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Which team won the first Heineken Cup in 1996? | The First Heineken Cup Final : Match Centre | Heineken Cup | ERC | Official Website Emile Ntamack lifts the first Heineken Cup trophy 7 January 1996, 01:30 pm :: The First Heineken Cup Final Christophe Deylaud won the inaugural Heineken Cup for Toulouse when he kicked a penalty goal in the final seconds of extra time at the National Stadium, Cardiff Arms Park. Adrian Davies, Deylaud's opposite number, set up a dramatic finale when he kicked his fifth penalty in the 83rd minute, to bring the scores level 15- 15 and force another 30 minutes of extra time. Deylaud put Toulouse back in front two minutes after the restart but his penalty was matched by another by Davies to tie the scores again. But although both clubs had chances to clinch victory in a nail-biting finish it was Deylaud who proved the match-winner after referee David McHugh decided Cardiff had illegally handled in a ruck 20 yards out. Cardiff might have had complaints about the fateful refereeing decision, but not the eventual outcome. Toulouse, with less possession, produced some scintillating rugby and scored two excellent tries within 10 minutes which, hard though they tried, the Welsh champions could not match. Thomas Castaignede, who also dropped a crucial goal, grabbed the first try in a Heineken Cup final with a run up the left touchline and scrum half Jerome Cazalbou crossed for the other. It didn't help Cardiff's cause to find themselves 12 points adrift so early, particularly as their pack won plenty of ball and had Toulouse on the retreat. But whereas Toulouse continued to look threatening with the ball in hand, Cardiff lacked pace and penetration to take advantage of their forwards' control. It was thanks to Adrian Davies's kicking that they inched back into the contest, although the former Wales outside half missed two relatively easy kicks midway through the second half. There was a huge cheer from Cardiff fans when Jonathan Davies came on at half-time to replace Mark Ring, but even the former Rugby League star failed to produce a telling break against a dogged defence. Cardiff had two great chances to win late in the match when they forced two five yard scrums within two minutes. But hard though they tried, they could not break down the defence and had to accept their luck at levelling the scores at full-time. Both sides looked tired in the final half-hour but it was Deylaud who produced the trump card to end a thrilling and entertaining contest which augurs well for the future of the tournament. | Five famous finals | Super League 2017 | Rugby League Live Scores, Fixtures & Results | Sporting Life Rugby league results 1946: Wakefield 13 Wigan 12. Despite being without four of their stars who were on their way to Australia for the "indomitables" tour, Wigan thought they had won the first final since the end of the Second World War when they led 12-11 with 90 seconds to go. However, a penalty from near the touchline by Wakefield's Billy Stott settled one of the great cliff-hangers and helped make him the first winner of the Lance Todd Trophy as man of the match. Brian Nordgren still had a chance to win it for Wigan but he failed with a penalty from inside his own half - his seventh unsuccessful kick at goal. 1954 - Warrington 8 Halifax 4 (replay). In perhaps the most famous Challenge Cup tie of all, Warrington beat Halifax in the 1954 final replay but the game is not remembered for the rugby but for the world record crowd of 102,569 that squeezed into Odsal Stadium. Although since officially overtaken by a crowd of 107,000 at Stadium Australia for the 1999 NRL Grand Final, Odsal's attendance is arguably still the largest for a rugby league match with most people who attended reckoning around 120,000 were actually present after thousands got in through a broken fence without paying. The final is still the only one without a try after the original game at Wembley had ended in a 4-4 draw. 1968 - Leeds 11 Wakefield 10. The famous "watersplash" final, in which Don Fox missed a last-minute conversion which would have given Wakefield the Cup. Fox had already been named Lance Todd Trophy winner as man of the match when he fluffed the goal from in front of the posts in atrocious conditions. Fox sank to his knees and cut a sad, disconsolate figure on the Wembley turf. "Poor lad," said BBC commentator Eddie Waring while David Coleman's post-match interview remains one of the most painful to watch in British sporting history. 1996 - St Helens 40 Bradford 32. The first Wembley showdown of the Super League era produced a classic, with St Helens coming from 26-12 down to take the spoils with the biggest comeback in Cup final history. Bradford's New Zealand-born captain Robbie Paul made history with the first hat-trick of tries in a Wembley final and became only the seventh player from a losing team to win the Lance Todd Trophy as man of the match. The match also stands as the the highest-scoring Cup final in history, while Bradford's 32 points set a new record for most points scored by a losing team. 1998 - Sheffield 17 Wigan 8. The biggest Cup final upset of all time as mighty Wigan were humbled by a club with little history and few fans. Wigan were back at Wembley for the first time since their record eight-year run ended in 1995 and they were expected to pick up from where they left off. But the unfancied Eagles had other ideas, with scrum-half Mark Aston masterminding a famous victory to lift the Lance Todd Trophy. |
Which composer was born on this day in Prague in 1841 – his Symphony number 9 in E minor From the New World is one of his most famous works? | San Francisco Symphony - Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Opus 95, From the New World San Francisco Symphony Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Opus 95, From the New World Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Opus 95, From the New World ANTONÍN LEOPOLD DVOŘÁK BORN: September 8, 1841. Nelahozeves, near Kralupy, Bohemia DIED: May 1, 1904. Prague COMPOSED: Between December 1892 and spring 1893, mostly in New York City WORLD PREMIERE: December 15, 1893. Anton Seidl and the New York Philharmonic played a “public rehearsal”; the official premiere took place the following evening at Carnegie Hall (then called simply the Music Hall) SFS PERFORMANCES: FIRST— October 1912. Henry Hadley conducted. MOST RECENT—April 2013. Christoph Eschenbach conducted INSTRUMENTATION: 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes and English horn, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, triangle, cymbals, and strings DURATION: About 40 mins Jeanette Thurber was not a woman who easily accepted no for an answer. In June 1891, she invited Dvořák to New York to direct the National Conservatory of Music, an establishment she had been nurturing into existence over several years. Thurber had studied music in Paris, and when she returned to the United States she used the considerable financial resources of her businessman-husband to create an American conservatory in the French image—which is to say, one in which talented students of all backgrounds would be supported at the government’s expense, regardless of sex or of racial or economic background. In 1891, she finally managed to get the organization chartered through an act of Congress. By that time she had already enlisted an impressive roster of musicians to serve on the faculty, including the pianist Rafael Joseffy and the cellist (and composer) Victor Herbert. Securing a composer of Dvořák’s eminence to lead the conservatory would be a phenomenal coup. And she brought it off. On September 26, 1892, Dvořák and part of his family arrived in New York (four of six children remained back home in Bohemia) and took up residence at a townhouse at 327 East 17th Street, a short stroll from the National Conservatory (which was located at 126-128 East 17th Street, on a site now occupied by Washington Irving High School). The Dvořák home is no more. In 1941, Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia had a historical plaque installed on the façade in a bow to the composer’s centennial. The building’s façade was granted landmark status in February 1991 (the Dvořák sesquicentennial), but within months a nearby hospital, which by that time owned the property, prevailed on New York’s City Council to overturn that landmark designation. In August 1991 the house was accordingly razed to make way for an AIDS hospice. The block was re-named Dvořák Place, and in 1997 a non-profit group called the Dvořák American Heritage Association installed a statue of the composer in Stuyvesant Square Park, just across the street from where he had lived. Dvořák would remain a New Yorker until 1895 (spending the summer of 1893 in the Czech community of Spillville, Iowa, and the following summer in Prague), building the National Conservatory’s curriculum and faculty, appearing as a guest conductor, and composing such masterworks as his String Quartet No. 12 in F major (Opus 96, The American), his String Quintet in E-flat major (Opus 97), and his Symphony From the New World. The National Conservatory continued to flourish for two decades following Dvořák’s years there. But by 1915 its reputation began to wane; it left its 17th Street facility and moved from one address to another, disappearing from the scene in 1928. Although he was occasionally wracked with homesickness, there is no question that Dvořák enjoyed much about his American years. Musical New York made much of him, delighting in having so distinguished a European composer in their midst. Dvořák found many of his students to be receptive and stimulating, and his insatiable musical curiosity went into high gear when he encountered African-American and American Indian music. | Program Notes for Symphonie fantastique Program Notes for Symphonie fantastique Sept 25 - 27 Overture to Fidelio, Op. 72 Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra Allegro Dream of the Witches’ Sabbath Overture to Fidelio, Op. 72 Timing: approx. 6 min. Instrumentation: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, timpani, strings CSO SUBSCRIPTION PERFORMANCES Premiere: December 1920, Eugene Ysaÿe conducting Most Recent: September 2007, Paavo Järvi conducting Beethoven was born on December 16, 1770 in Bonn and died on March 26, 1827 in Vienna. The Fidelio Overture, the last of the four he composed for the opera, was written in 1814 as part of the work’s final version, which began its run at Vienna’s Kärntnertor Theater on May 23; the Overture was not finished for the first performance, however, and was premiered two days later, under the composer’s direction. The decade (1804–1814) that Beethoven devoted to his only opera, Fidelio, was an unprecedented amount of time to spend perfecting such a work during the early 19th century. Given the same time span, Rossini dispensed 31 (!) operas between 1810 and 1820, and Donizetti cranked out 35 (!!) specimens of the genre from 1827 to 1837. Even Mozart launched seven operas during his decade in Vienna. For Beethoven, however, Fidelio was more than just a mere theatrical diversion—it was his philosophy set to music. This story of the triumph of justice over tyranny and love over inhumanity was a document of his faith. To present such grandiose beliefs in a work that would not fully serve them was unthinkable, and so Beethoven hammered and rewrote and changed until he was satisfied. In his book The Interior Beethoven, Irving Kolodin noted: As tended to be the life-long case with Beethoven, the overriding consideration remained: achievement of the objective. How long it might take or how much effort might be required was not merely incidental—such consideration was all but nonexistent. The most visible remnants of Beethoven’s extensive revisions are the quartet of overtures he composed for Fidelio, the only instance in the history of music in which a composer generated so many curtain-raisers for a single opera. The first version of the opera, written between January 1804 and early autumn 1805, was initially titled Leonore after the heroine, who courageously rescues her husband from his wrongful incarceration. For this production, Beethoven wrote the Overture in C Major now known as the Leonore No. 1, using themes from the opera. The composer’s friend and early biographer Anton Schindler recorded that Beethoven rejected this first attempt after hearing it privately performed at Prince Lichnowsky’s palace before the premiere. (Another theory, supported by recent detailed examination of the paper on which the sketches for the piece were made, holds that this work was written in 1806–07 for a projected performance of the opera in Prague that never took place, thus making Leonore No. 1 the third of the Fidelio overtures.) He composed a second C major overture, Leonore No. 2, and this piece was used at the first performance, on November 20, 1805. (The management of Vienna’s Theatre an der Wien, site of the premiere, insisted on changing the opera’s name from Leonore to Fidelio to avoid confusion with Ferdinand Paër’s Leonore.) The opera foundered. Not only was the audience unsympathetic—it was largely populated by French officers of Napoleon’s army, which had invaded Vienna exactly one week earlier—but there were also problems in Fidelio’s dramatic structure. Beethoven was encouraged by his aristocratic supporters to rework the opera and present it again. This second version, for which the magnificent Leonore Overture No. 3 was written, was presented in Vienna on March 29, 1806, but met with only slightly more acclaim than its forerunner. In 1814, some members of the Court Theater approached Beethoven, by then Europe’s most famous composer, about reviving Fidelio. The idealistic subject of the opera had never been far from his thoughts, |
What was the name of the Army Major found guilty of cheating his way to £1million on the TV show 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire'? | Charles Ingram | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Wiki 15 & 18 September, 2001 (original) 21 April, 2003 (first broadcast) Money won £1,000,000 (later stripped) Charles Ingram, a former British Army major from Derbyshire, was a contestant on series 10 of the UK version of the show on the shows scheduled for broadcast on 15 & 18 September, 2001. After originally winning £1,000,000, the prize was cancelled after it was revealed that he had cheated his way through most of the questions. As a result, the episodes that he appeared in were not actually broadcast until 21 April, 2003. Contents Put these words in the order they occur in the title of the Agatha Christie thriller. • A: Nile • C: Death • D: The From the 8 remaining contestants, 7 got it right, but Charles (with a time of 3.97 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer C-B-D-A, making it into the Hot Seat. Charles's Run to the Million Edit On the first night of his game, when he got into the hot seat, he got through the first four questions without using any lifelines. On the fifth question, he still didn't use a lifeline, but took a while to answer. On both questions 6 and 7, he used a lifeline on each of them. He used two of his lifelines early on. After 7 questions, he won £4,000 but then the show ran out of time, so he had to return the next day to continue. £100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed On which of these would you air laundry? • A: Clothes dog • D: Clothes pig £200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed What name is given to a person who is against increasing the powers of the European Union? • A: Eurosceptic £300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed What is butterscotch? £500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed Which of these is the nickname for a famous Scottish army regiment? • A: Black Cat £1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed The Normans, who invaded and conquered England in 1066, spoke which language? • A: German £2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed In 'Coronation Street', who is Audrey's daughter? • D: Sally Ask the Audience Results: A: 4% • B: 89% • C: 3% • D: 4% Charles did not know, so he used his first lifeline, He asked the audience , which gave a resounding 4-89-3-4 vote. Charles went with the audience, and won £2,000. £4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed The River Foyle is found in which part of the United Kingdom? • C: Northern Ireland • D: Wales Charles did not know, so he decided to phone his friend Gerald, who was 99% sure it was Northern Ireland. He went with him and won £4,000. Then, the klaxon called time and Charles would return on £4,000 with 1 lifeline still available. Having watched and recorded several episode of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? , the Millionaire team thought that if you used two of your lifelines by the end of the night, you've usually struggled up to that point and you're expected to last only a couple of questions and be gone. The host Chris Tarrant thought that Charles chances of winning £32,000 were the chances of going to the moon in a rocket. Since he only had one lifeline left Chris expected Charles to get to £16,000 and be on his way. He was in for a big surprise... Meanwhile, Charles and his wife Diana Ingram , who accompanied Charles in the audience called one of the Fastest Finger Contestants. Tecwen Whittock , who would appear on the next show that night. It is here, it is alleged, where Tecwen joins the Ingram's scam to cheat to the million, and this is where the "Major Fraud" begins. Diana Ingram later claimed she alone had spoken with him and purely to wish him good luck. Night 2 Edit On the next night, before starting the game, Chris asked Charles if he had a strategy. Charles said that he was a little defensive on the last show so he's going on the counter-attack. In fact, this reply, given the actual facts of what happened on the previous night, is incomprehensible. It appears that Ingram was simply setting the scene for what he was about to do. In saying that he was 'too defensive' on the previous night, Ingram also said that he had been too negative and had talked himself out of the answers which 'I knew'. However | We’re Doomed! The Dad’s Army Story – review: Don’t panic! This is absolutely lovely | Television & radio | The Guardian Last night's TV We’re Doomed! The Dad’s Army Story – review: Don’t panic! This is absolutely lovely A BBC drama about a great BBC success story of the past could have been unbearable. But it’s much more than a Dad’s Army luv-in Co-writers David Croft (Richard Dormer) and Jimmy Perry (Paul Ritter) in We’re Doomed! The Dad’s Army Story. Photograph: Helen Sloan/BBC/Endemol Shine UK Who do you think you are kidding Mr Hitler If you think we’re on the run? We are the boys who will stop your little game We are the boys who will make you think again … Can you see those animated arrow-headed nazi snakes poking their swastika heads through Europe towards Blighty? And the plucky little Union Jack arrow, poking them back again? Don’t panic! There’s a charming scene in Stephen Russell’s We’re Doomed! The Dad’s Army Story (BBC2). Roy Hudd playing Bud Flanagan sings the theme tune to Jimmy Perry (Paul Ritter). Sings it beautifully, straight through, records it in one take. It was, incidentally, the last thing Bud Flanagan recorded; he died not long after, in October 1968. Anyway, it brings a tear to Perry’s eye; his show has got its tune, all done now, good to go. Brings a tear to my eye, too, if I’m honest. But that’s jumping the gun. Back to the beginning, March 1967, and Perry, a jobbing actor who is failing to get parts and going nowhere, has an idea for a sitcom, based on his experiences in the Home Guard during the war. He writes it, and shows it to BBC producer David Croft (Richard Dormer), also frustrated professionally, who likes it. Together, they rewrite and write more and turn it into … well, you know what it turns into. This could have been unbearable. A BBC drama about a great BBC success story of the past; actors playing well-loved actors playing well-loved characters; a warm, sticky, luvvie daisy chain of self-congratulation, and up-its-own-arseness (“they DO like it up ’em!”). In fact, it’s very hard not to like, whether you are Dad’s Army’s biggest fan, and you get all the knowing nods and the winks (not just to DA but to future Perry-Croft collaboration Hi-de-Hi! too) or you’ve never seen a single episode. It is more than a Dad’s Army luv-in, it’s a portrait of a working partnership working very well; two men who weren’t having much fun at all suddenly having a lot of it, making something funny. Almost like a work romance. And it’s not just the creators having fun, the actors are, too, and a happy cast has happy results, apparently. Plus, it’s a nice portrait of the late 60s – big collars, little skirts, pretty girls, the Pretty Things, Herman’s Hermits, the Kinks, a Beetle, spelled like that, a red one. As for the BBC, well she’s not a hero in this at all – more like the pantomime villain. If anything, We’re Doomed shines the spotlight on everything wrong – then and still – with Auntie, the layers of management and bureaucracy nonsense. So head of comedy Michael Mills (Harry Peacock) likes Perry and Croft’s sitcom, but then it has to go to head of light entertainment Tom Sloan (Stuart McQuarrie) and then above him there’s Head Of BBC1 Paul Fox ( Keith Allen ), a former para and a man of few words who doesn’t seem to like anything much at all. They have all got to have their say, and their input. There are so many compromises to be made, and egos to be kept happy, it’s a wonder that anything of any worth with any character or integrity came/comes out of the place at all. It’s a relief that Michael Mills is a friend and a colleague’s dad (or was, he died in 1988) rather than either of the other two, which would have made discussing the show awkward. Mills – with his big battleship on his desk and his gruff “now look here”s – comes across as someone who makes things happen rather than someone who tries to stop things from happening. He didn’t just commission it, he came up with the name Dad’s Army too (clearly a better title than Perry’s The Fighting Tigers) and was instrumental in casting it. They’v |
The 'Last Adam' is an alternative name for whom or what? | Last Adam The Last Adam By David A. DePra And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. (1 Cor. 15:45) Adam, the first man, is called THE FIRST ADAM. Jesus Christ is called THE LAST ADAM. Of course, the name, "Adam," means, "man." Man is a distinct type of being that God created in His image and likeness. But this raises an interesting question: How is Christ, "The Last Adam?" He obviously wasn�t the last man ever born. So what does that name indicate? Actually, to discover the answer to that question is to discover a fundamental Truth about the Redemption of Jesus Christ. Indeed, to discover why Jesus is called, "The Last Adam," is to discover the essence of His Redemptive work itself. In Adam Let�s first talk about Adam. Adam was an individual -- the first man. He isn�t an allegory or a picture lesson. He wasn�t the product of evolution. Rather, he was a created being � a man. God created Adam of the dust of the ground and breathed into Him the breath of life. He BECAME a living soul. (Genesis 2:7) Now note: Adam was created � and is the ONLY human being ever created by God. Everyone else came FROM Adam. First, there was Eve. She wasn�t born, but was created FROM Adam. But then everyone else was BORN of Adam and Eve. It is therefore a fact that the human race, through natural birth is born IN ADAM. God began the human race with Adam � and when God created him, God said that it was good. In fact, Adam was made one with God in his spirit. His union with God was built into him as a part of his makeup and structure. This was NORMAL in God�s original design. As a result Adam was ALIVE in every way. He was alive because he was one with Life Himself. Of course, Adam was created without a sin nature. But what is the sin nature? Well, the sin nature is death personified in a human being. Adam was built to be one with God. But he willfully chose to reject God. The result was exactly what he chose: God was no longer one with him. This resulted in DEATH. Death is a state of being without God � and carries with it corruption, darkness, and all that the Devil can usher in. This, we call, the nature of sin. The trouble with human beings boils down to one thing: We are born spiritually dead � completely without contact with God. Adam�s sin rejected God, not just for himself, but for humanity AS A BEING. This is why the Bible says, "In Adam all die�." (see I Cor. 15:22) And as we have seen, we are all IN ADAM by natural birth. In a very real sense, the entire human race, through natural birth, IS collective Adam � because together we comprise the original Adamic race. We are all OF that original creation of humanity that God began with Adam. We are IN ADAM, because we have all come FROM Adam. We all form the collective BODY of Adam � i.e., together we are all summed up in one man called ADAM. We are that old creation through natural birth. So the FIRST ADAM is the individual whom God created from the dust of the ground and who became a living soul when God breathed into him the breath of life. He alone was created by God. Everyone one of us can trace their human origin back to this FIRST ADAM. Jesus Christ Read that last sentence again: Everyone one of us can trace their human origin back to this FIRST ADAM. This includes Jesus Christ. That�s right. However, with some variation. Jesus Christ was born not born OF ADAM in the same way in which we are born OF Adam. Rather, He was born INTO Adam from the outside. Jesus had been God from eternity, and therefore, is the only human being who ever existed before human birth. Thus, at physical birth, He had a human mother, but God was His Father. He was born the God-man. Now here is the important point: Despite being God BECOME man, Christ was born into the same human race that started with Adam. Christ was not, through His physical birth, of a different order of man, or of a different creation of human being. No. For you can trace the genealogy of Jesus Christ back to Adam, and the gospels do so. Jesus did | TIME TRAVEL page of ULTIMATE SCIENCE FICTION WEB GUIDE A spasso nel tempo (1996) : One of the few Italian Time Travel films. All Over Again (2000): mentioned in Steven's Time Travel Page "A 17-year old boy meets up with his 67-year old self, who tries to warn him of the things that took him down the wrong path in life." The Amazing Mr. Blunden (1972): mentioned in Steven's Time Travel Page "After their mother is hired as the caretaker of a Victorian mansion, a pair of youngsters see a ghost. They are transported back in time to the turn of the 20th century, where they come to the aid of two children who are about to be murdered." "Andromeda" (2000)(TV) also known as "Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda" Captain Dylan Hunt commands the sentient Andromeda Ascendant starship, which is part of the military muscle of multi-galaxy utopian All-Systems Commonwealth monarchy. That Commonwealth is a blend of the Federation (as Roddenberry invented for "Star Trek") without the depth of Ken McLeod's Communist utopian Solar Union ("Cassini Division" is its elite military force), or Iain Banks' Anarcho-socialist Culture novels ("Consider Phlebas", "The Player of Games", "Use of Weapons", "Excession") or the very Capitalist Qeng Ho interstellar trading fleet in Vernor Vinge's novels ("A Fire Upon the Deep", "A Deepness in the Sky"). That is, in my opinion, "Andromeda" is Space Opera without the deep politics of literary science fiction, or the exuberent fun of, say, "5th Element." The Nietzcheans back-stab the Commonwealth, Hunt has little choice but to order his crew to abandon ship, and fling Andromeda Ascendant into a black hole. Three centuries later, the passing salvage ship Eureka Maru drags the ship out of the frozen time near the black hole. To Hunt's horror, the All-Systems Commonwealth is virtually forgotten, and the Three Galaxies have sunken to barbarianism (as ripped off from Isaac Asimov's "Foundation" novels). The rag-tag crew of salvage crew, alien Nietzchean mercenary, alien predator monk must, under the quixotic leadership of Captain Dylan Hunt, aboard the intelligent living spaceship (think HAL-9000 of Clarke & Kubrik's "2001" crossed with Sci-Fi Channel's "Lexx") to re-establish the Commonwealth and restore the glory of civilization (as in David Brin's self-indulgently filmed "The Postman" with its Re-United States of America." So, in summary, Gene Roddenberry was a TV genius, but Star Trek was his real hit. "Andromeda" is utterly derivative, and so stupid that I could never sit through any full episode. Almost as stupid as "Star Wars", politically speaking, but without the cool special effects. So shoot me. APEX (1994): mentioned in Steven's Time Travel Page In an obvious steal from the "Terminator" movies, in 2073, a time travel lab inadvertently loses control of an experiment that goes to a desert in 1973. An APEX (Advanded Prototype EXtermination unit - think 'Blade Runner') is sent back in time to 'sterilize' the area, but one of the scientists goes back with it when he notices a young child caught in its sights. This causes a 'time paradox', and he's sucked back into an alternate future - a world in which the clones of the original robot, who stayed in the past with the command to 'sterilize' the area of people, are still programmed to kill all living things. The 'paradox' plot has massive holes, such as 'Who built the time travel lab in the future created by the paradox?', and 'How are the same people together in this timeline?' You'll find yourself focused more on the unnecessary 'R-rated' language than the plot, what there is of it." Army of Darkness (1993) : Also known as "Evil Dead 3: Army of Darkness" "Trapped in Time, Surrounded by Evil, Low on Gas" This tongue-in-cheek Sam Raimi film combines the genres of Act |
City Of Dreams was the second casino owned by James Packer to open in which European ex colony? | James Packer's Casino Game - New Matilda James Packer's Casino Game Australian Politics James Packer, Australia's third richest person with $6 billion, made it sound so simple. He wants to do something really exciting for Sydney – a gift of a six star $400-a-night hotel on the waterfront at Barangaroo, a controversial new development on publicly owned land that was once part of the city's shipping port. But there were two conditions. The first was that Sydney could only have the "best hotel in Australia" if it included a high roller casino. This is tricky — Echo Entertainment already holds the sole licence allowed in NSW until 2019. The second was that Packer would only go ahead with this plan if he got bipartisan support from both the Coalition and the ALP. One thing Packer hates is public controversy. Yet controversy is what casinos often attract. They are associated with gambling addiction and have a history of attracting organised crime. There is a risk of state dependency on gambling taxes, pushing governments to allow unwise expansion. Up until the 1980s, casinos were illegal and had strong underworld links. This was the context in which when gambling was legalised and led to laws in NSW, Victoria and South Australia imposing a limit of one casino in each state. In NSW Echo Entertainment has an exclusive licence until 2019. To be successful in NSW, Packer needs a new law allowing for at least one more casino, which would normally expected to go to tender through a process controlled by the NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing . James Packer has long dreamed of a casino in Sydney. After he announced his third crack in Feburary, Premier Barry O'Farrell was quick off the mark with support and last week announced his cabinet will consider the plan under its new "unsolicited proposals" policy. Several days later, NSW Shadow Minister for Infrastructure Luke Foley endorsed the proposal, although with a condition that there should be no poker machines in the new casino. Only the Greens are in clear opposition. Today, Crown told the ASX that the O'Farrell Government had "confirmed" the company's plan for a second Sydney casino and that the proposal had moved to the next stage of the approval process. Already the biggest player, Crown will dominate the Australian casino market if Packer pulls off his plan. His hook is that his hotel with a casino will expand economic activity in NSW by $300 to $440 million per year, a claim based on a report commissioned by Crown from Allen Consulting Group . New Matilda requested to read the report but Crown's Executive General Manager of Corporate Affairs, Karl Bitar, who was ALP National Secretary until he resigned last year and joined Crown as a lobbyist, said it wouldn't be made available. He said the $300-$440 million figure represents projections of visitor spending at Crown and "flow-on effects to other industries." Packer's campaign has been helped by some journalists who reported these claims as fact. Bitar did not reply to a question about whether anyone outside Crown had seen the report. Packer currently owns nearly 50 per cent of Crown Ltd through his private network of companies controlled by Consolidated Press Holdings (CPH). CPH, which earned $175 million profit last year, is in turn controlled by Consolidated Press International Holdings (CPIH) based in the Bahamas tax haven. Its beneficiaries are secret Packer family trusts. (CPIH sits atop a complicated structure of private companies arranged by Packer advisors to minimise tax bills.) In August, he announced equally exciting plans for a new 6 star hotel at his Crown Perth casino to be built on land bought from the Western Australian government at a $60 million discount. This new Perth hotel will add to exclusive accommodation for high roller gamblers opened recently. Last year Packer also announced a major expansion of Crown Melbourne to include a new casino for younger gamblers and extra high roller facilities for which he already controls 80 per cent of the market in Australia. He has also been reported to be interest | 1100-1199 - StudyBlue Good to have you back! If you've signed in to StudyBlue with Facebook in the past, please do that again. 1100-1199 Which city does the statue of Jesus Christ, better known as Christ the Redeemer, overlook? Rio de Janeiro In an all-black cast, who played the role of Brick in the 2008 revival of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"? Terrence Howard Advertisement ) What term describes the purchase of securities with borrowed money using the shares themselves as collateral? Buying on Margin In the sequence of presidential succession, who is next in line after the vice president? Speaker of the House Created by Ruth Handler, which 12-inch follower of fashion has been every girl's best friend since 1959? Barbie For which film did Kathy Bates win an Oscar in 1991? Misery Which country is home of port wine? Portugal The Mediterranean island of Cyprus is geographically part of which continent? Asia Which city was hit by the second American atomic bomb in 1945? Nagasaki What does a person with mythomania tend to? Tell lies What is the latin term for the science of languages? Linguistics Which Agatha Christie's fictional characters is the only one to have been given an obituary in the N.Y. Times? Hercule Poriot Guns N' Roses guitarist Saul Hudson is better known by what name? Slash Which land animal species lives the longest? Turtle Which militant Lebanese political group sparked a 2007 attack after capturing two Israeli soldiers? Hezbollah How many calories equal 42 Joules: about 1, 10 or 42? Ten Jumping and dressage are events in which Olympic competition? Equestrian What message delivery system did U.S. computer technician Raymond Tomlinson invent at the beginning of the 1970's? E-mail What is the gesture of submission, originating in imperial China, in which you kneel and touch the ground with your forehead? Kowtow On what sitcom did John Larroquette win three straight Best Supporting Actor Emmy Awards? Night Court What is the most distinctive exterior feature on a Russian Orthodox church? The Onion Dome Which 1957 Broadway musical is loosely based on Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet"? West Side Story What is the name for the valuation ratio of a company's current share price compared to its per-share earnings? Price Earning Ratio What country issues gold coins called Krugerrands? South Africa In the 1960s, IBM designed a new typing head to reduce jams in typewriters. What shape was it? A ball Who directed "The Color Purple" in 1985? Steven Speilberg What does an oenologist specialize in? Wine What dam created Lake Mead, the largest man-made reservoir in the U.S.? Hoover Dam Named after the city where they signed the pact in 1955, where did eight eastern European states agree to form a political alliance? Warsaw What part of the body is affected by a swelling known as a periodontal disease? Gums Which Polynesian word means "forbidden"? Taboo Which novel by J.D. Salinger that is still controversial today features Holden Caulfield as the protagonist? The Catcher in the Rye According to the classic Van Morrison song, who "comes around here bout mid-night?" Gloria What is a tapaculo: a fish, a rodent or a bird? A bird Who did Hugo Chavez refer to as "the devil" in a 2006 speech to the UN General Assembly? George W. Bush Which temperature scale has its absolute zero at minus 273.15 degrees Celsius? Kelvin In which chess move are the rook and the king used at the same time? Castling Which frequency band uses the abbreviation "U.H.F." Ultra High Frequency In which country did T'ai Chi originate? China What character on NCIS is commonly referred to as "Ducky"? Dr. Mallard By what name is the collection of Egyptian tombs across the Nile from Luxor better known? Valley of the Kings "Les Miserables" is a musical based on a novel by which writer? Victor Hugo What term describes the simultaneous purchase and sale of an asset in order to profit from a difference in price? Arbitrage (riskless profit) What president extended a "Good Neighbor Policy" to countries in South America, Central America and the Carribean? Franklin Delano Roose |
In the books of Michael Bond, Paddington Bear hails from which country? | Books Books Publishers Books Since the publication of his first book "A Bear Called Paddington" in 1958, Michael Bond has written countless further stories about his creation from Peru. In total, more than 150 titles have been published in a variety of formats ranging from the original novels, which appeal to all ages, right through to board books aimed at Paddington’s very youngest fans. Many of the books have been translated and some of the stories have been published in over 40 different languages. Novels The first nine Paddington books to be published were all full length chapter books and each chapter in the books is a story in its own right. The series began with "A Bear Called Paddington" which was published in the UK on 13th October 1958. The fourteenth, and most recent title, 'Love from Paddington', was published in 2014. | Cupcakes & Couscous: A Paddington Bear Party and Marmalade Sandwich Cookies Thursday, 27 February 2014 A Paddington Bear Party and Marmalade Sandwich Cookies I am no stranger to long stints in the kitchen, but as I write this I feel as though I am still recovering from the cooking marathon that happened this past weekend. It was all for a very special reason though, as I was preparing for my daughters 2nd birthday party! We wanted to choose something (or in this case someone) that she really loves as the party theme, and this year it was a no-brainer - the furry little bear from Peru whose adventures we read every evening at bedtime, Paddington Bear. On Sunday afternoon, 15 of my daughter's friends and their parents arrived at our home to celebrate. As seems to be the (unfortunate) tradition whenever we are entertaining in the garden the wind was howling, but we managed to secure the gazebo, tie up the bunting and lock down the balloons before everyone arrived at 3pm. The afternoon felt like it flew by in a flurry of activity, but judging by all the emails I received the following day everyone had a good time, and most importantly of all so did the birthday girl. I have been asked in the past for my favourite sugar cookie recipe, and this is it. This recipe is from Nigella Lawson's "How to be a Domestic Goddess" and apart from reducing the salt and using my own butter icing recipe this recipe is the same as the original. The dough keeps its shape beautifully during baking, and can be rolled and re-rolled several times. It can also be frozen, and of course - it tastes fantastic! I chose to include sugar cookies on the party menu - shaped as little slices of bread sandwiched together with orange butter icing. Because what would a Paddington party be without his favourite snack, marmalade sandwiches? Cook's note - this biscuit dough is extremely versatile. I also decorated small paw shaped cookies with chocolate chips and fondant icing for the party. In the past I have also flavoured the dough with a teaspoon of cinnamon. You can drizzle them with ordinary glace icing or simply bake and enjoy as is with a dusting of icing sugar to serve. All of these ideas work well! (Ask me how I know.) I also have to give a special mention to the very talented Madelyn from "Once Upon A Birthday" who created the amazing Paddington Bear figurine and marmalade pot that you see on top of the cake. To see more examples of her amazing work please visit her Facebook page by clicking here . Thanks Madelyn! _________________________ |
Who play the title roles in the 1989 film ‘Tango and Cash’? | Tango & Cash Movie - The 80s Movies Rewind More from Tango & Cash It's 1989 and Both Kurt Russell and Sylvester Stallone need a hit. Naturally in the decade of big-budget commercial action films, neither the actors nor the studio want to take a risk, so we get "Tango & Cash". This is really quite a charming film. It tells the story of two seperate policemen from two seperate precints Ray Tango (Stallone) & Gabriel Cash (Russell) and how they both play a pivotal role in the lives of each other. Both are from different sides of LA. Disciplined and prisitine Tango wears a three-peice suit to work and is practically a yuppie, spending as much time on the phone to his stockbroker as he works on cases. When his Sarge asks him why he bothers doing the job since he has enough money he simply responds "for the adventure" (or something similar). Meanwhile, Gabriel Cash is a little more un-restrained, thriving in the theatre of blue-collar fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants policework. Although both have varying approaches to crime fighting, they are the respective "top cops" of their side of the city, making high-profile busts and arrests. In fact they're both so good at what they do, they frequently make the headlines in the papers for their heroic actions on duty, whilst at the same time incurring the ire of criminal bosses. Eventually however, they pick up the same line of investigation on a narcotics case and bump into each other at a warehouse, each going in to make the bust. After accusing each other of being "the /second/ best cop in LA" Tango & Cash hastily break the door down, only to walk into a carefully planned sting. The setup is immaculate, they are caught in a room with a dead body (which looks like it's been shot by Cash's gun), a haul of drugs, and a brief-case full of cash. Arressted at trial they learn the extent of the foul-play as the prosecution plays extremely incriminating audio samples of the suspects. Faced with a mountain of evidence, they consult each other and decide to plea-bargain in the hopes of getting an 18-month sentence at a minimum security jail. Instead they get a far heavier sentence at a maximumm security prison. Naturally being policemen they're not popular with the other inmates and soon realise that whether they stay in Prison or escape they are going to be dead men. However, at least on the outside they have a chance to clear their names, hence they plan an escape... The film itself is an fast-paced work of cinema typical of the decade. Part "buddy" movie, part out & out action flick, Tango & Cash moves along at a good pace and doesn't get too boring. The actors make the most of a decent script and their characters are always quipping at each other. They're competitive but find a respect for each others methods, and personality. Forced to work togather at first, they quickly discover they make an efficient and energetic team, frequently not even needing to verbally communicate, as they operate on the exact same level of professional brilliance that has made them the best of their respective divisions. The Scene where they both realise through different yet equally detailed observations where the criminal is hiding was nicely done, as was typical role 'reversal' that takes place when Tango's sister is kidnapped, and he reacts emotionally, leaving Cash to make the cold and calculating decision. The script is decent, and the storyline entertaining. I would have personally liked to see a Tango & Cash II, but although the film wasn't a flop, it was soon the 90's and this type of movie had run it's course. Tango & Cash is sort of a campy version of Lethal Weapon. Kurt Russell has similar hair and attitude to Mel Gibson but his character is not nearly as engaging and clearly crazy as Gibson's. Sly isn't so bad in this film. He not too serious, and not too flamboyant, and manages to play a strong character without having the luxury of going to extremes. Verdict? Tango & Cash was not as huge as it's Franchise Bretheren, Lethal Weapon, Die Hard, Predator etc. but it is definitely a watachable and enjo | FilmNav – The website highway for British film-makers | FilmNav Gary Leonard Oldman (born 21 March 1958) is an English actor, filmmaker and musician. A member of the 1980s Brit Pack, Oldman came to prominence via starring roles in British films Meantime (1983), Sid and Nancy (1986) and Prick Up Your Ears (1987); in 1987, film critic Roger Ebert described him as “the best young British actor around”.[2] Oldman went on to star in many popular motion pictures of the 1990s to the present day, often as dark and morally ambiguous characters,[3] many of which he has characterised as “wacky or strange”.[4] His acting credits include: The Firm (1989), State of Grace (1990), JFK (1991), Dracula (1992), True Romance (1993), Immortal Beloved (1994), Léon (1994), The Fifth Element (1997), The Contender (2000), the Harry Potter film series, Christopher Nolan’s Batman film trilogy, and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011). In addition to his film career, Oldman has starred in United States television shows such as Knots Landing, Fallen Angels, Tracey Takes On… and Friends. He is also known for providing the voice of Viktor Reznov in the popular Call of Duty video game series and Lord Shen in Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011). Oldman has been cited as an influence by a number of successful actors.[5] Although he has won, and been nominated for, multiple awards during his career, he has been described as one of the greatest actors never nominated for an Academy Award.[6][7][8][9] Aside from acting, he has served as a producer on several films, and directed, wrote and co-produced Nil by Mouth (1997), a film partially based on his own childhood,[10] for which he was nominated for the 1997 Palme d’Or and won two BAFTA Awards. Oldman also attracted media attention for his marriage to actress Uma Thurman in the early 1990s. In 2011, he was voted an “Icon of Film” by Empire readers, in recognition of his contributions to cinema.[11] Early life Gary Oldman was born in London, the son of Kathleen (née Cheriton; b. 28 November 1919), a housewife, and Leonard Bertram Oldman (21 May 1921 – October 1985), a former sailor who worked as a welder.[12][13] Oldman has a sister who is also an actress, Laila Morse. Oldman has said that his father was an abusive alcoholic who left his family when Oldman was seven.[14] Oldman was an accomplished singer and pianist as a child, but gave up music to pursue an acting career.[15] His inspiration was Malcolm McDowell’s performance in 1970 film The Raging Moon.[16][17] In a 1995 interview with Charlie Rose, Oldman said: “Something about Malcolm [McDowell] just arrested me, and I connected, and I said ‘I wanna do that’.”[18] Oldman retained his love for music, however, and can be seen singing and playing piano in the 1988 film Track 29, and tracing over pre-recorded versions of Beethoven’s music in Immortal Beloved. Oldman attended the South East London Boys’ School on Creek Road in Deptford, leaving school at 16. Early work and foray into American cinema (1978–1990) After graduating with a BA in Acting from Rose Bruford College in Sidcup, Kent in 1978, Oldman spent almost eight years in theatre,[18] winning a number of awards.[3] During this time he appeared in several films such as Remembrance (1982) and Meantime (1983) and would have starred in Don Boyd’s Gossip (1982) if that film had not collapsed. In 1986 he won the role of the Sex Pistols’ ill-fated bassist Sid Vicious in the 1986 motion picture Sid and Nancy. The role launched Oldman’s career and paved the way for work in Hollywood. Oldman’s performance was highly regarded by many, perhaps most notably ex-Sex Pistols vocalist John Lydon, who despite questioning the authenticity of some parts of the film, said of Oldman in his biography: “The chap who played Sid, Gary Oldman, I thought was quite good”, and later called him a “bloody good actor”.[19] Oldman reportedly lost considerable weight for the role and was briefly hospitalised.[20] His performance was ranked #62 in Premiere magazine’s “100 Greatest Performances of All Time”[21] and #8 in Uncut magazine’s “10 Bes |
What Native American athlete won gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon? | Native American Olympians Celebrated at New Smithsonian Exhibition | Newsdesk Native American Olympians Celebrated at New Smithsonian Exhibition Honored Athletes Include Jim Thorpe, Billy Mills and Duke Kahanamoku May 9, 2012 On the 100th anniversary of the Olympic Games in which athletes Jim Thorpe (Sac and Fox), Duke Kahanamoku (Native Hawaiian), Andrew Sockalexis (Penobscot) and Lewis Tewanima (Hopi) represented the United States in Stockholm, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian presents “Best in the World: Native Athletes in the Olympics.” The exhibition opens Friday, May 25. In 1912, Thorpe swept both the pentathlon and decathlon at the Olympic Games, becoming the first and only Olympian to accomplish such a feat and earning the accolades of King Gustav V of Sweden, who proclaimed Thorpe to be “the greatest athlete in the world.” Thorpe was joined that year by fellow Native teammates Kahanamoku, who won the 100-meter freestyle; Sockalexis, who placed fourth in the marathon; and Tewanima, who won the silver medal and set an American record for the 10,000 meters that stood for more than 50 years until Billy Mills (Oglala Lakota) won the gold medal in Tokyo in 1964. A century later, the National Museum of the American Indian celebrates the legacy of the 1912 team and the path they paved for future generations of Native American athletes, including Clarence “Taffy” Abel (Ojibwe), who won a silver medal as part of the 1924 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team and later became the first U.S.-born player in the National Hockey League; Ellison Myers Brown (Narragansett), who ran the marathon at the 1936 Olympics; Sharon and Shirley Firth (Gwich’in), twin sisters who competed in the 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1984 Games in cross-country skiing; Theoren Fleury (Métis/Cree), who won a gold medal in 2002 in ice hockey, and Carolyn Darbyshire-McRorie (Métis), who won a silver medal in curling in 2010, among others. A press preview will be held Friday, May 25, at 10 a.m. in the museum’s Sealaska Gallery, where Mills and members of the Thorpe family will be on hand for interviews and photo opportunities. Olympic Medals and Objects The exhibition will be on view through Sept. 3 in the museum’s Sealaska Gallery. It will feature the gold medals restored to Thorpe’s family in 1983 for his victory in the 1912 decathlon and pentathlon events. Thorpe’s medals will be on view at the museum through July 9, at which point they will travel to the London 2012 Summer Olympics Games, where they will be celebrated and displayed in front of millions of spectators. The silver medal that Kahanamoku won in the 1912 Olympics will also be on display, as well as the gold medal won by Mills in the 1964 Games. The exhibition also features historic photographs of Native athletes competing in the Olympics, including rare images from the 1912 Games, and a commemorative Wheaties box that was released in 2001 to honor Thorpe as “The World’s Greatest Athlete.” Smithsonian magazine selected this object as its “National Treasure” in the June/July 2012 issue. Related Programs Free public programs related to the exhibition will be offered throughout the exhibition’s run, including a presentation by Mills Saturday, July 14, and a meet-and-greet with Hawaiian surfer and craftsman Tom “Pohaku” Stone Friday, May 25. The museum will also host Stone as an artist-in-residence from Sunday, May 20, through Friday, May 25, during which time he will share his knowledge of ancient Hawaiian sports while carving a traditional Hawaiian surfboard (Papahe’enalu) and sled (Papahōlua) in the Potomac Atrium during regular museum hours. In June, film screenings will be offered at 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday’s in the Rasmuson Theater highlighting Kahanamoku and Thorpe. The 12:30 p.m. film stars Kahanamoku in a 1957 episode of This Is Your Life, the hit television show. The Olympic gold medalist and so-called “Father of Surfing” appeared alongside seven of his siblings, two of whom also competed in the Olympics, former Olympics teammate Johnny Weissmuller, and | Athletics at the 1972 München Summer Games: Women's Pentathlon | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com Athletics at the 1972 München Summer Games: Women's Pentathlon Host City: München, West Germany Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, München Date Started: September 2, 1972 Date Finished: September 3, 1972 Format: Scoring by 1962/1971 point tables. Gold: Burglinde Pollak Summary At the 1971 European Championships, [Heide Rosendahl] had narrowly defeated [Burglinde Pollak] by 24 points, and they were the two favorites in München. In the second event, [Mary Peters] of Northern Ireland had the longest shot put (16.20) and moved into the lead. She also led the high jump with 1.82 (5-11½) and had a big lead after day one with Pollan second, while Rosendahl was in fifth place. The second day started with the long jump, and Rosendahl, who had won the individual long jump, led with a superb 6.83 (22-5) effort, but she was still over 100 points down to Peters. Rosendahl was also a good sprinter, and he 22.96 allowed her set a “world record” of 4,791 points, but Peters crossed the line 1.12 seconds later and bettered that mark with 4,801 points to win the gold medal. A Sports Reference Site : About SR/Olympics | Privacy Statement | Conditions & Terms of Service | Use of Data Data provided by OlyMADMen , led by Hilary Evans, Arild Gjerde, Jeroen Heijmans, and Bill Mallon. Members: David Foster, Martin Frank, Jørn Jensen, Carl-Johan Johansson, Taavi Kalju, Martin Kellner, George Masin, Stein Opdahl, Wolf Reinhardt, Ralf Regnitter, Paul Tchir, Magne Teigen, Christian Tugnoli, Morten Aarlia Torp, and Ralf Schlüter. 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Where is the Mose Project, construction work on which began in 2003, being carried out? | MOSE Project, Venice, Venetian Lagoon - Water Technology A three-dimensional picture of the MOSE flood gate system. MOSE Project, Venice, Venetian Lagoon, Italy Venice is under serious threat due to the rise in sea level and sinking of land at an alarming rate. The MOSE project will protect the Venetian Lagoon from being submerged by the Adriatic Sea and protect the famous city of Venice and the neighbouring areas from flooding. It is expected to be operational by 2014. "When completed, it will safeguard Venice and the villages located within the Venetian Lagoon from flooding, and prevent the further rise of the sea level." MOSE, the Italian word for Moses, is an acronym for Modulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico, which means Experimental Electromechanical Module. The name aptly alludes to the story of Moses parting the Red Sea. The project will prevent flooding through the installation of 78 mobile gates at three inlets, namely Lido, Malamocco and Chioggia, which will separate the Venetian Lagoon from the Adriatic Sea. Consorzio Venezia Nuova has been entrusted to carry out the project by the Venice Water Authority, with Astaldi holding a share in the project. It is a consortium of Italian construction companies, co-operatives and firms which are experienced in operating the lagoon. The construction work on the project began in 2003 after much delay. As of June 2012, 75% of the work at the site has been completed. The project is expected to be fully completed by 2014. When completed, it will safeguard Venice and the villages located within the Venetian Lagoon from flooding, and prevent the further rise of the sea level. Background to the Modulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico (MOSE) project The Great Flood of 1966, which caused massive loss of life and property, and the sinking of the city by 11 inches during the course of the last century, provided the momentum and necessity to protect Venice. The reasons for the sinking of the city of Venice are principally attributed to the rise in the sea level and extraction of ground water and methane gas within the vicinity of the Venetian Lagoon. "MOSE, the Italian word for Moses, is an acronym for Modulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico, which means Experimental Electromechanical Module." MOSE took shape after being loomed over by a number of consultations and controversies. The proposal to provide a safe measure from flooding dates back to the 1970s. In 1973 a Special Law was enacted, under which six project proposals were accepted after invitations from Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) and later taken up by the Ministry of Public Works in 1980. The feasibility study for the proposals were completed in 1981 under a project named Progettone, which proposed the setting up of fixed barriers at the inlets, including mobile defence structures. The second Special Law of Venice to provide criteria and strategies took shape under a committee known as the Comitatone, which enabled the Ministry of Public Works to grant a single concession for the companies agreed upon by private negotiation. In 1982 Consorzio Venezia Nuova was entrusted by the Water Authority to design and implement the measures to safeguard the city, which was presented in 1989 under a project named Riequilibrio E Ambiente (REA), which translates as Rebalancing and the Environment. It provided an abstract design of the mobile barriers at the lagoon inlets and was finally approved in 1994 by the Higher Council of Public Works. The first environmental impact study was accepted in 1998 and was improved in 2002. Construction work of MOSE finally started in 2003. Floodgates and components of the Venetian Lagoon project A total of 78 mobile gates are being laid at the bottom of the seabed as part of the MOSE project. They are 92ft long, 65ft wide and will weigh 300t. The mobile gates being laid at the bottom of the inlet channel are supported by 125ft long steel and concrete pilings, measuring 500mm in diameter and 20m in length, driven into the lagoon bed. The floodgates consist of a metal box structure. Compressed air is | Sullom Voe | Terminals | Infrastructure | North Sea Infrastructure North Sea Infrastructure Sullom Voe Sullom Voe The Sullom Voe Terminal is located at the northern end of the largest of the Shetland Islands. It is one of the largest oil terminals in Europe. The terminal was built between 1975 and 1981 and covers 1000 acres. Its main purpose is to act as a buffer between the producing fields offshore and tankers waiting to ship oil to refineries worldwide. The terminal has been designed to allow continuous production offshore, even in bad weather. The Sullom Voe Terminal is operated by BP and handles production from more than two-dozen oilfields in the east Shetland Basin, between Shetland and Norway. Approximately 20 different companies have interests in the terminal, which receives production through the Brent and Ninian pipeline systems. Oil from BP's West of Shetland Schiehallion field, has been brought to Sullom Voe since August 1998 by shuttle tanker. At peak production an average of 142,000 barrels per day will be imported using a purpose built, double hulled shuttle tanker Loch Rannoch. Dedicated storage and pumping facilities were upgraded during 1997. Gas is also imported from West of Shetland fields via a 20-inch pipeline. Some of this gas is dried, treated to remove H2S and used as fuel in the Power Station. The remainder is exported to the Magnus platform via another 20-inch pipeline, where it is used for Enhanced Oil Recovery. In 2003/04 a new 22-inch oil pipeline was laid between Clair and Sullom Voe and terminal reception facilities built, including a receiver for pipeline cleaning pigs. The Clair oil field came on stream in February 2005. The oil will be stored at Sullom Voe prior to loading onto export tankers. Gas from Clair will be imported to Sullom Voe via the existing 20-inch West of Shetland gas pipeline. As a result of its remote location, the Sullom Voe Terminal has to be entirely self-sufficient, particularly where emergency services are concerned. On site there is a fire brigade and a pollution response team, both of which hold regular exercises to test their readiness to cope with emergencies. Operational Milestones over the Past 25 Years (1980s) First Oil to Sullom Voe Terminal arrived on the 25th November, 1978. The Shetland Oil Terminal Environmental Advisory Group (SOTEAG), an independent body set up to monitor the environment around the terminal. Every year SOTEAG commissions and reviews a programme of monitoring that covers birds, rocky shores and the sea bed of Sullom Voe and the surrounding area. In April 1982, the fractionation plant comes on stream, producing SVT's first propane and butane. January 1985 - Highest crude throughput in one day 1,503,417 barrels. During September 1987, inspection work is carried out which leads to the major Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) Project. In 1989 the Sullom Voe Terminal 10th anniversary scholarship trust is formed. The fund was established to promote and encourage the education of persons resident in Shetland who will be undertaking a course of study in a discipline likely to contribute to the social and/or economic development of Shetland. Operational Milestones over the Past 25 Years (1990s) In August 1990, Brent and Ninian stabilised crude oil is commingled to form a single export stream - called 'Brent Blend'. The Terminal Re-instrumentation and Control (TRAC) Projects takes place during 1991 and 1992. 3rd December 1997, the owners of the Brent and Ninian Pipeline Systems announce they had agreed a new set of principles for running the pipelines and the Sullom Voe Oil Terminal in Shetland well in to the next century. First shipment of oil from the Schiehallion field in the Atlantic Frontier, west of Shetland is off loaded on 8th August 1998 from the Nordic Savonita. The dedicated Shuttle Tanker Loch Rannoch arrived for the first time at Sullom Voe on 1st November 1998. 6th January 1999 largest cargo was the Hellespont Grand, 395,567 tonnes. Operational Milestones over the Past 25 Years (2000s) 7 billionth barrel through SVT achi |
Which 1945 film was based on the Noel Coward play ‘Still Life’? | Brief Encounter | film by Lean [1945] | Britannica.com film by Lean [1945] A Christmas Carol Brief Encounter, British film drama, released in 1945, that pivots on the subject of forbidden love, as set against the strictures of suburban British life. The film, based on Noël Coward ’s play Still Life , was one of director David Lean ’s first great successes. Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard in Brief Encounter (1945), directed by … © Eagle-Lion Films At an English train station, middle-class housewife Laura Jesson (played by Celia Johnson) meets the handsome married doctor Alec Harvey ( Trevor Howard ). A friendly conversation over tea leads to a series of arranged meetings, and a platonic relationship gradually develops. Eventually, however, the two realize they are in love with each other and become agonized by guilt over their feelings. After a thwarted attempt at a private rendezvous, their future as a couple is decided when Alec announces he has accepted a job in South Africa . The low-key production was filmed in London during the dreary aftermath of the post-World War II years and found favour both at home and abroad. Brief Encounter is an emotionally shattering film directed with great sensitivity by Lean, who carefully handled the rising tension over whether Laura and Alec’s relationship would turn physical. The film neither sentimentalizes nor vilifies the pair’s spouses, conveying the idea that one could be in love with one person but still fall in love with another. The acclaimed sound track features Sergey Rachmaninoff ’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor. Production notes and credits | In Which We Serve (1942) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS 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 In Which We Serve ( 1942 ) Not Rated | This "story of a ship," the British destroyer HMS Torrin, is told in flash backs by survivors as they cling to a life raft. Directors: Noël Coward (by) (as Noel Coward) Stars: a list of 25 titles created 18 Mar 2013 a list of 33 titles created 12 Apr 2014 a list of 44 titles created 18 Oct 2014 a list of 23 titles created 5 months ago a list of 26 titles created 2 weeks ago Title: In Which We Serve (1942) 7.3/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 1 nomination. See more awards » Videos Noel Coward's attempt to show how the ordinary people lived between the wars. Just after WWI the Gibbons family moves to a nice house in the suburbs. An ordinary sort of life is led by the ... See full summary » Director: David Lean Adapted from a play by Noel Coward, Charles and his second wife Ruth, are haunted by the ghost of his first wife, Elvira. Medium Madame Arcati tries to help things out by contacting the ghost. Director: David Lean Fictionalized story of British aerospace engineers solving the problem of supersonic flight. Director: David Lean The middle-class family of a young woman cannot understand why she delays in marrying a respectable young man. They know nothing about her long-standing affair with a Frenchman. Director: David Lean The Passionate Friends were in love when young, but separated, and she married an older man. Then Mary Justin meets Steven Stratton again and they have one last fling together in the Alps. Director: David Lean Directors: Gabriel Pascal, Harold French, and 1 more credit » Stars: Wendy Hiller, Rex Harrison, Robert Morley Henry Hobson is a successful bootmaker and tyrannical widower of three daughters. The girls each want to leave their father by getting married, but Henry refuses as marriage traditions require him to pay out settlements. Director: David Lean An orphan named Oliver Twist meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master. Director: David Lean A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor. Director: David Lean Meeting a stranger in a railway station, a woman is tempted to cheat on her husband. Director: David Lean Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator. Director: David Lean A World War II U-boat crew are stranded in northern Canada. To avoid internment, they must make their way to the border and get into the still-neutral USA. Director: Michael Powell Edit Storyline This is the story of a British Naval ship, HMS Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action in World War II. The ship's first and only commanding officer is the experienced Captain E.V. Kinross who trains his men not only to be loyal to him but to the country and most importantly, to themselves. They face challenges at sea and also at home. They lose some of their shipmates in action and some of their loved ones in the devastation that is the blitz. Throughout it all, the men of the Torrin serve valiantly and heroically. Written by garykmcd Noel Coward's Academy Award Winner [UK Video] See more » Genres: 23 December 1942 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Hidalgos de los mares See more » Filming Locations: Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Sound System) Color: Did You Know? 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To which animal species does the Meerkat belong? | Meerkat | San Diego Zoo Animals & Plants San Diego Zoo Animals & Plants SPECIES: suricatta ABOUT Meerkats are a type of mongoose and were once considered to be in the same taxonomic family as genets, civets, and linsangs. Now they are placed in their own family, Herpestidae. Safety in numbers: A “kat” is not a “cat” when it’s a meerkat, a vital, clever, and amazing weasel-like animal that is a member of the mongoose family. Most people know meerkats from the character Timon in The Lion King animated movie. However, instead of spending all their time with a warthog, most meerkats live in underground burrows in large groups of up to 40 individuals called a gang or a mob. For meerkats, there isn’t just safety in numbers—there’s also companionship. The mob is made up of several family groups, with one dominant pair that produces most of the offspring, but they don’t have to be related to belong to the same group. Meerkat mobs spend a lot of their time grooming and playing together to keep the family as a tight unit. This community existence helps the meerkats survive. A meerkat baby peeks its head out of a burrow Although they are excellent diggers, meerkats usually live in burrows dug by other animals such as ground squirrels. These burrows have an average of 15 entrance and exit holes, with tunnels and chambers at several levels, some as deep as 6.5 feet (2 meters). The deeper tunnels stay at a constant, comfortable temperature, whether it's hot or cold outside. A meerkat mob has several burrow systems, complete with toilet and sleeping chambers, within its territory and moves from one to another every few months. Meerkats have scent pouches below their tails and rub these pouches on rocks and plants to mark their territory. The territories of different groups often overlap, resulting in constant disputes. When the two groups meet for a face-off, the results can be tragic. Meerkats are vicious fighters that often kill each other in these skirmishes. Knowing the high cost of an all-out war, they try to avoid serious conflict if possible. Usually, a lot of aggressive posturing and bluffing precedes any physical contact. These wars can look a bit like the human battles of yesteryear: both sides line up across a field and, at the right moment, charge forward with leaps and bounds, holding their tail rigid and straight up in the air. Every third or fourth leap, they arch their back and thrust their rear legs backward like a bucking bronco. Whichever side has the most threatening display in their charge may “psych out” the opponents. Yet meerkats groups have been known to accept outside individuals into their mob, and they sometimes share their burrows with yellow mongooses. Unfortunately for meerkats, they are a tasty treat for larger carnivores, especially jackals, eagles, and falcons. However, meerkats have developed a way to forage in relative safety: adults take turns acting as guard while the others can look for food without worries. The guard climbs to the highest rock, termite mound, or bush he or she can find, stands upright on two legs, and then announces the beginning of guard duty with a specialized call. A low, constant peeping, known as the watchman's song, is made when all is well. If a predator is spotted, the guard alerts the others with a bark or whistle. There are different calls for land predators and for those coming from the air. When the alarm is raised, the meerkats usually run for the nearest hole, called a bolt hole. These are special tunnels with wider openings designed to hold a crowd of meerkats at once. Meerkats memorize the locations of thousands of bolt holes within their territory and are able to run to the closest one at a moment's notice. A meerkat mob sometimes stirs up dust to create a cover, or the mob may stand together to look larger, acting fierce to scare off the predator. Meerkats have been known to kill venomous snakes, but they don’t accomplish this task alone—they work as a mob. Some snake species feed on meerkats and slither into their underground tunnels, looking for a warm meal. | 1. How many different scoring areas are there on a standard dart board? - Jade Wright - Liverpool Echo 1. How many different scoring areas are there on a standard dart board? 2. Which New York bridge, completed in 1883, was designed by John Augustus Roebling? Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email 2. Which New York bridge, completed in 1883, was designed by John Augustus Roebling? 3. Taphephobia is the fear of what? 4. Concord is the capital of which American state? 5. Lentigines is the medical term for what? 6. Which Saint’s day is on March 1? 7. 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"Which US president was known as ""Tricky Dicky""?" | 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 | The Golden Years: 1982 Deaths Music The big hits of 1982 came from The Jam with Town Called Malice, Dexy's Midnight Runners had Come On Eileen, Bucks Fizz with Land of Make Believe, Odyssey did Inside Out, and Adam and the Ants had Goody Two Shoes. German group, Kraftwerk got to #1 with The Model. Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder had Ebony and Ivory at #1, while Tight Fit revived The Tokens' 1961 hit The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Sting covered Spread A Little Happiness, while Japan covered the old Smokey Robinson and the Miracles classic, I Second That Emotion. 1982 was the year of the “New Romantics”. Posters of Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran, ABC, Haircut 100, Flock Of Seagulls, and Wham, were on the bedroom walls of millions of young girls. Culture Club, led by Boy George, had their first hits, as did Yazoo, Tears For Fears, and Simple Minds. Elton John, Carly Simon, and Marvin Gaye were all back in the charts of 1982, while the Motown record label got a rare 80s number one with I've Never Been To Me by Charlene, that originally flopped when released in 1977. Irene Cara's Fame finally charted in the UK, having been a US hit in 1980. J Geils Band had Centerfold and Freeze Frame, Steve Miller finally got a UK top 10 hit with Abracadabra, as did fellow Americans John Cougar with Jack & Diane, and Survivor with Eye of the Tiger. Toni Basil scored with Mickey, Soft Cell had Torch, Human League had Mirror Man, and 14 years after his #1 with The Equals on Baby Come Back, Eddy Grant was back at #1 with I Don't Wanna Dance. Novelty hits of 1982 came from Renee & Renato with Save Your Love, Seven Tears by The Goombay Dance Band, Nicole—who won Eurovision—with A Little Peace, Trio with Da Da Da, Keith Harris & his duck Orville, Brown Sauce from TV's Swap Shop with I Wanna Be A Winner, and Brat who imitated tennis player John McEnroe's on court tantrums on Chalk Dust (The Umpire Strikes Back). Ex-lead singer of The Damned, Captain Sensible, was the surprise hit of 1982, as his version of Happy Talk hit #1. News Argentina invaded The Falkland Islands. British forces recaptured the islands in June, and Argentina surrendered. Michael Fagin broke into The Queen's bedroom for a chat. Henry VIII's warship, the Mary Rose, was raised from the seabed off Portsmouth. Prince William was born. 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One of the most recognized pieces of Japanese art from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji by Hokusai that depicts a huge tidal wave is titled The Great Wave off what place? | Hokusai on ArtStack - art online The Great Wave off Kanagawa In this Japanese name , the family name is Katsushika. Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾 北斎 ? , ( help · info ) , circa October 31, 1760 – May 10, 1849) was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period . [1] He was influenced by Sesshu and other styles of Chinese painting . [2] Born in Edo (now Tokyo), Hokusai is best known as author of the woodblock print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (富嶽三十六景, Fugaku Sanjūroku-kei ? , c. 1831) which includes the internationally iconic print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa , created during the 1820s. Hokusai created the "Thirty-Six Views" both as a response to a domestic travel boom and as part of a personal obsession with Mount Fuji . [3] It was this series, specifically The Great Wave print and Fine Wind, Clear Morning , that secured Hokusai’s fame both in Japan and overseas. As historian Richard Lane concludes, "Indeed, if there is one work that made Hokusai's name, both in Japan and abroad, it must be this monumental print-series". [4] While Hokusai's work prior to this series is certainly important, it was not until this series that he gained broad recognition. [5] Contents 10.2 Biographies Early life and artistic training[ edit ] The Great Wave off Kanagawa , Hokusai's most famous print, the first in the series 36 Views of Mount Fuji Hokusai's date of birth is unclear, but is often stated as the 23rd day of the 9th month of the 10th year of the Hōreki era (in the old calendar , or October 30, 1760) to an artisan family, in the Katsushika district of Edo , Japan. [6] His childhood name was Tokitarō. [7] It is believed his father was the mirror-maker Nakajima Ise, who produced mirrors for the shogun . [7] His father never made Hokusai an heir, so it is possible that his mother was a concubine . [6] Hokusai began painting around the age of six, perhaps learning from his father, whose work on mirrors included painting of designs around mirrors. [6] Hokusai was known by at least thirty names during his lifetime. While the use of multiple names was a common practice of Japanese artists of the time, his number of pseudonyms exceeds that of any other major Japanese artist. Hokusai's name changes are so frequent, and so often related to changes in his artistic production and style, that they are used for breaking his life up into periods. [6] At the age of 12, his father sent him to work in a bookshop and lending library , a popular type of institution in Japanese cities, where reading books made from wood-cut blocks was a popular entertainment of the middle and upper classes. [8] At 14, he worked as an apprentice to a wood-carver, until the age of 18, when he was entered the studio of Katsukawa Shunshō . Shunshō was an artist of ukiyo-e , a style of wood block prints and paintings that Hokusai would master, and head of the so-called Katsukawa school. [7] Ukiyo-e, as practiced by artists like Shunshō, focused on images of the courtesans and Kabuki actors who were popular in Japan's cities at the time. [9] After a year, Hokusai's name changed for the first time, when he was dubbed Shunrō by his master. It was under this name that he published his first prints, a series of pictures of Kabuki actors published in 1779. During the decade he worked in Shunshō's studio, Hokusai was married to his first wife, about whom very little is known except that she died in the early 1790s. He married again in 1797, although this second wife also died after a short time. He fathered two sons and three daughters with these two wives, and his youngest daughter Sakae, also known as Ōi , eventually became an artist. [9] Upon the death of Shunshō in 1793, Hokusai began exploring other styles of art, including European styles he was exposed to through French and Dutch copper engravings he was able to acquire. [9] He was soon expelled from the Katsukawa school by Shunkō, the chief disciple of Shunshō, possibly due to studies at the rival Kanō school . This event was, in his own words, inspirational: "What really motivated the development | Geometry.Net - Scientists: Philon Of Byzantium Philon Of Byzantium: I have seen the walls and Hanging Gardens of ancient Babylon, wrote philon ofByzantium, the statue of Olympian Zeus, the Colossus of Rhodes, the mighty http://www.unmuseum.org/ephesus.htm Extractions: The Temple of Artemis Artist's conception of the temple 1100 A.D.: A troop of Crusaders stops at a muddy little village in Asia Minor. Their leader looks around. Confused ,he dismounts. This place is not what he expected. He read in the ancient texts that this was a large seaport with many ships docked in its bay. It isn't. The sea is almost three miles away. The village is located in a swamp. There are no ships to be seen. The leader accosts a nearby man. "Sir, is this the city of Ephesus?" "It was called that once. Now it is named Ayasalouk." "Well, where is your bay? Where are the trading ships? And where is the magnificent Greek temple that we have heard about?" Now it is the man's turn to be confused. "Temple? What temple, Sir? We have no temple here..." And so 800 years after its destruction, the magnificent Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World , had been completely forgotten by the people of the town that had once held it in such pride. And there is no doubt that the temple was indeed magnificent. "I have seen the walls and Hanging Gardens of ancient Babylon," wrote Philon of Byzantium, "the statue of Olympian Zeus, the Colossus of Rhodes, the mighty work of the high Pyramids and the tomb of Mausolus. But when I saw the temple at Ephesus rising to the clouds, all these other wonders were put in the shade." Basic forms of gears have been in existence since ancient times. philon ofByzantium describes gears used as early as 300 BC to lift heavy weights. http://www.televentures.org/brain.htm Extractions: Brain Power -Gear It up! What is a gear? Gears are frequently thought of as wheels with teeth. Gears come in all sizes, shapes, and materials but have one thing in common: they make work easier. Tire jacks, bicycles, clocks, kitchen appliances, garage door openers and cars are just a few modern machines that use gears. How long have gears been used? Basic forms of gears have been in existence since ancient times. Philon of Byzantium describes gears used as early as 300 BC to lift heavy weights. In Alexandria, Egypt during the first century AD, a mathematician named Heron wrote a book titled, Mechanics, which included illustrations and descriptions of gears. Modern archaeologists have found metal gears dating to 500 AD. Although ancient engineers knew the advantage of using gears, they were too difficult to make with existing technology. They did not come into widespread use until the invention of more precise tools and technology. How do gears work? Gears have become fundamental to the motion of virtually all machines in our society. When two or more gears are connected the movement of one gear is transferred to another gear, enabling the machine to do its job. The transfer of movement from one gear to another can increase either the force of the movement or the speed if the gears are of different sizes. Gears can also change the direction of movement. An important part of understanding how gears increase force is the concept of leverage. A gear may be thought of as series of levers, each one extending from the center of the gear to the end of a gear tooth. Just as a lever moves a load, the tooth of one gear moves the meshing tooth of another gear. The longer a lever is, the greater its force. Hence, the bigger a gear is, the greater its force. By arranging gears of different sizes, machines work with different amounts of force. widely chronicled. Greek writers, Antipater of Sidon, and philon ofByzantium compiled the two most well known lists. Most of the http://www.centralamericaweekly.net/172/english/coverstory.html Extractions: The ancient Greeks were the first to begin compiling lists of the most marvelous structures they knew about. These included historical structures that had long been de |
