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Guest Article | “The Bravest of The Brave” – Marshal Ney and “The Hundred Days” by Brian Williams | Mark Simner Guest Article | “The Bravest of The Brave” – Marshal Ney and “The Hundred Days” by Brian Williams Posted on by Mark Simner “My name is Michel Ney. I was born at Saarlouis on 10 January 1769. I am the Duke of Elchingen, Prince of the Mosowa and Marshal of France, a Chevalier of the Order of St Louis, I wear the Grand Cordon of the Legion of Honour, also the decorations of the Iron Cross of Italy and the Order of Christ” (From the transcript of Ney’s court martial) He is the most celebrated and most tragic of Napoleon’s Marshals; Fearless, impetuous, hot tempered, dramatic; The barrel-coopers son who rose from the ranks to be a Marshal of France, a Duke and a Prince; A brilliant front line commander loved by his troops; Tall, magnificently built, red haired, Ney “The Bravest of the Brave” as Napoleon dubbed him or by the adoring rank and file simply “La Rougeaud” was a symbol for heroism and inspiring battlefield leadership in nearly 23 years of constant warfare from the “Cannonade of Valmy” to Waterloo until he finally faced his end not on the battlefield but as a condemned traitor in front of a firing squad of his fellow countrymen. Michel Ney was born the second son of an old soldier who had made a living for himself as a barrel-cooper and blacksmith in the now German town of Saarlouis. He was apprenticed to a local lawyer and employed as a civil servant until in February 1787 Ney, aged 18, enlisted as a trooper in the crack “Regiment Colonel General of Hussars” in the army of King Louis XVI. Ney’s father had opposed his enlistment as promotion in the royal army was limited for men of common birth no matter how talented; However his son’s only desire was to be a soldier and win glory for France on the battlefield; Glory that now most unfashionable of ideals was what Michel Ney desired from his first day of enlistment to his last day as a Marshal of France; Not promotion, medals, titles or estates but “La Gloire” for France Before the Revolution a grey haired Sergeant Major Ney would possibly have been commissioned a lieutenant on the eve of his retirement but the storming of the Bastille in 1789 began a process that would eventually change everything for France’s frustrated class of non-commissioned professional soldiers; Now promotion would no longer depend on birth but on merit and as the aristocratic officers emigrated their places in the new Republic’s volunteer armies were taken by the professionals of the old royal army who gained rapid promotion as Revolutionary France went to war. In September 1792 after his first battle at Valmy Ney, now a sergeant major, was commissioned as a sub-lieutenant. He was to make his name as a dashing and aggressive cavalry commander in the glory days of the Republic when the troops of “The Army of the Sambre-et-Meuse” conquered the Low Countries and the left bank of the Rhine breaking the armies of the Austria and Prussia in battle after battle. By the end of 1794 Ney had risen to colonel. He had turned down a direct promotion to brigadier general telling his commander Kleber he lacked the experience but in 1796 Ney was ordered to accept his promotion. In 1799 Ney planned and led the raid to infiltrate and storm the Austrian fortress of Mannheim with complete success earning a promotion to General of Division later commanding the cavalry of General Moreau at the final battle of the First Republic at Hohenlinden. Ney had rocketed from trooper to general’s rank in five and a half years with a superb record as a cavalry leader, bold, energetic, audacious and unswerving in the pursuit of victory. Individually Ney had displayed not just courage, matched with an absolute imperviousness under fire, and tactical judgment but also an almost magical ability to inspire courage and endurance from his men. In May 1801 Ney was summoned to meet the First Consol of France, Napoleon Bonaparte at the Tuileries palace. Napoleon although suspicious of Ney’s relationship with his rival republi
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Joan of Arc The feast day for Joan of Arc is celebrated on May 30th Also known as: Maid of Orleans; Jeanne d'Arc; Jean D'arc; Jehanne Darc Joan of Arc, a patron saint of France and a national heroine, led the resistance to the English invasion of France in the Hundred Years War. She was born 6 January 1412 at Greux-Domremy, Lorraine, France; the third of five children to a farmer, Jacques Darc and his wife Isabelle de Vouthon in the town of Domremy on the border of provinces of Champagne and Lorraine. Her childhood was spent attending her father's herds in the fields and learning religion and housekeeping skills from her mother. When Joan was about 12 years old, she began hearing "voices" of St. Michael, St. Catherine, and St. Margaret believing them to have been sent by God. These voices told her that it was her divine mission to free her country from the English and help the dauphin gain the French throne. They told her to cut her hair, dress in man's uniform and to pick up the arms. So Joan scraped the sheep manure off her feet, cut her hair "short and round in the fashion of young men", went to her uncle, Robert de Baudricourt, and persuaded him to provide her an escort to Chinon. He gave her a horse and a dagger slender enough for her maiden's hand, along with a tunic and trousers, boots, and a boy's black cap. He heard her six-man escort swear an oath that they would see her safely to Chinon; they wrapped their horses' feet in rags to muffle their clops and set off. Twelve days later, they arrived at the Dauphin's court. Joan immediately located the Dauphin (he was the spindliest man there.) "I am called Joan the Maid," she told him. "Give me soldiers and I will raise the siege of Orl�ans." So the Dauphin had armor made for her, and a banner with the image of Christ on a rainbow and her motto, Jhesus--Maria. Joan revealed that the sword she intended to carry lay buried at the church of St. Catherine at Fierbois; it would be recognized by the five crosses cut into its blade. And so it was. With around three thousand soldiers and some of the Dauphin's best knights, she travelled to Orl�ans. In the midst of battle Joan had her foot on the first rung of a scaling ladder when a winging arrow plunged through her shoulder, close to her neck. Her knights carried her from the field and cut the iron tip off the arrow. Joan tugged the shaft out of her flesh herself, climbed up on her horse, and rode back to victory. Joan battled her way to Reims, so that the Dauphin, trailing along behind her, could be crowned. He could not be crowned with the crown of Charlemagne, since the English had already stolen it; but the canons of the Cathedral of Reims dug up a modest substitute. His barons draped him in a blue mantle embroidered with golden fleurs-de-lis, and the archbishop anointed him. He was now Charles VII, King of France. At the coronation, Joan of Arc was given a place of honor beside him. However, the king refused to take her advice that he should press the military advantage. When she attempted to recapture Paris from the English, he denied her adequate support, and the attempt failed. In May 1430 she was taken prisoner in battle, and tried on an accusation of sorcery and heresy. Charles made no effort to ransom her or rescue her, although her first captors would almost certainly have accepted a ransom. She was convicted and burned at the stake on 30 May 1431, being then a little less than nineteen and a half years old. The French, however, eventually went on to win the war and to expel the English from France. King Charles, perhaps because it was not to his advantage to have it said that he had been crowned by a witch and a heretic, and that he owed his victories and his kingdom to a pact with the Devil, pressured the Church courts for a review of the verdict against Joan, and got her condemnation annulled in 1456. She came to be regarded as a French national hero, and was eventually canonized by the Pope in May 1920. Her day (or a Sunday close to it) is a French na
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Richard Flanagan won the 2014 Man Booker Prize for The Narrow Road to the Deep North. What nationality is he?
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Richard Flanagan wins 2014 Man Booker Prize for The Narrow Road to the Deep North Richard Flanagan wins 2014 Man Booker Prize for The Narrow Road to the Deep North Everything you need to know about the Man Booker Prize Tasmanian author Richard Flanagan has won one of the world's most prestigious literary prizes, the 2014 Man Booker, for his masterpiece of love and death, The Narrow Road to the Deep North. Chair of the judging panel AC Grayling praised the book, about Australian soldiers on the Burma Railway - and what came after - saying the book was "profound and often harrowing". He said the best novels on the award's shortlist had left the judges unable to pick up another book straight after finishing them, but instead "relishing the aftertaste". Related Content Freeing my father "I feel as if I have been to the moon and back on a comet's tail," Prof Grayling said. On accepting the award Flanagan joked that the Booker was sometimes seen in Australia as a chook raffle, "but I just didn't expect to be the chicken". Advertisement "I'm astonished," he said of the win. "You do not expect these strokes of good fortune to come your way, you're just grateful to be back at the table the next day writing." He came from a tiny mining town in a rainforest and his grandparents were illiterate, he told the prestigious gathering of literary greats in London's Guildhall. SHARE Breaking royal protocol? Flanagan hugs Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, as he accepts his prize. Photo: AP He also thanked his Australian publisher for her "rare genius" in helping him and other Australian writers "out of the literary ghetto". In a possible breach of royal protocol, Flanagan hugged the prize's presenter - the Duchess of Cornwall - when he came up on stage to accept the award. "She is such a sweet woman and she is very nice and I didn't think to respond in any other way," he explained afterwards. Flanagan said he did not think literature was about borders - the miracle was that in every year, in all sorts of places, good books continue to be written, he said. Flanagan's father, a survivor of the Burma Death Railway, died the day he finished the book. "It was the book I had to write in order to continue to keep writing," Flanagan said. Sipping a champagne after winning the prize, Flanagan said the £50,000 award "in essence means I can continue to write". Two years ago he had been considering going to work on the mines because he had spent so long on this book. He hopes to get the next one out much more quickly - possibly even next year, though winning the Booker may change his schedule. Flanagan also said he didn't share general pessimism about the death of the novel. "Much has been made about the death of the novel and the end of literature," he said. "I don't share that pessimism because I think it is one of the great inventions of the human spirit. "It allows an individual to speak their truth unfettered by the dictates of either power or money... it continues to be heard across the continents and through the decades." He looked forward to going back to Tasmania, "pulling down the shutters and continuing writing" he said. Prof Grayling said that in some years "very good books" won the Man Booker Prize - but this year "a masterpiece" had won it. "It felt like being kicked in the stomach by several donkeys, all at once," said Prof Grayling about reading the book. "It really is an extremely powerful book." "It has a real seam of truth in it which constantly makes you catch your breath. It's going to live in the canon of world literature. "War and love, sex and death, the eternal braid of occupations... It's a deeply felt book. It has these extra dimensions to it. It does stand out from what was a fantastically strong year. All fiction in English published this year - a lot of strong competition there." But the 'crowdsourced' response of the judges had been that "we were in the presence of a piece of work that really has 'it', whatever 'it' is," Prof Grayling said. This was the first year that the previously Commonwealth-only prize has been open to
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Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: 8th December The Questions Macclesfield Pub Quiz League Set by the Harrington Academicals vetted by the Dolphin Art and Entertainment – All Creatures Great and Small Dumb Britain History – A Hard Act To Follow Sport Vetted by: The Dolphin Arts and Entertainment – All Creatures Great and Small All of the answers contain the name of an animal – we just need to know that animal. 1 What is the alternative title of Wimoweh, a hit for the Karl Denver Trio in 1961 and Tight Fit in 1982. The song has been recorded (too) many times before and since The Lion sleeps tonight 2 This piece of music by Ralph Vaughn Williams was inspired by a poem by George Meredith The Lark Ascending This Janáček opera, based on a folk tale, was first performed in 1924 Cunning little vixen This rather nasty Ian Banks novel was his first to be published, in 1984 The Wasp factory An appalling song by Tom Jones, taken from the 1965 film of the same name What’s new pussycat This 1969 Hollywood film about dance marathons starred Jane Fonda They shoot horses, don’t they This Henry Williamson novel was made into a film in 1979 Tarka the Otter 8 This Mark Haddon novel was adapted for stage and is currently playing at the National Theatre The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time This Puccini opera was set in Japan Madame Butterfly This scatological track by the Macc Lads referred to a journey up the A537 No sheep ‘til Buxton Dumb Britain These questions have all been answered in UK quiz shows, and reported in Private Eye. Give either the correct answer to the question or the actual answer given by the contestant, shown in brackets. 1 At the battle of Trafalgar, what was Nelson‘s flagship? Victory Which company, founded in 1841 operated the first ever package tours? Thomas Cook What is the only Commonwealth country whose official language is Portuguese? Mozambique What was the reigning royal house at the start of the 20th century? Saxe Coburg Gotha Artist Ben Nicholson married which sculptress in 1938? Barbara Hepworth 6 What was the surname of the French revolutionary with Christian names Jean Paul who was assassinated in his bath? Marat Who composed Aida and La Traviata? Verdi Which ballroom dance represents the letter F in the Nato phonetic alphabet? Foxtrot What is the name of the herb that means wise or clever? Sage S2 Which American folk hero rode from Boston to Lexington in April 1775 to warn of British troop movements? Paul Revere Soda, lime and which other ingredient make glass? Silica (accept sand) Common, water and pygmy are which kinds of British mammal? Shrew 3 Which subatomic particle has a name first used by James Joyce in the novel Finnegans Wake? Quark 4 The existence of which particle, also known as the God Particle, was recently confirmed in a Large Hadron Collider experiment? Higgs boson For which kind of activity is a bathyscaphe used? Underwater exploration In cell biology, for what does the R in RNA stand? Ribo( nucleic Acid) 7 What is the molecule, used in AirWick as a deodorant, that is at the heart of plant photosynthesis? What is the branch of mathematics that deals with angles and lengths of a triangle? Trigonometry How many walking legs has a lobster? 10 What is the tallest grass? Bamboo History : A Hard Act To Follow. Who directly preceded the following in office? Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, 1812 (Name required, not just “The 1st Earl” !) Spencer Percival 1 Sam Burgess has recently returned to Rugby League with which club?(subject to resolving a salary cap issue) South Sydney Rabbitohs 2 Four British boxers held versions of the World Heavyweight Title in the 90’s. Lennox Lewis and Frank Bruno were two, name either of the others. Herbie Hide and Henry Akinwande 3 In which sport has Brit Jonathan Marray been a champion? Tennis. He won the Wimbledon Men’s Doubles in 2012 together with the Dane Frederik Nielsen 4 13 years after originally closing due to financial problems, which Manchester sport
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About whom did Eric Clayton write Layla?
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Eric Clapton's Songs: The Backstories Home / The Vault Eric Clapton's Songs: The Backstories In interviews that have taken place over the years, Eric Clapton has sometimes told the story behind a song he recorded or discussed his inspiration for a song he wrote. But, he hasn’t always spoken of his best-known songs or biggest hits and some of those recounted below are a bit eclectic. Here are the backstories behind some of Eric Clapton's songs, in many cases in Eric’s own words: BAD LOVE Eric: “Warner Brothers wanted another ‘Layla’. I thought, 'well, if you sit down and write a song in a formatted way, it's not so hard.' You think ‘What was “Layla” comprised of? A fiery intro modulated into the first verse and chorus with a riff around it. I had this stuff in my head, so I just juggled it around, and Mick Jones (of the group Foreigner) came in to help tidy up. He was the one who said ‘You should put a "Badge" middle in there'. So, we did that. Although it sounds like a cold way of doing it, it actually took on it's own life." BADGE This track was written by Eric Clapton and George Harrison in December 1968. George was putting the lyrics on paper and Eric, reading it upside down, misread the musical term “bridge” as “badge.” The name stuck. Ringo Starr was also present and contributed the lyric “The swans they live in the park”. BROKEN HEARTED Eric Clapton said he wrote this song during a tropical storm on Antigua while looking across the water to the island of Montserrat. “I thought I had discovered three new chords that man didn't know about. But actually, they're just ordinary chords, which I found out when I tried to show them to someone - a keyboard player - and he told me what they were and that they were very normal. But to my ear, they created an atmosphere and I began to sing in the atmosphere that was already existing. And again, it was quite a specific set of circumstances I was talking about a lost love.” (From a 1998 BBC interview) CHANGE THE WORLD Eric Clapton: "Babyface was one of those great catalysts for me. I’d seen him on TV doing his thing with acoustic guitar and I was thinking, 'this is a guy who’s in the R&B world, he’s a producer and yet he knows how to get that minimal thing and make a small sound really powerful.’ And when I heard the song, I put it on in my car and was driving around listening to it about 200 times without stopping. And I just knew it was a hit. I’m the guy that used to hate the idea of pop songs and I was so against that for myself. But when the music is that good, I start to become okay about it. And this really was an opportunity it would have been childish to walk away from. And there’s only one guy I knew that would make it absolutely right and that was Babyface". (From Guitarist, February 2003) CIRCUS Eric Clapton wrote “Circus” in 1991 after the death of his young son, Conor. It is about the last night Eric spent with his son, which was at a big American circus. Clapton said writing this song (and other songs inspired by Conor) helped him get through a very difficult patch in his life following Conor'ss death. Eric Clapton first performed "Circus" (then called “Circus Left Town”) on the MTV Unplugged program on 16 January 1992. It was left off the official album. Eric regularly performed this song in concert from 1992. However, it did not appear on an album of his until 1998's Pilgrim. Eric Clapton: “The last night I spent with Conor, we went to the circus. We went to see one of those huge things that they do in America where they have three rings going on at the same time. You've got clowns and tigers and everything. They don't do anything in half measures. They just pile it all in. Plus, they’re trying to sell you things at the same time. I mean it was an amazing thing. After the show, we were driving back to New York and all he could remember, all he could talk about was this clown. He'd seen a clown with a knife, which I didn't see at all. Some clown was running around brandishing a knife, which was something quite frightening but he liked it — I mean it excited h
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Poetry & Remembrance: Thomas Gray's Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard Poetry & Remembrance: Thomas Gray's Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard Professor Belinda Jack Download this lecture There are two versions of Gray’s famous ‘Elegy written in a Country Churchyard’. They are both about how we may be remembered, a thought that often comes to us when we’re in a graveyard reading gravestones. But the poem is also about more common experiences, of isolation, of family, of ambition. Why did Gray write two versions? Professor Belinda Jack Belinda Jack is Fellow and Tutor in French at Christ Church, University of Oxford. She features regularly in the press and media thanks to the popularity and insight of her published works, including books such as The Woman Reader, George Sand: A Woman’s Life Writ Large and Negritude and Literary Criticism: The History and Theory of "Negro-African" Literature in French. Professor Jack obtained her D.Phil. in Negritude and Literary Criticism at St John’s College, University of Oxford in 1989, having earlier obtained a degree in French with African and Caribbean Studies from the University of Kent. Her academic career over the past twenty years has been at Christ Church, University of Oxford, where she is an ‘Official Student’ (Fellow and Member of the Governing Body) and Tutor in French. Her main interest lies in French literature of the 19th and 20th centuries. As well as her five books, Professor Jack is widely published through her many articles, essays, chapters and reviews. Her recent articles and reviews have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Literary Review, Times Literary Supplement, Times Higher Education Supplement, BBC History Magazine and Littérature. She is a regular on the BBC and international radio and television, as well as a frequent speaker at literary festivals throughout the British Isles and beyond. In 2013 Professor Jack was appointed the Gresham Professor of Rhetoric. In her first year of appointment, her Gresham College lectures were on The Mysteries of Reading and Writing . She writes of her appointment and the series: “Reading is a subject which has long fascinated me, not least because of my role in teaching undergraduate students to read ‘difficult’ literature with the greatest attention to detail, structure and internal connections. My most recent book, The Woman Reader, is a history of women’s reading from ancient times to the present day, and the writing of it deepened my interest in the subject of reading more generally. My Gresham lectures will draw on some of the material on which I based my book, including material that I didn’t have space to treat, and on the research I am currently undertaking. My primary aim will be to encourage informed reading of a wide range of material, which will make us reconsider literature, ourselves and the society in which we live.” In 2015/16, Professor Jack continues her professorship with her third lecture series entitled The Mysteries of Writing Poems and Plays. Professor Jack's previous lecture series' are as follows: This is part of the series: The Mysteries of Writing Novels and Poems Subjects Poetry & Remembrance: Thomas Gray's Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard Professor Belinda Jack Thomas Gray’s Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard Professor Belinda Jack Good evening and welcome. For those who haven’t been before, this is eleventh of a series of sixteen lectures on ‘the mysteries of reading and writing’. In the first six I explored reading as an activity, its history and how the manner in which we red and what we read has changed over time. I then gave four lectures on the novel as a genre, a peculiarly ‘baggy’ genre into which all sorts of human experience and ideas can be bundled. We considered various themes in relation to the four novels – morality, political history, idealism and human psychology. Tonight I will be giving the first of four lectures on poetry. Unlike the language of prose, the language of poetry is endlessly flexible. Prose is generally grammatically correct whereas poetry can br
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Jamaica: The Rastafarian Movement | Global Exchange The Rastafarian Movement Introduction to the Rastafari Phenomenon By Nathaniel Samuel Murrell Seldom has such a relatively small cultural phenomenon as Rastafari attracted so much attention from young people, the media, and scholars in the fields of religion, anthropology, politics, and sociology. The signature long, natty dreads on the heads of Rastafarians, who fearlessly chant down Babylon (Western political and economic domination and cultural imperialism) with the help of reggae music, make Rastafari a highly visible movement and "one of the most powerful cultural forces among youths in Jamaica" and in countries around the world where one least expects to find elements of Afro-Caribbean culture. Between the 1930s and the 1950s, few people bothered to study the significance of the political and ideological concepts in Rastafarian culture. Even Jamaicans who may have understood the philosophy of the movement regarded Rastafari as another passing fad, which would die a natural death once the novelty wore off. Former Rastafarian and practicing psychologist Leahcim Tefani Semaj noted that during this phase of the movement, the dominant public opinion toward the Rastafarians was "The damn Rasta dem, wey de Rasta dem want, we just put dem in a damn boat and put dem out in the sea and sink the boat-say dem want go Africa!" Prior to the 1970s, images of the unsanitary-looking, marijuana-smoking "Natty Dread" with unkempt dreadlocks, often controlling crime-infested streets of Kingston, New York City, or London were the most common perceptions of Rastafarian culture. These stereotypes still persist today among some people in the Caribbean, the United States, and Great Britain. Since the early 1970s, however, Rastafari (the movement's self-styled name) has been recognized not only as one of the most popular Afro-Caribbean religions of the late twentieth century, gaining even more popularity than Voodoo, but also as one of the leading cultural trends in the world; as such, it demands attention from those who study the religions of people who live at the economic and political margins of Western society. A June 1997 estimate puts the number of practicing Rastafarians worldwide at one million with more than twice that number of sympathizers and many million more reggae fans. Given its humble beginnings and the unfriendly climate in which Rastafari was born, none of its founders could have dreamed of such international exposure and acceptance. What is it about this movement-developing in the slums of West Kingston, Jamaica- that makes it so appealing to people of very different nationalities, ethnic backgrounds, socioeconomic standings, and academic interests? Rastafari has invited myriad questions in popular culture and the academy, especially as part of the recent surge of interest in this once "insignificant" twentieth-century phenomenon. Among the issues addressed herein are the basic doctrinal beliefs of Rastafarians and how they differ from Christian beliefs; why Rastafarians are so hostile to Christianity but so dependent on Christian traditions in developing their ideology, teachings, and cultic practices; whether a relationship exists between Rastafari and the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, and how African Rastafari is; what inspired Rastas in the first place to make Haile Selassie such a towering figure and deity in the movement, and whether his divinity and kingship are still central to Rastafarian thought; what the role of women is in this overtly patriarchal and "chauvinist" movement; whether the Rastafarians are a religious group or a political organization, dopers supporting (or running) drug cartels under the guise of religion or authentic religious devotees; whether Rastas are anti-white prophets, preaching a doctrine of reverse racism and hate in society, or social critics; and what it means for Rastas to "chant down Babylon," and who or what Babylon is. Who or What Is Rastafari? In Chanting Down Babylon, we use the terms Rastafari, Rastafarians, and Ras
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Jamaica - Travel Guide and Latest News | TravelPulse Last updated: 03:16 PM ET, Sun January 15 2017 Jamaica Destinations Home | Caribbean About The warm Caribbean winds of Jamaica are infused with more than just sunshine and reggae. Jamaica consists of a colorful mosaic made up of sugary beaches, friendly faces, natural wonders and diverse cuisine. Whether seeking serene relaxation or unbridled adventure, this is an island destination worth taking the time to explore. Jamaica is divided into three historic counties -- Middlesex, Surrey and Cornwall. Fourteen parishes are divided between these three counties, which have no real administrative relevance. Jamaica’s capital city Kingston, as well as Montego Bay, Negril and Ocho Rios, are the most-visited destinations on the island. Located on the southeastern coast, Kingston is a bustling city (the largest on the island) most famously known for its many reggae nightclubs and the Bob Marley Museum. Loaded with all-inclusive resorts, duty-free shopping and the seaside hip strip, Gloucester Avenue, Montego Bay in Cornwall County is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Caribbean. Negril is known for its seven miles of white sand beaches and laidback atmosphere. Ocho Rios, sitting on Jamaica’s northern coast, is home to both large resorts and smaller family-run hotels. Vacationers come here for the natural falls and world-class scuba diving. With borrowed ingredients from the far reaches of the world, Jamaican cuisine is a vibrant blend of spices and fresh, sustainable products. With a countless array of fine dining establishment and roadside jerk huts, the gastronomy of Jamaica offers much more than the national dish of ackee and salt fish. For a truly Caribbean dining experience in Ocho Rios, check out the Almond Tree Restaurant (there’s an actual tree growing through the roof) for the lobster thermidor or roast suckling pig. For an upscale restaurant with international flair, try the Palm Court in the Kingston Hilton. For famous Jamaican jerk chicken and pork right on the beach, head over to the Pork Pit in Montego Bay. This casual lunchtime favorite of both locals and tourists is the perfect spot to settle down with a Red Stripe and plate of island-spiced meats. Jamaica’s two largest airports are Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) in Kingston, and Donald Sangster International Airport (MBJ) in Montego Bay. Both of these airports serve major airlines and connect to smaller airports in other parts of the island, such as Negril and Ocho Rios. As one of the most popular cruise ship destinations in the Caribbean, Jamaica has three cruise ports which all lie along the northern coast. Montego Bay’s port, known as Freeport, is just outside the city and is teeming with shuttles, taxis and buses to take tourists on the five-minute ride into the heart of the city. Ocho Rios is the busiest of the ports and is only a five-minute walk into town. Though Port Antonio can only accommodate smaller ships, it’s the ideal cruise stop to explore the nearby Blue Mountains. For navigating around the island, local buses and licensed taxis are the best bet. With little seasonal variation, Jamaica has a tropical climate that produces warm weather year-round. Though temperatures are slightly cooler in areas with higher elevations, the majority of the island has an annual average temperature of around 82° F (though it can easily reach well into the 90s). Rainy season can occur any time between June and November, though the wettest months tends to be September and October. Although Jamaica has a notoriously humid climate, relief comes in the form of trade winds that can cool off the sometimes oppressive heat. Peak season is during the winter months (December to April), as this is when the temperature drops a few degrees and crowds (and prices) tend to swell in most tourist-friendly areas of the island. Find A Destination
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Online Etymology Dictionary gulf (n.) late 14c., "profound depth," from Old French golf "a gulf, whirlpool," from Italian golfo "a gulf, a bay," from Late Latin colfos, from Greek kolpos "bay, gulf of the sea," earlier "trough between waves, fold of a loose garment," originally "bosom," the common notion being "curved shape." This is from PIE *kwelp- "to arch, to vault" (compare Old English hwealf, a-hwielfan "to overwhelm"). Latin sinus underwent the same development, being used first for "bosom," later for "gulf" (and in Medieval Latin, "hollow curve or cavity in the body"). The geographic sense "large tract of water extending into the land" (larger than a bay, smaller than a sea, but the distinction is not exact and not always observed) is in English from c. 1400, replacing Old English sæ-earm. Figurative sense of "a wide interval" is from 1550s. The U.S. Gulf States so called from 1836. The Gulf Stream (1775) takes its name from the Gulf of Mexico.
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"Masterminds" - Manchester Evening News, November 7, 2015 | Online Research Library: Questia Read preview Article excerpt 1. Playboy Russia covergirl Maria Kozhevnikova, boxer Nikolai Valuyev, and tennis player Marat Safin shared which honour in December 2011? 2. What William S Burroughs 1961 book popularised the rock music term 'heavy metal', and provided the names for at least two rock bands of the 1970s? 3. What main religion celebrates festivals including Nuakhai, Yatra (or Zatra/Jatra), Pongal, Holi and Shigmo? 4. Which country experienced the Velvet Revolution in Nov-Dec 1989? 5. According to the UK General Teaching Council how many of the 28,000 newly qualified teachers in 2010 had a computerrelated degree: 3; 30; 300 or 3,000? 6. Spell the word: Remanisence; Reminissense; Remeniscence; or Reminiscence? 7. What ancient Sanskrit word loosely meaning 'region' commonly now refers to people (and culture, products, etc) of Indian sub-continent origins? 8. Whom did Forbes Magazine list as the most powerful woman in the Southern Hemisphere in 2011? 9. Unrelated, what is a set of slats and a museum? 10. What ship, whose name means thunderbolt, was Nelson's flagship 1799-1801, and later a training ship for boys? 26 11. The Showa period of Japan coincided with what Emperor's reign? 12. Michael Morpurgo, author of the children's book War Horse, on In state Luther which the 2012 Spielberg film (of the same name) is based, held what UK position from 2003-5? 13. What fashionable Mediterranean resort hosted the G20 international economics conference at the height of the Greek Euro membership crisis? 27 14. How many cubic metres is the space in a room four metres square and three metres high? 15. Which politician bowled faster than Dennis Lillee and Andy Roberts? 16. What element is also known as hydrargyrum? David shows around 17. Whose father wrote and sang the popular Secret Lemonade Drinker song in the award-winning British 1970s-80s R Whites Lemonade TV advert ? … 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 Newspapers Encyclopedia 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
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10 Rivers that flow through Europe's Capital Cities - 10 Most Today Leisure & Travel Below is a list of 10 rivers that flow through capital cities in Europe 1. River Thames, London , England – The River Thames flows through London and London’s major attractions are situated right along the banks of the river, such as the Big Ben and Westminster Palace, the Tower Bridge and Tower of London and the London Eye River Thames, London, England 2. The Seine, Paris , France – The Seine flows through Paris and a boat tour of the Seine River is considered one of the best attractions of Paris . A romantic activity in the most romantic destinations in the world. What else do you need? Another romantic activity is to put a love lock on the Pont des Arts Bridge over the Seine The Seine, Paris. Picture taken from the Eiffel Tower 3. The Tiber, Rome , Italy – The history of Rome relates to the Tiber River which flows through the heart of the city, and very close to Vatican City The Tiber and Vatican City, Rome, Italy 4. River Liffey, Dublin , Ireland – The Liffey river supplies much of Dublin’s water, and is also used for recreational purposes. The Temple Bar area lies on the south bank of the Liffey River Liffey, Dublin, Ireland 5. The Danube, Budapest , Hungary – The Danube is the second longest river in Europe, after the Volga. It is 2,872 km (1,785 mi) long and flows through 4 capital cities: Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Belgrade. Budapest is the largest city on the Danube and is actually the unification of two parts on both banks of the Danube – Buda on the west bank and Pest on the east bank. They were unified to a single city in 1873 The Danube, Budapest, Hungary The Danube, Budapest, Hungary 6. Moskva River (Moscow River), Moscow , Russia – The Moskva river is 503 km (313 mi) long and flows through Moscow. The Kremlin is situated on the bank of the river Moskva River, Moscow. Picture taken from within the Kremlin 7. The Amstel, Amsterdam , the Netherlands – Amsterdam has countless artificial canals, but the Amstel river is flows naturally through the city The Amstel, Amsterdam, the Netherlands 8. Spree River, Berlin , Germany – The Spree river flows through the German states of Saxony, Brandenburg and Berlin. It also flows through the Czech Republic. In Berlin itself, it passes very close to main attractions of Berlin in the heart of the city, such as Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag Spree River and the Berlin TV Tower, Berlin 9. Vltava River, Prague, Czech Republic – The Vltava river is the longest river in the Czech Republic. In Prague, it flows under Charles Bridge – one of the most famous bridges in the world , and just a short walking distance away from the river is the Old Town Square in Prague , one of the most famous city squares in the world Charles Bridge and Vltava river, Prague 10. Manzanares River, Madrid, Spain – In a way, the city of Madrid was founded thanks to the Manzanares river, as the city was first founded as a citadel overlooking the river by the Moors in the 9th century Manzanares River, Madrid
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Vilnius - The Capital Of Lithuania | Travel Lithuania Vilnius Urban Vilnius is the Capital of Lithuania located in the center of Europe which is both contemporary and ancient, rich in architecture, historical monuments, culture heritage, thematic festivals and entertainments. Vilnius is the fastest growing capital in the Baltic States, aspiring to become the most attractive political, business and culture center between Lithuania neighbor countries. A very significant step in reaching this purpose is becoming the European Capital of Culture 2009. The Main Facts Vilnius is the largest city in Lithuania with the population of approximately 554.400 inhabitants according to data of 2007. The population contains of 57,8% Lithuanians, 18,7% Poles, 14% Russians, 4 % Byelorussians, 0,5% Jews and 5% of other nationalities. The area of Vilnius is about 400 sq.km in total, 29,1% of which is covered by buildings, 68,8% by greenery and 2,1% by waters. History According to a legend, the authentic history of Vilnius began when the Grand Duke Gediminas in the early 14th century dreamt a gargantuan iron wolf howling enormously loudly. The Grand Duke asked magus Lizdeika to explain the dream and was told to found a city in the place he slept because the city is destined to become glorious and well known in all around the world. Looks like Lizdeika was right. Gediminas founded the city and named it after the name of river Vilnia. As soon as Vilnius was founded, the Capital of the Great Duchy of Lithuania was shifted from Trakai to Vilnius. At that time Vilnius became a center of tolerance where people of various nationalities settled and lived there in harmony developing trade and crafts. As soon as the Vilnius University was established in 1579 by King of Poland Stefan Batory, the city became a center of education and culture as well. Many years the destiny of Vilnius was closely related with Poland. There were even times when polish was set up as a language of higher classes. In order to avoid Russian military threat Lithuania had to sign a union that united Lithuania and Poland to a Commonwealth of Two Nations. However in 1795 the Commonwealth was divided between Russia, Austria and Prussia. Vilnius felt to Russia. Hopes for the Commonwealth recreation emerged when the great general Napoleon Bonaparte appeared in Vilnius in 1812. However, Napoleon was defeated and his highly debatable campaign of recovering the Commonwealth ended in disaster. Despite the difficulties some new Lithuanian seeds were sowed because of Vilnius University where Simonas Stanevicius and Simonas Daukantas worked in order to renew Lithuanian identity. However, the Vilnius University was closed after Russian repressions in 1831 and reopened only in 1917 after the collapse of the Russian Empire. As a consequence, less than 3% of Vilnius population spoke Lithuanian during the First World War. In 1920 Vilnius was overtaken by Poland and the Capital was transferred to Kaunas until 1939 when Lithuania was forced to sign a mutual assistance treaty with the Soviet Union on the basis of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact. In that way Lithuania got Vilnius back, but lost its sovereignty. In 1941-1943 Lithuania was under control of Nazis so two ghettos were set up in the Old town . But Germany lost the Second Warld War and the history turned everything back when Lithuania was annexed by the Soviet Union again to be Lithuanian SSR. Although the period of Soviet occupation was very gloomy, Vilnius started to grow again in the early sixties inspired by sense of solidarity and Lithuanian identity. In 1991 the Soviet yoke was supplanted and Lithuania got back its independence. Vilnius shows the great leadership as a historical capital till nowadays. Once lost now it seems to be more precious than ever before. Vilnius nowadays Nowadays Vilnius is a modern European city reachable in various ways. An International Vilnius Airport is located only 7 km from the center, Vilnius Bus Station is just in front of Vilnius Rail Station, the internal traffic infrastructure is well developed so it i
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BBC NEWS | UK | Rebekah Wade: Profile Rebekah Wade: Profile Rebekah Wade was News of the World editor at 31 Sun editor Rebekah Wade has been making headlines of her own after her arrest for allegedly assaulting her EastEnders actor husband Ross Kemp. Ms Wade, 37, has attracted attention and controversy throughout a Fleet Street career in which she became the first female editor of the Sun in January 2003. In a previous stint as deputy editor, she battled against the newspaper's institution of page three. She steered clear of moral judgments and argued topless women were bad for business, maintaining that page three was working against efforts to draw more young women readers in. Since becoming editor, though, Ms Wade has dropped the issue, although topless women often get shunted off page three. 'Last chance' A significant feature of her reign as editor at the Sun has been that the paper has become more critical of the Labour government. Despite this, the paper still came out in support of the party two weeks before the General Election in May, although that support came under the headline "One Last Chance". Before her current role at the Sun, Ms Wade became one of Fleet Street's youngest ever editors at the age of 31 when she took the top job at the News of the World in May 2000. She had an often colourful reign at the News of the World. After the murder of schoolgirl Sarah Payne she was blamed by critics for driving paedophiles underground and inspiring mobs to run riot in Portsmouth. Ms Wade was vilified for publishing the names and photographs of known sex-offenders to protect children. Some police officers claimed Ms Wade's tactics were wrecking investigations. Tony Butler, the then chief constable of Gloucestershire police, denounced her for "grossly irresponsible" journalism. Some media pundits accused her of trying to cash in on eight-year-old Sarah's death. Populist touch But Ms Wade struck a chord with many parents and the News of the World sold an extra 95,000 copies a week after a period of decline. Rebekah Wade is married to EastEnders actor Ross Kemp She had been appointed for her populist touch and News International bosses were unlikely to have been disappointed by the progress of a journalist known for her "terrifying" ambition and ability to attract female readers. In response to her new appointment, News International executive chairman Les Hinton said: "Rebekah has grown up in the News International stable of publications and become one of the brightest young talents in Fleet Street". Even before the anti-paedophile campaign, Ms Wade had made her name by succeeding in the traditionally male-dominated tabloid newspaper world. Taking over from Phil Hall at the News of the World, she had proved her worth after two years as David Yelland's deputy editor at The Sun. Cheshire roots Ms Wade decided to be a journalist when she was 14 and began her career a long way from the tabloids, on Architecture Aujourd'hui in Paris, where she made use of her fluent French. She returned to her Cheshire roots to work for Eddie Shah's Messenger Group and, later, his Post newspaper. When she turned 20, Ms Wade got her first taste of life at the News of the World, joining its Sunday magazine. She rose to the position of deputy editor on the magazine before being sent to The Sun in 1998. As chairwoman of Women in Journalism, she was behind research into the portrayal of women in the press. She said: "Our research shows that women are significantly under-represented in newspapers, even though they make up almost half the readers. "In a highly competitive newspaper market, every editor needs to appeal to female readers to boost their circulation." Ms Wade is extremely well connected and has been invited to Tony Blair's offices on a number of occasions. She was also invited to the Prince of Wales' 50th birthday party. Often described as a "consummate networker", she is said to count tabloid favourites such as Sheryl Gascoigne among her friends.
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Too Much To Dream: March 2003 Archives BRIT HUME on Fox News reports (no link yet) that Peter Arnett has been hired by the UK's Daily Mirror. He'll be working with John Pilger! All the idiots, coming together... And here's the front page of said UK paper (via Damian Penny ). You know, Hollywood makes films whose plots approach situations like this. Their genre is called broad farce. Now all we need is Elke Sommers to turn up half-naked. Posted by Andrea Harris at 11:52 PM | Comments (5) I listen to NPR I decided to listen to the local college radio station while preparing my steaks. WUCF is a jazz station, and they play NPR news every half hour or so. Well. News from Iraq was offered: first something about some women and children who had been killed in the fighting in wherever they are fighting now (it starts with "N"). I had a cynical thought: I knew that this must have made some journo's day, because they live for opportunities to be able to use the phrase "women 'n' children" in the same story as "were killed" appears. Chiding myself for such un-nice notions (not), I continued to listen. I then was informed that Amnesty International has called the US the "Jekyll and Hyde" of human rights. Well, at least we have a Dr. Jekyll component to our national personality -- so many other countries (including the one we are currently involved in festivities with) seem to be all Hyde. AI seems to have given up on those countries as beyond the pale, by the way. (See more on this subject by Steven Den Beste .) Then they finished with the Iraq news and went on to another juicy, US-involved-somehow, country's doings. Apparently journalists are fleeing an "embattled" area of Colombia because leftist insurgents and their "right-wing" opponents both issued death threats against those journalists. A sensible option: now both sides can fight it out in (relative) peace and quiet without journalistic interference. I wonder if this is the start of a trend. Posted by Andrea Harris at 08:41 PM | Comments (1) What I did today Today was my day off, so I got to do a bunch of things. If life-stuff like this bores you, feel free to skip -- I'm just practicing. The things I overhear: I went to take care of some financial matters, and heard the phrase "change-of-life baby" for maybe the first time since I was small and my Tennessee-born relatives were visiting. I speculate that few people use that phrase, since it is no longer unusual for women to wait until they are almost out of eggs to get pregnant. I also was under the impression that it was one of those phrases only gothically Southern ladies used, but this woman had a noticeable Brooklyn accent. After I was done, I was restless. It was a beautiful day here -- we are having what is probably the last cold snap of the season, so it was in the sixties, the skies were cloudless, yadda yadda. So I drove all the way to Daytona Beach and back, a trip of about three hours total. I had thought of taking pictures, but for some reason didn't feel like doing so. (I really want to get a digital camera; then I think I'll be taking more pictures -- but I want a decent one I can do reasonable zooms with.) International Speedway Blvd takes one past Embry Riddle University, where one of the September 11th terrorists learned to fly. This, and the fact that beach towns are really depressing in cold weather for some reason, killed my idea to park and take a beach walk, so I drove back. I stopped at Publix, and purchased supplies for my new more-protein, less-carb diet. (More meat, no pasta or potatoes or sugary sweets -- except for sugar and cream in my coffee. No one is taking that away from me.) Then home, to prepare steaks (not a very good cut -- the rest are going in a marinade tonight), grilled onions, and carrots. Yum. Posted by Andrea Harris at 08:37 PM | Comments (5) 1, 2, 3, 4, Iraqis really want this war They're just terrified to say so . They are afraid that the US will up and leave, and they'll be stuck in Iraq having to explain themselves to Saddam's forces. And no one will care about the new crop of I
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May plans to open new grammar schools, confidential document reveals - as it happened https://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/live/2016/sep/06/keith-vaz-resign-no-confidence-quit-as-commons-home-affairs-committee-chair-politics-live <p>Rolling coverage of all the day’s political developments as they happen, including the home affairs committee meeting to discuss the future of Keith Vaz</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/live/2016/sep/06/keith-vaz-resign-no-confidence-quit-as-commons-home-affairs-committee-chair-politics-live?page=with:block-57cea5b0e4b0456abb93dc86#block-57cea5b0e4b0456abb93dc86">Lunchtime summary</a></li><li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/live/2016/sep/06/keith-vaz-resign-no-confidence-quit-as-commons-home-affairs-committee-chair-politics-live?page=with:block-57ceab17e4b0456abb93dcaa#block-57ceab17e4b0456abb93dcaa">Keith Vaz’s resignation statement</a></li><li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/live/2016/sep/06/keith-vaz-resign-no-confidence-quit-as-commons-home-affairs-committee-chair-politics-live?page=with:block-57cee46ce4b08603a3492427#block-57cee46ce4b08603a3492427">Afternoon summary</a></li></ul><p class="block-time published-time"> <time datetime="2016-09-06T16:06:51.450Z">5.06pm <span class="timezone">BST</span></time> </p><p>It is ridiculous that after a full two months waiting to get even the barest bones of what their Brexit plans are, ministers are still ‘just expressing opinions’. If the Brexit secretary doesn’t know what government policy on Brexit is then who does ? It is ludicrous.</p><p>There is clearly utter confusion at the heart of the UK government and on a matter so desperately important – with businesses and people across the UK as a whole looking for some degree of clarity – that is deeply worrying. </p><p class="block-time published-time"> <time datetime="2016-09-06T15:35:10.902Z">4.35pm <span class="timezone">BST</span></time> </p><p>And here is <strong>Sam Freedman</strong>, a former special adviser to Michael Gove when Gove was education secretary, on the grammar school “leak”. He is now executive director at Teach First.</p><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The really interesting thing about that snippet is that the DfE think they have to change the law to open more grammars.</p><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is very encouraging as it will make it much harder to open more.</p><p class="block-time published-time"> <time datetime="2016-09-06T15:27:00.841Z">4.27pm <span class="timezone">BST</span></time> </p><p><strong>Kevin Courtney</strong>, the National Union of Teachers’ general secretary, has put out<a href="https://www.teachers.org.uk/news-events/press-releases-england/grammar-schools"> a lengthy statement</a> condemning the plans to open new grammar schools. Here is an extract.</p><p>Opening new grammar schools would not only be a backward step but is also a complete distraction from the real problems facing schools and education. For every grammar school there are three or four ‘secondary modern’ schools. All the evidence makes clear that segregating children in this way leads to lower academic standards. The argument that grammar schools create ‘social mobility’ are, in the words of the Ofsted chief inspector, ‘tosh and nonsense’. Evidence shows that in areas which retain grammar schools, disadvantaged students – who are eligible for FSM or who live in poor neighbourhoods – are much less likely to be enrolled, even if they score highly on Key Stage 2 tests.</p><p class="block-time published-time"> <time datetime="2016-09-06T15:24:20.640Z">4.24pm <span class="timezone">BST</span></time> </p><p>On the Andrew Marr show on Sunday Theresa May was asked directly if she intended to allow more grammar schools to open.</p><p>The Jonathan Slater document (see<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/live/2016/sep/06/keith-vaz-resign-no-confidence-quit-as-commons-home-affairs-committee-chair-politics-live?page=with:block-57ced6f2e4b08603a34923dd#block-57ced6f2e4b08603a34923dd"> 3.55pm)</a> suggests the answer is clearly yes.
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Former Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell to step down as MP Former Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell to step down as MP STV The 72-year-old said it had been an 'enormous privilege' to represent North-East Fife for 26 years. Former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell is to quit Parliament at the next general election. The 72-year-old, who has represented North East Fife since 1987, said it had been an “enormous privilege” to serve the constituency for a quarter of a century. Sir Menzies led the party from 2006, after Charles Kennedy resigned, before being succeeded by Nick Clegg the following year. In 2002 he underwent chemotherapy after being diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins lymphoma, a form of cancer. He said: “It's been an enormous privilege to have been an MP for 26 years and to represent such a wonderful constituency as North East Fife. My wife and I have made many friends and have been supported by constituents of all political persuasions and none. "It is always a regret to begin the process of retiring from the House of Commons but I believe now is the time to start. I have written to Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats, and to Harry Wills, chairman of the North East Fife constituency party." Sir Menzies was chairman of the Scottish Liberal Party from 1975 to 1977 before entering Parliament in 1987. He had previously been an advocate, becoming a QC in 1982. He was the party’s foreign affairs spokesman for nearly a decade before taking over as leader, having been knighted in 2004, but his spell in charge was marked by poor poll ratings and he stepped down after just 19 months. He has most recently served on the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee and the Parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee. As a young man he was an Olympic sprinter, competing in the Tokyo Olympics in 1964, captaining the Scottish athletics team at the 1966 Commonwealth Games and holding the UK 100 metres record for seven years. Mr Clegg said it was "a sad day for me, my party and British politics as a whole". "Sir Menzies has been a towering presence in British politics for the past three decades. He has served this country and our party with unparalleled distinction," said Mr Clegg. "Most people would be satisfied with just one outstanding career but Menzies Campbell has had three - as an Olympic athlete, a renowned QC, and a leading politician. "It has been a great honour to succeed Sir Menzies as the leader of the Liberal Democrats. As well as being an outstanding leader, Sir Menzies is a brilliant orator and someone who commands both attention and affection from all sides of the House in Westminster. "Of his many achievements in politics, I suspect he will be most vividly remembered for his passionate and articulate opposition to the war in Iraq. "Sir Menzies Campbell has served the people of North East Fife with distinction for an astonishing 26 years. I know he will continue to do so over the next year and a half and in the many other roles he fulfils in the area, such as his Chancellorship of St Andrews University. "Speaking personally, I have relied for a long time on Ming's enormous wisdom and knowledge and his retirement from Westminster is a sad day for me, my party and British politics as a whole." Share this article By continuing you agree to our Terms of Use , including our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy . Any issues contact us . Upload Profile Picture Close Please make sure your image is under 2mb in size and a valid JPG, PNG or GIF. Select file Are you sure? Close Unfortunately, you'll be unable to access our premium content. We’ll be sorry to see you go, but if you change your mind you can rejoin us at any time. Cancel Please verify your STV account Close Please verify your STV account using the email we sent you. If you have lost the email, we can send you another one, just click the button below. Thanks We've sent you a new verification email. Please check your email and follow the instructions to verify your account. Close This field is required. That doesn't look like a valid e-mail format
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Toon Army Blog - Newcastle United Blog, Newcastle Blog, Newcastle United Forum, Newcastle United News, Newcastle United Football Contact Welcome to our dedicated Newcastle Utd Blog This football blog site offers a discussion platform for fans to discuss news stories relating to the trials and tribulations of Newcastle United Football club. The site is obviously aimed at members of the Toon Army but all football fans are welcome to contribute no matter where your allegiances lie. The site works simply like most other blog sites - I will post articles throughout the season reporting on whats happening at the club and offer my views on the latest Newcastle Fixtures, Newcastle Transfer Rumours, Newcastle results etc and you can then comment on these articles and let me know what you think and whether you agree or disagree. To comment on the articles you must first register with the site. Registration is quick and free just simply click register from the top menu and follow the simple steps to get up and running on the site. The latest news stories are below or you can access older stories via the archives section. If you like a bet on Newcastle get free bets and betting offers from thebookiesoffers.co.uk . Find free bets on the next Magpies match at Free Bet King.
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The Red Arrows - Lincolnshire.org Five Dog Friendly Cottages in Lincolnshire The Red Arrows "Officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows is the aerobatic display team of the Royal Air Force" Officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows is the aerobatic display team of the Royal Air Force. Today, the Red Arrows are based at RAF Scampton. The Red Arrows, however, were not the first RAF aerobatics team. History of the RAF Red Arrows The glory days of RAF jet aerobatics display teams were in the 1950s and 1960s. There was a time during the mid 1960s that almost every Flying Training School had their own aerobatic display teams, until the Royal Air Force decided to disband all of them and form one single, permanent professional team, as so much time, effort and money were being spent on them. As a result, the Red Pelicans flying six Jet Provost T Mk 4s became the first team to represent the Royal Air Force as one in 1964. That same year saw the formation of a team of five yellow Folland Gnat jet trainers, known as the Yellowjacks, at No 4 Flying Training School at Royal Air Force Valley in North Wales. This team was led by Flight Lieutenant Lee Jones who was posted to the Central Flying School (CFS) the following year to form the Red Arrows. The Red Arrows began at RAF Gloucestershire, which was then a satellite of CFS. There were, originally, seven display pilots and ten Gnat jet trainers. The name Red Arrows is a combination of the names of two earlier teams, the Black Arrows and the Red Pelicans. On May 6, 1965, the Red Arrows held their first display in the UK at Little Rissington for a press day, and in their first season, the team had flown 65 displays in Britain, France, Italy, Holland, Belgium and Germany. The Red Arrows team was awarded the Britannia Trophy by the Royal Aero Club in recognition of their outstanding contribution to aviation. Eventually, two spare pilots were established even though the team continued to fly only seven aircraft in most of their displays. The first time the Red Arrows flew with nine pilots was for the benefit of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh in July 1966. It wasn’t until 1968 that the Red Arrows officially increased in size to nine. There was nothing new in flying nine aircraft in a diamond-shaped formation, but the team’s perfectly symmetrical Diamond Nine rapidly became the representation of the peak of precision flying. It was soon registered as an official trademark. The British Aerospace Hawk trainer arrived in the autumn of 1979 and the pilots converted from the Gnat. They worked up a display using the new aircraft for the 1980 display season. The Hawk has since taken the Red Arrows on tours all over the world. In 2006, the 4000th display flown using the Hawk was at Royal Air Force Leuchars’ Battle of Britain Airshow. RAF Scampton became the CFS headquarters in 1983, and the Red Arrows moved there as well. Due to economic reasons, Scampton was closed in 1995; thus, the Red Arrows moved to RAF Cranwell, just twenty miles away from Scampton. However, since they still used the air space above Scampton, the emergency facilities and runway still had to be maintained, and they moved back there in December 21, 2000. Group Composition There are nine volunteer display pilots each year, each of them staying for a three-year tour of duty. Three pilots are changed every year. This means that there are always three pilots in their first year, three pilots in their second year and three pilots in their final year with the team. Aside from the nine pilots, the Road Manager, also known as ‘Red 10’, is a fully qualified Hawk pilot who flies the tenth aircraft whenever the team is away from the base. He is in-charge of various duties that include coordination of the display and acting as the team’s Ground Safety Officer. In addition, Red 10 flies TV cameramen and photographers for air-to-air photos of the Red Arrows. The group is also supported by an 85-member engineering team, known as “The Blues”. To date, the Red Arrows has flown over 4000 displ
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St Peter Port, Guernsey - Things to Do & See | VisitGuernsey Things To Do St Peter Port With its cobbled streets and picturesque seafront marina and historic gardens, it is easy to see why St Peter Port is considered one of Europe's prettiest harbour towns. Guernsey's capital has been a busy port since Roman times. Castle Cornet has stood guard over the town for 800 years. Once cut off by the tide, it now provides a spectacular backdrop to the town as well as staging theatre productions and musical events. St Peter Port's centrepiece is its beautiful church, which is believed to be the closest church to a pub in the British Isles. If you want to learn more about the island's history, head to the Guernsey Tapestry at the Gallery in St James Concert Hall , wander through the beautiful Candie Gardens or explore Hauteville House , home to French writer Victor Hugo. If you would rather just take it easy, explore the boutique shopping, then sit back and relax with a coffee or bite to eat and watch the world go by. At the top of town is Candie Gardens . Once the formal gardens of a private home, they are now open for the public to enjoy and house the Guernsey Museum & Art Gallery . The tearoom has lovely views over the town and across to neighbouring islands. Castle Cornet has been at the forefront of the island's history for hundreds of years and there are five museums inside its walls to explore. La Vallette Underground Military Museum covers all aspects of Guernsey's military history. It is situated at the south of St Peter Port, alongside the Victorian Bathing Pools and The Guernsey Aquarium . The Old Victorian Shop in Cornet Street acts as a historic shop and museum, which highlights islanders home life of the past. The street weaves up to the top of Tower Hill, an area of town steeped in folklore and tales of witches and ghosts. A short walk further up the hill takes you to the door of Hauteville House, where Victor Hugo lived between 1856 and 1870. His town house has been preserved as a museum, which captures the French writer's eccentric life with its amazing collection of furniture and artefacts. If you want to uncover more about St Peter Port's hidden past, Accredited Guides are available to take you on a variety of guided walks or pick up a copy of our Map of St Peter Port from the Guernsey Information Centre , with five trails taking you to different areas of the town. View the webcam from the Old Government House Hotel below!
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Channel Islands Collections bl.uk > Help for researchers Home > Find help by region > Europe > United Kingdom > Channel Islands Collections Channel Islands Collections The Channel Islands are a group of islands off the west coast of Normandy (France), comprising Jersey, Guernsey and the smaller islands of Herm, Sark, Little Sark, Alderney, Lihou, Jethou and Burhou. They have their own primary legislative systems but are British Crown Dependencies. We hold a rich collection of Channel Island books, periodicals, official publications, maps and topographical images, stamps and sound recordings. Links West View of the Town of St Helier, the Hill and Harbour, Jersey by G. Heriot. British Library Shelfmark K.Top LV, 75.b © The British Library Board History and Language History The Channel Islands were originally part of the Duchy of Normandy but were severed in 1204 AD when King John lost mainland Normandy to France. King John promised the Islands independence and the right to continue governing themselves when the Islands confirmed their allegiance to the English Crown. Agents of the Crown called "Bailiffs" enforced the laws and ran the courts, one in Jersey and one in Guernsey. Since the late thirteenth century the two Bailiwicks have continued to be administered separately. The island states have different political, economic and cultural characteristics. All are exempt from English tax. During the French Revolution a number of wealthy French exiles fled France and settled on the Islands. Later, the French author Victor Hugo (1802-1885) lived on Guernsey at Hauteville House, now the property of the City of Paris. Hugo completed his novel Les Miserables on Guernsey. On 30 June 1940 the Channel Islands were invaded by Germany. The Occupation lasted until 9 May 1945 when an Allied relief force liberated the islands. Today tourism, financial services, market gardening and light industry are key elements of the economy. Hauteville House, home of Victor Hugo. Image courtesy of Visit Guernsey © The British Library Board Language Though English is now the dominant language on the Channel Islands, each island of Jersey, Guernsey and Sark has its own native local French dialect: respectively Jerriais, Guernesiais and Sercquiais. These traditional spoken vernaculars of the Islands are varieties of Norman French. The original Normans who came from Norway and Denmark spoke Norse and there are still a number of Norse elements in the Islands' dialects. Though standard French has never been an everyday spoken language in any of the islands it has served as an official language of legislation and debate in legislative assemblies. The evacuation of the Islands' children in the Second World War meant that when they returned they had become more at home with English and their families tended to speak in English too. It is only within living memory that English has replaced French as the language of legislation. Overview of Channel Islands Collections in the British Library Jersey harbour. Lord Burghley's Atlas. Shelfmark: Royal 18.d.III. © The British Library Board Because the Channel Islands do not come under the United Kingdom laws of Legal Deposit the Library actively acquires Channel Islands publications through purchase and donation. We aspire to maintain a comprehensive collection of research-level publications about the Channel Islands. We collect Social Sciences and Official Publications from the Islands and have comprehensive coverage of the newspapers of Guernsey and Jersey as part of our Newspaper Collections . Dictionaries and studies of Channel Islands languages can be found in Explore the British Library , while recordings of various forms of Channel Islands speech are contained within our Sound Archive , individual recordings being located via the online catalogue Cadensa . Our historical collections have particular strengths in maps and topographical views, notably in King George III’s Topographical Collection, held in the Map Library , and in its Early Photographically Illustrated books . More recently annotat
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What was the nickname of ski jumper Michael Edwards, who first represented Great Britain at the 1987 World Championships and, as the sole British applicant, qualified for the 1988 Winter Olympics where he finished last in both the 70m and 90m events?
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Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards : Wikis (The Full Wiki) Other names Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards Michael Edwards (born 5 December 1963), better known as Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, was the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping and was the British ski jumping record holder. He was also the world number nine in amateur speed skiing (106.8 mph) and the stunt jumping world record holder (10 cars/6 buses). [1] [2] Contents 11 External links Background Edwards was born in Cheltenham , England. A good downhill skier, he narrowly missed out on the GB team for that event for the 1984 Games. To improve his chances to qualify for 1988, he moved to Lake Placid in the US to train and enter races of a higher standard; however, he soon found himself short on funds. To realise his Olympic dream he decided to switch to ski jumping for reasons of cost and easier qualification with no other competing British ski jumpers. [3] Eddie began jumping under the watchful eye of Chuck Berghorn in Lake Placid, NY, using his equipment though he had to wear six layers of socks to make the boots fit. Edwards was handicapped by his weight - at about 82 kg (181 lb), more than 9 kg (20 lb) heavier than the next heaviest competitor - and by his lack of financial support for training - he was totally self-funded. Another problem was that he was very far sighted , requiring him to wear his glasses at all times, even though when skiing they fogged to such an extent that he could not see. Eddie was informed of his qualification for the Games whilst working as a plasterer and residing temporarily in a Finnish mental hospital due to lack of funds for alternative accommodation (rather than as a patient) [4] . Edwards first represented Great Britain at the 1987 World Championships, and was ranked 55th in the world and this performance qualified him, as the sole British applicant, for the 1988 Winter Olympics ski jumping competition. Edwards was the best ski jumper in the United Kingdom, setting a British record of 73.5m in one of his Calgary jumps in 1988. [5] 1988 Olympics Edwards finished last in both the 70m and 90m events. From the beginning, though, his legend was embroidered with falsehoods. They said I was afraid of heights. But I was doing 60 jumps a day then, which is hardly something someone who was afraid of heights would do. ... But was he afraid of jumping? Of course I was. There was always a chance that my next jump would be my last. A big chance. — The Guardian , 3 September 2007 [6] However, his lack of success endeared him to people all across the globe. The worse he did, the more popular he became. He subsequently became a media celebrity and appeared on talk shows around the world, appearing on The Tonight Show during the Games. The press nicknamed him " Mr. Magoo ", and one Italian journalist called him a "ski dropper". [7] The widespread attention that Edwards received in Calgary turned into a large embarrassment for the ski jumping establishment. Many athletes and officials felt that he was "making a mockery" of the sport[citation needed]. Shortly after the Olympics finished, the entry requirements were greatly toughened, making it next to impossible for anyone to follow his example[citation needed]. At the closing ceremony, the president of the Organising Committee, Frank King, seemed to single out Edwards for his contribution: "At this Games, some competitors have won gold, some have broken records, and some of you have even soared like an eagle." At that moment, 100,000 people in the stadium roared "Eddie! Eddie!". It was the first time in the history of the games that an individual athlete had been mentioned in the closing speech. [8] The Eddie "The Eagle" Rule In response to the Edwards phenomenon, in 1990, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) instituted what became known as the Eddie the Eagle Rule, which requires Olympic hopefuls to compete in international events and place in the top 30 percent or the top 50 competitors, whichever is the lesser. Edwards consequently failed to qualify for the 1992 Winter Olympic
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Simply Red | New Music And Songs | Simply Red About Simply Red Led by the vocalist Mick Hucknall, the English blue-eyed soul band Simply Red became international stars with their debut album, Picture Book. On the hit ballad "Holding Back the Years," Hucknall proved that he could sing soulfully without affectation, while their cover of the Valentine Brothers' "Money's Too Tight (To Mention)" proved that they could do light funk capably. With each album, their fan base expanded, especially in the U.K. The band was formed in 1984 by singer Mick "Red" Hucknall (born Michael James Hucknall, June 8, 1960, Manchester, England) with three ex-members of Durutti Column -- bassist Tony Bowers (born October 31, 1952), drummer Chris Joyce (born October 11, 1957, Manchester, England), and keyboardist/brass player Tim Kellett (born July 23, 1964, Knaresborough, England) -- plus guitarist Sylvan Richardson and keyboardist Fritz McIntyre (born September 2, 1956, Birmingham, England). The group signed to Elektra Records and released Picture Book (October 1985), which featured "Money's Too Tight (To Mention)," a Top 40 cover of a 1982 R&B chart single by the Valentine Brothers, and "Holding Back the Years," a Hucknall original that topped the U.S. charts. The single caused the album to go platinum, and made the group one of the major successes of 1986. Men and Women (March 1987), which featured two collaborations between Hucknall and soul songwriter Lamont Dozier, was less popular, though it generated the Top 40 hit "The Right Thing." (In the U.K., "Infidelity" and a cover of Cole Porter's "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" also made the Top 40.) Richardson left in 1987 and was replaced by guitarist Aziz Ibrahim, who was replaced by Heitor T.P. (born in Brazil). The third album, A New Flame (February 1989), went gold due to the cover of the 1972 Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes hit "If You Don't Know Me by Now" that hit number one and became a gold single. (In the U.K., "It's Only Love" and "A New Flame" also made the Top 40.) By the time of the fourth album, Stars (September 1991), Bowers and Joyce had left, with Shaun Ward joining on bass and Gota on drums, and saxophonist Ian Kirkham had become a permanent member. Stars was a relative commercial disappointment in the U.S. (though it spawned Top 40 hits in "Something Got Me Started" and "Stars" and eventually went gold), but it became a major success elsewhere, especially in the U.K., where it was the best-selling album of 1991, topped the charts for 19 weeks, and spawned the Top Ten hits "Stars" and "For Your Babies" and the Top 40 hits "Something Got Me Started," "Thrill Me," and "Your Mirror." Worldwide, it had sold eight and a half million copies by the second quarter of 1993. Ward and Gota were gone by the release of Simply Red's fifth album, Life (October 1995), leaving a lineup of Hucknall, McIntyre, Heitor T.P., Kirkham, and backup singer Dee Johnson. The album again proved more of a success at home than in America, topping charts all over Europe, as did its leadoff single, "Fairground," while spending only three months in the U.S. charts. Blue followed in May 1998. It topped the British charts and spawned Top Ten hits in "Say You Love Me" and a cover of the Hollies' "The Air That I Breathe" at home, but was a negligible seller in the U.S. In November 1999, Simply Red issued Love and the Russian Winter, which reached the U.K. Top Ten, with the single "Ain't That a Lot of Love" (a cover of a Sam & Dave song) hitting the Top 20. After establishing the simplyred.com label, the band released Home in April 2003. It reached number two in the U.K., with the singles "Sunrise" and a cover of the Stylistics' "You Make Me Feel Brand New" becoming Top Ten hits. Two years later came Simplified, a collection of old and new songs that hit number three in Britain and number two in the Eurochart. Another two-year absence followed before the notable Stay in April 2007. It hit number four in the U.K. and number two in the Eurochart. By the time of its release, the lineup of Simply Red consisted of Hucknall,
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Everyday Chemistry - Lava Lamp Lava Lamp Lava lamps are interesting curios to have. Though they often don't look like much, we kids are captivated by how those little blob things are always in motion is quite fascinating. Who invented the first lava lamp? Lava lamps are nothing new, though they have captivated many children and teens for more than fifty years. It was after World War II when the first prototype was invented by Craven Walker. He initially made it out of a cocktail shaker, and a couple of tins. It was in the 1960s that these lamps became very popular. How lava lamps work Lava lamps work on a very simple principle. The two liquids that are used inside the lamp are insoluble in each other but have similar densities. Substances like this are known as immiscible compounds. Though both the liquids have very similar densities, one is slightly denser than the other. As a result the liquid that is denser pushes the not so dense liquid upwards producing a globular effect. Turn on the lights You may think that the lamp in the lava lamp is just for effect. Truth is, even this lamp has a role to play. The light bulb provides the heat that is essential for the lamp to work. This heat is absorbed by the slightly denser solution which then starts to expand and rise. As this blob of solution rises it cools once again, causing it to sink again and this process repeats. This is why if you were to switch of the lava lamp you would notice that there is a waxy substance, settled at the bottom of the globe. This entire reaction is very slow because the change in density of the solution is very fractional and as such both liquids have very similar densities.
