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Jean-Claude Van Damme - Biography - IMDb 5' 9¾" (1.77 m) Mini Bio (1) Van Damme was born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium, to Eliana and Eugène Van Varenberg, an accountant. "The Muscles from Brussels" started martial arts at the age of eleven. His father introduced him to martial arts when he saw his son was physically weak. At the age of 12, Van Damme began his martial arts training at Centre National De Karate (National Center of Karate) under the guidance of Master Claude Goetz in Ixelles, Belgium. Van Damme trained for 4 years and earned a spot on the Belgium Karate Team. He won the European professional karate association's middleweight championship as a teenager, and also beat the 2nd best karate fighter in the world. His goal was to be number one but got sidetracked when he left his hometown of Brussels. In 1976 at the age of sixteen, Jean-Claude started his Martial Arts fight career. Over the next 6-years, he competed in both full-contact and semi-contact matches. He debuted under his birth name of Jean Claude Van Varenberg. In his first match, Jean-Claude was staggered by a round-house kick thrown by fellow countryman, Toon Van Oostrum in Brussels, Belgium. Van Damme was badly stunned, but came back to knockout Van Oostrum moments later. In 1977, at the WAKO Open International in Antwerp, Belgium, Jean-Claude lost a decision to fellow team mate Patrick Teugels in a semi-contact match. At the 1978 Challenge De Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials),Jean-Claude placed 2nd in the semi-contact division. He defeated twenty-five opponents during the week long tournament, but lost in the finals to Angelo Spataro from the Naha Club. Later in 1978, Jean-Claude lost a 3-round match for the Belgium Lightweight Championship (semi-contact) to his fellow team-mate to Patrick Teugels. In 1979, Jean-Claude traveled to the United States of America, to Tampa, Florida. In his first and only match against a United States opponent, Van Damme faced 'Sherman 'Big Train'Bergman', a kick-boxer from Miami Beach, Florida. For the first and only time in his career, Jean-Claude was knocked to the canvas after absorbing a powerful left hook from Bergman. However, Jean-Claude climbed off the canvas and with a perfectly timed ax-kick, knocked Bergman out in 56 seconds of the first round. Jean-Claude was a member of the Belgium team which competed on December 26, 1979 at the La Coupe Fancois Persoons Karate Tournament which was sanctioned by the Federation bruxelloise de Karate. Van Damme's final match victory enabled his team to win the European Team Karate Championship. In Full-Contact karate, Jean-Claude knocked out England's Micheal Heming in 46 seconds of the first round. In 1980, Van Damme knocked out France's Georges Verlugels in 2 rounds of a match fought under kick-boxing rules. Jean-Claude wanted to defeat his rival Patrick Teugels. At the Forest Nationals in Brussels, on March 8, 1980, Jean-Claude knocked Teugels down and Teugels suffered a nose injury and was unable to continue. Jean-Claude was awarded a first round victory. Jean-Claude retired from martial arts in 1982, following a knockout over Nedjad Gharbi in Brussels,Belgium. Jean-Claude posted a 18-1 (18 knockouts) Kickboxing record, and a Semi-Contact record of 41-4. He came to Hong Kong at the age of 19 for the first time and felt insured to do action movies in Hong Kong. In 1981 Van Damme moved to Los Angeles. He took English classes while working as carpet layer, pizza delivery man, limo driver, and thanks to Chuck Norris he got a job as a bouncer at a club. Norris gave Van Damme a small role in the movie Missing in Action (1984), but it wasn't good enough to get anybody's attention. Then in 1984 he got a role as a villain named Ivan in the low-budget movie No Retreat, No Surrender (1986). Then one day, while walking on the streets, Jean-Claude spotted a producer for Cannon Pictures, and showed some of his martial arts abilities which led to a role in Bloodsport (1988). But the movie, filmed in Hong Kong, was so bad wh
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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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Norse Mythology Dictionary Asgard (Asgarth): Abode of gods. Ask (Aske, Askr): First man; created by Odin, Hoenir, and Lothur. Asynjur: Goddesses of Asgard. Atli: Second husband of Gudrun; invited Gunnar and Hogni to his court, where they were slain; slain by Gudrun. Audhumia (Audhumbla): Cow that nourished Ymir; created Buri by licking ice cliff. Balder (Baldr, Baldur): God of light, spring, peace, joy; son of Odin; slain by Hoth at instigation of Loki. Bifrost: Rainbow bridge connecting Midgard and Asgard. Bragi (Brage): God of poetry; husband of Ithunn. Branstock: Great oak in hall of Volsungs; into it, Odin thrust Gram, which only Sigmund could draw forth. Brynhild: Valkyrie; wakened from magic sleep by Sigurd; married Gunnar; instigated death of Sigurd; killed herself and was burned on pyre beside Sigurd. Bur (Bor): Son of Buri; father of Odin, Hoenir, and Lothur. Buri (Bori): Progenitor of gods; father of Bur; created by Audhumla. Embla: First woman; created by Odin, Hoenir, and Lothur. Fafnir: Son of Rodmar, whom he slew for gold in Otter's skin; in form of dragon, guarded gold; slain by Sigurd. Fenrir: Wolf; offspring of Loki; swallows Odin at Ragnarok and is slain by Vitharr. Forseti: Son of Balder. Frey (Freyr): God of fertility and crops; son of Njorth; originally one of Vanir. Freya (Freyja): Goddess of love and beauty; sister of Frey; originally one of Vanir. Frigg (Frigga): Goddess of sky; wife of Odin. Garm: Watchdog of Hel; slays, and is slain by, Tyr at Ragnarok. Gimle: Home of blessed after Ragnarok. Giuki: King of Nibelungs; father of Gunnar, Hogni, Guttorm, and Gudrun. Glathsehim (Gladsheim): Hall of gods in Asgard. Gram (meaning “Angry”): Sigmund's sword; rewelded by Regin; used by Sigurd to slay Fafnir. Greyfell: Sigmund's horse; descended from Sleipnir. Grimhild: Mother of Gudrun; administered magic potion to Sigurd which made him forget Brynhild. Gudrun: Daughter of Giuki; wife of Sigurd; later wife of Atli and Jonakr. Gunnar: Son of Giuki; in his semblance Sigurd won Brynhild for him; slain at hall of Atli. Guttorm: Son of Giuki; slew Sigurd at Brynhild's request. Heimdall (Heimdallr): Guardian of Asgard. Hel: Goddess of dead and queen of underworld; daughter of Loki. Hiordis: Wife of Sigmund; mother of Sigurd. Hoenir: One of creators of Ask and Embla; son of Bur. Hogni: Son of Giuki; slain at hall of Atli. Hoth (Hoder, Hodur): Blind god of night and darkness; slayer of Balder at instigation of Loki. Ithunn (Ithun, Iduna): Keeper of golden apples of youth; wife of Bragi. Jonakr: Third husband of Gudrun. Jormunrek: Slayer of Swanhild; slain by sons of Gudrun. Jotunnheim (Jotunheim): Abode of giants. Lif and Lifthrasir: First man and woman after Ragnarok. Loki: God of evil and mischief; instigator of Balder's death. Lothur (Lodur): One of creators of Ask and Embla. Midgard (Midgarth): Abode of mankind; the earth. Midgard Serpent: Sea monster; offspring of Loki; slays, and is slain by, Thor at Ragnarok. Mimir: Giant; guardian of well in Jotunnheim at root of Yggdrasill; knower of past and future. Mjollnir: Magic hammer of Thor. Nagifar: Ship to be used by giants in attacking Asgard at Ragnarok; built from nails of dead men. Nanna: Wife of Balder. Nibelungs: Dwellers in northern kingdom ruled by Giuki. Niflheim (Nifelheim): Outer region of cold and darkness; abode of Hel. Njorth: Father of Frey and Freya; originally one of Vanir. Norns: Demigoddesses of fate: Urth (Urdur) (past), Verthandi (Verdandi) (present), Skuld (future). Odin (Othin): Head of Aesir; creator of world with Vili and Ve; equivalent to Woden (Wodan, Wotan) in Teutonic mythology. Otter: Son of Rodmar; slain by Loki; his skin filled with gold hoard of Andvari to appease Rodmar. Ragnarok: Final destruction of present world in battle between gods and giants; some minor gods will survive, and Lif and Lifthrasir will repeople world. Regin: Blacksmith; son of Rodmar; foster-father of Sigurd. Rerir: King of Huns; son of Sigi. Rodmar: Father of Regin, Otter, and Fafnir; demanded Otter's skin be filled with gold; slain by Fafnir, who stole gol
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Norse mythology by Earl DeMott - issuu issuu Norse MYTHOLOGY A TO Z Norse MYTHOLOGY A TO Z Revised Edition Kathleen N. Daly Revised by Marian Rengel Norse Mythology A to Z, Revised Edition Copyright © 2004, 1991 by Kathleen N. Daly All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher. For information contact: Facts On File, Inc. 132 West 31st Street New York NY 10001 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Daly, Kathleen N. Norse mythology A to Z / Kathleen N. Daly ; revised by Marian Rengel. — Rev. ed. p. cm. — (Mythology A to Z) Summary: Alphabetically listed entries identify and explain the characters, events, and important places of Norse mythology. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8160-5156-9 (alk. paper) 1. Mythology, Norse—Dictionaries, Juvenile. [1. Mythology, Norse—Dictionaries.] I. Rengel, Marian. II. Title. BL850.D34 2003 293′.13—dc21 2003045758 Facts On File books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk quantities for businesses, associations, institutions, or sales promotions. Please call our Special Sales Department in New York at (212) 967-8800 or (800) 322-8755. You can find Facts On File on the World Wide Web at http://www.factsonfile.com Text design by Joan Toro Cover design by Cathy Rincon Map by Jeremy Eagle Printed in the United States of America VB Hermitage 10 9 Index 115 INTRODUCTION WHAT IS A MYTH? Myths are as ancient as humankind and have their origin in the efforts of primitive people to explain the mysteries of the world around them: thunder and lightning; floods and fire; rain and drought; earthquakes and volcanic eruptions; night and day; the Sun, Moon, and stars; the seasons; the existence of plants and animals, man and woman; and birth and death. Myths fulfill a need in people to believe in some higher being or beings who have power over the daily lives and fate of humankind. Many of the world’s myth systems include a sky god or father of all and an earth mother. In many cases, including the myths of the Norse, people believed in a set of attendant gods and goddesses, as well as villains such as demons, dragons, and other monsters; giants and dwarfs; and supernatural forces. Myths help people structure their lives. The myths reflect their codes of behavior, their cultural customs and rites, and their ways of worship. Myths are basically stories of the struggle between good and evil, between order and chaos. They foretell of the eventual breakdown of order, but also of regeneration. Ancient myths about the creation of the universe and the living creatures on Earth were passed orally from one generation to another, from family to family, and from one community to another. The stories changed according to the whim of the narrator, for it was thousands of years before the stories were written down. As people moved from one part of a continent to another, they adapted their stories to the changing landscape or climate. Stories that may have originated in India, the Middle East, or the south of Europe changed dramatically when people told them in the harsh, craggy, icy lands of the north, where summers were short and winters long and cruel. Finally, myths are part of a moral and ethical, often spiritual, belief system. Many historians of myths and scholars of human social development see myths as part of a religious belief system and an attempt to explain human existence. WHO WERE THE NORSE? The Norse (people of the north) are known today as the Scandinavians—the people of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, and the Faeroe Islands. ix x INTRODUCTION Mistakenly, Norsemen are often thought of only as the fierce warriors of the Viking Age (A.D. 780–1070); however, Norse culture originated long before the dramatic explorations of the Vikings. It probably started to take root during the Bronze Age (
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What is a pre-Columbian Inca site located 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea level, on a ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru?
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Machu Picchu | AncientAliensMap.com Show map Machu Picchu Machu Picchu is a pre-Columbian 15th-century Inca site located 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea level. Machu Picchu is located in the Cusco Region of Peru, South America. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Cusco and through which the Urubamba River flows. Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438–1472). Often referred to as the "City of the Incas", it is perhaps the most familiar icon of the Inca World. How did they build Machu Picchu How did the pre-columbian Inca people manage to build this spectacular city so high above sea level and where did they get their knowledge & tools for stone cutting/placement to even build it in the first place. And what happend to the city, why did they abandon it? These questions in praticular makes this hotspot interesting for Ancient Astronaut enthusiasts. Where is Machu Picchu
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Francisco de Orellana (Explorer) - Pics, Videos, Dating, & News Francisco de Orellana Male Born 1511 Francisco de Orellana was a Spanish explorer and conquistador. He completed the first known navigation of the length of the Amazon River, which initially was named "Rio de Orellana. " He also founded the city of Guayaquil in what is now Ecuador. related links News + Updates Browse recent news and stories about Francisco de Orellana. Fcecon Terá Serviço De Urgência Paralisado Para Realização De Dedetização Portal A CrÃtica Google News - Aug 20, 2011 'A Fundação Centro de Controle de Oncologia (FCecon), localizada na rua Francisco Orellana, bairro Planalto, Zona Centro-Oeste de Manaus, informou que, entre à s 13h e 18h deste sábado (20/08), terá seu serviço de urgência paralisado para a realização de' El Santo Cristo De La Grita (Video) El Informe.Com.Ve Google News - Aug 08, 2011 'Cuenta la lleyenda que la talla de madera fue hecha por fray Francisco Orellana con la ayuda de los ángeles en 1410, tras un terremoto que sacudió a la ciudad Atenas del Táchira. En este video producido por Sun Channel y la Corporación Tachirense de' F Cecon Utilizará Neuronavegador, Que Possibilita Cirurgias Com Menos Riscos Portal A CrÃtica Google News - Jul 09, 2011 'O prédio da fundação está localizado na Rua Francisco Orellana, no Dom Pedro I, Zona Centro Oeste da capital. A utilização do Neuronavegador em cirurgias de instrumentação de coluna também é importante, pois reduz a necessidade de irradiação ionizante' La Huelga Amenaza A La Vendimia Diario De Jerez Google News - Jun 30, 2011 'Francisco Orellana (CCOO) también hizo hincapié en que âla ausencia los últimos veinte años de conflictos en el sector demuestra la disposición al diálogo de los sindicatos, pero la actitud impositiva y agresiva de Fedejerez, que no deja margen a la' Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Francisco de Orellana. CHILDHOOD 1511 Birth Born in 1511. TWENTIES 1533 22 Years Old Orellana served in Nicaragua until joining Pizarro's army in Peru in 1533, where he supported Pizarro in his conflict with Diego de Almagro (1538). … Read More After the victory over Almagro's men, he was appointed governor of La Culata and re-established the town of Guayaquil, previously founded by Pizarro and repopulated by Sebastián de Belalcázar. (During the civil war he sided with the Pizarros and was Ensign General of a force sent by Francisco Pizarro from Lima in aid of Hernando Pizarro. He was granted land at Puerto Viejo, on the coast of Ecuador.) <br /><br /> In 1540 Gonzalo Pizarro arrived in Quito as governor and was charged by Francisco Pizarro with an expedition to locate the "Land of Cinnamon", thought to be somewhere to the east. Read Less THIRTIES Show Less Orellana was one of Gonzalo Pizarro's lieutenants during his 1541 expedition east of Quito into the South American interior. … Read More In Quito, Gonzalo Pizarro collected a force of 220 Spaniards and 4000 natives, while Orellana, as second in command, was sent back to Guayaquil to gather troops and horses. Read Less Pizarro left Quito in February 1541 just before Orellana arrived with his 23 men and horses. … Read More Orellana hurried after the main expedition, eventually making contact with them in March. However, by the time the expedition had left the mountains, 3000 natives and 140 Spanish had either died or deserted.<br /><br /> On reaching the River Coca (a tributary of the Napo), a brigantine, the San Pedro, was constructed to ferry the sick and supplies. Gonzalo Pizarro ordered him to explore the Coca River and return when the river ended. When they arrived at the confluence with the Napo River, his men threatened to mutiny if they did not continue. Read Less On 26 December 1541 he agreed to be elected chief of the new expedition and to conquer new lands in name of the king. … Read More Orellana (with the Dominican Gaspar de Carvajal who chronicled the expedition) and 50 men set off down stream to find food. Unable to return against the current
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Yul Brynner - Biography - IMDb Yul Brynner Biography Showing all 67 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (4) | Trade Mark (3) | Trivia (45) | Personal Quotes (7) | Salary (3) Overview (4) 5' 8" (1.73 m) Mini Bio (1) Exotic leading man of American films, famed as much for his completely bald head as for his performances, Yul Brynner masked much of his life in mystery and outright lies designed to tease people he considered gullible. It was not until the publication of the books "Yul: The Man Who Would Be King" and "Empire and Odyssey" by his son, Yul "Rock" Brynner, that many of the details of Brynner's early life became clear. Yul sometimes claimed to be a half-Swiss, half-Japanese named Taidje Khan, born on the island of Sakhalin; in reality, he was the son of Marousia Dimitrievna (Blagovidova), the Russian daughter of a doctor, and Boris Yuliyevich Bryner, an engineer and inventor of Swiss-German and Russian descent. He was born in their home town of Vladivostok on 11 July 1920 and named Yuli after his grandfather, Jules Bryner. When Yuli's father abandoned the family, his mother took him and his sister Vera to Harbin, Manchuria, where they attended a YMCA school. In 1934 Yuli's mother took her children to Paris. Her son was sent to the exclusive Lycée Moncelle, but his attendance was spotty. He dropped out and became a musician, playing guitar in the nightclubs among the Russian gypsies who gave him his first real sense of family. He met luminaries such as Jean Cocteau and became an apprentice at the Theatre des Mathurins. He worked as a trapeze artist with the famed Cirque d'Hiver company. He traveled to the U.S. in 1941 to study with acting teacher Michael Chekhov and toured the country with Chekhov's theatrical troupe. That same year, he debuted in New York as Fabian in "Twelfth Night" (billed as Youl Bryner). After working in a very early TV series, Mr. Jones and His Neighbors (1944), he played on Broadway in "Lute Song" with Mary Martin , winning awards and mild acclaim. He and his wife, actress Virginia Gilmore , starred in the first TV talk show, Mr. and Mrs. (1948). Brynner then joined CBS as a television director. He made his film debut in Port of New York (1949). Two years later Mary Martin recommended him for the part he would forever be known for: the King in Richard Rodgers ' and Oscar Hammerstein II 's musical "The King and I". Brynner became an immediate sensation in the role, repeating it for film ( The King and I (1956)) and winning the Oscar for Best Actor. For the next two decades, he maintained a starring film career despite the exotic nature of his persona, performing in a wide range of roles from Egyptian pharaohs to Western gunfighters, almost all with the same shaved head and indefinable accent. In the 1970s he returned to the role that had made him a star, and spent most of the rest of his life touring the world in "The King and I". When he developed lung cancer in the mid 1980s, he left a powerful public service announcement denouncing smoking as the cause, for broadcast after his death. The cancer and its complications, after a long illness, ended his life. Brynner was cremated and his ashes buried in a remote part of France, on the grounds of the Abbey of Saint-Michel de Bois Aubry, a short distance outside the village of Luzé. He remains one of the most fascinating, unusual and beloved stars of his time. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Jim Beaver < jumblejim@prodigy.net> Spouse (4) Deep authoritative voice Trivia (45) In 1950, before he achieved fame, he was the director of a children's puppet show on CBS, Life with Snarky Parker (1950), which lasted barely eight months on the air before cancellation. Had one son with his first wife, actress Virginia Gilmore : Yul "Rock" Brynner II (born December 23, 1946). Daughter Lark Brynner (born 1958) was born out of wedlock. She was raised by her mother, German actress Frances Martin . Had one daughter with his second wife, Doris Kleiner : Victoria Brynner (born November 1962 in Switzerland). Had two daughters with his third wife, Ja
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The City of Stalingrad. Volgograd, formerly Stalingrad. Volgograd, formerly Stalingrad, originated with the foundation in 1589 of Tsaritsyn at the confluence of the Tsaritsa and Volga Rivers. The fortress Sary Su (a local Tatar language name meaning: Yellow Water/River), was established to defend the unstable southern border of Tsarist Russia. It soon became the nucleus of a trading settlement. It was captured twice by Cossack rebels, under Stepan Razin in the rebellion of 1670 and Yemelyan Pugachev in 1774. Tsaritsyn became an important river port and commercial center in the 19th century. The original name of the city, Tsaritsyn, was first recorded by English explorer Barry in 1579, though he did not refer to the city, but to the island on the Volga. The origin of the name is usually traced back to the Turkic "Sary-Su" (yellow water) or "Sary-Sin" (Yellow Island). The date of the founding of the city is considered to be July 2, 1589, when the fortress Tsaritsyn was first named in a royal charter. The fortress was located slightly above the confluence of the Volga River Queen on the right bank. Before Tsaritsyn, in the mouth of the river, there was a settlement of the Queen of the Golden Horde. In 1607, the fortress was in revolt against the king's troops but was suppressed six months later. In 1608, the city had its first stone church, St. John the Baptist. At the beginning of the 17th century, the garrison consisted of 350-400 people. In 1670 the fortress was taken by troops of Stepan Razin, who left after a month. In 1708, the fortress was held by insurgent Cossacks Kondrati Bulavin. In 1717, Bulavin was sacked by the Crimean Tatars and Kuban. Later, in 1774, the city unsuccessfully stormed Yemelyan Pugachev. In 1691, Tsaritsyn established customs. In 1708, Tsaritsyn was assigned to the Kazan Governorate; in 1719, to Astrakhan Governorate; According to the census in 1720, the city's population was 408 people. In 1773, the city became the provincial and district town. From 1779 it belonged to the Saratov Viceroyalty. In 1780, the city was under the Saratov Governorate (later as a province). The population expanded rapidly during the 19th century, increasing from fewer than 3,000 people in 1807 to about 84,000 in 1900. The first railroad came to the town in 1862. The first theatre opened in 1872, the first cinema in 1907. In 1913, Tsaritsin's first tram line was built, and the city's first electric lights were installed in the city center. During the Russian Civil War Tsaritsyn was under Soviet control starting from November 1917. In 1918, Tsaritsyn was besieged by White troops under Ataman Krasnov. Three assaults by White troops were repulsed. However, in June 1919 Tsaritsyn was captured by White forces of General Denikin, which left the city in January 1920. This was known as the Battle for Tsaritsyn. The city was renamed Stalingrad after Joseph Stalin on April 10, 1925. This was officially to recognize the city's and Stalin's role in its defense against the Whites in 1918-1920. In 1931, in the city including the German settlement-colony Sarepta (founded in 1765), subsequently became the largest area of the city — Krasnoarmeysky. The first institute was opened in 1930, a year later was opened and the Pedagogical Institute. Under Stalin, the city became a center of heavy industry and transshipment by rail and river, and as a result was attacked by Axis forces during World War II. In 1942, the city became the site of one of the pivotal battles
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CS - Cirrostratus (cloud formation) | AcronymFinder NEXX Systems Announces Acquisition of All Wet Technologies, Inc Divided into sections devoted to low, middle, and high clouds, this field guide to the skies includes such details as the ferocious, storm-producing capabilities of the cumulonimbus, the UFO-like appearance of the altocumulus lenticularis, and the halo-forming tendencies of the cirrostratus. The Cloudspotter's Guide: The Science, History, and Culture of Clouds The cloud types shown on the stamp pane are: Cirrus radiatus, Cirrostratus fibratus, Cirrocumulus undulatus, Cumulonimbus mammatus, Cumulonimbus incus, Altocumulus stratiformis, Altostratus translucidus, Altocumulus undulatus, Altocumulus castellanus, Altocumulus lenticularis, Stratocumulus undulatus, Stratus opacus, Cumulus humilis, Cumulus congestus and Cumulonimbus with tornado.
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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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PAN - Greek God of Shepherds, Hunters & the Wilds (Roman Faunus) Pan All (pan), Rustic Pan, Greco-Roman mosaic from Daphne C2nd-3rd A.D., Hatay Archaeology Museum PAN was the god of shepherds and hunters, and of the meadows and forests of the mountain wilds. His unseen presence aroused panic in those who traversed his realm. Pan idled in the rugged countryside of Arkadia (Arcadia), playing his panpipes and chasing Nymphs . One of these, Pitys , fled his advances and was transformed into a mountain-pine, the god's sacred tree. Another, Syrinx , escaped but was turned into a clump of reeds from which Pan crafted his pipes. And a third, Ekho (Echo) , was cursed to fade away for spurning the god, leaving behind just a voice to repeat his mountain cries. Pan was depicted as a man with the horns, legs and tail of a goat, a thick beard, snub nose and pointed ears. He often appears in scenes of the company of Dionysos . In the classical age the Greeks associated his name with the word pan meaning "all". However its true origin lay in an old Arcadian word for rustic. Pan was closely identified with several other rustic deities including Aristaios (Aristaeus) , the shepherd-god of northern Greece who shared the god's titles of Agreus (Hunter) and Nomios (Shepherd), the pipe-playing Phrygian satyr Marsyas who challenged Apollon to a musical contest, and Aigipan (Aegipan) , the goat-fish god of the constellation Capricorn. Sometimes Pan was multiplied into a host of Panes , or a triad of gods named Agreus , Nomios , and Phorbas. FAMILY OF PAN [1.1] HERMES & DAUGHTER OF DRYOPOS (Homeric Hymn 19 to Pan) [1.2] HERMES & THYMBRIS (Apollodorus 1.22-23, Scholiast ad Theocritus 1.123) [1.3] HERMES & PENELOPE (Herodotus 2.145, Apollodorus E7.38, Hyginus Fabulae 224, Nonnus Dionysiaca 14.67, Servius ad Aeneid 2.43) [1.4] HERMES (Plato Cratylus 408b, Pliny Natural History 7.204) [1.5] HERMES & SOSE (Nonnus Dionysiaca 14.67) [1.6] HERMES & KALLISTO (Scholiast ad Theocritus 1.3) [1.7] HERMES & ORNEIOS (Scholiast ad Theocritus 1.3) OFFSPRING [1.1] THE PANES x12 (Dionysiaca 14.67) [2.1] KROTOS (by Eupheme ) (Eratosthenes, Hyginus Fabulae 224, Hyginus Astr. 2.27) [3.1] AKIS (by Symaithis ) (Ovid Metamorphoses 13.750) [4.1] EURYMEDON (Statius Thebaid 11.32) [5.1] KRENAIOS (by Ismenis ) (Statius Thebaid 9.318) [7.1] SEILENOS (by Melia ) (Other references) ENCYCLOPEDIA PAN (Pan), the great god of flocks and shepherds among the Greeks; his name is probably connected with the verb paô. Lat. pasco, so that his name and character are perfectly in accordance with each other. Later speculations, according to which Pan is the same as to pan, or the universe, and the god the symbol of the universe, cannot be taken into consideration here. He is described as a son of Hermes by the daughter of Dryops (Hom. Hymn. vii. 34), by Callisto (Schol. ad Theocr. i. 3), by Oeneis or Thymbris (Apollod. i. 4. § 1; Schol. ad Theocrit. l. c.), or as the son of Hermes by Penelope, whom the god visited in the shape of a ram (Herod. ii. 145; Schol. ad Theocrit. i. 123 ; Serv. ad Aen. ii. 43), or of Penelope by Odysseus, or by all her suitors in common. (Serv. ad Virg. Georg. i. 16; Schol. ad Lycoph. 766; Schol. ad Theocrit. i. 3.) Some again call him the son of Aether and Oeneis, or a Nereid, or a son of Uranus and Ge. (Schol. ad Theocrit. i. 123; Schol. ad Lycoph. l. c.) From his being a grandson or great grandson of Cronos, he is called Kronios. (Eurip. Rhes. 36.) He was from his birth perfectly developed, and had the same appearance as afterwards, that is, he had his horns, beard, puck nose, tail, goats' feet, and was covered with hair, so that his mother ran away with fear when she saw him ; but Hermes carried him into Olympus, where all (pantes) the gods were delighted with him, and especially Dionysus. (Hom. Hymn. vii. 36, &c.; comp. Sil. Ital. xiii. 332; Lucian, Dial. Deor. 22.) He was brought up by nymphs. (Paus. viii. 30. § 2.) The principal seat of his worship was Arcadia and from thence his name and his worship afterwards spread over other parts of Greece; and at Ath
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Bestiary | Theoi Greek Mythology The fantastic creatures of Greek mythology and legend can be divided into eight broad categories : 1. MYTHICAL MONSTERS Awful humanoid creatures. These included monsters such as the Gorgons and Echidna. 2. MYTHICAL HYBRIDS Creatures which combine human and animal forms or various animals. These include creatures such as the Centaur (Horse-Man), Sphinx (Lion-Woman), Hippocamp (Fish-Horse), and Chimaera (Lion-Goat-Snake). 3. MYTHICAL ANIMALS Normal animals with some fantastic attribute. Examples include the winged horse Pegasus, the giant Erymanthian Boar, the fire-breathing Bulls of Colchis, and the inescapable hunting-dog Laelaps. 4. DRAGONS A breed of serpentine monsters, usually equipped with some magical power. They include creatures such as the Hydra, the Dragon of the Golden Fleece, Python, the Ethiopian Sea-Monster and the she-dragon Echidna. 5. GIANTS Gigantic men, often with fantastic features or abilities. A few examples are the hundred-handed Hecatoncheires, the one-eyed Cyclopes, the water-walking hunter Orion, the wrestler Antaeus, and the monstrous Typhon. 6. GHOSTS & DEMONS Creatures from the underworld which haunted the earth. They included the Empusae, Erinyes, Vampires and haunting ghosts of the dead. Fabulous tribes of men which were believed to inhabit the lands of Terra Incognita, the "Unknown Earth." Examples of these are the Pygmies, the one-legged Sciapods, dog-headed Cynocephali, headless Blemmyae, and one-eyed Arimaspians. BESTIARY MEDUSA Greek myth and legend is filled with a wide variety of monsters and creatures ranging from Dragons, Giants, Demons and Ghosts, to multiformed creatures such as the Sphinx, Minotaur, Centaurs, Manticores and Griffins. There were also many fabulous animals such as the Nemean Lion, golden-fleeced Ram and winged horse Pegasus, not to mention the creatures of legend such as the Phoenix, Unicorns (Monocerata). Even amongst the tribes of man, myth spoke of strange peoples inhabiting the far reaches of the earth such as the hopping Umbrella-Foots, the one-eyed Arimaspians, the Dog-Headed men, and the puny Pygmies. AMPHISBAENAE see Beasts, African AUTOMOTONS (Automotones) Creatures crafted out of metal and endowed with life by the smith-god Hephaestus. BULLS, BRONZE (Tauroi Khalkeoi) Four fire-breathing, bronze bulls which Hephaestus crafted for King Aeetes of Colchis. CELEDONES (Keledones) Golden singing maidens which Hephaistos crafted for the first temple of Apollo at Delphi. DOGS, GOLD & SILVER (Kuones Khryseos Argyreos) A pair of gold and silver dogs which Hephaestus crafted for King Alcinous of the Phaeacians. HORSES, CABEIRIAN (Hippoi Kabeirikoi) A pair of metallic, fire-breathing horses owned by the twin Cabiri gods. MAIDENS, GOLDEN (Kourai Khryseai) Four golden maidens which Hephaestus crafted as his own attendants. TALOS A bronze giant which Hephaestus crafted for Queen Europa of Crete to patrol the borders of her island. BASILISCS see Beasts, African BEASTS, AFRICAN (Theres Aithiopes) The semi-legendary land of Ethiopia (Sub-saharan Africa) was the home of many fabulous beasts. AMPHISBAENAE (Amphisbainai) Saharan snakes with two heads, one at each end of the body. BASILISCS (Basiliskoi) Deadly serpents which killed by touch. BULLS, ETHIOPIAN (Tauroi Aithiopikoi) Gigantic African bulls whose red hides were impervious to steel. CATOBLEPAS (Katoblepon) African hoofed animals whose downward looking head, when raised, could kill man with a gaze or with its noxious breath. DRAGONS, ETHIOPIAN (Drakones Aithiopikoi) Gigantic African serpents. LEUCROCOTAE (Leukrokota) An animals with a powerful jaw of bone in place of teeth, which could imitate human voices to lure it prey. PEGASI, ETHIOPIAN (Pegasoi Aithiopikoi) The winged horses of Ethiopia who had a single horn growing from their forehead. SATYRS, ISLAND (Satyroi Nesioi) Ape-like satyrs native to certain islands off the African coast. SATYRS, LIBYAN (Satyroi Libyes) Monkey-like satyrs who lived in the forest of Mount Atlas. SPHINXES, ETHIOPIAN (Sphinxes Aithiopikoi) Women-headed A
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Edward IV | king of England | Britannica.com king of England Alternative Title: Earl of March Edward IV Richard, 3rd duke of York Edward IV, also called (until 1459) Earl of March (born April 28, 1442, Rouen , Fr.—died April 9, 1483, Westminster, Eng.), king of England from 1461 until October 1470 and again from April 1471 until his death in 1483. He was a leading participant in the Yorkist-Lancastrian conflict known as the Wars of the Roses . Edward IV, portrait by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London. Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, London Edward was the eldest surviving son of Richard, duke of York , by Cicely, daughter of Ralph Neville, earl of Westmorland. His father was descended from two sons of the 14th-century king Edward III and, in the 1450s, led a revolt against Henry VI; in 1460, Richard’s supporters declared him Henry’s successor. When his father was killed in December of that year, Edward gathered an army in Wales and defeated Henry’s supporters (called Lancastrians because of Henry’s descent from John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster). Edward was crowned as King Edward IV in London on June 28, 1461. Edward’s struggle with Warwick. Edward at this time showed little promise. He owed his throne largely to his cousin Richard Neville , earl of Warwick , who was in the first years of Edward’s reign the most powerful man in England. Warwick crushed Lancastrian resistance in the far north of England between 1462 and 1464 and conducted England’s diplomacy. Edward, however, was winning many friends (especially in London) by his comeliness and charm and was determined to assert his independence. On May 1, 1464, he secretly married a young widow, Elizabeth Woodville , of no great rank, offending Warwick and other Yorkist nobles who were planning to marry him to a French princess. By showering favours on Elizabeth’s two sons by her first husband and on her five brothers and her seven sisters, Edward began to build up a group of magnates who would be a counterpoise to the Nevilles. Gradually Warwick lost all influence at court, and when he was negotiating an alliance with France , Edward humiliated him by revealing that he had already concluded an alliance (1467) with France’s enemy Burgundy . Edward’s sister Margaret was married in July 1468 with great pomp to Duke Charles the Bold of Burgundy, and the brothers-in-law planned a joint invasion of France. United Kingdom: Edward IV (1461–70 and 1471–83) Warwick, in a countermove encouraged by Louis XI of France, seized Edward and made him a prisoner in July 1469. But Edward had by now too many supporters (especially in London) for him to be kept under tutelage for long. He regained his freedom in October; Warwick fled to France, allied himself with the Lancastrians and with Louis, and invaded England in September 1470. Britannica Stories EU Considers Rules For Robots Surprised, Edward fled with a few faithful supporters to the Netherlands in October. Aided by Charles of Burgundy, he and his brother, Richard, duke of Gloucester, returned to England in March 1471. Taking London, he defeated and killed Warwick at Barnet on April 14. On the same day, Queen Margaret (Henry VI’s wife) belatedly landed in Dorset from France with her only son, Edward, prince of Wales . Her advisers hoped to gain Lancastrian support in Wales, and it became a race for time between Edward IV’s forces and hers as to whether she could get there before he overtook her. At Tewkesbury , after some remarkable forced marches (one of more than 40 miles at a stretch), he caught up with her army on May 4. There he won another crushing victory. Nearly all the remaining Lancastrian leaders were killed on the field or executed afterward, and, after murdering Henry (May 21–22) and repelling an attack on London, Edward was secure for the remainder of his life. The second half of Edward’s reign. Structures of Government: Fact or Fiction? He was now able to revive the project of an invasion of France in concert with the Duke of Burgundy. He made great preparations in 1474 and obtained a
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Richard II, King of England (1367-1400) Search RICHARD II, King of England, younger son of Edward the Black Prince by Joan "the Fair Maid of Kent," was born at Bordeaux on the 6th of January 1367. He was brought to England in 1371, and after his father's death was, on the petition of the Commons in parliament, created Prince of Wales on the 10th of November 1376. When Edward III died, on the 21st of June 1377, Richard became king. Popular opinion had credited John of Gaunt with designs on the throne. This was not justified; nevertheless, the rivalry of the boyking's uncles added another to the troubles due to the war, the Black Death and the prospect of a long minority. At first the government was conducted by a council appointed by parliament. The council was honest, but the difficulties of the situation were too great. The ill-considered poll-tax of 1381 was the occasion, though not the real cause, of the Peasants' Revolt in that year. The ministers were quite unequal to the crisis, and when Wat Tyler and his followers got possession of London, it was Richard who showed a precocious tact and confidence in handling it. It was the boyking who met and temporized with the rebels on the 13th of June at Mile End, and again next day at Smithfield; and he who, with courageous presence of mind, saved the situation when Tyler was killed, by calling on them to take him for their leader. From this time Richard began to assert himself. His chief ministers, appointed by parliament in 1382, were the Earl of Arundel and Michael de la Pole . Arundel Richard disliked, and dismissed next year, when he began his personal government. Pole, whom he retained as Chancellor and made Earl of Suffolk, was a well-chosen adviser. But others, and especially his youthful favourite Robert de Vere , promoted by unheard-of honour to be Marquess of Dublin and Duke of Ireland, were less worthy. Further, Richard made his own position difficult by lavish extravagance and unseemly outbursts of temper. He chafed under the restraint of his relatives, and therefore encouraged John of Gaunt in his Spanish enterprise. This gave the less scrupulous Thomas of Gloucester his opportunity. Gloucester, supported by Arundel, attacked his nephew's ministers in the parliament of 1386, and by open hints at deposition forced Richard to submit to a council of control. When Richard, with the aid of his friends and by the advice of subservient judges, planned a reversal of the parliament, Gloucester, at the head of the so-called Lords Appellant , anticipated him. Richard had been premature and ill-advised. Gloucester had the advantage of posing as the head of the constitutional party. The king's friends were driven into exile or executed, and he himself forced to submit to the loss of all real power (May 1388). Richard changed his methods, and when the lords appellant had lost credit, asserted himself constitutionally by dismissing Gloucester's supporters from office, and appointing in their place well-approved men like William of Wykeham. In the next parliament of 1390 the king showed himself ready to meet and conciliate his subjects. The simultaneous return of John of Gaunt from Spain put a check on Gloucester's ambition. For seven years Richard ruled constitutionally and on the whole well. The opposition was quiescent except for two outbreaks by Arundel: the first was a violent attack on John of Gaunt, which rather strengthened Richard's position; the second was a wanton insult to the king at the funeral of his queen. In January 1383 Richard had married Anne of Bohemia (1366-1394), daughter of the emperor Charles IV. The marriage, though childless, was happy; had Anne lived or borne a son the course of events might have been different. Her death on the 7th of June 1394 was a great shock to Richard, and incidentally had important consequences. Richard sought distraction by an expedition to Ireland, the first visit of an English king for more than two centuries. In his policy there he showed a wise statesmanship. At the same time he was negotiating for a permanent peace wi
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What species of British breeding birds can be Reed, Corn or Snow?
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Ornithology: British birds by number : Article : Nature High resolution image and legend (19K) The wild-bird headline indicator summarizes the trends in abundance of 139 species over the past 30 years. The observed breeding population of each species is arbitrarily scaled to 100 in 1970, the starting year, and subsequent changes are measured against this; the overall 'common bird index' is a simple average of the 139 species. This index rose to just over 110 in the mid-1970s, as many populations recovered from the severe winters of the early 1960s. It has subsequently fallen about 7% from the mid-1970s to 1998, but is still just over 100. This figure may look encouraging, but less happy trends lurk within it. Woodland birds (41 of the 139 species) are down 20% from the mid-1970s. Farmland birds (20 species) are down 40%, with intensification of agriculture being widely accepted as the explanation. In a post-Rio Biodiversity Action Plan, British government agencies identified 25 species of breeding birds that are either globally threatened with extinction or whose populations have halved or worse over the past 25 years, or both. For each such species DETR has published an action plan, with specific targets that require a halt in downward trends, and in most cases a return above mid-1990 levels by 2008. These 25 are subdivided into ten species that are widespread in Britain, and 15 that are scarce or rare. Of the widespread ten, six (turtle dove, grey partridge, spotted flycatcher, corn bunting, reed bunting, linnet) showed continuing decreases during the late 1990s, while four (bullfinch, skylark, song thrush, tree sparrow) can be read as roughly holding their own. On the trends illustrated in the RSPB/BTO graphs, none shows signs of achieving its target for 2008. The 15 scarce or rare species are a more mixed bunch. With some, there are grounds for mild optimism (stone curlew, red-necked phalarope, corncrake, cirl bunting); with others, there is cause for real pessimism (roseate tern, red-backed shrike, wryneck). Overall, populations of scarce or rare species have, on average, doubled since 1970, although in many cases this is a reflection of the low numbers in 1970. Some cheerful news is to be found among British birds of prey. Five species of raptor, put on the Red List of endangered species because of historical declines caused by human persecution, are rising in numbers. These are real success stories, which stem from protection of nests against illegal egg collectors and, in some cases, reintroductions (all of the following are numbers of pairs). Red kites have recovered from around 30 in 1970 to 295 in 1999; white-tailed eagles from 0 to 18; marsh harriers from virtually 0 to 147 in 1997; ospreys from less than ten to 130 in 1998; and merlins from 600 in 1984 to 1,300 in 1994. Conversely, the number of pairs of hen harriers has fallen from 534 in 1989 to 521 in 1998; this, the RSPB/BTO report emphasizes, is "due to the illegal persecution associated with management for driven grouse shooting". Looking beyond the 139 species in the common birds index to the total number of breeding bird species in Britain, there has been a modest increase over the past 30 years, from around 200 to around 210. Looking over a larger sweep of time, we find nearly 40 more bird species in Britain today than there were 200 years ago. About one-third of these are deliberate introductions, purple sandpipers, for instance, but the others are natural colonizations (little owls). The causes of this increase are unclear, but are probably a mixture of protection from egg-collectors and climate change — and simply more bird watchers seeking out their objects of desire. * Footnotes *The State of the UK's Birds 1999 by R. D. Gregory, D. G. Noble, L. H. Campbell and D. W. Gibbons. Available at no charge from Dr R. D. Gregory, RSPB, The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 2DL, UK. http://www.rspb.org.uk
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Sturnus vulgaris, Starling Scientific Name: Sturnus vulgaris Common Name: Starling Sturnus vulgaris, more commonly known as the Starling, is essentially black with purplish and green iridescence and pale, almost white spots covering the plumage, these being most obvious in winter months. The bill is yellow in summer, brown in winter. Wings look very triangular in flight. Young birds (see inset photo above) are light brown and are sometimes confused with female blackbirds.They are omnivorous, taking many insects and other invertebrates as well as fruit. A regular at any bird table, often arriving in numbers and frightening other birds away. Their nest is an untidy cup of stalks and leaves, lined with moss and feathers and usually built in holes in trees or buildings or in dense creepers such as ivy. Seen commonly in parks and gardens. Huge numbers can gather together in noisy roosts in winter, often on town buildings. Widespread throughout the UK, although has been in decline in recent years. www.uknature.co.uk is a website dedicated to showing the immense diversity of UK nature and wildlife. Our vast range of habitats, from lowland arable to snow covered mountains, from storm-ravaged coastlines to peaceful inland freshwater lakes and rivers, from dry, sandy heaths to deciduous and coniferous forests, all these habitats contribute to the abundance of UK nature. We have wild birds in huge numbers either residing or visiting our shores (597 recorded species as at July 2013) and we must also not forget the humble back garden with its grass lawns, flower beds filled with nectar rich flowers, shrubs and trees, all designed to attract huge numbers of insects such as bees, moths, butterflies and hoverflies; and finally the small ponds which provide safe havens for frogs, toads, newts and even slow worms and grass snakes. www.uknature.co.uk is the showcase for my personal passion, photographing uknature in all its glory. I sincerely hope you all enjoy the fruits of my labours. This site and all images contained therein is © Jeremy Lee 2004 - 2016. All Rights Reserved. Site design by DDS . Web Development by Stuart Lee at updownleftright.net
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Charles de Gaulle Biography (President of France/World War II Figure) Died: 9 November 1970 (aneurysm) Birthplace: Lille, France Best known as: President of France, 1958-69 Charles de Gaulle was the dominant political leader and grand figurehead of France during and after World War II. De Gaulle was a career soldier in the French Army who had been wounded and held prisoner during World War I. He rose to the rank of general and was serving as France's minister for National Defense and War in June, 1940, when France capitulated to Germany early in World War II. Charles DeGaulle escaped to Britain, where he made a famous broadcast calling on the French people to resist (earning him the nickname of the "Man of June 18, 1940"). DeGaulle formed the Free French forces and led the provisional government that ruled France after it was retaken from Germany. After the war he was elected head of the French government, but left the post in 1946 and formed a new political party, the Rassemblement du Peuple Francais (Rally of the People of France, or RPF). Charles DeGaulle was in and out of politics until 1958, when he was called to form a government amid political chaos in France. He oversaw the constitutional reforms that led to the Fifth Republic of France, and became the first president of the new Republic in 1959. Proud, stubborn, and charismatic, he insisted on France's right to pursue an independent path from both Europe and the United States. He also settled France's difficult relations with its Algerian territory by granting self-determination to Algeria. He served as president for just over a decade until stepping down in April of 1969. He died the next year at age 79. Copyright © 1998-2017 by Who2?, LLC. All rights reserved.
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French State, Vichy government (1940-1944) This page is part of © FOTW Flags Of The World website French State, Vichy government (1940-1944) État français, gouvernement de Vichy France: Anti-German resistance groups (1940-1944) Historical background État français (French State) was the legal successor of the Third Republic . After the defeat of the French army in June 1940, the MPs massively (all but 80) voted full powers to Philippe Pétain. The French State was under total German control but attempted to maintain the fiction of an independent state, with a French administration, especially for police and justice. État français was also called, unofficially, État de Vichy or gouvernement de Vichy, the MPs and the government moved from Paris to he spa town of Vichy . Located at a distance from the front and from possible civil unrest, Vichy was a convenient place to establish thenew regime. The empty hotels could easily cater the administration. France libre (Free France), created by General de Gaulle in London after his radio call on 18 June 1940 (Appel du 18 juin), was an illegal state, and was presented as terrorist by the official propaganda of État français. To clearly distinguish France libre from État français, De Gaulle added a red Cross of Lorraine in the white stripe of the France libre flag. While continental France was under the German boot, pretending to be independent, parts of the French colonial empire such as French Equatorial Africa, New Caledonia , French Polynesia and Saint-Pierre and Miquelon soon rallied de Gaulle. France libre got a territory, which help de Gaulle to claim recognition of the active participation of France to the Allied war effort. At the end of war, national reconciliation and international recognition of France as a winner was needed to decrease Communist pressure and to prevent occupation or even partition of the country. To achieve these goals, de Gaulle pushed the concept of "illegitimacy" of the Vichy regime. The historical facts were officially re-established only in 1997 by President Chirac, who recognized the responsability of the French government, whatever its official name was, in the events of this period. IVan Sache & Pierre Gay, 6 May 1999 Flag of État français The Vichy regime did continue to use the Tricolore flag but dropped the well known French motto Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité. They changed it to Travail, Famille, Patrie (Work, Family, Fatherland). All other flags, the naval rank ensigns included, remained (nominally) unchanged. The only change was in the standard of the head of the state . Roy Stilling & Harald Müller, 9 April 1996 Standard of the Head of État français Flag of the Head of State - Image by Ivan Sache, 6 May 1999 The standard of the head of État français, Marshal Philippe Pétain, was a tricolore flag, whose white stripe was charged with seven golden stars below a double-headed axe with the blades coloured concentrically (from centre outward) blue, white and red (Correction #14 (dated April 1942) of Album des Pavillons 1923 [f9r23] , Flaggenbuch [neu92] , Smith [smi75c] ). The axe is a francisque, spuriously modelled on the Franks' francisca, the Franks' being considered as the founders of an alleged, ethnically pure, French nation. Ivan Sache & Pierre Gay, 6 May 1999 The flag is prescribed by the Decree of 19 March 1942, stating that "the personal flag of the Head of State [shall have] seven stars embroidered in gold". A marine scout book published c. 1941, however, shows the flag with blue stars ( image ), indicating that the flag was possibly not fully yet defined at the time, or had changed since. Armand Noël du Payrat & Joan-Francés Blanc, 14 January 1999 Propaganda pennant of État français The Army Museum in Paris has a triangular pennant ( photo ), probably used for propaganda purposes. The flag is white with a blue border at the top and a red border at the bottom, charged with the axe and a yellow ribbon inscribed with the state motto "TRAVAIL / FAMILLE / PATRIE". Jan Mertens, 7 April 2011 Milice française Flag of the Milice - Image by
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Puzzles - Fictional Addresses 1. Who lives at 4 Paget Drive, Little Whinging? 2. Which author created a fictional world that included Little Delving, Hardbottle and The Marrish? 3. Which family live at 742 Evergreen Terrace? 4. �Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again� is the opening line of which 1938 classic novel? 5. Which TV programme is set in Glenbogle, an estate in the Scottish highlands? 6. Which famous character lived in �the world`s largest estate�, Xanadu? 7. Which TV comedy series featured a fictional property, with a sign featuring letters that had been re-arranged into anagrams such as Fatty Owls and Farty Towels? 8. Pemberley is the country estate owned by Fitzwilliam Darcy in which Jane Austin novel? 9. Which TV family lived in Nelson Mandela House? 10. Which novel first introduced Room 101? Have we had these before in a previous existence? 3. Which family live at 742 Evergreen Terrace? The Simpsons 7. Which TV comedy series featured a fictional property, with a sign featuring letters that had been re-arranged into anagrams such as Fatty Owls and Farty Towels? Flowery Twats 9. Which TV family lived in Nelson Mandela House? The Trotters 4. �Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again� is the opening line of which 1938 classic novel? Rebecca 8. Pemberley is the country estate owned by Fitzwilliam Darcy in which Jane Austin novel? p&p postage and packing or Pride and Prejudice 10. Which novel first introduced Room 101? 1984 2. Which author created a fictional world that included Little Delving, Hardbottle and The Marrish? JRR Tolkien 5. Which TV programme is set in Glenbogle, an estate in the Scottish highlands? Monarch of the Glen Well done everyone! nearly got them all Have we had these before in a previous existence? Possibly do a search on 'Little Whinging' if you want to be quite sure talking of which 1. Who lives at 4 Paget Drive, Little Whinging? Harry Potter 6. Which famous character lived in �the world`s largest estate�, Xanadu? Citizen (Charles Foster) Kane 1. Who lives at 4 Paget Drive, Little Whinging? Harry Potter shome mishtake shurely, it's Privet not Paget D'you know, I thought something didn't look quite right about that Think of it as your Brainteaser and Trivia all rolled into one
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Charles Harness Novels The Novels of Charles Harness by Rich Horton Charles Harness is an odd bird. I like much of his work immensely: it's deeply romantic, vigorously (if not always logically) plotted, exotically imagined, quite moving. But I must also concede his flaws -- as I've hinted, the plots are not always very logical, the characters are often stiff idealizations, the romanticism can be over the top. He has a tendency to recycle his themes and imagery -- in particular, several of his novels are about cyclical universes. (He also uses quite blatantly autobiographical material in a number of his books -- besides the fascination with chemistry and patents, reflecting his career, there is often a beloved older brother to the main character who has died, and two novels (Redworld and Cybele With Bluebonnets) replicate the same series of incidents from Harness's life -- his year as a reluctant theology student before switching to chemistry, his jobs at a printing shop and as a fingerprinter for the police, as well as an affair with an older woman from Fort Worth's "red light" district that may or may not be autobiographical.) I'd say he's a writer who is not for everybody, but a fascinating one for those who acquire the taste. Harness was born in 1915 in Texas. His main career was as a Patent Attorney. This background shows up in many of his stories: Patent Attorney heroes are featured in a couple of the novels and many stories. Indeed, he wrote some of the "Leonard Lockhard" stories in Astounding (others were by Theodore Thomas, and some may have been collaborations), all of which were about a young patent attorney dealing with the problems of patenting some whacky SFnal inventions. (According to the NESFA Harness collection An Ornament to His Profession, Harness wrote only the first Lockhard story (in 1952) and collaborated with Thomas on the second (in 1954): subsequent Lockhard pieces were by Thomas.) Harness' writing career divides up fairly neatly into four parts. The first part came from 1948 to 1953, and featured his first novel and several shorter works, including some of his very best work. The stories from this period are very characteristic of his more romantic side. After 1953 he stopped writing to concentrate on his job. He returned to writing in 1966 with two novelettes, "The Alchemist" and "An Ornament to His Profession", each of which gained a Hugo and a Nebula nomination. This new flowering lasted only a couple of years: a few more stories followed, and one of his best novels, The Ring of Ritornel (1968). The third period of Harness's writing career began about 1977 and lasted until about 1991, though it was prefigured by a wild 1974 novella, "The Araqnid Window". This period included most of Harness' novels, 8 of them in all, and a similar number of shorter works. Harness's retirement in 1983 doubtless was one factor in his increased writing productivity. Another couple of stories appeared in 1994, then beginning in 1997 he began publishing short stories quite regularly: about a dozen more by now, as well as two novels, both from NESFA: Drunkard's Endgame (1999) and Cybele, with Bluebonnets (2002). Herewith the novels: The Paradox Men (1949, 1953, 1981) (64,000 words) This book is arguably still Harness's most famous and most respected novel. It has a slightly complicated publishing history. The first version was a short novel called "Flight Into Yesterday", published in an issue of Startling Stories in 1949. (It was already a full-length novel, at some 56,000 words: Startling and its sister publication Thrilling Wonder Stories regularly featured novels of between 40K and 60K words in single issues.) It was republished, somewhat expanded, in a 1953 hardcover also called Flight Into Yesterday. The title The Paradox Men was first applied to an Ace Double edition in 1955. There were some British reprints in the 60s, but the current definitive edition was supervised by George Zebrowski for a new American edition, part of Crown's "Classics of Modern Science Fiction" series, in 1981. This edition is slight
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united states - When did navies stop giving out a drink ration to their sailors? - History Stack Exchange When did navies stop giving out a drink ration to their sailors? I remember reading in a newspaper article in 1970 how the British Admiralty would pay 7 cents a day to anyone who gave up their rum ration. – user8562 Nov 26 '14 at 22:58 up vote 20 down vote accepted In the United States , alcohol rationing was stopped in 1862 by an act of Congress which also prohibited "distilled liquors" from being aboard a vessel, with an exception made for medical supplies. Then Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles issued a general order requiring captains to comply. Two years later, Welles issued another general order requiring that all beer and wine and other non-distilled liquors be treated as the private stores of seamen, and required them to be stowed securely in private areas (Lockers, etc). He further specified that each sailor needed permission from their captain in order to bring it aboard. In 1893 Article 1080 of the Navy Regulations permitted wardroom and steerage officers to form their own wine messes, that is a mess area for wine. No officers were required to be members of the wine mess. Finally in 1914, Josephus Daniels , who was the Secretary of the Navy then, issued a general order prohibiting all consumption of alcoholic beverages on-board all Navy vessels. One reason this practice was discontinued was there was no longer a need for the alcohol. Originally it was used to sweeten stale water that had grown algae in it after a long voyage, and modern storage methods precluded the need for this. Another reason it was discontinued in the US was changing attitudes about alcohol . In the UK, the beverage issued was called grog, named either for how you'd feel when you drank it (groggy), or maybe more likely, named after the Admiral who instituted the practice of using Rum, "Old Groggy". The practice continued until 1970 among British sailors. 6 I'm not sure alcohol was ever to make up for the conditions - it was more that it was a storable and safe alternative to water – none Apr 29 '12 at 14:58 2 @mgb I have only anecdotal information that it was to help keep discipline: I remember reading that somewhere. The source will come back to me eventually and I can go look at it then, and give a citation if it's an authoritative source. Eidetic memory accompanied by delayed recall of details is irritating sometimes. – Nathan C. Tresch Apr 29 '12 at 15:19 3 I only heard this anecdotally, but the British Grog ration was more to keep them in line and slightly drunk so they were easier to control. Though I never understood how slightly drunk, impressed low class men were easy to control that way. – MichaelF Apr 29 '12 at 15:27 1 The Wikipedia entry on Grog appears to be pretty credible (I haven't fully checked out the sources though). The article concurs with mgb's assessment that the main reason for instituting the drink ration was to better keep stagnant water fresh and algae free. The interesting thing about the article is the suggestion that temperance movements had some roll in curbing and eventually ending the practice. Also apparently the US merchant marine avoided drink rations entirely. It is possible that by the late nineteenth century methods of storing water improved thus relying less on alcohol. – BrotherJack Apr 30 '12 at 7:10 3 In the RN the Queen, or the Admiralty (and possibly a few others) can still order "Splice the Mainbrace" whereby a tot of Rum is given to every sailor on board. – Kobunite Jun 6 '13 at 11:16
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Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: October 2014 Macclesfield Pub Quiz League & Harrington ‘B’ What well-known product was invented in 1886 by John Pemberton, who at that time was addicted to morphine and was looking to find a less harmful substitute? Coca-Cola The entrepreneur Donald F Duncan introduced which toy in 1929, often thought to be based on a weapon used by 16th Century Filipino hunters? Yo-Yo Who was the Greek God of time? Chronos Which English King was the son of Edward, The Black Prince Richard II Who succeeded Richard II as King in 1399? Henry IV What name is given to the notorious tidal current in the Lofoten islands off Norway? Maelstrom Which hit song from July 1979 was inspired by the doings of one Brenda Spencer on 29th January that year? I Don’t Like Mondays (by The Boomtown Rats) Which motor manufacturer produces the model which has the best-selling car name of all time (the model has undergone at least eleven redesigns from 1966 to date)? Toyota (the Corolla is the model in question) What was Fanny Cradock’s real Christian name? Phyllis (Born as Phyllis Nan Sortain Pechey) What is the collective name for the handmaidens of Odin who choose those who may die in battle and those who may live? Valkyries Illustrated on its logo, the product Marmite is named after a French word for what? Cooking Pot Which Nintendo game first introduced the character of Mario? Donkey Kong (in 1981…pre-dating Super Mario Bros. by 4 years) Which song was the Labour Party’s theme in its Election campaign of 1997? Things can only get better (by D:Ream) Who is the only woman to have been French Prime Minister? Edith Cresson Who designed the first Blue Peter badge as well as the “Ship” logo used by the programme? Tony Hart Born in Ulverston in 1890, by what name was Arthur Stanley Jefferson better known? Stan Laurel Of which actress did Groucho Marx say “I knew her before she became a virgin”? Doris Day Who wrote and composed the Opera ‘Oedipus Rex’? Stravinsky Who was the first “First Minister of Scotland”? Donald Dewar Who was the first Secretary General of The United Nations? Trygve Lie Against the people of which city did the Romans fight the Punic Wars? Carthage Josip Broz was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman, serving in various roles from 1943 until his death in 1980. By what name is he better known? Tito Which famous Independent day and Boarding School in Derbyshire was founded by Sir John Port in 1557? Repton School Buddy Holly had a posthumous hit with the song "It doesn’t matter any more". Which singer / songwriter of the time wrote it? Paul Anka An alibi is a form of defence used in criminal proceedings where the accused attempts to prove their innocence. What does the Latin word alibi literally mean? Elsewhere (The accused attempts to prove they were somewhere else at the time of the offence) Who said in a speech in 1968 “As I look ahead, I am filled with foreboding. Like the Roman, I seem to see 'the River Tiber foaming with much blood'”? Enoch Powell In a famous 1871 poem, the wedding feast consisted of “mince and quince eaten with a runcible spoon“. Name either of the parties supposedly getting married. Owl or Pussycat (in the Edward Lear poem) Who was the last King of France before the First French Republic was established in 1792? Louis XVI (the Sixteenth) Which modern Japanese martial art is descended from swordsmanship and uses a weapon called a Shinai Kendo Who wrote the book ‘Whisky Galore’? Compton Mackenzie Which fictional pirate captain went to his death murmuring the words ‘Floreat Etona’? Captain Hook In which London restaurant did Boris Becker have his famously brief, but expensive, 'affair' in a broom cupboard with model Angela Ermakova? Nobu Who was the US President throughout the period of World War I? Woodrow Wilson Who was the UK Prime Minister at the outbreak of World War I? Asquith Gruinard Island is an uninhabited Scottish island which was used as the scene for experiments on which bacterium during the 20th century? Anthrax Jihad is an Islamic term referring to a religious duty of Muslims. Wha
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ROBBIE WILLIAMS LYRICS - Rock DJ ROBBIE WILLIAMS LYRICS And the girls even more so Wave your hands if your not with the man Can I kick it? Gonna stick it in the goal It's time to move your body Babylon back in business Can I get a witness? Every girl, every man Houston, do you hear me? Ground control, can you feel me? Need permission to land I don't wanna rock, DJ But your making me feel so nice When's it gonna stop, DJ? Cos you're keepin' me up all night Singin' in the classes But when I rock the mic I rock the mic You got no love, then you're with the wrong man It's time to move your body If you can't get a girl But your best friend can It's time to move your body I don't wanna be sleazy Baby just tease me Houston, do you hear me? Ground control, can you feel me? Need permission to land I don't wanna rock DJ But you're making me feel so nice When's it gonna stop, DJ? Cos you're keeping me up all night I don't wanna rock, DJ But you're making me feel so nice When's it gonna stop, DJ? Cos your keeping me up all night Pimpin' aint easy Most of them fleece me Every night But if you're sellin' it It's alright I don't wanna rock, DJ But you're making me feel so nice When's it gonna stop, DJ? Cos you're keeping me up all night I don't wanna rock, DJ But you're making me feel so nice When's it gonna stop, DJ? Cos you're keeping me up all night Visit www.azlyrics.com for these lyrics. Thanks to zepzoq, weedsp05 for correcting these lyrics.