What Russian city had its name changed first to Petrograd, then Leningrad, before returning to its original name? | St Petersburg 1914: The door to another age - BBC News BBC News St Petersburg 1914: The door to another age By Steve Rosenberg BBC News, St Petersburg 9 January 2014 Close share panel Image copyright Thinkstock As war approached in 1914, the Russian capital St Petersburg was the scene of imperial splendour and abject poverty, utopian hopes and portents of impending doom. I have never met anyone who is more proud of her kitchen door than Firuza Seidova. In fact, Firuza is so proud of the door in her St Petersburg kitchen that she has invited me to her flat on Liteiny Prospekt to see it. I'm here very early in the morning - the night train from Moscow has whisked me to a St Petersburg which is still dark and sleepy and bitterly cold. But at home, Firuza is wide awake and welcoming. She's made me breakfast - black bread with thick slices of cheese and a cup of piping hot green tea. We're sitting at her kitchen table eating our buterbrody - and staring at the door. To be honest, it doesn't look very special. The old wooden panels have faded. They're blotchy - and scratched. I can't help thinking the whole thing could do with a fresh lick of paint. But when Firuza starts recounting the history of her apartment, I realise this is much more than just a battered old door - it's a gateway to a golden past, to the St Petersburg of 1914. "Back then, all sorts came through my kitchen," she says. "The Emperor Nicholas was here, Sergei Prokofiev, too, and some of the most famous names in the history of chess." Firuza shows me an old black and white photograph of two men engrossed in a game of chess. I instantly recognise the door at the back of the picture - it's the one in Firuza's kitchen! One hundred years ago, Firuza Seidova's flat was the headquarters of the St Petersburg Chess Society. The kitchen door is all that's left of the original rooms - the last surviving link to an intriguing story. Find out more Five BBC correspondents present personal perspectives on the major European capitals in 1914 as part of Radio 3's Music on the Brinkseries. Music on the Brink: The Essay is broadcast Monday to Friday this week at 22:45 GMT, Radio 3. Listen afterwards on iPlayer It was spring 1914. And to mark its 10th anniversary, the St Petersburg Chess Society organised a tournament for some of the greatest players on the planet. Not everyone could make it. Chess stars from Austria-Hungary had to decline their invitations, because of pre-war tension with Russia. Nevertheless, the list of competitors was impressive. The favourite was from Germany: the world champion for the last 20 years, Emanuel Lasker - such an elegant, inspirational player that the St Petersburg press dubbed him "the poet of the chess table". His main rival was the man soon to be hailed as "the human chess machine", the flamboyant Cuban diplomat Jose Raul Capablanca. From England came the heavy-drinking Mancunian Joseph Blackburne (nickname "The Black Death"). From America, top tactician Frank Marshall. Representing Russia, the attacking Alexander Alekhine. And there they all were, fighting it out in Firuza's flat. Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Jose Raul Capablanca (left) plays Emanuel Lasker in 1923 For one glorious month Europe seemed to forget it was on the precipice of war and was transfixed by battles on the chessboards of St Petersburg. Each move, every twist and turn in this grand tournament was transmitted back across the continent by an army of reporters. The venue wasn't nearly big enough for the crowds that came. One journalist complained that "the stuffiness and the heat were almost tropical". St Petersburg Image copyright Thinkstock City founded by Tsar Peter the Great in early 18th Century as sea port and new Russian capital (replacing Moscow) Winter Palace (pictured) became official residence of Russian monarchs from 1730s until it was stormed in 1917 revolution Known in Russian as Sankt Peterburg, the city's name changed to Petrograd in 1914, then to Leningrad after Lenin's death in 1924, and back to Sankt Peterburg/St Petersburg in 1991 And th | 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 |
What two countries formed in 1993 as a result of what is known as the 'Velvet Divorce'? | The 9 newest countries in the world - The Washington Post The 9 newest countries in the world The inside track on Washington politics. Be the first to know about new stories from PowerPost. Sign up to follow, and we’ll e-mail you free updates as they’re published. You’ll receive free e-mail news updates each time a new story is published. You’re all set! By Adam Taylor By Adam Taylor September 16, 2014 Follow @mradamtaylor The Scottish flag (R) and British Union Jack (L) fly outside the Scotland Office in London on Aug. 28, 2014. EPA/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA This week, Scottish voters go to the polls to make a big decision: Should they stay a part of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, or become an independent sovereign state? It's an enormous decision, and the debate over what exactly will happen to Scotland if it does go independent is still waging. One thing is certain, however: if the "yes" vote wins, Scotland will become the newest independent state in the world, pushing South Sudan to Number 2 and Kosovo to Number 3. Will Scotland follow the same fate as any of the other young nations in the world? Perhaps, but probably not. A glance down the list of the nine newest sovereign states below reveals that each situation is unique: It's hard to fully equate Scotland's situation with that of Slovakia, let alone with East Timor. Even so, a glance back at history does show that the world's borders are changing more than we might appreciate: And the changes can sometimes take some time to settle. July 2011 – South Sudan United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNAMIS) personnel guard South Sudanese people displaced by recent fighting in Jabel, on the outskirts of capital Juba on Dec. 23, 2013. REUTERS/James Akena South Sudan declared independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011, after a bloody civil war with the ethnically Arab north that had lasted decades. Almost 99 percent of voters had voted for independence in a referendum, and the new country was swiftly recognized by the international community. The United States played a key role in the South Sudan's journey to statehood . However, since independence the country has faced a number of problems, most of which can be traced back to two big factors: 1) South Sudan's high poverty rate , 2) the ethnically diverse political movements in the country that now lack a common enemy. Add to that large and largely untapped natural resources, and you have a young country that has been beset by political infighting in the past few years. Right now, South Sudan is nine months into a civil war that has displaced a million of its 11 million people, and facing a famine that could see 50,000 children die before the end of the year. February 2008 – Kosovo Kosovars and foreign visitors take their seats on a raised platform to watch a documentary film during Dokufest in Prizren on Aug. 20, 2014. REUTERS/Hazir Reka Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on Feb. 17, 2008 . The country had been administered by the United Nations since 1999, when NATO bombed Serbia and forced then-President Slobodan Milosevic to withdraw his troops from the ethnically divided province. Kosovo's independence was opposed by Russia, which warned of other breakaway movements ( worth remembering during the Crimea crisis) and Serbia, which had expressed fears for the ethnic Serbs who live there. While a small majority of U.N. member states recognize Kosovo, the country has not applied for U.N. membership out of concern. Kosovo's post-independence statehood has not been free of problems: Ethnic tension and organized crime remain, and the country's economy is clearly underdeveloped (the official unemployment rate last year was 45 percent ). June 2006 – Montenegro and Serbia Montenegro players celebrate after scoring during the Euro 2016 qualifying match between Montenegro and Moldova, at the City Stadium in Podgorica, Montenegro, Sept. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic) The single nation of Serbia and Montenegro, formed after the collapse of Yugoslavia in 1991, changed into the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro in 2003, a | What is the Velvet Revolution? The Peaceful Movement That Overthrew Communist Czechoslovakia Lives On 25 Years Later What is the Velvet Revolution? The Peaceful Movement That Overthrew Communist Czechoslovakia Lives On 25 Years Later 11/17/14 AT 2:35 PM Close Czech Republic President Milos Zeman was pelted verbally and physically with curses, eggs, tomatoes and sandwiches on Monday during a celebration to mark the 25th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. Protesters said he had betrayed the very peaceful revolution he was commemorating. The Velvet Revolution ended 41 years of authoritarian Communist rule in Czechoslovakia in 1989. It started a week after the Berlin Wall fell when Czechoslovak riot police brutally suppressed a student-led pro-democracy protest in Bratislava, causing massive public outrage. The people of Czechoslovakia came out in droves to call for democracy. A week later, after the number of protesters grew to an unprecedented half a million and 75 percent of the country’s entire population went on a two-hour general strike, the Communist leadership stepped down. Two weeks after that, the first non-Communist government was sworn in and a dissident leader, the playwright Vaclav Havel, was made president just in time for New Years 1990. Remarkably, no one was killed, especially considering Warsaw Pact nations had invaded Czechoslovakia to suppress a popular reform movement just 21 years before. A child shows symbolic red cards to Czech President Milos Zeman during a protest rally in Prague, Nov. 17, 2014. Czechs who helped bring about the "Velvet Revolution" that overthrew Kremlin-backed Communist rule are marking the 25th anniversary this week by accusing the country's present-day leaders of once again cozying up to Russia. Photo: Reuters/David W Cerny Czechs by the hundreds of thousands fill Wenceslas Square in Prague during the Velvet Revolution in 1989. Photo: via Wikimedia Commons Previous Next Four years later the country split, also peacefully, into the Czech and Slovak republics. Prague on Nov. 25, 1989, at the height of the protests that brought down the Communist regime. Photo: via Wikimedia Commons The Velvet Revolution has since become the model of the well-executed peaceful revolution, one that hopeful revolutionaries have sought to emulate ever since. While Zeman’s presidency cannot be compared to the brutal authoritarian Communist regime of 25 years ago, the gripes among the Czech public aren't all too different. Czechs are upset with Zeman’s pro-Russian attitudes and his often vulgar talk and behavior. He’s cozied up with Russian business, publicly sought tips on how to “stabilize” society from China’s Communist leadership and downplayed the revolution so dear to many Czechs and Slovaks . Some in the crowd held up signs reading “I Am Ashamed of My President,” and others shouted “Resign! Resign!” “We disagree with our president’s behavior, I hate the things he says,” said Vojtech Stros, a student in Prague. Demonstrators show symbolic red cards to Czech President Milos Zeman during a protest in Prague, Nov. 17, 2014. Czechs who helped bring about the "Velvet Revolution" that overthrew Kremlin-backed Communist rule are marking the 25th anniversary this week by accusing the country's present-day leaders of once again cozying up to Russia. Photo: Reuters/David W Cerny Most famously, Zeman was rumored to have been drunk at a Bohemian Crown Jewels ceremony shortly after being inaugurated and is notorious for using vulgarity in the media, most recently this month when discussing the political punk group Pussy Riot on live radio. Related Stories Berlin Wall Reflections, From Bush To The Hoff Despite the crowds and considering that only 25 years have passed, BBC found that only 30 percent of Czechs under the age of 30 are aware that Nov. 17 is a national holiday to remember the Velvet Revolution. People light candles at Narodni street in Prague's city center, Nov. 17, 2014. The Czech Republic marks the anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution, which led to the fall of the Communist regime 25 year |
Which order in the class Insecta includes the butterflies, skippers, and moths? | Butterflies and Moths | definition of Butterflies and Moths by Medical dictionary Butterflies and Moths | definition of Butterflies and Moths by Medical dictionary http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Butterflies+and+Moths Lep·i·dop·ter·a (lep'i-dop'tĕr-ă), An order of insects composed of the moths and butterflies, characterized by wings covered with delicate scales. [G. lepis, scale, + pteron, wing] Lepidoptera (lĕp″ĭ-dŏp′tĕr-ă) [″ + pteron, feather, wing] An order of the class Insecta that includes the butterflies, moths, and skippers; characterized by scaly wings, sucking mouth parts, and complete metamorphosis. Fig. 208 Lepidoptera . General structure. Lepidoptera the ENDOPTERYGOTE order of insects containing butterflies and moths, characterized by the presence of scales on the wings and body. Butterflies and moths are no longer classed as separate taxa. The larvae are caterpillars, which feed mainly on plant tissues; the winged adults are usually nectar feeders and are important in pollination. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: Z-chromosome References in periodicals archive ? On the other hand, maybe these changes won't make a difference: Altermatt doesn't know whether the extra generations of butterflies and moths survived. Strategy helps butterflies and moths Not only will this give a quaint cottage garden appearance, but will encourage a dazzling display of butterflies and moths such as the small tortoiseshell, peacock and red admiral. Creating a buzz in your back garden; Homes & Gardens WE all have fond memories of hazy summer afternoons relaxing in the garden with the lawn freshly mowed and the borders lovingly tended, but how often do we stop and consider the other workers in the garden? ANN EVANS takes a closer look at how we can encourage more butterflies and bees into our gardens My sources of reference include the internet, books A Field Guide to Caterpillars of Butterflies and Moths in Britain and Europe, A Field Guide in Colour to Butterflies and Moths and The Wildlife of Netherton and District, 1971 to 1982 Second Edition. | "Masterminds" - Manchester Evening News, December 26, 2015 | Online Research Library: Questia Read preview Article excerpt 1. What has been the highest selling album of 2015? 2. Who won this year's Strictly Come Dancing? 3. Ford claimed to launch the first 'e-(What?)' at the 2015 Mobile World Congress Show: Pram; bike; dishwasher; or trousers? 4. A 2015 intensive listening study discovered that giraffes actually: Hum; whistle; laugh; or scream? 5. Name the last US president to meet the leader of Cuba before Barack Obama did this year: Clinton; Reagan; Eisenhower; or Washington? 6. Jay Z and Beyonce launched a music streaming service called: Bridal; Tidal; Widal; or Piddle? 7. At auction, $1.2m was paid for Don McLean's original handrwitten lyrics for which 1971 big hit song? 8. The Save the Children charity said it mistakenly awarded which controversial politician a Global Legacy award? 9. An official investigation as to proof of the US moon landings was demanded in 2015 by: Russia; China; NASA; or Donald Trump? 10. The 2015 Epsom Derby was won by Golden: Eye; Horn; Egg; or Handshake? 11. Who became Labour leader in September? 12. Philae, the spaceprobe thought lost until it recommunicated with controllers in 2015 is on: Mars; The Moon; or Comet 67P? 13. Which vast tech corporation opened its first 'Nest' branded intelligent home store in Palo Alto California in 2015? 14. In 2015 Japan lowered its voting age from what to what: 21-19; 20-18; 18-16; 23-20; or 17-15? 15. The abbreviation MERS, significantly impacting South Korea 2015, is otherwise known as: The Asian financial crash; Typhoon Mandy; Seoul Earthquake; or Camel Flu? 16. Christian is the lead character in the film 2015 adaptation of what extraordinarily successful book? 17. Who stepped down as chief of 21st Century Fox: Rupert Murdoch; Clint Eastwood; Donald Trump; or Warren Buffett? 18. An internet picture of a dress baffled people in early 2015, being which two of these colour combinations: Red/pink; green/orange; white/gold; yellow/copper; or blue/black? … Subscribe to Questia and enjoy: Full access to this article and over 10 million more from academic journals, magazines, and newspapers Over 83,000 books Access to powerful writing and research tools Article details |
Which English knight helped put Henry 4th on the throne but later rebelled and was killed at the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403? | The Battle of Shrewsbury (21 July 1403) THE STORY OF THE BATTLE OF SHREWSBURY By Henrietta E. Marshall Henry IV knew quite well that he was not the real heir to the throne, although he tried to make people believe that he was. The real heir was Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March . Richard II was the son of Edward the Black Prince , who was the eldest son of Edward III . Edmund Mortimer was descended from Lionel of Clarence , who was the third son of Edward III. Henry Bolingbroke [ Henry IV ] was descended from John of Gaunt , who was the fourth son of Edward III. So, of course, Edmund Mortimer had a better right to the throne than Henry Bolingbroke had. But Edmund Mortimer was only a little boy, and, like so many other little princes, he was passed over and forgotten. The people chose rather to have a strong man who could really rule, than a little boy who could rule only in name. But Henry was afraid of Edmund, and kept him a prisoner in Windsor Castle, although he was not otherwise unkind to him. Henry had seized the throne in an unlawful manner, and he found that it was no easy matter to keep it. No sooner was he crowned than plots thickened around him, and people who had hated Richard were now sorry that they had put Henry on the throne. The Welsh, who had been conquered by Edward I, had never been content to live under the rule of English kings, and Owen Glendower , a Welsh nobleman, now rebelled against Henry. He called himself the Prince of Wales, claiming to be descended from Llewellyn, that Welsh prince whom Edward I had defeated and killed. Nearly all Wales joined Owen Glendower, and although Henry went against them with a large army, he was not able to subdue them. The Welsh took several of Henry's nobles prisoner, among them Sir Edmund Mortimer. This Sir Edmund was an uncle of the young Earl of March, whom Henry kept in prison at Windsor. Henry was quite pleased that Sir Edmund should be a captive, because he was afraid that he might at some time try to put his nephew on the throne. The Scots had meanwhile also been fighting with the English, and had been defeated by the Earl of Northumberland and his young son, who was called Harry Hotspur . He was called Hotspur because he was so quick and brave in battle. Harry Hotspur and his father had taken the Scottish leader, Douglas, prisoner. They expected to get a large ransom from the Scots for him. But Henry said that Douglas must be given up to him. This made the Percies, as Harry Hotspur and his father were called, very angry. They thought that, as they had taken the Douglas prisoner, they had a right to the money which would be paid for his release. The Percies then asked Henry to send money to Owen Glendower to ransom Edmund Mortimer, for Edmund was Harry Hotspur's dear friend. But Henry refused. He did not wish Edmund to be free, because he was afraid of him. This refusal made the Percies still more angry. The Percies had helped to put Henry on the throne, but now they became so angry with him that they were sorry that they had done so, and they turned against him. Instead of giving up the Douglas to Henry, the Percies set him free, on condition that he should help them to fight against the King. They made friends with Owen Glendower, who set Edmund Mortimer free, and persuaded him also to join them against Henry. When the King heard of this great rebellion, he marched with a large army to Shrewsbury, and there he defeated the Percies before Owen Glendower could come with his soldiers to their help. King Henry had been told that some of the rebel nobles had sworn to kill him, so he went into battle in plain armor, while four or five knights went dressed like the King. These knights were all killed, Douglas himself killing three of them. "I marvel to see so many kings rise thus one after the other," he said. "I have this day slain three." But the real king was not among them, although he was in the battle fighting bravely. The Prince of Wales [later Henry V ], or Prince Hal, as he was often called, was only a boy, but he did great deeds at this battle, and even w | An Englishmans Favourite Bits of England Vol 4 An Englishmans Favourite Bits of England Vol 4 Index Part 1 of Volume 4 Hauntings of Royal Naval Hospital Haslar, England Famous Hauntings of England Mrs Duncan – The Last Witch to be Tried in England Is This Proof of Reincarnation? Wymering Manor House – The Most Haunted House in England Stonehenge and It's Eerie Past City of Bath, England – History and Ghosts List of Spooky and Ghostly IOW Hauntings James Herbert OBE – English Iconic Horror Author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley– English Iconic Author Sir Michael Caine - English Iconic Actor Sir Henry Irving – Iconic English Actor Manager James Bond 007 – British Icon Dr. Who - A British TV Icon Sir Rex Harrison - English Iconic Actor Sir John Mills - English Iconic Actor Sir Norman Wisdom – Comic Actor and Singer 7th Century to Swinging Naughties - British Icons Swinging Sixties – British Fashion Designers Swinging Sixties ( London ) – British Iconic Music The New Romantics – 1980's London Music World's First Football Chant – by Edward Elgar Village of Wenlock, England – A Modern Olympic Games – 1850 Sir Isaac Newton – Iconic Scientist Charles Darwin 1809 – 1882 Lady Godiva (1040-1080 AD) – An English Icon English Spa Towns – Iconic Places Edward Somerset – English Inventor of The First Steam Engine 1653 The First Steam Locomotive – England 1804 Howard Carter – The Discoverer of Tutankhamen Sir Henry Wood – The Last Night Of The Proms Toad In The Hole – English History and Recipe Bubble and Squeak – English Recipe and History Index Part 2 of Volume 4 Black Pudding – It's English History and Recipe British Cheeses – Types and Taste English Crumpets – History and Recipe English Custard – History and Recipe Spotted Dick or Spotty Dog – English Pudding Recipe The Earliest Sandwich – It's English History Ye Olde English Marmalade – History and Recipe 1480 AD English Chelsea Buns – History and Recipe English Mustard – An English Icon Lardy Cake – 15th Century History and Recipe History of Cribbage – An English Iconic Game History of English Lawn Bowls – Jactus Lapidum Jigsaw Puzzles – An English Iconic Game The Valentine Card – An English Icon Sir Francis Walsingham – Spymaster for Queen Elizabeth 1 MI6 and "C" – First Head of MI6 from 1911 P.M. Mrs Margaret Thatcher – The Iron lady British Knighthoods – Iconic History William Shakespeare – British Playwright Icon The Globe Theatre – London Icon Portsmouth Football Club ( Pompey ) 1898 Twenty20 Cricket – It's Founder and History Commonwealth Games – The Friendly Games Earliest Horse Races – England 12th Century The Grand National – England 1839 The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race – It's Fun History British Seaside Piers – History from 1391 Robert Thompson – “The Mouseman” Furniture Maker Hauntings and History of Royal Naval Hospital Haslar, England Many years ago I worked at Royal Naval Hospital Haslar, England and as its history is very interesting I thought I would write about it's fun history. The Royal Hospital Haslar began as a Royal Navy hospital in 1753. It has a long and distinguished history in the medical care of service personnel in peacetime and in war. The buildings were designed by Theodore Jacobsen and built from 1746 and completed in 1762. St Luke's Chapel was added in 1762 and later still, a landing stage was added so troops could reach the hospital directly from ships. Haslar was the biggest hospital and the largest brick building in England when it was built. The hospital included an asylum for sailors with psychiatric disorders and an early superintending psychiatrist was the phrenologist, William Scott, a member of the influential Edinburgh Phrenological Society. James Lind at Haslar Hospital 1758-1774 played a large part in discovering a cure for scurvy, not least through his pioneering use of a double blind trial of vitamin C supplements. Ghosts of RNH Haslar A lot of poltergeist activity has been reported in the galley. According to a clairvoyant who worked in the hospital there are three ghosts occupying the kitchen area and many more around the hospital |
Posset is a late-medieval curdled drink of alchocol and which other liquid? | Possets | British Food: A History British Food: A History Possets I expected this post to be a simple recipe with a short history of the creamy dessert. However, as is so often in writing posts for this blog, it ends up being rather more complicated. When I think of a posset, I think of a simple affair of sweetened cream thickened with an acidic fruit. However, this is very much a modern posset (by modern I mean twentieth century). King Charles I Originally the posset was a dessert or drink made from curdled milk enriched with sugar, alcohol (the most popular being sack, a sweet ale similar to sherry). It was often used as a curative for colds or fevers; it is mentioned in the Journals of the House of Lords in the year 1620 that King Charles I was given a posset drink from his physician. These drinks were kept warm and made in a special cup rather like a teapot so that the liquid could be drunk from beneath the foam that develops on the surface. Shakespeare mentions possets several times in his writings, in Hamlet, Act 1 Scene 5, he mentions the posset’s medicinal properties and that it is made from curds: And with sudden vigour it doth posset, And curd, like aigre [sour] droppings into milk, The thin and wholesome blood. Possets were eaten for pleasure too though: Yet be cheerful knight: thou shalt eat a posset to-night at my house; Where I will desire thee to laugh at my wife. The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 5, Scene 5 William Shakespeare Kings and lords had their cream and curd possets, whereas we normal folk had to use bread to thicken ours.By the time we reach the mid-18th century, possets have changed; they are made from milk, but now are thickened with biscuits, bread, egg yolks or almonds, or a combination. Sack seems to still be the most popular and lemon possets make an appearance. Sack possets were drunk at weddings when it came to toasting the bride and groom around this time, though I don’t know where this originated from. Possets 1769 Grate two Naples biscuits into a pint of thin cream, put in a stick of cinnamon and set it over a slow fire. Boil it till it is of a proper thickness, then add half a pint of sack, a slice of the end of a lemon, with sugar to your taste. Stir it gently over the fire, but don’t let it boil lest it curdle. Serve it up with dry toast. Elizabeth Raffald, The Experienced English Housekeeper 1769 Mrs Raffald also highlights the fact that you don’t want your posset to curdle: ‘always mix a little of the hot cream or milk with your wine, it will keep the wine from curdling the rest’. In the 19th century, Richard Cox in his Oxford Night Caps (1835) mentions those made from curds and those thickened with cream and egg yolks, so technically a custard, I suppose. Sometimes they were thick, and sometimes drinkable like egg nog. He mentions a black pepper flavoured posset that will ‘promote perspiration’ in order to sweat out a fever. Here’s a strange thing though; if you rewind time back to Shakespearean days and look for a recipe for a trifle, what you seem to get is a recipe for a modern-day posset: Take a pint of thick cream, and season it with sugar and ginger, and rose water. So stir it as you would then have it make it luke warm in a dish on a chafing dish and coals. And after put it into a silver piece or a bowl, and so serve it to the board. Thomas Dawson, The Good Housewife’s Jewel 1596 You can see why a matter of no concern is called a mere trifle – they used to be so simple, but now they are complex and as the trifle changed over time so did the posset and it seems to have filled the niche left behind by the trifle. Possets, however, are no longer that popular. They are easy to make when cream is the sole thickener. Orange Posset 2012 Here’s the recipe I devised for an orange posset, which I think works very well. You can make a lemon one from two lemons and perhaps an ounce or two more of sugar. I have kept to its historical roots with the addition of a little orange flower water. This makes six helpings. Ingredients 1 pint (20 fl oz) of double (heavy) cream 4 oz caster sugar | Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: 12th February–the questions Macclesfield Pub Quiz League SET BY THE LAMB SHANKS Vetted by the Plough Horntails and Ox-Fford ART AND LITERATURE 1 Which poet versified about a “dirty British coaster with a salt-caked smokestack” in the poem Cargoes? (John Masefield) 2 Which modern Poet Laureate was commemorated with a memorial stone in Westminster Abbey in December 2011? (Ted Hughes) 3 Octarine (the colour of magic) is the eighth colour of the spectrum on which world? (The Discworld – as written about by Terry Pratchett) 4 Who (or what) complained “Here I am, brain the size of a planet, and they ask me to take you to the bridge. Call that job satisfaction, 'cause I don't”? (Marvin, the paranoid android, in Douglas Adam’s Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) 5 What musical instrument of the woodwind family is an aerophone , or reedless wind instrument producing its sound from the flow of air across an opening? (Flute, or piccolo) 6 Who sculpted the version of the Three Graces statue commissioned by John Russell, the 6th Duke of Bedford that is now on display alternately in the National Gallery of Scotland and the Victoria and Albert Museum? (Antonio Canova) 7 Kubla Khan and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner are two of the main works of which poet? (Samuel Taylor Coleridge) 8 Pablo Picasso created which painting in response to the bombing of a Basque town by warplanes from Germany and Italy in 1937. What is the name of the painting? (Guernica) 9 Who are the Samuel Becket characters Vladimir and Estragon waiting for? (Godot – in the play waiting for Godot) 10 The ‘trio’ to March No. 1 in D of the Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches is better known as the music to which song? (Land of Hope and Glory) ‘ELF N’SAFETY (Most questions are taken from the health and safety test labourers on a construction site have to pass. They are mostly Health and Safety related, but the odd one does mention “Elf” as well) 1 Fire extinguishers can contain one of four substances – water, powder, foam and what? (Carbon dioxide – CO2 – accept also Halon or wet chemicals) 2 Which part of your body is most likely to be injured if you lift heavy loads? (Your back) 3 Name one of the two animals that carry Weil’s Disease, also known as Leptospirosis, in their urine? (Rats or Cows) 4 The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act is the primary piece of legislation regulating workplace health, safety and welfare within the United Kingdom. In which decade was it passed into law? (1970s - 1974 ) 5 What is sort of creature is Dobbie in the Harry Potter books and films? (A House Elf – full name required) 6 If someone is injured at work who should record it in the accident book? (The injured person or someone acting for them) 7 Which colour identifies the ‘live’ wire in a modern (new) 240 volt electricity supply? (Brown) 8 Which 1960s car (sister to the Wolseley Hornet) was also a ‘mini with a boot’? (Riley Elf - full make and model required) 9 How are legionella bacteria passed on to humans? (Through fine water droplets such as sprays or mists) 10 What is the early sign of noise damaging your hearing? (Temporary deafness) GEOGRAPHY 1 What is the name of the village near Dorchester, built at the instigation of Prince Charles as a response against “modernist” architectural design? (Poundbury) 2 Which member of the Commonwealth is formed of ten Provinces and three Territories? (Canada) 3 In which range of Irish mountains does the River Liffey rise? (Wicklow Mountains) 4 What is the capital of Burkina Faso? (Ouagadougou) 5 In which English county is most of the Forest of Dean? (Gloucestershire) 6 What colour is a Geography pie in Trivial Pursuits? (Blue) 7 Cape York is the northernmost point of which Commonwealth country? (Australia) 8 Which African country was called Nyasaland until 1964? (Malawi) 9 What country is Budejowice in (pronounced boo day yo vit ze)? (The Czech Republic – it is also known as Budweis) 10 The River Hafren flows out of Wales near Crew Green in Shropshire. What is it called in English? (River Severn) HISTORY 1 What |
In September 2013, a plaque was unveiled at the Pier Head, Liverpool commemorating the loss of which ship, sunk in June 1940 with the loss of at least 4000 lives? | RMS Lancastria | Military Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit The ship was launched in 1920 as Tyrrhenia by William Beardmore and Company of Glasgow on the River Clyde for Anchor Line, a subsidiary of Cunard. She was the sister ship of RMS Cameronia that Beardmore's had built for the same customer the previous year. Tyrrhenia was 16,243 gross register tons, 578-foot (176 m) long and could carry 2,200 passengers in three classes . She made her maiden voyage, Glasgow – Quebec City – Montreal, on 19 June 1922. [4] In 1924 she was refitted for just two classes and renamed Lancastria, after passengers complained that they could not properly pronounce Tyrrhenia. She sailed scheduled routes between Liverpool and New York until 1932, and was then used as a cruise ship in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe. [5] On 10 October 1932, Lancastria rescued the crew of the Belgian cargo ship Scheldestad which had been abandoned in a sinking condition in the Bay of Biscay. [6] In 1934, the Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland chartered the Lancastria for a pilgrimage to Rome. [5] With the outbreak of the Second World War, she carried cargo before being requisitioned in April 1940 as a troopship , becoming the HMT Lancastria. She was first used to assist in the evacuation of troops from Norway. The sinking and its aftermath Edit She was sunk off the French port of St. Nazaire while taking part in Operation Ariel , the evacuation of British nationals and troops from France, two weeks after the Dunkirk evacuation. After a short overhaul, she left Liverpool on 14 June under Captain Rudolph Sharp (born 27 October 1885) and arrived in the mouth of the Loire estuary on 16 June. She anchored 11 miles (18 km) south-west of St. Nazaire. By the mid-afternoon of 17 June, she had embarked an unknown number (estimates range from 4,000 up to 9,000 [3] ), of civilian refugees (including embassy staff, employees of Fairey Aviation of Belgium), line-of-communication troops (such as Pioneer and RASC soldiers) and RAF personnel. The ship's official capacity was 2,200 including the 375 man crew. [7] Captain Sharp had been instructed by the Royal Navy to "load as many men as possible without regard to the limits set down under international law". [8] At 1350 hrs, during an air-raid, the nearby Oronsay a 20,000-ton Orient liner , was hit on the bridge by a German bomb. Lancastria was free to depart and the captain of the British destroyer HMS Havelock advised her to do so, but without a destroyer escort against possible submarine attack, Sharp decided to wait. [7] A fresh air raid began before 4 p.m. Lancastria was bombed at 1548 hrs by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft from II. Gruppe/ Kampfgeschwader 30 . Three direct hits caused the ship to list first to starboard then to port; she rolled over and sank within twenty minutes. Over 1,400 tons of fuel oil leaked into the sea and was set partially on fire, possibly by strafing. Many drowned, were choked by the oil or were shot by the strafing German aircraft. Survivors were taken aboard other evacuation vessels, the trawler Cambridgeshire rescuing 900. [7] There were 2,477 survivors, of whom about 100 were still alive in 2011. [3] Many families of the dead knew only that they died with the British Expeditionary Force (BEF); the death toll accounted for roughly a third of the total losses of the BEF in France. [3] She sank around 5 nmi (9.3 km) south of Chémoulin Point in the Charpentier roads, around 9 nmi (17 km) from St. Nazaire. The Lancastria Association lists 1,738 deaths. [9] The immense loss of life was such that the British government suppressed news of the disaster through the D-Notice system, but the story was broken in the United States by The New York Times and in Britain by The Scotsman on 26 July, more than five weeks after the incident. Other British newspapers then covered the story, including the Daily Herald (also on 26 July), which carried the story on its front page, and Sunday Express on 4 August; the latter included a photograph of the capsized ship with its upturned hull lined with men under the headli | The FunBoxs Biggest Quiz Ever .. | Page 2 | Orphelia's FunBox 2 Main forum | Guild Forums | Gaia Online Orphelia's FunBox 2 Main forum Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 6:36 pm 6501..In fashion correspondent and bar are types of what item? 6502..Artemis is Greek Goddess of what - only one among all Gods? 6503..25% of the adult male population of the UK are what? 6504..Churchill, Iroquois, Owen and Smiths are all what? 6505..A company called Symbol owns patent to what common item? 6506..What can you find on California's Mount Cook? 6507..Fescue, Foxtail, Ruppia and Quitch are types of what? 6508..In the twelve labours of Hercules what did he do third? 6509..In Heraldry what symbol is a lymphad? 6510..What job links Paul Clifford, Claude Duval, Capt. 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In which Russian city is the Summer Palace? | The Summer Garden and Summer Palace of Peter the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia Peter the Great's Summer Palace and Gardens Peter the Great's Summer Palace and Gardens Across the river from the Peter and Paul fortress and the wooden Cabin of Peter the Great you can visit the historical Summer Garden. Behind the beautiful wrought iron fence there is an old park that has witnessed some of the most spectacular moments in St. Petersburg's early history. Peter the Great's Summer Palace and Gardens Impressed by the royal parks that he had seen in Europe, Peter the Great was very keen to create something similar in his newly built "Venice of the North". In Peter's new park everything was created according to the latest fashions; the trees and bushes were trimmed in the most elaborate way and all the alleys were decorated with marble statues and fountains. Peter the Great used to organize regular receptions and balls in the gardens, his " assamblei ", which involved dancing and drinking and impressive firework displays. Tsar Peter commissioned the city's first and foremost architect, the Italian Domenico Trezzini, to build a small palace in the park. The palace had no heating and was intended only for summer time use, hence its name "Summer Palace", as opposed to the "Winter Palace" that Peter had built just down the same embankment of the Neva. The Summer Palace, a small two-storey yellow building, was built between 1710 and 1714, with 7 rooms on each floor. After the Second World War the palace was carefully restored, the older interiors were recreated and a collection of early 18th century artifacts, many originally owned by Peter the Great , was put on display. It is always a great pleasure to take a stroll down the alleys of the Summer Garden, passing by the palace, the marvelous marble statues and the pond. 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Which is the first Old Testament Book named after a person? | 4. The Historical Books | Bible.org 4. The Historical Books Introduction As previously mentioned, the Old Testament can be divided into four basic sections with each providing a specific focus with regard to the person to Christ. With Joshua through Esther, we come to the second group of twelve books that deals with the history of the nation of Israel. These books cover the life of the nation from their possession of the land down to the two deportations and loss of the land because of unbelief and disobedience. Covering about 800 years of Israel’s history, these twelve books tell about the conquering and possession of Canaan, the reigns of the judges, the establishment of kings, the division of Israel into the northern and Southern Kingdoms, the fall of the Northern Kingdom to Assyria, the exile of the Southern Kingdom into Babylon, and the return to Jerusalem under the leadership of men like Nehemiah and Ezra. As these books prepare us for the coming of Christ, the Messiah, they can be seen as follows: Historical Books: The Preparation for Christ 4 Joshua the possession of the land by the nation the oppression of the nation The Theocracy: These books cover the period when Israel was ruled by God (1405-1043 B.C.). 1 Samuel the stabilization of the nation the expansion of the nation the glorification of the nation the division of the nation the deterioration of the Northern Kingdom the deportation of the Southern Kingdom the preparation of the Temple the destruction of the Temple The Monarchy: These books trace the history of Israel’s monarchy from its establishment to its destruction in 586 B.C. Ezra the restoration of the Temple the reconstruction of the city the protection of the nation’s people The Restoration: These books describe the return of a remnant to the land after 70 years of captivity (605-536 B.C.). JOSHUA (Possession and Conquest) 1400-1370 B.C. Title of the Book: Unlike the first five books of the Old Testament, this book appropriately takes its name from the chief human personality of the book, Joshua, the son of Nun, Moses’ servant. Joshua’s original name was Hoshea (Num. 13:8; Deut. 32:44) which means “salvation.” But during the wilderness wanderings Moses changed his name to Yehoshua, meaning “Yahweh is salvation” or “Save, Yahweh” (Num. 13:16). Joshua is a contracted form of Yehoshua. This amounted to a prophetic anticipation and reminder to Joshua, to the spies, and the people that victory over the enemies and possession of the land would be by the power of the Lord rather than by human skill or wisdom or power. This book is given the name Joshua because, though Joshua was one of the world’s greatest military strategist of history, his wisdom and military achievements came from the Lord who alone is our Salvation. It was the Lord Himself who brought about victory for Israel and vanquished Israel’s enemies giving them possession of the land. Theme and Purpose: Possessing, conquering, and dividing of the promised land is the theme and purpose of Joshua. The book of Joshua is designed to show God’s faithfulness to His promises, doing for Israel exactly as He had promised (cf. Gen. 15:18 with Josh. 1:2-6 and 21:43-45). The events recorded in Joshua are selective to set forth God’s special intervention on behalf of His people against all kinds of tremendous odds. The fulfillment of God’s promises, as so evident in the birth of Isaac to Abraham and Sarah and in possessing the land with its fortified cities, is the work of God and that which man could never do no matter how hard he might try (see Rom. 4). Key Words: Possession, conquest, victory, dividing the land. Key Verses: 1:3 Every place on which the sole of your foot treads, I have given it to you, just as I spoke to Moses. [In this regard, Joshua compares to Ephesians 1:3 in the New Testament, “… blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies.”] 1:8-9 This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will | Books of the Bible Books of the Bible Books of the Bible in Canonical Order Old Testament The Pentateuch Genesis Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Exodus Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Leviticus Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Numbers Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Deuteronomy Historical Introduction Joshua Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Judges Introduction 1 2 3 4 1 Samuel Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 Samuel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 Kings Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2 Kings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 1 Chronicles Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2 Chronicles Wisdom Books Job Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 Psalms Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 Proverbs Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Wisdom Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Sirach Prophetic Books Isaiah Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 Jeremiah |
Which African capital city is served by 'Kotoka Airport'? | Accra Airport Airline Information - ACC Airline Info Accra Airport Airline Information Kotoka International Airport: Airport Rd, Accra, Ghana Search Airport Hotels Ramada Resort Accra Coco Beach Being the largest airport in the country of Ghana, Kotoka International Airport is served by major airlines from Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. Each airline offers a limited schedule because of the airport’s relatively remote location in the African Continent. Kotoka International Airport is well connected to multiple neighboring countries in Western Africa and North Africa thanks to several African carriers. Aero Contractors connects Ghana’s capital city of Accra with Nigeria’s capital city of Lagos. Air Burkina offers direct flights to largest city in the nation of Burkina Faso. Air Mali operates service to Mali’s capital while Air Namibia offers trips to the capital of Namibia. Antrak Air is a small airline company that is based at Kotoka International Airport. This regional airline connects Accra with other cities in Ghana such as Kumasi, Sunyani, Sekondi-Takoradi, and Tamale. Africa World Airlines is another small carrier that is headquartered in Ghana’s busiest airport. This domestic airline also provides service to Kumasi and Tamale. Kotoka International Airport also serves as a hub for the domestic airline company Starbow Airlines. In addition to offering several domestic flights, Starbow Airlines provides trips to the Ivory Coast and Benin. All of these domestic airline companies exclusively operate at the Terminal 1 building at Kotoka International Airport. All other airlines provide service in Terminal 2. Kotoka International Airport is also served by three of the largest airlines based in the African continent. EgyptAir offers flights to Cairo while Royal Air Maroc provides a gateway into Casablanca. South African Airways links Accra with Johannesburg. Other African airline companies that serve Kotoka International Airport include Arik Air, ASKY Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Gambia Bird, and Kenya Airways. Emirates, Middle East Airlines and Royal Jordanian connect Ghana’s main airport to the Middle East. The largest airport in Ghana is connected to several important European cities thanks to the service of a few flag carrier airlines. British Airways takes passengers to London Heathrow Airport, which is the largest airport in the United Kingdom. Amsterdam can be reached via KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Germany’s fifth largest city of Frankfurt is accessible via Lufthansa. Iberia airlines connects Ghana’s capital with Spain’s capital city Madrid. TAP Portgual operates flights to Lisbon and Turkish Airlines is the preferred choice for direct flights to Istanbul. Delta Air Lines is the only company that connects Kotoka International Airport to North America. This large U.S. carrier offers non-stop flights to New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. Copyright © 2001-2017 Airport Hotel Guide, All Rights Reserved. 22707 S. Ellsworth Rd. Suite 104, Queen Creek, AZ 85142 | Kansas State Capitol - Topeka, Kansas Capitol office complex map Free Dome Tours The Kanza figure at the top is named Ad Astra (to the stars). It was added in 2002. Kansas State Capitol from the northeast - the visitor entrance is at the lower right and there is parking beneath that area. The best free attraction in the Kansas State Capital is the Kansas State Capitol Building in Topeka, Kansas. The Capitol is open to visitors from 8AM - 5PM, Monday through Friday and 8AM - 1PM on Saturday, with free tours conducted by the State Historical Society 4 - 6 times during the day on weekdays. The hours posted above are subject to change, so be sure to call (785) 296-3966 to confirm times in advance. The State Capital Building is closed Sundays and Kansas state holidays. Construction of the Kansas State Capitol Building began in 1866. Although the Capitol Building was in use by the legislature starting in 1869, it took 37 years and $3,200,000 to complete. The Capitol is 399 feet by 386 feet, and 304 feet to the top of the cupola. The stone is brown sandstone from the bluffs along Deer Creek, near Vinewood, in Shawnee County, Kansas. Major renovation of the Capitol Building began in 2002 and cost $330,000,000. That work was completed in early 2014 and the popular free tours to the top of the capitol dome (taking 45 minutes and climbing 296 steps from the 5th floor of the building to view both the interior and the surrounding community) have been restarted. The easiest way to visit the Capitol Building is to park in the free visitor parking in the underground garage at the north side of the building. An elevator will take you up to the north security entrance and after passing through a scanner, you are right next to the gift shop and the Capitol Visitors Center where you can get information and where the general tours depart. The Capitol Building from the south in 2005, after the start of renovation, but before the work on the dome and roof. John Steuart Curry's John Brown mural, "Tragic Prelude" - the capitol has many murals painted by Curry in 1938-1941 The governor's public, ceremonial office is across the hall from "Tragic Prelude." This office is where the governor holds public signings such as proclamations. The Chamber of the House of Representatives in 2005 House of Representatives desks Senate Chamber viewed from the president's rostrum in 2005. There are 28 hand cast bronze columns decorated with morning glories and roses. "First Dawn of Liberty" is a mural on the ceiling of the House of Representatives in the Kansas State Capitol. It is one of four murals which were painted in 1882 by E. S. Miragoli and Company of St. Louis. Senate Chamber after renovation - the classic looking phones are now gone. The gallery above the president's rostrum is no longer open to the public. Notice the glass floor in the Kansas State Library on the second level of the State Capitol to allow more light. The renovation removed a third level from the stacks in the State Library. Kansas State Flag which orbited the earth in the space shuttle Columbia (STS-2) on November 12 - 14, 1981. 1923 hand operated "cage" passenger elevator that is still in use. Interior of Kansas State Capitol Dome from the main floor An original 1903 dome window which was replaced during the 13 year renovation. The first floor of the Capitol Building is like a catacombs, with historic photos and treasures around every corner. The visitor's parking garage entrance is off 8th Street |
In Mork and Mindy, what was the Orkan phrase for 'Goodbye'? | TV ACRES: Quotations > Languages & Phrases > Science Fiction > Orkan Language (Mork & Mindy) Sci-Fi Languages & Phrases Orkan Language - Robin Williams played Mork , a zany alien from the planet Ork, who visited Earth on the sci-fi comedy MORK AND MINDY/ABC/1978-82. Mindy McConnell and Mork from Ork The following is a list of a few Orkan words with translations: Bleem - Distance of a billion light years or 2000 earth years on the planet Ork Brandels or Grebbels - Orkan money Frizbat - Capital of Planet Ork Gleek Recharging Device - Shaped like a small egg used by Mork to recharge his life force every 2000 years Kayo - Okay Krell - a period of time-5000 Earth years Nimnul - Dummy or Idiot | Teena Marie: Singer and songwriter who became Motown’s most successful white female artist | The Independent Tuesday 28 December 2010 00:00 BST Click to follow The Independent Online Teena Marie wasn't the first white female singer signed to Berry Gordy Jr's legendary Motown label – the Californian Chris Clark and British vocalist Kiki Dee preceded her in the 1960s – but she certainly had the most impact, blazing a trail for many of the crossover R&B to pop artists who followed. Issued between 1979 and 1981, her four Motown albums were full of soulful, slinky, sensual, self-penned ballads – "Irons In The Fire", "Portuguese Love" – which helped define the quiet storm format on late night R&B radio in the US, while her uptempo, funkier compositions – "Behind The Groove" and "I Need Your Lovin'", her two 1980 British hits – dominated daytime playlists and the dancefloor. She was mentored by the flamboyant Rick James, who produced and wrote most of her Wild And Peaceful debut album – including the gorgeous "Déjà Vu (I've Been Here Before)" and the direct "I'm A Sucker For Your Love", her first UK chart entry, credited to her and James – and had a long, fiery relationship with her. The frisson between them was still tangible whenever they performed the torrid duet "Fire And Desire". She became a gifted songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and performer in her own right. Her desire to control her career led to conflicts with Gordy, who refused to release her from her contract, yet wouldn't sanction any more records by her either. This resulted in a legal case and an historic ruling that granted her freedom in 1982 and became known as the "Brockert Initiative" after her real name. "It wasn't something I set out to do," she said in 2004. "I just wanted to get away from Motown and have a good life. But it helped a lot of people, like Luther Vandross and the Mary Jane Girls and a lot of different artists, to be able to get out of their contracts." After signing to Epic she scored a Top 5 hit in the US with the Prince-like "Lovergirl" in 1985, and topped the R&B charts in 1988 with the sublime "Ooo La La La", later referenced by The Fugees on "Fu-Gee-La". She left the label two years later and concentrated on bringing up her daughter Alia Rose, who is now a singer using the name Rose Le Beau and guested on the two albums her mother made for Cash Money Records in the noughties. In 2009, Marie issued Congo Square on the revived Stax label, and made a triumphant appearance at the Indigo 2 in London last January, her first UK visit in 18 years. Born Mary Christine Brockert in 1956, she told the Blues And Soul.com website that she had Portuguese, Irish, Italian and Native American ancestry. She was billed Tina Marie Brockert when she appeared on an episode of The Beverly Hillbillies in 1964, and later took up the name Teena Marie. She was raised in Venice, California, two blocks away from a black neighbourhood. "I had a lot of black friends and I learned a lot about blacks and black music," she said. "All the kids used to call me Off White because I acted sort of black and I was comfortable with the black kids." Her best friend Mickey, a black girl, accompanied her when she appeared on Soul Train. "I can remember being chased home a couple of times and being called nigger lover. I was only 13 or 14, and to a young mind, that's heartbreaking. I can remember going in my house and sitting in my room and crying." In her early teens she formed her own soul-flavoured band. "I used to listen to all the early Tamla things like Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye," she recalled. "I was introduced to Hal Davis, who got me an audition with Berry Gordy. Berry wanted me for a movie he was planning. The project got shelved but he wanted me on the label." Between 1976 and 1978 she worked with various producers at Motown's LA base but grew frustrated when no recording met Gordy's approval. She was even reticent when a tie-up with James was suggested. "Why should Rick be able to work with me after everyone else had failed?" Yet James enthused about her |
Which type of coal contains the highest carbon count and the fewest impurities ? | Carbon Materials - Shamokin Carbons Carbon Materials Synthetic Graphite Is primarily the result of Electrode manufacturing. These electrodes carry the electricity that heats electric arc furnaces, the vast majority steel furnaces. They are made from petroleum coke after it is mixed with petroleum pitch, extruded and shaped, then baked to sinter it, and then graphitized by heating it above the temperature (3000 °C) that converts carbon to graphite. They can vary in size up to 11 ft. long and 30 in. in diameter. Powder and scrap The powder is made by heating powdered petroleum coke above the temperature of graphitization. The graphite scrap comes from pieces of unusable electrode material (in the manufacturing stage or after use) and lathe turnings, usually after crushing and sizing. Most synthetic graphite powder goes for carbon raisers in foundries and steel plants. Synthetic graphite is processed at ultra high temperatures, and impurities contained in the precursor carbons are significantly reduced in concentration during processing. This occurs as a result of the high temperature vaporization of volatile impurities, which at the process temperatures utilized includes most metal oxides, sulfur, nitrogen, hydrogen, and all organic components that were part of the original petroleum or coal tar pitch. Synthetic graphite is essentially the most chemically pure form of carbon available. Anthracite Coal Anthracite coal has the highest carbon count and contains the fewest impurities of all coals, and has the highest calorific content as compared to other types of coals such as bituminous coal and lignite. Anthracite coal is a hard mineral coal that has the highest luster and lowest impurities of all coals. It is the cleanest variety of coals. Anthracite is the most metamorphosed type of coal it's carbon content is between 92.1% and 98%. The term is applied to those varieties of coal which do not give off tarry or other hydrocarbon vapors when heated below their point of ignition. Anthracite burns with a short, blue, and smokeless flame. Anthracite may be considered to be a transition stage between ordinary bituminous and graphite, produced by the more or less complete elimination of the volatile constituents of the former, and it is found most abundantly in areas that have been subjected to considerable earth-movements, such as the flanks of great mountain ranges. With the growth of mini-mill's increasing need for higher quality materials in the (EAF) Electric Arc Furnace anthracite coal has become the injection carbon of choice for the top EAF steel plants. Because scrap metal is the primary source of metal in the EAF there have been a limited variety of finished products a mini-mill could produce. DRI pellets and other iron ore based materials have been substituting or supplementing traditional scrap allowing for a greater variety of finished products produced in the EAF. As a result of the use of these materials only the cleanest, lowest sulfur, anthracite injection carbons can be used. Anthracite is among the lowest sulfur materials available for injection and is the most environmentally friendly material due to its purity. Metallurgical Coke Coke is a solid carbonaceous residue derived from low-ash, low-sulfur bituminous coal from which the volatiles are driven off by heating without oxygen at temperatures as high as 1,000 °C (1,832 °F) so that the fixed carbon and residual ash are liquefied and fused together. Metallurgical coke is used as a fuel and as a reducing iron ore to iron in the blast furnace. The product is cast iron and is too rich in dissolved carbon, and so the carbon is reduced next in the steelmaking process. The coke must be strong enough to resist the weight of overburden in the blast furnace, or cupola in a foundry application which is why coking coal is so important in making hot metals by the conventional route. The trend is the alternative to coke or DRI (direct reduced iron) which is typically higher in sulfur causing the rising demand of low sulfur carbons (anthracite coal) | Bezzerwizzer at Paint Branch High School - StudyBlue StudyBlue Which geometric shape does Frank Llyod Wright's Guggenheim Museum in New York echo? A spiral Which painter liked to present himself as the "Man in the Bowler Hat"? Rene Magritte Which IT company is also known by the abbreviation "HP"? Hewlett Packard Which American university is known by the abbreviation "M.I.T."? Massachusetts Institute of Technology What American fashion icon enjoys the sweet smell of success with his Double Black cologne? Ralph Lauren Whon won the Oscar for Best Actor in "The Godfather" in 1972? Marlon Brando Which traditional French dish consists of eggplant, garlic, peppers, tomatoes, zucchini and onions? Ratatouille Which is the largest city in New Zealand? Auckland In 1960, which Asian country saw a woman elected as head of the government for the first time: Ceylon, Malaya or India? Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) What is the word for illnesses in which physical symptoms are traced back to mental causes? Psychosomatic How many people take part in a tete-a-tete? Two Who, in 1841, wrote about "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"? Edgar Allen Poe Who sang the title song to the James Bond film "Goldfinger"? Shirley Bassey Which species of deer is the most common across the world? Elk (moose) Who was elected President of Poland in 1990? Lech Walesa Which planet is also known as the "evening star"? Venus In a battle of the "hot-heads," who did Jimmy Connors defeat in 1982 in the Wimbledon tennis finals? John McEnroe Which videotape format prevailed in the face of competition from Betamax and Video2000? VHS Which President proclaimed Thanksgiving Day a national holiday? Abraham Lincoln Who was the murder victim at the center of the plot in TV's "Twin Peaks"? Laura Palmer Renaissance architecture emerged from which country? Italy How many people can be seen in da Vinci's painting of "The Last Supper"? Thirteen Which drink did pharmacist John S. Pemberton invent in 1886? Coca Cola Which term, used in sociology denotes the adaption of a minority to the culture and lifestyle of the majority? Assimilation What do the letters of the American fashion label "DKNY" stand for? Donna Karan New York Who played the role of Baron von Trapp in 1965's "The Sound of Music"? Christopher Plummer Which nation brought chocolate to Europe from rainforests of Mexico and Central America? Spain In which country is the Gibson Desert? Australia What was the code name for Allied Invasion of Normandy on D-Day? Operation Overlord What substance gives blood its red color? Hemoglobin Which science deals with the origin, history and meaning of words? Etymology Which generation did Douglas Coupland portray in his 1991 novel? Generation X Which duo sang "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" in 1965? The Righteous Brothers Which bird has the largest wing span? The (wandering) albatross Bill Clinton was governor of which U.S. state before becoming president? Arkansas How is the number 1,500 written in Roman numerals? MD In swimming, how many strokes are there in an Individual Medley? Four Which country launched MIR space station in 1986? Soviet Union How many points does the Jewish Star of David have? Six In which city did the TV series "Frasier" take place? Seattle What is a column or monument made of a single block of stone? Monolith Which male entertainment group, originally Los Angeles, is known for its striptease routine? The Chippendales Which copmany was co-founded in 1975 by Paul Allen? Microsoft What is celebrated on the 8th of March throughout the world? International Women's Day Causing fistfights in toy stores in the 1980s, which must have dolls came with their own adoption papers? Cabbage Patch Kids Who won the 2000 Oscar for Best Actor in "American Beauty"? Kevin Spacey Which exclusive dish meaning "fat liver" in French is prepared from duck or goose liver? Foie Gras Which ocean lies between Africa, Asia, Australia and the Antarctic? Indian Ocean Which Italian explorer gave his name to America? Amerigo Vespucci Who has, on average, more hair on their head: blondes, brunettes, or red |