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How is lava formed? | Volcano World | Oregon State University OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY First, there is a definition we need to make. Just to keep things straight, geologists use the word " " for molten rock that is still underground, and the word "lava" once it has erupted onto the surface. Rocks in the formation of the Earth about 4.6 billion years ago. When the Earth formed, material collided at high speeds. These collisions generated heat (try clapping your hands together - they get hot) that heat became trapped in the Earth. There is also heat within the earth produced by radioactive decay of naturally-occurring radioactive elements. It is the same process that allows a nuclear reactor to generate heat, but in the earth, the radioactive material is much less concentrated. However, because the earth is so much bigger than a nuclear power plant it can produce a lot of heat. Rocks are good insulators so the heat has been slow to dissipate. This heat is enough to partially melt some rocks in the upper mantle, about 50-100 km below the surface. We say partially melt because the rocks don't completely melt. Most rocks are made up of more than one mineral, and these different minerals have different melting temperatures. This means that when the rock starts to melt, some of the minerals get melted to a much greater degree than others. The main reason this is important is that the liquid (magma) that is generated is not just the molten equivalent of the starting rock, but something different. You could think of making a "rock" out of sugar, butter, and shaved ice. Pretend that they are mixed equally so that your rock is 1/3 sugar, 1/3 butter, and 1/3 shave ice. If you start melting this "rock", however, the "magma" that is generated will be highly concentrated in the things that melt more easily, namely the ice (now water) and butter. There will be a little bit of molten sugar in your magma, but not much, most of it will still be crystalline. The most common type of magma produced is
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SOLDIERS' SONGS: THE FOLKLORE OF THE POWERLESS SOLDIERS' SONGS: THE FOLKLORE OF THE POWERLESS Les Cleveland Copyright Les Cleveland, 1984 and used by permission. All rights reserved. A later version of this paper was published in New York Folklore 11 (1985) Introduction As occupational folklore, the songs that soldiers sing serve many purposes. They enhance the solidarity of groups, strengthen morale and help diminish fear, while as varieties of simple, expressive, frontier-style, self-entertainment they help reduce the boredom, frustration and monotony of much military life. However, what, in this article concentrates on what, in a democracy, is perhaps their most important function. This is to act as an informal channel of protest against circumstance and against oppressive, incompetent, unpopular or overbearing military and political authority. Literature, and particularly poetry, offers strategies for dealing with the human situation. 1 The songs, recitations and folklore of soldiers 2 are the poetry of the powerless. They are the only means at their disposal for the expression of their subversive fears and frustrations. Men living under close military discipline are in much the same predicament as the citizens of any absolutist regime. They cannot openly challenge its legitimacy, nor can they freely express their discontent and anger at their fate. Only in ribald song and lewd fantasy can the truth is permitted a momentary exposure. Comedy, especially in its ironic forms, institutionalises doubts and questionings by allowing a degree of furtive, half-serious, ambiguous expression. It is a variety of sanctioned disrespect 3, which permits them to endure and even to mock at what they cannot change. A comic style also asserts "the vital rhythm of self-preservation" 4 because the fear of death can be acknowledged more openly without shame or embarrassment in the guise of laughter and may even be temporarily overcome. Thus to sing a chorus of "I Don't Want to be a Soldier" is to take a small step toward the control of that fear. Folksong as Comic Protest This song is a comic protest against the hazards of life at the front. It maintained its currency in the British Army from the time of the Napoleonic Wars. 5 I don't want the Sergeant's shilling, 6 I don't want to be shot down; I'm really much more willing To make myself a killing, Living off the pickings of the Ladies of the Town; Don't want a bullet up my bumhole, Don't want my cobblers minced with ball; 7 For if I have to lose 'em Then let it be with Susan Or Meg or Peg or any whore at all, Gorblimey! On Monday I touched her on the ankle, On Tuesday I touched her on the knee; On Wednesday such caresses As I got inside her dresses, On Thursday she was moaning sweetly; On Friday I had my fingers in it, On Saturday she gave my balls a wrench; And on Sunday after supper, I had the fucker up her, And now she's got me up before the Bench, Gorblimey! The following version was circulating among British and Commonwealth troops in World War 2. A variant of it was also current among elements of the U.S. Marine Corps stationed in the Pacific.8 I don't want to be a soldier, I don't want to go to war; I'd rather hang around Living on the earnings of a high born lady; Don't want a bullet up my arsehole, Don't want my bollocks shot away, For I'd rather stay in England, Merry, merry England, And roger all my bleeding life away, Gorblimey! Numerous versions of this, which circulated among U.S. troops serving in Europe in World War 2, were known as the "Piccadilly Song" or as "Gorblimey". One of them was still current during the Vietnam War. 9 Another protest song that had universal currency among British and Commonwealth troops in World War 2 was "Fuck 'em All". This was popular among Royal Air Force personnel in the 1920's on the North West Frontier of India and may have originated there. It was adapted and popularized commercially by singers like Gracie Fields under the bowdlerized title of "Bless 'em All" so that in its officially sponsored form it functioned as a patriotic item of
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War of Jenkins' Ear War of Jenkins' Ear 1739-1748 [ 1739 - 1749 ] The War of Jenkins' Ear (known as Guerra del Asiento in Spain) was a conflict between Great Britain and Spain that lasted from 1739 to 1748, with major operations largely ended by 1742. Its unusual name, coined by Thomas Carlyle in 1858,[5] refers to an ear severed from Robert Jenkins, captain of a British merchant ship. The severed ear was subsequently exhibited before the British Parliament. The tale of the ear's separation from Jenkins, following the boarding of his vessel by Spanish coast guards in 1731, provided the impetus to war against the Spanish Empire, ostensibly to encourage the Spanish not to renege on the lucrative asiento contract (permission to sell slaves in Spanish America). After 1742, the war was subsumed by the wider War of the Austrian Succession, which involved most of the powers of Europe. Peace arrived with the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748. From the British perspective, the war was notable because it was the first time that a regiment of colonial American troops was raised and placed "on the Establishment" – made a part of the Regular British Army – and sent to fight outside North America.
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Who founded the Samaritans in 1953?
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The history of Samaritans | Samaritans You are here Home > About us > Our organisation > The history of Samaritans The history of Samaritans Samaritans began in 1953 in London, founded by a vicar called Chad Varah. Throughout his career Chad had offered counselling to his parishioners, and wanted to do something more specific to help people struggling to cope and possibly contemplating suicide. How Samaritans started The initial idea for Samaritans came from the first funeral Chad conducted early on in his career: a girl aged 14 had started her period, but having no one to talk to believed that she had a sexually transmitted disease and took her own life. Chad was immensely moved by this senseless loss of life, "I might have dedicated myself to suicide prevention then and there, providing a network of people you could 'ask' about anything, however embarrassing, but I didn't come to that until later". Felicity Varah Harding, Chad's daughter, talks about her father: This interview was filmed by Central London Samaritans . Setting up the Samaritans service When Chad was offered charge of the parish of St Stephen in the summer of 1953 he knew that the time was right for him to launch what he called a "999 for the suicidal". He was, in his own words, "a man willing to listen, with a base and an emergency telephone". The first call to the new service was made on 2nd November 1953 and this date is recognised as Samaritans' official birthday. Publicising Samaritans Chad knew he would need to get word out about the service. Luckily he wrote and illustrated articles for children's comics, so he knew many of the journalists who worked on national newspapers. The service received lots of press coverage and on December 7th, 1953 the Daily Mirror coined the term "Telephone Good Samaritans" and although Samaritans is not a religious organisation, the name has stuck and become synonymous with the idea of people being there for others struggling to cope. The newspaper coverage worked and Chad received many callers wanting support both on the phone and face to face, as well as people wanting to help as volunteers. Initially the volunteers’ duties were to sit with the callers whilst they waited for their appointment, offering them someone to chat to, but it soon became clear that their role was much more central to the service. Often, the callers would pour out their problems to volunteers and many felt no need to speak to Chad afterwards. The simple act of listening and offering non-judgmental support was enough for most callers, and Chad realised the power of the service was in providing a safe space so people could talk and be listened to, without judgment. Growing into a nationwide service Publicity for the London-based service created a lot of interest elsewhere in the UK and as a consequence several more Samaritans centres were set up in the following years – the second being Samaritans in Edinburgh which took its first call on 1st June 1959. There are now 201 branches across the UK and Republic of Ireland. In February 1954, Chad officially handed over the task of supporting the callers to the volunteers, and Samaritans as we know it today was born. Samaritans service today still operates on Chad’s guiding principles of confidential, non-judgmental support.
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The use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech is known as what?
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Hyperbole - Examples and Definition of Hyperbole Hyperbole Hyperbole Definition Hyperbole, derived from a Greek word meaning “over-casting” is a figure of speech , which involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis. It is a device that we employ in our day-to-day speech. For instance, when you meet a friend after a long time, you say, “Ages have passed since I last saw you”. You may not have met him for three or four hours or a day, but the use of the word “ages” exaggerates this statement to add emphasis to your wait. Therefore, a hyperbole is an unreal exaggeration to emphasize the real situation. Some other common Hyperbole examples are given below. Common Examples of Hyperbole My grandmother is as old as the hills. Your suitcase weighs a ton! She is as heavy as an elephant! I am dying of shame. I am trying to solve a million issues these days. It is important not to confuse hyperbole with simile and metaphor . It does make a comparison but unlike simile and metaphor , hyperbole has a humorous effect created by an overstatement . Let us see some examples from Classical English literature in which hyperbole was used successfully. Hyperbole Examples from Literature Example #1 In American folk lore, Paul Bunyan’s stories are full of hyperboles. In one instance, he exaggerates winter by saying: “Well now, one winter it was so cold that all the geese flew backward and all the fish moved south and even the snow turned blue. Late at night, it got so frigid that all spoken words froze solid afore they could be heard. People had to wait until sunup to find out what folks were talking about the night before.” Freezing of the spoken words at night in winter and then warming up of the words in the warmth of the sun during the day are examples of hyperbole that have been effectively used by Paul Bunyan in this short excerpt. Example #2 From William Shakespeare ’s “ Macbeth ”, Act II, Scene II, “Neptune’s ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand? No. This my hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine, Making the green one red.” Macbeth, the tragic hero , feels the unbearable prick of his conscience after killing the king. He regrets his sin and believes that even the oceans of the greatest magnitude cannot wash the blood of the king off his hands. We can notice the effective use of hyperboles in the given lines. Example #3 From W.H Auden’s poem “As I Walked One Evening”, I’ll love you, dear, I’ll love you Till China and Africa meet, And the river jumps over the mountain And the salmon sing in the street, I’ll love you till the ocean Is folded and hung up to dry The use of hyperbole can be noticed in the above lines. The meeting of China and Africa, the jumping of the river over the mountain, singing of salmon in the street, and the ocean being folded and hung up to be dried are exaggerations not possible in real life. Example #4 From “The Adventures of Pinocchio” written by C. Colloid, “He cried all night, and dawn found him still there, though his tears had dried and only hard, dry sobs shook his wooden frame. But these were so loud that they could be heard by the faraway hills…” The crying of Pinocchio all night until his tears became dry is an example of Hyperbole. Example #5 From Joseph Conrad ’s novel “The Heart of Darkness”, “I had to wait in the station for ten days-an eternity.” The wait of ten days seemed to last forever and never end. Function of Hyperbole The above arguments make clear the use of hyperbole. In our daily conversation, we use hyperbole to emphasize for an amusing effect. However, in literature it has very serious implications. By using hyperbole, a writer or a poet makes common human feelings remarkable and intense to such an extent that they do not remain ordinary. In literature, usage of hyperbole develops contrasts. When one thing is described with an over-statement and the other thing is presented normally, a striking contrast is developed. This technique is employed to catch the reader’s attention.
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Latin phrases glossary and listing - common and interesting Latin expressions, terminology, translations, meanings, origins glossary, usage in legal, business, science and English language (with) the defendant being absent (legal term) - in the absence of the accused a capite ad calcem thoroughly/completely/from top to bottom - more loosely expressed 'from head to toe' Achilles (Achilles heel) ancient Greek hero weakness - (a Greek word used in Latin - the metaphor refers to the legend of the hero Achilles, as a baby held by the heel and dipped into the river Styx by his mother Thetis to make him immortal, leaving his heel vulnerable, such that when shot there by an arrow he died, hence the 'Achilles heel' or simply 'Achilles' is a person's main weakness) acta est fabula the drama has been acted out it's all over/it's finished/the end A.D. (anno domini) in the year of the Lord denotes that the year is since Christ's birth in the Julian and Gregorian calendars - contrasting with B.C. (Before Christ), which signifies years 'Before Christ', which are counted backwards - there is no zero year ad hoc improvised/devised/applied spontaneously or purely for the purpose ('just for this') a fortiori all the more so, with greater reason ad hominem personally directed - (as when criticizing someone) ad infinitum ad lib (ad libitum) with freedom freely, improvised, spontaneously created - now most commonly an instruction or freedom to 'improvise' in performance, communication ad litteram precisely/according to the 'letter of the law' ad nauseam to the point of causing nausea/unbearably tedious a priori / a posteriori from what comes before/ after (these terms mainly refer to philosophical or mathematical assertions) - an 'a priori' fact is self-evident, known without need of direct specific experience/evidence (for example 'snow is cold') - an 'a posteriori' fact is based on observed evidence or experience, etc (for example snow fell in Ireland on [a particular date]) ad referendum (ad ref) aged... or 'of the age...' (precedes the age of someone/something) affidavit he/she has declared under oath a sworn statement made voluntarily by a person, recorded by a qualified person, usually for legal purposes, such as admission in a court case agenda (agenda sunt or agendum est) things that must be moved forward list of items for a meeting, order of discussion, set of aims, motivational factors - agenda now has a wide range of meanings, after initially referring to a meeting schedule Aiax/Ajax a metaphor for size and stength Albion the ancient Greek word for Britain alia iacta est / iacta alia est the die is cast the die is cast - beyond the point of possible return, fully committed come what may - see the die is cast and cross the Rubicon in cliches origins - the phrase is attributed to Julius Casear, 49BC, on his invasion of Rome from Gaul - as with many other Latin phrases the 'i' of iacta is alternatively a 'j', so that the word was/is jiacta (although some say Caesar spoke this phrase in Greek anyway..) alias dictus (alias) otherwise known as/also known as/aka
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Roman numerals - history and use ROMAN NUMERALS The Romans depicted numbers using seven letters of the alphabet as numerals I = 1 M = 1000 In medieval texts and some early printed books, the numerals are written in lower case letters and u was frequently substituted for v. In the final position of the numeral, j could be used instead of i. So 18 could be written xuiij rather than XVIII. These substitutions are particularly found in italic fonts. Sometimes the M and D were written using what I call above 'deep parentheses'. It is hard to show these using the fonts available on the computer but they were like a C and a mirror image or upside down C. Typesetters used the font the wrong way up to depict it. I will use normal parentheses to show them. In some examples the Roman numeral M is represented by a I in these deep parentheses thus ( I ). You can see how writing this quickly could lead you to write M. Similarly, D is sometimes represented by an I followed by a backwards C, thus I ). That seems to be used because it represents half of the M or 500. Again, written quickly it would become D. This inscription, found in Rome, reads M D LXXXIII or 1583. The use of the deep parentheses - C and backwards C - is very clear. Here a typesetter has used the C font upside down to depict the date in a book. It has been amended by hand to read M D CCC XX III or 1823. Underneath it appears to read M D CC XC or 1790. The use of ( I ) for M or 1000 is derived from the way Romans depicted larger numbers explained below.. Forming numbers At their simplest, numbers are formed by stringing the letters together to add up to the number required. Like this II = 2 XII = 12 CXXIII = 123 The rule is to use the biggest numeral possible at each stage, so 15 is represented by XV not VVV nor XIIIII. It follows from this rule that numerals always go from left to right in descending order. This could still lead to some very long strings. For example, using this rule 99 would be LXXXXVIIII. So at some point a new rule was invented. A smaller value letter to the left of a larger value one is subtracted. So 4 becomes IV - which is 5 minus 1 - rather than IIII. There are three rules about these smaller numerals which are placed to the left of a bigger one and subtracted. The subtractive numeral to the left must be I, X, or C. The 'five' numerals V, L, and D cannot be used. M cannot be used because it is the biggest numeral anyway. The subtracted number must be no less than a tenth of the value of the number it is subtracted from. So an X can be placed to the left of a C or an L but not to the left of an M or a D. The correct way of looking at this rule is that each power of ten is dealt with separately. So 49 is XL IX (without the spaces), not IL Normally, only one smaller number can be placed to the left. So 19 can be depicted XIX but 17 cannot be written XIIIX or IIIXX. However, this rule is sometimes broken for number involving an eight. On some Roman monuments and tombs IIXX for 18 is found. And in recent times times, a statue by Hamo Thornycroft called A Sower in London's Kew Gardens bears an inscription with the date MCMXXIIX meaning 1928. Such uses are not 'correct' but are found very occasionally. This inscription for 1928 breaks one of the rules about subtractive numbers. These three rules limit the usefulness of the subtraction rule in reducing the length of Roman numerals. Although the year 2000 is quite neat at MM, 1999 is still quite long at MCMXCIX. MIM would be shorter but is not allowed by rule 2 above. See The 1999 Question for a discussion about why. The inscription for 1928, properly written, would be MCMXXVIII, which is longer than the form used. The spreadsheet package Microsoft Excel has a function to depict numbers in Roman form. To get classical Roman numbers, conforming to the rules on these pages, use =ROMAN(n) where n is your number. There are four other versions of the function using progressively weirder versions of 'Roman' numbers. The fourth, ROMAN(n,4) giving wha
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International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/Croatia - Wikibooks, open books for an open world International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/Croatia From Wikibooks, open books for an open world Croatia[ edit ] During the Italian and German occupation from 1941 to 1944, Croatia was called the Independent State of Croatia and issued its own meter stamp designs. In 1991 Croatia achieved independence from Yugoslavia and again began issuing its own meter stamps. All stamps are inscribed “HRVATSKA”. For issues before 1942 and between 1945 and 1992, see Yugoslavia. The stamps are grouped according to period of use and usage: A - Period of Italian and German occupation during World War Two, called the Independent State of Croatia B - Period of independence after the break-up of Yugoslavia, 1991 to present PO - Special stamps generated only by machines in Post Offices GROUP A: Issues during the "Independent State of Croatia", the period of Italian and German occupation during World War Two[ edit ] Horizontal frank with “NEZAVISNA DRŽAVA" in top panel, “HRVATSKA” in bottom panel. Shield at right with checkerboard pattern. Franks have twisted cord ornaments at the sides. Three types exist: two single-stranded cords, two double-stranded cords, and two triple-stranded cords. A1. Francotyp “A” (MV), 1941. [$20]
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Abraham Maslow's original 'Hierarchy of Needs' theory comprises how many stages?
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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs | Simply Psychology Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs by Saul McLeod published 2007, updated 2016 < Maslow's (1943, 1954) hierarchy of needs is a motivational theory in psychology comprising a five tier model of human needs, often depicted as hierarchical levels within a pyramid. Maslow wanted to understand what motivates people. He believed that people possess a set of motivation systems unrelated to rewards or unconscious desires . Maslow (1943) stated that people are motivated to achieve certain needs, and that some needs take precedence over others. Our most basic need is for physical survival, and this will be the first thing that motivates our behaviour. Once that level is fulfilled the next level up is what motivates us, and so on. This five stage model can be divided into deficiency needs and growth needs. The first four levels are often referred to as deficiency needs (D-needs) and the top level is known as growth or being needs (B-needs). The deficiency needs are said to motivate people when they are unmet. Also, the need to fulfil such needs will become stronger the longer the duration they are denied. For example, the longer a person goes without food the more hungry they will become. One must satisfy lower level deficit needs before progressing on to meet higher level growth needs. When a deficit need has been satisfied it will go away. Our activities become habitually directed towards meeting the next set of needs that we have yet to satisfy. These then become our salient needs. However, growth needs continue to be felt and may even become stronger once they have been engaged. Once these growth needs have been reasonably satisfied, one may be able to reach the highest level called self-actualization. Every person is capable and has the desire to move up the hierarchy toward a level of self-actualization. Unfortunately, progress is often disrupted by failure to meet lower level needs. Life experiences, including divorce and loss of job may cause an individual to fluctuate between levels of the hierarchy. Therefore, not everyone will move through the hierarchy in a uni-directional manner but may move back and forth between the different types of needs. Maslow noted only one in a hundred people become fully self-actualized because our society rewards motivation primarily based on esteem, love and other social needs. The original hierarchy of needs five-stage model includes: 1. Biological and Physiological needs - air, food, drink, shelter, warmth, sex, sleep. 2. Safety needs - protection from elements, security, order, law, stability, freedom from fear. 3. Love and belongingness needs - friendship, intimacy, trust and acceptance, receiving and giving affection and love. Affiliating, being part of a group (family, friends, work). 4. Esteem needs - achievement, mastery, independence, status, dominance, prestige, self-respect, respect from others. 5. Self-Actualization needs - realizing personal potential, self-fulfillment, seeking personal growth and peak experiences. Maslow posited that human needs are arranged in a hierarchy: 'It is quite true that man lives by bread alone — when there is no bread. But what happens to man’s desires when there is plenty of bread and when his belly is chronically filled? At once other (and “higher”) needs emerge and these, rather than physiological hungers, dominate the organism. And when these in turn are satisfied, again new (and still “higher”) needs emerge and so on. This is what we mean by saying that the basic human needs are organized into a hierarchy of relative prepotency' (Maslow, 1943, p. 375). The expanded hierarchy of needs: It is important to note that Maslow's (1943, 1954) five stage model has been expanded to include cognitive and aesthetic needs (Maslow, 1970a) and later transcendence needs (Maslow, 1970b). Changes to the original five-stage model are highlighted and include a seven-stage model and a eight-stage model, both developed during the 1960's and 1970s. 1. Biological and Physiological needs - air, food, drink, shelter, warmth,
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Questions on HRM | Human Resource Management Human Resource Management HR training is an powerful integer in all businesses sector method, nevertheless companies don't decide the impact of hr training programmes more than the staff. HR training is helpful only if it produces desired outcome. When the administration is implementing a hr training programme, there ought to be an model facility on which the assessment strategy may be improved, and classification of strength of hr training and usage activities could be through. Categories Full 100 Marks Project reports & guidance on - =>Marketing 1. What psychological methodology does NLP stand for? Ans- Neuro-Linguistic Programming 2. David McLelland's motivational theory identified three principal motivational needs which he said each of us possesses to varying degrees, and which characterise our motivational behaviour; what are these three motivational needs? Ans- Achievement (n-ach), the need to achieve things; Authority/Power (n-pow), the need to have impact, influence and authority; and Affiliation (n-affil), the need for relationships, interaction and acceptance among other people (or words to similar effect as these definitions) 3. Which organisation produces the UK's ABC1C2 (etc) Social Grade Classifications Statistics? Ans- NRS Ltd (National Readership Survey) 4. What does the selling acronym AIDA stand for? Ans- Attention, Interest, Desire, Action 5. Who developed the 'Equity Theory' of job motivation in the 1960's? Ans- J Stacey Adams 6. What does the financial abbreviation P&L stand for? Ans- Profit and Loss (Profit and Loss Account) 7. Who developed the ten stages of corporate life cycle, starting with Courtship and Infancy and ending in Bureaucracy and Death? Ans- Dr Ichak Adizes 8. The Ansoff matrix correlates what two aspects of business development from the 'new' and 'existing' perspectives? Ans- Products and Markets 9. In selling and communications, what do 'open questions' generally achieve? Ans- Open questions gather information, improve understanding, and build rapport by encouraging the other person to talk and explain things, including how they feel about things. 10. Albert Mehrabian researched and published a now widely referenced set of statistics for the effectiveness of spoken communications; what three types of communication did he identify and what percentages for each did he attach to each type in terms of the percentage of meaning (or understanding) that each communication type conveyed from person to person in his study? Ans- Mehrabian's research stated that: 7% of meaning conveyed is in the words that are spoken; 38% of meaning conveyed is in the way that the words are said (paralinguistic); and 55% of meaning conveyed is in facial expression. 11. In business accounts and financial reporting, expenses which change according to scale of performance or usage or demand are known as what? Ans- Variable Costs 12. What is the name of Ingham and Luft's model and theory which deals with hidden and open areas of knowledge about a person? Ans- The Johari Window 13. The '360 degree' appraisal method collects feedback from whom, about whom? Ans- '360 Degree' feedback appraisal collects the views from people who work with the appraisee, about the appraisee, including subordinates, peers, upline managers; effectively anyone who comes into contact with the appraisee and who is happy to provide constructive feedback about the appraisee's strengths and areas for improvement. 14. What are the four levels of learning evaluation defined in Donald Kirkpatrick's model? Ans- 1. Enjoyment; 2. Transfer of learning; 3. Application of learning; 4. Effect of application (or words to the same effect as these four definitions) 15. What is the correct ascending order of these human needs according to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: Esteem, Safety, Belongingness and Love, Self-Actualisation, Biological and Physiological? Ans- Biological and Physiological Needs (basic life needs - shelter, food, drink, sleep, etc); Safety Needs (security, protection, law, etc); Belongingness an
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At the 84th Academy Awards in 2012, which silent French film received ten nominations, winning five awards, including Best Picture?
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Oscars 2012: Complete Winners List | Hollywood Reporter Oscars 2012: Complete Winners List 5:30 PM PST 2/26/2012 by THR Staff Getty Images "The Artist" and "Hugo" topped the 84th annual Academy Awards with five wins apiece. The 84th annual Academy Awards took place Sunday, Feb. 26 with Billy Crystal hosting for a ninth time. Martin Scorsese's 3D film Hugo and silent movie The Artist topped the night with five wins apiece . The Artist took home several of the top awards, including best picture, director (Michel Hazanavicius) and actor (Jean Dujardin). The Iron Lady was the only other film to take home multiple awards with two honors, including Meryl Streep's third Oscar. Other films represented with wins include The Descendants, The Help, A Separation, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Undefeated, Beginners, The Muppets, Midnight in Paris and the short films The Shore, Saving Face and The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. Below are the winners in the 24 motion picture categories: Best Picture
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1991 Academy Awards® Winners and History The Prince of Tides (1991) Actor: ANTHONY HOPKINS in "The Silence of the Lambs" , Warren Beatty in "Bugsy", Robert De Niro in "Cape Fear", Nick Nolte in "The Prince of Tides", Robin Williams in "The Fisher King" Actress: JODIE FOSTER in "The Silence of the Lambs" , Geena Davis in "Thelma & Louise", Laura Dern in "Rambling Rose", Bette Midler in "For the Boys", Susan Sarandon in "Thelma & Louise" Supporting Actor: JACK PALANCE in "City Slickers", Tommy Lee Jones in "JFK", Harvey Keitel in "Bugsy", Ben Kingsley in "Bugsy", Michael Lerner in "Barton Fink" Supporting Actress: MERCEDES RUEHL in "The Fisher King", Diane Ladd in "Rambling Rose", Juliette Lewis in "Cape Fear", Kate Nelligan in "The Prince of Tides", Jessica Tandy in "Fried Green Tomatoes" Director: JONATHAN DEMME for "The Silence of the Lambs" , Barry Levinson for "Bugsy", Ridley Scott for "Thelma & Louise", John Singleton for "Boyz N the Hood", Oliver Stone for "JFK" The five films nominated for Best Picture for 1991 were a very distinctive mix of different types of films: a musical animation, a horror/thriller, a gangster bio, a political conspiracy thriller, and a romantic melodrama. The big winner was director Jonathan Demme's The Silence of the Lambs (with seven nominations and five wins). Its surprise win came for many reasons: it was a 'horror' film - the first of its genre to be named Best Picture it was the first Best Picture nominee to have been commercially-available on videotape before its win it was released in late January of 1991, many months before most Best Picture nominees were released (to keep them fresh in Academy voters' minds) and most importantly, it was the third film to win the top five awards (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Writer/Screenplay - Ted Tally) since two other films had accomplished the same feat: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and It Happened One Night (1934) - it was the last Best Picture winner, to date, to win both Best Actor and Best Actress The top-notch film, a shocking psychological horror picture about a cannibalistic killer and his strange relationship with a newbie FBI agent, was based on Thomas Harris's 1988 best-selling novel of the same name. It was a sequel to an earlier film Manhunter (1986) (aka Red Dragon: The Pursuit of Hannibal Lecter), also based on a Thomas Harris novel titled Red Dragon published in 1981. The two nominations without wins were for Best Sound and Best Film Editing. Jonathan Demme (with his first directorial nomination) won the Best Director award for The Silence of the Lambs , a film with uncharacteristic subject matter that was not usually the recipient of so many Oscar awards. The other four Best Picture nominees that spread the nominations fairly evenly were: Walt Disney's feature-length animated musical cartoon Beauty and the Beast (with six nominations and two wins - Best Song "Beauty and the Beast" and Best Original Score) - it was the first hand-drawn animated feature to be nominated for Best Picture. [It would be another ten years before a special Oscar category for an
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In which year was the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race declared a draw because it was said that the judge was asleep under a bush as the crews passed the finish line?
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The Boat Race - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki More info on The Boat Race Wikis Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Related top topics Encyclopedia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Exhausted crews at the finish of the 2002 Boat Race. Cambridge are on the left of the picture. The Boat Race, also known as the University Boat Race and The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, is a rowing race in England between the Oxford University Boat Club and the Cambridge University Boat Club , rowed between competing eights each spring on the Thames in London. Members of both teams are traditionally known as blues and each boat as a " Blue Boat ", with Cambridge in light blue and Oxford dark blue. The first race was in 1829 and it has been held annually since 1856, with the exception of the two world wars . The 2009 boat race took place on 29 March at 15:40 BST, with Oxford (on the Middlesex station) winning. [1] The next race is scheduled to start on Saturday, 3 April 2010 at 4.30pm. [2] The event is a popular one, not only with the alumni of the universities, but also with rowers in general and the public. An estimated quarter of a million people watch the race live from the banks of the river, around seven to nine million people on TV in the UK, and an overseas audience estimated by the Boat Race Company at around 120 million, which would make this the most viewed single day sporting event in the world [3] however, other estimates [4] put the international audience below 20 million. Having sponsored the event since 2005, the business process outsourcing company Xchanging became title sponsor in November 2009, so the 156th Race next April will be known as The Xchanging Boat Race. [5] [6] Contents Advertisements Origin The tradition was started in 1829 by Charles Merivale , a student at St John's College, Cambridge , and his schoolfriend Charles Wordsworth who was at Oxford. Cambridge challenged Oxford to a race in Henley. The second race occurred in 1836, with the venue moved to be from Westminster to Putney. Over the next couple of years, there was disagreement over where the race should be held, with Oxford preferring Henley and Cambridge preferring London. Cambridge therefore raced Leander Club in 1837 and 1838. Following the formation of the Oxford University Boat Club, racing between the two universities resumed and the tradition continues to the present day, with the loser challenging the winner to a re-match annually. The race in 1877 was declared a dead heat. Legend in Oxford has it that the judge, "Honest John" Phelps, was asleep under a bush as the crews came by leading him to announce the result as a "dead heat to Oxford by four feet", but this is not borne out by contemporary reports. Oxford, partially disabled, were making effort after effort to hold their rapidly waning lead, while Cambridge, who, curiously enough, had settled together again, and were rowing almost as one man, were putting on a magnificent spurt at 40 strokes to the minute, with a view of catching their opponents before reaching the winning-post. Thus struggling over the remaining portion of the course, the two eights raced passed the flag alongside one another, and the gun fired amid a scene of excitement rarely equalled and never exceeded. Cheers for one crew were succeeded by counter-cheers for the other, and it was impossible to tell what the result was until the Press boat backed down to the Judge and inquired the issue. John Phelps, the waterman, who officiated, replied that the noses of the boats passed the post strictly level, and that the result was a dead heat. — The Times Cambridge produced one of the legends of the Boat Race and of rowing worldwide, Stanley Muttlebury , whose crew won the race in the first four of the five years he was a member, 1886-1890. He was viewed as "the finest oarsman to have ever sat in a boat". Contemporaries writing to The Times to add to his 193
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quizballs 50 -- part 2 - Google Groups quizballs 50 -- part 2 41. What Cumbrian town was used as a 2007 pilot for the digital TV switch-over? 42. It was announced in April 2007 that Lord Justice Scott Baker would replace Baroness Butler-Sloss in what position? 43. What remarkable sale price did Damien Hirst's diamond-encrusted skull achieve? 44. Which world champion 400m runner successfully overturned her Olympic Games ban for missing drug tests? 45. Monks featured strongly in the September protests in which country? 46. Which northern England city was flooded by torrential rain on on 25 June 2007? 47. In what US city did Barack Obama announce his presidential candidacy in February 2007? 48. Which Bollywood actor was at the centre of the 2007 Big Brother TV Show racism uproar? 49. Shinzo Abe resigned in September 2007 as prime minister of which country? 50. Which corporation bought 1.6% of Facebook for $240m? 51. The Kate Moss Collection was launched by what store chain? 52. The two CDs lost by the UK department HMRC (Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs) contained personal details of 20m people relating to claims of what? 53. Who resigned as England cricket coach after the 2007 Ashes series 5-0 defeat? 54. What nickname was used by the media for the senior policeman in charge of the Cash for Honours investigation? 55. In May 2007 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced the biggest what in history to date? 56. Intensive British forces operations in Afghanistan through 2007 were centred in which province? 57. In what significant UK location was the August 2007 Climate Change Camp sited? 58. Which movie star left the much publicized 'rude pig' phone message for his twelve year old daughter? 59. In a bizarre 2007 confessional frenzy, Ruth Kelly, Jacqui Smith, Harriet Harman, Hazel Blears and Alistair Darling where among several British government ministers to make what admission? 60. At the end of 2007 how many England Premiership football (soccer) clubs were foreign owned? 61. In June 2007 the Millennium Dome re-opened under what name? 62. Which famous aviator and adventurer went missing over the Nevada Desert in September 2007? 63. The perfume brand 'Mwah' was launched in 2007 by which 'celebrity'? 64. What country celebrated on August 15th 2007 its 60th anniversary of independence from British rule? 65. Who resigned as World Bank President after failing to disprove allegations of his nepotism? 66. Which country won the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup? 67. Following an Ofcom investigation which TV company was judged in September 2007 to be the worst offending in the premium line phone-in scandals? 68. What film won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Picture? 69. Speculation towards the end of 2007 suggested that Rupert Murdoch's News International Group was in discussion to buy what significant business networking website? 70. Which rapper cancelled his UK tour when refused entry to the country? 71. What was the name of the Space Shuttle which launched on June 8th 2007? 72. Who made this amusing statement: "I have expressed a degree of regret that may be equated with an apology..." ? 73. Whose secret donations of over half a million pounds caused a big problem for the Labour Party when they were exposed in November 2007? 74. Who became the new French president in 2007? 75. Who was charged with fraud when he reappeared five years after going missing in a canoe off the Cleveland coast? 76. Clarence Mitchell was appointed media spokesman for whom in September 2007? 77. Which Formula One racing team was expelled from the 2007 Constructors Championship for spying on a competitor? 78. Blake Fielder-Civil achieved notoriety as whose errant husband? 79. Which former newspaper owner and business mogul was sentenced to 78 months imprisonment for fraud in December 2007? 80. Which major city switched off its lights for an hour on the evening of 31 March 2007 as a political statement about climate change? 81. What was the village and laboratory site na
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2016 Melbourne Cup | 2016 Field, News, Form, Betting & Tips - HorseRacing.com.au Ahzeemah The 2016 Melbourne Cup is widely regarded as Australia’s major thoroughbred horse race. Held annually on the first Tuesday of November, the Melbourne Cup attracts some of the best horses in the world, all vying for a chance to claim some of the $6.2 million prize money that is offered each year. Known as ‘the race that stops a nation’, the Melbourne Cup is run over a distance of 3,200 metres and is the richest and most prestigious ‘two-mile’ handicap in the world. It is also one of the richest turf races worldwide and is the feature race of the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Held at Melbourne’s famed Flemington Racecourse, which is under the operation of the Victorian Racing Club, the cup is a handicap race open to all horses aged three-years-old and above. 2nd: Heartbreak City 3rd: Hartnell The first Melbourne Cup was held in 1861 and was originally run over a distance of 3,218 metres, or two miles. After the introduction of the metric system into Australia in the 1970s, the current distance of 3,200 metres was introduced in 1972. Previous race records, such as 1968 winner Rain Lover’s record time of 3 minutes and 17.9 seconds, were readjusted by two seconds to take into account the longer distance they travelled. The current record holder is Kingston Rule, who won the 1990 Melbourne Cup with a time of 3 minutes and 16.3 seconds. Follow all the action with the complete 2016 Melbourne Cup Day Results . The minimum handicap weight for a horse running in the Melbourne cup is 49 kilograms and there is no maximum weight. However, the top weight in the field must carry no less than 57 kilograms. The weight that each horse must carry is allocated two months before the race in early September each year by the Victoria racing Club Handicapper. Due to the fact that the Melbourne Cup is a handicap contest the weight given to each horse is adjusted according to a horse’s previous race history, and older horses carry more than younger horses. Weights given to each horse were used in order to attempt to give each horse an equal chance of winning on the day, however, recently rules were adjusted to a ‘quality handicap’ formula, so that better performing horses are given less harsh weight penalties. The Melbourne Cup commands a total entrance fee of $50,805 per horse, and entries often close in the first week of August. Each year approximately 300 to 400 horses are nominated while only 24 make the field as starters. Winning certain races, such as the previous year’s Melbourne Cup, the Cox Plate or the Caulfield Cup, grants a horse automatic entry into the Melbourne Cup and that horse is exempt from the ballot. The first ever horse to win the Melbourne Cup was named Archer. Archer also won the second running of the Melbourne Cup and was favourite to win the third before the owner failed to submit the entry form on time and Archer was not allowed to run. Other notable winners of the Melbourne Cup include Carbine in 1890, Night Watch in 1918, Phar Lap in 1930 and Light Fingers in 1965. Makybe Diva is famous for being the first and only horse to win the Melbourne Cup three years in a row from 2003 to 2005. Since Vintage Crop took out the 1993 edition of the Melbourne Cup it has drawn interest from a variety of places right around the globe and it has developed into the staying championship of the world. Media Puzzle became the second European-trained horse to win the Melbourne Cup when he was piloted to victory by Damien Oliver in 2002 and Japan dominated the 2006 Melbourne Cup when Admire Rakti and Pop Rock finished first and second. Americain gave France their first Melbourne Cup win in 2010 and Dunaden gave them back-to-back wins the following year, while the 2012 and 2013 Melbourne Cup were taken out by horses that started their racing careers in the United Kingdom before being purchased by Australian trainers. Melbourne Cup Field 2016 Melbourne Cup Final Field The final field of 24 horses for the 2016 Melbourne Cup will be published below. The Melbourne
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Melbourne Cup Day in Australia Home Calendar Holidays Australia Melbourne Cup Day Melbourne Cup Day in Australia Melbourne Cup Day is Australia’s best known horse racing event held on the first Tuesday of November every year. It is an annual public holiday in the state of Victoria. This event is popularly dubbed as “the race that stops the nation”. Melbourne Cup Day centers on horse racing. Melbourne Cup Day centers on horse racing. ©iStockphoto.com/christine balderas Celebrate Melbourne Cup Day Melbourne Cup Day is one of Australia’s most popular social and racing events. The main racing event takes place at the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria. More than 100,000 people usually attend Flemington Racecourse. Local races are held throughout the country on this day and when the main race of the day occurs at the Flemington Racecourse it is televised on screens at race tracks across Australia. The race is televised live to an audience of about 650 million people worldwide. Many people stop what they are doing shortly before 3pm on Melbourne Cup Day to watch or listen to the main race either via television, Internet or the radio. At the races, people dress up – many women wear their best or most colorful hats and dresses, with some participating in fashion parades on the field. Marquees are set up for VIP guests, including local, national and international celebrities who attend this festive event. Champagne, wine and gourmet finger foods are usually served on this day. Many offices across the Australia stop work closer to the time of the main race to celebrate the event. Activities include office parties that feature hat and dress competitions, staff lunches at restaurants and afternoon teas where a television is available so workers can watch the main race. Bets are made on this day – even those who usually do not bet try their luck with a small wager or entry into a sweep, which is a lottery in which each ticket holder is matched with a randomly drawn horse. There are some Australians who deem horse racing as a cruel sport and have been vocal in their protests over the years. Public Life Melbourne Cup Day is a public holiday in Melbourne so many people have the day off work. Other towns and cities in Victoria can have a public holiday or 2 half-day public holidays in lieu of Melbourne Cup Day. For example, the town of Wodonga, in northern Victoria, celebrates Wodonga Gold Cup Day, on the last Friday of November. Although it is a legal holiday in only Victoria, it is observed in many towns and cities so there may be traffic congestion near race tracks in urban areas and parking may be difficult to find in these areas. About Melbourne Cup Day Melbourne Cup Day has been observed in Australia since the first race was held at the Flemington Racecourse in Victoria in 1861. The race was won by Archer, who won it again the following year. The event features races, including the handicap race which is run by about 20 thoroughbreds for a couple million Australian dollars. The story of Phar Lap, a legendary New Zealand thoroughbred who won the Melbourne Cup in 1930 and was nicknamed “Australia's wonder horse”, was made into a movie. Some people believe he was poisoned when he died. The first Tuesday in November, Melbourne Cup Day, was officially gazetted a full public holiday in 1877 in Melbourne. While all of Melbourne's 31 metropolitan councils celebrated the first Tuesday in November, there was a gap where some regional councils had not selected an 11th public holiday. Therefore, in 2008 the Victorian Parliament passed a new legislation that saw Melbourne Cup Day as a public holiday for all council areas in the state except those where other holidays have been designated. This means that Melbourne Cup Day is now officially a public holiday throughout the state. There are similar races throughout Australia, as horse racing is popular, but Melbourne Cup Day is still the number one horse racing event in the country. Melbourne Cup Day Observances
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Holiday schedule Graeme −> Odds and Ends −> Holiday schedule I work at a company where we get ten holidays each year. We also get three personal days, to cover the holidays the company doesn't recognize. The holidays the company does recognize are New Years, Martin Luther King, Presidents, Memorial, Independence, Labor, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Five of the holidays always fall on particular days of the week, and never on Saturday or Sunday. So they're taken when they fall. Plus the Friday after Thanksgiving. The other four days are taken for New Year's, Independence, and Christmas, but it's not easy to figure out in advance which holidays will be two-day holidays and which will be single-day holidays. I've worked here for over eight years, and I've kept track of the holidays over the past five years. What follows is by no means "company policy", but it does represent my guess as to how the holiday calendar is calculated. It's one way to set up some rules that result in exactly 10 holidays each year. Now I'll consider how my company allocates four days each year to be taken for New Year's, Independence, and Christmas. (The other six days are the same year after year.) Generally, the holiday is taken on the day it falls. But if it falls on a Saturday, the Friday is taken. If it falls on a Sunday, the Monday is taken. It's great if the two-day holiday can be parlayed into a four-day weekend, so if one of these days falls on a Tuesday or Thursday, then it will probably be the two-day holiday. I say "probably" because this rule has two main exceptions -- the New Year's Eve Exceptions -- for example, if New Year's falls on a Tuesday, it can't be made a 2-day holiday in this year, because the Monday falls in a different year. Also, for a similar reason, if New Year's falls on a Saturday, it can't be taken at all, because the Friday falls in a different year. In addition, if Christmas falls on a Monday, then it becomes a 2-day holiday. To make up for the New Year's Eve problem, we make New Year's Eve -- at the end of the year -- a holiday if it falls on a Friday. In the following year, which begins on Saturday, there is no New Year's Day holiday, so we give an extra personal day. In addition, we give an extra personal day in years that end on Saturday. Using these rules, almost all years come out with four holidays. The only exceptions are leap years that begin or end on Thursday. So I'll add just two more rules: (1) if a leap year begins on a Thursday, then the New Years holiday is just a one-day holiday; it's back to work on Friday. This is OK, though, because just a week prior, Christmas was a 2-day holiday. (2) if a leap year ends on a Thursday, then it's a holiday, to make a 2-day New Year's holiday. If you haven't been following along (and I don't blame you; it's gotten a little complicated) then I'll summarize the rules, and show how they apply to each of the 28 possible calendars. Holiday Rules 1. One day for New Year's Day, except two if it falls on Thursday (except leap years). 2. If New Year's Day falls on a Saturday, the holiday is given as an holiday in some other part of the year -- e.g. in 2000, Christmas, which falls on a Monday, was made into a 2-day holiday when it wouldn't otherwise be. (Don't fret; New Year's Eve was a holiday in the prior year.) 3. One day for Independence Day, except two if it falls on a Tuesday or Thursday. 4. One day for Christmas, except two if it falls on a Monday, Tuesday or Thursday. 5. If New Year's Eve (December 31st) falls on a Friday, then it is a holiday. 6. In leap years, if New Year's Eve falls on a Thursday, then it is a holiday, which combines with the following year's New Year's Day to make a two-day holiday. 7. If New Year's Eve falls on a Saturday, then the holiday is given as an extra holiday in some other part of the year -- e.g. an extra personal day. (Don't fret; New Year's Day will be taken on Monday of the following year.) Year
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Uncategorized Archives - Forked River Gazette frgazette Leave a comment Name 5 of Santa’s 8 reindeer from the “Twas the night before Christmas” poem (Rudolph doesn’t count!)Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Blitzen, Comet, Cupid, Donner Who played the main character George Bailey in the film “It’s A Wonderful Life”?James Stewart What date is St Stephen’s Day?26th December In Charles Dickens’ novel “A Christmas Carol”, who was Scrooge’s dead business partner?Jacob Marley London’s Trafalgar Square Christmas tree is traditionally given by which country?Norway Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics “…to save us all from Satan’s power, when we were gone astray…”?God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen The character Jack Skellington appears in which 1993 Tim Burton film?The Nightmare before Christmas What is New Year’s Eve called in Scotland?Hogmanay How many maids were a-milking in the “Twelve Days of Christmas” song?8 Who is officially credited as the author of “Auld Lang Syne”?Robert Burns In the song “Winter Wonderland”, who do we pretend the snowman is?Parson Brown In which film does this quote appear – “Bless this highly nutritious microwavable macaroni and cheese dinner and the people who sold it on sale. Amen.”?Home Alone What red-blooming Christmas plant came originally from Mexico?Poinsetta Which actor is the narrator in the 2000 film “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas”?Anthony Hopkins Pine needles are said to be a good source of which vitamin?C What is the zodiac sign of people born on 25 December?Capricorn “Christmas Crackers” was the first Christmas edition of which popular British sitcom?Only Fools and Horses What was Queen’s 1984 Christmas single called?Thank God it’s Christmas How many lords were a-leaping in the “Twelve Days of Christmas” song?10 Jackie Wilson’s re-issued song “Reet Petite” became the 1986 UK Christmas number one after helping to advertise what brand?Levi’s La Befana is the legendary character who delivers Christmas presents to children in which European country?Italy Before the tradition of hanging stockings up at Christmas what did Dutch children hang by the fireside?Shoes Who banned Christmas in England between 1647 and 1660?Oliver Cromwell Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean is a territory of which country?Australia Child star Jimmy Boyd sang which hugely popular 1950’s Christmas song, which was initially banned by the Catholic Church in Boston?“I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” What is the name of The Simpson’s pet greyhound?Santa’s Little Helper Born on Christmas Day in 1954, she had hits with such songs as “Walking on Broken Glass” and “No More I Love Yous”, what is her name?Annie Lennox Which word, often associated with Christmas songs, stems from the Greek word for circle dance?Carol In which country is St. Nicholas called Sinterklaas?Netherlands In 1983, who was UK Christmas Number One with “Only You”?The Flying Pickets Everyone remembers Band Aid, what year were they Number One in the UK charts?1984 Which Christmas word means “turning of the sun”?Yuletide How many pipers were piping in the “Twelve Days of Christmas” song?11 In which city is Kevin left “Home Alone” at Christmas (the first movie)?Chicago What do George C. Scott, Daffy Duck, Patrick Stewart, Michael Caine, Fred Flintstone and Jim Carrey all have in common?They have all played Ebeneezer Scrooge Which Christmas song contains these lyrics – “for yellow and red ones let’s stop all the fight”?“Happy Christmas (War is Over)” by John Lennon The traditional English Father Christmas was not dressed in red. What colour did he wear?Green Who sang the 1997 Christmas hit “I believe in Father Christmas”?Greg Lake What fruit is used to make a Christingle?Orange Which wrestler starred in the 1996 film “Santa with Muscles”?Hulk Hogan Who played Fred Claus in the 2007 movie of the same name?Vince Vaughan What was the name of the boy in the TV film “The Snowman”?James Who was the first British monarch to broadcast a Christmas message?George V What is a baby turkey called?A Poult Which English Victorian cook wrote the definitive Christmas cookbook?Mr
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Tower Bridge in London is an example of what kind of bridge ?
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Tower Bridge | London’s Famous Bridges | London Landmarks Step inside the Engine Rooms to find one of London's true hidden gems. Soak in the atmosphere as authentic machinery which once lifted Tower Bridge’s 1000 tonne bascules fill the space with whirring wheels and moving pistons. These beautifully maintained coal-driven engines are sure to amaze.
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Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: 4th November The Questions Macclesfield Pub Quiz League Set by The Lamb Inn ART & ENTERTAINMENT 1. Q. Offenbach’s barcarolle from ‘The Tales of Hoffman’ is a famous piece of music, but what is a barcarolle ? A. A BOATING SONG (Accept any reference to boats). 2. Q. Which Gilbert & Sullivan operetta contains the song generally known as ‘A Policeman’s lot is not a happy one’ ? A. THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE. 3. Q. Which TV presenter is the daughter of Newspaper Editor and Columnist Eve Pollard ? A. CLAUDIA WINKELMAN. 4. Q. Who created the statue of ‘St.Michael’s victory over the Devil’ on Coventry Cathedral ? A. JACOB EPSTEIN. 5. Q. Which artist painted the work entitled ‘Guernica’ ? A. PABLO PICASSO. 6. Q. In the TV series ‘Inspector Morse’, who wrote the theme tune ? A. BARRINGTON PHELOUNG 7. Q. Mark McManus of ‘Taggart’ fame had a famous singing half-brother. Who is he ? A. BRIAN CONNOLLY (Lead singer of The Sweet). 8. Q. Who composed the music for the films ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ and ‘The Mission’ ? A. ENNIO MORRICONE. (a) Q. Which piece of music preceded TV’s ‘The Lone Ranger’ ? A. THE WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE (Giaochino Rossini) (b) Q. Who is the mother of actress Joely Richardson ? A. VANESSA REDGRAVE. (c) Q. In which play does Mrs. Malaprop appear ? A. THE RIVALS (by Sheridan) 1) What is the capital of Croatia ? (A) Zagreb 2) Which river runs through Leicester ? (A) Soar 3) What is described as : a U-shaped body of water that forms when a wide meander from the main river is cut off, creating a free-standing body of water ? (A) Ox Bow Lake 4) What is the largest lake in Europe ? (A) Lake Lagoda (14th largest in the world.) 5) What is a line on a map or chart joining points of equal height or depth called ? (A) Contour 6) Which city is the capital of Canada ? (A) Ottawa 7) Which river runs through Ipswich ? (A) Orwell 8) Yosemite National Park is in which US State ? (A) California SUPPLEMENTARIES (a) Greenland belongs to which country ? (A) Denmark. (b) In which country are the largest waterfalls measured by flow-rate in Europe ? (A) Switzerland (Rhine falls) 1. Q. Which statesman married Miss Clementine Hosier in 1908 ? A. WINSTON CHURCHILL. 2. Q. Who founded The National Viewers & Listeners Association in 1965 ? A. MARY WHITEHOUSE. 3. Q. In which year did the first human heart transplant take place ? A. 1967 (allow 1966-1968). 4. Q. Where was Princess Elizabeth staying when she was given the news of her accession to the throne in 1558 ? A. HATFIELD HOUSE in Hertfordshire. 5. Q. Give a year in the life of Ivan the Terrible. A. 1530 – 1584 6. Q. The Rolls Royce ‘Thrust Measuring Rig’ developed in the 1950’s took off vertically, but what was its nickname ? A. THE FLYING BEDSTEAD. 7. Q. Whose London monument by Edward Bailey is guarded by Edwin Landseer’s lions? A. NELSON 8. Q. What, infamously, happened at Yekaterinburg on July 17th 1918 ? A. THE ASSASINATION OF THE RUSSIAN ROYAL FAMILY (THE ROMANOVS) (a) Q. What was the code-name for planned German invasion of Britain ? A. OPERATION SEA LION. (b) Q. What is the connection between a large fish-eating bird and Drake’s ship ? A. PELICAN (Name of Drakes ship before becoming The Golden Hind). SCIENCE 1. Q. What is the tradename of the Du Pont synthetic fibre of high-tensile strength used mainly in rubber products, notably tyres and bullet-proof vests ? A. KEVLAR. 2. Q. In astronomy, where would you find the ‘Cassini Division’ ? A. SATURNS RINGS. 3. Q. As a percentage, what is the average salinity of sea water ? A. 3.5% (accept 3% to 4%) 4. Q. What name is given to static discharges visible on aircraft wing tips and the tops of ships masts ? A. ST. ELMO’S FIRE. 5. Q. In what device in the home would you find a magnetron ? A. MICROWAVE OVEN. 6. Q. Traditionally, how have teachers always used sticks of calcium sulphate ? A. BLACKBOARD CHALK. 7. Q. Why is sodium carbonate sometimes added to a water supply ? A. TO REDUCE NATURAL HARDNESS. 8. Q. Which element is common to all acids ? A. HYDROGEN. (a) Q. By what name is deuterium oxide also kn
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In which year was the Bank of France (Banque de France) established?
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Banque de France | French national bank | Britannica.com French national bank Alternative Title: Bank of France Related Topics bank Banque de France, national bank of France , created in 1800 to restore confidence in the French banking system after the financial upheavals of the revolutionary period. Headquarters are in Paris . The bank listed among its founding shareholders Napoleon Bonaparte , members of his family, and several leading personalities of the time. Founded partly with state funds, but mainly with private capital, the bank was closely connected with the state from the beginning. The French government claimed a participation in the control of the bank through the appointment of the governor and two deputy governors, while the shareholders were represented by a board of 15 regents elected by the 200 largest shareholders. The bank was initially granted the exclusive privilege to issue bank notes in Paris for a period of 15 years; it was later authorized to establish discount offices in towns where commercial requirements made this necessary, and it was subsequently empowered to exercise its privileges, including the privilege of note issue, in the towns where discount offices were established. Its note-issue privilege was extended to cover the whole of France in 1848 as a result of the transformation of nine provincial banks with note-issuing powers into branches of the bank. In 1946 the bank was nationalized, and its note-issue privilege was extended for an indefinite period. Statutes approved in 1973 placed greater power with the bank’s general council and gave the French minister of finance control over Banque de France’s dividend payments and other uses of the bank’s profits. The bank was privatized in 1993, a step taken partly in preparation for France’s participation in the European Monetary System, whose member countries converted to a single currency, the euro, in 1999. Banque de France is a member of the European Central Bank . Learn More in these related articles:
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Beginning of the end Sir Cuthbert was asked to explain why Martins' shareholders were to get Loan Stock in Barclays Bank in part replacement of their Martins ordinary shares. The questioner was protesting at having some of his ordinary shares changed to fixed-interest stock. Sir Cuthbert explained that the take�over situation had inflated the price of Martins shares: a market price of about 21 shillings would have been more realistic. It must be appreciated that Barclays had to be fair to both their own and Martins' shareholders. The proportion of Barclays ordinary shares our shareholders were to get was properly related to Martins' assets and the earning capacity of the capital. With the Scheme of Arrangement approved by an overwhelming major�ity of Martins' shareholders the bank had then to seek the High Court's approval to the Scheme. This would give effect to the merger by early November. The main executive body within Bar�clays Bank comprises five members of the 'Chair' (the Chairman, two Deputy Chairmen and two Vice-Chairmen) and the six General Managers. They meet daily in the Chairman's Committee and act to�gether as a team. Each of the six General Managers is nominally responsible for specific aspects of the business but all are interchangeable so that they can act for one another during absences. In this way decisions are not delayed pending the return of the appropriate General Manager. In addition there are 13 Assistant General Managers, each with a special sphere of responsibility (lending, automation, premises, staff, etc.). A number of heads of departments have Assistant General Manager status: these include the Chief Accountant, Chief Inspector, Investment Mana�ger, Secretary, Staff Managers and Principal of the Staff Training Centre. Mr. John Thomson has been Chair�man of Barclays Bank since 1962. He was educated at Winchester College and Magdalen College, Oxford, and joined Barclays' 81 Fleet Street office in 1929. After five years at the Peter�borough Local Head Office he was appointed a Local Director at Oxford in 1935. His appointment as a director of Barclays Bank came in 1947, Vice-Chairman in 1956 and Deputy Chair�man in 1958. Mr. Thomson is married and lives in Oxford. He is closely connected with many charitable organisations and other activities in the county where he has been Lord-Lieutenant since 1963. He has also many close ties with Oxford University. He was a member of the Royal Com�mission on Trade Unions and Employers' Associations. Mr. Derek Wilde is the bank's senior General Manager. He joined Barclays in 1929 at Sheffield, where he was educated at King Edward VII's school, and spent a year on the Local Head Office staff before moving in 1938 to London and the banks' City Trustee Department. He continued in the Trustee Department after war service, first at Birmingham and then at Bournemouth, returning in 1954 to the City Trustee Office as Manager. Two years later he became Deputy Manager of all Barclays' Trustee Departments. He left the Trustee side in 1957 to be Deputy Chief Accountant from which post he became an Assistant General Manager in 1960 and a General Manager the following year. He has been senior General Manager since 1966. Mr. Wilde is married and lives at Penshurst, Kent Barclays' men and women have a wide range of sporting activities available to them. In London everyone from the newest junior to the senior manager can take advantage of the excellently equipped Sports Club through which the Bank takes a pro�minent part in all amateur sports. Individual members of Barclays' staff have won their places in international and Olympic events.Separate sections cover football, rug�by, hockey, cricket, netball, golf, athletics, rifle-shooting, fencing, bad�minton, lawn and table tennis, chess, bridge, swimming, motoring and judo. In addition to large sports grounds at Norbury in south London and at Haling to the west, a fine boathouse was recent
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The Red River forms the boundary between Texas and which other US State?
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BOUNDARIES | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) Site BOUNDARIES BOUNDARIES. In the middle of the twentieth century the boundaries of Texas were 2,845.3 miles long, counting the great arc of the Gulf Coast line and only the larger river bends. If the smaller meanderings of the rivers and the tidewater coast line were followed, the boundary was 4,137 miles long and enclosed 263,644 square miles of land and 3,695 square miles of water surface. The location of Texas boundaries has been the subject of international and interstate conflict resulting in treaties, litigation, and commissions from 1736 to the present. Controversy over details continues, as the tidelands controversy and the Chamizal disputeqqv illustrate. In 1995 the state legislature authorized a Red River Boundary Commission to fix the boundary between Oklahoma and Texas, where the still-shifting Red River has frequently changed course and muddied the issue for two centuries. The eastern boundary was the first to become the subject of controversy and the first to be marked definitely. Both Spain and France claimed the area of present Texas, and by 1716 Spanish presidios at Los Adaes and French trading posts at Natchitoches were separated by only a few miles. In 1736 the commanders at the two outposts agreed on the Arroyo Hondo, a Red River tributary between the Sabine River and Natchitoches, as the boundary between Louisiana and New Spain. After Louisiana was ceded to Spain in 1762, the Arroyo Hondo continued to be regarded as the boundary between the province of Louisiana, a subdivision of the captaincy-general of Cuba, and the province of Texas, a subdivision of the commandancy-general of the Provincias Internas . When the United States purchased Louisiana in 1803, the boundary of the purchase was not defined, but early in 1804 President Thomas Jefferson decided that the territory extended to the Rio Grande . To refute this claim Spain began to investigate her historic claim to the Texas area; Father Melchor de Talamantes and later José Antonio Pichardoqqv made detailed studies of the limits of Louisiana and Texas. While they made academic investigations of the historic boundaries, Spanish forces, in 1806, moved east of the Sabine River to repel an anticipated invasion by Aaron Burr . In order to avert a clash, James Wilkinson and Simón de Herrera,qqv the United States and Spanish military commanders, entered into an agreement that established the Neutral Ground , the area between the Arroyo Hondo and the Sabine River, as a buffer. The makeshift arrangement lasted until 1819, when the Adams-Onís Treaty between Spain and the United States defined the eastern boundary of Texas as beginning at the mouth of the Sabine River, continuing along the west bank of the river to its intersection with the thirty-second parallel, and running due north from that intersection to the Red River. Spain delayed ratification of the Adams-Onís Treaty until 1821. By that time Mexico had declared her independence of Spain and refused to recognize the treaty boundary line. In 1828, after repeated efforts by the United States, the Mexican administration agreed to a survey of the 1819 line, but the Mexican congress refused to confirm the survey treaty until 1832, and then the line remained unsurveyed. Meanwhile, between 1819 and 1836 the Neches River was occasionally advanced as the eastern boundary of Texas. In 1840–41 a survey was made of that portion of the line between the Republic of Texas and the United States from the Gulf of Mexico to the Red River by a joint commission representing the two countries. On July 5, 1848, the United States Congress passed an act giving its consent to the state of Texas to move its eastern boundary from the west bank of the Sabine River (including Sabine Pass and Sabine Lakeqqv to the middle of that stream, and on November 24, 1849, the Texas legislature enacted a law to that effect. The boundary was unchallenged from that time until November 27, 1941, when Louisiana gover
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Poll system, 2 new trivia lists · Twentysix26/Red-DiscordBot@9ce74b6 · GitHub 75 trivia/2015.txt @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +In China in 2015 the record for the longest mating session between two giant pandas was broken at?`18 minutes`18 mins +Ford claimed to launch the first 'e-(What?)' at the 2015 Mobile World Congress Show?`Bike +A 2015 intensive listening study discovered that giraffes actually?`Hum +Name the last US president to meet the leader of Cuba before Barack Obama did in 2015?`Eisenhower +Jay Z and Beyonce launched a music streaming service in 2015 called? `Tidal +At auction in 2015, $1.2m was paid for Don McLean's original handrwitten lyrics for which 1971 big hit song? `American Pie +In 2015 what global contest ruled against the use of swimsuits for its 114 competitors, for the first time since 1951 inception? `Miss World +Which vast tech corporation opened its first 'Nest' branded intelligent home store in Palo Alto California in 2015?`Google +In 2015 Japan lowered its voting age to what?`18`eighteen +The abbreviation MERS, significantly impacting South Korea 2015, is otherwise known as?`Camel Flu +Christian is the lead character in the film 2015 adaptation of what extraordinarily successful book?`Fifty Shades of Grey`50 shades of grey +Who stepped down as chief of 21st Century Fox in 2015?`Rupert Murdoch`murdoch +In 2015 a new North Korean schools curriculum reportedly included that leader Kim Jong-un learnt to drive at age?`3`three +Which car company launched the Avensis model in 2015?`Toyota +In 2015 evidence of water was found on which planet?`Mars +Which 'BRIC' country launched the Astrosat space lab in 2015?`India +Who won the 2015 men's tennis French Open?`Stan Warwinka`warwinka +What company launched the S6 Edge smartphone?`Samsung +Which leading professional networking tech corporation, whose main revenue is selling user access/details to recruiters, bought the Lynda learning company for $1.5bn in 2015?`Linkedin`linked in +'Dismaland' was the temporary theme park/exhibition of which famous 'anonymous' artist?`Banksy +Matthais Muller was made chief of which troubled car company in 2015?`Volkswagen`vw +In 2015 the World Anti-Doping Agency suggested banning which nation from the 2016 Olympics?`Russia +The game of Monopoly celebrated what anniversary in 2015?`eighty`80`80th +Name the Princess born 4th in succession to the British throne in 2015, to Britain's Duke and Duchess of Cambridge?`Charlotte +The 2015 Mad Max movie is sub-titled?`Fury Road`mad max: fury road`mad max fury road +The Magna Carta, signed in London, and inspiring constitutional rights globally thereafter, was how many years old in 2015?`eight hundred`800 +In 2015 the Sinabug volcano erupted in what country?`Indonesia +Olav Bjortmont became 2015 world champion in?`Quizzing`quiz +Lars Lokke led his centre-right party to 2015 government election victory in what country?`Denmark +Blackberry's new phone for 2015 was called the...?`Priv +Facebook's new music sharing/streaming feature launched in 2015 was called "Music... "?`Stories +Eddie Jones was appointed head coach of which English sporting team in 2015?`Rugby Union`rugby +According to 2015 survey what fruit was most popular among USA children?`Apples`apple +Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey celebrated what birthday in 2015?`49`fourty-nine`fourty nine`49th +Jon Snow was killed off in what TV series in 2015, adapted from GRR Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire'?`Game of Thrones +Finance minister Yanis Yaroufakis caused comment for not wearing a tie in February 2015 when negotiating the debts for which nation?`Greece +What nation hosted the 2015 Women's World (soccer) Cup?`Canada +What iconic equine-alluding company, in countless books/films/cowboy holsters, filed for bankruptcy in 2015?`Colt +Due to a 2015 contamination scandal in India/Afica, which corporation destroyed 400 million packets of Maggi noodles?`Nestle +How many years old was the McDonalds fast food company in 2015?`60`sixty +It was announced in 2015 that Alexander Hamilton would be replaced on?`$10 bill`$10`tendollars`ten dollar bill`ten
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Who played Ron Kovic in the 1989 film ‘Born on the Fourth of July’?
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Born on the Fourth of July (1989) Author: comix-man (comix_man_1@yahoo.com) from USA What defines a great film? I believe that for a movie to be great, it should move you. It should make you think. It should make you reconsider your views and outlooks. It should make you take a closer look at its subject matter. It should draw attention to itself. Above all, you should gain some amount of enjoyment from a great film. I believe that BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY was a great film. I say this because, whether or not you agree with Ron Kovic's message, and although Oliver Stone almost ruined it with his attempts to personalize reality, the movie still made people stop and look. It literally defined the Vietnam War for a generation of Tom Cruise fans, and made many more aware of what the vets went through. The cinematography, score and fabulous acting made it a pleasure for many people to watch, if only to see how Cruise would deliver his next line. The film grossed $70,001,698 nationwide. In 1989, when BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY was released, movie tickets cost five dollars. Therefore, over fourteen million American people went to the theater to see this movie. The number of viewers increases when you take into consideration the people who rented it on video or watched a television broadcast. It had that special something that made people think about issues that they might not have thought about before. It is lamentable that by 1989, many of the members of Generation X had paid little or no attention to the Vietnam War, even though only sixteen years had passed since the war's end. The younger generation was reminded that the war did, indeed, happen, and that the country was still being lambasted with the side effects. The camera work was extremely effective in relaying the messages in the film. Different moods within the film were indicated by different tints in the color. Combats were filmed in red, while blue indicated sadness, and white tints where used in the dream sequences. Whether intended or not, the colors of choice also coincide with that of the American flag, which is very appropriate for the film. The film also employed a wide variety of interesting angles without becoming confusing to the viewer. The musical score is one of the best of all time. John Williams is a genius in the music industry. His fabulous music can make a film feel the way it was intended to. He seems to simply know what sequence of notes will produce what emotions. Along with Williams' music, the score also includes some of the popular music from the time of the film's setting. For instance, AMERICAN PIE by Don McLean, MY GIRL by the Temptations, and MOONRIVER by Henry Mancini, all give the viewer who remembers the music a sense of nostalgia, taking them back to those years. Two words sum up why the movie got the attention it did: Tom Cruise. Many critics were skeptical whether or not the pretty boy of RISKY BUSINESS and TOP GUN fame had what it took to portray a real life Vietnam veteran and make the audience believe he was that person. Fans crowded into the theaters to watch Cruise's handsome face (which was not so attractive through most of the film). Critics went to watch him blow the role. But he proved himself and went above and beyond what was expected of him in one of the most moving performances I have ever seen. He literally became Ron Kovic. Many people were affected by BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY. It had great cinematography. Its soundtrack was inspiring and beautiful, pulling out of the viewer all possible emotions. Tom Cruise's performance as Ron Kovic blew almost everyone away. In short, BORN ON THE FORTH OF JULY has what it takes to be a great film. It overcomes Stone's blatant manipulation of facts, such as the violent conflict that in the movie occurs during a republican convention, but in reality occurred during a democratic convention. Powerful and touching, it drives its point home and back again, never missing a beat. 8 out of 10 stars Was the above review useful to you?
