Anderson. Anni-Frid Lyngstad Born: 15 11 1945 Birth place: Narvik, Norway Anni-Frid’s mother, young Norwegian Synni Lyngstad, had an affair with German officer, Alfred Haase, during World War II. It was at the end of the war, when he returned to his country, that Synni discovered she was pregnant with his child. She gave birth to Anni-Frid (Frida, as she was later known) in the small Norwegian town of Narvik. To avoid being punished as a collaborator, Synni took her baby daughter to Torshalla, Sweden. When Frida was only two-years-old, her mother died and her grandmother, who always encouraged her to sing, raised her. In 1957, at age 13, Frida made her stage debut at a Red Cross charity event. She met her boyfriend, Ragnar Fredriksson, when she was 15 and they had a son, Hans, when Frida was only 17. Shortly after Hans’s birth, Frida and Ragnar married and they had their second child, Lise-Lotte, a few years later. Frida, a part-time cabaret singer, was fully committed to her burgeoning music career and was not prepared to give it up to be a full-time mother. This caused tensions in the marriage and eventually they divorced. Frida left her children in the care of their father, Ragnar, and her grandmother (“Mamma”), and went to live in Stockholm. It was here that Frida met Benny Andersson, at the folkpark tour, and they were soon a couple. Benny invited her to sing backing vocals with Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn’s girlfriend, on the 'Lycka' album. Both women were uncredited for this work. Soon after this, the foursome became ABBA. Benny produced Frida’s only solo LP during the ABBA years, 'Frida Ensam' (1975), which included an earlier, Swedish hit single version of 'Fernando'. Agnetha Faltskog Born: 05 04 1950 Birth pla | Sweden - The Three Crowns SWEDEN The lesser arms of Sweden Sweden - The Three Crowns The Three Crowns (in Swedish known as the Tre Kronor) is a national emblem of Sweden. It is in the Coat of Arms of the Realm of Sweden, specifically the small coat of arms. The emblem is composed of three yellow or gilded coronets arranged with two above and one below on a blue background. This emblem has been utilised by Sweden since at least 1336. As there are three crowns this has led to speculation about the symbolism: •The crowns are representation of the three crowned gods of Uppsala;the city of Uppsala has been the seat of a holy place even before the times of Christianity. •The crowns represent the three areas of Uppland (the area around Uppsala);these areas had the right to take part in the election of the king. •The three crowns are representations of the Three Wise Men (or Holy Kings). •The crowns are just a representation of the king's power, and the number three is without significance. •Magnus Eriksson was once king of Sweden. Magnus inherited the crown of Norway from his grandfather Haakon V of Norway, and then gained the Swedish crown as his father was the brother of the king of Sweden. In the 1330s king Magnus bought Scania from Denmark, and consequently used the title King of Sweden, Norway and Scania. The three crowns may represent King Magnus' three kingdoms. The Three Crowns are recorded as ringing the shield of Magnus Ladulås (a Swedish king), right back from the late 13th century. The actual arms with three crowns have been also found in a fresco in Avignon, commemorating a meeting of cardinals, which took place in 1336. It is known that the arms with three crowns were first used in a seal of a Swedish king Albrecht in 1364. Soon after this, the emblem became the arms of Sweden, rather than the arms of the dynasty in power. Regardless of how the Three Crowns originated, the emblem is often used as a symbol of authority by the Swedish government and by Swedish embassies in other countries. The three crowns on Stockholm's City Hall. The emblem is used in less formal and formal roles: •The Swedish national men's ice hockey team, wear the symbol on their sweaters and usually three blue crowns on a yellow shirt. Consequently this national team have been called ‘Three Crowns’. •The emblem can be found atop the Stockholm City Hall. • The Three Crowns are used as the roundel on Swedish Air Force military aircraft. •This emblem is also used as a sign on Swedish military equipment in general. •The Three Crowns also appear on the uniforms and vehicles of the Swedish Police Service. In the 1550s, King Gustav Vasa of Sweden learnt that the Danish King Christian III had added The Three Crowns to his own coat of arms. Gustav thought this was Christian III's sign of intending to conquer Sweden and resurrect the union. Christian argued that since the monarchs of the Union had used it, the symbol belonged to both kingdoms. In Sweden The Three Crowns were regarded as exclusively Swedish;this led to a long-lasting diplomatic conflict. From the beginning of the 17th century both countries agreed they may each use The Three Crowns in their coats of arms. 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In which city was Muhammed Ali born in 1942? | Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. (1942 - 2016) - Genealogy Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States Death: in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States Cause of death: Respiratory failure as a complication of septic shock Place of Burial: 701 Baxter Ave, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, 40204, United States Immediate Family: Husband of <private> Ali (Williams) Ex-husband of <private> Clay (Roi); <private> Camacho Ali (Boyd) and <private> Porsche-Ali (Porche) Father of <private> Ali; <private> Ali-Wertheimer (Ali); <private> (Ali); <private> Walsh (Ali); <private> Joyce (Ali) and 4 others ; <private> Ali; <private> (Ali); <private> Conway (Ali) and <private> Ali « less Brother of <private> Clay and Rudy Clay (Ragnab Ali) Occupation: Former boxer and three-time World Heavyweight Champion., boxer, Heavy Weight Champion Managed by: Jan 17 1942 - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky Parents: Jan 17 1942 - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky Parents: Jan 17 1942 - Louisville, Kentucky, United States Parents: Cassuis Marcellus Clay, Odessa Lee Clay (born Grady) Sibling: Jan 17 1942 - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky Parents: Cassius Marcellus Clay, Odessa Clay (born Grady) Sibling: Sonji (Born: Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) (born Roi) Ex-partner: <Private> (Born: Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) (born Boyd) Ex-partner: <Private> (Born: Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) (born Porche) Partner: <Private> (Born: Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) (born Williams) Partner: Jan 17 1942 - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky Parents: Cassius Marcellus Clay, Odessa Clay (born Grady) Ex-wife: Unknown Ali Children: Maryum Ali, Jamillah Ali, Rasheda Ali, Muhammad Ali Jr, Laila Ali, Hana Ali, Asaad Amin Ali, Miya Ali, Khaliah Ali Jan 17 1942 - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Parents: Jan 17 1942 - Louisville, Kentucky Parents: Cassius Marcellus Clay, Odessa Lee Grady Ex-wife: child About Muhammad Ali The only professional boxer to win the heavy-weight championship three times, Muhammad Ali provided leadership and an example for African American men and women around the world with his political and religious views. For his contribution to live performance, Ali was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Blvd. He was born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky, the first of Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. and Odessa Grady Clay's two sons. His father was a sign painter who also loved to act, sing, and dance; his mother worked as a cleaning lady when money was tight. Ali began boxing at the age of twelve. His bicycle had been stolen, and he reported the theft to a policeman named Joe Martin, who gave boxing lessons in a local youth center. Martin invited Ali to try boxing and soon saw that he had talent. Martin began to feature Ali on his local television show, "Tomorrow's Champions," and he started Ali working out at Louisville's Columbia Gym. An African American trainer named Fred Stoner taught Ali the science of boxing. Among the many things Ali learned was how to move with the grace and ease of a dancer. Although his schoolwork suffered, Ali devoted all of his time to boxing and improved steadily. As a teenager Ali won both the national Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and Golden Gloves championships. At the age of eighteen he competed in the 1960 Olympic games held in Rome, Italy, winning the gold medal in the lightheavyweight division. This led to a contract with a group of millionaires called the Louisville Sponsors Group. It was the biggest contract ever signed by a professional boxer. Ali worked his way through a series of professional victories, using a style that combined speed with great punching