Which European city is built at the mouth of the river Tagus? | European Rivers - Rivers of Europe, Map of Rivers in Europe, Major Rivers in Europe - Worldatlas.com print this map Hundreds of rivers and their tributaries cross the European continent. Here we highlight those over 600 miles in length, and a few others of note. DANUBE: Beginning in the Black Forest region of Germany, it flows across central Europe and the countries of Austria, Hungary, Croatia and Yugoslavia. It then forms the border between Romania and Bulgaria, turning north across Romania to eventually end in the Black Sea. It is (1,771 miles) (2,850 km) in length, and one of the most significant commercial waterways on the continent. DNIEPER: Rising in the southwestern part of the Russian Federation, it flows generally south through Belarus, then southeast through Ukraine, ending in the Black Sea. Overall it's (1,420 miles) (2,285 km) in length. DON: Beginning it the southwestern Russian Federation, to the south of Moscow, it flows southeasterly towards the Volga, then turns abruptly west, ending in the Sea of Azov. Overall it's (1,224 miles) (1,969 km) in length. ELBE: Rising in the Czech Republic, the Elbe River then flows north through Germany, ending in the North Sea near Cuxhaven. It's (724 miles) (1,165 km) in length. LOIRE: Recognized as the longest river in France, the navigable Loire begins in the foothills of the Massif Central, then flows north and west across the heartland of France, finally ending in the Bay of Biscay. It's (634 miles) (1,020 km) in length. ODER: Rising in the rugged mountains of the eastern Czech Republic, it flows west and north through south-central Poland, eventually emptying into the Baltic Sea. It's (567 miles) (912 km) in length. PO: Italy's longest river begins in the upper reaches of the Alps, flowing west to east across northern Italy, ending in the Adriatic Sea. It's (405 miles) (652 km) in length. RHINE: Forming in the mountains of southeastern Switzerland, this legendary river flows west, forming Switzerland's northeastern border with Germany, then runs directly north through western Germany forming part of that country's border with France, then finally dissecting the Netherlands and ending in the North Sea. Numerous tributaries and branches run in all directions, and in overall length is (820 miles) (1,319 km). RHONE: Begin high in the Swiss Alps, this fast moving river flows into the eastern end of Lake Geneva, then south through south-eastern France, emptying into the Mediterranean Sea. Small branches run in all directions, and in overall length, it's (300 miles) (485 km). SHANNON: Rising in northwestern Ireland, it flows south through a series of lakes, then turns west to eventually empty into the Atlantic Ocean. It's 230 miles (370 km) in length. TAGUS: The Tagus River rises in the central highlands of Spain, flowing southwest across Portugal, then south to Lisbon and the Atlantic Ocean. It's 626 miles (1,007 km) in length. VOLGA: The Volga is the largest river in European Russia in terms of length, discharge, and watershed. It flows through central Russia, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia. It's 3,692 km (2,294 mi) long | Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: October 2015 Macclesfield Pub Quiz League 1st round of the cup 27th October Questions compiled by the Plough Horntails and the Robin Hood. 1. What is the capital of the US State of Kansas? A. Topeka 2. What is the capital of the US State of Connecticut? A. Hartford 3. Which Shipping Area lies between Wight and Plymouth A. Portland? 4. Which Shipping Area lies between South East Iceland and Fair Isle A. Faeroes? 5. Name the castle in Kent which was the home of the Boleyn family when their daughter Anne married Henry VIII. A. Hever Castle 6. Monticello in the US state of Virginia was the home of which of their Presidents? A. Thomas Jefferson 7. Which actress played Elizabeth Bennet to Colin Firth’s Mr Darcy in the TV production of Pride & Prejudice? A. Jennifer Ehle 8. Which actor played Inspector George Gently? A. Martin Shaw 9. Neville Norway was the real name of which 20th C novelist? A. Nevil Shute 10. David Ivor Davies was the real name of which 20th C composer and entertainer? A. Ivor Novello 11. In which city was the composer Frederick Delius born in 1862? A.Bradford 12. What was the title of the first novel in Terry Prachett's Discworld series? A.The colour of magic 13. What military rank was held by James Bond? A.Commander, Royal Navy. 14. Who was the artistic director for the London 2012 Olympic Opening ceremony? A.Danny Boyle. 15. What is the capital of Namibia? A.Windhoek 16. Who founded the Bauhaus school of architecture and design in Germany in 1919? A.Walter Gropius. 17. Which British playwright wrote "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead"? A.Tom Stoppard 18. Who in 1932 became the first female to fly non-stop across the Atlantic single-handed? A.Amelia Earhart 19. Which was the first country to host a FIFA World Cup tournament for a second time? A.Mexico (1970 & 1986). 20. Which author wrote the novels "Blott on the Landscape" and "Porterhouse Blue"? A Tom Sharpe. 21. In which castle was Mary Queen of Scots imprisoned and later executed? A Fotheringay. 22. Which obstacle to navigation does the Welland Canal bypass? A Niagara Falls 23. Mountain, Grevys and Plains are the three subspecies of which animal? A Zebra. 24. In Shakespeare’s plays who are Valentine and Proteus? A The Two Gentlemen of Verona. 25. On which river does the city of Hereford stand? A Wye 26. In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, what was the name of the computer that gave 42 as the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything? A Deep Thought 27. Whose official country residence is Dorneywood, Buckinghamshire? A Chancellor of the Exchequer. 28. What is the name for a line on a map connecting points of equal underwater depth? A Isobath 29. From which plant are vanilla pods obtained? A.Orchid, specifically the Vanilla Orchid. 30. Who wrote the book “The Interpretation of Dreams”? A.Sigmund Freud. 31. Near which city are the villages of Bevendean, Saltdean and Roedean? A.Brighton & Hove (accept Brighton) 32. In which county are the villages of Melmerby, Langwathby and Glassonby ? A.Cumbria 33. Where is Narita airport? A.Tokyo 34. Which city is served by airports called Tegel and Schoenefeld? A.Berlin 35. What was the name given to the 8-engine aircraft designed & owned by Howard Hughes in the 1940’s? A.The Spruce Goose 36. Who referred to the English as a ‘Nation of Shopkeepers’? A.Napoleon Bonaparte 37. Which state in the USA has the words ‘THE FIRST STATE’ on its car number plates? A.Delaware …. It was the first state to recognise the US constitution 38. Which state in the USA has the words ‘FIRST IN FLIGHT STATE’ on its car number plates? A.North Carolina ... it was where the Wright Brothers were working. 39. Playing (Played) in the 2015 Rugby Union world cup, which team has the nickname of ‘The Cherry Blossoms’? A.Japan 40. Also playing in the 2015 Rugby Union world cup, what is the nickname of Canada? A.`The Canucks` 41. What is the name given to the top vertebra of the spinal column? A.Atlas. ( also accept C1 vertebra or top Cervical) 42. Which car company used the words ‘Hand |
Which unit of length is equal to 3.26 light years? | Light-year | Units of Measurement Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia exactly 31,557,600 light-seconds . The figures above are based on a Julian year (not Gregorian year ) of exactly 365.25 days (each of exactly 86,400 SI seconds, totaling 31,557,600 seconds) [2] and a defined speed of light of 299,792,458 m/s, both included in the IAU (1976) System of Astronomical Constants , used since 1984. [3] Other values Edit Before 1984, the tropical year (not the Julian year) and a measured (not defined) speed of light were included in the IAU (1964) System of Astronomical Constants, used from 1968 to 1983. [4] The product of Simon Newcomb 's J1900.0 mean tropical year of 31,556,925.9747 ephemeris seconds and a speed of light of 299,792.5 km/s produced a light-year of 9.460530×1015 m (rounded to the seven significant digits in the speed of light) found in several modern sources [5] [6] [7] was probably derived from an old source such as C. W. Allen 's 1973 Astrophysical Quantities reference work, [8] which was updated in 2000. [9] Other high-precision values are not derived from a coherent IAU system. A value of 9.460536207×1015 m found in some modern sources [10] [11] is the product of a mean Gregorian year of 365.2425 days (31,556,952 s) and the defined speed of light (299,792,458 m/s). Another value, 9.460528405×1015 m, [12] [13] is the product of the J1900.0 mean tropical year and the defined speed of light. History Edit The first successful measurement of the distance to a star other than our Sun was made by Friedrich Bessel in 1838. The star was 61 Cygni , and he used a superlative Template:Convert heliometer designed by Joseph von Fraunhofer . The largest unit for measuring distances across space at that time was the Astronomical Unit (AU), equal to the radius of the Earth's orbit (1.50×108 km; 9.30×107 mi). The use of this unit in trigonometric calculations based on 61 Cygni's parallax of 0.314 arcseconds, gave the distance to the star as Template:Convert . Bessel realised that a much larger unit of measurement was needed to make the vast interstellar distances comprehensible. James Bradley had stated in 1729 that light travelled 10,210 times faster than the Earth in its orbit. In 1769, a transit of Venus revealed the distance of the Earth from the Sun, and this, together with Bradley's figure, allowed the speed of light to be calculated as 3.01×108 m/s, very close to the modern value. Bessel used this speed to work out how far light would travel in a year, and announced that the distance to 61 Cygni was 10.3 light-years. This was the first appearance of the light-year as a measurement of distance, and, although modern astronomers prefer the parsec , it is popularly used to gauge the expanses of interstellar and intergalactic space. Distances in light-years Edit Distances measured in fractions of a light-year (or in light-months) usually involve objects within a star system . Distances measured in light-years include distances between nearby stars , such as those in the same spiral arm or globular cluster . One kilolight-year, abbreviated "kly", is one thousand light-years (about 307 parsecs). Kilolight-years are typically used to measure distances between parts of a galaxy . One megalight-year, abbreviated "Mly", is one million light-years (about 307 kiloparsecs). Megalight-years are typically used to measure distances between neighbouring galaxies and galaxy clusters . One gigalight-year, abbreviation "Gly", is one billion (109) light-years—one of the largest distance measures used. Gigalight-years are typically used to measure distances to supergalactic structures, including quasars and the Great Wall . List of orders of magnitude for length Scale (ly) | Knowledge Knowledge You're Reading a Free Preview Pages 4 to 21 are not shown in this preview. You're Reading a Free Preview Pages 25 to 35 are not shown in this preview. You're Reading a Free Preview Pages 39 to 115 are not shown in this preview. |
Which English archaeologist held the first Chair in Archaeology in the UK and is best known for discovering the 'Merneptah Stele' in 1896? | William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853 - 1942) - Genealogy William Matthew Flinders Petrie Apr 2 1911 - 8. Well Road, Hampstead, London, England Wife: William Petrie, Anne Petrie (born Flinders) Wife: June 3 1853 - Maryon Road, Charlton, Kent (now SE London), England Death: July 28 1942 - Jerusalem, Israel Parents: June 3 1853 - Charlton, London Death: June 3 1853 - Maryon Road, Charlton, Kent (now SE London), England Death: July 28 1942 - Jerusalem, Israel Parents: Hilda Mary Isobel Petrie (born Urlin) Children: Mar 6 1853 - Maryon Road, Charlton, Kent Death: July 28 1942 - Jerusalem, Israel Parents: William Petrie, Anne Petrie (born Flinders) Wife: Hilda Mary Petrie (born Urlin) Children: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flinders_Petrie William Matthew Flinders Petrie, FRS[2] (3 June 1853 – 28 July 1942), commonly known as Flinders Petrie, was an English Egyptologist and a pioneer of systematic methodology in archaeology and preservation of artifacts. He held the first chair of Egyptology in the United Kingdom, and excavated many of the most important archaeological sites in Egypt. Some consider his most famous discovery to be that of the Merneptah Stele, an opinion with which Petrie himself concurred. Petrie developed the system of dating layers based on pottery and ceramic findings. Biography William Matthew Flinders Petrie was born in Maryon Road, Charlton, Kent, England, the son of William Petrie (1821–1908) and Anne (née Flinders (1812–1892). Anne was the daughter of Captain Matthew Flinders, surveyor of the Australian coastline. He was raised in a devout Christian household (his father being Plymouth Brethren), and was educated at home. He had no formal education. His father taught his son how to survey accurately, laying the foundation for his archaeological career. At the age of eight he was tutored in French, Latin, and Greek, until he had a collapse and was taught at home. He also ventured his first archaeological opinion aged eight, when friends visiting the Petrie family were describing the unearthing of Brading Roman villa in the Isle of Wight. The boy was horrified to hear the rough shovelling out of the contents, and protested that the earth should be pared away, inch by inch, to see all that was in it and how it lay. "All that I have done since," he wrote when he was in his late seventies," was there to begin with, so true it is that we can only develop what is born in the mind. I was already in archaeology by nature." On 26 November 1896 Petrie married Hilda Urlin (1871–1957) in London. They had two children, John (1907–1972) and Ann (1909–1989). In 1933, on retiring from his professorship, he moved permanently to Jerusalem, where he lived with Lady Petrie at the British School of Archaeology, then temporarily headquartered at the American School of Oriental Research (today the W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research). When he died in 1942, Petrie donated his head to the Royal College of Surgeons of London while his body was interred in the Protestant Cemetery on Mt. Zion. However, World War II was then at its height, and the head was delayed in transit. After being stored in a jar in the college basement, the label fell off and no one knew who the head belonged to. Academic career The chair of Edwards Professor of Egyptian Archaeology and Philology at University College London was set up and funded in 1892 by a bequest of Amelia Edwards following her sudden death in that year. Petrie's supporter since 1880, Edwards had instructed that he should be its first incumbent. He continued to excavate in Egypt after taking up the professorship, training many of the best archaeologists of the day. In 1913 Petrie sold his large collection of Egyptian antiquities to University College, London, where it is now housed in the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology. Archaeology career After surveying British prehistoric monuments in his teenage years (commencing with the late Romano-British 'British Camp' that lay within yards of his family home in Charlton) in attempts to understand their geometry (at 19 tack | Winston Churchill - Oxford Reference Oxford Reference Ancient history (non-classical to 500 CE) Early history (500 CE to 1500) Early Modern History (1500 to 1700) modern history (1700 to 1945) Contemporary History (post 1945) Literary studies (early and medieval) Literary studies (19th century) Literary studies (20th century onwards) Literary studies - fiction, novelists, and prose writers Literary studies - plays and playwrights Literary studies - poetry and poets Literary theory and cultural studies Shakespeare studies and criticism Social Welfare and Social Services Sociology Previous Version Page of PRINTED FROM OXFORD REFERENCE (www.oxfordreference.com). (c) Copyright Oxford University Press, 2013. All Rights Reserved. Under the terms of the licence agreement, an individual user may print out a PDF of a single entry from a reference work in OR for personal use. Subscriber: University of Washington; date: 06 January 2017 Winston Churchill 1874–1965 British Conservative statesman, Prime Minister 1940–5, 1951–5. See also Johnson For a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. address to the inaugural meeting of the Free Trade League, February 19, 1904; Randolph Churchill Winston Churchill: Young Statesman (1967) It cannot in the opinion of His Majesty's Government be classified as slavery in the extreme acceptance of the word without some risk of terminological inexactitude. speech in the House of Commons, 22 February 1906 He is one of those orators of whom it was well said, ‘Before they get up, they do not know what they are going to say; when they are speaking, they do not know what they are saying; and when they have sat down, they do not know what they have said.’ of Lord Charles Beresford speech, House of Commons, 20 December 1912 The whole map of Europe has been changed…but as the deluge subsides and the waters fall short we see the dreary steeples of Fermanagh and Tyrone emerging once again. speech in the House of Commons, 16 February 1922 Anyone can rat, but it takes a certain amount of ingenuity to re-rat. on rejoining the Conservatives twenty years after leaving them for the Liberals, 1924 Kay Halle Irrepressible Churchill (1966) I decline utterly to be impartial as between the fire brigade and the fire. replying to complaints of his bias in editing the British Gazette during the General Strike speech, House of Commons, 7 July 1926 Cultured people are merely the glittering scum which floats upon the deep river of production. on hearing his son Randolph criticize the lack of culture of the Calgary oil magnates, probably c.1929 Martin Gilbert In Search of Churchill (1994) I have waited 50 years to see the boneless wonder sitting on the Treasury Bench. of Ramsay MacDonald speech in the House of Commons, 28 January 1931 [The Government] go on in strange paradox, decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all-powerful to be impotent. speech in the House of Commons, 12 November 1936 Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry. letter, 11 November 1937 I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. radio broadcast, 1 October 1939 Action this day. annotation as used at the Admiralty in 1940 An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile hoping it will eat him last. in the House of Commons, January 1940 I felt as if I was walking with destiny, and that all my past life had been but a preparation for this hour and this trial. on becoming Prime Minister, 10 May 1940 I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. speech in the House of Commons, 13 May 1940; see Byron What is our policy?…to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark, lamentable catalogue of human crime. speech in the House of Commons, 13 May 1940 What is our aim?…Victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror; victory, however long and hard the road may be; for without |
Novi Sad is the second largest city in which European country? | About Novi Sad About Novi Sad Contact / About The City of Novi Sad Novi Sad is Serbia's second largest city, after Belgrade. According to the data from March 2010, the city had an urban population of 285,620, while its municipal population was 372,347. On the other bank of the Danube river dominates the Petrovaradin Fortress Vojvodina Vojvodina is an autonomous province in the Republic of Serbia. It is located in the northern part of the country, in the Pannonian Plain of Central Europe, with an area of 21,506 km2. Vojvodina prides itself on its multi-ethnicity and multi-cultural identity. Novi Sad, the capitol of Vojvodina, is placed near the geographical center of the province. Deliblato Sand Deliblatska Peščara (Делиблатска Пешчара) or Deliblato Sand is a large sand area named after the village of Deliblato, which is situated in the municipality of Kovin. Deliblatska Peščara is the largest sandy terrain in Europe and therefore sometimes called "The European Sahara". It was once part of a vast prehistoric desert, which originated from the withdrawal of the Pannonian Sea. More information on Wikipedia . | Eurovision Song Contest 2015 Grand Final | Eurovision Song Contest Show more Eurovision Song Contest 2015 Grand Final The 60th Eurovision Song Contest was held in May 2015 in the capital of Austria, Vienna, the first time Austria hosted the event since 1967. The right to host the contest came when Conchita Wurst brought home the trophy with her Rise Like A Phoenix from Copenhagen the year before. In order to mark the 60th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, Australia was invited to take part in the Grand Final for the very first time achieving a respectable 5th place. The winner was Måns Zermelöw with his song Heroes providing Sweden with its sixth victory in the Eurovision Song Contest. The 2015 Eurovision Song Contest took place in the Wiener Stadhalle . The the official Eurovision Song Contest logo was refreshed, for the first time since it was launched in 2004. Check out the Full gallery Building Bridges The slogan for the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest was Building Bridges . The theme artwork featured spheres and wave-shapes, symbolising unity as well as diversity. The colours reflected individualism and at the same time building musical bridges, the diversity of the artists, variety of songs and the diverse audience. Australia made its debut whilst Ukraine withdrew from the contest due to the on-going conflict in the country. The Grand Final 27 countries competed in the Grand Final of the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest, the largest number ever. 10 qualifiers from each of the Semi-Finals, the so-called Big Five as well as hosts Austria and special guest Australia all took to the stage. The voting was tense with the three big favourites, Russia, Sweden and Italy battling it out for victory. Sweden's Måns Zermelöw took the trophy with his song Heroes meaning that the Eurovision Song Contest would be hosted by Sweden for the second time in three years. Facts and figures There was considerable interest in hosting the Eurovision Song Contest in Austria and three cities were short-listed; Vienna, Innsbruck and Graz. Over 200 million watched the live shows in 2015 Both Germany and Austria scored zero points - Austria became the first host country ever to do so The top two countries were the exact same as the top two in 2012; Sweden and Russia Results from FYR Macedonia and Montenegro were based on full televoting - this did not affect the results This is the sixth time that Sweden has won the Eurovision Song Contest, only Ireland has won more times; seven in total. Facts & Figures |
Spode pottery is made in which European country? | Spode China - Collector Information | Collectors Weekly Spode China Overview eBay Auctions Show & Tell Articles Josiah Spode founded his Spode pottery around 1770 at Stroke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. Even before Spode arrived, this area was well known as “The Potteries,” one of Britain’s most important districts for the production of porcelain. In 1785, Spode began producing its line of blue-on-pearl china , which was to become its first success thanks to the skill of designer Thomas Minton in the early 1790s. Spode’s pieces were distinctive for the depth and richness of their blue color—the pottery refined its own cobalt to achieve the effect. This blue-and-white china remained one of Spode’s most distinctive products for decades to come, though Spode also produced a variety of unglazed lines, including basalts, redwares, and canewares. When Josiah Spode passed away, his son, Josiah Spode II, took over the business in 1797. Spode II continued the research his father had begun into bone-ash porcelain. Potteries had experimented with adding burnt animal bone to their porcelain for a few decades, but Spode II perfected the proportions of this mix between 1797 and 1798. A mix of between 33 and 50 percent burnt animal bone, plus equal amounts of feldspar and quartz, yielded porcelain that was extremely white, strong, cheap to produce, and translucent. This bone-ash, or soft-paste, porcelain soon spread to other British potteries, giving England the boost it needed to stay competitive in the international market. By 1820, Spode’s approach to porcelain became the standard formula for bone china . Spode’s porcelain pieces often featured elaborate painted decorations, sometimes with exotic or foreign characters in novel scenes. With the popularity of its bone-ash porcelain, Spode became the most successful Staffordshire pottery from 1800 to 1833. Its pieces had few flaws compared to the products of other companies—its glaze did not craze, its colors did not flake. Spode produced a wide variety of lines, including tea wares, dinner wares, and dessert wares, alongside incense burners, pen trays, cabinet pieces, and more. Master decorator Henry Daniel fostered high-quality designs on Spode’s polychromatic and gilded pieces, and C. F. Hürten painted many exquisite vases. Each Spode piece was marked with the family name alongside a pattern number in red. This pattern number started at 1 in 1800—by 1833, it had reached 5000. Pattern #1166 is particularly noteworthy for its elaborate decoration. Other noteworthy pattern lines included Willow, which was first developed by Josiah Spode I around 1790; Tower; Camilla; and London, which was copied by many other makers between 1815 and 1825. Spode also produced imitation Chinese wares. Before 1805, these pieces featured a “Spode Stone China” mark alongside a fake Chinese seal. In 1833, William Taylor Copeland took the reins at Spode after Josiah Spode III died, and he renamed the company Copeland and Garrett. In 1847, Copeland and Garrett became W. T. ...Copeland, and then W. T. Copeland and Sons in 1867. During this period, the company began producing Parian ware, its line of statuary porcelain busts and figures. These small-scale figures were inspired by (and sometimes simply replicated) classical sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome, and they were finished to resemble marble. These affordable pieces allowed the general public to bring fine classical art into their homes. Copeland displayed these figures at the 1851 London Great Exhibition, where they were extremely successful and popular. Alongside the Parian figures, Copeland continued to produce fine bone china and earthenware. Copeland’s production facilities remained at Spode’s original Staffordshire location. In 1970, the company’s name changed back to Spode Ltd., which became Royal Worcester Spode Ltd. in 1976. Royal Worcester Spode experienced severe financial difficulties in the 2000s and was purchased by Portmeirion in April 2009. Portmeirion has continued to use the Royal Worcester Spode name in its product line. | Which clubs have Latin on their badges? | Football | The Guardian The Knowledge Which clubs have Latin on their badges? Plus: big-money flops, the worst league in the world, and the longest gap between England caps. Email knowledge@guardian.co.uk Arsenal's Clive Allen - but not for long Tuesday 31 August 2004 05.49 EDT First published on Tuesday 31 August 2004 05.49 EDT Share on Messenger Close "Which British football clubs currently have, or have had, Latin words or phrases on their club badges?" asks Robin Jouglah. "Can I have translations too?" By our reckoning, Robin, there are currently four Premiership sides whose badges still dabble in the noble (but very dead) language of Latin. The Blackburn Rovers motto is "Arte et labore," which means "by skill and labour". More controversial is the inscription on Everton's badge, which reads "Nil satis nisi optimum" and roughly translates as "Nothing but the best is good enough". Rumours that the Goodison authorities are thinking of adding "unless the price is right" have so far proved unfounded. Manchester City's motto is "Superbia in proelia," which as every Latin scholar knows means "Pride in battle," while Spurs rejoice in the SAS-like exhortation "Audere est facere," or "To dare is to do". In the lower leagues, Sheffield Wednesday boast of "Consilio et anamis" - which means "intelligence and courage" - while Bristol City share their motto of "Vim promovet insitam" ("Promotes your inner power") with the city's university. Gillingham claim to be the "domus clamantium", or "home of the shouting men". North of the border, Kilmarnock have the monopoly on Latin in the Premierleague with their simple but classy "Confidemus", or "We trust". Elgin City win the comedy rosette for their "Sic itur astra", meaning "Thus we reach the stars". But the prize for non-pretentiousness goes to Queens Park, who play at Hampden but are currently in the Scottish third division. They meekly suggest "Ludere causa ludendi," which means "to play for the sake of playing". WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH "Who is the most expensive player to never make a first-team appearance for his club?" asks Antonia Fraser. One of the earliest known flops is Clive Allen, who joined Arsenal from QPR on June 13, 1980 for £1.25m and left for Crystal Palace two months later for the same price - a fortune in those innocent days. "There were rumours at the time of a deal with Palace based on the premise that QPR would not sell him directly to Palace," reckons Howard Nurtman. "While £1.25m does not pay for a competent groundsman these days, the deal was the equivalent of Newcastle buying Wayne Rooney and then swapping him for Ruud van Nistelrooy without playing him." Both John Hudson and Theodore Kamena mention the strange case of Nicolas Medina, who joined Sunderland from Aregntinos Juniors in June 2001 for £3.5m and has done very little since. Now, strictly speaking, Medina played in an FA Cup third-round replay against Bolton in January 2003 but, as John Hudson points out, "both clubs had fielded weakened sides, viewing the Cup as less important than their ongoing relegation battles". Medina, incidentally, is now the proud owner of an Olympic gold medal. Moving up the evolutionary ladder we reach the Croatian defender Robert Jarni, who signed for Coventry for £4.5m in August 1998. "He watched a friendly with his wife," says Tim Ward, "who allegedly told him he couldn't stay and was then sold less than two weeks later to Real Madrid for a tidy £750,000 profit. Not even a friendly or reserve game in Sky Blue, let alone a first-team appearance." It gets worse. Remember Rafael Scheidt, the Brazilian defender who moved from Gremio Porto Alegre to Celtic for £4.8m in December 1999? Ciaran Carey certainly does. "One unnamed Celtic first-teamer said at the time that 'he couldn't trap a bag of cement'," he seethes. "The Dream Team of John Barnes and Kenny Dalglish saw fit to sign a player who they had only ever seen on video, presumably swayed by his two caps for Brazil (allegedly the result of a widespread racket involving agents brib |
If you bit into an `Elegant Lady', what fruit would you be eating? | Would you eat a brown apple? - Biology Fortified, Inc. Would you eat a brown apple? by Anastasia Bodnar | posted in: Science | 36 Have you ever cut up an apple to take for lunch, or prepared apples for a fresh fruit tray only to have them turn an unappealing shade of brown? You’re not alone. There’s nothing wrong with brown apple slices, but they certainly don’t look nice, which discourages some people from eating as many apples as they should. Apples are a healthy snack and anything that gets people to eat more fruit could be considered beneficial. Like it or not, sliced apples that don’t brown are in demand. Many children and some adults have hard time biting into whole apples. In addition, there is much convenience in being able to eat one slice at a time, no matter where you are. Some companies are producing sliced apples treated with a chemical solution to keep them from browning, and you can find them in some schools and in places like McDonald’s and Subway restaurants, but that has its own complications , including what some say is an off-taste and additional plastic waste. A Canadian company has developed apples that won’t turn brown, which has the potential to solve this problem and get more people eating an apple a day. In this post, I’ll discuss the chemistry behind browning and the science behind non-browning fruits and vegetables. The enzymatic reaction that turns apples brown within minutes is a major problem for home cooks and professional chefs alike. Just Google how to stop an apple from turning brown and you’ll get 2,770,000 results, including a pretty cool at-home apple browning experiment guide (pdf) by the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology. Phenol is the simplest of all the phenolic compounds. Why do apple, potatoes, avocados, peaches, and many other fruits and vegetables turn brown when cut or bumped? Phenols are a whole category of compounds found naturally in a lot of foods. Most plant phenols are fine for humans to consume and some even seem to have anti-cancer properties and slow aging , but some are toxins, some may cause cancer, and many do things like reduce the absorption of iron from food. The enzyme polyphenol oxidase catalyzes a variety of reactions among phenols. Polyphenol oxidase oxidizes phenolic compounds into quinones and then links the quinones into pigments that make the surface of light colored produce look brown. There are actually a whole family of polyphenol oxidases that each work on slightly different molecules, and each plant, animal, or bacterium may have many different genes for different types of polyphenol oxidases. Dr. Anne Marie Helmenstine describes the chemistry behind the prevention of apple browning on About.com : The reaction can be slowed or prevented by inactivating the enzyme with heat (cooking), reducing the pH on the surface of the fruit (by adding lemon juice or another acid), reducing the amount of available oxygen (by putting cut fruit under water or vacuum packing it), or by adding certain preservative chemicals (like sulfur dioxide). On the other hand, using cutlery that has some corrosion (as is seen with lower quality steel knives) can increase the rate and amount of the browning by making more iron salts available for the reaction. Frank and a large Pink Lady apple. The apple was beautiful and delicious, but would have browned terribly if it had been prepared in advance for a fruit tray, salad, or similar fresh use. All of the methods to deter browning have some effect on taste or texture, which is sometimes ok, sometimes not, depending on what you plan to do with the apples. If you’re baking a pie, or putting apples in a salad, a little lemon or salt probably doesn’t matter, but if you’re preparing apples for a fruit tray for guests to savor with cheese and wine, any apple contaminants are unacceptable. Okanagan Specialty Fruits , a Canadian fruit breeding company in Summerland, British Columbia, has developed a way to keep apples from browning without the need for special heat or chemical treatments. How did they do it? The shor | Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: October 2014 Macclesfield Pub Quiz League & Harrington ‘B’ What well-known product was invented in 1886 by John Pemberton, who at that time was addicted to morphine and was looking to find a less harmful substitute? Coca-Cola The entrepreneur Donald F Duncan introduced which toy in 1929, often thought to be based on a weapon used by 16th Century Filipino hunters? Yo-Yo Who was the Greek God of time? Chronos Which English King was the son of Edward, The Black Prince Richard II Who succeeded Richard II as King in 1399? Henry IV What name is given to the notorious tidal current in the Lofoten islands off Norway? Maelstrom Which hit song from July 1979 was inspired by the doings of one Brenda Spencer on 29th January that year? I Don’t Like Mondays (by The Boomtown Rats) Which motor manufacturer produces the model which has the best-selling car name of all time (the model has undergone at least eleven redesigns from 1966 to date)? Toyota (the Corolla is the model in question) What was Fanny Cradock’s real Christian name? Phyllis (Born as Phyllis Nan Sortain Pechey) What is the collective name for the handmaidens of Odin who choose those who may die in battle and those who may live? Valkyries Illustrated on its logo, the product Marmite is named after a French word for what? Cooking Pot Which Nintendo game first introduced the character of Mario? Donkey Kong (in 1981…pre-dating Super Mario Bros. by 4 years) Which song was the Labour Party’s theme in its Election campaign of 1997? Things can only get better (by D:Ream) Who is the only woman to have been French Prime Minister? Edith Cresson Who designed the first Blue Peter badge as well as the “Ship” logo used by the programme? Tony Hart Born in Ulverston in 1890, by what name was Arthur Stanley Jefferson better known? Stan Laurel Of which actress did Groucho Marx say “I knew her before she became a virgin”? Doris Day Who wrote and composed the Opera ‘Oedipus Rex’? Stravinsky Who was the first “First Minister of Scotland”? Donald Dewar Who was the first Secretary General of The United Nations? Trygve Lie Against the people of which city did the Romans fight the Punic Wars? Carthage Josip Broz was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman, serving in various roles from 1943 until his death in 1980. By what name is he better known? Tito Which famous Independent day and Boarding School in Derbyshire was founded by Sir John Port in 1557? Repton School Buddy Holly had a posthumous hit with the song "It doesn’t matter any more". Which singer / songwriter of the time wrote it? Paul Anka An alibi is a form of defence used in criminal proceedings where the accused attempts to prove their innocence. What does the Latin word alibi literally mean? Elsewhere (The accused attempts to prove they were somewhere else at the time of the offence) Who said in a speech in 1968 “As I look ahead, I am filled with foreboding. Like the Roman, I seem to see 'the River Tiber foaming with much blood'”? Enoch Powell In a famous 1871 poem, the wedding feast consisted of “mince and quince eaten with a runcible spoon“. Name either of the parties supposedly getting married. Owl or Pussycat (in the Edward Lear poem) Who was the last King of France before the First French Republic was established in 1792? Louis XVI (the Sixteenth) Which modern Japanese martial art is descended from swordsmanship and uses a weapon called a Shinai Kendo Who wrote the book ‘Whisky Galore’? Compton Mackenzie Which fictional pirate captain went to his death murmuring the words ‘Floreat Etona’? Captain Hook In which London restaurant did Boris Becker have his famously brief, but expensive, 'affair' in a broom cupboard with model Angela Ermakova? Nobu Who was the US President throughout the period of World War I? Woodrow Wilson Who was the UK Prime Minister at the outbreak of World War I? Asquith Gruinard Island is an uninhabited Scottish island which was used as the scene for experiments on which bacterium during the 20th century? Anthrax Jihad is an Islamic term referring to a religious duty of Muslims. Wha |
In which David Bowie song which charted in 1980 does Major Tom become a junkie | David Bowie feat. Queen - Ashes To Ashes Lyrics | LetsSingIt David Bowie feat. Queen Do you remember a guy that's been In such an early song I've heard a rumour from Ground Control Oh no, don't say it's true We got a message from the Action Man "I'm happy, hope you're happy too I've loved all I've needed to love Sordid details following" The shrieking of nothing is killing Just pictures of Jap girls in synthesis and I Ain't got no money and I ain't got no hair But I'm hoping to kick but the planet it's glowing Ashes to ashes, funk to funky We know Major Tom's a junkie Strung out in heaven's high Hitting an all-time low Time and again I tell myself I'll stay clean tonight But the little green wheels are following me Oh no, not again I'm stuck with a valuable friend "I'm happy, hope you're happy too" One flash of light but no smoking pistol I never done good things I never done bad things I never did anything out of the blue, woh-o-oh Want an axe to break the ice Wanna come down right now Ashes to ashes, funk to funky We know Major Tom's a junkie Strung out in heaven's high Hitting an all-time low My mother said to get things done You'd better not mess with Major Tom This song was last modified on November 24th, 2016. Copyright with Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, Peermusic Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.. Written by PAT METHENY, LYLE MAYS, DAVID BOWIE. Lyrics licensed by LyricFind . Songs you may also like same album show all songs from the album Scary Monsters... And Super Creeps [1980] David Bowie show all David Bowie songs 1. show this week's top 1000 most popular songs 7 hours ago | Audience Reviews for Beverly Hills Cop ½ In a piece he wrote for GQ a couple of years ago, Mark Harris opined that much of Hollywood's current malaise stems from the mind-set of the generation running the studios. Hollywood's recent conservative spiral has come about because the people green-lighting film came of age at the dawn of the modern blockbuster. In his words: "the guys who felt the rush of Top Gun... [are] now in [their] forties... And increasingly, it is their taste, their appetite, and the aesthetic of their late-'80s post-adolescence that is shaping moviemaking." Whether you agree with Harris or not, his argument would help to explain Hollywood's increasingly obsession with remaking every successful 1980s film. The re-emergence of Fame, Footloose, Red Dawn and a host of others certainly gives the impression that the 1980s was a golden time, with each of these films being classics in their field. But of course, even a cursory glance is enough to debunk this notion - and so it is with Beverly Hills Cop, which now looks really ordinary after 29 years on the beat. Just like Top Gun two years later, Beverly Hills Cop is a classic example of the high-concept film - an idea supposedly invented by Steven Spielberg but most firmly identified with Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. It is a film whose entire story is contained in its title or tagline - Eddie Murphy is a cop in Beverly Hills. Axel Foley's origins in Detroit have no bearing other than to create a contrast with the other police force; frankly, he could be from Florida and it wouldn't make any difference to the plot or the comic conceit. We could debate the legacy of Simpson and Bruckheimer all day, but their approach does help to explain a lot of the characteristics of Beverly Hills Cop. Harris again puts it best when he says, in the same article: "their movies weren't movies; they were pure product - stitched-together amalgams of amphetamine action beats, star casting, music videos, and... technological adrenaline all designed to distract you from their lack of internal coherence, narrative credibility, or recognizable human qualities." His comments are echoed by an observation John Landis made at a Q&A session in 2009. Speaking about his involvement in Beverly Hills Cop III, Landis remarked that the first film had a terrible script, and that it was only funny because director Martin Brest allowed Eddie Murphy and Judge Reinhold to improvise most of their dialogue. This might help to explain a lot of the long pauses in between the characters' stories; whenever a big explanation has to take place to their superiors about what happened, the camera just hangs on them for a few seconds, as though Brest was waiting for anything else that was funny. Fittingly, the opening section of the film does owe a lot to Landis. The opening montage is like a blue-collar version of the opening to Trading Places, with the run-down architecture of Detroit and Patti LaBelle's 'New Attitude' taking the place of refined New York City building and Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. Both the opening chase and the final showdown take heavily after the multi-car pile-ups in The Blues Brothers, though they are executed with much less timing and panache. Had Landis not made such a pig's ear of the third film, you might hazard to say he would have been a safer bet here. Because the film is essentially a star vehicle for Eddie Murphy, it should come as little surprise that the story of Beverly Hills Cop isn't that great. But what's perplexing is that, in the right hands, it could have been. The series of events has more than enough twists and turns in it to make a decent procedural or mystery drama. Don't get me wrong, it's not Chinatown, but it would have been enough to keep people guessing, if only for a while. Similarly, there is a nice little idea in the character of Axel Foley. Foley is a cop who gets results by going above the law, and the comedy (supposedly) arises from him being put in a place where everyone goes only by the book. Foley's knack of getting results based on |
What type of loans does Sallie Mae primarily deal with? | Tips For Student Loan Repayment - Lower Student Loan Payments| Sallie Mae Tips for repaying your student loans Here are some simple tips and organizing ideas that can help you successfully repay your student loans Know your loan servicers You may have both federal and private student loans. For federal loans, visit the National Student Loan Data System to see who your servicers are. You can also request a free report from annualcreditreport.com that lists the student loans reported to consumer reporting agencies. (Most servicers report their loans to these agencies.) Update your contact information For Sallie Mae loans, you can update your info by simply clicking the "Log In" button at the top of the page to access your account and make the change. Enroll in auto debit and you may save money on your loan Auto debit is the most convenient way to make your student loan payments. 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The rate reduction benefit applies only during active repayment for as long as the Current Amount Due is successfully deducted from the designated bank account each month and is suspended during forbearances and certain deferments. The auto debit rate reduction benefit does not apply to the K-12 loan program. Auto debit is available for all loan programs. However, the auto debit rate reduction benefit is not available for all loan programs. | Dictionary of Banking Terms and Phrases Home > Dictionary Dictionary of Banking Terms and Phrases A Account Agreement: The contract governing your open-end credit account, it provides information on changes that may occur to the account. Account History: The payment history of an account over a specific period of time, including the number of times the account was past due or over limit. Account Holder: Any and all persons designated and authorized to transact business on behalf of an account. Each account holder's signature needs to be on file with the bank. The signature authorizes that person to conduct business on behalf of the account. See also Joint Account Holder . Accrued Interest: Interest that has been earned but not yet paid. See also Interest-Bearing Accounts and FDIC Insurance . Acquiring Bank: In a merger, the bank that absorbs the bank acquired. See also Acquiring Bank . Adjustable-Rate Mortgages (ARMS): Also known as variable-rate mortgages. The initial interest rate is usually below that of conventional fixed-rate loans. The interest rate may change over the life of the loan as market conditions change. There is typically a maximum (or ceiling) and a minimum (or floor) defined in the loan agreement. If interest rates rise, so does the loan payment. If interest rates fall, the loan payment may as well. See also ARMs - Variable Rate Feature . Adverse Action: Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, a creditor's refusal to grant credit on the terms requested, termination of an existing account, or an unfavorable change in an existing account. See also Credit Disputes . Adverse Action Notice: The notice required by the Equal Credit Opportunity Act advising a credit applicant or existing debtor of the denial of their request for credit or advising of a change in terms considered unfavorable to the account holder. See also Credit Disputes . Affidavit: A sworn statement in writing before a proper official, such as a notary public. See also Credit Disputes and Forgery and Fraud . Alteration: Any change involving an erasure or rewriting in the date, amount, or payee of a check or other negotiable instrument. See also Alteration . Amortization: The process of reducing debt through regular installment payments of principal and interest that will result in the payoff of a loan at its maturity. Annual Percentage Rate (APR): The cost of credit on a yearly basis, expressed as a percentage. See also APR Change in Term and Other Changes in Term . Annual Percentage Yield (APY): A percentage rate reflecting the total amount of interest paid on a deposit account based on the interest rate and the frequency of compounding for a 365-day year. See also APY and APY for Index-linked CDs . Application: Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), an oral or written request for an extension of credit that is made in accordance with the procedures established by a creditor for the type of credit requested. See also Loan Application . Appraisal: The act of evaluating and setting the value of a specific piece of personal or real property. See also Appraisal and Appraisal Cost . Authorization: The issuance of approval, by a credit card issuer, merchant, or other affiliate, to complete a credit card transaction. See also Authorization and Pre-authorization . Automated Clearing House (ACH): A computerized facility used by member depository institutions to electronically combine, sort, and distribute inter-bank credits and debits. ACHs process electronic transfers of government securities and provided customer services, such as direct deposit of customers' salaries and government benefit payments (i.e., social security, welfare, and veterans' entitlements), and preauthorized transfers. Automated Teller Machine (ATM): A machine, activated by a magnetically encoded card or other medium, that can process a variety of banking transactions. These include accepting deposits and loan payments, providing withdrawals, and transferring funds between accounts. See also ATM/Debit card . Automatically Protected: As of May 1, 2011, up to two mont |
What city is the capital of New Zealand? | Capital city – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand Coolest little capital The capital city is the location of a country’s major government institutions. New Zealand’s capital is Wellington. It is the base for Parliament, the offices of the cabinet and prime minister, the residences of the prime minister and governor-general, and the country’s highest courts. The first capital After the Treaty of Waitangi was signed in February 1840, Governor Willliam Hobson established his official residence at Russell in the Bay of Islands. This was New Zealand’s first capital. The second capital Several Māori chiefs offered Hobson land at Tāmaki-makau-rau (Auckland) so he could establish a capital there. From March 1841 Auckland was the capital. After New Zealand became self-governing, the first General Assembly met in Auckland in May 1854. However, there was concern about the site, particularly because its northern location made it difficult to travel to – especially for MPs from the South Island. Choosing a third capital In the 1850s some MPs attempted to have the General Assembly meet in a more central location. Wellington hosted a session of the assembly in 1862, and in 1863 it was proposed that the capital be moved somewhere on the shores of Cook Strait. An independent tribunal of three Australians decided on the location. They visited a number of sites and chose Wellington – a decision that led to public protest in Auckland, and an unsuccessful bid by Auckland assembly members to separate from the rest of the country. Wellington, the third capital Wellington has been the capital since 1865. It gains economic benefits from jobs for public servants and government investment in infrastructure. National cultural organisations such as the Royal New Zealand Ballet, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa are in Wellington – as is the Pukeahu National War Memorial Park. In 2011 travel publisher Lonely Planet described Wellington as the ‘coolest little capital in the world’. | Lighthouses of New Zealand: South Island Lighthouses of New Zealand: South Island New Zealand includes two large islands, North Island and South Island, with many smaller islands. North Island and South Island are separated by Cook Strait .This page describes lighthouses of South Island and nearby smaller islands. South Island is the larger of the two main islands, but because of its rugged topography it has a much smaller population. Most of the coastline of New Zealand is high and scenic. Many of the lighthouses are at remote locations, and lighthouse fans need a good pair of hiking shoes to reach some of them, if they can be reached at all. Coastal lighthouses are operated and maintained by Maritime New Zealand . Information on most of these lighthouses is readily available on the MNZ web site. Harbor lighthouses, however, are owned and maintained by local harbor authorities, and less information is available for most of them. There is no national lighthouse preservation group, but Heritage New Zealand has acted to preserve several lighthouses after they were deactivated. New Zealand is divided into 16 regions, nine on North Island and seven on South Island. ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights . Admiralty numbers are from Volume K of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA light list numbers are from NGA Publication 111. General Sources Official light list published by Land Information New Zealand. Katiki Point (Moeraki) Light, Otago, March 2009 Flickr Creative Commons photo by Sheep"R"Us Cook Strait (South Side) Lighthouses Tasman Region Lighthouses [Pillar Point (Cape Farewell)] 1930. Active; focal plane 166 m (545 ft); white flash every 5 s. 4 m (13 ft) square cylindrical steel tower. Paul Webby has a photo , Alessandro Foletti has a photo , another photo is available, and Google has a satellite view . This modest light is the main landfall light for vessels arriving in New Zealand from the west. Located atop Pillar Point, one of the headlands of Cape Farewell, the northernmost point of South Island. Accessible by a primitive road. Site open, and ecotours visit the area; tower closed. Operator/site manager: Maritime New Zealand. ARLHS NZL-040; Admiralty K4180; NGA 4916. Farewell Spit (Bush End Point) (2) 1897 (station established 1870). Active; focal plane 30 m (98 ft); flash every 15 s, white or red (red is shown for vessels approaching from the north). 27 m (88 ft) square pyramidal steel skeletal tower with lantern, gallery, and enclosed watch room. Lantern and watch room painted orange; tower legs and gallery rail painted white; the lantern dome is gray. The 1-story wood keeper's quarters appears occupied (perhaps by a park ranger). James Barwell's photo is at right, Alan Stewart has a 2011 photo , Hans de Jong has a photo , and Google has a satellite view . Similar in design to many Canadian lights, this lighthouse is unique in New Zealand. It replaced a 34 m (112 ft) octagonal wood skeletal tower that did not hold up well in the vigorous weather of the strait. The original Fresnel lens, removed in 1999, is on display in one of the service buildings of the station. The sandy Farewell Spit extends eastward more than 25 km (15 mi) from Cape Farewell, enclosing Golden Bay. The area is a critically important bird nesting area, closed to casual visits. Located at Bush End Point near the end of the spit; accessible only by guided ecotours. Site open, tower closed (visitors can climb the stairs but cannot enter the enclosed portion of the lighthouse). Operator: Maritime New Zealand. Site Manager: N.Z. 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Which English author wrote The Kate Hannigan series, The Mallen novels and The Tilly Trotter trilogy? | Order of Catherine Cookson Books - OrderOfBooks.com Home | Characters | Authors Order of Catherine Cookson Books Catherine Cookson (1906-1998) was an English author of historical fiction novels and the author of the Mary Ann Shaughnessy series. She grew up the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished woman named Kate, whom she was led to believe was her older sister. Catherine was known as a regional writer, writing specifically for readers from the North of England. Of all of her many accolades, undoubtedly the greatest of all of them is being named a Dame of the British Empire in 1993. Catherine Cookson became a published novelist in 1950 with the novel Kate Hannigan. She continued to write up until her death and her final work was published in 2002. Below is a list of Catherine Cookson’s books in order of when they were first released: Publication Order of Kate Hannigan Books Kate Hannigan | DOROTHY SAYER VOL II. PREMIUM LORD WIMSEY COLLECTION 4 NOVELS + 18 SHORT STORIES + 11 MONTAGUE EGG SHORT STORIES. Murder Must Advertise, The Nine Tailors, ... Honeymoon (Timeless Wisdom Collection) - Kindle edition by DOROTHY SAYERS. Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. DOROTHY SAYER VOL II. PREMIUM LORD WIMSEY COLLECTION 4 NOVELS + 18 SHORT STORIES + 11 MONTAGUE EGG SHORT STORIES. Murder Must Advertise, The Nine Tailors, ... Honeymoon (Timeless Wisdom Collection) Assets: Attractive plots, enjoyable use of English according to the interwar period, social status of charachters, location,... Witty dialogues, and a bit more than a dash of irony about the culture of landed aristocracy of the times. Although somewhat improbable, Lord Peter Wimsey remains an appealing charachter to me. Finely crafted entertainment, written with skill and wit by an educated author who displays a fine command of her style. |
What is a necrophobe afraid of? | Necrophobia | Define Necrophobia at Dictionary.com necrophobia [nek-ruh-foh-bee-uh] /ˌnɛk rəˈfoʊ bi ə/ Spell an abnormal fear of death; thanatophobia. 2. an abnormal fear of dead bodies. Origin of necrophobia 1825-35; < New Latin; see necro- , -phobia Related forms British Dictionary definitions for necrophobia Expand an abnormal fear of death or dead bodies Derived Forms 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 necrophobia Expand "abnormal fear of death or corpses," 1833, from necro- + -phobia "fear." Related: Necrophobic. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper | Glossary for Phobias and philias - RightDiagnosis.com Glossary for Phobias and philias Abasiophilia : A sexual preference to people who are crippled or lame or people who need some sort of orthopedic appliance such as a leg braces, wheelchairs and spine braces. Ablutophilia : A sexual attraction to bathing, showering or any other way of washing oneself. Acarophobia : An exaggerated or irrational fear of mites, ticks, small insects and worms. Achluophobia : An exaggerated or irrational fear of the night or darkness. Acomoclitic : Acomoclitic refers to sexual urges, preferences or fantasies involving hairless genitals. Acousticophilia : Acousticophilia refers to sexual urges, preferences or fantasies involving certain sounds. Acousticophobia : An exaggerated or irrational fear of noise. Acrophilia : Acrophilia refers to sexual urges or fantasies involving heights or high altitudes. Acrotomophilia : A sexual preference for amputees. Actirasty : Actirasty refers to sexual urges, preferences or fantasies involving the sun's rays. Aelurophobia : An exaggerated or irrational fear of cats. Aerophobia : An exaggerated or irrational fear of fresh air, breezes and flying. Agalmatophilia : A sexual attraction to statues, mannequins or dolls. Agonophilia : Agonophilia refers to an unusual level of sexual excitement derived from foreplay consisting of struggling, wrestling and rape imitation Agoraphilia : Agoraphilia refers to sexual urges, preferences or fantasies involving sex in pulic places. Agoraphobia : Fear of unfamiliar surroundings Agrexophilia : Agrexo refers to an unusual level of excitement that comes from knowing that other people are aware of their sexual activities. Agyrophobia : An exaggerated or irrational fear of crossing roads. It includes a fear of being attacked on the street or being unable to defend oneself while crossing the road. Aichmophobia : An exaggerated or irrational fear of pointy objects or needles. Aischrolgia : Aischrolgia refers to sexual urges or arousal associated with the use of obscene language. Albutophilia : Albutophilia refers to sexual urges, preferences or fantasies involving water. Alektorophobia : An exaggerated or irrational fear of chickens. Algolagnia : Sexual enjoyment from pain . Algophilia : Algophilia refers to sexual urges, preferences or fantasies associated with feeling pain. Algophobia : An exaggerated or irrational fear of pain Allopellia : Allopellia refers to sexual urges, preferences or fantasies involving watching other people perform sexual acts. Allorgasmia : Allorgasmia refers to the inability to orgasm without fantasizing about a more erotic sexual partner. Altocalciphilia : Altocalciphilia refers to sexual urges, preferences or fantasies involving high heels. Amathophobia : An exaggerated or irrational fear of dust. Amaurophilia : Amaurophilia refers to sexual urges, preferences or fantasies involving engaging in sex where the partner is unable to see them. Amaxophobia : An exaggerated or irrational fear of riding in a vehicle or being in one. Amelotasis : Amelotasis refers to sexual urges, preferences or fantasies involving people with missing limbs. Amomaxia : Amomaxia refers to sexual urges, preferences or fantasies involving having sex in a parked car. Amputee fetishism : A fetish is sexual pleasure or gratification associated with a particular object or body part. Most people with a fetish don't seek help and are able to function fully despite their fetish. It is only when the fetish impairs a persons ability to function on a personal or social level that it can be a problem. Amputee fetishism is characterized by the association of sexual pleasure or gratification with amputees. Amychophobia : An exaggerated or irrational fear of being scratched or clawed. Anaclitism : Anaclitism refers to sexual urges, preferences or fantasies involving objects or activities normally associated with childhood. Toilet training, playing with children's toys such as dolls and breast sucking are subjects that may be associated with anaclitism. Anasteemaphilia : Anasteemaphilia refer |
With which singer did Lee Hazlewood sing 'Did You Ever'? | Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood-Did You Ever? - YouTube Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood-Did You Ever? 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 May 9, 2008 Audio (only) from CD. Album: Fairy Tales & Fantasies-The Best of Nancy and Lee Track-6 | WHO WERE YOU WITH IN THE MOONLIGHT - DOLLAR - (1979) - YouTube WHO WERE YOU WITH IN THE MOONLIGHT - DOLLAR - (1979) 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 Apr 8, 2010 DOLLAR are a pop vocal duo from the UK, consisting of David Van Day and Thereza Bazar. The duo were successful in the late 1970s and 1980s. Career Thereza Bazar and David Van Day met at 17 when they successfully auditioned for the cabaret act Guys n' Dolls. The group enjoyed a number of hit singles in the mid 1970s and during this time Van Day became romantically involved with Bazar. By 1977 the group was in decline and the pair complained about the choice of material and musical direction.[1] Van Day decided to quit the band to embark on a solo career while Bazar would continue with Guys n' Dolls to earn a living for them both. The group's management were unhappy with the situation and sacked Bazar with the reasoning that a six-piece group consisting of three couples would now look odd with five members.[2] With the change in circumstances, the pair decided to begin a career as a duo. They were picked up by French label Carrere Records, going under the name Dollar. Dollar's first single, "Shooting Star", was released in late 1978 and, after a slow climb, reached number 14 in the UK Singles Chart.[3] The follow-up, "Who Were You With In The Moonlight?", was released in early 1979 and also reached number 14. After two hit singles featuring Van Day on lead vocals their third, the ballad "Love's Gotta Hold On Me" was sung by Bazar. It became Dollar's first self-penned hit as it entered the Top Ten and was one of their biggest, climbing to number 4 in the UK chart. Encouraged by this steady run of success, the group released their debut album, Shooting Stars, which made the top 40. In a change of pace, the band released a cover of The Beatles' song "I Want to Hold Your Hand", which reached number 9. At the same time, Dollar had their first (and only) US hit with "Shooting Star", which made No.74.[4] By February 1980, the group had scored four UK Top 20 hits, but this was not to last. Early 1980s In 1980 Dollar moved to WEA Records. Buoyed by the success of "Love's Gotta Hold On Me", the pair decided to write and produce all the songs for their second album. Attempting a move towards a rockier sound, the album, along with its singles, failed to sell well. In a bid to generate sales, Van Day and Bazar announced their engagement, but this was later revealed to be a publicity stunt. In 1981, Bazar approached record producer, Trevor Horn, whom she had met during her days in Guys n' Dolls, and asked if he would work with them. He agreed, and produced their 1981 and 1982 material. Horn's production work gave Dollar a more distinctive sound, and their four Horn-produced singles represented the high point in the band's career. It gave them another two Top Ten singles ("Mirror Mirror" and "Give Me Back My Heart") and two more Top Twenty hits, "Videotheque" and "Hand Held In Black And White". The production on these four hit singles had brought Trevor Horn to the attention of other bands, notably ABC, and it was not long before he was too busy to continue working with the duo. "Give Me Some Kinda Magic", a Top 40 hit Dollar had written and produced themselves, and the lead-in single to their final studio album, The Dollar Album, which was a mixture of Horn's and the duo's own efforts. It became the biggest of their three albums, peaking at No. 18 in the UK and was certified Silver by the BPI. Category |
Known as The Prairie State, what was the 21st state to join the Union on Dec 3. 1818? | Illinois becomes the 21st state - Dec 03, 1818 - HISTORY.com Illinois becomes the 21st state Share this: Illinois becomes the 21st state Author Illinois becomes the 21st state URL Publisher A+E Networks Illinois achieves full statehood on this day. Though Illinois presented unique challenges to immigrants unaccustomed to the soil and vegetation of the area, it grew to become a bustling and densely populated state. The strange but beautiful prairie lands east of the Mississippi and north of Lake Michigan presented a difficult challenge to the tide of westward-moving immigrants. Accustomed to the heavily forested lands of states like Kentucky and Tennessee, the early immigrants to Illinois did not know what to make of the vast treeless stretches of the prairie. Most pioneers believed that the fertility of soil revealed itself by the abundance of vegetation it supported, so they assumed that the lack of trees on the prairie signaled inferior farmland. Those brave souls who did try to farm the prairie found that their flimsy plows were inadequate to cut through prairie sod thickly knotted with deep roots. In an “age of wood,” farmers also felt helpless without ready access to the trees they needed for their tools, homes, furniture, fences, and fuel. For all these reasons, most of the early Illinois settlers remained in the southern part of the state, where they built homes and farms near the trees that grew along the many creek and river bottoms. The challenge of the prairies slowed emigration into the region; when Illinois was granted statehood in 1818, the population was only about 35,000, and most of the prairie was still largely unsettled. Gradually, though, a few tough Illinois farmers took on the difficult task of plowing the prairie and discovered that the soil was far richer than they had expected. The development of heavy prairie plows and improved access to wood and other supplies through new shipping routes encouraged even more farmers to head out into the vast northern prairie lands of Illinois. By 1840, the center of population in Illinois had shifted decisively to the north, and the once insignificant hamlet of Chicago rapidly became a bustling city. The four giant prairie counties of northern Illinois, which were the last to be settled, boasted population densities of 18 people per square mile. Increasingly recognized as one of the nation’s most fertile agricultural areas, the vast emptiness of the Illinois prairie was eagerly conquered by both pioneers and plows. Related Videos | Prairie School Architecture » Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie School Architecture Purcell & Elmslie Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator. He designed more than 1,000 projects, of which more than 500 works were completed. Through much of his career, Wright promoted the concept of organic architecture. He was a leader of the Prairie School architectural movement and developed the concept of the Usonian home. His work includes original and innovative examples of many different building types, including offices, churches, schools, skyscrapers, hotels, and museums. Frank Lloyd Wright was born in the farming town of Richland Center, Wisconsin, in 1867. His father, William Carey Wright (1825 – 1904), was a locally admired orator, music teacher, occasional lawyer and itinerant minister. His mother was Anna Lloyd Jones (1838 – 1923), a county school teacher. When his mother was expecting him, she declared he would grow up to build beautiful buildings. She did whatever she could to encourage this aspiration. When he was an infant, she decorated his nursery with engravings of English cathedrals torn from periodicals. When Wright was nine, she bought him a set of building blocks, known as Froebel Gifts. He spent much time playing with these geometrically-shaped blocks and assembled them in various formations. These exercises would have an effect on his approach to design, as many of his buildings are notable for their geometric clarity. Soon after Wright turned 14 his parents separated. The divorce was finalized in 1885. Originally named Frank Lincoln Wright, he changed his name after his parents’ divorce to honor his mother’s Welsh family, the Lloyd Joneses. Wright attended a Madison high school. He was admitted to the University of Wisconsin – Madison as a special student in 1886. After two semesters, Wright left the school in 1887 without earning a degree. That same year, he went to Chicago in search of employment. Because of the destructive Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and a sudden explosion in population, new development was abundant in the city. Within days, he was hired as a draftsman with the architectural firm of Joseph Lyman Silsbee. Other draftsmen that also worked for Silsbee at the time included future fellow Prairie School style architect, George G. Elmslie. While Silsbee was predisposed mainly to Victorian and revivalist style architecture, Wright sought more progressive work. After less than a year there, he moved on to become an apprentice in the Adler & Sullivan firm. Sullivan took a liking to Wright and bestowed him with great design responsibilities. He soon earned a private office, which he shared with his old friend and draftsman George Elmslie – hired by Sullivan at Wright’s request. He continued to do well and earned a 5-year contract, rising to the position of head draftsman. Also in charge of all residential design work done in Sullivan’s office, he collaborated on five houses, two of which are still standing. Wright was continuously short on funds, though his poor finances were likely due to his expensive tastes in cars and clothing. To supplement his income, he accepted independent commissions for at least nine houses, conservatively designed in variations of the Queen Anne and Colonial Revival styles. Eight of these early houses remain today. His “bootleg houses,” as he called them, had a dual effect of getting him fired and truly launching his career. Sullivan learned of Wright’s independent works in 1893 when he recognized a house that was unquestionably a Frank Lloyd Wright design. Since Wright’s contract strictly forbade outside projects, the episode led to his departure from Sullivan’s firm. Wright then established his own practice in Chicago with his old colleague Cecil Corwin, who eventually decided he did not particularly like architecture and went on in search of a new profession. With both Sullivan and Corwin gone, Wright moved into the newly completed Steinway Hall Building in 1894. The space was shared |