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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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Johnny Marr on the Smiths, Morrissey and putting politics back in pop | Music | The Guardian Johnny Marr Johnny Marr on the Smiths, Morrissey and putting politics back in pop With the release of his first solo album The Messenger, the former Smiths guitarist talks about finally embracing his old sound, David Cameron and why he and Morrissey don't talk any more Johnny Marr: 'We invented indie as we still know it.' Photograph: Richard Saker Friday 11 January 2013 02.00 EST First published on Friday 11 January 2013 02.00 EST Share on Messenger Close During the December 2010 debate over the raising of student tuition fees in the House of Commons, Labour MP Kerry McCarthy asked a rather surreal question of prime minister David Cameron , who had just gone public with his rather unlikely fandom of leftwing, anti-Conservative, seminal Manchester indie band the Smiths. "As the Smiths are the archetypal student band, if he wins tomorrow night's vote, what songs does he think students will be listening to?" asked the member for Bristol East, to roars from the opposition benches . "Miserable Lie, I Don't Owe You Anything or Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now ?" Cameron, improbably, responded in kind. "I expect that if I turned up I probably wouldn't get This Charming Man," he quipped, "and if I went with the foreign secretary [William Hague] it would probably be William, It Was Really Nothing ." Reading this on mobile? See the video here "You do wonder," comments Johnny Marr , drily. "What part of the Smiths ethos did he not get?" Few British groups have had the far-reaching impact of the Smiths, and few guitarists are as celebrated as Marr. He was recently named NME's ultimate guitarist (ahead of Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page), and even has a Salford University honorary doctorate for "changing the face of British music". "I get a lot of people being very nice to me, even when I don't want them to be," the former Smith chuckles, pointedly. "With one or two exceptions, the people who like the music are always super nice and don't want to bother you. They just want to tell you how much they love it." He is nothing if not grateful to have been part of a band who "mean so much to so many people", but admits there is a downside: "It can be difficult when it's raining and you're running for the train." His grin widens, but he adds, more seriously. "Or you're trying to move on." Marr has spent 26 years trying to move on from the Smiths, who split in 1987, in which time he's been quite the musical chameleon. What he calls a "searching personality" has taken him from synthesizer pop with Bernard Sumner in Electronic to foreboding rock with Matt Johnson's The The, from folk with Bert Jansch to adult-oriented pop with Crowded House via playing with Bryan Ferry and Chic's Nile Rodgers. He has fronted short-lived Stooges-ish swamp rockers the Healers, enjoyed an unlikely US No 1 album with leftfield indie outfit Modest Mouse and taken his roving guitar gunslinger role to shouty Wakefield indie band the Cribs. It's hard to see how he could have journeyed further from the trademark "chiming man" guitars he played in the Smiths, short of playing a kazoo. Yet here he is, a youthful 49-year-old, talking about his first ever solo album, T he Messenger , which sees him returning to the big tunes and unmistakable, cascading guitar arpeggios that made him the guitarist of his generation. Reading this on mobile? See the video here We meet in a London photographic studio, where, having his picture taken earlier, Marr still looked unmistakably the bouffant-haired tunesmith whose 1983 Top of the Pops appearance alongside a gladioli-hurling Morrissey provided indie rock with its "year zero" moment. His reputation as one of rock's nicest guys is not without merit, yet he is also savvy and single-minded, and when he agrees to the photographer's request for photographs with a guitar it's with a matey but firm: "Just don't tell me how to hold it." In person, the matt black Keith Richards barnet and glittery nail varnish on his plectrum-holding right hand suggest a man
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Dire Straits - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music Read more about sharing. Dire Straits Biography (Wikipedia) Dire Straits were a British rock band that formed in Deptford, London, in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar), his younger brother David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and backing vocals), and Pick Withers (drums and percussion). Dire Straits' sound drew from a variety of musical influences, including jazz, folk, and blues, and came closest to beat music within the context of rock and roll. Despite the prominence of punk rock during the band's early years, their stripped-down sound contrasted with punk, demonstrating a more "rootsy" influence that emerged from pub rock. Many of Dire Straits' compositions were melancholic. Dire Straits' biggest selling album, 1985's Brothers in Arms has sold over 30 million copies, and was the first album to sell a million copies on the then new compact disc (CD) format. They also became one of the world's most commercially successful bands, with worldwide record sales of over 100 million. Dire Straits won four Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards—winning Best British Group twice, two MTV Video Music Awards, and various other music awards. The band's songs include "Money for Nothing", "Sultans of Swing", "So Far Away", "Walk of Life", "Brothers in Arms", "Private Investigations", "Romeo and Juliet", "Tunnel of Love", "Telegraph Road", and "Lady Writer". This entry is from Wikipedia , the user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors and is licensed under an Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons License . If you find the biography content factually incorrect or highly offensive you can edit this article at Wikipedia . Find out more about our use of this data. Show more
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BT 100 1960 No 1 - Theme From a Summer Place by Percy Faith - YouTube BT 100 1960 No 1 - Theme From a Summer Place by Percy Faith 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 Nov 12, 2014 "Theme from A Summer Place" is a song with lyrics by Mack Discant and music by Max Steiner, written for the 1959 film A Summer Place, which starred Sandra Dee and Troy Donahue. It was recorded for the film by Hugo Winterhalter. Originally known as the "Molly and Johnny Theme", the piece is not the main title theme of the film, but a love theme for the characters played by Dee and Donahue. Percy Faith recorded the most popular version of the tune in the Columbia 30th Street Studio in New York City, which spent an at-the-time record of nine consecutive weeks at #1 on the still-young Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in early 1960. It remains the longest-running #1 instrumental in the history of the chart. Billboard ranked Faith's version as the No. 1 song for 1960.[3] It reached #2 in the UK. It hit #1 in Italy under the title "Scandalo Al Sole". Faith won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1961 for his recording. This was the first movie theme and the first instrumental to win a Record of the Year Grammy. Faith re-recorded the song twice – first, in 1969, as a female choral version, then, in 1976, as a disco version titled "Summer Place '76". In 2008, Faith's original version was ranked at #18 on Billboard's top 100 songs during the first 50 years of the Hot 100 chart. Category
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South Pacific - Songs South Pacific - Songs Synopsis DVD Cast The songs for "South Pacific" were written in 1949 for the Broadway play. The score contains some of the most beautiful and powerful songs written by Rodgers and Hammerstein. The lyrics of "You've Got to Be Carefully Taught" are particularly strong, as they deal with the issue of prejudice and hatred that is too often instilled in young children by their parents and communities. The film also has wonderful comic and upbeat songs, such as "Honey Bun." "South Pacific" has one of the longest scores for a movie musical, with 16 songs. All of the songs from the original Broadway play were retained and one song, "My Girl Back Home," that was cut from the Broadway production was added back into the film. The soundtrack album of "South Pacific" was a huge hit in England where it remained the number one album for the entire year of 1959. Some Enchanted Evening When Nellie and Emile discover that they are in love with each other, they sing about “Some Enchanted Evening” when you meet a stranger and fall in love with him/her. "Some Enchanted Evening" has been a hit for several artists and it has been recorded many times by a wide range of artists, including pop artists (Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand), opera singers (Ezio Pinza, Jose Carreras, Kiri Te Kanawa) and even country artists (Willie Nelson). I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy Nellie tells her friends how happy she is because “I’m in Love with a Wonderful Guy.” "I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy" was written for both the character of Nellie Forbush and to match the personality of the original star of the Broadway play, Mary Martin. Bali Ha'i Bloody Mary tries to lure Lieutenant Cable to her beautiful, mysterious home on “Bali Ha’i.” "Bali Ha'i," although not the real name of an island, was based on the island of Aoba or Ambae in Vanuatu (formerly New Hebrides), the place where James Michener, the author of the book, "Tales of the South Pacific," was stationed during World War II. In the movie version, Bloody Mary was on Hanalei Bay, Kauai, when she sang "Bali Ha'i." Bloody Mary The sailors sing about “Bloody Mary.” There is Nothin' Like a Dame The lonely sailors lament about being without women and they say that “There is Nothin’ Like a Dame.” Happy Talk After Bloody Mary introduces Lieutenant Cable to her daughter, Liat, she tells them to make “Happy Talk” with their hands and hearts. A Cock-Eyed Optimist Nellie explains to Emile her positive outlook on life and why she is “A Cock-Eyed Optimist.” Twin Soliloquies (Wonder How it Feels) When Nellie and Emile realize that they have feelings for each other, they “Wonder How It Feels” to be in love with each other. Dites Moi Emile’s two young children sing a French song, “Dites Moi,” to Nellie. I'm Gonna Wash that Man Right Outa my Hair Nellie tells her friends that she will stop seeing Emile and that “I’m Gonna Wash that Man Right Outa My Hair” and send him on his way. Younger than Springtime When Lieutenant Cable starts to fall in love with Liat, he tells her that she is “Younger than Springtime.” Honey Bun Nellie performs “Honey Bun” for the sailors. “Honey Bun” is the only song in “South Pacific” that is not directly connected to the plot of the movie. My Girl Back Home Joe Cable tells Nellie about “My Girl Back Home” in Philadelphia. You've Got to be Carefully Taught When Nellie wonders why she and Joe are so prejudiced, he tells her that it’s not something you’re born with but something “You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught.” This Nearly was Mine
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Which Country Does Nokia Belong to | Nokia Country Of Origin | WhichCountry.co Which Country Does Nokia Belong to 50 SHARES Nokia is a Multinational Communication and IT Company and and the fastest growing and much popular organization. From its official logo it is clearly observed that it is connecting people, means it is paying a major role in the communication sector and people prefer to use the products made by this company. From the start of 1998 till the end of 2012, Nokia was the Largest Mobile Phone supplier all over the world. Principal Products: Networks Internet Services It is also providing applications such as games, music, messaging and media. The most important thing which provided by Nokia is the provision of digital maps and navigation devices through its purely owned subsidiary Navteq. Totally free of cost. Nokia is the biggest cellular company having more than 101,982 Employees around the 120 different countries. At present it is the 2nd largest mobile phone company after Samsung by unit sales in 2012, Q: From Which Country Nokia Belongs and what is nokia country of origin? Ans: Basically Nokia corporation belongs to FINLAND. From the Sale in more than 150 countries it earned the revenue of €30 billion. The general information relating to Finland is as follows: Official Name : Republic Of Finland Capital : Helsinki Official Languages : Finnish and Swedish Total Area : 338,424 square Kilo Meters Official Currency : Euro
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www.knowledge-is-power-all-in-one.com: List of General Knowledge Questions and Answers, All type Questions and Answers, Basic General Knowledge, General Awareness Question Answers, Better in Competitive Exam and Quiz contests.13 www.knowledge-is-power-all-in-one.com Friday, 13 May 2016 List of General Knowledge Questions and Answers, All type Questions and Answers, Basic General Knowledge, General Awareness Question Answers, Better in Competitive Exam and Quiz contests.13 General Knowledge 61 is the international telephone dialling code for what country Australia International dialling codes - what country has 61 as code Australia Modern Olympics - only Greece and which country in all Australia The Black Swan is native to which country Australia USA has most airports which country has second most Australia VH international airline registration letters what country Australia VH is the international aircraft registration for which country Australia What is a Major Mitchell Australian Cockatoo Which game is played on an oval with 18 player per team Australian football What nationality was the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? Austrian What currency consists of 100 Groschen Austrian Schilling 47 people worked on a committee to produce what work Authorised version of Bible ‘George’ is an informal name for which feature of an aircraft? Automatic Pilot During US recessions which group have the most unemployment Automobile assembly workers Lucy Johnson became famous under what name Ava Gardner An isoneph on a map joins places of equal what Average Cloud Cover Which company slogan was "We're No 2 We try harder" Avis rent a car What common British river name come from Celtic for river Avon The port of Baku is situated in Azerbaijan Whose nicknames included " The Idol of the American Boy " Babe Ruth What film star role was played by over 48 different animals Babe the Pig What did Pope John XX1 use as effective eyewash Babies Urine Name the triangular cotton headscarf or Russian grandmother Babushka What was gangsters George Nelsons nickname Baby Face Marduk was the creator of the world to what ancient people Babylonians Who were the first people to measure the year Babylonians
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Horse | The One Wiki to Rule Them All | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Asfaloth was the horse of Glorfindel . He was a white horse whose pace was light and smooth but swift. Glorfindel rode Asfaloth using a saddle with stirrups and a headstall studded with jewels. On October 9, 3018 , Glorfindel left Rivendell riding Asfaloth in search of Frodo Baggins . The Elf-lord rode his horse down the Great East Road to the Last Bridge , where they encountered three Ringwraiths . They pursued the Ringwraiths westward and encountered two more before returning to pick up Frodo's trail. On October 18, they caught up to the hobbits and Aragorn , and Glorfindel set the wounded Frodo upon Asfaloth. As they approached the Ford of Bruinen on October 20, the Ringwraiths appeared. Asfaloth leaped forward, but Frodo reined the horse in, feeling a strange reluctance to flee. Then Glorfindel called out, "Noro lim, noro lim, Asfaloth!" and the horse ran swiftly down the Road, outpacing the steeds of the Ringwraiths. Asfaloth passed right in front of one of the Black Riders and then plunged into the waters of the Bruinen, carrying Frodo across the Ford to the edge of Rivendell. 'Ride on! Ride on!' cried Glorfindel, and then loud and clear he called to the horse in the elf-tongue: noro lim, noro lim, Asfaloth! Edit Bill is bought by Frodo Baggins and his companions in Bree , as they fled the Shire on their way to Rivendell . This was necessary as their own ponies had been stolen from the stables of The Prancing Pony inn, where they spent the night. Bill was purchased from Bill Ferny , who was in league with the spies who stole the other ponies. Ferny was a cruel man who tormented Bill, but after being purchased by the hobbits Bill became a much happier pony. He was given the name 'Bill' by Sam Gamgee shortly after the party left Bree. After arriving in Rivendell, Bill became acquainted with the elvish horses, and this influence resulted in a good deal of self-improvement. He left Rivendell a much wiser pony, not to mention healthier and happier. He accompanied the Fellowship of the Ring from Rivendell to the doors of Moria , but had to be left behind there because the company could not take a pony through the mines of Moria. All thought him killed by either the Watcher in the Water or wolves, but being a wise pony by this point, he managed to survive on his own and travelled back to Bree. There, he was nursed back to health at The Prancing Pony, until he eventually was joyfully reunited with Sam on his return journey to the Shire. Sam apparently took Bill back to Hobbiton for the rest of his life. In the trilogy of film adaptations of the Lord of the Rings by Peter Jackson , Bill only appears in The Fellowship of the Ring . Originally, a treatment in line with the books was going to be used: Bill would be presumed to have been killed by the Watcher in the Water, but then re-appear alive as a surprise at the end of The Return of the King. However, several producers objected to this because The Return of the King film adaptation would be released two years after The Fellowship of the Ring, and they didn't want the audience to be horrified and for two full years think that Bill had gruesomely died. As a result, in the final version Bill is seen being peacefully released from the Fellowship outside Moria, a significant amount of time before the Watcher in the Water attacks, with the implication that he will find his way home. Although this is the only time Bill the pony expressly appears in the films, Sam is riding a pony back into Hobbiton at the end of The Return of the King, and it could presumably be Bill. Edit In Peter Jackson 's movie version of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers , Aragorn rides a horse named Brego, apparently named after a king of the same name . The horse once belonged to Éowyn 's cousin, but during the war of the ring, the people of Rohan considered the horse half-mad. Aragorn however was able to calm him and had him set free saying that the horse had seen enough of war. Later after falling off a cliff after fighting Wargs
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D&D Monster Origins A-C The balor comes from the balrog in the Lord of the Rings . By the final printing of the original D&D boxed set, the name was changed to Balor at the behest of the Tolkien estate. The new name comes from Celtic myth, although the character of Balor has no relation to the D&D creature. Legolas turned and set an arrow to the string, though it was a long shot for his small bow. He drew, but his hand fell, and the arrow slipped to the ground. He gave a cry of dismay and fear. Two great trolls appeared; they bore great slabs of stone, and flung them down to serve as gangways over the fire. But it was not the trolls that had filled the Elf with terror. The ranks of the orcs had opened, and they crowded away, as if they themselves were afraid. Something was coming up behind them. What it was could not be seen: it was like a great shadow, in the middle of which was a dark form, of man-shape maybe, yet greater; and a power and terror seemed to be in it and to go before it. It came to the edge of the fire and the light faded as if a cloud had bent over it. Then with a rush it leaped across the fissure. The flames roared up to greet it, and wreathed about it; and a black smoke swirled in the air. Its streaming mane kindled, and blazed behind it. In its right hand was a blade like a stabbing tongue of fire; in its left it held a whip of many thongs. Ai! ai! A Balrog! A Balrog is come! J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973), The Lord of the Rings (1954). Book II, chapter 5. Lugh and Balor of the Piercing Eye met in the battle. An evil eye had Balor the Fomorian. That eye was never opened save only on a battlefield. Four men used to lift up the lid of the eye with a polished handle which passed through its lid. If an army looked at the eye, though they were many thousands in number they could not resist a few warriors. It had a poisonous power. Once when his father's druids were concocting charms, he came and looked out of the window, and the fume of the concoction came under it , so that the poison of the concoction afterwards penetrated the eye that looked. He and Lugh met. Lift up mine eyelid, my lad, said Balor, that I may see the babbler who is conversing with me. The lid was raised from Balor's eye. Then Lugh cast a sling-stone at him, which carried the eye through his head while his own army looked on. And the sling-stone fell on the host of the Fomorians, and thrice nine of them died beside it, so that the crowns of their heads came against the breast of Indech son of Dea Domnann, and a gush of blood sprang over his lips. Ancient Irish Tales , tr./ed. Tom P. Cross and Clark Harris Slover (1936) Barghest Brand says that in the northern parts of England, ghost is pronounced gheist and guest. Hence bar-guest, or bar-gheist. Many streets are haunted by a ghost, who assumes many strange appearances, as a mastiff-dog, &c. It is a corruption of the Anglo-Saxon gast, spiritus, anima. Brand might have added that bar is a term for gate in the north, and that all the gates of York are named bars, so that a bar-gheist is literally a gate-ghost… The Barguest, or Barn-ghaist of the Teutons, is also reported to be a frequent visitor in Lancashire. The appearance of this sprite is considered as a certain death-sign, and has obtained the local names of Trash Thierbuch (1563), illus. unknown. Public domain; thanks to Treasures of Keio University for the photo. The basilisk and the cockatrice were originally understood to be the same monster, one which could kill by breath or glance. It was thought to come from Cyrenaica (northern Libya). The like propertie [that is, killing those who look upon its eyes] hath the serpent called a Basiliske: bred it is in the province Cyrenaica, and is not above twelve fingers-breadth long: a white spot like a starre it carrieth on the head, and setteth it out like a coronet or diademe: if he but hisse once, no other serpents dare come neere: he creepeth not winding and crawling by as other serpents doe, with one part of the bodie driving the other forward, but goeth upright and aloft from the ground
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What martial art could be described as Brazilian dance-fighting?
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| The Kansas City Star Order Reprint of this Story The crowd drawn to the City Market performance is entranced. The children and adults crouch, circle and sweep around one another, their graceful movements punctuated by acrobatic feats. One gregarious group member invites onlookers to come closer, and while a few comply, they soon drift back, as if to give the performers space to whirl and kick freely. Among the spectators, questions are whispered. “How can he do that?” comes a murmur from the crowd, as a sturdy athlete stands on one hand before arching back to his feet. And to the steady beat of a drum, as two performers circle each other like cats about to fight, another question is whispered. “Are they fighting or dancing?” Ask the leaders of Grupo Axé Capoeira in Kansas City to answer that question, and they’ll laugh. This is the Brazilian martial arts form known as capoeira, so the answer is both. Answering the question is Sonia Harvey, one of the group’s instructors who participated in the City Market event known as a roda, where capoeirstas gather in a circle or half-circle to dance and playfully fight to the beat of percussion instruments. She and her husband, Ronald Harvey, met years ago at a capoeira event in Canada. Both now teach in Kansas City, carving out hours after work and between parental duties. “Capoeira has its roots in history,” Sonia Harvey said. “In my kids’ classes, I end on music. Music is so much a part of this. It is dance, but it is also partially a fight, and some of the words reflect that.” Look to the history of capoeira to truly understand it, say the leaders of the art form. It’s called “Brazilian martial arts with dancing” for good reason. It was developed in Brazil by slaves of African descent. The dodging, sweeping movements will remind many of modern dance. Sonia Harvey, who has taught for many years, seems delighted by the comparison. “Our style is from a major city in Brazil that is very grounded: axé,” she said. “It gets more combative as you go on, but it’s not all about kicking someone.” One must go back in time — as far as the 16th century, according to some history books — to understand why this form of martial arts looks a bit more like dancing. Slaves disguised the martial arts form as a dance to ensure their masters did not catch on that they were attempting to protect themselves. Ronald Harvey is pleased that even today, people see a dance in the performances. “The slaves had to use momentum to break people’s balance,” he said. “My master once told me: ‘The Bible is a manual for life. Capoeira is the philosophy. Its essence is beauty and everything you bring to it.’” Sonia and Ronald Harvey have two kids who are as enthusiastic about capoeira as their parents. Though they stay out of the limelight, other young students love the attention of anyone asking about their passion. Sawyer Nevins was a standout when he performed at a Brazilian Cultural Extravaganza on June 1. Other youngsters bounced across the stage, presenting some of the basic moves of capoeira — including the cartwheels, or aú, and other dodge-and-dart moves. All the children drew applause from the crowd of around 200 at the event, but Sawyer’s mastery nearly brought down the house. Sawyer, 8, has been at it for only two years, but he’s already in the advanced class. “It’s an invitation-only class,” he said, with obvious pride. “I think I got in there because I brought a lot of songs in. And I also came to every class.” He spoke while taking a break during a practice in a busy week for the Kansas City group. A three-day workshop here had drawn some big names in the world of capoeira, including Axé Capoeira founder and President Mestre Barrão. Imani Im, 11, also wound down after an intense workout. She’s been with the group for three years and succinctly summed up why she intends to stick with it throughout her life. “I like it because of all the different elements,” she said. “You kick and you escape. It’s like a game. Some call it a dance-fight.” Add to the mix an essential element, said Sonia Harvey: the mus
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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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Apple State Fruit | State Symbols USA Red rome apple photo courtesy of New York Apple Association; photo © New York Apple Association . Apple New York designated the apple as official state fruit in 1976. New York is the second largest apple producing state in the United States, averaging 25 million bushels of production annually. Many varieties of apples are grown in New York state including McIntosh, Empire, Red Delicious, Cortland, Golden Delicious, Rome, Idared, Crispin, Paula Red, Gala, Jonagold, Jonamac, Fuji, Macoun, Braeburn, and others. There are approximately 694 commercial apple growers in New York State. Apples are shipped raw, squeezed into juice and cider, frozen, canned in sauce or as slices and pie filling, and processed into vinegar, jelly, apple butter, mincemeat, and dried products. New York
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What kind of fruit is avocado? Question: What kind of fruit is the avocado? Answer: A single-seeded berry. Question: Why a berry? Answer: For reasons that are discussed below. A fruit is the matured ovary of a flower. Basically, it consists of the ovary wall, or pericarp, which encloses one or more seeds (see figure right). The pericarp is differentiated into three layers of tissues: the outer layer is exocarp, which commonly is called the skin or rind. The middle layer is mesocarp which, generally,makes up the bulk of the pericarp. The inner layer is endocarp which, in some fruits is tough, leathery or hard, in other fruits is soft or fleshy. All fruits may be classified into two broad categories: dry, and fleshy. The avocado falls into the latter category. There are two main classes of fleshy fruits: drupes and berries. Drupes are characterized by having a fleshy mesocarp but a tough-leathery or bony endocarp. They are said to have "stones" or "pits" rather than seeds (example: peaches). Also, a drupe usually has only a single seed. Berries, to the contrary, are characterized by having a fleshy endocarp, as well as mesocarp, and may have more than one seed. If one examines an avocado fruit cut longitudinally, as above, he sees that the exocarp is the skin or rind. It may be vary thin as in Mexican race avocados or thick and almost woody as in some of the large Guatemalan race fruits. The mesocarp is fleshy and makes up the bulk of the pericarp. The endocarp is thin, often not well differentiated from the mesocarp, and sometimes imperceptible. In some soft ripe avocados, it may adhere to the outer seed coat when the seed coat when the seed is removed from the fruit,giving the seed a sort of frosty appearance. Now, if we go back to the introductory questions we can see why the answer to what kind of fruit is it? and why is it a berry? is: because it fits all the botanical criteria for that class of fruits. Source: W. B. Storey. What Kind of Fruit is the Avocado? California Avocado Society Yearbook 1973-74. Pages 70-71.
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Alfred Hitchcock made two films of the same name and virtually the same story in 1934 and 1956, the second starring Doris Day and James Stewart. Name the film. The Man Who Knew
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Alfred Hitchcock - Biography - IMDb Alfred Hitchcock Biography Showing all 191 items Jump to: Overview (5) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trade Mark (19) | Trivia (100) | Personal Quotes (57) | Salary (8) Overview (5) 5' 7" (1.7 m) Mini Bio (1) Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born in Leytonstone, Essex, England. He was the son of Emma Jane (Whelan; 1863 - 1942) and East End greengrocer William Hitchcock (1862 - 1914). His parents were both of half English and half Irish ancestry. He had two older siblings, William Hitchcock (born 1890) and Eileen Hitchcock (born 1892). Raised as a strict Catholic and attending Saint Ignatius College, a school run by Jesuits, Hitch had very much of a regular upbringing. His first job outside of the family business was in 1915 as an estimator for the Henley Telegraph and Cable Company. His interest in movies began at around this time, frequently visiting the cinema and reading US trade journals. It was around 1920 when Hitchcock joined the film industry. He started off drawing the sets (he was a very skilled artist). It was there that he met Alma Reville , though they never really spoke to each other. It was only after the director for Always Tell Your Wife (1923) fell ill and Hitchcock was named director to complete the film that he and Reville began to collaborate. Hitchcock had his first real crack at directing a film, start to finish, in 1923 when he was hired to direct the film Number 13 (1922), though the production wasn't completed due to the studio's closure (he later remade it as a sound film). Hitchcock didn't give up then. He directed The Pleasure Garden (1925), a British/German production, which was very popular. Hitchcock made his first trademark film in 1927, The Lodger (1927) . In the same year, on the 2nd of December, Hitchcock married Alma Reville. They had one child, _Patricia Hitchcock_ who was born on July 7th, 1928. His success followed when he made a number of films in Britain such as The Lady Vanishes (1938) and Jamaica Inn (1939), some of which also gained him fame in the USA. In 1940, the Hitchcock family moved to Hollywood, where the producer _David O. Selznick_had hired him to direct an adaptation of 'Daphne du Maurier''s Rebecca (1940). After Saboteur (1942), as his fame as a director grew, film companies began to refer to his films as 'Alfred Hitchcock's', for example Alfred Hitcock's Psycho (1960), Alfred Hitchcock's Family Plot (1976), Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy (1972). Hitchcock was a master of pure cinema who almost never failed to reconcile aesthetics with the demands of the box-office. During the making of Frenzy (1972), Hitchcock's wife Alma suffered a paralyzing stroke which made her unable to walk very well. On March 7, 1979, Hitchcock was awarded the AFI Life Achievement Award, where he said: "I beg permission to mention by name only four people who have given me the most affection, appreciation, and encouragement, and constant collaboration. The first of the four is a film editor, the second is a scriptwriter, the third is the mother of my daughter Pat, and the fourth is as fine a cook as ever performed miracles in a domestic kitchen and their names are Alma Reville." By this time, he was ill with angina and his kidneys had already started to fail. He had started to write a screenplay with _Ernest Lehman_ called The Short Night but he fired Lehman and hired young writer David Freeman to rewrite the script. Due to Hitchcock's failing health the film was never made, but Freeman published the script after Hitchcock's death. In late 1979, Hitchcock was knighted, making him Sir Alfred Hitchcock. On the 29th April 1980, 9:17AM, he died peacefully in his sleep due to renal failure. His funeral was held in the Church of Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills. Father Thomas Sullivan led the service with over 600 people attended the service, among them were Mel Brooks (director of High Anxiety (1977), a comedy tribute to Hitchcock and his films), Louis Jourdan , Karl Malden , Tippi Hedren , Janet Leigh and François Truffaut . - IMDb Mini Biography By: Col Needham <co
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie - Edinburgh City of Literature Home > A - Z > The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is the best known of Muriel Spark’s work. It was first published by The New Yorker Magazine but was published as a book in 1961. The story is set in 1930s Edinburgh where a group of six 10 year old girls at Marcia Blaine School for Girls are taught by Miss Jean Brodie, a Calvinist and fascist who believes in nurturing the best of the best. The story follows the girls as they progress through school, but Spark includes frequent flash forwards throughout, letting the reader know almost immediately that eventually one of Brodie’s girls will betray her trust, though this doesn’t happen until the end of the novel. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie has been widely critically acclaimed since its release in 1961. In 2005, it was ranked by Time Magazine as one of the one hundred best English-language novels from 1923-2005 and it was also chosen as one of the best English language novels of the 20th century by Modern Library. Spark’s style of writing in the novel was a departure from the conventional method as she uses flash-forwards to remove the element of suspense – the reader is told the fates of some of the characters within the first chapter. This was Spark’s way to focus the reader’s attention on why things happen, rather than concentrating on what would happen. The novel has biographical aspects to it, specifically the character of Jean Brodie who is said to be based on Spark’s teacher Christina Kay who taught her for two years at James Gillespie’s High School for Girls and encouraged her to become a writer. The school still exists, though it is now a comprehensive, and is located south of the meadows in the Marchmont area of Edinburgh.
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Sardinia 66 Grunge music originated in which American city - MBA - 217 View Full Document Sardinia 66 Grunge music originated in which American city Seattle 67 The word bungalow comes from which language Hindi 68 What is the Japanese Shinkasen High speed Train 69 In what country are the Drakesberg mountains South Africa 70 Name the author who created Hannibal Lecter Thomas Harris 71 Dodie Smith wrote what book (later filmed by Disney) 101 Dalmatians 72 Venice stands on what river The Arno 73 Gary Boker Bobby Harrison Ray Rodger were in what pop group Procul Harem 74 What country launched its first space rocket January 1961 Italy 75 What have Jan Zajic and Quang Duc got in common Self Immolation 76 In 1962 - cost 20,000 - size of a small suitcase - what Portable computer 77 In France what is Framboise Raspberry 78 What held up a Cricket test Match between England Pakistan Mouse on pitch 79 What was banned from New York schools in 1962 Reading of Prayers 80 How to Handle a Woman came from which stage musical Camelot 81 James Drury starred in which TV western series The Virginian 82 Who had a hit with the song Loco-Motion Little Eva 83 Who won the Tour de France 4 times 1961 to 1964 Jacques Anquetil 84 What new domestic device was launched by Hoover in 1963 Steam Iron 85 What was the Soviet Vostok 3 space flight the first to do This is the end of the preview. Sign up to access the rest of the document. TERM 10000 general knowledge questions and answers www.cartiaz.ro No Questions Quiz 19 Ans 10000_questions 38
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How to Care for Green Seedless Thompson Grape Plants | Home Guides | SF Gate How to Care for Green Seedless Thompson Grape Plants How to Care for Green Seedless Thompson Grape Plants "Thompson Seedless" grapes always require a support structure. Like raising children, caring for "Thompson Seedless" grapes (Vitis vinifera "Thompson Seedless") is most difficult in the early years while you are getting them started right. The species, Vitis vinifera, is also known as the European grape; it was developed by the ancient Romans in their quest to make delicious wine. Today, "Thompson Seedless" grapes are used for wine, as table grapes and raisins. They grow in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 7 though 9 and are propagated by cuttings. Although they are commonly termed "green" grapes, "Thompson Seedless" are most delicious when they turn amber-golden in the fall. 1 Water the "Thompson Seedless" regularly during the vine's first growing season; keep the soil moist as the roots grow and establish. During the subsequent years, deep water the vines twice a month. Always water during extended hot, dry periods. 2 Prune the grapevine back in winter when it is dormant; January through March is the ideal period. Cane-prune each "Thompson Seedless" plant by removing all canes other than the two to four strongest new fruiting canes with a diameter of 3/8 to 5/8 inch. Generally, canes on the top of the vine are exposed to more light and will have more buds. Leave about 50 to 80 buds per plant. If late during the summer the vines appear too heavily hung with grape clusters, remove the smaller and weaker cluster to allow the remaining clusters to grow. 3 Broadcast 1/4 pound of a balanced fertilizer in a circle 4 feet from the vine base when the buds swell in the spring, beginning the second year. In subsequent years, use 1 pound of fertilizer eight feet from the base. Add organic compost around the trunk each year, making sure that it does not touch the vine. Things You Will Need Organic compost Tip Although grapes tolerate many soil types, they grow best in deep loamy or sandy soils with a pH between 5.5 and 7.0. Proper drainage is, however, essential for the vine will die if their roots are constantly in water. Plant "Thompson Seedless" grape vines in full sun for sweet fruit. Prepare a support structure for your grapevine before you plant it, if possible. If your vine is already in place, set up a structure carefully so as not to damage its roots. Trellis or arbor structures work well for grapes, or plant the vine to trail along a fence. Keep in mind that Thompson seedless grapevines can grow to 25 feet. Warning Grapes from the home orchard will probably not be as big as commercially sold fruit. Growers use growth hormone gibberellic acid to plump up the crop, all the more reason to plant your own grapevines.
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Twitchers gather for rare sighting: Hudsonian Godwit is spotted in the UK for only the third time after making a 4,000 mile detour to Somerset | Daily Mail Online Twitchers gather for rare sighting: Hudsonian Godwit is spotted in the UK for only the third time after making a 4,000 mile detour to Somerset Rare bird was heading from South America to breeding grounds in Alaska Large shorebird - with long beak and spindly legs - last seen in UK in 1988 Over the weekend, more than 1,000 twitchers had lined the water's edge comments More than a thousand twitchers travelled to Somerset this weekend after a rare bird was spotted for only the third time in the UK. They descended on the West Country when a Hudsonian Godwit made a 4,000 mile detour from South America. It is believed the large shorebird - that was heading to its breeding grounds in Canada and Alaska - was last seen in the UK in 1988. The Hudsonian Godwit was spotted at the Shapwick Heath in Somerset and drew scores of bird watchers More than a thousand bird watchers and photographers lined the water's edge to catch a glimpse of the bird The wader - with a long beak and spindly legs - is now inhabiting the same space as its English counterparts, the Black Tailed Godwit at the Shapwick Heath, in Somerset. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share The commotion started when a birdwatcher identified one of the rare birds on the Somerset Levels and word got around. Over the weekend, more than 1,000 twitchers had lined the water's edge. The wader is now inhabiting the same space as its English counterparts, the Black Tailed Godwit Photographers line the water's shore to take the perfect shot of the rare bird, only in the UK for the third time BIRD LAST SEEN IN THE UK IN 1988 Each spring the Hudsonian Godwit heads from South America to its breeding grounds in Canada and Alaska. In good weather, many birds make the trip south without stopping. A small number migrate in the wrong direction. These birds forage by probing in shallow water. They mainly eat insects and crustaceans. Both parents look after the young birds, who find their own food and are able to fly within a month of hatching. Their numbers were reduced by hunting at the end of the 19th century. One birdwatcher Michael Trew, 70, said word spread about the bird via an online forum at 7.30am yesterday. The retired quantity surveyor said: 'By the time I got there at about 9.30am there was the best part of 200 people there, but about 1,000 had turned up by the time I left. 'I think the last time anyone saw one of these it was about 30 years ago. 'It's not a migrating bird - it's not supposed to be here at all - and we can only assume it is one that has got lost. 'We only think that it has got mixed up in a flock of migrating birds and made its way here. It is quite a strange affair. We don't know how long it has even been here. 'It was spotted by someone who thought 'that one looks a bit different' but these things have to be verified before you get people driving from all over the place to see it. 'Someone came and checked and the word went out about 7.30am. 'I have only been bird watching for five years so it is quite good to have seen one - some people will have waited 30 years. 'They have just built a new car park down there which is just as well because it was filled and then double parked. 'It was a really nice day with everyone down there.'
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Menai Suspension Bridge – Menai Heritage Menai Suspension Bridge Completed 1826 — A Brief History For centuries, travel to Anglesey from the mainland was often hazardous. Ferries traversed the Menai Straits at various places, but the currents are tricky and numerous boats capsized or ran aground, often with loss of life. In 1800, Ireland joined the UK through the Act of Union. This meant that the numbers of people wishing to cross the Straits increased as politicians commuted to and from Ireland to parliament in London. The route from London to Holyhead became an important roadway, representing a physical link between parliament and Ireland. Although well travelled, the journey was still notoriously dangerous. Telford’s original design for a bridge across the Menai Strait. In 1819, a civil engineer called Thomas Telford began working on ambitious improvements to journey between London and the port of Holyhead. Recognising the danger to travellers that crossing the Straits involved, Telford designed a groundbreaking piece of civil engineering – the Menai Bridge. Completed on 30 January 1826, the Menai Bridge was a triumph of civil engineering – the biggest suspension bridge in the world at the time. Sixteen huge chains held up 579 feet of deck, allowing 100 feet of clear space beneath. This allowed tall sailing ships navigating the seaway to pass underneath, whilst spanning the Straits at its narrowest point. The Menai Bridge not only made Telford’s reputation as a civil engineering superhero, it also dramatically reduced the time and danger it took to travel from London to Holyhead. Along with Telford’s other improvements to the road, the journey time was cut 36 hours to 27. Share this - Rhanwch hyn:
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Buildings and bridges A-Z - Q-files Encyclopedia Buildings and bridges A-Z Technology > Buildings and bridges A-Z Arch bridge A bridge with an arched structure beneath its deck. Arched bridges are one of the oldest types of bridge. The arch shape gives great strength to the structure. Bank of China Tower A 307-metre-tall (1007-feet) skyscraper in Hong Kong, housing the headquarters of the Bank of China . It was the tallest building in Asia from 1989 to 1992. Bascule A bridge with a section that can be raised or lowered like a drawbridge, enabling tall ships to pass beneath it. Beam bridge A simple bridge formed of horizontal beams supported at each end by vertical posts. Burj Khalifa A 828-metre-tall (2716-feet) skyscraper in Dubai , United Arab Emirates. The Burj Khalifa , opened in 2010, is currently the tallest structure ever built. Cable-stayed bridge A bridge held up by steel cables. The cables are fixed to the tops of towers standing on the ground. The weight of the deck is supported by the towers. Cantilever bridge A bridge constructed from beams supported at just one end. A cantilever bridge can have just one beam, supported at one end; many have two beams reaching out from each end to meet in the centre; some have beams reaching out in opposite directions from central supports. Chrysler Building A 319-metre-tall (1047-feet) Art Deco-style skyscraper in New York City. Completed in 1930, it was the tallest building in the world for 11 months, before the Empire State Building was completed. CN Tower A 553-metre-tall (1814-feet) structure in Toronto, Canada . It is a TV transmission station and a tourist attraction, with two observation decks. Completed in 1976, the CN Tower was the world’s tallest structure until the completion of Burj Khalifa in 2010. Dam A barrier built across a river to hold water back for drinking or watering crops , to generate electricity by hydroelectric power , or to control flooding . Eiffel Tower A 300-metre-tall (984-feet) iron structure, built in Paris in 1889. At the time of its construction, the Eiffel Tower was the world’s tallest structure. Empire State Building A 381-metre-tall (1250-feet) skyscraper in New York. Completed in 1931, the Empire State Building was the world’s tallest building until 1973. Its spire was intended to be a mooring post for airships , but was only used for this once. Ericsson Globe The national indoor arena of Sweden , in its capital city, Stockholm. At 100 m wide and 85 m tall (328 x 279 feet), it is the largest hemispherical building in the world. Gateway Arch The tallest monument in the world, rising 192 metres (630 feet) above the Mississippi River in the USA . It was built in 1965 to mark St. Louis’s historic role as “Gateway to the West”. The steel arch is hollow, with lifts going up inside it. Petronas Towers Twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia . The 452-metre-tall (1483-feet) Petronas Towers were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004. Each tower has 88 floors and a sky bridge connects the 41st and 42nd floors. Skyscraper A very tall building, usually more than 20 storeys high. Skyscrapers provide lots of space while using little land. They are a feature of many large cities, where land is limited and expensive. Suspension bridge A bridge hung from steel cables strung between towers. Suspension bridges are ideal for long, high spans as they do not require a row of supporting columns that may interfere with river transport. Sydney Opera House One of the most famous modern buildings in the world, on the edge of Sydney Harbour in Australia . Built during the 1960s, Sydney Opera House 's roof is designed to imitate the sails of the ships in the harbour.
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Sir Lancelot (Sir Launcelot) - Knight Facts & Information Sir Lancelot (Sir Launcelot) Sir Lancelot The Great Knight Both the English and French cycles of Arthurian Legend are dominated by three inter-related themes: • The fellowship of the knights of the Round Table • The quests for the Holy Grail (the Sangreal) • The Arthur/Guinevere/Lancelot love-triangle Throughout, Lancelot is arguably as important a figure as Arthur himself. In French versions of the legend more attention is focused on Sir Lancelot than on King Arthur, and the French – compared to their English counterparts – appeared to be interested in the balance between the spiritual dimension and the earthly. The character of Lancelot fitted the bill more readily than did the King, but ultimately, for all his ‘noble chevalry’, Lancelot remains a figure of tragic failure. In summary: Sir Lancelot is regarded as the first and greatest of King Arthur’s legendary knights. Son of King Ban of Benoic (anglicized as Benwick) and Queen Elaine, he is known as Lancelot of the Lake (or Lancelot du Lac) because he was raised by Vivien, the Lady of the Lake. His knightly adventures include the rescue of Queen Guinevere from the evil Méléagant, a failed quest for the Holy Grail, and a further rescue of Guinevere after she is condemned to be burned at the stake for adultery (with him). Lancelot is also loved by Elaine of Astolat (the daughter of King Pelles) who dies of grief because her love is unrequited. Another Elaine (Elaine of Corbenic) tricks him – apparently he thought she was Guinevere – into sleeping with her (and begetting Galahad). His long relationship with the real Guinevere ultimately brings about the destruction of King Arthur’s realm. Le Chevalier de la Charrette Sir Lancelot first appears in Arthurian legend in ‘Le Chevalier de la Charrette’, one of a set of five Arthurian romances written by the French poet Chrétien de Troyes (completed by Godefroy de Lagny) as a large collection of verses, c.1180 to 1240. Lancelot is characterised alongside other knights, notably Gawain, Kay, and Méléagant (or Meliagaunce) – a consistent rival and parallel anti-hero against Lancelot – and is already heavily involved in his legendary romance with Guinevere, King Arthur’s queen. The dual role of (i) superb knight-at-arms and (ii) enduring, courtly lover defines Lancelot’s legendary gallantry. The incongruous notion of the super-hero resorting to a ‘charrette’ (cart) arises when Guinevere was abducted by Méléagant (the son of King Bagdemagus). Lancelot – hesitatingly at first, to Guinevere’s later disgust – pursued him in a cart driven by a dwarf. The episode culminates in Lancelot’s ‘crossing of the Sword Bridge’: a bridge consisting from end to end of a sharply honed blade. Ultimately it is Lancelot’s character – the epitome of constancy and obedience to love – which is the key to his defeat of Méléagant and the self-love, treachery, and cruelty which he personified. During the ensuing combat between Lancelot and Méléagant (which Lancelot came close to losing because he could not stop gazing upon her – he collected himself just in time) King Bagdemagus successfully pleaded with Guinevere to stop the fight so his son’s life could be spared. Lancelot was forced to defend her honour a second time, when Méléagant later accused her of an affair with Kay, and once again Bagdemagus successfully pleaded for his son. Lancelot finally slew Méléagant in combat at King Arthur’s court, and his literary reputation as chivalric hero and arch-exemplar of ‘saver-of-damsels-from-distress’ was sealed. The origin of the affair between Lancelot and Guinevere Chrétien de Troyes composed ‘Le Chevalier de la Charrette’ at the request of the Countess Marie de Champagne, daughter of Louis VII of France and Eleanor of Aquitaine, then later the wife of Henry II of England. It was apparently written to foster the notion of the ‘Courts of Love’ as the principal settings for (adulterous) social relations rather than the spontaneous passion typified by the story of Tristan and Iseult. Like other courtly l
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Lerner & Loewe's Road to Camelot | Playbill Lerner & Loewe's Road to Camelot Lerner & Loewe's Road to Camelot Sep 29, 1996 Romance and magic will be in the spotlight this holiday season, as the Walnut Theatre in Philadelophia presents a sparkling new production of the Broadway musical, Camelot. This classic Lerner and Loewe musical whisks the audience back to the glorious, mystical days of King Arthur, Lady Guenevere and the Knights of the Round Table. Romance and magic will be in the spotlight this holiday season, as the Walnut Theatre in Philadelophia presents a sparkling new production of the Broadway musical, Camelot . This classic Lerner and Loewe musical whisks the audience back to the glorious, mystical days of King Arthur, Lady Guenevere and the Knights of the Round Table. Director Charles Abbott explained his concept for the upcoming production, which runs Nov. 16 through Jan. 5: "I plan to tell a classic story, almost a Shakespearean tale, with a little of Disney World, storybook charm for the magical moments," he said. "It's a beautiful romance with moments of mysticism!" The veteran director of Walnut holiday shows, including The Wizard of Oz and Mame , said the tale of Arthur, Guenevere and Lancelot is "the stuff of which legends are made." According to Abbott, there are two factors that contribute to Camelot's timeless appeal: Most obvious is Camelot's romantic aspect. The sheer romance of this musical can take your breath away. The characters are in love with each other for all the right reasons, Abbott said. "In the case of Lance and Guenevere, they attempt to deny their love because it is the correct thing to do, but their emotions get in the way." The second, perhaps surprising, aspect of Camelot's appeal is political in nature. "Our judicial system and government have their roots in Arthur's ideals of justice and honor," Abbott said. "We've abandoned the 'eye for an eye' philosophy for honesty and logic." Camelot was the final Broadway collaboration for Alan Jay Lerner (1918-86) and Frederick Loewe (1904-88). Loewe was gaining a reputation as a popular song writer in 1942 when he heard of Lerner's talent for lyrics. Loewe met Lerner at the Lamb's Club in New York that year and asked if he was interested in working with him. Lerner said yes, and thus began a partnership that would last 18 years. Their first collaboration was The Life of the Party, a musical version of a 1920s comedy. It was slated for a New York engagement but closed during a Detroit try-out. Success eluded them again in 1943, with the failure of the Broadway show What's Up. Undaunted, the two continued to work together. Their off-beat musical comedy The Day Before Spring ran for 176 performances in 1945. This won them a small group of fans who felt Lerner and Loewe were the only serious competition for Rodgers and Hammerstein. In 1947, the romantic fantasy Brigadoon established their reputation, winning the New York Critics Circle Award as Best Musical. Lerner interrupted the partnership in 1948 to pen the book and lyrics for Kurt Weill's Love Life, which enjoyed a 30-week Broadway run. Hollywood filmmakers commissioned him to write the libretto for An American in Paris , the first film musical to win an Oscar. After contributing to the success of the films Royal Wedding and Brigadoon, Lerner rejoined Loewe in 1951 to write the musical Paint Your Wagon. In 1956, the duo wrote the blockbuster My Fair Lady ; two years later, the film musical Gigi , winner of nine Oscars. And in 1960, they created Camelot, their last triumph, which ran on Broadway for over two years. Tickets for the Walnut's production of Camelot are now on sale. Call (215) 574-3550, ext. 4, 10 AM to 10 PM. daily for tickets. -- By Maria E. Sticco
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Jeeves | P. G. Wodehouse Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia P. G. Wodehouse Wiki Share Reginald Jeeves is a fictional character in the short stories and novels of P. G. Wodehouse , being the "personal gentleman's gentleman" ( valet ) of Bertie Wooster (Bertram Wilberforce Wooster). Created in 1915, Jeeves would continue to appear in Wodehouse's works until his final, completed, novel Aunts Aren't Gentlemen in 1974, making him Wodehouse's most famous character. The name "Jeeves" comes from Percy Jeeves , a Warwickshire cricketer killed in the First World War. [1] Both the name "Jeeves" and the character of Jeeves have come to be thought of as the quintessential name and nature of a valet , butler , or chauffeur , inspiring many similar characters (as well as the name of the Internet search engine Ask Jeeves ). A "Jeeves" is now a generic term in references such as the Oxford English Dictionary . [2] Jeeves is a valet , not a butler —that is, he serves a man and not a household. However, Bertie Wooster has lent out Jeeves as a butler on several occasions, and notes: "If the call comes, he can buttle with the best of them." [3] Contents Edit The premise of the Jeeves stories is that the brilliant valet is firmly in control of his rich and foppish young employer's life. When Bertie gets into an unwanted social obligation , legal trouble, or engagement to marry, Jeeves invariably comes up with a subtle plan to save him, often without Bertie's knowledge. Jeeves is known for his convoluted yet precise speech and for quoting from Shakespeare and famous romantic poets . In his free time, he likes to relax with "improving" books such as the complete works of Spinoza , or to read " Dostoyevsky and the great Russians". [4] He "glides" or "shimmers" in and out of rooms and may appear or disappear suddenly and without warning. His potable concoctions, both of the alcoholic and the morning-after variety, are legendary. Jeeves frequently displays mastery over a vast range of subjects, from philosophy (his favourite philosopher is Spinoza ; he finds Nietzsche "fundamentally unsound" [5] ) through an encyclopaedic knowledge of poetry, science, history, psychology, geography, politics, and literature. He is also a "bit of a whizz" in all matters pertaining to gambling, car maintenance, etiquette, and women. However, his most impressive feats are a flawless knowledge of the British aristocracy and making antidotes (especially for hangovers). His mental prowess is attributed to eating fish, according to Bertie, and the latter often offers the dish to Jeeves. Jeeves has a distinct—and often negative—opinion of items about which Bertie is enthusiastic, such as a garish vase, an uncomplimentary painting of Wooster created by one of the many women with whom he is briefly infatuated, a moustache, monogrammed handkerchiefs, a straw boater, an alpine hat, a scarlet cummerbund, spats in the Eton colours, white dinner jacket, or purple socks. Wooster's decision to take up playing the banjolele in Thank You, Jeeves almost led to a permanent rift between the two. Jeeves is a member of the Junior Ganymede Club , a London club for butlers and valets, in whose club book all members must record the exploits of their employers to forewarn other butlers and valets. The section labeled "WOOSTER, BERTRAM" is the largest in the book. In Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit it contained "eleven pages", [6] and by Much Obliged, Jeeves it has grown to eighteen pages. [7] However, at the end of Much Obliged, Jeeves, Jeeves informs Wooster that he has destroyed the eighteen pages, anticipating that he will never leave the latter's employment. Only once in the Wodehouse canon does Jeeves appear without Wooster: Ring for Jeeves , in which he is on loan to the 9th Earl of Rowcester while Wooster attends a school where the idle rich learn self-sufficiency in case of social upheaval. The novel was adapted from Wodehouse's play Come On, Jeeves, which he felt needed a more conventional ending; but he was unwilling to marry Wooster off. Jeeves's first job was as a page boy at a gi
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English literary characters: Just William Costumes of English Literary Characters: William Brown (aka Just William) Figure 1.--William Brown is one of the most beloved of all characters in popular English culture. He represents to many Brits what a British boy should be like--as long as you don't have to live next door. The boys here wear suits with rather long short pants as was common in the 1920s and 30s. William's shorts are probably longer than were worn by most boys. Notice that the boys here wear the same ties. This photograph was from the ITV series in the 1970s. Richard Crompton's William Brown is the one of the two most famous schoolboy in English literature. (The other of course is Jennings , a literary character familiar to the next generation of English school boys.) William is often referred to as "Just William" after the title of the first book introducing him to the British public who quickly fell in love with him. The 11-year old school boy soon came to represent the archetype British schoolboy, inquiring, adventurous, and constantly wanting to launch another, usually illconceived, outdoor adventure. William William is the youngest son in the Brown family. He is perpetually 11-years old, a bright-eyed boy with unrully brown hair. The term scruffy would also have to be applied to William. There is, however, very little description of William in his books. He just seems to appear as if we had always known him. Our image of William, much like Cedric Erol in an earlier era, is largely the creation of the illustrator. In William's case the illustrator was Thomas Henry Fisher. While Crompton touches only obliquely on Williams clothes--not so with his hair. Never before or since has one boy's hair been described in such detail. Much more so than the infamous curls of Cedric Erol. Williams locks are often described as "a neglected lawn" which even after repeated brushings reverts to "its favorite verticle position." The illustrator himself also did justice to that now fabled tousled mop. The Story Line Wiliam is full of life, if only the adult world of parents, teachers, vicars, and other assiociated figures of authority "would leave him to it," as the Englih would say. Ripe for adventure, unable to refuse a challenge, William Brown is foever winding up in the most apauling scrapes. If there is a tree to be climbed, he'll be up there,teetering precariously on the highest branches. If there is a puddle jump into, William can be relied on to find the muddiest--and go in head first. And of course the invairably disastrous results of his adventures always come as a terrific great surprise to poor Willaim. Violet Elizabeth Bott The bane of William's life is Violet Elizabeth Bott. (Perhaps the inspiration to Margaret in Dennis the Menace.) Violet lives in a big house which her father bought with the profits from Bott's Digestive Sauce. Violet has an angelic appearance. All the adults see her as a truly angelic, model child. She is always portrayed in emaculate dresses and long ringlet curls. William of course knows she is anything but an angel. William and his mates, the Outlaws, have no time for girls. The problem is that Violet has a rather misguided, but soppy crush on our intrepid William. And unfortunately William is often forced to play with her. (Is there any surprise that William just cannot fathom the intricacies of adult logic.) Violet for her part threatens to "scweam" and "scweam" if Willaim attempts to leave her behind on one of his adventures or if she doesn't get her way. The Brown Family William is the despair of his parents, a perpetual irritant to his teenage brother and sister, and an appalling nuisance to the virtually all the village grown ups. Mr. and Mrs Brown are William's battle-heardened, but affectionate parents. They live in constant terror of a knock on the door from yet another furious neighbor complaining of broken windows, trampled flowers, or other costly damage left in wake of our intrepid hero. His father is forever using William's allouance (po
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Chaim Weizmann was the first president of which country?
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Chaim Weizmann Of Israel Is Dead Chaim Weizmann Of Israel Is Dead Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES TEL AVIV, Israel, Sunday, Nov. 9--President Chaim Weizmann of Israel died at 6:30 this morning in his home in Rehovot, near here, after a long illness. He would have been 78 years old on Nov. 27. Respiratory inflammation was declared to be a principal cause of his death. Dr. Weizmann, a world-famed chemist, was an early Zionist and the natural choice to be Israel's first President when the new nation came into being May 14, 1948. Led Adventurous Life Chaim Weizmann's life was sufficiently full of adventure, romance, accomplishment and fulfillment to have been lived by a dozen men. He was a world-famous scientist, a statesman, leader of a forceful political movement, an intellectual and, above all, a great humanitarian. In the three-quarters of a century through which he lived, he experienced every emotion: reward, for priceless scientific achievement; despair, when the great prize seemed lost, and triumph, when the prize--his lifelong dream of a Jewish home in Palestine--was achieved. Few great men have had more humble beginnings. He was born on Nov. 27, 1874, in the village of Motele, near Pinsk, Russia. He lived to become the first president of the modern state of Israel and to see pour into its borders the hundreds of thousands of homeless, abandoned European Jews. Many strong men and women, people of great courage, skill and ability, have contributed to the growth of Israel. His life epitomized the task of all of them in transforming Palestinian deserts into sections of rolling forests, lush olive and orange groves, irrigation and water- power projects, and centers of science and industry in the undeveloped Middle East. Theodor Herzl was the founder of the modern Zionist movement; Dr. Weizmann gave it practical direction. He acted as a moderator among the bitterly quarreling Zionist factions. Perhaps his principal contribution to the movement came as a result of his work as a scientist in the first World War. His reward was the Balfour Declaration. It became the key to ultimate Zionist victory. As head of the British Admiralty Laboratories from 1917 to 1919, Dr. Weizmann developed a process for the manufacture of synthetic acetone at a time when the British needed it desperately. He isolated certain organisms found in cereals and horse chestnuts and within a month had created synthetic acetone for British explosives. He was also credited with having suggested to David Lloyd George the strategy of the campaign against Turkey which resulted ultimately in Allenby's victorious march on Jerusalem. For all these services the British Prime Minister asked him what he wanted in return. Dr. Weizmann refused any monetary reward or a title, and said, "There is only one thing I want--a national home for my people." The Balfour Declaration, issued in November, 1917, followed. It was Britain's promise to facilitate the Jews in making a homeland in Palestine and was hailed as the Magna Carta of the Zionist movement. It was supported by a joint resolution of the Congress of the United States and led Jews everywhere to believe the redemption of Palestine was assured. The declaration was a central factor in Jewish aspirations even in the darkest days when war, then changes in British policy, including support of the Arab position, seemed to doom the whole idea of a Jewish homeland. Son of Timber Merchant Dr. Weizmann was the third child of Reb Oizer and Rachel Czermerinsky Weizmann. His father was a timber merchant, of modest means, who managed with his wife the remarkable task of sending nine of their fifteen children to universities. He went first to cheder (Jewish religious school) until he was 11 and then to the Gymnasium in Pinsk, where he made a brilliant record in science and mathematics. Years later when he was reputedly asked by Lord Balfour, the British Foreign Secretary, if there were many Zionists like him, Dr. Weizmann, whose celebrated remarks were legendary, replied, "The roads of Pinsk are p
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Kenya's first president, Jomo Kenyatta | African American Registry Kenya's first president, Jomo Kenyatta Jomo Kenyatta Date: Fri, 1893-10-20 On this date in 1893, we celebrate the birth of Jomo Kenyatta. He was an African political leader, and the first president of Kenya. He was from the Kikuyu tribe, and one of the earliest and best-known African nationalist leaders. He became secretary of his tribal association in 1928, campaigning for land reform and African political rights. In England, he collaborated with other African nationalist students and in 1946, founded with Kwame Nkrumah, the Pan-African Federation. Returning to Kenya, he became president of the Kenya African Union that same year. In 1953, during the Mau Mau uprising, Kenyatta was imprisoned by the British as one of its instigators and sent to internal exile in 1959. Kenyatta was elected president of the newly founded Kenya African National Union while in exile (1960). Released in 1961, he participated in negotiations with the British to write a new constitution for Kenya, which became independent in 1963. An author, he wrote "Facing Mount Kenya" (1938) and "Suffering Without Bitterness" (1968). Kenya became a republic in 1964 with Kenyatta as its first president. Influential throughout Africa, Kenyatta was intolerant of dissent in Kenya. Outlawing some opposition parties in 1969, he established a one-party state in 1974. The stability resulting from his leadership attracted foreign investment, partly because of his non-aligned foreign policy. He died in office in 1978. Reference: The Encyclopedia Britannica, Fifteenth Edition. Copyright 1996 Encyclopedia Britannica Inc. ISBN 0-85229-633-0 The World Book Encyclopedia. Copyright 1996, World Book, Inc. ISBN 0-7166-0096-X
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In poetry, how many lines are in a clerihew?
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Poetry Class by Kenn Nesbitt You're going to love learning how to write clerihews. Why? Because clerihews are funny poems you write about specific people. That means when you learn to write a clerihew, you can instantly write funny poems about your parents, your teacher, your favorite movie star, your best friend, your pet, or anyone else you can think of. Clerihews have just a few simple rules: 1. They are four lines long. 2. The first and second lines rhyme with each other, and the third and fourth lines rhyme with each other. 3. The first line names a person, and the second line ends with something that rhymes with the name of the person. 4. A clerihew should be funny. That's it! You don&'t have to worry about counting syllables or words, and you don’t even have to worry about the rhythm of the poem. Let's look at an example. Let’s say your art teacher was named Mr. Shaw, and you wanted to write a clerihew about him. You might start your clerihew like this: Our art teacher, Mr. Shaw, Really knows how to draw. Notice that the first line ends with the name of the person the clerihew is about, Mr. Shaw. The second line ends with "draw" because it rhymes with "Shaw." To finish the clerihew, you need to write two more rhyming lines. In a well-written clerihew, those next two lines will make the poem funny, like this: Our art teacher, Mr. Shaw, Really knows how to draw. But his awful paintings Have caused many faintings. You don't have to limit yourself to writing clerihews about people you know. You can write clerihews about people you have never met. A clerihew will work best, though, if you write it about someone who is well known, or who at least is known to the people who will read it. For example, if I wrote a clerihew about my aunt Norma, that might not mean anything to you. But it might work very well if I planned to share it only with my family. On the other hand, if I wrote a clerihew about a famous musician, it might be funny to many more people. Here is an example of a clerihew about some well-known singers: Kanye West Because when he went shopping, he spent more than 50 Cent. And you don’t have to limit your clerihews to real people. You can even write clerihews about characters from books, movies, comics, cartoons, etc. Here’s an example of a clerihew about a character from a book: The enemy of Harry Potter Was a scheming plotter. I can't tell you what he’s called; I'd be ashamed To name "he who must not be named." So you see, clerihews are short, easy to write and can be about any person or character, real or not. They can be about people you know, people you don’t know, or even about animals, cartoon characters, rock groups, or anyone else you can think of. Just remember, put the person’s name at the end of the first line, rhyme it at the end of the second line, and then write two more rhyming lines that make it funny, and you’re done. Have fun! Text © 2001 by Kenn Nesbitt. Text reprinted by permission of the author. Any copying or use of these poems without consent is unlawful. Permission is given for individual school classes to use this lesson and to make as many copies of the lesson as are needed for the students’ use. All other reproduction is prohibited under penalty of law. For use outside individual classes, please contact info@meadowbrookpress.com. All rights reserved.
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How many lines are in a limerick poem? | Reference.com How many lines are in a limerick poem? A: Quick Answer A limerick is a genre of poetry that contains five lines. They are characterized as having a strong cadence or beat. Limericks are often used in a humorous fashion. Full Answer To maintain a structured beat, the limerick genre has guidelines for syllables for each line. For the first, second and fifth line, the poem must have 7 to 10 syllables. For the third and fourth lines, there must be 5 to 7 syllables. The limerick also has a specific rhyming scheme: AABBA. The poem was made popular in the 19th century by the poet Edward Lear. Its roots can be traced back as early as the 18th century.
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In which country is the resort of Marmaris?
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Bodrum or Marmaris | Marmaris or Bodrum Homepage > Our Blog >Bodrum or Marmaris ? Bodrum or Marmaris ? Location : Marmaris Surrounded by the seas of Mediterranean towards the south, Aegean towards the west and Black to the north, Turkey is famous for being home to the infamous Ottoman Emperors and has a rich heritage and history. However, the country is now more popular for its seaside resorts of Marmaris and Bodrum and their urban beauty juxtaposed by the heritage they represent. Marmaris is one of the most beautiful port cities of the country and one of the most visited vacation spots. Each year, millions of tourists visit this beautiful beach side resort town in Turkish riviera for the beaches, cafes, restaurants and surrounding natural beauty. While Marmaris is essentially urban and much more dazzling, Bodrum has its own charm with palm trees lining the streets, fairy tale houses and a great view of the Aegean Sea. In the following article, we will digress the differences between the two towns and try to reach a conclusion so as to which is a better tourist destination. Bodrum or Marmaris ( Transportation ) While Marmaris can be reached by the Dalaman Airport located about 100 kilometers from the city, Bodrum is accessible via the Bodrum-Milas Airport which is just 35 kilometers away. However, moving around is easier and cheaper in Marmaris with its network of buses and minibuses, Bodrum has minibus services only in certain areas and public buses making transportation harder and more expensive. Bodrum or Marmaris ( Historical Sites ) Secondly, the only striking features of Bodrum are the Castle of St. Peter, Myndos Gate and the Karakaya Village while Marmaris has plenty of activities and fabulous beaches along its coast making it an ideal summer vacation resort. Marmaris also has a bustling nightlife with bars and clubs on the beachfront where as Bodrum has no redemptive beach and one has to go to the nearest town of Gumbet for some beach action. Swimming is the only water sport which can be satisfied in Bodrum waters while Marmaris has provisions for river rafting, kayaking and scuba diving as well. Bodrum is more suited for the culturally inclined with its ruins, amphitheatre, museums and castles. The Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology has won several awards for the magnificent collection of wrecks it houses including the ancient Uluburun Shipwreck. It is housed in the Bodrum Castle which is yet another remarkable landmark and architectural marvel here. The Bodrum Amphitheatre and the Mausoluem of Halicarnassus are two other gorgeous sights of this resort town. Marmaris, on the other hand, is for all kinds of tourists, from the lazy beach lover to the adventurer to the compulsive party goer. Bustling beaches, exciting water parks, happening bars, cruises to Icmeler and Turunc , excursions to Dalyan and Ephesus are some of the many activities on offer here. The Marmaris Castle, although not as mighty as the Bodrum one, has its own unique charm. Bodrum or Marmaris ( Nature ) The Marmaris Mountains and Marina are highly popular amongst nature lovers and trekkers. The mountains are also ideal for hiking and mountain biking as well as jeep safaris. Nearby waterfalls and local villages along with local markets selling artefacts by local artisans also make for a very interesting trip and excursion. Both towns have glorious Turkish baths and spas perfect for the ideal vacationers who want to soak up the local culture. However, Marmaris is cheaper and more popular with the tourists. Bodrum or Marmaris ( Night Life ) While Bodrum does have a many bars and clubs which are quite trendy and popular, they are also highly expensive. In fact, in several of the bars, the entry fee itself is higher than the cost of drinking inside. The Bodrum Marine Club is a floating club which host specialized theme parties on the ocean. However, there have been reports of scams regarding these parties one must be careful about. The nightlife of Marmaris is one of its topmost perks with beachfront bars, clubs and pubs selling local th
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Cream Of The Country: Anglesey | The Independent Cream Of The Country: Anglesey Beaumaris has elegant seaside houses as well as magical, unspoilt beaches, discovers Joey Canessa Tuesday 24 May 2005 23:00 BST Click to follow The Independent Online The journey to the island of Anglesey, or Ynys Mon, culminates 272 miles from London at Thomas Telford's Menai Bridge, the first suspension bridge in the world, which crosses the Menai Strait, the stretch of water separating the island from the mainland of North Wales. Across the bridge, the road reaches a junction; turn left and you will find yourself in the town of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwll-llantysiliogogogoch; turn right, and you arrive in Beaumaris, which is an awful lot easier to fit on a postcard. The journey to the island of Anglesey, or Ynys Mon, culminates 272 miles from London at Thomas Telford's Menai Bridge, the first suspension bridge in the world, which crosses the Menai Strait, the stretch of water separating the island from the mainland of North Wales. Across the bridge, the road reaches a junction; turn left and you will find yourself in the town of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwll-llantysiliogogogoch; turn right, and you arrive in Beaumaris, which is an awful lot easier to fit on a postcard. Sheltered by the mainland and facing south, Beaumaris is an elegant seaside town, popular as a sailing centre and renowned for its unparalleled views; from the east, the landscape extends from Puffin Island, the Great Orme at Llandudno, along the length of Snowdonia all the way to the Lleyn peninsula in the west. A hundred years ago, it was a popular destination for holiday-makers from Liverpool who would arrive by boat in their hundreds, but most of the visitors these days come from nearby Cheshire villages to enjoy the salty air. Edward I put Beaumaris on the map, naming it "beautiful marsh" and building a castle, the last of the "iron ring" of fortifications that he built to defend his medieval kingdom. He drove out the locals, burnt their books, and sent them to live at nearby Newborough, filling Beaumaris with his own English people. The town remains curiously English to this day, unlike other typical Anglesey towns, and even now, Edward and his castle remain understandably unpopular with the Welsh people. Opposite the castle stands the courthouse, dating from 1614, and the town also still retains its Victorian jail, scene of many executions, and the pier. Mainly built between 1850 and 1900, most of the houses are made from Welsh stone. The elegant seafront buildings and rows of cottages provide rich pickings for holidaymakers seeking to reserve themselves a permanent base on this tranquil island, and the majority of purchases are second homes. But recent plans for a new 400-berth marina have already had a staggering impact on property prices; during 2004, prices rose by 35-40 per cent, and Beaumaris is now officially listed as a "hotspot". Its other classification, as an area of outstanding natural beauty, prevents any new building in the town - another factor contributing to rising property prices. Many of the smaller cottages in New Street, Rose Hill and Wexham Street were originally built for the servants of the Buckley estate at Red Hill, and their freeholds were sold off in vast numbers during the 1920s in order to pay off death duties. These little cottages can still be found on the market from £170,000, and a single-storey stone cottage with pretty little front garden in a more rural location at Llanfaes, one mile from Beaumaris, can be bought for £119,000. The houses on the seafront are more opulent, where buildings such as Victoria Terrace look out across the green towards the mountains. A five-bedroom house within the terrace would set you back around £400,000. Local estate agent Joan Hopkin finds that most of her mailing list is made up of older people from Cheshire, Manchester and Liverpool seeking a holiday home or somewhere quiet to retire to. Local celebrities have included William Pitt the Younger and astrologer Russell Grant, but
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What sort of animal was the invisible Harvey, in the 1950 film of that name?