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Free Flashcards about GK 9 Which science-fiction writer coined the term "cyberspace"? William Gibson What is a male swan known as? Cob What is a female swan known as? Pen Which giant screen film projection system, which gives an enhanced visual impact, has its origins in Montreal's Expo 67? IMAX Which actress was born Lucille Fay LeSueur in San Antonio, Texas, in 1908? Joan Crawford Which military leader poisoned himself in Bithynia in Asia Minor in around 182BCE? Hannibal What is the branch of astronomy that is concerned solely with the moon called? Selenology The mouflon, native to Corsica and Sardinia, is a small, wild form of which animal? Sheep Which religion, founded in 3rdC CE Persia, at its 3rd-7thC height one of the world's biggest, taught an elaborate dualistic cosmology describing the struggle between a good, spiritual world of light, and an evil, material world of darkness? Manichaeism The Loyalty Islands in the Pacific are part of which territory? New Caledonia Which orchestral march by William Walton was first performed at the coronation of King George VI, and was used as the recessional music at the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in 2011? Crown Imperial What was the real name of 'Dr Seuss'? Theodore Geisel The sixth labour of Hercules involved defeating what sort of creatures who were destroying the countryside around Lake Stymphalia? Birds The address of which constituent college of the University of London is: Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE? London School of Economics Extending from 500 to 10,000 kilometres above the earth’s surface, what is the uppermost layer of the earth’s atmosphere called – beyond which there is only outer space? Exosphere Which species of cat, with scientific name Acinonyx jubatus, is found in much of Africa, can be known as the hunting leopard, and is unusual among cats in having claws which are not fully retractable? Cheetah At the Academy Awards held in February 2015, Ida became the first film from which nation to win the award for Best Foreign Language Film? Poland What shrub gave its name to the revolution which saw Zine El Abidine Ben Ali overthrown as President of Tunisia in 2011? Jasmine Which musical features numbers including "Gee, Officer Krupke" and "I Feel Pretty"? West Side Story What flower gave its name to the revolution which saw Askar Akayev overthrown as President of Kyrgyzstan in 2005? Tulip What name is given to the Persian language in Afghanistan? Dari How was the Amu Darya river known in Ancient times? Oxus Which mountain range divides the Amu Darya and Indus valleys? Hindu Kush Give a year in the rule of the Achaemenid Empire. 550-330BCE Which large snake-like lake monster said to live in Lake Seljord in Seljord, Telemark, Norway? Selma Which parliament is located in Karasjok, Norway? Sami parliament Which Norwegian figure skater and film star was a three-time Olympic Champion (1928, 1932, 1936) in Ladies' Singles, a ten-time World Champion (1927–1936) and a six-time European Champion (1931–1936)? Sonja Henie Johann Koss of Norway won four Winter Olympic golds at what sporting event? Speed skating Who won a total of 29 medals in the Olympics and World Championships in the period between 1991 and 1999, making him the most successful cross-country skier in history? Bjorn Daehlie Which Dutch city is the home of Rabobank? Utrecht The bulk of the Great Pyramids at Giza are constructed in which stone? Limestone Which Theban king reunited Egypt after the First Intermediate Period and started the Middle Kingdom? Mentuhotep II Which group of "foreign princes" ruled a part of Northern Egypt during the latter Middle Kingdom at the Second Intermediate Period, from their capital at Avaris? Hyksos Which Egyptian deity was god of the afterlife, the underworld and the dead? Osiris What two-word term indicated the "life-force" in Ancient Egypt that would be reunited with the soul by the process of mummification? Ka Hatshepshut was the widow of which Egyptian king who preceded her as ruler? Tuthmosis II In which century was Tutankhamun's rule of Egypt? F
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Decathlon | iaaf.org Decathlon Decathlon How it works This is the men’s ultimate all-round test, a 10-event contest covering the whole range of athletics disciplines spread over two days. Competitors earn points for their performance in each discipline and the overall winner is the man who accrues the most points. The first day consists of (in order): 100m, long jump, shot put, high jump and 400m. The second day’s events are 110m hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 1500m. History The forerunner of the modern decathlon was the pentathlon, a regular feature of the Ancient Olympics that comprised the long jump, discus, javelin, sprint and wrestling. Various versions of the event re-emerged in the 19th century to determine all-around prowess and a combined events competition was held at the 1904 Olympic Games. But the first decathlon that resembles the current format was held in 1911, with the inaugural Olympic Games decathlon – famously won by the legendary Jim Thorpe – taking place a year later in Stockholm. There is also an official world record for the women's decathlon but this is not contested at major championships. Did you know The scoring tables that determine how a many points a performance is worth have actually been adjusted six times since they were established in 1912, because of athletes' ever-improving abilities, equipment changes and to equate the events more accurately. The changes happened in 1920, 1934, 1950, 1962, 1977 (to take account of the growing use of electronic timing) and, most recently, 1985. Gold standard Ashton Eaton's victory at the 2012 Olympics was the 13th decathlon gold medal for the USA, who have been the most dominant nation in the event by a long way as no other country has won more than two gold medals. In similar fashion, the USA has been the most successful nation at the IAAF World Championships with nine gold medals in 15 editions. Rico Freimuth in the decathlon discus at the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015 (Getty Images) © Copyright Icons Bob Mathias Mathias was just 17 when he won the Olympic title in 1948, and he still remains the youngest ever winner of an Olympic decathlon medal. Four years later in Helsinki, after setting his first world record in 1950, he won by the astonishing margin of 912 points with a world record tally of 7887 to become the first man to successfully defend an Olympic decathlon title. Later in life, he became a successful politician and served eight years as a congressman in the US House of Representatives. He died in 2006 at the age of 75. Decathlon men Outdoor All time 1 Decathlon women Outdoor All time 1
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Equestrianism at the 1972 München Summer Games: Mixed Three-Day Event, Individual | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com Equestrianism at the 1972 München Summer Games: Mixed Three-Day Event, Individual Host City: München, West Germany Venue(s): Military Lands Poing, Poing; Riding Stadium, Riem, München Date Started: August 29, 1972 Date Finished: September 1, 1972 Format: Dressage, cross-country, and jumping. Gold: Jan Jönsson Summary At the 1964 Olympics, Britain's [Richard Meade] led the individual eventing after the endurance phase, but 36 faults in the jumping dropped him back to eighth place. He then placed fourth in the eventing at the 1968 Olympics, although he helped Britain to team gold. In München Meade took the lead after the endurance phase and this time rode a clean round in jumping to finally win his individual gold medal. He also helped Great Britain defend their gold medal in the team event. There was no change in the top standings after the endurance phase, as Argentine [Alessandro Argenton] was second, Sweden's [Jan Jönsson] was third, and British rider [Mary Gordon-Watson] was fourth. As did Meade, all three had clean rides in jumping, and maintained their positions. Meade would return in 1976 and again placed fourth individually, and also competed for Britain at the 1980 Alternative Equestrian Event at Fontainebleau, Paris. Outside of the Olympics, Meade was a member of the winning team at the 1967 European Championships and the 1970 World Championships and placed second individually in the 1967 and 1970 World Championships. He also won at Badminton in 1969, 1970, and 1982, and won the Burghley Horse Trials in 1964. 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. Sports Reference LLC and www.sports-reference.com are not sponsored by or affiliated with the Olympics, the United States Olympic Committee or the International Olympic Committee. Trademarks featured or referred to on this website are the property of their respective trademark holders and not Sports Reference LLC or www.sports-reference.com . Part of the
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The TV Parental Guidelines Directed to Older Children This program is designed for children age 7 and above. It may be more appropriate for children who have acquired the developmental skills needed to distinguish between make-believe and reality. Themes and elements in this program may include mild fantasy violence or comedic violence, or may frighten children under the age of 7. Therefore, parents may wish to consider the suitability of this program for their very young children. Directed to Older Children - Fantasy Violence For those programs where fantasy violence may be more intense or more combative than other programs in this category, such programs will be designated TV-Y7-FV. General Audience Most parents would find this program suitable for all ages. Although this rating does not signify a program designed specifically for children, most parents may let younger children watch this program unattended. It contains little or no violence, no strong language and little or no sexual dialogue or situations. Parental Guidance Suggested This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children. Many parents may want to watch it with their younger children. The theme itself may call for parental guidance and/or the program may contain one or more of the following: some suggestive dialogue (D), infrequent coarse language (L), some sexual situations (S), or moderate violence (V). Parents Strongly Cautioned This program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age. Parents are strongly urged to exercise greater care in monitoring this program and are cautioned against letting children under the age of 14 watch unattended. This program may contain one or more of the following: intensely suggestive dialogue (D), strong coarse language (L), intense sexual situations (S), or intense violence (V).
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Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: November 2015 Macclesfield Pub Quiz League Set by The Park Tavern and the Brewers Q1 Great Britain is to appear in the Tennis Davis Cup final in which Belgian city? Ghent Q2 Once storms Abigail, Barney, Clodagh, Desmond and Eva have passed the UK, which will be next? Frank The current Ebola outbreak started in which African country? Guinea (Dec 2013) Where would you find Connexus and Versatile? On TV program The Apprentice (Teams names in the current TV series) Q5 Which actor has appeared as James Bond in exactly 2 official Bond films? Timothy Dalton (The Living Daylights, License to kill) Q6 According to Collins English Dictionary what has been chosen as the word of the year 2015? Binge-watch Q7 What is the tag line of the upcoming Star Wars film episode 7 of the series? The Force Awakens Who replaced Nick Hewer in the TV program The Apprentice? Claude Littner Q9 Which RAF base was in the news in October, owing to the arrival of ~140 migrants by boat? RAF Akrotiri (Cyprus) Q10 There is one remaining hovercraft service operating in the UK, from which city does it operate? Portsmouth (Southsea -> Ryde on the Isle of Wight) Q11 Baroness Dido Harding of Winscombe has been in the news recently, as the CEO of which company? Talk Talk Q12 Which British airline is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, flying its inaugural flight on November 10th 1995? EasyJet The Schengen Treaty takes its name from a village in which country? Luxembourg MP can stand for two things on an ordnance survey Map, name either? Mile Post or Mooring Post Q15 On a marine map what does HWM stand for? High Water Mark Which country is to host the next Winter Olympics in 2018? South Korea Who did Seb Coe succeed as head of the IAAF? Lamine Diack What is the third largest object in the solar system? Saturn (Sun, Jupiter, Saturn) Which man made object is furthest from Earth? Voyager 1 (allow Voyager) Q20 For his part in which 1953 film did Frank Sinatra receive a Best Supporting Actor Oscar? From Here to Eternity Which current world leader is sometimes known as Bibi? Benjamin Netanyahu Q22 Who has been recently sworn in as Canada's 23rd Prime Minister after winning a surprise majority? Justin Trudeau What is the longest motorway in the UK? M6 What is the longest A road in the UK? A1 Who is the shadow chancellor? John McDonnell Which building was built in 1093 to house the shrine of St Cuthbert? Durham Cathedral In which building would you find the famous Cosmati Pavement? Westminster Cathedral Who hosts 'Modern Life is Goodish'? Dave Gorman Frankie Fredericks represented which African country in athletics? Namibia Who hosts 'As yet untitled'? Alan Davies Who will be the new host of QI succeeding Stephen Fry? Sandi Toksvig What is the word used to describe an animal/plant that is both male and female? Hermaphrodite With which artistic medium would you associate Ansel Adams? Photography Which city is normally accepted as being the ancient capital of Wessex? Winchester Which group recorded the track 'Unfinished Symphony'? Massive Attack Which school featured in UK TV's 'Please Sir'? Fenn Street Q37 80s band Heaven 17 got their name from a well-known novel originally published in 1962. Name it? A Clockwork Orange - (by Anthony Burgess) Q38 Steely Dan got their name from which notorious novel originally published in 1959? The Naked Lunch (by William Burroughs) Q39 Wladimir Klitschko is a champion boxer from which country? Ukraine The 'Rockhampton Rocket' was a nickname given to which famous sportsman? Rod Laver Which British astronaut is going to the international space station in December? Tim Peake How many cantons make up Switzerland? 26 (accept 25 to 27) Q43 Which city was the imperial capital of Japan before Tokyo? Kyoto Saloth Sar born 19 May 1925 is better known by what name? Pol Pot What was discovered in 1799 by Pierre-François Bouchard a Napoleonic soldier? The Rosetta Stone 'I told you I was ill' are the words carved into whose gravestone? Spike Milligan Q47 What did Newcastle chemist William Owen invent in 1927 for those
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Election 2015: Who's who in David Cameron's cabinet - BBC News BBC News Election 2015: Who's who in David Cameron's cabinet 19 March 2016 Here's a guide to who's who in David Cameron's cabinet: Prime Minister David Cameron, who became prime minister in 2010 at the head of a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats, has now appointed an all-Conservative cabinet. First Secretary of State and Chancellor of the Exchequer David Cameron argued during the campaign that it was essential for George Osborne to be "back at his desk" following the election. The chancellor will also take on the role of first secretary of state, making him the highest ranking cabinet minister after the prime minister. Home Secretary Theresa May has been re-appointed to the position she has held since 2010. Foreign Secretary Also re-appointed is Philip Hammond, who has been foreign secretary since 2014. Work and Pensions Secretary Image copyright PA Former Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb was promoted to the Department for Work and Pensions on 19 March following the resignation of Iain Duncan Smith. Defence Secretary - Michael Fallon Image copyright (C) British Broadcasting Corporation Michael Fallon has also been re-appointed to a position he has held since 2014. Oliver Letwin Image copyright PA Oliver Letwin is promoted to Cabinet as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in overall charge of the Cabinet Office. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt was appointed Health Secretary in 2012 and remains in post. Leader of the House of Commons Former Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has been made of Leader of the House, replacing William Hague who is no longer an MP. Justice Secretary Michael Gove, a former education secretary, is moved from chief whip to take up the justice secretary's position held by Chris Grayling since 2012. Education Secretary Nicky Morgan continues as education secretary after her appointment last year. Leader of the House of Lords Image copyright Getty Images Conservative peer Baroness Stowell retains this position and has been made a full member of the cabinet. Business, Innovation and Skills Secretary Image copyright Getty Images Sajid Javid will take up a new role as business secretary. In the last parliament he held the role of Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport. Energy and Climate Change Secretary Image copyright Reuters Amber Rudd is to be secretary of state for energy and climate change. This post was previously held in the last parliament by Lib Dem Ed Davey. Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Image copyright Reuters John Whittingdale will take up this role held previously by Sajid Javid. Before the election he was chairman of the Commons culture select committee. Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary Image copyright PA Liz Truss held this position during the final year of the coalition government, and will remain in post. International Development Secretary Justine Greening was appointed to this position in 2012 and continues in the post. Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin remains in this position, after taking over from Justine Greening in 2012. Communities and Local Government Secretary Image copyright PA Greg Clark was promoted to the cabinet after being minister for universities, science and cities for the last year of the previous parliament. He replaces Eric Pickles. Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers was appointed Northern Ireland Secretary in 2012 and continues in post. Wales Secretary Image copyright PA Alun Cairns, formerly Wales minister, was promoted to secretary of state in the mini reshuffle triggered by Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith's resignation. Scotland Secretary Image copyright Reuters The Conservatives' only MP for a Scottish constituency, David Mundell, who served as a minister in the department from 2010-15, takes this position. Two Lib Dems - Michael Moore and then Alistair Carmichael - held it in the coalition. Also attending Cabinet are: Chief Secretary to the Treasury Image copyright AFP/Getty Greg Hands takes this position, formerly held by Lib Dem Danny
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Brown appoints first female home secretary | Society | The Guardian Brown appoints first female home secretary Jacqui Smith, the new home secretary, and David Miliband, the new foreign secretary, today. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA. Thursday 28 June 2007 06.56 EDT First published on Thursday 28 June 2007 06.56 EDT Share on Messenger Close Gordon Brown today appointed Britain's first female home secretary as he unveiled a radical shake-up of his frontbench team. Jacqui Smith, the former chief whip, will take charge of the new-look Home Office in a wide-ranging reshuffle that saw more than seven members of the Blair cabinet leave government altogether. Margaret Beckett, the former foreign secretary, who has been on the Labour frontbenches - on and off - since 1976, was the most high profile casualty. David Miliband, the Blairite environment secretary, takes over her role at the relatively young age of 41. In a surprise move, Shaun Woodward, who defected to the Labour party from the Tories in 1999, received a cabinet appointment as Northern Ireland secretary. Alistair Darling, the former trade and industry secretary, was confirmed as Mr Brown's replacement as chancellor. Jack Straw, Mr Brown's campaign manager, made history as he became the first non-peer - to bear the centuries-old title of lord chancellor. James Purnell, a junior work and pensions minister, was promoted to secretary of state for culture, media and sport. John Denham - the respected chairman of the home affairs select committee, who resigned as a junior Home Office minister in 2003 in protest against the Iraq war - made a return to government as secretary of state for the new Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills. And Ed Balls - Mr Brown's closest political ally - was promoted to secretary of state for children, schools and families. The two new departments replace the Department for Education and Skills. Douglas Alexander, another ally of Mr Brown's who had already been picked as Labour's election strategist, was further rewarded with a promotion to the Department for International Development, replacing Hilary Benn. Mr Benn, who came fourth in the deputy Labour leadership contest, replaces Mr Miliband as environment secretary. Alan Johnson, the former education secretary who came a close second to Harriet Harman in the Labour deputy leadership contest, will take over as the new health secretary following Patricia Hewitt's resignation last night. Hazel Blears, another deputy leadership contender, was named as communities and local government secretary, replacing Ruth Kelly, who becomes transport secretary. Peter Hain, the former Northern Ireland and Welsh secretary, replaces John Hutton as the work and pensions secretary but will retain his responsibility for Wales. Mr Hutton will take charge of the new Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory reform. Geoff Hoon makes a return to cabinet with a promotion from Foreign Office minister to chief whip. Des Browne remains in his post as defence secretary, and also becomes Scottish secretary. Ed Miliband - David Miliband's younger brother - was promoted to secretary of state for the Cabinet Office and chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster. Andy Burnham, formerly a junior health minister, also takes a seat in cabinet as chief secretary to the Treasury. And Lady Ashton replaces Lady Amos, who stepped down yesterday as leader of the Lords. Lady Scotland, the former Home Office minister, becomes the new attorney general. Tessa Jowell will continue to attend cabinet as minister for the Olympics, while Mr Brown's trusted former spokesman Ian Austin, MP for Dudley North, becomes the prime minister's parliamentary private secretary, along with Angela E Smith, MP for Basildon. Nick Brown - Tony Blair's first chief whip from 1997-98 and one of the new prime minister's key allies - has been appointed deputy chief whip and minister for the north of England. Other ministers for the regions include Beverley Hughes for north-west England, Caroline Flint for Yorkshire and Humberside, Gillian Merron for the east
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Fields Medal: Iranian Maryam Mirzakhani first woman to be awarded Nobel Prize of Maths - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Fields Medal: Iranian Maryam Mirzakhani first woman to be awarded Nobel Prize of Maths Updated August 13, 2014 22:20:57 Map: Iran, Islamic Republic Of An Iranian-born mathematician has become the first woman to win a prestigious Fields Medal, widely viewed as the Nobel Prize of mathematics. Maryam Mirzakhani, a Harvard-educated mathematician and professor at Stanford University in California, was one of four winners announced by the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) at its conference in Seoul. "This is a great honour. I will be happy if it encourages young female scientists and mathematicians," Professor Mirzakhani said. "I am sure there will be many more women winning this kind of award in coming years." The Fields Medal is given out every four years, often to multiple winners who should not be over 40 years of age. With no Nobel prize given for mathematics, the Fields Medal is regarded as the top global award for the discipline. The award recognised Professor Mirzakhani's sophisticated and highly original contributions to the fields of geometry and dynamical systems, particularly in understanding the symmetry of curved surfaces such as spheres. Although her work is considered "pure mathematics" and is mostly theoretical, it has implications for physics and quantum field theory, as well as for the study of prime numbers and cryptography. "Fluent in a remarkably diverse range of mathematical techniques and disparate mathematical cultures, she embodies a rare combination of superb technical ability, bold ambition, far-reaching vision, and deep curiosity," the ICM said in a statement. Born and raised in Tehran, Professor Mirzakhani initially dreamed of becoming a writer, but by the time she started high school her affinity for solving mathematical problems and working on proofs had shifted her sights. "It is fun - it's like solving a puzzle or connecting the dots in a detective case," she said. "I felt that this was something I could do, and I wanted to pursue this path." She has previously won the 2009 Blumenthal Award for the Advancement of Research in Pure Mathematics and the 2013 Satter Prize of the American Mathematical Society. The other three winners this year were Artur Avila of France, Manjul Bhargava of Princeton University in New Jersey, and Martin Hairer of the University of Warwick in Britain. Professor Mirzakhani became known on the international mathematics scene as a teenager, winning gold medals at both the 1994 and 1995 International Math Olympiads - finishing with a perfect score in the latter competition. In 2008, she became a professor of mathematics at Stanford, where she lives with her husband and three-year-old daughter. The medals were given out by South Korea's first woman president, Park Geun-Hye. "I congratulate all the winners, with special applause for Maryam Mirzakhani, whose drive and passion have made her the first woman to win a Fields Medal," Ms Park said. Stanford University president John Hennessy said: "On behalf of the entire Stanford community, I congratulate Maryam on this incredible recognition, the highest honour in her discipline, the first ever granted to a woman." AFP First posted August 13, 2014 19:09:44 Top Stories
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TIME Magazine Mar. 07, 2016 by Jerry Brinn - issuu issuu M A R C H 7, 2 0 1 6 No traffic. No accidents. No deaths. All you have to do is give up your right to drive. By Matt Vella time.com Follow the crumbs. They will take you home. WorldMags.net Conversation WorldMags.net A return to Earth Six members of the TIME team are traveling to Kazakhstan to cover astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko’s return from a year aboard the International Space Station, a mission TIME has been following since its very beginning. The latest two episodes of our video series A Year in Space are now available at time.com/space—and a one-hour special tracing the mission from training to landing airs on PBS on March 2 at 8 p.m. E.T. What you said about ... Letters should include the writer’s full name, address and home telephone and may be edited for purposes of clarity and space ▽ SEND AN EMAIL: letters@time.com Please do not send attachments 8 ▽ FOLLOW US: facebook.com/time @time (Twitter and Instagram) Subscribe to TIME’s new Motto newsletter and get weekly advice from the world’s most influential people. For more, visit time.com/email. NOW ON TIME.COM When fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad (left) competes at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro this summer, she will become the first Team USA athlete to sport a hijab. Muhammad hopes to inspire young Muslim girls to follow her lead. “If I had people who could challenge that notion that I didn’t belong,” she tells TIME, “it definitely would have been easier.” Read her story at time.com/fencer. Back Issues Contact us at help.single@customersvc.com or call 1-800-274-6800. Reprints and Permissions Information is available at time.com/reprints. To request custom reprints, visit timereprints.com. Advertising For advertising rates and our editorial calendar, visit timemediakit.com. Syndication For international licensing and syndication requests, email syndication@timeinc.com or call 1-212-522-5868. WorldMags.net Please recycle this magazine and remove inserts or samples before recycling E A R T H : T I M E (4); F E N C I N G : D A N I E L S H E A F O R T I M E THE MILLENNIAL VOTE Paul Taylor’s Feb. 22–29 story on politically disengaged millennials angered some readers from older generations. Norman Gaines of Hartsdale, N.Y., called the problem a “self-created catch-22 of believing your vote won’t matter and then not voting” that “will doom this generation to a future in which they exercised no choices.” But this problem isn’t new. Tim Bloomquist of Traverse City, Mich., wrote with regret of his failure to do more in 1972 to support George McGovern over Richard Nixon—and expressed hope that young voters might learn from that past. “Millennials, show the generation before you that you are paying attention,” he wrote. “Change the world.” BONUS TIME MOTTO Verbatim WorldMags.net ‘The FBI is creating a world where citizens rely on Apple to defend their rights.’ Airplanes Deadly air accidents in 2015 were significantly below the five-year average C,:$1772 /,67(172 $60$1< ',))(5(17 :20(1,1 7+(:25/' $6, &$1 GOOD WEEK BAD WEEK EMMA WATSON, actor, announcing that she will take a year off from acting to focus her energy on feminist activism EDWARD SNOWDEN, former NSA contractor who faces charges for national-security leaks, defending Apple after it defied the FBI’s demand for help breaking into an iPhone that belonged to one of the San Bernardino, Calif., shooters Final price paid at auction for a lock of John Lennon’s hair that was cut from the Beatles legend’s head by a German barber in 1966 ‘AVOIDING PREGNANCY IS NOT AN ABSOLUTE EVIL.’ POPE FRANCIS, suggesting that using birth control amid the Zika outbreak in the Americas may not violate church doctrine against contraception Hoverboards A U.S. regulator said consumers “risk serious injury or deathâ€? on the scooters ‘This will be a once-in-a-generation moment to shape the desti y tiny of our countryâȊ
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Langur - Animals Town Langur Diet: herbivore Average lifespan: Size: Males are up to 75 cm [2.3 ft.] females up to 65 cm [2.1 ft.] Weight: around 20 kg Group name: group Langur monkeys are also known as Leaf Monkeys because they mainly eat leaves. There are various species of Langur monkeys. These monkeys are very agile animals they have long limbs and tails, which they use to climb trees and they can jump as far as 10 meters. Langur monkeys live together in groups of 10 to 40 monkeys. Langur video. What does a Langur look like? Langurs vary from color depending on their habitat some are red, brown, golden, black or grey and some are a pale color, even white. The Langur monkeys are larger or smaller depending on their location. Male langurs are larger than females. They have slender bodies with a long tail. Where does the langur live? Langur monkeys are found across India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Burma and Sri Lanka. Langur monkeys stay in groups of 10 to 40 monkeys. You can find them in forests, mangrove swamps and even urban areas. What does a langur eat? Langurs feed on fruit, flowers and leaves they find in their surroundings. Most food they find is bound to the season. In the winter they mainly eat leaves, in the summer they eat the fruit they find in trees. In addition to their diets they also eat insects. Did you know about these langur facts? Langur monkeys can jump over rivers. The Gray Langur monkey is the most common monkey in South Asia with about 300,000 existing today. - The langur is considered endangered. Langurs cannot swim. In the wild the langur monkey lives for up to twenty years. Langur images Download free Langur wallpapers, click on the image to open the large version. Langur wallpaper 1 Print free Langur coloring pages, click on the image to open the large version. Langur coloring page 1
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TV ACRES: Dogs > Breeds> Basset Hounds > Dog the dog (Columbo) Basset Hounds Dog the dog - Basset hound seen on episodes of the police drama COLUMBO/NBC/1971-77/ABC/1989-91. Dog was owned by Lt. Columbo (Peter Falk), a seemingly incompetent homicide detective who always got his man. The choice of a droopy-eared basset hound perfectly matched the disheveled police officer who wore a dirty raincoat, drove a disheveled Peugeot and smoked cigars. Columbo found Dog at the pound on the NBC MYSTERY MOVIE "Etude in Black." Dog made further appearances in the COLUMBO movies Catch Me, Forgotten Ladu, Make Me A Perfect Murder, and Now You See Him. When it came to naming his pooch, the Lieutenant considered a number of names like Fido, Jet, Munich and Beethoven, but eventually, he just settled on "Dog" because as he once explained "He's a dog so we call him Dog." Columbo's dog liked to eat ice cream, watch TV, swim in the neighbor's pool and visit the beach. When Columbo sent his dog to obedience school hoping to improve the canine ("he just sits around the house and drools"), he was expelled because "he demoralizes the other students." Ray Berwick owned and trained Dog who in real life was called Henry. Henry had also appeared on the medical drama EMERGENCY/NBC/1972-77 as the the mascot for Los Angeles County Squad 51 firehouse who just sat about and yawned. TRIVIA NOTE: On the NBC produced episodes, Columbo's dog was originally called Fang. The spin-off series KATE LOVES A MYSTERY (MRS. COLUMBO)/NBC/1979 featured the wife of Detective Columbo, Kate Columbo (Kate Mulgrew) who owned a lazy basset hound dog named Whitefang. Dog (a.k.a. "Higgins") was also the name of the family pet on the sitcom PETTICOAT JUNCTION/CBS/1963-70. External Links
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What term is used to describe a certain type of documentary?
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Defining Documentary Film Defining Documentary Film Henrik Juel Raising a question When I ask the students in my film classes at the university if they can define or at least somehow describe what makes a film a documentary, they usually come up with answers like this: "It is a type of film that is based on the real world and real people, depicting things as they are or telling about historical events in a supposedly truthful or objective manner." Or they say that it has to do with a certain realism of style and that it is "filming on some real location without actors, artificial props or a pre-constructed narrative." Sometimes they also just cite the title of a classic book on the subject saying that it is "representing reality." [1] And often enough, Danish students go on to talk a lot about "facts" and "truth" as a necessary condition for non-fiction film. Some smart guy may even suggest that it is nothing but the opposite of fiction. If they tend to agree too much or too early on this (and I have nothing else prepared for a three-hour lecture), I can usually revitalize the discussion by asking if my cousin can be justified in claiming that he is working on documentary films, when in fact what he does for a living is to install surveillance cameras at gas-stations and supermarkets. After all, this does seem to meet the criteria of representing reality, of filming without the use of actors, and recording as truthfully as possible what is actually there - and it is not fiction. At this point, some students will begin to argue that certainly this mechanical type of recording and displaying video does not make the man a documentary filmmaker; we need to see some artistic point of view, a message of some sort, a moral or ideological ambition with the film made - in short, a wish to make a difference, to change the world, or at least the way in which some relevant audience will look upon the world or themselves. A documentary film director may adopt the so-called "observational" mode of filming or try to be like "a fly on the wall" - but this is a process demanding a lot of choices both in the recording and in the editing phase. It is not just about recording what is there; it is also about selecting and presenting and editing in such a way that we see present conditions as wrong and begin to look for alternatives that should be brought about. Documentary film- making - and also the reception of documentary films - is all about ethics, politics and an aesthetic approach, and as such it is a highly subjective or personal matter, it is now argued. To counter this I can ask whether we could not say the same about most fiction films: are they not all very personal, do they not have some sort of moral or even ideological viewpoint built into their characters, action and location, and are they not intended to qualify as artistic and aesthetic products making the world a little better and the audience a bit more enlightened about human life? Definitions and definitions At this point I have usually caused a lot of confusion in the classroom - and in my own mind as well - about the nature of documentary films. Can the concept be defined, or is it just some slippery term that we happen to apply in many different ways. "And so what?" a student may ask. Well, I still think it is important, at least as an academic exercise, to try to pin down what we mean by "documentary." And not just in academic discussions about film theory does it make a difference how we conceive of a major genre or label a specific film: in everyday life we navigate through the schedules for TV-programs or film festivals using terms like fiction, documentary, drama, reportage, comedy, and nature film. We seem to know quite well and instantaneously what a documentary is and would probably call it ridiculous and feel cheated if someone labeled the recent Disney production Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest a documentary. But why so? After all there were pirates in the Caribbean once, were there not? Definitions can be of many sorts, depending on how strict
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Back American Culture Series II (ACSII), 1493-1875: The 5,600 titles in this microfilm collection represent what are considered to be fundamental research materials in inter-disciplinary American Studies curricula. A subset of the collection, American Culture Series I, is also available with 250 titles. The collection was selected and compiled in the mid-1950s by the Committee on Microfilm Bibliography of the American Studies Association, and filmed by UMI. It includes information on American education, religion, pacifism, feminism, the city, the history of science, and many other subjects of importance to American historiography. Selected articles have been digitized for inclusion in Study Units. American Periodicals Series Online, 1741-1900: This is a collection of eighteenth and nineteenth-century American magazines and journals that has been digitised and made available online by ProQuest. Originally published on microfiche, the online version is completely searchable and contains the digitised images of the original pages from the periodicals. The collection spans two hundred years of American history and includes over 1,100 journals and magazines which began publication between 1741 and 1900. American Periodicals Series Online offers a wealth of material for those interested in history, politics, the arts and sciences, folklore and Americana, and follows the country through pivotal events in its history, from its transition from colony to independent nation, through to the beginning of the Second World War. The titles included in the collection cover an enormous range, and featured are some well-known publications such as Benjamin Franklin's General Magazine, Vanity Fair, and ground-breaking journals like The Dial, Puck and McClure's. Over 270 articles have been selected for Study Units, and include accounts of historical events ranging from the Mormon migration to Utah to the Mexican Revolution. BBC Home Service Nine O'Clock News 1939-1945: The BBC radio nightly news bulletin was an institution in Britain during the Second World War, providing the nation with accurate and comprehensive reports of events and developments in Europe and on the home front. This microfiche collection spans the entire duration of the Second World War, containing 600,000 pages of newsreaders typescripts for the perusal of researchers. These typescripts are the only surviving records of the broadcasts, and are invaluable documents to historians of this period. The BBC Home Service Nine O'Clock News is published on microfiche by ProQuest, and a selection of 155 articles from this collection has been exclusively digitized for inclusion in History Study Center. Articles featured in Study Units include Winston Churchill's reviews of the war situation, news of President Roosevelt's death, and coverage of the Nuremberg trials. Black Abolitionist Papers, 1830-1865: This collection brings together the important writings, speeches and correspondence of black abolitionists and outlines the integral role played by African-Americans in the anti-slavery crusade. It encompasses approximately 15,000 documents of nearly 300 black abolitionists in the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland, France and Germany. A small selection of these have been digitized from the microfilm for use in History Study Center. The Black Abolitionist Papers project was conceived, compiled, and edited by George E. Carter (University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse) and C. Peter Ripley (Florida State University). Bridgeman Art Library: With images from over 8,000 collections and 29,000 artists, the Bridgeman Art Library is the world's leading source of fine art for image users. It was founded in 1972 and works with museums, art galleries and artists to make
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Edward Gibbon was famed for which great historical work?
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Edward Gibbon facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Edward Gibbon COPYRIGHT 2004 The Gale Group Inc. Edward Gibbon The English historian Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) wrote "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire." Although superseded in part as history, this work is still read for its clarity, accuracy, and brilliant style. Gibbon's "Autobiography" is a classic of the genre. Edward Gibbon was born May 8, 1737, in Putney. A sickly child, he had tutors and spent two brief intervals at school, but he owed most of his early education to his voracious reading. In April 1752 he was sent to Oxford, where he learned little. In his summer vacation he began his first book, a chronological inquiry called The Age of Sesostris, which he later destroyed. Back at Oxford, he found a new subject of inquiry and in June 1753 told his horrified father that he had become a Roman Catholic. The elder Gibbon immediately sent his son to Lausanne in Protestant Switzerland. M. Daniel Pavilliard, a Calvinist minister, was Edward's tutor and reclaimed him for Protestantism. Gibbon remained in Switzerland until 1758, shortly before he came of age. There, at first with Pavilliard's help and later alone, he acquired his classical learning and developed his scholarly bent. He also learned French thoroughly, made some lifelong friends, and fell in love. The French and the friends endured, but the romance foundered. Neither parent would permit his child to settle permanently in another country. Without parental aid there was no money, and Gibbon puts it, "I sighed as a lover; I obeyed as a son." Student, Soldier, Traveler In 1758 Gibbon's father settled a small income on him in exchange for his help in ending the entail on their estates. To his surprise, Gibbon found his stepmother kind and friendly, so he spent much of his time with his father and stepmother. Both Gibbons were officers of the Hampshire militia, which was embodied in May 1760. Gibbon's militia duties prevented his devoting all his time to scholarship, but he published (July 1761) an Essay on the Study of Literature, written in French, and considered possible historical subjects. Earlier in 1761, at his father's request, Gibbon made an unsuccessful attempt to enter Parliament. In December 1762 his active service with the militia ended, and in January 1763 he began a tour of the Continent. Reaching Rome in October 1764, he there first thought of writing his history. But he did not yet begin it. Gibbon returned to England in 1765, where he continued his studies, but his only publications were two volumes of a French literary journal, edited with his friend G. Deyverdun, Mémoires littéraires de la Grande-Bretagne (1768 and 1769) and an attack on Warburton's interpretation of the sixth book of the Aeneid. He began a history of the Swiss republics in French (1767), which he abandoned. David Hume, who read this work, urged him to write history, but in English. By this time Gibbon may already have begun preliminary work for the Decline and Fall, but he was preoccupied with domestic matters; his father died in November 1770. Parliament and History In 1772, having straightened out some of the tangles in his father's finances, Gibbon settled in London with his sources comfortably around him in an extensive library. He joined the famous Literary Club and became a member of Parliament in 1774, and in February 1776 he published the first volume of his Decline and Fall. The fifteenth and sixteenth chapters seemed so devastating an account of the early Christian Church that attackers hurried into print. Gibbon ignored them until a rash young man named Davis added plagiarism and the falsification of evidence to the charges against Gibbon. Gibbon's superb Vindication (1779) can be read with delight by those who know nothing about either the history or Davis's attack; in passing, Gibbon answered his other critics. After a brief visit to France (1777) Gibbon continued to work on his history, which was enjoying a large sale. In 1779 he was appointed a lord of trade, and he was a consci
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A Researcher's Guide to Local History Terminology/Abecedary - Wikibooks, open books for an open world A Researcher's Guide to Local History Terminology/Abecedary From Wikibooks, open books for an open world A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z expoliate A pied - a French term neaning 'on foot'. Abatis, 'Abattis', or 'Abbattis - a French word meaning a heap of material thrown; a term in field fortification for an obstacle formed of the branches of trees laid in a row, with the sharpened tops directed outwards, towards the enemy. Abbacy - the office, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot. The post was also held in post-reformation times by secular individuals; the Earl of Eglinton held the abbacy of Kilwinning Abbey in Scotland. Abditory - a place for hiding or preserving articles of value. Abecedary - the full alphabet carved in stone in churches, on paper, etc. Generally considered to be teaching aids, particularly to the illiterate. The alphabet may have been thought at that time to posses supernatural powers along the lines of the runic futhork. Each letter would have had a symbolic meaning to the devout. An example from the Church of St Mary of the Grey Friars was found in Dumfries, Scotland, in 1967. Abele - a white poplar (Populus alba). Abjure - to renounce under oath; to recant solemnly; repudiate: abjure one's beliefs; to give up an action or practice. Abstersion - the act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging. Abstracted multure - the title of the offense when tenants failed to bring their corn to the mill of the thirl. They could be sued for this offence. Abthane - a Thanedom or proprietorship of land held of the crown, and in the possession of an abbot; the title of a Saxon proprietor, that is, a proprietor under the Saxon laws, holding direct of the crown, equivalent to that of a Norman baron. Abthainries existed at Dull, Kilmichael, Airlie and Madderty. Abuilyement - also 'Abuilement'. Garments or clothing. Accolade - a ceremonial embrace, as of greeting or salutation; the ceremonial bestowal of knighthood. Accouchement - a confinement during child birth; a lying in. Accoutre - also accouter. To outfit and equip, as for military duty. Acolyte - One who assists the celebrant in the performance of liturgical rites; a devoted follower or attendant. Acre - the English 'statute acre' is 4840 square yards, the 'Scots acre' was somewhat larger at about 1.3 English Acres. In medieval times shape mattered more than size. An acre was an oblong shaped portion of land, either straight sided or sinuous, with a length of 220 yards and a width of 22 yards, giving a ratio of 10 : 1. It was variable in size, but was regarded as the area of land that one man could plough in one day. Acroterion - also 'Acroterium' is an architectural ornament placed on a flat base called the acroter or plinth, and mounted at the apex of the pediment of a building in the Classical style. Ad perpetuam remanentiam - the merger of leasehold interests, e.g. a renunciation by a tenant in favour of the landlord. Where the higher fee is already registered in the Land Register and the proprietor acquires by disposition ad rem the subjacent fee, title to which is recorded in the Register of Sasines, the absorption must be given effect to in the Land Register. Additament - an addition, or a thing added. Adjure - to command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath; to appeal to or entreat earnestly. Adventiti - in medieval times these were travelers visiting villages and towns for various economic purposes. Advocate - a person who pleads, intercedes, or speaks for another. It also means a person whose profession is to plead causes in courts of law. This is especially the use in Scotland. In the USA it means any lawyer. To advocate, means to speak in favour of an idea (Legal). Advowson - the right of a patron to present a person to a church living or benefice. Aedicule - the framing of a window or opening by columns topped with a pediment so that it resembles a temple facade in miniature. Aedile - an office of the Roman Republic. Aediles were respons
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Which plant (Latin name crataegus) is also called the May Tree, since this is the month in which it blooms?
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Trees - Sapling Nursery | Brooklyn - Manhattan, New York Hydrangea tree Latin Name: Hydrangea Paniculata Description: Paniculatas often get very large. 8-10 feet tall and wide is not unusual. Some, as seen in pictures below, get even taller. A beautiful paniculata, which can be grown in all parts of the United States except those areas which receive no freezing weather. Prunus ‘Thundercload’ Description: This is a rounded, deciduous tree with ovate to obovate, deep purple leaves. Bears solitary, pink, bowl-shaped flowers, to 1 inch long, along bare shoots in early spring. Some trees produce small plum-like fruit. This is a highly decorative tree with beautiful foliage. Excellent in Japanese gardens, or just about anywhere you would like an extravagant, showy specimen tree. Prunus ‘Pendula’ Description: Prunus pendula is an ornamental weeping cherry tree that is native to Japan. ‘Pendula Rosea’ is a cultivar that typically grows 15-25′ tall with a pronounced weeping form and light pink to rose-pink flowers. The flowers bloom in 2 to 5-flowered umbels in late winter to early spring before the leaves emerge. Flowers are followed by rounded pea-sized fruits (to 1/3” diameter) that are sometimes sparse. Fruits eventually mature to black, but are basically inedible. Fruits may not appear in some years. Elliptic to ovate, doubly serrate, green leaves (to 4” long) turn red or yellow in fall. Nomenclature on this tree is a bit confusing. Many weeping cherries including the within cultivar may still be incorrectly sold as cultivars of Prunus x subhirtella. Physocarpus O. Coppertina Description: This is a great new addition to the ninebark family. Coppertina ninebark is a new cross between the golden ninebark ‘Darks Gold’ and the purple leafed ninebark Diabolo (‘Monlo’). The result give us a wonderful plant with orange-copper foliage in the spring. As the foliage matures in summer it turns a rich red. As with other ninebark, it blooms in summer, sporting white button-like blooms which contrast wonderfully with the foliage. Sweet Gum Tree Latin Name: Liquidambar styraciflua Description: The Sweetgum is a large tree, growing up to 100 feet tall. It has a straight trunk, up to three feet wide. Sweetgums are aromatic, meaning they have a pleasant smell. You can crush a leaf to get a good sense of this. Sweetgum fruits, called “gumballs” by children, are often dropped in huge quantities. Up to 50 seeds can be in one fruit. Tulip Tree Latin Name: Liriodendron tulipifera Description: The tulip tree has long been acknowledged in Indiana history. A valuable timber and shade tree, it’s fast growing and the tallest of the eastern hardwoods. A lightweight wood, it was used to craft canoes by Native Americans and to build shelter and other structures by early settlers. Honey Locust Tree Latin Name: Honey locust Description: The Honey locust, Gleditsia triacanthos, is a deciduous tree native to central North America. It is mostly found in the moist soil of river valleys ranging from southeastern South Dakota to New Orleans and central Texas, and as far east as eastern Massachusetts. Eastern Red Bud Tree Latin Name: Cercis canadensis Description: Cercis canadensis L. (Eastern Redbud) is a large shrub or small tree native to eastern North America from Southern Ontario, Canada south to northern Florida, United States. Crape Myrtle Tree (Four Colors) Description: Crape Myrtle Trees come in a variety of colors and sizes. Fast Growing Trees Nursery offers improved varieties that give you fuller, longer lasting blooms while being more mildew & disease resistant. Crepe Myrtles are perfect for adding color to your lawn in areas where space is a premium. Plant near powerlines or row your driveway with these flowering crape myrtles that can bloom for up to 120 days throughout the spring and summer. Ginko Tree Latin Name: Ginkgo biloba Description: Ginkgo biloba is a long-lived, dioecious and deciduous tree up to more than 30 meters high and 10 meters in girth . It bears flabellate leaves with a long petiole and dichotomously branching veins, which grow eit
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What famous sauce is manufactured by McIlhenny & Co? Tabasco What year was th - Pastebin.com In what country can one find 40 species of lemurs? A: Madagascar. RAW Paste Data What famous sauce is manufactured by McIlhenny & Co? Tabasco What year was the first motor race held that was classed as Formula 1? 1950 In the wild west, how was Henry McCarty better known? Billy The Kid How many stories did each of the World Trade Towers have? 110 What is the name of the cafe in Coronation Street? Roy's Rolls According to the BBC how many rooms are there in Buckingham Palace? 775 What is the busiest single-runway airport in the world? London Gatwick By number of films made, which country has the largest film industry? India Who lit the Olympic flame at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics? Muhammad Ali On what day of the year is St George's day held? 23rd of April The scientific unit lumen is used in the measurement of what? Light Which Apollo moon mission was the first to carry a lunar rover vehicle? Apollo 15 Who wrote the Twilight series of novels? Stephenie Meyer What is the capital of India? New Delhi Who wrote the poem 'The Owl and the Pussycat'? Edward Lear Which country had a secret police force known as the Tonton Macoute? Haiti In which city is the European Parliament based? Strasbourg Gala, Jonagold and Pink Lady are varieties of which fruit? Apple Which organ of the body is affected by Bright's Disease? Kidney What is the boiling point of water in Kelvin? 373 K What was the 1st human invention that broke the sound barrier? The whip What name was given to the Samurai code of honour? Bushido What colour is the bullseye on a standard dartboard? Red What song does the main character wake up to every morning in Groundhog Day? I Got You Babe What is the only Central American country in which baseball, not soccer, is the people's favourite sport? Nicaragua What is the largest fresh water lake in North America? Lake Superior Which South American country was named after the Italian city of Venice? Venezuela How many rounds are there in an olympic boxing match? 4 The highest temperature ever recorded outside in the shade was recorded in Azizah, in Africa. In which country is this city located? Libya Which Hasbro `action figure` got its name from a Robert Mitchum film? G.I. Joe In which country is the highest mountain in South America? Argentina How many emirates make up the United Arab Emirates? 7 If you were putting numbers on new changing room lockers to be numbered from 1 to 100, how many times would you use the number 9? 20 Which famous group performed the first ever song on Top Of The Pops in 1964? The Rolling Stones Who wrote the novel Revolutionary Road, which was made into a successful feature film? Richard Yates Which supermodel is seen pole dancing in the White Stripes video for the song `I Just Don`t Know What To Do With Myself`? Kate Moss Which band has released albums titled `Word Gets Around`, `Just Enough Education To Perform` and `Pull The Pin`? Stereophonics In the Adrian Mole Diaries, what is the surname of his girlfriend? Braiwaithe Charlotte Edwards led England`s women to World Cup glory in which sport in March 2009? Cricket What is sake made from? Rice Affenpinscher, Keeshond and Leonberger are all types of what? Dog Who won the 2009 Rugby World Sevens Cup? Wales Who is the only player to win a Champion`s League medal, the Premiership and the FA Cup, and to be relegated from the Premiership without going on to play in the Championship? Kanu With which club did David Beckham make his football league debut? Preston North End Who is the host of the TV show Q.I.? Stephen Fry Anyone Can Fall In Love was a chart hit set to the theme tune of which TV show? EastEnders Who is the only character to appear in the first ever Coronation Street who is still in the show at 2009? Ken Barlow The film `Black Hawk Down` was loosely based on a true incident that took place in 1993 in which country? Somalia What word does the bird constantly repeat in Edgar Allan Poe`s classic poem `The Raven`? Nevermore In the board game `Risk`, what c
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Watch Hamish Macbeth Episodes Online | SideReel 0 Robert Carlyle before he was Rumplestilskin! Gorgeous scenery, easy going story lines that appealed to the more elderly amongst us and everything would always work out in the end. Plus, Jock the dog. I saw a few episodes, even though he was a copper in a small coastal village, I remember him smoking cannabis. I guess things are more relaxed in small towns....especially if you are the only police officer! lolol Lovely, easy show. 4 ratings
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New Tricks finale: 'life in the old dog yet' | The Week UK New Tricks finale: 'life in the old dog yet' Oct 7, 2015 email Viewers bade farewell to the Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad (UCOS) last night as police drama New Tricks finally came to an end - but there was little sorrow from the critics. After 12 series and 107 episodes, the finale featured a routine cold case about a mental health activist murdered on New Year's Eve in 1999. Terry Ramsey at the Daily Telegraph says it was "wholly predictable", with a "twist that you could see coming a mile away" and a perpetrator, played by Meera Syal, who "couldn't have been more obviously the villain if she had had a glowing neon arrow over her head saying 'baddie'". He asserts that the series, which started as a one-off drama 12 years ago and became one of BBC One's highest-rating programmes of recent times, "faded away with a whimper". "New Tricks had a good run, but its glory days are gone," he says. "Ending it was an act of mercy." While its ratings were in decline, other dramas would still "genteelly murder" to get so many viewers, says Andrew Billen at The Times . "It ill-behoves a critic to spit on the grave of New Tricks, the arthritic detective limp that peacefully expired last night," he says. "Yet rarely, I fear, have I found accentuating the positive so hard in a eulogy." All of the interest was in how the series would be laid to rest, says Billen, and "this funeral was so neat that the coffin practically had a bow on it". In The Guardian , Stuart Heritage points out that on numerous occasions more people watched New Tricks than anything else in the country, yet its finale appeared to go "uncelebrated". He suggests this is because it is "not really New Tricks any more", with almost all of the beloved characters gone and "cynically swapped with whichever grey-haired actor happened to be knocking around the BBC at the time". The show had "run out of steam", says the Daily Mail 's Christopher Stevens. "The final case tried to ignite excitement… but the touchpaper kept fizzling out." Viewers will miss it, says Stevens, but they can take comfort in the fact that repeats will carry on for years. "New Tricks is always good for an audience of five million or so, making it one of the Beeb's most reliable stand-bys. There's life in the old dog yet." New Tricks finale: how will the twelfth and final series end? 30 September Police drama New Tricks is fast approaching its final episode, which will air next Tuesday. So how will producers mark the very end of its 12-season run? The show is still proving popular, drawing the biggest television audience for yesterday's 9pm slot with 5.4 million viewers. In the penultimate episode, fans watched the Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad (UCOS) investigate the death of an "alternative medicine practitioner" bludgeoned to death seven years earlier. They were led into a world of cryopreservation – the practice of keeping "clinically dead" patients frozen in time to extend their life cycle. But the team's handling of the case came under fire and, in next week's finale, UCOS is threatened with closure. Ted Case (Larry Lamb), Danny Griffin (Nicholas Lyndhurst) and Steve McAndrew (Denis Lawson) are expected to delve into the case of a political activist murdered in a place called "The Madhouse", but an order comes from above for the three men to cease the investigation. According to the plot synopsis, they rally on and uncover something "much bigger than just a straightforward murder, involving some top officials, a multinational drugs company and signs of a massive cover up". Meanwhile, DCI Sasha Miller (Tamzin Outhwaite) is said to be "drawn into a game of political cat and mouse" when she realises that the UCOS investigators are "merely puppets" in a game orchestrated by the notoriously cut-throat assistant commissioner Cynthia Kline. Speaking to What's On TV , Outhwaite says the final episode "shows the best elements of UCOS – trust, loyalty and just the right amount of disobedience". She adds that the "whole gang pull together in th
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Why the name: Burkina Faso? | African Heritage African Heritage Posted by: Dr. Y. | September 12, 2013 Why the name: Burkina Faso? Burkina Faso Flag of Burkina Faso Have you ever wondered about the name of the country Burkina Faso? Why would a country have two names, i.e. Burkina and then Faso? or even simply two names in its history: Upper Volta and then Burkina Faso? Well, the country named Upper Volta was given a new name in 1984 by then President Thomas Sankara , who chose the name Burkina Faso . Flag of Upper Volta Originally, Haute Volta or Upper Volta, was just given by the European colonizer, the French, more as an indicator or geographic pointer, and had no real attachment to the people of that region themselves. Thus Upper Volta was named for the region above the Volta river flowing in the area; the people of that country/area where thus known as the ‘Voltaics’ (Voltaiques in French). Since the river had three tributaries: the Black Volta, the white Volta, and the red Volta, Upper Volta’s flag also had those three colors. The Volta river also flew into Ghana , which was never known as the ‘Lower Volta’. No wonder the name needed to change, as it had no real meaning! Thomas Sankara a Ouagadougou Well, on 4 August 1984, Thomas Sankara , with his usual charisma and revolutionary spirit, decided to change the country’s name to Burkina Faso. He chose two names after two main languages of the country: the Moore (or Mossi language) and the Dioula . Burkina from Mòoré means ‘men of integrity‘, while Faso in Diouala means ‘fatherland‘. Thus the Burkina Faso is ‘the land of upright people‘ or ‘the land of honest people‘. The people of the country are known as the Burkinabé, where the suffix ‘bé’ comes from the Foufouldé language spoken by the Peulh people (a tribe found in many countries across West Africa), and means ‘men or women’. Thus, Thomas used three of the main languages in his country to choose a name that was truly representative of the country and its people. Sankara was then addressed as the PF or the President of the Faso. The national cloth made up of woven strips of cotton or silk was called faso dan fani (this will be the subject for another post). Enjoy this video, and travel to Burkina Faso, the land of the upright people. Share this:
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Burkina Faso | history - geography | Britannica.com Burkina Faso National anthem of Burkina Faso Official name multiparty republic with one legislative body (National Assembly [127])1 Head of state President: Roch Marc Christian Kaboré Head of government Prime Minister: Paul Kaba Thieba Capital Literacy: percentage of population age 15 and over literate Male: (2007) 36.7% GNI per capita (U.S.$) (2014) 710 1A transitional government (effective November 2014) came to an end upon the inauguration of a democratically elected president on Dec. 29, 2015, and a new National Assembly elected its president (Salif Diallo) the following day. Burkina Faso, landlocked country in western Africa . The country occupies an extensive plateau, and its geography is characterized by a savanna that is grassy in the north and gradually gives way to sparse forests in the south. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Burkinabé woman decorating a hut, Zécco, Burkina Faso. © Margaret Courtney-Clarke/Corbis A former French colony, it gained independence as Upper Volta in 1960; the name Burkina Faso, which means “Land of Incorruptible People,” was adopted in 1984. The capital, Ouagadougou , is in the centre of the country and lies about 500 miles (800 km) from the Atlantic Ocean . Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Land Burkina Faso is bounded by Mali to the north and west, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, and Côte d’Ivoire , Ghana , and Togo to the south. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Relief, drainage, and soils Burkina Faso is situated on an extensive plateau, which is slightly inclined toward the south. The lateritic (red, leached, iron-bearing) layer of rock that covers the underlying crystalline rocks is deeply incised by the country’s three principal rivers—the Black Volta (Mouhoun), the Red Volta (Nazinon), and the White Volta (Nakambé)—all of which converge in Ghana to the south to form the Volta River . The Oti , another tributary of the Volta, rises in southeastern Burkina Faso. Great seasonal variation occurs in the flow of the rivers, and some rivers become dry beds during the dry season. In the southwest there are sandstone plateaus bordered by the Banfora Escarpment, which is about 500 feet (150 metres) high and faces southeast. Much of the soil in the country is infertile. Climate African Leaders: Part One The northern part of the country consists of savanna , with prickly shrubs and stunted trees that flourish during the rainy season. In the south, the prickly shrubs give way to scattered forests, which become more dense along the banks of the perennial rivers. The karite (shea tree) and the baobab (hibiscus tree) are endemic in this region. Animal life includes buffalo, antelope, lions, hippopotamuses, elephants, crocodiles, and monkeys. Bird and insect life is rich and varied, and there are many species of fish in the rivers. Burkina Faso’s national parks include Po in the south-centre of the country, Arly in the southeast, and “W” in the east, straddling the border with Benin and Niger. People Ethnic groups and languages The major ethnolinguistic group of Burkina Faso is the Mossi . They speak a Niger-Congo language of the Gur branch and have been connected for centuries to the region they inhabit. They have absorbed a number of peoples including the Gurma and the Yarse. The last-mentioned group has Mande origins but is assimilated into the Mossi and shares their language (called Moore). Other Gur-speaking peoples are the Gurunsi, the Senufo , the Bwa , and the Lobi . Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. western Africa Mande languages , which also form a branch of the Niger-Congo family, are spoken by groups such as the Samo, the Marka, the Busansi, and the Dyula . Other groups of Burkina Faso include the Hausa and the Tuareg , whose languages are classified as Afro-Asiatic , and the Fulani , whose language (Fula) is a Niger-Congo language of the Atlantic branch . Citizens of Burkina Faso, regardless of their ethnic origin, are collectively known as Burkinabé. French is the official language, although it is not widely spoken. Moore , th
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Stapleton International Airport | Articles | Colorado Encyclopedia Stapleton International Airport Airport Administration building, 1935 Share to A view of the industrial style, three-story brick administration building at the Denver Municipal Airport in 1935. The Denver Municipal Airport opened in 1929, and the name was changed to Stapleton International Airport in 1964. Airport Administration building, 1935 Stapleton Airport Share to United Airlines passenger jet "Mainliner 300 NC37508" sits on the tarmac at Stapleton Airport in 1941. The terminal and control tower are in the background. Antennae and wind instruments top the roof. Stapleton Airport Body Full Article Stapleton International Airport opened as a small municipal airport in 1929–30 and went on to become Denver’s primary airport for sixty-five years, until it was replaced by Denver International Airport in 1995. The airport played a major role in Denver ’s development as a national transportation and shipping hub. Today, Stapleton’s airport buildings lie vacant, as the land has since been subdivided and zoned for multiple other uses. Beginnings With the exception of the 1931–35 term, Benjamin Stapleton was mayor of Denver from 1923 to 1947. He was one of the few people in the city who foresaw the tremendous potential of the airplane in the 1920s, and he wanted to consolidate Denver’s local, growing aviation industry around a single airport. Enlisting the aid of his Improvements and Parks Department manager, Charles Vail, Stapleton’s administration began laying the necessary groundwork. From the beginning, the airport project was placed under the jurisdiction of Improvements and Parks. The airport encountered opposition from the start, as some argued that Denver had no right to build a facility that would be a commercial venture for the city. The site that Stapleton and Vail selected was called the Sand Creek site, or Rattlesnake Hollow, seven miles from downtown Denver. The new airport, named Denver Municipal Airport (DMA), celebrated its opening with a four-day program of events, from October 17 to October 20, 1929. Only three airlines had offices in the two-story administration building: Mid-Continent Express, which had just begun passenger service between Denver and El Paso; Western Air Express; and US Airways. Since there were so few passenger flights in 1929, the new facility functioned more like a glorified post office—the primary purpose of all three companies was flying the mail. Yet by the end of 1930, its first full year of service, DMA was already turning a profit, with thirty takeoffs and landings registered every day and three new companies signing on to provide service: Carlos Reavis Service, Eddie Brooks Service, and Western Flying Service. In January 1931 city and airport officials constructed a new hangar, initiating a fifty-year run of continuous growth. In 1937 both United and Continental Airlines began offering service to and from DMA. By the end of the 1930s Denver Municipal was the city’s premier airport, although the area also hosted a number of privately owned airfields. Yet passenger traffic still languished. Though local businesses were convinced of the facility’s importance, the average Denverite was still not using the airport or planes on a regular basis. This would change with the onset of World War II. After World War II World War II was the catalyst for giant leaps in aviation technology; after the war, the average American was introduced to flying in numbers never seen before. The war cultivated a mass appreciation for the airplane and helped it capture much of the passenger market that trains had held for generations. Moreover, many people around the nation and the world came to view Denver as an important air hub due to its central location between the country’s international borders and its proximity to military bases, and federal authorities seriously considered proposed commercial routes that would tie Denver to other important cities such as Chicago and Washington, DC. DMA was renamed Stapleton Airfield, in honor of the
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Airline Information - Kelling Airport Airline Information Kelling Airport Airline Information Laker Airways was a wholly private, British independent airline founded by Sir Freddie Laker in 1966. It originally was a charter airlineflying passengers and cargo worldwide. Its head office was located at London Gatwick Airport in Crawley, England.[1] It became the first long-haul, low-cost, "no frills" airline in 1977, operating low-fare scheduled services between London Gatwick Airport and New York's John F. Kennedy Airport. The company did not survive the recession of the early 1980s and operated its last flight on February 5, 1982, the day it went bankrupt. The formative yearsBAC One-Eleven in 1977Freddie Laker unveiled his airline — Laker Airways — to the press in February 1966.[2] The airline commenced commercial operations from its London Gatwick Airport base on 29 July 1966 with two former British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) Bristol Britannia 102 seriesturboprops, initially operating under contract to Air France.[3][4][5][6] The aircraft's livery was a combination of black, red and white — an adaptation of Laker's racing colours.[7] The Britannias were supplemented and eventually replaced by five BAC One-Eleven 300 short-haul jet aircraft from December 1967. This included an initial order for three aircraft valued at £4 million.[2] Laker had placed this order directly with the manufacturer in 1966. He provided more than £200,000 of his own money for the newly ordered aircraft's deposits and arranged for the remainder to be borrowed from a consortium of City banks led by Clydesdale Bank.[2][8] He placed a follow-on order for a fourth aircraft to be delivered in 1968 and acquired another relatively new aircraft that was originally delivered to the failed British Eagle airline from Bahamas Airways in 1971.[9][10][11] These were the mainstay of the fleet for its short to medium-haul charter operations to holiday resorts in theMediterranean and the Canary Islands for many years. New commercial developmentsThe introduction of several new, short-haul jetliners into a small airline's fleet over a short time necessitated more efficient marketing. Laker Airways came up with a 30% discount offer to encourage tour operators to charter the airline's aircraft during the winter trough and a "time charter". The former helped create winter traffic to popular Mediterranean resorts while the latter gave tour operators financial incentives to charter an aircraft's capacity for an entire season.[12][13][14] This ensured the fleet was fully utilised throughout the year, smoothing out the peaks and troughs that characterise charter airlines. It also enabled the airline to sell its One-Eleven capacity two years ahead of delivery, thereby helping make Laker Airways the most profitable charter airline of its era in Britain.[15] An overseas baseAugust 1968 saw the establishment of its first overseas base at Tegel Airport in what used to be West Berlin. The company had up to three BAC One-Elevens stationed there[16] until 1981 when these aircraft were replaced with one of its three newly acquired Airbus A300 B4 series widebodies, at the time the largest aircraft operated out of any Berlin airport.[17] Its Berlin operation was staffed by 90, mainly local workers. Throughout this period, it carried thousands of holidaymakers from the Western parts of the formerly divided German capital to resorts in the Mediterranean and Canary Islands. Branching out into the ground handling businessIn 1972, Laker Airways co-founded Gatwick Handling, a Gatwick handling agent that has become part of the Aviance group, with Dan-Air. Each airline owned 50% of Gatwick Handling at its inception.[18] Cost savingLaker Airways pioneered cost-saving to reduce its engines' wear and tear, reduce fuel consumption, and achieve greater range than indicated by the manufacturers' range specifications. Reduced thrust take-off techniqueLaker Airways was first to use the reduced thrust take-off technique it had developed for the BAC One-Eleven. Reducing the BAC One-Eleven's t
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Gods and Goddesses of Norse Mythology When Ymir lived long ago Was no sand or sea, no surging waves. Nowhere was there earth nor heaven above. Bur a grinning gap and grass nowhere. - Völuspá-The Song of the Sybil Although we know a little from observations made by Tacitus and Caesar, most of what we know of Norse mythology comes from Christian times, beginning with the Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson (c.1179-1241). Not only does this mean the myths and legends were written after the period when they were routinely believed, but Snorri, as is to be expected, occasionally intrudes his non-pagan, Christian world view. Types of Gods The Norse gods are divided into 2 major groups, the Aesir and Vanir, plus the giants, who came first. Some believe the Vanir gods represent an older pantheon of the indigenous people whom the invading Indo-Europeans encountered. In the end, the Aesir, the newcomers, overcame and assimilated the Vanir. Georges Dumezil (1898-1986) thought the pantheon reflected the typical pattern of Indo-European gods where different divine factions hold different societal functions: continue reading below our video Norse Gods and Goddesses religious, and economic. Tyr is the warrior god; Odin and Thor divide the functions of the religious and secular leaders; and the Vanir are the producers. Norse Gods and Goddesses - Vanir Hel The Gods' Home Norse gods don't live on Mt. Olympus , but their abode is separate from that of humans. The world is a circular disk, in the center of which is a concentric circle surrounded by sea. This central portion is Midgard (Miðgarðr), the home of mankind. Across the sea is the home of the giants, Jotunheim, also known as Utgard. The gods' home lies above Midgard in Asgard (Ásgarðr). Hel lies below Midgard in Niflheim. Snorri Sturluson says Asgard is in the middle of Midgard because, in his Christianization of the myths, he believed the gods were only ancient kings worshiped after the fact as gods. Other accounts place Asgard across a rainbow bridge from Midgard. 9 Worlds of Norse Mythology The Gods' Death The Norse gods are not immortal in the normal sense. In the end, they and the world will be destroyed because of the actions of the evil or mischievous god Loki who, for now, endures Promethe an chains. Loki is the son or brother of Odin, but only through adoption. In reality he is a giant (Jotnar), one of the sworn enemies of the Aesir. It is the Jotnar who will find the gods at Ragnarok and bring about the end of the world. Norse Mythology Resources
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The Labyrinth of Crete, the myth of the Minotaur Archaeology, Mythology and History of Crete The Labyrinth of Crete: The Myth Of The Minotaur Zeus, in the form of a bull, brought Europe from the Phoenician seashore to Gortys in Crete where he made love with her under a plane tree (or on the plane tree after assuming the form of another sacred animal, the eagle), since then the plane tree was blessed to never lose its leaves (evergreen). From their union three sons were born triplets (or two twins). Next, Zeus arranged the marriage of Europe to the Cretan King Asterion (or Asterio), who appointed Europe's and Zeus' sons as his successors. -> Read more about Gortys -> Read more about the Abduction of Europe by Zeus As promised, the three sons of Europe and Zeus (Minos or Minoas, Radamanthis, Sarpidon) succeeded King Asterion to the throne of Crete. Initially they seemed satisfied to co-govern, but Minos, who wanted the reign to be his exclusively, ended up banishing his brothers: Radamanthis was sent to Viotia (or Cyclades) and Sarpidon to Asia Minor. Minos became the monarch who believed the gods would give him everything and anything he wished. The gods loved Minos because his father, Zeus, honored him above all. They presented him with a wife, Pasiphae, daughter of Helios (Sun) and Persida, and sister of Circe, the sorceress, Kalypso and Aete, and aunt of Mideia, the grand sorceress. There is talk of eight children for Minos and Pasiphae: Androgeos, Katrefs, Defkalion, Glafkos, Akali (or Akakalis), Xenodiki, Ariadne and Phaedra. Once, wanting to offer a sacrifice in honor of his uncle Poseidon, Minos asked Poseidon to send the best bull he could find from the sea. The bull was so beautiful that Minos didn't sacrifice him, but instead kept him with his flock (or in the palace gardens). To revenge Minos for not keeping his promise, Poseidon made the bull so ferocious and dangerous that his eventual capture in Crete became one of the twelve feats of Hercules (Cretan Bull). When Pasiphae, his immortal wife, saw the bull she fell in love and coupled with him. She was able to couple with him with the help of Daedalus, who constructed a wooden likeness of a cow, in which Pasiphae hid. From this union the monster Minotaur was born, a humanoid being with a bull's head, which Minos promptly jailed in the Labyrinth, an enormous construction in Knossos. -> Read more about the Minoan Palace of Knossos -> Read more about Daedalus Minos, as ruler of the greatest naval kingdom of that time, undertook many journeys and military expeditions. His best known aggressive expedition was against Athens to avenge the murder of his first born son, Androgeos. When the siege of Athens continued for too long of a period, Minos asked his father, Zeus, for help, and Zeus unleashed a terrible epidemic. Following the instructions of the Oracle, the Athenians were forced to surrender and accept all of Minos' terms of submission. The most onerous condition of the surrender was the blood tribute. This called for Athens to provide every year (or every three or nine years) seven young men and seven young women as food for the monster Minotaur for as long as he lived. When the last group of young men and women arrived from Athens, prince Theseus, son of Poseidon and the successor of King Aegeas of Athens, was among them. The princess of Knossos , Ariadne, fell in love with the brave youth from Athens, and helped him escape. She devised a plan and gave Theseus a ball of yarn (mitos) so he could find his way through
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Two other countries joined the 'Common Market' at the same time as the UK, Ireland and who?