power. He was described by one of his handlers as having the ability to "float like a butterfly, and sting like a bee." Ali's unique style of boasting, rhyming, and expressing confidence brought him considerable media attention as he moved toward a chance to fight for the world heavyweight boxing championship. When he began to write poems predicting his victories in di | Muhammad Ali - Muhammad Ali - "The Greatest" - A life in pictures - Pictures - CBS News Next Muhammad Ali U.S. boxer and Olympic gold medalist Cassius Clay, who changed his name to Muhammad Ali and became a world-renowned cultural icon as a three-time heavyweight champion, died June 3, 2016, at the age of 74. The man known as "The Greatest" was a mesmerizing athlete who promoted his own ability to "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee," was considered the greatest heavyweight fighter in history. Credit: Getty Images Muhammad Ali Boxer Cassius Clay is shown in 1954. Long before his dazzling footwork and punching prowess made him a three-time world heavyweight boxing champion known as Muhammad Ali, a young Clay honed his skills by sparring with neighborhood friends and running alongside the bus on the way to school. Credit: AP Photo Muhammad Ali Cassius Clay, right, 18-year-old from Louisville, Ky., throws a right at Tony Madigan of Australia, during the light heavyweight boxing semifinals at the Summer Olympic Games in Rome, Italy, Sept. 3, 1960. Credit: AP Photo Muhammad Ali A trio of U.S. boxers wear gold medals at the Olympic village in Rome, Sept. 6, 1960. Shown from left are Wilbert McClure of Toledo, Ohio, light middleweight; Cassius Clay of Louisville, Ky., light heavyweight; and Edward Crook of Fort Campbell, Ky., middleweight. Credit: AP Photo Muhammad Ali Cheering students of Central High School surround Olympic boxing champion Cassius Clay, raising hand in center, and wearing his Olympic medal, Sept. 10, 1960, in Louisville, Ky. Credit: AP Photo Muhammad Ali A young Cassius Clay is seen with his trainer Angelo Dundee at City Parks Gym in New York, Feb. 8, 1962. Credit: AP Photo/Dan Grossi Muhammad Ali Young heavyweight fighter Cassius Clay is seen with his trainer Angelo Dundee at City Parks Gym in New York, Feb. 8, 1962. Credit: AP Photo/Dan Grossi Muhammad Ali Young heavyweight boxer Cassius Clay, who later changed his name to Muhammad Ali, points to a sign he wrote on a chalk board in his dressing room before his fight against Archie Moore in Los Angeles, Nov. 15, 1962, predicting he'd knock Moore out in the fourth round, which he went on to do. The sign also predicts Clay will be the next champ via a knockout over Sonny Liston in eight rounds. (He did it in seven.) Credit: AP Photo/Harold P. Matosian Muhammad Ali The Beatles (from left, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison) take a fake blow from Cassius Clay while visiting the heavyweight contender at his training camp in Miami Beach, Fla., Feb. 18, 1964. Credit: AP Photo Muhammad Ali Sonny Liston, right, lowers his head and works in close during the sixth round of heavyweight championship fight against Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) in Miami Beach, Fla., Feb. 25, 1964. Credit: AP Photo Muhammad Ali Heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, right, is shown with black Muslim leader Malcolm X outside the Trans-Lux Newsreel Theater in New York, March 1, 1964 after viewing a film about Ali's title fight with Sonny Liston. Credit: AP Photo Muhammad Ali World heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, wearing the Nigerian brown-and-white-striped Agbada costume, shouts to the crowd of youngsters who met him on his arrival in Lagos, Nigeria, June 1, 1964. Credit: AP Photo Muhammad Ali Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, stands over challenger Sonny Liston, shouting and gesturing shortly after dropping Liston with a short hard right to the jaw, May 25, 1965 in Lewiston, Maine. Ali was declared the winner. The bout lasted only one minute into the first round. Credit: AP Photo Muhammad Ali Heavyweight boxing champ Cassius Clay paused on the step and greeted a friend March 17, 1966, as he arrived at the Veterans building to appeal his 1A draft classification. Behind him in a dark coat and hat is his attorney, Edward Jocko of New York. Credit: AP Photo Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali blows out the candles on a cake baked for his 25th birthday, in Houston. Ali's wife says the boxing great is still a "big kid" who enjoys his |
What was the first name of Terry Collier's often seen sister in The Likely Lads | whatever happened to the likely lads : definition of whatever happened to the likely lads and synonyms of whatever happened to the likely lads (English) Website Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? is a 1970s British situation comedy broadcast between 9 January 1973 and 9 April 1974 on BBC1 . It was the colour sequel to the mid-1960s hit The Likely Lads . It was created and written, as was its predecessor, by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais . There were 26 television episodes over two series; and a subsequent 45-minute Christmas special was aired on 24 December 1974. The cast were reunited in 1975 for a BBC radio adaptation of series 1, transmitted on Radio 4 from July to October that year. In 1976 a feature film spin-off was made. Around the time of its release, however, Rodney Bewes and James Bolam fell out over a misunderstanding involving the press and have not spoken since. This long-suspected situation was finally confirmed by Bewes while promoting his autobiography in 2005. Unlike Bewes, Bolam is consistently reluctant to talk about the show, and has vetoed any attempt to revive his character.[ citation needed ] Contents The series Bob and Terry set off on a bicycle race and both cheat The show followed the friendship, resumed after five years apart, of two working-class young men, Bob Ferris ( Rodney Bewes ) and Terry Collier ( James Bolam ). Set in Northeast England , humour was based on the tension between Terry's firmly working-class outlook and Bob's aspirations to join the middle class , through his new white-collar job, suburban home, and impending marriage to prissy librarian Thelma Chambers ( Brigit Forsyth ). Since the ending of the original series, in 1966, Bob has left factory life behind for an office job with his future father-in-law's building firm (something which leaves Bob even more desperate to retain favour with Thelma and her family). But what Bob does for a living is not a major factor in the show; more important is the fact that he is now a white-collar worker, and (at Thelma's urging) is joining badminton clubs, attending dinner parties, and — in all sorts of ways — appearing to Terry as aspiring to join the middle class. Terry thus sees his own army experience and solid working class ethos as giving him moral superiority over Bob. But he finds it hard to adjust to all the changes which have occurred in the five years he's been away. As implied in the lyrics to the programme's theme song, the 1970s series plays on both lads' feelings of nostalgia for the lost days of their innocent and reckless youth. Both characters are depressed by the demolition being carried out on the landmarks of their youth, but Bob, who works for a development agency, puts forward that it can be seen as progress. Bob also lives in his own semi-detached house on a recently-built estate, whereas Terry lives with his mother in a 19th century house, which he claims has far more charm than the one owned by Bob, where "The only thing that tells you apart from your neighbours is the colour of your curtains." Indeed, in the opening credits shots of Terry show him along with the older and more industrial buildings of the city, with Bob displayed along with modern, less attractive development. The word "likely" in the title referred, in the 1960s series, to those showing promise, but also those likely to get up to well-meaning mischief; but, as the 1970s title implied, the mischief days were (or at least, perhaps, should have been) behind them now. Yet, in reality, life was still seen by both Bob and Terry as something in which the only things that really mattered were beer, football and sex — though not necessarily in that order. As Terry says at one point, in disbelief, "After all, there are some people who don't like football!" The conflict between what Bob had become, and what he saw himself as, led him to be impulsively inclined to follow the lead set by the more headstrong Terry (especially after a heavy drinking session), who led them recklessly into one scrape after another. Terry frequently behaved badly, his wo | The Minder Songs The Minder Songs I Could Be So Good For You - Dennis Waterman & The Dennis Waterman Band (1979) The series itself had its own distinctive theme tune, written by Patricia Waterman and Gerard Kenny. The single "I Could Be So Good For You" / "Nothing At