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Harvey (1950) - Quotes - IMDb Harvey (1950) Quotes Showing all 43 items Elwood P. Dowd : Years ago my mother used to say to me, she'd say, "In this world, Elwood, you must be" - she always called me Elwood - "In this world, Elwood, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant." Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. You may quote me. Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options Elwood P. Dowd : Harvey and I sit in the bars... have a drink or two... play the juke box. And soon the faces of all the other people they turn toward mine and they smile. And they're saying, "We don't know your name, mister, but you're a very nice fella." Harvey and I warm ourselves in all these golden moments. We've entered as strangers - soon we have friends. And they come over... and they sit with us... and they drink with us... and they talk to us. They tell about the big terrible things they've done and the big wonderful things they'll do. Their hopes, and their regrets, and their loves, and their hates. All very large, because nobody ever brings anything small into a bar. And then I introduce them to Harvey... and he's bigger and grander than anything they offer me. And when they leave, they leave impressed. The same people seldom come back; but that's envy, my dear. There's a little bit of envy in the best of us. Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options The Taxi Driver : ...I've been driving this route for 15 years. I've brought 'em out here to get that stuff, and I've drove 'em home after they had it. It changes them... On the way out here, they sit back and enjoy the ride. They talk to me; sometimes we stop and watch the sunsets, and look at the birds flyin'. Sometimes we stop and watch the birds when there ain't no birds. And look at the sunsets when its raining. We have a swell time. And I always get a big tip. But afterwards, oh oh... Veta Louise Simmons : "Afterwards, oh oh"? What do you mean, "afterwards, oh oh"? The Taxi Driver : They crab, crab, crab. They yell at me. Watch the lights. Watch the brakes, Watch the intersections. They scream at me to hurry. They got no faith in me, or my buggy. Yet, it's the same cab, the same driver. and we're going back over the very same road. It's no fun. And no tips... After this he'll be a perfectly normal human being. And you know what stinkers they are! Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options Elwood P. Dowd : I'd just put Ed Hickey into a taxi. Ed had been mixing his rye with his gin, and I just felt that he needed conveying. Well, anyway, I was walking down along the street and I heard this voice saying, "Good evening, Mr. Dowd." Well, I turned around and here was this big six-foot rabbit leaning up against a lamp-post. Well, I thought nothing of that because when you've lived in a town as long as I've lived in this one, you get used to the fact that everybody knows your name. And naturally I went over to chat with him. And he said to me... he said, "Ed Hickey was a little spiffed this evening, or could I be mistaken?" Well, of course, he was not mistaken. I think the world and all of Ed, but he was spiffed. Well, we talked like that for awhile and then I said to him, I said, "You have the advantage on me. You know my name and I don't know yours." And, and right back at me he said, "What name do you like?" Well, I didn't even have to think twice about that. Harvey's always been my favorite name. So I said to him, I said, "Harvey." And, uh, this is the interesting thing about the whole thing: He said, "What a coincidence. My name happens to be Harvey."
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September 1, 1914 saw the last example of what species, which existed in enormous migratory flocks, sometimes containing more than two billion birds that could stretch one mile wide and 300 miles long, when Martha died at the Cincinnati Zoo?
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Passenger Pigeons: Nomads Lost - Science NetLinks Science NetLinks Purpose To understand the concept and implications of extinction using the example of the Passenger Pigeon, once an extremely abundant species that was completely eliminated by humans. To understand that technologies that were seemingly unrelated to the loss of the bird were actually central to its extinction. Context This lesson was developed by two scientists, Drs. Penny Firth of the U.S. National Science Foundation, and David Blockstein of the National Council for Science and the Environment, as part of a set of interdisciplinary Science NetLinks lessons aimed at improved understanding of environmental phenomena and events. Some of the lessons integrate topics that cross biological, ecological, and physical concepts. Others involve elements of economics, history, anthropology, and art. Each lesson is framed by plain-language background information for the teacher, and includes a selection of instructional tips and activities in the boxes. The history and ecology of North America are intertwined in a variety of ways. Students should be generally familiar with how the continent was settled, and how the telegraph and the railroads made communication and movement easier. In the case of the Passenger Pigeon, these developments brought slaughter, habitat destruction, disturbance of nesting, and ultimately extinction. Students, having never seen a Passenger Pigeon, may have trouble appreciating that this is a bird that they will never get to see alive. There are several familiar pigeons still around, including the Mourning Dove, the Rock Dove or "city pigeon," and the domesticated Carrier Pigeon or "homing pigeon." But the Passenger Pigeon, once one of the most abundant birds in the world, has been lost from the planet forever. Students who are familiar with the film Jurassic Park may ask if the Passenger Pigeon can be brought back from DNA that might be recovered from museum specimens. The answer, at least for the present, is no. It will be important for students to try to picture the North American forests as they were before they were cleared by European settlers. These forests were immense, far beyond anything that still exists in the temperate zone today. They periodically produced superabundant crops of mast. The word mast is from Old English mæst, meaning tree fruits such as nuts and acorns. Enormous Passenger Pigeon flocks located and fed on these seasonal mast crops. Understanding a little about mast will help students with this lesson. Although mature trees produce some fruit every year, approximately every three or four years all of the oaks, beeches, and similar hardwoods in a region will produce a vast fruit crop. Such years are called "mast years" and the mast provides important food for forest animals such as deer, mice, turkeys, and—until a century ago—Passenger Pigeons. Predicting when and where a mast year will occur is very difficult, and scientists are just beginning to understand some of the environmental factors that seem to be involved (e.g. winter temperatures, El Niño). Masting is an important way that trees can satiate most seed eaters. By producing more seeds than will be eaten, the trees ensure that some seedlings will survive. You can ask students to look for oaks and beeches along the streets and in the parks near their homes. If they bring in fruits to show the class, remind them that Native Americans ate both acorns and beechnuts. The scientific name of the Passenger Pigeon is Ectopistes migratorius. Ecto is from the Latin for "outside" and piste is from Italian for "trail." Ectopistes might be translated as "wanderer" or one who goes off the trail. Migratorius is from the Latin migrare, meaning "to change location periodically." Thus, the bird is very descriptively named the migratory wanderer. Incidentally, the common name was originally in French, "Pigeón de passage" or "pigeon of passage" because of the astounding size of the migratory flocks passing overhead. This lesson will help the class consider the human forces that
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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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Britain's Got Talent 2012 judges: David Walliams joins after 'signing £250k deal' | Daily Mail Online Got Talent? David Walliams has reportedly agreed to be a judge on next year's Britain's Got Talent He is known to be a massive fan of the show. And now Little Britain star David Walliams will be part of his favourite TV programme as he has reportedly struck a £250,000 two-year deal to join the Britain's Got Talent judging panel. It is a coup both for the star and for the ITV1 show who said they expect the comedian to 'embrace the more eccentric side of the show.' The 40-year-old is expected to join rest of the judges as early as next week as they film the auditions stage. A source on the ITV1 show told the Sunday Mirror: 'David can’t wait to be a judge – it’s right up his street. 'He’s always been a big fan of BGT and will enjoy embracing the more eccentric side of the show. ' 'He’s going to be a great asset and will give the show a completely new lease of life.' Walliams, will judges join Amanda Holden and Simon Cowell in the line-up. Former X Factor judge Dannii Minogue is still rumoured to be in talks with producers. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share They replace Michael McIntyre, who left to concentrate on stand-up and axed Baywatch star David Hasselhoff. Last year Walliams was a hot favourite for the judging panel following the departure of Cowell and Piers Morgan, but was rumoured to have refused to sit alongside another comedian. Michael McIntyre ended up on the panel with David Hasselhoff and Amanda Holden. And it is thought Cowell was furious with the performances given last year as audiences failed to tune in giving it dismal ratings. Pay day: The comedian, pictured this month with wife Lara Stone, has reported signed a £250,000 deal to be a judge on the show Samantha Womack, Kim Cattrall and Barbara Windsor are all names that have been reported in recent months. It was reported earlier this month that Cowell will return to the reality series in a bid to boost viewing figures, knowing people will tune in to watch his entertaining antics thanks to his deadpan wit, brutal honesty and expertise in the industry. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share An ITV source told the Daily Mirror: 'Simon wants to make it the biggest, most successful series yet. His presence will be a guaranteed ratings winner as he is so popular with viewers.' Back where he belongs: Simon Cowell is also understood to be returning to the show after a year away to assist ratings Will she be too nice or add spice? Simon is trying to entice Barbara Windsor onto Britain's Got Talent after Michael McIntyre and David Hasslehoff left Dannii Minogue, who judged Australia's Got Talent, was also rumoured to be in the running, but she tweeted in response to the stories: 'BGT headlines - all news to me. Planning to be back on UK TV soon so hold tight.' The insider added: 'Simon’s been focusing on US X Factor and viewing figures for his British shows have fallen. He won’t take chances with BGT.' A Britain's Got Talent spokesman said: 'There’s been a lot of speculation. We will announce the line up soon.' Fourth judge? Kim Cattrall and Samantha Womack are also names that have been reported
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An Englishmans Favourite Bits of England Vol 4 An Englishmans Favourite Bits of England Vol 4 Index Part 1 of Volume 4 Hauntings of Royal Naval Hospital Haslar, England Famous Hauntings of England Mrs Duncan – The Last Witch to be Tried in England Is This Proof of Reincarnation? Wymering Manor House – The Most Haunted House in England Stonehenge and It's Eerie Past City of Bath, England – History and Ghosts List of Spooky and Ghostly IOW Hauntings James Herbert OBE – English Iconic Horror Author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley– English Iconic Author Sir Michael Caine - English Iconic Actor Sir Henry Irving – Iconic English Actor Manager James Bond 007 – British Icon Dr. Who - A British TV Icon Sir Rex Harrison - English Iconic Actor Sir John Mills - English Iconic Actor Sir Norman Wisdom – Comic Actor and Singer 7th Century to Swinging Naughties - British Icons Swinging Sixties – British Fashion Designers Swinging Sixties ( London ) – British Iconic Music The New Romantics – 1980's London Music World's First Football Chant – by Edward Elgar Village of Wenlock, England – A Modern Olympic Games – 1850 Sir Isaac Newton – Iconic Scientist Charles Darwin 1809 – 1882 Lady Godiva (1040-1080 AD) – An English Icon English Spa Towns – Iconic Places Edward Somerset – English Inventor of The First Steam Engine 1653 The First Steam Locomotive – England 1804 Howard Carter – The Discoverer of Tutankhamen Sir Henry Wood – The Last Night Of The Proms Toad In The Hole – English History and Recipe Bubble and Squeak – English Recipe and History Index Part 2 of Volume 4 Black Pudding – It's English History and Recipe British Cheeses – Types and Taste English Crumpets – History and Recipe English Custard – History and Recipe Spotted Dick or Spotty Dog – English Pudding Recipe The Earliest Sandwich – It's English History Ye Olde English Marmalade – History and Recipe 1480 AD English Chelsea Buns – History and Recipe English Mustard – An English Icon Lardy Cake – 15th Century History and Recipe History of Cribbage – An English Iconic Game History of English Lawn Bowls – Jactus Lapidum Jigsaw Puzzles – An English Iconic Game The Valentine Card – An English Icon Sir Francis Walsingham – Spymaster for Queen Elizabeth 1 MI6 and "C" – First Head of MI6 from 1911 P.M. Mrs Margaret Thatcher – The Iron lady British Knighthoods – Iconic History William Shakespeare – British Playwright Icon The Globe Theatre – London Icon Portsmouth Football Club ( Pompey ) 1898 Twenty20 Cricket – It's Founder and History Commonwealth Games – The Friendly Games Earliest Horse Races – England 12th Century The Grand National – England 1839 The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race – It's Fun History British Seaside Piers – History from 1391 Robert Thompson – “The Mouseman” Furniture Maker Hauntings and History of Royal Naval Hospital Haslar, England Many years ago I worked at Royal Naval Hospital Haslar, England and as its history is very interesting I thought I would write about it's fun history. The Royal Hospital Haslar began as a Royal Navy hospital in 1753. It has a long and distinguished history in the medical care of service personnel in peacetime and in war. The buildings were designed by Theodore Jacobsen and built from 1746 and completed in 1762. St Luke's Chapel was added in 1762 and later still, a landing stage was added so troops could reach the hospital directly from ships. Haslar was the biggest hospital and the largest brick building in England when it was built. The hospital included an asylum for sailors with psychiatric disorders and an early superintending psychiatrist was the phrenologist, William Scott, a member of the influential Edinburgh Phrenological Society. James Lind at Haslar Hospital 1758-1774 played a large part in discovering a cure for scurvy, not least through his pioneering use of a double blind trial of vitamin C supplements. Ghosts of RNH Haslar A lot of poltergeist activity has been reported in the galley. According to a clairvoyant who worked in the hospital there are three ghosts occupying the kitchen area and many more around the hospital
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Which country replaced President Viktor Yanukovych with Oleksandr Turchynov in Feb 2014 after lethal riots in Kiev?
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Oleksandr Turchynov & Viktor Yanukovych - First thoughts about Oleksandr Turchynov & Viktor Yanukovych Oleksandr Valentynovych Turchynov (born 31 March 1964) is a Ukrainian politician, screenwriter, and economist. Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych (Ukrainian: ; born 9 July 1950) is a Ukrainian statesman and politician who has been the President of Ukraine since February 2010. 4.0/5 Oleksandr Turchynov Viktor Yanukovych Northern Trust Open Connaught Place Badminton World Federation Wharton India Economic Forum Union Cabinet Riviera Country Club Barack Obama Vitali Klitschko Democratic Alliance Arseniy Yatsenyuk Yulia Tymoshenko Interim President 14 Jun 2014 10:32 GA Questions : [1] Who was named as the Interim President of Ukraine after Viktor Yanukovych was impeached as the President by the Parliament? Ans - Oleksandr Turchynov [2] Who was ranked ninth in the Badminton World Federation womenâs singles ranking? Ans â P V Sindhu [3] What is the projection of IMF for the economic growth of India for 2014-15? Ans â 5.4% [4] Union Cabinet gave its nod for classifying which language as a classical language to give impetus to scholarships in the language? Ans â Odia [5] Where was the 18th Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF) held? Ans - Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, USA [6] Who released the report titled From Poverty to Empowerment: India's imperativefor jobs, growth and effective basic services? Ans - McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) [7] Which is the worldâs eighth most expensive office location? Ans - Connaught Place in Delhi [8] Which state won the National Tourism Award2012-13? Ans â Sikkim [9] Who won the Northern Trust Open in at Riviera Country Club ? An ... 22 May 2014 19:00 leaves at least 11 believed to be on checkpoint in amid Share 8 Email Shaun Walker in Volnovakha The Guardian, Thursday 22 May 2014 19.28 BST Bodies covered with blankets lie in a field near the village of Blahodatne, eastern Ukraine Bodies lie in a field, with a Ukrainian military vehicle in the background, after pro-Russia rebels attacked a military checkpoint. Photograph: Ivan Sekretarev/AP The conflict between pro-Ukraine and separatist forces in the east of Ukraine led to one of its bloodiest days yet on Thursday, days before presidential elections due to take place on Sunday. At least 11 pro-Ukraine forces were killed in a surprise dawn attack on a Ukrainian army checkpoint, apparently by a group of armed separatists. Ukraine's Interim President Oleksandr Turchynov put the death toll at 13, while a military source said two of the seriously wounded had also died. Journalists on the scene confirmed they had seen 11 bodies. About 30 soldiers were injured, including four who remained in critical conditi ... 30 Apr 2014 16:57 2013: A quarter of all Russian men die before they are 55, mainly because of alcohol 2013: Oil and gas account for 75% of all Russian exports and 45% of what Russians buy is imported Jan 2014: Latvia joins the eurozone Feb 2014: Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych and opposition leaders Vitali Klitschko (UDAR/ Democratic Alliance for Reform), Arseniy Yatsenyuk (Batkivshchyna/ Fatherland Party) and Oleh Tyahnibok (Svoboda/Freedom Party) agree to hold early presidential elections after 88 protesters are killed and soon afterwards Yulia Tymoshenko is freed from jail and parliament votes to remove Yanukovych from power and replace him with Oleksandr Turchynov, a close Tymoshenko ally Feb 2014: Russia's defense minister Sergei Shoigu announces that Russia plans to increase its military presence abroad, including in Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua Mar 2014: Russia annexes Ukraine's Crimea 30 Apr 2014 11:21 Here we go(y). 1)Who was recently named as the Interim President of Ukraine? (A) Oleksandr Turchynov (B) Viktor Yanukovych (C) Petro Symonenko (D) Nataliya Vitrenko 07 Mar 2014 16:39 Ukraine crisis could ignite Russia-NATO clash: Steinberg Fri Mar 7, 2014 - The ongoing dispute between the West and Russia over the crisis in Ukraine is likely to result in a military confrontation between the NATO and Moscow,
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We're sorry, that page can't be found. We're sorry, that page can't be found. Share Here are some suggestions for finding information on the U.S. Department of State website. Check the URL and change any upper case letters to lower case. URLs on www.state.gov are case-sensitive and are all lower case. Try the Search option located on every page. For career information, visit careers.state.gov For Travel information, visit travel.state.gov Check our Archive page for links to previous Adminstration websites If you still cannot find something, Contact Us . Thank you for your interest. In This Section: U.S. Embassies The Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal for information from the U.S. State Department.External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.Note: documents in Portable Document Format (PDF) require Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or higher to view, download Adobe Acrobat Reader .
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Selenophobia is the abnormal fear of which celestial body?
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Selenophobia - Fear of the Moon Follow Us Selenophobia - Fear of the Moon The fear of the moon, usually perceived as irrational, has its roots in a traumatic childhood event or experience. Why does this fear come about, and what are the ways of dealing with this phobia? Let us discuss the same in the following section. Advertisement The word selenophobia comes from two Greek words, 'seleno', meaning moon, and 'phobos' meaning fear. Selenophobia, also sometimes referred to as lunaphobia, is the persistent and irrational fear of the moon, which is most usually brought on due to a traumatic experience, especially in early childhood. The fear can manifest in several ways and extend to include not just fear at the sight of the moon, but also the moonlight, and in very severe cases, the darkness of the night itself. It has been said that if left untreated, the fear can turn extremely irrational and even affect the mental health of the person suffering from it; that is why there is a need to understand the causes and treatment approaches for the same. In the following sections, we will let you in on the probable causes of this phobia, what it manifests into, and what are its treatment options. Why Do Some People Fear the Moon? There have been several accounts that have been related by selenophobics (people suffering from selenophobia) to justify their fear of the moon. And then there are non-selenophobics who relate/equate this fear to probable (and often illogical) tales from folklore, as well as popular media representations of the moon (and other related topics, like vampires and the night). What are then, the causes of this fear? As is the case with many phobias, this phobia finds its roots in certain traumatic or negative childhood events. For an objective person/third person, these reasons might not seem grave enough to warranty developing a phobia, and many might dismiss them as being flimsy as well; but what is often not understood is that for a person who suffers from a phobia, a seemingly simple event could lead to a great impact. To cite an example, let's say that a house is robbed on the night of the full moon, and a child in the house witnesses this. The fear that the child feels during that event could get transferred onto the general fear of the moon or the night, and he might start associating the moon with the fear of that night. At that age, the child does not possess the reasoning power to understand that a full moon night has nothing to do with the crime. Similarly, there could be several negative incidents like these which could lead to developing a fear of the moon. Moreover, this fear does not merely develop in children alone, but could also come about in adults―triggered by a negative incident(s) that has led to a general development of powerful negative emotions for the moon. If left untreated, this conditioning of the mind could develop into a full-fledged phobia as a child grows older and/or as time passes. In general, the moon, as a celestial body, has a lot of awe and mystery surrounding it. So, there are tales rife with examples of creatures that live on the moon, haunt people, and the like. If these tales have been related to a child during his childhood, he has believed them, and as a result, developed a fear of the moon, then unless tackled, the fear could turn into an irrational fear as he grows older and time passes. Many others are also affected by the popular representations of the moon in the media with everything that is dark and wrong. Signs and Symptoms This fear is often self-diagnosed, and the person may experience a range of physiological and psychological symptoms. These, as we have mentioned earlier, may be experienced upon a direct visual of the moon, due to the moonlight, or the night by itself. The following are certain signs and symptoms that may be experienced by a selenophobic. ☛ Body trembling
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Full text of "All About Space Book Of The Solar System 4th 2016 UK" See other formats NEW More than incredible images & diagrams AU About BOOK OF THE Take a tour through the incredible wonders of our Solar System Welcome to the BOOK OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM Over the centuries, humankind has dwelled on the question of how the Solar System came into being around 4.5 billion years ago. In the 21st Century, our pursuit of knowledge is as insatiable as ever, and new technology advances our understanding all the time. The more we know about the planetary system we live in, the closer we are to answering the conundrum of whether Earth - and humankind - are unique. Starting with the star at the heart of it all, the newly revised Book of the Solar System will take you on a guided tour of the essentials. How many rings does Saturn have? Is Mars capable of supporting life? Why is Venus described as our ‘sister planet? You will even get a closer look at our home planet and its only satellite. Discover what makes Earths environment habitable, explore the Moon's surface and learn how the two entities interact. These questions and more are answered through essential guides accompanied by incredible imagery and illustrations, so you will soon feel at home with even our most hostile planetary neighbours! SpcKe BOOK OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM Imagine Publishing Ltd Richmond House 33 Richmond Hill Bournemouth Dorset BH2 6EZ « +44 (0) 1202 586200 Website: www.imagine-publishing.co.uk Twitter: @Books_lmagine Facebook: www.facebook.com/lmagineBookazines Publishing Director Aaron Asadi Head of Design Ross Andrews Production Editors Fiona Hudson & Jen Neal Senior Art Editor Greg Whitaker Designer John Ndojelana Printed by William Gibbons, 26 Planetary Road, Willenhall, West Midlands, WV13 3XT Distributed in the UK, Eire & the Rest of the World by Marketforce, 5 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HU Tel 0203 787 9060 www.marketforce.co.uk Distributed in Australia by Network Services (a division of Bauer Media Group), Level 21 Civic Tower, 66-68 Goulburn Street, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia Tel +61 2 8667 5288 Disclaimer The publisher cannot accept responsibility for any unsolicited material lost or damaged in the post. All text and layout is the copyright of Imagine Publishing Ltd. Nothing in this bookazine may be reproduced in whole or part without the written permission of the publisher. All copyrights are recognised and used specifically for the purpose of criticism and review. Although the bookazine has endeavoured to ensure all information is correct at time of print, prices and availability may change. This bookazine is fully independent and not affiliated in any way with the companies mentioned herein. All About Space Book of the Solar System Fourth Edition © 2016 Imagine Publishing Ltd ISBN 9781785462276 Part of the IMAGINi PUBLISHING Complete guides The Earth & Moon Beyond Earth 92 All about Mercury Learn about the planet closest to the Sun 100 All about Venus Explore Earth's twin planet 110 Surviving on Mars How would astronauts live on Mars? 118 Jupiter: planet killer Find out how Jupiter is harmful to the planets in our Solar System 124 All about Saturn Discover the ringed planet 134 All about Uranus Explore the forgotten planet 142 All About Neptune Discover the frozen planet 150 Pluto: our final frontier Travel to the demoted dwarf planet 10 Birth of the Solar System 54 All about Earth 1 ' “ J — “ 1 ' * - J • Get under the surface of our home planet 66 Outpost Earth Discover how Earth is used as an astronauts' training ground 74 All about the Moon Explore the oddities of Earth's only satellite 86 Moon explorer’s guide Learn about the landmarks of the Moon The Sun 30 All about the Sun Explore the star that keeps us all alive 42 Fusion power Sun Learn how to generate power from the Sun's energy resources 50 The Sun’s twin star
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Death penalty: Top 5 countries to execute the most people - Pakistan - CSMonitor.com Death penalty: Top 5 countries to execute the most people Save for later Saved According to Amnesty International ’s annual Death Sentences and Executions report, at least 527 people were executed in 23 countries in 2010, plus thousands in China . The number of people executed worldwide since 2007 is more than 2,500. Here are the five countries registering the most executions since 2007: 5. Pakistan Pakistan made the Top 5 despite a moratorium on executions imposed by the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party that prevented the government from executing anyone in 2009 or 2010. In 2007, 135 people were executed and 36 were in 2008. Despite the moratorium on executions, Pakistan continued to sentence people to death – 276 in 2009 and 365 in 2010 – and thousands of people remain on death row from previous sentences, as noted by Monitor correspondent Issam Ahmed
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Do you know...? Do you know...? 1. Over which country did Pan Am flight 103 crash in December 88? 2. Who sang about his Prerogative in the 1980s? 3. Which all-girl group had 80s No 1s with Walk Like An Egyptian and Eternal Flame? 4. Which sitcom, premiered in 1988, featured Dr. Harry Weston? 5. The 1980 Olympics were boycotted because of the USSR's invasion of which country? 6. What kind of Boys had an 80s No 1 with West End Girls? 7. Anwar Sadat was President of which country when he died in 1981? 8. What kind of disaster claimed some 100,000 lives in Armenia in 1988? 9. Where in the Ukraine was there a nuclear explosion in 1986? 10. Which President of the Philippines was deposed in 1986? 11. The increasing scarcity of elephants and rhinos led to a 1989 ban on which substance? I'll post the answers on Friday..... shockhazard Over which country did Pan Am flight 103 crash in December 88? A: Scotland. Who sang about his Prerogative in the 1980s? A: Bobby Brown. Which all-girl group had 80s No 1s with Walk Like An Egyptian and Eternal Flame? A: Bangles. Which sitcom, premiered in 1988, featured Dr. Harry Weston? A: Empty Nest. The 1980 Olympics were boycotted because of the USSR's invasion of which country? A: Afghanistan. What kind of Boys had an 80s No 1 with West End Girls? A: Pet Shop Boys. Anwar Sadat was President of which country when he died in 1981? A: Egypt. What kind of disaster claimed some 100,000 lives in Armenia in 1988? A: Earthquake. Where in the Ukraine was there a nuclear explosion in 1986? A: Chernobyl. Which President of the Philippines was deposed in 1986? A: Marcos. The increasing scarcity of elephants and rhinos led to a 1989 ban on which substance? A: Ivory. Where ever you go, there you are.
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Liechtenstein travel guide - Wikitravel Time Zone UTC +1 The Principality of Liechtenstein (German: Fürstentum Liechtenstein) is a small, alpine German-speaking country doubly landlocked by Switzerland and Austria . It is the last remnant of the Holy Roman Empire and an independent nation with very close ties to Switzerland. It enjoys a very high standard of living and is home to some incredibly beautiful mountain scenery. The principality's capital, Vaduz , is mainly a modern city and a major centre of commerce and international banking. History[ edit ] The Principality of Liechtenstein was established within the Holy Roman Empire in 1719 and became a sovereign state in 1806. Until the end of World War I, it was closely tied to Austria , but the economic devastation caused by that conflict forced Liechtenstein to conclude a customs and monetary union with Switzerland. Since World War II (in which Liechtenstein remained neutral), the country's low taxes have spurred outstanding economic growth. Shortcomings in banking regulatory oversight have resulted in concerns about the use of the financial institutions for money laundering and tax evasion. However, the days of bringing suitcases of money into banks for deposit without questions asked is over. Liechtensteiners are also very proud of the fact that their nation has never been physically involved in a battle or military confrontation with an "enemy state" and see their flag as a banner of peace. Economy[ edit ] Despite its small size and limited natural resources, Liechtenstein has developed into a prosperous, highly industrialized, free-enterprise economy with a vital financial service sector and living standards on a par with the urban areas of its large European neighbors. The Liechtenstein economy is widely diversified with a large number of small businesses. Low business taxes--the maximum tax rate is 20%--and easy incorporation rules have induced a large number of holding or so-called letter box companies to establish nominal offices in Liechtenstein, providing 30% of state revenues. The country participates in a customs union with Switzerland and uses the Swiss franc as its national currency. It imports more than 90% of its energy requirements. Liechtenstein has been, since May 1995, a member of the European Economic Area, an organization serving as a bridge between the EFTA and the EU. The government is working to harmonize its economic policies with those of an integrated Europe. Liechtenstein has one of the highest personal income rates (GDP Per Capita) in the world, with the base rate of income tax currently standing at just 1.2%. Liechtenstein was the home of the Curta calculator. Geography[ edit ] Liechtenstein is very mountainous and one of the world's two doubly-landlocked countries (Meaning that the countries that border it are themselves landlocked too) along with Uzbekistan . Most of Liechtenstein's population lives in the long and wide Rhine Valley in the western third. Roads are mainly laid out in a north-south pattern following the valley as well. To the north the main roads lead to the border with Austria, to the south they enter Switzerland, and to the west across the river the bridges also cross into Switzerland. Most of the eastern border with Austria is not passable and is only accessible by foot as it is very mountainous, though the north of the country is well connected by road to Feldkirch in Austria . The country's highest point is the Grauspitz, which stretches to 2,599m. Liechtenstein is 2.5 time bigger than San Marino and it is 81 times bigger than Monaco . Climate[ edit ] Liechtenstein has a continental climate featuring cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain, making the country a moderately popular ski destination. Summers are cool to moderately warm, also often cloudy and humid. Entry requirements[ edit ] Liechtenstein is a member of the Schengen Agreement . There are no border controls between countries that have signed and implemented this treaty - the European Union (except Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Ireland, Romania an
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SA, Lesotho to upgrade Sani Pass SA, Lesotho to upgrade Sani Pass SA, Lesotho to upgrade Sani Pass 19 Jul 2006 Tweet on Twitter 20 July 2006 The road through Sani Pass, one of southern Africa’s most spectacular mountain passes, is to be upgraded, opening up the corridor from Thaba Tseka in Lesotho to Pietermaritzburg in South Africa and providing easier access to the Maloti-Drakensberg transfrontier area. South Africa’s and Lesotho’s transport ministers, Jeff Radebe and Neo Masithela, launched the R160-million upgrade project at the SA-Lesotho border near Underberg in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday. The 33-kilometre gravel road traverses the sheer cliffs of the Drakensberg escarpment in a series of tight zig-zag curves – given names such as “Ice Corner”, “Big Wind Corner” and “Suicide Bend” – climbing more than a kilometre from the Sani Pass Hotel (altitude 1 566m) past the South African border post (1 900m) to the Sani Pass Summit at 2 873m. Originally used to bring goods on pack animals from South Africa to Mokhotlong in the “Mountain Kingdom”, the pass was only opened to vehicle traffic in 1955 and, despite improvements since then, remains extremely steep and rough. Though offroad vehicle enthusiasts may mourn the old Sani’s passing, the road is set to be upgraded into a smooth, tarred surface accessible to normal cars and public transport vehicles. The project is expected to boost development on both sides of the border, opening up the corridor linking Thaba Tseka and Mokhotlong in Lesotho and Himvelle, Underberg and Pietermaritzburg in South Africa. The upgraded road will extend as far as Pietermaritzburg, a centre capable of providing a variety of economic services to Lesotho. Speaking at the launch, Radebe said the project would also provide easier tourist access to the Maloti-Drakensberg transfrontier area that includes the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park, a World Heritage site. He said the project would contribute to black economic empowerment by linking an established and emerging consultant via a joint venture agreement. It will also create employment, both during and after construction, through the Zibambele Road Maintenance and Vukuzakhe Contractor Development programmes, both part of the goverment’s Expanded Public Works Programme. The former targets poorer households, especially women-headed households, contracting them for 12 months to perform tasks such as clearing side drains and maintaining road surfaces. The latter involves labour-intensive road upgrade construction. In July 2005, South Africa and Lesotho signed agreements on transport, infrastructure development and co-operation in search and rescue operations. SouthAfrica.info reporter and BuaNews
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Republican Presidents of the U.S. Blog Republican Presidents of the United States The first of the Republican Presidents was Abraham Lincoln who took office on May 4th, 1861. As America’s 16th president, he is most famous for leading the nation through its worst internal conflict, the Civil War. Unfortunately, he is also famous for being the nation’s first president to be assassinated. A lesser known achievement of his is bringing strength and organization to the Republican Party. As a result of his efforts, the Republican Party is often referred to as the Party of Lincoln. Beginning with Lincoln, there have been eighteen Republicans to serve as President of the United States. Like Lincoln, some of them are famous figures of American history. Others are relatively forgotten by today’s generations. Some have been mired in controversy and some have had tough decisions forced upon them during times of national crisis. Anyone who has ever said being president is an easy job never held the office. This site is dedicated to those Republican Presidents who have served our nation in its highest office.
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United States presidential election of 1996 | United States government | Britannica.com United States presidential election of 1996 United States government United States presidential election of 1996, American presidential election held on Nov. 5, 1996, in which Democrat Bill Clinton was elected to a second term, defeating Republican Bob Dole , a former U.S. senator from Kansas . Results of the American presidential election, 1996… Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. The campaign Clinton had won his first term in 1992 against incumbent Republican George Bush with only 43 percent of the vote, as independent Ross Perot had won nearly 19 percent. Two years into Clinton’s term the Democrats lost their majority in the House of Representatives for the first time since the 1950s, and many pundits believed that Clinton, whose public support had dwindled because of some early missteps—particularly on health care and on his proposal for allowing gay men and lesbians to serve openly in the military (the “ Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell ” compromise was eventually secured)—would be a one-term president. However, the Republicans in Congress, led by House speaker Newt Gingrich , often pursued policies in an uncompromising and confrontational manner. In particular, after a budget impasse between the Republicans and Clinton in 1995 and 1996—which forced two partial government shutdowns, including one for 22 days (the longest closure of government operations to date)—Clinton won considerable public support for his more moderate approach. Clinton, facing little serious opposition, was easily renominated by the Democrats with his vice president, Al Gore . On the Republican side, however, Dole faced a stiff challenge from several contenders , including conservative commentator Pat Buchanan , businessman Steve Forbes , former Tennessee governor and U.S. secretary of education Lamar Alexander , and conservative commentator and former diplomat Alan Keyes . In the first two Republican contests, Dole narrowly defeated Buchanan in the Iowa caucuses (February 12) and Buchanan defeated Dole in New Hampshire’s primary (February 20). Over the next week, Forbes picked up victories in Delaware and Arizona , while Dole notched victories in North Dakota and South Dakota . On the next two biggest primary days, March 5 and March 12, however, Dole swept the contests, and he went on to win every contest throughout the remainder of the primary season, capturing the Republican nomination. In June Dole, who had spent more than three decades in Congress, resigned from the U.S. Senate , where he served as majority leader, to concentrate on his presidential bid. He selected Jack Kemp to be his vice presidential running mate. Bob Dole speaking at the Republican National Convention in San Diego, California, August 1996. AP Button from Bob Dole’s 1996 presidential campaign. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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In the traditional rhyme on which day did Solomon Grundy die?
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Solomon Grundy – Nursery Rhymes Solomon Grundy “Solomon Grundy” is a poem and traditional nursery rhyme dating back to the 19th century England. The lyrics were first recorded in 1842 by Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales collector James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps. The song was translated in different languages like French, German and Italian and it is also used as an educational tool for teaching the children the days of the weeks in English, as it is a very easy to memorize rhyme. The song is telling the story of Solomon Grundy, a man who, metaphorically, lives and dies his entire life in one single week. Born on Monday, each day of the week he is growing older facing a different stage of his life, and his life ends on Saturday. Solomon Grundy became a character of urban legends and comics. To scare children who are not wise, it is said that Solomon Grundy will return on Monday, in a similar way to a bogeyman. There are many suggestions that Solomon Grundy phonetically derived from the food with the same name which is a pickled fish pâté, with salad and eggs. The word for the English dish comes from the Salmagundi, an ingredient used in Solomon Grundy, originally a Jamaican mix of meat and salad, adapted into French Cuisine around the 17th century and then English cuisine around the 18th century.
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The Proverbs of Solomon Proverbs 10:4 Before you can save or invest money, you must earn it. Solomon emphasized diligence as a key to financial success. A lazy person will be poor, and most poor are relatively lazy. But the labors of the diligent man will acquire riches. Proverbs 13:23 Is the idiom true, A fool and his money are soon parted? It is, and it was. Solomon saw the poor gather large harvests, but they never had anything left at the end of the year. Their lack of financial judgment cost them their income. Proverbs 21:20 A man who works hard, saves some of all income, and restrains his spending will have an estate. But a fool cannot resist the urge to blow his income on things he does not need. He will never have an estate or anything nice in life. Proverbs 11:24 A great way to get ahead is to give your money away! It is true! Business schools are not smart enough to know it, but Solomon did. If you stingily hold back to protect assets, you will lose; if you throw it away, you will prosper! Proverbs 14:15 Bernie Madoff made off with $50 billion of other's money. The next Bernie may scam you, unless you learn to think critically. Solomon knew more about frauds and hoaxes than any man, and he gave a simple rule to protect you. Proverbs 11:15 Most financial loss and risk can be avoided, if you strict about your commitments. Risk is the danger of something else taking your money from you. But you can be sure in your estate, if you hate the right things that Solomon teaches. Hard work works! Talking about a business opportunity does not! Called multi-level marketing or direct sales, they rely on rah-rah meetings to get you to buy overpriced products in hope you might become a millionaire. Proverbs 30:25 Saving money is not just a good idea or possible use of income. It is a commandment of God, and He created a little creature to teach you the lesson – the ant! They work hard all summer, and they save much food for winter. Proverbs 21:17 Are you a spendthrift? You cannot prosper. It is not the high cost of living hurting you, but rather the cost of high living. Stop spending beyond your income. Wise men do not spend all they make, but fools do and die poor. Proverbs 3:9 You can honor God by obedience, worship, prayer, and singing. But you can also do it by firstfruits giving (no other kind will work). If you put Him first this way, He will put you first in line for financial blessings. Read it. You have to spend money to make money. If you have heard this before, it was taken from this proverb. Wise men invest savings in income-producing assets to leverage their ability and time to get ahead faster than others. Slow down! Especially with money! Haste makes waste! God and Solomon order you to slow down, because ambitious and impulsive decisions reveal a covetous and greedy man, and poverty is coming to those hasty to be rich.
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Light and Sound Waves The Characteristics of Sound and Light Waves There are many different kinds of waves. Waves can carry a little energy or a lot. They can be short or long. They can be rare or frequent. They can travel fast or slow. Sound waves, light waves, X-rays, microwaves, and ocean waves are but a few examples. All waves, however, share certain basic characteristics. All waves have amplitude, wavelength, and frequency. In order to understand these characteristics of waves, it may help you to represent a wave as a drawing on a graph. The X-axis (the horizontal line) represents the normal, or resting position. For example, the X-axis might represent a calm sea or a tight rope. The vibrational movements of the wave are shown on the Y-axis. The highest points on the graph are called peaks or crests. The lowest points are called troughs. Amplitude Some waves are very high, while others are barely noticeable. The distance the wave rises depends on the amplitude of the wave. Amplitude is the maximum distance the medium (the material through which a wave travels) moves away from its rest position. The higher the wave moves up-and-down as it vibrates, the larger the amplitude of the resulting waves. Wavelength The distance between two consecutive (one after another) crests or troughs of a wave is called the wavelength. The wavelength can be measured from any point on a wave as long as it is measured to the same point on the next wave. Frequency The number of complete waves, or complete cycles, per unit of time is called the frequency. Because every complete wave has one crest and one trough, you can think of the frequency as the number of crests or troughs produced per unit time. The unit used to measure wave frequency is called the hertz (Hz). The frequency of a wave depends on the frequency at which its source is vibrating. Frequency, which is often used to describe waves, is an important characteristic. Frequency is used to distinguish one color of light from another, as well as one sound from another. For example, red light is different from blue light because red light has a lower frequency. A dog can hear a whistle that you cannot hear because dogs can hear sounds at higher frequencies than humans can. Properties of Sound There are millions of different sounds in everyday life. Each sound having certain characteristics that make it unique. Think about the many sounds you hear everyday. How you hear and describe a sound depends on the physical characteristics of the sound wave. Frequency and Pitch Certain sounds are described as high, such as those produced by a piccolo, or low, such as those produced by a bass drum. A description of a sound as high or low is known as the pitch of the sound. The pitch of a sound depends on how fast the particles of a medium (the material through which a wave travels) vibrate. So the pitch of a sound depends on the number of waves produced in a given time. Key point here: Sound waves that have a high frequency are heard as sounds of high pitch. A violin produces high-pitched sounds. Sound waves that have a low frequency are heard as sounds of low pitch. A tuba produces low-pitched sounds. Frequency is an especially important characteristic of sound because the ear can respond to only certain frequencies. The normal human ear is capable of detecting from about 20 to 20,000 vibrations per second, or hertz. Here is a helpful link for more information on sound waves: http://www.ronkurtus.com/physcien/sound.htm Properties of Light What does sunlight have in common with the X-rays used in a doctor's office? Are you surprised to learn that they are both waves? They're not matter waves that you can hear or feel. They are electromagnetic waves. Electromagnetic waves disturb electric and magnetic fields. These waves can be transmitted through a vacuum (space free of particles). They do not depend on particles of matter. Light is an electromagne
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The Only State... Quiz Extra Trivia ...whose current State Capitol building predates the revolution? The Maryland State House, built in 1772, has a unique wooden dome which was constructed without nails. ...to produce two US Presidents whose sons also became Presidents? Coincidentally, both sons shared their Father's names--John Quincy Adams and George Walker Bush. ...to host a Confederate President's inauguration? Jefferson Davis took his oath of office at the Alabama State Capitol building in 1861. ...whose official state seal is not circular? Connecticut's seal, depicting three grapevines and the state motto, is oval-shaped. ...to have two Federal Reserve Banks? The Federal bank in Kansas City covers the Great Plains region, while the bank in St. Louis covers part of the Central US. ...in which the Northern half is in a different time zone than the Southern half? Northern Idaho is on Pacific Time, while Southern Idaho is on Mountain Time. ...to have multiple native sons immortalized atop Mount Rushmore? George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were both born in Virginia, as were six other Presidents. ...that has 'parishes' instead of counties? Louisiana's unique use of the word 'parish' is a holdover from its days as a French Colony. ...with a community-owned major league professional sports team? The NFL's Green Bay Packers are owned by a large group of stockholders mostly residing in Wisconsin. ...whose median age is under 30 years old? The Mormon Church's encouragement of large families may explain why Utah's median age is only 28.8 years. ...to lie entirely above 1,000 meters elevation? Colorado's lowest point, at the border with Kansas, is higher than Pennsylvania's tallest summit. ...where prostitution is legal? However, not all counties have legalized it--including the counties Las Vegas and Reno are in. ...with a state capital of over a million people? The next biggest state capital, Indianapolis, has half a million fewer citizens. ...to be named after an American? Perhaps only George Washington had the gravitas to merit such an honor; a state of Franklin was attempted but failed to be approved. ...whose three largest cities begin with the same letter? The largest city in Ohio is Columbus, followed by Cleveland and then Cincinnati. ...to host three modern Olympic Games? Besides the two Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. ...never to cast an electoral vote for Ronald Reagan? Minnesota was the only state to spurn the GOP in 1984, remaining loyal to Minnesotan Walter Mondale. ...whose name has no letters in common with that of its capital? This may not be the most interesting 'Only' stat about South Dakota, but it's the only one I could find... ...to border the Canadian province of New Brunswick? Maine has one border with New Hampshire, but is otherwise surrounded by Canadian provinces. ...with a modern city founded by European colonists prior to 1600? St. Augustine, founded in 1565, was originally the capital of Spanish Florida. ...to have a Unicameral Legislature? Nebraska's legislature, nicknamed 'The Unicameral' by residents, is also uniquely unaffiliated with any political party. ...whose legal right to statehood was brought before the Supreme Court? Virginia v. West Virginia, in which Virgina strove to regain counties that had seceded during the Civil War, was decided in favor of the Defendant. ...to have territory in the Eastern Hemisphere? This means that Alaska is technically the northernmost, westernmost, and easternmost State. ...to have a state-owned bank? The Bank of North Dakota was founded in 1919, and receives funds from state agencies. ...whose official State Motto is in Spanish? Montana's state motto is 'Oro y Plata,' or 'Gold and Silver,' in tribute to the state's mining industry. Exceptional Quality ...to border more than two Great Lakes? In fact, Michigan borders four Great Lakes--all except for Lake Ontario. ...with an automobile on its commemorative State Quarter? The auto, an 'Indycar,' is a reference to the famed Indianapolis Motor Spe
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Fine Italian wines: Barbaresco Fine Italian wines Barbaresco or Barolo? The Barbaresco wine, like Barolo, is made entirely from the vinification of Nebbiolo grapes. The oldest indigenous grape variety in Piemonte, according to the Barolo and Barbaresco consortium. Devoted enthusiasts and experienced wine tasters regularly purchase these two important Piemonte wines to delight in the variety of their manifold nuances for the nose and palate. They are, in fact, both made from grapes variety "nebbiolo" but the grapes ripen in different kinds of territory each with its own individual characteristics. May be of interest...
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Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: CUP AND PLATE QUESTIONS FOR TUESDAY 28TH JANUARY CUP AND PLATE QUESTIONS FOR TUESDAY 28TH JANUARY Questions set by the Waters Green Lemmings and the Bate Horntails. ROUND ONE: Q1: The characters Vladimir and Estragon appear? A: Waiting for Godot. Q2: What relation was Pliny the Younger to Pliny the Elder? A: Nephew. Q3: Which member of the Royal Family is nicknamed “Princess Pushy”? A: Princess Michael of Kent. Q4: What was the name of Perry Mason’s secretary? A: Della Street. Q5: What famous French film production/newsreel brand, established in 1896, was the first major movie corporation? A: Pathé (Pathé Frères - Pathé Brothers) Q6: Which King conferred the title “Royal and Ancient” on the Golf Club at St. Andrews? A: William IV. Q7: In which U.S. state is the vast majority of Yellowstone National Park? A: Wyoming. Q8: Which was the last British group to win the Eurovision Song Contest? A: Katrina and the Waves (in 1997 with Love Shine A Light). Q9: In October 2013, Sebastian Vettel won the F1 Driver’s Championship for the 4th consecutive time, but how many other people have achieved this feat? A: Three: (Juan Manuel Fangio; Alain Prost; Michael Schumacher). Q10: Which country finished third in the 1966 World Cup? A: Portugal. Q11: What was the surname of Art Historian and nun, Sister Wendy? A: Becket. Q12: What is the capital of Tajikistan? A: Dushanbe. Q13: Which Beatles album followed Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band? A: Magical Mystery Tour. Q14: Which detective was created by W J Burley? A: Wycliffe. Q15: Which of Enid Blyton’s Famous Five owned Timmy the Dog? A: George. Q16: In which prison was the television series “Porridge” set? Slade. Q17: Where in the human body is the radius? A: The forearm (accept arm). Q18: To which country do the islands of Spitzbergen belong? A: Norway. Q19: In which year was the Festival of Britain? A: 1951. Q20: In whose shop window did Bagpuss sit? A: Emily’s. Q1: At which English racecourse would you find Devil’s Dyke? A: Newmarket. Q2: Which is the largest moon in the Solar System? A: Ganymede. Q3: How many Nobel Prizes are usually awarded each year? A: Six: (Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace and Economics). Q4: Who was the last King of Italy?
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What is the liquid inside a coconut?
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Coconut milk or coconut water: What's the difference? | MNN - Mother Nature Network MNN.com > Food & Drink > Healthy Eating Coconut milk or coconut water: What's the difference? It seems everyone's going coconuts for this versatile seed. Here's the skinny on the health claims and myths. Photo: Shutterstock You may have seen the health hype: Photos of athletes sipping from a coconut shell while they tout the healthy benefits of coconut water — from boosting your metabolism to hydrating you post-workout. But is coconut water the be-all and end-all of sports nutrition and weight loss? And what about coconut milk ? Coconut milk comes from the flesh of the coconut. It’s high in calories and most of those calories are derived from fat, including saturated fat (the type we should only use sparingly), explains Bonnie Taub-Dix, RD, author of "Read It Before You Eat It" and a nutrition expert in New York. Look for fat content and note the amount of saturated fat in coconut milk – each 450-500 calorie cup contains about 50 grams of fat, of which 45 grams is saturated. “Many people confuse coconut milk with coconut water. The water is a thin liquid that is high in potassium and often used as a source of fluid to quench hydration,” says Taub-Dix. Coconut water is much lower in calories than coconut milk. Coconut water is about 45 calories per cup whereas coconut milk contains about 500 calories. (That’s six times what you'll find in a cup of skim milk — so a dairy replacement it is not.) While the milk is a delicious, sweet cream often used in mixed beverages, smoothies and cooking, if you’re watching your weight or have a history of heart disease or elevated cholesterol, you’ll want to limit your intake. Coconut milk contains iron, selenium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, protein and vitamins C, E, B1, B3, B5 and B6. “But the vitamins and minerals provided don’t outweigh the negative calorie and saturated fat content,” says Taub-Dix. And most of the health benefits are either myth or have been confused with coconut water. Coconut water , on the other hand is the newly touted sports drink, flying off shelves in gyms and yoga studios as the next hot thing. A report from New Nutrition Business says sales of coconut water doubled in 2011 and will reach an estimated $110 million nationwide. Yet people who live where coconuts grow have long drunk the sweet, nutty elixir of the coconut, the water that builds inside the shell of a young coconut. As the fruit ages, the water solidifies into the white meat and is pressed for milk or oil. But is coconut water really any better for you than regular water? Coconut water does contain sodium and potassium, two minerals that help balance fluids after exercise. “It is lower in calories than coconut milk and high in potassium, so it can be a good beverage to help hydrate,” says Taub-Dix. But while it may provide a salt and potassium wallop, it’s not a magical cure. Some of the claims being touted are that the drink boosts metabolism, helps with weight loss and replaces electrolytes better than sports drinks. A study in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise found coconut water replenishes body fluids as well as a sports drink and better than water but that athletes preferred the taste of sports drinks. Beyond that, studies don’t suggest that coconut water lives up to its hype of healing disease or promoting weight loss. For instance, there’s plenty of potassium in food and you’ll get all you need from eating a healthy diet rich in bananas, potatoes, kidney beans, spinach and lentils. And sports drinks, only needed if you’ve exercised vigorously for more than an hour, are still excellent hydrators at half the price. “I think people look for miracle cures and fixes in any new product,” says Taub-Dix. “I wouldn't rely on coconut water to boost metabolism or drop pounds.” If you like the taste of coconut water, it won’t hurt to indulge (unlike with coconut milk, which should be reserved for limited occasions.) If you’re going to drink it and can afford it (most brands cost $2-3 per s
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Cocoon articles and Butterfly life cycle Cocoon Tiny Animation Cocoon Animation: Play here a sample piece of above Cocoon animation. The four stages of Butterfly Life Cycle is presented in funny way to entertain children. More animation on insects will be added on Cocoon .Org. Bookmark Cocoon.Org to watch animations. Draw Butterfly in 4 Steps Caterpillar Climb : Tiny Animation Caterpiller Climb Play and watch this bit of animation to know about how the Caterpiller climbing the tree branch for its food. The other eating part of animation of this funny Cater piller can be seen on main animation above. Let us know your comments on all parts of the Cocoon.org animations. Cocoon Video Corner Cocoon to Butterfly. Watch Monarch Butterfly emerging from cocoon, start to finish! It's 5 minutes and 24 seconds long. Eric and Lara have just completed drawing the life cycle of the monarch butterfly in their practical notebook. On the previous day, their biology teacher explained the life history of the monarch. Eric and Lara were all admiration for the butterfly. The monarch undertakes long migrations. It lays eggs on the milk weed. Eggs hatch into caterpillars. The caterpillars eat and grow. When they mature, they attach themselves to a twig and enter the next stage called the chrysalis. The chrysalis is the most crucial stage in the life history of a butterfly. It is a cocoon inside which the larva undergoes metamorphosis. From the chrysalis emerges the young butterfly..... Home | Cocoon Articles | butterfly articles | cocoon stories | cartoons | coloring | Animations | Bookmark Us | search Contact Us COCOON.ORG Cocoon Articles and Butterfly Life Cycle! Life cycle of the butterfly in Flash Animations including cocoon, larva, pupa, caterpiller and butterfly This site is designed and powered by LaunchSolution.com COCOON.ORG IS DEDICATED FOR WORLD'S BUTTERFLY AND INSECTS STORIES Copy right content. No content is to be copied or produced without prior information to the site administrator. Please Contact for Butterfly site's links on Cocoon.Org. All content is copy righted. Thanks for Visit!.
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"According to Virgil's Latin epic poem ""The Aeneid"", who, during the Trojan War, made a wooden horse and filled it with soldiers that the Trojans took through the gates of Troy?"
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Aeneid Legends of Aeneas Aeneas , the Trojan hero who survived the war at Troy, was a subject of several legends. The official legend of Aeneas was that found in a Latin epic, The Aeneid, written by a Roman poet, Virgil or Vergil. According to this epic, Aeneas settled in Italy, not far from the present site of Rome. Ovid followed more or less Virgil's epic about Aeneas after the Trojan War. Ovid only give a brief sketch of Aeneas voyage to Italy and the war against the Latins; all this take place in Book 14 of the Metamorphoses. I will cover this legend, shortly, but in this introduction I would like us to look at the various legends of his survival. According to classical mythology, Aeneas was the son of Anchises . His mother was the Greek goddess Aphrodite or the Roman goddess Venus . A story of the conception of Aeneas can be found in the Homeric Hymns. One long hymn was dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite. The House of Troy had actually being divided into two branches: that of Dardania and that of Troy or Ilium. Aeneas actually belonged to the Dardania, a house older than Troy, but Troy became more powerful than Dardania. So in actual fact Aeneas was a Dardanian prince, not a Trojan. In the major epic of the Trojan War, titled The Iliad, which was written by Homer, Aeneas' role was minor. Despite this minor role in the epic, Homer says that Aeneas was second only to Hector as a warrior, on the Trojan side. Hector the son of King Priam of Troy and of Hecuba, was commander-in-chief of the Trojans and their allies, while Aeneas had served as second-in-command. In one scene, when Poseidon rescued Aeneas from the Greek champion, Achilles , the sea god saved him and mentioned to him that he was destined not only to survive Troy's fall, but becomes its new king. Homer doesn't mention Aeneas in his other epic, The Odyssey, which was devoted to the homecoming of the Ithacan hero Odysseus . When Troy was sacked, all authors mentioned that Aeneas had survived the war. In the fragments of two epic poems collected in the so-called Epic Cycle, they showed two very different outcomes for Aeneas after the war. According to The Little Iliad, Aeneas was captured, and given to Neoptolemus , son of Achilles as slave, along with Andromache , wife of Hector. He probably lived the rest of his life in Pharsalia. In the other Epic Cycle poem, The Sack of Ilium, Aeneas and his Dardanian followers were alarmed when two large sea serpents killed Laocoon and his son, before the Trojan Horse. Aeneas took this as a bad sign, so he gathered his followers returned to Mount Ida, leaving Troy to its fate, so Aeneas wasn't there when the city was captured. Neither of these two works mentioned Aeneas carrying his crippled father out of Troy or him sailing off from Troy to find a new home in Italy, which were found in The Aeneid. The mythographer Apollodorus also doesn't mention Italy. He does say however that Aeneas did carrying his father out of Troy, but he also says that the Greeks allowed him to leave the city because of his piety. However, this image of him escaping Troy with his father and son does appear in a 6th century BC vase painting. The earliest connections of Aeneas with Italy and Rome were found in the works of two Greek writers Hellanicus of Lesbos and Damastes of Sigeum. They actually say that Aeneas founded Rome. The earliest Latin works concerning Aeneas, comes from Marcus Porcius Cato, also known as Cato the Elder or Cato the Censor (234-149 BC), who wrote The Origines. Cato says that Aeneas married Lavionia, daughter of King Latinus of Latium, and founded Alba Longa. Such was the popularity of Aeneas that other people in the Middle Ages began associating their cultures and civilisations to the Trojans, in particular to Aeneas. In the prologue of the medieval Icelandic Edda, Snorri Sturluson had identified Troy with Asgard, and Aeneas with Vidar, son of Odin and survivor of Ragnarok. Snorri had associated the destruction of Asgard during Ragnarok, with that of Troy. According to the Welsh (pseudo-) historian, Geoffrey of Monmouth w
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Odysseus Greek Hero Roman Gods Odysseus and the Trojan War Odysseus was the king of Ithaca. He was one of the famous hero in the Trojan war and his adventures are detailed in Homer's great work Odyssey. He was clever, cunning and eloquent. When the time came for Helen of Troy to choose a husband, Odysseus was one of the suitors. He suggested that all suitors take an oath to protect the interests of whomever she choose. It was Menelaus who won the hand of Helen eventually. When Helen ran off with Paris to Troy, he feigned madness to avoid the war. He pretended to plough and sow salt instead of grains into the field. But when Palamedes placed his infant son, Telemachus, infront of the plow, he turned his plow away and his sanity was revealed. On the battlefield, Odysseus was courageous and employed his eloquences and wiles to defeat his enemies. He persuaded the Greek generals to award him, instead of Ajax, Achilles armor. He devised the trick of all tricks: the Trojan Horse, without which the Greeks would have never won the war. Going Home AFter the war, Odysseus had a difficult time getting home. While sailing home he encountered natives who offered visitors the fruit of lotus. Three of his crew entirely forgotten the mission after eating the food. Odysseus had to dragged them back to the ships. Cyclops He then sailed to another island and met savage, one-eyed giants known as Cyclops. He and twelve crew were trapped in a cave inhabited by one of the giants, Polyphemus. Odysseus escaped by blinding the giant and tying his remaining men and himself to the undersides of ram of the ogre's flock. Soceress Circe On another island, he met the soceress Circe who transformed a few of men into swine. With the help of Hermes, Odysseus forced Circe to change his men back. Circe became his mistress and served Odysseus and his crew for a full year. Afterwhich, he was to travel to the Underworld to seek out the counsel of Teiresias, the famed Theban soothsayer. Teiresias told him not to lay a hand on the immortal herds of cattle tendered by the daughters of Helius on the island of Thrinacia. Before he set off again, Circe also warned him about more dangers: the Sirens and the Wandering Rocks. Sirens Approaching the Sirens, Odysseus has his crew members filled their ears with beeswax and had himself bound tightly to the mast. The Sirens (birdwomen) seductive singing had caused many sailors to forget their purpose and abandon all acitivity until they died of starvation. After they escaped from the Sirens, they headed for the narrow Strait of Messina to avoid the Wandering Rocks. Why trying to avoid the whirpool Charybdis, six men were eaten by the Scylla: the long-necked, six headed beast. Divine Cattle After the harrowing escape, the crew finally stopped for rest in the island of Thrinacia. Odysseus warned them not to eat anything from the island. But when they their food stores were low, they killed some of the cattle of the sun-god, which Circe had warned them not to touch. This enraged the the daughters of Helius (sun-god). After they set sail again, Zeus sent a violent storm that killed everyone except Odysseus himself. He was washed ashore on the island of Calypso (daugher of Atlas), who became his her lover and wanted him to remain with her forever. He stayed for seven years until Zeus ordered Calypso to let him go. Odysseus sailed away on a tiny boat, but was again shipwrecked by another storm sent by Poseidon. He finally swam ashore on the island of the Phaeacians, where he was fed amd clothed and and escorted home to Ithaca, after 20 years. Kill the Suitors However, during Odysseus' absence, his wife, Penelope, though had remained faithful to him, was under enormous pressure to remarry. Upon his return, Odysseus killed the host of suitors who lived off his wealth for years while waiting for his wife to choose one of them as her second husband. The relatives of the killed suitors came back for vengeance. But Zeus and Athena intervened and brokered a peace between the two sides stopping the bloodbath. Copyright 2005-16, Greek-Myt
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Brittany Travel Guide - France - Eupedia Brittany Travel Guide Ouessant Island at dusk, Brittany. Introduction A peninsula jutting into the Atlantic in northwest France, Brittany (Bretagne in French) is considered as one of the six Celtic nations (along with Cornwall, Wales, Manx, Scotland and Ireland). It has been known historically as Lesser or Little Britain (as opposed to Great Britain). The modern region of Brittany, smaller than cultural and historical Brittany, occupies a territory 27,208 km2 (10,505 sq mi), slightly less than Belgium or the US state of Maryland. With 3.1 million inhabitants, it is the 7th most populous French region - as well in fact as the 7th largest and 10th richest based on the GDP per capita. A rugged land with a dramatic coastline and a deep ancestral connection to the sea, Brittany has never felt really like the rest of France, nor truly French. Its culture and history is more tied to the British Isles or the northern coast of Spain. The Breton language, although only spoken by some 200,000 people today, still plays a major role in the region's cultural identity. Breton is a Celtic language more closely related to Cornish and Welsh than either of them are to Irish or Scottish Gaelic. The reason is that Brittany was resettled in the 5th century by Britons from what is now England, escaping the Anglo-Saxon invasions. Famous people from the present-day region of Brittany include (chronologically): the explorer Jacques Cartier, the writer Fran�ois-Ren� de Chateaubriand, and the Nobel Peace Prize-winning climatologist Jean Jouzel. History Ever since the Neolithic, Brittany has had close ties with the Atlantic fringe of Europe, from Ireland to Portugal. Brittany was one of the most important centres of the Megalithic culture, and the stone alignements at Carnac are the most extensive menhir collections on Earth. The Bronze Age witnessed the arrival of the Indo-Europeans (the Proto-Celts) from Central Europe, who brought the old Megalithic culture to an end. Brittany's rich mineral deposists, notably of gold and tin ore, were highly valued by the new Celtic elite. The region was known to the Romans as Armorica. Only after the British migrations of the 5th and 6th centuries did the peninsula acquire its modern name. A Kingdom of Brittany arose at the onset of the 7th century. Divided in three kingdoms (Vannes, Domnon�e and Bro�rec), then reunited, Brittany becomes a vassal duchy of the Kingdom of France in 936. It would however remained de facto independent until the marriage of Anne of Brittany to Charles VIII of France in 1492, followed by the offcial Union of Brittany and France in 1532. Attractions
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Quia - French Life- Teacher's Discovery Trivia Java Games: Flashcards, matching, concentration, and word search. French Life- Teacher's Discovery Trivia Tools What percentage of the French people are raised Catholic? 90% Which is faster, the rapide, the express, or the omnibus? the rapide What is an Hôtel de Ville? a town hall At what age do children begin a lycée? 15-16 Where do the French people prefer to die? at home What color are the uniforms of the agents de police? blue In which hand do the French hold the fork while eating? left What is the national greeting in France? kisses on each cheek In France, which type of wedding is required by law: civil or religious? civil What fraction of the French live in Paris? one sixth France is 2nd to what other country as leading exporters of food and drink? United States Where would you find a couchette? on a train What good is a jeton? token for pay telephone For which must one pay tuition: école maternelle or jardin d'enfants? jardin d'enfants What do children hunt at Easter? eggs What is the legal voting age in France? 18 How many children does the average married couple have? two Are the French taking more or less leisure time than before? more What kind of men are pictured on French money? artists, writers If you call en PCV, who pays? the person you are calling What do the French people do upon leaving each other? Shake hands What is the French attitude toward public displays of affection? they ignore it or greet it with a smile In France, a person is guilty until proven innocent: true or false? true What is the age for getting a driver's license? 18 At a formal dinner, where do most host and hostess sit? at ends opposite each other What is Maxim's? What is the largest airline in France? Air France Do windows usually swing inwards or outwards? inwards What are the colors of the French flag? red, white, and blue In what does Père Noël put candies? in shoes When is the French Labor Day? May 1 What is celebrated on November 11? Memorial Day, end of World War I What do the French do after Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve? go home and eat a big dinner Where would you most likely find Par Avion written? on an envelope ("airmail") How many kilometers equal one mile? 1.6 Is a liter more of less than a gallon? less What is the primary religion of France? Roman Catholicism When do the French celebrate La Toussaint? November 1 What percentage of the world does not use the metric system? 10 If a taxi is available in Paris, will the light be on or off? on How many cents are in a euro? 100 What is the unit of money in France? the euro What is meant by francophone? French-speaking person/nation
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Hells Angels set to descend on Ottawa this weekend | Globalnews.ca July 21, 2016 9:54 am Updated: July 21, 2016 12:10 pm Hells Angels set to descend on Ottawa this weekend By National Online Journalist, Politics Global News RCMP officers stop an Alberta member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang at a roadblock during the 2008 Canada Run in Langley, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Darryl Dyck What is this? Sponsored content is written by Global News' editorial staff without any editorial influence by the sponsor. If you'd like to learn more... X What is this? Sponsored content is written by Global News' without any editorial influence by the sponsor. If you'd like to learn more... - Listen A mandatory meeting for all Canadian chapters of the Hells Angels biker club kicks off Thursday in Ottawa, with hundreds of members of the notorious gang expected to descend on the nation’s capital. Police forces on both sides of the Ottawa River have beefed up the number of officers on patrol and will be monitoring the situation closely, but officials say the public has little to worry about. In short: leave the bikers alone during the four-day event, and they’ll do the same. “This event will result in a large increase in the number of motorcycles on our roads,” noted Ottawa Police Inspector Michel Marin in a release. “This is a reminder to all road users to share the road and respect speed limits.” The centre of the action is expected to be a Hells Angels Nomads 5th Chapter clubhouse in Carlsbad Springs, about 25 minutes southeast of downtown Ottawa. But Hells Angels members may also be putting in appearances at bars, restaurants and other venues across the city. READ MORE: N.S. police on alert as Hells Angels makes return to province The so-called “Canada Run” is a mandatory meeting for the club members, and includes at least one massive motorcycle ride. Anyone who doesn’t attend faces a steep fine paid to the club. The in-person meeting is partly designed to allow club members to talk to one another without being wiretapped or monitored by police, but it would be highly unusual to see any criminal activity during the event, officials have said. The last mandatory run was held four years ago in Saskatoon, and there were no major incidents. The same was true for previous runs held in Langley, B.C., and Windsor, ON. Det. Staff Sergeant Len Isnor, coordinator with the Biker Enforcement Unit of the Ontario Provincial Police, said the OPP, the Ottawa police and the Gatineau police will all be watching the gathering closely. “Policing partners will be responding to any unlawful activity, in an appropriate and professional manner, while having a zero tolerance approach to crime during the weekend gathering.” There is normally a group photo taken during the run, although the location of the shot has not been made public. Police are reportedly hoping it won’t be staged on Parliament Hill. © 2016 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
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Inns of Court Inns of Court Other organisations Inns of Court The Inns provide support for barristers and students through a range of educational activities, lunching and dining facilities, access to common rooms and gardens and the provision of various grants and scholarships. Anyone wishing to join the Bar must join one of the Inns, which are responsible for "Calling" barristers to the Bar. The Inns also have a role in administering disciplinary tribunals to deal with more serious complaints against barristers. Gray's Inn The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn lies to the north of the Strand (and the two Temples) and to the south of High Holborn (and Gray's Inn). The present character of Lincoln's Inn owes much to the fact that its precincts and buildings - the medieval Hall and Gateway abutting onto Chancery Lane, the late seventeenth century New Square in the centre, and the magnificent Victorian gothic Great Hall and Library beside Lincoln's Inn Fields - survived nearly unscathed the devastations of the Blitz. Striking as they are, these buildings are not merely architectural and historical tourist attractions, but provide the professional home for many practising members of the Bar and educational facilities for the training of students. It is to meet those needs that the Inn exists, and on which it expends the bulk of its resources. Website The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple Inner Temple occupies the eastern half of a site, known as the Temple, which was chosen by the crusading Knights Templar in the twelfth century as their London headquarters. The round church which they constructed there, modelled on the Church of St. Sepulchre in Jerusalem, still forms part of the Temple Church. By the mid-fourteenth century, when the royal courts became permanently sited in Westminster, the Temple had become a home for lawyers who formed two societies there, the Inner and the Middle Temple, each occupying one of the halls constructed by the Templars on the site. Their status was formally recognised in 1608, when James I granted the land jointly to them in perpetuity for the accommodation, entertainment and education of students and practitioners of the law. Although the buildings which it occupies have changed considerably over time, the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple continues to fulfil this role to the present day. Website The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple Middle Temple occupies the western half of the land known as the Temple, formerly the London headquarters of the Knights Templar which lies between Fleet Street and the Embankment on the edge of the City of London. The Inn has occupied its present site since the mid-14th century when this Society rented the land from the Knights Hospitaller, who had acquired it following the fall of the Knights Templar. After the Reformation the Temple became the property of the Crown until 1608 when King James I conveyed the lands of the Temple to the Societies of Inner Temple and Middle Temple. The records of the Inn date back to 1501. Website The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn There has been law teaching on the site of Gray’s Inn since the reign of Edward III. The first habitation known to have been on or close to the site of the present Hall was the Manor House of the ancient Manor of Purpoole, meaning "the market by the lake". The Manor House was the London residence of the De Gray family, who had strong links with the Wales and Chester Circuit, and a number of lawyers and their families came to live and work here and formed the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn. The Inn was heavily bombed in the second World War. In May 1941 the Hall, Chapel, Library and Offices were badly damaged. All were rebuilt after the War and, since all the original stain glass windows and wood panelling had been removed at the start of the War and sent away for safe keeping, the original interior remains the same.