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BBC ON THIS DAY | 1 | 1973: Britain joins the EEC 1973: Britain joins the EEC The United Kingdom has become a fully-fledged member of the European Economic Community. Ireland and Denmark also joined Britain in becoming the newest members of the community, bringing the total number of member states to nine. At midnight last night a Union Jack flag was raised at the EEC's headquarters in Brussels to mark the occasion. Celebrations were held in the city and one of Britain's new European Commissioners, George Thomson, joined revellers in a torch lit procession. Prime Minister Edward Heath is optimistic that Britain's membership of the community will bring prosperity to the country. He said: "It is going to be a gradual development and obviously things are not going to happen overnight. "But from the point of view of our everyday lives we will find there is a great cross-fertilisation of knowledge and information, not only in business but in every other sphere. "And this will enable us to be more efficient and more competitive in gaining more markets not only in Europe but in the rest of the world." More than 1,000 Britons will relocate to Brussels over the coming months to take up their places as civil servants of the community. Britain will be given four votes within the council, which proposes policies on issues ranging from the environment to public health. Membership applications by the UK to join the EEC were refused in 1963 and 1967 because the French President of the time Charles de Gaulle doubted the UK's political will. It is understood, however, his real fear was that English would suddenly become the common language of the community.
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Denmark and the United Kingdom obtained special opt outs - BANKING - 101 View Full Document Denmark and the United Kingdom obtained special opt-outs in the original Maastricht Treaty . Both countries are legally exempt from joining the eurozone unless their governments decide otherwise, either by parliamentary vote or referendum . Sweden , which joined the EU in 1995 after the Maastricht Treaty was signed, is required to join the eurozone under the terms of its accession treaty as soon as it fulfils the convergence criteria, which include being part of ERM II for two years. However, the Swedish people turned down euro adoption in a 2003 referendum and since then the country has intentionally avoided fulfilling the adoption requirements by not joining ERM II, which is voluntary. Interest in joining the eurozone increased in Denmark, and initially in Poland, as a result of the 2008 financial crisis. In Iceland, there was an increase in interest in joining the European Union, a pre-condition for adopting the euro. However, by 2010 the debt crisis in the eurozone caused interest from Poland, as well as the Czech Republic, to cool. Lithuania adopted the euro in 2015. This preview has intentionally blurred sections. Sign up to view the full version. View Full Document Non-member usage The euro is also used in countries outside the EU. Four states – Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, and Vatican City have signed formal agreements with the EU to use the euro and issue their own coins. Nevertheless, they are not considered part of the eurozone by the ECB and do not have a seat in the ECB or Euro Group. Kosovo and Montenegro officially adopted the euro as their sole currency without an agreement and, therefore, have no issuing rights. These states are not considered part of the eurozone by the ECB. However, sometimes the term eurozone is applied to all territories that have adopted the euro as their sole currency.Further unilateral adoption of the euro (euroisation), by both non-euro EU and non-EU members, is opposed by the ECB and EU. Expulsion and secession Although the eurozone is open to all EU member states to join once they meet the criteria, the treaty is silent on the matter of states leaving the eurozone, neither prohibiting nor permitting it. Likewise there is no provision for a state to be expelled from the euro.Some, however, including the Dutch government, favour such a provision being created in the event that a heavily indebted state in the eurozone refuses to comply with an EU economic reform policy.Jens Dammann This is the end of the preview. Sign up to access the rest of the document. TERM Our Lady of Fatima University, Antipolo City BANKING 101 - Summer 2015 Canadian Dollar History Importance of the Canadian Dollar The Canadian Dollar is the Canadian-Dollar-History
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Thomas Jonathan Jackson was a confederate general during the American Civil War. By what name was he better known?
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Stonewall Jackson - American Civil War - HISTORY.com Google Stonewall Jackson’s Early Years Thomas Jonathan Jackson was born on January 21, 1824, in Clarksburg, Virginia (now West Virginia ). When Jackson was two years old, his six-year-old sister died of typhoid fever. His father, Jonathan Jackson (1790-1826), an attorney, perished of the same disease a short time later, leaving his wife, Julia Neale Jackson (1798-1831), with three children and considerable debt. After Julia Jackson remarried in 1830, to a man who reportedly disliked his stepchildren, Thomas Jackson and his siblings were sent to live with various relatives. The future Civil War hero was raised by an uncle in the town of Jackson’s Mill, located in present-day West Virginia. Did You Know? In 1954, Stonewall Jackson's home in Lexington, Virginia—the only home he ever owned—was turned into a museum and historic site. Jackson lived in the home, which is filled with period furniture and some of his personal possessions, during the decade he taught at the Virginia Military Institute. In 1842, Jackson enrolled at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Older than many of the other students, he initially struggled with the curriculum and endured frequent ridicule for his modest background and relatively poor education. However, Jackson worked hard and eventually met with academic success, graduating in 1846. Jackson left West Point just as the Mexican War was starting and he was sent to Mexico as a lieutenant with the 1st U.S. Artillery. He quickly earned a reputation for toughness and bravery, and by the war’s end in 1848 he held the rank of brevet major. Jackson continued his military service until he accepted a professorship at the Virginia Military Institute in 1851. Stonewall Jackson’s Civilian Life Jackson spent 10 years as a professor of artillery tactics and natural philosophy (similar to modern-day physics) at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington. He was better at teaching artillery than natural philosophy, and was disliked by some cadets for his brusqueness, lack of sympathy and eccentric behavior. Students mocked him for his hypochondria and his habit of keeping one arm elevated to hide a perceived discrepancy in the length of his limbs. In 1853, Jackson married Elinor Junkin (1825-54), the daughter of a Presbyterian minister who was the president of Washington College. She died in childbirth 14 months later; in 1857, Jackson married Mary Anna Morrison (1831-1915), the daughter of a former president of Davidson College. The following year, the couple had a daughter; however, the child lived for only a month. Jackson’s one surviving daughter, Julia Laura (1862-89), was born less than a year before her father’s death. Jackson’s final years in the Lexington community earned him a reputation as an honest and dutiful man of devout faith. He did not drink, gamble or smoke. When Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861, Jackson accepted a commission as a colonel in the Confederate army and went off to war, never to return to Lexington alive. Jackson Earns His Name During the first wave of secession from December 1860 through February 1861, during which time seven Southern states declared their independence from the U.S., Jackson hope that his home state of Virginia would remain in the Union. However, when Virginia seceded in April 1861, he supported the Confederacy, showing his loyalty to his state over the federal government. Jackson served only briefly as a colonel before receiving a promotion to brigadier general under General Joseph E. Johnston (1807-91). Jackson earned his nickname at the First Battle of Bull Run (also known as Manassas) in July 1861 when he rushed his troops forward to close a gap in the line against a determined Union attack. Upon observing Jackson, one of his fellow generals reportedly said, “Look, men, there is Jackson standing like a stone wall!”–a comment that spawned Jackson’s nickname. Jackson was commissioned a major general in October 1861. Stonewall Jackson’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign In the spring of 1862, Jackson s
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Who was the US President During the American Civil War Open Mic Who was the US President During the American Civil War Abraham Lincoln was the US president during the American Civil War which is also known as the "War Between the States". "A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently, half slave, half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved. I do not expect the house to fall - but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other." - Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the US president during the American Civil War. Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth US president who was elected to power in the year 1860. He represented the Republican Party. He was the first Republican to receive 180 of 303 electoral votes and forty percent of the popular vote. On March 4,1861 Lincoln took office as the president of the United States of America. At that time, eleven Southern States declared their secession from the Union. Both, the Republican and the Democratic Party, rejected the secession. The government of the US regarded it as a rebellion. Jefferson Davis who had formed the Confederate States of America led the civil war against the government. On April 12, 1861 Confederate forces under the leadership of Jefferson Davis attacked the US military base at Fort Sumter in South Carolina. This led to the second war of American independence also known as American Civil War. The army under the guidance of Abraham Lincoln crushed the secession movement. The outcome of the American Civil War was the ending of slavery. On September 1862, Abraham Lincoln issued the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing the slaves once and for all. He is, therefore, known as the Father of Emancipation. Around 620,000 soldiers died in the American Civil War and it is considered as one of the deadliest wars in the history of America. By Maya Pillai
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Bahrain Facts, Capital City, Currency, Flag, Language, Landforms, Land Statistics, Largest Cities, Population, Symbols Ethnicity: Bahraini 62.4%, non-Bahraini 37.6% GDP total: $32.44 billion (2012 est.) GDP per capita: $28,200 (2012 est.) Land Sizes Language: Arabic (official), English, Farsi, Urdu Largest Cities: (by population) Manama, Al Muharraq, Ar Rifa, Dar Kulayb, Madinat Hamad, Madinat Isa, Sitrah, Jidd Hafs, Al Hadd Name: From the Arabic word bahrayn, which is the double form of bahr, meaning "sea" or "two seas" National Day: December 16
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What is the Capital of Yemen? - Capital-of.com Dates of religious and Civil holidays around the world. www.when-is.com Capital of Yemen The Capital City of Yemen (officially named Republic of Yemen) is the city of Sanaa. The population of Sanaa in the year 2008 was 23,013,376. Yemen is an Arabic speaking country on the coasts of the . Additional Information
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Today is World Diabetes day, designed to bring awareness of the disease, which is caused by a shortage of what hormone?
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Eden's Effort | Spreading Awareness about Type 1 Diabetes. every.single.day Spreading Awareness about Type 1 Diabetes. every.single.day Menu It’s that time of year again… Basketball season 💗🏀😳 I have a LOVE/HATE relationship with it… mostly LOVE… I LOVE the game – and even more so, I LOVE watching my girl play the game, do what she does best and loves with all her heart. But – I HATE it because it causes me stress .. lots of stress This year is the first year Eden will play basketball for her school – she has played other sports – but basketball is just different.. it impacts her body differently and I KNOW my child will NOT stop, take a break, check her blood sugar or sit out for one minute if she doesn’t have to, because she loves the game so much. Eden had her first official “tryout/practice” yesterday.. I made all the previous arrangements with the school to be sure the new coach would be sufficiently glucagon trained for a Type 1 Diabetes emergency – which was done right before the session. At the end of practice I approached him and introduced myself and said I was “Eden’s mom” … his response – WHICH one is Eden? Yup – slight internal FREAK OUT from me.. In my head – you mean, the emergency training you just had and the kid you just learned has a life threatening condition and are supposed to ensure is SAFE and you don’t even KNOW WHO SHE IS ?!?! Calm down – momma bear.. calm down… Resume conversation – question him on glucagon training to ensure it took place – get a very off hand – “oh yea, the insulin thing” response.. I’m sure I had a look of pure horror on my face .. I honestly can’t even remember exactly how the conversation went from there – I probably rambled – he had a deer in headlights look – and I handed him my cell phone number and email address and said I would send him additional information and guidelines that needed to be followed.. Yes – Eden is in Middle School and for the most part can manage the majority of her T1D care.. I’m SURE I sounded like an over bearing, over protective momma – BUT – exercise is a different animal all together – basketball is different – AND I KNOW MY KID… and I am entrusting a COMPLETE stranger – who clearly knows nothing about her medical condition – or even what she looks like to keep her SAFE.. … insert major stress here … 😳 Type 1 Diabetes is SO unpredictable… you just NEVER know what will happen especially when exercising.. prime example – last night.. Eden has her first real “coaching job” – she was asked to be assistant coach to a 3rd/4th grade rec team.. SO EXCITING! She insisted that I didn’t need to stay and I could drop her off because she wouldn’t technically be exercising… I did think about it, but being her first time I wanted to see her in action! 😃 We had an early dinner and on the way there her blood sugar was trending low and she still had a LOT of active insulin that would lower it further… It was a fairly heavy dinner and I was pretty confident that her blood sugar would rise substantially to counteract the insulin and told her she needed to keep her insulin pump ON (she usually takes off for basketball) and did not give her any additional sugar.. As practice begins, her blood sugar starts to drop and hover at a pretty low level – within less than 30 minutes we were pulling her from the court – giving her glucose gel and taking her pump off so she wouldn’t get any additional insulin… (her Dex read BELOW 55) Because we were alerted by her CGM and watching what was happening disaster was averted. Her blood sugar was falling rapidly and Eden had NO CLUE her blood sugar was tanking… This is what makes me SO NERVOUS – and she wasn’t even “exercising”… fast forward to this morning and my “dear coach – please keep my kid alive” email below… overboard? maybe … necessary? I certainly think so.. I tried to keep it as concise and to the point as necessary – unless you live the T1D life – you just DO NOT realize how serious this can get and HOW QUICKLY it can get there… He needs to know it is serious .. and not just a blasé – “oh yea
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Easter Prize QUIZ ...ANSWERS in General Discussion Forum 12.What was the first food consumed by the astronauts of Apollo 11, after the moon landing?............TURKEY 13.In which decade was Insulin first used in the treatment of Diabetes?...............................................1920's 14.The British cabinet has only once held a full cabinet meeting outside London, WHERE?.................INVERNESS 15.At the end of which period did the dinosaurs become extinct?........................................................CRETACEOUS 16.In the game of Chess, which piece always remains on the same coloured squares?..........................BISHOP 17.What was advertised using the slogan "Hello Boys!"......................................................................THE WONDER BRA 18.What Japanese word means "empty orchestra?.............................................................................KAROAKE 19.In the stock exchange, which animal is used as a nickname to describe someone who sells shares thinking that the price will fall?.........BEAR 20.Which Alfred Hitchcock film features a wheelchair bound man convinced his neighbour has committed murder?..........THE REAR WINDOW There you go. I'm not keen on doing general knowledge quizzes because I'm fully aware that if you go on the net, or google for answers different sites will give you different info. Question number 5, people gave loads of different answers, and to be honest I have no idea what is correct, but this was a quiz from the net, with the answers so I have to go by that. Most of you did pretty well but 2 ladies got 19/20, and they were ROSYAPPLE and SANDRA CARMS, so Congratulations ladies, if you send me your names and addresses your prizes will be in the post.xx Just a "funny" one of you ladies got numbers 11 and 12 in the wrong order, so that the Astronauts had a "Chinese" for their first meal on the moon!! made me giggle!! Last Edited By: JACQUI Q Apr 7 10 6:32 PM. Edited 3 times.
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Cartophilist - Definition and synonyms of cartophilist in the English dictionary. Translation of cartophilist to 20 languages. cartophilist Meaning of cartophilist in the English dictionary DICTIONARY exclamation Cartophilist is a noun. A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc. WHAT DOES CARTOPHILIST MEAN IN ENGLISH? Definition of cartophilist in the English dictionary The definition of cartophilist in the dictionary is a person who collects cigarette cards. ENGLISH WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CARTOPHILIST Synonyms and antonyms of cartophilist in the English dictionary of synonyms SYNONYMS WORDS RELATING TO «CARTOPHILIST» cartophilist cartophilist other sporting hobbies hobby collecting cigarette cards from french carte card phily greek philos loving carˈtophilist collins always cartophily usage examples trends word frequency level data available kɑːˈtɒfɪlɪst noun reverso meaning also cartoonist cartographical capitalist encyclopedia information oxford rhymes psychology define tophilist encyclo results Translation of «cartophilist» into 20 languages TRANSLATOR TRANSLATION OF CARTOPHILIST Find out the translation of cartophilist to 20 languages with our English multilingual translator . The translations of cartophilist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cartophilist» in English. order by number of speakers alphabetical order Trends of use of cartophilist TRENDS TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CARTOPHILIST» The term «cartophilist» is used very little and occupies the 160.059 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary . 0 25 /100 The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «cartophilist» in the different countries. Principal search tendencies and common uses of cartophilist 1 List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «cartophilist». Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cartophilist EXAMPLES 10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CARTOPHILIST» Discover the use of cartophilist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cartophilist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature. 1 Fitzgerald's Wood 'I'm a cartophilist,' he once told me as he reached up for one of his leather-bound binders. 'What's a cartophilist?' I asked, helping him to place the binder on the coffee table. 'Someone who is interested in cartophily,' he explained, opening the ... David Nwokedi, 2005 2 American Philatelist Year Book .Carter's Messenger, (New York), 1908-10.. CtrMR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Carter's Monthly Record, (Liverpool), 1908-9. Crtht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Cartophilist, ( Cambridge, Eng.), 1906. Cskt , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Casket, (Toronto), 1884. Cat . 3 The Motor ... known as a cartophilist." Quite so, and the gentle creature who penned the above is, we presume, an enthusiastic car-tophobe. * » * The question is, what particular species of poultry does he refer to ? The answer is, of course, a goose. 4 The British Museum A-Z Companion ... cuttings, letters, shop bills, headed paper and reproductions, formed as part of his research into the history of London shops and trades. Edward Wharton-Tigar, the world's greatest cartophilist, began collecting at the age of seven in 1920. Marjorie Caygill, 2014 5 Good Word Guide: The Fast Way to Correct English - Spelling, ... ... bibliopegist bibliophile cagophilist campanologist canophilist or cynophilist cartophilist coleopterist conchologist copoclephilist cruciverbamorist cumyxaphilist deltiologist ecclesiologist entomologist ephemerist epicure errinophilist ex-librist ... Martin Manser, 2011 6 The Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words: Over 10,000ÊCommon and ... automobilistSomeone wholoves and collectsautomobi
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Cairo: Finding its own way in waste collection - Danish Architecture Centre The city of Bristol in southwest England has an innovative approach to sustainable urban development and citizen involvement, for example via social media and interactive websites. That meant that on 14 June 2013 the city beat Brussels, Glasgow and Ljubljana in contention for the title of European Green Capital 2015. Cairo: Finding its own way in waste collection For decades, much of Cairo’s waste has been resourcefully collected and reused by a poor working class known as the Zabbaleen. After a failed attempt to modernise and sanitize this system by bringing in foreign waste-collecting companies, some major advantages to developing a sustainable, economically logical and uniquely Cairo waste-collecting system have become clear. Skraldebyen Ezbet El Nakhl, Af Creap, 9. maj 2005, Flickr, Creative Commons, Foto # 13067241 Since the 1950's, a group of lower class garbage collectors known as the Zabbaleen have wandered the city of Cairo, Egypt, using donkey carts to pick up waste left on the streets. After bringing this waste to their homes that collectively make up Cairo's "garbage city" the waste it is sorted and eventually turned into quilts, rugs, pots, paper, livestock food, compost, recycled plastic products such as clothes hangers, and much more. Reusing and recycling about 85% of all waste that they collect, the Zabbaleen have far surpassed the efficiencies of even the best Western recycling schemes, which, under optimal conditions, have only been able to reuse 70% of all material. However, in 2003, the Egyptian government announced plans to "modernise" the waste collection system, bringing in three European Companies. Their reasoning was that the Zabbaleen, combined with the government's present waste management system, were only able to collect about 60% of all city waste (40% collected by Zabbaleen and 20% by the government). In addition to being unable to meet the growing waste collection demand, the existing system was also detested for its aesthetic problems in wealthy and tourist-visited areas that were losing commercial opportunities to donkey carts and smells of rotting dung. Finally, the government argued that the Zabbaleen practises were backward and unsanitary, pointing to the abundance of disease and hepatitis in their communities resulting from hand-sorting rubbish with sharp metal, broken glass, and hospital waste such as syringes. While all of these arguments were mostly true, the new "modernised" waste collection system still managed to collapse after its first year of operation. It seems the primary reason for this was a failure to compete with or hire the Zabbaleen as collectors, offering them a maximum of only $1 USD a day; a wage which could easily be doubled using the existing donkey cart, sorting and selling system. Also, since it is almost impossible to recycle garbage after it is compressed by a western collection truck, the European companies were only able to recycle about 20% of all waste. In this sense, the profit they were generating from their government salary and sale of recyclables was far surpassed by that which the Zabbaleen were obtaining by simply selling and re-selling products made from many different kinds of waste. Now, with streets again filled with rubbish and a government that is $50 million USD poorer, Cairo seems to be realising that a new waste collection system must include the Zabbaleen and must have a percentage of recycled waste closer to that which the Zabbaleen achieve. Ultimately, it seems that the answer lies not in the adoption of a foreign system but in the pioneering of a novel solution that is sustainable, economically logical, and unique to Cairo. Recent proposals suggest the use of government-funded collection vehicles that do not compact waste and are operated by presently unemployed citizens. These vehicles collect garbage from citizens who have sorted their rubbish into organic and inorganic categories. Inorganic waste is brought to sorting facilities where the Zabbaleen can man
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IRENE (Eirene) - Greek Goddess Hora of Peace (Roman Pax) Peace (eirênê) Irene and Plutus, Greco-Roman statue, Staatliche Antikensammlungen EIRENE (Irene) was the goddess of peace and the season of spring. She was one of the three Horai (Horae), deities of the seasons and keepers of the gates of heaven. Her sisters were Eunomia (Good Order) and Dike (Justice). Eirene's name is the Greek word for peace (eirênê) but it is also closely connected with the word for spring (eiar, eiarinos). In ancient Greece late spring was the traditional campaign season, the time when peace was most at risk. Eirene was probably identified with the Hora Thallo (Green Shoots), whose name Hesiod uses as an epithet for Eirene in the Theogony. Her opposite number was Polemos (War). In classical art the goddess usually appears in the company of her two sister Horai bearing the fruits of the seasons. Statues of the goddess often depict her as a maiden holding the infant Ploutos (Plutus) (Wealth) in her arms. In this guise she was identified with the Demeter and Tykhe (Tyche) , the goddesses of agricultural bounty. FAMILY OF IRENE [1.1] ZEUS & THEMIS (Hesiod Theogony 901, Apollodorus 1.13, Orphic Hymn 43, Hyginus Fab. 183) [1.2] THEMIS (Pindar Olympian Ode 13) ENCYCLOPEDIA EIRE′NE (Eirênê). The goddess of peace. After the victory of Timotheus over the Lacedaemonians, altars were erected to her at Athens at the public expense. (Corn. Nep. Timoth. 2; Plut. Cim. 13.) Her statue at Athens stood by the side of that of Amphiaraus, carrying in its arms Plutus, the god of wealth (Paus. i. 8. § 3), and another stood near that of Hestia in the Prytaneion. (i. 18, § 3.) . At Rome too, where peace (Pax) was worshipped, she had a magnificent temple, which was built by the emperor Vespasian. (Suet. Vespas. 9 ; Paus. vi. 9. § 1.) The figure of Eirene or Pax occurs only on coins, and she is there represented as a youthful female, holding in her left arm a cornucopia and in her right hand an olive branch or the staff of Hermes. Sometimes also she appears in the act of burning a pile of arms, or carrying corn-ears in her hand or upon her head. Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES The three Horae, Athenian red-figure kylix C5th B.C., Antikensammlung Berlin Hesiod, Theogony 901 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) : "Next he [Zeus] married bright Themis (Divine Law) who bare the Horai (Horae, Seasons), and Eunomia (Good Order), Dike (Justice), and blooming (thallô) Eirene (Irene, Peace), who mind the works of mortal men." Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1. 13 (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) : "With Themis, the daughter of Ouranos (Uranus, Heaven), he [Zeus] fathered his daughters the Horai (Horae), by name Eirene (Irene), Eunomia, and Dike." Orphic Hymn 43 to the Horae (trans. Taylor) (Greek hymns C3rd B.C. to 2nd A.D.) : "Daughters of Zeus and Themis, Horai (Horae) bright, Dike (Justice), and blessed Eirene (Irene, Peace) and Eunomia (Lawfulness) right." Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 183 (trans. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) : "The names of the Horae, daughters of Jove [Zeus], son of Saturn [Kronos (Cronus)], and Themis, daughter Titanidis (Titaness), are these : Auxo, Eunomia (Order), Pherusa, Carpo (Fruit), Dice (Justice), Euporia, Irene (Peace), Orthosie, Thallo." IRENE GODDESS OF PEACE Hesiod, Works and Days 212 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) : "But they who give straight judgements [i.e. those who invoke the goddess Dike (Justice)] to strangers and to the men of the land, and go not aside from what is just, their city flourishes, and the people prosper in it: Eirene (Irene, Peace), the nurse of children, is abroad in their land, and all-seeing Zeus never decrees cruel war against them. Neither famine nor disaster ever haunt men who do true justice; but light-heartedly they tend the fields which are all their care. The earth bears them victual in plenty, and on the mountains the oak bears acorns upon the top and bees in the midst. Their woolly shee
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Ashtart, the Phoenician Great Goddess Roman Ashtart (either "the Star", or "She of the Womb&"), is better known by the name Astarte, the Greek version of Her name. Ashtart is a Semitic Goddess of love and war and the Canaanite Great Goddess who is the cult partner of Ba'al (the King). Semitic describes a group of languages, and by extension, kindred cultures of the Near East and Africa which include Phoenician, Arabic, Hebrew and Assyrian. She is the Deity of the Planet Venus and a Fertility Goddess, and Her cult was known throughout the ancient world for its practice of temple prostitution. She was the main Deity of the cities Sor (more familiarly Tyre), Zidon (Sidon) and Gubla (Byblos), and is frequently shown as an archer either beside or standing on a lion, much like the Babylonian Ishtar , who is quite similar. Snakes and the cypress tree are sacred to Her; and, like the related Arabic Goddess Al-Uzza , whose name, "the Mighty One", is an epithet of Ashtart, the acacia tree is also Hers. As with many of the other Near Eastern Goddesses of the planet Venus, two of Her aspects are that of the Goddess of War and the Goddess of Love. As Venus the Morning Star, Ashtart is a Goddess of War and Hunting; and as the Evening Star, She is the Goddess of Love, Sex, Fertility and Vitality, depicted as a nude woman. In Her role as Goddess of Love She was honored with sexual rites, especially in the city of Sidon or Zidon, and some of Her priests and priestesses there were chosen from the royal family. In the legends of Ugarit (the modern Ras Shamra on the coast of Syria) of the 14th century BCE, Ashtart is mentioned with the virgin Warrior-Goddess Anath ( Anat ) as restraining the young God Ba'al, who wishes to overthrow the River God, Yam. When Yam is taken captive, Ba'al kills him, and Ashtart rebukes him for the murder, cursing Him with His own name. She is sometimes called "Ashtart-Name-of-Ba'al" which may refer to Her magical knowledge of His secret name in which His power resides; the idea of a secret or cult name of a Deity, known only to the initiated, was not uncommon in the area: Jehovah is supposed to possess a secret name of power, uttered by Lilith when She left the Garden; and in a legend of Isis, the great Egyptian Goddess, She brings about the downfall of the aging God Ra by speaking his hidden name. Several gold pendants from Ugarit, dating to about 1300 BCE depict Ashtart in a highly stylized manner. From a flat gold plate, roughly teardrop-shaped, Her face and breasts emerge; and Her pubic area is depicted as a triangle with dots, I assume representing hair. There is also, however, what appears to be a stylized tree "growing" from that triangle and which ends just below Her navel. This "tree" is perhaps to be equated with the Near Eastern Tree of Life. Ashtart was worshipped with the young God 'Adon, son of Malidthu , in the town of Aphek or Aphaca in Palestine, the modern Afka. 'Adon is a title, rather than a name (as is common among the Phoenicians) meaning "Lord", and He may actually be Eshmun, the young God of Health. The site of the town Aphek was known for its stunning beauty, as it was situated high on a cliff from which a river issued to fall in a great torrent. Under the Greek name Adonis (which also means "Lord"), He was a young and very beautiful God with Whom Aphrodite (the Greek equivalant of Athtart) fell in love. Alas, one day while out hunting He was killed by a boar and the Goddess mourned terribly for Him. He represents the young vegetation/crops that are killed in the droughts of the dry season, and the river at Aphek was said to run red with His blood in the rainy season. He had a famous festival in midsummer celebrating His death and resurrection that eventually spread with His worship to Greece, Egypt and Rome, and which was celebrated primarily by women. For some time Ashtart under the name Ashtoreth seems to have been worshipped side by side with the Hebrew God as His consort; He was early on called Ba'al, a general title meaning "Lord", used in the area to refer to each people's particu
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Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier - Apr 15, 1947 - HISTORY.com On this day in history in 1947, Jackie Robinson, age 28, becomes the first African-American player in Major League Baseball when he steps onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to compete for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Lead Story Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier Share this: Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier Author Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier URL Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1947, Jackie Robinson, age 28, becomes the first African-American player in Major League Baseball when he steps onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to compete for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson broke the color barrier in a sport that had been segregated for more than 50 years. Exactly 50 years later, on April 15, 1997, Robinson’s groundbreaking career was honored and his uniform number, 42, was retired from Major League Baseball by Commissioner Bud Selig in a ceremony attended by over 50,000 fans at New York City’s Shea Stadium. Robinson’s was the first-ever number retired by all teams in the league. Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia, to a family of sharecroppers. Growing up, he excelled at sports and attended the University of California at Los Angeles, where he was the first athlete to letter in four varsity sports: baseball, basketball, football and track. After financial difficulties forced Robinson to drop out of UCLA, he joined the army in 1942 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. After protesting instances of racial discrimination during his military service, Robinson was court-martialed in 1944. Ultimately, though, he was honorably discharged. After the army, Robinson played for a season in the Negro American League. In 1945, Branch Rickey, general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, recruited Robinson, who was known for his integrity and intelligence as well as his talent, to join one of the club’s farm teams. In 1947, Robinson was called up to the Majors and soon became a star infielder and outfielder for the Dodgers, as well as the National League’s Rookie of the Year. In 1949, the right-hander was named the National League’s Most Valuable Player and league batting champ. Robinson played on the National League All-Star team from 1949 through 1954 and led the Dodgers to six National League pennants and one World Series, in 1955. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962, his first year of eligibility. Despite his talent and success as a player, Robinson faced tremendous racial discrimination throughout his career, from baseball fans and some fellow players. Additionally, Jim Crow laws prevented Robinson from using the same hotels and restaurants as his teammates while playing in the South. After retiring from baseball in 1957, Robinson became a businessman and civil rights activist. He died October 24, 1972, at age 53, in Stamford, Connecticut. Related Videos
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TRIVIA - SPORTS TRIVIA - SPORTS TRIVIA HOME ` Fun sports trivia questions and answers - Ty Cobb, the Olympics, little league baseball, Boxing, Tennis, Cross Country Bike Racing What is the distance between bases on a little league baseball field? 60 feet. What college once had 22 members of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society on its football team? Dartmouth, in 1925. What was the first sport in which women were invited to compete at the Olympics? Tennis, at the 1900 games in Paris. Charlotte Cooper of Great Britain was the first gold medalist. What sport was the first to be filmed---and who filmed it? The sport was boxing; the man who did the filming, Thomas A. Edison; the year, 1894. Edison filmed a boxing match between Jack Cushing and Mike Leonard in a studio on the grounds of his laboratory complex in West Orange, New Jersey. How many home runs did baseball great Ty Cobb hit in the three world series in which he played? None. Sports trivia questions and answers about baseball, football, boxing, the Olympics, NBA, NFL, Deion Sanders... �@ What Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher hit a home run in his first major league at-bat--and never hit another? New York Giant knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm, in 1952. What baseball player hit the only home run of his 212-year major league career off his own brother? Joe Nickro in 1976. Nickro, a pitcher with the Houston Astros, hit a four-bagger off his brother Phil, who was pitching fro the Atlanta Braves. Houston won the game, 4-3. What 1921 sporting event took up all of the first 13 pages of The New York Times --except for a little space on the front page devoted to the formal end of World War I? The July 2nd heavyweight championship bout between Jack Dempsey and George Carpenter, the first fight to gross over $1 million in gate receipts. Dempsey won in a fourth-round knockout. In the National Football League, how many footballs is the home team required to provide for each game? 24--although from 8 to 12 are usually used. Brooks Robinson and Carl Yastrzemski hold the major league baseball record for playing the greatest number of seasons with the same team. How many years did they play-- and with what teams? 23 years. Third baseman Robinson played with the Baltimore Orioles from 1955 to 1977; Carl Yastrzemski, outfielder/first baseman, played with the Boston Red Sox from 1961 to 1983. Why is the site of a boxing match called a ring when it's square? Boxing rings were originally circular. In the very first Boston Marathon, 15 runners competed. How many finished? 10. How long is the average pool cue? 57 inches. Under the rules outlined in the charter of the International Olympic Committee, how much pure gold must there be in each gold medal awarded to first-place winners? At least 6 grams. Silver medals must be at least .925 sterling silver. What professional ice hockey star didn't hang up his skates until he was 52? Gordie Howe, who played in 1,687 games in the National Hockey League. What is the state sport of Alaska? Dog-mushing. Who was the first athlete to hit a major league home run and make a professional football touchdown in the same week? Jim Thorpe, in 1917. He did it a second time in 1919. Deion Sanders was the second athlete to accomplish the feat---70 years later in 1989. Who was the famous great-great-grandfather of San Francisco 49er quarterback Steve Young? Mormon leader Brigham Young. Who was the first professional athlete to win championship rings in two major sports? Gene Conley. He pitched for the Milwaukee Braves team that won the 1957 World Series, and was on the Boston Celtic teams that won National Basketball Association championships in 1959,1960 and 1961. How long and wide is the balance beam used in Olympic gymnastic competition? Length, 16 feet 3 inches; width, 4 inches. What sport besides football did famed fullback Jim Brown compete and excel in while he attended Syracuse University in the mid 1950s? Lacrosse. He made All-American. How much did a one-minute TV spot cost advertisers on the first Super Bowl broadcast in 1967? $85,000. How many of the four Grand Sl
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Ho Chi Minh - Vietnam War - HISTORY.com Ho Chi Minh A+E Networks Introduction Ho Chi Minh first emerged as an outspoken voice for Vietnamese independence while living as a young man in France during World War I. Inspired by the Bolshevik Revolution, he joined the Communist Party and traveled to the Soviet Union. He helped found the Indochinese Communist Party in 1930 and the League for the Independence of Vietnam, or Viet Minh, in 1941. At World War II’s end, Viet Minh forces seized the northern Vietnamese city of Hanoi and declared a Democratic State of Vietnam (or North Vietnam) with Ho as president. Known as “Uncle Ho,” he would serve in that position for the next 25 years, becoming a symbol of Vietnam’s struggle for unification during a long and costly conflict with the strongly anti-Communist regime in South Vietnam and its powerful ally, the United States. Google Ho Chi Minh: Early Life Ho Chi Minh was born Nguyen Sinh Cung on May 19, 1890, in a village in central Vietnam (then part of French Indochina). In 1911, he found work as a cook on a French steamer and spent the next several years at sea, traveling to Africa, the United States and Britain, among other locations. By 1919, he was living in France, where he organized a group of Vietnamese immigrants and petitioned delegates at the Versailles Peace Conference to demand that the French colonial government in Indochina grant the same rights to its subjects as it did to its rulers. Did You Know? In February 1967, Ho Chi Minh responded to a personal message from U.S. President Lyndon Johnson by announcing that the North Vietnamese would never negotiate under the threat of bombing. Inspired by the success of Vladimir Lenin’s Bolshevik Revolution, he joined the new French Communist Party in 1920 and traveled to Moscow three years later. He soon began recruiting members of a Vietnamese nationalist movement that would form the basis of the Indochinese Communist Party (founded in Hong Kong in 1930) and traveled the world, including Brussels, Paris and Siam (now Thailand), where he worked as a representative of the Communist International organization. Ho Chi Minh: Founding of the Viet Minh and North Vietnam When Germany defeated France in 1940, during World War II , Ho saw it as an opportunity for the Vietnamese nationalist cause. Around this time, he began to use the name Ho Chi Minh (roughly translated as “Bringer of Light”). With his lieutenants Vo Nguyen Giap and Pham Van Dong, Ho returned to Vietnam in January 1941 and organized the Viet Minh, or League for the Independence of Vietnam. Forced to seek China’s aid for the new organization, Ho was imprisoned for 18 months by Chiang Kai-Shek’s anti-Communist government. With the Allied victory in 1945, Japanese forces withdrew from Vietnam, leaving the French-educated Emperor Bao Dai in control of an independent Vietnam. Led by Vo Nguyen Giap, Viet Minh forces seized the northern city of Hanoi and declared a Democratic State of Vietnam (known commonly as North Vietnam) with Ho as president. Bao Dai abdicated in favor of the revolution, but French military troops gained control of southern Vietnam, including Saigon, and Chiang Kai-Shek’s Chinese forces moved into the north according to the terms of an Allied agreement. Ho began negotiations with the French in efforts to achieve a Chinese withdrawal as well as eventual French recognition of Vietnam’s independence and reunification of North and South Vietnam. But in October 1946, a French cruiser opened fire on the town of Haiphong after a clash between French and Vietnamese soldiers. Despite Ho’s best efforts to maintain peace, his more militant followers called for war, which broke out that December. Ho Chi Minh: Toward War with the United States During the First Indochina War, the French returned Bao Dai to power and set up the state of Vietnam (South Vietnam) in July 1949, with Saigon as its capital. Armed conflict between the two states continued until a decisive battle at Dien Bien Phu ended in French defeat by Viet Minh forces. The subsequent treaty negotiations at
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Bay City Rollers | Download Music, Tour Dates & Video | eMusic Group Members: Duncan Faure , Ian Mitchell All Music Guide: The Bay City Rollers were a Scottish pop/rock band of the '70s with a strong following among teenage girls. The origins of the group go back to the formation of the duo the Longmuir Brothers in the late '60s, consisting of drummer Derek Longmuir (b. March 19, 1952, Edinburgh, Scotland) and his bass-playing brother Alan (b. June 20, 1953, Edinburgh). They eventually changed their name to the Saxons, adding singer Nobby Clarke and John Devine. Then they changed their name again by pointing at random to a spot on a map of the United States: Bay City, Michigan. Their first hit was a cover of the Gentrys' "Keep on Dancing," which reached number nine in the U.K. in September 1971. In June 1972, guitarist Eric Faulkner (b. October 21, 1954, Edinburgh) joined. In January 1973, singer Leslie McKeown (b. November 12, 1955, Edinburgh) and guitarist Stuart Wood (b. February 25, 1957, Edinburgh) replaced Clarke and Devine, stabilizing the quintet's lineup. After flopping with three singles, they finally hit the Top Ten again in February 1974 with "Remember." At this point, the Rollers became a teen sensation in Great Britain, with their good looks and tartan knickers, and they scored a series of Top Ten U.K. hits over the next two and a half years: "Shang-a-Lang," "Summerlove Sensation," "All of Me Loves All of You," "Bye Bye Baby" (a cover of Four Seasons hit that went to number one), "Give a Little Love" (another number one), "Money Honey," "Love Me Like I Love You," and "I Only Want to Be with You" (a cover of the Dusty Springfield hit). Their albums Rollin', Once Upon a Star, Wouldn't You Like It, and Dedication were also Top Ten successes, with Rollin' and Once Upon a Star getting to number one. They scored their first U.S. hit with "Saturday Night," which was released in September 1975 and hit number one in January 1976. It was followed by the Top Ten hits "Money Honey" and "You Made Me Believe in Magic." The Rollers also had five straight gold albums in the U.S.: Bay City Rollers, Rock 'n' Roll Love Letter, Dedication, It's a Game, and Greatest Hits. Alan Longmuir left the band in June 1976 and was replaced by Ian Mitchell (b. August 22, 1958, Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland), who was in turn replaced by Pat McGlynn (b. March 31, 1958, Edinburgh) in June 1977. Longmuir returned in 1978, the same year that McKeown was replaced by Duncan Faure and Faulkner quit to go solo. But by then the Bay City Rollers had scored their last hits. Related Artists
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American National Quidditch team | Harry Potter Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia American National Quidditch team Share Ad blocker interference detected! Wikia is a free-to-use site that makes money from advertising. We have a modified experience for viewers using ad blockers Wikia is not accessible if you’ve made further modifications. Remove the custom ad blocker rule(s) and the page will load as expected. Warning! At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in the latest update of Pottermore . As such, spoilers will be present within the article. Please take care when reading this article if you have not yet been through the latest update. American National Quidditch team Navy blue and dark red Known players [Source] "If this is what they do when they get into the semis, imagine what we're facing if they reach the final. I'm thinking Security Trolls ." —A senior member of the International Confederation of Wizards' Quidditch Committee on the American team's celebrations following their win against Liechtenstein in the 2014 Quidditch World Cup. [src] The American National Quidditch team are the national side of the United States of America . Contents [ show ] Team Special Move The U.S.A. has a basketball-style Team Special Move named The Harlem Shuffle (20 points). The name is taken from the popular Muggle basketball team The Harlem Globetrotters , who are best known for their skilful and entertaining play involving a ball of similar size to the Quaffle , during games. Chasers Green and Muntz with Seeker Singleton The Harlem Shuffle plays out as follows: First, Chaser Gianni Fedele spins it atop his finger, shouting to his fellow Chasers , "Get ready, guys!" He passes the Quaffle immediately on to Robert Green , who dribbles it back and forth on his broomstick for a few moments, then passes to Debbie Muntz . Muntz plays piggie-in-the-middle with the other team's Chaser(s), while sliding the Quaffle down her outstretched arms and behind her head. She throws it to Fedele, who throws it to Green, who scores by throwing the Quaffle in from behind the goal post after diving off of his broomstick, while falling. Muntz takes it and scores once again, the other team's Keeper diving off their broom, but failing to make the save. [1] Stadium The American Quidditch team's National Quidditch pitch The American team's national stadium appears to be on a New England farm, with a barn behind one goal and a road leading to a hilltop Victorian mansion behind the other, heavily implying that the stadium and field are privately owned (a possible nod to America's emphasis on private, rather than state-run enterprise). The field seems to always be dark with its cloudy grey sky and Hallowe'en theme. It is covered with jack-o-lanterns, surrounded by autumn-colored trees, and its buildings are quite old, being New England Victorian in architecture. The bottom of the Quidditch pitch is covered with dirt and quite a few weeds and mowed-down crops, and the pitch itself sports line markers similar to those seen on an American football field circa 1920. Given the farm buildings and the ploughed dirt nature of the field, it is likely that the field is used to grow crops in the off-season. The side banners have red and white stripes and blue stars. Team's emblem Emblem and Flag The team's emblem is blue on top with three white stars. There are vertical stripes of red and white below and a black eagle with a Beater's bat in each claw. Their flag is the stars and stripes. Team's flag
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10 Fascinating Rituals and Traditions of English Schools School novels are enormously popular and have been since they were first developed in the 19th century, with depictions ranging from the grim Victorian institutions of Dickens and Brontë to the enchanting world of Hogwarts in Harry Potter. In this article, we look at some of the most famous fictional British schools and see how they compare with the real-life boarding school experience. 1. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Harry Potter has reignited interest in boarding school fiction. The most recent and arguably most famous example of a fictional boarding school is Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, attended by Harry Potter and his friends (and foes). Though it’s clearly not based on a particular real-life boarding school, it’s closely modelled on the concept of a British boarding school, and we see many parallels with them – which don’t include the moving staircases, enchanted ceilings and talking paintings! Hogwarts is divided up into ‘houses’ – Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin. These houses form four distinct communities, and provide a social hub for their members, as there are common rooms for each house, and this is also where students’ dormitories are located. This system is also true of real-life boarding schools, which also get divided into houses; though real-life boarding school pupils aren’t sorted into their houses using a Sorting Hat! Another similarity is the uniforms; though real-life schools don’t make their pupils wear robes (though that of Christ’s Hospital comes close), the colour scheme of those depicted in the films is surprisingly similar to real-life schools. And just like real-life boarders, pupils at Hogwarts are allowed to go on organised outings – in their case to the nearby village of Hogsmeade – with parental permission, of course. 2. Malory Towers Created by Enid Blyton – the author responsible for such classics as the Famous Five and Secret Seven novels, not to mention the children’s character Noddy – Malory Towers is a fictional girls’ boarding school located by the sea in Cornwall. It looks like a castle, with four round towers named after points of the compass (North, South, East, West) around a central courtyard. There’s even a seawater swimming pool out on the rocks. The plot of the six novels centres on the main character, Darrell Williams, and her efforts to succeed in spite of her fiery temper and the bad influence of her friend Alicia, who encourages her to participate in mischief and pranks. Though the school isn’t thought to be based on any real-life boarding school, at the end of the series the protagonist is heading for a place at the real-life St Andrew’s University, a reflection of the fact that boarding schools tend to offer extremely good preparation for life at the country’s top universities. 3. St Trinian’s Ronald Searle was also the illustrator of the Molesworth series, about a schoolboy at the fictional St Custard’s prep school. Film still from St Trinian’s (B. Thompson and O. Parker, 2007) St Trinian’s is a girls’ boarding school dreamt up by the cartoonist Ronald Searle. It started life as a cartoon series and was later adapted into a number of very popular films. The twist with St Trinian’s is that it’s populated by girls who are essentially juvenile delinquents, presided over by disreputable teachers. Vice and mayhem rule the day at St Trinian’s; its team sports particularly violent, and murder is by no means unheard of. Though clearly a work of fiction, Searle was inspired to create St Trinian’s by two real-life independent schools: Perse School for Girls, and St Mary’s School, both in the cartoonist’s hometown of Cambridge and the latter a boarding school. It’s also said that the uniforms were inspired by those of his daughter’s school, James Alleyn’s Girls’ School in Dulwich. However, despite any superficial similarities with real-life schools, parents will be reassured to learn that the antics of the St Trinian’s girls would not be permissible in real-life boarding school
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Misleading Terms Lloyd's Panel Auditors: "Despite their title, the panel auditors were not in fact charged with carrying out an audit [of a syndicate's underwriting] at all. Their duty was described by Lord Cromer: 'The main function of the auditor is to provide a certificate to the Committee of Lloyd's that the Name [emphasis added] has sufficient funds at Lloyd's to meet his obligations.'" ('A View of the Room', by Ian Hay Davison, CEO of Lloyd's 1982-1985, p. 53) Lloyd's submits the total of these certifications of the Names' funds yearly to the British Department of Trade and Industry. On that basis, the Dept. of Trade and Industry certifies Lloyd's solvency to do business for the coming year. Audit: "Agents, underwriters, Names. . . were all under the misapprehension that the work done by the panel auditors [on syndicate accounts] was an audit, in the commonly accepted sense of that word: an independent opinion on the veracity of a set of accounts. But it was not [emphasis added] . . . The accounts of an underwriting syndicate, and the determination of its profits, depend upon how much reserve is necessary to close the accounts. The figure for this closing reserve is provided by the underwriter in the form of the ["premium" for] reinsurance to close. . . [The "auditors"] did not consider it part of their duty to audit the reinsurance to close, yet the result of the syndicate for the year of account was wholly dependent on this one figure." ('A View of the Room', by Ian Hay Davison, CEO of Lloyd's 1982-1985, pp. 53-54) The "result of the syndicate for the year" was its profit or loss. In theory, the "closing reserve", aka the "premium" paid for the "reinsurance to close" provides the reinsuring successor syndicate reserves with which to meet its liability to pay claims against the closing syndicate's underwriting (see "Reinsurance to Close", below). The managing agent determining the appropriate closing reserve was operating under ever-present pressure to show his Names a profit each year. Failure to audit that figure meant there was no safeguard at all against the agent's natural temptation to fudge the next year's reserves in favor of this year's profits. Auditor: "They were not charged with performing an audit to normal auditing standards, and although they clearly had knowledge of some of the matters that were going on. . . they did not see it as their duty to draw the Names' attention to what was happening." ('A View of the Room', by Ian Hay Davison, CEO of Lloyd's 1982-1985,, p. 54) The syndicate accounts consisted of Names' funds at Lloyd's, and premiums paid by policyholders to those Names who were their underwriters. The panel auditors were employed by "Lloyd's". Absent the duty to perform up to normal auditing standards, however, the auditors felt little or no obligation (duty of care) to report "up to standard" either. The Names-- and policyholders too-- were left in the dark. Byelaw: Before the Lloyd's Act 1982: A specific provision of the charter that governed how the Society of Lloyd's operated. A byelaw could only be amended by a majority vote of the Names in attendance at Lloyd's annual meeting. After the Lloyd's Act 1982: A change in the contractual rights of the Names' underwriting agreement with Lloyd's, unilaterally enacted by the Council of Lloyd's. Insured by Lloyd's: The entity known as Lloyd's does not underwrite insurance policies. Voluntary associations of members of Lloyd's, called syndicates, the affairs of which associations are managed by agencies approved by Lloyd's, do the underwriting. Thus, the public relations hype about the "chain of security" behind a "Lloyd's" policy notwithstanding, the organization called Lloyd's itself has no liability whatsoever to pay claims against any insurance policy written by any syndicate. All
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The Likely Lads (Series) - TV Tropes The Likely Lads You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share WMG The Likely Lads was a black and white Britcom that ran from 1964 to 1966 on The BBC . It followed the escapades of two young working-class men Oop North , Terry Collier (who was proud of his roots) and Bob Ferris (who wanted to better himself and become middle-class). It was created by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and starred James Bolam as Terry and Rodney Bewes as Bob. However, what most people remember now is Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, a revival that ran from 1973 to 1974, still written by Clement and La Frenais. In this show, Bob had succeeded in becoming middle-class and was engaged to the very middle-class Thelma, when Terry suddenly reappeared (he'd joined the army at the end of the original series), throwing his life into confusion. The Likely Lads contains examples of: Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? contains examples of: Appointment Television : "No Hiding Place", where Bob and Terry desperately try to avoid Spoilers . Armoured Closet Gay : Bob implies this about Terry in "No Hiding Place" ("Well known fact: anyone who's always putting queers down and being aggressively masculine all the time - like you - is only masking their own latent tendencies.") Embarrassing Middle Name : Bob's full name is revealed as Robert Andrew Scarborough Ferris - which is at least less embarrassing than Terry's guesses at what the S might stand for (Stalin, Sarajevo, Sands-of-Iwo-Jima...) It's still pretty embarrassing to explain: it's because he was conceived there. Henpecked Husband : Bob. Heterosexual Life-Partners : Bob and Terry. Not that they weren't such in the first series, but even more so here. The first season ends with them sharing a bed. On Bob's wedding night. The Movie : Also a Vacation Episode (they go caravanning). Just called The Likely Lads. The page image is the movie DVD cover. Ms. Fanservice : Some scenes appear to be slightly contrived to show Thelma (Brigid Forsyth) undressing, or wearing a very short-cut slip, or on one memorable occasion leaning out of a window in a virtually see-through nightie. Oop North : The series is set in Newcastle. although filming for the original series took place in the very Geordie location of East London. Only the second series was filmed on location in the North-East. Only Terry has anything like a realistic Geordie accent, and not nearly as strong as one would expect from his character. James Bolam was actually born in Sunderland, where the accent, though sometimes confused with Geordie, is subtly different. Other characters, including Bob and members of Terry's immediate family, mostly speak in generic Oop North accents (a sort of mild Yorkshire). The Remake : In 2002 Ant and Dec starred in a remake of "No Hiding Place" under the title A Tribute To The Likely Lads. Rodney Bewes made a Remake Cameo as the newspaper vendor.
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Full text of "Montana outdoors" See other formats ■ \\m cMoi)Uu\\a Vist^, 'Wildlife C8l { ParK§ CONTENTS Montana Outdoor! November/ December 2004 STATE OF MONTANA Judy Martz, Governor MONTANA FISH, WILDLIFE & PARKS COMMISSION Dan Walker, Chairman Tim Mulligan, Vice-Chairman John Lane Michael Murphy John Brenden M. Jeff Hagener, Director Chris Smith, Chief of Staff Larry Peterman, Chief of Operations Dan Ellison, Chief of Administration and Finance CONSERVATION EDUCATION DIVISION Ron Aasheim, Administrator MAGAZINE STAFF Tom Dickson, Editor Luke Duran, Art Director Debbie Sternberg, Circulation Manager Montana Outdoors (ISSN 0027-001 6) is pub- lished bimonthly by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Subscription rates are S9 for one year, S16 for two years, and S22 for three years. (Please add S3 per year for Canadian sub- scriptions. All other foreign subscriptions, air- mail only, are S35 for one year.) Individual copies and back issues cost $3.50 each (includes postage). Although Montana Outdoors is copyrighted, permission to reprint articles is available by writing our office or phoning us at (406) 495-3257. All correspondence should be addressed: Montana Outdoors, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, 930 West Custer Avenue, P.O. Box 200701 , Helena, MT 59620-0701, or e-mail us at montanaoutdoors@state.mt.us. Our web- site address is fwp.state.mt.us/mtoutdoors. €2004, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. All rights reserved. For address changes or other subscription information call 800-678-6668 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Montana Outdoors. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, 930 West Custer Avenue, P.O. Box 200701, Helena, MT 59620-0701. Preferred periodicals postage paid at Helena, MT 59620, and additional mailing offices. Montana Outdoors Volume 35, Number 6 FEATURES Rosebud Battlefield _L D DUTT3I06CI Concerned abour both its livestock industry and national image, Montana struggles to manage bison spilling from Yellowstone National Park. By Tom Dickson 10 The Sheep That Will Not Die Clinging to the myth of Audubon's bighorn. By Brett French 16 A Big Prelude to the Little Bighorn Rosebud Batdefield State Park preserves the pivotal battle grounds where the balance of power between the Army and the Indians shifted, leading to Custer's legendary defeat. By Neil Mangiim 22 Mountain Mallards a plain discourse on duck shooting in the Rockies. By Russell Chatham 26 The Chill of the Hunt is it insanity, hunting in weather like this? Photo essay 32 Off tO a Great Start Since it began in 1987, Habitat Montana has helped ranching families statewide while protecting and enhancing more than 200,000 acres of wildlife habitat. By Tom Dickson DEPARTMENTS^ 2 LETTERS 3 NATURAL WONDERS 3 OUR POINTOFVIEWAn Essential Session for Montana's Fish and Wildlife 4 OUTDOORS REPORT 15 OUT HERE Some Things to Do 31 FIELD NOTES 34 RECOMMENDED READING 36 2004 MONTANA OUTDOORS INDEX 37 OUTDOORS PORTRAIT Wolverine 38 PARTING SHOT Batdefield Stars COVER PHOTO: A lone bull stands in sub-zero temperatures in Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park. Learn the fate of this and other Yellowstone bison in our story on page 6. Photo by Michael H. Francis. OPPOSITE PAGE: A hardy bowhunter leaks precious heat with each breath during an early morning midwinter wait. See more frozen hunters in our photo essay beginning on page 26. Photo by Craig and Liz Larcom. Montana Oitdoors | November/December 2004 I LETTERS Another important Bob You were remiss in your article "Forty Years of Wilderness'' (September/October 2004) to not mention Bob Cooney, of Helena. Now 95 years old, Bob was hugely instrumental in the national wilderness movement. Jean Roberts White Sulphur Springs "Conservationist by passion" Any description of wilderness preservation would not be com- plete without mention of Mon- tana's own Stewart Brandborg. In 2000, The Wilderness Society
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Puzzles - Kids' TV (last) 31 How is the cartoon character of Norville Rogers better known? 32 Which Gerry Anderson series featured a seal called Oink? 33 Who is the arch enemy of He Man? 34 What type of bird is Professor Yaffle in Bagpuss? 35 Which organisation does Captain Scarlet work for? 36 What was the name of the cow in the Woodentops? 37 Who narrated The Wombles? 38 How were Fleegle, Drooper, Bingo and Snork collectively known? 39 Who lives in a dustbin in Sesame Street? 40 What was the name of the female companion of Andy Pandy? 33 Who is the arch enemy of He Man? Skeletor 34 What type of bird is Professor Yaffle in Bagpuss? Woodpecker 35 Which organisation does Captain Scarlet work for? Spectrum 37 Who narrated The Wombles? Bernard Cribbens 40 What was the name of the female companion of Andy Pandy? Looby Loo 36 What was the name of the cow in the Woodentops? Buttercup 38 How were Fleegle, Drooper, Bingo and Snork collectively known? Tra la la la la la la pciking up our mess for fun The Banana Splits I also knew 35 37 40. 39 Who lives in a dustbin in Sesame Street? Oscar the Grouch [I was just telling Thingummie Minor, I need to get an Oscar the Grouch, to add to my tiny collection of grumpy folk. I have a miniature Grumpy Bear. who is awfully cute. And Eeyore belongs there I guess. Grumpy from the Seven Dwarves. And maybe Dougall? Wasn't he rather sceptical in a charming sort of way, or am I remembering him wrong?] Marvin from Hitchikers guide to the galaxy. He was available as a little knitted character from the 2005 movie but I think you have to knit your own these days. Muran Buchstansangur I doubt he is available. But if he was available in toy form he would be ideal. Dougal was known as Pollux in France. Yes, Asy, he was at times charmingly sceptical about things so Creature do say, your memory is not at fault. "charmingly sceptical" is a nice way of putting it. He needed a dozen sugar lumps just to get through an episode so he wasn't a happy dog. Probably had the toothache too. He needed a dozen sugarlumps to get through an episode? �what about those of us who had to watch it � 31 Shaggy - I think someone should have got this one !! 32 Stingray - Stingray, diddle dah-dum dahdum I foudn a knited Marvin pattern but it's the wrong Marvin (from the film - not a patch on the TV series) Miniature grumps and sceptics collection. Perhaps C3PO from Star Wars might go in there too. Fun replies, guys, thanks.
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Fifteen to One - Episode Guide - All 4 Fifteen to One Clips & Extras First shown: Fri 20 Sep 2013 Fifteen celebrities go head-to-head as they battle it out to win the notoriously tough quiz show. Among the contestants are: Jo Brand, Alex Brooker, Konnie Huq, Jonathan Ross and Stephen Mangan. Clips & Extras After an 11-year break, the popular quiz show is back. Sandi Toksvig asks 15 contestants some of the toughest questions on television as they hope to be in with a chance to win £40,000. This episode is subtitled44 mins Clips & Extras Sandi Toksvig asks 15 contestants some of the toughest questions on television as they compete for a place in the £40,000 end-of-series final. This episode is subtitled44 mins Clips & Extras Sandi Toksvig asks 15 contestants some of the toughest questions on television as they compete for a place in the £40,000 end-of-series final. This episode is subtitled44 mins Clips & Extras Sandi Toksvig asks 15 contestants some of the toughest questions on television as they compete for a place in the £40,000 end-of-series final. This episode is subtitled44 mins Clips & Extras Sandi Toksvig asks 15 contestants some of the toughest questions on television as they compete for a place in the £40,000 end-of-series final. This episode is subtitled44 mins Sandi Toksvig asks 15 contestants some of the toughest questions on television as they compete for a place in the £40,000 end-of-series final. This episode is subtitled44 mins Sandi Toksvig asks 15 contestants some of the toughest questions on television as they compete for a place in the £40,000 end-of-series final. This episode is subtitled45 mins After an 11-year break, the popular quiz show is back with a new look. Sandi Toksvig asks 15 contestants some of the toughest questions on television as they hope to win 40,000 pounds. This episode is subtitled45 mins After an 11-year break, the popular quiz show is back with a new look. Sandi Toksvig asks 15 contestants some of the toughest questions on television as they play to win £40,000. This episode is subtitled42 mins After an 11-year break, the popular quiz show is back with a brand new look. Sandi Toksvig asks 15 contestants some of the toughest questions on television as they play to win £40,000. This episode is subtitled46 mins After an 11-year break, the popular quiz show is back with a brand new look. Sandi Toksvig asks 15 contestants some of the toughest questions on television as they play to win £40,000. This episode is subtitled42 mins After an 11-year break, the popular quiz show is back with a brand new look. Sandi Toksvig asks 15 contestants some of the toughest questions on television as they play to win £40,000. This episode is subtitled44 mins After an 11-year break, the popular quiz show is back with a new look. Sandi Toksvig asks 15 contestants some of the toughest questions on television as they play to win £40,000. This episode is subtitled44 mins After an 11-year break, the popular quiz show is back with a new look. Sandi Toksvig asks 15 contestants some of the toughest questions on television as they play to win £40,000. This episode is subtitled42 mins After an 11-year break, the popular quiz show is back with a brand new look. Sandi Toksvig asks 15 contestants some of the toughest questions on television as they play to win £40,000. This episode is subtitled43 mins It's the Grand Final. Sandi Toksvig welcomes back the 15 best winners of the series to ask them some of the toughest questions on television This episode is subtitled44 mins Sandi Toksvig asks contestants some of the toughest questions on television as they hope to win £40,000 This episode is subtitled44 mins Sandi Toksvig asks contestants some of the toughest questions on television as they hope to win £40,000 This episode is subtitled42 mins After an 11-year break, the popular quiz show is back with a brand new look. Sandi Toksvig asks 15 contestants some of the toughest questions on television as they play to win £40,000. This episode is subtitled43 mins It's the Grand Final. Sandi Toksvig welcomes back the 15 best
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BBC SPORT | TV/Radio Listings | Sports Personality | Did you know? Did you know? A potted history of the Sports Personality of the Year awards. BBC's Sports Personality of the Year was created in 1954 by Sir Paul Fox, then editor of the magazine show Sportsview, and presenter Peter Dimmock. Dimmock was the first of nine presenters. Frank Bough, Harry Carpenter, Des Lynam, Steve Rider, Sue Barker, Gary Lineker, Clare Balding and John Inverdale have all played their part since. Bough was the longest running presenter, notching up a record 19 shows between 1964 and 1982. The first recipient of the BBC Television Personality of The Year award in 1954 was long-distance runner Chris Chataway. Paula Radcliffe's win in 2000 was the 16th time a track and field athlete had received the accolade. Only three people have won the award twice: Henry Cooper (1967 and 1970), Nigel Mansell (1986 and 1992) and Damon Hill (1994 and 1996). In 1960, the first Overseas Personality of the Year award was picked up by Australian athlete Herb Elliott. The same year, the inaugural Team of the Year prize was presented to the Cooper Formula One Racing team. Swimmer Anita Lonsbrough was the first female to win Personality of the Year in 1962. Skating duo Torvill and Dean won Team of the Year twice (1982 and 1983) and Sports Personality of the Year once, in their golden year of 1984. Bobby Moore, Nick Faldo, showjumper David Broome, Steve Redgrave and David Beckham are the only others to have collected the individual prize and been part of a winning Team of the Year. Muhammad Ali has been named Overseas Personality of the Year a record three times (1973, 74 and 78), and the resulting interviews were further proof as to why. After athletics, with 16, motor racing has provided the most individual award winners, with six. Boxing and football have thrown up four, cricket, tennis and ice skating three, with cycling, rowing and snooker providing one winner each. No rugby union player has ever won Sports Personality of the Year, although Will Carling finished second. When Mary Peters collected her award from 1971 winner Princess Anne, the athlete joked: "Haven't you kept it clean?" Before Michael Owen won the award in 1998, ice skaters had been honoured more than footballers with the main award. David Beckam put the footballers ahead 4-3 two years ago. The Team of the Year prize has been won four times by the Ryder Cup Golf team (1985, 1987, 1995 and 2003). The West Indies cricket team won the team prize in 1963, the only entirely overseas outfit to have done so. The Overseas Personality of the Year for 1996 was shared for the first time, boxer Evander Holyfield and Olympic athlete Michael Johnson dividing the spoils. The show is broadcast live from BBC Television Centre. Several new awards have been introduced in recent years. Sir Alex Ferguson was named as the first winner of the Coach of the Year award in 1999 The Manchester United manager won a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001 Dean Macey and Jenson Button won the Newcomer of the Year awards in 1999 and 2000 respectively That award was replaced by the Young Personality of the Year prize in 2001 The Helen Rollason Award, named after the former BBC sports presenter who died after a brave battle against cancer, was introduced in 1999. Four awards have been presented only once. Manager of the Year - Leeds United's Don Revie (1969) Special Team Award - GB men's 4x400m team (1986) Good Sport Awards - Derek Warwick, Martin Donnelly, Louise Aitken-Walker for motorsport (1990) International Team Award - Alan Bond and the crew of Australia II in sailing (1983) Links to more Sports Personality stories
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Macbeth Characters - eNotes.com Macbeth Characters Macbeth Characters at a Glance Macbeth key characters: Macbeth, the ambitious Scottish general who kills King Duncan to take the throne. Lady Macbeth, Macbeth's merciless wife. The Weird Sisters, a gruesome trio of witches. Banquo, Macbeth’s friend and then enemy. Duncan, King of Scotland. Download Study Guide Start Free Trial Start your free trial with eNotes to access more than 30,000 study guides. Get help with any book. Three Witches—Evil prophets that guide Macbeth’s destiny with incomplete information regarding his future Macbeth—Thane of Glamis, later King of Scotland Lady Macbeth—Macbeth’s wife and supporter of her husband’s quest for power Duncan—King of Scotland Malcolm—Duncan’s older son Donalbain—Duncan’s younger son Banquo—General in the Scottish Army and Macbeth’s friend Fleance—Banquo’s son who is seen as a threat by Macbeth Macduff—Nobleman of Scotland and rival of Macbeth Lady Macduff—Macduff’s wife Son—Macduff’s son Lennox and Ross—Noblemen of Scotland that... (The entire section is 210 words.) Get Free Access Start your free trial with eNotes for complete access to this resource and thousands more. 30,000+ Study Guides Save time with thousands of teacher-approved book and topic summaries. Get Homework Help Ask real teachers questions on any subject or search 300,000+ answers. On the Go Access Are you a teacher or educator? Find out about our Teacher’s Edition . Related Content (hide) link Link Macbeth Macbeth (mak-BEHTH), thane of Glamis, later thane of Cawdor and king of Scotland. A brave and successful military leader, and potentially a good and great man, he wins general admiration as well as the particular gratitude of King Duncan, his kinsman. Meeting the Three Weird Sisters, he succumbs to their tempting prophecies, but he also needs the urging of his wife to become a traitor, a murderer, and a usurper. He is gifted, or cursed, with a powerful and vivid imagination and with fiery, poetic language. Gaining power, he grows more ruthless, until finally he loses even the vestiges of humanity. He dies desperately, cheated by the ambiguous prophecies, in full realization of the worthlessness of the fruits of his ambition. Lady Macbeth Lady Macbeth, the strong-willed, persuasive, and charming wife of Macbeth. Ambitious for her husband’s glory, she finds herself unable to kill King Duncan in his sleep because he resembles her father. As Macbeth becomes more inhuman, she becomes remorseful and breaks under the strain. In her sleepwalking, she relives the events of the night of the king’s murder and tries to wash her hands clean of imaginary bloodstains. Banquo Banquo (BAN-kwoh), Macbeth’s fellow commander. A man of noble character, seemingly unmoved by the prophecy of the Three Weird Sisters that he will beget kings, he is not completely innocent. He does not disclose his suspicions of Macbeth, and he accepts a place in Macbeth’s court. After being murdered by Macbeth’s assassins, Banquo appears at a ceremonial banquet. His blood-spattered ghost, visible only to Macbeth, unnerves the king completely. In the final vision shown to Macbeth by the Three Weird Sisters, Banquo and his line of kings appear. The Three Weird Sisters The Three Weird Sisters, three witches, sinister hags who seem more closely allied to the Norns or Fates than to conventional witches. They make prophetic statements to Macbeth that are true but deceptive. Their prophecy of his becoming thane of Cawdor is fulfilled immediately, tempting him to take direct action to carry out the second prophecy, that he shall be king. They lull him into false security by telling him that he has nothing to fear until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane and that he cannot be killed by any man born of woman. Macduff Macduff (mak-DUHF), thane of Fife. He and Lennox arrive at Macbeth’s castle just after the murder of King Duncan, and Macduff discovers the body. A brave but prudent man, he flees Scotland and offers his help to Malcolm. Underestimating the villainy of Macbeth’s character, he is thunderstruck at he
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Clarion Spring 2014 by Barton Court Grammar School (page 51) - issuu issuu Issuu on Google+ 51 16 Which pioneering American poet and story-teller wrote The Fall of the House of Usher and The Tell Tale Heart? 17 What were the respective family names of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet? 18 Which Russian writer wrote the 1866 book Crime and Punishment? 19 "Reader, I married him," appears in the conclusion of what Charlotte Bronte novel? 20 The ancient Greek concept of the 'three unities' advocated that a literary work should use a single plotline, single location, and what other single aspect? 21 Who wrote Brighton Rock (1938) and Our Man in Havana (1958)? 22 "In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice which I've been turning over in my mind ever since," is the start of which novel? 23 In the early 1900s a thriller was instead more commonly referred to as what sort of book? 24 Which novel begins "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife..."? 25 Japanese author and playwright Yukio Mishima committed what extreme act in 1970 while campaigning for Japan to restore its nationalistic principles? 26 Jonathan Harker's Journal and Dr Seward's Diary feature in what famous 1897 novel? 27 What is the technical name for a fourteen-lined poem in rhymed iambic pentameters? 28 "Make then laugh; make them cry; make them wait..." was a personal maxim of which novelist? 29 What term for a short, usually witty, poem or saying derives from the Greek words 'write' and 'on'? 30 What was the original title of the book on which the film Schindler's List was based? Mark out of 30 ? Answers窶馬o peeking before you have finished! 1 Novella, 2 Lord Alfred Tennyson , 3 Lady Chatterley's Lover, 4 Anne Brontﾃｫ, 5 Beowulf, 6 Existentialism, 7 Farce or farcical , 8 Magazine, 9 Isaac Newton , 10 Renaissance, 11 Copyright, 12 Metre, 13 Seventeen, 14 A Clockwork Orange, 15 Frankenstein, 16 Edgar Allen Poe , 17 Montague and Capulet, 18 Fyodor Dostoevsky , 19 Jane Eyre , 20 Time , 21 Graham Greene, 22 The Great Gatsby , 23 Shocker , 24 Pride and Prejudice , 25 Suicide, 26 Dracula , 27 Sonnet, 28 Charles Dickens, 29 Epigram , 30 Schindler's Ark Barton Court Grammar School Follow publisher Unfollow publisher Be the first to know about new publications.