All" (EMI5009) reached number 4 in the UK charts. On 6th November 1980, Dennis also appeared on the British Music show "Top Of The Pops" (with his band) to perform the song. The group also re-appeared on the show a week later. Although Dennis left the series in 1989 the theme song remained for the Ray Daley Years featuring Gary Webster, though only in an upbeat "music only" version, this time only credited to Kenny. I Could Also Be So Good For You Click here to download the later, more upbeat version of I Could Be So Good For You MP3 format - by clicking this link you are agreeing to the DISCLAIMER below. Interestingly, the official sheet music score is also available in pink! The strange choice of colours continues - as well as its release in Great Britain, the song was released in Ireland with this very fetching green EMI sleeve! The first episode of Top Of The Pops featuring Dennis and his band performing this song also features Motorhead performing "Ace Of Spades". What Are We Gonna Get 'Er Indoors? - Dennis Waterman & George Cole (1983) In 1983, Dennis Waterman & George Cole collaborated on the "What Are We Gonna Get 'Er Indoors?" / "Quids And Quavers" (EMIMIN 101) Christmas single. On both sides of the record, both play the respective roles of their Minder characters, Terry McCann and Arthur Daley. The record reached number 21, and spent a total of 5 weeks on the UK pop chart. The record featured a very catchy chorus line, that included many dialogues heard in the TV series. The pair performed the song on the UK music show "Top Of The Pops" on 22nd December, 1983. Click here to download What Are We Gonna Get 'Er Indoors? MP3 (3.4 Mb) - by clicking this link you are agreeing to the DISCLAIMER below If Arthur and Terry were really struggling to find something to get 'Er Indoors, perhaps they could have tried the promotional beer mat that accompanied the release of the single (shown here on the right). The B-Side "Quids and Quavers" sees Terry singing and playing the guitar. He has written a song for his new girlfriend Marjorie, who Arthur is shocked to find out is a police woman. This tracks contains more dialogue between Arthur & Terry, as Arthur discusses the idea of Terry becoming a professional performer! Both songs were written by George Cole and Dennis Waterman. Click here to download the B-side Quids & Quavers MP3 (mono) format (4.5 Mb) - by clicking this link you are agreeing to the DISCLAIMER below Arthur Daley E's Alright - The Firm (1982) 1982 saw the release of a single by THE FIRM entitled "Arthur Daley 'e's alright" (HID 1). This song is based on the series and is made up of its most commonly used expressions. These include "Or'ight my son", "Leave it Out", "Do Wor?", "Asit 'appens"and many others. The picture of Arthur shown above appears on the picture sleeve of the single. A truly classic record for all those who love the Minder dialect. Incidentally, the B side of this record contains an even more amusing posh version! Slightly better than "Star Trekkin", Arthur Daley E's Alright was performed on the UK music show "Top Of The Pops" on 29th July, 1982. Click here to download The Firm Arthur Daley E's Alright MP3 (mono) format. - by clicking this link you are agreeing to the DISCLAIMER below "Arthur Daley, a little dodgy maybe, but underneath..." "You know what Chisolm said? He said I'll know how Arthur Daley will die, he'll fall off the back of a lorry..." Night Moves - F McDonald Big thanks to Minder fan and hip hop/funk fan w0nt0n for this one - listen to it carefully, you'll find it in the Series 1 episode - "The Bounty Hunter" as Terry is going to meet Fenton for one last time. This instrumental is a very Very groovy tune. The song is also featured in an episode of Bergerac from 1981 called "Unlucky Dip", tha |
What landlocked, mountainous, Central Asian country is bordered by Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and the People's Republic of China? | About Kyrgyzstan Emblem ETYMOLOGY “Kyrgyz” is believed to have been derived from the Turkic word for “forty”, in reference to the forty clans of Manas, a legendary hero who united forty regional clans against the Uyghurs. Literally it means We are forty. At the time, in the early 9th century AD, the Uyghurs dominated much of Central Asia (including Kyrgyzstan), Mongolia, and parts of Russia and China. The 40-ray sun on the flag of Kyrgyzstan is a reference to those same forty tribes and the graphical element in the sun’s center depicts the wooden crown of a yurt – a portable dwelling traditionally used by nomads in the steppes of Central Asia. REGIONS AND DISTRICTS OF KYRGYZSTAN Kyrgyzstan is divided into seven regions (sing. oblast) administered by appointed governors. The capital, Bishkek, and the second largest city Osh are administratively independent cities with a status equal to a region. The regions, and independent cities, are as follows: 1. City of Bishkek 8. Issyk-Kul 9. City of Osh Each region comprises a number of districts (raions), administered by government-appointed officials (akim). Rural communities (ayıl ökmötü), consisting of up to 20 small settlements, have their own elected mayors and councils. CLIMATE The climate varies regionally. The south-western Fergana Valley is subtropical and extremely hot in summer, with temperatures reaching 40 °C (104 °F) The northern foothills are temperate and the Tian Shan varies from dry continental to polar climate, depending on elevation. In the coldest areas temperatures are sub-zero for around 40 days in winter, and even some desert areas experience constant snowfall in this period. RELIGION Islam is the dominant religion of Kyrgyzstan: 80% of the population is Muslim while 17% follow Russian Orthodoxy and 3% other religions. A 2009 Pew Research Center report indicates a higher percentage of Muslims, with 86.3% of Kyrgyzstan’s population adhering to Islam. The majority of Muslims are non-denominational Muslims at 64% while roughly 23% are Sunni, adhering to the Hanafi school of thought. There are a few Ahmadiyya Muslims, though unrecognised by the country. During Soviet times, state atheism was encouraged. Today, however, Kyrgyzstan is a secular state, although Islam has exerted a growing influence in politics. For instance, there has been an attempt to arrange for officials to travel on hajj (the pilgrimage to Mecca) under a tax-free arrangement. While Islam in Kyrgyzstan is more of a cultural background than a devout daily practice for many, public figures have expressed support for restoring religious values. For example, human rights ombudsman Tursunbay Bakir-Ulu noted, “In this era of independence, it is not surprising that there has been a return to spiritual roots not only in Kyrgyzstan, but also in other post-communist republics. It would be immoral to develop a market-based society without an ethical dimension.” Additionally, Bermet Akayeva, the daughter of Askar Akayev, the former President of Kyrgyzstan, stated during a July 2007 interview that Islam is increasingly taking root across the nation. She emphasized that many mosques have recently been built and that the Kyrgyz are increasingly devoting themselves to Islam, which she noted was “not a bad thing in itself. It keeps our society more moral, cleaner.” There is a contemporary Sufi order present which gives a somewhat different form of Islam than the orthodox Islam. The other faiths practiced in Kyrgyzstan include Russian Orthodox and Ukrainian Orthodox versions of Christianity, practiced primarily by Russians and Ukrainians respectively. A small minority of ethnic Germans are also Christian, mostly Lutheran and Anabaptist as well as a Roman Catholic community of approximately 600. A few Animistic traditions survive, as do influences from Buddhism such as the tying of prayer flags onto sacred trees, though some view this practice rooted within Sufi Islam.There are also a small number of Bukharian Jews living in Kyrgyzstan, but during the collapse of the Soviet Union most fled to other countries, ma | Indian Himalayan States - ENVIS on Himalayan Ecology, GBPIHED, Almora Indian Himalayan States % share of geographical area in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) 1 JAMMU & KASHMIR Jammu & Kashmir, located in the extreme north of the country, is situated between 320 17' and 370 5' N latitudes and 720 40' and 800 30' E longitudes. It is bounded on north by China, on east by Tibet, on south by Himachal Pradesh and Punjab and on west by Pakistan. Geographically, this state is divided into four zones � the mountainous and semi-mountainous plain known as Kandi belt, hills including Siwalik ranges, mountains of Kashmir valley and Pir Panjal range, and Tibetan tract of Ladakh and Kargil. The state has a number of lakes, rivers, rivulets and glacial regions. The important rivers of this state are Indus, Chenab and Sutlej (Jhelum). There are extreme variations in climate in the state due to its location and topography. The climate of the state varies from tropical in Jammu