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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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From the archive, 7 March 1972: The origins of the Bickershaw festival | From the Guardian | The Guardian From the archive, 7 March 1972: The origins of the Bickershaw festival Originally published in the Guardian on 7 March 1972 Revellers at the Bickershaw music festival, 1972. Photograph: John Smart/Daily Mail /Rex Features Share on Messenger Close Bickershaw is a tiny mining village near Wigan. It was last heard of for its colliery band, which kept winning prizes in the thirties, and rehearsed in the Foresters Arms. Now the pub is to become the headquarters of a three-day festival of "contemporary arts, crafts, and music" on May 5, 6, and 7 which could bring 150,000 people to community of 1,566. "The Bickershaw Festival," the organisers claimed in a letter to the local council, "differs from all previous festivals in one vital aspect. This is a festival of contemporary arts – arts such as theatre, music, art exhibitions, sculpture, poetry - not merely a pop festival. And an entirely different festival means an entirely different audience." We asked the festival organiser, Jeremy Beadle, if he could back up this claim. Mr Beadle used to run "Time Out," a guide to what's on in the North-west. He was in the offices of the North-west Arts Association when the festival's promoters rang to ask for the name of someone who could book theatre groups. He got the job. "All the festivals in the past," Mr Beadle said, "have been pop music. People have been absolutely inundated with blasts of music which eventually become boring. You've needed the stamina of a stud to survive the blast of rock. At Bickershaw there will be a variety of events between groups." The main arena will have three stages and there will also be a mobile theatre and circus tent. The list of experimental theatre groups under contract or invited reads like a fringe directory – from Moving Being to the Ken Campbell Roadshow. Exhibitions include John Lennon's lithographs and Private Eye cartoons. "We are balancing the acts to link the media," Mr Beadle says. "Other festivals categorise art: what we are trying to do is break down the barriers." Fine, familiar words: but isn't there more to making them meaningful than assembling a jamboree of rock and theatre groups and hoping for the best? Mr Beadle agreed. He was inviting multi-media acts like Cosmic Circus, which combines John Fox's Welfare State theatre group and Mike Westbrook's jazz band in a "creative fusion." (Some would say confusion.) As for the rock groups – which will be announced in the next seven or ten days - Mr Beadle said: "We are inviting groups which are difficult to categorise because they do more than just play rock. They've got something to say and they don't just say it through music." What if it rains? "All festivals have taken this gamble," Mr Beadle says. "We have chosen the driest time of year for the area, according to Meteorological Office records. All the stages are covered so that the acts can still go on." Why Bickershaw? "The geography. It's four miles from the M6 and two miles from the East Lancashire Road to Liverpool, Manchester, and the M62 to Yorkshire." What about the local residents? The festival was first announced in the local papers to test opinion. The council decided to oppose it and organise a petition, but the festival's public relations seems to be having some effect. "Pop festival hits big opposition," said the Wigan Observer's headline on February 4: a week later the reader's letters were headed: "Support for big pop festival." "Woodstock," Mr Beadle says, "before the festival was quiet and economically depressed. Now it's a boom town." Despite choosing the "driest time of the year for the region," the festival is remembered as one of the wettest and foggiest festivals ever. However, Robin Denselow reported that "much of the music was excellent," with the likes of The Grateful Dead, Captain Beefheart, Donovan and the Kinks performing. Jeremy Beadle later went on to find fame as a TV prankster. More information about the Bickershaw festival can be found at ukrockfest
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The truth about my friend Boris and my feud with Earl Spencer - Telegraph South Africa The truth about my friend Boris and my feud with Earl Spencer In an exclusive interview, Old Etonian and Bullingdon Club member Darius Guppy tells of his colourful life and why he refuses to reinvent himself . Image 1 of 3 Darius Guppy with Charles Spencer, for whom he was best man. The two later fell out spectacularly Photo: REX Image 1 of 3 Darius Guppy and Benedict Marsh are driven away from Snaresbrook Crown Court having been found guilty Photo: GRAHAM TROTT Image 1 of 3 Darius Guppy: Since serving his prison sentence he has slipped, quite deliberately, off the radar Photo: PA By Jane Flanagan, in Cape Town 9:00PM GMT 20 Feb 2010 Darius Guppy is sporting a black and bloodied nose – a mishap from a martial arts sparring session, he is quick to point out. It may be twenty years since he achieved almost pantomime villain status in the drama surrounding Diana, Princess of Wales, but his feistiness remains undimmed. In those days he was rarely out of the newspapers. Best man at the wedding of Princess Diana's brother, Earl Spencer, the two fell out spectacularly. A member of the Bullingdon Club, of which David Cameron and Boris Johnson were also members, he was later accused of conspiring with Mr Johnson to beat up a journalist. And, most notoriously, he was jailed for his part in a £1.8 million insurance scam that could have come straight from a Hollywood script. Related Articles Darius Guppy: our world balances on a sea of debt 21 Feb 2010 Since serving his prison sentence he has slipped, quite deliberately, off the radar, moving first to Ireland and then South Africa. Now, in an exclusive interview with The Sunday Telegraph, he speaks for the first time of those escapades and the life he has carved out for himself, and says: "I have no desire to reinvent myself – if that were the case I'd hire a PR agent." With Mr Cameron, his Old Etonian schoolmate, bidding to become Prime Minister of a country in economic turmoil, he also expresses strong views, in an essay for the paper, about the moral failings of the banking system. He talks of the importance of religion, and family in his life; and – an issue very close to his heart – loyalty. As a young man, he moved in the most elite circles, but when his father lost his home and almost everything he owned in the Lloyd's insurance meltdown, his son swore revenge. He set out to restore the family fortune by faking a robbery in which he claimed he had lost a stash of gems. Lloyd's paid up within weeks and Mr Guppy – at the age of 25 – was a millionaire. However, the audacious plot was uncovered when he and his co-conspirators were betrayed by an accomplice and he was later jailed. Since his release in 1996, he has lived with his family in quiet obscurity, but accepts that he may only be remembered for his gems heist or his alleged appetite for revenge. Tapes emerged last year of a telephone conversation between Mr Guppy and Boris Johnson , then a journalist with The Daily Telegraph. Mr Guppy wanted his old school and university friend to track down a News of the World reporter who had been making inquiries into his personal life and have him beaten up. The Mayor of London's shambling part in the phone call, in which he is heard to agree – albeit reluctantly – to try to discover the reporter's address, continues to be used by political opponents to question Mr Johnson's own integrity. Mr Guppy leans forward on the large sofa in his wife's study, apparently anxious to correct some of the 'facts' that have been reported about the scandal. But far from denying the incident, he wants to establish his true motive. "Let me be clear, on those tapes where I'm talking to Boris, I didn't want that chap from the News of the World beaten up because he was investigating any criminal allegations. "I wanted him sorted out because I thought he was looking to smear members of my family, including my wife-to-be," he explains. "The only remorse I feel is that I didn't finish the job. I should be given a m
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Pakistani cricket scandal - the worst match-rigging scam or just the latest? | Daily Maverick Being uninformed is so last season 29 December 2016 19:42 (South Africa) Sport Pakistani cricket scandal - the worst match-rigging scam or just the latest? Sipho Hlongwane Sipho Hlongwane Sipho Hlongwane is a writer and columnist for Daily Maverick. His other work interests also include motoring, music and technology, for which he has some awards. In a previous life, he drove forklift trucks, hosted radio shows, waited tables, and was once bitten by a large monitor lizard on his ankle. It hurt a lot. Arsenal Football Club is his only permanent obsession. He appears in these pages as a political correspondent. Sport 30 Aug 2010 07:03 (South Africa) The Pakistani match-fixing scandal of 2010 is the biggest cricketing scandal since Hansie Cronje claimed, “The devil made me do it”. Or, if it isn’t yet, it’s going to be, thanks to Pakistan’s entirely predictable and entirely wrong response. By SIPHO HLONGWANE. On 29 August, News of the World broke the story of how a businessman and club owner named Mazhar Majeed had fixed the Lord’s Test between England and Pakistan. According to the report, Majeed and four Pakistani players were in on the fix. “In the most sensational sporting scandal ever, bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif delivered THREE blatant no-balls to order. Their London-based fixer Mazhar Majeed, who let us in on the betting scam for £150,000, crowed ‘This is no coincidence’ before the bent duo made duff deliveries at PRECISELY the moments promised to our reporter. Armed with our damning dossier of video evidence, Scotland Yard launched their own probe into the scandal.” Police have reportedly confiscated the phones of four Pakistani cricketers who were named by Majeed as being part of the fix: Amir, Asif, wicket keeper Kamran Akmal as well as skipper, Salman Butt. There are three other unnamed players Majeed said he controlled. Scotland Yard said they’d “arrested a 35-year-old man on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud bookmakers”, after the News of the World report. The fix, according to Majeed, was made on “brackets”, or groups of 10 overs in a Test match. Usually, betters wager on how well a player will do in 10 overs, based on their performance in the first three. For instance, if a batter gets a good run rate in the first three overs, punters will back that player to keep that rate up for the duration of the bracket. However, fixers could bribe the player to suddenly slow his rate down in a certain over, making those who were in on the fix large amounts of money by betting on the sudden loss of form or turnabout. Photo: Two of the accused, Pakistan's captain Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir at the end of the first day of the fourth cricket test match against England at Lord's cricket ground in London August 26, 2010. Picture taken August 26, 2010. REUTERS/Philip Brown News of the World said Majeed supplied information to crooked bookies and spread betters. However, Majeed’s information is so detailed, down to the exact moment when a no-ball will happen, that he probably had spot betters (where the risks are much higher) in his pocket as well. The world of cricket is still reeling from the revelation that a good portion of the Pakistani team is allegedly corrupt. Former International Cricket Council president Ehsan Mani said, “It has come as an absolute shock to me. I don't know how this could happen. What was the Pakistan team management doing? I also blame the ICC anti-corruption unit, when a newspaper could uncover all this, what was the unit doing? It is a shame for cricket.” Many others, including former players, administrators and politicians are calling for those found to have been involved in the scam to be banned for life. The Guardian’s Richard Williams was most crestfallen in his assessment of the unfolding events. “Cricket was never a wholly clean game,” he wrote in his Guardian blog. “Whatever we like to imagine, it has seldom been entirely free from the dangerous lure of money, whether it was gent
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How much does a second-class stamp cost? | Reference.com How much does a second-class stamp cost? A: Quick Answer As of September 2014, the price for a Royal Mail Second Class letter stamp is 53 pence. This stamp is valid for letters and postcards up to 100 grams being mailed within the United Kingdom. Full Answer According to Royal Mail, a letter may have a maximum length of 240 millimeters and a maximum width of 165 millimeters, and be no more than 5 millimeters thick. A large letter may be no more than 353 millimeters long, 250 millimeters wide, 25 millimeters thick and may weigh no more than 750 grams. Postage for a Second Class large letter ranges from 73 pence to £2.01, depending on weight. All postage prices are exempt from Value Added Tax.
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World's Easiest Quiz How long did the Hundred Years War last? 116 years Which country makes Panama hats? Ecuador From which animal do we get cat gut? Sheep and Horses In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? November What is a camel's hair brush made of? Squirrel fur The Canary Islands are named after what animal? Dogs What was King George VI's first name? Albert What color is a purple finch? Crimson Where are Chinese gooseberries from? New Zealand
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Concorde takes off - Jan 21, 1976 - HISTORY.com Concorde takes off Publisher A+E Networks From London’s Heathrow Airport and Orly Airport outside Paris, the first Concordes with commercial passengers simultaneously take flight on January 21, 1976. The London flight was headed to Bahrain in the Persian Gulf, and the Paris to Rio de Janeiro via Senegal in West Africa. At their cruising speeds, the innovative Concordes flew well over the sound barrier at 1,350 miles an hour, cutting air travel time by more than half. The flights were the culmination of a 12-year effort that pitted English and French engineers against their counterparts in the USSR. In 1962, 15 years after U.S. pilot Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier, Britain and France signed a treaty to develop the world’s first supersonic passenger airline. The next year, President John F. Kennedy proposed a similar U.S. project. Meanwhile, in the USSR, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev ordered his top aviation engineers to beat the West to the achievement. There were immense technical challenges in building a supersonic airliner. Engines would need to be twice as powerful as those built for normal jets, and the aircraft’s frame would have to withstand immense pressure from shock waves and endure high temperatures caused by air friction. In the United States, Boeing tackled the supersonic project but soon ran into trouble with its swing-wing design. In England and France, however, early results were much more promising, and Khrushchev ordered Soviet intelligence to find out as much as possible about the Anglo-French prototypes. In 1965, the French arrested Sergei Pavlov, head of the Paris office of the Soviet airliner Aeroflot, for illegally obtaining classified information about France’s supersonic project. Another high-level Soviet spy remained unknown, however, and continued to feed the Soviets information about the Concorde until his arrest in 1977. On December 31, 1968, just three months before the first scheduled flight of the Concorde prototype, the fruits of Soviet industrial espionage were revealed when the Soviet’s TU-144 became the world’s first supersonic airliner to fly. The aircraft looked so much like the Concorde that the Western press dubbed it “Konkordski.” In 1969, the Concorde began its test flights. Two years later, the United States abandoned its supersonic program, citing budget and environmental concerns. It was now up to Western Europe to make supersonic airline service viable before the Soviets. Tests continued, and in 1973 the TU-144 came to the West to appear alongside the Concorde at the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport. On June 3, in front of 200,000 spectators, the Concorde flew a flawless demonstration. Then it was the TU-144’s turn. The aircraft made a successful 360-degree turn and then began a steep ascent. Abruptly, it leveled off and began a sharp descent. Some 1,500 feet above the ground, it broke up from overstress and came crashing into the ground, killing all six Soviet crew members and eight French civilians. Soviet and French investigators ruled that pilot error was the cause of the accident. However, in recent years, several of the Russian investigators have disclosed that a French Mirage intelligence aircraft was photographing the TU-144 from above during the flight. A French investigator confirmed that the Soviet pilot was not told that the Mirage was there, a breach of air regulations. After beginning his ascent, the pilot may have abruptly leveled off the TU-144 for fear of crashing into this aircraft. In the sudden evasive maneuver, the thrust probably failed, and the pilot then tried to restart the engines by entering a dive. He was too close to the ground, however, and tried to pull up too soon, thus overstressing the aircraft. In exchange for Soviet cooperation in the cover-up, the French investigators agreed not to criticize the TU-144’s design or engineering. Nevertheless, further problems with the TU-144, which was designed hastily in its bid to beat the Concorde into the air, delayed the beginning of Sovie
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Round the World Flights Graf Zeppelin (LZ-127) The Only Airship to Fly Round-the-World The Graf Zeppelin (LZ-127) was built by the Zeppelin Company. The commercial flights of the Graf Zeppelin, along with the Hindenburg, pioneered the first trans-Atlantic air service. The Graf Zeppelin was completed in 1928. The first trial flight was made on September 18, 1928, followed by additional flights on September 20, 26, 28, October 2 and 8th. On October 11, 1928 the Graf Zeppelin departed Friedrichshafen, Germany on its first trans-Atlantic crossing to Lakehurst, New Jersey. In 1929 the Graf Zeppelin left Friedrichshafen to make the first flight round-the-world by an airship. Here's the complete story of this most famous and memorable trip in the history of air transportation: The round-the-world flight attempt really began on May 14, 1929 when the Graf departed from Friedrichshafen for its trip to Lakehurst. It didn't get too far when an engine breakdown forced a landing at Cuers, France. The engine was repaired and the Graf returned to Friedrichshafen. Mail carried on board the Graf received a one-line cachet reading "Due to mishap the flight was delayed for the first America trip". It became known as the "Interrupted America Flight." The mail was held at Friedrichshafen until August 1, 1929 when the Graf made another attempt to cross the Atlantic for Lakehurst (Leg #0). The delayed mail was backstamped in New York on August 5, 1929. Lakehurst was to become the official point of origin for the round-the-world trip. William Randolph Hearst had paid $100,000 dollars to finance this round-the-world trip conditioned on it beginning when it passed the Statue of Liberty in New York. On August 8, 1929 piloted by Dr Hugo Eckener, the Graf departed Lakehurst for its return flight to Friedrichshafen arriving there on August 10th (Leg #1). It carried a crew of forty with twenty two passengers and thousands of pieces of mail. Amongst the passengers were Charles E. Rosendahl (US Navy Commander of the Zeppelin, Los Angeles), Lieutenant Jack Richardson, Lady Grace Drummond Hay (Hearst Press Rep) and Sir Hubert Wilkins (Arctic explorer). On August 15th the Graf then left Germany for Kasumigaura Naval Air Station near Tokyo, Japan arriving there on August 18th (Leg #2). On August 23rd the Graf bade farewell to Japan and headed for the United States flying over San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge arriving at Los Angeles, California on August 26th (Leg #3). The following day it left LA for Lakehurst, New Jersey arriving there on August 29th (Leg #4). The Graf then returned to Friedrichshafen arriving there on September 4th (Leg #5). As you can see, the Graf Zeppelin round-the-world trip would be viewed from two perspectives. The Germans saw the round-the-world flight from Friedrichshafen to Friedrichshafen (Leg #2 to Leg #5 - 12 days, 11 hours, 28 minutes flying time). The Americans would view the same round-the-world flight from Lakehurst to Lakehurst (Leg #1 to Leg #4 - 12 days 11 minutes flying time). Schedule of Distances: Leg #0 Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst, NJ 4391 miles Leg #1 Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen, Germany 4391 miles Leg #2 Friedrichshafen to Tokyo, Japan 6988 miles Leg #3 Tokyo to Los Angeles 5998 miles Leg #4 Los Angeles to Lakehurst 2996 miles Leg #5 Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen 4391 miles Special cachets and other postal markings were applied by each country (Germany, Japan and the United States) to the mail carried by the Graf Zeppelin on its round-the-world journey. Postal rates from the United States: From Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen (#1) $1.05 letter/$0.35 card From Lakehurst to Tokyo, Japan $2.05 letter/$1.03 card From Lakehurst to Los Angles $3.02 letter/$1.51 card From Lakehurst to Lakehurst $3.52 letter/$1.76 card From Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen (#5) $1.20 letter/$0.60 card Postal rates from Japan: From Tokyo to Los Ang
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Following the awarding of city status to St. Asaph earlier this year, there are now six cities in Wales. Which city is first alphabetically?
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Wales Wales Motto: “Cymru am byth” ( Welsh ) “Wales Forever” or “Long live Wales” Location of Wales (dark green) – in Europe (green & dark grey) – in the United Kingdom (green) Status ( listen) ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain . [8] It is bordered by England to the east , the Irish Sea to the north and west, and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2011 of 3,063,456 and has a total area of 20,779 km2 (8,023 sq mi). Wales has over 1,680 miles (2,700 km) of coastline and is largely mountainous, with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), its highest summit. The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate . Welsh national identity emerged among the Celtic Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales is regarded as one of the modern Celtic nations . Llywelyn ap Gruffudd ‘s death in 1282 marked the completion of Edward I of England ‘s conquest of Wales, though Owain Glyndŵr briefly restored independence to Wales in the early 15th century. The whole of Wales was annexed by England and incorporated within the English legal system under the Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542 . Distinctive Welsh politics developed in the 19th century. Welsh Liberalism , exemplified in the early 20th century by Lloyd George , was displaced by the growth of socialism and the Labour Party . Welsh national feeling grew over the century; Plaid Cymru was formed in 1925 and the Welsh Language Society in 1962. Established under the Government of Wales Act 1998 , the National Assembly for Wales holds responsibility for a range of devolved policy matters . At the dawn of the Industrial Revolution , development of the mining and metallurgical industries transformed the country from an agricultural society into an industrial nation; the South Wales Coalfield ‘s exploitation caused a rapid expansion of Wales’ population. Two-thirds of the population live in south Wales , mainly in and around Cardiff (the capital), Swansea and Newport , and in the nearby valleys . Now that the country’s traditional extractive and heavy industries have gone or are in decline, Wales’ economy depends on the public sector , light and service industries and tourism . Wales’ 2010 gross value added (GVA) was £45.5 billion (£15,145 per head, 74.0% of the average for the UK, and the lowest GVA per head in Britain). Although Wales closely shares its political and social history with the rest of Great Britain, and the vast majority of the population speaks English , the country has retained a distinct cultural identity and is officially bilingual . Over 560,000 Welsh language speakers live in Wales, and the language is spoken by a majority of the population in parts of the north and west. From the late 19th century onwards, Wales acquired its popular image as the “land of song”, in part due to the eisteddfod tradition. At many international sporting events, such as the FIFA World Cup , Rugby World Cup and the Commonwealth Games , Wales has its own national teams, though at the Olympic Games , Welsh athletes compete as part of a Great Britain team . Rugby union is seen as a symbol of Welsh identity and an expression of national consciousness. Contents 16 External links Etymology The English words “Wales” and “Welsh” derive from the same Germanic root (singular Walh , plural Walha), which was itself derived from the name of the Celtic tribe known to the Romans as Volcae and which came to refer indiscriminately to all Celts and, later, to all inhabitants of the Roman Empire. The Old English -speaking Anglo-Saxons came to use the term Wælisc when referring to the Celtic Britons in particular, and Wēalas when referring to their lands. [9] The modern names for some Continental European lands (e.g. Wallonia and Wallachia ) and peoples (e.g. the Vlachs via a borrowing into Old Church Slavonic ) have a similar etymology. [9] [10] [11] [12] Historically in Britain , the words were not restricted to modern Wales or to
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BBC - Wales - Katherine Jenkins biography Katherine Jenkins biography top Last updated: 28 March 2011 In 2004, at the age of 23, Katherine Jenkins signed the largest record deal in UK classical recording history. But it was hardly an overnight success for this mezzo-soprano from Neath. By the age of seven, Katherine's early interest in pop had given way to a love of classical music, and she began taking piano lessons and joined the local choir. My three ambitions have always been to sing at the Millennium Stadium and the Sydney Opera House, and to get to number one in the classical charts. I can't believe I've done all three. Katherine Jenkins In the decade that followed she represented Wales three times in the Choirgirl Of The Year competition, twice won the BBC Radio 2 Welsh Choirgirl Of The Year contest, and won the BET Welsh Choirgirl Of The Year. She was a member of the Royal School of Church Music Cathedral Singers and the National Youth Choir of Wakes. Katherine won a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music in London and graduated with honours. In October 2003 she sang at a mass honouring the Pope's silver jubilee at Westminster Cathedral. The same month she supported Aled Jones on tour, before performing at the Sydney Opera House as a special guest of Max Boyce . Since then she has become the official mascot for the Wales rugby team. Before the 2003 Rugby World Cup she recorded the Welsh team's official song, a version of Bread Of Heaven backed by a 100-piece male voice choir. Prior to that, she'd sung the Welsh national anthem Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium before the Wales/England game. "I was so nervous before," she said, "but as I walked along the tunnel 70,000 people were singing Delilah. I just felt so at home that I wasn't the least bit nervous. I sang, walked off, and halfway up the tunnel I turned to jelly." Released in April 2004, Katherine's classical chart-topping debut album Premiere, is a mix of old standards including Ave Maria and The Lord Is My Shepherd, plus a smattering of traditional Welsh songs and new interpretations of classic tunes by Handel, Bach, Erik Satie and others. Before signing to Universal Classics, Katherine had worked as a music teacher. The catalyst for her pursuit of success was the death of her father when she was just 15 years old. In 2004 she performed at Westminster Cathedral, Sydney Opera House, the Royal Albert Hall and Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. In October the same year, Katherine's second album, Second Nature, was released, reaching number 16 in the UK pop charts. 2005 saw appearances at Tsunami Relief Cardiff and the G8 concert, Live 8, in Berlin. Katherine also became the new forces' sweetheart, performing at the VE Day anniversary concert at Trafalgar Square, at which she was introduced by Dame Vera Lynn. She went on to perform for the troops in Iraq in December 2005 and 2006. Following the release of Katherine's third album, Living A Dream, in October 2005, her three albums occupied the first three positions in the classical crossover music charts, making her the first artist to achieve this. The album earned Katherine her second Classical Brit award, following her win the previous year for Second Nature. Her fourth, Serenade, was released in 2006, followed by Rejoice in 2007 and Sacred Arias in 2008, her last recording for Universal before signing with Warner Music for allegedly the biggest classical recording deal in history. The album Believe was released in 2009. Katherine's high profile has led to appearances on many different platforms. She's had a cameo role in Emmerdale; modelled on the catwalk for Naomi Campbell's Fashion Relief charity event; appeared in The Apprentice and the Last Night Of The Proms in Hyde Park; toured with ballerina Darcey Bussell in their Viva La Diva tour; and sang alongside Rhydian Roberts in the X Factor final In 2010, she was a mentor on the ITV show, Popstar to Operastar, and made her TV acting debut in the Doctor Who Christmas special. Bookmark this page:
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Our Paint | Farrow & Ball The F&B Difference Farrow & Ball paints are born and bred in Dorset, England. We’ve resided here since John Farrow, and fellow paint pioneer, Richard Ball first founded the company in 1946. Their passion for making paint to original formulations, using only the finest ingredients and age-old methods, is matched by our craftsmen today. There is true alchemy to our paints. It’s the high levels of pigment, rich resin binders, and the high refractory nature of our key ingredients that produces our signature immersive depth of colour. And, to ensure our paint meets our obsessively high requirements, we scrupulously test every batch before it even reaches the tin. There’s a reason Stiffkey Blue is the precise colour of the extraordinary mud found at Stiffkey beach in Norfolk! With interior and exterior, modern and traditional finishes available in a carefully edited palette of 132 colours, our paints are created to shape homes around the world. Discover Our Range One of the more distinguishing attributes of Farrow & Ball is our paint names. Always distinct and rooted in the past, our names create a lot of conversation! Generally these names are inspired by nature and our Dorset surroundings, found in historic houses or named after friends of Farrow & Ball. Discover Nancy's Blushes St Giles Blue, for example, is named after a colour we found a few miles away from our Dorset home in the hallway at 17th century St Giles House, whereas colours such as, Charlotte’s Locks and Nancy’s Blushes are named after the fiery red hair and rosy cheeks of people we know and love.
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Project MUSE - A Continuing Checklist of Shaviana A Continuing Checklist of Shaviana John R. Pfeiffer I. Works by Shaw Shaw, Bernard. The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God. Chicago: Trafalgar Square, 2007. 75 pp., illustrated. List: $15.95. Not seen. ———. Androcles and the Lion. Bel Air, Calif.: Dodo Press, 2007. Paper. List: $10.99. Not seen. Other Shaw titles with this imprint at $10.99 unless otherwise noted: Methuselah ($21.99), Cashel, Dark Lady, Doctor's, Getting Married ($12.99), Great Catherine, Heartbreak ($12.99), Irrational ($23.99), John Bull, Superman ($14.99), Man of Destiny, Mrs Warren, Perfect Wagnerite, Press Cuttings, Pygmalion, and Blanco Posnet. ———. Androcles and the Lion. Edited "for modernity" by George Arthur Lareau (does not apply to other titles listed below). Amazon.com : Kindle ed., 2007. List: $7.99 in August; $1.60 in September. Not retrieved. The "product description" erroneously informs us that "it won the Nobel Prize for literature." Kindle edition titles are a 2007 innovation by Amazon.com. The selling points are ease of use on a specialized "reader" and speed of "wireless via Amazon Whispernet" delivery to the reader. Particulars are available on the Amazon.com home Web site. At least twenty-one Shaw titles are advertised, priced at $1.60 unless otherwise indicated: Annajanska, Augustus, Caesar ($0.95), Candida, Cashel Byron, Devil's, Doctor's, Fanny's, Great Catherine, How He Lied, Irrational, John Bull, Major Barbara, Preface to Major Barbara, Superman, Man of Destiny, Misalliance, Mrs Warren, O'Flaherty, Overruled, Press Cuttings, and Pygmalion. ———. Androcles and the Lion, Overruled, and Pygmalion. Eastbourne: Gardner's Books, 2007. Not seen. Other Shaw titles with this imprint: Methuselah, Caesar, Cashel and Bashville, Doctor's, Dramatic Opinions, Fabian Essays, Getting Married, Heartbreak Great Catherine [End Page 272] and Playlets of the War, Irrational, Love Among the Artists, Misalliance and Dark Lady, On Going to Church, Philanderer, Plays Pleasant and Unpleasant, Quintessence, Three Plays for Puritans, An Unsocial Socialist, and The Wisdom of Bernard Shaw. ———. Arms and the Man. Ed. J. P. Wearing. London: Methuen Drama, 2008. New Mermaids series. Not seen. One of five Shaw plays to be released in the New Mermaids series of classic plays. The others are Major Barbara, ed. Nicholas Grene; Mrs Warren, ed. Norma Jenckes; Pygmalion, ed. L. W. Conolly; and Saint Joan, ed. Jean Chothia. ———. Arms and the Man. Temecula, Calif.: Peacock Books, 2008. List: $20.52. Not seen. ———. Aventuras de una negrita en busca de Dios. Trans. Benito Gómez Ibánez. Barcelona: Galaxia Gutenberg, 2007. List: $27.05. Not seen. Spanish translation. ———. Captain Brassbound's Conversion. Titus Digital Publishing Pvt. Ltd., 2008. List: $12.19. Accessed on Amazon.com . Not seen. Also publishes Superman, Pygmalion, and An Unsocial Socialist. ———. Cashel Byron's Profession. Cambridge, Mass.: IndyPublish, 2007. List: $46.99. Not seen. Also publishes Devil's Disciple and Doctor's Dilemma. ———. Cashel Byron's Profession. Rockville, Md.: Tark Classic Fiction, 2008. List: $9.99. Not seen.CS.C ———. Cashel Byron's Profession; also The Admirable Bashville. Whitefish, MT: Kessinger Publishing, 2007. List: $40.05. Not seen. Also publishes Fabian Essays, Heartbreak, Love Among the Artists, and Plays Pleasant and Unpleasant. ———. "The Cinema as a Moral Leveller" (June 27, 1914). Reprinted in the New Statesman, May 28, 2007, 62. ———. Dark Lady of the Sonnets as Sonnetternas mörka dam. In Shakespeares älskade. Trans. Ulf Liljedahl. Lund: Ellerstrom, 2007. Not seen. Swedish translation. ———. The Devil's Disciple. Charleston, S.C.: BiblioBazaar, 2007. List: $9.99. Not seen. Also publishes Heartbreak, John Bull, Superman, and Pygmalion. See also More Short Works of George Bernard Shaw, below. ———. Don Juan in Hell. Mineola, N.Y.: Dover Publications, 2007. List: $2.00. Also publishes Heartbreak House ($2.00), Major Barbara ($2.00). and Pygmalion ($1.50). No frills paper texts at bargain prices. ———. "82 'Irrevere
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In which war were the sieges of Mafeking, Kimberley and Ladysmith lifted following the arrival of reinforcement British troops under the command of Lord Kitchener and Lord Roberts?
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Battle of Stormberg - The Boer War Battle of Stormberg General Gatacre’s disastrous reverse, the first battle of ‘Black Week’ British troops hauling a gun up the railway line The previous battle in the Boer War is the Battle of Modder River The next battle in the Boer War is the Battle of Magersfontein War: The Boer War Date: 9th and 10th December 1899 Place: Stormberg Valley in the Eastern Cape Colony, South Africa. Combatants : British against the Boers Lieutenant General Sir William Gatacre the British commander at the Battle of Stormberg on 9th/10th December 1899 Generals: Major General Sir William Gatacre against General Olivier. Size of the armies: 2,600 British against 1,700 Boers. Arms and equipment: The Boer War was a serious jolt for the British Army. At the outbreak of the war British tactics were appropriate for the use of single shot firearms, fired in volleys controlled by company and battalion officers; the troops fighting in close order. The need for tight formations had been emphasised time and again in colonial fighting. In the Zulu and Sudan Wars overwhelming enemy numbers armed principally with stabbing weapons were kept at a distance by such tactics, but, as at Isandlwana, would overrun a loosely formed force. These tactics had to be entirely rethought in battle against the Boers armed with modern weapons. In the months before hostilities the Boer commandant general, General Joubert, bought 30,000 Mauser magazine rifles, firing smokeless ammunition, and a number of modern field guns and automatic weapons from the German armaments manufacturer Krupp, the French firm Creusot and the British company Maxim. Unfortunately for the Boers they chose to buy high explosive ammunition for their new field guns. The war was to show that high explosive was largely ineffective in the field, unless rounds landed on rocky terrain and splintered the rock. The British artillery relied upon air-bursting shrapnel which was highly effective against infantry in open country. There were many reports of Boer ammunition failing to explode. It seems likely that this will have been due to a lack of training for the Boer gunners in the use of shells which needed to be fused before firing. Boer Wapenschouwing or shooting competition before the South African War Once the war was under way the arms markets of Europe were closed to the Boers, due to the British naval blockade, and the error in ammunition selection could not be remedied. The commandoes, without formal discipline, welded into a fighting force through a strong sense of community and dislike for the British. Field Cornets led burghers by personal influence not through any military code. The Boers did not adopt military formation in battle, instinctively fighting from whatever cover there might be. Most Boers were countrymen, running their farms from the back of a pony with a rifle in one hand. These rural Boers brought a life time of marksmanship to the war, an important advantage further exploited by Joubert’s consignment of smokeless magazine rifles. Viljoen is said to have coined the aphorism “Through God and the Mauser”. With strong field craft skills and high mobility the Boers were natural mounted infantry. The urban burghers and foreign volunteers readily adopted the fighting methods of the rest of the army. Other than in the regular uniformed Staats Artillery and police units, the Boers wore their every day civilian clothes on campaign. After the first month the Boers lost their numerical superiority, spending the rest of the formal war on the strategic defensive against British forces that outnumbered them, although operating with aggression when led by the younger generation of leaders like De Wet. British tactics, developed on the North-West Frontier of India, Zululand, the Sudan and in other colonial wars against badly armed tribesmen, when used at Modder River, Magersfontein, Colenso and Spion Kop were inappropriate against entrenched troops armed with modern magazine rifles. Every British commander mad
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Free Flashcards about GK 6 Which horse was involved in the 1913 incident that killed Emily Davison? Anmer What is the meaning of "discursive"? digressing from subject to subject What was the German 'Jugendstil' known as in Britain and the USA? Art Nouveau The artists Odilon Redon and Fernand Khnopff were most closely associated with which artistic movement? Symbolism What nationality was artist Fernand Khnopff? Belgian What is the meaning of 'post hoc, ergo propter hoc'? "After which, therefore because of which" In which year did BBC Radio 2, in the guise of the BBC Light Programme, start broadcasting? 1945 What radio programme used the signature tune "At The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal" by Bryan Fahey? Pick of The Pops Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain, was which Roman writer's father-in-law? Tacitus Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain, was recalled in disgrace by which Emperor? Domitian Which Iron Age tribe had a capital at Emain Macha in Ulster? Ulaid Who had a 1955 Number 1 with "Softly, Softly"? Ruby Murray Who had UK hits with "Be My Love" and "Because You're Mine"? Mario Lanza Who took "Rose Marie" to No 1 spot in the UK IN 1954? Slim Whitman In 1955 Jimmy Young had a No 1 single with "The Man From..." - where? Laramie Which singer was the indirect cause of 1944's Columbus Day Riot? Frank Sinatra In which year did "Rock Around The Clock" hit No 1 in both the UK and the US? 1955 Both "boogie-woogie" and "rock and roll" supposedly got their names from what? Euphemisms for sex Who coined the term "Rhythm and Blues"? Jerry Wexler Which Cleveland DJ is usually credited with coining the term "rock n roll" to apply to the music of that style? Alan Freed Which band were originally called "The Rambling Yodeller And The Sandmen"? Bill Haley & The Comets Who had a 1950s hit with "Be-Bop-A Lula"? Gene Vincent and The Blue Caps Which chemical elements occupy positions 89-103 on the Periodic Table? Actinides What name is given to a 3D co-ordinate system with three planes, x, y, and Z? Cartesian What are the names given to the three sides of a right-angled triangle? Hypotenuse, Base, Altitude If theta represents the angle opposite the altitude in a right angled triangle, a is the altitude, b the base and c is the hypotenuse, what is sinθ equal to? a/c If theta represents the angle opposite the altitude in a right angled triangle, a is the altitude, b the base and c is the hypotenuse, what is cosθ equal to? b/c If theta represents the angle opposite the altitude in a right angled triangle, a is the altitude, b the base and c is the hypotenuse, what is tanθ equal to? a/b (or sinθ/cosθ) What is the meaning of sin(squared)θ? sinθsinθ An object that has both magnitude and direction in space Which letters are traditionally used for the three base vectors? i, j, k Who had a 1962 Number 1 with "Wonderful Land"? The Shadows Which artistic group was founded in 1911 by Kandinsky and Marc? Der Blaue Reiter Artist Franz Marc was born in wRhich country? Germany Who painted "Luxe, Calme et Volupte"? Matisse Who is generally held to be the originator of the Suprematist art movement? Malevich The artists Boccioni, Carra and Severeni, all Italians, belonged to which movement? Futurism What was the real name of The Big Bopper, who died in a plane crash along with Buddy Holly? JP Richardson What was the stage name of the singer Rosemary Brown? Dana Which country singer got to No. 1 in the UK with "Coward Of The County"? Kenny Rogers Who composed "The Stars And Stripes Forever"? John Phillip Sousa Who composed the waltz "Tales From The Vienna Woods"? Johann Strauss Robert-Francois Damiens attempted to assassinate (and failed, although he did wound) which king? Louis XV of France When was the Seven Years' War? 1756-63 Whose final work was 1804's "Opus Postumum"? Kant The Pregolya River, which features in Euler's 'Seven Bridges'problem, runs through which city? Kaliningrad Who wrote 1848's "The Principles Of Political Economy"? John Stuart Mill What is defined as "the composite of an organism's observable traits"? Phenotype The Japanese word 'hara',
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Learn All About The Six Wives Of Henry VIII, Their Lives & Deaths | Historic Royal Palaces Find out more about the lives (and deaths) of Henry VIII's six wives Katherine of Aragon Divorced The first of Henry VIII's six wives, Katherine of Aragon (1485-1536) was a Spanish princess who was married to Henry for 18 years before he began divorce proceedings in his desperation to re-marry and produce a male heir. Katherine had been pregnant six times but only one daughter, Princess Mary, later Mary I , had survived. Dying in 1536, Katherine wrote to Henry: 'Lastly, I make this vow, that mine eyes desire you above all things. Farewell.' Anne Boleyn Beheaded The second of Henry VIII's six wives, Anne Boleyn (c1501-1536) was married to the King for only three years from 1533-1536. Instead of the sought after male heir, Anne was pregnant with another princess, Elizabeth (later Elizabeth I ). Anne was supported by religious reformers but was also hated by many at court. After a miscarriage, her fate was sealed and she was arrested (and later executed at the Tower of London) for adultery and incest. Jane Seymour Died Jane Seymour (c1509-1537) was the third of Henry VIII's six wives and the only wife to provide the King with the much longed for son and male heir. Having married Henry in May 1536, she gave birth to Prince Edward (later Edward VI) at Hampton Court Palace in 1537 but died soon afterwards. Henry had his son but grieved: 'Providence has mingled my joy with the bitterness of the death of her who brought me this happiness.' Anne of Cleves Divorced Anne of Cleves (1515-1557) was the fourth of Henry VIII's six wives and at 24 was half Henry's age when they married in January 1540. Henry first saw Anne of Cleves in a painting by Hans Holbein but in the flesh, Henry found Anne unattractive and began pursuing one of her maids of honour, Catherine Howard. After six months the marriage was annulled yet Anne remained in England and on good terms with Henry VIII. He commanded that she be treated as 'the king's sister' Catherine Howard Beheaded Henry VIII's fifth wife was an alluring teenager named Catherine Howard (c1522-1542). Married three weeks after his second divorce, rumours of Catherine's past and present love affairs reached a furious Henry. She was arrested at Hampton Court Palace and later taken to the Tower of London where she was beheaded in February 1542, aged about 21. Kateryn Parr
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Elizabeth Woodville: Edward IV's Controversial Queen By Jone Johnson Lewis Updated December 22, 2016. Known for: role in the Wars of the Roses and in the succession between the Plantagenets and Tudors; character in Shakespeare's Richard III (Queen Elizabeth); title character in 2013 television series The White Queen Occupation: Queen Consort to Edward IV Dates: about 1437 - June 7 or 8, 1492 Also known as: Lady Grey, Elizabeth Grey, Elizabeth Wydevill For a list of her children and other family members, see below the biography. Elizabeth Woodville (about 1437 - June 7 or 8, 1492) Most sources stress that Elizabeth Woodville, who married a king, was herself a commoner or minor noble, but it is worth noting that her mother, Jacquetta of Luxembourg , was the daughter of a Count and a descendant of Simon de Montfort and his wife, Eleanor, daughter of England's King John . Jacquetta was the wealthy and childless widow of the Duke of Bedford, brother of Henry V , when she married Sir Richard Woodville. Her sister-in-law Catherine of Valois also married a man of lower station after she was widowed. continue reading below our video 10 Facts About the Titanic That You Don't Know Two generations later, Catherine's grandson Henry Tudor married Jacquetta's granddaughter, Elizabeth of York . Elizabeth Woodville was the eldest of the children of Richard Woodville and Jacquetta, of whom there were at least ten. Maid of honor to Margaret of Anjou , Elizabeth married Sir John Grey in 1452. Grey was killed at St. Albans in 1461, fighting for the Lancastrian side in the Wars of the Roses. Elizabeth petitioned Lord Hastings, Edward's uncle, in a controversy over land with her mother-in-law. She arranged a marriage between one of her sons and one of Hasting's daughters. How Elizabeth met Edward is not known for certain, though an early legend has her petitioning him by waiting with her sons beneath an oak tree. Another story circulated that she was a sorceress who bewitched him. She may have simply known him from court. Legend has her giving Edward, a known womanizer, an ultimatum that they had to be married or she would not submit to his advances. On May 1, 1464, Elizabeth and Edward married secretly. Edward's mother, Cecily Neville , Duchess of York, and Cecily's nephew, the Earl of Warwick who had been an ally of Edward IV in winning the crown, were arranging a marriage for Edward with the French king. When Warwick found out about Edward's marriage to Elizabeth Woodville, Warwick turned against Edward and helped restore Henry VI briefly to power. Warwick was killed in battle, Henry and his son killed, and Edward returned to power. Elizabeth Woodville was crowned Queen in Westminster Abbey on May 26, 1465. Both her parents were present for the ceremony. Elizabeth and Edward had two sons and five daughters who survived infancy. Elizabeth also had two sons by her first husband. One was an ancestor of the ill-fated Lady Jane Grey . Her extensive and, by all accounts, ambitious family was favored heavily after Edward took the throne. Her eldest son from her first marriage, Thomas Grey, was created Marquis Dorset in 1475. Elizabeth promoted the fortunes and advancement of her relatives, even at the cost of her popularity with the nobles. In one of the most scandalous incidents, Elizabeth may have been behind the marriage of her brother, 19 years old, to the widowed Katherine Neville , the wealthy Duchess of Norfolk, 80 years old. But the "grasping" reputation was enhanced—or created—first by Warwick in 1469 and later Richard III, who each had his own reasons for wanting Elizabeth's and her family's reputation to be diminished. Among her other activities, Elizabeth continued her predecessor's support of Queen's College. When Edward IV died suddenly on April 9 , 1483, Elizabeth's fortunes changed suddenly. Her husband's brother, Richard of Gloucester, was appointed Lord Protector, since Edward's eldest son, Edward V, was a minor. Richard moved quickly to seize power, claiming—apparently with support of his mother, Cecily Neville —that the child
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Siege of Derry » Somme Memorial Loyal Orange Lodge 842 - Surrender Or You'll Die On 19th April, a Jacobite trumpeter approached the Southern Gate to ask if Governor Lundy's promise of an easy surrender would be kept. He returned bearing the message that the city would be defended to the last man and that the people had nothing but contempt for their former Governor. The next day, a high ranking Jacobite officer, Claude Hamilton was sent to offer terms, which effectively was an ultimatum. It would not be carried out if the citizens submitted to James. Adam Murray who received the message, would be commissioned a colonel in the Jacobite army and receive a gift of £1,000, if he persuaded the people to submit. Murray's reply was: "The men of Londonderry have done nothing that requires a pardon and own no sovereign but King William and Queen Mary. It will not be safe for your Lordship to stay longer or to return on the same errand. Let me have the honour of seeing your through the lines." When the encounter was reported to James, he returned to Dublin and left the siege in the hands of General Maumont and Richard Hamilton. The Siege of Derry The siege began on 20th April with a battering of the city, but the besieging army had a shortage of artillery which would be needed for a full-scale assault on the city walls. However, guns and mortars placed in Captain Stronge's orchard on the other side of the Foyle were able to fire on the city with deadly effect. The mortars were particularly terrifying, since their high trajectories sent bombs crashing through the roofs of houses. The defenders were equipped with about twenty artillery pieces which had been supplied by the London companies, including one called "Roaring Meg" which was a gift from the Fishmongers of London. Conditions within the overcrowded city became desperate as shortage of food and disease began to take their toll. Conditions for the Jacobites were scarcely much better, with inadequate shelter in very wet conditions. However the hardships, strengthened the resolve of the Protestants and on 21st April, Murray led an attack against the besiegers, outside the city walls. During this attack General Maumont was killed, struck by a musket ball fired by Murray. There were several more attacks on the Jacobite troops and several high ranking officers were taken prisoner. Two French banners were hung in the Cathedral's chancel as trophies. The Boom that Crossed Foyle's Shores Due to the obvious determination of the Protestant garrison, the Jacobites decided to change tactics - if they could not defeat the people, they would blockade the city and starve them into submission. A boom was erected across the Foyle between Charles Fort and Grange Fort. It was intended to stop ships bringing aid to the besieged city. There were two booms: the first was made of such heavy materials that is was broken up by the current. The second was made of fir beams, chained and cabled together and light enough to float on the surface. A Dutch map from the period showing the city walls, the boom and key landmarks The basic Jacobite strategy was to blockade the city until the defenders were forced to surrender. However, there were a number of encounters between the opposing forces during the siege. The first occurred on 31 April when Murray led his cavalry to attack the Jacobites near Pennyburn Mill. He was forced to retreat, but as he did so he led the Jacobite cavalry into an ambush prepared by the infantry. On 6 May, Murray successfully led a attack on Windmill Hill, which had been captured by the Jacobites on the previous day. About a month later a more serious battle was fought at Windmill Hill, where the defenders suffered heavy losses and were driven back to the walls of the city. News of the city's plight reached William and he sent an expedition under the command of Lt. General Percy Kirke. Alth
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London - Sidney Street Siege - British Pathé This video has no sound Description "Houndsditch Assassins at bay, Besieged by soldiers and Armed Police." MS group of policemen and civilians standing across street in a line in a a pose for the camera (14). MS two Scots Guards and some civilians by a terraced house (25). Guard, man and small girl by doorway (33). CS three policemen and a civilian (44). A large body of policemen with some Scots Guards armed with rifles beside a shop (W. Walker, at north end of Sidney Street) (63). "The maxim gun proceeding to fight". (66). Line of Guards with rifles running along street past camera. (80). Street with trams; soldiers on horseback with field guns (no Maxim gun visible) in tow (109). "Troops firing at the murderers in Sydney (sic) Street" (112). MLS view across street at W. Walker shop, line of soldiers, some crouching, with body of police behind them (119). Shop with name M. Abraham (no. 123); soldier runs through doorway to the left; man (Special Branch?) fires a pistol from the doorway (129). A soldier aiming rifle and firing from doorway of restaurant at no. 129 (139). "Mr. Winston Churchill, Home Secretary, watching the battle with the chiefs of Police and Detectives" (143). CS men in bowler hats walk past camera (144). MS corner shop no. 114 with group of officials, armed policemen and on the far left Winston Churchill; he talks to his neighbours and gesticulates (166). View across street (no. 129, next to W. Walker in background) with Churchill at the head of a group of officials and policemen looking leftwards (171). Jump cut to closer shot, Churchill then moving out of shot to left (175). "The Besieged House catches Fire" (179). Firemen pulling hose from engine (187). view over wall at smoke rising from back of 100 Sidney Street (200). Policemen walking left past W. Walker shop (209). View along Sidney Street showing no. 100 on fire to left, fire engine in street, civilians watching, fire hose in action (244). "Removing the bodies of the murdered and injured firemen" (247). Ms view down at doorway to no. 100 looking past fire engine ladder as a body is carried out followed by other injured firemen (279). View down at crowded street, people stepping out of the way as fire engine goes past, bell ringing (291). Large crowd of civilians in street (298). Similar view of large crowd (310). Similar shot, many looking at the camera (318 ft). Notes: the Siege of Sidney Street took place on the 3rd of January 1911 after police learned of the hiding place (100 Sidney Street) of some of the anarchists implicated in the earlier murder of three policemen in Houndsditch. The two men in the house were both killed. The title referring to a 'murdered' fireman is incorrect - one died when firemen entered the house when the siege was over and part of it collapsed. Winston Churchill was then Home Secretary and was much criticised for being present. Alternative Spelling for search purposes: Sydney Street. This is last item on digibeta 3474. Tags
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Dr Temperance Brennan and Sealey Boothe are the main characters in which TV crime show?