In which South American country is the region and its regional capital city called Arequipa, the nation's second largest city (as at 2010)? | Countries and Nations of the Americas and the Caribbean - Nations Online Project The Americas and the Caribbean Countries by Continents ___ Countries of the Americas and the Caribbean The Cordillera Negra and the Cordillera Blanca in background as seen from Qarwaqucha. Both mountain ranges are located in the Ancash Region in Peru, they are portions of South America's Andes, one of the world's longest mountain ranges. Image: Ed Pax Some facts about the Americas Area : North America (Canada, USA): 20,000,000 km2 (7,700,000 mi2); Central America and the Caribbean: 20,720,000 km2 (8,000,000 mi2); South America: 17,900,000 km2 (6,900,000 mi2) Population : 982 million (in 2015) North America: 567.7 million (Canada, USA, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean); South America: 414.6 million. Highest Point: South America: Aconcagua, 6,960.8 m (22,837 ft), part of the Andes mountain range, near Mendoza, Argentina it is the highest mountain in the Americas. North America: Denali (formerly known as Mount McKinley), 6,168 m (20,239 ft), Alaska , USA. Largest Lake: Lake Superior, surface area 82,000 km² (32,000 mi² ), largest freshwater lake in the world, the lake is almost the size of Austria or slightly smaller than South Carolina . Longest River: South America: Rio Amazonas (Amazon river), 6,296 km (3,912 mi), its source lies in the Peruvian part of the Andes mountain range. North America: Mississippi River, 3,734 km (2,320 mi), its source is at Lake Itasca in Minnesota , USA. Languages of the Americas: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, various native Indian languages, French patois, and Creole. Maps | South America Map, Map of South America South America Industrial Centers About South America South America is the world's fourth largest continent on Earth, and the fifth most populous. With a history that spans over a thousand years, South America has been culturally influenced by Spanish, Portuguese, Asian, and African cultures. Europeans explored South America beginning in the late fifteenth century, and the continent was named after Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci who is believed to have recognized it as a separate continent. Located primarily in the southern hemisphere, with a few countries in the northern hemisphere, South America is comprised of twelve independent countries and three territories. Geography South America is bound by the Caribbean Sea in the north, the North Atlantic Ocean in the east and northeast and by the South Atlantic Ocean in the southeast. The South Pacific Ocean borders the continent in the west. In the northwest, the Isthmus of Panama joins South America with North America. South America is also home to a stunning variety of landscapes from desert to rainforest, and from plains to hills. Historic Overview South America has a long history, dating back to human migration across the Bering Land Bridge. By about 1200 BC hunters traveled from Asia to Alaska, crossing the Bering Strait and drifted gradually south. From 1400 to 1550, the indigenous people of the Inca Empire spread across South America to regions in modern-day Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Northern Argentina, and Peru. In 1492, Christopher Columbus discovered the "New World", and the number of Spanish explorers increased between 1496 and 1526. In 1533, the Spanish Army led by Francisco Pizarro had captured much of Inca territory. In the period between 1535 and 1537, Argentina, Peru, and Bolivia were founded, and by the eighteenth century the Spanish colonies in South America started to make a serious bid for independence. While fighting wars against France on the European mainland, Spain began to lose control of its South American colonies, and by the end of the war in 1814, countries like Argentina and Venezuela gained their independence from Spain, and other nations followed suit. In the twentieth century, several South American countries, including Peru and Venezuela, had held elections for the first time after their independence. Economy The manufacturing industries, agriculture, and trade primarily support the economy of South America. The economies of many South American countries are based on export of goods, primarily the export of agricultural products. Brazil and Argentina lead in the export of goods to other nations. Some of the major agricultural products include sugarcane, corn, wheat, soybean, and coffee. South America's mineral resources also contribute substantially to the economy. Some major mineral resources found in South America are petroleum, gold, iron ore, silver, and copper. South American countries have shown remarkable economic development in the past two decades. Countries like Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, Peru, Chile, and Uruguay have had maximum growth, even during the global recession of 2008 and 2009. South American countries have shown resilience as compared to other nations around the world. The major challenge that South America's economy faces is the high levels of inequality between the rich and the poor in many countries. The gap between the rich and the poor in South America is highest in the world. In response, many South American countries are trying to come together with the help of two trade blocs, the Mercosur, which includes countries like Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Paraguay; and the Andean Community of Nations, which includes countries such as Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, Columbia, Venezuela, and Chile. These trade blocs help the countries strengthen their economic ties and improve their economies. 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Which is the largest city in Scotland by population? | Scotland Population (2016) - World Population Review World Population Review 08.06.2016 Scotland Population 2016 The latest estimate for the population of Scotland was released in May 2012 by National Statistics Scotland . They reported that, in mid-2011, Scotland's population was 5,254,800. This represents an increase of almost 200,000 in the decade since the 2001 census, which recorded 5,062,011 people living in Scotland in mid 2001. It's worth noting, though, that the population count might need to be adjusted once the official results of the 2011 census are released later this year. Following a period of decline in the latter half of the 20th century, Scotland's population is once again increasing steadily, fueled mainly by immigration from England and further afield, but also supported by an upswing in the domestic birth rate. Ethnicity, Religion and Language in Scotland Scotland is a relatively homogenous nation, although becoming increasingly more ethnically diverse. The latest data, from the 2001 census, revealed that 98.19% of people living in Scotland were white, mostly (88.09%) white Scottish. South Asian was the next largest non-white ethnic group recorded, at 1.09% of the population, followed by Chinese (0.32%), Mixed (0.25%) and Black (0.16%). As noted at the top of this article, much of Scotland's current population growth is fueled by immigration, particularly from other European Union countries, so expect to see this data change a bit once the 2011 census results are revealed. When it comes to languages, Scotland is blessed with three official languages - English, Scots and Scottish Gaelic. Almost everyone in Scotland is thought to be fluent in English, around 30% are estimated to be able to speak Scots and around 1% of the population are believed to be able to speak Scottish Gaelic. The number of Scottish Gaelic speakers is thought to be dropping fairly rapidly, while the number of Scots speakers is thought to be increasing with support from the Scottish Government. For the first time in 2011, respondents in Scotland were asked if they speak Scots, so more accurate data is expected to be released on the number of Scots speakers soon. The most popular religion in Scotland is Christianity. In the 2001 census, 42.4% of people reported that they were Church of Scotland, 15.9% Roman Catholic and a further 6.8% were members of another Christian denomination. The next largest grouping (27.5%) reported that they had no religion, followed by 5.5% who did not answer the question on religious beliefs. 0.8% of people in Scotland were Muslim, but no other religion is followed by more than 0.1% of the people in Scotland. Largest cities in Scotland Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland - in mid-2011 Glasgow's population was 598,830. As well as being Scotland's most populous city, it is the third most populous city in the UK, behind London and Birmingham, and the 40th largest city in the European Union. The Greater Glasgow area (a continuously populated urban area with Glasgow City at its heart) was home to 1,199,629 people at the time of the 2001 census, making it the fifth largest urban area in the UK. Edinburgh, Scotland's capital city, comes in second with a 2011 population of 495,360. It is the 7th most populous city in the UK, and the 59th most populous city in the EU. Both cities are growing at a reasonable rate, so it's likely that we'll see the number of people in Glasgow top 600,000 and the number of people in Edinburgh top 500,000 in the next few years. The two other major cities in Scotland are Aberdeen (pop 220,420) and Dundee (pop 145,570). It's no coincidence that all of Scotland's largest towns and cities – and, indeed, more than two thirds of its total population – are concentrated in a belt of land across the South and the East Coast of Scotland. This area, often known as the Scottish Lowlands, is the most geographically hospitable part of Scotland. The Scottish Highlands in the North and West of the country are, by contrast, far less densely populated. 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Who together with Nicholas Crane has been the main presenter of 'Coast'? | BBC - Press Office - Coast presenter biographies Nicholas Crane Nicholas Crane is a geographer and a journalist. A regular contributor to The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph, he is the author of nine books and has also found time to undertake a 10,000 kilometre mountain walk across Europe, from the Atlantic to the Black Sea. Gripped by the pedestrian bug, he has also attempted to walk in a straight line along the length of England. In addition to Coast, Nicholas is working on a second series of Map Man for BBC TWO, after the first series received critical acclaim last year. Nicholas's most recent published work is Mercator: The Man Who Mapped the Planet - the first English-language biography of the world's greatest cartographer. In 1993 Nicholas was awarded the Royal Scottish Geographical Society's Mungo Park medal. In 2000 he won the USA's Polartec Adventurer of the Year Award, for a lifetime devoted to bold, low-impact adventure. Nicholas is a Fellow of The Royal Geographical Society, sits on the Council of the Royal Geographical Society, and is a member of The Royal Society of Literature. He is married with three children, and lives in London. What have been the 'highs' and 'lows' of filming Coast? One of the highs has definitely got to be seeing the metholic footprints exposed between the tide lines in the Gwent Levels in the Bristol Channel. One of the most dramatic moments was jumping off a lifeboat in the Irish Sea in November to survive in freezing seas for the ten minutes it takes on average to be rescued. A low was probably the few alarming moments when we got stuck on Bell Rock because we had problems with the inflatable boat that took us there. Another high was flying in the coastguard helicopter off the coast of the Outer Hebrides to see what role they play in safeguarding the rural communities there. I got a real insight into the courage and dedication of a group of people who don't often get much credit for doing a dangerous job which is virtually always in difficult conditions. What is your favourite UK coastal place and why? One is Blakeney Point in Norfolk because it's one of those wonderfully remote spots. You can lose yourself there amongst the sand dunes. It's a dynamic part of the British coastline which is changing quickly. In Tudor times there was a port there, and you can trace the outline of the port - it's now the village green. Cape Wrath is one of my other favourite places in the top left hand corner of Scotland. It's wonderfully remote, with fantastic cliffs and big white sandy beaches. It was the turning point for the Viking ships as they travelled along the coast, and the trip to the point is wonderful, whether walking or going on the minibus that runs during the summer. What is your favourite coastal activity? Walking, sailing, kayaking, and lying on the sand with my eyes closed feeling the sun beating down on me. What is the best thing you've found at the coast? Space and solitude. I'm from central London, so it's nice to go to the coast and get away from it all. At the coast you're on an exciting junction between sea and land. What hobbies do you have? My main passion is to write books, and I'm going to go back to writing again soon once I've finished all my television commitments. I also have three children, so they become your hobby - mucking about with them. Where do you holiday on the UK coast? As a family we holiday in the UK and our most recent breaks have been to the Outer Hebrides and Assynt - a stretch of remote coast - and Cape Wrath on the north west coast of Scotland. What is your favourite seaside food? It has to be a toss-up between fresh scallops from a little pub I know in | BBC News | UK | BBC presenter shot dead Monday, April 26, 1999 Published at 14:55 GMT 15:55 UK UK BBC presenter shot dead Jill Dando presented Crimewatch and Holiday BBC television presenter Jill Dando has died after she was shot in the head on the doorstep of her home. Ms Dando, 37, who presented Crimewatch UK and Holiday, suffered a fatal brain injury in the attack in Fulham, west London. She was taken to nearby Charing Cross Hospital, where she was confirmed dead on arrival at 1303 BST (1203 GMT). Her post mortem examination later revealed that she had received a single gunshot wound to the head. Police are combing the street for clues A Scotland Yard statement said: "A post mortem held today at Fulham mortuary established the cause of death as a brain injury caused by a single gunshot wound to the head." There had been early reports that she suffered multiple stab wounds, but one neighbour in Gowan Avenue said he had heard a gunshot. The BBC's Kate Adie: "The kind of woman who had no enemies" The Queen said she was "shocked and saddened" by the news of the death of Ms Dando, who helped the Duke of York to promote the Fight for Sight charity. Prime Minister Tony Blair also spoke of his shock at the death. Ms Dando's fianc�, gynaecologist Alan Farthing, said: ''I am totally devastated and unable to comprehend what has happened. Jill was respected for her professional ability, admired by all who met her and adored by anyone who got to know her.'' Police, who have launched a murder inquiry, later cordoned off the footpath next to the River Thames from Putney Bridge. There were unconfirmed reports that a man jumped off the bridge, or was stopped as he tried to jump. The BBC's Nick Higham: "An enormous tragedy" Detectives want to speak to a man seen running from the murder scene. He was described as white, tall, in his late 30s or early 40s, with dark hair, clean-shaven and wearing a green Barbour jacket. Richard Hughes: She was covered in blood Neighbours called the emergency services after they saw her collapsed and seriously injured in the doorway of the house in Gowan Avenue at 1147 BST. Richard Hughes, 32, who lives next door to Miss Dando, said: "I heard her scream, it was a distinctive scream, she sounded quite surprised. Jill Dando's neighbour Richard Hughes: "I heard a scream" "I opened the shutters and saw a man, he was well dressed, he was wearing a Barbour-style jacket and at first I thought it must have been a friend of Jill's as he looked very respectable. "I went to the door and saw her lying on the doorstep, she was unconscious and covered in blood. I was obviously shocked. I took a look at her and she wasn't breathing." Nick Ross: "She was everything one could want in a colleague and friend" Police are appealing for anyone with information to ring 0181 246 0730 or 0181 246 0734. Jill Dando was hugely popular among BBC viewers, her bright presenting style proving a hit in a variety of programmes. BBC News Online received more than 2,000 tributes from users within three hours of posting a page on the Internet. Her co-presenter on Crimewatch UK, Nick Ross, said: "The shock is palpable. I can't believe we are talking about her in the past tense." Safety concern Ms Dando and Nick Ross presented last week's show, which featured unsolved crimes including the Brixton nail bomb blast. Scotland Yard said there was no evidence that linked the murder with the programme. The BBC's Lindsey Marnoch: "Her personality seemingly perfectly matched for the sunny and upbeat features she presented" But the presenter told police earlier this year at a reception to mark the 10th anniversary of Crimewatch UK that she was concerned about her safety. Last year there were reports that Ms Dando had been stalked by a fan, who had subjected her to frightening phone calls and letters. Tony Hall, chief executive of BBC News, said: "I think we have to think carefully about people in the public eye and what protection if any they should have." BBC Director General Sir John Birt said: "Everyone at the BBC is devastated. She was a much-loved |
In which city was opera singer Maria Callas born in 1923? | Maria Callas - Biography - IMDb Maria Callas Jump to: Overview (5) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trivia (23) | Personal Quotes (3) Overview (5) Maria Anna Sophie Cecilia Kalogeropoulos Nickname 5' 8" (1.73 m) Mini Bio (1) This volatile opera diva was born in New York City to Greek émigrés in 1923. Her father set up a pharmacy and changed the family name from Kalogeropoulos to Callas. As a child Maria studied the piano. When her parents separated (she was 14 at the time), her mother returned to Athens with Maria and her sister. The budding singer was quickly accepted into the National Conservatoire where she was taught singing lessons by Maria Trivella. She performed her first recital within the year and in 1939 won a prize for her stage debut in the Conservatoire's production of "Cavalleria Rusticana." In 1941, the soprano dramatico d'agilita made her professional debut in "Boccaccio" with the Lyric Theatre Company. While there she made a semi-name for herself with performances of "Tosca" and "Fidelio." Impending war led her back to the United States in 1944 where she reclaimed the name of Maria Callas. She was offered a contract from the Met which she turned down because among the three roles she was offered to sing there was Butterfly and she believed that she was too obese to sing the fragile 14 year-old Butterfly, her friends considered her to be crazy turning down the Met while she was so unknown. Maria performed elsewhere (Chicago, etc.) before returning to Europe in the post-war years where she met Giovanni Battista Meneghini, a wealthy industrialist and avid opera fan. They married in 1949 and he immediately took control of her career. She reached her zenith at La Scala (1951-1958), also recording during that time. In 1956, she finally made her debut at the Met as "Norma" with performances of "Tosca" and "Lucia" following. Within a couple of years her temperamental outbursts and excessive demands began to rise full force, resulting in a number of dismissals and walkouts. After meeting Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis through her husband, a torrid affair erupted and her marriage ended. Maria gave up the stage in the early 1960s for the jet-set life with Onassis, but continued with occasional concerts. Despite experiencing vocal problems, she made one unforgettable comeback on stage in 1964-1965 when she toured with her personal favorites ("Norma" in Paris and "Tosca" at the Met). Weak and tired, her final curtain on stage rang down in July of 1965 in Covent Garden. With her career over, she renounced her American citizenship and expected to marry Onassis. But their relationship was a stormy one and it eventually tapered off with Onassis instead marrying Jacqueline Kennedy in 1968. Maria was completely devastated and those around her say she never recovered. The following year she filmed an unsuccessful production of Medea (1969) and eventually set up master classes at Juilliard. In one last comeback, she attempted a European tour of recitals but her voice completely failed her. Her last public performance was on November 11, 1975. Riddled by sadness and despair, and by now firmly addicted to sleeping pills, Maria turned reclusive in her last year and died of a heart attack in 1977 at age 53. Despite a career that flourished less than two decades, Callas must be respected as one of the more important and recognizable opera legends. She was certainly one of the most emotive and visually dramatic. What also carries her today is, of course, her grandly turbulent and tragic image -- an Édith Piaf of opera. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Gary Brumburgh / gr-home@pacbell.net Spouse (1) Legendary soprano of Greek origin, 'primadonna assoluta' of her generation. Opera star According to "Greek Fire: The Story Of Maria Callas and Aristotle Onassis" by Nicholas Gage, Callas's and Onassis's child, a boy, was born and died on 30 March 1960. From October 1971 to March 1972, Callas gave a series of master classes to 25 students at The Juilliard School in New York, who auditioned for the opportunity to be critiqued by her. | My Questions - Documents Documents Share My Questions Embed <iframe src="http://docslide.us/embed/my-questions.html" width="750" height="600" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" style="border:1px solid #CCC; border-width:1px; margin-bottom:5px; max-width: 100%;" allowfullscreen> </iframe> <div style="margin-bottom:5px"> <strong> <a href="http://docslide.us/documents/my-questions.html" title="My Questions" target="_blank">My Questions</a></div> size(px) Download My Questions Transcript Chemically pure gold contains how many carats? What is the tallest and thickest type of grass? 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Who discovered the moon of Saturn called Titan in 1655? | Titan: Facts About Saturn's Largest Moon Titan: Facts About Saturn's Largest Moon By Nola Taylor Redd, Space.com Contributor | June 30, 2016 04:56pm ET MORE This view shows a close up of toward the south polar region of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, and show a depression within the moon's orange and blue haze layers near the south pole. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft snapped the image on Sept. 11, 2011 and it was released on Dec. 22. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute Titan is Saturn's largest moon and the second largest in the solar system (after Ganymede of Jupiter). It is the only moon in the solar system with clouds and a dense, planet-like atmosphere. Scientists believe that conditions on Titan are similar to Earth's early years (the main difference is that, because it is closer to the sun, Earth has always been warmer). According to NASA , "In many respects, Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is one of the most Earth-like worlds we have found to date." Titan stats Diameter: 3,200 miles (5,150 kilometers), about half the size of Earth and almost as large as Mars Surface temperature: minus 290 Fahrenheit (minus 179 degrees Celsius), which makes water as hard as rocks and allows methane to be found in its liquid form Surface pressure: Slightly higher than Earth's pressure. Earth's pressure at sea level is 1 bar while Titan's is 1.6 bars. Orbital period: 15,945 days NASA's Cassini spacecraft peers through the murk of Titan's thick atmosphere in this view, taken with Cassini's narrow-angle camera on Sept. 25, 2008. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Other Titan facts Titan's name comes from Greek mythology. The Titans were elder gods who ruled the universe before the Olympians came to power, according to the Theoi Project website. The moon was discovered by Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens in 1655. The Huygens lander probe sent to the moon aboard NASA's Cassini spacecraft by the European Space Agency is named in his honor. Huygens was the first human-built object to land on Titan's surface. [ Amazing Photos of Titan ] Titan's diameter is 50 percent larger than that of Earth's moon . Titan is larger than the planet Mercury but is half the mass of the planet. Titan's mass is composed mainly of water in the form of ice and rocky material. Titan has no magnetic field. Atmosphere of Titan Titan is surrounded by an orange haze that kept its surface a mystery for Earth's scientists until the arrival of the Cassini mission. Titan's atmosphere extends about 370 miles high (about 600 kilometers), which makes it a lot higher than Earth's atmosphere. Because the atmosphere is so high, Titan was thought to be the largest moon in the solar system for a long time. It wasn't until 1980 that Voyager was close enough to discover it was actually smaller than Ganymede. Titan's atmosphere is active and complex , and it is mainly composed of nitrogen (95 percent) and methane (5 percent). Titan also has a presence of organic molecules that contain carbon and hydrogen, and that often include oxygen and other elements similar to what is found in Earth's atmosphere and that are essential for life. There is an unsolved mystery surrounding Titan's atmosphere: Because methane is broken down by sunlight, scientists believe there is another source that replenishes what is lost. One potential source of methane is volcanic activity, but this has yet to be confirmed. Titan's atmosphere may escape to space in a similar way that Earth's atmosphere does . The Cassini spacecraft has detected polar winds that draw methane and nitrogen (charged with interactions with light) out along Saturn's magnetic field and out of the atmosphere. A similar process is believed to happen on Earth with our own magnetic field. Magic Island There is an abundance of methane lakes , which are mainly concentrated near its southern pole. In 2014, scientists found a transient feature they playfully referred to as " Magic Island ." It's possible that nitrogen bubbles formed in Titan's oceans sit on the surface for a period of time, creating a tem | Prospero (moon) Prospero (moon) Matthew J. Holman , John J. Kavelaars , Brett J. Gladman, Jean -Marc Petit, Hans Scholl Prospero (also Uranus XVIII) is the twenty-fifth of the 27 known and the seventh of the outer irregular satellites of the planet Uranus. He is one of the smaller natural satellite of the planet. Discovery and designation Prospero was discovered on July 18 , 1999 a team of astronomers Matthew J. Holman, John J. Kavelaars, Brett J. Gladman, Jean -Marc Petit and Hans Scholl on photographic images together with the Uranian moons Stephano and Setebos. The images were taken by the 3.6-meter Canada -France - Hawaii Telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawaii (USA). The discovery was announced on 4 September 1999; the moon first received the provisional designation S/1999 U 3 On 21 August 2000 the moon will then receive the official name Prospero, like all irregular moons of Uranus except Margaret, after a figure in William Shakespeare's The Tempest . The magician Prospero was the rightful Duke of Milan . His brother Antonio pulled with the help of Alonso, King of Naples, the power in the duchy itself. Prospero was forced to flee with his daughter Miranda on an island in the Mediterranean, where he perfected his magical powers to recover his duchy. He caused that Alonso and Antonio suffered shipwreck on his island. He eventually reconciled with them and was again master of his duchy. So far, all the moons of Uranus are named after characters from Shakespeare or Alexander Pope . The first four moons discovered Uranus ( Oberon, Titania, Ariel, Umbriel ) were proposed by John Herschel, the son of Uranus discoverer William Herschel, named. Later, the tradition of naming was retained. The provisional designation S/1999 U 3 corresponds to the classification of the International Astronomical Union ( IAU). Web properties Prospero Uranus rotates on a retrograde, relatively highly elliptical orbit 10834570-21489900 km from its center ( Large semi-major axis 16,162,240 km or 632.350 Uranus radii ), or about 16.1367 million km on whose cloud tops. The orbital eccentricity of 0.3296367, the orbit is inclined 146.01704 ° to the ecliptic. Prospero times as far, nearly 28 of Uranus as the outermost regular moon Oberon. Due to the large distance to Uranus and gravitational disturbances caused by the sun and other factors, the orbital parameters are thus possibly variable; the moon could perhaps get ( back ) into a heliocentric orbit. The eccentricity is therefore 0.4431 to 0.4448, the orbital inclination ( with respect to the ecliptic ) between 151.83 ° and 152.0 °, and the Large semi-major axis between 16,2430 und 16.2768 million kilometers indicated. Prospero is a member of Sycorax group, a subgroup of the irregular moons with very high eccentricity and high orbital inclinations of 140 to 170 °, which also Sycorax, and Setebos Ferdinand belong. The orbit of the next inner moon Margaret is on average about 1.74 million kilometers away from Prospero's orbit, the distance of the path of the next outer moon Setebos is on average about 1.26 million kilometers. Prospero revolves around Uranus in 1962 days 22 hours and 48 minutes or about 5,374 Earth years. The orbital period is also specified with 1977.0 and 1978.37 days. Prospero needed for one orbit around Uranus so about 9 months longer than the dwarf planet Ceres around the sun. Physical Properties Prospero has a diameter estimated at 50 km ( according to other sources 30 km), based on the assumed for him albedo of 4 %, which may be as well as 7%. The surface is thus in any case very dark. Its density is estimated to be between 1.3 and 1.5 g/cm3. So the moon is likely to be composed predominantly of water ice and silicate rock. On its surface, the gravitational acceleration is 0.0063 m/s2, corresponding to about 6 thousand of the earthly. Prospero appears in the spectrum in gray. Formation It is believed that Prospero is a captured Kuiper belt object and is not in the accretion disk that formed the Uranus system, created. It is conceivable that the moon of a Kuip |
Who played lawyer Andrew Beckett in the 1993 film ‘Philadelphia’? | Philadelphia (1993) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 29 titles created 24 Oct 2011 a list of 25 titles created 17 Jul 2012 a list of 42 titles created 01 Dec 2013 a list of 45 titles created 02 Apr 2015 a list of 37 titles created 6 months ago Search for " Philadelphia " 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. Won 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 16 nominations. See more awards » Videos 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 A FedEx executive must transform himself physically and emotionally to survive a crash landing on a deserted island. Director: Robert Zemeckis An eastern immigrant finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there. Director: Steven Spielberg A recently widowed man's son calls a radio talk-show in an attempt to find his father a partner. Director: Nora Ephron Two business rivals who despise each other in real life unwittingly fall in love over the Internet. Director: Nora Ephron Bonds of loyalty are put to the test when a hitman's son witnesses what his father does for a living. Director: Sam Mendes A detective must adopt the dog of a dead man to help him find the murderer. Director: Roger Spottiswoode 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: Ron Howard On his first day on the job as a Los Angeles narcotics officer, a rookie cop goes on a 24-hour training course with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears. Director: Antoine Fuqua A law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger. Director: Alan J. Pakula The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence. Director: Norman Jewison A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with lots of help from its manager. Director: Tom Hanks Edit Storyline Andrew Beckett, a gay, HIV positive lawyer, is fired from his law firm in fear that they might contract HIV from him. After Andrew is fired, in a last attempt for peace, he sues his former law firm with the help of a homophobic lawyer, Joe Miller. During the court battle, Miller sees that Beckett is no different than anyone else on the gritty streets of the city of brotherly love, sheds his homophobia and helps Beckett with his case before AIDS overcomes him. Written by Geoffrey A. Middleton {gamidd01@morehead-st.edu} Taglines: No one would take on his case... until one man was willing to take on the system. Genres: Rated PG-13 for some graphic language and thematic material | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 14 January 1994 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Did You Know? Trivia The film's journey from script to screen was an extraordinary rocky one. The script underwent over 25 major revisions, the film's rights were embroiled in bankruptcy proceedings, and the subject matter sparked some major protests. See more » Goofs When Andy steps out of Joe's office (after Joe's rejection to become Andy's lawyer), you see him standing and reflecting on his situation. He turns his head to the left, and you can see the lining of a rubber mask on his neck(used to make Hanks' head look shaved). See more » Quotes Joe Miller : What do you love about the law, Andrew? Andrew Beckett : [from the witness stand] I... m | www.XpatDvd.com British TV Drama Grantchester SERIES 1: It is 1953 and Sidney Chambers [James Norton] is vicar of the seemingly quiet village of Grantchester. Or at least, it has been quiet, right up until murder came to town. Pushed into a dangerous world of lies, betrayal and murder, Sidney quickly finds that his natural instincts and curiosity help him excel in his new position as 'Detective'. Joining Sidney in his journey through a dark and dangerous new world, is the affable Detective Inspector Geordie Keating [Robson Green], the naive, well-meaning curate Leonard Finch [Al Weaver], his austere and constantly disapproving housekeeper Mrs Maguire [Tessa Peake-Jones]; and the witty, high-society Amanda [Morven Christie]. SERIES 2: Still unresolved from last season is Sidney's love life. Handsome, worldly-wise, and virtuous, he should be an ideal catch. And at least one very promising female companion turns up in the new series. But will Sidney scare her away with his unconventional taste for jazz, blood-splattered crime scenes, and a married woman? The new season's cases include a shocking charge of sexual assault that turns into a homicide investigation implicating a pillar of the community; an apparent suicide from the college spire that takes on Cold War overtones: a confession to murder in which the alleged victim is still very much alive; a haunted stable with links to the Holocaust and more. Peaky Blinders Peaky Blinders is an epic gangster drama set in the lawless streets of post-war Birmingham on the cusp of the 1920s. Cillian Murphy (28 Days Later, Inception) stars as Thomas Shelby, the controller one of the city's most feared and successful criminal organisations, the Peaky Blinders, known for their practice of sewing razor blades into the peaks of their caps. But Shelby's ambitions go beyond running the streets. Crime pays, but business pays better. Featuring a specular cast that includes Sam Neill (Jurassic Park), Helen McCrory (Skyfall, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows), Paul Anderson (Legend), Annabelle Wallis (Annabelle), Charlotte Riley (Edge of Tomorrow), Noah Taylor (Game of Thrones) and Tom Hardy (The Revenant, Mad Max). Britain's best drama, The Independent, Unmissable, The Daily Mail Hinterland A crime drama set in Aberystwyth, Wales, where troubled DCI Tom Mathias solves murders while searching for redemption. For catch-up, here is how Season One kicked off: having just left the Met in London, DCI Tom Mathias (Richard Harrington: Poldark, Stella) is now in Aberystwyth where he is called to the scene of a brutal attack at an isolated chalet in the sand dunes. The victims body is found near the site of the old childrens home that she ran for many years Season Two kicks off with a feature length episode: DCI Mathias future hangs in the balance, he is forced to return to the front line after an arson attack in a feuding community of failing farms and he has to juggle the current investigation while rehabilitating his reputation. Other storylines include the murder of a local dignitary and barrister, a bus driver is shot dead on an isolated mountainside, a body is found in a lake and a burnt body is found on the dunes. The Tunnel The Tunnel (French: Tunnel) is a British-French crime drama television series, adapted from the 2011 Danish/Swedish crime series The Bridge (Broen/Bron). The Tunnel began broadcast on 16 October 2013 on Sky Atlantic in the UK, and on 11 November 2013 on Canal+ in France. The series stars Stephen Dillane and Clémence Poésy as British and French police detectives Karl Roebuck and Elise Wassermann, respectively. Scott & Bailey This moving and exciting drama series follows the lives of Janet Scott and Rachel Bailey Detective Constables in a Manchester Major Incident Team led by the formidable DCI Gill Murray. Though dedicated to cracking their challenging cases, Scott and Bailey also have home lives away from the force, fraught with personal dramas, decisions and life-changing consequences. Series 1 As they take on testing and horrific cases including the murder of |
"What activity is the subject of the movie ""Bring it On""?" | Bring It On Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 53 out of 68 people found the following review useful: Flimsy stuff done rather well from United Kingdom 22 October 2000 This is a movie where more talent than necessary has been invested in a film basically aimed at entertainment-seeking adolescents, people interested in dance routines, and a few older men who enjoy watching young girls jump about. It follows the fortunes of an award-winning cheerleader team and the hapless football team they support. A film about cheer leading, something that is, as far as I know, a uniquely American phenomenon, sounds pretty cheesy. The remarkable thing is that the acting and dialogue raise it a bit above the minimum required and the cheer leading dance sequences are a revelation for anyone who thought it was just about waving arms in the air and shouting support for the football team. Gabrielle Union (10 Things I Hate About You) and Kirsten Dunst (Drop Dead Gorgeous & Virgin Suicides) were both cheerleaders at school - did this help with the authenticity? The amazing routines are quite dazzling to watch - requiring a very high level of stamina, physical fitness, athletic ability and dance technique. The overhead panning brings them almost to the level some of the old song and dance movie scenes with synchronized dancing. Synchronized dance in itself is difficult stuff, but fast paced synchronized dancing (to a great soundtrack, by the way) involving major aerial throws, difficult jive moves and lots of personality thrown in, is quite an achievement. The film never takes itself too seriously, from the football announcer who says at the end of the match, "our next defeat is scheduled for next Tuesday", to the out-takes while the credits roll, the attitude is firmly tongue in cheek. The script includes plenty of teenage bitching reminiscent of Clueless (adolescents often seem to show their intellectual prowess at clever, and often vicious repartee, that is all par for the course), but the acting is convincing and even the awkward issues of race and homosexuality are handled well. One cannot but help congratulate them for making a good film out of such a flimsy premise. Was the above review useful to you? 43 out of 50 people found the following review useful: A Terrific Movie For Teens of All Ages from Quincy, MA, U.S.A 6 September 2000 I thoroughly enjoyed "Bring It On". The film's brisk pacing was perfectly suited to its theme, thanks to director Peyton Reed, the writing smart, sharp, and consistently and authentically funny,(as well as, at times, genuinely thought-provoking)thanks to writer Jessica Bendinger, and the acting solid all around. I also liked "Bring It On" for what it didn't have-alot of tired, cliched boy-girl relationship stuff, and/or gratuitous sex/nudity. The opening dream/cheer sequence was a moment of sheer, brilliant comic/satiric movie magic, and later, when the professional choreographer shows up to help the Toros out, he almost steals the show. But what impressed me, perhaps, most of all about "Bring It On" was the wonderful chemistry between the two beautiful-and talented-young female leads, Kirsten Dunst and Eliza Dushku. Was the above review useful to you? 48 out of 60 people found the following review useful: Energetic, Well-Scripted Fluff from Los Angeles, CA 20 February 2001 "Cheerleaders are dancers who have gone retarded," says Sparky, the modern dance-influenced choreographer who from $2000 dollars a pop teaches cheerleaders the mysteries of Fosse-inflected "happy fingers." Bring It On, which was a surprise hit in the fall of 2000, clearly believes that cheerleaders are far more than hoofers gone to seed. Despite the frequent jokes at their expense in the film, Bring It On shows cheerleaders are spirited, athletic, graceful, and most importantly, relevant to the 21st Century. Colorfully shot, attractively cast, and snappily written, Bring It On is hardly a great movie, but it's perfectly appealing for most people and I'd guess that the millions of cheerleaders and former cheerleaders nationwide will get a lot | British 60s cinema - The Carry On series The Carry On series British 60s cinema CARRY ON LAUGHING ? The Carry On films are such a staple of British cinema - is there anyone who has never seen one? - that it is surprising to realise that, until relatively recently, they were rarely analysed in any meaningful manner. My own relationship with them has gone through a number of changes and shifts over the years, but I have come to the conclusion in general that it is counter-productive to talk of CO films as a monolithic block, which ignores the variety of styles and narratives they deploy. I have mentioned elsewhere on this site that I attended a very interesting course on post-war British cinema at the UEA in Norwich a few years ago, and as the course was part of a wider certificate for those who wanted it, we were all required to write an essay from a list of possible titles. I chose to compare Carry On films with Ealing comedies, and as part of my research I drew up a list of CO films, looking at common themes. Here is the list I drew up: Annex B Carry On films.doc Microsoft Word document [62.5 KB] My main contribution I suppose - I'd like to think it was reasonably original, but no doubt somebody said it before me, somewhere - was that there were 'sets' of Carry Ons. The series starts with what I have called 'profession' films; films that look at groups of people in the same job or institution - police, army, teaching etc. They then start to get mixed up, but the next set that features prominently is 'spoof' films, looking at current or traditinal cultural themes such as spying (obvious reference to James Bond), horror (particularly Hammer films), westerns and so forth. The third main batch of films then looks at more general 'groups', people thrown together in a situation. These include films such as Camping, Abroad, and Behind; almost all the group films come during the series' decline in the late 60s/early 70s. 'Profession' films Criminals rest easy - constables on parade The first four films look at the army, the police, hospitals and schools; after Regardless, which doesn't really fit into any pattern (I have referred to it as a series of 'linked episodes', but it could also be regarded as the first 'group' film) there is really only one other profession film - Cabby - before the series moves on into other areas, only returning to profession films with the hospital ones, Doctor, Again Doctor (a dead giveaway that the series was running out of steam) and Matron. Almost all these films centred on a story arc involving a group trying to get through training, or trying to retain the status quo, in naturally circular scenarios (the next group of recruits etc). The first film, Sergeant, had the recruits deciding to help the Sgt (played by William Hartnell, who of course went on to play the first Doctor Who) win the best platoon award before retirement, and in Teaching the story arc is the possible departure of the headmaster, played by Ted Ray (in his only CO film). The early films usually featured a roster of light comedy players, such as Bob Monkhouse or Leslie Phillips, along with those we would now consider to be CO regulars, and their style was very much in tune with other British comedy films of the 50s such as Dentist on the Job; this scene from Carry On Teacher is quite typical of the light, pratfall style of comedy then prevalent: 'Spoof' films Cleo and Marc Antony have trouble with asps There are four 'spoof' films in a row, starting with Spying, followed by Cleo, Cowboy and Screaming (my own favourite). with Follow that Camel and Up the Khyber following (although the clumsy title of are clues that they were not originally intended to be part of the CO series). The real link with these films, which I think are easily the best of the COs, is not, as one might expect, Kenneth Williams, Sid James or even Charles Hawtrey (and certainly not Barbara Windsor) but the unsung Jim Dale. Dale appears in almost all the best COs, starting with Cabby and then in an unbroken sequence in the 60s until Doctor. Unfortunately h |
"Who created the statue of ""David"", which is held in Florence's Academia Gallery?" | Accademia Gallery in Florence: Michelangelo's David, Accademia Gallery Tickets The Accademia Gallery Museum in Florence An Unofficial Guide to the Galleria dell’Accademia museum The Galleria dell’Accademia – or Accademia Gallery – in Florence, Italy , is without a doubt most famous for its sculptures by the great Renaissance artist, Michelangelo. His Prisoners (or Slaves), his St. Matthew and, above all, the magnificent statue of David within the Tribune are what first draw most of the hundreds of thousands of visitors the museum welcomes every year. The main halls at the Accademia also offers visitors works by great Italian artists such as Sandro Botticelli, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Pontormo, Andrea del Sarto, Allessando Allori and Orcagna, to name just a few of the painters. Many of the works of art that were commissioned by and were part of the collection of the powerful Medici family were donated to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany by the last of the Medici so that these magnificent works could be enjoyed by everyone and are part of the cultural patrimony of humankind. The most recent section, the Museum of Musical Instruments , displays old, one-of-a-kind masterpieces by Stradivari and Bartolomeo Cristofori, inventor of the piano, also commissioned by the Medici. Give yourself time when visiting the Accademia Gallery, a must-see while in Florence. To better plan your visit to the museum, this online informational guide offers general information on opening hours, admissions and more in the Plan Your Visit section and details on the halls, main artworks and itineraries in Explore the Museum . If your time is limited in Florence and want to skip the long line in the busy seasons, we offer information on how and where you can buy your tickets to the Accademia as well as book a guided tour or private guide to accompany you as you discover the masterpieces of the past. | Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli at Uffizi Gallery in Florence Share The Birth of Venus by Botticelli The Birth of Venus is undoubtedly one of the world’s most famous and appreciated works of art. Painted by Sandro Botticelli between 1482 and 1485, it has become a landmark of XV century Italian painting, so rich in meaning and allegorical references to antiquity. The theme comes from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, a very important oeuvre of the Latin literature. Venus is portrayed naked on a shell on the seashore; on her left the winds blow gently caressing her hair with a shower of roses, on her right a handmaid (Ora) waits for the goddess to go closer to dress her shy body. The meadow is sprinkled with violets, symbol of modesty but often used for love potions. We can find clear references to the “Stanzas”, a famous poetic work by Agnolo Poliziano, a contemporary of Botticelli and the greatest Neoplatonic poet of the Medici court. Neoplatonism was a current of thought that tried to connect the Greek and Roman cultural heritage with Christianity. The Neoplatonic philosophical meaning is then clear: the work would mean the birth of love and the spiritual beauty as a driving force of life. The iconography of Venus is certainly derived from the classic theme of Venus Pudica, covering her private parts shyly. In Florence, another important work of art is the translation in sculpture of the same theme: the famous Medici Venus at the Uffizi Gallery. The Medici commissioned the Birth of Venus, including the works Pallas and the Centaur and the Allegory of Spring at the Uffizi, and these belonged to Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de’ Medici, a cousin of Lorenzo the Magnificent. As Poliziano was a great poet of written verses, so Botticelli was one of the greatest poets of the line and the drawing. It is worth to mention the exceptional technique and the fine materials used to accomplish the work. The Birth of Venus is the first example in Tuscany of a painting on canvas. Moreover the special use of expensive alabaster powder, making the colors even brighter and timeless, is another characteristic that makes this work unique. Behind the interpretation of the painting as a tribute to classic literature, we can certainly read an ode to the wealthy Florentine family who commissioned the work: the beginning of the reign of love finally comes to Florence thanks to the Medici, their diplomatic skills and their vast culture. This way Sandro Botticelli gives the art history one of its most sublime masterpieces. Rooms 10-14 are dedicated to works by Botticelli; you’ll also find his famous Allegory of Spring , or Primavera, in this large room. About Uffizi.org Uffizi.org is a guide written by a team of locals that love Florence and Art! We are not the official site (you can find it at uffizi.beniculturali.it ) nor do we have a direct connection to the Uffizi Gallery museum. Tickets and Tours are sold through third-party travel agencies. How to Book Wide availability of dates for Tickets and Tours Customer service by native English-speaking team Trusted booking partners to ensure high quality service |
What is the capital of Ireland? | Ireland Facts on Largest Cities, Populations, Symbols - Worldatlas.com GDP total: $191.5 billion (2012 est.) GDP per capita: $41,700 (2012 est.) Language: English (official) is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official) spoken mainly in areas along the western coast Largest Cities: (by population) Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford, Drogheda, Dundalk Name: Ireland's name is derived from the old Irish word Eriu, which is the name of the matron goddess of Ireland. National Day: March 17, St. Patrick's Day Religion: Roman Catholic 87.4%, Church of Ireland 2.9%, other Christian 1.9%, other 2.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.2% (2006 census) | Ireland, Republic of: History Ireland, Republic of History After the establishment by treaty with Great Britain of the Irish Free State (Jan., 1922), civil war broke out between supporters of the treaty and opponents, who refused to accept the partition of Ireland and the retention of any ties with Britain. The antitreaty forces, embodied in the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and led by Eamon De Valera , were defeated, although the IRA continued as a secret terrorist organization. William Cosgrave became the first prime minister. De Valera and his followers, the Fianna Fáil party, agreed to take the oath of allegiance to the British crown and entered the Dáil in 1927. In 1932, De Valera became prime minister, and under his administration a new constitution was promulgated (1937), establishing the sovereign nation of Ireland, or Eire, within the Commonwealth of Nations. De Valera's policies aimed at the political and economic independence and union of all of Ireland. The loyalty oath to the crown was abolished, and certain economic provisions of the 1921 treaty with England were repudiated, leading to an "economic war" (1932–38) with Britain. During World War II, Eire remained neutral and vigorously protested Allied military activity in Northern Ireland. The British were denied the use of Irish ports, and German and Japanese agents were allowed to operate in the country. Some 60,000 Irish citizens, however, volunteered to serve with the British armed forces, including some 7,000 who deserted from the Irish army. The people of Eire suffered relatively little hardship during the war and even profited from increased food exports. The postwar period brought a sharp rise in the cost of living and a decline in population, due in great part to steady emigration to Northern Ireland, Great Britain, and other countries. In 1948, Prime Minister Costello demanded total independence from Great Britain and reunification with the six counties of Northern Ireland. The Republic of Ireland was proclaimed on Apr. 18, 1949. The country withdrew from the Commonwealth and formally claimed jurisdiction over the Ulster counties. It was admitted to the United Nations in 1955. Nothing came of the claim to Ulster, and during the 1950s and 60s the republic and Northern Ireland improved their economic relations. The later decade also saw an all-time low in Irish population, 2.82 million in 1961. In the late 1960s the problem of Northern Ireland flared up again in bitter fighting between the Protestant majority and Catholic minority there, aggravated by the actions of the IRA, which was headquartered in the republic. In 1973, Erskine H. Childers succeeded De Valera as president of Ireland, and Liam Cosgrave , at the head of a Fine Gael–Labor coalition, replaced Jack Lynch , of Fianna Fáil, as prime minister. In the same year the republic joined the European Community (now the European Union ). Childers died in 1974 and was succeeded by Cearbhal O. Dalaigh. Lynch led Fianna Fáil back into office in 1977; in 1979 fellow party member Charles Haughey replaced Lynch as prime minister. In 1981 a Fine Gael–Labor coalition headed by Garret FitzGerald defeated Fianna Fáil on an economic platform. Although ousted in 1982, the coalition was governing again six months later. Beginning in the late 1970s the republic's political situation was more fluid than it had been; there were several general elections and a variety of party schisms. In 1987, Haughey again became prime minister. As unemployment soared, especially among young people, outmigration increased, reaching a peak of 44,000 in 1989. During the 1990s, the economy grew significantly, buoyed by EU subsidies and new foreign investment. By the end of the decade, unemployment was below the EU average, although pockets of poverty persisted. In late 1994, after the IRA and Protestant militias agreed to a cease-fire, efforts were begun to negotiate a settlement of the the Northern Ireland issue. Despite some setbacks, agreements were reached in Apr., 1998, and approved by voters in both the Irish Republic and Nort |
Which US state has Des Moines as its capital? | Des Moines, the U.S. Insurance Capital The Insurance Capital of the U.S.? Look to Des Moines Free Enterprise Staff | January 29, 2015 There are hundreds of metropolitan areas in the United States, each of which has become increasingly specialized and known for its strength in a particular industry or sector. In the diverse economy of Des Moines, Iowa, that specialty would be insurance. Des Moines is, after all, a global hub of the insurance industry, trailing only Hartford, Connecticut and megacities like New York. All told, the insurance industry accounts for roughly 16% of the region’s jobs , with more than 80 such businesses requiring all kinds of skilled workers and laborers. How does a city roughly 43 times smaller than the Big Apple maintain such a vaunted position in the sector’s pecking order of urban centers? Lured initially by its economic history and favorable state taxation policy, conglomerates such as ING and Nationwide quickly recognized that the cost of doing business in Des Moines is often significantly less expensive than New York, for example, where an amalgam of federal, state, and local taxes often proves to be prohibitively costly, particularly for companies operating within heavily taxed and regulated industries like insurance and finance. What is specialized insurance and why has it become the bread and butter of Des Moines’s burgeoning economy? As Matt Anderson, the city’s assistant general manager, told Free Enterprise in a recent interview , specialized insurance is available to essentially any kind of business. “We have a lot of specialized insurance companies, with ones focused primarily on insuring things like chiropractors and churches. Since there’s only a handful of companies out there doing it, you can essentially grow a big business out here by specialization,” Anderson explained. ALSO ON F REE ENTERPRISE: Des Moines Emerges as an Economic Hub “In addition to very large firms such as Principal Financial Group and Employers Mutual Company, which have been headquartered in Des Moines for over 100 years, ING and Nationwide also have strong presences out here, which has helped a lot in terms of creating a stable jobs market. They initially acquired some Des Moines-based insurance companies, but they quickly realized we have a low cost to doing business, and we have a very educated and productive workforce.” As Anderson tells it, Des Moines and the state of Iowa have not rested on their laurels. While lawmakers at the state level continue to work to hone policy and adjust the regulatory environment to attract more new businesses, Des Moines also actively works to lure companies from across the state. At the heart of this movement sits the Greater Des Moines Partnership , a public-private organization that, according to Anderson, acts as a kind of economic development group “on steroids.” The Greater Des Moines Partnership recruits new businesses and urges existing companies to bolster their local presence. Since 1999, in fact, the public-private partnership has played a hand in helping more than 450 projects that either expanded or moved to the metro area. In total, such development has generated more than 23,000 jobs, according to the group , all while attracting nearly 150 new businesses. The Greater Des Moines Partnership is also able to offer companies contemplating a move to the Des Moines metro area a host of services otherwise not available—providing help with everything from finance and human resources to real estate and marketing. Thanks to its strong education system, its educated workforce, and its well-run government— USA Today ranked Iowa as the fourth best-run state in the U.S. in 2014 —companies don’t just move to Des Moines, they expand. The Principal Financial Group , for instance, is currently investing more than $400 million to completely renovate its corporate offices in downtown Des Moines, a move that’ll likely lure additional investment and residents over the coming decade. Though it’s benefited from its history, Des Moines is a testament to the possibilities that can | 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 |
"Who said ""I'm strong to the finish, 'cause I eats me Spinach""?" | Popeye - Sammy Lerner (Lyrics and Chords) ARTIST: Sammy Lerner TITLE: Popeye Lyrics and Chords [Television Theme Song] I'm Popeye the sailor man Popeye the sailor man I'm strong to the finish 'cause I eats me spinach I'm Popeye the sailor man / C G7 C - / F - C - / F - C Am / F G7 C - / I'm one tough gazookas which hates all palookas What ain't on the ups and square We', I biffs and I bops 'em, and always out-roughs 'em But none of them gets nowhere / Dm7 G7 C Am / Dm7 G7 C - / : If anyone dareses to risk me fists It's boff and its wham, understand? So keep good behav'our, that's your one life-saver With Popeye the sailor man / F - C - / - C7 F - / Dm G7 C Am / Dm7 G7 C - / I'm Popeye the sailor man Popeye the sailor man I'm strong to the finish 'cause I eats me spinach I'm Popeye the sailor man | TRIVIA - TV AND THE MOVIES TRIVIA - TV AND THE MOVIES What TV show lost Jim Carrey when he stepped into the movies? In Living Color. Who plays a paleontologist on Friends? David Schwimmer. What aging pop icon forgot the lyrics to We Can Work It Out on MTV Unplugged? Paul McCartney. What segment of the TV industry receives ACE Awards? Paul McCartney. What classic quiz show was originally titled Occupation Unknown? What's My Line? What 1966 TV show theme by Lalo Schifrin made a comeback in a 1996 blockbuster move? Mission: Impossible. Consumer News and Business Channel. How many fingers does Homer Simpson have? Eight. What sitcom character moved from a Boston barstool to a Seattle radio station? Dr. Frasier Crane. What Saturday Night Live cast member played Kap'n Karl on Pee-wee's Playhouse? Phil Hartman. What M*A*S*H principal won Emmys for acting, writing and directing? Alan Alda. What cable network drew twice its usual audience for a show called The Wonderful World of Dung? The Discovery Channel. What TV host went gold with the CD Romantic Christmas? John Tesh. What sitcom spawned the hit song I'll Be There For You? Friends. What MTV twosome are known as "The Bad Boys" in Mexico? Beavis and Butt head. What Indianapolis weatherman of the 1970s once forecast hail "the size of canned hams"? David Letterman. What kid's show's interracial cast needed riot police protection during a 1969 trip to Mississippi? Sesame Street's. What gritty 1990's TV drama series is subtitled Life on the Street? Homicide. What entertainer's wedding prompted NBC to order 10,000 tulips from Holland? Tiny Tim's. What sitcom helped John Larroquette earn three straight supporting actor Emmy Awards? Night Court. Who once observed: "This is America. You can't make a horse testify against himself"? Mr. Ed. What Marx Brother's name spelled backwards is the name of a daytime talk show host? Harpo's. Who began his radio shows with: "Good evening, Mr. ad Mrs. America and all the ships at sea, let's go to press"? Walter Winchell. What TV star said of his worldwide fame: "I didn't know I could top Knight Rider"? David Hasselhoff. What sitcom was among the top 20 most watched shows every season during its entire run, form 1984 to 1992? The Cosby Show. Who inherited Tom Snyder's CNBC talk-show slot in 1995? Charles Grodin. What was the fist sitcom to be broadcast from videotape, in 1971? All in the Family. What blond bombshell had a hankerin' for NYPD Blue detective Gegory Medavoy? Donna Abandando. What animated characters are known as Smolf in Stockholm? The Smurfs. What 1980s sitcom was credited with pulling NBC from third to first in overall ratings? The Cosby Show. What Muppet advised: "Never eat anything at one sitting that you can't lift"? Miss Piggy. What former TV anchorman made headlines by attending two Grateful Dead concerts? Walter Cronkite. What animated kitty was the first cartoon character licensed for use on merchandise? Felix the Cat. What's the "dimension of imagination, "according to the host of a classic TV series? The Twilight Zone. Who appeared in Return of the Killer Tomatoes before he landed a role on ER? George Clooney. What 250-pound star of Hairspray shed half her weight to host a TV talk show? Ricki Lake. What Mayberry resident once hijacked a bull when he'd had too much to drink? Otis Campbell. What four-word TV slogan did Sting add to the Dire Straits hit Money for Nothing? "I want my MTV". What Mary Tyler Moore Show character's blue blazer made it into the Smithsonian? Ted Baxter's. Who was a cheerleader for the San Francisco 49ers before she became TV's Lois Lane? Teri Hatcher. What was Redd Foxx's last name before show business beckoned? Sanford. Who's been Saturday Night Live's most frequent host? Steve Martin. What town did Howdy Doody live in? Doodyville. What sitcom star advised: "It's okay to be fat. So you're fat. Just be fat and shut up about it"? Roseanne. What Richard Chamberlain vehicle is second only to Roots in total viewers for a miniseries? The Thorn Birds. What media award was derived from the slang term for the 1 |
Workers in which industry belong to NACODS? | UDM told ministers how to cut miners' power | The Independent UDM told ministers how to cut miners' power Monday 14 December 1992 00:02 BST Click to follow The Independent Online THE Union of Democratic Mineworkers advised ministers on how to minimise the impact of strikes in a privatised coal industry, make miners work longer hours underground and weaken the pit supervisors' union. A memorandum from the UDM to Timothy Eggar, Minister for Energy, also acknowledges the need for redundancies. The paper argues that the business should be divided in two, rendering industrial action less effective. The memorandum was sent as part of a bid for privatised collieries by a consortium in which the non-TUC union is involved. It urged that the 'stranglehold' on mining by Nacods, the pit deputies' union, could be broken if other personnel had responsibility for safety. The paper prepares the way for new employment contracts enforcing longer shifts and says that privatisation should be organised in such a way that miners have no redress over the new working conditions through industrial tribunals. Peter McNestry, general secretary of Nacods, said the submission showed some senior UDM officials had lost their way as representatives of miners. He believes the letter reveals a degree of collaboration with the aims of the Government which many UDM members will find unpalatable. Signed by Roy Lynk, former UDM president, the submission says: 'The UDM is fully aware that the role it has taken on, involving as it does radical changes for its members and possible redundancies, is self-contradictory in traditional industrial relations terms.' However, the union, whose members crossed picket lines in the 1984-85 coal strike, had already 'broken out of UK traditional trade union confines'. The contents of the paper account for the sense of betrayal felt by Mr Lynk when the Government announced the closure of 31 pits in October. Mr Lynk staged a sit-in at a Nottinghamshire mine and handed back his OBE. He was subsequently defeated in presidential elections, partly because other UDM officials objected to the advice over privatisation being given to the Government. Mr Lynk lost to Neil Greatrex, who espouses more traditional union values. The defeat of Mr Lynk puts a question mark over the union's enthusiasm for involvement with the British Association of Colliery Management and East Midlands Electricity in a consortium to bid for the industry. Mr Greatrex said the bid would go ahead as long as it was supported by UDM members. Mr Lynk's submission advises creating a north-south divide in the industry, with the UDM taking the southern half including Nottinghamshire. That area would be large enough and flexible enough to be competitive, but small enough to allow the application of 'made-to-measure' efficiency improvements. It adds: 'It also avoids any possible disruptive activity affecting the whole of the coal industry.' It goes on: 'No matter what form privatisation takes, the role of Nacods (the pit deputies' union) needs to be examined.' No coal face can operate without prior inspection by deputies, the overwhelming majority of whom belong to the union. The memo says the duties of Nacods members were significantly increased in 1966 when a new system of pay was introduced. The industry should move away from such a system. More about: | Hakenkreuz - Swastika its evolution into other symbols ! Sturmabteilung Sturm Abteilung Schutzstaffel Waffen SS Storm Troopers Swastica http://rexcurry.net/swastika3swastika.jpg Svastika, Gestapo, Hitler's Cross, Fylfot, Edward Bellamy, Francis Bellamy, Pledge of Allegiance, Looking Backward, Holocaust, Inquisition Sturmabteilung Schutzstaffel Waffen SS Storm Troopers Gestapo Swastica http://rexcurry.net/swastika3swastika.jpg Evolution of the Hakenkreuz-swastika The following chronology shows how the hakenkreuz (swastika) evolved into other symbols used by the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi Party). The research suggests the following evolution: First was the overlapping sig runes of the Hakenkruez (swastika) that served as the initial symbol used by the National Socialists; Second was the stylized SA symbol used by the Sturmabteilung (SA) Stormtroopers to resemble the Hakenkreuz; Third was the Youth organization that took from the hakenkreuz one of its sig runes; Forth was the SS (Schutzstaffel) symbol that separated the intertwined sig runes of the hakenkreuz and rearranged it as side-by-side sig runes. Before 1919 and before the National Socialist German Workers Party, the Hakenkreuz (swastika) was used by other political groups in Germany, and earlier it was an ancient symbol worldwide. 1914-1918 WWI. Hitler awarded the Iron Cross Medal (Ritterkreuz -"Rider Cross" or "Knight's Cross") . In Nov. 1918, the Kaiser and the House of Hollenzollern had fallen. The “Fatherland” was now a republic. The war was over. 1919 Anton Drexler, Gottfried Feder and Dietrich Eckart form what will become the Nazi Party, and they use the name “German Worker's Party.” 1920 the National Socialist German Workers’ Party renames the party. Hitler was appointed chief of propaganda and he realized that the party needed a powerful symbol to distinguish it and he makes his selection of the Hakenkreuz. Later, in the book "Mein Kampf" (1924) the symbol is only called "Hakenkreuz" (hooked cross) and the word "swastika" is never used. Mein Kampf states that the new flag (bearing the Hakenkreuz) first appeared in public in the midsummer of 1920. 1921 the Sturmabteilung (SA) Stormtroopers are created, they eventually use a very stylized “SA” symbol that resembles the Hakenkreuz (swastika). Abteil is related to the word abbey and derives the meanings: department, division, compartment, detachment and thus troopers. 1922 The Hitler Youth (pronounced Hiterjugend in German), was a paramilitary organization of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party that existed from 1922 to 1945. The Hitler Youth was the second oldest paramilitary Nazi group founded one year after the Sturmabteilung (SA) Stormtroopers. The Hitler Youth was founded in 1922 as the Jungsturm Adolf Hitler. The group was based in Munich, Bavaria and served as a recruiting ground for new stromtroopers of the SA. Members of the Hitler Youth wore paramiltiary uniforms very similar to the Nazi Party and the organization used a system of Nazi ranks similar to the ranks and insignia of the Sturmabteilung. 1923 January. First party rally in Munich. A photograph shows variation of the symbol. Although all are pointing right, most all are flat on one side in a “square” and not in the diamond that becomes the standard. 1923 The Hitler Youth was disbanded following the abortive Beer Hall Putsch, but was refounded in 1926 a year after the Nazi-Sozi Party had been reorganized. 1924 (02-26-24) Hitler brought to trial before the Volksgericht, or People’s Court in Munich and sentenced to prison (where Mein Kampf is then written). 1924 In Weimar, the "official program" or "Festschrift" of the first meeting of "The National Socialist Freedom Movement of Greater Germany" shows the symbol flat in a square shape, not in the diamond shape that became the standard. 1925 Mein Kampf is published and the symbol is called only "Hakenkreuz" and the word "swastika" is never used. "Swastika" later became a misleading English tra |
What are formed by the process of ‘orogeny’? | Orogeny - definition of orogeny by The Free Dictionary Orogeny - definition of orogeny by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/orogeny (ô-rŏj′ə-nē) also or·o·gen·e·sis (ôr′ə-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs) n. The process of mountain formation, especially by a folding and faulting of the earth's crust. or′o·gen′ic (ôr′ə-jĕn′ĭk) adj. or′o·gen′i·cal·ly adv. orogeny orogenesis n (Geological Science) the formation of mountain ranges by intense upward displacement of the earth's crust, usually associated with folding, thrust faulting, and other compressional processes orogenic, orogenetic adj the process of mountain formation or upheaval. [1885–90] or•o•gen•ic (ˌɔr əˈdʒɛn ɪk, ˌɒr ə-) adj. orogenesis , orogeny - Orogenesis is the formation of mountains (Greek oros) and orogeny is the process by which mountains are formed. See also related terms for mountains . orogeny A phase of mountain building. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: orogeny - the process of mountain formation (especially by the upward displacement of the earth's crust) geologic process , geological process - (geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified Translations Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: young References in periodicals archive ? 60 Ga magmatism in Estonia, Finland and Lithuania was in accord with one of the major stages of the Gothian orogeny at 1. Abu Dhabi - Geology This succession has been deformed into SW-NE trending folds during the Middle Devonian Neoacadian orogeny (van Staal 2007; White et al. Stratigraphy, provenance, and tectonic setting of the Lumsden Dam and Bluestone Quarry formations (Lower Ordovician), Halifax Group, Nova Scotia, Canada Orogeny started following Neo--tethyan subsidence [11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26] towards north and continental edges of these plates reaching the region. Flora of China, vols. 2-3, Lycopodiaceae through Polypodiaceae The EMU is known to extend over the entire NW Borneo margin and is probably related to the Sabah Orogeny which marks the cessation of sea-floor spreading in the South China Sea and collision of Dangerous Grounds block with Sabah. Dedication: the life, career and major achievements of Brian Roy Stuckenberg (1930-2009) A total aeromagnetic intensity contour map, residual aeromagnetic intensity contour map and structural lineament map of the area being studied were obtained in this work Visual studies of total aeromagnetic intensity contour map and residual aeromagnetic intensity contour map depicted that the southern part of the area underlain by Cretaceous sedimentary rocks (Awgu shale and Lafia formation) had low and smooth magnetic intensity, whereas the northern part underlain by the Pre-Cambrian basement rocks (migmatites, gneisses, Older Granites) and Jurassic younger granites had high and complex magnetic intensity Structural lineament orientation suggested that they were products of Pan-African orogeny (NE-SW, NW-SE and NNE-SSW trends) and pre-Pan-African orogeny (NNW-SSE and E-W trend). Analysis of aeromagnetic data over Wamba and its adjoining areas in north- central Nigeria 2007); but had a main event during the Alpine Orogeny in the Late Miocence-Plieocene orogenic phase (Hessami et al. | Historical perspective [This Dynamic Earth, USGS] Tectonic plates [115 k] The belief that continents have not always been fixed in their present positions was suspected long before the 20th century; this notion was first suggested as early as 1596 by the Dutch map maker Abraham Ortelius in his work Thesaurus Geographicus. Ortelius suggested that the Americas were "torn away from Europe and Africa . . . by earthquakes and floods" and went on to say: "The vestiges of the rupture reveal themselves, if someone brings forward a map of the world and considers carefully the coasts of the three [continents]." Ortelius' idea surfaced again in the 19th century. However, it was not until 1912 that the idea of moving continents was seriously considered as a full-blown scientific theory -- called Continental Drift -- introduced in two articles published by a 32-year-old German meteorologist named Alfred Lothar Wegener. He contended that, around 200 million years ago, the supercontinent Pangaea began to split apart. Alexander Du Toit, Professor of Geology at Witwatersrand University and one of Wegener's staunchest supporters, proposed that Pangaea first broke into two large continental landmasses, Laurasia in the northern hemisphere and Gondwanaland in the southern hemisphere. Laurasia and Gondwanaland then continued to break apart into the various smaller continents that exist today. In 1858, geographer Antonio Snider-Pellegrini made these two maps showing his version of how the American and African continents may once have fit together, then later separated. Left: The formerly joined continents before (avant) their separation. Right: The continents after (aprés) the separation. (Reproductions of the original maps courtesy of University of California, Berkeley.) Wegener's theory was based in part on what appeared to him to be the remarkable fit of the South American and African continents, first noted by Abraham Ortelius three centuries earlier. Wegener was also intrigued by the occurrences of unusual geologic structures and of plant and animal fossils found on the matching coastlines of South America and Africa, which are now widely separated by the Atlantic Ocean. He reasoned that it was physically impossible for most of these organisms to have swum or have been transported across the vast oceans. To him, the presence of identical fossil species along the coastal parts of Africa and South America was the most compelling evidence that the two continents were once joined. In Wegener's mind, the drifting of continents after the break-up of Pangaea explained not only the matching fossil occurrences but also the evidence of dramatic climate changes on some continents. For example, the discovery of fossils of tropical plants (in the form of coal deposits) in Antarctica led to the conclusion that this frozen land previously must have been situated closer to the equator, in a more temperate climate where lush, swampy vegetation could grow. Other mismatches of geology and climate included distinctive fossil ferns (Glossopteris) discovered in now-polar regions, and the occurrence of glacial deposits in present-day arid Africa, such as the Vaal River valley of South Africa. The theory of continental drift would become the spark that ignited a new way of viewing the Earth. But at the time Wegener introduced his theory, the scientific community firmly believed the continents and oceans to be permanent features on the Earth's surface. Not surprisingly, his proposal was not well received, even though it seemed to agree with the scientific information available at the time. A fatal weakness in Wegener's theory was that it could not satisfactorily answer the most fundamental question raised by his critics: What kind of forces could be strong enough to move such large masses of solid rock over such great distances? Wegener suggested that the continents simply plowed through the ocean floor, but Harold Jeffreys, a noted English geophysicist, argued correctly that it was physically impossible for a large mass of solid rock to plow through the ocean fl |