plains to semi-arctic cold in Ladakh with Kashmir and Jammu mountainous tracts having temperate climatic conditions. The temperature of this state varies spatially. Leh is coldest and Jammu is the hottest region in the state. In the winter nights, temperature goes down below zero and very often heavy snowfall occurs during November to February. The annual rainfall varies from region to region with 92.6 mm in Leh, 650.5 mm in Srinagar and 1,115.9 mm in Jammu. Geologically, the state represents constituted rocks varying from the oldest period of the earth�s history to the youngest present day river and lake deposits. Jammu & Kashmir at a glance Geographical area (km2) Agriculture (80% of total occupation) Major industries Handicrafts & handlooms *Included 78,114 and 37,555 km2 occupied by Pakistan and China, respectively, and 5,180 km2 handed over by Pakistan to China #Provisional figure of 2002 from SRS, Office of the Registrar General of India, Ministry of Home Affairs. HIMACHAL PRADESH Himachal Pradesh lies between the latitudes 30o 23' � 33 o 13' N and longitudes 75 o 43' -79 o 4' E. The state is bounded by Uttarakhand on the southeast, Tibet on the east, Punjab on the west and southwest, Haryana on south and Jammu & Kashmir on the north. It is situated in the northwest corner of the India; right in the lap of Himalayan ranges. The altitudinal variation ranges between 460 meters to 6,600 meters above mean sea level. The state is divided into three zones � the Siwaliks or the outer Himalaya, the low mountains which have less altitude in comparison to great mountains in the middle, and the zone of the Zanskar (high peaks of Himalaya). Many parts of this state are snow bound from December to April. Numerous passes and glaciers are found in this state. Most important rivers of this state are � Chenab (Chandrabhaga), Ravi (Iravati), Sutlej (Shatadru), Beas (Vipasa) and Yamuna (Jamuna). The Chenab flows 122 km inside Himachal Pradesh before it enters Jammu & Kashmir. Yamuna has a catchments area of 2,320 km2 in Himachal Pradesh. The climate of northern part or the glacial region of this state is almost cool throughout the year. In winter, snowfall continues until March and could be as high as three meters on the average. The southern part has similarity with the plains and varies from hot to sub-humid. The state experiences cold season from October to middle of March, hot seasons from April to June, and rainy season begins from July and goes upto September. Himachal Pradesh at a glance Geographical Area #Provisional figure of 2002 from SRS, Office of the Registrar General of India, Ministry of Home Affairs. UTTARAKHAND Uttarakhand is located between 28o 43' � 31o 27' N latitudes and 77o 34' � 81o 02' E longitudes. The river Tons separates the state from Himachal Pradesh in the north-west, whereas the river Kali separates it from Nepal in the east. The greater Himalaya is the northern boundary of the state and is also the international boarder with China (Tibet). Foot-hills |
Who was MP for Huntingdon from 1979 to 2001? | Mr John Major, former MP, Huntingdon - TheyWorkForYou TheyWorkForYou See full list of topics voted on Consistently voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes We have lots more plain English analysis of Mr John Major’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Mr John Major’s full vote analysis page for more. Recent appearances Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation 12 Mar 2001 "Education, education, education" was originally a cry from Lenin, who did not mean it. I suspect that the Secretary of State, who has just left, does mean it. He is sincere and, in his unavoidable absence, I should like to congratulate him on graciously adopting some of the: proposals of my hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs. May), who is shadow Secretary of State. That behaviour is... Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation 12 Mar 2001 If it is nonsense, it is Red Book nonsense. Those figures come from the Red Book. Before the hon. Gentleman mutters into his non-existent beard, he should read the Red Book and check. It is possible that the Chancellor has given us more duff facts; we are used to that. However, if they are duff, that is his responsibility, not mine. There are 2 million more taxpayers and 700,000 more... Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation 12 Mar 2001 The hon. Gentleman ought to know that his Chancellor changed the way in which the figures are quoted in the Red Book, and the actual equivalent of what he has done is an extra 10p on tax The hon. Gentleman may care to examine that matter. [Interruption.] If it is nonsense, it is the Government's nonsense in the Government's own figures. Those are the figures that I am using. I am glad to hear... | BBC - History - British History in depth: Prime Ministers and Politics Timeline On This Day Prime Ministers and Politics Timeline Do you know which prime minister brought 'fallen women' to 10 Downing Street? Or which one fought a duel? Or who was known as 'the Goat'? Take a political journey through nearly 300 years of high ideals and low cunning, from Gordon Brown to the first man to hold prime ministerial powers, Robert Walpole. Margaret Thatcher Conservative, 1979 - 1990 Britain's first female prime minister came to power with the country descending into industrial and economic chaos. A relatively inexperienced politician, she nonetheless adopted a personal style of indomitable self-confidence and brooked no weakness in herself or her colleagues. Derisively dubbed the 'Iron Lady' by the Soviet press, she wore the moniker with pride. Her government's free-market policies included trade liberalisation, deregulation, sweeping privatisation, breaking the power of the unions, focus on the individual and the creation of an 'enterprise culture'. 'Thatcherism' has had a profound and lasting economic and social impact on Britain, and still sharply divides opinion to this day. The first PM to serve three consecutive terms (including two 'landslide' victories) she was eventually toppled by her own party following the disastrous imposition of a 'poll tax'. Nonetheless, she is generally considered to be one of the best peace time prime ministers of the 20th Century. James Callaghan Labour, 1976 - 1979 Callaghan inherited the office of prime minister following the surprise resignation of Harold Wilson. With only a tiny parliamentary majority to support him, he faced an increasingly one-sided confrontation with organised labour in the form of rampant strike action. Things came to a head in the so-called 'Winter of Discontent', a phrase from Shakespeare borrowed by Callaghan himself to describe the events leading up to February 1979. Britain was 'strikebound', with public servants staging mass walk outs, leaving food and fuel supplies undelivered, rubbish uncollected and - most notoriously - bodies unburied. Things became so bad in Hull it was dubbed 'the second Stalingrad'. The tabloid press has since been accused of overstating the severity of the situation (and wrongly quoting him as saying 'Crisis? What Crisis?') but it was enough at the time to sound the death knell for Callaghan's government later in the same year. Harold Wilson Labour, 1974 - 1976 In March 1974, Wilson became prime minister for the third time at the head of a minority government, following the first hung parliament (one where no party holds a majority) for 45 years. Often described as a wily fixer and negotiator, it took all of his skills to hold on to power in the face of economic and industrial turmoil. His party was also sharply divided, with many Labour members of parliament (MPs) bitter about Wilson's manoeuvring against his colleagues. He called another general election in October 1974, thereby ending the shortest parliament since 1681, and was returned to office with a majority of just three seats. He presided over a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Economic Community (EEC), and a collapse in the value of the pound which prompted a humiliating 'rescue operation' by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Exhausted, Wilson resigned saying 'politicians should not go on and on'. Edward Heath Conservative, 1970 - 1974 Heath succeeded in taking Britain into the European Economic Community (EEC), the precursor to the European Union, despite two previous failed attempts by Britain to gain entry, in 1961 and 1967. But his government was dogged by torrid industrial relations and recurrent economic crises. Things came to a head in January 1974, when industry was put on a 'three-day week' to conserve fuel. Fuel was in dangerously short supply following a combination of domestic industrial action (coal miners on 'work-to-rule') and a quadrupling of prices by Middle Eastern oil exporting nations in the wake of Israel's victory in the Yom Kipp |