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Death of the Reeperbahn: Hamburg's streets of shame | The Independent Europe Death of the Reeperbahn: Hamburg's streets of shame Times are changing in Germany's most famous red-light district – and the brothels that thrived for decades are closing their doors. Tony Paterson reports on a sexual revolution Friday 21 March 2008 00:00 BST Click to follow The Independent Online The inner sanctum of Hamburg's "Mile of Sin" looks as if it has been built to withstand a terrorist attack. Twelve-foot-high barricades block off both ends of the notorious Herbertstrasse brothel and large signs warn visitors: "Under 18s and women – Verboten!" Adult males have to squeeze through narrow doglegs in the barriers just to get into the street. Past the barricades, about a dozen prostitutes in full pornographic regalia sit perched in narrow shop windows on shiny swivel chairs covered with Playboy towels. They look like kinky Barbie dolls. Each one has a little glass porthole in her window to help her negotiate with clients. Last Tuesday at around 10pm the only punters on Herbertstrasse were two Asian men enjoying a fit of the giggles. They walked up and stared transfixed at the street's most spectacular exhibit – a full-blown Teutonic dominatrix in knee-high black leather boots, matching corset and a mane of hair that covered surreal breasts. The dominatrix did not bat an eyelid or even look up. She was too engrossed in the novel she was reading. Controlled and legal prostitution – at least the kind that made Hamburg's Reeperbahn famous and profitable for decades – is dying in what still rates as one of the world's most famous red light districts. And if the scene witnessed on what is reputed to be the area's most titillating street brothel was anything to go by, even its practitioners have become bored with the idea of organised sex for sale. The message was driven home explicitly less than a week ago with the announcement that Hamburg's oldest brothel is to shut down for good next month having provided an uninterrupted service for its clients for the past 60 years. Hotel Luxor is located in what could be described as the Reeperbahn's heart: a narrow side street called Grosse Freiheit or "Big Freedom". It is the street which was once home to the legendary Star Club that propelled the Beatles to fame. Nowadays it contains the only venue left in the city to feature live sex acts on stage. Above the main entrance of Hotel Luxor an attempt is made to entice clients with a flickering neon sign that reads: "Pretty woman for happy nights." Upstairs the establishment is reminiscent of an Edwardian brothel: there is a small cocktail bar surrounded by acres of red plush and curtained-off niches with portraits hung on walls and flowers on little tables. A flight of stairs leading to rooms above is fenced off, with a sign saying "private hotel". In the middle of this sex emporium stands Waltraud Mehrer, a petite woman in her sixties with bobbed blonde hair. She has been Hotel Luxor's madame for the past 21 years: "Yes many people see our closing as a sad development," she said, "But you can't make money by offering real sex on the Reeperbahn any more. I blame it on internet sex , the noisy discos and dance clubs and the popularity of call girl services." The brothel had its heyday in the 1970s when demand was so high that it stayed open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and employed 12 prostitutes. Nowadays it employs four girls and is open four nights a week. The place will be shut down and put on the market from 1 April. "The only things up and running in the sex trade are the table-dance clubs. The discos on the street have ruined out business," said Ms Mehrer. "Men seem to prefer a hotel room and a call girl to a brothel these days," she added. The Luxor's demise is reflected in police statistics. In the 1980s Hamburg St Pauli, the district in which the Reeperbahn is located, was home to more than 1,000 prostitutes. Many plied their trade at the district's famous six-storey Eros centre brothel which then counted as one of the biggest in Europe
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The Velvet Underground, American rock band founded in 1965 by Lou Reed and John Cale The Velvet Underground American rock band The American rock band Velvet Underground was founded in 1965 by Lou Reed (vocals and guitar) and John Cale (bass, viola, piano and organ). Sterling Morrison (guitar) and Maureen Tucker (drums) completed the group. During their time the group experienced little commercial success, but the group was acknowledged as one of the most important rock bands of the 1960s. Reed and Cale Lou Reed was the son of an accountant and grew up on Long Island, New York. He studied literature and drama at Syracuse University (New York). After his study Reed worked as a staff songwriter for Pickwick Records in New York. The Welshman John Cale came to New York in 1963 on a Leonard Bernstein scholarship to study composition. He had performed with John Cage and LaMonte Young, but was increasingly attracted to rock & roll. Reed and Cale were both interested in fusing avant-garde, modern literature and rock & roll. The name "Velvet Underground" was taken from the title of a paperback book about deviant sex. Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground met painter Andy Warhol who assumed management of the group. Warhol incorporated the band into his mixed-media project "The Exploding Plastic Inevitable". Warhol introduced the German actress and singer Nico to the band. In spring 1966 Velvet's first album was recorded, but the album was released a year later. This Album contained classics as: "Heroin", "Venus in Furs", "Black Angel's Death Song" and "Sunday Morning". Warhol designed the famous "banana" record sleeve. The album did not sell very well, because the music was to daring to fit onto commercial radio. White Heat/White Light In 1967 Nico left the band and a new record "White Heat/White Light" was recorded. This album contained a 17-minute lasting "Sister Ray". After this album John Cale left the band. Doug Yule was recruited to take Cale's place. What Goes On "Velvet Underground" was the group's third album. This time more conventional rock arrangements were recorded. "Pale Blue Eyes", "Candy Says" and "What Goes On" were among the most striking numbers. Velvet's final record was released after Lou Reed left the band. "Loaded" was a conventional rock album. Reed's "Rock and Roll" and "Sweet Jane" became rock standards in the 1970s. Squeeze The group released a last record "Squeeze" but this release is not considered as a true Velvets album. In the 1970s John Cale and Lou Reed were very successful. Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side" even reached number 16 on the American pop charts. Reunion In 1989 Reed and Cale reunited to record "Songs for Drella", a requiem for Andy Warhol. The original members Reed, Cale, Morrison and Tucker met again in 1990. Three years later a European tour was held, but the group soon broke up again. The concerts were recorded and released later.
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CDC | TB | Fact Sheets - BCG Vaccine Fact Sheets BCG Vaccine Introduction BCG, or bacille Calmette-Guerin, is a vaccine for tuberculosis (TB) disease. Many foreign-born persons have been BCG-vaccinated. BCG is used in many countries with a high prevalence of TB to prevent childhood tuberculous meningitis and miliary disease. However, BCG is not generally recommended for use in the United States because of the low risk of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the variable effectiveness of the vaccine against adult pulmonary TB, and the vaccine’s potential interference with tuberculin skin test reactivity. The BCG vaccine should be considered only for very select persons who meet specific criteria and in consultation with a TB expert. Recommendations Children. BCG vaccination should only be considered for children who have a negative tuberculin skin test and who are continually exposed, and cannot be separated from, adults who Are untreated or ineffectively treated for TB disease (if the child cannot be given long-term treatment for infection); or Have TB caused by strains resistant to isoniazid and rifampin. Health Care Workers. BCG vaccination of health care workers should be considered on an individual basis in settings in which A high percentage of TB patients are infected with M. tuberculosis strains resistant to both isoniazid and rifampin; There is ongoing transmission of such drug-resistant M. tuberculosis strains to health care workers and subsequent infection is likely; or Comprehensive TB infection-control precautions have been implemented, but have not been successful. Health care workers considered for BCG vaccination should be counseled regarding the risks and benefits associated with both BCG vaccination and treatment of Latent TB Infection (LTBI). Contraindications Immunosuppression. BCG vaccination should not be given to persons who are immunosuppressed (e.g., persons who are HIV infected) or who are likely to become immunocompromised (e.g., persons who are candidates for organ transplant). Pregnancy. BCG vaccination should not be given during pregnancy. Even though no harmful effects of BCG vaccination on the fetus have been observed, further studies are needed to prove its safety. Testing for TB in BCG-Vaccinated Persons The tuberculin skin test (TST) and blood tests to detect TB infection are not contraindicated for persons who have been vaccinated with BCG. Tuberculin Skin Test (TST). BCG vaccination may cause a false-positive reaction to the TST, which may complicate decisions about prescribing treatment. The presence or size of a TST reaction in persons who have been vaccinated with BCG does not predict whether BCG will provide any protection against TB disease. Furthermore, the size of a TST reaction in a BCG-vaccinated person is not a factor in determining whether the reaction is caused by LTBI or the prior BCG vaccination. (See below for specific guidance on skin test results.) TB Blood Tests. Blood tests to detect TB infection, unlike the TST, are not affected by prior BCG vaccination and are less likely to give a false-positive result. Treatment for LTBI in BCG-Vaccinated Persons Treatment of LTBI substantially reduces the risk that TB infection will progress to disease. Careful assessment to rule out the possibility of TB disease is necessary before treatment for LTBI is started. Evaluation of TST reactions in persons vaccinated with BCG should be interpreted using the same criteria for those not BCG-vaccinated. Persons in the following high-risk groups should be given treatment for LTBI if their reaction to the TST is at least 5 mm of induration or they have a positive result using a TB blood test: HIV-infected persons Recent contacts to a TB case Persons with fibrotic changes on chest radiograph consistent with old TB Patients with organ transplants Persons who are immunosuppressed for other reasons (e.g., taking the equivalent of >15 mg/day of prednisone for 1 month or longer, taking TNF-a antagonists) In addition, persons in the following high-risk groups should be considered for treat
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Tuberculosis – Transmission, Risks & Prevention | Everyday Health Medically Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD Tuberculosis is an infectious, airborne disease that kills millions of people around the world every year. Tuberculosis, or TB, is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB generally doesn't cause symptoms immediately. Instead, it goes through three stages: Primary TB infection Latent TB infection Active disease In most people with TB, the condition is latent, meaning the bacteria are present in the body but are in a dormant state, neither making the person sick nor infecting others. Tuberculosis is more likely to enter the active phase in people who have acquired the infection recently (in the past two years). It's also more likely to be active among those whose immune systems are weakened as a result of malnutrition, old age, infection with HIV , immunosuppressant drugs, or among people who are on dialysis . While there are effective treatments for tuberculosis, the disease can be fatal. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), tuberculosis kills more than a million people every year worldwide. TB can also be caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium bovis, which lives in animals and can be transmitted to children who drink unpasteurized milk from infected cows. In developed countries, however, cattle are tested for tuberculosis, and most milk is pasteurized. Who Is Affected by Tuberculosis? As recently as the 1800s, TB (formerly known as "consumption" or "phthisis") caused more deaths in industrialized countries than any other disease. The development in the 1940s of streptomycin, the first antibiotic to effectively cure TB, dramatically lowered the number of cases of tuberculosis seen in developed countries, including the United States. Today, most cases of TB occur in Africa, Asia, and the Western Pacific region. CDC statistics for TB show the following for 2013: A third of the world's population was infected with tuberculosis. 9 million people worldwide became sick with tuberculosis. 1.5 million people died of tuberculosis. In the United States, just over 9,500 cases of tuberculosis were diagnosed. Tuberculosis was the leading killer of people with HIV. When active tuberculosis is diagnosed in the United States, it's often in a person who has emigrated from a country with a much higher rate of TB. Tuberculosis Transmission Mycobacterium tuberculosis is spread from person to person when someone with an active form of the disease emits tiny, bacteria-containing droplets into the air through coughing, sneezing, talking, singing, or laughing. The bacteria can remain suspended in the air for hours, potentially infecting anyone who breathes them in. Not everyone who inhales TB bacteria gets sick, however. Some people's immune systems immediately kill the bacteria. In others, the bacteria remain in a latent, or dormant, state. Risk Factors for Tuberculosis Risk factors for tuberculosis include anything that weakens a person's immune system or puts someone in frequent, close contact with people who have active TB. In the United States, some of the main risk factors for tuberculosis include: Poverty Being in jail or prison Substance abuse Having a weakened immune system for reasons other than HIV, such as chronic steroid use, patients on dialysis, and those who have had organ transplants and take drugs to prevent rejection Tuberculosis Prevention To prevent the transmission of tuberculosis in healthcare settings, the CDC has issued guidelines that require most employees to be screened for tuberculosis upon being hired and subsequently on a regular, often annual, basis. Some residential institutions, such as nursing homes, also screen all new residents for tuberculosis. Screening for active TB is best accomplished by a chest x-ray . Some other steps toward preventing the spread of TB include: Improving the ventilation in indoor spaces so there are fewer bacteria in the air Using germicidal ultraviolet lamps to kill airborne bacteria in buildings where people at
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Terry Jacks - Biography - IMDb Terry Jacks Jump to: Overview (2) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (3) | Trivia (1) Overview (2) Terrance Ross Jacks Mini Bio (1) Singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer Terry Jacks was born on March 29, 1944 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. A member of the hippie generation, Jacks resisted his family's wishes to become an architect and decided to pursue a career in music instead. In the mid 60s Terry joined the Vancouver, British Columbia-based band The Chessmen as both a singer and guitarist. The group had a few minor local hits before breaking up. Jacks subsequently met singer Susan Jacks and formed a duo with her called The Poppy Family. Terry and Susan eventually married. The Poppy Family scored a big smash with the touching ballad "Which Way You Goin' Billy?"; the song was a #1 hit in Canada and peaked at #2 on the Billboard pop charts in America. "Which Way You Goin' Billy?" sold over two million copies and won several Juno Awards. The follow-up singles "That's Where I Went Wrong" and "Where Evil Grows" likewise did pretty well. Alas, Jacks and Susan broke up in 1973. In 1974 Terry scored himself a massive international success with the sad, sappy song "Seasons in the Sun;" the song peaked at #1 in both Canada and America alike, reportedly sold over eleven million copies worldwide, and went on to win three Juno Awards. Terry was never able to either match or surpass the monumental success of "Seasons in the Sun," but did manage to eke out a nice career as a record producer (among the artists he's worked as a producer for are the Beach Boys, Nana Mouskouri, D.O.A., and Chilliwack). In 1986 Jacks produced, acted in, and composed the score for a flop made-for-TV adaptation of his signature hit song "Seasons in the Sun." A dedicated environmentalist, Terry Jacks is the founder of the organization Environmental Watch, which makes sure that major pulp and logging companies are properly adhering to Canadian pollution laws. He lives in Pender Harbour, British Columbia, Canada. - IMDb Mini Biography By: woodyanders Spouse (3)
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The UK Number Ones : 1975-1979 Week Ending ACT + Links TITLE Weeks TALLY COMMENT 18 Jan 1975 Status Quo Down Down 1 Only No 1 This famous band of head bangers had 22 Top 10s out of 52 hits between 1968 and 1996, but only this No 1. 25 Jan 1975 Tymes Ms Grace 1 Only No 1 US group that first charted in 1963. They had only two other hits before this No 1. 1 Feb 1975 Pilot January 3 Only No 1 British group whose two follow-ups failed even make the Top 30. 22 Feb 1975 Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) 2 Only No 1 They had two Top 10s before this. Harley went solo in 1976 but never made the big time. 8 Mar 1975 Telly Savalas If 2 Only No 1 Actor who starred in the tv cop show "Kojak". He spoke his way through this song by David Gates from Bread. 22 Mar 1975 Bay City Rollers Bye Bye Baby 6 1st No 1 Scottish band that dressed in tartan and built up a fanatical teen following. Best-selling single of 1975. 3 May 1975 Mud Oh Boy 2 3rd & last No 1 Buddy Holly hit from 1958. They had a further 4 Top 10 hits by the end of 1976. 17 May 1975 Tammy Wynette Stand By Your Man 3 Only No 1 Legendary US country music singer for whom this song became a trade mark. 7 Jun 1975 Windsor Davies & Don Estelle Whispering Grass 3 Only No 1 Spin-off from the BBC sitcom " It Ain't Half Hot Mum ". This pair were the stars. 28 Jun 1975 10 CC I'm Not In Love 2 2nd No 1 Classic love song and radio play list favourite. They were major stars of the 1970s. 12 Jul 1975 Johnny Nash Tears On My Pillow 1 Only No 1 Texan who specialised in soft reggae arrangements, and had much success in the UK. 19 Jul 1975 Bay City Rollers Give A Little Love 3 2nd & last No 1 "Rollermania" had been coined by this time, but by mid-77, it was all over. 9 Aug 1975 Typically Tropical Barbados 1 Only No 1 Two recording engineers created this reggae dance hit, but became One-hit Wonders. The song, with new words and title made No 1 again in 1999. 16 Aug 1975 Stylistics Can't Give You Anything (But My Love) 3 Only No 1 Philadelphian satin soul group who charmed the UK with a succession of smooth ballads. 6 Sep 1975 Rod Stewart Sailing 4 3rd No 1 One of his classic anthems, which returned to No 3 the following year, after use in a tv documentary series. 4 Oct 1975 David Essex Hold Me Close 3 2nd & last No 1 He was at the height of his popularity at this time. In the 1980s he concentrated on stage musicals. 25 Oct 1975 Art Garfunkel I Only Have Eyes For You 2 1st No 1 Having separated from Paul Simon, he recorded mostly MOR standards. 8 Nov 1975 David Bowie Space Oddity 2 1st No 1 He made No 5 with this in 1969. Rick Wakeman provides synthesiser backing. 22 Nov 1975 Billy Connolly D.I.V.O.R.C.E. 1 Only No 1 Scottish comedian who made this parody of a Tammy Wynette hit. 29 Nov 1975 Xmas No 1 Queen Bohemian Rhapsody 9 1st No 1 All-time classic which was accompanied by a video, and was the first No 1 to benefit from tv exposure. In 1991, the record was back at No 1. 31 Jan 1976 Abba Mamma Mia 2 2nd No 1 Two years after their first No 1 they were back, and their careers took off. 14 Feb 1976 Slik Forever And Ever 1 Only No 1 Scots band led by Midge Ure . He went on to groups Visage and Ultravox , but his next No 1 was solo in 1985. 21 Feb 1976 Four Seasons December '63 2 Only No 1 Major 60s act, with falsetto vocalist, Frankie Valli, who made a strong return in the 70s with the band and solo. 6 Mar 1976 Tina Charles I Love To Love 3 Only No 1 She once recorded budget cover versions and was in band 5000 Volts. Solo, she had two other Top 10 hits. 27 Mar 1976 Brotherhood Of Man Save Your Kisses For Me 6 1st No 1 UK Eurovision winner, which shot them to stardom for a couple of years. Best-selling single of 1976. 8 May 1976 Abba Fernando 4 3rd No 1 The momentum was now picking up - Abbamania began. 5 Jun 1976 J J Barrie No Charge 1 Only No 1 Slushy, sentimentality from the Canadian. Female vocals are by Vicky Brown, late wife of 60s' rocker Joe Brown . 12 Jun
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Poison Gases Poison Gases ▼ Primary Sources ▼ Poison Gases Poisonous gases were known about for a long time before the First World War but military officers were reluctant to use them as they considered it to be a uncivilized weapon. The French Army were the first to employ it as a weapon when in the first month of the war they fired tear-gas grenades at the Germans. In October 1914 the German Army began firing shrapnel shells in which the steel balls had been treated with a chemical irritant. The Germans first used chlorine gas cylinders in April 1915 when it was employed against the French Army at Ypres . Chlorine gas destroyed the respiratory organs of its victims and this led to a slow death by asphyxiation. General William Robertson recommended Brigadier General Charles Howard Foulkes to General John French as the best man to organise the retaliation. Foulkes accepted the post he eventually received the title of General Officer Commanding the Special Brigade responsible for Chemical Warfare and Director of Gas Services. He worked closely with scientists working at the governmental laboratories at Porton Down near Salisbury . His biographer, John Bourne , has argued: "Despite Foulkes' energy, the ingenuity of his men and the consumption of expensive resources, gas was ultimately disappointing as a weapon, despite its terrifying reputation." German soldiers after a gas attack in 1915. It was important to have the right weather conditions before a gas attack could be made. When the British Army launched a gas attack on 25th September in 1915, the wind blew it back into the faces of the advancing troops. This problem was solved in 1916 when gas shells were produced for use with heavy artillery . This increased the army's range of attack and helped to protect their own troops when weather conditions were not completely ideal. After the first German chlorine gas attacks, Allied troops were supplied with masks of cotton pads that had been soaked in urine. It was found that the ammonia in the pad neutralized the poison. Other soldiers preferred to use handkerchiefs, a sock, a flannel body-belt, dampened with a solution of bicarbonate of soda, and tied across the mouth and nose until the gas passed over. It was not until July 1915 that soldiers were given efficient gas masks and anti-asphyxiation respirators. One disadvantage for the side that launched chlorine gas attacks was that it made the victim cough and therefore limited his intake of the poison. Both sides found that phosgene was more effective poison to use. Only a small amount was needed to make it impossible for the soldier to keep fighting. It also killed its victim within 48 hours of the attack. Advancing armies also used a mixture of chlorine and phosgene called 'white star'. Mustard Gas (Yperite) was first used by the German Army in September 1917. The most lethal of all the poisonous chemicals used during the war, it was almost odourless and took twelve hours to take effect. Yperite was so powerful that only small amounts had to be added to high explosive shells to be effective. Once in the soil, mustard gas remained active for several weeks. The Germans also used bromine and chloropicrin. In July 1917, David Lloyd George appointed Winston Churchill as Minister of Munitions and for the rest of the war, he was in charge of the production of tanks, aeroplanes, guns and shells. Clive Ponting , the author of Churchill (1994) has argued: "The technology in which Churchill placed greatest faith though was chemical warfare, which had first been used by the Germans in 1915. It was at this time that Churchill developed what was to prove a life-long enthusiasm for the widespread use of this form of warfare." Two German soldiers and their mule wearing gas masks in 1916. Churchill developed a close relationship with Brigadier General Charles Howard Foulkes . Churchill urged Foulkes to provide him with effective ways of using chemical weapons against the German Army . In November 1917 Churchill advocated the production of gas bombs to be dropped by aircraft. However, this
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What did Pope John XX1 use as effective eyewash Babies Urine 36 - IT - 402 View Full Document What did Pope John XX1 use as effective eyewash Babies Urine 36 Rhodopsis original Egyptian Cinderella had what job Prostitute - bird stole her shoe 37 Whose attendance compulsory at priests banquets in Egypt Mummies – dead reminded short life 38 Siddhartha Gautama became better known as who Buddha 39 In ancient Greece young brides had to sacrifice what Their Dolls – show they were grown up 40 Caer-Lud was the former name of what capitol city London 41 4% of women never do what according to survey Wear Underwear 42 In superstition if you marry on Saturday you will have what No luck at all 43 What was the first million dollar seller paperback I the Jury – Mickey Spillane 44 Who founded Methodism in 1738 John Wesley 45 What was the ancient Egyptian cure for haemorrhoids Beer - lots of beer 46 Middle ages Monks denied meat on fast days ate what Rabbit Foetuses – Said were eggs 47 Where was Ice Cream invented China 48 Brittany Spears - what is her favourite drink Sprite 49 What job does Charlie Browns father do Barber 50 International direct dialling codes what country has 353 Republic of Ireland Page 62 This preview has intentionally blurred sections. Sign up to view the full version. View Full Document 10000 general knowledge questions and answers www.cartiaz.ro No Questions Quiz 31 Answers 51 What is the main food of walruses Clams 52 30% of people quit this job in USA each year - what job School Bus Driver 53 Napoleons life was saved by a dog what breed – and he hated dogs Newfoundland – saved from drowning 54 In 1821 Jacob Fusel worlds fist commercial factory making what Ice Cream 55 The star constellation Grus has what English name The Crane 56 International aircraft registration letters what country is PP or PT Brazil 57 What was the first 30 minute animated Disney show Duck Tales 58 A renaissance doctor - what treatment excluding bleeding Enemas 59 You could be executed for drinking what in ancient Turkey Coffee 60 Where did the ancient Egyptians paint pictures of their enemies Foot of Sandals 61 What is found in one third of American homes Scrabble 62 Bowling for lizards was whose favourite TV program Fred Flintstone 63 The name Jesse means what in Hebrew Wealth 64 According to strain theory crime is mainly committed by who The lower classes 65 In what country was the longbow invented Wales 66 Who makes Pringles Proctor and Gamble 67 What airline started 24th September 1946 single DC3 - Betsy Cathay Pacific 68 What are a swallowtail and a burgee Flags 69 What is the most common sexually transmitted disease in USA Herpes 70 Who was the Angel in Milton's Paradise Lost Beelzebub 71 300000 American teenagers get what every year Venereal disease 72 Francesco Seraglio invented what in Australia in early 1960s The Woolmark logo 73 What was Socrates wife's name Xanthippe 74 Who "Loved not to wisely but too well" Shakespeare play Othello 75 What did Anna Sage "The lady in Red do" Betray John Dillinger 76 Who makes Kleenex tissues Kimberly Clark 77 Poon Lim holds the record of 133 days doing what Surviving on a raft 78 Holden Caulfield - Catcher in the Rye - where JD Sal get name Movie marquee W Holden J Caulfield 79 This is the end of the preview. Sign up to access the rest of the document. TERM Kenyatta University IT 402 - Spring 2015 1 2 3 4 5 Sampling In Research What is research? According Webster (1985), to researc HYPO.docx
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The Benefits and Frugality of the World's Largest Herb: the Banana | Don't Waste the Crumbs Don't Waste the Crumbs You are here: Don't Waste The Crumbs » Saving Money » The Benefits and Frugality of the World’s Largest Herb: the Banana The Benefits and Frugality of the World’s Largest Herb: the Banana September 24, 2012 by Tiffany 3 Comments You guys see my shopping. Does it even warrant saying that bananas are a staple in our house? Not only are they a must have for smoothies, but they’re regularly consumed as snacks and used in baking as well. We love bananas because they’re incredibly cheap – 19 cents for a perfectly ripe yellow crescent at Trader Joes. They can be found for even less if your grocery store is looking to move some aging produce. We love bananas because they’re easy to eat. Start the peel and the kids can do the rest. Heck, The Boy is almost 5 and he’s on the verge of doing it himself (and Mommy gets double the reward since he can then peel his sister’s too. 😉 ) We love bananas because they’re so versatile. Eat them plain, with peanut butter, with ice cream, in yogurt, in oatmeal, blended with milk… I really don’t think there’s a wrong way to eat a banana. They don’t need to be refrigerated and can easily be frozen if you’re not able to eat them in time. A light bulb went off inside my brain this past weekend when it hit me – I’m always buying bananas. Nearly every trip to Costco or Trader Joe’s includes a bunch (or two) of these yellow fruits. I started to wonder if they were doing my family any good. I mean, I knew they were high in potassium, but what exactly does that mean? They are a fruit, and all fruits are good right? Are they still good for you when they’re consumed in mass quantities? (We went through 74 bananas last month!) Can you overdose on potassium?! I figured it’s time I educated myself. Even more so if we decide to invest in banana stocks and make a return on our grocery shopping. 😉 What is a banana? Did you know that banana plant is not a tree, rather it’s the world’s largest herb? (How’s that for a water cooler topic?) The plant behaves like a perennial by dying after each fruiting and producing new growth for the next generation of fruit. Bananas require warm temperatures and consistent rainfall to survive, and oddly enough, appear to grow upside down with the stems connecting at the bottom attached to the tree and the tips pointed upwards. Bananas also come in various colors – green, red and purple are not uncommon. Since the ripening process of bananas does not have to occur on the tree, most fruits are picked while unripe. When buying bananas, choose a bunch based on when you plan to eat them. If you want to eat them now, aim for bright yellow. If you need them in a few days, aim for greenish barely yellow. Green bananas offer just as much nutrition as their fully ripened yellow counterparts so there’s no reason to avoid them. That is, unless you need a very soft banana for a particular purpose. Nutrition We know bananas are impressive when it comes to potassium. Why is this important? Potassium is required for heart activity and muscle contraction, and not just our biceps. Normal bodily functions, like digestion toxin filtering, use muscles too. Potassium maintains the pH balance and acts like electrolytes by transmitting electrical activity between cells. The average baked potato, with the skin, contains more potassium than a banana, as does 1/2 cup of prunes, but since most people turn their noses up at prunes and are on some sort of diet that eliminates the potato, we’re back to the banana at 422 mg of potassium. To give perspective, the average person needs 4700 mg per day. While it’s possible to “overdose” on potassium, it’s extremely uncommon. So uncommon that no maximum on potassium intake has been set. However, just for the sake of knowledge, consuming an excessive amount of potassium can overwhelm the kidneys and cause hyperkalemia (simply a high concentration of potassium in the blood). Symptoms include tingling extremities, muscle weakness
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Cretan Herbs and Plants - Flora Crete - Sfakia-Crete.com Herbs and spices of Crete There are 130 species of wild flowers and herbs unique to Crete The flora of Crete is at its best in Spring, after the rain showers of the early season. Crete really looks green, and hundreds of flowers, plants and herbs start to blossom. There are 130 species of wild flowers and herbs unique to Crete. Many Cretan herbs are Lamiaceae, or of the Mint family, a family of plants in about 180 genera and some 3,500 species. These include many widely used culinary herbs, such as basil, mint, rosemary, sage, marjoram, oregano and thyme. Some are shrubs, but rarely trees or vines. It was originally called Labiatae because the flowers typically have petals fused into an upper lip and a lower lip. The leaves contain aromatic essential oils and emerge oppositely, each pair at right angles to the previous one (called decussate) or whorled. The stems are square in cross section. The flowers are bilaterally symmetrical with 5 united petals, 5 united sepals. They are usually bisexual and verticillastrate (a flower cluster that looks like a whorl of flowers but actually consists of two crowded clusters). Below you will find a selection of the most common Cretan herbs, that are also available in many shops in Crete, so you can enjoy them at home as well. Diktamos Dittany of Crete, Origanum dictamnus L. (formerly Amaracus dictamnus Benth. or Amaracus tomentosus Moench.), is one of the best-known healing herbs of folklore. Native to the mountains of Crete (name derived from the Mount Dikti in central Crete) and also called dittany or dictamnus, this perennial plant can reach a height of 0.3 meters. Procumbent white, woolly stems, usually trailing, develop pink or purplish flowers in the summer. The small gray leaves have a velvety texture. Of minor importance today, dittany of Crete is primarily used as a potted plant or as an ornamental plant in garden borders. The flowers have been used in herbal teas, but the plant has no culinary value. As a medicinal plant, the herb has been utilized to heal wounds, soothe pain, cure snake bites, and ease childbirth. In addition, it has been used as a remedy against gastric or stomach ailments and rheumatism. Dictamnus albus L. (Dictamnus fraxinella Pers.), known as dittany and fraxinella, is often confused with dittany of Crete. In ancient times dittany of Crete was famous for its alleged property of expelling weapons imbedded in soldiers. Wild goats were reputed to seek out the plant after being struck by arrows; the goats were thought to eat the plant, and the arrows would fall out immediately. Shepherds saw this and would then ingest and later make compresses of the leaves to heal open wounds. In the tale of
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Charlie Harper – but not Sheen – returns for ‘Two and a Half Men’ finale | New York Post Charlie Harper – but not Sheen – returns for ‘Two and a Half Men’ finale Ashton Kutcher, Chuck Lorre and Jon Cryer CBS More On: Ratings for 'Two and a Half Men' finale not so meh-morable Charlie Harper may have returned for the series finale of “Two and a Half Men,” but the star who played him for eight seasons — Charlie Sheen — did not. The final episode of the CBS sitcom revealed that Charlie was still alive, and that his wife/stalker Rose (Melanie Lynskey) had faked his death and been hiding him in a basement dungeon for the past four years. But after talks to bring Sheen back for the finale failed, “Two and a Half Men” referred to — but didn’t show — his character, save for an animated flashback scene. The characters are first tipped off that Charlie might be alive when they learn of $2.5 million (get it?) in unclaimed royalties, which someone begins distributing to the women he wronged over the years. They soon confirm his escape when he sets off on a path of revenge against his brother Alan (Jon Cryer) and Walden (Ashton Kutcher) for carrying on like nothing happened since his death. Along the way, there’s plenty of references to Sheen’s unceremonious firing from the show in 2011: When Walden searches the Internet for reports of Charlie’s death, he only finds a “crazy rant about a former employer.” He later receives a threatening text message that references “tiger’s blood,” a Sheen catchphrase during his post-“Men” publicity tour. CBS In fact the entire finale had a meta feel, with characters often shooting knowing glances at the camera, like when Walden tells Jake (Angus T. Jones), “it’s amazing that you made so much money with such stupid jokes” after the boy returns home having made $2.5 million playing “craps” (insert laugh track here). CBS The closest the episode got to a Sheen appearance was a backwards-facing silhouette approaching the front door of the beach house in the final minute, with Alan and Walden still thinking Charlie is in jail. But before he can ring the door, a piano is dropped on his head — a fate that also befalls series co-creator Chuck Lorre when the camera next pans out to him in a director’s chair. But it was Lorre who got the final word in his long-running sitcom. Before the piano came comically crashing down, he uttered another Sheen catchphrase: “Winning.” Share this:
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"Two and a Half Men" Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb trailers and videos full cast and crew trivia official sites memorable quotes Overview 0 out of 2 people found the following review useful: God will not approve of this show from United States 14 October 2016 I absolutely find everyone in this show annoying and offensive. There are real guys out there like Charlie. And the fact they make humor out of stuff like this when you actually know someone who has bad morals and alcohol habits in real life its actually pretty sad. Charlies brother Allan on the other hand may be strait edge but he acts Gay. The house maid in the show is an anti emotion who wouldn't react to your death. Jake is probably the only character in this show that I find funny without being inappropriate. Not to mention I notice the profanity in this show is a little extreme. Shows like this should only be allowed to be watched on YouTube and not be put on TV. I made other reviews to other shows that I feel have similar humor that I don't find very humorous anymore they're just more inappropriate now days. I honestly enjoy the family shows better than the dirty comedian stuff they make out there. Was the above review useful to you? good series, truly. 23 September 2016 As funny as funny stuff gets. If you wanna laugh, this is the series to go, and Charlie Sheen is the man for it. And his brother, Alan, is also up to the mark. But after Sheen's departure, the movie lost quite some of its cutting-d\\edge indeed. You know the drill- the nonchalant, flamboyant and well-to-do bachelor, right? Well this is the classic scene, but anyhow, not a letdown, ever. Tremendous acting, by accomplished actors. Like I said, and I don't like repeating things, but IMDb won't let me publish a review if it has less than 10 line, which can be a real pain in the neck sometimes, I'm telling you, this series is easily up there amidst the likes of Seinfeld and the others. Totally recommend. Was the above review useful to you? 1 out of 1 people found the following review useful: I don't get it! from Norway 14 July 2016 I have seen this show on TV for yeeeears now and i laugh just about never. I mean when is it funny? I cant see it. I work night shifts now a days. Where i mostly just sit on my ass watching TV (its not a cozy work place, trust me) On one channel there is every day 4 episodes of the big bang theory, which is funny. But than comes 4 episodes of two and a half men. Its just not funny, it feels so fakish. People are crying about Charlie Sheen not being on the show any more, but common, it was not funny with him eighter. The only thing making me watch this show, is the average story. Its not great, but it can be viewed. Was the above review useful to you? 0 out of 1 people found the following review useful: I'm talking about "Two and a half men" not the desperate remakes 4 June 2016 *** This review may contain spoilers *** Two and a half men (from season 1 to season 8) is the best sitcom i've ever seen in my whole life، the big differences between the characters is what made this show extremely hilarious! the jokes are crazy the cast are PERFECT there is not much of romance، drama or lousiness but only pure comedy which happens to be this show's category! i've seen other works for Chuck Lorre like "The big bang theory" and even him probably know that this show is no good and has nothing to do with comedy. The guy have messed up one of the greatest sitcoms in the world، so thank you Chuck! since charlie sheen left the show it became "Three boring men" with so much in common between the characters the show bored me to death. and after Jake was gone they realized the importance of having a new charlie in the show so they brought a girl who's supposed to be charlie's daughter! but is it Two and a half men again? no it's not! so at the last season they decided to bring a child to the crew that replaces Jake but it didn't work out either! but still every time i think of giving it a rate lower than 10 i remember the first 8 seasons and realize it's a huge mistake not to give it a 10
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Tupac Shakur - Biography - IMDb Tupac Shakur Biography Showing all 130 items Jump to: Overview (5) | Mini Bio (2) | Spouse (1) | Trade Mark (5) | Trivia (76) | Personal Quotes (41) Overview (5) 5' 9¼" (1.76 m) Mini Bio (2) Born in New York City, Tupac grew up primarily in Harlem. In 1984, his family moved to Baltimore, Maryland where he became good friends with Jada Pinkett Smith . His family moved again in 1988 to Oakland, California. His first breakthrough in music came in 1991 as a member of the group Digital Underground. In the same year he received individual recognition for his album "2Pacalypse Now," but this album was also the beginning of his notoriety as a leading figure of the gangster permutation of hip-hop, with references to cop killing and sexual violence. His solo movie career also began in this year with Juice (1992), and in 1992 he co-starred with Janet Jackson in Poetic Justice (1993). However, law confrontations were soon to come: A 15-day jail term in 1994 for assault and battery and, in 1995, a conviction for sexual assault of a female fan. After serving 8 months pending an appeal, Shakur was released from jail. 'Thug Life' tattoo across stomach Wearing a bandana tied at the front Nostril piercing Trivia (76) Renamed Tupac Amaru Shakur in 1972 by his mother after Tupac Amaru, an Inca who was sentenced to death by the Spaniards. Tupac Amaru, in the Inca language, means "shining serpent". Son of black panther Afeni Shakur ; grew up in Harlem, Baltimore, and Marin County, California. He had the words "thug life" tattooed across his abdomen. Was engaged to Kidada Jones Was going to play the role of Malik in Higher Learning (1995) Died on a Friday the 13th. More of his music has been released since his death than was while he was alive. Appeared in the Salt-N-Pepa video, "Whatta Man.". Founding Member of the Outlawz Used the name Makaveli which is an altered spelling of Machiavelli, about whom he read while in prison. In the song "Life Goes On" from the "All Eyez on Me" album, he rhymes about his own funeral. As a young man, Tupac also studied dance, including ballet. Tupac is listed as the most successful gangsta MC in the "Guinness Book of World Records." Grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Jim Carrey was his favorite actor. Was cast in the movie Woo (1998), but was shot five days before principal photography began. He was offered a record contract at the age of 13. However, his mother refused to let him sign anything at such a young age. She felt he had a lot to learn about the world before joining the music industry. He read for the part of "Bubba" in Forrest Gump (1994). 10 albums have been released after his 1996 death; all have gone platinum. He was voted the 86th Greatest Rock 'n Roll Artist of all time by Rolling Stone. In November 1994, he was robbed and shot five times by a pair of muggers in the lobby of a New York recording studio. Tupac survived the attack, and afterwards frequently boasted of his durability in his lyrics. Was originally cast in Menace II Society (1993) but was fired after a physical altercation with director Allen Hughes . As a teenager, he studied drama at Baltimore's School for the Arts, where he rhymed under the name MC New York. When he was 12 years old, his mother enrolled him in Harlem's 127th St Ensemble. He played Travis in "A Raisin in The Sun" in his first acting role Started his career on Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records with Digital Underground . As a young man, he also studied ballet and dance His 1996 song "Ghetto Gospel" was released in 2005, with some vocals by Elton John , and went to #1 in the UK, despite the fact he had been dead for eight years. Was a good friend of fellow hip-hop MC M.C. Hammer , who also was from Oakland, California, USA. His albums have sold 38 million copies in the USA alone. Had been rapping since he was 18 years old (1989). According to Guiness Book of Records 2004, he is the highest selling rap/hip-hop artist selling over 67 million copies worldwide In a 2005 Rolling Stones Magazine Vote, Tupac was named #6 of the '100 immor
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"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
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Richard Nixon’s Religion and Political Views | The Hollowverse Nixon was a Republican, but had some signature Democrat economic policies. Richard Nixon was born quite poor in Yorba Linda, California. Nixon’s mother was a Quaker and his father converted from Methodist when he married her. Quaker is a surprising religion for Nixon. It teaches its followers to not drink or dance or swear, for one. But its quite liberal in a number of ways, such as allowing women to hold offices of influence in the church and, perhaps most famously, being radically pacifist. And this from the president who is most famous for Watergate and the Vietnam War. Even though Nixon’s family was devout, he didn’t have a high view of religion once taking office, saying: In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man and reduce conflict. But history is not encouraging in this respect. The bloodiest wars in history have been religious wars. 1 A lying politician, never! Nixon was a real Republican. He believed in family values, small government, and kicking ass. He’s the only president to have resigned after the Watergate scandal marred his reputation, disenchanting Americans for generations. In fact, some theorize that the Nixon administration is responsible for the decline in America’s trust of politicians and the political process. He wasn’t all bad, though. He was the first president to visit communist China, opening relations between the two countries for the first time in 25 years. Also, he managed to preside over one of the hottest periods of the Cold War, and no one got nuked. So that’s a plus. Economically, Nixon was more liberal than conservative. The Vietnam War took a toll on the U.S. economy, causing high rates of inflation. Following in the footsteps of a number of European countries, Nixon took the U.S. dollar off the gold standard, giving the U.S. Federal Reserve greater power–a move still controversial today. It managed to only temporarily boost the U.S. economy in 1971, just in time for reelection. In other ways, he was all Republican such as opposing the welfare state–now an American institution, saying: If we take the route of the permanent handout, the American character will itself be impoverished. 2
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TRIVIA - HISTORICAL TRIVIA - HISTORICAL ` History Trivia What was a ship called the Ancon the first to travel through, on August 15, 1914? The Panama Canal. What fighter pilot flew World War I missions with his Great Dane "Moritz" next to him in the cockpit? Monfred von Richthofen, or " The Red Baron". What country lost 17.2 percent of its population in World War II? Poland. What deranged Roman emperor had a name that meant "little boot"? Caligula. What Pakistani was the first head of state in the 20th century to give birth in office? Benazir Bhutto. What two-word term describes the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning f the Renaissance? Middle Ages. What newspaper won a Pulitzer for its Watergate coverage? The Washington Post. Who described the impending Persian Gulf ground war as "the mother of all battles"? Saddam Hussein. What ship's lookout was miffed when his request for binoculars was denied in 1912? The Titanic's. What big-league baseball prospect was jailed in Cuba from 1953 to 1955 before going on to bigger things? Fidel Castro. Who saw the turtleneck he wore at cease-fire talks in Bosnia fetch $5,000 at auction? Jimmy Carter. What brave-hearted Scottish patriot led soldiers to a defeat of the English at the Battle of Cambuskenneth in 1297? William Wallace. What nation issued the five-dollar bill found in Abraham Lincoln's pocket when he was shot? The Confederate States of America. What Argentinean was buried in a Milan cemetery under the pseudonym Maria Maggi? Eva Peron. What Polish political movement got the support of Pope John Paul II in the 1980s? Solidarity. What war lasted from June 5, 1967 to June 10, 1967? The Six-Day War. Who was the longest-reigning Arab ruler, through 1995? King Hussein of Jordan. What famous Swiss citizen said of nuclear bombs: "If I had known, I would have become a watchmaker"? Albert Einstein. What nation was bounced from the Organization of American States in 1962? Cuba. What's the Islamic Resistance Movement better known as to Palestinians? Hamas. Who was the first president of the National Organization for Women, in 1966? Betty Freidan. Who tooled around Chicago during Prohibition in a car bearing the license plate "EN-1"? Eliot Ness. Who cross-examined the victims in the trial against Long Island Railroad shooter Colin Ferguson? Colin Ferguson. What beating victim's 23-lawyer defense team handed the city of Los Angeles a bill for $4.4 million? Rodney King's. What can Germans publicly deny the existence of to earn five years in prison? The Holocaust. What French explorer was murdered by his crew after he spent two years failing to locate the mouth of the Mississippi? Robert La Salle. Who's believed by many to be buried in Downpatrick under a tombstone marked with the letter "P"? St. Patrick. What controversial crime fighter did Elvis Presley call "the greatest living American"? J. Edgar Hoover. What cavalryman's bonehead moves included leaving four Gatling guns behind, in 1876? George Armstrong Custer's. Who wrote in 1774 that "no thinking man" in America wanted independence from England? George Washington. What country was Adolf Hitler born in? Austria. What Ohio city was the 1995 Bosnian peace accord signed in? Dayton. What Persian Gulf warrior called his young majors in charge of combat operations "Jedi Knights"? Norman Schwarzkopf. What horse-loving future president cheated on an eye exam to join the cavalry reserves in the 1930s? Ronald Reagan. What president opined: "Once you get into this great stream of history you can't get out"? Richard Nixon. What name has been shared by the most popes? John. What leader ruled an area that stretched from the North Sea to central Italy at the onset of the ninth century? Charlemagne. What did Hirohito refer to as a "tragic interlude," during a 1975 U.S. visit? World War II. What nationality was Gavrilo Princip, who set off World War I by assassinating Archduke Ferdinand? Serbian. What 17th century English Lord Protector's severed head was finally buried
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Which South African mammal is also called a suricate?
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Meercat - definition of Meercat by The Free Dictionary Meercat - definition of Meercat by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Meercat (mîr′kăt′) n. A small burrowing mongoose (Suricata suricatta) of southern Africa, having brownish-gray fur and a long tail, which it uses for balance when it stands on its hind legs. Also called suricate. [Afrikaans, from Middle Dutch meercatte, monkey, perhaps a compound of meer, sea (because monkeys came to Europe from overseas); see mori- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + catte, cat (from Germanic *kattuz); see cat, or perhaps a folk-etymological alteration of an Indic word akin to Marathi mākaḍ, monkey (from Middle Indic makkaṭa-, from Sanskrit markaṭaḥ, perhaps of Dravidian origin and akin to Kannada maṅga).] meerkat (ˈmɪəˌkæt) n (Animals) any of several South African mongooses, esp Suricata suricatta (slender-tailed meerkat or suricate), which has a lemur-like face and four-toed feet [C19: from Dutch: sea-cat]
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Reticulated Giraffe - Safari WestSafari West Reticulated Giraffe Species G. camelopardalis Species status: Least Concern * Safari West has two sub-species of giraffe; Masai giraffe, G. c. tippelschircki and reticulated giraffe,G. c. reticulata. Key Facts Height: 14-20 ft (~4.3-6 m) Weight: 1800-3500 lb (~815-1590 kg) Physical Description Giraffe are the world’s tallest mammal. At birth calves are up to about 6.5 ft (2 m) tall and weigh 110-200 lb (50-90 kg). Both males and female have a spotted coat with varying patterns and colors depending on the sub-species. The pattern for an individual giraffe is constant throughout their life but the coat color may change depending on age and health. The giraffe’s incredibly long neck contains seven elongated vertebrae, the same number as in a human neck. An adult will have on average an 18 in (45 cm) black to purple prehensile tongue that grasps prickly food from the very tops of trees. Being very tall animals, giraffe have incredibley high blood pressure, averaging 260/160, which aids in the circulation of blood. One-way valves and elastic blood vessels in the neck control blood pressure in the head when the giraffe is bent over, without these the giraffe would lose consciousness. Giraffe have long, sturdy legs, with their front legs longer than their back legs, and horn structures, called ossicones. Female ossicones are thin and tufted; male giraffe ossicones are thick but the hair is often missing on the top due to sparring. Social Life Giraffe are social animals, but do not form stable, long term herds. Herds can include all female, all male, female with young calves, or mixed gender and usually contain 10-20 individuals, although herds of up to 70 have been observed. Individual giraffes join and leave the herd at will. Female giraffes, with their young, are often found together while immature males form bachelor herds, and then become more solitary as they mature. Adult male giraffes establish dominance by “necking”, when two giraffes stand next to each other and swing their heads at the other giraffe. Giraffe feed and drink during the morning and evening and rest at night while standing up. Habitat and Range Giraffe inhabit arid, dry land with Acacia trees and are found in savannas, grasslands, or open woodlands. Because they only occasionally drink, giraffes can be found away from a water source. Giraffes have disappeared from most of western Africa, except a residual population in Niger and have been reintroduced in South Africa to game reserves. *Masai giraffe are found in Tanzania and Kenya in East Africa *Reticulated giraffe are found in Ethiopia and Somalia in North Africa Diet Giraffe are browsers that feed on leaves, flowers, seed pods, and fruit, with the majority of their diet composed of the leaves of the Acacia trees. In areas where the savannah is salty or full of minerals, they eat soil as well. Giraffes browse by taking the branches in their mouths and pulling away their head to tear away the leaves. Female giraffe are more selective when feeding and choose foliage with the highest nutritional value. Lifespan In the wild giraffe live for 15-20 years and 25-30 years in captivity. Predators Adult giraffe are well able to defend themselves and thus have few predators. They run up to 35 mph (56 kph) and can deliver deadly blows with their hooves. Most predators, such as lions, crocodiles, leopards and hyenas target young, sick, or elderly giraffe. Reproduction Sexual maturity: Male, 4-5 years, Female: 3-4 years Mating Season: May to August Birth Season: June to November, typically giving birth every 20-30 months Gestation: 400-468 days (13-15 months) No. of Young: 1 Conservation The IUCN Red List describes Giraffa camelopardalis as a species of Least Concern, with a total population of 80-100,000 individuals. Some sub-species in east and southern Africa remain stable but others in north and west Africa are declining and may well be threatened. Main threats to giraffe are habitat loss and poaching. There are believed to be nin
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Who played the part of Father Ted in the T.V. series
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Amazon.com: Father Ted - The Complete Series 2: Various: Movies & TV Father Ted - The Complete Series 2 DVD See More Sling Television: 7 days FREE Watch Live TV Programming Any Time and Anywhere. Simple monthly pricing, no long-term contracts or hidden fees. Watch now See all buying options Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1 This shopping feature will continue to load items. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Page 1 of 1 Start over Sponsored Products are advertisements for products sold by merchants on Amazon.com. When you click on a Sponsored Product ad, you will be taken to an Amazon detail page where you can learn more about the product and purchase it. To learn more about Amazon Sponsored Products, click here . Ad feedback Special Offers and Product Promotions Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats. ) Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 DVD Release Date: February 17, 2004 Run Time: 240 minutes Page 1 of 1 Start over Sponsored Products are advertisements for products sold by merchants on Amazon.com. When you click on a Sponsored Product ad, you will be taken to an Amazon detail page where you can learn more about the product and purchase it. To learn more about Amazon Sponsored Products, click here . See all verified purchase reviews Top Customer Reviews By heylady43 on March 18, 2015 Format: Amazon Video|Verified Purchase FATHER TED is an irreverent delight. The premise is 3 priests who have offended the powers that be have been sent to an isolated Irish island with a small population of eccentrics to redeem themselves which, of course, they will never do. Father Ted, played by Dermot Morgan, as the most normal seeming priest, is being punished for taking money collected to send a girl to Lourdes for a cure. Instead, he went to Vegas and blew it all. Ardal O'Hanlon plays Father Dougal Maguire, a dimwitted innocent who doesn't really get the point of the Catholic belief system. The 3rd priest, Father Jack played by Frank Kelly, looks like an old Joe Cocker with hair standing on end, always, drunk and totally inarticulate. The 4th regular is the housekeeper, who is as nuts as the other 3. The writing is hysterical and all 4 actors are perfect in their roles. This show is not for the very religious. To enjoy it you must have a strong tolerance and appreciation of mockery of ideals previously held. The writing is never mean spirited, just funny pointing out the foibles of us all using the supposedly holier than thou as the target. By Weste on April 30, 2014 Format: DVD|Verified Purchase This is an insanely funny and completely irreverent portrayal of the 2 priests assigned to the far-reaches of a diocese in Ireland. It will be especially funny for those of us who grew up in the 60s and attended Catholic church, but it will be funny for non-Catholics as well. So extreme and farcical that even devout Catholics will find themselves crying with laughter. You don't know laughter until you've seen Speed II, watched Father Ted and Dougal on holiday, met Father Noel and his youth group, or seen the priest who "dances for Jesus." By Matthew L. Roffman on February 5, 2002 Format: DVD|Verified Purchase Father Ted is the story of three priests, one a con man, one a drunkard, and the last a complete idiot, exiled by the catholic church to a small island in the middle of nowhere. The Comedy is hilarious although somewhat more difficult for American viewers like me to understand. It can jump around a little bit at times. The funniest thing about the series is that just about every character is a priest. You've got hippie DJ priests, cool smoking soccer playing priests, and not to forget the effete sing along leader priest who won't shut up. In some ways.. it's like a Young Ones for the 90s. Just replace the college kids with priests. It's a wonderful show. The American release of the complete season two is coinciding with the British releas
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Other 1950's Children's TV Home > Children's Programmes > Other Children's TV Below is a selection of other Children's TV programmes of the 1950's. If you have any information about these or any other programmes of the era, we would be very grateful to receive it. Just e-mail the address at the foot of this page and we will try to feature them on their own pages: This TV Comic Annual shows on its cover, amongst others, Muffin the Mule, Billy Bean, Pakki the Elephant, Lenny the Lion, Bengo the Boxer Pup, Coco the Clown and Bom the little Drummer Boy. (Click on the picture to enlarge) 'The Hot Chestnut Man' with Nat Temple and his Band who changed the Robin Hood lyrics to: "Robin Hood, Robin Hood, riding round the house, Robin Hood, Robin Hood, on his clockwork mouse, Feared by the BBC, loved by the ITA, Robin Hood, Robin Hood, Robin Hood" 'The Man In Armour ' - This was a fantasy serial in 7 episodes and was first transmitted in February 1951. Featuring a 500 year old man called Sir Archibald Willow who, kept alive by his magic armour, wanders through the centuries in search of Isolde, the beautiful daughter of Sappho Holyrood. Sappho was a wicked old magician who, believing that Archie handed over his daughter as a witch, was determined to kill the knight. Archie was safe as long as he never took off the suit of armour so Sappho would try to empty itching powder into the suit to get Archie to take it off. Will anybody ever forget the cry - "Where's my itching powder?" !!!. Archie finds himself in an antique shop owned by Theodore Hubble, who has two children, Ronnie and Rona. Written by Godfrey Harrison from an idea by A. A. Dubens, it starred June Allen as Rona, Barry McGregor as Ronnie and Bruce Gordon as The Man In the Armour and was produced by Rex Tucker. A second series was transmitted in September 1952, again with Bruce Gordon and with Shaun Sutton as Maud Fogey. Producer was Vivian Milroy. The theme tune used was 'Horse Feathers' by Philip Green. Other music used was: Comic Mystic by Robert Farnon and Three Bears Phantasy by Eric Coates. ' The Gordon Honour ' - Chronicled the continuing (over several generations) family feud between The Gordon family and The Fitzwilliam family over the disputed possession of a candlestick which had been presented to one of them for a service rendered. Each generation was played by the same actors - just a change of beards. Paul Whitsun-Jones (a ubiquitous character actor of the time) played The Duke of Tyburn, the head of the Gordons, who had a somewhat ineffectual nephew called Freddy, played by Bruce Gordon, who fell in love with the only retainer, Poppy the maid. There were two series of the Gordon Honour and there were two simultaneous plots. In the present was the attempt by the two Fitzwilliams, just criminals, to steal the Gordon Honour, a candle stick to which a new arm was added after each act of heroism by the Gordon family. However, Freddy was a bit of wimp and could never do any act of heroism that would result in a further arm being attached. However, he finally did so and honour was satisfied. During the setting there would be a lull, while Paul Whitsun-Jones, would tell his nephew all about an exploit of one of the ancestors which would be shown as a separate action. The Fitzwilliams were not only trying to steal the candle stick but were, in every generation, showing treachery to the King. The first episode was a servant boy saving the life of King Arthur from the Fitzwilliam, a knight of the Round Table and being knighted Sir Varlet Gordon. There would be a love interest with a servant girl each time. In another episode, the Gordon of the time
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Jules Verne - Google Books 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 4 Reviews https://books.google.com.au/books/about/20_000_Leagues_Under_the_Sea.html?id=hEzmQuPLO6UC Themes: Hi-Lo, adapted classics, low level classics, graphic novel. These literary masterpieces are made easy and interesting. This series features classic tales retold with color illustrations to introduce literature to struggling readers. Each 64-page softcover book retains key phrases and quotations from the original classics. When seaman were sailing only wooden ships, Captain Nemo was the master of his incredible, futuristic submarine, the Nautilus, which journeyed through many strange and adventurous voyages... What people are saying - Write a review We haven't found any reviews in the usual places. All Book Search results » About the author (2010) Jules Verne, one of the most influential writers of modern times, was born on February 8, 1828 in Nantes, France. He wrote for the theater and worked briefly as a stockbroker. Verne is considered by many to be the father of science fiction. His most popular novels include Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in Eighty Days. These and others have been made into movies and TV mini-series. Twenty Thousand Leagues is even the basis of a popular ride at the Disney theme parks. In 1892, he was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in France. He died on March 24, 1905 in Amiens, France.