In CB jargon what is a bone box? | CB Slang: Bone Box What does "Bone Box" mean? A: If you hear a truck driver say "Bone Box" on their CB radio, it's just another way to say "Ambulance." There are hundreds of other popular CB slang phrases - to learn more, check out the links below or browse the rest of our online CB slang dictionary. This CB slang dictionary is protected by copyright law. © 2016 Subrio, LLC. All rights reserved. Contact Us | The Septic's Companion - List of British Words For Clothing Appliances Clothing Eating and Drinking Events Everyday Speech Insults People Places Science & Nature Sex Sport The Body Travel & Transport Weights & Measures The most popular British words or British English terms for items of clothing. anorak: 1 n someone who�s a little bit too knowledgeable about one subject. Generally a subject like seventeenth-century flower pots or steam trains, rather than athletic sexual positions or gun-fighting. Americans (and also Brits, as our languages merge ever closer) would call such a person a �geek.� It may originate with the fans of Radio Caroline, a U.K. offshore pirate radio station, whose fans had to don anoraks in order to visit the station. Alternatively, it may come from the most popular item of clothing worn by train-spotters. 2 n waterproof jacket (universal). boob tube: n tube top. A rather eighties item of clothing designed to make an otherwise attractive woman look like a malformed sausage. box: 1 n item that fits down the front of a bloke�s underwear and protects the crown jewels. Americans know it as a �cup,� although I suppose in the U.S. such an item is less likely to be protecting the crown jewels and perhaps instead protects �the Bill of Rights� or some such. 2 female genitalia (universal). braces: 1 n suspenders. Beware of the cross-definition � in the U.K., �suspenders� are something else entirely (you�ll just have to look it up like a man). 2 metal devices used to straighten one�s teeth (universal). cardie: n abbr cardigan. A common abbreviation, at least for anyone who still wears cardigans. clobber: n clothing; vestments. You might hear: OK, OK, I�ll be out in two minutes once I�ve got my nightclubbing clobber on. It�s possible this definition is of Scottish origin. Brits do also use �clobber� to mean hitting something. court shoes: n pumps. Lightweight heeled women�s dress shoes with enclosed toes. dapper: adj as befitting someone who is very much the country squire � well-spoken, well-dressed and rather upper-class. Despite once having been a compliment, the recent unpopularity of the upper classes in the U.K. has made this a mild insult. dressing gown: n bathrobe; the outfit that you wear if you�re an attractive young lady coming out of the bath to answer the door in a coffee advertisement. Or if you�re Hugh Heffner. Ah, the great contradictions of modern life. fluff: n lint. More than simply lint, fluff stretches to cover any unexpected bits of hair/fur/fabric, appearing anywhere from the corner of your living room to your posterior. jim-jams: n pajamas. So called because the pajama was invented by a man named Jim, and the original experimental variants were made solely from strawberry jam. jumper: n sweater. What Americans call a �jumper� (a set of overalls with a skirt instead of trousers), Brits would call a �pinafore.� kagoul: n wind breaker; poncho. A light waterproof jacket, usually one that zips up into an unfeasibly small self-contained package. The word derives from the French �cagoule� (meaning much the same thing), which in turn comes from the Latin �cuculla,� meaning �hood.� In the U.S. technical theatre industry a �kagoul� is a black hood worn by magicians� stagehands to render them invisible-ish. I once thought about writing a whole book dedicated to the word �kagoul,� but then decided against it. kecks: n pants (U.S. pants); trousers. May come from India, where �kachs� are loose-fitting trousers with a low crotch. Kirby grip: n Bobby pin. The little pins you poke in your hair to keep it in place. knickers: n women�s underpants. In old-fashioned English and American English, �knickers� (an abbreviation of the Dutch-derived word �knickerbockers�) are knee-length trousers most often seen nowadays on golfers. ladder: n run. In the sense of a �ladder in your tights� being the British equivalent of a �run in your pantyhose.� In all other circumstances, this word means exactly the same in the U.K. as it does in the U.S. Mac: n 1 (abbr. of �Macintosh�) light waterproof jacket which can usuall |
(Stephen Patrick) Morrissey came to prominence in the 1980's with which alternative rock band? | 1000+ images about Steven Patrick Morrissey on Pinterest | The smiths, Johnny marr and Photographs Pinterest • The world’s catalog of ideas Steven Patrick Morrissey Morrissey is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career, making the top ten of the UK Singles Chart on ten occasions. His first solo album, 1988's Viva Hate, entered the UK albums chart at number one. 83 Pins75 Followers | 80s Superstars: Where Are They Now? | Sunny 95 80s Superstars: Where Are They Now? May 7, 2013 Ahhh, the 80s. Big hair, fluorescent apparel. See before and after photos of some of the decade’s biggest stars and find out what they’ve been up to since hanging up the spandex! Ally Sheedy Then: Another brat pack princess and the enigmatic “freak” of the Breakfast Club bunch, Ally could often be found next to her peers in various John Hughes films throughout the decade. Now: In 1992, Sheedy married actor David Lansbury, the nephew of actress Angela Lansbury and son of Edgar Lansbury, the producer of the original production of Godspell. The couple have a daughter, Rebecca, born in 1994. In May 2008, it was announced thatSheedy had filed for divorce. Andrew McCarthy Then: Andrew McCarthy’s famous Brat Pack roles included Class, St. Elmo’s Fire and Pretty in Pink, but Andrew also found success in other classic ’80s movies like Mannequin and Weekend at Bernie’s. Now: Today, Andrew is still acting in film and television and has appeared in a number of on- and off-Broadway productions including The Boys of Winter and Side Man. Andrew is divorced and has two children. Annie Lennox Then: After achieving minor success in the late 1970s as part of the new wave band The Tourists, she and fellow musician David A. Stewart went on to achieve major international success in the 1980s as Eurythmics. Lennox is the most recognised female artist at the Brit Awards, winning a total of eight awards. She has also been named the “Brits Champion of Champions” Now: Lennox embarked on a solo career in the 1990s with her debut album, Diva (1992), which produced several hit singles including “Why” and “Walking on Broken Glass”. To date, she has released five solo studio albums and a compilation album, The Annie Lennox Collection (2009). She is the recipient of eight Brit Awards, four Grammy Awards and an MTV Video Music Award. In 2002, Lennox received a Billboard Century Award; the highest accolade from Billboard Magazine.In 2004, she won both the Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Original Song for “Into the West”, written for the soundtrack to the feature film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Anthony Michael Hall Then: Anthony Michael Hall (whose name is actually Michael Anthony Hall) was the loveable geek, struggling with his own high expectations in The Breakfast Club. Hall got his start in 1983’s National Lampoon’s Vacation, as Chevy Chase’s son. He really established himself as an (always geeky) actor, when he starred in the John Hughes film Sixteen Candles in 1984, before starring in both The Breakfast Club and Weird Science in 1985. After these films Hall was stereotyped as a geek (which probably wasn’t helped by his, well, geeky looks). He joined the cast of Saturday Night Live for one year in 1985, and is the youngest cast member of SNL to this day. Now: After his 1988 film Johnny Be Good flopped, Hall took a two years off acting due to a drinking problem, before returning in Edward Scissorhands, this time as a villain. He then starred as billionaire Bill Gates in 1999’s Pirates of Silicon Valley. From 2002-2007 he starred in the hugely successful television series Dead Zone, based on the novel by Stephen King. His most recent film role was as a reporter in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. B-52’s Then: Rooted in New Wave and 1960s rock and roll, the group later covered many genres ranging from post-punk to pop rock. Now: After rising to superstar status with 1989’s Cosmic Thing, the album that included mega hit Love Shack, and releasing Good Stuff, the B52s spent the next 16 years on hiatus and writing their 2008 album Funplex. They have also announced a 2013 summer tour with the Go-Go’s. The Bangles Then: Everyone fell in love with brown-eyed girl Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles in the eighties. Except for the other members of the band, who resented her for constantly being in the limelight. Their most famous records, Manic Monday from 1985 and EternalFlame from 1989, marked them out as one of the key girlbands o |
Which trunk road in Lancashire is known as the ‘Devil’s Highway’? | Blackburn - Roader's Digest: The SABRE Wiki Blackburn County Lancashire Highway Authority Blackburn with Darwen Council Forward Destination on M65 • A666 • A677 • A678 • A679 • A6062 • A6119 Next Primary Destinations Bolton • Clitheroe • Preston • Skipton Places related to the M65 Burnley • Colne • Nelson • Preston Places related to the A666 Bolton Blackburn, located 10 miles east of Preston and 20 miles north of Manchester forms one of the many Lancashire cotton mill towns that boomed during the Industrial Revolution. As such, it also is the gateway to the historically significant East Lancashire textiles region. A potted history In Roman times it was the site of a crossing over the River Blakewater (which gives the town its name) on the Roman Road between Manchester and Ribchester. This route is still honoured today as one of the town's radial routes is known (somewhat obviously) as Roman Road. The ford itself has long since gone, but the area of the town centre known as Salford is the historical reminder of it. Blackburn as a proper town has only existed since 1851, since which it rapidly expanded, leaving all the major roads into the town (some of which were new build turnpike roads) surrounded by a mixture of both mills and terraced housing. Traffic was pretty abysmal in the early days of motoring and by 1927 the A6119 Northern Bypass was completed to allow east west traffic on the Preston to Halifax trunk road to avoid the town centre. It featured a dual carriageway section from the start to allow for trams to run down the road, but the trams never came out of the town this far. Despite the bypass, even today it is difficult to get into the town centre itself without traversing highly built up urban areas, which makes travel considerably more difficult during peak hours. The town has always been hindered by this substandard road network, only gaining a motorway connection to the rest of Lancashire in 1997 when the M65 was completed after much political wrangling over its routing. It wasn't always expected to be like this, in the 1960s ambitious plans as part of the town's masterplan were unveiled. Over 150 acres of the town centre were earmarked for redevelopment, with a concise network of high capacity roads such as the Inner Relief Route and the now M65 to be included in the package. However, economic pressures intervened and the proposed redevelopments were scaled down to 12 acres. The road schemes, barring the dualling of Ainsworth Street in the absolute centre, never happened. The motorway proposals went to public inquiry in 1974, were rejected by those present, and in 1980 the M65 between Hyndburn and Preston was dead. It would not be revived until 1987 when the previously discarded southern route around the town was chosen and redesigned for motorway standards. The debates and arguments over the M65 also meant that much needed inner ring road was never finished - the only section of it to open was Barbara Castle Way in 1990, the remaining phases are nothing but distant memories. Since the start of the 21st Century, much of the town has seen the road network be modified in a desperate effort to solve the chronic traffic problems and road maintenance issues (The Beatles famously alluded to the number of potholes in Blackburn in the song "A Day In The Life"). This has resulted in the creation of the controversial A6078 Orbital Route as a watered down version of the original inner ring road plan, and many town centre road closures, the first of which was the closure of Ainsworth Street in 1994. Traffic just continues to grow though, as the existence of the M65 now makes the town an attractive commuter dormitory as all the major centres of employment in the Lancashire area are within an hours drive from the town. Chronology of Local Road Schemes The list below catalogues all completed major road schemes since the start of the 'motor age'. Route | Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: February 2011 Macclesfield Pub Quiz League 22nd Feb–Cup/Plate Semi Finals Questions set by Plough Horntails and the Dolphin 1. How many hoops are used in the standard game of Croquet? A, 6. 2. Which African kingdom was known as Basutoland before it gained independence in 1966? A. Lesotho. 3. The work "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" is the textbook of which religious movement founded in 1879? A. Christian Science. 4. What is the fruit of the Blackthorn called? A. The Sloe. 5. How many countries sit on the full United Nations Security Council? A. 15. 6. According to the book of Genesis, which land lay to the "east of Eden"? A. The Land of Nod. 7. What is the name of the southernmost point of Africa? A. Cape Agulhas (note: The Cape of Good Hope is just south of Cape Town and is NOT correct). 8. Responding to a pressing issue in year 1095, what appeal did Pope Urban II make to Kings, Nobles and Knights in a sermon at the Council of Clermont? A. Please help to regain the Holy Lands… the First Crusade. (Accept any answer relating to freeing Jerusalem from Moslems/ Mohammadens / Turks/ Saracens) 9. Who holds the post of High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union? A. Baroness Ashton (Accept Catherine Ashton). 10. Which city was awarded the 1944 Summer Olympic Games? A. London. 11. In which country did the Maoist organization the Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) operate? A. Peru. 12. Which major city’s name translates into English as Fragrant Harbour? A. Hong Kong. 13. In which country was the Granny Smith apple first grown? A. Australia (in 1868) 15. Who was the architect of Coventry Cathedral? A. Basil Spence. 16. Who opened an historic address to his people with the following, “In this grave hour, perhaps the most fateful in our history, I send to every household of my peoples, both at home and overseas, this message, spoken with the same depth of feeling for each one of you as if I were able to cross your threshold and speak to you myself.” A. King George VI (as taken from the King’s Speech) 17. Which car company makes the Alhambra model? A. Seat. 18. Which car company makes a model called the Sirion? A. Diahatsu 19. What is the Nationality of Stefaan Engels who set a World record on Saturday 5th February in Barcelona by completing a marathon every day for a year, a total of 9,569 miles? A. Belgian. 20. Who wrote Memoirs of a Fox-hunting Man and Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, as well as collections of poetry? A. Siegfried Sassoon. 21. Approximately what percentage of the planet’s surface is covered by Tropical rainforests? A. 2% (but they are home to more than 50% species on Earth). Accept any figure less than 5%. 22. What is the name of the point on the Celestial sphere directly below an observer or a given position? A. Nadir. (Note this is the opposite of zenith). 23. What is the term, of French origin, loosely translated 'into mouth', for using facial muscles and shaping the lips for the mouthpiece to play a woodwind or brass musical instrument? A. Embouchure (origin, em = into, bouche = mouth) also accept embrasure. 24. In his 2011 memoir, ‘Known and Unknown’, which US ex-politician tries to deflect blame onto others including Colin Powell and Condoleeza Rice, for Iraq War mistakes? A. Donald Rumsfeld. (The book title alludes to Rumsfeld's famous statement: "There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns - the ones we don't know we don't know..." The statement was made by Rumsfeld on February 12, 2002 at a press briefing addressing the absence of evidence linking the Iraq government with the supply of weapons of mass destruction to terrorist groups.) 25. How many vertices (corners) has a regular dodecahedron (a dodecahedron is a 3D form with 12 faces)? A. 20. 26. The Salmon River in Idaho, USA is known by what nickname, It is also the name of a 1954 film, whose title soundtrack was recorded b |
"Who won the Best Director and Best Picture Oscars for the 1982 film ""Gandhi""?" | 1982 Academy Awards® Winners and History The Verdict (1982) Actor: BEN KINGSLEY in "Gandhi", Dustin Hoffman in "Tootsie", Jack Lemmon in "Missing", Paul Newman in "The Verdict", Peter O'Toole in "My Favorite Year" Actress: MERYL STREEP in "Sophie's Choice", Julie Andrews in Victor/Victoria", Jessica Lange in "Frances", Sissy Spacek in "Missing", Debra Winger in "An Officer and a Gentleman" Supporting Actor: LOUIS GOSSETT, JR. in "An Officer and a Gentleman", Charles Durning in "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas", John Lithgow in "The World According to Garp", James Mason in "The Verdict", Robert Preston in "Victor/Victoria" Supporting Actress: JESSICA LANGE in "Tootsie", Glenn Close in "The World According to Garp", Teri Garr in "Tootsie", Kim Stanley in "Frances", Lesley Ann Warren in "Victor/Victoria" Director: RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH for "Gandhi", Sidney Lumet for "The Verdict", Wolfgang Petersen for "Das Boot", Sydney Pollack for "Tootsie", Steven Spielberg for "E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial" 1982 became known as the year with many cross-dressing, gender-reversed, transvestite performances and roles with confused sexual identities: Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie, Julie Andrews and Robert Preston in Victor/Victoria, and John Lithgow in The World According to Garp. It must be noted that these four acting nominees all lost their bids. And it was known as the year that one of the most successful contenders, the box-office blockbuster E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial , lost the top Oscar award. Many of the major awards among 1982 films were swept by director Sir Richard Attenborough's earnest, conventional three-hour long, costume epic biography/story of the life of the great, noble and venerable Indian leader, the Mahatma Gandhi (with eleven nominations and eight wins). It won the largest number of awards for any British film up to that time - although the film was financed by Columbia Studios. (The year before, the British film Chariots of Fire was also honored with many accolades - seven nominations and four wins.) The film's eight awards were for Best Actor (Ben Kingsley in a debut lead performance), Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art/Set Direction, Best Film Editing, Best Costume Design - and director Attenborough won two Oscars - for Best Picture (as producer), and Best Director. Two of the Best Picture nominees might have won instead, since they were also very-accomplished films: director Steven Spielberg's extremely-popular and entertaining, block-buster science-fiction film E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (with nine nominations and four wins for technical achievements, for Best Sound, Original Score for John Williams - his fourth Oscar, Visual Effects, and Sound Effects Editing) Sydney Pollack's witty gender comedy Tootsie (with ten nominations and only one win, for Best Supporting Actress), the story of an out-of-work actor Michael Dorsey (Hoffman) whose female disguises help him get a job and become a female star on a daytime television soap opera. (Although the Academy awarded a Best Picture Oscar to Annie Hall (1977) five years earlier, a rare occurrence for a comedy, it was not likely to occur at such regular intervals.) The other two Best Picture contenders were: Greek | Oscars 2009: Slumdog Millionaire wins eight Academy Awards including best picture and best director - Telegraph Oscars Oscars 2009: Slumdog Millionaire wins eight Academy Awards including best picture and best director Slumdog Millionaire has swept the Academy Awards, winning eight Oscars including the coveted best picture and best director. By Catherine Elsworth in Los Angeles 6:48AM GMT 23 Feb 2009 The night of triumph sealed the Mumbai-set British film’s unlikely dominance of Hollywood’s glittering award season. The Oscar haul equals that of Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi, which scooped eight Oscars in 1983, though falls short of The English Patient, Anthony Minghella's Second World War romance, which won nine Academy Awards in 1997. Slumdog, a rags-to-riches fairy tale about an orphan who appears on India’s version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire, had already accrued a wealth of awards in the build-up to the Oscars, including seven Baftas and four Golden Globes , and was favourite in most of the 10 categories in which it was nominated, including best picture. It beat fellow nominees The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , Frost/Nixon , Milk , and The Reader to win the award, the last of the night, which was announced by Steven Spielberg. Accepting the best picture statuette, Christian Colson, the film’s British producer, said the production was “a collaboration between hundreds of people”. Related Articles 23 Feb 2009 He made reference to the fact the low-budget film almost failed to get released. "Together we've been on an extraordinary journey,” he said, surrounded by members of the cast and crew. “When we started out, we had no stars, we had no power or muscle. "We didn't have enough money, really, to do what we wanted to do. But what we had was a script that inspired mad love in everyone who read it. "We had a genius for a director, we had a cast and a crew who were unwavering in their commitment and whose talents are up on the screen for you to see." “Most of all we had passion and belief. And our film shows that if you have those two things, anything is possible.” Earlier Danny Boyle picked up the coveted best director Oscar for Slumdog, which has made around $150 million worldwide since its November release. The film also won Oscars for best adapted screenplay, best original score and song, best sound mixing, film editing and cinematography. Only seven other films in the 81-year-history of the Oscars have won eight or more awards. Slumdog’s haul overtook that of Shakespeare in Love, which won seven statuettes in 1999 and was the last British film to dominate the Oscars. Start your free 30 day Amazon Prime trial» |
What play does the character Blanche Dubois appear in? | Blanche Dubois - First thoughts about Blanche Dubois A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1947 play written by American playwright Tennessee Williams for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948. The play opened on Broadway on December 3, 1947, and closed on December 17, 1949, in the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Write here your first thoughts about Blanche Dubois ... 28 Dec 2016 17:12 it's cool that libs are off in Blanche DuBois fantasy land, leftists are having a pecking party, & the right is preparing for race wars 27 Dec 2016 23:07 I'd have more confidence if this effort weren't led by Blanche Dubois. 27 Dec 2016 16:02 ð· miloularousse: I now have a fascination for Blanche Dubois, I had to draw her! 27 Dec 2016 00:00 Cast/span> Alec Baldwin as Stanley Kowalski Jessica Lange as Blanche DuBois John Goodman as Harold 'Mitch' Mitchell Diane Lane as Stella... 26 Dec 2016 21:17 Israel has been ruined under netanyahu. 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It really is embarrassing U are even considered⦠21 Dec 2016 18:20 The have gone all Blanche Dubois in their lunacy. 21 Dec 2016 12:15 On playing Blanche Dubois:Acting in the theatre gives you wings. 20 Dec 2016 23:39 *panel cries + cheers and awards me role of understudy for Blanche DuBois in local community production of A Streetcar Named Des'ree* 20 Dec 2016 20:13 Nooo. I want a LDR-esque Xmas song. Something with big orchestras. Blanche DuBois at The Ritz edque. 20 Dec 2016 02:16 "i'm not gonna be hypocritical about it. I'm gonna be honestly critical" - Love playing Blanche Dubois - T. 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A line or a street is straight but the inside of the human heart?" blanche Dubois( a... 19 Dec 2016 12:30 I think the Blanche DuBois tactic of depending on the kindness of strangers is the way to go. 01 Jun 2016 16:11 Blanche Dubois, and her kids Dana Scully and Fox Mulder/William? 06 May 2016 02:06 If 1998 me knew that 2016 me would see David Duchovny tour a rock album and Gillian Anderson play Blanche Dubois. 29 Apr 2016 19:23 Scarlett, Blanche DuBois, Myra (fav), Cleopatra, Anna Karenina- Vivien Leigh was spectacular and so very beautiful. 29 Apr 2016 19:00 ð· gillianxscully: So proud of this woman â¤ï¸ Blanche DuBois || Gillian Anderson ... 29 Apr 2016 18:48 Happy Check out Eve Mutso as Blanche Dubois in 'A Streetcar Named Desire .' 29 Apr 2016 18:26 I just wanna c Gillian Anderson as Blanche Dubois someone buy me a ticket 2 see her in bk :( pls 29 Apr 2016 16:58 Gillian Anderson âs Ferocious Turn as Blanche DuBois Has Been 30 | Oscar Wilde’s lasting significance - World Socialist Web Site World Socialist Web Site Published by the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) Oscar Wilde’s lasting significance By David Walsh 28 July 1997 The occasion of Moisés Kaufman’s play, Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, currently running at the Minetta Lane Theatre in New York City, provides the opportunity to begin a reexamination of Wilde’s intellectual legacy. Gross Indecency dramatizes the tragic events which befell the Irish-born playwright, novelist and essayist following upon his decision to sue the Marquess of Queensberry, father of his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, for criminal libel in March 1895. The Marquess, a quasipsychotic bully, had publicly accused Wilde of “posing” as a homosexual. The libel trial was a disaster for the writer. It was not difficult for the defense to prove that he had done more than pose. Making use of the evidence about Wilde’s sexual activities that had emerged, the police arrested him and he was charged under an 1885 act that made all forms of “gross indecency” between males, consenting or otherwise, punishable offenses. The ensuing trial ended in a hung jury. The government pressed on, and, in a subsequent trial, obtained a conviction; Wilde was given the maximum sentence, two years with hard labor. After his release from prison in May 1897, he emigrated to France where he died three years later. Kaufman has attempted, at least in a limited fashion, to show that Wilde was not hounded merely on account of his sexual orientation. The prosecution introduced his “art for art’s sake” outlook during the trial as proof of his depraved character. The play suggests that Wilde’s homosexuality, combined with his aesthetics, espoused moreover by an Irishman with socialistic views, represented an affront to Victorian English society that could not go unpunished. The fact that Gross Indecency has enjoyed considerable popular success is a heartening sign that an audience exists for works of some substance. Oscar Wilde has been very much with us both as a personality and a creator and critic of artistic work over the course of the past century. Whether they have approved or disapproved of him, it has proven difficult for artists and intellectuals of the most diverse persuasions to ignore him. There is something in his life and work that continues to compel not merely interest, but partisanship. He is, so to speak, an unresolved issue. Born in Dublin in 1854, Wilde entered Oxford two decades later, where he came under the influence of art critic and historian John Ruskin, and, more thoroughly, Walter Pater, aesthete and author of Studies in the History of the Renaissance(1873). Wilde inherited tastes and principles, in the words of critic Edouard Roditi, “which allowed him to progress ... to a doctrine of art for art’s sake which respected only perfection of workmanship and allowed no ethical considerations to interfere in its appreciations.” It was at Oxford that he proclaimed his desire to “live up to his blue china.” In 1879 Wilde brought to London, according to Arthur Ransome’s early critical study, “a small income, a determination to conquer the town, and a reputation as a talker.... He adopted a fantastic costume to emphasize his personality, and, perhaps to excuse it, spoke of the ugliness of modern dress.” Within three years he became the butt of caricatures “several times a month” in Punch, one of the principal organs of British philistinism. Wilde had his first play, Vera, or The Nihilists, a melodrama about Russian revolutionaries, published in 1880. The following year his first collected edition of poems appeared. Wilde’s most productive period began in 1888 and continued until his imprisonment. During this time he wrote his collection of “socialist” children’s stories: The Happy Prince; The Picture of Dorian Gray; The Soul of Man Under Socialism; a volume of important critical essays, Intentions; and his major theatrical pieces. He wrote his extraordinary De Profundis while in prison, and |
Which King of England married Caroline of Ansbach? | The Wives of the Georgian Kings: Caroline of Ansbach – Royal Central The Royal W: Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod Lucy Worsley has called Caroline of Ansbach “the cleverest queen consort ever to sit on the throne of England”. In many ways, she really was. The wife of King George II was a patron of the arts and never missed an opportunity to branch out her knowledge. She was extremely well read, and during her husband’s reign, she popularised inoculation among the masses. Caroline served as regent on occasion, and her death left the King devastated – so devastated, in fact, that he never married again. Caroline of Ansbach as Queen of Great Britain and Ireland. Caroline of Ansbach was born on 1st March 1683. Her parents were John Frederick, the Margrave of the small German state of Ansbach, and his wife Eleonore. Her father died when she was only three years old, and Caroline and her younger brother had to accompany their mother to Dresden, where she married the Elector of Saxony. After Eleanore’s death in 1696, Caroline went to live, first with her half-brother, the new Margrave of Ansbach, and then with the future King Frederick I of Prussia and his wife, Sophia Charlotte of Hanover. By a happy coincidence, Sophia Charlotte was the sister of the future King George I of England. George had a stormy relationship with his own wife , and didn’t want his son, George Augustus, to go through the same thing. So George Augustus was given the freedom to choose a wife of his liking. He settled upon Caroline when, after having heard good reports of her from his aunt, he visited the court in Ansbach to see his future bride. George Augustus immediately took a liking to Caroline’s good character, and the couple were married in Hanover in 1705. Their eldest son, Frederick Ludwig, was born a little less than two years later. Almost immediately after Frederick’s birth, Caroline came down with smallpox. Her infant son was kept away from her to avoid catching the disease, but George Augustus stayed by her side and subseqeuntly developed smallpox himself. Thankfully, the pair recovered soon enough, and Caroline went on to have seven more children with her husband, all but one of whom survived till adulthood. For the first nine years of Caroline’s marriage, she enjoyed a relatively quite life in Hanover with her four oldest children. That all changed in 1714, when her father-in-law ascended the throne of England as King George I. George Augustus was now the Prince of Wales, and since the new King had divorced his wife, Caroline, now as the Princess of Wales, was the highest-ranking lady in the entire kingdom. She arrived on British shores in October with her daughters – her seven year-old son Frederick had been left behind to represent his grandfather in Hanover. In England, both Caroline and George Augustus made an effort to learn the English language and politics. King George, on the other hand, favoured the German customs, which led to the creation of a separate court run by the Prince of Wales. King George and his son had shared a tense relationship ever since the former imprisoned the latter’s mother in a castle, and the formation of this rival court only made matters worse. Things came to a head in 1717 at the baptism of George and Caroline’s son, George William. Father and son got into an argument over who were to be the baby’s godparents and, infuriated by his son’s behaviour, King George had the Prince and Princess of Wales placed under house arrest in St James’ Palace, while their children were placed under his care. Just as he had done with his own wife, George forbade his son and daughter-in-law from meeting their children. Being separated from her children took a serious toll on Caroline’s health. So desperate was she to see them that she paid her children a secret visit, against the King’s orders. Seeing Caroline’s state, George grudgingly allowed her to contact the young Prince and Princesses. Unfortunately, while all this was taking place little George William fell very ill, and died shortly afterwards. Both Caroline and Georg | Today in History: 23 May 1533: Thomas Cranmer Voids Marriage of Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon Britain Thomas Cranmer , Archbishop of Canterbury, rules at a special court convened at Dunstable Priory that the marriage of King Henry VIII of England to Catherine of Aragon is null and void. This decision is based largely on the argument that Catherine had consummated her earlier marriage to Henry's brother Arthur, Prince of Wales. Pope Clement VII objects strongly, of course, but a parliament of the church in England rules that as bishop of Rome, the pope has no more authority outside his diocese than any other bishop. Therefore, his objections are treated as unimportant. King Henry VIII had secretly married Anne Boleyn in 1532; after Boleyn became pregnant, they were married publicly on January 25, 1533. David Loades writes in the Encyclopedia of Protestantism about Thomas Cranmer: His great strength was not only personal loyalty to the king, but a likemindedness that did not have to be constrained. He honestly believed that God had given Henry (and indeed all kings) the authority to rule the church in his dominions, and for that reason he accepted the king's judgment in matters of jurisdiction and worship. He actively promoted the English translation of the Bible, finally authorized in 1539, but apart from that he supported initiatives that came from Thomas Cromwell or the king himself. This involved not only the formal declaration of the Royal Supremacy, which through parliamentary statute had declared the king "head of the Church of England ," but also the dissolution of the monasteries. Like many orthodox Catholics by this time, he had no particular use for the Opus Dei, preferring other expressions of piety, but when he pressed for the resources to be redistributed within the church, he was ignored. When he dissolved the Boleyn marriage in 1536, in one of the more discreditable examples of his flexibility, he was obeying the king's direct orders; when he wormed the truth out of a distraught Catherine Howard, the Queen, in 1541 he was discharging a pastoral duty. Although there is no evidence that at this time he held any specifically Protestant doctrines, he was bitterly unpopular with conservatives, both clerical and lay. Video |
How many years in a chiliad? | A day equals a year in the bible Bible Numbers: A day can equal a year: The following are examples of a day representing a year in the bible 1) "A day for each year" in the account of the ten spies returning with a bad report to Moses about the Promised Land after spying it out for 40 days: "And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcasses be wasted in the wilderness. After the number of the days in which you searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years..." (Numbers 14:33,34a) 2) Ezekiel is told to lie on his side 390 plus 40 days --- "a day for each year" "Lie thou also upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it: according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon it thou shalt bear their iniquity. For I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days: so shalt thou bear the iniquity of the house of Israel. And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year" (Ezekiel 4:4-6). 3) The Law of Moses commands that the 7th day be a day of rest, and that likewise the 7th year be a year of rest, (Ex. 20:8-11; 23:10-11). This lays a pattern for the very important prophecy of Daniel's seventy weeks. 4) Daniel's vision of the " seventy weeks " (490 days) " Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city ... from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks ... And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease..." (Daniel 9:24-27) The "week" referred to here represents (primarily) a symbolic seven-year period. Thus once again, one day is made to signify one year. Here is why Daniel's "week" denotes seven years: a) This vision (of ch. 9) came to Daniel upon his understanding that the 70 years of Israelite exile (as prophesied by Jeremiah) had just elapsed: "In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem" (Daniel 9:2). It is reasonable to deduce that since the occasion for Daniel's vision was his understanding of the 70 years of Jeremiah, and that since the vision to Daniel concerned a like number of 70 weeks, therefore 70 weeks can equal 70 (x 7) years. Nevertheless, Daniel's "week" as a literal 7-day-period is also a valid interpretation. Both days and years weave together. b) Seventy literal weeks would not be enough time to accomplish all the things mentioned as having to transpire within the scope of Daniel's "seventy-weeks" vision. For this reason, most evangelical scholars view the seventy weeks of Daniel as symbolic years. c) The Hebrew term for "weeks" is actually the plural of the word for "seven," without specifying whether it is days, months, or years; (see Walvoord "Daniel: The Key to Prophetic Revelation", p. 219). d) Daniel's "seven-weeks" (49 days) can be understood symbolically as 49 years because of it's similarity with the seven weeks (49 days) till Pentecost; and the seven weeks of Pentecost foll | Silvergate Prep Jeopardy Template 100 Princess Peach In video gaming, what is the name of the princess whom Mario repeatedly stops Bowser from kidnapping? 100 What does Woody from Toy Story have in his boot? 100 We just set a goal, talkin' matchin' Lambos 100 what is the hottest planet 100 Who was the second president of the United States? 200 What Nintendo system was released after the N64 and before the Wii 200 What animals portray surfer dudes in Finding Nemo? 200 Chains Nick jonas I gave all my heart but she won't heal my soul She tasted a break and I can't get more 200 All land-dwelling living things depend upon what source of energy 200 Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? 300 What color is the ring of death on an Xbox that signifies a hardware failure? 300 Which Princess is in the Disney classic Aladdin? 300 Drake best i ever had Cause she hold me down every time I hit her up When I get right I promise that we gone live it up 300 The only planet that has a day longer than its year is ... 300 What did "prohibition" outlaw in the early 1900s? 400 In Mortal Kombat, what phrase is heard when scorpion uses his spear. 400 Which film does Eddie Murphy do the voice-over for a red Chinese dragon? 400 Beyonce irreplaceable Because you was untrue Rollin' her around in the car that I bought you Baby drop them keys Hurry up before your taxi leaves 400 Who was the first American to Orbit the Earth 400 Who allied with America during the Revolutionary war 500 The legend of Zelda Which 1986 Nintendo game is set in the fantasy land of Hyrule, and centres on a boy named Link? 500 Name the rock on which Simba will stand as King in Lion King 500 I want it that way Backstreet Boys Tell me why Ain't nothin' but a heartache Tell me why Ain't nothin' but a mistake Tell me why |
Which authoress (1890-1969), surname Lamburn, was born in Bury? | Greater Manchester People Greater Manchester People UK Portal - England Top Surnames Emmeline Pankhurst (1858 - 1928) From - (please visit for full citations) Emmeline Pankhurst (born Emmeline Goulden) (15 July 1858 – 14 June 1928) was a British political activist and leader of the British suffragette movemen... Greater Manchester People People with connections to Greater Manchester and Family Heads The modern county of Greater Manchester was not created until 1974. Most of today's Greater Manchester lay within the ancient county boundaries of Lancashire; see also Families on Geni The project Historic Manchester covers the History of Manchester and historical/political people. Please add the earliest head of the family to the list of Manchester Families on Geni below and link their profiles to the project. These should be male! Adding anyone with a Greater Manchester birthplace to the project would cause the project to be a little cluttered, so please restrict this to the earliest head of family! Names with Bold links are to Geni profiles. Non-bold links take you to other biographical web pages. Renown people of Greater Manchester The list of people from Greater Manchester, in North West England, is divided by metropolitan borough. The demonym of Greater Manchester is "Greater Mancunian". Manchester A Caroline Aherne - BAFTA award winning actress, comedian and writer, The Mrs Merton Show Daniel Adamson (1820–1890): engineer born in Durham who designed the Manchester Ship Canal. Adamson was one of the directors of the Manchester chamber of commerce and a Justice of the Peace for Cheshire and Manchester. He was buried in Withington Chris Addison - Stand-up comedian, writer and actor Mark Addy (1840–1890): Manchester-born Albert Medal recipient William Harrison Ainsworth - A historical novelist born in Manchester Sir John Alcock - aviator who, with fellow British aviator Arthur Brown, made the first nonstop transatlantic flight Don Arden - Cheetham Hill-born music manager and businessman, best known for overseeing the careers of rock groups Small Faces, Electric Light Orchestra and Black Sabbath Rob Atha - Table football player Mike Atherton - former England cricket captain and commentator B Max Beesley - English actor and musician. Wes Brown - ex -Manchester United footballer Anthony Burgess (1917–1993): Manchester-born and educated author, poet, playwright, musician, linguist, translator and critic, most famous for his novel A Clockwork Orange C Darren Campbell - former sprinter representing Great Britain John Cassidy, an Irish-born sculptor and painter who lived in Manchester Sir Humphrey Chetham, merchant and benefactor of Chetham's Library, born in Crumpsall Richard Cobden (1804–1865): Sussex-born industrialist who moved to Manchester where he was politically active Roy Collins (1934-2009), cricketer who played for Lancashire and Cheshire, born in Clayton Peter Cundall OA, a horticulturist and television presenter born in Manchester Ian Curtis musician and singer in Joy Division D Les Dawson - comedian born in Collyhurst Arthur Delaney - painter influenced by L. S. Lowry Lee Dixon - former professional footballer and ITV Sport football pundit Robert Donat - film and stage actor. He is best known for his roles in Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps and Goodbye, Mr. Chips for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor E F Judy Finnigan - Television presenter and columnist. She has usually co-presented with her husband, Richard Madeley, and the two are collectively known, informally, as Richard and Judy G Liam Gallagher lead singer of Manchester band Oasis. Born in Burnage Noel Gallagher - songwriter and lead guitarist for High Flying Birds and formerly Oasis[25] Born in Burnage George Garrett - Submarine pioneer who built Resurgam. Brought up in Moss Side Max George - member of boy band, The Wanted Jimi Goodwin - bassist, vocalist and guitarist for The Doves Holliday Grainger - Didsbury born actress, most known for portraying Lucrezia Borgia in Showtime's The Borgias Trevor Griffiths - dramatist, co-writer of screenplay | Sue Townsend | British author | Britannica.com British author Originally published in the Britannica Book of the Year. Presented as archival content. Alternative Title: Susan Elaine Townsend Sue Townsend Leicester , England Sue Townsend (Susan Elaine Townsend), (born April 2, 1946, Leicester, Eng.—died April 10, 2014, Leicester), British author who created one of Britain’s most popular and enduring comic characters, Adrian Albert Mole, whose wry thoughts and self-described misadventures she wrote about in eight fictional diaries, beginning with the best-selling The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 133/4 (1982). The novel was first devised as a radio play (1982; with the main character initially named Nigel) and was later adapted for the stage (1984) and as a TV miniseries (1985). In her lovingly satiric sequels—The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (1984; filmed for TV 1987), The True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole (1989), Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years (1993), Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years (1999; filmed for TV 2001), Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction (2004), The Lost Diaries of Adrian Mole (2008), and Adrian Mole: The Prostrate Years (2009)—Townsend followed her hapless protagonist from naive, acne-ridden adolescence through his fruitless love for his childhood friend Pandora Braithwaite, parental divorce, personal relationships, single fatherhood, bankruptcy, and, finally, a bout with prostate cancer in his 30s. After Townsend left school at age 15, she was largely self-educated. An unsuccessful first marriage left her a struggling single mother working at a series of jobs, but in 1975 her second husband encouraged her to join a writing group. Her first one-act play, Womberang (1979; set in a gynecology clinic’s waiting room), received the Thames Television Playwright award. Townsend wrote several more plays and sundry novels, most notably The Queen and I (1992; adapted for the stage 1994), which follows Britain’s royal family as it adapts to life in public housing after having been deposed, and its even more farcical sequel, Queen Camilla (2006). Throughout most of her life, Townsend was beset by serious health problems, including TB peritonitis in her 20s, a heart attack and diabetes in her 30s, diabetic retinopathy that led to blindness (2001), renal failure that culminated in a kidney transplant (2009) from her elder son, and a debilitating stroke (2013). Townsend’s final published work was The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year (2012). |
Which is the only Book of the Bible with a three-letter name | God's Book, Old Testament The Bible is written by men. God instructed the men what to write. That means that the whole Bible is God's book. Because it is God's Book we know it is true. Below are some of the books of the Old Testament: GENESIS The name Genesis means "in the beginning." It tells of the creation of the earth and the sun and the moon, and all the other things that God made. EXODUS This is the second book of the Bible. The name Exodus means "going out." . It's about how God used Moses to lead Hebrews out of Egypt. LEVITICUS The third book of the Bible tells about the family of Levi. It's called Leviticus because it tells about the way the family of Levi and the priests were to serve God. It also tells all the other Israelites how to serve God. NUMBERS The fourth book of the Bible is called Numbers because it tells of the numbering, or counting, of the people of Israel. DEUTERONOMY This is the fifth book of the Bible. Its name means "giving the Law the second time." Moses reminds the children of Israel about the Law which God had given to them, and how important it was for them to obey that Law. JOSHUA This tells what Joshua did when he was the leader of the Israelites. JUDGES Before the Israelites had kings, God gave them judges. This book tells of that period of time, 450 years, when the Israelites were ruled by judges RUTH A wonderful story of Ruth and how she trusted the Lord SAMUEL 1 and 2 There are two books in the Bible named after Samuel the prophet. These books tell about the birth and life of Samuel. Samuel was the prophet of God who chose Saul to be Israel's first king. He later appointed David king to take the place of Saul. These two books also tell the story of both Saul and David up to the time Saul died and David became the king in Israel. KINGS 1and 2 These two books give the history of Israel during the time that kings reigned over them, beginning with King David, and ending with Zedekiah, their last king. CHRONICLES 1 and 2 These two books contain stories of the Israelites that were not written in the first and second Books of Kings. EZRA This book is named after the priest who served the Israelites during the time they were captives in Babylon. NEHEMIAH Nehemiah wrote nearly all of this book. It is about Israel during and after the time they returned to Palestine following their captivity in Babylon. ESTHER This book records the experiences of Esther, a Jew, who became the wife of Ahasuerus, the king of Persia. JOB This book is the life's story of a very faithful servant of God. PSALMS The Book of Psalms contains the beautiful writings of King David and other servants of God. Psalms mean "hymns." David was a musician who played the harp, and he was also a poet. In the poetic Psalms which David wrote, he expresses his love for God, and thanks God for all the wonderful things He had done for him. PROVERBS This is a book of wise sayings nearly all of which were written by King Solomon. ECCLESIASTES The name of this book means "the preacher." It contains many things which are good for all of us to follow. THE SONG OF SOLOMON This is another book of the Bible written by King Solomon. It is also called "The Song of Songs," or "Canticles" by some people. It is a story of love. ISAIAH Written by the Prophet Isaiah. JEREMIAH Written by the prophet Jeremiah. God asked Jeremiah to write a great deal about the sins of the people of Israel, and also to warn them that they would be punished for their sins. LAMENTATIONS The word "Lamentations" means feeling very sad. This book was also written by the Prophet Jeremiah, and he tells of all the trouble the people of Israel had because they had not done what God wanted them to do. EZEKIEL Written by another of God's prophets, Ezekiel. DANIEL This book was written by the Prophet Daniel. This book of the Bible is named after the Prophet Hosea. JOEL Joel loved God, and did what God asked him to do. In this book, he tells the people about terrible wars which were coming, and that the nations would fight each other. AMOS Amos was a prophet and God tol | Enter the Bible - Books: Deuteronomy AUTHOR: Mark Throntveit, Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament I. Moses' First Address (1:1-4:43) Deuteronomy begins with the first of three farewell addresses delivered by Moses before his death and before Israel enters the promised land of Canaan. A. Historical Retrospective (1:1-3:29) In this historical retrospective Moses tells the story of Israel's forty-year journey from Mt. Horeb to the plains of Moab east of the Jordan River--touching upon the exodus, the revelation at Mt. Horeb, and Israel's rebellion in the wilderness. B. The Importance of Obedience (4:1-43) In this sermon, Moses discusses the importance of observing the law by elaborating upon the significance of the first commandment (the second in Judaism) regarding the exclusive allegiance God demands. II. Moses' Second Address (4:44-28:68) In his second of three farewell addresses, Moses discusses what life lived in covenantal relationship with God looks like, focusing on what it means to "love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might" (6:5). A. Introduction (4:44-5:33) Two basic elements of God's will for Israel, the theophany at Mt. Horeb and the Ten Commandments, are presented as divinely revealed. B. The Importance of Loyalty to God (6:1-11:32) Here we find a selection of sermon fragments on the first commandment (chapter 6), the danger of assimilation with the Canaanites (chapter 7), the peril of prosperity (chapter 8), the temptation of self-righteousness (9:1-10:11), and obedience as a condition for prosperity in the land (10:12-11:32). C. The Deuteronomic Code (12:1-26:15) This long section is the heart of Deuteronomy. It presents the laws themselves, but not in the style of a legal code. Rather, it contains detailed excerpts from ancient law together with theological commentary. Chapters 12:1-16:17 are basically concerned with matters of worship; and 16:18-18:22 are generally concerned with the duties of judges, other officials, the king, the Levites, and the prophets; but chapters 19-26 defy schematization. D. Covenant Renewal (26:16-28:68) Moses describes a ceremony for renewing the covenant made at Mt. Horeb. The ceremony is to take place at Mt. Ebal near Shechem after crossing the Jordan River (26:16-27:26). Blessings if Israel complies (28:1-14) and curses if they do not (28:15-68) complete the sermon. III. Moses' Third Speech (29:1-30:20) Moses' third speech challenges Israel--whether on the verge of the Jordan, in the days of Josiah, or today--to choose between obedience and life and disobedience and death. A. Historical Review (29:1-29) The third speech begins with a historical review of God's covenant loyalty to Israel in the past (29:1-9). In verses 10-29, Moses switches from talking about the past to urging the present assembly to remain loyal. B. Promise of Restoration (30:1-10) Moses then reassures the people that, should they fail, restoration will follow if they repent. This appears to be an addition to the text, especially addressed to those in exile in the sixth century B.C.E. C. Exhortation to "Choose Life!" (30:11-20) The sermon concludes with an assurance that what the Lord requires is neither too difficult nor too far away (vv. 11-14) and a fervent appeal for the people to "Choose life!"-that is, life lived in covenantal relationship with the Lord (vv. 15-20). IV. Appendix (31:1-34:12) Deuteronomy concludes with a number of unrelated passages that provide a measure of closure to Deuteronomy as well as the Pentateuch as a whole. A. Joshua Appointed as Moses' Successor (31:1-8, 14-15, 23) The crucial transition from Moses to Joshua begins with Moses speaking of his own death and discussing what lies ahead for Israel. God will lead them into the promised land (vv. 1-6). Then he appoints Joshua as his successor (vv. 7-8), an action repeated by God in verses 14-15, 23. B. The Torah Is Entrusted to the Levites (31:9-13, 24-29) After committing the law to writing (v. 9a), Moses entrusts it to the Levitical priests (v. 9b), who are charged with its publ |
How many players of each side are on the field of Australian Rules football? | Aussie Rules Football: How To Play Australian Rules Football | Rules of Sport Contact Aussie Rules Football Rules Aussie Rules has been around since 1841 in some form or another. Its game that is pretty much exclusively played in Australia and the only professional league of its kind, the Australian Football League (AFL) is also situated there. Many players affectionate with the sport may call it a mix of footy, football, Aussie rules and Australian rules. Object of the Game The object of the game is to kick the football between a series of 4 goal posts. Depending on which posts the ball goes between will depend on how many points you score. The ball can be passed around between team mates in a series of fashions and the winning team will be the team with the highest number of points at the end of the game. Players & Equipment Aussie rules pitches are usually played on oval sized pitches with dimensions ranging from 135 to 185 metres in length, and 110 to 155 metres in width. Many Aussie Rules pitches mix with cricket fields as they or of a similar size and proportion. The pitches are marked around the outside to highlight the out of bounds area. At either end of the pitch 4 tall posts will be apparent. These are the scoring zones and are roughly 6 metres in height. The two front posts are 6.4 metres apart and represent the main scoring area (goal). The two post behind are also 6.4 metres apart and represent the secondary scoring area (point). The ball is made from leather and forms an oval shape (similar to a rugby ball). Other markings on the pitch include a goal square that is 9 metres wide and spanning with width of the goals posts, centre square and centre circle. Each team will consist of 18 players of which are all assigned to different positions. These players are allowed to move freely on the pitch. Each team may also have up to three substitutes which are ‘rolling’ meaning they can come on and off as many times as they want. Once a starting player gets substituted these players then become rolling. The positions are broken down into Full Forward, Half Forward, Centre Line, Half Back and Full Back. There are 7 umpires for Aussie Rules in total. The three main umpires are known as filed umpires and they basically oversee all the decisions on filed such as time keeping, infringements and enforcing the rules. The two line judges are there to see if the ball goes out of play or not – these judges can also intervene where on filed umpires have missed a decision. The last two umpires are goal umpires and its their job to signal if a goal has been scored successfully or not. Scoring If the ball is kicked between the two goal posts (middle posts) then 6 points are awarded. If the ball goes between a goal post and one of the behind posts (point) then 1 point is awarded. 1 point is also awarded if the ball is carried or forced over the scoring line by the attacking team. Winning the Game The team with the highest amount of points at the end of the game are deemed the winners. Rules of Aussie Rules Football Umpires signal for all decisions and their call is final By kicking the ball between the goal posts without it being touched by any other player, then 6 points are awarded. If the ball is kicked without being touched between the behind posts (point) then 1 point is scored. A game consist of four 20 minute quarters. The game starts with ruck. This is where the umpire throws the ball into the air and one player from each team will try and tap the ball to their team. After a goal has been scored the game will be restarted with the same way as at the beginning of the game. The only way you can pass the ball is to hand ball. For this to happen the ball must be placed in the palm of the hand and then the ball struck with the butt of the other hand clenched into a fist. You cannot throw or slap the ball to perform a successful pass. A player can ‘mark’ the ball when they receive it. This can happen one of three ways; the player catches the ball without the ball bouncing, the player catches the ball after it has travelled over | Football: Knowledge - the highest scorer in one game of football | Football | The Guardian The Knowledge The highest scorer in one game of football Plus: English nicknames in Europe; Ceauşescu v Helmuth Ducadam (2); and the teams most likely to get promoted through the play-offs. Email your questions and answers to knowledge@guardian.co.uk Bad news for the SEK Ayios Athanasios keeper - again. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images Wednesday 9 May 2007 05.22 EDT First published on Wednesday 9 May 2007 05.22 EDT Share on Messenger Close "Olympos Xylofagou's striker, Panagiotis Pontikos, banged in 16 goals against SEK Ayios Athanasios FC at the weekend," writes Tinashe Shoko. "Surely this is a record?" Our friends at the Guinness Book of Records can confirm that Pontikos's feat is indeed a record, Tinashe, although one other man has equalled his heroics. Step forward, Stephan Stanis, who also scored 16 goals for his side Racing Club in a French Cup match against Aubry Asturies in December 1942. In international football, the record for the number of goals scored by a single player in one match is held by Australian Archie Thompson, who scored 13 goals for the Socceroos in their 31-0 victory over American Samoa. In England, Luton Town's Joe Payne, who started life on the wing and was playing up front for the first time for the Hatters, holds the record for the most goals scored in a league game by an individual player. Payne scored 10 goals in the Hatters' 12-0 victory over Bristol Rovers on Easter Monday in 1936. These feats are nothing compared to the biggest margin of victory in club football , though. Madagascan side, Stade Olympique de L'Emyrne, put the ball in their own net 149 times in a league match against champions, Adema, in protest at a refereeing decision earlier in the match. "There have been a couple of quirky games where teams have deliberately let in as many as possible," admits the Football Association's historian, David Barber. "I can also vaguely remember reading about a Sunday league game in Nottinghamshire in which a team deliberately let the opposition score in protest, and they lost 50-2." LOST IN TRANSLATION "During any English newspaper feature of a top Italian side, the reporter will inevitably use, at some point, the Italian translation of their colours in italics (eg Rossoneri for Milan)," points out Dean Anderson. "Do the clubs themselves refer regularly to these nicknames or are the reporters just showing off? Do foreign match reporters reciprocate and refer to the Gunners or the Reds, for example?" The answer to your first question is yes, Dean - Italian newspapers and indeed fans themselves regularly refer to Italian clubs by their colours, which have long been used as rather uninventive nicknames. Even the Italian national side is regularly referred to as gli Azzurri ("the Blues"). Your second question is a little less straightforward, not least because "foreign" is rather a broad area. We can tell you that Italian and French journalists normally operate the same way - referring to Manchester United, for example, as i Red Devils and les Red Devils, respectively. But both do also occasionally translate nicknames, normally with clubs they report on less often. Bolton, for instance, are sometimes know as les Vagabonds (a rough translation of 'Wanderers') in France. The same is broadly true in Spain, but our man Sid Lowe reckons the nation's press has something of an obsession with translating English names generally. "They're always translating the names of the English royal family, so it's Principe Guillermo or Principe Carlo, instead of Prince William or Prince Charles," says Sid. "Most bizarre of all, though, they always refer to the English football side as los Pross, even though nobody has been able to explain why. It's definitely not a Spanish word, and everyone seems to think it's what the English call themselves. The best explanation I've heard is that it has come from 'pros', as in 'professionals'." In Germany, original and translated nicknames are used fairly equally but with a few added |
"Who was the composer of the Oratorio, ""The Dream Of Gerontius""?" | The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio… | Details | AllMusic google+ Description by Wayne Reisig "This, if anything of mine, is worth your memory," wrote Edward Elgar (quoting Ruskin) regarding his oratorio The Dream of Gerontius. The composer, often self-deprecating about even his most ambitious works, felt that this effort, inspired by a poem of Cardinal Newman , represented his finest music. Elgar received a copy of Newman's poem as a wedding present from his priest, and it struck a particular chord with him; in fact, the poem -- which explained Roman Catholic theological views on the immortal soul in an accessible manner -- had a tremendous vogue in the late Victorian era. Elgar edited the text down to about half its orginal size for the sake of musical economy, but he managed to do so without altering the essence of the poem. The 1900 premiere under Richter at the Birmingham Festival was marred by insufficient rehearsal, but at its German premiere a year later it was hailed as a masterpiece. Subsequent British performances quickly established the work in the repertory. The central character of Gerontius is an imperfect, yet decent, man who is riddled with doubts on his deathbed. An angel comes to him during his last moments to give him a glimpse of the afterlife, culminating in an overwhelming vision of God. Gently the angel returns his ward to a death which will now be a peaceful transition. The prelude to the oratorio commences with a fade-in, as a candle's light would gradually illuminate a dark room. Here the hesitating, vague rhythm would seem to represent the labored breathing of the dying man. A typically Elgar ian martial theme emerges, in major but quickly souring into anguished minor, evoking a crisis of faith. Part One of the oratorio proper commences; it consists of a dialogue between Gerontius, alternately offering supplication and despairing, and the clerical assistants, praying for his soul. Hope is found in the buoyant and noble "Proficisere" of the priest ("Go upon thy journey, Christian soul!"), in Elgar 's nobilmente mode, answered by the chorus of assistants and subsiding to a serene close. Part Two commences, again nebulous but purged of torment, as Gerontius' soul speculates on this strange new existence and is joined by his angel who will lead him to the Almighty. They travel past the underworld, depicted in the "Demon's Chorus" by a restless, shadowy fugue punctuated by grotesque laughter. The angel assures the soul that they are past their harm, and presently they come before the choir of angels, depicted in the work's most glorious music, "Praise to the Holiest." This ethereal and childlike section is usually performed by a children's chorus. The soul is brought before God, inspiring uncomprehending awe; at this point comes Gerontius' moving aria, "Take me away." The angel soothes Gerontius and returns him to a gentler leave-taking, as the oratorio comes to a serene, transfigured close with "The Angel's Farewell," perhaps Elgar 's most sensitive music. Parts/Movements No. 2, Jesu Maria, I am near to death No. 3, Kyrie eleison No. 4, Rouse thee, my fainting soul No. 5, Sanctus fortis No. 6, I can no more No. 7, Rescue him, O Lord No. 8, Proficiscere, anima Christiana No. 9, Go in the name of Angels No. 10, I went to sleep No. 11, It is a member of that family No. 12a, Low-born clods of brute earth No. 12b, Dispossessed, aside thrust No. 13, I see not those false spirits No. 14, Praise to the Holiest No. 15a, But hark! a grand mysterious harmony No. 15b, Praise to the Holiest No. 16, Thy judgement now is near No. 17, Jesu! by that shuddering dread No. 18, Take me away No. 19, Lord, Thou hast been our refuge No. 20, Softly and gently Appears On | Mendelssohn: Symphonies 4 & 5, Hebrides / Gardner - Chandos: CHSA 5132 | Buy from ArkivMusic Mendelssohn: Symphonies 4 & 5, Hebrides / Gardner Mendelssohn / Cbso / Gardner Length: 1 Hours 6 Mins. In Stock: Usually ships in 24 hours. Notes and Editorial Reviews This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players. Since this is labeled Volume 1 in what is projected to be a series of releases titled Mendelssohn in Birmingham , it doesn�t take a rocket scientist to figure out that the name of the project refers to performances of Mendelssohn�s works by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in Birmingham, not to works that Mendelssohn may have composed while in Birmingham, or that have some particular association with that city. In fact, out of 10 visits the composer made to England between 1829 and 1847, his only work specifically linked to Birmingham is his oratorio Read more , which was premiered there in 1846 at the Triennial Music Festival in an Read more English translation of the text by William Bartholomew. Nonetheless, Mendelssohn was beloved of the Brits and may have been more popular in England throughout much of the 19th century than he was in his native Germany. It was Mendelssohn�s first visit to the British Isles in 1829 that gave rise to two of the works on this disc, the �Scottish� Symphony (No. 3) and The Hebrides Overture , aka Fingal�s Cave . After captivating London audiences with a number of appearances, the composer embarked on a walking tour of Scotland with his friend Karl Klingemann, author of the original German text to Elijah ; and it�s said that the Symphony was inspired by Mendelssohn�s visit to the ruins of a chapel at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh. The work was not completed, though, until 1842. Inspiration for The Hebrides Overture came during the same Scottish adventure, when Mendelssohn set sail for Staffa, an island in the Hebrides archipelago off the west coast of Scotland. I suppose it�s not really funny, but there does seem to be a bit of cognitive dissonance between the composer�s idealization of the sea in all its grandeur, gripping power, and potential peril on the one hand, and on the other, his violent bout of mal de mer during the crossing, on which Klingemann later reported, �Unfortunately, Mendelssohn was seasick throughout the day. My travelling companion is on better terms with the sea as a composer than as an individual with a stomach.� Somewhere I recall reading, though I can�t remember where, that by the time they reached the island, Mendelssohn was so green around the gills that he expressed the desire to remain behind and die there rather than face the return trip. Completed in 1830, the �Reformation� Symphony received the number 5 when it was published posthumously in 1868, but chronologically it�s second in order of the composer�s symphonies. Mendelssohn began work on the score with the intent of it being performed in Berlin at the festivities celebrating the tercentennial anniversary of the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession in 1530, a document central to the Lutheran church. But a series of setbacks delayed completion of the work until just a month before the scheduled event, and the committee in charge of the festival rejected Mendelssohn�s submission of the Symphony for performance. An underlying motive of anti-Semitism has been suggested as playing a role in the rejection. On this brand new, generously filled Chandos SACD are surely three of Mendelssohn�s most popular purely orchestral works, and that, as always, means there are lots of competing versions. No other single disc that I�m aware of, though, and certainly not on an SACD, offers all three of these works together. That, of course, wouldn�t necessarily be a selling point if the performances weren�t competitive, but I�m happy to report they are, and then some. However one feels about Simon Rattle�s conducting from an interpretive point of view, it can�t be denied that his technical and managerial skills were put to g |
How many stars are there on the Australian flag? | The Australian Flag Home > ANBG > Australian Flag The Australian Flag The Australian Flag came into being after the the federation of the Australian States into the Commonwealth of Australian on 1 January, 1901. The Commonwealth Blue Ensign was selected a a result of a public competition (over 30 000 designs were submitted); although selected in 1901 and gazetted in 1903, it was not given Royal assent and adopted as the definitive Australian flag until 1954 in the Flags Act 1953 (Act No. 1 of 1954)! It is based on the Blue Ensign of the United Kingdom, is twice as long as it is wide, and consists of a dark blue field that can be notionally divided into four quadrants. There is a different motif in each of the upper and lower hoist quadrants and the remaining two quadrants of the fly share another different constellation motif. The present Australian flag can be considered to consist of three main elements: The Union Jack in the upper hoist quadrant or first quarter (also know as the Canton), denoting Australia's historical links with Great Britain. The Union Jack itself is composed of red and white intersecting and overlayed vertical and diagonal crosses on a blue background, The Southern Cross in the second quarter (also known as the top or head) and fourth quarter. Consists of five stars in a more or less kite-like pattern - Alpha Crucis (7-point), Beta Crucis (7-point), Gamma Crucis (7-point), Delta Crucis (7-point) and the smaller Epsilon Crucis (5-point). The outer diameter of each of the 4 major stars is 1/7 the width of the fly and the inner diameter is 4/9 outer diameter; the diameter of Epsilon Crucis is 1/12 the width of the fly and the inner diameter is 4/9 the outer diameter. The constellation of the Southern Cross is a significant navigational feature of the southern hemisphere, strongly places Australia geographically and has been associated with the continent since its earliest days, The Commonwealth Star or Star of Federation, central in the third quarter or lower hoist, has seven points to denote the six states and the combined territories of the Commonwealth. The seventh point was added in 1909. The outer diameter is 3/5 the width of the Union Jack (3/10 the width of the fly) and the inner diameter is 4/9 the outer diameter. Other Australian Ensigns The Australian Army is represented by and protector of the Australian National Flag. In addition to the the Commonwealth Ensign, there are three other official Australian ensigns: The Australian Red Ensign - Merchant Navy, as for the Australian flag, but with a red field with white stars. Proclaimed in the Flags Act 1953. Covers Australian registered ships under section 30 of the Shipping Registration Act 1981. The Australian White Ensign - Royal Australian Navy - as for the Australian flag but with a white field and dark blue stars. Gazetted in 1967. The Sky-blue Ensign - Royal Australian Air Force - as for the Australian flag but with a pale blue field, the southern cross rotated clockwise c. 20 degrees and the blue roundel with white inner and red kangaroo of the Royal Australian Air Force in the lower fly. Gazetted in 1982. Flags Similar to the Australian Flag Several nations and territories have flags with similar appearance to the Australian National Flag, reflecting either a common British colonial history or previous association with Austrlaia. Most notable is the New Zealand National Flag, a Blue Ensign with a Southern Cross of four red stars. State and Territory Flags Each of the six states of Australia has its own Official State Flag consisting of a Blue Ensign defaced with the badge or heraldic device of the state concerned; the heraldic devices are those represented in the Commonwealth Arms . The flags of the Australian territories and of more individual nature and are not based on the Blue Ensign. Other "Australian" Flags The Queen's Personal Flag for Australia This flag is for the Queen's personal use when in Australia and was approved by her in 1962. It is based on the Australian Commonwealth Arms in the form of a banner n the rati | Account Suspended Account Suspended This Account has been suspended. Contact your hosting provider for more information. |