What was the first name of Stretford-born artist L. S. Lowry? | His Life and Career LS Lowry - His Life and Career Art School 1905 "If people call me a Sunday painter I'm a Sunday painter who paints every day of the week!" Lowry was always irritated by people who thought he was an amateur painter, self-taught and untutored. "Started when I was fifteen. Don't know why. Aunt said I was no good for anything else, so they might as well send me to Art School..." In 1905 he began evening classes in antique and freehand drawing. He was to study both in the Manchester Academy of Fine Art and at Salford Royal Technical College in Peel Park. Academic records show him still attending classes in the 1920s. Lowry knew from his teachers - people like the Frenchman Adolphe Valette - how French Impressionism had changed the painting of landscapes and the modern city. He knew from exhibitions in Manchester what the current trends in modern art were, and deeply admired Pre-Raphaelites like Ford Madox Brown and Rossetti. Far from being a naïve Sunday painter, Lowry was an artist looking for his own distinctive way of painting and drawing - and for a subject matter he could make his own, preferring eventually the view from the Technical College window to that of the posed model. A Painter's Vision, 1920 In his early years Lowry lived in the leafy Manchester suburb of Victoria Park. Then lack of money obliged his family to move to Station Road, Pendlebury, where factory chimneys were a more familiar sight then trees. Lowry would recall "At first I detested it, and then, after years I got pretty interested in it, then obsessed by it." The subjects for his paintings were on his doorstep. In later life he recalled this as a sort of vision. "One day I missed a train from Pendlebury - (a place) I had ignored for seven years - and as I left the station I saw the Acme Spinning Company's mill … The huge black framework of rows of yellow-lit windows standing up against the sad, damp charged afternoon sky. The mill was turning out... I watched this scene - which I'd looked at many times without seeing - with rapture..." An Appreciation, 1921 A writer in The Guardian newspaper, Bernard Taylor, recognised the real quality of Lowry's work, when he reviewed one of the artist's earliest exhibitions. "Mr Laurence S Lowry has a very interesting and individual outlook. His subjects are Manchester and Lancashire street scenes, interpreted with technical means as yet imperfect, but with real imagination... We hear a great deal nowadays about recovering the simplicity of vision of primitives in art. These pictures are authentically primitive, the real thing not an artificially cultivated likeness to it. The problems of representation are solved not by reference to established conventions, but by sheer determination to express what the artist has felt, whether the result is according to rule or not..." The Industrial Scene late 1920s - 1930s Lowry worked as rent collector for the Pall Mall Property Company. He did not tell people about his work because he did not want them to think of him as a spare-time painter. His job led to him walking all over the city. What did he see? Children playing in the streets, people returning from work, going off to work, gossip on the front steps, incidents, market places and Whit-processions. But all this changed in his lifetime: blitz and rebuilding, slum clearances and new housing, changed the face of the city he had observed so well. "I saw the industrial scene and I was affected by it. I tried to paint it all the time. I tried to paint the industrial scene as best I could. It wasn't easy. Well, a camera could have done the scene straight off." Artist at Work Lowry felt that drawings were as hard to do as painting. He worked the surface of his drawings by smudging, erasing and rubbing the pencil lines on his paper to build the atmosphere of the drawing. He was always doing quick sketches on the spot on whatever paper he had in his pockets. Lowry carefully composed his pictures in a painting room at home and took great care over placing each figure. 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Which is the only film of the fantasy genre ever to win the best picture Oscar - full name required? | Oscars 2016: Why has no sci-fi movie ever won Best Picture? - CSMonitor.com Oscars 2016: Why has no sci-fi movie ever won Best Picture? Latest News 'The Martian,' starring Matt Damon, is nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Actor and Best Picture. Aidan Monaghan/20th Century Fox/AP/File View Caption of This year, according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, some of the best films looked beyond our own world. Two of the nominees for the 2016 Oscar Best Picture are “The Martian,” based on Andy Weir’s novel about an astronaut stranded on Mars, and “Mad Max: Fury Road,” set in a future dystopia where both water and gasoline are scarce. The two sci-fi nominees are raising eyebrows, as no sci-fi film has ever won Best Picture and “genre” films in general rarely receive the statuette. The only fantasy film to ever win Best Picture was the 2003 movie “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” and the only horror movie to win Best Picture was the 1991 psychological thriller “The Silence of the Lambs.” Photos of the Day Our best photos of the year 2016 In an interview with The Christian Science Monitor, Paul Levinson, professor of communication and media studies at Fordham University and author of the time-travel book "The Plot to Save Socrates," says that the members of the Academy "somehow think that science fiction is not as serious as a movie like 'Spotlight.' " In recent years, a few sci-fi movies, including the 2013 movie “Gravity,” the 2010 movie “Inception,” and the 2009 movies “Avatar” and “District 9,” have received Best Picture nods. One contributing factor may be the increased number of nominees. For the 2010 Oscars, the Academy announced that 10 movies would be nominated for the top prize. Now between five and 10 films make the cut. Levinson says the increased pool of nominees have helped sci-fi movies like these get on the short list. "But science fiction hasn't won," he points out. “Martian” and “Max” are facing particularly stiff competition this year. “Spotlight,” “The Big Short,” and “The Revenant” are all viewed as potential frontrunners, and possible harbingers of Best Picture victory like the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Directors Guild Awards have gone with mostly different movies. Despite the repeated Oscar snubs, fans seem to love science fiction, if the box office is any indication. Superhero movies are ruling Hollywood, and most of them include sci-fi elements: radioactive spiders, gene mutations, exploding planets – one of the genre’s biggest hits, “Guardians of the Galaxy,” took place almost entirely in space. Long-running science fiction series like “Star Wars” and “Star Trek,” among others, have raked in big commercial successes as well. In the future, Levinson says he could see someone like "Martian" director Ridley Scott – a titan in science fiction, having directed such films as "Alien" and "Blade Runner" – win the best director award (he's not nominated this year), but the film itself still won't take the top honor, he predicts. "When it comes to individual people, they're usually more likely to be rewarded by best director," Levinson says. This occurred in 2014, when "Gravity" director Alfonso Cuaron received the best director prize but the Best Picture award went to "12 Years a Slave." The lack of Best Picture wins for sci-fi speaks to a larger misunderstanding of the genre, says Levinson. "People just have trouble accepting science fiction as something that has relevance to our real life, which science fiction at its best does," he says. Next up Get the Monitor stories you care about delivered to your inbox. Daily | 1996 Academy Awards® Winners and History Shine (1996, Australia/UK) Actor: GEOFFREY RUSH in "Shine", Tom Cruise in "Jerry Maguire", Ralph Fiennes in "The English Patient", Woody Harrelson in "The People vs. Larry Flynt", Billy Bob Thornton in "Sling Blade" Actress: FRANCES MCDORMAND in "Fargo" , Brenda Blethyn in "Secrets & Lies", Diane Keaton in "Marvin's Room", Kristin Scott Thomas in "The English Patient", Emily Watson in "Breaking the Waves" Supporting Actor: CUBA GOODING, JR. in "Jerry Maguire", William H. Macy in "Fargo" , Armin Mueller-Stahl in "Shine", Edward Norton in "Primal Fear", James Woods in "Ghosts of Mississippi" Supporting Actress: JULIETTE BINOCHE in "The English Patient", Joan Allen in "The Crucible", Lauren Bacall in "The Mirror Has Two Faces", Barbara Hershey in "Portrait of a Lady", Marianne Jean-Baptiste in "Secrets & Lies" Director: ANTHONY MINGHELLA for "The English Patient", Joel Coen for "Fargo" , Milos Forman for "The People vs. Larry Flynt", Scott Hicks for "Shine", Mike Leigh for "Secrets & Lies" In the 1996 awards race, four of the five Best Picture nominees were from independent studios - and financed outside of mainstream Hollywood. 