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Inspector Morse Inspector Morse Last Bus to Woodstock (1975) Created by Edit Block Morse (left) as played by John Thaw in the television adaptation, with Lewis (right) as played by Kevin Whately. Inspector Morse is a fictional character in the eponymous series of detective novels by British author Colin Dexter, as well as the 33-episode 1987–2000 television adaptation of the same name, in which the character was portrayed by John Thaw. Morse is a senior CID (Criminal Investigation Department) officer with the Thames Valley Police in Oxford, UK. With a Jaguar car (originally a Lancia), a thirst for British real ale and a penchant for music (especially opera and Wagner), poetry, art, classics, classic cars, and cryptic crossword puzzles, Morse presents a likeable persona, despite his sullen temperament. Name and family Edit Block Morse's first name, "Endeavour", was kept a secret until the end of Death is Now My Neighbour (traditionally Morse claimed that he should be called "Morse" or joked that his first name was "Inspector"). In the series it is noted that his reticence about his Christian name led to a public school (Stamford School, where Colin Dexter and his brother were both pupils) nickname of "Pagan". The origin of his name is the vessel HMS Endeavour, as Morse's mother was a Quaker (Quakers have a tradition of "virtue names") and his father was a fan of Captain James Cook. The author of the Morse novels, Colin Dexter, is a fan of cryptic crosswords, and Morse is named after champion solver Jeremy Morse, one of Dexter's arch-rivals as a clue-writer in the crossword world. During the episode "Cherubim and Seraphim", it is learned that Morse's parents divorced when he was 12. He remained with his mother until her death three years later, when he had to return to his father. He had a dreadful relationship with his stepmother, Gwen, and claimed he only read poetry to annoy her and that her petty bullying almost drove him to suicide. He has a half-sister, Joyce, with whom he is on better terms, and was devastated when Joyce's daughter, Marilyn, took her own life. Habits and personality Edit Block Morse is ostensibly the embodiment of white, male, upper-middle-class Britishness, with a set of prejudices and assumptions to match. He may thus be considered a late example of the gentleman detective, a staple of British detective fiction. This background is in sharp juxtaposition to the working class origins of his assistant, Lewis (named for another rival clue-writer, Mrs. B. Lewis); in the novels, Lewis is Welsh, but this was altered to a northern English (Geordie) background in the TV series. He is also middle-aged in the books. Morse's relationships with authority, the establishment, bastions of power and the status quo are markedly ambiguous, as sometimes are his relations with women. Morse is frequently portrayed in the act of patronising women characters, to the extent that some feminist critics have argued that Morse is a misogynist. Fundamentally, however, he is portrayed as a compassionate and egalitarian figure. Morse is an extremely intelligent individual. He dislikes spelling errors and grammatical mistakes, demonstrated by the fact that in every personal or private document written to him he manages to point out at least one spelling mistake. He claims his approach to crime-solving is deductive and one of his key tenets is that "there is a 50 per cent chance that the last person to see the victim alive was the murderer". In reality, it is the pathologists who deduce; Morse uses immense intuition and his fantastic memory to get to the killer. Career Edit Block Although details of Morse's career are deliberately kept vague, it is hinted that as a schoolboy he won a scholarship to study at St John's College, Oxford. He lost the scholarship as the result of poor academic performance, which in turn resulted from a failed love affair (mentioned in the series at the end of "The Last Enemy" and in the novel The Riddle of the Third Mile). Forced to leave the University, he entered the Army, and on leaving it, joined th
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Municipal Court of Seattle - Jury Duty FAQs Is Jury service mandatory? The United States Constitution and the Washington State Constitution guarantee the right to trial by jury. Failure to attend as directed may subject you to penalties provided by law. All King County residents are obligated by state law to serve as a juror unless they: Are not a United States citizen; Are under 18 years of age; Are unable to communicate in the English language; or If convicted of a felony, is not subject to community custody. What is my duty as a juror? As a juror, you must be fair and impartial. Your actions and decisions must be free of any bias or prejudice. You must apply the law given by the judge to the facts given during the trial to make a decision in a case. Municipal Court of Seattle What are my transportation options? We encourage you to use mass transportation to the courthouse as parking is limited and expensive. When you arrive for jury service you may choose to receive bus tickets, light rail or water taxi fare reimbursement or mileage reimbursement for your service term. We do not reimburse for parking. You will receive a bus ticket for the original trip to the courthouse at the time of check in for jury service. If you wish to receive a bus ticket prior to your arrival we would be happy to accommodate you if you give us sufficient time to allow for mail delivery. Call (206) 684-5688 or email SMC_jury_Assembly@seattle.gov . Please include your Juror number and date of service. To plan your trip via Metro, click here. Use Fifth Avenue & Cherry Street or Fifth Avenue & James Street as your destination point. Top of FAQ Page ................ Jury Duty Home What if I recently served in another court as a juror? If you have served with any other jurisdiction, please contact that court and request written verification of your service. Forward that to us, along with the lower portion of the Seattle Municipal Court summons, and an exemption will be processed.. Top of FAQ Page ................ Jury Duty Home Is it possible to be excused from Jury Duty For a hardship exemption: If you need to be excused from service, please attach a letter explaining why it is difficult for you to serve at any time during the next year, and mail it to the address on your summons. Work related exemptions require a letter of explanation from your employer. All medical exemptions require a letter from your physician What types of cases are heard by jurors? Jurors in Seattle Municipal Court most commonly hear misdemeanor cases such as driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, shoplifting, assault, domestic violence, vehicle prowl, or prostitution. Jurors occasionally hear civil cases involving charges such as violation of building regulations or business license regulations. What do I do in the event of inclement weather? If the weather conditions are bad and the court determines that it will not require jurors to appear for court services, we will update our web site or you can call (206) 684-8118. You may also check
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1. How many different scoring areas are there on a standard dart board? - Jade Wright - Liverpool Echo 1. How many different scoring areas are there on a standard dart board? 2. Which New York bridge, completed in 1883, was designed by John Augustus Roebling? Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email 2. Which New York bridge, completed in 1883, was designed by John Augustus Roebling? 3. Taphephobia is the fear of what? 4. Concord is the capital of which American state? 5. Lentigines is the medical term for what? 6. Which Saint’s day is on March 1? 7. Which famous author once said: Work is the curse of the drinking classes? 8. Which line on the London Underground was opened in 1977 and was originally planned to be called Fleet? 9. In what year did Disneyland open? 10. Which TV police series began as a one off programme called Woodentop? 11. Who had a top 10 hit in 1998 called I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing? 12. How many legs does an ant have? 13. Which country is San Marino surrounded by? 14. Which waterway divides the Isle of Wight from the English mainland? 15. Which is bigger – one litre or two pints? 16. What type of creature is a motmot? 17. What was the subject of the 1992 Maastricht Treaty? 18. Who duetted with Michael Jackson on The Girl Is Mine? 19. How many inches are there in a yard? 20. Who wrote a book of children’s poems called Old Possum’s Book Of Practical Cats? 21. Who was the first man to fly the Atlantic solo? 22. What was the name of the first feature film in which the dog Lassie appeared? 23. Who won this year’s Badminton Horse Trials. 24. In which year did the Great Wall Street Crash occur? 25. Dustin Hoffman’s first major role was in which 1967 film? 26. From which football club did Arsenal sign midfielder Cesc Fabregas? 27. Which football team is nicknamed the Rams? 28. What colour are the five Olympic rings? 29. Which rugby union team won the 2007 EDF energy cup? 30. Who won the Golden Boot at the 1986 football World Cup? 1. 82; 2. Brooklyn Bridge; 3. The fear of being buried alive; 4. New Hampshire; 5. Freckles; 6. St David’s; 7. Oscar Wilde; 8. Jubilee; 9. 1955; 10. The Bill; 11. Aerosmith; 12. 6; 13. Italy; 14. The Solent; 15. Two pints; 16. A bird; 17. The unification of Europe; 18. Paul McCartney; 19. 36; 20. T. S. Elliot; 21. Charles Lindbergh; 22. Lassie Come Home; 23. Nicolas Touzaint; 24. 1929; 25. The Graduate; 26. Barcelona; 27. Derby County; 28. Blue, Yellow, Black, Green & Red; 29. Leicester tigers; 30. Gary Lineker Like us on Facebook
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Speleology | Define Speleology at Dictionary.com speleology [spee-lee-ol-uh-jee] /ˌspi liˈɒl ə dʒi/ Spell the exploration and study of caves. Origin of speleology 1890-95; < Latin spēlae(um) (see spelaean ) + -o- + -logy Related forms [spee-lee-uh-loj-i-kuh l] /ˌspi li əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/ (Show IPA), adjective speleologist, noun British Dictionary definitions for speleology Expand noun 1. the scientific study of caves, esp in respect of their geological formation, flora and fauna, etc 2. the sport or pastime of exploring caves Derived Forms C19: from Latin spēlaeum cave 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
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Control Panel » Templates - Northamptonshire Sport Northamptonshire Sport Sat, 18 Mar 2017 - Sun, 19 Mar 2017 (09:00 - 16:00) What is Caving? Caving is the recreational pastime of exploring cave systems Caving is often undertaken for the enjoyment of the outdoor activity or for physical exercise, as well as original exploration, similar to mountaineering or diving. Caving, like many other outdoor activities, are not inherently dangerous. The danger comes when you are unprepared either without the right skills or without the right equipment. Equipment For your first caving trip you should be able to borrow a lamp and helmet until you decide whether you want to go caving again. You may be able to borrow some other specialist clothes, such as a waterproof oversuit, and other gear. Powered by
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Britain Magazine | The official magazine of Visit Britain | Best of British History, Royal Family,Travel and Culture - British prime ministers of the 20th century Latest issue British prime ministers of the 20th century Do you know who presided over the setting up of the National Health Service, or who served the shortest time as leader? Read our timeline of British prime ministers of the 20th century for all the answers. Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury Conservative 1895 to 1902 Salisbury was the last peer to serve as PM (this was his third tenure), with the brief exception of Douglas Home (below) who renounced his peerage within a few days of being appointed. Arthur James Balfour Conservative 1902 to 1905 Balfour was the nephew of the Marquess of Salisbury but his cabinet was divided on the issue of free trade and without the support of Edward VII he was forced to resign in December 1905. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman Liberal 1905 to 1908 Following Arthur James Balfour’s resignation, Edward VII invited the leader of the next largest party, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, to form a government. He was the first leader to officially use the title of ‘Prime Minister’. Herbert Henry Asquith Liberal 1908 to 1916 Asquith is the only Prime Minister to have taken office on foreign soil. At the time that he succeeded Campbell-Bannerman, Edward VII was in Biarritz so Asquith travelled there for the official ‘kissing-hands’ ceremony. David Lloyd George in 1916 David Lloyd George Liberal 1916 to 1922 One of the 20th centuries most radical thinkers, Lloyd George was the first and only Welshman to hold the position of prime minister, introducing state pensions and waging a war on poverty. Andrew Bonar Law Conservative 1922 to 1923 Law was prime minister for just 209 days. He retired due to ill health in May 1923 and died of throat cancer six months later. Stanley Baldwin Conservative 1923 to 1924 Baldwin took over as prime minister after Bonar Law retired but he was soon ousted from his first term, albeit temporarily. James Ramsey MacDonald Labour 1924 to 1924 In 1924 Ramsey MacDonald was asked by King George V to form a government when Stanley Baldwin’s Conservative majority proved ungovernable, and his was the first Labour government. Stanley Baldwin Conservative 1924 to 1929 In his second tenure as prime minister Baldwin extended the right to vote to women over 21. James Ramsey MacDonald Labour 1929 to 1935 In his second minority government in 1929, MacDonald appointed Margaret Bondfield as the first female cabinet minister, but forming a cross-party government proved his downfall. Stanley Baldwin Conservative 1935 to 1937 By taking office as prime minister for the third time Baldwin remarkably served under three monarchs. Neville Chamberlain Conservative 1937 to 1940 Chamberlain famously declared “I believe it is peace for our time” following a meeting in 1938 with Adolf Hitler. Sir Winston Churchill Conservative 1940 to 1945 Following Chamberlain’s resignation in 1940, Churchill succeeded him as prime minister of an all-party coalition government. Clement Attlee Labour 1945 to 1951 Taking over from Churchill at the end of the war, Attlee is perhaps best remembered for setting up the National Health Service. Winston Churchill gives his infamous V sign on 20 May 1940 Sir Winston Churchill Conservative 1951 to 1955 While serving his second term as prime minister Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953 for his many published works. Sir Anthony Eden Conservative 1955 to 1957 Eden is best remembered for his controversial handling of the Suez Crisis, which led to his resignation. Harold Macmillan Conservative 1957 to 1963 Macmillian took over as leader following Eden’s resignation and led the nation through the Cuban Missile Crisis. He was made Earl of Stockton in 1984 and died in 1986. Sir Alex Douglas-Home Conservative 1963 to 1964 The aristocratic Douglas-Home took on the trade unions but only served as prime minister for 363 days , the second shortest p
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British Monarchs And Their Prime Ministers - British Monarchy Family History British Monarchy Family History British Monarchs And Their Prime Ministers 10, DOWNING STREET The five major political parties of the United Kingdom are the Liberal Democrats, the Conservatives, the Labour Party, the Green Party and the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP). The Liberal Democrats - who were originally founded in 1678 under the name of the Whig Party. During their history they have also been known as the Peelite Party, the Radicals and the Liberal Party. They have a classic liberalism and social liberalism ideology. The Conservative Party - also known as the Tories, which is a centre right party with a conservatism and strong British unity ideology, whose movement was founded in 1834. The Labour Party - which is a centre left party with a socialist ideology, whose movement was founded in 1900. The Green Party - which is a centre left party with a strong environmentalist and eco-socialism ideology, which was founded in 1990. The United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) - which is a far right party with an anti-federalist and right wing populism ideology, whose movement was founded in 1993. Major regional nationalist parties around the United Kingdom include; The Ulster Unionist Party - which was formed in 1905, and The Democratic Ulster Unionist Party, formed in 1971, both of which are the two main political parties within Northern Ireland. Plaid Cymru - which was formed in 1925 and is a social democratic party striving for nationalism and independence in Wales. The Scottish Nationalist Party - which was formed in 1934, which is a social democratic party striving for nationalism and independence in Scotland. U.K STAMPS ISSUED ON THE 14th OF OCTOBER 2014 DEPICTING EIGHT FORMER PRIME MINISTERS The position of British Prime Minister was never created, but evolved over a number of years. Because of this modern historians have given the title of first British Prime Minister to that of Sir Robert Walpole, who ran King George I's government from 1721 - 1742, making his twenty one year tenure the longest of any British prime minister. As Great Britain is a monarchy, both the government and monarchy were originally run as a single entity, with the highest ministerial position, that of the Lord of the Treasurer. After every British election, the leader of the winning party is invited to form a government by the serving monarch. As a serving prime minister, the man or woman who holds this title is the only person in the United Kingdom who is allowed to sit in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The prime minister is a commoner, therefore he or she is eligible to sit in the House of Commons, but the Lord of the Treasurer, which is one of the automatic titles of the prime minister, is a lord, thus enabling him or her to sit in the House of Lords. Even the monarch is denied this privilege, as two of the monarch's titles are Lord of Man and Lord High Admiral of the British Navy, thus only enabling him or her entry into the House of Lords. At the end of a prime minister's tenure, it is customary for the monarch to award the outgoing prime minister with the Most Noble Order of the Garter, or in the case of a Scots born prime minister the Most Ancient & Noble Order of the Thistle, although Scottish born former prime ministers Gordon Brown and Tony Blair are not members of the order due to Brown declining the honour and Blair being disinherited due to public opinion over the Iraq war. Every outgoing prime minister is granted a life peerage, thus allowing them automatic elevation into the House of Lords. Ten Downing Street was built between 1682 - 1684 by property investor Sir George Downing. The house was inhabited by both royals and politicians over the years, until it
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Chris Haney, an Inventor of Trivial Pursuit, Dies at 59 - The New York Times The New York Times Business Day |Chris Haney, an Inventor of Trivial Pursuit, Dies at 59 Search Question: How did Chris Haney, an inventor of the board game Trivial Pursuit , think of himself? Answer: As a rock star. “It’s like we became rock stars,” he told Maclean’s magazine in 1993, repeating a comment he had made in several interviews. “People still shake in their boots when they meet us.” And why not? Mr. Haney, a rumpled Canadian high school dropout, joined with a fellow journeyman journalist, Scott Abbott, to create a phenomenon — a board game that tests a player’s grasp of wickedly inconsequential trivia. In the 1980s, Trivial Pursuit was outselling Monopoly. By the time Mr. Haney died in Toronto on Monday at 59, more than 100 million copies of the game had been sold in as many as 26 countries and in at least 17 languages, with estimated sales of well over $1 billion. And Mr. Haney, who had battled through financial hardship in pursuit of his dream, wound up owning golf courses, vineyards and racehorses. Hasbro, which bought the intellectual rights to Trivial Pursuit for $80 million in 2008, confirmed Mr. Haney’s death. The company did not give a cause, except to say that he had suffered from a long illness. Advertisement The original Trivial Pursuit, introduced in 1981, involved answering 6,000 trivia questions on 1,000 cards, coded by categories like history and entertainment. (They have been updated and modified many times since, and many variations of the game have been introduced.) Original questions could be tough: “Who was Howdy Doody’s twin brother?” (Double Doody.) Or easy: “What chemical is used to keep swimming pools clean?” (Chlorine.) Mr. Haney especially liked quirky questions: “What’s the largest diamond in the world?” (A baseball diamond.) The game was a hit with baby boomers in particular and has always tended to play on their nostalgia. Indeed, Time magazine reported that the cast of “The Big Chill,” the 1983 movie about a reunion of friends from the 1960s, loved to play Trivial Pursuit on the set. Photo Chris Haney, left, with Scott Abbott. The two men created Trivial Pursuit. Credit The Canadian Press, via Associated Press Christopher Haney was born in Welland, Ontario. (The exact date is uncertain, but references agree on his age, 59.) He dropped out of high school at 17 and later said that he regretted it — that he should have dropped out at 12. His father worked for a news agency, The Canadian Press, and got him a job there as a copy boy. He later took over its photo desks in Ottawa and Montreal, then moved to The Montreal Gazette as a picture editor. On the evening of Dec. 15, 1979, Mr. Haney and Mr. Abbott, who was then a sportswriter for The Canadian Press, were playing Scrabble. Mr. Haney wondered aloud whether the two of them could invent a game as good. Contrary to legend, they were neither in a tavern nor on their 18th round of beers. They were actually at Mr. Haney’s home in Montreal and on their first beers when Mr. Haney suggested a game based on trivia, they told The Hamilton Spectator in 1993. By the time Mr. Haney was opening the refrigerator to fetch their second beers, they were already mentally designing the board. Their next step was to go to a Montreal toy fair and present themselves as a reporter-photographer team. They peppered game experts with questions and came away with what Mr. Haney called “$10,000 worth of information.” Advertisement Continue reading the main story They then brought in Mr. Haney’s brother John, who in turn brought in a friend, a fellow hockey enthusiast. But they needed more investors and turned to friends in their newsrooms. One problem, according to The Globe and Mail of Canada, was that people had heard they were “con artists.” As an example, the newspaper pointed to a chain letter the men had started that proved profitable for the originators but not to those down the line. They nonetheless succeeded in raising $40,000 from 32 investors. Mr. Haney’s mother was not amo
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The Definitive Pursuit Radio Log with Ted de Corsia, Ben Wright and Leith Stevens Ben Wright as Inspector Peter Black Eddie Dunstedter circa 1941 Background It was almost certainly Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fascinating and quixotic character Sherlock Holmes that ignited a great deal of interest in the inner workings of Great Britain's approach to crime. And in spite of Sherlock Holmes' somewhat lackluster opinion of Scotland Yard and its methods, history has shown worldwide interest and admiration for Scotland Yard, New Scotland Yard, and contemporary Great Britain's Metropolitan Police. Throughout the Golden Age of Radio New Scotland Yard and its extraordinary history were the subject of several popular Radio programs of the era: Inspector White of Scotland Yard (1936) [Mutual] Scotland Yard's Inspector Burke (1947) [Mutual] Hearthstone of The Death Squad (1948-1952) [NBC/CBS] Pursuit (1949-1952) [CBS] Secrets of Scotland Yard (1950 from Radio Lourenço Marques--LM Radio--in Mozambique, 1951 to 1953 in Canada, then later in the U.S.) was also a Towers of London syndicated production. It should be noted that the first airing of Secrets of Scotland Yard, was out of the pirate station, Radio Lourenço Marques from Mozambique to South Africa. This would not have been a Scotland Yard-sanctioned production, despite the fact that the BBC would almost certainly have known the syndicated series was being broadcast in both Australia and via LM Radio to South Africa. One can only surmise that this was a 'wink-wink, nudge-nudge' means of skirting the BBC's proscriptions against commercial broadcasts of their programming. WHItehall-1212 (51-11-18 to 52-10-26) was a fully NBC-produced and distributed network offering. The Black Museum (1952 to 1953) was another Harry Alan Towers (Towers of London) syndicated production. Black Museum also aired out of a pirate station, Radio Luxembourg, beginning in late 1951, a practice that clearly would not have gained the overt support of Scotland Yard. Dear Margie, It’s Murder (1953) [Mutual] Scotland Yard's exploits continued to fascinate Television audiences during Television's Golden Age as well. The three Radio programs of the era that bore the most resemblance to each other were Scotland Yard's Inspector Burke starring Basil Rathbone, the Hummerts' CBS production Hearthstone of the Death Squad, and CBS' Pursuit initially starring durable character actor, Ted DeCorsia . CBS doubles-down on Scotland Yard The Mutual Broadcasting System's Scotland Yard's Inspector Burke series ran throughout 1947 starring Basil Rathbone, the actor most closely associated with Sherlock Holmes up to that point. Mutual, having abandoned a Scotland Yard Inspector series with star power, left the door wide open for another network to further pursue the concept. CBS reportedly began batting around just such a concept in 1948, with Film, Stage and Radio star Victor Jory in mind as the lead. For whatever reasons, the initial concept was abandoned until the Summer of 1949 when CBS revived the concept as simply "Pursuit" set in London with a Scotland Yard Detective Inspector as the protagonist. In the meantime, CBS had been airing its Inspector Hearthstone of the Death Squad with Alfred Shirley, another Sherlock Holmes alumnus as Inspector Hearthstone. A Frank Hummert production, Inspector Hearthstone emerged during the CBS Mystery Theatre canon. Inspector Hearthstone began appearing more frequently during CBS Mystery Theatre until by 1951 CBS spun-off Inspector Hearthstone into the character's own series. Such was the thinking at CBS Programming during 1949 that the time might be right to introduce a Scotland Yard Inspector in a series of its own. Durable character actor Ted de Corsia was cast in the role of first Inspector Harvey of Scotland Yard, then quickly changing to Inspector Peter Black of Scotland Yard by the second episode of the series. Airing sustained, Pursuit premiered on October 27th 1949 in a late Thursday night timeslot. Initially suffering the scheduling indignities of most network-sustained production
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Carey Mulligan wins best actress at BAFTA - Times of India Times of India Carey Mulligan wins best actress at BAFTA DPA Britain's up-and-coming star Carey Mulligan won the best actress category at the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) Sunday in London, where Kathryn Bigelow scooped up the best film and best director awards for her Iraq war drama "The Hurt Locker". | Feb 22, 2010, 12.08 PM IST Carey Mulligan Britain's up-and-coming star Carey Mulligan won the best actress category at the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) Sunday in London, where Kathryn Bigelow scooped up the best film and best director awards for her Iraq war drama "The Hurt Locker". Mulligan, 24, took the prize for her lead role in the British-made film "An Education", based on a novel by Nick Hornby on the adolescent life of journalist Lynn Barber. In what was a true veteran versus newcomer contest, Mulligan beat competition in the best actress category from Meryl Streep for "Julie & Julia" and Audrey Tatou for "Coco Before Chanel". Shaking with emotion, Mulligan said after winning the award: "I really didn't expect this at all, so I didn't think of anything to say. Thank you so much, BAFTA. I was here a year ago, and I didn't imagine in a million years that this would happen". Bigelow said she was overwhelmed by the dual recognition of best film and best director for her war epic, as she became the first woman in BAFTA history to win the best director award. She fought off competition including ex-husband James Cameron, whose sci-fi blockbuster "Avatar" had also been nominated in both categories. "Avatar" and "The Hurt Locker" had eight nominations each for best film, as did "An Education". "This is beyond our wildest dreams. This is so unbelievable, we're just so deeply honoured and humbled," said Bigelow. British actor Colin Firth won the best actor award for his part in "A Single Man". At the start of the ceremony at London's Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Prince William, 27, was announced as the new president of BAFTA, taking over from veteran filmmaker Richard Attenborough.
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2009 Academy Awards® Winners and History The Princess and the Frog (2009) The Secret of Kells (2009) Actor: JEFF BRIDGES in "Crazy Heart," George Clooney in "Up in the Air," Colin Firth in "A Single Man," Morgan Freeman in "Invictus," Jeremy Renner in "The Hurt Locker" Actress: SANDRA BULLOCK in "The Blind Side," Helen Mirren in "The Last Station," Carey Mulligan in "An Education," Gabourey Sidibe in "Precious," Meryl Streep in "Julie & Julia" Supporting Actor: CHRISTOPH WALTZ in "Inglourious Basterds," Matt Damon in "Invictus," Woody Harrelson in "The Messenger," Christopher Plummer in "The Last Station," Stanley Tucci in "The Lovely Bones" Supporting Actress: MO'NIQUE in "Precious," Penelope Cruz in "Nine," Vera Farmiga in "Up in the Air," Maggie Gyllenhaal in "Crazy Heart," Anna Kendrick in "Up in the Air" Director: KATHRYN BIGELOW for "The Hurt Locker," James Cameron for "Avatar," Lee Daniels for "Precious," Jason Reitman for "Up in the Air," Quentin Tarantino for "Inglourious Basterds" In 2009, the Academy decided to return to featuring an expanded field of nominees for Best Picture. From now on, there would be ten films nominated for Best Picture instead of five - the last time this happened was 1943 (66 years ago). [From 1931 to 1943, the Oscars had between eight and 12 Best Picture nominees.] This change was expected to result in: a box-office (or DVD sales) boost for more pictures, with some smaller movies getting more exposure a possible increase in TV ratings for the awards ceremony (held two weeks later than last year), and enhanced interest in a broader and varied range of types of films that were more populist or mainstream in nature (e.g., the sports weepie The Blind Side, Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, the animated Up and the gritty sci-fi alien drama District 9), mixed in with independent fare and specialty films Unexpectedly, there were no foreign-language, traditional comedies, musicals or documentary choices in the expanded Best Picture category. This year featured one of the most even distributions of top nominees, with five films receiving at least six nominations, and no film receiving more than nine. Six of the top 10 contenders were released in the fourth quarter of the year -- only Up, The Hurt Locker, District 9, and Inglourious Basterds were released earlier. In addition to Avatar, four Best Picture-nominated films had grossed over $100 million domestically. [Last year, only one of the five Best Picture nominees had done so, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008).] The Best Picture winner The Hurt Locker, a low-budget film from Summit Entertainment with a production budget of $15 million, turned out to be the lowest-grossing winner of all-time, at $14.7 million at the time of its win. It was also the fifth consecutive R-rated Best Picture winner, and the second of only two Best Picture winners to be a film festival acquisition (the first was in 2005). Two films shared the most Oscar nominations (nine) and competed in a dead heat in the period between the nominations and awards: the science-fiction/fantasy visual effects masterpiece Avatar and the tense, nail-biting Iraq war-related drama The Hurt Locker from female director Kathryn Bigelow. Bige
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Crocus | The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia Buy From OurStores Crocus The name of the genus is derived from the Latin adjective crocatus, meaning saffron yellow. Saffron is a spice derived from the flower of the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus), a species of crocus in the family Iridaceae. The word Crocus is Latin for Saffron. The flower's three stigmas (the distal ends of the plant's carpels, or female reproductive organs) and parts of its style (a stalk connecting the stigmas to the rest of the plant) are often dried and used in cooking as a seasoning and colouring agent. Crocus is the native of Southern Europe and Asia. There are about 80 species of crocus, of which approximately 30 are cultivated. These cup-shaped, solitary, salverform flowers taper off into a narrow tube. Knowing this, it should not surprise you that Saffron comes from the stigma of the Saffron Crocus. But, it takes thousands of flowers to get an ounce of Saffron. Saffron, which has for decades been the world's most expensive spice by weight, is native to Southwest Asia. It was first cultivated in the vicinity of Greece. Kingdom Species Crocus sativus The spice saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus, a fall-blooming species. The hay saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is a sterile triploid plant, known in human culture only, with no fertile seeds produced. The origin of saffron is still a mist, however it is assumed to be an autopoliploid mutant or a hybrid. The recent classification and most of the former taxonomic publications define C. sativus to be derived from C. cartwrightianus, a wild species. Saffron is considered to be the worlds most expensive spice. The flower of Crocus sativa is a light purple, but it is the thread-like reddish colored stigma of the flower that is valued both as a spice and as a natural colorant. Saffron is hand harvested in the autumn, and the stigma is laboriously separated to yield the reddish colored spice. It takes in excess of 70,000 flowers to yield just one pound (0.45 kilo) of saffron spice. The odour of saffron is sometimes described as like the sea air. Saffron is characterised by a bitter taste and an iodoform- or hay-like fragrance; these are caused by the chemicals picrocrocin and safranal. It also contains a carotenoid dye, crocin, that gives food a rich golden-yellow hue. These qualities make saffron a much sought-after ingredient in many foods worldwide. Saffron also has medicinal applications. Facts About crocus Flowers The word saffron originated from the 12th century Old French term safran, which derives from the Latin word safranum. Safranum is also related to the Italian zafferano and Spanish azafr?n. Safranum comes from the Arabic word asfar , which means yellow, via the paronymous za?faran , the name of the spice in Arabic. In the Greco-Roman classical period (8th century BC to the 3rd century AD), the saffron harvest is first portrayed in the palace frescoes of Minoan Crete, which depict the flowers being picked by young girls and monkeys. The best-known Greek legend involving saffron was that detailing the tragedy of Crocus and Smilax. The people best known as growers of this bulb were the Minoans. The Minoans grew it throughout its range in the Aegean Sea and the parts of Asia Minor which they controlled. It was produced by crushing the dried stigmas of the flower for the powder. The stigma is the female part of the flower which is surrounded by the male stamens. According to a theory, after ancient Persia conquered Kashmir, Persian saffron crocus corms were transplanted to Kashmiri soil. The first harvest then occurred sometime prior to 500 BC. Phoenicians then began in the 6th century BC to market the new Kashmiri saffron by utilising their extensive trade routes. Once sold, Kashmiri saffron was used in the treatment of melancholy and as a fabric dye. Saffron-based pigments have been found in the prehistoric paints used to depict beasts in 50,000-year-old cave art in what is today Iraq. Later, the Sumerians used saffron as an ingredient in their remedies and magical potions. The
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Food & Drink in Morocco | Frommer's Food & Drink advertisement Displaying influences from Africa, Arabia, and the Mediterranean, the Moroccan cuisine of today is a reflection of the country's colorful past, blended with the culinary traditions of both its Arab and Berber inhabitants. Over time, these influences have been refined into a distinctly Moroccan flavor -- thanks largely to centuries of imperial dynasties, where expectations and demands weighed heavily on the chefs of the royal courts, and thus inspired both experimentation and extravagance. Moroccan cooking is strongly characterized by the subtle blending of spices, and Moroccans expertly use them to enhance, rather than mask, the flavor and fragrance of their dishes. Spices such as cayenne, saffron, chilies, cinnamon, turmeric, ginger, cumin, paprika, and black pepper are all commonplace in Morocco, as is a special blend of spices called ras el hanout, translated as "head of the shop," which is usually a mixture of between 10 and 30 different spices. Traditionally the proprietor of each spice shop sold his own unique -- and secret -- ras el hanout recipe. Fresh herbs are also present in Moroccan dishes, particularly garlic, coriander, parsley, and mint, as are fragrant additions such as orange or rose water, olives, and olive oil. Harissa, a fiery paste of garlic, chilies, olive oil, and salt, is often used as a condiment. Above all else, perhaps the defining characteristic of Moroccan cuisine is the blending of savory with sweet, most commonly witnessed by the addition of fruit to meat tagines. Moroccan food is mostly homegrown, producing a wide range of fruit, vegetables, nuts, and grains, along with large quantities of sheep, cattle, poultry, and seafood. This range of seasonal and mostly organic produce is largely grown and cultivated by small-scale farmers and delivered daily to markets and souks around the country. Eating in Morocco is a social ritual, and sharing meals at home is fundamental to most Moroccans' way of life. Families take great pride in all aspects of a meal, from purchasing the freshest produce to the preparation, cooking, and display of each dish. Such is the importance of mealtime that many urban families even employ a live-in cook -- sometimes a poorer family relative -- to boost their social standing. Most of the country's maisons d'hôte also employ full-time chefs to entice both residents and nonresidents to their doors. This has resulted in an impressively high number of quality eateries located throughout the country, as well as a new wave of international-Moroccan fusion cuisine. Food To get you started, here's a list of common Moroccan food items you'll certainly come across during your travels: amlou: sweet spread made from almond paste, honey, and argan oil baghrir: spongelike pancake with little open-air pockets on the top, similar to a large crumpet brochette: skewered meat grilled over a charcoal fire couscous: hand-rolled semolina grain steamed until plump and fluffy harira: soup usually made from vegetable or chicken stock with added chickpea and tomato kefta: minced lamb or beef generously spiced and either rolled into the shape of a sausage brochette or shaped into meatballs and cooked in a tagine khalli: poached egg, sometimes cooked and served in a tagine khübz: circular, flat loaf of bread mechoui: whole roasted lamb or beef msemmen: thin, oily, flat bread pastilla: flaky, phyllo pastry pie with a savory filling of chicken, pigeon, or sometimes seafood, topped with cinnamon or sugar icing tagine: meat, seafood, and/or vegetable casserole or stew, slowly cooked in a two-piece earthenware cooking vessel with cone-shaped lid tanjia: earthenware urn stuffed with seasoned meat and slowly cooked in the embers of the local hammam zaalouk: spiced eggplant dip Breakfast & Breads -- Morocco's culinary delights begin in the morning. Even the most basic of cafes will usually have an offering of fresh pastries or breads to accompany your coffee, tea, or a freshly squeezed orange juice. Baguettes, croissants, and pain au chocolat
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2009: The Year Of The Sequel 2009: The Year Of The Sequel 19 December 2009 Harry Potter The top ten highest grossing films of the year are a pretty action packed mix, but if we had to define 2009 in one word we could probably call it the year of the sequel. With some fantastic offerings to please the most ardent filmgoers, the biggest blockbusters delivered on action, special effects, jaw-dropping drama and laugh out loud moments. Here we take a look back at what made these box-office hits so great... 1. ' Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' ($934,851,079 worldwide) Following on from the success of the previous ' Harry Potter ' movies, the sixth in the series had to be full of the usual tricks and treats to please the most die-hard of wizarding fans. Indeed, the 'Half-Blood Prince' was packed with enough cockroach clusters and liquorice wands to satisfy any Potter fanatic, but it was perhaps the everyday scenes between Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) which set it apart from the previous films. The Hogwarts students have suddenly grown up; they're flirting amongst each other and feel heartbreak for the first time. In many ways the newest ' Harry Potter ' film is the darkest to date, yet with this other element added to it, it's not hard to see how the movie received such critical acclaim and instant commercial success. A family film to get the entire household into the cinema, a much deserved winner for the top spot. 2. 'Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs' ($883,718,521 worldwide) The third installment of the 'Ice Age' series is arguably a surprise winner. Like the previous 'Ice Age' films, the movie opens with the sabre-toothed squirrel Scrat, who does everything he can to retrieve his precious acorn. This time though, he falls in love with his female counterpart Scratte who he saves from falling to her death. Featuring the voices of Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, Seann William Scott, and Simon Pegg, this was the perfect 3-D animated film to take the kids to on a Sunday afternoon. Despite mixed reviews by critics, it seems moviemakers knew what they were doing because children across the country fell in love with it. With just the right amount of silly humour, and a pair of 3-D glasses thrown in as well, what wasn't there to like? one crazy night and road trip 3. 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' ($834,969,807 worldwide) Clocking in at nearly two-and-a-half hours, 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' hit cinemas with its impressive display of digital effects for a sci-fi blockbuster which was bigger, faster and louder than the previous film. Two years on from the original, 'Revenge of the Fallen' even occasionally surpassed the last. It was arguably at its best in the early scenes showing Sam (Shia LaBeouf) trying to balance college life with his hot girlfriend Mikaela (Megan Fox) at the same time as carrying a secret that makes him key to evil robot The Fallen's plan to wipe out the world. At times, director Michael Bay's fondness for blowing stuff up threatened to overwhelm, but it seems that didn't matter to the audience who were hooked. Although the movie received mixed and even negative reviews from film critics it was a smashing box office success. 4. '2012' - ($711,400,000 worldwide) '2012' was a CGI-disaster fest like no other. The blockbuster starring John Cusack and Thandie Newton was loosely based on the Mayan calendar and the phenomenon that cataclysmic events will unfold in the year 2012. The movie centred around an ensemble cast of characters as they narrowly escaped multiple catastrophes. Although the plot was little more than a framing device, there were moments, sights and sounds which have never been seen before on the big screen, and anyway, who goes to a movie like this for the storyline? '2012' is unashamedly dramatic with scenes of staggering complexity, immaculate detail and breathtaking scale. 5. 'Up' - ($683,004,164 worldwide) You might not think a film about a grumpy old man and a house that flies would make the number five spot in the highest grossing fi
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2001 KO Final February, which ex-PM was awarded an earldom on his 90th birthday ? Harold Macmillan B1 A member of the House of Lords and an ex-MP, who celebrated his 100th birthday in November 1984 ? Mannie Shinwell Which government department banned trades unions causing a national outcry ? GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters) Outside which foreign government building was policewoman Yvonne Fletcher shot and fatally wounded ? Libyan People's Bureau or Libyan Embassy A3 In the course of a violent argument in April, which recording artist was shot and killed by his father ? Marvin Gaye In October, who was killed by members of her own bodyguard ? Indira Ghandi A4 In March the British government announced its approval of the sale of which shipyard on the lower Clyde to Trafalgar House ? Scott Lithgow B4 In October which bank, a bullion dealer, was rescued from debts of around �250 million by a Bank of England buy-out ? Johnson Matthey Subject: �One Word Cinema� Answers A1 A 1992 Oscar winning Clint Eastwood film in which a former hired killer turned unsuccessful farmer returns to his old ways in pursuit of a $1,000 reward ? Unforgiven B1 A 1972 John Boorman film in which a leading character, played by Ned Beatty, is raped by a �Hillbilly� ? Deliverance A2 A 1929 film, Hitchcock�s first talkie, in which a Scotland Yard Inspector is placed in a difficult position when he discovers his girlfriend has committed a murder ? Blackmail B2 Set in Rio, a 1946 Hitchcock film with Cary Grant & Ingrid Bergman in which a woman marries a Nazi renegade to help the US Government ? Notorious A3 A 1916 film by D.W. Griffith starring Lillian Gish in one of four intercut stories including Balshazzar�s Feast and the St Bartholomew�s Day Massacre ? Intolerance B3 A 1967 camped-up version of Faust in which a short order cook is saved from suicide by Mr Spiggott - who offers him 7 wishes in exchange for his soul ? Bedazzled A4 A 1924 Erich von Stroheim film in which an ex-miner turned dentist kills his avaricious wife and her lover ? Greed B4 Set in the mid 19th century, a 1999 film starring Guy Pearce & Robert Carlyle in which a cannibalistic officer commands an isolated army outpost ? Ravenous Answers A1 The liqueur Cura�ao (say �Koor-a-sow�) is traditionally flavoured with sugar & which fruit ? Orange B1 Which spirit takes its name from a place near Guadalajara (say �Gwadlahara�) where the conquistadors first developed it from a variety of Aztec drink ? Tequila A2 With a peculiar but agreeable taste, which coarse & potent liquor is made in the East Indies from a variety of sources, including fermented rice & coconut juice ? Arrack B2 Used to season food & fruit as well as alcoholic drinks, which flavouring is prepared with oil distilled from the aromatic bark of two S. American trees blended with herbs, and bears the former name of a port in Venezuela ? Angostura (now called Cuidad Bolivar) A3 Derived from a town in north east Hungary, what name is shared by a grape variety and a golden-yellow coloured, sweet, aromatic wine ? Tokay (from Tokaj) Subject: Wordgame �No� as in �Note� Answers � a spout on a hose etc. from which a jet issues ? Nozzel � a small round piece of meat or a chocolate made with hazelnuts ? Noisette � something or someone absolutely un
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Avatar (film) | Avatar Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Avatar 2 Avatar is a science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron , starring Sam Worthington , Zoë Saldaña , Stephen Lang , Michelle Rodriguez , and Sigourney Weaver . It was made by Lightstorm Entertainment and released by 20th Century Fox on December 18, 2009. The film is set in the year 2154 on Pandora , a fictional Earth -like moon in a distant planetary system. Humans are engaged in mining Pandora's reserves of a precious mineral known as unobtanium , while the Na'vi — the sapient and sentient race of humanoids indigenous to the moon — resist the colonists' expansion, which threatens the continued existence of the Na'vi and the Pandoran ecosystem. The film's title refers to the remotely controlled, genetically engineered human-Na'vi bodies used by the film's human characters to interact with the indigenous population. Contents Plot Jake arrives at Hell's Gate In the year 2154, Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), a former U.S. Marine paralyzed from the waist down due to wounds sustained in combat, is selected to participate in the Avatar Program . Originally, the position was supposed to be filled by his identical twin brother Tom Sully , who was recently killed by a man who attempted to rob him of his money. Arriving from the six-year journey from Earth to Pandora , Jake awakes from cryosleep with hundreds of other personnel to work at the human colony on this inhabited moon of Polyphemus , one of three fictional gas giants orbiting Alpha Centauri A. Jake meets with Colonel Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang), a hardened and seasoned military veteran who is in charge of security on the colony. Quaritch welcomes the new personnel and military soldiers and briefs them on Pandora. It is mostly covered with lush rainforests and wildlife, and home to the primitive Na'vi , a sentient race of tall, blue-skinned humanoids. The colony personnel and military are under the jurisdiction of the Resources Development Administration (RDA), a non-governmental organization back on Earth. Jake is introduced to Norm Spellman (Joel David Moore), a biologist who arrived on the same rotation of personnel as he did and Dr. Grace Augustine (Sigourney Weaver), a botanist as well as the leader of the Avatar Program, which allows humans to control avatars , which are genetically engineered human-Na’vi hybrids who look like Na'vi. Using the avatars, Grace and her team have made some considerable progress teaching some Na’vi their ways and English as well as learning their language and culture. Grace is not pleased with RDA administrator Parker Selfridge's (Giovanni Ribisi) decision to use Jake to replace his brother’s avatar position, as she will have to spend time training him in Na’vi culture as well as teaching him how to control his avatar. Parker stresses that the RDA needs to mine the extremely valuable mineral unobtanium, which can be found in huge deposits on Pandora. Meanwhile, Quaritch makes Jake his informant to gather information on the Na’vi and their home, the Hometree (kelutral), which has huge deposits of unobtanium buried deep below its surface. He wants Jake to gain their trust and convince them to leave their home within three months. After being trained for several weeks in his new body, Jake, Grace and Norm explore the native wildlife with Trudy Chacon (Michelle Rodriguez), a retired Marine pilot who is assigned to ferry them to their location. While Grace and Norm study the wildlife, Jake encounters a group of hammerhead titanotheres , a rhinoceros-like animal species. However, the titanotheres flee from a thanator (palulukan), a terrifying land predator. Grace shouts at her group to flee. Jake runs from the thanator, who is after him, and loses most of his equipment and weapon in the process. He narrowly escapes death from the predator and falls into raging rivers below. As darkness falls, Jake creates a fire torch using a sap substance on the trees, and once more runs and fights a large group of small sized viperwolves (nantang). A female Na’vi named Neytiri (Zoe S
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Sherlock Holmes (2009) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England. Director: a list of 28 titles created 08 Mar 2013 a list of 37 titles created 23 Oct 2013 a list of 47 titles created 13 Jul 2014 a list of 37 titles created 21 Jan 2015 a list of 34 titles created 01 Jan 2016 Search for " Sherlock Holmes " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 25 nominations. See more awards » Videos Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson join forces to outwit and bring down their fiercest adversary, Professor Moriarty. Director: Guy Ritchie King Leonidas of Sparta and a force of 300 men fight the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C. Director: Zack Snyder An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved. Director: Wolfgang Petersen A bored married couple is surprised to learn that they are both assassins hired by competing agencies to kill each other. Director: Doug Liman Danny Ocean and his eleven accomplices plan to rob three Las Vegas casinos simultaneously. Director: Steven Soderbergh After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil. Director: Jon Favreau Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well. Director: Gore Verbinski A police officer joins a secret organization that polices and monitors extraterrestrial interactions on Earth. Director: Barry Sonnenfeld Hancock is a superhero whose ill considered behavior regularly causes damage in the millions. He changes when one person he saves helps him improve his public image. Director: Peter Berg Danny Ocean rounds up the boys for a third heist, after casino owner Willy Bank double-crosses one of the original eleven, Reuben Tishkoff. Director: Steven Soderbergh Daniel Ocean recruits one more team member so he can pull off three major European heists in this sequel to Ocean's 11. Director: Steven Soderbergh A paraplegic marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home. Director: James Cameron Edit Storyline After finally catching serial killer and occult "sorcerer" Lord Blackwood, legendary sleuth Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson can close yet another successful case. But when Blackwood mysteriously returns from the grave and resumes his killing spree, Holmes must take up the hunt once again. Contending with his partner's new fiancée and the dimwitted head of Scotland Yard, the dauntless detective must unravel the clues that will lead him into a twisted web of murder, deceit, and black magic - and the deadly embrace of temptress Irene Adler. Written by The Massie Twins Crime Will Pay See more » Genres: Action | Adventure | Crime | Mystery | Thriller Motion Picture Rating ( MPAA ) Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some startling images and a scene of suggestive material | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 25 December 2009 (USA) See more » Also Known As: £3,081,072 (UK) (25 December 2009) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia The outfits worn by the navvies are the same ones worn by the railway workers in Cranford: Return to Cranford: Part One - August 1844 (2009). See more » Goofs A scratch appears on Sherlock's right cheek, then disappears by the next scene.
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The Largest Countries in the World - WorldAtlas.com The Largest Countries in the World The worlds largest nations, measured in square kilometers of land area. Rolling Hills and Vast Vistas in Tuscany, Italy From Cape Horn all the way to the Arctic Circle, the world’s largest countries provide a beautiful snapshot of the variety of geography, climate and wildlife on the planet. Collectively, the world’s largest countries contain rainforest and tundra, mountains and valleys, coastline and desert. As this we explore the largest nations, we visit five different continents, some of the world’s most spectacular geography, and every type of climate imaginable. Excitingly, it’s always changing, too: history has taught that geopolitical boundaries shift dramatically as centuries pass. In the next decades, who’s to say which countries will become the world’s largest? When 11.5 percent of all the land in the entire world is claimed by just one country, it’s not surprising to learn that the tenth largest country ( Algeria ) could fit into the largest ( Russia ) seven times over. When all 10 of the world's largest countries are taken together, they total 49% of the earth's entire 149 million square kilometres of land. 10 – Algeria The Algerian Sahara, the largest expanse of Saharan dessert Algeria , at 2.38 million square kilometers, is the tenth-largest country in the world by area and the only African country in the top 10. Situated in Northern Africa, Algeria has a Mediterranean coastline 998 km long. 90 percent of the country is desert, and much of its desert regions are highly elevated. The Tell Atlas mountain range runs along the country’s northern border, while the interior, much of it hundreds of meters above sea level, contains the Algerian portion of the Sahara desert. The massive Algerian Sahara extends all the way to the south of the country past its borders with Niger and Mali . 9 – Kazakhstan Kazakhstan is the world's largest landlocked country Kazakhstan’s 2.72 million square kilometers stretch over vast plains and highlands. A cool and dry, but not quite desert-like, climate prevails for most of the year. Kazakhstanis experience a great range of temperatures throughout the year, though it doesn’t get as cold in Kazakhstan as it does in parts of its northern neighbor, Russia . Formerly part of the USSR, the largest nation in the world for most of the 20th century, Kazakhstan’s current main claim to fame is its status as the largest landlocked country in the world—and the only landlocked country in the top 10. 8 – Argentina Mount Fitz Roy in Patagonia, Argentina Argentina , the world’s 32nd most populous country, is the world’s eighth largest, and the largest Spanish-speaking nation in the world by area. Its 2.78 million square kilometers include some of the most varied geography and climate in the world. Swampy, tropical conditions in the very north give way to freezing glacial regions in the south. Patagonia, one of the most spectacular and dangerous places on the planet, stretches from the southern Andes in the west to the Atlantic Ocean in the east. The southern tip of Argentina, known as Cape Horn, is one of the stormiest locations on the globe. 6 – Australia The Twelve Apostles, Victoria State, Australia The approximately 4.4 million square kilometer difference between Australia and India represents the second-largest size difference between countries ranked consecutively in the top 10. Australia, at around 7.69 million square kilometers, is over twice the size of India . It’s the largest country in Oceania by far. Technically it is so large that it doesn’t even qualify as an island, it is a continental landmass. The vast majority of its population live in coastal cities like Sydney in the east and Perth in the west, and with good reason: the Australian Outback is one of the world’s driest and hottest regions. Along with extreme climate and geography, Australia is known for its spectacular—and often deadly—wildlife. 5 – Brazil Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The largest country in South America at over 8.
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South America Facts South America Facts Natives of South America South America is the fourth largest continent in the world. There are a total of seven recognized continents (large land mass): Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. Map of South America Note: Some geologists group North and South America into one continent – America – making the list six in total. Other scientists combine Europe and Asia into one continent – Eurasia. Flags of South America Fun Quiz For Kids How Many Countries in South America? There are 12 independent countries in South America: Argentina , Bolivia , Brazil , Chile , Colombia , Ecuador , Guyana, Paraguay, Peru , Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. In addition, there are 3 dependencies i.e. claimed by an independent country: Falkland Islands – also called the Malvinas (British territory but Argentina still trying to claim it), French Guiana (territory of France), South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (British territory). For a list of capital cities in South America with an online travel guide to each click here: Capital Cities in South America Population of South America Depending on the source, the population of South America is between 371,000,000 and 382,000,000 inhabitants. How Large is South America? South America encompasses an area of 17,840,000 square kilometers (6,890,000 square miles). What Borders the Continent of South America? South America is bordered by the Pacific ocean to the West and Atlantic ocean to the North and East. The Caribbean sea is in the Northwest. North and South America are connected by the isthmus of Panama. What Languages are Spoken in South America? Primarily Spanish and Portuguese – official language of Brazil, the largest country in South America. Indigenous languages include Aymara (2.2 million speakers in Bolivia and Peru) Guarani (in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay) and Quechua (10-13 million speakers in Argentina, Northern Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru). Others as well such as French (in French Guiana) but in much smaller numbers. English is spoken by many as a second language, and is the primary language in Guyana. Dutch is the offical language of Suriname. What is the Primary Religion in South America? The primary religion is Roman Catholicism (over 90% of the population). Also practised is Protestantism, Judaism (Argentina has the largest Jewish community), Islam, Animism (belief that all animals, plants and inanimate objects possess a soul) and shamanism. What is the largest country in South America? Brazil is the largest country and also has the most people – 203,429,773. What is the smallest country in South America? Suriname is the smallest country with a population of 490,000. It was formerly a Dutch and British and colony and named ‘Dutch Guiana’ until it achieved independence in 1975. Where is the highest waterfall in South America? The highest waterfall is Angel Falls (Santo del Angel in Spanish) located in Venezuela. It is 1,000 meters (3,300 feet) high! More Articles You May Like:
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Tom Hardy confirms he will play BOTH Kray twins in Legend | Daily Mail Online comments Tom Hardy has confirmed he will play both brothers in a new biopic about notorious East End gangsters, The Krays. The 36-year-old will face the tricky task of simultaneously playing Ronnie and Reggie Kray in the new film titled, Legend. Confirming the news, Tom said: 'I'm on that right now. I've got to work out how to play both twins, which will be fun. It's another experiment and I'm really looking forward to it. Twice as fun: Actor Tom Hardy has confirmed he will be play both legendary gangsters, Ronnie and Reggie Kray, in a new biopic 'I’m not going to put too much pressure on myself, I just want to have some fun. The more of a challenge I give myself, the easier it is to take on more projects which are complicated in the future.' RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share The Hollywood hunk previously told MailOnline that he was keen to take on the roles as he said: ‘All the plans are on the table. 'There’s a lot of crossing the t’s and dotting the i’s, and there’s a lot of shift and geography to work out.’ Gangster: The actore previously told MailOnline that he would 'absolutely' love to play the criminal brothers Notorious: LA Confidential writer, Brian Helgeland's script will focus on the Kray twins' wheelings and illegal dealings during the fifties and sixties, with Hardy playing both brothers. From a screenplay penned by LA Confidential writer, Brian Helgeland, the story will focus on the Kray twins’ wheelings and illegal dealings during the fifties and sixties, with Hardy playing both brothers. ‘It would be difficult,’ Tom said about the mechanics of playing two characters sharing a lot of the same screen time. ‘It’s quite technical and I’m a bit of an anorak.’ He added: ‘There’s a physical transfer; we’d have to shoot one bit, go away come back and shoot it all again with another part. I’ve never dreamt of playing two people on the screen!’ The working title of the film is Legend, and is currently in development with the expectation to begin production in the UK later this year. And though the Krays might look identical, their characters are far different which will no doubt be a challenge for the actor, as he portrays the struggle of the elder brother Reggie to keep in check the unstable actions of his younger twin, rumoured to have been a paranoid schizophrenic. As heads of the notorious criminal gang The Firm, the Krays were behind numerous armed robberies, murders, arson attacks and protection rackets up until their arrest on 9th May 1968. Their story was previously told on film in the 1990s, with real life brothers Martin and Gary Kemp playing the title roles. Challenge: Tom will portray both The Kray twins in the film, which the actor knows will be difficult but exciting Second time: Martin and Gary Kemp played The Krays in the 1990 movie of their criminal exploits The Oscar-winning screenwriter’s script doesn’t just concern the criminals that the brothers dealt with, but also the likes of Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland and other celebrities, who frequented their former Knightsbridge nightclub Esmeralda's Barn, which is now the site of the Berkeley Hotel. It is also said to look at Ronnie’s alleged sexual relationship with two British politicians; Lord Boothby, a UK Conservative Party politician, and, Labour MP Tom Driberg. Of course, playing a violent former boxer-turned-criminal won’t be too tough a feat for Hardy, who proved his worth as the title character in Nicolas Winding Refn’s biopic Bronson. He can do hard: Tom previously played 'the most violent prisoner in Britain' in Nicolas Winding Refn's Bronson Reunited: Tom and Cillian Murphy (far right) starred in Inception and act opposite each other in BBC period crime drama Peaky Blinders And he continued down the gangster path with his role in BBC period crime drama Peaky Blinders, opposite his Inception co-star Cillian Murphy. Both actors starred in Christopher Nolan's Inception, and played villains in the director's The Dark Knight trilogy, though they di
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Tom Hardy’s Double Whammy: Actor Plays Both Kray Twins In New Film ‘Legend’ Tom Hardy’s Double Whammy: Actor Plays Both Kray Twins In New Film ‘Legend’ Tim Butters Tom Hardy has received rave reviews for his performance of both Ronnie and Reggie Kray in the trailer for the upcoming film biopic about the notorious East End villains. It’s rare for film critics to start gushing with praise on the strength of a trailer alone, but Tom Hardy is no ordinary actor, and that’s probably why Hardy was handpicked to play both Reginald and Ronald Kray in the upcoming movie Legend. As well as being a pair of ruthless and violent gangsters, Ronnie and Reggie were larger than life characters whose life and times have been documented in countless books, but strangely enough, until now, only one movie. The Krays , released in 1990 and staring British pop peacocks Gary and Martin Kemp, never really managed to capture any atmosphere of authenticity or sense of gritty realism. Given that the Kemp brothers were more famous for hammering out 1980’s power pop in Spandau Ballet, than playing legendary London villains, it’s not surprising. Anyone who has seen Tom Hardy’s star turn as psychotic Jewish gangster Alfie Solomons in Peaky Blinders, will know the thuggish thespian is more than capable of giving a more than convincing turn as not just one but two Kray villains. For Hardy fans, Legend is a double whammy. And for those interested in the Krays it’s also good news, because the film directed by Brian Helgeland (L.A Confidential, Mystic River) is based on the definitive book on the twins, John Pearson’s The Profession Of Violence: The Rise And Fall Of The Kray Twins. Backing Hardy in his star turn is the equally impressive Christopher Eccleston , who plays tenacious cop Leonard “Nipper” Read, the Detective Chief Superintendent responsible for taking down the Kray twins in the 1960s. Emily Browning plays Francis Shea, Reggie’s wife, and supporting actors include Colin Morgan, Paul Bettany, David Thewlis and Kingsman‘s Taron Egerton. The trailer for Legend hints that the violence will be sprinkled with a liberal dose of black humour. In the released clip Hardy seemingly relishes the contrast of Ronnie Kray’s more violent, psychopathic, and slightly unhinged personality and the more sensible, restrained, and civilized front that Reggie liked to put on for a watching world. Legend will be released in cinemas on September 9.