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Temperance Brennan | Bones Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia List of Appearances Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan Booth, born Joy Ruth Keenan is a forensic anthropologist and works at the Jeffersonian Institute in Washington, D.C. She works with her husband Special Agent Seeley Booth to solve cases which require her expertise. He nicknames her "Bones", referring to her job as a forensic anthropologist. She hates this at first, but eventually comes to accept. In The Movie in the Making she admits she still dislikes the nickname. They seem to have a fairly comfortable working relationship, despite the differences in their personalities. Temperance's character is very loosely based on author Kathy Reichs. Portrayed by Emily Deschanel, Brennan is a strong female lead. Although the character is named after the heroine in Reichs' crime novel series, her characterization was based on Reichs herself rather than the books' protagonist. [1] Along with her work at the Jeffersonian, Brennan is a best-selling novelist . Her best friend and fellow co-worker is forensic artist Angela Montenegro . Aside from Angela, Dr. Brennan has a band of 'squints' (a term given by Agent Booth to describe what scientists do - "they squint at things"), specifically entomology expert Dr. Jack Hodgins, Dr. Camille Saroyan, a forensic pathologist who is Dr. Brennan's boss, and formerly (through Season 3) Dr. Zack Addy, a bone trauma expert who was also once Dr. Brennan's graduate student. Angela: How do you deal with the fear? Bones: I have this. (Takes out her 50 Caliber 500) Angela: Oh, my gosh. That--That thing is huge. Wow, that like movie huge. Edit Brennan works at the Jeffersonian Institute in Washington D.C., and is paired with Special Agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz) to work on cases that require both their expertise. He nicknames her "Bones," referring to her job as a forensic anthropologist. The pair are married, and live together with their daughter and son. Though originally the pair denied a romantic relationship, she and Booth tended to spend more and more time together outside work as the series progressed. The two have "intimate" conversations about their past and present, and they often had lunch or dinner together. Also, Booth taught Brennan how to skate, and traveled with her to England and China. After several near-misses, the two finally became intimate one night after a crisis, resulting in Brennan conceiving the couple's first child, a daughter they named Christine after Brennan's deceased mother. The couple purchased a house together, and eventually married, after a long, bizarre waiting period due to Christopher Pelant threatening to kill five innocent people if Booth married Brennan or told her why they weren't getting married. Along with her work at the Jeffersonian Institute, Brennan is a best-selling novelist and writes about a fictional anthropologist, Kathy Reichs (this is a nod to the real-life Kathy Reichs, who writes about a fictional anthropologist named Temperance Brennan). Due to her book sales, Brennan is a very wealthy woman. She was told by her publisher that she would never have to work again, but she stays at her job at the Jeffersonian out of choice and love for what she does. Brennan was part of the class of 94 in Burtonsville, Maryland. (The Death of the Queen Bee) In one episode, The Man in the Morgue, it is said she is trained in three types of martial arts. In Aliens in a Spaceship, it mentions that Dr. Brennan was currently studying karate. The known list of Brennan's diverse talents is expanded in Double Trouble in the Panhandle, as it is revealed she is a trained amateur highwire performer. Also of note are Brennan's intimate knowledge and understanding of forensic anthropology and kinesiology, often being compared to the police detective Columbo for her seemingly unintelligent appearance toward suspects, which have given her an aptitude for gaining clues from the body movements of other people (The Woman in the Garden, The Truth in the Lye, The Girl with the Curl) and contribute toward her martial arts p
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The Terry McCann Years 1979-1989 The Terry McCann Years: 1979-1989 'The Minder' Click for details When the series began it focused on Arthur Daley's over worked and under paid Minder, Terry McCann played by Dennis Waterman. The idea for Minder came from writer Leon Griffiths, who had previously written many scripts for film & television. The inspiration for the show came from stories he had heard in North London drinking clubs. Leon's original title for the series was simply 'The Minder' and many of his original ideas on how he envisaged the series can be read in his novel 'Minder - A Novel By Leon Griffiths' published around three months before the first series started in July 1979. In this novel we learn a little more about how Arthur & Terry came to meet each other, Terry's involvement in boxing and his criminal record as well a little background on Arthur Daley and even his wife's first name (which the book tells us is Sarah). After writing scripts for the first series, Leon suffered a stroke and did not return to writing for the show until its third series in 1982. Because of this, several regular script writers contributed to the series, including Tony Hoare and Andrew Payne. 'Minder how you go' - 1985 Interview with Leon Griffiths Leon Griffiths continued to write for the series until the end of its sixth series in 1985 and he sadly passed away in June 1992. After Minder had reached the end of its fifth series in 1985, most involved believed it would be the end of the show. Leon's final contribution to the series was the final episode of the sixth series 'Waiting For Goddard'. At this time Leon Griffiths was interviewed about Minder. To read this short interview, click on the image above. George Cole & Dennis Waterman ... 'Fright' & 'The Sweeney' Little did they know that at this time they were soon to become the duo that was Arthur Daley & Terry McCann - enjoyed by millions each week in the 1980s. The superb 1970s police series 'The Sweeney' is really where the Minder story begins, also made by Euston Films. When 'The Sweeney' ended, Euston Films were looking for a new series for Dennis Waterman and the idea of Minder came along. Already an established actor, Dennis Waterman had become a familiar face on TV as a result of 'The Sweeney' and George Cole had appeared alongside him in this show in an episode called 'Tomorrow Man' in 1976. Click for details Interestingly, 'The Sweeney' was not the first time that George Cole and Dennis Waterman had been cast together. Even before 'Tomorrow Man', the pair had previously appeared in the 1971 thriller 'Fright' starring Susan George, Ian Banner, Honor Blackman and Roger Lloyd Pack. The film is about the story of a teenage babysitter Amanda (played Susan George) who arrives at the Lloyd home (Mr Lloyd played by George Cole) to babysit their young son for the evening. Mrs Lloyd (played by Honor Blackman) is hiding a shocking secret that could cost Amanda her life. Dennis Waterman plays the role of Amanda's boyfriend. This is the first time the two actors had appeared together on screen though neither of them was aware that they had appeared in the film until several years later when they were discussing the film while sitting in a car. They were unware of this as they appear in different parts of the film. When 'The Sweeney' ended and with Dennis Waterman already in place, Euston Films needed an actor to play Arthur Daley. Several actors were considered, including Denholm Elliot but eventually it was decided that George Cole would play the part of Arthur Daley. At that time Dennis Waterman had reservations about casting George Cole as he believed he was 'too posh' for the role. However, in no time the pair hit it off and it is reported that the pair worked very well together and had a great relationship both on and off screen. Opening Titles The original series of Minder had a very memorable opening sequence, where Terry is considering whether or not to accept a white Ford Capri from Arthur's car lot. Although it
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Otto Skorzeny Otto Skorzeny - "The most dangerous man in Europe" INDEX Otto Skorzeny (12 June 1908 � 5 July 1975) was an SS-Obersturmbannf�hrer (Lieutenant Colonel) in the German Waffen-SS during World War II. After fighting on the Eastern Front, he became known to the world in September 1943, when boastful German radio broadcasts hailed the previously unknown Skorzeny as "The most dangerous man in Europe" for his key role in the successful and daring airborne raid to rescue the ousted Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, who was secretly imprisoned at the almost inaccessible summit of Gran Sasso, the highest mountain in the Italian Apennines, on September 12, 1943. This was just the first of Skorzeny's successes as Hitler's commando leader. With the successes that followed, western media too, called Otto Skorzeny "The most dangerous man in Europe". Skorzeny was also the leader of Operation Greif, in which German soldiers were to infiltrate through enemy lines, using their opponents' language, uniforms, and customs. At the end of the war, Skorzeny was involved with the Werwolf guerrilla movement and the ODESSA network where he would serve as Spanish coordinator. Although he was charged with breaching the 1907 Hague Convention in relation with Operation Greif, the Dachau Military Tribunal acquitted Skorzeny after the war. Skorzeny fled from his holding prison in 1948, first to France, and then to Spain. Prewar years Otto Skorzeny was born in Vienna into a middle-class Austrian family with Polish roots which had a long history of military service. In addition to his native German, he spoke excellent French. In his teens, Otto once complained to his father of the austere lifestyle that his family was suffering from, by mentioning he had never tasted real butter in his life, because of the depression that plagued Austria after its defeat in World War I. His father prophetically replied, "There is no harm in doing without things. It might even be good for you not to get used to a soft life." In his memoir, regarding his school years, he noted "I recall that I found realistic subjects like mathematics, geometry, physics and chemistry quite easy, while I had to struggle with the foreign languages, French and English." He wanted to be an engineer like his father and brother, he added, thus he enrolled in the Technische Hochschule Wien on his eighteenth birthday. During the winter of 1928 to 1929, he took and passed his first state examinations. "The only political activity in which I participated during my school days was the official demonstration in favor of union with Germany", he noted in his memoir, but he did join a student organization that was soon absorbed into Heimwehr ("Home Guard"), which he said he was disappointed to see becoming a political party. In 1931, he received a degree in engineering and passed the final state examinations to be a certified engineer, quickly finding a job as a manager of a small building business. Though Skorzeny's skill as an engineer would later prove quite useful in planning his missions of terrorism and sabotage, his time in the Schlagende Verbindung (dueling society) 'Burschenschaft Markomannia' would prove the most influential part of his college experience. Skorzeny was a noted fencer as a university student in Vienna and fought his first duel during his freshman year. He engaged in thirteen personal combats. The tenth, in 1928 resulted in a wound that left a dramatic dueling scar�known in academic fencing as the coveted Schmiss (German for "smite" or "hit"), on his cheek - -the "scars of honor," which would earn him the nickname of "Scarface" among the Americans during World War II. Skorzeny would later credit his success in war to his experiences in the dueling society: During the war I never felt that afraid than when I had to fought my first single combat in front of my classmates. My knowledge of pain, learned with the sabre, taught me not to be afraid. And just as in dueling when you must concentrate on your enemy's cheek, so, too, in war. You cannot waste time on feinting
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World edition 2008 Ref.Nr. 01693: a "Travel Edition" in a red plastic carry case. Over 5.6 million votes have been registered, resulting in the following division of the English board, from GO onwards: Gdynia (Poland) - Community Chest - Taipei (Taiwan) - Income Tax - Monopoly Rail - Tokyo(Japan) - Chance - Barcelona (Spain) - Athens (Greece) - In Jail - Istanbul (Turkey) - Solar Energy - Kyiv (Ukrane) - Toronto (Canada) - Monopoly Air - Rome (Italy) - Community Chest - Sjanghai (China) - Vancouver (Canada) - Free Parking - Sydney (Australia) - Chance - New York (USA) - London (England) - Monopoly Cruise - Beijing (China) - HongKong (China) - Wind energy - Jerusalem (Israel) - Go to Jail - Paris (France) - Belgrade (Servia) - Community Chest - Cape Town (South Africa) - Monopoly Space - Chance - Riga (Latvia) - Super Tax and Montreal (Canada). It is striking that Riga, the capital of Latvia, a country where Hasbro sells its games since 2001, succeeded in coming so high on the board. It is a pity the "station spaces" haven't been utilized a more interesting way, e.g. referring to the first locomotive, balloon, ship and space capsule. To pay attention nevertheless to the 48 cities that did not come on the board a gallery of pictures of those cities have been put on top the property spaces. On an extra sheet going with the set a comment is given on these pictures and those on the properties. The same sheet also gives information on the pictures shown on the globe. The editions of some countries not represented on the game board do supply one or more stickers of the cities nominated by the country for the election. These can be put on any property wanted. Holland f.e. supplied such stickers for Amsterdam and Volendam, but Germany apparently didn't felt the need to add stickers for their nominated cities Frankfurt, M�nchen or Berlin. In this new presentation Mr. Monopoly looks different as well. With his "change of name" around 2000 he started to wear a red bow tie, but only 8 years later he is bearing a substantial silvery M bow tie. In addition he has a green band around his top hat. Up till now Rich Uncle Pennybag's cane had a pleasant round grip but since he has a new image the top of his cane is a sharp M. The banknotes of the edition with Ref.Nr. 01611 are printed in black on colored paper in the nominations:10k (white) - 50k - 100k - 200k - 500k - 1M and 5M (Monopoly dollars, symbol: M with 2 hor.lines). Instead of 2x a house the notes now show 2x a globe. (It looks like this currency will become standard for all countries since it is already applied in the German standard edition 00009 of 2008.) The Banker's tray is a blue insert of soft plastic in the under section of the box. It has 5 trays, of which one is for the property deeds and one for the banknotes. New in this version is the "Deal Button". With this little instrument the banker has to reduce the dealing time of an auction of a property. This time is randomly between13 and 50 seconds. The instructions on the Chance- and Community Chest cards can hardly be recognized. Except for substantial modifications in a number of cards, most of them are completely new and provided with a Did you know? - comment. It would be taking things to far to mention them all, but a few of them have to, like: Your travel company really hits the big time! Collect M2m. Did you know? The earliest British 'passport' was a note signed by the King or Queen, allowing the holder to travel freely. Pay M1m to host Dublin's Saint Patrick's Day festival. Host an exclusive karaoke club night in Tokyo, Japan. Collect M100k in ticket sales. Did you know? Karaoke was invented in Japan in 1984. Today, it is Japan's fourth most popular form of entertainment, behind cinemas, restaurants and bars. Spend M500k at Munich's Christmas market. Did you know? The roots of Mun
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Pumbaa | The Lion King Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Timon and Pumbaa argue “ Timon: Forget it, Pumbaa. I've been dragging you down long enough. I'm goin' home...and I suggest you do the same. Pumbaa: Oh, I—I would if I could, but I can't. Timon: Oh, sure you can, buddy. I won't stop you. Pumbaa: No, I mean...I don't have a home. Timon: You don't? What happened? Are you lost? No place good enough for ya? What, you're all alone in this big empty world? Oh...truth is...I'm all alone, too. Pumbaa, you're the only friend I've ever had. —Pumbaa ” The film begins with Timon and Pumbaa in a movie theater, watching the original film. Both of them appreciate the majesty that is " Circle of Life ", but Timon isn't willing to let the movie run its course. He fast-forwards the movie to when they first appear. Timon and Pumbaa argue for a moment, Pumbaa not wanting the audience to become confused and Timon complaining that they aren't in the first half. Finally, they agree to show the viewers about their backstories. Timon "hires" Pumbaa Pumbaa makes his first appearance a few days after Timon sets out to go to the big pointy rock at the indirect suggestion of Rafiki. While the meerkat walks through some high grass, he hears something groaning and stalking him. Thinking it's a predator, he flees, but it is merely Pumbaa, who seeks companionship. Timon is briefly against taking another animal with him, but he gives Pumbaa a once-over, taking in his sharp hooves and curved tusks, pleased by the fact that most animals will give him a pretty wide berth. Pumbaa isn't talking about these "weapons" but his flatulence problem. Despite this, Timon "hires" Pumbaa to take him to the big pointy rock. The warthog suggest they are friends, but Timon clarifies that they are only acquaintances for now. Pumbaa watches the pyramid of animals They head toward Pride Rock with high hopes, hopes that are squashed when they see a crowd gathered around it. Timon opts to "look beyond what he sees" (advice that Rafiki gave him before), thinking that his dream home will be in Pride Rock, but he is disappointed when he sees how many animals are there. Pumbaa offers to look behind the Pride Rock, and Timon accepts this idea as his, much to Pumbaa's shock. As the two try to cross through the crowd, Pumbaa, nervous from the various looks of the crowd, tries to get out of the crowd but accidentally farts when Timon pulls his tail, causing the animals around him to pass out from the smell. The other animals ahead believe that they are bowing, leading everyone to bow before Simba. Pumbaa thinks that his gas will be a problem to Timon, but the meerkat is very happy to have someone with powerful gas as a weapon. Timon calls Pumbaa to live with him near a small water spring and cave. There, Pumbaa makes a large nest for himself and a little nest for Timon. Timon casually takes Pumbaa's bed. However, the tolerant warthog peacefully goes to sleep in a small bed. He wishes Timon a good night, and the two fall asleep. The duo live there from the time Simba is an infant until the time he is a mischievous and boisterous cub. It's Simba's antics that drive them away. The stack of animals organized during "Shall we run for our lives?" " I Just Can't Wait to be King " is aggravated and unbalanced by Timon. The animals fall over, Pumbaa pulling Timon out of harms way as the tower falls. The two continue to search for their dream home. Along the way, Pumbaa tells Timon a story about a beautiful jungle that he once saw which could be exactly what Timon is looking for, but Timon says that such a place is just a fantasy and that he would continue to look for "beyond what he sees." Pumbaa reminds him that he will never know when he finds what he's looking for, but Timon still does not listen. The Elephant Graveyard is one of their choices for a home. Timon remarks that it has "good bones," but Pumbaa is apprehensive about its atmosphere. Eventually, the sight of various predators (Mufasa rushing to save the cubs and Scar singing " Be Prepared ") drives the two to press on. Pumbaa off
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1. What is the name of the hit show based on the songs of Abba? - Liverpool Echo News 1. What is the name of the hit show based on the songs of Abba? 2. Which “G” is the name of the Italian astronomer who improved the telescope so much as to discover that there were craters on the moon? Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email 2. Which “G” is the name of the Italian astronomer who improved the telescope so much as to discover that there were craters on the moon? 3. For which series of films were the actors Kenneth Williams and Sid James best known? 4. What is the name given to the largest bee in a hive? 5. Which alternative word for the Devil is a Hebrew word with translates as “Lord Of The Flies”? 6. On which TV island might you have found actor Ricardo Montalban? 7. Mozart’s opera, which was a continuation of The Barber Of Seville, was called The Marriage Of . . . who? 8. What is the nearest planet to the Sun? 9. What was the name of the road sweeper played by Roger Lloyd-Pack in Only Fools And Horses? 10. What connects the answers above? 11. What was the nickname of the first Spice Girl to go solo? 12. Which of the following events did Carl Lewis not win a gold medal for at the 1984 Olympics? Long Jump, 400m or 100m relay? 13. Which two actors were nominated for best actor awards at the Oscars in 1991, both for playing wheelchair-bound characters? 14. How is Eldrick Woods better known? 15. Who did Iain Duncan Smith beat in September, 2001, to become the leader of the Conservative Party? 16. Who was the main villain in the cartoon Wacky Races? 17. When the band Hear‘say formed, who was the oldest member at 24? 18. What is the name of the third book of the Bible? 19. What was advertised with Eva Herzagovia using the slogan “hello boys”? 20. Which model gave birth to her daughter, Lola, in September, 2002? 21. “All children, except one, grow up” is the opening line from which famous story? 22. How are Fizz, Milo, Jake and Bella better known collectively? 23. What number on the Beaufort Scale represents a hurricane? 24. In which film did Jodie Foster play a character called Tallulah? 25. What is pathophobia the fear of? 26. What was the title of the TV show Bonanza changed to? 27. What mountain range is the natural habitat of the llama? 28. What nationality was scientist Marie Curie? 29. Who played the title role in the TV series Worzel Gummidge? 30. Which toy was originally called the Pluto Platter when it was first introduced in 1957? 1. Mama Mia; 2. Galileo; 3. Carry On; 4. Queen; 5. Beelzebub; 6. Fantasy; 7. Figaro; 8. Mercury; 9. Trigger; 10. The song Bohemian Rhapsody; 11. Ginger Spice; 12. 400m; 13. Tom Cruise (for Born On The Fourth Of July) and Daniel Day-Lewis (for My Left Foot); 14. Tiger Woods; 15. Ken Clarke; 16. Dick Dastardly; 17. Kym Marsh; 18. Leviticus; 19. The Wonderbra; 20. Kate Moss; 21. Peter Pan; 22. The Tweenies; 23. 12; 24. Bugsy Malone; 25. Illness; 26. Ponderosa; 27. Andes; 28. Polish; 29. Jon Pertwee; 30. Frisbee Like us on Facebook Most Read Most Recent
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Doctor Zhivago - Lara's Theme - YouTube Doctor Zhivago - Lara's Theme Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Nov 7, 2007 Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. I have decided to disable the comments on this video due to spamming and rude comments about the fact that I used photos from both the 1965 film and the 2003 miniseries, the latter of which was NOT a remake, and has its own merits. I appreciated how popular this video has become and thank you for making that possible, and I hope you still enjoy the video. You can always watch and comment on my video using this theme music with clips from the 1965 movie: Photos from the film versions of "Doctor Zhivago" set to Lara's Theme from the 1965 film, performed by the 101 Strings Orchestra. Category
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1. What is the name of the hit show based on the songs of Abba? - Liverpool Echo News 1. What is the name of the hit show based on the songs of Abba? 2. Which “G” is the name of the Italian astronomer who improved the telescope so much as to discover that there were craters on the moon? Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email 2. Which “G” is the name of the Italian astronomer who improved the telescope so much as to discover that there were craters on the moon? 3. For which series of films were the actors Kenneth Williams and Sid James best known? 4. What is the name given to the largest bee in a hive? 5. Which alternative word for the Devil is a Hebrew word with translates as “Lord Of The Flies”? 6. On which TV island might you have found actor Ricardo Montalban? 7. Mozart’s opera, which was a continuation of The Barber Of Seville, was called The Marriage Of . . . who? 8. What is the nearest planet to the Sun? 9. What was the name of the road sweeper played by Roger Lloyd-Pack in Only Fools And Horses? 10. What connects the answers above? 11. What was the nickname of the first Spice Girl to go solo? 12. Which of the following events did Carl Lewis not win a gold medal for at the 1984 Olympics? Long Jump, 400m or 100m relay? 13. Which two actors were nominated for best actor awards at the Oscars in 1991, both for playing wheelchair-bound characters? 14. How is Eldrick Woods better known? 15. Who did Iain Duncan Smith beat in September, 2001, to become the leader of the Conservative Party? 16. Who was the main villain in the cartoon Wacky Races? 17. When the band Hear‘say formed, who was the oldest member at 24? 18. What is the name of the third book of the Bible? 19. What was advertised with Eva Herzagovia using the slogan “hello boys”? 20. Which model gave birth to her daughter, Lola, in September, 2002? 21. “All children, except one, grow up” is the opening line from which famous story? 22. How are Fizz, Milo, Jake and Bella better known collectively? 23. What number on the Beaufort Scale represents a hurricane? 24. In which film did Jodie Foster play a character called Tallulah? 25. What is pathophobia the fear of? 26. What was the title of the TV show Bonanza changed to? 27. What mountain range is the natural habitat of the llama? 28. What nationality was scientist Marie Curie? 29. Who played the title role in the TV series Worzel Gummidge? 30. Which toy was originally called the Pluto Platter when it was first introduced in 1957? 1. Mama Mia; 2. Galileo; 3. Carry On; 4. Queen; 5. Beelzebub; 6. Fantasy; 7. Figaro; 8. Mercury; 9. Trigger; 10. The song Bohemian Rhapsody; 11. Ginger Spice; 12. 400m; 13. Tom Cruise (for Born On The Fourth Of July) and Daniel Day-Lewis (for My Left Foot); 14. Tiger Woods; 15. Ken Clarke; 16. Dick Dastardly; 17. Kym Marsh; 18. Leviticus; 19. The Wonderbra; 20. Kate Moss; 21. Peter Pan; 22. The Tweenies; 23. 12; 24. Bugsy Malone; 25. Illness; 26. Ponderosa; 27. Andes; 28. Polish; 29. Jon Pertwee; 30. Frisbee Like us on Facebook Most Read Most Recent
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Eutrophication is the addition of natural or artificial nutrients to what, causing plant growth?
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Eutrophication - humans, body, used, water, process, life, plants, chemical Eutrophication City vs City: Compare cities in the U.S. by population, crime, education and other data. Compare: Go! Photo by: Arvind Balaraman Eutrophication (pronounced you-tro-fi-KAY-shun) is a natural process that occurs in an aging lake or pond as that body of water gradually builds up its concentration of plant nutrients. Cultural or artificial eutrophication occurs when human activity introduces increased amounts of these nutrients, which speed up plant growth and eventually choke the lake of all of its animal life. In nature, eutrophication is a common phenomenon in freshwater ecosystems and is really a part of the normal aging process of many lakes and ponds. Some never experience it because of a lack of warmth and light, but many do. Over time, these bodies of freshwater change in terms of how productive or fertile they are. While this is different for each lake or pond, those that are naturally fed rich nutrients from a stream or river or some other natural source are described as "eutrophic," meaning they are nutrient-rich and therefore abundant in plant and animal life. Eutrophication is not necessarily harmful or bad, and the word itself is often translated from the Greek as meaning "well nourished" or "good food." However, eutrophication can be speeded up artificially, and then the lake and its inhabitants eventually suffer as the input of nutrients increases far beyond what the natural capacity of the lake should be. Words to Know Algae: Single-celled or multicellular plants or plantlike organisms that contain chlorophyll, thus making their own food by photosynthesis. Algae grow mainly in water. Nitrate: A salt or ester of nitric acid, which is a transparent corrosive liquid composed of nitrogen, hydrogen, and oxygen. Phosphate: A salt or ester of a phosphoric acid, which is any of three acids that are formed when the oxide of phosphorus reacts with water. Too much of a good thing Natural eutrophication is usually a fairly slow and gradual process, occurring over a period of many centuries. It occurs naturally when for some reason, production and consumption within the lake do not cancel each other out and the lake slowly becomes overfertilized. While not rare in nature, it does not happen frequently or quickly. However, artificial or human-caused eutrophication has become so common that the word eutrophication by itself has come to mean a very harmful increase and acceleration of nutrients. It is as if something receives too much fertilizer or has too much of what is a good thing. Humans increase the rate of eutrophication Human activities almost always result in the creation of waste, and many of these waste products often contain nitrates and phosphates. Nitrates are a compound of nitrogen, and most are produced by bacteria. Phosphates are phosphorous compounds. Both nitrates and phosphates are absorbed by plants and are needed for growth. However, the human use of detergents and chemical fertilizers has greatly increased the amount of nitrates and phosphates that are washed into our lakes and ponds. When this occurs in a sufficient quantity, they act like fertilizer for plants and algae and speed up their rate of growth. Algae are a group of plantlike organisms that live in water and can make their own food through photosynthesis (using sunlight to make food from simple chemicals). When additional phosphates are added to a body of water, the plants begin to grow explosively and algae takes off or "blooms." In the process, the plants and algae consume greater amounts of oxygen in the water, robbing fish and other species of necessary oxygen. All algae eventually die, and when they do, oxygen is required by bacteria in order for them to decompose or break down
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Hook, Line, and Sinker | One World One Ocean DO report unfamiliar species. Join a citizen science program to help keep track of new invasions. For example, download the What’s Invasive app , or check out iMapInvasives , TexasInvasives , the Midwest Invasive Species Information Network , or another group in your area. DO learn more about the issues and what species are problematic in your area, and spread the word! Scientists and policymakers are also beginning to implement further action to prevent and manage invasions, both in the ocean and in other habitats. For example, the European Union has passed new measures requiring member-states to develop management plans for certain species of concern. Scientists gathered this year in Croatia to share their latest findings about invasions and how to battle them. Techniques for eradicating invasive species have slowly improved, and some countries, such as Norway, have logged impressive successes in eradicating invasives and restoring native aquatic species. Stay tuned, because in upcoming blogs, I will discuss these topics and how my research took me deeper into the world of aquatic invasions! Making the most of life in the Netherlands: basking in flowers! Photo by Agnes Tonkes. Marine Protected Areas: What You Need To Know Melissa Lenker | August 31 2016 Marine conservation got a major boost last week with the White House’s announcement of the expansion of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. President Barack Obama will more than quadruple the size of the existing monument, making it the largest marine protected area (MPA) in the world. At twice the size of Texas, the enlarged reserve will help protect over 7,000 marine species and improve ocean resilience to threats such as ocean acidification and climate change. The newly expanded Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument will protect ecosystems and reefs like the one seen here in Hanauma Bay on the Hawaiian Island of Oʻahu. With the web abuzz with MPA news and articles, here is what you need to know: What is an MPA? The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) defines protected areas as “a clearly defined geographical space, recognised, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values.” Not all marine protected areas are “no-take,” or protected from uses that remove or damage plants or animals. In fact, no-take marine reserves are actually quite rare. Many MPAs involve recreational use including diving, boating and fishing. What are MPAs used for? Ocean conservationists use MPAs to protect ocean resources, such as fish stocks or coral reefs, from activities that might harm ocean life, such as fishing or boating. The Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary , located between Cape Cod and Cape Ann in Massachusetts, is known for its superb whale watching. Did you know that scientists can identify individual whales from unique markings on their tail? See MacGillivray Freeman’s film Humpback Whales to learn more. How many MPAs are there? There are 1,600 MPAs in the United States alone, covering diverse habitats from intertidal zones and open ocean to the Great Lakes. Roughly 41% of US marine waters are protected in some shape or form, while no-take reserves occupy just 3% of US waters. The story worldwide is a little different. According to a 2015 study , 3.3% of the world’s oceans were protected by nearly 6,000 MPAs in 2013. Where are MPAs? MPAs are located in marine environments all over the world. Use the National Marine Protected Area Inventory or MPA Atlas’s interactive map to find the closest MPA to you. MPAs are located in diverse marine environments across the United States and the world. Even the waters off of Laguna Beach, California, home to the One World One Ocean Campaign crew, are designated a no-take State Marine Reserve. Are there any downsides to MPAs? Some scientists think that increasing the number of MPAs may hurt ocean biodiversity by shifting fishing pressu
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Where would you find Michelangelo's (fresco) painting, ' The Creation of Adam'?
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Michelangelo's Creation of Adam - ItalianRenaissance.org Search Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam Michelangelo, Creation of Adam, from the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, Rome, 1508-1512, fresco The most famous section of the Sistine Chapel ceiling is Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam. This scene is located next to the Creation of Eve, which is the panel at the center of the room, and the Congregation of the Waters, which is closer to the altar. The Creation of Adam differs from typical Creation scenes painted up until that time. Here, two figures dominate the scene: God on the right, and Adam on the left. God is shown inside a floating nebulous form made up of drapery and other figures. The form is supported on angels who fly without wings, but whose flight is made clear by the drapery which whips out from underneath them. God is depicted as an elderly, yet muscular, man with grey hair and a long beard which react to the forward movement of flight. This is a far cry from imperial images of God that had otherwise been created in the West dating back to the time of late antiquity. Rather than wearing royal garments and depicted as an all-powerful ruler, he wears only a light tunic which leaves much of his arms and legs exposed. One might say this is a much more intimate portrait of God because he is shown in a state that is not untouchable and remote from Man, but one which is accessible to him. Unlike the figure of God, who is outstretched and aloft, Adam is depicted as a lounging figure who rather lackadaisically responds to God’s imminent touch. This touch will not only give life to Adam, but will give life to all mankind. It is, therefore, the birth of the human race. Adam’s body forms a concave shape which echoes the form of God’s body, which is in a convex posture inside the nebulous, floating form. This correspondence of one form to the other seems to underscore the larger idea of Man corresponding to God; that is, it seems to reflect the idea that Man has been created in the image and likeness of God – an idea with which Michelangelo had to have been familiar. One of the questions that has been raised about this scene is the identity of the figures next to God. Given her privileged placement under the arm of God, the female figure is presumably an important one. Traditionally, she has been thought to be Eve, the future wife of Adam, who waits to the side until she is created out of Adam’s rib. More recently, however, a theory has been floated that this is actually the Virgin Mary, who takes this place of honor next to God and the child next to her, who would therefore be the Christ Child. This view is supported by the placement of God’s fingers on the child – the same fingers that the priest would use to raise the Eucharist during the Mass. Since Catholic theology holds that the Eucharist is the Body of Christ, this theological understanding would be embodied in this painting. If this latter interpretation is correct, the Creation of Adam would be intrinsically linked to the future coming of Christ, who comes to reconcile man after the sin of Adam. In all, the painting shows several hallmarks of Michelangelo’s painting style: the lounging position of both Adam and God, the use of bodies which are both muscular and twisting, and the painting of figures who come across as works of sculpture. It is good to remember that Michelangelo was, after all, a sculptor. Painting was not his primary area. The Creation of Adam is one of the great jewels of Western art, though it and the rest of the Sistine Chapel ceiling suffered the ill effects of centuries of smoke that had caused the ceiling to darken considerably. It was not until 1977 that the cleaning of the ceiling was begun. The result of the cleaning was astonishing after its completion in 1989; what was once dark and drab became vivid. The change from pre-cleaning to post-cleaning was so great that some initially refused to believe that this is the way Michelangelo actually painted. Today, we have a much better understanding of Michelan
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David by Donatello: Bronze Statue, Bargello Museum, Florence David by Donatello Icon of the Florentine Renaissance and Donatello's most revolutionary Statue of David (1440-43) by Donatello Contents How to Appreciate Modern Sculpture Donatello's Bronze Statue Without doubt one of the greatest sculptures of the quattrocento, and an iconic work of Renaissance sculpture , the bronze statue of David, by Donatello (1386-1466), is one of the most daring interpretations of a Biblical theme in the history of sculpture . Credited with being the first free-standing male nude statue since the era of Greek sculpture , the sleek form and flowing naturalism of David's contrapposto pose, allied to his poised but provocative demeanor and the sensual surface sheen of the bronze, combine to bring the statue to life. This ability to inject human vitality into a standard image of Christian art , was Donatello's greatest skill. Indeed, the gratuitous nudity of the figure transforms it into a living work of classical beauty, exactly in line with the aesthetics of Classical Greek art . For a young city like Florence, threatened by rival city-states such as Siena and Milan, the feisty warrior boy David was an ideal emblem, and it seems likely that Donatello deliberately gave him a coquettish arrogance, to reflect the Florentine sense of cultural superiority over their rivals - a superiority which had been clearly demonstrated a decade earlier, at the Battle of Romano. Now in the Bargello Museum, Florence, the statue remains - along with David by Michelangelo (1504) - a defining work of Renaissance art by one of the most influential Renaissance sculptors of the age. History Most art scholars believe that the sculpture was commissioned by Cosimo de' Medici (1389-1464), who had a particularly high opinion of Donatello, but exactly when it was made is not known. Majority opinion appears to favour the 1440s, when the new Medici Palace was designed and built by the Florentine architect Michelozzo di Bartolommeo (1396-1472). In any event, by the time of the wedding of Lorenzo the Magnificent in 1469, the bronze stood in the centre of the courtyard of the Medici palace in Florence. Following the seizure of the Medici palace in 1495, and the expulsion of the Medici family from the city in 1496, the David was placed in the courtyard of the Palazzo della Signoria, where it was installed on a marble column. It was seen here during the mid-16th century by the Mannerist biographer Giorgio Vasari (1511-74) who wrote: "This figure is so natural in its vivacity and softness that artists find it hardly possible to believe it was not moulded on the living form." During the 17th century it was moved to the Pitti Palace , from where it was taken in 1777 to the Uffizi Gallery . Finally, in 1865, it was transferred to the Bargello museum, where it can be seen today. Composition The statue, cast in bronze, stands a little over 5-feet in height (159 cm). An illustration of the Biblical story of how the young Jewish fighter David killed the armoured Philistine giant Goliath in single combat, armed only with a sling and a few pebbles, it shows David with an enigmatic smile, standing with his foot on Goliath's severed head. The young warrior is naked, except for hat and boots, and holds the sword of Goliath in his right hand. Allegedly inspired by classical depictions of the renowned young beauty Antinous, a favourite of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, Donatello's work was the first unsupported standing bronze statue cast during the Renaissance, and the first of three famous Davids: the other two being the more conventional bronze (1475) b
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Anne Hathaway - William Shakespeare's Wife Anne Hathaway - William Shakespeare's Wife Anne Hathaway - William Shakespeare's Wife Anne Hathaway, A Biography By Lee Jamieson Updated April 04, 2016. Anne Hathaway was William Shakespeare ’s wife. Originally from Shottery, a small village on the outskirts of Stratford-upon-Avon , she moved into the town when the couple were married in 1582. Anne Hathaway Facts Lived in: Shottery and Stratford-upon-Avon Married: November 1582 to William Shakespeare aged 26 Children: Three children (two daughters, one son) Died: 6 August 1623 We know very little about Anne Hathaway. Her name crops up a few times in historical records, but we don’t have any real sense of what type of woman she was. She grew up in a farmhouse in Shottery, a village just outside Stratford-upon-Avon in the Forest of Arden. Anne Hathaway's Cottage remains on the site and has since become a major tourist attraction . Shotgun Marriage Anne Hathaway married William Shakespeare in November 1582 – she was 26, he was just 18. It appears that the couple had conceived a child out of wedlock and a shotgun wedding was arranged despite the fact that marriages were not traditionally performed at that time of year. continue reading below our video 10 Best Universities in the United States Special permission had to be asked from the Church and friends and family had to financially guarantee the wedding and sign a surety for £40 – a huge some in those days. Some historians believe that the marriage was an unhappy one and the couple were forced together by the pregnancy. Although there is no evidence to support this, some historians go as far as to suggest that William left for London to escape the day-to-day pressures of his unhappy marriage. This is, of course, wild speculation! Did William Run Away to London? We know that William Shakespeare lived and worked in London for most of his adult life. This has led to speculation about the state of William and Anne’s marriage. Broadly, there are two camps of thought: The Failed Marriage: Some speculate that a difficult marriage in Stratford-upon-Avon compelled the young William to seek his fortune away from home. London would have been many days ride, and was perhaps welcome escape for William who was trapped by a shotgun wedding and children. Indeed, there is evidence (although scant) that William was unfaithful whilst in London, and would complete with his business partner for the attention of London’s women. The Loving Marriage: If the above is true, it does not explain why William kept such close ties with the town. It seems he regularly returned to share his new-found wealth with Anne and his children. Land investments in the Stratford-upon-Avon area also prove that he planned to retire to the town once his working life in London finished. Children Six months after the marriage, their first daughter Susanna was born. Twins, Hamnet and Judith soon followed in 1585. Hamnet died aged 11; four years later Shakespeare wrote Hamlet , a play that may have drawn on his own grief at loosing his only son. Death Anne Hathaway outlived William and finally departed in 1623. She is buried next to Shakespeare’s grave inside Holy Trinity Church , Stratford-upon-Avon. Like her husband, she has an inscription upon her tomb, some of which is written in Latin: Here lyeth the body of Anne wife of William Shakespeare who departed this life the 6th day of August 1623 being of the age of 67 years. Breasts, O mother, milk and life thou didst give. Woe is me – for how great a boon shall I give stones? How much rather would I pray that the good angel should move the stone so that, like Christ's body , thine image might come forth! But my prayers are unavailing. Come quickly, Christ, that my mother, though shut within this tomb may rise again and reach the stars.
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Shakespeare's Plays Shakespeare's Plays Before the publication of the First Folio in 1623, nineteen of the thirty-seven plays in Shakespeare's canon had appeared in quarto format. With the exception of Othello (1622), all of the quartos were published prior to the date of Shakespeare's retirement from the theatre in about 1611. It is unlikely that Shakespeare was involved directly with the printing of any of his plays, although it should be noted that two of his poems, Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece were almost certainly printed under his direct supervision. Here you will find the complete text of Shakespeare's plays, based primarily on the First Folio, and a variety of helpful resources, including extensive explanatory notes, character analysis, source information, and articles and book excerpts on a wide range of topics unique to each drama. Tragedies The story of Mark Antony, Roman military leader and triumvir, who is madly in love with Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. Earliest known text: First Folio (1623). Coriolanus (1607-1608) The last of Shakespeare's great political tragedies, chronicling the life of the mighty warrior Caius Marcius Coriolanus. Earliest known text: First Folio (1623). Hamlet (1600-1601) Since its first recorded production, Hamlet has engrossed playgoers, thrilled readers, and challenged actors more so than any other play in the Western canon. No other single work of fiction has produced more commonly used expressions . Earliest known text: Quarto (1603). Although there were earlier Elizabethan plays on the subject of Julius Caesar and his turbulent rule, Shakespeare's penetrating study of political life in ancient Rome is the only version to recount the demise of Brutus and the other conspirators. Earliest known text: First Folio (1623). The story of King Lear, an aging monarch who decides to divide his kingdom amongst his three daughters, according to which one recites the best declaration of love. Earliest known text: Quarto (1608). Macbeth (1605-1606) Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's most stimulating and popular dramas. Renaissance records of Shakespeare's plays in performance are scarce, but a detailed account of an original production of Macbeth has survived, thanks to Dr. Simon Forman . Earliest known text: First Folio (1623). Othello (1604-1605) Othello, a valiant Moorish general in the service of Venice, falls prey to the devious schemes of his false friend, Iago. Earliest known text: Quarto (1622). Celebrated for the radiance of its lyric poetry, Romeo and Juliet was tremendously popular from its first performance. The sweet whispers shared by young Tudor lovers throughout the realm were often referred to as "naught but pure Romeo and Juliet." Earliest known text: Quarto (1597). Written late in Shakespeare's career, Timon of Athens is criticized as an underdeveloped tragedy, likely co-written by George Wilkins or Cyril Tourneur. Read the play and see if you agree. Earliest known text: First Folio (1623). Titus Andronicus (1593-1594) A sordid tale of revenge and political turmoil, overflowing with bloodshed and unthinkable brutality. The play was not printed with Shakespeare credited as author during his lifetime, and critics are divided between whether it is the product of another dramatist or simply Shakespeare's first attempt at the genre. Earliest known text: Quarto (1594). Histories One of Shakespeare's most popular plays, featuring the opportunistic miscreant, Sir John Falstaff. Earliest known text: Quarto (1598). This is the third play in the second tetralogy of history plays, along with Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1, and Henry V. Earliest known text: Quarto (1600). Henry V is the last in the second tetralogy sequence. King Henry is considered Shakespeare's ideal monarch. Earliest known text: Quarto (1600). The first in Shakespeare's trilogy about the War of the Roses between the houses of Lancaster and York. Earliest known text: First Folio (1623). Part two of Shakespeare's chronicle play. Based on Hall's work, the play contains some historical inaccuracies. Earli
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Walter White (Character) - Quotes Walter White (Character) from "Breaking Bad" (2008) The content of this page was created by users. It has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff. Jesse Pinkman : How'd you find me? Walter H. White : You're still in our filing system. So your aunt owns this place right? Jesse Pinkman : Why are you here? Walter H. White : I was curious. Honestly, I never expected you to amount to much, but methamphetamine? I didn't picture that. There's a lot of money in it, huh? Jesse Pinkman : I don't know what you're talking about. Jesse Pinkman : Not a clue. Walter H. White : "Cap'n Cook?" That's not you? Like I said, no one is looking for you. Jesse Pinkman : Look, I don't know what you think you're doing here, Mr. White. I mean, if you're planning on giving me some bullshit about getting right with Jesus by turning myself in... Walter H. White : Not really. Jesse Pinkman : High school was a long time ago. You ain't "Welcome Back Kotter", so step off. Walter H. White : No speeches. Short speech. You lost your partner today. What's his name - Emilio? Emilio is going to prison. The DEA took all your money, your lab. You got nothing. Square one. But you know the business and I know the chemistry. I'm thinking... maybe you and I could partner up. Jesse Pinkman : You want to cook crystal meth? You and, uh... and me? Walter H. White : That's right... or I turn you in. Jesse Pinkman : Dude, this isn't even seven grand, all right? My guy wants 85. Walter H. White : This is all the money I have in the world. You're a drug dealer. Negotiate. Jesse Pinkman : You are not how I remember you from class. I mean, like, not at all. Walter H. White : Yeah, well, I gotta go. Jesse Pinkman : Wait. Wait. Hold up. Tell me why you're doing this. Seriously. Walter H. White : There you go. Jesse Pinkman : Nah, come on, man. Some straight like you, giant stick up his ass all a sudden at age, what, 60, he's just gonna break bad? Walter H. White : I'm 50. Jesse Pinkman : It's weird, is all. Okay, it doesn't compute. Listen, if you've gone crazy or something, I mean, if you... If you've gone crazy, or depressed. I'm... I'm just saying. That... That's something I need to know about. Okay, I mean, that affects me. Walter H. White : Fuck you! And your eyebrows! [knocks air fresheners off shelf] Walter H. White : [grabs crotch] Wipe down this! [first lines] Walter H. White : My name is Walter Hartwell White. I live at 308 Negra Arroyo Lane, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 87104. To all law enforcement entities, this is not an admission of guilt. I am speaking to my family now. [covers camera momentarily] Walter H. White : Skyler, you are the love of my life, I hope you know that. Walter junior, you're my big man. There are... there are going to be some things, things that you'll come to learn about me in the next few days. I just want you to know that, no matter how it may look, I only had you in my heart. Goodbye. Jesse Pinkman : Hey, what'd you do to them. Walter H. White : Red phosphorus in the presence of moisture and accelerated by heat yields phosphorus hydride. Phosphine gas. One good wiff, and phewf... [pukes] [last lines] Skyler White : [in bed] Whatever it is I'll tell you this, I do not like it when you don't talk to me. The worst thing you can do is shut me out. Walter H. White : [jumps all over her] Skyler White : Oh Walter, is that you? Walter H. White : Chemistry is, well technically, chemistry is the study of matter. But I prefer to see it as the study of change. Walter H. White : Here's you receipt and just hand this claiming disk to your car wash professional. Thank you, come again. Walter H. White : Hank, How much money is that? Hank Schrader : Ah, it's about seven-hundred grand, a pretty good haul. Walter H. White : Wow... that's... unusual isn't it, that kind of cash? Hank Schrader : Um it's not the most we ever took. It's easy money, till we catch ya. Skyler White : Did you use the Mastercard last month... ah... 15.88 at Staples? Walter H. Whi
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Star Trek | Muppet Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Sesamstrasse t-shirt. The Enterprise in Farscape. The Star Trek franchise consists of five live-action (and one animated) TV series and thirteen motion pictures, which boldly go where no one has gone before. The franchise began as a TV series on NBC which ran from 1966 until 1969, and was "re-booted" with a successful new feature film series in 2009. The Muppets have spoofed Star Trek on many occasions over the years. Contents References Sesame Street Sesame Street Episode 3698 is part of a story arc in which Slimey the Worm ventures to the Moon . The episode closes with a mission statement inspired by the narration that begins each episode of Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: The Next Generation. The space shuttle that takes the worms into space, the wormship Wiggleprise , is also a spoof on Star Trek’s Enterprise. Spaceship Surprise on Sesame Street parodied aspects of the original Star Trek, and the later incarnation Spaceship Surprise: The Next Generation specifically spoofed the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation. A Super Morphin Mega Monsters sketch on Sesame Street features the classic "door opening" sound effect used on the original 1960s Star Trek series when Zostic 's minions enter his lair to do his bidding. Wanda Cousteau 's mission on Sesame Street is a reference to the opening narration from Star Trek. When she announces her mission "to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations -- to boldly go where no fish has gone before!" Patrick Stewart , famous for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation, appeared in a segment with The Count . When The Count has trouble getting a set of Muppet numbers to stay in line, Stewart helps him out by commanding, "Make it so, Number One!" This is a reference to an oft-spoken phrase by his Trek character to his first officer. ( YouTube ) Some German Sesamstrasse merchandise (mainly postcards and posters) has featured Ernie and Bert dressed as Starfleet officers. Bob greets Elmo and Zoe (who are pretending to be aliens) in Episode 4039 with the Vulcan hand sign while erroneously telling them, " May the force be with you ." The narrator in the i-Sam segment of A Sesame Street Christmas Carol states: "now your holiday will boldly go where no holiday has gone before," a reference to the Star Trek title sequence. Santa Claus is shown seated in a captain's chair similar to that of the starship Enterprise, with a reindeer as a crew member. Santa says "That's Earth. Warp factor three," to which the reindeer responds "Aye, captain." Episode 3845 features The Amazing Mumford paraphrasing an oft-quoted line from Star Trek's Dr. McCoy, "I'm a magician, not a contractor!" When fielding a question from the audience at the NASA Tweetup in 2011, Elmo asked astronaut Mike Massimino to define the word exploration: "It means finding new things, and going someplace no one else has gone before." Elmo responded, "to boldly go where no one has gone before," quoting the famous Star Trek narration. [1] In the CD-ROM game, Ernie's Adventures in Space , Bert is seen writing a captain's log (a log-shaped book) and quotes the famous Star Trek lines ("Captain's Log, Stardate...") When Elmo can't count to 10 with his favorite hero Green LanTen at NumericCon in Episode 4504 , Cap-ten Kirk beams in to assist. He speaks in the oft-spoofed cadence made famous by William Shatner's acting style and wears a starfleet uniform from the classic Star Trek series with a 10 on the logo. Asking Elmo if he wants to "boldly go where no monster has gone before," he leads Elmo in a count to 10, the CapTen Kirk way, with dramatic pauses and gestures. Referencing an iconic scene in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, he leaves shouting, "I love it here at NumericCOOOOOOONNN!" In 2015, when Rubber Duckie was returned to Ernie from space via the Orion Flight Test , he exclaims, "he's been where no duckie has been before!" In The Furchester Hotel episode " Power Cut ," Funella asks her Scottish husband Furgus to add
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April 4, 1975: Bill Gates, Paul Allen Form a Little Partnership | WIRED April 4, 1975: Bill Gates, Paul Allen Form a Little Partnership subscribe 6 months for $5 - plus a FREE Portable Phone Charger. Author: Randy Alfred. Randy Alfred Date of Publication: 04.04.11. Time of Publication: 7:00 am. 7:00 am April 4, 1975: Bill Gates, Paul Allen Form a Little Partnership 1975: Bill Gates and Paul Allen create a partnership called Micro-soft. It will grow into one of the largest U.S. corporations and place them among the world’s richest people. Gates and Allen had been buddies and fellow Basic programmers at Lakeside School in Seattle. Allen graduated before Gates and enrolled at Washington State University. They built a computer based on an Intel 8008 chip and used it to analyze traffic data for the Washington state highway department, doing business as Traf-O-Data . Allen went to work for Honeywell in Boston, and Gates enrolled at Harvard University in nearby Cambridge. News in late 1974 of the first personal computer kit, the Altair 8800 , excited them, but they knew they could improve its performance with Basic . Allen spoke to Ed Roberts, president of Altair manufacturer MITS (Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems), and sold him on the idea. Gates and Allen worked night and day to complete the first microcomputer Basic. Allen moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, in January 1975 to become director of software for MITS. Gates dropped out of his sophomore year at Harvard and joined Allen in Albuquerque. Allen was 22; Gates was 19. Altair Basic was functioning by March. The “Micro-soft” partnership was sealed in April, but wouldn’t get its name for a few more months. The fledgling company also created versions of Basic for the hot-selling Apple II and Radio Shack’s TRS-80 . Microsoft moved from Albuquerque to Bellevue, Washington, in 1979. It incorporated in 1981, a few weeks before IBM introduced its personal computer with Microsoft’s 16-bit operating system, MS-DOS 1.0. The thriving young company moved again in 1986, this time to a new corporate campus in Redmond, Washington . Microsoft stock went public in March 1986. Adjusting for splits, a share of that stock [ MSFT ] is worth about 320 times its original value today (or about 160 times, even accounting for inflation). Source: Various Photo: Microsoft founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen were all smiles in 1983 just after delivering MS Dos for the Tandy laptop and signing a contract to write MS-DOS for IBM. (Doug Wilson/Corbis) This article first appeared on Wired.com April 4, 2008.
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Untitled Page National Capitol: The Washington Monument is dedicated. Government Grover Cleveland (1837-1906) is inaugurated as the 22nd President of the United Staes and Thomas A. Hendricks (1819-1885) in inaugurated as the nation's 21st Vice President. Government President Cleveland (1837-1906) proposes the suspension of the minting of silver dollars, fearing that silver is undermining the nation’s gold reserves. War Indian Wars: Apache Indians leave their reservation in Arizona and continue their war against Whites under Geronimo. Science In memory of ornithologist James Audubon (1785-1851), the National Audubon Society is founded in the United States to study bird species. Science Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911) establishes the uniqueness of fingerprints. Medicine The first appendectomy in the United States is performed in Davenport Iowa, by Dr. William Grant. Medicine Vaccines: Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) administers the first anti-rabies vaccine to a nine-year-old schoolboy. Inventions The first motorcycle is patented, built by Gottlief Daimler in Germany. Inventions Karl Benz (1824-1929) builds the world's first gasoline-powered vehicle. It has a traveling speed of nine miles per hour. Inventions The first modern bicycle is built. Bikes are a craze in America and Europe until the end of the century. Inventions The dictaphone, the electric transformer, the electric drill, and the thermos bottle are invented. Inventions African American Inventors: Women’s Firsts: Sarah E. Goode becomes the first African-American woman to receive a patent, for a bed that folds up into a cabinet. Education Children’s Books: Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924), writes "Little Lord Fauntleroy." Education Children's Books: Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) publishes "A Child’s Garden of Verses." Education The Bryn Mawr School for Girls in Baltimore, later joined by Bryn Mawr College for Women near Philadelphia, is founded. Arts and Letters "The Mikado," the comic operetta by William S. Gilbert (1836-1911) and Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900), premieres at the Savoy Theatre, London. Arts and Letters American Theatre: Theatrical lighting with electricity is made available to theatrical productions. Truman, Bess Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman (1885-1982), wife of Harry S. Truman, is born in Independence, Missouri, on February 13. Grant, Julia Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), 18th President of the United States, dies July 23 in Mount McGregor, New York. Economics The first commercially operated electrical streetcar begins operation in Baltimore. Economics Railroad History: The Santa Fe Railroad is completed. Daily Life History of Toys: Crayola Crayons: Edwin Binney (1866-1934) and cousin, C. Harold Smith, begin the partnership of Binney & Smith in Peekskill, N.Y. Early products include red oxide pigments for painting red barns and carbon black for car tires. Daily Life Special delivery mail service begins in the United States. Daily Life Newspapers: Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman (1867-1922), writing as Nelly Bly, becomes a reporter for the Pittsburgh Dispatch, reporting on poor working conditions in factories, problems of working girls, slums, divorce, and political corruption. Sports Golf: Golf is introduced to the U.S. from Scotland by John M. Fox of Philadelphia. Sports A weight-lifting strongman is reported to have lifted 3,239 pounds with a harness. Popular Culture H. Rider Haggard (1856-1925) writes the adventure novel, "King Solomon’s Mines." Popular Culture "A Thousand and One Nights" is translated by Richard Burton (1821-1890); it includes the stories of “Sindbad the Sailor,” “Aladdin and the Magic Lamp,” and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.” Religion The U.S. Salvation Army is officially organized. Religion The Mormons divide into polygamous and monogamous factions. 1886 The U.S. Forestry Service is established as part of the Dept. of Agriculture. Government A new Presidential Succession Act is passed providing the presidential succession to go to the Vice President, and then to Cabinet officers in the order that their departments were
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The Iranian Hostage Crisis - Short History - Department History - Office of the Historian The Iranian Hostage Crisis - Short History - Department History A Short History of the Department of State The Iranian Hostage Crisis Representing the United States abroad has been a dangerous job since the beginning of the Republic, but that was never truer than during the Carter Administration. In the wake of a successful revolution by Islamic fundamentalists against the pro-American Shah of Iran, the United States became an object of virulent criticism and the U.S. Embassy in Tehran was a visible target. On November 4, 1979, Iranian students seized the embassy and detained more than 50 Americans, ranging from the Chargé d’Affaires to the most junior members of the staff, as hostages. The Iranians held the American diplomats hostage for 444 days. While the courage of the American hostages in Tehran and of their families at home reflected the best tradition of the Department of State, the Iran hostage crisis undermined Carter’s conduct of foreign policy. The crisis dominated the headlines and news broadcasts and made the Administration look weak and ineffectual. Although patient diplomacy conducted by Deputy Secretary Warren Christopher eventually resolved the crisis, Carter’s foreign policy team often seemed weak and vacillating. U.S. hostage being paraded in front of the public The Administration’s vitality was sapped, and the Soviet Union took advantage of America’s weakness to win strategic advantage for itself. In 1979, Soviet-supported Marxist rebels made strong gains in Ethiopia, Angola, and Mozambique. Vietnam fought a successful border war with China and took over Cambodia from the murderous Khmer Rouge. And, in late 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan to support its shaky Marxist government. In light of these challenges to global stability, President Carter significantly altered his view of both the Soviet Union and the advice of his own advisers. Carter initially favored Secretary Vance ’s policy of negotiation, but by 1980 was more receptive National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski’s more confrontational stance. Once again the National Security Council and the Department of State were in open conflict. The issue came to a head when Secretary Vance opposed a mission to rescue the hostages in Iran—a move championed by Brzezinski. Vance had been correct—the 1980 mission was a debacle. But Vance was frustrated and he resigned in protest in April 1980. Cyrus Vance was the first Secretary of State clearly and publicly to tie his resignation to a difference of opinion over policy since William Jennings Bryan in 1915. Carter chose Senator Edmund Muskie as his new Secretary.