1996 was therefore dubbed "The Year of the Independents," plus films from abroad. For the first time in Oscar history, none of the major Hollywood studios (including Paramount, MGM, Warner Bros., UA, Fox, Columbia, Universal, or Disney's Buena Vista) were represented among the Best Picture-nominated films for 1996. All the pictures nominated for Best Picture were low-budget, independent films - with the sole exception possibly being Tri-Star's Jerry Maguire, the closest nominee to a major, mainstream Hollywood studio. [The surge for independent films wouldn't last long - in 1997, the big-studio, big-budget Titanic (1997) swept the Oscars.] The big winner of the year was writer/director Anthony Minghella's The English Patient (a Saul Zaentz/Miramax film). [20th Century Fox studios dropped its support during pre-production, letting it go to the independent Miramax.] It was a prestigious, three hour long World War II saga/romance composed of flashbacks, conspiracies, and ambiguities and based on an adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's novel, about a French-Canadian nurse who cares for a mysterious, dying burn patient ('The English Patient') in a ruined, abandoned monastery in Italy's Tuscany, after he was wounded in a WWII plane crash in the African desert. It had twelve nominations and nine Oscar wins - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Original Dramatic Score, Best Costume Design, and Best Film Editing. It lost its nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay (Minghella), Best Actor (Fiennes) and Best Actress (Scott Thomas). Its nine Oscar wins made it the third most-awarded film in Academy history - and tied it with two other films with nine wins: Gigi (1958), and The Last Emperor (1987). Previously, only two other films had more wins: Ben-Hur (1959) (with eleven). With its Best Picture win for the expensively-made film, producer Saul Zaentz became a multiple Oscar-winning producer over a span of twenty years with over twenty Oscars for |
From which musical did the Oscar winning song Cheek To Cheek appear | Every Oscar Winner for Best Original Song, Ranked | SPIN Every Oscar Winner for Best Original Song, Ranked Looking back at the best and worst of 82 years of statue-winning movie themes Andrew Unterberger // February 19, 2015 Share < br />this article: CREDIT: Photo Composite by James Grebey It was 1935 when Con Conrad and and Herb Magidson took home the first-ever Oscar for Best Original Song: “The Continental,” from the Fred Astraire and Ginger Rogers musical The Gay Divorcee. Since then, the winners have expanded from big-band dance number centerpieces to include stirring pop epics from animated movies, non-diagetic love ballads from blockbuster romances, and character themes from all sorts of genres — rock, folk, country, funk and, in the 21st century, even hip-hop. The list of the songs that have won Best Original Song is a bizarre one. It encompasses classic rock legends like Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, Great American Songbook crafters like Irving Berlin and Burt Bacharach… and also Christopher Cross, Bret from Flight of the Conchords, and three seperate songs sung by Jennifer Warnes. Timeless classic films like The Wizard of Oz, High Noon, and Breakfast at Tiffany’s are represented… as are A Hole in the Head, Waikiki Wedding, Thank God It’s Friday, and some movie called Frozen. Put this playlist on shuffle and you’ll be hospitalized for whiplash within six songs. We’ve trudged through the gems and the duds, the songs that have become part of cinema history and the songs whose writers have even forgotten about, to rank the winners from worst to first — also taking a moment to point out the notable nominees beaten each year, and those snubbed from being nominated in the first place, whether due to arcane Academy rules or sheer neglect. Be warned that we ranked the songs according to the versions used in their Oscar-winning parent movies, which aren’t necessarily the most famous version of the song — so it’s Terence Howard and Taraji P. Henson doing “It’s Hard Out Here For a Pimp,” not Three 6 Mafia, and Angela Lansbury singing “Beauty and the Beast,” not Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson. See where your favorites ranked below — unless your favorite is Phil Collins’ Tarzan song, in which case maybe don’t — and check back next week to see where this year’s winner ends up falling. 82. “The Morning After” (The Poseidon Adventure, 1972) Written By: Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn Performed By: Renee Armand This ponderous, overblown track wails a promise that there are better times to come if you can push through the darkest times. Presumably, the “Morning After” writers were referring to the duration of their own treacly abomination of a ballad. The only thing this song is good for is banishing a demonic succubus back to the hellfire from whence it came, as South Park so expertly noted. JAMES GREBEY Also Nominated From ’72: Michael Jackson’s first chart-topping solo hit, the title track from the movie Ben, earned a nomination for writers Walter Scharf and Don Black. Not exactly “Rock With You” or “Billie Jean” that got beat here — songs about rats generally have a certain ceiling — but just about anything would have been preferable to “The Morning After.” Snubbed: Nothing from Curtis Mayfield’s iconic Super Fly soundtrack to be found — probably a counter-balance to Isaac Hayes winning the year before, lest the Academy start to reach a level of cool that would have been totally unsustainable. 81. “You’ll Be in My Heart” (Tarzan, 1999) Written By: Phil Collins Performed By: Phil Collins Speaking of South Park, the movie’s amazing assault on our neighbors to the north, “Blame Canada,” got screwed out of an Oscar by Phil Colins’ mewling sapfest. While some of the soft-rock icon’s contributions to Tarzan are fun in a cornball kind of way, “You’ll Be in My Heart” is an overwrought bore. J.G. Also Nominated From ’99: “Canada” wasn’t the only gem passed over in the name of Phil: Aimee Mann’s “Save Me” from Magnolia, an Oscar nominee of rare subtlety and vulnerability, was also overlooked. Snubbed: R.E.M.’s “Man on the Moon,” the Aut | 2000 Academy Awards® Winners and History Traffic (2000, Germ./US) Actor: RUSSELL CROWE in "Gladiator," Javier Bardem in "Before Night Falls," Tom Hanks in "Cast Away," Ed Harris in "Pollock," Geoffrey Rush in "Quills" Actress: JULIA ROBERTS in "Erin Brockovich," Joan Allen in "The Contender," Juliette Binoche in "Chocolat," Ellen Burstyn in "Requiem for a Dream," Laura Linney in "You Can Count On Me" Supporting Actor: BENICIO DEL TORO in "Traffic," Jeff Bridges in "The Contender," Willem Dafoe in "Shadow of the Vampire," Albert Finney in "Erin Brockovich," Joaquin Phoenix in "Gladiator" Supporting Actress: MARCIA GAY HARDEN in "Pollock," Judi Dench in "Chocolat," " Kate Hudson in "Almost Famous," Frances McDormand in "Almost Famous," Julie Walters in "Billy Elliot" Director: STEVEN SODERBERGH for "Traffic," Stephen Daldry for "Billy Elliot," Ang Lee for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," Steven Soderbergh for "Erin Brockovich," Ridley Scott for "Gladiator" This year's Best Picture nominees were from an eclectic, diverse and varied group of films: two fighting epics (one foreign, one ancient), two dramas about battles (America's failed drug war and a legal struggle against a power company), and a simple, comic fable. Three of the five Best Picture nominees prominently featured women. The Oscar awards were spread somewhat evenly among the Best Picture nominees, except for Chocolat. The big winner in 2000 was director Ridley Scott's spectacular, big budget (over $200 million) sword-and-sandal Roman Empire epic set in 180 A.D., Gladiator - a basic tale of good vs. evil, betrayal, and revenge - about an outcast Roman general (and single-minded rebel-hero) seeking vengeance for betrayal and his family's death. The spectacle of the Roman Colosseum's gladiatorial battles and contests was balanced with royal intrigue involving the resentful heir to the Roman throne. (Although greatly enhanced with CGI-digital effects, it revived the memory of dramatic historic-epic films and 'sword-and-sandal' spectaculars of the 50s, such as Quo Vadis? (1951), Ben-Hur (1959) and Spartacus (1960).) The film received twelve nominations and won five awards: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound, and Best Costume Design. DreamWorks Studios boasted back-to-back wins for Best Picture - it also won the previous year with American Beauty (1999). Its nominations included the major and minor categories of Best Director, Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Score, Best Visual Effects, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Sound, and Best Costumes. This marked the first time in 51 years -- since 1949 (the year that All the King's Men (1949) had seven nominations and three wins: Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actress) that the Best Picture winner didn't also win an additional Oscar for Best Director or for Best Screenplay. The other Best Picture nominees included the following: Ang Lee's Mandarin-language martial-arts film, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (or Wo hu zang long) (with ten nominations and four wins), was the biggest-earning foreign film of all time (at $130 million), and the most-nominated foreign language film ever. The film's four wins tied it |