In the Christian Church of England, the title 'The Very Reverend' usually suggests what job title, also called a 'cathedral provost'? | Glossary of Anglican Clergy titles Glossary of Anglican Clergy Titles (NOTE: in the worldwide Anglican church there are three – and only three – basic types of ordained person: a bishop, a priest, and/or a deacon. With very few exceptions, the people who hold the offices and titles in the glossary on this page will always be either a bishop, a priest or a deacon, and the title being defined is overlayed on top of that primary order.) Bishop a member of the clergy who has been commissioned to oversee the work of a group of congregations and the priests and deacons who serve them. That group of congregations is called a “diocese.” Only a bishop may ordain persons to the order of deacon and priest. A bishop may also ordain another bishop, but must do so in the company of other bishops. A bishop must have been previously ordained as a priest. Priest a member of the clergy who has been commissioned to preside at gatherings around the Lord’s Table (the Holy Communion), and to extend assurance of God’s forgiveness to those who truly repent of their sins. A person who is a priest must previously have been ordained as a deacon, and continues to be a deacon throughout his or her life as a priest. Recently in certain quarters the word “presbyter” has also begun to be used for this order (see glossary entry for presbyter ). Deacon a member of the clergy who has been commissioned to proclaim the Gospel, assist at the Holy Communion, and to call the church – by word and example – to its ministry of service and healing. Are you writing a letter or an email to a member of the Anglican clergy? Click here to see some forms of address that you might want to use. The Glossary Archdeacon a member of the clergy who is appointed to assist the bishop in certain administrative and pastoral duties in a diocese. For example, an archdeacon may have responsibility for a district comprising a group of parishes, and the archdeacon may represent the bishop at church meetings in that district (the district is usually called an ‘Archdeaconry’). Despite the name, there is now no direct connection with the order of deacon , and an archdeacon is generally one of the priests of a diocese. The position and title normally expires upon resignation or retirement, although certain retired archdeacons with long and faithful service might continue be called "Archdeacon" out of affection and respect. Bishop-elect a person who has been chosen to become a bishop, but who has not yet been consecrated. 1 The word “elect” does not necessarily mean “democratically elected.” It simply means “chosen.” Anglican bishops are selected by a variety of means: some are elected by the clergy and laity of the diocese where they will serve, but some are selected by a specially-constituted committee (often called an “Electoral College”). In England, historically, bishops were simply appointed, by the Monarch. Chaplain a member of the clergy whose employment is not in a parish or congregation, but does pastoral care and organizes worship services within a non-religious organization: eg. a hospital chaplain, a school chaplain, or a military chaplain. Less commonly, a “chaplain” may be a spiritual advisor and personal assistant to a bishop, or to a monarch. Commissary a person appointed to exercise the administrative functions of a bishop , when the actual bishop is either away from the diocese or is ill. A commissary may not perform any of the spiritual functions of a bishop, such as ordinations. The position of commissary is usually not a permanent one, and expires immediately upon the return of the bishop. Curate a deacon or a priest who functions as an assistant or subordinate to the Incumbent of a parish. The word “curate” refers to the “cure of souls” or “care” of souls, and suggests a primary and senior responsibility (indeed, in a French-speaking Roman Catholic church the senior priest of a parish is called a curé); however, in the Anglican Church, a curate is always an assistant. Dean the most common meaning of this word in Anglicanism is, ‘a priest who is the | Father Noel Furlong - Father Ted (UK) Characters - ShareTV Father Noel Furlong Graham William Walker, known by his stage name Graham Norton (born 4 April 1963), is an Irish comic presenter. ... Character Bio Father Noel is a very annoying and hyperactive priest whom Ted and Dougal hate spending time with. He runs the St. Luke's Youth Group and is first encountered during Ted's abortive caravaning holiday in "Hell". Here he invades the peaceful surroundings of the priests' rented caravan and keeps them awake at night, singing songs (" The Whole of the Moon " and " Dirty Old Town ") and expressing his desire to tell ghost stories at six o' clock in the morning. He regales the helpless Ted and Dougal with tales of how members of the youth group have a habit of turning in "late" ("ten past the eleven") and succeeds in driving them out of their holiday home, which he then proceeds to tip over after having himself and the youth group perform a Riverdance routine inside it. Father Noel turns up again in "Flight into Terror" leading Father Fay and Dougal into the cockpit of a plane. While there he inadvertently causes disaster when he allows Father Fay, who doesn't know he's a priest, to see his reflection. Father Fay goes mad and jumps on the pilot sending the plane out of its path. The pilot screams at the watching Dougal to press the emergency button. The bumbling priest then presses the wrong button. This grave error results in one of the fuel tanks being emptied. Noel's boundless energy results in him getting his group lost in the "Very Dark Caves" in " The Mainland ", and, after performing a rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody , his attempts to start a "screeching competition" cause him to be crushed by falling rocks. His very last scene features him under the rocks with his hand sticking out, still in a very happy mood. His youth group then abandon him and head to Paraguay on Aer Lingus flights. Ted told an apparent rescue service man to save Noel, but the man turned out actually to be an uninterested dustman. In the short scene after the credits, Noel is still under the rocks, clicking his fingers and singing " Fat Bottomed Girls ". Linehan stated that he believed Noel to be asexual. Episode Screenshots |
Give the middle name of former US Vice-President Hubert H. Humphries? | Hubert H. Humphrey Comprehensive Health Center | OnCentral Hubert H. Humphrey Comprehensive Health Center Dec. 21, 2010, 1:16 p.m. Video: Click below to play By Lauren Furniss Tweet Located on South Main Street, the Hubert H. Humphrey Comprehensive Health Center (HHHCHC) offers a variety of no-cost or discounted medical services to low-income or uninsured Angelenos. Operating under the motto “Provide Quality Health Care in a Culturally Sensitive Manner,” the HHHCHC serves an ethnically and generationally diverse sector of the Central Los Angeles population, catering to Asian, Hispanic, Middle Eastern, Indian, black and white residents ages. Certified as a “free-standing ambulatory care facility”, the 3.5 acre facility holds 86 patient rooms, in addition to office and clinical spaces. The center employs a staff of 361, including 75 medical doctors. Name of clinic/provider: Hubert H. Humphrey Comprehensive Health Center Address:5850 South Main Street, Los Angeles, California, 90003 (Main Street & Slauson) Hours of Operation/Contact: Family Planning Clinic- 8am-5pm, Monday through Thursday 7:30am-8pm, Friday How long have they been in the area: 34 years. The center has been a community fixture since April 26th, 1976 and was named in the honor of former U.S. Vice President, Hubert Horatio Humphrey, in 1977. Clinics: Adult, Dental, Family Medicine, Pediatric, Women's Health. Specialty Clinics (available by special referrals only): Ophthalmology, Geriatrics, Podiatry, Physical Therapy Translation services? Yes. HHHCHC provides on-site interpreters as well as access to telephone translators for the 9 main languages spoken in the Vernon Central area. This includes Spanish. Transportation Services: Yes. Patients can call (323) 846-4419 2 days prior to an appointment to arrange a free ride to the clinic. Insurance accepted: Yes. The HHHCHC provides a Community Health Plan with 4 types of coverage geared toward uninsured or low-income patients: • Medi-Cal Managed Care Program: This program is no cost for eligible adults such as pregnant women, seniors, disabled patients and children. • Healthy Families Program: This program covers children from their 1st to 19th birthdays for a monthly premium of $4.00 per child. No other health plan in the county offers this discount. • In-Home Supportive Services Program: This program provides coverage through the Personal Assistance Services Council (PASC). Home-care workers are charged only $1 per month. This is the only such program in Los Angeles. • Healthy Way LA: This program is no-cost for low-income, uninsured adults. Those that qualify have access to a 24 hour Nurse Advice Telephone line. The HHHCHC does not accept any other commercial health plans. Federally Qualified: No. While the center is not federally certified, it has achieved “deemed” status from the Joint Commission every year since its opening. This form of accreditation allows the center to receive payment Medicare and Medicaid programs without being subject to Medicare or Medicaid certification procedures. The facility is state-approved and receives financial support from L.A. County. Preventative services: Yes. Diabetes Management, Family Planning, HIV/AIDS (Early Intervention Clinic), Immunization, Radiology/Mammography, Tuberculosis Treatment. Emergency Services: Urgent Care is open from 8am-12am, 7 days a week. Additional Services: Laboratory, Pharmacy, Public Health (communicable diseases), Environmental Health Services (rodent control, housing and restaurant inspections), Social Services. The HHHCHC also offers a Volunteer Program for students, doctors or community members interested in helping the hospital. Interested participants must go through the same application and training process as health center employees. Once accepted, volunteers have the opportunity to assist with record keeping or shadow doctors and nurses. Challenges: Dr. Lakshmi Makam, Medical Director for the HHHCHC, discusses some of the greatest challenges of serving the South Los Angeles area. 40 percent of the population in this area does | Round One Jeopardy Template The name of Dr. Sieuss's egg-hatching elephant 100 Well-known Tasmanian-born leading lady who launched her entertainment career under the name of Queenie O'Brien. 100 What is the kitchen? Room in the average American home that is the scene of the greatest number of arguments. 100 The distance between bases on a little league baseball field. 100 The part of the brain that regulates physiological stability. 200 Clark Kent's high school sweetheart 200 Yves Montand was born in this country. 200 What is Truth or Consequences? Current name of the town that was formerly Hot Springs, New Mexico, that was re-named in 1960 by its citizens in honor of a popular radio show. 200 First sport in which women were invited to compete at the Olympics. 200 What is Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo, with 823 words Novel containing the longest sentence in literature 300 What are George and Michael? Brummel was George Geste was Michael The real names of Beau Brummel and Beau Geste. 300 What are Patience and Fortitude? (Names were given by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia.) Names of the two landmark stone lions sitting in front of the New York Public Libaray at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street in New York City. 300 What is bicycle moto x (cross)? In cross-country bike racing, what the initials BMX stand for. 300 What are hiccups? DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! Term for a series of uncontrollable intakes of air caused by sudden spasms of the diaphragm. 400 What is The Little Engine That Could? Famous book that begins: "Chug, chug, chug. Puff, puff, puff." 400 Who is Peter Lorre? Famous actor who prepared for a career in psychiatry - studying and working with pioneer psychoanalysts Sigmund Freud and Alfred Adler - before he turned to performing. 400 What are six months? Time - in months - the average American motorist spends during his lifetime waiting for red lights to turn green. 400 Who is Jackie Robinson? (He later gained national fame playing professional baseball.) In 1939, the famous American athlete who starred on UCLA's undefeated football team and was the top scorer in the Pacific Coast Conference for basketball. 400 What is the retina? |
The actor Johnny Depp had a tattoo on his arm surgically altered after the break up of his relationship with which actress? | Johnny Depp alters Amber Heard tattoo to read 'scum' | Celebrities | Entertainme Johnny Depp alters Amber Heard tattoo to read 'scum' Saturday, July 02, 2016 11:37 AM EDT | Updated: Saturday, July 02, 2016 11:57 AM EDT In this Jan. 2, 2016 file photo, Amber Heard, left, and Johnny Depp arrive at the 27th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala in Palm Springs, Calif. A Los Angeles Superior Court spokeswoman says the temporary restraining order Heard obtained against Depp will remain in effect until Aug. 15. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File) Johnny Depp accused of stalling divorce Johnny Depp has altered a tattoo on his hand that was dedicated to his estranged wife Amber Heard. The Pirates of the Caribbean star inked the knuckles of his right hand with the word SLIM, which was his nickname for Heard, after the pair married last year. He also has another tattoo, a full length-portrait of the Texas-born actress, on his arm. Now, photos have been released that reveal Depp has changed the letters of his knuckle tattoo to spell the word SCUM. According to TMZ.com , the alteration has happened over the course of the past week. It could be a hint to the actor's feelings toward his spouse, who accused him of domestic abuse and obtained a restraining order against him after she filed for divorce in May. Depp was spotted with the tattoo alteration while on a visit to Los Angeles on Wednesday, as he gathered with family and friends to pay tribute to his late mother Betty Sue, who died days before Heard filed for divorce. This isn't the first time Depp has had to change a tattoo following a break-up. He famously was inked with "Winona Forever" during his relationship in the 1990s with Winona Ryder, but was forced to change it to "Wino Forever" after they broke up. Ryder, who dated Depp for four years after they met at a film premiere in 1989, came out in defence of her former fiance earlier this week, and revealed she was baffled by Heard's allegations against the star. "I can only speak from my own experience, which was wildly different than what is being said," she told Time magazine . "He was never, never that way towards me. Never abusive at all towards me. I only know him as a really good, loving, caring guy who is very, very protective of the people that he loves." The actor was on a European tour with his band The Hollywood Vampires when the divorce drama began, and later retreated to his private island in the Bahamas. The band, also featuring Alice Cooper and Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry, played the first of their U.S. tour dates in Pennsylvania on Friday, and will continue their tour until the end of the month. Meanwhile, Depp will face off with his wife for the first time since they split in a Los Angeles courtroom in mid-August, when her request for a permanent restraining order against Depp will be discussed. The pair was scheduled to face off in court last month but the hearing was postponed amid reports the former couple was attempting to reach a private settlement. The actress has accused the father-of-two of abuse throughout their relationship and showed up at court last month with a bruised face, accusing Depp of throwing an iPhone at her. In response to Heard's abuse allegations, Depp's lawyers have claimed the actress is "attempting to secure a premature financial resolution by alleging abuse". Sponsored Links | Aldwych Theatre London - plays, musicals, and comedy stage shows at this London theatre Current Show: The transfer from Broadway of the new show Beautiful - the Carole King Musical . A hit at the National Theatre, Sam Mendes' production of Jim Cartwright's play with songs The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice transferred here in October 1992 with the original cast of Alison Steadman, Jane Horrocks and Pete Postlethwaite for a four month run. The next three productions here had a common link - the accomplished (and busy!) actress Margaret Tyzack appeared in all three! First in February 1993 was Nicholas Hytner's five month revival of Noel Coward's comedy The Importance Of Being Earnest starring Maggie Smith as 'Lady Bracknell' with Margaret Tyzack playing 'Miss Prism'; then in August 1993 it was the transfer here from the National Theatre of Stephen Daldry's 'ground-breaking' revival of JB Priestly's An Inspector Calls featuring designs by Ian MacNeil. Margaret Tyzack joined the cast for the West End transfer playing 'Mrs Birling' - the production itself played a succesful 17 month run here at the Aldwych Theatre before it transferred again, this time to the smaller Garrick Theatre in January 1995. Next up in February 1995 was a 'new' play by Tom Stoppard called Indian Ink in which Margaret Tyzack played the sister of the lead character played firstly by Felicity Kendall and then, later in the ten month run, by Niamh Cusack. When Tom Stoppard's play Indian Ink opened much was made in the press of the play's story requiring Felicity Kendall to (very briefly) disrobe in her first stage nude scene. Based on the same background material and story arc as his 1991 radio play In the Native State, one scene common to both, was a description of a series of extraordinary vintage cars which are unseen on stage, but are heard. But this brought complaints from Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, the founder of the National Motor Museum : "When I saw the preview, the sounds did not always match the models. It was a bit irritating, so I offered to match them if Tom changed some of the names." Hence the cars used - a Bentley, a Daimler, an Isotta Fraschini and a Hispano-Suiza - all sounded authentic. January 1996 saw the arrival from America of the new musical The Fields of Ambrosia . Adapted from Garrie Bateson's 1970 film The Traveling Executioner which starred Stacy Keach, this stage musical version featured music by Martin Silvestri and book and lyrics by Joel Higgins, who also starred. Now recognised as one of the West End's 'Top Ten' musical flops of modern times - the Daily Telegraph said: "The show is clearly doomed but you would be a fool to miss it. It is one of the all-time great bad musicals." - the show run for 9 previews and 14 performances before quickly closing. The prolific theatre impresario Bill Kenwright then brought in a hastily mounted revival of Noel Coward's Present Laughter using a pre-existing set from a previous revival of the comedy seen at the Gielgud Theatre in 1993, though with a new cast cast and director. After an eight week run here the production, starring Peter Bowles, transferred to the Wyndham's Theatre for a further eight weeks. James Goldman's new docu-history play Tolstoy , about the relationship between the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy and his wife during the last couple of weeks of his life, opened here in April 1996. The production, which marked the West End debut of F Murray Abraham in the title role, was unfortunately poor received - in The Independent Paul Taylor complained that it was a "woefully bitty and unfocused play... It's just a mess, like the design. The last new piece at the Aldwych was Fields of Ambrosia ; this, another American try-out, is Fields of Ripe Corn," and John Peter in The Sunday Times moaned that "this bland, banal and mind-bendingly tedious play by James Goldman is chiefly remarkable for having absolutely nothing to say about its subject." A hoped for minimum three month run was cut short to just three weeks and the Aldwych Theatre went dark for five months over summer. After a sell- |
The first set of rules for the sport of Boxing, the London Prize Ring rules, were introduced in which year? | History of Boxing History of Boxing You are here: Home / About Fight Club® / History of Boxing History of Boxing History of boxing: Boxing is a sport of fighting with fists, also called pugilism (literally fist fight) and prizefighting (in other words, the fight for prizes/money). Boxing has been included in the Olympic Games program since 1904. For centuries people used their fists to resolve disputes before someone thought of organizing such fights as entertainment. BC Period There is a clear evidence that boxing existed as early as 1500 BC, on the Crete Island. The modern researchers insist that such duels had been known even earlier than that, in Africa, specifically in the region of modern Ethiopia. The hieroglyphic scriptures dated back to the year 4000 BC revealed the popularity of this sport throughout the Nile Plateau and all over the Egypt, after the latter had conquered Ethiopia. The enhancement of the Egyptian civilization through the Mediterranean region and the Middle East caused boxing to spread its influence. In the year 686 BC boxing became an essential part of the Olympics. However, ancient boxing barely resembles the sport we admire today. All fights were carried out on open plots, where the spectators formed a living arena. The fight normally lasted until one of the opponents was seriously injured. Although the first boxers primarily fought for glory, the winner was also granted the gold, livestock or other trophies. To protect wrists and hands the fighters braided their fists and sometimes two thirds of their forearms with thin soft leather straps. By the 4th century BC the straps were made of harder leather and were used not just as an arm protection gadget but turned the fists into the kind of assault weapon. Later, in the Roman Empire, the leather straps were armored with special copper and iron brackets used in gladiators’ fights which usually ended with the death of one of the fighters. Minoan youths boxing, Akrotiri (Santorini) fresco. Earliest documented use of 'gloves'. Common Era With the spread of Christianity and the collapse of the Roman Empire, fist fights ceased to exist as an entertainment and were forgotten for several centuries. The first official bout was registered in England in 1681. And since 1698 regularly scheduled boxing matches were conducted in the Royal Theater in London. Gradually London became the center for provincial boxing champions seeking fame, glory and money. That very reason was an incentive for the boxing development in London in particular. In those bouts each boxer’s remuneration as well as the percentage of stakes gambled by spectators were settled. The fighters did not use gloves and did not follow common rules. Weight classification was not determined, which resulted in only one Champion announcement. The lightweight boxers were often beaten. Though rounds were determined, a fight usually lasted until one of the opponents was unable to continue the fight. It was not prohibited to attack an opponent even after he fell to the ground. These conditions existed until mid-XVI century. Despite the fact that the boxing was outlawed, it was gaining more and more popularity. In 1719, James Figg, the favorite of the public and the winner of many boxing matches, was proclaimed the Champion of England and held the title for fifteen years. Jack Brownton, one of James Figg’s followers, made an attempt to turn fist-fighting matches of the time into real athletic competition. In 1743 Jack Brownton wrote the first Code of Rules, and those rules, with minor modifications, were used until 1838, when they were replaced by the updated ‘London Prize Ring Rules’. Broughton abolished the fighting methods widely used by his predecessors (mostly the tactics of drunkard’s boozy brawls in pubs), giving the preference to hands fight only. The boxers were forbidden to punch beneath the waist. Under Brownton’s rules, the fight lasted until one of the fighters was knocked down. If he then was unable to enter the ring and take his stand within one-yard range from his opponent, he was conside | What famous sauce is manufactured by McIlhenny & Co? Tabasco What year was th - Pastebin.com In what country can one find 40 species of lemurs? A: Madagascar. RAW Paste Data What famous sauce is manufactured by McIlhenny & Co? Tabasco What year was the first motor race held that was classed as Formula 1? 1950 In the wild west, how was Henry McCarty better known? 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How many teeth does an adult cat normally have? | How Many Teeth Do Cats Have? - Pets Pets How Many Teeth Do Cats Have? by Naomi Millburn Feline teeth are designed for meat consumption. Cats are more like humans than you may realize. Just like people, the fluffy cuties begin their lives with sets of deciduous "milk teeth," only for them to fall out and be replaced by permanent adult-caliber chompers shortly after. Fully-grown cats end up with 30 beautiful pearlies in total. Deciduous Teeth The amount of teeth a cat has depends on his specific age. Young kittens possess baby teeth until their adult sets appear at roughly 6 months old. During the tender kitten months, a cat will have 26 teeth -- four less than the adult amount. However, newborn kittens are completely toothless, with the first remnants typically emerging somewhere between the two and four week bracket. Baby Teeth Setup Kittens do not have any baby molar teeth. Molar teeth in felines are exclusive to adults. However, the fluff balls have two lower canines, two upper canines, six upper premolars, four lower premolars and 12 incisors. These teeth all function just fine for a kitten until they begin falling out at around 3 to 4 months old, notes the Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association. Adult Teeth For the most part, kittens attain their full set of adult teeth by the time they're approximately half a year old. Felines definitely mature a lot faster than human babies! Adult cats grow 30 teeth, including molars, premolars, canines and incisors. The incisors appear first, followed closely by the canine, premolar and then molar teeth. During the teething process you may notice some signs of discomfort in your kitty, including reluctance to eat, gum soreness and irritable behavior as a result of oral discomfort -- poor thing. Although these are all typical signs of teething, consult your veterinarian just to be 100 percent sure. Adult Teeth Setup Adult cats are equipped with 30 teeth with which to finely chop up their meals. The little guys are major carnivores to the core. Felines all have four molar, 10 premolar, four canine and 12 incisor teeth. Although cats have close to as many teeth as their human companions, the function is pretty different. Feline teeth don't have as strong a focus on chewing. The sharp little things focus heavily on grinding and chopping, so always watch your hands! | Fun Cat Facts for Kids Home » Animals » Mammals » Cats Family » Cat Family and Its Members Sponsored Links : Cat Family and Its Members What does your house cat have in common with a cheetah or a lion? Almost everything. All cats belong to the same feline family and there are 36 species of cats on the earth. All cats are carnivores, meaning they eat meat. They have fast, agile bodies and can move without making a sound. Cats can climb trees and run. Your kitty probably doesnât like water, but all cats can swim. Sponsored Links : All about the Cat Family: All cats belong to the same feline family including home pet cat. Fun Facts about the Cat Family for Kids Cats have great night eye sight. Their ability to see at night is six times better than ours. They can also hear sounds that we canât hear. House cats can hear high, squeaky sounds like those made by mice. Lions can hear low-pitched sounds that we canât hear. Cats have retractable claws, which means their claws can come out to pounce or scratch and then disappear. Some type of wild cat, such as lions, cheetahs and mountain lions, live on every continent except Australia and Antarctica. Small cats can purr but they canât roar. Big cats can roar but they canât purr. Newborn kittens learn to purr when they are only 2 days old. Newborn kittens learn to purr when they are only 2 days old but that’s not all about the cat family. Cat Family Vocabulary Feline: A member of the cat family Carnivore: An animal that eats meat most or all of the time Agile: Graceful, flexible, fast |
According to the old saying what is a ‘dish best eaten cold’? | Klingon proverbs - Wikiquote Klingon proverbs Jump to: navigation , search This is a compilation of known proverbs from the fictional Klingon race in the Star Trek television shows and films. Some of these proverbs are not original to Star Trek, but are likely cited as "Klingon" for entertainment value and/or to draw parallels between Human and Klingon culture. Quotes[ edit ] Revenge is a dish best served cold. Khan Noonien Singh , Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan , who refers to this as a "Klingon proverb". Klingon (CSUR): tlhIngan Hol: bortaS bIr jablu'DI' reH QaQqu' nay' Literal translation: When cold revenge is served, the dish is always very good Earliest known print reference: Mathilde (1841) by Eugène Sue Original French (1782) : Et puis la vengeance se mange très-bien froide, comme on dit vulgairement... books.google Four thousand throats may be cut in one night by a running man. Klingon (CSUR): tlhIngan Hol: qaStaHvIS wa' ram loSSaD Hugh SIjlaH qetbogh loD Literal translation: One man can cut four thousand throats in a single night, if he is continually running. Klingon language source: The Klingon Dictionary, Marc Okrand Only a fool fights in a burning house. Klingon (CSUR): tlhIngan Hol: meQtaHbogh qachDaq Suv qoH neH Literal translation: Only a fool fights in a house that continues to burn. Kang , Star Trek: The Original Series, "Day of the Dove" Klingon language source: The Klingon Way, Marc Okrand A fool and his head are soon parted. Klingon (CSUR): tlhIngan Hol: tugh qoH nachDaj je chevlu'ta' Literal translation: Soon a fool and his head will be separated. Klingon language source: qurgh lungqIj The wind does not respect a fool. Klingon (CSUR): Kahless , Star Trek: The Next Generation , " Rightful Heir " Klingon language source: The Klingon Way, Marc Okrand Destroying an Empire to win a war is no victory. And ending a battle to save an Empire is no defeat. Klingon (CSUR): tlhIngan Hol: noH QapmeH wo' Qaw'lu'chugh yay chavbe'lu', 'ej wo' choqmeH may' DoHlu'chugh lujbe'lu' Literal translation: Victory is not achieved if an Empire is destroyed in order to win a war, and it is not failure if a battle is backed away from in order to preserve an Empire Klingon language source: The Klingon Way, Marc Okrand A leader is judged not by the length of his reign but by the decisions he makes. Kahless (quoted), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, " Tacking into the Wind " Great men do not seek power; it is thrust upon them. Kahless (quoted), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, " Tacking into the Wind " If you cannot control yourself, you cannot command others Klingon (CSUR): tlhIngan Hol: bISeH'eghlaH'be'chugh latlh Dara'laH'be' Literal translation: If you cannot control yourself, you cannot command others. Klingon Honor Guard manual, page 16 Klingon language source: Unknown Death is an experience best shared. Klingon (CSUR): tlhIngan Hol: Heghlu'DI' mobbe'lu'chugh QaQpu' Hegh wanI' Literal translation: When someone dies not alone the death event is good. Klingon Honor Guard manual, page 29 Klingon language source: The Klingon Way, Marc Okrand Pity the warrior who slays all his foes. Klingon (CSUR): tlhIngan Hol: Hoch jaghpu'Daj HoHbogh SuvwI' yIvup Literal translation: Pity the warrior that kills all his enemies! Klingon Honor Guard manual, page 39 A sharp knife is nothing without a sharp eye. Klingon (CSUR): tlhIngan Hol: leghlaHchu'be'chugh mIn lo'laHbe' taj jej Literal translation: A sharp knife is useless if the eye is unable to clearly see. Klingon Honor Guard manual, page 47 Klingon language source: The Klingon Way, Marc Okrand Brute strength is not the most important asset in a fight. Klingon (CSUR): tlhIngan Hol: | Turkish Cuisine | The Discerning Collection, Boutique Holidays in Turkey, Morocco, Mallorca and Greek Islands! Vine leaves stuffed with either rice or minced lamb mixed with mint and Turkish spices. Imam Bayildı A split aubergine filled with tomatoes and onions. This dish translates as the priest fainted! According to legend, when the Imam was served this dish he fainted in shock at how delicious it was, hence the name! Caçik A very tasty, albeit strong, garlic dip traditionally made with yoghurt and chunks of cucumber. Generally served with main courses consisting of meat. Main courses Iskender kebap Slices of döner meat (lamb) served on a bed of pide bread, covered with a spicy tomato sauce and yoghurt served on the side. Hot clarified butter is poured over the top of this dish as it is being served. Şiş kebap – Diced chicken or lamb, barbequed and served on a skewer with rice and salad. Köfte – Homemade grilled meatballs of either ground beef or lamb, generally served with rice, salad and chips. Mantı Turkish-style ravioli covered in a delicious garlic yoghurt sauce topped with paprika and melted butter. Güveç – A meat or vegetable casserole topped with melted cheese, served in a clay pot. Pide – A Turkish-style flatbread pizza with a selection of delicious toppings such as ground mince and onions, white cheese and peppers and spinach and egg. Gözleme – Turkish pancakes cooked on a hot iron plate and served with a variety of fillings such as white cheese and parsley, potato and meat and chocolate and banana! Desserts Baklava Layers of filo pastry filled with nuts, often pistachios or walnuts, soaked in honey syrup. Sickly but delicious! Sütlaç Turkish rice pudding with a burnt cinnamon top, always served cold! Künefe Layers of shredded wheat, with a white cheese centre drenched in honey syrup served straight from the oven. A definite favourite!! Helva There are many different varieties of this delicious sesame honey dessert. More often it is served in slices at the end of a meal. Drinks Ayran A refreshing drink made from yoghurt, salt and water mixed together and generally served ice-cold in a tall glass. The best hangover cure yet invented! Turk Kahvesi A thick and strong local coffee, served in thimble-sized cups as Sade (no sugar), Orta (medium sugar) or Sekerli (a lot of sugar) Çay Turkish black tea, served day and night in tulip- shaped glasses with lots of sugar. Beer You will found that most restaurants and bars serve either Efes or Pilsen, a Turkish lager. Raki An aniseed-flavoured spirit distilled from pressed grapes. Generally drunk mixed with water and ice with an extra glass of water on the side. An excellent accompaniment to Meze and fish. Rumour has it that if you had a lot of Raki to drink the night before, clearing your head with a glass of water the next day will only start the process off again!! Raki is also known as ‘Aslan Suyu’ or ‘lion’s milk’, and is the national alcoholic drink of Turkey. Şarap Surprisingly, Turkish wine is quite palatable and all licensed restaurants will offer a generous selection of red, white and rose wines produced in Turkey. There are two main producers ‘Doluca’ & ‘Kavaklidere’. Here are a few popular wines that you may come across: Cankaya – A dry white Angora Beyaz – A fruit dry white Narince – A dry white with an oaky taste Lal – A fruity dry rose Yakut – A fruity light bodied red Angora Kirmizi – A well rounded red Şerefe! – Cheers! There are two types of lager widely available. Efes Pilsen is the local brand and is extremely palatable. Tuborg is a Danish beer produced under licence in Turkey. Both are served either on draught (fıçı bira) or in a bottle (şişe bira). However they come, they provide welcome refreshment! Imported spirits are available and while you may find them quite expensive, they are usually served in double measures. For an equally big measure, Turkish spirits – gin, vodka and brandy – are cheaper than their UK equivalent and when served with appropriate mixers, they are equally as enjoyable. There is also a wide range of Turkish-produced liqueurs ( |
What type of animal is a Lhasa Apso? | Lhasa Apso - Made in Tibet C. Marley What makes a Lhasa Apso? In a word, Tibet. Many breeds are obviously man made, showing little evidence of natural selection for a particular environment. The Tibetan breeds are more obviously the products of nature. There are four recognized Tibetan breeds. Of these, the Lhasa Apso most clearly displays the "Made in Tibet" stamp. Tibet is situated on a high plateau (mostly above 12,000 ft. or 4,000 meters), bounded in the south and west by the Himalayas, (29,000 ft. / 8700 meters), and north, by the Kunlun Shan, (25,000 ft. / 7500 meters). Since the latitude of the plateau is from 30 to 35 degrees, the same as northern Florida, the intense solar radiation is sub-tropical while the altitude keeps the temperatures sub-arctic. The climate of the entire plateau is arid and cold varying from a short grassland steppe in Amdo, to a true high desert on the Chang Tang Plateau in the north. The only agriculture takes place in the valleys, watered year round by glacial runoff from the surrounding ranges. For uncounted centuries, the Tibetan people have lived and developed their domestic animals in this inhospitable land; a life ruled by the mountains. We know little of the prehistory of Tibet, but it is believed that this vast area, over a million square miles, was inhabited by tribes of nomadic herders and hunters. These people had contact, quite early on, with the other people of the surrounding areas and established trade routes linking China, India, Mongolia and Russia. Tibet's history began in the 6th century with the establishment of the kingdom of Yarlung in the south. Srongtsen-Gampo, a powerful chieftain of that time, expanded his territory into parts of Nepal, Kokonor, Turkestan and China. Srongtsen-Gampo married the Tang dynasty Chinese princess, Wen Ch'eng, who, with help of the Nepalese Princess, Bribstun, was instrumental in introducing Bhuddism into Tibet. Bhuddist monasteries began to appear toward the end of the 8th century. In 1206, Genghis Khan invaded central Tibet, By surrendering, the Tibetans preserved their right to self-government. Under Genghis' grandson, Kublai-Khan, Tibet lost most of its independence and was ruled from the new Chinese capitol of Beijing. After Kublai Khan, there was a gradual decline in Mongol power over Tibet. In the 16th century, the office of the Dalai Lama was created by Altan Khan, to establish some control over the tribal factions in Tibet, and a period of relative peace settled in. In the 18th century, the Chinese again invaded Tibet and occupied Lhasa. Shortly thereafter, the Bhutanese invaded, and still later the British. The first British exploratory mission, in the late 1800's. was to the Trashi Lumpo monastery. Later, in 1904, another British expeditionary force reached Lhasa, to enforce the signing of trade agreements. Lhasa Apsos began appearing in Britain in considerable numbers shortly thereafter. When the Chinese Republic was proclaimed, the Dalai Lama expelled the Chinese garrison, and declared the independence of Tibet. The Chinese never recognized Tibetan independence, and as we all know, reasserted their claim by invading Tibet once again in 1950 and 1959. Prior to the 1920's several British observers visiting the area, and living in the southern edge of the Himalayas, in India, brought back accounts of the fascinating dogs of the region. One of these early descriptions, appearing in a British magazine in 1904, formed the basis of our present day standard of the Lhasa Apso breed. In the late 1920's Col. F.M. Baily, a member of a political mission to Tibet, imported a number of Lhasa Apsos to Britain. An American friend of the Bailey's, Suydham Cutting, visited Tibet in 1930, and brought back several Lhasa Apsos to the US. Several more importations were made by the Cuttings, establishing the Hamilton line of Lhasa Apsos in this country. 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When a person touches his/her nose with finger(s) while talking, this generally indicates? | Nonverbal Communication Next Chapter Chapter 4 Nonverbal Communication When we think about communication, we most often focus on how we exchange information using words. While verbal communication is important, humans relied on nonverbal communication for thousands of years before we developed the capability to communicate with words. Nonverbal communication A process of generating meaning using behavior other than words. is a process of generating meaning using behavior other than words. Rather than thinking of nonverbal communication as the opposite of or as separate from verbal communication, it’s more accurate to view them as operating side by side—as part of the same system. Yet, as part of the same system, they still have important differences, including how the brain processes them. For instance, nonverbal communication is typically governed by the right side of the brain and verbal, the left.Peter A. Andersen, Nonverbal Communication: Forms and Functions (Mountain View, CA: Mayfield, 1999), 2–8. This hemispheric distinction has been clearly evidenced, as people who suffer trauma to the right side of their brain lose the ability to recognize facial expressions but can still process verbal communication. Conversely, people whose left hemisphere of the brain is damaged lose the ability to speak, read, and understand language. Interestingly, a person with damage to the left hemisphere of the brain who loses the ability to speak can often still sing since the creation, but not the reading, of music is governed by the right brain. The content and composition of verbal and nonverbal communication also differs. In terms of content, nonverbal communication tends to do the work of communicating emotions more than verbal. In terms of composition, although there are rules of grammar that structure our verbal communication, no such official guides govern our use of nonverbal signals. Likewise, there aren’t dictionaries and thesauruses of nonverbal communication like there are with verbal symbols. Finally, whereas we humans are unique in our capacity to abstract and transcend space and time using verbal symbols, we are not the only creatures that engage in nonverbal communication.Owen Hargie, Skilled Interpersonal Interaction: Research, Theory, and Practice, 5th ed. (London: Routledge, 2011), 49. These are just some of the characteristics that differentiate verbal communication from nonverbal, and in the remainder of this chapter we will discuss in more detail the principles, functions, and types of nonverbal communication and conclude with some guidance on how to improve our nonverbal communication competence. 4.1 Principles and Functions of Nonverbal Communication Learning Objectives Compare and contrast verbal communication and nonverbal communication. Discuss the principles of nonverbal communication. Provide examples of the functions of nonverbal communication. As you’ll recall from our introductory chapter, a channel is the sensory route on which a message travels. Oral communication only relies on one channel, because spoken language is transmitted through sound and picked up by our ears. Nonverbal communication, on the other hand, can be taken in by all five of our senses. Since most of our communication relies on visual and auditory channels, those will be the focus of this chapter. But we can also receive messages and generate meaning through touch, taste, and smell. Touch is an especially powerful form of nonverbal communication that we will discuss in this chapter, but we will not get into taste and smell, which have not received as much scholarly attention in relation to nonverbal communication as the other senses. To further define nonverbal communication, we need to distinguish between vocal and verbal aspects of communication. Verbal and nonverbal communication include both vocal and nonvocal elements, and Table 4.1 "Vocal and Nonvocal Elements of Communication" shows the relationship among vocal, nonvocal, verbal, and nonverbal aspects of communication. A vocal element of verbal communication is spoken words—f | General Knowledge Quiz - By Zarbo84 The fictional character John Clayton is better known by what name? 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The last four nations to join the United Nations 193 members are Switzerland (2002), Timor-Leste (2002), Montenegro (2006) and which other nation? | Member States | United Nations United Nations On 19 September 1991, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic informed the United Nations that it had changed its name to Belarus. UN Statistics on Bosnia and Herzegovina The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was an original Member of the United Nations, the Charter having been signed on its behalf on 26 June 1945 and ratified 19 October 1945, until its dissolution following the establishment and subsequent admission as new Members of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Slovenia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The Republic of Croatia was admitted as a Member of the United Nations by General Assembly resolution A/RES/46/238 of 22 May 1992. The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was admitted as a Member of the United Nations by General Assembly resolution A/RES/46/237 of 22 May 1992. The Republic of Slovenia was admitted as a Member of the United Nations by General Assembly resolution A/RES/46/236 of 22 May 1992. By resolution A/RES/47/225 of 8 April 1993, the General Assembly decided to admit as a Member of the United Nations the State being provisionally referred to for all purposes within the United Nations as "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" pending settlement of the difference that had arisen over its name. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was admitted as a Member of the United Nations by General Assembly resolution A/RES/55/12 of 1 November 2000. On 4 February 2003, following the adoption and promulgation of the Constitutional Charter of Serbia and Montenegro by the Assembly of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the official name of " Federal Republic of Yugoslavia" was changed to Serbia and Montenegro. In a letter dated 3 June 2006, the President of the Republic of Serbia informed the Secretary-General that the membership of Serbia and Montenegro was being continued by the Republic of Serbia, following Montenegro's declaration of independence. Montenegro held a 21 May 2006 referendum and declared itself independent from Serbia on 3 June. On 28 June 2006 it was accepted as a United Nations Member State by General Assembly resolution A/RES/60/264 . The Republic of Cabo Verde changed its official name from The Republic of Cape Verde on 24 October 2013 in a request submitted to the Secretary-General by the country's Permanent Representative to the United Nations. UN Statistics on Croatia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was an original Member of the United Nations, the Charter having been signed on its behalf on 26 June 1945 and ratified 19 October 1945, until its dissolution following the establishment and subsequent admission as new Members of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Slovenia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was admitted as a Member of the United Nations by General Assembly resolution A/RES/46/237 of 22 May 1992. The Republic of Croatia was admitted as a Member of the United Nations by General Assembly resolution A/RES/46/238 of 22 May 1992. The Republic of Slovenia was admitted as a Member of the United Nations by General Assembly resolution A/RES/46/236 of 22 May 1992. By resolution A/RES/47/225 of 8 April 1993, the General Assembly decided to admit as a Member of the United Nations the State being provisionally referred to for all purposes within the United Nations as "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" pending settlement of the difference that had arisen over its name. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was admitted as a Member of the United Nations by General Assembly resolution A/RES/55/12 of 1 November 2000. On 4 February 2003, following the adoption and promulgation of the Constitutional Charter of Serbia and Montenegro by the Assembly of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the official name of " Federal Republic of Yugoslavia" was changed to Serbia and Montenegro. In a letter dated 3 June | World Cup Football Firsts 1966 England The FIRST time drug testing was introduced was in World Cup finals in 1966. Players banned after failing in drug testing include Haiti's Ernest Jean-Joseph (1974), Scotland's Willie Johnston (1978) and Argentina's Diego Maradona (1994). The FIRST World Cup mascot was a lion-like boy called Willie used for the England 1966 World Cup. The FIRST player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup Final was Geoff Hurst of England in 1966, with a goal in each of the first-half, second-half and extra-time.. The FIRST first team to score two own goals in the one tournament was Bulgaria. They did so in favour of Portugal and Hungary, losing both matches. The FIRST Asian team to progress beyond the first round of the World Cup finals was North Korea in 1966. 1970 Mexico The FIRST substitution of a goalkeeper was Romania's Necula Raducanu who replaced Steve Adamache in a match against Brazil on 10 June 1970. The FIRST player to receive a yellow card was Lovchev of the USSR in the 1970 opening match against Mexico on 31 May 1970. The FIRST substitute to score a goal was Mexico's Juan Basaguren in the match against El Salvador on 7 June 1970. The FIRST time substitutes were used in World Cup finals matches was 1970. Before 1970, only injured players were allowed to be replaced. The FIRST substitute in World Cup finals was Soviet player Anatoly Puzach who replaced Serebrannikov in the 1970 opening match against Mexico on 31 May 1970. 1974 Germany The FIRST red-carded player was Chile's Carlos Caszely in a match against West Germany on 14 June 1974. The FIRST time that the newly designed FIFA World Cup Trophy was awarded was in 1974, replacing the Jules Rimet Trophy. The FIRST black African nation to play in a World Cup finals was Zaire (now called the Democratic Republic of Congo) in 1974. The FIRST Oceanian nation to qualify the World Cup was Australia in 1974 1978 Argentina The FIRST qualifying match played on artificial turf was between Canada and USA on 24 Sept 1976 in Vancouver, Canada. The FIRST qualifying match played indoor was between USA and Canada on 20 Oct 1976 in Seattle, USA. The FIRST team to win a qualifying match on penalty shootout was Tunisia, which won 4:2 on penalties over Morocco after a 1:1 tie at home on 9 Jan 1977. The FIRST country to withdraw from the World Cup due to the inability to pay the entrance fee was Sri Lanka which withdrew from the 1978 World Cup. The FIRST time penalty shootouts for tied games were introduced to the World Cup was in 1978 (though the first to occur was in 1982) The FIRST player to score for both teams in a match was Ernie Brandts of the Netherlands. In a game in 1978, he first scored an own goal Italy, and then the equaliser for his own team. 1982 Spain The FIRST match decided with a penalty shoot-out was the semi-final between West Germany and France on 8 July, 1982, in which the Germans won the shootout 5:4. The FIRST player to take penalty in a shootout in World Cup finals was Alain Giresse of France, who scored the FIRST ever penalty in a shootout where France lost 4:5 to West Germany. The FIRST substitute to score a hat-trick was Laszlo Kiss of Hungary in a match against El Salvador on 15 June 1982. 1994 Usa The FIRST Final decided on penalty shoot-out was the 1994 Final in which Brazil beat Italy 3:2 on penalty shoot-out after the match finished in a 0:0 tie. The FIRST player to take a penalty shootout in a final was Franco Baresi of Italy, taking the shootout in the 1994 final but blasted it over the bar. The FIRST match played indoors was at the Pontiac Silverdome in Detroit, USA on 18 June 1994, in a match between USA and Switzerland. The FIRST goalkeeper to be sent-off was Gianluca Pagliuca of Italy in a match against Norway on 23 June 1994. The FIRST player to have scored five goals in a single match was Oleg Salenko during the 1994 FIFA World Cup match between Russia and Cameroon. 1998 France The FIRST player to score a golden goal was France's L |
Who in the 1970s was the first big sports superstar endorsee of the Fila brand? | Fila History The History of Fila Fila was founded in 1911 by the brothers Fila in Biella (Piemont, Italy). Until 1973, the company`s focus was on manufacturing undergarment. That year marked the transition from a traditional pants maker to a high-quality, innovative and globally successful major manufacturer of athletic apparel. It was the dawn a of new age not only in Fila`s own history, but also in sports fashion history in general. Two people were responsible for Fila`s new business alignment: General manager Enrico Franchey and fashion designer Pier Luigi Rolando. Their strategic analysis yielded that tennis offered particularly big creative potentials for the newly aligned sportswear manufacturer. Tennis was still "all white" back then, but potentially open to colours, perfect for establishing new design concepts that would easily attract public attention. So Fila started to produce tennis wear. Being aware that successful marketing of their new fashion line involved contracting prominent athletes, Fila began its sponsorship of tennis players in 1974. The first to sign a players contract with Fila were Italian players Adriano Panatta and Paolo Bertolucci who introduced Fila's slim fit polo shirts on the courts, featuring big coloured collars and a big "F" logo on the chest. These were part of Fila's new "White Line" collection, a somewhat misleading, purely mythical name that had nothing to do with tennis associated as the "white sport". In fact, the White Line fashion items soon proved to become more and more colourful and also more and more successful: 1975 was the historic year Bjorn Borg signed with Fila, the begin of an unique, unprecedented success story of athlete sponsorship. Fila was created in Biella, Piedmont, by the Fila brothers in 1911. It originally started by making clothing for the people of the Italian Alps, now manufacturing sportswear for men, women, kids and athletes. The company's primary product was originally underwear, before moving into sportswear in the 1970s, initially with the endorsement of tennis player Björn Borg. The original Italian ownership Holding di Partecipazioni sold the company to US hedge fund Cerberus Capital Management in 2003, after the company over-committed itself to expensive athletic endorsements, at a time when margins were under pressure. Cerberus owned Fila through holding company Sports Brands International, which owned and operated all Fila businesses around the world with the exception of Fila Korea, which was a separate company operating the brand under licence In January 2007, the global Fila brand was acquired by Fila Korea, Ltd. from SBI, becoming South Korea's largest sportswear company. Fila Korea currently holds the rights to the worldwide use of footwear and apparel brands of the parent firm. With a refreshed management team in the United States, Fila is poised for a comeback. Apparel Men The men's Fila line of sportswear include apparel for such sports as tennis, running, men's training, basketball, golf, swimming, and Fila's own line of vintage apparel. Women The women's Fila line of sportswear include apparel for such sports as tennis, running, cross training, golf, swimming, and Fila's own line of vintage apparel. Kids Fila has everyday day footwear for children of all ages, from infants to youth. Athletes Steve Krulevitz >>> Other prominent 70s/80s players sponsored by Fila In addition to Bjorn Borg and Guillermo Vilas, Fila contracted a lot of other prominent tennis players. Talking about Vilas, one automatically thinks of Ion Tiriac, his long-time coach and guru. With Tiriac also dressed in Fila, the two occasionally formed a doubles team when Tiriac was still on the ATP tour in the '70s, often wearing the same Fila White Line clothes, presenting a real partner look. In the second half of the '70s, Fila became huge not only in the field of tennis, but also conquered the ski market and expanded into other sports sectors, dressing champions such as Ingemar Stenmark, Alberto Tomba, Deborah Compagnoni, Grant Hill, Fiona May, Paul Tergat and Mike P | Index-a The live album Beauty and the Beat featured pianist George Shearring and which singer? Peggy Lee Whose band was the Tijuana Brass? Herb Alpert Who were Cliff Richard's backing group through the 60s? The Shadows Who were the famous backing singers on most of Elvis Presley's early hits? The Jordanaires The Stratocaster is a model of which guitar maker? Fender Which piano-playing singer's first hit was The Fat Man? 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By what name was the Spanish nobleman Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar better known? | El Cid: Spanish history enjoys a right royal revamp | Film | The Guardian Reel history El Cid: Spanish history enjoys a right royal revamp Anthony Mann jousts fast and loose with the lives of Spain's medieval masters – resulting in seriously sublime cinema Dressed to kill … Charlton Heston (right) as Rodrigo Díaz in El Cid (1961), directed by Anthony Mann. Photograph: Allied Artists/Allstar/Cinetext Entertainment grade: A History grade: D Rodrigo Díaz was an 11th-century nobleman from Vivar in Castile. He is better known as El Cid, from the Arabic sidi or sayyid, meaning "the Lord". War Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, El Cid. Photograph: Universal/Getty Images In 1080, when this film begins, the territory that is now Spain and Portugal was split between Christian and Muslim kingdoms . Emir Ben Yussuf ( Herbert Lom ) rouses the Muslim princes of the southern part, known as al-Andalus, to conquer the Christian north, some of which is known as León-Castile. The film's Ben Yussuf is the historical Yusuf ibn Tashufin , commander of the Almoravid Empire . At his summons, Emir Yusuf al-Mutamin of Zaragoza (Douglas Wilmer) has a go at conquering part of León-Castile, but is captured by Rodrigo Díaz ( Charlton Heston ). When Díaz offers him freedom rather than death, al-Mutamin honours him with the name El Cid. According to the historical sources, al-Mutamin was not attempting to conquer León-Castile. His war was with his own brother and rival emir, Mundhir . Díaz and al-Mutamin are said to have become close when the former joined the latter's army as a mercenary in the early 1080s. Love Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren in El Cid (1961). Photograph: Moviestore Collection/Rex Features Díaz's girlfriend, Jimena (Sophia Loren), is upset with him for killing her father. When he fights an Aragonese knight in an astonishingly good jousting scene (which took El Cid's enormous cast and crew five weeks to film), Jimena gives her colours to his rival. The bubbling hatred between Díaz and Jimena on screen is the stuff of historical fantasy, but it was real enough on set. At the beginning of filming, Heston found out that Loren was earning a $1m paycheque – substantially larger than his. He was so angry that he refused even to look at her in most of their scenes. This soon becomes amusing for the viewer. Politics King Ferdinand the Great of León-Castile dies, and divides his lands between his children Sancho, Alfonso and Urraca. This really happened 15 years earlier in 1065, but the film has bodged the timeline to heighten the tension. At the king's funeral, Sancho tries to kill Alfonso. Alfonso teams up with his sister Urraca, the two blond-haired siblings conspiring to reunite and rule the several kingdoms. They want gruff warrior Díaz on their side – but he won't do their bidding, for above all else he believes in honour. All Alfonso and Urraca would need to do is indulge in a spot of incest and we'd be in Game of Thrones, perhaps because medieval history is George RR Martin's source material . El Cid's version of the warring heirs has elements of accuracy, though in real life Ferdinand made it even more complicated by having five children , all of whom variously went into battle against each other, allied with Muslim princes, had affairs with runaway Muslim princesses , hatched world-domination conspiracies and assassinated each other. If a couple of dragons and some ice zombies turned up, they could hardly make the 11th century more dramatic than it really was. More war Scene from the 1961 film El Cid, with Charlton Heston Photograph: Sportsphoto Ltd./Allstar Alfonso is defeated by Ben Yussuf at the battle of Sagrajas . Díaz saves the day for the Christians by taking Valencia – but Ben Yussuf turns his forces and besieges him there. The battle sequences along the beach to the castle of Valencia (represented on film by the 13th-century castle of Peñíscola ) are some of the most spectacular in Hollywood history. Spain's military dictator Francisco Franco , who flattered himself that he might be compared to El Cid when this movie came out, loaned t | Rodrigo Diaz " El Cid" de Vivar (d 1099) Bio Sketch - Photos and Stories — FamilySearch.org Rodrigo Diaz " El Cid" de Vivar (d 1099) Bio Sketch · · BIO: The Cid; buried in the Cloister of San Pedro de Cardena, at Burgos, Spain. ** from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CastilNob.htm#ElviraRodriquezMRamiroNavarre, as of 11/6/2014 RODRIGO Díaz de Vivar (Vivar near Burgos [1043]-Valencia [10] Jul 1099, bur monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña). The Historia Roderici names Rodrigo Díaz el Campeador as son of “Diego Laínez…[and] the daughter of Rodrigo Álvarez”[392]. The "Corónicas" Navarras name "Rodric Diaç" as the son of "Díac Layniç" and his wife "fija de Roy Díaz Álvariz d'Esturias", specifying that "el rey don Sancho de Castieylla" raised him after his father died[393]. Known as "El Cid Campeador". He was brought up in the household of Sancho, future Sancho II King of Castle, and fought with the prince at the battle of Graus 8 May 1063[394]. Alférez of Sancho II King of Castile 1066[395]. "Ruderigo Didaz" accepted as his wife "Scemena filia Didago ducis de terra Asturiense" and granted property "in territorio Kastelle…in Cavia" to her, including "villas que michi saccarunt Albaro Faniz et Albaro Albariz sobrinis meis", with "comes Petro Assuriz et comes Garsea Ordonniz" as guarantors, by charter dated 19 Jul 1074[396]. “Munnioni comite, Gundissalbo comite, Didaco Gundissalbiz...Gundissalbo Albariz, Albaro Gundissalbiz, Rodrico Diaz” subscribed the charter dated 1 Jun 1079 under which "Maria" donated property “in Aquilare medietatem...monasterio de Sancti Martini...alio monasterio in Aquilare, Sancta Juliana” to San Pedro de Cardeña[397]. "...Rodrigo Didaz..." confirmed the charter dated 8 May 1080 under which King Alfonso VI decreed that no representative of the king could enter Sahagún[398]. Lord and independent ruler of Valencia 1094-1099. Dozy highlights a passage, written by Ibn-Bassâm in 1109, which records that "un chien de Galice appelé Rodrigue et surnommé le Campéador" captured Valencia in "488"[399]. The "Corónicas" Navarras record that "meo Çid" died in Valencia in May 1132 and was buried "a Sanct Per de Cardeyna, prob de Burgos"[400]. The Chronicon Burgense records the death in 1099 of “Rodericus Campidoctor”[401]. m ([19 Jul] 1074) JIMENA Díaz, daughter of conde DIEGO Fernández & his second wife Cristina Fernández (-1106). The "Corónicas" Navarras record that "este meo Çid" married "dona Xemena, nieta del rey don Alfonsso, filla del conte don Diago de Asturias"[402]. "Rodric Diaz et uxor mea Scemena" donated property to the abbey of Silos by charter dated 12 May 1076[403]. She attempted to retain control of Valencia after her husband's death but finally evacuated the city in [Apr/May] 1102. The Anales Toledanos record the death in 1106 of “Dona Ximena su muger [del Cid]”[404]. Rodrigo & his wife had three children: (a) DIEGO Rodríguez (-killed in battle Consuegra 1097). (b) ELVIRA [Cristina] Rodríguez ([1080]-). m ([1100]) RAMIRO Sánchez de Navarra Señor de Monzón y Urroz, son of SANCHO García de Navarra Señor de Uncastillo y Sangüesa & his first wife Constanza Sánchez (-[Jan/Feb] 1116). (c) MARÍA [Sol] Rodríguez (-[4 Aug 1104/before 1 Nov 1106]). [m firstly (1098) Infante don PEDRO de Aragon y Navarra, son of PEDRO I King of Aragon and Navarre & his first wife Agnès d'Aquitaine (-1 Feb 1104, bur 18 Aug 1104 San Juan de la Peña[414]).] m [secondly] ([1104]) as his first wife, RAMÓN BERENGUER III "el Grande" Conde de Barcelona, son of RAMÓN BERENGUER II "Cap d'Estopes" Conde de Barcelona & his wife Mathilde di Apulia (11 Nov 1082-19 Jul 1131). ** from The Making of Spain (Gabriel Jackson) p 64+ ...The Cid had been the field commander of the Castilian armies under Sancho, and had administered the oath which had made possible the accession of Alfonso in 1072. He had performed several dipolomatic services for Alfonso, and the latter, seeking a firm conciliation with his formidable vassal, had offered in marriage in niece Jimena. In 1081 the Cid had conducted an un |
Who won a best supporting actor Oscar for his performance as Little Bill Daggett in the 1992 film “Unforgiven”? | 1992 Academy Awards® Winners and History Scent of a Woman (1992) Actor: AL PACINO in "Scent of a Woman", Robert Downey, Jr. in "Chaplin", Clint Eastwood in "Unforgiven" , Stephen Rea in "The Crying Game", Denzel Washington in "Malcolm X" Actress: EMMA THOMPSON in "Howards End", Catherine Deneuve in "Indochine", Mary McDonnell in "Passion Fish", Michelle Pfeiffer in "Love Field", Susan Sarandon in "Lorenzo's Oil" Supporting Actor: GENE HACKMAN in "Unforgiven" , Jaye Davidson in "The Crying Game", Jack Nicholson in "A Few Good Men", Al Pacino in "Glengarry Glen Ross", David Paymer in "Mr. Saturday Night" Supporting Actress: MARISA TOMEI in "My Cousin Vinny", Judy Davis in "Husbands and Wives", Joan Plowright in "Enchanted April", Vanessa Redgrave in "Howards End", Miranda Richardson in "Damage" Director: CLINT EASTWOOD for "Unforgiven" , Robert Altman for "The Player", Martin Brest for "Scent of a Woman", James Ivory for "Howards End", Neil Jordan for "The Crying Game" A large number of non-American films and performers received nominations in 1992, and Variety actually dubbed it - "The Year of the Visa." (Foreign nominees won in 10 different categories.) But there were many representative Hollywood films and actors/actresses that won Oscars or were considered for awards as well. During the nominations period, the awards were also proclaimed as the "Year of the Woman," although it was still thought that Hollywood provided few roles for women thespians. The Best Picture winner was actor / producer / director Clint Eastwood's deconstructed western Unforgiven . From an Oscar-nominated script by David Webb Peoples, the film told the tale of a corrupt violent sheriff in the town of Big Whiskey in 1880s Wyoming, and a retired bounty hunter/pig farmer who emerges from retirement for one last act of vengeance against a prostitute-attacker. Before this film, Eastwood hadn't even been nominated for an Oscar, although he had directed over a dozen films and appeared in dozens more. Eastwood's film had nine nominations and four Oscar awards - Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Director, and Best Film Editing. Unforgiven 's Best Picture award was a distinction - it was the third western film to ever win the Best Picture Oscar. [The first two western films to be recognized as Best Pictures were Cimarron (1930/31) and Dances With Wolves (1990).] The other four Best Picture nominees were: writer/director Neil Jordan's plot-twisting Irish film about an IRA terrorist, The Crying Game (with six nominations and one win - Best Original Screenplay) producer/director Rob Reiner's military courtroom drama A Few Good Men (with four nominations and no wins). It was the only Best Picture nominee without any Oscar wins American director James Ivory's impressive-looking Merchant-Ivory production of E. M. Forster's classic 1910 novel Howards End (with nine nominations and three wins - Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay (for Ruth Prawer Jhabvala), and Best Art Direction) director Martin Brest's story of an embittered ex-lieutenant, Scent of a Woman (with four nominations and one win) Howards End, The Crying Game, and The Player, with a combined total of 18 Oscar nominations, | Unforgiven (1992) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Retired Old West gunslinger William Munny reluctantly takes on one last job, with the help of his old partner and a young man. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC 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 22 titles created 01 Mar 2011 a list of 28 titles created 21 Mar 2011 a list of 45 titles created 10 Jun 2013 a list of 49 titles created 19 Oct 2013 a list of 25 titles created 5 months ago Search for " Unforgiven " 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. Won 4 Oscars. Another 36 wins & 29 nominations. See more awards » Videos Disgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino. Director: Clint Eastwood A young recruit in Vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man. Director: Oliver Stone Two bounty hunters with the same intentions team up to track down a Western outlaw. Director: Sergio Leone A determined woman works with a hardened boxing trainer to become a professional. Director: Clint Eastwood An in-depth examination of the ways in which the U.S. Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of people in a small industrial town in Pennsylvania. Director: Michael Cimino A bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery. Director: Sergio Leone A group of professional bank robbers start to feel the heat from police when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist. Director: Michael Mann As corruption grows in 1950s LA, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice. Director: Curtis Hanson Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande. Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin In Miami in 1980, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed. Director: Brian De Palma Greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two best friends, a mafia underboss and a casino owner, for a trophy wife over a gambling empire. Director: Martin Scorsese Rocky Balboa, a small-time boxer, gets a supremely rare chance to fight heavy-weight champion Apollo Creed in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect. Director: John G. Avildsen Edit Storyline The town of Big Whisky is full of normal people trying to lead quiet lives. Cowboys try to make a living. Sheriff 'Little Bill' tries to build a house and keep a heavy-handed order. The town whores just try to get by.Then a couple of cowboys cut up a whore. Dissatisfied with Bill's justice, the prostitutes put a bounty on the cowboys. The bounty attracts a young gun billing himself as 'The Schofield Kid', and aging killer William Munny. Munny reformed for his young wife, and has been raising crops and two children in peace. But his wife is gone. Farm life is hard. And Munny is no good at it. So he calls his old partner Ned, saddles his ornery nag, and rides off to kill one more time, blurring the lines between heroism and villainy, man and myth. Written by Charlie Ness It's a hell of a thing, killing a man Genres: Rated R for language, and violence, and for a scene of sexuality | See all certifications » Pa |