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SparkNotes: The Cold War (1945–1963): Eisenhower and the Cold War: 1954–1960 Eisenhower and the Cold War: 1954–1960 → Eisenhower at Home: 1952–1959 Eisenhower and the Cold War: 1954–1960, page 2 page 1 of 3 Events 1953 CIA-backed coup in Iran 1954 CIA-backed coup in Guatemala Dien Bien Phu falls to pro-Communist forces Geneva Conference splits Vietnam into two countries SEATO is founded 1955 Warsaw Pact is signed 1956 Suez crisis erupts USSR puts down Hungarian Revolution Eisenhower is reelected 1957 Eisenhower Doctrine is announced USSR launches Sputnik I 1958 Congress passes National Defense Education Act 1960 U-2 incident embarrasses U.S. government 1961 Eisenhower gives farewell address Key People Dwight D. Eisenhower - 34th U.S. president; authorized CIA-sponsored coups abroad; committed federal funds to fighting Communists in Vietnam; resolved Suez crisis John Foster Dulles - Secretary of state who helped devise Eisenhower’s New Look foreign policy, which emphasized massive retaliation with nuclear weapons; also advocated use of nuclear weapons against Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam Allen Dulles - CIA director (and brother of John Foster Dulles) who sponsored coups in Iran in 1953 and Guatemala in 1954 to install pro-American governments Nikita Khrushchev - Soviet premier who took power upon Stalin’s death; seen by many observers as a moderate who might reduce Cold War tensions Ho Chi Minh - Leader of mid-1950s pro-Communist revolution in French Indochina (Vietnam) against corrupt Ngo Dinh Diem regime in Saigon Gamal Abdel Nasser - Egyptian nationalist president who seized British-controlled Suez Canal when economic aid negotiations among Egypt, Great Britain, and the United States dissolved in 1956 Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi - Pro-American ruler who was returned to power in Iran following CIA-sponsored coup in 1953 Eisenhower’s “New Look” In addition to his desire to halt the advance of “creeping socialism” in U.S. domestic policy, Eisenhower also wanted to “roll back” the advances of Communism abroad. After taking office in 1953, he devised a new foreign policy tactic to contain the Soviet Union and even win back territory that had already been lost. Devised primarily by Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, this so-called New Look at foreign policy proposed the use of nuclear weapons and new technology rather than ground troops and conventional bombs, all in an effort to threaten “massive retaliation” against the USSR for Communist advances abroad. In addition to intimidating the Soviet Union, this emphasis on new and cheaper weapons would also drastically reduce military spending, which had escalated rapidly during the Truman years. As a result, Eisenhower managed to stabilize defense spending, keeping it at roughly half the congressional budget during most of his eight years in office. The Limits of Massive Retaliation The doctrine of massive retaliation proved to be dangerously flawed, however, because it effectively left Eisenhower without any options other than nuclear war to combat Soviet aggression. This dilemma surfaced in 1956, for instance, when the Soviet Union brutally crushed a popular democratic uprising in Hungary. Despite Hungary’s request for American recognition and military assistance, Eisenhower’s hands were tied because he knew that the USSR would stop at nothing to maintain control of Eastern Europe. He could not risk turning the Cold War into a nuclear war over the interests of a small nation such as Hungary. Covert Operations As an alternative, Eisenhower employed the CIA to tackle the specter of Communism in developing countries outside the Soviet Union’s immediate sphere of influence. Newly appointed CIA director Allen Dulles (the secretary of state’s brother) took enormous liberties in conducting a variety of covert operations. Thousands of CIA operatives were assigned to Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East and attempted to launch coups, assassinate heads of state, arm anti-Communist revolutionaries, spread propaganda, and support despotic pro-American regimes. Eisenhower
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Where is Luke Skywalker? J.J. Abrams and Mark Hamill grapple with the question – EW.com RELATED: Harrison Ford – The EW Interview None of these are things Abrams will discuss now. Again, only the film itself will answer those questions. But he will talk about another implication of the thing that drew him in: “Who is Luke Skywalker?” Like, who? In the Oct. 19 trailer, Han Solo tells Rey and Finn: “It’s all true. The Dark Side. The Jedi. All of it.” And they listen like teenagers being told the Tooth Fairy is real. If it seems implausible that a war hero could be forgotten so quickly, try asking the average 20-year-old who Audie Murphy was. Hell, ask a 40-year-old and see what you get. FORGOTTEN HEROES The filmmakers didn’t forget about Luke, but others in the galaxy may have. “It was the thing that struck me the hardest, which was the idea that doing a story that took place nearly 40 years after Jedi meant that there would be a generation for whom Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Leia would be as good as myth,” Abrams says. “They’d be as old and as mythic as the tale of King Arthur. They would be characters who they may have heard of, but maybe not. They’d be characters who they might believe existed, or just sounded like a fairy tale.” This is especially true of Daisy Ridley’s Rey, a young woman who was abandoned on the desert world of Jakku as a child and forced to eke out a meager existence as a scavenger amid its battlefield junkyards. “To someone who is living alone and struggling without a formal education or support system, who knows what that person in the literal middle of nowhere would have ever heard about any of these things, or would ever know, and how much that person would have to infer and piece together on their own,” Abrams says. “So the idea that someone like that would begin to learn that the Jedi were real, and that the Force exists, and that there’s a power in the universe that sounds fanciful but is actually possible, was an incredibly intriguing notion.” John Boyega’s Finn, raised from childhood to be a stormtrooper for The First Order, has actually heard of Luke Skywalker, but he was given a starkly different picture of him. “For Finn, he’s been raised from the ashes of the Empire,” says Boyega. “He’s been taught about Luke Skywalker, he knows about his history. For him it’s like joining the army and then learning about one of the great enemies of your country. It has that effect on him. But in terms of the Force, and the magical stuff that happens, that is the point where Finn kind of questions what is what. What is the Force, what part does Luke Skywalker play in all of this?” Han Solo, he adds, doesn’t inspire the same fear. For Finn, it really is kind of: “Han who?” “To a stormtrooper they’ve probably been given a watered down bit about Han Solo or something,” he says. “It doesn’t feel as magical and mythical and historical, so you know. It’s quite fun playing that not really knowing who these people are.” He ends up in possession of the lightsaber that once belonged to Luke, and to Luke’s father before him. It was last seen tumbling down an air shaft after Darth Vader sliced off his hand and revealed that he, he was Luke’s father. In this film … it’s an important piece of the puzzle that will reveal Luke’s fate and whereabouts. NEXT PAGE: Abrams on the infamous Dinner For Five video [pagebreak] DINNER FOR FIVE Here’s another piece of the puzzle from our world — a long time ago, in June 2005. An IFC show called Dinner For Five, presided over by geek impresario Kevin Smith, featured Mark Hamill discussing what he imagined the future to be for Luke Skywalker. It’s a pretty dark one. Sitting right across from him happened to be J.J. Abrams, years before having any idea he would someday actually make another Star Wars film with the actor. “Dinner For Five …” Abrams says, thinking back. “It was a funny night. And Stan Lee was there too — it was a very funny group of people. Yeah, Mark had a whole concept.” Here’s the question fans have been wondering ever since this clip started to recirculate onlin
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Archive - Valentine's Day - Trivia 1. Which archer is one of the symbols of St Valentine's Day? 2. Which male singer had a top ten hit with "Love Train" in 1988? 3. What sign of the zodiac would you be if you were born on St. Valentine's Day? 4. When Marilyn Monroe died, who asked for a fresh rose to be placed on her grave, every week, forever? 5. In the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, what were the hitmen dressed as? 6. In the episode of Friends titled "The One With Ross' Wedding", which special guest star tells Joey that she thinks his hat is "dashing"? 7. Which Shakespearian character said "Good morrow. 'Tis St. Valentine's Day"? 8. Born in Italy in 1895, who was known as cinema's first "great lover"? 9. Who played Juliet opposite Leonardo Di Caprio in the 1996 film "Romeo and Juliet"? 10. Containing the lines "You're asking me will my love grow, I don't know, I don't know", which Beatles' song did Frank Sinatra describe as the greatest love song ever written? 1. Which archer is one of the symbols of St Valentine's Day? Cupid 3. What sign of the zodiac would you be if you were born on St. Valentine's Day? Aquarius 8. Born in Italy in 1895, who was known as cinema's first "great lover"? Casanova 4. When Marilyn Monroe died, who asked for a fresh rose to be placed on her grave, every week, forever? The local florist 5. In the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, what were the hitmen dressed as? Students 7. Which Shakespearian character said "Good morrow. 'Tis St. Valentine's Day"? Romeo 10. Containing the lines "You're asking me will my love grow, I don't know, I don't know", which Beatles' song did Frank Sinatra describe as the greatest love song ever written? Something 1. Which archer is one of the symbols of St Valentine's Day? Cupid 2. Which male singer had a top ten hit with "Love Train" in 1988? Holly Johnson 3. What sign of the zodiac would you be if you were born on St. Valentine's Day? Aquarius 4. When Marilyn Monroe died, who asked for a fresh rose to be placed on her grave, every week, forever? Joe DiMaggio 5. In the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, what were the hitmen dressed as? Chicago police officers 6. In the episode of Friends titled "The One With Ross' Wedding", which special guest star tells Joey that she thinks his hat is "dashing"? Sarah Ferguson [just guessing from Googling, since I've never seen this show....] 7. Which Shakespearian character said "Good morrow. 'Tis St. Valentine's Day"? Ophelia 8. Born in Italy in 1895, who was known as cinema's first "great lover"? Rudolph Valentino 9. Who played Juliet opposite Leonardo Di Caprio in the 1996 film "Romeo and Juliet"? Claire Danes [again thanks to Google] 10. Containing the lines "You're asking me will my love grow, I don't know, I don't know", which Beatles' song did Frank Sinatra describe as the greatest love song ever written? Something [in the way she moves, attracts me like no other lover...] by George Harrison [and the first line by Sweet Baby James Taylor... ha!] 1. Which archer is one of the symbols of St Valentine's Day? Eros, the son of the goddess Aphrodite. Eros was never admitted to the Top Twelve of the Olympian Pantheon because he was very irresponsible, and a bit of a cheat at dice as well. 4. When Marilyn Monroe died, who asked for a fresh rose to be placed on her grave, every week, forever? A pure guess - Arthur Miller, though apparently it should have been most of the male members of the Kennedy clan. 5. In the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, what were the hitmen dressed as? Violinists in an Orchestra? 8. Born in Italy in 1895, who was known as cinema's first "great lover"? The Sheikh? Rudolf Valentino? Don't know the others
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Miss Congeniality (2000) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV ON DISC ALL An FBI agent must go undercover in the Miss United States beauty pageant to prevent a group from bombing the event. Director: a list of 22 titles created 23 Feb 2012 a list of 49 titles created 13 May 2013 a list of 25 titles created 17 Apr 2015 a list of 46 titles created 11 months ago a list of 30 titles created 10 months ago Search for " Miss Congeniality " 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 Golden Globes. Another 7 wins & 5 nominations. See more awards » Videos After Cheryl Frasier and Stan Fields are kidnapped, Gracie goes undercover in Las Vegas to find them. Director: John Pasquin When a blonde sorority queen is dumped by her boyfriend, she decides to follow him to law school to get him back and, once there, learns she has more legal savvy than she ever imagined. Director: Robert Luketic A pushy boss forces her young assistant to marry her in order to keep her visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada. Director: Anne Fletcher A lawyer decides that she's used too much like a nanny by her boss, so she walks out on him. Director: Marc Lawrence 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X Benjamin Barry is an advertising executive and ladies' man who, to win a big campaign, bets that he can make a woman fall in love with him in 10 days. Andie Anderson covers the "How To" beat for "Composure" magazine and is assigned to write an article on "How to Lose a Guy in 10 days." They meet in a bar shortly after the bet is made. Director: Donald Petrie After serving as a bridesmaid 27 times, a young woman wrestles with the idea of standing by her sister's side as her sibling marries the man she's secretly in love with. Director: Anne Fletcher A smart but sensible new graduate lands a job as an assistant to Miranda Priestly, the demanding editor-in-chief of a high fashion magazine. Director: David Frankel A girl makes a wish on her 13th birthday and wakes up the next day as a 30-year-old woman. Director: Gary Winick 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X When her brother decides to ditch for a couple weeks in London, Viola heads over to his elite boarding school, disguises herself as him, and proceeds to fall for one of her soccer teammates. Little does she realize she's not the only one with romantic troubles, as she, as he, gets in the middle of a series of intermingled love affairs. Director: Andy Fickman A man in a legal but hurtful business needs an escort for some social events, and hires a beautiful prostitute he meets... only to fall in love. Director: Garry Marshall Elle Woods heads to Washington D.C. to join the staff of a congresswoman in order to pass a bill to ban animal testing. Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld A man and a woman are compelled, for legal reasons, to live life as a couple for a limited period of time. At stake is a large amount of money. Director: Tom Vaughan Edit Storyline Undercover FBI agent Gracie Hart shows no signs of having any femininity in her demeanor or appearance. Generally a bright and capable agent, she is in trouble at work when she makes an error in judgment in a case which results in a near disaster. As such, one of her by-the-books colleagues, Eric Matthews, who has never shown any inclination of thinking outside the box, is assigned to lead the high profile case of a terrorist coined The Citizen instead of her, while she is facing possible disciplinary action. Gracie pieces together the evidence to determine that The Citizen's next target will be the Miss United States beauty pageant. The pageant represents everything that Gracie abhors. Despite Gracie's mannish demeanor, Eric, with no other undercover female agent
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Oscars 2010: Kathryn Bigelow becomes first woman to win best director as Hurt Locker blasts ex-husband's Avatar with six gongs | Daily Mail Online Oscars 2010: Kathryn Bigelow becomes first woman to win best director as Hurt Locker blasts ex-husband's Avatar with six gongs By BAZ BAMIGBOYE Bad night for James Cameron's $300m Avatar as it wins three low-key awards Sandra Bullock and Jeff Bridges win Best Actress and Best Actor Brits Helen Mirren, Colin Firth and Carey Mulligan miss out on big prizes Mo'Nique takes gong for Best Supporting Actress in Precious Kathryn Bigelow made history last night after becoming the first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Director - and trounced her ex-husband in the process. Her Iraq war thriller The Hurt Locker scooped six Oscars, including Best Picture, while Avatar, directed by James Cameron, won only three minor gongs. Avatar - the highest grossing film ever having already taken $2billion worldwide at the box office - won only for art direction, cinematography and visual effects. Trophies also went to runaway favourites Sandra Bullock, Best Actress for American football drama The Blind Side and Jeff Bridges, who collected the Best Actor award for his part in the country musical Crazy Heart. Scroll down to watch MailOnline video reports Making history: Kathryn Bigelow's Iraq war drama film The Hurt Locker won six Oscars. She is the first woman to win an Academy Award for best director, seen on stage last night at the 82nd Academy Awards Delighted: Screenwriter Mark Boal (left) and producer Greg Shapiro backstage with five of the six awards the movie raked in As she opened the envelope Barbra Streisand declared: 'It's about time', and then read Kathryn Bigelow's name for best director. Avatar had been widely expected to follow in the footsteps of Cameron's epic, Titanic, which won 11 Oscars in 1998.. As the Best Director award was announced, Cameron patted Bigelow on the back - she was sitting directly in front of him in the auditorium - and broke out into wild applause. She said on receiving the directing award: 'This really is, there’s no way to describe it. It’s the moment of a lifetime.' The director paid tribute to the work of members of the audience she had admired for decades. And praised the screenplay as 'courageous'. No hard feelings: James Cameron reacts to his ex-wife Kathryn's film winning one of six Oscars Applause: Cameron, sat behind his ex-wife, looked pleased as Avatar wins the Oscar for Cinematography Congratulations: But Bigelow beat her former husband hands down, with Cameron seen left jokingly moving his hands towards her neck and, right, the pair embrace She said: 'I would not be standing here if it wasn’t for Mark Boal, who risked his life for the words on the page.' And she dedicated the award to 'the people who risk their lives on a daily basis in Iraq and Afghanistan....may they come home safe.' Backstage she spoke about becoming the first female director to win: 'First of all, I hope I'm the first of many. 'And, of course, I'd love to just think of myself as a filmmaker, and I long for the day when a modifier can be a moot point. 'But I'm ever grateful if I can inspire some young, intrepid, tenacious male or female filmmaker and have them feel that the impossible is possible and never give up on your dream,' Bigelow said. Bigelow was the third of Cameron's five wives between 1989-1991 but the situation between them is very amicable and they have traded pleasantries at every stage of this year's award season. Sandra Bullock collects her award for best actress for the American football drama The Blind Side while Jeff Bridges makes his acceptance speech after being named best actor for musical film Crazy Heart As the victory turned into a procession of awards, Cameron joked as if to strangle his ex-wife before giving her a generous hug. It had become clear when The Hurt Locker, which had a budget of just $11million, clinched Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing that it was in with a shout of the top prize. The drama about a U.S. bomb disposal unit i
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M (Judi Dench) | James Bond Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Film biography GoldenEye (1995) Tanner: "Seems your hunch was right, 007. It's too bad the Evil Queen of Numbers wouldn't let you play it... (Bond clears his throat at Tanner to tell him that she is right behind him)" M: "You were saying?" Tanner: "No, no, I was just..." M: "Good, because if I want sarcasm, Mr. Tanner, I'll talk to my children, thank you very much." ―M scowls Tanner for calling her "The Evil Queen of Numbers". M briefs Bond in GoldenEye. She makes her debut in GoldenEye, after Tanner , her Chief of Staff, refered her as "the evil queen of numbers", given her reputation at that stage for relying on statistics and analysis rather than impulse and initiative. Bond, who returned from his evaluation and attempt to stop a prototype helicopter to be stolen, he warns him that M, who had just came in, was behind them which she soon responds to Tanner's "Evil Queen of Numbers" jab by telling him that when she wants to hear sarcasm she'll listen to her own children. After the first GoldenEye satellite was set off and the three MIGs that were sent to intercept an emergency call, this got M and Bond to talk in her office. She offers him a drink and rejects her predecessor's cognac and gives him bourbon and ice. During the briefing, M knows Bond doesn't trust her and that she thinks Bond is a "sexist, misogynist dinosaur, a relic of the Cold War." After the briefing, M wishes him good luck and to come back alive. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) In the pre-credits scene, M is observing Bond's mission via TV on the Russian border in regards to him stopping a terrorist arms bazaar. He is to keep tabs on US techno-terrorist Henry Gupta . M sends Bond on a mission to Hamburg in order to "pump information" from his old squeeze, Paris Carver , now married to Elliot Carver . His other objective is to use Paris's information in order to infiltrate CEO Elliot Carver's CMGN (Carver Media Group Network) newspaper HQ in Hamburg. He is to retake the GPS encoder Henry Gupta bought previously in the Russian border. The World is Not Enough (1999) She sends Bond to recover some money for an old friend and when he came back successfully, she introduces the friend as Sir Robert King (she states that they studied law together at Oxford) and as King went to get his money, she and Bond drink to Bond's successful mission, which is soon cut short when Bond discovers the ice in his drink had dissolved into foam and a weird substance was on his hands, he soon runs out of the office and has Moneypenny to try and stop King, but it was too late and an explosion goes off in the evidence room, killing King and damaging a part of MI6. Bond tried to arrest the assassin but the woman commits suicide by blowing the hot-air balloon she commandeered and Bond soon fractured his left shoulder. After the funeral and comforting a tearful Elektra King , she puts Bond on the inactive roster due to his injury and MI6 relocates to Scotland. After Bond seduces Dr. Molly Warmflash into giving him a clean bill of health, she briefs Bond about Renard , who previously kidnapped Elektra, was still alive after an attempt on his life by 009 who was sent to try and rescue Elektra, but she already escaped after killing two of her captors. Renard was shot in the head but survived, the bullet lodged in his brain made him feel no pain, taste or smell. Elektra called M and informed her that Bond left her alone and killed her head of security, she has M sent to her location. Later, M talked with Bond about Elekta but warns her that she might have Stockholm syndrome. After Bond and Christmas Jones were thought to have been killed in Elektra's pipeline, she gives M a present, her father's pin. She soon has her men kill M's men that were present and before she took her, M managed to slap Elektra but was soon taken for revenge. (She convinced King's father to not pay her ransom.) While held captive in Maiden's Tower , Istanbul, she was visited by Renard who put a clock outside her cell and just out of reach, so she would know
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Bond, James Bond - Kent Film Office Bond, James Bond Student Filming Application Bond, James Bond Visit the areas that inspired Fleming to create one of the most thrilling spies the world has ever known. Go directly to the Live James Bond Trail Ian Fleming loved Kent. You only have to read one of his books to experience the great adoration he had for his home county. He made his home in a beautiful house on the beach of St Margaret’s and wrote many of his novels looking out over the English Channel. His most famous creation, James Bond, known to all the world as 007, inspired 12 novels and two books of short stories, which, in turn have been adapted into 22 films so far. Casino-Royale © MovieposterDB Directors: Val Guest, Ken Hughes Writers: Ian Fleming (Novel) Wolf Mankowitz and John Law (Screenplay) Starring: David Niven – Sir James Bond Peter Sellers – Evelyn Tremble, James Bond 007 Ursula Andress – Vesper Lynd Synopsis: Based on one of Flemming’s short stories, this early spy spoof, features the aging Sir James Bond who comes out of his retirement to take on SMERSH. Locations Used: This location features as Sir James’s home. Diamonds Are Forever © movieposterDB Rosamund Pike – Miranda Frost Synopsis: James Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul who is funding the development of an international space weapon. Locations Used: Kent International Airport – Manston The Antonov cargo plane scenes were filmed at the Kent International Airport – Manston. Age of Heroes cast Age of Heroes cast L-R John Dagleish as Rollright, Danny Dyer as Rains, William Houston as Mac, Guy Burnet as Riley, Sean Bean as Jones, Askel Hennie as Steinar © Age of Heroes Ltd. Although not a Bond film this film features a young Ian Fleming during his young days in the war. Director: Adrian Vitoria Writers: Ed Scates and Adrian Vitoria (Screenplay) Starring: Sean Bean, Izabella Miko, Danny Dyer, James D’Arcy Synopsis: The true story of the formation of Ian Fleming’s 30 Commando unit, a precursor for the elite forces in the U.K. Locations Used: Ian Fleming and Kent Ian Fleming © Visit Kent Ian Fleming lived in Kent and used its unique landscape as the backdrop to Bond’s adventures. Many of the novels have scenes devoted to his favourite places within the county. An example: “…they stopped for a moment on the edge of the great chalk cliff and stood gazing over the whole corner of England where Caesar had first landed two thousand years before. To their left the carpet of green turf, bright with small wildflowers, sloped gradually down to the long pebble beaches of Walmer and Deal, which curved off towards Sandwich and the Bay. Beyond, the cliffs of Margate showing white through the distant haze that hid the North Foreland guarded the grey scar of Manston aerodrome above which American Thunderjets wrote their white scribbles in the sky. Then came the Isle of Thanet and, out of sight, the mouth of the Thames.” (Moonraker) In connection with Visit Kent, Kent County Council developed two driving tours based on the novels Goldfinger and Moonraker, so you can step in the footsteps of England’s favourite spy. THE GOLDFINGER ROUTE From St. Margaret’s go via Deal and the A258 to Sandwich. Follow the A256 to Ramsgate harbour, then the A253 and A299 to Reculver. Then take the A2 to Faversham, Chatham and Rochester. James Bond drove from London to Sandwich in the reverse order of course. James Bond Country © Kent County Council Reculver/Ramsgate “He came up with a crossroads. To the left the signpost said RECULVER… Bond slowed, but didn’t stop. No hanging about. He motored slowly on, keeping his eyes open. The shoreline was too exposed for a trawler to do anything but beach or anchor. Probably Goldfinger had used Ramsgate. Quiet little port. Customs and Police who were probably only on the look-out for brandy coming over from France.” Behind Auric Goldfinger’s house at Reculver, The Grange, was the factory from which he ran his gold smuggling business. Here the gold imported from India by his traw
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Balloon Classic FAQ 9:00-10:00 & 10:30-11:30 PM - Chris Higbee Is parking available? Yes. Parking is only $5.00 after 3:00 p.m. in the Kent State University at Stark/Stark State College lots. There is limited disabled parking available to those who present their disability parking permit. When will the balloons glow? The illuminating NIGHT GLOW is scheduled for Friday night at 9:30 PM but is also weather dependent. Watch as the balloons “dance” to music – it's quite a sight to see! When are the fireworks? The Jackson-Belden Music Fest hosts the spectacular FIREWORKS show on Saturday night at 10:00 PM., once again, a bit weather dependent. For more information, visit www.jbcc.org . What kind of entertainment can I expect to see? All kinds! The Balloon Classic/Jackson-Belden Music Fest offers a variety of entertainment. From giant hot air balloons, to fireworks, food, music and a children’s education area – this is quite an event to see! Can I bring Fido? Sorry -- no. You will definitely enjoy this event, but it is not a place for pets. We do not have doggy port-a-johns or water stations, so please leave Fido at home. Many animals are frightened around crowds or loud noises such as fireworks. Service dogs are welcome. Will the balloons take off or land near my home? We wish we could say yes, because watching these big beauties is fascinating, but their location is 100% based on the winds! Pilots are briefed on wind speed and direction before each flight, which dictates where they will take off and land. Keep your eyes to the skies! Why was a flight cancelled? Please take a look at the attached Balloon Launch Weather Criteria . There are many weather factors that go into the hot air ballooning world. What should I bring? Please bring blankets and/or chairs for seating. Don’t forget your cameras! Food and drinks are available for purchase, as well as souvenirs. Can I go on a balloon ride? Sorry, no. Due to liability and insurance, spectators are not permitted to take balloon rides at the event. How close can I get to the balloons? Spectators will have a great view of the balloons from just about anywhere but are not permitted on the launch field which is reserved only for pilots, crew, and credentialed media. Where can I eat and stay during the Enshrinement Festival events? Please check out www.visitcantonstark.com for more information. QUESTIONS OR NEED FURTHER INFO -- CONTACT ANDREA HARTMAN: 330.458.2054 or andreah@cantonchamber.org FAQs
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Collection - Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous Sexual Healing What's Going On (Motown 25) Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984), better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range . [2] Starting his career as a member of the doo-wop group, The Moonglows in the late 1950s, he then ventured into a solo career after the group disbanded in 1960, signing with Motown Records subsidiary, Tamla. He started off as a session drummer, but later ranked as the label's top-selling solo artist during the 1960s. He was crowned "The Prince of Motown" [3] and "The Prince of Soul". [4] because of solo hits such as " How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) ", " Ain't That Peculiar ", " I Heard It Through the Grapevine ," and his duet singles with singers such as Mary Wells and Tammi Terrell . His work in the early and mid-1970s included the albums, What's Going On , Let's Get It On , and I Want You , which helped influence the quiet storm , urban adult contemporary , and slow jam genres. After a self-imposed European exile in the early 1980s, Gaye returned on the 1982 Grammy-Award winning hit, " Sexual Healing " and the Midnight Love album before his death. Gaye was shot dead by his father on April 1, 1984. He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. [5] In 2008, the American music magazine Rolling Stone ranked Gaye at number 6 on its list of the Greatest Singers of All Time, [6] and ranked at number 18 on 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. [7] He was also ranked at number 20 on VH1's list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. [8] Collection - Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous What do John Waters, Robert Goulet, and New Kids on the Block have in common? Appearances on "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous!" Curated by Whitney Weiss Total Runtime: 0:38:10 Collection 1980s 1990s caviar dreams champagne wishes heartthrobs john waters lifestyles of the rich and famous models money opulence pro wrestlers wealth Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous is an American television series that aired in syndication from 1984 to 1995 . The show featured the extravagant lifestyles of wealthy entertainers , athletes and business moguls . It was hosted by Robin Leach for the majority of its run. When Leach was joined by Shari Belafonte in 1994, the show was renamed Lifestyles with Robin Leach and Shari Belafonte. Leach ended each episode with a wish for his viewers that became his signature phrase, "champagne wishes and caviar dreams." Claymation celebrities pitted against each other almost always ending in the loser's gruesome death. Curated by Jason Forrest Collection 90s celebrity celebrity deathmatch eric fogel mtv Celebrity Deathmatch is a claymation television show that depicts celebrities against each other in a wrestling ring , almost always ending in the loser's gruesome death. It was known for its excessive amount of blood used in every match and exaggerated physical injuries (e.g., one person cuts off a participant's foot, living through decapitations, impalement, etc.). The series was created by Eric Fogel ; with the pilots airing on MTV on January 1 & 25 1998. The initial series ran from May 14, 1998 to October 20, 2002, and lasted for a 75-episode run. There was one special that did not contribute to the final episode total, entitled "Celebrity Deathmatch Hits Germany", which aired on June 21, 2001. Professional wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin gave voice to his animated form as the guest commentator. Early in 2003, a film based on the series was announced by MTV to be in the making, but the project was canceled by the end of that year. In 2005, MTV2 announced the revival of the show as part of their " Sic 'Em Friday " programming block. Originally set to return in November 2005, the premiere was pushed back to June 10, 2006 as part of a new "Sic'emation" block with two other animated shows, Where My Dogs At and The Adventures of Chico and Guapo . The show's fifth season was produced by Cuppa Coffee Studios and t
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The Second Closest Planet to the Sun - Mr. Valentine's Solar System Webquest Mr. Valentine's Solar System Webquest The Farthest Planet Venus, the Second Closest Planet to the Sun Venus is the second closest planet to the Sun. Venus is 67,240,000 miles from the Sun. Venus is also the closest planet to Earth. Venus is about 26,000,000,000 miles from Earth. In the picture below, you can see that Venus is the second planet from the Sun. What Makes up Venus? Venus is very similar to Earth. Like Earth, Venus is a rocky planet that has a core, mantle, and crust. In fact, Venus is sometimes called Earth's twin. However, there is one big difference between Earth's and Venus' surface. Venus' surface is covered in nearly one million volcanoes! Some volcanoes may still erupt, but many are no longer erupting. The Earth has a core, mantle, and crust like Venus. However, Earth does not have nearly as many volcanoes. Look at what Venus is made of in the picture below. How Big is Venus? Venus is almost identical in size to the Earth. This is another reason why it is sometimes called a "twin" or "sister" planet to Earth. The Photo below shows Venus next to Earth. Does Venus Have an Atmosphere? Venus does have an atmosphere. Venus' atmosphere is much thicker than Earth's atmosphere and is made of harmful chemicals. Scientists believe Venus gained its toxic atmosphere because of the constant volcanic eruptions that happened on the planet in the past and its loss of water. There is no Oxygen in Venus' atmosphere.The thickness of Venus' atmosphere causes it to insulate Venus too much. Once the sun's energy enters Venus it is trapped.This causes Venus' temperature to be steady at 870 degrees Fahrenheit all of the time. The video below describes the atmosphere of Venus. How Long Does it Take Venus to Orbit the Sun? It takes Venus about 225 days to orbit the Sun. Once again, this is less time than it takes the Earth to Orbit the Sun (by 100 days). Like Mercury, Venus is closer to the Sun than the Earth so the Sun's gravity pulls on Venus more causing it to orbit faster. Take a look at the videos below. The first video describes many of the things that we've learned about Venus during this lesson. The second video is longer and gives you more information about Venus. You only need to watch the first video, but the second video is very interesting. Time to Share! How can what we know about Venus' atmosphere help us protect our own planet? Create a free website
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The Solar System The Solar System Our Solar System is an amazing place. Not only is it home to eight planets, it also hold several dwarf planets, hundreds of moons, and thousands of stars and asteroids. The eight planets in our Solar System are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. These planets orbit the Sun. Here is a funny song to help you remember the planets The Sun The Sun is the center of our Solar System. It is because of the Sun that our solar system gets its name. Sol is the Roman name for Sun. The Sun is the largest object within the Solar System - it makes up more than 95% of all the matter! It is because of the Sun's large size that the rest of the objects within the Solar System orbit around it. The Sun is very, very hot. It is 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit on its surface. Mercury Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, making it the first planet in the Solar System. It is named after the Roman messenger god. In mythology, the god was known for being quick - Mercury is the fastest of all the planets to orbit the Sun, because it has the smallest route it has to take! Mercury can occasionally be seen from Earth Mercury is the second densest planet in the Solar System It is mainly made up of iron There is no atmosphere on Mercury Despite its fast trip around the Sun, Mercury's revolution is very slow - one day on Mercury equals about 59 days on Earth! Venus Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is named after the Roman goddess of beauty and love. Venus is almost the same size as Earth, but other than size the two planets are very different! Fun Facts about Venus Venus appears to be the brightest planet in the sky due to the reflection of the Sun from its clouds, and its closeness to Earth Venus has an incredibly thick atmosphere. This makes it the hottest of the inner planets Venus rotates East to West Venus is covered in volcanoes Venus does not have any moons Earth Earth is the only known planet that has any life forms in the Solar System. It is the third planet from the Sun. It is the only planet that is not named after a god. Most of the Earth is covered in water - 70%! Earth has a thin atmosphere, that protects us from dangerous gasses and heat in space Earth is the largest of the inner planets Air, water, and land make up the Earth Earth's axis is tilted at 23.5 degrees This a video showing the many different life forms that Earth has Mars Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. Named for the Roman god of war, it is also known as the "Red Planet". It is the last of the inner planets. Temperatures on Mars are very similar to temperatures on Earth It is believed that Mars once had water on its surface Mars is called the red planet because its surface is covered in red dust The largest volcano in the Solar System is on Mars. It is called Olympus Mons Mars has two small moons Jupiter Jupiter is the first of the outer planets, and the fifth planet from the Sun. It is named for the king of the Roman gods. It is the largest of all of the planets. Fun Facts about Jupiter Jupiter is best known for its "Great Red Spot" - a mass of hurricanes that have been storming for hundreds of years. The spot is larger in size than that of Earth Jupiter is made up of gasses - there is no solid surface on it Jupiter is so big; Earth could fit inside of it more than 1,000 times! Jupiter has over 50 moons. Four of these moons are as big as planets Jupiter has the most active volcanic activity in the Solar System Learn more about the Great Red Spot! Saturn Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun. It is named for the Roman god of agriculture. It is most well known for its highly visible rings. Other Features of the Solar System There are many other exciting elements in the Solar System. Here are a few. Asteroids Asteroids are rocky bodies in the Solar System that are too small to be considered actual planets. In between Mars and Jupiter lies the Asteroid Belt, containing well over 90,000 asteroids. Comets Comets are ice and rock t
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What is Punjab Land of five rivers Punjab is land of five rivers in North West India and North East Pakistan. Punj means five and aab means water, so punjab means five waters. These five rivers that run through punjab, having their originating source as various small lakes in Himalayas. If one were to go across the Punjab starting from Delhi and to Afghanistan, the rivers are in this order. Beus, Satluj, Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum. Beus, and Satluj merge into one river retaining the name Satluj at Harike near Ferozepur in Punjab just before crossing the border into west Punjab (Pakistan) and eventually merging into river Indus. Area of Punjab that is between rivers of Beus and Satluj is called Doaba, major cities in this part of punjab are Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur and Nawan Shahr. Majha is between Beus and Chenab and on both sides of Ravi, this part is called the heart of Punjab and cities include, Lahore, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Sialkote, Kasur, Lyallpur(Faisalabad), Faridkot and Ferozepur. In Majha part of Punjab many new cities were developed by converting the forests into cultivating land and is called Bar, cities include Lyallpur (Faisalabad), Montgomery, etc. Area beyond Chenab river in North and around river Jhelum is called Pothohar, cities include Rawalpindi, Hasan Abdal, etc. Area between Ravi and Chenab river is called Rachna doab cities are Gujrat, Sargodha, etc. Area of Malwa is southern Punjab facing Rajasthan and East of river Beus, cities include Ludhiana, Patiala, Ambala, Karnal, Sangrur, Malerkotla, Shahabad, and Abohar. Punjabi civilization is one of the oldest on earth, with its distinguished language, culture, food, attire, script, folklore, people, etc. Punjabi langauge has its originating source in Sanskrit (not Hindi or Urdu as many young Indian pakistanis believe), i.e. the family of Indo-European group of langauges which includes Persian and Latin. Punjab has always been land of great saints and fighters. In 450 B.C (2450 years ago) Alexander invaded Punjab and conquered a great Punjabi king named Porus whose kingdom was on the banks of river Chenab. He did not accepted defeat and asked Greek king to show him the same respect as kings. He was restored back to his throne by Alexander. Alexander returned to Greece right before crossing the river Beus, as his forces refused to fight. In his train we have a reliable resource that tells us about Punjab 2450 years ago. Not much different from today (except for the technology). Quotations .
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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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This Month in Canadian Herstory - February | heroines.ca, Guide to Women in Canadian History Herstory This Month in Canadian Herstory: February February is Black History Month in Canada, a great opportunity to celebrate the achievements of notable Black women in our history. A few examples: Zanana Akande Zanana Akande. The first Black female to serve in the cabinet of the Government of Ontario. Marie-Joseph Ang�lique (ca. 1709-1734). A desperate slave who fought for her personal happiness, but was hung in Montreal after allegedly starting a major fire.* Jean Augustine. First Black woman elected as a federal Member of Parliament. Addie Aylestock. Canada's first female Black minister. Carrie Best. Co-founded a newspaper called The Clarion, which became The Negro Citizen. Mary Bibb. Courageous anti-slavery leader who was co-editor of the newspaper Voice of the Fugitive.** Lucie Blackburn. A runaway slave who settled in Toronto and worked with her husband to become a successful entrepreneur.** Violet Blackman. Involved with Marcus Garvey in the founding of the Universal Negro Improvement Association. Rosemary Brown (1930-2003). First Black woman in Canadian history to become a member of a parliamentary body.** More Measha Brueggergosman Measha Brueggergosman. Award-winning Canadian soprano. Anne Cools. First Black person in the country to be named to the Senate of Canada. Viola Desmond. A civil rights icon who stood up against racial discrimination in Canada.** Esi Edugyan. Talented Canadian author, winner of the 2011 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her novel Half-Blood Blues. Rose Fortune (ca. 1774-1864). First female police officer in North America.* Hattie Rhue Hatchett. A musician who wrote a marching song for Canadian soldiers in the First World War.** Violet King Henry. First Black female lawyer in Canada, called to the bar in Alberta in 1954. Gwendolyn A. Johnston. Co-founded the Toronto Third World Bookstore. Jeni LeGon. A talented dancer, actress and choreographer with a long career in show business. Daurene Lewis. First Black woman in Canada to be elected as a mayor. Anne Packwood. A member of the Coloured Women's Club in Montreal. Micheline A. Rawlins. The first Black woman to become a judge for the Ontario Provincial Court. Betty Riley. First Black woman in Canada to become a television producer. Marie Marguerite Rose. A onetime slave who gained her freedom and ran a business in the Fortress of Louisbourg.** Beverley Salmon. First Black woman to became a Provincial Human Rights Commissioner. Mary Ann Shadd (1823-1893). First woman to publish a newspaper in Canada.* Glenda Simms. Became President of the Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women in 1989. Harriet Tubman (ca. 1820-1913). A conductor on the Underground Railway who led many slaves to freedom in Canada.* Juanita Westmoreland-Traore. First Black judge in Quebec. Portia White (1911-1968). First Black Canadian woman to become a famous singer.* * This woman is featured in the book 100 Canadian Heroines: Famous and Forgotten Faces . ** This woman is featured in the book 100 More Canadian Heroines: Famous and Forgotten Faces . Just ask for the books at your local bookstore, or order online. February 1963 Fashion industry pioneer Marilyn Brooks opened her first boutique in Toronto: The Unicorn. See marilynbrooks.com for more information about Marilyn and her collections. Lady Aberdeen in Ottawa, 1894. (William James Topley/Library and Archives Canada/PA-027338) February 1, 1897 Lady Aberdeen, wife of the Governor-General of Canada, and the National Council of Women announced plans for a special commemoration of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee: the creation of an organization that became known as the Victorian Order of Nurses. The VON website. February 2, 1897 Clara Brett Martin became the first female lawyer in the British Empire. She set up a law practice in Toronto. February 10, 2000 Lois Hole became Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. She was also the co-owner of a large greenhouse business, an author of gardening books, and a longtime school trustee. Fe
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Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: CUP AND PLATE QUESTIONS FOR TUESDAY 28TH JANUARY CUP AND PLATE QUESTIONS FOR TUESDAY 28TH JANUARY Questions set by the Waters Green Lemmings and the Bate Horntails. ROUND ONE: Q1: The characters Vladimir and Estragon appear? A: Waiting for Godot. Q2: What relation was Pliny the Younger to Pliny the Elder? A: Nephew. Q3: Which member of the Royal Family is nicknamed “Princess Pushy”? A: Princess Michael of Kent. Q4: What was the name of Perry Mason’s secretary? A: Della Street. Q5: What famous French film production/newsreel brand, established in 1896, was the first major movie corporation? A: Pathé (Pathé Frères - Pathé Brothers) Q6: Which King conferred the title “Royal and Ancient” on the Golf Club at St. Andrews? A: William IV. Q7: In which U.S. state is the vast majority of Yellowstone National Park? A: Wyoming. Q8: Which was the last British group to win the Eurovision Song Contest? A: Katrina and the Waves (in 1997 with Love Shine A Light). Q9: In October 2013, Sebastian Vettel won the F1 Driver’s Championship for the 4th consecutive time, but how many other people have achieved this feat? A: Three: (Juan Manuel Fangio; Alain Prost; Michael Schumacher). Q10: Which country finished third in the 1966 World Cup? A: Portugal. Q11: What was the surname of Art Historian and nun, Sister Wendy? A: Becket. Q12: What is the capital of Tajikistan? A: Dushanbe. Q13: Which Beatles album followed Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band? A: Magical Mystery Tour. Q14: Which detective was created by W J Burley? A: Wycliffe. Q15: Which of Enid Blyton’s Famous Five owned Timmy the Dog? A: George. Q16: In which prison was the television series “Porridge” set? Slade. Q17: Where in the human body is the radius? A: The forearm (accept arm). Q18: To which country do the islands of Spitzbergen belong? A: Norway. Q19: In which year was the Festival of Britain? A: 1951. Q20: In whose shop window did Bagpuss sit? A: Emily’s. Q1: At which English racecourse would you find Devil’s Dyke? A: Newmarket. Q2: Which is the largest moon in the Solar System? A: Ganymede. Q3: How many Nobel Prizes are usually awarded each year? A: Six: (Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace and Economics). Q4: Who was the last King of Italy?
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Babirusa :: Saint Louis Zoo Saint Louis Zoo swamps and forests around rivers and lakes Scientific Name Threatened Setting the Standard for Bizarre On the small tropical Indonesian island of Sulawesi (formerly Celebes) and at the Saint Louis Zoo, the babirusa sets the standard for bizarre. To see this small, sparsely-haired pig is to realize this immediately. The babirusa is not just another pretty face-but it is an unforgettable one! In 1990, the Saint Louis Zoo acquired a pair of these elusive forest-dwellers through a complex cooperative loan program. A two-and-a-half year old male born at the Bronx Zoo was traded to the Los Angeles Zoo but flown to St. Louis on breeding loan. Los Angeles then sent a replacement male to the Bronx Zoo. An unrelated female babirusa was then selected from the Los Angeles Zoo herd to pair with the new St. Louis resident. The net result was a breeding pair of babirusa owned by the Los Angeles Zoo but managed by the Saint Louis Zoo. Since this time, the Saint Louis Zoo has raised five litters of nine piglets. Little is known about the natural history of the babirusa due to the difficulty of observing it in its thick jungle habitat. This shy pig lives in groups of five to fifteen animals in swamps and forests along rivers and lakes. The babirusa's coloration, torpedo-shaped body and deer-like movements enable it to melt silently into surrounding cover at the slightest disturbance. About That face The most striking feature of a babirusa is its face. Besides being armed with a pair of slashing lower tusks, an impressive pair of upper tusks erupt through the top of the snout and curve back toward the eyes. These upper canines resemble antlers more than they do tusks. Not surprisingly, the translation of "babi-rusa" is "pig-deer." There has been much debate over the purpose of the upper tusks on males. Sulawesi natives are convinced that these tusks hook over low-hanging branches to support the babirusa's head as it rests. A more plausible explanation was proposed by John McKinnon in 1981. His studies suggest that males developed this extraordinary set of upper tusks to protect the eyes and throat from the slashing lower tusks of competing males. This alternative use of the tusks was made possible by the fact that when the babirusa's ancestors arrived on Sulawesi they faced a predator-free environment. Without strong selection pressure to develop and maintain anti-predator mechanisms, the tusks were suddenly "free" to be modified for other uses. The greatest physical threat to the ancestral babirusa boars was no longer predation, but competition. Rival boars armed with dagger-like tusks and surly dispositions posed a serious hazard to the average babirusa boar come-a'courtin. Like all other pig species, babirusa practice a social system in which males fight with other males over the right to breed several females. Violent struggles can occur involving the use of the sharp lower tusks. The frequency of these conflicts, and the inherent risk of serious injury, probably increased dramatically when the babirusa's ancestors first arrived from the mainland to this small, isolated island. This created a new selection measure that favored the development of mechanisms to reduce the risk of injury during the ritual combat between males. The result of this selection pressure was the modification of the babirusa boars' upper tusks. Instead of curving down like other pigs' tusks, they grew straight up through the snout, curving into a spiral that is ideal for catching and deflecting potential blows. Their placement at the top of the snout gives them added protection to the vulnerable eyes. These tusks have evolved to such a degree that boars seem to sprout veritable arsenals! It should be noted that babirusa females have remarkably reduced tusks relative to those of other suid females. This is probably a direct consequence of the lack of predators on the island, coupled with the fact that, in general, sows do not compete with each other in the way that boars do. About Its Family Tree While some paleontologic
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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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The Reign of Shah Jahan, 1628-1658 Shah Shuja, Aurangzib, and Murad Bakhsh, the three younger sons of Shah Jahan, 1635. Courtesy -- Hambly, G. (1968). "Cities of Mughal India". New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. The Reign of Shah Jahan, 1628-1658 Prince Khurram was 35 years old when he ascended the throne as Shah Jahan (King of the World). Succeeding Jahangir in 1627, Shah Jahan enjoyed the support of experienced administrators and advisors -- like his father-in-law Asaf Khan -- who were holdovers from the previous reign. Shah Jahan, notes Hambly, revived Akbar's policy of pressing southward against the independent Muslim Sultanate of the Deccan. But almost all of his expansion expeditions were unsuccessful. The expenditures resulting from Shah Jahan's failed attempts at frontier expansion, as well as his insatiable appetite for new and grand architecture, were appreciable factors in the empire's eventual financial crisis. During the early years of his reign, Shah Jahan preferred Agra to Delhi as a place of residence. This preference is reflected in his selection of Agra as the site for a number of building ventures including the world's most famous and beautiful mausoleum, Taj Mahal . Many historians have -- perhaps unfairly -- accused Shah Jahan of building the glorious tomb as a tribute to himself and his rule rather than as a tribute to his wife. Shah Jahan was an exceedingly able man -- although less able than his father Akbar and less conscientious than his son Aurangzeb. Still, Shah Jahan is in the first rank of Indian rulers. Endowed with all the qualities required of a medieval Muslim ruler, he was a brave and competent commander; a generous master who treated his servants with respect, dignity and affability; and a far-sighted leader with a strict sense of justice. Shah Jahan was an active patron of palaces and mosques. Blair and Bloom write that upon Shah Jahan's accession, the fort at Agra was renovated to include three major courts: Halls of Public and Private Audience (Diwan-i Khass wa 'Am); an area for treasures and private audience (Machhi Bhavan); and a residential court known as the Garden of Grapes (Anguri Bagh). The first court, note Bloom and Blair, is close to the entrance, while the other two courts, which were used by the emperor and his entourage, overlook the river. Inside the fort, write Blair and Bloom, is a congregational mosque known today as the Moti (Pearl) Mosque because of the translucent white marble used on the interior. The mosque, continue Blair and Bloom, comprises a rectangular prayer hall, about 53 by 21 yards, divided by cruciform piers into three aisles of seven bays supported on cusped arches and surmounted by three bulbous domes. The additive system of vaulted bays used in the Moti Mosque at Agra is the type of plan favored for smaller mosques constructed under imperial patronage. According to Blair and Bloom, the single-aisled plan that had been used for Shir Shah's mosque in Delhi was preferred for large, urban congregational mosques which have immense courtyards with narrow prayer halls fronted by pishtaq and surmounted by three or five domes. The mosque of Vazir Khan at Lahore, constructed by the court physician Hakim Ali of Chiniot in 1635, is but one example of this group. The congregational mosque at Agra, continue Blair and Bloom, was completed in 1648 under the patronage of the emperor's daughter Jahanara. Constructed of red sandstone, the mosque used white marble sparingly for calligraphic bands. In 1638, Shah Jahan moved his capital from Agra to a city in Delhi. Known as Shahjahanabad, the new capital city was laid out under the emperor's auspices from 1639-1648. According to Blair and Bloom, the massive project was designed by Ahmed Lahwari, the chief architect of the Taj Mahal, and by the architect Hamid. Ghayrat Khan and Makramat Khan, who also worked on the Taj Mahal, supervised the construction. The walled city, note Bloom and Blair, included broad avenues with water channels, souqs (markets), mosques, gardens, houses of the nobility, and the fortified palace known
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Delhi | Article about Delhi by The Free Dictionary Delhi | Article about Delhi by The Free Dictionary http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Delhi Also found in: Dictionary , Thesaurus , Idioms , Wikipedia . Delhi (dĕl`ē), union territory and city, N central India. The union territory, officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi (2001 provisional pop. 13,782,976), 573 sq mi (1,484 sq km), is on the Delhi plain, which is crossed by the Yamuna River and stretches between the Aravalli Hills on the south and the Shiwalik Range on the north, connecting the alluvial valleys of the Indus and Ganges river systems. A hot and arid region, with temperatures rising above 110°F; (43°C;) in the summer, it has extensive irrigation works to support agriculture. Hindi and Urdu are spoken by more than 90% of the population. New Delhi New Delhi , city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. Predominantly an administrative center, it was constructed between 1912 and 1929 to replace Calcutta (now Kolkata) as ..... Click the link for more information. , the capital of India, and Delhi (or Old Delhi; see below) are the chief urban centers. It is governed by a chief minister and cabinet responsible to an elected unicameral legislature and by a governor appointed by the president of India. History Throughout India's history the region of Delhi, commanding roads in all directions, was the key to empire. From the earliest times many cities rose and fell there, and within 50 sq mi (130 sq km) S of New Delhi are more important dynastic remains than exist in any other area of the country. The earliest city on the Delhi plain was the semilegendary Indraprastha, mentioned in the Hindu epic Mahabharata Mahabharata , classical Sanskrit epic of India, probably composed between 200 B.C. and A.D. 200. The Mahabharata, comprising more than 90,000 couplets, usually of 32 syllables, is the longest single poem in world literature. ..... Click the link for more information. . Another historic site is the Rajput citadel and town containing the Lal Kot [red fort], erected in 1052; it is sometimes confused with Shah Jahan's Red Fort in Old Delhi. In 1192 the legions of the Afghan warrior Muhammad of Ghor Muhammad of Ghor, d. 1206, Afghan conqueror of N India. A brother of the sultan of Ghor, he was made governor of Ghazni in 1173 and from there launched a series of invasions of India. By 1186 he had conquered the Muslim principalities in the Punjab. ..... Click the link for more information. captured the Rajput town, and the Delhi Sultanate Delhi Sultanate, refers to the various Muslim dynasties that ruled in India (1210–1526). It was founded after Muhammad of Ghor defeated Prithvi Raj and captured Delhi in 1192. ..... Click the link for more information. was established (1206). The invasion of Delhi by Timur Timur or Tamerlane , c.1336–1405, Mongol conqueror, b. Kesh, near Samarkand. He is also called Timur Leng [Timur the lame]. He was the son of a tribal leader, and he claimed (apparently for the first time in 1370) to be a descendant of Jenghiz Khan. ..... Click the link for more information. in 1398 put an end to the sultanate; the Lodis, last of the Delhi sultans, gave way to Babur Babur [Turk.,=lion], 1483–1530, founder of the Mughal empire of India. His full name was Zahir ud-Din Muhammad. A descendant of Timur (Tamerlane) and of Jenghiz Khan, he succeeded (1494) to the principality of Fergana in central Asia. ..... Click the link for more information. , who, after the battle of Panipat in 1526, founded the Mughal Mughal or Mogul , Muslim empire in India, 1526–1857. The dynasty was founded by Babur, a Turkic chieftain who had his base in Afghanistan. Babur's invasion of India culminated in the battle of Panipat (1526) and the occupation of Delhi and Agra. ..... Click the link for more information. empire. The early Mughal emperors favored Agra Agra , former province, N central India. The presidency, or province, of Agra was created in 1
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Rule Britannia mp3 midi free download beach motel Sechelt bed breakfast Britannia, rouse at Heav'n's command! And crown thy native Prince again; Then Peace shall bless thy happy land, And plenty pour in from the rnain: Then shalt thou be - Britannia, thou shalt be From home and foreign tyrants free. Behold, great Charles! thy godlike son, With majesty and sweetness crowned; His worth th'admiring world doth own, And fame's loud trump proclaims the sound. Thy captain him, Britannia, him declare. Of kings and heroes he's the heir. Then, Britons, rouse! with trurnpets' sound Proclaim this solemn, happy day'. Let mirth with cheerful music crowned Drive sullen thoughts and cares away! Come, Britons, sing! Britannia, draw thy sword! And use it for thy rightful lord! Composed by Thomas Augustine Arne in 1740 for his masque Alfred, 'RuIe, Britannia!' was first heard at a performance given at Cliefden House, Maidenhead - then the residence of Frederick, Prince of Wales - when the masque was given to celebrate the accession of George I and the birthday of the Princess Augusta. This most popular of all English national airs was first heard in London in 1745 and achieved instant popularity. So well known was it that Handel even quoted it in his Occasional Oratorio in the following year when it was sung to the words, 'War shall cease, welcome peace!'. Predictably 'Rule, Britannia!' was seized upon by the Jacobites and James Thomson's words were altered accordingly.
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The Albert Memorial - London memorial Add category The Albert Memorial is situated in Kensington Gardens, London, England, directly to the north of the Royal Albert Hall, close to the "Ring" which runs through Hyde Park. It was commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her beloved husband, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha who died of typhoid in 1861, and designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the Gothic revival style. "My idea in designing the Memorial," Gilbert Scott wrote, "was to erect a kind of ciborium to protect a statue of the Prince; and its special characteristic was that the ciborium was designed in some degree on the principles of the ancient shrines. These shrines were models of imaginary buildings, such as had never in reality been erected; and my idea was to realise one of these imaginary structures with its precious materials, its inlaying, its enamels, etc. etc." However, the Memorial was not the first revivalist design for a canopied statue in a Gothic style - the Scott Monument in Edinburgh had been designed by George Meikle Kemp over twenty years earlier. Opened in 1872, with the statue of Albert ceremonially "seated" in 1875, the memorial consists of an ornate canopy or pavilion containing a statue of Prince Albert facing south. This is surrounded by the elaborate sculptural Frieze of Parnassus, which depicts 169 individual composers, architects, poets, painters, and sculptors. There are two allegorical sculpture programs: four groups depicting Victorian industrial arts and sciences (agriculture, commerce, engineering and manufacturing), and four more groups representing Europe, Asia, Africa and The Americas at the four corners, each continent-group including several ethnographic figures and a large animal. (A camel for Africa, a buffalo for the Americas, an elephant for Asia and a bull for Europe.) The sculptor Henry Hugh Armstead coordinated this massive effort among several artists of the Royal Academy, including Hamo Thornycroft. Nearby cities: London, Milton Keynes, Coventry Coordinates: 51°30'8"N -0°10'39"E
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Definitions for Common Labor Terms | Teamsters Definitions for Common Labor Terms Unions have developed a special vocabulary to describe much of what we do. Definitions are given here for the most commonly used terms: 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 Accretions: Employees added to the bargaining unit once a union is certified as a representative of the bargaining unit. ADA: See Americans with Disabilities Act . Administrative Law Judge (ALJ): A civil service appointee of the National Labor Relations Board who conducts unfair labor practice hearings in the region where such cases originate. Advisory Arbitration: Form of arbitration often referred to as fact finding where the decision of the arbitrator is not binding. Agency Shop: A contract provision under which employees who do not join the union are required to pay a collective bargaining service fee instead. This service fee is usually the same as monthly dues. In some states public workers choose to pay service fee based on a percentage of the Union’s budget spent on representing the bargaining unit’s time and money spent on organizing and political action, not considered to be directly representing members. Alter Ego Employer: An employer who changes the name and outward appearance of a business but is in fact the same employer. An employer cannot rid himself of his obligation to recognize the legitimate bargaining representative through an alter ego. ALJ: See Administrative Law Judge . Americans with Disabilities Act: National law forbidding discrimination against employees on the basis of disability and requiring reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled employees. The ADA is enforced by the Equal Opportunities Employment Commission (EEOC) and by private lawsuit. Annuity: A form of investment plan usually provided as a retirement plan that provides for income for a specified period of time, such as a number of years or for life. Arbitration: A method of settling a labor-management dispute by having an impartial third party decide the issue. The decision of the third party (arbitrator) is usually binding. Area Standards Picketing: A form of picketing with the purpose of encouraging an employer to observe the standards in that industry in that locality. This kind of picketing has formed legal restrictions than picketing to force an employer to recognize a union or to impress employees noneconomic benefits. Areawide Bargaining:Collective bargaining agreement which covers all the unionized employers and their employees in a specific geographical and industrial setting. Association Agreements:A collective bargaining agreement which governs a group of employers who ban together for mutual aid when bargaining with labor organizations. All employers belonging to the association are bound by the agreement that was negotiated by the association and the union. Attrition:Reduction in the labor force of a company through natural causes such as voluntary quits, retirement, or death as opposed to layoffs. Authorization Card:A union card filled out by pro-union workers during a representation campaign. The card usually specifies the union as a collective bargaining agent of the employees and must be dated and signed. The NLRB will accept 30% of the employees signatures on cards or petitions as the "showing of interest" required to conduct an election. Usually unions will not file for an election unless a majority of the bargaining unit members have signed authorization cards. Award:The final decision of an arbitrator which is binding on both parties. Back Loaded:Providing a greater wage increase near the end of a contract. B.A.:See Business Agent . Bargaining Agent:Union designated by a government agency, such as the National Labor Relations Board, or recognized voluntarily by the employer, as the exclusive representative of all employees in the bargaining unit for purposes of collective bargaining. Bargaining Rights:The rights outlined in Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act. Rights o
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Listen to This. . . Listen to This. . . Personal, humourous reflections on life. Did I tell you? Sunday, October 30, 2011 Topics I Never Got Around to Writing It's been awhile since I've blogged, but that doesn't mean I don't have at least a dozen topics each week that I think are worth writing about. Here's a summary of some of the ideas I've had and didn't elaborate via the blog. Verbal Filters: "What has happened to the ability of people to use "filters" before speaking?" Maybe it's my age, but I do not recall knowing as many people as I do today who begin talking before they engage their brain as to what the impact of what they are about to say will be. Drivers: This is frightening -- I seriously think there are an abundancy of drivers on the road who don't consider reckless driving kills people. Going around a corner at 70 mph is not "cool." Suggestion: go ahead and pretend to be speed racer in a parking lot instead of possibly taking out an innoncent person's life.. Toilet Paper: I don't think anyone in the house has been trained to replace a roll. The empty roll will sit on the roller until I replace it. This same concept applies to paper towels in the kitchen and any and all trash bags throughout the home. Children and Money: Consider this THE official memo that your parents are not the Rockefellers and any and all Christmas should not begin pre-Halloween. Manners and Politeness: When entering a room one says "hello" to a family member (i.e., mother and father.) When leaving the house one says, "Goodbye" to same people and does not ignore their existance. These people are your sole support and until you begin earning a salary, treat them as human beings. Laundry: When one begins laundy, please continue the process by taking the wet clothes out and moving them to the dryer or to hang to air dry. Do not leave laundry in a stagnated state (both process wise and smelling wise) thereby holding up others who would like to have the opportunity to launder their clothing. Texting: Don't text me and then NOT pick up the phone if I have a question regarding the text you just sent. I know you have your phone, PICK IT UP AND ANSWER IT -- you would if you it was a friend. Politics: How about "just say no." It's waaaaaay too early in the election process to have to hear other people's opinions on any candidate. Also, another biggie -- media commentators: please refrain from sharing your solution(s) on how to fix everything in this terrible economy. It would probably be more productive to pen a letter to the White House, perhaps in care of President Obama and see if he'll/they'll consider it. Good luck with that. Pay kindness forward: This is a postive note in the blog. Most of us have been blessed beyond expectation with precious friends and family, and the way to be thankful for that is to pass it along. Do something nice for others on a frequesnt basis. It's a good thing and tends to be contagious. Hold your tongue/keypad: If someone says or writes a nasty or unkind thing about you, my mantra is, "Silence is Golden." Don't engage those types of people with buying into their unhappiness or gripe. Kindness works wonders with unhappy people. I KNOW this from direct experience with the public and it works wonders. Just be kind...it disarms angry folks. People: Most people are wonderful and generous. It's just the few bad apples that get the attention. Count your blessings on the wonderful friends and people you presently know and will come to know. It's one of life's great blessings. Laughter: This is the final topic for today. Laugh as much and as often as you can. In my opinion it truly is the key to survival and sanity. Plus, it's pretty fun :) Posted by Our New Tenants It seems like just last fall we were driving to the university campus to drop off our daughters. Sure there were milliseconds of parental sadness, but we quickly became members of the empty-nesters club. It’s a sweet little organization where everything you own is yours and no one secretly breaks, touches or moves
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Danny Kaye - Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Dancer, Singer, Philanthropist, Television Personality - Biography.com “Life is a big canvas; throw all the paint you want at it.” “I became an entertainer not because I wanted to but because I was meant to.” Danny Kaye Synopsis Danny Kaye was born on January 18, 1911 in Brooklyn, New York. He made his Broadway debut in The Straw Hat Review in 1939. In the 1940s and '50s, he appeared in musicals and other films. During the 1960s, he had his own TV show. Throughout the 1970s, Kaye focused mainly on charity work. He took a few TV roles in the 1980s, before dying of a heart attack on March 3, 1987 in Los Angeles, California. Early Life Entertainer Danny Kaye was born as David Daniel Kaminsky in Brooklyn, New York on January 18, 1911. According to his web site , Kaye's "actual year of birth was 1911, but the birthday he celebrated was 1913." Kaye was his parents' youngest child; he had two older brothers. His father, Jacob Kaminski, and his mother, Clara Nemerovky, were Ukrainian Jewish immigrants. Jacob, a former horse trainer, worked as a tailor while Kaye and his brothers were growing up. When Kaye was 13 years old, he dropped out of high school to take a stab at show biz stardom. Partnered up with a guitarist friend, Kaye hit the road, but before long he abandoned the unsuccessful tour and went home to Brooklyn. There he worked a string of odd jobs–ranging from soda jerk to office clerk, failing miserably in most positions. After he made a costly error as an insurance appraiser and was fired on the spot, Kaye reconsidered forging a career in show business. "I became an entertainer not because I wanted to but because I was meant to," Kaye would later say of his seemingly inevitable career path. Career in Entertainment While still a teen, Kaye found employment as a comedian and general entertainer in the Catskill Mountains. Working his way through the "Borscht Belt" of Jewish resort venues, Kaye left his audiences roaring with laughter. In 1933, Kaye was invited to join a vaudeville act called the "Three Terpsichoreans." He switched from his given name, David Daniel Kaminsky, to his stage name, Danny Kaye, around the time that the group toured Asia. Throughout the 1930s, Kaye persistently worked to make a name for himself in show business, while collaborating with song writer-composer Sylvia Fine. In 1939, he got his big break with a Broadway debut in The Straw Hat Review. Later that year, he achieved his goal of stardom with a crowd-pleasing performance of the silly, nonsensical song "Tchaikovsky" in Lady in the Dark. It was a time of great milestones for Kaye; in 1940, he married Sylvia Fine and she became his manager. During WWII, Kaye supported the troops by performing overseas, in New York nightclubs and on Broadway. In 1944, he accepted a movie contract with Samuel Goldwyn and subsequently appeared in a string of popular Technicolor musicals, including the hit film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. He is also starred on his own wildly popular variety show on CBS Radio from 1945 to 1946. Kaye made more movies in the 1950s, including the seasonal classic White Christmas (1954) with Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney, but his popularity as a film star gradually began to taper off as the decade wound down. In the 1960s, he transitioned to the small screen with TV specials and, eventually, his own series, The Danny Kaye Show, which ran from 1963 to 1967. Always a social activist, Kaye served as ambassador at large for the United Nations Children's Fund in the 1950s. During the 1970s, as his show biz career was lagging, he devoted most of his time to charitable causes. In the early 1980s, Kaye made occasional TV appearances, including on sitcoms like The Cosby Show, and a dramatic made-for-TV movie about a holocaust survivor, Skokie (1981). Skokie marked one of only a few dramatic roles that the comedic performer played during his lifetime. Death and Legacy Kaye died of heart failure in Los Angeles, California on March 3, 1987. Through his lively singing, da
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Do you know...? Do you know...? 1. Over which country did Pan Am flight 103 crash in December 88? 2. Who sang about his Prerogative in the 1980s? 3. Which all-girl group had 80s No 1s with Walk Like An Egyptian and Eternal Flame? 4. Which sitcom, premiered in 1988, featured Dr. Harry Weston? 5. The 1980 Olympics were boycotted because of the USSR's invasion of which country? 6. What kind of Boys had an 80s No 1 with West End Girls? 7. Anwar Sadat was President of which country when he died in 1981? 8. What kind of disaster claimed some 100,000 lives in Armenia in 1988? 9. Where in the Ukraine was there a nuclear explosion in 1986? 10. Which President of the Philippines was deposed in 1986? 11. The increasing scarcity of elephants and rhinos led to a 1989 ban on which substance? I'll post the answers on Friday..... shockhazard Over which country did Pan Am flight 103 crash in December 88? A: Scotland. Who sang about his Prerogative in the 1980s? A: Bobby Brown. Which all-girl group had 80s No 1s with Walk Like An Egyptian and Eternal Flame? A: Bangles. Which sitcom, premiered in 1988, featured Dr. Harry Weston? A: Empty Nest. The 1980 Olympics were boycotted because of the USSR's invasion of which country? A: Afghanistan. What kind of Boys had an 80s No 1 with West End Girls? A: Pet Shop Boys. Anwar Sadat was President of which country when he died in 1981? A: Egypt. What kind of disaster claimed some 100,000 lives in Armenia in 1988? A: Earthquake. Where in the Ukraine was there a nuclear explosion in 1986? A: Chernobyl. Which President of the Philippines was deposed in 1986? A: Marcos. The increasing scarcity of elephants and rhinos led to a 1989 ban on which substance? A: Ivory. Where ever you go, there you are.
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Sikora Coat of Arms / Sikora Family Crest Coat of Arms & Family Crests Store Sikora Coat of Arms / Sikora Family Crest This surname of SIKORA is a Polish and Ashkenazic Jewish nickname for a small dark person. The name was derived from the Polish word SIKORA (titmouse, coalmouse). The name is also spelt SIKORSKI and SYKORA. Surnames having a derivation from nicknames form the broadest and most miscellaneous class of surnames, encompassing many different types of origin. The most typical classes refer adjectivally to the general physical aspect of the person concerned, or to his character. Many nicknames refer to a man's size or height, while others make reference to a favoured article of clothing or style of dress. Many surnames derived from the names of animals and birds. In the Middle Ages ideas were held about the characters of other living creatures, based on observation, and these associations were reflected and reinforced by large bodies of folk tales featuring animals behaving as humans. A notable member of the name was Igor Ivan SIKORSKY (1889-1972) the Russian-born American aeronautical engineer, born in Kiev. He began experimenting with building helicopters in 1909, but turned to aircraft, and built and flew the first four-engined aeroplane in 1913. He emigrated to Paris in 1918 and to the United States in 1919, and founded the SIKORSKY Aero Engineering Corporation in 1923 which later was merged into the United Aircraft Corporation. He built several flying-boats, including the 'American Clipper'; and in 1939 he finally built the first successful helicopter, the VS-300. Russian surnames are almost exclusively patronymic (occasionally metronymic) in form, usually ending in 'ov' or 'ev'. Habitation and topographic names are rare, and many common Russian surnames are polygenetic, and their literal meaning is clear, even though the reason for their adoption may not be. Heraldry appeared later in Russia than in most other Western European countries. It is generally agreed that it was copied from the west sometime in the late 17th century, and quickly achieved state significance. In 1722 Emperor Peter I (The Great) established an official Heraldry Office headed by a Master of Heraldry under the jurisdiction of the Senate, and granted 355 armorial bearings in the 18th century. Orders over $85 qualify for Free Shipping within the U.S. (Use coupon code: FREESHIP).
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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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Archipelago Landforms Around South America | USA Today Archipelago Landforms Around South America The rocky beaches of the Falkland Islands are penguin breeding grounds. (Photo: Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images ) How to Take a Boat From San Francisco to South America Archipelagos are chains of related islands, but the origins and landforms of archipelagos are diverse. Archipelago landforms around South America include the submerged southern tip of the Andes mountain range at Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, the drifting continental fragment of the Falkland Islands, a volcanic arc where two tectonic plates meet at the South Sandwich Islands, and the tips of a giant volcanic seamount reaching above sea level at the Fernando de Noronha islands. Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego The Andes Mountains run generally north-to-south along the full length of Chile and gradually decline in height before they sink into the Strait of Magellan in a series of fjords and islands. The Argentinean section is wide pampas land named Patagonia. The more rugged Chilean coast called Tierra del Fuego was deeply cut by Ice Age glaciers and then separated from the continent when rising sea levels flooded this region of Chile's Valle Central, or central valley. As the Andes disappear into the sea, their peaks continue to rise above sea level, including Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, which reaches an elevation of 6,500 feet. Falkland Islands or Islas Malvinas The Falkland Islands, a British territory that in Spanish is called Islas Malvinas, are a granite terrain, a drifting fragment of continental land, now located 300 miles northeast of Patagonia. Africa, Antarctica and South America were once joined as part of the Gondwana supercontinent, and when Gondwana broke apart, the Falklands were carried southwest along with Antactica. The Falklands include flat plains, but their exceptional rock glacier landforms, or "rivers of rock," occur in the mountains, where boulders were deposited out of ice or frozen ground in lines measuring from one yard to hundreds of yards wide and up to 2.5 miles long. South Sandwich Islands The South Sandwich Islands are an uninhabited volcanic arc 1,500 miles east of Patagonia, where the South American tectonic plate is being subducted under the South Sandwich Plate. As the subducted plate reaches the Earth's interior, its rocks melt, expand, and then rise to the surface as volcanoes. The South Sandwich Plate is young, only five million years old, so 60 percent of the islands are lava flows and the remainder is tephra, a rock formed from materials forcefully ejected from the volcanoes. Glaciers cover 80 percent of the island chain's total 1,570 square miles. Fernando de Noronha The 21 uninhabited islands of the Fernando de Noronha archipelago are part of one large volcano cone 215 miles off the east coast of Brazil. The largest island is 6.9 square miles of sandy beaches and cliffs atop a mountain that rises 12,000 feet from the seabed to the ocean surface. Wave action has carved bays and inlets into the volcanic tuff, a lightweight rock formed from layers of volcanic ash, and in areas of more resistance phonolite, or fine-grained volcanic rock, headlands jut outward into the sea. The south coast experiences strong wave action, while on the north, beach landforms include sand, gravel and boulders, and some tombolos, or dunes. References
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South America, Coastal Ecology - Springer Find out how to access preview-only content Reference Work Entry Part of the series Encyclopedia of Earth Science Series pp 888-905 South America, Coastal Ecology Get Access Geomorphologic and oceanographic characteristics of South America South America ( Figure S52 ) extends from tropical climatic zones (12°30′N) to cold polar zones (about 55°S), encompassing a great diversity of coastal and marine ecosystems. The tectonic history and geological factors, such as the present-day geomorphology and vertical motions of the coastline, influence the coastal and marine ecosystems of South America. Tectonically, South America is divided into two parts, the Andean chains to the west and a vast stable platform to the east, consisting of exposed Precambrian rocks and shallow sedimentary cover rocks ( Kellogg and Mohriak, 2001 ). The Pacific Andean coastline is characterized by high relief, a relatively narrow shelf bordering a deep trench, small drainage basins, and rapid vertical motions of the coast. Low relief, broad shelf, and extremely large drainage basins and alluvial fans characterize the Atlantic c ... This is an excerpt from the content Page %P Bibliography 1. Aguilar, M., and Stotz, W.B., 2000. Settlement of juvenile scallops Argopecten purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819) in the subtidal zone at Puerto Aldea, Tongoy Bay, Chile. Journal Shellfish Research, 19: 749–755. 2. Alvarado, J.L., Pinto, R., Marquet, P., Pacheco, C., Guiñez, R., and Castilla, J.C., 2001. Patch recolonization by the tunicate Pyura praeputilis in the rocky intertidal of the Bay of Antofagasta, Chile: evidence for self-facilitation mechanisms. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 224: 93–101. 3. Alvarez-Leon, R., 1993. Mangrove ecosystems of Colombia: utilization, impacts conservation and recuperation. In Lacerda, L.D., and Field, C.D. (eds.), Proceedings of a Workshop on Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Mangrove Forests in Latin America and Africa Regions. ITTO/ISME Project PD114/90(F), 1: 9–10. 4. Alves, M.S., 2000. Fauna associada aos prados de Halodule wrightii Aschers. In Barros, H.M., Eskinazi-Leça, E., Macedo, S.J., and Lima, T. (eds.), Gerenciamento Participativo de Estuários e Manguezais. Recife, Brazil: Universitária da UFPE, pp. 75–87. 5. Apolinário, M., Coutinho, R., and Baeta-Neves, M.H., 1999. Periwinkle (Gastropoda: Littorinidae) habitat selection and its impact upon microalgal populations. Revista Brasileira Biologia, 59(2): 211–218. 6. Arntz, W.E., Brey, T., Tarazona, J., and Robles, A., 1987. Changes in the structure of a shallow sandy-beach community in Peru during an El Niño event. In Payne, A.I., Gulland, J.A., and Bink, K.H. (eds.), The Benguela and Comparable Ecosystems. South African Journal of Marine Science, 5: 645–658. 7. Asmus, M.L., 1997. Coastal plain and Patos lagoon. In Seeliger, U.C., Odebrecht, C., and Castello, J. (eds.), Subtropical convergence marine ecosystem. The coast and the sea in the warm temperate southwestern Atlantic. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, pp. 9–12. 8. Bacon, P., 1993. Conservation and utilization of mangrove forests in Trinidad and Tobago and Lesser Antilhes. In Lacerda, L.D., and Field, C.D. (eds.), Proceedings of a Workshop on Conservation and sustainable utilization of mangrove forests in Latin America and Africa Regions. ITTO/ISME Project PD114/90(F), 1: 5–7. 9. Battaström, H., 1980. Rocky-shore zonation in the Santa Marta area, Colombia. Sarsia, 65: 163–226. 10. Bemvenuti, C.E., 1997a. Benthic invertebrates. In Seeliger, U.C., Odebrecht, C., and Castello, J. (eds.), Subtropical Convergence Marine Ecosystem. The Coast and the Sea in the Warm Temperate Southwestern Atlantic. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, pp. 43–46. 11. Bemvenuti, C.E., 1997b. Unvegetated intertidal flats and subtidal bottoms. In Seeliger, U.C., Odebrecht, C., and Castello, J. (eds.), Subtropical Convergence Marine Ecosystem. The Coast and the Sea in the Warm Temperate Southwestern Atlantic. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, pp. 78–82. 12. Bemvenuti, C.E., 1997c.
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Boy Scouts Boy Scouts What Is Boy Scouting? Purpose of the BSA The Boy Scouts of America was incorporated to provide a program for community organizations that offers effective character, citizenship, and personal fitness training for youth. Specifically, the BSA endeavors to develop American citizens who are physically, mentally, and emotionally fit; have a high degree of self-reliance as evidenced in such qualities as initiative, courage, and resourcefulness; have personal values based on religious concepts; have the desire and skills to help others; understand the principles of the American social, economic, and governmental systems; are knowledgeable about and take pride in their American heritage and understand our nation`s role in the world; have a keen respect for the basic rights of all people; and are prepared to participate in and give leadership to American society. Boy Scout Program Membership Boy Scouting, one of the traditional membership divisions of the BSA, is available to boys who have earned the Arrow of Light Award or have completed the fifth grade, or who are 11 through 17 years old. The program achieves the BSA`s objectives of developing character, citizenship, and personal fitness qualities among youth by focusing on a vigorous program of outdoor activities. Volunteer Scouters Thousands of volunteer leaders, both men and women, are involved in the Boy Scouting program. They serve in a variety of jobs` everything from unit leaders to chairmen of troop committees, committee members, merit badge counselors, and chartered organization representatives. Like other phases of the program, Boy Scouting is made available to community organizations having similar interests and goals. Chartered organizations include professional organizations; governmental bodies; and religious, educational, civic, fraternal, business, labor, and citizens` groups. Each organization appoints one of its members as the chartered organization representative. The organization is responsible for leadership, the meeting place, and support for troop activities. Who Pays for It? Several groups are responsible for supporting Boy Scouting: the boy and his parents, the troop, the chartered organization, and the community. Boys are encouraged to earn money whenever possible to pay their own expenses, and they also contribute dues to their troop treasuries to pay for budgeted items. Troops obtain additional income by working on approved money-earning projects. The community, including parents, supports Scouting through the United Way, Friends of Scouting campaigns, bequests, and special contributions to the BSA local council. This income provides leadership training, outdoor programs, council service centers and other facilities, and professional service for units. Aims and Methods of the Scouting Program The Scouting program has three specific objectives, commonly referred to as the "Aims of Scouting." They are character development, citizenship training, and personal fitness. The methods by which the aims are achieved are listed below in random order to emphasize the equal importance of each. Ideals The ideals of Boy Scouting are spelled out in the Scout Oath, the Scout Law, the Scout motto, and the Scout slogan. The Boy Scout measures himself against these ideals and continually tries to improve. The goals are high, and as he reaches for them, he has some control over what and who he becomes. Patrols The patrol method gives Boy Scouts an experience in group living and participating citizenship. It places responsibility on young shoulders and teaches boys how to accept it. The patrol method allows Scouts to interact in small groups where members can easily relate to each other. These small groups determine troop activities through elected representatives. Outdoor Programs Boy Scouting is designed to take place outdoors. It is in the outdoor setting that Scouts share responsibilities and learn to live with one another. In the outdoors the skills and activities practiced at troop meetings come alive with purpose. Being close to nature helps
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British Union of Fascists - Unionpedia, the concept map Yes, please No, thanks British Union of Fascists The British Union of Fascists was a political party in the United Kingdom formed in 1932 by Oswald Mosley. [1] Albanian Fascist Party The Albanian Fascist Party (Partia Fashiste e Shqipërisë, or PFSh) was a Fascist organization active during World War II which held nominal power in Albania from 1939, when the country was conquered by Italy, until 1943, when Italy capitulated to the Allies. Black Brigades * The "Corpo Ausiliario delle Squadre d'azione di Camicie Nere" (Italian: "Auxiliary Corps of the Black Shirts' Action Squads"), most widely known as the Black Brigades (Brigate Nere) was one of the Fascist paramilitary groups, organized and run by the Republican Fascist Party (Partito Fascista Repubblicano, PFR) operating in the Italian Social Republic (in northern Italy), during the final years of World War II, and after the signing of the Italian Armistice in 1943. Blue Shirts Society The Blue Shirts Society (藍衣社, commonly abbreviated as BSS) also known as the Society of Practice of the Three Principles of the People (三民主義力行社, commonly abbreviated as SPTPP), the Spirit Encouragement Society (勵志社) and the China Reconstruction Society (中華復興社, commonly abbreviated as CRS), was a secret clique in the Kuomintang (KMT, or the Chinese Nationalist Party). Blueshirts The Army Comrades Association (ACA), later named the National Guard, then Young Ireland and finally League of Youth, but better known by the nickname The Blueshirts (Na Léinte Gorma), was a short-lived far right-wing organisation in the Irish Free State in the early 1930s. Distinguished Service Order The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations and British Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat. Edward VIII Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication on 11 December the same year. George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (11 January 1859 – 20 March 1925), known as The Lord Curzon of Kedleston between 1898 and 1911 and as The Earl Curzon of Kedleston between 1911 and 1921, was a British Conservative statesman. Group captain Group captain (Gp Capt or Grp Cpt in the RAF, IAF and PAF, GPCAPT in the RNZAF and RAAF; formerly sometimes G/C in all services) is a senior commissioned rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. Happy Valley set The Happy Valley set was largely a group of hedonistic British and Anglo-Irish aristocrats and adventurers who settled in the "Happy Valley" region of the Wanjohi Valley, near the Aberdare mountain range, in colonial Kenya and Uganda between the 1920s and the 1940s. It Happened Here It Happened Here (also known as It Happened Here: The Story of Hitler's England) is a black-and white 1964 British World War II film written, produced and directed by Kevin Brownlow and Andrew Mollo, who began work on the film as teenagers. Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll Josslyn Victor Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll (11 May 1901, Mayfair, London – 24 January 1941, Nairobi-Ngong road, Kenya)Cokayne et al., The Complete Peerage, volume I, p.1337 was a British peer, famed for the unsolved case surrounding his murder and the sensation it caused during wartime in Britain. Lady Cynthia Mosley Lady Cynthia Blanche ("Cimmie") Mosley (23 August 1898 – 16 May 1933) was a British politician of Anglo-American parentage and the first wife of the British fascist New Party politician Sir Oswald Mosley who was formerly an MP in the Conservative and Labour parties. Malcolm Campbell Sir Malcolm Campbell (11 March 1885 – 31 December 1948) was an English racing motorist and motoring journalist. He gained th
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Made in 1961, what was the last film of both Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable?