How many spoons are there in a full set of Apostle spoons? | Rarity4u - Apostle Spoons You have declined cookies. This decision can be reversed. Reconsider Cookies Apostle Spoons For many years, godparents and other relatives have given silver spoons as christening presents. It was this tradition that gave birth to the expression “born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth”, suggesting a child will never be without money. This tradition of giving a spoon can be traced back to the mid 1500's, when spoons cast with one of the 12 apostles were often given as christening and wedding presents. The wealthy giving complete sets and others a small number or just one. It was a generous gift as the majority of spoons at this time were made of wood, few people being able to afford pewter or silver. Complete sets of thirteen different spoons having the same maker and date are very rare.It was also a very practical one as up until about 1670 people just used their fingers and a spoon at mealtimes. People were likely to carry their one and only spoon with them, wiping it between courses. It is unlikely that apostle spoons were in use much before 1500 - the oldest known example is from 1593. An apostle spoon is a type of spoon that has, as the finial, a cast figure depicting one of the Twelve Apostles with his attribute. The typically faceted handles and fig-shaped bowls were generally made from one piece of silver. The figure was attached to the finial with a ‘V’ joint by London makers, while a lap joint was used in other regions. Some of the bowls of the Apostle Spoons were hammered and the stem forged on the bowl; the figures of the Apostles were cast, being afterwards soldered on to the stem. The mark was punched inside the bowl. The apostle figures were identifiable by the symbolic object they carried; 01 The Master cross and orb 02 St. Peter a sword or a key 03 St. Andrew a cross 04 St. James the Greter a pilgrim's staff 05 St. John the cup od sorrow 06 St. Phillip a staff 07 St. Bartholomew a knife 08 St. Thomas a spar 09 St. Matthew an axe or halbert 10 St. James the Less a fuller's bat 11 St. Jude a square 12 St. Simon Zelotes a long saw 13 St. Judas a bag of money Spoons are an extremely popular collecting area in general, partially because a comparatively large number of old examples have survived. Of all antique spoons, apostle spoons are particularly desirable, having attracted the interest of collectors since the 1700's. They have remained popular and thus valuable. Early examples are rare and there are only two complete sets featuring the 12 apostles and Jesus known to exist today. The relatively high value has lead to a number of fakes appearing on the market – usually made up from an antique spoon and a reproduction figure. A full set of Apostle spoons will consist of thirteen spoons, usually silver, with a small figure of Jesus or one of the twelve apostles at the end of each stem. When first made, an apostle spoon such as one made in 1647 by Thomas Dare of Somerset, United Kingdom, would have cost 15 shillings which was a lot of money at the time. Apostle spoons, as with all silver items, have been forged many times over the years and reproduced in great numbers including some made of pewter or latten, as well as inexpensive reproduction which often show the figure without a nimbus or an attribute.If you are checking authenticity, take a close look at the proportions of the spoon - a bowl that is too big for the stem should arouse your suspicions. Look also at the apostle figure which in fakes will often be poorly carved or not have the correct emblem. Finally if there is no wear at all around the edge of the bowl you may be looking at a fake - genuine articles will often show wear and tear. | Index-a Don't Forget To Hit <ESC> before going to a different page. Let's play a game of 30 questions. No, not that old standard of 20 questions, but one with an extra 10 questions added in and one that uses numeric answers (from 1 to 30). If you get stumped, go on to the next one. Perhaps the answer you need will be one of those left over when you complete all the questions you're sure of. Each answer is a number. The answers are the numbers 1-30. Each number appears only once. (Obviously) the questions are not in the right order.. 1. Aside from an extra 385 yards, how many miles is a marathon race? 2. If 27 solid cubes are formed into one big 3x3x3 cube how many individual cubes, at most, are visible from any single angle? 3. In the movie Spinal Tap what number is: "Well, it is one louder.."? 4. 'Via Dolorosa' is the (how many) Stations of the Cross, the Christian ritual tracing the key stages of the death of Jesus, beginning with his condemnation and ending with his being laid in the tomb? 5. How many dots are on a (standard 1-6) die? 6. The Russian 'Crimea Highway' trunk road from Moscow to the Crimea in Ukraine is the M (what)? 7. What number, between two hyphens, is used by journalists, etc., to mark the end of a newspaper or broadcast story? 8. How many unique dominoes are in a standard 'double six' set? 9. What number turned on its side (rotated 90 degrees) is the symbol for infinity? 10. The Marvel Comics superhero team led by Mr Fantastic was the Fanstastic (what)? 11. What is the larger number of the binary system? 12. Japanese haiku poems loosely comprise how many syllables? 13. The Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn are respectively (what number)-and-half degrees north and south of the Equator? 14. What number is Hurricane on the Beaufort Scale? 15. Greek deka, and Latin decem, are what number? 16. Conventionally how many books are in the Bible's New Testament? 17. How many legs (or arms) are most usually on a starfish? 18. A lunar month is an average (how many) days plus 12 hours, 44 minutes and 3 seconds? 19. 'Roaring' refers to what pluralised number in describing a 1900s decade of western world prosperity? 20. Traditionally what number of years anniversary is symbolized by silver? 21. What is generally stated to be the number of major joints in the human body? 22. What number is the French coded slang 'vingt-deux!', which warns that police are coming? 23. What is the only number that equals twice the sum of its digits (digit means numerical symbol)? 24. The early/mid-1900s American vaudeville comedy act was called the (how many) Stooges? 25. Any line of three numbers in the 'magic square' (a 3 x 3 grid of the numbers 1-9) adds up to what? 26. What is the international SPI resin/polymer identification coding system number (typically shown within a recycling triangle symbol) for polystyrene? 27. Traditionally the diameter of the 45rpm gramophone record is (how many) inches? 28. Pure gold is (how many)-carat? 29. The expression 'On cloud (what)' refers to being blissfully happy? 30. Each player begins with (how many) pieces in a game of chess? Daniel David "Danny" Kirwan (born 13 May 1950) is a British musician whose greatest success came with his role as guitarist, singer and songwriter with the blues-rock band Fleetwood Mac between 1968 and 1972. Kirwan's first recorded work with the band was on the huge instrumental hit single "Albatross". Green later stated that, "I would never have done "Albatross" if it wasn't for Danny. I would never have had a number one hit record." The B-side of the single was Kirwan's first published tune, the instrumental "Jigsaw Puzzle Blues". This was an old clarinet piece, written by Joe Venuti and Adrian Rollini, and recorded by the Joe Venuti / Eddie Lang Blue Five in 1933. Kirwan had adapted the piece for himself and Green to play on |