What was the first fully computer generated film? | Computer Animation/Computer Generated Imagery - Wikibooks, open books for an open world Computer Animation/Computer Generated Imagery Jump to: navigation , search Computer Generated Imagery[ edit ] Computer-generated imagery (CGI) is the application of the field of computer graphics (or more specifically 3D computer graphics) to special effects. CGI is used in movies, television programs and commercials, and in printed media. Real-time computer graphics, such as those in video games, are rarely referred to as CGI. CGI is used because it is often cheaper than physical methods, such as constructing elaborate miniatures for effects shots or hiring a great deal of extras for crowd scenes, and because it allows the creation of images that would not be feasible using any other method. It can also allow a single artist to produce content without the use of actors or other contributors to the project. 2D CGI was first used in movies in 1973's Westworld, though the first use of 3D imagery was in its sequel, Futureworld (1976), which featured a computer-generated hand and face created by then University of Utah graduate students Edwin Catmull and Fred Parke. The first two films to make heavy investments in CGI, Tron (1982) and The Last Starfighter (1984), were commercial failures, causing most directors to relegate CGI to images that were supposed to look like they were created by a computer. Photorealistic CGI did not win over the motion picture industry until 1989, when The Abyss won the Academy Award for Visual Effects. Industrial Light and Magic produced photorealistic CGI visual effects, including a seawater creature lovingly dubbed the water weenie, for the film. 2D CGI increasingly appeared in "traditional" animated films, where it supplemented the use of hand-illustrated cels. Its uses ranged from digital tweening motion between frames, to eye-catching quasi-3D effects such as the ballroom scene in Beauty and the Beast. In 1995, the first fully computer-generated feature film, Pixar's Toy Story, was a resounding commercial success. Additional digital animation studios such as Blue Sky Studios (Fox) and Pacific Data Images (Dreamworks SKG) went into production, and existing animation companies such as Disney began to make a transition from traditional animation to CGI. Between 1995 and 2005 the average effects budget for a wide-release feature film skyrocketed from $5 million to $40 million. According to one studio executive, as of 2005, more than half of feature films have significant effects. In the early 2000s, computer-generated imagery became the dominant form of special effects. The technology progressed to the point that it became possible to include virtual stunt doubles that were nearly indistinguishable from the actors they replaced. Computer-generated extras also became used extensively in crowd scenes. The timeline of CGI in movies shows a detailed list of pioneering uses of computer-generated imagery in film and television. CGI for films is usually rendered at about 1.4–6 megapixels. Toy Story, for example, was rendered at 1536 × 922. The time to render one frame is typically around 2–3 hours, with ten times that for the most complex scenes. This time hasn't changed much in the last decade, as image quality progressed at the same rate as improvements in hardware. Developments in CGI technologies are reported each year at SIGGRAPH, an annual conference on computer graphics and interactive techniques, attended each year by tens of thousands of computer professionals. Developers of computer games and 3D video cards strive to achieve the same visual quality on personal computers in real-time as is possible for CGI films and animation. With the rapid advancement of real-time rendering quality, artists began to use game engines to render non-interactive movies. This art form is called machinima. | Film History Milestones - 1997 Event and Significance 1997 Marvin the Martian in the Third Dimension (aka Marvin the Martian in 3D), a 12-minute Warner Bros film, opened as a feature of the Warner Bros.' theme park "Movie World" in Australia. It was the first computer-animated CG film that was to be viewed with 3-D glasses. It combined the experience of watching a fully CGI film with polarized/anaglyphic glasses. 1997 James Cameron's Titanic (1997), the most expensive film of all time at the time of its release, also soon became the highest grossing and most successful film of all-time in Hollywood history (at $600.8 million domestic gross box-office receipts, and $1.8 billion total worldwide gross), surpassing the all-time box-office (domestic) record of Star Wars (1977) . (Titanic remained at the top until Cameron's own Avatar (2009) surpassed it 12 years later at $760.5 million (domestic).) It was the first film with a budget of $200 million, and it was the first movie to gross $1 billion (worldwide). When adjusted for inflation, however, Cleopatra (1963) had the highest budget of any film, and Gone with the Wind (1939) remained the highest grossing. Delays during production and a budget of $200 million threatened to 'sink' the film, but didn't affect its overall success. Repeated theatrical viewings by young teens (enthralled by the romance between Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet) were partly responsible for the film's high returns. The bulk of the state-of-the-art visual effects (CGI and miniature models) were provided by Cameron's own company, Digital Domain. And the film was backed or co-produced by two studios in order to foot the bill -- Fox and Paramount. 1997 The blockbuster film Titanic (1997) had a record-tying fourteen nominations and won a record-tying eleven Academy Awards (duplicating the feat of All About Eve (1950) ). That made it the second of only two films to receive 14 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. It was also the second film to win 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture - it tied Ben-Hur (1959) with eleven Oscar wins - the most Oscar wins of any film in Academy Awards history. [ The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) would equal the feat in six years with 11 wins.] 1997 There were only two instances in which the same movie character was Oscar-nominated within the same film. The first instance was in Titanic (1997), where the character of Rose DeWitt Bukater was played by nominees Gloria Stuart and Kate Winslet. [Note: The second instance was the character of Iris Murdoch in Iris (2001).] 1997 The 18th official Bond film, Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) was the first film in cinematic history to have the largest product placement deal ever, covering its entire production budget of $110 million. The film was largely marketed through the film's promotional partners. Sponsoring companies included BMW, Ericsson cellphones, Bollinger champagne, Omega watches, Dunhill, Brioni clothing, Avis rental cars, Golden Wonder potato chips, L'Oréal cosmetics, VISA, and Heineken beer. Some joked that the Bond films had now become the "Licence to Sell." 1997 The first time product placement appeared in an animated picture was Chanel perfume in Anastasia (1997). 1997 Due to its opening against James Cameron's blockbuster Titanic (1997), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) was the first (and only) Pierce Brosnan Bond film to not open as the # 1 film at the box-office. 1997 Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt won Best Actor and Best Actress Oscars for As Good As It Gets (1997). This was only the seventh time in 70 years that the leading actor and actress from the same film received the Oscars. 1997 Slim DVDs (Digital Versatile Discs), the new generation of optical disc storage technology, began to be sold to c |
What is a kick, a cut, a horse, and uninspiring journalist? | Hack - definition of hack by The Free Dictionary Hack - definition of hack by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hack Related to hack: Life hack hack 1 v. hacked, hack·ing, hacks v.tr. 1. To cut or chop with repeated and irregular blows: hacked down the saplings. 2. To make or shape by hitting or chopping with a sharp implement: hacked a trail through the forest. 3. To break up the surface of (soil). 4. a. To alter (a computer program): hacked her text editor to read HTML. b. To gain access to (a computer file or network) illegally or without authorization: hacked the firm's personnel database. 5. Slang To cut or mutilate as if by hacking: hacked millions off the budget. 6. Slang To cope with successfully; manage: couldn't hack a second job. v.intr. 1. To chop or cut something by hacking. 2. a. To write or refine computer programs skillfully. b. To use one's skill in computer programming to gain illegal or unauthorized access to a file or network: hacked into the company's intranet. 3. To cough roughly or harshly. n. 1. A rough, irregular cut made by hacking. 2. A tool, such as a hoe, used for hacking. 3. A blow made by hacking. 4. An attempt to hit a baseball; a swing of the bat. 5. a. An instance of gaining unauthorized access to a computer file or network. b. A program that makes use of existing often proprietary software, adding new features to it. c. A clever modification or improvement. 6. A rough, dry cough. [Middle English hakken, from Old English -haccian; see keg- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots. V., intr., sense 2, back-formation from hacker .] hack′a·ble adj. 1. A horse used for riding or driving; a hackney. 2. A worn-out horse for hire; a jade. 3. a. One who undertakes unpleasant or distasteful tasks for money or reward; a hireling. b. A writer hired to produce routine or commercial writing. 4. A carriage or hackney for hire. 5. Informal v. hacked, hack·ing, hacks v.tr. 1. To let out (a horse) for hire. 2. To make banal or hackneyed with indiscriminate use. v.intr. 1. To drive a taxicab for a living. 2. To work for hire as a writer. 3. To ride on horseback at an ordinary pace. adj. 1. By, characteristic of, or designating routine or commercial writing: hack prose. 2. Hackneyed; banal. (hæk) vb 1. (when: intr, usually foll by at or away) to cut or chop (at) irregularly, roughly, or violently 2. to cut and clear (a way, path, etc), as through undergrowth 3. (Rugby) (in sport, esp rugby) to foul (an opposing player) by kicking or striking his shins 4. (Basketball) basketball to commit the foul of striking (an opposing player) on the arm 5. (Pathology) (intr) to cough in short dry spasmodic bursts 6. (Journalism & Publishing) (tr) to reduce or cut (a story, article, etc) in a damaging way 7. (Computer Science) to manipulate a computer program skilfully, esp, to gain unauthorized access to another computer system 8. (tr) slang to tolerate; cope with: I joined the army but I couldn't hack it. 9. hack to bits to damage severely: his reputation was hacked to bits. n 10. a cut, chop, notch, or gash, esp as made by a knife or axe 11. (Agriculture) any tool used for shallow digging, such as a mattock or pick 12. a chopping blow 13. (Pathology) a dry spasmodic cough 14. (Rugby) a kick on the shins, as in rugby 15. a wound from a sharp kick [Old English haccian; related to Old Frisian hackia, Middle High German hacken] hack 1. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a horse kept for riding or (more rarely) for driving 2. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) an old, ill-bred, or overworked horse 3. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a horse kept for hire 4. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) Brit a country ride on horseback 5. a drudge 6. (Journalism & Publishing) a person who produces mediocre literary or journalistic work 7. (Automotive Engineering) Also called: hackney US a coach or carriage that is for hire 8. (Automotive Engineering) informal 9. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) Brit to ride (a horse) cross-country for pleasure 10. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (tr) to let (a horse) out for hire 11. | Reviews and expert advice from Which? MSA statement Which? works for you © Which? 2017 Cookies at Which? We use cookies to help improve our sites. If you continue, we'll assume that you're happy to accept our cookies. Find out more about cookies OK |
Who was the beautiful girl loved by Eros in Greek mythology? Her name means 'spirit' or 'life' in Greek. | Myth of Eros and Psyche - Greeka.com Discover the myth of Eros and Psyche The legendary beauty of Psyche Once upon a time, there was a king who had three wonderful daughters. The youngest, Psyche, was much more beautiful than her two sisters and looked like a goddess among mere mortals. The fame of its beauty had been spread throughout the whole kingdom and men kept coming to her palace to admire and worship her. When people would see her, they used to say that not even Aphrodite herself could compete Psyche. The more people were getting to know Psyche, the less would remember the goddess of love and beauty. The temples of Aphrodite were abandoned, her altars covered with cold ashes and the sculptors would no more make statues for her. All the honors reserved to her were then attributed to a simple, mortal girl. The goddess could not accept such a situation and required help from his son, Eros. He told him in distress, Use your power and make this little shameless girl to fall in love with the vilest and the most despicable creature who has ever walked on Earth. Eros agreed to do so but the moment he saw her, he himself felt his heart pierced by one of his own arrows. He couldn't make that charming maiden fall in love with a horrible creature but also decided not to tell his mother. The horrible prophesy Psyche, however, was felling bad because not only she could not fall in love with someone but, even more surprising, nobody seemed to really fall in love with her. Men were happy just to admire her. Then they passed by and married another girl. Her two sisters, though definitely less seductive, had held two lavish weddings, each with a king. Psyche was the most beautiful girl on Earth, but she was sad and lonely, always admired but never really loved. It seemed that no man would want her as his wife and this caused great anxiety and distress to her parents. That is when her father went to visit the oracle of Delphi to ask Apollo for an advice on what to do to find a husband for Psyche. The prophecy of the god was terrible. Apollo decreed that Psyche, dressed in black dress, should be brought to the summit of a mountain and stay there alone. The husband that was assigned to her, a winged serpent, terrible and more powerful than the gods themselves, would come up and take her for his wife. No one can imagine the despair of the family and friends of Psyche. She was prepared for the hill as if she were to face her death and with more cries than if they were to drive her to the tomb, they led the young lady to the hill. Desperately, they all departed, leaving Psyche to her fate, radiant and helpless, and they locked themselves in the palace to mourn her for the rest of their days. The beginning of a fairy tale On the hill and in the dark, Psyche remained seated and waited. While she was shaking and crying in the quiet night, a slight breeze reached her. It was the fresh wind of Zephyr, the mildest of the winds. He felt that she was being raised. She was being taken into the air, over the rocky hill, to a soft meadow full of flowers. He did his best to make her forget her pain and put her to sleep. She then woke up by the sound of clear stream and when she opened her eyes she faced an imposing and magnificent castle. It seemed destined to a god, with gold columns, silver walls and floors of inlaid precious stones. Absolute silence ruled. It seemed uninhabited and Psyche approached cautiously to admire its splendors. She remained suspicious at the threshold, where she heard a noise but could not see anyone. However, she could clearly hear the words: The house is for you. Come in and do not be afraid. Take a bath and we will immediately honor you with a great dinner. Never had she taken such a refreshing bath nor tasted such delicious dishes. While eating, she heard a soft music around her, like a harp accompanying a numerous choir. She heard it but she could not see it. The whole day she was alone, only accompanied by the voices. But somehow she knew her husband would come at night. And so it was. When she felt he was close to | Monsters in Greek Mythology Monsters in Greek Mythology Argus Argus may have had as many as one hundred eyes, which were located all over his body. Hera employed him as a guard. He was killed by Hermes . Afterward, Hera put Argus's eyes in the tail of the peacock, her favorite bird. Cerberus Cerberus was a huge and powerful three-headed dog. He was owned by Hades , god of the dead, who used the fearsome hound to guard the entrance to the underworld. In his final labor, Hercules went to the underworld and kidnapped Cerberus . Cyclopes Each of the Cyclopes was gigantic and had a single eye in the middle of its forehead. The Cyclopes made lightning and thunderbolts for Zeus to use. The brutal Polyphemus , a Cyclops and a son of Poseidon , lived on an island, where he was blinded by Odysseus . Gorgons The Gorgons were horrifyingly ugly monsters who lived at the edge of the world. Their hair was made of serpents, and one look from a Gorgon's eyes would turn a man to stone. Perseus killed the Gorgon Medusa by beheading her while looking only at her reflection. The Hydra Hydra The Hydra was a massive and poisonous serpent with nine heads. Every time one head was injured, another two grew in its place. Hercules sought out the monster in its dark marsh and succeeded in destroying it. Minotaur The Minotaur was a man-eating monster with the head of a bull. King Minos kept it hidden in a labyrinth (a maze) in Knossos, on the island of Crete, where he used it to frighten his enemies. Theseus killed the Minotaur. The Minotaur Scylla and Charybdis The powerful monsters Scylla and Charybdis lived together in a sea cave. Scylla had many fierce dog heads and ate sailors alive; Charybdis created whirlpools by sucking in and spitting out seawater. Both Jason and Odysseus safely traveled by these monsters. Sirens The Sirens were giant, winged creatures with the heads of women. They lived on rocks on the sea, where their beautiful singing lured sailors to shipwreck. Odysseus filled his sailors' ears with wax so that they might sail safely past the Sirens. |
Which English county is known as ‘The Red Rose County’? | Lancashire Flag | British County Flags British County Flags Posted on June 23, 2013 by vexilo Lancashire’s warm and sunny flag was registered in 2008. It features the county’s traditional red rose with which it has long been associated. A rose had first been used as a royal badge by Henry III (reigned 1216 – 1272) , who adopted his golden rose from his wife, Eleanor of Provence. This royal badge was then used by the four subsequent monarchs but Henry’s son Edmund (Crouchback) (1245-1296) the first Duke of Lancaster, distinguished his own badge by making the rose red. His descendants, the Dukes of Lancaster, used the badge as an emblem of the house of Lancaster. The specific variety or species of rose depicted is generally held to be the “Rosa Gallica Officinalis”, possibly the first cultivated rose. There are conflicting opinions regarding the prominence of the red rose during the period of the civil war, subsequently named “The Wars of The Roses”. Although a badge of the House of Lancaster it is conceivable that it came to prominence only with the victory of Henry VII (Tudor) at the battle of Bosworth in 1485 in response to the white rose badge used by the rival House of York. The promulgation of this Lancastrian badge allowed Henry Tudor to symbolise the restoration of peace and unity by creating the combined red and white, Tudor rose, that came to symbolise England as a whole and to bask in the reflected glories of both York and Lancaster – each a cadet branch of the royal Plantagenet House. The floral union also reflected his personal union in marriage, with Elizabeth of York and the cessation of hostilities between these rival branches of the royal dynasty. Whether this deft, political use of emblems was of Henry VII’s own devising or that of some insightful herald is unknown. The association of the red rose of the House of Lancaster with the county of Lancashire seems to have developed retrospectively, thereafter, in consequence of its use as an element in the much featured Tudor symbol. In the nineteenth century the red rose appeared as the badge, or on the military banners, of some county militia regiments including the Royal Lancashire Militia A red rose also reportedly featured on the regimental colours of: Blackburn Hundred Higher Division Local Militia, and Trafford House and Hulme Local Militia. Notably however in this era of the early nineteenth century other militia units from Blackburn, Leyland and Oldham for example bore no rose on their insignia. Similarly the red rose makes no appearance on the arms of the county’s older or larger towns and cities, for example; By contrast the arms of urban areas awarded in later years, regularly include roses, e.g. indicating a developing association between the County of Lancaster and the red rose emblem of the House of Lancaster. Architectural features incorporating the red rose also appeared at this time. A cobblestone mosaic depicts the red rose of the county in Williamson Park, Lancaster. The building and grounds date from the early twentieth century Another cobbled mosaic of the red rose can be seen outside Manchester Town Hall, completed in 1877 Towards the end of the nineteenth century the red rose was also adopted by Lancashire County Cricket Club as the club’s badge demonstrating that the symbol had become firmly established as the county emblem. This was followed at the start of the twentieth century with the award to the local county council, which had been established in 1889, of an official coat arms. The firm association of the county and the red rose by this time is evident in the pattern adopted which boldly displays three red roses, of the House of Lancaster. The main arms were officially granted on August 31, 1903, the supporters were granted on October 26, 1903. The various other elements that make up the arms, for example the colours, are derived from the arms of the Ferrers family, earls of Derby who held the land between the rivers Ribble and Mersey in the thirteenth century before the Earldom (later Duchy) of Lancaster was created. However, | Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: CUP AND PLATE QUESTIONS FOR TUESDAY 28TH JANUARY CUP AND PLATE QUESTIONS FOR TUESDAY 28TH JANUARY Questions set by the Waters Green Lemmings and the Bate Horntails. ROUND ONE: Q1: The characters Vladimir and Estragon appear? A: Waiting for Godot. Q2: What relation was Pliny the Younger to Pliny the Elder? A: Nephew. Q3: Which member of the Royal Family is nicknamed “Princess Pushy”? A: Princess Michael of Kent. Q4: What was the name of Perry Mason’s secretary? A: Della Street. Q5: What famous French film production/newsreel brand, established in 1896, was the first major movie corporation? A: Pathé (Pathé Frères - Pathé Brothers) Q6: Which King conferred the title “Royal and Ancient” on the Golf Club at St. Andrews? A: William IV. Q7: In which U.S. state is the vast majority of Yellowstone National Park? A: Wyoming. Q8: Which was the last British group to win the Eurovision Song Contest? A: Katrina and the Waves (in 1997 with Love Shine A Light). Q9: In October 2013, Sebastian Vettel won the F1 Driver’s Championship for the 4th consecutive time, but how many other people have achieved this feat? A: Three: (Juan Manuel Fangio; Alain Prost; Michael Schumacher). Q10: Which country finished third in the 1966 World Cup? A: Portugal. Q11: What was the surname of Art Historian and nun, Sister Wendy? A: Becket. Q12: What is the capital of Tajikistan? A: Dushanbe. Q13: Which Beatles album followed Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band? A: Magical Mystery Tour. Q14: Which detective was created by W J Burley? A: Wycliffe. Q15: Which of Enid Blyton’s Famous Five owned Timmy the Dog? A: George. Q16: In which prison was the television series “Porridge” set? Slade. Q17: Where in the human body is the radius? A: The forearm (accept arm). Q18: To which country do the islands of Spitzbergen belong? A: Norway. Q19: In which year was the Festival of Britain? A: 1951. Q20: In whose shop window did Bagpuss sit? A: Emily’s. Q1: At which English racecourse would you find Devil’s Dyke? A: Newmarket. Q2: Which is the largest moon in the Solar System? A: Ganymede. Q3: How many Nobel Prizes are usually awarded each year? 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Sligo, Galway and Limerick are all cities in which European country? | Sligo Travel Information from SligoTour.com Travelling to Sligo Airports Ireland has seven regional airport and four international airports. Dublin, Cork, Shannon and Belfast are the main international hubs. However the growth of the regional airports and their expansion has made the west and northwest much more easily accessible for many. Ireland West Airport , Knock, County Mayo Website: www.knockairport.com 38miles/62 km from Sligo Town. Approximately 1hour driving time to Sligo Town, and 30 minutes to the south of the county. The airport is located south of Sligo just off the N17 to Galway. It has been one of the biggest success stories of the regional airports. Scheduled flights are operated year round by a number of operators. Charters are operated in the winter and summer to various European destinations by a number of mainly Irish tour operators. The airport - although small - has good basic facilities, such as on the spot parking, car rental, airport shop, bars and food. There is a cashpoint but no exchange facilities are available. Traffic around the airport is unproblematic and both check-in and luggage collection times are very fast compared to the larger airports. Many people visiting the west or northwest prefer using the airport due to its speed and convenience. A shuttle bus service, BusAer is available between the airport and Charlestown, where further bus connections are available to Sligo and various destinations in Ireland. NB A development fee is payable locally on departure from Knock ( € 10, under 12s do not pay). This is a compulsory local tax to raise money to improve the airport area. Sligo Airport, Strandhill, County Sligo Website: www.sligoairport.com Sligo has its own local airport at Strandhill some 5 miles from Sligo Town. The airport has daily services to Dublin and four times a week to Manchester. Local bus services to and from Sligo are available as are taxis. Car parking and car rental available. Galway Airport, Galway, County Galway Website: www.galwayairport.com Around 2hrs from Sligo Connections are available to Dublin with AerArann and to the UK and Belfast through Flybe. Bus connections are through city express and most will connect with buses at the city bus depot. Dublin Airport Website: www.dublinairport.com Dublin is the major international airport in Ireland with flight connections all over the world. Good bus connections exist between the airport and the city centre by Airlink. Busáras (central bus station in Dublin) is where all expressway services start to all destinations throughout the country. Belfast and Derry Airports Website: www.cityofderryairport.com Belfast is another international hub to the UK, European destinations and transatlantic routes. Derry offers services to Bristol, Dublin, Liverpool, East Midlands, Glasgow and Stanstead. Derry is approx 84 mile/135km from Sligo. Bus services exist between both Belfast and Derry. Public Transport Website: www.buseireann.ie Tel: Sligo 071 9160066 The national bus company, Bus Éireann, runs most of the public buses in the Republic of Ireland. Sligo is well connected to other main towns and routes throughout Ireland. There are three basic sets of service provided : Expressway - covering the long distance services Local services - covering many of the rural small towns. City services - eg Sligo Town shuttles. Expressway long distance service connects Sligo with Dublin, Longford, Mullingar, Galway, Letterkenny, Derry, Enniskillen , Westport, Ballina, Belfast, Cork limerick and Roscrea. The Eurolines service also connects to UK. Local and rural commuter services covers more local short di | General Knowledge Quiz - By Zarbo84 The fictional character John Clayton is better known by what name? La Paz is the administrative capital of which South American country? Actor Charles Buchinsky was better known by what name? The medical condition ‘aphonia’ is the inability to do what? In Greek mythology, Pygmalion was the king of which Island? Who played the title role in the 1953 film ‘The Glenn Miller Story’? A third wedding anniversary is traditionally represented by which material? In the Bible, what sign did God give Noah that the earth would not be flooded again? In August 2011 NASA announced that photographic evidence had been captured of possible liquid water of which planet in our solar system? The restored tomb of which dramatist was unveiled in Paris in November 2011, after being ruined by lipstick smears left by thousands of kisses? What was the name of the hurricane which hit the East Coast of America in August 2011? On 11th March 2011 a 9.1 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit the east of which country? Convict George Joseph Smith was known as the ‘Brides in the ‘what’ murderer’? In the human body, Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis is commonly known by what name? A peregrine is what type of bird? What is the name of the highly toxic protein obtained from the pressed seeds of the castor oil plant? Which British pop musician/actor was actress Sadie Frost’s first husband? British singer Gaynor Hopkins is better known by what name? Who played Ron Kovic in the 1989 film ‘Born on the Fourth of July’? Ben Gurion International Airport is in which country? Which basketball star is kidnapped by cartoon characters in the 1996 film ‘Space Jam’? In the tv series The A Team, what does B.A. stand for in the name B.A. Baracus? In medicine, metritis is the inflammation of which part of the body? In which year was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour in the USA? In the human body, where is the atrium? The OK Corral is in which US town? In Greek mythology, Amphitrite, queen of the sea, was the wife of which god? 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During WWI, manufacturers of what product relabeled themselves as Liberty Cabbage to avoid anti-German sentiments? | PPT - APUSH REVIEW PowerPoint Presentation - ID:1513598 APUSH REVIEW APUSH Which of the following statements about the settlers that arrived at Plymouth in 1620 is not true? their original goal was a landfall farther south, at the northern edge of Virginia Company territory while English, they had lived for a time in the Netherlands they had experienced persecution in England for their religious beliefs and sought to separate from the Church of England they probably would have starved to death without the assistance of local Indians they became the dominant political and religious force in New England in the 1630s and 1640s (E) they became the dominant political and religious force in New England in the 1630s and 1640s Explanation:Often referred to as Pilgrims or Separatists, the 102 passengers on the Mayflower sought religious freedom first in the Netherlands and then in the New World. While originally intending to land farther south near the Hudson River, the ship was buffeted by storms and landed first on Cape Cod and then Plymouth in what is now Massachusetts. Despite early hostile encounters, local Indians assisted the 53 who had survived the first winter. Another group of settlers, mainly composed of Puritans, established Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 and became the dominant force in New England. The biggest surrender in American military history, involving almost 12,000 U.S. soldiers, occurred where during World War 2? Kasserine Pass in North Africa on the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippine Islands at the Battle of the Bulge in northern Europe on Guadacanal Island in the South Pacific at Anzio Beach in Italy (B) on the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippine Islands Along with the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Japanese forces invaded the Philippine Islands. After resistance proved futile, American General Ned King surrendered his troops to the Japanese. The captured American and Filipinos were then forced to participate in a brutal 75-mile march to prison camps which resulted in thousands dying of thirst, beatings, and executions. The Japanese commanding general, Masaharu Homma, was tried and executed for war crimes following Japan's surrender in 1945. Henry Ford did which of the following in mass-producing automobiles in the 1920s? he hired more Jews in management positions he utilized a style of management that delegated corporate decisions to professionals in specialized divisions he paid his workers higher wages than they could receive with comparable jobs he paid his workers lower wages than they could receive with comparable jobs he instituted worker-management teams to share decision-making about Answer:(C) he paid his workers higher wages than they could receive with comparable jobs Explanation: Ford began paying his workers $5 per an eight-hour work day in 1914, almost double the rate for comparable work with longer hours. His action reduced employee turnover and increased worker efficiency. Ford also used assembly lines for the mass production of inexpensive automobiles. Vice-president George H.W. Bush succeeded Ronald Reagan as president following the 1988 election. Before him, the last incumbent vice-president who was directly elected president rather than succeeding a president who died in office was Martin Van Buren Harry Truman Answer: (A) Martin Van Buren Explanation: . George H.W. Bush followed Reagan's two terms as president and built a solid reputation for decisive action with the Operation Desert Storm success against Iraq. Economic stagnation at home and Bush's decision to break his "Read My Lips. No New Taxes" pledge caused his popularity to fall and he was defeated by Bill Clinton in 1992. Andrew Jackson's second vice-president, Martin Van Buren, was elected president in 1836. Johnson, Coolidge, Roosevelt and Truman all succeeded presidents who died in office. 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What is the name of the fictional road on the council estate to which the Queen and her family have to move in the 1992 novel ‘The Queen and I’ by Sue Townsend? | The Queen and I by Sue Townsend — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists Shelves: fiction , humour , reviewed This is a solid four-star comic book of that particular kind of dry British humour but more bouncy, because Sue Townsend of the The Adrian Mole Diaries series fame is bouncy. She has also been a noted and outspoken socialist (for Americans: this is a perfectly acceptable and mainstream thing to be in the UK, Europe in general, unlike in the US) and here she carries all that to the extreme. Essentially the book is about what would happen if a Marxist government took over and tossed the Queen and h This is a solid four-star comic book of that particular kind of dry British humour but more bouncy, because Sue Townsend of the The Adrian Mole Diaries series fame is bouncy. She has also been a noted and outspoken socialist (for Americans: this is a perfectly acceptable and mainstream thing to be in the UK, Europe in general, unlike in the US) and here she carries all that to the extreme. Essentially the book is about what would happen if a Marxist government took over and tossed the Queen and her fam out of Buckingham Palace and sent her to a sink estate to live on benefits. It's quite cleverly worked out and all the royal family stay in the characters we "know" them to be from the media. Then she effing ruins it with an ending so crap that even Jodi Picoult, mistress of the cop-out ending, would be all agasp at such a cheap shot. If you aren't going to read the book, then this is the ending, (view spoiler) [ it's all a dream (hide spoiler) ]. Four stars demoted to three stars for that! ...more http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07qsljj Moving Day: 1992: Evicted by a new government, can the Royal family cope with life outside their palaces? Sue Townsend's novel is read in eight parts by Miriam Margolyes - a performance which won her the award for Best Radio Actress of 1992. Hell Close: Now just Mrs Windsor, can the former monarch navigate a world with social workers and rowdy neighbours? Affray: Now plain Mrs Windsor, can the former Queen deal with a council estate crisis? And money is sho http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07qsljj Moving Day: 1992: Evicted by a new government, can the Royal family cope with life outside their palaces? Sue Townsend's novel is read in eight parts by Miriam Margolyes - a performance which won her the award for Best Radio Actress of 1992. Hell Close: Now just Mrs Windsor, can the former monarch navigate a world with social workers and rowdy neighbours? Affray: Now plain Mrs Windsor, can the former Queen deal with a council estate crisis? And money is short. Shelves: contemporary , 2013-reads , lisa-s-low-octane-alphabet , humour Imagine if the UK became a Republic and the Royal Family were sent to live on a housing estate and told to live like ordinary Britons. How would they cope? How would they adapt? This very scenario is explored in this rather funny little story by Sue Townsend. This was the first book that I have read by this author and it came highly recommended by a friend. On the whole I found it a really enjoyable read. This was a very quick and easy book to read. The story unfolds at a good pace and the humor, Imagine if the UK became a Republic and the Royal Family were sent to live on a housing estate and told to live like ordinary Britons. How would they cope? How would they adapt? This very scenario is explored in this rather funny little story by Sue Townsend. This was the first book that I have read by this author and it came highly recommended by a friend. On the whole I found it a really enjoyable read. This was a very quick and easy book to read. The story unfolds at a good pace and the humor, which is undeniably British, really kept me wanting to turn the pages in order to see what would happen next and to which unsuspecting member of the Royal Family. The depictions of each member of the Royal Family stay very true to how they are often portrayed in the press and on tv comedy shows and the results are pretty amusing. My two personal favourites were Prince Phillip and Prin | Movie History at Stoke Park | Luxury 5 Star Hotel, Spa & Golf in Buckinghamshire Movie History Movie History "From Bond to Bridget Jones, Stoke Park is amongst Hollywood’s hottest – and its right on our doorstep" - Wedding Ideas Stoke Park has always had a close relationship to Pinewood Studios (four miles away) and the British film industry. Two James Bond movies, Goldfinger (1964) and Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) were filmed at Stoke Park. The epic duel between James Bond (Sean Connery) and Goldfinger (Gert Frobe) is still considered to be the most famous game of golf in cinematic history. The famous ‘mini break’ and rowing scenes from Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) were filmed in the Great Hall, Lakes and The Pennsylvania Suite with Hugh Grant, Renée Zellweger and Colin Firth. In 2004, three movies were released all featuring Stoke Park: Wimbledon, Bride & Prejudice and Matthew Vaughn’s Layer Cake. In Wimbledon, Paul Bettany is featured on the grass tennis courts. Layer Cake featured Stoke Park in many scenes including the dramatic ending with Daniel Craig and Sienna Miller, filmed on The Mansion’s front steps. Bride & Prejudice, a Bollywood reworking of Jane Austen's classic novel, featured shots throughout the grounds. Guy Ritchie’s 2008 movie RockNRolla also featured the grass tennis courts and the 21st green. The Stoke Park estate once again featured in W.E., Madonna's 2011 film about the romance between Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson and its effect of a modern day New Yorker.. Dead of Night - 1945 Two golfers, having fallen for the same woman battle it out in style on the golf course. They decide to play 18 holes who ever loses would leave the area for good. The location, none other than Stoke Park. James Bond - 007 The third and eighteenth movies in the James Bond series of feature films, Goldfinger (1964) and Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), were filmed in and around the mansion and on our championship golf course. Goldfinger - 1964 It would be only a matter of time before James Bond's creator Ian Fleming would inject his passion for golf into a 007 adventure, and in his seventh Bond novel, published in 1959, he had his hero face-off against a villain with the Midas touch. In the novel Goldfinger, Bond finds himself very much in the rough when playing against Auric Goldfinger, international jeweller, gold smuggler and golf cheat. Set at the fictional Royal St Mark's at Sandwich in Kent (although a rather transparent use of Fleming's own club, Royal St George's), 007 narrowly escapes defeat by bringing a little gamesmanship of his own into play. The golf match for the film version Goldfinger (1964) was shot at Stoke Park, and remains cinema's most famous golfing scene. Sean Connery's agent 007 is pitted against Auric Goldfinger, in the monumental form of the late Gert Frobe - complete with Plus Fours! After catching Goldfinger cheating, Bond switches balls on his opponent during the match. Realising that Bond is attempting to interfere in his affairs, Goldfinger motions to Oddjob, his deadly Korean manservant and caddie, to sever the head of a nearby statue with his steel-rimmed bowler. Bond is suitably impressed, but wonders what the club secretary will have to say. Goldfinger explains smugly, "Oh nothing Mister Bond - I own the club!" Tomorrow Never Dies - 1997 Stoke Park was proud to welcome back Bond in 1997 when scenes filmed at Stoke Park. The film crew and technicians converted our Ballroom into Bond's hotel room in Hamburg. James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) learns billionaire media mogul Elliot Carver is manipulating world events via an exclusive flow of information through his satellite system reaching all corners of the planet. With a stealth battleship sinking a British naval vessel, Carver sees that the Chinese are blamed. Crashing Carver's party in Hamburg, Bond meets "journalist" Wai Lin, later revealed as a Chinese agent. In a brief tryst, filmed at the club, Bond renews his past relationship with Carver's wife Paris (Teri Hatcher). Carver dispatches Stamper (Gotz Otto) cancel Bond, a struggle between them was f |
Manchuria is a historical name for a large region of which continent? | Manchuria | Mannaismaya Adventure's Blog Mannaismaya Adventure's Blog EXperience The Beauty of Indonesia ! Menu Manchuria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, and others Manchuria is a historical name given to a large geographic region in northeast Asia . This region is the traditional homeland of the Xianbei (鮮卑/鲜卑, Cyrillic : сяньби), Khitan (契丹, Cyrillic : кидани), and Jurchen (女真, Cyrillic :чжурчжэни), who built several dynasties in northern China. The region is also the home of the Manchus , after whom Manchuria is named. The historical region is contemporarily divided between the People’s Republic of China (part of Northeast China ) and the Russian Federation (part of the Russian Far East ). The exact boundaries of the region aren’t well-defined. To avoid ambiguities, Inner Manchuria is sometimes distinguished from Outer Manchuria. Inner Manchuria corresponds roughly to the Chinese part, including Heilongjiang , Jilin and Liaoning ) and part of northeastern Inner Mongolia . Also sometimes included into Chinese Manchuria is the Jehol region of Hebei province. Outer Manchuria or “Russian Manchuria” is the territory from the Amur and Ussuri rivers to the Stanovoy Mountains and the Sea of Japan , including Primorsky Krai , southern Khabarovsk Krai , the Jewish Autonomous Oblast and Amur Oblast . These were ceded to Russia by Qing China in the Treaty of Aigun (1858). Sakhalin Oblast is also generally included on Chinese maps as part of Outer Manchuria, even though it is not explicitly mentioned in the Treaty of Nerchinsk. Manchuria Extent of Manchuria according to:Definition 1 (dark red) Definition 2 (dark red + medium red) Definition 3 (dark red + medium red + light red) Dark Red (Manju) Mongolian name Mongolian Манж Russian name Russian Маньчжурия Origin of the name Manchuria is a translation of the Manchu word Manju ( Chinese language : Mǎnzhōu). According to the Manchu Veritable Records, the name Manju was originally given by the legendary dynastic founder Bukūri Yongšon to the country he established when he united the three warring clans of Odoli, at the location of the modern city of Dunhua in Jilin province. This name was used in Chinese documents until the early 20th century, when Manchuria was converted into three provinces by the late Qing government. Since then, the “Three Northeast Provinces” (東三省) was officially used by the Qing government in China to refer to this region, and the post of Viceroy of Three Northeast Provinces (東三省總督) was established to take charge of these provinces. After the 1911 revolution , which resulted in the collapse of the Manchu-established Qing Dynasty, the name of the region where the Manchus originated was known as the Northeast in official documents in the newly-founded Republic of China , in addition to the “Three Northeast Provinces”. Extent of Northeast China In current Chinese parlance , an inhabitant of “the Northeast”, or Northeast China, is a “Northeasterner” (Dōng-běi-rén). “The Northeast” is a term that expresses the entire region, encompassing its history, culture, traditions, dialects, cuisines and so forth, as well as the “Three Northeast Provinces” (東三省 or 東北三省), which replaced the concept of “Manchuria” in the early 20th century. Though geographically also located in the northeastern part of China, other provinces such as Hebei are not considered to be a part of “the Northeast”. After the Second Sino-Japanese War , the People’s Republic of China has refused recognition of the name Mǎnzhōu (“Manchuria”), only using “the Northeast” for the region to avoid acknowledging the Japanese imperial legacy in the area; the title of Manchuria is still often associated in China with the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo One of the earliest European maps using the term “Manchuria” (Mandchouria) ( John Tallis , 1851). Previously, the term “Chinese Tartary ” had been commonly applied in the West to Manchuria and Mongolia. People Manchuria is populated by over 100 million people, 90 percent of which are descendant | 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? 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Which British pre-decimal coin was worth two shillings? | History of pre-decimal British coins The farthing Diameter : 20.0 mm ; Weight : 2.8 grams One needed forty-eight parts of a farthing to make one shilling. The farthing existed from 1672 to 1956, but it is in 1860 that it will be struck out of bronze with the format it will keep until its disappearance in 1956, i.e. with the diameter of 20 millimetres for a weight of 2.83 grams. The origins of the denomination : in first it was fourthing, because a quarter of... The half-penny Diameter : 25.0 mm ; Weight : 5.7 grams The half-penny was equivalent to one 24th of shilling. The half-penny existed from 1672 to 1967, but like the farthing, it is only in 1860 that it adopts the proportions it will keep until 1967. It will be replaced by the new half-penny in 1971. The penny Diameter : 31.0 mm ; Weight : 9.4 grams The penny was the twelfth part from one shilling. It always carried on the reverse the famous sitted Britannia. The penny is the continuation of a roman coin, Denarius or continental denier, its origin is thus very old, but it is only under George III that this coin is struck out of bronze and its format gradually reduced until the standard which will remain invariable from 1860 to 1967. Silver coins The three pence Diameter : 16.0 mm ; Weight : 1,4 grams One needed four coins of three pence to make one shilling. The coin of three pence existed since 1551. This silver coin of small diameter, weighting 1.4138 grams, was struck until 1944. Another coin of three pence out of brass , larger, of dodecagonal form, appeared in 1937 and lasted until 1967. The four pence or Groat Diameter : 16.0 mm ; Weight : 1,9 grams There were four pennies in a groat. Groats circulated between the 14th and 17th centuries. For the 19th and 20th, the coin of four pence was not a current coin, i.e. it did not circulate and was only in sets of new coins, just as the silver coins of 3, 2 and 1 pence. The six pence Diameter : 19.0 mm ; Weight : 2,8 grams The coin of six pence was worth one six pence. It existed since 1549. It kept the same proportions for a long time, its weight was 3.0100 grams. This coin was struck out of silver before Victoria until under the reign of George VI, in 1946. From 1947, it was struck out of copper-nickel until 1967. After the decimalization of the English coins, the six pence were accepted with the value of 2.5 new pence. The shilling Diameter : 24.0 mm ; Weight : 5,7 grams To make one shilling, twelve pence were needed. This coin existed since 1548. The shilling was already out of silver under the reign of George III and remained so until 1946. The silver shilling weighed 5.6552 grams. From 1947, the shilling was struck out of copper-nickel, until 1967, date of its disappearance. The florin Diameter : 28.5 mm ; Weight : 11,3 grams The silver coin of a florin was worth two shillings. There is an interisting fact to know concerning the English florin : this coin in the first attempt to introduce the decimal system into British coinage. The first florin appears in 1848 or 1849 and does not obtain a great success. It is in 1893, its diameter and its weight are definitively fixed. The silver florin weighed 11.3104 grams. The half-crown Diameter : 32.0 mm ; Weight : 14,1 grams The silver coin of an half-crown was worth two shillings and a half. The half-crown existed since 1551. This coin did not vary in proportions nor in diameter nor in weight from 1818 to 1946, its silver weight was 14.1380 grams. From 1947 to 1967, it was struck out of copper-nickel and disappeared from circulation when the decimalization was adopted. The crown Diameter : 39.0 mm ; Weight : 28,3 grams The silver coin of a crown was worth five shillings. The first English coin carrying this denomination appears in 1526, but it is a gold coin. It is in 1818, under George III, that a heavy silver coin is struck : it is called crown and is worth five shillings. The English silver crown will exist from the reign of George III to the one of George VI : the last English silver crown will be struck in 1937. Thereafter, in 1951 (festival of Great Britain), 195 | How Britain converted to decimal currency - BBC News BBC News How Britain converted to decimal currency By Len Freeman BBC News 5 February 2011 Image caption Shoppers had to learn how to use decimalised currency from 15 February 1971 Do you remember the tanner, shilling, florin and half crown? If you do, you must be at least in your 40s, because it was back in February 1971, 40 years ago, that Britain "went decimal" and hundreds of years of everyday currency was turned into history overnight. On 14 February that year, there were 12 pennies to the shilling and 20 shillings to the pound. The following day all that was history and the pound was made up of 100 new pence. Decimalisation - having a currency based on simple multiples of 10 and 100 - had been a long time coming to Britain. France and the United States had gone decimal in the 1790s. Britain first thought about doing the same in the 1820s but the idea did not gather momentum. Prior to 1971, the closest Britain came to decimalisation was in 1849 with the introduction of the florin - a coin worth two shillings (24 old pence or 10 new pence) which was one-tenth of a pound. See all the old coins From the farthing to the florin and half crown. Images from the Royal Mint. In pictures: Pre-decimal currency During the 1960s a number of Commonwealth countries had gone decimal - Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. "There was a sense in which there was a momentum behind this," said Dr Kevin Clancy, head of historical services at the Royal Mint. "It would have been a huge disruption, which was one of the reasons governments shied away from it." "The old money in fact linked right the way back to ancient times," said Catherine Eagleton, curator of modern money at the British Museum. "So it's the pound of silver divided into 240 pence. It was the historic way the Romans used their money and divided up the [librum, solidus and] denarius which was where the d in L.s.d. (or £sd) for pounds, shillings and pence comes from." Quick decision But remarkably it took the government only seconds to decide to get rid of the currency that had served Britain for thousands of years. It happened one day when the then Chancellor of the Exchequer Jim Callaghan popped next door to see Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Find out more Archive on 4: Decimal day - What's that in old money is on Radio 4 at 2000 GMT on Saturday 5 February Or listen again on the iPlayer The economist Peter Jay, who was also Mr Callaghan's son-in-law, recalled: "They talked for about 20 seconds and Wilson said 'well why not' and that is how the decision was made... in a few seconds a century and half of argument about decimalisation came to an end." The decision was announced to Parliament in 1966. In reality, the change-over between currencies was a gradual process. The Decimal Currency Board (DCB) was created to manage the transition. Some three years before "D-Day" or Decimal Day, new 5p and 10p coins were introduced. They were of the same size and value as the existing one and two shilling coins. Then in 1969, a 50p coin was introduced to replace the 10-shilling note. The 50p coin was referred to as a 10-shilling coin at the time. On Monday 15 February 1971, the process was completed when the 0.5p, 1p and 2p coins were introduced. The banks were closed for four days from the previous Thursday to prepare for the change-over. Save the sixpence One old coin that survived longer than expected was the sixpence. Worth 2.5p, it remained in circulation until 1980, after a public campaign to keep it. Old money speak Many sayings and phrases in the English language relate to our old money. Here are just a few: "Spend a penny" "You look like you have lost half a crown and found sixpence." "A penny for your thoughts" "It can turn on a sixpence" "Bob-a-job week" "Take the King's shilling" Dick Taverne, who was chief secretary to the Treasury a year before decimalisation said: "There was a passionate public campaign 'save our sixpence'. "People were very fond of the coin. They said it was part of our heritage. It was thought a ter |
Which large domesticated bird has the Latin name meleagris gallopavo? | Meleagris gallopavo - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus Meleagris gallopavo a large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food Class: (* Meleagris gallopavo may be used in a singular or plural context) Type of: Wild Turkey | Meleagris gallopavo [species] native to North America and is the heaviest member of the diverse Galliformes. It's the same species as the domestic turkey, which was originally derived from a southern Mexican subspecies of Wild Turkey. Although native to North America, the Wild... [synonym, sense-specific] | ... (plural also "turkey") a large North American gallinaceous bird that is domesticated in most parts of the world | "failure", "flop" ; especially, a ... (23 of 233 words, 4 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciation, 1 image ) | Agriocharis ocellata [species, sense-specific] A large North American bird "(Meleagris gallopavo") that has brownish plumage and a bare wattled head and neck and is widely domesticated for food. | ... (24 of 221 words, 6 definitions, pronunciations, 1 image ) | Agriocharis ocellata [species, sense-specific] [United States] ; any of a family (Meleagrididae) of large, gallinaceous ... | [United States, slang] a failure: said especially of a theatrical ... (22 of 124 words, 5 definitions, pronunciations, 1 image ) | dud [synonym, sense-specific] a large gallinaceous birdof North America, having a bare wattled head and ... | the flesh of the turkey used as food | a similar and related bird, ... (26 of 635 words, 11 definitions, 9 usage examples, pronunciations) | like turkeys voting for Christmas | talk turkey | Meleagris gallopavo [species, sense-specific] a large mainly domesticated game bird native to North America, having a ... | the flesh of the turkey as food. | [informal, North American] : ... (24 of 199 words, 6 definitions, 4 usage examples, pronunciation) A taxonomic species within the genus Meleagris -- the wild turkey. (10 of 12 words) | Meleagris gallopavo [species] either of two species of birds classified as members of either the family Phasianidae or Meleagrididae. The best known is the common turkey, a native ... Columbia Encyclopedia: turkey common name for a large game and poultry bird related to the grouse and the pheasant. Its name derives from its "turk-turk" call. Turkeys are ... (25 of 194 words) | ocellated turkey [sense-specific] a large, gallinaceous bird of the family Meleagrididae, especially ... | the flesh of this bird, used as food. | "ocellated turkey" | [slang] ; a ... (23 of 144 words, 7 definitions, pronunciations) [plural] | talk turkey [countable] a large bird similar to a chicken that has no feathers on its ... | [countable, informal] a film or play that is very unsuccessful ; ... (26 of 89 words, 3 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciation) turkey [entry 1] a large bird grown for its meat on farms | the flesh of this bird used as food (17 of 30 words, 2 definitions, 2 usage examples, pronunciations) [United States, informal] something that fails badly | [United States, informal] a stupid or silly person (15 of 37 words, 2 definitions, 2 usage examples, pronunciations) turkey | turkeys [plural] a large bird with a bare wattled head and neck and brownish feathers.meat. Native to: North America. Latin name Meleagris gallopavo. | the meat of the ... (25 of 144 words, 6 definitions, pronunciation) encarta.msn.com/dictionary 1861722557/definition.html [offline] Page last updated: 2013-06-26 | Rare & Extinct Creatures - Moa & Elephant Bird ELEPHANT BIRD AND MOA ELEPHANT BIRD The Elephant Bird (Aepyornis maximus) inhabited the island of Madagascar, off the eastern coast of Africa. Madagascar was settled around 2000 years ago by African and Indonesian peoples. Legends of the giant roc (rukh) in Arab folklore were probably based on the elephant bird. During the 9th century, Saracen and Indian traders visited Madagascar and other parts of the African coast and would have encountered these birds. In 1298, while imprisoned in Genoa, Marco Polo wrote his memoirs, covering 26 years of travel. In chapter 33, "Concerning the Island of Madagascar" he wrote that the Great Khan had sent him to investigate curious reports of giant birds. The Malagasy people had had contact with Arab traders over several centuries, but had fiercely resisted colonisation. The first Europeans to visit the island were the Portuguese in 1500. Dutch and French expeditions established coastal settlements after 1509, penetrating the interior 150 years later. In the 16th century, Dutch, Portuguese and French sailors returned from the Indian Ocean with huge eggs taken as curios. The French established a settlement in 1642, by which time the Elephant Bird had become very rare. The last one probably died in 1649. The first French Governor of Madagascar and Director of the French East India Company, Étienne de Flacourt, wrote, in 1658, "vouropatra - a large bird which haunts the Ampatres and lays eggs like the ostriches; so that the people of these places may not take it, it seeks the most lonely places". In the face of human hunters, the elephant bird was retreating to remoter regions. By 1700, it was gone forever. The elephant bird was the largest bird ever to have lived. It was a ratite, related to ostriches and emus, though it was unlikely to have been a swift runner. It had massive legs and taloned claws, vestigial wings and a long, powerful neck. Its body was covered in bristling, hair-like feathers, like those of the emu, and its beak resembled a broad-headed spear. It had evolved at a time when birds ruled the earth and had probably existed on Madagascar for 60 million years. In spite of its fearsome appearance (the legendary roc was fierce and ate elephants), it was a herbivore. It had little to fear from other native creatures on Madagascar; it was protected by its huge size and if needs be, could use its feet and heavy beak to protect itself in conflicts with others of its own kind. The birds resembled heavily built ostriches, with small heads, vestigial wings, and long, powerful legs. They stood 10 ft (3 metres) tall and weighed approximately 1000 lbs (455 kg); although some moas were taller, the elephant bird was more robustly built. Their eggs had a circumference of about 3 ft (91 cm), were about 13 inches (33 cm) long and a capacity of 2 imperial gallons (9 litres). This is the equivalent of 200 hen's eggs and three times the size of the eggs of the largest dinosaurs. Fossilised eggs are still found buried on the island. The photo here is of a replica exhibited at Ipswich Museum, Ipswich, Suffolk, UK. The island would have supported only a small, slow-breeding population and the birds were probably driven into extinction by hunting and the theft of their eggs by humans. The fact that it had existed for 60 million years (much longer than humans) and adapted to a changing world, shows it to have been a very successful species. However, it was also specialised to an island environment with no large predators and was, therefore, not adapted to survive contact with aggressive European humans. In 1867, Ferdinand von Hochstetter's book "New Zealand" also mentioned the Elephant Bird in Chapter IX "Kiwi and Moa, the wingless Birds of New Zealand" and suggested it still survived: The number of species living is very small. In all there are only about 12 species known; two, perhaps three species of ostrich in Africa, three cassuary [cassowary] species 1 in southern Asia, two Emu's (Dromaeus) in Australia, an East and a West Australian, three speci |
Which scientist was granted 1093 US patents for his inventions? | The Father of Invention - The New York Times The New York Times N.Y. / Region |The Father of Invention Search Continue reading the main story THE simple version of the story of Thomas Alva Edison, the one most schoolchildren learn, is that he invented the phonograph, the incandescent light bulb and the motion picture camera. These three innovations were wonders in their time. But they do not begin to explain how this man -- who spent most of his adulthood living and working in New Jersey and whose 150th birthday is being celebrated this year -- changed the world. Virtually every Edison scholar now agrees that Edison's most important accomplishment was not the inventions themselves, but the invention of the invention industry. Edison is nothing less than the father of modern research and development. Part businessman, part scientist, part publicity man, Edison took his essential curiosity about the way things worked and -- using a large posse of laboratory assistants, the patent system and lawyers to enforce the patents -- leveraged it into an industrial empire that, at its peak in the mid-1910's, supported a 10,000-worker factory here. ''Edison does probably more than any individual in 19th-century industry to establish the idea that you can have a steady stream of innovations, and that technology can be deployed for strategic purposes,'' says W. Bernard Carlson, associate professor of technology, culture and communication at the University of Virginia. Continue reading the main story All the great R & D labs of the pharmaceutical industry, which dot Route 1 and other New Jersey highways, owe their existence to Edison's idea that great discoveries are best made not by solitary geniuses but in large, well-organized, well-financed groups. Advertisement Continue reading the main story But the limits of Edison's genius are as interesting as his accomplishments. One of the Edison's most important legacies is his part in creating the modern consumer market. Edison literally wired us, turning us into a nation of workaholics and insomniacs. It was his sound recording system and his movie camera that would lay the foundation for Motown and Hollywood. For all Edison's genius in creating the world of mass media, it was a world he never quite comprehended; although he delivered us into the 20th century he was still, at heart, a 19th-century man. ''Edison gets killed in the phonograph business and, more importantly, in motion pictures,'' Prof. Carlson says. ''What he never really understands is that a big piece of the business is going to be in what we would call the 'software' side.'' Although historians of technology will endlessly debate whether Edison's story can best be understood by looking at the modern-day figures of Steven Jobs, who largely invented the personal computer, or Bill Gates, who has profited most by that invention, Professor Carlson prefers to compare Edison to Moses. ''He invents the technology that undergirds the consumer culture of the 20th century,'' Professor Carlson says. ''He brings Americans there. But he's unable to participate. Like Moses, Edison was unable to enter promised land.'' Patents: Bell 30, Edison 1,093 To get a sense of why Edison will always be remembered, one only has to compare him with his competitor Alexander Graham Bell. Bell and Edison had a great deal in common. Both famous inventors were born in 1847, and both were concerned with the problems of the deaf. Edison himself was partly deaf, a fact that Neil Baldwin, author of the 1995 biography ''Edison: Inventing the Century,'' says explains much of his personality and his life -- his inability to fit into a regular school, his reputation for being antisocial and his failure in the record industry. And Bell taught the deaf. And so it is no coincidence that both Edison and Bell would be instrumental in the two great inventions concerning sound. Although Bell invented the telephone in 1876, it was Edison's modification of the transmitter two years later that made the telephone a practical device. And while Edison invented the phonograph i | Spirograph,Spirograph inventors | edubilla.com : Denys Fisher About Invention Spirograph is a geometric drawing toy that produces mathematical roulette curves of the variety technically known as hypotrochoids and epitrochoids. It was developed by British engineer Denys Fisher and first sold in 1965. Bruno Abakanowicz is widely credited as inventor of Spirograph which is kind of very important instrument in mathematics. It can be considered as toy that is used in geometry in mathematics but its functions are very important. It is used for producing roulette curves in mathematical format. These curves are termed as epitrochoids and hypotrochoids. It is also used in many software and that to describe those, which work on the same principal of these mathematical curves. It is also termed as a synonym of epitrochoid because of its work which is much similar to this unique instrument. Bruno invented the Spirograph in any time between the decades of 1880s and 1890s but the actual time is not known. The spirograph design by him was used for variety of tasks at that time. If there was any area which was delimited by curves then the spirograph was used to use to measure that area at that time. |
Which musical, that opened in 2003 and based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, is set in the fictional land of 'Oz'? | Upcoming Wicked Film to Feature New Songs by Stephen Schwartz - TheaterMania.com Upcoming Wicked Film to Feature New Songs by Stephen Schwartz Schwartz has revealed details about the movie version of his iconic musical. The long-running musical Wicked will finally hit the big screen. (© Joan Marcus) While a release date is still not officially set, new details about the upcoming film version of the international hit musical Wicked have been released by composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz. Based on the novel of the same name by Gregory Maguire, Wicked is set in the land of Oz and tells the story of young girls Glinda and Elphaba, who grow up to become Glinda the Good Witch and the Wicked Witch of the West, respectively. At San Diego Comic-Con, Schwartz revealed that he will pen new songs for the film, as well as a cut tune from the Broadway production. He and original book writer Winnie Holzman are collaborating on the screenplay. Stephen Daldry is set to direct. Featuring music and lyrics by Schwartz and a book by Holzman, the stage production is directed by Joe Mantello. The show has amassed over $4 billion (in May) and been seen by over 50 million people (in March). The show opened October 30, 2003, making it currently the 10th-longest-running production in Broadway history. Additional details will be released in the future. | Renée Zellweger | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos | AllMovie twitter Biography by Sandra Brennan Until she headlined Jerry Maguire opposite Tom Cruise in late 1996, Renée Zellweger claimed extremely limited public recognition. Though Zellweger essayed several key roles before Maguire, the vulnerability and versatility that the actress exhibited as Cruise's (long undeclared) love interest in Cameron Crowe's seriocomedy netted much-deserved praise from critics and audiences alike. Though the Academy passed her over when that year's Oscar nominations rolled around, she received several other laurels for her work in Maguire, including the title of Best Breakthrough Performer by the National Board of Review. Born April 25th, 1969, the willowy, strawberry blonde Zellweger began life in Katy, TX, a small town on the outskirts of Houston. The town was so small that it possessed neither cable television nor a movie theater. As a result, Zellweger reportedly did not see her first art film until she was a student at the University of Texas in Austin. Her career at U.T. was an exceptional one; a regular on the Dean's List, she graduated a year early with a B.A. in Radio, Film, and Television. While in college, Zellweger took an acting class and discovered a knack for performing; following graduation, she made her feature-film debut with a bit part in Richard Linklater 's Dazed and Confused (1993). She then landed a role playing a whacked-out waitress in Love and a .45 (1994), for which she won her first Independent Spirit Award nomination; she won a second nomination for The Whole Wide World (1996), earning additional acclaim at various film festivals. Following the tremendous success of Jerry Maguire , Zellweger went on to prove herself as a versatile actress able to play roles ranging from an ambitious journalist (who temporarily shelves her career to care for her mother) in One True Thing (1998) to a rebellious Hassidic Jew in Boaz Yakin 's A Price Above Rubies (1998). She then exhibited a capacity for romantic comedy in The Bachelor (1999), starring as the long-suffering girlfriend of a commitment-phobic Chris O'Donnell . Zellweger's second role as a deeply confused soap opera fanatic in Neil LaBute's offbeat crime comedy Nurse Betty won her the Best Actress in a Comedy Award at the 2000 Golden Globes. Nominated for yet another Golden Globe the following year for her memorable performance in Bridget Jones' Diary (2001), that same role also earned Zellweger her maiden Oscar nod. The following few years found Zellweger's leading lady status growing and numerous lucrative film offers flowing in, and the release of White Oleander (2002) the starlet received numerous positive reviews despite the film's lackluster performance. Later that same year, Zellweger was on top of the world when she received rave reviews for her role in Chicago. Based on the popular Broadway musical of the same name, director Rob Marshall's flashy cinematic extravaganza received nearly unanimous praise accompanied by multiple Academy Award nominations, including a second Best Actress in a Leading Role nod to Ms. Zellweger for her lively performance. Zellweger lost the award bid to Nicole Kidman, and then teamed up with that actress for Anthony Minghella's epic Cold Mountain. The performance netted Zellweger her third Oscar nomination, and on February 29, 2004, her losing streak ended as she took home the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Attempting to keep up the momentum, Zellweger then returned to the character that earned her her first Oscar nod, starring in the sequel to Bridget Jones's Diary, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004). Unfortunately, that outing (directed by To Wong Foo helmer Beeban Kidron) failed to draw the critical acclaim of its predecessor and was widely greeted with public apathy in the States, but in the final analysis, it grossed nearly as much as the premier outing (with a massive overseas take). After the second Bridget Jones installment, Zellweger's screen activity decrescendoed som |
"In which film does Sean Connery sing ""A Pretty Irish Girl""?" | Sean Connery Singing “My Pretty Irish Girl” Tweet Sean Connery Singing “My Pretty Irish Girl” In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I present Sean Connery singing “My Pretty Irish Girl” in Darby O’Gill and the Little People. { 10 comments… read them below or add one } I’ve actually seen this movie (saw it with my girlfriend) and it was tolerable. Some funny moments. Apparently this was the role that set him up to play Bond. Huh. Thanks for sharing.I hope it will be helpful for a lot of people are looking for themes nay.ban can visit the following link to see the specific instructions the.toi think it’s very useful. Leave a Comment Next post: The Story of Keep Calm and Carry On [VIDEO] The internet is a big place. A man can waste a lot of time searching for the manliest stuff the web has to offer. Let us do the searching for you. The AoM Trunk is a collection of cool stuff that we find while wandering the vast deserts of the world wide web. Like your grandpa's old trunk, the AoM Trunk is full of manly photos, films, and accouterments. Check back daily for new, manly finds. Keep up with the latest acquisitions of The Trunk by following it through the following channels: | 10 The actors who have played James Bond 10 The actors who have played James Bond Description This article is from the James Bond FAQ , by Michael Reed reed55@core.com with numerous contributions by others. 10 The actors who have played James Bond A few talented men have gotten to portray James Bond. We start with the EON five, and then the others as well. Note that Roger Moore is older than Sean Connery. A - Sean Connery, born August 25, 1930. Played Bond from 1962-1967, 1971, 1983. A Scot with minimal credits to his name in 1962, he was handpicked by Broccoli and Saltzman to star in the first Bond motion picture. There is less dialogue for Connery than in future turns, and his name was not marketed particularly heavily in the release of either of the first two films. But Connery proved to be the perfect person to assimilate Fleming's cold warrior on screen. He was tough yet suave, strong yet smooth, and able to appeal to both ticket buying genders. By the time of his fifth outing, "You Only Live Twice", the marketing machine said he "IS James Bond". While true in the public's mind, Connery tired of the constant pressure of the role and the potential to suffocate any other projects he wanted to be involved in. He left after 1967 and declined to appear in the sixth release. After a lackluster box office performance, EON prodded and finally got their star back for the seventh outing, "Diamonds Are Forever". Then Connery left once more, stating he would "never again" portray the superspy that he had made a phenomenon. But he did come back for a reprise, in 1983's "Never Say Never Again". For the story on that film, see Brief #1, Section #10, E "Thunderball / Never Say Never Again". Connery has said in interviews that he is proudest of "From Russia With Love". However, he made a severe and nasty break from the Broccoli clan and any thought of him returning to the EON series in any capacity is a pipe dream. Connery won an Academy Award for his supporting role in 1987's "The Untouchables". He is still an A-list box office draw to date and is also staunch in his support of his native Scotland. While he did not look like Ian Fleming's written character on the surface, he was impressive enough to earn the ultimate praise. Fleming himself had his character assume some of Connery's roots in "You Only Live Twice". He told IMBD.com in 2002 that there is no chance of him returning to EON's series, particularly not as a villain. "Absolutely no way - I could never be an enemy of James Bond." B - George Lazenby, born September 5, 1939. Played Bond in 1969. The only Bond star to make a solitary film appearance, George Lazenby won the role after a worldwide search. He was actually an Australian wrestler, car salesman and model who excelled in physical presence and impressed the producers. But he was not prepared for the glimmer of fame and fortune that came with the part. He was cast in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", one of Fleming's most detailed and harrowing novels. It required more characterization than the typical Bond fare and Lazenby faced an uphill battle to achieve it. Director Peter Hunt ignored him at one point, though it was an unwitting mistake. During filming of some emotional scenes, Hunt wanted his star to relate to the isolation Bond would be feeling so he left him alone. Lazenby did not take this as direction or method of acting, but rather a lack of respect by the director. He complained publicly and friction grew between the men, which was duly noted by the press. He also had trouble with female lead Diana Rigg. The most famous example of tension between them, however, is actually a myth. Before a kissing scene, Rigg was heard telling Lazenby at lunch that she was having "garlic with [her] pate." She meant it to be humorous but it was easily taken out-of-context given Lazenby's tenuous relationship with Hunt and EON. While in later years he did complain about Rigg's ego, the Bond actor never validated this story. What did him in, in the end, was as much box-office failure as his own immaturity. The fans were |