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1961: Gable’s Last Movie: Prelude to Tragedy – Dear Mr. Gable 1961: Gable’s Last Movie: Prelude to Tragedy Gable’s Last Movie: Prelude to Tragedy LOOK magazine, January 31, 1961 To Clark Gable, The Misfits meant full circle to a long career. He was once more playing the footloose, carefree type of man he liked and understood. This time, his role was a present-day cowboy named Gay who refuses to give up his individuality as “the last of the free men”. “Isn’t Gay a wonderful man?” Gable would ask his friends. He was also elated with playwright Arthur Miller’s first movie script and his teaming with Marilyn Monroe, his most combustible leading lady since Jean Harlow. His happiness was multiplied by his wife’s pregnancy—his first child. “I want to be with that baby all the time,” he said. But The Misfits was The King’s farewell appearance. Within days after the film was completed, the most respected star of them all was dead. GABLE: His virile hulk towered over the movies for 30 years. He was a six-footer with hefty shoulders, narrow hips, ham-sized hands. At 59, the lines in his face had grown deep, his hair had grayed, but he still had his figure—after dieting off 35 pounds to his usual 192 for The Misfits. In a profession that engenders jealousy, Clark Gable was never attacked. An actor who has worked in Hollywood for 20 years says of him, “I have never heard anyone say an unfriendly word against him. In our business, this is about the finest tribute you can expect.” MONROE: In The Misfits, she is the last of the great film beauties to whom Gable made love. The screenplay, her estranged husband’s long-promised “ode to Marilyn”, gave her the chance that every female movie star always hoped for. She says, “When I was growing up, Clark Gable represented everything I idealized—and to find that that ideal was all I ever dreamed of, plus so much more—more human, warmer! I am sorry he didn’t always receive the recognition for his acting that he deserved—because he cared so very much…” THE TRAGEDY: Gable’s death was also a tragedy for the movie industry. He occupied a place no one will ever fill. A worker until the end, he did stunts in The Misfits that no man of his age should have tried, but he was a professional, and the scenes required realism. He stood upright on the hood of a car, fell across it, tumbled to the ground. He ran 100 yards for the camera at high altitude in 106-degree heat and repeated this action several times. In another scene, while wrestling with a wild stallion, he was tied to a rope and dragged along the ground face down. “Isn’t it wonderful—an old bloke like me going to be a papa!” he said, announcing the news. His five years with last wife, Kay, were among the most fulfilling of his life. After The Misfits, he turned down all work. “When our baby is born in March,” he said, “I don’t think I’ll be wanting to work until September, 1961.” Leave a Reply
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Remembering Dean Martin as a Western Star - Cowboys and Indians Magazine Cowboys and Indians Magazine Remembering Dean Martin as a Western Star by Joe Leydon Photography: National General Pictures The late, great crooner rode tall alongside the likes of John Wayne and James Stewart. Dean Martin — whose birthday we celebrate June 7 — may not be anyone’s first choice as an iconic cowboy hero. But the late, great multitalented entertainer proved to be a dependable player in several westerns throughout his long career. Here are seven of his best. Rio Bravo (1959) Martin earned his spurs as the hard-drinking deputy of John Wayne’s Sheriff John T. Chance in Howard Hawks’ much-imitated, rarely equaled classic western. It’s a tense, straight-shooting drama, but Hawks allows time for some musical comedy relief as Martin’s character sings a couple of tunes with Sheriff Chance’s other two allies: a crotchety and crippled old coot (Walter Brennan), and a naïve young gunslinger with a decidedly non-cowboyish coiffure (Ricky Nelson). Sergeants 3 (1962) A loose remake of George Stevens’ Gunga Din (1939), with the basic plot transported from British India to the American West. Martin, Frank Sinatra and Peter Lawford star as brawling U.S. Cavalry sergeants assigned to an Indian Territory outpost in 1870, and Sammy Davis Jr. appears as a trumpet-playing former slave who dreams of becoming a trooper. The action sequences are every bit as exciting as you’d expect in a movie by the same director — John Sturges — who gave us The Magnificent Seven (1960). 4 for Texas (1963) Veteran filmmaker Robert Aldrich (The Dirty Dozen) directed this free-wheeling western comedy, set in Galveston, Texas, about two rival couples — Martin and Anita Ekberg, Frank Sinatra and Ursula Andress — who must join forces to save their gambling boat from a corrupt banker (Victor Buono) and a murderous outlaw (Charles Bronson). Believe it or not, The Three Stooges also figure into the action. The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) Martin is reunited with Rio Bravo co-star John Wayne in Henry Hathaway’s enduringly popular and surprisingly influential western about brothers who reunite for the funeral of their saintly mother — and uncover new clues in the mystery of their father’s violent death. Wayne (as John Elder) and Martin (Tom Elder) are joined by Michael Anderson Jr. (Bud Elder) and Earl Holliman (Matt Elder) as the avenging siblings. Decades later, filmmaker John Singleton freely admitted to using this movie as a template for his own Four Brothers (2005). Rough Night in Jericho (1967) And now for something completely different: Martin is effectively cast against type as the villain of the piece, Alex Flood, a lawman gone bad while taking over the Wild West town of Jericho. George Peppard plays the unlikely hero, a lawman-turned-gambler who risks everything to take on Flood after he falls for the beautiful owner-operator (Jean Simmons) of a stagecoach line. Five Card Stud (1968) As much a murder mystery as a traditional western, director Henry Hathaway’s offbeat drama has Martin cast as Van Morgan, an honest cowpoke who tries, and fails, to stop fellow poker players from lynching a card shark they catch cheating. Months later, Morgan returns to the scene of the crime after hearing that members of the lynch party are being murdered, one by one. Among the likely suspects: Nick Evers (Roddy McDowell), one of the lynch-party instigators, and Rev. Jonathan Rudd (Robert Mitchum), a hell-fire-and-brimstone preacher. Bandolero! (1968) Martin teams with James Stewart in director Andrew V. Laglen’s action-packed shoot-‘em-up. After Mace Bishop (Stewart) saves his brother Dee (Martin) from the gallows, the brothers and their gang high-tail it out of town with a hostage: Maria (Raquel Welch), the beautiful widow of a wealthy rancher Dee shot during a robbery. Truth to tell, Maria never thought much of her husband, so it’s not long before she’s sweet on Dee. Trouble is, they’re pursued by a relentless sheriff (George Kennedy) who’s a-hankering to claim Maria for his own. MOST POPULAR
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Words that are different in Japanese and English | TEFL.net TEFL.net : TEFL Articles : Home and Abroad : Words that are different in Japanese and English Words that are different in Japanese and English Interesting and confusing changes that happen as the Japanese borrow words from English and English-speakers borrow words from Japanese. If you have read any of my other articles on Japanese English (see links below), you might get the idea that borrowing vocabulary is mainly a case of the Japanese using and abusing English words and expressions, both as part of Japanese and when they try to use English internationally. These kinds of changes are, however, universals of vocabulary transfer from and to any language in the world. What is more, English speakers are guilty of exactly the same things when they use Japanese words in English, and so often when they think they are speaking Japanese too. I’ve grouped these changes together in several categories, dealing with the changes in either direction each time: Pronunciation changes Longer than the form in the other language More restricted meaning Other meaning changes Less common in the language or country it comes from I hope the resulting analysis will be of interest to learners and teachers of either language, as well as those interested in the more general linguistic topic of borrowings from other languages. As the words given here are now considered a part of the English language, the topic might also be of interest to speakers of other languages who have a good level of English. This should hopefully also make people less self conscious about their own “mistakes”. As I tell my Japanese students when they say “golden week”, “It’s not wrong, it’s just Japanese”, just like cul de sac (translates are “arse of the bag”, the French expression for this being “impasse”) is English rather than bad French. As some people’s computers will show neither, I have attempted to avoid both phonemic symbols and Japanese script. When the pronunciation of a Japanese word is given, I have simply transposed the katakana into Roman script. This is more difficult when trying to write out the pronunciation of English words, as English spelling is irregular and Japanese does not have enough sounds to represent them all. I have therefore given a couple of different attempts to show what pronunciation I mean, for example using capital letters to represent the letter sound (e.g. A for the vowel sound in gate) and words that have similar pronunciations. 1. Pronunciation changes Traditionally, one of the most common changes in Japanese pronunciation when it comes into the English language is to replace a final e for elephant sound with an ee from feet one. This has even been reflected in the spelling at times, with the older English spelling of sake being sacky. Educated speakers nowadays make more of an effort to mimic Japanese pronunciation, but amateur singing to the sound of a machine is still mainly known as “karry oh key” in English. Saying this or karate in a more Japanese way can sound at least pretentious and maybe even incomprehensible to an English speaker. This seems strange in a way, being that the e sound is quite happily used in common English words like egg and pen, but it is rare at the end of English words. The same is true of the ts in tsunami, which is perfectly natural at the end of the word “parts” but can sound forced or even be difficult to say at the beginning of a word as it doesn’t exist in that position in English sounds. The same things happens in Japanese with words borrowed from English. For example, w+a and h+i are common sound combinations, but w+i is always written and pronounced as the similar ui, as in uiiku (week). There is a large list of similar examples in my article on Pronunciation Changes in Japanese English (see list of links below). Another linguistic universal that the English ways of saying karate illustrates is how two pronunciations can coexist in a language, often with one being closer to the original language and considered more correct, but perhap
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The Cable Car Home Page - Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles Regarding Cable Cars Collected by Joe Thompson I transcribed these articles, which were published in various newspapers, from microfilm and the internet. The original publishers retain all copyrights. From the Brooklyn Daily Eagle / Sunday, June 3, 1854. Page 3. Before it was famous for trolleys, Brooklyn was famous for horsecars. The work upon the Court street railroad was suspended for a day or two this week, for want of Iron. On Fulton street, near the �ferry, we see that the Company are making arrangements to lay down the track. Go to top of page. First Street Railroad in Brooklyn (2) From the Brooklyn Daily Eagle / Monday, July 3, 1854. Page 2. Horace Greeley, editor of the New York Tribune, was an abolitionist, who supported the Free Soil movement in Nebraska. The New Railroads in the City -- Trial Trip. The Railroad Company placed several of the new cars on the routes on Saturday for a trial trip. The stockholders and a number of other gentlemen were invited to join in the experiment. The cars came down Fulton street about three o�clock in the afternoon, the horses decorated with plumes and the cars shining in all the splendor of a first coat of paint. The young democracy were "tickled to death" at the sight of the new vehicles, and as the cars remained some time at the foot of Fulton street the boys evidently believing in the squatter sovereignity (sic - JT) took possession of the cars as Mr. GREELY�s (sic - JT) troop threatened to do with the soil of Nebraska; The gentlemen present entered the cars and the whole number of vehicles, some six or seven, whirled along through Fulton street and Myrtle avenue as far as the track is laid. It will soon extend to Division avenue where the new plank road to Jamaica commences. The people everywhere seemed to regard the cars with wonder and delight; in fact they exhibited as much animation and excitement in crowding the sidewalks and store doors as if they had never seen anything on wheels before, beyond the structure of a wheelbarrow. A smile was on every face, and the babies crowed lustily in the nurses� arms. The trip established the success of all the arrangements and the adaptation of the cars to the rails. The Company proceeded over the Fulton avenue track, the Court street track, Sands street, &c. In some places the gravel lodged around the rails had not been cleared away sufficiently to make the movement perfectly smooth, but a few runs will remedy all that. Never was any public improvement inaugurated amid a more universal feeling of favor than these railroads. Every citizen regards their introduction, the low fare and superior accommodations with marked approbation; and the entire success of the undertaking, in every point of view, is absolutely certain. Every thing seemed to work in favor of the railroads from their commencement; no injunctions, no delays in procuring materials for the work, no rival interest; nothing was to be encountered that tended to thwart the prosecution of the enterprise. The vigor manifested by the Company, and their punctuality in having the work so far completed at the expected time, affords the proof that the interests of the community will never suffer in their hands. Go to top of page. The West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway was the first elevated railway in America. The experimental elevated railway on Greenwich street, New York, will soon be in operation. But a quarter of a mile will be laid at first, but if successful the road will be extended the length of the island. It is expected to carry passengers from one end of the City to the other in half an hour, at a charge of five cents. The experiment will be regarded with interest in this City as well as in New York. At no distant day the rapidly augmenting population of Brooklyn will demand improved travelling facilities, and whatever transportation system proves successful in New York is likely to be adopted here. Go to top of page. West Side and Yonkers/2 From the Brooklyn Eagle / Satur
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Glossary of Nautical Measures - Lengths - Hemyock Castle Glossary of Nautical Measures - Lengths The definition, meaning and origin of nautical length measurements. Page Contents: Useful Reference Books . Lengths - Nautical: Due to the very nature of nautical life and its sometimes harsh conditions, measurements tended to be practical rather than theoretical. Definitions varied in different countries and in different reference books. The "Cable" causes much confusion, partly due to the method of cable construction and by its use as a measure of distance. The heaviest UK RN cable-laid anchor cables were constructed by twisting together 3 hawser-laid ropes (clockwise); each hawser-laid rope was constructed by twisting together 3 ropes (anti-clockwise). This repeated twisting produced very strong water-laid cables which absorbed little water. Each stage of twisting reduced the length of the cable. Manufacture of a 100 fathom cable would require 3 x 120 fathom hawsers. Each hawser would require 3 x 150 fathom ropes. In 1830, the UK Admiralty defined the following: Cable's Length (distance): Tenth of a nautical mile (approx 101 fathoms). Cable-laid cable: 100 to 115 fathoms. Cablet: 120 fathoms. Hawser-laid cable: 130 fathoms. Fathom: 6 feet. Man's arm span, finger tip to finger tip. Also used as a verb: To measure the depth of; to get to the bottom of, to understand. Shackle of cable (UK RN, old): 12½ fathoms. Length of a section of (anchor) chain. (Used until 1949). Shot or shackle of cable: 15 fathoms. Length of a section of (anchor) chain between joining shackles or swivels. Scope of cable: The length of (anchor) cable paid-out. Measured by counting shackles. Approx 5 times depth of water, depending on conditions. Cable (UK RN and Germany): 0.1 nautical mile. Approx 101 fathoms. Metric Cable (France and Spain): 200 metres. Approx. 109 fathoms. Cable (USA):
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Red Headed Stranger - 必应 4 min · 345,308 views 2011-8-7 · Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger The red-headed stranger from Blue Rock, Montana Rode into town one day; And under his knees was a raging black stallion www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTPzP5Qq8q8 歌词 The red headed stranger from Blue Rock Montana Rode into town one day And under his knees was a raging black stallion Walking behind was a bay The ... www.hujiang.com/gequ/p20751487 Red Headed Stranger的乐评 · · · · · · (全部 0 条) 第一个在"Red Headed Stranger"的论坛里发言 豆瓣成员常用的标签(共44个) · · · · · · country WillieNelson 美国 ... https://music.douban.com/subject/1432195 Red Headed Stranger电影简介和剧情介绍,Red Headed Stranger 影评、图片、预告片、影讯、论坛、在线购票 登录 注册 下载豆瓣客户端 豆瓣 我们的精神角落 扫码直接 · ... https://movie.douban.com/subject/3063387 Red Headed Stranger is a 1986 American western drama film written and directed by William D. Wittliff. The film stars Willie Nelson and Morgan Fairchild. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Headed_Stranger_(film) Red Headed Stranger 作者名称：Willie Nelson 发行国家：欧美国家 发行时间：2000-08-14 发行公司：Columbia 歌曲条目：19首 简介信息：暂无 www.hujiang.com/gequ/a1927106 the red headed stranger (live version) - willie nelson the red headed stranger from blue rock montana rode into town one day and under his knees was a raging black stallion www.xiami.com/song/1633626 《Red Headed Stranger》演唱者Chris LeDoux，所属专辑《Used to Want to Be a Cowboy》；免费在线试听Red Headed Stranger,MP3下载、Red Headed ... www.xiami.com/song/1474823
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The UK Number Ones : 1950s Sheet Music Sales Week Ending SONG TITLE Notable Recording(s) + Artist Links Weeks COMMENT 7 Jan 1950 You're Breaking My Heart Ink Spots 2 They were a top close-harmony singing act of black Americans. 21 Jan 1950 Hop Scotch Polka Billy Whitlock 1 Whitlock wrote the piece with that title, but called it "Scotch Hot" on the recording! 28 Jan 1950 The Harry Lime Theme Anton Karas 4 (Returned for 3 weeks from w/e 18/2/50) Famed theme from the spy film "The Third Man", starring Orson Welles. The theme was composed by the performer. 4 Feb 1950 Dear Hearts And Gentle People 1: Dinah Shore Song was a radio favourite on the "Billy Cotton Band Show". 11 Mar 1950 Music! Music! Music! Teresa Brewer 6 First major hit for the girl from Ohio. She later did badly against UK cover versions. 22 Apr 1950 (If I Knew You Were Comin') I'd've Baked A Cake Eve Young & The Homesteaders 1 Another happy-go-lucky radio favourite which Billy Cotton helped to popularise. 29 Apr 1950 My Foolish Heart Billy Eckstine 11 He was a deep-voiced star from the 1930s, still very popular throughout the 50s. 8 Jul 1950 Bewitched (Bothered and Bewildered) 1: Doris Day Written by Rodgers & Hart. Recorded by Doris Day in 1949. 9 Sep 1950 Silver Dollar (Roll, Roll, Roll) Eve Young & The Homesteaders 7 Similar style to Eve's previous hit, got the musicians buying again. 28 Oct 1950 Goodnight Irene 1: Frank Sinatra 2: Jo Stafford 4 A version by the Gordon Jenkins Orch was at no 1 in the US for 13 weeks. 25 Nov 1950 Rudolph The Red-nosed Reindeer 1: Gene Autry Christmas song that has remained ever popular since. 6 Jan 1951 I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat Mel Blanc 3 Based on a line from the Tweetie Pie cartoons. Mel was the cartoon voice. 27 Jan 1951 Beloved, Be Faithful 1: Teddy Johnson Both of these were top British balladeers of their time. 3 Feb 1951 The Petite Waltz 1: Anne Shelton At this time, the most popular dance by far was the waltz. 17 Feb 1951 The Tennessee Waltz 1: Patti Page 2: Anita O'Day 9 The US country music star (Patti Page) battled it out in the UK with a jazz music star (Anita O'Day) a country music waltz. 21 Apr 1951 Mockin' Bird Hill Les Paul & Mary Ford 10 They were of multi-track recording and amplified electric guitars. 30 Jun 1951 With These Hands Nelson Eddy & Jo Stafford 3 Hits for Shirley Bassey in 1960 and Tom Jones in 1965. 21 Jul 1951 My Resistance Is Low Hoagy Carmichael 4 Written by the singer. Hit for Robin Sarstedt in 1976. Cole's version is now best known, but it was Young's first major success. 10 Nov 1951 Longing For You Teresa Brewer 11 Melody based on the classical piece "Waltz Dream" by Oscar Straus. 12 Jan 1952 The Loveliest Night Of The Year 1: Mario Lanza Was on the chart for a record 32 weeks before making No 1. 23 Feb 1952 There's Always Room At Our House Guy Mitchell 4 First major recording for this US singing star. 22 Mar 1952 Unforgettable Nat 'King' Cole 10 All-time Nat 'King' Cole classic. 24 May 1952 A-round The Corner Jo Stafford 3 She was the most popular American female singer in the UK at this time. 14 Jun 1952 Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart Vera Lynn 10 Immensely popular with people who remembered the war years. 23 Aug 1952 The Homing Waltz 1: Vera Lynn Successive No 1s for Vera Lynn recordings. 25 Oct 1952 Here In My Heart Al Martino 8 Became the first No 1 on the record-sales chart. 27 Dec 1952 You Belong To Me 1: Jo Stafford It was Jo Stafford's version that topped the infant records chart. 7 Feb 1953 Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes Perry Como 1 Como's version topped the record charts in UK and US. 14 Feb 1953 Broken Wings 1: Stargazers 2: Dickie Valentine 3: Art & Dottie Todd 6 These three versions were UK hits, but the Stargazers took it to No 1 in the records chart. 28 Mar 1953 (How Much Is) That Doggie In The Window 1: Patti Page Both UK record hits, but Lita Roza made it to the top. 9 May 1953 In A Golden Coach 1: Billy Cotton Band Celebrating the c
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nirvana facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about nirvana Best-selling album since 1990: Nevermind (1991) Hit songs since 1990: "Smells like Teen Spirit," "Come As You Are," "All Apologies" In fewer than three years, Nirvana became the centerpiece of a major revolution in popular musical taste, the effects of which can be felt to this day. The guitarist/composer Kurt Cobain led this dynamic trio toward mainstreaming the punk rock style that became known as grunge. With Nirvana's success in the early 1990s, alternative rock moved into the hearts and minds of a whole generation. Like Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, and too many musical innovators before him, Kurt Cobain did not live to see the full effects of Nirvana's musical legacy, which still lives on. Cobain's Childhood and Teenage Trials Kurt Cobain was born into a working-class family in an economically depressed community in the state of Washington. An apparently happy child who showed considerable artistic ability, he saw his family fall apart by the time he was eight years old. His parents' separation and divorce were traumatic events for the young Kurt. Thereafter he lived at times with both parents, then with other relatives and friends. During his teens he endured periods of homelessness, sleeping wherever he could. By the ninth grade he was into alcohol and marijuana, soon followed by harder drugs. As he passed through adolescence into young manhood, his personal relations were strained. Eventually all that seemed to matter was composing music and playing it on the guitar, skills in which he was largely self-taught. A high school dropout who never held any job for very long, Cobain eventually found a musical soul mate in the bassist Krist Novoselic. In 1987, the drummer Aaron Burckhard (Dave Grohl became Nirvana's drummer later), Cobain, and Novoselic formed the trio that eventually altered the direction of the music world. Forging a Style The musical roots of Nirvana lay in the soil of punk rock, though their style came to be known as grunge. Among other things, it shared with punk rock a tendency toward alternating slow and fast, soft and loud passages. By comparison with popular groups of the 1980s—even harder-edged ones like Guns N' Roses—Nirvana's music was dissonant and frenetic, with a guttural bass underlining, liberal distortion effects, and a heavy drum line. At the same time, however, Cobain's compositions had a quieter, more lyrical side. Such work provided respite from more intense tracks in the two major studio albums Nirvana cut. In one of his published journals, Cobain provided the best description of the Nirvana style: "Nirvana try to fuse punk energy with hard rock riffs, all within a pop sensibility." The Sub Pop label in Seattle had become important to all alternative musicians in the artistically fertile northwest region of the country. Signing with them marked Nirvana's first serious recognition by the business side of the music industry, giving them the opportunity to become better known. Although the label lacked the resources to promote its records widely, Nirvana had already attracted considerable attention through their concerts and other performance dates in the region. Their first effort was a single featuring "Love Buzz" on side A and "Big Cheese" on B, both of which would reappear in Bleach. "Love Buzz"—originally recorded by the Dutch group Shocking Blue—became a signature song for Nirvana in their early concert dates. In subject matter and style these numbers and the others cut for the album come remarkably close to the Nirvana that debuted on the national scene a few years later. Bleach, the first Nirvana album, came out in vinyl in 1989 from Sub Pop. The album title comes from an advertisement recommending drug users to "bleach" their needles before reusing them in order to ward off the HIV virus. Like many of the verbal elements in Nirvana's albums, it was chosen almost at random by Cobain when he had to come up with a title. The songs on Bleach range from the lightweight, mildly outrageous "Floyd the Barber
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BBC Nature - Ptarmigan videos, news and facts Ptarmigan Ptarmigan Ptarmigans are possibly Britain's toughest birds and live in the cold, harsh mountains of Scotland. In snowy conditions, their feathered feet act as snow shoes, so the ptarmigan can walk even on soft snow. Ptarmigans are masters of camouflage , changing their colour to suit the season. In winter, they are completely white except for a short black tail, while in summer a brown and yellow plumage blends the ptarmigan into the lichen covered rocks. This wide-ranging game bird can be found in many of the world’s alpine and arctic regions, and they are the only birds in Britain to turn completely white. Scientific name: Lagopus mutus
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Raymond Briggs: The Snowman is not really about Christmas, it's about death | The Independent Raymond Briggs: The Snowman is not really about Christmas, it's about death The beloved children's book, and subsequent animation, has been hijacked by festive sentimentality according to its author Tuesday 11 December 2012 00:00 BST Click to follow Raymond Briggs: The Snowman is not really about Christmas, it's about death 1/2 Raymond Briggs, the man behind the Snowman 2/2 The Snowman is about death not Christmas says author Raymond Briggs Christmas wouldn’t be the same without another showing for the heart-melting fantasy about a boy whose snowman creation magically comes to life. But The Snowman was actually about death and should never have become a festive favourite, Raymond Briggs has revealed, after complaining that the film adaptation of his story was hijacked by Christmas sentimentality. The illustrator who wrote The Snowman in 1978, has finally consented to produce a sequel to the enchanting animated story, The Snowman and The Snowdog, which will be broadcast by Channel 4 on Christmas Eve. The original Oscar-nominated Snowman, famed for the scene of the boy and his snowman taking flight to the swelling choral ballad "Walking In The Air", has been screened every Christmas by Channel 4 since 1982. Yet Briggs, 78, a self-confessed “miserable git” with a Grinch-style attitude to Christmas , said that his story, which depicts the snowman melting in the morning, was designed to introduce children to the concept of mortality and should never have become a heart-warming accompaniment to mince pies and gift-giving. “The idea was clean, nice and silent. I don’t have happy endings,” Briggs told the Christmas edition of Radio Times. “I create what seems natural and inevitable. The snowman melts, my parents died, animals die, flowers die. Everything does. There’s nothing particularly gloomy about it. It’s a fact of life.” The animated version of The Snowman, which appeared four years after the book’s publication, inserted "Walking in the Air", a motorcycle ride and a visit to Santa at the North Pole. Briggs said: “I thought, ‘It’s a bit corny and twee, dragging in Christmas’, as The Snowman had nothing to do with that, but it worked extremely well.” The writer, whose 1973 bestseller Father Christmas, presented Santa as an irritable old man, grumbling about delivering presents in the cold, remains indifferent to the festive spirit. “I’m not a fan of Christmas, although I support the principle of a day of feasting and presents, but the anxiety starts in October: how many are coming? Are they bringing grandchildren? How long will they stay?” Briggs is however content with the Snowman sequel, which resurrects little Billy’s melted playmate and introduces a mischievous pup with odd socks for ears. “It would have been cashing in to do it before,” he said. “Now it won’t do any harm, and it’s not vulgar and American. I’ve never touched a computer, or anything like that. “CGI makes everything too perfect, but they’re sticking to the old ways. I’m a notorious grumbler, but I found nothing to grumble about.” The 24-minute Snowman and The Snowdog costs £2 million, and is made up of 200,000 individual drawings. Many of the artists worked on the original film and have sought to maintain the look of Briggs’ drawings. Digital snow and lighting effects have been added, although it’s unclear if the producers dared to tell Briggs. The sequel is accompanied by a mobile phone game. “Huge amounts of money have been generated by The Snowman,” Briggs said. “I’m not interested. I read it’s sold three million copies, but publishers bandy about numbers that aren’t usually true. I don’t spend anything. I don’t like going abroad – the Gatwick airport hellhole.” The writer did once find a kindred spirit. “I went once to Roald Dahl’s birthday party so I must have read something of his. He was fairly curmudgeonly.” Other Christmas Grinches... Don’t expect a Lady Gaga Christmas single. In 2010 the singer bit the head off a Santa doll thrown on stage at the O2 Aren
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What was the name given to the series of trials presided over by Judge Jeffreys after the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685 when hundreds were put to death or transported to the colonies?
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Judge Jeffreys and the Bloody Assizes in Dorchester Judge Jeffreys lodgings in an old postcard Judge Jeffreys Judge Jeffreys ranks alongside Thomas Hardy and William Barnes as one of the most important figures in Dorchester's past. But in contrast to those other two former Dorchester residents, you will find no statues of Jeffreys anywhere in the town. His impact on the town was of an altogether darker tone, and his name is inextricably linked to one of the most notorious and controversial episodes in the history of Dorchester, known as the Bloody Assizes. Early Life George Jeffreys was born in 1645 in Acton Hall near Wrexham, into one of the leading aristocratic families in Wales. In 1668 he began a career in the law, and quickly caught the attention of the movers and shakers of the day, including the Duke of York (later to become King James II). He became the Duke's Solicitor General in 1676 and was knighted the following year. With a knack for making powerful friends, Jeffries secured a series of promotions and honours over the following years, becoming Lord Chancellor in 1685 and taking the title Baron Jeffreys of Wem. That same year, an uprising started in the West Country aiming to overthrow James II and replace him with the Duke of Monmouth, an illegitimate son of the previous monarch Charles II. The uprising, known as the Monmouth Rebellion, was defeated and put down by the King's troops, and Monmouth was executed for treason The Bloody Assizes The episode that would seal Jeffreys' reputation came when the newly promoted Lord Chancellor was sent South to deal with the King's rebellious subjects in the West Country and ensure order was restored to the region. He took up residence in Dorchester at 6 High West Street and presided over hearings for hundreds of supporters of Monmouth The trials, known as the Bloody Assizes, were held in the Oak Room of the Antelope Hotel. Jeffreys was in no mood for clemency, handing down death sentences for 251 rebels, to the shock and outrage of many observers at the time. While only 74 of these sentences were actually carried out, the brutality of the executions ensured they would live long in the memory of Dorchester. As was traditional for those convicted of treason, the condemned men were hung, drawn and quartered, and their heads were taken and displayed on spikes in Dorchester and other towns around Dorset. The remaining rebels were transported to the West Indies (which was more or less a death sentence in itself, given the vulnerability of Europeans to malaria and other tropical diseases at the time). Historians have suggested the reason for Jeffreys' severity during the trials was that he was a Protestant serving a Catholic king, and the Monmouth Rebellion was led by Protestants who trying to overthrow the Catholic monarchy. It is possible he felt he had to go the extra mile with his sentences to prove to the King that he had no sympathy with the plotters. Others have pointed to his suffering from kidney stones, which that meant he was in constant pain for much of his later life, and only added to his brittle temper. Whatever the reason, he made himself a hate figure amongst the local population, and earned himself the enduring nickname "The Hanging Judge". Downfall As a man with so much blood on his hands, it was always unlikely that Jeffreys would get to see out his life peacefully. His comeuppance came in 1688, when James II was finally ousted, and Jeffreys was forced to go on the run disguised as a sailor. In an ironic twist of fate, his disguise was rumbled after he was recognised by a victim of his Assizes who had been spared execution. Such was the hatred of the population towards Jeffreys that the new regime felt compelled to put him in the Tower of London for his own safety. It was here that he died on 1689, finally succumbing to the kidney disease that had plagued him for much of his life. Jeffreys' Legacy In Dorchester If you come to Dorchester to follow the story of Judge Jeffreys and the Bloody Assizes, the obvious place to st
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Judge Jeffreys of the "Bloody Assizes" (England, 1685) Judge Jeffreys of the "Bloody Assizes" (England, 1685) Was his reputation as an egregious courtroom bully deserved? Copyright � 2003 by Hugo S. Cunningham First posted 20030215 Sir George Jeffreys, Recorder of London 1678-80. Painting by an unknown artist. (National Portrait Gallery) Source of photo -- frontispiece of P. J. Helm, Jeffreys. We scanned the head only from a 3/4 length seated portrait. Index The Whig view , prevalent in literature a moderate view by Whig historian G.M. Trevelyan (1904) ferociously partisan contemporary pamphlets The Merciful Assizes (heavy-handed satire) the unabashedly partisan (but eloquent) Lord Macaulay (1848) Revisionist views: P.J. Helm Biographical summaries Jeffreys, George, first Baron Jeffreys (1644-1689) educated at St. Paul's School, at Westminster, and at Trinity College, Cambridge, was lord chief justice, 1682. He presided at the trial of Titus Oates, and is chiefly notorious for his brutality and as the judge who held the 'Bloody Assizes.' He was arrested in 1688 and died in the Tower after petitioning for a pardon. Source: editor Sir Paul Harvey, The Oxford Companion to English Literature 4th Edition, 1967; p. 428. From BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northeast/guides/halloffame/historical/judge_george_jeffreys.shtml George Jeffreys was born at Acton Park in 1648, the son of John Jeffreys and Margaret Ireland. His grandfather was a judge in North Wales and George eventually decided on a career in law much to his parents' disapproval. Educated at Shrewsbury and St Paul's Westminster and Cambridge. He began his studies in the Inner Temple in 1663 and was acting as an advocate before he was officially called to the bar. He entered Gray's Inn. He was appointed Solicitor General to the Duke of York later James II and was knighted in 1677. He became recorder of London in 1678. At the age of 33 he became Lord Chief Justice of England and a privy counsellor and two years later Lord Chancellor. In 1683 he was created Baron Jeffreys of Wem. He is known as Hanging Judge Jeffreys because of the punishment he handed out at the trials of the supporters of the Duke of Monmouth. In 1688 when James II fled the country, Jeffreys was placed in the Tower of London for his own safety. He died there the following year aged 44 of kidney disease. --Courtesy Wrexham County Borough Council In 1685, Charles II died and his Catholic brother James II succeeded to the throne. He expressed no intention to impose Catholicism on an intensely anti-Catholic England, but militant Whigs distrusted him anyways. Some supported a revolt by Charles II's illegitimate son the Duke of Monmouth (1685), but it was speedily suppressed, confined to the southwest of England. James II send Judge Jeffreys (and a couple of others) to try the defeated rebels; the resulting "Bloody Assizes," especially as written up by Macaulay (see below ), would make Jeffreys's reputation in history. James II now overplayed his hand, dismissing Parliament (1685), appointing Catholics as officials, allying himself with the cruelly despotic Louis XIV of France, dismissing Anglican clergyman who did not support his Catholic policy, and mobilizing large armies in both Ireland (largely Catholic, hence inspiring intense English distrust) and just outside London. In particular, his attack on the Anglican Church neutralized much of his support amoung "Tories." The 1685 execution of the rebel Duke of Monmouth united Whig opinion behind the only remaining Protestant claimant to the throne, William of Orange, husband of James II's daughter Mary. In 1688, Whigs and disaffected Tories invited him to invade England, drive out James II, and assume the English throne with Queen Mary. Since the Whigs won, they got to write English history. Those who had suppressed Whig rebels (eg Judge Jeffreys) now were illegitimate. Jeffreys, lodged in prison and soon dying of ill-health anyways, was also used as a convenient scapegoat by the exiled James II (still hoping for an eventual res
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Which French overseas department east of Madagascar has its capital at Saint-Denis?
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Saint-Denis – Travel guide at Wikivoyage Understand[ edit ] Panoramic view of Saint-Denis Saint-Denis is the prefecture (administrative seat) of the French island of Réunion. The island lies between Mauritius and Madagascar and has the status of a French Overseas Department and is officially an administrative division of France. The General Council and Regional Council, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Chamber of Trades and Craft Industry, the rectorate, the state university, the employment office, and the customs authority are all located in the commune of Saint-Denis. Saint-Denis was named in 1669 by Étienne Régnault, who later became governor of Réunion from 1665 to 1671. The settlement was named after the ship "Saint-Denis", which in 1664, as part of a fleet sailing under the flag of the French India Company, was sent to Réunion Island and then on to India. The aforementioned Governor Régnault arrived with the fleet from France, and established a resupply outpost on the coast at Saint-Paul, the first capital of the island. The small 60-ton ship "Saint-Denis", previously separated from the fleet at Tenerife in the Canary Islands, still managed to find its own way to the island, arriving in 1667. The captain of the ship, named Chanlette, was a good friend of Régnault, so the bay, the harbor, and later the city, were all subsequently named "Saint-Denis" in honor of return of the lost ship. The ship was, in turn, named after Saint Denis, a third century bishop and missionary to Gaul, who was martyred with his companions Rusticus and Elentère in what would become modern-day France. Under Mahé de Labourdonnais, then Governor of the East India Company and an important figure in the history of the island, the town of Saint-Denis replaced the former capital of Saint-Paul due to the general quality and favorable location of its harbor. Though the small settlement had just 2166 inhabitants, it had become the capital of the island and seat of the colonial government of the whole of the Mascarene islands. In the year 1743, the first church and the new governor's palace (the modern Prefecture) were built. In 1771, a formal plan for the city was instituted. This followed the typical colonial grid pattern, with 12 streets in the east-west direction and 7 running north-south. La Possession The administrative headquarters and warehouse of the French East India Company was established in 1773. It was built in the typical French colonial vernacular style and was later the official residence of the Governor and Prefect. In 1790, Saint Denis was formally incorporated as a commune, and Jean Baptiste Delestrac became its first mayor. Saint-Denis still remained only a small town, trailing behind Saint-Paul in population and Saint-Pierre in economic power. At the turn the 19th century, the city was little more than a boring bureaucratic backwater, where the most exciting activity was still taking a walk. By mid-century, however, sugar barons had begun pouring money into the local economy, and Saint-Denis blossomed into an important cultural and commercial center. In 1852, both the colonial bank and the natural history museum were founded in the city. By the 20th century, political and economic life on the island had become directly tied to the fortunes of the capital: Two world wars, malaria epidemics, and increasing cultivation of the sugar beet in Europe all lead to an economic recession in the city and on the island in general, from which it has only recently emerged, thanks to the establishment of subsidies from Paris and the European Union. The primary ethnic groups of the city are European immigrants, former slaves, Chinese and Muslim Indian immigrants and their descendants, and créoles. The demographics are highly mixed, and ghettos of any particular ethnicity do not exist. Well-known people from Saint-Denis include French aviation pioneer Roland Garros (1886 – 1918), the writer Marius Leblond (1877 – 1953), French politician Raymond Barre (1924 – 2007), and handballer Daniel Narcisse (1979-). By plane[ edit ] The internationa
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Notre-Dame Cathedral of Reims Origin and history of the coronation of the Kings of France Origin and history of the coronation of the Kings of France With the baptism of Clovis by Saint Remi in 498-499, the precedent of royal unction was established in the Reims Cathedral. However, the first King to be coronated, Pippin the Short, was crowned at Soissons in 751, then again at Saint Denis in 754 by Pope Stephen II. Reims, Coronation city since the 11th century Louis I (the Pious) was the first King to be coronated in the Cathedral of Reims, in 816, and a diplďż˝me from the Emperor to the Archbishop Ebbo made explicit reference to the baptism of Clovis as the reason for this decision. Nevertheless, the choice of Louis the Pious was not immediately followed by his Carolingian or Robertian successors, and it was only in the early 11th century that the Cathedral of Reims finally imposed itself as the Coronation Cathedral. From then on, with the exceptions of Louis VI (Orleans) and Henri VI (Chartres), all the kings of France who were coronated by royal unction (Louis XVIII and Louis-Philippe were not) were crowned in Reims by the Archbishop, or another prelate if the metropolitan seat was vacant. The King is dead. Long live the King! The coronation by royal, or divine, unction proceeded from the teachings of Saint Paul, who claimed that there was no authority except from God ("Non est enim potestas nisi a Deo, quæ autem sunt, a Deo ordinatæ sunt", Rom. 13, 1). Jurists and theorists of absolutism, especially during the Ancient Regime, didn't always agree with this. For some, the coronation did not make the King, he became King at the instant of the death of his predecessor, according the famous proclamation of the Chancellor of France, "The King is dead. Long live the King!" For others, coronation conferred legitimacy to the King. This was the belief that impelled Joan of Arc to conduct Charles VII to Reims to be coronated in 1429, even though, entrenched at Bourges, he had been reigning as King for seven years. The legend of the Holy Flask Like the Kings of the Old Testament, the coronation was the alliance between God and the Capetian sovereign: in exchange for divine unction, the King promised to reign with justice, to protect his people, and to uphold the religion. This alliance took tangible form with the apparition of the legend of the Sainte Ampoule, or Holy Flask, in the 9th century. It was during the coronation of Charles the Bald in Metz that the Archbishop of Reims, Hincmar, related in his Vita Remigii, the miracle of the small vial brought to Saint Remi by a dove, sent by God, to anoint Clovis. From several Remoise traditions, Hincmar embellished the discovery, in the tomb of Saint Remi, of a vial of aromatics that had served to embalm the body of the Prelate. Authenticated by Pope Innocent II in 1131 and entrusted to the keeping of the Abbey of Saint Remi until the Revolution, The Holy Flask assured the Church of Reims the privilege of being the coronation cathedral of French kings.
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The Gherkin, London Welcome to the Gherkin Defining the london skyline The Gherkin is London’s most instantly recognisable tower. Totalling 500,000 sq ft, The Gherkin is an iconic structure housing a flourishing community. The Gherkin deserves its reputation for being ‘the most civilised skyscraper in the world’. Transport Transport TRAVEL TIMES We’re well connected. The Gherkin is within walking distance of many key stations (click below to see walking times). The introduction of Crossrail in 2018 will significantly reduce journey times from Liverpool Street station. See approximate journey times below or visit www.tfl.gov.uk . Aldgate 3 mins
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York History Street by Street York's Streets and Buildings Please note - the term 'gate' used in York street names like Walmgate, Coppergate, Stonegate and Skeldergate, derives from the Viking word 'gata' meaning street. The term should not be confused with the word gate meaning a gateway. The historic gateways to the city of York are called 'Bars'. YORK'S STREETS Aldwark Aldwark is a street that gets its name from 'Old earthwork' and was so named because the Roman wall that surrounded York ran near here. The wall was later replaced by the medieval city wall which runs adjacent to the street. The interior of the Merchant Taylors' Hall, just off Aldwark dates from around 1400, although the brick exterior dates from 1672 and 1715. It was the home of York's Merchant Taylors' Guild, established by a Royal Charter of Incorporation from Charles II in 1662. The charter merged the guilds of the drapers, hosiers and tailors. The hall is the only surviving hall of a craft guild in York. Baile Hill Bishopsgate is the site of Baile Hill, which was one of two castles built by William the Conqueror. Trees now grow out of the mound. Bishophill Junior Bishophill was once part of the land owned by the Archbishop of York. St Mary's Church, formerly St Mary's Bishophill Junior has a western tower which is said to be the oldest piece of ecclesiastical architecture in York. It was built in three conquest phases, including re-used Roman stone, Anglo-Saxon herringbone masonry and a late Anglo-Saxon bell-opening at the top of the tower. An Anglo-Saxon cross-shaft can be seen in the church. There was once also a medieval church called St Mary's Bishophill Senior, a little further south in the street called Bishophill Senior. Parts of this church were used in the construction of the Holy Redeemer Church in Boroughbridge Road. Blake Street Blake Street links Duncombe Place to St Helen's Square and is the home of the York Assembly Rooms built by Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington in 1730 in a neo-classical style with Egyptian influence. It was built as a grand ball room, but Daniel Defoe later described the work as tasteless. Blossom Street Blossom Street is the southern continuation of Micklegate, outside Micklegate Bar. It was historically known as Ploxwangate, deriving from Ploughswain gate, meaning 'the street of the man who repairs ploughs'. Ploxwan was corrupted through natural changes in English speech to Blossom. A street called Blossomgate also exists in Ripon and has the same origin. St Mary's Bar Convent near Micklegate Bar in Blossom Street was built in 1765 by Thomas Atkinson. Bootham Bootham means 'at the booths' and probably refers to booths erected near Bootham Bar, which were used for a weekly market held by the monks of St Mary's Abbey. Bootham is a continuation of Petergate outside the city walls beyond Bootham Bar. A stretch of the wall of St Mary's Abbey runs along the southern side of the street. At the corner of the wall at the junction of Bootham and Marygate is St Mary's Tower. Bootham leads out to the the village of Clifton, a subburb of York with a Victorian village green. Bootham Bar The city gateway of Bootham Bar lies at the western end of High Petergate, within the city walls. Exhibition Square and the street of Boortham lie just outside the bar. It stands on the site of a Roman gateway called Prima Porta Dextra and was the main medieval entrance into the city from the north through the Forest of Galtres. Parts of the building with its four bartizan towers date from the 11th century, but the part facing into the city was rebuilt in 1719 and 1832. In 1832, the outer extension of the gateway or 'Barbican' was removed. In historic times guards were posted here to guide travellers through the Forest of Galtres. Monks from St Mary's Abbey once held a weekly market nearby. See also Bootham. See also Micklegate Bar, Monk Bar, Walmgate Bar. Boroughbridge Road Boroughbridge Road is the home to the Holy Redeemer Church, which was built in 1965 using parts of the demolished church of St Mary Bishophill Senior which dated fr
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If you have played 50 games and won 30, giving a 60% success rate, how many more games would you have to play to achieve a 75% success rate, assuming that you win them all?