Which river has Newport at its head and Cowes at its mouth? | Newport | Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom | Britannica.com Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom Written By: London Newport, town (parish), Isle of Wight , historic county of Hampshire , southern England . It lies near the centre of the diamond-shaped island at the head of the River Medina ’s estuary, 5 miles (8 km) from its mouth at Cowes . Newport was probably the Roman settlement of Medina, but there is no trace of Saxon or Jute settlement. The first charter was granted between 1177 and 1184, and the borough was incorporated in 1608. Newport early superseded nearby Carisbrooke (now a suburb) as the island’s capital because of its facilities for trade. It remains the island’s agricultural and administrative centre. Parkhurst, a major British maximum-security prison, stands on the outskirts. Pop. (2001) 23,558; (2011) 25,496. 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Close Date Published: August 29, 2013 URL: https://www.britannica.com/place/Newport-Isle-of-Wight-England Access Date: January 18, 2017 Share | Sailing Newport RI | America's Cup History | 12 Meter Charters History of the America’s Cup Races The America’s Cup – the most famous sailboat race! America’s Race: Competition for the America’s Cup, the oldest and one of the most prestigious sporting trophies in the world, began in England in 1851. The newly founded New York Yacht Club was challenged by the Royal Yacht Squadron, then the most prestigious yacht club in the world, to take part in The Solent Races, sailing races that took place on the body of water between the Isle of Wight and Great Britain. Answering this challenge, the New York Yacht Club assembled a team to cross the Atlantic and race with their contender, the yacht America. The schooner America was designed and built by George Steers in 1850 at the urging of the New York Yacht Club to build a fast sailboat. Of all the races held on The Solent, the Royal Yacht Squadron decided that America was only eligible for the “All Nations Race”, a 74 mile race around the Isle of Wight starting and ending in Cowes. The prize for the winner of this race was the 100 Guineas Cup, an award commemorating Queen Victoria’s Jubilee year. When the starting gun was fired at ten in the morning on August 22, 1851, the America was the last over the starting line. However, in the end the speedy America stunned the British fleet and crossed the finish line 19 minutes ahead of all 15 of her British competitors thus winning the 100 Guineas Cup. The schooner America brought its prize across the Atlantic, and the New York Yacht Club renamed it “The America’s Cup” after the winning boat. The America’s Cup in Newport, Rhode Island: In 1930, J boats raced in the first America’s Cup races that were held in Newport, RI. During this era the races were held at the mouth of Narragansett Bay off Breton Reef in the Atlantic Ocean. From 1930 to 1937, the America’s Cup the course was 30 miles long. In 1958, when the era of the 12 Meters began the course was shortened to just over 24 miles. For over 50 years Newport proved to be a perfect venue for the America’s Cup because of its light and predictable winds and small volume of commercial traffic. The America’s Cup Deed of Gift: On July 8, 1857, the members of the original America race syndicate, the first team to win the America’s Cup, wrote a letter, known as The Deed of Gift, to the secretary of the New York Yacht Club. This letter was written to formalize the rules of future America’s Cup racing. Originally it stated that the America’s Cup would be held as a permanent challenge trophy that would be open to competition from any foreign yacht club. It also stated that the races would be held on the waters of the yacht club in possession of the America’s Cup and all competitors had to sail to the race destination on their own bottoms. In other words, the boats could not be disassembled and shipped to the spot where the America’s Cup races were to occur. Subsequent changes were made to the Deed of Gift changing the racing rules of the America’s Cup. Because of the original rule that stated that all competitors had to sail to the race destination on their own bottoms, America’s Cup racing boats had to be large vessels that were capable of crossing the Atlantic Ocean. It took massive amounts of money to maintain and crew the large cutters of the 1880’s-1920’s and the J Class boats of the 1930’s. After World War II, the vast fortunes needed to finance these huge boats had largely vanished on both sides of the Atlantic. Both the British and the Americans were looking to choose an alternative to the large expensive pre-war yachts of previous America’s Cup races. In 1956 the New York Yacht Club, trustee of the America’s Cup, petitioned the Court of New York State to modify the Deed of Gift. In doing so, they cancelled the clause that obligated America’s Cup challengers to cross the ocean in the boat they intended to race. Enter the era of the 12 Metre Class, smaller, more manageable racers, in America’s Cup racing. The 12 Meters: In 1958, after a twenty-one year halt of America’s Cup competition, ra |
Who was the leader of the British Liberal Party before Jeremy Thorpe? | Jeremy Thorpe New Liberal Leader - British Pathé British Pathé No title - Jeremy Thorpe is new Leader of the Liberal Party. London. M/S pan Jeremy Thorpe arriving at Liberal Party headquarters. C/U portrait of Jo Grimond, pan to press conference notice. L/S crowd of press in room. M/S and C/U Thorpe waving to the pressmen. M/S and C/U press. C/U Thorpe. L/S the press conference. C/U congratulatory telegram. C/U Thorpe reading telegrams, pan to press. C/U Thorpe holding telegrams. Tags | William Ewart Gladstone | British Statesman William Ewart Gladstone British Prime Minister and Political Reformer William Ewart Gladstone. Kean Collection/Getty Images By Robert McNamara Updated December 31, 2015. William Ewart Gladstone was a dominant and controversial figure in Victorian England and the leading British statesman of the 19th century. He served in the British government from the 1830s to the 1890s, and as Prime Minister of Britain on four occasions he reformed both British government and society. Gladstone is often viewed as the moral and political voice of the Victorian era, yet he was famously disliked by Queen Victoria . One of Gladstone's lifelong obsessions was the "rescuing" of English prostitutes, and his activities in that regard made some question his motivations and even his sanity. Early Life of Gladstone William Ewart Gladstone was born on December 29, 1809 in Liverpool. His family was of Scottish descent, and his father, Sir John Gladstone, became a wealthy merchant in the port city of Liverpool and had investments in slave plantations in the West Indies. After being educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, Gladstone took a trip to Italy and then returned to Britain and was elected to Parliament. continue reading below our video 10 Best Universities in the United States Though he would become the leader of the Liberal Party, he was first elected as a Tory. His first address in Parliament was a defense of slave owners in the West Indies, in which he used his father as an example. Gladstone's Politics Shifted from Conservative to Liberal In the British government Gladstone was at first aligned with Sir Robert Peel, but throughout the 1840s Gladstone’s politics evolved until he began taking positions more in line with the Liberal party. A trip to Naples in the early 1850s, where he witnessed extreme poverty, may have helped drive him away from Tory orthodoxy. In the 1850s Gladstone served as chancellor of the exchequer, the chief financial officer of the British government, and was influential in passing financial reforms, including the abolition of many taxes and tariffs. Leader of the Liberal Party In the late 1850s Gladstone gravitated toward a newly formulated Liberal party and became its leader. Gladstone's party won an overwhelming majority in the elections of 1868, and he became prime minister. He focused on reforms, which were often targeted at reducing the influence of privilege and making British institutions, such as civil service and the military, open to those beyond the privileged classes. Gladstone and the Issue of Irish Home Rule: Gladstone served four terms as prime minister: 1868-1874 1886 1892-94 During his first term as prime minister Gladstone pushed reforms intended to improve the lot of the Irish peasantry. In fact, Gladstone became intensely interested in the "Irish question," and many of his ideas for reform were focused on Britain's administration of Ireland . Gladstone, throughout the late 1800s, often advocated "home rule" for Ireland. While it wasn't a call for outright Irish independence, it was considered by many a radical position. Bitter Rivalry With Benjamin Disraeli The other leading political player in Victorian Britain was Benjamin Disraeli, who, like Gladstone, held a variety of government posts and served as Prime Minister. For decades Gladstone and Disraeli were rivals, and it is known that they detested each other. The two men came from very opposite backgrounds, and while they were both highly intelligent, they often battled on opposite sides of an issue. And they also had different relationships with Queen Victoria, who liked Disraeli and complained bitterly of Gladstone's attitude toward her. Gladstone's Attacks on Disraeli Were Effective Gladstone was opposed to Britain's imperial foreign policy. And in the late 1870s, while out of power, he published a controversial pamphlet attacking the foreign policy of Benjamin Disraeli , who was the current prime minister. The title of the pamphlet, "Bulgarian Horrors and the Questions of the East" seems ut |
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