An enemy group within and threatening a larger entity is called a '(What?) Column'? | Unit - definition of unit by The Free Dictionary Unit - definition of unit by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/unit (yo͞o′nĭt) n. 1. An individual, group, structure, or other entity regarded as an elementary structural or functional constituent of a whole. 2. A group regarded as a distinct entity within a larger group. 3. a. A mechanical part or module. b. An entire apparatus or the equipment that performs a specific function. 4. A precisely specified quantity in terms of which the magnitudes of other quantities of the same kind can be stated. 5. Medicine The quantity of a vaccine, serum, drug, or other agent necessary to produce a specific effect. 6. a. A fixed amount of scholastic study used as a basis for calculating academic credits, usually measured in hours of classroom instruction or laboratory work. b. A section of an academic course focusing on a selected theme: a unit on Native Americans. 7. The number immediately to the left of the decimal point in the Arabic numeral system. 8. Mathematics a. The lowest positive whole number; one. b. An element of a ring with a multiplicative inverse. n 1. a single undivided entity or whole 2. any group or individual, esp when regarded as a basic element of a larger whole 3. (Mechanical Engineering) a mechanical part or integrated assembly of parts that performs a subsidiary function: a filter unit. 4. (Mechanical Engineering) a complete system, apparatus, or establishment that performs a specific function: a production unit. 5. (Military) a subdivision of a larger military formation 6. Also called: unit of measurement a standard amount of a physical quantity, such as length, mass, energy, etc, specified multiples of which are used to express magnitudes of that physical quantity: the second is a unit of time. 7. (Pharmacology) the amount of a drug, vaccine, etc, needed to produce a particular effect 8. (Brewing) a standard measure used in calculating alcohol intake and its effect 9. (Mathematics) maths a. (usually plural) the first position in a place-value counting system, representing a single-digit number: in the decimal system the number 27 has 7 units and 2 tens. b. (modifier) having a value defined as one for the system: unit vector. 10. (Mathematics) maths logic Also called: unit set a set having a single member 11. (Logic) maths logic Also called: unit set a set having a single member 13. (Agriculture) short for stock unit 14. (Railways) NZ a self-propelled railcar [C16: back formation from unity, perhaps on the model of digit] u•nit n. 1. a single entity; one person or thing. 2. any group of things or persons regarded as an entity: They formed a cohesive unit. 3. one of the individuals, parts, or elements into which a whole may be divided or analyzed. 4. one of a number of things, organizations, etc., identical or equivalent in function or form: a rental unit. 5. any specified amount of a quantity, as of length, volume, or time, by comparison with which any other quantity of the same kind is measured. 6. the least positive integer; one. 7. Also called unit's place. (in a mixed or whole number) the position of the first digit to the left of the decimal point. 8. a machine, part, or system of machines having a specified purpose; apparatus: a heating unit. 9. a quantity of educational instruction, usu. determined by the number of hours of classroom or laboratory work. 10. Mil. a subdivision of an organized body of soldiers. [1570; coined by John Dee as a translation of Greek mónas] Unit. Unitarian. unit 1. Any military element whose structure is prescribed by competent authority, such as a table of organization and equipment; specifically, part of an organization. 2. An organization title of a subdivision of a group in a task force. 3. A standard or basic quantity into which an item of supply is divided, issued, or used. In this meaning, also called unit of issue. 4. With regard to Reserve Components of the Armed Forces, denotes a Selected Reserve unit organized, equipped, and trained for mobilization to serve on active duty as a unit or to augment o | Reviews of political films "Z" "Advice And Consent" (1962) Otto Preminger directed this insight into Congressional affairs, examining how the Senate has to give 'advice and consent' in relation to the nomination by President (FRanchot Tone) of a new liberal Secretary of State (Henry Fonda) against the determined opposition of a southern senator (Charles Laughton). Based on a novel based Allen Drury, this is an unpleasant portrayal of American politics in which Laughton takes the acting honours. "All The President's Men" (1976) It was "Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Berstein who uncovered the connections between the Watergate 'plumbers' and the White House and Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman respectively are excellent as the two young men who unravel the complex truth. Alan J Pakula was the director of this absorbing work, but it is not always easy to follow the dialogue or the plot and it is more about investigative journalism than politics as such. It was only 31 years after Nixon's resignation that the informant 'Deep Throat' was revealed to be former Federal Bureau of Investigation Associate Director Mark Felt. "The American President" (1995) This was produced and directed by Rob Reiner who struck gold with "When Harry Met Sally". Michael Douglas plays a widowed Democratic President romancing environmental lobbyist Annette Bening. It is light and amusing and politically liberal. The real significance of the film is its authorship - scriptwriter Aaron Sorkin was motivated by his work for this movie to go on and write one of the most brilliant television series ever, "The West Wing". Several of the actors in the film in fact turn up in the series, notably Martin Sheen who is Chief of Staff in the former and President in the latter. "The Baader-Meinhof Complex" (2008) Formally named the Red Army Faction (Rote Armee Fraktion in German), this German urban terrorist group - at its height in the late 1960s and 1970s but only formally dissolved in 1998 - was more commonly referred to by the names of two of its leaders, Andreas Baader (played here by Moritz Bleibtreu) and Ulrike Meinhof (portrayed by Martina Gedeck). This is not an easy movement to represent, still less explain, partly because the events are so numerous, partly because the timescales are so long, and above all because the politics behind it and the state reaction to it are morally complex, but this German film makes a very commendable attempt, showing the narrative mainly from the perspective of the group without ever glamorising their actions which resulted in 34 deaths and many injuries. The script is based on a best-selling book by Stefan Aust, Chief Editor of the German weekly news magazine "Der Spiegel", but considerable credit must go to Uli Edel who both co-wrote and directed this compelling work that tries to face up honestly to a terribly painful period of post-war German history. It is a long film (two and a half hours) and sometimes confusing, with plenty of graphic violence, hard language and some nudity, but it raises sharp questions that still resonate today about the idealism of the young, the expression of political protest, and the role of the media and the police in confronting such anger and disillusionment. Link: Wikipedia page on the RAF click here "The Bang Bang Club" (2010) The 'club' - a real life group of four white photographers - operated in South Africa during the difficult last years of the apartheid era in 1990-1994 when the white regime encouraged the Inkatha Freedom Party to attack the supporters of Nelson Mandela's African National Congress and appalling atrocities of black-on-black violence were committed. Two of the photographers won Pulitzer Prizes for their shots but all suffered psychologically and physically. The film is an adaptation of a book by the two surviving members of the 'club' written and directed by South African documentary film-maker Steven Silver and it was shot on location in Thokoza township south of Johannesburg. So there can be little doubt about the authenticity of the principal even |
What species did Jane Goodall observe? | Jane Goodall: 50 years working with chimps | Discover interview | Science | The Guardian Share on Messenger Close Fifty years ago, a slender young Englishwoman was walking through a rainforest reserve at Gombe, in Tanzania, when she came across a dark figure hunched over a termite nest. A large male chimpanzee was foraging for food. So she stopped and watched the animal through her binoculars as he carefully took a twig, bent it, stripped it of its leaves, and finally stuck it into the nest. Then he began to spoon termites into his mouth. Thus Jane Goodall made one of the most important scientific observations of modern times in that remote African rainforest. She witnessed a creature, other than a human, in the act not just of using a tool but of making one. "It was hard for me to believe," she recalls. "At that time, it was thought that humans, and only humans, used and made tools. I had been told from school onwards that the best definition of a human being was man the tool-maker – yet I had just watched a chimp tool-maker in action. I remember that day as vividly as if it was yesterday." Goodall telegraphed her boss, the fossil-hunter Louis Leakey (father of Richard), with the news. His response has since become the stuff of scientific legend: "Now we must redefine man, redefine tools, or accept chimpanzees as humans." Leakey was exaggerating but not by much. Certainly, there is little doubt about the importance of Goodall's discovery five decades ago. As the distinguished Harvard palaeontologist Stephen Jay Gould put it, this was "one of the great achievements of 20th-century scholarship". Goodall's subsequent observations found that not only did Pan troglodytes – the chimpanzee – make and use tools but that our nearest evolutionary cousins embraced, hugged, and kissed each other. They experienced adolescence, developed powerful mother-and-child bonds, and used political chicanery to get what they wanted. They also made war, wiping out members of their own species with almost genocidal brutality on one occasion that was observed by Goodall. This work has held up a mirror, albeit a blurred one, to our own species, suggesting that a great many of our behaviours, once thought to be uniquely human, may have been inherited from the common ancestors that Homo sapiens shared with chimpanzees six million years ago. We therefore have much to commemorate 50 years after Goodall began her strolls through Gombe. These celebrations began yesterday at the Berlin film festival with the premiere of Lorenz Knauer's documentary about Goodall, Jane's Journey – which includes a walk-on part for Angelina Jolie – and will continue throughout the year. Today, Goodall is a gracefully aged replica of the young woman who first set foot at Gombe five decades ago. Her long blond hair, tied back as usual, has turned silvery grey. Now aged 76, she exudes a calm confidence as she travels the world, promoting green causes established by the Jane Goodall Institute, which she set up in 1977 in order to promote research at Gombe and to protect chimpanzees and their habitats. But in 1960, she looked an unlikely scientific pioneer. Goodall had no academic training, having grown up in the middle-class gentility of Bournemouth in the postwar years, a time when women were expected to be wives and little else. However, she burned with two passions: a love of animals and a love of Africa. "I got my love of animals from the Dr Dolittle books and my love of Africa from the Tarzan novels," she says. "I remember my mum taking me to the first Tarzan film, which starred Johnny Weissmuller, and bursting into tears. It wasn't what I had imagined at all." A friend took a job in Kenya, and Goodall decided to join her, working as a waitress to raise funds for her trip. 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Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of which country in 1877? | Internet History Sourcebooks Project Field Marshal Lord Roberts: When Queen Victoria Became Empress of India, 1877 [Tappan Introduction] THE PRINCE OF WALES, afterwards King Edward VII, paid a visit to India as a mark of honor to the native princes who had aided the English in their efforts to govern the land. This visit was followed by Queen Victoria's assumption of the title of Empress of India. IN the autumn of 1876 preparations were commenced for the "Imperial Assemblage," which it was announced by the Viceroy would be held at Delhi on the first day of January, 1877, for the purpose of proclaiming to the Queen's subjects throughout India the assumption by Her Majesty of the title of "Empress of India." To this assemblage Lord Lytton further announced that he proposed "to invite the governors, lieutenant-governors, and heads of administration from all parts of the Queen's Indian dominions, as well as the princes, chiefs, and nobles in whose persons the antiquity of the past is associated with the prosperity of the present, and who so worthily contribute to the splendor and stability of this great empire." Delhi was selected as the place where the meeting between the Queen's representative and the great nobles of India could most appropriately be held, and a committee was appointed to make the necessary arrangements. As a member of the committee I was deputed to proceed to Delhi, settle about the sites for the camps, and carry out all details in communication with the local authorities. The Viceroy impressed upon me that the assemblage was intended to emphasize the Proclamation Lord Canning issued eighteen years before, by which the Queen assumed the direct sovereignty of her Eastern possessions, and that he wished no trouble or expense to be spared in making the ceremony altogether worthy of such a great historical event. I returned to Simla in October, when my wife and I accompanied the commander-in-chief on a very delightful march over the Jalauri Pass through the Kulu Valley to Chamba and Dalhousie. Our party consisted of the chief, his doctor (Bradshaw), Persian interpreter (Moore), General and Mrs. Lumsden, and ourselves. The first slight shower of snow had just fallen on the Jalauri Pass, and as we crossed over we disturbed a number of beautiful snow-pheasants and minals busily engaged in scratching it away to get at their food. The scenery on this march is very fine and varied; for the most part the timber and foliage are superb, and the valleys are very fertile and pretty, lying close under the snow-capped mountains. Having inspected the "Hill stations," we proceeded to Peshawar, where the Viceroy had arranged to hold a conference with the lieutenant-governor of the Punjab and the commissioner of Peshawar about frontier affairs. Early in December I was back again at Delhi, where I found the arrangements for the several camps progressing most satisfactorily, and canvas cities rising up in every direction. I had previously chosen the site of the old cantonment for the camps of the Viceroy, the commander-in-chief, and the principal officials, while for the assemblage itself I had selected ground about three miles off. The chiefs and princes were all settled in their several camps ready to meet the Viceroy, who, on his arrival, in a few graceful words welcomed them to Delhi, and thanked them for responding to his invitation. He then mounted with Lady Lytton, on a state elephant, and a procession was formed, which, I fancy, was about the most gorgeous and picturesque which has ever been seen, even in the East. The magnificence of the native princes' retinues can hardly be described; their elephant-housings were of cloth of gold, or scarlet-and-blue cloths embroidered in gold and silver. The howdahs were veritable thrones of the precious metals, shaded by the most brilliant canopies, and the war-elephants belonging to some of the Central India and R | Victorian History Victorian History An idiosyncratic selection of short bits about elements of Victorian history. Tuesday, December 06, 2016 The First Royal Visit to Australia HRH Prince Alfred, KG, Duke of Edinburgh In general, I have tried to limit these blogs to England and particularly London. But, of course, during the reign of Queen Victoria, England, and therefore London, was the centre of one of the largest empires the world had ever known. Events that took place in the far-flung reaches of the Empire reverberated around the world and what could have had as profound an effect as a first Royal visit to Australia. Considering that it was barely more than a decade since a degree of self-government had been granted to the individual colonies (with the exception of Western Australia) and that the last convict ship had not yet arrived in Australia, a visit from a Royal Prince, one of Queen Victoria’s children, was a momentous event. This was to be even more the case when, much to the embarrassment of the colony of New South Wales, an attempt was made on the life of a Royal Prince. The story is too interesting to be told in only one blog. This is the first of a series of three that will discuss the 1867-68 visit of Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, the second son and the fourth child of Queen Victoria and second in line to the British throne. Born on 6 August 1844, at the time of his visit to Australia, he was intituled Duke of Edinburgh. Prince Alfred indicated, from an early age, that he wanted to enter the navy and in 1858, at the age of fourteen, having passed the midshipman’s examination he was appointed in that rank to HMS Euryalis. Over the next decade he rose through the ranks, being appointed Captain in 1866 and being given command of the newly refitted 26-gun wooden screw frigate HMS Galatea in 1867 for a world cruise. In February, after some time in the Mediterranean he departed for Brazil and a state visit with the Emperor of that country. This was followed by two months at the Cape, and on 31 October HMS Galatea, under the command of the 32-year-old Prince, arrived in Adelaide, South Australia. His six-month stay in Australia was to be both a triumph and a disaster frequently overlaid with elements of farce. Typical of the latter was the controversy which started even before the Prince’s arrival in the country. Where was he to land? Much to the annoyance of those who supported Port Adelaide, by then the principal port in South Australia, the reception committee decided on Glenelg. It was selected because it had been the site of the first landing of colonists in South Australia. Then, too, despite uncertainty as to the date of the Prince’s arrival, there was the question of the decorations; they were mean and tawdry, so it was said—unworthy of the city—unfit for the reception of a Prince; King William Street was likened to a rag fair, and every epithet exhaustive of condemnation was heaped upon them. [1] Eventually the date of the departure from South Africa was confirmed and plans were made for the arrival of the Prince. Days passed but the ship did not arrive. Finally, on 27 October the signal guns rang out: bang, bang, fizz. The third of the three shots meant to herald the sighting of the ship provided a flash without a bang! Even so, the excitement was intense. Almost every one turned out into the streets, which wore a more lively and busier appearance than they had done for many a day previous. After wandering about for more than an hour in a most purposeless manner, irritated and excited by all kinds of contradictory rumours, they gradually dispersed with the unpleasant conviction that they had been hoaxed. [2] Indeed, they had been hoaxed. But a few days later, when HMS Galatea actually did arrive, it was barely noticed as it slipped into Holdfast Bay. It was not until five excursionists from Adelaide rowed out the to ship that Glenelg, Adelaide and the newspapers were able to confirm that the Prince had arrived. [3] A long and arduous schedule was planned for the Prince as everyone sought |
Which country has borders with Brazil, Paraguay and Peru? | Which countries border Brazil? | Reference.com Which countries border Brazil? A: Quick Answer Ten countries border Brazil, including Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. The only countries in South America that do not border Brazil are Ecuador and Chile. Full Answer Brazil is the largest country on the continent of South America. It has the third-longest distance of international land borders, totaling 16,885 kilometers, which is equivalent to 10,492 miles. The only countries that have longer international land borders are China and Russia. China borders 14 sovereign states along a border of 22,117 kilometers, while Russia borders 16 sovereign states, with a land border length of 20,241 kilometers. The longest land border that Brazil shares is with Bolivia at 3,400 kilometers. The second-longest border it shares is with Venezuela, measuring to 2,200 kilometers. The border between Colombia and Brazil is a shared 1,643 kilometers. Peru comes in fourth with a 1,560-kilometer border. Paraguay shares 1,290 kilometers. Brazil's border with Argentina is 1,224 kilometers, and the border between Brazil and Guyana is 1,119 kilometers. Uruguay's border runs 1,068 kilometers along Brazil, and French Guiana shares 730 kilometers with Brazil. The shortest shared border is with Suriname, measuring out to 597 kilometers. Brazil's longest border is its coastline along the Atlantic Ocean, covering 7,491 kilometers. | Brazil Flags World Cup FIFA Team Brazil Banners Flag 14 Item(s) Show As the leading online vendor of Brazilian Flags (Flag of Brazil), we have both a durable and affordable flag made from our Online Stores Brand Superknit polyester and a top quality heavyweight nylon flag finished with a strong canvas heading and two grommets. Brazil flags are available in an array of sizes to fit your needs and budget, including 4x6 inch, 12x18 inch, 2ft x 3ft, 3ft x 5ft and 4ft x 6ft sizes in nylon and 3ft x 5ft in Superknit polyester. Did you know? The blue celestial sphere on the Brazilian flag depicting the Southern Hemisphere sky features the actual stars that were present in the sky above Rio de Janeiro on November 15, 1889 – the day Brazil became a republic… For more info, visit FlagPictures.org, which has Brazil flag pictures, info and history you can download for free . The stars, which also stand as a symbol of Brazil’s (Brasil's) 26 states (plus one for the Federal District), are in the same pattern they were in the sky if seen from above (which we can never do). The stars of the constellations Southern Cross (also called Crux), Scorpius and Canis Major are distinguishable in the design. About Us We are one the largest manufacturers in the world of small flags. We manufacture more than 200 country flags, including international flags, all 50 states, and military, historical and religious flags. Overall, we carry an inventory of more than 1 million flags. Background on Brazil (Brasil) |
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He was the son either of the police actuary Friedrich Wagner, who died soon after his birth, or of his mother's friend the painter, actor and poet Ludwig Geyer, whom she married in August 1814. He went to school in Dresden and then Leipzig; at 15 he wrote a play, at 16 his first compositions. In 1831 he went to Leipzig University, also studying music with the Thomaskantor, C.T. Weinlig; a symphony was written and successfully performed in 1832. In 1833 he became chorus master at the W�rzburg theatre and wrote the text and music of his first opera, Die Feen; this remained unheard, but his next, Das Liebesverbot, written in 1833, was staged in 1836. By then he had made his d�but as an opera conductor with a small company which however went bankrupt soon after performing his opera. He married the singer Minna Planer in 1836 and went with her to K�nigsberg where he became musical director at the theatre, but he soon left and took a similar post in Riga where he began his next opera, Rienzi, and did much conducting, especially of Beethoven. In 1839 they slipped away from creditors in Riga, by ship to London and then to Paris, where he was befriended by Meyerbeer and did hack-work for publishers and theatres. He also worked on the text and music of an opera on the 'Flying Dutchman' legend; but in 1842 Rienzi, a large-scale opera with a political theme set in imperial Rome, was accepted for Dresden and Wagner went there for its highly successful premiere. It | History of Vocal art in quotes part 7 Rosati Gigli Lanza (To cover or not to cover?) - YouTube Close History of Vocal art in quotes part 7 Rosati Gigli Lanza (To cover or not to cover?) 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 Mar 6, 2011 History of Vocal art in quotes and ideas by Franco Tenelli. Beniamino Gigli (March 20, 1890 - November 30, 1957)[1] was an Italian opera singer. The most famous tenor of his generation, he was renowned internationally for the great beauty of his voice and the soundness of his vocal technique. Music critics sometimes took him to task, however, for what was perceived to be the over-emotionalism of his interpretations. Nevertheless, such was Gigli's talent, he is considered to be one of the very finest tenors in the recorded history of music. Biography Gigli was born in Recanati, in the Marche, the son of a shoe-maker who loved opera. His brother Lorenzo became a famous Italian painter. In 1914, he won first prize in an international singing competition in Parma. His operatic debut came on October 15, 1914 when he played Enzo in Amilcare Ponchielli's La Gioconda in Rovigo, following which he was in great demand. Gigli made many important debuts in quick succession, and always in Mefistofele: Teatro Massimo di Palermo (March 31, 1915), Teatro San Carlo di Napoli (December 26, 1915), Teatro Costanzi di Roma (December 26, 1916), La Scala (November 19, 1918), and finally the Metropolitan (November 26, 1920). Two other great Italian tenors present on the roster of Met singers during the 1920s also happened to be Gigli's chief contemporary rivals for tenor supremacy in the Italian repertory—namely, Giovanni Martinelli and Giacomo Lauri-Volpi. Some of the roles with which Gigli became particularly associated during this period included Edgardo in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, Rodolfo in Giacomo Puccini's La Bohème and the title role in Umberto Giordano's Andrea Chénier, both of which he would later record in full. Gigli rose to true international prominence after the death of the great Italian tenor Enrico Caruso in 1921. Such was his popularity with audiences he was often called "Caruso Secondo", though he much preferred to be known as "Gigli Primo." In fact, the comparison was not valid as Caruso had a bigger, darker, more heroic voice than Gigli's honey-toned lyric instrument. Gigli left the Met in 1932, ostensibly after refusing to take a pay cut. Giulio Gatti-Casazza, the Met's then general manager, was furious at his company's most popular male singer; he told the press that Gigli was the only singer not to accept the pay cut. There were in fact several others, Lily Pons and Rosa Ponselle among them; and it is well-documented that Gatti-Casazza gave himself a large pay increase in 1931, so that after the pay cut in 1932 his salary remained the same as it had been originally. Furthermore, Gatti was careful to hide Gigli's counter offer to the press, in which the singer offered to sing five or six concerts gratis, which in dollars saved was worth more than Gatti's imposed pay cut. After leaving the Met, Gigli returned again to Italy, and sang in houses there, elsewhere in Europe, and in South America. He was criticized for being a favorite singer of the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, and toward the end of World War II was able to give few performances. However he immediately returned to the stage when the war ended in 1945, and the audience acclaim was greater and more clamorous than ever. In the last few years of his life, Gigli gave concert performances more often than he appeared on stage. Before his retirement in 1955, Gigli undertook an exhausting world tour of Farewell Concerts. This impaired his health in the two years that remained to him, during which time he helped prepare his Memoirs (based primarily on an earlier Memoir, fleshed out by a series of in |
Which musical features the son's 'I'd Do Anything' and 'Be Back Soon'? | Oliver! (1968) -- (Movie Clip) I'd Do Anything Oliver! (1968) -- (Movie Clip) I'd Do... The Dodger (Jack Wild), title character (Mark Lester), Nancy... Oliver! (1968) -- (Movie Clip) I'd Do Anything The Dodger (Jack Wild), title character (Mark Lester), Nancy (Shani Wallis)and Fagin (Ron Moody) perform Lionel Bart's hit "I'd Do Anything" in Carol Reed's musical version of the Dickens tale, Oliver!, 1968.> Six Academy Awards, including Best... Oliver! -- (Re-issue Trailer) Six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, went to Oliver! (1968), the musical version of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist.> Original theatrical trailer for "Oliver Twist," (1948) Original theatrical trailer for... Oliver Twist - (Original Trailer) Charles Dickens' classic tale Oliver Twist (1948) brought to the screen by director David Lean. Starring Alec Guinness as Fagin.> Sons of the Desert - (Movie Clip) Oliver pleads... Sons of the Desert (Oliver pleads with his wife to attend a... Sons of the Desert - (Movie Clip) Oliver pleads with his wife to attend a convention Oliver (Oliver Hardy) tries to convince his wife to let him attend a men-only convention with his pal Stan (Stan Laurel) in this scene from Sons of the Desert (1933).> Oliver! (1968) -- (Movie Clip) Consider Yourself Just the front-end of the mammoth production number from... Oliver! (1968) -- (Movie Clip) Consider Yourself Just the front-end of the mammoth production number from Lionel Bart's "Consider Yourself," featuring Jack Wild (The Artful Dodger) and Mark Lester (title character), from Carol Reed's Dickens-based musical Oliver!, 1968.> Tiffany Vazquez Intro -- Oliver! (1968) TCM's Saturday afternoon host Tiffany Vazquez introduces... Tiffany Vazquez Intro -- Oliver!... | Composers, Lyricists & Writers - Broadway: The American Musical Ben Vereen Robin Wagner “The Phantom of the Opera” (1986) is perhaps Lloyd Webber’s best-known work. Based on Gaston Leroux’s novel, the musical included the songs “Music of the Night,” “All I Ask of You,” “The Phantom of the Opera,” and “Think of Me.” Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman, then Lloyd Webber’s wife, starred in the original production. “Phantom” is indicative of a trend in the late 1980s toward a “sung-through” musical — one in which spoken dialogue is limited and often replaced by operatic recitative (speech-singing). The lavish sets, impressive special effects, and hauntingly beautiful musical score have made the show one of the most popular musicals worldwide. His first musical was “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. “Aspects of Love” (1989) launched the career of its male lead, Michael Ball. The sung-through musical was an adaptation of David Garnett’s tale of intergenerational love and included the ballad “Love Changes Everything.” The show played for over three years in London, but its 1990 Broadway run lasted only 377 performances. “Sunset Boulevard” (1993), based on the film of the same name, included some spectacularly romantic music. Two songs, “With One Look” and “As if We Never Said Goodbye,” both of which are sung by the lead character Norma Desmond, have entered the repertories of singers as diverse as Kiri TeKenawa and Barbra Streisand. As with “The Phantom of the Opera,” “Sunset Boulevard” includes elaborate and impressive sets. John Napier’s grandiose staircase is as much a character in the musical as are any of the humans. The London production starred Patti LuPone, while the Los Angeles and New York productions featured Glenn Close. Betty Buckley succeeded both LuPone and Close in their respective runs. “Whistle Down the Wind” (1998), inspired by the film of the same name, is set in Louisiana in 1959. A collaboration with Jim Steinman, the score includes typically romantic love songs and explosive rock music. In addition to his musical theater works, Lloyd Webber has also written concert works. “Variations” also exists in a version for cello and orchestra. “Requiem” (1985), written for Lloyd Webber’s father, included the memorable duet “Pie Jesu.” With his impressive array of commercially and artistically successful shows, Lloyd Webber is one of the most important composers for the musical theater in the last decades of the 20th century. Both his innate gift for melody and his ability to create music, which live up to the dazzling special effects characteristic of so many of his shows, have contributed immensely to his worldwide success. Source: Excerpted from ST. JAMES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POPULAR CULTURE. 5 VOLS., St. James Press, © 2000 St. James Press. Reprinted by permission of The Gale Group. Photo credits: Photofest Mary Martin Weill and his wife, singer Lotte Lenya, emigrated to the USA in 1935. Weill was working on “Huckleberry Finn,” an adaptation of Mark Twain’s celebrated novel, when he died in 1950. In 1995, a new production of “The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny” was presented by the English National Opera at the Coliseum in London. In the following year Weill and Lerner’s 1948 “Love Life” received its “first production outside the USA for 48 years.” The show’s European premiere took place at the Grand Theatre Leeds. In 1999, Weill’s “Der Silbersee” (The Silverlake) was presented by the Broomhill Opera at the new refurbished Wilton’s Music Hall in London in a translation by the popular UK impressionist Rory Bremner. Also in 1999, the opera “He Who Says Yes/He Who Says No,” by Weill and Brecht, was presented Off-Off Broadway. FURTHER READING: Elaine Stritch He first took a crack at writing a full Broadway score with “High Button Shoes.” Styne would collaborate with Robin on the bright score for the Betty Grable film MEET ME AFTER THE SHOW (1951) and the less successful feature remake MY SISTER EILEEN (1955) and would create tunes with Cahn for THE WEST POINT STORY (1950), but around mid-decade he f |
"If someone is referred to as ""feline"", what animal are they being compared to?" | Do Cats Have Intelligence/How Intelligent Are Cats? The Truth About Cats and Dogs Dogs have been trained to guard/protect, herd, hunt, search/rescue, assist (e.g. guide dogs for the blind) and perform circus tricks, obedience or agility classes. To many, this is a clear sign of their intelligence and the superiority of the canine intellect over feline intelligence. Cats have been trained to perform tricks as seen on films or TV advertisements, but do not have the same repertoire as dogs. This leads to the obvious conclusions that cats are neither intelligent enough nor co-operative enough to be trained. For example, in experiments where cats and dogs were expected to navigate mazes, most cats performed badly. Dogs soon learned to navigate the maze and reach the reward. Cats sat down and washed. They investigated blind alleys. They did not complete the maze in the allocated time and were therefore judged as "failing the test" or "lackadaisical". Eager-to-please dogs learned that they got a reward for learning the. Cats are not motivated in this way. Being opportunists, investigating every blind alley made sense to the cat - after all, who knows where prey might be hiding in the real world? Sitting down and washing is a displacement activity when a cat is uncertain. Most of the canine activities cited earlier rely upon manipulating canine social instincts. Dogs live, hunt and play in hierarchical social packs headed by an alpha male and alpha female. They frequently co-operate in raising/guarding the alpha pair's young and co-operate to hunt large prey. Juveniles beg submissively for food from adults. They are eager to please/appease pack-mates in order to remain part of their pack and they demonstrate submissiveness to higher ranking animals. Domestic dogs view humans as dominant pack members so they are eager to please us. In addition, dogs have been selectively bred over hundreds of years to enhance some traits and reduce or eliminate others. Cats, meanwhile, have a different social structure. Where food is plentiful they are largely solitary although females, usually related ones, may form social groups. Males tend to roam in search of females rather than remain as part of a group. Where food sources are localised (e.g. a rubbish dump) they form colonies but the social structure is more akin to that of lions - groups of females who may co-operatively raise young. Unlike lions, cats do not generally hunt prey larger than themselves and rarely hunt in pairs or groups. Cats are, therefore, independent rather than truly social and have little or no need to co-operate with other cats. Feline co-operation with humans is limited unless it serves the individual cat's interests to perform a task. Whereas dogs have been bred for utility, cats have been bred solely for appearance. Dogs are largely motivated by the pack-living instinct i.e. they will perform purely for praise and acceptance dished out by the dominant pack member (i.e. the owner or trainer). They will also perform because, in the wild, they risk being driven out of a pack or being demoted to pariah position. Cats are not motivated by social status factors. To train a cat you must find out what motivates it. Usually this means food, or at least conditioning it that there is the promise of food at the end of the session. Even then, cats are not motivated by food in the same way as dogs - if achieving the food reward is too much hard work, cats frequently cut their losses and go in search of easier "prey". In the wild, it makes no sense for a solo hunter to expend more energy on finding or killing prey than it gets from eating that prey. While dogs will track and pursue prey over long distances and wear down their quarry, cats hunt by waiting in ambush and pursuing prey for short distances only. Starving a cat does not make it easier to train either, cats are better than dogs at ignoring hunger pangs. For young cats, although food is a powerful reward, activities such as manipulation of simple objects such as a ball or scrunched up paper, or the chance to explore an | 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. 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The Amalfi Coast is in which Italian region? | VisitsItaly.com - Welcome to the Amalfi Coast and the region of Campania Map: Campania The region of Campania on the south-west coast of Italy is home to one of the world's most famous and most beautiful coastlines - the Amalfi Coast . This spectacular area draws hundreds of thousands of visitors each year to enjoy the mildness of the climate, the exotic vegetation of palms, lemon and orange trees and the remarkable sandstone cliffs which plunge dramatically into the turquoise Mediterranean sea. It is on these cliffs, where man has constructed one of the most magnificent road systems in the world, driving over which will have you bracing yourself for the next fabulous view at every corner. Campania is not only famous for what is probably the most romantic coastline in the world, but also for the remarkable garden-covered islands of Ischia and Capri and the fabled city of Pompeii where lava from Mt. Vesuvius almost instantly covered one of the ancient world's most advanced city centres and quite literally froze the every-day of humanity 400 years before the birth of Jesus Christ. VisitsItaly offers fabulous tours of the Amalfi Coast, tours of the islands of Capri and Ischia and the famous archaeological ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum . Contact us today, or visit our Amalfi Coast Tour centre, to find out more. Click here . Although not as many tourists travel south of Salerno which is at the southern most-point of the Amalfi coast and is an enormous city, we recommend you take the time to visit Paestum , Palinuro, the grotta of Pertosa and Padulla , which you can read about on the subsequent pages. The important thing to remember about Campania is that it is a very large region and in the countryside, while it is still very beautiful it is also still very poor and not many people speak English in these parts. The point is, that it is important to know where to go and what to do when you get there in regions south of the Amalfi Coast. Whil this region south of Amalfi is improving in many instances there is still much to be desired. With a population of almost 6 million, the Campania Region is one of the most densely populated in Europe, even though, because of widespread poverty, millions of Campanians left the country and emigrated abroad, particularly to the United States, Canada. As a result of this widespread dispersion, the Napalese dialect is the most recognized of all Italian dialects. Towns and Cities in | SOUTHERN EUROPE Southern Europe Demographic Analysis based on Population Data Sheet Population Growth Review Questions Regional Characteristics The region of Southern Europe, also called Mediterranean Europe, extends along the Mediterranean Sea on the Southern edge of Europe. It encompasses the major countries of Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Greece, as well as the lesser nations of Andorra, Monaco, Vatican City, San Marino, and Malta (Bradshaw, 2002, p. 333). The region of Southern Europe, because of its proximity to the Mediterranean Sea, enjoys a Mediterranean climate. The area is fairly mild and wet in the winter and can be very hot and dry in the summer (Fisher, 1992, p.203). The coastal areas are at or near sea level elevations, but within the countries there are several highlands and mountain chains. In Italy, the Apennine Mountains run the span of the country from north to south. The Alps run east and west, along the northern Italian border with Switzerland. In Spain, the Pyrenees Mountains run north and south along the Spanish-French border. In Greece, we find the famous Mount Olympus and the Pindus Mountains. Resources in this region are fairly limited. The main resource in this area is hydroelectricity, but even the availability of this resource can be restricted. The mountainous terrain, particularly in Italy around the Alps, provides ample land for use of hydro-energy, but lack of water inhibits the dependence of the region upon use of hydroelectricity. As a result, coal and fuels must be imported. Timber is another prominent resource in the region, but deforestation has impacted the available timber reserves. Italy is the most populous country in the region, with about 59.3 million people, according to the 2007 Population Data Sheet. Spain has the next highest population with approximately 45.3 million people. Greece and Portugal have 11.2 million and 10.7 million people, respectively. The lesser nations of Malta and Andorra have substantially smaller populations, with the former having 0.4 million residents and the latter having 0.1 million residents (PRB, 2007). The cultures in the region have some similar and some unique traits. All of these nations have their own official languages, but most of them also use English as a business language. Countries may additionally have multiple dialects of their official languages in a certain area and possibly even different popular languages throughout an area or the country. Andorra is the only nation that does not have a native language, as it shares the Catalan language with portions of Spain. As for the other nations, officially: Italians speak Italian, Greeks speak Greek, Portuguese speak Portuguese, and Maltese speak Maltese. Malta actually has two official languages, one being Maltese and the other being English (CIA, 2003). The primary religion in Spain, Italy, Portugal, Andorra, and Malta is Roman Catholic. In Greece, the official religion is Greek Orthodox (CIA, 2003). Agriculture is the primary source of revenue in most of the nations of Southern Europe. Olives, citrus fruits, grapes, wheat, figs, and water-storing plants and cacti all grow very well in the Mediterranean climate (de Blij, 2002, p. 93). Southern Italy, Southern and Northwestern Spain and most of Greece and Portugal, especially the coastal lowlands, are all agriculturally based areas. These farmers do provide much of the countries’ food supplies and even provide some goods, particularly wine and olives, for exportation. The region of Southern Europe has been very slow to develop economically. The areas around the major cities are usually highly industrialized, but the majority of remaining land in all of these countries in still agricultural. The two major exceptions to this are the areas of Northern Italy, near Milan, and Northeast Spain, in the Catalan region that surrounds Barcelona. Italy has the most industrialized economy in Southern Europe. Milan is |
Torvill and Dean are famous in which winter activity? | Video: Torvill and Dean return to Sarajevo ice for emotional Bolero performance - Telegraph Winter Olympics Torvill and Dean return to Sarajevo ice for emotional Bolero performance British pair 'honoured and humbled' to be invited back to Sarajevo to perform their gold medal-winning routine from the 1984 Winter Olympics Follow Three decades after receiving the only perfect score in Olympic skating history, Torvill and Dean have returned to the ice to perform their Bolero routine - and meet the girl who presented their flowers aged six. The British pair said they were "honoured and humbled" to be invited back to Sarajevo to perform their gold medal-winning routine from 1984. The pair, now aged 54 and 55 respectively, had received a perfect six from all judges in a routine they now say "changed their lives". They have now returned to the country, to a sports hall that was destroyed during the Bosnian war and rebuilt, to perform their famous routine. Related Content Winter Olympics: Figure skating guide Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, perform during a show in Sarajevo (REUTERS) Christopher Dean told reporters he had gone through an "emotional moment" after meeting a woman who had picked up the flowers thrown to them as tributes as a schoolgirl. "To personally hear her story from the six-year-old girl who picked the flowers up and the subsequent life afterward and then today being here with her daughter, a generation that had gone through some difficult tragic times and yet now they are so hopeful and joyful ... that really brought it home for us today," he said. Jane Torvill said she often wondered whether the little girl they had met at the Olympics was still skating. She is now a mother in her own right, with a young daughter who performed at a gala event on the ice on Thursday. With the Olympics underway in Sochi, the pair said they were honored to be invited back to skate in an arena they consider "hallowed ground." "We are so honored and humbled to be invited back to Sarajevo and come back to the place where our lives changed," said Dean. Their original performance was watched by 24 million people in Britain. Last week, they admitted the original Bolero may not make the grade in today's Olympics, telling the Radio Times: “Nowadays, with the rules of the competition, it’s quite a technical thing rather than a creative thing. Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, perform during a show in Sarajevo (REUTERS) "The skaters have to include certain types of lifts, certain types of steps – none of which are contained in Boléro. “So I don’t know how it would go down – we’d probably be breaking the rules.” The pair were invited back by the Major of Sarajevo, ahead of the Youth Olympics in 2017, to mark the anniversary and help raise funds for a permanent ice rink. | Round 3 Jeopardy Template What is the Ford Mustang? This still-popular muscle car was launched late in 1964, what is it? 100 What is the Syndy Opera House? In 1973, which famous building with a roof resembling sails opened after 16 years of construction? 100 What are young urban professionals? The word “yuppie” was popularized in the 80s; what does it represent? 100 Which figure skater was accused of breaking a competitor’s kneecaps before the 1994 Olympics? 100 What is Denver, Co? What city did Barack Obama formally accept the Democratic nomination for the US presidential election in 2008? 200 What is Mister Ed? Picked up by CBS in 1961, what famous TV show had a vocal equine as its star? 200 Who was Jimi Hendrix? What American singer-songwriter, who is considered by many to be the greatest electric guitarist in music history, died in 1970? 200 What Soviet leader replaced Chernenko in 1985? 200 What food chain uses this slogan: “Think outside the bun”? 200 What is Katrina? In 2005, what hurricane devastated the Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama coastal regions, and flooded approximately 80% of the city of New Orleans? 300 Name the Organization created to fight for important women’s issues? 300 What was the name of NASA's first space shuttle that was unveiled in 1976? 300 Who is Sally Ride? The Space Shuttle Challenger took the first woman into space in 1983, what was her name? 300 What is the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame? What famous museum opened in 1995 in Cleveland, Ohio? 300 Who is Charles Manson? Wedding plans were announced in 2014 for a 26 year-old Illinois woman and which 80 year-old incarcerated mass murderer? 400 What famous property, purchased in 1965, was once a swamp land in Osceola County, California? 400 What is Three Mile Island? In 1979, a nuclear accident happened at what Pennsylvania power plant? 400 In 1984, which restaurant chain featured this line in their commercial, “Where’s the beef?” 400 Who was the youngest singer to win a Grammy in 1997? 400 What is ALS (Lou Gerhig's Disease)? In 2014, the Ice Water Bucket challenge was established for what charity? 500 Who is Sirhan Sirhan? The 1960s were a decade of high-profile assassinations (President John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, Robert F. Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.) Name the assassin who is still alive. 500 What is In Vitro Fertilization? In 1978, the first test tube baby was born following what procedure? 500 Who was Jim Thorpe? Which Olympic athlete had his gold medals reinstated in the decathlon and the pentathlon, 30 years after his death? 500 What is Yellow Pages? In the 90s, which company used this phrase for their slogan "Let your fingers do the walking"? 500 Who is Psy? |
The Order of the British Empire was founded by which monarch? | English Kings and Queens Timeline | Britroyals 757 - Offa seizes the Kingdom Mercia after the murder of his cousin Aethelbald. 776 - Defeats the men of Kent at Otford 779 - Offa defeats Cynewulf of Wessex at Bensington in Oxfordshire. 784 - Offa defeats the Welsh. Around this time work on Offa's Dyke is started marking the border with Wales. 785 - Egbert son of Eahmund of Kent flees to Wessex and then to exile in the Frankish court of Charlemagne 787 - 1st recorded Viking raids on England 789 - Beorhtric of Wessex marries Offa's daughter Eadburgh 792 - Aethelred king of Northumbria marries Offa's daughter Aelfflaed 793 - St Albans Abbey founded. Offa annexes East Anglia and joins it to the kingdom of Mercia 793 - Vikings raid the Christian monastery on Lindisfarne 795 - Vikings raid the monastery on Iona in Scotland 796 - Offa's dyke is completed. The death of Offa marks the end of Mercian supremacy in England. His son Ecgfrith reigns for less than 6 months 800 - Around this time the Book of Kells is written in Ireland 802 - Death of King Beorthric of Wessex 802 - Egbert returns from exile in Charlemagne and becomes King of Wessex 825 - King Egbert of Wessex wins a decisive victory over King Beornwulf of Mercia at Ellendun. Wessex becomes the dominant kingdom. 827 - Following his conquest of Mercia, Egbert controls all of England south of the Humber 829 - Egbert defeats the Northumbrian king at Dore near Sheffield 830 - Wiglif of Mercia revolts against Wessex rule 830 - Egbert subdues North Wales. He is recognized as overlord of other English kings 836 - Egbert is defeated by the Danes at Carhampton in Somerset 838 - Defeats Vikings and Cornish at Hingston Down in Cornwall 839 - Death of Egbert. He is succeeded by his son Aethelwulf 839 - Aethelwulf succeeds his father Egbert as King of Wessex 841 - Vikings raid Kent and East Anglia, and establish a settlement at Dublin 842 - Many die in London and Rochester during Viking raids 844 - Kenneth MacAlpine, King of the Scots, conquers the Picts; founds a unified Scotland 845 - Vikings are defeated by a Saxon force at the River Parrett 851 - Vikings forces enter Thames estuary and march on Canterbury 855 - Aethelwulf goes on a pilgrimage to Rome accompanied by his son Alfred 858 - Aethelwulf returns but finds his son Aethelbald has taken control of Wessex 858 - Aethelwulf dies at Steyning in Sussex. His son Aelthelbald becomes king. 858 - Aethelbald marries his father's widow Judith 860 - Vikings land on Iceland 860 - Aehelbald dies and his brother Aethelbert become king. 860 - Aethelbert becomes King of Wessex following the death of his brother Aethelbald 860 - Winchester sacked by the Danes 865 - The Viking 'Great Heathen Army' commanded by Halfdan and Ivar the Boneless lands in East Anglia and sweeps across England 866 - Vikings take York (Jorvik) and establish a North British Kingdom 866 - Aethelred becomes king on the death of his brother Aethelbert 869 - Edmund King of East Anglia resists the Vikings and is killed 870 - Aethelred defeated by the Danes (Vikings) at Reading 871 - Aethelred and his brother Alfred defeat the Danes at Ashdown 871 - Battle of Meretun, Hampshire. Aethelred is mortally wounded and dies. 871 - Alfred becomes King of Wessex following the death of his brother Aethelred 872 - London falls to Viking raiders 875 - After persistent attacks by Vikings the monks of Lindesfarne travel through Northumbria and Galloway with the Lindesfarne Gospels. 878 - Guthrum's Danish army invades Wessex, and Alfred takes refuge on the isle of Athelney. Alfred defeats Guthrum at the battle of Ethandune (Edington) in Wiltshire. 878 - Treaty of Wedmore divides England into two. Guthrum accepts baptism as a Christian and agrees to leave Wessex and settle in East Anglia. 884 - Alfred defeats the Danes at Rochester 885 - Alfred imposes rules on South Wales 886 - Alfred takes London from the Danes. Danelaw - the territory occupied by the Danes in East Anglia is recognised by Alfred 890 - Guthrum dies. Alfred establishes a permanent army and navy 891 - Anglo Saxon Chronicle, | L�gion d'honneur worth anything today? [Archive] - a French Foreign Legion Forum : cervens.net The L�gion d'honneur , How much is it worth really? Or the question is has it really be worth anything at all? L�gion d'honneur or Ordre national de la L�gion d'honneur (National Order of the Legion of Honor) is a French order established by Napol�on Bonaparte, First Consul of the First Republic, on May 19, 1802.[1] This world-renowned Order is the highest decoration in France and is divided into five various degrees: Chevalier (Knight), Officier (Officer), Commandeur (Commander), Grand Officier (Grand Officer) and Grand-Croix (Grand Cross). Have a look at who recived it and you be the judge . I find it typical at one time it was worth something now it apears to be worth well nothing. In the United States, Generals of the Army Dwight Eisenhower and Douglas MacArthur are among the 10,000 Americans who have received the decoration. In 1949, the Academies of West Point and Annapolis were also decorated. Although it is rare for an ambassador in Paris to be awarded the L�gion d'honneur, a posthumous exception was made for the United States ambassador Pamela Harriman in 1997. The last surviving American World War I veteran, Frank Buckles, also received this honour. Additionally, in the United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip and the late Lord Mountbatten have been decorated with the Grand Cross. English actor Sir Laurence Olivier became an Officer of the L�gion d'Honneur. Australian General Sir John Monash was decorated with the Grand Officer during the First World War. A fictitious recipient of the Legion of Honour was Sherlock Holmes (The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez). King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has been decorated with the Grand Cross. Japanese film director, film producer and screenwriter Akira Kurosawa received the award in 1984. Rand Araskog, an American executive, received the award in 1987.[8] Indian film director Satyajit Ray also received the award in 1987. President Fran�ois Mitterrand went to Calcutta to give the award to Ray. His compatriot Sivaji Ganesan, one of the best actors in India, received the title of Chevalier on April 22, 1995. Richard Jenrette, an American investment banker, received the award in 1996.[9] Ross Steele, an Australian author and academic, received the title of Chevalier in 1996[10][11] Quincy Jones, the American record producer and musician, received the award in March 2001.[12] Toomas Hendrik Ilves, president of Estonia, became a Commander of the L�gion d'Honneur also in 2001. Joseph Walsh, former Irish Minister for Agriculture, received the Grand Cross in September 2002. Indian film director Adoor Gopalakrishnan received the award in 2003. Guadalupe Loaeza, a Mexican writer, also received the award in 2003.[13] Robert Parker, the American pre-eminent wine critic, received the title of Officier in 2005. Valentino, the Italian fashion designer, received the award in July 2006. Vladimir Putin, President of Russia at the time, received the award in September 2006.[14] Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, Chief of the Australian Defence Force, received the degree of Commander in 2007. Amitabh Bachchan, the Bollywood star of India, received the award in January 2007.[15] Clint Eastwood, the American film actor and director, received the award in February 2007.[16] David Lynch, the American film director, received the award in October 2007.[17] Professors Lap-Chee Tsui and Malik Peiris from Hong Kong and Sri Lanka respectively were decorated as Knights also in October 2007. Leo Apotheker, co-CEO of German software company SAP received the award in December 2007. South Korean film director Im Kwon-taek also received the award in December 2007.[18] HRH Galyani Vadhana, Her Royal Highness of Thailand, was decorated with the Grand Officer on 25 December 2007 while she was ill and stayed at Sirirat Hospital (one week later she passed away).[19][20] Shimon Peres, the President of Israel, received the award in March 2008.[21] Festus Mogae, the President of Botswana, also rec |
What was the title of cult film hero James Dean’s last film? | James Dean - IMDb IMDb Actor | Miscellaneous Crew James Byron Dean was born February 8, 1931 in Marion, Indiana, to Mildred Marie (Wilson) and Winton A. Dean, a farmer turned dental technician. His mother died when Dean was nine, and he was subsequently raised on a farm by his aunt and uncle in Fairmount, Indiana. After grade school, he moved to New York to pursue his dream of acting. He received... See full bio » Born: a list of 43 people created 27 Dec 2010 a list of 31 people created 11 Oct 2011 a list of 30 people created 26 Feb 2013 a list of 37 people created 04 May 2013 a list of 37 people created 2 weeks ago Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of James Dean's work have you seen? User Polls Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 2 nominations. See more awards » Known For General Electric Theater Bud / The Boy (1954) 1952-1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) Kyle McCallum 1954 General Electric Theater (TV Series) Bud / The Boy - I'm a Fool (1954) ... The Boy 1953-1954 Danger (TV Series) 1953 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV Series) Paul Zalinka 1953 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) Joey Frasier 1953 Campbell Summer Soundstage (TV Series) Hank Bradon / Joe 1953 The Big Story (TV Series) Rex Newman 1953 Tales of Tomorrow (TV Series) Ralph 1952 Forgotten Children (TV Movie) Bradford 1952 CBS Television Workshop (TV Series) G.I. 1951 The Bigelow Theatre (TV Series) Hank 1950 Beat the Clock (TV Series) (stunt tester - 1950) Hide 2002 Biography (TV Series documentary) Himself 1952 The Web (TV Series) Himself 2014 CNN Newsroom (TV Series) Himself 2009 20 to 1 (TV Series documentary) Himself 2008 Tracks (TV Series documentary) Himself 2006 September 30, 1955 (Documentary short) Himself 2005 Crash Science (TV Series documentary) Himself 2005 The World's Most Photographed (TV Mini-Series documentary) Himself 2005 Miradas 2 (TV Series documentary) Himself 2005 American Masters (TV Series documentary) Himself 2004 Queer as Folk (TV Series) Himself 2004 Larry King Live (TV Series) Himself 2003 James Dean and Marlon Brando (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2003 Return to 'Giant' (Video documentary) Himself (uncredited) 2003 Living Famously (TV Series documentary) Himself 2002 Shirtless: Hollywood's Sexiest Men (TV Movie documentary) Himself (uncredited) 2000 The Final Day (TV Mini-Series documentary) Himself 2000 Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration (TV Movie) (uncredited) 2000 Omnibus (TV Series documentary) 1998 Memories of 'Giant' (Video documentary) Himself (uncredited) 1997 Biography (TV Series documentary) Himself, Columbus Raid victim 1996 James Dean: A Portrait (TV Movie documentary) Himself (1955 public service film) 1996 Rediscovering a Rebel (TV Short documentary) Himself - 'Jim Stark' 1995 James Dean and Me (TV Movie documentary) Himself 1993 Fame in the Twentieth Century (TV Series documentary) Himself (uncredited) 1992 Death Scenes 2 (Video documentary) Himself (uncredited) 1992 Gesichter Des Todes VII (Video documentary short) 1991 Idols (TV Movie documentary) Himself 1991 Naked Hollywood (TV Mini-Series) Himself 1991 Arena (TV Series documentary) Himself 1974 ABC Late Night (TV Series) Himself 1974 James Dean Remembered (TV Special documentary) Himself / various roles 1957 The Big Story (TV Series) Todd Print ads for sexy Hair's "No So Hard Up" medium holding gel. See more » Publicity Listings: 14 Biographical Movies | 23 Print Biographies | 6 Portrayals | 20 Articles | 2 Pictorials | 14 Magazine Cover Photos | See more » Official Sites: Did You Know? Personal Quote: [to Hedda Hopper ] Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated. You must say, "Wait. Let me see". And above all, you must be honest with yourself. See more » Trivia: Many of Dean's friends at the time thought the silver Porsche 550 Spyder was too high-powered for him and, indeed, days before he died, Alec Guinness , who was in Hollywood filming The Swan (1956), had a premonition that he would die behind its whe | James Bond James Bond 2007 Schools Wikipedia Selection . Related subjects: Films James Bond 007 is a fictional British agent (the Bond character is usually referred to as a spy, but was actually a counter-agent and a professional assassin) created by writer Ian Fleming in 1952. Fleming wrote numerous novels and short stories based upon the character and, after his death in 1964, further literary adventures were written by Kingsley Amis (pseudonym Robert Markham), John Pearson, John Gardner, Raymond Benson, and Charlie Higson. In addition, Christopher Wood wrote two screenplay novelisations and other authors have also written various unofficial permutations of the character. Although initially made famous through the novels and books, James Bond is now best known from the EON Productions film series. Twenty-one films have been made (as of 2006) as well as two that were independently produced and one American television adaptation of Fleming's first novel under legal licence. The EON films are generally referred to as the 'official' films (although its origin is unclear, this terminology is used throughout this article). Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli and Harry Saltzman produced most of these up until 1975, when Broccoli became the sole producer. From 1995, his daughter, Barbara Broccoli, and his stepson, Michael G. Wilson, jointly continued production duties. To date, six actors have portrayed James Bond in the official series. They are: Pierce Brosnan (1995–2002), Daniel Craig (2006–present). In addition and generally considered "unofficial", Barry Nelson portrayed Bond in an Americanised television episode adaptation of Casino Royale in 1954. Bob Holness portrayed James Bond in a South African radio adaptation of Moonraker in 1956. Roger Moore acted the role in an episode of a TV comedy show called Mainly Millicent (starring Millicent Martin and guest stars) in summer 1964. This episode is included as a special feature (named Roger Moore as James Bond, Circa 1964) in the newly published Live and Let Die Ultimate Edition DVD. David Niven played the role of James Bond in a non-EON production of Casino Royale in 1967, and Connery reprised the character in another non-EON film, Never Say Never Again in 1983, an update of 1965's Thunderball, in which he also starred. The 1973 BBC documentary Omnibus: The British Hero featured Christopher Cazenove playing Bond in selected scenes from the original novels. The twenty-first official film, Casino Royale, with Daniel Craig as James Bond, premiered on 14 November 2006, with the film going on general release in Asia and the Middle East the following day. Broccoli and Saltzman's family company, Danjaq, LLC, has owned the James Bond film series, through EON, since the start. It became co-owner with United Artists Corporation since the mid-1970s, when Saltzman sold UA his share of Danjaq. Currently, Columbia Pictures and MGM (United Artists' parent) co-distribute the franchise. In addition to novels and films, Bond is a prominent character in many computer and video games, comic strips and comic books, and has been the subject of many parodies. Overview Ian Fleming's creation and inspiration Commander James Bond, CMG, RNVR is an agent of the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) (more commonly known as MI6). He was created in February 1952 by Ian Fleming while on holiday at his Jamaican estate called Goldeneye. The hero of Fleming's tale, James Bond, was named after an American ornithologist of the same name who was an expert on Caribbean birds and had written a definitive book on the subject: Birds of the West Indies. Fleming, a keen birdwatcher, owned a copy of Bond's field guide at Goldeneye. Of the name, Fleming once said, "I wanted the simplest, dullest, plainest-sounding name I could find, James Bond was much better than something more interesting like 'Peregrine Maltravers.' Exotic things would happen to and around him but he would be a neutral figure – an anonymous blunt instrument wielded by a Government Department." Bond's parents are named as Andrew Bond, a Scotsman, and Mon |
On the US flag, are the more red stripes? Or white stripes? | Why 7 Red and 6 White Stripes | American Flags Forum Why 7 Red and 6 White Stripes Why 7 red and 6 white stripes... lovemygrandkids said: I thought I read somewhere the reason for 7 red and 6 white stripes. I know that the total number stands for the 13 original colonies. However, my question is why not 6 red and 7 white? I hope you understand my question. I remember reading that there was a reason for choosing 7 red stripes...not 6; and vice versa. It had something to do with symbolism and what the red represented. Thanks for pondering my question. Bianca sarahw Guest Bianca, I don't think there really was a reason for seven red stripes and six white stripes. Many people have tried to attach symbolism to the colors that simply wasn't there when the flag was designed. Some say George Washington remarked that the red represented the mother country and the white was separating the red, a symbol of liberty. The theory, then, is that the white is intersecting the red so that's why red is on the top and bottom. Other symbolism attached to the flag includes that red is blood or courage and white is purity or innocence. Maybe you need more courage than you need purity when you're building a nation? OK, that was a joke, but I think the number of stripes of each color maybe can't be called a coincidence, there's no historic record of what the designers were thinking. Sarah I would like to know what each color represents on the flag. Can anyone tell me? Peter Ansoff USA Flag Site Admin I would like to know what each color represents on the flag. Can anyone tell me? The colors of the US flag came from the colors of the British flag. The resolution that created the flag in 1777 did not say anything about the symbolism of the colors. When the Great Seal of the United States was adopted in 1782, the explanation of the seal said: "The colours of the pales are those used in the flag of the United States of America; White signifies purity and innocence, Red, hardiness & valor, and Blue, the colour of the Chief signifies vigilance, perseverance & justice." However, this was an after-the-fact explanation, because the flag had already existed for 5 years before it was written. Peter Ansoff ulv93@verizon.net New Member Thank you peter. I also heard that the red stood for the blood lost gaining our freedom. Is that true? Peter Ansoff USA Flag Site Admin Hi, I also heard that the red stood for the blood lost gaining our freedom. Is that true? Again, the colors don't officially stand for anything -- they're the result of our flag's descent from the British flag. Indivdual writers and poets have come up with lots of different ideas of what the colors mean to them, but those are just artistic license. Not all of their ideas are necessarily patriotic, either. A British poet in the early 19th century compared the red and white stripes to the scars on the backs of American slaves who were whipped by their masters. Thanks for joining -- hope you enjoy the forum! Peter Ansoff Captgio New Member Greetings Peter, Do you know where the stripes originated? Dutch Masters and the church. Go research the 7 pillars. Go read about Flag Author Richardson and his wifes flags that were debunked. 13 Stars and 7 stripes flag, merchants of CT and MA. The great seal and all flag documents where kept in Stratford CT for a time before Washington was built. The stripes are origin to the church going back to Holland and Calvinism! The Stripes are not origin to the Sons of Liberty, 13 Stripes symbolic to States united by the church. 13 white Stars representing states in a blue canton seperated from the Stripes or church control! Peter Ansoff USA Flag Site Admin Hello, Captgio, Do you have any evidence for any of this? Stripes on flags have historically been used by many entities. Peter Ansoff www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,861583,00.html - Similar I have studied Towers work and he is dead on! Read about the section Mass colonies and CT colonies, the 4 joined! This is when new England was called the United Colonies and then the United States! The Sal | 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 |
Which leader died in St Helena? | Napoleon dies in exile - May 05, 1821 - HISTORY.com Napoleon dies in exile Publisher A+E Networks Napoleon Bonaparte , the former French ruler who once ruled an empire that stretched across Europe, dies as a British prisoner on the remote island of Saint Helena in the southern Atlantic Ocean. The Corsica-born Napoleon, one of the greatest military strategists in history, rapidly rose in the ranks of the French Revolutionary Army during the late 1790s. By 1799, France was at war with most of Europe, and Napoleon returned home from his Egyptian campaign to take over the reigns of the French government and save his nation from collapse. After becoming first consul in February 1800, he reorganized his armies and defeated Austria. In 1802, he established the Napoleonic Code, a new system of French law, and in 1804 was crowned emperor of France in Notre Dame Cathedral. By 1807, Napoleon controlled an empire that stretched from the River Elbe in the north, down through Italy in the south, and from the Pyrenees to the Dalmatian coast. Beginning in 1812, Napoleon began to encounter the first significant defeats of his military career, suffering through a disastrous invasion of Russia, losing Spain to the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsula War, and enduring total defeat against an allied force by 1814. Exiled to the island of Elba, he escaped to France in early 1815 and raised a new Grand Army that enjoyed temporary success before its crushing defeat at Waterloo against an allied force under Wellington on June 18, 1815. Napoleon was subsequently exiled to the island of Saint Helena off the coast of Africa. Six years later, he died, most likely of stomach cancer, and in 1840 his body was returned to Paris, where it was interred in the Hotel des Invalides. Related Videos | The American Revolution The American Revolution Clinton, Henry Sir Henry Clinton (1730-1795) Sir Henry Clinton succeeded Major General Sir William Howe as commander-in-chief of the British army in America in May 1778 after serving three years under Howe and, before him, under Major General Thomas Gage. A temperamental commander, Clinton understood the full strategic and tactical scope of the War for Independence as few other Britons did — though he was unable to turn that insight into victory. Born on April 16, 1730, to Royal Navy officer George Clinton and his wife, Anne Carle, Henry Clinton moved with his family from England to New York in 1743 when his father was appointed governor of New York. At age 15 Clinton was given a commission in a New York infantry company and sent to the French fortress at Louisbourg in Nova Scotia, which had recently fallen to a British force. Thereafter he studied military science in France and saw considerable action in Europe during the Seven Years War. He returned to England after being wounded in 1762. Clinton then married and entered Parliament, while continuing to advance in the army. He had achieved the rank of Major General by May 1775 when he arrived in Boston as third in command of British forces in America, under Thomas Gage and Sir William Howe. Clinton languished behind Gage and Howe. He was rarely consulted, and his proposals were often ignored. He submitted his resignation after Howe stripped him of troops that Clinton was using in October 1777 to press up the Hudson Valley to connect with John Burgoyne's forces. But in a major turn of events, Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga led to Howe's resignation and Clinton's promotion to Lieutenant General and commander-in-chief. Clinton's attempts to enact a southern strategy to end the war were delayed by news that France entered the war on behalf of the Americans. In the summer of 1778, he was ordered to send a major part of his army to the Caribbean to secure the British West Indies. Clinton evacuated Philadelphia, won a tactical victory over Charles Lee and George Washington at the Battle of Monmouth (June 28, 1778), and assisted the Royal Navy in fending off a French fleet threatening the Atlantic coast. Not until 1780 could Clinton turn his attention to a southern campaign, where he initially fared quite well. Charleston and its garrison of more than 3300 American soldiers and 300 cannon fell on May 12, 1780. Clinton then returned to New York and left the southern strategy in the hands of Major General Charles Cornwallis. The arrival of a French fleet in Narragansett Bay and trouble cooperating with his own naval colleagues kept Clinton from making any headway in the northern theater, while Cornwallis increasingly acted independently in moving his army of regulars and loyalists through the Carolinas and, without orders, into Virginia. Once Cornwallis settled in Yorktown, Clinton attempted to reinforce him and use the Royal Navy to prevent French and American forces from concentrating in the Chesapeake. Clinton failed on both counts. Much of the blame for Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown, in October 1781, was placed on Clinton, and it effectively ended his military career, though he retained his commission and continued to advance in rank. After the war he engaged in a pamphlet war to rehabilitate his reputation against that of Cornwallis, and he wrote his own history of the Revolution. He died in London on December 23, 1795. Related Pages |
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