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Ned Kelly (1970) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 2:03 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 Based on a true story, Ned Kelly is unable to support his family in the Australian outback, he turns to stealing horses in order to make money. He gets more deeply drawn into the outlaw ... See full summary » Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 41 titles created 12 Apr 2011 a list of 6257 titles created 04 Feb 2012 a list of 9996 titles created 26 Jun 2012 a list of 42 titles created 12 Jan 2013 a list of 24 titles created 28 Aug 2014 Search for " Ned Kelly " 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. A rock singer goes to Brazil to shoot a video, but winds up getting kidnapped and turned over to the oversexed owner of a banana plantation. Director: Julien Temple An innocent man becomes one of the most wanted criminals the world has ever known. Director: Gregor Jordan Chas, a violent and psychotic East London gangster needs a place to lie low after a hit that should never have been carried out. He finds the perfect cover in the form of guest house run by... See full summary » Directors: Donald Cammell, Nicolas Roeg Stars: James Fox, Mick Jagger, Anita Pallenberg A married middle-aged art critic and 16-year-old Margot begin an affair and develop a troublesome mutually parasitic relationship. Director: Tony Richardson As a surprise, two horse owners decide to ride their animals themselves in a steeplechase. But Bill Davidson's horse "Admiral" behaves weirdly, and falls hard after an obstacle. Bill dies ... See full summary » Director: Tony Richardson Deals with the affection of a middle-aged man for a very young woman, resulting in a mutually parasitic relationship. Director: Laszlo Papas Edit Storyline Based on a true story, Ned Kelly is unable to support his family in the Australian outback, he turns to stealing horses in order to make money. He gets more deeply drawn into the outlaw life, and eventually becomes involved in murders. Based on the life of famed 19th-century Australian outlaw Ned Kelly. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com 1 July 1970 (UK) See more » Also Known As: Ned Kelly, Outlaw See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia The opening scenes of the movie were filmed in the Old Melbourne Gaol where Kelly was actually imprisoned and on the scaffold on which Kelly was actually hanged. The gaol (jail) at 377 Russell Street, Melbourne is now open as a tourist attraction. See more » Quotes (Adelaide, South Australia) – See all my reviews This film has been criticised too harshly, because of Mick Jagger's lack of experience as an actor and it's failure to stick to verifiable facts. But treat it as the cinematic equivalent of a folk ballad and you'll have a good time with it. Just as you wouldn't hire an opera singer to sing a folk song, you don't need a professional actor to play the lead in a rough-and-ready entertainment about a rough-and-ready character. By the time one gets to the speeded up segment that accompanies Waylon Jenning's singing of Shel Silverstein's "Blame it on the Kelly's" it becomes clear this is not a film that is intended as a serious examination of history. Like the song "The Wild Colonial Boy" which Jagger sings in one of the more memorable scenes in the movie, this is popular entertainment to be enjoyed with a few beers. Taken as such it is very enjoyable, with catchy songs, evocative cinematography and Jagger being very much the lovable, charismatic rabble-rouser he was in real-life at the time. And what matters in a folk ballad is not the truth, but the legend. 8 of 10 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes
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Glenrowan| Official Travel and Tourism Website | Heritage Siege Precinct Ned Kelly's Last Stand Glenrowan is a tangible link with one of Australia's most infamous historical figures, Ned Kelly. He is part of the nation's mythology, repeatedly re-emerging through Australia's art, literature and music. Dressed in a helmet and suit of armour made of ploughs, Kelly made his famous last stand on 28 June 1880 at Glenrowan following a siege between his gang and Melbourne troopers. Visitors to the Glenrowan Heritage Precinct can see the key sites of the final siege and Kelly conflict. Glenrowan Heritage Precinct was included in the National Heritage List on 5 July 2005. The Glenrowan Heritage Precinct is the area of central Glenrowan which is associated with the notorious siege leading up to the capture of Ned Kelly and the deaths of his other gang members Joe Byrne, Dan Kelly and Steve Hart in June 1880. The precinct is divided by the railway line and the railway station which played a pivotal part in the drama. North of the railway line in what is now known as Siege Street is the site of Jones's Glenrowan Inn where the bushrangers held out. Further north and east is the place where Ned was finally captured. To the south of the railway line is the site of the former McDonnell's Hotel where the Kelly sympathisers gathered. After two years of outlawry in the North East of Victoria, Kelly and his gang planned to ambush and derail a police train. This action is said to have been planned as a precursor to a general uprising in the north east. In the event the police took longer than anticipated to arrive, resulting in the gang taking many captives in the town. Eventually, in the early hours of 28 June 1880, the police were warned of the gang's presence and surrounded the Glenrowan Inn. After a fierce night time gun battle which resulted in the wounding and capture of Ned Kelly early after daybreak, the police set fire to the inn in the afternoon and burnt it to the ground sealing the fate of the other outlaws inside. Ned Kelly was later tried in Melbourne and hanged on 11 November 1880 for the murder of police at Stringybark Creek in 1878. Since the siege, the town of Glenrowan has developed but the topography of the siege site remains largely unaltered and is quite capable of interpretation today. Pick up a copy of the Glenrowan Town Map from the Glenrowan Bakehouse which outlines a self-guided walk around the Heritage Siege Precinct. Why is it significant? The Glenrowan Heritage Precinct is historically significant as the place most intimately connected with the legend that surrounds Ned Kelly, among the most well known of Australian historical figures. In a similar way the Eureka Historical Precinct (H1874) invokes the history of another rebellion against authority. The small town of Glenrowan was central to the history of the Kelly gang. The members lived in the district and spent much time there among a population generally sympathetic to the outlaws. The plan for a final showdown with police by derailing a train was a feasible if reckless plan that suited itself to the topography of the town where the railway line between Benalla and Wangaratta makes a sweeping curve on a steep embankment. The siege, the police cordon, the capture of Ned and the burning of the Glenrowan Inn are firmly implanted in Australian folklore and are directly related to this physical place. Significant fabric remaining from the event are the Stationmaster's house (relocated to 16 Siege Street from its original site) and the railway platform (the current station building is a recent remodelling). Many of the mature trees existed at the time of the siege and one group, the 'Kelly copse' where Ned tethered his horse, is of particular note.The stump and logwhere he was captured are no longer visible but remnants of the stump may exist below ground. The Glenrowan Heritage Precinct is archaeologically significant for its potential to reveal artefacts from the siege event. A large volume of ammunition was expended and there is a tradition of discovery of spe
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Biografía de Rutger Hauer Página oficial: http://www.rutgerhauer.org/ Biografía Rutger Oelsen Hauer is a Dutch film actor. He is well known for his roles in Flesh + Blood, Blind Fury, Blade Runner, The Hitcher, Nighthawks, Sin City, Ladyhawke, The Blood of Heroes and Batman Begins. Hauer was born in Breukelen, Netherlands, to drama teachers Arend and Teunke, and grew up in Amsterdam. Si... Mostrar más Rutger Oelsen Hauer is a Dutch film actor. He is well known for his roles in Flesh + Blood, Blind Fury, Blade Runner, The Hitcher, Nighthawks, Sin City, Ladyhawke, The Blood of Heroes and Batman Begins. Hauer was born in Breukelen, Netherlands, to drama teachers Arend and Teunke, and grew up in Amsterdam. Since his parents were very occupied with their careers, he and his three sisters (one older, two younger) were raised mostly by nannies. At the age of 15, Hauer ran off to sea and spent a year scrubbing decks aboard a freighter. Returning home, he worked as an electrician and a carpenter for three years while attending acting classes at night school. He went on to join an experimental troupe, with which he remained for five years before he was cast in the lead role in the very successful 1969 television series Floris, a Dutch Ivanhoe-like medieval action drama. The role made him famous in his native country. Hauer's career changed course when director Paul Verhoeven cast him as the lead in Turkish Delight (1973) (based on the Jan Wolkers book of the same name). The movie found box-office favour abroad as well as at home, and within two years, its star was invited to make his English-language debut in the British film The Wilby Conspiracy (1975). Set in South Africa and starring Michael Caine and Sidney Poitier, the film was an action melodrama with a focus on apartheid. Hauer's supporting role, however, was barely noticed in Hollywood, and he returned to Dutch films for several years. Hauer made his American debut in the Sylvester Stallone vehicle Nighthawks (1981), cast as a psychopathic and cold-blooded terrorist named "Wolfgar" (after a character in the Old English poem Beowulf). The following year, he appeared in arguably his most famous and acclaimed role as the eccentric, violent, yet sympathetic replicant Roy Batty in Ridley Scott's 1982 sci-fi thriller, Blade Runner. Hauer is a dedicated environmentalist. He fought for the release of Greenpeace's co-founder, Paul Watson, who was convicted in 1994 for sinking a Norwegian whaling vessel. Hauer has also established an AIDS awareness foundation called the Rutger Hauer Starfish Foundation. He married his second wife, Ineke, in 1985 (they had been together since 1968); and he has one child, actress Aysha Hauer, who was born in 1966 and who made him a grandfather in 1988. In April 2007, he published his autobiography All Those Moments: Stories of Heroes, Villains, Replicants, and Blade Runners (co-written with Patrick Quinlan) where he discusses many of his movie roles. Proceeds of the book go to Hauer's Starfish Foundation. Mostrar menos
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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
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Organic Compounds Organic Compounds Online Quizzes for CliffsNotes Biology Quick Review, 2nd Edition Organic Compounds The chemical compounds of living things are known as organic compounds because of their association with organisms and because they are carbon-containing compounds. Organic compounds, which are the compounds associated with life processes, are the subject matter of organic chemistry. Among the numerous types of organic compounds, four major categories are found in all living things: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. Carbohydrates Almost all organisms use carbohydrates as sources of energy. In addition, some carbohydrates serve as structural materials. Carbohydrates are molecules composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen; the ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen and carbon atoms is 2:1. Simple carbohydrates, commonly referred to as sugars, can be monosaccharides if they are composed of single molecules, or disaccharides if they are composed of two molecules. The most important monosaccharide is glucose, a carbohydrate with the molecular formula C6H12O6. Glucose is the basic form of fuel in living things. In multicellular organisms, it is soluble and is transported by body fluids to all cells, where it is metabolized to release its energy. Glucose is the starting material for cellular respiration, and it is the main product of photosynthesis (see Chapters 5 and 6). Three important disaccharides are also found in living things: maltose, sucrose, and lactose. Maltose is a combination of two glucose units covalently linked. The table sugar sucrose is formed by linking glucose to another monosaccharide called fructose. (Figure 2-2 shows that in the synthesis of sucrose, a water molecule is produced. The process is therefore called a dehydration reaction. The reversal of the process is hydrolysis, a process in which the molecule is split and water is added.) Lactose is composed of glucose and galactose units. Figure 2-2 Glucose and fructose molecules combine to form the disaccharide sucrose. Complex carbohydrates are known as polysaccharides. Polysaccharides are formed by linking innumerable monosaccharides. Among the most important polysaccharides is starch, which is composed of hundreds or thousands of glucose units linked to one another. Starch serves as a storage form for carbohydrates. Much of the world’s human population satisfies its energy needs with starch in the form of rice, wheat, corn, and potatoes. Two other important polysaccharides are glycogen and cellulose. Glycogen is also composed of thousands of glucose units, but the units are bonded in a different pattern than in starch. Glycogen is the form in which glucose is stored in the human liver. Cellulose is used primarily as a structural carbohydrate. It is also composed of glucose units, but the units cannot be released from one another except by a few species of organisms. Wood is composed chiefly of cellulose, as are plant cell walls. Cotton fabric and paper are commercial cellulose products. Lipids Lipids are organic molecules composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. The ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen atoms is much higher in lipids than in carbohydrates. Lipids include steroids (the material of which many hormones are composed), waxes, and fats. Fat molecules are composed of a glycerol molecule and one, two, or three molecules of fatty acids (see Figure 2-3). A glycerol molecule contains three hydroxyl (–OH) groups. A fatty acid is a long chain of carbon atoms (from 4 to 24) with a carboxyl (–COOH) group at one end. The fatty acids in a fat may all be alike or they may all be different. They are bound to the glycerol molecule by a process that involves the removal of water. Certain fatty acids have one or more double bonds in their molecules. Fats that include these molecules are unsaturated fats. Other fatty acids have no double bonds. Fats that include these fatty acids are saturated fats. In most human health situations, the consumption of unsaturated fats is preferred to the consumption of saturated fats. Fats
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Element | Article about element by The Free Dictionary Element | Article about element by The Free Dictionary http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/element See also: Elements (table) Elements Element Symbol Atomic Number Atomic Weight1 Melting Point (Degrees Celsius) actinium Ac 89 (227) 1050. 3200. ±300 aluminum Al 13 26.98154 660.37 2467. americium Am 95 (243) 1172. 2600. ..... Click the link for more information. element, in chemistry, a substance that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by chemical means. A substance such as a compound compound, in chemistry, a substance composed of atoms of two or more elements in chemical combination, occurring in a fixed, definite proportion and arranged in a fixed, definite structure. A compound is often represented by its chemical formula. ..... Click the link for more information. can be decomposed into its constituent elements by means of a chemical reaction, but no further simplification can be achieved. An element can, however, be decomposed into simpler substances, such as protons and neutrons or various combinations of them, by the methods of particle physics, e.g., by bombardment of the nucleus. The Atom The smallest unit of a chemical element that has the properties of that element is called an atom atom [Gr.,=uncuttable (indivisible)], basic unit of matter; more properly, the smallest unit of a chemical element having the properties of that element. Structure of the Atom ..... Click the link for more information. . Many elements (e.g., helium) occur as single atoms. Other elements occur as molecules made up of more than one atom. Elements that ordinarily occur as diatomic molecules include hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and the halogens, but oxygen also occurs as a triatomic form called ozone. Phosphorus usually occurs as a tetratomic molecule, and crystalline sulfur occurs as molecules containing eight atoms. Atomic Number and Mass Number Regardless of how many atoms the element is composed of, each atom has the same number of protons in its nucleus, and this is different from the number in the nucleus of any other element. Thus this number, called the atomic number (at. no.), defines the element. For example, the element carbon consists of atoms all with at. no. 6, i.e., all having 6 protons in the nucleus; any atom with at. no. 6 is a carbon atom. By 2006, 117 elements were known, ranging from hydrogen with an at. no. of 1 to an as yet unnamed element (temporarily known as ununoctium ununoctium , artificially produced radioactive chemical element; symbol Uuo; at. no. 118. Scientists from the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California collaborated in the discovery of ununoctium in ..... Click the link for more information. ) with an at. no. of 118. (See the table entitled Elements Elements Element Symbol Atomic Number Atomic Weight1 Melting Point (Degrees Celsius) actinium Ac 89 (227) 1050. 3200. ±300 aluminum Al 13 26.98154 660.37 2467. americium Am 95 (243) 1172. 2600. ..... Click the link for more information. for an alphabetical list of all the elements, including their symbols, atomic numbers, atomic weights, and melting and boiling points.) The nuclei of most atoms also contain neutrons. The total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom is called the mass number. For example, the mass number of a carbon atom with 6 protons and 6 neutrons in its nucleus is 12. Isotopes Although all atoms of an element have the same number of protons in their nuclei, they may not all have the same number of neutrons. Atoms of an element with the same mass number make up an isotope isotope , in chemistry and physics, one of two or more atoms having the same atomic number but differing in atomic weight and mass number. The concept of isotope was introduced by F. ..... Click the link for more information. of the element. All known elements have isotopes; some have more than others. Hydrogen, for example, has only 3 isotopes, while xenon has 16. Approximately 300 naturally occurring iso
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A Science Odyssey: People and Discoveries: The first atomic bomb is detonated The first atomic bomb is detonated 1945 Photo: Atomic bomb test explosion in Alamagordo, New Mexico, July 16, 1945. AP/Wide World Photos In 1932, James Chadwick discovered the neutron , a small atomic particle with mass but no charge. This turned out to be an extremely useful tool for bombarding atomic nuclei. Two years later, Enrico Fermi bombarded uranium with neutrons, hoping that it would cause the uranium to emit a beta particle and become a new, artificial element above uranium in the periodic table. It seemed he had done this and in the process showed that slow-moving neutrons were more effective than high-energy neutrons for the task. Fermi won the Nobel Prize for his work in 1938. He was a committed antifascist and when he and his wife left Italy for the Nobel ceremony, it was for good. They settled in the United States. Meanwhile, Fermi's work had produced some puzzling results and physicists Otto Hahn, Fritz Strassmann, and Lise Meitner took it up in Germany. They began to suspect that Fermi hadn't created a new element at all but might have actually split the uranium atom in two -- at that point a barely imaginable event. Before they could confirm this, Meitner -- who was an Austrian of Jewish descent -- had to flee the country when Germany annexed Austria in 1938. With the help of Niels Bohr , she got a position in Stockholm. From there, Meitner and her nephew Otto Frisch proved that the uranium atom had been split. Hahn published the results in January 1939 and Meitner and Frisch published the explanation a month later, introducing the term "nuclear fission." Using Bohr's liquid drop model of the nucleus, they suggested that when split, both halves of the atom would have a positive charge and would repel each other with powerful force. The German government took little notice of the finding at first. But others felt the implications were immediately clear. Niels Bohr brought news of Meitner's discovery to the United States in 1939. Several scientists, realizing that fission could be used to build a devastating weapon, wrote to President Roosevelt to inform him. He immediately set up a committee to research the matter. (Back in Germany, Hahn refused to do weapons research. He had worked on chemicals used as weapons in World War I. His advisers assured him it would bring a speedier end to the war, but he was horrified when he saw Russian soldiers who'd been gassed.) By the end of 1941, British studies had outlined the materials requirements for an atomic bomb and uranium research was going on at about 12 American universities. In 1942 Fermi's team at the University of Chicago created a sustained chain reaction of fission for the first time. Also during 1942, the Manhattan District of the Corps of Engineers was formed to construct three secret "cities" for major portions of atomic bomb development. At Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a nuclear reactor and plant for separating uranium 235 from natural uranium was built. In Hanford, Washington, three reactors were built to extract plutonium (another element with atoms that could be split) from a non-fissionable type of uranium. Finally a lab for the design and construction of the bomb was built at Los Alamos, New Mexico. The cost of these Manhattan Project installations was $2 billion. J. Robert Oppenheimer was made director of the Los Alamos lab, and in 1943 he gathered about 200 of the best scientists in the field to live and work there. They designed two bombs, one using uranium (called "Little Boy") and one using plutonium ("Fat Man"). By early 1945, the plants at Oak Ridge and Hanford had produced enough raw material for testing. On July 13, 1945, at a site called Trinity 100 km northwest of Alamogordo, a plutonium bomb was assembled and brought to the top of a tower. The test was postponed by thunderstorms. On July 16, the bomb was detonated, producing an intense flash of light seen by observers in bunkers 10 km away and a fireball that expanded to 600 meters in two seconds. It grew to a
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American bomber drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima - Aug 06, 1945 - HISTORY.com This Day In History: 08/06/1945 - Atomic Bomb Hits Hiroshima President Harry Truman orders the Enola Gay to drop the atom bomb on Hiroshima, Cy Young joined major league baseball, the first woman swims the English Channel, and Jamaican independence is declared in This Day in History video. The date is August 6th. The atom bomb was also dropped on Nagasaki which helped end World War II when Japan surrendered. Lead Story American bomber drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima Share this: American bomber drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima Author American bomber drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima URL Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1945, at 8:16 a.m. Japanese time, an American B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, drops the world’s first atom bomb, over the city of Hiroshima. Approximately 80,000 people are killed as a direct result of the blast, and another 35,000 are injured. At least another 60,000 would be dead by the end of the year from the effects of the fallout. U.S. President Harry S. Truman, discouraged by the Japanese response to the Potsdam Conference’s demand for unconditional surrender, made the decision to use the atom bomb to end the war in order to prevent what he predicted would be a much greater loss of life were the United States to invade the Japanese mainland. And so on August 5, while a “conventional” bombing of Japan was underway, “Little Boy,” (the nickname for one of two atom bombs available for use against Japan), was loaded onto Lt. Col. Paul W. Tibbets’ plane on Tinian Island in the Marianas. Tibbets’ B-29, named the Enola Gay after his mother, left the island at 2:45 a.m. on August 6. Five and a half hours later, “Little Boy” was dropped, exploding 1,900 feet over a hospital and unleashing the equivalent of 12,500 tons of TNT. The bomb had several inscriptions scribbled on its shell, one of which read “Greetings to the Emperor from the men of the Indianapolis” (the ship that transported the bomb to the Marianas). There were 90,000 buildings in Hiroshima before the bomb was dropped; only 28,000 remained after the bombing. Of the city’s 200 doctors before the explosion; only 20 were left alive or capable of working. There were 1,780 nurses before-only 150 remained who were able to tend to the sick and dying. According to John Hersey’s classic work Hiroshima, the Hiroshima city government had put hundreds of schoolgirls to work clearing fire lanes in the event of incendiary bomb attacks. They were out in the open when the Enola Gay dropped its load. There were so many spontaneous fires set as a result of the bomb that a crewman of the Enola Gay stopped trying to count them. Another crewman remarked, “It’s pretty terrific. What a relief it worked.” Related Videos
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History of Baroness Margaret Thatcher - GOV.UK GOV.UK Baroness Margaret Thatcher Conservative 1979 to 1990 Born 13 October 1925, Grantham, Lincolnshire Died Conservative Major acts Housing Act 1980: gave security of tenure, and the right to buy homes, to tenants of local authorities and other bodies. Baroness Margaret Thatcher, the 'Iron Lady', was the first female British Prime Minister and the longest serving PM for over 150 years. Margaret Thatcher’s father, a shopkeeper and Mayor of Grantham, was a major influence in her childhood. She was educated at the local grammar school and studied Chemistry at Oxford University, where she became president of the university Conservative association. Thatcher read for the Bar before being elected as the Conservative MP for Finchley in 1959. She held junior posts before becoming Shadow Spokesperson for Education, and entered the Cabinet as Education Secretary in 1970. In Opposition she stood against Edward Heath for the party leadership in 1975 and won. Her victory was considered a surprise by many. In 1979, the Conservative Party won the General Election and Thatcher became PM, taking over from James Callaghan. Her first 2 years in office were not easy - unemployment was very high, but the economy gradually showed improvement. She brought more of her supporters into the Cabinet, and added to her reputation by leading the country to war against Argentina in the Falkland Islands. The Conservatives went on to win the 1983 election by an overwhelming majority, helped by a divided opposition. Her government followed a radical programme of privatisation and deregulation, reform of the trade unions, tax cuts and the introduction of market mechanisms into health and education. The aim was to reduce the role of government and increase individual self-reliance. She also became a familiar figure internationally, creating a famous friendship with US President Reagan and gaining the praise of Soviet leader Gorbachev. One great difficulty during her time in office was the issue of Europe. Her long-serving Foreign Secretary, Sir Geoffrey Howe resigned in November 1990 in protest at her attitude to Europe. His resignation speech brought about events which were to lead to her exit from 10 Downing Street later that month. Michael Heseltine challenged her for the leadership, and while he failed to win, he gained 152 votes – enough to make it evident that a crucial minority favoured a change. Thatcher was eventually persuaded not to go forward to the second ballot, which was won by her Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Major . She left the House of Commons in 1992, and was appointed a life peerage in the House of Lords in the same year, receiving the title of Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven. In 1995 she was appointed as Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter, the highest order of Chivalry in the UK. Her writings include 2 volumes of memoirs: The Downing Street Years and The Path to Power. Thatcher died on 8 April 2013 at The Ritz Hotel in London, after suffering a stroke. She received a ceremonial funeral including full military honours, with a church service at St Paul’s Cathedral. More from the GOV.UK History of Government blog
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BBC - History - British History in depth: Prime Ministers and Politics Timeline On This Day Prime Ministers and Politics Timeline Do you know which prime minister brought 'fallen women' to 10 Downing Street? Or which one fought a duel? Or who was known as 'the Goat'? Take a political journey through nearly 300 years of high ideals and low cunning, from Gordon Brown to the first man to hold prime ministerial powers, Robert Walpole. Margaret Thatcher Conservative, 1979 - 1990 Britain's first female prime minister came to power with the country descending into industrial and economic chaos. A relatively inexperienced politician, she nonetheless adopted a personal style of indomitable self-confidence and brooked no weakness in herself or her colleagues. Derisively dubbed the 'Iron Lady' by the Soviet press, she wore the moniker with pride. Her government's free-market policies included trade liberalisation, deregulation, sweeping privatisation, breaking the power of the unions, focus on the individual and the creation of an 'enterprise culture'. 'Thatcherism' has had a profound and lasting economic and social impact on Britain, and still sharply divides opinion to this day. The first PM to serve three consecutive terms (including two 'landslide' victories) she was eventually toppled by her own party following the disastrous imposition of a 'poll tax'. Nonetheless, she is generally considered to be one of the best peace time prime ministers of the 20th Century. James Callaghan Labour, 1976 - 1979 Callaghan inherited the office of prime minister following the surprise resignation of Harold Wilson. With only a tiny parliamentary majority to support him, he faced an increasingly one-sided confrontation with organised labour in the form of rampant strike action. Things came to a head in the so-called 'Winter of Discontent', a phrase from Shakespeare borrowed by Callaghan himself to describe the events leading up to February 1979. Britain was 'strikebound', with public servants staging mass walk outs, leaving food and fuel supplies undelivered, rubbish uncollected and - most notoriously - bodies unburied. Things became so bad in Hull it was dubbed 'the second Stalingrad'. The tabloid press has since been accused of overstating the severity of the situation (and wrongly quoting him as saying 'Crisis? What Crisis?') but it was enough at the time to sound the death knell for Callaghan's government later in the same year. Harold Wilson Labour, 1974 - 1976 In March 1974, Wilson became prime minister for the third time at the head of a minority government, following the first hung parliament (one where no party holds a majority) for 45 years. Often described as a wily fixer and negotiator, it took all of his skills to hold on to power in the face of economic and industrial turmoil. His party was also sharply divided, with many Labour members of parliament (MPs) bitter about Wilson's manoeuvring against his colleagues. He called another general election in October 1974, thereby ending the shortest parliament since 1681, and was returned to office with a majority of just three seats. He presided over a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Economic Community (EEC), and a collapse in the value of the pound which prompted a humiliating 'rescue operation' by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Exhausted, Wilson resigned saying 'politicians should not go on and on'. Edward Heath Conservative, 1970 - 1974 Heath succeeded in taking Britain into the European Economic Community (EEC), the precursor to the European Union, despite two previous failed attempts by Britain to gain entry, in 1961 and 1967. But his government was dogged by torrid industrial relations and recurrent economic crises. Things came to a head in January 1974, when industry was put on a 'three-day week' to conserve fuel. Fuel was in dangerously short supply following a combination of domestic industrial action (coal miners on 'work-to-rule') and a quadrupling of prices by Middle Eastern oil exporting nations in the wake of Israel's victory in the Yom Kipp
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Caister-on-Sea Genealogy Resources & Parish Registers | Norfolk Historical Description Direct link to this description Near Yarmouth, three miles north, is Castor or Caister. At an ancient mansion or castle, in this place, resided the famous Sir John Fastolfe, so celebrated for his martial deeds in France. He was appointed governor of Harfleur, by Henry the Fifth, and died 1459. Many writers have most erroneously represented him as the same jolly knight who figures in the luminous pages of our immortal bard. Caister Castle was built by Sir John at the expense of the Duke of Alencon, whom he took prisoner at the battle of Agincourt, or as other writers say, John, King of France, at the battle of Verneuil in 1424. "The court (says Mr. Gough in his additions to Camden) forms a rectangular parallelogram, leaving at the northwest angle a round tower, upwards of an hundred feet high; to which adjoined a dining-room, the fireplace of which yet remains. On the right hand of entering this court was the hall, 49 feet by 28. Only the east and south sides of the mansion remain, with the tower 100 feet high. On an arch of a window, within the ruins, were the arms of Sir John Fastolfe, in a garter, carved in stone, now taken away." This castellated mansion was twice besieged in form in the reign of Edward the Fourth, by the Duke of Norfolk, and Lord Scales, with 3000 men and artillery, the Duke wishing to dispossess Judge Yelverton and John Paston, Esq. who then tenanted it. Mr. Paston made a vigorous defence, but the castle was taken on the second attack. The west and north walls remain, with the tower: the south and east sides remain nearly level with the sea. Eastward from this building, stood the College founded by John Paston, Esq. in 1464. Adjoining to a farmhouse here is a small building called the barge-house, now used as a stable, in which is shewn the crown of an arch, about 18 feet in diameter, which must have been capable of receiving a boat of considerable burthen, and the moat belonging to this castellated mansion is said to have communicated with a creek navigable to the sea. It remained in the Paston family till 1661, when it became the property of the Crowes, and now remains in possession of the family of the Bedingfields, their descendants. Mr. Grose has given a fine engraving of this venerable castle. There is supposed to be a Roman fortification by the lighthouse at Caister. In the celebrated Notitia Imperii, or survey of the Roman Empire, published by Pancirollus in 1593, it appears that the Roman Commander of the Stablesian horse under the Count of the Saxon shore in Britain, was stationed at a place called Garianonum, or the mouth of the Gariensis, or the Yare; but where that ancient fortress was situated, authors are not exactly agreed. Camden places it at Burgh Castle in Suffolk, and says, that Yarmouth rose out of its ruins. Sir Henry Spelman places it at Caister; there is no doubt that the Romans at different times occupied both these places, as each port became more or less navigable. It is certain that an arm of the sea, which formerly overflowed the marshes between Yarmouth and Norwich, a fishing town in the time of the Danes, must nearly have reached Burgh Castle, and this may account for the anchors, &c. found near it. But as the coins frequently dug up at Caister, in a place called the East field bloody furlong, are of more ancient date than those found at Burgh Castle, this affords strong evidence that Caister was the ancient Garianonum. It is the generally received opinion, that the Yare formerly had two channels into the ocean; one to the north at Cocklewater, or Grubb’s Haven, by Caister, and the other to the south near Gorleston. The channel by Caister at an early period was deemed by the inhabitants of Yarmouth the best harbour, and they accordingly built the town further to the north than it now stands. The northeast winds prevailing on this part of the coast, formed a sand bank, which choking up the channel at Caister, reached along the shore near Gorleston, and in process of time becoming firm
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Sussex UK Travel Guide Regions - South East - Sussex Sussex Due to its strategic location on the south coast, Sussex has always played an essential part in both communications and the defence of England. Beachy Head © GSP Spanning nearly 1500 sq miles, East and West Sussex boast over 100 miles of spectacular coastline, flanking the English Channel. Used as a point of invasion since Roman times, the Sussex coastline flourished during the Victorian era with the creation of many popular seaside resorts, such as Brighton , Eastbourne and Hastings. Inland, Sussex has a varying countryside, from the clay valleys of the weald to the stunning chalk escarpments of the South Downs. The South Downs National Park provides some of the UK's most glorious waking terrain. Including the South Downs Way , a public bridleway that runs for over 80 miles from Eastbourne to the Hampshire border. East Sussex is host to some of England's most iconic landscapes, not least of which is the spectacular white cliffs at Beachy Head. This area is also home to many historic towns such as Battle and Hastings, including the ancient Saxon county town of Lewes, famous for one of the best preserved castle barbicans in England. Sussex is also the birthplace of the game of cricket, which started some 1500 years ago as a game played by local children. However, it was not until 1611 that adults were first recorded as playing the game. 'No breeze so fresh and invigorating as that of the Sussex Downs; no turf so springy to the feet as the soft greensward.' Ainsworth
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Former Nazi guard, 89, faces mass murder trial — RT News Tags Crime , Hate crimes Demjanjuk will be tried for assisting in the killing of Jews at the Sobibor extermination camp in Poland during World War Two. The U.S. Court of Appeal dismissed the 89-year-old’s claims that moving him to Germany would amount to torture because of his poor health. "Based on the medical information before the court … the court cannot find that the petitioner's removal to Germany is likely to cause irreparable harm sufficient to warrant a stay of removal," the court announced. Prosecutors said that Demjanjuk’s torture arguments sound ridiculous as there are medical assessments and videos showing him to be in good health and able to walk without help. Demjanjuk’s family is considering an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. It has also filed a lawsuit in Germany to prevent his extradition. "Given the history of this case and no evidence of his personal involvement in even one assault, let alone a murder, this is inhuman, even if a court says it is lawful," Demjanjuk’s son John Demjanjuk was quoted by the AFP news agency as saying. Demjanjuk was a Soviet Red Army soldier when he was captured by the Nazis in 1942. After being trained by the Germans at Treblinka, he served two years in the camps of Sobibor and Majdanek in Nazi-occupied Poland and then in Flossenburg in Bavaria, Germany. He emigrated to the USA in 1952 with his family and settled in Ohio, changing his name from Ivan to John. Demjanjuk was deported to Israel from the US and sentenced to death in 1988, accused of being a sadistic Nazi guard nicknamed "Ivan the Terrible". But Israel's highest court later ruled that he was not the man in question. After spending years in an Israeli prison, he returned to his home near Cleveland in 1993 and his citizenship was restored in 1998. U.S. Justice Department Nazi hunters reopened the case when new evidence came to light after the collapse of the Soviet Union. And a U.S. court convicted him in 2002 of working at three other camps. Demjanjuk was stripped of his citizenship a second time. Then German prosecutors began efforts to put him on trial. Despite all the accusations, Demjanjuk maintains that he was forced to work in the camps. He says holocaust survivors have mistaken him for other, cruel camp guards.
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Biographies of Current Justices of the Supreme Court Biographies of Current Justices of the Supreme Court John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States, was born in Buffalo, New York, January 27, 1955. He married Jane Marie Sullivan in 1996 and they have two children - Josephine and Jack. He received an A.B. from Harvard College in 1976 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1979. He served as a law clerk for Judge Henry J. Friendly of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1979–1980 and as a law clerk for then-Associate Justice William H. Rehnquist of the Supreme Court of the United States during the 1980 Term. He was Special Assistant to the Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice from 1981–1982, Associate Counsel to President Ronald Reagan, White House Counsel’s Office from 1982–1986, and Principal Deputy Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice from 1989–1993. From 1986–1989 and 1993–2003, he practiced law in Washington, D.C. He was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 2003. President George W. Bush nominated him as Chief Justice of the United States, and he took his seat September 29, 2005. Anthony M. Kennedy, Associate Justice, was born in Sacramento, California, July 23, 1936. He married Mary Davis and has three children. He received his B.A. from Stanford University and the London School of Economics, and his LL.B. from Harvard Law School. He was in private practice in San Francisco, California from 1961–1963, as well as in Sacramento, California from 1963–1975. From 1965 to 1988, he was a Professor of Constitutional Law at the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific. He has served in numerous positions during his career, including a member of the California Army National Guard in 1961, the board of the Federal Judicial Center from 1987–1988, and two committees of the Judicial Conference of the United States: the Advisory Panel on Financial Disclosure Reports and Judicial Activities, subsequently renamed the Advisory Committee on Codes of Conduct, from 1979–1987, and the Committee on Pacific Territories from 1979–1990, which he chaired from 1982–1990. He was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1975. President Reagan nominated him as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and he took his seat February 18, 1988. Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice, was born in the Pinpoint community near Savannah, Georgia on June 23, 1948. He attended Conception Seminary from 1967-1968 and received an A.B., cum laude, from Holy Cross College in 1971 and a J.D. from Yale Law School in 1974. He was admitted to law practice in Missouri in 1974, and served as an Assistant Attorney General of Missouri, 1974-1977; an attorney with the Monsanto Company, 1977-1979; and Legislative Assistant to Senator John Danforth, 1979-1981. From 1981-1982 he served as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, and as Chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1982-1990. From 1990-1991, he served as a Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. President Bush nominated him as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court and he took his seat October 23, 1991. He married Virginia Lamp on May 30, 1987 and has one child, Jamal Adeen by a previous marriage. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice, was born in Brooklyn, New York, March 15, 1933. She married Martin D. Ginsburg in 1954, and has a daughter, Jane, and a son, James. She received her B.
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Reconnected: Live - Yazoo | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic Reconnected: Live google+ AllMusic Review by j. poet In the early '80s, Vince Clarke quit Depeche Mode , allegedly dissatisfied with their move toward pop music. He soon hooked up with Alison Moyet , an R&B singer with a powerful deep alto, and started recording as Yazoo . (In the U.S., after the blues record label Yazoo sued them, they were known as Yaz .) The first Yazoo single, "Only You" b/w "Situation," was a double-sided smash, and their debut, Upstairs at Eric's (named after Mute Records' head Eric Radcliffe ) went gold in the U.K. After they finished recording their second album, You and Me Both , Clarke opted out of the group. Yazoo was the template for Erasure , Clarke 's long-running collaboration with diva Andy Bell , and numerous new bands that blended dance-pop and synthesizers. In 2008, Clarke and Moyet united for a tour of the U.K., Europe, and North America. The concerts were recorded and the result is this two-CD set. Clarke revamped and re-recorded the backing tracks for the two Yazoo albums, so these in-concert performances have a warmer, fuller instrumental sound. Clarke still plays and sequences the tunes live, but today's technology has smoothed out the brittle high end that made some of Yazoo 's songs sound like video game soundtracks. For her part, Moyet 's voice has aged well. It's richer and deeper; her vocals are even more affecting than they were 26 years ago. Both artists seem almost surprised by the crowd reactions and the power of their own performance. At the end of "State Farm," the funky white-girl rap from You and Me Both that kicks off side two of the set, Moyet laughs with almost girlish delight at the crowd's enthusiastic reaction. The duo did 27 dates, and the 20 selections here are taken from various concerts. There are no liner notes in the two-CD set (there is also a deluxe limited edition with a hardback book and download codes), so you don't know the origin of any of the performances, but that's a minor quibble. The set is arranged to play like a live show, and the music ebbs and flows to build up to smashing renditions of their big hits -- a thumping "Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I)," a bouncy "Don't Go" that still sounds a bit like early Depeche Mode and has the crowd singing along on the hook, a smoldering rendition of "Only You," and a rousing, extended take of "Situation" with Clarke adding distorted synth effects to push the tune along. The sound on the set is a bit muddy, but the duo's enthusiastic performance more than makes up for the sonic limitations. Track Listing - Disc 1
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Quiz Link 4 1. Who founded the Tamla Motown record label? Berry Gordy 2. What folksy British singer-songwriting guitarist was famous also for his whistling? Roger Whittaker 3. What was Hugo Montenegro's instrumental hit, composed by Ennio Morricone for the film of the same name? The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 4. Tom Parker managed which huge star? Elvis Presley 5. Who won (barefoot) the British Eurovision Song Contest in 1967 with Puppet on String? Sandie Shaw 6. Who originally fronted Herman's Hermits? Peter Noone 7. Which jazz singer, whose career actually spanned the 1930s-90s, was known as the First Lady of Song? Ella Fitzgerald 8. Which singer played Alfie's girlfriend Siddie in the 1966 film? Millicent Martin 9. What name was given to the 1950-60s mainstream country music style of artists including Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette, Jim Reeves, and Charlie Rich? Nashville Sound 10.What Canadian-born teen idol of the 1950s-60s wrote the lyrics to Sinatra's song My Way? Paul Anka 11.Which harmonica-paying frontman of Manfred Man sang on their early hits and later became a successful radio presenter? Paul Jones 12.What group became famous in the 1960s for their parody impressions of other hit songs? The Barron Knights 13.Peter Potter in the USA and David Jacobs in the UK presented which pop music TV show? Juke Box Jury 14.What was the 1962 space-age instrumental hit by the Tornados? Telstar 15.Who wrote and sang the novelty hit Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh, about Camp Granada? Allan Sherman ~
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Leicester Rugby Club – Leicester Tigers Love Leicester Leicester Rugby Club The Leicester Rugby Club is an English rugby Union Club who currently plays at the Aviva Premiership and has been the standing champions since last year. They have managed to become one of the most successful clubs in the history of English rugby and all credit goes to the coordination and organization along with the excellent team work of the players. Their excellent performance can be seen from the statistics where the club has never ended a league below the 6th position. Moreover they are known to be the only team along with Gloucester, Bath and Wasps who have never been relegated from the top division. Their bag of victories including winning the Heineken Cup twice and the league five times under the captaincy of Martin Johnson. They are one of the richest clubs with a turnover of 18.5 million dollars. They play all their home games at Welford Road which has a capacity of over 30000. The club is currently under the chairmanship of Peter Tom and coached and captained by Richard Cockerill and Geordan Murphy respectively. The jerseys of the Leicester Rugby Club are red and green stripes and they wear a blue jersey for all their away matches. They are nicknamed the Tigers, the origin of which is unknown. Their home ground at Welford Road came into existence only in the year 1892. Their matches played at the home ground were spectacular and could be seen through the continuous victories at the Midland Cup. The continuous win from the year 1898 to 1905 made them drop out from the cup itself so as to give a chance to other clubs as well to gain a win at the cup. The winning streak of the Leicester Rugby Club started again at the end of the 20th century. They won the Heineken Cup in 1995 followed by the Pilkington Cup in 1997. In the 1996 Cup they lost to the Bath at the final game due to a miss in the penalty shot. However they never gave up hope and continued to excel under the management of Dean Richards. The captain of the Leicester Rugby Club, Martin Johnson managed to coordinate the team effort so as to produce skilled and talented players. They managed to seal their victory back to back at the Heineken Cup in 2001 and 2002 and went on to becoming the only English team to have successfully won the Cup twice in a row. The home games of Leicester Rugby Club were even more entertaining. They showed an array of skill and managed to go undefeated for a stretch of 57 matches during the span of 1997 to 2002. They are currently placed at the 10th position in the English premier League table. Their Premiership record has been outstanding. They managed to finish first in 2004-2005, second in the next two consecutive years and again first in 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. Leicester Rugby Club is sure to perform well in this season as well a keep up their record. Toggle to the primary sidebar Close the secondary sidebar
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FA Cup Opta Stats: Tottenham v Cheltenham (and all S-Z ties) : Opta : UK & Ireland Football UK & Ireland Football Free Bet The FA Cup is the only major trophy that Harry Redknapp has lifted Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, Swindon, Tottenham, Watford and West Brom are the hosts scrutinised by Opta in their final instalment of FA Cup facts... Sheffield United v Salisbury The sides have never met in any competition. The Blades have reached six FA Cup finals, winning four of them. Sheffield United have only lost one of their last 13 FA Cup games against non-league opponents, losing 0-3 in a replay at Altrincham in November 1981. Salisbury are making their first appearance in the FA Cup third round. Sheffield United have only lost one of their last eight FA Cup games at Bramall Lane. Sheffield Wednesday v West Ham The Owls have been knocked out in the third round on seven of the last eight occasions that they have reached this stage. Sheffield Wednesday have progressed on all three occasions that they have met the Hammers in the FA Cup. The Owls have won their last three FA Cup matches at home. West Ham have won their last 10 FA Cup games against sides from a lower division, firing in 29 goals in the process. West Ham have made it to the fourth round on nine of the last 11 occasions that they have reached the FA Cup third round. Swindon v Wigan Swindon have twice reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup, losing one step before the final in both 1910 and 1912. The Robins have already overcome higher ranked opposition twice (Huddersfield and Colchester) to reach the third round this season. Wigan have only lost two of their last 12 FA Cup games against lower ranked sides, though one of them was an embarrassing 0-1 defeat to non-league Canvey Island. Wigan have never won at the County Ground in five attempts, losing two and drawing three. Five of the Latics' last seven goals against Swindon have occurred in the second half. Tottenham v Cheltenham Tottenham have never played Cheltenham. Spurs have appeared in nine FA Cup finals, triumphing on eight occasions. Tottenham have only suffered defeat to lower league opposition once in twenty matches - against Leicester (2-3) in 2006. Spurs have lost once in their last 13 FA Cup ties at White Hart Lane. Cheltenham progressed past the third round twice before, making it to the fifth round in 2002 and the fourth round in 2006. Cheltenham have faced higher league opposition nine times in the last ten years, progressing on three occasions. Cheltenham have already scored five goals in this year's competition, conceding two. Watford v Bradford The Bantams have failed to win at Vicarage Road in 11 attempts (in all competitions). Bradford will hope to take the game to a replay secure in the knowledge they have beaten Watford seven consecutive times on home soil. Watford's fourth round defeat to Brighton last season was their first to lower league opposition since Birmingham in 1999. Watford have scored four or more goals in two of their last five FA Cup ties, although they have also shipped three or more in three of those five matches. Bradford's most successful FA Cup run came in 1911 when they won the competition, beating Newcastle 1-0 in a replay. The Bantams have tasted defeat in eight of their last 11 FA Cup matches away from home. Bradford have met higher league opposition six times in the last 10 years, winning two and losing four. West Brom v Cardiff West Brom have won the FA Cup five times, with their most recent win coming in 1968, beating Everton 1-0 after extra-time. West Brom have exited the competition to lower league opposition twice in the last three years. Cardiff are unbeaten in their previous three visits to the Hawthorns in all competitions, winning twice and netting a total of nine goals. City midfielder Peter Whittingham has scored in consecutive games against the Baggies. Cardiff have forced higher league opposition to a replay in six of their last eleven FA Cup matches against them.
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Academy Awards Best Actor The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) ); two were consecutive nominations (from 1930/31-1931/32) Tom Hanks (5) - with two wins (Philadelphia (1993), Forrest Gump (1994)); two were consecutive nominations (from 1993-1994) Sean Penn (5) - with two wins (Mystic River (2003) and Milk (2008)); nominations were from 1995-2008 The Most Best Actor Nominations: Actors with the highest number of Best Actor acting nominations (in parentheses) include: Spencer Tracy (9) - with two wins Laurence Olivier (9) - with one win (Hamlet (1948)); two were consecutive nominations (from 1939-1940) Jack Nicholson (8) - with two wins Paul Newman (8) - with one win (The Color of Money (1986)); two were consecutive nominations (from 1981-1982) Peter O'Toole (8) - with no wins; two were consecutive nominations (from 1968-1969); nominations from 1962-2006 Marlon Brando (7) - with two wins Dustin Hoffman (7) - with two wins Jack Lemmon (7) - with one win (Save the Tiger (1973)); two were consecutive nominations (from 1959-1960, and from 1979-1980) Paul Muni (6) - with one win (The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)); three were consecutive nominations (from 1935-1937) Richard Burton (6) - with no wins; three were consecutive nominations (from 1964-1966) Gary Cooper (5) - with two wins Tom Hanks (5) - with two wins Fredric March (5) - with two wins Sean Penn (5) - with two wins Daniel Day-Lewis (5) - with three wins James Stewart (5) - with one win ( Anthony Hopkins (3) - with one win ( The Silence of the Lambs (1991) ); nominations from 1991-1995 Russell Crowe (3) - with one win (Gladiator (2000)); three were consecutive nominations (from 1999-2001) Jeff Bridges (3) - with one win (Crazy Heart (2009)); nominations from 1984-2010 George Clooney (3) - with no wins; nominations from 2007-2011 Consecutive Best Actor-Winning Performers: There are only two actresses (Luise Rainer and Katharine Hepburn) who have received two consecutive Best Actress awards, as there are only two actors who have received two consecutive Best Actor statuette wins: Spencer Tracy (Captains Courageous (1937) and Boys Town (1938)) Tom Hanks (Philadelphia (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994)) [Note: Jason Robards won two consecutive Best Supporting Actor Oscars in 1976 and 1977.] Winners of Both a Lead and Supporting Actor Oscar: In 1997, Jack Nicholson tied Walter Brennan for the most wins (3) for a male performer (Brennan has three Best Supporting Actor trophies, Nicholson has two for Best Actor and one for Best Supporting Actor). The only stars to win both a Best Actor and a Best Supporting Actor (BSA) Oscar are the following: Jack Nicholson (BA for Gene Hackman (BA for The French Connection (1971) , BSA for Unforgiven (1992) ) Kevin Spacey (BA for American Beauty (1999), BSA for The Usual Suspects (1995)) Denzel Washington (BA for Training Day (2001), BSA for Glory (1989)) The Only Best Actor Tie: In the Best Actor category, an unusual tie (the only occurrence among male acting performances) occurred in 1931/32 between Wallace Beery and Fredric March, for their respective performances in The Champ (1931/32) and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931/32). The Most Best Actor Oscar Nominations - Without Winning: Peter O'Toole is the only star with eight Best Actor Oscar nominations without a single win. His record extends 44 years, from 1962 to 2006. Richard Burton was nominated seven times (and never won), although his first nomination was as Best Supporting Actor for My Cousin Rachel (1952) -- his last six nominations were as Best Actor. Oscar-Winning Actor Roles and Trends: Biographies of remarkable, real-life individuals (military figures or soldiers, law-and-order enforcers, historical figures) and portrayals of the mentally ill are heavily represented among male Oscar winners, particularly in the acting awards. It helps an
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'English Patient' Dominates Oscars With Nine, Including Best Picture 'English Patient' Dominates Oscars With Nine, Including Best Picture By LAWRENCE VAN GELDER he English Patient,'' a mesmerizing tale of love and betrayal set against the background of World War II in the deserts of North Africa and the devastation of Italy, dominated the 69th Academy Awards last night in Los Angeles. The film, adapted by its director, Anthony Minghella, from Michael Ondaatje's 1992 Booker Prize-winning novel, won in 9 of the 12 categories in which it had received nominations, including best picture. Its Academy Awards of Merit, the official name of the Oscars, included the prizes for Mr. Minghella as director and for Juliette Binoche as best supporting actress, as well as for cinematography, art direction, costume design, editing, sound and original dramatic score. The haul of the gold-plated statuettes, depicting a knight standing on a reel of film, hands gripping a sword, put ''The English Patient'' in a category of films that includes the 1958 musical ''Gigi'' and the 1987 epic ''The Last Emperor.'' Only the 1961 musical ''West Side Story,'' with 10 Oscars, and the 1959 biblical drama ''Ben-Hur,'' with 11, have won more. Standing between ''The English Patient'' and a sweep in the major categories were Billy Bob Thornton, who won the Oscar for best screenplay adaptation for ''Sling Blade''; Geoffrey Rush for his portrayal of the troubled Australian pianist David Helfgott in ''Shine,'' and Frances McDormand, chosen best actress for her portrayal of a pregnant police chief in ''Fargo.'' That snowbound film noir also won the brothers Ethan and Joel Coen the prize for best original screenplay. Even before last night's ceremonies, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had announced that its Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, an honorary accolade for high level of producing was to go to Saul Zaentz, the producer of ''The English Patient.'' His previous Oscar winners were ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' and ''Amadeus.'' Accepting his award, Mr. Zaentz spoke of the passion that separates one film from another, and as he held his award aloft, he said: ''This belongs to the many with whom I have shared dreams and journeys. My cup is full.'' Later, when ''The English Patient'' was named best film, Mr. Zaentz said, ''It runneth over.'' The awards to ''The English Patient,'' ''Fargo'' and ''Shine'' capped a year in which the major Hollywood studios were pushed aside at awards ceremonies in favor of so-called independent productions. If the night could be said to hold a surprise, it was the decision of the voters to award the prize for best supporting actress to Ms. Binoche rather than to Lauren Bacall for her portrayal of an overbearing mother in ''The Mirror Has Two Faces.'' Even Ms. Binoche said she was surprised. After a three-year hiatus, Billy Crystal returned as host of the ceremonies for the fifth time since 1990, opening the show at the Shrine Auditorium with a series of film clips that injected him into scenes from some of the Oscar-nominated films as he pondered the wisdom of resuming the role of host. With Yoda of ''Stars Wars'' as the adviser on his troubled decision to come back, he turned to his putative parents -- Brenda Blethyn in scenes from ''Secrets and Lies'' and Armin Mueller-Stahl in ''Shine.'' He confronted Tom Cruise of ''Jerry Maguire'' as his agent and left his thick book of jokes with a dying Kristin Scott Thomas of ''The English Patient'' as he went off to appear on the Academy Awards show. On the ABC telecast, said to be seen by an audience of more than a billion people in 100 countries, Mr. Crystal poked fun at David Letterman, called the Shrine Auditorium the only theater in America not showing one of the ''Stars Wars'' movies,'' sang a medley of parodies about the best-picture nominees and joked that the only person in the country guaranteed to wake up with a statue today was Tipper Gore. It was a night made notable by an the endless ''I love you's'' and thanks delivered by a jubilant Cuba Gooding Jr.,
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The Planets in Our Solar System in Order of Size - Universe Today Universe Today The Planets in Our Solar System in Order of Size Article Updated: 23 Dec , 2015 by Elizabeth Howell If you’re interested in planets, the good news is there’s plenty of variety to choose from in our own Solar System. From the ringed beauty of Saturn, to the massive hulk of Jupiter, to the lead-melting temperatures on Venus, each planet in our solar system is unique — with its own environment and own story to tell about the history of our Solar System. What also is amazing is the sheer size difference of planets. While humans think of Earth as a large planet, in reality it is dwarfed by the massive gas giants lurking at the outer edges of our Solar System. This article explores the planets in order of size, with a bit of context as to how they got that way. A short history of the Solar System No human was around 4.5 billion years ago when the Solar System was formed, so what we know about its birth comes from several sources: examining rocks on Earth and other places, looking at other solar systems in formation and doing computer models, among other methods. As more information comes in, some of our theories of the Solar System must change to suit the new evidence. Today, scientists believe the Solar System began with a spinning gas and dust cloud. Gravitational attraction at its center eventually collapsed to form the Sun. Some theories say that the young Sun’s energy began pushing the lighter particles of gas away, while larger, more solid particles such as dust remained closer in. Artist’s conception of a solar system in formation. Credit: NASA/FUSE/Lynette Cook Over millions and millions of years, the gas and dust particles became attracted to each other by their mutual gravities and began to combine or crash. As larger balls of matter formed, they swept the smaller particles away and eventually cleared their orbits. That led to the birth of Earth and the other eight planets in our Solar System. Since much of the gas ended up in the outer parts of the system, this may explain why there are gas giants — although this presumption may not be true for other solar systems discovered in the universe. Until the 1990s, scientists only knew of planets in our own Solar System and at that point accepted there were nine planets. As telescope technology improved, however, two things happened. Scientists discovered exoplanets, or planets that are outside of our solar system. This began with finding massive planets many times larger than Jupiter, and then eventually finding planets that are rocky — even a few that are close to Earth’s size itself . The other change was finding worlds similar to Pluto, then considered the Solar System’s furthest planet, far out in our own Solar System. At first astronomers began treating these new worlds like planets, but as more information came in, the International Astronomical Union held a meeting to better figure out the definition. Hubble image of Pluto and some of its moons, Charon, Nix and Hydra. Image Credit: NASA, ESA, H. Weaver (JHU/APL), A. Stern (SwRI), and the HST Pluto Companion Search Team The result was redefining Pluto and worlds like it as a dwarf planet. This is the current IAU planet definition: “A celestial body that (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and (c) has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit.” Size of the eight planets According to NASA , this is the estimated radii of the eight planets in our solar system, in order of size. We also have included the radii sizes relative to Earth to help you picture them better. Jupiter (69,911 km / 43,441 miles) – 1,120% the size of Earth Saturn (58,232 km / 36,184 miles) – 945% the size of Earth Uranus (25,362 km / 15,759 miles) – 400% the size of Earth Neptune (24,622 km / 15,299 miles) – 388% the size of Earth Earth (6,371 km / 3,959 miles) Venus (6,052 km / 3,761 miles) – 95% the size of Earth Mars (3,390 km /
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Kuiper Belt Objects: Facts about the Kuiper Belt & KBOs Kuiper Belt Objects: Facts about the Kuiper Belt & KBOs By Nola Taylor Redd, Space.com Contributor | January 22, 2016 01:06pm ET MORE This artist's impression shows the distant dwarf planet Eris in the distance with its moon Dysmonia in the foreground. New observations have shown that Eris is smaller than previously thought and almost exactly the same size as Pluto. Eris is extremely reflective and its surface is probably covered in frost formed from the frozen remains of its atmosphere. Dysnomia appears to be a darker and less reflective body. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada Beyond the gas giant Neptune lies a region of space filled with icy bodies. Known as the Kuiper Belt, this chilly expanse holds trillions of objects, remnants of the early solar system. Dutch astronomer Jan Oort first proposed in 1950 that some comets might come from the the solar system’s far suburbs. That reservoir later became known as the Oort cloud. Earlier, in 1943, astronomer Kenneth Edgeworth had suggested comets and larger bodies might exist beyond Neptune. In 1951, astronomer Gerard Kuiper predicted the existence of a belt of icy objects that now bears his name. Some astronomers refer to it as the Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt. Astronomers are now hunting for a planet in the Kuiper Belt, a true ninth planet , after evidence of its existence was unveiled on Jan. 20, 2016. The so-called "Planet Nine," as scientists are calling it, is about 10 times the mass of Earth and 5,000 times the mass of Pluto. Let's take a closer look at this distant section of the solar system and the small worlds most commonly known as Kupier Belt Objects (KBOs) and, in recent years, dwarf planets. Artists rendering of the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud. Credit: NASA Artist's concept of the dwarf planet Haumea and its two satellites (Hi’iaka and Namaka). Credit: SINC/José Antonio Peñas The Kuiper Belt is an elliptical plane in space spanning from 30 to 50 times Earth's distance from the sun, or 2.5 to 4.5 billion miles (4.5 to 7.4 billion kilometers). The belt is similar to the asteroid belt found between Mars and Jupiter, although the objects in the Kuiper Belt tend more to be icy rather than rocky. Scientists estimate that thousands of bodies more than 62 miles (100 km) in diameter travel around the sun within this belt, along with trillions of smaller objects, many of which are short-period comets . The region also contains several dwarf planets , round worlds too large to be considered asteroids and yet not qualifying as planets because they’re too small, on an odd orbit, and don’t clear out the space around them the way the 8 planets do. Kuiper Belt formation When the solar system formed , much of the gas, dust and rocks pulled together to form the sun and planets. The planets then swept most of the remaining debris into the sun or out of the solar system. But bodies farther out remained safe from gravitational tugs of planets like Jupiter , and so managed to stay safe as they slowly orbited the sun. The Kuiper Belt and its compatriot, the more distant and spherical Oort Cloud , contain the leftover remnants from the beginning of the solar system and can provide valuable insights into its birth. The classical Kuiper Belt — the most crowded section — lies between 42 and 48 times Earth's distance from the sun. The orbit of objects in this region remain stable for the most part, although some objects occasionally have their course changed slightly when they drift too close to Neptune. Kuiper Belt Objects This artist's impression shows the distant dwarf planet Eris. New observations have shown that Eris is smaller than previously thought and almost exactly the same size as Pluto. Eris is extremely reflective and its surface is probably covered in frost formed from the frozen remains of its atmosphere. The distant Sun appears to the upper right and both Eris and its moon Dysnomia (center) appear as crescents. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada Pluto was the first true Kuiper Belt Object to be seen, although scientists at the time didn't recog
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Famous Opening Lines | 101 Books Famous Opening Lines by Robert on October 8, 2010 I think some of the best book openings insert the reader into an immediate point of tension. There’s drama right off the bat. I can appreciate books that provide a lot of back story, but I have to make myself be patient. Moby Dick isn't on the list, but it has one of the most famous opening lines in the history of literature. So I’m adding one section–“the opening line”–to my reviews of the 101 books. I think it’s pretty self explanatory. I’ll simply write out the book’s opening line. If my review sucks, maybe the opening line will spur you on to read more. Since I’ll be doing this going forward, starting with my review of Gone With the Wind, I thought I’d write out the opening sentences of the four books I’ve already reviewed. The Catcher in the Rye: “If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you’ll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don’t feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth.” To Kill A Mockingbird: “When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.” Slaughterhouse Five: “All this happened, more or less.” Lord of the Flies: “The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way towards the lagoon.” Even though its my least favorite of the first four books I’ve read, Lord of the Flies has my favorite opening line of these first several reads. Who is the boy with fair hair? Why is he climbing down a rock? Why is a kid in a lagoon? These are the questions I get from just reading that first sentence. I think The Catcher in the Rye has a great first sentence, too–one that provides a lot of questions and tension right away. What’s your favorite opening line of any book?
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LibriVox Librivox Acoustical liberation of books in the public domain Menu Frederick MARRYAT (1792 - 1848) The Children of the New Forest is a children's novel published in 1847 by Frederick Marryat. It is set in the time of the English Civil War and the Commonwealth. The story follows the fortunes of the four Beverley children who are orphaned during the war, and hide from their Roundhead oppressors in the shelter of the New Forest where they learn to live off the land. The story begins in 1647 when King Charles I has been defeated in the civil war and has fled from London towards the New Forest. Parliamentary soldiers have been sent to search the forest and decide to burn Arnwood, the house of Colonel Beverley, a Cavalier officer killed at the Battle of Naseby. The four orphan children of the house, Edward, Humphrey, Alice and Edith, are believed to have died in the flames. However, they are saved by Jacob Armitage, a local gamekeeper, who hides them in his isolated cottage acting as his grandchildren. Under Armitage's guidance, the children adapt from an aristocratic lifestyle to that of simple foresters. After Armitage's death, Edward takes charge and the children develop and expand the farmstead, aided by the entrepreneurial spirit of the younger brother Humphrey. They are assisted by a gypsy boy, Pablo, who they rescue from a pitfall trap. A sub-plot involves a hostile Puritan gamekeeper named Corbould who seeks to harm Edward and his family. Edward also encounters the sympathetic Puritan, Heatherstone, placed in charge of the Royal land in the New Forest, and rescues his daughter, Patience, in a house-fire. Edward leaves the cottage and works as a secretary for Heatherstone, but Edward maintains the pretence that he is the grandson of Jacob Armitage. (Summary from Wikipedia) Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Historical
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Asia Pattaya Hotel in Pattaya Hill, Pattaya: Special deals from AsiaWebDirect.com Adults: Children: Royal Wing Suites & Spa by Royal Cliff Hotels Group has the formidable reputation as being one of the finest hotels in Thailand. Boasting an impressive list of royal guests that have stayed in its opulent rooms, the hotel is a simply stunning establishment, offering the ultimate luxury holiday experience. The drive from Bangkok International Airport is approximately 90 minutes, making it easy to reach by taxi or private car, and as one might expect, the hotel also possesses its own private beach, enabling guests to relax conveniently and in true style. The hotel is also perfectly situated to experience the best that Pattaya has to offer, and attractions such as the popular Pattaya Tiger Zoo and the scenic Nong Nooch Tropical Garden are close by. The suites at the Royal Wing Suites & Spa by Royal Cliff Hotels Group are exquisitely decorated, creating an ambiance that is regal, refined and delightfully welcoming. Enjoy a relaxing soak in the substantial bathtubs, unwind on the high quality, comfortable bedding, or take in the view from your private balcony; or alternatively, make the most of the impressive facilities, including TV with an extensive range of channels, complimentary tea and coffee or even a Jacuzzi. There are a staggering 11 restaurants to choose from in the hotel, offering every sort of cuisine imaginable, including traditional Thai dishes, Japanese dining and European menus, many bars, all with sea views and over 100 world-renowned cocktails and a decadent spa, for a blissfully relaxing experience. Restaurant Adults: Children: Royal Cliff Terrace Hotel by Royal Cliff Hotels Group is a beautifully appointed five star hotel set upon a cliff offering exclusive respite from the excitement of the main strip in Pattaya. The exclusivity of this giant hotel offers a relaxing hotel stay where guests barely have to leave the complex, however there is also a shuttle bus available for a nominal fee that will take guests to and from the shopping and entertainment heart of the city. For beach lovers, the soft gold sand of Jomtien Beach is close by with Pattaya Bay over the headland offering all the beach sports for which Pattaya is famous. The ocean view from all guestrooms of the five storey property is simply amazing with the Gulf of Thailand spread out below and all rooms are decorated in a Thai style with private balconies, flat screen televisions with international cable, safety deposit box, work desk and king or twin combinations. The Royal Cliff Terrace Hotel by Royal Cliff Hotels Group actually shares the communal facilities with three other hotels so there is a fantastic range of leisure and conference facilities to indulge in: four swimming pools - including an infinity edged pool with a panoramic vista - well appointed fitness centre, private beach, amazing conference facilities, expansive gardens, and tennis courts. Restaurant Adults: Children: Royal Cliff Grand Hotel by Royal Cliff Hotels Group is a spacious hotel complex in South Pattaya, in between Jomtien Beach and Pattaya Bay. The hotel is positioned overlooking the glorious expanse of the Gulf of Thailand and creates a serene backdrop to a holiday. South Pattaya is blessed with many things of interest to guests including the nearby Pattaya Amusement Park and for trips to the shopping malls in the centre of town there is a scheduled shuttle bus that transports guests there and back for a nominal fee. All 1090 guestrooms consist of in room amenities including private balconies with seating, widescreen televisions with international satellite channels, safety deposit box, fridge with mini-bar, high speed wireless internet access and twin or king size bed configurations. Communal facilities at this grand hotel are shared with three other properties and are truly comprehensive: four swimming pools, including one with an infinity edged panoramic view, and eleven separate dining options: Thai, European and Asian cuisine along with casual bites by the pool and
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Amazing Sri Lanka Volume - VI by Tourist Board - W.P. - issuu ASL 04 Final v1.0.indd 1 5/23/2013 3:22:08 PM #43 ASL 04 Final v1.0.indd 2 5/23/2013 3:22:13 PM We offer the world’s highest winning percentage. We take your ex�erience beyond gaming with world-class live enter�ainment, complimentar� dining and drinks and free t�anspor� with in Colombo cit� limits. www.bellagiocolombo.com #430 R.A.de Mel Mawatha, Colombo 03 Sri Lanka. ASL 04 Final v1.0.indd 1 Free Air�or� Transfer. Reimbursement of Air Ticket. Complimentar� Food & Beverage. Free 5-Star Hotel Accommodation. # Hotline :- +94 755 88 66 88 1 | ASL 5/23/2013 3:22:14 PM 2 | ASL ASL 04 Final v1.0.indd 2 5/23/2013 3:22:24 PM Image Courtesy: Eric Suriyasena Batiks Ayubovan! The Sri Lanka traditional gesture of welcome with fingers of both hands touching each other & both palms clasped together the age–old greeting of us Sri Lankans! Ayubovan ! May You be Blessed with Long Life... 3 | ASL ASL 04 Final v1.0.indd 3 5/23/2013 3:22:40 PM 4 | ASL ASL 04 Final v1.0.indd 4 5/23/2013 3:22:42 PM 5 | ASL ASL 04 Final v1.0.indd 5 5/23/2013 3:22:43 PM Contents TIPS FOR TRAVELLING IN SRI LANKA 24 40 Sri Lanka Tourism Celebrates ‘Avurudu’ With Foreign Visitors KANDY 38 KANDY POYA DAY PERAHERA 50 54 TROPICAL OYSTERS SRI LANKA’S NEW EXPORT TO THE WORLD 62 GETTING AROUND SRI LANKA FROM DOG CARTS TO TUK-TUKS 112 Amazing Sri Lanka - All rights reserved Š Amazing Sri Lanka 2013 Published by the Western Province Tourist Board. General Operations: I.G.I.T. Ratnayake & Claude Thomasz Advertising: Sales & Distribution: Madusanka Perera, Sripathi Senanayake No. 204, Dencil Kobbekaduwa Mawatha, Battramula, Sri Lanka. General: +94 (0) 11 7631705 | E-mail: info@wptb.lk +94 (0) 11 7208384 | Web: www.wptb.lk The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in whole or part in any form without the written consent of the publisher. Marketing: Layout & Designing: Nadun Egodage & Feather Pen Visual Studios Opinions expressed in this magazine are those of the writers and not Coordination: necessarily endorsed by the publisher. 8 | ASL ASL 04 Final v1.0.indd 8 Mark Pieris, Krishanthini Devendran 9 | ASL ASL 04 Final v1.0.indd 9 5/23/2013 3:23:02 PM ENCOURAGEMENT Colombo is an exciting city at any time of the year especially now the initiatives taken by the government to beautify the city are taking root. The west and southern coasts offer wonderful bargains for holidaymakers this season too. Claude Thomasz Chairman Western Province Tourist Board It gives me great pleasure to welcome you, as a tourist, to Sri Lanka. This is a fine time of the year to visit this island paradise because all parts of the country are uniquely enjoyable. Traditionally this is the season to visit the eastern seaboard of the island, where the seas are calm and the beaches irresistible to sun worshippers. It is also the time to visit the hill country and the medieval kingdom of Kandy where the Esala Perahera is held in August. Royston Ellis Editorial Consultant This magazine is habit forming! That’s what a reader of the last edition told me. “As well as learning about the sights of Sri Lanka we are seeing behind the scenes. It is reassuring to know what is being done to encourage tourism here. I look forward to seeing the next issue of the magazine.” 10 | ASL Well, here it is. The team that ASL 04 Final v1.0.indd 10 At the Western Province Tourist Board we are doing all we can to support the tourist industry where vast sums are being spent by stakeholders to upgrade, or build new, properties to contemporary standards. While the private sector is investing financially, we are lending support with training programmes. Training is my passion and, as Chairman, I want Sri Lankans to play their part in treating tourists well. Training and education, even for those not directly involved in tourism, helps spread the word, adding proficiency to the dazzling Sri Lankan smile. We are also doing all we can to encourage our neighbours from India to holiday here. Although we have traditional and cultural links, Sr
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Sleeping Beauty | Disney Princess Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Budget $8.5 million USD Sleeping Beauty is the 1959 full length animated feature production from Walt Disney Studios. It is the third film to feature and official Disney princess. Contents [ show ] Summary When Maleficent curses Princess Aurora at birth, the three good fairies hide her, but the faintest hops is that, "with true love's kiss, the spell shall break." Princess Aurora is named after the Roman goddess of the dawn "because she fills her father and mother's lives with sunshine." While still an infant, She is betrothed to the equally-young Prince Phillip (their parents want to unite their respective kingdoms under a marriage between Aurora and Phillip ). At her christening, the good fairies Flora (dressed in red), Fauna (in green) and Merryweather (in blue) arrive to bless her. Flora gives her the gift of beauty, which is described in a song as "gold of sunshine in her hair" and "lips that shame the red, red rose." Fauna gives her the gift of song. At this point, Maleficent, the film's villain and mistress of all evil, appears on the scene. Claiming to be upset at not being invited to Aurora's christening ceremony, she curses the princess to die when she pricks her finger on a spinning wheel's spindle before the sun sets on her sixteenth birthday. Fortunately, Merryweather has not yet blessed Aurora, so she uses her blessing to change Maleficent's curse, so Aurora will not die when she pricks her finger; instead, she will fall asleep until she is awakened by True Love's Kiss. Knowing Maleficent is extremely powerful and will stop at nothing to see her curse fulfilled, the three good fairies take Aurora to live with them in the woods, where they can keep her safe from any harm until she turns sixteen and the curse is made void. To fully protect her, they even change her name to Briar Rose to conceal her true identity. Rose grows into a very beautiful woman, with sunshine golden blonde hair, rose-red lips, violet eyes, and a beautiful singing voice. She is raised in a cottage in the forest by the three fairies, whom she believes are her aunts. One day, while out picking berries, she sings to entertain her animal friends; her angelic voice gains the attention of Prince Phillip, who had grown into a handsome young man and is out riding in the woods. When they meet, they instantly fall in love. Realizing that she has to return home, Aurora flees from Phillip without ever learning his name. Despite promising to meet him again, she is unable to return, as her "aunts" choose that time to reveal the truth of her birth to her and to tell her that she is betrothed to a prince named Phillip. They then take Rose to her parents. Meanwhile, Phillip returns home telling his father about a peasant girl he met and wishes to marry in spite of his prearranged marriage to Princess Aurora. King Hubert tries to convince Phillip to marry the princess instead of a peasant girl, but fails. The good fairies and Aurora return to the castle. Unfortunately, Maleficent uses her magic to lure Aurora away from her chambers and up into the tallest tower of the castle, where a spinning wheel awaits her. Fascinated by the wheel, she touches the spindle, pricking her finger. As had been foretold by the curse, Aurora is put under a sleeping spell. The good fairies place Aurora on her bed with a red rose in her hand, and cause a deep sleep to fall over the entire kingdom until they can find a way to break the curse. They realize the answer is Phillip, but he has been kidnapped by Maleficent to prevent him from kissing Aurora and waking her up. The three good fairies sneak into Maleficent's lair, aid the prince in escaping and explain to him the story of Maleficent's curse. Armed with a magic sword and shield, Phillip battles Maleficent when the sorceress turns herself into a gigantic fire-breathing dragon. He flings the sword, plunging it into the dragon's heart and killing her. Phillip climbs into Aurora's chamber, and removes the curse with a kiss. As the film ends, the two royals arri
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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? Which British boxer bought one of the original ‘Only Fools and Horses’ Reliant Robins in 2004? Actor Roy Harold Scherer was better known by what name? Anna Gordy was the first wife of which late soul singer? Who played Heinrich Himmler in the 1976 film ‘The Eagle Has Landed’? Which is the fastest rotating planet in our solar system? Which country was invaded by Iraq in 1990? Cobalt, Cyan and Cerulean are shades of which colour? In 1936, Joseph Bowers was the first inmate to attempt an escape from which prison? In the 18th Century, the British Royal Navy ordered limes and lemons to be carried on board ships as a remedy for which disease? In which US state were the 1692 Witch Trials held? Question Who was the father of English monarch Edward VI? Vermicide is a substance used for killing which creatures? Miss Gatsby and Miss Tibbs were two elderly residents in which UK tv sitcom? Who was US actor Mickey Rooney’s first wife? The resort town of Sliema is on which Mediterranean island? In the Bible, what is the Decalogue more commonly known as? In Greek mythology, Hypnos was the god of what? Which real-life couple starred in the 1994 remake of the film ‘The Getaway’? American 1940′s murder victim Elizabeth Short was known by what posthumous nickname? British monarch Henry VIII married which of his wives in 1540? In February 1983 which US writer choked to death on the cap from a bottle of eye drops? Which US gangster was released from Alcatraz prison in November 1939? Who built the Roman wall which divided England and Scotland? In the human body, the hallux is more commonly known by what name? The liqueur Maraschino is flavoured with which fruit? Which famous US outlaw shot the cashier of a savings bank in Gallatin Missouri in 1869? Kathmandu is the capital of which country? TAP is the chief airline of which European country? In November 2002, which member of the British royal family was convicted and fined for violating the Dangerous Dogs Act? Tommy Lee plays which instrument in the band Motley Crue? The Wang River i
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On Aug 3, 1492, who set sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain, in a carrack and two caravels, on his way to Asia?
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Sailed/Flew the Ocean/Sky Blue in 1492/1984 Coins Tell Stories 8.30.2014 Remember the rhyme from school days? "Columbus sailed the ocean blue in (August) 1492." Another voyage occurred in 1984, but that does not quite rhyme. On August 3, 1492, Columbus set sail with three ships from Palos de La Frontera on his voyage of discovery. Columbus captained the larger carrack, the Santa Maria. Two brothers directed the two smaller caravels, the Pinta and the Santa Clara, known as the Niña. After weeks of traveling the wide blue ocean, the voyagers spotted land on October 12, 1492. The ships neared what is now known as the Bahamas. Today, though, historians are not sure which island the explorers saw first. Now, fast-forward 492 years to August 30, 1984. Thirty years ago today, the space shuttle Discovery launched from Kennedy Space Center for her first mission, STS-41-D. Her first mission was the twelfth of the shuttle program. Columbia, the first shuttle to lift off, had six missions by this time. Challenger, the second shuttle, had been into space on five missions. Unfortunately, both the Columbia and the Challenger vehicles were lost, Challenger in January 1986 and Columbia in January 2003. The Discovery, however, gave over 27 years of service and logged the most flight time of any of the spacecraft. During her active life, the Discovery's flight days totaled 364 days, 22 hours, 39 minutes and 29 seconds. Her longest flight was 15 days, 2 hours, 48 minutes and 8 seconds. Overall, Discovery flew 149 million miles over 39 missions and completed 5830 orbits. For her 39th, Discovery's final mission lifted off in February 2011. Only two more shuttle missions followed– the Endeavour in May 2011 and the Atlantis in July 2011, before the shuttle program ended. Shortly after her last flight, the shuttle program decommissioned Discovery on March 9, 2011. After a lengthy decontamination process, Discovery began her trek to her "final wheels stop" place of honor at the Smithsonian's Udvar Hazy Center in Virginia. In the evening of April 19, Discovery came to rest during a ceremony welcoming her home. Happy birthday, Discovery, may you bring enjoyment to the many who visit you and admire your impressive service. Let's remember the August voyages of exploration with the reverse of the 1992 Columbus Commemorative Silver Dollar coin The coin recognizes the historical
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Cargoes Poem by John Masefield - Poem Hunter Cargoes Poem by John Masefield - Poem Hunter Cargoes - Poem by John Masefield Autoplay next video Terence George Craddock (5/31/2010 2:14:00 PM) Cargoes by John Masefield is a wonderful romantic view of ancient cargo in stanza one and two, described as being exotic exciting treasure contrasted with the modern cargo of stanza three, which is practical industrial dirty cheap and boring. Leonard Wilson is correct, a Spanish cargo containing all these jewels at once and gold moidores is extremely unlikely. The moidore is a Portuguese gold coin minted from 1640 to 1732. A Spanish cargo of mostly silver and far less gold ingots or cob coinage would be realistic. The first minted Spanish Gold Doubloons in the new world was in Mexico from 1732 but gold cobs were produced until 1750. The lines ‘QUINQUIREME of Nineveh from distant Ophir, /Rowing home to haven in sunny Palestine, ’ is historically impossible. Nineveh is an ancient Assyrian city and capital from 705 to 612 BCE. Roman Palestine is a term used from around the time of the birth of Jesus, but Palestine first appears as ‘Syria Palaestina’ on Roman maps in 132 CE when the ‘Emperor Hadrian changed the name of the province from Iudaea, Judea as it was called in Herod’s reign. The quinquereme is not a trading ship but a Hellenistic-era warship used extenively by the Carthaginians and Romans from 399 BCE but invented by Dionysius of Syracuse. John Masefield’s description of the cargo of Ophir, is from the earliest time period, in the reign of King Soloman 971-931BCE. Soloman received a cargo of gold, silver, sandalwood, precious stones, ivory, apes and peacocks from Ophir, every three years. At1 Kings 10: 22, it reads ‘The king had a fleet of trading ships at sea along with the ships of Hiram. Once every three years it returned carrying gold, silver and ivory, and apes and baboons.’ The translation of 'baboons' is rare, older translations have 'peacocks' instead. Therefore Masefield uses a mixture of historical periods to create a romantic cargo in stanza one. Soloman’s real trading ships may have included designs like Hatshepsut's Naval Vessels from the 15th Century BCE or may have been modeled after an Egyptian Naval Vessel of 1250 BCE. The early Phoenician trading ships of Soloman’s collaboration with Hiram of Tyre had ‘a keel, not ill shaped, a rounded hull, bulwarks, a beak, and a high seat for the steersman. The oars, apparently, must have been passed through interstices in the bulwark.’ The exports of Phoenicia are more romantic than any description Masefield describes, but it is the contrast of ships and cargoes which is Masefield’s purpose. Yet Phoenician smelting' or 'refining ships', hauling smelted ores from the mining towns in Sardinia and Spain shares a similar purpose to the ‘Dirty British coaster’. (Report) Reply (4/5/2010 8:35:00 PM) First stanza: Nineveh was the capital of the ancient Assyrian Empire, on the Tigris River, actually not in Palestine, although Palestine was included in the empire. Ophir was a land rich in gold, probably in Africa. 'Haven' is a word rich in connotation, suggesting shelter and security and peace, and adding this to 'home, ' another word with highly favorable connotations, multiplies the effect. The last line, 'Sandalwood, cedarwood, and sweet white wine, ' is, in my opinion, one of the most pleasant sounding lines in English poetry. Second stanza: The 'stately Spanish galleon' creates the image of a tall sailing vessel with billowing white sails. It is coming from the central American region, carrying a rich cargo of gold and jewels. Actually it is highly unlikely that it would have had all the different types of jewels, but the Spanish did ship a huge fortune in gold from South America. The line 'dipping through the tropics by the palm-green shores, ' like the use of the word 'sunny' in the first stanza, indicates very favorable sailing weather and gives a picture of serenity. Third stanza: Unlike the other ships, this one is a coaster, that is just sailing from one port to another on
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Who was he: First to swim the English Channel and later died attempting to swim across Niagara Falls?