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The all-decade team: the ‘60s – The Hardball Times Catcher: Joe Torre With the exception of the first baseman, it is an odd truth that everyone else in the infield is now better (or at least just as well) known for something other than his playing career. For Torre, of course, that was his tenure as a manager, specifically his runs with the Yankees and Dodgers during which he made the playoffs fourteen straight years, including 12 division titles, six pennants and four World Series titles. Torre’s enormous success as a manager has relegated his playing career to the background. As his status on this team demonstrates, he was no slouch as a player. Though probably just below Hall of Fame quality, for his career Torre finished with better numbers than several catchers who have earned enshrinement. (Though it does have to be said that he played just more than 40 percent of his career games behind the plate.) For the decade, Torre put up nearly a 130 OPS+, and slugged nearly 400 extra base hits. Back in the dugout: Joe Torre managing Team USA in the WBC (US Presswire) First base: Carl Yastrzemski Just as Yankee fans were spoiled watching their center fielder transition from DiMaggio to Mantle, Red Sox fans were able to watch as Ted Williams gave way to Yaz. So why is a man most famous for patrolling the space in front of the Green Monster stationed at first base instead? Well, it’s complicated. The short version is that Frank Robinson outplayed Yastrzemski for the decade, and thus earns the left field spot. Meanwhile, Yastrzemski outplayed the two men who might otherwise claim this spot— Willie McCovey and Harmon Killebrew —and since he played more than 500 games at first during his career, he is eligible for the spot. One wants to get the best talent out there, so here we are. Yaz was never better than during his memorable 1967 campaign: in addition to being the last Triple Crown until Miguel Cabrera ’s last season, Yastrzemski also led the league in runs, hits, on-base percentage and total bases. For good measure, he did it all while winning a Gold Glove in left field. In fact, by WAR —and maybe common consensus—his 1967 season is the best of the decade. Second base: Pete Rose Like, say, Aaron Hernandez, it’s hard to write about Pete Rose ’s merits as a ballplayer without also reflecting his failures as a person. For our purposes though, we’ll leave the other stuff alone and just think of him on the field. That Rose wins this spot is a testament to his talents on the field, given that he did not make his debut until the 1963 season. Of course, he was clearly ready, winning the National League Rookie of the Year Award that season. Despite the late start, he led all second basemen in the decade in runs and doubles, and was second to players with far more plate appearances in hits, doubles, and home runs. Rose was not really a second baseman—he wasn’t really anything, except a hitter—but he did play primarily at the keystone during the’60s and earns this spot. Third base: Ron Santo Santo was Inducted into the Hall of Fame last year which, as I’ve probably pointed out, would have been nice if he hadn’t died in 2010. I suppose this is a case of better late than never, since Santo is a clearly deserving Hall of Famer. He built most of that case during the 1960s, when he nearly went 250/250 on doubles and homers, falling just three short on the two-baggers. Brooks Robinson deserves recognition for his masterful performance during the 1960s, famously for his defense as he swept the Gold Glove for the decade. Santo was no slouch with the glove, though—winning five Gold Gloves himself—and was a far superior hitter. Shortstop: Jim Fregosi Best known today (to the extent he is at all, I suppose) as the manager of the Phillies’ 1993 NL-pennant winning team, Fregosi’s career as a shortstop is all but forgotten. This is in part because Fregosi spent his career toiling for teams that were mediocre at best. In 1964 he had one of the two or three best seasons by a shortstop in the decade—he put up a 141 OPS+ and ranked third in the leagu
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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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What term is given to three consecutive strikes in ten pin bowling
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Bowling Glossary / BowlersParadise Classified: Leagues or tournaments with average limitations. Clean game: Strike or spare in each frame (i.e., no open frames). Clothesline: The 1-2-4-7 or 1-3-6-10. Clutch: Pressure situation. Come up: Hook into the pocket caused by spin on the axis. Conversion: "Making" a spare; i.e., knocking down all the pins that remain with a second ball. Usually used only when remarking on the conversion of splits. Count: Number of pins knocked down on the first ball of each frame. Counting marks: In team competition, it is common to total the number of marks per frame as the frame is completed. A spare or strike is one mark; a double is two marks, a turkey is three. See also "take off a mark." Cracked thumb: Actual cracks that appear on the calluses of a bowler¹s thumb. Cranker: Bowler who uses cranking motion (lift and turn) at the top of the backswing to generate high speed and considerable hooking action. Crawler: A strike produced by missing the head pin. Usually the 4, 2, and 1 fall slowly onto each other in that order (or 6, 3, 1) in domino fashion. Creeper: Slow ball. Crooked arm: Hook ball bowler who tends to bend his elbow. Cross: Going to the left side for a right-hander and vice-versa for a lefty. (Brooklyn) Crow hopper: Loose, claw-like grip on ball at release point. Curtain: Anchor man missing in final frame when a spare would have won for his team. Curve: Ball that breaks from right to left (for right-handers) in a huge arc (and vice-versa for lefties). Cushion: Padding at rear of pit to absorb shock of ball and pins. Cutter: Sharp-breaking hook which seems to slice the pins down. Darts: The "arrows" located between 12 and 16 feet beyond the foul line; used for targeting. The ABC requires that each dart be no more than 11/4" in width, 6" in length, and must be equidistant from each other. Dead apple, dead ball: Ball that fades or deflects badly when it hits the pins; very ineffective. Dead wood: Pins knocked down but remaining on the lane or in the gutter; must be removed before continuing play. Deflection: The movement of the ball when it comes into contact with the pins and angles away to one side or the other. Delivery: Preparation + Release + Follow-through Deuce: A 200 game or 200 average; see also "par." Dime store: The 5-10 split (5-7 is the "Kresge"). (Woolworth) Dinner bucket: Four-pin diamond on sides or center of lane (2-4-5-8, 3-5-6-9, or 1-2-3-5). (bucket) Dive: The action of a ball that hooks greatly at the last split second. Division boards: Where the pine and maple meet on a lane; see also "break of the boards." D.O.A.: "Dead on arrival"; a ball with no action or power on it often resulting in a split. Dodo: A bowling ball over the legal weight or out of legal balance. Dots: Dots on the approach are used to set the bowler's feet at the start of the approach. Dots on the lane can be used to put the ball down on/toward or to swing thorough a visualized line between the dots and the arrows. Dry, dry lanes: Lanes with very little oil applied to them. Double: Two strikes in a row; scores twenty plus the number of pins knocked down on the next ball. Double pinochle: The 4-6-7-10 split. (big ears, big four, golden gate) Double wood: Two pins when one is directly behind the other; 1-5, 2-8, 3-9. (barmaid, bicycle, double wood, oneinthedark, sleeper, tandem) Dovetails: Area of lane where maple and pine boards join. (break of the boards, piano keys, splice) Drive: Another name for alley or lane. Also the revolving action of a ball as it contacts the pins. Dummy: Score allowed for an absent member, usually the average minus ten or a set score (for example, 140 for men and 120 for women); considered a penalty. (blind) Dump the ball: Releasing the ball without bending the knee; may damage the lane. Dutch 200: A 200 game scored by alternating strikes and spares. (sandwich game) Early foundation: A strike in the eighth frame; see also "foundation." Emblem: The logo on a bowling ball, usually signifying the heaviest part of the ball. Ends: Last 5-6 feet of the lane where the pin
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Scoring – TalkBowling Scroll Up Scoring Ten-pin bowling has a unique scoring system that can be complex for newcomers who try to score the game themselves. Because of the various multiplier effects and bonus roles that can be attained in the game, scoring is not always intuitive. A player generally receives one point for every pin knocked down on each roll of a frame. For a pin to count, it must be knocked over entirely. If it wobbles but stays standing, or moves without being toppled over completely, it is still considered standing and a score is not awarded for that pin. If a player knocked down seven pins on their first roll and one of the remaining three pins on their second, they would have a count of eight points for that frame. The number of pins knocked down in the frame is referred to as the “pinfall”. A player who rolls a ball into the gutter or fails to knock down any pins will receive a zero for their roll. In the event that pins are left standing at the end of the frame, it is referred to as an “open frame”. The score for each frame is added up at the end of the game to give a cumulative total. The maximum score attainable is 300 (see below), while professional level bowling starts with scores of 200. Scorecard On the bowling scorecard, each frame is divided into two boxes in which the individual score from each delivery is recorded. The cumulative score after each frame is written underneath. The pinfall for each roll must be entered into the scorecard straight after the roll, and electronic scoreboards do so automatically. However, the current total cannot always be entered until the value of strikes and spares have been decided by subsequent shots (see below for further details). If a player knocked down nine pins, they would mark down a “9”. A strike is designated in the first box of the frame by an “X”. A spare is marked down on the scorecard with a “/”. A zero is recorded with a “-“. Fouls are recorded with an “F” on the scorecard. If the first roll of a frame results in a split, then this is usually recorded on the scorecard by enclosing the pinfall in parenthesis. For example if a player knocked down eight pins and was left with a 7-9 split on the second shot, the first box of the frame would be filled with “(8)”. See below for more information on splits. 1 120 Splits A split is the name given to the pins left standing on the second ball in a frame if the head-pin (1-pin) was knocked down on the first delivery and either of the following two conditions are true: The standing pins are separated by at least one fallen pin. For instance, if the 7-pin and 9-pin were left standing, there would be a 7-9 split. A 3-10 split is another example. At least one pin is down immediately ahead of two or more standing pins, for instance a 5-6 split. There are 459 possible split combinations in ten-pin bowling. Some of the more notable include: Baby Split: 2-7 or 3-10 Bed Posts/Goal Posts: 7-10 Christmas Tree: 2-7-10 or 3-7-10 Clothesline: Any group of four pins in a line, e.g. 1-3-6-10 Greek Church: Any split in which two pins remain standing on one side and three on the other. The 5-pin must be knocked down. Lily/Sour Apple: 5-7-10 Poison Ivy: 3-6-10 The hardest shot in bowling is generally considered to be the 7-10 split, because the two remaining pins are at the furthest possible distance apart. It is extremely difficult to deliver the ball so that it hits the outside of one pin hard enough to deflect it into the other. This is particularly so because the pins are standing at the very edge of the lane and players who miscalculate their target line by even a few centimetres will end up rolling a gutter ball Strikes If a player knocks down all ten pins on their first roll, they are awarded a strike. When a strike is achieved, a player is given ten points for the ten downed pins, plus the total of their next two rolls. For this reason, the value of a strike is not known until the end of the next frame. Player rolls a strike on ball one of frame one (ten points awarded). Player knocks over five pins on ball one of fr
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Group Names for Birds Group Names for Birds: A Partial List By Terry Ross A bevy of quail A bouquet of pheasants [when flushed] A brood of hens A building of rooks A cast of hawks [or falcons] A charm of finches A colony of penguins A company of parrots A congregation of plovers A cover of coots A covey of partridges [or grouse or ptarmigans] A deceit of lapwings A descent of woodpeckers A dissimulation of birds A dole of doves An exaltation of larks A fall of woodcocks A flight of swallows [or doves, goshawks, or cormorants] A gaggle of geese [wild or domesticated] A host of sparrows A kettle of hawks [riding a thermal] A murmuration of starlings A murder of crows A muster of storks A nye of pheasants [on the ground] An ostentation of peacocks A paddling of ducks [on the water] A parliament of owls A party of jays A peep of chickens A pitying of turtledoves A raft of ducks A rafter of turkeys A siege of herons A skein of geese [in flight] A sord of mallards A spring of teal A tidings of magpies A trip of dotterel An unkindness of ravens A watch of nightingales A wedge of swans [or geese, flying in a "V"] A wisp of snipe Any of these group names may properly be used by birders who wish to display their erudition, although it is probably linguistically inaccurate (and it certainly is bad manners) to upbraid someone who refers to "a bunch of ravens" by saying, "Surely you mean `an unkindness of ravens,' my good fellow." Most of these terms date back at least 500 years. Some of them have been in continuous use since then; others have gone out of fashion and been resurrected in the last century or two; still others only exist on lists. Most of these terms are listed in James Lipton's An Exaltation of Larks. Lipton's list is substantially based on very old sources. There were manuscript lists of group names in the 15th century, and these lists appeared in some of the first books printed in England. Many of them make their first appearance in John Lydgate's Debate between the Horse, Goose, and Sheep (1440); and Lydgate's terms along with others appear in The Book of Hawking and Hunting (also known as The Book of St. Albans) by Dame Juliana Barnes (1486). Whether Lydgate and Barnes coined any of these terms, or whether they were setting down the terms that were considered proper in their day is not known. Many of the terms did catch on, and the lists they appeared on were frequently reprinted. The best source I know for investigating the histories of English words is the Oxford English Dictionary. Unfortunately, on the question whether these terms ever were or still are appropriate, the OED is not entirely helpful. To make sense of the matter, I have placed the group names into groups-- GROUP A--The following group names are standard: A bevy of quail A bouquet of pheasants A brood of hens A cast of hawks A charm of finches A covey of partridges A flight of swallows A gaggle of geese A nye of pheasants A siege of herons A skein of geese A trip of dotterel A wisp of snipe GROUP B--These terms are not group names for a particular type of bird, but have been commonly used for many different types: Colony Company Flock Parliament Party GROUP C--These terms are archaic; they were once obsolete, but they have been revived somewhat in the 19th or 20th centuries: A building of rooks A murmuration of starlings A muster of peacocks A peep of chickens A sord of mallards A spring of teal A watch of nightingales GROUP D--These terms are obsolete; they appeared on the old lists, but almost nobody has used them in centuries: A congregation of plovers A dissimulation of birds A dole of doves A fall of woodcock A host of sparrows A paddling of ducks An unkindness of ravens GROUP E--These terms are not in the OED at all as group names for birds: A cover of coots A kettle of hawks A murder of crows An ostentation of peacocks A pitying of turtledoves A rafter of turkeys A tidings of magpies My categories are imprecise, but they provide some guidance about usage. Have no qualms about usin
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Did you know? Did you know? More boys than girls are born during the day; more girls are born at night. Most alcoholic beverages contain all 13 minerals necessary to sustain life. Reindeer milk has more fat than cow milk. To sell your home faster and for more money, paint it yellow. Daphne du Maurier, best known for Rebecca, wrote the story upon which Alfred Hitchcock based his 1963 suspense film The Birds. Scarlett O�Hara�s real first name was Katie . Actor Sylvester Stallone once had a job as a lion cage cleaner. The average house cat spends approximately 10,950 hours purring in a lifetime. The word �queue� is the only word in English that is pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed. Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married. If a frog�s mouth is held open too long the frog will suffocate. In Disney�s fantasia, the Sorcerer name is Yensid which is Disney spelled backwards. Tablecloths meant to be served as towels with which dinner guests could wipe their hands and faces after eating. When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour. To photograph the event, a camera must shoot at a millionth of a second. Before settling on the name of Tiny Tim for his character in �A Christmas Carol,� three other alliterative names were considered by Charles Dickens. They were Little Larry, Puny Pete, and Small Sam. Around 1900, the Addis Brush Company started producing the first artificial Christmas tree. It was made from the same material that they used for their toilet brushes. Hallmark introduced its first Christmas cards in 1915, five years after the founding of the company. Sources: funfunnyfacts.com, trivia country.com, alltrivia.net. qsl.net, strangefacts.com, funtrivia.com, corsinet.com. December 6, 2013
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Can I paint over lining paper? :: DIY By Design DIY Tips Blog Can I paint over lining paper? :: Posted by: Admin on May 9th, 2012 Can I paint over lining paper? A popular search that often comes up is, “Can I paint over lining paper?” Many people are not sure what lining paper is meant for or how to use it. This post will hopefully answer any of your questions about lining paper and its uses. What is lining paper meant for Lining paper has always primarily been used to give a smooth base in which to wallpaper over, however, a few years back wallpaper wasn’t fashionable and plain emulsioned walls, were all the rage but people soon realised that their walls were not that perfect, hence why they had the woodchip or embossed anaglypta or highly pattered wallpaper they had on the walls. So, the answer was to line the walls before painting them with emulsion. So yes, you can paint over lining paper. About ten years ago it was rare to hang wallpaper but very common to remove wallpaper and line the walls and emulsion them. Even though plain emulsioned walls are still very common today there has been a return to wallpaper in the last few years and wallpapered feature walls have become very common, this is partly fashion but also cost, as wallpaper can be very expensive. Lining paper If you wish to emulsion your walls rather than wallpaper them but the plasterwork isn’t wonderful you can hang lining paper and then emsulsion over it, just remember, lininig paper will not give you wonderful smooth walls that are blemish free, it isn’t the quick and easy fix. You still need to fill and prepair the walls before lining them and you may still see some lumps and bumps. If this is the route you wish to take you need to know how to hang the lining paper. To cross line or not? Cross-lining is where the lining paper is hung horizontally rather the vertically like traditional wallpaper, normally if you are going to be emulsioning over the lining paper you could hang it as you would wallpaper, vertically. Once you have hung the lining paper you need to allow it to fully dry before you emulsion over it, this will take normally between 12 – 24 hours depending on drying conditions. Cost and budget We are all budget conscious these days and have to budget for all expenses, decorating is no exception. The cost of wallpaper these days can make decorating a room expensive, lining your walls and emulsioniing them is a good alternative to paying out for wallpaper for the entire room, having a wallpapered feature wall can make a focal point in any room. The advantage of emulsioning your walls is that you can change the look and feel of a room fairly cheaply just buy buying another colour of emulsion, you can keep on trend with the colour of the year rather than the latest fashionable wallpaper trend. Ware and tear if you have young children or pets may also sway your choice, if you pay £30 upwards for per roll of wallpaper and the kids decide to draw all over it you may not be best pleased! If they do it to an emulsioned wall you may not be best pleased still but it can be sorted out quickly and cheaply buy painting over it. June 1st, 2012 at 1:13 pm Hello. I have walls papered with lining paper and then emulsioned (matt paint). The finish is excellent and the wallpaper is very firmly on the wall. My question is: can I wallpaper over the top of this? I am converting the room into a child’s room and have found some great paper (black and white picture frames, for the child to draw/paint on) and want to just put this on one wall – not the whole room. Do I need to treat the wall first – or should I just strip the (perfectly good!) paper? Thanks! Admin December 6th, 2012 at 4:05 pm @Jo You can paper over emulsioned lining wallpaper, as long as the lining paper is sound there shouldn’t be any problems. No treatment is required before wallpapering. Sally January 24th, 2013 at 1:27 pm Hi I have painted lining paper a few times and find it soaks up the paint allot, someone told me you can use a mixture of flour and water to paint on before painting to save mon
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General Knowledge #4 - StudyBlue Good to have you back! If you've signed in to StudyBlue with Facebook in the past, please do that again. General Knowledge #4 Which European capital has a skyline dominated by St Stephen�s cathedral? Vienna Shogi is a Japanese form of which boardgame? Chess Which astronomer discovered the planet Uranus? Herschel, What type of vessel to explore ocean depths was invented in 1947 by Auguste Piccard? Bathyscaphe On the Fahrenheit scale, what temperature is boiling point? 212 degrees, In which US state is the city of Pittsburgh? Pennsylvania, What does someone suffering from dysphagia have difficulty in doing? Swallowing On what date do the French celebrate Bastille Day? 14-Jul Which instrument derives its name from the fact that it can be played soft or loud according to the pressure on the keys? Pianoforte How many players are there in a lacrosse team? 12 Which German tennis player won five successive Grand Slam tournaments in the 1980s? Steffi Graf What is meant by the musical term �andante�? At a moderate tempo Which patron saint of the British Isles does not have his cross on the union flag? David In which ocean does the country of Vanuatu lie? Pacific Which French novelist wrote Madame Bovary? Gustave Flaubert Advertisement Under Genoese control from the 14th century, which Mediterranean island was sold to France in 1768? Corsica In May 1999, who succeeded Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel�s prime minister? Ehud Barak How many dozens are there in a gross? Twelve Carmine is a vivid shade of which colour? Red Which word for the act of killing someone painlessly, especially to relieve suffering, is derived from the Greek for �easy death�? Euthanasia What sort of films are sometimes referred to �horse operas�? Westerns, Which German physicist laid down the principles of quantum theory? Max Planck Which famous sportsman was presented with a gold medal during the 1996 Olympics, to replace the one he threw away in the 1960s? Muhummad Ali Which saint�s day falls on 17 March? Patrick, What is the longest river in France? Loire, In a bullfight, what is a mounted man with a lance called? Picador. What was the first name of the composer Mussorgsky? Modest The Kara Sea is an arm of which ocean? Arctic Who wrote the 1978 novel The Sea, the Sea? Iris Murdoch Which famous UK fashion designer married Andreas Kronthaler in 1992? Vivienne Westwood, Which husband and wife shared the 1903 Nobel Prize for Physics with Henri Becquerel? Pierre and Marie Curie Who wrote Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm? Kate Wiggin In which sport is the James Norris Memorial Trophy awarded? Ice hockey In which European country is the summer and ski resort of Zell am See Austria Who is the patron saint of music? St Cecilia What name is given to the Japanese art of flower arranging Ikebana Of which country did Jean-B�del Bokassa proclaim himself emperor in 1977? Central African Republic Name the walled city in Canada that has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Quebec City What name is given to the fruits of plants of the genus Ficus? Figs Which body of water in Scotland does the Kincardine Bridge span Firth of Forth Which British author wrote The Thirty-Nine Steps? John Buchan In which African country is the resort of Sharm El Sheikh? Egypt, Which Frenchman made the first flight across the English Channel in 1909? Louis Bleriot In which part of the body would you find the organ of Corti? The ear, In which New Mexico city was the atomic bomb developed in the Manhattan Project? Los Alamos Which famous English landscape artist�s works include The Vale of Dedham? John Constable Which novelist wrote The Young Caesar and The Aerodrome? Rex Warner Which Brazilian racing driver was killed at Imola in 1994? Ayrton Senna If something is �clavate� what shape is it? Club-shaped. Which Norwegian painter�s works include The Scream? Edvard Munch Which of the gifts brought by the Magi is also known as olibanum? Frankincense Who was the goddess of youth and spring in Greek mythology? Hebe Which Austrian composer wrote the oratorios The Creation and
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Slow Travel France - French Language Lessons, Out for Dinner, ordering in restaurants * Sometimes spelled with a final t. Meals Although, like us, the French eat three meals per day, what they eat at each meal differs from what's customary in the US or UK. Generally breakfast is coffee and bread and jam. Contrary to common belief, croissants are not usually eaten daily but rather on more special occasions like weekends. (That said, we encourage you to eat many croissants au beurre whenever you like! After all, it's your vacation!) Both lunch and dinner can be larger or smaller meals. Traditionally the midday meal was the largest one. Nowadays, there is more variation - some people prefer to eat a smaller lunch and a larger dinner or vice versa. Lunch is served in restaurants usually between 12pm and 2pm. Dinner service usually starts at 7pm, although many French people don't go out for dinner until at least 8pm. ENGLISH please (in order to get waiter's attention) s'il vous plaît seel voo pleh * If pronouncing all of the consonants "t", "r" and "w" together is too difficult, leaving out the "r" will give you a close enough approximation. However, note that toi (twah) is a different word that means "you" informal. ** The French invariably pronounce foreign words as if they were French. It's not a bad idea to learn to pronounce your name as it might be pronounced in France. We are dah-VEED roh-NEES (David Ronis), zhoh-nah-TAH mohr-GAHN (Jonathan Morgan) et stehv koh-EHN (Steve Cohen)! Beverages Usually, servers first ask you what you would like to drink. Common choices are aperitifs, mineral water and wine. Below are some terms that will help you with your beverage order. ENGLISH ay-vee-ah Other Beverages Often, servers will offer you a drink before your meal. Also, many people like to have an after-dinner drink. Please refer to the Café Talk lesson for a list of common aperitifs and after-dinner drinks. Ordering Food When your drink order has been taken, it's time to turn to food. A traditional, full French meal might consist of appetizer, soup, fish course, meat course, cheese, dessert and coffee. Nowadays, diners are not expected to eat all of these courses. However, in the spirit of trying something new, you might consider a course in which you normally don't partake – cheese, for instance. Most fixed price menus are three or four courses and usually offer either an appetizer or soup for the first and dispense with the cheese course. Here is some vocabulary that should be useful when ordering. ENGLISH ça suffit sah sew-fee * Notice the subtle difference in pronunciation between voudrez (voo-dray) in the question and voudrais (voo-dreh) in the answer. ** A potage is usually a soup that is enriched with one or more of the following: cream, butter, egg, or a flour roux (butter and flour cooked together). *** Beware that the words for fish (poisson) and drink (boisson) are very similar. If you mix the two up, you might find yourself in an embarrassing situation! Special Requests Many travelers have dietary restrictions or preferences. Here are a number of terms that will be helpful should you have any special needs. ENGLISH biologique bee-oh-loh-zheek * Feminine form in parenthesis. Also note that the indefinite article ("a" in English) is left out of the translated French phrase. Je suis un vegetarien is incorrect. Menu Items The following are examples of dishes commonly found on menus. It is, by no means, comprehensive. The gastronomy of France is vast and it's beyond the scope of these lessons to provide a detailed pronouncing dictionary of food terms. We do hope, however, that it will be helpful with the basics. (Note, again, that in this section we've
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Culinary French, A Glossary - On the Table: The Curious Home of Gary Allen, Food Writer & Dillettante Culinary French, A Glossary a à blanc: "white;" cooked, but not browned à l’Alsacienne: in the manner of Alsace, usually refers to German-influenced braised meat and charcuterie dishes containing choucroute and/or potatoes à l’Armoricaine: seafood cooked with olive oil, onions, tomatoes and wine (typically, lobster) à la ancienne: old style, usually refers to braised beef à l’Andalouse: in the manner of Andalusia, in southern Spain, usually refers to dishes containing red peppers, tomatoes and sausage or rice (e.g., sauce Andalouse, mayonnaise flavored and colored with tomatoes and red peppers) à l’Anglaise: English style, usually refers to poached or boiled dishes, but also fried foods (especially fish) that have been rolled in breadcrumbs à l’Argenteuil: applied to dishes containing asperge, asparagus à la bonne femme: cooked in a simple, home-style manner; usually refers to poached fish, often sauced with lemon juice and white wine à la Bordelaise: in the style of Bordeaux (e.g., sauce Bordelaise, reduced wine and stock, herbs, shallots, and a garnish of marrow) à la broche: spit-roasted (en brochette, like shish kabob, cooked on a skewer) à la carte: a style of meal selection in which the guests compose their own meals by selecting from the menu where each item is separately priced, or a menu of this type. (opposite of prix fixe) à la clamart: applied to dishes garnished either with peas or with pea-sized potato balls à la Conti: applied to dishes garnished with lentil purée, and, occasionally, with bacon à la Crécy: applied to dishes garnished or prepared with carrots à la diable: in the style of the devil, that is, spicy (sauce Espagnole, shallots, wine, vinegar and pepper--either black or cayenne) à la Dubarry: applied to dishes garnished or prepared with cauliflower (e.g., créme Dubarry, purèe of cauliflower soup à l’Espagnole: in the style of Spain (refers to dishes containing garlic, onions, tomatoes and sweet red peppers) à la Flamande: in the Flemish style (refers to braised dishes containing cabbage, carrots, potatoes and turnips) à la Florentine: in the style of Florence (refers to dishes served on a bed of spinach) à la forestiére: of the forest (usually refers to dishes garnished with wild mushrooms) à la jardiniére: of the garden, garnished with a variety of vegetables à la Grecque: in the style of Greece (refers to cold appetizers cooked with lemon juice, olive oil and herbs--such as oregano and thyme) à la impériatrice: as the empress likes it, sweetened or enriched with cream or custard (e.g., riz à la impériatrice, a rich rice pudding) à l’Indienne: in the Indian style, refers to dishes containing curry powder, accompanied by rice à la Lyonnaise: in the style of Lyons, refers to dishes garnished with fried onions (e.g., sauce Lyonnaise, demi-glace and reduced white wine, flavored with sautèed onions) à la Madrilène: in the style of Madrid, refers to dishes cooked with tomatoes (e.g., Madrilène, consommè colored and flavored with fresh tomato juice) à la Marengo: a dish created, supposedly, for Napoleon after the battle of Marengo -- chicken or veal, browned in olive oil, then braised with garlic, olives, onions, tomatoes and wine (sometimes brandy) à la marinière: in the style of mariners, refers to shellfish dishes made with herbs and white wine à la meunière: in the style of the miller's wife, refers to dishes of fish lightly floured and sautéed in butter (e.g., beurre meunière, a simple sauce of beurre noisette, lemon and parsley) à la Milanaise: in the style of Milan, pasta coated with butter and Parmesan cheese, then sauced with tomatoes, ham, mushrooms, tongue and truffles à la minute: cooked at the moment, prepared to order à la mode: in the manner of some person[s] or place (e.g., boeuf à la mode, beef, marinated in red wine, then braised; tripes à la mode de Caen, braised tripe dish from Normandy) à la Montmorency: in the style of Montmorency, a suburb of Paris, refers to dishes made, or gar
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Inspector George Gently (TV Series 2007– ) - 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 With the help of DS John Bacchus, Inspector George Gently spends his days bringing to justice members of the criminal underworld who are unfortunate enough to have the intrepid investigator assigned to their cases. Creator: Gently and Bacchus look into the suspicious death of Gently's old friend and ex-snout, China. 8.7 The investigation of a GP's suspected suicide leads Rachel to the village community she grew up in, which stirs up tragic memories. 8.6 The Newcastle police have arrested rioters as they tried to clear a slum due for demolition. The next morning, one of the protesters is discovered dead in the cells by WPC Rachel Coles. 8.6 a list of 29 titles created 11 Jul 2013 a list of 38 titles created 30 Nov 2014 a list of 45 titles created 01 Jan 2016 a list of 30 titles created 11 months ago a list of 28 titles created 10 months ago Title: Inspector George Gently (2007– ) 7.9/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Inspector Robert Lewis and Sergeant James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them. Stars: Kevin Whately, Laurence Fox, Clare Holman With her caustic wit and singular charm, DCI Vera Stanhope and her trusted right-hand man DS Joe Ashworth face a series of captivating murder mysteries set against the breathtaking Northumberland landscape. Stars: Brenda Blethyn, Jon Morrison, David Leon Inspector Morse has an ear for music, a taste for beer and a nose for crime. He sets out with Sergeant Lewis to solve each intriguing case. Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, James Grout DCI Banks (TV Series 2010) Crime | Drama | Mystery The tenacious and stubborn DCI Banks unravels disturbing murder mysteries aided by his young assistants, DS Annie Cabbot and DI Helen Morton. Stars: Stephen Tompkinson, Jack Deam, Andrea Lowe Set in the 1960s, the show follows Endeavour Morse in his early years as a police constable. Working alongside his senior partner DI Fred Thursday, Morse engages in a number of investigations around Oxford. Stars: Shaun Evans, Roger Allam, James Bradshaw British crime investigation series based around aristocratic, Oxford-educated Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his working-class assistant Sergeant Barbara Havers. Stars: Nathaniel Parker, Sharon Small, Lesley Vickerage Midsomer Murders (TV Series 1997) Crime | Drama | Mystery A veteran DCI and his young sergeant investigate murders around the regional community of Midsomer County. Stars: John Nettles, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.4/10 X As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on the south coast of England. Later series sees the retired detective working as an MI5 agent operating in the aftermath of the war. Stars: Michael Kitchen, Honeysuckle Weeks, Anthony Howell DI Jack Frost is an unconventional policeman with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice. Sloppy, disorganized and disrespectful, he attracts trouble like a magnet. Stars: David Jason, Bruce Alexander, John Lyons A Cambridgeshire clergyman finds himself investigating a series of mysterious wrongdoings in his small village of Grantchester. Stars: James Norton, Robson Green, Morven Christie Dalziel and Pascoe (TV Series 1996) Crime | Mystery | Drama Supt. Dalziel and partner DI Pascoe investigate murders, and find a bond forming between them despite their blatantly differing personalities. Stars: Warren Clarke, Colin Buchanan, David Royle DI Jimmy Perez and his team investigate crimes within the close knit island community of Shetland. Stars: Douglas Henshall, Steven Robertson, Alison O'Donnell Edit Storyline The show throws Chief Inspector George Gently
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Ronald Reagan - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS Actor | Production Manager | Miscellaneous Crew Ronald Reagan is, arguably, the most successful actor in history, having catapulted from a career as a Warner Bros. contract player and television star, into serving as president of the Screen Actors Guild, the governorship of California (1967-1975), and lastly, two terms as President of the United States (1981-1989). Ronald Wilson Reagan was born ... See full bio » Born: Share this page: Related News a list of 42 people created 20 May 2012 a list of 24 people created 24 Aug 2012 a list of 32 people created 20 May 2014 a list of 28 people created 05 Sep 2014 a list of 35 images created 5 months ago Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Ronald Reagan's work have you seen? User Polls Bedtime for Bonzo Prof. Peter Boyd (1951) 1965-1966 Death Valley Days (TV Series) Host / Charles Poston / William Burt / ... 1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) Judge Howard R. Stimming 1963 Wagon Train (TV Series) Capt. Paul Winters 1954-1962 General Electric Theater (TV Series) Paul Miller / Frank Foster / Sam Miller / ... 1961 Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) Maj. Will Sinclair 1953-1954 Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) Lt. Paul Random / Steve Davis / Doctor 1953-1954 Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) Guest Host / Merle Fisher 1942 Mister Gardenia Jones (Documentary short) John Jones Jr. (aka Gardenia 'Deany' Jones) - The Hat with the Roses (1956) ... (program supervisor: General Electric) - Summer Promise (1956) ... (program supervisor: General Electric) 2006 Poodle Samizdat (Short) (archival footage) General Electric Theater (TV Series) (program supervisor - 8 episodes, 1954 - 1962) (program supervisor for g.e. - 1 episode, 1957) - The Hold-Out (1962) ... (program supervisor: general electric) - Let It Rain (1955) ... (program supervisor) - Amelia (1955) ... (program supervisor) 1957 The Gisele MacKenzie Show (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Episode #1.3 (1957) ... (performer: "I've Got a Crush on You", "You're the Top" - uncredited) 1939 Secret Service of the Air (performer: "She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain When She Comes" - uncredited) Hide 1941 Million Dollar Baby (musician: piano, "Die Walkirie" - uncredited) Hide 1981 Reagan's Way: Pathway to the Presidency (TV Movie documentary) (grateful thanks) Hide 2013 America's Book of Secrets (TV Series documentary) Himself 2000 ESPN SportsCentury (TV Series documentary) Himself 1996 Gore Vidal's American Presidency (TV Mini-Series documentary) Himself (1996) 1995 Inside the White House (TV Movie documentary) Himself - 1981-1989 1995 Biography (TV Series documentary) Himself 1993 Thatcher: The Downing Street Years (TV Mini-Series documentary) Himself 1992 The Reagan Years (Video documentary short) Himself 1990 Top Cops (TV Series) Himself 1988 Christmas in Washington (TV Special) Himself 1988 America's Tribute to Bob Hope (TV Movie documentary) Himself 1988 Panorama (TV Series documentary) Himself 1988 The Power Game (TV Movie documentary) Himself 1987 Great Performances (TV Series) Himself 1986 Liberty Weekend (TV Special documentary) Himself (as President Ronald Reagan) 1985 Super Bowl XIX (TV Special) Himself - Ceremonial Coin Tosser 1984 1984 Presidential Debates (TV Series) Himself 1984 Hollywood Greats (TV Series documentary) Himself 1983 To Bear Witness (Documentary short) Himself 1983 Happy Birthday, Bob! (TV Special) Himself 1983 Students and Leaders (TV Series) Himself 1982 Bilder aus Amerika (TV Series documentary) Himself 1982 Let Poland Be Poland (TV Movie documentary) Himself 1981 NBC White Paper (TV Series documentary) Himself 1981 All-Star Inaugural Gala (TV Movie) Himself 1980 1980 Presidential Debates (TV Series) Himself 1980 Weekend World (TV Series) Himself 1967-1980 Firing Line (TV Series) Himself - Guest / Himself - For the Negative 1976-1979 Good Morning America (TV Series) Himself 1975 V.I.P.-Schaukel (TV Series documentary) Himself 1975 Dean's Place (TV Movie) Himself 1966 Meet the Press (
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Amnesty International - Facts Amnesty International The Nobel Peace Prize 1977 Amnesty International Founded: 1961 in London, United Kingdom Role: A worldwide organization for the protection of the rights of prisoners of conscience Field: human rights Prize share: 1/1 A Light in the Darkness Amnesty International is a worldwide human rights organization run by its members. It is independent of all governments and all financial players. It is also independent of political convictions and religious faiths. Amnesty International uncovers the facts about violations and breaches of human rights. The issues may concern individuals or conditions within a particular state, but the organization also pursues various themes, such as the death penalty. Results are published in special reports. Amnesty's members organize targeted action and campaigns to bring an end to violations. Amnesty International was founded in 1961 by the British lawyer Peter Benenson. He got the idea for the organization's logo - the lit candle surrounded by barbed wire - from a Chinese proverb,"It is better to light a light than to curse the darkness". Copyright © The Norwegian Nobel Institute Share this:
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Timeline of the Women's Liberation Movement - The British Library Timeline of the Women's Liberation Movement 1960s 1961 - Introduction of the contraceptive pill 4 December 1961 The contraceptive pill was launched in 1961. The pill suppresses women's fertility using the hormones progestogen or oestrogen (or both). In 1961 it was available to married women only, but availability was extended in 1967. The impact was revolutionary for women and men but also revealed that sexual liberation did not always mean women's liberation, as Beatrix Campbell describes. You can find out more about contraception and reproductive rights in Sex, Sexuality, Love and Friendship and Activism . 1964 - Married Women's Property Act revision 25 March 1964 The Married Women's Property Act was first introduced in 1870. It allowed women to be the legal owners of money they earned, and to inherit property. Prior to this Act, everything a woman owned or earned became her husband's property when she married. Revisions in 1882 and 1893 extended married women's rights. The 1964 revision allowed married women to keep half of any savings they'd made from the allowance paid to them by their husbands. This gave women a little more financial independence, but also provided official recognition that many women were still dependent on their husbands for their income in the first place. You can find out more about the impact of the Act and other legislation relating to marriage in Family and Children . 1967 - Abortion Act 27 October 1967 The 1967 Act legalised abortion in the UK, for women who were up to 24 weeks pregnant. Two consenting doctors had to agree that continuing the pregnancy would be harmful either to the woman's physical or mental health, or to the child's physical or mental health when it was born. You can find out more about the Women's Liberation Movement's campaigns around abortion and reproductive rights in Activism . 1968 - Ford machinists' strike, Dagenham 7 June 1968 In 1968, 850 women machinists at the Ford factory in Dagenham went on strike over equal pay. They disputed the classification of their work as unskilled - a label which seemed to justify them being paid less than their male colleagues. You can find out more about this strike, and other campaigns around equal pay for work of equal value in Equality and Work and Activism . 1968 - Barbara Castle becomes First Secretary of State 6 April 1968 Barbara Castle (1910-2002) was elected to Parliament in 1945. She was an MP for the Labour Party and served as Minister of State for Overseas Development, Minister of State for Transport and Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity. In 1968 she was appointed First Secretary of State - she is the only woman ever to have held this position. You can find out more about women in politics in Politics and Legislation . 1969 - Bernadette Devlin becomes youngest MP 17 April 1969 Six days before her 22nd birthday, Northern Irish socialist and republican Bernadette Devlin became the youngest member of the British parliament. You can find out more about women in politics in Politics and Legislation , and women in Northern Ireland in Race, Place and Nation . 1970s 1970 - National WLM conference, Oxford 27 February - 1 March 1970 More than 600 women attended the first national WLM conference in 1970, with a desire to debate a wide variety of issues affecting women. The first four WLM demands were discussed: 1. Equal pay 2. Equal educational and job opportunities 3. Free contraception and abortion on demand 4. Free 24-hour nurseries You can find out more about the WLM conferences in Activism . 1970 - Leeds clothing workers strike February 1970 A strike by Leeds women clothing workers was initiated after the union accepted a low wage rise that discriminated against women. 20,000 women from 45 factories marched in protest. The event was later made into the Play for Today film Leeds - United! You can find out more about the ways in which women campaigned and protested in Activism . You can find out more about equal pay and equality legislation in E
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Which crime writer created the fictional partnership of Rizzoli and Isles?
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Rizzoli and Isles - Partners in crime - Pictures - CBS News Next Det. Lennie Briscoe and many others Jerry Orbach played Det. Lennie Briscoe, right, on "Law & Order" for 12 seasons from 1992-2004. He was joined by Jesse L. Martin, right, as Det. Ed Green from 1999 until Orbach left the show in 2004. Briscoe's other partners were Mike Logan (played by Chris Noth), Rey Curtis (played by Benjamin Bratt) and on the spin-off "Law & Order: Trial by Jury," Hector Salazar (played by Kirk Acevedo). Before Orbach joined the show, Paul Sorvino and George Dzundza played detectives on the series. Credit: AP Photo/NBC Chris Cagney and Mary Beth Lacey Sharon Gless, left, as Chris Cagney, and Tyne Daly as Mary Beth Lacey from "Cagney & Lacey" chased down bad guys and personal demons for 125 episodes. Gless and Daly dominated the Best Actress in a Drama category for six years. Gless won two Emmys and Daly won four. Credit: AP Jimmy McNulty and others At the beginning of HBO's "The Wire," Jimmy McNulty (Dominic West), right, had one true partner, Bunk Moreland (Wendell Pierce). As the show progressed, he worked with lots of other police in a special unit, including Lester Freamon (pictured, left, played by Clarke Peters). McNulty had lots of problems. He was a serious alcoholic, a womanizer and he bent the rules, finally breaking them when created a fictional criminal on the show for the police to pursue. Credit: Paul Schiraldi Maddie and David On "Moonlighting," David Addison (played by Bruce Willis), a quick-thinking private eye, and his business partner, Maddie, frequently bickered and talked to the audience. The show put Willis and his now-famous smirk on the map. After David and Maddie slept together on the show and Cybill Shepherd took a break when she was pregnant with twins, "Moonlighting" often got by on David's charm alone. Plus, the "Taming of the Shrew" episode is great. Photo: Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis in "Moonlighting" Credit: Lionsgate Rizzoli and Isles Based on a series of novels by Tess Gerritsen, "Rizzoli & Isles" follows the partnership of Det. Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles. Like "Castle," this series begins with a copycat killing that brings the two professionals together. Photo: Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander as Det. Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles. Credit: Doug Hyun Benson and Stabler Mariska Hargitay, left, as Det. Olivia Benson, and Christopher Meloni as Det. Elliot Stabler on "Law & Order: SVU" are up to their elbows each week in the nastiest cases handled by the NYPD. Meloni will not return to the series for the 2011-2012 season. Who will play Benson's new partner? Credit: NBC Ricardo Tubbs and Sonny Crockett They made pink look macho and introduced slouchy deconstructed Italian suits to the masses. They wore loafers with no socks and t-shirts under suits. And, of course, there was stubble. Oh, and as "Miami Vice" cops, they killed a lot of bad guys, too. Photo: Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo Tubbs and Don Johnson as "Sonny" Crocket. Credit: AP Ricardo Tubbs and Sonny Crockett Tubbs and Crockett, played here by Jamie Foxx, left, and Colin Farrell in Michael Mann's 2006 film, were grubbier. They still killed lots of criminals, of course. Credit: AP Photo/Universal Pictures Ken Hutchinson and Dave Starsky Robbery-homicide detectives Ken Hutchinson and Dave Starsky tore through the streets of Bay City, Calif., in a Ford Gran Torino for 92 episodes of "Starsky & Hutch" from 1975-1979. Whenever the call sign "Zebra Three" came over their radio, you knew there was going to be some action. Photo: From left, David Soul and Paul Michael Glaser as Ken Hutchinson and Dave Starsky from "Starsky & Hutch" Credit: AP Ken Hutchinson and Dave Starsky For the big screen version of the 1970s show, Ben Stiller played Starsky and Owen Wilson was Hutch. At the end of the movie, the actors shared a scene with their television counterparts, Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul. Photo: From left, Ben Stiller, Paul Michael Glaser, Owen Wilson and David Soul from "Starsky & Hutch," in London
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Dalziel and Pascoe creator Reginald Hill dies | Books | The Guardian Dalziel and Pascoe creator Reginald Hill dies Ian Rankin leads tributes to prolific crime writer from County Durham Reginald Hill at the Edinburgh international book festival. Photograph: Murdo Macleod Close This article is 5 years old The writer Reginald Hill, who created the Yorkshire detective duo Andrew Dalziel and Peter Pascoe, has died aged 75. Hill charted the ups and downs of his two contrasting sleuths in more than 20 novels published over four decades after his debut, A Clubbable Woman (1970) alongside a substantial body of other crime fiction and thrillers. He won the Crime Writers Association's Golden Dagger in 1990 for Bones and Silence , and the Diamond Dagger for the series as a whole in 1995. Writer Ian Rankin, who won the Diamond Dagger himself in 2005, paid tribute to Hill's great good humour, the intelligence of his writing and the generous advice he gave to young authors. "I didn't read crime fiction until I was in my 20s," Rankin said. "Hill was one of the first British writers I read. His plotting was elegant and his characters were larger than life – once you read about Andy Dalziel he's never forgotten. I daresay there are shadings of him in my Inspector Rebus – they're both bolshie and maverick and they don't look after themselves." According to Rankin, Hill was seen as a "traditional crime writer, but with a modern sensibility". "He had a lot of fun with his characters," he added, "there was even a story where he sent Dalziel into space. But he allowed the real world to be part of his stories, letting his characters age in real time." For the crime writer Mark Billingham, news of Hill's death was "tragic, not only because he was an amazing writer, still working at the height of his powers, but also because he was one of the most lovely men you could ever meet. He was someone I looked up to enormously as a writer and a man." Born in West Hartlepool in 1936, Hill wrote "for fun" from an early age, ending up with "a bottom drawer of first chapters". It was at the age of 30 when he began taking his writing a little more seriously – the first Dalziel and Pascoe novel was published four years later. Fuelled by the success of the BBC television adaptations , with Warren Clarke playing the curmedgeonly Dalziel and Colin Buchanan his university-educated assistant Pascoe, Hill went on to find a worldwide audience. A series of five books set in Luton featuring a black private investigator called Joe Sixsmith followed, with a host of other novels published under other names, including a series of thrillers as Patrick Ruell.
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What is the name of the Scottish home of the British Royal Family?
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Scottish History Timeline | Britroyals 1034 - Duncan I succeeds to the Scottish throne 1040 - Duncan is killed in a civil war. His cousin, Macbeth, succeeds 1040 - Macbeth becomes king 1050 - Macbeth goes on a pilgrimage to Rome 1054 - Macbeth�s forces defeated at Dunsinane by a combined army of English, Norse and lowland Scots under Siward Earl of Northumberland 1057 - Macbeth is slain at the Battle of Lumphanan by Malcolm, son of Duncan I 1057 - Lulach, Macbeth's stepson, ascended the throne and was crowned at Scone 1058 - King Lulach killed by Malcolm III at Essie, Strathbogie Malcolm III ( 1058 - 1093 ) 1058 - Malcolm III (Canmore) crowned 1069 - Malcolms married his 2nd wife Margaret of Wessex daughter Edgar the Aetheling who had been deposed by William I the Conqueror 1070 - Malcolm attacks Northumbria and Cumbria intent on expanding his kingdom into northern England. 1091 - The Norman forces of King William II of England advance North and capture Carlisle and Cumbria 1092 - At Abernethy Malcolm is forced to submit to the Normans who take his son Duncan and brother-in-law Edgar Aetheling as hostages 1093 - Malcolm invades England but is killed at the Battle of Alnwick. He is succeeded by his brother Donald II (Donald Blane) Donald III ( 1093 - 1094 ) 1093 - Donald III (Donald Bane) become king 1094 - Donald Bane is driven out by Duncan, Malcolm's III's son, who becomes Duncan II. He is killed a few months later at the Battle of Monthechin, Kincardine, and Donald Bane returns 1094 - Donald III regains the throne and jointly rules with Edmund. 1097 - Donald is overthrown, blinded and imprisoned by Edgar. Edmund flees to Montecute Abbey in Somerset. 1097 - Edgar deposes his uncle Donald and brother Edmund and becomes king 1098 - Edgar cedes the Western Isles to Magnus Barefoot 1100 - Edith known as Matilda, daughter of Malcolm III of Scotland, marries King Henry I of England. 1107 - Edgar dies and is succeeded by his younger brother, Alexander I 1107 - Alexander I become king 1114 - Alexander aids Henry I in his Welsh campaigns 1124 - Alexander dies and is succeeded by David I David I ( 1124 - 1153 ) 1124 - David I becomes king and introduces the feudal system of landholding to much of Scotland. 1138 - David I of Scotland invades England in support of his niece, Matilda wife of King Stephen of England, but is defeated at the Battle of the Standard in Yorkshire. 1139 - Treaty of Durham in which David I is recognised as King of an independent Scotland by King Stephen of England. 1153 - David I dies and is succeeded by his grandson Malcolm IV Malcolm IV ( 1153 - 1165 ) 1153 - Malcolm IV becomes king 1156 - Somerled defeats the Norse King of Mann and the Isles establishing his own semi-independent rule as Innse Gall - King of the Hebrides. 1157 - Henry II of England takes back lands in Northern England granted to David I. The border is fixed at the Solway and Tweed very close to where it is today. 1164 - Somerled is defeated by the Scottish crown in the Battle of Renfrew. 1165 - Malcolm IV dies at Jedburgh Castle and is succeeded by his brother, William the Lion Wlliam I, The Lion ( 1165 - 1214 ) 1165 - William the Lion become king 1173 - William the Lion invades England but is captured by Henry II at Alnwick and forced to surrender Scottish independence 1174 - William I signs the Treaty of Falaise in which he swears allegiance to Henry II of England. 1185 - William pays Richard I of England money to finance his crusades to the Holy Land. 1189 - Scotland is recognized as independent by Richard I of England 1192 - The Pope decress that the Scottish Church is answerable directly to him and not through the English Archbishop of York. Alexander II ( 1214 - 1249 ) 1214 - Accession of Alexander II, son of William the Lion 1216 - Alexander joins the barons of England against King John. A Scottish army marches to Dover and joins Prince Louis of France who captures the Tower of London before being driven back in 1217 1217 - Peace treaty with England guarantees peace for almost 20 years 1221 - Alexander marries Joan daughter of Kin
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Just What Is ‘St James’s Palace’? – Royal Central 10 Questions & Answers On… King George V St James’s Palace used to be the Monarch’s primary residence in London, but since it was last used as such by King William IV, with Queen Victoria moving into Buckingham Palace upon her accession in 1837. Since its fall from being the primary residence of the Monarchy, it has still remained an important part of the British Monarchy, both as the official residence of the Monarchy and as a pseudonym for members of the Royal Family’s offices. St James’s Palace remains the centre of the Monarchy. Just a stone’s throw away from Buckingham Palace, the building commissioned by Henry VIII sits nicely on a corner largely away from the public eye. The building is now attached to the official residence of the Prince of Wales and a daily guard mounts at both St James’s Palace and Clarence House, for anyone wishing to see a changing the guard where there are significantly less people in the way. The court which the British Monarchy currently works with is called ‘the Court of St James’. Foreign diplomats are accredited to the Court of St James, when a new Monarch accedes to the throne, the accession council assemble at St James’s and until not-so-long ago, Prince Charles used it as his official residence. As well as the practical use of ‘the Court of St James’, it also has, as briefly mentioned a moment ago, the use as a pseudonym for offices of several members of the Royal Family, and the official residence of some others. Princess Beatrice of York, Princess Eugenie of York, Princess Alexandra and is the official London residence of the Princess Royal. It also now acts as the base for the offices of TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry since their staff began reporting directly to Princes William and Harry in 2009. The Palace The actual palace is well-furnished and has spacious apartments for its occupants. Take a look at the rare picture slideshow below of some parts inside St James’s Palace. Offices Prince William, Prince Harry and The Duchess of Cambridge all base their offices at St James’s Palace, even though all three of them now live at Kensington Palace. All letters sent from those three Royals come from St James’s Palace, though the address to send a letter to Prince William Kate or Harry remains Clarence House. When official statements are issued, they’re issued ‘from St James’s Palace’. For example, the announcement that the Duchess of Cambridge was pregnant came from St James’s Palace. Here are some pictures of things to do with the offices of TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry. Related Items where is the slideshow and pictures British Royals latest
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Who makes the car models called Legend and Prelude?
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All Honda Models | Full list of Honda Car Models & Vehicles Related Other Japanese Car Company Infiniti a Luxury Division of Nissan Company Since then, the company’s progress has grown to such size, that the brand has been a top choice for both race and common drivers as a trusted name on car performance. It’s slogan, the power of dreams, is quite fitting for its endeavors, whether it be for the motoring scene or its other achievements in engineering. Gorgeous Honda Model Image source: wikimedia.org Honda’s accomplishments can be categorized into these: i-VTEC – the company’s ingenuity on creating high-performance engines can be seen in its i-VTEC (intelligent Variable Valve Timing and Electronic Lift Control) technology. By having optimum control on the camshafts (on the timing and lifting aspect), higher performance is guaranteed. VSA – the company considers car safety as a high factor. Such is its investment on its crash test technology, where every scenario is considered to avoid fatal accidents. The VSA (Vehicle Stability Assist) is one such technology that helps correct steering problems that may result from sudden control changes. Tuning – probably one of the reasons why every racer considers cars from this brand as an important part in their careers is the propensity to tuning. Honda cars are known to be tuning-safe, creating stock cars (which in itself are powerful cars altogether) into speedy rides. Here is the full list of Honda models and variants: Honda ZEST (2006-present) Honda Odyssey/Shuttle (international market) (1995-present) Honda Odyssey (North American market) (1995-present) 2.4 EX-V Navi CV/T
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Bentley Cars Bentley Cars Volvo Bentley MK VI Walter Owen Bentley began designing the four-cylinder Bentley in 1919, and four years later it was in production. Soon the brand Bentley became synonymous with high-quality sports cars — with a high price to match. In its first ten years, Bentleys won the prestigious Le Mans 24-hour race. Because Bentleys were produced in such small quantities, the Bentley brand collapsed twice before it was taken over by Rolls-Royce in 1931. The new Bentley had little in common with its predecessor, but instead resembled the Rolls-Royce. It wasn't until the early 80s that Rolls-Royce decided to make use of Bentley's history as a performance car. The Mulsanne Turbo was introduced, followed by the Turbo R, the Continental R, and the Continental T. Models introduced in the 1990s include Red Label, Continental, and Arnage. Bentley was taken over by Volkswagen in 1998, and then bought by BMW just a couple of years later. Today, Bentleys are still produced in small quantities and are considered top-of-the-line luxury and performance cars. Use the information resources below to learn more about Bentley vehicles, compare Bentley specifications, and view new and vintage Bentley photos. Bentley Manufacturer Site This is the official USA website for Bentley vehicles. http://www.bentleymotors.com/ Get new car pricing and find a Bentley dealer in your local area. www.Edmunds.com Bentley autos directory from the Kelly Blue Book includes detailed model information and MSRPs. www.KBB.com Bentley directory from the Open Directory offers a broad range of auto-related resources. www.DMOZ.org Find model, dealer, and auto enthusiast resources for this automobile in this popular directory. BOTW.org Bentley web page from Car and Driver features human-reviewed resources for this motor vehicle brand. Find current models and prices, reviews, articles, organizations, and events related to Bentley vehicles. www.CarAndDriver.com Learn about the history, models, and features of Bentley automobiles. en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentley
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Which King of England reigned between the years 978 and 1016, succeeding his father Edgar and his half-brother Edward ?
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Edward | king of England [1002?-1066] | Britannica.com king of England [1002?-1066] Alternative Title: Saint Edward the Confessor Edward Edmund II Edward, byname Saint Edward the Confessor (born 1002/05, Islip, Eng.—died Jan. 5, 1066, London; canonized 1161; feast day originally January 5, now October 13), king of England from 1042 to 1066. Although he is often portrayed as a listless, ineffectual monarch overshadowed by powerful nobles, Edward preserved much of the dignity of the crown and managed to keep the kingdom united during his reign of 24 years. His close ties to Normandy prepared the way for the conquest of England by the Normans under William, duke of Normandy (later King William I ), in 1066. Edward the Confessor and Duke William of Normandy, from the Bayeux Tapestry, embroidery, 11th … Photos.com/Jupiterimages Edward was the son of King Ethelred II (reigned 978–1016) and Emma, daughter of Richard II , duke of Normandy. When the Danes invaded England in 1013, the family escaped to Normandy; the following year Edward returned to England with the ambassadors who negotiated the pact that returned his father to power. After Ethelred’s death in 1016 the Danes again took control of England. Edward lived in exile in Normandy until 1041, when he returned to the London court of his half brother (Emma was their mother), King Hardecanute . Edward succeeded to the throne in 1042 and quickly seized the property of his mother, who had plotted against his accession. Nevertheless, for the first 11 years of his reign the real master of England was Godwine , earl of Wessex, though Edward preserved his right as king to appoint bishops. Edward married Godwine’s daughter Edith in 1045, but by 1049 a breach had occurred between the two men. In 1051 Edward outlawed the Godwine family and dismissed Edith. During this period Edward rapidly lost popularity by giving foreigners—particularly Normans—high positions in his government. Hence, in 1052 Godwine and his sons were able to gather large forces against the king. They compelled Edward to restore their lands and recall Edith as his wife, and they exiled many of his foreign favourites. Upon Godwine’s death in 1053, his son Harold became the most powerful figure in the kingdom. It was Harold rather than Edward who subjugated Wales in 1063 and negotiated with the rebellious Northumbrians in 1065. Consequently, Edward on his deathbed named Harold as his successor, even though he allegedly had already promised the crown to William, duke of Normandy. (Edward had exploited his lack of an heir as a diplomatic tool by promising the succession to various parties.) Indeed, according to Norman accounts, Edward sent Harold to Normandy in 1064 to confirm his promise to William. While en route, Harold was captured by one of William’s vassals and may have been ransomed by the duke, who then took Harold on a military campaign in Brittany. Harold swore an oath to William that he would defend William’s claim to the English throne. The violation of the alleged oath was one of the justifications used in support of the Norman invasion of England. Harold was killed at the Battle of Hastings in Sussex in October 1066, and two months later William ascended the throne. Britannica Stories
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Timeline of the Kings & Queens of England There have been 66 monarchs of England and Britain spread over a period of 1500 years. SAXON KINGS EGBERT 827 - 839 Egbert (Ecgherht) was the first monarch to establish a stable and extensive rule over all of Anglo-Saxon England. After returning from exile at the court of Charlemagne in 802, he regained his kingdom of Wessex. Following his conquest of Mercia in 827, he controlled all of England south of the Humber. After further victories in Northumberland and North Wales, he is recognised by the title Bretwalda ( Anglo-Saxon , "ruler of the British". A year before he died aged almost 70, he defeated a combined force of Danes and Cornish at Hingston Down in Cornwall. He is buried at Winchester in Hampshire. AETHELWULF 839-856 King of Wessex , son of Egbert and father of Alfred the Great. In 851 Aethelwulf defeated a Danish army at the battle of Oakley while his eldest son Althelstan fought and beat the Danes at sea off the coast of Kent , in what is believed to be the first naval battle. A highly religous man, Athelwulf travelled to Rome with his son Alfred to see the Pope in 855. AETHELBALD 856 - 860 The eldest son of Aethelwulf, Æthelbald was born around 834. He was crowned at Kingston-upon-Thames in southwest London, after forcing his father to abdicate upon his return from pilgrimage to Rome. Following his fathers death in 858, he married his widowed stepmother Judith, but under pressure from the church the marriage was annulled after only a year. He is buried at Sherbourne Abbey in Dorset . AETHELBERT 860 - 866 Became king following the death of his brother Æthelbald. Like his brother and his father, Aethelbert (pictured to the right) was crowned at Kingston-Upon-Thames. Shortly after his succession a Danish army landed and sacked Winchester before being defeated by the Saxons. In 865 the Viking Great Heathen Army landed in East Anglia and swept across England. He is buried at Sherborne Abbey. AETHELRED I 866 - 871 Aethelred succeeded his brother Aethelbert. His reign was one long struggle with the Danes who had occupied York in 866, establishing the Viking kingdom of Yorvik . When the Danish Army moved south Wessex itself was threatened, and so together with his brother Alfred, they fought several battles with the Vikings at Reading, Ashdown and Basing. Aethelred suffered serious injuries during the next major battle at Meretun in Hampshire; he died of his wounds shortly after at Witchampton in Dorset, where he was buried. ALFRED THE GREAT 871 - 899 - son of AETHELWULF Born at Wantage in Berkshire around 849, Alfred was well educated and is said to have visited Rome on two occasions. He had proven himself to be a strong leader in many battles, and as a wise ruler managed to secure five uneasy years of peace with the Danes, before they attacked Wessex again in 877. Alfred was forced to retreat to a small island in the Somerset Levels and it was from here that he masterminded his comeback, perhaps ' burning the cakes ' as a consequence. With major victories at Edington, Rochester and London, Alfred established Saxon Christian rule over first Wessex, and then on to most of England. To secure his hard won boundaries Alfred founded a permanent army and an embryonic Royal Navy. To secure his place in history, he began the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles. EDWARD (The Elder) 899 - 924 Succeeded his father Alfred the Great. Edward retook southeast England and the Midlands from the Danes. Following the the death of his sister Aethelflaed of Mercia , Edward unites the kingdoms of Wessex and Mercia. In 923, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles record that the Scottish King Constantine II recognises Edward as "father and lord". The following year, Edward is killed in a battle against the Welsh near Chester . His body is returned to Winchester for burial. ATHELSTAN 924 - 939 Son of Edward the Elder, Athelstan extended the boundaries of his kingdom at the Battle of Brunanburh in 937. In what is said to be one of the bloodiest battles ever fought on British soil, Athelstan defeated a combined army of Scots
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Forth Road Bridge Forth Road Bridge The Forth Road Bridge, viewed from the Fife side, straddling the Firth of Forth. Official name Dual two-lane carriageway, two cycle/footpaths (total width 33 m) Clearance below Cars - £1 Goods vehicles - £2 The Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge in east central Scotland . The bridge, built in 1964, spans the Firth of Forth, connecting the capital city Edinburgh at South Queensferry to Fife at North Queensferry. The toll bridge replaced a centuries-old ferry service to carry vehicular traffic, cyclists, and pedestrians across the Forth; rail crossings are made by the adjacent and historic Forth Bridge . Issues regarding the continued tolling of the bridge, and those over its deteriorating condition and proposals to have it replaced or supplemented by an additional crossing, have caused it to become something of a political football for the Scottish Parliament. History The first crossing at what is now the site of the bridge was established in the 11th century by Margaret, queen consort of King Malcolm III , who founded a ferry service to transport religious pilgrims from Edinburgh to Dunfermline Abbey and St Andrews. Its creation gave rise to the port towns which remain to this day, and the service remained in uninterrupted use as a passenger ferry for over eight hundred years. As early as the 1740s there were proposals for a road crossing at the site, although their viability was only considered following the construction of the first Forth bridge in 1890. The importance of the crossing to vehicular traffic was underpinned when the Great Britain road numbering scheme was drawn up in the 1920s. The planners wished the arterial A9 road to be routed across the Forth here, although the unwillingness to have a ferry crossing as part of this route led to the A90 number being assigned instead. There was a period of renewed lobbying for a road crossing in the 1920s and 1930s, at which time the only vehicle crossing was a single passenger and vehicle ferry. Sir William Denny championed the expansion of that service in the 1930s, providing and operating two additional ferries on behalf of the London and North Eastern Railway that aimed to supplement the services of the adjacent railway bridge. Their success allowed for the addition of two more craft in the 1940s and 1950s, by which time the ferries were making 40,000 crossings, carrying 1.5 million passengers and 800,000 vehicles annually. With the then-newest and nearest bridge spanning the Forth (the Kincardine Bridge, built in 1936) still around fifteen miles upstream, the upsurge in demand for a road crossing between Edinburgh and Fife prompted the UK government establish the Forth Road Bridge Joint Board by Act of Parliament in 1947 to oversee the implementation of a new bridge to replace the ferry service. The final construction plan was accepted in February 1958 and work began later that year. Mott, Hay and Anderson and Freeman Fox & Partners designed and constructed the bridge at a cost of £11.5 million, while the total cost of the project including road connections and realignments was £19.5 million. Seven lives were lost during construction before the bridge was opened by Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh on 4 September 1964. The ferry service was discontinued as of that date. The bridge's management was delegated to the FRBJB, and remained so until 2002 when its operation was transferred to a new body with a wider remit, the Forth Estuary Transport Authority. Statistics High-tensile wires suspending the deck of the northbound carriageway. The bridge's central main span is 1006 m (3298 ft) long, its two side spans are each 408 m (1338 ft) long, and the approach viaducts are 252 m (827 ft) on the north side and 438 m (1437 ft) on the south side; at a total length of 2512 m (8242 ft), it was the longest suspension bridge outside the United States and the fourth-largest in the world at the time of its construction. The bridge comprises 39,000 tons of steel and 115,000 cubic metres of concrete. Its width comprises a dual c
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Roman roads in Britain Roman roads in Britain Wheeldale Roman Road, North York Moors When the Romans began their conquest of Celtic Britain in 43AD, they found a haphazard collection of roads and paths, most connecting local fields and hamlets, but also some longer distance trade routes (e.g. along the North Downs in Kent, and the Icknield Way along the Chilterns into Norfolk). The Roman administration, however, needed a better network of roads to connect its new towns and army posts and to speed the flow of both trade goods and troops. In building their network of roads the Romans mostly ignored the Celtic paths, partly because the Roman towns and forts were built on new sites away from the Celtic settlements. The most vital priority was the movement of troops and supplies from the channel ports of Richborough, Dover, and Lympne to the military centres at London, Colchester, and the front-line legionary forts. The first frontier was set up along a road extending from Exeter to Lincoln, running through Bath, Gloucester, and Leicester. This was known as the Fosse Way, the first great Roman road in Britain. The Fosse Way has been largely adapted by modern highways. The next military push established a new frontier between Lincoln and York, Wroxeter and Chester, and Gloucester and Caerleon. After these "front-line" roads had been established. The Romans turned their attention to expanding the network of minor roads within their new possessions, to better aid the flow of trade. By 82AD the Romans had pushed north as far as a line between the Clyde and the Firth of Forth. During this campaign alone the army built over 60 forts and over 1200 miles of roads. The imperial posting service, used by Roman officials, maintained inns and relays of horses at intervals of 30 to 50 kilometres along the roads. The minor roads (sometimes called "economic roads") were also built by the Roman army to link economic centres, such as the Mendip lead mines and the Nene potteries, with administrative capitals like Silchester, and the coastal ports. At a best guess there were between 8000-10,000 miles of roads constructed during the first hundred years of Roman occupation. There was a third level of roads at the local level, connecting villas, temples, farms, and villages to larger roads and market towns. The full extent of this road building is apparent when you consider that according estimates by historians, no village or farm was more than 7 miles from a purpose-built road! It is a fallacy to think that Roman roads are always straight. The Roman engineers were no fools - if there was a natural obstacle in the way, the road naturally deviated to go around it. That said, for the most part Roman roads were laid out in straight lines between sighting landmarks. Small hills were cut through, and wet ground covered by causeways, or timber embankments. So, how did the Romans build these famous roads of theirs? The roads were literally highways, raised up on a cambered bank of material dug from roadside ditches. In general there were 3 layers. The first layer of large stones was covered by a second layer of smaller stones, then a top layer of gravel or small stones. Each layer varied in depth from 2-12 inches. Cross-section of a Roman road showing the layering technique and outer dirches The choice of material depended upon what was locally available; in the chalk areas like the Wessex Downs a mix of chalk, flint, and gravel was used. The paved area was edged with upright stones to provide stability, and the major roads had ditches to each side, about 84 feet apart. Tracing the course of Roman roads can be a fun activity. Large scale maps help, as does the excellent Ordnance Survey map of Roman Britain. Almost any straight stretch of road is a candidate, and often the roads follow parish boundaries or hedges. The best unaltered examples of Roman roads in Britain today exist at Wheeldale Moor (North Yorkshire), Holtye (Sussex), and Blackstone Edge (near Littleborough, Greater Manchester). A clue to the existence of former Roman roads is the prefix "st
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The Mechanic Movie Review (2011) | Plugged In We hope this review was both interesting and useful. Please share it with family and friends who would benefit from it as well. Movie Review Arthur Bishop is a "mechanic," an elite assassin who can slip into any setting and take out his assigned target. And he'll readily tell you—as long as you aren't meeting him when he has a gun, knife or hypodermic needle in his hand—that there's a studied finesse required for such killings. With the right plan, he can make a job look like an accident. He can pin it on someone else. Or use it to send a message. Or even make it appear as though nobody has done anything at all. He'll tell you that that last one takes patience, emotional detachment and every bit of skill he's managed to accumulate. You might at this point ask him if there are ever any hiccups. And he would admit that sometimes a job comes along that can give even an experienced hired assassin pause. That makes him feel a little something. The hit put out on Harry was one of those. Harry was Arthur's mentor. He was a good friend who taught him everything he knows, in fact. So shooting Harry in the chest and watching him bleed out kind of, well, hurt just a little. Making matters worse was Harry's prodigal son, Steve, who showed up afterwards looking hopeless and wasted. Arthur was still dealing with little twinges of emotion himself, so how could he turn his back? How could he not give this kid what Harry had given him? If you've been listening carefully to what Arthur's been telling you, you already know what that entails: He takes Steve under his wing and makes him a protégé. Teaches him all the murderous moves. All the planning finesse. But what happens if this newly formed heartless killer named Steve finds out who actually killed his dear old dad? What's the plan then, smart guy? Positive Elements There's a small part of Arthur that evidently feels some kind of regret for having to kill Harry. (But it doesn't stop him from following through on the murder.) Elsewhere, he rescues a man from being beaten to death. Spiritual Content One of Arthur's targets is a lecherous con man who calls himself the New Messiah. The man says he is touched by God and "has the Spirit's work to do." Steve asks Arthur if he ever gives his victims time to "make their peace." Arthur replies, "There is no peace." Sexual Content As Arthur has sex with a female acquaintance, the camera lingers on the act and their fully naked forms. (Their genitals are all that's blocked from view.) The camera ogles this woman's form at other times, too—when she's dressed in as much as tight jeans and a low-cut top, and as little as panties and an open shirt. Other women wear a variety of formfitting and low-cut outfits. Arthur strips out of a wet suit. One of Arthur's victims is posed to look like he accidentally strangled himself during autoerotic asphyxiation. (He has his pants down with a rope around his neck.) Arthur leaves an online porn movie playing, and the camera zooms in as two naked women caress and lick each other's breasts. A badly beaten Steve is approached in a bar by a girl who says, "I wish someone would hurt me like that." The scene then quickly flashes to the two finishing an apparently rough bout of sex up against a back alley wall. (Both are mostly clothed.) Violent Content From the opening minutes when an innocent is beaten with a rifle stock to the movie-closing explosive eruptions, The Mechanic tinkers with scene after scene of bone crunches and blood spatters. We see Arthur efficiently strangle a man to death, shoot a guy in the chest, blow out the brains of several others, jam a spy camera cable down somebody's throat and smash someone else through a bus window—timed so that his victim lands perfectly to splatter his brains across an oncoming car's headlight. And those are the neat and orderly kills. Most of Steve's jobs are sloppier. When he tries to mimic Arthur's choking technique on a 6-foot-7-inch-300-pound giant of a man, for example, the resulting battle smashes windows, furniture an
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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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IN THE NEWS — THE TRIUMPH INFOR ROCKET STREAMLINER TRIUMPH INFOR ROCKET STREAMLINER BECOMES THE FASTEST EVER TRIUMPH ON THE BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS TT Legend Guy Martin pilots the Triumph Infor Rocket Streamliner to 274.2 mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats ATLANTA (August 10, 2016) – The Triumph Infor Rocket Streamliner has become the world’s fastest ever Triumph by achieving a speed of 274.2 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats on 8 August 2016. Piloted by TT legend Guy Martin, the streamliner smashed the previous official Triumph record that stood at 245.667 mph as well as the unofficial Triumph Record of 264mph, both set by Bob Leppan, in the Gyronaut X-1. Near perfect conditions greeted the team on the final day of the team’s land speed practice week. With confidence high after a successful number of days running on the salt at Bonneville the team’s goal for the day with the Triumph Infor Rocket Streamliner was the Triumph record. Just after 8:30am Guy Martin and the team set off on the first run of the day, after a steady start, Martin accelerated the sleek looking streamliner to a staggering 274.2 mph, rewriting Triumph history in the process. Just after the two-mile marker Martin came to a controlled stop near to the team’s base camp to be greeted by the news that he had broken the 46-year-old Triumph record. Today’s record run is further proof of Martin’s growing confidence on the salt and commitment to breaking the World two-wheeled Land Speed record. Throughout the week Martin has continued to impress everyone within the team with the speed in which he has been able to master the Triumph Infor Rocket Streamliner on the salt. Each time Martin has sat in the streamliner on the salt he has been able to achieve the goals set by Crew Chief and the Triumph Infor Rocket Streamliner designer Matt Markstaller and his team with the required level of control. When asked about becoming the fastest ever Triumph record holder Martin commented: “It’s good and we are moving in the right direction, but it is just one step on the way to what me and team are here to do.” The Triumph Infor Rocket features a carbon Kevlar monocoque construction with two turbocharged Triumph Rocket III engines producing a combined 1,000 bhp at 9,000 rpm. The motorcycle is 25.5 feet long, 2 feet wide and 3 feet tall. Powered by methanol fuel, the bike is competing in the Division C (streamlined motorcycle) category. Triumph has a history of breaking the land speed record, holding the title of ‘World's Fastest Motorcycle’ between 1955 to 1970*. The record-breaking Triumph Streamliners included: Devil's Arrow, Texas Cee-gar, Dudek Streamliner and Gyronaut X1, the former achieving a top speed of 245.667 mph (395.28 km/h). Today's record, held by Rocky Robinson since 2010 riding the Top Oil-Ack Attack streamliner, sits at 376.363 mph (605.697 km/h). The iconic Bonneville name was conceived following Johnny Allen’s land-speed record runs at the Salt Flats in September 1956, when he reached the record breaking speed of 193.72 mph. The first T120 Bonneville model was unveiled at the Earls Court Bike Show and went on sale in 1959. To follow the progress of the world land speed record attempt, please visit www.triumphmotorcycles.com . About Triumph Triumph Motorcycles is the British premium, lifestyle motorcycle brand, which produces a wide range of distinctive, cool, and authentic Modern Classic, Adventure, Sport, Cruiser and Touring motorcycles. Also the oldest continually produced motorcycle brand, the first Triumph was manufactured in 1902. The company's global headquarters are located in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England, solely owned by Bloor Holdings Ltd. Triumph Motorcycles America Ltd., its North American subsidiary, is based in Atlanta, Ga., and is home to the motorcycle industry’s first 24/7 Customer Support team. To see the full range of Triumph motorcycles, visit www.TriumphMotorcycles.com . YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TriumphNorthAmerica About Infor Infor builds beautiful business applications with last mile functionality and scientif
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The Passing Parade | RACING MOTORCYCLISTS’ MEMORIAL TRIBUTE RACING MOTORCYCLISTS’ MEMORIAL TRIBUTE Gone but not forgotten – long remembered! Search riders who have passed away – off the track (Any photos to help complete this tribute to fallen riders gratefully received, also any information on riders I’ve missed…the focus is on GP riders but any riders of significant international achievement can be nominated for inclusion) Walter HANDLEY, 4 times TT winner – died in a World War II aircraft accident while serving as pilot with the Air Transport Auxiliary in 1941 Tazio Giorgio NUVOLARI: died 11 August 1953 – was an Italian motorcycle racer and racecar driver. Nuvolari started racing motorcycles in 1920 at the age of 27, winning the 1925 350cc European Championship. He won the Nations Grand Prix four times between 1925 and 1928, and the Lario Circuit race five times between 1925 and 1929, all in the 350 cc class on a Bianchi motorcycle. Tazio Nuvolari won the Circuito del Lario roadrace, often called the Italian TT in 1929. The race was extremely dangerous as it was run on public mountain roads around Lake Como which were closed to traffic during the race. The circuit was 22.7 miles (36.5 km) long with 300 curves, 50 of which were hairpins since the course cuts through the famous Ghisallo mountain pass. There is an elevation change of 1,805 feet (550 meters) during the course of the race and the road conditions were deplorable even by 1929 standards. But Tazio was legendary for his ability to handle stress and adversity. In 1925 at the Italian GP he crashed his Alfa Romeo P2 into a tree after the gearbox seized and was sent to hospital and ordered to rest for a month. But just one week later heavily bandaged he entered the Italian motorcycle GP and won the race. He had to be lifted on and off the motorcycle. As a motorcycle racer he’d won four consecutive 350cc Italian GPs (Gran Premio delle Nazioni) between 1925 and 1928, riding for Bianchi. On September 3rd 1939 Nuvolari won the GP of Belgrade, the last GP of the Golden Era for the Second World War which had started two days earlier. His life was not all victories, he lost both his sons Giorgio and Alberto before they reached the age of twenty. In 1953 (by now was partly paralyzed) he died from an illness and was buried in his “racing uniform” with helmet, yellow jersey and blue trousers. Laurie BOULTER – road accident in IOM 1954 – killed before official practice . Laurie Boulter had finished 11th in the ’53 Senior and had returned in ’54 along with Maurice Quincey and Jack Ahern to officially represent Australia. Before official practice started, Laurie was killed on his bike after running into a reversing car near Handley’s Corner. Born in Adelaide, Australia, he began motorcycle racing in 1935 in beach races and scrambling (later motorcross) and quickly gained success becoming one of Australia’s top riders. WW2 interupted his racing but after the war, he started a motorcycle business in Torrensville, and returned to racing becoming unbeatable in South Australia. In 1952 he bought a 500cc Manx Norton and came second in the Australian Grand Prix at Bathurst. The following year he took his bikes to the Isle of Man TT races finishing 26th in the Junior and a remarkable 11th in the Senior races. He returned to Australia with no plans to return to the Island however with further wins under his belt, he was chosen to be a member of the official Australian team of riders to return to the Isle of Man in 1954. Whilst practising on the circuit he saw his countryman Ken Kavanagh walking the circuit between the 11th Milestone and Handley’s Corner and turned to wave to him. That moment of inattention cost him his life as he crashed into a car reversing out onto the road on a blind bend ahead of him. He was thrown over the car and struck a stone wall. The driver, a Dr Letchworth, was the official doctor for the races but he could do nothing for the rider. To avoid the Doctor’s arrest, Kavagagh later admitted he’d lied under oath at the inquest. Boulter is buried in Braddan Ce
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Containing the bright star Capella, which constellation is known as “The Charioteer”?
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Auriga - definition of Auriga by The Free Dictionary Auriga - definition of Auriga by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Auriga Also found in: Thesaurus , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . Au·ri·ga (ô-rī′gə) n. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Lynx and Perseus that contains the bright star Capella, which is 42 light years from Earth. Also called Charioteer. [Latin aurīga, charioteer, Auriga; see ōs- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] Auriga (ɔːˈraɪɡə) n, Latin genitive Aurigae (ɔːˈraɪdʒiː) (Astronomy) a conspicuous constellation in the N hemisphere between the Great Bear and Orion, at the edge of the Milky Way. It contains the first magnitude star Capella and the supergiant eclipsing binary star Epsilon Aurigae [Latin: charioteer]
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Archive - Valentine's Day - Trivia 1. Which archer is one of the symbols of St Valentine's Day? 2. Which male singer had a top ten hit with "Love Train" in 1988? 3. What sign of the zodiac would you be if you were born on St. Valentine's Day? 4. When Marilyn Monroe died, who asked for a fresh rose to be placed on her grave, every week, forever? 5. In the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, what were the hitmen dressed as? 6. In the episode of Friends titled "The One With Ross' Wedding", which special guest star tells Joey that she thinks his hat is "dashing"? 7. Which Shakespearian character said "Good morrow. 'Tis St. Valentine's Day"? 8. Born in Italy in 1895, who was known as cinema's first "great lover"? 9. Who played Juliet opposite Leonardo Di Caprio in the 1996 film "Romeo and Juliet"? 10. Containing the lines "You're asking me will my love grow, I don't know, I don't know", which Beatles' song did Frank Sinatra describe as the greatest love song ever written? 1. Which archer is one of the symbols of St Valentine's Day? Cupid 3. What sign of the zodiac would you be if you were born on St. Valentine's Day? Aquarius 8. Born in Italy in 1895, who was known as cinema's first "great lover"? Casanova 4. When Marilyn Monroe died, who asked for a fresh rose to be placed on her grave, every week, forever? The local florist 5. In the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, what were the hitmen dressed as? Students 7. Which Shakespearian character said "Good morrow. 'Tis St. Valentine's Day"? Romeo 10. Containing the lines "You're asking me will my love grow, I don't know, I don't know", which Beatles' song did Frank Sinatra describe as the greatest love song ever written? Something 1. Which archer is one of the symbols of St Valentine's Day? Cupid 2. Which male singer had a top ten hit with "Love Train" in 1988? Holly Johnson 3. What sign of the zodiac would you be if you were born on St. Valentine's Day? Aquarius 4. When Marilyn Monroe died, who asked for a fresh rose to be placed on her grave, every week, forever? Joe DiMaggio 5. In the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, what were the hitmen dressed as? Chicago police officers 6. In the episode of Friends titled "The One With Ross' Wedding", which special guest star tells Joey that she thinks his hat is "dashing"? Sarah Ferguson [just guessing from Googling, since I've never seen this show....] 7. Which Shakespearian character said "Good morrow. 'Tis St. Valentine's Day"? Ophelia 8. Born in Italy in 1895, who was known as cinema's first "great lover"? Rudolph Valentino 9. Who played Juliet opposite Leonardo Di Caprio in the 1996 film "Romeo and Juliet"? Claire Danes [again thanks to Google] 10. Containing the lines "You're asking me will my love grow, I don't know, I don't know", which Beatles' song did Frank Sinatra describe as the greatest love song ever written? Something [in the way she moves, attracts me like no other lover...] by George Harrison [and the first line by Sweet Baby James Taylor... ha!] 1. Which archer is one of the symbols of St Valentine's Day? Eros, the son of the goddess Aphrodite. Eros was never admitted to the Top Twelve of the Olympian Pantheon because he was very irresponsible, and a bit of a cheat at dice as well. 4. When Marilyn Monroe died, who asked for a fresh rose to be placed on her grave, every week, forever? A pure guess - Arthur Miller, though apparently it should have been most of the male members of the Kennedy clan. 5. In the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, what were the hitmen dressed as? Violinists in an Orchestra? 8. Born in Italy in 1895, who was known as cinema's first "great lover"? The Sheikh? Rudolf Valentino? Don't know the others
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