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Niagara Falls - YouTube Niagara Falls Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Feb 21, 2007 Over The Falls Bobby Leach and his barrel after his trip over Niagara Falls, 1911In October 1829, Sam Patch, who called himself The Yankee Leaper, jumped from a high tower into the gorge below the falls and survived; this began a long tradition of daredevils trying to go over the Falls. In 1901, 63-year-old school teacher Annie Edson Taylor was the first person to go over the Falls in a barrel as a publicity stunt; she survived, bleeding, but virtually unharmed. Soon after exiting the barrel, she said, "No one should ever try that again." Unfortunately, the fortune she hoped to make from a later lecture tour was never realized, as her manager was a con-man who took everything she owned. (Legend says that a small kitten rode in the barrel with her, but this seems to have been a whimsical myth. She in fact sent the cat over the falls in a barrel first. Although the cat did not survive, Taylor went on with the stunt. Still, when she posed with the barrel afterwards, a kitten sat placidly on top of it.) Since Taylor's historic ride, 14 other people have intentionally gone over the Falls in or on a device, despite her advice. Some have survived unharmed, but others have drowned or been severely injured. Survivors of such stunts face charges and stiff fines, as it is illegal, on both sides of the border, to attempt to go over the Falls. In 1918, there was a near disaster when a barge working up-river broke its tow, and almost plunged over the falls. Fortunately, the vessel grounded on rocks just short of the falls.[23] Other daredevils have made crossing the Falls their goal, starting with the successful passage by Jean François "Blondin" Gravelet in 1859. These tightrope walkers drew huge crowds to witness their exploits. Their wires ran across the gorge, near the current Rainbow Bridge, not over the waterfall itself. Among the many was Ontario's William Hunt, who billed himself as "Signor Fanini" and competed with Blondin in performing outrageous stunts over the gorge. Englishman Captain Matthew Webb, the first man to swim the English Channel, drowned in 1883 after unsuccessfully trying to swim across the whirlpools and rapids downriver from the Falls with nine other people. Two others drowned with him, and the other seven gave up before finishing their course. In what some called the "Miracle at Niagara", Roger Woodward, a seven-year-old American boy, was swept over the Horseshoe Falls protected only by a life vest on July 9, 1960, as two tourists pulled his 17-year-old sister Deanne from the river only 20 feet (6 m) from the lip of the Horseshoe Falls at Goat Island.[24] Minutes later, Roger was plucked from the roiling plunge pool beneath the Horseshoe Falls after grabbing a life ring thrown to him by the crew of the Maid of the Mist boat. His survival, which no one thought possible, made news throughout the world. On July 2, 1984, Canadian Karel Soucek from Hamilton, Ontario successfully plunged over the Horseshoe Falls in a barrel with only minor injuries. Soucek was fined $500 for performing the stunt without a license. In 1985, he was fatally injured while attempting to re-create the Niagara drop at the Houston Astrodome. His aim was to climb into a barrel hoisted to the rafters of the Astrodome and to drop 180 feet (55 m) into a water tank on the floor. After his barrel released prematurely, it hit the side of the tank and he died the next day from his injuries.[25] In August 1985, Steve Trotter, an aspiring stunt man from Rhode Island, became the youngest person ever (age 22) and the first American in 25 years to go over the Falls in a barrel. Ten years later, Trotter went over the Falls again, becoming the second person to go over the Falls twice and survive. It was also the second-ever "duo"; Lori M
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"Masterminds" - Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England), December 27, 2014 | Online Research Library: Questia Read preview Article excerpt 1. Which actor starred as detective Magnum PI? 2. Which town in Cornwall has become famous for the number of artists who are based there because of its light? 3. Which Manx rider won five stages in the 2010 tour de France? 4. Which comedian created the characters Stavros, Tory Boy and Loadsamoney? 5. Which famous TV chef played football for Glasgow Rangers FC? 6. In the Thunderbirds TV series, which son piloted Thunderbird Two and dressed in yellow? 7. In the TV series Diagnoses Murder, who plays Dr Mark Sloan? 8. Where is the Royal Regatta held each year on the River Thames? 9. Who was the captain of the 2010 European Ryder cup team? 10. Who won 18 this year's Strictly Come Dancing final? 11. What was the name of her partner? 12. What is the capital city of Spain? 13. What is a Samoyed? 14. How many inches make a yard? 15. Which tree grows the tallest? 16. Where is Angel Falls? 17. What was once known as a love apple? 23 18. What is Cher's real name? 19. What was the name of Lou Reed's band? 20. Who invented the lightning conductor? 21. Where in England according to Bram Stoker did Dracula first set ashore? 22. Which TV detective had a secretary called Miss Lemon? 23. In which film does British rock star David Bowie star as a goblin king? 24. How was entertainer Nicolai Poliakoff better known? 25. True or False: the Kingdom of Bahrain is an island nation? … 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 Newspapers Encyclopedia
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In which UK city is Waverley railway station?
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Edinburgh Waverley railway station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edinburgh Waverley railway station Jump to: navigation , search Edinburgh Waverley The main pedestrian entrance to the station (now barred to traffic), including the entrance ramp and Balmoral Hotel behind Location North Bridge built by NBR [1] 17 May 1847 General Station built by E&GR [1] 17 May 1847 Canal Street built by EL&NR [1] April 1866 NBR demolished existing stations and replaced them with Edinburgh Waverley [1] 18 April 1966 Renamed Edinburgh by British Railways [1] ???? UK Railways portal Edinburgh Waverley railway station, [2] often simply referred to as Waverley, is the main railway station in the Scottish capital Edinburgh . Covering an area of over 25 acres (10 ha) in the centre of the city, it is the second-largest main line railway station in the United Kingdom in terms of area, the largest being London Waterloo ; and is both a terminal station and a through station, in contrast to the majority of central London stations. Ticketing generally regards Waverley and Haymarket as interchangeable subject to operator validity. It is one of 19 stations managed by Network Rail . [3] It is the northern limit of the East Coast Main Line to Network Rail infrastructure definition, but through-services operate to Glasgow , Dundee , Aberdeen , Perth and Inverness . There are many local services operated by Abellio ScotRail , including the four routes to Glasgow, the Fife Circle , and services to Stirling / Dunblane / Alloa / North Berwick / Dunbar , and the station is the terminus of the Edinburgh leg of the West Coast Main Line served by Virgin Trains and First TransPennine Express . Long distance inter-city trains to England are operated by CrossCountry to destinations such as York , Leeds , Sheffield , Derby , Birmingham New Street , Bristol Temple Meads , Exeter St Davids and Plymouth . Waverley is the second busiest railway station in Scotland after Glasgow Central and the 5th busiest in the United Kingdom outside London. Contents Location[ edit ] View from Scott Monument of Waverley Station roof, prior to restoration, between Waverley Bridge (bottom right) and North Bridge, and Arthur's Seat in the background Waverley station is situated in a steep, narrow valley between the medieval Old Town and the 18th century New Town . Princes Street , the premier shopping street, runs close to its north side. The valley is bridged by the North Bridge , rebuilt in 1897 as a three-span iron and steel bridge, on huge sandstone piers. This passes high above the station's central section, directly over the central booking hall (which cleverly hides one of the main stone piers within its bulk). Waverley Bridge lies to the west side of the station (though platforms extend below it) and it is this road which, by means of ramps, formerly afforded vehicular access to the station and still provides two of the six pedestrian entrances to the station. The valley to the west, formerly the site of the Nor Loch , is the public parkland of Princes Street Gardens . History[ edit ] Location of Waverley and (former) lines emanating from the station Edinburgh's Old Town, perched on a steep-sided sloping ridge, was bounded on the north by a valley in which the Nor Loch had been formed. In the 1750s overcrowding led to proposals to link across this valley to allow development to the north. The "noxious lake" was to be narrowed into "a canal of running water", with a bridge formed across the east end of the loch adjacent to the physic garden . This link was built from 1766 as the North Bridge and at the same time plans for the New Town began development to the north, with Princes Street to get unobstructed views south over sloping gardens and the proposed canal. The loch was drained as work on the bridge proceeded. In 1770 a coachbuilder began work on properties feued at the corner between the bridge and Princes Street, and feuers on the other side of the street strongly objected to this construction blocking their views to the south. A series of court cases ended with the decis
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On the North Curve between Rickmansworth and Croxley Green, Metropolitan Line Longest tunnel 17.3 miles from Morden to East Finchley via Bank (Northern Line) Longest distance between 2 stations 6.26 kms Chalfont & Latimer to Chesham (Metropolitan) - 3.89 miles Shortest distance between 2 stations 0.25 km Leicester Square to Covent Garden (Piccadilly) - 0.16 miles Longest single journey on 1 train 54.5 kms 34.1 miles between West Ruislip and Epping, Central Line. Average depth of tube lines 24 metres
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The Princess and the Pea - Hans Christian Andersen - Fairy Tales Hans Christian Andersen - Fairy Tales The Princess and the Pea Hans Christian Andersen (1835) Once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess; but she would have to be a real princess. He travelled all over the world to find one, but nowhere could he get what he wanted. There were princesses enough, but it was difficult to find out whether they were real ones. There was always something about them that was not as it should be. So he came home again and was sad, for he would have liked very much to have a real princess. One evening a terrible storm came on; there was thunder and lightning, and the rain poured down in torrents. Suddenly a knocking was heard at the city gate, and the old king went to open it. It was a princess standing out there in front of the gate. But, good gracious! what a sight the rain and the wind had made her look. The water ran down from her hair and clothes; it ran down into the toes of her shoes and out again at the heels. And yet she said that she was a real princess. “Well, we’ll soon find that out,” thought the old queen. But she said nothing, went into the bed-room, took all the bedding off the bedstead, and laid a pea on the bottom; then she took twenty mattresses and laid them on the pea, and then twenty eider-down beds on top of the mattresses. On this the princess had to lie all night. In the morning she was asked how she had slept. “Oh, very badly!” said she. “I have scarcely closed my eyes all night. Heaven only knows what was in the bed, but I was lying on something hard, so that I am black and blue all over my body. It’s horrible!” Now they knew that she was a real princess because she had felt the pea right through the twenty mattresses and the twenty eider-down beds. Nobody but a real princess could be as sensitive as that. So the prince took her for his wife, for now he knew that he had a real princess; and the pea was put in the museum, where it may still be seen, if no one has stolen it. There, that is a true story.
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Lewis Carroll Lewis Carroll Lewis Carroll Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland has delighted and entranced children for over a hundred years. Lewis Carroll was the pen-name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Born in 1832, he studied at Christ Church College, Oxford where he became a mathematics lecturer. The Alice stories were originally written for Alice Liddell, the daughter of the dean of his college. Books by Lewis Carroll
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Who famously ate peanut butter, banana, and bacon sandwiches?
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The Elvis Peanut Butter and Fried Banana Sandwich with Bacon Recipe - Everyday Southwest Everyday Southwest The Elvis Peanut Butter and Fried Banana Sandwich with Bacon Recipe January 8, 2013 by Sandy 19 Comments Happy Birthday, Elvis! Celebrate the King’s birthday today by making his amazing Peanut Butter and Fried Banana Sandwich withBacon Recipe. The blackberries are my addition, call it my present to the King. I’ve always heard of Elvis’ love for fried banana sandwiches but, I have never actually had one. So, I did a little research to see what a fried banana sandwich is all about. Let’s just say they don’t call him The King for nothing. The sandwich is all melted, warm peanut butter, salty bacon and a little hint of banana between two crispy slices of bread. While looking for a description of Elvis’ favorite sandwich, I spent quite a bit of time surfing the web hunting for clues on how to make an authentic Peanut Butter and Fried Banana Sandwich. I searched the usual suspects like the Food Network, the Cooking Channel, cookbooks on Amazon.com, chefs like Nigella and Paula. They all had sandwiches that they claimed were the “Elvis” but, none of the offerings seemed fit for a king. The sandwiches seemed more like a peanut butter and banana grilled cheese, not nearly the stuff legends are made of. That’s when I found it. A clue. A single sentence that gave me the feeling that this was something special. After following link after link from the Graceland site it’s self, I stumbled onto a description of the way Elvis’ mother, Gladys, made the sandwich. Of course. Mom. The description mentioned the bacon, the peanut butter, the bread and then, as an after thought, “she fried the bananas in the bacon fat.” Cue angels singing and lightbulb moments. That was it. The secret of the Elvis Peanut Butter and Fried Banana Sandwich was, in deed, “fried bananas.” To be truthful, I never saw a mention of blackberries. But, I checked on the internet to make sure blackberries grow in Mississippi. Besides, I can’t get the image of a little barefoot boy running down the dirt road leading home with his fists full of blackberries and the evidence of the ones he couldn’t carry staining his cheeks. I’ll have to admit that we started our birthday celebrations a little early. I wanted to have plenty of time to perfect “the Elvis” before sharing it with you. And, it did take a time or two to get it right. Here are some tips you might want to follow: First, resist the urge of “more is more.” My first sandwich was so filled with peanut butter that it oozed out of the sandwich and into the pan after melting. It was delicious but, I found myself licking my fingers more than actually chewing. Too much blackberry jam will over take the bananas. Second, frying the bananas in the leftover bacon fat has the unexpected effect of “mellowing” out the banana flavor. I was surprised by this. I thought that cooking the bananas would concentrate the flavor. Be sure to cut them thicker that 1/4 inch and use as many slices as you would like. And, if you have bananas that are on the “green side,” all the better. Third, dust the bananas with flour before frying. As I cooked the bananas, I kept thinking about the word that always accompanies this sandwich… “fried.” Just cooking them in the pan didn’t seem to fit the word “fried.” The second batch I dusted in flour just like you do for southern fried chicken. Elvis is southern, it only makes sense that his mother would fry the bananas this way. What I found was that the bananas got a very light “crust” on them and turned a prettier shade of golden brown. The flour must have sealed in some of the banana flavor and their taste was detected more easily in the sandwich Last, I thought the sandwich could use a little acidity. I had some blackberries in the fridge so I cooked them with a little sugar and lemon juice. Just cook them long enough to get them hot, really, and they will give up their juice when you smash them with a fork. I left mine very lumpy and rustic with a rath
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The Food Timeline: history notes--sandwiches Who invented the sandwich? When? Where? And Why? Acknowledging the fact that combinations of bread/pastry filled with meat or cheese and dressed with condiments have been enjoyed since ancient times, Food historians generally attribute the creation of the sandwich, as we know it today, to John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich . This Englishman was said to have been fond of gambling. As the story goes, in 1762, during a 24 hour gambling streak he instructed a cook to prepare his food in such a way that it would not interfere with his game. The cook presented him with sliced meat between two pieces of toast. Perfect! This meal required no utensils and could be eaten with one hand, leaving the other free to continue the game. Sadly, the name of real inventor of the sandwich (be it inventive cook or the creative consumer) was not recorded for posterity. Recipes for sandwiches were not immediately forthcoming in cookbooks. Why? In England they were (at first) considered restaurant fare. In America? Many colonial cooks in the last half of the 18th century were not especially fond of imitating British culinary trends. Did colonial American cooks make sandwiches? Probably...most likely, though you will be hard pressed to find solid evidence. When viewed in historical context, it is understandable why Americans didn't begin calling their bread and meat combinations "sandwiches" until [long after the Revolution & War of 1812] the late 1830s. The primary difference between early English and American sandwiches? In England beef was the meat of choice; in America it was ham. A simple matter of local protein supply. Or??! A tasty opportunity to promote government split. You decide. This is what the food historians have to say: "The bread-enclosed convenience food known as the "sandwich" is attributed to John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich (1718-1792), a British statesman and notorious profligate and gambler, who is said to be the inventor of this type of food so that he would not have to leave his gaming table to take supper. In fact, Montague was not the inventor of the sandwich; rather, during his excursions in the Eastern Mediterranean, he saw grilled pita breads and small canapes and sandwiches served by the Greeks and Turks during their mezes, and copied the concept for its obvious convenience. There is no doubt, however, that the Earl of Sandwich made this type of light repast popular among England's gentry, and in this way, his title has been associated with the sandwich ever since. The concept is supremely simple: delicate finger food is served between two slices of bread in a culinary practice of ancient origins among the Greeks and other Mediterranean peoples. Literary references to sandwiches begin to appear in English during the 1760s, but also under the assumption that they are a food consumed primarily by the masculine sex during late night drinking parties. The connotation does not change until the sandwich moves into general society as a supper food for late night balls and similar events toward the end of the eighteenth century...Charlotte Mason was one of the first English cookbook authors to provide a recipe for sandwiches...During the nineteenth century, as midday dinner moved later and later into the day, the need for hot supper declined, only to be replaced with light dishes made of cold leftovers, ingredients for which the sandwich proved preeminently suitable. Thus the sandwich became a fixture of intimate evening suppers, teas, and picnics, and popular fare for taverns and inns. This latter genre of sandwich has given rise to multitudes of working class creations...During the early years of the railroad, sandwiches proved an ideal form of fast food, especially since they could be sold at train stations when everyone got off to buy snacks...During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries the sandwich came into its own, especially as a response to the Temperance Movement. Taverns and saloons offered free sandwiches with drinks in order to attract customers
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History of the Former Country of Yugoslavia Share By Matt Rosenberg With the fall of the Austria-Hungary empire at the end of World War I, the victors threw together a new country which was composed of more than twenty ethnic groups - Yugoslavia. Just over seventy years later that piecemeal nation disintegrated and war broke out between seven new states. This overview should help clear up some confusion about what's in place of the former Yugoslavia now. Marshal Tito was able to keep Yugoslavia unified from the formation of the country from 1945 until his death in 1980. At the end of World War II, Tito ousted the Soviet Union and was then "excommunicated" by Josef Stalin. Due to Soviet blockades and sanctions, Yugoslavia began developing trade and diplomatic relationships with western European governments, even though it was a communist country. After the death of Stalin, relations between the USSR and Yugoslavia improved. Following Tito's death in 1980, factions in Yugoslavia became agitated and demanded more autonomy. continue reading below our video 4 Tips for Improving Test Performance It was the fall of the USSR in 1991 that finally broke up the jigsaw puzzle of a state. About 250,000 were killed by wars and "ethnic cleansing" in the new countries of the former Yugoslavia. Serbia Austria blamed Serbia for the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand in 1914 which led to the Austrian invasion of Serbia and World War I. Although a rogue state called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia that was exiled from the United Nations in 1992, Serbia and Montenegro regained recognition on the world stage in 2001 after the arrest of Slobodan Milosevic. In 2003 the country was restructured into a loose federation of two republics called Serbia and Montenegro. Montenegro Following a referendum, in June 2006, Montenegro and Serbia split to for two separate independent countries. The creation of Montenegro as an independent country resulted in Serbia losing their access to the Adriatic Sea. Kosovo The former Serbian province of Kosovo lies just south of Serbia. Past confrontations between ethnic Albanians in Kosovo and ethnic Serbs from Serbia drew world attention to the province, which is 80% Albanian. After many years of struggle, Kosovo unilaterally declared independence in February 2008. Unlike Montenegro, not all the countries of the world have accepted the independence of Kosovo, most notably Serbia and Russia. Slovenia Slovenia , the most homogenous and prosperous region of the Former Yugoslavia, was the first to secede. They have their own language, are mostly Roman Catholic, have compulsory education, and a capital city (Ljubljana) which is a primate city. With a current population of approximately two million, Slovenia avoided violence due to their homogeneity. Slovenia joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004. Macedonia Macedonia's claim to fame is their rocky relationship with Greece due to the use of the name Macedonia. While Macedonia was admitted to the United Nations, it was admitted under the name of "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" because Greece is strongly against the use of the ancient Greek region for any external territory. Of the two million people, about two-thirds are Macedonian and about 27% is Albanian. The capital is Skopje and key products include wheat, corn, tobacco, steel, and iron. Croatia In January 1998, Croatia finally assumed control of their entire territory, some of which had been under the control of Serbs. This also marked the end of a two-year United Nations peace keeping mission there. Croatia's declaration of independence in 1991 caused Serbia to declare war. Croatia is a boomerang-shaped country of four and a half million which has an extensive coastline on the Adriatic Sea, and it almost keeps Bosnia from having any coast at all. The capital of this Roman Catholic state is Zagreb. In 1995, Croatia, Bosnia, and Serbia signed a peace agreement. Bosnia and Herzegovina The virtually landlocked "cauldron of conflict" of four million inhabitants is composed of about one-h
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Country profile: Macedonia - CNN.com Country profile: Macedonia By Catriona Davies and Eoghan Macguire for CNN Updated 12:34 AM ET, Fri September 30, 2011 Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds. Photos: Ancient ruins – The famous mosaics at the ancient Roman archeological site of Stobi, in southeast Macedonia. One of the country's many ancient relics. Hide Caption 1 of 8 Photos: Lake Ohrid – Two people fish on a boat on Macedonia's Lake Ohrid, one of the deepest and oldest freshwater lakes in Europe. Hide Caption 2 of 8 Photos: Muslim community – Muslim craftsmen perform their prayers in an alley in the Old Bazaar in Skopje. Accordinng to the CIA World Factbook a third of Macedonia's population are Muslim. Hide Caption 3 of 8 Photos: Orthodox Christian community – Orthodox christian men and women hold torches as they participate in a traditional Macedonian wedding procession. Hide Caption Anniversary celebrations – The newly unveiled statue of Alexander the Great in central Skopje's Macedonia Square. Hide Caption 5 of 8 Photos: Birthday gift – Macedonia arch in central Skopje is another structure built to celebrate the country's20th birthday. Hide Caption 6 of 8 Photos: Wearing the flag – Young women in Skopje show their true colours by painting their faces in the colors of the Macedonian flag Hide Caption 7 of 8 Photos: Leading lights – Macedonian president Georgi Ivanov (left) and Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski (right) have targeted closer ties with Nato and Europe in coming years. Hide Caption Macedonia was the only country to emerge peacefully from the former Yugoslavia The country has had a long-running dispute with Greece over its name About a quarter of its two million population lives in the capital Skopje on the Vardar River Macedonia is a small landlocked country bordering Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo and Serbia. About a quarter of its two million population lives in the capital Skopje, a city on the Vardar River brimming with evidence of a 2,500 year history that has seen it come under Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and Yugoslav rule. The raging river divides the Albanian and Macedonian communities of Skopje. Almost two-thirds of the country's population are Orthodox Christians and a third is Muslim, according to the CIA World Factbook. As a result, the country has numerous monasteries, churches and mosques. It also plays host to a number of ancient relics dating back as far as 3,800 years. Lake Ohrid in the south west of the country -- one of the deepest and oldest lakes in Europe -- was once surrounded by 365 churches, some dating as far back as the 4th century. Macedonia lies in a seismically active region and has several hot thermal baths. There are many mountains over 2,500m in the Shar Planina range. The Lonely Planet travel guide describes the country as a "paradise" for outdoor types with numerous opportunities for skiing, hiking and climbing. Macedonia was the only country to emerge peacefully from the former Yugoslavia but 20 years later it still has an international identity crisis over its name. Macedonia gained independence from the former Yugoslav federation with overwhelming majority support in a referendum on September 8, 1991. To its own citizens, the country is called the Republic of Macedonia, but both the United Nations and the European Union call it the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYR Macedonia). The reason for the controversy is a region in Greece that is also called Macedonia. International recognition of Macedonia's independence was delayed by Greek objections to the name. Greece eventually agreed to recognize the "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" designation. Most Macedonians do not like this name, and negotiations are continuing under the United Nations to find a solution, according to the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office. In 2001, there was an uprising of ethnic Albanians -- who make up a quarter of the population -- demanding equal rights, leading to months of violence. Peace returned later the same year with
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LAX Frequently Asked Questions How to Use LAX Now How early should I be at the airport before a flight? Enhanced federally mandated security measures are in place at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The new measures require travelers to be aware of changes in baggage check-in and security screening. They also require extra travel time. Please call your airline to confirm your flight before going to the airport and to receive its recommendation on when you should arrive at the airport. Flight schedules vary throughout the day and, in general, flights scheduled during LAX's daily peak travel periods when more flights are scheduled (6:30 am to 9:00 am for domestic flights, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm for domestic and international flights) will require passengers to allot more time for ticketing, baggage check-in and security screening. To be specific to CA wait time, you can find it here . Click here for new rate information . LAX's parking lots do not accept parking reservations. LAX provides extensive parking options in the Central Terminal Area (which offers covered parking in structures across from the airline terminals) and in which you are encouraged to use to help avoid vehicle congestion around the terminals. Lot C, which costs $12 per day, is located at 96th Street and Sepulveda Boulevard. Free LAX shuttle buses will take you directly to your terminal from the perimeter lot, which do not offer covered parking. The shuttle buses operate 24 hours a day at approximately 12-to 15- minute intervals. For specific parking availability and traffic conditions on the day of your travel, tune in to the LAX Travelers Information Service radio station at AM 530. Or, to view traffic conditions in "real-time" at LAX and on surrounding streets, log onto http://trafficinfo.lacity.org/html/lax.html . To find out more about LAX parking, visit www.lawa.org > lax > parking . To increase the convenience, speed and reliability of your trip to LAX, you might want to consider other options other than driving to get to the airport. You can obtain information about a number of transportation alternatives at www.lawa.org > lax > Ground Transportation . Where can I find parking for the disabled? Extra-wide parking spaces, identified by symbol or marked "Disabled Parking," are conveniently located immediately adjacent to elevators on every level of all LAX terminal parking structures. Vehicles with disabled placards or license plates have always been allowed to park in the parking structures where preferential locations near ramps and elevators have been designated for their exclusive use. In addition, economy-rate parking for the disabled, with free shuttle bus service (on approximately 12- to 15-minute intervals) to and from airline terminals, is available in perimeter Lot C. You can find more information on parking for the disabled at www.lawa.org/welcome_LAX.aspx?id=350 . What kind of ground transportation is there at LAX? You can access a number of ground transportation options at LAX, including rental cars, taxis, long-distance vans, door-to-door shuttle vans, direct-to-airport buses, public buses, the Metro Rail Green Line (light rail), and the Van Nuys FlyAway Bus. Board outbound scheduled buses, shared ride and long distance vans, taxis, and hotel and rental car courtesy vans on the Lower/Arrival Level islands in front of each terminal under the sign designating the particular transportation desired: Buses & Long Distance Vans, Shared Ride Vans, LAX Shuttle & Airline Connections, Rental Car Shuttles, Taxis, and Hotel & Parking Lot Shuttles (for privately operated parking lots). To use the free shuttle service to the Metro Rail Green Line Aviation Station, wait under the LAX Shuttle & Airline Connections blue sign, and board the "G" Shuttle. To reach a car parked in LAX's economy-rate perimeter parking lot C, wait on the Lower/Arrival Level under the blue sign LAX Shuttle and Airline Connection the "C" Shuttle. These shuttle buses run on approximately 12- to 15-minute intervals. You also can take the "C" Shuttle
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International Aircraft Registration Prefix Codes International Aircraft Registration Prefixes Tail Numbers An aircraft registration is a unique alphanumeric string that identifies a civilian aircraft. Because airplanes typically display their registration numbers on the aft fuselage just forward of the tail, in earlier times more often on the tail itself, the registration is often referred to as the “tail number”. In the United States, the registration number is also referred to as an “N-number”, as it starts with the letter N. de Haviland DH-88 “Comet” (G-ACSS) The de Havilland DH-88 “Comet” shown above displays the registration “G-ACSS”. The “G-” prefix denotes that it is registered in the United Kingdom. International Standards The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) maintains the standards for aircraft registration. Article 20 of the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation requires that all signatory countries register aircraft over a certain weight with a national aviation authority. Upon registration, the aircraft receives its unique “registration” which must be displayed prominently on the aircraft. Annex 7 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation describes the definitions, location, and measurement of nationality and registration marks. The aircraft registration is made up of a prefix selected from the country's call-sign prefix allocated by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), making the registration a quick way of determining the country of origin, and the registration suffix. Depending on the country of registration, this suffix is a numeric or alphanumeric code and consists of one to five digits or characters respectively. The ICAO provides a supplement to Annex 7 which provides an updated list of approved Nationality and Common Marks used by various countries. Boeing 777-200 (4X-ECC) When painted on the fuselage, the prefix and suffix are separated by a dash … for example 4X-ECC, however when entered in a flight plan, the dash is omitted (for example 4XECC). In the United States, the prefix and suffix are painted without a dash. Private aircraft usually use their registration as their radio call-sign, but most commercial aircraft use the ICAO airline designator or a company call-sign. In some instances, it may be sufficient to simply display the suffix letters, with the country prefix omitted. For example, gliders registered in Australia would omit the VH prefix and simply display the suffix. Obviously this is only suitable where the aircraft does not fly in the airspace of another country. Even if the suffix consists solely of alphabetical characters in a certain country, gliders and ultralights may sometimes use digits instead. For example, in Germany, D-ABCD can be an aircraft while D-1234 is a glider. In Australia, early glider registration suffixes began with the letter &ldwquo;G”, and it is not uncommon to find such gliders only displaying the last two letters of the suffix, as they lacked the range to travel internationally. For example, VH-GIQ would simply be displayed as IQ. Different countries have different registration schemes: Canadian registrations start with C, British with G, German with D, and so forth. A comprehensive list is tabulated below. United States of America An “N-number” is an aircraft registration number used in the United States. All aircraft registered there have a number starting with N. Due to the large numbers of aircraft registered in the United States an alpha-numeric system is used. N-numbers may only consist of 1 to 5 characters and must start with a number other than zero and can not end in more than two letters. In addition, N-numbers may not contain the letters I or O, due to their close similarity with the numbers 1 and 0. Each alphabetic character in the suffix can have one of 24 discrete values, while each numeric digit can be one of 10, except the first, which can take on only nine values. This yields a total of 915,399 possible registration numbers in the name-space, though certain combinations are reserved either for
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Maxwell and Hertz Scientists and Electromagnetic Waves: Maxwell and Hertz About 150 years ago, James Clerk Maxwell, an English scientist, developed a scientific theory to explain electromagnetic waves. He noticed that electrical fields and magnetic fields can couple together to form electromagnetic waves. Neither an electrical field (like the static which forms when you rub your feet on a carpet), nor a magnetic field (like the one that holds a magnet onto your refrigerator) will go anywhere by themselves. But, Maxwell discovered that a CHANGING magnetic field will induce a CHANGING electric field and vice-versa. James Clerk Maxwell An electromagnetic wave exists when the changing magnetic field causes a changing electric field, which then causes another changing magnetic field, and so on forever. Unlike a STATIC field, a wave cannot exist unless it is moving. Once created, an electromagnetic wave will continue on forever unless it is absorbed by matter. Heinrich Hertz, a German physicist, applied Maxwell's theories to the production and reception of radio waves. The unit of frequency of a radio wave -- one cycle per second -- is named the hertz, in honor of Heinrich Hertz. Hertz proved the existence of radio waves in the late 1880s. He used two rods to serve as a receiver and a spark gap as the receiving antennae. Where the waves were picked up, a spark would jump. Hertz showed in his experiments that these signals possessed all of the properties of electromagnetic waves. Heinrich Hertz With this oscillator, Hertz solved two problems. First, timing Maxwell's waves. He had demonstrated, in the concrete, what Maxwell had only theorized - that the velocity of radio waves was equal to the velocity of light! (This proved that radio waves were a form of light!) Second, Hertz found out how to make the electric and magnetic fields detach themselves from wires and go free as Maxwell's waves.
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"Masterminds" - Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England), December 27, 2014 | Online Research Library: Questia Read preview Article excerpt 1. Which actor starred as detective Magnum PI? 2. Which town in Cornwall has become famous for the number of artists who are based there because of its light? 3. Which Manx rider won five stages in the 2010 tour de France? 4. Which comedian created the characters Stavros, Tory Boy and Loadsamoney? 5. Which famous TV chef played football for Glasgow Rangers FC? 6. In the Thunderbirds TV series, which son piloted Thunderbird Two and dressed in yellow? 7. In the TV series Diagnoses Murder, who plays Dr Mark Sloan? 8. Where is the Royal Regatta held each year on the River Thames? 9. Who was the captain of the 2010 European Ryder cup team? 10. Who won 18 this year's Strictly Come Dancing final? 11. What was the name of her partner? 12. What is the capital city of Spain? 13. What is a Samoyed? 14. How many inches make a yard? 15. Which tree grows the tallest? 16. Where is Angel Falls? 17. What was once known as a love apple? 23 18. What is Cher's real name? 19. What was the name of Lou Reed's band? 20. Who invented the lightning conductor? 21. Where in England according to Bram Stoker did Dracula first set ashore? 22. Which TV detective had a secretary called Miss Lemon? 23. In which film does British rock star David Bowie star as a goblin king? 24. How was entertainer Nicolai Poliakoff better known? 25. True or False: the Kingdom of Bahrain is an island nation? … 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 Newspapers Encyclopedia
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Amos Brearly | Emmerdale Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Amos was Beckindale 's local gossip, he was at the centre of all the local news, in The Woolpack . In 1973 , Amos was convinced that the brewery liked couples to run pubs and Amos saw a decent woman in Annie Sugden . Annie turned Amos down gently, later he went into business with Henry Wilks and they ran the pub together until Amos retired. In 1976 The Woolpack premises had to be moved when it was found to be suffering from subsidence. In 1978 while closing up The Woolpack Amos and Mr Wilks were threatened by burglars and were locked in the cellar all night. However, later that year he was proud to give his barmaid Dolly Acaster away when she married Matt Skilbeck . In summer 1980 , gamekeeper Seth Armstrong switched from The Malt Shovel to The Woolpack - Seth continuously irritated Amos. Amos gained an allotment in 1980, and this was the scene of much rivalry between himself and Seth for many years. In late 1980, Amos's aunt Emily turned up for a visit. Amos was terrified of her. She fled from The Woolpack on discovering that Amos had written-up a report on UFOs spotted locally, stating that he was tampering with unknown forces. A couple of years later, she returned to announce that Amos's uncle Arthur had died. Aunt Emily thought she stood to gain from Arthur's will, but she was only bequeathed some old junk, including an elephant's foot umbrella stand. In 1981 , Amos set up his own village newsletter - The Beckindale Bugle . It was short-lived. In 1983 , Amos sought upward mobility by cultivating the friendship of NY Estates boss Alan Turner . He was distressed to hear Alan criticising him to a golfing pal. From then on, Amos treated Alan frostily, insisting on calling him "Mr Turner". Amos had a brother Ezra Brearly .. He also mentioned another brother who had died young. Amos's rivalry with Ernie Shuttleworth of The Malt Shovel public house took on a new intensity during the '80s, as each tried to outdo the other with various ventures, including happy hours, juke boxes and dominoes tournaments. In 1984 , Ernie was thrilled to get Amos a ticking off from the local police by tampering with The Woolpack clock so the pub was caught serving drinks after hours. In 1988 , Amos seemed set to marry Gloria Pinfold , an old sweetheart of his from many years before. She was a strong-willed woman who moved into The Woolpack and interfered with Henry's book keeping and the diet of the two men, insisting that full English breakfasts were not to be eaten because of cholesterol and fat content. Finally, she had a better offer from another man and left Amos. In the summer of 1989 , Henry got hay fever and drove Amos mad with his sneezing. Amos also discovered a crop circle at Home Farm and was convinced that aliens had landed in Beckindale . Sadly, by the time Amos took a local expert to see the fantastic spectacle, the field had been harvested. In July 1990 , while celebrating friend Annie's 70th birthday, Amos suffered a stroke. Shortly after he decided to retire to Spain in January 1991 handing the pub over to Alan Turner, he returned to the village in October for Henry's funeral. He made a brief return in 1992 . In 1993 he returned for a few months from May to October and was present when Annie married Leonard Kempinski , whom she had met a year earlier while staying with Amos in Spain. He made several appearances throughout 1994 , first returning for the funeral of the Plane Crash victims where he did the same reading he had done at Wilks funeral two years previously. In February he served as best man when Alan Turner married former prostitute Shirley Foster . He returned again in May for Jack and Sarah 's wedding, at the reception - held in a barn at Emmerdale Farm - he made the announcement that the residents of Beckindale had decided to rename the village Emmerdale in honour of Annie Sugden. He returns once again in December for the first anniversary of the Plane Crash. Amos made his last visit to the village thus far, when he came home with Annie for her son Joe Su
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Double Deckers - Where Are They Now? Where Are They Now? Douglas Simmonds, who played the lovable kid Doughnut, followed his lifelong ambition for science and made it his career. He was a researcher in medical computing at a major hospital in the UK. For six years prior to that position, Doug was a theoretical physicist and at one time was even a medical student. He held a very responsible position with the Department of Health in England. Douglas took early retirement and pursued other interests. Tragically in March 2011 Doug died of a massive heart attack. He will be missed. Peter Firth, who played Scooper, has made for himself an illustrious career in film and television. The following is taken from a biography of Peter Firth: "Peter Firth is perhaps best-known for his film and stage portrayal of Alan Strang in Equus, a role which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor, an Academy Award nomination, a Tony Award nomination, the Theatre World Award and the Plays and Players Award for Best Young Actor. Firth's other film credits include Franco Zeffirelli's Brother Sun Sister Moon, Aces High, Tony Richardson's Joseph Andrews, Robert Altman's When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder, Roman Polanski's Tess, Chris Bernard's Letter to Brezhnev, John McTiernan's The Hunt for Red October and Richard Attenborough's Shadowlands. Firth has appeared onstage in numerous productions including Bill Bryden's Romeo and Juliet and Spring Awakening, both at the National Theatre, and Peter Hall's Amadeus on Broadway." See Peter Firth in the smash BBC series, Spooks (aka MI-5) as Harry Pearce. An extensive list of Peter Firth's credits may be found on the Internet Movie Database. "Hello, Peter!" Brinsley Forde, who played Spring on the show, has made other television and movie appearances to his credit including, "Leo the Last"(1970), "Please Sir"(1971),"The Georgian House"(1976) and "Babylon"(1980). Brinsley is an accomplised musician in his own right. He is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the reggae group, "Aswad." You can also hear the music of Brinsley Forde with Aswad perform with Sting in the movie, "The X-Files". He can be seen on VH-1 as the host of "Heart of Soul". I just found out from Producer Frank Wilson from 6 Music (BBC digital radio) that Brinsley is presenter of the program "Lively Up Yourself" . Tune in and show your support. "Hello, Brinsley!" Michael Audreson, who played scientific genius Brains, appeared in such hits as "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" and "Good Bye Mr. Chips." in uncredited roles. In 1972 he was in the movie, "Young Winston" where he played Winston Churchill at age 13. Michael even had a part in the series, "The Tomorrow People" as Flyn in the episode "The Thargon Menace." From the 1995 interview on French TV Michael reported that he produced shows in England. More on Michael to come...Keep watching. "Hello, Michael!" Gillian Bailey, who played Billie, also played many roles on television in the years that followed the DD, such as Follyfoot and Poldark among several others. More recently she has been doing work as a script editor in England. She completed her university studies and received a degree in English Literature and has since received her MA degree in Theatre Research. She has also earned her doctorate in Theatre. Gillian wrote me and generously provided this and more information about her life and career, as well as some favorite moments on the DD. "Hello, Gilli" Debbie Russ, who played Tiger appeared in the 1973 movie, "Go For a Take" where she appeared as "Tiger" from the Double Deckers. Later on Debbie reportedly attended La Sainte Union where she earned a degree in English, then went into Marketing. She is doing well for herself in the UK where she now resides. She has been quite busy doing voice over work. I'd like to know what else she has been up to. "Hello, Debbie!" Bruce Clark, who played Sticks, was a great addition to the gang. Bruce is alive and well and living in the United States
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Thomas Edison and Menlo Park | Thomas Edison Center Thomas Edison and Menlo Park Thomas Edison and Menlo Park Thomas Edison and Menlo Park The following excerpts are taken from Westfield Architects & Preservation Consultants’ 2007 Preservation Master Plan, Edison Memorial Tower, Museum, & Site. Young Edison Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in the town of Milan, Ohio. 1 His parents, Sam and Nancy Edison, were of Canadian origin and had six children prior to Thomas, only three of whom survived. Edison’s family moved to Port Huron, Michigan in 1854. Throughout his childhood, Thomas Edison was full of curiosity about how things worked and always asked a lot of questions. He didn’t do very well in a traditional school setting, and often got punished for annoying the teacher with too many questions. As a result, after the age of twelve, he was home-schooled by his mother. His interest in science was first sparked when his mother bought him his first scientific book, The School of Natural Philosophy. He thoroughly studied the book and performed all the experiments described in it at home. He soon set up his own laboratory in his room and began performing original experiments. After a few disasters, he was asked by his parents to move his laboratory to the basement. The explosions from the basement constantly shook the house, often upsetting his father. To fund his experiments, Edison took a job as a newsboy on the new Grand Trunk Railway service that had recently begun operating between Port Huron and Detroit, selling candy and refreshments. 2 He made good use of his free time in Detroit by reading at the public library. He had set up a laboratory in the baggage car of the train where he performed experiments during his free time. An accidental fire on the train caused by one of his experiments led to his firing. Edison was so interested in the working of the telegraph, which had been in use for about forty years, that he built one of his own in his home. At the age of sixteen he became a telegraph operator at the telegraph office in Port Huron. 3 Like most of his other ventures, this job also ended when Edison almost blew up the office while experimenting with the equipment. After that he traveled around the country for five years, mostly working as a telegraph operator at different offices. Although he was moderately deaf as a teenager, he was able to do his job as a telegraph operator because the sharp clicks of the telegraph machine were clearer to him than other ambient sounds. Finally, after being demoted and quitting his job at the Western Union Telegraph office in Boston for a prank he played on his bosses in December of 1868, he decided to quit working as a telegraph operator and decided to devote himself to his inventions. Edison stayed in Boston for a while and used his salesmanship skills to convince investors to finance his inventions. In 1869, he patented the Electrical Vote Recorder. Another one of his earliest successful inventions was an improvisation of the “stock ticker” which received up-to-date stock price information from the stock exchange and displayed it at various locations. But after a few failures, he lost the faith of his investors. Broke, Edison moved to New York where he befriended a top telegraph engineer, Franklin L. Pope, who worked for Dr. S. S. Laws, the inventor of the earlier version of the stock ticker and who now owned New York Gold Indicator Company. 4 Pope gave Edison some space to board at the company’s Wall Street headquarters. Within a few days, the master ticker tape machine had a major breakdown throwing the entire office and many New York businesses in turmoil. Since Edison was always around the office, he offered to fix the machine. When he did so within two hours, he was offered a job the following day as Pope’s assistant. 5 After working for Dr. Laws, Edison set up his own engineering business and was soon hired by Western Union to be in charge of all of their equipment. 6 Within a short span of time, his boss at Western Union offered to buy out all his new
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Index-a The live album Beauty and the Beat featured pianist George Shearring and which singer? Peggy Lee Whose band was the Tijuana Brass? Herb Alpert Who were Cliff Richard's backing group through the 60s? The Shadows Who were the famous backing singers on most of Elvis Presley's early hits? The Jordanaires The Stratocaster is a model of which guitar maker? Fender Which piano-playing singer's first hit was The Fat Man? Fats Domino Which American rock'n'roll star caused controversy when he married a young teenager? Jerry Lee Lewis Who made the highly rated 1959 jazz album Kind of Blue? Miles Davis Which iconic British female singer made the highly regarded album titled '(her first name) in Memphis' ? Dusty Springfield Whose band was the All Stars? Junior Walker (Jr Walker) Larry Adler played what instrument? Harmonica Whose childhood hit was Fingertips? Stevie Wonder Which guitar innovator and player has a range of Gibson Guitars named after him? Les Paul The founding brother members of the Kinks were Ray and Dave what? Davies What was Smokey Robinson's most famous band called? The Miracles Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen's 1962 hit was called March of the ... what? Siamese Children Who sang the hit theme song Rawhide? Frankie Laine John Mayall's band which helped launch Eric Clapton's career was called what? Bluesbreakers Rock Around the Clock was a hit for Bill Haley and his ... what? Comets Which comedy actor had a novelty hit with My Boomerang Won't Come Back? Charlie Drake Who sang with Serge Gainsbourg on the hit Je t'aime? Jane Birkin Colin Blunstone fronted which 1960s group? The Zombies What Eastenders star sang on the novelty hit Come Outside? Wendy Richard Jiles Perry (JP) Richardson Jr, who died in the same plane crash as Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly was better known by what name?Big Bopper Which later-to-be-famous solo singer and guitarist toured as a member of the Beach Boys in the mid 60s? Glen Campbell Who had sang the hit song Little Old Wine Drinker Me? Dean Martin What famous 'two-fingered' jazz guitarist died in 1953? Django Reinhardt (Jean-Baptiste Reinhardt) What song, released to promote the film The Millionairess, featured its stars Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren? Goodness Gracious Me Who managed the Beatles' prior to his early death in 1967? Brian Epstein Whose nickname was a derived from the term satchel-mouth? Louis Armstrong (Satchmo) What's the name of the motorbiker who dies in the Shangri-Las' hit The Leader of the Pack? Jimmy Which singing-songwriting founder of the Flying Burrito Brothers died age 26, after which his body was 'stolen' by a friend and burnt in the Joshua Tree National Park? Gram Parsons Which American singer and entertainer was nicknamed Schnozzola, because of his large nose? Jimmy Durante Who wrote and had a hit with the instrumental Classical Gas? Mason Williams Who wrote Patsy Cline's hit Crazy? Willie Nelson What city hosted the Beatles as the resident band at the Kaiserkeller and Top Ten Club? Hamburg The Isley Brothers' hit was called Behind a ... what? Painted Smile 1950-60s record turntables commonly offered four speeds: 33, 45, 78, and what other? 16 (technically the speeds were 33⅓ and 16⅔ but record decks tended to show only the whole numbers) American DJ Robert Weston Smith was better known by what stage name? Wolfman Jack What ridiculously titled song was a hit in 1954 for Max Bygraves in the UK and the Four Lads in the USA? Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea Who had the 1965 instrumental hit Spanish Flea? Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass What was Emile Ford and the Checkmates' 1959 hit, supposedly the longest ever question in a UK No1 song title? What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For? Who singer-guitarist's backing band was The Bruvvers? Joe Brown Which Rolling Stones guitarist died in a swimming pool in 1969? Bri
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Oporto in Portugal stands on what river The Duoro 41 What boxer - IT - 402 View Full Document Oporto in Portugal stands on what river The Duoro 41 What boxer was nicknamed The Boston Strong Boy John L Sullivan 42 Stage role, written for a man, took 80 years to be played by one Peter Pan RSC 1982 43 Sicily is the traditional source of which element Sulphur 44 Name the main horse in Animal Farm Boxer 45 Strabismus is the correct name for what condition A Squint 46 What languages appear on the Rosetta stone Egyptian Greek 47 Who used the pseudonym Ellis Bell Emily Bronte 48 Where were the first glass mirrors made in Europe circa 1300 Venice 49 Who went to school at Hogwarts Harry Potter 50 What was Pierce Brosnan's first James Bond film in 1995 Goldeneye Page 128 This preview has intentionally blurred sections. Sign up to view the full version. View Full Document 10000 general knowledge questions and answers www.cartiaz.ro No Questions Quiz 64 Answers 51 Who won the best actor award for Marty in 1955 Ernest Borgnine 52 Name Helen of Troys husband Menelaus 53 Who hired the Mormon Mafia to prevent contamination Howard Hughs 54 Captain W E Johns invented which hero Biggles 55 The Passion Play is performed every 10 years where Oberammergau 56 What was the theme music to The Exorcist Tubular Bells – Mike Oldfield 57 Who directed Full Metal Jacket Stanley Kubrick 58 In Judo if the referee calls Sono-mama what does it mean Players must freeze in position 59 What mountain overlooks Rio de Janeiro harbour Sugar Loaf 60 What is Romaic The modern Greek language 61 In what WW1 battle were tanks first used in 1916 Somme 62 Who are Britain's oldest publisher dating from 1469 Oxford University Press 63 Who was called The Scourge of God Attila the Hun 64 Victor Barna was world champion five times at what sport Table Tennis 65 What sort of wood was Noah's Ark made from Gopher wood 66 In Yugoslavian Belgrade is called Beograd what does it mean White City 67 Collective nouns - which creatures are a clamour or building Rooks in a rookery 68 First public supply in Britain from river Wey in 1881 what Electricity 69 In what city was Handel's Messiah first performed Dublin 70 Who was the first person to wear a wristwatch Queen Elizabeth 1st 71 What colour is the wax covering Gouda cheese Yellow 72 In Norse mythology who was Odin's wife Frigga 73 Six verified copies of his signature survive - who is he William Shakespeare 74 What city is at the mouth of the Menam river Bangkok 75 In what sport is the Palma Match contested Shooting 76 Which musical stage show ( and film ) uses tunes by Borodin Kismet 77 Ireland and New Zealand are the only countries that lack what Native Snakes 78 In cricket how many times does a full toss bounce None 79 Impressionism comes from painting Impression Sunrise - Artist Claude Monet 80 Name the first self contained home computer - A Commodore Pet 81 What exploded in 1720 The South Sea Bubble 82 Who named a city after his horse Bucephalus Alexander the Great 83 Beethoven's ninth symphony is nicknamed what The Choral 84 In Spain St John Bosco is the Patron Saint of what Cinema 85 In 1928 Simon Bolivar was president 3 countries Bolivia and ? Columbia Peru 86 Who lit the flame 1956 Olympics and then broke 8 world records Ron Clark 87 This is the end of the preview. Sign up to access the rest of the document. TERM Kenyatta University IT 402 - Spring 2015 1 2 3 4 5 Sampling In Research What is research? According Webster (1985), to researc HYPO.docx
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Rio de Janeiro, cruises to Brazil | MSC Cruises Excursion code: RIO01T We will start our tour departing from the port by bus to Sambodromo towards Tijuca National Park. At the Corcovado train station we will board an amazing ride. Through the forest we will be able to appreciate the beauty of the Tijuca forest surrounding the train ride. Once you reach the top of the hill, you will visit the fantastic statue of Cristo Redentor and enjoy a wonderful view over the city. After this visit, you will have a panoramic tour of the most beautiful beaches in the world like Copacabana. Please note: Itinerary order may change due to lines in the Corcovado train and traffic conditions. This excursion will not be cancelled due to weather conditions (rain). The itinerary and venues visited in this excursion may be altered in all calls during the Brazilian Carnival. The ticket is included in the value of the excursion. The passing by of the beaches in Rio de Janeiro are subject to local parades during the year where avenues by the ocean may be blocked for traffic. There will be a possibility of queues at the train station during summer. Excursion available only for guests in transit. Long route by bus Excursion code: RIO06T This is an amazing combination of the best that the city of Rio de Janeiro has to offer. Departing from the port towards the Tijuca National Park where we will board the famous tourist train to take you to the famous Christ the redeemer statue, considered the largest Art Deco statue in the world. The statue is 39.6 meters (130 ft.) tall, including its 9.5 meter (31 feet) pedestal, and 30 meters (98 ft.) wide. It weighs 635 tons (700 short tons), and is located at the peak of the 700 meters (2,300 ft.) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the city, It is one of the tallest of its kind in the world. A symbol of Christianity, the statue has become an icon of Rio and Brazil. It is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone, and was constructed between 1922 and 1931. Once we reach the top of the hill you will enjoy a wonderful view over the city. After the Christ, we will have a panoramic tour of the most beautiful beaches in the world like Ipanema and Copacabana. Then you will continue the excursion with a visit of Sugar Loaf. With the cable car to reach the top of the hill we will visit the two mountains with also another great view of the Guanabara Bay and Niteroi. Without doubt this is the best excursion in Brazil. Please note: This excursion will not be cancelled due to weather conditions (rain). The itinerary and venues visited in this excursion may be altered in calls during the Brazilian Carnival period. The tickets are included in the value of the excursion. There will be a possibility of long queues at the train and cable car station during summer both to go up to Corcovado and Sugar Loaf and to return. The queues and traffic may affect the time available to stay in Corcovado and Sugar Loaf but there will be a minimum of 30 minutes stay in each destination. Itinerary, length of stops, passing by the beaches and duration of the tour may be affected due to the long queues and traffic. A lunch box will be offered and delivered on board the ship to all guests in this excursion. For all calls where the length of stay in port is less than 8 hours, the tour will have duration of 6 hours without the lunch box. MSC Poesia Carnival call - March 03rd: we do not recommend this excursion to those guests wishing to go to Sambódromo parade in the evening as there will not be enough time. Excursion available only for guests in transit. Long route by bus Excursion code: RIO06LT This is a combined excursion to get the most of Rio de Janeiro. You will departure from the port by bus to Tijuca National Park to board the famous tourist train to take you to Corcovado. Once you reach the top of the hill, you will visit the fantastic statue of Cristo Redentor and enjoy a wonderful view over the city. From the Christ, we will follow to a delightful lunch in a typical barbecue restaurant.
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Bowl - Idioms by The Free Dictionary Bowl - Idioms by The Free Dictionary http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/bowl Related to bowl: Super Bowl bowl (someone) a googly To present someone with a question, situation, or piece of information that is surprising or unexpected. Taken from cricket, in which a "googly" is a ball thrown counter to that which the batsman expects. Primarily heard in UK. Dave really bowled me a googly when he asked if I'd like to go on a date with him. The manager bowled us a googly by announcing we'd have this Friday off. See also: bowl , googly a goldfish bowl A place, situation, or environment in which one has little or no privacy. A reference to the (typically) spherical bowls in which pet fish are often kept, which can be seen into from all sides. One of the prices of success for a pop star is having to live in a goldfish bowl under the scrutiny of the public eye. I feel like I'm in a goldfish bowl working at this new company, with all their security cameras posted everywhere. See also: bowl , goldfish sell (one's) birthright for a bowl of soup To exchange something of great, important, or fundamental value for some financial gain that proves to be of little, trivial, or no value but which appears to be attractive or valuable on first reckoning. (A variant of "sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage," an allusion to Esau in Genesis 25:29–32, who sells to Jacob his birthright to his family's estate for a bowl of lentil stew (pottage).) If we allow our obsession with job creation to undermine the health of the environment, humanity will ultimately end up selling its birthright for a bowl of soup. See also: birthright , bowl , of , sell , soup slop bowl dated A bowl or other receptacle into which the dregs and leftovers of tea or coffee are collected from drinkers' cups (i.e., so that they may be refilled with a fresh drink). Tabitha, will you please come take the slop bowl away and empty it? It's becoming conspicuously full. See also: bowl , slop turd in the punchbowl vulgar slang Something or someone that spoils, ruins, or needlessly complicates a situation or circumstance; a disagreeable nuisance or source of irritation. For these greedy corporate executives, restrictions put in place by regulators to protect consumers are just turds in the punchbowl. Not to be the turd in the punchbowl, but I really think we should take this money we found to the police, instead of keeping it for ourselves. See also: turd bowl of cherries Wonderful; very pleasant. Typically used in the metaphoric expression, "life is (not) just a bowl of cherries." I got a promotion and got engaged in the span of a week! Life is just a bowl of cherries these days! bowl someone over 1. Lit. to knock someone over. (Fixed order.) We were bowled over by the wind. Bob hit his brother and bowled him over. 2. Fig. to surprise or overwhelm someone. (Fixed order.) The news bowled me over. The details of the proposed project bowled everyone over. See also: bowl bowl up to fill a pipe bowl with smokable material. The detective bowled up and struck a match. Roger bowled up, but forgot to light his pipe. See also: bowl , up Life is just a bowl of cherries. Prov. Everything is going well.; Life is carefree. (Often used ironically, as in the second example.) The real estate salesman tried to convince us that life in the suburbs is just a bowl of cherries. Jill: Hi, Jane. How are you? Jane: Oh, my alarm clock didn't go off this morning, and then my car wouldn't start, and I missed the bus and got to work late, and I just found out my rent's going up fifty dollars a month. Life is just a bowl of cherries. bowl somebody over also bowl over somebody 1. to cause someone to fall by hitting them with your body Reagan burst through the door, practically bowling over Jeanne. 2. to completely surprise someone I was totally bowled over by the beautiful gift from the office staff. The party completely bowled him over. Etymology: based on the game of bowling, in which a ball is rolled toward a group of wooden objects with the intention of making the
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What was the maiden name of six famous sisters: Diana, Jessica, Unity, Nancy, Deborah, and Pamela?
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The Mitfords: Six sisters who captured the maelstrom - BBC News BBC News The Mitfords: Six sisters who captured the maelstrom 25 September 2014 Image copyright PA Image caption The Mitford sisters (clockwise from top left): Unity; Jessica; Diana; Nancy; Deborah; Pamela The death of Deborah Mitford, the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, signals the end of an era. From the birth of the eldest Mitford girl, 110 years ago, this famous family have transfixed us, writes Lyndsy Spence. Born to Lord and Lady Redesdale, known as Farve and Muv, the six Mitford girls - Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity, Jessica and Deborah - experienced an upbringing steeped in eccentricity. Living in genteel poverty in stately homes, the girls variously believed in poltergeists, pre-destination and barmy superstitions. Their philistine father's loathing of foreigners, Catholics and anywhere "abroad" ended up instilling in his daughters an individualist mindset and the confidence to pursue their own strong-minded opinions. Their vague and domesticated mother - odd in an age where servants exclusively ran aristocratic homes - gave the girls a healthy dose of common sense. Hens were purchased with the intent of selling eggs to smart London restaurants, linen napkins were abandoned because of the cost of laundering them, and the children were forced to follow a kosher diet. Shellfish, sausages and "the dirty pig" were forbidden. The reason was an odd belief that cancer was less prevalent among Jews. But medicine was withheld and operations were to be performed only as a last resort. School was frowned upon, in case the girls should develop thick calves from playing hockey. As such, a succession of dotty governesses attempted to educate the girls. And, aside from their beloved nanny, known as Blor, serving as a firm but fair disciplinarian, the girls were left to their own devices. Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Unity (standing) aged nine, and Jessica aged six With brains, beauty and a scathing sense of humour, the press heralded the girls as celebrities before they did anything to merit such praise. On the fringes of the Bright Young Things and writing farcical novels on the upper classes at play, Nancy's earliest literary work was overshadowed by her sisters' political views. The Mitford girls! The Mitford Girls/ I love them for their sins John Betjeman Diana made a splash on British society when she married the brewing heir Bryan Guinness, but it was her affair with the leader of the British Union of Fascists, Sir Oswald Mosley, that brought her lifelong infamy. Caring little for social mores, Diana lived openly as Mosley's mistress, followed by a spell in Holloway prison. She became the catalyst for the progression of the Mitford sisters, and how the sisters reacted to the turbulent 1930s. Unity, the restless middle child, followed Diana's lead and took up with the fascist cause, donning a Black Shirt and parading through Hyde Park, accosting the communists. Moving to Germany at the age of 19, she fulfilled her ambition of meeting Adolf Hitler, worming her way into his inner-circle and plunging head on into Nazi politics. Following a clumsy suicide attempt in 1939, she died a few years later when the bullet-wound became infected. A sad, wasted life - she ignited more fury than pity. Image copyright PA Image caption Diana with her husband, the British fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley Jessica, known to friends and family as Decca, counteracted Unity's Nazism and became a communist. Eloping with her fellow communist cousin, Esmond Romilly, she ran off to fight the fascists during the Spanish Civil War. Shunning her aristocratic upbringing, she moved to the US, where she fought for civil rights and wrote bestselling books, including Hons & Rebels and The American Way of Death. She went on to become a late-blooming pop star, singing with her group Decca & The Dectones. Nancy was a socialist. At the end of the war, she escaped a dull marriage by moving to Paris, where she wrote her novels. She dressed in Dior and carried on a hopeless affair with Char
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Britain Has Over 600 Red Lion Pubs...What is a Red Lion? | Europe Forum | Fodor's Travel Talk Forums Britain Has Over 600 Red Lion Pubs...What is a Red Lion? Tagged: Switzerland 7 4 days itinerary for France by vbansal | 5 responses; most recent on Jan 20, 17 at 12:26 AM Tagged: France , Germany 10 Tagged: France 11 Itinerary and transportation suggestions by blan1000 | 4 responses; most recent on Jan 19, 17 at 11:22 PM Tagged: Italy 14 Marksburg Castle Transport Question by hbo6 | 3 responses; most recent on Jan 19, 17 at 11:07 PM Tagged: Turkey 19 Road Trip From Frankfurt by GeorgeTony | 11 responses; most recent on Jan 19, 17 at 10:39 PM Tagged: France 23 Croatia and Montenegro Itinerary by Lolie | 2 responses; most recent on Jan 19, 17 at 09:52 PM Britain Has Over 600 Red Lion Pubs...What is a Red Lion? Posted by: PalenQ on Mar 28, 11 at 11:42 AM Printer Friendly The other day on Coronation Street, the long running popular British soap, it was said that 'Britain has over 600 Red Lion pubs and who has ever seen a red lion?" Well this got me to thinking what the heck is a red lion? The Scottish symbol? No it turns out and this site explains what it really stems from... The inn-significance of the Red Lion | ZythophileDec 5, 2007 ... Here's what the ISS says about the Red Lion, often claimed to be the commonest pub name in Britain (though at around 650 examples it is ... HOW MANY RED LION PUBS HAVE YOU BEEN IN/ I wonder if this is the msot common pub name in Britain? Kate on Mar 28, 11 at 12:03 PM I'm not sure there's a single reason for the red lion, I suspect it's simply the fact that it so commonly appears of heraldic arms. So if the local landowner had a red lion on his crest, the local tenant tavern may have taken the name as a result. Similarly popular names include the White Lion and the Rose & Crown. 'The Crown' might be the Red Lion's chief contender for most popular name. I wonder if anyone has ever counted? My favourite story comes from a pub I used to visit in Buckinghamshire called the Bull & Butcher. It dates from Tudor times, and the rumour is that the name was a not-so-secret code for 'The Bullen Butcher', ie Henry VIII, who chopped off the head of Anne Boleyn (also written as 'Bullen'). According to BBPA [British Beer and Pub Association], the most common names are: Red Lion (759) and according to CAMRA [Campaign For Real Ale]they are: Crown (704) Bell (378) New Inn (372) Both surveys conducted in 2007. The reason for the discrepancy is due to the ambiguity as to what constitutes a public house as opposed to other licensed premises. Many long moons ago I used to work in a pub called "My Father's Moustache" in Lincolnshire. I suspect that may have been at the other end of the scale. flanneruk on Mar 28, 11 at 12:59 PM The Scottish national arms feature a red lion - and many Red Lion pubs roughly date from the time James of Scotland took over as king of England. There's a a long tradtion of monarch-flattering signs: the White Hart (Richard II's arms), the Sun in Splendor (the Yorkists), the George (any of the first four) and the Royal Oak (Charles II).Putting up a sign that celebrated the monarch was, till the early 19th century, very widespread - though after a while they just became pub names, and people were opening Royal Oaks long after the Stuarts had been replaced by monarchs more prepared to work in a Protestant democracy. So the signs got overtaken by battles where we'd bopped some Johnny Foreigner (the Alma, Spion Kop, etc) in the 19th century, then downright silliness (the Slug and Lettuce) in the late 20th, then by "For Sale" in the early 21st. alanRow on Mar 28, 11 at 01:24 PM There's also a long tradition of naming the pub after your sponsor - retiring soldiers would use their pay-off to set up a pub and name it after the person who paid for the regiment - so something like "Northumberland Arms" is quite common Kate on Mar 28, 11 at 01:48 PM Yes Alan, the reason there are so many 'Marquis of Granby's' is that he apparently bought a pub for all his retiring
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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
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Monaco - The Principality of Monaco Monaco The Principality of Monaco Did you know: Tour de France started in Monaco in 2009 for the first time | another quote » Follow @monacoupdate Monaco Monaco (/mɒnəkoʊ/), officially the Principality of Monaco (French: Principauté de Monaco; Monégasque: Principatu de Múnegu; Italian: Principato di Monaco; Occitan: Principat de Mónegue; sometimes spelled Monako), is a country located in south western Europe, on the northern central coast of the Mediterranean Sea, specifically at the geographic coordinates 43 44 N, 7 24 E. Monaco Live News Stream Live stream from Monaco Channel (French) Monaco is surrounded on three sides by France, and its centre is about 16 km from Italy. Its area is 1.98 km2 (0.76 sq mi). The official figure for the Monegasque population was 35,881 in December 2010, an increase of 0.66% – 235 individuals – over the same month of the previous year. The figure includes Monegasques and residents. Monaco is a principality governed under a form of constitutional monarchy, with Prince Albert II as head of state. The Genoese built a fortress on the site of present day Monaco in 1215. The current ruling Grimaldi family first seized temporary control in 1297, and again in 1331, but were not able to permanently secure their holding until 1419. The state’s sovereignty was officially recognized by the Franco-Monegasque Treaty of 1861. The principality’s mild climate, splendid scenery, and gambling facilities have made Monaco world famous as a tourist and recreation center and going to Monaco is like sneaking off into paradise. Video is courtesy of Monaco Government Tourist Office Wake up everyday while you are there to see the Maritime Alps and get the greatest feeling of being alive that you can imagine. If you are looking to do some traveling, make sure to go to the Principality of Monaco for a trip you will never forget. The history of the Principality of Monaco will bleed into you as you are there because the past in this town is so vibrant and well protected that everyone who stays there will be blown away by the colors of Monaco’s history. Since 1297, when Grimaldi seized the fortress of Monaco, the town has grown in it’s history and culture. The Grimaldi family celebrated 700 years of rule in 1997. A trip to Monaco will take you back in time as well as letting you relax and enjoy one of the most beautiful places on the planet. Through many years of royalty, Monaco has kept its traditions and a lot of the old ways of life as well. If you don’t know much about the history of Monaco, you won’t have to do a whole lot to learn while you are there because it is right there in front you all the time. The buildings, the people and the landscapes speak of many years ago. The Principality of Monaco Knowing when the best time too visit Monaco is a hard decision because there is so much that you will want to get into all year long. The religious and civil holiday traditions are some of the greatest reasons you should visit Monaco. These times of the year bring together the people of Monaco for the times that mean the most to them. The meanings being these holidays are special and joining in on them would please not only the Monegasques, but you and your family will get to walk away with a sense of kinship with the people of this effulgent and magical land. For an enlightening experience that will leave you wanting more, go to Monaco during February or March when you can get in on the carnival procession. There are dances, good food and everyone is in great spirits. The traditions that are included in this procession are curiously unique and will be a great learning experience for the whole family. The Princes Palace The Princes Palace is probably the most beautiful structure in Monaco and is still today as it was years ago. Although the palace was turned in to military hospital and all the paintings auctioned off during the French revolution, the palace is restored and looks still today as it did all those years ago, thanks to the efforts of Prince Honore II. He reassemble
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Kingdom of Portugal - House of Braganza Kingdom of Portugal House of Braganza The Kingdom of Portugal (Portuguese: Reino de Portugal, Latin: Regnum Portugalliae), or the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves (Portuguese: Reino de Portugal e dos Algarves, Latin: Regnum Portugalliae et Algarbia), was Portugal's general designation under the monarchy. The kingdom was located in the west of the Iberian Peninsula, Europe and existed from 1139 to 1910. It was replaced by the Portuguese First Republic after the 5 October 1910 revolution. The Kingdom of Portugal finds its origins in the County of Portugal (1093-1139). The Portuguese County was a semi-autonomous county of the Kingdom of Leon. Independence from Leon took place in three stages: The first on July 26, 1139 when Afonso Henriques was acclaimed King of the Portuguese internally. The second was on October 5 of 1143, when the Kingdom of Leon and the Kingdom of Castile recognized Afonso Henriques as king through the Treaty of Zamora. The third, on 1179, was the Papal Bull Manifestis Probatum, where Portugal's independence is recognized by the Pope. Once Portugal was independent, D. Afonso I's descendants, members of the Portuguese House of Burgundy, would rule Portugal until 1383. Even after the change in royal houses, all the monarchs of Portugal were descended from Afonso I, one way or another, through both legitimate and illegitimate links. Fall of the Monarchy - 5 October 1910 revolution With the turn of the twentieth century, republicanism would grow in numbers and support in Lisbon among progressive politians and the influential press. However a minority with regard to the rest of the country, this height of republicanism would benefit politically from the Lisbon Regicide on February 1, 1908. When returning from the Ducal Palace at Vila Viçosa, King Carlos I and the Prince Royal Luis Filipe were killed in the Terreiro do Paço, in Lisbon. With the death of the king and his heir, Carlos I's second son would become king as King Manuel II of Portugal. Manuel's reign, however, would be shortlived, ending by force with the 5 October 1910 revolution, sending Manuel into exile in England and giving way to the Portuguese First Republic. The List of the Monarchs of Portugal The Monarchs of Portugal ruled from the establishment of the Kingdom of Portugal, in 1128, to the deposition of the Portuguese monarchy with the 5 October 1910 revolution. Through the nearly 800 years which Portugal was a monarchy, the kings have held various other titles and pretensions. Two Kings of Portugal, Ferdinand I and Afonso V, were also Kings of Galicia. When the Portuguese House of Habsburg came into power, the Kings of Portugal also became the Kings of Spain, Kings of Naples, and various dukes around Europe. The House of Braganza brought numerous titles to the Portuguese Crown, including King of Brazil and then Emperor of Brazil. After the demise of the Portuguese monarchy, in 1910, the Miguelist branch of the House of Braganza became the pretenders to the throne of Portugal. They have all been acclaimed King of Portugal by their monarchist groups. This is purely symbolic and no one can have a place among the Kings of Portugal unless they were acclaimed by the Portuguese state and parliament. The Portuguese states that the current representative of the House of Braganza, Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, is the legitima
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